Chapter 873: Sunrise in the East (98)

Qi State, ten miles away from Rongcheng, Tian Fucheng's face was so gloomy that he could drip water. As the vanguard of the army, Zhu Wei was rejected in Rongcheng. He thought that everything was done perfectly and his return to the army was quick. Even if someone wants to inform, it is impossible to escape the search of his scouts. The road to Qi has been blocked. Why does Rongcheng dare to shut out his own army?

"General Tian, ​​that Rongcheng county magistrate is extremely rude. Not only did he not allow us to enter the city behind closed doors, he also refused to provide us with food and grass. He even cursed you, general, from the top of the city!" Thinking of the unbearable scolding of the county magistrate. Zhu Wei's face turned extremely ugly after hearing these words.

"What is this county magistrate scolding?" Tian Fucheng asked.

"General!"

"Say!" Tian Fucheng said sharply

"He, he scolded General that you are disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust. You are simply the most shameless person in ancient times. He said that if General, you still have a little bit of shame, you should lead a large army to attack the Eastern Expeditionary Army. , rescue the prime minister and the tens of thousands of people of Qi." Zhu Wei lowered his head and whispered

"Asshole!" Tian Fucheng suddenly became furious, "Zhu Wei, go, take your troops and capture Rongcheng for me. I want to see what the capabilities of this Rongcheng County magistrate who has taken the courage of a leopard are really there." , bring him alive to me!"

"Yes!" Zhu Wei looked at Tian Fucheng with a distorted face, did not dare to say anything, turned around and left.

Huo Siwei and Wang Pei looked at each other, and both saw something bad in each other's eyes. Huo Siwei stood up, walked to Tian Fucheng, and said, "Second Young Master, I'm afraid the situation is not good. It looks like we're leaving." The true situation of Langya has been known to the country. Now is not the time to fight in Rongcheng. This Rongcheng County magistrate is nothing more than a sesame-sized official. He can be killed with two fingers. And when can we not deal with him? ?"

Tian Fucheng's eyes were red and he stared at Huo Siwei fiercely. "Just say what you want to say."

"Second Young Master, Jimo, we must send troops to Jimo immediately. If we can't capture Jimo quickly, then we won't be able to get to Linzi as expected. If we don't capture Linzi, Second Young Master, that would be really bad. Let's If the eldest son has time to organize troops, the Qi State will fall into a protracted civil strife," Huo Siwei said loudly.

Tian Fucheng swallowed. Huo Siwei's words made him regain some sense. He walked around the room a few times, turned around and looked at Huo Siwei, "General Huo, you will lead your troops to Jimo immediately. Use your best words." Capture him as quickly as possible. The main force has to wait here. I have to raise enough food and grass. I originally thought that I could supply enough food and grass in Rongcheng, but now it seems that it will take a lot of effort."

Huo Siwei nodded,

"Okay, I'll go first. I hope Jimo isn't ready yet and we can win the battle."

Tian Fucheng turned to look at Wang Pei again, "General Wang, go to Gucheng. See if you can get more supplements from there. I have a bad feeling. My brother seems to have received the news. Yes. He has taken precautions."

Wang Pei nodded silently, but there was some fear in his heart. If Tian Yuanyuan got the news in advance, the difficulties faced by these tens of thousands of troops would be much greater than imagined. The eldest son controls the center and has unique advantages. advantage, if the second young master cannot capture Linzi as quickly as possible and capture the eldest young master, then the prospect will be very bad.

When Huo Siwei arrived at Jimo, one of the five major towns in Qi State, a few days later, what he saw was the heavily guarded Jimo City, and the generals displayed on the city showed that the well-known people in Qi State were responsible for the defense here. The veteran general Zou Zhang is a veteran of the Qi army and one of Tian Dan's old brothers who made his fortune back then. He is a staunch supporter of Tian Dan. Although he has retired from the army because of his old age, his prestige in the army still remains. Not to be underestimated

Seeing the white-haired veteran Zou Zhang in the city, Huo Siwei couldn't help but feel guilty.

"Huo Siwei, get out of here." Just when Huo Siwei felt guilty, an angry shout suddenly came from the city. Huo Siwei looked up and saw Zou Zhang standing on the battlements with his legs spread apart, holding a A knife was pointed directly at him and he was shouting angrily

Huo Siwei's scalp felt numb for a while, and he slowly stepped forward on his horse, "Old General Zou, please forgive me for not being able to salute because I have my armor on me."

"You bastard!" Zou Zhang yelled, "Don't forget how you climbed to where you are today. I was really blind at the beginning, so why did I try so hard to promote you, a white-eyed wolf? Is your conscience eaten by a dog?"

Huo Siwei smiled bitterly and clasped his fists, "Old General, the reason for this is hard to explain in one word. The general will have his own hidden secrets."

"You have an unspeakable secret. As long as you still have a little bit of conscience and a little bit of loyalty, immediately send your troops to defeat Tian Fucheng. As long as you can do this, I can still keep you safe and live a prosperous and prosperous life." Zou Zhang shouted

Huo Siwei shook his head slowly. He had already become a betrayer in front of Tian Dan. If Tian Dan came back, he would inevitably die. And even if Tian Dan didn't come back, would the eldest son spare him? Huo Siwei knew very well Tian Yuanyuan's temperament, which was the same as that of the old prime minister.

"Old General, please forgive me for not being able to obey the order!" He raised his head, "Since it is the old general who is in Jimo, I will retreat as a sign of respect. But when I come back tomorrow, I will attack the city with all my strength. Old General, I am resigning!"

Huo Siwei bowed deeply to the city, and a group of war horses retreated. His 10,000 soldiers and horses also slowly retreated.

Listening to Zou Zhang's scoldings coming from behind, Huo Siwei's face felt hot, but he forced himself to ignore it and led his army away gradually.

Seeing Huo Siwei leaving, Zou Zhang jumped down from the top of the city, stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his head, "It's so dangerous. Fortunately, Huo Siwei is here. If Wang Pei had been replaced, Jimo would be in danger today." "

Behind him, Chen Dai, the doctor stationed in Jimo, was in admiration and gave Zou Zhang a thumbs up, "The old general is so majestic. He drove back Huo Siwei's tens of thousands of troops with just one word."

Zou Zhang took a long breath and said, "You're so majestic. Didn't you see that my legs were shaking? When I was still a general, Huo Siwei was just a little general. I promoted him step by step." Get up, this kid is a good fighter, but he is also quite affectionate. Today he retreated because he missed a little of my past love. But this kid is true to his word. If he comes back tomorrow, he will definitely go all out. Immediately Arrange the city defense, I'm afraid there will be a bloody battle tomorrow."

Chen Dai sighed deeply: "Why are we in the same room fighting each other?"

Zou Zhang sneered, "What is this? Tian Fucheng, a wolf-hearted boy, wants to replace Tian Xiang, or he has greater ambitions. If he wants to do this, how can he not shed a lot of blood? You didn't see it Come, is Linzi already a river of blood?"

Zou Zhang arrived at Jimo only half a day earlier than Huo Siwei. The entire city's defenses had not yet been deployed. Jimo was originally an important town in the northeast of Qi State and was always heavily guarded. Unfortunately, all the troops here were taken away by Tian Dan. Now he is trapped in western Liaoning. Only 3,000 Linzi garrison troops came with Zou Zhang in a hurry. Without good city defense, if Huo Siwei launches a fierce attack with all his strength, he is afraid that Zou Zhang will not be able to defend it at all. Fortunately, the dangerous move allowed Huo Siwei to retreat, buying Jimo valuable time.

Huo Siwei learned the truth of the matter a little later. His scouts told him that Zou Zhang had just arrived in Jimo and that there were only a few thousand reinforcements. Huo Siwei was startled at first, and then laughed, "I didn't expect Zou Zhang." The old general actually learned how to cheat. When he was young, he was a general who didn't care about fighting and just wanted to have fun. That's all. Since he has promised the old general, let him give him one day and only three thousand people. "To defend a big city like Jimo, I'm afraid there are loopholes everywhere."

After receiving this news, Huo Siwei was determined. By taking Jimo, Tian Fucheng's army would be able to control the entire northeastern part of Qi State. No matter what the reaction was from Linzi, this army finally had a foothold.

But the news that came from the main force later made Huo Siwei's happiness disappear. Zhu Wei captured Rongcheng, captured the Rongcheng County Magistrate alive, and delivered him to the hands of Tian Fucheng, the second son of Tian. , actually took a knife and chopped the county magistrate alive one by one. The messenger said that the magistrate continued to curse until he died, until Tian Fucheng ordered someone to pull out his tongue.

Huo Siwei sighed, why bother? If you kill, you will kill. Such a killing method may be able to scare a group of people, but I am afraid it will have more negative effects. The second young master Tian is still not as good as the first young master Tian in terms of the city government, but does he still have a way to turn back now? ? I hope that the person I decide to follow can mature day by day.

There was no words all night, and at dawn the next day, Huo Siwei's army once again marched towards Jimo. In one night, his army had countless siege equipment. These were all improvised for Jimo last night. The war is about to break out

Just as the civil war in Qi was beginning, in Linyi, where Ju, one of the five capitals of Qi, belonged, Qu Wan, the general of the Chu State, frowned and looked at the groups of troops passing in front of him. These troops from the Chu State In Qu Wan's opinion, the garrison troops recruited from various places are completely rubbish. The high-intensity march has already eliminated a number of them. Now he is carrying out cruel training, and the elimination rate is probably as high as 50%. Above, when all this is completed, a total of more than 100,000 troops will arrive here from various places, and there will be a maximum of 50,000 troops.

But enough is enough! Qu Wan thought in his heart that the people of Qi were about to start a war. This was really a good opportunity for Chu. If they could capture Linyi and Ju at a close distance, they could then take advantage of the opportunity to gain more benefits ( To be continued)