Inside the grand palace of the Zhongshan Kingdom, the king, beaming with joy, hosted a banquet for his ministers to share the happiness of victory.
For the State of Zhongshan, Shan Liang's 'victory' was of great significance!
If 30,000 were beheaded, the number of casualties would be countless!
There are basically no more major threats to the northern border!
Jiang Ming's main force of the Hu people's army has already been taken to Jin territory to "hunt wilds". Now that the Xianbei people left behind have suffered such a heavy blow, they will certainly no longer work hard for Yan.
The northern gateway of the entire Yan state was wide open!
The courtiers then began another heated discussion.
Some people say that we should continue to hold our ground and wait and see.
After all, now that Jiang Ming has gotten involved in the mess with the Jin Kingdom, the outcome is still uncertain.
Now that the Zhao family has been robbed of their home by the Zhi family and lost Jinyang City, suffering heavy losses, they can no longer provide military supplies to Jiang Ming, which is equivalent to cutting off his supply lines. It is very likely that Jiang Ming will be annihilated in the internal struggle of Jin.
Meanwhile, on Le Yi's side, his 100,000 troops were deep in the Qi Kingdom... Although he was a good general, the Qi Kingdom was a large country with a million armored soldiers. His mere 100,000 men could not pose much of a threat.
Moreover, after this defeat, Qi is determined to fight the Yan army to the death in order to save face as the hegemon.
Therefore, the State of Zhongshan should take this opportunity to recuperate and watch the two sides fight from the sidelines.
The opposing side argued that the situation on the battlefield was constantly changing, and now that General Shan Liang had annihilated the main force of the Xianbei, the balance of power had shifted. They believed that General Shan Liang should be allowed to continue his advance, pursue the victory, and completely wipe out the remaining Xianbei forces, driving them back to the grasslands so that they would no longer dare to graze their horses southward.
Then, the army marched south and could directly destroy the Yan state.
Jiang Ming, the prime minister of Yan, was far away fighting in Jin... leaving state affairs to that incompetent Ji Bochang.
The State of Yan was essentially a rotten framework; the king could easily kick it down.
In this way... it can also be considered as helping the State of Qi.
With the Yan Kingdom's rear on fire and its home base destroyed, what's the point of Yue Yi fighting at the front?
They would also retreat immediately, just like the Zhao-Wei allied forces, and cease all allies with Qi. Qi could then pursue their victory and completely annihilate them.
Alternatively, they might simply surrender to the Qi army, and the king would essentially gain the state of Yan for free.
At that time, one-third of Yan's territory can be given to Qi, which would make everyone happy.
The ruler of Zhongshan was blinded by victory, finding both the conservative ministers' arguments reasonable and the radical ministers' arguments correct... making it difficult for him to make a decision.
This guy's biggest flaw is his indecisiveness; he's started having trouble making choices again in court.
However, just as they were arguing fiercely about whether to "counterattack" or continue to defend,
A guard outside the palace reported that General Shan Liang's army had withdrawn from the front lines...
This completely baffled the ruler of Zhongshan, who had no idea what Shan Liang meant!
Before he could even ask, the second guard to report said that General Shan Liang's troops had already stormed into Shouchun City!
They say... the entire army is now in his hands. If you can be the ruler, why can't I, Shan Liang, be? The ruler is fickle; we should strike first!
Upon hearing this, the ruler of Zhongshan was so angry he almost fainted.
He and his ministers considered a million possibilities, but they never thought that Shan Liang might rebel.
But reality is just that cold and cruel!
The Zhongshan army that returned to Shouchun was divided into two parts. One part directly annihilated and incorporated the Zhongshan garrison troops who had taken their wives, children and elderly parents hostage, while the other main force marched towards the royal palace.
Murong Lie, after entering Shouchun City, watched the spectacular performance of these Zhongshan soldiers!
Chaos reigned in the main hall of the Zhongshan Kingdom...
The ministers immediately split into two factions. One faction fled, while the other faction defected to Shan Liang, expressing their willingness to support Shan Liang as the new emperor!
However, the soldiers guarding the Yuanxing Pass of the Zhongshan Kingdom who stormed into the palace didn't care about anything else. They killed all the ministers, captured the King of Zhongshan, cut off his hands and feet, and then skinned him alive...
These soldiers had served under the original garrison commander, Hu Yan, for many years.
Hu Yan loved his soldiers like his own children, sharing their joys and sorrows...
However, the incompetent and tyrannical ruler of Zhongshan actually skinned him alive. These soldiers had long been utterly disappointed in the ruler of Zhongshan and hated him to the core!
The entire palace of the Zhongshan Kingdom was filled with screams and wails!
Following Jiang Ming's instructions in the brocade pouch, Murong Lie killed all the ministers of Zhongshan, leaving none alive, but did not harm any civilians.
After slaughtering the powerful clans of Zhongshan, their land was distributed to the landless populace, who were then made self-sufficient farmers...
After Murong Lie announced the plan according to Jiang Ming's instructions, he immediately received the support and admiration of all the soldiers of Zhongshan Kingdom, and cheers rose and fell!
You should know that all of these people who came to serve as soldiers were from poor families.
Now, for every wealthy and powerful family we kill, our family gets an extra piece of land...
Jiang Ming exploited this weakness, directly undermining the economic foundation of the Zhongshan Kingdom's aristocratic class, preventing them from uniting as one and causing further rebellion...
When news of the destruction of the Zhongshan Kingdom reached Changping, where Jiang Ming was stationed, he was overjoyed.
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