Chapter 738: The Sound of Drums and Horns Shows Its Sharp Edge (10)

In the capital of Qin, Xianyang, in the huge palace paved with black marble, King Qin Wulie still sat cross-legged on the cold ground. The map under him had changed a lot. The entire South Korea had Was included in the territory of the Qin people. -In a few years, King Wulie of Qin had a lot of white hair on his temples. Most of them were added after Wang Xiao's defeat. That battle made the people of Qin very painful for a while. The 20,000 elites of Qin could not be achieved by just practicing. More importantly, the defeat of this battle changed the situation of host and guest on Zhao's Hedong front. The Zhao people were aggressive, Jing Rufeng would attack from time to time, and small groups of troops would bypass Hangu from time to time. Pass and attack the Qin people's homeland. Even when Li Xin arrived at Hangu Pass, the situation was only slightly reversed. On the front line east of Hedong, the Zhao people still took the initiative.

Although Jing Rufeng has been in the army for many years, he is still one of the people who knows the Qin soldiers best. Even Li Xin is just a junior in front of Jing Rufeng, who is already over sixty years old. When Jing Rufeng becomes the leader When he was a general, Li Xin was just a schoolboy, but Jing Rufeng had devoted himself to studying the combat characteristics of Li Xin, Zhao Mu and others over the past few decades, so that when he fought against Li Xin, he could be regarded as knowing himself and the enemy. , when Li Xin first arrived at Hangu Pass, he suffered several losses. It was not until this year that Li Xin finally stabilized the situation.

As always, sitting in front of King Wulie of Qin were the ministers he relied on most, the imperial master Li Ru, Li Xin who had returned from Hanguguan, Zhongli, the supreme leader of Heibingtai, and the ministers who had returned from Qinchu border. Meng Tian, ​​in addition to these people, the crown prince Yingying is also sitting behind King Qin Wulie. As King Wulie of Qin's health deteriorated day by day, Yingying gradually began to participate in governance.

King Qin Wulie's intention was already obvious, and the support of Li Xin and other generals also gave Yingying a huge political bargaining chip.

"Let's hear what Zhonghou has to say first." King Qin Wulie turned to look at Guannai Hou Zhongli.

Zhongli nodded. "Everyone, let's first talk about Gao Yuan, the general of the Yan Kingdom who conquered the east. Although this person only lives in a corner, there is no doubt that his every move can completely stir the pulse of the world."

"What the Marquis of Guan Nei said is right. This boy is so sharp and aggressive that people have to look at him with admiration!" King Qin Wulie sighed, "At the beginning, I really looked down on this boy."

"The most shocking thing about this person is the battle with Donghu in the Hetao last winter. At the beginning, we, and I believe everyone in other countries, were not optimistic about Gao Yuan, thinking that if he could hold a few strongholds in the Hetao, This is already an amazing achievement, but it is not the case. After several months of fighting in the Hetao, it finally ended with Gao Yuan's complete victory. Donghu paid not only 50,000 cavalry, but also several of their generals, including The famous Yan Qi. This battle has completely laid the foundation for Gao Yuan in this land. Now, we can no longer regard him as a feudal lord who lives alone in one place. The king who is our enemy." As soon as Zhongli spoke, he calmed down Meng Tian who had just returned from the Qinchu border. He didn't know Gao Yuan very well.

"The Marquis of Guannai thinks so highly of this person?" he asked in surprise.

"Gao Yuan now occupies Liaoxi County and Hejian County, and basically controls the entire prairie. Most of the Huns are working for him. Now he has captured Hetao. The area he occupies is already larger than the entire Yan Kingdom. . And his hands have reached Daijun of Zhao State. The infantry of General Gao Yuan led 6,000 cavalry in Daijun to assist the Daijun soldiers in resisting the elite attack of Zhao army. The war has been going on for several months. "

After Meng Tian heard this, Ji thoughtfully said: "Let's put it this way. This Gao Yuan is basically surrounded by enemies on three sides now. The Yan people regard him as a traitor, the Donghu people are fighting against him, but he still defends his intervention in Zhao's country. How can the Zhao people give up? If all three parties work together, how can he hold on?"

King Wulie of Qin laughed loudly, "Mengtian hit the mark. This is what Master Li and I have always been puzzled about. From our point of view, Gao Yuan's involvement in Zhao's domestic affairs is actually Unwise behavior, after thinking hard for a long time, Master Li and I came to an unbelievable conclusion.”

"I wonder what the king saw?"

"Gao Yuan will launch the final attack on Yan State in a very short period of time."

"This is impossible!" Li Xin said in horror: "He has no soldiers and horses. Most of his troops are contained in Hetao. Liaoxi and Hejian are just empty frames. Although Yan State is in the battle with Donghu In this battle, all 100,000 troops were lost, but in the past few years, the Yan State has trained another 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and horses. With the addition of soldiers from various counties, 100,000 troops can still be gathered. "

"I don't know!" King Qin Wulie said frankly: "But looking at Gao Yuan, this person is definitely not stupid. His adviser Jiang Jiaquan is Junior Brother Li, and he is an extraordinary person. Do you think they will be crazy? "

Li Xin shook his head. Naturally, he didn't believe this conclusion.

"According to the information obtained by Heibingtai, Ji Ling of Yan State is already preparing to attack Gaoyuan. Judging from the movement of their supplies and baggage transportation, the focus of their attack should be Anlu in Yuyang. They first want to cut off High mineral resources.”

"Now that we know it, Gao Yuan must also know it." Li Xin shook his head and said, "After all, we are still not confident and stingy."

King Qin Wulie smiled and said: "Li Xin, if it were you, what would you do?"

"Looking at what Ji Ling means, I'm afraid this attack is more of a test than a determination to fight to the death. It seems that they are still counting on something. If they have this mentality, I'm afraid that their battle will be Defeat is inevitable. Since we are going to fight, we must gather the strength of the whole country and strive to complete our victory in one battle. If it is me, since I am determined to break up the last bit of face with Gao Yuan, then naturally I must gather all the troops and march directly to Liaoxi. , and then attack Jishi City." Li Xindao.

King Qin Wulie laughed loudly, "Stingy! You used the word well. Whether it is Ji Ling or Tan Feng Zhou Yu, although they are outstanding people of their generation, after all, the pattern is smaller. They are indeed testing , they are also counting on someone else, Zhonghou, let’s talk about it.”

Zhongli nodded, "Donghu's envoy just left Jicheng a month ago. Although we cannot find out the content of their agreement, we can imagine that they must form an alliance to deal with Gao Yuan together."

"Both families want to destroy Gao Yuan, but they have their own evil intentions. They are afraid that their own strength will be lost too much in this battle, thereby taking advantage of the other party. How can we win with such two sides? If Gao Yuan is really like me It’s just like what Master Li thought. If we go straight to the situation, the country of Yan will be in danger.”

"Of course what the king said is reasonable, but I really can't think of where this man's troops came from? The troops in Hejian must be going to resist the attack of Kongde's troops from Anlu, and Ye Zhong from Liaoxi will also Being restrained by Langya Hu Yanchao, is it possible that Gao Yuan will mobilize He Lanxiong's troops? "

"Just because I can't think of it, I'm looking forward to it." King Qin Wulie said with a smile, "No matter what Gao Yuan does, I can be sure that if he doesn't move, it will be earth-shaking. So, this is also our opportunity!"

"Your Majesty is going to take action against the Kingdom of Wei?" Meng Tian was immediately moved.

"Yes, let's attack the Wei State. If Gao Yuan really launches a war to destroy the Yan State this year, the world will definitely be in chaos. The Zhao people can't care about the Wei State. If Gao Yuan is allowed to take the Yan State, Gao Yuan will be the representative of the state. What the county has done, I am afraid that the Zhao people will have to worry about themselves, so their troops will inevitably move towards Yuyang, and Wei will lose its support. "

"Who does Your Majesty prefer to lead this offensive?" Li Xin's eyes were bright.

"What, does General Li have any interest?" King Qin Wulie said with a smile.

Li Xin shook his head, "I am going to face Jing Rufeng at Hangu Pass. This person knows the inside story of our Qin soldiers and our fighting style. I really don't feel at ease if I choose someone else."

Meng Tian said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go. Our Great Qin has just signed an alliance with the Chu people. With the character of King Huai of Chu, he will never provoke us. I am willing to go to South Korea."

In the battle to destroy the country, which general is unwilling to be this commander?

"You can't go." King Wulie of Qin shook his head and said, "Although King Chu Huai is a bit mediocre, the land of Chu is also full of talented people. Moreover, the national strength of Chu is not inferior to Zhao in the slightest. If they suddenly turn against each other and you are not there, How can we resist? Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. We can’t take this risk!”

"Your Majesty, are you planning to re-activate General Wang Xiaowang?" Li Xin asked.

"Master Wang Xiaosang humiliated the country and was defeated at the hands of Jing Rufeng. The whole country was angry. If he were to be used at this time, wouldn't it be a bad move?" King Wulie of Qin still shook his head. "I plan to make Lu Chao my general. Take overall command of the battle to destroy Wei."

"What?" Li Xin and Meng Tian opened their mouths in surprise, "Lu Chao?"

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Although Lu Chao is talented, he is too young and has never led an army before. To destroy the Wei State, at least more than 100,000 troops would be needed. Such a large-scale It would be too risky to hand over the command of the corps to a person who has never had military experience. We just suffered a defeat at Hangu Pass two years ago. If we lose again, the country will inevitably be in turmoil."

King Qin Wulie chuckled, "Li Xin, when you first commanded the battle, I remember you had no experience. You were so aggressive back then, but why are you so conservative now?"

"Your Majesty, I only led more than ten thousand troops at that time, and it was just a partial army." Li Xin argued.

"Lu Chao's ability in Korea gives me reason to trust him, and this time to attack Wei, our Qin people will only send 10,000 cavalry, commanded by Yingying, and the rest of the troops will come from Korea. "King Wulie of Qin looked at Li Xin and said, "Li Xin, Lu Chao not only allowed our great Qin to completely control Han in a few years, but also trained an army of 50,000 people. You said, I have a reason. Don’t you believe him? Although he is a scholar, who says that a scholar can’t command a large corps to fight? I’m not asking him to charge into battle!”q