Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 259
Chapter 258: Xin Zhao Bing Comes to Puyang
In Dong'e City, Zhao Xin is convening all the generals to discuss matters. Since the capture of Eping, Zhao Xin has only left generals Kou Fei and Tu Gao, together with Li Jiqian and other surrendered generals, commanding 10 troops to garrison the plains and Jibei to prevent the Qi army from Attacking the north of the Yellow River and supporting the state of Wei, he led the remaining more than [-] troops westward to Dongjun. Yu Wan, go west to Puyang at any time.

"Everyone, now that Dong'a has fallen, besides Zhencheng, there is still a Wei army in Puyang who thinks that the journey will be smooth. At this point in the war, we have finally made a breakthrough. It is really gratifying." Zhao Xin said to the generals. Since the end of February and the beginning of March in the 17th year of Qianyuan, it has been more than a year since they went south, and finally set foot on the land of the Central Plains.

"General, when are we going to attack Puyang? Brothers are still waiting to destroy Wei, and then go back and teach that old boy Han Qing a lesson, so that he won't always be against us." Le Yun, the number one fierce general of Zhao State listed.

As soon as Le Yun said this, the audience roared with laughter. This is the first time since the start of the war that Zhao’s army has seen such a relaxed scene. Now there are more than 10,000 troops here, and there are [-]+ people in Dunqiu and Li Rubing, so huge. The strength of the army is not comparable to that of the entire Wei State combined, and the destruction of Wei seems to be in sight.

At this time, a scout ran in and said, "Report! General, there is a team of Wei troops heading out from Puyang. Most of the team is old and weak, women and children, and there is also a king car, with about ten thousand elite guards of the Wei army, all the way south." , the purpose is unknown."

Xin Zhao waved his hand after hearing this, and the scout stepped back, then frowned and said, "According to the scout, the Wei army team from Puyang City should be the king of Wei Wang, so the king of Wei has already left. Puyang City has gone south, but when King Wei leaves Puyang, where will he go? To the south?" Xin Zhao quickly walked to the map, carefully analyzed it, and after a long time, he finally came to a conclusion and suddenly realized: "So it is!"

The generals on the side were puzzled, and Chen Kai asked, "General, what is it?"

Xin Zhao smiled and said: "The king of Wei is afraid of our army's front, has fled Puyang, and went south to Chenliu for refuge."

"Really? Hahaha, I didn't expect King Wei to be here today. It's really satisfying." After hearing this, the generals laughed.They didn't expect that the majestic King of the Wei Kingdom would be so courageous that he would run away before his own army arrived.

"Then general, do we need to send a team of troops south to pursue the king of Wei? If we can capture the king alive, maybe Puyang can go down without a fight." Chen Kai asked Xin Zhao, and now the king of Wei has left Puyang city , there are only more than [-] people around him for protection, and a large group of old and weak women and children. If you can send a team of cavalry to pursue it now, the success rate will be very high.

But Zhao Xin shook his head and said: "No need, since the king of Wei dared to leave Puyang at this time, then Pang Kuo must have made all the preparations. We send troops to pursue at this time, and it is easy to fall into the trap of the Wei army. Now the main force of the Wei army is on the battlefield." On the line of the Yellow River, as long as the main force of the Wei army is defeated, a mere king of Wei can withstand any storms, and continue to advance westward according to the original plan."

"Here!" Everyone responded.

On the tenth day of April in the 18th year of Qianyuan, Zhao Xin led an army to Zhencheng, but at this time the Wei army inside was already empty. After Wei Wang left, Pang Kuo planned to use Puyang City as the main battlefield. With [-] soldiers and horses, the Zhao army cannot be stopped. Instead of folding the soldiers and horses at Zhencheng, it is better to retreat to Puyang and concentrate the troops to fight the Zhao army to the death. Therefore, the Zhao army easily took Zhencheng.

After Zhao Xin captured Zhencheng, he continued to advance westward. On April 18th, Qianyuan 40, Zhao Xin commanded more than [-] troops and arrived at Puyang City. Ma, with a total strength of more than [-] people, retreated in Puyang City, and Li Rubing of Dunqiu also led his troops across the river and joined forces with Zhao Xin's army. Wei Jun.

40 Zhao troops set up a camp under Puyang City, stretching for dozens of miles, mighty and mighty. Before the battle, Xin Zhao decided to meet his old friends. After all, they were still close comrades in the Central Plains War ten years ago. , although this comrade-in-arms is a bit broken.

Guarded by general Yue Yun and hundreds of cavalry from the Zhao army, Xin Zhao came to the city of Puyang and shouted at the top of the city: "Wei soldiers in the city, listen up, this general is Zhao Xin, the great general of Zhao, and I am here to meet you." State Pangkuo Da Sima will report quickly."

Feng Kui was stationed in the city, and when he saw Xin Zhao coming, he quickly sent someone to inform Pang Kuo, and after a quarter of an hour, Pang Kuo walked up to the top of the city and saw Xin Zhao.

Seeing Pang Kuo, Xin Zhao shouted loudly: "Brother Pang, after so many years, you still have the same demeanor. I really want to scare Xin Zhao."

But Pang Kuo didn't have a good face. In the past year, he was beaten to disgrace by Zhao Jun. Although the big reason was because of Han Qing, a pig teammate, it was an indisputable fact that he was defeated by Zhao Jun, so he said coldly Face said: "Huh! Xin Zhao, you Zhao Guo is bullying the weak, and you still have the face to come here to talk about friendship with this Sima, you have a thick skin."

Xin Zhao didn't care about Pang Kuo's ridicule. After all, he was beaten by you to the point of ruining his country. Why don't you allow him to complain, so he smiled and said, "Brother Pang, you're making a fool of yourself. , the strong prey on the weak, the strong live and the weak perish, why do you care so much? When you led an army of 20 to Yingchuan, you were not bullying the weak. It’s just that you were defeated at the beginning, but today I, Xin Zhao We won, you and I are just each other, have you forgotten how Chen Guo died under the cooperation of you and Deng Jun?"

Pang Kuo saw that Zhao Xin brought up the old affairs of the Changsha again, and he was not angry. This can be said to be an eternal pain in Pang Kuo's heart. At the beginning, he had a superior force, but he was blown away by Yue Fei. If he lost troops, he might not lose himself. If it wasn't for him to hold the post of Grand Sima, Wei Guo couldn't find anyone to fight Xin Zhao, so it's hard to say whether he would be able to return to his original position in his lifetime.

Pang Kuo said with a gloomy face, "Hmph, Xin Zhao, I'm waiting for you here. If you have the ability, come and attack Puyang City. I'm busy with military affairs, so I don't have time to chat with you here. I'm leaving!" Well, he turned and left.

Seeing that Pang Kuo had left, Xin Zhao felt very bored, so he led his troops back to the camp. In the next few days, Zhao Jun did not launch an offensive, but instead brought troops from the north bank in a steady stream. Puyang City was surrounded, waiting for the opportunity.

Although Pang Kuo was very puzzled by Zhao Jun's strange behavior, Pang Kuo still stood still and guarded the city. The Wei army in the city was also preparing all the defense materials in an orderly manner.

And Xin Zhao did not have any conspiracy to tell the truth. It was just continuous fighting and marching for many days. The soldiers of the Zhao army were very tired and needed a rest. They will not join forces to rescue Puyang, or will Han Qing in the east make any moves, but after waiting for a few days, neither Wei Bu nor Han Qing has made any movement, and Xin Zhao will attack Puyang City with confidence.

There are more than [-] Wei troops in Puyang city, if they want to capture it, the Zhao army must suffer a lot of losses, but now that Pang Kuo is focusing on defending the city, there is no chance of attracting him out of the city, Xin Zhao has no other way but to attack.

On April 18, Qianyuan [-], Zhao Xin launched an attack on Puyang City, but this time it was just a tentative attack, the purpose was to measure the strength of the Wei army, the offensive was not very violent, and the Wei army also defended. After fighting fiercely for a long time, Zhao Jun dropped hundreds of corpses and retreated.

In the next few days, Xin Zhao sent a team of soldiers to attack the city every day, dropping hundreds of corpses each time before retreating, and did not launch a large-scale attack, as if Xin Zhao was not in a hurry.

In fact, this is exactly what Xin Zhao wanted. He sent people to attack Puyang City for several days in a row, but they failed every time. With this kind of offensive rhythm, when the real general offensive is launched, Wei Jun can be caught off guard.

(End of this chapter)