When he heard the news that Handan Ji died in battle, Bank of China Yin happened to be in Handan.

The territory of the Zhongxing clan is very large. The land is adjacent to Taihang in the west, Jize in the south, Dahe in the east, Yan in the north, and covers a thousand miles. It is almost half the size of Hebei Province in later generations. Even if it loses Yiyi, it is almost the same as the state of Lu. size. This is the result of the five generations of BOC's family leaders who devoted themselves to developing the Hebei Plain from the beginning of Lin's father of the Bank of China. Before the rise of the Zhao family in recent years, the Bank of China was able to become the leader of the six officials. Naturally, it has its own confidence.

However, the territory called "Dongyang" is vast and sparsely populated, with lakes and swamps and salt and brine fields all over the place.

Therefore, the Zhongxing clan's army is mixed with a large number of Rong and Di soldiers. Zhongxing's disciples are unparalleled in the world. Jin is the armor of Dongyang, and it is dominant in Shandong. They are indispensable in every battle. Even King Ling of Chu, who was invincible back then, had to be afraid of three points when he heard the names of Bank of China Wu and Bank of China's phalanx.

After the news of Handan Wu's death came, Handan announced his rebellion against Zhao. As a supporter behind them, the Zhonghang clan also recruited the people of Dongyang and the Rongdi tribe, ready to join the war at any time. In mid-April, Bank of China Yin personally led an entire army and vassals of Rong and Di to start their journey south. His initial goal was to go to the north bank of Qinshui, join forces with Fan's army gathered there, and annihilate two enemies with one. If the Zhao clan is the main force, the battle east of Taihang can be determined.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he was resting in Handan, he received the news of the death of Handan Ji.

"Nephew!" Zhong Xingyin was so distressed in front of others that he almost fell off the chariot.

But behind the people, after wiping away his tears, there was a trace of cruelty in Zhong Xingyin's greedy little eyes.

"My brother-in-law and nephew died at the hands of the Zhao clan. Now half of Handan's fighting power is either dead or down. There are no leaders. Everyone in the streets is worried about Handan's future. I'm worried that they will surrender to Zhao. Why don't you..."

He planned to strike first and let the Central Army take over Handan, Han, Qianhou, Xiyang and other counties.

However, just when the officials were ordered to implement it, an old man with white hair and white beard stood up to discourage it.

"My lord. This is absolutely impossible! This is the way to self-destruction!"

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Zhong Xingyin didn't like someone disobeying him, so he was furious when he heard the words, but when he looked around, it was the old minister Gao Qiang. Attitude suddenly became kinder.

Gao Qiang is not an ordinary person, he was the dignified ruling minister of Qi State earlier! He is also an old official left by his father, so he is as arrogant and greedy as Zhong Xingyin, and he has to respect him a bit.

At the time of Duke Zhuang of Qi, Cui Zhu and Qing Feng successively assumed power. Later, Gongsun Zao and Gongsun Yan staged a coup to expel the Qing clan. The two were both grandsons of Duke Hui of Qi, so they were called Erhui. The Erhui communist ruled the country and suppressed nobles with different surnames.

More than 30 years ago, Gongsun Ye rode a crane away, and Gao Qiang became his heir, and then he became the head of the Gao clan. But Gao Qiang was young and addicted to alcohol, and was soon expelled by conspirator Chen Wuyu and Bao Shi. Gao Qiang fled the state of Qi in a panic. He defected to Jin and was highly valued by the general of the Jin state, Zhong Xing Wu, and since then he has served as a retainer of the Zhong Xing clan, and has made contributions to the expansion of the Zhong Xing clan.

Gao Qiang suffered a tragic failure when he was young. Later, he was able to make some pertinent suggestions and gradually became the first retainer of the Bank of China. So Bank of China Yin asked: "Ziliang, let's talk about it, why not?"

Gao Qiang said: "The ministers are fighting against each other, and you should not have disputes and disagreements within the alliance. Now the two masters of Handan have died one after another. As the uncle of the Handan family, the master should come forward to preside over the family affairs for them, rather than outright seize their military and political affairs."

"I have people stationed in various counties and towns because I want Handan to be used by me."

"Your lord's methods are too unfriendly. This may arouse the dissatisfaction of the people of the Handan clan. What's more, Zhao Wuxi has already crossed the river north and entered the Fan clan's hinterland. At this moment, the lord should hurry south and seek to join forces with the Fan clan. Instead of delaying in Handan, we should not divide our troops. Let the main force be limited to a few counties in Handan."

"Then, what should I do? My brother-in-law and nephew are dead. The concubines in Handan are not related to me. I can't trust them..."

Gao Qiang said: "Mrs. Handan is the sister of the lord. Although she is sad, she is still alive. It is better to choose a young concubine of the Handan clan and adopt it to Mrs. Miaoji as the new master. Then leave a reliable retainer in Handan. Together with Handan Jiazai to preside over the overall situation."

He lowered his voice again and said: "In the battle of Muye, half of Handan's soldiers fell. It is unrealistic to rely on them to shed blood during the military battle. But Handan is a city between Zhang and He, and there are ten thousand households in the four counties. Also, the land of Tongbai people in the north, Chaoge in the south, Taihang in the west, Weiguo in the east, is the throat of Dongyang. Since Zhao Wuxi has crossed the river in the north, the area of ​​Chaoge will also become a battlefield. Handan can be attacked and defended when it is advanced. It just happens to be the natural rear of the front line. The people of Handan first had a grudge against the Zhao family, and now they are filial piety. Of!"

"Makes sense..."

After thinking for a moment, Bank of China Yin nodded and said yes, changed the original plan, and acted according to Gao Qiang's suggestion.

He first killed all those Handan father and brother Kundi who had a tendency to be pro-Zhao by thunder, and stabilized the people's hearts in Handan. Then, as "uncle", he adopted Handanji's younger brother, who was under ten years old, to his sister. And established as the new suzerain. In the end, according to Gao Qiang's suggestion, he stayed in the first division to help the Handan family slaughter Shebin stabilize the situation, and he continued to command the 10,000-strong army to rush southward.

The army of the Central Bank covered the sky and the sun, and the soldiers of the Rong and Di Tu had always been known for their leg strength, so they traveled very fast. They crossed the Huan River and the Qi River. By the end of April, the army had reached the northern suburbs of Chaoge. Chaoge Sima Liu Xiangpan, the stars and the moon, finally brought Bopan of the Bank of China, and was overjoyed for a while, and went out of the city to meet him in person.

However, as soon as Zhong Xingyin saw Liu Xiang, he became angry and threw him a whip in public and scolded: "Yongchen! He lost his two masters in the battle, but he fled with his own life, you said, you What a sin!"

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"The death penalty for foreign ministers! I will only be killed in the ancestral temple after the return of the lord, but before I die, I still have to talk about my duties. After all, I am the Xiaozong of the Fan clan, and I am also the queen of the Yulong clan."

Liu Xiang voluntarily fell to the ground to apologize, but there was a bitterness in his heart that he couldn't tell.

That night, he broke through the encirclement and fled, but halfway he was chased by more than a hundred Zhao clan light cavalry, and he almost couldn't escape.

Fortunately, the people he sent to ask for help brought hundreds of reinforcements from Muyi out to respond, and Liu Xiang was able to bring a few personal guards into the town to survive.

Muyi is a small town with thousands of households. The rammed earth walls are no more than ten feet high, and there is no way to defend it. Liu Xiang did not dare to stay for a long time, and ran north to Chaoge again. Sure enough, not long after he entered the city, he learned the news of the fall of Muyi.

Liu Xiang couldn't help but be afraid, how fast! Thank goodness for walking quickly.

But after entering Chaoge and hiding behind a high safety wall, he felt that he had the initiative again. If Zhao Wuxie goes west to Qinshui, he can enlist the people of the Chaoge country and follow him, waiting for an opportunity to join the garrisoned troops in the Fan and Gong areas, and strive to prevent the lord of Qinshui from falling into the predicament of being attacked by Zhao soldiers on both sides.

If Zhao Wuxi stayed in this area and prepared to attack Chaoge, it would be better. Although Chaoge no longer had the grand occasion of recruiting 170,000 people from Wangji during the Shang Dynasty in Dayi, it was still a big city with bricks and stones as walls. Its population was almost comparable to that of Xintian. . Although Liu Xiang no longer had the courage to fight in the field, it was possible to defend the city and drag the Chinese army behind him to arrive.

Now, the reinforcements have finally arrived.

"You mean, Zhao Wuxi is still in Muyi!?" Zhong Xingyin was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he didn't investigate Liu Xiang's fault deeply. It would not be too late to arrest him after the war.

Liu Xiang said: "Seven or eight days have passed since the Muye World War I. Perhaps it is because of the need to rest after the war, perhaps because the army is tired from the long journey, or because I want to wait for the reinforcements from the other side of the river to cross the river and make progress together in Chaoge, Zhao Wuxi said. The army stayed in Muyi. During this period, the light cavalry went out to block the road, and the main force came to show off their power outside Chaoge City from time to time... The foreign ministers felt that this was a temptation, and they were trying to lure me out of the city, so they ignored it, and the enemy advanced. If they retreat, the enemy will advance, and they will always be hanged in Muyi!"

Zhong Xingyin laughed loudly: "People say that Zhao Wuxi is good at using soldiers, but I don't see it. He is better than a small soldier, but in a big situation, he is like a child who has just taken command of the army. , but refused to join Zhao Meng in the west. After all, he is still too young, more brave than wise, and Zhao will lose this battle!"

He learned from Liu Xiang that, excluding those lost in the battle of Muye and those stationed in Jijin, Zhao Wuxi had no more than five or six thousand soldiers. The Bank of China Yin had more than ten thousand troops, and together with the fact that the Fans successively concentrated on the troops of Chaoge's diligent master, they could make up a total of twenty thousand troops.

Without further ado, after Chaoge rested for a day, Bank of China Yin commanded the army to attack Muyi.

Zhao Wuxi expelled all the people of the Fan clan in this town, so no one could know the situation in the city. When Zhong Xingyin went far outside the city, he saw the banners on the city towers fluttering, and the shadows behind the walls.

Although he has an absolute advantage in numbers, and although he verbally despised Zhao Wuxi's ability to lead the troops, Bank of China Yin did not dare to advance rashly, for fear of falling into this trick. He sent people to surround the city, and then sent them to the woods more than ten miles away to cut down trees and make wooden ladders, while waiting for the siege equipment to be transported from Chaoge. When the light was dim at dusk on the second day, he sent people to conduct a tentative attack from the west of the city.

However, what Xingyin never expected was that the probing troops of more than a thousand people broke into the city easily, and encountered very little resistance!

He was shocked ~lightnovelpub.net~ and entered the city to take a look, but found that the pennants here were all stuck on the mound, and the soldiers who stayed on the wall all night were just dummies made of straw.

"This is an empty city, we have been fooled!?" Bank of China Yin was so angry that he grabbed Liu Xiang's shirt and said, "Where is that child Zhao Wuxi?"

Liu Xiang was also dumbfounded. He tried his best these days, but he didn't keep Zhao Wuxi?

Only the white-haired Gao Qiang squatted outside the city, stroking the ruts and horseshoe marks swept by the branches of the dirt road, which were left several days ago and were extremely blurred, but the vague direction could still be discerned: they All the way west.

"Zhao Wuxi took the main force and went to Qinshui..." Is there more bravery than wisdom? Gao Qiang laughed self-deprecatingly, Zhao Wuxi, this young man is not simple, he taught the Bank of China a living lesson!

He returned to Zhong Xingyin and Liu Xiang, and declared solemnly, "Bo Fan, it's going to be dangerous."

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