Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 25 Takegaki Changes Owner
Not long after Xu Cheng left, Sima Shang quietly went to Liyang with two entourages, Jian Cong. As soon as Fu Xin's army set off, Sima Shang swaggered into Liyang City.

If Fu Xin knew that the "enemy" he hated and gritted his teeth entered Liyang not long after he left, he would probably vomit three liters of blood in anger.

After entering Liyang, Sima Shang left 1000 troops in charge of defending the city, and led the remaining [-] soldiers and horses to quietly follow behind Fu Xin's army for about fifty miles.

Ziying thought that Raoyang was backed by the hinterland of Zhao State, and Zhao State was in a battle with Qin State in the west, so he didn't care about the safety of his old nest in the rear, so he left nearly a thousand soldiers brought back by Sima Shang to guard the city, preventing Fu Xin from following suit After abandoning the Wuyuan soldiers and entering Raoyang, the 3000 troops who had previously participated in the "drought relief" rushed to attack Wuyuan City.

Wuyuan County is located about thirty or forty miles northeast of Raoyang, and the distance between the two cities is not far.The [-] soldiers and horses left behind in Raoyang were able to advance nearly a hundred miles in half a day with buckets of water when fighting the drought a while ago, not to mention that they only carried some weapons and went into battle lightly.

After breakfast, he started marching and arrived at the foot of Wuyuan Castle in less than two hours.Because Fu Xin was so angry when he set off, he was a little dazed, and wanted to fight Sima Shang to the death regardless of the consequences.

Almost all the horses and horses in Wugaki City were taken away, leaving only more than a hundred old and weak men to stay at Wugaki. When these people saw thousands of troops approaching the city, they made the most correct decision in their opinion— — Kaesong accept surrender.

It can be said that Ziying captured Wuyuan City without any effort.

Ziying didn't directly take these more than a hundred old and weak soldiers as prisoners, but after "good intentions" told them Fu Xin's general location, he drove them out of the city to report to Fu Xin's large army.

Wuyuan is located on a plain, but it is late autumn at this time. Except for the north, the other three sides of Wuyuan are not far from the city, which is the land of crops and crops. The terrain is relatively flat and open.

As the autumn harvest has just passed, some surrounding farmers piled up a lot of straw in the open space in the north for convenience.

Looking at the open space to the north, Ziying said with emotion, "This is a good place to set up camp."

After expressing his emotions, he turned his head and said to the three commanders beside him: "Before evening, send people to buy all the ointment stored in the city, including the people's homes. I will use it a lot."

"Your Majesty, our army already carries enough ointment. It's useless to buy people's ointment by force." The person who spoke was the commander Xu Jieziying who recognized him as the former lieutenant general of Sima Shang's army.

Although relying on his own status and Sima Shang's relationship, Rao Yang's soldiers and horses all recognized Ziying's leadership, but after all, Ziying was still young and lacked prestige in the army, and the sergeants still had some doubts about some of the decisions he made.

Of course, Ziying understood the doubts of the commanders. Looking at the open space in the distance, he explained: "It has been dry for many days without rain. Sprinkle oil on it, and set fire on all sides before the sneak attack tomorrow night, when the soldiers are running for their lives, Fu Xin is the reincarnation of Sun Wu, and I am afraid it will be difficult to rectify the troops and horses to fight back."

Before the Han Dynasty, most edible oils were animal oils. Those with horns such as cattle and sheep were called fat, and those without horns, such as pigs and dogs, were called ointment. Animal fats were mostly solid, so they needed to be heated and sprinkled on firewood.

After listening to Ziying's words, the three commanders looked at each other and did not speak for a long time.

Ziying understood that the three of them felt that this was too cruel.

To be honest, Ziying also felt that this move was harmful to the peace at first, but Ziying had this awareness since he came to this troubled world.Even so in war, in this era, if you don't die, you die.

Looking at the three of them, he said: "I understand that you think this is too cruel, but have you ever thought that if their combat effectiveness is complete, the one who died in the sneak attack would be our comrades. Because of your compassion Do you think it is not cruel to cause the death of soldiers who have been with each other for thousands of years? Isn’t it cruel that 40 soldiers of the Zhao army were buried alive in the Battle of Changping?

"No." After hearing Ziying's words, the three of them immediately turned their heads. If they didn't do this, their own people would die, especially Ziying's sentence, "The kindness to the enemy is the cruelty to oneself." It can be said to be true. It greatly frightened the hearts of the three of them.

At noon the next day, when Fu Xinjun arrived in a hurry, the place he chose to camp was the north of the city as expected.

　Today's family affairs chapter is a bit short, and I will make it up tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)