Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 518 Victory and Prisoner

Zhao Guangyuan had already anticipated the news that Lu Ye brought.

He made a feint to make the prince think that he did not want to lead the troops and did not want to go to Hangu Pass. After he found out that he was deceived, the prince was furious. It was inevitable that he would retaliate against him and not want him to return to the capital alive.

And the King of Qin... Although the King of Qin also regarded him as an enemy, with the Crown Prince standing in front of him, the King of Qin would rather watch him and the Crown Prince fight each other and profit from it.

The King of Qin also wanted to get rid of him, but he didn't want him to die yet.

This could only have been done by the prince.

"Your Majesty, once we control Pingluo, Hualong and the four counties, the capital will definitely receive the news. Isn't it too risky to do this now?"

Over the years, the prince's power has spread to various cities near Hangu Pass, but Pingluo, Hualong, Ledu, and Guxi are the four counties closest to Hangu Pass, and are also the supply bases for food and military supplies for Hangu Pass. The prince does not have full control over these places.

Now, these four counties have listened to the orders from the capital and are strangling the prince in terms of grain supply, trying to force him to sign a truce. It is estimated that they want to force the emperor to change the marshal or send a military supervisor.

The prince didn't want the prince to win too easily.

The prince decided to go all out and sent people to the four counties to surround the county government offices, forcing them to supply food and fodder as usual, and took the opportunity to control the four cities.

"Now the arrow is on the string and has to be shot."

Although he controlled the four cities earlier than he expected, this was his original purpose. By controlling the counties near Hangu Pass, he could achieve the goal of controlling Hangu Pass.

He was determined to keep the 300,000 troops in Hangu Pass, and he would not give the 200,000 troops brought from the capital to others.

This time, the capital allowed him to leave the capital, which was a good help to him.

Taking a step back, he could not completely control Hangu Pass, but if he controlled the surrounding counties and cut off the supply of food and military supplies, Hangu Pass would still fall into his hands.

And with an army of 500,000 at his disposal, he was halfway to accomplishing his goal.

Hangu Pass is indeed a good place, controlling the northwest gate, which can be used for attack or defense. Even if he takes a step back, after leaving Hangu Pass, there is a large uninhabited area in the northwest, which can also be used as his retreat route.

"Notify the capital and have Jiang Xiang submit a petition. The county magistrates of Pingluo, Hualong and other four cities delayed the supply of food and grass during the war and should be executed. I suspect they are collaborating with the enemy and have sent someone to send them back to the capital for trial. Please ask the Ministry of Personnel to send new county magistrates. If they delay the battle, the Minister of Personnel will be held primarily responsible!"

"Yes!"

Let Lord Jiang make some arrangements, and the new county magistrate sent must be a supporter of the prince, and these four counties can fall into the hands of the prince. In addition, Pingqiao and Xingyi have already fallen into the hands of the prince, and the plan of Hangu Pass is half done.

The next day, the gates of Hangu Pass were opened, and the two armies engaged in battle as agreed. The Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition led the troops in person.

The generals who followed were all supporters of the King of Yue. With high morale, they rushed into the enemy camp shouting and killing all the way.

The war drums on the city walls sounded, and the archers fired thousands of arrows at once, raining down arrows into the Western Rong and Fanjue coalition. The two sides had been preparing for three days, and the battle was particularly fierce, with no clear winner.

The Western Rong coalition thought that the Great Qi was short of food and grass, so not many people would go to the battle. Since there was not enough rations, only a part of the people would be supplied. But when they saw this, they actually came out in full force?
Moreover, the prince who came from the capital of Da Qi led his troops into battle personally, and the morale of the Da Qi army was terribly high.

The Western Rong coalition forces had originally been plundering because of the disaster in their own country. After besieging for nearly two months, the food and fodder they brought were no longer sufficient. The national strength of the two countries was depleted, and the support food and fodder was far from enough. They had to kill war horses for rations. Naturally, they came to the battle with all their strength as a last gamble.

The two sides fought fiercely on the battlefield.

In the end, the Western Rong coalition was defeated by the King of Yue, who was proficient in tactics of all ages and led by the soldiers of the Great Qi. They had no choice but to call off the battle.

Da Qi won another victory.

The Western Rong were chased for dozens of miles by the unrighteous King of Yue, and suffered heavy casualties. The soldiers at Hangu Pass were in high spirits! Voices calling for the King of Yue were heard everywhere.

Inside the commander's tent, the generals were overjoyed and overjoyed. "The Western Rong have once again put up a banner to waive war. Were these villains quite arrogant at first? It hasn't been long since we beat them, and they've scared us."

"I think their vitality has been severely damaged. This time they really have to withdraw their troops and return home."

"How can we let them go so easily? Do they think we are a place where they can come and go as they please? We must beat them so hard that they will tremble at the mention of Da Qi for the next hundred years!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have to strike while the iron is hot and beat them until they come to us for negotiation, reconciliation, and compensation."

The generals thought that the King of Yue would play it safe as he did before, but this time the King of Yue actually nodded, agreeing to strike while the iron is hot and drive the Western Rong back to their homeland.

The generals discussed the next battle plan together...

By the time the capital received the report of the great victory and Jiang and Xiang Yu, in accordance with the instructions of the King of Yue, submitted a petition requesting the replacement of the magistrates of Pingluo, Hualong and four cities, several battles had already been fought at Hangu Pass and the Western Rong were ready to send people to Hangu Pass to seek peace.

But the capital city was still unaware of this.

But the prince's side had already analyzed that the Western Rong would definitely be defeated. Thinking that this great achievement would definitely be taken away by the King of Yue, the prince was furious.

At the court meeting, all the candidates for county magistrate secretly proposed by Jiang Xiang were rejected. The candidates proposed by the Minister of Personnel and the Vice Minister Zhan Ting were used, but little did they know that the candidates in the hands of these two were the ones that Jiang Xiang really wanted to choose for the King of Yue.

Right in the middle.

Jiang Xiang angrily scolded the prince, and in front of all the ministers, he said that the prince had ruined the country for personal reasons. The prince argued that everything was for the country and hinted that he did not want the incident of more than ten years ago to happen again.

Emperor Zhizheng looked on coldly without saying anything. Finally, he agreed to the list drawn up by the Ministry of Personnel.

But the prince was not happy. He thought that the battle at Hangu Pass would soon end, and once the King of Yue returned to the capital, the support would be even higher. By then, he would become the biggest threat to him. He must not be allowed to return to the capital alive.

So Lin Zhaoxia was summoned into the palace again.

This time was different from every other time. The Queen forced Lin Zhaoxia to stay in the palace on the grounds that the King of Yue had been assassinated many times by the Western Rong and to protect his family.

In fact, he was under house arrest.

The Queen and the Crown Prince thought that even if they failed to kill the King of Yue, they could let him return to the capital alive. With the King of Yue's wife in his hands, the King of Yue would not dare to act rashly.

They had already seen that the Princess of Yue was the weak point of the King of Yue.

With Lin Zhaoxia in hand, there is no need to worry that the King of Yue will not surrender.

When Jiang Wentao learned that Lin Zhaoxia did not return home that day, he knew something had happened. He hurried back to discuss with his family. Jiang Xiang was also very panicked when he heard about it. Everyone knew how important the Princess of Yue was to the King of Yue.

He hurriedly asked Mrs. Jiang to bring her daughter-in-law, Princess Deyang, into the palace to meet the Princess of Yue and take her out of the palace.

As a result, the two were sent out of the palace by the Queen without even seeing Lin Zhaoxia.

Jiang Xiang went to see Emperor Zhizheng again.

Emperor Zhizheng had already learned of the actions of the Crown Prince and the Queen, but did not stop them.

The performance of the King of Yue at Hangu Pass impressed him. If the crown prince had not been appointed, the King of Yue might be a suitable candidate for the crown prince. However, the crown prince had been appointed for twelve years, and Emperor Zhizheng did not want to go through the turmoil of abolishing the crown prince and appointing another one.

So Jiang and Xiang never met Emperor Zhizheng.