A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1494

[Chapter 1483 Bowstring]

“You’re wrong again.” Qu Yuangu sighed, “I’m not usurping the throne, but wanting to suppress the thief!”

“Suppress the thief?” Beitangfeng looked around, “Where is the thief?” He raised his finger and pointed at himself: “Is the thief the prime minister said, is it me?”

Qu Yuangu stroked his beard and said with a smile, “That’s right. The old man led the army to destroy the capital of the enemy country and wiped out the leader of the thief, which is a great achievement.”

Beitangfeng was a little confused: “The enemy country? The leader of the thief? The Prime Minister’s words are incomprehensible

. King Jin of Chu State, now Chu and Han are still at war, Han State is naturally our enemy, and of course you are the leader of the thief.” “Return to

Chu State?” Beitangfeng widened his eyes, only to find it unbelievable: “You have surrendered to the state of Chu?”

He now wondered if he was too drunk, and hallucinations appeared in front of him.

Qu Yuangu surrendered to the state of Chu?

What a joke.

The Chu army is fighting against the Han army, and it may not necessarily be able to reach Luoyang. It is almost winter, and even if it reaches Luoyang, the Chu army may not be able to break through Luoyang.

All the food near Luoyang was swept away. If the nearly 100,000 Chu army besieged Luoyang, the daily consumption would be a huge amount. Once winter came, the logistical materials needed would only be more, but it was impossible for them to raise funds near Luoyang. Food, facing the solid Luoyang City, may not be able to sustain it. If there is no success in the long battle, there is only one way to retreat. Otherwise, you will die in Luoyang City.

Qu Yuangu has money and food in his hands, 30,000 iron cavalry, and countless strong men in Luoyang City.

How could he have surrendered before the people of Chu reached the city?

Must be drunk.

Beitangfeng felt that he was drunk, and his vision was full of hallucinations, but he put his heart down and sat down.

There was silence all around, Beitangfeng looked left and right, everyone looked at him with a strange expression, he couldn’t help but raised his hand and pinched his face, Qu Yuangu had already sighed: “You are not dreaming, I’m

not drunk either.”

Beitangfeng sighed: “Why? Why did you do this? We won’t necessarily lose.”

Qu Yuangu also sighed in his heart.

Yes,

in the battle between Chu and Han, although the Han army is already at an absolute disadvantage, Luoyang still has strength.

But does the old man’s life matter?

Qi Ning sneaked into his dormitory twice. The first time the Prime Minister thought that someone was negligent, but the second time he was completely sure that if that terrifying young man wanted to take his head, he would really do it anytime, anywhere.

The dozens of guards who were ambushed around him that night, some were knocked out, some were tapped, and because of this, he screamed in the room, but no one rushed in to protect him.

And he determined afterwards that Qi Ning was really just sneaking in alone.

Thinking of the scene that night, Qu Yuangu felt a chill on his back.

Who could pack up dozens of guards without disturbing anyone else?

Who could sneak into his room without him noticing, and kill the three alert assassins behind the screen to give him a gift?

That young man was simply not human.

The worst thing is that he was forced to take the pill. He had seen the world. Although he didn’t know the name of the pill, he knew that once the time limit was reached, he would definitely die.

That terrifying young man still left a message, within three days, if he doesn’t do anything, he will take away Qu Manying’s head first. If he disobeyed that person’s wishes, Qu Yuangu believed that Qu Manying’s life would not be preserved. At that time, he would be cut off from his sons and grandsons.

He hates it in his heart, but also fears it.

Qu Manying is a hero, a hero who knows the current affairs. Knowing what happened to his father, he knows that the enemy he faces is too terrifying. Compared with the lives of the father and son, it is really a small matter whether the Han state will perish, and if he returns to the Chu state, there is still a problem. To enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth is much better than losing one’s life.

Qu Manying made a decisive decision and surrendered to the state of Chu. The father and son hit it off, summoned their subordinates, and made a promise.

The generals who followed from the northwest have enjoyed the flowery world of Luoyang these days. They only hope that it will continue like this. Some people even think that they will directly support Qu Yuangu as the emperor, so they will always enjoy the delicacies of glory, wealth, beauty and beauty.

But all have to face a problem.

Chu people came.

Zhong Liao couldn’t stop the Chu people, and the Chu army was going to kill Luoyang City after all.

Although the 30,000 Northwest Army can hold on to Luoyang, no one can guarantee that they will be able to hold on.

If the Chu people are determined to take Luoyang, they will face a life-and-death battle. Although the Northwest Army controls Luoyang, it is the only place they control. In the entire Han state, no other force will support them, and they will stick to Luoyang. It’s like being alone in the city.

It would be better if he kept it, but if he couldn’t keep it, it would be a bloody battle. I don’t know how many of the 30,000 Northwest Erlang survived.

The conditions given by the people of Chu country are very good. After surrendering, not only Qu Yuangu is still the king of Jin, enjoying the glory and wealth, but other generals will also be rewarded, at least guaranteeing the prosperity of these people for a lifetime.

Since you can still enjoy the glory and wealth after surrendering, why take the risk?

How about defending Luoyang in the end?

The Chu State has already swallowed the Eastern Qi and occupied the northwest, and a large area of the Han State has also become a Chinese meal for the people of the State of Chu. At that time, will it be possible to rely on a Luoyang city to compete with the people of the Chu State?

Qu Yuangu convened the generals in the northwest and held a serious meeting. It took half an hour. In the end, all the generals felt that they should surrender, not for glory and wealth, but to protect the son-in-law of the northwest.

Qu Manying felt that it was not just about pulling Beitangfeng to surrender.

In that case, in the eyes of the King Yiheng of Chu, the father and son were only forced to submit, and they would still have no status in Chu in the future.

If you want to do it, you must have a big vote, and at least send a vote to Chu.

The vote for the name is of course the head of Beitangfeng.

Taking Beitangfeng’s head as a gift to the emperor of Chu, wouldn’t it be very honorable?

Not only does it have a face, but it is also a great achievement.

The matter that the father and son were forced by Qi Ning, naturally cannot be known by the third person, but the generals in the northwest are tigers and wolves. What Qu Yuangu said, they naturally have nothing to say. Since they are going to surrender to the state of Chu and take off the head of Beitangfeng, It is also a matter of course.

As for how to take down the head of Beitang Fengren, everyone discussed it.

To take the head of the puppet emperor, there are no less than 100 methods. You can send assassins to kill, you can call in the prime minister’s mansion to kill, but in the end, everyone felt that they still had to enter the palace and make a bang. Only in this way can they express themselves The Northwest Army was at odds with the Han state.

Beitangfeng asked Qu Yuangu why he did this. Of course, Qu Yuangu could not say that it was to save his life, but he just sighed: “The world belongs to the virtuous. , the world can no longer be in chaos like this.”

He hoped that this would eventually be known by the little emperor of Chu.

Beitangfeng smiled sadly, and said: “Qu Yuangu, your Qu family are ordinary gentry, if you weren’t a big man, you would have today? The late emperor gave you the Northwest Seal, so that you can enjoy the glory and wealth, you don’t think about the late emperor. Enhui, turned to the enemy and betrayed the country.”

“Northwest?” Qu Yuangu felt a little annoyed: “He really wants to treat our Qu family well, why would he let us go to the bitter cold place in the northwest? It’s just because we are worried that our Qu family is a foreign relative, and he is all on guard. We were sealed to the northwest, so what’s the difference between that and hair? Well, there is no need to say more about these things, Beitangfeng, so far, are you committing suicide, or do you want us to help you?”

Beitangfeng said: “Have you forgotten that I am your nephew? Are you going to kill your own nephew?”

“I am a minister of the state of Chu, and you are the faint-hearted ruler of the state of Han. You are incompatible.” Qu Yuangu said loudly: “This old man is loyal to the state of Chu, and righteousness destroys relatives!” Beitangfeng

stood up, put his hands on his back, stared into Qu Yuangu’s eyes, and sneered: “I will not commit suicide, if you want to kill me, I will wait for you to do it. His evaluation is naturally the monarch of the subjugated country, but you, Qu Yuangu, will also be infamous for thousands of years

.

He is the Beitang royal family after all. At the last moment of his life, he hopes that he can still maintain a little dignity of the Beihan royal family.

The laughter made Qu Yuangu feel particularly harsh, and his face was a little ugly.

What Beitang said was not wrong.

Qianqiu history books, if there is his name Qu Yuangu, must be smelly.

Kingslayer, nephew, traitor, thief!

He turned his head and gave Qu Manying a wink. Qu Manying knew it well. With a choked sound, he pulled out his saber and was about to step forward. He immediately thought of something, put away the saber, and turned around to take the longbow from a soldier. Everyone thought that Qu Manying was going to shoot Beitangfeng, but they saw that Qu Manying did not take the arrow, but walked forward with a long bow, looked into Beitangfeng’s eyes, and said, “You are my cousin after all.” Walking behind Beitangfeng, the bowstring was pulled from Beitangfeng’s limelight, and then he lifted his foot and kicked Beitangfeng’s knee, and Beitangfeng was kicked to his knees.

He didn’t struggle, sighed, and murmured, “I shouldn’t have fought for this throne!” As soon as he finished speaking, the bowstring was already strangling his neck.

All the palace maids, eunuchs, concubines and concubines were kneeling on the ground with their foreheads pressed against the ground, daring not to watch this scene.

Qu Manying is strong and powerful, with his knees against Beitangfeng’s back, first turning the longbow, and then pulling it back with force, Beitangfeng soon became bloodshot on his face because he couldn’t breathe, and his eyes bulged, and he struggled. He grabbed his neck with one hand, trying to pull the bowstring apart, but the struggle quickly became weaker and weaker. After a while, his arm drooped and his head drooped.

Qu Manying let go, and Beitangfeng’s body fell to the ground.

There was silence all around.

Qu Yuangu looked at Beitangfeng’s corpse. After a long time, he sighed and said, “Cut off the head and save it!”

Zhong Liao, who was on the front line, was naturally unaware of what happened in Luoyang City.

The Han army coach, who is nearly 60 years old, looks very old. The current situation is already precarious for the Han army. The old general does not lack the courage to fight the enemy, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. The current threat is not only Chu. The army, but the forage in the army has been exhausted.

Since the battle with the Chu army, facing the fierce offensive of the Chu people, Zhong Liao did not easily fight the enemy. At the beginning, he knew that the Chu people were strong, and they did not confront the enemy head-on, but retreated while fighting. The troops brought the Chu army into the hinterland of the Han border.

This will not only lengthen the enemy’s logistical supply line, but also take advantage of geographical advantages to reduce pressure.

He knew very well that the people of Chu lacked understanding of the geography of the Han territory. Not only the people of Chu, but even the people of Han might not know the topography of the Han territory.

He has a map of the universe in his hand, and he knows the geography of the Han region like the palm of his hand. It is this advantage that allows him to set a trap in Chengyi County, which leads to the overthrow of the 5,000 troops of the Chu army Xiao Pingzhi.

It was the happiest victory the Han army had won since the war began, and it was also the final defeat that the Chu army had suffered the most and lost.

After that battle, the Chu army did not dare to attack forward.

However, not long ago, the Chu army suddenly launched a series of offensives. Zhong Liao used the terrain to set up an ambush, but not only did not succeed, but was surrounded by the Chu army several times in a row. The Han army suffered heavy losses, and Zhong Liao was also keenly aware of it. Arrived, the coach of the other side seemed to be very familiar with the terrain of Hanjing.

He was surprised at first, but soon thought of a terrible possibility.

The other party has a map of the universe.

If this is the case, then the Han army will be in a very dangerous situation. The number of troops and horses of the Han army is not as good as that of the other party. Moreover, after the people of the Chu country control the Huai River, the logistics supply has not been cut off. On the contrary, the Han army is often supplied with food. Due to the shortage of logistics, the Shanghan army has completely lost to its opponents.

The troops and horses will go ahead without food and grass. Once the food cannot keep up, it has already heralded the arrival of danger.

One of the most important reasons why the Han army can stop the Chu army’s offensive is to take advantage of the opponent’s unfamiliar terrain, but if such an advantage disappears, then the Han army will be at a disadvantage in front of the enemy everywhere.

Facts also proved Zhong Li’ao’s fears. The people of Chu country knew the terrain very well. The offensive was wave after wave, and the Han army retreated again and again, and finally set up defenses in the Yaoshan area, which was less than three days away from Luoyang.

This is the last way to use the terrain you gave, but it is not a curse.

Zhong Liao knew that the day of the decisive battle would soon come, and he was also ready to lead the army to the best possible death battle.

But at this time, the food and grass ran out.

Even if the last battle is fought, the soldiers must be full. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, and he can’t even get enough to eat. What will he use to fight the Chu people?

Zhong Liao had to write a book almost every day, and rushed to Luoyang, hoping that the team delivering food from Luoyang would arrive as soon as possible.

However, in return from the spies, Luoyang City never saw the food team leave the city from beginning to end.

Zhong Liao knew that it must be Qu Yuangu who was behind the scenes, but the military situation was urgent, and he didn’t have time to bother with Qu Yuangu, so the food rush was still sent there one by one.

The morale of the Han army was low, Zhong Liao saw it in his eyes, and was anxious in his heart. If this situation continued, before the day of the decisive battle, there would be a mutiny in the army because there was no food to eat.

The Chu army on the opposite side was staring at them, but it was strange to say that ten days had passed, but the Chu army had not made any offensive and was calm.

Could it be that the other party is also preparing for the final battle?