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Chapter 1196: The Expensive Prisoner (Part 1196) [Seeking a Monthly Pass]

"I'm afraid that sending troops will turn into a funeral procession..."

It is really difficult to handle the hot potato thrown by Zhenguo.

More than a decade ago, the Northwest Continent was in a bloody battle, and they did not want to have a piece of the pie. However, the national strength of each country declined, and the alliance negotiations failed repeatedly. In addition, there were civil unrest and twists and turns in the Central Continent, so they missed the opportunity.

A few years later, when I wanted to bring up the past again, I never thought that the fragmented Northwest Continent would become more and more stable, and finally formed a situation where Kang and Gao coexisted. If I wanted to take action at this time, there was almost no chance of winning.

Unless several powerful countries in the central continent join forces to conquer.

It dragged on and on until Gao State was annexed by Kang State.

  Regardless of the reputation of the Northwest Continent, Kangguo's size is there, and they can easily exert great pressure on small countries without doing anything. The rulers of small countries close to Kangguo have been unable to sleep at night in the past few months, and they are startled by the slightest movement!

Several months passed, and Kangguo had no intention of launching military operations against foreign countries. Instead, it promoted the biography of famous ministers and scholars. The rulers of some small countries discussed the intention behind Shen Tang's move with their ministers, and the ministers' opinions tended to be unified: [The man surnamed Shen must be testing us. ]

  What are you testing them for?

Naturally, it was to test their views on the northwestern continent.

There is also a clear chain of contempt for regional black in this era, and the source of the contempt chain is the Thief Star! When the Thief Star came to the world, the Northwest Continent developed the latest, and during the two hundred years, there were the fewest regional unified regimes, and the time for recuperation was the shortest.

Over time, the overall strength of the Northwest Continent has been declining.

While other regions were fighting among warlords, they began to lose their orthodoxy in literature and martial arts, and many new things emerged. The Northwest Continent was still fighting, and the warlords were still using the same old tricks. To put it simply, it was several versions behind other regions.

  The purpose of the biographies of famous officials and scholars is to change the prejudice of other regions towards the Northwest Continent! At the same time, it also lays the groundwork for future military operations!

After all, it is a barbaric land, what kind of famous people can it produce?

One can imagine the intention behind such hype.

  Many people present had read the contents. It was full of sensationalism and lacked substance. It was enough to fool the ignorant common people, but did it want to be accepted by the upper class? Humph, how many of the nine people were qualified? In a nutshell, they were a bunch of people seeking fame and reputation!

I feel disdain in my heart, but I can't say it out loud.

Kangguo is located in the northwest, and is considered a barbaric place compared to the central part, but that doesn't mean that the people there are weak. On the contrary, this barbarian Kangguo is tall and strong, with tight and swollen muscles all over his limbs. He can beat a gentle scholar to death with a pair of fists.

The Kangguo people are savages, and they are scholars.

Their arms are two times thicker than their thighs.

All countries are troubled by this neighbor who is not far away. While they despise the barbarism of the other side, they are also afraid of the wildness of the other side. No matter how good the war strategy is or how mysterious the changes in the military formation are, they can do nothing when they encounter an opponent who likes to solve everything with violence.

Even a random punch can kill a master.

Not to mention that Kang Guo is also a master who can perform random punches.

The envoy of Zhen State who came to ask for reinforcements was filled with grief and cried, "Have you heard that the lips and teeth are cold when one is gone? My country is currently in a situation where we are caught between a snake and a tiger. If we are not careful, we will be doomed. Even so, we still have the courage to fight with our backs to the river and gamble our national destiny! Today it is my country, tomorrow it will be your country, who can really stay out of it?"

This is not just a crisis for Zhenguo.

It is also a future crisis for Kangguo’s neighbors.

  "If you ignore our country's situation today, what will you do when a sword hangs over your neck tomorrow?" The envoy's words hit home the greatest fear in the hearts of the neighbors. Shen Youli is not a wild beast that only sleeps, but an energetic and easily hungry beast!

Shen Tang would beat Zhen Guo without saying a word, and would also beat them up suddenly. One on one, who could stop Kang Guo?

No one can!

The neighboring king let out a breath and made a decision in his heart.

In the morning, he agreed to lend troops to the envoy of the State of Zhen to help drive away Shen Tang. The next afternoon, he received the news that the State of Zhen had been destroyed. The neighboring reinforcements had not yet been integrated and left the camp. The envoy of the State of Zhen could not bear the shock of receiving the news, and fainted with a scream.

The neighboring kings and ministers were all dumbfounded: "How is it possible?"

This isn't just the past one or two days, it's the past one or two months, right?

Or did time fast forward and they didn't notice?

"From the time Mr. Shen sent out his troops to the time when Zhen was destroyed, how many days did it take?"

Someone whispered back, "My Lord, three days."

The neighboring courts were all so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Three days, only three days!

In just three days, a country that had existed for more than 20 years became history! Among the neighbors, there are still small countries whose national strength is not as good as Zhen's, and they are even more terrified when they hear this. Who wouldn't be afraid?

Some people are afraid, and naturally there are also people who are angry and slam the table.

"What's the difference between this boy's behavior and that of a tyrant?" Even Zheng Qiao back then didn't do such a wicked thing as destroying a country for no reason. This Shen guy deliberately sent envoys to provoke and forcibly sent troops to occupy the State of Zhen. Isn't he a complete robber and bandit?

His voice echoed in the temple, but no one dared to respond.

He was angry but dared not speak out against Shen Tang and Kang Guo.

Some people cursed, some were silent, and some thought of one thing: "For now, we should unite all our allies to compete with Kangguo, so that we can have a chance to catch our breath. If we drag on for too long, Kangguo will defeat us one by one, and we will never be able to turn the tide."

The alliance is their only way out. Everyone knows this in their hearts, but they also know that this road is not easy to take.

  Firstly, not everyone has the courage to burn their boats. Kangguo has only destroyed Zhenguo so far, but has no intention of pursuing the victory to destroy another country. What if the other party wants to fight, and they form an alliance and hand the handle to others, isn't that courting death?

Secondly, each country is small and their resources are uneven, so how to mobilize, how to pool and how to use them is also a problem.

Three times——

This is also the most realistic question: can we win?

Currently, only the countries that received Zhen Guo's call for help know about this. These countries combined are slightly larger than a large state. To put it nicely, it is a coalition of countries resisting. To put it bluntly, it is a state fighting against a country. The chances of winning are obviously small.

The back-and-forth between the two sides can at most delay the pace of the country's demise.

"…It's better to seek safety."

"How to be safe?"

"First send people to stabilize Kangguo, and secretly send people to lobby the powerful countries in the central region to join. We respect them as the leader of the alliance and take action together." If you want to fight a war, you must find helpers to fight together!

This proposal was supported by most of the ministers.

But the problem is——

"How to stabilize Kangguo?"

"You can cater to their preferences."

"What does the ruler of Kang like?"

After this statement, the ministers fell silent again. They really didn't know much about Kangguo. As a small country, they had a small territory and few resources, and they could only play with similar small countries. Kangguo was different. It set off a bloody storm as soon as it was born.

Either he is fighting or he is on his way to fight.

For such a dangerous country, the small country either depends on it or avoids it. In the past, it was far away, and no matter how much trouble Kangguo made, it could not affect itself. But now it is different, and they have moved in! Kangguo can stir up waves in its own small pond just by shaking its tail.

It's still a stormy sea for salted fish!

Therefore, the understanding is not complete.

The most popular one is the biography of famous officials and celebrities who are despised by people.

The ministers: "..."

Someone sighed: "I heard rumors that Kangguo's sending troops to Zhenguo might be related to Zhenguo sending a man to marry."

"Marriage? Who do you want to marry?"

"It is said that he is with the king."

Of course, the talented men and their dowries did not want to be the principal wife. Women are different from men. Men's children can come from different women's wombs, but women's children all come from the same womb. In this case, there is no difference in the status of legitimate and illegitimate children.

Anyone with a discerning eye can understand these calculations.

  What people with a discerning eye don’t understand is how dare Zhen Guo do that!

When copying homework, don’t you even look at the conditions in the question?

"If this is true, it helps us avoid the wrong answer." To stabilize Kangguo, we cannot send a male beauty, "If we can't send a man... it's safer to not send a woman..."

I've never heard that anyone named Shen has the habit of polishing mirrors.

  What else can you give?

As a last resort, I copied answers from everywhere. There were more than one country that sent gifts to Kangguo before, and other small countries also went to pay their respects, but only Zhenguo was beaten. Avoid wrong answers, and even if the remaining answers are wrong, they will not cause you to be killed.

Each country secretly selected an envoy to go to the central continent to lobby.

They were waiting for Shen Tang's reaction, and Shen Tang was waiting for them to take action.

Looking at the gift lists on the table, she smiled softly, "Zhenguo didn't get rich from this war, but after the war, we received so many gifts. After all, it's a show of filial piety, so accept it..."

"Does Mr. Shen intend to pursue the victory?"

Shen Tang pondered for a moment, closed his eyes and let go of his murderous intent. He murmured softly, as if answering the visitor, and also as if convincing himself: "Now is not the time to pursue the victory! These small countries are not difficult to deal with, but dealing with them now will only make things more difficult for yourself. If you keep them, you can also use their territory as a buffer zone between the northwestern and central countries, so that the relationship will not be too tense..."

She still wanted to take Southwest first.

Wars broke out between the southwest and northwest to attack the center.

Thinking back to the days when it was so hard to set up a makeshift team, now it is so easy to destroy a country, this feeling of pleasure is fascinating and addictive. But in the face of this temptation, Shen Tang restrained himself and even had to take out his energy to suppress others.

No matter how powerful you are, you cannot destroy a country at will.

Shen Tang raised his eyes and looked at the other person: "Sir, you have bad intentions."

The person in front of me was a new face.

His hair was like black algae, his skin was white, and his facial features were deeper than those of ordinary people, but not as sharp as those of aliens, somewhere in between. Not only that, this person had a beautiful face and a charming temperament, and his appearance was comparable to Zheng Qiao back then.

The glances are so charming that they can captivate the soul.

Just looking at the face, she is a woman.

Judging from her figure, she looks more like a man.

When Shen Tang saw him for the first time, he thought that the other party was a man with a feminine appearance. He thought that if he was not killed, he could keep him as a pleasing vase. He also questioned Qi Shan, who brought the person with him, with his eyes: [Why did you bring this person? Could he be your enemy? ]

Why does this man have enemies wherever he goes?

Qi Shan pulled Shen Tang to the side hall to talk.

[This person is a member of the Central Branch of the Society of the Gods. We had dealt with each other in the early years.] Qi Shan's eyes lit up a little. After hearing the second half of Shen Tang's sentence, he said with a little annoyance, [We are not enemies.]

Shen Tang was suspicious: [Really? I don't believe it! I can clearly feel that he has murderous intentions towards you, and his eyes want to torture you to death!]

Qi Shan coughed and said, "It's just a little festive."

Shen Tang said with understanding: [I understand.]

Qishan explained: [It was really just a little holiday, the situation was different from Gongsu and the others. I just happened to see him bathing in the wild...]

Shen Tang: [……]

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Yuanliang’s circle of friends: male, female, unknown.