Chapter 286 [Tragic Wei Yang]
Wei Yang lay flat in the military tent, like a corpse that had lost all its feelings.
The dishes on the short table were already cold, and they didn't even touch a sip, but there were a few empty jars. These were small jars containing three pounds of wine, with as many as five.
As a Legal scholar, rationality has always surpassed emotion. Before becoming the "Shang Jun" of the day, Wei Yang was always a very self-controlled person and always retreated from beautiful wine and beauties, but this time he was really drunk; his eyes were blankly at the military tent, as if he had not yet woken up from the "nightmare" last night.
The old Qin was an unknown general in the Yingquliang era, so Wei Yang had never yearned for military power since he became the reform minister of the old Qin Dynasty. Unfortunately, Yingquliang did not seem to be optimistic about his military ability, and the Zuo Shuchang Mansion had only one thousand soldiers.
He was a person who had suffered hardships and had been despised by countless eyes. Gongshu Zhu once valued him. Unfortunately, when he joined his husbands and uncles, he was in a fierce internal struggle between the new and old aristocratic groups in the Wei State. When his husbands and uncles were about to lose power, the Wei State was changing and the generals were coming out one after another, but unfortunately it was not his turn. In order to make progress, he once devoted himself to the most kind-hearted man of Wei State, Gongshu Ang. Unfortunately, Gongshu Ang was too kind. Such a person could rush to his friends, but did not know how to create general trends, let alone create opportunities for him, a friend. So as soon as his husbands and uncles died, he, a guy who was branded as an old aristocratic group, could only wander around in various countries and desperately look for opportunities that belong to him. (Prince Ang is not the kind of character described in the TV series, he is a very kind gentleman)
I thought my life would be wasted, but Ying Quliang gave him a chance to fully realize his reward. Bai Zuo, who had the highest reputation in Qin, seemed to treat him well. Unfortunately, these alone were not enough. He had to establish enough reputation to truly gain a foothold in this country. Meng Shuangcheng's stupidity gave him the opportunity to establish reputation. If nothing unexpected happens, he could establish a great reputation in the old Qin court and the military. In order to seize this opportunity, he, who has always been proud, even bowed his head to call Bai Dong "Enxiang"!
Fortunately, Bai Dong was willing to support him, and the battle to destroy the old clan was also launched one by one according to his plan. His plan was very good. With his title of Zuo Shuchang, once he led the army, he was the chief general, and even Zi'an could only be regarded as his deputy general. As long as the Xijia was successfully defeated, he would be the first hero in this battle. After all, the emperor was personally supervising the battle, and even Bai Dong could not steal his limelight. After this battle, the old Qin people would see a Zuo Shuchang who was both civil and military, and who was determined and ruthless. The name of Wei Zi could be passed down to the world, and the reform plan was half completed!
Just before the raid was launched last night, Wei Yang was still full of confidence because the Xijia family also had an internal support. So there was almost no suspense in this battle. The raid was also very smooth. The northern gate of the Xijia City opened at the agreed time. The army led by Zi'an and Jingjian successfully entered the city. Xiqimu, the head of the Xijia family, was beheaded, and countless slaves of the Xijia family rebelled on the spot. The victory belonging to him was about to be obtained!
But at this moment, Wei Yang saw a young man from the West.
The young man was wearing a armor that could only be called ragged, with only a blood-stained rust sword in his hand, and his face was as tender as a boy next door. Wei Yang saw it very clearly under the torch. The boy had no even a beard on his mouth, but he had a wooden crown on his head, and he was actually an adult who had passed the crown ceremony!
With Wei Yang's vicious eyes, you can naturally see that this young man was crowned in advance at a glance. This is simply a paradox! Because only the most outstanding children in the family can be crowned in advance. However, looking at the young man's outfit, he is clearly a child who is not valued by the family. Even if he is not a concubine, he is definitely not the kind of direct elite who has mastered the power of the family.
The young man ran around in the chaos of Meng City under the protection of hundreds of people. At first no one paid attention to him, but soon Wei Yang found something wrong. Wherever he went, the slaves who attacked the Sika warriors would stop for no reason and join his team. The Sika warriors who had lost their leaders and were fighting each other immediately joined the boy's voice when they saw the boy's momentum...
Just like a snowball, the boy rolled out a huge "snowball" in a very short time. Then he just raised his sword and shouted "kill"! The Meng family slaves and the Meng family soldiers who were still fighting each other just now became their closest comrades and actually began to fight side by side!
Whether it was Ying Quliang, Bai Dong, or Wei Yang, they all despised the Xijia family. There were only 7,000 soldiers in the Xijia family, but there were 16,700 slaves. Ten thousand Qin troops were enough to apply if there was an internal response; because once the Xijia family city was destroyed, at least 90% of the slaves in the Xijia family would turn against each other on the spot, and even the Qin army soldiers could win this battle with only one hand. But no one had ever thought that when the head of the Xijia family was killed and the direct descendants who held the power of the Xijia family almost collapsed, a young man with such appeal appeared inexplicably. His charm was even greater than that of the free and the land's attraction to these slaves.
Wei Yang was a courageous reformer, and as Taishi Gong commented, he was too vicious and mean. In order to establish absolute prestige in this battle, Wei Yang chose the most immediate method - killing!
The direct line of the Western Family wants to kill, and the side line of the Western Family also wants to kill. Anyway, the slaves who hesitate and refuse to do so will be killed! So after confirming that there is an inner force to break the city, he actually assigned five thousand Qin troops outside the city to be responsible for pursuing the Western Family who escaped from the city gate during the melee.
Wei Yang even imagined such a picture. By the vast Wei River, thousands of children of the old clan were tied to wooden stakes, and thousands of executioners stood beside him. With his order, countless heads fell on the Wei River, and the water surface of hundreds of miles was dyed red. From then on, Wei Zi's reputation caused Lao Qin and spread far to the world! Just as Bai Dong exterminated Nan Mo with a huge amount of gold one day and night, he also wanted to let the people of the world know that Wei Yang could also kill people, and he was even more cruel and extraordinary than Bai Dong!
Unfortunately, even God was unable to get along with him this time. When this young man from Xi appeared, the soldiers and slaves of Xijia quickly united into an army of nearly 20,000 people, while he and Jing Jian had only 5,000 people! It was too late to temporarily recall the army distributed outside the city!
The fierce and brave Qin army fought to the death, but they had no choice but to fight to the death. Moreover, once the slaves returned to the Xijia family, the soldiers of the Xijia family also burst out with several times the combat power. The lost city wall was taken back one by one by one, and the lost city gate was re-occupied by them one by one. Even if Jing Jian and Zi'an fought to the death, they could only barely protect Wei Yang from withdrawing from the Xijia city.
He had occupied four gates and killed the enemy chief. He was about to take down the Xi Family City, but he was taken back little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little... Wei Yang was like a nouveau riche, who had already stepped onto the podium, but the lottery was taken away by someone...
It was not that Lao Qin had never lost a battle, but he had never been so depressed; Wei Yang only remembered that he was angry and squirted out a mouthful of blood and fell into a coma. When he woke up, he only heard a cold saying from Zi'an's mouth: "Our army was defeated, with five thousand casualties!"
"Five thousand...there are you on the side..."
"Mr. Jing Gong has gone to see the Lord. Mr. Jing said that this time he was unproperly assigned and would take the blame in front of the Lord, and it has nothing to do with Zuo Shuchang." Zi'an not only spoke coldly, but even his eyes were cold when he looked at him.
"I am the chief general, how can I ask Duke Jing to take the crime? I want to meet you and apologize!"
"Chief Zuo Shuchang can still ride a car or a horse? In the opinion of the general, it's better to have a rest."
After saying this, Zi'an turned around and walked out of the military tent, but the disdain and sarcasm on his lips could be seen clearly by Wei Yang.
"Come, bring wine!"
Wei Yang tried to stand up, but felt guilty and exhausted, and even his legs were a little weak. At this moment, perhaps only fine wine could make him forget all his worries for the time being.
How much alcohol have you drunk and how long have you been sleeping?
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the five empty wine jars on the short table beside the mat. Wei Yang felt a sense of depression in his chest. Now he could only laugh at the sky, not knowing whether he was laughing at himself or the God who was right with him...
Chapter completed!