Chapter 179 The Price of Blood

Liu Fu achieved remarkable victories against the Liao, Later Jin, and Red Hair Kingdoms.

The Later Jin and Liao dynasties directly submitted to the Jin and Liao dynasties, willing to pay tribute and become vassals. These achievements are unprecedented!

But this is only the height that Liu Fu himself has achieved. For the other brothers, the challenges they are facing are getting bigger and bigger.

Among them, Liu Fu's seventh brother, Prince Ping Liu Jia, was in the worst situation.

Originally, the Mandarin Duck Formation given to him by Liu Fu had already played a very important role in resisting the Japanese pirates.

Liu Jia was already confident of victory, but who could have imagined that the Linren Kingdom and the Japanese Kingdom would unite and fight together?

A betrayal by the Scaled People Kingdom resulted in a devastating defeat for Liu Jia.

In this battle of victory and defeat, Liu Jia's fight against the Japanese had already reached a fever pitch.

King Liu Jia, with less than 20,000 men, fought a great battle against more than 30,000 Japanese pirates and was on the verge of victory.

But they never expected that the Scaled People Kingdom would launch a sudden attack, directly colluding with the Japanese pirates from within, resulting in the near annihilation of Liu Jia's nearly 20,000 troops.

At this time, Liu Jia's fiefdom was already severely lacking in manpower.

Within his own fiefdom, Liu Jia received a constant stream of new reports, and with a furrowed brow, he finally tasted defeat for the first time.

Liu Jia had suffered defeats before, but they were very few.

Moreover, even if defeated, all troops can be safely evacuated, suffering only minor damage and not losing their entire main force.

But this time was different. Liu Jia could be said to be one of the most valiant warriors in the entire Later Han Dynasty, belonging to the first tier of fierce generals and princes. But even such a prince, who had fought in the field for many years and had rich experience and excellent battle record, was wiped out this time.

One can only imagine how severe his sense of frustration was.

What was unexpected was that after breaking through Liu Jia's army in one fell swoop, the Linren Kingdom and the Japanese pirates once again mobilized their main forces and actually landed on the border of the Later Han Dynasty, preparing to directly attack the city and seize the large amount of gold and silver treasures that Liu Jia had stored in the treasury of the fiefdom.

Although the Japanese pirates were arrogant in the past, burning, killing and looting after landing, they always completed their looting quickly with lightning speed and then immediately fled by boat.

These guys were really bold this time, daring to join forces with the Scaled People to attack the cities of the Later Han Dynasty.

At this time, Liu Jia had no troops at his disposal.

This became the biggest problem, and he had no choice but to write a letter and send it to Liu Fu.

The reason why Liu Jia didn't have the nerve to directly ask his father, Liu Laowu, for help was that at this time, he was more willing to believe in Liu Fu's abilities.

Besides, as a son, it would be difficult for Liu Jia to ask his father for help when problems arise.

Furthermore, if we get help from that ruthless Vice-Director Liu, we're guaranteed to succeed on the first try and wipe away our shame.

With his eighth brother avenging him, Liu Jia is absolutely able to regain everything he has lost and restore his former glory.

After sending these messages to Liaodong at breakneck speed, Liu Fu immediately rode Qiongqi straight to Liu Jia's fiefdom.

In any case, with Zhuge Liang and Xun Yu in charge of governing Liaodong, Liu Fu could confidently do whatever he wanted.

Just before Liu Fu was about to arrive.

Meanwhile, the 150,000 troops of the Linren Kingdom and the 50,000 soldiers of the Wa Kingdom had joined forces to besiege Liu Jia's capital city.

Because of the attacks by the Linren Kingdom and the Wa Kingdom, the people in Liu Jia's fiefdom had already fled or left as much as possible.

Now, within the fiefdom, only dead cities and isolated cities remain in the southeastern region.

Large numbers of people have fled and gone elsewhere.

When Liu Fu arrived at the fiefdom of his seventh brother, he saw a large number of people being evacuated.

Liu Jia also dispatched all the manpower at his disposal to help these people escape from this place and maintain order.

Liu Fu came to the long line of people and asked them about the relocated people.

"I heard that the Japanese are here again, along with those guys from the Linren Kingdom. This time they actually managed to attack the capital of Feng Kingdom. You must have had a very difficult time fleeing this time, right?"

Upon hearing Liu Fu's question, the refugees sighed in unison. Some remained silent, looking helpless. After fleeing all this way, they were too exhausted to speak.

An old man stepped forward, let out a deep sigh, and said helplessly:

“If we had a choice, we certainly wouldn’t have fled to another place. After all, this is the land that nurtured us, and it’s hard to leave our homeland! But now that the Japanese pirates and those beasts from the Linren Kingdom have come, we have no choice but to flee.”

"Yes, young man, you don't know how miserable we were after those beasts came. They burned our houses, stole all our food and valuables, raped and killed the women, and tied up and tortured everyone else to death. These demons should not exist in this world at all."

Hearing the complaints of these refugees, Liu Fu thought of something. He noticed that these people kept talking about their suffering, but they never seemed to mention anything about his seventh brother, Liu Jia.

So Liu Fu asked again.

"So, do you blame the Seventh Prince for your escape this time?"

Liu Fu had assumed that the people's emotions were so intense because Liu Jia had suffered a defeat and his entire army had been wiped out.

The people will surely blame him.

Unexpectedly, these people, though fleeing from disaster, also expressed their approval of Liu Jia's actions.

“We have never complained about the Seventh Prince. Since the Seventh Prince came here, although it has been less than a year, he has won one victory after another in the battles against the Japanese pirates, and has also protected us, the people, from their humiliation.”

"Indeed, to be honest, I have lived in this place for fifty or sixty years, and so far, this year has been the most peaceful year I have ever had."

"The Seventh Prince also said that we are only leaving here temporarily. When he defeats the Japanese pirates and drives these bastards back to their hometowns, he will invite us back."

Hearing what the people said, Liu Fu nodded.

"If that's what the Seventh Prince says, do you believe him?"

"Believe it, why not?"

“Young man, let me tell you, the Seventh Prince is a man of his word. He will never go back on his word, and we will always believe in him.”

Liu Fu had thought that these refugees would harbor some resentment towards his seventh brother, but to his surprise, after some inquiries, he found that his seventh brother had such a good reputation in the area.

"My seventh brother is doing a good job here, isn't he? Alright, these blind Japanese pirates and freaks from the Scaled People's Kingdom, they didn't get enough of the battle with the Red-haired Kingdom last time, this time they'll make you pay a bloody price!"