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Chapter 4 Take Jinyang Lightly

Wang Zhu was served by the palace maid and put on her clothes. When she walked out of the door, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh. The world is really unfair. If a girl like Xu Ling'er lived in the 21st century, it would be difficult to find a man.

There are a lot of them, and they come and go when you call them. How can you be so nervous just for a night of fun! Emperor, you are so happy.

"What's the matter? You came here so early in the morning to make a fuss!" Wang Zhu didn't give Gong Ziying a good look! He treated Gong Ziying as his own nephew and never pretended to be polite, and Gong Ziying didn't seem to care too much.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is a doctor who has recently joined the army from Hanzhong and wants to see you."

The doctor was a middle-level officer. Wang Zhu rolled his eyes: "This is a very urgent matter. Even a doctor wants me to come to meet him. How do you think Zhuge Liang is here?"

"Who is Zhuge Liang?" Young Master Ying was confused! "I tell you, you don't know either. Go and call that doctor."

The man was outside the palace. Gongzi Ying gave an order and the man came in.

"General Yuan Sheng comes to see your Majesty. Your Majesty is a thousand years old!"

Wang Zhu sounded awkward. He was living a long life just a few days ago. He suddenly lost nine thousand years. Damn, his life span has been shortened!

"Pingshen, Pingshen, why are you so anxious to see me?" Wang Zhu glanced at Young Master Ying.

Yuan Sheng thought to himself, didn’t the Prime Minister tell you?

"Your Majesty, I have a few questions for you, Your Majesty!"

Didn't you sleep and came here to ask questions so early in the morning?

Damn it, be careful and don't lose your head by asking questions.

There are several beauties here waiting to greet me! Then you have time to participate in the quiz!

You know how much you have delayed my business!

"Ask, ask!" Wang Zhu said impatiently.

"Excuse me, does your Majesty want to send troops to attack Lu Pheasant outside the pass?!"

"Everyone knows!"

Yuan Sheng knelt on the ground: "How does the king's military strength compare with Lu Pheasant?"

Wang Zhu slept with women every day and almost became a professional duck. He had no time to inspect Lu Pheasant's men and quickly glanced at Gongzi Ying.

Young Master Ying said: "The Lu Pheasant Army merged the Han Army and part of the Wei State's army, with a total strength of more than 200,000."

"Not as good as that!" Wang Zhu answered quickly!

Yuan Sheng asked again: "When the king goes out on an expedition, he is a guest army. Who is more advantageous when it comes to the guest versus the host?"

Wang Zhu said: "Of course the enemy is more advantageous! People wait for work in leisure. However, I can win with strategy."

Yuan Sheng smiled; "To be honest with you, your Majesty, Zhang Liang used to be an old acquaintance of rangers and generals in various places. May I ask, Your Majesty, how does your resourcefulness compare with this person?"

Wang Zhu suddenly rolled his eyes: "That - that's a bit worse than -"

Yuan Sheng said: "Your Majesty, our troops are not as strong as ours, our situation is not as good as ours, and our intelligence is not as good as ours. How do you plan to win?"

Wang Zhuxin said, I have no intention of winning! I don't want to provoke Lu Pheasant. With a false shot, I will run to the Kingdom of Zhao!

Yuan Sheng said: "Looking at the future, it is impossible to win!"

Wang Zhu smiled bitterly and said, "That Yuan Sheng! Did you come to see me early in the morning just to use words to hurt me?" Yuan Sheng said calmly, "Of course not. In the end, there will be a strategy to defeat the enemy, but it is best.

Able to stand up and speak.”

"Please get up, please get up!" Wang Zhu's eyes were full of light. He knew that Gongziying had sent him a talent! No wonder he was so anxious!

When Wang Zhu was thirsty for talents, he could not be polite and said hurriedly: "You said it, it's good, I can make you a prince!" Yuan Sheng's voice was slightly trembling, like the strings of a piano that were inadvertently shaken by the wind:

"Your Majesty, when you demoted yourself from emperor to king, you just endured the humiliation and shouldered the burden, hoping to stabilize Xiang Yu's comeback—"

"Wait, how did you know!"

Yuan Sheng smiled and said, "The king's actions during this period are definitely not the work of a foolish king. Things like beauty pageants and drinking are all used to paralyze the opponent! You are fighting Lu Pheasant because you also want to take the opportunity to grow stronger, right?"

What a talent!

"Yes, you are right!" Wang Zhu stood up: "Go on."

"But, my king, you can't win. The Qin army can't fight the Lu Pheasant army. We will definitely suffer a big loss."

Yuan Sheng had already said the reason just now, and Wang Zhu stopped asking. Wang Zhu guessed that Yuan Sheng only guessed half of it. He thought that the Qin army was really going to attack Lu Pheasant, so he rushed over to offer his advice!

"What's your idea?"

"The general's idea is to bypass Lu Pheasant and attack Zhao State. Zhao Xie is much easier to deal with than Zhang Liang!"

Wang Zhu glanced at Gong Ziying.

Young Master Ying said angrily, "You are talking nonsense. You are attacking the State of Zhao with no name. Xiang Yu will definitely come to attack you."

"It's famous, it's famous, the general has already thought about it!"

"Haha!" Wang Zhu said with joy, "How do you think I can deceive Xiang Yu!"

Yuan Sheng had already thought about it and blurted out: "The king will delay the march. Zhao Xie will inevitably surrender if he cannot withstand the attack of Lu Pheasant's army. At that time, the king wrote to Xiang Yu to express his concern, and at the same time he commanded the army to attack Handan of Zhao State.

, Zhao Xie must be captured! Not only can Xiang Yu not be blamed, but he should also be rewarded by the king. The king can definitely request to annex part of the land of Zhao!"

Yuan Sheng's thoughts were 90% the same as Wang Ao's. The last point was a little more profound and comprehensive than Wang Ao's thought. Wang Zhu and Gongzi Ying clicked their tongues in surprise. The tightness that had been held in Wang Zhu's stomach just now was swept away.

Well, it is better to have such a talent than to have affairs with ten beauties.

"Feng Yuan Sheng, Marquis of Pingyang, with a reward of two hundred gold!"

Sure enough, as expected, Han Xin's troops were approaching Jingxingkou. Chen Yu, the Prime Minister of Zhao State, refused to adopt the advice of counselor Li Zuoche and did not agree to ambush Han Xin's grain transport team. As a result, Han Xin was defeated by Han Xin and his army was defeated by 200,000. Zhao Wangxie and Chen Yu

They were all captured and killed, while Li Zuoche fled.

When the news was received, the Qin army was on the march.

"Not only did Zhao Xie fail to surrender to Han Xin, but his head is missing. Your Majesty, what should we do?" Wang Ben thought to himself, now he has no name.

Wang Ao said: "Then King Xie of Zhao was a prince conferred by Xiang Yu. Now he is killed by Han Xin. How could Xiang Yu just give up? He will definitely lead his troops north to fight Lu Pheasant!"

Wang Zhu said: "We can't take advantage anymore!"

Wang Ao said: "Change the direction of march. Han Xin's army is now busy occupying Handan and Julu. Our army went out of Puyang and entered Jinyang to attack Qi Shijun. We put out the banner of loyalty to Chu and revenge for King Zhao and Han Xin."

Divide the State of Zhao. In less than a month, Xiang Yu's army will arrive in Han and attack Handan. Let the two of them fight hard while we attack the State of Yan."

The Qin army was originally directed at Handan, but the situation changed. Wang Zhu ordered the entire army to leave Puyang of Qin State and attack Jinyang County of Zhao State. The king and prime minister of Zhao State were both dead, and the counties and counties here were full of armed separatists, some

They were waiting for Han Xin to come and collect them, but Han Xin couldn't take care of it for a while. He wanted to clean up the land on the southern line near Han and Wei first to avoid worries.

Five days later, the Qin army attacked Jinyang!

Li Zuoche fled from Jingxingkou and came to Jinyang. He originally wanted to pack up the remaining soldiers and go back to fight with Han Xin. If he was lucky, he might be able to get Zhao Wang to do it. Unexpectedly, before he could stand firm, the battle report of the Qin army's invasion came

Coming.

"The Qin army is here, no matter what, they are taking advantage of the situation!" Li Zuoche was so anxious that he circled around the room, like a donkey grinding mills.

"General, the banner of the Qin army is 'loyal to Chu, kill Han Xin!"

Li Zuoche's forehead flashed, and the ellipsis in his head was about to reach the Yan Kingdom. "What the hell, loyal to the great Chu, isn't this nonsense?"

"General, I have also heard that the Second Emperor of Qin has canceled his imperial title and changed his name to King Qin, and has been canonized by the Righteous Emperor. Now he is also a prince."

Who was Li Zuoche? How could he not understand Qin's trick: "This is a delaying strategy. Qin II is playing with Xiang Manzi, but since this is the case, we might as well take advantage of it. How many troops are there in the city now?"

"

"There are almost 20,000 people, most of whom are defeated soldiers who have fled from various places, as well as strong men who have never fought."

Li Zuoche thought, Qin is an elite army and must not fight forcefully.

"Hang ten pieces of white silk on the tower outside and write the words 'loyalty to Chu and kill Han Xin'. I want to see how Qin II dares to attack the city." Li Zuoche wore a black robe.

The beard smiles sinisterly.

When Wang Zhu's vanguard officer, veteran general Huan Jue, came to the city, he immediately felt something was wrong. Was this obviously to make the Qin army retreat without a name? He ordered people to report to Wang Zhu immediately to the Chinese army.

Wang Zhu and Wang Ao and Yuan Sheng both noticed that Li Zuoche had two brushes.

Yuan Sheng said, "Li Zuoche did this after seeing through Qin's plan to slow down the troops. I have a plan to make him waste his efforts. Xiang Yu's army has just come out and is halfway on the road. Your Majesty can order people to spread rumors along the way, saying that Li Zuoche has already

Han Xin surrendered and Zhao Wangxie was betrayed by him. The rude Xiang Yu must believe it is true and regard what is happening in front of him as Li Zuoche's trick and not take it seriously!"

"What a plan, what a plan! There are some remnant soldiers in the city. Our army is full of vigor and can attack the city immediately." Wang Ao also agreed.

"Tell Huanjue to ignore those things and just beat the drums to attack the city. Wait and capture Li Zuoche alive!"

The soldiers took the order and left. Wang Zhu shouted: "Prepare your horses, I want to go to the outside of the city to fight in person!"

When Wang Zhu came to the front line, the city was already covered with arrows and huge rocks like rain, and the Qin army's oar and shield soldiers had steadily advanced to the moat and were preparing to jump into the trench.

The Zhao army on the top of the city was in a state of inactivity. Some soldiers fell down on the crenellations, and no one came to replace them. The arrows fired at the Qin army became increasingly sparse.

The Qin army rushed towards the city wall like a flood, and ladders were put up on the city wall. The untrained Zhao army on the top of the city immediately fled in a swarm. There were less than three thousand left to fight, and soon a few crenels were destroyed.

was broken through by the Qin army.

This is the case in siege warfare. Before a breakthrough is opened, the attacking party always suffers. But once a breakthrough is opened and the tower is stormed, the defenders will be demoralized and vulnerable.

This is true even for a regular army with good military discipline, let alone a miscellaneous army that was put together temporarily. It seems that Li Zuoche was not commanding at the top of the city.

"Rumble" Huanjie always marched bravely and quickly. In addition to the troops on the top of the city, he also arranged ramming cars on the ground to target the city gate. The three ramming cars successfully advanced to the bottom of the city and slammed into the gate.

No one fired arrows anymore, and the Qin army banged against the door with all their strength. After seven or eight blows, the city gate made a loud crackling sound and opened to both sides. Smoke and dust filled the doorway.

"Kill!" Huanjue took the lead and led his cavalry into the city.

Large groups of cavalry swarmed in from the city road and rushed in, killing everyone on sight, dividing into several groups and radiating in all directions. The Zhao army responsible for guarding the city gate scattered and fled for their lives, causing a lot of chaos and causing great chaos to the Qin Dynasty.

The army's unscrupulous killing was of great help. The battlefield outside the west gate was in chaos, and it was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.

While Huan Ye was swiping his blood-red sword to kill, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brothers, kill! Kill!"

Twenty thousand cavalry, with the roar of their hooves, rushed towards the streets of the city like a thunderstorm, chasing Zhao's defeated troops and killing them all the way.

Wang Zhu looked behind him and heard a loud bang in his head. Damn it, I forgot to declare military discipline!

Wang Zhu took the thorn-brush riding whip from the guard and whipped the war horse hard. The war horse lined up and rushed towards the city gate with a whoosh. The generals behind him were stunned and didn't know what to say.

At the Royal Tomb, Xia Houying reacted quickly and immediately commanded the infantry arrayed on both wings to press towards the west gate like two angry waves.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty——"

Wang Zhu had so much to take care of, but he knew that if something went wrong, the people in the city might be in trouble. Why did he neglect it? This was a fatal oversight! You know, the world is dominated by those who win the hearts of the people!

Sure enough, when Wang Zhu entered the city, the looting, burning, and rape of women had already begun and were in full swing. Zhao Jun and General Zhao were dead and wounded, whether on the city tower or in the streets, and were lying everywhere. Weeping in the city

The shouts are deafening, fires are everywhere, thick smoke and fire debris cover the sky, and a bloody field is like Shura Hell.

Soldiers and civilians, old and weak, women and children fled in all directions. The tragic atmosphere of doomsday was unbearable to watch.

In many places, fierce hand-to-hand combat was still going on. Wang Ling and Xia Houying's infantry entered the city. On the one hand, they protected Wang Zhu's safety, and on the other hand, they immediately joined the strangulation process. They forced the remaining soldiers to fight without giving an inch.

The Zhao army retreated deeper into the city. The entire west gate was completely under the control of the Qin army, and the enemy army was gone.

What's bad is that Li Zuoche never showed up. Zhao Jun wanted to surrender but no one took the lead. The soldiers all killed eight generations of Li Zuoche's family in their hearts.

"Quickly, send someone to pass the order to stop the Qin army from setting fire to kill the people, and not to rob property. Anyone from the Zhao army who surrenders will be spared death!" Wang Zhu could not stop the upcoming robbery, and ordered Wang Ling and Xia Houying at the top of his voice.

.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's already too late!"

Wang Zhu roared; "We must do it even if it's too late to minimize the loss!"

The two men did not dare to say anything more. They led the soldiers forward and shouted: "The king has a decree. Surrender without killing. Surrender without killing. The Qin army must not kill people or set fire. Strictly observe military discipline and treat the people well. Strictly observe military discipline and treat the people well."

After shouting like this all the way, the Qin soldiers who were carrying out the robbery were restrained a lot, and many desperate people were rescued as a result. If not for this, Jinyang City might have been in ruins in two or three hours.

The battle lasted from morning to afternoon. The Zhao army was basically wiped out, and only a few had time to surrender. The people in Ximen were somewhat harassed, and the three gates in the southeast and north were relatively stable because Wang Zhu stopped them in time.

"Did you catch Li Zuoche?" Wang Zhu threw down his riding crop and took off his armor and asked impatiently.

In the Jinyang County Governor's Mansion, Qin generals gathered around Wang Zhu, all covered in blood.

"Your Majesty, the south gate is not found!"

"The King's North Gate was not found!"

"I didn't find anything at the east or west gate!"

"You can't fly into the sky, unless you ran away before the war started, or you are still in the city!" Wang Zhu said; "Post a notice for me, offering a reward of three thousand gold for the capture of Li Zuoche. Remember, three thousand gold for living, two for dead.

Hundreds of gold!"

Just like what Gongsun Zuo, the prime minister of Wei, once said when he recommended Shang Yang to the king: "This man is the most talented person in the world. If the king cannot use him, he must be killed."
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