The most elite soldiers of Zhao State are not in Changping, but in the palace.
Because the Qin State often has the habit of directly besieging the enemy's capital, when fighting against the Qin State, the princes did not dare to leave their capitals empty, for fear of being directly destroyed by the violent Qin. This army guarding the capital,
The officers, big and small, were all children of nobles recruited from all over the country, and the soldiers were all strong men selected from a hundred. Zhao also learned a rough idea of Wei's method of selecting soldiers, but he did not dare to learn them all.
Running with heavy loads, fighting and fighting, the final winner formed this powerful army. King Zhao entertained them with meat. The ordinary soldiers could wear armor and hold shields. It can be said that they were the most elite army in Zhao State. King Zhao always
He was reluctant to let them leave the palace. Only occasionally when encountering small-scale wars, would he send them out to practice their skills as actual combat training. He probably had the same idea this time.
The Yan Kingdom has no general, and is like scattered sand. It would certainly be good to send out an elite group of knights to kill a few more Yan people and practice their skills.
After getting the tiger talisman, Lou Chang summoned two thousand elite knights. Xu Li had already prepared for the expedition. After gathering the soldiers, Lou Chang sent people to mobilize the grain and grass supplies for the expedition. Xu Li
After waiting for two days, Lou Chang had no intention of going out for the expedition. Xu Li was furious and came directly to the door. Fortunately, Lou Chang's retainers did not stop his idea and took him to see Lou Chang directly.
Lou Chang was sitting indoors, reading books indifferently. When he saw Xu Li coming, he was very happy and stood up hurriedly, "Xu Jun, you are here. Sit down quickly. I was about to ask you for advice."
What about the war!" Xu Li snorted coldly and said angrily: "Your Majesty trusted you, so he allowed you to lead the army to the war. But two days have passed and you are still studying indoors. You are so neglectful of the war. This is
Big crime!"
Lou Chang was stunned for a moment, and then said helplessly: "I am not neglecting, but the food and grass have not been collected yet. Nowadays, food and grass are extremely scarce. We cannot let the soldiers go to the battlefield on an empty stomach. The cavalry consumes more food than the infantry. You
You have to give me some time to prepare."
Xu Li said angrily: "The army you lead is valued by the Lord, and they have a lot of food and grass hoarded. How come it takes such a long time to prepare?"
"Do I only need to bring the food I need? In the past, Ma Fuzi didn't bring much food and grass. Now he must have run out of food and grass and needs support. How can you only think about yourself? Can't you serve Ma Fuzi?
Do you think about it? I gathered food and grass just to send it to Ma Fuzi." Lou Chang said dissatisfied.
Xu Li was speechless for a moment and said fiercely: "If you deliberately delay the time again, I will go to the Lord and ask for your punishment!" After saying that, he ignored Lou Chang's plea and turned around.
After leaving the mansion, Lou Chang watched him leave calmly and smiled. He was just a reckless man from a humble background. Lou Chang sat down again and looked at Zhao's map seriously.
The Yan people had their food and grass burned. It was impossible for them to attack Bai Ren. They were hungry and they always needed to find some food. When they couldn't bear the hunger anymore, they went out to plunder the people and officially became brutal.
When you are rogue, think about the sudden appearance of nearly 10,000 rogue thieves in the Zhao Kingdom, looting everywhere and covering half of the Zhao Kingdom. Oh, the harm is no less than that of the Yan people besieging Handan. In this way, Ma Fu
Those meritorious deeds of the Son will all turn into sins.
With less than a thousand men at his side, Ma Fuzi was unable to defeat the rest of the defeated troops. Without reinforcements, he could only watch the Yan people fleeing and committing crimes. There was a lack of young people everywhere in Zhao State, and there was no way to resist.
These bandits. Once they dispersed, even if his reinforcements arrived, it would still take several years for Ma Fuzi to lead his men to catch them all. Lou Chang laughed gloomily, or said to himself
Said eloquently:
"Why are you so anxious...I'm not a villain who strives for credit...I can't take away Ma Fuzi's great achievements..."
In the following days, Lou Chang waited patiently for the food and grass to be collected. During this period, Xu Li met with King Zhao several times, and King Zhao also urged Lou Chang several times before Lou Chang set out to prepare.
Heading to Bai Ren, Lou Chang sat in a military chariot, with knights lining up and surrounding him, and left Handan. However, he did not let the knights rush to Bai Ren at full speed. He also sent knights to be on guard around the area and to return to duty at any time.
As a result, the marching speed is even worse than that of the chariot troops!
As soon as the sky gets dark, Lou Chang will ask the soldiers to stop and set up camp to rest and stop marching. In the early morning, he is not willing to march early. Instead, he asks the soldiers to eat well first to prepare themselves for the battle.
Chang came to question him several times, and Lou Chang spoke plausibly, "The Yan people have defeated many troops. What should we do if we encounter a sneak attack by the Yan people?"
How can the army fight?"
Finally, when Lou Chang said that the weather was too cold and he should rest, Xu Li couldn't bear it anymore.
Lou Chang and two soldiers were sitting on the left side of the chariot. He was covered with thick fur. The soldiers beside him were lighting a fire for him, and another person was preparing to boil some water for him. Lou Chang felt very comfortable.
Sitting here, squinting his eyes, the soldiers were stacking wood blocks, "Bang~~", suddenly someone kicked over his firewood, the soldier was furious, stood up suddenly, but saw the angry
Xu Li.
The soldier did not dare to get angry and looked at him aggrievedly. Xu Li pushed him away and stood in front of Lou Chang.
Lou Chang slowly opened his eyes, raised his head, looked at Xu Li in front of him, and asked with a smile: "General Xu Li, what do you want?" Xu Li suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Lou Chang's neck, and said with a smile.
He pulled him up and touched his forehead with his forehead, like an angry bull. He gasped and said: "Please give the order immediately and rush to Bairen at full speed!!!"
Lou Chang was startled, and then cursed: "Do you want to rebel? I am the commander-in-chief!" He leaned back, stretched out his fingers and tapped Xu Li's chest heavily, and said viciously: "You just
A lieutenant, you are not qualified to do this...ah~~", but at that moment, Xu Li grabbed his finger and broke it suddenly, "click~", Lou Chang's finger was broken directly, and Lou Chang was in pain
Phew, "He wants to rebel! He wants to rebel!!"
The soldiers around looked at the two of them in surprise, but remained indifferent.
Xu Li looked at Lou Chang coldly, grabbed his neck with one hand, and slowly pulled out the dagger from his waist with the other hand. Lou Chang's eyes widened, and he hurriedly whispered: "Please forgive me.
Me, if you kill me, the soldiers will not obey your orders. Even if you forcefully lead the soldiers to Bai Ren, the soldiers will not dare to fight. The war will definitely fail!", Xu Li looked at it.
Look at the frightened soldiers around.
He put his dagger against Lou Chang's abdomen and said: "Please get on the chariot!" Lou Chang tremblingly got on the military chariot. Xu Li stood beside him and said: "Please give the order, at full speed.
Heading to Berren!!”
"Go to Bai Ren at full speed!!!" Lou Chang shouted. The soldiers jumped up and quickly got on their horses. The knights galloped madly in the direction of Bai Ren. Lou Chang's face was pale, and there were constant tattoos on his forehead.
Sweat dripping from his eyes, he looked at Xu Li with a silly smile, his face full of smiles, but in his eyes was unforgettable hatred. Damn me, even if you rush to Bai Ren now, it will be too late, and you will wait until you return.
Handan, I will break every finger of yours!
But in Haocheng at this moment, the people and soldiers of Yan were almost going crazy because they had been without food for a long time.
In the entire city of Haocheng, almost even the insects in the soil were dug out and eaten by them, and the horses of the soldiers had already become the meals of the generals. The eyes of the soldiers of Yan were full of blood, and when they looked at their comrades,
, they would all be slightly in a trance, swallowing their saliva, and their faint eyes were particularly scary. There were several turmoils, and the soldiers had difficulty controlling these soldiers, and the bodies of those who died in the turmoil appeared after being buried.
mysterious disappearance.
"Ma Fuzi killed all the generals who were captured??" Standing on the city wall, Yang Ji grabbed the neck of the soldier who escaped from Bairen and asked coldly. The soldier was scared and anxious, so he clicked
He shook his head and said: "Ma Fuzi said that the soldiers did not know the principles of benevolence and righteousness and could only obey the general's orders. Although he killed the enemy's soldiers on the battlefield, he could not blame him, but because the general knew these principles,
But he did not dissuade the monarch from launching unjust wars and allowed his soldiers to kill innocent people."
"This is something he cannot forgive. He also said that as long as I return to the Yan Kingdom along the river and do not harm the people along the way, he will not chase me and the knights will not stop me. But if I hurt
The people of Zhao State, even if he pursues Yan State, he will kill me..." the soldier said tremblingly.
"Shut up! Don't say any more!" Yang Ji said angrily. He looked at several generals around him and then said: "Zhao Kuo, you want to kill us all... Since he is right, no
Renyi, we also let him know that the Yan people cannot be underestimated." He then raised his head, faced the many soldiers surrounding the steps of the city wall, and shouted: "What he said are lies, Zhao Kuo will
Kill all the Yan people!"
"We killed his friends, his colleagues, how could he forgive us?"
"The road back has been cut off by Zhao's cavalry! I will take you to kill all areas of Zhao. In Zhao's territory, there is plenty of food and grass! There are also beauties! Even if you are going to die, you cannot starve to death here!!"
, Yang Ji shouted. He had just finished speaking when the soldier he captured shouted in panic: "No, Ma Fuzi won't allow us to harm the people. He is a benevolent and righteous gentleman. He will... um...
"
Yang Ji's dagger had already pierced his chest. He kicked the soldier off the city wall, then looked at everyone and said: "He has been bribed by Zhao Kuo! He is an internal agent arranged by Zhao Kuo!!"
However, the soldiers of Yan State did not say anything and just looked at him coldly.
"The soldiers who were forgiven by Ma Fuzi actually died in the hands of our own general." A soldier with a thick beard looked at the twitching corpse on the ground and said through gritted teeth. As soon as he said this, people around him
All the Yan soldiers looked at him hurriedly, Yangji was furious, pointed at him and said: "Catch him! He is also an insider!" The soldiers laughed and looked at Yangji angrily, and he shouted
road:
"Comrade! I heard that Confucius said that the monarch will treat his subordinates like his own brothers and feet, and his subordinates will treat him like his own heart. The monarch will treat his subordinates like dogs and horses, and his subordinates will treat him like a passerby. The monarch will treat his subordinates like dirt and grass.
Treating the monarch like a robber and an enemy! Nowadays, these carnivorous people don’t even treat us as dirt! Instead, they treat us as slaves!!”
"Ma Fuzi of the State of Zhao released the guilty soldiers, forgave their sins, even healed them and gave them a little food and grass... Even the guilty ones were treated as his own brothers!!
In this case, I am willing to regard Ma Fuzi as my confidant and these stupid carnivores as my enemies! What do Ersanzi think?!"
"Okay! They killed my horse, but they didn't leave us a bite!"
"I saw with my own eyes that they brought all the grain and grass brought by the grain transport soldiers into their own mansion!!"
"My subordinates will treat the monarch like a robber and an enemy!!"
The soldiers of Yan people shouted, raised their weapons and pointed at their respective generals. Yang Ji looked at them blankly and kept muttering:
"Wrong... you are all wrong... wrong... that's what Mencius said..."
"What... do you want to do?! Your family is still in Yan State! You..."