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Chapter 1067: Chapter 435 The Fall of Liang City_3 Chapter 1067: Chapter 435 The Fall of Liang City_3 The Chu army and the people of Liang within the city share deep grudges of blood and hatred, resulting in the deaths of husbands, children, fathers, brothers, and siblings.

Under these circumstances, one should not expect the people within the city to have any good impressions or attitudes towards Chu State—that would definitely be wishful thinking.

At this time, if the Chu army were to enter the city, they would certainly face many troubles.

Such as hidden attacks, unceasing resistance, assassination attempts from the remnants of Liang, and so on, all sorts of inevitable problems.

Also, the city having been besieged for so long, was already short on food, and these nearly a million hungry mouths would need to be provided for by Chu.

If they were to enter the city, wouldn’t that mean enduring resistance from the people of Liang while also holding their noses to feed them?

Wouldn’t that be playing the fool?

But if not so, could they really slaughter the entirety of Liang city?

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That would be one million people.

While it’s not impossible to do so, if they really did, Chu State’s reputation would be completely ruined.

Besides, a population of a million is an considerable asset.

Whether it’s for providing Qi Luck or for producing money and grain, these are substantial benefits.

Previously, the indiscriminate sacrifice of cannon fodder was to reduce unstable elements and indeed, there was such a need.

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That’s why Lu Yuan gave up on several million people.

But now, all that’s left in Liang city are some old, young, women, and children, not much of a threat, so naturally, there’s no need for such ruthless measures anymore.

These good people of Liang can be reformed and assimilated.

Previously, Lu Yuan didn’t want to enter Liang city due to various complications.

But now, with the defeat of the hundred thousand-plus United Army of Liang and Xu…

All those problems naturally cease to matter.

The decision of who Liang city belongs to was never determined by the fifty thousand defenders inside, nor by the million civilians.

It was the million-strong United Army outside the city, the battlefield at Rencheng Prefecture over there, and the Yangxia Expeditionary Army that was preparing to reorganize.

Chu’s continuously accumulated advantages and Liang’s steadily depleted strength and potential on various battlefields are the crucial factors determining the ownership of Liang city, the ownership of Liang Prefecture, and the ownership of Central State.

As long as victories are secured on every battlefield, accumulating small victories to gather momentum, then even if Liang has more advantages in the city, losing the world means they can’t hold onto this solitary city.

Realizing this, Lu Yuan has never been in a rush to take the city since the siege began.

Isn’t it just so now?

After Zheng Kingdom sought peace, Rencheng fell, and Xu State was massively defeated, even if Liang city remained in the hands of Liang, the opponent’s overall situation was already lost.

Not only could they not hold on to Liang city, but even Shanyang County behind it couldn’t be defended, and even the remaining lands of Qingzhou couldn’t be held onto for much longer.

For Qingzhou, the overall situation was now settled.

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The Chu army was always ready, prepared to march north to aid Real Qingyu or to attack Liang city at any time.

So when Lu Yuan’s orders were issued, an army of a hundred thousand immediately stood ready.

Not just a hundred thousand troops, but out of the Inborn Grandmasters left in the barracks, eight accompanied him on this expedition.

After these repeated major engagements, and the persistent offensives of the Chu army, the Inborn of Liang within the city suffered heavy casualties.

Originally, there were ten Inborn in the city, then after Gu Shu’s three residences fell, two more Inborn escaped back, making a total of twelve.

Fighting for nearly five months, eight of these twelve Inborn were lost in successive battles.

Of the remaining four, two went to meet Xu State’s grand army, and their current situation is probably not too good.

Thus, only two Inborn remained in the city, including the Emperor of Liang.

Lu Yuan personally took action with the intention of directly capturing these two Inborn.

Especially that Emperor of Liang, as the core of Liang State, if one could take this opportunity to kill the opponent, it would cause Liang to experience a temporary paralysis.

Even if the internals of Liang State could elect a new emperor in the aftermath, the chaos that would ensue in the meantime was inevitable.

And by taking advantage of this opportunity, Chu State would be able to further its gain significantly.

It was this advantage that led him to take action personally.

Otherwise, if he had let an avatar or others handle it, with the Emperor of Liang’s Second Inborn realm of strength, if the opponent was intent on fleeing, it would not be certain they could keep him.

Only Lu Yuan, with the strength of a regular Grandmaster, could definitely capture the opponent.

And now,

as the Chu Army encircled the great city of Liang, the people within the city also received news of the United Army’s disastrous defeat outside the city walls.

Thus, the remaining defenders immediately lost their will to fight, and many directly abandoned the city and fled.

Everyone understood that with a million reinforcements defeated, the great city of Liang was undoubtedly lost.

When the Chu Army arrived, some of the Liang soldiers who were still holding out on the city walls gave up their resistance completely and opened the gates to surrender.

Without much effort, the Chu Army entered the city of Liang.

Under such an overwhelming situation, the so-called “number one city of the world” was just like this.

Upon entering the city, the first priority was naturally to capture the high officials and nobles of Liang State.

These individuals were the ruling core of Liang State, the foundation of its infrastructure.

In this extraordinary end-of-era tale, whether it be martial might or talent, it all stemmed from these people.

With these people, there was a Liang State.

But shortly after entering the city, as the Chu Army made its way into the imperial palace, they couldn’t find the Emperor of Liang.

“Your Majesty, your servants have searched the entire city but have not found the Emperor of Liang.

Please punish us,” implored the Innate General responsible for the task.

“Not found?”

Lu Yuan frowned upon hearing this.

He was certain that the Emperor of Liang was still in the city.

Upon receiving news of the frontline victory, he had immediately assigned Inborn Grandmasters to be stationed at all the gates of the great city of Liang, preemptively sealing off any escape routes.

The citizens of Liang would certainly not receive news faster than himself.

And with Inborn Grandmasters watching, even a master like the Emperor of Liang wouldn’t be able to slip past other Inborns and leave the city quietly.

So not finding the opponent now didn’t mean that the opponent had disappeared.

It meant that they were hiding somewhere inside the city.

With that thought, Lu Yuan circulated his cultivation techniques, gathering magic power in his eyes.

A glint of spiritual light flashed by, and the Qi Luck of everyone in the city suddenly became visible to him.

If one couldn’t find a person with their naked eye, then search for the person’s Qi Luck instead.

As the ruler of a nation, the Emperor of Liang’s Qi Luck shone far brighter than that of ordinary people, glaring like a lamp to a firefly.

Without having cultivated special techniques to conceal it, finding the opponent was a straightforward matter for Lu Yuan, who studied the Fortune Dao.

“Found you.”

Standing atop the city tower, surveying the city, as his gaze swept over the southeastern corner, spotting the torch-like Qi Luck there, Lu Yuan’s eyes lit up, his lips curving into a smile.

The next moment,

a crimson sun arose as he projected an external avatar, plunging toward the southeast where the Qi Luck was situated, unstoppable.