Qin Jiyan's sudden appearance immediately turned the tide of the battle. Even though King Zhao and Xihu's men had been prepared and quickly withdrew their troops, they still suffered heavy losses.
Especially Xihu, due to the hesitation of the two coaches, Xihu left the battlefield several steps later than King Zhao, and missed the best opportunity to leave...
The evacuation of King Zhao and King Xihu did not end the war. The reinforcements brought by King Qin chased them for dozens of miles and directly pursued them to the place where Xihu and King Zhao camped.
After riding back, they saw a messy battlefield and the soldiers of Qin were silent.
They're late!
Although it was not their fault, they had to bear half of the responsibility for the death of so many brothers on the battlefield.
The Qin Dynasty was completely victorious in this battle, but no one could laugh. Everyone present looked solemn, looking at the scattered corpses on the ground, speechless and choked with sobs.
All the soldiers thought so, let alone Qin Jiyan.
He did not regret leaving the war to save Gu Qiancheng. Even if he had to do it again, he would still make this choice. But seeing the piles of corpses on the ground, Qin Jiyan couldn't help but blame himself and feel guilty.
During the time he left, Da Qin faced wave after wave of attacks from Xihu and King Zhao. Nearly a hundred thousand soldiers died on the battlefield, and countless others were injured.
Half of these people died because of his sudden departure.
If he loses this battle, he will be the sinner of Da Qin.
Of course, even if he wins, he is not a good person.
He didn't regret it, but he couldn't suppress the guilt in his heart. As a result, Qin Jiyan lost his smile.
"Leave a group of people to survey the battlefield while the others enter the city." Qin Jiyan sat on his horse and gave the order in a cold voice, taking the lead and leading the people into the city.
In the city, Prince Pingxi had already brought people out to greet him. When he saw Qin Jiyan coming from a distance, he immediately dismounted his horse to greet him. Qin Jiyan did not take advantage of him and also dismounted his horse early and walked forward.
"Your Highness, you are finally here." Prince Pingxi, who had always been steady, suddenly choked up when he saw Qin Jiyan.
God knows how much pressure he endured during Qin Jiyan's absence.
God knows how frightened he was during Qin Jiyan's absence.
Qin Jiyan didn't wait for Prince Pingxi to kneel down before he lifted him up and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Prince. It's all Jiyan who came too late."
Qin Jiyan felt guilty towards Prince Pingxi. He threw everything and all responsibilities to Prince Pingxi willfully. Therefore, Qin Jiyan did not take anything away from Prince Pingxi.
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"No, it's not too late. Your Highness came just in time. The old minister lived up to His Highness's expectations and defended the city." King Pingxi had already expected it, and even though he was excited, he quickly calmed down. "Now that His Highness is back, we can hope to
We beat back the Xihu people."
With 300,000 reinforcements, their current military strength is comparable to that of Xihu and King Zhao. They no longer need to passively counterattack, and they can drive the Xihu people out of Da Qin.
"That's right, we will be able to drive out the Xihu people soon." Qin Jiyan let go of King Pingxi's hand and greeted the lieutenants one by one. After everyone exchanged greetings, they entered the city.
The city was in a mess. Injured people and soldiers could be seen everywhere. There were several porridge sheds and medicine sheds set up on the street. Qin Jiyan went up to take a look. The porridge in the porridge shed was as thin as water, and he was not full at all, but
The people who queued up to receive food did not complain at all.
"Your Highness..." Prince Pingxi saw Qin Jiyan stopping in front of the porridge shed and wanted to explain, but was stopped by Qin Jiyan, "You don't need to say anything, Prince, Jiyan understands what is going on."
The food he had before leaving was enough to last the army and the people in the city for more than ten days, but then so many reinforcements came that it would not last long with that little food.
"This time, I have brought enough food, wages and medicinal materials. You arrange for people to distribute them. No matter what, we must feed everyone." If you don't eat enough, you won't have the strength to fight.
"Your Highness is wise." Prince Pingxi knew that Qin Jiyan had brought not only reinforcements, but also food.
The war was tense, so Qin Jiyan did not stay on the street for too long. He only showed up on the street to let the people in the city see that the great grandson of the Emperor of Qin had arrived with a large amount of food, grass, and reinforcements.
As soon as Qin Jiyan appears, the hearts of the people in the city will stabilize.
After showing his face on the street, Qin Jiyan signaled Prince Pingxi and a group of people to go to the camp. He wanted to understand the current situation.
Pingxi County Prince and others nodded repeatedly, and while walking, they talked about what happened during this period. It was not an important matter, and it would be okay even if others heard it, but...
It was different when they arrived at the camp. Their discussions were all about major military matters, so no one else could listen.
Prince Pingxi first reported the time, the number of battles between the two sides, and the casualties.
Prince Pingxi felt guilty when talking about these figures, because he suffered far more casualties during the time he defended the city than when Qin Jiyan defended the city.
However, when Qin Jiyan was defending the city, King Zhao's soldiers and horses did not take action, so it was excusable. Qin Jiyan did not say anything about Pingxi County Prince, and of course there was no praise. He only promised that he would be injured and killed this time.
For soldiers, their pensions will be increased, and he will supervise the whole process.
People are dead, and all they can do is to make life better for the families of the soldiers who died in battle.
All the officers and soldiers have no meaning to what Qin Jiyan mentioned. They are not civil servants and do not know whether there is money in the treasury. As long as His Highness Qin says it, they will know that it can be done. And the civil servant Feng Sijin who knows the situation of the treasury will do it.
Shi was not in the camp. Of course, even if Qin Jiyan was in the camp, he would not stop him and left His Highness Qin to make a promise and let him fulfill it on his own.
After talking about the battle situation, Prince Pingxi reported to Qin Jiyan what they had done during this period. The brightest one was naturally the alienation plan promoted by Feng Sijin.
"The Prince of Chu has already taken the bait. He has become quite popular in the army by recruiting soldiers and horses."
"Sihu still needs some effort, but with two deputy commanders here, Feng Yao must also know that Xihu doesn't believe him."
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The Prince of Pingxi County spoke in great detail. It was normal for Qin Jiyan to hear Qin Yunchu's reaction. He had done this by himself, and the subsequent events were basically within his expectations.
What happened to Feng Yao surprised Qin Jiyan, because Feng Sijin had exactly the same idea as him, but he didn't intend to make a fuss about Feng Yao's life experience so early. Qin Jiyan's original plan was to fight on both sides.
Finally, do this when success or failure is about to be decided.
At that time, Feng Yao already had close men in his hands, and Xihu changed his generals before the battle, so Feng Yao could naturally occupy the land and become the king.
Feng Sijin is trying to alienate people at this time, and he doesn't know if Feng Yao has time to win people's hearts.
Thinking of this, Qin Jiyan couldn't help but feel a headache...