While Pang Yuan led the army to fight fiercely with Wang Qian, the two Zhao armies of the Yunzhong Battalion and the Wu'an Battalion also launched a comprehensive counterattack against the retreating Qin army. After the first battle, Li Xin's North Route Army lost 60,000 people, Yang Duan and the South Route Army lost 40,000 people, and only Wang Qian's troops suffered relatively light casualties, but they also suffered more than 30,000 casualties. Ying Zheng was very annoyed by the series of defeats in Zhao's battle, and after a year of recuperation, at the Spring Festival of the following year, Ying Zheng finally decided to send troops again, and he vowed not to give up on Zhao Guo.

Facing the ministers of the palace, Ying Zheng asked with a solemn face: "Do you have a good plan to kill Zhao?" "Zhao is located on the only way for the Qin army to go east, that is to say, as long as Zhao is there, Qin will be like a fish in the throat, and it will never be able to complete the grand cause of unifying China.

"Although there was a slight victory in killing Pang Yuan last year, our army also lost 200,000 soldiers before and after, which was a fiasco!" The national lieutenant Wei Wei said solemnly, "Zhao is in the land of four battles, if I follow Zhang Yi's method of distant and close attack, and the troops of the three roads of Yan Qi besiege it, it is bound to be defeated!" ”

"However, Zhao is a barrier to the nations, and the reason why the lips and teeth are cold can not be known?" Ying Zheng shook his head noncommittally, he didn't believe that the monarchs of Yan and Qi would not even understand such a simple and understandable truth.

"Not so! The kings of Yan Qi and Qi are dark, Yan Wang Ji likes to rejoice, rigid and self-serving, and since his accession to the throne, he has been in constant trouble with Zhao, if I allow him to replace the land of Shanxi, Ji Xi will be happy to send troops! And Qi is even more in the east, Qi Wang Tianjian has always been the only one who is the king and the horse, and there is no need to worry! Wei Yi smiled slightly, and continued to analyze to King Qin with a confident face, "The king only needs to send Yao Jia and Dun Weak as envoys, and go to Yan Qi to act cheaply, and there will be good news in two months!" ”

"The national captain's plan is very proper, and the minister thinks so!" General Wang Jian nodded in agreement.

"But the minister thought that the captain was strategic, and he scored two steps to walk." Wang Ben, the former army commander who has always been silent at court meetings, suddenly opened his mouth after listening to Wei Yu's strategy of attacking Zhao, "The envoy Qi Yan must be both soft and hard, and both grace and power!" ”

"What does it mean to be both soft and hard, and to be both benevolent and powerful?" Ying Zheng asked puzzled.

"Destroy the Wei State first, so as to deter Qi Yan and force him to send troops ......" Wang Ben said amazingly.

"The kid is ignorant!" Wang Jian suddenly interrupted Wang Ben, and then turned to Ying Zhengdao, "King, you must not adopt Wang Ben's words!" The girder is the first fortified city in the world, the outer wall is ten zhang high and thick, and the rammed earth is filled with stone strips outside. The royal city is made of bricks and stones, and the grain and grass in the city are abundant, if the army is driven to attack, the 300,000 army will take three or five years, and it may not be able to conquer it! ”

Ying Zheng smiled, waved his hand and persuaded: "The general is not annoyed, and let Wang Ben finish speaking!" ”

With the acquiescence of King Qin, Wang Ben continued: "It is not advisable to attack strongly, and it is necessary to destroy Wei with special tactics!" ”

"What? Did the young general want to assassinate the King of Wei, and then take advantage of the chaos to attack him? Zuo Prime Minister Wang Juan couldn't help but show a look of disdain, the Warring States of the world are criss-crossed, although it is not uncommon for countries to buy assassinations, but this is not a dignified means after all, "The assassination of Queen Wei is endless, and it is absolutely not feasible!" ”

"Wang Ben never said that he would assassinate the king of Wei." Looking at Wang Xuan's nervous expression, Wang Ben was so happy that he almost didn't laugh out loud.

"Then ......" Wang Juan's face suddenly turned red, "What kind of special tactics does the young general say?" ”

"Water Attack!" Wang Ben put away his smile and said with a straight face.

"Water attack?" The hall was amazed.

"It's the water attack!" Wang Ben's tone was unusually firm, "The minister wants to open the chasm and flood the beam!" ”

Hearing Wang Ben say this, the expression on Wang Xuan's face became even more ugly: "Daliang is rich and crowns the world!" If the water breaks and attacks it, even if I get the beam, it will be an empty city, won't the gain outweigh the loss? And the beam is located in a low-lying area, and the flood is sudden, and the common people will be killed and injured innumerable! Such an act will chill the hearts of the whole world! How can Qin say that he will unify Huaxia? ”

"The prime minister is ridiculous! Shang Jun once said, great benevolence is not benevolent! The unification of the world is the great benevolence! How can we lose the big because of the small, and abandon the great with the small benevolence? "For the prime minister Wang Juan, who is full of benevolence and morality, Wang Ben has always been scornful.

"Wang Ben!" Wang Juan Huoran got up, "...... you" He stretched out his hand to Wang Ben angrily, but after talking for a long time, he didn't spit out a word, just panting desperately.

"There is no need to fight for this matter, it is the main beam of water attack!" For so many years, Ying Zheng had already had enough of Wang Juan's broadness, he glanced at Wang Juan impatiently, and then made a decision.

"The minister invited 50,000 soldiers to wipe out the Wei State!" Seeing that King Qin recognized his battle strategy, Wang Ben surrendered his hand and asked for his life.

"What? 50,000 to destroy Wei? Ying Zheng was shocked again, "The general knows that there are 200,000 Wei troops in Daliang alone!" ”

Wang Ben strode to the hall with his head held high: "Wang Ben can't destroy Wei within three months, and he is willing to be dealt with by military law!" "For the strategy of destroying Wei, Wang Ben has been thinking about it in his heart for many years, and now he is naturally full of confidence.

"Then according to the general! 50,000 iron horsemen and water battles to destroy Wei! "Last year, Shi Teng used 50,000 horses to destroy Han, and there is a precedent in the past, so it is better to let Wang Ben give it a try. Even if he failed to destroy the Wei State, he didn't lose much to himself. Thinking of this, Ying Zheng did not hesitate at all, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Ten days later, in the middle of the night, a sudden flood instantly flooded the majestic Daliang City. In his sleep, the king of Wei was carried up to the highest point of the royal city wall by the chamberlain. Staring at the vast white water inside and outside the city and the common people crowded on the rooftops of the city, the king of Wei fell into a terrible nightmare.

The water gradually receded after two months, but the thick silt almost filled the once towering city wall, and blocked all the passages in and out of the girder, and the king of Wei suddenly became the turtle in the urn of the Qin army. Seeing that the city was about to be destroyed, the king of Wei hurriedly convened his ministers to discuss the surrender, but before he could send the surrender letter, the Qin army had already rumbled into Daliang, and the Wei state was immediately declared extinct.

At the same time that the good news reached Xianyang, Yao Jia and Dun Liang also set off separately......

In the panic of the people in the Yan Kingdom, the weak envoy convoy finally arrived at the Yan capital Jicheng. On the one hand, King Yan Ji Xi placed the weak in the post house to rest, and on the other hand, he urgently gathered the ministers to discuss the countermeasures.

Regarding the purpose of the trip, Prince Dan first expressed his objection: "Zhao is in the land of four wars, the people of the country are brave and good at fighting, and I have a lot of strong troops!" After 800 years, the Yan Kingdom has hardly expanded, if it is not remote, I am afraid that it will not exist sooner rather than later! As the so-called lips and teeth are cold, today Zhao is the barrier of the countries to resist the strong Qin, even if I don't help, I should not fall into the well and raise troops to cut it down! ”

"The prince's words are not true, and the old minister disagrees." As soon as Prince Dan's words fell, an elderly minister of the royal family stood up, "Qin Yan has always been good friends, but it is completely different from Zhao, the two countries have been at odds for a hundred years, and the feud is quite deep. Now that the King of Qin has asked for me, I can push the boat down the river and sweep away the Zhao State in one fell swoop. If most of the other problems are eliminated, why is Yan not strong? Why is the royal family worried? ”

Prince Dan immediately reprimanded angrily: "Seeking skin with tigers and wolves, Dan has not heard of it!" How ridiculous the old man's words are! Qin Lian destroyed Han Wei, and his ambition was clearly revealed! If the army is combined to destroy Zhao, even if Yan can obtain the entire territory of Zhao, how can he defend it for a long time? ”

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the palace suddenly became noisy, some of the ministers supported the prince Dan, and some supported the royal minister, and it was a lot of trouble for a while. At first, Ji Xi could barely lean on the throne and listen, but seeing that the ministers had been arguing for a long time, but there was no sign of stopping, Ji Xi finally became impatient.

"Enough!" Ji Xi stopped the quarrel with a series of shots, and then left straight away with a straight face, "Scatter the dynasty!" ”

The next day, King Yan summoned the envoy of the Qin State in the side hall alone.

"Donzi is here, can you see a lesson?" Ji Xi asked lazily with a squint of his fat body.

Before meeting King Yan, Dun Qiao had already spread a lot of money to explore the dynamics of the Yan State and the opposition clearly, so he didn't talk too much nonsense, and went straight to the point: "I heard that King Yan has been on the throne for 28 years, and Zhao State has repeatedly bullied and bullied Yan State, and King Qin has been thinking about the friendship between the two countries for many years, and now he is willing to help King Yan!" ”

"Oh?" Ji Xi opened his eyes slightly, "What does King Qin want?" ”

"Yan, Qi and Qin joined forces to attack Zhao!" Blurted out weakly.

"King Qin has a good plan!" Ji Xi tapped lightly on Wang's case, and asked leisurely, "What is the benefit of destroying Qiang Zhao and me?" ”

Suddenly, he smiled weakly: "King Yan finally shows his true colors!" The king of Qin promised that all the land of Dai Yan would be returned to the Yan Kingdom. ”

"Just a few generations, King Qin is really stingy!" Ji Xi snorted coldly, "Divide Zhao Di equally, and Yan Guo can send troops!" In Ji Xi's opinion, Qin Guo is asking him now, so he should naturally take this opportunity to bargain.

Suddenly weak, he was secretly amused, this Ji Xi was not only greedy, but also short-sighted and unprecedented. Thinking about this, Dun Weak suddenly restrained his smile and said sharply: "King Yan is unwilling to send troops, so Don Weak will leave!" After that, he flicked his sleeves and turned around and left, "When Zhao is destroyed, it is the day of Yan's death, and King Yan will take it by himself!" ”

"Slow...... Slowly...... Don't stay! Ji Xiwan didn't expect Dun Weak to be so decisive, he hurriedly shouted to Dun Weak, "This king joked, Don't take it seriously!" Yan Zhao is a mortal enemy, and Yan Zidang will do his best to help Qin defeat Zhao ......"

"So good! Leave! Walking out of the side hall, a faint smile could not help but appear on his weak face.