Chapter 86 Please come down
Zhao Kuo was sitting indoors, looking at Zhao Guomao map seriously.
Most of the defeated troops of Yan State were concentrated in the two areas of Zhencheng and Songzicheng, while the rest of the places, such as Fangzi, Yuanshi, Fenglong, Yi'an, Fei, Xiyang, Jiumen, Quan, Ningjia, Shicheng and other cities, were all under the control of the Yan people. Only Longdui and Wusui, which bordered Yan, were cut off by the knights of Zhao State. The Yan people were attacked on both sides and trapped in Zhongshan. Zhao Kuo suddenly felt a little regretful at this moment.
Maybe he shouldn't have let the knights in the cloud cut off the enemy's retreat. In this way, the enemy could probably return to Yan State as the original route, but now they have no retreat, no commander, and dare not attack forcefully. If they flee, rush into Taiyuan and other areas, and become bandits, then I don't know how many people would be poisoned by them. Zhao Kuo sighed helplessly, looked at Zhao Fu beside him, and asked, "The reinforcements have not arrived yet?"
Zhao Fu shook his head and said nothing.
Now Zhao Kuo has too few troops in his hands. If reinforcements arrive, he can quickly send troops to Dunyushan and Changcheng, control the Shicheng in the west, the two cities in Jingxing, and the Changcheng in the east, and then let the Yunzhong knights go to the west, the left people, Quyang, Lingshou, and the east to Kuxing and Quyang, and connect with Zhao Kuo's army, surrounding the enemy from three sides, and driving them to return to Yan State on the same route.
The biggest problem is that reinforcements are gone until now. With the infantry in their hands now, it is not easy to quickly rush to these cities to defend, even if they want to defend Bai Ren. Zhao Kuo really doesn't understand. Logically speaking, if he defeated the Yan people, the King of Zhao would never refuse to send reinforcements. The reinforcements he wanted were all cavalry. Why haven't he arrived at Bai Ren for so long?
For a moment, the room seemed a little quiet and neither of them spoke.
"General!" The young man hurriedly walked into the room and broke the quiet atmosphere. Zhao Kuo hurriedly looked at him. The young man called Zhao Bu, a son of the royal family, the son of Zhao Bao, the king of Pingyang, and is a brother of the same generation as the king of Zhao. However, Zhao Bao has too many sons, and it is hard to say whether the king of Zhao remembers this younger brother. Zhao Bu is not as arrogant as Handan, but he seems a little inferior and doesn't dare to talk to Zhao Kuo very much.
Zhao Kuo heard his voice tremble and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The Yan people gave up the city and were rushing towards Bai Ren!" Zhao Bu said seriously. Zhao Kuo saw his body trembling slightly. Zhao Kuo stood up and looked at Zhao Fu beside him. Zhao Fu was also very surprised. The Yan people had no food and grass, and even the main general and the deputy general died in battle. Why did they dare to attack Bai Ren? Could it be that the person named Yang Ji really have such ability? Can he quickly appease a defeated army and organize an attack again?
"Let's go to the city wall!" Zhao Kuo's injuries gradually improved a little. Without wearing armor, he could walk normally. He walked out of the inner room with the two of them and saw Ge squatting in the courtyard to repair his chariot. He found Zhao Kuo hurried out. Ge also stood up and looked at them in confusion. Zhao Fu whispered: "The Yan people are here." Then Ge threw down his things and hurriedly followed Zhao Kuo.
Walking up the city wall, several old soldiers hurriedly paid homage to Ma Fuzi. After Zhao Kuo returned the gift, he narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. Sure enough, the Yan people appeared outside the city again, but they didn't look like they were going to attack the city. There were no cavalry leading the way, no division of the three armies, and even no formation. They walked towards Bairen City in three or three, in chaos.
This surprised Zhao Kuo even more. What exactly did these Yan people want to do?
Soon, these people gathered under the city. Zhao Kuo could see clearly that most of the soldiers of the Yan people were not carrying weapons. Even the group of people in the front were naked, with branches and other objects tied behind them... carrying thorns to apologize? Zhao Kuo looked at them blankly, and suddenly a Yan people with a thick beard walked under the city wall, raised a head in his hand, and shouted: "Please surrender to Yan people!"
Zhao Fu hurriedly translated for Zhao Kuo: "They want to surrender."
"General, beware of their fraud... It's better to order them to retreat first and then send someone to discuss with them..." Zhao Fu said, Zhao Kuo shook his head, and he asked, "Do you want to meet these Yan people with me? I don't understand Yan language..." Zhao Fu hurriedly said, "Then please let me go out of the city alone to meet them. Please stay in the city to prevent being held hostage by the enemy."
"No obstacle... If they are determined to attack the city, how can I resist even if I am in the city?" Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Bu on the side, patted his shoulder, and said, "If something happens, please don't care about me and shoot directly! This is my military order, you must obey!" Zhao Bu's face turned red and nodded heavily. Zhao Kuo then walked down the city. Zhao Fu wanted to say something, but just sighed and followed Zhao Kuo.
The city gate slowly opened, and Zhao Kuo and Zhao Fu walked out of the city and looked at the soldiers of Yan State in front of them.
Zhao Kuo was not wearing military uniforms, but most of these soldiers recognized him, some knew him after being captured, and some knew him on the battlefield. When his chariot was killing him, they saw this terrifying face clearly. At this moment, when he saw Zhao Kuo, the defeated soldiers were suddenly a little uneasy. Several people subconsciously retreated, and even fell down. Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly at him.
Zhao Kuo smiled and walked directly to the thick bearded soldier of Yan State and asked, "Second, do you want to go home?"
Zhao Fu was translator on the side. The soldier suddenly knelt in front of Zhao Kuo on one knee, raised the head in his hand, and said, "We heard that Ma Fuzi only pursued the general's crimes, so he killed all the generals above Bo Chang and apologized for you. Please forgive our crimes and let us go home." Wow, many soldiers of Yan State knelt down one after another. Zhao Bu on the city wall could see the most clearly. The dense Yan people knelt in front of Zhao Kuo. This scene made Zhao Bu widen his eyes and was particularly excited.
Zhao Kuo then noticed that the soldiers at the forefront were all holding heads. These people died with their eyes open and their eyes widened. They never expected that one day, they would die in the hands of slaves who were driven by themselves. Zhao Kuo helped the Yan soldiers kneeling in front of him. It seemed that he was the leader of these soldiers. Zhao Kuo looked at him seriously and said, "I will let all my two or three sons return to Yan State."
Zhao Kuo took the heads of the Yan people, and then appointed Zhao Fu and others to lead the Yan people back to their hometown. Zhao Kuo did not have much food here, but there were many rivers here, and they walked north along the river. There were no shortage of fish, and there were also many wild vegetables along the way, which could be eaten by wild animals. There were Zhao people familiar with the place to lead the way. As long as these strong Yan people were hardworking, they would not starve to death halfway.
The reason why they were trapped in the city and could not escape or find any food was mainly because they did not know the surrounding environment. The sirloin with the map had already died in the formation. The soldiers could not even tell the direction, let alone ask the city to hunt and fish. After learning that they could return to Yan State and Zhao Kuo would not kill him, the Yan people seemed very excited and cried loudly.
They have been away from their hometown for a long time. They miss their families and everything in their hometown.
Zhao Fu, with dozens of cavalry, decided to serve as their guide and lead them back to Yan State. Zhao Kuo also ordered him to meet the Yunzhong Knights and told them that they could not kill these soldiers and asked them to escort these soldiers back to Yan State. The soldiers of Yan State leaned over to Zhao Kuo and thanked him for his kindness again and again, then wiped their tears and walked behind them.
The soldier with a thick beard stayed for a long time and looked at Zhao Kuo seriously, as if he wanted to remember his face deeply.
"Do you want to stay with me?"
After Zhao Fu translated, the soldier just shook his head. Zhao Kuo didn't say anything else. Zhao Fu was in the front and everyone went back one by one. The strong soldier looked at Zhao Kuo and whispered: "You are such a kind and righteous person. I can't follow your blessings. This is my biggest regret. Please take care of me. After I die, I will use a straw rope to cover your enemies and repay your kindness."
"What did you say? I can't understand Yan's words." Zhao Kuo asked in a daze.
Chapter completed!