Chapter 1551 The Road to Hegemony
Guan Ning wants to take action on Liang Guo, and this idea has been accumulating for more than a day or two.
Since the beginning of the Dakang Dynasty in the previous dynasty, the Liang State has used troops to rebel many times. The new dynasty was established and the army marched heavily, and this time the coalition forces were formed, which almost pushed Daning to the edge of national annihilation.
Of course, Liang Guo was not wrong in doing so.
Such is the case with Struggle for Continent.
Now Daning will also formally compete for hegemony, and Liang will be the first to be destroyed!
The beginning is up to you, but the end is not up to you...
And the Western Regions!
Blood debt must be paid with blood!
And Beiyi...
Guan Ning suddenly discovered that there were many things he wanted to do and could do.
Guan Ning has thought about his future since he started the rebellion. If he becomes emperor, he will definitely build a huge empire and achieve true unification, and his journey in this world will not be in vain...
This is of course difficult to achieve, but now we can finally see some hope.
Guan Ning believed that he could definitely do it, and his eyes gradually became firmer.
The motorcade is facing the wind and snow, and Emperor Yuanwu of Daning is about to return home...
The year is approaching, and the fifteenth year of Yuanwu has also come to an end.
A lot happened this year.
Since the 11th year of Yuanwu, Wei and Liang formed a coalition to attack Daning. It has been five years since then.
Last year, the Wei-Liang coalition was defeated. This year, the two countries have submitted letters of credence to Daning, intending to sue for peace!
They took the initiative to withdraw their troops and were willing to negotiate with Daning. They had sent envoys to Shangjing to listen to his wishes and were ready to pay compensation and cede territory. They only asked Daning's army to stop attacking and withdraw from its territory...
This war caused great losses to the Wei and Liang countries. It was like a gambler who spent all his money on a heavy bet, but ended up losing miserably and losing all his money!
Liang Guo completely lost its status as a military hegemon and failed in two wars that risked the fate of the country, plunging the country into unprecedented darkness...
What is surprising is that under such circumstances, something unexpected happened in the Liang Kingdom. The orthodox emperor Zhu Zhen, who came to the throne at the end of the war, was usurped by the third prince Zhu Zhen.
For some unknown reason, when the orthodox emperor Zhu Zhen was still the crown prince, he followed his general Fan Cang in rebellion.
He followed Zhu Zhen in the name of rescuing him, but launched a mutiny... The orthodox emperor died in the chaos.
After that, Zhu Zhen was officially crowned and changed his name to Tianshun.
The first thing Emperor Tianshun did after he came to the throne was to end the war, which was fundamentally different from Zhu Zhen.
He can recognize the situation better.
The current Daliang does not even have the strength to break the cauldron, so ending the war is the wisest choice.
This move also allowed Zhu Zhen to become emperor, because the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of Liang Guoli expected the war to end.
When Emperor Wu of Liang was in power, he went on a military rampage and recruited soldiers and horses at all costs. In order to meet military needs, the court deliberately guided the people to smelt iron.
Iron farm tools and even pots and pans were used for iron smelting.
What was smelted was unusable slag iron and scrap iron. The court originally planned to buy it at a high price, but because it couldn't come up with the money, it became a robbery.
In order to form an army and capture strong men, the people of Liang Kingdom were almost gone.
The once most populous country has been reduced to a situation of ten rooms and nine empty rooms...
All the strong men who were captured also died in the war, and the few remaining troops could not all die.
Zhu Zhen's idea was to end the war first and then talk about anything else. Reparations would definitely not be possible. Liang Guo had no money at all, so he had no choice but to cede territory.
Liang State is the largest country on the mainland, and what it lacks most is land!
Anyway, with the current strength of Liang State, it is impossible to hold these lands, and there are no people left, so it would be easy to cede them out.
Zhu Zhen was willing to pay the price, even at the cost of half of Daliang's territory.
What is the war for?
Isn’t it just about fighting for land?
Can't I give it to you?
Zhu Zhen wanted to block Emperor Yuanwu's ambitions and seek an opportunity for the Liang Kingdom to develop with peace of mind.
As long as you don't die, you will eventually come out.
Zhu Zhen himself is the best example, and the same is true for the country...
This strategy won the support of the courtiers. It was obvious that the people of Liang were frightened and would do anything as long as there was no war.
In fact, the Daning army did not conduct a large-scale conquest in the Liang Kingdom. This may be a sequelae left by Emperor Wu of Liang when he was away.
War can bring down a country.
It was Zhu Wen's resurgence of Liangwu that built the confidence of the Liang people, but it was he who personally destroyed this confidence.
As long as the war is over, they are willing to pay any price...
Envoys have been sent out a long time ago and have arrived in the capital city of Daning. However, after such a long time, no results have been achieved!
The Daning army did not withdraw and was still conquering the land of Liang.
This created a very interesting situation. The envoy was outside suing for peace, but the two armies continued to fight.
It is not appropriate to say that it was a war. To be precise, Liang Guo had given up resistance.
The Daning army is not attacking, but pushing forward. They focus more on appeasing the people...
This made Zhu Zhen very panicked.
The Liang Kingdom had few people to begin with, but what was most lacking now was people. The army had asked him to arrange for land reclamation. If Daning were to deceive all these people, the loss would be even greater.
Chapter completed!