Chapter 101: The army crushes the royal city
Two days later, Ji Dan took 50,000 Eastern Zhou soldiers, and Ji Peng took 18,000 Western Zhou soldiers, a total of nearly 70,000 horses, and drove to Luoyang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
At the front was a phalanx of 2,000 cavalry, followed by a phalanx of chariots of more than 500 chariots, and finally more than 50,000 foot soldiers. People shouted and neighed, the sound of cars rumbled, flags were unfurled, covering the sky and the sun, and the formation stretched for ten miles.
At the foreground was a tall white horse, on which sat a strong man in his thirties, with two triangular eyes shining with a terrifying light. He rode his horse and walked slowly, and said to Ji Peng, who was riding a yellow horse next to him: "Legend has it that when today's son is a gentleman who does not learn and does not understand state affairs, but he took down the Ji Jing, which has always been an old thing, within a few days. My father was confused, what kind of person was he? Brother, you have been in close contact with him as a reinforcement general, can you tell me about it? ā
Ji Peng thought about it, slowly shook his head and said, "Looking at his conversation, he is a child who doesn't understand things; Looking at his demeanor, he also seems frivolous and jumpy, and he does not have the demeanor of a king at all. Judging from the few things he did, all of them became the ultimate profiteers. What kind of person he is, the last general really can't say. ā
"Hahaha!" Ji Dan couldn't help laughing: "It's a little interesting, it seems that this trip shouldn't be too boring, I like it!" Ji Yan, Ji Yan, don't let my father down! ā
"Dan...... Duke of Eastern Zhou, do you really plan to force the Son of Heaven to kill two old things? ā
"Of course, if the two old ones don't kill, how can we justifiably get on the throne?"
"What if the Son of Heaven doesn't agree?"
"Humph!" Ji Dan sneered: "He dares to disagree? Last time, the Qin army only came over with a total of more than 50,000 people, and I heard that everyone in Luoyang City, from the Son of Heaven to the civilians, was so frightened that it was all thanks to two stupid old men with more than 10,000 reinforcements to make the Qin army retreat. Now we have an army of sixty or seventy thousand, and Luoyang City can no longer wait for reinforcements, as long as this young man is not really stupid, he will definitely agree to our request, kill these two old things, and then look forward to our withdrawal. ā
Ji Peng nodded slightly, feeling that Ji Dan's words were indeed reasonable, so he asked again: "After the Son of Heaven kills the two old men, we really want to withdraw the army?" Rather, the last general felt that there was no need to drive his army outside the royal city, and only needed to send an envoy to negotiate. ā
"Hey, hey, hey!" Ji Dan let out a wicked laugh: "In what name did we send troops?" ā
"Avenge the two Zhou Princesses!"
"That's right, avenge the two Zhou Princesses. But this is all used to coax the soldiers, but we know very well that the two old men were not killed by the Son of Heaven, and our army actually has no legitimate reason to attack the royal city. Therefore, I first forced the Son of Heaven to kill these two people on the condition of withdrawing the army, and then attacked Luoyang on the grounds that the Son of Heaven indiscriminately killed the Duke of the Kingdom. When the time comes, everything will become dignified and famous, even if we capture the royal city and get rid of this child, no country in the world will be able to find something to say. ā
Although Ji Peng expected it, he was still taken aback by Ji Dan's words: "Do you really want to capture the royal city and get rid of the Son of Heaven?" How will it end? ā
"Hahaha!" Ji Dan laughed again as he spoke, his eyes blazing with flames: "Since this duke has become the Duke of Eastern Zhou, he has naturally also become the Son of Heaven." Tens of thousands of troops were dispatched, and the money and food were spent, if they could not get a good return, how could the prince withdraw the army? ā
Ji Peng's face changed greatly, and he was speechless for a while.
Ji Dan secretly despised this coward in his heart, and said in his mouth: "Don't worry, eldest brother, if this prince becomes the son of heaven, he will definitely give you a position as the prince of the country, and you can choose between Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou." Hahaha! With a loud laugh, he lightly knocked the horse's belly under his feet, and the war horse gradually became faster, and the horse took the lead in galloping in the direction of the royal city.
In the palace of the Son of Heaven, Ji Fang hurriedly reported: "I just received the information, and the army of nearly 70,000 in two weeks has been marching towards the royal city, and it will arrive early tomorrow morning." The expression was slightly panicked.
"What's the panic?" Ji Yan nodded slightly: "Isn't this expected?" ā
Ji Fang looked at the calm demeanor of the Son of Heaven, and his originally worried heart gradually calmed down.
"You're finally here!" Ji Yan muttered softly, and then asked, "How is the situation of the city defense team?" ā
"Enlighten my king, General Ji Che began to arrange the city defense two days ago, and now all preparations have been made. He is worthy of being an experienced veteran, whether it is the deployment of personnel or various facilities to defend the city, they are all arranged in an orderly manner and appear to be very orderly. ā
"Hmm!" Ji Yan nodded slowly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This time, Ji Che arranged the city defense, not without examining his meaning, as a reference for whether to reuse it for him in the future. According to the daily returns of his subordinates, he did a really good job, a bit of the style of an old and serious general, it seems that he inadvertently picked up a treasure, although he may not be able to become a famous general, but as the main general of an army is more than enough.
"What about Li Sui and Wei Yan's team?"
"General Li Sui has led his 2,000 cavalry to ambush the first line gorge yesterday; General Wei Yan, in accordance with the instructions of our king, led three thousand knights to the camel peak early this morning. ā
"Good!"
"The last general doesn't quite understand." Ji Fang hesitated and said, "We are already short of men and horses, why did my king send out two elite cavalry teams?" In this way, there are fewer soldiers guarding the city? ā
"The Art of War: The way to defend the city, there is no fear that it will not come, and I will wait for it; There is no need to attack it, and I cannot attack it. The Good Keeper hides beneath the Nine Lands. Ji Yan said with a smile: "The defending side of the city is originally passive, if you put all the troops in the city, you will be completely led by the nose by the enemy, so the defense of the city must defend the field." In this battle, the king's purpose is not only to defend the royal city, but also to surrender all these soldiers and horses, and these two teams outside the city are the key to success. ā
Ji Qing opened his mouth for a while, in his mind, with 20,000 defenders against 70,000 enemies, it would be good to be able to defend it, but he didn't expect that the Son of Heaven actually had a greater appetite, but he wanted to take down all the enemies, which is also incredible!
Ji Yan ignored his surprise, and smiled slightly: "I heard that you are now rich and rich, and you have enough people?" ā
"It's okay!" Ji Fang also laughed: "This time, the general selected more than 400 people from various teams for training, but it is still unknown how many people can become qualified intelligence officers in the end." ā
Ji Yan nodded: "Remember to train two deputies for yourself." In addition, the training must ensure the intensity, the assessment must be strictly controlled, and the standards must not be lowered because of the urgent need for manpower. ā
"No!"
"Okay, you go and ask Chen Kai and Ding Li to come over."
After a while, Ji Yi came with Chen Kai and Ding Li.
"See my king." When the two had finished saluting, they stood in the middle of the temple.
Ji Yan let Ji Fang sit down, then looked at Chen Kai and said, "How is your injury?" ā
"It's no big deal, thank you for my king's memory!" Chen Kai arched his hand.
"Hmm!" Ji Yan nodded: "After you go back, prepare and report to the field army immediately." ā
"Field Army?" Chen Kai was both excited and puzzled, it seemed that the Son of Heaven was not completely disappointed in himself, and he had the opportunity to lead the troops again; But the field army already has Ji Che as a general, what can he do here by himself?
"Let's be General Ji Che as a deputy first!" Ji Yan looked at him coldly: "Do it well, if you don't do it well, you can only be a personal guard for the rest of your life in the future." Go ahead! ā
"No!" Chen Kaixing said goodbye and left.