Chapter 184 Abandoning the Capital and Escape
As a queen, there are too many people who can deliver messages to Jiang He.
Su Yu, the former commander of the Weiwei Army, was responsible for transmitting military information from last time Jiang He wrote a letter to Wei Ji, he didn't shy away from it at all and sent a guard to deliver it.
But the letter she wrote to Jiang Ben had to be delivered by Zongjun.
Even though Cai Ling was joking and laughing all day and was a little confused, she also noticed something unusual about it.
Taking the letter sewn into the cloth bag from Jiang He, Cai Ling immediately left the palace and handed it to Zongjun.
"Guard Zong," she said worriedly, "Now we are at war with the State of Wei. To go to the State of Qi, we have to pass through the State of Wei. I am a little worried about you."
Zongjun's appearance is very conspicuous. If he is caught as an enemy spy, it will be bad.
He smiled at Cai Ling, put away the letter and said: "In the past few years, I followed His Majesty and passed by many places of war. I can also speak the official dialects of various countries, so it's no problem to fool around."
Cai Ling suddenly realized: "No wonder! I said why the queen doesn't use the Weiwei Army, but uses Zong to manage things. It turns out that she doesn't trust them."
"It's not that I'm worried," Zongjun said solemnly, "it's because this is a family letter."
The letter to Jiang Ben was naturally a letter from home.
This Cai Ling understands.
But aren’t the family letters between royal families also sent by the Weiwei Army? Zongjun didn't explain much.
He immediately prepared the carriage and escort, packed up, and went out.
Before leaving, Zongjun only had time to give instructions to Zheng Ling.
"Look at home."
"Okay." Zheng Ling responded it was inappropriate, he stood up straight and responded.
Zong Jun stretched out his hand in the carriage and waved heavily.
To the south of Wei, more than 40 Yong soldiers led by Meng Tian were gearing up and ready to go.
Even though the young general has been waiting for too long, he is still very patient.
He waited for the main force of Wei to cross the Yellow River before arranging his troops and preparing to attack north.
The first destination is, of course, Luoyang, the capital of Wei State.
By conquering Luoyang, we can destroy the palace, detain the ministers, and capture the Wei royal family.
In this way, no matter where the main army of Wei is, there is no way to save the fate of the country.
Meng Tian also knows how to save troops.
Since the opponent only has [-] troops left, bringing [-] yourself is enough to annihilate them all and win.
Bring less troops to prevent Wei from realizing prematurely that Yong's main force is in the southern border of Wei.
So, nothing goes wrong.
The formations were spread out, war flags were fluttering, spears were standing everywhere, and war drums were beating.
Meng Tian patted his armor.
"You wear the same clothes as me, eat the same food, sleep in the same tents, and speak the same words. Fight the same enemy with me today! If we lose today, we will bury our bones and rot in the green mountains here. If If we win, we will be promoted to our hometown with honor and glory! Do you want to win or lose?"
"Win! Win! Win!!!"
The sound of mountains roaring and tsunami rising one after another, Meng Tian's war horse passed in front of the formation, like a steel knife that was quickly drawn out.
Come on, fight!
The soldiers moved, the formations moved, the swords, spears, swords and halberds moved, but Meng Tian felt that something was wrong.
The opponent's strength has not increased, but it seems difficult to chew.
He did not underestimate the enemy, but suffered successive defeats.
Three days later, Meng Tian, who was resting in the camp and had to dispatch troops for reinforcements, finally received news from the scouts.
"This is Young Master Wei Ji," the scout said. "Although the Wei army has gone to the north, Young Master Wei Ji went to the military camp alone. We have made preparations before we launch the attack."
really!
Even though Wei Ji fell into the trap, he still prepared a plan to have both ends.
He left the Luoyang Prince's Mansion, where he was well-dressed and well-fed, and went to the front line in person to lead the troops to defend the country! It's just that he brought [-] troops to resist his more than [-] troops. Even if he wins a few games first, what will happen?
No more hiding your power.
Facing Wei Ji, Meng Tian decided to spare no effort.
"Let's go, go!"
"Leave the cow alone! Hold the baby!"
"Master, let us go, there will be no mistake!"
Luoyang, the capital of Wei State, was in chaos.
Countless people packed their luggage in a panic, helped the elderly and children to leave their east along the wide but crowded official road.
Yong was in the west, so they headed east.
Wealthy people with boats naturally hope to leave by boat on the Yellow when they arrived at the ferry, they found that the other side of the Yellow River was densely packed with troops from the Yong Kingdom.
Yong State cut off the Yellow River route!
Run, eastward! The notice written by the young master was posted under the city gate.
The young master said that the people south of the Yellow River should temporarily move to Daliang City to avoid disaster.
Daliang, Daliang City was built by King Wei Hui himself and has strong and tall walls.
Daliang, that city that Chu State surrounded for a month but still couldn't defeat.
That is the hope of the people of Wei.
But, are you just going to give up on the capital? If you abandon the capital and flee, how will you explain it to your descendants? The young master said that Luoyang was easy to attack but difficult to defend, and he wanted to leave an empty city to , where has he gone? Without the young master, I always feel that even if I get to Daliang, I will not survive.
"Let's go quickly! The young master is guarding the south of Luoyang City with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. The young master is using his life to buy us time!"
Two days after leaving the state of Yong, he rushed to Zongjun of the state of Qi. On the official road, he met the people of the state of Wei. He listened to their words and watched them escape with difficulty.
Some people would suddenly hear some noise and think that Yong's army had already attacked, so they would simply drop their luggage and run for their lives crying.
After a while, I came back to look for it and found that not only my luggage, but also my wife and children were missing.
Some people even took advantage of the chaos to fight for food. Those who were weak may have died on the road before they reached Daliang City.
Is the beam safe?
No, some of the Chu cities destroyed by Yong were in preparation for the siege of Daliang.
It was just a temporary haven.
Zongjun watched all this with a blank expression. Although he did not help, he felt the same and felt miserable.
These scenes had been seen many times when they were in trouble.
The people are really suffering.
I wonder if the king and queen can put an end to this suffering.
"drive!"
The carriage was going very fast, and he clutched the letter that was hidden close to his chest.
Young Master Wei Ji did not wear white clothes today.
He was covered in black made of fine iron, woven with leather ropes and beef tendons, covered his back, shoulders and heart.
Because he had not rested for several days, his eyes were a little red and his hand holding the sword was a little even so, his thinking was still sharp, and when he analyzed the battle situation, the soldiers stationed on the border of Wei State were always convinced.
In addition to the [-] soldiers and horses on the border, Wei Ji also brought [-] soldiers and horses stationed near in Luoyang City, as well as his and Long Yangjun's retainers, were all reorganized into the army.
Those who are capable of martial arts go into battle, and those who are capable of literature work together.
In this way, 7 people were gathered together, and they tried their best to resist with all their wits, so that Meng Tian lost the opportunity and bought time for the people of Wei to move.
But even this is in vain.
The only hope is that the troops heading to the north will immediately return to the south to support them.
But here comes the worst news.
The Yong State blocked the Yellow River and blocked the reinforcements from the north from going south.
There was a dead silence in the camp.
"Sir, we have fallen into a trap."
After a long time, someone broke the silence and cried.
Wei Ji couldn't help but purse his lips and smile bitterly.
They did not fall into the trap today, the day before yesterday, or when they put the main force north of the Yellow River.
As early as a long time ago, when the ancestors of the Wei State were granted the title of Wei, they were surrounded by heroes from east to west, north and south, and were unable to expand their territory. They had already fallen into the trap.
Even if they could reform and dominate the Central Plains for hundreds of years, even if they had fought for large tracts of land from the Chu State and moved their capital south, the Wei State was not qualified to make mistakes.
If you make a mistake once, you will never recover.
"The Queen Mother and the others have arrived in Daliang City, right?" Wei Ji asked.
"Yes." the scout replied.
"What about the people?"
"Half of the people near Luoyang City have moved away."
The rest are either really unable to move, or they are in poor health and cannot walk fast.
If the Yong army crosses the border, they will most likely be massacred.
"Okay." Wei Ji stood up slowly, looked at the generals whose armors were stained red with blood in the camp, and said decisively, "Let's hold on a little longer. If we can protect a common people, we will never take a step back."
"promise!"
Although the sound in the tent was not loud, it was enough to make people's hearts beat.
At this time, Jiang He was choosing armor in King Yong's palace.
"This one is good."
She ran her hand over a piece of armor made of leather.
The manager of the Clothing Bureau nodded immediately, hugged the clothes and left.
They had to re-weave the armor according to the queen's body measurements.
"Fighting on the front line, Your Highness also wants to wear armor?"
Cai Ling smiled and helped the people from the Clothing Bureau pack away the other armors.
Some are too heavy to be carried by one person and require two people to lift them.
Jiang He nodded with a smile and suddenly said: "Cailing, do you want to go and see the battlefield?"
battlefield...
Cai Ling's head shook like a rattle.
"Your Highness cannot go either. His Majesty will not let you risk it."
Jiang He looked outside.
It doesn't she wants to go out, she can.
(End of this chapter)