Recaps

Lin Yi examined a massive reward haul that gave him legendary generals Bai Qi and Lu Xun, strategist Lu Su, Wang Li, a million troops, and the Yangzhou Tripod Cauldron. He saw the rewards as bringing him closer to collecting all Nine Tripod Cauldrons and leaving the Moses Empire with even less chance of resisting him.

• Lin Yi celebrated after seeing the rewards and recognized Bai Qi as a legendary commander whose victories had devastated Qin's enemies.
• Lin Yi assessed Lu Xun's battlefield record and concluded that he and Bai Qi would make his forces far more formidable.
• Lin Yi considered Lu Su a first-rate strategist and diplomat who could strengthen the Great Liang Empire, while hoping Wang Li could improve through experience.
• Lin Yi noted that he had gained 500,000 Eastern Wu Navy troops and 500,000 Qin troops for his campaign against the Moses Empire.
• Lin Yi welcomed the Yangzhou Tripod Cauldron, bringing his collection to five and leaving him closer to obtaining all Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
• Lin Yi taunted Moshili Chaer and concluded that the Moses Empire would be crushed.

Moshili Chaer struggled to contain Great Liang's mobile attacks as the Moses Empire's forces and morale weakened. News that the Xinma Empire had allied with Great Liang and that six million troops were advancing left him ordering a nationwide mobilization.

• Lü Bu and the other Great Liang fighters repeatedly harassed the Moses Empire's front, while Moshili Chaer failed to stop their attacks.
• Ashan and Adolf Kaka warned Moshili Chaer that the enemy's strength and attacks on multiple fronts threatened the empire.
• Moshili Chaer planned to use cavalry to trap the enemy in open terrain and charge them down.
• A messenger reported that Xinma had surrendered to Great Liang, Princess Dada had become empress, and the Xinma empress was under house arrest.
• The messenger revealed that Great Liang had sent six million troops against the Moses Empire and that Elder Yize was withdrawing home.
• Moshili Chaer ordered a nationwide mobilization to face the invading army.

Emperor Moshili learned that Yize’s three million troops had been annihilated at sea by the Great Liang Empire’s faster ironclad warships. With the Moses Empire’s strength shattered and a possible seven or eight million enemy troops approaching, he faced a desperate need to replenish his forces.

• Moshili Chaer and the other officials feared that the Moses Empire could not withstand the Great Liang Empire’s six million troops with its remaining forces.
• Adolf Kaka proposed waiting for Yize to return so they could attack Lü Bu’s forces from both sides, and Emperor Moshili began mobilizing troops for the plan.
• Emperor Moshili received word that all three million troops under Yize had been wiped out at sea, leaving him and the officials stunned.
• Ashan explained that Great Liang’s ironclad warships had overwhelmed the Moses fleet with their speed and power.
• An elder urged the empire to replenish its troops, while Moshili Chaer worried that Xinma’s forces might bring the enemy total to seven or eight million.

Moshili and his commanders faced the Moses Empire’s dire prospects as Great Liang’s forces closed in, and they abandoned hopes of peace in favor of a desperate counterattack. They split their army to confront enemy troops attacking from the front and rear.

• Moshili ordered nationwide mobilization and urged his commanders to destroy the enemy forces before Great Liang’s main army arrived.
• A veteran general told the commanders that peace was impossible and pressed them to act immediately.
• A messenger reported that Great Liang reinforcements had landed behind the Moses Empire’s army and inflicted heavy losses.
• Moshili divided his forces, taking charge of the front while Adolf Kaka led the other group against the enemy landing force.
• Adolf Kaka accepted the assignment, and the commanders began organizing their troops for the counterattack.

Lü Bu and Chen Dao learned that the Moses Empire was collapsing under Great Liang’s raids and that its three-million-strong navy had been annihilated. They prepared for the emperor’s arrival to lead the campaign in person, expecting the empire’s defeat to be near.

• Lü Bu’s cavalry raided Moses Empire strongholds, causing heavy losses, desertions, and declining morale among its troops.
• Chen Dao said the Moses Empire’s recent unification and unresolved internal conflicts would make it vulnerable to revolt and collapse.
• A messenger announced that the emperor would lead a campaign against the Moses Empire in person, and Lü Bu agreed to clear and secure a landing area.
• Chen Dao learned from the messenger that Great Liang had annihilated the Moses Empire’s three-million-strong navy, with only some survivors surrendering.
• Lü Bu and Chen Dao concluded that the Moses Empire had little chance of resisting the coming Great Liang and Xinma Empire forces.

After arriving in Moses Empire territory, Lin Yi reflected on the strength and dignity he wanted for Great Liang’s people, then approved Lü Bu’s request to lead the vanguard in the final offensive. The group entered a poorly developed coastal city, where Guo Jia noted that the Moses Empire had not expected an attack from the sea.

• Lü Bu ordered the Moses Empire civilians evacuated from the area, and Chen Dao sent soldiers to assist.
• The civilians saw Lin Yi’s procession and realized that Great Liang’s emperor had personally arrived to lead the campaign.
• Lin Yi told Zhuge Liang and the others that Great Liang’s citizens should have dignity and resilience rather than live in fear.
• Lü Bu, Chen Dao, and Ran Min welcomed Lin Yi, who praised their efforts and promised rewards before granting Lü Bu the vanguard role.
• Lin Yi criticized the dilapidated coastal city, and Guo Jia said its lack of defenses reflected the Moses Empire’s assumption that no enemy would attack from the sea.

Lin Yi launched an all-out assault on the Moses Empire with more than eight million troops, seeking to destroy it and conquer the Western Continent. Great Liang’s forces broke through on multiple fronts as Emperor Moshili faced mounting losses and charged into battle himself.

• Lin Yi ordered the general offensive after Guo Jia confirmed the troops had reached their positions.
• Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei trapped northern forces in the Eight Trigrams Formation, while Bai Qi and Li Mu routed the east and Huo Qubing and Guo Xin advanced through the west.
• Lin Yi sent Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun to break through the southern defenses and ordered them to take the Western Continent within three days.
• Reports told Emperor Moshili that the northern gateway had fallen, the eastern army was advancing on Kunsi City, and cavalry was sweeping inland from the west.
• As Great Liang’s forces attacked the front, Moshili rejected defeat and charged into battle, hoping to preserve the Moses Empire’s chance of survival.

Lin Yi destroyed the Moses Empire and launched Great Liang’s armies into a campaign to conquer the world. After gathering all Nine Tripod Cauldrons, he became the Human Emperor, and later chronicles said he ascended with his consorts after reigning for ninety-nine years.

• Lin Yi led Great Liang’s forces to defeat the Moses Empire, and Moshili Chaer killed himself after admitting defeat.
• The system rewarded Lin Yi with Wang Jian, two Tripod Cauldrons, and a million soldiers, while Sun Shangxiang reported that they had found a world map.
• Lin Yi ordered Guo Jia to continue conquering the world, and Great Liang’s forces occupied the Moses Empire and the Northern Continent, including the Ice Kingdom.
• Great Liang swept through the eastern lands and, after the Pangu crossed the Ocean Ring, destroyed the Southern Nether Kingdom.
• The system announced that Lin Yi had gathered all Nine Tripod Cauldrons and attained the rank of Human Emperor, while his family and subjects saw him shine with golden light.
• Later chronicles recorded that Lin Yi reigned for ninety-nine years before ascending with his consorts as Human Emperor Zhenwu.