Chapter 818: The end?
The word "everything goes well" is a lie for a long life.
Although the 10,000 cavalry of Zhao State were able to control Jidu, it was only for the palace city and the wide streets.
The fierce Yan people finally showed their nature at this moment. Compared with Xianyang, which had almost no resistance after being captured, the people of Yan in Jidu were much stronger.
Under the secret alliance and command of several Yan ministers, the Zhao occupying army suddenly found that it was suffering from ubiquitous invasion.
When patrolling the streets, many cold arrows will be shot in the alley. If you break into the alley, you will find that there is no one in front of you. If you pursue it a little deeper, you will find that you have been surrounded at some point. Then there is another round of sharp arrows and fighting, and the entire team is wiped out.
This is not the end. There were even two times when the patrol cavalry were directly surrounded by hundreds of people on the street. If several nearby patrol teams had not arrived upon hearing the news, the patrol cavalry of Zhao would have been wiped out on the street.
In just one night and half a day, more than three hundred soldiers from Zhao died because of patrolling to maintain order in the city.
If Li Mu had 100,000 people under his command, then the death of 300 people would not have been taken seriously by Li Mu at all, but the problem is that Li Mu only has 10,000 people in his hands now.
This puts Li Mu in a very difficult choice. If he really wants to continue to divide his troops according to yesterday's plan, the three thousand people left for Yiqusheng would obviously not be enough to continue to control the city, and giving up Ji became an inevitable option.
If he didn't want to give up Jidu, the only way was that Li Mu would not leave and led the ten thousand cavalry under his command to continue to clean up the resistance forces in the city. However, in this way, Li Mu would not be able to set out to pursue Yan Hou and his son immediately.
After a while of thinking, facing the eager gazes of Yiqusheng, Cai Niao and others, Li Mu finally made a decision.
"I will not pursue Yanhou and his son for the time being. I will immediately send people to Linle City and ask General Pang Qian to draw some troops over there. After General Pang Qian's troops arrive, we will continue to set out to pursue Yanhou and his son."
As soon as Li Mu made this decision, everyone was relieved.
The news of victory was quickly passed back to Linle City Camp, which made Pang Xian very happy.
"Okay, Governor Li is indeed worthy of being the most outstanding general of the younger generation of Zhao State. He was able to attack Jidu in a surprise attack in one fell swoop!"
Pang Yan was happy from the bottom of his heart.
Although Li Mu conquered Ji would invisibly steal a lot of Pang Yan's limelight, don't forget that Pang Yan is the leader of this army, and Li Mu is a subordinate of Pang Yan in this war.
So no matter what kind of contribution Li Mu achieved, it was achieved under the command of Pang Yan. As long as the result of conquering Yan State was finally achieved, Pang Yan's contribution would be great and no one could take it away.
The deputy general Ju Xin, who was standing beside him, smiled and said, "Pang Qing, Li Mu is now one of the ministers of Longtai, so Pang Qing cannot regard him as a junior."
Pang Xian said with a sneer and said, "Why can I be the eldest father (grandfather) of Governor Li in terms of age? Why can't I treat him as a junior?"
The two old friends chatted for a while, then Pang Nuan said, "Juqing, now Li Mu hopes that I will send troops to take over Jidu so that he can continue to pursue Empress Dowager Yan and his son to the east. How do you think we should deal with this matter?"
Ju Xin heard Pang Nuan’s words, the expression on his face was somewhat unnatural.
After all, Ju Xin has worked in Yan State for decades and is one of the founders of the prosperous era of Yan State. He still has some feelings for Yan State. Now, when it comes to how to chase the descendants of his benefactor King Zhao of Yan, it must have made him uncomfortable.
However, Ju Xin quickly overcame this emotion. Yan State was already out of date for Ju Xin. As an important official in Zhao State Longtai, all Ju Xin needs to do now is to be loyal to Zhao State.
Ju Xin said calmly: "General Li Mu's words make sense. As long as he can stabilize Jidu and then take down Linle City, more than half of the population of Yan State will be controlled by us, and the difficulty of destroying Yan State will be completely gone. Therefore, I suggest that people be sent to take over Jidu immediately, and the faster the better."
Pang Nuan thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. Zhao Kuo arrived here with 30,000 cavalry a while ago, but these cavalry were useless if they attacked the city. It's better to let Zhao Kuo take 20,000 cavalry to support Li Mu. We only need to leave 10,000 cavalry."
Ju Xin nodded, agreed with Pang Nuan's idea, and also reminded: "Pang Qing, remember to keep the armored cavalry of the Central Army."
Pang Nuan laughed and said, "I naturally know. Also, since the thistles are broken, it's time for us to do some work."
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The music room has been lying in bed for three days.
Although the news was strictly blocked, the problem was that everyone knew that Chang Guojun would go to the city to patrol every night, but now Chang Guojun has not appeared for three days.
A panic was spreading quietly.
Lejian, who was lying on the bed, knew it very well, so he quickly made a decision: "I will go to the city to inspect after repelling the attack from Zhao army tomorrow."
As soon as these words were said, they were immediately opposed by the military doctor: "No! Chang Guojun is now suffering from internal organs and is weak. He can only lie on the bed and rest without walking!"
Lejian sighed and said, "If I don't show up again, the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the entire city may not be saved."
After such a reason, no one could object to Lemaki's words again.
In fact, it is not necessary for the military doctor to say that Lejian also knew that his health was very poor. He even felt something was pricking in his body like a knife, causing him countless pain every minute and every second.
The fall of Ji Du was not revealed. Lejian knew very clearly that if any guy except him knew about this matter, then the morale of everyone in this city would soon be over.
Fortunately, Linle City is now an isolated city, so Lejian only needs to keep this secret tightly and hold on until the moment when the worst comes.
As for the situation in the territory of Yan after Ji was captured, Lejian was also powerless at this moment.
Anyway, with the lessons of Tian Dan and Qi, Lejian felt that as long as he could retain the fire of Linle City, the hope of a Jedi in Yan State still exists at least in theory.
As for the situation of Empress Dowager Yan and his son, Lejian also knew that they must have fled to Liaodong, but Liaodong is not a safe place. Although Jizi North Korea is a vassal state of Yan, it has been lacking respect for Yan over the years. Many barbarians in the north have been restless in recent years. Now, when they hear this news, they may directly beat the dog in the water.
Liaodong is not a place that can make Yan State come back, only Linle is.
Then keep it.
I can only hope that the Queen Mother and the King will be in harmony with each other.
The military doctor had left the room at some point, and there was only Le Jian left in this room.
Lejian was lying on the bed, with a pair of eyes staring at the roof with a pale face, quietly dazed.
Scenes flashed through his mind, his wife, concubine, child... Lejian suddenly wanted to know what the family members of the Changguojun mansion in Jidu are now.
A sudden sound of footsteps sounded, and Lejian could hear that this was his own personal guard captain. Judging from the rapid steps, something troublesome seemed to have happened again.
Yes, since the war started, everything seems to have never been smooth.
The door was opened, and the captain of the guard walked in, holding a piece of paper in his hand: "Your Majesty, things are not going well!"
Lejian slowly turned his gaze to his confidant: "Why are you so panicked?"
The captain of the guard helped Lejian sit up and leaned on the couch, then handed the paper in his hand to Lejian's hand: "Please look, please."
Lejian subconsciously turned his attention to this piece of paper. Lejian is not unfamiliar with paper. Judging from the texture of the tentacles, this should be from Handan paper from Zhao State.
There are two lines of words written in Yan State: "Yan Ji has been destroyed by General Li Mu, where can you go? Think about it yourself!"
There is a seal under these two lines of characters, which is the seal of Jiduling. Whenever there is any notice, you will always see such a seal on the bulletin boards inside and outside Jidu City.
With a loud bang, Lejian's hand tore the paper apart.
After a long time, Lejian said slowly: "How many such things are there in the city?"
The captain of the guard said in a stern voice: "Thousands!"
The heart in the joy sank to the bottom.
It’s hard to think about it that the people of Zhao must have shot these things in with bows and arrows.
So, this thing must be full of all over the city now.
Although those big-headed soldiers must be illiterate, the problem is that many of the officers are literate.
Many of these officers and generals' families are in Jidu...
It is conceivable how terror and worry in their hearts would be when this leaflet with the Thistle-Du Ling appeared in front of these officers and generals.
Lejian was silent for a long time before he said, "Have all these papers been collected?"
"The deputy general is confiscating."
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly sounded from outside the door, and there seemed to be someone shouting in anger.
The captain of the guard changed his face and immediately walked out of the door.
After only a moment, the captain of the guard returned and said to Lejian with a little panic: "Your Majesty, some officers and generals gathered together and asked to meet you!"
The moment he heard this, Lejian seemed to have aged a few years in an instant.
Still...it can't be hidden.
Chapter completed!