Few people know that thirty years ago, Yang Jiande and Chongxuan Chu Liang fought side by side.
The war that swept the entire Eastern Region and affected the world was the final battle in the battle for Qi Xia hegemony.
At that time, Yang Jiande and Chongxuan Chu Liang each led an army to guard Xieyue Valley. Together they withstood thirteen waves of Xia army's offensive and firmly held their position.
At that time, both Qi and Xia had millions of troops, and the war was in full swing. The two sides were entangled in a battle line spanning hundreds of miles. This is a protracted and fierce battle, and no one can predict the outcome until the end of the war.
But at this time, Yang Jiande and Chongxuan Chu Liang had differences. Yang Jiande believed that his army was exhausted and it was time to withdraw and rest in order to plan for victory. They have accomplished great feats in guarding Xianyue Valley. If you lose Xianyue Valley, you will be guilty of victory.
However, Chongxuan Chu Liang insisted on launching a counterattack.
In the end, Yang Jiande chose to withdraw his troops and rotate them. However, Chongxuan Chu Liang was so bold that before the rotation of the defenders from the rear arrived, he insisted on abandoning Xieyue Valley and dispatched with all his troops to defeat Xia Guo. The retreating troops were defeated again, and then drove the defeated troops to kill, broke through three lines of defense, and broke into the rear of Xia Kingdom in one fell swoop!
Then came the murderous massacre of the city and the deprivation of food and land, a series of feats that earned him the name of "the murderer".
Now more than thirty years have passed, and Yang Jiande, who had changed his appearance at that time, has become the leader of a country.
And the fat man who was usually kind and gentle, but went crazy when he went to the battlefield, became a famous general that no one in the entire Qi military could ignore.
Yang Jiande invited him with his credentials because he wanted to see if Chu Liang, the Chongxuan who fought alongside him back then, had the courage to travel thousands of miles alone.
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"Please surrender? Why do you say this?" In the military tent, Chongxuan Chu Liang held the letter of surrender, with a surprised look on his face.
The envoy from the Yang Kingdom standing in front of the tent looked full of grief and anger, and said with humiliation: "Why does the commander ask questions knowingly?"
The country was humiliated and people were sad, and he almost shed tears, but he did not want to be weak in front of the people of Qi, so he forced back the tears: "Qi Yang has been an alliance for four generations! If Qi Dan has an attack, there is no one in Yang who will not obey. If Qi Dan has something to do, There is no need for help from the Yang Kingdom! I dare to ask the commander, what crime did we, the Yang Kingdom, commit in causing such a military disaster!?"
The Qi army generals in the account remained silent.
Chu Liang, Chongxuan, was stunned for a long time and sighed: "Yangjun misunderstood me so deeply! He misunderstood Daqi so deeply!"
"The plague in the Yang Kingdom is not a trivial matter, it can harm the extraordinary. If it is allowed to spread, there may be unbearable disasters! As a big country in the Eastern Region, Daqi must stabilize the order of the Eastern Region and take full responsibility for the safety of the entire Eastern Region. !”
"I came here with the army under the order just to help Yang State contain the spread of the plague. I would like to ask your envoy, if our army does not come, can Yang State lock the border? With such determination, such courage, and such Ability?"
"The envoy may wish to report back to Lord Yang. You know that Yang State belongs to the State of Qi. Privately, we have the same friendship. Please rest assured, Lord Yang. I am sending troops to the border to contain the disaster. I will not set foot in Yang." The land of the country!”
To be sent by Yang Jiande to hand over a letter of surrender at this time, the envoy of the Yang Kingdom must not only be loyal, but also must not be a fool.
Hearing Chongxuan Chu Liang's reply, he was indeed relieved, but he just kept "letting go" into the abyss...
In fact, the deceased Yang Xuanji, the crown prince of Yang Kingdom, was not a mediocre person. He was right on at least one point. Yang State is a vassal state of Qi State, and has always been respectful and has never broken an agreement. If Qi wants to annex Yang, it should not ignore the public opinion of the world.
Especially now that Qi is not the only hegemon in the world, if Qi only focuses on the Eastern Region, its vision will be too shallow.
It is impossible to make all nations obey with a strong army alone.
Taking this into consideration, Yang Xuanji believed that the Qi State's psychological expectation should only be to occupy the land of several cities, and by taking advantage of the opportunity of trapping the plague, in the name of rescuing the disaster, it could complete the de facto possession without being condemned by public opinion.
Many Yang Kingdom ministers also held the same view.
Another group of people, represented by Yang Jiande, believed that the Qi State was at its peak, and it was inevitable that it would unite with the Eastern Region to form the Eastern Kingdom, and then conquer the world from the West. Under this general approach, they didn't even have to pay attention to some mere material discussions.
The Yang State envoy who submitted the letter of surrender also held the latter view. Only now did he realize that he was wrong. Chongxuan Chu Liang, or Qi State, cared very much about the public opinion of the world.
However, this kind of "care" may be more terrifying than not caring.
Because the result of this "care" is what Chongxuan Chu Liang is doing now.
He seems to have made up his mind to trap Suoyang Kingdom and isolate it from inside and outside.
In normal times, Yang Guo could completely shut down and defend itself, and there would be no problem if it lasted for three to five years. But when is it now? The plague is raging now. It is the time when we need to concentrate our efforts to deal with the plague, and it is the time when we need outside help.
But with the Qi army encircling the area, can Yang State still concentrate on dealing with the mutated plague?
This move of Chongxuan Chu Liang is tantamount to forcing the people of Yang Kingdom...the whole country to die within the territory!
This is [Slaughter]!
Of course he would not set foot on the land of the Yang Kingdom, because he did not have to set foot on the land of the Yang Kingdom, and he did not need to do it himself, the plague would kill all the people of the Yang Kingdom for him.
And Qi State doesn't even have to bear a bad reputation, because they actually contained the terrible mutated plague for the Eastern Region, and even for the world.
He only needs to take over the land of Yang Kingdom afterwards.
Looking at the chubby old man in front of him who looked very gentle, the Yang Kingdom envoy felt as if he had seen the devil.
Until he left the military tent and was enveloped by the scorching sunshine, he still felt like he was in a world of ice and snow, feeling only a biting coldness in his body and mind.
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The envoy from Yang State came with humiliation and staggered away full of despair.
In the military tent, a general couldn't help but said: "Commander, since Mr. Yang knows the current situation and asks to surrender, why don't you just go with the flow? Subduing an enemy's troops without fighting is the highest level of the art of war, and it shows the reputation of the commander-in-chief." If you can avoid fighting, why bother with a war? You must know that not only the land is a resource, but the population is too. With the cooperation of Yang Ting, the entire territory of Yang Kingdom can be smoothly taken over. It is also possible to disperse the people of Yang Kingdom and move them to different places within three generations. I'm all together."
Chongxuan Chu Liang looked at him slowly and asked slowly: "General Tian, how many benefits has Yang Jiande promised you?"
The general's face instantly turned pale, and dense cold sweat covered his forehead. Even his voice was trembling: "You are humble and loyal, how could you be associated with Yang Thief? Everything you think about is for me, Daqi, and the commander-in-chief." Think about it!”
Chongxuan Chu Liang glanced at the other generals: "What about you? Do you think so too?"
All the generals were looking at each other, without even making eye contact, let alone speaking out loud.
Chongxuan Chu Liangjing waited for a while and then smiled: "The Osawatian family is indeed a powerful family. So many people have no objections to my decision, but your surname is Tian. Ha, interesting."
The general surnamed Tian could no longer care about anything else. He knelt down with a plop and put his whole forehead on the ground: "How dare you humble your position! He is really stupid, careless, and clumsy! But being humble can reveal the truth to the commander-in-chief. No disrespect intended at all!”
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