vstars Chapter 373: Dispatching the Envoys from Liang
Chapter 373: Dispatching the Envoys from Liang
Following the empress's order and the guards' message, the envoy from Liang State soon arrived.
This time it was not Zhao Biao and the Prime Minister who came. The war in Liang State had broken out, Zhao Biao was busy fighting, and the Prime Minister was also busy organizing logistics to supply to the front line.
However, in order to show its importance, the State of Liang still sent Feng Chang, the head of the Nine Ministers.
Logically speaking, matters of diplomacy should be the responsibility of the Dianke, but the Dianke of Liang repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with Yan in the court. He always believed that it was Yan's failure to distribute land to Qi that led to Qi's invasion of Liang, and he always advocated giving Qi one and a half counties of land.
How could such a person be sent as an envoy to the State of Yan? This would only lead to a quarrel with the State of Yan.
When the envoy from Liang came in, he immediately bowed and saluted.
"Foreign minister Li Xuanhua of Liang State pays homage to the Emperor of Great Yan."
"Stand up, envoy, what brings you to Dayan this time?"
Hearing about the Yan Emperor's culture, the Liang State Feng Chang quickly said,
"Great Emperor, we, Great Liang and Great Yan, are allied nations. We originally agreed to attack and defend together and to help each other.
Today, our Daliang has been attacked without any reason by the villains of Qi and Qin. As a result, we have suffered heavy casualties, our mountains and rivers have been torn apart, and two counties have been occupied.
It is really difficult for us Liang Kingdom to hold on alone, so we hope that Dayan will send troops to help us."
Hearing this, Yan Fuyao looked at Shen Changgong, meaning to let him speak.
Shen Changgong stood up and said with a sad face,
"This beast from Qi is truly shameless! When we first formed the alliance between the three countries, even if there were some territorial disputes, we could have used diplomatic means to negotiate and resolve the issues.
Yet they brazenly broke the alliance and invaded their allies. This is truly an unforgivable crime! How shameless!
I, Dayan, will never tolerate such a thing happening and will never go along with such shameless people!
"Don't worry, envoy. We, Great Yan, must seek justice for the Liang Kingdom in this matter!"
Shen Changgong's words were righteous, powerful, and impassioned, which made the envoys from Liang State very happy.
Liangguo Fengchang smiled and said quickly,
"Thank you, Your Highness, for sending troops to help us. We in Daliang are deeply grateful! May I ask, Your Highness, when will Dayan be able to send troops?"
Hearing this, Shen Changgong sighed heavily, looked embarrassed, and said,
"Logically, we should have sent troops immediately, but there is no dispute between our country and Qi State, and sending troops rashly would be without justification.
And the envoy should have seen it just now. The situation is urgent, and our border is also in danger.
A heroic leader emerged on the grassland, named Qiyan Huihe. He took seven years to unify the grassland. Now the grassland is strong in both soldiers and horses, and the people are united.
Just now, we received news that the grassland sent out 100,000 troops to invade our country's northern border, captured several forts and cities of Dayan, and a full 20,000 soldiers were massacred and lost their lives.
How could we, Great Yan, not take revenge for such a deep hatred?
Furthermore, we are marching south to fight, so we cannot afford to have a fire in our backyard. We must secure our rear. The envoy should understand, right?"
In order to exaggerate, Shen Changgong said the number of deaths was 20,000 instead of 200, and he also exaggerated the military strength of the grassland.
In fact, all the young and strong soldiers in the entire grassland add up to only 70,000 to 80,000 people.
The smile on the Liang Kingdom envoy's face disappeared, and he said in a daze,
"It should be so, it should be so, but..."
"Emissary, we in Great Yan are also in trouble. Just now, I have called up an army of 400,000 to conquer the grasslands. I vow to make the grasslands pay the price in blood.
However, if we send troops to Qi at this time, we will be caught in a situation of fighting on two fronts, which is disadvantageous. Dayan’s military and national strength cannot support it at all. If we are not careful, we will be doomed and the whole country will be plunged into the quagmire of war.
But please rest assured, envoy, we will never sit idly by and watch the affairs of your Liang Kingdom.
While I am leading my troops to pacify the grassland, I am also sending envoys to Qi to severely condemn Qi and firmly protest against Qi's unprovoked invasion of Liang. I am also calling on them to withdraw their troops and for the two countries to return to the negotiation table.
If Qi refuses to reconcile and obeys, then Dayan will have a reason to send troops.
After I pacify the grassland and return to the capital, I will immediately divide my troops into two groups, one group will enter the territory of Liang to support Liang, and the other group will enter Qi to destroy Qi.
Do you like it? "
The envoy from Liang thought for a moment and then hesitantly said,
"Your Majesty, you are going to lead 400,000 troops to the north to pacify the grasslands. I'm afraid that when you return, the Liang Kingdom will be gone."
"Alas, what are you talking about, envoy? Daliang has a strong army with 600,000 soldiers. Didn't you also temporarily recruit 400,000 reserve men?
Facing the invasion of a mere army of hundreds of thousands from two countries, even if we can't defeat them, we can still hold on, right?
There are only hundreds of thousands of troops on that grassland. If we, Great Yan, send troops, we will definitely be able to sweep them away.
Does the envoy think that Liang State is not as good as a grassland?
Does the envoy think that our Yan State is inferior to Qi and Qin?"
Shen Changgong's words left the envoy from Liang State speechless.
The State of Yan did indeed denounce the State of Qi and said it would send envoys to Qi. It was indeed in trouble. The barbarians from the northern grasslands had invaded its homeland. It must protect its own homeland first before helping outsiders.
But he was still a little reluctant to leave like this, raised his head and said,
"Prince Shen, if you really can't spare the time, you can ask the King of Nan to lead some Yan troops into Liang State to fight and rescue our country.
The King of the South is not in trouble now. He still has more than 200,000 Southern troops under his command. Even if General Guan and General Chen's troops do not move, the King of the South can still help us.
We will be responsible for all the food and military supplies."
Shen Changgong shook his head and sighed,
"Southern King Ma Ling is just a commoner. He knows nothing about fighting. I am the commander-in-chief of the entire army.
Moreover, this is a national war. Without me as the commander-in-chief of the army, he would be defeated even if he led the troops. It is better not to go.
Messenger, I believe you can hold on.
By the time I return, the Qi envoys will have news soon. We will definitely send troops then. Just wait for us."
"Well then... well, I will return home to report."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let's eat first before we leave. Come, take the messenger down to eat."
The guards took the messenger away.
Afterwards, the Yan State discussed it and decided to send envoys to the Qi State a few days later to fool the situation and get the matter over with.
After the court was dismissed, Shen Changgong and Yan Fuyao returned to the imperial study together.
Right Prime Minister Tang Xinyi said worriedly,
"Can Liang withstand the attacks of Qi and Qin? What if they can?"
Shen Changgong smiled and shook his head, saying,
"Liang State only has a total of 600,000 central troops. If we fight on three fronts, there is absolutely no chance of winning."