Shoucheng, Qiming Palace.

"Hahaha, Lord of the Kingdom, in this war, the Qin army was killed by us, and there is no piece of armor left! Only less than 1,000 horsemen broke through, but unfortunately they failed to capture Liu Wei alive. Above the main hall, General Wang excitedly said to Zhongshan Bodao.

After listening to the detailed battlefield report and the battle damage, Uncle Zhongshan said with a smile on his face: "The defeat of the Qin army this time depends on Mr. Chen's strategy. ”

Chen Ziyou said modestly: "Without the bravery of the soldiers on the battlefield and the trust of the lord, the grass people's plan would not have been fully implemented. ”

"Mr. doesn't need to be too humble, Mr. should take the lead in this battle." General Wang laughed.

At this moment, on the top of the main hall, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all looked at Chen Ziyou with joy, in their opinion, without Chen Ziyou's plan, this battle would not have been won at all.

"I don't know what reward the gentleman wants? But it doesn't hurt to say that even if you pour out the strength of the whole country, you will be satisfied with Mr. Uncle Zhongshan said with an oath.

Chen Ziyou thought about it for a while, but he couldn't think of any special reward he wanted, and he didn't come here to give advice to Zhongshan Country to ask for any reward. He just hoped that by using this war, he would be able to spread his fame, which would be of great help to him in his future travels around the world.

Jumping from an ordinary commoner to a world-renowned celebrity was the first thing he had to do after coming to this new civilization.

Seeing that Chen Ziyou had been thinking for a long time, Uncle Zhongshan smiled and said, "Mr. can think slowly, as long as you think about it, tell Gu at any time." By the way, there are still many questions to ask about this war. ”

Chen Ziyou came back to his senses and smiled slightly, "You have any doubts, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

General Wang was the first to ask, "Two months ago, Sir had already set in advance that two months later would be the period of decisive battle. But the city can last for more than three months, so why risk the soldiers not being trained enough to open the city for a decisive battle? ”

"In this way, let me ask General Wang, what are the important factors that will affect the battle situation when the two armies are fighting?" Chen Ziyou asked rhetorically.

General Wang said without hesitation: "The number of soldiers, the quality of ordnance, and the combination of arms are all extremely important factors. Therefore, I had wondered why he had trained all his men to be archers, but this question had been answered in the ambush that had been laid down in the city. As for what other important factors will affect the outcome of the battle, perhaps morale? ”

Chen Ziyou nodded and said affirmatively: "Not bad!" When the two armies clash, morale is actually the most important thing! The team with high morale can often exert several times the strength of the past, I believe that General Wang knows very well that before the big war, there have been rumors in the city, and the soldiers do not have hope for this war, if I choose to fight a decisive battle in another month, I am afraid that I will not wait for the day of the decisive battle, and the army has already been disheartened, how can such a team deal with the Qin army with high morale in the siege of March? So even if I take a certain risk, I can only choose to fight Kaesong on this date. ”

Everyone in the hall nodded in understanding.

"There's a problem down there, too." A doctor came out and asked, "After opening the city gate, why did the Qin army take the initiative to take the bait for such a suspicious ambush?" ”

This is also a question that has always been hidden in General Wang's heart, and it has been there since he was ambushed.

"This is very simple, because the Qin army is confident that even if there is an ambush in the city, they will only face a group of soldiers who have no leader and are no longer large. Before the Qin army entered the city, I secretly sent 6,000 cavalry out of the city through the south gate, and a few soldiers were dressed in the costumes of the lord and ministers, in order to create a false appearance of escape. In the eyes of the Qin army, the six thousand most important cavalry chose to leave the city at such a critical juncture, and it must have been to escape. That's why they have the courage to enter the city. ”

After that, these 6,000 cavalry secretly bypassed the sight of the Qin army, raided the large camp that the Qin army had neglected to defend, and after taking the large camp, they turned back to join the large army in the city and flanked the defeated Qin soldiers.

Chen Ziyou sighed in his heart, because after this battle, although the result was still good, there were still some variables that he didn't expect in the process.

The first variable is in Liu Wei's body, in Chen Ziyou's view, has been ambushed in the city, the defeated Qin army should have been a rout, but he never expected that Liu Wei dared to regroup the defeated army after leaving the city, turned back to fight with the Zhongshan army, and there were great signs of turning defeat into victory, fortunately Chen Ziyou made second-hand preparations, and the Qin army was completely defeated under the surprise attack of 6,000 cavalry. If the cavalry comes half an hour late, the consequences are unimaginable, ignoring or not understanding Liu Wei's character, this is a big variable, and it is also the biggest variable in this battle.

The second variable is the Flying Tiger Cavalry, the combat effectiveness shown on the battlefield not only reversed the inevitable defeat for a while, but also broke through with Liu Wei later.

Liu Wei did not say these two variables, in his opinion, it is still very important to maintain the image of strategizing and winning in the hearts of everyone at this time.

When Shoucheng is full of celebrations, Xianyang, thousands of miles away, is a different scene.

Qin Guogong sat on the throne with an expressionless face, and looked down at Liu Wei, who was kneeling on the ground under His Royal Highness.

At this time, Liu Wei's face had long since lost the sharpness before the expedition, and the injury on his right arm had not yet recovered and was still bandaged with a strip of cloth, he glanced at the King of Qin in horror and said: "Liu Wei is guilty of capital crimes, and he has fallen into the enemy's ambush and begged the lord of the country to give him death." ”

Qin Guogong's face did not have a trace of anger, on the contrary, he smiled lightly and said: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, but General Liu Wei's defeat is indeed a loss of many soldiers and horses, and it is even more insulting to my Great Qin Tianwei." General Bai, how do you think the crime should be punished? ”

He had already taken off his civilian clothes, and Bai Lang, who was wearing official clothes at this time, seemed to guess that King Qin would ask him, but he also said unhurriedly: "Although Liu Wei was defeated, after all, he led the troops for the first time, and he had military exploits in the past, and he was not guilty of death." ”

King Qin nodded and said, "What General Bai said is reasonable, but the death penalty can be avoided and the living crime cannot be escaped." Come, the rod rebukes a hundred sticks. ”

The soldiers outside the hall walked into the hall, two soldiers held Liu Wei, and one soldier took out a wooden stick and began the execution.

Liu Wei gritted his teeth tightly and endured the punishment of the military stick, although the pain was unbearable, he was still secretly glad that although a hundred military sticks would make him unable to get out of bed for half a month, it was better than death.

"The lord of the country, the minister has something to say." A minister stepped forward.

Qin Guogong nodded and said, "Doctor Jin, please speak."

The doctor, surnamed Jin, respectfully saluted the King of Qin, and then saluted Bai Lang, ignoring Bai Lang's gloomy gaze and said: "In the minister's opinion, although General Liu Wei led the army for the first time, although he was not guilty of death, this battle was strongly recommended by General Bai, and General Bai finally had the fault of recommending him. ”

Bai Lang said expressionlessly: "What Dr. Jin said is reasonable, it is Bai who does not know people who cause this defeat, and I hope that the country will punish him." ”

King Qin laughed and said: "The defeat in the second battle is the fault of General Liu alone, how can there be a reason not to punish the chief general but to punish the person who recommended it, Doctor Jin also said casually, General Bai don't take it to heart." ”

Bai Lang glanced at King Qin's seemingly indifferent face, and still said: "Even so, Bai Mou has the merit of not knowing the wrong person to recommend ineffectively, and he still hopes that the lord of the country will punish him." ”

King Qin wanted to say something, but after glancing at Bai Lang's expression, his heart moved, and after a while, his eyes flickered, and he said: "Since General Bai is so insistent, but Gu doesn't know how to punish the general." ”

Bai Lang half-knelt and said: "In recent days, Luoyang has been very unpeaceful, and there is a cable report that the Son of Heaven and the vassal states are constantly writing, Bai is willing to go to Luoyang to stay, one is to prevent the princes, and the other is to redeem himself a little." ”

King Qin nodded and said: "General Bai is for the country and the people, since this is the case, there is General Lao Bai, but it's a pity that General Bai will go out soon after returning to China, and there is one less helper in the court, I believe that my soldiers of Great Qin will also be reluctant to general." ”

"The lord of the country is serious." Bai Lang said respectfully.