Chapter 2609: The Emperor’s last words, the Zhu Zijun’s meritorious service
With Ying Wen, who possesses the 'National Enmity' skill, his lifespan has been severely depleted, and his health is already in very bad shape. If he had not been given the chance to live by a famous doctor, he would have died a few years ago.
But even if he is rescued, Ying Wen can only move around in a wheelchair. He cannot even walk for a long time, and he may even die at any time.
But Ying Wen persisted tenaciously for several years, even forcing his sworn brother Sun Jian to death, but he was still alive and well.
Naturally, Ying Wen was not someone who was afraid of death, but he hoped to see Da Qin complete the great cause of unifying the world while he was alive, and this obsession gave him the motivation to persevere.
Ying Wen now earns every day he lives, and if he listens to Hua Tuo, cultivates his body and mind honestly, and stops worrying about worldly affairs, he might be able to live a few more years.
However, he couldn't bear the loneliness and insisted on intervening in the issue of Da Qin's heir. As a result, he was used by Zhulong with ulterior motives, and a strange combination of circumstances led to the case of "a raccoon cat for a prince".
In the midst of this turmoil, Grand Tutor Jia Xu was demoted, Marquis of Qi Tian Sun Lingming resigned, and Queen Liu Mu of the West Palace resigned on her own initiative...
People's attention is attracted by these big figures, but they often ignore some small figures, such as Qin Rang's death.
On the surface, Qin Rang was just a servant of the Supreme Emperor, but in fact he was Ying Wen's fifth brother.
Qin Rang killed the newly born prince and beat Zixia into a vegetative state. Moreover, he had done many evil things in the past. He fully deserved his death.
But from the perspective of his brother Ying Wen, if he hadn't asked Qin Rang to handle this matter, why would Qin Rang have gone through this troubled waters?
Ying Wen felt that he had killed Qin Rang. He was extremely owed to his youngest brother, and now he had Qin Rang killed because of him, so naturally he felt extremely guilty and remorseful.
Ying Wen was able to survive to this day mainly because of his obsession. However, under the blow of Qin Rang's death, his heart was filled with guilt and regret. In addition, his health was not good to begin with, so he soon couldn't hold on. Fell ill.
After Ying Hao learned about it, he naturally found a famous doctor to treat his old father, but what Ying Wen had was a heart disease for which there was no cure.
Finally, after persisting for more than a month, Ying Wen, a hero of a generation, still could not withstand the inner torture and died in Luoyang.
As the Supreme Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Wen naturally had to hold a state funeral after his death.
According to the regulations of royal etiquette, from the day of the emperor's death, all civil and military officials need to observe mourning for 27 days. During these 27 days, the emperor's memorials cannot be marked with a red pen, but with a blue pen. The writing of all ministries and yamen must also be changed to Blue seal.
During the mourning period, temples and Taoist temples are required to ring their bells 30,000 times, and sutra chanting and condolence activities are held every day.
In addition, civil and military officials and all ordinary people are not allowed to have fun for a hundred days, slaughtering is not allowed for forty-nine days, and people across the country are prohibited from marrying for a month.
Of course, the most important point is that it is prohibited to use troops during the national mourning period.
This was also what Li Jing was most worried about. He was worried that the imperial court would stop all fighting on the front line because of the death of the Supreme Emperor.
After all, according to etiquette and law, during the period of national mourning, it is forbidden to use troops for twenty-seven days.
After a month of continuous fierce attacks, although the losses of the Qin army were great, the losses of the Shu army were also not small.
As the attacker, the Qin army suffered 20,000 casualties, 8,000 were killed directly, 12,000 were seriously injured, and countless military supplies were consumed.
The Shu army, as the defender, also suffered 15,000 casualties, including 6,000 killed directly and 9,000 seriously injured.
Under the continuous fierce attacks of the Qin army, the Shu army at Yangping Pass was extremely exhausted. Even without many other plans, Li Jing was sure to break through the pass within a month.
The situation of the Qin army is now very good, but if they just give up and suspend the offensive, then this month's sacrifices and efforts will be in vain, and it will be a pity if it is not full.
Li Jing was naturally unwilling to cease the war. Even if he stopped fighting due to national mourning, he did not need to admit any responsibility, but he was still unwilling to stop fighting.
After all, this is equivalent to restoring strength to the Shu army. If they cannot attack Yangping Pass this time, it will only be more difficult to attack next time.
Li Jing didn't want to make more fearless sacrifices at the checkpoint of Yangping, but he had no say in this matter. Whether to fight or not still depends on the court's decision.
"After the order is passed, we will immediately launch an attack on the city. We will not stop until Yangping is breached." Li Jing ordered in a deep voice.
All the generals accepted the order with solemn faces, and they all obviously knew what the death of the Supreme Emperor meant to them on the front line.
If the imperial court decides not to fight, there should still be one or two days until the imperial edict is issued, and these two days will be their final siege time.
If Yangping Pass cannot be breached within one or two days, the Qin army will have to stop its troops for twenty-seven days.
A sense of anxiety arose in the hearts of all the generals present, so in the subsequent battle to climb the city, everyone worked extremely hard.
But after all, there are still 40,000 defenders in Yangping Pass, and there are even 45,000 troops in Hanzhong behind, who may be transferred to Yangping Pass at any time to participate in the defense of the city.
The Shu army had sufficient troops and supplies, and the defenders were extremely defensive and did not give Li Jing any chance. It was simply impossible for the Qin army to forcefully break through the barrier within two days.
However, the Qin army's fierce offensive also put great pressure on the Shu army. Zhang Ren, Liu Er, and Kong Peng did not dare to go down to the city to rest, for fear that leaving would give the Qin army a chance to break through.
These two days of uninterrupted attacks caused the Qin army to suffer another 5,000 casualties, which was equivalent to the battle losses in the previous ten days. Among them, 2,000 were killed and 3,000 were seriously injured.
Due to the large number of injured soldiers, the field hospitals in the rear areas could no longer accommodate them.
Li Jing could only order the wounded soldiers who could be transferred to Chang'an for treatment, while those who could not be transferred should remain in the field hospital.
"The imperial edict has arrived, and Li Jing, the governor of Yongliang, will receive it."
Cao Zhengchun, the chief internal officer, held Ying Hao's imperial edict. After arriving at the front line, he immediately entered Li Jing's tent to read out the imperial edict, and this edict would also determine whether the Qin army would fight or not.
"My lord, Li Jing respectfully listens to the holy words."
The Yongliang generals headed by Li Jing knelt down to welcome the imperial edict, but they were extremely uneasy in their hearts, fearing that it was an edict for them to stop their troops and make a truce. However, after hearing this, they all burst into tears and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is Ming. .”
It turns out that before Ying Wen died, he also considered that his death might affect the situation on the front line, so he specially left his last words:
1. After death, the funeral should be kept simple and no extravagant arrangements are allowed.
2. Do not leave any grave goods with you after the burial.
3. The war on the front line remains as usual, and the troops cannot stop fighting because of him.
4,…
Although Ying Wen had caused a lot of trouble for Ying Hao, he really did it for the good of the country and his son, so he didn't want to cause trouble to Da Qin and his son after his death.
As soon as Ying Wen's last words came out, the veterans of the Qin Dynasty, especially the veterans of the Jin Dynasty, cried and beat their chests. They were all moved by the selflessness of the Supreme Emperor.
Naturally, Ying Hao had to obey Ying Wen's last words. Everything was done according to Ying Wen's last words, and the national mourning period was changed from the 27th to the 7th, and the time for entertainment, slaughter, and marriage was also greatly improved. Amplitude reduction.
Originally, the civil servants of the DPRK and China were ready to call off the war at Yangpingguan. After all, it was customary to prohibit the use of troops during national mourning.
Moreover, Li Jing attacked Yangping Pass for a month and suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, but he still failed to capture it, and it didn't look like he could defeat it.
Now we are calling a truce to stop the losses in time, so as to save those Yongliang warriors from having their heads broken.
But Ying Wen didn't want his death to affect the war on the front line, so naturally no one mentioned the call for a truce.
Ying Hao didn't want to waste such a good opportunity. Seeing that no one stood up to object, he asked Cao Zhengchun to be the imperial envoy to go to the front line to reassure Li Jing and continue to be responsible for the attack on Hanzhong.
After Cao Zhengchun read out the imperial edict, the Yongliang generals were collectively moved, but more stressed.
The Supreme Emperor still remembered them before his death, and His Majesty also had great trust in them. The entire Qin Dynasty gave them the greatest support. If they still can't conquer Yangping Pass, then they really have to resign collectively. .
Long Qie, Wu Qi, Wang Jian and others all wanted to look at Li Jing above. After all, he was the backbone of the Yongliang Qin army.
Li Jing also felt the attention of everyone. After taking the imperial edict from Cao Zhengchun calmly and calmly, he said in a deep voice: "Excuse me, sir, please give me a word for this governor and say thank you for your majesty's trust. Li Jing is willing to issue a military order on behalf of the Yongliang Army. One month." We must break through Yangping Pass, otherwise please behead my head, and the Yongliang army will be demoted three levels in a row."
Cao Zhengchun was stunned when he heard this, then he pinched the orchid and said with a smile: "Since the Governor has such determination and confidence, I will wait for your good news in Luoyang."
After Cao Zhengchun left, all the generals gathered around. You and I asked questions and refused to listen. After all, Li Jingli just ignored the military order and dragged all of them.
Now that the words have been released, if they don't do it in the end, then they will all be in trouble with Li Jing.
Li Jing was upset by the noise from everyone and said angrily: "Shut up, my governor."
For a moment, the scene was completely silent.
"If you can't conquer Yang Ping Pass, my head will fall on the ground, and you won't be easy either. If you want to avoid being demoted three levels in a row, you have to conquer Yang Ping Pass for me."
Hearing Li Jing's words, he felt helpless to win the prize. Now he had to fight with all his strength.
Li Jing issued a military order and also roped in everyone in the Yongliang Army. This was not only cutting off his own retreat, but also cutting off the retreat of the people employed by the Yongliang Army. After all, there will always be people who have illusions before reaching a desperate situation.
In addition, Li Jing also discovered some other problems. Although the arrangement he made to break through Yangping Pass was effective, the Shu army was always making corrections and adjustments. If Li Jing had no other back-ups, he might really be blocked by the Shu army. , so they used military orders to force the collective Qin army.
With this military order, now the Yongliang army has no other choice but to break through Yangping Pass.
The effect of the military order was immediate. The Qin army's siege on the third day was 23% more violent than the previous two days. The Shu army was so overwhelmed that they could hardly breathe.
However, relying on the terrain and defensive advantages, the Shu army still tenaciously withstood the Qin army's attacks one after another.
While Li Jing continued to fight against Yang Pingguan, Tu Xing Sun Zheng, leading his three thousand soldiers, was hard at work digging an underground tunnel somewhere in Shangyong.
Digging tunnels was one of Li Jing's back-up plans as early as the beginning of the war, and this was also the first battle of the Zhu Zi Army.
The reason why Li Jing asked Tu Xingsun to dig a tunnel in Shangyong instead of digging outside Yangping Pass was mainly because Yangping Pass was a mountainous terrain, surrounded by mountains, and there were rocks everywhere underground, making it too difficult to dig through.
In addition, here at Yangping Pass, the Shu army has too many people and many capable people. It is obviously not that easy to dig tunnels under their noses.
Moreover, the Shu army had already prevented the Qin army from digging tunnels and installed the Mohist's improved geological survey equipment in Yangping Pass.
Once the Qin army digs a tunnel and reaches the pass, the machine will detect it immediately.
On the other hand, things are different on the Shangyong side. The number of troops and capable men are far less than those at Yangpingguan, and although the terrain is equally difficult to dig, if you find a good route before digging, it will definitely be much faster than that over Yangpingguan.
As for the geological survey equipment, although there are some in Xicheng, the terrain in Xicheng is not as dangerous as Yangpingguan, so as long as it is not dug underground in Xicheng, it will not be detected.
In this way, Li Jing welcomed the Shu army's attention on the front line, while Tu Xingsun led three thousand soldiers and started excavation at a certain node at the junction of Shangyong and Xicheng.
If it was a straight line distance, it would only take twenty kilometers to complete. However, in order to avoid the detection of the Shu army and not to alert the enemy, Tu Xingsun dug a fifty-mile tunnel, and then he dug through Shu forcefully. The army's West City defense line.
