The king of Xin Chu sat down in the pavilion and did not speak.

For the sake of the interests of the Chu State, he can come to meet with Shen Lang for a secret talk, but if he wants to make him and Shen Lang reconcile, it will be too difficult for a strong man.

After all, the person in front of him captured his royal capital and burned the palace of Chu.

"I don't have much time, I'm going back before dawn. "The king of Xinchu said.

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, this world is about to change. ”

The new King of Chu is silent, this world has changed.

"His Majesty the Emperor is already about to exert hegemony, and the pace of dominating the world has begun. Shen Lang said: "We all thought that he would put the transition of imperial power in the first place, but we didn't expect it to be so ambitious." After reigning for more than forty years, he not only destroyed His Majesty Jiang Li, but also completed the new policy, and now he actually wants to dominate the world, and then hand over a complete Great Yan Dynasty to the imperial prince. ”

King Xin Chu said: "First, you don't have to tell me that the culprit of my father's murder is His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Shen Lang nodded, of course, this goes without saying, any high-level person knows it, and His Majesty the Emperor is not shy about others knowing.

"Second, I know that Ning Zheng's ascension to the throne is more in the interests of my Chu State. ”

Ning Qi is cunning and changeable, and wanting to join forces with him is tantamount to seeking skin with a tiger.

Now that Ning Qi's route has been clear, hugging His Majesty the Emperor's thighs tightly, after inheriting the throne, I am afraid that he will become the second person to be canonized as the prince of the Great Yan Empire.

Not only that, but he will also be enthusiastic to go south in the name of the Great Yan Empire to expand his territory.

In short, Ningqi may be anti-Yan Empire. But he will definitely wait until the Jin Kingdom and the Xinqian Kingdom are reversed together, and he will not do it.

The first bird let others do it, and he only intends to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

On the contrary, after Ning Zheng ascended to the throne, he would definitely resist the encroachment of the Great Yan Empire with all his might.

For the new king of Chu, of course, it was in the best interests of the state of Chu to be a king of Yue who resisted the imperial emperor.

King Xin Chu continued: "But I am not Ning Zheng, I will not fight against His Majesty the Emperor, I take a similar route to Ning Qi. ”

Hehehe!

Shen Lang said: "So there are still too many smart people in the world, and His Majesty the Emperor's hegemony has begun to encroach on the world." But everybody wants to sit on the power of the fisherman, and everybody wants to let others make the first bird. ”

The new Chu king acquiesced.

However, the result of this is to be defeated by each one. Shen Lang said: "The last family was annexed by the Great Yan Empire. ”

The king of New Chu is still silent.

Who doesn't understand the truth? But what's the use?

Shen Lang couldn't understand it better.

At that time, when the Qin State dominated the world, didn't the six countries know that they should unite and jointly fight against the Qin State?

The result?

In Su Xun's "Theory of the Six Kingdoms", it is clear that the Six Kingdoms are broken, the non-soldiers are disadvantaged, the war is not good, and the disadvantage is bribing Qin.

Now in the entire Great Yan Dynasty, there are also six great powers.

Yue, Chu, Qian, Jin, Wu, Darong.

The smallest of these six large countries, Wu State, is about 430,000 square kilometers.

The largest Dajon Khanate is more than 3 million square kilometers, but this is a northern nomadic kingdom, and the land is vast and sparsely populated.

The strongest national power was the Jin Kingdom, which also covered an area of more than 1.5 million square kilometers and had a population of more than 35 million.

Even after the dismemberment, the Xinqian Kingdom still has more than one million square kilometers and a population of more than 20 million.

The combined area of the Six Kingdoms is even larger than that of the Great Yan Empire.

However, the total population of the six countries combined is not as good as the Great Yan Empire, and the national strength is not as good.

Therefore, the situation faced by the Six Nations is even worse and more desperate than that of the Six Nations during the Warring States Period.

After the completion of the New Deal, the Great Yan Empire was so powerful that it was almost impossible for people to resist.

Therefore, one by one, the princes and kings resisted in their hearts, but their actions compromised.

"Liang Guo is a loyal dog of the Great Yan Empire, so he will be the first to tame. Shen Lang said: "But after all, the Liang State is only a principality, not a kingdom. Among the six kingdoms, apart from Ning Qi, who else will kneel down first and turn their vassal states into vassal states?"

The king of Xin Chu did not speak.

Nowadays, there is not a single fuel-efficient lamp in these six kingdoms.

Although the young King Wu lost the last battle, and temporarily withdrew from this battle, it seems that he has not achieved anything. However, in fact, this King Wu is not simple, and he can be regarded as a majestic and heroic lord.

The Xinqian Kingdom is wide, and this person is the most despicable.

As the most trusted brother of His Majesty Jiang Li, the supreme commander of the Daqian Kingdom, he betrayed the Jiang royal family at a critical moment, surrendered to the Great Yan Empire, and established himself as the king.

On the surface, Yingguang and the Great Yan Empire are the closest.

But this man is very treacherous, and he is almost the most difficult to tame a king.

Shen Lang said: "Among the six kingdoms, there will not be a single one who will easily compromise and kneel, except for Ning Qi!"

Then, Shen Lang placed the six cards on the table.

Knock down the first piece, and the next five pieces will all fall.

The Donodom Effect.

Shen Lang said: "It is precisely because of Ning Qi's compromise that it may trigger an avalanche effect, and then the second, third, and finally the six kingdoms all compromise and be annexed by the Great Yan Empire. The new policy of the Yue Kingdom, His Majesty the King of Chu should see it clearly. Su Nan, as the head of the old nobles, surrendered unconditionally in the face of the new policy of the king of Yue, causing all the old nobles to be leaderless and almost broken by the king of Yue. ”

Of course, this is a longer time, Su Nan's ambitions are too great, and his eyes are not on fighting the New Deal at all.

"Ning Qi's compromise with His Majesty the Emperor has more consequences than expected. Shen Lang said: "Originally, the Six Kingdoms were still a complete wooden barrel, but after Ning Qi compromised, it was equivalent to a piece of the wooden barrel being drained out, and all the water in the wooden barrel poured out. It's like a strong dike, and if you dig a hole, it's likely to collapse completely. It is precisely because of this that His Majesty the Emperor will risk the condemnation of the world to save Ning Qi's fate, and splash the filthy dirty water on the head of the King of Xianchu, and after his death, he was ridiculed by the world. ”

Speaking of this, King Xinchu's forehead twitched.

This is the biggest sore spot in his heart.

His Majesty the Emperor's statement was a blow to the State of Chu, even more than the palace being burned.

The king of Xianchu was murdered, not only did he not get the truth, but he also planted a scandal of a son murdering his father, and he also gave the king of Xianchu a green hat.

Shen Lang said: "The six countries unite as one to fight against the Great Yan Empire, I have never dared to dream such a dream. But...... At least let the six kings of the world abide by their hearts, don't be the first to kneel, and don't cause an avalanche effect. ”

"Your Majesty the King of Chu, if Ning Qi succeeds to the throne, he will become the Prince of Yue of the Great Yan Empire, and the emperor will send the prime minister into the Shangshutai of the Yue Kingdom. Which country will it be next?"

The new king of Chu thought for a while and said, "The state of Wu, or the state of Chu." ”

Persimmon pick soft pinch.

In today's situation, the state of Chu is even weaker than the state of Wu.

In this great battle, the people of Chu shed blood, and the national capital plus the battlefield of Tianxi Province, the casualties of the army reached nearly 200,000.

Moreover, the royal palace was burned, and I don't know how long it will take to recuperate and regain the strength of the country.

Shen Lang said: "So the next target, it's your turn, where will you go?

King Xin Chu closed his eyes.

When you kneel down, you will never have a chance to stand up again.

He will change from the king of Chu to the prince of Chu of the empire, and then the prime minister of the state of Chu will also be sent by the Great Yan Empire.

King Xinchu said: "But if Ning Zheng ascends to the throne, won't His Majesty the Emperor be the first to find my head?"

Shen Lang said: "No! There is a good saying, the initiator has no aftermath." This kind of thing is for the kings of the world to take the initiative to ask His Majesty to change the vassal states into vassal states, and His Majesty the Emperor himself cannot take the initiative to open this mouth. Ning Qi didn't open his head, even if the emperor used strong means to force the kings to kneel down and compromise, it could only be a bordering country. ”

King Xin Chu nodded, admitting that Shen Lang had a point.

When the Great Yan Empire was preparing to annex the world, once it could not be done by political means, it would choose to use military means.

And once you choose to use military means, you will fall into inferiority, and the cost will be relatively large.

Moreover, if you want to strike by force, of course, you will choose the country bordering the Great Yan Empire.

Among the six kingdoms, only Chu and Yue did not fully border the Great Yan Empire.

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, think about it, once you become the Prince of Chu of the empire, then you can't even shout Your Majesty, but become Your Highness." ”

The King of Xin Chu twitched violently again.

"Your Majesty the King of Chu, so letting His Royal Highness Ning Zheng ascend to the throne is not only beneficial to you, but even related to the fate of the Chu State. Shen Lang said: "Live more directly, His Royal Highness Ning Zheng is resolute and hard, and he would rather not give in." Maybe one step of caution will make him the vanguard of resistance to the annexation of the Great Yan Empire, isn't that what you dream of?"

The king of Xinchu said: "Resist the Great Yan Empire? ”

Shen Lang said: "Even if the Yue Kingdom is destroyed, with the character of His Royal Highness Ning Zheng, it is very likely that he will retreat into the Sand Barbarian Clan to establish a regime in exile and continue to fight." This time, I led an army to raid the capital of the king of Chu, and half of the troops came from Jinjun. Your Majesty the King of Chu, Ning Qi is cunning and changeable. If you want to form an alliance, it is more appropriate to choose His Royal Highness Ning Zheng, or someone like Jin Jun. ”

King Xinchu said: "Shen Lang, you and Ning Zheng occupied my royal capital and burned my palace. If I can't kill Ning Zheng, how can I explain to the people of Chu State. ”

Shen Lang was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there is no two-way law in the world, there are gains and losses. If you defeat us in this battle, or even kill Ning Zheng, of course, your reputation in the Chu State will rise. But can this benefit offset the loss caused by Ning Qi's ascension? If Ning Zheng ascends to the throne, you will lose your immediate reputation, but what you will gain will be the benefit of the future. Do you choose to be cool now, or do you choose the safety of the Chu State in the future?"

King Xin Chu said: "The future interests are too illusory, and the immediate interests are real." ”

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, I must correct your opinion. I came to negotiate with you, not for the present, and I didn't want you to spare me and Ning Zheng. Truth be told, we don't need your forgiveness. Our 200,000,000 army has nothing to fear. ”

King Chu shrank his eyes and said, "Shen Lang, you are a little arrogant." ”

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, I know that with the current situation, you must fight this battle. Even if you don't fight yourself, the generals and troops under your command will fight, and it is the idea of the 200,000 troops under your command to kill us in a snow country. So I'm only talking about the aftermath of the war. I didn't want to avoid this first battle at all. But after this first battle, if you hit your head and bleed, then please consider my suggestion for the king of Chu. ”

"What advice?" said King Chu.

Shen Lang said: "You and His Royal Highness Ning Zheng signed an armistice agreement. ”

King Xinchu said: "I have already signed with Ning Qi. ”

Shen Lang said: "That armistice agreement, some loss of power and humiliation of the country, even let me cede 200 miles of territory in Yueguo, and also deceive the people of Yueguo." Therefore, I want you to re-sign an armistice agreement with His Highness Ning Zheng, and the one signed with Ning Qi will be completely nullified, and this time the new contract will not be ceded by us. ”

The King of Xinchu said sharply: "It's impossible to deceive people too much." ”

Shen Lang said: "But in exchange, we are willing to pay a sum of money for you to rebuild the palace." ”

King Xin Chu said: "How much?"

Shen Lang said: "Two million gold coins, of course, are not cash, but goods of equal value. ”

That's a lot of leeway.

The equivalent of two million gold coins may really be able to exchange for two million gold coins on the side of the Chu State.

But on Shen Lang's side, the cost may not be two or two hundred thousand gold coins.

Shen Lang said: "The guarantee is hard currency, the kind that can almost be exchanged for gold coins directly." We intend to pay for these two million gold coins in five years. ”

Then Shen Lang continued: "Not only will we support your goods worth two million gold coins free of charge, but we will also invest in the Chu State in the name of the Heavenly Dao Society, and the investment amount will exceed five million gold coins within five years. ”

King Xin Chu continued to be silent.

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty the King of Chu, your palace needs to be rebuilt, right? ”

Shen Lang took out a tile that did not exist in this world.

The king of Xinchu took a look, and it was as smooth as jade, and there were gorgeous patterns on the key.

Shen Lang said: "This is more gorgeous and beautiful than white marble, and it is richer than marble." How about you rebuild some of the palace facades from it?And we can supply this jade brick unconditionally, so that you can rebuild the palace and put it on the list of two million gold coins for half the price of white marble. But in exchange, we hope that this jade brick will be sold openly in the state of Chu. ”

Then Shen Lang said: "We can not only provide jade bricks, but also a very magical building material, which can allow you to completely abandon wood, which not only saves costs, but also can resist fires." Not only that, but it can also increase the efficiency of your palace construction by several times, and even build a brand new palace in a year or two. ”

Then, Shen Lang took out another piece of crystal clear glass and said: "Your palace, you can completely discard the window paper and replace it with our glass, so noble and generous, bright and warm, and never need to be replaced." The glass you need for your palace is also on our list of supporters. Of course, in exchange, we also hope to be able to publicly sell this transparent jade in the Chu State. ”

King Xin Chu almost couldn't help but want to smash the jade brick in his hand.

In the name of rebuilding the palace, you want to open up the market in my Chu country, and even let the Heavenly Dao Society enter the Chu country in a big way and suppress the Yin Yuan Society.

Your Shen Lang's abacus is also too fine, obviously supporting me unconditionally to build the palace, but in fact, it is to make a fortune.

Once the king of Chu and Ning Zheng signed a new armistice agreement.

What a slap in the face to Ning Qi?

You Ningqi ceded 200 miles of land and lost power and humiliated the country.

However, the armistice agreement signed by His Royal Highness Ning Zheng did not give up an inch of land and maintained the territorial integrity of the Yue country.

As for the compensation of two million gold coins to the King of Chu, it was in the name of the Heavenly Dao Society, and it had nothing to do with the Yue Kingdom.

Then there are two choices in front of the king of Chu.

It costs two million gold coins, or two hundred miles of land.

In terms of long-term interests, of course, 200 miles of land is of greater use.

Although the 200 miles of land ceded by the Yue State this time are actually military fortresses, they can only bring the military initiative, and they cannot produce much food or pay much taxes.

But the Tsar also sold Alaska for $7.2 million, a full 1.52 million square kilometers.

The new King of Chu looked at Shen Lang and said, "You have a lot of things to say, but the people of Chu are looking at me, and the army of 200,000 is looking at me." This battle is already on the verge and has to be sent. So whatever? Let's finish this battle first. ”

Shen Lang said: "Okay!"

King Xin Chu said: "Shen Lang, there is one more point. Even if I can think long-term, but the soldiers under my command will not care about the long-term, they only want to kill you now, so you don't want our men to show mercy in this battle. If you are destroyed, then don't blame me. ”

Shen Lang said: "I understand! I have already said that I came to negotiate with you for the future, not for the present." I didn't mean to let you spare us at all, your army of 200,000, we have nothing to fear!"

The king of Chu was somewhat enraged.

You Shen Lang are too much to say.

How many troops do you have in your hands, only nine thousand.

How long was the circumference of the city wall of the Chu king's capital? More than 50 li.

That is to say, the wall of one mile is defended by less than 200 men.

How do you keep it so sparse?

With such a sparse defensive formation, the power of the rain of arrows cannot be brought into play at all.

Not to mention that once our army attacks the royal capital, hundreds of thousands of people in the city will stand up and attack you from behind.

By that time, your 9,000 men will surely die if they are attacked from inside and outside!

King Xin Chu said: "Whether it is a secret alliance or a new armistice agreement." After fighting this battle first, the arrow is ready to be sent. ”

Shen Lang said: "I understand, only the strong are qualified to negotiate and form an alliance! Your Majesty the King of Chu, then I am leaving! I have gone to prepare for war, and your 200,000 troops are welcome to come and attack." ”

Then, Shen Lang and Li Qianqiu left and returned to the capital of Chu as fast as possible.

The king of Xinchu also returned to the barracks, unaware.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to negotiate with Shen Lang?" Li Xuanqi said.

King Chu said: "This battle must be fought, and the soldiers will definitely work wildly." If I don't fight, I'm not worthy of being king, and I'll be spurned by the soldiers. Shen Lang wants to negotiate and cooperate with me, and wants me to re-sign an armistice agreement with Ning Zheng, let's survive first!"

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Next!

The 200,000 army of the King of Chu continued to march towards the King of Chu.

The march was surprisingly faster.

Because these 200,000 soldiers are full of blood, just for revenge and for the shame of a snow country.

"Revenge, a snow shame!"

"Revenge, a snow shame!"

The eyes of the entire Chu State and the whole world were once again focused on Shen Lang and Ning Zheng.

This pair of madmen is still not right to withdraw from the army.

He actually tried to use an army of 9,000 to resist the 200,000 army of the king of Chu.

Sounds horrible.

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The king of Chu is in the capital!

The 200,000 army of the King of Chu was only about 300 miles away from the King of Chu.

"Under normal circumstances, we would not be able to hold on. Ku Tou Huan said: "The 200,000 troops under the command of the King of Chu are absolutely first-line elites, and their morale is high, and they are not afraid of death. The point is that the city walls of the Chu king's capital are too long, more than fifty li, and there can only be one hundred and eighty soldiers on each mile of the city wall. In this way, the advantage of the rain of arrows is completely lost. Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of people of Chu behind us, who were quite well-behaved before, but when the king of Chu attacked the city, they would definitely sneak up from behind. There are too many ants and elephants are bitten to death, so under normal circumstances, we will lose this battle, and we will be completely overwhelmed, or even wiped out. ”

Shen Lang nodded and said, "So I announce two decisions!"

"First, completely abandon the outer wall of the Chu royal capital and retreat to the inner city. The circumference of the inner city wall is only ten miles, and on average, there are eight or nine hundred people defending the city wall every mile, which is more than enough, and the advantage of the arrow rain can be thoroughly brought into play. The most important thing is that the inner city is full of dwellings, and the 200,000 army of the king of Chu cannot be used at all, and the advantage of troops will be completely weakened. ”

"Second, expel all the people in the inner city, and kill those who disobey. In this way, we have no enemies behind our backs. ”

"Of course, at this time, the 200,000 army of the King of Chu is still three hundred miles away from us, and it is still too late to evacuate at this time. It's just that this place is thousands of miles away from the Yue Kingdom, and if we don't subdue the King of Chu, I'm afraid our journey back home will be very uneven, and we will deal with endless attacks. ”

"If this battle subdues the king of Chu and forces him to sign an armistice agreement with His Royal Highness Ning Zheng, then Ningqi's share will be completely nullified, because ceding 200 li is also considered a loss of power and humiliation of the country, which will deal a huge blow to Ningqi's reputation, and his miraculous victory in Tianxi Province will be completely wiped out. ”

"Your Highness Ning Zheng, whether this battle will be fought or not, whether to take this risk or not, it is up to you to decide. ”

Ning Zheng said directly: "Fight!"

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With Ning Zheng's order.

The kings of Chu staged a tragic scene.

More than 9,000 troops under Shen Lang abandoned the outer city wall and retreated to the inner city.

Then, the eviction of the people of the inner city began.

The total population of the inner city does not exceed 50,000, but all of them are either rich or expensive.

These people are very desperate for their lives, but they are not willing to give up their gorgeous mansions and their family business.

So, the conflict broke out.

After Shen Lang's army entered the capital of the king of Chu, it was very restrained, and almost never harmed the people here.

But now......

Kill directly.

Everyone in the inner city, whether it is a prince or nobleman, or a wealthy businessman, all leave for me.

Completely empty the entire inner city.

However, the food left me behind.

When the time comes, all those who did not leave will be killed!

And then......

Shen Lang ordered to kill two dukes and three marquises, all of whom were members of the Chu royal family.

Hundreds of heads fell to the ground.

Blood stained the ground.

All the people in the inner city wept and left.

In just one day, the inner city was completely emptied.

Shen Lang's army no longer has to worry about being attacked from the back.

However, this is also a dead end.

Because they abandoned the outer city walls, they were completely surrounded and cut off from their own way of retreat.

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The 200,000 army of the king of Chu is getting closer and closer.

Three hundred miles, two hundred miles, one hundred miles!

Fifty miles!

Thirty miles!

Five days later!

The army of the king of Chu is approaching the city.

Although he had already received the news, the king of Chu was completely shocked when he saw the empty outer city wall.

This Shen Lang and Ning Zheng are really crazy.

Retreating to the inner city is certainly conducive to defense, but it also completely cuts off the way to break through.

After Ning Qi is cornered, he will burst out into a miracle.

And Ning Zheng and Shen Lang are crazy to create miracles.

Is it such a strong determination and will?

While the king of Chu was shocked, he also felt admiration.

If you want to form an alliance, such an ally is really reassuring, because he has an iron will and will not easily change sides.

Ning Zheng, Shen Lang, I admire you very much.

But I also had no choice.

I have to do my best in this battle.

If you are defeated, then all things will be over.

But if you can really pull off a miracle and make my army bleed.

That...... We can talk.

Admiration is admiration, but I don't want my subordinates to be merciful.

"The army is in the city!"

With the order of the king of Chu, the army of 200,000 entered the outer city of the royal capital.

It took three whole days.

The 200,000-strong army deployed attack positions in the outer city and surrounded Shen Lang's army in the inner city.

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Three days later!

The king of Chu ordered: "The army will attack the city!"

Suddenly, an army of 80,000 frantically attacked the inner city from the four walls of the southeast, north, and west!

This battle, with the greatest disparity in forces, broke out completely.

Ning Zheng and Shen Lang's 9,000 troops fought against the 200,000 first-line elites of the King of Chu!

No matter what the result, it is destined to shock the world!

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Note: I went to eat, and then wrote the second watch, and in the last few hours, the pastry kowtowed and begged for a monthly pass, so please!