Due to the impact of Zhao Kuo's breakthrough, the Qin army near Danshui lost most of its troops and was no longer able to continue to defend this area. Bai Qi had no choice but to ask Sima Jin to mobilize five thousand swordsmen to garrison Danshui for defense. Sima Jin could not refute Bai Qi's face, so he sent five thousand soldiers who were not sick.
Uncle Bai's death in battle greatly alleviated Bai Qi's symptoms, but his spirit was severely damaged. The previous arrogant and self-centered personality has changed, and he seems to be a little sentimental.
Seeing that Bai Qi began to take matters into his own hands, Wang Lu left Bai Qi's military camp and returned to his own camp at the mouth of the valley. The Danshui frontline defense was completely deployed by Bai Qi himself. Bai Qi sent all the Nanjun soldiers in Danshui back to Gaodu to treat their injuries and recuperate, and personally guided the swordsmen to garrison Danshui. The fighting power of five thousand swordsmen and five thousand Nanjun soldiers is as good as heaven and earth. However, it seemed that the feng shui was not good. After entering the hillock, the five thousand swordsmen who were not sick began to have a fever.
As soon as the matter was settled, the invitation from King Qin came.
After deliberation among the Changping generals, they concluded that the situation on the front line was not easy and that it was not feasible for everyone to go to Zicheng. Therefore, the public recommendation was made in vain. Then Yijue went in turn. Bai Qi entrusted the task of defending Danshui to Sima Jin, and temporarily handed over the command of the entire army to Wang Lu. He left Changping first to meet with the King of Qin.
Bai Qi set off on horseback after breakfast, heading to Gaodu first.
When he was appointed as the governor of Hedong County, he noticed the movement of Zhao troops in Changping, so Bai Qi spent most of his time stationed in Gaodu instead of permanently stationed in Anyi. After the Qin army arrived in Changping, Bai Qi went to the army several times to inquire, but he always returned immediately; the Qin army that came north from Nanjun was also stationed in Gaodu for training. Gaodu ordered Bai Qi to build a house in the city, but Bai Qi usually did not live in the city. He asked the soldiers to build another small city outside Gaodu City as the location of his big tent, and all the camp personnel could also live here.
Bai Qi did not return to his small city for two months after being appointed as a general by the King of Qin and presiding over the military affairs of Changping. The officers and soldiers from the pro-camp were also sent to the front line, and only a few of Bai Qi's retainers and concubines lived in the small town. When Bai Qi arrived, the city gate was closed tightly and there was no sound inside. Bai Qi asked the guards to shout together, which alerted the retainers in the city. They went up to the city to watch, and when they saw it was Bai Qi, they hurriedly opened the city.
In the battle a few days ago, fourteen of the one hundred guardsmen were killed and thirty were injured, eleven of whom were seriously injured. Only seventy-five of them followed Bai Qi back, including nineteen who were slightly injured. The retainers led the horses to guide Bai Qi into the city and into the mansion. Lao Zhongzai came forward to greet him. Bai Qi pointed at himself and the seventy-five people behind him and said, "I would like to bathe in the soup!" Zhong Zai immediately went to the back house and informed his concubines to boil water.
After Tsukasa came back, he searched around carefully and asked, "Isn't my uncle back?"
As soon as he said this, Bai Qi, who was looking around, trembled as if he had been struck by lightning. When Zhong Zai saw it, he knew that the situation was not good. He immediately felt his throat tightening and quickly turned away to prevent Bai Qi from seeing his tears rolling out.
Bai Qi stepped forward, supported Zhong Zai, and said, "Bo'er has returned! From his ancestors to the ground!"
Tsukasa couldn't bear it any longer and burst into tears.
Some of the retainers were instructing the guards to tie up horses and feed food, and some were carrying sundries to their homes. When they heard the crying in the courtyard, they all stopped in unison and looked at the guards around them. The guard knew why and replied: "Uncle Bai..." He couldn't help but choke and shed tears. Soon, everyone knew the news of Uncle Bai's death.
The boiling soup was boiled and divided into four basins and placed at the four corners of the courtyard. Bai Qi himself was served by his retainers and used one basin; the guards used three basins each to wash each other. First take off the hair grate and wash it, then pour water all over the body, rub the mud with pottery, and finally wipe it clean with Gebu. After one batch is washed, another batch is replaced. All seventy-five people had finished washing, and it was already dinner time.
While the guards were taking a bath, Bai Qi entered the back house. The concubines were all boiling water in the kitchen, and there was no one in the room. Bai Qi made a mat by himself and had a good sleep. After waking up, I suddenly felt refreshed, and Chang Ping's illness seemed to be gone. He came to the front hall, where the guards were still bathing. After bathing, the water was poured into an urn, and the guards carried it out of the city to dump it, and then carried water back from the river. Providing bathing for seventy-five people is not an easy task. It takes twenty-five groups of three people to bathe, and four groups at a time, seven times. The four tripods burned continuously for a whole day before completing this arduous task. After bathing, everyone felt reborn.
Serving more than 80 people is also a test. It still took four big cauldrons, plus the busy work of retainers and concubines, to prepare more than 80 servings of porridge with fruits, vegetables and salt. A big thick bowl per person. There are not so many dishes in Bai Qi's house, and all the ingredients are placed in big bowls. Bai Qi and the guards sat in the courtyard and ate together. The retainers and concubines waited for them to finish eating before eating the rest.
After arranging the guards' duty and rest, Bai Qi returned to the back house and sat with his retainers and concubines to talk about their farewells. Bai Qi talked about the thrilling scenes on the battlefield, which caused bursts of sighs. Especially talking about Zhao Kuo's final blow, Uncle Bai was killed in battle. The retainers and concubines cried bitterly again. The family members got together until midnight before they dispersed to rest.
The next day, Bai Qi put on his clothes again, mounted his horse and set off, heading straight to Zhi City. After leaving the mountain pass, he saw a military camp in front of him. Bai Qizheng felt strange that there was a military camp here. When he stepped forward to inquire, he found that swordsmen were stationed here. Bai Qi and others inspected the festival talisman, and the swordsman guided Cheng Cheng to Zhi City. A military envoy had already reported to the King of Qin in Zhi City.
Due to the constraints of the swordsmen, although Bai Qi and his party were riding horses, they could not move fast and could only follow the guidance of the swordsmen. It was already evening when we arrived at Zhi City. It's early winter, it gets dark very early, and now the road is almost completely dark. When Bai Qi and his party arrived at the edge of Zhi City, they saw bright lights ahead. When the horses came forward, they were greeted by the residents of Zhi City (mainly women) holding torches on the roadside. Young Master Yiren stood by the road with a broomstick and a dozen or so visitors. Hearing the sound of horse hooves, a stranger came forward to greet him. When Bai Qi saw the stranger coming with a big broom and a dozen people, he quickly dismounted and hid by the road.
The stranger stepped forward and said: "Wang Jiao, Lord Wu'an defeated the Zhao army and captured the leader of the Zhao army, which is a great achievement. I have a few people with brooms, so Wang and Sun will take his place and drive in."
Bai Qi said: "I am in Changping. I am just waiting for my punishment. I dare not take credit. I am willing to say goodbye!"
The stranger said, "If the king doesn't allow it, please mount your horse."
Bai Qi said: "I hope the king will not make his ministers more guilty! Please resign!"
The foreigner said, "If the king doesn't allow it, please mount your horse."
Bai Qi got on the horse and was held by a visitor. The stranger said to the guards: "You have worked hard in battle, please come with us." He held a broom and led the way. A visitor led Bai Qi's horse and drove Bai Qi to the city. The remaining visitors Follow Bai Qi's horse. Naturally, Bai Qi's guards did not dare to mount their horses. They each led their horses and held spears, arranged in five columns, and followed behind. Under the firelight, the group looked majestic, like a moving hill.
After entering the city, the streets were quiet, and Bai Qi and his party went straight to the city government. The gates of the city were opened again, and lights were hung high in the courtyard. Bai Qi dismounted his horse ten steps away from the city mansion. The stranger asked him to ride into the mansion, but Bai Qi refused. All the guards stayed ten steps away, and only Yiren and Bai Qi entered through the wide-open ceremonial door. The Weiwei was the prime minister and greeted him in front of Xiao Qiang. After the stranger left, Wei Wei and Bai Qi went to the hall together, where King Qin was sitting high.
Weiwei took the main seat and Bai Qi took the guest seat. Wei Wei told Bai Qi three cups of wine, and Bai Qi drank three cups in a row. The sound of gold and stone sounded in the hall. During the whole banquet, the King of Qin said nothing and left everything to the Weiwei. The Weiwei also showed his dignity by praising his merits over and over again. In the hall, elegant music was playing frequently, and the dancers danced three songs in a row. Bai Qi starts to express gratitude and says he is satisfied. The king of Qin announced that the banquet was over, the female musicians dispersed, and all the food tables were removed. The King of Qin invited the two men to sit close to him and asked, "Wu'an Jun, what do you want to say about Changping?" As he spoke, he spread out all the military newspapers sent by Changping in the past two months in front of the table and reviewed them one by one.
Seeing King Qin's attitude, Bai Qi didn't dare to be concise. He started talking about his departure from Anyi and continued to talk about his departure from Changping two days ago. King Qin occasionally interrupted and asked for some details, and Bai Qi also gave a detailed explanation. Finally, Bai Qi concluded: "The bandits in Changping are the thieves who defend themselves, so there is nothing to worry about. As long as they defend themselves, it is difficult to take advantage of them."
The King of Qin said: "If he is ordered to surrender to Qin, is that okay?"
Bai Qi said: "They are all from Zhao. There are more than 400,000 of them. Once they surrender, how can we put them aside?"
The King of Qin said: "Shangdang is no longer inhabited. If you can guard it..."
Bai Qi said: "This is the Supreme Party. The Shangdang is from Han Dynasty. After hearing that it was offered to Qin, it eloped to Zhao and fought in Changping. If we win the battle now, and the Zhao people guard the Shangdang, they will surely recover. Rebellion is the supreme party."
King Qin said: "The land east of Hedong is a prosperous land, but now it is in ruins. If we surrender 400,000 soldiers, it will be east of Hedong..."
Bai Qi said: "There is no Hedong. Hedong is the old capital of Wei. Wei ceded the land to Qin, and all the people returned to Wei, so it has languished to this day. The king was given a title as a bait to avoid sin. Fortunately, Qin people from all over came to gather, and only ten There are more than 10,000 households. Today, Fen is still in Han territory. Although it is intimidating the power of Qin, it does not dare to make a big move, but is really dissatisfied. If Zhao soldiers get 400,000 soldiers, the Qin people will be unable to control them. There will be dissatisfaction in Fen, and Taiyuan will help it secretly. There is no way to change one's heart and mind."
The King of Qin said: "What can we do if we go to the county and the north?"
Bai Qi said: "If they lead the barbarians into bandits, there will be trouble on the border."
The King of Qin said: "If we use it as a basis for Bashu, is that okay?"
Bai Qi thought for a while and said: "The road to Bashu is long and narrow, so it may be difficult to attack it. However, it is not easy to do it with 400,000 yuan."
King Qin said: "It can be planned. Now the Prime Minister's Office will discuss it and there must be a strategy."
Weiwei said: "Since ancient times, no one has surrendered to his death. The king's plan is beyond ancient and modern."
King Qin said: "It is unusual to reduce 400,000 soldiers. Please plan carefully."
Bai Qi said: "Well! I heard that Zhao people have little food and they eat each other. If they can get tens of thousands of stones of food, it will calm their minds. Then they will come with a large army to threaten them. With kindness and power, they can do their job. !”
