When he looked back, he was Wang Sheng, the first adviser of the Fan family.

Fan's scattered retainers were arrested, and the gray-haired Wang Sheng was not spared, but he missed Fan Ji's death.

Wang Sheng glared at Zhao Wuxian angrily, and when he saw him turn around, he said loudly: "The Fan family will not die!" ”

He struggled to get up, straining his neck and unwilling to kneel, and then was hit hard by the Zhao clan's martial arts on the mouth with the hilt of the sword, and the old teeth were oozing blood.

Zhao Wuxian stopped the guard, stared at Wang Shengdao: "I remember that you are the first strategist of the Fan family, and you can see the situation clearly if you think about it, Fan Bo is dead, and there is no heir to inherit it, and most of the counties in Hanoi have been captured by me, and the 20,000 soldiers recruited by you are killed and wounded and captured two-thirds, what will you do if you don't die?" ”

Wang Sheng laughed and said: "The Fan family's thousand-year-old clan, the hundred-year-old Shiqing, how can this foundation be understood by you and other herding children. To the west of Taihang, the Fan family still has several counties, which are governed by Shi Kui, and there are countless descendants of the Fan family who can succeed as the suzerain! And to the east of Taihang, the Fan family still has Chaoge, Zhang Liushuo is stuck there, there are still 100,000 people, and thousands of soldiers and armor are available! As long as Chaoge is still there, Fan's will not die! ”

Zhao Wuxian nodded, but when he turned to leave, he only left a sentence.

"Before the autumn harvest, I will break the song of the dynasty!"

……

At first hearing this, Gongsun Yan looked up in astonishment, and Wang Sheng's face turned pale.

They couldn't be clearer that Chaoge is not comparable to the common city. Before King Ping moved eastward, the world was divided into many vassal states, even if it was a large city, the city wall did not exceed 300 zhang; Even if the population is large, it does not exceed 3,000. It would not be difficult to attack such a city with a well-trained army of 20,000.

Today, the situation is different. Within the Jin Kingdom alone, the Six Secretaries are like the Six Kingdoms. Chaoge was built on the basis of the Yin Shang and Wei dynasties, and it is a large city with a radius of thousands of feet and a large city with tens of thousands of household registrations. Its name and household registration are no less than the Jin capital Xintian, even if the Zhao clan can gather 20,000 troops to surround it, I am afraid that it will only be able to besiege a corner of the city......

It's the end of May, and they don't know where Zhao Wuxian got his confidence, and they want to break through Chaoge in July of the autumn harvest!

This, how is this possible?

After Wang Sheng was stunned for a while, he suddenly burst out laughing, and he yelled at Zhao Wuxian's back: "General Zhao Xiao, you are because of Zhao Meng's death. And hysteria? ”

After this sentence blurted out, Zhao Bing, who was a city wallman, was shocked and looked at each other, and Zhao Wuxian also stopped.

Wang Sheng continued: "With Zhao Meng's temperament of pleasure and revenge, he will definitely not miss entering the city, he may reprimand in front of the bones of the lord, and then rein in the good life of being a friend in the past. But he didn't, it was you who came, that means. Gao Zi's previous advance must have had an effect, either killing Zhao Meng or dying of serious injuries! ”

Everyone stared at Zhao Wuxian, and Zhao Bing was shocked. The Fan retainers saw a glimmer of hope in their respective eyes.

But hope was shattered by Zhao Wuxian's next sentence.

"My father has the protection of the ancestors of the Zhao family, and he has been received by the God of Haotian, how can he be like Fan Bo. Wiped out in a flash? If my father is killed, the three armies will be killed. The people of the city will inevitably bear my wrath, and you will not enjoy this treatment. ”

Wang Shengqiang argued: "You are worried that you will lose the morale of the army. Don't dare to mourn, Zhao Meng will not die, the Zhao family is a big victory this time, if Zhao Meng dies, with your current identity and status, it is difficult for the secretaries of the Jin State to sit and watch you inherit the second Zhao of the East and West......"

"Mr. Wang."

Zhao Wuxian was a little impatient, and his tone suddenly increased: "I know you are determined to die, but don't provoke my anger......"

He suddenly ordered, "Someone! Give Mr. Wang a piece of white silk and lock him up in the house to cut himself! If you haven't done it after half a moment, help him! ”

"Zhao Wuxian, you're afraid, you're afraid that I'll continue, you're afraid that I'll expose the fact that the Zhao family is strong and middle-working, you ......"

Wang Sheng scolded loudly and was taken down, and the retainers of the Fan family who were not dead had no will to die as martyrs, and they were shocked at this moment.

Wuxian glanced at everyone, "My father is a little sick, so I am in danger, and now I am the son of the Zhao family, commanding the three armies on behalf of my father, managing family affairs and state affairs, and the power of life and death of you is naturally in my hands......"

He looked at Gongsun Yan and said, "Mr. Gongsun, you also want to go with Fan Bo?" Or are you willing to serve the Zhao clan and manage the people for me, avoid unnecessary clashes between the military and the people, and let the city shed less blood? ”

Although Gongsun Yan did not have the courage to die, he was unwilling to succumb to this, and he said in a weak voice: "Forgive...... Forgiveness. ”

Zhao Wuxian glanced at Fan's still alive retainers: "The servant is reinstated, and those who don't follow will be locked up first, if anyone has the determination to die and die, tell me quickly, and I will send you on the road!" ”

As a result, nearly half of the followers and half of the non-followers.

After this episode under the high stage, walking beside Zhao Wuxian, Xiang Lu asked puzzledly: "Lvshuai Yu has returned yesterday, although Zhong Xingyin was killed nearly half of the soldiers in the rout and escape, but there are still more than 2,000 people who fled into Chaoge, plus the guards and people there, it is not easy to attack. Chaoge is a strong city, the lord wants to break through it in more than a month, isn't it a child's play......"

Zhao Wuxian said with a smile: "I am naturally sure to say this kind of thing, that matter is confidential, so you don't know, Song Guo has promised to send troops to defend Punandi for me, to guard against Zheng Guo and Wei Guo, Zhao Guangde and Yang Yurong can take thousands of people to get out of the north, and more importantly, ......"

He said in Xiang Lu's ear: "Gongyi's father and son and hundreds of craftsmen from the Lu Kingdom are in the army, and they will also go to Chaoge together!" ”

……

At the beginning of June, the once prosperous Chaoge City was gloomy.

Bad news continued one after another, first the Fan and Zhongxing coalition forces were defeated in the field between Fan and the Gong, Fan Ji shot back to protect the city, and Zhongxingyin was pursued by Zhao soldiers all the way, and fled into Chaoge with 2,000 remnants of the defeated soldiers.

Then, like a thunderbolt from the blue, the city was lost, and the bad news that Fan Ji shot himself and died of immolation came, and the Fan subjects of Chaoge City first couldn't believe it, and then everyone cried.

"The sky of the sky, annihilate my beloved! If redeemable. People are all over the place! ”

The grief was short-lived, and a long period of anxiety awaited them.

"The Zhao-Han coalition has broken through the Gongcheng. They turned eastward. In Jianjin in the south, thousands of Zhao soldiers also landed again. The banner pointed to the north, and the guards of Muyi could not resist, and these two armies would soon gather in Chaoge and besiege the city......"

In the hall of the meeting, the retainers of the Fan family who stayed behind in the court song had sad faces, and they were discussing with Zhong Xingyin what to do in the future.

Chaoge Sima Liu Xiang said sneeringly: "The main forces of Fan, Bank of China, and Handan have lost more than half of them in the past two months, especially Fan's has suffered heavy losses. The Zhao-Han coalition army suffered no more than three or four thousand casualties, and its strength was particularly strong, and it merged with the thousands of people who crossed the north. There can be an army of 20,000, only with the remaining 2,000 people in Zhongxingbo, and the only remaining more than 1,000 soldiers in Chaoge, how to resist? I'm afraid I can't hold this big city......"

He peeked at Zhong Xingyin's expression and continued: "Why don't you go north to Handan and Bairen, and use the mountains and hills there to defend it?" ”

Despite his fat body, Zhong Xingyin used to keep his chest up and his head up. He seemed very confident and energetic, but after experiencing a big defeat and losing the backbone of his backbone, he suddenly seemed sluggish. Sitting on the couch, his face was black, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Chaoge was not his territory in the first place, and it was not a pity to abandon it. What's more, the remaining soldiers of Zhong Xingyin are only 2,000, and they are all chased and killed by Zhao's light cavalry. He couldn't wait to go north to Handan and Bairen as soon as possible. Coupled with the local Rongdi tribe, the Zhongxing clan can also recruit nearly 10,000 people from Dongyang. Handan also has three or five thousand people available, and more importantly, by returning to a familiar land, he can regain the courage to fight the Zhao clan again.

As soon as Zhongxingyin wanted to agree, he heard someone in the hall shouting angrily: "Liu Sima is the minister of the sovereign and the ruler, and when he leaves, he is entrusted with a city, and tens of thousands of people look up to him. But you failed to live up to the expectations of the lord and monarch, first defeated Muye, lost the son and the head of the Handan family, and this great crime has not yet been settled. Now that Zhao Bing has not arrived, he has heard the wind and fled, how can this be reasonable? ”

Everyone looked over, but saw that it was Zhang Liushuo, the ruler of Chaogeyi, who spoke.

Zhang Liushuo looked like a literati, but his personality was extremely strong, he knelt on the couch, stepped forward, pressed one hand on the case, clenched the other hand into a fist, put it on his chest, and glared at the other side. looked at him, as if he was about to step forward to fight Liu Xiang if he didn't agree with him.

Liu Xiang's eyes flickered, his face was flushed, and he didn't dare to meet Zhang Liushuo's gaze: "It's not that I don't want to guard, but Chao Ge Ding Zhuang has been recruited, and now most of the rest are old and weak women and children......"

Zhang Liushuo said loudly: "Chaoge ditch is deep and high, the city wall is strong, although there are only 3,000 soldiers, but the city is prosperous, there are many clans, and there are more than 1,000 people who are subordinate to the doctors and clansmen, in addition, there are tens of thousands of people in the city, not counting the old and weak women and children, and there are thousands of young and strong people who can help prevent and kill the enemy. There are strong walls outside, and there are nearly soldiers and civilians who can fight all kinds of battles inside. ”

Liu Xiang probably knew that he was wrong, but he refused to shut up, he defended himself: "Having said that, Mr. Zhang didn't take into account that our successive defeats and defeats, and the death of the lord and the prince one after another, made the people in Chaoge City panic. The monarch, the god of the people, if Zhao Bing comes, there is no owner of the song, the city will be terrified, frightened, and frightened, and do not know where to go. At that time, the army will have no fighting spirit, the people's will will be chaotic, and the song will be in danger. Liu Xiang is not only talking about his own mentality, but also the general attitude in Chaoge City.

"The continuation of the clan is like the source of the river, although the Fan family has lost the lord and the son, but there are still many descendants of Fan Xianzi, find a new head of the family to succeed him, and then inform the people of the news, which can stabilize the hearts of the people."

"The new head of the house!?"

Liu Xiang raised his head, and Zhong Xingyin seemed to be awakened by the point.

According to the rank, as soon as Fan Ji died, his eldest brother should inherit the throne, but Fan Wei was also captured by the Zhao family, so it could only be Fan Gaoyi's turn.

Zhang Liushuo knelt down and bowed: "Uncle Zhongxing, stay behind!" If the song is not lost, then Fan and Bank of China still have the possibility of counterattacking, if the song is lost, the Fan family will die, and Handan is in danger! As long as it can last until the autumn harvest, the newly recruited soldiers of Bairen and Handan can go south to relieve the siege. At the same time, you can also send someone from the north to cross the territory of the Zhi clan to Xintian to report the news, and ask Dr. Gaoyi to inherit the position of head of the family......"

Zhong Xingyin also came back to his senses at this time, that's right, Handan is only more than two hundred miles away from Chaoge, close between elbows and armpits, if you abandon the city, then the Zhao soldiers will go north, and the war will burn to Handan and Dongyang. Rather than this, it is better to let Chaoge hold back Zhao Bing's footsteps for a while, maybe there will be some variables on the side of Qi and Xintian......

For the first time in the past few days, he smiled and said, "Yes, Fan Gaoyi is not only a well-connected doctor in the court, but he is also a party of Zhibo...... My ruling cousin has played with checks and balances all his life, and this time he plans to let Fan and BOC fight Zhao and Han in a lose-lose situation. The result is a one-sided situation, and Zhibo is afraid that he has miscalculated now, and he can't help but come forward to check and balance! ”

PS: Chapter 2 in the evening (to be continued.) )