Obviously, no matter how much Wei Hou can calculate, he will not calculate that the Qi army will capture prisoners on the border of the country, and ask about the recent changes in the situation, as well as some of the orders given by Wei Hou himself, which have also been mastered by Qi Hou. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Speaking of which, the captured guards were also sent by Wei Hou at the behest of Wei Hou, but he didn't think that he had just given Qi Hou a loose letter, and he didn't know what Wei Hou would think when he learned about it.

In fact, Wei Hou did not do enough to block the news, if it could be closed to the point that the officers and soldiers of the Wei State only knew about patrolling the border, and did not know about the defeat of the Qin army and the death of Han Hou, maybe the current Qi Hou would only be confused, and would not make changes quickly.

But Wei Hou can do this step, it is already very good, whether it is a vertical comparison or a horizontal comparison, it can almost go down in history, of course, the premise is that Wei Hou can defeat the Qi army again.

So now that the Qi army has changed direction, can Wei Hou still catch up?

Besides, the Qi army turned around and went north, and as soon as they heard that they would not fight hard with the Wei army, the entire army of more than 100,000 people was overjoyed, and the marching speed was much faster. The army marched northwest through the mountains and fields, and in the afternoon swept through several small towns the size of a village south of Puyang, capturing thousands of slaves and hundreds of carts of grain and grass.

Now the army is more vigorous, originally the defense of the country is not big, that night the army rested in a small town more than 20 miles southeast of Puyang, this marching speed, it can really be described as a god speed.

Early the next morning, before dawn, the Qi army began to bury the stove to make food, as soon as the morning dawned, in addition to leaving 10,000 troops to take care of the camp, 150,000 troops set off together, and went straight to Puyang City outside the city to show off their might, and at this time the Wei army was still desperately rushing from Zhongyang to Zhongmu.

It is said that the 150,000 army is overwhelmingly killing Puyang, murderous, and the snare drum is like thunder, so long ago that Puyang did not dare to open the door in the morning. In fact, Wei Guo had known that the Qi army was about to enter the country the day before yesterday, and the defeat of the border patrol army yesterday morning, as well as the sweep of several small towns in the afternoon, had long been known to Wei Jun. I thought that the Qi army would leave after plundering, but I didn't expect that more than 100,000 troops would rush straight to the national capital and surround it.

In a panic, the Marquis of Wei personally dressed neatly, led the generals of the court, commanded the soldiers and horses of the whole city, and went to the city to defend.

To say that this defense of the country, it is that after Zhou Gongdan pacified the rebellion of the three eunuchs, he personally named his younger brother, Kang Shu, the eighth concubine of King Wen of Zhou, took the ancient capital of Yin Shang Chaoge as the national capital, established the defense of the country, and the title was the marquis, in order to govern the old people of Yin Shang. Kang Shufeng is also the secretary of King Cheng of Zhou, and his status in the Western Zhou royal family is not low. When Kang Shufeng's son Kang Bo, he was named Fang Bo by the King of Zhou, supervising the princes of the world for Zhou Tianzi, and since then, this Fang Bo has been the sixth generation of Wei Hou, and this Wei Guo is the so-called prominent in the Western Zhou Dynasty for nearly a hundred years.

When the rebellion of the dog Rong in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the contemporary Wei Hou Wugong led the troops to rescue the driver, and escorted the king of Zhou Ping to move east to Luoyi, and made great contributions, and was promoted to the title by the king of Zhou Ping, and was promoted from the marquis to the duke. This Wei Wugong is also a capable person, quite famous, and has a very high evaluation in history. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, the defense of the country brought a new period of glory.

However, the son of Duke Wu, Zhuang Gong, was not cautious in the treatment of his heirs, the prince had no military power, and the other sister-in-law had great military power, which caused a great chaos to the country, so that the national strength of the country was greatly damaged, and there was no power to turn over since then, so that now the territory of the country is invaded by the surrounding powers, only the remaining capital Puyang, as well as Dunqiu and Pingyang Eryi south of the river, are smaller than the territory of the Zhou royal family.

However, it is also strange to say that the small Weiguo, which has been weak for hundreds of years since the Spring and Autumn Period, is actually the country that has existed for the longest time among the vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty. It's really incredible, the Wei country has survived for 838 years, much longer than the Zhou Dynasty, until the second time of Qin, Wei Jun went to the title, so it is said that the survival of this Wei Hou in the past dynasties is a legendary story.

In addition, there is a strange thing, it is said that weak countries and widows, small countries are difficult to produce talents, but Wei Guo is not like this, on the contrary, the small Wei Guo has produced many celebrities in the Warring States Period, many of these people are the existence that can determine the direction of history, such as Li Kui who changed the law in the Wei State, Wu Qi, a famous general who pulled out dozens of cities for the Wei State, and Shang Ying, who was about to be born in this era, as well as Zhang Yi, a columnist in the late Warring States period, and Lü Buwei at the end of the Warring States Period, are all Wei people. There are so many talents for defending the country!

But without exception, none of these world-class talents can be used by Wei Hou, but from another point of view, Wei Guo can survive the longest time in the hands of the powers, maybe it is related to these talents, such as Li Kui and Wu Qi, who are reused by Wei State, can they not take care of Wei Guo, and for example, Zhang Yi and Lu Buwei, who are reused by Qin State, can they not take care of Wei Guo, which is useless? Perhaps, relying on the strong, this is the way to survive the country.

If you want to talk about this contemporary Wei Hou is not dead, but it is the original name and another Wei Hou on the ancestor, so I changed the name to not die, death means death, not to die is not to die, this name is good, can it really be immortal?

Wei Hou naturally understood the reason, so after hearing that the Qi army was besieging the city, he immediately organized the army in the city to defend the city, because if the city was broken, Wei Hou did not believe that he would be 100% spared because he called a good name, so Wei Hou was very active in defending the city.

However, as soon as he ascended the city tower of Puyang South Gate, Wei Hou's legs immediately softened, it turned out that as far as the eye could see, the city head was densely packed with Qi troops, flags were flying, guns and halberds were like forests, and there were more chariots running back and forth before more than ten phalanxes, bringing up a piece of flying dust, which was really murderous.

The Qi army really put on a siege posture, so bluffing that Wei Hou stretched out his right hand and trembled, babbling for a long time and couldn't speak. You must know that the defense of the country is not big, the army is only more than 30,000 people, and 10,000 were sent, and thousands of people were killed by the Qi army yesterday, which will only have less than 20,000 soldiers in Puyang City. This is really a disaster, this Qi State wants to fight with the Wei State, how did it become a third-party defense country?

Fortunately, Wei Hou was quickly supported by a young man beside him, "Father, according to Erchen, this Qi army did not carry siege equipment, but I am afraid that today is a demonstration, not a siege." The monarch's father can send an envoy to immediately notify Gongsun Ya, the general of the western expedition, to let him return to the country quickly, and then invite Wei Jun, otherwise it will not be enough to retreat the Qi army. ”

Wei Hou looked back, only to see that it was his eldest son Dongqiang, and his heart immediately put it back, "There is a son Dongqiang, and the widow is at peace." ”

After saying that, Wei Hou turned his head and shouted around, "Why don't you hurry up, find someone with faster legs and feet, and go to Xinzheng to ask Wei Jun for help." ”

"No!"

Immediately, several generals and doctors ran down.

After that, I only heard Zi Dongqiang say again, "Father Jun can also order all the soldiers to go to the city to guard, and then gather the young people in the city to go to the city together, so as not to break Puyang before the Wei army comes." ”

"Wu'er is reasonable, let's do it here." Although Wei Hou was middle-aged, he was obviously not full of courage, but he was also magnificent, and immediately handed over the military power to Zi Dongqiang.

At this time, behind a ** wall on the east side of the city, an old general with white hair and beard couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, his face full of disappointment.

Behind the old general was a young man who looked like a scholar, of medium height, with a slightly dark face, and his facial features were quite marked, but his eyes were often slightly narrowed, but the whole person was covered with a thinking temperament.

I only heard this young man suddenly open his mouth and persuade, "Uncle, don't blame yourself anymore, this Qi Hou is so happy that he turned to attack me to defend the country, it is also reasonable, standing in Qi Hou's thinking, it is also necessary to do this, but it is not the uncle's fault." ”

"Alas, martingale, uncle, I thought that the Qi army would retreat in the face of difficulties, but I didn't think it would bring disaster to our country." The old general sighed and shook his head.

The young man continued to bend over and persuade, "This is that the Marquis of Qi doesn't know what to do, and he has failed his uncle's kindness, if it weren't for the fact that my uncle remembered that he had an old relationship with the Qi State in my Wei ancestor, and he couldn't bear to see the Qi army going south in the arms of the Marquis of Wei, so he spread the news in our army, how could the Marquis of Qi know so quickly that the Wei army defeated the Qin army and the death of the Marquis of Han?" I am afraid that if the Qi army continues to move south, it will add some merits to Wei Houping. ”

Indeed, if it weren't for the fact that some generals in the Wei army deliberately spread the news of the Wei army's blockade in the army, how could it be that any people in the Wei army who were arrested by the Qi army could ask about these national affairs? You must know that in that era, the people at the bottom only cared more about their own well-being, hunger and hunger, and how many people cared about the major affairs between the princes.

"It's a pity that no one in the Qi army can comprehend my uncle's good intentions, it's a pity, it's a pity. This is the sin of Qi people, and my uncle should not be sad anymore. The young man shook his head.

"But you young people can see it accurately, you were the one who advised me not to deliberately spread the news in the first place, and it was you who persuaded me not to blame myself. Alas, my uncle is old, and some things are almost impossible to see, martingale, your parents died when you were young, and it was your uncle who raised you. Uncle also knows that you have many opinions, and this little patriotic country is not your world. This time, my uncle also figured it out, when the Qi army retreated, you will go on a study tour again, whether you go to Qi or Wei, my uncle will never stop you again. The old general sighed.

The young man's face was immediately happy, and he immediately bowed to his uncle, regardless of whether he was on the city wall. Yes, this young man is the Gongsun Martingale who will soon shine on the stage of history, at this time it is still called Gongsun Marting, but after he walks out of the country, he will be called Wei Marting, and then he will be called Shang Marting. said that he was a young man, but in fact, it was only relative to the old general in front of him, in fact, Gongsun Ying would be 29 years old.

Gongsun Martingale is the surname Ji after the Weiguo clan, because it is far away from the relatives of Weihou, so it is called Gongsun Martingale. Gongsun martingale grew up in Weiguo, and he urinated well since he was a child, and when he was more than ten years old, he left home to study in other countries, and returned home a few years later, but he was black and thin, which really made his uncle and aunt who raised him feel distressed, and the key thing is that people in their twenties don't even have a daughter-in-law, so when they came back from a study tour last time, they were ordered to die by their uncle, and they must stay in Puyang, marry a wife and have children.

It's a pity that Gongsun Marting's heart is not here, but between the nations. So the blind date is also forced, naturally it is a failure again and again, this will not have the words of the parents, so the uncle and aunt are not forced, and Gongsun Martingale is basically not doing his job, he became a small official in Puyang City, and it didn't take long for him to offend his boss and be resigned, so in this Puyang City, there is basically no girl who is the right person to look at Gongsun Marting.

It's just that Gongsun Martingale was tied to his home by his uncle, and he was not allowed to go out to travel again, how could the ambitious Gongsun Martingale endure it? But under the pressure of the elders, it had to be so.

So, when I heard my uncle's relenting words, I immediately rejoiced.

Looking at Gongsun Ying, the old general couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth, but then frowned again.

"Hey, I knew that I would have listened to you at the beginning, or I could meet the Marquis of Qi directly to explain the recent situation of the Wei army, and still be able to show the feelings of the Marquis of Qi, or let it go, regardless of how he was in the Qi army. Otherwise, it will not be like now, not only failed to make the Marquis of Qi admit his feelings, but also brought unwarranted disasters to Puyang, more than 100,000 troops under this city, and I have less than 20,000 in Puyang City, how can this city be defended? ”

"Nope."

Gongsun Ying said solemnly.

"Puyang City will not be breached. Uncle can rest assured. ”

Listening to Gongsun Ying's decisive voice, and then looking at the more than 100,000 troops under the city, the old general was a little puzzled, "Martingale, why are you so sure?" ”

"Because of Wei Hou."

After a pause, Gongsun Ying continued, "If Marquis Wei wants to dominate the world, he will not allow the small countries under his command that have been surrendered to be attacked by other countries, and Marquis Wei ordered me to defend the country to block the news, just for the sake of the Qi army, it is impossible for Marquis Wei to be unprepared." ”

"But this will be the main force of the Wei army is still in Xinzheng, Xinzheng can only arrive in Puyang from me at the earliest, plus my envoy can only set off to report to Wei Hou today, Wei Hou can only learn the news of the Qi army in seven days at the earliest, this time to come and go on the fifteenth, can I Puyang City defend it on my own?" Although the old general is just an ordinary general, with 2,000 men under his command, he is not a general who controls the military power of the whole country, but his concern for the country and the people is no less than that of the general or even the monarch.

Hearing his uncle's concern, Gongsun Ying smiled, "Uncle really thinks that Wei Hou is not prepared at all?" Now that the Marquis of Wei has set his sights on the State of Qi, how could the Wei army set off from Xinzheng? Perhaps the Wei army was actually waiting for the Qi army south of the river, but they didn't know that the Qi army had been diverted to Puyang. ”

"Besides,"

Saying that Gongsun Ying rushed to the Qi army under the city, he said, "The Qi army will definitely not attack the city today, this Qi army is to attack the Wei army and rescue Zhou Tianzi, it is for the field battle, not for the siege, and the Qi army came in a hurry from afar, and it is impossible to carry large siege equipment, so it will take two days to make siege equipment, so it seems that the Qi army should attack the city on the fourth day." ”

"And, uncle, look at the day." As he spoke, Gongsun Ying raised his head and looked up.

The old general also looked up, but only saw a faint cloud in the sky, today is a cloudy day, the autumn wind does not stop, it seems to have brought coolness.

"I'm afraid that on the fourth day, the Qi army will not be able to attack the city."

Gongsun Yingyou said.

Hearing his nephew say this, the old general believed a little, although this nephew has not yet started a family and has not succeeded, but judging from some recent events, Gongsun Martingale is quite accurate.

However, the old general remembered another saying in his heart, if the Qi army had to attack the city, then his own family died in battle, and he also asked for peace of mind. So for his nephew's words, the old general just nodded slightly and did not answer.

Looking down at the city again, I saw that the formation of the Qi army was well arranged, and the momentum was sufficient, and the dozens of chariots that had been galloping back and forth before the army had stopped showing off their might and were neatly parked in front of the army.