diskusbooks Chapter 840: The Court of Loyalty
Chapter 840: The Court of Loyalty
Shi Liang led his troops out of the pass, collected some supplies and food from inside the pass, and then cooked and ate by the city wall.
The Yuying Army was stationed at Yong'an Pass, the Zhengnan Army was stationed south of the pass, and the other armies were stationed north of the pass.
Yu Ziling was forcibly dragged back to Shen Changgong's tent, where she was asked to take a shower and eat, and was not allowed to live in the smelly interior of the pass.
There must be a lot of corpses left in there.
This time, Yu Ziling made great contributions, Jiang Shun made secondary contributions, and Gong Yang Ge also made contributions. Everyone was convinced and had no objections.
The army camped at the three passes for three days, cleaning the battlefield, preparing supplies, and allocating some of the spoils to the surrendered soldiers, asking Shi Liang to lead his men to collect them.
In order to repay Shen Changgong, although Shi Liang did not surrender, he also told Shen Changgong a piece of news, that is, Emperor Qian ordered their troops at the Three Passes and Longhu Pass to withdraw to Yugui.
Shen Changgong felt that this news was very important and immediately sent someone to tell Guan Shouchang's department.
After everything was done, they finally walked out of the three passes and headed southwest towards Guilin.
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The news that the three passes were breached and the entire army was annihilated reached Yugui.
In the court, when talking about this matter, Dian Ke Wenbo sighed sadly,
"Oh, it's still a step too late, a step too late. We shouldn't have divided our forces, we shouldn't have divided our forces!"
"Ah... it's a disaster for the country and the people, it's a disaster for the country and the people. Why did we split up the troops? We can't even withdraw them!"
Wenbo sat in the main hall and cried loudly, his heart was broken and he was heartbroken.
Those who hear it are sad and those who hear it cry.
All the ministers present felt sympathetic.
The three passes were broken, which meant that the Eastern Army of Yan State would be able to come to Yugui unimpeded from the north of Yugui. Their 300,000-strong army could not even defeat the Eastern Army, not to mention that Yan State also had a Western Army.
The ministers hurriedly advised,
"Master Wen, please stop crying. If you continue crying, I will cry too."
"It's all because of that old general who colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. He insisted on dividing the troops, and ended up being defeated one by one by the Yan army."
"Oh, what can we do?"
Emperor Qian sighed and said,
"Lord Wen, please stop crying. The carrier pigeons were sent out on the same day, so Kou Jin's troops should have received them earlier. The Western Army of Yan State hasn't reached Longhu Pass yet, so he should still be able to withdraw."
Wen Bo heard this and quickly stood up and nodded.
"Your Majesty, we must hurry Kou Jin and force him to return to the capital immediately to aid Yugui. If he insists on stopping the Yan army at Longhu Pass and says something like, 'A general is not subject to the king's orders,' we're finished.
Longhu Pass seems easy to defend but difficult to attack, but in fact it is a hopeless place.
Now the eastern army of Yan State has passed three passes and after arriving in Guilin, it can block the south side of Longhu Pass.
If the Western Army blocks the north again, the canyon will be blocked at both ends. The consequences will be disastrous!"
Wen Bo knew that the Western Army was going to storm Longhu Pass, but Longhu Pass was easy to defend but difficult to attack. The best way was to trick the defenders out and take them to a place outside the mountain where it was easier to fight.
Even if it is a siege, it is easier to fight than in a valley with lush forests, because the Yan army has artillery after all.
As a loyal servant of Dayan, Wenbo was very concerned about Dayan's victory.
Even Gongyang Zhan, who was the first to want to defect to Dayan, felt ashamed of this.
There is no way around it. After all, Wenbo's power is not as strong as Gongyang Family's. If he wants to gain a position in Yan State in the future, he must perform well, and he cannot get too close to Gongyang Family. In the future, he will have to be a key figure in Qiandi to check and balance Gongyang Family.
Wen Bo has always had a clear understanding of his own positioning and is a mature political veteran.
After hearing Wenbo's words, Emperor Qian sighed,
"The order was issued three days ago, and now I don't know if they have withdrawn.
The front line didn't even give me a reply, it really made me anxious.
"It's too much of a struggle to resist the Yan army relying solely on the troops of Guodu and Kou Jin. We don't even have half the troops of the Yan army. How should we fight this battle and how can we win? Tell us."
An official stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, throughout the wars of the Yan State, the Yan army has always won. Even with fewer troops against a larger force, they can easily win. Our army is truly difficult to resist, and I am afraid that we are in danger of being destroyed.
Your Majesty, why don't you follow the example of the Emperor of Chu and leave your homeland with your court, seek a way out elsewhere, and rebuild your country?"
Hearing this, Emperor Qian's expression suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold voice,
"You mean to make me a king in exile?"
"Your Majesty, this is merely a temporary solution. As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.
Let's leave here first and go somewhere else to accumulate strength.
The State of Yan unified the world, and the people in various places suffered terribly from the war. As long as there was a suitable opportunity, they would rise up in rebellion, causing chaos in the world and overthrowing the Yan court.
By then, we can return with our accumulated strength, mobilize the support of the people in Qian State, recruit troops, and launch a counterattack against the Yan State court in the north."
"What if Yan State doesn't have civil unrest?"
"Your Majesty, there is no court that lasts forever, no dynasty that lasts forever. The Yan State has wise rulers for one or two generations, but there will always be a prodigal son in the future.
If there is no hope for our generation to come back, we can still let the next generation and the next generation come back, and our descendants will be endless.
One day, we Qian people will be able to rule Qian land again and gloriously establish our own country.
As for where to go, if we travel by land, we can go to South Vietnam, Siam and other countries.
But the Yan army could easily catch up.
By sea, we can go to Qiongzhou Island, and further afield, we can go to Jiaozhi and Sumatra..."
"Shut up! Shut up!"
Prime Minister Gongyang Chun roared,
"Do you want the Emperor to become a monarch in exile and abandon the legacy of his ancestors?
Do you want the emperor to flee in disgrace and become a rat crossing the street like the Emperor of Chu, despised by all eternity and infamous for eternity?
You've handed over your ancestral heritage to others, and watched helplessly as your ancestral tombs were dishonored, while the Emperor himself is enjoying himself outside. Do you want the Emperor to become a tyrant?"
"Your Majesty! The honor of Daqian cannot be lost. We are all descendants of Daxia, of the same nation and a noble civilization. How can we associate with those barbaric monkey nations?
If Your Majesty wishes to flee, please leave me behind to guard Yugui and fight the Yan army to the death. I will live and die with our ancestors' foundation!"
After Gong Yangchun finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed.
He seemed generous and righteous, but in fact he just wanted to keep Emperor Qian here and use him to exchange credit for the State of Yan.
If Emperor Qian had really escaped and left the State of Yan with countless troubles, then the contribution of their Gongyang family would not have been that great.
Emperor Qian looked at the "loyal and good" ministers in the court and felt deeply moved.
And felt ashamed of himself for having just been tempted to run away.
He was a good emperor, capable and ambitious, but unfortunately, he lacked the ability to judge people.