Chapter 730: Wang Jian was worried that King Yingzheng of Qin would kill him
Chapter 730 Wang Jian was worried that King Yingzheng of Qin would kill him
In 225 BC, King Yingzheng of Qin sent Wang Ben, the son of Wang Qian, to attack the capital of Wei.
Because Wang Jian is an old minister of the former dynasty, he is worthy of trust. In addition, Wang Qian's son Wang Ben has the same military talent as his father, so he has also been reused by King Yingzheng of Qin.
At this time! Wang Jian and Wang Ben, father and son, were the main commanders of the Qin State Field Army.
The state of Qin at this time! The number of troops has reached a million. Of course! This includes local migrant workers transporting grain and grass.
But! The real field force is also six or seven hundred thousand.
Under the decision of Peng Zhou and the think tank, the Qin State had concentrated all its forces in one place.
Right now! Wherever the Qin army went, no one could resist it.
Imagine! Six or seven hundred thousand troops in one place, how many people? The medium-sized vassal states did not have a population of more than 100,200,000 or 300,000 people.
So! Wherever the Qin army went, the local defenders could only retreat to the city, relying on the city to resist stubbornly.
After Wang Ben received the order, he immediately led a large army to surround the Wei capital Daliang, and first attacked it, but the result was that the casualties were heavy and unsuccessful. Then the method of siege was adopted to force the king of Wei to surrender. Outcome! People swore not to surrender and resisted to the end.
In desperation, Wang Ben, under the instruction of King Yingzheng of Qin and the think tank, led the Yellow River to irrigate the city. Three months later! The girder wall was damaged by water blisters, and the city wall was in danger of collapsing. Other than that! The city was soaked in water, and the soldiers and civilians inside could not live normally. Therefore! The hearts of the people are disheartened.
It really couldn't hold on, and the king of Wei had to surrender to the city. From now on! The state of Wei perished.
At the same time! The state of Qin continued to prepare for war against the state of Chu. But! However, several main persons in charge of the Qin State Field Corps had a difference of opinion.
Wang Jian insisted that the previous method should be adopted and the mountains and seas should be pushed forward.
The war has developed to this point, and it is no longer the city or the people that are attacked, but! The armies of hostile countries.
So! Advance in an overwhelming manner, and our army will advance wherever the enemy's main army is. And then! Adopt the "crowd tactic" of more people fighting fewer people to defeat the other side.
As long as the opposing army's army is wiped out, only the city remains, and everything is easy.
The other party has no army, the city is unguarded, and our army has passed, and we haven't taken it in one, two, three?
Several other leaders disagreed, and unanimously agreed: With the strength of our Qin State Field Corps, it can be completely divided into several combat corps. Take a single action.
They feel that you are still advancing with 6 or 700,000 people, and if people do not fight you head-on, they will adopt the method of breaking up the whole into parts, scattering the troops, and preserving their strength. To the end! What's the point of attacking a small city when you have an army of six or seven hundred thousand?
When your army is gone, they will retake the city.
Now the key is that the military generals on the Chu side are not fools: put their forces together and fight you head-on. When people saw your army of 6 or 700,000 people coming, they quickly adopted "guerrilla tactics" and scattered and ran.
When your army passes, people will immediately come to a combination, and they will quickly form a combat force.
Other words! People hide and hide with you and fight guerrilla warfare.
Under the opposition of Li Xin and others, the minority obeyed the majority, and King Yingzheng of Qin had to adopt the strategy of the majority, divided into several combat corps, and advanced to the city of Chu.
Seeing that Qin Wang Yingzheng listened to Li Xin and other generals, but did not listen to him, Wang Jian suddenly became suspicious: Is Qin Wang Yingzheng going to kill him?
Although the Qin State has not yet unified the world, the overall situation of the world has been decided: it is only a matter of time before the Qin State dominates the world.
And he, an old minister, is currently the most powerful in the military.
Although he has about the same strength as others, he is a father and son soldier, and his son Wang Ben also has so many troops. Other words! If the forces of their father and son were combined, they would account for two-fifths of the Qin army.
This is no joke! If King Yingzheng of Qin suspects you of rebellion, you don't know what's going on when he kills you?
Even if King Yingzheng of Qin is a Ming monarch, and there is a behind-the-scenes grandfather Peng Zhou behind him, it is inevitable that there will be other traitors and villains behind his back.
Although the relationship between Wang Jian and Peng Zhou has only been established in the last two years, he knows that Peng Zhou's heart is not bad.
Peng Zhou is a Taoist and will not harm others. But! Hypochondria is indispensable!
Taoists don't trust anyone easily, but they don't trust anyone absolutely.
No matter how good your relationship with him is, people will guard against you.
Seeing that everyone else was opposed to his opinion, he became suspicious: he was worried that Qin Wang Yingzheng would take the opportunity to kill him. So! He pretended to be sick and wanted to show the king of Qin to give him a reward, and he went back to the fief to recuperate.
The father and son discussed, the father pretended to be sick and wanted a reward, and the son served as a filial son. Nature! Take advantage of this opportunity to take the initiative to hand over the military power.
If you don't surrender your military power, then! It will only make King Yingzheng of Qin more suspicious.
So! Only when both father and son hand over their military power can people rest assured.
"Hehehe!" When Peng Zhou learned what happened, he couldn't help laughing.
"Grandpa? This? What do you mean? Seeing that his grandfather was smiling, King Yingzheng of Qin asked after him.
"Wang Jian and his son are worried that you will kill him, so! He wants to resign from his official position and hand over the military power to you as soon as possible, so as not to make you suspicious. ”
"Huh?" King Yingzheng of Qin was puzzled at first, and then nodded in disbelief.
Oh, yes! This year! How many people helped the king to bring down the world, and then when the power was great, the king killed it. Do you think you have the king's trust? As a result, everything is fake, all superficial.
"You go and tell him what to say, don't kill him! He is still needed now. In the future, give him a fief and let him retire for life! You have to promise him! If you say it clearly, people will do things for you! ”
"Yes! Grandfather! ”
"Do you see? The previous Wei Ran and Bai Qi! Isn't it? The credit is great, what is the result? Isn't it? The father and son of the Wang family can think about it, so! I resigned before the world fell! ”
"Yes! Grandfather! I listen to my grandfather! ”
Day 2! King Yingzheng of Qin invited Wang Jian and his son over alone. Moreover! Let my grandfather Peng Zhou accompany him, and make his words clear.
Wang Jian and his son heard this and knelt down on the spot.
Explained: "Lord! Your Majesty is not here for this! Your Majesty believes in the Lord! Although the Lord is young, he is a wise man! Fathers and sons trust in the Lord. Lord! That's it! This time the field corps did not listen to my persuasion, and it was very dangerous to act alone! Lord! ……”
Wang Jian was really a diehard loyalist, and he couldn't stand on his knees and told his understanding again.
When King Yingzheng of Qin heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"So? What should this king do? King Yingzheng of Qin did not dare to call himself a "widow", but used "this king".
Its respect for Wang Qian's predecessors can be imagined.
"Lord! The only thing that can be done now is to quickly regroup the army without affecting the original plan. Once His Majesty's prediction is correct, then! We can quickly fight back and remedy! Otherwise! We could lose a lot! The talent of this general of the Chu State is not under my Wang Qian! Lord! It's not a boast, it's a fact! ……”
"This king believes in you! Just according to your word! Wang Ben listens to orders! Take over you and your father's military power again, and wait until your father is well, and then you father and son will be under unified command! King Yingzheng of Qin ordered.
"Yes!" Wang Ben kowtowed to receive his life.