FIVE KINGS (The Five Kings)

Chapter 58

Tomorrow......

Seeing the quiet Coa town Si Tiao led his troops into the city. After that he immediately sent a messenger to report to King Cee that he had succeeded in occupying the enemy city.

The fleeing King Coa Bok Kong had arrived in the land of Couw, he immediately met King Couw Seng Ong, then he told what the combined army of Cee's country would do as Si Tiao told him..

King Couw was actually looking into the plans and movements of King Cee's army. After obtaining the information from King Coa, he immediately prepared. He would fend off the enemy's imminent attack. He sent Touw Ciang to have his troops withdrawn.

"Cancel the attack on The land, withdraw our entire army!" king Couw's orders to the messenger.

The envoy soon followed Touw Ciang who was about to attack The land.

In haste the Couw forces led by Touw Ciang and Touw Liam rushed back to the land of Couw. Then alerted to face a surprise attack from the combined army of Cee country.

A few days later, King Cee and his army arrived in the city of King Coa. There Si Tiao welcomed his arrival. He told me that he had captured the city of the king of Coa.

"King Coa himself has escaped. Maybe to the land of Couw." said Si Tiao.

A few days later, war forces from seven countries arrived. They came in succession. First of all King Seng Hoan Kong, King Louw Hi Kong, King Tan Soan Kong, King We Bun Kong, King The Bun Kong, King Cee Ciao Kong and King Khouw Bok Kong, all of them brought along a war army that seemed to be very gallant.

Among the Young Kings, the ailing King Khouw Bok Kong had forced himself to lead his army to Coa early. Thus King Cee Hoan Kong became very respectful and took care of him.

On that night the illness of King Khouw Bok Kong became very severe, and eventually died.

King Cee with the other Young Kings expressed his grief. For three days they lived in the land of Coa to take care of the bodies and mourning for the death of King Khouw. King Cee told the Khouw state office that King Khouw's body should be brought back to his country. And allowed to be buried with the ceremony of the great kings.

After taking care of the mourning, King Cee Hoan Kong just invited all the Young Kings to deploy a war force to attack the land of Couw.

Arriving at the border of the state of Couw, in that place looks a very well-dressed person. The man deliberately limited his carriage on the side of the road. He deliberately blocked the march of the joint army.

"What's this coming King Cee's army of war?" exclaim that guy. "If it's true please hold it! I'd like to talk to King Cee for a minute. My name is Kut Goan, apart from being a relative of King Couw on the orders of my King, I have long awaited the arrival of King Cee here!"

The joint army of Cee country that walked in advance immediately conveyed the message of the person who claimed to be named Kut Goan to King Cee Hoan Kong.

Hearing the report King Cee was astonished, he asked Koan Tiong:

"That's surprising. How did the Couws know first of all that this combined army would come?" said King Cee.

"Then how do we make sense now?" said King Cee.

"Patience don't worry. The servant shall meet the messenger and shall he reprove. He'll talk to me until he's ashamed of himself. They finally fell without us having to fight with them!" koan Tiong.

After saying so, Koan Tiong walked out of his line, as soon as he met Kut Goan he saluted.

Kut Goan replied to the respect conveyed by Koan Tiong.

"Rajaku has heard, Emperor Cee has deployed a joint army to visit the land of Couw. Therefore he ordered me as a messenger to wait here. Even our King said King Cee and Couw each had territory and power in each of his territories. For example, King Cee ruled the North Sea. King Couw ruled the South Sea.

There has been no dispute between them for a long time. But now suddenly a joint army from Cee country came to our place. So we were told what does this mean?"

"On the permission of Emperor Ciu, our King made the union of the Young Kings with the aim of upholding the "Ciu Royal Council". King Couw always sent tribute of mao grass to Emperor Ciu" said Koan Tiong. "As a result of King Couw did not send Mao grass, then in Ciu country did not have the material for good wine. When Emperor Ciu Ciao Ong declared war on the South, he never returned to his country.

According to reports, he went missing in the Couw area. It is for these matters that our King comes as the representative of the Ciu Kingdom to ask for an explanation."

"Actually it is not only the land of Couw that stops ushering in tribute, many other countries no longer deliver tribute," said Kut Goan. "But if the Ciu Kingdom complies for us to deliver the mao rumut, we will work on it. But as for not the return of Emperor Ciu Ciao Ong, and King Cee will lay the blame on King Couw, I do not accept it. Regarding the death of Emperor Ciu, many witnesses. According to eyewitnesses of the death of Emperor Ciu Ciao Ong, because his boat capsized in the river. If your King would investigate it, and wonder at the people who live along the river, he would have more information. So long ago, I will tell my king."

After saying that, Kut Goan pulled the train home.

Koan Tiong returns to meet King Cee Hoan Kong.

"The Couw people are so tough, they can't beat us by fighting, we have to come forward to urge them!" koan Tiong.

Koan Tiong immediately ordered the entire joint army to go ahead. They moved and have now reached Keng-san (land of Couw). In this place his soldiers were ordered to build a camp. They're holding out there.

Among the Young Kings many were astonished, they did not know what Koan Tiong meant to survive in that place. From far away they came to fight against the land of Couw, until there Koan Tiong ordered them to stay in Keng-san. Koan Tiong did not directly order them to cross the Han river.

No wonder many Young Kings asked Koan Tiong about what Koan Tiong meant.

"King Couw sent an envoy, so I'm sure they're ready" Koan Tiong said. "In a war if it has already begun, it is not easy to return to peace. We put troops here, which means to show the awesomeness of our troops. If King Couw was horrified to see such a large army of combined soldiers, he would send another envoy to negotiate and ask for peace. Just imagine, when we came with the intention of fighting against the land of Couw; then we went home when the land of Couw asked for peace and submission. Isn't the result the same as well, we've achieved our intent well?"

The thundering speech of Koan Tiong many Young Kings were not yet convinced on that remark. They thought it was impossible, the famously tough country of Couw would suddenly just surrender without fighting. No wonder if at the gathering place the joint forces had a debate. Each one offers its own argument. But neither of those discussions was a final decision.

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