Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 281 The army comes out

The Xia Kingdom's army prepared and set off, gathering most of the Xia Kingdom's generals. This battle of national destiny directly determined the future life and death.

The stars are shining brightly, and only the army that suppresses the family's troubles is left in the country, and other armies are also sent out as support.

Zhao Guo and the Yu and Meng families were still fighting stubbornly. After changing their minds, they no longer wanted to think about such illusory things as entering Jinyang. Spending time with Zhao Guo was just to buy time with Zhao Guo in an attempt to drag out the front line. vitality.

Hiding in Tibet, and even making moves to escape to Jingguo and Xiaguo, how could Zhao Jun allow such a thing.

They were pursued and intercepted, and the two families must be trapped in Zhao State to prevent them from surrendering to Xia State and Jingguo. After a long period of pursuit, the flexible Yu and Meng families were finally made dumplings.

The strangulation was fierce, the encirclement was constantly drawn up, and they were chased to Zhongnan Mountain. These 100,000 troops who were supposed to deal with the Xia Kingdom came to deal with the internal strife first.

Being compressed at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, which was so dangerous that the cavalry could not climb the steep cliffs, the two heads of the Yu and Meng families were somewhat silent. After all, Wu Chengpei had many people and he had few, so there was almost no possibility of victory.

"Brother Yu, is this the only way we can go?" Meng Weifeng was unwilling to give in. If he hid for a few more days, Xia's army would advance towards Jinyang. Wu Chengpei had to go back. At most, he could send some troops to contain them, and their siege would be solved. .

But Wu Chengpei really has something, and he has insight into this kind of thinking, which is to solve the problem of internal divisions before Xia Jun comes over.

Wu Chengpei is indeed capable. The two generals are not as capable as him. The outcome of this game is probably clear. It is not worth saying more. The position of this general is worthy of him.

On the contrary, it made the two heads of the old aristocratic families uncomfortable. Their opponents were so well defended that they didn't give them any chance to escape, so they couldn't win a decisive battle.

"If you advance, you will be overthrown, if you retreat to the nest, you will be destroyed. I underestimated him, Wu Chengpei." Yu Chuizhang sighed and said, this young military commander compared to them calculated more carefully. This kind of military commander, the Xia Kingdom may also have to suffer from him. Big loss.

"If we fight to the death tomorrow, it will be the end for you and me." Meng Weifeng was also courageous and had the will to die. He also made up his mind at the beginning that he must make King Zhao of Zhao pay the price. Now he will do it until death.

"That's not following the wishes of King Zhao. You can't just die like this!" Yu Chuizhang gritted his teeth and said. He was also educated by Wu Chengpei, and he couldn't break Wu Chengpei's encirclement no matter what.

Every time he broke through, he was surrounded and no way was possible. Finally, he and the two were besieged to Zhongnan Mountain, with no way out.

"Do you want to surrender? I won't agree. King Zhao can spare the two of us. Even in my dreams, I know it's impossible. The only way is to fight to the death."

After hearing Yu Chuizhang's words, Meng Weifeng thought he was going to surrender, blowing his beard and staring. Anyway, the heirs in the family were sent away, so he was willing to risk it now, just to bite King Zhao to let King Zhao know the pain.

This time Xia Jing jointly attacked, he tried his best to damage Zhao State and make it lose to Xia Jing two countries in the subsequent war. This was his biggest obsession at present.

"How is it possible to surrender? Isn't surrender also punishable by death? I'm not stupid. I'm just sorry that 20,000 of us were lost here. It's a pity for these sergeants."

Yu Chuizhang shook his head and said that surrender must be accepted by King Zhao. The disbelief on both sides reached the extreme. King Zhao would not hold thunder in the palm of his hand and wait for it to explode if there was nothing wrong with his mind.

"It's a pity that it's of no use. The soldiers also know that they will inevitably die if they return to Zhao Kingdom, so don't even think about it." The way for the soldiers at the bottom is also blocked. In the army, loyalty is the most important. Without loyalty, it will be very scary. .

These soldiers knew very well that they were depressed but did not say they wanted to surrender. There were signs of mourning, and everyone was determined to die. Zhao State could not tolerate them, even if they surrendered.

"We initially planned to contain Zhao's main force, but we didn't expect that Wu Chengpei did have the means to disrupt our deployment."

Yu Chuizhang also had to admit Wu Chengpei's power, but he had no intention of admitting defeat. He just said that the current situation was extremely difficult.

"That's right. If we fail, let's fight. We will do as much damage as we can. We just need to try our best to create a chance for victory for Xia Kingdom and King Xia."

Meng Weifeng had a fierce look in his eyes, a desperate madness in his aura, and a strong sense of dragging people into the water. He was now a crocodile in the water.

"I want to bet that King Xia will win. King Xia is a master who remembers his kindness. He has handed over this kind of certificate of surrender. King Xia will take care of our ethnic group."

There are many rumors about Zhuang Xun's personal erotic affairs, but he is indeed recognized as a benevolent monarch when it comes to dealing with the grievances and grievances of his subordinates. After all, Li Rusi did all the work of killing aristocratic families.

Some people may find it funny. Everyone knows about the relationship between Li Rusi and Zhuang Xun, and everyone doesn't know about this kind of left-handedness and right-handedness. But for the aristocratic family, Zhuang Xun seems to be the character who can be forgiven. On the contrary, it is Li Rusi who is the one who is criticized. Depicted as a devil, Zhuang Xun is probably positioned as a righteous monarch.

"No, don't be so impulsive. We still have to be responsible for our family and the young men who follow us. We can't defeat Wu Chengpei at the moment. The morale of the army is unstable. Even if we force a fight, Wu Chengpei won't be able to use up much of Wu Chengpei's troops."

Yu Chuizhang told a cruel reality. Meng Weifeng paused and didn't know how to answer for a while. These generals were not merciful, but they also felt helpless in the face of this situation with no chance of winning.

"Then what should we do? I won't surrender. I can't break out of the encirclement. What else can I do except to fight to the death? I don't want to leave my baggage and armor and go up Zhongnan Mountain."

Meng Weifeng pounded the table, the tea bowl shook, and the tea spilled on the floor. He was pushed to the limit and his emotions were excessive.

"Why not? Since our purpose is to contain Zhao Guo, who has the numerical advantage, we are determined to die and use Wu Chengpei's method. It will only divide us and kill us, and will not give us any chance. How many more can we make?" Will the Xuanjia Army stay here?"

Yu Chuizhang enlightened that he had thought of a good idea that disgusted Zhao Guo.

"Go up Zhongnan Mountain, don't need armor and horses, bring them up the mountain. We can contain at least 10,000 Xuanjia troops here. This will greatly reduce the pressure on Xia Kingdom, and we still have a chance to escape."

Yu Chuizhang made a difficult decision. He didn't want horses and equipment, he wanted people.

"Don't want horses and equipment? Brother Yu, you are crazy!" Meng Weifeng's eyes widened. Without these things, what kind of Xuanjia Army is the Xuanjia Army? Hiding in the mountains like this let Wu Chengpei pick up so many weapons and equipment in vain. "Is Zhao State short of men or equipment now? Is Xia State now short of men or equipment?" Yu Chuizhang said calmly. The decision was difficult, but it was all based on rationality.

"...Short of men." Meng Weifeng also came to his senses. These equipments are all in surplus, but soldiers who can wear this equipment are now scarce in all countries.

"The State of Zhao is also afraid that we will defect to the State of Jing and Xia, or even the State of Zheng, so it will definitely leave some people to garrison. This is equivalent to containing the State of Zhao, and if there is a chance, we can really go to the two countries of Jing and Xia. .”

Yu Chuizhang revealed his plan, which not only saved his life, but also disgusted King Zhao of Zhao Kingdom.

"Okay, that's it. Let's prepare now. Besides, the battle between Xia Jing and Zhao will not be long, and the results will be available in three months at most. We can wait and see then."

Meng Weifeng was so impressed that he didn't really want to die. He would naturally choose to live if there was hope. Moreover, this would disgust Zhao Guo. It was just that the environment he would face next would be a little more difficult.

It won't be difficult for long, and the winner will definitely be decided within a few months. Xia Guo, Jing Guo or Zhao Guo, who is the most promising country to unify Kyushu in the future.

The Yu-Meng coalition forces left in a hurry, leaving behind a large amount of weapons and baggage. They took away what the war horses could carry away and released what could not be carried away.

Wu Chengpei was chasing after him. When he saw this scene, he was startled and his eyes were swollen. When he asked about it, the Yu and Meng families went up the mountain, as if they had been hit by a heavy hammer.

How could the Xuanjia Army go up the mountain? How could the Xuanjia Army go up the mountain? They abandoned their baggage and armor. The bleak sky and the clear misty rain made Wu Chengpei's mood even worse.

I have thought of everything, but I have missed it. These people can climb mountains, are they really falling into trouble?

Suddenly feeling that something was wrong, Wu Chengpei could only deploy local county soldiers to assist in control, while leaving 10,000 troops to guard here to prevent the Xuanjia troops who had gone up the mountain from escaping, and organized an encirclement and suppression.

The rest of the army was ready to leave, because the ideal decisive battle had not been achieved, and it was time to prepare to defend the Xia Kingdom and launch a decisive battle with the Xia Kingdom. The location had been decided, an open plain, which was convenient for the cavalry of both sides to deploy.

The Xia Kingdom must pass through the city when attacking Jinyang. It must defeat the Xia Kingdom here, fulfill the instructions of King Zhao, and destroy the Xia army.

After arranging this, he went to apologize to King Zhao. He failed to wipe out the Yu and Meng families and allowed them to escape into the mountains and become grass bandits. Now he has restrained Zhao's 10,000 troops. He had already thought about how King Zhao would deal with him. , he was just trying his best to make up for it.

Fortunately, the current King Zhao is very patient. In order to win against Xia Guo, he can tolerate Wu Chengpei's small mistakes, as long as he can make no mistakes when defeating Xia Guo.

"Ninety thousand people fighting 70,000 people, can we win?" King Zhao also watched the battle reports along the way. Watching Wu Chengpei driving the Yu and Meng families all the way to Zhongnan Mountain, he thought he was going to win, but he did not expect that the two The family actually didn't want the precious armored horses and chose to go up the mountain without the armor.

The battle report was sent back first. King Zhao was extremely disgusted when he saw it. He could see the intentions of the Yu and Meng families at a glance. He was also very helpful to King Zhao of the Zhao Kingdom. He knew what was really missing.

The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army are very important. Although they can still grow after being cut off, it takes too much time and energy. Just like the Xia Kingdom, they are still training and training, and the Zhao Kingdom is similar.

The reason why King Zhao felt that Xuannv's plan was very unreliable was that after the battle between Zhao and Jing Guo, they did not eat Jing Guo's cavalry. Instead, they allowed Zheng Guo to eat and then attack Xia Guo later.

He did not replenish his troops when he lost his generals, but instead replenished them for others. He went to pick up the useless Xia State, and finally faced the Zheng State with strong soldiers and horses. King Zhao did not even want to hear the explanation for this kind of thing.

King Zhao only felt that it was ridiculous. Wouldn't this send Zhao Guo into a pit of fire? He was also persuaded to put down some resources in exchange for greater benefits, but King Zhao has not yet seen that the resources he put down have been exchanged for benefits.

As for Wu Chengpei's mistakes, it is true that Wu Chengpei was at fault, but Wu Chengpei made up for it in a timely manner and was willing to apologize, which was thousands of times better than the blaming family.

Wu Chengpei didn't do anything wrong in his subsequent handling of the matter. He sealed the siege and mobilized troops to prepare for the decisive battle in response to Xia's arrival. It can be said that he has done a good job, and King Zhao did not want to criticize him too much.

He was only thinking about one thing now, whether he could defeat Xia Jun and whether he could defeat Zhuang Xun. If he could do this, at least the depression in his chest would be gone.

Zhuang Xun has almost become the obsession of King Zhao. Not everyone can accept the news that a baby father, a mud-legged man crawling into his mother's bed, especially the news that Zhuang Xun and Queen Mother Jiang have a son, is simply unacceptable. He was slapping King Zhao on the face.

"Ninety thousand against seventy thousand. If I can't defeat the Xia Kingdom, I would like to raise my head to see you." Wu Chengpei knew what his stance should be now, and ninety thousand against seventy thousand was still an under-trained seventy thousand. If he doesn't win, he won't have the dignity to survive.

"Then let's wait for the good news from the general. Do you have any other requests? Has the National Advisor stepped in to take command?"

Afraid that Xuannv would be "misleading", King Zhao asked Wu Chengpei seriously. He had avoided all the traps, but he still didn't believe he could not win against Xia this time.

"The Imperial Preceptor was very quiet. I asked the Imperial Preceptor, and the Imperial Preceptor also asked me to make my own decision. The Imperial Preceptor provided information about the weather and waiting conditions. It was my incompetence. I didn't expect the two families to go up the mountain."

Wu Chengpei honestly said that he would not dare to frame Xuannv, and Xuannv did not interfere with his command. He could not blame the situation, so he was solely responsible for this matter.

"It's not entirely your fault. I didn't expect these people to give up their glory just to survive. Do they really think Xia Guo Jingguo can save them?"

King Zhao understood and said that he did not put any pressure on his general before the war. Crazy pressure would only make people make mistakes, but the forgiveness now allowed Wu Chengpei to do his best.

"I will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations and win the war against Xia. I will completely give up the Meng Yu family's traitors. I will be crowned as soon as possible. The military situation is critical, so I will rush to the front line immediately."

Wu Chengpei promised that he was full of confidence in defeating Xia State, especially in this perfect situation. The army was completely under control and there was no second person to restrain him. King Zhao had cleared all obstacles for him, even if it was to repay Zhao State. With the appreciation and salary, Wu Chengpei was ready to die on the battlefield and carry the coffin into battle.

"It won't be long before someone comes to pour wine for the general. I will go on a grand tour for the general."

Looking at the resolute Wu Chengpei, King Zhao's mood improved. Although there were some minor accidents, in general, there were no deviations, and Wu Chengpei was inspired to be more proactive, which was a blessing in disguise.

(End of this chapter)