The tiger prison is closed, and there is a trend that the husband is closed.

There were two crucial wars in history, one of which was the Battle of Chenggao that broke out between Chu and Han, and the Chu River and Han boundary above Xiangqi was the chasm water not far from Chenggao.

That war laid the foundation for Liu Bang to unify the world.

The second war was even more exaggerated and terrifying, and it was the battle of Wujiao led by Li Shimin.

Li Shiming led 3,500 cavalry to occupy the Tiger Pass, cutting off the connection between Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande's two princes, and finally with more than 3,000 people in his hands, he broke the 300,000 army under Dou Jiande, and even Dou Jiande was captured.

At this time, the 100,000 Qin army led by Meng Fu was stopped under Chenggao City.

"General Wei, hasn't King Han already agreed to let us enter the city, why would he suddenly regret it?"

Meng Yi entered Chenggao City and looked at Han Wen with a smile on his face, his face was very ugly.

In order to enter Chenggao, the Qin army has been attacking for several days, and the grain and grass in the army are almost exhausted, but they did not expect that when the Qin army arrived in Chenggao, it was blocked by Han Wen and his troops under the city.

"Chenggao is small and can't accommodate 100,000 Qin troops."

"The king intends to let General Meng Fu divide his troops to garrison Xingyang and Pinggao, so as to form a corner with Chenggao."

"Young General, but please rest assured, as for the grain and grass required by your army, we will supply it according to the agreement, and we will never treat the Qin army badly!"

Meng Yi saw that Han Wen would not let the Qin army enter the city no matter what, so he immediately said goodbye to Han Wen and spent a lot of money to inquire in Chenggao, only then did he learn the reason for the incident.

It turned out that just as the Qin army was rushing to Chenggao, Han Xiang Zhang Ping was released by Zhao Jia and returned to Xinzheng, South Korea.

Zhang Ping said to the king of Han, hoping that the king of Han could betray the Qin alliance Zhao and break the 100,000 Qin army led by Meng Fu before and after, fortunately, the king of Han was afraid of the strong national strength of the Qin state, and the Korean prince was hostage in the Qin state, and the king of Han was also worried that the prince would be implicated after he betrayed the alliance.

It was for this reason that Han Wang did not adopt Zhang Ping's suggestion.

Immediately, Zhang Ping advised King Han again: "Chenggao is the northern gateway of Nanyang County, although the king has an agreement with Mengfu, it is difficult to guarantee that Mengfu will not rely on the strength of the Qin army, and after entering Chenggao, he will occupy the granary and choke the throat of Korea." ”

"Even if the king is unwilling to betray Qin Alliance Zhao, he shouldn't let the Qin army enter Chenggao!"

King Han was moved by Zhang Ping's words, so he reversed himself and asked Han Wen to lead his troops to block the Qin army in Chenggao and prevent Meng Fu and others from entering the city.

After Meng Yitan heard the news, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly left Chenggao, returned to the Qin army camp, and reported the matter to Meng Yi.

"You mean, Zhang Ping was released back to South Korea by Zhao Jia?"

Meng Fu was not annoyed by King Han's backshit, but he was very concerned about Zhang Ping's release back to South Korea, and his face became very solemn.

For Zhao Jia, Meng Fu has always been on guard.

What's more, Han Prime Minister Zhang Ping has always advocated joining forces to resist Qin, and now that Zhang Ping has successfully returned to Korea, the alliance between Qin and Korea is not so stable.

Now the king of Han does not let the Qin army enter Chenggao, and the Qin army itself lacks food and grass.

If Meng Fu pinned all his hopes on the Han people, when the grain and grass of the Qin army were completely exhausted, once the king of Han rebelled and refused to supply grain and grass to the Qin army, the 100,000 Qin army would be wiped out by the upcoming Three Kingdoms Alliance, even if they were not starved to death.

He turned his head to look at Meng Yi, and said with a serious face: "If you enter Chenggao again, you will say that if the Han people do not let the Qin army enter the city, please also ask General Han Wen to lend me some grain and grass first, so that I can return to the Qin State later." ”

When Meng Yi heard this, he immediately asked with some hesitation: "Eldest Father is really ready to lead the troops to withdraw to the Qin State?" ”

Meng Yi knew that the Montessori was not in a good situation now, and if he could win a big victory in such a battle, even if Fan Yuqi and Zhang Tang were the leaders, the Montessori would be better off in the Qin State.

If the troops are withdrawn and returned to the Qin State now, I am afraid that the Mengshi will really have no place in the Qin State.

When Meng Fu heard this, he sighed: "If you can't lead your troops to Chenggao, it is equivalent to pinning your hopes entirely on the Koreans. ”

"In order to avoid that kind of thing from happening, the Qin army must be stationed in Chenggao, otherwise we can only lead the troops back to the Qin State."

Meng Yi nodded solemnly and headed towards Chenggao again.

Chenggao City, General's Mansion.

After Han Wen learned of Meng Yi's intention, his face immediately showed a look of panic, and he said: "If the Qin army withdraws to the Qin State, how can Han be able to block the Three Kingdoms Alliance?" ”

Meng Yi sneered: "King Han broke his promise first, and he did not allow the Qin army to enter Chenggao, and we could only withdraw to the Qin State. ”

When Han Wen heard this, he was immediately a little overwhelmed.

At this moment, a person suddenly turned out from behind the curtain, and after Han Wen saw that person, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The last general has seen Xiangguo!" ”

Meng Yi listened to Han Wen's address to that person, and immediately moved slightly in his heart, and said loudly: "Your Excellency is none other than Han Xiang Zhang Ping." ”

The man replied, "Exactly." ”

Zhang Ping didn't have too much politeness, paced in front of Meng Yi, and said in a deep voice: "Forgive the Prime Minister for bluntly saying that Chenggao is the gateway to the north of South Korea, if the Qin army is stationed in Chenggao, South Korea will no longer be in danger of stopping the Qin army." ”

"It is precisely with this in mind that the Prime Minister will make the king make a broken promise."

Meng Yi said in a deep voice: "That being the case, I also ask Prime Minister Han to temporarily borrow some grain and grass from our army, and I will wait to withdraw to the Qin State." ”

When Zhang Ping heard this, he shook his head and said: "If the Qin army really withdraws to the Qin State, then the prime minister can only play the king and let South Korea betray the Qin Alliance Zhao, otherwise it will be impossible to stop the Three Kingdoms Alliance with only a small number of soldiers!" ”

Meng Yi was silent.

If this is the case, even if there is a Korean prince as a hostage in the Qin State, for the sake of the safety of the entire Korea, the King of Han will betray Qin League Zhao.

With the accession of South Korea, the coalition forces are bound to be strengthened, and Qin Guoke is really in trouble, and the Montessori trouble that caused this incident to happen is even greater.

"Since Zhang Xiang said bluntly, then I also said bluntly, just as Zhang can't believe in the Qin army, we can't trust the Koreans, Zhang Xiang doesn't let the Qin army enter Chenggao, if the Qin army runs out of food when the Three Kingdoms Alliance is fighting, and Zhang Xiang doesn't provide grain and grass to carry the weight, won't he put 100,000 Qin troops to death?"

"In this case, either we will withdraw to the Qin State first, and then send troops to Korea to fight the coalition forces when the follow-up reinforcements arrive, or we will also ask Zhang Xiang to provide our army with enough food and grass in advance!"

Zhang Ping shook his head and said: "Although there is grain in Chenggao, it is difficult to supply the 100,000 Qin army, and it is necessary to continuously transport grain and grass from the southern cities, and it is absolutely impossible to provide enough grain and grass to the 100,000 Qin army in advance." ”

When Meng Yi heard this, he immediately said: "In this case, Meng Yi will return and let the eldest father lead the Qin army back to Qin!" ”

After speaking, Meng Yi didn't say anything more, turned around and left.

It's no wonder that Meng Yi is like this.

As early as when Qin and Han formed an alliance, the Qin State had already heard that Chenggao was piled up with grain and grass, and it would definitely be able to supply more than 100,000 Qin troops for more than a month.

But now, Zhang Ping said that Chenggao is short of grain and grass.

When the other party said this, either he really wanted to break the promise and put the Qin army in danger, or he wanted to hold the Qin army hostage through grain and grass.

No matter what the situation was, it was impossible for Meng Yi to let Zhang Ping's plan succeed, so Meng Yi turned around and left without hesitation.

"Wait!"

Just as Meng Yi walked to the door, he heard Zhang Ping's voice.

"Since both sides have reasons to do so, why not come up with a compromise that will satisfy both sides?"

Meng Yi stopped, slowly turned his head, and asked, "How to compromise?" ”

Zhang Ping said eloquently: "Those who are unwilling to let the Qin army enter Chenggao are worried that the Qin army will be anti-guest, and they will rely on strong soldiers and horses to occupy Chenggao. ”

"What General Meng Fu is worried about is that he is worried that our Koreans will break their promise and not provide grain and grass for the Qin army after they run out of food."

"Now that there are 30,000 Korean defenders in the city, General Meng Fu can send 3,000 Qin troops to Chenggao to supervise our supply of grain and grass to General Meng Fu."

"If we break our promise, the three thousand Qin troops in the city can completely join forces with General Meng Fu and forcibly conquer Chenggao!"

When Meng Yi heard this, his eyes flashed, and he felt that this method was not bad, but he quickly sneered: "Since Zhang believes that the Qin army can't be trusted, isn't he worried that after the three thousand Qin troops are stationed in Chenggao, they can join forces with the Qin army outside the city and accept Chenggao as the Qin State's ownership?" ”

Zhang Ping laughed and said: "If all the 100,000 Qin troops are stationed in Chenggao, we naturally have no room for resistance, if there are only 3,000 Qin troops in the city, even if we cooperate with the Qin army outside the city, although our Koreans can't hold Chenggao, they have time to burn the grain and grass in the city!" ”

"At that time, even if General Mengfu took Chenggao, what could he do without grain and grass?"

When Meng Yi heard this, he immediately felt a chill in his heart, and then said: "Three thousand Qin troops are not enough at all, at least five thousand Qin troops must be needed, and two thousand Qin troops must be guarded where the grain and grass are piled up." ”

Meng Yi proposed that the 2,000 Qin troops should guard the grain and grass in Chenggao, but he was also worried that the Han people would burn the jade and stone and burn the grain and grass in the city.

Zhang Ping pondered for a long time, and also saw what Meng Yi was thinking, and immediately said: "The grain and grass cannot all be guarded by the Qin army, but should be jointly guarded by the soldiers of the two countries, so that they can also supervise each other." ”

"And the grain and grass belong to my South Korea, and the Qin army has the right to guard it, but it can't ask about the entry and exit of grain and grass!"

When Meng Yi heard this, he immediately said: "I can't make the decision on this matter, I still need to return to the camp to report to my eldest father before I can reply to Xiangguo." ”

Qin military camp.

After listening to Meng Yi's report, Meng Wei immediately frowned and walked back and forth in the tent, his face full of struggle.

Although Meng Yi's proposal can minimize the danger of the Qin army being cut off from food, there is also a slight risk, if the Han people ignore Chenggao and the grain and grass in the city, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Soon, though, Meng Fu was relieved.

With 2,000 Qin troops guarding the grain and grass, it was difficult for the Han people to transport or burn all the grain and grass, even if they had different intentions.

As long as the Qin army gets some grain and grass and delays until reinforcements arrive, it will naturally be able to change the current situation.

The most important thing is that Meng Fu was forced by the domestic situation, and if he was not forced to do so, he categorically did not want to lead his troops back to Qin at this time.

"If you enter Chenggao again, first explore the stock of grain and grass in the city, if the grain and grass are sufficient, you will agree to Zhang Ping's conditions, I will send 5,000 elites to live in Chenggao, and divide troops to guard the two cities of Xingyang and Pinggao."

"With these two cities and Cheng Gao as horns, it is also in line with the way of defense!"

When Zhang Ping learned that Meng Yi wanted to explore the stock of grain and grass first, he did not deliberately embarrass him, and personally took Meng Yi to the grain storage warehouse.

When Meng Yi looked at the large warehouses full of grain in the city, the expression on his face gradually changed from shock to joy.

He knew that there was almost no possibility that the Koreans would take a reckless step to break their promise.

Just because the grain and grass in Chenggao are piled up, enough for 100,000 Qin troops to use for half a year, even if it is a powerful Qin State, it is not easy to accumulate so much grain and grass.

Although South Korea is rich, it will never lose so much grain and grass in vain.

At this time, Meng Yi finally understood why Zhang Ping insisted on not allowing the Qin army to enter Chenggao on a large scale.

If Meng Fu led 100,000 Qin troops into Chenggao and saw so much grain and grass, even if he was not ready to occupy Chenggao, it was very likely that he would see the grain and seize Chenggao for the sake of the guest.

After all, with so much grain and grass, it is indeed qualified to make Meng Fu rebel, even if it is to push South Korea to the Triple Alliance!

In order to check the authenticity of the grain, Meng Yi would randomly open a few bags every time he went to a warehouse, and found that there was no doubt that the bags were indeed grain and grass, so he was completely relieved.

"Zhang Xiang, I will report to my father and ask him to send five thousand Qin troops to Chenggao!"

The news of the piles of grain and grass in Chenggao also shocked Meng Fu, a veteran of the battlefield, his eyes kept flashing, and he wanted to seize Chenggao and take the grain and grass in the city for himself.

It's a pity that after thinking about it again, Meng Fu finally dispelled this idea.

There are 5,000 Qin troops in the city, and if the inside and outside are combined, the Han people will indeed not be able to hold Chenggao, but they may burn the mountains of grain and grass.

Even so, Meng Fu can only suppress the greed in his heart and prepare for an alliance with South Korea.

"Ah Yi, you and your brother should return to Qin first."

When Meng Yi heard this, he asked with some astonishment: "Why?" ”

Meng Yi looked up at Meng Yi and sighed: "This battle is dangerous, three generations of my Mengshi ancestors and grandchildren are in the army, if unfortunately defeated, won't Mengshi be the last to come?" ”

"The two of you, you will return to Qin State tonight, and by the way, bring the military information here to Xiangguo."

Meng Yi opened his mouth to say something, but after seeing Meng Yi's resolute face, he finally bowed his head and agreed.

In this way, the two brothers, Meng Tian and Meng Yi, left the camp and returned to Qin ahead of schedule.

In order to be foolproof, Meng Wu also sent the brave and warlike Meng Wu to lead 5,000 elite Qin troops into Chenggao, of which 2,000 Qin troops and Han troops were mixed with guarding grain and grass, but Meng Wu himself was the commander of 3,000 elites, stationed not far from the north gate of Chenggao.

As for Meng Fu himself, he led 50,000 people to Pinggao.

Pinggao, located in the north of the Yellow River, east of Jishui, just north of Chenggao, except that the city and the mountains are not as steep as Chenggao, the strategic importance is not under Chenggao at all.

This place is also the first line of defense for the Qin army to snipe the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

Ling had 20,000 soldiers and horses, but was sent to Xingyang by Meng Fu.

Xingyang is surrounded by mountains and rivers, is the northeast gateway of Chenggao, and is also the main battlefield when Chu and Han fought in history, and its strategic location can be seen.

The water in the east of Xingyang is a natural barrier.

With the three important cities of Chenggao, Pinggao, and Xingyang as each other's horns, even if the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms Alliance are overwhelming, Meng Fu is confident that he can block them.

As for the remaining soldiers and horses, they were carefully arranged under Chenggao City.

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