Chapter 553 The Qi army fell into the trap and met again in Qufu City
"General, there are rumors everywhere now that the Jiuding in the Sishui River was a fake tripod. The general once ordered people to go to Shiliting and kill the people of one pavilion."
After Yang Yan came down from Mengshan Mountain, he came to Bai Yan's side. After saluting, he spoke.
Yang Yan didn't know if Bai Yan had heard about this matter, but in the past two days, not only Yang Yan, but also the soldiers had heard about it. There were rumors everywhere that Bai Yan had used false information to
The tripod was sent to Xianyang, pretending to be a Kyushu tripod.
Yang Yan knew Bai Yan's character very well, so Yang Yan immediately guessed that someone was framing Bai Yan.
"Don't worry! I already know about this!"
Bai Yan nodded when he heard Yang Yan's words.
"General!"
Peck took a head and rode up to Bai Yan.
Although he often came into contact with Pei, at this time, he still looked at Pei with some surprise.
Bai Yan looked at the head and nodded slowly.
"You clean up the battlefield here, and I'll go see the Qi army!"
Bai Yan said to Yang Yan.
After Yang Yan heard Bai Yan's words, he nodded and glanced at the valley. The Chu army was dead and surrendered, leaving only some things to deal with the aftermath.
"General, beware!"
Yang Yan saluted Bai Yanji.
Now that Bai Yan knew that Surabaya was a conspiracy, Yang Yan couldn't say much. After all, Yang Yan had no idea at the moment. When he learned that Surabaya Jiuding was a conspiracy, Yang Yan immediately sent a letter to Yan
Door, tell father.
If something really goes wrong with Bai Yan, all Yang Yan can do is, like his father, use Yang's connections to explain it to Bai Yan in court.
Although my father is in Yanmen, my father and uncle's friends are all in the court, especially uncle. Some famous scholars who are highly valued by the king are all uncle's friends.
Outside Mengshan.
Bai Yan led Pei and others, along with the cavalry soldiers, to the plains outside Mengshan Mountain.
Looking at the Qi cavalry army in the distance, he vaguely saw the Qi infantry soldiers catching up behind him. Bai Yan was not in a hurry, but came to the frontier cavalry army. While many frontier cavalry soldiers gave way, he came
In front of Yu He.
"General, Chu General Nong Yue has led his troops to surrender! This is not a resistance!"
When Yu He saw Bai Yan, he raised his hands to Bai Yan and said.
When Bai Yan heard this, he looked at Chu General Nong Yue among the Chu army and nodded slowly.
"Be kind to him!"
Bai Yan ordered.
Then he turned his head and looked at Pei. After looking at Jing Xia's head in Pei's hand, Bai Yan said.
"Thanks to the help of General Qi Cheng, General Wuhe, General Yangsu, and General Tian Sui, we have obtained Jing Xia's head. Please order someone to take these surrendered soldiers back to Qufu, and I will personally go and express my gratitude to General Qi Cheng!"
As Bai Yan spoke, he looked at Yu He.
"promise!"
Yu He heard this and accepted the order, and then ordered people to take away the surrendered soldiers of the Chu army in front of him.
At this moment, whether it was the Chu general Nong Yue or the other Chu army generals and soldiers, they all saw that the head in Peck's hand was the head of the old general Jing Xia. Everyone looked at it in confusion.
, his face was pale and absent-minded.
The death of the old general Jing Xia and Bai Yan's words kept echoing in the minds of every Chu soldier. Many people couldn't believe that in the blink of an eye, the old general who was still alive had his head chopped off and was killed by Qin.
will be held in hand.
Bai Yan watched these Chu soldiers being taken away, and after looking at each other vaguely with Chu General Nong Yue, he rode on horseback and walked toward the Qi army in the distance with his peck and dagger.
Although a steady stream of Qi troops have arrived from behind, and their numbers are increasing in the blink of an eye. Countless Qi flags are erected in the Qi army, which is dazzling, but Bai Yan is still not worried at all.
Bai Yan asked Mou to go to the Qi army, saying that he wanted to see the Qi general Qi Cheng, and then he took Peck alone to the center of the confrontation with the Qi army.
It didn't take long.
Wait until you come back on horseback.
Bai Yan then saw a chariot in the Qi army, escorted by several Qi generals, slowly leaving the Qi army and heading here.
Although there were only three of them, Bai Yan, Pei, and Zhang, no one was afraid of the Qi State's battle. Even Pei and Zhang knew clearly that if they let one or two more cavalry soldiers come over, they might be afraid of the Qi State's army.
, I have to bring at least ten more people before I dare to come over for a meeting.
After a while.
The chariot slowly approached. Bai Yan looked at the chariot and held the chariot with his hands. The old general of Qi did not have too many surprises.
The older the generals seem to be, the more they are obsessed with chariots. Wang Jian is like this, and so is Li Mu. The more exquisite the chariot is, the more they can't put it down, and they like it far more than war horses.
As the book of war says, a chariot is the place where the general of an army sits and where the whole army gives orders.
This is very different from those generals of later generations.
The chariot stopped.
Looking at the Qi veteran who got off the chariot, Bai Yan also dismounted and took a few steps forward slowly with Pei and Gu.
"Are you Bai Yan?"
After Qi Cheng got off the carriage, he took a few steps forward and saw Bai Yan for the first time. Looking at Bai Yan's appearance, even though he had heard people describe Bai Yan countless times, Qi Cheng could not help but look surprised.
Looking at this young man wearing Qin armor, Qi Cheng could not imagine that the man who shocked the world time and time again, the man who even Tian Ding valued very much, actually looked like this.
Some time ago, Tian Ding went to meet the man in front of him in person.
"Bai Yan!"
Facing Qi Cheng's question, Bai Yan raised his hand and said.
Next to Qi Cheng, General Yang Su of Qi State glanced at the general of Qin Army who was holding the head of Chu State veteran Jing Xia. Looking at his rather plain face, Yang Su felt the burly man with a fierce look on the other side.
eyes.
Yangsu's heart tightened. Although there were only two people across from him, Yangsu could still feel that the other person was not an ordinary person.
When he looked at the young Bai Yan, Yangsu also had a surprised look on his face. He couldn't help but think that this was the man who captured Pengcheng from Huang Ye, who had 30,000 elite Chu troops, with only 3,000 cavalry.
This is a method that Yangsu has never seen since he was familiar with military books since he was a child.
After watching Bai Yan's battle at Jingxing and his capture of Pengcheng, Yangsu felt more of "deceit". The soldiers in the military books never tire of deceit.
But the battle with Gaonu in Shangjun and the destruction of Wei gave Yangsu another feeling.
Now, seeing Bai Yan in person for the first time, Yangsu was curious, who did Bai Yan learn from? Why did Bai Yan go to Qin instead of staying in Qi to serve the King of Qi?
"Why did the Chu army suddenly leave Yangguan?"
When Qi Cheng saw Jing Xia's head, he frowned slightly and looked at Bai Yan.
"Why did the general say this? Aren't the generals and Bai Yan conspiring together to destroy the Chu army?"
Bai Yan looked behind Qi Cheng. The Qi army in the distance was like a sea of people. He looked at Qi Cheng with a half-smile and said.
"Don't talk nonsense. When will the general conspire with you to destroy Chu?"
When Yangsu heard Bai Yan's words, his pupils were startled, and then he couldn't help but scolded.
Yangsu knew very well that once this matter was slandered by Bai Yan, it would be enough to affect the relationship between Qi and Chu.
"Hey, get back!"
Bai Yan looked at Mang and Yangsu, took a step forward, and spoke softly.
Hearing this, Kuang glanced straight at Yangsu, then looked at the Qi soldiers who were nervous and about to draw their swords, and slowly backed away.
Peck also glanced at Yangsu. Although Peck didn't have a fiery temper like Tiao and didn't show it, his eyes said everything.
"What does General Bai mean by these words?"
Qi Cheng also asked his henchmen to put away their swords, then looked at Bai Yan, frowning and asked.
"The Prime Minister Zuo of the Qin State was assassinated in Linzi. The general misunderstood the Qin State, so he discussed with Bai Yan to destroy the Chu army together. This matter, the Chu State surrendered, and everyone knew..."
Bai Yan said to Qi Cheng.
"Unless the general leads the Qi army to fight Bai Yan today, the world will definitely think so."
Bai Yan looked at Qi Cheng, and Bai Yan bet on Qi Cheng's character that he would never dare to order a battle with the Qin army today.
Even if Qi Cheng wants to fight the Qin army, according to Qi Cheng's stable character, he will definitely send a letter to Linzi first and hand it over to the King of Qi, who will make a decision. Only after receiving the order from the King of Qi will he dare to go to fight the Qin army.
Qi Cheng would not and would not dare to destroy the alliance between Qin and Qi without authorization.
"you……"
When Yangsu heard Bai Yan's words, he widened his eyes and looked behind Bai Yan. The Chu soldiers were taken away one by one by the Qin army. Each of the Chu soldiers looked here when they left. At this time, Yangsu had realized that Bai Yan
Yan's expression became more and more panicked.
The Qi army fell into a trap!
From the sudden departure of the Chu army to their pursuit, everything was as expected by Bai Yan.
Bai Yan just wanted those Chu soldiers to see them talking to Bai Yan here with his own eyes.
"What a great trick!"
Qi Cheng looked at the Chu soldiers in the distance and looked at Bai Yan, his expression constantly changing.
If it was the incident in Pengcheng that made Qi Cheng marvel at Bai Yan's ability to lead troops, then now, having personally experienced Bai Yan's calculations, Qi Cheng finally realized why Bai Yan made Tian Ding pay so much attention to him, and why there were no Li Mu, Xiongnu, or Yue in the north of Zhao State.
When Bai Yan left Yanmen, he didn't dare to go south again.
"General, you might as well report this matter to King Qi as soon as possible!"
Bai Yan raised his hand and said to Qi Cheng.
"Farewell!"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, he slowly turned around and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Mang and Pei glanced at these people. After Bai Yan mounted his horse and left, the two of them turned around and also mounted their horses and left.
"General! What should we do now?"
Yangsu watched Bai Yan and others leave, and now he was completely panicked. Yangsu knew clearly that Bai Yan and others could not be allowed to leave easily, otherwise they would not be able to argue about this matter.
But when it comes to ordering a battle, not to mention the general Qi Cheng, no matter how impulsive Yangsu is, thinking of the consequences, he would not dare to issue such an order without permission.
"Inform the king of this matter!"
Qi Cheng listened to Yangsu's anxious tone, looked at Bai Yan's leaving figure, and finally sighed deeply.
The matter has reached this point, and it is already too late. It is still necessary to report this matter to King Ming as soon as possible, whether the King sends envoys to explain to Chu State, or to take the opportunity to buy time to investigate the assassination of Qin Xiang.
Everything must be decided by the king.
"But……"
After listening to Qi Cheng's words, Yangsu wanted to say something, but couldn't think of a way.
"This son has an extraordinary mind. Although I don't know why he left Qi, I am looking forward to the time when this son will return to Qi after the fake tripod!"
Qi Cheng looked at the departing figure and thought about the fake tripod, and then he felt relieved.
No matter how smart Bai Yan is, no matter how brilliant his strategy is, he will always make miscalculations, like Shang Yang, like Bai Qi, like Li Mu...
Now, Qi Cheng is calculating the time and the fake tripod should have arrived in Xianyang.
All along, countless forces have watched with their own eyes as the fake tripod was sent all the way to Xianyang. There is absolutely no mistake. It is certain that the fake tripod was sent to Xianyang. When the fake tripod is informed of its death, Bai Yan will definitely be recalled to Xianyang.
At that time, it was the best time to persuade Bai Yan to return to Qi.
Qi Cheng turned around and took a look at Yang Su's anxious and flustered face. Compared with Bai Yan just now, Qi Cheng noticed that the difference between Yang Su and Bai Yan was not only in intelligence, but also in character.
Great disparity.
Yangsu, who had never led an army to the battlefield alone, was ultimately inferior to Bai Yan, who fought on the battlefield.
Thinking of this, Qi Cheng already had a premonition that if the king knew about his letter, he would probably be even more eager for Bai Yan to return to Qi State as soon as possible and lead the army for Qi State.
"Go back to Yangguan!"
Qi Cheng ordered, looking at the Qi army in the distance.
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Qufu City.
On the streets, as the war passed, more and more people and merchants appeared on the streets again. For a time, Qufu once again returned to its former prosperity.
But on this day, looking around, I could see scholars gathering together to discuss things.
"Have you heard about it? It is rumored that Bai Yan seems to have used a fake tripod, pretending to be the Nine Provinces tripod, and sent it to Xianyang!"
"What? How is this possible? Bai Yan captured Pengcheng from Huang Ye. This is a fact and absolutely true."
"This is not the same thing. It is rumored that the fake tripod is the tripod of the Song family. The Song family in Shiliting, Song Jin, the only remaining orphan of the Song family, saw with his own eyes that it was the person Bai Yan ordered to kill."
"Hmm? Jing Mo?"
What Bai Yan didn't know was that what was more surprising than his surprise was Baoding and Baoteng, especially Baoding. When they first met, Baoding thought that the man named Jing Mo was just a random person.
After bringing his brother Bao Yu to an old friend of Bao Mansion, he came to make a living and also wanted to gain fame.
The wife and the concubine also laughed at each other privately. They couldn't help but want to take advantage of their free time and take credit for their work. They seemed to dare to have thoughts about the tyrant without looking at whether they were worthy or not.
After that, he was imprisoned. When he was desperate, he was suddenly saved. When he returned to Bao Mansion, he saw Jing Mo who was already waiting at the mansion. Only then did he feel that the Jing Mo who came back with his brother Bao Yu did not seem to be the same person.
Just as he imagined.
However, after they parted ways at the Bao clan's mansion, Baoding never saw this person named Jing Mo again, and his brother did not tell his clan members about Jing Mo's origins.
Never thought about it.
Now here in Qufu, I once again see the familiar figures I saw in Baofu.
"Why is he in front of the General's Mansion?"
This is almost the instinctive thought that pops up in the minds of Baoding and Baoteng.
Follow HP all the way forward.
When Baoding and Baoding saw Jing Mo, they were not in a hurry to salute. After all, General HP was beside them. No matter why Jing Mo came here, they had to wait for Jing Mo to salute General HP before they went to Jing Mo.
Silent greeting.
"General, meet the general!"
When HP saw Bai Yan, he came to Bai Yan and bowed his hands in front of him.
Before Bai Yan returned to Qufu, Hewlett-Packard had already received the news from Mengshan. After learning that Bai Yan had returned to Qufu City, Hewlett-Packard immediately entered the city to meet Bai Yan.
After all, there are some things in the camp that Bai Yan still needs to decide.
"General, now the officers and soldiers in the camp outside the city have selected those who are capable of using crossbows and crossbows, and those who are equipped with long swords..."
Seeing Bai Yan nodding, HP briefly stated the reason for his visit. After seeing Bai Yan know his origin, HP immediately thought of the Bao family and his daughter beside him, and prepared to introduce it to Bai Yan.
Thinking of the father and daughter, HP was also happy. Fortunately, he had met Bao Yu when he was in Yanmen and was very impressed by them.
When he first went to the Yunzhong Mountains, the general took Bao Yu with him, which shows his trust in him.
Therefore, on that day, Baoding revealed that he was a member of Bao Yu's clan. Huipu also noticed the gazes of those noble clan members and knew their meaning, so he personally led the Bao clan into the city and settled down.
However, HP also discovered at that time that Baoding did not seem to know where his brother Bao Yu worked in Yanmen, and he was not even sure whether he knew Bao Yu.