After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 248
Under such circumstances, Ziyao suggested to Ziban.

"Now that our army has gained the upper hand, we should notify Gao Xiangguo as soon as possible, saying that Zhao Jianzi is trapped in Tieyi in the army, and let them cut off the retreat as soon as possible. As long as Zhao Jianzi can be captured, this battle will be over without a fight. Win!"

Zi Ban immediately nodded in agreement, and the two of them coincidentally ignored Fan Ji, who was acting as a striker. The main reason was that he was dissatisfied with him. After all, he was also a striker. How could the enemy have quietly touched here?

Zhao Yang, who was trapped in Tieyi, knew that he was facing a life-and-death battle, so he frowned and began to think hard about countermeasures. The difference in strength was too great, and he was given little time.

If they retreat, then the troops of the allied forces of the princes will enter the state of Jin, and then the state of Qi will successfully fight for hegemony, and the Zhao family does not have to think about it. The best outcome is that most of the fiefdoms will be deprived, especially the state of Wei and Zheng. country.

They all border the state of Jin, and they have coveted the land on the north bank of the Yellow River for a long time. As long as this piece of land is won, then the state of Wei and the state of Zheng will have a buffer area for the state of Jin, and they will be able to control the land of the state of Jin. strategic initiative.

Under such circumstances, if the Jin Kingdom wants to restore its former glory, it may have no chance. In the final outcome, Zhao Yang will definitely be targeted by Zhixuan, and even the Zhao family will be directly expelled to appease other princes country's anger.

But in front of everyone, Zhao Yang had to show a confident look. As the head of the family and the general, he couldn't show any panic at this time, otherwise the morale of the army would be unstable.

At this time, the retainer You Liang came in a hurry, and two soldiers behind him pressed a slave, and said in front of him.

"My lord, I have caught a fugitive slave. At this time, I have to kill them as an example to everyone else. Otherwise, there will be more and more people fleeing. It will be a serious blow to the morale of the army."

And Zhao Yang looked at the slave, who looked very majestic, so his heart moved, and he asked.

"My Zhao family has treated you preferentially. Why do you abandon my Zhao family in such an emergency?"

After hearing this, the slave raised his head to look at Zhao Yang, and said with a calm expression on his face.

"Ordinary soldiers can get rewards and land after they win a battle, scholar-bureaucrats can expand their fief after winning a war, and you, the patriarch, can get a reward from the national army and increase your prestige after you win a war. "

"And we slaves are still slaves after winning the war, and nothing will change because of this, not to mention that we ran away for our lives when the situation was unfavorable."

These words made Zhao Yang thoughtful, and then he gave instructions to the two soldiers.

"This slave is very reasonable. Let him go and let him continue."

The two soldiers hesitated for a moment, but they followed the order and untied the rope that bound the slave. They didn't expect this ending. The slave was at a loss for a moment, and didn't know what to say.

Zhao Yang thought about it for a moment, and in an instant his face revealed a look of determination, and then he asked.

"If I abolish your slave status and make you an ordinary soldier, are you willing to fight for my Zhao family?"

After the slave heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then said with great joy on his face.

"If this is the case, I am willing to fight to the death for the family! From now on, my descendants can also get rid of the status of slaves. This is the kindness of the family, and it is also a great kindness. How can I not work?"

After hearing this, Zhao Yang showed excitement on his face, and turned to You Liang and said.

"Zhao already has a strategy to defeat the enemy. You immediately order people to gather all the people in Tieyi together. I have something important to announce to them. After this incident, my Zhao family will be able to unite as one. , beat back the allied forces of the princes."

Although You Liang felt a little strange in his heart, he didn't dare to be negligent, and went directly to deliver the order. Within half an hour, all the people began to gather. Zhao Yang stood on a high place, looked around at the crowd, and then spoke loudly with his voice.

"The civil strife among members of my Zhao clan has caused Jianguo to be in turmoil. The Zhonghang clan and the Fan clan took the opportunity to attack my Zhao clan. In order to take care of the overall situation, Zhao has been quite tolerant and wants to calm things down."

"However, the Zhongxing family and the Fan family were so ambitious that they led troops to attack the royal city and wanted to use this to rule the Jin country. As the Shangqing of the Jin country, I, Zhao Zhifu, naturally couldn't just sit back and ignore it, so I led the troops to attack."

"But now that the war is at its most critical moment, we need all of us to work together. If we can win this war, then the high-ranking officials can seal the county, the low-level officials can seal the county, and the scholars can get [-] acres of fertile land. "

"Ordinary soldiers, traffickers, and pawns can all get titles and become officials. All slaves who participated in the war can be freed after this battle and become civilians. I hope you can join me, Zhao Zhifu, to resist the enemy."

"If unfortunately defeated, then Zhao is willing to accept the hanging and bear the crime of defeat this time. After that, he cannot be buried according to the specifications of Shang Qing, and only needs to be buried with the ceremony of a doctor."

"And after I die, I will not enter the ancestral grave, because Zhao Zhifu, who was defeated in the war, has no face to go to see his ancestors. In heaven, Zhao Zhifu swears here today. If there is any violation, the law of heaven will not tolerate it!"

These words were impassioned, and more importantly, the reward after the victory was given in front of everyone. You must know that this year you will be a slave for a day, and you will be a slave for life, and your children and grandchildren will be treated the same.

The insurmountable class barriers made these slaves content with the status quo. Now that they had such a good opportunity in front of them, how could they not be moved, and the crowd suddenly became excited.

"Since the Patriarch has made such an oath, then we are willing to live and die together with the Patriarch!"

"If you can get rid of the slave body because of this, what a villain's mere life is worth!"

"Patriarch, please give us weapons. When the time comes to fight, we must rush ahead to open the way for the army!"

Zhao Yang saw that the hearts of the people below were mobilized, especially those slaves who performed more prominently, which gave him hope of victory, so he turned his head and gave orders to You Liang.

"Open the arsenal, take out all the ordnance stored in it, distribute it to those slaves, let them fight with us, and record everything I said today, as long as they can win, they will be honored immediately."

(End of this chapter)