Chapter 21: Night Attack on Enemy Camp I
In the camp of the coalition army, the soldiers and horses of the six vassal states were stationed separately, and when there was no war, they were all separated, and only when the troops were sent out, the two sides agreed on the time, and then the soldiers and horses of several vassal states were integrated together to send troops.
Yesterday, the envoys of Wei arrived in the camp of the coalition army, but because it was getting late, Xinlingjun did not go to see the envoys, but learned from one of the Wei generals who was in charge of receiving the envoys that the envoys were the younger brother of the beloved concubine of the King of Wei, that is, the uncle of the younger brother who threatened his throne, and Wei Wuji began to have a bad premonition in his heart. Although the siege of the city and land was very smooth at the beginning of this attack on Qin, and there was not much resistance from the Qin army, as Meng Fu said that day, the previous cities were not garrisoned by the generals of the Qin army, so it would be so smooth. Now to the first Xiongguan of the Qin State, Hangu Pass, it is no longer difficult to move an inch, Hangu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, not to mention, and behind it is the hinterland of Qin, it is much more convenient to transport soldiers and horses than the coalition army, there are many soldiers and horses on their side, and the daily supply is a big expense, but this time it is fortunate that the vassal states transport grain and grass to their own country's soldiers and horses, and now the coalition army has not yet experienced a shortage of grain and grass, but this time the attack on Hangu Pass has been continuous, and all the soldiers have lost the morale at the beginning, and even deserted the soldiers。 Xinlingjun knew that there was not much time left for him, so he had to find a way to conquer Hangu Pass in the next few days to prove himself.
After eating the breakfast sent by his own soldiers in the morning, Xinling Jun ordered Du Hui to go to the military camps of various countries to give an order that he would attack Hangu Pass again this morning. Before Du Hui could get out of the military tent after receiving the order, the Wei envoy led a few Wei soldiers to walk in.
The envoy looked at Du Hui, who had met with him, and asked, "This general is so good-looking, it doesn't seem that he is the general who went out to fight in Wei that day, right?"
Du Hui bowed down to the envoy and replied, "The last general, Du Hui, has seen the king's envoy. The envoy is right, the last general is indeed not from Wei, but from Qi, a few days ago, Xinlingjun just transferred the last general from the Qi army to the commander's tent, so the last general is also a Wei person. ”
The envoy sighed, "I see, I don't know why the emperor wants to transfer a Qi national to our army and hold such an important position?" the envoy asked as he looked at Wei Wuji, the Xinling monarch who was sitting behind the table.
Xinlingjun raised his head and glanced at the envoy, put down the bamboo slip in his hand, and said to the envoy: "Wang An, don't go too far, this monarch is now the commander of the Six Nations Alliance, and if you want to appoint a general, it is not your turn to ask this monarch questions." ”
The envoy Wang An said: "What the king said is that I shouldn't have asked, but this time I am here on behalf of the king of Wei, my words are just like the words of the king of Wei, and I think we all know what the king is for this battle against Qin, but I kindly advise the king that the king of Wei has made up his mind, so don't waste your strength." ”
Wei Wuji stood up, pointed at Wang An and said, "Wang An, you villain, when Benjun led the troops to fight, he slandered in the ears of my father Wang, and when I led the troops back to China, I will definitely not be able to spare you." ”
Wang An's face did not change, and he still had a smile on his face at Xin Lingjun, "Okay, since Xin Lingjun wants to return to China, then I will save trouble." Come, bring the king's will, and I will read it to the king of Xinling. ”
The soldier who came with Wang An took out a silk silk from his arms and handed it to Wang An, Wang An took it and said: "The king of Wei has a life, this time to attack Qin has a lot of time, my son Xinling Jun has worked hard and regained a lot of land for my Wei country." The city of Hangu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and this king is already satisfied with my son's military exploits, so I hereby order that after receiving the order of this king, Xinling Jun can lead my Wei soldiers to return to the country, and there must be no mistake. After Wang An finished reading the decree of the Wei State, he handed the silk silk to Xinling Jun.
Xinlingjun understood that what he was worried about had finally happened, this time the coalition army attacked Qin It seems that it is the same as the previous predecessors who attacked Qin, and it will be over when they arrive at Hangu Pass, this time I don't know why my father recalled himself to China in such a hurry, thinking that someone in Xianyang City of Qin must have gone to Wei to separate himself and his father, otherwise it would be impossible to collect troops and return to China so hastily. Despite his reluctance, Xin Lingjun still said: "The son of the minister accepts the order. Then he said to Du Hui: "General Du, you go to the military camp of the other five countries to inform me that my Wei State has decided to withdraw its troops, and it is up to them to decide whether to continue to attack Qin." ”
Du Hui hesitated for a moment and said, "General......"
"Alright, this monarch has made up his mind, you go first, and at the same time let our soldiers begin to pack up their military supplies and prepare to leave camp and return home. Xin Lingjun waved his hand to Du Hui and said.
Du Hui said: "Yes." Then he turned and walked out of the tent.
The generals of the other five countries have been waiting for today's military order, but they didn't expect to wait for the military order of the whole army to attack Hangu Pass, but the news of Wei's retreat. For a while, all the soldiers in the camp of the coalition army went to pack their things, and the people were so panicked that even the soldiers at the gate of the barracks were no longer standing guard, and returned to their country's station to pack up their things and prepare to go home.
After receiving the report from the spies, Meng Fu sent several groups of people to investigate, fearing that it would be a trap to relax his defense at Hangu Pass and then come to attack. Several waves of spies sent out came back to report that the coalition camp was in a panic, the horses were no longer fed, and there were no soldiers at the gate of the barracks. After Meng Fu got accurate information, he understood that the people sent by Lü Buwei to divide the King of Wei and Xinling Jun had successfully persuaded the King of Wei that the coalition forces had come together under the common interests, and now that the initiators had withdrawn, the other princes' armies naturally had no desire to attack Qin.
Meng Fu called Meng Tian and Wang Di to explain the situation to them, and decided on the spot to raid the coalition army camp tonight, so that they would not be comfortable leaving. Then all the soldiers were ordered to rest during the day, the sun set and began to bury the stove for cooking, the army set off on the second watch, the cavalry was in front, the infantry was behind, the army did not set up flags, did not light torches, and everyone rushed to the periphery of the coalition camp before the third watch to prepare for the attack on the camp.
Meng Tian was secretly happy after getting the news, since he got the bow and sweat and blood horse that Ying Zheng rewarded him, he never thought that he would be guarding the city wall for several days in a row, and his grandfather and father strictly ensured that everyone was not allowed to go out of the city to face the battle, otherwise they would be dealt with according to military discipline. I didn't expect to finally have a chance to do a good job tonight, Meng Fu clenched the bow in his hand, he didn't shoot that Xinlingjun that day, he must shoot him tonight and give himself a face.