After listening to Yingdang's words, Yingren stroked his beard and groaned: "Wu'er certainly has the courage of ten thousand people, but at present, there are limited soldiers and horses in the country, and how much can be drawn to help Liang is a problem?" ”

Yingdang said conceitedly: "The child also knows that under the pressure of the Chu army, the domestic army is now empty, and the child doesn't need too many soldiers and horses, just give me one or two thousand." If it's really not enough, give me 5,000 soldiers and horses, go straight to the Tang army, and behead Cao Cao! ”

"Nonsense!"

Ying Ren stroked his beard lightly, "Do you think war is child's play?" When the two armies are at war, will the enemy let you do like Meng Ben and Wu Hou in your house? On the battlefield, life and death are on the line. ”

Yingdang said again: "Father, the child thinks that General Bai Qi is a little too conservative. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Ying Renhao frowned and asked.

Swing the archway; "General Bai Qi annihilated 100,000 Chu troops in one fell swoop in the Battle of Yique, and he fought beautifully. But he should take advantage of the victory to pursue and take Wancheng directly, instead of waiting for the Chu State to continue to increase troops to Wancheng, resulting in the Chu army now overpowering our army in numbers. ”

"The minister doesn't dare to agree with the prince's opinion!"

Zongzheng Li Si stood up and said the opposite, "It is easy to take Wancheng, but then it will be attacked by Chu and Tang's north and south, so the minister thinks that General Bai Qi's use of troops is more secure." ”

Ying Renhao nodded and said: "The widow has absolute trust in Bai Qi, and what is being discussed in the court today is how to relieve the siege of Liang State, not the right and wrong of Bai Qi's use of troops." Don't mention irrelevant things. ”

Yingdang was a little unconvinced, and muttered in a low voice: "If I let the child go to Yique to sit in town, I will definitely be able to quickly defeat the Chu army and go straight to Yingdu." It won't let the people of Chu hit Huayin and jump under Xianyang's nose! ”

Ying Renhao pretended not to hear, and swept his gaze to other civil and military officials: "Tell me Aiqing, should you send troops to help Liang?" If you send troops, who is the best person to send as the main general, and how many soldiers and horses are appropriate? ”

Fan Sui came out and said: "The minister has a plan, and he can relieve the siege of Liang without spending a single soldier." ”

"Speak!"

Fan Sui cleared his throat and said loudly: "Last year, General Wang Li robbed Jin Weizhu's Ai Ji back to Xianyang, which made Xiong Lu lose face. After that, Jin Wei Zhuxiu came to ask for it many times, but the lord did not say no, and kept Li Ji under house arrest in the post house. ”

Ying Renhao snorted: "Hmph...... Jin Yizhu didn't send any benefits, and his tone was not respectful, so he wanted the widow to send Li Jibai back to him? The widow didn't let Li Ji lose his body, even if he gave him face. ”

Fan Sui said again: "Now that the Tang State has risen strongly, Chu and Tang have formed an iron-blooded alliance, and in the case of the expedition of the two generals Wang Jian and Meng Tian to Bashu, it has formed a certain threat to our Great Qin. ”

"Wang and Meng are like bamboos all the way, and they can pacify Shu before the autumn, and destroy Ba in the second half of the year, so that the West can be done once and for all. Therefore, the soldiers of the West must not move, and I, Daqin, must devote all the strength of the whole country to ensure the supply of grain and grass for the Western Expeditionary Army. ”

Ying Renhao straightened his waist and said categorically, "This year is very important for our Great Qin, we must do our best to withstand Chu Tang's attack, as long as we destroy Bashu, it will be a new situation." ”

Everyone in the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State understood that as long as the two countries of Bashu were destroyed, the population of the Qin State would increase by three million and the area would be doubled.

More importantly, after controlling Bashu, the Qin State will occupy the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, ride on top of the head of the Chu State, and can go down the river to take the Yingdu at any time, so that the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State will not be able to sleep and eat.

"The lord said very well, the soldiers of the Western Expedition must not move!"

Fan Sui first agreed, and then changed his words, "But if the Tang army pacifies the Liang State, there are only five hundred miles away from Xianyang, it will pose a great threat to our Great Qin, so the Liang State must not be ceded to the Tang State." This is the same as when we destroyed Bashu.

Since there are not enough troops in the country to aid Liang for the time being, why didn't the lord release Li Ji, form a good alliance with the Jin State, and let the Jin Tricks send troops to aid Liang and expel the Tang army? Anyway, the lord is not interested in beauty, and there is no other use for keeping Li Ji in Xianyang. ”

Zhang Yi went out and echoed Fan Sui's suggestion: "What Master Fan said is feasible, my Great Qin is under a lot of pressure now, and it is time to unite several allies." It is useless for Li Ji to stay in Xianyang, so it is better to return it to Jin Weizhu. ”

Ying Renhao nodded: "Then send someone to return Li Ji to the Jin Kingdom, the widow has no interest in women." ”

Zhang Yi stroked the beard at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It's okay to marry the Jin Kingdom, but you can't expect the Jin Army to beat the Tang Army away and bring the Liang Kingdom back to life." The best strategy is to release Li Ji and let the Jin army attack Tang, and wait until both Jin and Tang are defeated, and then send troops into Liang, and include all the land of Liang into my Great Qin territory. ”

"What did Zhang Zi say?" Fan Sui squinted and asked.

Zhang Yi talked eloquently: "I heard that Cao Cao's soldiers were divided into two routes, one detoured to the Jin State and entered from the north of the Liang State, blocking 20,000 Liang troops in the Luming Valley, and annihilating them all in one fell swoop. There are still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the territory of the Jin State, and the Tang army is allowed to enter the land of no one, which can only show that the Jin State is intentional. ”

Shang Ying, Li Si and others agreed: "Zhang Zi's eyes are really sharp, presumably this is the Jin State's plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf!" ”

Zhang Yi stroked his beard and said: "Yes, Jin Yizhu has wanted to destroy the Liang State for a long time, but it is only because of the relationship between our Great Qin and the Liang State, so he has not dared to act rashly." But if the Tang State destroyed the Liang State, the Jin Tricks would use the attack on the Tang Dynasty as a reason to occupy the vast land of the Liang State in a grand manner. ”

Ying Renhao immediately decided: "What Zhang Qing said is extremely true, the ambition of Jin Weizhu is not under Xiong Lu, but the strength of Jin State is not as good as that of Chu State, so he did not dare to make a wanton." Since the mud of the Liang State can't support the wall, then simply let him perish, and when the Jin and Tang Dynasties are both defeated, they will send troops into the Liang and control the land of the Liang State in one fell swoop. ”

After a pause, he said: "Besides, the Liang State was originally the territory that the ancestors cut out from our Great Qin, and now it can be regarded as recognizing the ancestors and returning to the ancestors." ”

Yingdang hurriedly went out again, and asked: "At that time, the child is willing to lead the army." ”

Ying Renhao nodded and said: "Then from what you said, let Wang Ling make you a deputy general, and recruit 20,000 soldiers and horses from Xianyang to prepare for the expedition." The widow gave Bai Qi another letter of repair, and sent 30,000 soldiers and horses from Yique back to Xianyang to give you command. ”

Yingdang was overjoyed, and said confidently: "Thank you for your father's trust, the child will definitely expel the soldiers and horses of the Jin and Tang Dynasties with the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, and let the land of the Liang State go into the bag of Great Qin." ”

Zhang Yi said again: "Now that the world is turbulent, wolf smoke is everywhere, if there are no allies, it will be difficult." The minister was willing to personally send an envoy to Song and Wu to persuade Song Gong and Wu Hou to send troops to attack Chu and force Chu to return to save themselves. ”

"This matter is entrusted to Zhang Qing." Ying Ren agreed to come down.

The early dynasty dispersed, Ying Renhao selected a military general and civil official, and ordered the two to lead five hundred Qin troops to escort Li Ji to Quwo, the capital of the Jin State, and at the same time sent his own handwritten letter, willing to form an alliance with the Jin State.

Yingdang took his warriors such as Meng Ben, Wu Xu, and Ren Cong and Wang Ling from the Xianyang camp to stand by, and waited for reinforcements to return from Yique.

Li Si set off to Hanzhong to mobilize grain and grass to support Wang Jian and Meng Tian in the campaign to pacify Bashu, and strive to pacify the west within a year.

Zhang Yi disguised himself as a businessman, took more than a dozen followers, quietly left Xianyang to the east, and went to the Song Kingdom in the starry night.

The civil and military forces of the Qin State performed their duties in an orderly manner, showing strong organizational skills.

"It's finally time to return to Quwo!"

Li Ji rode a carriage all the way up, followed the five hundred Qin army out of Xianyang, and soon entered the Liang State. Thinking of his children, he couldn't help but look at it, and he couldn't wait to put on his wings and return to the Jin Palace.

In the early morning of this day, there was a sudden thunder and lightning, and heavy rain poured down, delaying the trip.

The five hundred Qin troops stopped and walked all the way, and when they approached Shaoliang, they made a detour around the path, lest they bump into the Tang army.

It's just that people are not as good as the sky, and in the heavy rain, a Tang army of 2,000 people came out of the barren grass and swarmed up, surrounding the Qin army.

The person at the head was none other than Tang General Ma Zhong, with a wave of his sword in his hand, and shouted: "General Cao had long expected that the Qin State would send envoys to Jin, but I didn't expect so many people to come, take it for me!" ”

Seeing that the Tang army was outnumbered, the Qin army knew that it was invincible, and after leaving more than 200 corpses, they abandoned Li Ji's carriage and desperately broke through the siege and fled south.

Li Ji wanted to cry in the pouring rain without tears, shook her head and sighed: "Alas...... Why did the concubine suffer so much, and it fell into the hands of Tang Jun again? After all, you can't escape the clutches of Fang Li! ”