"Meng Zhong withdrew his troops......"

On the tower of Hangu Pass, Sima Coo looked at the scene of the slow withdrawal of the three armies of Wei, Zhao, and Han outside the pass, stroked his gray beard and said calmly: "It seems that he doesn't want a decisive battle to break out in advance. ”

At this time, beside Sima Cuo, his face was always tense at the previous moment, and his tense complexion was finally eased slightly, and even his right hand, which was clenched tightly, gradually relaxed.

I saw him snort lightly, as if he said confidently: "Hmph, that's natural, that guy's preparation is not sufficient, today is just a temptation, forgive him for not being arrogant to want to break through my Hangu Pass today." ”

After saying that, he casually ordered left and right: "Although the troops on the other side have been withdrawn, but considering what happens, after the other side completely withdraws from the place where we can see, we will ask Tong Yang and others to dismiss the soldiers." ”

I have to say, don't look at Bai Qi in the conversation between Fang Cai and Sima Cuo, as if I had already seen through it, but in fact, Bai Qi Fang Cai also pinched a cold sweat, after all, Fang Cai, if the battle situation on the battlefield outside the Guanxi continues to intensify, even if Bai Qi is reluctant, he can only have the army to fight Meng Zhong for a decisive battle.

After all, the Qin army outside the city at this moment is not a small number, even if it is destined to be sacrificed, Bai Qi will definitely make the enemy army on the opposite side pay a corresponding heavy price.

Fortunately, the situation was not the worst, he was able to calm down on his side, and Meng Zhong on the opposite side was also interested, and after the two armies of Zhao and Han re-entered the battlefield, he did not provoke his white nerves, which prevented the two sides from starting a decisive battle in advance today, and starting this decisive battle in advance that was actually very unfavorable to both sides.

Perhaps, this is the tacit understanding between this pair of battlefield veterans.

At the same time, the four generals Jin Kuang, Wang Yi, Meng Yi, and Zhong Xu outside the gate were ordering the soldiers to burn the buildings and catapults abandoned by the coalition army.

It is worth mentioning that Zhong Xu proposed to leave one of the building carts and stone throwing trucks, and ordered the soldiers to drag them under the city wall of Hangu Pass - it is impossible to move to the Guannei, after all, the building carts and catapults of the coalition army are larger than the city gate of Hangu Pass, unless someone who knows these two weapons of war dismantle them, where can they be moved to the city?

Not to mention the structure of this building car and catapult is not so mysterious, its structure can be seen through at a glance, and there is no need to transport it back to Xianyang for the craftsmen of the Qin State to study and draw a simple structural sketch.

Even, it may not even be necessary to sketch the structure, because these two objects are recorded in the Gongyi clan of the Qin State as a craftsman, and they are not any novel weapons that have never been seen before.

On the other side, Meng Yi, Jin Kuang, Wang Yi and others ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and move the bodies of their own soldiers back to the pass or bury them on the spot; As for the corpses of the allied soldiers, after being stripped of their armor and taken away by the Qin soldiers, they were still left on the battlefield, and within a day or two, the soldiers on the opposite side would naturally transport these corpses away for disposal.

The deceased is the greatest, and the corpse is not desecrated, which is also the tacit understanding between the two armies on the battlefield, and they are in a good mood, and they bury the corpses of the enemy soldiers on the opposite side together; If you are in a bad mood, ask the other party to deal with it yourself, unless there is any deep hatred, or there is any strategic attention, otherwise it will not desecrate the corpse, first, this is a matter that is detrimental to yin morality, and secondly, it will cause the anger of the enemy army on the opposite side.

After a while, Zhong Xu's soldiers took the lead in dragging the only remaining building cart and catapult in front of Hangu Pass, so that Bai Qi and Sima Cuo could stand on the city wall and see the structure of these two siege weapons, but that was all, after all, Bai Qi and Sima Cuo did not think that these two siege weapons could help the defenders.

What they were thinking about at the moment was how to crack these two weapons of war of the coalition forces.

The building car is okay, after all, if the building car is a weapon that wants to exert its full ability, it must be kept very close to the city wall, and this means that the defender can burn it and destroy it through fire arrows, fire oil, etc.

But how do catapults be targeted? You must know that the attack distance of this thing is actually farther than a bow and crossbow, do you have to send someone out of the customs every time, and destroy this weapon at a great risk and a huge price?

Brushing his beard and staring at the catapult under the city, Sima Cuo sighed solemnly: "Today's battle, even if that Meng Zhong only had the idea of trying before, then through today's battle, he has also learned that this thing is conducive to attacking the city, and the next time he comes back to attack this pass, I'm afraid there will be only twenty building cars and this throwing car......"

Hearing this, Bai Qi was also silent.

If he was seventy percent sure that he would be able to block Meng Zhong's offensive at Hangu Pass, then at this time, he felt that he probably only had a one percent chance of winning, and this chance of winning had to be established when the commander of the coalition army, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, was dissatisfied with Meng Zhong's slow progress and asked him to storm Hangu Pass.

If Meng Zhong had spent a few months building hundreds of his stone-throwing trucks, and on the day of the battle, he would have used these stone-throwing trucks to bombard his Hangu Pass indiscriminately, even if the walls of Hangu Pass were strong, they might not be able to resist such a brutal attack.

Once the city wall of Hangu Pass was destroyed by these stone-throwing trucks, and even smashed a corner, why could the Qin army here resist more than 200,000 allied troops?

The only thing Bai Qi felt fortunate at the moment was that these stone-throwing trucks seemed to be not easy to build, otherwise, I am afraid that he really thought about it, in case Hangu Pass was broken by the coalition forces, how should he resist the invading coalition forces.

After thinking about it, Sima Cuo said to Bai Qi: "In this way, I will send a message to Xianyang first, and ask the king to summon the clansmen of the Gongyi clan to see if the Gongyi clan has a way to resist this thing......"

"Male loser?" Bai Qi asked with some surprise: "Is it a craftsman?" ”

"Hmm." Sima Coo nodded and explained simply: "The Gongyi clan is on par with the Mo family in terms of craftsmanship, or there is a way to restrain this thing......"

Speaking of this, he glanced behind Bai Qi, as if he saw something, and smiled and closed his voice.

Bai Qi seemed to be aware of it, and glanced back at Sima Cuo's gaze, and then saw that Wang Di had returned to the gate at some point, and was walking towards this side.

"National Lieutenant, Sima Lao." Walking to Bai Qi and Sima Cuo, Wang Yi hugged his fists with his hands, and his expression seemed to be very calm.

Seeing this, Sima Cuo smiled slightly and said, "The old man will write a letter first and send someone to Xianyang, and the two of you will talk slowly." ”

After that, he slowly walked past Wang Qi, and patted Wang Qi on the shoulder by the way, and at the same time, he also gave Bai Qi a look, probably hoping that Bai Qi would treat Wang Yi more leniently.

After all, he is still very optimistic about Wang Di, a young man.

"Old fellow, why didn't you have any tolerance for me in the first place?"

Noticing Sima Cuo's hint to himself, Bai Qi pursed his lips and muttered to himself in his heart.

Immediately, he glanced at Wang Di and said lightly: "You, it seems that you have something to say to me?" ”

Hearing this, Wang Yi was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, no, the last general is just here to die." As he spoke, he hugged his fists towards Bai Qi, lowered his head and said: "The last general is incompetent and has failed to fulfill the promise made before leaving the customs, if it weren't for the generals sent by the national captain Jin Kuang, Meng Yi, and Zhong Xu to help me, the last general would definitely not be able to destroy the strange weapons of the Wei army." ”

Originally, after Bai Qi finished saying Fang Cai's question, he set his eyes on the Qin soldiers who were still cleaning up the battlefield outside the pass, but after hearing Wang Di's words, he glanced at the latter with some surprise.

That's right, he never thought of entrusting Wang Yi with the heavy task of destroying the Wei army's throwing carts from the beginning, after all, although Wang Yi was recommended to Shou, he was still just a newcomer on his side, and he naturally lacked trust in Wang Yi.

In this case, at that time, Wang Yi took the initiative to ask Ying, and Bai Qi took the opportunity to let Wang Yi make a bait, asking him to lead the army out of the customs alone, inducing the Zhao and Han armies to attack Wang Yi and the army under his command, and creating favorable conditions for the follow-up killing of Jin Kuang, Meng Yi, and Zhong Xu outside the pass.

Because of this, Bai Qi thought that Wang Ji had come to Xingshi to ask about the crime this time, and he had already thought about how to deal with it - just scold back!

I started to do things in vain, and I need to explain to your little general?

But to Bai Qi's surprise, Wang Di did not mention this matter.

This made Bai Qi feel quite curious.

After thinking about it, Bai Qi asked casually, "You know...... Did you become a bait? ”

"The last will know." Wang replied calmly.

“……”

Seeing that Wang Di's face was very calm, Bai Qi's heart became more and more surprised, and he asked curiously: "Since you know, why don't you mention it?" ”

Hearing this, Wang Yi raised his head, looked at Bai Qizheng and said: "Just because judging from the results, the judgment of the national captain is correct, because of the sacrifice of our army, the two generals Meng Yi and Zhong Xu successfully attacked the Zhao and Han armies, which reduced the casualties of the soldiers under the command of the two generals in disguise, and successfully achieved the purpose of destroying those strange weapons of the Wei army...... In that case, why should the last general be obsessed? ”

Speaking of this, his lips moved slightly, and after a few words of wanting to speak, he said sincerely: "The last general just hopes that the national captain can have more trust in the last general in the future." Just like this time, even if the lieutenant made it clear before I led the army out of the customs and asked me to be the bait, the last general would still obey the order and not ...... Don't be like an ignorant fool who thinks that he can force the enemy on the opposite side to make concessions with his own forces. ”

"Fools? Hahahaha......"

Bai Qi, who had a serious face before, suddenly laughed when he heard this.

This burst of laughter made Wang Di's face very ugly.

However, just when Wang Yi was inexplicably embarrassed, he saw Bai Qi restraining his laughter, and said: "Wang Ji, I'm not laughing at you, on the contrary, after you said this, I really began to think that you are a manufacturable material." ”

After that, he glanced at Wang Yi, who was full of confusion, and recalled melancholy: "At the beginning of the battle of Yique, Ji Hong and others successfully attacked Gongsun Xi's 180,000 Wei army, broke 100,000 Wei troops overnight, and captured Gongsun Xi himself, even if it was Bai, he was quite excited, thinking that he had the chance to win, but as a result, Meng Zhong led more than 20,000 Wei troops on the second day and killed in front of our army......

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Wang Di, and said, "I will tell you the truth, I didn't tell you this time, I just wanted you to be frustrated." I know your thoughts very well, and I am eager to prove your talent to others after being recommended by General Xiang Shou to be promoted to general, but I think you have to respect your seniors...... I fought Meng Zhong twice and lost to him twice, you may think that I am just a defeated general, but perhaps, I have much more experience in this area than you? ”

"The last general has no intention of despising the national captain......" Wang Yi hurriedly explained.

"I'm sure you didn't mean that, I'm just making an analogy." Bai Qi waved his hand to appease Wang Di, and then nodded with a few smiles on his face and said: "In short, don't think that you are better than anyone else, do what you can, this is my warning and reminder to you." Sima Lao is very optimistic about you, and I also began to think that there will be a time when I will be on my own in the future, but ...... Not yet. ”

Hearing Bai Qi's words, Wang Yi finally understood why Bai Qi was impatient with him before, the reason was that he was too active, eager to prove himself, and he had to intervene in things within and outside his duties, how could Bai Qi, as the main general, not dislike him?

It's also thanks to him that Wang Yi was recommended to Xiang Shou, and Bai Qi has always had a close relationship with Xiang Shou, otherwise if he changed someone, I am afraid that he would have been sent to Bai Qi without knowing where to go.

Thinking of this, he hugged his fists with a little shame and said: "The last general has been taught, and the last general will definitely perform his duties in the future, and he will never dare to be proud again." ”

Seeing this, Bai Qi nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a smile: "I believe your words. Well, I also know that you have always had your own opinions, so today I will simply ask you, how do you see the current situation? ”

Hearing this, Wang Yi was surprised and apprehensive.

Surprisingly, Bai Qi took the initiative to ask him about the current situation, which showed that Bai Qi began to trust him; What worries him is that this question is not a test for Bai Qi, and if his answer does not satisfy Bai Qi, then his evaluation in the heart of this national lieutenant will be greatly reduced.

Based on this, Wang Yi thought seriously for a moment, and then said: "The last general feels that the chances of our army winning this battle are not very high. ”

"Getting to the point." Bai Qi frowned, and immediately lowered his requirements: "Forget it, let me ask you this, if you are Meng Zhong, through today's confrontation, how much can you probably know about my Qin army?" ”

"This ......" Wang Ji thought for a moment and continued: "Through today's battle, if I were the Yuncheng Jun, I would definitely order my soldiers to build a large number of weapons called throwing cars, and once they have enough throwing cars, they will launch a wild bombardment of Hangu Pass. Even if it is the strong wall of Hangu Pass, the last general thinks that it will be difficult to resist......"

"What else?" Bai Qi asked lightly.

"And ......" Wang Yi thought about it again and added: "In view of the fact that our Qin army did not show weakness to the coalition army in today's battle, that Yuncheng Jun should know that if the two armies clash, his coalition army will not be able to bargain for anything......"

"What else?" Bai Qi didn't seem satisfied, and continued to ask.

Wang Di opened his mouth, but he really couldn't think of anything else, and said ashamedly and embarrassedly: "The last general...... I can't think of it. ”

Seeing this, a slight disappointment flashed in Bai Qi's eyes, and he immediately said lightly: "If my guess is right, this Hangu Pass, I'm afraid that Meng Zhong is no longer in his eyes at the moment, he should be thinking about how to break through the ...... of Hangu Dao."

Wang Yi was stunned, and after thinking carefully about Bai Qi's words, his face showed a little surprise.

After all, the implication of Bai Qi's words was that Meng Zhong actually had a way to break through Hangu Pass?

"How is that possible?" Wang Yu exclaimed.

"How could it be?" Bai Qi glanced at Wang Yi and said lightly: "Meng Zhong has probably roughly estimated the strength of my Hangu Pass, and considering that he still has the weapon of throwing the car in his hand, as long as he is fully prepared, he can launch an offensive against Hangu Pass at any time and capture this pass." But the problem is that the capture of Hangu Pass does not mean that it can threaten our Great Qin country, or even threaten Xianyang, after all, the great advantage of Hangu Pass is the winding and narrow Hangu Road, with my understanding of Meng Zhong, he will either not fight next, once the war starts, it means that he has thought of a way to break through Hangu Road...... Therefore, our side is not only strengthening the garrison of Hangu Pass, but also building a defense on the other side of Hangu Road to prevent the coalition forces from really breaking through Hanya Road, do you understand? ”

Wang Yi opened his mouth and couldn't speak, and asked in surprise, "How could he estimate my strength in Hangu Pass so easily?" ”

"Do you want me to explain this?"

Bai Qi frowned, but in the end he patiently explained: "Today's battle, because of the relationship between Wei and Jin, almost broke out in advance, Meng Zhong has never liked this kind of fight that consumes each other's troops, he will back down, not at all I expected; And our side also acquiesced to the withdrawal of troops from the opposite side, so Meng Zhong was able to make a judgment and guess that the strength of our Hangu Pass might not be much more than him. ”

Speaking of this, Bai Qi also sighed secretly.

Strictly speaking, this was his mistake, he should have ordered Tong Yang and others to kill out of the pass, put on a posture of wanting to take the opportunity to swallow the opposing coalition army, and confuse Meng Zhong, the problem is that the battle situation on the battlefield was too fierce at that time, and he did not dare to add fuel and firewood, and excessively stimulate the coalition army, so as not to break out in advance of the decisive battle - obviously there is a strong city like Hangu Pass but does not use it, and the front army of the coalition army out of the pass is fighting in the field to defeat both sides, and then the main force led by Fengyang Jun Li Dui took the opportunity to end Hangu Pass in one fell swoop, At that time, he was the stupidest commander of the Qin State in the past dynasties.

After sighing, another thought suddenly rose in Bai Qi's heart.

As the so-called blessings and misfortunes depend on, misfortunes and blessings lie in wait, although today's battle allowed Meng Zhong to learn a lot of details about his Qin army, but this is not an opportunity.

Although the world thinks that Hangu Pass is the first Xiongguan in the world, in fact, the Hangu Road behind Hangu Pass is actually easier to resist the enemy army that invades the Qin State, after all, Hangu Road has a narrow valley road that is about fifteen miles long, and the narrowest place can not even allow two carriages to run side by side, which is like an excellent place to ambush the enemy.

As long as he guards the other exit, even if it is Meng Zhong on the opposite side, there is no way to take this Hangu Road.

In this case, Meng Zhong should have chosen to find a different path to find an alternative path that would allow him to bypass Hangu Pass.

But the problem is that Meng Zhong doesn't seem to have discovered a certain path yet.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi secretly had an idea in his heart.

If Meng Zhong's side hadn't found out, then he would simply give the other side a wake-up.