Chapter 784 Death of Huo Xiao
Ji Yunhuan was puzzled and said, "This is impossible! He has been guarding Pingyang City the whole time. Pingyang City was hit by famine, and the Huo family army lacked water and food. They were defeated by the Beirong people and died defending the city. Isn't this the case?"
She had helped Huo Xiao defend Pingyang City, so Huo Xiao would not have died. This was what she had always thought.
Yi Wenju pushed his glasses and said, "You know a lot about the history of the Six Kingdoms. You have studied hard in private. I am very pleased that you are so eager to learn."
"But you underestimated Huo Xiao and the Huo family army. No one knows how the Huo family army managed to hold on. The bamboo slips only record that more than half of the civilians in the city were killed or injured. The elderly, the weak, women and children all went to the battlefield together. They didn't want to become slaves of a conquered country."
"Later, Pingyang City was breached, and Huo Xiao surrendered! But Beirong did not keep his word. After stabilizing Pingyang City, he began to kill the people in the city, not sparing a single one, not even the babies in their cradles!"
"They didn't kill Huo Xiao, but made him watch everything. There is no record of what happened. Since he was a prisoner, he must have been tortured. But Huo Xiao was able to injure He Dan and escape. It sounds like a fairy tale."
"In folklore, Huo Xiao is the God of War. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why he is so brave. He was in a situation where he was bound to die, but he not only saved his life, but also turned the tide!"
Ji Yunhuan lowered his head, feeling unspeakable in his heart.
Huo Xiao is not a god, and he does not have omnipotent abilities. He is just a living person who feels pain, feels confusion, and feels guilty, but he has never given up.
As a mortal, I can be on par with gods.
Sun Zhongang shouted anxiously, "Eat quickly! You've finished talking, it's my turn now!"
"I have also deciphered some of the bamboo slips. It seems that the Northern Rong have come to their senses. They no longer blindly attack the Central Plains with brute force, but have started to play the strategy of forming alliances. The Northern Rong have united with the Qi and Lu countries, preparing to divide the Wei Kingdom together."
"Of course, they didn't intend to let Qi and Lu go, they just separated them into different orders to avoid being attacked from all sides."
"I don't know what method Huo Xiao used. Maybe he falsely conveyed the emperor's order, or maybe he killed the garrison commander of Guangling City. Anyway, he got the troops of Guangling City and led them to launch a surprise attack on the Beirong army stationed in Pingyang City!"
"He used Guangling City as his base and Pingyang City as his battlefield. He held back the Northern Rong people and withstood the pressure from Qi and Lu. He shook the three kingdoms with his own strength. This is the style of the best general of the six kingdoms!"
"Sadly, the Wei Kingdom did not stand on his side. The King of Wei issued an edict, accusing him of not summoning troops and plotting rebellion, and anyone could kill him! But the young King of Wei was just a puppet at the time. It must have been due to the struggle within the court. He didn't care about the safety of the country when he started fighting. It was really stupid!"
"Although King Wei has issued an order, no one dares to touch Huo Xiao. In the towns surrounding Guangling City, many people support Huo Xiao, and no one has sent troops to kill Huo Xiao. If Huo Xiao dies, they will have to face the Beirong army directly."
"The situation is not good, but it is not bad either. If it continues like this, Weiguo can at least keep most of its territory. But some people in Wangdu City can't sit still anymore. I don't know what kind of lobbying and instigation they have been under. Anyway, they believe that as long as Huo Xiao is killed, Beirong will negotiate peace and let Weiguo go!"
"King Wei pretended to reward Huo Xiao and ordered a grand funeral for Huo Xiao's father. It was said that Huo Xiao went to Wangdu to receive the reward. Huo Xiao might have done it for the family's reputation, or to raise food and money, or he might have been forced to go to Wangdu. The truth is unknown. Huo Xiao went to Wangdu, which was a dead end."
"A great general fell just like that! It is said that Huo Xiao's head was given to the Beirong people. The Beirong people were sure that Huo Xiao was dead, so they became even less cautious. The Wei State ceded land and paid compensation, and began to go downhill. It was soon divided up and there was no hope of survival!"
"Among the six kingdoms, Wei was the first to perish, followed by Qi and Lu. The Northern Rong occupied the fertile land of the Central Plains, but they did not treat the people of the Central Plains as human beings. During their rule, they imposed heavy taxes and levied heavy taxes. The people lived in darkness and the population dropped by more than half. A hundred years later, the Northern Rong were driven out of the Central Plains, and the vitality of the Central Plains was greatly damaged."
Ji Yunhuan was already in tears.
How sad and desperate her little general must have been. He tried his best to win a glimmer of hope for his country, but those people worked together to push him into the abyss!
It was a good end for the general to die on the battlefield; at least he would have a good reputation after his death.
Those people in Wangdu City not only killed him, but also gave his corpse to the Beirong people to insult. They even erased all traces of Huo Xiao's existence. In the eight volumes of the History of the Six Kingdoms, there was not a single place where Huo Xiao's name was printed!
But the people still remember him and the Huo family army. A thousand years have passed in a flash, and only in folk legends can we vaguely hear of Huo Xiao, but he has changed his name and appearance, and is no longer the same person.
Fate had never been kind to Huo Xiao. He tried his best but ended up like this.
It obviously shouldn't be like this. She wanted to watch Huo Xiao defeat Beirong, rise to a high position step by step, watch him be full of vigor and vitality, and watch him rule the world!
Yi Wenju glared at Sun Zhongang and muttered, "Why did you make me cry? If you can't speak, just shut up!"
Sun Zhongang picked up the tissue and handed it to Ji Yunhuan carefully, "Well, don't cry, I'm just talking about history, I didn't say anything else, why are you crying?"
"Do you miss your mother? Your mother is also very interested in the history of the Six Kingdoms. I was thinking of taking her as my apprentice. Alas, what a pity..."
Yi Wenju felt a little sad as he spoke, and couldn't even eat.
Sun Zhongang was panicked and didn't know who to comfort first.
Ji Yunhuan wiped away her tears. According to her shallow understanding, the Huo Xiao in this world was already dead, but the Huo Xiao she knew was still alive. This should be equivalent to a parallel universe.
Since she has interfered with that world, she will not let Huo Xiao die!
"I'm fine, it's just that the pepper is too spicy and it stung my eyes."
"Grandpa Yi, eat! Wangxing City is the Wangdu of Wei State, right? The marquis' tomb that was dug up last year was that of Marquis Wenxin, and the owner of the tomb was Yan Changfeng, right?"
When it comes to history, Yi Wenju's attention is immediately diverted and he starts talking about it.
"Yes, yes, yes! You really put in a lot of effort. You know as much as your mother. In addition to the unearthed bamboo slips, there are also bronze artifacts, murals, etc. The contents on them all hint at the existence of the Huo family army and secretly record Huo Xiao's achievements."
"Once we have deciphered all of it, we will be able to uncover this buried history! We infer that Yan Changfeng and Huo Xiao must be close friends, so they would risk their lives to record these things and pass them down to future generations."
Ji Yunhuan decided to be nicer to Yan Changfeng in the future and to take less of Prince Yan's treasure. After all, this guy still had a conscience and left behind valuable research materials for future generations.
Ji Yunhuan was eager to see Huo Xiao and couldn't sit still for a moment.
"Grandpa Yi, Grandpa Sun, you guys eat first. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
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