Chapter 1017: Eternal Sinner
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“If the Great Qin is in trouble in the future, you can’t go north to protect the king. Your mission is to guard Nanyue well. Let it return to the rule of the Han and completely belong to China. The Great Qin can be destroyed, and the Han people will rule. However, the Chinese race can’t be destroyed.”
Zhao Tuo remembered what Qin Shihuang had told him. When Liu Bang and Xiang Yu attacked the State of Qin, Zhao Tuo cried bitterly. He could only guard the Baiyue and prevent chaos.
Yu Zongshen’s voice became even gentler. “Xiang Yu and Liu Bang led the army to break through Xianyang without much resistance. However, the main force of the Qin army did not fight them head-on. It’s said that the ones fighting them at that time were the prisoner army who had built the Lishan Cemetery. They were a group of prisoners and a motley crew. How could they defeat Liu Bang and Xiang Yu?”
“Then where were the million soldiers who swept through the six states?”
“Five hundred thousand of them were guarding Nanyue, the south gate of China. They remained close to Nanyue.”
“At that time, the Xiongnu were in chaos. Meng Yi and Meng Tian led another 500,000 troops north and guarded the Guanzhong area in the north, fighting the Xiongnu until Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty.”
“Think about it. At that time, if Zhao Tuo had gone north to serve the king, would today include the seven or eight regions of Guangxi, Guangdong,
Jiangxi, Fujian, Hudi, and other areas? Would we still be under the rule of the Han people?”
“If back then, Meng Yi and Meng Tian had given up on the fortress and gone north to save the king, what kind of splitting would China’s territory have faced?”
“All the efforts by the generations of Qin emperors to unify China will ultimately be in vain. The unified golden age of books and literature will also be annihilated in the torrent of history.”
“King Yue Fei can’t go north to protect the king.”
“The tragedy of Upheaval of the Five Barbarians can’t happen again.” In the cabinet, no one suggested that King Yue Fei help the capital anymore.
The atmosphere became even more solemn.
At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded. An eunuch bent down and rushed into the Imperial Pavilion. He knelt on the ground with a thud and raised his hands high, holding a memorial.
“Emergency report from Liaodong. The Northern Barbarians, Meng Duo and Harmon, led 100,000 Di Army troops to attack. King Yue Fei led his army to face the enemy. General Ming Wei died in battle, and our first battle was a success…”
There was an instant uproar in the cabinet.
When General Ming Wei was guarding the North in his early years, he had been suppressed by a general in the army for many years. Many of his military achievements had been taken and his contributions in the army were not obvious. After King Li of Zhou became the va.s.sal lord, he gradually controlled the You army and wrote a letter to explain General Ming Wei’s situation. That was why General Ming Wei had already been promoted. However, if he wanted to improve further, he had to acc.u.mulate military achievements from the beginning.
However, as King Li of Zhou’s reputation gradually became known, people became more and more suspicious of him. Many of the memorials submitted were suppressed. In addition, General Ming Wei was getting old and had already lost the best time to acc.u.mulate military achievements. Just like that, he was delayed.
However, this did not affect General Ming Wei’s ill.u.s.trious reputation.
As soon as the battle started, their army lost an old general who had been through hundreds of battles. This also made everyone realize that the
Northern Barbarians wanted to take advantage of the internal strife of the Great Zhou Dynasty to attack the North.
In the end, what Yu Zongshen was most worried about still happened. “The cabinet will draft a doc.u.ment and send it to King Yue Fei urgently. They will order him to guard the North. No matter what, he can’t go north to protect the king. Then, we will announce this doc.u.ment to the world and send a letter of surrender to that Thief Liang, asking him to retreat.”
When external enemies invaded, as citizens of China, they should put down their own interests and prioritize their race.
If Thief Liang refused to surrender, he would suffer a thousand lifetimes of infamy and become a sinner for eternity.
Thief Liang must have his own considerations.
After the contents of the doc.u.ment were discussed and drafted by the cabinet, they were sent to various places through the various water and land courier stations. In less than three days, many places had received the news.
For a moment, the world was in an uproar.
The internal conflicts and external enemies caused everyone to panic.
The King of Liang had sealed off the south of Hubei, so news from the court could not be sent in. The commoners in the south did not know about the invasion of the Northern Barbarians, but the King of Liang had his own sources and even found out about this news before the Imperial Court.
The father and son were both shocked and happy.
What was shocking was that the Northern Barbarians had mobilized a large number of troops. As soon as they mobilized their troops, there was a 100,oooman army. They would probably continue to increase their troops in the future. It was obvious that they were fighting and wanted to use the time when the King of Liang was mobilizing his troops to attack the Great Zhou and send troops north.
It was inevitable that the world would blame the King of Liang for the invasion of external enemies. They would think that he had mobilized an army to attack the Zhou Dynasty and provided the opportunity for the Northern Barbarians to go north.
He was happy that the Northern Barbarians had indeed lived up to his expectations. They had dragged King Yue Fei to the North, making him unable to split up and help the capital. As long as they took down Xiangyang and the army recuperated here, they could march straight in and attack the enemy.
Liang Jingxuan still had doubts. “Now that external enemies are attacking and the Imperial Court has sent a letter of surrender, should we withdraw our troops for the time being? Otherwise, it’s inevitable that we’ll be exposed.”
The Imperial Court had revealed the invasion of the Northern Barbarians to the public because they wanted to use the public opinion of the world to force them to surrender. However, at this point, they would either win or die trying. It was impossible to surrender.
However, in the face of external enemies, it was indeed not good to continue mobilizing troops.
Despite this, the King of Liang frowned. “How many days will it take for our army to take down Xiangyang?”
Liang Jingxuan said, “Xiangyang has always been a place that soldiers have to fight for. There are hundreds of thousands of troops alone. The general guarding it is General Hu Wei from the direct line of descent of the Zhenguo Marquis Residence. He’s a tough nut to crack. Currently, the war is still in a stalemate. General Hu Wei is very cunning and has the advantage of the terrain. He never faces the enemy head-on and wants to drag it out until the reinforcements of the Imperial Court arrive.”
The King of Liang thought for a moment and said, “How long will it take for the Liang resistance army to arrive in Hubei?’!
Liang Jingxuan said, “It won’t take more than ten days.”
King Liangs expression was a little ugly. “We don’t have time. We have to take down Xiangyang City before the Liang resistance army arrives in Hubei, so we can’t withdraw our troops.” At this point, he couldn’t help but pace back and forth in the tent. Clearly, he was in a difficult position. “I’ll personally lead the army and take Xiangyang in one go.”
Liang Jingxuan’s expression changed slightly. “But now, the enemy has invaded…
If they continued to send troops at this time, it was inevitable that they would be infamous for thousands of years. Even if their father took over the Great Zhou in the future, it would probably be difficult for him to stand tall and conquer the world.
A glint flashed across King Liangs eyes. “Perhaps someone can use the invasion of external enemies to spread the news that the Imperial Court has locked down the south of Hubei. Thus, we haven’t received any accurate news. This is a despicable and shameless trick of the Imperial Court to trap our Liang army. The invasion of external enemies is a great plan for the race. They should have put down their own selfish interests. The Imperial Court’s actions are really unfathomable and heinous…”
Liang Jingxuan shook his head. “Although it makes sense, it might not stand.” The King of Liang sighed softly. “Why wouldn’t I know? As long as the logic is reasonable, it’s fine. Don’t care about whether it can stand or not. Everyone knows that the ambition of the Northern Barbarians to send their troops north is obvious. The two of us have long been exposed and have no way out. If we don’t take this opportunity to take down Xiangyang, all our years of planning will be in vain. It’s benevolence for my son to be able to hold the world in his arms. However, my son has to remember the principle of the winner taking the throne..”