Wow!
At this moment, countless torches lit up, surrounding the Yan army.
Qu Jing was stunned, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom, a cold air rushed into his brain from behind, and his whole body shivered uncontrollably.
The fire soared into the sky, illuminating half of the sky. Looking around, all the open spaces were crowded with Zhao troops wearing strong armor. There was no telling how many soldiers were hidden in the darkness behind them.
"The general is visiting me in Wuyang City late at night. Why don't you tell us in advance so that the governor can host a banquet for the general." Jin Yao walked out of the crowd and said with a smile.
"Withdraw, withdraw from the city." Qu Jing shouted hurriedly, his rosy face already drained of blood, and the Yan army rushed out of the city in panic.
Qu Jing was glad that when he entered the city, he cut off the chain holding the city gate, so that Zhao Jun could not close the city gate and Yan Jun still had a chance.
"Thump thump thump!"
The rapid sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and a young general wearing white armor and holding a spear led the Zhao army to gallop over. After arriving outside the city, the Zhao army quickly spread out along the moat, raising their long bows and aiming at the Yan army.
"You...you..." Qu Jing spat out a mouthful of blood, without any color on his face.
"Old General Qu Jing, I'm sorry." Li Mu said, cupping his fists.
"How did you know about our army's plan? No, the Wang, Fu, and Su families are yours. You have been planning the Yan Kingdom since a few years ago." Qu Jing's face was filled with shock, and he suddenly turned to glare at Su She , Fu Bao, Wang Rong.
He could imagine that Zhao Guo would bribe wealthy families in Yan State, or bribe civil and military officials as internal agents, but he never expected that Zhao Guo would set up a trap in Zhao State and wait for Yan State to take the bait.
Su She, Fu Bao, and Wang Rong lowered their heads, feeling guilty.
The three families sincerely wanted to join the Yan State. In order to resist the Zhao State's reforms, they had united many families, and even branches of the Zhao family.
Any big family is bound to have internal strife, and the Zhao family is particularly prominent.
They set a trap for Zhao Bao's son in an attempt to involve the clan and use the clan's power to fight against the imperial court.
In order to uphold the reform, Zhao Kuo sent Zhao Bao's sons to the coal mines to dig coal. They all waited to see Zhao Guo's joke, but in the end, none of the clan farted.
They bribed the workers and wanted Zhao Bao's son to die in the mine, triggering conflicts between King Zhao and the clan. As a result, three families got involved and were either beheaded or exiled.
They also manipulated grain prices in an attempt to stir up public dissatisfaction. As a result, all grain merchants had their homes confiscated and were exiled.
This is why Jiang Qu did not doubt them at all. Everything they did was hindering the development of Zhao State and causing civil strife in Zhao State.
As for whether it is possible that Zhao Guo was playing a trick, that is impossible.
Because no one can guarantee that the three families of Wang, Fu, and Su will play a role in the future, and the damage they caused in Zhao State is a direct loss.
Moreover, the strength of Zhao State is overwhelming for Yan State. The presence or absence of the Wang, Fu, and Su families will not affect the outcome.
With real benefits, the returns from gambling are not high and the possibilities are illusory.
Unless King Zhao was kicked in the head by a donkey, he would not be able to do such a thing.
Therefore, he trusted them unreservedly, and in order to support their career development, he saved some money and gave it to them.
The three families of Wang, Fu, and Su were grateful to the State of Yan and tried their best to hide their traces. However, time and time again, the truth was leaked and Liu Ping caught them.
When Zhao Kuo asked them whether they wanted to die or live, they chose to live.
From then on, they were forced to become Zhao's lackeys.
Zhao Kuo kept them at first, just to use them to pass some false information to the Yan State when the two countries were at war, so as to reduce the difficulty of annexing the Yan State.
According to their explanations, Yan Guo almost believed in them.
Unexpectedly, Yan State took the initiative to attack.
So Zhao Kuo told Li Mu about this. After Li Mu thought about it, he teamed up with Jin Fu to set a trap for the Yan army.
In order to make Yan Jun feel the urgency of time and take the bait as soon as possible, Li Mu and Jin Ao
He also released news that he was not in agreement with the other party, but under the order of King Zhao, he gradually began to cooperate.
As expected, Yan Jun took the bait quickly.
In order to ensure that the three families of Wang, Fu, and Su would not betray him again, Jin Yao sent people to watch all the nearly 1,000 people in the three families. As long as Su She dared to betray him, there would be a lot of heads waiting for him.
"You three families, please go down. I will report to the king and pardon you three families for all their sins. As for the future, it depends on you. In addition, for the sake of your good performance, I would like to remind you, don't just stare at the three acres of land in front of you. Divide the land, the outside world is very big." Li Mu said to Fu Bao, Wang Rong, and Su She.
"Thank you, General. Thank you, General." The three of them quickly bowed and bowed, then led the family members out.
"What did Li Mu mean when he said the outside world is huge?" Fu Bao whispered on the way back.
"I don't know, maybe it means that the other six countries are bigger than Zhao." Wang Rong said.
"I think it might mean outside the Central Plains..." Su She said hesitantly.
"The general must have made arrangements for our army's camp." Qu Jing looked at Li Mu, his aura weakened to the extreme.
"I have ordered Lieutenant General Sima Shang to lead the Great Wall Army to block the Yan Army's camp. Old General, don't worry, you will not have any reinforcements." Li Mu said confidently.
Although the 90,000 Yan army, which lost its leader, was large in number, it was nothing more than a mob.
"What does the general plan to do with our army?" Qu Jing asked.
"Surrender without killing." Li Mu said calmly.
"The whole army listens to the order, lays down their weapons and surrenders to Zhao." Qu Jing gave the order without hesitation.
At this point, Yan Jun has no possibility of escaping.
It is better to surrender than to die in battle.
"General, we can still fight."
"Yes, General, the worst case scenario is that we have to fight them."
There were a few sporadic sounds in the Yan army, but most of the soldiers remained silent and looked happy.
They don't want to fight Zhao Jun, they are just forced to be soldiers. Compared with dying in battle, they want to live and go back alive to see their parents, wives and children.
"I say, put down your arms and surrender. All the blame will be borne by me. Even if the king punishes me, he will punish me and it has nothing to do with you." Qu Jing ordered again.
Wow!
Seeing Qu Jing's resolute attitude, the Yan army began to lay down their weapons and surrender.
Jin Bao waved his hand, and the Zhao army behind him stepped forward to collect the Yan army's weapons, and pulled the Yan army aside to take care of them.
Qu Jing watched all this silently, two lines of tears slowly falling from the corners of his eyes.
"Don't worry, old general, I, the State of Zhao, will not treat you badly. I, the State of Zhao, will give you the same treatment as you received in the State of Yan." Li Mu comforted you.
"For the officers outside the city, the general can use my sword to surrender. I hope the general will not embarrass them." Qu Jing did not answer Li Mu, but talked to himself, looking at the north longingly. After a while, he suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist. He held his sword and wiped it from his neck.
"Not good!" Li Mu quickly took out his bow and arrow and shot at Qu Jing's wrist.
But it was too late, and a burst of bright red blood splashed into the air, like a flower blooming in the dark night.
Plop!
Qu Jing's body fell from his horse and hit the ground heavily.
The entire Wuyang City was silent, and all eyes were focused on Qu Jing.
"General!"
Qu Jing's personal guard knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, and then other Yan soldiers also knelt down and kowtowed three times silently.
Although there was no relationship between them and Qu Jing, Qu Jing was thinking about them at the last moment.
This love is worth remembering.
"Let's give him a good burial." Li Mu sighed.
No one expected that Qu Jing would be so decisive and arrange his posthumous affairs for the Yan army, but he was unwilling to surrender to Zhao.
"Give the sword to Sima Shang and ask him to surrender the Yan army." Li Mu picked up the sword from the ground and handed it to the guard next to him. The guard took the sword and turned and ran towards the Yan army camp.
"Jin Mao has met General Li. The general is really resourceful and has great potential at a young age." Jin Mao stepped forward and said with cupped fists.
The two finally officially met.
"Actually, the Yan army would not have been able to attack Wuyang without the arrival of the general. The general has taken the credit from the county guard." Li Mu said modestly.
"Isn't the general slapping Xiaguan in the face by saying this? Without the general, Xiaguan wouldn't be able to retain a hundred thousand Yan troops." Jin Yao laughed loudly and made a gesture of invitation.
The two of them walked hand in hand towards the city. The Hejian County Magistrate and the County Lieutenant led the Zhao army to escort 10,000 Yan troops away.
The city gates were re-defended and more troops deployed.
Although the Yan army surrendered, Wuyang City still did not relax its vigilance.
Moreover, Qu Jing also cut off the rope pulling the city gate, and disgusted Zhao Jun before he died.
"What are you going to do with these captured generals?" Jin Yao asked after ordering a banquet.
"Same as before, stay in Zhao for five years and then return to Yan." Li Mu said.
This is Zhao Kuo's approach, and if nothing else happens, it will become a routine in the future.
"The previous batch hasn't been released yet, but now they have objections. If there are another hundred thousand, it may be difficult to manage." Jin Mao frowned and said.
Logically speaking, Zhao should have released the Yan army captured five years ago a month ago.
What you promise should be done, even to a group of prisoners.
In fact, Zhao Guo did the same.
Even if they knew that putting these Yan troops back would greatly increase the difficulty of annexing the Yan Kingdom.
Zhao Kuo still ordered him to be released.
The credibility of the country is more important than anything else.
As long as the State of Zhao wants to annex the State of Yan, and wants the people of the State of Yan to recognize the State of Zhao and become the inherent territory of the State of Zhao, the people of Yan must not let the people of Yan lose trust in the State of Zhao.
Otherwise, it will just be like the Qi State. Although it destroyed the Yan State, it was eventually driven out by the Yan people.
It also left behind the seeds of infamy and hatred.
The 200,000 Yan army prisoners represented 200,000 families, which was a huge force.
As long as this group of people recognizes the State of Zhao and does not oppose the rule of the State of Zhao.
Yan State will soon be able to integrate into Zhao State.
vice versa.
Therefore, as soon as the summer harvest was over, the Zhao State began to gather prisoners from all over the country and gathered them in the river, preparing to send them back to the Yan State.
But who would have thought that at this moment, Yan State declared war on Zhao State!
The imperial court quickly ordered the suspension of the release of prisoners until the war was over before releasing them.
The captives of the Yan army still understood Zhao Guo. After all, Zhao Guo's approach was indeed to let them go back. Now there are just some accidents.
But understanding is understanding, and understanding does not mean that there will be no dissatisfaction.
Everyone has been imprisoned in Zhao State for five years, and no one wants to go home early.
You send us letters every year, and your family says it's good, but who knows whether it's true or not.
You promised well before, and we have worked tirelessly for the past five years to help you reclaim wasteland, manage saline-alkali land, and control floods, just to be able to go home on time.
As a result, it's been a month now and you still don't let us go back.
The two hundred thousand captives of the Yan army were not only dissatisfied with the State of Zhao, but also resented the State of Yan.
You just left us in Zhao State, but when we were about to go back, you declared war on Zhao State. Isn’t this pure intention and you can’t get along with us?
Jin Mao is even more confused. All the 200,000 prisoners of the Yan army are in Hejian County. They are doing nothing but waiting to go home.
Two hundred thousand mouths provide food every day!
If there are another hundred thousand mouths, there will be food and fodder that Zhao Jun himself needs.
Even if the Wuyang granary is piled up into a mountain, it cannot support such consumption.
If you put it back one day early, you can save one more day of food.
"The governor told those captives of the Yan army that Zhao will definitely release them back to Yan before the autumn harvest." Li Mu looked to the north, holding the sword in his right hand, exuding confidence.
light.
"The general is planning to..." Jin Bao's hand holding the wine glass stopped in mid-air.
"The king's secret edict! Go north! Destroy Yan!" Li Mu said in a deep voice.
"Why didn't I know when it happened?" Jin Yao said in shock.
They didn't even have an hour to defeat the Yan army. How could there be a secret edict from the king!
"Before sending out the army, the king handed it over to the general, who did not tell the county guard. Because the king said that if the war goes well, after defeating the Yan army, he will go north to destroy the Yan army. If the war does not go well, he will defend the border. Can.
In this battle, Yan State recruited almost all the adult men in the country, all the army was captured, and the country was extremely empty. Our army has almost no damage, and reinforcements led by Qingshe can arrive today. Yuan Hua leads the navy and has already gone to the lower reaches of the river to control the water (Yongding River, Haihe River should not be fully formed at this period). It is the best time to destroy Yan. "Li Mu said excitedly.
Li Mu never thought that the crime of destroying the country would fall on him one day.
Even if the weakest country of Yan is destroyed, it is still a country destroyed!
It is not comparable to other meritorious deeds!
Hearing this, Jin Yao also started to get excited.
Li Mu is the chief general and he is the deputy general. If he can destroy the country, he will also receive huge contributions.
This was something that was unthinkable in Korea before.
"Whenever the general goes north, there will definitely be no shortage of food and grass in the rear. Even if the subordinate is hungry, he will definitely feed the frontline soldiers." Jin Mao said through gritted teeth.
The two of them are also interesting. One calls himself a junior general, and the other calls himself a lower official.
"Let's check the news from the Yan army camp first. After the reinforcements arrive, we will go north to destroy Yan." Li Mu picked up a glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp, his pride rising to the sky.
The reason why we didn't wait for reinforcements today was because we were worried about changes. Read the book
But to destroy Yan, you still have to wait for reinforcements, otherwise the 10,000 soldiers who went out hard and did not gain any merit will have problems with Li Mu.
As the commander-in-chief, Li Mu must consider the feelings of all soldiers in the army.
