Chapter 153: The destruction of the country is not without reason
The winter in Chu is never very cold. Sitting in the banquet, Huang Xie warmly entertained a warrior of the Chu State, the former Linwu Jun, and now Xiang Xian, Xiang Xian because of his heroic performance in the siege of the city, and now he has become a hero in the eyes of everyone in the Chu State.
After he had just recovered, Huang Xie sent someone to invite him to be a guest, in the face of the invitation of the prime minister, Xiang Xian naturally could not refuse, when he came to Huang Xie's courtyard, Huang Xie held his hand and called him the warrior of Chu. Chunshenjun's disciples are naturally a lot, and they may not be as good as Pingyuanjun and Xinlingjun in terms of quality, but in terms of quantity, they can still compete with them.
Chun Shenjun invited Xiang Xian this time, and only his guests were accompanied, which was to show closeness. Xiang Xian sat beside Huang Xie, looked at the people around him, and felt a lot of emotion, not long ago, he was still a defector, regarded as a shame by the Chu State, but in a year, he became the hero of the Chu State again, between the ups and downs, Xiang Xian also gradually lost his original arrogance, the original impetuousness.
Now he sits in the seat, not happy because of the praise of others, nor angry because of the slander of others, finally has some real generals, Chun Shenjun looked at him, and said with a smile: "It should have been the king to entertain you personally, but you have been recuperating, and the king doesn't want to disturb you, the reason why I came to feast you is also because of your body, in my place, you can be as casual as you are, and you don't have to be so restrained in the palace." ”
Xiang nodded before he said, "Thank you for your hospitality." ”
The banquet was very lively, Huang Xie's doormen frequently came to meet Xiang Xian, and was sitting, Huang Xie suddenly asked: "Do you know about Qin's crusade against Korea?" Xiang Xian was a little surprised, he didn't know about this, Huang Xie said: "South Korea and Chu are allied, and Qin then crusades against Korea, this is Qin's hostility to Chu, Qin's general Bai Qi leads 10,000 people, if the king wants you as a general, how many soldiers do you think can defeat Bai Qi?" ”
Xiang Xian didn't rush to answer, he asked, "Where does Bai Qi live now?" ”
"I don't know."
"Who is the adjutant general?"
"Mengwu."
"What is the purpose?"
"Let King Han personally go to Xianyang to plead guilty."
Xiang Xian nodded, thought for a long time, and then said to Huang Xie: "In this way, sixty thousand people can." Hearing his answer, the surrounding disciples were extremely angry, Bai Qi led 10,000 people, you actually want to take 60,000 people to meet the battle? How afraid you are of white rise, how cowardly you are! Generally speaking, when you learn that the other party is leading 10,000 people to go on the battle, shouldn't the answer be 3,000, or 6,000, which is less than the other party's number to show your bravery?
Huang Xie's disciples were a little disdainful of Xiang Xian, and his original enthusiasm was gone, but Xiang Xian didn't care, raised his head high, looked at Huang Xie seriously, and said: "Bai Qi is good at fighting, and the soldiers he leads are also elite, not to mention that he doesn't know where to go, he is very likely to want to ambush the Chu army that came to the rescue, since the Qin State intends to make a monarch subdued, then Bai Qi will definitely continue to get the support of the Qin State, from the strength of the army, to the grain and grass." ”
"If there are less than 60,000 soldiers, if they go to Korea, they will definitely be wiped out by Bai Qi."
"Do you think that only six warriors of the Chu Kingdom can defeat one Qin Kou?" , A doorman stood up angrily, pulled out his sword, and waved it, the short sword was attached to his body, and a few sword flowers were made, and he said proudly: "I can defeat ten Qin Kou alone!" The surrounding doormen couldn't help but applaud, but Xiang Xian didn't even look at him, just looked at Huang Xie in front of him.
Huang Xie also looked a little dissatisfied, and he said with some annoyance: "I asked a lot of generals, but none of them asked for 60,000 soldiers!" ”
Xiang Xian nodded and said: "I understand, this is because the reason why they did not fight with Bai Qi is that Ma Fujun, who once repelled Bai Qi, did not dare to take the same strength to meet Bai Qi, if Bai Qi led an army of 200,000, I could also lead an army of 200,000 to fight him, but he only brought 10,000 people, then I would not dare to take 10,000 people to fight, Bai Qi, who commanded 100,000 people, can use the soldiers as brothers and sisters as flexibly, and Bai Qi, who commands 10,000 people, is like fighting alone when fighting." ”
Xiang Xian's statement naturally caused a greater rebuttal from the doormen, everyone just felt that he was cowardly and did not take his words to heart, Huang Xie squinted his eyes, looked at Xiang Xian in front of him, and said with a smile: "What you said makes sense, but if you command 60,000 people, can you defeat Bai Qi?" Xiang Xian shook his head and said, "I don't know if I can defeat him, but I will definitely not let him achieve his goal." ”
Huang Xie nodded, and then continued to entertain him, and did not attack him again, and the head of the family had such an attitude, and his disciples naturally did not dare to speak out, but just stared at Xiang Xian with angry eyes, their eyes full of hatred. Huang Xie's banquet was over, Huang Xie sent Xiang Xian away enthusiastically, his attitude was more polite than before, and after sending Xiang Xian away, Huang Xie hurried to the palace.
Sitting in the palace, the king of Chu asked seriously: "Who do you think is the most suitable to go to Korea?" ”
"General Xiang Xian."
"Oh?" , The King of Chu put down the bamboo slip in his hand, he has always had some prejudices against Xiang Xian, he doesn't like such a defector, however, he fought bravely before, but it made the King of Chu no longer so hostile to him, but when he heard that Huang Xie picked out Xiang Xian from so many generals in the Chu State, this made the King of Chu feel a little surprised, he asked: "The general who fights against Bai Qi not only needs to be brave, but also needs enough strategy, you...."
Chun Shenjun laughed, and he said: "In the past few days, I have hosted a banquet for the generals of the Chu State and asked them how many soldiers can resist Bai Qi. ”
"But those people actually dared to say that they wanted 3,000 people, 6,000 people, and Jing Xi, the younger brother of General Jingyang, actually said that 1,000 people were enough. Only Xiang Xian, who asked me about Bai Qi's situation, offered to ask for 60,000 soldiers to repel Bai Qi. Huang Xie said: "In my opinion, the rest of the people are arrogant and cannot undertake important battles, but Xiang Xian can command the army to rush to Korea." ”
The King of Chu was thoughtful, and suddenly asked, "What about General Jingyang?" ”
"He... I was drunk, I drank every day, and I didn't have a sober time until now..."
The king of Chu shook his head and sighed, if Jingyang was not addicted to alcohol, it would not be Xiang Xian's turn to fight with Bai Qi, but this is also a good thing, and the king of Chu has his own thoughts in his heart. The king of Chu and Huang Xie discussed for a long time, and Huang Xie, who originally did not want to go to war with Qin, now became the most radical minister, according to his words: whether it can be defeated or not, Chu must participate in the war, so that the rest of the countries will believe that Chu is sincere in its alliance with the princes.
As long as the state of Chu retreats this time, all the strategies of the state of Chu will fail.
Therefore, it does not matter whether it can defeat the Qin State or not, the important thing is whether the Chu State has sent troops to rescue.
The king of Chu has always been willing to listen to Huang Xie's advice, knowing Huang Xie's thoughts, the king of Chu did not hesitate, immediately ordered to send troops, under the recommendation of Huang Xie, and finally decided to take Xiang Xian as the general, commanding 50,000 soldiers of Chu to rescue South Korea. And this move of the State of Chu immediately attracted the attention of all countries, and the State of Chu really sent troops to rescue, and it was not pretending, it really sent 50,000 troops to the rescue, which made the princes who were still a little hesitant in their hearts settle down. Keep your books in stock
The happiest thing is the South Korean people who have received the news of reinforcements.
Just in the hazy morning, a group of knights galloped towards the gate of Xinzheng, there were more than a dozen knights, they looked very tired, and even injured, during this time, because of the persecution of Qin, all the cities in Korea were on alert, the city gate was closed, and there were people patrolling the city wall at all times, so when these knights approached Xinzheng, they were quickly discovered by the defenders here.
Facts have proved that South Korea's city defense is not worth mentioning in front of Bai Qi, when the guard order of the king of Han has not even reached the city, it has been broken by Bai Qi, and the soldiers temporarily recruited from all over the country have not even been able to rush to the school field of Xinzheng, they encountered Bai Qi on the way, and the whole army was wiped out, and South Korea simply did not have any ability to fight back in front of Bai Qi, which made most of the cities in South Korea no longer dare to open the city gates, even if the people of South Korea were under the city.
When they saw these cities, the defenders became nervous, and hurriedly aimed the crossbows on the city wall at the knights below, and some soldiers asked loudly about their identities, and the leader of these knights was a general in armor, and the general raised his head and said, "I am Feng Ting, please open the city gate." The person who came was Feng Ting, the general of South Korea, and Feng Ting took his own guests and rushed to Xinzheng first.
On this way, they also encountered some thieves, every time there is a war, it is always when the thieves are most active, they pretend to be Qin people, and even Korean soldiers, to rob the people, businessmen, and do all kinds of evil, and Feng Ting naturally will not let go of such villains. Knowing that it was General Feng Ting, the soldiers also hurriedly went back to pray, Feng Ting waited under the city for a long time, and finally, the city gate slowly opened, Feng Ting dismounted, and walked into the city.
"Bai Qi is in...", General Feng Ting walked into the city, and was about to ask, when he saw the soldiers with spears around him, and they shouted, "Catch the traitor!" At that moment, they swarmed up, threw Feng Ting and his disciples to the ground, held them down, tied them up with ropes, Feng Ting was pressed to the ground, his head was pressed into the dirt, he made a heavy panting sound, and shouted: "What are the second and third sons going to do?" Let me go! ”
Among the doormen, a few people were injured, the Korean soldiers punched and kicked them, just escorted them, and walked towards the palace, Feng Ting looked at the soldiers around him angrily, the Korean people walked out of the door in fear, looking at all this, some people recognized Feng Ting, the young man angrily took out the hoe from the house, and was about to walk towards them, Feng Ting yelled at them: "All retreat!" Get back! Don't come close! ”
Feng Ting is probably the only general in South Korea who can handle it, most of the South Korean army is in charge of drills, and Feng Ting is responsible for many defensive battles in South Korea, he is gentle, never scolds the soldiers, and does not deduct the rewards of the soldiers, and cherishes the names of the soldiers, so he is very respected.
Zhang Ping was sitting in the courtyard reading bamboo slips, and suddenly a doorman rushed in, the doorman looked very flustered, his eyes widened, and he said to Zhang Ping: "Family master, General Feng Ting is back." ”
"Oh?" , Zhang Ping put down the bamboo slip, stood up with a smile, and said, "Prepare the carriage, I will greet him in person." ”
"The head of the family, General Feng Ting has just entered Xinzheng, and he was arrested and escorted to the palace."
"What?!" , Zhang Ping jumped up, he shouted angrily, and hurriedly rushed out of the courtyard, the doorman sent a horse, he rode on the horse, and rushed to the palace, and at this moment, in the palace, Feng Ting knelt in front of King Han in humiliation, and the two warriors stood behind him. King Han sat on the top seat, squinting his eyes, unpredictable, he hung Feng Ting for a long time, no matter what Feng Ting said, he didn't pay attention to it.
"Shangjun, we must reorganize the army in time to deal with Bai Qi's attack, Bai Qi is likely to attack Xinzheng...."
"Are you guilty?" , King Han suddenly asked.
Feng Ting was stunned, and he asked, "What did you say?" ”
"You disobeyed the widow's order and joined Zhao Guo, do you know what kind of crime this is?"
Feng Ting's face turned red, gritted his teeth, glared angrily at King Han in front of him, and asked, "You forced the sages of Korea to death, so that Korea is on the verge of destruction, do you know what kind of crime this is?" Han Wang opened his eyes, angry, he looked at Feng Ting in front of him, and scolded: "Traitor! How dare you insult your own king?! Feng Ting laughed and said, "You are not worthy to be my king!" ”
"Someone!!"
"Wait!" At this moment, Zhang Ping finally rushed into the palace, he looked at Feng Ting, who was pressed by the warriors, looked at the annoyed and angry King Han, bowed down towards King Han, and said: "Please forgive Feng Ting's crime, I got the news that Bai Qi is leading the troops to Xinzheng... At this time, you shouldn't kill the general! Shangjun, Bai Qi is about to come, if he breaks through Xinzheng, we will all be killed by him. ”
"Bai Qi is a butcher, he won't let you go."
Only then did King Han calm down, and he glanced at Feng Ting angrily, and he said unhappily: "Can the widow hand over his soldiers to a traitor like him with peace of mind?" Zhang Ping hurriedly said: "Please let me command the army, with Feng Ting as the deputy general, if he has any misdeeds, I will personally kill him." Feng Ting looked at Zhang Ping, he wanted to say something, but he still held back.
Out of fear of Bai Qi, King Han still did not kill Feng Ting, he had Feng Ting whipped ten whips, as a punishment for him, and gave him a lot of rewards, King Han said triumphantly: The rewards and punishments are clear, and the state can prosper.
Zhang Ping sat beside Feng Ting, constantly asking Feng Ting for his guilt, it was his own recommendation that gave him today's disaster, Feng Ting lay on the bed, grinning in pain, he didn't care, raised his head, looked at Zhang Ping, and said with a smile: "It's okay, if you didn't lie that Bai Qi was going to attack Xinzheng, I'm afraid I would not have died." Zhang Ping then said: "To Shangjun, I will say that I am in command of the army, but I will not interfere with you, you are still the commander of the army..."
The two were chatting when Feng Ting's son Feng Bufu walked in.
"Father... What are you? ”
Feng asked in surprise.
"Heh, I'm fine, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to accompany my father to his death."
"I want to die in battle because I have received the favor of the Korean monarch, but you don't, and the king of Han is not worthy of you to fight to the death for him... Leave with your family. ”
"Father, where do you want me to go? I want to see my father all day long, he misses you very much, how can you let him go? ”
"It's okay to go anywhere, don't stay in Korea, after I die, don't forget to worship me, that's fine.... Qu Ji is a good boy, he will definitely have great achievements in the future, he will surpass you, King Han can't tolerate him... Can't tolerate it. ”