Chapter 689: Striving for Merit

It turned out that after Zhao Wenbai entered Jizhou City, he not only delayed handing over the command of the men and horses he brought to Yuan Jing, but even wanted to take the command of the group of people and horses who came from Luzhou first from Yuan Jing.

Yuan Jing is a shrewd person, and he gets angry when he comes and goes.

These soldiers did not listen to his movements, but he still had to provide these 10,000 horses with a huge amount of food and grass, and now he is not satisfied, what kind of joke is this!

After he figured out Zhao Wenbai's intentions, he immediately ordered someone to stop all supplies to Zhao Wenbai's army.

It's a guest from afar, but this guest is not only unruly, but also wants to be anti-guest-oriented, so don't blame him for being polite!

Zhao Wenbai quit:

"We traveled thousands of miles from Luzhou to aid Jizhou, and Yuan Garrison didn't even provide grain and grass, so that our brothers would fight hungry?"

"Then didn't our Yongzhou army also come to aid Jizhou? Our military salaries, grain, and grass were all raised from Yongzhou!"

"You Yongzhou and Jizhou originally broke bones and tendons, regardless of you and me, but our Luzhou is so far away, where can I go to raise food and grass? It's too bullying!"

After 10,000 horses were hungry for a day, but in just a few words, Zhao Wenbai and Yuan Jing fell out.

The 10,000 horses he brought over were also annoyed, and the army almost mutinied.

In the end, several generals under Zhao Wenbai theorized with the generals under Yuan Jing:

"It's all loyal to the emperor, why don't we live or die?"

"Yes, why do we care if you live or die! You are loyal to the emperor, and the emperor must care about your life or death!"

Several lieutenants under Yuan Jing were angry and did not hesitate to speak.

Zhao Wenbai's side immediately grabbed their pigtails and attacked:

"You are saying this in a big way, do you want us to vote for you, and from now on we will be loyal to Yuan Shoubei?"

"We didn't say that, you're being framed!"

They are all military masters with rough personalities, who are used to solving problems with their fists, and if they don't agree with each other, the two sides will soon fight.

The boss fell out, the subordinates fought, and saw that this Jizhou could not tolerate the Luzhou army.

Yuan Jing scolded Zhao Wenbai:

"Isn't it chaotic enough that the enemy is just outside the city, but we are fighting here?"

Zhao Wenbai was also stubborn, and he was going to leave without saying a word.

"Since this Jizhou can't tolerate us to be loyal to the emperor, then we will go directly to the capital to be loyal to the emperor, presumably the emperor will definitely make decisions for us!"

Yuan Jing sneered:

"Then you can go to the capital to find the emperor to make decisions for you!"

Zhao Wenbai left Jizhou with the 10,000 horses on the same day and went straight to the capital.

Yuan Jing didn't expect him to really dare to go, so he held back his anger, so he could only order someone to secretly go first, and explain the matter clearly before Zhao Wenbai met the emperor.

He wants to see how the emperor will punish him when he runs away with the soldiers in a negative way, and the people who smuggle his own army come to the front of the emperor!

Zhao Wenbai was gone for only two days, and the people sent by Yuan Jing came back:

"Lord Garrison, Zhao Wenbai didn't go to the capital, he went to Yongzhou!"

"What is he doing in Yongzhou?!"

Yuan Jing was shocked in his heart, but after thinking about it again, he couldn't think of anything wrong - Zhao Wenbai's appearance was judging from the lieutenant generals, and he was right, and the troop transfer document in his hand was also stamped with the big seal of the Lu Palace, what was wrong?

This doubt bothered Yuan Jing for several days, and it wasn't until two days later, when the wolf smoke of the sentry post on the road from Yongzhou to Jizhou was lit that he came back to his senses in disbelief:

"Yongzhou has been attacked?

He has always been guarding here, and it is impossible for the Qin army to pass at all!

If you want to say that the only one who went to Yongzhou, there were only 10,000 horses brought by Zhao Wenbai!

Yuan Jing was still confused, and he couldn't think of how Zhao Wenbai could suddenly rebel, but he already knew what kind of situation he was in in his heart-

He personally put the enemy in the past, causing Yongzhou to be besieged and the capital to be threatened, whether Jizhou can be defended or not, he will be responsible in the future!

Yuan Jing's heart was suddenly filled with despair, but he still had to pick up his spirits to do more important things!

Because from the moment the news of the siege of Yongzhou reached Jizhou, the Qin army, which had been quiet for many days, immediately launched a general attack on Jizhou City!

In addition to the ladder, the Qin army also used fire to attack, and clusters of burning arrows flew up to the city, completely dyeing Jizhou into a sea of fire.

The smoke of war ignited at the same time in the cities of Yongzhou and Jizhou, and most of the soldiers who originally held Jizhou began to float, and let the Qin army attack the city tower several times, and finally ended with tens of thousands of casualties of the Jizhou army, and it was difficult to hold the city tower.

But when night fell, Yuan Jing leaned on the city tower that was almost like a ruined wall, and his heart was like ashes.

In just one day, the city tower of Jizhou became like this, so when the Qin army made a comeback, could the city wall of Jizhou still be able to hold it?

What made Yuan Jing even more angry was that the Qin army also sent spies to infiltrate the city and spread the news everywhere, saying that Yongzhou had been besieged and the city would be broken at any time!

Most of the generals transferred from Yongzhou began to panic and strongly asked to return to Yongzhou-

Their wives and children followed them everywhere to change guards, and now they have settled in Yongzhou for a short time, once there is a war, even if Yongzhou City will not be breached, it will lead to the turbulence of their wives and children's lives, and even their families do not even have anyone to ask for help!

Yuan Jing tried his best to endure the anger in his heart and appease the emotions of all parties:

"It's just a mere 10,000 horses, there are still garrisons in Yongzhou, and the capital will not sit idly by, everyone just rest assured, stopping the Qin army is an important matter! If Jizhou is lost, then Yongzhou will definitely not be able to be saved, which is more important, don't you know how to weigh it?"

But those subordinates who followed him all the way didn't buy it at all at the moment:

"Yuan Shoubei said it so lightly, that's because Yuan Shoubei and your family are all in the capital, and you don't have any worries! But what about us? We are here to defend Jizhou, who will defend our Yongzhou?"

"But you are soldiers of the imperial court, and you should put the overall situation of the imperial court first!

Yuan Jing originally wanted to show great righteousness to these people and arouse the blood and responsibility in their bones.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he said this, the generals who confronted him were silent for a moment, and then they sneered one after another.

"Yuan Shoubei doesn't need to tell us this, anyway, we haven't received the court's money for more than a year, and now we can spill blood with Yuan Shoubei in this Jizhou city, and we have already fulfilled our greatest loyalty to the court!

Yuan Jing was choked half to death - the imperial court's salary has never been extorted, and only some food and cloth can be sent to these soldiers on weekdays to make these soldiers barely survive, no wonder they are so dissatisfied.

Yuan Jing had no choice but to use the most forceful means, ordering that anyone who spread rumors and retreated privately would be killed.

In this way, a lot of people were killed, and it caused more and more resentment in the army to deepen, and when the Qin army attacked again on the second day, a disheartened commander, coupled with a resentful soldier who refused to listen to orders, the army was disheartened, and the battle was unfavorable, and finally the Qin army captured Jizhou City in one fell swoop.

Under the defeat and retreat of Yuan Jingjie, he could only break his wrist with a strong man, lose the capital city of Jizhou, and retreat to the remaining counties of Jizhou with the soldiers who fled in a hurry.

When Xiao Shaotang and Bai Chenghuan rode on horses and led people into the capital of Jizhou, the people of Jizhou, who were still trembling, saw that the Qin army did not loot everywhere after entering the city, or slaughtered the city as rumored, and they were all relieved, and many people who were dissatisfied with the court even ran to the street to welcome them.

The prefect of Jizhou threw down the government and ran away, and he didn't even have time to get the official seal.

The Qin army occupied the Yamen of Jizhou with great success, and took over everything in Jizhou very easily.

And Bai Chenghuan's brows did not unravel, and she and Xiao Shaotang quickly began to divide the troops in the simply arranged camp tent.

Xiao Shaotang pointed to the map and said to the soldiers:

"Vice General Zhao pretended to be his brother and successfully surrounded Yongzhou, which is a great achievement, but at this time, Vice General Zhao must go to reinforcements quickly!"

Yuan Jing retreated, but he would not give up the confrontation with the Qin army.

If he comes back to his senses and stabilizes, he will definitely deal with Vice General Zhao who only has 10,000 soldiers and horses first, and Yongzhou is too close to the capital, and now it is separated from the main force of the Qin army by Yuan Jing.

Bai Chenghuan disagreed:

"At this time, if we send reinforcements, not to mention how the reinforcements can pass through the obstacle of Yuan Jing to reach Yongzhou, only to say that this way to the past, but also to fight with Yuan Jing, the road is far away, and when we arrive in Yongzhou, maybe it will become the burial of Vice General Zhao. ”

Several lieutenant generals who had been good friends with Zhao Wensong in the past immediately became anxious when they heard that the princess did not seem to agree to reinforcements:

"What do you mean by this, are we here watching Vice General Zhao fall into Yongzhou?"

Bai Chenghuan's eyebrows condensed, and just as he was about to dismiss it, Xiao Shaotang was already angry:

"You've been leading soldiers for so long in vain, don't you know what people have to say?"

Although the lieutenants shut up instantly, they were still unconvinced, Xiao Shaotang was about to continue, but Mr. Zhang Qian, who was silent, suddenly spoke.

"I understand what the princess means, instead of reinforcements, we should pursue!"

The words were very short, but everyone understood, and in an instant, their eyes lit up.

Instead of passing through Yuan Jing's defense line to reinforce Zhao Wensong, it is better to directly pursue Yuan Jing and beat him to the point that he has no strength to pay attention to Yongzhou, then Zhao Wensong has no problem with 10,000 horses, and it is no problem to deal with Yongzhou City, which has no troops!

But there are still doubts:

"Then if the capital sends someone over, wouldn't Vice General Zhao be alone?"

This Bai Chenghuan has already thought about it:

"Don't worry about the capital, the prince and I will solve it, as long as you do your best to pursue the victory, it will be a great achievement!"

Several lieutenants looked at Xiao Shaotang.

Xiao Shaotang nodded without hesitation:

"Everything will be done according to what the princess said!"

In the northwest, it was the Qin Wangfu that covered the sky with one hand and contributed people, but now that it is getting closer and closer to the capital, Xiao Shaotang feels that it must be right to listen to his wife.

Today's capture of Jizhou City, the Qin army was in high morale, and several people saw that Xiao Shaotang had made up their minds, and immediately took the initiative to ask for help:

"Without further ado, please ask His Royal Highness the Prince to assign it, and we will pursue it immediately!"

At this time, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, as the commander, must be stationed in Jizhou City, so whoever of them can completely defeat Yuan Jing will be an immortal achievement!

Xiao Shaotang set his sights on Mr. Zhang Qian.

"Mr. Zhang Qian has been diligent in suppressing bandits over the years, and I want to have more experience in chasing thieves, I don't know if Mr. Zhang Qian is willing to lead the pursuit of Yuan Jing?"

Suddenly, someone jumped to his feet:

"What is he!Your Royal Highness the Prince, this person is not willing to follow your command, and he is still unwilling, so His Royal Highness the Prince is not afraid that he will return to the court?"

Mr. Zhang Qian heard others say this in his ears, smiled disdainfully, and did not answer Xiao Shaotang's words.

Xiao Shaotang and Bai Chenghuan didn't know the thoughts of these lieutenants.

They are all subordinate soldiers who have followed King Qin for many years, suppressed for many years, and once they have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, everyone must compete for the first place, and everyone wants to make meritorious contributions.

But along the way, there have been countless battles of all sizes, and the subjugation of the northwest has been too smooth, so that these generals have become more and more arrogant and arrogant, and all of them feel that they are unborn generals, and no one will obey anyone.

After Xiao Shaotang and Mr. Yuan discussed, they both felt that it was better to completely kill all the signs at this time than to let them have a disagreement with the people who lived side by side with them all the way at that time.

It was Xiao Shaotang and Bai Chenghuan who glanced at each other, and their faces were even more condensed.

Sixi, who was standing on the side, revolved around the autumn moon every day, and learned a little more clever than before, seeing His Royal Highness the Prince of the World with such a look, he slapped the long knife on his waist on the table in front of him with a sonorous sound:

"Since when did His Royal Highness the Prince of the World speak in your ears and become a style of passage, you can hear it when it goes well, and you can't hear it half a minute when it doesn't go well?

In the surprised eyes of the lieutenants, Sixi began to complain:

"In the past, you were not under the command of His Royal Highness the Prince, but when did His Royal Highness and the Princess's concubine ever suspect you? From the very beginning, I trusted you wholeheartedly and handed over important tasks, and your merits, His Royal Highness the Prince and the princess also kept it firmly in mind, and in the future, there will be no shortage of rewards for meritorious deeds!"

"But look at yourselves! Before we set foot in the capital, we began to fight for this kind of thing, and even said such things to our comrades! Then you should talk about it, when it comes to chasing thieves, which of you is comparable to President Zhang Qian? Is it you Wang Dashun, or you Zheng Baobao?"

"Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World believes in President Zhang Qian, you should also be of one heart and one mind with His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, why do you have to question His Royal Highness the Prince of the World many times here, and resist the order and disrespect? I think you are narrow-minded and can't tolerate people!"

Sixi complained about this pass, and reprimanded a group of originally disgruntled deputy generals with red faces, embarrassed by themselves, and a few people wanted to quarrel with Sixi, but they looked at Xiao Shaotang's face with a weak heart, and finally hung their heads.

Xiao Shaotang looked at everyone's expressions in his eyes, and when he saw that they were silent, he was very satisfied, but he was even more satisfied with Sixi.

Bai Chenghuan was also surprised, when did Sixi have such a sharp mouth, and he also knew how to seize the opportunity to share his worries for Xiao Shaotang?

On the one hand, Zhang Qian didn't show it on his face, but he was quite moved in his heart, the guards around the prince all knew that the prince was not suspicious of him?