"I wonder who the king wants?" The prince directly returned this question to King Qi.

King Qi thought for a moment and sighed: "Not long ago, Zhangzi, who was fighting with the Chu army in Xuedi, and Shengzi in Pinglu, all sent people to ask to see the widow, hoping to become the commander of the battle against Chu.

If it is about the experience and status of the war, Zhang Zi was originally the best candidate. However, the Qi army in the west has always been commanded by Shengzi, and Shengzi has also dealt with Wei for many years, out of the need to win over Wei, it is reasonable to let Shengzi command this big war.

It's just that in this crucial battle against the Chu State, Zhangzi was transferred back for no reason, and the widow was worried that Zhangzi would not understand the widow, so he was unhappy. ”

Knowing that King Qi also liked Shengzi, Chu Zi nodded slightly, knowing it in his heart.

It's just King Qi's concerns, and Chu Zi also thinks so.

Kuang Zhang is a general of the Qi State, and the popularity is very high, so he definitely did not leave him idle during the decisive battle, but used the reason of the voice.

Therefore, if you want to transfer Kuang Zhang back, you have to have an explanation for Kuang Zhang.

Although in recent times, many ministers have impeached Kuang Zhang for being cowardly, fearing the enemy like a tiger, supporting the army, and so on. There are also people who are afraid of the attack of the Yue Kingdom, and they want to invite the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Qi State back to Jucheng and so on.

But these can not be the reason to transfer Kuang Zhang back, if the previous reason is used, this can only show that the king of Qi does not trust Kuang Zhang, you must know that when the king of Qi Wei, this kind of thing also happened, at that time there were also people who said that Kuang Zhang was ready to take refuge in Qin, but King Qi Wei still maintained his trust in Kuang Zhang, and finally won the victory over Qin.

As for the latter reason, the ministers don't care, but it can't be done to the king of Qi. If this is done, there will definitely be many people who think that King Qi is not calm enough. If Shengzi wins a big victory, it is fine, if it is defeated, the King of Qi does not need Kuang Zhang, but uses Shengzi, then the prestige of the King of Qi will fall to a low point, and the responsibility for the defeat will all be pushed to the King of Qi.

But these reasons cannot be declared, and Kuang Zhang cannot be convinced.

The prince thought about all these things, and pondered for a long time before he spoke: "The king, the minister thinks that he should transfer Zhangzi back to defend the Yue Kingdom. The reason is not in the Yue State, but in the Chu State. Once the Wei State agreed to send troops, the minister was worried that after the Chu State got the news, it would be Zhangzi in the east and Shengzi in the north, and after the Chu State was surrounded, he would flee in advance in worry.

Therefore, the king should tell Zhangzi that in order to stabilize the state of Chu and prevent the king of Chu from escaping in advance, he will be wronged by Zhangzi this time. ”

King Qi nodded when he heard this.

Kuangzhang camp.

After learning that he was transferred back to Jucheng, Kuang Zhang was silent for a long time, and then sighed softly.

Although the king of Qi said that it was a strategy to make the Chu State careless, so he had to transfer it back, but he missed the opportunity to defeat the Chu State this time, and Kuang Zhang also had a lot of regrets.

However, King Qi had an order, and Kuang Zhang had to obey.

After handing over the army to the deputy general Tian Jia, Kuang Zhang took out a map from his arms, spread it on the case, and then said to Tian Jia, who was happy and worried on his side: "General Tian, you must know the purpose of this battle!" ”

Tian Jia nodded vigorously: "General, I already know everything below." The purpose of this battle was not to rescue Xue Cheng, but to defeat the Chu army outside Xue City, and then attack the Song State and force the Song State to surrender to our Qi State. After the deed is completed, the state of Chu will once again break an arm, and our state of Qi will receive the support of the Song and Wei countries, from then on, the offensive and defensive forces between Qi and Chu will change, and the state of Qi will become the new overlord. ”

Kuang Zhang said solemnly: "Yes, we have been stationed for so long, not because we are afraid of the Chu army, but because the time has not come." Now, the deeds will come soon, the Qi army in the north can be transferred to Pinglu at any time, and nearly 200,000 Qi troops will be gathered in the hands of General Shengzi, plus the fifteen Qi troops here, it can be said that our Qi country has done its best, and this battle only needs to succeed and not fail. ”

Tian Jia arched his hand and said: "The general can rest assured, he knows the severity, and before the time comes, he will definitely not easily send troops to fight against the Chu State." ”

"Okay, then Ben can rest assured." As he spoke, Kuang Zhang asked again: "Although the Qi army led by you, General Tian, is a flank, it also shoulders a heavy responsibility. ”

Tian Jia nodded thoughtfully.

Fortunately, this Qi army is only responsible for the flanks, otherwise where would it be Tian Jia's turn to lead these hundreds of thousands of troops!

Thinking about it, Tian Jia couldn't help but look at Kuang Zhang, if it weren't for Kuang Zhang's high status, maybe King Qi wouldn't have transferred him back!

Just thinking about it, I heard Kuang Zhang ask: "If you want to contain the Chu army, then you must break the defense line of Tang Yu's department in front, can General Tian have a strategy to break the camp?" ”

Tian Jia shook his head blankly.

Tang Mo is not incompetent, and the defense line that has been carefully prepared for a long time can be easily broken.

According to Tian Jia's meaning, when the main force of Shengzi went south to wait for the opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Chu army, Tang Wu would naturally return to Xue City to meet the king of Chu.

At that time, as soon as Tang Wu moved, he Tian Jia chased after him, biting him in the back, and naturally he could complete the task of containment.

Seeing Tian Jia shaking his head, Kuang Zhang didn't care, pointed to the map and said with a smile: "Although Tang Fu's defense line is strong, it is not invulnerable, and there is still a big flaw. ”

Tian Jia pointed Kuang Zhang's finger at the nameless river defended by the Chu army, and then moved his finger along the river to a place where he drew a circle upstream, thought about it, and guessed: "General, do you mean to attack with water, store water upstream, and then flood the Chu army?" ”

"It's not!" Kuang Zhang shook his head, saw Tian Jia's inquiring look, and explained: "The place Tang Wu chose had already considered the possibility of flooding, so the camp was arranged between two hills, and all the mountains were heavily defended. Once we impound the water and attack, this upstream hill is the waterproof shield of the Chu army, avoiding the impact of the current. Moreover, it is now winter, the water is seriously insufficient, it is too difficult to use water attack, and it is easy to be discovered by the Chu army when the water is stored, and it is difficult to take it by surprise. ”

"What does the general mean?" Tian Jia asked again.

"Ben will mean a diversion. It's winter, and the amount of water is less, less than half of what it is in summer. So we can easily build a dam upstream in a very short period of time, cut off the river, and then dig the bank upstream of the dam to divert the water. At that time, Tang Yu's plan to use the river as a pool was all in vain. ”

Tian Jia's eyes lit up, and he seemed to see the scene of the defeat of the Chu army, and praised it: "The general is smart, Tang Wu originally thought that the river could stop us, and when we attacked the Chu camp, we would inevitably arrange a large number of crossbowmen to defend on the west bank. At that time, the river will dry up, and our Qi army will directly kill the Chu army without crossing the river, presumably Tang Wu will be caught off guard. Under the first war, the Chu army camp will also be owned by me. ”