Hill City.

When Gongsun Ao learned that the confidant general he had sent to meet Qin Cheng was actually beheaded by Qin Cheng, Gongsun Ao angrily drew his sword and slashed the desk.

The general violated the military law first, and Qin Cheng had a good reason to kill people, and Yu Li's approach was understandable, but Yu Qing was too bad for Gongsun Ao. Gongsun Ao thought that he and Qin Cheng had not torn their faces yet, he didn't dare to expect Qin Cheng to forget the arrow many years ago, and he never thought that Qin Cheng would do anything that didn't happen, what kind of person he was used to speculating about others with what kind of mind, so Gongsun Ao was ready to fight with Qin Cheng openly, but he didn't expect Qin Cheng to act so perversely, arrogantly and directly killed his henchmen, and slapped him in the face so hard.

"Qin Cheng is so arrogant, there is no one in his eyes! A general, who even said that he would kill him, and he didn't even let go of those personal soldiers, such an act is outrageous! Gongsun Ao roared, like an angry wild boar, restless, "This revenge will not be avenged, and it will not be a man!" ”

"General Qin's move is just to give the general a disgrace. The general lost Yangyi, and General Qin was new to the army, and he also needed Liwei. A misguided general, just right. Li Yannian didn't know the grievances between Gongsun Ao and Qin Cheng, so he could only analyze it from a conventional point of view. But to Gongsun Ao's ears, it means something else.

"He's standing up, where is Ben's face? This one can't be beaten, and when Qincheng arrives in Qiucheng, the general will return to Chang'an, how he likes to fight this battle! Gongsun Ao said angrily.

"The general's move is just to give up the command of the army, if General Qin wins in the future, the general's defeat in Yangyi City becomes a negative foil, if General Qin is also defeated, then the general's guilt for escaping from the battle will be great." After all, Li Yannian is Gongsun Ao's staff, although there are some gaps between the two, but it does not affect the overall situation. If it really comes to that situation, what is Gongsun Ao doing with Li Yannian by his side?

When Li Yannian said this, Gongsun Ao also felt that this was probably the case, but he was still unwilling, "Could it be that Qin Cheng killed the general's general without saying a word, and the general still has to be a pawn for him with a shy face?!" Where do you put this face? ”

Li Yannian said flatly: "If the general is not like this, I'm afraid it won't be a faceless problem for a while." The face is just a minutiae, and it is not worth mentioning compared to the merits that a general should have in this war. If this is not the case, I am afraid that the general will have no face in the future. ”

"And what do you say?" Gongsun Ao's eyes widened, and his anger did not decrease.

"The general not only has to be a pawn for General Qin, but also has to do it with a smiling face, and he has to do his best so that General Qin can't find fault. At present, the rejection of the rebels is the overall situation, and only when this overall situation is decided, can the general talk about other things, and if the overall situation is lost, after all, it will only harm others and himself. Li Yannian said that he was not in a hurry, "As for the grievances between the general and General Qin, you can take your time and not be in a hurry." Only if the general does not give General Qin a chance to seize the handle in the first place, will the general have the opportunity to grasp the handle of General Qin. ”

"......" Gongsun Ao.

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When Qin Cheng arrived at Qiu Cheng, he was only followed by hussar light cavalry, and as for the 10,000 foot reinforcements, he was left behind, and now that the war is urgent, Qin Cheng will naturally not delay time because of them. At that time, Gongsun Ao led the generals out of the city to greet him. The general traveled to hold the festival, and everywhere he went, hundreds of officials greeted him, and he immediately set up a mansion. Naturally, there is no need for such cumbersome etiquette to march and fight, but the basic things that should be there still have to be there.

"Sin General Gongsun Ao, meet General Sima Zuo!" Without waiting for Qin Cheng to get off the horse, Gongsun Ao stepped forward, knelt on one knee and clenched his fists, making a heart-wrenching statement, "The crime of the day before yesterday will lose Yangyi City, resulting in more than 20,000 casualties in the army, the crime is unforgivable, please General Qin take the head of the general, and use the military law!" ”

"General Gongsun, please get up!" Qin Cheng turned over and dismounted, and quickly took two steps to help Gongsun Ao, and made a sincere statement: "General Gongsun and all the soldiers fought in Yangyi for half a month, and fought dozens of times for the Han Sheji and the rebels, and the hard work was high!" Although Yangyi City was lost in the end, this was not the fault of General Gongsun and the soldiers, it was really the cunning of the rebels, and General Gongsun and the soldiers were also anxious for His Majesty to punish the thieves for the Han Dynasty, so they did not investigate for a while and fell into the trap by mistake! Although the loss of Yangyi City is wrong, why not be so concerned about it, General Gongsun must not be so concerned! ”

Qin Cheng's words were sincere, and he was full of the three words of the soldiers, which was really considerate to the extreme.

Gongsun Ao's eyes were slightly red when he heard this, "The sin will be ashamed, and General Qin can't say so!" If the general does not punish the crime, he will lose the city, and the military law does not exist, and it is even more difficult to convince the public, so please ask General Qin to engage in military law! ”

"Okay, since General Gongsun has such a grand duke's heart, this general will be offended!" Qin Cheng sighed, and immediately said: "The state has national laws, the army has military discipline, although General Gongsun and the generals have bloody battles, but the loss of Yangyi City is true." The general will decide to enforce military discipline at the discretion of military law, and General Gongsun will listen to the rebellion! ”

"Sin will be!" When Gongsun Ao heard Qin Cheng's words, he was shocked, and secretly said Qin Cheng, you won't really fall into the well, right? What Lao Tzu said just now was all for fun, don't take it seriously!

Thinking like this, Gongsun Ao lowered his head and couldn't help but glance back at Li Yannian behind him, and after Li Yannian calmed down, he stabilized his mind a little.

Qin Cheng saw Gongsun Ao's sincere behavior under timidity, and followed his line of sight to see Li Yannian in the crowd behind. At this time, Li Yannian's eyes also happened to look over, and as soon as the eyes of the two touched, Li Yannian lowered his head.

Qin Cheng's eyes were sharp, and when he saw Li Yannian's extraordinary demeanor, he thought in his heart: Gongsun Ao will look at this person at such a time, which shows that this person is very important to Gongsun Ao, and he should pay more attention in the future.

Li Yannian touched Qin Cheng's fierce eyes, his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up, and he couldn't help but think in his heart: This General Qin is really not a vegetarian.

"General Gongsun Ao led the army to fight in Yangyi City for half a month, but lost the city after all, and now General Gongsun Ao will be dismissed from his post, temporarily as the chariot master, and listen to orders before the battle, but he can still participate in military decision-making and make meritorious contributions." Qin Cheng's voice was not harsh, but it was also a bit imposing, and the proportion was just right. Allowing Gongsun Ce to participate in decision-making actually did not deprive him of much power, at least to make him passable. However, how much weight this royal hand has to participate in decision-making depends entirely on Qin Cheng's mood. Even including Gongsun Ao's life, Qin Cheng has the final say, if Qin Cheng really lets Gongsun Ao go to the front, Gongsun Ao will definitely die and don't know how to die. Of course, the actual implementation is another way, which is subtle and wonderful.

Gongsun Ao didn't expect Qin Cheng to be so "tolerant", and at the moment he was "grateful" and said: "Thank you for the grace of General Qin not to kill!" ”

"General Gongsun has worked hard for many days, and then Ben will dispatch the whole army in the future, and General Gongsun can also rest." Qin Cheng smiled.

"The general is so considerate of the soldiers, the sin will be grateful!" Gongsun Ao said with emotion.

In the eyes of outsiders, of course, this is a harmonious picture that cannot be more harmonious, but the struggle between Qin Cheng and Gongsun Ao is just a knife hidden in a smile, and it is very dangerous.

The transfer of command and dispatch of the southern army was carried out without waves, and when Qincheng became the chief general of the three armies, Gongsun Ao retreated with interest. Since Gongsun Ao was nominally just a chariot master, he naturally couldn't stay with Qin Cheng, the general, when he was fine.

In the big tent, Liu Mu, who has always been a cold bystander to Gongsun Ao today, said to Qin Cheng: "Gongsun Ao has always been arrogant and empty-eyed, but today he is so humble to you outside the city, and he is even more active in admitting his guilt. Today, when you have removed him from his post, you must be all the more careful of his tricks. At present, the alliance of the two kings is on the side, and the war is about to break out, and there is no room for the slightest mistake. ”

"Losing a city and losing a land is a capital crime. I just dismissed him, and he should be grateful. Qin Cheng seemed to be relaxed and casual, sat down behind the case, and then motioned for Liu Mu to sit down and rest, he ran for the past two days, and fought again, and even ran to Yangyi City to blow his beard and glared at Liu An, and the iron man couldn't help but be tired. To show off your might outside Yangyi City, although there is a need to pursue the tiger and wolf cavalry, but more importantly, it is to notify Liu Anhuss that the cavalry is coming, you should be careful in the future. One of the reasons why the cavalry of this era was a great threat to the chariot infantry was that the cavalry could harass the chariot infantry on the march, and if the cavalry was on a large scale, it was not difficult to destroy the opponent's grain and grass. Without the Tiger Wolf Cavalry, Liu An couldn't ignore these, which would make his marching speed slow down a lot, and it would also give Qin Cheng more time to master the army and then arrange various matters. In fact, Qin Cheng led the hussars back this time, and left some cavalry behind to harass Liu An's marching team, not seeking to kill or wound, but to slow down their pace, and also to wear down their morale along the way.

"With Gongsun Ao here, it is an unstable factor after all, maybe this guy will be able to do something at any point, why don't you send him back to Chang'an?" Yanagi said as he thumped his thighs.

"At this time, send Gongsun Ao back to Chang'an, and he will not be sentenced to death?" Qin Cheng said, "This will affect morale, it will chill the morale of the army, and the gains outweigh the losses." Said and smiled, "Don't worry, Gongsun Ao is just a small fish and shrimp, and he can't make many waves, especially now, he needs to be a man with his tail between his legs." ”

"I'm afraid that Gongsun Ao doesn't have this wisdom." Willow Road.

Qin Cheng remembered the Confucian scholar he had seen outside the city before, and said, "If there was no before, it doesn't mean that there is no now." ”

"Okay, don't talk about this, you send me a military order to go out," Qin Cheng said, "Order the army to pull out the camp, set off at dawn tomorrow, and retreat westward, target: Daimyo City one hundred and fifty miles away." ”

"No!" Liu Mu clenched his fists, and then said in astonishment: "Retreat? Do you really want to retreat to Daimyo City to fight a decisive battle with the alliance of the two kings? ”

"The high walls of the Daimyo Castle are thick, and it is not much inferior to Yangyi, so it is very suitable for defending the city." Qin Cheng said, "Besides, you and I have just arrived here, so we must have a distance of time and space to understand the alliance of the two kings. ”

"What a hell of an idea." Liu Mu muttered and went out to give the order. She naturally knew that Qin Cheng couldn't retreat for no reason, Qin Cheng had always been willing to suffer, but that was on the premise that there was a rich reward for suffering, Liu Mu thought that Qin Cheng must want to retreat this time, but he didn't know how to retreat as a way to advance.

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When the retreating military order reached the various departments, it really aroused the confusion of the generals, I thought that the general could do a good job when he came, but I didn't expect that the first military order of Qincheng was to retreat, which made too many people unexpected.

However, after Gongsun Ao's confidant general was taken by Qin Cheng, all the soldiers also knew how strict Qin Cheng was in governing the army, so although he was confused or dissatisfied, the execution of the military order was out-and-out.

The next day, the army marched out, and the city of Qiu, which had been lively for a while, returned to calm.

When the news of the retreat of the Han army from Qiucheng reached Liu An's army on the march, Liu An was very surprised, "Qincheng has retreated? Weird, weird! If this guy doesn't come to fight a decisive battle with our army, he actually retreats from the army, what does it mean? ”

"Qiu Cheng is just a small city, it is difficult to hold on, and it is reasonable for Qin Cheng to retreat and choose a good city." A strategist said, "In the final analysis, Qin Cheng still doesn't dare to fight with my army, but only dare to retreat into the city, relying on the protection of the city wall to fight against my army!" ”

"I heard that since Qincheng became famous, he has led cavalry to fight, and he has also dealt with Hun cavalry, and I have never seen him command any city offensive and defensive battles. This time, Qin Cheng came here with only 5,000 light cavalry, how dare he compete with my 200,000 army? Another strategist said, "Qincheng is just a cavalry battle with merit, this infantry combat and the city attack and defense, he may not be good at it." ”

"Makes sense!" All the strategists echoed, "Otherwise, he was so arrogant when he came, and he dared to shout outside Yangyi City, but now he only knows how to retreat, and he can't understand it." ”

Liu An remained silent, and after everyone finished speaking, he looked at a middle-aged man with a long beard and said, "What is the opinion of the military advisor?" ”

The military advisor is Wu Huaisu, the number one talent in Huainan Kingdom, and he smiled lightly: "What you said is true, it's just that Qin Cheng can lead the general, and Liu Che can send him to compete with our army this time, it can't be that he is incompetent." This time, Qin Cheng retreated from Qiu City, and his behavior was very reasonable, and he should not be taken lightly. Moreover, I have always seen that Qin Cheng's use of troops has always been strange, cunning and abnormal, and sometimes there are strange tricks, if I take it lightly, I can only let him take advantage of it. ”