Chapter 1: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

“Players who enter the Warring States world have a chance to obtain the templates of kings, princes, generals and ministers!”

In 2045, the promotion of the cross-era online game “Global Warring States” was overwhelming, and countless players around the world were crazy about it.

Ordinary strategy games are about recruiting civil officials and military generals, and counting on them to capture cities and territories, while the gimmick of “Global Warring States” is that players also have the opportunity to become top civil officials and military generals, or even emperors!
At this time, there are only five minutes left before the public beta of “Global Warring States”.

Li Qian put on the gaming helmet, a white light flashed before his eyes, and his consciousness entered the game waiting interface.

Li Qian seemed to be on an ancient battlefield, with the north wind howling, yellow sand rolling, the wilderness vast and the sky low, a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Da da da……

At the end of the ancient battlefield, there was a heavy sound of horse hooves, like drums or thunder. A mass of cavalry appeared, each cavalryman wearing double-layer iron armor, revealing only a pair of cold eyes, holding heavy lances and iron bones, and even the horses were covered with heavy armor, like moving iron towers.

Rumble, rumble…

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and louder, full of murderous intent and suffocating, as if they were going to crush all the powerful enemies that stood in their way.

Li Qian’s throat was dry. Facing the heavy cavalry phalanx that was like an iron wall, he actually had the idea of ​​turning around and running away. This must have been the thought of every infantryman on the ancient battlefield.

Iron Float!
Li Qian thought of a terrifying heavy cavalry.

The three thousand iron pagodas crushed Li Qian with overwhelming force.

Although it was just a shadow in the promotional video, it made Li Qian break out in a cold sweat.

Li Qian had a hunch that even against 100,000 light infantry, this iron buoy could easily penetrate them!

“The sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, and the age of Jiazi will bring good luck to the world!”

The scene changed, and countless peasant rebels wrapped in yellow scarves shouted slogans fanatically. They were all over the mountains and plains, attacking the city like ants, and corpses were piled up like mountains!
Yellow Turban Army!
“When the time comes, both you and I will die!”

“Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed!”

“It’s like dying in Liaodong, what harm would it do if you cut off your head?”

“The fragrance of incense permeates Chang’an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor!”

One after another, peasant uprising armies rose up with such might that their voices resounded through heaven and earth!

They were ready to die, conquered cities and swept across the Central Plains!

“Old Qin, restore our country! We will not stop fighting until our blood is drained and we die!”

“Where righteousness comes, life and death follow it! The sky can tell you, and the white horse is the proof!”

“It’s easy to shake a mountain, but it’s hard to shake the Yue family’s army!”

“There are not even ten thousand Jurchens, but they are invincible!”

Elite troops such as Qin Rui Shi, Baima Yicong, Yue Family Army and others appeared, fighting for the Central Plains, defeating thousands of troops, and capturing hundreds of cities!

“I am a commoner, tilling the land in Nanyang…”

“He who cannot clear the Central Plains and restore the country is like a mighty river!”

“Let’s go straight to Huanglong Mansion and drink with you all!”

The impassioned voice echoed for a long time, and Li Qian’s blood was boiling.

Why don’t men take Wu Gou and collect the fifty states in Guanshan?
This is a promotional video for the Chinese region. Only Chinese players can deeply understand this kind of patriotism!

There was another flash of white light before his eyes, and Li Qian arrived at the login interface.

“Players are invited to decide the name of the game.”

“The bones in the grave.”

“The game name is repeated.”

“Admiral Pan Feng.”

“The game name is repeated.”

“The God of Carriages of Gaoliang River.”

“The God of War of Tumubao.”

……

“Better to be a scholar.”

“Ding, the name was chosen successfully.”

“Please let the players decide on their profession.”

“Lord.”

The professions in “Global Warring States” include lords, generals, strategists, rangers, doctors, dancers, etc. Players can choose to play different roles, providing more gameplay.

“Please choose your birthplace.”

“Nanyang County, Jingzhou.”

“The game is about to begin. Five, four, three, two, one.”

Li Qian saw a flash of white light before his eyes and found himself in the wilderness.

He was wearing only a coarse cloth and an iron sword that was enchanted with tetanus.

“Ding, since you chose the profession of Lord, you will receive a village building order. Please choose a suitable terrain and build your own village.”

Li Qian had an extra village construction order on his waist.

“Didn’t I get the template of kings, princes, generals and ministers?”

Li Qian sighed.

Each player has only one chance to create an account in “Global Warring States” and cannot delete the account and start over.

“Global Warring States” promotes that every player has a “probability” of obtaining the template of kings, princes, generals and ministers, but it does not specify what the probability is.

Veteran players all know that the probability of a game manufacturer’s promotion is infinitely close to zero.

“Ding, you have randomly obtained the template of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin.” Suddenly, Li Qian was stunned, and then his breathing became rapid, his heart was excited, and his whole body was almost shaking.

I didn’t expect that the template I got was that of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin!

The value of General Tiance, Grand Marshal, Minister of the Chancellery, Minister of the Grand Secretariat of the East Shaanxi Road, Minister of the Grand Secretariat of the Yizhou Road, Governor of Yongzhou, Governor of Puzhou, General of the Twelve Guards, Minister of the Central Secretariat, Senior Pillar of the State, King of Qin, Heavenly Khan, and Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin, all of them will understand!

Whose ancestors haven’t been wealthy? It’s possible that Li Shimin’s ancestors were wealthy too.

With excitement in his heart, Li Qian opened his character panel with trembling hands. There were [Achievements] and [Template] options next to it.

【Template】: Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin
[Level]: Level 1 (Level 20 at level 2, more effects unlocked)
【当前解锁属性】：统帅+10、武力+10、智力+10、政治+10、魅力+10。

【当前属性上限】：统帅90、武力85、智力90、政治90、魅力95。

[Currently Unlocked Features]: Unlocks the S-level feature “Mastery of Archery” (Military), the god-level feature “Black Armor Army” (Military), and the god-level feature “Fubing System” (Political).

[Currently unlocked skills]: Hundred Steps to Shoot the Target (Martial Arts)

[Currently unlocked halo]: General of Tiance (covers the battlefield. When two armies are fighting, the morale of your own generals and troops is highly maintained and will not drop easily, while the morale of the enemy army drops rapidly until it collapses)

“hiss……”

Li Qian couldn’t help but feel his scalp tingling when he saw Li Shimin’s domineering template.

The templates of kings, princes, generals and ministers are of level 5 at most, and each level will unlock different effects.

Li Shimin’s template is only at the first level, but it is already extremely domineering.

Because of the support of Li Shimin’s template, Li Qian’s character panel has become very impressive.

【Role】：Katsuzuka, a scholar
[Level]: Level 1

【Reputation】: 0 (unknown)
【Official Position】: None

[Commander]: 50/90 (affects the combat effectiveness of the army)

[Force]: 50/85 (affects personal combat power and martial arts power)

[Intelligence]: 50/90 (affects the power of strategic skills)
[Politics]: 50/90 (affects territory output and internal affairs efficiency)
[Charm]: 50/95 (affects the attractiveness to civil officials, military generals, common people, and refugees)
[Skill]: Hundred Steps Away (Martial Arts)

[Features]: Archery proficiency [Military] (S-level, archery skill power +30%), Black Armor Army [Soldier] (God-level, can recruit special soldiers “Black Armor Army”, and the combat power of Black Armor Army is +50%), “Fubing System” [Political] (God-level, farmers in the territory can gain combat experience through training during the slack season. When the territory declares war or is declared war on, the recruitment time is shortened by 20%~80%. The specific shortening time is related to the farmer’s level, training type, and barracks level. After the war, the farmer’s status is restored)

[Special Arms]: Black Armor Army

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Can we recruit the Black Armor Army now?
Li Qian thought about it and realized that he was overthinking.

The cost of heavy cavalry is extremely high. First, heavy cavalry requires excellent war horses, and ordinary horses cannot bear the weight of iron armor in battle. Secondly, both cavalry and war horses need to be specially made for them. A set of heavy armor is expensive. Finally, not only war horses and equipment need to be configured with high specifications, but also excellent knights need to be trained.

Ordinary heavy cavalry is so expensive, let alone the Black Armor Army.

This is why the knights in ancient Western times had a high status. A knight might have several or even dozens of followers.

If there are three thousand Black Armored Soldiers, three thousand can defeat one hundred thousand, and capturing the two kings in one battle is not a fantasy.

The “Fubing System” is also a god-level feature. It combines farmers and soldiers into one. Farmers participate in training during their slack seasons and go to the battlefield only when they are needed. This greatly saves expenses and can quickly form an army.

Of course, the military system also has its shortcomings. Long-term wars abroad can easily affect farming, and their combat effectiveness is generally not as good as that of professional soldiers who receive food and wages.

Li Qian was keenly aware that the “Fubing System” could play a huge role when the territory was short of money and food in the early days.

“I wonder what templates of kings, princes and generals others have obtained?”

Li Qian was lucky enough to get the template of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. Driven by curiosity, Li Qian checked the complaints of other players in the forum of “Global Warring States”.

“Hello everyone, I am the Whiteboard God of War.”

“The probability of obtaining the template of a king, a prince, a general or a minister is too low! Fraud, it’s simply fraud!”

“Shocked, I drew An Lushan’s template!”

“The An Lushan from the An-Shi Rebellion? Good brother, send me a screenshot.”

“Wow, wow, I’m so unlucky. I only drew the template of Lao Ai. I’m crying.”

“Brother, you smell so good, add me as a friend.”

……

Players flooded the forum, and at first they were almost all discussing who had drawn which template of a king, prince, general or minister.

Each template is unique.

The stronger the template, the greater the potential and the more likely it is to compete in the Central Plains.

Players who don’t get the template don’t need to be discouraged. If you kill a player who has a template, you can inherit that player’s template.

It is precisely because of this rule that most players who draw the best templates of kings, princes, generals and ministers keep silent. People are afraid of being famous just as pigs are afraid of being fat.

After looking at it for a while, Li Qian concluded that the templates of kings, princes, generals and ministers can be roughly divided into the following levels.

Taking military generals as an example, Xiang Yu, Li Cunxiao and other fierce generals are top-quality templates, the Five Tiger Generals are first-rate templates, Wei Yan and Zhang He are second-rate templates, Liao Hua, Pan Feng and others are third-rate.

The Li Shimin template that Li Qian obtained belongs to the ranks of emperors and is an excellent template.

Of course, not all emperors’ templates are top-notch. For example, the templates of emperors such as Sima Zhong, Li Yu, and Gao Wei are naturally not top-notch, nor are they first-rate.

Li Qianchu understood the situation and returned to the game to select a location for his territory.

Li Qian was born in Nanyang County, Jingzhou.

Nanyang County was a large county with its capital in Wancheng. It governed thirty-seven counties. It could compete for the Central Plains if it went north and occupy Jingzhou if it went south.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Xiu stationed his troops in Wancheng and fought the “Battle of Wancheng” with Cao Cao. Cao Cao’s eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and general Dian Wei were killed in the battle.

In fact, before Zhang Xiu, Yuan Shu also occupied Nanyang for a short time, but was later defeated by Cao Cao and fled to Huainan.

Before Yuan Shu, Nanyang County was captured by the Yellow Turban Army. Under the fierce attack of Zhu Jun and Sun Jian, the Yellow Turban Army was suppressed.

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