Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 642
Chapter 643: Ming Qi Yan Xiong
In the fifth year of Tiantong, in April, Murong Ke led an army to attack Hongnong County. Qin State sent Prime Minister Li You to Zhao State, but failed to ask Zhao State to send troops, so he returned to Chang'an. Arranging the defense line on the north bank of the Yellow River, Zhao Jun took the initiative to retreat and hit Deng Guo's arms. Xue Rengui then ordered the cavalry guards stationed in the Central Plains to enter Puyang City.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on April [-]th, Murong Ke led an army of [-] to Strider Chi. At this time, the gates of Strider Chi City were already closed, and the guards on the city were standing by.

"General, there is news from Mingjing that all the garrisons of the Zhao State in the Central Plains have withdrawn to the north of the Yellow River. General Xue ordered Shen Xingwei to enter Puyang City." Report the movements of the Central Plains to Murong Ke.

"Okay!" After hearing the words, Murong Ke immediately beamed with joy, and said, "It seems that Zhao Guo has recognized the situation and is unwilling to continue to consume too much strength for Qin State. Our next battle will be much easier. gone."

After understanding the situation in the Central Plains, Murong Ke's first thought was that Zhao Guo had given up the idea of ​​helping Qin, otherwise Zhao Guo would not shrink the line of defense. If Zhao Guo continued to have the intention of rescue Qin, he should send troops In the process of entering the customs, the worst thing is to increase the number of troops in the Central Plains, to put pressure on Xue Rengui's army, and will never take the initiative to shrink the defense line.

"What the general said is true, if Zhao Guo retreats, Qin will be helpless!" Ling Jing also showed a smile on his face.

The strength disparity between Deng and Qin is too great. Looking at the whole state of Qin, the only thing that can make Deng be afraid is Baiqi. Bai Qi went to garrison Lantian Valley. As a result, Bai Qi was dragged in Lantian Valley by Murong Ke, unable to move. Geng Yue was defeated by Li Siye from other armies, and finally died in Mei County. Yinghuai was defeated in Henan County. Withdrew to defend Hangu Pass, so that Deng Jun entered Guanzhong on a large scale. At this time of the war, Qin State was no longer in the eyes of Deng State. The only thing that could affect the overall situation was Zhao State in the north.

The reason why Xue Rengui's army has been unable to let go of Hangu Pass is that it is guarding Zhao Guo. Although Deng Yu's An Guowei and Ma Chao's Shenxingwei are in the Central Plains, if Zhao Guo fights his life, the two guards in the district will be 10. People and horses are really not necessarily able to stop them, so Xue Rengui must keep some soldiers and horses to support the Central Plains at any time.

Now the Zhao army retreated on its own initiative, and the whole army withdrew across the Yellow River. That is to say, from this moment on, the two countries of Deng and Zhao shared the natural danger of the Yellow River. With the natural danger of the Yellow River, as long as Xingyang and Puyang are guarded, the Central Plains will be safe and sound. Therefore, while Deng Yu led Anguowei to garrison Xingyang, Xue Rengui ordered Ma Chao to lead Shenxingwei to station in Puyang. It is still difficult to break through, and Xue Rengui can also devote himself to attacking Hangu Pass.

"The purpose of Yinghuai sending troops to garrison Strider Pool is to buy time for Zhao Jun to go south. Chang'an must know about Zhao's shrinking defense line, but Strider Pool and Hangu Pass may not know it. A kind person, tell them this cruel fact." Murong Ke thought for a while and said with a smile.

The main task of the Qin army here is to stop Deng Jun at all costs and buy time for Zhao Jun to go south for reinforcements. If Qin Jun knows, Zhao Jun will not come, which will be a very heavy blow to Qin Jun's morale of the blow.

"The general is wise!" As a military adviser, Ling Jing could easily understand Murong Ke's meaning. Now that Zhao Jun will not come, Deng Jun's main opponent is Qin Jun. Although Qin Jun's strength is not as strong as Deng Jun's, but If Qin Jun fights Deng Jun desperately, then Deng Jun's loss is not small, so if the morale and morale of Qin Army can be hit, it will be very beneficial for the two armies to fight.

Just do it when you think about it, Murong Ke immediately arranged for Ling Jing to take charge of this matter.

Soon, Ling Jing arranged for a large number of soldiers to speak out under the city.

"Qin army in the city, listen, Zhao Guo has refused to send troops to rescue Qin, you have no reinforcements, if you want to save your life, quickly open the city and surrender, don't make mistakes!"

"Qin army in the city, listen, Zhao Guo has refused to send troops to rescue Qin, you have no reinforcements, if you want to save your life, quickly open the city and surrender, don't make mistakes!"

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Ling Jing arranged hundreds of soldiers to shout in unison hundreds of steps away from the city of Strider, and in order to better shake the morale of the Qin army, Ling Jing also arranged hundreds of archers in the army, and then ordered the generals to shout The content of the soldiers' shouts was written on the cloth and shot on the top of the city.

The Qin army on the city thought that Deng Jun was going to attack the city, but they didn't expect this to be the case. They didn't think so at first, but after pieces of cloth flew to the top of the city, the Qin army began to discuss it.

After Shen Zhi heard the news, he asked the lieutenant to appease the soldiers, while he returned to the county government office to discuss with Yan Xiong.

"Magistrate Yan, do you think what Deng Jun said is true?" Shen Zhi looked at the cloth in his hand and said with trembling hands.

Yan Xiong shook his head and said: "General, no matter whether this matter is true or not, it can only be false!"

"This general knows naturally, but this general wants to hear the truth!" Shen Zhi said, of course Shen Zhi understood the truth of what Yan Xiong said, and now they are stationed in Yanchi, facing [-] Deng troops, it is very difficult. , Now that this news is out, if Shen Zhi doesn't come forward to deny its authenticity, the Qin army's morale will definitely be shaken, and it will have a great blow to morale, but Shen Zhi still wants to know if this news is true.

Yan Xiong shook his head and said: "General, I don't know, Strider is far away from Chang'an, far away from Zhao Guo, how can I know? But according to my opinion, this matter is likely to be true."

"Impossible!" Hearing the words, Shen Zhi suddenly jumped up, swept the things on the desk to the ground, and said with a grim face: "Absolutely impossible, Qin Zhao is an ally, even if he is not an ally, but the current Qin Zhao , has already become a close relationship, if Da Qin is gone, what will Zhao Guo use to counter Deng Guo? No matter how you look at it, Zhao Guo will not give up Da Qin!"

"Alas..." Seeing Shen Zhi's appearance, Yan Xiong couldn't help sighing, and said: "The general has already made a conclusion in his heart, so why should it be so? The covenant between Daqin and Zhao is just a relationship of interests. It's just to use each other, take ten thousand steps back, even if Zhao Guo wants to save me, Daqin, where's the strength?"

Yan Xiong walked to Shen Zhi's side and continued: "When the two countries formed an alliance in the past, our Great Qin was still strong, with 30 elites. With the combined efforts of Qin and Zhao, we can compete with the mighty Deng who oppresses the world, but now our Great Qin There are only less than half of the elite left, and they still have to face the siege of hundreds of thousands of Deng Jun. The defeat is already settled, so how can Zhao Guo continue to waste his strength on my Daqin? Losing troops and destroying generals is not worth the loss? There are many wise men in the Zhao Kingdom, and it is impossible for them not to see this."

"Besides, the Zhao Kingdom is now fighting the Hu people in the northern border. Hundreds of thousands of troops have been conscripted. There are not many domestic soldiers and horses. How many soldiers and horses can they send?" Yan Xiong continued.

"Doesn't that mean that my Great Qin has no way to return to heaven? I can only sit and wait for destruction?" Shen Zhi's body softened, and he slumped on the mat, and said with a pale face.

Yan Xiong nodded his head with difficulty, and said: "Although the officials really don't want to admit it, the facts are in front of our eyes. The current crisis in Daqin, unless there is a sudden civil strife in Deng, otherwise Daqin may not escape bad luck, and even if Deng Jun Withdrew, but most of my Daqin fortress fell into the hands of Deng Guo, and we will not be able to stop Deng Jun's next offensive. In fact, since Wu'an Jun defeated Bashu, the end of my Daqin was already doomed. General Wang Feng's disastrous defeat at Changping Pavilion will push our Great Qin further into the abyss!"

At the peak of the Qin State, it had 40 elite soldiers. Although it was only 40, it could compete with Deng and Zhao. In World War I and Changping Pavilion, the Qin State lost nearly 40 troops and suffered heavy losses. Although it later recruited 20+ soldiers and horses, the newly recruited soldiers and horses were no match for those elite soldiers. It was also from that time that Qin State fell behind Deng and Zhao in all aspects.

"Bold! Yan Xiong, you dare to curse Da Qin, do you want to surrender to Deng Jun?" Shen Zhi yelled at Yan Xiong.

"I don't dare! As a minister of the Great Qin, I should live and die with the Great Qin, but general, I can't ignore the reality. I have talked too much today. Please forgive me, the general. I will leave first. !" After Yan Xiong finished speaking, he left, leaving Shen Zhi alone.

After Yan Xiong returned to his residence, his housekeeper came in holding a cup of tea, then closed the door silently, and whispered to Yan Xiong: "Master Ming Qi, is Shen Zhi still obsessed with it?"

Ming Qi, this is the code name of the first batch of backbones of Ming Jing, and the person called Ming Qi by the housekeeper is Yan Xiong, the magistrate of Yanchi County in front of him.

"I didn't explicitly persuade Shen Zhi to surrender, but judging from Shen Zhi's performance, he was just a little unacceptable. I have been with Shen Zhi for a while, and I found that he is not a pedantic person, but is loyal to Qin. But it doesn't mean that you are willing to die for Qin when you know that Qin is bound to perish, it's just that the fire hasn't come yet."

"However, if this is the case, when will I be able to complete the order of Lord Mingshou? I knew that General Murong Ke would not have waited so long!" said the butler.

Yan Xiong is the pseudonym of Ming Qi. Ming Qi was the first batch of members recruited by Su Hong when he founded Der Spiegel. There were 18 members in total, and Ming Qi was the seventh. Guanzhong was a spy, and under the pseudonym Yan Xiong, he became an official in the Han Dynasty, but before he was in power, the Han Dynasty was destroyed by the Qin State, Guanzhong also became the territory of the Qin State, and Yan Xiong also surrendered to the Qin State. But because of the surrender, Yan Xiong never got a good chance. Later, he was sent to Yanchi as the county magistrate. He thought that Murong Ke led the army to kill him, and he would be able to open the city and surrender, and he could return to Deng However, who knew that Shen Zhi's sudden arrival disrupted Yan Xiong's plan.

Although the plan was disrupted, Yan Xiong had a bold idea in his heart, that is to persuade Shen Zhi to surrender. Others may not know, but Yan Xiong has been an official in Qin State for many years, and he knows Shen Zhi's situation quite well. Shen Zhi is not yet 40 years old, but in the Qin army, he has already taken the lead. In terms of ability, he is not inferior to veterans like Geng Yue, Wang Feng, and Ying Huai. He is a representative of the young and strong faction of the Qin army. Among them, Bai Qi is the only one who can hold him down.

If Shen Zhi can be persuaded to surrender, not only can he avoid a fierce battle, but he can also bring a general to Deng Guo. After Jieshi returns to Wancheng, Yan Xiong will be able to rise to the top, but Shen Zhi's attitude is still unclear. And Murong Ke outside the city obviously couldn't wait any longer, otherwise he wouldn't have resorted to such means to shake the morale of the Qin army.

"You send a message to General Murong Ke, just say please give me some more time!" Yan Xiong said struggling in his heart, obviously, he didn't want to give up, although after Murong Ke broke the city, he would be fine, as long as It's just that there is no credit, but Yan Xiong also has ambitions. If he returns to Wancheng like this, then he will always be just a spy of Mingjing. What about the spies?

Although the members of Mingjing have seniority, there is no distinction between top and bottom. Whether it is the bright-character generation, the dark-character generation, or the mysterious-character generation behind, they are all the same, unless they are the commander of a place, but Guan Zhongming The leader of the Ming Dynasty is not Yan Xiong who is Ming Qi, but Ming Shiyi who is far away in Chang'an City. He is the person who knew the Qin army's raid on the middle of Shu. , commanding all the Spiegel agents in the Guanzhong area.

"Master Ming Qi, I will try my best to convince the general!" The housekeeper responded, then turned around, and when he was about to open the door to go out, Yan Xiong behind him suddenly said: "An Jiu, you have been by my side for so many years, I am wronged is you!"

Butler, no, it should be An Jiu smiled, and replied: "What is there to be wronged, I have lived with the adults for so many years, married a wife and had children, and the adults have not treated me badly. For those brothers who have today but no tomorrow, it is already very good!" After saying that, he left.

That night, a secret letter was sent to Xuan Yi, a member of Ming Jing in Murong Ke's army. Since the establishment of Ming Spiegel, every time he dispatched troops, there would be a member of Ming Spiegel next to the general who commanded the army. I don't have too many opinions. After all, Der Spiegel can bring some unexpected surprises in many cases. Of course, this is also on the bright side. It is unknown how many Der Spiegel members are secretly.

After receiving the secret letter, Xuan Yi immediately came to the Chinese army's big tent to have a secret meeting with Murong Ke.

"You mean that there are people in Strider City who are your bright mirrors? And he is still trying hard to persuade Shen Zhikaicheng to surrender?" Murong Ke was very surprised when he suddenly heard that there were people in Strider Chi City who were bright mirrors and were still trying to persuade Shen Zhikaicheng to surrender. Ke knew that this person's status in Strider City would not be low, otherwise he wouldn't be qualified to stay by Shen Zhi's side, let alone persuade Shen Zhi to surrender.

Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, General, but the people in the city still hope that the General can suspend the offensive. He said in the secret letter that he is confident in persuading Shen Zhi to surrender."

"Mr. Xuan Yi, can you tell me the identity of the people in the city?" Murong Ke was very curious about the members of Mingjing in the city of Strider, because how can they be simple people who can get along with Shen Zhi?

But Xuan Yi shook his head and said: "Forgive me, General, Der Spiegel has rules of Der Spiegel, and no one can reveal their identity without the permission of the head of the Ming Dynasty. Please don't embarrass me, General!"

"I will understand!" Murong Ke didn't force it. After all, he and Mingjing are not under each other's control. Mingjing has Mingjing's rules, and he can't interfere, so he said: "But Mr. Xuanyi, I can't wait too long , The Hangu Pass is of great importance. The sooner the Hangu Pass is opened, the sooner General Xue’s army can enter the pass, the sooner the day of destroying Qin will come. Qin, it has been more than a year now, and the time left for us is running out."

"Understood!" Xuan nodded, and said: "But General, since the people in the city are so swearing, they must be sure. Please give me some time, and if Shen Zhi can open the city and surrender, I will The army can also avoid a fierce battle, I hope the general will think twice!"

Murong Ke thought for a while, and after thinking twice, he said: "Well, tell the people in the city that I will give him ten days. After ten days, I will attack the city regardless of success or failure. This matter is related to me. The success or failure of the army, the general should not be careless, please forgive me, Mr. Xuan Yi!"

"Thank you, General!" Xuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Murong Ke let go and gave him ten days. To be honest, he came to persuade Murong Ke this time. Can Murong Ke be able to successfully persuade Shen Zhi to surrender in Kaesong? It is also very easy to win. Murong Ke can give himself ten days, which is already very rare!
"You don't need to be polite. This general is not an unreasonable person. He is thinking of Deng Deng. Naturally, this general has no reason to disapprove. Besides, Shen Zhi is also a rare general. If he can submit to my great Deng, he will also be a great general." What a beautiful thing!" Murong Ke said with a smile.

Murong Ke would of course be willing to take down the Strider Pool without a single soldier. Moreover, Shen Zhi's status in the Qin army is not low. Once Shen Zhi surrenders to Deng Guo, the blow to the Qin army can be imagined , That's why Murong Ke didn't hesitate to wait for ten days.

(End of this chapter)