Chapter 95 The Wind Rises
In Gyeongju City, the smoke rising from the raging war filled the entire city. The cold wind that exuded the smell of blood, and the swallow-shaped flag that hunted and displayed, were already tattered and ragged, and it seemed that they would fall in an instant.
On the city wall, on the ground, in the moat, the dead bodies lay on the ground, the blood flowed endlessly, but no one moved forward to clean up, the thick smell of blood and sweat mixed with each other, filling the air, pungent and unpleasant.
War, brutal war, but still under the stars.
The loud screams are touching. The sturdy figures of the soldiers of the iron cavalry under the city rose and fell like waves, and their mouths let out shouts that shook the heavens and the earth.
This kind of shouting, contagious and motivating each other, dissipated the inexplicable fear in the hearts of the Iron Cavalry. Arrows flew wildly in the air, dragging a long and sharp rain of arrows, like locusts crossing the clear sky, only to see the soldiers on the city wall constantly falling to the ground with arrows.
As soon as the iron cavalry army reached the city wall, they were immediately met by several Yulin guards with swords, outnumbered and cut into pulp.
"Tuoba Yu, form an arrow team again, and shoot these bastards to death!" Zhao Jun shouted exhaustively, for several days, he had always been on the front line, and he had never closed his eyes, and now, he was wearing black chain armor, ragged clothes, and his eyes were red with blood, and he was furious like two iron balls that popped up at any time.
----The terrible screams, the frenzied killings, and the blazing beacon fire made the soldiers of the two armies angry, and the war became more and more intense.
Xing Yike, who was besieging the city, did not expect the Yan army to be so fierce, with only 60,000 people, relying on the small city, blocking the 300,000 iron cavalry army from moving an inch. This battle of Gyeongju City became a difficult battle for the Iron Cavalry to attack Yan.
He was skeptical, doubting whether Zheng Guo was underestimating the enemy, and they all said that the Yan people were born soldiers, and in this battle, the Yan army was not afraid of life or death, it seems that this statement is true, and the battle to destroy Yan is probably not as simple as the plan.
The remnant sun was like blood, and the afterglow of the setting sun poured over the tower, and the battle continued.
Five days after Lin Xiao persuaded Zhao Wuji, Lei Jieying, Hou Mingfeng, and the dragoon guards and heavy armored cavalry arrived in Gyeongju successively and defended Gyeongju with Bai Yisheng.
Seven days later, Zhao sent more than 300,000 troops to attack the territory of Yulindao of Zheng State, occupying Huanzhou, Luzhou, and Xiangzhou, and Xing Yike brought heavy troops to rescue, and the danger of Gyeongju City was suspended.
Nine days later, Chen Bing of Shu was in the north of the river, and thousands of sailing ships crossed the river to the north to take the lost city.
Ten days later, the Song State sent 100,000 troops to attack Zhengguoshan South Road from Qianlin County, and 200,000 troops from Donglin County went north to attack Lianzhou, Kuizhou, and Humen Pass of the Jin State.
After receiving the news from all over the country, Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, Lin Xiao and Li Mengchang were done, allowing Yan Guo to avoid fighting on both sides alone.
Fortunately, when Lei Jieying and Hou Mingfeng's 60,000 people arrived at the city of Gyeongju, more than half of the 60,000 troops defending the city were lost, and there were more wounded, almost a group of remnants guarding a low city.
Lei and Hou participated in the Battle of Black Flag Pass, and now, they can't guess how Bai Yisheng and the three of them defended the city.
However, at this time, Zheng Guo's court was really in chaos, and within three or five consecutive days, military newspapers from all over the country were placed in front of Li Zhao, especially the northern giant Zhao Guo participated in the war, which exceeded Zheng Guo's expectations.
Zhao sent troops, Shu sent troops, Song sent troops, and all three major countries sent troops to the southeast, north, south, and south, and they all sent troops, and they sent heavy troops.
Li Zhao couldn't understand why he wanted to destroy the little Yan Kingdom, it was like stabbing a hornet's nest, the entire northern land, except for Chen and Liang, had never participated in the war, and the rest of the big countries actually attacked Zheng together.
originally seemed to be imaginative, but the plan to annex Yan Guo was quickly miscarried, and it also caused a strong enemy for Zheng Guo.
"Bang" for a lifetime, Li Zhao threw the song on the ground, got up and shouted angrily at the noisy ministers, and asked: "Tell me, tell me, who will tell me, what's going on?" ”
There was silence in the court for a while, and after a long time, Su Qin, the implementer of the plan, came out, stood in the center of the court, and said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, the minister's deployment is correct, but I really didn't expect that Zhao Guo would treacherously enter the war." ”
"At present, it is no longer a matter of Zhao Guo's treachery, now Zheng Guo is embattled, fortunately Chen Guo is not involved, otherwise, it is strange that Zheng Guo is not divided by various countries." Fifteen years after ascending the throne, when he was defeated by the Song Dynasty, Zheng Guobing pointed out that he had not encountered obstacles, but now, he has encountered a joint attack by the four countries.
Li Zhao's plan to realize his ambition to dominate the cause was blocked, but it caused the disaster of destroying the country, and he really couldn't stand it in his heart. "Su Qin, what do you say to do now?"
Su Qin walked back and forth, his brain was spinning rapidly, sorting out the current situation, he was worthy of being a person who had gone through strong winds and waves, and he quickly had an idea. "The emperor can't reach it, the minister thinks that there is no need to worry, Han Xian is a general in the south, and if Shu wants to cross the river, it is tantamount to ascending to the sky.
The remaining three kingdoms are all fighting on two fronts, so why not fight Zheng Guo. Defeated, the land can be cut, start all over again, win, the battle will be decided, dominate the north, and the emperor will replace King Zhao as the overlord of the north. ”
I have to say that Su Qin has great determination, and when he is surrounded by enemies on all sides, he still dares to go to war in the four countries, and people who do not have great courage cannot make this determination.
The words fell, and another person came out of the ministers, it was Prime Minister Han Qi, who looked like he had fallen into a well, and asked Su Qin: "Taiwei, are you bewitching the emperor, not to mention Song and Yan, but only Zhao State, although the north is fighting against the Xiongnu."
But the 500,000 Tiger Ben army in the Southern Battalion is enough to crush everything, can you be confident that Xing Yike can stop Feng Zixiu's pace! What's more, there are 100,000 elite soldiers in the west of the Song Kingdom, approaching Shannan Road, can the veteran Zhu Hai hold it? ”
"If you don't fight, how do you know that you can't win the war, Zheng Guo has changed the law for fifteen years, isn't it just to dominate the north, replace Zhao State, and further annex the world? Could it be that before the first battle, Lord Han wanted to cut the land and make peace? Not to be outdone, Su Qin asked angrily.
No matter when, this guy will be against himself, Su Qin is very annoyed now, if it weren't for the Yan Extermination Plan, it was from him, he would definitely not be outdone.
"That's enough, I didn't call you here to watch you quarrel." Li Zhao slapped on the desk suddenly, Su Qin and Han Qi retreated to their respective positions, and there was a dead silence in the hall, Li Zhao asked: "Su Qin, tell me, if you lose, how much will Zheng Guo lose?" ”
Li Zhao has hoped to be a king all his life, although the four countries are sending troops at the moment, if there is any hope of victory and a chance to dominate, he will definitely not give up easily, let alone bow to suffering.
As Su Qin said, if this battle is lost, it is a big deal to cut the land and make peace, but if it wins, Zheng Guo will rise to the Central Plains and dominate the north, realizing the long-cherished wish of the martyrs of Zheng Guo for hundreds of years.
Gaining the support of the emperor, Su Qin motioned to the eunuch to bring the map, hung it on the screen, observed for a while, and took the lead in pointing to the northern Zhao army, and said: "The bordering land of the three kingdoms of Zheng Yan and Zhao is mostly plains, once defeated, no matter which country's cavalry rampages and attacks to the area of Bishan, if Zheng Guo cannot stop the edge of the Zhao army, it may lose the north of Bishan, Shannan Road, Huainan Road, Yulin Road and Shangyu Road, a total of four provinces and thirty-three states." ”
"Zheng and Song Dynasty, there is Liangming Pass, a husband when the pass is not open, the Song infantry is the mainstay, the siege of the city is extremely strong, once the Liangming Pass is overcome, the plains and mountains can not stop their pace, the loss is difficult to estimate, but if Zhao Guo withdraws his troops, the iron cavalry may not be able to stop the pace of the Song army, besides, General Zhu Hai led 200,000 iron cavalry troops, relying on the Liangming Pass natural danger, will definitely be able to block the 100,000 Song army, as for the Yan State, there is no need to worry, they have not been able to step out of Qingzhou City for more than ten days."
Hearing Su Qin say this, Li Zhao's heart was much more relaxed, and the main enemy was still Zhao Guo, so he couldn't help but be angry, "Bastard, Zhao Wuji, old horseman, there will be a day when I will be widowed by him." ”
Li Zhao gritted his teeth, angry, flawless, and killed three birds with one stone, just because Zhao Guo participated in the miscarriage, the shameful thing is that Zhao Wuji received him a million lines of silver a year ago, fifty beauties, and swore at the beginning, patting his chest and guaranteeing that he would not prevent Zheng Guo from destroying Yan. "Han Qi, you go to Zhao State again and try to persuade Zhao Wuji to withdraw from the army."
"Your Majesty, Zhao State's 300,000 Tiger Ben attacked Zheng, and 200,000 Tiger Ben Chen soldiers border, I'm afraid it will not be easy to negotiate peace, that is, Zheng State will not be destroyed, and it is also preparing to attack Zheng State and hinder the rise of Zheng State." Han Qi said, in the north, Zhao has sent 200,000 troops, in the south, the southern camp has poured out, what is the intention, at a glance.
"Okay, very good, Su Qin, you personally go to the northern front line to supervise the battle, temporarily stop attacking Yan, and go all out to fight with Zhao State, I have a punishment for Yike, how can I be afraid of him Feng Zixiu."
Li Zhao chose to compete with Zhao Guo to the end, it was by no means a whim, the economy of the Song State in the north was the strongest, and Zheng Guo was second. Military strength, Zhao is the strongest, Zheng is second, land area, Zhao is the largest, Song is second, and Zheng is again.
With these three points, Li Zhaojue's reckless move is also worthy of a battle, once he wins, Wang Tu will dominate the industry at his fingertips.
At the same time, in the Imperial City of Yan Kingdom, Lin Feng read the front-line report, showing a pleased smile, in Gyeongju City, the 100,000 troops left behind the iron cavalry to scold, according to the city, ignore it, and wait for the opportunity.
Huguan, 60,000 people also defended as an attack, but in terms of Black Flag Pass, they have already done something and won the first battle.
Since the main force of 200,000 people of the Song State invaded the Jin State, Mu Xiaotian, who was originally going to Huguan, led 150,000 cavalry to the south and relied on Humen Pass to defend it.
No, at this time, Lin Feng sent Zhang Yu to take 40,000 light cavalry to the Black Flag Pass and handed it over to Liu Xuanyuan, and the handwritten only wrote the four words of judging the situation and sizing up the situation, Liu Xuanyuan deserved to be the number one general of Yan State.
Not long ago, taking advantage of Mao'an to attack Huguan, Mu Xiaotian led his troops south to block the Song Kingdom, and there was a lack of troops in the northern Jin region.
Send Zhang Yu and Li Kui to lead 60,000 cavalry out of the Black Flag Pass, along the grassland from north to south, to attack the Jin State. No, within a few days, the two occupied six states one after another, opening up the first line of Black Flag Pass and Huguan Pass. This is the most exciting news for Lin Feng in more than half a month.
It should be known that although the six cities captured by Zhang Yu are close to the grassland and the land is poor, these six cities have both land and population, and most of them are the land for raising horses in the Jin Kingdom, and their economic value is far from being comparable to the grassland outside the Saiwai.