lcionline Chapter 409 The more fear, the more curse
Chapter 409 The more fear, the more curse
The news of the defeat of Liang's 400,000-strong army quickly spread to Xingqing Prefecture and then to other countries in the world.
At this time, there was only one month left before Zhao Kuo led his troops to set out.
In one month, four hundred thousand troops were gone!
After hearing the news, Emperor Liang almost fainted on the spot and was saved by the emergency treatment of the imperial physician.
Liang Guo woke up with no hope, and his first words were,
"Why save me? It would be better for me to die directly than to suffer this humiliation and become the king of a fallen country, unable to face my ancestors."
Then all the ministers knelt down and asked the emperor to cheer up.
Because the Qin army and the Qi army were advancing side by side towards Xingqing Prefecture.
The Emperor of Liang went to court again and cursed Zhao Biao for recommending such mediocre people who directly killed 400,000 soldiers.
He wanted to settle accounts with Zhao Biao, but Zhao Biao was leading troops to fight outside, harassing the Qi army and delaying the Qi army's advance.
He ordered Zhao Biao to come back, but Zhao Biao said that the war was too intense and he could not go back. If he had not stopped the Qi army, the Qi army would have been at the gates of the city soon.
It was naturally impossible for Zhao Biao to go back. His family had already been sent to Yan State for refuge and was ready to escape at any time.
The ministers also advised the Emperor of Liang that they still had to rely on Zhao Biao to lead the White Horse Army to resist the powerful enemy, so they should not punish him yet and wait until the war was over.
Emperor Liang was not as foolish as Emperor Kun. He knew that at this time he could only stabilize Zhao Biao and not force him too much, otherwise it would be counterproductive.
But after a defeat, someone had to take the blame, so all of Zhao Kuo's family members were killed.
The State of Liang could only organize the 100,000 troops of Xingqing Prefecture and the remnants of the defeated troops who had escaped from the previous battle against Qi to resist the enemies of Qi and Qin.
Then he sent envoys to the State of Yan, urging it to send troops to support him as soon as possible.
The news that the Liang army was defeated and 400,000 people were killed by the Qin army commander Bai Wuan spread to all countries in the world almost at the same time as the news that Shen Changgong massacred 500,000 people on the grassland.
All countries in the world were shocked.
The wars between their countries basically maintained between 100,000 and 300,000 people. Even if there were casualties, they would not exceed half. Casualties of this scale would almost never occur.
And even if there were casualties, they were caused by both sides fighting each other on the battlefield, which was fair and square.
Few people would kill surrendered prisoners.
In this era, population is the primary productive force.
What Shen Changgong and Bai Wuan did was no longer war, but massacre.
Since ancient times, killing prisoners has been considered inauspicious, and all countries have been resistant to the massacre of prisoners.
The actions of Shen Changgong and Bai Wuan undoubtedly challenged the bottom line of civilization and morality and massacred unarmed people.
The two of them together killed nearly a million people.
All countries unanimously gave Shen Changgong and Bai Wuan the notorious name of "human butcher".
Although Shen Changgong killed foreigners, he massacred everyone regardless of gender, age or status, which was genocide.
Although Bai Wuan killed soldiers, they were all members of the same tribe.
No matter how the countries fight, they are all the remnants of Daxia and belong to the same clan.
It is really difficult to tell whose sin is more serious.
The whole world was shocked, and countless self-righteous literati and poets criticized Shen Changgong and Bai Wuan.
Of course, this only applies to other countries. After all, Shen Changgong's battle quelled the hidden dangers in the north and allowed the people in the north to live and work in peace. They couldn't see it, and it wasn't like they were being slaughtered and looted by the grassland people on a daily basis.
These only show Shen Changgong slaughtering the grassland people, but they cannot see how many Xia people the grassland people have slaughtered over the past few hundred years.
Only the people of Yan knew that King Lanling's battle had saved the people of the north from suffering at the hands of nomadic peoples.
Unparalleled achievements!
Shen Changgong, who was far away in Shuozhou County, was enjoying a massage from his stinky sister while listening to Gongsun Wan'er reporting to him about the war situation in the south.
After listening, Shen Changgong smiled softly and said,
"Wan'er, how long do you think Liang Country can hold on?"
Gongsun Wan'er immediately said,
"In my opinion, it will take at most a few months. Liang State has few able-bodied men left now, and only has a few hundred thousand defenders left. Facing the 600,000-strong Qi-Qin coalition army, it would be a miracle if they can hold out for a month or so."
"A month or so..."
After thinking for a moment, Shen Changgong said,
"It will take us a month or so to get back to the capital from here, so let's set out tomorrow. Once we return to the capital, the day Liang is destroyed will be the day we launch our southern expedition. This time, I will incorporate both Qi and Liang into the territory of Great Yan."
Looking at the confident Shen Changgong, Gongsun Wan'er said hesitantly,
"You're not being viewed very favorably outside right now. Do you know what people abroad are saying about you?"
"What are you saying about me?"
"They said you were a treacherous, brutal murderer with no morals whatsoever.
They said that you wantonly slaughtered the powerful and wealthy in Yanjing, destroyed the Kun Kingdom and slaughtered the Kun Royal Family, and slaughtered 500,000 innocent elderly, weak, women and children on the grassland, as well as the hungry people who rebelled.
He also said that you were clearly allies with Qi and Liang, but you deliberately provoked a war between the two countries, causing Liang to be mired in the quagmire of war.
He also said that you had clearly agreed with Liang that as long as Liang was invaded, you would definitely send troops to help Liang. As a result, Liang is now about to be attacked and its capital is about to be reached, but we have not sent troops yet, and we are just going to sit back and watch Liang be destroyed.
They say you are treacherous, shameless, heartless, a scoundrel and a butcher, without any sense of shame, and the worst sinner ever to have lived."
"Hahahaha!"
Hearing such comments, Shen Changgong couldn't help laughing.
"You're a good judge of people."
"You know what, these people's evaluation of me is absolutely correct."
Hearing this, Gongsun Wan'er frowned and said,
"Are you still showing off? Others are scolding you like that, and you're not angry at all? Don't you care about your reputation at all?"
"What's the point of having a reputation? With my reputation, I can't even ride a shared bike."
"Ah? What car?"
Shen Changgong patted Fairy Meiyan's hand, then stood up, looked outside with a disdainful look, and said,
"The more my enemies slander me, the more they fear me. The anger of the weak is silent, but the silence of the strong is deafening.
They were simply too afraid of me. They were afraid that I would lead the Yan cavalry to trample on their soldiers and land, that our muskets would mercilessly penetrate their heads, and that our artillery would destroy their city walls with overwhelming force.
So he could only use cursing to release his fear of me.
Why bother about what the ants say?
My goal is to unify the world, and destroying them is just a matter of convenience.
What does it have to do with you if I destroy you?
Killing and cursing are inevitable. After all, we are going to kill people, so why should we not let them curse us?"