Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 293 A great victory

"Zheng Guo retreated, why, why?" Prince Jing was stunned and said in disbelief. There are not many opportunities to attack while Xia Guo is weak. If Xia Guo has digested Zhao Guo's territory, How to fight?

They also received the news of Zheng Jun's retreat. Compared with Xia Guo, they had to judge whether it was a conspiracy and whether it was a deception. Jing Guo, who was preparing allies, knew best. Zheng Guo's retreat was without warning, at least without any knowledge. Huijingguo cooperates.

"There must be something big happening in the country, but Zheng Guo has a clear political life, so there shouldn't be anything going on."

Gu Guoshi also felt troubled and seriously damaged Jing Guo's plan. Now Jing Guo also had to face the pressure of retreat.

"So are the kings and ministers of Zheng State stupid? They have already sent out troops, and they can still withdraw!"

Prince Jing paced around with his hands behind his back, feeling extremely puzzled. No matter how much he thought about it, he knew how huge the potential for war would be if Xia State were to devour Zhao State.

"On the contrary, we are in embarrassment. Should we withdraw? Not to mention facing the pursuit of the Xia army, if we retreat, it will be Jingguo's land. Although the captured Zhao army has been persuaded by the Zhao family, it is still unknown how willing it is to surrender. This He returned without success, but instead helped Xia State annex Zhao State's territory."

Prince Jing said reluctantly, "Isn't this a wedding dress for Xia Guo? Jing Guo really acted for someone else and shared the risk, but he was going to be kicked out."

"Xia Guo is very ambitious. If we want to decide in a battle, it is extremely possible for us to pursue Jing Guo and force us to fight. Could it be that Zheng Guo wants to pick up the slack? It can only be said that Zheng Guo's wisdom only goes so far."

Gu Guoshi guessed that after all, there was no definite information, but this possibility sent shivers down Prince Jing's spine, asking them to face Xia Jun on their own, how much damage would it cause.

"But there is no need to worry too much. It is impossible for Xia State not to be on guard against Zheng State. Xia State's think tanks are smart and will not give Zheng State any chance. We will not face Xia State's army of 150,000. .”

Gu Guoshi was certain about this, but he did not rule out the possibility that Zheng Guo was planning to use Jing Guo to weaken Xia Guo's power. People's hearts are sinister, and one must understand both the brilliance of people's wisdom and their stupidity.

"That's good. If they use 80,000 people to deal with us, they still have a chance of winning. However, Xia Guo probably doesn't have such intentions. They haven't divided their forces into two groups now, which shows that the other side is quite stable. Everyone knows the importance of this battle. .”

Prince Jing analyzed that if he had reached the current position of Xia State, he would not have taken the risk. He had driven Jing State away from the land of Zhao State, mastered the passes, and organized the internal affairs for development. This was the safest and most winning way. , after all, time is now on Xia Guo's side, and Xia Guo needs time.

"That's true, but Li Rusi has done a lot of dangerous things, so don't be careless. You still have to order people to investigate the Xia army's movements."

Gu Guoshi had no other options and decided to withdraw. If Zheng Guo planned to withdraw, it would be unnecessary for them to stay here and they would have to be surrounded and devoured by Xia Guo.

"These spies are the same. They all know that Zheng Guo retreated, but why there is no news about the retreat."

Prince Jing was also worried. Everyone knew that Zheng Guo had retreated, but he didn't know why Zheng Guo retreated. Isn't this a joke?

"It shows that Zheng Guo encountered a big problem. They were forced to withdraw, but they couldn't let anyone know about it, so they kept it secret so well."

Gu Guoshi thought about what happened that made Zheng Guo flinch. It couldn't be that he was scared after hearing Zhuang Xunjian slash the hurricane. If he was scared, he should not move. How could he move and then retreat.

"Urgent military information, please take a look at His Majesty the Crown Prince." The two of them were thinking hard and couldn't understand Zheng Guo's abstract operation when new military information came.

"Is it from Zheng Guo?" Prince Jing asked hurriedly. What he wanted to know most now was what made Zheng Guo retreat.

"No, it's domestic intelligence." The messenger answered the source of the intelligence and submitted it.

Prince Jing's expression was disappointed. It was not the country he most wanted to know about, but he still took the information and read it.

"The peasants in the country are rebelling, and the county soldiers in various places are unable to defend themselves?" Prince Jing looked at the information and shouted in surprise.

"Rebellion, peasants? How dare they? Oh no, it's Xia Guo!" Gu Liding had a keen sense of smell and grasped the core of the problem in an instant.

The Xia State once planned to incite the people of the Zhao State, setting off a large number of rebellions that swept the entire northeastern part of the Zhao State. Now when he heard about the peasant rebellion, Gu Guoshi first thought of the Xia State.

"The Xia Kingdom is the Jin Yiwei. They went to the country to instigate rebellion." Prince Jing also realized something. It could have such a strong appeal to make the people rebel. Except for the Xia Kingdom, which is known as Yutian Huanmin, I am afraid that no other country can done.

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Master Gu looked at the letter in Prince Jing's hand and asked with a frown. This should be a letter from the old King Jing, and it must have instructions.

"Father asked us to make decisions based on the situation and ignore the chaos in the country. He will do his best to suppress it!" Prince Jing handed the letter to Guo Shi, and he understood the meaning of the old King Jing's letter.

"This is to teach us not to give up if we have the chance to defeat the Xia Kingdom. Your Majesty is ready to give Jing Kingdom a chance of survival even if the jade is broken."

Even though the rebel army was attacking the city and seizing territory, King Jing was well aware of the importance of foreign and internal enemies.

He must have resisted the foreign enemies first, abandoned Zheng Jing's alliance, and didn't know how long it would take to form another alliance. If he could defeat Xia Guobao and gain a chance of survival, then he, an old man who was half buried in the earth, would be able to face the world with a smile.

However, King Jing probably did not expect that Zheng Guo would withdraw. His determination to sacrifice was probably in vain. Now Jing's army will probably withdraw as well.

"Wait a minute, I understand why Zheng Guo withdrew." Gu Guoshi suddenly realized! I understand why Zheng Guo wanted to withdraw.

"Why, Imperial Master, you said, wait, is it because Zheng Guo is also facing this situation, so he can only go back to quell the chaos first." Prince Jing was not stupid, and he thought of it after a moment's delay. It was an instant hit.

"Yes, it is also because there is a rebellion in the country and may have threatened the royal capital. Therefore, these Zheng troops have already left the border and were forced to turn back. After all, they have to defend the country. Not all monarchs have the courage of His Majesty."

Gu Guoshi smiled bitterly, thinking that there was no solution to this situation. Jing Guo was willing to go outside first and then inward, but that didn't mean Zheng Guo was also willing, so Zheng Guo withdrew and went home to quell the chaos.

"No wonder Zheng Guo's information is well hidden. They are probably afraid of being caught by Xia Guo and attacked from both sides. Xia Guo and the rebels in Zheng Guo should be connected."

Prince Jing judged based on the existing information and deduced a truth, which was unanimously recognized by both of them. Zheng Guo obviously did not have the determination of a strong man to cut off his wrist, nor was King Jing so willing to directly send the prince to suppress the battle, and was willing to sacrifice his chance of survival. Heroic. However, after Prince Jing finished speaking, an ominous premonition emerged. The two looked at each other and suddenly thought of a question. If Zheng Guo was afraid of being attacked from two sides and should cooperate inside and outside, the same situation would also apply to Jing Jun now.

"Retreat, retreat immediately, retreat immediately." Prince Jing had already thought of the consequences. If the Zheng army united with the Jing army to defeat the Xia army, it would be okay not to retreat. After all, it would be a decisive battle. If the Xia army were defeated, everything would be easy.

Now that Zheng Guo has retreated and Jing Guo has not retreated, he will be attacked from both sides if his house is confiscated, so he makes a decisive decision and leaves quickly, already anticipating the terrible result.

"Tianqing Pass, order the guard of Tianqing Pass to guard the pass. If there is any mistake, let him raise his head to see me."

Zhao, Zheng, and Jing were all in the great plains, and only at the borders of the Three Kingdoms were they blocked by vast clouds and mountains. If you couldn't find it in other places, just go around. The main problem was the speed of the road. If you were blocked at the pass, it would be a problem of closing the door and beating the dog.

"Arrange lightly and simply, leave behind the baggage and retreat to the west of Tianqing Pass. Xia Kingdom is so despicable to use these tricks."

Gu Guoshi also felt a sense of crisis and was about to race against the rebels. Fortunately, this place was only a stone's throw away from Tianqing Pass. It only took three days of urgent march to return to the original territory. This time, Tianqingyun Mountain was recaptured. At least the natural barrier was defended. .

"Let's set off today, don't delay." Prince Jing was also decisive. When he found out that there was such a killing situation, he ran away without any hesitation.

"What a great opportunity, it's gone like this, Zheng Guo, a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death!" Gu Guoshi sighed and said that Zheng Guo was also a smart man, but in the end he did not choose a chance of life, but chose to save his life. Gu Guoshi was full of emotions There is no place to describe the grief and anger.

"It's useless to think about this. It's better to think about how to deal with the Xia Kingdom in the future. If the Xia Army comes after them, how will the Xia Kingdom deal with it while they are still recovering?"

Prince Jing understood that he and others were drinking poison to quench their thirst, and he also understood the pressure that Zhao Guo was under when facing Xia Guo. This kind of situation with a lot of trouble at home and difficulty in dealing with the outside world was what Zhao Guo faced at the beginning.

"Unexpectedly, outside of Yuzhou, wars are raging everywhere, and there is no time to take care of the Central Plains. Even the closest Yongzhou is annexing, and there is no time to care about us. Xia Kingdom has been cultivating for a year and a half, and Yongzhou may not be able to separate. Win or lose.”

Gu Guoshi looked around the world and said that there were no forces or countries that could be relied upon for help. They were either beyond their reach or they were at war. Therefore, it was Jing Zheng's job to fight against Xia.

"Forget it, take one step and take a look." The surrounding situation has long been familiar to the mind, and the mythical world cannot violate the basic principles. If there is no way, there is no way, unless they can also use a sword to cut the hurricane.

There is no hurricane to kill them, and now there is not even a decent celestial phenomenon, let alone a performance.

Perhaps none of them could have imagined that the legend of Zhuang Xun's sword slaying the hurricane and Cheng Tian's appointment spread like a fuse to ignite the flames of uprisings everywhere.

Zhuang Xun, who wants to divide the land, is the real one. The devastating power of this sentence is something that the top leaders of Zheng and Jing cannot understand.

Having said this, doesn't it mean that Zheng Guo and Jing Guo are rebellious traitors, and Xia Guo is the orthodox one? Many people originally criticized Xia Guo's model. After Zhuang Xunjian killed the hurricane, such voices disappeared. .

The people's ability to revolt was also inspired by this news, but Prince Jing and Guo Shi were not aware of this problem yet, so they could only lament that Xia Guo had a way of inciting people's hearts.

The strong organization allowed Jing Jun to quickly pack up the marching items and speed towards Tianqing Pass without stopping along the way. He no longer hung around like he did with Xia Guo before, giving full play to his turn speed.

But Xia Guo seemed to have discovered that they wanted to leave, and they chased each other. The scouts from both sides fought fiercely, but the teams kept a long distance.

After all, there is insufficient cooperation, so Xia Jun will have some disconnect, which slows down Xia Jun's marching speed, making the distance between the two sides farther and farther. With the same equipment, long-term training under the same conditions is better, and in the entire war In terms of scale, it's just too strong.

It's just that Jing Guo was fleeing, so he looked a little embarrassed. However, the correct decision helped them to arrive at Tianqing Pass earlier. If they had hesitated a little, they might have been overtaken by Xia Jun, who was also lightly armed. After all, they were just a little slower. .

"Ahead is Tianqing Pass. Let the guard Zhai Qinghe open the door to welcome you." Prince Jing breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't remember who the guard at this pass was at first, but now he relies on this gate to defend against the Xia Kingdom. Remembered the other person's name for the first time.

"Now Xia Guo cannot catch up with us, unless he pursues us into Jing Guo territory, not to mention that they will attack Tianqing Pass, Yunshan Pass and other passes. The risk of a single army going deep into it is huge, and the whole army will be wiped out if they are not careful. "

Guo Shi also breathed a sigh of relief. Although his escape for several days was not a hindrance to him as a practitioner, he still seemed worried, fearing that Xia Guo had any back-up preparations. Now that he had arrived at Tianqing Pass, he was also relaxed.

Along the way, they were also paying attention to the rebellion in Jingguo, which did not affect the use of several checkpoints. This was their luck.

The two waited for a while, each feeling relieved. They would have to face an unstoppable Xia Kingdom later on, but escaping a disaster was a disaster. At this moment, they had saved their capital, so they still had a chance to compete for supremacy.

"Your Highness, Imperial Master, Zhai Qinghe has surrendered to the Xia Kingdom. The door is locked tightly at this moment and he is not willing to let anyone out!" The general left in a hurry and galloped towards him. He turned over and dismounted and said with a look of fear on his face.

"What! Him? Go and have a look..." He was dizzy and didn't believe the reality of the matter.

As he drove his horse forward, the imperial master had no time to stop him, so he could only follow him and arrived in front of Tianqing Pass.

In front of the pass built based on the mountains of Yunshan, the gate was locked, and the tops were filled with bows and arrows, as well as soldiers with ugly faces.

"How dare you, soldiers of Jingguo, to deprive themselves of Jingguo's wealth, turn your back on the Lord? Follow the traitors and evil people and be unfaithful and unjust?" Seeing this, he didn't want to accept it but had to accept it. Anger surged in his heart. If he hadn't attacked The city's equipment had been given up because of light equipment, and he had already ordered to tackle key problems.

"This pass has been occupied by the Kingdom of Xia, and the noble son of Heaven has appeared. I, Lord Xia, have accepted the mandate from Heaven. Brother Gu, it would be unwise to block the torrent in a shallow boat. Jingguo's mantis is blocking the car. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, should look back as soon as possible. Don't make any mistakes."

He Jung stood at the top of the city and shouted loudly. Li Chengzhi and Huang Xi were beside him. Xingye came over and brought the soldiers who controlled the checkpoint. Prince Jing thought wrong. It was not just Jingguo soldiers.

"Xia's army will arrive soon, several times larger than Jing's army. If you surrender now, you will not lose your title. If you resist stubbornly, you will die at the pass!"

He Jung used magic to transmit the sound to everyone, causing the opponent's army to collapse.

(End of this chapter)