In order to defend against night attacks, King Zhao chose a camp that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. General Cheng's men could not attack in a short time. However, King Zhao's hundreds of thousands of troops could not take advantage of the large number of troops here. They were all defeated. Standing behind, there is no way to rush out and use the numerical advantage to overwhelm General Cheng.
King Zhao was afraid that Qin Jiyan would send troops to chase him, so he did not dare to stop all the way, leading his troops and horses to run wildly, and only allowed two-quarters of an hour to rest for lunch.
General Cheng knew that he had few men, so he did not spread his troops. He only focused on attacking in one direction and just opened a hole.
The discussions among the several lieutenants were not quiet, and King Zhao heard them all, but he was in no mood to care about it now. After abandoning the city and getting out of trouble, King Zhao finally came into contact with the outside world. He knew why all the people from the green forest he invited had retreated and no longer dared to block Gu Qiancheng's way.
"So what if there is an ambush? Can the Emperor Taisun mobilize another 200,000 troops and horses? Do you and I need to pay attention to the tens of thousands of people? Without the help of that person with natural supernatural power, the 200,000 people in the hands of the Emperor Taisun They may not be our opponents." More than half of the reason why they retreated so quickly was related to Tang Wanzhen.
"I don't agree. Gu Qiancheng doesn't have the crown prince's relics in his hands, and His Highness the Emperor Taisun is also very concerned about her life and death. Yan Qing and Feng Sijin have soldiers and secret guards around them, and His Highness the Emperor Taisun doesn't have to worry about their safety at all. . Moreover, if something happens to Yan Qing and Feng Sijin because of this, the Yan family and the Feng family will only hate us, and then they will spare no effort to help His Royal Highness suppress us." Those who believe that the relics exist are all old people from back then. They had experienced the death of the prince, and they all felt that what happened back then was strange.
Although it was chaotic yesterday, the lieutenants still took a rough look at Qin Jiyan's troops. There were definitely not 200,000 troops on the battlefield, and a hundred thousand would be considered good.
Qin Jiyan cared about Gu Qiancheng's life and death.
He rarely talks at ordinary times, but everyone knows that he is the confidant of King Zhao. He is responsible for placing spies in various fortresses and managing these spies.
"Speed up a little bit and get to Shili Cliff at night. You can reach Yingzhou City tomorrow." Shili Cliff is the only way to Yingzhou City. Yingzhou City is one of the cities that King Zhao conquered before. The city they fled to was not the closest, but it was the closest to the northwest. They stationed troops in Yingzhou City and could cooperate with Xihu's army when necessary.
"This move can only succeed and cannot fail." King Zhao attached great importance to this matter and repeatedly emphasized it.
The soldiers complained endlessly, but no one dared to resist, and no one dared to say not to leave. They knew very well that if they didn't run away, they would be overtaken by His Highness Qin's troops. It would be hard to say who would win after a fierce battle.
"There is another possibility that His Highness the Emperor Taisun is doing this to protect Yan Qing and Feng Sijin. After all, these two people have been with Gu Qiancheng. If something happens to them, His Highness the Emperor's supporters in the capital will be There will be two less." Some staff members who did not believe in the prince's relics raised this possibility.
"Charge!" In the darkness, the 50,000 soldiers and horses brought by General Cheng ran desperately in one direction.
"Stop talking nonsense, rebellious ministers and traitors will all be punished. What I, Old Cheng, do is none of your business." General Cheng had a bad temper. Faced with the cynicism of the northwest generals, General Cheng slashed him with his sword. "Boys, come here. If you kill one more of these rebellious officials and traitors, you will gain something."
King Zhao told the news he had received one by one, and also put forward his speculations. However, as soon as he said it, someone raised objections.
That night, when King Zhao and his entourage arrived at Shili Cliff, King Zhao sent a vanguard to investigate. After confirming that there was no ambush, he chose a position that was easy to defend and set up camp. In the evening, he summoned a group of staff to discuss matters.
The prince's relics definitely exist, but it's hard to say whether they are in Gu Qiancheng's hands or not.
"I will contact the spies buried next to King Qin." The staff who had been hiding in the dark corner stood up immediately after hearing this.
Apart from King Zhao, this person is the only one who knows where King Zhao has placed spies and how to contact those spies.
"Send someone to kidnap Gu Qiancheng. I want to see how much my nephew cares about this woman." Since he couldn't come up with a reason, King Zhao simply gave it a try.
The two parties quarreled over this. Everyone felt that they were justified. King Zhao also felt that both sides were justified, but he preferred the latter.
"Yes." The staff member in the dark corner lowered his head, hiding himself even deeper, and his face could hardly be seen.
"Will the Emperor Taisun send troops to ambush? When we fought yesterday, I took a rough look and found that they did not seem to have 200,000 soldiers and horses." 200,000 people, a thousand or eight hundred men less, I can't tell. But there are 50,000 or 60,000 fewer people, which can definitely be seen at a glance.
King Zhao and his staff were discussing ways to deal with Qin Jiyan, but before they could come up with a solution, there was a cry of killing coming from outside.
After the people left, King Zhao continued to discuss matters with his staff to discuss the next major events.
Tang Wanzhen had dealt such a heavy blow to them in the northwest that when they saw Tang Wajin, they became timid before fighting, and there was no thought of war.
The men under General Cheng became more and more courageous as they fought, but how could King Zhao's men sit still and wait to die? They were forced to abandon the city and flee yesterday. They were already very angry. Today, they would take down General Cheng no matter what, just to vent their anger...
"You actually mobilized the troops of the imperial court to suppress the bandits. Do you value Gu Qiancheng, or does Gu Qiancheng really have the crown prince's relics in his hands?" King Zhao already believed that Gu Qiancheng had the crown prince's relics. Qin Jiyan's move deepened the Allayed his suspicion.
There was no advantage in numbers, it was only the fighting power of the small soldiers on the battlefield. The people under General Cheng waited for work and had a good rest. The northwest army was no match for them. Soon the people under General Cheng moved forward. For miles, there were hundreds of times more corpses on the ground.
Without Tang Wanjin putting pressure on them on the battlefield, they might not be defeated if they fought against the imperial troops, and even if they were defeated, they wouldn't be in such an embarrassing situation.
"General Cheng?" The northwest general looked shocked when he saw the leader of the army, and then nodded in understanding, "I just said that there was something missing on the battlefield yesterday. It turned out that General Cheng was missing. I didn't expect that General Cheng was actually there. Here you can relax and wait for work. When did the Cheng family become so obedient that they even did things like sneak attacks? "
King Zhao's goal is not to retreat to Yingzhou City and the northwest all the time. What he wants to do is to break into the imperial city and seize the throne. Now that King Qin is forcing him to retreat, of course he will not give in.
"Night attack, hurry up, prepare for battle." The horn sounded. The soldier in the camp had just laid down. When he heard the sound, he immediately jumped up, grabbed the knife beside him and rushed out. After an emergency gathering, he immediately rushed towards the fighting place. Place to run to.