Now Li Wei was exhausted from the battle, and how could he be Gao Jun's opponent? The two fought for only a few rounds, and Li Wei was shot again in the lower abdomen.
Gao Jun seemed to want to tease the other party and did not kill him, but he made Li Wei cry out in pain and he also backed away.
He had just taken a few steps back when Xun Xiao came forward again, slashing his ax across Li Wei's back and tearing a large gash in his back that was as deep as the bone.
These two people surrounded Li Wei. You shot me and I shot an axe. In a short time, Li Wei was injured all over his body. His spiritual armor was full of wounds and wounds, dripping with blood, as if he was a bloody man.
When the soldiers around him saw this, they burst into laughter. In their eyes, Li Wei was no longer a human being, but a plaything for them to tease.
At the end of the battle, Li Wei couldn't hold on any longer. He first knelt on the ground, then fell on his back and could no longer stand up.
Gao Jun and Xun Xiao glanced at each other, feeling that the other had reached their limit, and exchanged glances. Then Xun Xiao urged his horse forward, raised his sky-opening ax high, and chopped with all his strength.
Click!
This heavy ax blow directly split the dying Li Wei into two pieces. The force was so strong that a large crack was cut into the ground.
Li Wei was one of the first important generals to follow Tang Yin. He followed Tang Yin in the north and south, and made countless military exploits. Unfortunately, during the battle with the Zhen army, just one negligence cost him his life.
He died tragically at the hands of the Zhen Army. Li Wei's death not only cost Feng State another general, but also dealt a heavy blow to Feng State's morale.
In the Battle of Jiancheng, the Chifeng Army was completely defeated. In the end, the number of soldiers who escaped with Peng Haochu was less than 30,000. The original 100,000 Chifeng Army was reduced by more than 70%, which was theoretically equivalent to being completely annihilated by the enemy. At that time, no matter whether it was
A corps is still a legion. As long as it loses more than 70% of its troops in a battle, it can be canceled and merged with other corps or legions.
Although Li Wei was at fault for this fiasco, Li Cheng's strategy was also very clever. Even if it were not Li Wei, someone else might have been fooled.
Li Cheng was an anomaly among the Zhen army. Even if he were placed among all the generals of the principalities, he would still be a very special one.
He himself has never practiced spiritual martial arts, but he is recognized as a fierce general by everyone in the Zheng Kingdom. However, bravery is only half of his character. The other side is resourceful, cunning, and good at using strategies. The troops he commands can often burst into flames in adversity.
Expose unimaginable power.
Since the Battle of Rufeng, the Zhen army has advanced rapidly, winning consecutive battles and gaining momentum.
He made a sneak attack on Chongcheng, stormed Fangcheng, and then fought an incredible battle in Jiancheng. Li Cheng first led the Zhen army to defeat the Pingzhou County local army, beheaded the commander of the army, Su Yuan, and then captured Jiancheng without any bloodshed. When Chifeng
When the army arrived, he fought with the Chifeng Army again and repulsed the Chifeng Army with his exhausted troops. Later, Li Cheng used a cunning plan to deceive the Chifeng Army and defeated the Chifeng Army in one fell swoop.
Deputy Commander Li Wei.
The Zhen army achieved a great victory in the Battle of Jian City. Although there were casualties, the number of combatable troops should be 80,000. After that, Li Cheng continued to lead his army north to attack Feng City.
Fengcheng has already received the news, and nearby counties have sent troops to Fengcheng, hoping that Fengcheng can block the Zhen army's advance.
In a very short period of time, the number of troops in Fengcheng gathered around 100,000, which was more than the Zhen army could fight.
In Fengren's opinion, a hundred thousand troops were stationed in the closed city, which was enough to resist the exhausted Zhen army, which had only 80,000 soldiers left. But the result was far beyond people's expectations.
This patchwork of 100,000 people is just an appearance, and its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the local army. The people who make up the 100,000 army are mainly ordinary people, who were temporarily summoned by the government. Many of them don't even have armor or weapons.
No, if you go to fight the Zhen Army wearing only commoners and a wooden stick, how can you be the opponent of the Zhen Army?
The so-called 100,000-strong Fengcheng city defense collapsed under the strong attack of the Zhen army. It only took half a day for the 80,000 Zhen army to break through the Fengcheng city defense and rush into the city. The Zhen soldiers were already red-eyed.
The generals were like demons, killing everyone on sight, and the siege turned into a large-scale massacre.
The people in the city were so frightened that they fled out of the city. The Zhenjun did not pursue and kill the people who fled, but the Zhenjun would not let go of the Feng people who stayed in the city. As soon as they were found, they would kill them immediately. If the city was closed in a big way,
, there were fires everywhere, killings everywhere, the streets and alleys, and the ground were filled with corpses.
News of the city's fall soon spread to Yancheng. After hearing this, not to mention the panic of the imperial court headed by the emperor Yin Zhun, even the Feng Kingdom court was shocked and horrified. People were puzzled to understand what happened to these loyal people.
Why is the army so powerful? It is said that there are not many troops, so how come no one can resist it?! Even the Chifeng army was defeated, and Lieutenant General Li Wei also died in the battle.
On the day when the news came back, the ministers of Feng Kingdom gathered at the palace. Tang Yin was not in the capital, and Shangguan Yuanji was in charge of the court meeting. At this time, the time for the court meeting had already passed, but the military situation was too urgent, and people had to discuss a response.
Of the policy.
In the court hall, people were talking about anything, and the whole hall of the palace was in chaos.
At this time, Zhang Xin, the internal historian of Zhisu, said to Shangguan Yuanji: "Prime Minister Shangguan, now that the Zhen army has captured Fengcheng, they will attack Wancheng next. I wonder what countermeasures Prime Minister Shangguan has?"
After hearing his question, people stopped talking and all looked at Shangguan Yuanji's face.
Shangguan Yuanji was as calm and stable as usual, but he was also anxious in his heart. What should he do? He was not Qiu Zhen and did not understand military affairs. How could he know what to do? He blinked, remained silent, and turned his eyes.
Look at Zong Yuan.
Among all the ministers, only Zong Yuan was the best at strategizing. When Tang Yin rebelled against Zhong Tian, Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe and Zong Yuan were collectively known as Tang Yin's three great counselors. Now that Qiu Zhen and Zhang Zhe are gone, what can he rely on?
There is only Zong Yuan.
Zong Yuan saw Shangguan Yuanji looking at him and understood that he wanted him to stand up and offer a countermeasure to the enemy, but Zong Yuan pretended not to see it and turned his head elsewhere. There was no conflict between him and Shangguan Yuanji, the key was
He didn't have any good solution. The current situation was too critical. There were no soldiers in the capital who could fight. Some tens of thousands of them were recruits without fighting ability. To expect them to fight against the Zhen army who was accustomed to fighting was tantamount to
Let these tens of thousands of new soldiers die.
A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. No matter how shrewd and strategic Zongyuan is, he still needs soldiers to defeat the enemy.
Seeing that Zong Yuan did not dare to stand up and say a word, Shangguan Yuanji's heart suddenly sank and his brows slowly furrowed.
Zhang Xin sighed: "It seems that Prime Minister Shangguan has no way to retreat from the enemy. In this case, we... can only move the capital."
"What?" Shangguan Yuanji was startled and raised his eyes to look at Zhang Xin.
Zhang Xin said: "Move the capital! This is the only way at present. The Zhen people are coming fiercely, and our army cannot resist it. Instead of staying in the capital and waiting to die, it is better to move the capital to avoid the enemy's attack!"
Shangguan Yuanji shook his head and said: "No! Since the founding of the Feng Kingdom, Yancheng has been its capital. Now, Yancheng is not only the capital of Feng in people's minds, it is also the symbol of the Feng Kingdom. How can we say that we are accommodating?"
"If we don't move the capital and the Zhen people come to kill us, what can we do to resist them?"
Zhang Xin put forward the idea of moving the capital and received the support of many ministers. Seeing that people nodded repeatedly even though they did not speak, he felt more confident and his tone began to become tougher.
In fact, strictly speaking, Zhang Xin belongs to the collateral line and is not a direct official of Tang Yin. It stands to reason that he is only a high official, but his status in the court is not too high. However, he is smooth, eloquent, and generous with his actions, which is different from many of Tang Yin's.
He had a close personal relationship with his direct ministers, and gradually he gained his own power, with many people attached to him.
Shangguan Yuanji looked gloomy and said coldly: "If the enemy troops come to the city, even if we go to the city in person, we will fight the enemy troops to the end. Besides, the capital move is now a big deal, how can we not report it to the king..."
Zhang Xin continued: "The king is far away in Jinyang. If we go to report to the king, it will take at least half a month between trips. By then, the Zhen people will have already reached Yancheng, and it will be too late for us to move the capital.
. You will be out of town, and you will not accept your orders. Now that you are out, we can only adapt to circumstances."
Many ministers thought that what Zhang Xin said was reasonable, and nodded and whispered to each other in low voices. However, some ministers headed by Shangguan Yuanji were firmly opposed. The two sides kept arguing with each other.
Zongyuan looked this way, then that way, and sighed secretly in his heart. It is said that scholars harm the country. This is true. If there is time to argue here, it is better to think of practical solutions!
He is also opposed to moving the capital, and even thinks it is ridiculous. It is simply not worth it, and it is something that should not even be thought about. How can you say that the capital of a country will be moved, if it is defeated by an enemy army of less than 100,000?
If you are so frightened that you move the capital, won't you be laughed at by other principalities? In the next decades or even centuries, Feng Kingdom will lose face among other countries.
Furthermore, the king is fighting the main force of the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces. If the capital in the rear is moved, won't the morale of the soldiers in the front collapse? This would not only fail to help the king, but also put the king and the entire army in danger.
These ministers only want to protect themselves and are greedy for life and afraid of death. It is difficult to collude with them! Zongyuan sneered in his heart, shook his head, turned around and walked out.
Above the court, the two groups held each other's opinions, their faces red and necks thick as they argued. No one noticed Zong Yuan's quiet departure, with the exception of one person, Lei Zhen.
It was the first time that Lei Zhen saw such a scene. He was a little dumbfounded at first, but gradually, he felt impatient in his heart. He was a military commander, but he was dull. Seeing the quarrels among the ministers, he could do whatever he wanted.
Not talkative.
Unintentionally, Lei Zhen saw Zong Yuan walking out. He took a few steps back and slipped out behind everyone.
When he came outside, he took a few hurried steps, caught up with Zong Yuan, raised his hands and saluted, "Master Zong!"
Zong Yuan was stunned, looked up at Lei Zhen, and asked in confusion: "Why did General Lei come out?"
Lei Zhen said with a smile: "I saw Master Zong leaving, so I followed him out. I wonder where Master Zong is going?"