My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 741: The last commander of Zhao State died in battle! Rushing to Wu'an City!
The sun was rising, and the bright sunlight illuminated the corpse below clearly.

Zhao Cong, who was holding a spear and shouting orders yesterday, was now hit by sixteen arrows, with a spear piercing his abdomen and heart respectively.

Perhaps it was the two spears that supported him, or perhaps it was the belief that refused to fall.

Even though the blood in his body had almost drained out, Zhao Cong still did not fall down. He just knelt on one knee facing the direction of the Qin army's attack, with his right hand still tightly grasping the gun in his hand!
“Da Da~ Da~”

A war horse slowly walked up to Zhao Cong, and every time the horse's hoof was raised, it brought up sticky blood.

The knight dismounted, half-knelt in front of Zhao Cong, and held up Zhao Cong's head with his hands.

Looking at the last commander of the Zhao State in the original history, Ying Chengjiao was silent for a moment before speaking: "Find a coffin in Yuyangyi, collect the body of this general, and temporarily store it in the army."

After Sima Shang took away half of the Zhao army, the remaining Zhao army collapsed and began to flee on a large scale.

It was Zhao Cong who risked his life to run back and forth that made more than 30,000 Zhao soldiers willing to stay here and fight to the death.

It was Zhao Cong who, regardless of his own life, led his personal soldiers and family soldiers to fill the gaps in the defense line time and time again, which allowed the Zhao army here to hold on until now and bought Sima Shang's troops six hours of escape time.

In terms of ability, Zhao Cong, the last commander-in-chief of Zhao State, was far from being comparable to other commanders of Zhao State. Due to his lack of experience, Zhao Cong was not even qualified for the position of a captain.

But in terms of heroism and loyalty, Zhao Cong is worthy of the status of a member of the Zhao royal family!
Bafu bowed his hands loudly: "Yes!"

After taking one last deep look at Zhao Cong, Ying Chengjiao spoke in a deep voice, "Send a messenger soldier with the Zhao army's banner to Fushan."

"Order the commander Wang Qun to hold the Zhao army's banner and persuade the Zhao army at Fushan to surrender, and then lead his own troops and the surrendered Zhao soldiers to guard Fukouxing."

"The remaining troops will immediately cook on the spot and clean up the battlefield."

"An hour later, the army will move eastward to pursue the Zhao army!"

Meng Tian couldn't help but ask, "Commander, isn't it too hasty to pursue immediately?"

"Our soldiers have been fighting with the Zhao army since yesterday morning, and it has been more than ten hours now."

"Last night, our soldiers did not sleep all night."

"I advise you to let our soldiers rest for a while so that we can continue to fight the enemy!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled, turned around and asked, "Do you agree?"

All the generals shouted in unison: "No!"

Even some of the lower-level soldiers further away shouted excitedly: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Meng Tian: ???
The brutal fighting had lasted for at least ten hours.

Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the elite ones would be exhausted.

Military achievements are indeed impressive, but human power is limited!
And they don't want to rest?

Xi Feng laughed out loud and said, "When we followed the commander to attack Chu, we crossed mountains and rivers and ran for thousands of miles to pursue the Chu army!"

"This place is only a few dozen miles away from Wu'an City."

"Why not take the military merit that can be easily obtained?"

When it comes to raids and pursuits, no one in the world today can compare to the soldiers under Ying Chengjiao's command.

The experience of chasing all the way from southwest China to southeast China is not as simple as capturing dozens of cities for the Qin Dynasty!
Ying Chengjiao also smiled and said, "I am already prepared."

"Generals, just follow me and gain military merit!"

What else can Meng Tian say?
I can only bow and say: "Yes!"

After only an hour's rest, the Qin army once again set out on the pursuit.

Thanks to their abundant experience in pursuit, although Sima Shang's troops were one step ahead, Ying Chengjiao's troops saw Sima Shang's rear army from a distance in the evening of the next day.

All the Qin soldiers were excited!
However, Ying Chengjiao frowned slightly.

Because according to the scouts' reports, the farther direction of Wu'an City was surprisingly peaceful, and the Zhao army was also continuing to march towards Wu'an City!
"The three Guafu tribes have not yet arrived at Wu'an City?"

Ying Chengjiao sketched out the route of the Guafu Tribe in his mind, and after careful calculation, he murmured softly, "According to the time, the Guafu Tribe should need another one to two days to reach Wu'an City."

The three tribes of Guafu set out earlier, but they had to travel more than a hundred miles of mountain roads in Taihang Mountains in order to leave the Taihang Mountains without being discovered by the Zhao army.

After that, they would need to hide during the day and travel at night to avoid the scouts of the Zhao cities, and the marching speed would be much slower than normal marching.

Originally, the extra time consumed by the three departments of Guafu was insignificant to the overall strategy.

However, the Zhao army's rapid defeat caused Ying Chengjiao's original plan to fail!
Meng Tian had been worried since the beginning of the attack. Seeing Ying Chengjiao's serious expression, he immediately turned his horse and asked in a low voice, "Commander-in-chief, can we set up camp here to rest?"

Ying Chengjiao was thinking in his heart.

If they set up camp on the spot to rest, not only would the Qin army get some rest, but they would also be able to wait for the arrival of more than 30,000 troops from Guafu's three divisions, which would be safer.

But at the same time, it would also give the Zhao army time to rest and recuperate, greatly weakening the advantage that the Qin army had gained after winning. It would inevitably lead to a siege and suffer huge casualties before it could capture Wu'an City!
Looking at the Zhao army running in disorder ahead, Ying Chengjiao hesitated for a moment and then said solemnly: "Send the message to General Ren You to surrender!"

Soon, Ren You was brought before Ying Chengjiao by two personal soldiers.

From a distance, Ren You called out in surprise, "Is Chang'an Jun here in person?"

"I have long heard that Lord Chang'an is in touch with ghosts and gods, and knows everything about heaven and earth."

"In this battle, I personally saw Lord Chang'an driving the earth dragon, and I was fascinated!"

"Now, I can finally meet Lord Chang'an!"

Facing Ren You's deliberate flattery, Ying Chengjiao also smiled: "I have also heard of Captain Ren's name for a long time."

"During the conflict between Qin and Zhao, Commander Ren led his army to fight against our army at Houpei Mountain. He fought bravely and bravely, and I was very happy to see him."

"I am so lucky to see you today!"

Ren You's heart skipped a beat.

Although Ying Chengjiao was the commander-in-chief of the Qin army, he was so polite to a mere surrendered general.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing!

But Ren You could only smile more flatteringly and said, "Changan Jun, what are you talking about?"

“Confucius said: Birds choose trees, but can trees choose birds?”

"Since King Zhao ascended the throne, he has been incompetent and has trusted villains."

"On the other hand, since the King of Qin ascended the throne, he has been wise and brave, and has made use of wise ministers." "Ren has long wanted to serve in Qin!"

"If Lord Chang'an is interested in me, please don't call me Captain. Just call me Zi Xiao!"

Ying Chengjiao laughed out loud: "Good, good, good!"

"The King of Zhao was cold and indifferent. Zuoshi Chulong worked hard for Zhao, and Wu'an Jun fought for Zhao in many battles."

"In the end, one person died for no reason, and the other was taken back to Handan to be interrogated."

"It's only natural for Brother Zixiao to have such thoughts!"

"Since Brother Zixiao does not want to think about Zhao's affairs, then I will call you Brother Zixiao!"

Ren You sighed again in his heart.

Being called 'brother' is not so pleasant!
Ren You was very tactful and immediately bowed: "Ren is new to Daqin, and without any achievements, it is difficult for me to gain a foothold."

"I wonder if Lord Chang'an can be of any use to me."

"If so, I am willing to go through fire and water for you, without hesitation!"

Seeing Ren You like this, Ying Chengjiao didn't beat around the bush and nodded directly, saying: "This general has indeed made a great contribution here."

"It's just waiting for someone who is both wise and brave to come and take it!"

"This order is not dangerous to Brother Zixiao."

"But once it is accomplished, Brother Zixiao will gain a great achievement!"

"Although it's not enough to make Brother Zixiao a direct commander of the Great Qin, he can still get a few more ranks, saving a lot of time."

Ren You felt bitter in his heart, but he looked even more excited as he bowed again: "If Lord Chang'an doesn't give up, I am willing to accept this order!"

Ying Chengqiao laughed loudly: "Very good!"

"In this case, I would like to ask Brother Zixiao to put on his armor again and lead our army to pretend to be the defeated soldiers of the Zhao army."

"Sneak into Wu'an City and seize its gate! Help our army capture its city walls!"

Ren You sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, it’s a deadly job!

But as long as I can enter Wu'an City, I can defect on the spot, and even identify the Qin army and help my comrades in the city to charge out. In this way, I will be able to clear myself of the charge of surrendering voluntarily...

Ying Chengjiao continued, "Send the order to Commander Qiang Huai."

"Lead your elite troops to replace the Zhao army's armor, and follow Brother Zixiao!"

Qiang Huai excitedly bowed and said, "I will obey your orders!"

Then Qiang Huai showed Ren You a brilliant smile: "Zi Xiao, be at ease!"

"During the deception, I will be with Zixiao at all times. If the Zhao army notices anything, I and my soldiers will protect Zixiao even if we risk our lives!"

Ren You: …

Are you sure that you will risk your life to protect Ren if Zhao Jun notices something?

Instead of killing Ren first without caring about his life?
Glancing at the muscular Qiang Huai and the Qin soldiers behind him who were eager for slaughter and blood, Ren You bowed solemnly and said, "As long as I can enter Wu'an City, I will help Lord Chang'an seize the gate of Wu'an City!"

The situation is better than people.

From the moment Ren You surrendered voluntarily, his life was no longer in his own hands.

Rather than risking being chopped to death by Qiang Huai and being suspected by King Zhao Qian by returning to Zhao State, it would be better to take this opportunity to defect to the increasingly powerful Qin State!

Ren You was determined and quickly put on his armor with the help of his family soldiers. He took the initiative to leave most of his family soldiers behind and led only five of them to join Qiang Huai's troops, galloping towards Wu'an City.

From a distance, Ren You saw a group of Zhao soldiers gathered outside the west gate of Wu'an City, making a lot of noise.

"Each unit will line up and enter the city as directed! Those who cause unrest will be killed!"

"We want to enter the city! Damn it! The Qin army is chasing us from behind, why won't they let us enter the city!"

"Everyone holding the verification pass can enter the city quickly!"

"Where is the verification letter? Did you lose it while fleeing? Take him to the prison and keep him under strict guard!"

"This city won't tolerate us, why don't we leave?"

A large number of Zhao troops formed a battle formation outside the city gate and entered the city through various gates under the guidance of the Wu'an city defenders.

However, many Zhao soldiers were anxiously waiting to enter the city while looking back to the west nervously. Finally, they could no longer bear it and continued to flee eastward.

Seeing this scene, Qiang Huai frowned slightly: "Wu'an City's inspection is so strict?!"

"Lao Zixiao is the only one left now!"

Ren You smiled and nodded: "No problem!"

"Just follow me!"

He rode forward without hesitation, passing through the Zhao army formations one by one. Ren You held the military token in his hand and shouted loudly: "Captain Ren You is here!"

"Make way!"

However, the city gate guards did not move the barricades. Instead, they stood in front of the barricades and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Commander Ren."

"In compliance with the order of the Commandant Sima, all soldiers must verify their identities before entering the city to prevent the Qin army from sneaking in!"

Ren You swung the whip in his hand directly at the gate guard's face and shouted angrily: "Do you respect the order of the Sima Duwei?"

"I am also a captain, why should I obey the orders of the Sima captain?"

"Pooh!"

"The commander-in-chief died in battle, the captain Hu Qiong died in battle, and 70% of my men died in battle before I escaped. However, Sima Shang retreated to Wu'an City in one piece, and even dared to command the army."

"Quickly get out of my way. I want to question Sima Shang in person."

"How dare he steal the coach's authority!"

(End of this chapter)