Chapter 10 Camping for a Vacation
An hour later, the curtain came down on the huge siege battle, because the two generals had been performing for too long, and it was already noon, although it was early autumn, but it was only cool in the morning and evening, and the midday sun was still very hot. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Although this is a semi-slave and semi-feudal society, human rights, or respect for soldiers, or the importance of righteousness, are still much higher than some feudal dynasties in later generations, and Han Wei is obviously among them.
In Zhou Bian's view, there were still no bright spots on the first day of the siege, and the Wei army was like the Han army attacking Luoyang, first suppressing the city head with archers, and then using swords and shields to carry the ladder to attack the city, and this ladder was obviously prepared by the Wei army two days ago. And the Han army has nothing to show off, and like Luoyang at the beginning, it chose to defend the city, since Han Jin returned to the city, there has never been a soldier out of the city, but I don't know if the city gate has been blocked like Luoyang at the beginning.
Therefore, this battle was the same as the Wei army's attack on Shiqiu not long ago, and it soon developed into hand-to-hand combat, which naturally made Zhou Bian uninterested.
It's just that Zhou Bian can't figure it out, didn't Wei Hou forcibly take away the catapult craftsman in Luoyang, why didn't he use it here? You must know that with the might of the Wei army, hundreds of catapults threw stones into Xinzheng City together, but I am afraid that if the Han army does not risk death to destroy the catapults, Xinzheng City will be smashed in two days. As soon as the Korean army left the city, judging from the gap in combat effectiveness, I was afraid that it would not be able to get close to the catapult at all.
So Zhou Bian couldn't figure out why Wei Hou didn't use it, could it be that he didn't pay attention to new weapons, but why did he force him to go, or maybe Wei Hou didn't attach much importance to attacking Xinzheng City, so why did he rush to make a ladder and risk the lives of his soldiers? I really don't understand, but after thinking about it for a while, Zhou Bian stopped thinking about it, but kept the doubts in his heart.
After the battle, the Wei army slowly retreated to the barracks, and soon disappeared from the field of vision of Xinzheng City, leaving a mess in one place. However, there were not many corpses of the Wei army under the city, but under the cover of the Wei army, all of them were dragged away by the soldiers and civilians.
Han Hou, who re-ascended the city tower, still had an iron face, although today's siege time was not short, but he resolutely expressed the determination of the Wei army to attack the city, as evidenced by the blood stains on the city wall.
The capital of the country was attacked, it was really a shame, Han Hou, who was depressed, went down to the city after turning around, but on the way back to the palace, Han Hou was also hesitating, whether to draw troops from other places in Korea?
In fact, Han Hou has been thinking about this issue, but he has never made a decision, because in order to attack Luoyang, all the troops that can be drawn out of the country have been withdrawn, and these troops are precisely in Xinzheng, which means that if the troops are transferred from other places, it will affect the local guard forces. There are 400,000 armored soldiers in the whole of Korea, of which about 150,000 are north of the river, and 20,000 have been transferred to cross the river to the south, and 250,000 are north of the river, and 100,000 have been drawn, which constitute the main force to attack Luoyang, but I didn't expect that there were less than 90,000 people who returned to Xinzheng, plus 40,000 Xinzheng defenders, then there are 100,000 troops guarding Xinzheng at present.
According to the news obtained by the scouts, the Wei army has a total of 150,000, 130,000 against 150,000, if it is a field battle, the Korean army is naturally not enough, but there is still the advantage of the city, which is enough to withstand the difference of 20,000 troops. Thinking of this, Han Hou clenched his fists vigorously, Ben Hou didn't believe in evil, why was he so afraid of Wei Jun?
In the end, Han Hou coughed lightly, got out of the carriage with his head held high, and walked to his dormitory. But he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived at the dormitory, a violent cough made Han Hou couldn't help but bend down, startling the two little palace maids at the entrance of the dormitory. It was still the little palace maid who was a little older among them who reacted quickly, and immediately stepped forward to support her, and then shouted outside the dormitory, "Hurry up and call the doctor." ”
There was a sudden rush in the Han Palace, but it was quickly blocked, and there was no news of it leaving the palace.
At this time, Zhou Bian also returned to the camp with the Wei army.
The royal family is stationed next to a small stream, and there is a small forest on the opposite side of the stream, although this geographical environment is definitely worse than that of the Marquis of Wei, but it is still much stronger than the camping of other generals of the Wei State, let alone ordinary Wei soldiers.
Walking here again, Zhou Bian still couldn't help but sigh, is this a vacation, or is there a war? I really know how to choose a place. However, Zhou Bian only sighed, he couldn't take care of his own affairs, why should he worry about Wei Hou?
As soon as they approached, they saw Bai Jian and Qiao Nu directing a group of temple men to cut down trees, and a group of people were working in the small forest across the stream, ignoring that it was noon, and beside them, several trees had fallen to the ground, and several small temple people were dealing with branches and leaves.
"What is this?" With doubts, Zhou Bian walked quickly to the creek and stopped at the side of the stream. Although this stream is only ten steps wide, the water of the stream is crystal clear, and the depth is about one person deep, so although Zhou Bian wants to go over the water, he is dressed neatly, and there are so many people watching, so Zhou Bian can only give up.
However, the white eunuch and Qiaonu on the other side of the creek did not think so, and when they saw that the king had returned, the white eunuch immediately shouted, lifted his robe, and put it through the stream. And Qiao Nu also lifted the dress and wore it, and the women of this era were still much more open than other feudal dynasties in later generations.
"My lord, the villain estimated that I would have to live here with the king for a while, so he thought of building a small bridge for the king, and when he had nothing to do, he could also cross the river and go around the small forest on the other side, which was much cooler. Anyway, I'm idle, the king went with the Wei army to watch the battle, and we are all still here, so it's not troublesome. Bai Jian didn't care about getting his feet wet, put down his robe and ran over.
Looking at Bai Jian's robe, which was quickly half wet, Zhou Bian couldn't help but smile, "It's okay, it's just that we make such a big move, won't Wei Jun interfere?" ”
Bai Jian was stunned, "Why are they interfering with us?" And it doesn't affect them? ”
Qiao Nu, who ran over after him, also said, "Qiao Nu has seen the king, Wei Jun should not have an opinion, Wei Hou is cutting wood themselves, it seems that they are going to build a palace, our movement is still small." Qiao Nu also expected to discuss with the white supervisor whether to build a small cabin for the king, although the stream was cool, but the water was heavy, and it was still a little worse to sleep in the tent. ”
"Wei Hou will really enjoy it, then build a hut for this king, well, build a hut first, and then make a bridge." Looking at the posture of Wei Hou, this is a long-term battle outside Xinzheng City, think about the ancient siege war is a few months or even a year or two, and the Korean army has fought Luoyang for more than a month, so now the Wei army is fighting Xinzheng, isn't it also a long-term struggle? So Zhou Bian nodded and agreed.
"No!" Bai Jian and Qiao Nu hurriedly said yes.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Bian lowered his head, but saw that half of Qiaonu's dress was wet, the hem of the thin gauze dress was attached to the calf, and the light red dress was lined with Qiaonu's fair skin, showing a kind of feminine beauty that exists across any era, or ** beauty.
Is this what gets wet? It's just a pity that the dress of this era is wide as the main theme, and it is really not tight, even if it is a summer skirt, so this half-wet palace skirt is still not enough to outline the girl's curves.
But Rao is like this, and he can also see that Zhou Bian is a little stunned, is it because although his body has become smaller, his mental age is still in his twenties? It's a pity that before the body grows up, it can only suffer. So Zhou Bian saw Qiaonu pulling his skirt with both hands, his nervous feet shrunk together, and he lowered his head but didn't dare to make a sound.
The white supervisor on the side and Fan Yu Su Rui, who accompanied him, also did not make a sound, under the scorching sun, next to the stream, on the wet bank, the atmosphere was a little ** for a while.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for Ning Yue to come and break the embarrassment, "Wang, lunch is ready, please eat." ”
It's also that these people are idle and bored, Ning Yue ran to see the cooking as soon as he came back from the battlefield, Ning Yue was not born in a noble, and naturally he didn't particularly avoid these places, so as soon as he saw that lunch was ready, he came to call the king.
After approaching, Ning Yue found a few people in the white prison, and when he asked, he knew that these temple maids were bored in the camp in the morning, so he thought about making a wooden house and a wooden bridge for the king to play, and nodded, Ning Yue didn't say anything, but continued to urge the king to have lunch.
It was indeed hungry, Zhou Bian waved his hand and walked with Ning Yue, but he suddenly had an idea in his heart, although this idea was a little dirty, but as soon as it came out, it was like taking root, and it could no longer be wiped off, and it was even sprouting and flowering.
After lunch, a feeling of sleepiness came up, so he didn't care about any thoughts, and under the service of the little maid, Zhou Bian fell asleep.
Unexpectedly, at this time, there was a lot of noise in the Qin capital Liyang, on one side was a group of doctors led by Gan Long, and on the other side were several young generals.
For a long time, I only heard Qin Hou, who was sitting cross-legged in a high position, slapped the case in front of him and shouted, "Don't fight anymore, you have made up your mind, immediately send troops to Xinzheng, Wang Gan, order 150,000 troops, swear to be a soldier tomorrow, and go to the army alone!" ”
As soon as Qin Hou's words fell, several young sons suddenly knelt on the ground, "Father, just go to this matter, why bother Father!" ”
Hearing these voices, Qin Hou's face suddenly became kind, "Qu Liang stayed in Liyang to defend the Qin State for Lone, Ying Qian can go out with Lone, and the rest of the sons will stay in Liyang to assist Prince Qu Liang." ”
"No!" Several people immediately knelt down on one knee instead. And the rest of the ministers are kneeling on the ground, in today's Qin court, Qin Hou is absolutely a word, the reason is very simple, several major domestic families who are dissatisfied with Qin Hou do not come to the court at all, about this, Qin Hou has no choice but to maintain the current balance situation.
But now, Qin Hou saw hope, or finally made up his mind, because Qin Hou was ready to fight the banner of King Qin and return to the Central Plains. In fact, as early as when South Korea besieged Luoyang, Qin Hou was hesitating, because Qin had just formed an alliance with South Korea last year, so Qin Hou was a little swaying in his heart, and he simply didn't help each other. And now, the Marquis of Qin finally made up his mind, because the Marquis of Wei actually held Zhou Tianzi hostage and besieged Xinzheng, which is good, sent troops at one time, helped two allies, and the best thing is that the enemy is precisely the death place of the Qin State, the Wei State, why not do it?
It's just that what I just argued is that we should send troops to Hexi and take advantage of the lack of troops in Wei to recapture Hexi? Or send troops to Xinzheng to rescue Zhou Tianzi? In the end, Qin Hou made the final decision and sent troops to Xinzheng.
Qin Hou saw very far, although he has temporarily given up Hexi, but he has won two allies, not to mention, he can also get the reward of the Son of Heaven, which is very beneficial to the international situation of Qin, and it is also conducive to consolidating Qinhou's position in the country, and most importantly, it also avoids a death fight with the Wei army, because Qin Hou believes that Wei is too much to move, and Qi and Zhao will not let it go.
Therefore, Qin Hou decided to send troops to Xinzheng, but it is obvious that in this era, the idiom of encircling Wei to save Zhao has not yet appeared, otherwise, if he knew, maybe Qin Hou would hesitate again.
At the same time, in the Linzi Qi Palace, the Great Qi Hall bathed in the setting sun, a middle-aged man in Chinese clothes with a majestic face sat on the top of the main hall, but his face was dull, the reason was very simple, his two courtiers were arguing fiercely.
The subject of the debate is naturally whether to immediately send troops to Xinzheng, in the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of the State of Qi, Wei Guoqiang robbed the tribute paid by the State of Qi to the Zhou royal family, which is the first naked provocation and contempt, as a big country in the East, Qi, naturally can't bear this breath. What's more, now that the Marquis of Wei has held Zhou Tianzi hostage and besieged the Han capital Xinzheng, how can the State of Qi tolerate the Wei family to sit big?
Therefore, including the Marquis of Qi, many doctors and generals demanded that troops be sent to Xinzheng immediately, first, to relieve the siege of Korea, second, to show favor to the Zhou family, to re-establish the style of the overlord of Qi, and third, to inhibit the strength of Wei, no matter how you look at it, it is beneficial.
And the opponents do not disagree with these benefits, their opinion is very simple, the combat effectiveness of the Qi army is not good, I am afraid it is not the opponent of the Wei army, for the current Qi country, after the chaos of several generations of kings, what should be done now is to recuperate, not to provoke a strong country and lead to war.
So Qi Hou has a headache, what should it be, both sides have their own reasons, think about the benefits they can get, and then think about the strength of the Wei army, it is really difficult to make up your mind.
Obviously, at this time, both Qin and Qi already knew that Zhou Tianzi was in the Wei army, but the personalities of the two kings and their respective positions in their respective countries, as well as the urgent needs of the two vassal states, determined that the countermeasures of the two countries were completely different.
At this time, Zhou Tianzi and Zhou Bian, who have become the focus of discussion on the national affairs of several powerful countries, do not have the slightest consciousness of being the focus. After a comfortable afternoon nap until sunset, Zhou Bian stretched out of the tent, only to feel that his spirit was extremely refreshing.
Hey, I'm really idle during this time, I have to find something to do, let's practice sword practice with Fan Yu, otherwise this person will be useless if he is lazy.
Thinking of this, Zhou Bian twisted his waist and asked the attendants beside him where Fan Yu was.
Immediately there was a squire with a hand, and it was by the brook.
Didn't ask the attendant to shout, Zhou Bian walked towards the creek, but as soon as he approached, he hooked up a lot of splashes, and took a look after blocking it with his hand, only to find that in the stream, several men were only playing with a pair of pants in their lower abdomen. Fan Yu is among them.
For this kind of indecency that the ancients thought was indecent, Zhou Bian was not surprised, but suddenly remembered an idea he had before lunch.
So Zhou Bian turned sideways and asked, "This king wants to ask Wei Hou for more tarpaulins, who will go and run for this king?" ”