Chapter 381

King Xin Chu sat down in the pavilion and did not speak.

For the benefit of Chu State, he could come to meet Shen Lang for a secret talk, but it would be too difficult for him to be reconciled with Shen Lang.

After all, this person in front of him captured his capital and burned the palace of Chu State.

"I don't have much time, I have to go back before dawn." King Xin Chu said.

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, the world is about to change."

The new King of Chu is silent, the world has changed.

"His Majesty the Emperor is about to exert his hegemony, and the footsteps of dominating the world have already begun." Shen Lang said: "All of us thought that he would put the transition of imperial power first, but we didn't expect it to be so ambitious. He has been in power for more than 40 years. , not only destroyed His Majesty Jiang Li, but also completed the New Deal, and now he actually wants to rule the world, and then hand over a complete Great Yan Dynasty to the Crown Prince of the Empire."

King Xin Chu said: "First, you don't have to tell me that the culprit who murdered my father is His Majesty the Emperor."

Shen Lang nodded, of course it goes without saying, any high-level person knows it, and His Majesty the Emperor does not shy away from others knowing.

"Second, I know that Ning Zheng's position is more in line with the interests of our country of Chu."

Ning Qi is cunning and changeable, and wanting to join forces with him is tantamount to scheming with a tiger.

Now that Ning Qi's route is clear, he hugs His Majesty's thigh tightly, and after inheriting the throne, I am afraid that he will become the second person to be conferred the title of Prince of the Dayan Empire.

Not only that, he will also be very interested in going south to expand the territory in the name of the Great Yan Empire.

In short, Ning Qi may be against the Great Yan Empire. But he will definitely wait until the Jin Kingdom and the Xingan Kingdom are turned against each other before he will act.

The early bird let others do it, he only intends to take advantage of the fisherman.

On the contrary, after Ning Zheng came to power, he would definitely resist the embezzlement of the Great Yan Empire with all his heart.

For the new king of Chu, of course, a king of Yue who resisted the emperor of the empire was in the best interest of the state of Chu.

The King of Xin Chu continued: "But I am not Ning Zheng, and I will not fight against His Majesty the Emperor. The route I take is similar to that of Ning Qi."

Hehehe!

Shen Lang said: "So there are still too many smart people in the world. His Majesty's hegemony has begun to devour the world. But everyone wants to take advantage of the power of a fisherman, and everyone wants to let others be the first birds."

The new king of Chu acquiesced.

"However, the result is that they are destroyed by each." Shen Lang said: "The last family was annexed by the Great Yan Empire."

The new king of Chu remained silent.

Who doesn't understand the truth? But what's the use?

Shen Lang couldn't understand it any more.

At that time, when the Qin State ruled the world, didn't the six kingdoms know that they should unite and fight against the Qin State together?

The results of it?

In Su Xun's "Six Kingdoms", it is clearly stated: the destruction of the six kingdoms is not good for soldiers, and the war is not good, and the disadvantage is bribing Qin.

Today, the entire Dayan Dynasty also has six great powers.

Yue, Chu, Gan, Jin, Wu, Da Rong.

The Wu State, the smallest of the six major countries, is about 430,000 square kilometers.

The largest area of ​​the Great Rong Khanate, more than three million square kilometers, but this is a nomadic kingdom in the north, with a vast area and sparsely populated.

The most powerful country is the Kingdom of Jin, with an area of ​​more than 1.5 million square kilometers and a population of more than 35 million.

Just the Xingan Kingdom after being dismembered, still has more than one million square kilometers and a population of more than 20 million.

The combined area of ​​the six kingdoms is larger than that of the Great Yan Empire.

However, the total population of the six countries combined is not as good as the Great Yan Empire, and the national strength is not as good.

Therefore, the situation faced by the Six Nations was even more desperate and desperate than the Six Nations during the Warring States Period.

After the completion of the New Deal, the Great Yan Empire was so powerful that it was almost impossible for people to resist.

Therefore, the princes and kings resisted in their hearts, but their actions compromised.

"Liang Guo is a loyal dog of the Dayan Empire, so he will be the first to tame it." Shen Lang said: "But Liang Guo is only a principality, not a kingdom after all. In the six kingdoms, besides Ning Qi, who else would kneel down first? , how about turning your vassal state into a vassal state?"

The new king of Chu did not speak.

Today, these six kingdoms do not have a single fuel-efficient lamp.

Although the young King Wu lost the last battle and temporarily retreated in this battle, it seemed that he had achieved nothing. However, in fact, this King Wu is not simple, and he can be regarded as a heroic and heroic master.

Xingan Kingdom wins wide, this person is the most despicable.

He was originally an abandoned baby, but was picked up and raised as a adopted son by the late king of Dagan. As His Majesty Jiang Li's most trusted righteous brother and the supreme commander of the Dagan Kingdom, he even betrayed the Jiang family at a critical moment and surrendered to Dayan. Empire, and proclaimed himself king.

On the surface, Yingguang and the Great Yan Empire are the closest.

But this person is treacherous and powerful, and he is almost the most difficult king to tame.

Shen Lang said: "Among the six kingdoms, no one would easily compromise and kneel, except for Ning Qi!"

Then, Shen Lang placed the six cards on the table.

Push down the first piece, and the next five pieces will all fall down.

The Donogo Effect.

Shen Lang said: "It is precisely because of Ning Qi's compromise that it may trigger an avalanche effect, then the second, third, and finally the six kingdoms all compromised and were annexed by the Great Yan Empire. The new policy of the Yue Kingdom, His Majesty the King of Chu should see it. It is clear. Su Nan, as the leader of the old nobles, surrendered unconditionally in the face of the new policy of the King of Yue, causing all the old nobles to be leaderless and almost defeated by the King of Yue."

Of course, this is a long story. Su Nan is too ambitious, and he is not focused on confronting the New Deal at all.

"Ning Qi's compromise to His Majesty the Emperor has far more consequences than he imagined." Shen Lang said: "Originally, the Six Kingdoms were a complete wooden barrel. All the water inside poured out. This is like a sturdy dam. After a hole is dug, it is likely to collapse completely. It is precisely because of this that His Majesty the Emperor will risk the world to save Ning Qi. Destiny, and poured filthy dirty water on the head of the King of Xian Chu, and after he died, he was ridiculed by the world."

Speaking of this, King Xin Chu's forehead twitched.

This is the biggest pain in his heart.

His Majesty's remarks dealt a blow to the state of Chu, even more than the burning of the palace.

The King of Xian Chu was murdered, not only could he not get the truth, but he would also be involved in the scandal of a son's murder of his father, and he had to give the King of Xian Chu a green hat.

Shen Lang said: "Six countries unite as one to fight against the Great Yan Empire. I have never dared to dream of such a dream. But... at least I can make the six kings of the world obey their original intentions, don't be the first to kneel, and don't cause an avalanche effect."

"Your Majesty the King of Chu, if Ning Qi succeeds to the throne and becomes the Yue Prince of the Dayan Empire, and the emperor sends the prime minister to the Yue Kingdom Shangshutai. Which country will it be next?"

The new king of Chu thought for a while and said, "Wu State, or Chu State."

Pick the persimmons softly.

In this situation, Chu State is even weaker than Wu State.

In this battle, the people of Chu country shed blood, and the capital of the country plus the battlefield of Tianxi Province, the casualties of the army reached nearly 200,000.

Moreover, the palace has been burned, and I don't know how long it will take to recover and restore national strength.

Shen Lang said: "So the next target is your turn. Where will you go? Resist? Or kneel?"

The new king of Chu closed his eyes.

After kneeling down, there is no chance to stand up again.

He will change from the king of Chu to the prince of Chu of the empire, and then the prime minister of the state of Chu will also be dispatched by the Great Yan Empire.

King Xin Chu said: "But if Ningzheng takes the top position, wouldn't His Majesty the Emperor be the first to find me?"

Shen Lang said: "No! There is a saying that is well said, the person who started the culprit has no future. This kind of thing requires the kings of the world to take the initiative to request His Majesty to change the vassal state into a vassal state, and His Majesty the Emperor himself cannot take the initiative to say this. Ning Qi If this is not the case, even if the emperor uses forceful means to force the kings to kneel down and compromise, it can only be a bordering country."

The new king of Chu nodded, admitting that Shen Lang was right.

When the Great Yan Empire was about to annex the world, if it could not be accomplished by political means, it would choose to use military means.

And once you choose to use military means, it will fall into the inferior position, and the cost will be relatively large.

Moreover, if they wanted to strike with force, of course they would choose a country bordering the Great Flame Empire.

Among the six great kingdoms, only Chu and Yue did not have a full border with the Great Yan Empire.

Shen Lang said: "His Majesty the King of Chu, think about it, once you become the Prince of Chu of the Empire, you can't even call your Majesty, but become Your Highness."

The new king of Chu twitched again.

"Your Majesty the King of Chu, it is not only beneficial for you to let His Highness Ning Zheng come to the throne, it is even related to the fate of the Chu country." Shen Lang said, "Let's be more direct in life, His Highness Ning Zheng is firm and firm, and I would rather not give in. Maybe he will become a pioneer in resisting the annexation of the Great Yan Empire, isn't that what you dream of?"

King Xin Chu said: "Resist the Great Yan Empire? The Yue Kingdom will be destroyed in less than two months."

Shen Lang said: "Even if the country of Yue is destroyed, with the character of His Highness Ning Zheng, it is very likely that he will retreat into the sand barbarians to establish an exiled regime and continue to fight. This time I led an army to raid the capital of the Chu king, and half of the troops came from the king. The king of Chu. Your Majesty, Ning Qi is cunning and changeable. If you want to form an alliance, it is more suitable to choose His Highness Ning Zheng, or someone like Jun Jin."

The new king of Chu said: "Shen Lang, you and Ning Zheng occupied my capital and burned my palace. If I can't kill Ning Zheng, how can I explain to the people of Chu."

Shen Lang was silent for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, there is no law of perfection in the world, there are gains and losses. If you defeat us in this battle, or even kill Ning Zheng, of course your reputation in Chu State will increase. But Can this benefit offset the loss caused by Ning Qi's superiority? If Ning Zheng is in the superior position, you will lose your current reputation, but you will gain future benefits. Do you choose to have a good time now, or choose the safety of Chu State in the future?"

The new king of Chu said: "The interests of the future are too illusory, and the interests of the present are real."

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, I have to correct your opinion. I came to negotiate with you for the future, not for the present, nor for you to spare me and Ning Zheng. To be honest, we don't need you. Forgive. Your army of 200,000 people, we have nothing to fear."

The King of Chu narrowed his eyes and said, "Shen Lang, you are a little bit slanderous."

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, I know that in the current situation, you must fight this battle. Even if you don't fight it yourself, your generals and troops will fight, and you will kill us all in a shame of the country. , is the idea of ​​your army of 200,000 people. So what I am here to talk about is only after the war. This first battle, I never wanted to avoid it. But after this first battle, if you hit your head with blood Liu, then the King of Chu may wish to consider my suggestion."

"What advice?" King Chu asked.

Shen Lang said: "You and His Highness Ning Zheng signed an armistice agreement."

King Xin Chu said, "I have already signed with Ning Qi."

Shen Lang said: "That armistice agreement, which is a bit of a loss of power and humiliation to the country, actually made me Yueguo cede two hundred miles of territory, and also deceived Yueguo and the people. So I want you and His Highness Ning Zheng to sign a new armistice agreement with Ning Qi. The one that was signed is completely voided, and this time the contract signed again, we will not divide an inch of land in the country."

The King of New Chu said sharply, "It's impossible to deceive people too much."

Shen Lang said: "But in exchange, we are willing to pay a sum of money for you to rebuild the palace."

King Xin Chu said, "How much?"

Shen Lang said: "Two million gold coins, of course, are not cash, but goods of equal value."

That's a lot of room.

The equivalent of two million gold coins may really be able to exchange for two million gold coins on the Chu country's side.

But on Shen Lang's side, the cost may not need two or two hundred thousand gold coins.

Shen Lang said: "It is guaranteed to be hard currency, the kind that can almost be directly exchanged for gold coins. We plan to pay for these two million gold coins in five years."

Then Shen Lang continued: "Not only will we support your goods worth two million gold coins for free, but we will also invest in Chu State in the name of Tiandao Society, and the investment will exceed five million gold coins within five years."

The new king of Chu continued to be silent.

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, your palace needs to be rebuilt, right? Look at my jade brick."

Shen Lang took out a tile that did not exist in this world.

The King of New Chu took a look at it, and it was as smooth as jade, with gorgeous patterns on the keys.

Shen Lang said: "This is more gorgeous and beautiful than white marble, and it is also richer than marble. How about you build some of the outer walls of the palace when you rebuild the palace? We can supply this kind of jade brick unconditionally, allowing you to rebuild the palace at half the price of white marble. , included in the list of 2 million gold coins for free support. But in exchange, we hope that this kind of jade bricks can be sold publicly in the state of Chu."

Then Shen Lang added: "We can provide not only jade bricks, but also a very magical building material that allows you to completely abandon wood, which not only saves costs, but also resists fire. Not only that, but also can make you The efficiency of building a palace has been increased several times, and a brand new palace can even be built within a year or two.”

Then, Shen Lang took out another crystal clear glass and said: "You can completely abandon the window paper in your palace and replace it with our glass. This is noble and elegant, bright and warm, and it will never need to be replaced. What your palace needs All of the glass is also in our support list. Of course, in exchange, we also hope to be able to openly sell this transparent jade in the state of Chu."

King Xin Chu almost couldn't help but want to smash the jade brick in his hand.

In the name of rebuilding the palace, you want to open up the market in our country of Chu, and even let the Tiandaohui enter the state of Chu wantonly, suppressing the Yinyuanhui.

You Shen Lang's abacus is too good. It is obvious that you are supporting me unconditionally in building the palace, but in fact it is to make a fortune.

Once the king of Chu and Ning Zheng signed a new armistice agreement.

What a slap in the face to Ning Qi?

You Ning Qi ceded 200 li of land, lost your power and humiliated the country.

However, the armistice agreement signed by His Royal Highness Ning Zheng did not allow an inch of land, maintaining the territorial integrity of the country of Yue.

As for the compensation of two million gold coins to the King of Chu, it was in the name of the Tiandao Society and had nothing to do with the Yue Kingdom.

Then there are two choices in front of the King of Chu.

If you want two million gold coins, you still need two hundred miles of land.

In terms of long-term interests, of course, two hundred miles of land is more useful.

Although the 200 li of land ceded by the Yue Kingdom this time is actually a military fortress, it can only bring military initiative, not much food, and not much tax.

But the Tsar also sold Alaska for $7.2 million, a full 1.52 million square kilometers.

The new king of Chu looked at Shen Lang and said: "You have a lot of things to say are reasonable, but the people of Chu country are looking at me, and the army of 200,000 people is looking at me. This battle is already on the line and has to be launched. So no matter what? Fight first. Let's talk after this battle."

Shen Lang said: "Okay!"

King Xin Chu said: "Shen Lang, there is one more point. Even if I can think in the long-term, the soldiers under my command will not care about the long-term. Now they just want to be humiliated and kill you all, so this battle Don't even think about us showing mercy. If you guys are wiped out, don't blame me."

Shen Lang said: "I understand! I've said it long ago, I came to negotiate with you for the future, not for the present. I didn't mean to let you spare us at all, your army of 200,000 people, we have nothing to fear! "

The King of Chu was somewhat provoked.

You, Shen Lang, are too slanderous.

There are only a few troops in your hands, only 9,000.

What is the perimeter of the city wall of the Chu capital? over fifty miles.

That is to say, a city wall of one mile can be defended by less than 200 people.

How do you keep it so sparse?

With such a sparse defensive formation, the power of the arrow rain cannot be exerted at all.

Not to mention that once my army has attacked the capital, hundreds of thousands of people in the city will stand up and attack you from behind.

By that time, your mere 9,000 people will be attacked from inside and outside, and you will die without a doubt!

King Xin Chu said: "Whether it is a secret alliance or a new armistice agreement. Let's finish this battle first, the arrow is on the string, and we have to send it."

Shen Lang said: "Understood, only the strong are qualified to negotiate and form alliances! Your Majesty the King of Chu, I will leave now! I am going to prepare for the battle, and your army of 200,000 people is welcome to attack."

Then, Shen Lang and Li Qianqiu left and returned to the capital of Chu King at the fastest speed.

The new king of Chu also returned to the military camp, unknowingly.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to negotiate with Shen Lang?" Li Xuan asked.

King Chu said: "This battle will be fought, and the soldiers will definitely give their lives. If I don't fight, I won't be king, and I will be spurned by the soldiers. Shen Lang wants to negotiate and cooperate with me, and wants me to Ning Zheng re-signs the armistice agreement, let's survive first!"

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next day!

The King of Chu's army of 200,000 people continued to march towards the King of Chu.

The marching speed was even faster.

Because these 200,000 soldiers are full of blood, just for revenge and for the shame of the country.

"Avenge the snow, and the shame of the country!"

"Avenge the snow, and the shame of the country!"

The eyes of the entire Chu country, the entire world, once again focused on Shen Lang and Ning Zheng.

This pair of lunatics is still not retreating.

He even tried to use an army of 9,000 to resist the 200,000 army of the King of Chu.

It just sounds appalling.

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In the capital of the King of Chu!

The King of Chu's army of 200,000 people was only about three hundred miles away from the King of Chu.

"Under normal circumstances, we will definitely not be able to defend it." Kutou Huan said: "The 200,000 troops under the King of Chu are absolutely top-line elites, and their morale is high, and they are not afraid of death. The key is that the city wall of the King of Chu is too large. It has grown longer than 50 miles, and there can only be 180 soldiers on the city wall per mile. In this way, the advantage of the arrow rain is completely lost. Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of Chu people behind us, and we were still well-behaved before. , but when the King of Chu attacked the city, they would definitely attack from behind. There were too many ants and the elephants were killed, so under normal circumstances, we would lose this battle, and we would be completely overwhelmed, or even wiped out the entire army."

Shen Lang nodded and said, "So I announce two decisions!"

"First, completely abandon the outer wall of the capital of Chu and retreat to the inner city. The circumference of the inner city wall is only ten miles. On average, there are eight or nine hundred people defending each mile of the city wall, which is more than enough. The most important thing is that the inner city is full of dwellings, and the King of Chu’s army of 200,000 cannot be used at all, and the advantage of the army will be completely weakened.”

"Second, drive out all the people in the inner city. Anyone who disobeys will be shot. In this way, there will be no enemies behind us."

"Of course, the king of Chu's army of 200,000 people is still three hundred miles away from us at this time, and it is still too late to evacuate. It's just that this place is several thousand miles away from the country of Yue. Very uneventful, will deal with endless attacks."

"If this battle defeats the King of Chu and forces him to sign an armistice agreement with His Highness Ning Zheng, then Ning Qi's share will be completely voided, because ceding two hundred li is considered a loss of power and humiliation to the country, which will have a huge blow to Ning Qi's reputation. , his miraculous victory in Tianxi Province will be completely wiped out."

"His Royal Highness Ning Zheng, whether to fight this battle or not? It's up to you to decide whether to take this risk or not."

Ning Zheng said directly: "Fight!"

………………

Following Ning Zheng's order.

The kings of Chu all staged a tragic scene.

The 9,000-strong army under Shen Lang abandoned the outer city wall and retreated to the inner city.

Then, the eviction of the inner city people began.

The total population in the inner city does not exceed 50,000, but all of them are either rich or expensive.

These people cherish their lives very much, but they are unwilling to give up their gorgeous mansion and their family business.

So, conflict broke out.

After Shen Lang's army entered the capital of Chu King, it was very restrained and almost never hurt the people here.

but now……

Directly open the killing ring.

Everyone in the inner city, whether they are princes and nobles, or wealthy merchants, all leave for me.

Completely empty the entire inner city.

But the food is left to me.

When the time is up, all those who have not left will be killed!

Then……

Shen Lang ordered to kill two dukes and three marquis, all members of the Chu royal family.

Hundreds of thousands of heads fell to the ground.

Blood stained the ground.

All the people in the inner city left crying and crying.

In just one day, the inner city was completely emptied.

Shen Lang's army no longer has to worry about being attacked on the back.

However, this is also a dead end.

Because they abandoned the outer city wall, they were completely surrounded and cut off their way of retreat.

………………

The King of Chu's army of 200,000 people is getting closer and closer.

Three hundred miles, two hundred miles, one hundred miles!

Fifty miles!

Thirty miles!

Five days later!

The army of the king of Chu is approaching the city.

Although he had already received the news, the King of Chu was completely shocked when he saw the empty outer city wall.

These Shen Lang and Ning Zheng are really crazy.

Retreat to the inner city, of course, is conducive to defense, but it also completely cuts off the way to break through.

After Ning Qi was forced into a desperate situation, a miracle would break out.

On the other hand, Ning Zheng and Shen Lang were madly creating miracles.

Such a strong determination and will?

While the King of Chu was shocked, he also felt admiration.

If an alliance is to be formed, such an ally can be truly reassuring, because he has a steel-like will and will not easily change his position.

Ning Zheng, Shen Lang, I admire you very much.

But I also have no choice.

I have to do my best in this fight.

If you lose the battle, then everything is over.

But if you can really do a miracle and make my army bleed.

Then... we can talk.

Admiration is admiration, but don't let me show mercy.

"The army enters the city!"

Following the order of the King of Chu, an army of 200,000 people entered the outer city of the capital.

It took three whole days.

Two hundred thousand troops deployed attack positions in the outer city and surrounded Shen Lang's army in the inner city.

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Three days later!

The King of Chu ordered: "The army is attacking the city!"

Immediately, an army of 80,000 people madly attacked the inner city from the four walls in the south, south, north and west!

This battle with the most disparity in strength broke out completely.

Ning Zheng and Shen Lang's 9,000 troops fought against the Chu King's 200,000 front-line elites!

No matter what the result is, it is destined to shock the world!

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Note: I went to eat, and then wrote the second update. In the last few hours, the cakes bowed their heads and prayed for the monthly pass, please!