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Chapter 68: Comprehensive Invasion of Zhao

Wang Zhu looked at the countless silent doctors and clerks in the audience and said in a cold voice, "Any of you people can cure eye diseases? If there is one, stand up." Those doctors and clerks dare not stand up, who knows if this is a trap. Wang Zhu's hawkeye glanced at the audience, and the murderous intent and cold electricity in his eyes made everyone shudder.

"Who can cure the eye disease of Empress Yu Ji? I reward him with a thousand households and a fiefdom of 500 kilograms of gold. If it cannot be cured, all of you will die, and no one of you will leave alive." Wang Zhu threatened and tempted him.

The doctors who didn't dare to say a word suddenly had a commotion, and the pillar that supported their luck mentality collapsed. The facts in front of them were already very clear. The terrible king really wanted their lives. The so-called cure may be an excuse. Killing people for fun is the real purpose of the tyrant. Everyone had the idea of ​​death, but their courage became stronger. At that moment, more than thirty people claimed to be able to treat them. Wang Zhu asked to take these people to Yu Ji's yard, and the rest were put into prison and were strictly supervised. If something went wrong, they would be killed together.

Yu Ji didn't see the doctor at all and refused treatment passively. Wang Zhu stood outside her boudoir, and his bitter advice just didn't work. Zihuan Yulang Lu Matong had no choice but to do anything. In the end, Wang Zhu thought of a way to go to the boat and put the knife on the doctors' neck, saying that if Yu Ji didn't let the doctors see the doctors, it would be useless, so he would just kill them. Dozens of doctors immediately heard from outside the door of the room. "Grandma, please spare me, my family has an 80-year-old mother, a minor child--"

Yu Ji had no choice but to follow Wang Zhu's wishes and let the doctor come in to see the doctor. The doctor went in and out of Yu Ji's room like a lantern. He looked sad and did not bring good news to Wang Zhu. Wang Zhu's anger became more and more angry and was about to kill someone. Until the last doctor shook his head and sighed and walked out of the room like a father, Wang Zhu was completely desperate. The doctors unanimously ruled that Yu Ji was poisoned too deeply and his eyes were no longer saved. In fact, Wang Zhu knew very well in his heart that Yu Ji's eyes were not helpless, but that these guys' medical skills were really not very good. Hua Tuo's medical skills were good, but that was five or six hundred years later, and he could not count on them now. Wang Zhu really didn't know what to do. Is it possible to kill all the doctors in the Qin Dynasty? It would not solve any problem.

"Get out, get out, let all the doctors go!" Wang Zhu was dejected and sat in the desk. Such a big movement was useless and had no effect at all. Zhang Xi said; "Do you kill or let go!" Wang Zhu shouted impatiently, "You are deaf, haven't you heard from me that you want to let them go?"

The doctor let the city go, and Xianyang City returned to peace. However, the shadows in the hearts of the people who remained in Xianyang City could not be removed no matter what. The king was moody and would probably not have a good life in the future.

Wang Ben was conquering Zhao in Hexi for a generation. The army had already broken through Shangdang County and entered the periphery of Julu. King Zhao Zhang Er of King Yan asked for help from King Yan Zangtu, but Zangtu was unable to guarantee that he was beaten by Han Xin and Zhang Liang and could not fight back. King Liaodong Han Guangle saw that Zangtu was in trouble, and he could not think that Han Xin's next target would be him, so he would take a bystander attitude towards the battle situation and not ask about it. King Tian Guang of Qi was in a dilemma at this moment. Peng Yue wrote to explain his opinion on surrendering to Qin. He was undecided, and Tian Heng could not take any attention. The three envoys of Qi were still on the way.

Wang Ao has repeatedly urged Wang Zhu to rectify his troops, leave Wuguan and Wancheng, first seize South Korea, and then attack Xingyang in a curved manner. However, Wang Zhu had no intention of doing anything, and he threw all his energy into Yu Ji's search for a doctor. For half a month, the battle report ahead flew like snowflakes, and Wang Zhu just took a look and threw it aside. He had no intention of sending troops to attack South Korea.

"Yu Ji, this is a prescription that I asked the imperial physician to prescribe recently. You can try it. This prescription will be effective if it clears fire and opens its eyesight." Wang Zhu came every day and just stood at the door, said a few words and left. He basically came two or three times a day. Yu Ji never let him in, and Wang Zhu didn't force it.

Yu Ji didn't say anything, Zihuan replied in the room: "Thank you for your hard work, the lady said thank you, the king, please come back, the lady is going to rest." Although the words were tactful, Wang Zhu could still hear it. This was the order to expel guests, and Yu Ji was still unwilling to see him.

Wang Zhu said lightly, "Okay, I'll come again tomorrow." Zihuan said quickly, "Miss said, "The king should not come tomorrow, nor should he come the day after tomorrow. The king has military and national affairs to deal with, so don't worry about her." What did this mean? Wang Zhu was turned away more than twenty times in a row, and his self-esteem was seriously damaged, and his patience was getting closer and closer. He took a deep breath and said stiffly, "Tell you lady, I just want to heal her eyes as soon as possible, not like entangling her-"

Wang Zhu left and returned to the bedroom. Zhang Xi came to report for the third time. The Prime Minister, Censor, Shaofu, Fengchang, were all waiting outside the hall to summon him. Wang Zhu knew what Wang Ao and the others were doing, so he adjusted his heart fire, frowned and said, "Let them come in."

"Big King!" Wang Ao and others knelt on the ground as soon as they saw Wang Zhu. They didn't allow Wang Zhu to ask questions at all, and even said what they wanted to say. First of all, Xiao He said; "Big King, Guanzhong's food and grass have been allocated. I have raised it from many sources and stockpiled two million hu of military rations for three months. In addition, the reorganization of Guanzhong and Shuzhong household registration, plus the refugees from Henoi and Suiyang generations, have a total of 100,000 troops. They have all been incorporated into the army and can be called at any time."

Wang Ao continued, "The old general Wang Ben is as powerful as a siege of Julu, and Zhang Er is defeated! The king should not be delayed. Please send troops to annex Korea immediately, summarize the Three Jins, and then advance eastward to compete with Xiang Yu for the world."

Gongziying said; "Since the autumn harvest, Qin State has mined thousands of hectares of wasteland, with a new population of 500,000, and the tax has increased by 20% compared with last year. In addition, the treasures obtained from the tomb of the First Emperor are enough to support the king in fighting for the world and regain the imperial title. Please do not hesitate and send troops immediately."

Wang Zhu wondered: "Xiao He, where did you get so many sources of disease from?!"

Xiao He said; "Thanks to the support of the Prime Minister, I have checked the Qin family registration and many criminals. Guanzhong and Shu are still in the population of millions, and many of these people have violated the law or served in the army. After discussing with the Prime Minister, I have all registered the household registration in the "Shijia"—"

Wang Zhu said in surprise, "What does the aristocratic family mean?" Xiao He said; "The scholar family is a 'military household' that is a soldier'. As long as it is a family that is incorporated into the 'scholar family', they can not pay taxes or participate in corvee service, their main characters are lifelong service and generations. This kind of household registration cannot be changed without the order of the king. Their children are all called 'scholar' and 'scholar', which means soldiers born for the army. Women can only marry soldiers, and men will join the army. Only in this way can the labor force caused by the Daxing prison in China, the shortage of soldiers in the middle of the prison, and the overcrowded prisons in the country."

Wang Zhu praised the scene. Although Xiao He's behavior was a bit unethical, there was no way to do it. Once this system was formed, the children of the scholars would probably accept their fate, which was much better than the way to strengthen the men. He was so happy that he put down Yu Ji's affairs a little.

"Since everyone has prepared so well, then seven days later, the army will head towards Wuguan. By the way, what's going on with Wang Ben?!"

Wang Ben led a 100,000 army to sleep in the open and traveled day and night to the south bank of the Zhang River. This place is less than thirty miles away from Julu City where Zhang Er was defending. Wang Ben ordered the entire army to camp on the spot and send cavalry to block the river channel, preventing Zhang Er from taking risks, jumping over the wall and crossing the river to attack.

Wang Ben came to the bank of Zhang River to check the situation in Julu City. He heard from the spies that Zhang Er actually took the tricks that Wang Li and Zhang Han used at that time. He and Tianjiao Field of Qi were stationed in Julu and Jiyuan respectively, and used the corridor left by Zhang Han to transport military rations from Jiyuan in the southwest to Julu City.

In November, the north wind blew violently, and the water of the Zhang River was covered with a thin layer of ice.

The Zhang River originated from Taihang, with a deep and rapid water, and is more than a hundred meters wide. It flows through Zuoquan and Taihang, and flows into the Yellow River from the river and flows into the Bohai Sea. Wang Ben's army came along the river. The Zhao army fled along the way and conquered the important towns of Wu'an, Linzhang, Pingxiang, Shaqin and other places in Zhao State. The Qin army was not in a hurry to cross the river, and stayed in the Zhang River for nearly ten days until mid-November.

Wang Ben and Zhou Bo climbed the south bank and stood together on a high place. The cold wind blew the two of them with bloody battle skirts. The fields were vast, the cold wind was boundless in the wilderness, and the dead trees were boundless, and the war-torn Julu City was desolate. Since Zhang Han's army entered Zhao the previous year, the people of Zhao State seemed to have experienced endless nightmares, one after another, one after another, endless, and people died all day long. Shangdang, Changzhan, Anyang, Tangyin, Neihuang, Zhongmu, the eldest son and other places were robbed by the Qin army, Chu army, Qi army, Yan army, and their national defense army. People were killed, things were robbed, and even the livestock were eaten up. There were so many outrageous things that could not be described at all. There were half a good man in the army, and the Zhao army also harmed the people of Zhao State, and none of the surviving people supported Zhang Er.

As soon as Wang Ben was camping, he ordered the army to quickly clear all the Zhao army strongholds on the south bank of the Zhang River. Qin generals Luo Shen, E Qianqiu, Ren Ao, Jiang Ji, and four routes came out together to attack Shangdang, Changzhan, Anyang, and Tangyin. The guards of these four cities lost contact with Julu due to blocking the south bank of Zhang River. There was no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. After seven days of persistence, Shangdang and Tangyin guards opened the city to surrender. Nine days later, Changzhan and Anyang two cities were captured, the county magistrate was killed, and the soldiers fled in scattered. Wang Ben was waiting for this day. Now the south has been settled, and Zhang Er was huddled in Julu City without any reaction. Wang Ben predicted that he was an incompetent person and had already begun to prepare to cross the river.

Wang Ben looked at Julu City for a moment and felt a lot of emotion, and his heart felt a little painful. He had come here when he was young. He thought that he was in his twenties, in his prime, and was successful in his youth. In the 21st year, King Zheng of Qin led the Qin army to attack Chu, and obtained half of the Chu country in one fell swoop. Changsha was surrounded by troops from the capital of Wei, and captured the King of Wei. In the second year, he took the troops of Zhao to encircle the capital of Wei, Daliang, and captured the King of Wei. In the 25th year, he went north to capture Liaodong and destroyed Yan State, and attacked Dai County in one go, captured Dai King Zhao Jia; in the 26th year, he advanced east to destroy Qi, completed the unification of Qin, and was named the Marquis of Tongwu. When he passed by Julu, he was not as glorious as he was in all directions. But unexpectedly, just over ten years later, his biological son Wang Li would hate the city of Julu, and his body and head were different. This made Wang Ben feel resentful towards this famous city of Zhao.

Zhou Bo saw Wang Ben trance and couldn't help asking, "Elder General, now the Qin army is only separated by a river from Zhang Er and others. Julu City is already shaking under my strong army. The Qin army is very morale, why not cross the river immediately?"

Wang Ben still admired the young general in front of him. He seemed to be deliberately testing Zhou Bo, facing the cold wind, and said in a deep voice: "In your opinion, what should we do?"

Zhou Bo held the bronze sword hilt on his waist with his left hand, and drew a semicircle in front of his eyes with his white and thick fingers in his right hand, saying loudly, "General, there are three things to do now. First, the 100,000 Qin troops must quickly cross the Zhang River. Second, send people to understand the situation of the Zhao army in Julu immediately; Third, try every means to lead King Zhang Er of Zhao out of the city and annihilate it in one fell swoop, so as to save the major casualties in the siege."

Wang Ben's sharp eyes seemed to be able to cross time and space to penetrate the city walls of Julu, calming his mind and saying sternly; "What the general said is very true. However, now Zhang Er adopts Zhang Han's tactics back then to stock up on Jiyuan. That's because he absorbed Zhang Han's failure and arranged heavy troops inside and outside the corridor. Moreover, the general concluded that there must be a large number of Zhang Er ambushers on the river bank of dozens of miles. As long as our army crosses the river rashly, there will be a danger of half-crossing. Zhang Er must have planned to let Shangdang and Anyang generation Zhao army take the opportunity to attack our army. However, this general was not fooled by him. He first stabilized the rear and destroyed his four counties on the south bank, and asked him to shoot himself in the foot."

Zhou Bo thought to himself that Wang Ben, a famous general in the world, is indeed well-known and thoughtful, and is very comparable to people. I am still a little younger and I will learn from old comrades more in the future.

Zhou Bo came up with a plan and said, "It would be better for us to attack Jiyuan directly. Without his granary, Zhang Er will definitely surrender without fighting."

Wang Ben said, "Tianjiao and the fields are simply waste, Zhang Er knows this more than anyone else. Zhang Er is a man who has always been talented and is not an absolute mediocre person. He will not let Tianjiao and the fields take care of the granary. In my opinion, this is very likely a conspiracy. Why not be fooled?"
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