No matter how tight the news was, the secret would always be revealed. The news that the soldiers and civilians of the Royal City had moved to Zhaocheng quickly reached Meng Ao's ears. He did not dare to make his own decision and immediately reported it to Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei had all the power in the Qin State, but in any case, the head of the Qin State was the King of Qin, and he had not yet reached the point where he could give orders.
The King of Qin angrily slapped his palm on the desk and shouted: "Little Zhaocheng, how dare you be an enemy of our great Qin. Lu Xiangguo, haven't you been interceding on behalf of Ji Jie? I really want to live in peace with Zhaocheng, but
He went too far and even took in the remnant soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty! In this case, don’t blame me for being cruel and ordered General Meng Ao to use troops against Zhaocheng until death!"
Lu Buwei smiled bitterly and thought to himself that you are really good at pretending. The reason why you have not had a clear attitude is because you are waiting for such an opportunity! Ji Jie, Ji Jie, I tried my best. Why are you meddling in Da Zhou's business? As long as
With you standing back and doing nothing and my influence, King Qin is always embarrassed to attack you. Now that you are fine, I have caught him by the pigtails, and it is difficult for me to help you!
In the eyes of later generations, this generation of King Qin was a guy who was manipulated by Lu Buwei, but this was not the case. Since Shang Yang's reform, the Qin State paid great attention to the education of the royal children. Otherwise, how could there have been several generations of iron-blooded Qin kings?
How could they unify China during the reign of Ying Zheng?
"I am tired. If you have nothing else to do, please retreat from the court!" King Qin pretended to be tired.
The ministers stood up, saluted, and then left.
Ji Jie received news from Qin's spies and Qin's trading company at the same time that the King of Qin was going to use troops against Zhaocheng. Meng Ao received a death order and would lead his troops to kill him soon.
He was just thinking about what kind of excuse he would find to send away brothers Ji Jia and Ji Zhang, and the excuse came right now.
"Brother Prince, I'm afraid the emperor's funeral ceremony will be postponed for a few days!" Ji Jie shook the two letters in his hand and said, "General Meng Ao led his army to attack Zhaocheng!"
Ji Jia was stunned. He had finally defrauded some money from Ji Jie and was planning to give his dead father a grand burial. Who wants to have another war? You can't just find a place and dig a hole to bury him.
Well, no matter how bad it is, he is still the emperor!
What to do?
What should I do? Dig a cellar and pile it with ice cubes. Put it in first to ensure that the body will not rot in a short period of time. We can wait until the enemy is defeated!
This can only be done like this. Ji Jia has to bow her head under the eaves.
"Haha, when it comes to defending the city, the Zhou army is more experienced!" Ji Jie smiled brightly and said, "Brother Prince, are you going to help defend the city?"
A black line appeared on Ji Jia's face, and he hurriedly said: "Zhaocheng has strong soldiers and horses. We have experienced a big battle. The soldiers are exhausted, so let's not get involved..."
Your father is an old fox, and you are a little fox! When the royal city was being beaten, I helped a lot, robbing food routes and digging tunnels. Now that I am in trouble, you want to stay out of it!
Nothing is that cheap, just dream!
When Zhou Jun came, he brought his own food and grass, but it was enough for them to eat for a few months at most. After entering the city, Ji Jia was afraid that Ji Jie would take away his command, so he strictly ordered the soldiers not to have contact with others, and they stayed in the camp to eat and sleep every day.
To eat.
"If this is the case, please ask the prince brother to take Zhou Jun and leave Zhaocheng temporarily!" Ji Jie said his request in a shameless manner.
Why?
The reason is very simple. You have stationed 15,000 to 6,000 men in Zhaocheng, but I only have a few thousand troops. What if you stabbed me in the back and robbed my city while I was fighting the Qin army?
manage?
After losing the royal city, Ji Jia lost the foundation for his own livelihood. It was precisely because of this that he failed to succeed the emperor after the death of King Nan of Zhou Dynasty. This kid wanted to be emperor and wanted to be emperor. He would definitely attack Zhaocheng.
idea.
Ji Jia's face turned red, proving that he had really thought about this.
"But without the protection of the city, how can my more than 10,000 people be the opponent of the Qin army?" Ji Jia's expression was very sincere and said: "I hope my cousin will remember the feelings of the same clan and roots and protect me.
This is what little blood Zhou has left!"
Ji Jie waved his hand and said decisively: "There is no need to discuss! How can there be such a good thing in the world? I led my brothers and the Qin army to protect the city desperately, but you didn't help but just watched the fun on the side. Give it to me before dark today
Get out of Zhaocheng, otherwise I won't be polite!"
The Great Zhou Army is located in the North City, surrounded by two city walls. On both sides are the Zhaocheng heavy infantry camps. Once a fight breaks out, it will be impossible to break through the heavy infantry on the front in a short time. The archers on the city wall will shoot them like rabbits.
Easy solution!
Ji Zhang quickly winked at Ji Jia. Don't act on impulse. There is only a dead end when leaving the city. Meng Ao is not a fool. He will definitely eat them first and then attack Zhaocheng.
"Then...you can't leave the responsibility of defending the city to us..." Ji Jia's tone softened a lot.
Ji Jie hummed: "I'm dreaming again. I leave it all to you. Can I rest assured? I'll give you a suggestion. Divide the 16,000 people in Da Zhou into two teams. Brother Prince, you can lead one team to help me capture the city.
, you only need to guard one direction, and I will guard the rest! The other half, led by cousin Ji Zhang, went to Dragon City to help, and also only guarded one gate. If you agree, continue to stay in the city, if you don't agree, immediately
Get lost and take the Emperor’s body with you!”
Looking at Ji Jie's unquestionable expression, Ji Jia had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Although the troops were divided, they were still in their own hands anyway, and only those in their hands had a chance to stand up. Ji Jia asked Ji Zhang to take 8,000 old and weak soldiers to Dragon City, and the 8,000 people left behind were all strong soldiers.
Ji Jie had long thought of swallowing up these more than 10,000 Zhou troops, but the enemy came before he could carry out the plan, so he had to let it go for the time being.
However, when he saw Ji Jia's eight thousand people, he once again confirmed in his heart that he must take these people under his command. Although there was a certain gap between these eight thousand people and Zhaocheng soldiers, with simple training
Ichiban is no worse than the soldiers in his own hands!
The west gate and the south gate will be the main attack directions of the Qin army. Ji Jie personally leads people to guard the west gate, which is most likely to be attacked. He arranges for Ji Jia to lead 3,000 people to guard the south gate. The remaining 5,000 people stay in the camp without orders.
No one is allowed to take a step outside.
Everything is under Ji Jie's control.
The Qin army beat the war drums, and the soldiers followed the rhythm of the drums and set up camp fifteen miles directly in front of the west gate. Meng Ao, under the protection of the guards, rode forward to personally survey the military situation.
Looking at the tall walls of Zhaocheng, he sighed - the size of this city is no less than that of Xianyang, and the dilapidated royal city can hold on for more than half a month. It will probably be very difficult to capture the city in front of him.