Qu Nian smiled, turned his head to look at King Qin, and said, "Why do you go to all the lengths to keep Xianyang?"

King Qin said: "Don't you talk nonsense? Xianyang is the capital of Qin, and if the capital is gone, the Qin State will also die!"

Qu Nian said: "Wasn't the capital of Yiqu Nian occupied by my Qin State?

King Qin was slightly stunned and said, "What do you mean?"

Qu Nian said: "As you know, I have never led troops, I can't arrange troops, if I am allowed to lead troops to the battlefield, I can't beat people in three fights and one, so I can only give you advice from the big strategic thinking." The art of war is cloudy, and those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain! And the reason why you are at a loss at all now is that your vision has limited your thinking, so why do you have to stare at one acre and three points of land in Xianyang? Now you want to defeat the enemy army and keep Xianyang, and you want to get both fish and bear's paws, but in the end, you can't get any of them. Moreover, the deep-rooted idea of keeping Xianyang not only did not bring you any help, but instead tied your hands and feet, and these 300,000 soldiers and horses did not dare to adjust, isn't this a cocoon to bind yourself?"

The generals looked at each other, and they felt as if they had a little sense, in their consciousness, they really never thought of giving up Xianyang, after all, this is the capital of the Qin State, the whole family is here, and even the dogs are kept here.

King Qin was stunned: "You mean, you don't plan to give up Xianyang, right?"

Qu Nian said: "Since you can't keep it, why don't you give up?" Now Xianyang is a complete burden to us, that is, you want to keep Xianyang, because of this idea, you can't let go of your hands and feet, and you want to defend on three sides, but in the end, you can't prevent one side, you will only lose both people and money, and in the end, Xianyang is still broken. Since the outcome of Xianyang being attacked is already a sure thing, we might as well give up in advance. Moreover, after He Zaiye and Changhuajun broke through Xianyang, they would not slaughter the city to vent their anger, we would just leave temporarily. But think about it now, if we give up Xianyang, do you feel that your eyes are suddenly bright, your hands and feet are suddenly released, you can do whatever you want, you are free, and there is nothing to bind your hands and feet?"

When the generals heard him say this, they really had a feeling of sudden enlightenment in front of them, and they felt that what he said was not wrong at all, since Xianyang was going to be attacked anyway, it was better to take the initiative to give up!

However, this matter is a bit embarrassing, King Qin hesitated a little, and said: "If we directly abandon the inheritance of our ancestors in vain, won't we become unfilial descendants!"

Qu Nian said: "If Xianyang is not abandoned, can my father hold it? In the end, it was not broken by others, and he was not an unfilial descendant? And by that time, we were all dead, and there was no chance to recover Xianyang, and there was no face to face the ancestors and ancestors under Jiuquan! ”

King Qin thought about it and nodded, "Then if we give up Xianyang, what should we do next?"

Qu Nian said: "As long as we have the idea of giving up Xianyang, then this matter will be easy to do! First of all, the 300,000 defenders of Hangu Pass in the east can withdraw and ignore the six countries of Shandong, if they want to take advantage of the fire to loot and open the door to let them in, if we don't resist, what can they do? At most, I don't want Xianyang, and I'm afraid that they will plunder? If we wait for us to relax, we can also close the door ****, so that they have no return! If we take 10,000 steps back, whether they come or not is still two different things, it may be to watch the fire from the other side. ”

The entry of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong into the customs has been a major event for the Qin State since ancient times, but now when it comes out of Qu Nian's mouth, it is so understated, as if it is like a child playing at home, the most incredible thing for them, such a child's play idea, they actually feel very reasonable.

King Qin also nodded and said, "Then what?"

Qu Nian said: "Then another 200,000 soldiers and horses will be transferred over on the western defense line, leaving only 100,000, not asking them to defeat Changhuajun, as long as they delay the speed of Changhuajun's attack and buy us time, this should not be difficult." The same is true on the southern defensive line, and the transfer of 100,000 men back is also to let them delay time and buy time for our main forces. ”

King Qin said: "What are you doing here?"

Qu Nian said: "Now the matter is clear! We now have 300,000 soldiers and horses in our hands, and there are 300,000 soldiers and horses on the northern defense line, and another 300,000 soldiers and horses will be transferred from Hangu Pass, and another 300,000 soldiers and horses will be transferred from the west and south defense lines, so that we will have 1.2 million soldiers and horses in our hands, and these 1.2 million soldiers and horses will be combined to attack the allied forces of He Zaiye and Yiqu in the north. As the saying goes, it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers, as long as he Zaiye's thumb is cut off, the enemy army will collapse without a fight!"

King Qin thought for a while, took a deep breath, and said: "One million and two hundred thousand against nine hundred thousand, although the chance of winning is a little bigger, but it takes time and energy, I am afraid it is not so easy to defeat He Zaiye in one fell swoop, once it is a tug-of-war, Changhuajun and Bashu Kingdom will definitely break through the defense line, there is no doubt about it, when the time comes, people will attack back and forth, and we will be attacked by the enemy in the abdomen and back, which is very dangerous!"

Qu Nian said with a smile: "At this time, you are still afraid of danger? Wealth and wealth are in danger, we are already in a ruin, either live or die! And I just said, I have not led troops, and I will not arrange troops, I can only count on these excellent generals on the battlefield now, if 1.2 million against 900,000, or at home, if they can't achieve a quick victory, then this battle should not be fought, even the gods can't save the Qin State, everyone is better to flee for their lives." ”

The generals exchanged heads and whispered. At this time, a general said: "Your Majesty, I feel that this method said by Gongzi can be tried, after all, we have no way out, it is better to break the cauldron and fight hard, as long as we can defeat He Zaiye, the chance of victory is still in our hands." ”

Another general said: "That's right, as Gongzi said, a dead horse should be a live horse doctor, so that we can still gamble, and it is not certain who will kill the deer." ”

Qu Nian said: "That's right, in fact, I asked you to give up Xianyang, not really give up Xianyang, I just asked you to give up this burden and plan for the worst, whether Xianyang will be lost or not, it is not certain." I won't lead troops to fight, I will only talk about them on paper, so the future of the Qin State is still in your hands, as long as you are good enough, this is just a small hurdle!"

Wan Ting said at this time: "That's right, I agree with Gongzi's suggestion, I am afraid of wolves and tigers, and I will never be able to achieve a big thing, I don't believe that our 1.2 million soldiers and horses can't do He Zaiye's 900,000 soldiers and horses, and they deserve to die." ”

King Qin nodded, then glanced at everyone and said, "In other words, you all agree with Qu Nian's proposal, is there anyone who opposes it?"

Everyone didn't squeak, after all, they didn't even have a decent plan, what to oppose? Although Qu Nian's plan was not perfect in their eyes, after all, there was still a big risk, but in this case, it was already a very perfect plan, at least there was a chance for them to gamble, unlike before, they were all ready to fight bravely. It seems that Gongzi is worth the name of a million army, and it is not in vain, no wonder even if he kills the prince, he will still be the same as no one when he returns to the Qin State, and he will even be reused, no matter where he goes, he can eat well. It's no wonder that people can mix like a fish in water in the capital of an enemy country, not without reason.

Qu Nian said at this time: "My throat is smoking!" turned his head to look at Ma Gonggong and said, "Father-in-law, is my tea cold?"

Ma Gonggong blew two more mouthfuls and said, "It's almost!"

Qu Nian took the teacup and took a sip gently, the tea was really cold, just like drinking, he drank it all with his neck up!

Just now, these generals saw that Qu Nian still had the heart to drink tea at such a tense moment, and they all sneered in their hearts, but now they don't think so, they feel that people have said so many things in one breath, it is really hard, and they should drink some tea to moisten their throats.

When Gonggong Ma saw that he had finished drinking, he said again: "Childe, do you want to pour you another glass?"

Qu Nian handed him the teacup and said, "Okay, just moisten your throat! Thank you father-in-law!"

Ma Gong said fairly: "Childe is polite, this is what a slave should do." If Childe has nothing else to do, then the minion will retire. ”

Qu Nian nodded!

King Qin was full of suspicions, Qu Nian obviously suspected that Ma Gonggong had colluded with He Zaiye, why did he still tell his plan in front of him, didn't he indirectly tell He Zaiye? Just now he thought that he was going to kill Ma Gonggong, if Qu Nian really did this, he would not refuse for the sake of Qin, he never expected that Qu Nian would let Ma Gonggong out, didn't he let him go to the ventilators? Although Ma Gonggong is not necessarily a traitor, but such a big matter is related to the rise and fall of the country, so you have to be cautious!

He really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Qu Nian's gourd, but he especially believed in Qu Nian now, and he didn't say anything, he didn't believe that such a smart person as Qu Nian would make such a low-level mistake!

When Gonggong Ma went out, Qu Nian called King Qin aside and whispered: "Father, you send someone to monitor Gonggong Ma now, you must send a master, don't let him find out, he may want to pass the letter now, as long as you know that he will pass the letter out, don't obstruct it!"

King Qin was stunned and said, "When he spreads the letter, won't our plan leak out?"

Qu Nian said: "Now the time is urgent, I don't have time to explain, you just do what I ask." ”

King Qin was slightly stunned, since he ascended the throne, no one had ever dared to use the word "command" to him, but at this time, he didn't bother to worry about a word, so he nodded!