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Chapter 1066: Chapter 435 The Fall of Liang City_2 Chapter 1066: Chapter 435 The Fall of Liang City_2 He continued to lead the messenger, heading towards the place where the affairs of the two countries were to be discussed.

As they were almost there, that attendant from earlier hurried over.

“My lord, I have ascertained the details—it was Real Qingyu who led his troops to crush the Xu-Liang United Army.”

After bowing to the Chu State official who was guiding them, the attendant reported the details: “The Xu-Liang United Army suffered a crushing defeat.

It is said that they beheaded over a hundred thousand enemies, with countless others fleeing in disarray.

The enemy’s million-strong army was annihilated, and Liang’s external support is now thoroughly gone.

Real Qingyu is currently leading his troops in pursuit of the defeated enemy, and it won’t be long before we hear of even greater victories.”

Upon hearing this, the Zheng Kingdom messenger’s expression changed, flashing with panic and disbelief.

He wondered if all this information was intentionally released by the Chu people to frighten him?

But hearing the cheers that had not completely subsided, the idea that it was a feigned act seemed far too implausible.

Just to scare him, there was no need to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops.

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The Zheng Kingdom messenger was quite perceptive and knew he wasn’t worth such a massive display of force, not even the Zheng Kingdom standing behind him.

Therefore, the message was correct, everything was true.

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But precisely because it was true, he felt an even greater sense of panic.

Although Liang had fallen on hard times, its strength was still there, ranking as a top-tier powerful nation in the world, still standing at the forefront of all countries.

And there was no need to mention Xu State, an old powerhouse that had made a significant name for itself under Wei’s influence.

But now, these two dominions, seen as formidable in the eyes of Zheng, joined forces only to be defeated by Chu State.

Oh, no, being defeated by Chu was not strange at all.

Since last year, there had been a plethora of countries under the sky defeated by Chu.

But at this moment, the defeat of Xu and Liang to Chu meant a drastic change to the global situation, it meant far too much.

Firstly, the fate of Liang’s great city was certainly sealed.

And Xu State, with its million troops dispatched to save Liang, was a fact well known throughout the nations.

Before departing, the Zheng Kingdom’s messenger had heard of this and had felt quite hopeful.

He thought that if Xu State could save Liang, causing Chu to stumble and the war situation to turn unfavorable,

his own diplomatic mission might achieve better progress, sparing Zheng State from too much loss.

But who could have imagined, just as he had arrived at the base of Liang City, the allied forces of the two nations would be defeated in such a way?

‘These good-for-nothings, these useless trash, they were only at war for less than a month, and they’ve already lost, truly like trying to prop up a lump of mud…’

The messenger wanted to curse out loud, but then he suddenly remembered, his own side was not faring much better.

Xinzheng City, likewise, had not been defended for long before it was handed over to the Chu people.

By comparison, Liang, which had held out for over a year, was far stronger.

With this thought, the messenger, who initially wanted to complain, suddenly felt a chilling realization, and no longer harbored any grievances.

Liang and Xu had been defeated, at such a pivotal moment, no less.

With Chu achieving a great victory, the circumstances naturally changed.

Watching the Chu official beside him smilingly look his way, the Zheng Kingdom messenger felt a profound sadness.

‘The Chu people have won, so will the conditions they previously promised still hold?

Or will they make exorbitant demands, seeking even greater concessions…’

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

“Messenger, this way please.

The officials from our various departments are all waiting,” said the Chu State official leading the way.

He clearly noticed the Zheng Kingdom messenger’s thoughts, but he said nothing.

As part of Chu State, the more powerful Chu became, the more benefits he stood to gain.

And now he had yet another opportunity to demand greater favors.

As for what Zheng thought?

A mere defeated nation, a lost dog— who cares!

“Yes, I’m coming,” replied the Zheng Kingdom messenger, feeling the shift in atmosphere.

With a forced smile, he followed with heavy steps.

It was as if the fate of the entire Zheng Kingdom was weighing down on his shoulders.

What was to follow was bound to be a steady retreat in a war of words, where he would have to fight for the future of all Zheng.

…

While the officials of Chu State’s main camp were considering how to extract the most from Zheng,

Lu Yuan, who had just met with the messenger, of course received the news of the army’s victory.

Being connected through his Avatar’s divine consciousness, he knew before anyone else.

Then,

Realizing the timing for the final assault had come, Lu Yuan, without any hesitation, personally kindled the large army and headed straight for the great city of Liang.

After the arrival of the Xu Army, several waves of reinforcements had been dispatched from the city, engaging in fierce battles for over half a month.

The city of Liang had long been left vulnerably empty.

In the entire city, there were scarcely over fifty thousand defenders.

If Lu Yuan willed it, he could take the city at any moment.

But as he had always said, it was meaningless.

His Northern Expedition was meant to seize not just the great city of Liang but the whole of Central State, the entire world.

The city of Liang was merely an important symbol in this process.

However important, it was still just one city.

At this point in time, taking the city would not provide much benefit to the Chu Army, except for nearly a million more mouths to feed among the civilians inside.

These citizens of Liang, having lived under the shadow of the Heavenly Son, were deeply intertwined with Liang State, and their interests ran extremely deep.

If one were to describe them, each was a patriotic commoner, loyal to their ruler.

Especially after consecutive conscriptions, nearly every household in the city had sent their men to war, and after continuous fighting, every family had lost someone to the Chu Army.