Chapter 43 The general is outside, and the king's order is not subject to it
Han Wangran asked the great Situ Shenyun to lead an army of 50,000 to aid Han Cheng and Chengfen. The army came to a fork in the road, with a road on the left to Chengfen and a road on the right to Hancheng. After passing through the sheep intestine trail on the right, in less than half a day, the reinforcements could reach Hancheng. However, Shen Yun did not continue to move forward, but instead stopped the army.
Seeing this, General Han Cha asked, "Why did General Shen stop?" ”
"For some reason, I feel very uneasy in my heart, and I always feel that there will be Qin people ambushing here." Shen Yun looked at the sheep intestine trail on the right, surrounded by high mountains, the road was difficult to navigate, this was an excellent ambush place.
Han Cha hurriedly said: "After this sheep intestine path, we can reach Han Cheng in half a day's journey." We should cooperate with the defenders of Han Cheng inside and outside, and attack the Qin army inside and outside. We repelled the Qin army in a battle, relieved the siege of Han Cheng, and then relieved Chengfen, and drove the Qin State out of our country. If we win all three battles, we will surely make a name for ourselves. General Shen, if you miss the fighter, you will miss this golden opportunity. ”
Shen Yun doesn't want to make a name for himself, what he wants is to keep this new force. Shen Yun knew in his heart that his opponent was Qin State Wu Anjun Bai Qi. In this battle, it is a blessing not to lose.
Seeing that the main general did not give the order to march, Han Cha's tone was full of provocation: "General Shen is not cowardly with the Qin army and does not dare to move forward. Or is it that General Shen felt that Korea was in a hurry and wanted to surrender to Qin. ”
Shen Yun was agitated by his words, his chest rose and fell sharply, and he said hard: "The old man is loyal to the country, and the sun and the moon can be learned." ”
"What are you waiting for?" Han Cha pointed ahead and said, "After this, you will be able to fight the Qin army." Whether General Shen is loyal or has ulterior motives can naturally tell. General Shen hesitated and delayed the fighter, resulting in the loss of Han Cheng and Chengfen. I see how you explain it to the king. ”
Although Han Cha is a general, he is also a member of the Korean clan. King Han asked him to rush to the aid of Han Cheng and Chengfen, not because he took a fancy to his ability, but because he was loyal to King Han and would not have two hearts. Shen Yun saw that he was also a big Situ and the chief general of the march, but he was despised by the kid in front of him. The left hand is clenched into a fist, and his heart is full of anger, but his eyes are full of tranquility.
Han Cha humiliated Shen Yun like this, but the other party didn't get angry, let alone take him seriously, and said without fear: "Shen is not harmful, Shen Cha is also a proud man of the Shen family." General Shen, don't let down Wang En. ”
Shen Yun took a breath, stabilized his mind and said, "General Han didn't find that something is wrong here. ”
Han Cha chuckled and said, "The Great Division was frightened by the Qin people, and he was too suspicious. ”
Shen Yun saw that the other party regarded the war as child's play, and said with a solemn face: "The war is changing rapidly, and caution is the best." ”
Han Cha laughed and said, "General Shen might as well let me lead an army of 20,000 to pass through here and rescue Han Cheng." General Shen led the rest of the soldiers to the left and galloped to the aid of Chengfen. We are in one place to drive the Qin army out of our country. ”
"That's very good." Along the way, Shen Yun had long been fed up with the other party's cynicism, and he was afraid of the other party's identity and the relationship between King Han, so he couldn't bear it. Now that he can get rid of the other party's constraints, he is naturally happy, and his tone is very humble: "It's hard work General Han." ”
Han Cha snorted lightly, showed off his might, ordered 20,000 soldiers, and marched forward to help Han Cheng. Shen Yun led 30,000 soldiers to the aid of Chengfen.
In other words, Wu Anjun let his generals besiege Han Cheng to create an atmosphere of siege and confuse the defenders. On the other side, with Sima Terrier as the general, he led the army to ambush and kill the Han army that rushed to the aid of Han Cheng. He also ordered Wang Yu to besiege Chengfen and let the five doctors ambush the reinforcements who rushed to Chengfen in Korea.
Han Cha led the army, looking at the flowers and trees around him, and his heart was relaxed. On the one hand, he ridiculed the incompetence of the main general, and on the other hand, he complained about how King Han could let an incompetent person command the three armies. If the king of Han handed over the three armies to him, he would definitely be able to relieve Han Cheng in one battle, and then relieve Chengfen, and drive Qin out of Korea in three wars. He was even able to lead the Han clan boys, unite the princes, break through the Hangu Pass, and set foot on Xianyang.
Han Cha scolded Fang Xuan on the one hand, pointed out the country, and did not restrain the soldiers, and walked casually. Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, and the birds in the mountains flew in fright, and the beasts fled. Seeing this, Han Cha asked, "What happened?" ”
The scout came anxiously and said, "General Han, the Qin army has besieged us. ”
"What." Hearing this, Han Cha was paralyzed and did not look like a commander, and asked, "What should we do?" ”
As soon as Han Cha's words fell, the arrows of the Qin army struck like a violent wind and rain. The roads here are narrow, which is not conducive to the formation of battles. The South Korean troops were passively beaten, trampled on each other, and suffered countless casualties. Sima Terrier said in a loud voice: "Those who descend, don't kill." ”
The soldiers of the Qin army shouted: "Those who surrender, do not kill." ”
Han Cha listened to the sound of the Qin army echoing between the valleys, and he had no courage and trembled, "Descend... Fall... Fall. ”
The remnants of the Han army also said: "I am willing to surrender." ”
Sima Terrier led the army and came to Han Cha and asked, "Who are you?" ”
Han Cha prostrate forward and accused: "I am Han Cha, the son of the great Sikong of the Korean clan. ”
"Wouldn't it be a shame to have a man like you in South Korea!" Sima Terrier looks down on this kind of person with a prominent status and noble status, but he does not win glory for the country.
Han Cha didn't feel that the other party's words were humiliating, and said, "I've already surrendered, you can't kill me." ”
Sima Terrier said contemptuously: "As a man, how can you not die for the country." ”
"The Great Qin army is mighty, and the princes are frightened. Korea is weak, how can it stop the momentum of Qin. Han Cha's tone trembled, "If you don't kill me, I will help you defeat Han Chen." ”
Sima Terrier asked, "Where is Shen Yun?" ”
Han Cha said: "He led the troops to rescue Chengfen. ”
Shen Yun led 30,000 troops to rescue Chengfen. The corners of Shen Yun's eyes jumped violently, and this information seemed to tell him that something was going to happen. Shen Yun ordered to camp on the spot and sent many scouts to explore the way.
The scout rode a fast horse, unimpeded, and arrived at Chengfen. Zhang Ze, the general of Chengfen, heard that King Han sent 50,000 troops to help, and suddenly had the confidence to resist the Qin army. The scout took out half of the bamboo slip from the place where he was fitted, and said, "General Zhang, this is a letter from General Shen Yun to you." ”
Zhang Ze took the bamboo slip and saw that there were only four words on it... The tide is over. When Zhang Ze saw these words, he let out a heavy breath. He didn't know that in the face of tens of thousands of Qin troops, wouldn't the general trend be gone. The reason why he insisted on it was because he did not have the order of King Han and that sincere heart.
Zhang Ze's original intention did not change, and he said: "I never knew that I couldn't hold this city." However, the Han family is as kind to my Zhang family. How can I sacrifice my land and ask for surrender in order to survive? ”
At this time, a round of applause rang out, and he praised: "There are a few more men like the Zhang family in South Korea. There is still hope for the future of South Korea. ”
As soon as the words fell, a man walked in. Zhang Ze waited for the man to approach, only then did he see that the person who came was Shen Yun, and greeted him: "Da Situ, why are you here in person." ”
Shen Yun said: "What General Zhang said, the old man heard. It's a blessing that Korea has a man like you. ”
"Deeply favored by the king, it should be so." Zhang Ze asked, "The Qin State is besieging the city, what should we do?" ”
"I came here in person to persuade General Zhang." Shen Yun deliberately paused a little, and then said: "Our little strength can't stop the Qin army. The Qin country is powerful, and we can't fight hard. We can't fight a war of attrition with the Qin State either. We can't afford to lose, and we can't lose. ”
"General Shen is right! South Korea is weak, can't afford to lose, and can't lose! ”
"General Zhang, let's withdraw! Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood. Shen Yun saw that his eyes were a little hesitant, and said: "We must preserve the strength of war for South Korea." ”
"I'm not willing to leave like this!" Zhang Ze said again: "We hold on here, the grain and grass in the city are exhausted, and we are also waiting for death." The Qin people besieged me and did not attack, just to stage 'encircling Wei and saving Han'. ”
"General Zhang knows the Qin people's intentions to fight, why still..."
"As a man, he deserves to die for the country." Zhang Ze said: "When the Qin people besieged our city, I had already evacuated the people safely through the secret passage. The reason why I didn't retreat was to buy time for the people to escape and to confuse the Qin army. ”
When Shen Yun entered the city, he also found that there were no people in the city except for the soldiers, so it turned out that this was the case.
At this time, another scout came anxiously and said, "General Zhang, the Qin people have broken through Han Cheng. ”
Shen Yun said in a loud voice: "What did you say." The Qin people defeated Han Cheng. Didn't Han Cha lead 20,000 reinforcements to help? ”
"General Han Cha was ambushed by the Qin people, 20,000 soldiers, and less than 3,000 remained."
Shen Yun said bitterly: "My 20,000 boys are gone. ”
Zhang Ze said: "The city of Han Cheng is strong, and the Qin people will break it with force, and it will take some troubles. How could the Qin people break through Han Cheng in such a short period of time. ”
"General Han Cha surrendered to Qin and opened the city gate for the Qin army."
Zhang Ze said angrily: "The battlefield is extremely dangerous, how could General Han Zhang, as the lord of a city, make such a mistake!" ”
Shen Yun eased up, and said in a sad and indignant tone: "Han Cha is Han Zhang's nephew, and in the name of King Han, he came to help. General Han Zhang, how did he know that his nephew would surrender to Qin. General Han Zhang, how is it now. ”
"When the city was broken, General Han Zhang killed himself."
Shen Yun shouted: "Send General Han Zhang." ”
Zhang Ze was also infected by Han Zhang's integrity, and saluted: "Send General Han Zhang." ”
Shen Yun saw that Han Cheng had been lost, and there was no point in holding on to this city, so he hurriedly said: "General Zhang, Han Cheng is lost." We must preserve our strength for Korea and prepare for a counterattack against the Qin people and a recovery of territory. ”
Zhang Ze said: "Everything depends on General Shen. ”
Qin Guowu Anjun Bai Qi is in charge of the big tent and carefully arranged. He wanted to use the merits of the First World War to crush the morale of South Korea. Even if we can't destroy Korea in a war, we must make Korea realize the horror of Qin. He even wanted King Han to clearly know what would happen if Korea went against Qin.
At this moment, Sima Terrier walked in and said happily: "Wu Anjun, we intercepted and killed the Korean reinforcements, and broke through several cities such as Han Cheng, beheading 50,000. ”
"Good! The beheading of 50,000 South Korean troops will definitely shake up and down South Korea. Bai Qi smiled and said: "When King Han learns this news, he will definitely have trouble sleeping. ”
Sima Terrier said: "If it weren't for Wu Anjun's strategy of 'encircling Wei and saving Zhao', how could we have achieved such great results." ”
Bai Qi did not sink into the joy of victory, came to the Kanyu map piled up with soil, and asked: "After taking Han Cheng, the largest city west of Taihang in Korea is Chengfen. We captured Chengfen, and the territory west of Taihang in Korea belonged to our Qin State. What is the news from Wang Ji and Wang Ling. ”
Sima Terrier said: "Not yet." ”
Bai Qi looked at Kanyu Tu a little, and said: "The scout came to report, King Han took Shen Yun as his general, reinforced 50,000 troops, and galloped to aid Han Cheng and Chengfen. This time to intercept and kill South Korean reinforcements, where is Shen Yun. ”
"The last general, there is no war with Shen Yun."
"What."
"Shen Yun asked Han to lead an army of 20,000 and gallop to the aid of Han Chen. He led an army of 30,000 to rescue Chengfen. ”
"I miscalculated." Bai Qi said again: "Shen Yun is too cautious. We tried to ambush this South Korean army, and it seems that we are going to fail. ”
Sima Terrier said disapprerovingly: "Wu Anjun, don't worry, we will soon receive the news that Wang Ji and Wang Ling ambushed the Han army and broke through Chengfen." ”
At this time, one person shouted: "Tell Wu Anjun, Wang Ji and Wang Ling generals will break through Fencheng." ”
When Sima Terrier heard the news, he laughed and said, "Wu Anjun, what did I just say. ”
Bai Qi asked, "How about the decapitation." ”
"Less than five thousand."
"What." Sima Terrier exclaimed: "How could such a result be achieved. ”
"General Wang Yi, who broke through Chengfen, was not bravely resisted by the Korean army. When our army entered the city, they did not see the people. ”
Bai Qi said: "Is it an empty city that Wang Ji has captured? ”
"Exactly."
Bai Qi asked, "Wang Ling ambushed the Han army, what was the result?" ”
"The South Korean army did not fall for it. At night, a large number of Korean troops came out of nowhere. General Wang Ling fought fiercely with the Korean army, beheading 4,000 and our army losing 5,000. ”
Bai Qi said: "I understand. ”
Sima Terrier asked, "What does Wu Anjun understand?" ”
"The Han army of Chengfen, taking advantage of the night, through the trail we didn't know, appeared behind Wang Ling. Wang Ling hurriedly met the battle, and the army of Chengfen was met by Shen Yun's reinforcements. Otherwise, with the ability of Wang Ji and Wang Ling, how could he have achieved such a feat. ”
Sima Terrier waved his hand, dismissed the scout, and said, "Wu Anjun, don't be sad." In this battle, although we lost some soldiers and horses, we also broke through Hancheng and Chengfen, and occupied the territory west of Taihang in Korea. ”
Bai Qi said: "Although we occupy the territory west of Taihang in South Korea, South Korea still has a certain amount of combat power. Our plan to defeat South Korea in a war did not succeed. ”
Sima Terrier asked, "Wu Anjun, what are you going to do next?" ”
Bai Qi stared at Kan Yutu with white eyes, and said sharply: "Open up a new battlefield." ”
Sima Terrier asked, "Where does Wu Anjun want to fight South Korea?" ”
Bai Qi pointed to a city, "Korea has been defeated and lost the territory west of Taihang. This city will be an important town used by South Korea to stop our advance. If we don't take this city, we won't be able to cross Taihang and attack Korea. ”
Sima Terrier said: "We are not familiar with this place. Korea has lost the territory west of Taihang, and will definitely send heavy troops to defend this city to block our army. Nor did the king give the order to attack. When the king learned about it, would he blame Wu Anjun. ”
"The art of war is cloudy, and the general is outside, and the king's order is not affected." Bai Qi said in a firm tone: "We have just defeated the South Korean army, which will definitely lead to low morale in South Korea. We will be able to break through this city and gain a firm foothold in the east of Taihang. To the east, you can attack the Xinzheng of Han and the Liang of Wei, and to the north, you can attack Jinyang of Zhao. We have opened up the main road of Taihang and fought for the world, and we have confidence and capital. ”
"I also know what Wu Anjun said. But the king did not know. Wu Anjun, it is better to write a letter and inform the king. ”
"Do you know how far this place is from Xianyang and how long it will take. When the scouts sent the letter back to Xianyang to the king, it would take at least ten days for the king's letter to be delivered here. South Korea has taken advantage of these 10 days to rectify morale and step up defenses, and we can still break through Taihang. ”
"But..."
"The warplanes are fleeting. We can't do that much. ”
Seeing that Wu Anjun had forgotten that King Qin was very suspicious, Sima Terrier said worriedly: "Wu Anjun, if the king doesn't want to go to war with Korea further, blame it..."
Bai Qi asked: "Sima Sui Tho can use the strength of a weak country to break through the strong Jin, recover the territory, and merit the great Sima." You know why. ”
Sima Terrier was stunned for a moment and replied: "Sima Sui Tho is a prominent soldier, and his art of war and deeds are all sought after. ”
"Do you know what I like most about Sima Sui Tho."
"I don't know."
"His character." Bai raised his eyes and admired: "Sima Sui Tho, Wen can be convincing, and Wu can deter the enemy." In danger, he was ordered to be stopped by the Jin and Yan coalition forces by Qi Jinggong. Sima Sui Tho was upright in enforcing the law, and he did what he said, and he dared to kill Qi Jinggong's favored ministers, kill the envoys, and establish military prestige. The soldiers of Qi can be in high spirits and high morale to break the army of Jin and Yan. ”
When Bai Qi said this, he said in an impassioned tone: "I think of Sima Sui Tho's sentence, the general is outside, and the king's order is not affected, which makes me feel angry." ”
Sima Terrier saw that Wu Anjun was bent on going his own way, but he forgot that after Sima Sui Tho broke Yan and Jin, although he was crowned the great Sima, he finally ended up depressed, and reminded: "The king is not Qi Jinggong, and Wu Anjun is not Sima Sui Tho. During the trip to South Korea, please also ask Wu Anjun to be cautious. ”
"No need." Bai Qi had made up his mind, and said in a powerful tone: "The king blames, and I will bear it alone." ”