For Zhong Pingyuan, this trip to Beijing to be the King of Qin can only be described as a piece of cake.

First, Qi Yingzong did not listen to his and Li Boxi's suggestions and forced the Western Army to attack the camp, which caused a storm in the city and everyone knew it. As a result, the attacking force of more than 10,000 people was ambushed by the Jin people and collapsed immediately.

Afterwards, Qi Yingzong put all the responsibility for the defeat on Li Boxi, the main war faction, and then asked the envoy to go to Jinying with the edict to cede Taiyuan and other three towns to apologize.

Fortunately, the people were excited and official Li Boxi was reinstated.

However, the Jin people had already received the edict to cede the three towns. Seeing that the capital could not be attacked for a long time, they also planned to withdraw their troops.

What is incredible is that the current emperor immediately wanted to swallow up the imperial edict that ceded Taiyuan and other three towns.

To change things to such an extent overnight can be considered a challenge to a normal person's bottom line.

In the eyes of Zhong Pingyuan and anyone with a right mind, there was no need to give the edict to cede the three towns to the Jin people. After all, the Jin people could not enter the city at all. It was just the failure of the Western Army's attack on the camp by more than 10,000 people. What's the matter?

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However, this emperor who was severely afraid of gold actually issued an edict ceding three towns because he was afraid that the Jin people would raise an army to investigate. He hoped that the Jin people would withdraw their troops.

The Jin people did retreat, but it actually had little to do with the edict. In other words, it was an unexpected surprise for the Jin people to get the edict from the Emperor of Qi to legally cede three towns.

So why did Qi Yingzong regret it immediately?

On the one hand, it was because the Jin people withdrew their troops so quickly that he felt a little cheated afterward; but the more important reason was that the Supreme Emperor Qi Huizong began to gain a sense of presence.

In fact, it can be seen from the very beginning when Qi Huizong came to the south after his Zen throne and still tried every means to retain King Qin's army and retain his influence. Qi Huizong's move obviously did not want to bear the responsibility of being an emperor, but wanted to continue to enjoy the power of being an emperor.

After the Jin people withdrew their troops, Qi Huizong became more active and even planned to return to the capital.

Although no one knows what the overlord is thinking, it may be possible to continue to be active in the center of power. It is also possible to see his son being so unsatisfactory and want to take action himself.

In short, after the Supreme Emperor behaved like this, Qi Yingzong panicked.

Because there are already rumors that the Emperor wants to be restored in Zhenjiang.

Qi Yingzong had realized that his edict to cede the three towns would seriously damage the legitimacy of his rule, so he regretted it even more.

And this also made the political struggle between the two emperors become more and more intense.

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For Zhong Pingyuan, his organization of city defense in the capital and Li Boxi went through several ups and downs.

Appointed, dismissed, appointed again...

Jin people came and went, and Zhong Pingyuan, the highest commander of the Western Army in the capital at that time, also jumped around in various positions.

But in the end, as the Jin soldiers retreated, Zhong Pingyuan's next mission gradually became clear.

He wants to relieve the siege of Taiyuan.

After the Jin soldiers on the East Route retreated, they joined forces with the West Route Army, preparing to conquer the fortified city of Taiyuan together. Taiyuan City had been holding on for several months at this time, and if there was no rescue, it might be breached at any time.

Before leaving, Zhong Pingyuan made suggestions to the court, hoping to rectify the Yellow River defense line to prevent the Jin soldiers from coming again.

And such a suggestion was actually rejected.

The reply from the DPRK was: The enemy has just retreated, so it is not appropriate to use troops to show weakness.

Even though Zhong Pingyuan has been commanding troops for many years, he really can't imagine what kind of brain circuit this is.

But he had no other choice. Let alone him, even if Prince Yun arrived in person at this time, it would be difficult for him to interfere in the affairs of the court.

After all, this was the time when the two emperors Qi Huizong and Qi Yingzong were fighting fiercely. The entire power center of the Qi Dynasty was like a huge political whirlpool. Any correct suggestions entering this whirlpool would only be trapped.

Twisted in incomprehensible directions.

As a result, Zhong Pingyuan was forced to lead the busy Western Army in a hasty attack.

This decision is equally unreasonable in hindsight.

As early as when the Jin soldiers had just retreated, Li Boxi suggested that they should take advantage of the victory to pursue the victory while the Jin soldiers crossed the Yellow River, but it was rejected.

But at this time, the Jin people's east-west route armies had joined forces and stationed troops under Taiyuan.

The Western Army marched rashly, and might encounter a Jin ambush at any time along the way.

The Western Army's chances of winning were already low, and now that the enemy was waiting for work, the chances of winning were even slimmer.

In fact, it would not matter if the Western Army advanced slower.

Because the weather at this time has gradually begun to get hot, the Jin soldiers have been unable to attack Taiyuan for a long time, and their morale is no longer high. Even the coach has begun to escape the summer heat. Taiyuan City has been besieged for several months. If the siege lasts for more than ten days, it may not be possible.

The city is broken.

If the Western Army led by Zhong Pingyuan moved slower and came to Taiyuan City to confront the Jin people at every step of the camp, or had an advantage in some small-scale battles, perhaps the Jin people would naturally retreat in the face of difficulties and the siege of Taiyuan would be solved.

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However, both the emperor in the court and the officials of the main war faction were urging urgently.

It is understandable that the emperor urged. After all, he wanted to swallow up the edict that ceded the three towns and preserve Taiyuan. Taiyuan was not important to him, what was important was the political foundation of his rule.

But don’t the main war faction know anything about military matters?

Of course they know, but they don't have any good choices at this time. Because at this time in the court, there is almost no room for the main war faction to gain a foothold.

The armies of the Jin and the People were overwhelming, and the Qi army was defeated repeatedly. Even the Western army's attack on the camp failed.

These failures caused the emperor to put the blame entirely on the warring faction, and began to suppress and exclude him. Even capable ministers like Li Boxi were repeatedly suppressed. They relied on the strong public opinion in the capital to retain their official positions, and even more so.

What about the other main militant factions?

Therefore, if the main war faction wants to survive in this court that has turned into a huge whirlpool, they must have a huge victory.

They hope to regain Taiyuan as soon as possible and prove themselves with a big victory.

Under the pressure of many wills, Zhong Pingyuan finally made a desperate move with a desperate mentality. He passed by Pingding County, took Yuci and Shouchun, and this was when Fan Cun, Zhao Haiping and other players played the roles of military soldiers.

The military town where he was stationed.

In the end, due to Zhong Pingyuan's rash advance, the baggage failed to keep up. The Western Army he led actually did not experience a vigorous battle, and ended in a sad way.

The baggage contained not only food and grass, but also rewards for the three armies and various property items.

These elite Western soldiers suffered from hunger, and the property that was originally intended to be rewarded to them was nowhere to be seen. Therefore, "the reward was not enough, and they all dispersed in anger." However, the originally agreed reinforcements were unable to enter immediately because they were afraid of the enemy.

Due to the determined attack position, Zhong Pingyuan was defeated by the Jin people and died in a fierce battle.

Since then, Taiyuan City has finally fallen.

As a result, the Qi Dynasty got the worst result after a hemorrhagic operation: the emperor signed an edict clearly ceding the three towns of Taiyuan, but then broke his promise and sent troops to give the Jin people an excuse to raise troops again to investigate. In the end, not only Taiyuan was not protected

When they came down, Zhong Pingyuan and this elite Western army were wiped out.

It can be said that if you make one wrong choice, you won't end up in such a mess.

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At this time, Zhong Pingyuan was walking on the way to Taiyuan City.

At this time, he may not have a very clear understanding of his future destiny, but he has already felt that this trip will probably be a disaster.

But so what?

In this court, there were many things that we had no control over.

Shouyang, Yuci.

In the previous dungeon of the first stage, the general played by Fan Cun repeatedly investigated this line and made meritorious deeds.

And now, the Western Army led by Zhong Pingyuan has finally arrived here.

This place is no more than a hundred miles away from Taiyuan City, but this hundred miles away is already so far out of reach.

The Jin soldiers have begun to launch continuous raids, and the Western army's results in this process were three victories in five battles.

This certainly shows that the fighting power of the Western Army is indeed very good, far beyond the Xiang Army that collapsed at the first touch, but after such a record, there are huge hidden dangers.

Although the Jin people were defeated three times, they always retreated without damaging their roots. On the other hand, the Western Army was not only short of men and horses, but also lacked food, grass and baggage. They could not even reward the soldiers who bravely killed the enemy. Among these soldiers, there were already

There were complaints.

But Zhong Pingyuan knew very well that he had not yet completed the task of rescuing Taiyuan City. If he stopped at this time, everything would be over.

He still has to hold on and continue to move forward, to the foot of Taiyuan City...

But how long can such strong support last?

Finally, the golden soldiers attacked again.

But this time, what came was not a small force to test, but a main force of the Jin people. Leading them was a supernova among the Jin generals who would later be named the Duke of the country for his military merits, and he was in the Qi Dynasty.

The first sacrifice that made him famous was Zhong Pingyuan.

Just as in real history, the famous general Liu Fa died at the hands of Cha Ge, Zhong Pingyuan's fate should have been like Liu Fa's, not in terms of military command skills, but in various other aspects.

However, just as the army was about to mutiny, someone suddenly shouted excitedly: "Reinforcements are here!"

Zhong Pingyuan was surprised and couldn't believe it. He looked at the Jin military formation in the distance and found that a commotion had broken out.

Immediately afterwards, the Jin elite, who had originally prepared to launch a general attack on Zhongpingyuan, retreated in a hurry after a fierce battle.

Zhong Pingyuan was a little surprised. Could it be that the agreed reinforcements arrived in time?
To be continued...