I’m The King Chapter 1024: :East becomes west (17)
Wannian Village, Cheng Family Ancestral Hall, Tian Jingwen sat silently in front of the altar, the big knife on the table was stained with blood. Five days ago, he received an order from Mr. The troops had been defeated by the Han army, and Bianyang was killed. The Han army brigade was approaching Linzi, and he was asked to lead his troops back to Linzi and command the entire Linzi defenders.
After seeing the letter, Tian Jingwen was so anxious that he didn't think much about it. After handing over the entire defense of Pinglu to the veteran Zou Zhang, he brought 20,000 horses and rushed to Linzi. But what he never expected Yes, on the way, they encountered a sudden attack from the Gaotang soldiers Wei Zhiwen and the Han army's newly formed first army Dong Zhuang from one left and one right. Caught off guard, the Qi army suffered heavy losses and the entire army was dispersed. Now there are only more than 5,000 people who have retreated to Wannian Village with him, and the opponents who besieged him have reached more than 20,000 people.
An accident has happened in Linzi. Prince Tian must have fallen into the hands of Marquis Gao Tang, and Marquis Gao Tang undoubtedly colluded with the Han army long ago. The defeat of Bianyang is also inseparable from them .
The state of Qi is over! Tian Jingwen lamented in his heart. No matter how hard he tried, it would be useless. He sighed, raised his knife, and swept all the cups, bowls and teacups on the table to the ground, and jumped up, He stuck the knife on the ground casually, and fell asleep soundly.
The guards outside the door heard the loud snoring coming from the house, and they all looked at each other in blank dismay. They really couldn't figure out why General Tian was still sleeping so soundly at this time?
Dong Zhuang gritted his teeth outside Wannian Village. He wanted to give orders to attack Wannian Village several times, but he was blocked by Wei Zhiwen beside him.
"Mr. Dong, do you want to disobey the military order? The order from above is to let us surround them. Everything will be discussed after the arrival of Lord Zhongyong. If you really want to order, this teacher doesn't want to be the commander anymore?" Wei Wei Standing in front of the angry Dong Zhuang, Zhiwen shouted loudly, although the two of them have not known each other for a long time, they are both straightforward men, but they have known each other quite deeply.
"I want to kill all these Qi people!" Dong Zhuang gritted his teeth.
"Put your mother's **** on!" Wei Zhiwen spat, "Speaking of which, I am also from Qi. There are many Qi people in the Qilu Corps. Are you going to kill them?"
Dong Zhuang was startled, his mouth opened, but he didn't speak.
Wei Zhiwen sighed: "Mr. Dong, you told me about your family's situation last time when we were drinking together. In troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog. You still have parents Here, my family is old and young, and I don’t know where the bones are now? Otherwise, why would I go to sea and become a pirate, and you still have parents to honor, you are much luckier than me!”
Looking at Wei Zhiwen, Dong Zhuang sat down.
"Brother Dong, not all Qi people are bad people. Those Qi soldiers who harmed your family are probably almost dead now. Lord Bai said that the king should try his best not to destroy the state of Qi. Next, conquer Qi, so killing cannot solve the problem. The more you kill, the deeper the hatred you will form. Back then, Qi soldiers harmed your family. Today you come and kill these Qi soldiers, but they There are also family members, if we kill them, wouldn’t their families hate us even more? When will this resentment be reciprocated?”
Dong Zhuang raised his head and stared at Wei Zhiwen, "You are a pirate leader, where did you come up with such great principles?"
"Is this the truth?" Wei Zhiwen laughed: "Master Bai told us that Zhao Yi'an, the newcomer, would say these words every day in front of us leading the soldiers. Zhao Yi'an is the most annoying thing, he still asks me to read and read every day, which is really annoying, but he said that in the Han army, there is no illiterate person who sits in the position of division commander, if I am illiterate, I'm afraid I will step down in the future , I managed to get to this day, how can I lose my official title, no matter how hard it is, I have to learn to read."
Dong Zhuang nodded, "He's right. After I joined the Han army, I was able to read and read. Brother Wei, Lord Baihou is here. How can we resolve this matter peacefully? Tian Jingwen is a diehard , He will not surrender, when at Xiaoshan Pass, our Han army beat him down to a hundred or so people, he would rather take these people up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and catch insects and become savages than surrender.”
"Old Dong, have you forgotten? Now that Linzi is in our hands, doesn't that also mean that Mr. Tian and King Qi are also in our hands?" Wei Zhiwen laughed. "Isn't Tian Jingwen Do you want to resist to the end, I want to see, when King Qi and Tian are standing in front of the two armies, will Tian Jingwen resist to the end!"
The sound of bugles sounded in the distance, from far to near, and in an instant, they were outside their big tent. Wei Zhiwen listened attentively for a moment, then stood up laughing, "Master Bai and the others are here." , let’s go, let’s go to greet you.”
The two of them got out of the big tent, turned off their horses, and drove straight out of the camp. In the distance, a banner was tumbling, and an army horse was rapidly approaching here.
"I've seen the Marquis!" Wei Zhiwen dismounted from his horse and gave a military salute to Bai Yucheng. Dong Zhuang strode over to him, "Dong Zhuang, commander of the Third Division of the New First Army, has seen Zhongyonghou!"
"Okay, we are all brothers of our own family, so you don't need to be too polite. Come, let me introduce you. This is His Royal Highness King Qi, and this is Mr. Tian."
The two generals of the Han army also gave a military salute to the two of them with a smile. The two looked ashamed, and immediately nodded slightly, which was regarded as a return of the salute.
"Master Bai, this is the end of the matter, I don't want to say any more, what you want us to do, we will do as you say." Tian Yuanyuan said dejectedly.
"Okay, Mr. Tian is quick to speak, so it will be hard for you and King Qi."
"Don't hurt my people!" King Qi said with a trembling voice.
Bai Yucheng laughed loudly, "Your Majesty, if we want to deal with this Qi army, we won't let you come here. Now Tian Jingwen has only a few thousand people in his hands, and we, the number There are ten times as many people as him, and it is precisely in order not to hurt more innocent people, and not to cause too many casualties, that's why I invite you two to come here."
In the ancestral hall of the Cheng family in Wannian Village, Tian Jingwen was awakened by a rapid knock on the door. He stretched a long way, turned over from the table and sat up, pulled out the big knife on the ground, and held it upside down in his hand , walked to the door, reached out and opened the door.
The sun outside blazed directly, causing Tian Jingwen to squint his eyes.
"General, the king and the eldest son are here!" Tian Xiang stood at the door with a trembling voice.
"Sure enough!" Tian Jingwen sighed, dragged his big knife, and walked outside step by step, the tip of the knife left deep marks on the ground.
"Get out of the village and line up!" Tian Jingwen shouted loudly.
Outside Wannian Village, the Han army had already formed a formation. In front of the formation, King Qi and Mr. Tian Dagong stood on horseback under the protection of a dozen guards. They saw the blood-stained Tian Jingwen leading the troops. Out of the village to line up, both of them bowed their heads in shame.
After a while, Mr. Tian finally raised his head, looked at Tian Jingwen, and sighed: "Jingwen, let's stop here! The state of Qi is gone. There is no need to fight with trapped beasts, you will die. He is from Qi!"
Tian Jingwen stared at Mr. Tian, and said after a long while: "Master Tian, you tricked me out of Pinglu City with a handwritten letter, are you afraid that I will not accept your persuasion to surrender while I am in Pinglu City? I cheated out and forced into such a desperate situation?"
"This is the meaning of Zhongyonghou. He said that if you are in Pinlu City, you will definitely not give up." Mr. Tian said.
Tian Jingwen laughed loudly, looked at the two, kept shaking his head, and kept laughing, "I never dreamed that the reason for my failure in the end was not that the enemy was too strong, but that the object of my allegiance surrendered Be on guard. Take all precautions, house thieves are hard to guard against!”
Tian Yuanyuan looked at Tian Jingwen and said with a wry smile: "What can I do? Linzi has fallen into his hands, and the king has also fallen into his hands. Jingwen, what else can I insist on? Even my father will give me I have written a letter persuading me to surrender, what can I insist on? Forget it, put down your weapons, and return to the fields! Han promises to ensure our safety.”
Tian Jingwen looked at the two and slowly shook his head, "I will not surrender. But now I am no longer fighting for you, I am now fighting for Qi!"
"Qi is gone!" Tian Yuanyuan said loudly: "It's gone!"
"No, in my heart, Qi will always exist!" Tian Jingwen raised his sword, "I will fight for him to the last moment!"
Looking at the stubborn Tian Jingwen, Tian Yuanyuan's face was livid, and he turned to look at King Qi, "Your Majesty, please say a word, on the opposite side of you are your people, your soldiers, if you do Don't worry about this matter, I'm afraid that Hanwang will treat you much worse in the future."
King Qi took a deep breath, with mixed feelings in his heart. In his heart, Tian Jingwen is his loyal minister, but now, he doesn't care about him.
"Soldiers of the Qi Army, now I order you to put down your weapons, all of you!" He shouted loudly, with a hint of crying in his voice.
When there was a clang, the sound of weapons falling to the ground came from beside him, Tian Jingwen turned his head and saw the deputy general Tian Xiang beside him, he threw away the weapon in his hand, looked at Tian Jingwen, and cried loudly: "What are you fighting for?" , What are you still insisting on, even the king has surrendered."
Crying loudly, Tian Xiang got off his horse and walked towards the opposite side. The sword that Tian Jingwen held up high moved, but it didn't fall.
"I order you to surrender!" King Qi's voice continued to yell, and when the weapons fell to the ground, more and more soldiers from Zhao Lai wept and threw away the weapons in their hands. Follow Tian Xiang to walk forward.
Yizhuxiang's kung fu has passed, and there are only less than five hundred soldiers left beside Tian Jingwen. These soldiers tightly hold their weapons and gather around Tian Jingwen.
Watching King Qi and Young Master Tian retreat, and seeing those Qi soldiers who discarded their weapons retreating towards the two wings of the battlefield under the **** of the other party, Tian Jingwen always had a smile on his face.
"Good brothers, today we are no longer fighting for the king, we are no longer fighting for the eldest son, we are fighting for Qi today, are you willing to follow me forward and launch the last charge ?” Tian Jingwen roared loudly.
"Follow the general to the death!" Hundreds of soldiers roared like thunder.
"Kill!" Tian Jingwen pointed forward with his broadsword, his legs resting on the horse's belly, and rushed forward like an arrow. Behind him, hundreds of Qi soldiers roared, following Tian Jingwen to the densely packed Han army ahead. Charge away.
Looking at Tian Jingwen who went to die brazenly, Bai Yucheng showed a complicated expression on his face, and shook his head regretfully, "It's a pity that a good man can't work with you."
He drew out his saber with a choking sound, "Attack!" (to be continued)