Northern Li.
After Great Yuan's destruction, Northern Li had unified the Warring States of the Western Regions, its territory even expanding into the northern Grasslands. With no threats remaining on its borders, its national strength had soared.
Northern Li had long since qualified to rise to the status of a dynasty. Its strength was essentially no less than that of the Great Han, Great Sui, and Great Song dynasties.
Even against the Great Ming Dynasty, whose might now shook the heavens, it could barely put up a fight if it committed the strength of its entire nation.
But it was no use.
Faced with the proclamation issued by the Great Ming Dynasty, Northern Li had not hesitated at all. It had chosen to surrender outright and become a vassal state of the Great Ming Dynasty.
The reason was simple.
This was the order of Northern Li's Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Meng Tian.
By now, Northern Li's military forces were essentially under Meng Tian's control.
Even Northern Li's territory had largely been conquered by armies led by Meng Tian.
In Northern Li, Meng Tian's prestige was even greater than that of its emperor, Xiao Chuhe.
Thus, when Meng Tian decided to surrender the entire nation to Ming, not a single civil or military official at court dared object.
Even Emperor Xiao Chuhe chose silence.
When the news broke, the entire nation erupted.
Though the common people did not understand, no one could change the Imperial Court's decision.
All the more so when this was Meng Tian's order.
Meng Tian was Northern Li's most capable warrior. If even he chose to surrender, any objections were useless.
If Meng Tian surrendered, who else could lead the army?
Even if someone did, could they withstand the Ming army, whose might now shook the