The previous layout of the Kyushu Continent was the Four Kingdoms and Nine Cities. Now Nanling among the Four Kingdoms has been destroyed, while Yecheng, Chucheng, Taicheng, and Liancheng among the Nine Cities have also been swallowed up by Dongling. Together with Yuncheng and Liancheng, Jiucheng
Only Zongcheng, Ancheng and Jiancheng are left.
Under Beiling's attack, Ancheng and Jiancheng were on the verge of being destroyed, and Uncle Nine Emperors had no plans to intervene for the time being. Jiancheng and Ancheng were reduced to ruins by Beiling, and there were countless casualties among the people in the city. Beiling was taken.
These two cities cannot help Beiling recover its vitality.
Among the nine cities, Zongcheng was the only one that no one attacked, and everyone unanimously refused to attack Zongcheng. Naturally, Zongcheng had nothing worth attacking.
Zongcheng is the weakest city among the nine cities. The reason why it has always been safe is because the location of Zongcheng is too remote. To attack Zongcheng, you must first cross a desert.
The natural geographical advantage has prevented all countries from focusing on Zongcheng. In addition, Zongcheng is located in the desert with little cultivated land and few resources. It is the poorest city among the nine cities. There is really no benefit to be gained from attacking it.
Uncle Jiuhuang's fingers slid over Zongcheng's position and said to Feng Qingchen: "Zongcheng will say it last, take down Xiling first."
In order to unify, he must attack Zongcheng, but not now.
"I don't know what the use of this place would be if we conquered it." It's all desert, and the people of Zongcheng are living a very miserable life. Maybe there will be no need to fight, but only surrender, and the people of Zongcheng will be allowed to move to the inner city, and Zongcheng will naturally surrender.
"There is no useless place in the world. Zongcheng is a natural prison." Uncle Nine Emperors was very interested in Zongcheng.
"There are many members of the royal family in Beiling and Xiling. It is impossible for these people to be trapped in the capital all the time." Although it was safer to keep them under his nose, there were too many people and he had no energy to take care of them.
"You want to imprison these people in Zongcheng?" This is a good idea, but if you put them so far away, what if these people cause trouble?
However, Zongcheng is so isolated from the outside world that even if the rebellion succeeds, it will not be able to reach the capital.
"It's a great place, isn't it?" As more and more countries are conquered, more and more people need to be kept in captivity.
It's not like Uncle Nine Emperors didn't think about killing them, but he thought that the four countries were trying their best to surround and kill the descendants of the Lan family of the previous dynasty, but the descendants of the Lan family were still passed down from generation to generation, hiding in the dark, waiting for opportunities.
Since they couldn't be killed cleanly, Uncle Nine Emperors simply kept them in captivity and kept them under his nose. If these people rebelled, he would know it immediately.
If someone outside rebels, he can also take a hostage out from inside. It may not be useful, but it can shake the opponent's military morale.
Although there are many royal families in various countries, Dongling can still afford to support several hundred people.
After deciding on the policy towards Beiling and Xiling, Uncle Nine Emperors wrote to Xiling Tianyu, asking Xiling Tianyu to be prepared to withdraw. Dongling will definitely capture Xiling within two years.
"Finally the day has come." Xiling Tianyu ignited the letter in his hand. He didn't let go until the sparks burned his fingers. He let the paper with sparks fall to the ground and watched it turn into ashes, just like Xiling...
With Xiling Tianyu deliberately letting go, the power in the hands of the Xiling Emperor was getting bigger and bigger. Xiling Tianyu's withdrawal at this time just gave the other party a chance.
But for Emperor Xiling, this right is just like the moon in the mirror or the flower in the water, and it cannot last long.
"Do you want to come with me?" Xiling Tianyu made a special trip to see his princess, daughter of the Cui family, before taking action.
Although it was a marriage of interests and there was no love between the two, Xiling Tianyu had no intention of abandoning his wife and leaving alone.
His wife must be protected after marrying him.
"Let's go? Where to go? You are the prince of Xiling, no one will let you go." The princess, Cui Haoting's sister, the daughter of the Cui family who has been carefully cultivated, naturally has extraordinary knowledge. It can be seen that no matter how extraordinary the knowledge is, she cannot escape the power.
The temptation of status and status cannot be separated from life and death...
She hates God for being unfair.
She was born in the Cui family and married the prince of Xiling as his concubine. But in the end, what awaited her was not her mother's love in the world, but her death on the cliff.
"Follow me, and you will always be my wife, life and death." This was the promise made by Xiling Tianyu, but this promise was only for the wife who left with him, not the princess.
"We live and die together..." The Crown Princess sneered, tears falling one by one from the corners of her eyes...
If she loves Xiling Tianyu, she will go with Xiling Tianyu without hesitation, but if she doesn't love him, she can't escape to the cliff with a man she doesn't love.
The Crown Princess closed her eyes and said painfully: "I'm sorry, I am the daughter of the Cui family. What the Cui family taught me is to face things without escaping."
"I... won't force you." Xiling Tianyu always knew that his princess was smart and proud. He had been moved by her heart, but he knew that he couldn't give this woman what she wanted. His life had already been planned.
A year later, Prince Xiling was assassinated by an assassin on his way out. All his entourage were killed, and the body of Prince Tianyu was thrown into the sea...
When the news came back to Xiling, the princess fainted from crying on the spot. The emperor of Xiling was furious and ordered to find the murderer...
A month later, Emperor Xiling announced to the outside world that it was Dongling who sent the assassin to assassinate Prince Tianyu.
In the past two years, Xiling Tianyu has a very high status in Xiling and is deeply loved by the people. After hearing the news, everyone in Xiling shouted to attack Dongling to avenge the prince. The Emperor of Xiling took the opportunity and began to crazily suppress the medical clinic that Dongling had established in Xiling.
Orphanages and schools.
Dongling was well prepared and had evacuated all the people before Xiling took action. Emperor Xiling smashed and smashed it wildly, and only took over a bunch of orphans, old people, and sick people.
Faced with these "waste people" who were useless to the country, the Emperor of Xiling completely ignored them and allowed them to fend for themselves, laying the hidden danger of civil strife for Xiling...
Half a year later, after an iron-blooded suppression, the Xiling Emperor officially took control of the Xiling regime and began to suppress dissidents with all his strength. King Rui, Mr. Yinli, the Cui family, and the prince's old tribe suffered disaster one after another.
The ministers of the Xiling Manchu Dynasty were all in danger, and voices questioning the emperor were gradually rising. The people were not fully clothed and had no food to eat. Several riots broke out in remote places in an attempt to overthrow the regime...
Xiling was experiencing constant civil strife. At this time, facing Xiling's provocation, Dongling remained silent and declared war on Xiling. The reason for the declaration of war was that Xiling slandered Dongling for killing Prince Tianyu, and Dongling wanted to use blood to prove his innocence.
Xiling was facing internal and external troubles, and Dongling's 300,000 troops were pressing down on the territory. The emperor of Xiling immediately sent troops to fight. Beiling watched eagerly from the side, intending to take advantage of Dongling's attack on Xiling to gain some benefits.
Dongling ate meat, so they followed behind to drink soup, but the result was beyond Beiling's expectation. Before Beiling sent troops, news came that Dongling had captured Xiling...
There is insufficient food and grass, weapons are rotting, food prices are skyrocketing, and the people spontaneously open the city gates...