With the cooperation of the Zhongxing family, the Zhi family easily took over the northern city wall of "Puyang". Wei Junyuan, who was staying at the height of Zhangtai, almost fell over when he saw it.
Subsequently, the Jin army entering the city was divided into three parts and cooperated with the friendly forces outside the city to attack the west and south walls of "Puyang". The remaining Jin army approached the palace city.
Wei Junyuan, who had regained his composure, cursed the Zhongxing clan, while the rest of the Wei nobles were in chaos.
People from Qi, Zheng, and Song were also panicked by the development of the situation. While they were a little unclear about the situation, they became increasingly wary of the Zhongxing family and the Fan family. They even had a fight with the Zhongxing family and the Fan family.
The fighting further aggravated the chaotic situation on the defense side of "Puyang".
Fan's troops were attacked by the Wei Army, Qi Army, Zheng Army and Song Army. They didn't react at all at first. Only when they suffered heavy losses did they hear the news of Zhonghang's betrayal. On the one hand, they cried out for injustice, and on the other hand, the former
The friendly forces did not accept the explanation at all and could only continue to fight.
There were not many Zheng and Song troops in the Wei capital "Puyang", so the number of Wei troops could not be considered large. The real ones were the Qi troops, followed by the Zhongxing clan and the Fan clan.
Because of Zhongxing Yin's backstabbing, the Wei army, Qi army, Song army and Zheng army no longer trusted the Zhongxing family and Fan family troops. At the same time, it was difficult for the Wei monarchs and ministers to maintain a sense of trust in Qi army, Song army and Zheng army.
The result, of course, was that the Zhongxing family betrayed their allies, which suddenly caused mutual distrust among the coalition forces, and even led the Wei Kingdom to refuse the remaining friendly forces from entering the palace city.
The Jin army launched an attack in the early morning and took control of the city wall before noon. The coalition forces of the princes and Fan's troops gathered outside the palace city, and the large-scale fighting temporarily slowed down.
Cheng Shuo, who was trying to seize the palace city, took his headquarters to evacuate the vicinity of the palace city in time before he realized that the situation had changed.
When Cheng Shuo led his army to retreat, he encountered Fan's troops. He seemed to think of something but did not launch an attack. Instead, he stepped aside and let Fan's troops pass by.
That scene was seen by people from all over the world, and Fan's troops approached the palace and were once again attacked by the Qi army.
To be honest, the people of the Fan family in the city of "Puyang" were the worst off. Because of the Zhonghang family's betrayal, they could not gain the trust of the coalition forces and fell into a situation where they would start a fight with anyone they encountered.
In this situation, the leader of the Fan family must find a way.
"Are you from Qin seeking an audience?" Zhiyao has already entered the city.
Who is this Qin? He fought twice in the "Mo Battle", defeated Zhao Yang once and pursued him to the vicinity of "Hukou". He can be regarded as a good fighter.
Fan's army in "Puyang" was led by Qin Zai. After a lot of trouble, there were only less than 2,000 people left from more than 6,000 people.
Zigong asked: "Do you want to receive me?"
The current war has slowed down, and the attackers need to prepare for the attack on Miyagi, while the defenders are still in a state of uncertainty.
Zhiyao thought for a while and nodded to express her willingness to meet.
Not long after, Ji Qin came over, taking off his armor and handing over his weapons.
In fact, asking for an audience without weapons during war is a sign of weakness, and removing one's armor would be considered an insult.
However, Zhiyao didn't want that kind of thing to happen where "life ends at the last moment before victory", and she definitely didn't want people who were not Zhi's to bring weapons within five meters of her.
"Gongsun conquered the capital of Qi, plundered the sacrificial vessels, and congratulated the state of Jin!" Ji Qin said nothing else, but first congratulated Zhiyao for his career.
Zhiyao was not modest and said with a smile: "Yao has long heard of the doctor's ability to lead troops, so he is worthy of being her husband."
Nowadays, "husband" means "hero".
The two exchanged business blows, and then they would definitely talk about business.
Ji Qin stopped his smile and said, "Gongsun made a mistake in attacking the capital this time."
"Oh?" Zhiyao knew why Ji Qin said that. It was just a backstab by the Zhongxing clan. Even taking the capital of Weiguo was not a glorious thing.
Ji Qin said seriously: "After today, the alliance will no longer be united. This is Gongsun's fault."
That makes sense!
Even though it has reached the stage where etiquette has broken down and music has broken down, they can still trust each other after forming an alliance. Even if their positions are no longer consistent, they will clearly terminate the alliance. Only a very small number of shameless princes will betray them.
But Zhiyao cannot be recognized!
He made a look like he was laughing and said: "It's not Yao's fault, it has happened in ancient times. In the past, the Song Wei rebelled against the alliance, and in the later Qilu rebelled against the alliance. I dare to ask the doctor, can you tell me something about it when you meet the princes?"
Ji Qin's military ability may be good, but he is just a doctor. Even if he can meet the king of a country, there is almost no opportunity for serious dialogue.
Therefore, similar words must not have been said to any prince in Qin.
What Ji Qin said actually meant the same thing: the Xun family screwed them over!
Zhiyao, who could understand, was unwilling to admit anything. Then he saw clearly the plight of the Fan family in the city, and Ji Qin came to ask for a visit. How could he not know why.
"It's fate, it's fate. Now that things have come to this, why don't you return to me, doctor?" Zhiyao said.
It is considered as persuading to surrender, but it is not persuading to surrender in the conventional sense.
In conventional surrender, the person who surrenders is left at the disposal of the victor, and then pays a ransom or becomes the property of the victor.
Ji Qin immediately bowed down and said, "I am willing to serve Uncle Zhi!"
Isn't this a surrender to Zhishi, not a surrender to Zhiyao? At the same time, the target of his service is Zhishuo.
The rest of the people might not be happy, thinking that it is pretentious for people from Qin and other Fan families to be in such a situation. They would most likely seize Qin in anger and immediately send troops to start a war.
But Zhiyao felt that it didn't matter. Sooner or later, everything in Lao Zhi's family would belong to him. Doesn't serving his grandfather mean serving himself?
"If you want to achieve great things, how can you do it without help? I not only have to train myself, but I also have to recruit talents from outside!" Zhiyao thought to herself.
In this way, Ji Qin brought nearly two thousand soldiers of the Fan clan and returned to the Zhi clan. They just took off the Fan clan's family crest on their bodies, and suddenly made a gorgeous turn like the Zhongxing clan.
When they learned that Zhishi had accepted people from Fan's army again, they were a little bit embarrassed by Zhiyao once again.
"Lord, Zhiyao is trying to win over the Fan family and the Zhonghang family to create opportunities!" Gubu Ziqing is Zhao Yang's adviser. He has a better head than others. If he discovers anything or has any guesses, he must inform Zhao Yang immediately.
Martingale, the head of the family.
After the Jin army cleared the enemy troops on the city wall, Zhao Yang entered the city with enough guards without notifying anyone.
Later, Zhizong, who learned that Zhao Yang had entered the city, also stepped up preparations.
When Zhizong knew that Zhao Yang was entering the city, even if his physical condition did not allow him to do so, he would still follow him into the city. What he was afraid of was that Zhao Yang would use his status to oppress people, and even do things like picking peaches.
In other words, even if Zhao Yang did not pick peaches, if he shamelessly snatched some benefits, Zhiyao would definitely not be able to handle it without completely falling out against him in his current capacity.
"If you have to do it, you can't do it!" Zhao Yang could only drool.
No one would surrender to the Zhao family even if the Fan family and the Zhonghang family surrendered. It could even be foreseen that after the demise of the Fan family and the Zhonghang family, the Zhao family would be in danger of being attacked and killed at any time for a long time.
At this stage, the Jin army has blocked the enemy forces near the palace city in large scale, and the rest of the area is clearing out the resistance forces in the city.
Zhiyao didn't know yet that Zhao Yang had entered the city and was watching the situation in the palace nearby.
The capital of Weiguo was located on the edge of a river, but they did not divert water from the river into the city, and the city did not have a moat.
When building a city, some mountains will be included when necessary, and the palace city will be built on the mountains.
In fact, even if there is no mountain, the construction of a palace usually requires the construction of a very high base so that the palace cannot be threatened by flooding.
Zhiyao could see the palace behind the palace wall because the palace was located on such a high ground that even if the city wall blocked it, the buildings could be seen.
Today's architectural development is just like that. It is said that the palaces only exist with Zhangtai pavilions. In fact, you can't see the wonders of Wei Wei's great city.
The capital of Qi State, "Linzi", also has mountains, but the palace city of Qi State was not built on the mountain. It was elevated, but the level was far lower than that of Zheng State's project.
The palace city of Weiguo was obviously built conveniently on the mountain. The area of the city was not as large as that of Linzi, and the covered area of the palace city was larger than that of the palace city of Qi.
Zhiyao summoned Zaiyu and ordered: "Go and see the 'general' of the Qi army and ask if you want to lower the flag and surrender."
This allows Qi to choose to surrender and lose half.
In the city of Puyang, the Wei capital, both the Zhongxing and Fan clans belong to the Zhi clan. The Qi army is the largest number of soldiers still resisting.
Another point is that Zhiyao believes that the military strength of Qi should be properly preserved to prevent the Zhao family from taking too much advantage after the collapse of Qi.
Zaiyu, who had become a retainer of the Zhi family, took the order seriously and went down to prepare himself to go see the Qi army commander in person.
"Gongsun, the enemy army is panicked and has no solid formation. It can be defeated at once!" Gao Qiang just transferred from the Zhongxing clan to the Zhi clan. He needs credit very much!
Zhiyao said with a smile: "Doctor, don't be impatient, attack his body first, attack his heart first."
People who heard this sentence felt that it was a manual for military use, and they quickly remembered it in their minds.
At this time, the gate of the palace city opened a gap, and some guards lined up. The people at the front were not wearing armor. Judging from the flags held by the queue, they were obviously a team of envoys.
It happened that Zhizong entered the city and rushed over after asking about Zhiyao's location. Before he could ask Zhao Yang what he had done, the envoy of Weiguo arrived.
"Greetings to Jin Zhengqing on behalf of the widow." The envoy will not forget the etiquette, especially when the Wei Kingdom is in desperate need of etiquette to maintain dignity.
But, here's where things get a little weird.
Generally, the king of a country will only greet the king of that country. Even if the "Qing" of Jin is higher than the king of a small country, there is still a gap in status. There is no reason for the king of a country to send someone to pay tribute to the chief minister of Jin.
Zhiyao whispered to Zhishuo: "Weijun seeks an alliance."
The outer city has been conquered, the palace city has been surrounded layer by layer, and the Weiguo continues to resist without any outside support. It is a desperate struggle. It is of course best to end the war with dignity.
Why "ask for alliance" instead of "ask for surrender"? This is the unique diplomatic etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period.
However, it is obvious that the Jin army did not just attack the city, but also killed everyone. If they captured the palace city, they could destroy the Wei Kingdom if they did it.
It depends on what kind of alliance Wei Junyuan proposes!