Dongling captured Xiling effortlessly. Not to mention the foundation of Dongling, even the skin was not damaged in this battle. Even in the naval battle where Xiling had the most advantage, Dongling suppressed Xiling to death...
Dongling attacked Xiling this time. Except for the first few battles, there was almost no head-on confrontation between the two armies. Dongling moved forward without even the slightest resistance, which made Dongling's soldiers depressed to death.
No battles to fight means no military exploits; no military exploits means no promotions and rewards. Without promotions and rewards, how can soldiers like them live...
"Surge into Kyoto and capture the Xiling Emperor alive." The soldiers of Dongling could not gain military merit on the battlefield, so they decided to target the Xiling Emperor, but...
What made the Dongling soldiers want to die was that after they reached Xiling Kyoto, the Xiling Emperor had already escaped on a boat. The Dongling navy had already received the news and chased him all the way. There was no way they could compete with the navy for credit.
"It's not a pleasure to win this battle. It was so frustrating." The Dongling soldiers were filled with indignation. People who didn't know better thought they had lost the battle, but in fact, they had achieved an unprecedented victory at the minimum cost.
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When the defeated Xiling soldiers heard these words, they had the urge to roll up their sleeves and beat them up. These bastards simply got an advantage and behaved themselves.
However, how could they fight with the strong Dongling soldiers when they didn't even have enough to eat? It would be fine if they won, but if they lost, there wouldn't even be anyone to vent their anger on their behalf.
Aggrieved, indescribably aggrieved!
For ordinary people, as long as they have enough food and clothing, their life will be the same no matter who becomes the emperor. But for the soldiers in Xiling, defeat is a shame and a shame that can never be erased, especially since they didn't even fight.
He failed inexplicably.
There were no weapons, no food and grass, the country was in chaos, rebel armies from all over the country overthrew the government, and the court was too busy taking care of itself that it had no energy to take care of the soldiers on the front line.
Without weapons, they could use their fists and bodies to reach Dongling's army, but how could they withstand 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 owners of this land...
"Brother, don't be too serious. What happened to Dongling and Xiling? We used to be common people of the Lan Dynasty. Now we are just reunifying and returning to the past." A veteran of the Dongling camp took out a can of beef and opened it.
The scent made Xiling soldiers swallow their saliva.
The man chuckled, took two more big steamed buns, and handed one to the other person: "Brother, I see you haven't eaten for a day, eat something... eat these steamed buns dipped in beef, they taste amazing."
After saying that, he said that he would eat it with dipping in it. He took big bites and it was delicious. The young man from Xiling hesitated for a moment, unable to resist the hunger in his belly. He took the steamed bun and carefully dipped it in some beef juice and bit it hard.
Take a sip.
"Smells, it smells so good." The young man from Xiling, who had not eaten for a long time, took a bite and burst into tears.
Since the death of the crown prince, the emperor has been busy fighting for power. They don't even have to eat meat, let alone coarse-grain steamed buns, let alone the fragrant and soft white steamed buns like the Dongling soldiers.
After taking a hard bite, the young general from Xiling wiped his face and swallowed the bun in his mouth with tears in his eyes. At this moment, he felt that it would not be too tragic for Dongling to capture Xiling. At least they could eat enough and not have to live.
starve.
"Brother, don't just eat steamed buns, eat some meat. Don't save the beef from me. This stuff can't be kept 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 fishy meat every month, so I don’t have to save it for them.” Dongling Veteran smiled honestly, glanced at his companions, and couldn’t help but laugh when he saw how smoothly his companions were going.
Got up.
The general said, we are all the people of Jiuzhou Continent. We must unite and not fight among ourselves. What's the point of our own people beating our own people? The only thing we can do is to convince the soldiers of Xiling.
"You soldiers in Dongling are so good. There must be many of them serving as soldiers." The young general from Xiling was not polite. He picked up a piece of beef and ate it. The aroma of the beef spread on the tip of his tongue and filled the entire mouth. The young general from Xiling closed his eyes happily.
I opened my eyes and chewed it carefully. In the end, it was almost tasteless and I was reluctant to swallow it.
Damn, I haven’t tasted meat for several years. They have a lot of cattle and horses in Xiling, and there are not enough cattle for plowing the land. How can there be beef for them to eat? It is impossible for a big family to have beef to eat every day, and only the emperor can.
Eat every day.
"Hehe... Well, who doesn't envy those of us who are soldiers now? After we retire, we still have a little money to do, do some small business, or farm, and the court will give us help. When we go home, we can talk about our wives. In the past, in Nanling, I
I don’t even dare to think about it.” The Dongling veteran smacked his lips with a happy look on his face.
The young general from Xiling was confused: "You, are you from Nanling?"
"Why is Nanling not Nanling? We are all common people of Jiuzhou now. The general said that we don't distinguish between Dongling, Xiling and Nanling. From now on, we will only be the common people of Jiuzhou. We are all the same." If he didn't say it, who could?
I found out that he was originally from Nanling.
"Can it really be the same?" The young general from Xiling looked at the other party blankly, with expectation deep in his eyes...
The same scene was staged in many places in the camp. Dongling used practical actions to tell Xiling that they were not attacking Xiling to conquer and rule, but to unify the Nine Provinces and make all the people the same. Life would get better and better without any discrimination.
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"I admit that he is a good emperor and he can treat the people of Xiling well." Along with Xiling Tianyu, King Rui, who was mixed in the crowd, hugged his son and retreated quietly without disturbing anyone.
"He has a big heart, and all people in the world are the same to him. He doesn't know and doesn't bother to treat them differently." Xiling Tianyu reluctantly withdrew his eyes and turned around...
Watching a huge country collapse before his eyes, it would be a lie to say he was not sad. He thought that he would never set foot on this land again in his lifetime.
"I hope the people in Xiling will get better and better, so that we can live up to our sacrifice." King Rui looked downcast, with indescribable bitterness in his eyes.
Reason told him that Xiling was at the end of its rope. Even if he didn't help Dongling, it would be a matter of time before Xiling was destroyed. But emotionally he couldn't accept it. In any case, he was a sinner of this country. He abandoned his loyalty and followed him.
A soldier, leaving behind the people who regarded him as a god. He had no qualifications and no face to face the people of Xiling, to face the bewildered soldiers...
Righteousness in the world is easy to say, but very difficult to practice!