Chapter 322: A Soldier Who Surrenders Without a Fight
"What is the doctor thinking?" I don't know when, Zhao Boyu has come behind Yingkang.
"I'm wondering if there will be a war with Bo Rong once our army arrives in Cheng State?" Ying Kang asked by the way.
"This? I think that since our army has rushed to Cheng State, war will be inevitable! Zhao Boyuan replied.
"We Qin people have always wanted to have a war with Bo Rong, but since then, there will be a conflict with Bo Rong, do we want to lead the Qin people into the abyss of war again?"
Facing Ying Kang's question, Zhao Boyu didn't know how to answer at the moment: "Doctor, don't look at me as a military commander in charge of the army, but I don't want to introduce us Qin people into the war, after all, the purpose of fighting is still for a better life, and now we Qin people are living well in Longchuan, why do we want to go to war with Bo Rong again?" ”
Zhao Boyuan was obviously influenced by Yingkang's non-war thoughts.
Qin people were not born to fight, they also wanted a more stable life.
"What do you think we should do?"
Zhao Boyu thought for a while and said: "Since we don't want to start a war with Bo Rong, then it is better for us to go back, anyway, whether we can save Cheng Guo or not has no impact on our Qin people, why make our own people uncomfortable?" ”
Ying Kang shook his head, of course he knew that even if the Qin people were unwilling to start a war with Bo Rong, they could not go against the will of the Son of Heaven.
Thinking of this, Ying Kang walked down the mountain, "Let's go down the mountain, the scouts who went to Cheng Guo should come back." ”
The two walked down the mountain, and it didn't take long for the scouts who had left for Cheng Guo to return.
"Report to Doctor --, and Sima, we have already investigated Cheng Guo's affairs." Scout reports.
"Tell me, how did Bo Rong and Wu Shi Rong attack the capital of Cheng State?" Ying Kang asked the scout.
"Report, doctor, according to our investigation, Bo Rong mainly attacked the three gates of Cheng State, and the three thousand soldiers of Wu Shirong mainly attacked the west gate of Cheng State." Scout reports.
Wu Shirong mainly attacks Ximen?
In this way, the Bo Rong tribe was responsible for attacking three aspects, while the Wu Shi Rong was only responsible for attacking one aspect of the West Gate.
After listening to the scout's report, Ying Kang thought for a while and continued to ask, "According to your checks, what is the momentum of Rong Di's attack?" How long can Cheng Guo hold out? ”
"This?" Faced with Ying Kang's question, the scout was stunned, "Do you want to talk about Rong Di's attack?" I didn't see how intense it was, just the average level of intensity. The scout said, glancing at the others around him.
Several other people nodded and said, "I don't see how fierce it is, judging from the situation of the battle, Cheng Guo should have no problem holding on for another half a month." ”
The two Rongdi tribes, Bo Rong and Wu Shi Rong, attacked Cheng Guo together, and it will take at least a month or so to be able to take it?
After listening to the scout's report, Yingkang's heart was relieved, since there is still more than a month to take down Cheng Guo, then what are we anxious about?
Thinking of this, Ying Kang had an idea, and then said to Zhao Boyu, He Youshou, and Chen Xing, the two commanders: "Immediately lead the army out of Huanghua Mountain and go to Hojing in the south." ”
Yes?
The Qin army originally came to reinforce Cheng Guo's war, but they were already halfway there, and if they didn't go to Cheng Guo, they would go to the capital of Hao.
What is this going to do?
"Doctor, aren't we going to reinforce Cheng Guo?" Sima Boyu didn't just ask.
Ying Kang didn't speak, but looked at Zhao Boyu and said, "Can't you guess what I think?" ”
Zhao Boyuan shook his head, "My subordinates really don't know, and I ask the doctor to say it clearly." ”
Ying Kang then looked at He Youshou and Chen Xing and said, "Can the two commanders understand?" ”
Chen Xing thought for a while and said, "Does the doctor mean to let the Son of Heaven know that our Qin people are willing to obey the king's orders and send troops to rescue Cheng Guo?" ”
"Yes, what you said is very correct, this is what I meant, of course, we not only want the Son of Heaven to know that our Qin people can send troops to rescue Cheng Guo in accordance with the king's edict, but also let Bo Rong know that we have led troops to prepare to rescue Cheng Guo, so that they can retreat in spite of difficulties." Ying Kang told his meaning to Zhao Boyu and the two commanders.
Ying Kang knew that when Bo Rong began to send troops to attack Cheng Guo, he had already sent scouts to observe the movements around Ho Jing, and once there was any disturbance in Ho Jing, he would report to the leader of Bo Rong who attacked Cheng Guo in time.
Therefore, as long as the news of the Qin people's army passing under the capital city of Hao, it will definitely be reported to the king of Bo Rong as soon as possible.
At that time, it would be best if Bo Rong could retreat from the difficulties.
In case Bo Rong did not withdraw after knowing the news that the Qin people had sent troops to rescue Cheng Guo, the Qin army would have no choice but to fight with Bo Rong in the north.
Zhao Boyu listened: "Doctor's method is good, when the time comes, we will walk under the pickaxe capital with great fanfare, and when passing by the pickaxe capital, the subordinates will order all the Qin soldiers to shout slogans together, the louder the better, it is best to let all the people and officials know that our Qin people can obey the king's orders and are willing to reinforce Cheng Guo." ”
Ying Kang nodded faintly and smiled, he knew that Zhao Boyan must be very good at doing this.
"We not only want to let the emperor and officials of Haojing know that our Qin people are willing to send troops to help Cheng Guo, but also let Bo Rong and Wu Shirong also know that our army has come to Haojing and will rescue Cheng Guo in the near future according to the king's edict. If they knew each other, they would have withdrawn their troops from Cheng Guocheng as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will only have to meet with the Bo Rong sword soldiers. Chen Xing said.
"Huh? Didn't I just say that this march was a covert operation? How did this turn around and become a well-known thing. Isn't this tantamount to revealing our military operations to Bo Rong? Zhao Boyu immediately said when he heard it.
"At this time and then, we were preparing to ambush Wu Shirong just now, of course, we must pay attention to the secrecy of the march. But now that Wu Shirong has departed from Huanghua Mountain, our plan to ambush has failed, and there is no point in making another secret march. What's more, our military operation is to carry out the edict of the Son of Heaven, and of course it must be known to the Son of Heaven and the ministers. ”
"Yes, it is necessary to let the Son of Heaven and the ministers know, otherwise our Qin army has fought so hard, and they still don't think so?" Zhao Boyu said.
"As for our march from the pickaxe capital with great fanfare, can Bo Rong know, I think the Bo Rong nobles will definitely know on the day when our army passes under the pickaxe capital. Of course, it was also our intention to let them know that our Qin people sent troops to Cheng Guo, and the purpose was to let them retreat in the face of difficulties? Achieve the goal of surrendering without a fight. Ying Kang said.
Zhao Boyu was anxious, and immediately said when he heard this: "What if Bo Rong doesn't withdraw from Cheng after knowing the news that our army has left for Cheng State?" ”
Bo Rong did not withdraw his troops after knowing the news that the Qin army went to Cheng State for reinforcements, what should he do?..
Ying Kang thought for a moment and said, "Then we have to go to war with them." ”
If Bo Rong knew that the Qin army had left for Haojing, and the enemy did not retreat, then the people did it on purpose, and it was clear that they wanted to start a war with the Qin people.
What else can Qin Jun do?