si-mexico Chapter 423: There is a tigress in the family, the Emperor Qi is really wronged
Chapter 423: There is a tigress in the family, the Emperor Qi is really wronged
Hearing this, Yu Ziling frowned deeply, looked at Emperor Qi with a look of disdain, and said,
"You are such a despicable villain! You don't dare to fight head-on on the battlefield, so you send assassins to kill us. You are actually capable of such a dirty thing. It's really shameful and disgusting!"
The Emperor of Qi was already full of anger. When he returned home, not only did he not receive comfort from his wife, but he was scolded and ridiculed instead. The Emperor of Qi was even more furious.
He stood up and said loudly,
"What can I do? Isn't it all about saving the country? Can we defeat the Yan people on the battlefield?
I can only take risks and try to find a way around it. As long as I can kill Shen Changgong and the Emperor of Yan, the State of Yan will naturally fall into chaos and will have no energy to attack us.
Not only do you not understand my painstaking efforts, you even scold me!"
Yu Ziling sneered and said,
"I only know that when two armies face each other, there may be all sorts of schemes and tactics, but they are all fought uprightly, soldier against soldier, general against general, to defeat the enemy on the battlefield.
Win with integrity and lose with a clear conscience!
Sending assassins to kill is despicable!
Besides, why did the Yan people attack us? Wasn’t it because you insisted on sending troops to attack Liang?
Now the army has suffered heavy losses, Liang State has not been destroyed, and it is still deeply involved in the battlefield on the western front. Even if it retreats, won’t the 300,000 troops of Yan people led by Guan Shouchang come to stop it?
Isn't everything that's happening now your own fault?
From the beginning, you shouldn't have tried to get the skin of a tiger!"
The Emperor of Qi gritted his teeth and said
"Who knew the Yan people would be so dishonest? They promised to give us nine counties, but ended up not giving us a single one. They gave all to Liang. What can I do? I can only ask Liang for it!"
Yu Ziling sneered,
"If you ask me, Shen Changgong is right. You can only eat as much as you can. Our Qi State and their Liang State have only tied up 200,000 to 300,000 people from the beginning to the end, and we still couldn't defeat them.
Almost the entire Kun Kingdom was conquered by the Yan Kingdom, and the million-strong army was also destroyed by the Yan people.
It can be said that regardless of whether Qiliang was there or not, Yan State could have destroyed Kun State, and Qiliang’s contribution in that battle was not great.
If you were in my place, and you single-handedly destroyed a great nation, would you be willing to give half of its land to two unrelated nations?"
The Emperor of Qi was so angry that he stuttered and said,
"Then... that's also Yan's dishonesty. If they can't do that, then why not just say it in the first place? Signing the covenant and then going back on it? We, the Great Qi, a nation of propriety and gentlemen, won't accept this. This is an insult to our Great Qi's dignity!"
"Gentleman? Dignity?"
Yu Ziling sneered and instantly drew the sword from her waist, which scared the Emperor Qi.
"What are you doing? Don't mess around, I'm the emperor!"
Seeing the weak look of Emperor Qi who was so scared that he hid behind the screen, Yu Ziling glanced at him with disdain and said,
"What did Shen Changgong say? Dignity lies only on the edge of the sword, and truth lies only within the range of the cannon.
In this world, if you have a strong fist, you have dignity. What dignity do the weak need? If you are strong, others will naturally respect you. Only the weak and powerless will keep talking about dignity. Maybe it's because they have nothing to lose.
Dignity is earned through fighting, and so is territory. If you want more, you have to fight for it yourself, fight for it, and not wait for others to give it to you."
"Then... so I sent troops to attack Liang State. Didn't we conquer a lot of territory? Liang State is on the verge of destruction..."
"That's because you're confused!"
Yu Ziling stabbed the sword hard on the table.
She stood up, her brows full of heroism, and said,
"Since Yan was so powerful, you should have accepted Yan's conditions and obtained that one and a half counties.
Instead of being unable to fight, not daring to fight, and being unwilling to give in, you can only bark like an incompetent dog and then bite your own allies!
In this matter, both we and Liang State are victims. Even if we cannot defeat Yan State, our alliance is still there!
You can definitely unite and go south to attack Qin and Wei. After all, Yan is an ally. If we don't attack, it will have no reason to attack us. It can only help us. Only in this way can we expand our territory, expand our territory and population, and have the national strength to compete with Yan in the future!
You make one wrong step after another. Going to attack Liang State may seem brave and courageous, but in fact, you are just a bully who is afraid of the strong and is angry because of shame!
You will eventually pay the price for your recklessness and naiveté!"
Looking at Yu Ziling with a murderous look between her eyebrows, Emperor Qi was frightened and trembled a little, but still wanted to comfort her.
He sat back down, pulled out the sword and placed it on the table, saying with a bitter face,
"But now that the mistake has been made, what else can I do? I can only continue to recruit soldiers and strengthen the city's defenses to resist the Yan army.
Zi Ling, tell me, what else can I do now?
Yu Ziling looked at him and sighed. After all, she was still a Qi person, and she couldn't just sit back and watch the Qi country perish.
When the Emperor of Qi said this, he murmured to himself again,
"I remember that General Kun, Nie Bei, once used a tactic called trench warfare. He dug trenches on the plains, which was able to block the advance of the Yan army's artillery, forcing the Yan army to take a detour. Can we try that as well?"
Yu Ziling immediately shook her head and said,
"It's completely useless. Nie Bei did this originally because he relied on the hilly terrain to deploy his troops. He dug trenches extensively, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, this could only be done in the northern part of the county.
There are thousands of miles of plains in northern my country, which cannot be dug at all, unless you can dig through the entire north. The workload is no different from digging a canal, and it will take decades to complete, as there is not enough time.
Moreover, if they dig out a small part, the Yan army can just take a detour. Wasn't Nie Bei forced into a decisive battle by the Yan army in the beginning?
Even if we dug trenches, there would be no way to hide on the plains. They could easily bombard our troops and fill the trenches to create several roads, making it easy for them to come over."
"Alas, this doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. What should our army do?"
Emperor Qi sighed, then moved his chair, sat next to Yu Ziling, and put his arm around her shoulders.
Yu Ziling stood up in a flash, picked up the sword on the table, pointed it at the Emperor Qi, and shouted angrily,
"What are you doing? Why are you touching me?"
The Emperor of Qi was angry and aggrieved, and said,
"Zi Ling, you are my queen, and I am your husband. We are a married couple, married for over a year now, and you still won't let me touch you. Where in the world can there be such a couple? When will you give birth to a prince and establish the throne?"
"I said, either you can let me get revenge, or you defeat me with your own strength. Otherwise, don't even think about touching me. I can't commit myself to a man weaker than me!
If you don't agree, just divorce me!"
The Emperor of Qi sighed, feeling aggrieved.
Revenge? How can you take revenge when your enemy is dead?
Defeat her? Even ten of me can't beat you!