King Qin looked at Ji Mengdie, and Ji Mengdie hurriedly added: "Exactly, I accompany Da Yu'er almost every day, and there is nothing suspicious about that Mongolian, it is a horse dealer." [Full text reading. 】 ”

Hearing this, King Qin said: "Even if you want to attack Baishui City, there is nothing to be afraid of, Wang Jian has wanted to take revenge since his last defeat." Although there were many officers and soldiers in Jingbian, they could not defeat Baishui City. When the time comes, our Qin army will send a group of men and horses to reinforce it, and it can be attacked inside and outside, I think even if Wei Baichuan, the commander of the official army, can't think of it, Shi Kefa will remind him. ”

Da Yu'er lowered her voice and said: "This is naturally not terrible, what is terrible is that according to the people in the official army, there are many officers and soldiers who have already mixed into Baishui City after disguise, just waiting for the inside and the outside to merge." ”

King Qin nodded: "I see, this king knows." Go home. ”

The group left the teahouse and returned to the Qin Palace, at this time Da Yuer no longer lived in the post house, but moved to the Qin Palace, in order to avoid suspicion, the Qin King specially allocated a set of mansions for him to live in, and sent a special person to guard it, and no one was allowed to come to the door. And he himself is even more sufficient.

Back in the mansion, King Qin asked Ji Mengdie to accompany Da Yu'er back to rest, and he immediately summoned Bai Qi, Zhang Yi, Li Yan and others.

When everyone arrived, King Qin told him about it, and the three of them were taken aback. Zhang Yi said: "King, this matter cannot be taken lightly, in case Baishui is lost, Guanzhong will be threatened." ”

Li Yan also said: "General Wang Jian is newly defeated, and if he is defeated again, I am afraid that even if the king does not punish him, he himself will kill himself to thank the Qin army." ”

Bai Qi said: "If this is the official army's attack on victory, Bai Shui will be in danger." General Wang Jian has less than 5,000 people, even if the official army only comes with 10,000 horses, and it is difficult to defend Neiying Baishui City. ”

King Qin waited for everyone to finish speaking, and then said: "General Bai Qi, the last time we discussed, didn't you still want to lead the enemy into battle, and now it is a fighter." ”

Bai Qi shook his head lightly: "King, if there are officials and military spies in Baishui City, I believe there are also in Xi'an City." Shi Kefa is very shrewd, even if he didn't send spies before, he has sent them now. As soon as the men and horses in Xi'an were dispatched, he must have known that when the time came, the officials and troops would shrink back, so that we would not be able to fight. When the Qin army returns, they can also attack Baishui. And it is impossible for the Qin army to keep more people and horses in Baishui City, because the supply of grain and grass is not easy. If this goes on for a long time, we won't have to fight, and we will be dragged down. ”

King Qin nodded: "That's exactly the reason, but this king has an idea, which just makes Wang Jian breathe out the evil anger in his chest." ”

The three of them said in unison: "I am willing to listen to the king's high arguments." ”

King Qin asked the three of them to come close and whisper something in a low voice, the three of them frowned at first, and after hearing this, they each shook their heads and said, "This matter is too dangerous, if something goes wrong, it's too late to regret it." ”

Hearing this, King Qin smiled: "You still don't know Wang Qian." He pacified the Six Kingdoms, and his credit was in the first place. In the previous life of this king, there was a comment that he commanded an army of millions, used deceitful schemes, saw the cracks, and started first since ancient times. And attacking the city and defending the land, before the decisive battle, the first battle under the human city, and then the next battle under the human country, Wang Jian did not give in. As long as you send the king's will down to Whitewater, he will know how to deal with it. ”

Knowing the general Mo Ruo King, everyone was convinced.

So on the afternoon of the third day, the messenger sent the will of the king of Qin to Wang Qian's desk, and at this time, the Tanma of Jingbian also sent a report back.

At this time, in Baishui City, only Wang Jian carried the deputy general Zhang Gong and 4,000 men. But after Wang Jian saw King Qin's will, he laughed and said to Zhang Gong: "The king has a will, take a look." ”

Zhang Gong looked at it, and smiled slightly: "The official army won a battle, and I got a little carried away. I thought that there were not many Qin troops in Baishui City, so they could join forces inside and outside, and fight another beautiful battle. Hmph, it's wishful thinking. ”

Wang Jian said: "You still see what the king thinks"

Zhang Gong said: "I think the king means that the people and horses in Guanzhong cannot be mobilized, and we can only rely on ourselves, but there are only 4,000 people in the city, and some must be divided to prevent spies from sacrificing the city, so that there are at most 3,000 people who can fight, and I am not sure how to resist tens of thousands of officers and soldiers." ”

Wang Jian sneered slightly: "I understand what the king meant, we defeated the last battle, if we lose again, without the king's order, I will naturally have no face to see the Qin people again." Therefore, we must win this battle. As for how to win this battle, the king did not instruct, and clearly gave me all the power, which is called the general outside, and the king's order is not subject to it. The king knows this very well, so he told us to act at the opportunity. ”

Zhang Gong still frowned: "In any case, we only have 4,000 people, and the Tang newspaper said that there are 12,000 officers and troops, and there is a huge difference between the two armies." The battle was dangerous.

Wang Jian smiled and said: "General Zhang Gong, you just watched how Wang Jian used 4,000 men and horses to break his 12,000 official army." ”

Speaking of Jingbian, in fact, Shi Kefa is against this battle. Because he knew very well that the Qin army was strong in combat, and the command of the military generals was extraordinary, and if it wasn't for the trickery used last time, it would not be easy to win at all. And after the war, the inventory only killed more than 1,000 heads, you know, the Qin army came with 10,000 horses, was besieged by more than 30,000 officers and soldiers, and took advantage of the right time, place and people, such an advantage, only killed and injured one-tenth of the opponent.

Every time he thought of this, Shi Kefa shuddered a little, and he was worried when he thought of having to fight against such an army many times in the future.

Wei Baichuan was a straw bag, and after defeating the Qin army once, he was rewarded by the court and Chongzhen, and became arrogant, thinking that the Qin army was fearless. This time, he heard the Malay newspaper again, saying that there were less than 4,000 Qin troops in Baishui City, and he immediately came to his senses, thinking that there were more than 30,000 people on his side, and now the Houjin side was busy building the country, and he had no time to come to attack the Ming Dynasty. It's better to take this opportunity, make persistent efforts, carry out a surprise attack, capture Baishui City, and if you are lucky, you may be able to kill Wang Jian in battle. At that time, not to mention his prestige, he can also hope to ascend to the sky in one step and get a feudal official such as a governor.

For this plan, he excitedly found Shi Kefa and said his thoughts to his face, Shi Kefa immediately objected, and told his reasons, which made Wei Baichuan very frustrated, he felt that Shi Kefa was frightened by the Qin army in the previous battles, and every time he praised the strength of the Qin army to the sky, but the last time it seemed that the Qin army was also a human being, and he would bleed when he cut it, and he was afraid of any bird

So he no longer listened to Shi Kefa's advice, but gathered several other lieutenants to prepare to send troops.

Although Wei Baichuan is a straw bag, he also knows that Baishui City is not too far from Xi'an, in case he goes to attack the city with great fanfare, Wang Jian is bound to defend it on the one hand, and ask for help from Xi'an on the other.

Therefore, he consulted with the generals and came up with this method, and before he set out with 12,000 men and horses, he sent 100 shrewd and capable officers and soldiers, disguised as vagabonds, and mixed into the city of Whitewater.

Wei Baichuan thought that as long as his 12,000 men and horses entered the city, the 4,000 people who fought the Qin army would naturally be swept away and destroyed. After recovering Baishui City, the official army had an outpost and could attack Xi'an at any time.

As long as you can win the white water, it is easy to be promoted to the rank of knight.

Wei Baichuan has been very excited for several days, he selected more than 100 strong soldiers in the army that night, who are good at martial arts and can enter the white blade empty-handed, let them disguise themselves and go out of the city, led by a general surnamed Ma, sneak into Baishui City, and report back the news in the city at any time.

Then, on the way from Jingbian to Baishui, Wei Baichuan arranged secret sentinels and rangers to deliver news at any time.

Sure enough, within a few days, news came that the Qin army in Baishui City was very busy, while strengthening the city defenses, and at the same time relocating displaced people, it seemed that the Qin army also wanted to use Baishui City as a permanent stronghold.

After another two days, General Ma Shen sent back the news that more than 100 of his people had been settled, and every day with the soldiers of the Qin army, they cleaned up the streets of the city, repaired the burned houses, helped the people settle their homes, etc., and it seemed that the Qin army did not suspect them.

Wei Baichuan was overjoyed and immediately ordered to prepare for the march.

Wei Baichuan didn't tell Shi Kefa about the expedition, and he knew that he wouldn't agree, so he simply didn't ask for his opinion at all, and only asked him to take more than 10,000 people to guard Jingbian.

So that night, Wei Baichuan took 12,000 officers and troops out of Jingbian City and came south. Among the 12,000 people, there were 6,000 cavalry, led by Wei Baichuan, and the infantry behind was led by Vice General Li, who rushed to Baishui City in the starry night.

By the time he approached within fifty miles of Baishui City, it was already the night of the third day, and Wei Baichuan continued to receive reports from the scouts ahead:

Report to the commander, everything is safe in Whitewater City, and there is no preparation.

reported to the marshal, Wang Jian inspected the four gates, and then returned to the house to have a banquet with the generals.

Report to the commander, the infiltrators of our army are ready, and are equipped with weapons such as wooden sticks, just waiting for the signal of our army

Report to the commander, the gate of Baishui is closed, and there are not many defenders at the head of the city, and they are defenseless

Wei Baichuan listened to these returns, and couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy in his heart, he felt that it would not take much effort to capture Baishui City, he still estimated the Qin army in advance, these people closed the city gate, and actually only sent a small number of soldiers to guard the city, as long as he arrived at the city, a fierce attack, he could climb to the top of the city, he knew this, and what else should be done inside and outside, a bit of a superfluous move.

Thinking of this, Wei Baichuan urged the army to advance quickly, and ordered that it must rush to Baishui City at the fixed time.

The six thousand cavalry urged the horses to gallop, they did not bring much siege equipment, but there were a small number of ladders, which were split up to make them easy to carry, and more rushing vehicles and other things were left in the infantry behind.

...