2066 expedition, a new chapter
It is imperative for Beiling and Princess Xiling to form an alliance. Even if Princess Xiling knows that Beiling has ulterior motives, there is nothing she can do. As the envoy of Beiling said, looking across the entire Kyushu continent, Princess Xiling cannot find a better ally than Beiling.
"I don't know, am I inviting a wolf into the house, or driving a tiger to eat the wolf?" Princess Xiling sat on the dragon throne, her charming face was dignified and majestic, her eyes were sharp, and her momentum was overwhelming...
Beiling has its own plans, and Princess Xiling has her own plans. Beiling wants to swallow up Xiling, split the Kyushu continent into two, and compete with Dongling. Princess Xiling also wants to do the same.
Whether to invite a wolf into the house or to drive a tiger to devour the wolf depends on who has better skills.
Princess Xiling and Princess Beiling each had their own thoughts, but even so, they still formed an alliance. The first battle after the alliance was to attack the half of Xiling across the river.
The alliance between the two countries was successful, but the one that was most affected was not Dongling, but Xiling Tianyu.
Although the alliance between Beiling and the Princess of Xiling was successful, no one can predict what will happen in the end when two people with ill intentions form an alliance. Beiling wants to swallow up Xiling, but how can Xiling be easy to deal with?
No matter what the two are thinking, they must first take over the land in Xiling Tianyu's hands before they can proceed to the next step.
"Your Majesty, the 50,000 troops you asked for will arrive under your command in 15 days. Although these 50,000 troops will obey your orders, the specific actions will be decided by the soldiers of Beiling." After the Beiling envoy signed the alliance document with the Princess of Xiling, he was in a very good mood, and his words were light-hearted and comfortable.
Princess Xiling was also in a good mood. She smiled gracefully and said, "Of course, I don't care how the Beiling soldiers fight or how many casualties they suffer. I only tell them what to do."
The envoy from Beiling nodded. Even if the Princess of Xiling ordered their soldiers to fight in the most dangerous place, they would still have to do so because they needed the food and fodder borrowed from Xiling.
"I hope Her Majesty will abide by the covenant and send 100,000 shi of grain to Beiling." Princess Xiling asked Beiling's 50,000 men to fight for her, which was a big price to pay. Not only did she have to provide food and drink for the 50,000 men, she also had to provide Beiling with 100,000 shi of grain.
Fortunately, Princess Xiling had cooperation with the three cities of Jiancheng, otherwise she would not be able to raise so much food in a short time.
"Both sides will suffer!" The Ninth Prince was not optimistic about the alliance between the Princess of Xiling and Beiling. When Xiling Tianyu sent a letter of request for help to Dongling, the Ninth Prince did not think twice and sent 50,000 troops to Xiling to help Xiling Tianyu fight.
Although Dongling did not launch any external wars and stopped to recuperate, it did not mean that Dongling was afraid of war.
The strongest soldiers were trained on the battlefield. The Ninth Prince would not let go of such a good opportunity for actual combat. When the 50,000 soldiers arrived at Xiling, the Ninth Prince sent out a second batch...
Of course, the Ninth Prince was not sending more troops to the Xiling battlefield, but was using this battle to train his troops. When the first batch of troops got tired and their training was effective, they would be called back and replaced by the second batch of troops to go to the front line, and this cycle would repeat...
"Is the emperor going to use Xiling to train his troops?" Xiling Tianyu couldn't tell what he felt. Although he had no ambitions for Xiling, this was the land where he was born and raised. Seeing the people of his country displaced by the war, and seeing his country destroyed by the war, Xiling Tianyu couldn't help but feel heartbroken...
The Ninth Prince clearly had the ability to help him and could easily end the war, but he did not do so. He allowed the Xiling front to be extended, used the battle in Xiling to train his troops, trained batches of recruits into veterans, and sent them back to Dongling.
"What do you think of Xiling? Don't you want to unify the Nine Provinces? Aren't the people of Xiling the people of the Nine Provinces? You have built schools in the territories of Dongling and Nanling and taught the people of the two countries knowledge. Why can't you be more kind to Xiling?"
Xiling Tianyu conveyed his dissatisfaction to the Ninth Uncle in the form of a letter. Even if he didn't want Xiling, he didn't want Xiling to be in ruins and littered with corpses.
"One general's merit is the result of thousands of sacrifices. The emperor won't care." Mr. Yinli closed his eyes, hiding the pain and regret in his eyes.
At this moment, he didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong. He bet on the right thing in the political game and won his own future, but lost his country.
He originally thought that he would not be sad about the fall of Xiling, but when he saw the Beiling cavalry attacking Xiling, he realized that he actually loved this country so much.
"If he doesn't care, don't blame me for being rude." A determination flashed in Xiling Tianyu's eyes.
For the sake of the people of Xiling, he could be a treacherous villain. He could not watch the people and soldiers of Xiling die in such a senseless war.
It’s not worth it, it’s absolutely not worth it!
The Ninth Prince saw and understood Xiling Tianyu's dissatisfaction and anger, but...
"Tianyu is too naive." War is so cruel. Even if he aims to unify the world, it does not mean that he can treat people of all countries equally.
Has Tianyu ever thought about what the people of the enemy country would think when he treats them equally?
Did he consider the lives and deaths of the people in Xiling and Beiling, and let the people and soldiers in Xiling and Beiling live a life of plenty, and then let them eat until they were full and had enough strength to attack him?
“Tianyu, unifying the world cannot be achieved by just talking.” Unifying the world requires the accumulation of countless corpses. Even if he felt reluctant, he could only ignore it.
Before the world was unified, his benevolent policies could not be implemented in all countries, and he could not treat the people of all countries equally. He even monitored the people of Nanling at all times, fearing that some of them still had the intention to restore the country.
In this world, it is not true that if you are good to others, they will be good to you. The good intentions you think you have may not be appreciated by the other party at all, and they may even laugh at you for being a fool.
“Forget it. For your sake, I will be merciful this time.” Xiling Tianyu has been following him steadfastly over the years, and the Ninth Prince understands that Xiling Tianyu seldom makes any requests. This time he expressed dissatisfaction, and even if the Ninth Prince does not agree to it completely, he has to make Xiling Tianyu feel better.
Beiling and Xiling had been fighting for more than a year, during which he sent six batches of soldiers to the front line. In view of the fact that Xiling provided a training ground for Dongling, the Ninth Prince also had to give Xiling some benefits.
The Ninth Prince called together the ministers to discuss the matter of providing aid to Xiling. At the same time, he also approached Feng Qingchen: "Qingchen, how about building a college in Xiling?"
Tianyu wanted him to treat the people of Xiling equally, so he should treat the people of Xiling as his Dongling subjects and instill in them the concept of one country for all nine states from now on...
It is true that the academy is a place to learn knowledge, but it does not prevent teachers from instilling other knowledge into students' minds. Just as Feng Qingchen said, cultural invasion is the best way to rule.
For the sake of the people of Jiuzhou Continent, he would accept the unification of Dongling as inevitable, which was the best thing for the people...
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