Chapter 296: People are slaughtered!
Cao Shen's death also spread a good story to future generations.
Many unofficial histories and novels describe how Cao Shen, in order to defeat the Wei army, did not hesitate to use himself as bait, thus causing the Chu army to be defeated.
His last period of time can be said to be a sacrificial act for charity.
The next day in the afternoon.
Zhao Changqing went into battle wearing armor.
This is the first time he has led an army on an expedition since he set foot on the rivers and lakes.
It has attracted much attention from all walks of life.
The mouthful of blood he coughed up outside the capital the day before yesterday almost destroyed his vitality. Fortunately, he has the cultivation background of the land immortal realm, otherwise, the mouthful of blood could kill at least half of his life.
Zhao Changqing came outside Chang'an City and told He Ning: "After I leave, you, the queen, will have a heavy burden. You must listen to Prime Minister Zhuge's opinion more. If you are not sure about something, you can ask the Prime Minister."
He Ning said reluctantly: "Your Majesty, I know this in my heart and will definitely do my best to protect the stability and peace of my capital."
Zhao Changqing nodded in praise upon hearing this.
This is the mother of a nation.
It is not easy for a woman to not miss the love between men and women and to be able to stand up without hesitation in the event of a national crisis or accident.
Zhao Changqing said to her again: "After I leave, I will visit the Cao family more often and give a message to Cao Jianjia, the girl of the Cao family. If she wants to enter the palace after her filial piety period expires, I will give her a concubine position. If she doesn't want to, I will give her a concubine."
, in the territory of Wei State, if there are any young talents that she can take a liking to, speak out boldly, and I will officiate for her."
He Ning nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I have remembered it."
Zhao Changqing thought for a while and felt that he had forgotten something. However, the army had already set off and it was not suitable to stop here. After all, soldiers are very fast.
But after catching up with the army on horseback, he remembered the incident again, so he left and returned, and spoke to He Ning again: "Go and ask Chu Hong whether she had anything to do with Chu Hong's fake death and escaping from the capital.
I want her to answer personally. If helping Chu Hong escape from the capital really has something to do with her, then I will give her a glass of wine so that we can all get together and relax!"
The woman Zhao Changqing refers to is Mi Yue.
He Ning knew it best.
She was hoping in her heart that it was not Mi Yue who helped Chu Hong escape the capital. If she really did this, it would be equivalent to indirectly killing Marshal Cao.
Zhao Changqing marched for two days and finally arrived and set up camp a hundred miles outside the gate of Donglai County. At this moment, Zhao Zilong was forced by Chu Hong and another Chu general and had to stay in Donglai County.
Fortunately, the county was well-equipped with provisions, supplies, and defensive equipment, so Zhao Yun had no worries for the time being.
Otherwise, he would have long ago found a way to get out of the predicament at hand, instead of being trapped in the city and just waiting for reinforcements and not doing anything, not thinking of ways to break the situation.
Now, Zhao Changqing's arrival is the critical moment to break the situation.
Zhao Yun disguised himself, went out of the city at night, and came to Zhao Changqing's camp.
After seeing him, he knelt down and said, "General, I will see you at last, His Majesty the Emperor!"
Zhao Changqing helped him up and said, "Do you know everything?"
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the general will send his troops outside the city tomorrow, join forces with your majesty, and attack Chu Hong severely. The general will definitely capture him alive to appease the soul of Marshal Cao in heaven!"
Zhao Changqing shook his head and said: "It's not urgent. Since I'm here, I don't take this Chu Hong seriously. In my eyes, he is already a dead person at this moment.
Tomorrow I will call the formation first to test their methods, and we will discuss the decisive battle after my army has rested."
Zhao Yun was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, you mean to fight the enemy in person tomorrow? This is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty, you are rich in gold, how can you take this risk?"
Zhao Changqing said: "Cao Laogui is the Duke of the country, and he personally climbed the city wall to defend the enemy. Why can't I personally fight with the enemy generals? The matter has been decided, and there is no need to say more. This time, I want the three armies of the Chu State to know that I am
The rage!”
Zhao Yun could compromise on other matters, but Zhao Yun felt that he absolutely could not compromise on this matter.
Now that Cao Guogong has just passed away, if the emperor does something radical and irreversible because of his grief and anger, he will not even have time to regret it.
So he tried to dissuade her again and again.
But they were all rejected by Zhao Changqing.
He admitted that the decision on this matter was a bit hasty, but as a warrior, if he did not have the courage to call others to fight, it might affect his martial spirit.
The emperor has to do it, and the warriors have to do it too.
There is nothing contradictory about being a martial emperor.
Jia Xu said nothing because he knew that no one could change what His Majesty decided.
He has been analyzing the terrain maps of both the enemy and ourselves.
At present, there are less than 200,000 Wei troops in Donglai County. Together with the 100,000 troops brought by Your Majesty, they are almost equal to the Chu army.
As we all know, the individual combat capabilities of Wei soldiers are among the best among the armies of various countries. If compared one to one, for now, the Wei army has the advantage.
In addition, since they were fighting on Wei's own soil, the Wei army's chances of winning were even better.
What should be considered now is what method can be used to minimize the casualties of the troops and still achieve victory.
To talk about what major events have happened recently, the first thing is Cao Shen's death in battle, and the second thing is Bai Qi's massacre of 160,000 Chu soldiers.
It was Bai Qi again who massacred the enemy soldiers again, which made everyone in the world secretly sigh.
However, the most they could say was that Bai Qi was cruel and unkind, and there was nothing else to say.
After all, the Emperor of Wei State spoke up and said that the slaughter was good!
Darling, hundreds of thousands of lives are just gone!
It is recorded in the history books of later generations that "Cao Shen decided the strategy, Bai Qi won, and slaughtered more than 100,000 Chu soldiers."
In one simple sentence, 160,000 people were all accounted for here.
After Bai Qi massacred these 160,000 people, he specially asked someone to report a heaven-sacrifice meeting. To put it simply, from now on, if these 160,000 people are wronged, they will have their debtors. If you want revenge, don't go to them.
Others just come to you specifically.
Bai Qi was also brave and courageous. If it had been anyone else, he would not have dared to massacre 60,000 Chu soldiers, let alone 160,000 Chu soldiers, for fear of leaving a lifetime of infamy.
But Bai Qi doesn’t care!
The killing was very satisfying, and killing those Chu soldiers would also benefit Wei State, and there was nothing to worry about.
Bai Qi was already prepared and mentally prepared to bear this infamy.
As a result, Bai Qi got an extra nickname, which was given to him by people from all over the world, called "Rentu".
But what they don't know is that these four words, Rentu Baiqi, will completely shock the entire world in the near future.
Later, he was named the "God of Killing" by the people.
Later I learned that he and Northern Liang King Xu Laizi shared a nickname, both called "Ren Tu".
Chapter completed!