Li Ran answered this question from Wang Zichao:
"Back to Your Highness, I am worried that General Wei is eager for revenge and eager for success, and is afraid that he may fall into the other party's tricks, so he is temporarily retained. This man is brave and will be of great use in the future, but we must not rush him for a while!"
After Wang Zichao heard what Li Ran said, he could only nod helplessly to show his agreement.
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Sun Wu took the order and led five thousand soldiers and horses to surprise Shan Banner. What he expected was correct. The enemy army was 40,000, and they were marching slowly. He was worried about accidents, so he sought mutual response. When marching, it will inevitably drag on and spread for a long time.
The leading troops have arrived at the planned camping place, but the following troops are still dozens of miles away.
Sun Wu's 5,000 men immediately led the army to attack, first killing the enemy who were marching, and after they dispersed, they then attacked the enemy who were camping.
However, they only charged for a while and did not want to fight. Then they withdrew in time without any lingering.
When the enemy saw Sun Wu coming, they obviously made some preparations. After he reacted, he immediately sent a chariot to chase him. Sun Wu then chose to retreat on the uneven terrain. The uneven terrain made the chariot lose the advantage of pursuing them. In this situation, the chariot also appeared extremely cumbersome and could not catch up with them at all.
Sun Wu was brave and careful. When he saw that the enemy could not catch up, he went back in a roundabout way, penetrated deep into the enemy's flank, and harassed him again. He repeated this three times, and retreated back to the city while fighting.
Sun Wu only lost a dozen people, but killed more than a hundred enemies, which was considered a small victory. The key is that such harassment made his opponent psychologically wary.
After that, the enemy did not dare to neglect, and they were on tenterhooks and set up defenses everywhere for fear of being disturbed by enemy troops again, thus slowing down their siege plan.
After Shan Qi and Xun Shu sent troops to surround Qianyi and Dongyu, and had no worries, they divided their troops into two places, marched together, and set up camp twenty miles away from Jingyi, one on the left and one on the right, waiting for the rush car to be in place. They will attack the city.
The entire capital had already known that a fierce battle was coming, so they had been stepping up preparations for city defense in the past few days.
The sun was rising, but the fog had not yet dissipated. Thirty thousand troops were dispatched. The Zhou royal family had the virtue of fire, and their military uniforms and flags were all red. The Jin Kingdom was a country with the surname Ji, and it also inherited the virtue of fire, so there was no difference in uniforms. , so at this moment, these armies are arrayed under the city, and at a glance they look like maple trees in autumn.
Suddenly, the army led by Shan Qi sounded the drums and trumpets, fluttered the flags, and the two armies moved in unison, marching towards the capital. Every ten steps they took, they shouted: "Wind!"
Fifty steps is "Wind, Wind, Wind!" One hundred steps is changed to "Strong Wind"!
The momentum was quite shocking, and some of the soldiers guarding the city were timid.
Sun Wu took advantage of the gap when the enemy did not shout "Wind" and shouted loudly:
"Brothers! This is our great opportunity to make great achievements! In today's battle, please be sure to use your lives! Protect me, Zhou Zong, and kill me, Sheji!"
Sun Wu's words shook the spirits of the soldiers, and they knew that it was useless to be timid at this moment. Only by fighting the enemy bravely could they have a chance to survive.
When the enemy approached 400 meters, the chariots took the lead in charging, while the infantry protected the charging chariots, shouting to kill. ….
The soldiers on the city wall fired arrows and threw down stones and huge trees to prevent them from attacking the city.
Later, they poured grease on the city wall to make it slippery, making it impossible for the enemy to climb. They even used fire to set two rams on fire. For a while, dead bodies lay on the ground outside the city wall, and blood flowed into rivers. The smell of blood mixed with the smell of scorched earth filled the entire battlefield, making it unpleasant and pungent.
However, the enemy army, relying on its large numbers, had no intention of retreating. At a glance, it was still like undulating waves, swarming under the city gate.
I saw another charging car approaching, constantly hitting the city gate. Arrows were missing like locusts passing by, and people on the city wall were constantly hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
The battle became fierce, and both sides became more and more indignant. Their eyes were red with blood. The setting sun was like blood, and the afterglow of the setting sun was spread on the city wall.
The enemy changed a total of five assault vehicles and finally broke through the city gate. An ambush had already been laid inside the city gate, and spears were stabbed through the holes.
Go out, intending to stop the enemy.
At this time, the soldiers on both sides no longer had any fear. One side only wants to enter the city, and the other side only wants to prevent the other side from outside the city.
The soldiers in the city had already prepared huge trees to roll into the city gate, using it as a barrier to prevent the enemy from killing them for a while. When the enemy troops pulled away the giant trees at the risk of many casualties, Chu Dang, who was ambushing Wengcheng, led his troops to kill the generals again.
The soldiers were fighting hand to hand, the blood flowed endlessly, the smell of sweat and blood were mixed together, and the smell in the air was even more disgusting.
Chu Dang blocked the enemy from the city gate, but there were too many enemy troops, so he could only fight and retreat, and finally withdrew from Wengcheng.
When Sun Wu on the city wall saw that Chu Dang had returned to the city, he immediately ordered the boiling oil to be poured out, and the igniting objects were lit and dropped directly.
With a bang, Wengcheng was like a purgatory on earth. The fire burned, and the enemy soldiers trapped in Weng City screamed. Accompanied by the mottled sound of burning, the tragedy was unbearable to look at.
Sun Wu looked down from above and saw that the enemy's body was burned and his limbs were broken. It was terrible to see. However, this was not the time for women to be merciful. Sun Wu continued to dispatch archers to shoot towards the city...
This battle lasted from early morning to dusk. Danqi could not be attacked for a long time, and they suffered heavy losses. They had no choice but to withdraw their troops and make further calculations.
When the defenders saw the enemy retreating, they immediately cheered.
Danqi suffered over 10,000 casualties this time. Although he broke through the city gate, he failed to capture Wengcheng in one go. It was a huge defeat.
When Shan Qi, Xun Shu and others returned to the camp and met, they all looked embarrassed when discussing the battle, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.
In the camp, King Meng of Zhou also heard the battle report and couldn't help but become a little anxious.
Changhong, who was accompanying him, first lifted up a corner of the tent and looked outside. He found that there was no outsider, and then he bowed respectfully and said:
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work if this continues. In fact... I think that the prince is also the king's brother and sister after all. Wouldn't it be better if the king could sit down and discuss royal affairs with them?"
When King Zhou heard this, he couldn't help but hesitated and said:
"What you said is true, but I'm afraid he will never agree to it if he's just a single-flag mandarin! The Jin State... will probably strongly oppose this! I'm afraid this move won't work! There's nothing I can do..."
Changhong said:
"Your Majesty, I am willing to mediate and accomplish this matter. If this matter can be accomplished, based on the current power of the princely dynasty, once it returns to the government, it will undoubtedly be a great help to the king and will definitely act as a check and balance on Danqi. !」
When King Zhou heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, but at the same time he was worried and said:
"It's just... I have a deep grudge with Brother Wang. Wouldn't it be extremely dangerous for you to go there?"
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The one the prince relies on is Li Ziming. When he was young, Li Ziming learned etiquette from my side, and there is still a relationship between master and disciple. This person has a pure character and a good understanding of righteousness. He can't be judged even if he thinks about it. It will embarrass me!"
When King Zhou heard this, he sighed again and said:
"You don't know. Although this brother Wang is not a person who is good at killing, he is now a traitor. As the saying goes, 'There are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the earth. How can we ensure that the king's brother is a traitor?" Is there no intention of harming you? Besides, how should we discuss it with him? This matter is difficult to handle!"
"Your Majesty, please relax. The prince has a reputation for being a virtuous man, and he will definitely be able to take care of the king's affairs. If the king can grant him the position of eldest uncle, wouldn't he have the best of both worlds?"
Changhong finally expressed his inner thoughts.
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Xihe Chenhao
