vrcanaries Chapter 240: Kun Kingdom Besieged on All Sides
Chapter 240: Kun Kingdom Besieged on All Sides
As the emperor of Dayan, with strong means and superb abilities, if the empress didn't even know what Shen Changgong had done, then she would have been emperor for so long in vain.
She is ambitious and capable, and she will not allow anyone to sideline her. She is also wary of Shen Changgong.
Shen Changgong's momentum dissipated, and the empress's momentum became even stronger.
"Hmph, I'm very satisfied with your abilities in all aspects, but I need to give more consideration to your personal ethics, lest you always look down on me and think I'm weak and can be bullied."
After she finished speaking, the empress stood up and walked outside, saying,
"Go to the palace treasury and pick out something to send to your chivalrous heroine, so that people won't say that the prince of the court is an irresponsible person."
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A few more days passed.
In the past few days, the State of Yan has been making intensive preparations for war. Baggage, food, weapons, etc. are all being prepared. Such a big move will definitely not be hidden from the spies of the State of Kun.
Kun State also knew that now that the autumn harvest had passed, Yan State would certainly launch a large-scale invasion to avenge Kun State's previous invasion of Yan State.
But what they didn't expect was that the two countries of Qi and Liang also made moves.
Kun Kingdom, Shengjing, in the court.
Emperor Kun's fat body sat on the dragon's body, and the charming Queen Tang Xinyi still sat beside him.
At this moment, Emperor Kun's face was very ugly. He looked at the civil and military officials below and said,
"My dear ministers, who has anything to report?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xing, the guest in charge of foreign affairs, stood up, bowed and said,
"Your Majesty, yesterday, the State of Qi sent a letter stating that a soldier was lost on our border. When he was found, he was already dead with an arrow stuck in his body. The arrow was engraved with the words "Da Kun Ordnance Department".
The State of Qi believed that our soldiers had killed their soldiers, and they severely reprimanded our country in a letter, demanding that we hand over the murderer. Otherwise..."
Emperor Kun widened his eyes and gritted his teeth,
"If not, what will they do? What dare they do to the small Qi State?!"
"Uh... They said that if not, they would send troops to capture our country's Xingyang Pass and personally capture the murderer."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kun angrily slammed the table and shouted,
"It's a trumped-up charge! This is a false accusation! The scoundrels of Qi State saw that Da Kun was defeated in Yan State, so they thought our country was weak and could be bullied, and they wanted to humiliate us.
Shameless! Truly shameless! "
The guest was so frightened that he bowed repeatedly and continued,
"Your Majesty, there's more."
"What else? What else does Qi want to do?"
"It's not Qi, it's Liang. Liang sent a letter to our country, demanding the return of the Yuanma County that we occupied a hundred years ago.
They claim that Yuanma County is the inseparable territory of their Liang State since ancient times, and that it was stolen by our country over the years. They demand that our country return it immediately, otherwise..."
"What else? A remote and poor country like Liang, a small country even poorer than Yan, what are they going to do?"
Emperor Kun slammed the table in anger.
"Otherwise, they will have to send their own troops to retake Yuanma County."
"Bullshit! Bullshit! Half of the original Ma County is plains, with fertile land that produces countless grains, and the other half is hilly grassland, which is an important source of war horses for our country.
How could we possibly give them such an important place!
The small Qi and Liang countries dare to cause trouble for our Kun country. They are seeking death! "
Emperor Kun roared angrily, which frightened the charming queen beside him. She shrank into the corner of the dragon throne and dared not say a word.
Emperor Kun glanced at the Queen and quickly suppressed the anger on his face, saying in a gentle voice,
"Don't be afraid, Queen. I'm not angry with you. I'm scolding the shameless Qi and Liang countries. Don't be afraid, my dear. Smile. I'm heartbroken."
The civil and military officials below were so angry that they almost smoked when they saw this scene.
Kun Kingdom is surrounded by crises, but the emperor is still coaxing the queen in the court.
How dignified! How decent it is!
This is such a tyrant!
Although everyone was cursing in their hearts, no one said a word.
After all, everyone knew that if anyone interrupted Emperor Kun while he was coaxing the Queen, they would be scolded and punished.
After Emperor Kun had appeased the Queen, Prime Minister Liu Yun stepped forward and said,
"Your Majesty, the two nations of Qi and Liang are pretending to demand the murderer and their territory; their real intention is to find an excuse to send troops.
Now the State of Yan is preparing its military and weapons, and is ready to send troops to our country at any time.
The two countries of Qi and Liang also wanted to take advantage of the war between our country and Yan State to blackmail us, or send troops to occupy some of our passes and territories.
We are at war with the State of Yan, and the State of Yan even killed our envoys. They don't need a reason or a declaration of war to send troops. Now the two States of Qi and Liang are looking for an excuse to send troops.
These two countries are villains who take advantage of the situation to rob others. We must be on guard against them."
Emperor Kun's face was gloomy and he snorted coldly.
"Yan State wants to attack us, and Qi and Liang State want to join in the fun, so let's fight!"
"My great country, Kun, has a vast territory, population, national strength and military power. Which country can compare with them?
Do you want to take advantage of the situation? Do you want to blackmail our country?
Arrogant! ! !
When our country was strong and powerful, the two countries were submissive and obedient like slaves. Now that they see that our country has suffered a defeat, do they want to bully us?
The defeat of our army was due to Yu Huatian's betrayal of the country and not due to our military strength.
Hit me, hit me hard!
Defeat the Yan army, then attack Qi and Liang!"
"Your Majesty, please don't act impulsively!"
"Your Majesty, with our country's strength, we can win against one country, and we can also hold our own against two countries. But if we fight against three countries, our country will undoubtedly be defeated."
"Your Majesty, we should first appease Qi and Liang and focus on fighting Yan. After we defeat Yan, it won't be too late to turn around and deal with Qi and Liang."
"We must not fight on three fronts."
The Queen also advised,
"Your Majesty, please listen more to the opinions of the ministers and don't be impulsive."
When Emperor Kun heard this, his anger subsided a little and he said,
"How many troops does our country have now?"
The general stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, our country currently has 200,000 troops guarding the border of Qi, 100,000 on the border of Liang, and 200,000 on the border of Yan.
There are 200,000 central troops in the capital, plus 100,000 newly recruited soldiers.
The eighteen counties north of Shengjing recruited a total of 400,000 local troops, but they were scattered across the counties, and most of them were new recruits.
The southern region recruits fewer local troops, with a total of about 100,000 in the eighteen counties."
Emperor Kun nodded and said,
"The entire nation has over 1.2 million soldiers available, while the tiny Yan State only has 500,000. Can't we defeat them?"
The Prime Minister said,
"Your Majesty, most of our army's soldiers are new recruits and their fighting capacity is not strong. I propose that we gather the local troops north of Shengjing and appoint a commander to lead them.
What do you think of sending envoys to Qi and Liang to persuade them to stay?