Chapter 604 Under the cold snow, abandon the city and leave
"The snow is getting heavier and heavier! It seems that the Chu army will not attack again!"
"We can leave here tomorrow! This snow, don't delay our departure..."
On the top of Suiyang City, a Qin soldier was clearing the snow in the city road. It had been snowing heavily for several days in a row. Now, at a glance, whether inside or outside the city, everything was covered with white snow.
The scenery is like the blending of heaven and earth.
However, all the officers and soldiers of the Qin Army knew that even though the city roads were clean now, it was because they had been washed clean by the melting snow. But outside the city, just below the city, the thick snow could bury countless corpses, some of which were similar to
Those messy long hair exposed half of the arms or clothes, which is very scary.
Many people speculate that the Chu army did not dare to attack. In addition to the thick snow, the more reason was the thought of stepping on it. Not only was it uneven, but it was also easy to be cut by the remaining sword blades.
The strange thing is that if you take a few steps in the snow at random, you won't know how many corpses are passing under your feet.
"Be careful outside the city! Keep an eye on it!!"
A general of the Qin army patrolled the city roads with his confidants, reminding all Qin soldiers standing guard and patrolling not to take it lightly.
After a long time.
The general walked down the city ladder and entered the city. When he went there, he saw many Qin army officers dismantling wooden boards, tying them up with thick ropes or coarse cloth, and placing them in the snow.
"General!"
The general walked up to a young man in black and bowed his hands.
Bai Yan turned to look at the general and nodded.
Turning around, he saw that all the wooden planks had been tied up, and all the injured Qin soldiers could be dragged away tomorrow. The snow did save Bai Yan a lot of effort. At least the war horses could be replaced by people in the snow.
"General! We have calculated clearly that there are more than 6,000 wounded soldiers, and more than 1,000 people who can't walk!"
Guan Shou also came to Bai Yan at this time and reported to Bai Yan.
"To evacuate tomorrow, all living soldiers must be taken away, and no one is allowed to be left behind!"
Bai Yan ordered.
"promise!"
Guan Shou heard Bai Yan's words and accepted the order, but he hesitated for a moment and looked at Bai Yan.
"General, if we take away all the wounded soldiers, I'm afraid the army's march will be slowed down a lot. It's better to let the last general lead the soldiers and stay in Suiyang City for two more days!"
Guan Shou said to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan shook his head and turned to look at Guan Shou.
"Stay for two more days, and the Chu army will not let you go by then!"
Bai Yan did not agree to Guan Shou's words. Bai Yan naturally understood what Guan Shou meant. The implication was that he was worried that taking those injured soldiers who could not walk during the evacuation would seriously delay the Qin army's march.
Any general knows how dangerous it will be if the movement speed is delayed during evacuation. It will cause almost all harm but no benefit.
Even those abandoned wounded soldiers understand this truth, so it has always been this way from ancient times to the present.
However, compared to Guan Shou, Bai Yan knew the potential benefits of those injured soldiers returning to Wei, because too many people in later generations have proven a truth, those who win the hearts of the people win the world.
This Qin army was transferred back to Wei by Bai Yan. Qin's soldiers are profitable, but wounded soldiers are famous.
"Look at these soldiers, they are already homesick. With their own strength, they faced the strong attack of no less than 200,000 Chu troops without losing an inch of the city. The battle between Qin and Chu is a great achievement. It's time to let them
Have a good rest!”
Bai Yan said to Guan Shou, turned his head and looked at all the busy Qin soldiers.
Facing the Chu army, Bai Yan had almost exhausted all his methods, and these Wei soldiers had already demonstrated a combat power that stunned everyone.
It's not that Bai Yan didn't want to hold on, as Guan Shou said, he would hold on for a while longer and continue fighting with Xiang Yan of Chu State, but Bai Yan knew very well that leading troops needs to be relaxed and relaxed. If they are too relaxed, they will collapse; if they are too relaxed, they will be relaxed.
Taking advantage of the heavy snowfall is the best time to leave at this time. After the Qin army has rested and recuperated, it will fight the Chu army again. Their combat power will still maintain the momentum they have now. If the fierce battle continues, the result will be
The Qin army, which had finally been raised through battle, became exhausted and might even be defeated by the Chu army.
The gain outweighs the loss!
"promise!"
Guan Shou listened to Bai Yan's words and nodded.
At this time, Hewlett-Packard also came to Bai Yan on horseback with several of his cronies, and got off his horse.
"General! The scouts are here to report that there seems to be something wrong with the Chu army's grain supply."
HP reported to Bai Yan and then handed the bamboo slips to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan took the bamboo slip, looked at the contents in it, and felt relieved. It seemed that the Ruo Ao clan, as well as the nobles and generals of Chu State, had already begun to take action. Now, let's see how Xiang Yan would face this situation.
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Xiang Yan mobilized Chu's army and attacked Suiyang City continuously. No matter how many Chu troops there were, they would eventually become exhausted. And this situation would become more obvious as time went by. Now that there is a problem with food and grass, let's see if Xiang Yan dares to continue.
Press.
"According to previous arrangements, we will evacuate the city tomorrow!"
Bai Yan put away the bamboo slips and gave instructions to HP and others.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
Generals such as Huipu and Guan Shou quickly handed over their orders.
This day.
For all the soldiers of the Qin Army in Suiyang City, there is thick white snow everywhere in the city. In the quiet atmosphere, time is much longer than in the past. Every minute and every moment is suffering, and many soldiers are even restless.
, a feeling of irritability kept emerging.
After days of fighting with the Chu soldiers, fighting between life and death, with the sword in their hands and their bodies in the blood, the Qin soldiers did not go crazy under such circumstances. As a result, in the quiet atmosphere, more and more soldiers began to
There was a manic mood, and many people even began to growl and clenched their fists.
Fortunately, Bai Yan also noticed this situation. Under Bai Yan's order, on this hard-earned day of rest, the entire army began to drill.
In the open space, all the soldiers of the Qin Army, under the shouts of the generals, braved the occasional falling snowflakes, holding long swords and sharp swords, and kept waving them in the open space. Even some wounded Qin Army soldiers also waved slowly.
Every Qin soldier has been tense for a long time, and no one dares to let go easily before leaving Suiyang City.
Inside the mansion.
After Master Xu prepared what he wanted to take when leaving, he waited until dark before seeing Bai Yan come back.
In the study, Bai Yan came to the wooden shelf and put aside the bamboo slips that needed to be taken away. The rest that did not need to be taken away were given to Master Xu and asked to take them outside the door and throw them in the stove to burn them.
Whether he was accompanying Wang Jian to attack Zhao as a lieutenant, or working beside Ying Zheng in the Xianyang Palace, or even staying in Xinzheng after the destruction of Han, Old General Teng had taught Bai Yan.
Bai Yan is no stranger to handling affairs conveniently.
Smoke was rising outside the door, and the fire was burning brightly. Master Xu came to Bai Yan's side and looked at Bai Yan who was busy. Master Xu did not make a sound to disturb him.
"General, it's not good. Many seriously injured soldiers in the camp are clamoring to commit suicide!"
He hurriedly came to Bai Yan, panting, and reported to Bai Yan.
When Bai Yan heard this, he frowned slightly and put down the bamboo slips.
"Calm down those soldiers and tell them that I, Bai Yan, have ordered that those who commit suicide will not receive rewards, will not receive honors, will not return their names to their hometown, and will not tell their wives, children, and parents!"
Bai Yan told Zhang that he did not choose to go to the camp at this time to appease the soldiers. After tonight, they would have to evacuate, and there were still many things that had not been handled properly.
Bai Yan's words of comfort were nothing more than keeping those people alive.
"promise!"
Mu nodded, looked at Master Xu, nodded, and turned around to leave.
During this period, many generals came over and reported to Bai Yan. Most of them were about the retreat tomorrow. After Bai Yan finished handling everything, it was already late at night. He yawned countless times and no matter how sleepy he was, Bai Yan finally made it through.
Come down.
Seeing that Master Xu, who was not allowed to rest, was already sleeping soundly beside the wooden table, Bai Yan stepped forward, wanting to get a blanket or wake Master Xu up, but after thinking about it, he gently picked up Master Xu, and then
He turned around and came to the bed and put Master Xu on the bed.
The next day.
It was not bright yet, but all the soldiers of the Qin army in Suiyang City lit countless torches and gathered together.
"I couldn't sleep last night!"
"Me too! I can't sleep at all!"
"Me too!!"
Among the countless torches, although the cold wind blew them out and threatened to extinguish them, the faces of the Qin army officers and soldiers were filled with joy at this time.
Fortunately, there was no snow falling. It seemed that the snow had stopped.
While the soldiers were chatting, they finally saw Bai Yan riding a war horse and leading a group of generals there.
"Set off!"
Under HP's order, all the Qin soldiers were shocked. All Qin soldiers had been looking forward to this moment for many days. Now after hearing HP's words, in an instant, all the soldiers were eager to return and walked towards the east gate.
go.
At the open east city gate, all the Qin soldiers left Suiyang City for the first time in a long time, and the thick snow outside the city did not stop the steps of the Qin soldiers at all.
In Suiyang City, countless people of the Chu State were naturally awakened by the huge movement. Many people thought it was another war, so they did not dare to go out.
And when it was dawn, in the quiet city, some brave people, or some servants of the nobles, appeared on the streets in the city. When they saw that they were empty, neither the streets nor the previous Qin army camp.
, and when no Qin soldiers could be seen on the city gate, everyone was stunned.
Looking at the empty city, all the people in Chu felt like they were dazzled.
"Go and report to General Xiang Yan quickly!!!"
Some nobles who had been plundered by Bai Yan and hated Bai Yan quickly ordered people out of the city to inform General Xiang Yan about the incident.
Inside the Chu army camp.
When Xiang Yan, Lord Changping and others heard about the Qin army leaving the city, they couldn't believe their ears. They had been unable to capture Suiyang City for a long time, but the Qin army actually abandoned the city and left at this time.
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How can this be?
"General, it is absolutely true. There is no sign of any Qin soldiers in Suiyang City now. All the city roads have been deserted. Looking at the traces outside the city, the Qin troops all left from the east city!"
The servant who came to report knelt on the ground and reported to Xiang Yan with an anxious look on his face.
Xiang Yan and Lord Changping looked at each other.
"Why would Bai Yan withdraw his troops at this time?"
Lord Changping was a little confused and looked at Xiang Yan in confusion. You must know that according to the situation of the Chu army's attack on the city the day before yesterday, the morale of the Qin army's soldiers was completely sufficient for the Qin army to defend Suiyang City. How could Bai Yan not feel it when he led the army?
Xiang Yan may not even dare to continue the attack.
"Is it possible that Bai Yan has noticed that it is wrong to exchange Huang Ye's food and grass? There are already sick people in the Qin army?"
Lord Changping guessed, but he was not sure. After all, the other party was Bai Yan, and Lord Changping did not dare to be careless at all.
"Father, this must be the case! I am willing to lead the troops to hunt down Bai Yan!"
Xiang Liang stood up at this time and asked for orders from his father Xiang Yan.
Fan Zeng looked at the excited Xiang Liang and did not express his position in a hurry. Instead, he looked at Xiang Yan with a doubtful expression.
"Take some people first and enter the city to investigate!"
Xiang Yan thought for a while, shook her head, and did not rush to let Xiang Liang pursue him. Instead, to be on the safe side, he went into the city to observe before making a decision.
"promise!"
Xiang Liang nodded and accepted the order without hesitation, then turned and left the camp.
"Why does Bai Yan want to evacuate at this time?"
Xiang Yan felt the warmth in the tent, her eyes looked thoughtful, and she was a little worried. There must be a reason for everything to go wrong, and Bai Yan would never do anything useless.
Could it really be food?
Xiang Yan is not sure, but now that he thinks of food and grass, Xiang Yan's heart is full of anger. If it hadn't been found out that it was the Ruo Ao family who did it, Xiang Yan can't help but wonder whether the young master Xiong Qi secretly colluded with Bai Yan.
Otherwise, why did we delay in transporting grain and millet before? We kept looking for excuses.
At present, the food and grass are burned down. There are more than 100,000 mouths and nearly 30,000 horse mouths here in the Chu army's camp. These all need food and grass in winter. The soldiers have no food and grass. Xiang Yan now doesn't even think about chasing the Qin army.
Dare to have it, let alone how the war horses can survive the cold winter without food and grass.
Thinking of this, Xiang Yan couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in her heart.
Two hours later.
Xiang Yan, Lord Changping and others led the Chu army on horseback and entered Suiyang City in a mighty manner. When they learned that all the granaries in the city were out of grain, no one was surprised.
How could the Qin army leave grain and millet for the enemy? Even they would not leave grain and millet for the Qin people.
However, when he saw Xiang Liang coming on horseback with his generals, and the generals were holding wooden boards, Xiang Liang speculated that Bai Yan was using wooden boards to transport grain in the snowy weather.
Fan Zeng was the first to shake his head.
"Impossible, Bai Yan is by no means an indecisive person. Since Bai Yan has decided to evacuate Suiyang City, it is impossible that he will give orders to take grain and grain with him!"
Fan Zeng said.
Xiang Liang frowned when he heard Fan Zeng's words.
"But the traces outside the city prove that when the Qin people left, they also took away countless wooden boards. If it wasn't grain, what was it? Could it be Bai Yan..."
As Xiang Liang was talking, something suddenly occurred to him. He stopped talking and looked at Fan Zeng and his father Xiang Yan with confusion.
Xiang Liang turned around on his horse and gave orders to all the generals behind him.
"Strictly order the first to inspect the entire city and not let any room go!"
Xiang Liang opened his mouth and ordered.
Upon hearing Xiang Liang's order, all the generals of the Xiang family of Chu State accepted the order one after another, then turned and left.
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Inside Linzi City.
After the heavy snowfall, a carriage was driving slowly in the city road. As the capital of Qi State, not to mention the streets in Linzi City, but also the official roads with a radius of more than 100 miles outside Linzi City, Qi State officials were arranged to lead watchmen.
Clean up.
This also makes it look like every house in the city is covered with snow and fallen leaves are frozen, but as long as you stand on the street, you don't need to worry about heavy snow closing the roads. Whether it is traveling people, scholars, or horse-drawn carriages, you will see lively scenes.
No different from usual.
The carriage stopped inside a mansion soon.
I saw a man in silk clothes hurriedly walked into the mansion, while the man in civilian clothes who was riding a horse was waiting outside the door and was not in a hurry to leave.
"Hey, isn't this fog? What's going on? Why haven't I seen you for so long?"
Suddenly, several scholars passed by. When they saw the man in commoner clothes, they looked surprised. Then during the inquiry, they looked at the front door of the mansion, and then looked at the fog that could not enter the mansion. It was full of weirdness.
"Why, your eldest sister was kicked out of the house?"
One scholar joked in a weird way.
For this Wu, after almost knowing that he was just the son of a country woman, in the circle of scholars, no one looked down upon such a person. However, the Zhan clan issued an imperial edict to stand up for him, which also made the scholars afraid to restrain themselves.
, but he also cursed a few words behind his back, just because he was proud of his sister's charming body.
"I heard that they were looking for the rumored old man riding a bull? But..."
Another scholar planned to say a few more words, but he never expected to see the Zhan family Zhan Zhao walking out of the mansion at this time, accompanied by the Zhan family Zhan elders behind him. Seeing this scene, the scholars who had just been teasing them all instinctively gave in.
Don't dare to talk any more.
Wu looked proud and wanted to retort a few words, but when he saw his brother-in-law coming out and thinking about the matter that was about to cause a sensation in the entire Qi State, he didn't bother to think about it. He quickly stepped forward and helped Mr. Zhan get into the carriage together with his brother-in-law. He watched as his brother-in-law Zhan Zhao also sat on the carriage.
After getting on the carriage, Wu saw that the two of them were seated securely, and then quickly drove to Tian Mansion.
Before leaving, Wu looked at the eldest sister walking out of the mansion gate, and smiled quickly at the eldest sister, and then turned his head.
"The eldest sister of the fog is getting more and more charming!"
"Hiss! If it were me, I wouldn't even be able to get out of bed!"
After several scholars saw the carriage leaving, they turned to look at the woman returning home, talking to each other, their eyes full of heat.
Inside Tian Mansion.
Tian Feiyan watched Mr. Zhan bring Zhan Zhao, listened to his description, and then looked at the writing on the bamboo slips in front of him.
"This is a theft... When I came back, I put something left by the old man on the carriage. I asked Miss Tian to identify it!"
Zhan Zhao looked at Tian Feiyan's pretty face, his eyes full of admiration, as if he was intoxicated.
In Zhan Zhao's eyes, other women, as long as they are compared with the Tian Feiyan in front of him, are all insignificant. Many people don't understand why Zhan Zhao, who was born in the Zhan family, has so many daughters from famous families that he doesn't love him.
Misty’s eldest sister.
Only Zhan Zhao knew that everything happened because he and Tian Feiyan knew each other.
"My niece, the old man Zhao'er saw, is...?"
Mr. Zhan couldn't help but ask, and glanced at his grandson beside him without any trace. If his grandson hadn't been so sure, Mr. Zhan wouldn't have come here with a little expectation. After all, this niece,
It was only because of the friendship between his father and his generation that Mr. Zhan was able to say this and come to Tian's house when something happened.
Now, if the old man that the grandson has found is really the old man riding the bull, the man that the King of Qi has been longing for and the world has been searching for, there is no need to worry that the Zhan family will not be able to join a famous family in the future.
I am afraid that even my grandson will have the opportunity to marry my niece.
"Well, the handwriting is awkward and the appearance is similar, but Yan'er needs to see the person in person!"
Tian Feiyan placed the bamboo slips on the wooden table, looked at the two people in front of him, hesitated for a moment with beautiful eyes, and then answered softly.
"ah!!!"
After receiving the answer, Mr. Zhan was a little excited, so much so that his hands trembled several times, and Zhan Zhao was even more unbearable.
Tian Xian on the side was a little surprised when he heard the younger sister's words, then turned his head and looked at the younger sister's profile, as if he was seriously judging whether the younger sister's words were true or false.
At this time, a servant hurriedly came over and said that the master of the family had returned to Linzi. Tian Xian was shocked when he heard that his father had returned to Linzi!!!
But when Tian Xian was about to get up, he looked at the surprised and extremely happy faces of Mr. Zhan and Zhan Zhao. Tian Xian was stunned for a moment when he was about to raise his hand, and suddenly realized something. After thinking of something, he turned to look at Xiao