Emperor of the Sui Dynasty - Chapter 183

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To the northwest, on the banks of the Yangtze River, lies a small city called Shangliang. It is not large, with only a few thousand inhabitants. However, this city has now become the best refuge for the remnants of the Five Kings' Alliance.
At this moment, the armies of the five kings had all entered the city.
Inside the county magistrate's office in the city, Prince Shen Faxing of Shangliang sat in the seat of honor, followed by Prince Xiao Xian of Jiangling, Prince Lei Dapeng of Huguang, Prince Zhu Can of Nanyang, and Prince Xu Yuanlang of Daqin.
None of the five people looked normal; their faces were all gloomy. Beneath that gloom lay anxieties about the future.
Even the hot-blooded Prince Zhu Can of Nanyang and Prince Xu Yuanlang of Da Qin, both famous generals in the Northwest, were renowned for their bravery.
But at this moment, I also felt fear.
Especially Zhu Can, the Prince of Nanyang, who led troops at the front to resist the Sui Dynasty. He relied on his bravery and strength, and had a large army and many generals. But now, the army of the five princes has been utterly defeated by Yang Guang.
The Five Kings' Iron Cavalry had already lost more than half of their forces in one battle, and what's worse, they had no outside support.
Since this battle, the army has lost 80,000 troops, including tiger cavalry, infantry, and ordinary cavalry. What remains among the Five Kings?
For the first time, Zhu Can, the Prince of Nanyang, felt a sense of fear regarding his ambition to dominate the world.
"Prince Shangliang, what should we do next?" To be honest, in the past, Prince Nanyang Zhu Can looked down on Prince Shangliang Shen Faxing for his indecisiveness and growing old. But now, he was like a drowning man grasping at a straw, hoping that Prince Shangliang Shen Faxing could make a decision.
"Now, does the Prince of Nanyang still want to compete with Yang Guang?" Prince Shen Faxing of Shangliang did not answer immediately, but asked instead.
Upon hearing this, Prince Zhu Can of Nanyang was taken aback, then immediately shook his head and said, "Even if I were arrogant, I wouldn't dare to say anything about leading troops to compete with the Sui Dynasty at this time."
I was genuinely a little scared.
"Good. A general must have a sense of fear and cannot rely solely on brute force. It is best to supplement it with wisdom. Only in this way can one truly be called a great general. Now that the Prince of Nanyang has developed a sense of fear, his future is limitless."
The dejection of Prince Zhu Can of Nanyang did not disappoint Prince Shen Faxing of Shangliang; on the contrary, he was very pleased.
The joy of Prince Shen Faxing of Shangliang also subtly revealed a certain meaning: he had already decided to surrender. Otherwise, he wouldn't be happy that Prince Zhu Can of Nanyang no longer relied on his strength.
This made Xiao Xian, the King of Liang in Jiangling, and Lei Dapeng, the King of Chu in Huguang, think deeply.
King Shen Faxing of Shangliang also glanced at King Xiao Xian of Jiangling and King Lei Dapeng of Huguang.
There was a very obvious rift between Xiao Xian, the Prince of Liang in Jiangling, and Shen Faxing, the Prince of Shangliang.
"What does the Great Liang King mean?" King Shen Faxing of Shangliang probed. A murderous intent flashed through his mind. If King Xiao Xian of Jiangling complied, that would be fine; if not, he would be killed on the spot.
With the current global situation entirely aligned with the Sui Dynasty, it's impossible for anyone to be an enemy of Yang Guang.
After pondering for a moment, he immediately said, "Whether to surrender or resist is entirely up to the King of Shangliang."
Xiao Xian, the Prince of Liang in Jiangling, spoke rather shrewdly, leaving it ambiguous and only asking Shen Faxing, the Prince of Shangliang, to make the decision. What if he misunderstands? This is like giving someone a heads-up beforehand.
King Shen Faxing of Shangliang was very impressed and nodded, saying, "In the world today, Yang Guang's advantage is too obvious. I have decided to submit to the Yang family."
"The King who raised the beam was wise."
When King Xiao Xian of Liang saw that King Shen Faxing of Shangliang had clearly expressed his desire to surrender, he breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in submission.
"What wisdom? It's just being pragmatic," said Shen Faxing, the Prince of Shangliang, with a wry smile and a wave of his hand.
"King of Shangliang, since you have surrendered, why do you still lead your troops to defend Changku?" Zhu Can, the King of Nanyang, asked with some doubt.
“If we surrender amidst the defeat, we will be in a sorry state and our merit will be less. But now we are exhausted from training and have rested our soldiers. We still have the strength to fight again. If we surrender now, our merit will be much greater. Now that our country is beyond saving, I must also consider the sake of the five kings.”
The cunning King Shen Faxing of Shangliang said, “I don’t even need to refer to myself as ‘I’ anymore. I’ll just call myself ‘Old Man’.”
The four men, including Xiao Xian, the King of Liang in Jiangling, and Lei Dapeng, the King of Chu in Huguang, suddenly realized that this was how it was, and admired the shrewdness and wisdom of Shen Faxing, the King of Liang.
"That's how it is anyway. You all go down and rest the soldiers, and organize them. Even if they surrender, we can't do it in a muddled way," said Shen Faxing, the King of Shangliang.
"What about the food problem?" asked Zhu Can, the Prince of Nanyang. They had come out in a sorry state, returning with only soldiers; all their supplies had been lost.
"Let's recruit the people in the city first, but we must speak to them politely. The Sui Dynasty has attacked here. I am willing to surrender, but I am just waiting for the right opportunity. Please ask them to provide some food."
Now that things have come to this, Zhu Can, the Prince of Nanyang, has to prioritize peace. In the past, he would have ignored these matters and simply requisitioned grain to settle the matter.
"promise."
The four men, including Prince Zhu Can of Nanyang and Prince Xu Yuanlang of Da Qin, acknowledged the order and immediately turned to go about their business.
"Going to the Yang family might turn out to be a blessing in disguise." After the four left, King Shen Faxing of Shangliang stared blankly for a long time before finally smiling slightly and saying.
At first, he gradually felt that he was getting old and his ambition was fading. He didn't necessarily have the intention to start a war and fight for supremacy. Later on, his ambition swelled up, and he could be described as blindly arrogant. Now, all his rationality has returned.
King Shen Faxing knew that although he had lost his power and status, he had saved his whole family, which was a blessing in itself.
Therefore, at this moment, King Shen Faxing of Shangliang felt more relaxed than bitter about failure.
"Your Highness, the army has been recounted, and including the wounded, there are still more than 88,110 soldiers." Not long after, Zhu Can, the Prince of Nanyang, returned and reported.
"Eighty-eight thousand one hundred people."
Upon hearing this number, King Shen Faxing of Shangliang gasped and said...
They retreated in a disciplined manner, with very few soldiers scattering, fleeing, or disappearing without a trace. In other words, of the 180,000 troops they set out with, the number of dead and wounded, plus the losses suffered by the Sui army, is now well over 110,000.
Nearly 100,000 bones were buried in one fell swoop. Apart from a fierce general like Bai Qi, anyone who heard this number would gasp in shock.
"Divide into three parts, and assign them to the four of you to manage. When the Sui army marches north, we will surrender accordingly," King Shen Faxing of Shangliang ordered after calming himself down slightly.
"Yes, sir." Prince Zhu Can of Nanyang responded and turned to leave again.

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