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Chapter 523 Great Victory at Pingjing Pass

Zhang Shaocheng was not the only one who wanted to submit to the King of Chu, his two confidants, Deng Yun and Chu Xingrui, had already had this intention, and they had also expressed this intention in front of Zhang Shaocheng.

Therefore, Zhang Shaocheng resolutely surrendered today, and part of the reason is also due to them.

After returning, Zhang Shaocheng called the two of them to discuss. Deng Yun and Chu Xingrui were overjoyed when they heard that he had met with the King of Chu and reached a consensus.

There were as many as 20 soldiers left behind at Pingjingguan, and these can be said to be Zhang Shaocheng's soldiers, and they are extremely trusted.

According to the agreement with Xiao Junjue, Zhang Shaocheng ordered his generals to encourage Hu Kun to go out of the city to fight when they leave the city tomorrow to fight, and then open the door to lead Chu Wangjun into the pass.

When Hu Kun came here, he was dissatisfied with others because he relied on the order of King Qi, ignored other people, and bossed him around.When setting up the nine-character chain formation, because the king of Chu was facing the formation, he retreated without even fighting, and his arrogance became even more arrogant.

But this time, more than [-] people were lost, as if they fell from the clouds. Those who had been angry with him for a while also changed their attitudes at this moment. .

When Zhang Shaocheng sent him to fight, Hu Kun was furious, "Why do you want me to fight? Zhang Shaocheng, what is your intention?"

He knows very well that few people are his opponents when it comes to setting up an formation, but he is no opponent at all with the few people around Xiao Junjue when facing the enemy.

"Handsome? General Hu, after you lost more than [-] soldiers, the King of Qi has decreed that you will be deprived of the position of Marshal. All military powers will be handed over to Marshal Zhang, and you can only obey orders." Deng Yun hugged his arms, and he Standing seven feet high, tall and mighty, he looked at Hu Kun condescendingly, "Marshal Zhang sent you to fight to give you a chance to redeem your sins. You should be grateful instead of raising doubts here."

Hu Kun took a deep breath to calm himself down, and held his breath, he said: "Okay, even if I am no longer the marshal, why did you suddenly fight against the enemy today without notifying me in advance, leaving me no time to set up the formation. "

Some people have long disliked him and said: "You also said that you are not a marshal. Does the marshal have to tell you in advance of everything that the marshal does?"

"You—" Hu Kun gritted his teeth.

"Besides, what's the use of your broken formations? Wasn't it broken by the King of Chu's army, and how many generals we lost, and still set up formations, do you think we haven't died many? Also, Marshal Zhang is the commander-in-chief now. , you just think that you are the same as me, you better control your emotions and don't do the following disrespectful acts."

With an obvious smile on his face, Chu Xingrui said: "I don't think General Hu deliberately disrespected Marshal Zhang. It may be that he is cowardly in his heart and dare not fight against the generals of the King Chu's army."

Seeing everyone laughing, Hu Kun was even more furious. After being hit by this provocative method, he picked up a long spear, "Okay, today I will show you how this general captured the King of Chu!"

Once a word is spoken, one cannot go back on it, and Hu Kun bit the bullet.He had already made up his mind to send a few generals to be the vanguard, and if it looked unfavorable, he would hurry back to the city.

Hu Kun has a stable chassis and is suitable for fighting under the horse. He remembered that the nighthawk was not suitable for the horse, so he raised his spear and rushed towards the nighthawk.Everywhere he shot at the horse's hooves with his spear, so that Nighthawk had to dismount and fight him.

After a few rounds, Hu Kun was restrained so hard to move, he only tried his best to defend.

In the past, Nighthawk was really not suitable for fighting off horses, but time has passed, so many years have passed, Nighthawk has been diligent in practicing martial arts, and now he is superb both on horseback and off horse.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he leaped back and fled, but he didn't want Zhang Shaocheng to order the city gate to be closed at this moment, blocking his way of life.

"Zhang Shaocheng, what do you mean?" Hu Kun shouted angrily while standing under the city.

Zhang Shaocheng looked at him condescendingly, and laughed loudly: "Didn't General Hu say to let everyone see how you captured King Chu? I'll wait and see."

He also ordered, "For fear that the King of Chu's army will take the opportunity to attack, no one is allowed to open the city gate to General Hu, and anyone who disobeys the order will be executed."

Hu Kun shouted, "Zhang Shaocheng, you are avenging your own personal revenge. What good will it do you if you do this? If King Qi knew what you did today, he would surely question you."

Zhang Shaocheng laughed loudly, and said: "General Hu may not know, but this commander has already discussed with all the generals. When you are executed, you will open the city gate and surrender to the King of Chu."

Hu Kun's heart was shocked, and only then did he realize that all this had been arranged by them long ago.

"You despicable villains, who live in vain on the court's salary, don't know how to appreciate the emperor, and instead go along with others, aren't you afraid of being punished by heaven? Zhang Shaocheng, you are a veteran, and you will spend your whole life in Qingming. Don't you want to wait until later generations criticize you? Is it treason to call someone down your spine?"

Zhang Shaocheng felt that he was worthy of the heaven and the earth, and said righteously: "Zhang never cares about how the future generations will comment. I waited for the King of Chu, because the King of Qi caused chaos in the court, reused treacherous people like you as officials, and conspired with the kingdom of tigers and wolves. , to seek the territory of our Great Zhou, causing the land to collapse, and the people to live in poverty. Zhang Mou is loyal to the Great Zhou, but he is not loyal to the King of Qi, and he will never let such a person destroy our rivers again."

Hu Kun is a lustful person, and in the short period of time in Pingjingguan, he has harmed many good girls. At that time, he was following the order of King Qi, and everyone dared not speak out.Zhang Shaocheng once accused him face to face, but he beat him [-] times with the following crimes.

Since then, he has intensified his efforts to have fun every day, making Pingjingguan a mess of smoke.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhang Shaocheng complained a lot about Qi Wang.

"You old man!" An angry Hu Kun cursed.

Instead of being angry, Zhang Shaocheng smiled, "Even though everyone is old, they live longer than you."

After finishing speaking, he left the high platform, and the whole army waited to welcome the king of Chu to enter the pass.

Hu Kun had pursuers in front of him and had nowhere to go, and finally died tragically under the gun of Nighthawk.

As soon as Hu Kun died, Zhang Shaocheng ordered people to open the city gate to welcome the King of Chu.

Xiao Yuheng received the news that Pingjingguan was lost, his hands were shaking, his face turned pale in an instant, and after cursing Zhang Shaocheng and others, he asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there that can be used now?"

"There are only a few prefectures and counties in Linjing, about 30, and the Gyeonggi Guards and Yulin Army, which add up to only [-]."

He could hear a needle falling quietly in the hall, and he asked for a long time before someone answered cautiously.

"Where are the soldiers? Where are the soldiers? Is there only so many soldiers in the Great Zhou?" Xiao Yuheng's integrity was already corrupted, and he fell on the dragon case. "The Great Zhou has millions of soldiers and horses. How come there are only 30 left? "

Everyone just lowered their heads and no one answered.

"What is this king asking you! You are dumb!" he yelled.

An official came out and replied: "Go back to the prince, the king of Chu went north all the way, and the team continued to grow. Including the troops in Pingjing Pass, it was nearly 200 million. This accounted for half of the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the other half, excluding Those who are stationed at the border are immobile troops, and the rest are owned by the princes of the domain. Because the king of Qi cut down the domain, the princes were dissatisfied, so they could not borrow soldiers."

"You mean, all of this is my fault?" At this moment, Xiao Yuheng never thought that the problem was on him. If he hadn't cut down the feudal clan, he wouldn't have given Xiao Junjue an excuse, let alone at this time. , all the princes stayed out of the way as if they had negotiated.

The official immediately knelt down, kowtowed his head, and said tremblingly: "I don't dare, I don't dare."

"This king shouldn't be soft-hearted. He should have eradicated them one by one like King Xiang and King Lian, otherwise we won't be able to take back our soldiers and horses at this time!" Xiao Yuheng gritted his teeth, "Incompetent, incompetent, all of you are Incompetent people, no one can help this king!"

"The humble minister is incompetent, the Regent calm down." All the ministers knelt down and said in unison.

The little emperor was already frightened by this situation, and at this moment, he began to cry loudly.

Xiao Yuheng was upset and angry, "Shut up!" He swept the things on the dragon case to the ground, and Yuxi rolled down the steps.

The little emperor trembled in fright, closed his mouth and whimpered.

Xiao Yuheng closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and glanced at him, "Be loyal, take the emperor down."

"Does anyone have any ideas? Do you have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Xiao Yuheng asked after calming down, sweeping the kneeling courtiers.

"At this moment, the King of Chu is very powerful. If we confront him head-on, it will be bad for us. Why don't you make a peace letter and negotiate with him? Perhaps the King of Chu will not enter the city because he and the Lord are brothers." Someone suggested.

How could Xiao Yuheng be convinced in his heart, and Bing Swish's knife eyes flew over, "You mean this king is doomed to lose this battle before it is fought? He is a traitor, and this king still needs to negotiate with him and give him a peace agreement." !"

The man hurriedly lowered his head, "But now, the situation is stronger than the people. The King Chu's army is extremely ferocious and has the upper hand because of its small numbers. 30 people can't resist it. If it invades, the palace will be in danger."

That person almost said yes, at this point, don't you understand?There are many people in the family, and it is easy to attack. When the time comes to attack the palace, the most dangerous person is not these ministers, but you, King Qi, who made King Chu act in the name of King Qing.

Xiao Yuheng also understood that the situation was stronger than others, so he sat down slowly, and after a moment of silence, Fang calmly said: "Is there any other way?"

All the officials looked at each other in blank dismay, all at a loss.

At this time, an official standing behind stepped forward, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work."

The ones standing behind are usually only officials of the fifth or sixth rank. They usually face the emperor, and they are just a foil, and they never speak.

Xiao Yuheng looked at it, and was not very impressed, "You are?"

"Weichen is Hong Enquan, editor of the Imperial Academy."

Xiao Yuheng didn't expect anything from the editors of the small Imperial Academy, but said: "What can you do? If it works, this king will reward you greatly."

Hong Enquan has always been transparent in the court. He has worked in the editorial position for ten years, but still has no chance of promotion. At this time, he couldn't help but feel happy, and stepped forward and said: "The king of Chu is treacherous, but he has a bit of filial piety towards Emperor Xiaojing. , the prince only needs to let the generals guarding the city hold the tablet of Emperor Xiaojing, and the king of Chu will not dare to attack again. After all, if he raises the teacher of justice, if he doesn’t even care about the tablet of Emperor Xiaojing, it’s all about filial piety It will make him suffer the resentment of all people. He attaches so much importance to his reputation that he never dares to act rashly."

(End of this chapter)