Guo Zhun and Liao Qing were two famous generals of the State of Chen. How could Huandu be captured in less than ten days?
Upon hearing the news, the first reaction of the Emperor of Chen was disbelief, but as the iron hoof of the Great Zhou drew closer, the Emperor of Chen finally began to panic.
The so-called tactics are as fragile as paper in the face of absolute strength, not to mention that the State of Chen is no longer a match for the Great Zhou even in terms of tactics.
Things on the battlefield change rapidly. One wrong step will lead to more and more wrong steps. In the end, the gap will only get bigger and bigger until it cannot be reversed.
Looking back suddenly, the Emperor of Chen was horrified to find that the Great Zhou had grown to such a state without him knowing when.
In just three months, the young emperor of the Great Zhou had already arrived at the city with his troops.
"Report——"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Zhou has led his troops towards the capital. They will arrive in three days at the latest. Yancheng... has been conquered."
After he finished speaking, the spy, who was holding on to his last breath, was completely exhausted and fell to the ground. At this moment, no one in the court was paying attention to him.
As the urgent battle report arrived from eight hundred miles away, the spy's urgent voice sounded like a death knell, striking heavily in everyone's heart. Looking at the emperor above, his face was now pale.
With the successive deaths of Emperor Jingwen, Emperor Taicheng and the young emperor of the Great Zhou, the orthodox royal family of the Ye family declined, and the most dissolute King Rui of the Great Zhou succeeded to the throne. The State of Chen believed from the bottom of its heart that the Great Zhou was doomed. Unexpectedly, now there was a sudden turn of events. The Great Zhou was not destined to die, and it was able to turn defeat into victory. Instead, they had reached this point step by step. This is what is called the destiny is with the Zhou, not with the Chen.
Seeing that the country's fall and the family's demise were imminent, the ministers became panic-stricken and subconsciously looked towards the emperor above them.
In this critical moment of life and death, almost everyone regards Your Majesty as the only lifeline.
The Great Zhou is coming with great force, and with the emperor in person, their morale will surely be boosted. But if their majesty can also make a decision based on this, and Chen is their Chen after all, no matter how many spies there are, they cannot know themselves as well as they do. With the terrain advantage and the home advantage, they may not be without the ability to fight.
However, not everyone has such courage. It is easy to say "leading the army in person", but swords are merciless on the battlefield and the emperor is born with noble body. Normally, the emperor of Chen would punish a large number of people if he got hurt, let alone going to the battlefield in person.
Emperor Chen was also full of vigor and vitality when he was young, but now he is over fifty years old and is no longer the same as before.
In the end, Emperor Chen still disappointed his ministers.
Between leading the army in person and escaping, Emperor Chen chose to escape. His retreat meant the complete collapse of the State of Chen, causing the already low morale to plummet even further as His Majesty fled.
Now that the emperor has run away, how many people are willing to fight for him?
Even if Emperor Chen was no longer the emperor, the troops, horses, gold and silver he took away were enough for him to live the rest of his life happily. In this situation, he thought that there was really no need for him to risk his life. As for the country and people of Chen... he had already lost his life, so why bother about so many things?
Among the three kingdoms of Chen, Zhou and Beiting, Chen was always the one that compromised and schemed behind others. Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible to raise an emperor with backbone. It was not surprising that Emperor Chen would make such a choice. However, the ministers, clan members and common people who were left behind by him suffered a lot. In just three days, the capital was in chaos.
Crying, despair, misery...all kinds of emotions filled the entire royal capital. Even though there was a city wall between them, the chaos could still be felt in the Great Zhou.
“Oh—”
Ye Shuo suddenly tightened the reins, and when the horse under him stopped obediently, Ye Shuo couldn't help but look up and look at the person standing on the city wall from afar -
There was another brave general, his name was Pan Zhong. According to General Xu, this man could be ranked among the top five in the State of Chen. And as rumored, Pan Zhong became the last line of defense of the capital of the State of Chen. If Pan Zhong could hold it, the State of Chen would still be there. If he could not, the State of Chen would be completely wiped out in history.
The responsibility of family and country falls on one person's shoulders. In this situation, how can Pan Zhong not devote all his heart and soul to the cause until his death?
But now that things have come to this, he can no longer decide alone. Pan Zhong is not afraid of death, and neither are his soldiers. But there are so many powerful people in the capital, don't they fear death? This is no longer a matter of whether Pan Zhong is capable or not, and whether he can turn the tide.
Just when Pan Zhong was on high alert, ready to risk his life and never let the dog emperor set foot into the royal capital, he suddenly heard the dog emperor spread the news that whoever opens the city gate to surrender first, regardless of their status, will be made king, the next one will be made marquis, and the next one will be made earl. The rest of those who resist without reason will not be spared but killed.
"I am writing this letter today as a testimony, and the heaven and earth are my witnesses. This is not an empty statement. I hope you will think twice before you act, and do not persist in your mistakes."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ding on the side could not help but twitch his lips, thinking that his brother was really becoming more and more sinister. The extremely high reward coupled with the extremely severe punishment, the ups and downs, made people's hearts beat like drums. Even he, an outsider, couldn't help but feel his blood boiling, not to mention the people in the city.
To be crowned a king or a marquis... How many people can resist such temptation? Especially for those nobles who have lived a life of luxury, who would be willing to descend from a high position to become a commoner if given the chance? And they are the ones who now control the capital.
However, Prince Ding thought about it and couldn't help but remind him: "Be careful not to shoot yourself in the foot. The remnants of the Chen Kingdom are not so easy to accommodate."
Ye Shuo also lowered his voice: "Don't worry, I know what's going on. There are so many idle people in the royal family, I will just ask them to take care of it when the time comes."
Since they were granted titles of kings and princes, it was only natural for them to stay in Shangjing. It was a good way to imprison these capable people in disguise, so that they would not scatter everywhere after the fall of the State of Chen, waiting for opportunities to cause trouble.
After Ye Shuo's explanation, Prince Ding was completely speechless.
On the other side, after hearing this, Pan Zhong's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
Pan Zhong is not stupid. He knows very well that people's hearts are complicated. Perhaps there are still people in the royal capital who are loyal to the State of Chen, but the thing that is most lacking in this world is traitors. Especially when the number of places is limited, if this person does not do it, there will always be another person who will do it.
Even the most united place will become fragmented due to different divisions of interests, not to mention that the capital city itself is not a solid block, which makes the situation even worse.
"……mean!"
As Pan Zhong expected, once the news spread, the entire capital was in complete chaos...
At the same time, Ye Shuo urgently sent a message to Lucheng to see if they could find the escaped Emperor Chen from another direction.
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