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Chapter 1095: Chapter 445: The Second Emperor of the Liang Country Chapter 1095: Chapter 445: The Second Emperor of the Liang Country Just when Lu Yuan was at the foot of Xichang City, agonizing over the strong defenses of Xu State,

In Donglai County, thousands of miles away,

The new Emperor of Liang, Mingyu, was also filled with anxiety about the formidable Chu Army outside the city.

“Those rebels, seize!”

Atop the walls of Xian’an City, Mingyu, accompanied by He Ba Yuan and other generals, watched the enemy camp where Chu and Liang banners intermingled, couldn’t help but slap the city wall and curse in pain and anger.

No wonder he was so angry.

Anyone would be enraged to see their own kin join forces with outsiders to plunder the family inheritance passed down through generations.

Moreover, it’s infuriating to see the household servants not only refuse to help resist but also traitorously collaborate with the foe.

And that was precisely the situation Mingyu faced.

The Chu Army had arrived in force, a million strong, and within their domain, tens of thousands of Liang’s own forces served as vassals.

In just ten days’ time, they had lost Jiaodong County.

The Imperial Capital, located in Donglai County, had also seen its southern and eastern parts completely fall.

This perilous situation had almost instantly pushed Liang State to the brink of extinction.

As a usurper who had ascended to the throne through a coup just two or three months earlier, Mingyu had not long basked in the pride of his position before suffering such a heavy blow.

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How could he not feel furious and panicked?

“Your Majesty, don’t be angry.”

He Ba Yuan, standing beside his Emperor, tried to reassure him as he heard him getting upset: “The two hundred thousand frontier troops from Jiaodong have already withdrawn and arrived at Xian’an.

And within Xian’an City itself, we have three hundred thousand elite soldiers.

That’s already five hundred thousand troops, including five Inborn experts.

Furthermore, General Yan, upon receiving Your Majesty’s summons, has also hurried here from Jiaoxi County with military aid.

He has another two hundred thousand troops and two Inborn experts at his command, among which General Yan is renowned across the world.

Once the three forces join together, our grand Liang will have seven hundred thousand troops and seven Inborns in Xian’an City—our strength can indeed be considered substantial.

Although the Chu forces outside are numerous, they are at most only twice our number, and many of them are defectors and traitors, nothing more than a ragtag army.

As we have a strong city to hold, ready and rested, we should be more than capable of defending against them.

Once the Chu Army is left battered and weary from their assaults on the city, losing their fighting spirit, our grand army could sally forth with our finest troops and crush their exhausted forces.

By then, defeating the Chu Army will allow us to easily reclaim lost territories like Jiaoxi and Jiaodong merely by dispatching one or two messengers.

Even the fallen counties of Shanyang and Rencheng can be recaptured with an offensive.

Should Your Majesty establish such an extraordinary record of achievements upon your ascension, revitalizing Liang and restoring our rivers and mountains,

Who then, throughout our nation, would dare to question Your Majesty’s legitimacy or disobey your command?”

At this moment, the morale of the army and the spirit of the warriors are of utmost importance.

He Ba Yuan deeply understands that with the nation’s borders having fallen, and reports of defeat everywhere, and the Chu Army at the gates of the capital, the people within are filled with fear and anxiety.

Therefore, all the more at such a time, the Emperor and Commander must not show any signs of fear.

If you, the mainstay, appear so flustered, those following you will become even more frightened upon seeing this.

The little fighting spirit they still hold will be completely lost, deprived of the courage to resist the Chu Army.

Once that point is reached, rallying people’s hearts and spirits would not be as easy as it is now.

Hence, even though He Ba Yuan knew well that the grand vision he painted was hard to achieve, he still picked the brighter aspects to underscore, embellishing his descriptions as much as possible.

It was all to give those within the city more hope and confidence, to compel them to keep resisting.

And the effect?

Seeing that everyone around him, from the Emperor down to the common soldiers, seemed much improved in spirits after listening to his words, He Ba Yuan nodded slightly to himself.

However, he was also unsure how much of the confidence displayed by the people was genuine and how much was feigned?

But as long as the facade was maintained that was sufficient.

What the top echelons thought was irrelevant.

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The key was to deceive the ordinary soldiers and people below, ensuring they were not intimidated by the might of the Chu Army, encouraging them to keep on fighting.

It’s tough to deceive the wise, but the ignorant masses are easily misled.

This is what it means to bolster the courage of the troops.

“He Ba Yuan speaks true.

With our strong fortress, reinforcements on the way from two directions, and support from Xu State in our rear, what is there to fear from a mere military expedition from Chu?”

Mingyu was well aware of the situation, so upon hearing He Ba Yuan’s words, he immediately understood his general’s intent and joined in the encouragement.

Seeing the agreement of their leaders, the trusted ministers around them were naturally quick to catch on and joined in bolstering the sentiment.

“Your Majesty is right.

Xu State is a regional hegemon that, in the past two years, has incorporated the Barbarians in the north, forming an army of a million strong.

Now that they have shifted their nation’s focus to Qingzhou and even moved their capital to Leling, it demonstrates their importance to this region.

Currently, Chu State is unabashedly aggressive, daring to make moves against both our great Liang and Xu State at once—truly underestimating us.

Now that our two countries have joined forces with an army of five million, our presence is even more imposing than the Chu people’s.

We must crush the Chu Army this time, blunt their edge, and show those Nan people that our northern lands too harbor heroes!”

“Indeed, in the Land of Yu State, Zheng, Jin, and Xu—the Three Nations—are also uniting to purge the Tang traitors.

With the combined forces of the Three Nations, the fall of Tang Kingdom is but a matter of time.

Once they have exterminated Tang, Chu’s ally, they can spare forces to support Liang.

Then another few million troops will be joining us in aid; not just to hold Xian’an City, taking back our old capital of Liang will be a breeze.”

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The ministers voiced their support, not caring much for the actual state of affairs, and pointing in whatever direction served their interests.

After all, they were taking advantage of the lower ranks’ lack of access to information and ignorance of the overall situation, saying whatever served their own advantage.