By the time the Chu army advanced to the south of Xiangcheng, the Qi army had already abandoned the frontier of Hubyi and retreated to the Pingyin fortress (now Guangli, Xiaoli Town, Changqing County). The 150,000 Qin troops led by Wang Jian chased them along the official road to the outside of Pingyin Fortress, and had been attacking the fortress for several days.

Pingyin fortress is formed by the remaining veins of Mount Tai and Jishui, its west mountains stand in a forest, the cliff barrier, the mountain is dangerous; To the east of it is a continuous area of water, which is difficult to walk through with silt. Not counting the Great Wall of Qi that has been extending to the east, the Pingyin Fortress alone is only ten miles of the plug wall, which will block all the northward paths, and there is a big trench in front of the gate, 'the trench guards the gate and guards it, Guangli', and the trench is as wide as one mile.

The Qin army led by Wang Jian was blocked outside this one-mile-wide trench, and the soldiers braved the stone bullets thrown by the Qi people's trebuchets to relentlessly fill the trench. Every time a boulder flies, the force that fills the trench smashes it like an ant and dies. Fortunately, even stone bullets are limited, and the trebuchets in the Seine are not in a state of salvo fire, and the falling stone projectiles are scattered, and the significance of deterrence is far greater than the actual killing.

This time, the order of the State Governor's Mansion was very simple, in a nutshell, Li Xin attracted the main force of the Chu army, and Wang Jian took the opportunity to attack Pingyin. The order is simple, but the execution is difficult.

Although Li Xin's army had 400,000 people, he had no chance of winning the decisive battle with the army of more than 300,000 people of Chu and Zhao, so he could only exchange space for time, and take advantage of the fact that the river was not frozen and it was inconvenient for the Chu army to pursue, and he made every effort to drag the Chu people. Wang Qian's army raced against time, filling the trench at the cost of human lives, rushing to the wall, pulling out Pingyin in the shortest possible time, and approaching Linzi.

Although Li Xin and Wang Jian fully understood the importance of attacking Qi and both went all out to carry out the orders of the State Governor's Office, as the war unfolded, it became more and more difficult to carry out the orders. Li Xin was indeed able to attract and contain the Chu army at first, but the space for him to retreat was not endless. Xiangcheng is only more than 300 miles away from the river, and the Chu army will not pursue it for more than 300 miles for more than ten days, can Li Xin's 400,000 people retreat to the north of the river?

Once it retreats to the north of the river, most of Yingchuan County and Sanchuan County will be lost, and even if they are not lost, it will bring great chaos. A place like Yeongcheon-gun, which had just been occupied for a few years, will definitely return to the hands of the Koreans, and Korea may take advantage of it to recover. This kind of reinstatement will be a huge stimulus to Zhao Di, since South Korea can be restored, can Zhao also be restored?

And if Li Xin and Chu Zhao's army have a decisive battle, it's okay not to lose, what if they lose?

Li Xin's predicament is here, and Wang Jian is facing an even worse situation. Last year, if the Pingyin Fortress had not been frozen by Jishui and had not been blasted open by taking advantage of the Qi people's lack of spare witchcraft, the Qin army would not have been able to attack Linzi at all. This year, the Qi people sank more ships in Jishui, and even blocked the route for transporting millet into Qi.

Most of the plugged doors are plugged, and even if they are not plugged, the trail left behind is crooked. The 300,000 Qi troops stationed in it have no worries at all, and it is impossible for Wang Jian to pull out Pingyin in a short period of time. What's more, at this time, the river was not sealed, or due to the restrictions of grain transportation, he led only 150,000 soldiers.

The Qi people in Pingyin City heard that Wang Jian only had 150,000 people, and they didn't believe it at first, but after the scouts confirmed it several times, Chu Guozhi Bisi also sent news that Wang Jian only had 150,000 foot soldiers and 7,000 cavalry soldiers under his command, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Zhibisi was worried that the Qi army would go out of the fortress to fight with Wang Jian in the field, and solemnly warned several times, saying that the Qin army still had 40,000 cavalry troops, and it was absolutely impossible to fight with it.

Knowing that the Qin army had only 150,000 Qi people, they really wanted to fight with the Qin people, but the 40,000 cavalry army was like a sharp blade hanging above their heads, and no one dared to raise the matter of war - defending the fortress, the Qi army occupied the advantageous territory, and the number of Qi troops in the field was twice that of the Qin army, but in addition to some flat land on the west side, the southeast was full of high and low, intricate mountains, and if the 40,000 Qin cavalry suddenly came out from behind, the field battle would be undefeated and defeated.

The Qin people braved stone bullets to fill the trenches, and the Sai Neqi army basked in the sun and the years were quiet. Just when both sides thought that they would spend this year's festival in peace, a carriage from Xianyang hurriedly drove into the Qin army's camp and stopped in front of the shogunate.

"I have seen and seen the national captain...... Wang Jian had already taken the generals out of the shogunate, he thought that the person who came would be the royal envoy who urged him to quickly attack Pingyin, but he didn't expect that the person sitting in the carriage was actually the national captain Wei Yu of Daqin.

"I've seen the Captain/Sir." Half a beat slower than Wang Qian, the rest of the generals saluted Wei Yi with Wang Ao.

Ten years ago, Wei Yi was still a very unambitious wanderer, relying on the help of the Bai family to avoid living on the streets, ten years later, he is already a national lieutenant under one person in the Qin State and above ten thousand people, and his every move determines the survival of a country.

Xuanguan, Xuanyi, plain clothes, black clothes, Wei Yi got out of the car with the support of the servants, and the attendants who followed closely held a long sword, which was the king's sword. Looking at this sword, the generals' pupils couldn't help but shrink, and their expressions became a little more respectful.

Wang Jian naturally recognized Zhao Zheng's sword, and it was this long sword that killed the assassin Jing Ke of Zhao State. The national lieutenant came with the king's sword, the purpose was self-evident, he was not afraid, but the old face was full of wry smiles. "Please enter the account."

With everyone's respect, Wei Yu strode into the shogunate. Wang Jian and the others followed behind, and there were ghosts in their hearts, and the faces of the captains were already pale, and the people were trembling. However, before the national lieutenant could ask for the guilt, they could not immediately kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, so they could only follow the generals into the house like zombies and stand in their usual standing position. Fortunately, as soon as the generals stood up, Wei Yu said, "The public will retreat, and the guard doctor will stay here." ”

Even the general Wang Jian had to retreat, Wang Ben and the generals were even more frightened, but it was useless to be afraid. More than two hours later, Wang Jian and Wang Ao were summoned to the shogunate by Wei Yu.

When the two entered the shogunate, there were only Wei Yi and the guard doctor Zhao Yi in the huge tent, and there was no attendant holding the king's sword just now. Wang Ao, who was worried about Zhao Yanjin's slander, took a few steps ahead and said, "Please listen to the disciple's words, the general ......."

"Rude." Wei Yi drank lightly, Wang Ao was his student, this was not a teacher and a student, and he didn't want to listen to his explanation.

Seeing that Wang Ao was reprimanded, Wang Qian's expression remained the same, and he saluted Wei Yi. Although this was his shogunate, Wei Yu didn't let him sit down, so he could only stand.

"The general thinks ......" Wei Yi looked at Wang Qian, "Can Pingyin be pulled?" ”

"But, no, it's all in the same people." Wang Jian said.

"Why are they all in Qi people?" Wei Yu's gaze was still fixed, and it became sharper, as if it was about to pierce him.

"When the ministers heard this, they will be ordered by the king, Tu has no choice, the army has not attacked, the city has not attacked, and the land has not been disputed," Wang Jian, who has never been literary crepe, especially disgusted with literary crepe, also wrote crepe once. Facing Wei Yi's sharp gaze, he continued, "...... The king's order is not subject to it.

The fortress of Pingyin is a place not to be attacked, and it is impossible to pull it out when you go to the year, but to take advantage of the witchcraft and take advantage of the unpreparedness of the people, and then pull it out. Therefore, the subordinates thought that the plug of Pingyin could be tempted but not attacked, and it could be loosened but not forced. If the Qi people are not wrong, our army will not win, and if the Qi people are wrong, our army will win. Therefore, the minister said: Yes, no, all in the Qi people......"

In the face of Wei Mi, Wang Jian had nothing to hide, and before he and Pan revealed their plans, Wei Mi had already known from the mouth of Zhao Yi, the protector doctor, how he was going to capture Pingyin. This is a very passive method, whether it is Wei Yi or Zhao Zheng in Xianyang, they all hope to grasp the initiative on the battlefield.

After he finished speaking, Wei Yi immediately asked, "If the Qi people are not wrong, what can they do?" ”

Wang Jian was silent, and after a while, he also asked, "Dare to ask the national captain, what is the plan for this?" ”

Wei Yan's question made Wang Jian speechless, and Wang Qian's question also made Wei Jian speechless. If Wei Yi had a way, why did he come to Wang Qian's army? It was precisely because he had no choice that he personally rushed to the front line to urge.

The two were speechless, but Wang Ao, who had just been stopped by Wei Yu, said, "The disciple has a plan these days, or it may be feasible." ”

"What's the plan?" Wei Yi looked at him, not taking his words seriously.

"The Qi people are all in Pingyin, and our army can send more than 1,000 horsemen to bypass Pingyin and attack Linzi ......"

Wei Yi didn't take his disciple's words seriously, but Wang Jian had some hopes, but he couldn't help but be disappointed when he heard that Wang Ao had sent only more than a thousand horsemen. The disappointment of the two made Wang Ao have to make a long story short, he said: "If you can hit the Qi people, the Qi people will complain about An Pingjun." ”

"How do more than a thousand horsemen beat Qi people? Teach me. Wang Jian was puzzled.

"Dare to ask the general, what is the one who wins the world in the country of Qi today?" Wang Ao smiled, but he didn't say it clearly.

Wang Jian is a lieutenant general, and in his opinion, the Qi State has nothing to boast about at all. In terms of land, Qin and Chu are both larger than Qi; In terms of the people, Qin and Chu are also more than Qi State; In terms of money, the Qin State may be inferior, but the Chu State that connects the world by sea boat is definitely richer than the Qi State; In terms of generals, not to mention Qin Chu, even Zhao is better than Qi; As for the past of the ancestors, this is even more ......

In fact, Qi is a second-rate country, but among the Qi people that Wang Jian encountered, there was no one who was not proud of Qi.

As soon as Wang Jian thought of Jixia, Wei Yi nodded and said, "Jixia." ”

Wang Ao can hang his appetite for Wang Qian, but he doesn't dare to Wei Yi, he said respectfully: "The disciple is stupid, or he can't use it." ”

Although this plan can be used, the matter must be known to the world. Everyone in the world laughs at Qi people's cowardice, and Qi people can make mistakes. Wei Yu also whetted his appetite.

"Please sir teach me." Wang Ao nodded, and Wang Jian also hurriedly saluted.

"An Pingjun." Wei Yi, who thought for a while, spit out these three words, Wang Jian didn't look at him, he only looked at Wang Ao. Seeing that Wang Ao still couldn't comprehend, he had to say again: "Tian Dan." ”

Wang Ao has been thinking about Anping Juntian's death, and when he heard the name of Tian Dan, he was shocked and said excitedly: "Disciple, disciple is not as good as a teacher." ”

"This still needs to judge the situation, when Jingdu is in chaos, Li Xin and King Jing will decide to do it, at that time, ......" Wei Yi did not have the slightest joy, he said something that the two of them did not understand, and his mind swept over the capital of Chu State.