Chapter XII. The big war is imminent
Xianyang, Yongyang Palace.
A young man in a yellow robe was practicing calligraphy on his desk, and beside him, a young man in white was standing quietly.
"Calculate the time, General Liu has been besieging Shoucheng for almost two months, when does General Bai think the Zhongshan Army will open a decisive battle?" The young man in the yellow robe kept practicing his pen, but suddenly asked.
That's right, one of these two people is the lord of the current Qin State, and the other is the first general of the Great Zhou Dynasty who moved the vassal states, and he is also the Wu Anjun of the Qin State-Bai Lang.
Bai Lang's face remained unchanged, and he replied indifferently: "If there are still people of insight in Zhongshan Kingdom, the next few days will be the best time to open the city." In any case, the time for the decisive battle is between this month. ”
Qin Guogong smiled lightly and said: "There is a general sitting in Xianyang to give advice to General Liu Wei, and it should be nine out of ten to win Shoucheng, but it is just a casual question, General Bai should not take it to heart." ”
Bai Lang still said expressionlessly: "Although the correspondence between the last general and Liu Wei has never stopped, after all, they are thousands of miles apart, and the battlefield is changing rapidly, so it is still not as safe as coming to the battlefield in person." ”
Qin Guogong said without raising his head: "General Bai is afraid that he is too worried, I heard that the defenders of Shoucheng are only 30,000, and there are many new soldiers, and I also heard that General Bai handed over 5,000 Flying Tiger Cavalry to General Liu Wei this time." In a head-on decisive battle, how could the rabble of Zhongshan Kingdom be the enemy of my Great Qin Iron Cavalry. ”
Bai Lang's heart trembled after hearing this, but his face still did not change color and said, "What the lord of the country said is true." ”
The two fell into a speechlessness again, and Bai Lang silently watched the young Qin Guogong slowly write the word 'broken' on the paper.
This Duke of Qin is nineteen years old, less than three years on the throne, three years ago Qin Hegong was ill for a long time, and before his death, he unexpectedly passed on to this young and sixth son. At that time, the Duke of Qin was only sixteen years old, and he was faced with the princes who despised him by the Manchu Dynasty and the princes who thought they had the hope of turning over and regaining the hegemony.
But under such a turbulent situation, this young Duke of Qin took advantage of the power of Bai Lang, the most powerful Wu'an Jun Bai Lang in the entire Great Qin State, to quickly uproot some factions that had supported his brother in the past by thunderous means, including Sun Anlan, the prime minister of the dynasty and the head of Wenchen.
After that, the ministers finally settled down completely, and also realized that this young King of Qin was not a young man who had nothing to do, and at the same time, they were very happy to begin to obey this King of Qin who could lead the Qin State forward again.
And the next big event not only made the ministers of the Qin State tremble, but also made the princes tremble.
At the suggestion of a mysterious strategist, the young prince of Qin sent Wu Anjun Bai Lang to lead 100,000 iron horsemen to Luoyang, the capital of Zhou Tianzi.
The princes were afraid of the national strength of the Qin State and the prestige of Wu'an Jun Bailang, although the Qi State wanted to unite the countries to send troops to the King of Qin, but the hearts of the people were scattered, and the princes had their own concerns, but no one responded, and the Duke of Qi had no choice but to give up, and the matter of King Qin was over.
And Bai Lang with a mere 100,000 iron horsemen, actually stationed in Luoyang until today. It wasn't until the year before last that the Duke of Qin summoned Bai Lang back to the dynasty and sent another general to guard Luoyang, that Bai Lang walked away in the frightened eyes of Luoyang.
Coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and with the help of the mysterious strategists, the young Duke of Qin succeeded in making the princes dare not look sideways at him.
Bai Lang knew very well that this Duke of Qin was by no means a king who had lived in the deep palace for a long time and was greedy for pleasure, on the contrary, his ambition was no less than that of his predecessors.
King Qin, who finished writing, yawned and said lazily: "I hope General Bai will continue to pay more attention to the matter of Shoucheng, and he is tired and wants to rest, General Bai, please go back." ”
Bai Lang bowed and bowed: "The minister retires." ”
"That's right." King Qin suddenly picked up the words that had just been written on the table and said, "In recent years, General Bai has been tired of assisting Gu, but the reward given by Gu to General Bai, regardless of the beauty and gold, General Bai refuses to accept it, and General Bai is the first minister of my Great Qin, and he commands hundreds of thousands of troops of my Great Qin, and there is nothing to reward in terms of power." This is a lonely word, which means that I hope General Bai can continue to be invincible on the battlefield and expand the territory for my Great Qin. ”
Bai Lang bowed down and took the pair of words, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Lord of the country." ”
Bai Lang, who slowly withdrew from King Qin's bedroom, stopped outside the palace for a long time, quietly looking at the calligraphy and painting.
Although King Qin's characters are not of any generation, they can be seen at a glance that they have been practicing hard for many years.
The word 'broken', under the pen and ink of this King of Qin, the pen and ink that should have been sharp were round and tactful, but Bai Lang could clearly see a killing intention from it.
Just like the young King of Qin, Taoguang is obscure but decisive.
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Thirty miles outside Shoucheng, the Qin army camp.
Liu Wei read the letter just sent from Xianyang, in which Bai Lang judged that Zhongshan would launch a decisive battle in the near future if there was no accident, and told Liu Wei to be more careful.
The siege has been nearly two months, Liu Wei divided 50,000 people into 40,000 people, 10,000 people sat in the camp, and the remaining 40,000 people patrolled outside Shoucheng in four shifts every day to prevent Shanbo from abandoning the city and fleeing. Under such a careful deployment, Shoucheng has not had much movement all along.
But the big war is imminent, he does not dare to relax for a moment, this is the most important battle in his life, if he wins, after returning to China, he will naturally be rewarded with rich rewards step by step, if he loses, if he wants to have the opportunity to lead the army alone in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to climb to the sky. Moreover, he could not live up to the general Bai Lang who tried his best to ensure that he led the army to the battle.
Once the Zhongshan army opened the city gate, only 3,000 people were left in the camp to guard the grain and grass, and the rest of the people went out to fight quickly. This is the instruction left by Bai Lang to Liu Wei in the letter, and it has always been the style of this white general to break it with one blow. And trusting this General Bai is also something that he Liu Wei has always believed in.
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Shoucheng, Zhongshan military barracks.
General Wang stood beside Chen Ziyou, listening to his pre-war deployment, the decisive moment was coming, and he was very much looking forward to listening to Chen Ziyou's plan at this moment.
"Move all the people of Beicheng District to Nancheng District, General Li asks you to bring a thousand soldiers to maintain order, and it must be done before sunset."
The general surnamed Li under the tent got the order and walked out of the camp and rode away.
"General Zhang, please go to the north gate of the city now, always observe the evacuation of the north city district, once the evacuation is completed, all the defenders of the city head will be removed, call back to the camp, and wait for my orders." Chen Ziyou gave his second order.
After hearing the order, General Zhang also immediately walked out of the camp and rode away.
"General Wu, you take five hundred soldiers, follow in the footsteps of General Li, after the evacuation of the people is completed, the streets of Beicheng District are full of trips, remember to hide!"
After receiving the order, General Wu also turned and left.
"General Jiang, you lead 3,000 cavalry, prepare for battle in the camp, and listen to my orders at any time."
General Wang, who was on the side, watched the generals under his tent leave one by one, and began to be impatient, and hurriedly asked, "Sir, what is my task?" I don't want to accompany my husband to sit in the camp, when it comes to fighting, Wang has never been afraid! ”
Chen Ziyou smiled and said, "Don't worry, general, I still have the most important task to be done by the general!" ”
General Wang scratched his head and said impatiently: "Sir, say it quickly, don't delay the fighter!" ”
Chen Ziyou suddenly became serious, and said in a deep voice: "General Wang, I ask you to take all the 15,000 archers in the current camp, and after the people evacuate, ambush them on both sides of all the streets in Beicheng District, in order to avoid being discovered, you can hide in the houses on both sides, and every door and window must be filled with archers as much as possible, once the Qin army enters the city, you will wait for the opportunity to give the order and shoot all the arrows to the Qin army!" ”
General Wang straightened up and said solemnly: "Order!" ”
When General Wang also walked out of the tent, the tent became empty, Chen Ziyou lowered his head and thought for a while, and after confirming that there was nothing missing, he said softly: "There is only one last step left." ”
He walked out of the camp, drew the sword of the Zhongshan Kingdom, and looked at the three thousand red-armored cavalry in front of him, named after the meaning of immobility like a mountain.
"Mountain ride, listen to orders!"
The sound of heavy horses' hooves stomping heavily on the ground, the neighing of the horses and the heavy breathing of the soldiers enveloped the entire camp.