Spring and Autumn I Am King

"The great concubine wants to...please be flat?"

Zhao Wuxi glanced at the Qin Zhuan document written on the good silk cloth, then scornfully threw it aside, and looked at the Qin envoy who was at his feet.

As stated in the sacrificial document for Liu Xiazhi, in late April, Zhao Wuxi took the Yulin army to leave Yanchi, crossed Zhongtiao Mountain, and arrived at Jima, which had been conquered by Mucha's army.

In the sixth year of Duke Ling of Jin, Duke Kang of Qin attacked Jin and took Jima. This is the place where Qin State arrived on its last eastward expedition. Twenty miles south of Jima is Fengling Ferry.

Previously, the Qin and Wei coalition forces gave up going to Puban and turned to Fenglingdu, but before they could cross many people, the army of Robber Zhi took the lead in occupying the south of the river. Except for a few lucky people who fled in the direction of Taihua Mountain in the Qin State, all of them were killed, and Jingguan placed them on the river bank to vent their grief and anger over the loss of their coach.

Although those "Zhi Zhi" were headless, the generals at the grassroots level were still there. They firmly controlled the army and forced the Qin and Wei forces to dare not cross the river. They could only hesitate in Fengling Crossing, and before they could return to Weiyi, they were different. The Zhao Legion who came from the direction was surrounded.

This huge encirclement was hundreds of miles long, and the camp of the Qin and Wei forces backed by the river also covered several miles.

At this time, the people of Qin country sent someone to ask for peace talks...

Qin State had no troops in Weinan, and at this time, he could only hope that the messenger's three-inch incorrupt tongue would have a miraculous effect. However, Zhao Wuxi completely ignored this set of Qin people.

"The Shu-Chief seems to have forgotten one thing. It was Qin who started the war, Qin assisted Jin's traitor, and Qin invaded Jin's territory. Now that the Qin army is about to be destroyed, the Great Shu-Chi has sent you. Speaking of Qin, we don't want to fight anymore..."

Zhao Wuxi smiled and said: "But at this time, whether to fight or not, it is no longer the people of Qin who have the final say. The initiative in the war is already in Zhao's hands! If there is still some blood, then I will accept my war letter. , if not, surrender as soon as possible, no need to negotiate peace, please!"

"The beasts are still fighting, and the Qin army still has tens of thousands. What is the benefit to the king?" The messenger pleaded bitterly: "If Shangqing releases the Qin army and soldiers to survive, the Qin state is willing to return Hexi and rebuild Qin and Jinzhi. Alright, never again infringe Jin!"

"Hexi was originally an inviolable territory of the Jin state, and now it has been controlled by most of my cavalry. If I want to get it myself, why should I ask the Qin people to give it?" This condition is far from satisfying Zhao Wuxi's appetite.

"You go back and tell the great concubine that if the Qin country doesn't want to fight, it's fine, but in the form of surrender, let the Qin army in Hedong put down their weapons, kneel out of the camp and ask me to surrender. I will decide whether they live or die..."

Before Zhao Wuxi could finish speaking, he saw that the messenger's face was embarrassed, knowing that he could not be the master, so he stopped talking.

"As for the other conditions, wait until the Qin army presents Wei Ju's head with both hands!"

With a wave of his sleeves, the messenger was blasted away, and Zixia and the others came over and said, "People of Qin, please surrender and be dishonest."

"Yes, they are just trying to delay the time, because Hangu and Taolin are all in my hands, and the Qin country probably doesn't know the news that the King of Chu has passed away and the Chu army has withdrawn, so they want to delay it for a few more days. Let's wait for the people of Chu to come to the rescue... Or, are they waiting for the Qi state in the east to make progress? The poor Qin state concubine can only pin his hopes on others now, and inform him about the matter before the Qin envoy leaves. It just messed up the hearts of the Qin people."

Immediately, Zhao Wuxi looked at his generals and said, "Now both time and situation are on Zhao's side, let the various armies slowly tighten their siege, don't rush to attack the camp of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, create The trebuchets keep bombarding, and when they run out of food and their morale runs out, it won't be too late!"

"Wei!" Mu Xia, Tian Ben, Yang Hu and others agreed in unison.

Zhao Wuxi emphasized: "But you should also relax your vigilance. I didn't joke in the ceremony. This is the last battle in Hedong. The second and third sons must do their best!"

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"How many people escaped?" Wei Ju asked weakly after drinking a bowl of porridge early in the morning.

Wei's family Sima hesitantly said: "Last night, there were more than a hundred people in groups trying to cross the barrier to get out. Most of them were shot and killed by the soldiers on the night watch, and only a few forcibly turned over... They probably went to Zhao Jun. "

"There were more than ten on the eve of the Great Eve, dozens on the eve of the night, more and more deserters, and this continues..."

Wei Ju let out a long sigh. Unlike the sing-along advance two months ago, they have been on the road to escape for the past two months. I hope to come to Fenglingdu, and I hope to cross the river from here to Qin. Unexpectedly, just like what happened in Longmen and Puban, the other side was already occupied by the enemy, the army could not cross the river, and it was too late to return to Weiyi. One of the Zhao forces had already captured Jima, and the other also blocked them. The road to Weiyi.

Although Wei Ju could use the Qin people as bait, at this time the division of troops would inevitably be defeated by the Zhao clan, and there were no bones left. He could only continue to hold his nose and join forces with the Qin army to the north of Fengling Ferry.

Chen Heng promised to lead the army of Chu State to come to relieve the siege, at least to give them a chance to cross the river to escape. Allied troops camped. Zhao Wuxi was not in a hurry to attack, but just spent so much time building a sling machine to destroy the barriers built by the earth and create panic. Every day, the smoke from the cooking, the neighing of the horses, and the smell of food wafted over from time to time, making the coalition even more difficult.

And there are rumors from Zhao Jun that the King of Chu is dead and the Chu army has retreated...

For a time, people were panicking. As the food gradually ran out, some Wei soldiers from Hedong couldn’t take it anymore. They forgot their pledge of allegiance and tried to run out in groups, as if they had a premonition that the ship was about to sink. of mice.

Although there were no large-scale escape incidents on Qin Jun and Zheng Jun, they would collapse without fighting!

"We can't wait any longer!" On this day, Wei Ju and Qin Guozihu and Yousu summed up. If you don't want the entire army to collapse without food, you must find a way to come out! He believed that the number of Zhao's army was only 30,000 to 40,000 more than the 50,000 coalition army, and it failed to reach the level of "ten encirclement".

After Zhao Wuxi announced that the entire Wei clan was treasonous, and that the captors would be tortured to death, Wei Ju knew that he had no way to survive. Now even if he went out to wag his tail and beg for surrender, Zhao Wuxi would wantonly humiliate him and then give him his death. , so he can only attack.

"But... even if we defeat the Zhao army, where can we break through and go?"

As for You Speed, it seemed that Luoshui defeated him in the first battle, but Zhao Jun's massacre also drove the Zheng people to a dead end. Now they would rather fight to the death than surrender. But things after the attack must be carefully considered. Now the three ferry crossings in the east of the river are blocked, and the Chu army, who had hoped for it, has been delayed. Maybe it is as Zhao Wuxi said, the king of Chu is dead, and the army of Chu has reneged on his promise. Retreat, in that case, the coalition has nowhere to go.

"And Wei Yi! My cousin Lu Xing is still there!"

"If you are trapped and defended, you will die if you attack. If you can successfully retreat to Weiyi and kill many Zhao soldiers at the same time, it will make Zhao Wuxi feel difficult. Maybe the great concubine can come up with a way..."

Zihu is the most determined person among the three, and the Qin army is also the backbone of the coalition. He also agreed to break through. Now that he has made a decision, the three armies want to try again.

The funny thing is that this is the first time they mustered up the courage to face Zhao Jun in Hedong. For the past two months, they had been passively beaten while retreating and fleeing.

After the agreement was reached, on the evening of April 29, the camp where Wei Jun was located...

There were still a lot of people who escaped last night, but the momentum was barely contained. In order to boost morale, Wei Ju killed his own horse and cooked a large pot of broth for the Wei Wu soldiers who were guarding him. The war horses were also killed, and a few donkeys that were loaded with camels were slaughtered to reward the soldiers. The soldiers in his army, not to mention the smell of meat, many of them hadn't eaten a full meal for more than ten days, smelling the tempting aroma of the broth, even Wei's family Sima couldn't help but swallow a saliva.

At the same time, the same thing happened in the camps of the Qin army and the Zheng army. It seemed that the thief smashed the cauldron and sank the boat, and the three armies were also facing a desperate situation. Five thousand relatives and friends who were slaughtered as livestock on the banks of the Luoshui River cried for a while, and the revenge defeated the hunger in their stomachs.

What's more, the three coaches lied that there is a large army in Weinan of Qin State to come to the rescue, and reinforcements from Chu State are coming soon!

They were told that they only needed to fight a battle to survive, and when they went to Weiyi, they could hide in a safe wall and have a full meal, that's all!

The brilliance of the sun wheel gradually dimmed. In the distant sky in the east, orange and dark purple clouds seemed to be within reach from the ground. I don’t know if it was because of too much blood in the past few months, or because of this sunset. The entire Hedong earth is covered with a layer of dark red.

Wei Ju stroked his only remaining mount, while overlooking the brightly lit Zhao's barracks behind the coalition barriers. Breaking through the siege at night may be too desperate, but in Wei Ju's opinion, if there is no better choice, the risk is worthwhile.

The problem is that it's not as easy to do as it sounds.

At this time, the plain was silent~www.readwn.com~ not even the chirping of summer insects. But in fact, under the cover of the night, the small group of scouts sent by the Zhao family have been cruising around, monitoring the every move of the coalition forces. What Wei Ju didn't know was that there was a sharp weapon in the Zhao army called the "Thousand-mile Mirror", which was spying on this side by the moonlight, and every move of his side was under their noses...

Their plan was like this. The dead soldiers of the Qin army first broke through to the north, and then Qin, Wei, and Zheng Dajun took the opportunity to attack the east, and took advantage of the night to break through the encirclement. Yap!

However, before the three armies could act, like a bolide piercing the night sky, a log wrapped in flames was thrown high and fell into the barrier, illuminating this small area.

What followed was the horns of Zhao Jun's camp one after another, and the neighing of the horses...

The sound of killing sounded everywhere, as if in an instant, the outside of the barrier was full of Zhao Jun's torches, like a sea of ​​fire.

Just as the coalition army was about to break out of the siege, it was Zhao Jun who launched the attack first!

PS: There is one more chapter at 12:00

(To be continued.)