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"Dingding-ding-"

"Dingding-ding-"

At the location where Xue Gong Tian Wen was, there were bursts of golden sounds, which meant that Tian Wen had given up the gamble.

He conceded defeat to the Xinwei army led by Meng Zhong.

"How could it ......?"

After hearing this burst of gold, the dozens of heroes who were lucky enough to survive stopped their futile struggle in a daze, and the soldiers of the Xinwei Army, under the order of Le Yi, led by their respective commanders, quickly withdrew and rearranged the formation at a position more than 100 zhang away.

Immediately, Xue Gongtianwen rode in a chariot and came to the heroes with a sinking face.

Along the way, he looked at the corpses of the heroes, his face gloomy, and his hands clutched the railing of the chariot.

"Xue Gong."

The more than 100 surviving heroes gathered around Tian Wen's chariot and asked questions.

"Xue Gong, why did you order it to stop?"

"Xue Gong, I haven't lost yet......"

"Xue Gong, please let me wait and kill them again......"

Looking around at these heroes, Tian Wen shook his head and said: "Everyone, I am waiting for me to lose, losing to the ground, Shu Tianwen can no longer turn a blind eye and watch you sacrifice one by one" Speaking ......of this, he looked around, and suddenly asked: "Where is Mu Xiao?" ”

The heroes looked at each other, and then one of them whispered: "Mu Xiao wanted to seize a chariot, but was hit by the chariot, and his left leg was crushed by the chariot, although he wanted to die with a letter guard, but ......"

At this point, he shook his head and said no more.

“……”

A few traces of complexity flashed across Tian Wen's face.

I saw him let out a long breath, immediately stepped off the chariot, hugged his fists towards the heroes around him, and said apologetically: "Today's dispute is just a dispute between my Tian Wen and that Meng Zhong, but it has caused more than 400 righteous people to die because of this, and I Tian Wen ...... I'm sorry everybody! ”

As he spoke, he bowed deeply.

Seeing this, the surrounding heroes were shocked, and one of the heroes closest to Tian Wen hurriedly helped Tian Wen up, and said impassionedly: "Death for a confidant!" Xue Gong treats me like a countryman, so we repay him as a countryman. I believe that even the righteous brothers who have died today will never regret their decision......"

Tian Wen nodded movingly, and then said in a deep voice: "Please collect the corpses of these righteous people, and after returning to Qi Kingdom, I, Tian Wen, will definitely bury them and treat the orphans and orphans in their families well, even if they send all their wealth for this......"

After listening to Tian Wen's words, all the heroes were very moved.

Or a chivalrous man hesitated and asked, "Xue Gong, is this the end of today's matter?" ”

Hearing this, Tian Wen turned his head to look at the rearranged Xinwei Army in the distance, and a thick hatred flashed in his eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Today's hatred, Tian Wen will definitely remember it in his heart, and when he has the opportunity in the future, he will get it back with interest!" But today...... It's us who loses. ”

“……”

Hearing this, all the heroes lowered their heads.

Immediately, the heroes began to collect the corpses of their companions, and Xue Gongtian Wen boarded the chariot again and slowly came to the monarchs and ministers of Zhao led by Zhao's father and Zhao Wanghe.

Seeing Tian Wen coming slowly in a chariot, Wei Chu, Feng Tan and other Tian Wen's guests took the lead to greet him.

Moreover, the two of them whispered to Tian Wendao: "Xue Gong, the Xinwei Army does not have crossbows that can be fired continuously......

Thinking about it, they didn't want Tian Wen to lose the battle and lose again, which would make the monarchs and ministers of Zhao State laugh shamefully.

"I know."

Tian Wen nodded when he heard this.

In fact, just now he was in the rear to watch the battle situation, and saw that the crossbowmen of the Xinwei Army could fire continuous volleys, he also felt angry in his heart, and subconsciously mistakenly thought that the Xinwei Army had crossbows that could be fired continuously, but after carefully observing the array of the Xinwei Army, he also roughly guessed the clue: it was not that the Xinwei Army had crossbows that could fire continuously, but they had adopted a new method of warfare.

A tactic he had never heard of.

This made him finally realize that Na Meng Zhong led 500 Xinwei troops to attack tens of thousands of Qi troops at night, which may not be a fluke victory - at least Na Meng Zhong did have real talent and learning.

After a while, Tian Wen stepped out of the carriage and walked to the front of Master Zhao and Zhao Wang He, and bowed his hand and said: "Master Zhao, King Zhao, this competition is lost by my Tian Wen's side." ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then said: "Tian suddenly felt a little unwell, please go back to the city to rest first." ”

Where is he unwell, it is clear that he has lost face and does not want to stay any longer.

I believe that everyone present can see this kind of thing.

No, Gongzi Zhang fell into the well and laughed shamefully: "I don't think Xue Gong is unwell, but his face is dull, right?" …… Xue Gong, don't you stay and watch the Xinwei Army count the casualties? As long as the casualties of the Xinwei Army exceed 50 people, you will still win this gambling battle! ”

As the saying goes, hitting people doesn't slap their faces, and Gongzizhang's words are purely annoying.

So much so that even Tian Buyu, who was beside him, pretended to cough and reminded Gongzizhang in a low voice.

However, Gongzizhang still went his own way, looking at Tian Wen's ugly face, he really felt hatred in his heart.

Who called this damn Tian Wen, the day before yesterday to dismiss him in public and ruthlessly trample his kindness under his feet? Deserve!

Regarding Gongzi Zhang's ridicule of Tian Wen's words, Lord Zhao and Zhao Wang He turned a deaf ear, and they did not mean to debunk Tian Wen, but expressed with a little concern: "Since Xue Gong is unwell, please go back to the city to recuperate quickly, and the Central Plains in the future will depend on Xue Gong." ”

For Lord Zhao's father, his goal of suppressing Tian Wen's arrogance has been achieved, and for Zhao Wang He, he has also seen the strength of Meng Zhong and his Xinwei army, there is really no need to continue to ridicule Tian Wen, after all, he Zhao State still has to rely on Tian Wen to send envoys to Wei and Han, so that Zhao, Wei, and Han Sanjin can unite against Qin again.

"Thank you Lord Zhao for your compassion, thank you King Zhao for your compassion."

Xue Gongtian Wen smiled reluctantly, and immediately left with his entourage.

Seeing this, Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Fengyangjun Li Dui glanced at each other, and they also left one after another.

At this time, Meng Zhong also rode in a chariot driven by Meng Hu, and slowly came to the front of Zhao Guojun and his ministers with Le Yi, and just saw Tian Wen leave in a chariot.

Seeing this scene, the tiger monster shouted, "It's fast to run on the ground!" Don't you have the shame to stay and face me? ”

"Ah Hu."

Meng Zhong reprimanded: "In front of Lord Zhao and the monarch, you must not be rude. ”

After that, he jumped out of the carriage, walked in a few steps to Master Zhao and Zhao Wanghe, and arched his hand and said, "Chen Mengzhong, come to return to your life." ”

Although Wei Chu, Feng Tan and other Tian Wen's guests had already followed Tian Wen to leave first at this time, it was still inconvenient for Master Zhao to praise Meng Zhong, Le Yi and the Xinwei Army under their command in front of the public, after all, this move was tantamount to slapping Tian Wen in the face.

Therefore, Master Zhao only praised pertinently: "Zhao Wushu, worthy of the name!" ”

Seeing this, Meng Zhong and Le Yi humbly said that they were still far away.

Because he had no friendship with Meng Zhong and Le Yi, and many people did not agree with him in terms of political positions, the ministers of Zhao State dispersed one after another, and only a small number of people such as Zhao's master's father, Zhao Wanghe, Zhao Xiangfeiyi, Yang Wenjun, Zhao Bao, Gongzi Zhang, Tian Buyu, Que Guanzi, Pang Xuan, and Ju Xin remained here.

At this time, Zhao Wang He asked curiously: "Meng Qing, the crossbow held by the Xinwei Army under your command can't be fired in a row according to Fei Xiang, but why can the Xinwei Army fire two consecutive salvos in just ten breaths?" ”

Meng Zhong smiled when he heard this: "Indeed, as Fat Xiang said, it is just a use of tactics......

"Meng Zhong Xiaoyou, did you think of this method of battle yourself?" Crane Guanzi also said curiously.

"Uh......" Meng Zhong hesitated for a moment, and then explained: "I saw it on the fragment of a certain art of war...... below."

"What is the Art of War called?" Pang Xuan asked with some emotion.

"This ......," Meng Zhong said, "It's just a fragment, I can't get a glimpse of the whole article, probably written by an anonymous person." ”

Hearing this, Pang Xuan frowned slightly, but after looking at Meng Zhong a few times, he suddenly felt relieved, nodded and asked, "Is there a name for that kind of tactic?" ”

"Two shots." Meng Zhong replied.

"Second ...... Shot"

Everyone nodded when they heard it, after all, this title is indeed appropriate.

After laughing for a while, the monarchs and ministers also returned to Handan, and Meng Zhong and Le Yi took the Xinwei soldiers back to the camp first, and handed over the chariots, crossbows and other war equipment to Xiang Yu and Le Xu, who were in charge of military quartermasters.

According to their statistics, in this actual battle with five hundred heroes, only eight or nine people of the Xinwei army were killed, all of whom were soldiers under the command of Hua Hu and Mu Wu, that is, after those heroes approached, the Xinwei soldiers who abandoned their crossbows and held swords.

The wounds were almost the same, and they were all stabbed in the throat to death.

It can be seen from this that those heroic swordsmanship is indeed exquisite, even in the face of the Xinwei soldiers wearing three layers of thick armor, they can still accurately stab them in the throat and kill them.

You know, this is still in the case that the Xinwei Army has launched a general offensive at that time, if it is changed to weekdays, I believe that those chivalrous and brave performances will be even better.

Looking at the eight or nine lifeless Xinwei soldiers, Meng Zhong, Le Yi and the others didn't feel good in their hearts.

When the night attack on the Qi camp, because the 500 soldiers and guards retreated, not a single one was damaged, so they did not experience the taste of losing their soldiers, until today.

It's really uncomfortable to watch the soldiers who trust them become corpses.

"Let's bury him thickly, tomorrow I will report to the fat minister, and ask him to be kind to the families of the soldiers......"

After a long silence, Meng Zhong commanded.

In addition to the eight or nine people killed, there were nearly thirty wounded by the Xinwei army, but most of them were minor injuries, that is, the back of the hand, the cheek was cut, or the leg with relatively weak defense was stabbed by the sword of the brave warriors, which was basically not fatal.

The most serious injury was only a soldier who was pierced in the cheek by the sword thrown by those brave swords, and not only was several teeth gouged out, but even a large hole was pierced in the cheek, and it took a few days to recover.

In general, the casualties of the Faith Guard were indeed within 10%, that is, within 50 people.

But to be honest, this is nothing to be proud of, after all, this time Thaksin's guards are fully armed, and even use crossbows, chariots and other terrifying weapons, and the enemy they face is just a group of chivalrous warriors armed with swords and dressed in sackcloth, and each other's equipment is not at the same level at all.

However, in this case, the Xinwei Army still paid more than 30 casualties, which shows that the chivalrous courage that Tian Wen has cultivated is indeed brave.

What's even more commendable is that the group of heroes fought until the end, even if they suffered more than 400 casualties, they still did not disperse, as if they did not hesitate to die with the soldiers of Xinwei.

This dedication to "righteousness" is really impressive.

It was busy until the evening of the same day, when Meng Zhong, Le Yi and others returned to Handan.

In the next two days, Xue Gongtianwen suddenly became much more low-key, and after discussing with Zhao Xiangfeiyi about "helping Zhao to win over Wei and Han", he took his leave and left Zhao in a hurry.

So much so that on the third day, when Meng Zhong asked Zhao Xiangfeiyi to meet and inadvertently mentioned Xue Gong Tianwen, he learned that Tian Wen had left Zhao and returned to Wei.

"Tian Wen has left Zhao State? When did you leave? How did I not know? ”

At that time, Meng Zhong looked surprised.

Seeing this, Fei Yi said with a smile: "Natian Wen has always been pampered, and has been regarded as a guest by all countries in the past dynasties, and has been treated with a good life, but this time he suffered a big loss in your hands, not only lost the chivalrous courage of more than 400 followers, but also made him lose face...... How can he have the face to stay in me Zhao Country again? ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong was also a little embarrassed, and explained with a little embarrassment: "It was he who was aggressive first......"

"Of course I do."

Fei Yi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "In the final analysis, Tian Wen was also used by Zhao Cheng and Li Dui...... Zhao Cheng and Li Dui thought that they could embarrass you by Tian Wen's hand, but they didn't want you to be like this...... Hehe, even Tian Wen, who has always been arrogant, could hardly swallow this breath...... As he said, this dispute between the two of you is nothing but a battle of will. ”

"He mentioned me in front of the fat minister?"

Meng Zhong asked curiously.

"Of course." Fei Yi nodded and said: "Tian Wen is just arrogant, because he is from a noble background, how can he really be ignorant?" This kind of person values face the most, not to mention Tian Wen, a noble son who does not hesitate to go bankrupt to bear the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the people who come to join him for the sake of the name of 'good monk'...... You have made him lose face this time, even if he actually sees your talent, but he will still regard you as an enemy, Meng Zhong, you should be careful in the future. With Tian Wen's reputation, as long as he releases a word, there will be countless heroes who will not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to assassinate you......"

Hearing this, Meng Zhong raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did Tian Wen say?" ”

"Huh." Fei Yi shook his head with a smile and explained: "The old man just said that Tian Wen has the best face, although he said something similar in front of the old man, he would not do that. …… It's just that you offended Tian Wen this time, and you will ...... in the future I'm afraid it's going to be a bit of a problem. ”

Speaking of this, he saw Meng Zhong frowning, so he was relieved again: "But you don't have to worry too much, there will be a chance to reconcile with Tian Wen in the future...... You are my courtier of Zhao after all, and the future is limitless, as long as you reach a certain height in the future, then Tian Wen will reconcile with you, and when the time comes, you and he don't know each other, maybe it can also become a good story. ”

As he spoke, he patted Meng Zhong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, don't think about it, what you and I need to face next is a more serious problem." ”

"Master Zhao and An Yangjun?" Meng Zhong understood as soon as he heard it.

Fei Yi nodded heavily, and said to Meng Zhong in a low voice: "In fact, as long as Master Zhao changes his mind, the old man will be sure to control the situation. …… As for Gongzizhang, according to the old man's understanding of him, he will definitely not give up. But if you want to try, that's fine. But remember, act quickly, according to the old man's estimate, in a few days, Master Zhao's side is afraid that there will be some big action......"

"Hmm." Meng Zhong nodded.

A moment later, when Meng Zhong returned to the palace where Master Zhao lived, he saw Master Zhao looking at a cloth map of the kingdoms.

I saw that on this cloth map of the countries, the general territory of the Central Plains countries was drawn, although the drawing was not standardized, but still some clues could be seen.

For example, a few years ago, the Qin State, which annexed the three kingdoms of Shu, Tho and Ba and established Shu County, is simply a giant beast dominating the West, peeking at the Central Plains countries - the West Vertical Qin, which is worthy of its name.

No, even if it is a male lord like Lord Zhao's father, after seeing the territory of Qin, he can't help but sigh.

"Master Zhao."

Meng Zhong stepped forward and interjected softly, "Have you decided that you want to fight against the Qin State?" ”

Master Zhao nodded, then shook his head again, and sighed: "How easy is it to fight against the Qin State? If the three Jin are united, I dare to give it a go, but right now, ......"

He shook his head and sighed with emotion.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong was puzzled and asked, "Isn't it enough for Zhao to compete with Qin now that it is allied with the three kingdoms of Qi, Yan, and Song?" ”

Master Zhao shook his head and said: "What is the strength of the army of the Yan Kingdom, you have also seen that there are neither good generals nor good soldiers, if the two countries of Zhao and Qin compete, the army of the Yan State can only be icing on the cake at best, but it is not enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility...... As for the State of Qi, the State of Qi defeated Kuang Zhang of the State of Qin twice, which was a boost, but the mind of the State of Qi ...... Heh, I don't trust Qi Guo. The reason why it surrendered to our Zhao State was nothing more than to destroy the alliance between Zhao and Qin, so that Zhao and Qin would attack each other, so that it could reap the benefits. The only thing I trust is the King of Song of your Song Kingdom...... However, your Song State is still too weak to afford a war of this scale with hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, and it is difficult for the Song State to hold out for a long time...... Therefore, it is imperative to unite Wei and South Korea. ”

Seeing Meng Zhong's puzzled expression, Master Zhao briefly introduced to him the strength of today's countries.

First of all, the one with the most powerful strength must be the Qin State.

The second is the Qi State.

However, it is difficult to defeat Qin with the strength of Qi alone, and the odds of victory between the two sides are about four or six, that is, Qi has a forty percent chance of winning and Qin has a sixty percent chance of winning.

In addition to the two poles of "Western Qin and Eastern Qi", there are the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Chu.

Needless to say, the strength of Zhao State has been greatly approached by Qin and Qi, and it can be called the most powerful country in the second echelon.

And Wei and Chu were once the overlords of the Central Plains, and the so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how decayed, there is still some heritage.

As for the third echelon, that is, the three kingdoms of Han, Song, and Yan.

After the reform of the law of Shen Buxian, the power of Korea also grew by leaps and bounds, but it could not stand that Korea was too close to Qin, and Qin often sent troops to attack Korea, so that Korea was never able to develop - the same was true of Wei.

As for the Song State, the Song State used to be stronger than the Lu State and the Wei State at best, but after the governance of the Song Dynasty Chengjun, especially the Song Wangyan, the Song State's strength increased significantly.

According to Zhao's estimation, the strength of the Song State is not comparable to the Wei State for the time being, but compared with Korea, it should be about the same.

Speaking of Yan State, Yan State has a broader territory than Wei, Han, and Song, but it is a pity that the "Rebellion of the Son" for decades, and the ensuing "Kuang Zhang Annihilation of Yan", have greatly damaged the vitality of Yan State, so that Yan State, which could once contain Zhao State, suddenly fell to the point of being equal to Song State.

Even, today's Yan State may not be able to beat the Song Kingdom.

As for the final fourth echelon, that is, the Lu State, the Wei State, and the small countries of Shu, Tho, Pakistan, and Teng, which were destroyed in detail, the small countries of this grade can only be used as spectators of the gradual changes in the Central Plains, trembling and living in the cracks between the big powers, and I don't know when the country will be annexed by other big countries, and it cannot affect the changes in the situation of the Central Plains countries at all.

After listening to Master Zhao's explanation of the situation in various countries, Meng Zhong Zhengse asked, "Does Master Zhao have any strategy for the current situation?" ”

Master Zhao pondered for a moment when he heard this, and said, "I have discussed with Que Guanzi in the past few days, and Que Guanzi thinks that it is best for my Zhao State to maintain peace with Qin State...... Zhao, Yan, and Song all need time to gradually become stronger, so Que Guanzi suggested that I try to let Qin attack Chu, and take this opportunity to unite Wei and Han, and Song can also take the opportunity to annex part of the territory and population of Chu......"

"Is this a sacrifice for the Chu State?"

Meng Zhong's expression was a little weird, because he knew that Crane Guanzi himself was from the Chu State, and it was hard to imagine that Crane Guanzi would make such a suggestion.

However, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the Central Plains, Zhang Yi, who once made the Central Plains countries change their complexion, isn't he a native of Wei? After he defected to Qin, didn't he still encourage Qin to attack Wei many times and force Wei to submit to Qin?

"What do you think?" Master Zhao suddenly asked Meng Zhongdao.

Meng Zhong was stunned, and said with some discomfort: "As a subordinate person, I don't dare to talk about such a big thing. ”

"Huh." Master Zhao didn't care either, and said with a chuckle: "I think the suggestion of the crane crown is still feasible. …… In my opinion, even if the Qin State learned that the Qi State had surrendered to our Zhao State, the relationship between Zhao and Qin would not break down in a short period of time. However, the Qin State will not sit idly by and watch our Zhao State unite with Wei and Han, it will definitely attack Wei and Han first to test our Zhao State's attitude towards this...... At that time, I can take advantage of this matter to show favor to Wei and Han and promote the alliance of the Three Jins, as long as the Three Jin Dynasty form an alliance headed by my Zhao State, and there are Yan and Song countries to help each other, whether it is the Qin State or the Qi State with hidden evil intentions, I believe that they will not be able to bargain for anything......"

Looking at the smile on Master Zhao's face, Meng Zhong appropriately complimented: "Master Zhao is wise. ”

Master Zhao laughed when he heard this, and then he sighed with emotion: "But before that, I, Zhao Guo, also need to solve my own hidden dangers first......

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Meng Zhong and asked with a smile: "Meng Zhong, as far as I know, you have been very close to Zhao He, Fei Yi and the others recently...... Oh, tell me, can I still trust you? ”

"Yes!" Meng Zhong said without changing his face: "Because I am from the Song Kingdom, I sincerely hope that the Zhao State will become the overlord of the Central Plains, and I will not betray you, the father of Zhao." ”

"Hehehe." Master Zhao smiled with satisfaction.

Seeing that Master Zhao seemed to be in a good mood, Meng Zhong hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "Master Zhao, I think that there is actually no irreconcilable contradiction between you and the king......

“……”

Suddenly, the smile on Master Zhao's face froze.

Immediately, he slowly put away his smile and stared at Meng Zhong intently.