Conquer Fuliu in one day!

This news flew to Handan like wings, and it also flew to Lingshou, and it flew in all directions. Although Zhao's victory was suspected of a sneak attack, this speed was too shocking. What's more, on the third day of the Battle of Fuliu, the Zhao army surrounded Ningjia again and threatened Shenxian. It's faster than you can imagine.

The King of Zhongshan was with Sima Xi at the moment, watching the big tripod cast with the bronze sent by Zhao Guo coming out. And Sima Xi, holding a pair of wrong gold and silver bronze plates made of bronze and gold and silver, explained the tomb of King Zhongshan under construction to King Zhongshan. This was recreated with gold and silver by the craftsmen of Zhongshan on the basis of the original Zhaoyu map. It's not so much a graphic design as it is a beautiful craft. The reason why Sima Xi offered this treasure was more to please the King of Zhongshan.

It was at this time that the news of Fuyanagi's capture came.

"Fuliu has fallen!" King Zhongshan's face changed greatly, he threw the Zhaoyu Diagram in his hand on several cases, stood up and looked at the soldiers who came to report the news.

"Returning to the King. The army of Zhao was 30,000, and he took advantage of the dawn to suddenly attack my Fuliu City. The defenders of Fuliu City were killed in battle, and 10,000 soldiers were either killed or captured. Now, the Zhao army has not been repaired, except for leaving a part of the troops to garrison Fuliu, the main force is surrounded in Ningjia, if the reinforcements do not arrive, I am afraid that Shenxian will not be able to hold out for five days. ”

"Five days!" The king of Zhongshan walked down the jade steps, changed his usual faltering appearance, came to the man, and scolded: "The Zhao army is only 30,000 people, and the Shenxian army has 12,000 people, and Li Shi actually told the widow that he can only hold out for five days!" The more the king of Zhongshan said, the more angry he became, "It's so unbearable, what's the use of him!" As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a little black in front of him, but fortunately he immediately stabilized his body and did not fall, but all this did not escape Sima Xi's eyes. Li Shi is a clan general in Zhongshan, who once fought in the east and west, and made great achievements. Even he didn't have the confidence to keep Shenxian, so it's no wonder that King Zhongshan jumped like thunder.

The soldier didn't expect that the King of Zhongshan would be so angry, kneeling there, his legs were trembling, and he couldn't wait to leave here immediately, otherwise he might die in the next second. In the shady hall, his cold sweat dripped down his face and fell onto the floor in front of him. I don't know what to do next.

"The king, please calm your anger." Sima Xi waited for the King of Zhongshan to calm down for a while before he came out to respond: "Zhao Jun pretended to be in our state at this time, and Fuliu, Ningjia and other places did not care, and opened the door of convenience, so that Fuliu was conquered in one day." Then Zhao Guo moved very fast, and he came to Shen County without respite, and whoever he was in would be a little lacking in confidence. Don't worry about it, the king. ”

King Zhongshan calmed down for a while, he turned his back to Sima Xi and the others, and snorted coldly: "You retreat first." "Apparently to the soldier who reported the news. The soldier hurriedly got up and hurriedly lined up, forgetting even the number of courtesies. Only Sima Xi was left above the main hall.

"The widow is angry because of this, at this moment, Li Shi does not want to resist the Zhao army with all his loyalty, but he shakes the heart of the army, and he really deserves to be killed." King Zhongshan still didn't look back, but coughed twice. Because he had his back to Sima Xi, Sima Xi couldn't see the appearance of King Zhongshan at this moment.

"Even if it should be killed, it should not be at this time." Sima Xi persuaded, "At present, the enemy is the most taboo to change generals, and the king should be cautious." What's more, Le Chi, Gongsun Hong and others are in Zhao State at this moment, with their understanding of my Zhongshan, if they are replaced by other generals, I am afraid that they will be persuaded to surrender. No matter how Li Shi says it, it can be regarded as a clan, and it is still much better than other generals. ”

"Humph!" King Zhongshan still didn't turn around, and patted a few cases hatefully, "So, Xiangbang thinks, how to deal with it next?" ”

"First, of course, a large army is to be sent to rescue, but to rescue the two cities of Shenxian and Ningjia, His Majesty feels that it is no longer necessary. The army set out to cross the river, even if there was no harassment from the Zhao army, it had already become a tired army when it arrived at Ningjia, and the Zhao army was definitely ready to wait for work, and the odds of victory were not much. It is better to give up the south of the Hutuo River, Feixian, Xiaquyang and other places, and garrison Xiyang, if the Zhao army crosses the river, it is just halfway to attack I, and then talk about the recovery of the southern land; In addition, Gu Cheng must also have a large army stationed to ensure that Gu Cheng and Xiyang are not lost, and Lingshou is a horn of each other, so that he can hold the land on the north bank of the Hutuo River. ”

Xiyang, located in the southeast of Lingshou, on the north bank of the Hutuo River, is the last big city of the Hutuo River in Zhongshan, and is also the most important link in the defense line of the Hutuo River in Zhongshan.

Gucheng is located in the northeast of Lingshou, north of Xiyang, and on the west bank of Yishui. The reason why Sima Xi proposed to station troops here is that this place is the border between the original Zhongshan State and the Yan State, and the confrontation with the Yan State is due to natural danger. Sima Xixin's Yanguo and other places are also connected through this city, and along the north of Yishui, there are Zhongren City, Zuoren City and Hongshangsai. Since Hongshangsai was occupied by the Zhao army, the two cities of Zuoren and Zhongren have become the front line, but their roles are not as important as Gucheng, which is also the city that Zhongshan focuses on.

The three cities are only half a day apart, one city has police, and the other two cities can rush to help, this is Sima Xi's purpose.

"The second is to ask for help from other princes."

"For example?"

"Qin State, and—" Sima Xi glanced at King Zhongshan secretly and continued, "Wei State. ”

King Zhongshan didn't turn around, but Sima Xi felt that his shoulders seemed to move slightly, "Who should be the right person to send to the Qin State?" ”

As expected. Sima Xi said in his heart, he paused, "Zhang Dengdang lived up to his trust." ”

It took a long time for the king of Zhongshan to agree.

"As for this matter of leading troops, His Majesty is willing to go to Gucheng or Xiyang in person. A certain is willing to make a military order, if he can't break the enemy, he should be shameless and return to Lingshou! ”

There was another long pause. King Zhongshan seemed to be a little abnormal today, paused many times, Sima Xi guessed, and for so long, King Zhongshan never turned around, and kept his back to Sima Xi.

"Xiangbang has just returned from the east, and the carriage and horses are tired, and he should be rewarded for this great achievement. How could the widow bother with the state again? The King of Zhongshan finally turned around, Sima Xi raised his head and looked at him, I don't know why, I always felt as if he had changed a person, whether it was his demeanor or movements.

The king of Zhongshan carried the back with one hand and supported several cases with the other, "What's more, this matter is very serious, the widow still needs Xiangbang to stay by his side and give advice, if he is in danger, it should be the fault of the widow." As he spoke, he muttered for a while, "Over there in Gu Cheng, let Zhongli go; Xiyang is there, and I can do it. Xiangbang is in Lingshou City, so let's take command. ”

"Yes." Sima Xi responded.

Looking at the back of Sima Xi leaving, King Zhongshan couldn't hold back any longer, took out the raw silk behind him, put it to his mouth, and spit out a mouthful of blood on it, like a blooming flower, bright and dazzling. He wiped the corners of his mouth and looked at the white silk in front of him, which had been stained red with blood. Since his serious illness, he has always felt that his body is okay and he should be able to enjoy some more years, but just now, that anger made him feel his blood surging, and his eyes were dark, so he could only slowly paced to the side of a few cases, with his back to them. Beads of sweat slid down his cheeks, and if you could see his face, it would be pale and frightening. He secretly wiped his sweat, trying not to let anyone else see it. At this time, if he fell ill again, it would be a catastrophe for Zhongshan, so he had to endure it.

Expelling the orchestra pit and letting Sima Xi ascend to the throne is to balance the relationship between the two and pave the way for the succession of the crown prince. Le Chi and others are not destined to be the prince's helpers, but will only become a stumbling block to the prince's pro-government. Sima Xi is the prince's most powerful helper, but he is too ambitious, and compared with his father, he is less loyal and a little more cunning. Sima Cheng himself said that Sima Xi was a wolf. He thought he could harness this wolf as long as he was given some time, but now, it seemed too late.

"In any case, you have to get through this hurdle first. Alas, regret shouldn't have let the orchestra pit leave Lingshou! ”

Sima Xi put the bamboo slips in his hand on several cases and looked at the scenery of the courtyard. Since his return to politics, he has renovated the yard again, asking craftsmen to carve lifelike lotus flowers, paint them in bright colors, and a rockery on which the plants are replaced with plants that barely have yet to wither. Many people think that he is so unreasonable, I am afraid that only he knows that the purpose of doing this is not for the beauty of this courtyard, but not to see the desolate and miserable scenery in winter, so as to remember the days of that time.

In his hand he played with a hook, all silver, decorated with turpe, zigzag shape, carved with a crest. On the bamboo slips of several cases, a few lines of seal characters are densely written: only fourteen years, the king of Zhongshan mistook the fate of Xiangbang Zhou, chose Yan Jijin, cast it as a Yi pot, and the section was in the coffin, but the law can still be... Then the position of the monarch and the minister, the body of the upper and lower, Hugh has success, created a feudal territory, the Son of Heaven does not forget his honors, so that his old plan rewards the middle father, and the princes are congratulated. ... Only virtue is attached to the people, only righteousness can grow, the son of the son, the grandson of the grandson, and its eternal use is boundless. It was the inscription that King Zhongshan prepared to engrave on the square pot. The whole article is full of praise, and Sima Xi is even more praised. The reason why King Zhongshan asked him to bring it back was that he was scrutinizing, but between the lines, Sima Xi saw some hidden words.

"Father." He said coldly, without the slightest excitement in his tone, "Such a big comment is really deserved." The hook swayed between his hands, "Such a compliment, is it to prevent me from passing Zhao?" Or are you really thanking me? He muttered to himself, "Or both?" Interesting. Unfortunately, if you had done this earlier, I guess I wouldn't have done such a thing. Zhongshan has existed for more than 300 years, and it is time to change owners. Sima Xi said, "Since you are already suspicious of me, don't blame me for being ruthless." He said, a slight resentment in his eyes.

(End of chapter)