Chapter 693: Why Are We so Anxious to Fight Each Other? (15)

A small tent, an icy cold wind, Zhao Mu, a famous general of the generation. When he was dying, he had no relatives or generals around him. Accompanying him was the body of his former friend Zi Lan, two all-powerful men who were smiling proudly and proudly. A hero of ten years and a lifelong friend passed away on the same day.

Among the retreating Zhao army, there were these two coffins, adding countless tragic colors.

When the infantry arrived at Mazhao Ridge, the departing figure of Zhao Jun was still vaguely visible. Standing on the top of Mazhao Ridge, looking at the coffin on the carriage in the distance of Zhao Jun's retreating hastily, the infantry gently shook the coffin. He shook his head, Zhao State is weak, starting from today.

Under Xiling City, Zhao Xilie found Hou Xiyi.

"We have to leave." Zhao Xilie whispered: "The Ma'anshan incident is over. The news is still being blocked, but it won't be long before the people of Daijun know that Zilan has done something. Their anger is not We can afford it now.”

"How do we go?" Hou Xiyi smiled bitterly, "Daijun soldiers are blocking our retreat unless we can put on wings and fly over."

"Father has reached an agreement with the Eastern Expeditionary Army. We can lead three thousand people to escape. The Eastern Expeditionary Army will make way and the remaining people will not be taken care of." Zhao Xilie shook his head.

"Only three thousand people?" Hou Xiyi said in shock: "There are more than thirty thousand soldiers here!"

"Three thousand men is already the biggest result that my father can achieve. Xiyi, you also understand that we have no food and grass. The soldiers are so hungry that they don't even have the strength to pick up weapons. We must gather three thousand of the most elite soldiers." , Claim to others that we will open a channel for them and make a last-ditch effort. They will believe it." Zhao Xilie sighed: "You can only save these three thousand people. We will lead the army today. leave."

Hou Xiyi was silent for a moment and swallowed hard, "Xi Lie. You go, I'll stay."

Zhao Xilie was shocked: "Xiyi. What are you talking about? We are best friends, and you are also one of the most trusted people by my father. Otherwise, my father would not let you participate in such a confidential matter. Don't you know what the consequences will be if you stay? Do you know that Zilan is dead and his body has been taken away? If you stay, you will die. The Daijun people may not kill those ordinary soldiers, but they will never let you go."

"Master Zhao is gone, and you, the general of the left route army, are also gone. If I, the general of the right route army, also leave, how can the other generals not know that there is something wrong with it? If the generals really make trouble, no one can leave. I Stay and stabilize the situation for you so that you can successfully withdraw with these three thousand people," Hou Xiyi said.

"Xi Yi!" Zhao Xilie stayed there.

"My family is small,

It’s up to you. Hou Xiyi said with a sad smile: "This time we sent troops and were defeated. Even if Mr. Zhao took Zilan's body back, he would still be responsible for it." It is impossible to say that it will be idle in a short time, and the life of us leading generals will not be much better. I only hope that when Mr. Zhao comes back to life. If I can take good care of my family and don't let them suffer, then it's worth it to me. "

Zhao Xilie held Hou Xiyi's hand, "Do you really want to do this?"

"I've decided!" Hou Xiyi took a deep breath, "One person must stay, and that person can only be me."

After a moment of silence, Zhao Xilie nodded silently, "Okay. I promise you, after I go back, I will take good care of your family and I will not let them suffer."

"Thank you very much!"

"I should be the one to say thank you." Zhao Xilie shook his head.

Zishi. Zhao Xilie led three thousand elites and quietly left the camp. Hou Xiyi, who stayed behind, watched them leave with dozens of generals.

At noon, thunderous war drums suddenly sounded at the top of Xiling City, which had been silent for many days. Amidst the sound of war drums, white flags were raised on the top of the city. The city gates opened wide, and armies came out from the city one after another. Some of these armies Daijun soldiers included the Eastern Expeditionary Army, but most of them were volunteers. They marched towards Zhao Jun's camp angrily and silently. When they were two miles away from Zhao Jun's camp, they stopped and began to reorganize their troops. The crossbow cart was pushed to the front of the formation.

Under the banner of the Chinese army, Zilan only left her remaining son. Zhao Yong's face was pale. Although his body was wrapped in heavy fur, he still seemed intolerant of the severe cold. His body was weakened like a skeleton, but he still tried his best to stand up. He straightened up and looked angrily at Zhao Ying not far away. The news had just come from Ma'anshan. Zhao Mu asked Zilan to meet in Ma'anshan, but secretly set up an ambush. The one hundred personal guards and five hundred who accompanied Zilan went there. Almost all of the Zhengdong Army was killed in Ma'anshan. The generals and infantry of the Zhengdong Army stationed at Hefeng fought back. Although they defeated the enemy and annihilated more than 2,000 enemies, they finally allowed Zhao Mu to leave safely, while Zilan was already dead. Even the body was taken away by Zhao Mu. The people of Daijun were angry, and the whole Xiling City was boiling. Zhao Mu had fled, but there were still 30,000 Zhao troops under the city who were half-dead from hunger.

The troops, brave men, and even the common people in Xiling City held their weapons tightly and walked out of the city gate. It is said that the troops stationed in Hefeng, Jianli, and Nanzhang were also gathering here to kill these treacherous Zhao troops. , every Daijun person is thinking this in his heart.

In Zhao Jun's camp, the generals ran towards Hou Xiyi's tent in panic.

"Daijun is about to attack, General Hou, what should we do?"

"Aren't you negotiating with the Daijun people? Why are you suddenly going to attack?"

"Where is Mr. Zhao?"

"Did General Zhao succeed in breaking through, but aroused the anger of Daijun people?"

Everyone looked at Hou Xiyi.

Hou Xiyi stood up slowly, "Everyone, at this time, I have to tell the truth about some things. Mr. Zhao has already left the camp. At this time, he may have left Daijun. Those who are traveling with him, There is also Captain Zhao and the governor of Daijun, Zilan, but Zilan should be dead by now."

Hearing Hou Xiyi's words, there was an uproar in the tent. Everyone's face turned pale. Zilan was dead, Daijun people were crazy, and they had become abandoned. Everyone understood this fact.

"General Hou, General Zhao Xilie didn't go to open a passage for us, but left us behind, right?" a general asked tremblingly.

"Yes!" Hou Xiyi admitted frankly, "The food and grass stored in the camp can only support the breakout of these three thousand people."

"So, are you abandoning us?" a general shouted angrily.

"Guo Zijing!" Hou Xiyi suddenly slapped the table. He said angrily: "What do you mean by abandoning you? If these three thousand people don't leave, will they become prisoners of the Daijun people with us? As an officer, you must be prepared to sacrifice your life for the country at any time, and you may become an abandoned son at any time. Enlightenment. If you don’t even understand this, you are not worthy of being a general of Zhao.”

Guo Zijing lost all his momentum when Hou Xilie drank him. He looked at Hou Xiyi and said desperately: "Do we deserve to die? But dying like this, I really feel it's not worth it!"

Hou Xiyi sat down slowly, "You won't die. Even if someone is going to die, it will only be me. Now I will leave the camp and ask the Daijun people to surrender. You all go back to your headquarters and ask all the soldiers to put down their weapons." , come out of camp and line up!”

"Surrender?" All the generals screamed. As Zhao Jun is the second most powerful country in the world, his army naturally has its own pride. At this time, their entire army was short of food to the extreme. They were all weak from hunger, but they still held on to the camp. There was no reason for the collapse. At this time, when the word surrender came out of Hou Xiyi's mouth, these people in desperate situation still found it difficult to accept.

Hou Xiyi raised his hand and waved it to stop the generals from moving.

"The Daijun people are also Zhao people. Surrendering to them will not disgrace the Zhao army. This battle, perhaps, should not have been fought in the first place." Hou Xiyi sighed, "We are all one family in the first place. Surrendering to them will always save your life. Maybe you will still have a chance to fight against the Qin people. Let the soldiers put down their weapons, lower their flags, and line up."

The gate of the closed camp of Zhao Jun was opened wide. Hou Xiyi held his helmet and walked out of the camp with bare hands. In the camp, the fluttering flag of Zhao Jun was lowered, and then, a Teams of soldiers came out empty-handed and lined up in front of the camp.

"What do they want to do? Do they want to surrender?" Zhao Yong's pale face turned red, "Kill my father and then surrender in exchange for a life. Is there such a cheap thing? Kill, I To kill them all."

He shouted angrily and raised his hand high, about to give the order for the entire army to attack, but as soon as he raised his hand, it was already tightly grasped.

"My lord, please calm down. It's ominous to kill prisoners." Naha held Zhao Yong's hand, "They have surrendered."

"Master, calm down, there are thirty thousand people on the opposite side. Although they are also enemies, they are still Zhao people." On the other side of Zhao Yong, Pan Weidong, another Daijun general in charge of Xiling's defense, also bowed to persuade. "Young master, you can't kill. Even if you want to kill, you can only kill the culprit."

"You're giving them an advantage like this?" Zhao Yong shouted angrily.

"Sir, Zhao Qi has escaped. I think his next step will be to lead his army again. These 30,000 prisoners will be our strength to fight against them. Killing them will do nothing but arouse the anger of Zhao Jun." You can’t get it, but if you stay, it might have some effect in the future!” Naha said in a low voice. "Mr. Zilan has gone. Dai County needs to be stabilized now. Young Master, the focus now is not to kill these prisoners, but to quickly let everyone in Dai County know that Dai County still has a master."

"General Naha is right!" Pan Weidong nodded vigorously, "Sir, Mr. Zilan has left. Now Qin Lei has 10,000 troops stationed in Nanzhang, and Feng Fayong has 20,000 of Daijun's most elite soldiers in Shannan County. Ah! Although they are loyal to Mr. Zilan, Mr. you have always been indifferent. No one knows what they are thinking now. Mr. Sir, it is important for you to take over your position immediately. These 30,000 prisoners will be killed or not. Killing is meaningless."

"Father, I only have one son. Do you mean to say that Qin Lei and Feng Fayong have two different intentions?" Zhao Yong asked directly.

"That's not what I meant." Pan Weidong said quickly.

Naha said: "Sir, what General Pan means is that Mr. Zilan has gone, and people with ulterior motives will definitely try to get close to these two generals, such as Zhao Qi, and the King of Qin who has been confronting Feng Fayong outside Shannan County. Shen, so at this time, you must immediately take up the position of county governor left by Mr. Zilan, and then issue orders to these generals who are outside in a legitimate manner. "

"What if they really have second thoughts and don't listen to my orders?" Zhao Yong became worried.

"Our Zhengdong Army Governor Gao is a good friend of Mr. Zilan. He will definitely stand firmly on your side and support you in your correct position. I have sent Pegasus news about the situation here. I believe that there will be something done in Zhengdong Mansion. Action, so don't worry, sir. No one can take Daijun away from you. We will kill anyone who dares to betray you," Naha said, patting his chest. (To be continued) ()