Chapter 535 Entering Pengcheng and meeting Xun Shuo
"General, we won't pursue you anymore?"
Wu stopped his horse, holding the horse rope in one hand, and the sharp sword in the other hand was still dripping with blood, and looked at Bai Yan with a confused face.
"Stop chasing, enter the city!"
Bai Yan looked at the Chu army that had withdrawn from the battlefield in the direction of Dangshan. He turned around and saw that the defeat of the Chu soldiers left by the Chu army had been determined, and he did not give any orders to pursue them again.
Bai Yan was not sure when Huang Ye would react. The most important thing now was to enter the city immediately.
After a while.
Bai Yan led the cavalry soldiers on their war horses and quickly arrived at the north gate of Pengcheng. The soldiers of the prison camp who were watching from a distance at the top of the city saw the cavalry soldiers and informed the soldiers below the tower to open the door in advance.
So when Bai Yan led the cavalry to the north gate of Pengcheng, they faced the wide open gate and swarmed in directly.
On the streets of Pengcheng, you can vaguely smell the smell of smoke, and you can see corpses lying on the ground and dying tragically everywhere, including those of soldiers from the Chu Kingdom, and some who were dressed in civilian clothes and belonged to the prisoner camp.
Bai Yan didn't pause at all after entering the city. He directly rode his war horse and led a group of cavalry soldiers to gallop through the streets of the city. Not long after, on the streets of the city, he could see from a long distance that there were still Chu troops trying to attack.
Attacking Beicheng, there were many corpses on the ground. It was obvious that the Chu army had been repelled by the soldiers of the prisoner camp several times.
On the street, when the civilian soldiers in the prisoner camp saw Bai Yan and his cavalry arriving, they retreated one after another and then left the middle of the street.
Immediately afterwards, the iron cavalry led by Bai Yan galloped past the soldiers of the prisoner camp. The Chu troops who had originally planned to attack the north gate of Pengcheng were frightened to the point of not wanting to fight and fled in a hurry when they saw so many iron cavalry.
Bai Yan rode a war horse and galloped, almost waving Zhan Lu, and Chu soldiers would be chopped down and fell to the ground.
People who often practice equestrian skills can ride horses as smoothly as they can on the ground, mount and dismount, set up a bow and draw a string, and everything goes smoothly. However, Bai Yan and the cavalry soldiers often go to and from the battlefield. They know better than anyone how to ride a horse more efficiently.
Good kill.
"ah!"
As another Chu soldier was unable to escape, he turned around with horrified eyes to see Bai Yan's sharp sword swinging towards him. Blood spattered and he screamed and fell to the ground, motionless on the ground as the blood spread.
There were not many Chu troops in the city, and after Bai Yan's simple attack, he could no longer see the Chu soldiers.
Seeing this, Bai Yan quickly led his cavalry and galloped along the streets with few people around, towards the Pengcheng supplies warehouse.
When Bai Yan arrived, he saw more than two hundred Chu soldiers in armor, holding long swords, tremblingly guarding outside the baggage warehouse. A Chu general was behind, with his sword drawn, his face filled with tears.
Nervous, but what is admirable is that the Chu general did not seem to have the slightest idea of escape.
The sound of dense cavalry sounded.
As Bai Yan held a sword in one hand and reined in his horse, a succession of cavalry officers moved away to the left and right, all looking at the Chu soldiers.
At Jiu's signal, the cavalry soldiers holding Qin swords in an instant put away their sharp blades, and replaced them with the crossbows that were always equipped on their horses. There were no less than hundreds of crossbows, with sharp arrows pointed at them.
Those Chu soldiers.
"If you surrender, you won't be killed!"
Bai Yan looked at the Chu general on horseback and said.
Behind more than two hundred Chu soldiers, the generals of the Chu army looked in front of them with pale faces. Countless Qin army horsemen were pointing their bows and crossbows at them. Looking at the black flags with the word Qin, the general knew clearly that he would not survive today.
.
The general did not understand why the general led his troops out of the city to resist the Qin cavalry, but in the end it was the Qin cavalry who came here.
Even if the Qin army is defeated and defeated, this should not be the case. The generals should return to the city.
Even if there is a riot in Beicheng, the general can calm it down instantly when he leads his troops back, not to mention that he is guarding here and has already sent soldiers to quell the chaos in Beicheng.
"The Qin State is cruel, and I will never surrender to the Qin people until I die!"
When the general of the Chu army heard Bai Yan's words, he chose the latter without hesitation at this moment, even though he did not want to sacrifice his own life or not, even though he had not yet enjoyed enough of the prosperity of the world. He raised his sword and
The sword points at Bai Yan.
The voice of the Chu army general made many of the Chu army soldiers who were originally trembling became much quieter.
But it's on the opposite side.
Bai Yan looked away from the Chu generals, and then glanced at the Chu soldiers. In an instant, many Chu soldiers hesitated, looked at each other, and then lowered their heads.
"Those who abandon the war can leave, promise not to kill, and go home to be with their families."
Bai Yan promised again.
But this time, many hesitant Chu soldiers were completely startled when they heard Bai Yan mention his family, and then got entangled and finally abandoned Chang Ge.
When the Chu soldiers saw this, more and more people dropped their weapons, lowered their heads, and stopped resisting.
"Let them go!"
Bai Yan ordered to the cavalry beside him.
When the Chu soldiers saw that Bai Yan had not broken his promise, they all looked at each other, with shame, fear of death, and more thoughts of their families, and hurriedly ran to the left and right.
During this period, no cavalry officer shot them with a crossbow.
After more and more people fled, the defense line originally blocked by more than two hundred Chu soldiers was only the Chu army general and about forty people.
This time.
Bai Yan looked at those people, even though they were scared, they still stood there firmly and no longer hesitated.
"kill!"
Bai Yan ordered.
And almost at the moment when Bai Yan's voice sounded, the crossbows in the hands of hundreds of cavalry soldiers all pulled the triggers, and hundreds of arrows swallowed up the forty or so Chu troops in the blink of an eye. In so many
All the Chu soldiers were hit by several arrows and slowly fell to the ground. There was no chance to defend themselves during the whole process.
The Chu army general was no exception.
"Burn these granaries, go find some Chu people, and bury these Chu soldiers and that general alive. There is no need to drive all the Chu soldiers in the city to death!"
Bai Yan looked at the rows of granaries in front of him, looking at the bags of grain and millet neatly stacked inside, and gave an order.
Looking at the corpses of the Chu soldiers on the ground, Bai Yan respected them, but Bai Yan could not waste too much time on them at the critical moment. Only by completely burning most of the grain and grain, would the Chu general Huang Yefang no longer
I miss Pengcheng.
"promise!"
After hearing Bai Yan's order, Mou put away the bloody blade, raised his hand to Bai Yan to receive the order, then dismounted and led the soldiers to follow Bai Yan's instructions.
Xiao He, who was dressed in civilian clothes and was also riding a war horse, was experiencing war for the first time in his life. Although Xiao He had not experienced the mountains of corpses and seas of blood he had imagined, he was still a little shaken at the moment and panting slightly.
Xiao He heard Bai Yan's order, looked at the Chu soldiers, and then looked at Bai Yan. He didn't speak, but he could still feel that Bai Yan was not what he had heard before, and looking back on this journey
After contacting him, Xiao He finally had a general understanding of Bai Yan.
"General!"
By this time, I had already brought people here.
At this moment, there were blood stains all over Qiu's body, and there were still vague wounds on his arms. The soldiers in the prisoner camp behind him were not much better. They were all injured. It was obvious that they had all fought hard to atone for their sins.
"Afterwards, tally up the roster of all the soldiers who participated and leave it to me. Those who are willing to return home will return home, and those who are willing to stay will continue to stay. Those who died in battle will also be tallied up separately!"
After Bai Yan glanced at Qiu's wound, he continued to give instructions to Qiu.
Regardless of whether Qiu is injured, this matter must be left to Qiu. This will be of great benefit to Qiu in controlling the prisoner camp in the future. Not only can he be promoted, but he can also win over people's hearts and stabilize his position through this matter.
This Bai Yan is trying to pave the way for Qiu to continue.
"promise!"
Qiu nodded and then looked at Bai Yan.
"General, Mr. Xun is also in the city. This time he burned down the house in Beicheng because Mr. Xun told me to do it!"
Tell the truth about your encounter with Xun Shuo and what happened next.
"Junzi Xun, Xun Shuo!!!"
After Xiao He heard Xun Shuo's name, his eyes widened and he looked at Bai Yan in disbelief. As a scholar, no matter how depressed he was, it was impossible for Xiao He not to have heard of the name Xun Shuo.
In the eyes of the world, a son born to a king is a prince by birth, has a high status, and is more capable of succeeding to the throne than others.
The son of a scholar-official is born to inherit the status of a scholar-official, and is someone the world needs to look up to.
So Xun Shuo and Xun Shuo are scholar-bureaucrats in the eyes of scholars, and they are definitely not comparable to ordinary scholars.
Xiao He didn't expect it.
Xun Shuo, a descendant of the famous Xun family, actually served as a staff member under Bai Yan. This was a descendant of the Xun family. The Xun family's network of connections, disciples, and guests were far beyond those of ordinary famous families.
"No wonder!"
When Bai Yan learned that Xun Shuo was in the city, he couldn't help but smile slightly. No wonder he had wondered before why there was smoke rising in the city. According to Qiu's manpower, even if he wanted to attack the Pengcheng granary, it would not be that simple, let alone that
quick.
Besides, the most important thing is to capture the North City Gate.
It turns out to be Xun Shuo!
"Walk!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth and asked Jiu to lead people to take down the other three city gates, and then slowly left with Xiao He.
……………………
Inside a restaurant in Pengcheng.
After Xun Shuo talked with Xiao He, although he didn't find any obvious specialties in Xiao He, Xun Shuo naturally wouldn't take it lightly since Bai Yan could introduce him specially.
Looking at Bai Yan who was devouring his food and smelling delicious food, Xun Shuo couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't think that I don't know what you're thinking. It's not like you to lead an army. You have good wine and meat, and you can wash your hands wherever you go!"
Bai Yan saw Xun Shuo's eyes and complained while eating.
There was no comparison with the soldiers before, but now when I saw Xun Shuo, I looked at Xun Shuo's clean and tidy silk clothes, his hairpin was spotless, and his tied up long hair was also clean.
Only then did Bai Yan realize that not only did his body smell extremely sour, but his hair was also a little oily and messy.
“When to go to Surabaya?”
Xun Shuo couldn't help but smile when he saw Bai Yan's "resentful" tone and his small eyes, and then asked.
"I'll go there tomorrow to inquire about it, and then I'll go salvage it according to the rumors and go through the motions!"
After Bai Yan finished eating, he sighed deeply.
"salvage?"
Xiao He knelt down behind the wooden table and frowned slightly when he heard Bai Yan's words.
"It's Jiuding!"
Bai Yan looked at Xun Shuo: "It is rumored that someone saw Jiuding in Surabaya. Those who knew it have been killed and silenced. Both Chu and Qi seem to be preparing to rob it."
After finishing speaking, Bai Yan saw that Xun Shuo didn't feel strange, and knew that Xun Shuo was already aware of the matter, so he turned to look at Xiao He.
"This time Yan is here to look for Jiuding!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth and said.
"Jiuding?"
Xiao He looked at Bai Yan in surprise. As a person from Fengyi, Xiao He had naturally heard the rumors about Jiuding, but what Xiao He knew better was that not to mention the former princes and countries, even the powerful ministers and nobles in the countries had continuously sent
People fished up and down the Si River, but without exception, they all came back in vain.
In the eyes of the world, Jiuding fell into Surabaya.
But everyone in Fengyi has already guessed that there may be no Jiuding in Si River.
"Jiuding must be fake!"
Xiao He looked thoughtful, shook his head slightly, and then explained what he knew to Bai Yan. Finally, Xiao He frowned and looked at Bai Yan: "This matter is by no means simple!"
Although Xiao He didn't know much, he dared to say this with confidence.
"Anyway, we have arrived here and will go to Surabaya tomorrow."
Bai Yan opened his mouth and said.
Xiao He nodded when he heard Bai Yan's words.
"Although Pengcheng is captured so quickly now, I'm afraid no one in Xianyang can comment on this matter, but afterwards, I'm afraid there will be a few people who will take the opportunity to laugh at Ying Zheng."
When Xun Shuo talked about Jiuding, his smile gradually disappeared, and then he kindly reminded Bai Yan that it was already destined that Ying Zheng would be unhappy this time, and the rest would depend on Ying Zheng's caliber.
"Don't worry! Ying Zheng has no intention of blaming you for this matter."
Bai Yan nodded, indicating to Xun Shuo that he didn't need to worry about this. Bai Yan still knew about Ying Zheng's magnanimity.
Xun Shuo's words made Xiao He, who was sitting behind the wooden table, look thoughtful.
"If we want to salvage Jiuding, Xiao He and others will go find a cow and prepare a sacrifice. Then the general will definitely make a sacrifice to heaven."
Xiao He said to Bai Yan.
Xun Shuo nodded when he heard Xiao He's words. Even he had forgotten about it. Indeed, even if the news about Jiuding was false, Bai Yan would have to pray to heaven this time.
"good!"
Bai Yan nodded and looked at Xiao He: "I'll leave this matter to you!"
After Bai Yan finished instructing Xiao He, he turned to look at Xun Shuo.
"I will go to Surabaya tomorrow, and I will help you stay and watch over me here in Pengcheng."
Bai Yan was still a little worried about Youjiu staying alone in Pengcheng. With Xun Shuo helping to take care of him, Xun Shuo would be able to deal with anything if something happened.
"Okay! General, there is no need to worry about Pengcheng."
Xun Shuo nodded, then looked at Bai Yan.
After a while.
After Xiao He received Bai Yan's instructions, he stood up and left to prepare for the sacrifice. Soon, only Bai Yan and Xun Shuo were left in the private room.
"General, is he really the same person?"
Xun Shuo looked at Bai Yan at this time.
"If I had known that the general was from Qi, there wouldn't have been so many debates when Shuo returned to Qi!"
Xun Shuo shook his head, thinking that his clan members and even family friends had all persuaded him to leave Bai Yan when they learned that he was under Bai Yan's command. After all, Bai Yan was from Qin and a descendant of the Bai family. For this reason, when he was in Qi, Xun Shuo
Shuo did not argue with his tribesmen.
The result was good. After wasting a lot of words and spending so much energy, he finally convinced his clan members and family friends one by one. No one would oppose him to help Bai Yan anymore.
Then news came out that Bai Yan was actually from Qi!!!
When Xun Shuo received the news, he was not only dumbfounded, but also smiled bitterly.
"You didn't ask!"
When Bai Yan heard Xun Shuo's words, he was the first to shift all the blame to Xun Shuo. It was because Xun Shuo didn't ask him that he didn't say anything. If Xun Shuo had asked, he must have told everything he knew.
Xun Shuo took the wine cup and was about to drink. When he heard Bai Yan's explanation, he immediately raised his head in surprise and looked at the shameless Bai Yan.