Chapter 139: The King of Wei sacrificed himself to protect the people
Zhang Han broke 100,000 Qi troops and happily returned to Linji City to celebrate the victory. Zhang Han used the spoils of the Qi army to equip the Qin army, and the strength of the Qin army increased sharply. Their cheers reached the city, and the Wei army was overwhelmed. In order to psychologically crush the Wei army, Zhang Han put a few captured Qi troops into the city and asked them to report to the king of Wei about the defeat of the Qi army. When the king of Wei heard that the Qi army had been annihilated, he was so shocked that he lost his soul, so he said to the soldiers: "Although the Qi army is defeated now, there is still the Chu army, as long as we all work together to defend the city, the Qin army will have no way to take us!" At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting from outside the city: "Wei Ji! Surrender quickly? Otherwise, the city will be slaughtered after it is broken! Immediately afterwards, the Qin army was heard shouting in unison: "Slaughter the city!" Slaughter the city! ...... "The king of Wei ordered Wei Bao, Wu Pu, Huang Xin, Zhang Shuo, Yongya and other ordinary generals of Wei to all enter the battle.
At this time, a military scout came to report to Zhang Han, saying that Xiang Yu had led the Chu army to Yingchuan and was preparing to attack Hangu Pass. Zhang Han was shocked, so he gathered the crowd and said: "We should take Linji as soon as possible, otherwise the Chu army will cut off our way back." Li Youdao: "Didn't General Zhang capture a lot of booty from the Qi army?" Why don't you take a look and see if you can use it? One sentence reminded Zhang Han. Zhang Han led everyone to the place where the loot was stacked. After looking at it for a long time, we saw that hundreds of siege vehicles were in good condition, and dozens of artillery shells were fired. Everyone studied it carefully, and it turned out that these cannons were made of clay jars, which were very strong, and they were filled with spirits, and they were sealed and wrapped in linen. The soldiers saw it and understood how to use it. Zhang Han was quite happy, so he asked the soldiers to push all these siege engines to the open place outside the camp, and then set them aside at the head of the city. The Qin army ignited these cannons and fired them into the city, and the cannons were like stray bullets, bursting open when they hit buildings, and hit the Wei army with nowhere to hide, and their brains flowed. Fires also broke out in the city, and houses caught fire. After the Qin army had sent all the artillery, they rushed to the city with a ladder. The Wei army fought back, and they stubbornly repelled the Qin army's attacks again and again......
At the tense moment when the Qin army was attacking the city, the people in Linji City were afraid of being hit by artillery, and some people ran outside their houses to take refuge, so the streets and alleys were in chaos. At this time, three little girls came running from the street, and because they were all ordinary playmates, they had a close relationship. Now seeing that the Qin army is attacking the city, I will make an appointment to come out to see the last side. The eldest of them is fifteen years old, named Bo Hui'er, the one whose birthday is younger than her is called Guan Ning'er, and the youngest is only fourteen years old, named Zhao Zi'er. The three girls were all girls from the official eunuchs of the Wei State, and they were very beautiful, and they ran hand in hand to a secluded place. At this time, the sound of the Qin army attacking the city suddenly came again, and the Qin army could clearly be heard shouting "slaughter the city". Bo Hui'er said: "I heard my father say that the Qin army is all tigers and wolves, and their army is called the division of tigers and wolves. In the past, when I fought with Zhao, the Zhao people were defeated, and the Qin people buried all the 400,000 captured Zhao troops, and they were still buried alive! Guan Ning'er also said: "I have also heard adults talk about this, and I am afraid of death." Zhao Zi'er said nervously: "What can I do then?" Now, if the Qin army enters the city, will they bury us? Bo Hui'er said: "If we were ordinary people, Qin Jun might not be buried, but we are all children of official families, so this is not to be said." Zhao Zi'er said: "What should I do then?" I don't want to die, do I? Zhao Zi'er said, almost crying. Bo Hui'er said: "Good sister, don't be afraid, if the Qin army attacks the city, we will run with the adults." If we die in the future, there is no way, but if the three of us can survive, who will be rich first in the future, don't forget today's suffering! The other two also said, "Yes, yes, if one of us becomes rich and expensive first, we must not forget the other two!" The three of them made such a verbal agreement with each other as sisters, and then ran back to their homes.
At this time, the battle of the Qin army to attack the city was extremely fierce, but there were also tens of thousands of Wei troops in the city resisting, so the city still could not be attacked for a while. In the camp of the Qin army, Zhang Han, Li You and other soldiers gathered together to discuss methods. After discussing for a while, Sima Xin jumped up and shouted: "It's still the power of the siege vehicles, those shells beat the Wei army so much that they can't fight back!" We should build dozens of more truckloads of missiles to hit them, and discipline the Wei people to have nowhere to reincarnate! Wei Ji will definitely come out and surrender! Zhang Han and Li You listened to Sima Xin's words, and they both thought that this method was good. Sima Xin took the initiative to accept this task, and also said that he would build dozens of more truckloads of shells. Zhang Han agreed, and they prepared to use flame nitrate and sulfur to make stray guns in more than ten days.
When the king of Wei saw that the Qin army had stopped attacking the city, he hurriedly asked the soldiers to extinguish the fire. By this time the fire had already set fire to the houses of the people, and there were constant weeping. When the king of Wei saw the heavy casualties of the army and civilians in the city, he cried bitterly: "At the beginning, the people supported Gu as the king, because they believed that Gu could protect them, but now because Gu has brought such a big disaster to everyone, this is all Lone's sin!" Lone should surrender with his hands tied, let Zhang Han slaughter, and protect the people! When Wei Bao heard this, he cried and said, "Your Majesty, you must not surrender!" We follow you from birth to death, isn't it just for hegemony, what can we do if you surrender now? Please go out of the city with me, and if you can avoid this catastrophe, you can plan for the future!" King Wei said decisively: "It's all the wrong people who have led to today's defeat." Now that they are alone, what should they do if they leave the people behind? Now as long as Zhang Han promises not to slaughter the city, there is no regret even if Lone dies, so it is better to surrender to Zhang Han, right? Wei Bao was shocked: "King, if you surrender, we will have nothing." Chen Ping must still be in the house now, you can send someone to find him quickly, maybe Chen Ping has a way to deal with Zhang Han? In addition, send someone to inquire about the situation of the Qi army to see if they are really wiped out? What if this is Zhang Han lying to us? The king of Wei said yes.
Tian Rong and others protected the King of Qi to Jiyang, and everyone saw that the King of Qi was seriously injured, so they hurriedly sent the military doctor for treatment. When Zhou Shi heard that King Qi was injured, he also hurried to visit. At this time, the Qi army that fled into the city was only a few thousand, and Tian Rong assigned them to each gate to defend them. One day, the envoy of Wei came to the city, and when he saw that the king of Qi was seriously injured, he asked Tian Rong: "I heard that the servant of Chen has come to Jiyang, and our king of Wei wants to see him very much, but I don't know where he is now?" Tian Rong said: "He once persuaded the King of Qi to have a decisive battle with Zhang Han in Jiyang City, but we didn't listen to him, and we really failed!" Zhou Shi was full of shame. The Wei envoy said again: "The king of Wei has already sent someone to find Mrs. Chen's servant, and he will have a way to deal with Zhang Han." Tian Rong also said: "I heard that Chen Ping went to Dongjun and did not go to Hujiu. The Wei envoy took his leave and prepared to go to Dongjun to find Chen Ping. When Zhou Shi heard that the Wei envoy was going to Dongjun to look for Chen Ping, he thought that if the King of Wei reused Chen Ping this time, he would not want to be an official in Wei in his life, so he remembered the story of Pang Juan framing Sun Bin in history, so he quickly recruited four or five assassins, asked them to disguise themselves as merchants, and rushed to Dongjun to assassinate Chen Ping. The Assassins set off overnight.
Chen Ping left Jiyang City and came to Changyuan County, where he lived in an inn with his friend Wei Wuzhi. Chen Ping often inquired about the situation of the Qi army, and later heard that the Qi army was attacked by Zhang Han, the Qi army was defeated, and the king of Qi was also seriously injured, so he sighed and said: "No one can do anything about the disobedient stupid pig!" One night, he slept until midnight, and suddenly heard someone say in his ear: "Chen Ping, go away!" Chen Ping, let's go! Chen Ping woke up and realized that it was a dream, so he turned over and fell asleep again, and suddenly saw what seemed to be his father saying to him: "Chen Ping, go away!" Come on! Chen Ping woke up, feeling as if there was some danger in his heart, so he immediately woke up Wei Wuzhi and told him what happened in the dream. Wei Wu knew: "Since there is the inspiration of Lord Shilling, this may be dangerous, let's go outside and hide for a while." So they quickly got dressed, and came out with their swords. The two of them watched from a secluded place, and suddenly in the moonlight they saw some sneaky shadows, jumping down from the wall, and coming straight to the guest room where they were staying, both with swords in their hands, as if they were coming to assassinate. Wei Wuzhi was strong in martial arts, and as soon as he shouted, he jumped out, raised his sword and cut down two first, and then fought with the other three. Chen Ping also rushed out to help. When the three saw that they were ready, they fled in panic. The two teamed up to catch one more, and the two ran away. Wei Wuzhi took this person into the house and interrogated him, and the man said: "The king of Wei is going to send someone to summon Mrs. Chen back, but Prime Minister Zhou Shi is afraid that Mrs. Chen will be reused by the king, so he sends us to kill him. Chen Ping said angrily: "You go back and tell your prime minister that he can rest assured that he will go to Wei to be an official, and I, Chen Ping, will not return to Wei again!" "Wei Wuzhi was ready to kill this thing. Chen Ping said: "No need, let him go back and talk to Zhou Shi." And the man ran away. Chen Ping sighed: "I didn't expect a person who was jealous of people to hate people to such a degree, and I now also believe why Pang Juan must put Sun Bin to death!" After that, he burst into tears.
Zhang Han spent more than ten days under Linji City to build dozens of cars of artillery. On this day, when he saw that the cannonballs were ready, he used siege engines to shoot all these cannons into the city, and there was a sea of fire at the head of the city, and the Wei army suffered very serious casualties. The king of Wei couldn't see any news from Chen Ping at this time, so he cried loudly: "The sky is going to die Wei!" So he made up his mind and asked the sergeant to raise the flag. When Qin Jun saw the lowering of the flag, he hurriedly reported to Zhang Han. Zhang Han personally came to inspect the city, and when he saw that the king of Wei was indeed going to surrender, he ordered the siege to be stopped. After a while, I saw that the king of Wei came to the city, and he said loudly to Zhang Han: "General Zhang Han, please don't attack the city again, as long as you promise me one thing, I, Wei Ji, am willing to surrender!" Zhang Han asked what was the matter. King Wei said: "As long as the general enters the city and does not slaughter the city to vent his anger, and is willing to protect his subjects and people, he will let you fall!" Zhang Han said: "I have loved the people very much, as long as you sincerely surrender, how can I kill innocents?" King Wei said, "How can you guarantee that what you say is true?" Zhang Han said loudly: "The sky is above, if I, Zhang Han, break my word, I will not die well!" When King Wei saw Zhang Han swearing, he said, "Please wait, general!" I'll go get ready! Then he turned and walked down into the city.
When the king of Wei walked down the city, he was very sad when he saw the wounded people and soldiers, so he ordered the soldiers to line up under the city gate and prepare to welcome Zhang Han into the city. After arranging all the matters, he rode into the palace gate again, and then walked into the palace of King Wei. After a while, a eunuch ran out again to convey instructions for the soldiers to open the city gate to welcome the Qin army into the city. The Wei army opened the city gates.
After Zhang Han entered the city, he suddenly saw a thick smoke coming out of the palace of King Wei, and then saw a fire. Zhang Han then led the men and horses to gallop towards the palace gate. At this time, I saw a group of palace maids crying and running out, they said that the king of Wei had closed the palace door and lit a fire inside. Suddenly, the voice of the king of Wei came from the main hall: "General Zhang, I am ashamed to the subjects and people of the Wei State, today I really want to protect them, you can't lose your words!" Then I heard him laugh hoarsely, and then said, "If you lose today, what is the pity of dying?" What is the pity of dying? At this time, the fire throughout the palace grew bigger and bigger. Zhang Han and the generals only understood at this time: King Wei was going to sacrifice himself to protect his subjects.
The people and ministers of Wei surrounded the palace gate and wept bitterly, and the king of Wei shouted inside: "General Zhang Han, I really want to protect the people, you must not break your word!" After another moment, the voice of King Wei was no longer audible, and the raging fire had already engulfed the entire palace, and black smoke kept billowing into the air. Zhang Han and all the soldiers of the Qin army were silent when they saw the scene in front of them. There is a poem:
Sacrificing oneself for others and being proud, the ashes are gone.
Who has loved the people since ancient times? To recommend blood, we must also say Wei Jun.
At the chaotic moment when the Qin army entered the city, Wei Bao and several henchmen and generals were mixed in the crowd and blended out of the city gate. When he left the city, Qin Jun saw that Wei Bao didn't look like an ordinary person, so he blocked him for questioning. Suddenly, a forty-year-old middle-aged woman next to her hurriedly pointed at Wei Bao and said to Qin Jun: "He is my stupid son, he is a mute!" "Give Wei Bao cover. The Qin army did not make it difficult for him, and Wei Bao went out of the city.
After Wei Bao followed the woman out of the city, he came to a remote place and knelt down and said, "Thank you Madame for saving your life, I will definitely repay you in the future!" The woman also recognized Wei Bao, so she was surprised: "Aren't you the general?" Wei Bao said: "I am Wei Bao." The lady hurriedly bowed down and said, "My name is Wei Yuan, and I am also from the clan. After the woman said that, she hurriedly called her family to visit Wei Bao together. The woman's husband was named Bo Gong, a native of Wu County, Huiji County. After Bo Gong met, he pointed to his children and said, "This is my daughter, named Bo Hui'er." Then he pointed to a boy and said, "This is my son Bo Zhao." Wei Bao said: "Today's catastrophe is not dead, thanks to the rescue of my wife, I am going to Chu State for help now." If I borrow soldiers and horses, I will definitely fight back again to rebuild the foundation of Great Wei! If I can see you again in the future, I will definitely repay my wife for her kindness! With that, he took his leave.
Wei Yuan's family went to Wu County, her husband's house. Later, Bo Gong unfortunately contracted an illness and died. Wei Yuan couldn't get used to it, so she led the two children to Wei again. When Wei Bao became the queen of Wei, Wei Yuan dedicated her daughter Bo Hui'er to Wei Wang Bao. After the death of Wei Wangbao, Bo Huier became Liu Bang's concubine - Bo Ji, and she also gave birth to a son, who was the later generation of Emperor Wen of Han, which is a later story.