Zhongshan Palace sent a letter, the content of which was only four words... I'd rather die than surrender.

Zhao Yong read these four words, handed the national letter to Fei Yi, and thought: "Zhongshan Wang Zi still has a little bit of male blood." ”

Fei Yi took the letter and read it aloud: "I'd rather die than surrender." ”

"This is the answer that King Zhongshan gave to the widow." Zhao Yong shouted: "Pass the order, step on Lingshou, and cleanse Zhongshan." ”

Seeing that the King of Zhongshan was too arrogant, the generals of Zhao Guo also decided to break through Zhongshan by force, and catered to him: "Oh." ”

Zhao Yong's eyes looked in the direction of Zhongshan Palace, and he snorted, "The widow wants the King of Zhongshan to kneel at his feet." ”

At this time, a soldier came to the big tent and said urgently: "Your Majesty, General Shilou..."

Zhao Yong asked, "General Shilou is outside the account, and he is guilty of pleading." ”

Zhao Yong was shocked when he heard this, and led the generals out of the big camp tent. I saw that Shilou* was on his upper body, carrying a thorn on his back. Behind the stone tower were also kneeling many generals above the centurion. Shi Lou saw Zhao Yong walking out, and pleaded: "The last general, there is the grace of the king." Please punish you. ”

Zhao Yong asked, "Old General Shi, why are you doing this?" ”

"Minister, let go of King Zhongshan." Shilou said: "This matter was done by me alone, and it has nothing to do with the soldiers, so I am here to ask for death." ”

Tian Buli asked, "Old General Shi, the person who fled last night was the King of Zhongshan. ”

Shi Lou nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

Zhao Jue asked: "Could it be that the old general Shi was defeated by the King of Zhongshan and made him escape." ”

Shi Lou said ashamedly: "The minister led the soldiers to chase after him, fought three battles with the King of Zhongshan, and finally caught up with the remnants of the King of Zhongshan on the bank of the Hutuo River. ”

Prince Zhang asked: "General Shilao, he can't defeat the King of Zhongshan." ”

"Definitely." Shi Lou lowered his head and said: "The minister can't bear to hurt his life, and he doesn't want to capture him alive and humiliate him." ”

General Shi couldn't bear it, and remembered the kindness of King Zhongshan in the past, so he deliberately let it go. General Shi, the person you let go of is the King of Zhongshan, which is a big crime. Fei Yi softened his tone, "If we capture the King of Zhongshan alive, we can use this as an opportunity to attack the Zhongshan Kingdom." ”

Shi Lou said: "This is my sin, and I am willing to die." ”

The generals of Zhao Guozhu saw that Shilou let go of Zhongshan Wangzi and missed the opportunity to break through Zhongshan Kingdom, and sighed. Tian Buli is the right secretary of Zhao Guo, and he knows Zhao Lu well. Shilou deliberately let go of King Zhongshan, suspected of fornication. If you don't follow Zhao's law, I'm afraid it will be difficult to establish authority.

Tian Buli said: "Your Majesty, General Shi deliberately let go of the King of Zhongshan and should be beheaded according to the law." ”

Before Zhao Yong could speak, Shi Lou closed his vicissitudes of life and generously said, "Minister, take the order." ”

When the generals of Zhongshan heard this, they said in unison: "The last general is willing to die with General Shi." ”

"Get up, all of you!" Zhao Yong stepped forward to help up the stone building, "General Shi Lao is affectionate and righteous, and he is arrogant and dry, and he is the ear of a great man." How can a widow lose a tiger general because of the king of Zhongshan. ”

When Shi Lou heard this, he felt more and more guilty in his heart, and cried: "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty. ”

Zhao Yong said: "The widow will atone for his sins with the old general Shi. ”

Shi Lou saw that Zhao Jun's mind and courage, as well as the elegance of accommodating people, were far better than the father and son of Zhongshan King and Zhongshan Wangzi. Zhao Jun did not doubt the use of people, did not use suspicious people, and did not treat the Zhongshan generals differently from Zhao people, but treated them equally. Zhao Yong also entrusted Zhongshan with important tasks, without the slightest mustard and precaution. Zhao Yong used his lofty personality charm to conquer Shilou and others. Shilou was also lucky that in his lifetime, he met the virtuous lord and swore an oath: "Minister, swear allegiance to the king." ”

The general of Zhongshan also said: "The ministers swear allegiance to the king." ”

Zhao Yong saluted the generals and saluted, "You accept my worship." I have your help, so why worry about the great cause. ”

The generals said in unison: "We will swear to follow the king to the death and establish meritorious deeds." ”

At that moment, Zhao Yong invited Shi Lou, Sun Qian, Ji Qian and others into the big tent.

Zhao Yong asked, "The widow sent someone to Zhongshan to persuade him to surrender." Nakayama's reply to the widow... I'd rather die than surrender. Ladies and gentlemen, are we going to continue to fight this battle? ”

Shilou let go of the king of Zhongshan, and was eager to atone for his crimes, so he volunteered: "The minister is willing to lead the troops and capture Lingshou for the king." ”

Ji Qian, Sun Qian and others also said: "The minister is also willing to go." ”

The generals of Zhao also asked for war: "The ministers are willing to break through Lingshou and cleanse Zhongshan." ”

Zhao Yong was silent for a moment and sighed: "Everyone, let's stop the war!" ”

Tian Buli hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the King of Zhongshan fled from Zhongshan Kingdom. Now, the Zhongshan country has no leader, and it is the best time for us to attack Lingshou and level Zhongshan. Please, your lordship, go to war with it. ”

The generals also said in unison: "Please, the king orders the war." ”

"There are three reasons why the outnumbered people quit the war." Zhao Yongdao: "First, this time we attacked Zhongshan, and we also lost many soldiers. Second, there are still tens of thousands of armor soldiers in Zhongshan who can fight with us. Now Gongzi Shang replaces Zhongshan Wang Zi to preside over the government of Zhongshan State. People who are greedy for life and afraid of death all follow Zhongshan Wangzi to escape from Lingshou, and those who stay are all people of the country. Once, we launched a war of annihilation. Gongzi Shang will call on the soldiers to fight us to the end. Zhongshan would rather break the jade than be complete. If we fight against it, we will surely shed a river of blood and pay a heavy price ourselves. Third, if Zhongshan Wang Zi flees to the east, he will definitely ask Qi for help. If we attack Zhongshan, the Qi State will not sit idly by. ”

Fei Yi thought for a while, and replied: "What the king said is very true. Zhongshan people are martial and fierce. If we start a war for the destruction of the country, they will fight to the death for the country. Even if we capture Lingshou, we can't completely destroy Zhongshan. The Zhongshan Kingdom was destroyed several times and restored several times. It is enough to prove that its vitality is tenacious. Wei destroyed Zhongshan, but could not destroy its faith. The lessons of the past are vivid. ”

"We have broken through the outer city of Lingshou, and we are about to break through the siege city, capture the Zhongshan Palace, and die in the mountain country." Tian Buli said unwillingly: "Could it be that we have failed like this?" ”

Zhao Jue, Zhao Xi and others also said: "The ministers are unwilling!" ”

"You are not reconciled. The widow is even more unwilling. To destroy Zhongshan, a complete strategy is needed. What the widow wants is not only to conquer Zhongshan. What the widow wants is this territory, which will always belong to my Zhao country, and there will be no Zhongshan. Zhao Yong looked at the generals unwillingly, "To attack Zhongshan, you need to take every step of the way." We must destroy the fighting spirit of Zhongshan and the vast territory. At the same time, we must not violently attack our own strength. This led to the intervention of the princes. This time, we are one step away from defeating Zhongshan. That's for next time. ”

The crown prince said: "Father, let's withdraw our troops like this?" ”

Zhao Yong said: "Before withdrawing the army, the widow must extort Zhongshan Kingdom. The widows want to weaken the remnants of the Zhongshan Kingdom. ”

It was past noon, and Zhao still did not attack Zhongshan. Gongzi Shang was wearing battle armor, condescendingly looking down at the dense Zhao army outside the palace, and wondered: "Strange. We humiliated the Zhao army so much, and the Zhao army did not attack the city. Here's why. ”

Jinchen said: "Could it be that Zhao Guo is afraid of my country." ”

Gongzi Shang shook his head and said, "The 100,000 army of the Zhao State will not be afraid of us. Zhao Jun has the skill to balance the courtiers, and the battle of attack is every step of the way. Zhao Jun's temperament is unpredictable. ”

The minister said: "If Zhao State does not attack, it is intended to negotiate peace with us." ”

Gongzi Shang thought about the previous battles, and when Zhao State won a complete victory, he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but took the initiative to conclude peace, and muttered: "Could it be that Zhao Guo really intends to negotiate peace with us." ”

At this time, the army of Zhao took the initiative to withdraw from the outer city of Lingshou and retreated three miles. Sima Wang's clan rode alone to the palace and shouted: "My king can't bear to fight, and the blood is flowing like a river." I want to make peace with you. ”

One person shouted: "If you want to fight, you will fight, what do you say." ”

Sima Wangzu said: "The king of Zhongshan has abandoned you and fled to other countries. and for him you will fight. ”

"Nonsense. Will our king forsake us and flee without his own knowledge? ”

"If Zhongshan Wang Zi is in the city, why don't you invite him out."

When the defenders of Zhongshan learned the news of Wang Zi's escape from Zhongshan, the army was unstable and in chaos.

Seeing this, Gongzi Shang scolded: "Zhao Guo spread the news that the king had fled, and it was chaotic for the army, and the means were indeed clever. ”

"What should we do, Grand Priest. It's a battle, it's a surrender. ”

"We have few soldiers and unstable morale. In this case, it is impossible to win against Zhao Jun. We would rather die than surrender because we don't want to humiliate our husbands. Gongzi Shang sighed: "Zhao Guo took the initiative to negotiate peace, we have no better choice." Let's make peace! ”

Gongzi Shang saw that the Zhao army withdrew from the outer city, retreated three miles, and led the ministers of civil and military affairs to negotiate peace with the Zhao state.

Gongzi Shang saw Zhao Jun and asked, "Zhongshan is not guilty, why did Zhao attack me." Zhao is the country of etiquette, and Zhao Jun is the king of etiquette. The ink on the national letters of the two countries has not dried, and Zhao sent troops to attack me again. Zhao Jun won't give me an explanation. ”

Zhao Yong asked: "You are Gongzi Shang, the son of King Zhongshan and the brother of King Zi of Zhongshan." ”

Gongzi Shang sneered: "Zhao Jun is the king of a great country, and he actually knows me. ”

Zhao Yong said: "You have to answer, the widow can give you a thousand reasons." The world of great controversy, what do you think of these four words. ”

The kingdom of Zhao and the kingdom of Zhongshan were under the city and concluded peace again. As a defeated country, Zhongshan compensated Zhao for its losses and ceded land. The fifth conquest of Zhao and Zhongshan came to an end again.