Chapter 856

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Li Wei was exhausted from the battle, how could he be Gao Jun's opponent? After only a few rounds of fighting, Li Wei was shot in the lower abdomen again.

Gao Jun seemed to want to tease the other party, and did not kill him, but Li Wei cried out in pain and retreated again and again.

He retreated a few steps, and Xun Xiao came again, and the Axe of the Sky Slashed across Li Wei's back, tearing a deep cut on his back that reached the bone.

The two surrounded Li Wei, one shot and the other an axe. It didn't take long for Li Wei to be wounded all over his body, and his spiritual armor was full of wounds and blood, like a bloody man.

The surrounding Zhen soldiers laughed when they saw this. In their eyes, Li Wei was no longer a human, but a toy for them to tease.

At the end of the battle, Li Wei couldn't hold on any longer. He first knelt on the ground, then fell on his back and couldn't stand up anymore.

Gao Jun and Xun Xiao looked at each other and felt that the other had reached his limit. They exchanged glances, and then Xun Xiao urged his horse forward, raised the Axe of Creation high, and chopped it down with all his strength.

Crack!

This heavy axe directly split the dying Li Wei in two. The force was so great that even a big crack was cut on the ground.

Li Wei was one of the earliest important generals to follow Tang Yin. He followed Tang Yin to fight in the south and the north, and made countless military exploits. Unfortunately, in the battle with the Zhen army, just one negligence took his life and caused him to die tragically at the hands of the Zhen army. Li Wei's death not only caused Feng State to lose another general, but also dealt a heavy blow to Feng State's morale.

In the Battle of Jiancheng, the Chifeng Army was defeated, and in the end, less than 30,000 soldiers and generals followed Peng Haochu to escape. The original Chifeng Army of 100,000 was reduced by more than 70%, which was theoretically equivalent to being completely annihilated by the enemy. At that time, no matter whether it was a corps or a legion, as long as more than 70% of the troops were lost in a battle, the organization could be cancelled and merged with other corps or legions.

This disastrous defeat was certainly Li Wei's fault, but Li Cheng's strategy was also very clever. Even if it was not Li Wei, someone else might have been fooled.

Li Cheng was an outlier in the Zhen army. Even if he was placed among all the generals of the principalities, he was still a very special one.

He himself had not practiced spiritual martial arts, but he was a recognized fierce general in the Zhen Kingdom. However, bravery was only half of his character. The other side was resourceful, insidious and cunning, and good at using strategies. The army he commanded could often burst out unimaginable power in adversity.

Since the battle in the wind, the Zhen army has advanced rapidly, won battle after battle, and was unstoppable.

They attacked Chongcheng by surprise, attacked Fangcheng by force, and then fought an incredible war in Jiancheng. Li Cheng first led the Zhen army to defeat the local army of Pingzhou County, beheaded the county lieutenant Su Yuan, and then captured Jiancheng without bloodshed. When the Chifeng army arrived, he fought with the Chifeng army again, and repelled the Chifeng army with an exhausted army. Later, Li Cheng used a strange strategy to trick the Chifeng army, defeated the Chifeng army in one fell swoop, and beheaded Li Wei, the deputy commander of the Chifeng army.

The Zhen army won a great victory in the battle of Jiancheng. Although there were casualties, there should be 80,000 soldiers who could fight. Then, Li Cheng continued to lead the army northward to attack Fengcheng.

Fengcheng had already received the news, and the nearby counties and prefectures sent troops to Fengcheng, hoping that Fengcheng could stop the advance of the Zhen army.

In a very short period of time, the troops of Fengcheng gathered to about 100,000, which was more than the troops that the Zhen army could fight.

In Fengren's opinion, the 100,000 troops stationed in Fengcheng were enough to resist the exhausted Zhen army, which had only 80,000 people left. But the result was far beyond people's expectations.

The 100,000 people who were put together here and there were just for show, and their fighting power was not as good as that of the local army. The people who made up the 100,000-strong army were mainly ordinary people, who were temporarily summoned by the government. Many people did not even have armor and weapons. They only wore cloth and held wooden sticks to fight against the Zhen army. How could they be the opponent of the Zhen army?

The so-called 100,000-man city defense collapsed at one blow under the strong attack of the Zhen army. It only took half a day for 80,000 Zhen troops to break through the city defense and kill into the city. The Zhen soldiers and generals who were already red-eyed were like demons, killing anyone they saw, and the siege war also turned into a large-scale massacre.

The people in the city were frightened and fled out of the city. The Zhen army did not chase the fleeing people, but the wind people who stayed in the city were not let go by the Zhen army. As long as they were found, they would be hacked and killed immediately. In such a large city, there were fires everywhere, killings everywhere, and the streets and alleys were full of corpses lying on the ground.

The news of the fall of Fengcheng soon reached Yancheng. Upon hearing this, not only was the imperial court headed by Emperor Yin Zhun terrified, but even the Fengguo court was shocked and horrified. People were puzzled. How could this group of Zhenjun be so powerful? It is said that there are not many soldiers, so how could no one resist it? ! Even the Chifeng army was defeated, and Li Wei, the general, was killed in the battle.

On the day the news came back, the ministers of Fengguo gathered in the palace. Tang Yin was not in the capital, and Shangguan Yuanji presided over the court meeting. At this time, the time for the court meeting had long passed, but the military situation was too urgent, and people had to discuss countermeasures.

In the court, people talked about it, saying all kinds of things, and the whole lobby of the palace was in chaos.

At this time, Zhang Xin, the internal historian of Zhisu, said to Shangguan Yuanji: "Prime Minister Shangguan, now the Zhenjun has captured Fengcheng, and will fight Wancheng next. I wonder what countermeasures Prime Minister Shangguan has?"

After hearing his question, people stopped talking and all looked at Shangguan Yuanji's face.

Shangguan Yuanji was as calm and stable as usual, but he was also anxious in his heart. What should he do? He is not Qiu Zhen, and he does not understand military affairs. How can he know what to do? He blinked and remained silent, but turned to look at Zong Yuan.

Among all the officials, only Zong Yuan was the best at strategizing. When Tang Yin rebelled against Zhong Tian, ​​Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe and Zong Yuan were collectively known as Tang Yin's three great counselors. Now that Qiu Zhen and Zhang Zhe are not here, all he can rely on is There is only Zong Yuan.

Zong Yuan saw Shangguan Yuanji looking at him and understood that he wanted him to stand up and offer a countermeasure to the enemy, but Zong Yuan pretended not to see it and turned his head elsewhere. There is no conflict between him and Shangguan Yuanji. The key is that he has no good solution. The current situation is too critical. There are no soldiers in the capital who can fight. Some tens of thousands of them are new recruits who have no fighting ability. Expecting them to fight against the Zhen army who are accustomed to fighting is tantamount to asking these tens of thousands of new soldiers to die. .

Make bricks without straw. No matter how smart and strategic Zong Yuan is, he still needs soldiers to retreat from the enemy.

Seeing that Zong Yuan didn't dare to stand up and say a word, Shangguan Yuanji's heart suddenly sank and his brows slowly furrowed.

Zhang Xin sighed: "It seems that Prime Minister Shangguan has no way to retreat from the enemy. In this case, we... can only move the capital."

"What?" Shangguan Yuanji was startled and raised his eyes to look at Zhang Xin.

Zhang Xin said: "Move the capital! This is the only way at present. The Zhen people are coming fiercely, and our army cannot resist it. Instead of staying in the capital and waiting to die, it is better to move the capital to avoid the enemy's attack!"

Shangguan Yuanji shook his head and said: "No! Feng Kingdom has always used Yancheng as its capital since the founding of the country. Now, Yancheng is not only the capital of Feng in people's minds, it is also the symbol of Feng Kingdom. How can we say that we are accommodating?"

"If we don't move the capital and the Zhen people come to kill us, what can we do to resist them?"

Zhang Xin put forward the idea of ​​moving the capital and received the support of many ministers. Seeing that people nodded repeatedly even though they did not speak, he felt more confident and his tone began to become tougher.

In fact, strictly speaking, Zhang Xin belongs to the collateral line and is not a direct line official of Tang Yin. Logically speaking, he is only a high official, but his status in the court is not too high. However, he is smooth, eloquent, and generous with his actions, which is different from many of Tang Yin's. He had a close personal relationship with his direct ministers. Gradually, he also gained his own power, and there were not a few people who relied on him.

Shangguan Yuanji looked gloomy and said coldly: "If the enemy troops come to the city, even if we go to the city in person, we will fight to the end with the enemy troops. Besides, the capital move is now a big deal, how can we not report it to the king..."

Zhang Xin continued: "The king is far away in Jinyang. If we go to report to the king, it will take at least half a month between trips. By then, the Zhen people will have already reached Yancheng, and it will be too late for us to move the capital. . When you are away, you will not accept your orders. Now that you are away, we can only adapt to circumstances."

Many ministers thought that what Zhang Xin said was reasonable, and nodded and whispered to each other in low voices. However, some ministers headed by Shangguan Yuanji were firmly opposed, and the two sides kept arguing.

Zongyuan looked this way, then that way, and sighed secretly in his heart. It is said that the literati have harmed the country. This is true. If you have time to argue here, you might as well think of a practical solution!

He was also opposed to moving the capital, and even thought it was ridiculous. It was simply something worth noting and shouldn't even be thought about. How can you say that the capital of a country will be accommodated? If it is frightened by an enemy army of less than 100,000 and moves the capital, wouldn't it be laughed at by other principalities? In the next few decades or even hundreds of years, the Feng Kingdom will lose its face among other countries.

Furthermore, your Majesty is fighting the main force of the Sichuan-Zhen coalition, and the capital is being moved from the rear. Wouldn’t the morale of the soldiers at the front collapse? That means that instead of helping the king, it actually puts the king and the entire army in danger.

These ministers only want to protect themselves and are greedy for life and afraid of death. It is difficult to collude with them! Zong Yuan sneered in his heart, shook his head, turned around and walked out.

Above the court, the two groups were arguing with each other, and their faces were red and their necks were thick. No one noticed Zong Yuan's quiet departure, except for one person, Lei Zhen.

It was the first time Lei Zhen saw such a scene. He was a little dumbfounded at first, but gradually, he felt impatient in his heart. He was a military commander, but he was dull. Seeing the quarrels among the ministers, he couldn't get in the way even if he wanted to.

Inadvertently, Lei Zhen saw Zong Yuan walking out. He took a few steps back and slipped out behind everyone.

When he came outside, he took a few hurried steps, caught up with Zong Yuan, raised his hands and saluted, "Master Zong!"

Zong Yuan was stunned, looked up at Lei Zhen, and asked in confusion: "Why is General Lei out?"

Lei Zhen said with a smile: "I saw Master Zong leaving, so I followed him out. I wonder where Master Zong is going?"