Chapter Ninety-Three: Zhao Guo

Wang Yi made Liu Xianshuai attack 70,000 people, army in Mingguang Palace, go to the second master Min is afraid of being invincible, summon Wang Tai, and want to plot with him. Tai Yan did not follow the preface, and the words were very sore. Min came to ask in person, and Taigu said that he was sick. Min was angry, returned to the palace, and said left and right: "Banu, how can the prince fake you as an evil person!" He wanted to destroy the group of Hu first, but beheaded Wang Tai. "It was all out of the crowd to fight, broke the army, chased to Yangping, and beheaded more than 30,000 people. Fearful, the secret before the battle asked to surrender, begging to kill only to self-efficacy, Min Nai returned. There will be those who sue Wang Tai who want to rebel into Zhou, Min will kill him and raze his three clans.

-------- Introduction

In June of the seventh year of Yonghe, the sun in Sizhou was a little dazzling, the spear that was shining like a forest flashed white, listening to the crackling sound in his ears, which was the sound of the flag pulling in the wind, Liu Xian looked at the city chief in the distance and breathed a long sigh of relief, and then asked the deputy general beside him: "How far is it from the city here?" ”

The adjutant general hurriedly bowed his head and replied respectfully: "Back to my lord, there are still fifty miles, but the forward has already advanced to twenty miles." ”

"Fifty miles, too close, the herald ordered the whole army to camp here." Liu Xian ordered, and after a pause, Liu Xian ordered again: "The striker doesn't have to worry about him." Listening to the lieutenant general convey his orders to the herald, Liu Xian tilted his head and looked into the distance, as if he was in a state of mind, and after a while, he suddenly asked again: "Do you say that Ran Min in the city will come out to fight?" ”

The subordinate generals who were hugging on the left and right glanced at each other, and they didn't dare to speak, the name Ran Min was too heavy for them.

"Cover my Chinese people, and heaven will order my Chinese people to be safe. How can Yi Di Waihu be governed! Liu Xian said suddenly, before he could figure out what was going on, Liu Xian continued to read: "Zhao Ren beheaded a Hu head and sent it to Fengyang Gate, the civil official was promoted to the third rank, and the military attache worshiped the Yamen. ”

Only then did the generals on the left and right understand that the first sentence in front of them was a popular sentence in the famous "Book of the People in the Guanzhong", which was the same as the sentence "The land of China will always return to the people of China" in the "Book of Chang'an" and "The world of China is the world of China, and the world of non-Hulu is also; Food and clothing of Chinese food. Food and clothing for non-Hulu; The children of the people are the children of China. and the people who are not the children of Hulu. "The same is sung in the Central Plains and Jiangbei. I don't know how many people's blood and hope have been aroused. And the sentence that Liu Xian read later was not so famous, but there were still a few familiar people who heard it, this was a murderous sentence of Wei Lord Ran Min in Cheng Songbu's order to kill Hu.

However, Liu Xiandi is surrounded by confidants, and those "Chinese" generals have long been sent to the front, so they will not let those who are very sensitive to these words have a "misunderstanding".

"What do you mean, sir?" A bold lieutenant spoke.

"Have you ever heard of such a passage? - The general of the northern part of the Jin Dynasty once ordered the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction to reorganize their troops and horses, and Luo Luo realm. Patrol the sentry points. All those with high noses, deep eyes, or blue eyes and blond hair shall be arrested, their bodies shall be verified, their crimes shall be analyzed, and punishment shall be judged on the severity of their crimes, and those who dare to call themselves soldiers shall be beheaded! Liu Xian didn't answer immediately, but asked something else inscrutablely.

"Back to my lord. I've heard of it. It is a sentence from Guan Long's Hu Ling. The bold lieutenant general hurriedly replied, it seems that Guan Long's "propaganda methods" are indeed ahead of the times, and its series of local documents and announcements are not only well-known in Guan Long and Yiliang, but also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even Jiangbei and other places outside Guanlong are also popular, and these Northern Zhao generals who can't read many words can also hear about it.

"Do you hear what you mean?" Liu Xian continued to ask.

"Please forgive your foolishness!" None of the generals on the left and right know why their coach suddenly felt so much? Even those who guessed one or two simply pretended to be stupid together, and at the same time replied respectfully to Liu Xian.

"It's not that you're ignorant, it's that you don't want to say it." Liu Xian laughed and laughed, and after a long time, he continued to speak, and his voice became distant and profound: "The wall is down, everyone is pushing!" ”

The generals finally understood, and it turned out that their coach had already made a plan. After a while, they promoted a deputy general who was most trusted by Liu Xian with their eyes and asked, "My lord, what do you mean about the ...... of the imperial court?" ”

"What court!" Liu Xian suddenly scolded angrily, paused for a while, and suddenly lowered his head and said gloomily: "To put it bluntly, although the Shi father and son are brutal, they are not bad to us. We are either Xiongnu, Qiang, or Zhao, but the Shi father and son have been given military powers. Thinking that we would lead 70,000 troops south to the city, His Majesty King Zhao personally gave the tiger talisman in Mingguang Palace, weeping and admonishing him to entrust state affairs. The scene is still vivid, just like yesterday's events. Speaking of this, Liu Xian's voice choked up, and he was almost in tears.

Hearing this, the generals couldn't help but look at each other, with mixed feelings in their hearts, but they didn't know what Liu Xian wanted to say.

After a long time, Liu Xian finally opened his mouth again and continued: "But the building is about to collapse, and it is difficult to support it alone!" He looked up and saw that the generals were still confused, and knew that he had made too much of a twist.

Liu Xian pondered for a while, and finally said, "Do you think we can have a chance of winning when we fight with Ran Min?" ”

The generals thought about it in their hearts, and finally said softly: "I'm afraid it's less than forty percent!" ”

"The month before that, yes

He Dunqiu Yao Xiang rescued Xiangguo, was defeated by Ran Min, and finally returned 30,000 soldiers and horses by surprise, which killed Ran Min and retreated to the city. Now His Majesty intends to level the city quickly, so he has 70,000 elites from Xiangguo, and we will lead them south. If we fight each other, we can still protect ourselves from defeat, but Xiangguo is afraid that the days will be short, and we will definitely urge us to fight urgently. This Ran Min only lost more than half of the troops, and his strength is still there, plus this Ran Min is extremely brave, and the soldiers are elite, once the city is not attacked, and then it is counterattacked, I am afraid that there will be no place to die. ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but praise: "What your lord said is very true. A few other people who had already understood Liu Xian's thoughts actually shouted: "In this troubled world, it is still important to save your life, I am afraid that there is not much future for following this Zhao master, after all, he is Hu!" ”

Liu Xian stared at those people fiercely, and the voices of those people suddenly dimmed, and he shrank his head and retreated behind everyone. Liu Xian waved his hand and said, "Forget it." Don't talk nonsense, the most important thing for us now is how to get back from this city safely! ”

Suddenly, there was a commotion from far ahead, like the sound of distant thunder coming with a strong wind. Liu Xian was stunned for a moment, his face became extremely solemn, and he quickly turned blue. His gaze cast into the distance, hoping to pass through the barriers of the distant space and see the truth of the unknown truth.

But the generals around him did not have this determination. I couldn't help but make a noise. They all know that there are more than 20,000 forwards in front of them. Up to the forward generals. Down to the non-commissioned officers, most of them are Hu, which can be said to be the last bit of Hua in the "countrymen" of Zhao State. Naturally, they also hated Ran Min in the city, so they took the lead in being the pioneer. And in front of them is the city, where there are "countrymen" who hate and fear them like tigers. Something is ahead, is it that the striker was attacked by Ran Mindi? The generals didn't have the heart to rescue the striker, what they wanted to know and worry about the most was how many men and horses did Ran Min dispatch? And then take corresponding countermeasures accordingly.

"My lord! My lord! A general, in the midst of everyone's conjecture and uneasiness, galloped forward. Shouting as he ran.

"What's going on?" Liu Xian asked in a deep voice.

The officer on the opposite side was covered in sweat, but it was still easy to see that he was a "countryman".

"My lord, when General Changyi and General Anton led us to the forward to explore the city for more than 20 miles, I suddenly saw the Ran thief leading the crowd to kill directly from the front, holding a double-edged long knife, driving a high horse, unstoppable, like a tiger descending the mountain. The generals stepped forward one after another to engage in the battle. But none of them are the same enemy. In less than a moment, dozens of generals were scattered. The thief soon entered the vanguard army, and the double-edged sword in his hand danced like a wheel, and in less than a few breaths, hundreds of soldiers died at his hands. The crowd did not dare to stand in his way. Hurriedly divided to both sides to avoid its sharp edge. The thief is like a long knife chopping waves, and Shi Ran is deep in the army. ”

The officer said so much in one breath, and finally took a breath, and then said to Liu Xianyan with an anxious and sincere face: "My lord, send reinforcements quickly!" After the thieves entered the army, their troops followed one after another and defeated our army. We couldn't resist it, so we had to retreat one after another, and asked the adults to send reinforcements quickly, otherwise the front army would probably be wiped out. ”

When Liu Xian heard this, his expression remained unchanged, but he just asked: "How many men and horses are there in the Wei army?" ”

The officer was stunned for a moment, but quickly replied: "There are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses." ”

When the generals behind Liu Xian heard this, they couldn't help but gasp, but Liu Xian stared at the officer, and he was numb when he saw it. After a while, Liu Xian suddenly said: "I immediately sent troops to rescue the former army." ”

The officer was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you, General-", at this time, he suddenly heard the sound of a knife coming out of its sheath, and then a sound of breaking wind came straight over. The officer was startled, and as soon as he looked up, he saw a blade glowing with white light growing larger and larger, and the last sharp pain came from his neck with a metallic chill.

Liu Xian watched the officer's corpse fall in front of his mount, carrying a blood-dripping saber in his hand, then turned his head and said coldly: "The whole army immediately retreats!" ”

"Yes, sir!" The generals responded in unison, and after a while, amid the crowd, one of the generals cautiously asked, "My lord, where are we withdrawing?" ”

"Yangping!" Liu Xian had already wiped his saber clean with the "Zhao" flag behind him, and said categorically while inserting the knife back into the scabbard.

The general was stunned, he knew that Xiangguo was in the north of the city, Yangping was in the east of the city, and the commander Liu Xian's order was to retreat to the east. But the general didn't dare to ask any more, and hurriedly shouted to the herald under Liu Xian's cold gaze: "The whole army is marching towards Yangping!" ”

Ran Min chased quickly, Liu Xiangang led the army to Yuancheng, Yangping County, and Ran Min chased after him with the rank of the army. Liu Xian looked at the situation, although the Diyuan City in front of him was the county administration of Yangping County, it had long been dilapidated in the tug-of-war between the city and Xiangguo in the past few years, and it could not be used for defense at all. And although he had nearly 40,000 people, his morale was low, and he was no match for the 30,000 victorious division of the Wei army.

Liu Xian had no choice but to carry Yuancheng on his back, and then went out on his own to face up to Ran Min.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, we were originally ministers of the same dynasty, please look at the past feelings, let me wait for a way out

Liu Xian said straight to the point. Anyway, before this battle, Liu Xian and Ran Min had nothing to say.

"If you still insist on being a lackey, I can't spare you." Ran Min sat on a tall horse. The long-handled double-edged sword was placed horizontally in front of the saddle, and he was wearing a helmet of heaven and a gold armor, and replied majestically.

Liu Xian couldn't help but smile bitterly, although the Ran Min in front of him was a little thinner and darker, he was still so aggressive. He hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness King Wei, you know our hardships, and we are not really lackeys for the sake of the beard. It's just for the sake of the remnants. ”

Hear here. Ran Mindi's eyes cast a gaze like a knife. Shot straight into Liu Xian's face. Liu Xian knew his character, and he was not afraid, he looked directly at Ran Min's gaze, very calmly.

Ran Min nodded, and then said, "What reason do you have for me to spare you?" ”

Liu Xian couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Ran Min relieved, and hurriedly replied, "Please rest assured, Your Highness." After I return to Xiangguo, I will definitely take the head of the whole family of the pseudo-Zhao lord Shi Yuan and avenge His Royal Highness! ”

When Ran Min heard this, the muscles on his face trembled, and his eyes suddenly shot out a Hetian essence, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Okay, you must send Shi Yuan and his son to the city, and the rest of the people can wait for you to send the head." ”

Speaking of which. Ran Min suddenly turned. continued: "But you and I must fight in Yuancheng, otherwise how can you go to Xiangguo to confess?" How to get the Stone Charm Believe? But don't worry, I won't pursue you if you run away from Xiangguo. ”

Liu Xian looked at Ran Min's face hidden in the shadow of the helmet. Then he turned his head to look at his own army parked there in the distance, the flags still fluttering in the wind, and the soldiers were quietly looking at him with expectant eyes, and the whole army was silent, except for the occasional neighing of horses.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Liu Xian replied helplessly.

Liu Xiantie returned to the formation with a blushing face, then pulled out his saber and shouted loudly: "We will fight to the death with the Ran thief, and swear to avenge Emperor Shi and the people of the country!" ”

Hearing this, the few remaining "countrymen" soldiers drew their swords one after another, followed by a roar of anger at Ran Min's army, and then under Liu Xian's wave, they rushed forward to meet the attack of the Wei army led by Ran Min. Liu Xian silently watched as thousands of "Chinese people" rushed out of the military formation, followed by tens of thousands of "riotous" sergeants. Dozens of henchmen and generals behind him all stood there silently, waiting for Liu Xian's order.

As soon as Liu Xian made a look, dozens of generals on the left and right immediately turned their horses and returned to their respective teams, mastering the remaining more than 20,000 of their own soldiers and preparing to act at any time.

Under the sharp impact of the Wei army led by Ran Min, thousands of "countrymen" soldiers were suddenly torn to pieces mercilessly like autumn leaves in the gale, and disappeared silently in the torrent of the Wei army. Tens of thousands of Zhao troops, who rushed up, saw the unstoppable Wei army rushing towards them like a flood, and the "countrymen" soldiers who "led" them in front of them had already been submerged in it, and they couldn't help but suddenly wake up, and they turned around and ran back, trying to run back to the camp of their own army, which was still standing still.

Seeing this situation, Liu Xian hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Retreat, go back to the city!" More than 20,000 Zhao troops immediately rushed north at the same speed as a charge, leaving 10,000 "unknown and bad" Zhao troops who could not keep up, and let them be wantonly killed by the Wei army that rushed up from behind.

Looking at the Zhao army and Liu Xian's brigade that disappeared into the dust and afterglow, the last surviving abandoned Zhao army soldiers took one last look at the north in despair, + countless Wei troops surging like golden armor. Zhao Jun mustered up the last courage, tremblingly clenched the weapon in his hand, and said something in his mouth, not knowing what to pray or curse. But their courage and deeds were so weak that they finally disappeared like lonely trees in a flood.

When Ran Min looked at the darkening heaven and earth in the north, he waved his hand and said, "No need to chase, go back to the city!" ”

Liu Xian led the "defeated army" back to Xiangguo, although Shi Yuan was very depressed, but he was helpless, and the soldiers and horses in Liu Xian's hands were the only strength he could rely on. After a period of hesitation, Shi Yuan finally repelled the courtiers who said "bad things" about Liu Xian, and promoted Liu Xian to the general of the chariot and cavalry, and the governor of the internal and external military.

Under the pretext of taking office, Liu Xian led the army into Xiangguo City, first took over the defense of Xiangguo City, and finally took advantage of the night to kill and disperse the few Su Guards, invaded the palace, and captured all six Shi Yuan father and son alive. And more than 1,000 people, including dozens of Shi Yuan's wives and concubines, and more than 1,000 people such as Zhao Cheng's Prime Minister Anle, Wang Shi Bing, Dazai, Zhao Shu, Shangshu Shi Yan, Shizhong Shi Zhao and other Shi Yuan's cronies and ministers were all killed outside the palace gate and collected their family property. Liu Xian then searched for tens of thousands of Hu people inside and outside the city of Xiangguo, regardless of the old and young, women and children, in the name of killing Hu Ling in the name of Ran Min, the lord of Wei, and then killed them all outside the southern city gate. Shi Zhao was destroyed.

In July, Ran Min sent Shi Yuan and his son to the city in the downtown area, and then passed the head to the side of the main road. And worship the great general, the big single Yu, and the Jizhou pastor.

In September, Wang Shi of Ruyin in Northern Zhao and dozens of his sons and wives went south in disguise and joined Yin Hao in Ruyin. Yin Hao was overjoyed, sent all of them to Jiangzuo, and quickly reported to the court. Traveled to Quanjiao, received the imperial edict, and beheaded dozens of Shi and his party on the north bank of the river. At this point, the Northern Zhao Shi clan was wiped out.