When Wang Zichao heard the news, although Li Ran had already predicted it, he was still very shocked after it was confirmed by Zhao Gong.
Everyone was also shocked. They never expected that Shan Qi would act so boldly!
However, although it is unexpected, it is also reasonable.
It turned out that Zhou Wangmeng and Wang Zichao had started peace talks, and it seemed that the elimination of the troops was just around the corner. And this situation must be something Shan and Liu don't want to see.
Therefore, it was not completely unexpected that they would choose to brave the disapproval of the world and kill the emperor.
However, in this case, it will be impossible to negotiate peace with Danqi or the Jin State. After the new king is established, a more thorough attack on their side will inevitably be carried out!
Li Ran thought this matter was not trivial, and Wang Zichao also understood Li Ran's worries. After being polite to Ji Huan for a while, he asked him to step aside and rest.
Wang Zichao met Li Ran alone.
"Sir, he said that Danqi and the others will attack the border with a large army in the near future. How should we respond?"
"Your Highness, the current situation is critical. It is difficult for us to deal with the three cities. I think they besieged Jingyi the day before yesterday. They first surrounded Qianyi and Dongyu, making it difficult for us to look at each other and find it difficult to respond. This is why we have no depth. ! If they can capture a few more cities, even if they are besieged by then, they will be able to consume more men! Then the pressure on Jingyi will naturally be much less."
"And they are currently eager to return to Luoyi to establish a new king. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can capture more cities!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zichao nodded in agreement.
"What you said is true, but I don't know which city is better?"
Li Ran said immediately:
"Ziyi, which is at odds with Dongyu, should be chosen! In addition, there are two places called Qiangren and Zhiren not far from Qianyi. Regarding these two places, Fan Li has come to report before, saying that he has already taken advantage of these two cities. If you find out, you can take it easily."
"Right now, we can order Fan Li to capture these two cities directly. As for Ziyi, we can send General Luo Luo to assist Yin Bo from Dongyu to attack!"
Wang Zichao immediately agreed, and Po Luo was overjoyed when he learned that it was finally his turn to attack the city. This period of time had suppressed him to death, not to mention he was eager for revenge. Now he must be "released". Do something for everyone to see.
When Danqi withdrew his troops, he also withdrew all the besieging troops from Dongyu and Qianyi without warning that the army would be lost.
So Luo Luo led five thousand troops and went to Dongyu to join Yinyu and take Ziyi directly.
As for Fan Li, Li Ran simply wrote a slip of the letter so that he could act accordingly to the two cities of Naoto and Qianren.
Ziyi is a big city, while Qiangren and Zhiren are relatively small. The reason why Li Ran arranged it this way was also out of consideration of not to overwhelm the guests.
As for the remaining soldiers, Sun Wu made unified arrangements to strengthen the defenses of Dongyu and Qianyi to prevent internal unrest in the city and to facilitate rescue at any time.
When the prince read out the oath in front of everyone, the voice on the oath platform was loud and loud, which resonated in the ears. Seeing this courage, Duke Zhao and everyone in the audience became more energetic and ready to go. I couldn't help but feel relieved.
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Like many old people in the Zhou family, he has always been cautious. Although he secretly supported Wang Zichao before, he did not expressly support him. In fact, he was more or less waiting and watching.
But now, it is indeed a miracle to see Wang Zichao doing this. How can this prevent the "wait-and-see" people like Zhao Gong from being shaken?
Most of the confidence of the Princely Dynasty came from Li Ran. When he was defeated and defeated, he did not have a city or a pond. The reason why he was able to regain his strength after that was ultimately because of Li Ran's help. Even the first army he had was raised by Li Ran for him in the state of Zheng.
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As expected by Li Ranzhi, after Shan Qi and Liu Di withdrew to Luoyi, they directly announced the news that King Meng of Zhou had "died" of illness. He was given the posthumous title of "Mourning" and "in accordance with the ancestral system", he appointed his younger brother Prince. Become the emperor.
King Zhou Yao had no heirs yet, and Wang Zikai was the youngest son of King Jing, under ten years old. Most of the adult princes in the Zhou family supported the Wang Zi Dynasty in the early stages of the Wang Zi Dynasty Rebellion. Therefore, the single banner carried out a large-scale assassination, and all the princes were killed or injured. It was only because the prince was young that he survived.
On the other hand, Fan Yang also learned the news in Jin. How could he not know that the prince was easier to control when he was younger?
Obviously, if he wants to further interfere with Zhou's family in the future, the current prince will be more convenient for him.
However, the Prince's Dynasty is really a serious threat outside. If it is not eliminated as soon as possible, the Prince's Dynasty will gain momentum and it may be difficult to hold it down.
Therefore, Fan Yang once again sent Ji Yi, Le Zheng, You Xinggui and others to lead troops to help. Fan Yang himself was contacting other princes, hoping to mediate among them and gain more support.
But here, Luo Luo was like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, attacking fiercely, and sure enough, he and Yin Yu took Ziyi by force. As for Fan Li, he also successfully defeated the wall man and Naoto.
After hearing these battle reports, Wang Zichao felt mixed feelings. He was happy that he had successfully captured three cities, but he was worried that in the face of a large-scale invasion by the Jin State, his side was out of strength after all. Although it has been expanded, it is difficult to gather combat power quickly.
Jin's Ji Tan, Xun Shu, Jia Xin and others were stationed in Yinyi, Houshi and Xiquan respectively at this time. Chen's army was stationed in Sheyi, and Danqi led his army to be stationed in Fanyi.
After some rest and recuperation, Shan Qi finally led his troops and marched towards the capital in a mighty manner, while Ji Yi and others from Jin State were ordered to come to attack Qian Yi.
Fan Li had known the news a long time ago and had made full preparations in advance. Li Ran asked the prince to move the troops in Jingyi, while leaving only part of the defenders in Dongyu and Ziyi to divide their troops to assist Fan Li.
Danqi relied on his large numbers and directly led his troops to surround Jingyi.
The Prince's Dynasty had no way to retreat, because Qianyi was also surrounded by the Jin army, and all other cities were also besieged, and there were no more troops in the capital.
Since ancient times, the strength of the attackers has to be several times that of the defenders before they can easily capture the city. Danqi led 40,000 troops this time, while the defenders of Jingyi only had 20,000. This was destined to be another fierce battle.
Sun Wu worked hard every day, inspecting the enemy situation around the city and training new soldiers at the same time, not daring to relax for a moment. Li Ran also mostly stayed with Wang Zichao to appease him.
Now the state of Wang Zichao seems to be extremely critical. If he shows the slightest hint of cowardice, then the military morale will definitely be weakened.
After some rest and recuperation, Shan Banner's 40,000-strong army divided into three directions and launched an attack on Jingyi together. Sun Wu led the troops to resist. Because he was well prepared, he did not panic.
It was another bloody and fierce battle, with fires everywhere, beacon smoke everywhere, and the shouts of killing from both sides were deafening. Wang Zichao and Li Ran stood in the high pavilion in the city and watched the battle, but they could not see anything.
Wang Zichao was so anxious that he wanted to climb the city wall to supervise the army in person, but was stopped by the people around him.
"Your Highness, you have lost sight of your arrow and rushed to the city. It is difficult to save your life! If anything happens to Your Highness, the capital will definitely be lost!"
The prince glanced around.
"Yin Bu Ni, you have also led troops and brought the guards around me to support General Sun!"
Yin Buyi was startled for a moment and hesitated to speak. He glanced at Li Ran and seemed to remember what he said before about not sowing dissension, so he had to respond:
"promise!"
Yin Buli took the guards around Wang Zichao to the city wall and was controlled by Sun Wu.
However, the opponent's offensive was too strong, and the southwest wall had been destroyed, revealing a flaw.
Thanks to Chu Dang's bravery and timely killing, the enemy was prevented from rushing in.
When Shan Qi heard the news, he wanted to take advantage of this gap and continue to step up his attack.
Then there was another burst of thundering drums, which was so loud that it stopped the moving clouds!
