History of Yongwu

Zhaowang Barracks

King Zhao crushed the letter severely, threw it in front of Su Jia, and said coldly, "Nangong Yuliang is not in the city at all."

Su Jia picked up the letter paper, horrified in her heart, pretending to be calm and said, "This must be Nangong Xun's excuse, and I want the prince to retreat."

"But what the king wants is not Huaicheng"

"Prince" Su Jia quickly thought of his words. He strongly recommends entering Huaicheng. Pohuaicheng naturally knows where the person is, and if Nangong Xun is in his hand, let alone Nangong Yuliang, even the princess has to return to the Zhao country."

Zhao Wang's eyes changed slightly, his face softened a bit, and he waved his hand to signal him to retreat. Su Jia breathed a sigh of relief, and just after he exited the tent, he heard Zhao Wang's order.

"Mr. Bei please come here"

Su Jia's heart became heavy again, he quickly returned to his tent, and as soon as he entered the door, he confronted the person in the tent and said, "Brother Zhuo, Nangong Yuliang is not in the city."

Zhuo Qingfeng raised his thick eyebrows slightly, and slowly turned to him and said, "Your Excellency is wrongly worried, I know about this matter, if you give Zhuo a hundred horses, you will definitely capture your life in front of your lord."

"Do you know where he is?"

"Nangongxun sent him away before besieging the city, and he should be not far from Huaicheng now."

Now Su Jia has no better way, so he immediately allocated Zhuo Qingfeng Baiqi, telling him to recover Nangong Yuliang and report to King Zhao.

In October of the ninth year of Yonghe, the Zhao army invaded Liang'an for the first time, and the king of Zhao came to Huaicheng for the first time. At the head of the Huaicheng city, Nangong Xun and the county guard Gongsun Zhi stood side by side. Under the city wall was the armored Zhao State. cavalry.

"Palace Master, what should I do?" Gongsun Zhi sighed with anxiety.

He was a few years younger than Nangong Xun, but in the past year, Jin Wang, Zhao Wang, and the new Qi Inspector competed in Liang An, which exhausted him physically and mentally, and he had more gray hair than Nangong Xun.

"Your Excellency, I am worried. I have sent the dog to ask for help. The reinforcements from the Jin Kingdom will arrive. Your Excellency only needs to encourage the soldiers to stand firm and wait for help."

Woohoo... the horn sounded, and Zhao Jun began to attack the city. Gongsun Zhi took a look, raised his silver hair, and hurried to pass orders everywhere.

Nangong Xun supported the top of the city, looked at the approaching siege vehicles, and sighed, Yuliang, the life and death of Huaicheng is in your hands.

The boulder fell on the city wall, splashing gravel and dust. The two armies fought hand-to-hand until noon. The Zhao army's offensive became more and more fierce. Gongsun Zhi was busy leading people to rescue everywhere. The colliding lights dazzled people.

"My lord, there are people in the east"

Nangong Xun looked to the east, and an iron cavalry was advancing rapidly towards Zhao Jun's flank. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and the banner was getting closer, and a Jin character appeared impressively.

"The Kingdom of Jin came to help." Gongsun Zhi ran over from the side, he had already seen the writing on the flag, "I didn't expect the Kingdom of Jin to come to help so soon."

"Yeah! Why so fast?" Nangong Xun stared at the front and muttered.

Castle

Zhao Wang's sentry cavalry had already passed the news that Jin Wang's army was approaching. Zhao Wang boarded the chariot, looked east, and said in disbelief, "How could it be so fast? Isn't he at Jintian Pass?"

Zhao Wang turned to look at Bei Zhengqing, before he marched, he personally asked, Bei Zhengqing firmly insisted that King Jin would never come to rescue, Bei Zhengqing didn't make a sound, frowned, and looked at the east gloomyly.

Jin Wangjun pierced Zhao Jun's flank like a sharp knife at a fast speed, rushed into the front of the Chinese army extremely sharply, and stood in front of Huaicheng.

"King Jin!!"

On the city wall, Nangong Xun let out a low cry. The leader standing on the horse was King Jin himself. He was startled, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Palace Master, you have to go out of the city to meet him," Gongsun Zhi said.

"No." Nangong Xun immediately raised his hand to stop, and said in a low voice, "Wait a little longer"

Because of the sudden intrusion of King Jin's army, Zhao Jun retreated temporarily, and the two armies faced each other. Qin Yu looked at Zhao Jun who was retreating, waved to the soldiers, whispered a few times, and the soldiers rushed towards Zhao Jun with their knuckles in their hands.

Before Zhao Jun's battle

"The envoy of King Jin?" King Zhao paused while sitting in the car, and waved his hand to let the soldiers bring the envoy in.

"See His Royal Highness Zhao Wang"

"Excuse me, why did the envoy come here?"

"The king of Zhao raised troops without reason, my king hopes that Zhao Guo can retreat and reflect on himself"

"Arrogance!" Zhao Wang stood up angrily, and Jin Wang was confident, and directly ordered Zhao Jun to retreat, treating himself as nothing, "How dare Jin Wang order Zhao Jun?"

"My king is a general, the world is in chaos, and I have the responsibility to help the princes. Naturally, I can also make the Zhao army retreat." The messenger saluted, then stood up and said, "I hope King Zhao thinks twice." After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

Zhao Wang stood there with a livid face, and suddenly heard Bei Zhengqing muttering, "Jin Wang's army doesn't seem to be many."

The soldiers and horses were so rampant, the corners of King Zhao's eyes twitched, and just as he was about to explode, Su Jia who was standing next to him said, "My lord, the king of Jin sent an envoy here, and the words were crazy, it seems that there are other plans."

"Conspiracy?" King Zhao retracted what he wanted to say, and looked at Su Jia.

"The words of the King of Jin seem to deliberately provoke the prince and let the prince enter the army." Su Jia thought about it and continued, "In my opinion, this is probably a conspiracy of the King of Jin. If the prince marches, I am afraid that he will be ambushed by the state of Jin."

"What does Zhengqing think?" King Zhao looked at Bei Zhengqing again.

Bei Zhengqing withdrew his gaze from afar, looked at King Zhao hesitantly and said, "King Jin leads the army himself, but it seems too risky to have such a small number of soldiers."

"That's right." Su Jia hurriedly cupped his hands and said to Zhao Wang, "The king of Jin is deceitful. He used himself as a bait to lure the prince into the army. The prince should think twice before acting."

King Zhao nodded, and suppressed the anger in his heart. Su Jia breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that successfully capturing Nangong Yuliang would not only help Zhao go further, but also suppress Bei Zhengqing, but now that King Jin is here, the truth of the matter The complexity and development completely exceeded his expectations.

Su Jia is not incompetent, he just looks down on Bei Zhengqing, a poor scholar, and thinks that he is young, but eager for quick success, and more importantly, after the Jin Dynasty's New Deal, Bei Zhengqing praised him a lot, and he was very afraid that Bei Zhengqing would lobby Zhao Wang He also did this in the State of Zhao. He persuaded the State of Zhao to march into Huaicheng. He also felt that Pingyang was not easy to capture, and instead trapped the State of Zhao.

Bei Zhengqing frowned in thought, Su Jia caught a glimpse, but was still a little worried.

In front of King Jin's army

Qin Yu stood on his horse. After the envoy returned, Zhao Jun retreated another mile. After a while, Zhao Jun also flew out a sentry cavalry, galloping towards this side with restraint.

"See His Royal Highness King Jin"

"Exemption" Qin Yu gave a little help.

"My king asks Jin Wang to speak before the battle"

"Okay," Qin Yu readily agreed.

As the sun crossed the middle sky, two teams of cavalry escorted Zhao Wang and Jin Wang to the space between the two armies. Under the canopy, Jin Wang and Zhao Wang performed salutes to each other, and then sat on both sides of the small table.

"I heard that the sixth brother fought hard in Jintian, why did he come here?" Wang Zhao picked up the wine pot on the table and poured him a glass of wine.

"Thank you, fourth brother, please." Qin Yu squeezed his wine glass and drank it down, and then said, "I heard that my fourth brother launched an attack on Huaicheng, so I came here to comfort you."

His Royal Highness King Jin always thought that he, the fourth brother, was not very smart, but he never thought that he would launch an army to attack Huaicheng. Nangong Xun was King Zhao's Yueshan anyway. No matter how you looked at it, this move would be harmful but not beneficial , I really don't understand what Zhao Wang thinks.

"Hehe... It's so fast that the sixth brother has to worry about it."

Zhao Wang looked at him gloomyly, Qin Yu smiled but did not speak, but looked at Zhao Jun from a distance with a glass of wine, and said with emotion for a long time, "Zhao's infantry is famous all over the world, it is really admirable."

"The sixth younger brother came here from afar just to admire Zhao Jun?"

"Of course not, the younger brother is here to make the fourth brother retire from the army."

King Jin looked at him with a smile, and King Zhao's eyes changed. The disdain in King Jin's eyes made him angry and hesitant.

What is it that makes King Jin so arrogant, King Zhao thought that King Jin was also so arrogant and disdainful in front of the Confucius family in the capital, that time he almost fell into the trap.

Zhao Wang calmed down and said to him, "Nangongxun hid the princess and humiliated the Zhao country. How can I let this king let it go? As long as Nangongxun surrenders the princess, I will naturally withdraw from the army."

"Having said that, it's really against the rules for the fourth brother to raise troops here for his own selfish desires."

Gang Chang?Zhao Wang sneered, "The Jin State first occupied Jintian, and now it has led the army here. How does the sixth younger brother regard Gangchang?"

Qin Yu nodded, sat up straight, looked at Zhao Wang strangely and said, "But the fourth brother is not the younger brother, and the country of Zhao is not the country of Jin. How can you violate it?"

The smile on the corner of Zhao Wang's mouth froze, and he almost couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, but the more he was like this, the more he was sure that King Jin must have some kind of conspiracy, holding back his anger, he greeted King Jin and bid farewell.

"Leave it alone"

"Fourth brother, think twice." Qin Yu stood up, and said very carelessly, turned on his horse and asked Zhao Wang strangely, "Doesn't fourth brother look behind him when he fights?"

King Zhao's expression changed, Qin Yu laughed and returned to the front of King Jin's army.

Zhao Wang was suspicious and temporarily retreated to the camp, while Jin Wangjun set up camp on the west side of Huaicheng. When night fell, Nangong asked out of the city and came to the military camp.

"See Your Majesty"

"The palace master is free." Qin Yu waved him to sit down, and then asked, "How long can the defenders in the city last?"

Nangong Xun shook his head, pinched his beard and said in a low voice, "Zhao Jun came too suddenly, the guards and food and pay in the city are not enough to last long, so we can only do our best?"

"may last ten days"

"cannot"

"Five days?"

"Three days are over"

As soon as Nangong Xun's voice fell, Qin Yu couldn't help but look gloomy, and he didn't make a sound for a long time. Seeing this, Nangong Xun cupped his hands and said, "The lord came here alone."

"That's right." Qin Yu looked at him and said frankly, "The three thousand cavalry outside the tent are all the soldiers and horses of this king at present."

Nangong Xun was startled and looked at him strangely. Qin Yu knew what he was strange about, but he didn't make a sound.

After being silent for a while, Nangong Xun took the lead and said, "My lord, why don't you go to the city and wait for help with the defenders?"

"Thank you, Palace Master." Qin Yu shook his head, understanding Nangong Xun's kindness, "Palace Master understands that if this king enters Huaicheng, both you and this king will die without a place to die."

Huaicheng is not a fortified city, and it lacks food and wages. If you go in by yourself, you can only wait for death. It is better to bluff outside the city to make Zhao Jun afraid.

Nangong Xun also understood this truth, so he hesitated for a moment. He slightly admired King Jin's calmness at this time.

"If this king lures away half of the Zhao army, you may persist for six days"

"How does the prince lure away?"

"King Zhao has been suspicious by what this king said. Su Jia and Bei Zhengqing under his command have been at odds for a long time. This king will lead the army to retreat to the west. With King Zhao's suspicion, Su Bei and others will definitely not Let me disappear for no reason, and I will lead the army to chase after it. The high mountains and dangerous valleys to the west of Huaicheng, I can delay for a while."

Qin Yu looked up at Nangong and asked, "The palace master is in the city, and the camera cooperates."

"Okay, when will the lord leave?" Nangong Xun looked at him seriously.

"tonight"

Nangong Xun was a little surprised and understood King Jin's thoughts. He left suddenly at night, and King Zhao was bound to chase after him in panic.

"I'll be back right away, and I'll send someone over to bring food and grass." Nan Gongxun was about to leave with his hands clasped.

"Prince" Qin Yu turned around, saw Nangong Xun turned back again, and asked in a low voice, "Can you see Yuliang who asked for help in the past?"

So you sent him to find me!Qin Yu laughed at himself, looked at Nangong Xun, and comforted him, "Don't worry about the Palace Master, your son and I will send someone to Yucheng."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Nangong Xun cupped his hands and said, "My lord is so kind and virtuous, the Nangong family will never forget it."

forever?Qin Yu shook his head inwardly, and sent Nangong Xun off on his horse without making a sound.

It was pitch black outside the window, Nangong Yuliang suddenly sat up from the bed, looked around, and was about to leave immediately.

"Priest don't panic"

"you···"

"The villain is the guard of the king of Jin." The military officials saluted respectfully.

King Jin!Nangong Yuliang grumbled, suddenly remembered everything, grabbed the military officer and asked anxiously, "Where is King Jin? Huaicheng is besieged by Zhao Jun."

"Don't worry, the priest, the prince has rushed to the rescue of Huaicheng." The military official broke away from his hand, and then said, "Order the villain to send you to Yucheng for refuge."

It turned out that he had already gone, Nangong Yuliang lowered his head, looked at his palms in a daze, the military official stood up and said with a smile, "The priest should rest for a while, we will leave early tomorrow."

"Thank you." Nangong Yuliang forced a smile.

The officer withdrew, and he lay back again, looking at the darkness outside the window, silently waiting for the dawn.Finally the sky turned blue, the officer knocked on the door to wake him up, the two rode their horses and galloped south, Nangong Yuliang followed, turned to look north.

"Brother military official... How many people did King Jin bring?"

"Three thousand"

Three thousand?Nangong Yuliang was stunned for a moment, then instantly changed direction and galloped north.

"Priest!" The military officer screamed, and immediately chased after him. Fortunately, Nangong Yuliang's horse was not riding well, so he quickly caught up with him. "What are you doing, priest?"

"I'm going to help Huaicheng"

"What's the use of the priest going alone?" The military officer smiled and said to him, "It's better to follow the prince's order and go to Yucheng with the villain."

"You can rest assured that King Jin is fighting alone?" Nangong Yuliang questioned him, and also questioned himself.

"My lord uses soldiers like gods, nothing will happen," the military officer said with a smile, and stepped forward to pull his rein, "My lord's military order will send you to Yucheng safely, the priest should not embarrass the villain"

The guard battalion has fought with the King of Jin for many years, and their loyalty and trust to the King of Jin are not comparable to ordinary troops, so the military officials are very confident.

Nangong Yuliang ignored his words, grabbed the reins, and was about to raise the whip when the back of his head hurt, his body stiffened, and he passed out.

"Alas, please forgive me when the time comes." The military officer carried Nangong Yuliang on his shoulders, changed to a carriage, and continued heading south.