Chapter 138: Capture the King of Zhao! Ying Zheng comes to the Dragon Platform!
As Zhao Feng noticed Zhao Yan, he immediately rode his horse slowly over.
"Raise your head." Zhao Feng said coldly.
Facing the ruthless Zhao Feng in front of him, Zhao Yan did not dare to disobey him. The so-called majesty of the royal power no longer existed at this moment, and he could only raise his head tremblingly.
When he saw Zhao Yan, Zhao Feng couldn't help but laugh.
However, Zhao Feng's smile with blood on his face was extremely creepy, making Zhao Yan tremble all over.
"A king of a country is so embarrassed and humiliated."
"If I were you, I would have ended my life long ago." Zhao Feng mocked unceremoniously.
Although Zhao Feng treated loyal and righteous generals like Lian Po as enemies, he still maintained some respect for them in his heart.
But Zhao Feng naturally sneered at such a king who was afraid of death and did not take him seriously at all.
"Don't humiliate me."
"I am the king. Even if I die, it is not your turn to act so recklessly."
Zhao Yan was also provoked by Zhao Feng. Although he was afraid in his heart, he still stood up at this moment and looked at Zhao Feng angrily.
See here.
Zhao Feng smiled and waved.
Zhang Ming beside him naturally understood immediately and threw the sword in his hand directly at Zhao Yan's feet.
Snap.
The sharp sword stabbed directly in front of Zhao Yan.
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance."
"I'll give you three breaths of time."
"End it yourself." Zhao Feng laughed sarcastically.
Looking at the sword in front of him, and then at the mocking Zhao Feng.
Zhao Yan also seemed to be stimulated. He suddenly drew out his sword and stabbed it towards his neck.
But when the sword really reached his neck, he couldn't bring himself to do it and didn't dare to use any force.
His fear of death was fully revealed.
"ah!"
Zhao Yan shouted.
A trembling stroke of the arms.
"ah……"
With a scream of pain, the sword in his hand fell directly to the ground, and there was a shallow blood mark on Zhao Yan's neck, just breaking the skin.
See here.
Zhao Feng shook his head and smiled: "You still want to be king in this state?"
"You don't even want the chance to be decent."
"inability."
Zhao Feng cursed.
Wave your hand.
Several bodyguards stepped forward, took out ropes, and tied Zhao Yan up.
Zhao Feng gave the sword to Zhao Yan just to tease him, because Zhao Feng knew that this guy would not commit suicide. If he was not afraid of death, he would defend Handan City.
If a king dared to coexist with the country, then the capital of Zhao would not be conquered.
The presence of a king on the battlefield is a great motivation for his troops.
But Zhao Yan didn't do it at all.
Looking back to the time when the Qin Dynasty was facing a coalition attack by five countries, Ying Zheng, who had just taken power, personally went to the border towns to guard them, inspiring countless Qin warriors, and eventually defeated the coalition forces of the five countries and protected the country.
Zhao Yan has always thought that he is stronger than Ying Zheng and that he can suppress Ying Zheng.
But in fact, he, Zhao Yan, was not worthy of it at all.
Not to mention compared with Ying Zheng, even compared with his brother Zhao Yi, he couldn't do it.
He is a waste.
If he had not used conspiracy and trickery, he would have had no chance of becoming the king of Zhao.
"to be honest."
"If you had just died, you might have been spared the torture."
"But if you don't die and fall into the hands of our king, my guess is that your end will not be good." Zhao Feng said sarcastically.
certainly.
These words only made Zhao Yan angry.
If he hadn't escaped, Zhao Feng wouldn't have to run so far. It was also a kind of torture.
Just as Zhao Feng said, Zhao Yan's face turned pale after hearing his words. He was obviously thinking of Ying Zheng and the hard days in the future.
"Everyone listen, those who escape, kill them."
"Go back honestly, there is still a way to survive."
"Everyone turn around now, heading to Handan, let's go."
Zhao Feng rode his horse, looked around, and shouted loudly.
Under the tyranny of Zhao Feng, the dignitaries of Zhao State dared not refuse and could only follow in fear.
This time down.
Almost seven or eight out of ten of the princes and nobles of Zhao were captured.
The remaining two or three were lucky enough to escape. As long as they didn't follow the large group, they would still have a chance of survival. But with so many of them, they had no chance of survival.
After all, only when there are too many people will they be pursued, and Zhao Feng does not have that many troops to disperse and pursue.
This also shows the stupidity of Zhao Yan. He thought he was safe because he had the imperial guards protecting him, but he didn't know that he had a higher chance of escaping alone. The same was true for the powerful people of Zhao State.
It is conceivable.
Many people will regret it.
Those who fled alone may have already left.
In Handan city!
The war continues.
The capital of a country is very big.
Although some of Zhao's 300,000-strong army escaped from the rear city, their number was definitely not large.
Most are still in the city.
Except for those who were killed by Zhao Feng's army, most of them did not have time to escape from Handan City.
After all, the defeat of an army is equivalent to the collapse of the military system, and once it is dispersed, there will be chaos.
so.
The Qin army in the city was still clearing out these Zhao troops. Those who surrendered were allowed to live, and those who refused were killed directly.
On the city wall of Handan.
Ying Zheng and Wang Jian went up together.
"Perhaps I could not have imagined a dozen years ago that I could now stand on the city wall and overlook Handan."
"The people of Zhao in Handan City could never have imagined that the hostage who was once in Handan City would come back one day, and bring an army with him."
Ying Zheng, standing on the city wall, overlooking the war-torn city of Handan, spoke with a domineering tone.
"The king is the master of destiny."
"In the past it was Han, now it is Zhao. In the future, Your Majesty will destroy all the countries, unify the world, and become the only king in the world." Wang Jian said with a serious face.
Good ministers go with a strong king, and this is exactly the case with the Qin Dynasty today.
"The great wish of the kings of all generations, the great wish of the Qin people of all generations."
"I will never forget."
"The only one who can unify the world is the Great Qin."
"I can definitely do it."
Ying Zheng looked down at Handan and said with great dominance.
If Handan is conquered, the State of Zhao will be destroyed and the Three Jins will be destroyed by Qin. Moreover, the State of Zhao is the strongest among the Three Jins in the whole world.
The only state stronger than Zhao was Chu, or perhaps the national strength of the two states was comparable.
As time goes by.
Ying Zheng also stood on the city wall with his hands behind his back and did not go down.
Compared to staying in the tent, Ying Zheng wanted to see the feeling of the city of Handan under his feet.
This feeling of the king returning with a sense of revenge made Ying Zheng very satisfied.
About three hours passed.
"Report!"
"Just received the battle report from the city."
"The Zhao Palace has been conquered by General Zhao Feng, and the entire palace has been controlled by General Zhao Feng's subordinates."
The commander of the personal guards came quickly to report, looking excited.
"Has Zhao Yan been caught?"
Ying Zheng opened his brows and asked immediately.
"Return to the King."
"When General Zhao attacked the palace, King Zhao got the news and immediately fled from behind the palace with his ministers."
"But General Zhao has already led his troops to pursue them." The commander of the imperial guards replied immediately.
"Zhao Yan."
"After so many years, you are still so greedy for life and afraid of death. What a useless person."
Ying Zheng said this coldly, his tone revealing no trace of disgust.
When thinking of Zhao Yan, Ying Zheng thought of the past.
Because of the conflict with Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan wanted to kill him and took advantage of the night to bring people to attack him.
And his teacher Shen Yue also died in that attack.
That day.
Ying Zheng held Zhao Yan hostage at sword point, and in his rage he almost killed Zhao Yan without regard for the consequences. That day, Zhao Yan was so scared that he wet his pants.
But at the critical moment, he was stopped by his teacher.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
"Zhao Feng will definitely be able to capture King Zhao." Wang Jian said with a smile. He had great trust in his son-in-law.
Ying Zheng smiled, then suddenly turned around and looked at Wang Jian: "My Lord, after we succeed in destroying Zhao this time, how should I reward Zhao?"
Hearing this.
Wang Jian's heart trembled, and he quickly replied: "This is the decision of the king, I dare not say more."
"After all, although I am the general of the Qin Dynasty, I am also Zhao Feng's father-in-law."
"It is neither reasonable nor logical to say more."
Having been in the Qin court for so many years, although a military general, Wang Jian was also extremely cautious.
Wang Jian knew exactly when to speak and when not to speak.
now.
From what Ying Zheng expressed, it seemed that there was an intention to let Zhao Feng take another step forward.
If he goes one step further, what kind of power will Zhao Feng have?
He was a captain of the imperial guard and a general, just like him.
What if it really happened?
Then Zhao Feng will be the youngest general in Qin, and even in the world.
Looking at Wang Jian's performance, Ying Zheng took a look and didn't say much.
"If he can bring Zhao Yan back to me, for public sake, I will make him the most honorable general of my Great Qin, and even more so for private sake." Ying Zheng said slowly.
This sentence also shows his attitude, and its meaning is completely clear.
Wang Jian's heart trembled.
Although he had some guesses, he didn't expect that Ying Zheng actually made the decision.
Once it's done.
His Wang family will become the most honorable family in the Qin Dynasty. Not only is he a general of the Qin Dynasty, but his son-in-law is also.
"But your Majesty, Zhao Feng is only nineteen years old this year."
"He doesn't have enough experience."
"And his promotion speed is already the fastest in my Great Qin."
"If I get promoted again, there will definitely be many people in the court who will oppose me."
"After all, there are many generals who want to go further." Wang Jian said hesitantly.
Ying Zheng turned to look at Wang Jian, with a domineering tone: "General, remember, this Qin belongs to me, and the military merit system is the cornerstone of our Qin."
"Even if he is not Zhao Feng, even if he is not the general's son-in-law, I will reward any general with enough military merits."
"This time we will destroy Zhao."
"Whose achievements can be compared to Zhao Feng's?"
"Although he lacks experience, he is also too young."
"But he can afford it."
"As long as he can capture Zhao Yan, he will be rewarded for his military achievements. When he returns to Xianyang one day, I will appoint him as the commander of the imperial guard." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice, with unquestionable tyranny.
See here.
Wang Jian also understood.
Ying Zheng has already made up his mind.
certainly.
It was Zhao Yan who made Ying Zheng so determined.
Just as Ying Zheng said, it is both public and private.
To the public.
As long as Zhao Feng captured Zhao Yan, he would be credited with capturing the king. In addition to this, he also had the merit of conquering Wu'an, conquering the Zhao capital Handan, and conquering the Zhao royal palace. Each of these many military exploits was enough for anyone under the commander to be promoted.
Personally.
Zhao Yan was the enemy who killed Ying Zheng's teacher. This was a personal vendetta, and it was also a hatred that Ying Zheng would never forget.
Perhaps Zhao Yan was most afraid of Ying Zheng because he had been bullied by him since childhood, but for Ying Zheng, his greatest hatred for Zhao Yan was the murder of his teacher.
"I understand." Wang Jian replied respectfully without saying anything more.
"I want to come."
"This city should be pacified in a day." Ying Zheng smiled slightly.
"We will be able to defeat the Zhao army in the city in one day." Wang Jian replied immediately.
"Please arrange a place for me to rest."
"Tomorrow, I will enter the city again." Ying Zheng instructed.
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"I obey the imperial edict." Wang Jian responded respectfully.
The other side.
North of Handan City! It's less than ten miles away from Handan City.
"General."
"We really can't walk anymore. Can we take a break?"
"Yes, sir. Even if you want to punish us, please let us rest for a while. We are exhausted."
"Let's take a break..."
It was almost noon at this moment.
Zhao Feng had been walking with them for almost two hours.
When they were fleeing, they ran for their lives, wishing they had more legs, but now they just wish they could slow down and delay time as much as possible.
"My Lord."
"Most of these people are powerful and wealthy, and are used to a life of luxury. Now that they have been walking for such a long time, I am afraid they are really exhausted."
"I suggest letting them rest for half an hour. Don't let them tire themselves to death. After all, these are all military achievements." Zhang Ming said with a smile.
"Yeah." Zhao Feng nodded, then spurred his horse and walked to the side.
Then he dismounted and sat down.
"The general has ordered that everyone rest where they are."
"If anyone is more than ten feet away, kill them without mercy." Zhang Ming shouted loudly.
Response.
The 700 guards around him also dispersed immediately, with the cavalry dispersed on the periphery and more than 500 infantry dispersed on the inside.
At this moment, their seven hundred personal guards were guarding nearly three thousand people, most of whom were Zhao's dignitaries and their families, as well as servants of the Zhao royal palace.
"I need to go to the toilet."
Zhao Yan said angrily.
"Just pee in your pants." Zhao Feng glanced at him.
"Don't humiliate me like this."
"No matter what, I am still the king." Zhao Yan said angrily.
"A king who is afraid of death is nothing more than a better-off person. He is useless and incompetent." Zhao Feng said coldly.
"Then you kill me."
"Even if you kill me, Ying Zheng will not let you go." Zhao Yan said angrily.
"General."
"I...I also want to go to the toilet." Zhao Chen, who had previously pointed out Zhao Yan, said in panic.
"You traitor, if it weren't for you, how would I be exposed?" Zhao Yan looked at this Zhao minister angrily.
"Zhao Yan, we are now in the same position, both prisoners."
"Besides, if you weren't so incompetent, we wouldn't be in this situation."
"You are a traitorous waste. The throne of Zhao originally belonged to Chunping Jun. It was you who murdered the envoy who was sent to welcome Chunping Jun back to Zhao and prevented him from returning. In the end, you seized the throne as a bastard."
"Do you think that if you keep this secret, no one will know about it?"
"You are not a king at all. You are a rebellious son and a traitor."
This old minister of the Nine Ministers could no longer tolerate this and started to curse Zhao Yan, even revealing something that was being discussed constantly in the court and among the people but not dared to be brought to the surface, which was Zhao Yan's conspiracy to seize the throne.
Hearing this.
Zhao Yan's face turned pale.
“You…you…”
Zhao Yan stared angrily but couldn't say anything.
Because what this old minister said is naturally true.
He did indeed come to the throne illegitimately. Before the death of King Zhao, he sent his minister Mao Sui to Qin to bring back Crown Prince Zhao Yi, but he was killed on the way. The person who planned the killing was Guo Kai. Because of Mao Sui's death, Zhao Yi did not return in the end, and Zhao Yan became the successor.
"What's wrong?"
"You can't speak?"
"Did I get it right?"
"Let me tell you, Zhao Yan. Guo Kai found people for you at the beginning. Although many of them were dealt with secretly by you, there were also some who slipped through the net."
"You are a rebellious son who is unworthy of being a son, and a rebellious minister who is unworthy of being a minister."
"You have seized the throne from my brother, and yet you still dare to call yourself the lord? Bah." The minister of Zhao could not bear it any longer and started cursing.
Zhao Yan was scolded so badly that he couldn't even raise his head and didn't know how to respond.
And this scolding.
The eyes of the people around looking at Zhao Yan also changed.
As the conspiracy to seize the throne was exposed, it became clear that Zhao Yan's succession to the throne was not a natural thing; he was a usurper.
In this era, people still focus on the order of succession and legitimacy.
Zhao Yan's move undoubtedly made him lose the support of the people and he no longer had any chance.
"It's a dog-eat-dog situation."
Zhao Feng looked at the scene in front of him with great amusement.
Look, we’re seeing another good show.
"If you want to use the toilet, leave the crowd, but only within ten feet. If you exceed ten feet, you will die." Zhao Feng said slowly.
"Thank you, General."
"Hurry, I'm suffocating."
"Go to the toilet."
One by one, the Zhao nobles stood up and walked to the outside.
"Calculate the attribute points for killing the enemy." Zhao Feng came back to his senses and gave orders.
"The war is not over yet, please wait." A prompt appeared on the panel.
See here.
Zhao Feng was not surprised.
It is obvious that the war in Handan City has not been completely settled, and the remnants of the Zhao army have not been completely eradicated.
"I don't know whether Qin Shi Huang went to Handan."
"I'm really curious about the greatest emperor of all time, Qin Shi Huang." Zhao Feng thought with anticipation.
certainly.
For Qin Shi Huang.
The reason why Zhao Feng felt a sense of reverence for this was all because of the memory of later history. It was the filter of this memory that made Zhao Feng have immense reverence for this emperor of all ages. There is no doubt that the achievements created by Qin Shihuang were too great.
In Handan city!
Surrounded by the imperial guards, Ying Zheng walked step by step towards Handan City.
Look around.
There were corpses everywhere, and blood stained everywhere.
In the city, every household had their doors and windows tightly closed and did not dare to come out.
certainly.
There must be a lot of defeated Zhao soldiers hidden among them.
And at this moment.
The logistics troops had not arrived yet, and the elite soldiers in the city could only clear a section of the official road and put the corpses aside, but this sea of blood and corpses, a purgatory-like scene, was still extremely shocking.
Handan city is like Fengdu!! "It's been more than ten years."
"These streets of Zhao haven't changed much."
Ying Zheng walked slowly on these streets with an indescribable feeling on his face.
When he was young, he grew up in this city, growing up in humiliation.
"I have been to Zhao once before."
"Since the Battle of Changping, Zhao's national strength has weakened. Since then, Zhao has been recovering. All the money has been used for recovery. How can it have the ability to repair houses?" Wang Jian said with a smile.
"Zhao Yan, an incompetent person."
"The national strength of the infantry actually wants to destroy Yan,"
"As far as I know, the tax rate in Zhao has reached 80%."
"As for the people of Zhao, they can no longer afford such high taxes."
"Such taxes have left our Great Qin with a mess." Ying Zheng smiled coldly.
"Your Majesty is benevolent and kind. I believe that under the laws of Qin, the taxation can be settled soon." Wang Jian echoed.
"Taxation is a drag on the national strength of our Great Qin. For at least a year, our Great Qin will be dragged down by the chaos of Zhao."
"but."
"This can be considered as destruction followed by construction." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
Under the protection of the Imperial Guards.
Ying Zheng walked towards the city center step by step.
With the protection of the elite warriors from the Lantian camp and the imperial guards, Ying Zheng's safety is naturally beyond doubt.
Come step by step.
Especially outside the city, there are also outer cities.
Ying Zheng saw what a tragic scene it was.
"How many of our Great Qin warriors were killed in this battle?"
Looking at the corpses of many sharp warriors, Ying Zheng couldn't help but ask.
All along.
Ying Zheng was always in high position in Xianyang, and every time he saw the casualties on the battlefield they were just numbers, but today he truly saw what it meant to have corpses everywhere.
For Ying Zheng, the impact was also huge.
"This battle."
"The number of casualties in the main camp led by Commander Zhao Feng should be over 30,000, and over 10,000 injured."
"As for the other two main camps, the total casualties were more than 30,000, most of them were wounded." Wang Jian replied immediately.
These are of course just rough statistics and are not exact.
We will have to wait until the war is completely over to find out everything.
"remember."
"All the warriors who died in battle for the Qin Dynasty and those who were injured by the Qin Dynasty must not be treated lightly."
"Grace is great."
"Regarding the compensation for the elite soldiers, I will not default even if the national strength is damaged by the war." Ying Zheng said to Wang Jian with a serious face.
"I understand." Wang Jian replied immediately.
"Let's go."
"Go to Zhao Palace."
"Although I have been a hostage in Zhao for many years, a hostage cannot enter the royal palace. But it is different now." Ying Zheng laughed and went towards the Zhao Palace.
Inside Longtai Palace!
Ying Zheng looked at the throne of King Zhao in front of him, and walked up the stairs with a bit of coldness in his heart.
"Zhao Yan."
"Gu, I'm here."
Ying Zheng stared at the throne and seemed to see Zhao Yan, his mortal enemy, on it.
"Your Majesty."
"In this battle, our army captured more than 30 Zhao officials, and now they are all imprisoned in the army."
"Now the Zhao Palace is also completely under control."
Tu Sui and Zhang Han bowed respectfully to Ying Zheng and reported the results of the battle.
"Tu Sui."
"You're pretty good."
"It was right for the imperial guards to leave Yongcheng in the past."
Looking at Tu Sui among the two, Ying Zheng smiled.
"Everything is thanks to the king, otherwise I would not be here." Tu Sui replied respectfully.
Just at this moment!
"Report."
"North of Handan, General Zhao has urgent news."
A messenger came running over.
…
(End of this chapter)
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