Wancheng (Nanyang City, Henan), the center of the Nanyang Basin, was also the busiest thoroughfare of the empire.

Wang Ben's 200,000 troops fought at the front, and all the grain and baggage, whether it was wheat from Wuguan in Xianyang, or millet and beans from Yingchuan in Sanchuan, had to pass through Wancheng and then send them to the front. Tens of thousands of stones are carried every day, and tens of thousands of people drive thousands of cattle and horses to trek on gray dirt roads.

However, Feng Quji, the prime minister of Zuo, was a well-organized figure who took care of the entire empire during the tour of Qin Shi Huang, and became a supervisor of the army and supervised the military rations.

In addition to being busy, Feng Qujian knew very well in his heart that he had been driven out of the power center of Xianyang by taking on this responsibility.

Because Qin Shi Huang had considered the son-in-law of the Feng family, Gongzi Gao, as the crown prince before his death, he was told to the second emperor by someone who was interested in it, which caused Hu Hai's jealousy.

In addition, Qin Shi Huang personally selected the four ministers who took care of their lives, Feng Quji and Feng Wuxuan brothers accounted for the second, and Feng Zheng also replaced Meng Tian and commanded the Great Wall Corps, which can be said to be a concentration of military and political power.

Therefore, from the beginning of Hu Hai's succession, Feng was suspicious of the new emperor, coupled with Feng Wuxue's defeat in Jiangling, the situation in the south was erosive, and their family was humiliated.

At the most dangerous moment of the Feng family, Wang Ben pulled them in time, took the military power from the Feng family, and transferred Feng Zheng to Bashu. Feng Quji was not a person who was greedy for power, and immediately retreated bravely, surrendered the right prime minister to Li Si, and invited himself to be the supervisor.

After coming to Wancheng, although he was on the front line, only a few hundred miles away from the battlefield, and even saw refugees fleeing from the south every day, Feng Quji felt extremely relieved.

"Even if the arrow stone has no eyes, it is better than the cold knife on the Xianyang court......"

Feng Quji and Wang Ben are old buddies, when Wang Ben destroyed Wei in the past, Feng Quji did not become a doctor of the imperial history, so he did his best for Wang Ben to supervise the army, he did his best for the logistics of the army, and tried not to drag the back of the Marquis Wu, and firmly believed that Wang Ben would be able to sweep away the rebellion!

However, the new court in Xianyang did not have Feng Quji's confidence, and on the last day of July, the envoy of the second emperor arrived in Wancheng again......

"Prime Minister Zuo looks quite good."

The envoy appointed by the second emperor was Zhao Cheng, the younger brother of Zhao Gao, who was the younger brother of Zhao Gao, who was expelled from Xianyang, and Zhao Gao became an important minister second only to Li Si in status, and Hu Hai obeyed him.

Zhao Gao's younger brother Zhao Cheng also rose to the top, as if he had become a messenger, wearing purple clothes and riding fat horses, going back and forth between Xianyang and Wancheng.

Needless to say, Zhao Cheng came to urge Wang Ben to send troops again.

"Prime Minister Zuo, the villain is helpless."

After meeting in the county government in the city, Zhao Cheng, as usual, presented the second emperor urging Wang Ben to send troops to make a book, complaining: "Your Majesty has always thought that after the Marquis of Tongwu will send 200,000 people out of the customs, he will be able to spread the good news frequently, and offer the head of the black thief to His Majesty, who expected that the Marquis of Tongwu will stay in Nanyang for more than a month, and His Majesty has been very dissatisfied after hearing about it......"

A year ago, Feng Quji, who was the right prime minister of the empire, would take care of Zhao Cheng's small role as a shadow brother, but at this moment he had to bite the bullet and explain to Wang Ben:

"The conscription in various places is uneven, the main force has to come from the south of Shangjun, and the recruits in Guanzhong are also of different ages, so they have to issue weapons and reorganize and train, so they can't fight immediately. The Marquis of Tongwu can only defend as an attack, and wait for the armies from all walks of life to gather in Nanyang, which is a heavy move, and also saves the soldiers from all walks of life from being broken by each like when they were in Nanjun...... In the past two months, the black thieves have not dared to take half a step north. ”

"That's right."

Zhao Cheng said with a smile: "However, Zuo Cheng knows quite well that it is not only the black thieves who dare to gather crowds to make trouble at the moment. ”

"Recently, the emergency documents of various counties in Shandong have flown into Guanzhong like locusts, and Dongting and Jiangdong have not said anything, and the news has been cut off for a long time. The three counties of Jiujiang, Surabaya, and Donghai have also been occupied by Chu thieves, and they have also found a cattle herding baby and called the king of Chu! Onozawa water bandits attacked Xue County and merged with the thieves of Mount Tai. In the area of the giant deer in Zhaodi, there are also big thieves Lu Goujian. I just received news that last month, Linhai profiteers were instigated by the black rebel Chen Ping to kill officials and riot...... Seeing that most of Shandong is in chaos. ”

"Your Majesty was not aware of these things, but at the beginning of July, the messenger sent the East to hear about the opposite, and His Majesty was distressed when he heard that the bandits were rampant in the East. There were also villains in the court who took the opportunity to play and slandered the Marquis of Tongwu and Prime Minister Zuo, saying that you were raising Kou to respect themselves and quelling the rebellion for three months, but they lost seven or eight counties, and it was easy for Lang Zhongling to suppress these slanderous books......"

Feng Qujian knew that in the current situation, any defeat in Shandong would be magnified and transmitted back to Xianyang, after all, the second emperor was young and had never seen this kind of battle, and there must be a lot of slander.

But now, there is no other way than to continue to implement the strategy set by Wang Ben.

He really wanted to state it in person, but Feng was no longer trusted, and it was still unknown whether Feng Quji's words could reach Hu Hai's ears.

Feng Quji could only bow his hand to Zhao Cheng: "I also hope that the envoy will reply to Your Majesty, the Shandong group of thieves, but the elbow and armpit sores, the rabble, but the southern black man is the big trouble, the group of thieves just want to restore the country, but the black man is going to enter Guanzhong and endanger the Great Qin Society." First the south and then the east, this is the strategy of the Marquis of Tongwu, and Prime Minister Li Cheng and Lang Zhongling also agreed......"

Wang Ben had long expected that with Heifu raising troops, even if the world would not respond impressively, there must have been a lot of careerists in the homeland of the Six Kingdoms who took the opportunity to make trouble, but after several major defeats in the south, the imperial court could recruit limited troops during the year.

Therefore, Wang Ben and Feng Qujian set a strategy of "gecko tail breaking", that is, the eastern counties defend themselves against the group of thieves, Wang Ben only ensures that Yingchuan, Sanchuan, Nanyang, Hedong, and Taiyuan are not lost, and other places, let them go mess with it for the time being, concentrate forces, destroy Heifu first, and after ending the division between the north and the south, then go back and clean up the remnants of the six countries!

"If the old man can kill the first time, he can kill the second time!" Wang Ben's attention was on Heifu's side, and he didn't pay attention to them.

Once this plan is exposed, it will undoubtedly cause them more trouble.

Feng Quji hid Wang Ben's plan in his heart, and sighed: "At this very moment, the courtiers should endure each other for the country, and hope that the envoy will tell Prime Minister Li Cheng and Lang Zhongling." ”

Zhao Cheng's face was embarrassed: "Having said that, but the Marquis of Tongwu has sent troops for March, if there is no more results and slander the book, I am afraid that there will be a few cases of the imperial historian, and then it will be ......."

Feng Quji scoffed at Zhao Cheng's threat, what else can he do when the time comes, change generals? Feng Wuxue died in battle, Meng Tian was not trusted, Li Xinyuan was in the Western Regions, except for Wang Ben, who was holding on to the mountain, who could the imperial court replace to resist the menacing black husband?

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Marquis of Tongwu has gone to the front line, and he will attack Nanjun in the near future."

Feng Quji asked people to unfold the map that Wang Ben sent back, and patiently explained it to Zhao Cheng, hoping that he would bring the original words back and tell the second emperor.

"The 200,000 troops under the command of the Marquis of Tongwu are divided into five divisions."

"The first division stayed in Nanyang, Nanyang guarded Tong as a general, Wancheng was stationed at 15,000, Luyang County between Nanyang and Sanchuan was stationed at 5,000, and Yexian and Kunyang between Nanyang and Yingchuan were stationed at 10,000. In the direction of Shangcai and Wufang in Chen County, there are 10,000 to guard against the Chu thief Xiluo, and another 10,000 are stationed in Pingshi County (Tongbai, Henan) to guard against the rebels in the three passes. ”

There are also 50,000 locally recruited people in Nanyang County who are responsible for transporting grain and straw, which are not included in the total number of troops.

"The first division is led by the dog Feng Zai, and 20,000 people go to Hanzhong Ba County to attack Zigui and Yiling."

"The first division is led by Zuo Shu Chang Pihu as the general, and 30,000 people go to Baishui to attack Sui County."

"The first division is led by the captain of Ba County, and in Zhuyang, it is at a rivalry with the main force."

"The Marquis of Tongwu will confront the rebels with 40,000 or 50,000 people in Fancheng and Dongjin Pavilion respectively."

Zhao Cheng counted and found that it was wrong:

"Prime Minister Zuo, is there still 10,000 left?"

Feng Qujian smiled and pointed to a small place in the middle of Hanzhong and Nanjun.

"In Fangling, Hanzhong and Nanjun are blocked by Jing Mountain, but there are also some bird and beast trails at the northern foot of it, which can lead to the hinterland of Nanjun and appear on the side of Yan County!"

Zhao Cheng blinked: "This is a strange soldier?" ”

Feng Qu shook his head: "That's right, there are few black thieves, only half of our army, and they have to garrison all over the place, which is already stretched!" The Marquis of Tongwu contained all the forces of the rebels on the northern and western fronts, and Feng Zai and Pihu were ordered by the Marquis of Tongwu to attack Zigui and Suixian tomorrow, that is, on the first day of the eighth month. ”

"At the beginning of August, the Marquis of Tongwu will also wave his army to the south and cross the Han to fight the black thieves."

"And the 10,000 people in Jingshan will be a little slower, and when the two armies are in the middle of the battle, they will suddenly appear behind the rebels, which will be a real killing move!"

Zhao Cheng rubbed his hands excitedly: "After waiting for a few months, I finally know how the Marquis of Tongwu is going to fight, and I will definitely return these things to Your Majesty...... By the way, Your Majesty also said that Guanzhong can send another 100,000 pawns! ”

Feng Qujian was not happy but worried: "Your Majesty is conscripting troops again?" Didn't Tongwu Hou say that 200,000 is enough, and if you levy it again, you will delay the autumn harvest......"

Zhao Cheng said with a smile: "Prime Minister Zuo, at this very moment, how can the people of Guanzhong take care of their family and forget their country?" In the battle of Changping in the past, the first king Zhao Wang heard that Zhao Shidao was absolute, and the king from Hanoi, gave the people a level, and learned about Changping at the age of more than 15 years, covering Zhao rescue and food, and then there was the victory of Wu Anjun. ”

"Your Majesty, isn't you afraid that the Marquis of Tongwu will not have enough troops, and Your Majesty also wants to follow the ancestors' trip, and first recruit and train in case of emergency."

Feng Quji did not accept Zhao Cheng's statement, and asked repeatedly: "The DPRK and China have only levied the levy, and the mouth has not been levied again?" ”

Zhao Cheng's face was embarrassed: "This ...... Prime Minister Zuo, Xianyang has the difficulties of Xianyang, the Lishan Mausoleum is about to be completed, and the hundreds of thousands of troops in front of him are fighting, and it will cost a lot of money. Zhisu Neishi and Shaofu were already empty, but now they really can't come up with the money, so they have to levy another mouthful of money. ”

Feng Qujian felt a chill......

"Your Majesty has issued an edict promising to reduce land rents and cut the amount of money, isn't it dishonest to the people to do so?"

Zhao Cheng disagreed: "Isn't that just starting next year, this year's levy is not dishonest!" Now it is still the thirty-seventh year of the first emperor, and after the rebellion is quelled within the year, the first year of the second emperor will be able to make peace with the world, and the people of Li will have to recuperate! ”

He smiled and said, "Just use a vulgar phrase for villains, how can people be suffocated to death by urine?" ”

……

It was easy to send Zhao Cheng away, but Feng Quji was worried.

He still believes that Wang Ben can win the battle array.

But for the emperor and ministers behind him, Feng Qujian was a little lacking in confidence......

Can they not hold back the front and not be defeated by the court?

"Knowing that this is a move to quench your thirst, Li Si, Li Si, how can you not see it, why don't you dissuade Your Majesty?"

……

PS:Organize the outline.,There's only one chapter today.,The plot is going to speed up tomorrow.,Strive to end this volume in April.,Complete the book in July and August.。