Chapter 20 A two-pronged approach
Meng Fu reported the situation of Hangu Pass to Qin Wang Yingzheng and Lü Buwei, and wrote down the fact that Meng Tian almost killed Xinling Jun Wei Wuji with an arrow, and sent a fast horse to Xianyang City, and also informed Lü Buwei that he could start to implement the discord plan. Ying Zheng saw Meng Tian's battle report, learned about the battle situation on the front line, and saw that Meng Tian was so brave, so he ordered someone to build a Xuantie bow, and sent a sweaty horse to Hangu Pass to reward Meng Tian. At the same time, Lü Buwei also sent a team of envoys, carrying gold, silver and jewelry, from Hangu Pass to Wei to separate the king of Wei and the king of Xinling, Wei Wuji.
The envoys of the King of Qin and the people sent by Lü Buwei arrived at Hangu Pass at the same time, and Meng Fu ordered people to open the city gate and send the envoys disguised as caravans out of the pass. Although there were constant wars among the Seven Kingdoms, the caravans between the Seven Kingdoms were not affected, on the contrary, all countries had a good heart, and they were not allowed to harm every caravan in the Seven Kingdoms, whether in the city or on the battlefield, and they were not allowed to plunder goods. Therefore, it is also a secret open secret between the seven countries that the spies disguised as caravans travel between the seven countries, although everyone knows this, but they have to acquiesce in this situation for the sake of the required information.
Meng Tian was very happy to receive the bow and sweat and blood horse rewarded by King Yingzheng of Qin, and said to his grandfather and father: "If I can use this bow that day, I can shoot that Xinling Jun in one fell swoop, so that the Six-Nation Alliance will not attack itself." ”
Meng Wei looked at his eldest grandson, he was very satisfied with Meng Tian's riding and archery skills, and in order to make Meng Tian make persistent efforts, he pretended to be serious: "Although you almost shot Xin Lingjun this time, don't forget that there are people outside the people, you forgot who saved Xin Lingjun that day." I think there is no shortage of talented people in the six countries, and in the future, you must not think that you have great ability, you must know that there are people outside the people, if you can't maintain this mentality, you will suffer a big loss on the battlefield sooner or later. ”
Meng Tian listened to Meng Fei's words and said: "Grandson remember his grandfather's teachings, and his grandson will definitely practice martial arts diligently in the future to ensure that he will kill the enemy with one blow." ”
Meng Wu nodded beside him, "Your grandfather's words are right, the king rewarded you with a good bow and a horse, which is the greatest expectation for you, you should not let the king down." Okay, you go down first, I have something to talk about with your grandfather. ”
Meng Tian carried the bow given by Ying Zheng, and rode back to his barracks with a sweaty and bloody horse, this time Meng Tian almost shot Xin Lingjun, and spread throughout the military camp on the day of Hangu Pass, he is Meng Fu's grandson, and the identity of Meng Wu's son is gradually known, many soldiers call the young general when they see Meng Tian in private, and Meng Tian gradually accepts this title, not to mention that this title is still shouted by the ten soldiers under his command first.
After Meng Tian left, Meng Wu said to Meng Wei: "Father, do you think that this time Lü Buwei sent someone to separate the father and son of King Wei, can it succeed?"
Meng Fu thought for a moment, "I don't dare to say that I will succeed as a father, King Wei has been angry with this son since the Xinling monarch stole the talisman to save Zhao, this time King Wei wants to set up another prince, I think if Wei Wuji fails to encourage the rest of the five kingdoms to attack Qin this time, then he must be deposed." Even if this divisive plan does not work, as long as we can hold the Hangu Pass for a month, when the six countries are exhausted, we will have no will to fight, and our army can successfully repel the alliance of the six countries. Therefore, no matter whether the coalition forces can defeat us this time, the position of the crown prince of Xinling Jun will not be guaranteed. ”
In the camp of the coalition army, Xin Lingjun paced back and forth in the tent, since he almost died in Hangu Pass that day, Xin Lingjun has been depressed, and learned that it was a Qi general named Du Hui who saved his life, so he appointed Du Hui to his army to protect his safety.
There are no generals of the five countries in this matter, all of them are Wei generals under Xinlingjun, Du Hui has also decided to follow Xinlingjun since he was promoted by Xinlingjun, so the Qi army that broke away was thrown into Xinlingjun's account. Du Hui saw that Xinlingjun's face was not very good, so he asked, "I don't know why the monarch is so worried?"
Xinling Jun saw that it was Du Hui who spoke, and said: "The battle in front of this attack on Qin is going well, and the coalition army is attacking the city and seizing the land very smoothly, but I didn't expect to be blocked by a Hangu Pass. Benjun is unwilling, seeing that the army is increasingly lacking in food and grass, the generals of all countries have the intention of retreating, and the soldiers are gradually losing patience, is it possible that we will not be able to attack Qin again this time?"
Du Hui said: "Why should the monarch be so bothered, that day the Qin State Mengfu also said that it was my Wei State Daliang Zao Gongsun Yan, as well as the Qi State Meng Wei Jun Tianwen, and the Wu'an Jun Su Qin who wore the seal of the Six Kingdoms, didn't they all block the way to attack Qin with this Hangu Pass? ”
"What General Du said is very true, please don't worry about it. The rest of the Wei generals in the tent also opened their mouths to persuade Xin Lingjun.
Xinlingjun sat on the seat and said: "Although General Du said this truth, but this monarch is unwilling, since he was expelled from Wei by his father, I did not return to Wei until more than ten years later, although I am still Xinlingjun, but in the eyes of my father, I still see me as a thief, if it is not for this time he wants to abolish my platform and want to set up his young son as the prince, this monarch will not attack Qin with great fanfare." ”
When Du Hui saw Xin Lingjun say this, he understood in his heart that no matter how much persuasion he had, it was useless, so he stopped talking. The attack on Qin since that day since the two armies have been engaged in no major disputes, during which a small force of the Qin army out of Hangu Pass wanted to go to the rear of the coalition army to cut off the supply of grain and grass for the coalition army, was known by Du Hui, so Du Hui led the troops to defeat the sneak attack of the army, and captured several Qin soldiers, learned that the person who almost killed Xinling Jun with an arrow on Hangu Pass that day was a thirteen-year-old boy, or Meng Fu's grandson, named Meng Tian, so he secretly remembered this name. At the same time, he did not tell Xin Lingjun about this, he was afraid that Xin Lingjun would make a bad decision in anger when he learned that he was almost shot to death by a thirteen-year-old child.
A few days later, someone came in from outside Hangu Pass and reported to Meng Fu that Lü Buwei's strategy of intermittent enemies had successfully worked, and asked Meng Fu to observe the movements in the coalition camp in the past few days and prepare to attack the coalition army. After hearing this, Meng Fu ordered the whole army to fight, and ordered people to closely watch the movements of the coalition forces, and report as soon as there was any trouble.
Two days later, the envoys of the King of Wei came to the camp of the coalition army and ordered Xinling Jun to hand over his military power and withdraw his troops and return to China. After the other five generals learned that the king of Wei wanted to withdraw their troops, they ordered people to return to their homes to report to their kings, requesting the withdrawal of troops and returning to China. The princes learned that the king of Wei wanted to withdraw his troops, and also knew that Hangu Pass could not be captured for a long time, so they also ordered their generals to start leading their troops back to China.
When he heard the spies report that there were signs of withdrawal from the coalition camp, he understood that the time had come, so he ordered the army to rest during the day, feed the horses with enough food and grass, cook at dark, and set out to attack the coalition camp.