When Gu Xianxiong heard the news reported by the soldiers, his expression became extremely bitter, and his heart became even more desperate.
At the beginning of the war, he persuaded Zhao Gou, hoping that Zhao Gou would take the overall situation into consideration and attack Zhao Shan's camp with the Japanese state. Unfortunately, Zhao Gou rejected his suggestion.
Now, the Japanese army was defeated.
Zhao Gou's strategy of borrowing a knife to kill people failed, and the attempt was in vain, without the strong support of the Japanese state.
Gu Xianxiong thought for a while and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Abe was defeated in the Central Plains and came to Wu County to avoid Zhao Shan's attack. He did not escape and retreated to the county seat, which would also help us resist Zhao Shan. I think we can open the city gate. , welcome the Japanese into the city."
"no!"
Zhao Gou refused without hesitation.
He was a little unwilling and cursed: "Abe Nakahara is a loser. If you give him a chance, he will be useless."
Gu Xianxiong said: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to curse. We must overcome the difficulties together."
Zhao Gou snorted and said: "Abe Zhongyuan is coming towards Wu County. If we open the city gate and Zhao Shan's army follows the Japanese into the city, Wu County will not be able to stop it. I don't think this will work."
Gu Xianxiong was so angry that he felt depressed.
What kind of king has he become?
If Zhao Gou hadn't delegated power and jointly governed Yangzhou with the big family, Gu Xianxiong would never have been so helpful and would have simply slipped away.
Not now.
Not only for Zhao Shan, but also for the interests of the big family and the Gu family.
Gu Xianxiong patiently continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, you cannot leave Abe Nakahara outside, and you cannot care about his life or death."
"First, we unite with Abe Nakahara. Even if he is defeated, there are still some soldiers there. When these people enter the city and join forces with us, they will have more power to resist Zhao Shan."
"Second, Abe Nakahara has been defeated. Japan still has a large army. The Japanese Emperor Abe Yunxiao is still there and can send troops to assist. Now shutting Abe Nakahara out is equivalent to cutting off Japan's path."
"This is unwise."
Gu Xianxiong cupped his hands and said: "We must gather all the people who can be used and unite all the people who can be united. Only in this way can we establish a broad front to resist Zhao Shan."
Zhao Gou thought carefully for a while.
It seems reasonable.
Abe Nakahara still has value.
Zhao Gou looked down on Abe Nakayuan because Abe Nakayuan was too useless.
How powerful the Japanese boasted.
Now, the strength of the Japanese has been exposed.
Zhao Gou was reluctant, but still gave the order to open the city gate.
Not long after, a large number of Japanese retreated on the official road far outside the city.
The Japanese were completely different from the Daqian soldiers. The Japanese were shorter, thinner, with moon hair, and their heads were bald. They looked completely different from the common people of Daqian.
The hair of the common people in Daqian is intact, but the Japanese have sinister eyebrows.
Zhao Gou observed carefully and instantly saw Abe Nakahara in armor, shouting: "Enter the city, everyone enter the city!"
The soldiers on the tower also shouted quickly.
The shouts spread outside the city and clearly reached Abe Nakahara's ears.
Abe Nakahara breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "King Wu has opened the city gate to welcome us. Come into the city quickly, everyone."
Yagyu Po Qianjun also echoed.
The soldiers passed the message, and when all the Japanese heard it, they all rushed forward in a swarm to survive, using all their strength to suck food.
Abe Nakahara swung his riding whip vigorously, slapped the horse on the buttocks, and led the way back to the city.
Yagyu Poqianjun also followed into the city.
A large number of Japanese soldiers entered the city, and many of them were already exhausted. Now that he was safe, he let it go in one breath and couldn't lift it up again. He collapsed directly to the ground, panting heavily.
Abe Nakahara got off his horse and came to the tower.
He looked at Zhao Gou without any gratitude. Instead, his eyes became fierce and he said angrily: "King Wu, I am fighting with Zhao Shan, why do you avoid fighting?"
"I led my men to fight, and successfully led Zhao Shan's army out of the camp, so that Zhao Shan's army chased into a narrow area and lost the advantage of the cavalry. My people had already begun to counterattack, and we were only a little short of defeating Zhao Shan. "
"If your army joins the battle, our Japanese army will not be defeated by Zhao Shan, and we will be able to defeat Zhao Shan and win."
"The responsibility for the failure of this battle lies with you, you have to take responsibility."
"You have let me down too much."
Abe Nakahara completely shirked the responsibility and further scolded: "You still want to be the emperor of Daqian. I think it's a toad that wants to eat swan meat. If you continue to be wary of me and want to use me to attack Zhao Shan , sooner or later they will be wiped out by Zhao Shan."
Zhao Gou was furious when Abe Nakahara preemptively held him to account.
You little son of a bitch.
He actually beat him up!
Zhao Gou snorted: "You, Abe, went to attack Zhao Shan in the Central Plains, but you didn't notify me. If you had informed me earlier, I would have naturally arranged for people to support the attack. You blame me for not rushing to help, isn't it because you wanted to take the credit for annihilating Zhao Shan? Do you want to monopolize all Zhao Shan’s supplies?”
Abe Nakahara said angrily: "I have no such idea at all. What do you mean?"
"Hypocritical, cunning, fake!"
Zhao Gou looked disdainful and sneered: "Don't you know what I mean? You are obviously a defeated general. I opened the city and saved your life. It's fine that you are not grateful. Instead, you blame me. How can this be unreasonable?"
Abe Nakahara flicked his sleeves and said forcefully: "Oh, I can't bear to dislike Japan now. In that case, I will leave immediately. I want to see how Zhao Gou can stop Zhao Shan without my Japanese army."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
As soon as Gu Xianxiong met, he quickly grabbed Abe Zhongyuan and advised: "Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Abe, stop fighting, Zhao Shan's army is coming."
Abe Nakahara and Zhao Gou looked outside together.
The shouts of killing shook the sky, and smoke and dust filled the air.
Zhao Shan's army came outside the city and surrounded Wu County. Previously, Zhao Shan was surrounded by three and one missing, but Wu County was not blocked. Now Abe Zhongyuan's army retreated into the city, and Zhao Shan blocked the retreat.
The Japanese who stayed outside the city and did not enter the city were all killed.
Most of the Japanese soldiers returned to Wu County City, but these people were beaten to pieces after their defeat. They were frightened birds, trapped animals, and lost their fighting spirit.
Abe Nakahara said loudly: "Zhao Shan, this prince has returned to Wu County, come and attack!"
Zhao Gou was unwilling to lag behind and said loudly: "Zhao Shan, don't think that you are proud of defeating Abe Zhongyuan. I have been guarding Wu County. You don't dare to attack, and you can't break Wu County. Now you can't even think about it." Break Wu County.”
The two of them provoked each other.
Zhao Shan sneered and said with a sneer: "You are all defeated generals, and you are all people who were beaten and fled in embarrassment. You still have such fighting spirit, which is good. But I am surprised. Where did you get the confidence?"
"Just a mere Wu County?"
"My people are quickly taking over and conquering all places."
"Following the message, all regions will surrender. It won't take long for all Yangzhou areas to submit and be re-incorporated under the imperial rule."
Zhao Shan said in a deep voice: "You fled to Wu County, seemingly hiding in a turtle shell, but in fact there is no way to escape. Under this premise, what confidence do you have that you can hold on for a long time?"
Zhao Gou said disdainfully: "Zhao Shan, your words are useless. There are tens of thousands of troops in Wu County, and there are enough soldiers, horses, and food. I advise you to go back early."
General Abe Nakahara said excitedly: "Zhao Shan, come and attack."
The two continued to fight.
Zhao Shan is not affected, because it is not difficult for him to capture Wu County, and Zhao Shan is now ready to break the city. In one go, they destroyed the city and killed Zhao Gou and Abe Zhongyuan.
But at this moment, Wei Wan took a step forward and saluted: "Your Majesty!"
Zhao Shan asked: "What's the matter?"
Wei Wan looked serious and said solemnly: "I dare to ask, is your Majesty going to attack Wu County and kill Zhao Gou and Abe Zhongyuan?"
"yes!"
Zhao Shan replied: "We surrounded and did not attack before because we were waiting for Japan's reinforcements. Abe Zhongyuan has arrived. Our intention has been completed and we can break the city. After breaking the city, kill Zhao Gou and Abe Zhongyuan and completely eliminate Yangzhou fighting."
Wei Wan said: "Your Majesty, I object to an immediate attack."
Zhao Shan asked: "What's the reason?"
Wei Wan analyzed: "The Japanese soldiers from Abe's Central Plains have returned to Wu County, and with Zhao Gou's troops there, there will be at least 40,000 people, or even more. We must take Wu County by force, and face Zhao Gou who has been prepared for a long time. At least it’s impossible to get it in a day or two.”
"Even if we want to win it, it will cost a lot and countless soldiers will be killed."
"It's not cost-effective."
"In addition, there are many Yangzhou clans in the city, and these people have not yet been dealt with. His Majesty has already recruited and surrendered as soon as he arrived in Wuxian County, giving many opportunities to the Wuxian clans."
"To this day, no one has come forward. This shows that these people still firmly support Zhao Gou and dream of co-ruling the place with Zhao Gou."
Wei Wan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said: "In order to destroy Zhao Gou and Abe Zhongyuan at the minimum cost, and make the Yangzhou big people bow their heads, I think I will postpone the attack first and let them fight among themselves before attacking again."
There was a smile in Zhao Shan's eyes, and he was also a little curious. He asked with a smile: "How do you think it will trigger internal fighting?"
