Chapter 19: Zhao Death

Handan City is tall and majestic, the city is wide and deep, and the circumference is fifty or sixty miles. The city is not only full of high-rise mansions, but also small and elegant ordinary houses. According to folk legends: there are no less than 100,000 residents in Handan City, because there are many wealthy families in the city, plus many guards, so the total population of the city is nearly one million, but it is said that Zhao is a well-deserved political and economic center, and its huge city scale is also one of the best among the seven heroes of the Warring States. In order to supply the living needs of such a huge population in the city, Handan not only has a large scale of grassland, but even has dozens of huge warehouses to store a huge amount of millet, millet and other grains and grasses and various materials. As a result, even if Handan City is trapped, it can rely on its own strength to resist for a long time.

Since Yan Ju led the remnants of the army to flee back to Handan in the starry night, Handan, which was originally rumored by Guo Kai's inexplicable death, was even more panicked, and countless soldiers patrolled back and forth on the streets and city walls throughout the day, and even when the Qin soldiers first began to besiege the city, they announced a strict ban! And what made the people of Handan even more nervous was that almost all the capable men in the city were requisitioned, and the original 50,000 defending troops gathered 150,000 troops to prepare for the attack of the Qin army. However, there is really a big question mark over how much combat effectiveness this improvised patchwork force can have!

However, at this time, compared with the panic and embarrassment of the people in Handan City, the 400,000 Qin troops in the outer city of the city were very excited at this time. Because King Qin's imperial chariot is about to arrive at the city of Handan, this feat of driving the emperor will inspire the Qin army, who are already very high morale, to the point of boiling blood and almost wanting to die!

Just when Wang Qian, Fusu and others were standing in the slightly chilly spring breeze waiting for the Hou, a huge army integrating the Xianyang Tiger Army and the Guard Army appeared on the western horizon with the passionate Wang Le. Fusu and the generals couldn't help but lift their spirits and looked up into the distance together.

In front of the road is the three thousand tiger army, one color of black helmet and black armor, even the flag is black, embroidered with the big 'Qin' character and the royal totem of the white dragon and the phoenix. Behind them were hundreds of axe-wielding men, riding white horses and wearing yellow robes.

The queen of Qin and the queen followed him in an open-top canopy car drawn by six black horses, and the queen still held the two-year-old little Hu Hai in her hands, and he seemed to be very sensible, sitting in the queen's arms and not moving, only turning with two large flexible eyes, watching the excitement left and right.

Behind the car of the king and queen of Qin was Li Si and the guards and ministers, followed by Shizhong, Langzhong and Hubenjun...... The whole team was so long that it was almost impossible to see its head, and from a distance, it was like a huge long snake slowly wriggling on the ground!

The huge and majestic army soon crossed the short distance and came to the Qin generals. That incomparable luxury and royal majesty suddenly gave birth to a majestic and huge momentum, which made the Qin generals who were kneeling beside them couldn't help but have a deep sense of awe.

When King Qin's car drove in front of Fusu, Wang Jian and others, the huge canopy car stopped. Qin Wangzheng also smiled and jumped down from the imperial chariot himself, and Lang Zhong, who was holding a halberd beside him, immediately followed closely.

"Generals, please hurry up, you have fought for the country, won many big victories, and worked hard!" Qin Wangzheng and Yan Yue are authentic.

"King Xie!" Seeing that King Qin was very peaceful, the tense atmosphere suddenly disappeared for most of the time, and they couldn't help but relax for a while.

And Qin Wangzheng, who had a resolute face, looked at Fusu, who was much darker and thinner than before, and couldn't help but feel a slight pain in his heart, and his eyes revealed the rare warmth of this iron-blooded emperor, and said lovingly: "Wang'er, you have grown a little taller, but you are a little thinner, but you are well thin, you look more capable and strong, and you are more manly!" ”

Fusu was moved in his heart: "My father has also lost a little weight, and my father must be quite worried about the war situation during this time, right?" Fortunately, the sons and generals did not live up to their father's high expectations, and finally completely besieged Handan! ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded a little relieved, seeing that this was not the place to speak, and said with a slight smile: "Wang Lao Aiqing leads the way in front, let's go to the Shuai tent for the time being!" "Wow!" Wang Jian bowed down to receive the order, respectfully accompanied the attendants, and accompanied the King of Qin to the handsome tent with Fusu.

When Qin Wangzheng, who was on foot, walked into the camp, the vast military camp was boiling, and countless fanatical Qin soldiers shouted frantically: "Long live the king!" Long live the King! And Qin Wangzheng, who is deeply familiar with the way of people, also nodded to the countless Qin soldiers around him, and the image of being close to the people and benevolence made the Qin army even more crazy, and for a while, the roar of cheering long live shook the earth and seemed to be afraid!

The earth-shattering sound couldn't help but make the Shangzhao soldiers at the head of Handan City suddenly change their faces, and they were so frightened that their legs were almost trembling......

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On top of the handsome tent, Qin Wangzheng, who was sitting in the middle, restored the dignity and majesty of the emperor, and muttered: "This time against Zhao, there are three people who have made great contributions. The first is General Wang, if there is no old general to sit on the battlefield and strategize, our army will not be able to break Zhao; The second is Wang Er's Fusu, if there is no Wang Er's strategy to defeat Li Mu repeatedly, my Daqin will not be able to win; Third, it is the envoy of 'Qin Feng', Qi Hong, if she did not enter the tiger's den in person and use a discordant strategy to prompt King Zhao to force Li Mu away, there is no possibility of victory for the Qin State. So these three people have to be heavily sealed! ”

Saying that, King Qin took the lead in asking Wang Qian: "What reward does Wang Lao Aiqing want?" As long as it is said, all the widows obey each other! Wang Jian groaned slightly, and said respectfully: "The old minister doesn't love other things in his life, but likes money, and the king only needs to reward the old minister with some money!" Hearing this, Fusu's eyes flashed, and he secretly said in his heart: "What a cunning old man, his position as a general does not have any rewards except for the marquis, but Wang Jian knows that his father is very suspicious, so he pretends to be greedy for money to avoid big disasters in the future!" And it is estimated that my father is also a little embarrassed, so he threw the problem to Wang Qian, which may not be a temptation! Fusu couldn't help but be secretly shocked by the treachery and sinister of officialdom.

I saw the king of Qin laughing and said: "That is, the old Aiqing loves this thing, and the widow has no choice, come and reward the old general with ten thousand gold, one hundred satin horses, and five hundred more food estates!" "King Xie!" The official can't be promoted, there is a lot of money, who can not like it, so Wang Jian also thanked King Qin with a grateful face.

And when King Qin just turned his gaze to Fusu, Fusu hurriedly spoke: "Father, the son is the eldest son of the king, one is extremely noble, and the other is a matter of course for the country to serve his father, so the reward will be waived!" King Qin was indeed more embarrassed, and couldn't help but smile and said: "It's very comforting that Wang Er has such filial piety, but he has no merit. It's not the law of my Qin country, and it's not the style of widowhood. In this way, let's reward Wang Er's Luoyang as a food town! Fusu smiled secretly in his heart: "In the future, the whole world will be mine, but this Luoyang will come first!" I couldn't help laughing and said, "Thank you for the reward!" ”

King Qin looked at Qi Hong with a smile and said calmly: "Qi Hong, you infiltrated the Zhao State alone this time, persuaded Guo Kai to eradicate Li Mu, and then you were able to get rid of Guo Kai cleanly, which is a great contribution to the country." Whatever reward you want, but it doesn't hurt to say! Hearing this, the beautiful woman stood up, her face was a little hesitant, and she said with some expectation: "Your Majesty has nothing else to ask for, but the king can give her a free body!" As soon as these words came out, not only the generals were stunned, but even the King of Qin couldn't help but be stunned.

But the King of Qin is the King of Qin, and after a slight change in his face, he quickly regained his calm, and said with a slight smile: "Qi Hong, as the left envoy of my Qin State's 'Qin Feng', you have a noble status, and you enjoy endless glory and wealth, why do you have the idea of escaping?" "Obviously, although King Qin himself is not a woman, he doesn't want this 'trump card' in his hand to escape!

I saw Qi Hong and said quietly: "Although your subordinates are rich now, they are just a woman after all, and they are going to marry after all." Now in the prime of life, if you don't find a good support, when the color is declining, who will your subordinates rely on for the rest of their lives? After that, Qi Hong's beautiful pretty eyes couldn't help but glance at Fusu slightly.

This glance made Fusu's heart jump with some fright: In recent months, Qi Hong has been stranded in the army, getting along with Huofeng and others day and night, and naturally he and Fusu often meet, Fusu's benevolence and peacefulness, decisiveness and strictness, as well as the humble gentleman's demeanor, have given Qi Hong a deep impression. Such a man was rare and rare in the world when Qin Wei, so Qi Hong's pretty eyes couldn't help but gradually reveal a trace of complicated affection for Fusu.

With the status of Fusu and the noble and benevolent style, if he can commit to such a man, it is naturally very satisfying for Qi Hong. It's just that Qi Hong is almost ten years older than Fusu, and such a big age gap is like a huge chasm between the two. Although there was no shortage of nobles who had wives at the age of thirteen or fourteen in ancient times, the more conservative Qin royal family still managed such things strictly.

Under such a complicated situation, Qi Hong, who was struggling in his heart, couldn't help but have the idea of escaping. And Fusu, who knows this, although he knows that Qi Hong has a good impression of him, and he also admires this stunning beauty very much, but after all, he is still young, and if he accepts this woman, he will inevitably be affected by his reputation, so he has been painfully trying to avoid being alone with Qi Hong, so as not to have unpredictable consequences!

And when King Qin saw Qi Hong's scorching eyes and resentful words, he knew that Qi Hong's intention to go had been decided, and thinking of Qi Hong's great contribution to the Qin State, he couldn't help but sigh slightly: "In this case, the widow agreed to your request!" Qi Hong was overjoyed, and a layer of brilliant brilliance appeared on her pretty face: "Thank you for the generous gift of the king!" ”

King Qin was a little regretful and reluctantly said: "You have made great contributions to my Great Qin, and the widow wants to arrange a good support for you, are you willing?" Qi Hong's eyes were complicated, and he lowered his head and pondered for a long time without saying a word, which was a huge contrast with the calmness of talking and laughing and being proud of his wealth before. King Qin was very familiar with Qi Hong, and suddenly realized: "Could it be that she already has a sweetheart?" ”

Just when King Qin was puzzled, the queen who had been silent on the side whispered in King Qin's ear: "Brother Zheng, she was still normal before her trip last year, but now she wants to get rid of 'Qin Feng', she must have someone she likes." You see that her eyes are full of affection, and it is likely that the person she likes is in the tent. You might as well do good things to the end and help her arrange it! "A woman's instincts are terrifying.

Hearing this, King Qin swept the generals in the tent with his sharp eyes, and the generals suddenly felt a majestic pressure for some inexplicable reasons. Qin Wangzheng soon fixed his eyes on Wang Ben, Li Xin and Meng Tian, in his opinion, only these three generals are not only young and promising, but also honorable and talented, Qi Hong's favorite person should be among these three.

So, Qin Wang Zhengwei pondered and said: "Qi Hong, you shouldn't, the widow will be willing!" At present, there are many young heroes in the account, General Wang Ben, General Li Xin, and General Meng Yi are all the best choices for both talent and appearance, who do you like, but it doesn't hurt to say? As soon as these words came out, Wang Ben, Li Xin, and Meng Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, if they could get the favor of such a stunning beauty, wouldn't it be in vain in this life? For a while, he couldn't help but wait for Qi Hong's decision. And the other generals couldn't help but show envy and jealousy in their eyes.

But seeing Qi Hong hanging his head, he shook his head slightly and said, "King Xie is kind, Your Majesty just wants to spend this remnant life alone and live in the forest!" As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. King Qin also immediately glanced at the queen, knowing that he had guessed wrong. King Qin, who had a headache, thought about it slightly, and couldn't help but immediately have an idea: "Qi Hong, you better think about it again." The queen has always been good friends with you, and she has not seen you for many days, and she misses you very much, so you will go to the queen with the queen for a time to rest. ”

Qi Hongmei's eyes showed a look of joy, and she bowed down and said, "Yes, king!" Then he went out with the beautiful queen. Only one account was left with regretful old men.

It wasn't until a few days later that it was suddenly reported that Qi Hong had relieved himself of the identity of the 'Qin Feng' left envoy and changed to the head of the maid of the Fusu Lingyan Pavilion, that the generals knew Qi Hong's own choice: it turned out that what she liked was the young and talented Fusu Gongzi, and she couldn't help but be very depressed!

But he said that he had sent Qi Hong away, and when King Qin saw that all the generals were a little depressed, he was amused in his heart, and asked Wang Qian: "General Wang, how are the current preparations for the battle in Handan?" ”

Wang Jian obviously had a plan, and said with a slight smile: "Great King, the Zhao people have sent an envoy to Yan Wei for help, so they can't attack for a long time." If you want to break the strong city of Handan quickly, half of it is outside, half of it is inside, and the Qin soldiers are used outside, taking care of each other, if you put pressure on Guo Xin, Guo Zong, Zhao Yue and others in the city, so that it is rumored that Zhao Wang Qian, Zhao Wang Qian is afraid, and he will surrender, and Handan will not attack itself!" King Qin was overjoyed, his eyes radiated a cold gaze, this gaze was full of murderous aura and boundless indifference, the terrifying pressure suddenly made the generals can't help but chill their backs, and their hearts were secretly shocked: "It's over, as soon as Handan is broken, the king will inevitably have a river of blood in Handan, this time I don't know who is going to be unlucky!" ”

For Qin Wangzheng, Handan has both his childhood and the queen's two little guesses, as well as the beautiful nostalgia of the 'hidden old man' when he studied art devoutly, but Qin Wangzheng can not forget the insults and insults of those Zhao nobles to him and his mother. Whenever Qin Wangzheng thought of the humiliation he suffered in Handan as a child, he couldn't help but have an unforgettable hatred, and sometimes even Qin Wangzheng dreamed in his sleep that he would take crazy revenge on those childhood enemies. Therefore, this time Qin Wangzheng came to Handan in person, firstly, to destroy the Zhao State, and secondly, to personally calculate the old account of blood and tears when he was a child!

So, Qin Wangzheng, who didn't want to have the slightest delay, immediately ordered Li Si to choose a fine candidate, pretend to be the people of Zhao State, blend into the city, and directly come to see Guo Xin and other traitors in the city. After presenting high-ranking officials and rare treasures, Guo Xin and others immediately agreed to contribute. So, Guo Xin and others came to see King Zhao and said: "Now the King of Han has bowed down to Qin, and Yan Wei is too busy to protect himself, how can he send troops to save Zhao." Now the prince of Qin led the army to come, the city was broken on the same day, the jade was burned, and all the people suffered, in the humble opinion of the ministers, it was better to surrender the whole city, and also to keep the status of the prince. Guo Zong, Zhao Yue and others also persuaded together.

Zhao Wangqian, who was already flustered, had no idea at all at this time, and he had nightmares every day, lest the Qin army would enter the city and be killed, so he wanted to follow the advice of Guo Xin and others. Seeing that King Zhao wanted to surrender, the prince Jiafu who was standing on the side cried bitterly: "The first king passed on to the king with the temple of Shejizong, how can he casually give it to other countries?" The minister and Yan Ju tried their best to serve the death in order to protect Handan. In case the city is broken, and the county has hundreds of miles of land, it can still be a country, so how can it be captured with its hands tied?"

Zhao Yue interjected: "Handan City is broken, and the king is a prisoner, how can he take care of Daijun?" Does Childe want to make it difficult for the king? ”

Gongzijia's face turned purple, he was angry at the bullfight, and he drew his sword in his hand, pointing at Guo Xin and others and scolding: "Slander the ministers, dare to say more!" I will kill them!" As he spoke, the tiger was about to come forward. Zhao Wangqian was shocked, and hurriedly got up to stop Gongzi Jiadao: "Brother Xian sit down for a while, don't be angry!" Seeing that King Zhao was blocking, the helpless Gongzi Jia gave up, but Guo Xin, Guo Zong, Zhao Yue and others on the side couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and they couldn't help but have a fierce gaze in their eyes.

However, it was said that King Zhao moved back to the harem, and he was depressed, so he could only drink for fun. At this time, he has completely given up state affairs, and just wants to take advantage of the unbroken city wall to enjoy the carnival, and he will be drunk today!

Although Guo Xin, Zhao Yue and others wanted to date Qin Bing to sacrifice the city, how could the loyal and upright Gongzi Jia lead his clan guests and help Yan Jujiayi defend the city, and he couldn't communicate with Qin Jun; Moreover, there is a wide range of millet in the city, and there is no shortage of food, and the Qin army is eager to take it, and it can't help but cry out in vain for a while.

The Qin army outside the city is also known to itself, because the Zhao State has suffered repeated disasters and famines in recent years, and the two armies are fighting, the people have fled, the Qin army has nothing to gain, and it is quite difficult for hundreds of thousands of troops to rely on supplies transported from Xianyang to sustain themselves. The helpless Wang Jian then said to Fusu, Yang Duanhe, Han Teng and others: "Our army has sufficient troops, but there is a temporary shortage of grain and grass, so we can temporarily retreat fifty miles away, suspend the army for a while, prepare all the grain and grass, and then strive to attack the city, so that Handan will be broken!" Although Fusu was a little displeased, he also knew that Handan City was dangerous and could not be taken down for a while, so he had to agree. So, Fusu and Wang Jian immediately reported to Qin Wangzheng, and Qin Wang approved it. As a result, the Qin army retreated more than 50 miles and set up camp.

In Handan City, Zhao Jun relaxed his vigilance when he saw the Qin army retreating, and opened the city gate once a day. At this time, Guo Xin, Zhao Yue and others repaired a secret book and sent their henchmen to Wang Qian's camp. Shuyun in the book: "I have been waiting for a long time to dedicate the city, but I have no way for a while. Now Zhao Wangqian has surrendered his intentions, but Gongzi Jia does not obey. Now the Qin army can storm the three gates of the north, south and east, so that the army of the king of Qin can be stationed at the west gate. I can say that King Zhao is looking for an opportunity to open the city and surrender. The west gate is broken, and the other three gates cannot be guarded. ”

Wang Jian and Fusu received the letter, and they were overjoyed in their hearts, and quickly sent Qin Wangzheng in person. After everyone discussed, Qin Wangzheng moved his troops to the West Gate, and the banner of 'King Qin' was planted all over the army. After that, Wang Qian, Yang Duan, and Han Teng waved their troops to storm the three gates of Handan, in the north, south and east, day and night. Seeing this, Gongzijia and Yan Ju hurriedly dispatched troops and sent troops to guard the three gates with all their might, and temporarily neglected the monitoring of Zhao Wang, Guo Xin and others.

And taking this opportunity, Guo Xin and others secretly entered the palace and said to Zhao Wangqian: "If Qin doesn't harm King Han, how can he harm you, the king?" If it is presented with the map of Heshi and Handan, the king of Qin will be happy and will be crowned the throne of the great king. Zhao Wangqian had already had enough of the precarious life in front of him, fearing day and night, and immediately agreed, leaving the dignity of his ancestors and his own responsibilities behind.

So Guo Xin hurriedly lowered the book. After asking King Zhao to look at it, he said: "Although the book is written, Gongzijia must stop this matter." Now the king of Qin is camped at the west gate, and if the king rides to the other side in the name of patrolling the city, and personally opens the door to offer a letter of surrender, will the king of Qin not be happy?" King Zhao was overjoyed, so according to this plan, he avoided the eyes and ears of Gongzi Jia and others, and opened the west gate to surrender to the king of Qin. King Qin was overjoyed and gladly accepted it!

At that time, Gongzi Jia and Yan Ju were fighting bloody battles with the Qin army at the eastern, northern, and southern three gates, and suddenly heard that King Zhao had descended to Qin, and they were shocked. After arriving in Daijun, Gongzi Jia set himself up as the acting king, expressed Li Mu's merits, restored his official title, personally set up sacrifices, and then sent Dong and Yanhe to station troops in Shanggu to prevent Qin soldiers.

On the one hand, the Qin army sent a large army to guard the remnants of the resistance in Handan City, and on the other hand, it sent Wang Jian to lead an army of 200,000 to Zhongshan in the north of Zhao State to confront the remnants of the Zhao army in Daijun!

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