Chapter 646: Severing the Ties of Friendship

If you want to replace Xiling in the county city, you must capture Nanzhang, and if you want to capture Nanzhang, you must first capture Hefeng and Jianli. After Zhao Mu knew that Zhao Zhuo died in Handan, he knew that King Zhao must Taking advantage of this opportunity, he took over Daijun once and for all, and completely wiped out Zilan, the brother of the same clan who had troubled him for decades. Zhao Mu had no choice but to send troops quickly, hoping that Zilan could not react. Before that, I took Nan Zhang first.

It has to be said that Zhao Mu's understanding of King Zhao may be deeper than King Zhao's understanding of himself. When King Zhao's order was sent to Zhao Mu, his army had already arrived at Dai County. In the first few battles, Extremely victorious, Dai Jun obviously did not react so quickly, but when Zhao Mulian conquered several counties and approached Nanzhang, Hefeng, one of Nanzhang's gates, firmly blocked him for half a month.

The plan to capture Nanzhang quickly has gone bankrupt. Now, Nanzhang must have gathered a large number of troops. If they want to capture Nanzhang, who is many times more difficult than Hefeng, Zhao Jun must pay a price they don't want to pay.

Moreover, the battle at Hefeng shocked Zhao Mu. He knew that Zilan's prestige in Dai County was extremely high, but he never expected that it would be so high. In order to buy time for Zilan, all the soldiers and civilians in the city would actually Willing to die for Zilan.

Thinking about it afterwards, wasn’t it all created by King Zhao? Zilan was granted the title of Daijun, which was originally the largest county in the Zhao Kingdom. Over the years, in order to weaken Zilan's power, King Zhao did everything possible. It can be said that King Zhao single-handedly contributed to the creation of Daijun today. I know there is Zilan, but I don't know the situation of King Zhao.

Zhao Mu knew King Zhao, but he did not guess that King Zhao had hidden deep suspicion towards him, especially regarding his personal relationship with Zilan. When Zhao Shangbing came to Hefeng, he Once again, he received an order from King Zhao, this time asking him to return to Handan to take charge. Zhao Qi was fully responsible for the crusade against Daijun, which was tantamount to depriving Zhao Mu of his military power in disguise. One of Zhao's two largest armies fell into the hands of Zhao Qi. One fell into the hands of Jing Rufeng, and Zhao Mu became an empty-headed lieutenant. When he returned to the court, all he could do was make suggestions.

Or, his suggestions may not be adopted. If it weren't for Zhao Mu's prestige in the military and the deterrent to other countries. King Zhao may have already thought of letting him disarm and return to his fields.

Zhao Mu wiped his sword lonely in the lonely lamp. From then on, the sword returned to its box and the pearl was covered with dust. He was afraid that he would never be able to go to the battlefield again.

The battle at Hefeng made Zhao Mu understand that Dai Jun was not that easy to fight. If you can cut through the mess quickly without giving the outside world time to react, that will be the best result. But now, a crane peak makes it difficult for Zhao Jun to move forward, which makes Zhao Muyi only realize. I'm afraid he has been preparing for this day since Zilan released his phase and returned to Daijun.

Can Zhao Qi be his opponent?

Did Qin Guoguo see Zilan fall quickly? Yes, they want to take back Shannan County, but they want to see the civil strife in Zhao State continue for a long time.

It would be best for them to have a chaotic war.

Will Zilan's ally, Gao Yuan, watch Zilan fall? No, neither would he. Although he is fighting against Donghu, even if he squeezes it through his teeth. Some troops will also be squeezed out to help Zilan.

Make an alliance with the Yan State and let the Yan State put pressure on Gao Yuan? This is just a joke. Tan Feng and Zhou Yu, why don't they want to see the Zhao Kingdom weaken a little more so that they can retake the five cities?

Zhao Mu only felt darkness in front of his eyes.

Or, he can only hope that Zilan can understand the general situation, understand the righteousness, and give up resistance. Although he cannot stay in Zhao State, Zilan can always go into exile in another country.

He let Lin Sen go back just to use Lin Sen's mouth to tell him the tragedy of the Battle of Hefeng and the truth that all the soldiers and civilians in the city died for him. Zilan was also a member of the Zhao State. Is he willing to look at the Zhao State? Will it just continue to decline? One of him and King Zhao must fall. Since King Zhao is in Handan, the only one who will fall is Zilan.

With a choking sound, Zhao Mu returned the sword to its sheath, and there seemed to be more white hair on his head.

No matter which path Zi Lan chooses to take, her decades-long friendship with him has finally come to an end.

In Nanzhang, Zilan stands on the top of the city. As the gateway to the Xiling of Daijun County, Nanzhang has a dangerous terrain, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The scale of the city is several times that of Hefeng. There are tens of thousands of residents in the city, with nearly 100,000 people. Since the war broke out, Zilan has been stationed here and began to evacuate the people of Nanzhang. Meanwhile, Daijun soldiers from all the way gathered from the rear and integrated into the city. More young people voluntarily stayed. Organized into groups, as a reserve force, although Dai County now only has 50,000 troops, 20,000 of which are still in Shannan County, there are now nearly 30,000 people guarding Nanzhang, although among them, only one regular army There were more than 10,000 people, and the rest were civilian warriors who rushed to Nanzhang from various places.

Zilan's efforts over the past few years have finally paid off. He adopted Gao Yuan's suggestion. While training the new army, he also allowed retired veterans and officers to train volunteers in the countryside and practice in the army during their free time. Originally, it was just for One day he resisted the Qin army, but he did not expect that these measures would now be used to resist Zhao's standing army and his old friend Zhao Mu.

Lin Sen was extremely weak. He was lying on a door panel. His injuries were serious. After Zhao Mu let him go, he rode alone and ran hundreds of miles to Nanzhang. When he saw Zilan, only Take a breath.

"The whole city is dead!" Zi Lan shouted up to the sky, tears streaming down her face, "Fathers and fellow villagers, I'm sorry for you."

The thin Zi Lan stood on the top of the city wall, crying and wailing. Everyone inside and outside the city looked up at their princess Zi Lan. The news that He Feng and the whole city went to die had spread, and the whole of Nanzhang was immersed in sorrow.

"Princess, this is Zhao Mu's trick. He wants to induce the princess to give up resistance. The princess must not be fooled!" Beside him, Pan Hong's eyes were red, and he supported Zi Lan and whispered.

"I understand!" Zi Lan wiped the tears from her face, "Ten years ago, I starved one son to death, and another son was born with congenital deficiencies in the womb. He is still weak. The only one who grew up healthy and had the hope of inheriting my mantle was killed in Handan. Zhao Wuji, you have harmed the people of Dai County and the whole family of Zi Lan. I will never coexist with you."

With a sound of "chi la". Zi Lan drew out his sword, cut off a piece of his robe, and shouted: "Come here!"

A personal soldier responded.

"You. Take this, go to Hefeng. Give it to Zhao Mu, and tell him that this is my answer." Zilan said sternly.

Cutting off the robe and breaking the ties of friendship, this is Zilan's answer to Zhao Mu, and it is also Zilan's declaration of war to Zhao Wuji.

Hearing Zilan's decision, Pan Hong showed a relieved smile. Decades ago, Zilan had missed it once. This time, he finally made up his mind.

"Princess, go back to Xiling. General Qin Lei is experienced. Moreover, Zhao Wuji is extremely stupid. He actually called back Zhao Mu and replaced him with Zhao Qi, a guy with lofty ambitions but little talent. You only need to stay in Xiling, that's enough." Pan Hong advised: "Besides, the envoys of Qin and Zhengdong Mansion have already arrived in Xiling. You should also go to see them."

"Qin people, hey, they must be very happy this time." Zilan's face flashed a blush.

"Princess, you must not miss this opportunity this time. The Qin people are here to show their goodwill, so you can take advantage of it. You are going back to Xiling, but I am preparing to enter Zhao. Although I cannot command thousands of troops, I can find more support for you. There are many people who are dissatisfied with Zhao Wuji under the rule of Zhao. Even Zi Zhang is a little regretful now. I am willing to use my eloquence to seek a brilliant world for the princess."

Zi Lan turned around, reached out, and held Pan Hong's cold hands, looking at the face that was gradually aging like himself, "Sir, I regret not listening to you at the beginning, and let it end up like this. If I had been more ruthless and decisive, how could there be the chaos in Zhao today."

"Regret is useless, it's too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost!" Pan Hong whispered.

"It's hard to predict whether this trip will be good or bad, you, you have to be careful." Zi Lan hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

"If the princess can win battle after battle, I will be as stable as a mountain. Even those fence-sitters will not ask King Zhao for reward before Dai County shows signs of defeat. They still want to leave a way out for themselves!" Pan Hong smiled.

In Xiling City, Bai Yucheng was wandering around the city bored. The most prosperous city in Dai County is now heavily guarded. Everything has entered a state of wartime control. On the city walls and at the gates, soldiers are on standby to strictly check everyone entering the city. Teams of patrol soldiers patrol the streets from time to time. Outside the city, more and more people from all over the country have gathered. They don't even have the most basic tents. They just set up a shack outside the city and live there. When Bai Yucheng came, he saw many of them carrying hoes, sheep forks, guillotines and other weapons. Some even just carried a kitchen knife. Some of these people have undergone some basic military training, and some are just farmers.

Bai Yucheng couldn't imagine the consequences of such people forming an army to fight on the battlefield, but the more so, the more he admired Zi Lan. It was indeed rare for a county lord to make his subjects fight for him regardless of life and death.

Those who had received basic military training were picked first, while the rest were stationed outside the city and refused to leave. They even brought their own dry food, but in Bai Yucheng's opinion, this was completely unnecessary. If they stayed here and didn't leave, they would sooner or later become a heavy burden on Xiling City.

Bai Yucheng naturally didn't come alone. In the past few years, under Gao Yuan's instruction, he had been training a special force, which Gao Yuan called a special brigade. Gao Yuan's requirement was that they could complete some special tasks without backup and supplies.

In a few years, Bai Yucheng had only trained a thousand people. This time, all of them came to Dai County with him and were now stationed outside Xiling City.

In order to support Zilan, Zhengdongfu spent a lot of money this time. Not only Bai Yucheng's troops, but also Ye Zhen's troops of the Central Army Group sent a thousand cavalry led by infantry to arrive later. Of course, in order to take care of the emotions of the people of Dai County, there was no Hun among the thousand cavalry.

Walking on the streets of Xiling City, Bai Yucheng couldn't help but think of the shocking words that Jiang Yizheng said to him before he left. After defeating Donghu, Dai County will be another target of Zhengdongfu. But now it seems that if you want to get Dai County, you may have to wait until Zilan dies before you can succeed. Maybe, in my report, I have to report this as the top priority. (To be continued)

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