Yao Guang's face was full of shock, and his eyes showed a look of disbelief.
Zhuge Shang, the prime minister of Daqian, appeared in Chencang, and the dragon flags of Daqian were planted all over the city tower. This could not be accomplished in a day or two.
Obviously he was on the front line in Meishan, blocking Zhao Shan's way to Chencang, and Zhao Shan was always under his nose.
How did that happen?
Yao Guang quickly started thinking.
A possibility suddenly flashed through his mind. He wanted to occupy Sigu Mountain to plot against Zhao Shan. Similarly, Zhao Shan not only predicted his actions in Sigu Mountain, but also arranged for people to be deployed in Chencang earlier.
From the beginning to the end, all his actions were planned by Zhao Shan. Zhao Shan had been acting with him, suppressing him step by step, and grabbing more benefits from his hands.
hiss!
Yao Guang took another breath, feeling that when facing Zhao Shan, he was completely the first wave, and Zhao Shan's back wave was too fierce.
After Yao Guang thought about it clearly, he came back to his senses and listened to the words "No entry for cold dogs" coming from the tower, and his eyes became fierce again. He had the idea of attacking, but he was suppressed as soon as the idea arose.
On the one hand, the Chencang city is strong and difficult to attack if there are defenders in the city; on the other hand, Zhao Shan is still watching from the rear, and Zhao Shan may even have brought troops.
He did not dare to attack Chencang.
"Withdraw troops!"
Yao Guang gritted his teeth and ordered.
The mighty Xiliang army bypassed Chencang and evacuated quickly.
Zhuge Shang saw the Xiliang army withdrawing, with a smile on his face and shouted again: "Daqian will be victorious!"
"Great victory!"
The soldiers on the tower followed and shouted.
The shouts echoed one after another and reached Yao Guang's ears. He was so angry that he was breathing rapidly and his chest was heaving. When negotiating with Zhao Shan in Meishan, he was humiliated by Zhao Shan at every turn, even the cabbage he had raised was given away by Zhao Shan.
However, the officials below only wanted to seek peace and only cared about their own private affairs.
Now when he heard the shouts from the city tower, he seemed to see the people in Chencang pointing at him and taunting him, constantly scolding him for being useless and incompetent.
call! call! !
Yao Guang gasped rapidly, his face suddenly turned red, and a mouthful of blood came up.
puff!
Yao Guang spurted blood for free, and after a burst of spurts, he lay on the horse, his face quickly turned pale, and his whole body seemed to be as angry as a gossamer, without the energy he had just before.
Yao Ming looked worried and said urgently: "Your Majesty, you must take care of your dragon body!"
Kang Yongyuan said: "Your Majesty, how are you?"
All the officials looked worried, fearing that something had gone wrong with Yao Guang. In any case, Yao Guang is a competent emperor.
Yao Guang was silent for a long time before his breath recovered slightly.
He straightened his tired body and said loudly: "I have seen countless strong winds and waves, and it is impossible to be defeated by such a small thing. I will definitely come back and I will definitely take revenge."
"Brother-in-law, have a good trip!"
At this moment, countless shouts came from behind.
The shouts soared into the sky.
Yao Guang looked back and saw a large number of troops outside Chencang City. It was Zhao Shan who was coming.
Yao Guang thought about Zhao Shan's shouts, was stabbed in the wound again, and the scenes of being bullied by Zhao Shan reappeared, and his breathing that had just calmed down became rapid again.
Yao Guang stared back with wide eyes, suddenly clutched his chest, and shouted: "It hurts me!"
puff!
Yao Guang vomited blood again, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he passed out and fell from his horse to the ground.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Yao Ming shouted eagerly, and others also shouted, and it instantly became a mess.
"Retreat, seize the time to retreat."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Fan Tong ordered a rapid retreat. The Xiliang army evacuated as quickly as possible and disappeared from sight.
Zhao Shan arrived outside Chencang City, surrounded by Qin Zhong and other generals. After Yao Guang withdrew from Meishan County, Zhao Shan was worried about the safety of Chencang County, so he quickly transferred back to Qin Zhong and eagerly came to the front again.
When he arrived at Chencang and saw Yao Guang evacuating, Zhao Shancai ordered the soldiers to shout.
Zhuge Shang led people out of the city to greet him and saluted: "Your Majesty!"
Other people in Chencang County also saluted.
Zhao Shan smiled and encouraged before leading the people into the city. The army was stationed in Chencang, and Qin Zhong took over the city defense and was responsible for the defense of Chencang.
After Zhao Shan arranged everything, he summoned Zhuge Shang alone and asked, "Zhuge Qing, how is the situation in Chencang County?"
Zhuge Shang replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, Chencang County is an important border town and has a lot of food and equipment. Although it is not as good as Chang'an, it is still good and can fully supply the army's food and grass."
"It's just that I don't have much money."
"The smooth surrender of Chencang County was due to the full support of the Zhong family of Chencang. The head of the Zhong family, Zhong Wuji, was resolute and resolute. He once served as a councilor in the court. He was demoted for admonishing the emperor and was arranged to serve as the magistrate of Lingnan in the south."
"Zhong Wuji resigned out of anger and has been idle at home."
Zhuge Shang said: "Zhong Wuji is nearly forty years old and in the prime of life. I want to transfer him to the court and serve as prime minister."
"That's right!"
Zhao Shan nodded and answered.
Zhao Shan believed in Zhuge Shang's vision.
Zhao Shan personally met with Zhong Wuji and encouraged him. Zhuge Shang took Zhong Wuji to handle government affairs. Zhao Shan thought of the hostage Yao Qian.
Yao Qian, the prince of Daliang, was weak-tempered, greedy for life and afraid of death, but also somewhat ambitious.
People like this are very addicted to food and must make full use of it. If used well, it might be able to stir up civil strife in Xiliang. Even if they can't start a war, it's still cost-effective to further drive a wedge between Yao Qian and Yao Guang's father and son.
Zhao Shan had an idea and asked Yao Qian to be brought to the camp.
Yao Gan walked with a stooped back and his body had not fully recovered. When he saw Zhao Shan, he saluted with a somewhat fearful expression.
Zhao Shan said kindly: "Niece, sit down!"
Yao Qian couldn't help but shudder when he heard this. He didn't dare to be Zhao Shan's eldest nephew for fear of being plotted by Zhao Shan.
Yao Qian said nothing after sitting down.
Zhao Shan continued: "Eldest nephew, I married your aunt Jiang Yuhuang, and we are brothers-in-law with your father. As your elder, I am very worried about your situation."
Yao Qian replied: "I am the crown prince of Xiliang. What does your majesty have to worry about?"
Zhao Shan sighed and said, "Well, with your little brains, how did you secure your position as the prince?"
"First, you brought 30,000 elite troops to attack Daqian, but you became a prisoner, which brought shame to Xiliang."
"Second, Yao Guang tried his best to attack Sigu Mountain in order to redeem his people, but I turned the tables on him, and the losses further increased. When you say that he lost, are you admitting his own incompetence, or are you putting all the blame on you? Where is it on you?"
"After all, it all started when you became a prisoner, which led to Yao Guang's failure."
Zhao Shan's eyes were deep and he said bewilderingly: "If you return to Xiliang, I'm afraid you will be destroyed. How can I not be worried?"
hiss!
Yao Qian took a breath.
The original fear of Zhao Shan suddenly turned into worry about his own situation.
His father wanted his aunt but not him; he wanted a soldier but not him. Maybe they would be forced to exchange him back due to the situation, but they would definitely hate him and think that he was the cause of all this.
Yao Qian's mind is not strong.
After thinking about it, he felt even more panicked. He suddenly looked at Zhao Shan, his eyes bright, and said eagerly: "Uncle, you will definitely help me, right?"
