Chapter 778: Cutting the Iron Knife without Finding It, Getting It without Any Effort! Want to Make Peace? Then Show Your Sincerity!
In the Qin army formation, Ying Chengyu looked at the soldiers behind him and shouted excitedly: "Soldiers!"
"Although we are outnumbered in this battle, the enemy is nothing more than a weakling!"
"Even if our army only has more than 70,000 troops, we will still be able to defeat it!"
"But what I want is not just a great victory, but also revenge for the king! Get back the head of Prince Yan!"
"Everyone!"
"Would you like to help me again?!"
More than 70,000 exhausted soldiers of the Qin army cheered up and shouted: "I am willing to die for the commander!!"
Several Gongyang disciples wanted to shout out their lungs!
The ideas of my own coach are really to my liking!
Ying Chengyu laughed heartily: "With the help of two or three sons, we will definitely win this battle!"
"Pass this general's order!"
"The right army turned to the northeast, detoured towards Ducheng, and blocked the Yan army's retreat!"
"The left army formed a square formation and was always on guard against the movements of the Dai army."
"The front and middle armies have joined forces and are ready to go into battle with my general!"
"Transfer the rear army to the center army, hold down the formation, and wait for deployment!"
A famous general took the order and left.
Although the soldiers of the Qin Army who had gone through fierce battles were physically exhausted, their spirits were particularly high.
However, when the various Qin troops were arrayed, Qi Bao, dressed in blue court uniform, led ten ministers on horseback and approached the Qin army's formation, raised his hands and shouted: "Qi Bao, Qing Yan, asks to see Lord Qin Chang'an! "
Ying Chengyu followed the sound and walked out of the formation. Although he was filled with resentment, he still returned the favor and said, "Since it is the State of Yan that requests an answer in front of the formation, I will not refuse."
"Yes!"
"The State of Yan betrays its alliance and attacks Da Qin!"
"Prince Yan sent assassins to kill my king!"
"The State of Yan should give an explanation to Da Qin first!"
Behind Ying Chengyu, more than 30,000 Qin troops from both front and center roared in unison:
"Give me an explanation!"
Qibao immediately panicked!
But Qibao was not panicked by the roar of the more than 30,000 Qin troops.
But because Ying Chengxuan actually defined this conversation as a pre-battle reply!
After the fall of Handan City, who in the world today dares to talk to Ying Chengyu in front of the formation!
For the sake of King Yan Xi's life, and for his own life, Qi Bao quickly raised his hands and said: "No! No!"
"I am not a general accompanying the army, but an envoy on behalf of my king. How can I speak to Lord Qin Changan in front of the formation?!"
"I invite you to join the Qin army to discuss state affairs with Lord Qin Chang'an!"
Ying Chengyu didn't understand why Qi Bao cared so much about the name of the negotiation, but since Qi Pao was so determined, he also used his right hand to say: "Qi Bao, please!"
Qi Bao quickly raised his hands and thanked him: "Thank you so much, Mr. Chang'an!"
In Qi Pao's view, no matter how effective the curse of answering in front of the formation is, it should only be used when answering in front of the formation.
It wasn't until Qi Bao was no longer in front of the formation of the two armies but in the middle of the Qin army's formation that Qi Pao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Ying Chengyu had no idea what Qi Bao was thinking, so he asked directly in a deep voice: "Qi Bao, why are you here?"
Qibao bowed his hands and saluted: "I am here to clear up the misunderstanding between Qin and Yan."
Ying Chengyu said coldly: "Misunderstanding?"
"The State of Yan betrayed its alliance and attacked us, Great Qin. Is this a misunderstanding?!"
“Prince Yan’s assassination of my king was a misunderstanding?!”
"If Yan Guo blames everything on a misunderstanding to avoid responsibility, then you can leave now."
"You and I will argue on the battlefield between our two countries!"
Qi Bao said sincerely: "I do believe that there is a serious misunderstanding between Qin and Yan, but I, Dayan, will never evade responsibility!"
"Prince Dan sent assassins to assassinate King Qin, and the court knew nothing about it!"
"Then Prince Dan secretly led troops to attack Qin despite the fact that the court was determined to form an alliance with Qin!"
"When my king learned about Prince Dan's move, he became furious and openly said that Prince Dan's move was unworthy of me, the Crown Prince of Dayan!"
"It's just that at that time, Prince Dan had already betrayed the alliance. My king knew that the power of Qin was very powerful, and it was really difficult for us as a country, Yan, to stop it, so he had no choice but to seek an alliance with Zhao."
With a deep bow, Qibao said seriously: "So it is not me, Dayan, who betrayed the alliance, but only Prince Dan who betrayed the alliance!"
After Ying Chengyu was silent for a few breaths, he said with emotion: "As expected of King Yan!"
"I admire you! I admire you!"
If this was said by Qi Wangjian, Ying Chengyu would be willing to believe it.
But King Xi of Yan was different from King Jian of Qi. When he was young, King Xi of Yan could be described as a heroic figure. He basically took control of the Yan court within a few years of ascending the throne.
In the twenty-two years since Yan Wang Xi came to power, Yan Wang Xi's control over the country of Yan has been constantly deepening, and he can depose both the prime minister and the general with a single word.
Ying Chengyu didn't believe that Yan Dan's various actions could be hidden from King Yan, nor did he believe that Yan Dan alone could arrange Tian Guang and Jing Ke, who were not good at lobbying, to become envoys, let alone Yan Dan. Being able to mobilize the army to attack the Qin army even if the King of Yan disagrees!
In Ying Chengyu's view, all this may not have been led by King Yan, but it must have been connived by King Yan!
Now, the betrayal of the alliance failed to bring benefits to the Yan State, but instead brought the danger of destruction to the Yan State. However, King Xi of Yan did not hesitate to put all the blame on Yan Dan, and he seemed to have picked it for nothing. As clean as a lotus flower.
Ying Chengyu was already trying his best to underestimate Yan Wangxi's moral bottom line.
However, Yan Wangxi's shamelessness still far exceeded Ying Chengyu's expectation!
Qi Bao heard the sarcasm in Ying Chengxuan's voice, but did not dare to defend Yan Wangxi. He just waved behind him.
A waiter held a wooden box in his hand and walked to a place two feet in front of Ying Chengyu.
The eight masters and the hexagram masters immediately became vigilant and immediately stood on the left and right sides of Ying Chengyu.
Ying Chengqiao laughed and asked, "Do you want to repeat the old story of Prince Yan?"
Qi Bao shook his head, opened the wooden box with his own hands, and said solemnly: "The Prince Pill not only ruined the reputation of my Dayan, but also betrayed my Dayan's allies!"
"Prince Dan feels deeply ashamed of his actions towards Dayan, his shamelessness, treachery, disobedience to the king's orders, and grave sins."
"Therefore, I will kill myself in the camp and die to apologize!"
"In accordance with the legacy of Prince Dan, I will give the head of Prince Dan to the State of Qin in order to appease the anger of the State of Qin."
Looking at the particularly familiar head in the wooden box, Ying Chengyu's pupils slowly widened, his eyes full of disbelief.
Unconsciously, he took two steps forward and took Yan Dan's head out of the wooden box by his hair. Ying Chengyu turned over and over to identify it and finally confirmed that the head indeed belonged to Yan Dan!
Looking at Qi Bao in astonishment, Ying Chengyu asked in silence: "King Yan killed Prince Dan of Yan?!"
Although "Historical Records" records that King Yan Xi cut off Yan Dan's head and gave it to Qin, Ying Chengyu did not quite believe this record.
As the king of a country, he beheaded his prince in order to seek peace. Even if this move can bring peace, it will definitely cause the country's morale to plummet, and defeat is inevitable!
Compared with the theory that Yan Dan was killed by King Xi of Yan, Ying Chengyu is more willing to believe the other two records also from "Historical Records", that is, Yan Dan and Li Xin fought in Yanshui and were defeated and killed, or that Yan Dan and Li Xin were defeated and killed. Wang Jian fought in Jicheng and was defeated and killed.
Ying Chengyu never expected that the possibility that he thought was the most unbelievable would actually appear in front of him!
Ying Chengyu never expected that the results he was determined to achieve through a desperate and bloody battle would be delivered to Ying Chengyu by the Yan State!
Qibao increased his voice and said firmly: "My king has never ordered the death of my Crown Prince Dayan."
"Prince Dan just felt that he had no face to face the world, so he committed suicide."
Ying Chengyu didn't believe Qi Pao's words at all!
How could a man who abandoned 120,000 soldiers in order to escape suddenly wake up and kill himself after joining forces with reinforcements?
Do not make jokes!
However, Ying Chengyu didn't care how Yan Dan died.
Looking at Yan Dan's dead head again, Ying Chengyu asked in a rather complicated voice: "The Yan Kingdom has sent such a heavy gift."
"What do you want?"
Qi Bao accompanied him and said cautiously: "The culprit behind the breakdown of the Qin-Yan covenant has committed suicide by committing suicide."
"Today Qin, Yan, and Dynasty are all exhausted, and the people are in great hardship due to successive wars."
"My king hopes to reconcile with the Qin State, stop the army and make a truce, and restore peace to the people of the world."
"I also ask Lord Qin Chang'an not to take up the post of stationed in Yanxing and return to Xianyang."
finally!
This time it is no longer Ying Chengyu who takes the initiative to ask for peace, but other countries requesting peace from Ying Chengyu!
Ying Chengyu threw Yan Dan's head back into the wooden box, handed it over to the fortune teller for preservation, and then said quietly: "The major events of the country cannot be decided by just one word of this general."
"If you want the Qin Dynasty to retreat, just being the head of Prince Yan is not enough!"
Qi Bao felt bitter in his heart and said sincerely: "After all, it was my Crown Prince Yan who caused the misunderstanding, and I, the Lord of Chang'an of Qin, came here for the expedition."
"I, Dayan, would like to give Qin Liang 500,000 stones to express my apology!"
Ying Chengyu raised his eyebrows: "You want to send this general away with only five hundred thousand stones of food?"
"Previously, I led an army of 20,000 to Qi to fight, and the Qi State gave Qin a million stones of grain as a thank you gift!"
"King Yan wants to humiliate me!"
Qi Bao said repeatedly: "My king has absolutely no such intention!"
"It's just that Lord Chang'an of Qin has developed a method of treating excrement with gold juice, and the Qin Kingdom will no longer be short of food and grass in a few years."
"On the other hand, most of Yan State's territory is barren and it is short of food. It really cannot be as generous as Qi State!"
Ying Chengxiao said quietly: "This general has developed the technique of golden juice to treat excrement. What does it have to do with the Yan Kingdom?"
"The State of Yan is short of food, what does this general have to do with it?"
"If you want to sue for peace, then show your sincerity!"
Qibao had no choice but to change his perspective and said, "I, Dayan, gave Qinliang five hundred thousand dan to apologize for the treachery of my prince, Dayan."
"Qi State gave Qin grain a million stones to ask Qin Changan Lord to help Qi in the expedition. Yan Qi's requests are not the same, so naturally they cannot be the same."
"It will be beneficial to both Qin and Yan to stop the troops and make a truce."
"The State of Qin is in urgent need of recuperation and recuperation. After all, it is unlikely that we will be able to support Lord Qin Changan in continuing his conquest!"
"It's better to bring peace to the world!"
Ying Chengqiao smiled and shook his head: "The war between Qin and Yan was initiated by the Yan State, and now the Yan State is saying that it is better to restore peace to the world?"
"How ridiculous!"
"What does Ruyan State think of war?"
"Since Qi Shangqing insists on asking for peace with only 500,000 stones of food and grass, I would rather go to Jicheng and directly discuss the withdrawal of troops with King Yan!"
After a pause, Ying Chengqiao said with a half-smile, "As for our army's food and fodder, I won't bother riding on you."
"I believe that the food and grass in Jicheng is enough for our army to return to Xianyang City!"
Qi Bao exclaimed in surprise: "Please Qin Chang'an, please think again!"
Ying Chengyu ignored Qi Bao and just turned around and ordered: "Eight Masters, you personally join the army."
"We invite Mr. Wu An to come to our army formation. I am going to have a good discussion with Mr. Wu An on how to fight this battle!"
Do you want to put all the responsibility on Yan Dan, hand over Yan Dan's head and get away with it?
dream!
If Yan Dan wants to be killed, King Yan Xi will never be happy!