Chapter 911: The Magnificent Power of Han (Thirty-Six)

Fan Sui said goodbye and left. King Qin Wulie turned to look at Li Ru aside: "Sir, I didn't inform you this time, so I secretly ordered Lu Chao to launch this operation. Now it seems that he has just poked a hornet's nest." !The intensity of Gao Yuan’s reaction was truly unexpected.”

Li Ru opened his eyes and shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, I have been to the area under the jurisdiction of the Zhengdong Mansion and met Gao Yuan himself. After I came back, I made two points to the King. Either take advantage of the Zhengdong Army. Before he was fully fledged, he concentrated his forces to attack Zhengdong Prefecture first. The specific strategy was to concentrate the army, attack from Shannan County, across the grassland, and directly attack the enemy's core Jishi County. The second step was to attack Wei State first, and then Zhao State. , and then attack Zhengdong Mansion. If we adopt the first strategy, we should stop the war with Wei State and negotiate peace with Zhao State. We attack the Zhengdong Army. The two countries will not assist us, and it may add insult to injury."

Li Ru paused for a moment and then continued: "The second strategy is to accumulate national strength after destroying Wei and taking Zhao, and then carry out a decisive battle with them. It must take a long time. But the king did not adopt my strategy, and We have chosen such a nondescript policy, Your Majesty, and now we have stepped into the trap we dug ourselves."

King Qin Wulie smiled bitterly, "I underestimated the war potential of Zhengdong Mansion."

"We are now on the verge of defeating the Wei State, but because of this incident, they have gained a chance to breathe. If the Eastern Expeditionary Army were to mobilize in large numbers and attack Lu Chao's army from both front and rear with the Wei State, Lu Chao would be in danger. And Shannan County's Eastern Expeditionary Army is in full force. Come on, the troops we can mobilize are limited. Neither Meng Tian nor Li Xin can move lightly. They can only recruit new troops. And another large-scale recruitment will inevitably increase the domestic burden, intensify financial pressure, and people's livelihood will inevitably be hit again. ." Li Ru sighed.

"How should we save the current plan?" King Qin Wulie asked with some confusion.

"As His Majesty said, it is certain to fight a few battles." Li Ru thought for a moment: "If Lu Chao and Wang Jian can win a few battles against the Eastern Expedition Army, it will be beneficial to our next battle. Negotiations on the Eastern Expedition Army.”

"What if we lose?" King Wulie of Qin asked in return. "The Marching Army deployed four divisions of the Young Guards of the Marching Army in the direction of Fengcheng, and in the direction of Shannan County, Feng Fayong's 20,000 troops and Daijun's 30,000 troops People, He Lanxiong’s Eastern Group Army and the Northern Group Army’s independent cavalry division are very powerful!”

"We can only pay the price for the wrong strategy and end this war as soon as possible." Li Ru stared at King Wulie of Qin: "Your Majesty, haste makes waste. Unification of the Central Plains cannot be completed in a short time. We must have a long-term vision." With great planning and patience, I will complete this step by step.”

King Wulie of Qin nodded and said: "I am impatient, sir, and I know my body. I want to see that the overall situation has been decided before I die, so that I can smile with a smile!"

Li Ru sighed deeply.

"If we lose, what price will we have to pay to end this war?" Seeing that Li Ru didn't speak, King Qin Wulie continued to ask.

"First, for this sudden war, one person needs to take the blame," Li Ru said.

"Lu Chao?" King Qin Wulie touched his beard, "This is a bit wronging him!"

"How can he let the king be wronged if he is not wronged?" Li Ru chuckled: "It is his honor to have done it on behalf of the king, not to mention that it was only a temporary wrong against him."

"I'm afraid this alone won't make the Eastern Conquest Army give up!" King Wulie of Qin touched his chin, "According to my understanding of Gao Yuan, this person is a master who doesn't let go of eagles when he sees rabbits."

"Of course it's impossible to stop here. Lu Chao set up an ambush and annihilated Gao Yuan's general Naha and thousands of his men in the three wild battles. Of course we have to pay a price for this. Your Majesty, this price is ours. Half of the land of Wei has been captured so far." Li Ru said slowly.

"Half the land?" King Qin Wulie was surprised and frowned, but after a moment, he relaxed, "He caused the disaster?"

"Of course!" Li Ru said with a smile: "We will hand over these territories to the Eastern Expeditionary Army. As Lu Chao does not understand the overall situation, avenges his personal vendetta, and provokes the Eastern Expeditionary Army for compensation without reason, we will be trapped in a dilemma for the Eastern Expeditionary Army. We have already demonstrated In order to show the sincerity of the truce, if Gao Yuan accepts these lands, the relationship with the Wei State will be delicate. In order to contain us, Gao Yuan continues to sell their weapons to the Wei State. The relationship with the Wei State has always been good, but after taking over Will the Wei people ask for these lands from him? If the Wei people ask for it from him, will he give it to him or not?"

"Give it, how can he convince everyone in the Zhengdong Mansion? You know, the Zhengdong Army lost a lot of people in this battle. These lands are the compensation given to them by us Qin people. If we don't give it, we will inevitably fight with the Wei people." By turning against each other, we can easily destroy the alliance between these two families and lay a good foundation for our subsequent attack on Wei."

"This is a very clever plan, but Lu Chao may be holding his breath." King Qin Wulie laughed.

"It is his blessing to be able to share your worries. He is not ignorant of the general character, but he has just been idle for a period of time. When the king wants to use him, it is just a matter of words." Li Ru said with a smile.

"Well, Lu Chao has worked hard in the past few years and worked hard, so I asked him to go home to recuperate for a while and spend time with his mother, wife and children. Well, my little junior brother doesn't have any children yet, so I asked him to He should take advantage of this period to work hard. He only has that Korean woman as his wife now, and I will quietly reward him with a few palace maids as concubines." King Qin Wulie laughed.

Li Ru laughed it off.

"Sir, what is the best way to deal with Zhou Yu who was escorted back by Lu Chao this time?" King Qin Wulie changed the topic and no longer dwelled on this matter. The Qin State has experienced many victories and defeats over the years. He didn't take it to heart at all because of the minor setback.

"Zhou Yu is a talented general. Compared with Tan Feng, I actually admire him more. Tan Feng is too scheming and the city is so deep that it is difficult to see what this person is thinking! But Zhou Yu is more For a pure general, it would be better to transfer this person to General Meng Tian. General Meng Tian is tolerant and hopes that he can get along well with him and give full play to his leadership skills. Our Daqin is in today's situation because it uses talents in an eclectic way. There are many civil and military generals in the DPRK who came from other countries, and they all made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty."

"Zhou Yu and Tan Feng are both talented people. Two days ago, Zhongli came to me in a hurry and wanted to take Tan Feng over."

"Did the king agree?"

"Why don't you agree? The Yan Lingwei in Tan Feng's hands still has some remaining strength, and they can be annexed to make the Black Ice Platform even stronger. And you just said that Tan Feng is scheming to let him join the Black Ice Platform. , it would be good to make a sharp knife. Zhongli must be from the Qin Dynasty, and he has many scruples in his actions. Many things do not make me happy. If Tan Feng goes away, there will definitely be a big change!" King Wulie of Qin Turning the jade ring on his finger, he said casually.

Li Ru nodded. What King Qin Wulie said was true. Zhongli was indeed not ruthless enough in his actions, especially when it came to many matters in the country. Now that Tan Feng was in power, he no longer had such worries.

"As for Ji Ling, let's keep it. When we need to confront the Eastern March Army, this person can be thrown out. He has a reputation for righteousness, but we must pay attention to this person's safety. I think Gao Yuan wants to The sooner this person dies, the better. Firstly, the trouble will be gone, and secondly, you can wipe a handful of black ashes on my face." King Qin Wulie laughed, "The Supervisory Yuan under Gao Yuan is also very powerful, according to Zhongli. , the spies they sent out were collectively called Wolf County, and there were wild wolves and lone wolves. Zhongli put in a lot of effort, but gained little."

"Tan Feng may be able to break the situation. He knows Gao Yuan and the Overwatch Council much better than we do." Li Ru said with a smile.

"This is exactly the reason." King Qin Wulie nodded and said: "Let them fight in the court. Fan Sui is a smart man and should have understood what I mean. Let's wait for news from Wang Jian and the others first. I hope He can defeat the Eastern Army."

In Jiuyuan County, Wang Jian, who King Qin Wulie had high hopes for, is now surrounded by the Zhengdong Army. He is in a state of embarrassment. In the process of retreating to Jiuyuan County, Wang Jian adopted a strategy of gradually dividing his troops. He withdrew his most effective 5,000-horse infantry in batches and hid them outside. The rest of the large troops returned to Jiuyuan County and made a plan to use Jiuyuan County as the core to fight an offensive and defensive battle with the Eastern Expeditionary Army. In fact, he wanted the 5,000-horse infantry to cut off Feng Fayong's retreat when the Zhengdong Army attacked the city, and then launch an attack from behind, while he went out of the city, attacked from both sides, and gave Feng Fayong a lesson. .

If this plan is successful, it will not only resolve the crisis in Jiuyuan County, but also recover the lost territory and drive Feng Fayong back to Shannan County. However, he never expected that Feng Fayong would, based on some intelligence coming from Jiuyuan County, It was deduced that the number of troops that Wang Jian had withdrawn from the county was wrong, and Wang Jian's intention was guessed.

Feng Fayong took advantage of his plan and set up a trap to lure Wang Jian into the palace. In a battle, Wang Jian's 5,000-horse infantry lying outside was not only defeated, but Wang Jian was also surrounded.

With the most elite personal guards, Wang Jian finally fought his way back to the city. The more than 20,000 Qin troops were half gone in this battle, but before Wang Jian had time to regret, most of the Eastern Marching Army moved forward. Chasing after him, the siege began.

In the past few years, Feng Fayong has been preparing to attack the Qin State. This time, he carried all the siege equipment. Densely packed siege vehicles, Mengcheng vehicles, and ladder vehicles appeared outside the city. The Zhengdong Army that had just defeated the Qin Army The soldiers' morale was high and they launched a charge against the rain of arrows at the top of the city.

Jiuyuan County ushered in a bloody battle. Regardless of the scars on his body, Wang Jian personally went to the top of the city, brandishing a big sword, and started a bloody battle with the Eastern Expeditionary Army who boarded the city.

Feng Fayong's plan succeeded, and he was very excited. Wang Jian lost his most capable soldier. If he captured Jiuyuan County, the blow to the Qin people would be unprecedented. (To be continued)