Annan's conditions for peace were five hundred thousand men and three tons of gold.
Because the Annan Kingdom is only so big and its national power is so weak, half a million strong men is basically the limit. You must know that Annan's standing troops are only 200,000. And three tons of gold is even more terrifying. It's basically a figure dug out by Annan State.
A condition in exchange for peace directly caused Annan to suffer a complete economic decline for decades or hundreds of years, and once it returned to before liberation.
At the same time, Piao State.
At an order from the Southern Army, five thousand troops in chariots drove directly into the national border and crossed into the Pyu Kingdom.
"The New Kyushu Army is coming!"
"Run!"
"Run, people from New Kyushu are calling."
"Impossible, how could they suddenly invade Piao country?"
"We have entered the national border now and are heading towards the county town."
“…”
In ten minutes, the chariot drove through the shallow mountains and entered the first city of Piao Kingdom. At this time, the city gate was closed tightly and there was a roar of wind. On top of the city tower, the Piao general's legs were weak and he was sweating like rain.
He received news that the New Kyushu Army might launch a war of aggression. He should try his best to avoid friction and misfire, and not give the New Kyushu people an excuse to invade.
Although war is the crudest and most direct method, everyone must be reasonable. Although New Kyushu is strong, its reputation cannot be too good. There has to be a reason for fighting. Therefore, the message that the border defense general received was that the people of New Kyushu could not be allowed to find any reason to launch a war.
But at this time, the people of New Kyushu were approaching the city, and they seemed to need no reason.
The general of Piao State was so frightened that his whole body was shaking like chaff, and he plucked up the courage to shout to the people in the city: "Piao State and New Kyushu State have always had no friction or dispute. Why do you want to attack our Piao State? Invading Piao State's territory."
The general vanguard of the New Kyushu Army stood on the roof of the car and laughed loudly: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. New Kyushu has always been ethical. We have not invaded your country, nor have we attacked your country."
"Then why did you come to the city with troops?"
"It's just that I am a New Kyushu person who values morality, but we also value unity. It's really forced by the situation, and I'm really sorry. Last night, a soldier in our border guard camp got lost. Witnesses saw him and said he walked into You are in the country of Piao. Not to mention that this soldier has important military secrets, the important thing is that our New Kyushu Army is both prosperous and destructive, so we must find him. It is reasonable and reasonable, Your Excellency, please open the city gate and let our New Kyushu Army enter the city to search for it. he."
After the words fell, the Piao Kingdom was in an uproar.
"A soldier is lost? How can there be such an excuse?"
"New Kyushu is determined to attack us."
"How come there are soldiers who get lost? This is a lie to us. Soldiers are under military orders. How can they leave the army at will? If they leave the army, they are deserters. How can there be soldiers who get lost?"
"General, don't open the door. If you open the door and the new Kyushu people come in, it will be equivalent to opening the door of my country."
"Thieves of New Kyushu, you are going too far!"
“…”
The New Kyushu General Pioneer shouted: "I only give you one minute to think about it. Open the door on your own initiative, or let me open the door."
The Piao general knew that there was no way to save him, and he also knew that he would die.
The New Kyushu Army breaks the city. If he escapes, the country will let him die.
The New Kyushu army broke through the city, but he refused to escape, and New Kyushu let him die.
As for whether the New Kyushu Army can break the city, this is not a question that needs to be considered.
"Xin Jiuzhou, you have gone too far to bully others. I, Piao Guoerlang, will fight with them."
"Fight, fight!"
“…”
The vanguard of the New Kyushu Army sneered: "You are stubborn. Prepare to explode the arrow camp!"
"exist!"
One hundred people came out and lined up in front of the battle formation.
The pupils of everyone on the Piaoguo City Tower shrank, and suddenly, a shrill scream spread throughout the city:
"Run away!"
"Run!"
"The Explosive Arrow Battalion is here."
"Run away, don't stand on the tower. Run away..."
Amidst the sound of chickens and dogs jumping, following the command from the general vanguard, the Explosive Arrow Battalion fired a volley of hundreds of arrows.
The arrows swarmed towards the city gate like locusts, and they were nailed to the city gate.
The scene was silent for a moment. Everyone heard their own heartbeats at this moment, and all they saw were the arrows stuck on the city gate, with green smoke rising from the end...
There was a loud "boom" and the ground shook.
When the dust dispersed, the towers were like dominoes, vying to collapse one by one.
'Bang bang bang'
The ground continued to vibrate dullly.
The dust dispersed again. There is endless flatness in front of us, and the towers are in vain. At a glance, you can see the panic and panic in the city. People are running and crying in all directions, and the army is in disarray.
The general vanguard of Kyushu General gave an order: "Enter the city. In order to find the lost soldiers of our New Kyushu Army, we must treat the enemy strictly."
"Capture all the men alive. Kill all the women. Leave the old people and children behind. Steal all the property. Kill them quickly."
"yes!"
New Kyushu soldiers roared like wolves and tigers and rushed into the city.
The massacre began.
The massacre is over.
In the river of blood, five thousand strong men were stripped naked, their hands and feet were tied and strung together. A large group of soldiers emerged from New Kyushu and escorted the strong men into New Kyushu.
A short stay to rest and recuperate. Then, the next destination…
——
Temasek Kingdom, coastal border defense.
A steam train drove from the iron-clad ship onto the beach and headed straight for the coastal town of Temasek.
Under the city tower, a general of the New Kyushu Kingdom jumped out of the car and shouted: "Last night, a soldier went missing in our naval camp. Witnesses said he entered the Temasek Kingdom. Please open the city gate and let us search." "
"No, the gates of our Temasek Kingdom are tightly closed. There are absolutely no soldiers from the New Kyushu Kingdom who have strayed in."
"Haha, but our people saw it with their own eyes."
"impossible!"
"Then the door won't open?"
The general laughed, got in the car and drove back to the boat parked on the beach.
An order was given: "Fire!"
'Boom boom boom'
The huge cannon of the armored ship parked along the coast turned its helm and fired a salvo at the county town.
Sparks filled the sky. Viewed from above, viewed from below, viewed from the side, and viewed from the ground, the scenery is different.
The city was broken.
Another order was given: "Marine Corps, land and fight. Capture the men alive, kill all the women, leave the young and old behind. Steal all property."
"yes!"
A group of soldiers like wolves and tigers rushed out.
Amidst the shouts of killing, blood filled the sky, and the shrill cries resounded throughout the sky. Under the smoke of gunpowder, there were broken limbs, the earth was red, blood flowed into the sea, this beach was bright red...
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Xiping County.
"Hahahaha. What a happy event, such a happy event."
"Oh? Why are you so happy?"
"Today, the harvest data for the entire Xizhou has been calculated. Today, the entire Xizhou harvested 7.5 billion kilograms of rice, which is more than yesterday."
"Ah hahaha, this can be said to be a great joy for the people of Li to celebrate together."
"Master Li, what a happy event. According to this view, the output of hybrid rice will probably exceed 20 billion kilograms. It will be just around the corner that New Kyushu will no longer be short of food. It will be just around the corner that all human beings in this world will be free from hunger from now on."
Li Zhen clenched his fists excitedly: "Yes. You are free from hunger as soon as possible. Yuan Bing, you are a lucky star from heaven. You are a hero of this world, and I am proud of you."
Yuan Bing lowered his head shyly, stood on the edge of the field, looked at the rice fields, and murmured: "As long as I look at these fertile crops, I feel satisfied..."
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Temasek Kingdom, the capital.
"Repay, Emperor."
"Speak, speak quickly!"
"The New Kyushu Army is in full force. They attacked four counties today. Everywhere they went, there was no grass. Only old people and children were left behind. Everywhere they went, there was a massacre. The spies reported that the four counties were bleeding into rivers. If you step on them, the blood can be No more than the upper part of the shoe. I don’t know… I don’t know how many people died. I can’t count them.”
"this… "
The Temasek Emperor's tears rolled down his face, and he knelt down on the ground as if his body was falling apart, in despair.
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Piao State, the capital.
"Repay, Emperor."
"speak."
"The New Kyushu Army invaded Piao State and defeated six counties. Everywhere they went there was a massacre, and I don't know how many people died. New Kyushu ordered all the women to be killed and all the men to be arrested. Only the old and young were left. Wherever they went, All the food, gold and silver treasures were looted. I don’t know how many people were arrested. Frontline spies reported that the New Kyushu Army was stationed in the county. There was no place to sit or set up camp, because if they were killed, they would either be decapitated or have severed limbs. The New Kyushu Army can only camp outside the city."
There was a muffled sound, and the Emperor of Piao fell to the ground on his back. Tears rolled down my face, and I couldn't come back to my senses for a long time.
After a long time, he sat up, as if he had aged fifty years. He hunched over and sobbed: "I am a sinner of Piao country, a sinner of the nation. Surrender, surrender, surrender, no more fighting."
"Immediately send the report to New Kyushu. We agree to all conditions. As long as we no longer slaughter the people of Piao Kingdom. I agree to any conditions."
"yes!"
After finishing speaking, Emperor Piao walked into the office alone and did not come out for several hours.
Someone opened the door and saw a white silk hanging beam. The body of the Emperor of Piao was hanging on the white silk hanging and swaying in the wind.
"The emperor hanged himself!"
A scream spread throughout the country.
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Quancheng County.
Du Taiping looked at the battle report and laughed: "So let me tell you, the most prosperous business in this world is war!"
"In the past, we didn't have great strength, so we were peaceful. But now we have the power to make the world fearful. If we don't launch a war, wouldn't it be a waste of resources? Using the smallest investment to get the biggest return, isn't this capital? .Hahaha."
"Tunnel? Build! Railway? Repair! Airport? Repair! All infrastructure facilities in our new Kyushu will be repaired. Good news has also come from Xizhou. The grain production is astronomical. Hahaha, we have money and people."
"Who says this world doesn't need slaves? Yes, New Kyushu's labor costs are too high. So we need slaves. Slaves don't need money, they only need to take care of food. But I, New Kyushu, will no longer be short of food. Hahahaha."
Du Taiping was ecstatic. Some people said that he laughed all night long in the office...
(End of chapter)