Chapter 928: Da Qi Must Not Allow Linzi City to Be Captured Before Surrendering! Da Qi, Be Destroyed!
King Jian of Qi was filled with despair but still had to put on a forced smile.
He didn’t know that there was also someone in the Qin army who was filled with despair but still had to put on a forced smile.
Ying Chengjiao held Zhao Gao's hands tightly with both hands, his eyes full of earnestness: "I have already made enough gestures to destroy Qi in this battle, and the Qi army is so frightened that they dare not fight again!"
"Now, all you need is a sufficient reason to force me to withdraw my troops, and I can fulfill the king's order!"
"General Zhao will bring the king's order into the army, representing the king's will!"
"At this critical moment, please ask General Zhao to strictly order me to withdraw my troops quickly!"
"I naturally don't want to, so I will have a dispute with General Zhao in front of the battle, and immediately send a messenger back to Xianyang City, please give your instructions."
"It will take at least seven or eight days for the messenger to come back and forth, so that Qi's reinforcements will definitely arrive!"
"Although this strategy has many flaws, it is the only strategy I can think of that can fulfill the king's order!"
"Please ask General Zhao to help me!"
Zhao Gao's despair became even worse!
Trying his best to pull his hand out, Zhao Gao forced a smile and said repeatedly: "Chang'an Jun is a general of our Great Qin, and even more so a senior minister and a feudal lord of our Great Qin, while I am just a small general."
"How can I command Chang'an Jun?"
"The king only ordered me to protect Chang'an Jun's safety and persuade him to execute the king's order, but did not give me the power to supervise the army, let alone the power to command Chang'an Jun!"
"If I have any ability, I will do my best to help Chang'an Jun, but I really can't do anything!"
Are you asking me to help you?
You are clearly asking for the lives of my whole family!
Ying Chengjiao grabbed Zhao Gao's hand harder, and his eyes became more sincere: "No problem!"
"As the military supervisor sent by the king, General Zhao should have the power to order me to withdraw the army, and the people of the world will believe that General Zhao has such power!"
"As for the king's order?"
"It's just a small matter."
"I will write the king's order, and the king will seal it."
"Just adjust the time of the king's order a little bit."
"No one in the world will be able to see the flaw!"
Zhao Gao couldn't hold back his smile anymore, and cried out: "This is a forged edict! Forged edict!"
"This is a crime that will cost you your head!"
Zhao Gao was almost crazy!
He was just a small general, and his main job at the front line was to be Ying Chengjiao's driver when he was defeated!
How could a mere driver become one of the protagonists of the forged edict case!
However, Ying Chengjiao said these terrifying words, but his face was full of assent: "It's just a forged imperial edict."
"To me and Zhao Langzhong, forging an imperial edict is no big deal?"
You should be more talented than me in forging an imperial edict!
After hearing this, Zhao Gao used all his strength to pull out his hands.
"Crack!"
"Bang!"
With a crisp sound, Zhao Gao's shoulder was dislocated and Zhao Gao fell to the ground because of excessive force.
Zhao Gao simply did not stand up, but knelt on the ground and cried sadly, "Please think twice, Lord Chang'an!"
"I am not afraid of death, but Lord Chang'an's plan is really inappropriate!"
"You are Lord Chang'an!"
"In the eyes of the world, even if the king orders Lord Chang'an to withdraw his troops, Lord Chang'an may not really withdraw his troops."
"I am just a general, how can I make Lord Chang'an withdraw his troops?"
"Please think twice, Lord Chang'an!"
Looking at Zhao Gao kneeling on the ground and begging, Ying Chengjiao sighed helplessly.
He also knew that this method would definitely not fool the world, otherwise he would have used it long ago.
But the situation has developed like this, what else can Ying Chengjiao do?
He is also desperate!
Holding Zhao Gao under his armpits with both hands and lifting him up, Ying Chengjiao said sincerely: "General Zhao has a sincere heart to serve his country, and I know it very well!"
"But I have no other good plan except this one."
"General Zhao has come to help me fulfill the king's order, so he must have thought about this a lot."
"Does General Zhao have any other good plan to help me?"
Zhao Gao's brain was spinning wildly under the urging of the desire to survive, and he immediately gave a new plan: "I advise you to gather all the captives in one place, and then ask Chang'an Jun to order Dilong to turn over there!"
"In this way, our army's morale will be unstable, and Chang'an Jun has to lead his troops to retreat, which is indeed a justifiable move!"
Ying Chengjiao immediately shook his head: "This move is against the harmony of nature!"
"No!"
If Dilong really turns over in the Qin army, then the halo on Ying Chengjiao will be completely shattered.
The Qin Dynasty, which relied on Ying Chengjiao's halo to govern the newly annexed land, would also suffer a severe backlash.
Since Ying Chengjiao has chosen to accept the title of Great Witch and borrow the will of heaven and earth to help Qin establish legitimacy, Ying Chengjiao cannot overturn his own table!
Zhao Gao had to use his brain again and gave another plan: "I think that now it is only the Qi army that surrenders, not the King of Qi."
"Chang'an Jun can accept the surrender of the Qi army but not enter Linzi City!"
"After taking all the Qi army out of the city, kill the Qi army!"
"Everyone in the world knows that the mournful army will win, and the rabbit dies and the fox mourns."
"The Qi soldiers and the Qi dignitaries who have not surrendered will definitely fight to the death. It is reasonable that our army cannot break through Linzi City before the Qi reinforcements arrive!"
Ying Chengjiao refused without hesitation: "This move is against the harmony of heaven!"
"I will never do that!"
In a few years or more, Qi will be incorporated into the territory of Qin.
The nobles in Qi do not like Qin and have many rebellious intentions. If Ying Chengjiao really kills the surrendered soldiers in Linzi City, then the people of Qi will hate Qin!
This blood feud cannot be eliminated in one or two generations.
If Ying Chengjiao really kills these surrendered soldiers, Qi will definitely rebel in the future!
Zhao Gao looked at Ying Chengjiao with resentment and said, "Does Lord Chang'an just want me to die?"
Lord Chang'an, you don't want to hurt the harmony of heaven and people, but you don't hesitate to hurt Zhao?
I remember that I have never offended Lord Chang'an!
Ying Chengjiao said sincerely: "I don't want Doctor Zhao to die."
"I just have no other good ideas!"
Zhao Gao said sincerely: "Your subordinate will work hard to make suggestions!"
Ying Chengjiao, Zhao Gao, Su Jiao and other generals gathered together, scratching their heads and thinking about how to break the deadlock.
But King Jian of Qi was afraid that Ying Chengjiao would lead his troops to charge the city, and he couldn't wait to climb down the city wall.
The Grand Master Hou Xun followed behind King Jian of Qi with the crown in his hand, and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty! When you surrender, you only need to expose your body, not be naked. Today is cold, please put on the crown first!"
King Jian of Qi shouted without turning his head: "No need to say more! Run as fast as you can!"
"What the Prime Minister said is very true!"
"My Great Qi must not be captured by Linzi before surrendering!"
King Jian of Qi had no choice but to fight!
The treatment of surrendered ministers and captives is very different.
Now that the defeat of Qi is a foregone conclusion, the speed of Qi Wang Jian's surrender directly affects his future life!
As soon as he ran out of the city gate, Hou Sheng shouted at the top of his voice: "Today! Qi Wang, Jian, bring all the officials of Qi to surrender!"
"I hope Qin will accept it!"
The generals of the Qin Dynasty: !!!
Zhao Gao: o(╥﹏╥)o
Ying Chengjiao: (°°)
Ying Chengjiao suddenly turned his head and looked at Linzi City, and saw Qi Wang Jian running in the front with his upper body naked. The eight important officials including the internal historian Sun Ping worked together to carry a coffin that only the princes were qualified to enjoy, and followed Qi Wang Jian breathlessly.
And further behind, all the officials of Qi State were dressed in mourning clothes and ran out of the city gate closely behind the coffin!
Seeing the impatient look of the king and ministers of Qi, Ying Chengjiao's face turned red with anger: "Damn it!"
"I have told you the strategies for defending the city one by one, and I am just short of helping Qi to arrange the troops!"
"Just now, the Qi army asked for surrender, and I did nothing. I was still thinking hard about how to preserve the state of Qi and worked hard for the state of Qi!"
"But you have been blessed by Qi and in charge of the state of Qi, but now you are so impatient to surrender?"
"How can you face the kings of Qi in the past!!!"
Ying Chengjiao's brain cells died more to protect the state of Qi than when he fought against Li Mu!
But every response of Qi was far beyond Ying Chengjiao's expectations, making Ying Chengjiao's strategy that he had thought hard about go to waste!
That's all. As long as the king and his ministers of Qi didn't surrender so quickly, Ying Chengjiao would not take the initiative to attack Linzi City even if he broke the king's order, and Qi would be able to save the country in the end.
But Qi Wangjian surrendered so eagerly!
Ying Chengjiao looked up at the sky and cried out in despair: "This general is wronged!"
"This general is wronged!"
Zhao Gao, Su Jiao, Li Xin, Jingpo and all other ministers and generals also lowered their heads in shame.
This is not Ying Chengjiao's failure alone.
It is the failure of all their generals!
Qi Wangjian, who finally ran to the front of the Qin army, was quite puzzled when he saw this scene.
Without looking at the strength and dress of both sides, but only looking at the momentum and emotions of both sides, why does it seem that Qi is the one who won a great victory, while Qin is the one who lost miserably?
But time is tight, and Qi Wangjian can't think deeply.
King Jian of Qi immediately picked up the sacrificial jade from the tray and held it in his mouth, then took the tray from Hou Sheng.
Hou Sheng bowed deeply to Ying Chengjiao, clasped his hands, and cried out in a sad voice: "Today! King Jian of Qi, I offer the Kunyu map of Qi and the seal of Qi!"
"I hope Qin will accept it!"
King Jian of Qi also bent down deeply and held up the tray in his hand. On the tray were the Kunyu map of Qi and the jade seal of Qi!
Looking at these two extremely dazzling objects, Ying Chengjiao took a deep breath and sighed bitterly: "Alas! What can I do in vain!"
At this point, what else can Ying Chengjiao do?
The atmosphere has been set off here. If Ying Chengjiao refuses, it will surely let everyone in the world know that Ying Chengjiao came here just to intimidate.
This will not only allow King Jian of Qi to understand the overall strategy of the Qin Dynasty and beg to be a minister of Qin more sincerely, but also cause the credibility of Ying Chengjiao, Ying Zheng and the Qin Dynasty to suffer an unprecedented blow!
Ying Chengjiao could only shout:
"Get off the horse!"
"Cheers!"
More than 50,000 Qin soldiers got off their horses and bowed to King Jian of Qi with different expressions.
Ying Chengjiao also bowed to King Jian of Qi and said coldly: "The commander of the Qin army, Prince Chengjiao of Qin Chang'an, accepts the land on behalf of Qin! Receive the seal!"
Walking in front of King Jian of Qi, Ying Chengjiao took a deep breath and finally made up his mind to take the tricky tray from King Jian of Qi, and then handed it to the fortune teller standing behind him as soon as possible.
Hou Sheng looked at King Jian of Qi with pity and heartache, and shouted again: "Today! King Jian of Qi, bare his body and hold the jade."
"All officials wear mourning clothes, and scholars carry coffins. Leave the palace and surrender!"
"Let Qin deal with it!"
Ying Chengjiao said coldly: "The hatred between Qin and Qi will not end until the country is destroyed!"
"How should this hatred be dealt with? This general will report to my king and wait for my king's order!"
"Before my king's order arrives, imprison Qi Wangjian in Wu Palace and place his coffin in the royal city. He cannot go out without my order!"
Hearing the disposal made by Ying Chengjiao, Qi Wangjian and Hou Sheng were both stunned.
What does this mean?
Is my great Qi destroyed or not?
Qi Wangjian still had the jade disk in his mouth and couldn't speak, so he could only look at Hou Sheng.
Hearing this, Hou Sheng hurriedly bowed his hands: "May Chang'an Jun take the jade disk first."
Ying Chengjiao looked at the jade disk full of saliva with disdain, and said in a light voice: "It will be kept by Qi Wangjian for the time being, and it will be left for my king to deal with!"