Chapter 841 Castles in the Air
After using the Thunderbolt Slash, if nothing unexpected happens, the muscle soreness will not go away for the next week.
Xie Liancheng had already known about this result.
He did not use this move on the battlefield on impulse. He had practiced it a lot during his training before. This was the first time he used it in actual combat.
Although his eyes had been locked on the Liang army commander at that time, there was still some distance between the two sides.
At that time, if the commander of the Liang army was allowed to escape among a group of Liang soldiers, there would be trouble afterwards.
That's why Jie Liancheng made a prompt decision, abandoned his mount, and directly activated "Lightning Dance" to approach in one breath.
Considering the gains from this battle, his small price is not worth mentioning at all.
The more than 2,000 prisoners of war alone were enough for them to make a huge profit.
Once this batch of prisoners of war is escorted back, their Great Zhou will be able to directly replenish a large number of cheap laborers. The value of this cannot be explained in just a few words.
The large group led by Shi Lei had no plans to stay here for long.
Leaving behind a thousand troops, they sent the prisoners of war and some confiscated enemy equipment back to Anling City.
Shi Lei took the rest of the troops and rushed to the border of Liang State as quickly as possible.
For Drogo and the others, Shi Lei arrived at the right time.
They have had some problems recently.
This problem did not come from Liang State, but from themselves.
The large army led by Drogo and Bai Tu needed to leave some troops to garrison every time they captured a city.
If they continue to do this, after capturing a few cities, they will find that they don’t have enough troops…
It's unknown how long it would take to send a message back from them to request reinforcements.
Shi Lei's arrival was like a timely rain for them.
In fact, at this point in time, Drogo and Bai Tu had already directly captured the border cities in the north of Liang State. Including the two cities they had captured before, they already controlled three cities of Liang State.
The arrival of Shi Lei and his men directly captured the border city in the southern border of Liang State, saving time for Zhuo Ge and his men.
Having resolved the potential risks on the side battlefield, they now joined forces on both sides, and the large force directly pressed to the outskirts of Daliang City, the capital of Liang State.
"armistice?"
Looking at the pale-faced envoy from Liang State in front of him, Zhuo Ge smiled coldly.
"No way. Go tell your Emperor Liang that there is only one way to survive, and that is for your Liang Kingdom to surrender completely and submit to our Great Zhou!"
They have fought outside the capital of Liang State. At this moment, more than 70% of Liang State’s territory has fallen into their hands. At this critical moment, they want to stop the war and seek peace? Are you kidding them? "I'll give you one hour."
Having said that, Drogo paused. Worried that the other party didn't know what an hour meant, Drogo looked up at the direction of the scorching sun in the sky.
"Surrender before the sun rises above our heads, otherwise we will directly start attacking the city. At that time, I will not guarantee your lives!"
Hearing this, the envoy from Liang State did not dare to stay any longer and ran away in a hurry.
After that, Drogo was in no hurry.
Although attacking the city would not take much effort, wouldn't it be better if they could take down Daliang City without spending a single soldier? Not to mention that this would save them from having to build one more city gate.
The envoy from Liang State mounted his horse and rushed back into the city at full speed, heading straight for the palace and bringing the news to the Emperor of Liang.
At that moment, the hall fell into dead silence. There was no noise as expected. The ministers below looked at each other, wanting to speak but stopping themselves. They wanted to say something but didn't dare to.
Invisibly, a suffocating atmosphere of despair has spread.
Emperor Liang saw this scene and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
At the beginning of the year, the Emperor of Liang, as the victorious country, was full of high spirits and wanted only to rule the Central Plains and fulfill the long-cherished wish of his ancestors to unify the world.
But who could have thought that in just a few months, more than half of his Liang State's territory had already been occupied, and now the enemy army had even pressed outside the city of Daliang and was uttering arrogant words, but none of his Liang State officials dared to stand up! The enemy's battles seemed to have broken the backbone of all the Liang State officials!
[I guess these bastards are already thinking about surrendering...]
The Emperor of Liang felt sad. He looked at this group of ministers, then turned away, left the court hall, and came to the Fengxian Hall, where the royal family of Liang used to worship their ancestors.
Looking at the ancestral tablets in the hall, Emperor Liang, who had been holding back his grief all the way, fell to his knees on the cushion with a plop.
With his eyes slightly closed, he recalled the powerful posture of Liang State when it annexed neighboring countries. Now it seemed like a castle in the air.
Unconsciously, two lines of tears had already flowed down his cheeks, and Emperor Liang kowtowed heavily towards the spirit tablet.
"I am an unworthy descendant and have no face to see my ancestors!!!"
Thinking about the territory that his predecessors had conquered through battle after battle, now he was going to destroy it in his hands?! Thinking of this, the Emperor of Liang, who was kneeling in the Fengxian Hall, was already crying bitterly.
After crying bitterly, Emperor Liang, whose emotions were vented, calmed down a little. He called in the eunuch who had followed him since childhood and was guarding outside the palace and gave him an order.
When the eunuch heard this, his face changed immediately and he began to persuade her earnestly.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to do this? Why not surrender to the Great Zhou first and save your life..."
Before the eunuch could finish his words, he was slapped to the ground by Emperor Liang.
"You bastard! I am the Emperor of Liang! How can I accept such a great humiliation!!!"
"Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty, calm down!!"
"Why don't you go now?!"
Looking at the eunuch crawling to prepare things, Emperor Liang took a deep breath.
"Someone, help me put on my clothes!"
After tidying up his clothes, Emperor Liang dismissed all his followers and returned to the court hall alone.
At this moment, the hall had been emptied by him, and all the officials who were originally in the hall were driven to the square in front of the hall.
Emperor Liang touched the dragon throne behind him and sat on it.
During this time, the chief eunuch also brought over the prepared wine.
Emperor Liang glanced at him.
"You should also leave. I want to be alone for a while."
Hearing this, the eunuch's voice was choked with sobs, but knowing that Emperor Liang had made up his mind, he did not try to dissuade him. After bowing respectfully, he withdrew.
Looking at the empty hall, Emperor Liang's eyes slowly swept across, finally falling on the wine at hand.
Holding up the wine glass, Emperor Liang looked into the distance...
"An emperor has his own way of dying. Even if I die, I will die for my country. How can I be a king who destroys his country?!"
While muttering to himself, the Emperor Liang's eyes gradually became firm, and then he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass! He personally drew the curtain on himself, the last emperor of Liang...
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