In the battle for the crown prince, ministers would not dare to take sides easily.
With Cheng Ping's identity and status, he has naturally been attracted by Lingyang and Linghua countless times.
It's just that the latter has always maintained an appropriate distance from the two of them, neither far nor close.
After King Ling decided to send troops into Huan, the next day he also told the Huan envoys in a high-sounding manner, asking Huan to open the land entrance to facilitate the entry of Ling's army.
When the latter heard this, he immediately beamed with joy, expressing his endless gratitude.
At the same time, Wuxia Pass.
After several battles, Xiang Ge's strength was less than 50,000. If he continued fighting like this, his entire army might be wiped out.
Coupled with the Qin army's continuous offensive strategy, the Huan army became more and more willing to surrender.
Breaking this pass was only a matter of time. At this time, Xiao Yuan had received intelligence from all parties in Huan territory. After discussing with the generals, he immediately decided to order Zhou Ce to stay in Anyang with 5,000 troops. At the same time, he led two troops. More than ten thousand men made a feint toward Huandu, forcing Xiang Ge to return reinforcements.
The only people who can pose a threat to Anyang now are the more than 30,000 prisoners in Guangyuan. Five thousand of them are completely enough to stay behind.
These 20,000 soldiers and horses are just a kind of containment. They are to support the main force and speed up the breakthrough of Wuxia Pass, not to actually attack Huandu.
As military orders were issued, the battlefield situation quickly changed.
When the news came back to Huandu, King Huan was shocked. No matter what considerations he had, he could not let Zhou Ce's troops approach the capital. Coupled with Guangyuan's criminal power, it would be an unfavorable situation for all parties. Stable factors.
In this matter, Minister Guo Kai once again proposed to King Huan the strategy of driving away tigers and wolves.
He said: "Now the Spiritual King has agreed to send troops to help, and is deploying elite troops to march from Lukou. They will reach the battlefield in a few days."
"Now, Zhou Ce's troops are heading towards the capital. Wuxia Pass is no longer important. The king should order General Xiang Ge to return urgently to assist the capital."
"Then, the Qin army enters and the Ling army enters. Let the two of them fight to the death in our Huan land."
To put it simply, this strategy is to use the existing troops to protect the capital, draw a circle, and let Qin Ling fight within the circle. After the fight is over, his own side will come out to clean up the mess.
King Huan immediately adopted his opinion, and a royal order was sent to Wuxia Pass. Xiang Ge, who had no intention of fighting anymore, without saying a word, directly led his troops to evacuate.
As soon as the Huan army withdrew, the Qin army began to enter Huan from Wuxia Pass.
Pinggu County.
This is the first county town after entering Wuxia Pass.
At this time, the Qin army was approaching the city.
Looking from the top of the city, black armor and red tassels are overwhelming, and it is impossible to see the end.
Xiao Yuan also rode a war horse and was located directly in front of the team.
After a while, the city gate opened.
The current Pinggu County Magistrate walked out quickly with a group of county officials.
He was dressed in the official uniform of the Huan Kingdom. After approaching Xiao Yuan, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "He Song, the magistrate of Pinggu County, led his subordinate officials to greet His Highness the King of Qin——"
"We officials, together with the people in the county, have been looking forward to His Highness entering the imperial court, just like looking forward to the rain during a severe drought——"
Xiao Yuan didn't care whether this was superficial or not, he smiled slightly and said: "Master He, please get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Highness—" He Song kowtowed respectfully. After standing up, he quickly stepped aside, bent down and extended his hand, "Your Highness, please enter the city."
Xiao Yuan stopped talking nonsense and waved forward directly, and the army began to enter Pinggu.
This place was previously occupied by the ghost tribe. The people suffered many hardships and the population was no longer what it used to be.
I thought that when the Qin army entered the city, the people would be somewhat panicked, but this was not the case. Not only did it not cause any commotion, but many people appeared on both sides of the street and stopped to watch.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand. Since the invasion of the ghost tribe, various actions of King Huan have already caused widespread resentment among the people, and there is a strong balance in the hearts of the people.
The people just looked at the Qin army without any hatred. Many people even hoped that the King of Qin would come in early to kill the foolish king and save the people.
The Qin army had strict military discipline and only marched through the streets without harming the people.
Seeing this situation, Shangguan Wenruo couldn't help but lightly smashed the horse's belly, approached Xiao Yuan, and whispered: "Your Majesty, from the situation in Pinggu County, it can be seen that the people of Huan State are not against our army at all. This is a great thing.”
Xiao Yuan glanced at him and said with a smile: "King Huan has already lost the support of the people. For us, Huan is very important when we are going to the north in the future. Therefore, we cannot harm the people at all."
"What the king said is absolutely true. The support of the people will ensure that we can recover the city without any bloodshed in the future." Shangguan Wenruo said.
After resting in Pinggu, the county magistrate He Song naturally threw a banquet in a hurry.
Before, when Xiang Ge evacuated, Pinggu County Magistrate could have fled with him, but he chose to stay. Obviously, he wanted to take refuge with Xiao Yuan.
Regarding his initiative to open the city, Xiao Yuan did not touch him for the time being, and still verbally appointed him as the magistrate of Pinggu County.
The latter was extremely grateful and could not help showing his loyalty.
At the same time, the southern part of Huan State.
General Ye Gui has led the Ling Army and entered the territory of Huan Kingdom from Lukou.
Judging from the military map, Xiao Yuan was on the left and he was at the bottom. He should have marched northwest to intercept the Qin army. However, after he came in, he immediately rushed to Fuyang County on the right side of Lukou.
Fuyang County Governor was completely surprised by Lingjun's action, but he did not dare to offend the other party as he had already arrived, so he could only lead a group of officials to greet him personally.
The gate of Fuyang City was wide open. After seeing the Ling Army, the county guard also hurriedly stepped forward, bowed towards Ye Gui on the horse, and said with a shy smile: "Haha, after the general enters Huan, he should help our country and attack Northwest, I don’t know why it came under my jurisdiction..."
"Are you the governor of Fuyang County?" Ye Gui glanced at him, then glanced at the county officials behind him.
"Yes, that's right." Fuyang County Sheriff nodded and bowed.
In the end, Ye Gui was rude, pointed his spear at the officials, and said directly: "You can leave now. From now on, I will take over Fuyang."
"What...what." Fuyang County Sheriff didn't react for a while.
"Fuyang, this general has taken over. Do you need to repeat it again?" Ye Gui said coldly.
"Ah!?" This time, Fuyang County Sheriff heard clearly. He was shocked at first, and then said in a trembling voice: "This, this, what does the general mean..."
"What do you mean? Get out of the way!" Ye Gui said and directly pushed it aside with his spear.
The latter staggered and almost fell, but he immediately reacted and couldn't help shouting again: "General, you can't do this, you can't do this..."
"What a noisy civil servant! I really don't bother to kill you! Get away!" Ye Gui frowned, then pointed at the officials in front and ordered the soldiers: "Kick these Huan officials away with sticks!"
