"You are wrong again." Qu Yuangu sighed: "I am not usurping the throne, but I want to suppress thieves!"
"Suppressing thieves?" Beitangfeng looked around, "Where are the thieves?" Seeing everyone looking at him, he raised his hand and pointed at himself: "The thief the prime minister mentioned is me?"
Qu Yuangu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "That's right. I led the army to defeat the enemy's capital and annihilated the leader of the bandit. It can be regarded as a great achievement."
Beitangfeng was a little confused when he heard it: "Enemy country? Leader of thieves? What the Prime Minister said is so enigmatic that I can't understand it."
Qu Manying said coldly: "There is nothing I don't understand. We have surrendered to the Chu State, and my father is the Jin King of the Chu State. Now Chu and Han are still at war. The Han State is naturally our enemy, and of course you are too. The leader of thieves."
"Submit to the Chu State?" Beitang Feng opened his eyes wide, feeling unbelievable: "You have submitted to the Chu State?"
Now he felt that he was too drunk and was hallucinating before his eyes.
Qu Yuangu surrendered to Chu
What a joke.
The Chu army is at war with the Han army and may not be able to reach Luoyang. Winter is approaching, and even if it reaches Luoyang, the Chu army may not be able to break through Luoyang.
All the food near Luoyang had been looted. If the Chu army besieged Luoyang with nearly 100,000 people, the daily consumption would be a huge amount. Once winter came, the logistics supplies needed would only be more, but they could not raise them near Luoyang. Food may not be able to sustain the strong Luoyang City. If the long battle fails, there is only one way to retreat, otherwise they will wait for death under the Luoyang City.
Qu Yuangu had money and food in his hands, 30,000 cavalry, and countless young men in Luoyang City.
How could he surrender before the Chu people reached the city
Must be drunk.
Beitangfeng felt that he was drunk and his eyes were full of hallucinations. He felt relieved and sat down.
There was silence all around. Beitangfeng looked left and right. Everyone looked at him with a strange expression. He couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch his face. Qu Yuangu had already sighed: "You are not dreaming. Not drunk either."
Beitang Feng sighed: "Why? Why do you do this? We may not be defeated."
Qu Yuangu also sighed in his heart.
Yes, in the dispute between Chu and Han, although the Han army is already at an absolute disadvantage, Luoyang still has strength. If it really comes to a bloody battle, it is really unclear who will win.
But do you want my life
Qi Ning sneaked into his dormitory twice. The first time the Prime Minister felt that someone was negligent, but the second time he was completely sure that if that terrifying young man wanted to take his head, he could do it anytime and anywhere.
That night, some of the dozens of guards he had ambushed around were knocked unconscious, and some had their acupuncture points tapped. Because of this, he screamed in the room, but no one rushed in to protect him.
And he later confirmed that Qining really just sneaked in alone.
Thinking of what happened that night, Qu Yuangu's back felt cold.
Who can take down dozens of guards without alerting anyone else
Who could sneak into his room without being aware of it, kill the three extremely alert assassins behind the screen and give himself a gift
That young man was simply inhuman.
The terrible thing was that he was forced to take that pill. He had seen the world, and although he didn't know what the pill was called, he knew that once the time limit came, he would definitely die.
That terrible young man also left a message: within three days, if he didn't take any action, he would take Qu Manying's head first. His eldest son Qu Manbao had died in that man's hands, and he only had his only son left. If he disobeyed that person's wishes, Qu Yuangu believed that Qu Manying's life would not be saved. By then, he would have no descendants.
He felt very hateful, but also very afraid.
Qu Manying is a handsome man who knows current affairs. After knowing what happened to his father, he knows that the opponent he faces is really terrifying. Compared with the lives of the father and son, whether the Han Kingdom will be destroyed or not is really a trivial matter. Moreover, surrendering to the Chu Kingdom still has a chance. Enjoying a lifetime of glory and wealth is much better than losing one's life.
Qu Manying made a prompt decision and surrendered to the Chu State. Father and son hit it off immediately, summoned his subordinates, and made a promise.
These generals who followed from the northwest have enjoyed the colorful world of Luoyang these days, and they only hope that if it continues like this, some people even think that they can directly support Qu Yuangu as emperor, so that they will always enjoy the glory, wealth, beauty and delicacies.
But everyone has to face a problem.
The Chu people are coming.
Zhongli Ao cannot stop the Chu people, and the Chu army will eventually reach Luoyang City.
Although 30,000 northwest troops are enough to hold Luoyang, no one can guarantee that they will be able to hold it.
If the Chu people are determined to capture Luoyang, they will face a life-and-death battle. Although the Northwest Army controls Luoyang, it is the only place they control. No other force in the entire Han Kingdom will support them. If they stick to Luoyang, they will It's like defending the city alone.
It would be good if we can hold it, but if we can't hold it, it will definitely be a bloody battle. I don't know how many of the 30,000 people from the northwest can survive.
The conditions given by the Chu people were very good. After surrendering, not only Qu Yuangu would still be the king of Jin and enjoy the glory and wealth, but other generals would also receive rewards, which would at least guarantee these people a lifetime of prosperity.
Since you can still enjoy prosperity and wealth by surrendering, why risk everything
So what if we defend Luoyang in the end
The Chu State has swallowed up the Eastern Qi and occupied the northwest, and a large area of the Han State has become the food of the Chu people. Will the city of Luoyang be able to compete with the Chu people by then
Qu Yuangu summoned all the northwest generals and held a serious meeting. It took half an hour. In the end, all the generals felt that they should submit, not for the sake of glory and wealth, but to preserve the northwest.
Qu Manying felt that it was just a matter of pulling Beitang Feng to surrender.
In that case, in the eyes of King Yiheng of Chu State, the father and son were just forced to submit, and they would still have no status in Chu State in the future.
Since you want to do it, you have to be a big vote, and at least send a vote to Chu State.
The certificate of submission is, of course, Beitangfeng's head.
Wouldn't it be very honorable to take Beitang Feng's head as a gift to the Emperor of Chu? Not only does it save face, but it is also considered a great achievement.
The fact that the father and son were forced by Qi Ning naturally cannot be known to a third person, but the generals in the northwest are tigers and wolves. Naturally, they will have nothing to say about what Qu Yuangu said. Since they want to submit to the Chu State and take Beitang Feng's head, It's a matter of course.
As for how to remove Beitangfeng's head, everyone discussed it.
There are no less than a hundred ways to take the head of the puppet emperor. You can send assassins to kill him, or you can call him to the prime minister's palace and kill him with a knife. But in the end, everyone felt that it was better to rush into the palace and make a big splash. Only in this way can the performance be achieved. The Northwest Army and the Han Dynasty were at odds with each other.
Beitangfeng asked Qu Yuangu why he did this. Of course, Qu Yuangu couldn't say it was to save his life. He just sighed: "The world belongs to the virtuous. The emperor of Chu is generous, benevolent, literary, Taoist and military. He is a good emperor." , The world cannot continue to be in such chaos."
He hoped that this would finally be known to the little emperor of Chu.
Beitang Feng smiled sadly and said: "Qu Yuangu, you Qu family are ordinary gentry. If you were not a big man, how could you be where you are today? The late emperor gave you the northwest title so that you can enjoy the glory and wealth. You... you don't miss the late emperor. He turned over to the enemy and committed treason.”
"Northwest?" Qu Yuangu felt a little annoyed: "If he really wanted to treat our Qu family well, how could he let us go to the bitter cold land in the northwest? It was just because he was worried that our Qu family were relatives, so he was on guard, so he sealed us to the northwest. What's the difference between that and hair accessories? Well, there's no need to say more about these things, Beitangfeng, now that things have happened, are you committing suicide, or do you want us to help you?"
Beitang Feng said: "Have you forgotten that I am your nephew? Do you want to kill your nephew?"
"I am a minister of the Chu State, and you are a weak king of the Han State, and you are incompatible with each other." Qu Yuangu said loudly: "I am loyal to the Chu State, and I will destroy my relatives for justice!"
Beitangfeng stood up, put his hands behind his back, stared into Qu Yuangu's eyes, and sneered: "I will not commit suicide. If you want to kill me, I will wait for you to do it. I will naturally be evaluated by future generations as the king of subjugation, but But you, Qu Yuangu, will be infamy for thousands of years, a traitor and a traitor, a regicide, hahaha...!"
Beitangfeng knew very well that there was no way he would be spared until now.
He was a member of the Beitang royal family after all, and at the end of his life, he hoped that he could still maintain some dignity of the Northern Han royal family.
The laughter made Qu Yuangu feel particularly harsh and his face looked a little ugly.
What Beitang said was not wrong.
If the Qianqiu history books contain his name, Qu Yuangu, it will definitely stink.
Regicide, nephew murder, traitor, traitor!
He turned his head and glanced at Qu Manying. Qu Manying knew it well. With a "choking" sound, he pulled out his sword and was about to step forward. Then he thought of something, put away the sword, turned around and took the longbow from a soldier. Everyone thought that Qu Manying was going to shoot Beitang Feng, but they saw that Qu Manying did not take the arrow, but just stepped forward with a long bow, looked into Beitang Feng's eyes, and said: "You are my cousin after all." Walking behind Beitang Feng, he took the bow string from Beitang Feng's head, then raised his foot and kicked Beitang Feng's knees, causing Beitang Feng to kneel on the ground.
He didn't struggle, sighed, and murmured: "I shouldn't have fought for this throne!" As soon as he finished speaking, the bowstring had already tightened around his neck.
All the maids, eunuchs and concubines were kneeling on the ground with their foreheads pressed to the ground, not daring to look at this scene.
Qu Manying was powerful and full of strength. He pressed his knees against Beitang Feng's back. He first rotated the long bow, and then pulled it back hard. Beitang Feng's face soon became bloodshot and his eyes bulged because he could not breathe. He struggled. One hand grabbed the neck, trying to pull the bowstring apart, but the struggling movements soon became weaker and weaker. After a while, the arm dropped, and the head also dropped.
Qu Manying let go of his hand, and Beitangfeng's body fell to the ground.
There was silence all around.
Qu Yuangu looked at Beitang Feng's body. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Cut off the head so that it can be preserved alive!"
Of course, Zhong Liao, who was on the front line, didn't know about the changes that happened in Luoyang City.
The Han army commander, who is nearly sixty years old, looks very old. The current situation for the Han army is already precarious. The old general does not lack the courage to fight with the enemy, but a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. The current threat is not only Chu The army, but the food and fodder in the army, has been exhausted.
Since the battle with the Chu army, Zhong Li'ao has not easily fought the enemy in the face of the fierce offensive of the Chu army. At first, he knew that the Chu army was at its peak, so he did not confront the enemy head-on, but retreated and gathered while fighting. The troops brought the Chu army into the hinterland of the Han territory.
This will not only lengthen the enemy's logistics supply line, but also reduce pressure by taking advantage of geographical advantages.
He knew very well that the Chu people lacked understanding of the geography of the Han territory. Not only the Chu people, but also the Han people may not know the topography of the Han territory.
He had a map of the world in his hand and knew the geography of the Han region well. It was this advantage that allowed him to set a trap in Chengyi County, which resulted in the complete destruction of Chu army Xiao Pingzhi's 5,000-man army.
It was the happiest victory the Han army had achieved since the war began, and it was also the most painful and final defeat for the Chu army.
After that battle, the Chu army did not dare to attack forward.
But not long ago, the Chu army suddenly launched a series of offensives. Zhong Li'ao used the terrain to set up an ambush. Instead of succeeding, he was surrounded by the Chu army several times. The Han army suffered heavy losses, and Zhong Li'ao was also keenly aware of it. It seems that the opponent's coach seems to be extremely familiar with the situation in Hanjiang.
He was surprised at first, but soon thought of a terrible possibility.
The other party has the world map.
If this is true, then the Han army will be in an extremely dangerous situation. The number of soldiers and horses of the Han army is not as good as that of the opponent. Moreover, after the Chu people controlled the Huaihe River, their logistical supply has not been cut off. On the contrary, the Han army's food supply has always been In short supply, the Han army has completely lost to its opponents in terms of logistical support.
The soldiers and horses have to move forward before the food and grass are used. Once the food cannot keep up, it has already heralded the coming of danger.
One of the most important reasons why the Han army was able to block the Chu army's offensive was to take advantage of the opponent's unfamiliarity with the terrain. However, if this advantage disappeared, then the Han army would be at a disadvantage in front of the enemy.
Facts also proved Zhong Liao's worries. The Chu people knew the terrain very well. Attack after wave, the Han army retreated again and again, and finally deployed defenses in the Yaoshan area, less than three days away from Luoyang.
This is the last one that can use the terrain you give, but it is not a divine punishment.
Zhong Liao knew that the day of decisive battle would come soon, and he was ready to lead his army in a desperate battle.
But just at this time, the food and grass were exhausted.
Even if the last battle is fought, the soldiers must be fed. The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers and cannot even eat enough. How can he fight a bloody battle with the Chu people
Zhong Li'ao has to make a secret almost every day and rush to Luoyang. He only hopes that the Luoyang food delivery team will arrive as soon as possible.
However, the spies reported that Luoyang City did not see the grain team leaving the city from beginning to end.
Zhong Liao knew that Qu Yuangu must be behind this, but the military situation was urgent and he had no time to argue with Qu Yuangu, so he still sent the grain promotion coupons one after another.
The morale of the Han army was low. Zhong Liao saw this and was anxious in his heart. If the situation continued like this, before the decisive battle, the army would mutiny due to lack of food.
The Chu army on the opposite side was watching eagerly, but strangely enough, ten days had passed, but the Chu army had not made any offensive, and everything was peaceful.
Could it be that the other party is also preparing for the final battle