"Congratulations to General Li Mu on his triumph!"

Huang Xie was overjoyed when he heard the news that Li Mu had broken through the Chenggao Qin army camp and even Meng Wu had been killed.

He personally led the troops to greet Li Mu and prepared to wash the dust for him.

"If it weren't for the help of Han Xiang this time, it would not be easy to break through the Qin army camp, Li Mu still picked up a credit for nothing, even if he was any general under Chun Shenjun, he could easily break through the Qin army camp!"

Facing Chu Xiangchun Shenjun, Li Mu did not dare to slack off in the slightest, hurriedly jumped off the war horse, and said very humbly.

Chun Shenjun was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, stepped forward to hold Li Mu's arm, and said: "General Li Mu has worked hard, and his true appearance has already made people set up a banquet, and I also invite General Li Mu and the generals to appreciate their faces!" ”

The smile on Li Mu's face was a little stiff.

He was able to become one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, and he had no defeat in his life, in addition to being good at leading troops to fight, the army was also extremely strict, and it was impossible to set up a banquet to listen to songs and dances like the generals of Chu during the war.

However, Li Mu, as a general of Zhao, can't control Chu Xiang Huang Xie at all, and he can't refuse directly, otherwise it may cause a gap between the two countries.

Fortunately, Li Mu's EQ is not low, and he immediately smiled: "Chu Xiang can set up a banquet for the last general to catch the wind and wash the dust, and the last general can be said to be fortunate in three lives, how dare not go to the banquet." ”

"However, most of the soldiers are already exhausted after a long journey, and if they abandon the soldiers and let the generals go to the banquet, won't the soldiers be cold?"

"Therefore, I hope that Xiangguo will forgive me, and after I settle down my subordinates, I will definitely set up a banquet to make amends for Xiangguo!"

When Huang Xie heard this, the smile on his face was a little stiff, and then he turned his head to the generals of Chu State and sighed: "General Li Mu is strict in governing the army and loves soldiers like a son, but compared with us, he is too greedy for enjoyment. ”

"This battle is related to the rise and fall of the Chu State, and the military order of the Prime Minister is handed down: in wartime, the generals must share weal and woe with the soldiers, and they must not start a new stove, let alone drink and feast, if they violate the military order, they will not be spared!"

When the generals heard this, their faces were solemn, even if they were a little unhappy in their hearts, they didn't dare to show it.

Huang Xie looked around at the generals, as if he saw the unhappiness in everyone's hearts, immediately drew his sword in his hand, and shouted: "This time the prime minister must set an example, if the prime minister violates this military order, the generals can behead the prime minister and correct the military discipline!" ”

When all the Chu generals saw this, they immediately felt awe-inspiring in their hearts, and they all knelt on one knee and shouted: "Dare not obey your fate!" ”

Seeing this, Huang Xie glanced at Xiang Yan next to him, and a smile appeared on his face.

Li Mu's eyes flashed, and he secretly thought to himself: "I have long heard that the nobles of the Chu State are extravagant, and they often hold banquets, singing and dancing during the march, it seems that Chun Shenjun has noticed such drawbacks, so he deliberately took this opportunity to make a military order." “

Li Mu's guess was not wrong.

Although Chunshenjun Huang Xie has such and such shortcomings, he can be ranked with the other three to become the four princes of the Warring States, and naturally he is not a wasted person.

Although Shanyang did not suffer too many casualties due to the Qin army's rush to break through the siege, it also sounded the alarm for Huang Xie.

Although the nobles of the Chu State are extravagant, they are not all waste materials, let alone vulnerable.

On the contrary, the Chu people pay attention to the wind and bones.

The Chu generals led their troops to defeat in battle, and few of them returned to the state of Chu alive, not because these Chu generals were killed, but because the Chu generals were defeated and had a tradition of committing suicide to apologize.

Huang Xie, as the commander of the Chu army, if the Chu State is defeated in this battle, even if Huang Xie has a noble status, will he kill his fate.

Even if it was for the sake of his own life, Huang Xie had to be cautious, so he set up this strategy with Xiang Yan.

I have to say that no one who can leave a name in history is an ordinary person, Huang Xie has been in a high position for a long time, and the way of controlling people has been perfected.

The commander of the Chu army camped the village.

Huang Xie, Li Mu and the generals waited quietly, just waiting for the Wei army commander Lian Po to come and discuss the attack on Pinggao.

"Stomp, stomp!"

The sound of steady footsteps came, and everyone stood up almost at the same time, and Huang Xie went out to greet him in person.

"General Lian Po, you're finally here!"

Huang Xie laughed and walked towards Lian Po, showing his boldness and enthusiasm.

With the detailed internal response arranged by Zhang Ping a long time ago, Lian Po naturally captured Xingyang very easily, beheaded tens of thousands of Qin troops in the city, and then returned Xingyang to the Han people, but he led the Wei army to join the Chu and Zhao armies.

"I've seen Chunshen-kun!"

Facing Chu Xiangchun Shenjun, Lian Po, who had already tasted the warmth and coldness of human affection, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Huang Xie didn't put up any fights, and the two sides got along very well.

"I've seen the General!"

Just when the two of them finished saluting, Lian Po turned his head to look at Li Mu and other Zhao generals, and suddenly saw the generals of Zhao led by Li Mu, all of whom clasped their fists with both hands and saluted solemnly to Lian Po.

This kind of etiquette is really familiar to Lian Po.

When he was a general in Zhao State, all the generals of Zhao State would salute like this when they saw Lian Po.

Looking at the extremely familiar military salute, listening to what they called him, Lian Po suddenly felt a little hot in his eyes.

"I have been away from Zhao for a long time, and I am no longer the general of Zhao State."

Lian Poqiang couldn't hold back his tears, stepped forward to support Li Mu's arms, and said with some self-deprecation.

Li Mu raised his head and said in a deep voice: "The old general's contribution to the sky under Zhao Guo, we will all remember it, in our hearts, the old general will always be the general above my Zhao country!" ”

"General!"

The Zhao generals behind Li Mu also shouted in unison, full of affection, and their voices were like a bell.

"Good, good, good!"

This situation made Lian Po, who was neglected in the Wei State, unable to control his emotions anymore, and tears flowed down.

But soon, he wiped away his tears, his face became high-spirited, and he shouted: "Now that the alliance forces of the Three Kingdoms have converged, and South Korea has supplied some grain and grass, this time it will definitely be separated from the Qin State!" ”

"The old man is here to break the Pinggao thing!"

Huang Xie said with a smile: "Looking at the Three Kingdoms Alliance, only General Lian Po has the oldest qualifications and the most brilliant record, I don't know if the general can tell me how to capture Pinggao!" ”

Lian Po didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Long before the Qin army entered Pinggao and Xingyang, Han Prime Minister Zhang Ping had already laid many shadows in the city, in preparation for the future to join forces with us to attack the city. ”

"The reason why I was able to easily break through Xingyang was precisely because of the internal response, but for some reason, Pinggao has not broken the city until today?"

Lian Po asked this, not because he wanted to ask about the crime, but because he wanted to know about the Pinggao military.

Lian Po believed that if there were no problems in Pinggao City, even if there were 50,000 Qin troops in the city, such as Meng Fu, the combined forces of Chu and Zhao would have conquered the city long ago.

Huang Xie and Li Mu glanced at each other, and finally Li Mu replied: "Meng Fu saw through Han Xiang's plan and almost slaughtered the people in the city. ”

Lian Po frowned slightly when he heard this, and said: "Meng Fu slaughtered all the people in Pinggao City, is it a bit too much?" ”

Then, he wondered again: "Since Meng Fu has learned that Korea has betrayed Qin, and there is a lack of grain and grass in the city, why didn't he break through the siege as soon as possible?" ”

"Don't you know that when the Three Kingdoms Alliance meets the alliance, it is completely possible to rely on the superiority of troops to surround Pinggao, even if we don't launch an attack, when the food in the city is exhausted, I am afraid that the Qin army will collapse without a fight."

"If it were me in a situation of obscurity, I am afraid that I would have led my troops to break through the siege long ago before the Three Kingdoms Alliance army had not all gathered in Pinggao."

Lian Po's doubts are also the doubts in the hearts of many generals.

There is no doubt about the ability of Meng Yu to command the army, and he can fully think that it is inevitable to kill himself if he stubbornly defends Pingao in the absence of food and grass.

But now, Meng Fu did not retreat in time, but stayed in the city and put on a stubborn posture, which made Lian quite puzzled.

Lian Po's words plunged the tent into a brief calm, and the generals of the three kingdoms almost all looked at each other.

"If it is said that the food in the city can be supplied to the Qin army until Fan Yu's arrival is delayed, can Meng's move be explained?"

Just when everyone was frowning and thinking hard, unable to guess Meng Fu's thoughts, Li Mu's voice suddenly came from inside the tent.

"No way!"

As soon as Li Mu's words fell, Chun Shenjun immediately retorted: "Everyone knows about the lack of food in Pinggao, even if Meng Fu robs all the surplus food from the homes of the people in the city, it will be difficult to support the arrival of Qin reinforcements. ”

When the rest of the generals heard this, they also spoke out one after another, obviously not thinking that the grain and grass in the city could support the arrival of Qin reinforcements.

Only Lian Po did not speak, and when the tent gradually calmed down, he asked out loud: "What did General Li Mu find?" ”

Li Mu looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "In the past, 100,000 Huns were trapped in Zhuwenze, and I did not expect that the Huns would be able to annihilate them after the food was exhausted, do you know why?" “

There was a look of doubt on everyone's faces.

Li Mu continued: "Although the cattle and sheep on the banks of Zhuwenze were eaten by the Huns, there are other things to eat? “

"What's that?"

"Human flesh!"

Inside Pingao City.

With the strict defense of the famous general Meng Fu, coupled with 50,000 tigers and wolves Qin soldiers, even if the coalition forces had an absolute advantage, after half a month, they still failed to conquer this city.

"It's time to eat!"

"It's time to eat!"

"It's time to eat!"

On the city wall, the head soldiers carried fragrant meat porridge and distributed it to the Qin soldiers on the city wall.

Qin Zu, who was still very tired, suddenly felt that the high-intensity defensive battle all day was worth it after taking over the fragrant meat porridge.

"Gollum!"

A Qin pawn drank the meat porridge in the bowl, and immediately felt refreshed.

He licked all the remaining residues in the bowl, and then said to the robe beside him with some unfinished feelings: "Didn't you say that there is a shortage of food in the city, why is there still something to eat after so long, and there is still a lot of meat in it." ”

"But what kind of meat is this, and why have you never eaten it before?"

When the Qin pawn beside him heard this, he sneered and said, "Look at your poor and sour appearance, can you afford to eat meat at home before, there is more meat you haven't eaten in this world!" ”

When the Qin soldier who spoke first heard this, he smiled a little embarrassedly, but soon said excitedly: "This time I have also gained a lot by guarding the city with General Meng, and I can't say that after the war is over, I can still become a master!" ”

"Shangzao, dream, let's not say that your beheading is not enough, even if you can really ascend to Shangzao, you may not have a life to enjoy."

When the Qin pawn heard this, he immediately fell silent.

Yes, in the face of the siege of hundreds of thousands of coalition troops, who dares to guarantee that they will be able to return alive?

You must know that in just half a month, the defenders in the city have suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and this is still under the condition of occupying the advantageous terrain of the city wall.

Otherwise, the 50,000 Qin army would have suffered casualties long ago.

"The general has an order, not to exchange heads and ears, do you want to receive military law?"

At this moment, Shi Chang walked over and looked at the two who were talking in a whisper, his face was very stern.

Seeing this, the two hurriedly lowered their heads.

Outside the city.

Lian Po and the others looked at Pinggao, who had always been standing, and their faces became very solemn.

"Half a month has passed, and there is still no food in the city, it seems that General Li Mu guessed correctly, I didn't expect that Meng Fu to lose his conscience so much!"

Lian Po looked at the coalition soldiers who were slowly retreating, and said in a somewhat heavy tone.

When the rest of the generals heard this, they were all silent, except for a few Korean generals, their eyes were red, and their fists were clenched tightly.

After a while, Huang Xie broke this heavy atmosphere: "Meng Fu demolished almost all the houses in the city as materials for defending the city, and he tried all the ways to break the city, and all of them were recognized by Meng Fu. ”

"Now it seems that if there is no food shortage in the city, it will not be easy to conquer Pingao before the Qin reinforcements arrive!"

"Unless, dig the Yellow River dam to flood Xingyang!"

"This must not happen!"

As soon as Huang Xie's words fell, several South Korean generals all changed color and hurriedly retorted.

The digging of the Yellow River dam to flood Xingyang can indeed allow Meng Fu and his Qin army to bury the belly of the fish, but this is a Korean territory, as long as the Yellow River dam is dug up, more than 100 miles downstream will be swallowed by floods.

At that time, South Korea was really going to mourn.

Huang Xie asked rhetorically: "If you don't dig the Yellow River embankment, how can you break through Xingyang?" ”

"Report!"

At this moment, a messenger suddenly galloped towards Li Mu, and the tense atmosphere was eased a little.

"General Li Mu, Pingqi-kun's handwritten letter!"

When everyone heard that it was Zhao Jia's handwritten letter, they all looked solemn, and their faces were a little expectant.

As the saying goes: the name of a person, the shadow of a tree.

Although Zhao Jia is young, he has already made a great reputation, and all the princes must respect him.

This time, it was able to promote the joint attack of the four countries on Qin, thanks to Zhao Jia's mediation.

"Open it up quickly and see if Gongzijia has a plan to break the city!"

Li Mu opened the letter, and after reading the contents, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and then passed it to Lian Po, who also laughed after reading it, and then passed it to Huang Xie.

"Sometimes, you don't have to do it yourself to kill someone!"

"Childe Jiazhen is a genius in the world!"

After reading the content, Huang Xie couldn't help but praise it, and then tore the letter into pieces and didn't show it to the fourth person.

Although the other generals were also curious about what was written in the letter, they also knew that the matter needed to be kept secret, but no one said anything to ask.

Li Mu said: "If the general and Chun Shenjun believe in Gongzi, I will lead 100,000 Zhao troops to join Gongzi!" ”

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