Chapter 687: Why Are We so Anxious to Fight Each Other? (9)

Helping Zhao Mu into the room and closing the door tightly, Zhao Shang fell to his knees with a bang and cried loudly, "Lieutenant, it's over, it's all over. Li Mingjun's entire army was destroyed at the foot of Nanzhang City. Li Mingjun and Wu Quan died in battle. Seeing that the situation was not good, Qiao Lei led his troops to retreat to Xiling City to join Zhao Qi. Tan Chunhua led his troops to retreat to Mazhao Ridge. Now Hefeng, Jianli, and Nanzhang are all under the control of Daijun. Tens of thousands of troops have been formed under Xiling City. It’s hard to save the turtle among us.”

Zhao Mu swayed, and a mouthful of blood reached his throat, and he swallowed it back forcefully. Holding on to the edge of the bed, he slowly sat down, "Although Zhao Qi's plan is risky, Li Mingjun's army has 10,000 elite troops. How could Qin Lei defeat the whole army and destroy it? What's the secret here?"

Zhao Shang wiped his tears and said, "The Taiwei Ming sees thousands of miles, so Qin Lei naturally does not have this ability, but the Yan State's Eastern Expeditionary Army intervened, Zilan had already colluded with Gao Yuan, the generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Bai Yucheng were involved. After the Battle of Nanzhang, if my guess is correct, there should be soldiers from the Eastern Army in Xiling City."

"Gaoyuan!" Zhao Mu punched the edge of the bed fiercely. A few years ago, the whole city and five other cities were destroyed. It was also thanks to this man that Zhao Qi fought two major battles in his life. Lost in the hands of this person.

"Daijun soldiers mobilized the people and first continuously attacked Hu Liang's grain road, which made Hu Liang exhausted. Li Mingjun had to send people to help Hu Liang maintain the stability of the grain road. After sending Wu Quan and Qiao Lei, Qin Lei Immediately he attacked, and in the next battle in Nanzhang City, hundreds of thousands of people gathered to attack our army. General Li had to retreat. During the retreat, he was attacked by the cavalry of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Between the Eastern Expeditionary Army and Qin Lei, Under attack from two sides, General Li was defeated and killed."

Zhao Mu took a long breath: "Zhao Shang, this is the consequences of your massacre of the city. The people are angry. Water can carry a boat. It can also overturn a boat. Even if the people of Daijun continue to support Zilan, they will not It was so extreme that Hefeng massacred the city, making everyone fear them, and that's why everyone became an army. "

"The general has been convicted!" Zhao Shang cried loudly, "Lieutenant, as soon as I learned the news, I left the army and came to report to you, Qin Chunhua. Hu Liang's report will follow. Come, Lieutenant, please come up with an idea, what should we do?”

Zhao Mu coughed a few times and felt a sweet smell coming from his mouth. He quietly swallowed back the blood that surged into his mouth, "Zhao once, go to the county immediately and ask for the county magistrate. County Lieutenant, Lord Bo, Chang Shi and others come to me."

Once Zhao left very quickly, all the officials in the county came very quickly. With such a great master like Zhao Mu recuperating here, all the officials were trembling with fear, fearing that Zhao Mu would be dissatisfied in any way. He stretched out his hand and rolled down their official hats.

"Lieutenant Kong County, immediately assemble all the troops in the county and blockade the county seat. Any messengers who come from Dai County to report will be detained immediately and they are not allowed to come into contact with anyone." Zhao Mu directly ordered without any politeness.

Kong County Lieutenant was stunned for a moment.

Looking up, he saw Zhao Mu's eyes that were so deep that he seemed to be unable to see the bottom. His body couldn't help but trembled, "I accept your orders."

"County Magistrate Zhou, if there are any rumors spread in the city, the rumor spreaders and those who listen to the rumors will be arrested immediately and locked up first."

"yes!"

Zhao Mu paused and said, "Just lock them up. There is no need to embarrass them."

"My subordinates will remember it."

"Master Bo, Chang Shi!" Zhao Mu looked at the other two people, whose names he couldn't remember, "You two, collect 100,000 dans of grain and grass for me within three days. I need it urgently. "

Chief Bo, Chang Shi was stunned, "Taiwei, our Taihe County is just a small county. How can we get together 100,000 shi of food in three days?"

"That's your business!" Zhao Mu's face became stern, and the Taiwei's domineering attitude was instantly revealed. "If the county treasury is not enough, we will borrow money from rich households. If anyone dares not to borrow money, we will lead troops to seal their doors and confiscate them." I think you are not unfamiliar with such things about their family. If you, the magistrate of the broken family, and the order of the extermination of the family, can't handle this little thing, what's the use of the imperial court supporting you?"

"I obey!" The two men's voices trembled. The two of them were the magistrate and lieutenant of the largest household in Taihe County. But looking at Zhao Mu's demeanor at this time, no one dared to argue.

"I dare to ask the Lieutenant, is there something going on in the Daijun war?" Magistrate Zhou must be much smarter. In a short period of time, he had already guessed that something must have happened on the Xiling battlefield. Otherwise, Zhou Yuan Wouldn't be so gaffe-like.

"There is no need to hide it from you, but remember it. Only you know. In the battle of Daijun, I am afraid that Zhao Qi has been defeated. It is still unknown how many tens of thousands of troops can come back." Zhao Mu sighed, "The battle of the country If this disaster can be overcome safely, I will not forget your contribution. Zhao Yi, pack your things and let’s go to Qin Chunhua’s place!”

"Lieutenant, how can your body hold up?" Zhao Yiyi exclaimed.

"You can't die!" Zhao Mu glared at him, "Why don't you quickly gather the soldiers? Zhao Shang, I will write a letter. You take this letter and rush back to Handan immediately to see the king. Please grant me full authority to handle the matter. County Matters.”

"Yes, the general will rush back to Handan in the shortest time even if he doesn't sleep." Zhao Shang nodded heavily.

At dawn, Taihe County was under martial law throughout the city. You could only enter but not leave. Urgent memorials from Tan Chunhua and Hu Liang were captured by Taihe County soldiers as soon as they entered Taihe County and were taken to Zhao State. In front of Zhao Mu, Zhao Mu didn't say much, and took these messengers on the way back to Daijun. At this time, Zhao Shang also left Taihe County on Pegasus and rushed towards Handan.

Zhao Shang was extremely anxious and worked hard all the way. He understood that every moment now represented the life and death of tens of thousands of people under Xiling City. The king and the big shots in the court must come up with a charter immediately. He already understood what the Taiwei meant. This battle can no longer be fought. On this matter, the court will have to make compromises with Daijun and Zilan in order to prevent Zhao Jun's strength from being greatly damaged.

As he was running so fast, he didn't notice anything strange under the snow on the road in front of him.

A tripping rope suddenly bounced up, and the galloping war horse was suddenly tripped to the ground. Zhao Shang, who fell straight from the horse, landed on the snow, rolled dozens of times in a row, and just bounced up, beside him Several people had already rushed out, and before Zhao Shang could react, two knives were already placed on his neck.

"General Zhao Shang, we have been waiting for you all night, and you are finally here." A masked man in black came out, looked at Zhao Shang, and laughed.

"Who are you?" Zhao Shang tried hard to identify who the person in front of him was, but unfortunately, he couldn't find the image of this person in his mind.

"No need to waste your efforts, you don't recognize me." The visitor came over with a smile, reached out and rummaged around in Zhao Shang's arms, and found out a metal round copper. He unceremoniously tore off the seal on the tube and pulled it out. Zhao Mu's secret letter was opened and read, making Zhao Shang furious.

"Sure enough, it's not what Jiang Yizheng expected." The visitor chuckled: "This is really a great article! Take this person with you and let's go!"

Three days later, in Mazhao Ridge, the joint camp of Zhao Jun, Qin Chunhua and Hu Liang's troops were now united. There were only six or seven thousand people in total. Morale was low, and supplies in the camp began to be scarce. The two faced There were threats from the soldiers from the prefectures and counties in Jianli, Hefeng, and Nanzhang, but they did not get military orders and did not dare to retreat without permission. They were fighting in Mazhao Ridge all day long, and their days were like years. Zhao Mu's arrival made both of them feel relieved. If the sky fell, there would be someone taller to hold it up. With Zhao Mu, the two of them no longer had to make decisions. They only had to obey orders. If there were any mistakes in the future, they would finally have someone to blame. room.

"I've seen the captain!" The two of them prostrated themselves on the ground, with expressions of relief on their faces.

"From now on, I will take over your troops. Do you two have any opinions?" Zhao Mu stared at the two of them and asked in a deep voice.

"The Taiwei is the Taiwei of Great Zhao. We are all your soldiers. How dare we disobey the Taiwei's orders?" Tan Chunhua dared to say.

Zhao Mu nodded. Having experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom, he could certainly understand the thoughts of the two generals in front of him at this time, but he was not in the mood to argue with them at this time. He went straight into the big tent and took the throne.

"How much food and grass does the main force in Xiling City have? How long can it last?" Zhao Mu went straight to the point.

"There are at most three days' worth of food." Hu Liang was in charge of transporting food and grass. "This time the war broke out, everything was in a hurry, and the food and grass logistics were not properly prepared. I thought this would be a war that would end in a short time." The conflict could be ended, but I did not expect to face such a dilemma. It was very difficult to collect food and grass. The front line could only barely supply it. Now, it is even more difficult to make ends meet. And the main force under Xiling City is now facing a difficult situation. We are in a predicament of running out of food."

Zhao Mu took a deep breath, "If there is no food for 30,000 troops, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Lieutenant, are you going to lead us to open up the food channel again?" Qin Chunhua asked.

Zhao Mu glanced at him and said, "Do you think I am a god? Now the combined force of the two of you only has 6,070 people. And along the way, Hefeng, Jianli, and Nanzhang are all fortified cities. Except for Dai In addition to the county soldiers, there are also cavalry from the Eastern Army, can we have wings and fly over?"

"Then, what should we do now? Do we have to watch the 30,000 main force be destroyed?" Tan Chunhua murmured.

"Tin Chunhua, I have a letter. Please deliver it to Zilan in Xiling City for me!" Zhao Mu said, "I want to see Zilan."

Tan Chunhua was immediately shocked.

"Why, you don't dare to go? Don't worry, even if Zilan falls out with us, he will never kill you."

"The general is not afraid of death. The general is just thinking, will this work? The situation has reached this stage and it is difficult for the two sides to reconcile."

"It's not that there is no chance of reconciliation. Zilan, after all, is still a member of our great Zhao." Zhao Mu sighed: "Do your best and obey fate!" (To be continued,!

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