Chapter 870: Sunrise in the East (95)
Huo Siwei was silent for a long time, looked at Tian Fucheng, and said in a solemn voice: "General Tian, what do you want me to do?"
"Come home with me!" Hearing Huo Siwei's relaxed tone, Tian Fucheng couldn't help but be overjoyed, "We must ensure that Qi's vitality will not be completely lost due to the failure of this battle. Therefore, we cannot go to western Liaoning and throw ourselves into a trap. , Gao Yuan must have set a trap, just waiting for us to jump in. If we go to western Liaoning, Qi will have no soldiers to fight from now on."
"Tian Fucheng, you are an unfaithful, unfilial, and unjust villain." Tian Dan's messenger, who had been huddled in a corner since Tian Fucheng came in, couldn't help but jump out after hearing Tian Fucheng's words, " General Huo, don't listen to him. This kind of person can even abandon his biological father. If you follow him, what will happen to you in the future? (Island) (Novel) www.zhu, we still have 80,000 troops. It’s not that we don’t have the strength to fight. Kill this traitor and go to Tianhe to take all our troops to western Liaoning to fight to the death against the Eastern Expeditionary Army. It’s not a bad idea. No chance of winning"
Tian Fucheng rolled his eyes, murderous intent burst out. He stared at the messenger coldly, but ignored him. He turned around and just stared at Huo Siwei, "General Huo, what do you say? Follow me or kill." If you want to kill me, then go all the way to death in Liaoxi?"
Huo Siwei's eyes flickered, his hand slowly pressed on the handle of the knife, he lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then with a choking sound, he drew the knife and carried it at his waist, "General Tian, I have decided."
Seeing Huo Siwei draw his sword, the messenger couldn't help but be overjoyed, "General Huo, kill him, kill him."
He raised the steel knife, flipped his wrist, and a cold light flashed. The joyful messenger's call stopped abruptly, and a big head fell to the ground. There is joy on his face
With a clang, Huo Siwei threw the knife to the ground, clasped his hands in fists, got down on one knee, and knelt down in front of Tian Fucheng, "Huo is willing to follow General Tian's lead."
Tian Fucheng burst out laughing, took a step forward, and helped Huo Siwei up with both hands, "I have General Huo to help me, so why worry about the big thing happening? General Huo, let us join hands and create a new Qi Dynasty!"
When Naha, the general of Huo Siwei's Eastern Expedition Army, received a military report from the front saying that Huo Siwei's troops suddenly retreated across the board, he was also watching the report from western Liaoning and had a rough idea of the inside story of Huo Siwei's sudden retreat. Understanding, he stood up and said with a smile: "It is a good thing for our people in Hejian that the enemy troops leave without fighting. Alright. Inform all our troops to follow the enemy troops forward, keep a distance, and send them out of the country with gifts! Tell me immediately Governor Wu. The militia groups in Hejian can be disbanded and go home. Everyone's life has been affected. Quickly seize this last moment to rebuild their homes. Winter is coming. Before the first heavy snow comes, if If we don’t solve the urgent problem quickly, this winter will not be easy!”
As Huo Siwei retreated from Hejian,
Langya and Hejian, which had been affected by the Qi army's war, all returned to the hands of Zhengdong Mansion. Naha followed Huo Siwei all the way to Tianhe, and was at an angle with Ye Zhen's Central Group Army, forming a threat to Tian Fucheng's army in Tianhe. Double attack situation
At this point, Tian Dan's 80,000-strong army trapped in western Liaoning has truly become a lone army.
When the war has reached this point, even a blind man knows that Qi State has truly suffered a huge defeat this time. Not only did it lose the hard-won territory of Yan State, but it also lost the most elite troops in the country, and Tian Fu Cheng's return will inevitably lead to an internal war between the two countries.
"How could this happen? How could this happen?" In Quwo, inside the simple county government office, Ji Ling roared and smashed everything at hand. He originally expected that the Qi people could kill Gao Yuan in one fell swoop, and then the Chu State sent troops. He invaded Qi State and forced Qi State to surrender to Yan State, so that he could have a chance to return to Jicheng. But now, everything was in vain. The Qi army was defeated. Tian Dan's tens of thousands of troops were trapped in western Liaoning. Their fall was only a matter of time.
If the Yan State falls into the hands of the Qi people, it is possible to use external forces to force the Qi people to give up. It would be fine if Wei Feng pays a certain price to satisfy the Qi people's appetite, but if he falls into the hands of Gao Yuan, his return to the Yan State is inevitable. Disillusioned, I am getting further and further away from the palace in Jicheng.
Tan Feng, Zhou Yu, Chun Yuyan, Kong De and other civil servants and generals were all silent. The battle between the Qi people and the Zhengdong Army has reached this point. It is true that none of them expected to comfort Ji. Ling, I open my mouth, but I don’t know where to start.
Chun Yuyan looked miserable. He traveled thousands of miles to the capital of Chu. When he learned that Chu was determined to send troops to Qi, he was overjoyed and visited the king of Chu. He promised huge profits. As long as Chu could force the Qi people to give up their vested interests in Yan, Yan would be willing to do so. He rewarded the people of Chu with five years of national taxes, but King Huai of Chu was extremely cold. In his words, he was extremely disdainful of Ji Ling, who could not even keep his wife.
Helpless, Chunyu Yan bribed the Chu ministers with a lot of money. After getting a few indifferent promises, he rushed back to Quwo without stopping. Although he didn't get what he wanted, the trip was not in vain. , at least the Chu people sent troops, and the hope of the Yan Kingdom's restoration was increased. But when he just arrived at Quwo, the war situation of the Yan Kingdom had changed so much that he was really speechless. Qianli Running around is in vain
Tan Feng's face was livid, and Zhou Yuwei sighed. At this point, they have become a group of real exiles. They have no day to return to the country, but they have to become the thugs of the Wei people, struggling to survive between Wei and Qin.
Among them, the easiest one is probably Kong De. Now he is extremely happy that his original decision was correct. He sent his son Kong Fang to the Eastern Expedition Army. He also arrived at Ququ with 10,000 soldiers and horses. After Quwo, Zhou Yu and Tan Feng immediately used a series of methods to dismember and reorganize his army. Kongde did not object and allowed them to do what they did. Anyway, he rushed to Quwo just to repay Yan for his kindness. The kindness of his Kong family, as for what will happen in the future, is just a matter of taking one step at a time.
The dejected crowd allowed Ji Ling to vent and then dispersed. Since the matter was irreversible, they still had to live. Zhou Yu returned to the army, and Chun Yuyan was still responsible for the civil affairs. To Quwo's The army, plus the 10,000 horses and horses brought by Conde, totaled 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Now only 20,000 troops were left. Half of the disbanded troops were given to the land and turned into farmers on the spot. Fortunately, Quwo was captured by the Qin Dynasty. The army invaded many times and had been abandoned for a long time. There was so much land. In order to ensure that these soldiers who had been transformed into farmers would not cause trouble, Ji Ling scattered almost all the few cash on hand to allow these people to settle down. At the same time, Zhou Yu also Allowing these soldiers to leave with them can also ensure that they will have a certain ability to protect themselves in the future. Of course, this is also following Gao Yuan's policy in Liaoxi, Jishi and other places, and all the people are soldiers.
Tan Feng returned to his home in Quwo. Compared with the Gaomen compound in Jicheng, he only had a small courtyard here. He shut himself tightly in the house and didn't even light the lights. That's it. Sitting silently in the darkness, the state affairs were in ruins. Even he, who had never accepted defeat, felt waves of pain.
There was a gentle knock on the door, and the sound of soldiers came from outside.
"Sir, Zhang said"
Tan Feng felt irritated. Zhang said that he was a special envoy sent by Qin General Lu Chao. He had interviewed him several times, but the gap between the two sides was too big to reach an agreement. Tan Feng's minimum requirement was that Ji Ling could return. Yan Guo regained the throne, but the Qin people could only provide them with personal safety. Tan Feng, Zhou Yu and others could still be high-ranking officials, but Ji Ling could only be treated as an idler and was imprisoned and raised in Xianyang.
This is unacceptable to Tan Feng and goes against his long-standing ideals.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask the soldiers to drive Zhang Shuo away, when the words came to his lips, he remembered his current embarrassment and sighed silently, "Invite him in!"
After sitting in the darkness for a while, he heard the footsteps outside, and then he stood up and lit the oil lamp on the table. The oil lamp flickered on and off, and the light on Tan Feng's face was also uncertain.
"Master Tan!" Zhang said as he stepped through the door, the smile on his face had completely subsided and was replaced by a heavy look. He had no hope for this trip and was about to pack up his packages and leave Quwo. After returning home, he was so excited that he came from Yan State. He immediately decided to stay and asked to see Tan Feng again.
"Master Zhang, please take a seat." Tan Feng waved his hand and pointed to the seat in front of him, "Master Zhang is here again today, do you have any advice?"
Zhang Shuo bowed his hands and bowed, and sat in front of Tan Feng, "Master Tan, of course you understand my purpose. If Master Tan still had a glimmer of hope before, then now, I think Master Tan should have understood that Yan The country is over"
"The Yan Kingdom is not over yet. We, our brave and loyal ministers, still have tens of thousands of troops who can fight!" Tan Feng said sharply
"Just in a small place like Quwo?" Zhang said with a chuckle.
Tan Feng suddenly became speechless.
"After Gao Yuan defeated Tian Dan, the trend of sweeping the Yan Kingdom has been formed. When Gao Yuan enters Jicheng, he will definitely ask for you from the Wei people. If Gao Yuan uses the excuse of welcoming Ji Ling back, how can the Wei people refuse? What's more, with Gao Yuan's Strong, if the Wei people don't agree, I'm afraid they will attack the Wei State. The Wei people are now in danger under the attack of our Great Qin. Is it possible that they will become a subjugated king? What's more, according to what we know? You know, the Wei people have always had a private deal with Gao Yuan. Otherwise, where would the unique weapons of their army come from? As long as Gao Yuan enters Jicheng, I'm afraid the Wei people will be eager to hand you over in exchange. Gao Yuan came to support them, right? "Zhang said eloquently, "Should we just surrender or give it a try? I think Tan Dazhong has a plan." (To be continued...)