New King chu sat down in the pavilion and did not speak.
For the benefit of Chu kingdom, he could come and meet Shen Lang in secret, but it would be too difficult to make him and Shen Lang happy.
After all, this man in front of him captured his Capital of the king and burned the palace of Chu kingdom.
"I don't have much time. I have to go back before dawn." New King chu said.
Shen lang said, "Your majesty King chu, the world is about to change."
New King chu was silent. The world had changed.
"His majesty is about to exert his hegemony, and the steps to rule the world have already begun." Shen lang said, "All of us thought that he would put the transition of imperial power in the first place, but we didn't expect him to be so ambitious. In his forty years in office, not only did he destroy his majesty Jiang Li, but he also completed the new deal. Now he wants to rule the world and hand over a complete Dayan dynasty to The Crown Prince Of The Empire."
New King chu said, "First, you don't have to tell me that the chief culprit for the murder of my father is his majesty."
Shen Lang nodded. Of course, no one at the top knew that. His majesty did not hide from others.
"Second, I know that Ning Zheng's position is more in my interest in Chu kingdom."
Ning Qi was cunning and capricious. It was no different from a tiger trying to get together with him.
Now that Ning Qi's route was clear, he hugged his majesty's thigh tightly and inherited the throne, he was afraid that he would become the second person to be crowned prince of the The great yan empire.
Not only that, he would also be interested in expanding his territory in the name of the great Emperor yan country.
In short, Ning Qi might turn against Emperor yan country. But he would definitely wait until Jin kingdom and The kingdom of xin qian turned against each other.
He only wanted to reap the benefits of others' efforts.
On the contrary, after Ning Zheng ascended the throne, he would certainly wholeheartedly resist the The great yan empire's encroachment.
For the new King chu, of course, King yue, who resisted the emperor of the empire, was in the best interests of Chu kingdom.
New King chu continued, "But I am not Ning Zheng. I will not fight against his majesty. I follow the same path as Ning Qi."
Hehe hehe!
Shen lang said, "So there are still too many smart people in this world. The emperor's hegemony has begun to invade the world. But everyone wants to take the power of the fisherman, and everyone wants others to be the first birds."
New King chu acquiesced.
"But the result is to be broken one by one." Shen lang said, "The last one was annexed by the The great yan empire."
New King chu remained silent.
Who doesn't understand? But what's the use?
Shen Lang could not understand more.
When the qin kingdom ruled the world, didn't the six countries know that they should unite and fight against the qin kingdom together?
What happened?
In su xun's "On the six kingdoms," it was clear that the six kingdoms were destroyed, the non-military forces were disadvantaged, the war was not good, and the harm lay in bribing qin.
Today, the entire Dayan dynasty also has six big countries.
Yue, chu, qian, jin, wu, da rong.
Wu kingdom, the smallest of the six major countries, is about 430,000 square kilometers.
The largest dayong khanate, with more than three million square kilometers, was a nomadic kingdom in the north, sparsely populated.
The kingdom of jin was the most powerful, with an area of more than 1.5 million square kilometers and a population of more than 35 million.
Just after being dismembered, The kingdom of xin qian still had more than one million square kilometers and a population of more than 20 million.
The combined size of the six countries surpassed that of the The great yan empire.
However, the total population of the six countries combined was not as strong as the The great yan empire.
Therefore, the situation faced by the six countries was worse than the six countries in the warring states period.
After the new deal was completed, the The great yan empire was so strong that it was almost impossible to resist.
Therefore, the princes resisted in their hearts, but their actions were compromised.
"Liang kingdom is a loyal dog of the The great yan empire, so it will be tamed first." Shen lang said, "But Liang kingdom is only a dukedom, not a kingdom. Besides Ning Qi, who among the six kingdoms would kneel down and turn their dukes into vassals first?"
New King chu didn't say anything.
These six kingdoms do not have an economical lamp.
Although the young Wu Wang had lost the last battle and had temporarily withdrawn from it, it seemed as if nothing had been done. However, in fact, this Wu Wang is not simple, but also considered to be a hero.
Yingguang of The kingdom of xin qian, this man is the most despicable.
He was originally an abandoned child, picked up by the great qian emperor and adopted as his son. As his most trusted brother, the supreme commander of The kingdom of daqian, he betrayed the jiang family at a critical moment, surrendered to the The great yan empire and became king himself.
On the surface, Yingguang and the great yan emperor were the closest.
But this man was treacherous and almost the most difficult to tame.
Shen lang said, "Among the six kingdoms, there will not be a single easy compromise to kneel down, except for Ning Qi!"
Next, Shen Lang placed six cards on the table.
Push down the first piece, and all five of the back pieces fall down.
The domino effect.
Shen lang said, "It is precisely because of Ning Qi's compromise that it may cause an avalanche effect. Then the second, third, and last six kingdoms will compromise and be annexed by the The great yan empire. Your majesty King chu should see clearly the new deal in Yue kingdom. Su Nan, as the leader of the old aristocrats, surrendered unconditionally to King yue's new deal, causing all the old aristocrats to be leaderless and almost defeated by King yue."
Of course, this was longer. Su Nan was too ambitious to look at the new deal at all.
"The consequences of Ning Qi's compromise with his majesty are much greater than expected." Shen lang said, "Originally, the six countries were still a complete wooden barrel. After Ning Qi compromised, it was equivalent to a piece of the barrel being pulled out, and all the water in that barrel was poured out. It was like a solid dam. After digging a hole, it was likely to collapse completely. It was precisely because of this that his majesty, the emperor, risked the world's wrath to save Ning Qi's fate, and splashed dirty water on Xian Chuwang's head. After he died, he was ridiculed by the world."
At this point, new King chu's forehead twitched.
This was the biggest pain in his heart.
His majesty's statement hit Chu kingdom harder than the burning of the palace.
Xian Chuwang was murdered. Not only did he not get the truth, but he was also involved in the scandal of a son murdering his father and gave Xian Chuwang a green hat.
Shen lang said, "I have never dared to dream of the six countries united as one against the The great yan empire. But... At the very least, I can make the six kings of the world abide by their hearts. Don't kneel down first, and don't cause an avalanche."
"Your majesty King chu, if Ning Qi succeeds, becomes prince yue of the The great yan empire, and the emperor sends the prime minister into the Yue kingdom Shangshutai, which country will it be next?"
New King chu thought for a while and said, "Wu kingdom, or Chu kingdom."
The persimmon pinched gently.
In this situation, Chu kingdom is even weaker than Wu kingdom.
In this great battle, the people of Chu kingdom shed all their blood, the capital and the battlefield of Tianxi province, the casualties of the army reached nearly 200,000.
Moreover, the palace was burned, and it was not known how long it would take to recover its strength.
Shen lang said, "So the next target is on your head. Where will you go? Resistance? Kneeling down?"
New King chu closed his eyes.
This kneeling down, there was no chance to stand up.
He would go from King chu to prince chu of the empire, and then the prime minister of Chu kingdom would be dispatched by the The great yan empire.
New King chu said, "But if ning zheng ascends, won't his majesty be the first to find me?"
Shen lang said, "No! There is a good saying that the person who started it is the same. This kind of thing requires that the kings of the world take the initiative to ask his majesty to change the dukes into vassals. His majesty cannot take the initiative to say this. Ning Qi won't allow this. Even if the emperor uses powerful means to force the kings to kneel down and compromise, he can only be a neighboring country."
New King chu nodded, acknowledging that Shen Lang had a point.
When the The great yan empire was ready to annex the world, if it could not be done through political means, it would choose military means.
And if they choose to use military means, they will fall into the inferior position, and the price will be higher.
Moreover, if you want to use force to attack, of course, you will choose the country bordering the The great yan empire.
Of the six kingdoms, only Chu kingdom and Yue kingdom did not have a full border with the The great yan empire.
Shen lang said, "Your majesty King chu, think about it. Once you become prince chu of the empire, you can't even shout at your majesty, but become his highness."
New King chu twitched again.
"Your majesty King chu, so it's not just good for you to let Ningzheng Highness take over, it's even about the fate of Chu kingdom." Shen lang said, "If you live a little more directly, Ningzheng Highness will be firm and unyielding. If you take one step carefully, he will become a pioneer in resisting the annexation of the The great yan empire. Isn't that what you dream of?"
New King chu said, "Resist the The great yan empire? Then Yue kingdom will be destroyed in less than two months."
Shen lang said, "Even if Yue kingdom is destroyed, with the character of his highness, ning zheng, it is very likely that he will retreat to the barbarians of the sand nation and establish an exiled regime to continue his struggle. This time, we led a surprise attack on King chu's capital, half of which came from Jinjun. Your majesty King chu, Ning Qi is cunning and capricious. If you want to form an alliance, you should choose Ningzheng Highness or someone like Jinjun."
New King chu said, "Shen Lang, you and Ning Zheng captured my Capital of the king and burned my palace. If you can't kill ning zheng, how can I explain to the people of Chu kingdom?"
Shen Lang remained silent for a moment and said, "Your majesty, there are no two ways in this world. There are gains and losses. If you defeat us or even kill Ning Zheng in this battle, of course your reputation in Chu kingdom will rise. But can this benefit offset the loss of Ning Qi's position? If Ning Zheng were to ascend, you would lose your reputation in front of you, but it would be in the future. Would you like to enjoy yourself now or choose the safety of Chu kingdom in the future?"
New King chu said, "The interests of the future are too illusory. The interests in front of us are real."
Shen lang said, "Your majesty King chu, I must 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 to spare us. We have nothing to fear from your 200,000 troops."
King chu narrowed his eyes and said, "Shen Lang, you're not slandering me anymore."
Shen lang said, "Your majesty King 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 it. It is your idea to kill us with a national disgrace. So I am here to talk about the war. I didn't want to avoid this first battle at all, but after this first battle, if you have a head full of blood, then King chu might as well consider my suggestion."
"What advice?" King chu said.
Shen lang said, "You signed an armistice with Ningzheng Highness."
New King chu said, "I already signed with Ning Qi."
Shen lang said, "That armistice agreement was a bit of a disgrace to the country. It actually made me cede 200 miles of territory to Yue kingdom and deceive all the people of Yue kingdom. So I want you to sign a new truce with Ningzheng Highness, and the one you signed with Ning Qi is completely nullified, and this time the new contract, we Yue kingdom, will not cut a single inch of our land."
New King chu snapped, "It's impossible to bully people too much."
Shen lang said, "But in exchange, we are willing to pay a sum of money so that you can rebuild the palace."
New King chu said, "How much is it?"
Shen lang said, "Two million gold coins, of course, are not cash, but goods of equal value."
There was plenty of room.
The equivalent of two million gold coins could really be exchanged for two million gold coins in Chu kingdom.
But on Shen Lang's side, it might cost two hundred thousand gold coins.
Shen lang said, "It is guaranteed to be hard currency, which can be exchanged directly for gold coins. We intend to pay these two million gold coins in five years."
Then Shen Lang continued, "Not only will we provide free support to your goods worth two million gold coins, we will also invest in Chu kingdom in the name of the Heavenly dao association. Within five years, the investment will exceed five million gold coins."
New King chu remained silent.
Shen lang said, "Your majesty King chu, your palace needs to be rebuilt, right? Look at my jade bricks."
Shen Lang took out a tile that did not exist in this world.
The new King chu took a look and saw that it was as smooth as jade, and there were gorgeous patterns on the key.
Shen lang said, "This is more beautiful than white marble, and more expensive than marble. How about some of the outer walls of the palaces you rebuilt? We can supply this kind of jade bricks unconditionally so that you can rebuild the palace. At half the price of white marble, they are listed on the list of two million gold coins for free support. But in exchange, we hope that the jade bricks can be sold publicly in Chu kingdom."
Then Shen Lang added, "We can provide not only jade bricks, but also a very magical building material that will allow you to completely discard wood. This will not only save money, but also be able to withstand fire. Not only that, but it can also increase the efficiency of building a palace by several times. It can even build a new palace in a year or two."
Then, Shen Lang took out a crystal clear glass and said, "Your palace can completely abandon the window paper and change all of them into our glass. This is noble and generous, bright and warm, and never needs to be changed. All the glass you need for your palace is also on our support list. Of course, in exchange, we also hope to sell this transparent jade publicly in Chu kingdom."
New King chu almost couldn't help but smash the jade brick in his hand.
In the name of rebuilding the palace, you want to expand the market in Chu kingdom, and even let the Heavenly dao association enter Chu kingdom wantonly to suppress the Yinyuanhui.
You, Shen Lang, are too clever in your calculations. You obviously supported me unconditionally to build the palace, but in fact, you were trying to make a fortune.
Once King chu and Ning Zheng signed a new truce.
How was that a slap on ning qi?
You, ning qi, ceded two hundred miles of land and lost your power and humiliated the country.
But the armistice signed by Ningzheng Highness did not budge and preserved the territorial integrity of Yue kingdom.
As for the compensation of two million gold coins to King chu, it was in the name of the Heavenly dao association and had nothing to do with Yue kingdom.
Then there were two options for King chu.
Two million gold coins or two hundred miles of land.
In the long run, of course, 200 miles of land is more useful.
Although the two hundred miles of land that Yue kingdom had ceded this time were actually military fortresses, they could only bring military initiative and could not produce much food and there were not many taxes.
But the tsar also sold Alaska for $ 7.2 million, a total of 1.52 million square kilometers.
New King chu looked at shen lang and said, "You have a lot to say, but the people of Chu kingdom are looking at me, and the 200,000 army are looking at me. This battle is already on the line, so no matter what, let's finish this battle first."
Shen lang said, "Okay!"
New King chu said, "Shen Lang, there's one more thing. Even if I can think of the long term, my men will not care about the long term. They just want to avenge the country and kill you all, so you can't think of our leniency in this battle. If you are destroyed, don't blame me."
Shen lang said, "I understand! I already said that I came to negotiate with you for the future, not for the present. I didn't mean for you to spare us at all. Your 200,000 troops, we are fearless!"
King chu was a little irritated.
You, Shen Lang, are too boastful.
How many troops do you have? Only nine thousand.
How long is the perimeter of the city wall of King chu's capital? Over fifty miles.
In other words, less than two hundred people guarded the city wall within a mile.
How can you keep it so sparse?
With such a sparse defensive formation, the power of the arrow rain could not be exerted at all.
Not to mention that once our army attacks Capital of the king, hundreds of thousands of people in the city will stand up and attack you from behind.
At that time, you will be killed if 9,000 people are attacked from inside to outside!
New King chu said, "Whether it's a secret alliance or a renegotiated truce, let's finish this war first. The arrow is on the line and we have to go."
Shen lang said, "I understand. Only the strong can negotiate and form an alliance! Your majesty King chu, I'll take my leave! I'm going to prepare for the war and welcome your 200,000 troops to attack."
Then Shen Lang and Li Qianqiu left and returned to King chu's capital as quickly as possible.
New King chu returned to the barracks without anyone noticing.
"Your majesty, do you really want to negotiate with Shen Lang?" Li Xuanqi said.
King chu said, "This battle will be fought, and the soldiers will certainly work hard. If I don't fight, I don't deserve to be king and will be despised by the soldiers. Shen Lang wants to negotiate and cooperate with me, and he wants me to sign a truce with Ning Zheng again. Let's live first!"
...
The next day!
King chu's 200,000 troops continued their march towards King chu's capital.
The march was even faster.
Because these two hundred thousand soldiers were filled with blood, just for revenge, for the sake of a snow country's shame.
"Revenge, revenge, national humiliation!"
"Revenge, revenge, national humiliation!"
The whole of Chu kingdom, the whole world, once again focused on Shen Lang and Ning Zheng.
This pair of lunatics is not right to retreat yet.
Trying to use nine thousand troops against King chu's two hundred thousand.
It sounds absolutely shocking.
...
Inside King chu's capital!
King chu's 200,000 troops were only 300 miles away from King chu's capital.
"Under normal circumstances, we can't hold it." The bitter head cheered, "These two hundred thousand troops under King chu are absolutely a front line elite, and their morale is high, without fear of death. The key is that the city wall of King chu's capital is too long, more than fifty miles, and only one hundred and eighty soldiers per mile of the city wall. This way, the advantage of arrows and rain is completely lost. And we have hundreds of thousands of Chu kingdom people behind us. We were good before, but when King chu attacked the city, they would sneak up from behind. There were too many ants and they killed elephants, so under normal circumstances, we would lose this battle, and we would be completely submerged, or even completely annihilated."
Shen Lang nodded and said, "So I make two decisions!"
First, give up the outer walls of King chu's capital and retreat to the inner city. The inner city wall is only ten miles long, with an average of eight or nine hundred people guarding each of the walls, which is more than enough. Most importantly, the inner city is filled with houses, and King chu's 200,000 army will not be able to deploy, and the military advantage will be completely weakened."
"Second, expel all the people in the inner city. If there are any rebels, kill them. In this way, there will be no enemies behind us."
"Of course, King chu's 200,000 troops are still 300 miles away from us, and it's still time to evacuate. It's only a few thousand miles away from Yue kingdom. If we don't defeat King chu, our return trip will be very uneasy and we will be able to cope with endless attacks."
"If this war defeated King chu and forced him to sign an armistice with Ningzheng Highness, then ning qi's part would be completely nullified, because ceding two hundred miles would be considered a loss of power and a disgrace to the country. This would greatly damage ning qi's reputation, and his miraculous victory in Tianxi province would be completely wiped out."
"Ningzheng Highness, is this a fight or not? It's up to you to take the risk."
Ning Zheng said directly, "Fight!"
...
At Ning Zheng's command.
King chu put on a tragic scene.
Shen Lang's army of more than 9,000 abandoned the outer walls and retreated to the inner city.
Then, they began to expel the citizens of the inner city.
The total population of the inner city was less than 50,000, but all of them were either rich or expensive.
These people were very reluctant to give up their lives, but they were not willing to give up their luxurious residence, not willing to give up their own family business.
So the conflict broke out.
After Shen Lang's army entered King chu's capital, it was very restrained and almost never harmed the people here.
But now...
He started killing people.
All the people in the inner city, whether they were princes, nobles, or wealthy businessmen, all left for me.
Clear the entire inner city.
But leave me the food.
When the time came, all those who did not leave were killed!
Then...
Shen Lang ordered the killing of two dukes and three marquess, all members of the royal family of Chu kingdom.
Hundreds and thousands of heads fell to the ground.
Blood stained the ground.
All the people in the inner city left in tears.
In just one day, the inner city was completely cleared.
Shen Lang's army no longer had to worry about being attacked in the back.
But it was also a dead end.
Because they gave up the outer wall, they were completely surrounded and cut off their own path to retreat.
...
King chu's 200,000 troops were getting closer and closer.
Three hundred miles, two hundred miles, one hundred miles!
Fifty miles!
Thirty miles!
Five days later!
King chu's army was at the bottom of the city.
Although he had received the news, King chu was completely shocked when he saw the empty outer wall.
Shen Lang and Ning Zheng are really crazy.
Retreating to the inner city was good for defense, but it also completely cut off the way out.
Ning Qi was forced into a desperate situation, and a miracle would happen.
Ning zheng and Shen Lang, on the other hand, worked miracles crazily.
Such a strong determination and will?
King chu was shocked and at the same time felt admiration.
If an alliance was to be formed, such an ally would be truly reassuring because he had a steely will and would not easily change his stance.
Ning Zheng, Shen Lang, I admire you very much.
But I had no choice.
In this battle, I must do my best.
If you lose, everything will be over.
But if you can really create a miracle, my army will be devastated.
Then... We can talk.
Respect is respect, but you can't expect me to be lenient.
"The army has entered the city!"
With King chu's order, two hundred thousand troops marched into the outer city of Capital of the king.
It took three whole days.
Two hundred thousand troops were deployed in the outer city and surrounded the Shen Lang army in the inner city.
...
Three days later!
King chu ordered, "Attack the city!"
An army of 80,000 attacked the inner city from all four walls in the southeast and northwest!
This battle, with the greatest disparity in strength, broke out completely.
Ning zheng and Shen Lang's nine thousand troops fought against King chu's two hundred thousand frontline elite!
No matter what the result, it was destined to shock the world!
...
Note: I'm going to eat, then write the second note. In the last few hours, the pastry kowtowed and begged for the monthly ticket. Please!