Chapter 178: Abandoning the City

"Yu Ji?" After Xiang Liang heard this, he was a little surprised, he looked at Fan Zeng and asked again: "Sister of the child, how is your character?" ”

Fan Zeng said: "He has a very good moral character and a soft temperament. ”

Xiang Liang thought about it, nodded his head, and agreed: "It's okay, since I like it, when it is stable, I will tell the Yu family about the matchmaker." ”

While the two were talking, the guards respectfully entered the big tent and reported: "General Yu, the Pengcheng messenger has arrived outside the camp, I don't know if you have summoned it?"

"Pengcheng Courier?" Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng both glanced at each other, only to hear Xiang Liang command, "Let the messenger in."

"No!" The guards immediately went out of the big tent.

After seeing Xiang Liang, he took out a roll of animal skins from his arms, and then handed it over, and said, "The king's order, please also ask the general to check it."

Xiang Liang took it, and after opening it, he carefully examined it word by word. However, there was no change in his face, he just waved his hand and said, "I already know, and I ask the messenger to return to Pengcheng to inform the king."

When the messenger left, Xiang Liang showed a gloomy face, and he snorted and said, "Commander, please see, this bear heart actually urges our army to fight."

After Fan Zeng took it, he also checked it, and he sneered: "I'm afraid this is Liu Yuan's idea." Now that Li You has entered Yongxian County, our army is bound to suffer heavy casualties in the siege of the city. ”

Xiang Liang shouted angrily: "This Liu Yuan is becoming more and more rampant."

"The general doesn't need to be anxious, Liu Yuan's foundation is weak, he was originally a small pavilion chief, and now he is trying to control Xiong Xin, but he is just playing with fire and self-immolation." Fan Zeng analyzed deeply.

Xiang Liang only got a little better, he collected his anger, and when he thought that Li You had returned to Yongxian, he said: "The general will not be subject to foreign military orders."

Pengcheng, after many days of marching, Cao Shen finally returned. He returned with more than 2,000 soldiers, most of whom admired Liu Yuan's reputation and joined Pei's army on the way. In this way, the strength of Pengcheng's Pei army has reached more than 7,000 people, which can be regarded as a strong army.

Liu Yuan is very satisfied with his current strength, at this moment, in terms of troops, he is already developing into an army of 10,000 people. In order to better coordinate the troops, Liu Yuan summoned everyone, these days, there have been constant crises, and Cao Shen and others have contributed a lot to the scale they have today.

Liu Yuan swept over the generals, and he said in a deep voice: "Now that the army is getting stronger and stronger, you and others are also military merits, and they should be rewarded according to the law." Xiao Xiancheng, can the military merit statistics be registered? ”

Xiao He nodded, and replied: "Lord, the military merit book has been written and counted, please check it!" Immediately, he handed over a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.

Opening the bamboo slips, Liu Yuan looked at them in turn, and everyone's military exploits were clearly recorded, among which Xiahou Ying and Zhou Bo were the most prominent. During this period of time, Xiahou Ying first assisted Zhou Bo in taking Qian County from the Mixin family, and then led the chariot soldiers to kill the Qin army, and then went to Pengcheng Yongdao as a master, and it was inevitable that there would be a lot of military achievements. And Zhou Bo is the same, so the two take the lead.

The next ones are Da Niu, Cao Shen, Lu Ze and others, and even Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are also recorded. Cao Shen went deep into Donghai County to attack the grain road, which was full of dangers. And if it weren't for Chen Sheng and Wu Guang leading the troops to help this time, it is unknown whether Peng Cheng could be saved.

Subsequently, Liu Yuan said with some solemnity: "Xiahou Ying and Zhou Bo listened to the order and ordered you to be military marquis, and each received a song. 5,000 people per song, considering the strength of our army, so let's do it, Zhou Bo led 4,000 troops, and the rest were led by Xiahou Ying, and as for the chariot soldiers, they were also handed over to Xiahou Ying. When the strength of the army is raised, the two of you will be full again. ”

"Thank you, Lord! I'll wait for the order! Zhou Bo and Xiahou Ying immediately went out and gave up their orders.

"Da Niu, Cao Shen and others, according to the military merit system, the title is promoted to one level. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the two of you joined the Pei Army, although you have military merits, the title is much lower, and you two have no complaints. Liu Yuan looked at Chen Sheng and the others and admonished.

Chen Sheng hurriedly spoke, and said with some sincere fear: "Don't worry, how can Sheng and Wu Guang have complaints?" The lord rewarded this time, and we are already satisfied. This is indeed Chen Sheng's heartfelt words, he has a knighthood when he first joins Peijun, which is enough to see Liu Yuan's justice, which also makes Chen Sheng's loyalty soar.

At the same time, Liu Yuan asked Xiao He's soldiers to post announcements on their military exploits and corresponding rewards, which were all routines, and Xiao He was also familiar with the way, so he didn't need Liu Yuan to explain too much.

Just when Peng Cheng Peijun was happy because of the reward for military merits. In Handan, Zhao led his troops to fight with Su Jiao, the general of the Qin army. The 50,000 border troops led by Su Jiao were like huge beasts rampaging through Zhao, and the army of Zhao had no way to resist.

Zhao Wangxi stood on the city tower, looking at the Qin army that had climbed up the city tower, he felt bitter in his heart, the restored Zhao State was so vulnerable in front of Su Jiao's army, Zhao Wangxi was a little disheartened.

"Your Majesty, give the order to abandon the city." Chen Yu hurriedly suggested on the side.

"Abandon the city?" Zhao Wangxi was a little depressed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Handan can be captured again if it is gone, but you can't have an accident Your Majesty." Chen Yu continued to persuade.

On the city tower, Zhang Er was rising up to lead the troops to fight with the Qin army, but in the face of so many Qin troops, Zhang Er was also powerless, and he was unable to repel the Qin army and turn the situation around. "Why hasn't the king ordered the city to be abandoned?" After he killed a Qin soldier, he muttered to himself with the same anxiety.

In the face of Zhao Guo's soldiers dying in the city tower one by one, Zhao Wangxi also knew that it was hopeless to defend Handan. He tragically glanced at the scene in the city again, here, there were the eager eyes of the people, and there were countless heroic spirits of Zhao State. But today, he will abandon the city once again. "Order, withdraw the troops!"

"No!" Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief, he was also worried that Zhao Wangxi would not abandon the city.

With the delivery of the military order, the defenders of Zhao began to withdraw into the city. Zhao Wangxie had also taken the lead in escaping from the West Gate under the escort of his personal guards, while Chen Yu arranged for the people to abandon the city and evacuate together in the city. It is conceivable that Handan City has become an ant on a hot pot. Zhao Wangxie's abandonment of the city made the people lose their souls, and many of the people of Zhao faced the second invasion of the Qin army and the defeat of Zhao, and after grieving, they also chose to hang themselves to show their loyalty.

Zhang Er also didn't dare to fight, Zhao Wangxi had already fled, and he also led Zhao soldiers to escape in the chaos.

The Qin army soon took control of Handan, the city gate was also wide open, and Su Jiao had already entered the city. The battle broke the city in one fell swoop, although Zhao Wangxi fled, but the main force of the Zhao army was almost lost. Su Jiao had already ordered the army to rest for the time being, even if the Zhao army was unbearable, but the Qin army was exhausted after many days of marching and fighting.

In the face of the people who had not yet fled, Su Jiao did not embarrass them, but only ordered the whole city to be sealed down and dismissed these people.

Thank you for the rewards of Wushan, Wu Chengyu and QT, and begging!

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