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Chapter 65: Capture Zhao Kuo Alive

A "rebellion" was quickly put down, and the city of Songzi was filled with a strong smell of blood.

The Yan soldiers were patrolling around the bodies with spears in their hands. No one expected that the largest casualties in Yan State since the invasion of Zhao State were caused by the women and children of Zhao State. Thousands of Zhao people died in this battle, and they also killed more than 700 Yan people, and more Yan people were seriously injured. The crazy Zhao people completely scared these Yan people, and even Tu did not suffer any insults again.

Li Fu sat in the upper seat, listening to the officers' reports, gritted his teeth, and asked angrily: "Didn't I give an order to not beat and bully Zhao people?"

The officer shrank his body in fear and said, "They did not bully the Zhao people. As usual, they were the envoys of Zhao. He knew witchcraft. He used witchcraft on those Zhao people... Please order the killing of that envoy now. I heard that using mulberry wood can drive away ghosts. Please use mulberry wood to hit the coffin and bury him. He can no longer perform witchcraft." He thrust his face with a tumbling belly and said, "Take the envoys of Zhao to me."

"But..." The officer looked at Li Fu with some fear, trying to persuade him. Li Fu suddenly threw the bamboo slips in his hand on his head and cursed: "Go quickly!"

The officer ran out and saw him leave, Li Ku sighed and rubbed his forehead. Because this attack on Zhao was a temporary intention and was worried that he would encounter strong resistance in Zhao, he summoned 80,000 troops to attack Zhao, claiming to be 100,000. Among these 80,000 troops, more than 30,000 soldiers were recruited from Liaodong and other places. In short, they were the Hu people on the newly expanded territory of Yan State.

Such things exist in various countries. For example, after the State of Zhao, many Linhu people were included in the ranks of soldiers. In terms of their behavior, language and culture, they were no different from those of Zhao. However, Yan State had not conquered Liaodong for a long time, and Liaodong people did not have a sense of belonging to Yan State in their hearts. Language could not be promoted. They would not fight for Yan State, and many orders from Lifu could not be issued because they could not understand them at all!

The most deadly thing was that their commander and commander were still Yan people. Thinking about the generals who could only command their army through gestures, Li Fu felt a little headache. He felt a little regretful. Maybe he shouldn't have recruited so many people. He should have collected 40,000 of the most elite Yan people and attacked Handan directly. But then he thought that Zhao State was in Yunmen and Dai County, and there were more than 20,000 elite soldiers in Handan, but only 40,000 Yan people. In the siege, it was difficult to defeat the Zhao people who were only fewer than him.

The messenger Tu was brought to Li Fu. It was the first time he saw this obese general of Yan State. The messenger Tu was a little afraid, lowered his head, and did not dare to look at his face. Li Fu frowned, holding a bamboo slip in his hand, and asked in Zhao without any hesitation: "Is it the King of Zhao who sent you?" The messenger Tu shook his head quickly, took out the letter from his sleeve, and respectfully handed it to Li Fu. Li Fu was stunned, and then looked at it after taking it apart.

Li Fu looked at it several times and suddenly laughed. He became much gentler. He hurriedly got up and walked to the messenger Tu. Tu became even more afraid. Li Fu held his hand affectionately and said, "It turns out that you are the messenger of Ma Fuzi. I have heard of Ma Fuzi's name of benevolence and want to make friends with him. I didn't expect that sir, you actually brought his letter. Please forgive me for your rudeness..."

Li Fu said, and asked Tu to sit down again, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare the meal to entertain Tu. Tu was a little confused, and Li Fu's sudden change made him a little confused. Li Fu talked about family matters with him. Gradually, Tu relaxed. When talking about the situation in Zhao State, Li Fu sighed and said, "If it weren't for the order of Shangjun, I wouldn't want to come to conquer Zhao State. I wanted to be friends with Ma Fuzi."

"Where is Ma Fuzi now?" asked Li Fuzi.

Tu said, "When I left, Ma Fuzi had just left Handan and had not arrived in Bai Ren."

"With the respect of King Zhao's respect for Ma Fuzi, I guess Ma Fuzi brought the 20,000 elite troops of the palace to attack me. The two people who should have become friends ended up like this. What do you think is this?" Li Fu said, shook his head helplessly, and Tu said a little dissatisfied: "Where are the elite troops of the palace? Shangjun refused to let those people leave Handan and recruit soldiers from the people. I will not hide it from you. I am just a lowly merchant, and I was recruited helplessly."

"I used to be a businessman, hahaha, I didn't expect it."

"So are you?" Tu Tingwen was also a little happy.

Li Fu frowned, looked at him, and asked again, "I see you, you are not young anymore, why are you recruited?"

"I?? I am young in the military. You don't know that Shangjun recruited a group of old and weak people to give them horses and clothes. The horses and clothes are not even more than a few miles a day... Alas, even food and supplies are unwilling to give more food and supplies. If it weren't for the family, I would have left Zhao State long ago."

A hint of joy flashed in Li Fu's eyes, and he continued to chat with Tu quietly. Tu was very happy because he received such courtesy from the Prime Minister of Yan State. He directly proposed the idea of ​​staying in the Yan army. He was a timid and cowardly businessman and had no idea of ​​serving Zhao State. In addition, Ma Fuzi, he also admired Ma Fuzi's character, but in front of his life, he could only say that he was sorry.

Tu's performance even further dispelled Li Fu's suspicion of him. Li Fu agreed to Tu to keep him by his side. After he asked someone to arrange accommodation for him, he hurriedly summoned all the commanders under his command. At this moment, the sky was already a little dark. The commanders were already going to rest, but were called by Li Fu and walked into Li Fu's courtyard with complaints. When everyone sat down, Li Fu said with a smile: "Please prepare for two or three sons. Tomorrow, we will go straight to the city!"

Everyone was shocked, and an officer asked, "General, aren't you going to wait for General Qin to join forces before conquering the Zhencheng?"

"Haha, I was worried that Zhao Kuo would lead the elite of the palace, so I didn't dare to underestimate him. Unexpectedly, the stupid person of King Zhao just gave Zhao Kuo thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people. Zhao Kuo has not even left Handan City yet. Not to mention Zhen City, I'm afraid that he would never come even when we took Bai Ren!" Li Fu said with a loud laugh. When everyone heard Li Fu's words, they also laughed.

"Thousands of people?"

"King Zhao is sending Zhao Kuo to die!"

"We must capture Zhao Kuo alive this time and let the Zhao people see what their heroes look like in front of us!"

Li Fu stroked her beard and said seriously: "Tomorrow, go straight to the city of Zhen, first take the city of Zhen, then take Bai Ren, and besiege Handan!"

"only!!"

...........

In the mountains and forests that were still a distance from Songzicheng, Zhao Kuo and the knights were resting around the bonfire. At some point, Handan Zao came to Zhao Kuo's side. Zhao Kuo glanced at him. Handan Zao smiled foolishly, took out an egg from his hand and put it in Zhao Kuo's hand. Zhao Kuo was stunned. Just as he was about to say something, he stopped again, smiled, and ate it for a few bites. Handan Zao brought another water bag.

"General..." Handan Zao was squeamish for a moment before asking: "Do you still blame me for taking the rash attack?"

Zhao Kuo smiled, knocked on his forehead, and said, "I blame you for what you did, I treat you as my brother..." He said seriously, "However, violating military orders is not something that soldiers can do. It involves the lives of many people, and we must obey them seriously." Handan Zao listened and said with a foolish smile: "As long as you don't blame me, I'll write it down."

The two were chatting, and suddenly, Zhao Fu walked out of the forest and said hurriedly: "General! The Yan people have left the city! They are marching towards the direction of the city!"

Zhao Kuo jumped up suddenly, and the knights also stood up and followed Zhao Fu all the way.
Chapter completed!
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