Kyoto Prefecture, Yingzhou's ancient capital region, stretched in a long, narrow shape from southeast to northwest. It consisted of three types of terrain: the ria coastline surrounding Maizuru Bay at its northwestern end, the Tanba Mountains in the middle, and the Kyoto Basin in the east.
Uji Megacity lay roughly three thousand li southeast of the Kyoto Imperial Capital.
The Battle of Hikone, the devastation of Hikone Royal City, and the Great Huan Dynasty's ferocity shook Yingzhou and shocked the world.
Afterward, the Great Huan Dynasty's army met no further major resistance. Huan Emperor Xiao Ying and the Great Huan Forbidden Guard took part in no battles as they made their way smoothly into Kyoto Prefecture. Even when they seized Uji Megacity as a base, they encountered little resistance, as though the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty had deliberately yielded it to them as a stronghold for the decisive battle.
The Great Huan Dynasty accepted without ceremony. After capturing the city, it took complete control and began constructing a Heaven-Sacrificing Altar, arrow towers, spell towers, and other formation installations and defenses. It also built four additional large Teleportation Formations within the city, looking ready to put down roots in Uji Megacity. At the very least, the Huan Emperor and his seven hundred thousand Great Huan Forbidden Guards remained stationed there, neither leaving nor going into battle again.
Only the Yingzhou armies, including the Hojo Clan's forces, struck out in every direction, eliminating Great Chu's eyes and ears while contesting control of Kyoto Prefecture with the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty. Fighting continued without pause, ranging from fierce clashes involving a hundred thousand troops to massive battles involving over a million. Both sides won and lost, leaving the central and southern parts of Kyoto Prefecture ablaze with war, the earth stained with blood