Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

According to the records of later historians: "The first emperor Zhao Kuo captured Cai and broke it in three days. Chu generals Jingyang and Zhaozhong died in battle, and surrendered.

The First Emperor said: Although Zhao and Jing are widowed enemies, they fought and died for the country, and they are also warriors.

He ordered people to bury him generously. "

Chapter 1108

Jingyang finally chose to fight to the last moment.

After all, as Zhao Kuo's enemy for many years, Jingyang personally could not accept the result of surrendering to Zhao Kuo.

People in this era have not been imprisoned and trained by the Confucianism of later generations. They are more willing to choose heroic death in battle rather than humiliating surrender.

Then Jingyang died.

In fact, Jingyang's identity was recognized by the Han army just after joining the war, because the person Jingyang met happened to be Xiang Yan from the Xiang family of the former Chu State.

Out of respect for Jingyang, and Zhao Kuo's order that "capturing generals counts as three times military merit", Xiang Yan also wanted to capture Jingyang very much to save face.

However, Jingyang did not give Xiang Yan this chance. After all the guards around him died in battle, Jingyang yelled at Xiang Yan who persuaded him to surrender, and swore to the sky to curse Zhao Kuo and Xiang Yan, and then drew his sword directly suicide.

On this point, Jingyang and Zhaozhong, the political opponents, have reached the same goal by different routes.

"Jingyang said: Although there are two households in Chu, the dead Han must be Chu?"

After Zhao Kuo heard Jingyang's curse, his expression was quite subtle.

It turns out that this sentence came from the mouth of Jingyang. It is understandable that Qin State became Han State. As for why three households became two households, it was probably because the Qu clan had surrendered to Han State.

Looking at Xiang Yan who was a little uneasy in front of him, Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing.

"Ah, what are you thinking?

If a mere curse can destroy the Great Han Kingdom of the widow, then what is the effort of the widow and the tens of millions of soldiers and civilians of the big man?

Could it be that the efforts of so many people are not as good as his Jingyang's words?

If that's the case, the one who died here today should be the widow, not Jingyang. "

Zhao Kuo's laughter undoubtedly brought a lot of psychological comfort to other people present, including Xiang Yan. There is no way, people these days really still believe in this.

This time, the battle of Xiacai City officially ended.

According to preliminary statistics, the Han army killed more than [-] Chu troops in this battle, captured about [-], and the whereabouts of about [-] Chu troops are unknown. In the city.

Because this battle was related to Chu's national destiny, many people in Chu chose to fight to the end, resulting in a very high proportion of Chu's final deaths.

After laughing, Zhao Kuo immediately arranged a new job.

The officials of the State of Zhao immediately entered Xiacai City, and the previously planned "Xiacai City Cleansing Operation" also began immediately, so that the city that rebelled again after surrendering would pay a sufficient price.

In order to ensure the completion of this major cleansing operation, Zhao Kuo will continue to stay here for three days with the Han army.

Three days later, Zhao Kuo will lead the army across the Huaihe River and head towards Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, which is dozens of miles away.

Of course, just in case, Zhao Kuo also ordered Xiang Yan to lead a cavalry south to monitor Shouchun City first, lest the king of Chu escape after hearing the news.

Li Mu was somewhat puzzled by this: "My lord, why don't we go to Shouchun City in one go?"

In Li Mu's opinion, if it was just a big purge, leaving [-] to [-] troops would be enough to suppress the city and keep all the prisoners in check.

In response, Zhao Kuo showed a meaningful smile.

"These three days are not the time reserved by the widows for the soldiers and horses of the Han Kingdom, but the time reserved for the people of the Chu Kingdom."

Time is running out for the people of Chu.

Since the distance between Shouchun and Xiacai City was too close, the king of Chu already knew the news of the fall of Xiacai City that night.

"Jingyang and Zhaozhong are both dead, and Qu Feng surrendered to Han?"

After hearing the news, King Chu's body began to tremble.

Fear appeared on his face, and it also appeared on the faces and hearts of all the other Chu ministers who heard the news.

As Ling Yin of Chu State, Li Yuan was also shocked.

Like everyone else present, Li Yuan actually had some mental preparations for Chu's defeat, but Li Yuan never thought that this time the Chu army would lose so quickly and so badly!In just three days, Chu's 15 troops disappeared like this?

No matter who it is, it is impossible to think of such a result before the war.

During the next meeting, the king of Chu said something, and it seemed that he had appointed Li Yuan as the supreme officer of the Chu state guarding Shouchun City.

At this time, Li Yuan was actually thinking about another question.

Is it really necessary to continue to stay on the ship of Chu State?

If Li Yuan was still hesitant a few days ago, now Li Yuan undoubtedly has a relatively positive answer.

In the middle of the night, Li Yuan returned to his mansion, but he did not fall asleep, but went to see Li Si immediately.

Obviously it was already time to fall asleep, but Li Si not only did not fall asleep, but also saw Li Yuan in good spirits.

As soon as we met, Li Si said with a smile: "Ling Yin came late at night, so it must be that Xiacai City has already had a result?"

Li Yuan was silent for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Brother Li Si is really smart, it is true that Xiacai City has fallen."

Li Si was actually just guessing. After all, Li Si was under house arrest these days and had no way to communicate with the outside world.

So after hearing Li Yuan's confirmation, Li Si couldn't help showing a surprised expression: "If I remember correctly, it's only been three days?"

Li Yuan let out a long breath, and said slowly: "Yes, it's only three days." In three days, a war related to the rise and fall of Chu State was finished.

How is this speed so fast?

Naturally, Li Si couldn't be as melancholy as Li Yuan. After hearing the news, Li Si was overjoyed.

Isn't it just to wait for this moment for so many days?

In the next second, a smile appeared on Li Si's face, he stroked his beard, and said to Li Yuan in front of him, "How about Brother Li Yuan, you should be able to make a decision now, right?"

Li Yuan smiled bitterly, and said with a somewhat helpless expression: "Brother Li Si, I regret it now, a little bit!"

What Li Yuan said was the truth.

If Li Yuan knew that Chu's army was so useless that it couldn't last for three days, then he would have already agreed to Li Si's request and surrendered to Han.

All fools know that the sooner you surrender, the more you can sell.

A few days earlier, the Chu army was still capable of fighting. If they surrendered at that time, Li Yuan must have gained a lot.

But now, the state of Chu has completely lost the power to fight against the state of Han. If Li Yuan surrenders at this time, obviously he will gain much less.

Li Si spread his hands and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, Brother Li Yuan, I also think it's really late.

However, it is still possible to make contributions now. "

Li Yuan hurriedly said: "Please brother Li Si teach me."

At this time, Li Yuan didn't dare to put on any airs anymore. After all, the Han army was about to attack the door in a few minutes. Now Li Yuan asked Li Si so that Li Si could cover Li Yuan in the political arena of the Han Dynasty in the future.

Li Si looked at the arrogant Li Yuan, and his heart became more and more funny. Maybe this is the real scumbag.

However, Li Si still didn't speak.

Are you kidding me, you Li Yuan put me under house arrest in the mansion a few days ago, is this just the thing?

Li Yuan obviously understood this truth very well.

So, Li Yuan respectfully invited Li Si to the seat, and ordered someone to bring some treasures from the mansion to Li Si.

Li Si looked at these treasures, and after listening to Li Yuan's explanation, his face finally looked a lot better.

I have to say, judging from these treasures, Li Yuan is indeed quite cheap.

Li Si's mind was finally balanced now, and after putting on airs for a while, he felt that it was almost the same, so he spoke.

"Brother Li Yuan, in fact, this meritorious service is also very simple. As long as you can completely hand over the Shouchun City to the hands of our King of Han, wouldn't this be a great merit?"

After hearing this, Li Yuan hesitated.

After several seconds, Li Yuan asked in doubt: "Is this useful?"

You must know that just the year before last, Zhao Kuo had just led Zhao Guo's army to break through Shouchun City and looted Shouchun City.

It's only been two years, how can Shouchun City regain its vitality so quickly?

What use is a Shouchun City that has not recovered its vitality to Zhao Kuo?

Li Si had clearly seen what Li Yuan was thinking, and immediately said with a smile: "Brother Li Yuan, you are a fan of the authorities.

In fact, the real value of Shouchun City is not just the treasures in the city?

What is really valuable to us King Han is the King Chu in this city, and those officials of Chu State including you, Brother Li Yuan! "

Li Yuan was stunned for a few seconds, then slapped his thigh: "That's right, why didn't I think of that?"

Li Si smiled and said, "Brother Li Yuan, you are a fan of the authorities!"

Is the king of Chu useful?

Of course it works, and it's very useful.

Capturing the King of Chu can greatly damage the morale of the remaining soldiers and civilians in Chu State, and make Chu State's resistance collapse in a short time.

Are the officials of Chu State useful?

That would be more useful.

Once these officials of the state of Chu are captured, most of them will be used by the state of Han, and they will become the "leading party", leading the army of the state of Han to quickly conquer the land of the state of Chu, and help the officials of the state of Han to stabilize the situation .

These are all commonly used and tried-and-tested methods when the Han Kingdom conquered other countries in the past.

As long as Li Yuan can help Han to accomplish this, then Zhao Kuo, as the king of Han, will definitely give Li Yuan a credit very generously.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan was completely relieved, and said with a smile: "If this is the case, please wait a moment, brother Li Si, although I don't have much power in doing Ling Yin, but I still have some connections that should be there.

Give me a day or two, and I will definitely be able to give Brother Li a satisfactory answer! "

After speaking, Li Yuan left excitedly.

It was also from this time that Li Si's life under house arrest in Li Yuan's mansion officially came to an end.

Li Si looked at the back of Li Yuan leaving, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, showing a heartfelt smile.

"Finally, it's done!"

In fact, although Li Si is so calm, Li Si is actually quite worried these days.

With Li Si's shrewdness, how could he not know that if the Chu army wins, or even Zhao Kuo and the Chu army have a slight stalemate, it is very likely that Li Yuan will sell Li Si.

This is a gamble, and the bet is Li Si's life.

Fortunately, Li Si won!Thinking of this, Li Si couldn't help but say to himself: "Sure enough, only standing with the king is the kingly way to the final victory!"

The next night, Li Yuan met Li Si again in the secret room of the mansion.

This time, Li Yuan's face was obviously more excited: "Brother Li Si, I have secretly contacted some ministers of Chu State, and they are all willing to surrender to the big man with me, and control the King of Chu at the critical moment!"

As Li Yuan said, he has been in the political arena of Chu State for so many years, so of course there are a few people he can trust.

And since most of the main battle factions followed the three major families and died in Xiacai City, there is actually not much resistance from Shouchun City.

When Li Si heard this, the smile on his face immediately became stronger: "If this is the case, then it would be the best.

Come on, brother Li Si, you and I have a good discussion, what should we do at that time, so that we can firmly grasp this credit! "

This credit is Li Yuan's credit, but it is also Li Si's credit!That night, the room was brightly lit.

In the following time, Shouchun City was very uneasy.

After hearing about the defeat of Xiacai City, many well-informed nobles of the Chu Kingdom took their families and ran away overnight.

Seeing more and more people running away, Ling Yin Liyuan ordered the entire city to be closed.

In front of the king of Chu, Li Yuan made a bold statement: "Shouchun is the capital of our Great Chu, and it must not be lost! The king is still here today, and the old man is still here, why should the others leave?

Give the old man a good stay in the city and fight for Da Chu until the last moment! "

Although Li Yuan's words had no practical significance, they completely blocked the possibility of other people, including King Chu, leaving Shouchun City from the perspective of national justice.

Later, Li Yuan dismissed a group of Chu generals who were at odds with him in the name of "intent to surrender" and "unresolute will", and completely controlled the military power of the entire Shouchun City.

For the king of Chu who was almost in despair, these "very decisive" decisions of Li Yuan undoubtedly gave the king a glimmer of hope, so the king of Chu seemed to have grasped at straws, and questioned Li Yuan's actions to others. Yuan's words were ignored, and she strongly supported Li Yuan.

After doing all this, Zhao Kuo finally led the Han army to arrive and surrounded Shouchun City!