724 Retreat, the history books are written by the victors
Seeing that victory was in sight, he might even capture King Zhao alive, but he didn't want a group of civilians to suddenly appear on the street, making it impossible for King Qin's men to continue the fight.
They can't just kill ordinary people.
"What's going on?" Cheng Huan and his friends gathered around Cheng Huan, looking unhappy.
They all have to win, no matter what kind of trouble these people want to make.
"Maybe I can't fight anymore." Cheng Huan's handsome face tensed up, and the hand holding the knife moved, but he didn't take a step back.
The friends just didn't think it through for a while, but now that they thought about it clearly, they immediately said with the same hatred: "King Zhao is really despicable."
Yes, King Zhao was very despicable. He drove a group of ordinary people to the battlefield, then appeared on horseback and said to His Highness Qin's soldiers and horses: "Let Qin Jiyan retreat, or I will kill these innocent people."
"King Zhao, you are despicable and shameless. They are innocent. Let them go and we will fight." The grumpy deputy general held the knife and was about to charge forward, but was stopped by Yan Qing, "Don't be impulsive."
"But..." The man still refused, but Yan Qing glared at him fiercely, and then he took a step back obediently.
Yan Qing then looked at King Zhao and said calmly: "King Zhao, what do you mean? Threatening the imperial court with the lives of the people in the city?"
"What General Yan said, and what he meant was really unpleasant. I just asked my good nephew to retreat obediently. After all, we are all a family, how can we have an overnight feud." King Zhao refused to admit it even to his death.
If you threaten the imperial court with Bai Qi's life, there are things you can do but not say.
It would be crazy if Yan Qing would let him go, "King Zhao, you rebelled first, and now you don't care about the life and death of the people. How can you let the emperor down?"
"General Yan, shut up. It's not your turn to talk about this king's affairs." King Zhao was extremely angry and glared at Yan Qing. Yan Qing was not afraid and stared back. In his clear eyes, he could see the ugly and ferocious look of King Zhao.
, King Zhao couldn't help but became furious, drew his sword and slashed at Yan Qing, but at this moment Qin Jiyan appeared.
"Uncle Prince Zhao, stop." His Highness Qin stepped forward on horseback, and the people on both sides stepped aside automatically to make way for His Highness Qin, while also spontaneously protecting His Highness Qin's safety.
"Jiyan, you are very brave, you actually dare to come here." When King Zhao saw Qin Jiyan coming on horseback, the corner of his mouth twitched.
"Uncle King Zhao is here, what do I have to be afraid of?" His Highness Qin looked calmly at King Zhao and the ordinary people standing between the two sides.
These ordinary people were driven out by King Zhao and had been frightened for a long time. Now when they saw Qin Jiyan coming out, they all hurriedly knelt down, but they were too trembling to speak.
Qin Jiyan passed them again and looked at King Zhao, "Uncle King Zhao, what do you mean? Are you taking the lives of these innocent people to cover up your failure?"
King Zhao did not answer the question and said with a smile: "Ji Yan, I don't want to talk nonsense with you and ask your people to withdraw."
In fact, King Zhao really wanted to assassinate Qin Jiyan, but...
He was also afraid that if something happened to Qin Jiyan, the soldiers and horses in his hands would riot, and he would kill them without hesitation. After all, compared with Qin Jiyan's life, the people of this city were nothing.
"If I withdraw my troops, will Uncle Zhao let them go? If Uncle Zhao agrees to spare the innocent people in the city, it doesn't matter if I withdraw my troops." Retreating today does not mean retreating forever. King Zhao even used such an idea
, it can be seen that he has no way out.
"Retreat ten miles, so what if I let the whole city go." King Zhao did not dare to take the lives of the whole city and kept threatening Qin Jiyan. After all, this is the land of Da Qin, not Xihu and Northern Qi. He is so
If you do it, you will really get stabbed in the spine.
"Okay. I will withdraw my troops. Uncle Zhao Wang remembers his words." Qin Jiyan got the affirmative reply from King Zhao and ordered the troops to withdraw without saying a word. However, before leaving, he did not forget to dig a hole for King Zhao to jump into: "Uncle Wang Zhao, what are you doing today?"
What you have done has disgraced the face of our Great Qin royal family. Our Great Qin royal family has never cared about the life and death of the people. You are not worthy of the surname Qin, and you are not worthy of having me call you Uncle Wang. The last time I will call you Uncle Zhao,
From today on, you are no longer our King Zhao of Da Qin, nor are you a member of the royal family of Da Qin. You are not worthy of the surname Qin."
After saying this, His Highness Qin rode away, leaving King Zhao so angry that he wanted to kill someone...
"His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun is right, Zhao... a thief, you are not worthy of being a member of the Qin Dynasty." Yan Qing added.
There was no chance for Cheng Huan to talk to his friends here, but before they left, they said to King Zhao, "Young man!"
When the others saw this, they imitated him, and they all cursed King Zhao before leaving.
"Retreat!" Outside the city, the soldiers who had already won the victory had to retreat ten miles. It would be a lie to say that they were not angry, but this dissatisfaction was directed at King Zhao and had nothing to do with His Highness Qin.
"Zhao... the dog thieves are so shameless. They couldn't beat us, but they actually drove the people out of the city. It's so shameless." The soldiers cursed all the way and were furious.
Not to mention the people on His Highness Qin's side, even the staff around King Zhao looked uneasy, "Your Majesty, if you do this, our reputation will be ruined."
Their rebellion was untenable in the first place, but now they are threatening the imperial court with the lives of ordinary people. If this matter is spread, when they attack the city again, no city will surrender, and the people in the city will fight to the death.
"It's just an incident in a remote town. As long as I don't use this method anymore, it won't be spread." King Zhao didn't take it to heart at all. "History is written by the victor. As long as I win, today's news will be over."
What does it matter? Ji Yan said that this is a woman's kindness. This king protected all the main forces without spending a single soldier. What should I not do? "
"But..." Thinking of His Highness Qin's words before leaving, the staff finally felt that something was wrong.
"No need to say more." Everything has been done, and King Zhao didn't feel the need to say more. "It's getting late. Let's rush to the next city while the imperial troops retreat."
The walls of this city were smashed, and all the food stored in the city was looted by him. Moreover, now he has also lost the support of the people in this city. Staying here will only do harm but no good. It is better to retreat to another city and borrow the troops from another city to fight with them.
Qin Jiyan continued to spend money, and he did not believe that the military salary Qin Jiyan brought could be squandered by him.
Most importantly, Tang Wanjin, who could break the city gate with one punch, was disabled even if he was not dead at this time. King Zhao did not think that without Tang Wanjin, King Qin could break through the city gate without making sacrifices.
King Zhao didn't know that Tang Wanjin, who he said was both immortal and disabled, was currently lying in the tent intact, eating the blood-tonifying meal Gu Qiancheng said with disgust on his face.
King Zhao was really naive when he wanted to kill Tang Wanjin...
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