Chapter 83: Hostage Coercion
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The three heroes of the Uri clan were all killed, Yan Le's army was demoralized, and his fighting spirit was completely lost, and in desperation, Yan Le had to order a retreat, but he didn't want to fight fiercely, and retreating was much more difficult than attacking.
The whole army is defeated!
Which unlucky ghost would take on such a burden after the break, under Yan Le's command, obviously no one could share his worries, so that the retreat eventually turned into a big rout!
Li Yuan's army covered up dozens of miles, killed the Yan army all the way, and the more than 20,000 Yan troops at the time of the expedition could be regarded as strong soldiers and horses, and as a result, only less than 3,000 people were left who fled back to Xianyang City. What is even more disturbing is that the middle and low-level generals of the Xianyang Army have almost been swept away, and under the pressure of Li Yuan's troops, Xianyang is already an undefended city.
In the face of such a defeat, Zhao Gao, the prime minister sitting in Xianyang, wanted to cry without tears, in terms of commanding operations, Yan Le was already the most outstanding general in Zhao Gao's first family, and the rest of Zhao Cheng and others, it may be okay to play with their hearts, and they don't have the courage to fight with real swords and guns.
Prime Minister's Office.
The situation of cars coming and going no longer exists, and the news of Yan Le's defeat spread quickly throughout the city like wings, and those wall-headed grass figures disappeared early at this time, just looking forward to spending this period of time when they couldn't see the current situation clearly; Those who had long been dissatisfied with Zhao Gao excitedly told in private that they had endured it for a long time, and now they finally saw a glimmer of light to turn over.
Atrium.
Zhao Gao, Zhao Cheng, Yan Le, and other Zhao and Yan Le bigwigs all arrived, and Yan Le, who had just escaped from Leyouyuan, even discarded his battle armor in the middle of the road, and returned to Xianyang wearing only a small coat.
"What to do? Everyone said that this Li thief was about to enter the city when he saw it. Zhao Gao's face was flushed with an unhealthy flush, these days, he can't eat or sleep well, he has nightmares almost every day, and he dreamed that the First Emperor crawled out of the mausoleum and wanted to settle accounts with him.
"Prime Minister, losing this battle is a crime of pleasure, please punish it." Yan Le said stupidly, in his words, it was a punishment, but he obviously kept an eye on it.
"Ah Weng, Ah Le almost lost his life this time, there are injuries all over his body, it's terrible." Zhao Rong was pulled by Yan Le, the purpose was to persuade this sentence.
"Forget it, the enemy is now, it's not the time to blame anyone, let's discuss it again, how to block the Li thief!" Zhao Gao sighed and said in a daze. In the face of Li Yuan, who is unreasonable and does not play cards according to common sense, he has a sense of helplessness that he can't start.
"Prime Minister, the Li thief is powerful, we might as well retreat for the time being, the general's men and horses are in the area of Thorn Plain, and we can travel with the emperor." Zhao Cheng thought about it and came up with an idea. Compared with the ruthless and wise eldest brother Zhao Gao, Zhao Cheng's ability gap is not small, and timidity and cowardice are his signature weaknesses.
As soon as he heard that Li Yuan's army was about to be killed, Zhao was so frightened that he trembled, the Zhao and Li families were already on the same footing, if Li Yuan entered the city, none of the Zhao family would survive.
"Thorn Plain, this thousands of miles away, and with Hu Hai's burden, where to go fast. This proposal is not feasible. Yan Le shook his head, from Xianyang to Jianyuan, in the case of Hangu Pass being captured by Li Yuan's army, he could only go north to Yunzhong County, and this detour was not less than a thousand miles, with the royal speed of slowly swallowing the army, wouldn't he be chased by Li Yuanjun as soon as he left the city.
"Hmph, the amount is small and not a gentleman, and it is not toxic and not a husband. If you can't get out, then come to a fish to break the net, Yan Le, you go to the prison, and give me a good look at Li Si's father and son, as well as the descendants of a criminal minister, if Li Thief dares to attack Xianyang, I will let him be the first to see Li Si's head. Zhao Gao said hatefully, with fierce intent in his eyes.
From June of the second year of the second year to February of the third year, the former prime minister Li Si has been detained for nearly eight months, according to historical records, Li Si and his son have already been killed by Zhao Gao on the streets of Xianyang, and the reason why he has not died so far, Zhao Gao's intention to leave this hand is this, in the case of such a strong opponent as Li Yuan, a living Li Si, than a dead Li Si has a greater effect on him.
Hostages are the most powerful weapon to resist attacks.
As long as it can last for a month, Zhao Gao believes that the soldiers and horses of the general Zhang Han will quickly return to the aid and capture and kill Li Yuan, a small man.
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Le You won the original victory.
Li Yuanjun has basically established the ownership of Xianyang, and the next step is to rectify the soldiers and horses, take advantage of the victory to pursue, and arrest Zhao Gao and his ilk who are righteously directed by the Qing monarch one by one.
Yan Le was defeated, the defeated soldiers fled in all directions, Li Yuan and Xin Sheng, who watched the battle with the army, and other Guanzhong fathers and elders negotiated several times, and then came up with a set of plans for the fathers and elders from all over the country to come forward to appease the defeated soldiers.
For ordinary soldiers of the Qin State, Zhao Gao's chaotic government did not bring them any benefits, and naturally they did not have to bear any responsibility.
February 28.
After pacifying the counties around Xianyang, Li Yuan's troops sent Xianyang, blocked Baqiao, the traffic crossing from Xianyang to the east, and stationed heavy troops on one side, which was Li Yuan's cleverness, Xianyang is such a big city, not his 1 or 20,000 troops can besiege it on all sides.
If Zhao Gao wants to escape, it is just right, Luo Jia's cavalry is worried that they are not happy in the first battle of Leyouyuan, and attacking and killing for thousands of miles is the favorite thing for the cavalry to do, not to mention, the object of pursuit is still Zhao Gao, who everyone hates.
Baqiao East.
Li Yuanjun was stationed here.
At this time, the east gate of Xianyang City has long since ceased to be full of people and cars, the tall city gate is closed, and the tense Yan Le soldiers in the city are all indicating that the fall of the capital of Great Qin has entered the countdown.
"Report to the general, a messenger is coming from the city." A Li Yuanjun scout entered the account loudly.
"Bring it in." Chen Ping was in a good mood and commanded with a smile. The tense atmosphere of the war has dissipated, and although he is very dissatisfied with Li Yuan's dangerous actions, Chen Ping also understands that the country is easy to change and his nature is difficult to change, and it is impossible to expect Li Yuan's well-behaved Chinese army to sit firmly from the beginning to the end.
"What's the matter?" Li Yuan was looking down at the silk map of Xianyang, his eyes had already crossed the lonely city of Xianyang, and cast it in the direction of Hanzhong south of the Qinling Mountains, where the troops of the old rival Liu Bang were rapidly advancing westward, and within a few days, Liu Bang's vanguard would appear on the Guanzhong Plain.
"General, it's Zhao Gaoxin, he asked for peace talks with us, on the condition that Prime Minister Li Cheng's father and son be released." Chen Ping opened the letter, and after reading it, his breathing began to become short.
"What if you Li Yuan has a general, if you engage in stratagem, you are still a little tender, if you want your Lao Tzu's life, just be honest with me?" Zhao Gao's intentions are naturally known by Chen Ping's thoughts, but this conspiracy hit Li Yuan's key point, as long as Li Yuan cares about the relationship between father and son, then Zhao Gao has the capital to handle it.