One hundred thousand Xirong cavalry died instantly, catching Xirong by surprise.
After losing one-third of their troops, the originally brave and capable Xirong cavalry seemed vulnerable.
Dayu's soldiers took advantage of the victory and pursued it. Twenty thousand elite soldiers, each holding a musket, rushed to the front line. It took just three days to capture a small city in the east of Xirong.
More than 20 years ago, this city belonged to Dayu Kingdom. After it was occupied by Xirong, all the innocent people of Dayu Kingdom in the city were killed. Now the city is full of Xirong people.
The Kingdom of Dayu did not kill innocent people indiscriminately. After controlling all the Xirong people, it continued to advance westward.
There are 350,000 troops, of which 20,000 elite troops are armed with muskets. The morale of the 78,000 to 80,000 veterans is getting stronger and stronger, and recruits are gradually becoming popular.
In this way, they attacked all the way to 20 kilometers away from the gate of the capital of Xirong.
Xirong's original army of 300,000 people was reduced to less than 150,000, and they were all forced to the gate of the capital city.
The people in the city were panic-stricken, and the civil and military officials in the palace were even more in danger. All the ministers gathered in the palace to discuss important matters.
There was a fire in Xirong Kingdom more than half a month ago, and even the palace had not had time to be renovated. The eaves of several main halls were dark...
After more than half a month of treatment and recuperation, King Xirong finally regained his life. However, everything below his waist was gone, and only half of his body was left to maintain life. He was carried by the palace people and placed on the dragon chair. Attend the court meeting...
The King of Xirong was lying on the dragon throne, extremely weak, but he still insisted on presiding over the government.
"This time Dayu Kingdom has bombs as weapons. It's like divine help. We, Xirong, are no match!"
"More than 100,000 people have died in Xirong. We cannot continue fighting. Otherwise, the entire Xirong will fall into the hands of Dayu!"
"While Xirong still has some troops, surrendering at this time is the best option!"
"King, please issue an edict of surrender!"
Some ministers advocated for peace and knelt down in unison to plead.
"impossible!"
The King of Xirong picked up an inkstone and smashed it down, hitting a minister in the head, causing blood to flow profusely.
He had a bad temper to begin with, but after being hurt like this by the person next to him, the violent factor in his bones became even more uncontrollable.
The culprit who caused him to be like this is dead, but Mrs. Sui, who indirectly caused him to be like this, has escaped. He must capture this bitch, cut off the flesh of this bitch piece by piece, and make it into a snack. Otherwise, it will be difficult to let go of the hatred in your heart!
He no longer cares about the national economy and people's livelihood, or high-yielding rice seeds!
He wants revenge!
"Listen to me!" King Xirong said bitterly, "Let all people over the age of twelve and under sixty years old join the army. We must avenge the more than 100,000 Xirong soldiers who died in the battle. We must avenge!"
Dalian hurriedly knelt down and said: "King, no, absolutely not! Even the elite cavalry cannot stop Dayu's offensive, and ordinary people are even more vulnerable on the battlefield. Please think again, Wang!"
"You dare to reject Gu's order!" King Xirong threw a heavy object down again, "You dare to talk nonsense, you, the prime minister, don't have to do it!"
The Prime Minister crawled on the ground and avoided the heavy attack.
When he raised his head again, the respect in the prime minister's eyes faded and was replaced by ruthlessness. He got up from the ground, turned around and looked at all the ministers present: "Since the king doesn't take the lives of the people seriously, , then we don’t have to regard him as king anymore.”
King Xirong was furious: "What, do you want to rebel?"
"of course not."
A slightly younger voice came from the door of the hall. He was the second son of Mrs. Li and the third among all the princes. He had been recuperating outside the palace because he was rumored to have been infected with Hualiu Disease. He suddenly Appearing here surprised many people present.
The third prince walked in and bowed his hands to the person on the dragon chair, "My father was murdered and he is paralyzed. He should take good care of his health instead of going to court while sick. As a son, he should share his father's worries. From today on, Father, please take good care of your health, and leave these state affairs to your sons and ministers to handle."
The King of Xirong was in disbelief: "You traitor! How dare you force the palace!"
"How can this be forced into the palace?" the third prince said calmly, "Xirong is trapped and the capital is besieged. At this time, a wise master is needed to take charge of the overall situation. My father is a sick man and his mind is bound to be confused. Someone, please take the king back to the palace and have a good rest. rest!"
A familiar figure came to the door again. It was Mrs. Li who had been thrown into the cold palace a long time ago.
Mrs. Li came in with seven or eight palace attendants, bowed to King Xirong, and said with a sweet smile: "The king is sick, so he should take good care of himself. I will take care of you."
She stepped forward to hold King Xirong's arm and pinched her nails mercilessly.
King Xirong glared at her angrily.
She lowered her head and whispered in his ear: "When the king sent his concubine to the cold palace, I thought it was just a temporary measure for the king. But for so long, the king has never stepped into the cold palace, and I gave birth to five children. , things happened one by one under the king's nose... The king is so heartless, I can't be so heartless, don't worry, I will take good care of the king, and let the king close his eyes with dignity."
After speaking, she gave the palace man behind her a look.
Seven or eight palace men ignored King Xirong's rage and stepped forward to lift him up, put him on the sedan chair, and carried him directly out of the hall.
The third prince sat on the dragon chair without any hesitation. He looked at the frightened ministers below and said: "Our Xirong cavalry are brave and good at fighting. This time they were defeated by weapons. If we fight blindly, there will be no more casualties than more casualties." There is no benefit at all. It is better to surrender, wait until the war stops, recuperate, and research the bomb. The next time we fight, we may not lose. Surrender is not because we are weak, but for the sake of being better next time. Battle, don’t you think?”
The Prime Minister was the first to speak: "The Crown Prince is wise!"
He directly called the third prince the crown prince, which invisibly determined the third prince's identity.
After some psychological weighing, the people kneeling below knew that the throne would fall to the third prince sooner or later. The earliest crown prince died, the later crown prince broke his leg, the fourth prince was blind, and the following princes He is still young, besides the third prince, who else can take on a big position?
So, everyone shouted in unison: "The Crown Prince is wise and will obey the Crown Prince's will!"
The surrender decree from Xirong Kingdom came earlier than Cheng Wanwan imagined.
Daewoo made several requests:
First, the nine cities taken away 20 years ago were returned free of charge, and the Xirong people must move away within three days.
Second, during the years of fighting against Xirong, Dayu suffered numerous casualties, and Xirong had to pay a compensation of 10 million taels of silver, which could be deducted from supplies of cattle, sheep, and horses.
Third, Xirong must return the bodies of Princess Taiping, mother and son.
fourth,……
After these requests were handed over, Xirong agreed unconditionally.
At this point, the war between the two countries ended.
Dayu Kingdom and Xirong Kingdom have been fighting for so many years. This is the first victory, and it severely destroyed Xirong's arrogance with less than 10,000 casualties. The garrison was full of joy.
It was originally thought that the war would last for at least three months, and the food and grass preparations were extremely sufficient. But now the war ended early, and it was at the beginning of the New Year, so the garrison celebrated lively.
