The Datong Era

An ancient Yue chronicle records: "King Li waged war against Chen for more than ten years. At the end of the seventy-ninth year of the Shengde era, his defeat at Tang, the capital of Chen, left his great undertaking on the brink of success but ultimately in ruins..."

After the war, the land of Yue lay barren for a thousand miles. The ground was scorched, and cries of grief filled the land. In the villages, nine out of every ten homes stood empty, and the people seethed with resentment. Across the wilderness, flocks of crows descended and would not disperse, fighting over corpses and devouring them...

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