A Cai's work: The Emperor's Phoenix: The Godly Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine ... Volume 1 2099 Grand Finale
Dongling took down Xiling without any effort. This battle did not hurt Dongling's foundation, not even its skin. Even in the sea battle where Xiling had the most advantage, Dongling suppressed Xiling to death...
When Dongling attacked Xiling this time, except for a few major battles at the beginning, the two armies had almost no head-on confrontation. Dongling advanced all the way without any resistance at all, which made the Dongling soldiers depressed to death.
No battles to fight means no military achievements; no military achievements means no promotions and rewards. Without promotions and rewards, how can these soldiers survive...
"Go to Kyoto and capture the Emperor of Xiling alive." The soldiers of Dongling could not gain any military merit on the battlefield, so they set their sights on Emperor Xiling, but...
What made the Dongling soldiers want to die was that after they reached the Xiling capital, the Xiling emperor had already fled on a boat. The Dongling navy had already received the news and chased him all the way, so they had no way of competing with the navy for the credit.
"It's not a happy battle to win. It was such a frustrating battle." The soldiers of Dongling were filled with righteous indignation. People who didn't know would think they had lost the battle, but in fact, they achieved an unprecedented victory at the lowest cost.
When the defeated Xiling soldiers heard these words, they felt like rolling up their sleeves and beating people up. These bastards were simply taking advantage of them.
However, how could they fight against the strong Dongling soldiers when they couldn't even get enough food? It would be fine if they won, but if they lost, there would be no one to vent their anger for them.
It's so frustrating, I can't even express it in words!
For ordinary people, as long as they have enough food and warm clothes, it doesn't matter who is the emperor. But for the soldiers of Xiling, defeat is a shame, a shame that can never be erased, especially when they were defeated inexplicably without even fighting.
There were no weapons or food, the country was in chaos, rebels in various places overthrew the government, and the imperial court was unable to take care of itself, so how could it have the energy to care about the soldiers on the front line.
Without weapons, they can use their fists and bodies to reach the Dongling army, but how can they resist the Dongling army without enough food? What about their parents, wives and children?
The soldiers of Xiling were silent and desperate... They could do nothing but watch the Dongling army set foot on their land and become the new masters of this land...
“Brother, don’t be too serious. What’s wrong with Dongling and Xiling? We used to be citizens of the Lan Dynasty. Now we’ve just been unified and returned to the way things were.” An old soldier from the Dongling camp took out a can of beef and opened it. The aroma made the Xiling soldiers swallow their saliva.
The man chuckled, took out two large steamed buns, and handed one to the other man: "Brother, you haven't eaten for a day, eat something... This steamed bun is delicious when dipped in beef."
After saying that, he said that he ate it with the beef sauce, and it was delicious when he took big bites. The young general of Xiling hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't resist the hunger in his stomach. He took the steamed bun, carefully dipped it in a little beef sauce, and took a big bite.
"It smells so good." The young general from Xiling, who hadn't eaten for a long time, took a bite and tears came out of his eyes.
Ever since the death of the crown prince, the emperor has been busy fighting for power. People like them don't have meat or even coarse grain steamed buns to eat, let alone the fragrant and soft white steamed buns like the Dongling soldiers.
After taking a big bite, the young general of Xiling wiped his face and swallowed the bun in his mouth with tears. At this moment, he felt that it was not too tragic for Dongling to conquer Xiling, at least they could eat their fill and would not starve to death.
“Brother, don’t just eat steamed buns, eat some meat. Don’t save the beef from me, it can’t be stored for a long time. We soldiers can get two cans every month, and even our families can get one can. My parents and children at home can see the smell of meat every month, so I don’t have to save it for them.” The old soldier from Dongling smiled naively, and when he saw that his companions were doing well, he couldn’t help laughing.
The general said that we are all citizens of the Kyushu continent, we must unite and not fight among ourselves. What's the point of our own people fighting against each other? We must convince the soldiers of Xiling, that is real ability.
"Your soldiers in Dongling are so nice. Many of you must have joined the army." The young general from Xiling was not polite either. He picked up a piece of beef and started eating it. The aroma of the beef spread on the tip of his tongue and filled his entire mouth. The young general from Xiling closed his eyes happily and chewed it carefully. In the end, when the taste was almost gone, he was reluctant to swallow it.
Damn it, I haven’t eaten meat in several years. The number of cattle and horses in Xiling is limited, and there are not enough cows for plowing the land, so where is the beef for them to eat? Even rich families can’t eat beef every day. Only the emperor can eat it every day.
"Hehe... That's right. Now who doesn't envy us soldiers? After retirement, we get a sum of money, and the court will help us do some small business or farm. It's easy to find a wife when we go home. I couldn't even think about it before when I was in Nanling." The old soldier from Dongling smacked his lips with a look of happiness.
The Xiling general was stunned: "You, you are from Nanling?"
"What's Nanling or not? We are all citizens of Jiuzhou now. The general said that we don't distinguish between Dongling, Xiling and Nanling. From now on, there will only be citizens of Jiuzhou, and we are all the same." If he didn't say it, who would know that he was originally from Nanling.
"Can it really be the same?" Xiling's young general looked at the other party blankly, with expectation hidden in the depths of his eyes...
The same scene was played out in many places in the camp. Dong Ling used practical actions to tell Xi Ling that they were not attacking Xi Ling for conquest and rule, but to unify the Kyushu continent and make all the people the same, with better and better lives, without discrimination...
"I admit that he is a good emperor. He treats the people of Xiling well." Prince Rui, who was mixed in the crowd with Xiling Tianyu, held his son and quietly retreated without disturbing anyone.
"He has a big heart. To him, all people in the world are the same. He will not and will not treat them differently." Xiling Tianyu reluctantly withdrew his gaze and turned away resolutely...
Watching a huge country collapse, it would be a lie to say that I wasn't sad. He thought that he would never set foot on this land again in his lifetime.
"I hope the people of Xiling will be better and better, so that our sacrifice will not be in vain." King Rui looked depressed, with unspeakable bitterness in his eyes.
Reason told him that Xiling was at the end of its rope. Even if he didn't help Dongling, Xiling would be destroyed sooner or later. But emotionally, he really couldn't accept it. No matter what, he was a sinner of this country. He abandoned the soldiers who followed him loyally and the people who regarded him as a god. He had no qualifications and no face to face the people of Xiling and the soldiers who were at a loss...
It is easy to talk about justice in the world, but it is really difficult to do it!