Chapter 1: The Abandoned City
Qin Palace, South Study.
There are only four people, King Qin, Fusu, Wang Qian, and Li Xin.
King Qin said with a smile: "Old General Wang led the army to establish a great achievement in Yandi this time, it is really old and strong, and he does not lose to the youth." It was Linglang Wang Ben, who also did not go south to attack Chu last year, and in just half a year, he pulled out ten cities in a row, and expanded the territory of Qin. It's really a tiger father without a dog, and although the young wind is clear and powerful, it is not inferior to the old phoenix! ”
Wang Jian hurriedly replied: "The king has won the award, how dare a reckless person be so praised by the king!" ”
Jing Ke has been dead for a long time, and Fusu's mood has improved a lot, so he has recently begun to participate in state affairs again, and almost all important state affairs decisions in the DPRK and China have Fusu's figure. However, due to the repeated achievements of Fusu in recent years, the ministers did not disagree. Hearing Wang Qian's words at this time, Fusu couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Although this Wang Jian has high merit, he is still so respectful and cautious, and he really knows the way of self-preservation!" ”
I heard King Qin laugh and said, "Old General Wang is too humble. The widow recruited the two generals this time because he wanted to discuss with the two generals about the destruction of Chu! ”
Hearing this, Fusu raised his head and asked King Qin with some surprise: "Is my father ready to attack Chu now?" Qin Wangzheng nodded and said: "The Yan State has been beaten to Liaodong, and the Central Plains Han and Zhao have been destroyed, and only the Chu State in the world can pose a threat to my Qin State." At this time, when do you want to stay at this time!? ”
Fusu shook his head and said: "Father, no, the Central Plains and the Wei State have not been solved, the Wei State occupies the Central Plains transportation artery, and the Wei State is uneven, if the south attacks the Chu State, the Wei State suddenly attacked, and there will be a great threat to the newly determined land of the Central Plains." Please think twice! ”
Hearing this, King Qin frowned and said, "What Wang Er said is also reasonable, what do you think, General Wang?" Wang Jian thought about it and was about to answer, when suddenly Zhao Gao outside the door said urgently: "King Qiqi, Hongxiang is in a hurry to report the military situation of six hundred miles!" ”
King Qin was taken aback, he didn't know what was going on, and hurriedly said, "Get it quickly!" Zhao Gao hurriedly stepped into the hall and held a fire paint brocade box.
Qin Wangzheng opened it and looked at it, and his face suddenly changed greatly: "Sure enough, Wang Er is right!" Wang Jian and Li Xin were shocked: "What did the king say? ”
King Qin said coldly: "The old Han nobles in the Xinzheng area of South Korea rebelled and killed the official history of our Qin State, because the main force of our Qin army attacked Zhao and Yan and did not return, so the troops were insufficient and unable to suppress it. Now the remnants of our Qin army in the Xinzheng area have retreated to Nanyang, urgently asking for help! ”
Wang Jian frowned and said, "That's not right! How much strength can the old nobles of Korea have to dare to rebel. This must be someone picking, secretly supporting! ”
Qin Wangzheng, Fusu, and Li Xin looked at it and said almost in unison: "Wei State!" "Indeed, Wei and Xinzheng are only separated by the Yellow River, and it is really convenient to secretly instigate a Korean mutiny. And as long as things go well, you can easily incorporate the Korean homeland into the territory of Wei. The Wei State chose the opportunity of the empty strength of the Qin army in the Central Plains to carry out such an operation, which is really poisonous and spicy!
Qin Wangzheng's eyes flashed with a fierce gleam, and he said murderously: "This King Wei is really tired of being alive, and if the widow doesn't attack him, he dares to come and plot against the widow." It's really bearable, it's unbearable. Wang Er, General Wang, General Li Xin, what do you think should be done? ”
"According to the old minister's opinion, the Wei State is located in the center of the Central Plains, and it has always been a big problem for my Qin State, so it is better to take this opportunity to eliminate it in one fell swoop!"
"The widow also has this intention, this important task must be the old general!" Qin Wangzheng clapped his hands and laughed.
Wang Jian shook his head and said prostrately: "King, the old minister has been fighting abroad all the year round, sleeping in the open air, and has experienced hardships. Now not only the joints of the limbs suffer from rheumatic pain, but also the heart often has dull pain, once the attack is unbearable, life is worse than death. The old minister can no longer fight for the king, please ask the king to allow the old minister to return to his hometown! ”
Qin Wangzheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, looked at Wang Qian's wrinkles and white head, and couldn't help but sigh secretly that he was easy to grow old and that the hero was about to go, and said with some sadness: "In a blink of an eye, the old general is over sixty years old, and he has been fighting for the country for forty years, and he has made great contributions to Qin." It's just that the Central Plains is undecided, and the widow still has a place to borrow the old general, so the old general can go home to recuperate, and when it comes to saying goodbye to the old man and returning to his hometown, the old general will still hold on for the Qin State for a few more years! ”
Wang Jian originally intended to fight countless battles for this life, and his merits were quite great, and he was already suspected of being a great shock, so he wanted to retire as soon as possible, so as not to conflict with the king of Qin in the future, but seeing that the king of Qin did not allow it, he had to pause and say: "In this case, the old minister will recuperate while persisting for the country for several more years!" ”
King Qin said with great joy: "This is very good. I don't know if the old general has any opinions on the rebellion of Xinzheng and can teach the widow? ”
Wang Jian thought for a while and said: "Xiao'er Wang Ben is leading tens of thousands of troops to attack Chu, which is very close to Wei and Xinzheng, so it is better to let Xiao'er return to the army to level Xinzheng first, and then destroy Wei!" Qin Wangzheng said kindly: "Very good, according to the old general's opinion!" ”
He asked Fu Su again: "Wang'er, what do you want?" Fusu smiled and said: "The words of the old general are the words of the old man's plan, very good, Fusu has no opinion!" It's just that the country of Chu is huge, and there is a song and legend that 'although Chu has three households, Qin must be Chu', if the father wants to destroy Chu, he has to plan early, so as not to panic! ”
Qin Wangzheng nodded and said, "Yes, you have to prepare early." According to the three of you, how many troops will be used to attack Chu? ”
Wang Jian and Li Xin suddenly fell into contemplation when they heard this, and Fusu was also stunned, remembering a more famous event in history: Qin Wangzheng wanted to destroy Chu, and asked Wang Jian and Li Xin, Li Xin said: "200,000 is enough!" Wang Jian said: "It must be 600,000!" So, Qin Wangzheng took Li Xin as brave and thought that Wang Jian was old. Who knew that soon Li Xin was defeated, and the King of Qin had to reuse Wang Qian.
At this time, I heard King Qin ask Wang Jian first: "How many troops does General Wang estimate to need?" ”
"The king, the country of Chu is a big country, with a large population, and the people are strong. Therefore, to capture the entire territory of Chu, it is necessary to have 600,000 troops. ”
The First Emperor was stunned: "Six hundred thousand? What does General Lee mean? ”
"Two hundred thousand is enough!" Li Xin is determined!
"Two hundred thousand?" King Qin and Wang Jian couldn't help but be stunned.
Fusu remained silent, just watching.
"Yes, 200,000, and it is marching in two ways, all the way to take Yan Ying, all the way to Pingyu, and then to the city father, there will be no trace of the Chu army north of the river. After rectifying for some time, there is no problem in attacking Shouchun in the east and arresting the king of Chu and dying. ”
Qin Wangzheng asked Fusu: "Wang'er, what do you want?" Fusu thought for a while and said: "It depends on who leads the army: General Li Xin leads the army, although it is a million, it will be defeated; General Wang Jian leads the army, 200,000 can protect himself, 400,000 can win, and 600,000 can destroy Chu! Generally speaking, the minister still adheres to the theory that General Wang Lao will destroy Chu with 600,000! ”
Although Wang Qian's face did not change when he heard this, there was a hint of triumph in his eyes: although Fusu was not his disciple, he often went to Wang Qian's mansion on weekdays and was deeply influenced by Wang Qian's art of war, so Wang Jian was also deeply proud of Fusu's shrewdness at such a young age.
Li Xin said with a look of disbelief: "How can the prince assert that he will be defeated if he does not lead a million troops?" Qin Wangzheng also asked with a puzzled face: "Yes, Wang'er, the widow also thinks that 200,000 is enough to destroy Chu!" You see that Wang Ben led more than 100,000 troops to defeat the Chu army in a row, and he was overwhelmed! ”
Fusu shook his head and said, "That's different. General Wang Ben's attack on Chu was not to destroy Chu after all, and it was not uncommon for the Chu people to lose for a while. However, as the old general Wang Jian said, the Chu people are big and strong, if the Qin State really wants to destroy Chu, the Chu people will be frightened, and they will raise the whole army to resist, I am afraid that this force will be at least more than 400,000. With 200,000 of our army against 400,000 of the Chu army, the odds of victory are not great.
The most important thing is that Xiang Yan, a famous general in the state of Chu, is a well-scheming and scheming person, who is second only to Li Mushi in the six countries of the Kwantung region, and his son Xiang Liang is also young and heroic, and does not lose to Wang Ben. And although General Li Xin is brave, after all, he is young, and he has won even battles, and he has the disadvantages of ignoring the situation and underestimating the enemy, so if he fights rashly with 200,000 troops, he will definitely lose! ”
Fusu had the experience of later generations as a lesson, and naturally analyzed it to the head and the truth, which was very profound. Everyone here has heard it and has not changed color.
Qin Wangzheng thought for a moment when he heard this, and said, "What Wang Er said is also quite reasonable, that Yan Guo is so powerful? ”
Wang Jian frowned and said, "Although the old minister has never fought with him, he also knows his origin quite well. Xiang Yan belongs to the 'Xiang clan' tribe of the Chu people. This tribe originally lived in Xiangcheng, south of the Yellow River near Han Wei, and was known for its courage in field battles, and was unique among the Chu people. Later, the state of Chu destroyed Wu Yue, because of the fear that Wu Yue's old nobles would rebel, so the most famous 'Xiang clan' tribe was moved to Huiji to guard Wu Yue, and the name of its department can be seen. This Yan is the most outstanding contemporary general of the 'Xiang' tribe, not only proficient in the art of war, but also swordsmanship and archery skills are among the three armies of the Chu people, and he is good at governing the army, and the army is in the heart. The most terrifying thing is that Xiang Yan treats the people very well and serves the people well, so the people of the Huiji generation are all respectful. Xiang Yan now not only has the full trust of the king of Chu, but also has high prestige in the army of Chu and among the people. Although there have been no major achievements so far, this person's ability must not be underestimated! Therefore, in the face of such a strong enemy, Lao Chen asked 600,000 troops to dare to ensure that the enemy was broken! ”
Fu Su was secretly shocked in his heart: "It turns out that Xiang Yan still has such a background. No wonder after Xiang Yan's death in the past, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu were able to escape into Huiji County and hide seamlessly. It seems that it will be quite troublesome to get rid of this person in advance in the future! ”
Hearing Qin Wangzheng, he also gasped and said: "The Chu people have such a famous general, and it is not easy to break it." General Li's 200,000 is indeed not enough to break Chu, the old general, the widow began to prepare first, and after the battle to destroy Wei, the widow mobilized 600,000 troops to hand over to the old general, and destroyed Chu in a battle. Wang Jian nodded and said, "The minister obeys the order!" ”
Fusu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "It's okay, Daddy King Qin listens to persuasion." Otherwise, if he really handed over the 200,000 troops to Li Xin, not only would almost the entire army be wiped out, but even Li Xin would kill himself to thank the country. The Qin State has retained a little bit of strength! ”
Li Xin was also stunned, he used to think that the Chu people had no generals, but now that he heard that Xiang Yan was so powerful, he didn't dare to say the crazy words of '200,000 broken Chu'.
Fusu suddenly said: "Father, since General Wang wants to return to his hometown to recuperate, then Wang Er has a request and asks his father and General Wang for approval!" Qin Wangzheng said with a smile: "The previous Wang Er had many great achievements, and the widow has not been rewarded. Now, if there is a request, no one is allowed to play! ”
Fu Su smiled and said, "First of all, I want to ask my father to forgive me for the sin of concealment." The son and the old general Wang are childhood sweethearts and have deep feelings, so please ask your father for permission to let the minister and the flawed sister get engaged! When the son is a little older, he will marry him! ”
King Qin was stunned when he heard this, looked at Fusu, and then at Wang Qian, with a strange look on his face, obviously having other ideas. Wang Jian said with some trepidation: "The old minister is a capital crime!" ”
King Qin laughed and said, "What a crime the old general has! Since Fusu and the old general's beloved daughter have no guesses and childhood sweethearts since childhood, I don't know if the old general can cut his love and let him match Fusu Wang'er! "Since the King of Qin still wants to take advantage of Wang Jian and has such a good opportunity to be entrapped, how can he let it go, and immediately agreed.
Wang Jian was overjoyed when he heard this, he was worried about his high merits, and it would be rare to have a good death in the future, if Fusu married his daughter, the rest of his life would be fixed. Busy said: "The little girl can be favored by the son and the king, which is the luck of her third life. How dare Wang Jian not allow it! ”
Qin Wangzheng was overjoyed and said: "In this case, it is better to choose the day than to hit the sun, and hold an engagement gift for them in three days!" The old general has an opinion! "Wechen has no objection!"
Fusu was a little embarrassed and said, "Wait, father, there's another one!" "And one more?" King Qin was stunned, remembered Qi Hong, clapped his palms and laughed: "Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot Miss Qi Hong, the hero who destroyed Zhao!" In this way, they got engaged together three days later, and after two years, the overall situation of the world was gradually decided, and the prince married them together! "Thank you, Father!" Fusu couldn't help but smile.
When the good news came out, the Qin State was alarmed, and the people who congratulated them on the above were endless, and the princes and dignitaries who came to give gifts to Fan Qin every day almost broke the threshold of the 'Lingyan Pavilion', which made Fusu overwhelmed.
Fortunately, the three days passed quickly. Qin Wangzheng held a grand engagement ceremony for Fusu in the Qin Palace, the envoys of various countries came, the civil and military officials gathered, for a time the Xianyang Palace was almost full of guests, the red makeup covered the ground, the drum music was shocking, and the lively sound could be heard clearly even on the market far away from the palace.
When the three newcomers appeared, Fusu's heroism and chic certainly amazed the guests, but the amazing beauty of Wang Fang and Qi Hong made everyone almost dumbfounded, and they were envious of Su Yanyun.
On this day, everyone almost carnivaled until late at night, according to the Qin people's custom of drinking, although Fusu drank a lot of wine, but was also poured into a dizziness. Fortunately, King Qin, who was also diligent, saw that Fusu was really not good, and issued an eviction order, and the guests dispersed with laughter.
Because Qi Hong was originally an orphan girl, she already had a reputation with Fusu, so she lived in Lingyan Pavilion in a bright and bright manner. And because his father was going back to the Pingyang fiefdom to recuperate, Wang Fang was reluctant to part with Fusu, who had just returned to Xianyang, and also lived in the 'Lingyan Pavilion' with Qi Hong as his companion.
So, Wang Jian had no choice but to sigh that the woman was not staying, and on the other hand, he had to go back to Pingyang alone to recuperate. Fortunately, Wang Ben's son Wang Li is already seven or eight years old, and the old man finally has relatives in Pingyang, so he will not be too lonely!
Since then, Fusu has often been accompanied by Qi Hong and Wang Fang in the 'Lingyan Pavilion', and their relationship has been growing day by day, and their lives have been very happy. But the good times did not last long, and soon the news of the unfavorable situation in the front of Wei came back to Xianyang.
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Lingyan Pavilion, back garden.
Thousands of flowers are blooming, the grass is green, the rockeries are craggy, the waterfalls are splashing, and the paths paved with white pebbles wind and circle in the garden, connecting the huge gardens together. In the midst of the flowers and plants, countless industrious bees are buzzing and fluttering, adding a bit of life to the garden!
In the middle of the garden, in a pool of sparkling blue water covering an area of more than ten acres, an exquisite and elegant water pavilion is standing quietly on the water surface.
In the pavilion, two furnaces of tranquil spices are lit, and the air is filled with an intoxicating aroma that is elegant and striking. Fusu, dressed in white, sat quietly in the pavilion, with a guqin in front of him, caressing the strings with his eyes slightly closed. There were two stunning beauties snuggling beside him, leaning on Fusu's side with a satisfied face, it was Qi Hong and Wang Fang. Behind him stood two palace maids who were about sixteen or seventeen years old, but their faces were very beautiful!
As Fusu's hands gently crossed the strings, musical spirits jumped out of the strings, like spring water dingdong, like a lark singing, full of a feigned, elegant, natural atmosphere. And Fusu, Fuqin, is full of chic and elegant atmosphere like a dusty immortal in the light incense!
When Fusu was intoxicated, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps from the bamboo bridge connecting the water pavilion and the lake shore.
"Ding-" Fusu frowned, suddenly lost his peace of mind to continue playing, and pressed the surface of the piano with both hands.
A person rushed to the bamboo bridge in the distance, and because of the hurry, the bamboo water bridge was shaken to let out a painful groan, and couldn't help but "squeak" the sound! Those who come are unintentionally yes.
Fusu said unhappily: "Wuxin, why are you so panicked?" There is no urgency to report: "Childe, the king is urgently called, there is an urgent military situation!" ”
"Oh!?" Fusu couldn't help frowning: "Originally, it was smooth in history to attack Wei, but now something is wrong!" Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Sister Hong, Sister Flaw, help me change my clothes!" "Yes, Childe!"
After Fusu finished changing clothes, he immediately rushed to the south study, and saw four people sitting in the middle of the south study: one was the king of Qin, one was the cavalry Mengwu, one was Li Xin, and the other was Li Si.
Fusu hurriedly gave a salute: "Father, the son is late!" King Qin nodded and motioned for Fusu to sit down beside him.
After Fusu sat down, he asked King Qin Zhengdao: "Father, could it be that something happened on the front line of attacking Wei?" Qin Wangzheng nodded and said: "After General Wang Ben returned from Chu, he quickly pacified Xinzheng and then attacked Wei, which has always been smooth. But when attacking the last barrier in front of the Wei capital Liang, there was an accident. The specific situation, Li Si, you can tell me in detail! ”
"Yes!" Li Si responded: "When General Wang Ben attacked the ruined city, he not only failed to go down the ruined city after a hard attack for more than a month, but lost more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. The abandoned city is strong and heavily garrisoned, General Wang Ben has no choice but to urgently ask for help! ”
Fusu gasped and said in his heart: "No, in history, Wang Ben's attack on Wei was hit under the Liang City of Wei City in one go, when did he hit his head and broke the blood flow in such a small place as a ruined city!" Puzzled, he asked, "What is the specific situation of the abandoned city, and who is defending the city?" How many soldiers are there? What was the situation of the war? ”
Li Si said: "The surname of the ruined city defender is Wu Haoyue, and it is rumored that he is the descendant of Wu Qi, a famous general of the Warring States Wei State, who led 30,000 Wei troops to defend the ruined city. When General Wang Ben attacked Wei, he did not defend the city, but instead took the defense line forward two thousand steps before the abandoned city, set up many antler obstacles, and built a lot of things called "thunderbolt car" and "Wugang car", which tired our army repeatedly attacked, but suffered heavy casualties! ”
"What!" Fusu rose in a long voice, and his mind was running rapidly: "'Forward defense', 'Thunderbolt car', 'Wugang car', these are things that only appeared in later generations, how can they appear in the ruined city." Could it be that one of my brothers from my previous life appeared in the ruined city! ”
PS: The computer is broken, I bought a new one, and installed broadband, so there are some delays, forgive me!