The New Plan
Watching the sun overhead, Zhuo Ge silently calculated the time.
"The time is about right..."
Zhuo Ge was just about to order the attack on the city when, at that moment, the gates of distant Daliang City slowly opened.
Immediately afterward, the Liang officials, still dressed in their official robes, slowly walked out of the city.
"Liang! We surrender!!!"
Amid the loud cries, the officials one after another knelt and bowed, signaling their submission.
It was late summer. The scorching sun still stubbornly radiated its heat from the sky, and autumn had yet to arrive—but Liang had already gone cold ahead of time.
The Great Zhou troops swiftly entered the city and took over the city's defenses. They then dispatched another force to take over the last city on Liang's far eastern edge.
Liang's easternmost border and its outer northern side were both lined with towering, precipitous cliffs.
In other words, its retreat was completely sealed off. This was also the main reason Emperor of Liang had never considered abandoning the capital and retreating to that city.
That place was a dead end. Coming there meant certain death as well. He might as well die on the dragon throne in his own imperial palace. At least then, he could preserve the last shred of dignity he possessed as Emperor of Liang.
From that moment onward, Liang had been utterly defeated. The relevant battle reports were sent to Xianyang at the fastest possible speed and delivered into Zhou Xu's hands.
During this process, autumn quietly arrived...
"He committed suicide?"
Upon receiving this news, Zhou Xu's opinion of the unseen Emperor of Liang rose slightly.
Not everyone had the courage to die for their country. Setting aside his overestimating himself, Emperor of Liang did possess a certain amount of