Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 187
Faced with the sudden appearance of ghost cavalry, the Linhu people were the first to collapse psychologically. Coupled with the irresistible and powerful impact of the heavy armored cavalry, the entire cavalry formation fell into a huge commotion in an instant. The eight thousand light cavalry took the opportunity to crush, and the whole battle situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the Linhu people were powerless to recover.

The first formation of more than two hundred heavy armored cavalry was perfect!

In less than half an hour, more than [-] Linhu riders were almost slaughtered.

Looking at the battlefield full of corpses and blood, Xiang Zhuang once again raised his right hand and stretched out his index finger to press forward, and ordered coldly and cruelly: "Order the whole army, enter the city, once you find Lin Hu All people, regardless of gender, old or young, are slaughtered! All horses are taken away, all cattle and sheep are slaughtered, and they are thrown into the wilderness!"

"Here!" Meng Ji and Pang Yu agreed with a bang, and galloped away on horseback.

After a while, there were endless screams, howls, and the neighing of horses and people in Yunzhong City. Xiang Zhuang could imagine what the city would be like with his eyes closed. Time's Yunzhong is definitely a real hell, but Xiang Zhuang will not soften his heart because of this, let alone change his decision.

In all honesty, Xiang Zhuang hates killing people, especially unarmed women and children!

The 10,000+ women and children of Ke Linhu are destined to become the women and children of the Huns in the future. In order to protect the Chinese civilization in the Central Plains, Xiang Zhuang must kill them all. Otherwise, when the Huns cross the Great Wall and go south to the Central Plains in 20 years, there will be hundreds of thousands or even Millions of innocent women and children in the Central Plains died tragically under the knife of these grown-up children!
For the continuation of the Chinese civilization in the Central Plains, why is Xiang Zhuang afraid of infamy?
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Five days later, when Mao Dun led [-] Qingqi to chase Yunzhong, all he was left with was the corpses of the city and the corpses of cattle and sheep that could be seen everywhere in the wilderness, but the Chu army had long since disappeared.

"Hateful!" Mao Dun swung his whip bitterly at Kong, and there was a loud bang immediately.

The uncle said with a sigh, and persuaded: "Da Shanyu, don't chase after him. The Chu army did not take away the women, children, cattle and sheep of the Linhu people, but slaughtered them in cold blood. They just didn't want to add burden. The army should have passed Daijun by now, and is about to enter Shanggu, no matter how hard we chase, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up."

Mao Dun thought for a while, and shouted: "Stop chasing, go back to Hetao!"

Although Mao Dun really wanted to continue chasing and killing Huyan Zhengde, he knew better that in half a month at most, the first heavy snowfall of this winter will come, and the most urgent task is to get the women, children, cattle and sheep of the old camp in Mobei before the snow freezes. All of them migrated to Hetao. Compared with the Mobei grassland, Hetao is the real sacred place for the Huns to reproduce.

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Handan, Zhao Palace.

Although it is already late at night, Zhao Wang and Zhang Ao's bedroom is still brightly lit. Although the doors and windows are closed, you can still hear the melodious sound of singing and singing, and the melodious sound of chime bells, and you can still faintly hear the girl's coquettish smile. With a soft voice, he hurried to the nearby Guoxiang Guangao, and his face immediately sank when he heard it.

The servant standing outside the dormitory sees that it is Guoxiang Guangao, so he hastened to greet him.

Guan Gao returned the salute, and ordered his servant to push open the door of the hall, and a wave of heat came to his face accompanied by a strong smell of alcohol.

Before he could take a step forward, a distraught voice came out from the hall: "Which bastard? How dare you enter without a summons from the king? Om?!"

Guan Gao straightened his clothes and hat, and said coldly: "Why, the truth is still not allowed to enter the king's bedroom?"

The distraught voice just now stopped abruptly, and Zhang Ao, who was leaning on the soft mattress drinking and having fun, hurriedly pushed away the two beautiful girls who were snuggling in his arms, turned over and sat up on his knees, and bowed to each other, saying: "Mr. Father, it's so late at night, how come your old man hasn't slept yet?"

A middle-aged man who was sitting under Zhang Ao's head also hurriedly got up on his knees and bowed his hands to Guan Gao.

This middle-aged man is none other than Zhang Jing, a close minister who is deeply favored by Zhao Wang Zhang Ao. Zhang Jing is also Zhang Ao's clan.

However, Guan Gao was an important minister of the former king Zhang Ertuogu. Because of Zhang Ao's cowardly nature, Zhang Er entrusted the state affairs to Guo Xiangguan Gao and the general Zhao Wu before his death, especially Guo Xiang Guangao, who was almost in charge of Zhao Guo. When dealing with matters big or small, even Zhang Ao had to respectfully call his father when he saw him. How could Zhang Jing dare to take it too seriously?
Guan Gao ignored Zhang Jing, but paid homage to Zhang Ao, and then reported with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, I just received an urgent report from the governor of Hengshan County that the Chu army occupying Jiuyuan has entered Handan County. It is said that the strength of the Chu army has greatly increased, and Xiang Zhuang's son has pulled together a powerful cavalry force, at least thirty thousand cavalry!"

"Ah, [-] cavalry?!" Zhang Ao turned pale with fright when he heard the words.

Zhang Ao couldn't help but be afraid. The Chu army's cavalry could reach Handan overnight, but Handan was empty of defenses!
Seeing Zhang Ao's appearance, Guan Gao couldn't help sighing, and the expression on his face softened, and he persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although the Chu army is powerful, it may not be for our Zhao country. Moreover, the old minister has already dispatched flying cavalry to the Baimajin camp, and the general will be able to lead his army back to defend Handan at the latest in the morning of the day after tomorrow."

Recently, the relationship between Zhao Guo and Liang Guo has been very tense. The reason is that Peng Yue sent someone to borrow food from Zhao Guo. Zhao Guoguo Xiangguan Gao rejected Peng Yue's request on the grounds of the new funeral of the king. Peng Yue became furious when he believed him Angry, he threatened to destroy Zhao Guo with all the Liang troops, and sent general Liu Kou to build a bridge and build a ship near Baimajin, preparing to cross the river.

General Zhao Wu did not dare to be negligent, and hastily led an army of [-] to set up camp at Baimajin.

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhang Aolian said, "Hurry up and let the general lead the army back to Handan, hurry up."

Seeing that Zhang Ao was frightened like this, Guan Gao really couldn't bear to say harsh words anymore. For some things, he had to follow up with General Zhao Wu and Second General Bai Xuan to make up his mind. General Zhao Wu was an important minister entrusted by the late king to deal with important military and state affairs on the fly, which is not considered to have exceeded his authority.

At that moment, Guan Gao quit Zhao Palace.

However, when Guan Gao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the servants told him that he had a visitor!

"Is there a visitor?" Guan Gao said in amazement, "It's so late, who is this?!"

Before he finished speaking, a gentleman in green clothes came out of the living room, bowed to Guan Gaoqian, and said loudly: "Xuyi Wushe, I have met the Prime Minister."

"Wu She?" Guan Gao's eyes narrowed immediately.

Wu She was originally just borrowing from unknown people, but since he successfully persuaded Peng Yue to turn against Lu Ze in Aocang, his reputation has spread all over the world, at least Guan Gao has heard of him.

Wu She said: "President Guo, it seems that this is not a place to talk?"

Guan Gao was speechless, and immediately said solemnly: "Mr. Wu She, please come inside."

After entering the hall, the two sat down as guests and hosts, and Guan Gao ordered the servants to serve tea.

Tea culture has a long history in China. Legend has it that the Shennong family knew how to make tea in ancient times. In the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Zhou Gong formulated the formal tea drinking etiquette. However, until the prosperous Tang Dynasty, tea was a luxury that only high-ranking nobles could enjoy. Therefore, Guan Gao entertained Wu She with tea, which was already a real treat.

Then Guan Gaocai asked: "I don't know what business you have to do when you visit late at night, sir?"

Wu She took a sip of hot tea, then put down the teacup and said, "My general commanded fifty thousand cavalry to march into Zhao's land. The prime minister must have gotten the news, right?"

Guan Gao is silent, he knows that Wu She has more to say.

Sure enough, Wu She paused for a moment, and then continued: "Actually, King Zhao and the Prime Minister don't need to be nervous at all. My general has no intention of embarrassing Zhao Guo. As long as Zhao Jun can open a passage for our Chu army If you go south smoothly, the general of my family will reward you with a thousand horses!"

"Oh?" Guan Gao stroked his long beard, and his old eyes narrowed immediately, "So, the tens of thousands of cavalry from your army marched into Zhao's territory, not for the purpose of plundering the city, but just passing by?"

"Yes." Wu She nodded with a smile, "Our Chu army is just passing by."

Guan Gao suddenly said: "I don't know if you have thought about it, sir. If our army gets out of the way and lets the Chu army cross the border, how can the king of Han spare my king lightly when he finds out about it?"

Wu She was stunned and said, "May I ask the Prime Minister, when did King Zhao become a retainer of the King of Han?"

Guan Gao frowned and said displeasedly: "Sir, be careful, why did my king become a retainer of the King of Han?"

"That's strange." Wu She pretended to be puzzled and said, "Since King Zhao is not a retainer of King Han, why should King Zhao care about King Han's feelings when he does what King Zhao does? King Zhao is king, and King Han is also king. We are all kings. How can the king of Han have the right to dictate to the king of Zhao, and what right to criticize the king of Zhao?"

Guan Gao was immediately rendered speechless by Wu She's words.

Thinking about it carefully, this is really the case. The King of Zhao is the king, and the King of Han is also the king. Although the first king of Zhao State was granted by Liu Bang, in terms of title, everyone is a king, and there is no distinction between high and low. What qualifications do you have to dictate to King Zhao? Couldn't King Zhao be in charge of Zhao's affairs?That's the joke.

Wu She straightened his clothes, and said: "Actually, the Prime Minister of the country also knows very well that even without King Zhao's permission, my great Chu iron cavalry can also go south to the Central Plains. Chu Tieqi can be described as a dream, even if the army of the King of Han comes in person, it may not be able to stop me, Da Chu Tieqi!"

After this pause, Wu She said again: "However, I must remind the Prime Minister that once Chu and Han go to war in Zhao, it will be the people of Zhao who will suffer. With corpses strewn all over the fields, blood flowing from the sticks, and the densely populated Handan County, I am afraid that ten rooms will be empty!"

Guan Gao's expression changed slightly, "Sir, is this a threat?"

"No." Wu She shook his head and said, "I just want to remind the Prime Minister not to be the lackey of the King of Han, and I, the Great Chu Cavalry, do not want to start a war with the Zhao army. Even my general hopes to befriend the Zhao State."

Guan Gao was still silent, he really couldn't make a decision on such a big matter for a while.

At that moment Wu She stood up and said to Guan Gao: "Since the Prime Minister is unable to make a decision for a while, I will take my leave, but before noon tomorrow, I will wait for the news from the Prime Minister at the posthouse and take my leave." , Wu She bowed slightly to Guan Gao, then turned around and walked away.

(End of this chapter)