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

Chapter 765: This general's lobbying ability is learned from Lord Chang'an!

May 16th, the 14th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

Outside Julu City, a large flag with the word "Su" on it was flying high.

More than 7,000 Qin troops arrived at the south gate of Julu City and formed up their battle array.

Ma Fuyang, the magistrate of Julu County, held the battlements of the city wall with both hands, looked at Su Jiao with a cautious look, and murmured softly: "It turned out that Su Jiao, the most powerful general of Qin State, came in person!"

"My Julu City is in danger!"

As a direct descendant of the Ma Fu clan, Ma Fuyang knew very well that Zhao Jia had entered Dai County long before the fall of Handan.

Dai County was the front line in the long-term fight against the Huns, and the soldiers of Dai County were elite troops of the State of Zhao that could rival those of Handan.

More importantly, in order to prevent Li Mu's subordinates from being all his cronies and causing him to do uncontrollable things, Guo Kai did not allow the Daijun troops to participate in the battle under the pretext of defending against the Huns' harassment.

In this battle, the Dai County troops only had to deal with the harassment from Qin general Li Xin, and there were almost no casualties.

What does it mean when the former crown prince of Zhao and the elite soldiers of Dai County are combined?
The restoration of Zhao State is just around the corner!
Therefore, Ma Fuyang was neither prepared to surrender to the Qin State nor to the Yan State, but only wanted to defend Julu City.

When Zhao Jia rebuilt the Zhao state, Ma Fuyang returned to Zhao with Julu City as a loyal defender, and thereby leapt to the pinnacle of Zhao's power.

The benefits brought by this are something that Qin and Yan can never give him!

But now, with the arrival of Su Jiao, Ma Fuyang's plan became precarious.

When the Qin army had finished its preparations, Su Jiao rode his horse to the south gate of Julu City with his spear in hand. He looked at the top of the city wall with a cold gaze and said in a deep voice, "Here is the order from the King of Zhao, and here is my flag."

"What do you want to face?"

"It's up to you!"

Ma Fuyang: ...

I originally thought that the Qin State would lobby me.

Who would have thought that the State of Qin would directly threaten me!

Ma Fuyang's tone also became particularly stiff: "I have long heard of the great reputation of Qin Duwei Su Jiao."

"Of course, our Julu City is not a weak city, and our Julu soldiers are definitely not weak men!"

"How can the hundred-year-long blood feud between Qin and Zhao be wiped out by a royal decree?"

"Now Qin has captured our king, dug up our altars, killed our soldiers, and seized our cities."

"The only response from our Great Zhao is the sword!"

On the top of Julu City, more than 2,000 county soldiers raised their weapons and shouted in unison:
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Listening to the determined shouts of killing in Julu City, Su Jiao felt a little ashamed: "Your Majesty, you can persuade Yanghu City to surrender."

"I was unable to persuade Julu City to surrender."

"It seems that I still haven't learned your skills. I still need to practice harder!"

Fortunately, Ying Chengjiao did not require them to take back the cities of Gu Zhao through lobbying, nor did he even require them to take these cities. Therefore, Su Jiao's self-blame was not too strong.

After taking a deep look at Ma Fuyang, Su Jiao reined in his horse, turned around, and shouted in a deep voice: "Pass on my order!"

"Besiege the three gates of Julu City, east, west and south, and build siege equipment."

"Prepare to capture the city!"

Ma Fuyang: ???

No, won’t you try to persuade me more?
Although I have no intention of surrendering, please at least give me some advice!
Just as Su Jiao's troops were besieging Julu City, a scout reported the movements of Su Jiao's troops back to Yan Duwei Yi Xun.

Yi Xun frowned: "It turns out that the Qin State's most powerful general Su Jiao is leading the troops?!"

Although Yi Xun has never seen Su Jiao in person, he can still remember the shadow of the tree.

Since Su Jiao could be hailed as the best general in the Qin State, which was full of elite soldiers and generals, and no one questioned it, it meant that this person must be extremely brave!
But when he looked back at the 20,000 soldiers behind him, Yi Xun felt a little more at ease.

So what if Su Jiao is a good fighter?

Our army is large!

Yi Xun made a prompt decision and said, "Pass on my order!"

"Follow me in the front and march quickly. Make sure you reach the outskirts of Julu City as soon as possible to let the Julu defenders know that they don't need to fight the Qin army alone."

"The middle and rear divisions should move at normal speed, maintain their combat effectiveness, and be ready to fight the Qin army at any time!"

The 200 to 500 leaders of each tribe all bowed their hands in response to the order, and Yi Xun led his family soldiers to the front and led the 6,000 Yan troops to advance quickly!

However, when Yi Xun approached Julu City, he did not see the Qin army attacking Julu City. Instead, he saw that the Qin army had packed up its tents and began to move towards the northwest!

Yi Xun's heart skipped a beat: "Has the Qin army left?"

"Could it be that Julu City has fallen into the hands of the Qin army?!"

"The whole army speeds up!"

The front part of Yixun, which had been moving rapidly, sped up again.

It was not until Yi Xun saw the Zhao flag fluttering in the wind on the top of Julu City that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ordering his soldiers to wait at a distance, Yi Xun led his family soldiers on horseback to the south gate of Julu City, bowed and called out: "The doctor of Dayan, the captain Yi Xun, greets the Magistrate of Mafu County!"

Yi Xun greeted him politely, and Ma Fuyang also bowed and returned the greeting: "Grand Doctor of Zhao, Magistrate of Julu County, Ma Fuyang, greets Commandant Yi."

"I wonder what you are here for, Commander Yi?"

Yi Xun said sincerely: "I came here to plan for the long-term future of Magistrate Mafu County, and even more so for the lives of the people in Julu!"

Ma Fuyang smiled and shook his head: "Could it be that my surrender to Yan is a long-term plan?"

"If Julu surrenders to Yan, can it save its life?"

Yi Xun nodded and said, "Of course!"

"The Qin commander Su Jiao has led his troops here. If Julu does not surrender to Yan, it will only be a matter of time before the Qin army storms Julu."

"During the war, there will inevitably be countless casualties!"

"Moreover, the Qin State is tyrannical and rude, and has repeatedly punished its officials severely, even going so far as to slaughter the people. A wise official like Magistrate Mafu, who comes from a distinguished family, would definitely find it difficult to realize his ambitions if he were to enter the Qin State, and his family would likely be weakened by the Qin State."

"On the other hand, my Great Yan Crown Prince is kind, generous, and magnanimous."

"As long as the Magistrate of Mafu County surrenders to Yan, the Crown Prince of Great Yan is willing to protect the position of the Magistrate of Mafu County, and even the Magistrate of Julu County." "I think that if Julu County is still under the jurisdiction of Magistrate Mafu County, the people of Julu will certainly be happy."

Yi Xun's smile became more gentle: "If Magistrate Mafu has any questions, we can discuss it in detail!"

Compared with Su Jiao's lobbying, Yixun's move is orthodox lobbying.

Allowing Ma Fuyang to continue serving as the magistrate of Julu County not only allowed Ma Fuyang to preserve his current interests, but also preserved the interests of the people under his command.

Yixun even took the initiative to open an offer, willing to let Ma Fuyang add more conditions and continue the negotiations.

But orthodox lobbying is not necessarily effective lobbying.

Lobbying with swords is not necessarily inferior to lobbying with interests!
Ma Fuyang showed no sign of being moved, and just asked: "If my Julu City returns to Yan, and then the Qin army attacks my Julu City by force."

"Can the Yan army guarantee to help our Julu City resist the Qin army's strong attack?"

Yi Xun was speechless.

If Yan couldn't even stop the army of Zhao, how could it stop the army of Qin?
Yi Xun could only turn around and say: "Qin is violent!"

"However, the Qin State is also extremely exhausted, its national strength is empty, and its people are unstable."

"I believe that as long as we work together, we will be able to repel the Qin army!"

Ma Fuyang sneered in his heart.

King Yan of Zhao once thought so too, but would the State of Yan at that time be willing to send troops to help our Great Zhao?

But Ma Fuyang didn't show it, he just nodded slightly: "This matter is of great importance."

"I need to have a good discussion with my colleagues in the city before we can come to a conclusion."

Yi Xun breathed a sigh of relief and immediately saluted: "In this case, I will set up camp outside the city and wait for the decision of Magistrate Mafu!"

"If Magistrate Mafu has any questions, please feel free to ask me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a roar suddenly rang out.

"kill!!!"

Yi Xun and Ma Fuyang's faces changed drastically, and they turned their heads to look towards the northwest, only to see that Su Jiao's troops, who had clearly withdrawn just now, had turned their spearheads around and charged back again!

Yi Xun hurriedly bowed to the top of the city wall and said, "The Qin army is attacking again."

"I will ask the Magistrate of Mafu County to join my Great Yan in fighting against the Qin State!"

However, Ma Fuyang shook his head and said, "We have few soldiers in the city, and it is difficult to go out of the city to fight. We can only defend the city walls strictly."

"Our soldiers will use Julu City as their base and use crossbows to assist Commandant Yi's troops."

"I believe that as long as you and I work together, we will be able to defeat the Qin army!"

Yi Xun's face changed.

Nangong Wen, the Magistrate of Julu County, also hurried to persuade him: "County Magistrate, the Qin general Su Jiao is arrogant and rebellious, and the Qin State has already regarded our Julu City as its own possession."

"I think that no matter whether Julu City is willing to surrender to Yan or not, we can join hands with Yi Xun's troops to repel the enemy!"

Ma Fuyang sneered coldly: "Join hands with the Yan army to repel the enemy?"

"We have made alliances with King Xi of Yan several times, and King Xi of Yan has used the alliance as an excuse to launch sneak attacks on our Great Zhao several times."

"This time, our Great Zhao has formed an alliance with Yan again, but Yan's 300,000 soldiers and horses have only surrounded the Qin army of 50,000 and have been unable to attack for a long time in order to preserve their strength."

"When Great Zhao was severely damaged by Qin, Yan's true nature was exposed. Instead of helping Great Zhao, it took advantage of Great Zhao's weakness to seize Great Zhao's cities."

"Given the shamelessness of the Yan State, how dare Nangong County Magistrate associate with the Yan State!"

"I'm afraid that in the end, our army will fight to the death with the Qin army outside the city, while the Yan army will take advantage of our weakness to seize our city!"

These words left Nangong Wen speechless, and Yi Xun was so embarrassed that she covered her face with her hands.

Too embarrassed to invite Ma Fuyang to fight the enemy with him, Yi Xun turned around and roared: "Soldiers!"

"Form a battle array and stop the enemy!"

Yi Xun's troops quickly formed their battle array.

But Yi Xun's troops had come from afar and had just experienced a forced march.

Faced with the Qin army that suddenly counterattacked, how much fighting power could they still have when they were exhausted?

Su Jiao, who was leading the way, just charged once and broke through the fire of Yi Xun's troops from the side!

"All the soldiers will follow me."

"Kill the enemy!"

The spear in his hand shook and thrust, and pierced the throat of another Yan soldier. Su Jiao stared at Yi Xun and shouted excitedly: "Great Qin Su Jiao is here!"

"General Yan, don't leave!"

Yi Xun tightly grasped the reins, not daring to fight Su Jiao head-on. He could only keep changing positions and shouting, "Hold on!"

"Our army is not far behind us!"

"As long as our army arrives, we will be able to annihilate the Qin army!"

"Fight to the death!"

Su Jiao's troops plowed a bloody path through the Yan army like a tiger entering a flock of sheep!
The sight of such an overwhelming force made Ma Fuyang on the city wall turn pale.

Fortunately, the middle and rear units of Yi Xun's army started to speed up after hearing the shouting and arrived at the battlefield within an hour.

Seeing the flags of the middle and rear divisions from afar, Yi Xun almost cried with joy and shouted: "Send a message to the rear division to reinforce us!"

"Order the central troops to detour westwards and surround the Qin army!"

Yixun thought that a big war was about to break out.

But Yi Xun never expected that Su Jiao only glanced at the direction of Yi Xun's middle and rear parts from a distance, then pulled the reins and said without hesitation: "Turn!"

"Withdraw troops!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Jiao's troops ran away.

His escape speed was so fast that even Meng Yi, who was running eastward, could not catch up with him!

(End of this chapter)