C1990 Final volume
Final Volume, chapter 105
All reports summed up the two words, "Reinforcements!" But right now, Xiao Xiang could not afford to give any reinforcements at all. No matter what, the capital was the most important thing, it was impossible for him to not leave a single soldier alive and send out all of her soldiers.
Sigh! Xiao Xiang stood up and let out a long sigh as she paced back and forth in the study in a flustered mood. Just then, a palace maid walked in from outside. Blessed Body said, "King, General Xue is outside the palace seeking an audience!"
"Who?" Xiao Xiang did not react for a moment, frowning as she looked at the palace maid who reported the news. The palace maid carefully replied: "It's General Xue!"
"It's him!" If the palace maid did not say Xue Rong's name, Xiao Xiang would have almost forgotten about this person's existence. Xue Rong was once a famous general of the Chuan Country, but in the recent few years, he had declined, and the cause of his decline was precisely her Feng Country.
Back then, when the Feng Country used troops, the Chuan Country sent troops to reinforce the Huan Country, and at that time, the commander of the Chuan Army was precisely Xue Rong. In the battle against the Feng Army, Xue Rong was continuously thwarted, and in the end, had no choice but to retreat and return to the Chuan Country.
After returning, as the defeated general, not only did Xue Rong receive a cold treatment from Xiao Xuan, he was even demoted to a commander-in-chief.
General Si Li was similar to the general in that he only had an empty title and did not have any actual authority, let alone military power.
Xiao Xiang, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly came to seek an audience with him. Xiao Xiang was surprised, she had not wanted to meet Xue Rong at first, but after thinking for a while, Xue Rong was once a famous general, so she could hear his views on the current predicament.
After thinking for a while, she nodded her head and said to the palace maid, "Invite him to the study room!"
"Yes!" "Great King!" The palace maid agreed before bowing and leaving.
Not long later, Xue Rong walked in from outside. Seeing Xiao Xiang, he hurriedly knelt and kowtowed, saying: "General Xue Rong greets the King!"
"General Xue, please rise!" Xiao Xiang slowly waved her hand. When Xue Rong woke up, she asked casually: "I wonder what business General Xue has in asking to see this duke so late in the night?"
Xue Rong's expression turned serious, and said: "I was worried about the situation in front of us, so I took the liberty to ask for an audience late at night, and ask for your forgiveness, Great King."
Xiao Xiang nodded her head and went straight to the point, "I believe General Xue should know about the current situation of the battle. We are currently short on manpower, and short on manpower, do you have a good idea General Xue?"
Xue Rong slowly lowered his head and muttered: "This ?"
Xiao Xiang raised his head and said: "There are no outsiders here, just speak your mind if General Xue has anything to say!"
Xue Rong was quiet for a moment, then said: "It's not like there aren't any kings who want troops. When the King captured the Family Army of twelve dukes, she used them as labour, and sent them to build the Grand Canal. Although he confiscated all their weapons and equipment, they are still soldiers, and as long as they do not become old or weak, their fighting strength will continue to persist.
Ouch! Xue Rong's words reminded Xiao Xiang. That's right, the Family Army that was used as labour could indeed turn them back into soldiers that battled on the battlefield. When Xue Rong finished speaking, her eyes also lit up.
Seeing that, Xue Rong secretly sighed, and continued: Great King, I have something to say, I do not know if I should say it.
A look of joy appeared on Xiao Xiang's face and her nerves relaxed a lot. She said with a smile, "General Xue, if you have something to say, just say it."
Xue Rong said: "Even if we bring all the manpower we need to build the Heaven's Chasm onto the battlefield, it won't be able to change our current predicament. Feng Zhen and his army are both armies who are best at fighting, so if these two armies were to be enemies with each other, they would definitely suffer losses on both sides, but if they were to join hands, they can sweep the world and no one will be able to win against them. Now, no matter how much more troops Feng Zhen and his army have to send, it would still be difficult to fight against Feng Zhen's allied army.
The joy that had just emerged on Xiao Xiang's face disappeared, and was replaced with worry and worry. Although Xue Rong's words were unpleasant to listen to, it didn't mean that there was no reason. Her Chuan Country had almost reached their limit, and she still had many trump cards to use.
Forget about Directly Subordinate Army and Battle-tested Army which had not been put on the battlefield for the time being, if it truly came to a time of crisis for Feng Army, Yu Country which had always been attached to them would definitely send reinforcements, and in addition, Ren Xiao, who had a deep friendship with Tang Yin, was now sitting firmly on the throne of the Divine Pool's Holy King.
Was it possible for the Chuan Country to resist the Feng Country by itself, as well as the many other forces related to the Feng Country? Moreover, standing together with the Feng Ren right now was the cruel and barbaric People of Zhen Country.
The more Xiao Xiang thought about it, the more her head hurt. She raised her hand and gently rubbed her forehead, and asked: "Then according to General Xue, what should we do now?"
Xue Rong raised his head and looked at Xiao Xiang, wanting to say something, but the words were stuck at his mouth, he swallowed it back, lowered his head, bit his lips, and remained silent.
Seeing that he wanted to say something, Xiao Xiang panicked, and said in a deep voice: "At this time, General Xue, if you have something to say, just say it, stop hesitating to say it!"
Xue Rong steeled his heart and said, "There is only one way out for today, and that is ? "Descend!"
"What?" Xiao Xiang suspected that she had heard wrongly as she quickly stood up and stared straight at Xue Rong with her almond-shaped eyes. Xue Rong actually dared to say anything down in front of him. Was it because he was too gutsy, or was it because he felt that he was too easily bullied?
Pow! Xiao Xiang, who was standing at the side, was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly slammed the table, scolding: "Xue Rong, how dare you, you actually advise me to surrender to an enemy ?"0
Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Xue Rong anxiously explained: "Your highness, it's a misunderstanding. The surrender that I mentioned was not to the Windman or the People of Zhen Country, but to the Son of Heaven."
"Eh?" The anger on Xiao Xiang's face slowly turned into confusion, as she did not understand what Xue Rong meant.
Xue Rong said: "Feng Country has always carried the banner of taking back the fief for the Son of Heaven, conquering the lands to the north and south, annexing the countries everywhere, now that my country has surrendered to the Son of Heaven and returned me to the Son of Heaven, thus, Feng Country does not have any excuse to attack the land of Sichuan, the war naturally stopped."
Xiao Xiang squinted her eyes, and said with a congealed voice: "But if we do this, then in the future, there will no longer be any Chuan Country in the world!"
"It is better to surrender the Son of Heaven and hand over the feudal fiefdom than to be exterminated by Feng Zhen."
As he spoke, Xue Rong dropped to his knees with a thump, and said with a trembling voice: "Continuing like this will only increase the number of casualties among my Chuan Country disciples, and will not help in any way.
Looking at Xue Rong who was kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down her face, Xiao Xiang slowly sat back down on the collapsed ground and gave up her feudal fiefdom to the Son of Heaven. This was equivalent to taking the initiative to throw away his own country, but if she did not do this, would the Chuan Country be able to survive? in the end, it would become a river of blood from the disciples of People of Chuan Country, and it would be hard for them to escape the fate of annihilating the nation.
Xiao Xiang did not speak for a long time. Her eyes were dull and her expression fluctuated.
Seeing this, Xue Rong repeatedly kowtowed to her, and said anxiously: "My King, my Chuan Country disciples have already lost enough blood, if we continue to fight, not only will the ground become rubble, the blood of my People of Chuan Country disciples will also flow faster ?"
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Xiao Xiang waved her hand and said expressionlessly: "Stop talking.
"Your Majesty ?"
"Down!" Xiao Xiang slammed the table and bellowed, his eyes staring so hard that it seemed as though flames were spewing out of them. Xue Rong shuddered and shuddered, she stood up, not daring to say another word. She then slowly walked out of the room.
After Xue Rong left, Xiao Xiang's tears had also fallen. She couldn't help but to look up at the sky and sigh. Was her name really going to be despised by generations of People of Chuan Country?
Xue Rong's admonition was a heavy blow to Xiao Xiang, but very quickly, an even heavier blow appeared. It had only been a few days since then, but Second Young Master Xiao Yuan and Third Young Master Xiao Yu had already escaped the Zhaoyang while the imperial government was in a state of unrest.
Xiao Yuan fled to the south, colluded with the surviving forces of the dukes, held up the banner of impeachment, and desired to establish himself as king, and stood on equal footing with the swaying Imperial Court of Chuan Country.
If Xiao Yuan's actions could still be said to be within Xiao Xiang's range of acceptance, then Xiao Yu's actions were completely unbearable.
It had to be said that Xiao Yu was a royal family, and was the blood brother of the current King Chuan. His choosing to go to the Feng Country was undoubtedly to send a strong message to all of the People of Chuan Country s, which was already out of the question, and the current predicament of his Chuan Country could not even be described with words. Instead, it had reached the point where it would soon fall apart into pieces.
When Xiao Yuan fled to the south to openly confront the imperial government, he suddenly turned towards the Feng Country. These two things made the Chuan Country that was already at the end of its road even more miserable, especially the betrayal of Xiao Yu, which caused many of the People of Chuan Country s to bring their families to the north to seek refuge. Even in front of the two armies, large amounts of deserters began to appear.
It was not over yet. Two months later, a grievous news came from the Shi Ling County, the Chuan Army trapped in the Phoenix Wu was completely destroyed by the Chastity Army. General Jin Zhuo, along with Vice Commander-in-Chief Yang Zhao and Lv You, had been sacrificed.
When this battle report was transmitted back to Zhaoyang, it was equivalent to giving them a fatal blow.
Jin Zhuo, Yang Zhao, Lv You were all famous generals of Chuan Country, having experienced a life of war and war, if even such a famous general were to die, who would be able to stop the Chastity Army? Who could save Chuan Country?
Right now, not to mention the citizens of Chuan Country falling into despair, even Xiao Xiang and the imperial government could no longer see any hope.
had to make a quick decision. Whether to fight the enemy with all his might, or to put down his weapon and surrender.
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