After the dinner.

After Zhai Zhang and the three left, Xiong Huai said to the radiant Chen Zhen in high spirits: "Chen Qing, tomorrow the Zhuguo will return, and when hundreds of thousands of troops besiege Xue Cheng, it will definitely be extremely lively." But this is not enough, the widow wants to take a walk in Xue City with two news.

One of the pieces of news was that the Qi reinforcements were all wiped out, and the main general Tian Jia was captured. The other is that the widow took the defeat of Tang Yu as the general, and led the 50,000 kings to Qufu to say hello to Lu Jun. ”

After Xiong Huai finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile proudly.

The purpose of inviting Zhai Zhang to the meeting tonight was to force Wei to withdraw his troops and intimidate Tian Wen.

Now the rumors are to intimidate the defenders of the city, and to divide the defenders of Xue City.

Xue Cheng, who is panicked, must be about to break the city.

When Chen Zhen heard this, he replied: "The king is wise, and the minister will come out." ”

Xiong Huai smiled and nodded.

On the other side, Zhai Zhang and Qi Maungbi left together, without saying anything on the way, and without any communication, after entering Meng Weijun's mansion, the two parted ways directly.

One went to Tian Wen to report, and the other went directly back to his room.

At this time, Tian Wen had been waiting in the hall for a long time, not only Tian Wen was there, but also his confidants and guests, all gathered together, just waiting for the two to return.

Qi Xiangbi hurriedly stepped into the hall alone, and then gasped and hurriedly saluted Tian Wen: "Your Majesty, the big thing is not good..."

"What?" Tian Wen was shocked when he heard this, and asked in surprise as Qi Maungbi gasped, "What about the envoy of Wei?" ”

After Qi Maung took two breaths, he quickly said: "Your Majesty, it's not good, the Qi reinforcements in the east of Xue Di were besieged by the Chu and Song coalition forces, and the general Tian Jia was captured by exhaustion, and the Qi army was annihilated. ”

"What?" There was an immediate exclamation in the hall.

"This... This..." Under the impact of this news, Tian Wen's head was blank, and he couldn't say a complete sentence in half a voice.

After being depressed in the hall for a moment, Tang Li couldn't believe that the Qi army was completely annihilated, and asked, "Sir, this is true, how do you know it?" ”

Qi Xiangbi sighed: "It should be true, I just saw General Tian Jia in the Chu camp." ”

Everyone was speechless when they heard this, the main generals of the Qi army had become the guests of the king of Chu in the Chu camp, and the situation of the reinforcements could be imagined.

In the middle of the ring, Tian Wen came back to his senses and asked again: "Sir, where is the envoy of Wei?" ”

Qi Xiangbi sighed: "Your Majesty, the Wei envoy returned from the Chu camp and went back to the room directly. ”

"What?" Tian Wen was taken aback again.

The Wei envoy's actions were not only rude, but also made Tian Wen feel cold, which showed that the Wei country had changed.

The doorman Tang Li opened his mouth at this time: "Your Majesty, now that the reinforcements are all wiped out, the Wei State must not afford to lose, otherwise Xue Cheng will definitely not be protected." At the moment, it is necessary to stabilize the envoys of Wei. ”

As soon as Tian Wen was reminded, he immediately reacted: "Yes, Wei State can't retreat at this time." ”

As he spoke, Tian Wen raised his feet and walked towards Zhai Zhang's room.

At this time, Gongsun Hong and Wei Xian came behind Tian Wen from left to right, and among them, Gongsun Hong spoke: "Your Majesty, you should prepare for the worst at this time, in case Xue Cheng is not guaranteed, then Wei State is the retreat and guarantee of your lord." If the monarch serves as the minister of Wei, it can become the link between Qi and Wei, and once the state of Qi changes, the king can return to the state of Qi with the power of Wei to fight for power. ”

Tian Wen hesitated when he heard this: "If Xue Cheng is lost, will Wei still agree to Benjun to serve as Wei Xiang?" ”

"Yes." Wei Xian replied: "Let the king serve as the minister of Wei, this is the result of the discussion between the king and the king of Wei, and this will not change because of Xue Di." Moreover, the Chu State defeated the Qi army, and the two countries of Qi and Wei needed to unite to protect themselves. Now, the position of the monarch and Wei Xiang is more stable. ”

"Could it be that Tian Jia was defeated, is there still such a benefit?" Tian Wen smiled self-deprecatingly, and then instructed as he walked: "Go, go and bring the big pearl that Benjun treasures..."

Zhai Zhang's room.

At this time, Zhai Zhang had already written down the news of the change in the Qi army, then put it in a wooden box, and instructed the two entourages in front of him: "Immediately send the news of the change in the Qi army back to the Wei State, and take advantage of the night to climb out of the city wall overnight." One went to inform General Xiwu, and the other went back to Daliang to report to the King of Wei. ”

"No."

Not long after the two entourages left, Tian Wen took Gongsun Hong to the outside of the room.

"Messenger, Tian Wen is visiting, please open the door and see you."

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Early the next morning.

After resting for the night, the Chu-Song coalition army again sent 40,000 troops to block the gate of Xuecheng. Xiong Huai personally sat at the east gate, Xue Jun was at the south gate, King Song was at the west gate, and Chu would guard Jingyang at the north gate.

Xiong Huai has been guarding the east gate, placing the royal flag of the king of Chu generously outside Xue Cheng to exert pressure on Xue Cheng. However, Xiong Huai's attention has been on the east, waiting for Jing Cui to lead the army back.

In the middle of the day, a messenger rushed from the east, and in Xiong Huai's expectation, he came to the front to report: "King, Zhu Guo came to report, yesterday the Chu and Song Dynasty coalition forces and Tian Jia Department of the Qi army decisive battle, fierce battle for a day, our army won a big victory, today's statistics of the results, beheaded more than 80,000 Qi troops, captured more than 10,000 Qi troops. Now, Zhu Guozheng is returning with the Chu and Song coalition forces, and he will arrive at the Chu army camp outside Xue City within two hours. ”

Xiong Huai's heart finally committed when he heard this, Jing Cui's side killed and captured a total of more than 100,000 Qi troops, and Gongsun Yan's side also captured more than 15,000 Qi troops, and it was indeed a complete victory.

After a pause, Xiong Huai asked again: "What are the casualties of our army?" ”

The messenger reported: "Back to the king, the coalition forces have nearly 30,000 seriously wounded and 30,000 lightly wounded, and about 60,000 casualties. ”

"Kill a thousand, and lose eight hundred." Xiong Huai showed disbelief and asked: "There are many coalition soldiers, and they are still calculated by heart or not, why are the casualties so heavy?" ”

The messenger replied: "Great King, in order to lure the enemy, the previous Si defeated and ordered Zhong Lijun to deceive the enemy, but he was killed by the Qi army, and there were many dead. Subsequently, Si defeated as a bait and was besieged by the Qi army, and the battle was extremely fierce at that time, with 30,000 elite Yingdu and nearly 10,000 casualties. ”

Xiong Huai let out a long sigh when he heard this, and then ordered: "Send an order to Zhuguo, let him directly lead the army to Xue City, and there is no need to enter the Chu camp." It is said that the widow is ready to intimidate Xue Cheng, defeat Xue Cheng's luck, and force Wei to withdraw as soon as possible, so as to relieve the siege for Song. ”

"Yui."

Two hours later, Jing Cui led 200,000 Chu and Song coalition troops to ten miles outside Xue City.

In the army, Jing Cui saw from a distance that more than a thousand Chu troops were waiting in front under the banner of the king of Chu, and immediately ordered: "Order, the whole army stops." ”

Before the army stopped, Jing Cui drove the chariot and rushed to the king of Chu and the king of Chu, and when he was a hundred steps away, Jing Cui got out of the car, alone, and hurried to the chariot of the king of Chu, and saluted on one knee: "The king, the minister is fortunate not to be dishonored, and he returned from the defeat of the Qi army." ”