Chapter 163 163.The One Who Knows the Times
Zhang Hao looked at Qi Jun's neat lineup, and his body trembled unconsciously!
The two armies opened the road, Qi Xiaobai's car went to the front, and then Qi Xiaobai looked at Luo Fangshi beside him, and with one look, Luo Fangshi knew what Qi Xiaobai meant.
He shouted to the front: "Duke Huan will give you three hours to consider surrendering, if you don't surrender, the army will enter, and there will be no room for survival!" β
Li Jin looked at Zhang Hao and said, "This, or we surrender!" β
"Isn't it a disgrace for my family that I surrendered? My Zhang family is also a big family in Handan, and my grandfather is the secretary of the court! Zhang Hao said to Li Jin.
Zhang Hao was also from a famous family, but because he provoked some people who should not be messed with in the capital Handan, he had to be sent away by his family and took refuge with his brother-in-law Meng Xi.
"Big brother, this is not a joke, with our little strength, what can we do to fight with the army of other Qi countries?" Li Jin said to Zhang Hao.
Although Li Jin is not from the scholar family, he is also from a small family with a bit of faΓ§ade, he follows Zhang Hao's side, the horse is the first to look forward, Zhang Hao caused trouble, and he Li Jin also followed, because Li Jin and Zhang Hao are very good, Li Jin generally calls Zhang Hao the eldest brother, and will not use too many official titles.
Of course, Zhang Hao knew that what Li Jin said was true, and he also knew that with this point of strength, he was fighting against the Qi army, that is, the mantis arm blocking the car.
"Big brother, although honor is important, this life is also very important!" Li Jin said to Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao nodded: "This, of course!" Zhang Hao began to ponder, surrender or war!
Qi Xiaobai waved his hand, and the siege vehicle appeared in front, and the vanguard Qi army was also ready to attack the city!
"Big brother, you can make a decision quickly, it's too late, we all have to become the sword ghosts of the Qi army!" Li Jin said to Zhang Hao.
Although Zhang Hao has the sense of honor of the scholars, this sense of honor is not too strong, and it is not higher than life, he just thought for a while, and then he raised the flag of surrender, the white flag, and opened the city gate!
Qi Xiaobai smiled at the corner of his mouth: "This is a person who knows the times!" β
"According to the scout's report, there are only 1,000 people in this Jingdi, if you want to fight, it is undoubtedly a suicide move, and it is normal for the chief of Jingdi to choose to surrender!" Guan Zhong said to Qi Xiaobai.
The door of Jingdi opened, Zhang Hao walked in front, Li Jin walked behind, and the two of them arrived in front of Qi Xiaobai, and then knelt on the ground: "The chief of Jingdi greets Duke Huan!" β
Qi Xiaobai just smiled, and then the carriage moved forward, and the army followed into the Jingdi, and then Qi Xiaobai came to a small mansion.
Although this mansion is not as luxurious as the county guard's mansion, it is also the largest mansion in this small place, this is Zhang Hao's yamen, Qi Xiaobai sat in the upper hall, looking at Zhang Hao's Russian who was kneeling on the ground: "I heard that you are the brother-in-law of the county guard of Kujing City?" β
"That's right, Duke Huan, Meng Xi, the county guard of Kujing City, is indeed my brother-in-law!" Zhang Hao said to Qi Xiaobai.
"Are you sure to persuade this Mengxi Kaicheng to surrender?" Qi Xiaobai looked at Zhang Hao and said.
After Zhang Hao heard Qi Xiaobai's words, he was silent, he didn't know how to answer, if he could persuade this Meng Xi to surrender, then this would definitely be a great achievement, and he would definitely be treated preferentially here in the Qi army camp in the future, but he was not sure to persuade Meng Xi.
"If you can convince your brother-in-law, I won't treat you badly!" Qi Xiaobai said to Zhang Hao.
Before coming to Jingcheng, Qi Xiaobai and the others received information that Meng Xi, the county guard of Kujing City, was ready to defend Kujing City to the death and fight to the death with Qi Xiaobai!
With the large number of troops of the Qi army, it is not a problem to take the Bitter Path City, but if the Bitter Path City is fought to the death, even if the Bitter Path City is taken, the Qi army will pay a great price.
Kujing City is not a full city, the city is still collecting troops, and Kujing City also has a certain geographical advantage, unlike Mancheng and Zhongren City, it is a plain area.
If it weren't for the very strong fortifications in Zhongshan City, coupled with the geographical superiority, maybe Lian Po would choose to fight Qi Xiaobai in Kujing City.
Zhongshan City used to be the capital of Zhongshan Kingdom, and the fortifications where were second only to Handan's.
Since the destruction of Zhongshan Kingdom, Zhongshan City has become a barrier to Handan, and if you want to attack Handan from the north, you must break Zhongshan City.
And Kujing City used to be the barrier of Zhongshan City, although the fortifications are not as strong as Zhongshan City, but there are also certain fortifications, plus the geographical superiority, it is an easy to defend and difficult to attack place.
Therefore, the Qi army was reluctant to storm this Bitter Path City, after all, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there was a bigger war waiting for them after the Bitter Path City, so they felt that there was no need to lose too many troops here.
Qi Xiaobai looked at Zhang Hao and said, "I'll put you in Bitter Path City, if you can convince your brother-in-law, I will give you a great reward!" Without asking Zhang Haotong if he agreed, Qi Xiaobai directly made the decision and asked this Zhang Hao to go to Bitter Path City to be a lobbyist.
And Zhang Hao didn't dare to disobey at all, so he could only accept Qi Xiaobai's order, and he prayed in his heart that his brother-in-law would listen to his persuasion.
In Zhang Hao's eyes, he didn't think that the Bitter Path City could resist the army of the Qi State!
Zhang Hao took Qi Xiaobai's order and went to Bitter Path City!
Wang Heng looked at Qi Xiaobai: "Duke Huan, do you think this guy can convince:" Is Meng Xi, the county guard of Kujing City?" β
"I don't know, but everything has to be tried, isn't it? Even if we can't convince us, we have nothing to lose! Qi Xiaobai said to Wang Heng.
"The minister is afraid, this Meng Xi will also come to surrender once, if he enters the city of Bitter Path and encounters the siege of the Zhao army, it will be even more difficult to break through!" Wu Zixu said on the side.
"Last time we were careless, this time it won't, even if we accept surrender, we have to deal with it carefully!" Qi Xiaobai said to the generals beside him.
Zhang Hao originally wanted to take Li Jin to Bitter Path City, but was blocked by the Qi army, Li Jin was detained in the camp of the Qi army, and Zhang Hao went to Bitter Path City alone.
"Let's not have too much hope for Zhang Hao, prepare to attack the city, as long as Zhang Hao fails, we will attack the city immediately!" Qi Xiaobai said to everyone.
"No!" The crowd shouted.
After Zhang Hao entered Kujing City, he was immediately taken to the county guard mansion of Kujing City, Zhang Qingting looked at Zhang Hao: "Brother, are you okay?" β
"Thank you sister for your concern, my brother is fine!" Zhang Hao replied.
"Your brother-in-law and I heard that when the Qi army pressed the territory, we worried about you for a long time!" Zhang Qingting said to Zhang Hao.
"With my sister caring, I'm in Jingdi, that's also satisfying!" Zhang Hao replied to Zhang Qingting.
And Meng Xi on the side said: "This Qi army shouldn't be so kind, just let you back like this, right?" β