Le Yi stepped onto the war horse and saluted Gongsun Yan who was standing in front of the horse, "Please stay and don't say goodbye." ”

"I really want to keep the fun by my side to counsel the military, but, alas!" Gongsun Yan sighed.

Le Yi's speech at the military conference was indeed a shock, and the generals had a new understanding of Le Yi. Even so, in this place where seniority is ranked by strength and seniority, it is indeed difficult for Le Yi to become the commander of this coalition army. Gongsun Yan began to miss the time when he was in the Qin State, it was really a meritocracy, although there was an occasional phenomenon of seniority, but as long as the generals showed enough talent, they would always be appreciated and appointed by the King of Qin.

This is true of the Qin State today, and the same is true of the Zhao State, and other countries are a different matter.

"After all, Yi is still young, and the army that Zhao Guo has stationed this time is also limited, so there is no way to do it. However, if the rhino head follows the strategy set by Bucai, although he does not dare to say that he can win the Qin army, it is still no problem to maintain an undefeated draw. Le Yi paused and said cautiously: "As long as there is no big rout." ”

Le Yi's strategy for Gongsun Yan was to send elite troops to take the lead in stationing on the front line of Wenyi and Yewang to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river north and attacking the hinterland of Han and Wei, and at the same time send a force to garrison in Yique to prevent the Qin army from cutting off the grain route of the coalition army; At the same time, the main force of the coalition forces was entrenched in Yiyang; The coalition forces stationed at Tiger Pass remain unchanged. Le Yi's principle for the coalition forces is to defend each other. As long as the Qin army cannot capture the Wenyi and Yewang lines, then the interior of Han and Wei will be safe, and the coalition forces will be able to continue to confront the Qin army on the Yiyang line. On the contrary, if the Qin army really captured Wenyi and marched all the way east, the coalition army crossed the river north to cut off its rear route, and at the same time gathered the main force of Han and Wei to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army.

"The key is that you can't be afraid of the fierceness of the main force of the Qin army. It must be known that the Qin army's northward crossing is bound to be a dangerous move, and it is advisable to fight a quick battle, and our army is to delay the eastward advance of its troops and not give the Qin State a chance to find a decisive battle with the main force of our army. It is not even possible to see the main force of the Qin army crossing north and rush north, so as to give the other side the opportunity to quickly expand and hit our morale. When the time comes, I am afraid that the rhinoceros will face the pressure exerted by Han and Wei at the same time, and I am afraid that only the rhinoceros can bear this heavy responsibility. ”

Gongsun Yan nodded, knowing that Le Yi meant that if the Qin army penetrated deep into the interior of Han and Wei, Han and Wei might organize troops to block it, and this was precisely the poisonous plan of the Qin army to divert the tiger from the mountain. The best way is not to care how the Qin army attacked, stick to the city, the Qin army will not be able to expand the results of the battle, and will naturally retreat. This kind of approach is also a dangerous move for the coalition forces, and even the slightest mistake will cause a great rout and greater losses, and when the time comes, it will be completely irretrievable. Coalition forces now need to repair when they need to, not attack.

"In this way, Yi will guard the tiger prison for the rhino head and help the rhino head." Le Yi said, pulled the reins, and was about to leave with Pang Cong and the others. Gongsun Yan stepped forward and grabbed the reins, as if he didn't want Le Yi to leave, Le Yi was slightly stunned, leaned over and said to Gongsun Yan: "Is there still something wrong with the rhino head?" As he spoke, he prepared to dismount and listen.

Gongsun Yan walked to Le Yi's horse, dragged him to the figure of preparing to dismount, his eyes were complicated, he looked at him for a long time, and asked in a low voice: "Does Lezi have a strategy to break the enemy, instead of sticking to the plan of waiting for help?" ”

Le Yi looked at Gongsun Yan and knew that if Gongsun Yan had another reason to live, I am afraid that the only way to do this would be to break through Hangu and set foot on Xianyang. When he was in Wei, Gongsun Yan mentioned his goal more than once, but he failed to do so because of his poor strength or bad timing, and now he is one Hangu Pass away from Xianyang, how can he be willing?

"Forgiveness is incompetent. If it was before the war, the coalition army might have a five-tier chance of victory, but now that the situation is now, the Qin army is at least invincible, and the initiative is no longer in the hands of our army, and the odds of victory should only be two, so we can only hope that the opponent's generals miscalculate. Le Yi said, "However, judging from the battle of Hangu, the opposing generals are far-sighted, calm and composed, and they are a generation of wise generals, so I am afraid that they will not easily show flaws." ”

"Taking a step back, even if the other party is defeated by me, you can stick to Hangu and protect yourself, and return to the state when the coalition army first arrived in Hangu, when the war lasts for a long time, I am afraid that the confidence of the monarchs of Han and Wei will be shaken, and all the achievements will be lost."

Gongsun Yan heard that Le Yi's words were all this, presumably it was irreparable, his eyes suddenly fell a lot, suddenly, he tightened the reins again, looked at Le Yi with a longing look, and said: "Last time in Luoyi, a certain asked Lezi what are the chances of winning this attack on Qin. Lezi did not answer positively. And now there is another matter, I want to ask for fun, please be sure to know everything, and say everything. ”

Le Zi seemed to guess what Gongsun Yan asked, but the two had a deep friendship, and Gongsun Yan had always treated him well, and even let Le Yi leave Wei and go to Zhao, it was also at the behest of Gongsun Yan, and this kind of affection made Le Yi unbearable to be deceived by him.

"Rhino, please."

"Fun thinks, in a certain lifetime, can you still have a wish?"

Le Yi looked unexpected, and sighed, "The rhino head must not be too worried. Now the Qin state is strong, but the two countries of Qi and Chu are not far behind, as long as the two countries can support the great cause of opposing Qin, then it is not difficult to achieve the goal of the rhinoceros. ”

When Gongsun Yan heard this, his heart was as dead as ashes. Le Yi understands the truth of what he said, but it is not easy to achieve it. Qi's current targets were Song and Yan, while Chu's main enemies were Wei and Qi, both of which did not regard their number one enemy as Qin. What's more, now that the five-nation alliance has been so constrained, when the time comes, the six-nation alliance will probably tear each other down even more, and they won't be able to help each other in the same boat.

Le Yi pulled back the reins, looked at Gongsun Yan, and said: "The king once said that if after this battle, the rhino head has no place to live, Handan is ready to welcome Mr. at any time." My family greets you. ”

Gongsun Yan shook his head, stopped talking, and did not say goodbye to everyone, turned around and walked towards his barracks. Le Yi looked at Gongsun Yan with a guilty face, nodded to Pang Cong who looked sorry behind him, and the two set off towards the Tiger Prison Pass. Pang Cong is also very sympathetic to Gongsun Yan, just like Zhao Yong said, Gongsun Yan will inevitably die of his ideals, and his glory comes from this ideal, and he will be sacrificed because of it.

"Sir, do you really have a plan to break Qin?"

Zhao Hao is also very curious, he admires Le Yi very much, and often asks Le Yi to guide and learn, and now that there is such an opportunity, he will naturally not let it go.

"Hehe, you are also the future general of my Zhao Kingdom, why are you still confused about this kind of thing?" Pang Cong is very precious for this love general, but he is really a gift, because he is very attentive to Zhao Hao. "There are many precautions for everything that is calculated in the temple, but the moon is full of profit and loss, so even the most intelligent person cannot predict the trend of the battle. It is possible that a small flash of inspiration on the part of a general will change the tide of battle. ”

Zhao Hao smiled embarrassedly, and also felt that this question was too stupid.

"In fact, there are many strategies to break the enemy, Hangu Pass seems to be dangerous, and it cannot be easily broken, it is because the people's hearts are not aligned and they cannot sacrifice each other. Le Yi said with regret.

"Of all things in the world, it is the most difficult to be united in all of us. In the past, the Jin State was the strongest, but it had no intention of destroying Qiang Qin; Wei also used the strength of the whole country to compete with Qiang Qin, and was even undefeated; And now if you want to deal with the Qin State, it is definitely not something that one country can fight against. Pang Cong said, "Therefore, it was very wise for Wu Guang to try to fight against Qin with the strength of the Three Jin Dynasty when he was in Wei State, and even now, it is enough for me to learn from." ”

From here, we can see a problem, that is, whether it is Pang Cong or Le Yi, their strategic vision is still too low. In other words, just like Le Yi was still thinking about passing by Luoyi and whether to meet Zhou Tianzi, they were thinking about how to resist Qin, but people with real strategic vision have already seen the other four words: annexing the world.

This is a very good topic, whether it is the king of Qin, or the heir of the king of Wei, or even the kings of several other countries, except for Zhao Yong, the purpose of their war is nothing more than to expand their own territory, so as to meet the needs of their own national development. However, this need to face the reality that there is so much land, but there are seven countries, if you want to expand, you have to occupy my territory, and my small territory will definitely not meet the requirements of my national development, which must be solved by war. In this practical sense, the wars of the Warring States period were in fact the product of the contradiction between the internal development needs of each country and the external land tension. Imagine if you can cross the ocean at this time, I am afraid that countries like Qi and Wu will really cross the ocean and not fight with others in the Central Plains.

It is precisely based on this reality that the wars of the Warring States period were annexation wars aimed at annexing the land of other countries, and the absurd statement that the so-called Qin kings of all dynasties have unified the world is really heroic, and history is destined to be the history of the people, not the history of a certain person.

Just like Zhao Yong said when he met Crane Guanzi, the purpose of Shang Ying's reform was to catalyze the development of Qin, so that Qin had to embark on the road of annexation war, because in order to reward your soldiers with land, you must constantly annex the land of other countries. During the Spring and Autumn Period, because of the authority of Zhou Tianzi, everyone did not dare to merge with each other, and there were occasionally one or two battles, and the warring parties also talked about the rules and various constraints. During the Warring States Period, since Zheng Jun shot Zhou Tianzi with an arrow, Zhou Tianzi's authority plummeted, and the three families were divided, and the three families were promoted to the throne with scholars, which also made other vassal states also have the ambition to take the throne. Therefore, the extremely influential reforms of the Warring States period encouraged farming and warfare, and only a country with the attribute of encroaching on the land of other countries could survive. The State of Qin has done this, and the State of Zhao is now also embarking on this path. The Qin State was because of the Shang Dynasty to change the law, and the Zhao State was because of Zhao Yong, the traverser, and it was he who slowly pushed the Zhao State onto this road. It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Yong's plan for Zhao Guo is a plan for the purpose of reunification, and this strategic height is about to exceed this era.

But on the contrary, whether it is Le Yi or Pang Cong, this kind of strategic issue is really not good at it. Le Yi is outstanding in terms of campaign tactics, Pang Cong has a lot of experience in battle command, and the ability of the combination of the two people to plan the final situation is the top among the Zhao army, but in terms of national strategy, I am afraid that the ability is limited. This kind of talent is not only lacking in Zhao Guo, but also difficult for other countries to have.

Maybe it's really good luck from the sky, there is a talent with a more prominent strategic awareness, who is a guest in Zhao Guojun at this moment.

"So, you came up with such a plan to shrink the head of the turtle, and let Gongsun Yan and the others stay where they are? Hehe, it's really interesting, I'm afraid Gongsun Yan must be in mourning at this moment. ”

Everyone looked at Wei Yi's gloating expression, which was somewhat unpleasant. Although they have been together for so long, they all know that Wei Yi has been talking openly, so he didn't take it to heart.

Wei Yu naturally knew their thoughts, and said with a sneer: "Don't feel unconvinced. If anyone in the world can understand who Gongsun Yan is, I'm afraid that I am the only one, and the rest of the sons are not enough. ”

The tone of this was too big, Zhao Hao couldn't help but reconsider, not to mention Pang Cong and Le Yi, even he knew what Gongsun Yan was thinking and thinking, but Wei Yu actually said wildly, saying that only he knew in the whole world, it was really crazy.

"Sir, may as well tell me what the rhino head is planning in his heart?" Le Yi looked at Wei Yi with solemn eyes, through the contact in the past few days, he really felt that this person's vision was really very vicious, especially in some layouts, and his cleverness was far beyond his own.

"What kind of person Gongsun Yan is, hehe, a person who dares to incite the six countries to join forces against a country, a person who dares to challenge a strong country, is so jealous and hateful, if you can't see through this change, you will underestimate him." Wei Yu said, "His vision has already looked at the whole world, but he is narrow-minded and a little cowardly, and he does not dare to take on such a big responsibility, so he regards the Qin State as the first enemy." As for you, you are nothing more than Zhou Tianzi's obedient people! ”

(End of chapter)