Yiqu, known as the country of Xirong in ancient times, has existed since the Shang Dynasty. {First Reading}

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Yiqu established a powerful county state to compete with Qin and Wei, and participated in the battle for vertical and horizontal battles in the Central Plains.

In the thirty-fourth year of King Zhao, he destroyed the country.

It's early March, but the weather is cool and pleasant.

Zhao Ping crouched on the desk, and after reading the newspaper in his hand, he finished organizing the items on the bookcase quite in an orderly manner, and then raised his head and looked at Meng Ji who was kneeling in the court. I couldn't help but feel a little funny in my heart, but my face was gloomy and I seemed to be angry.

"Meng Ji, didn't I tell you that to rescue Fuping, you must ask the general's permission to rescue Fuping. Even if you die on your knees here, if you don't have the General's Tiger Talisman, I can't mobilize a single soldier. Don't dwell on it here, go back and wait patiently. ”

When Meng Jian heard this, he suddenly became anxious.

"Pinghou, but now Fuping is in danger, Liu Junhou has no more than a thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, but he has to face the soldiers and horses of King Zuoxian...... If Pinghou does not send troops again, he is only afraid of Liu Junhou and them, and they will all die in Fuping County. There are not only my Great Qin's elite soldiers, but also thousands of my Old Qin people...... Pinghou, please come to the rescue, even if it is only a thousand people, it is better than standing by and watching. ”

Zhaoping frowned, and his face became even more gloomy.

"What do you mean by that? What does it mean that I stand by and watch? ”

As he spoke, Zhao Ping stood up and said angrily: "The total number of soldiers and horses in my Beidi County is only 20,000, and at the same time, I have to defend Xianyang, which is already overstretched, where are the generals to support Fuping?" You must know that in this battle of northern Xinjiang, whether it is Shangjun or Beidi, there are not enough soldiers and horses. The general intended to force the Xiongnu army to a decisive battle in False Yin Mountain. How do you know you, you ......

You have started the war in Fuping without authorization, which has already caused a headache for the general.

Is it possible to ignore the overall situation for the sake of a small county in Fuping? Okay, even if we have to go to the rescue of Fuping, maybe mobilize troops.

Hundreds of thousands of troops, do you think you can mobilize if you say it's mobilized?

Time, we need time...... Ten days. In another ten days, if the general comes to the tiger talisman, I will naturally send troops to the rescue. ”

Meng Ji was also angry, "Ten days, Fuping has already become a ruin!" ”

"Shut up!"

Zhaoping's chest rose and fell non-stop, and after a while, he calmed down, "Meng Ji, this is my Great Qin Law Order, the Supreme General Tiger Talisman, I can't mobilize troops and horses." ”

"But ......"

"No, but. Go down. I still have a lot of things to do here, and I don't have time to dwell on you. ”

After speaking, Zhao Ping brushed his sleeves and left.

Meng Ji's face turned pale, he stood up, stared at the black dragon flag on the wall in the center of the hall, and suddenly stomped his feet, turned around and left.

Until Meng Ji's figure disappeared, Zhaoping returned to the hall.

But by his side. But there is one more person, and it is the general Meng Tian.

"General, is it really okay to do this? Although Meng Ji's words just now were very impulsive, they were not unreasonable. For ten days, I'm really worried that Liu Kan won't be able to stand it. ”

Meng Tian sat down and smiled bitterly. {First Reading}

"This incident was born too suddenly, the soldiers and horses in your hands and me, the two counties add up to only 40,000, and the elite soldiers and horses are all in the clouds.

I have already sent someone to Xianyang to deliver the letter. If you can draw out the army of the captains. It is estimated to be ten days; It will take at least 30 days to transfer troops and horses from Yanmen and other places. So, no matter what, we can't act now, otherwise even Xianyang will be in danger. ”

Zhaoping suddenly sneered, "Are you willing to give up that Liu Kan?" ”

"What do you mean?"

Zhaoping sighed, "General, I know that you are trying to appease General Wang Li this time. did not hesitate to hand over all the elite soldiers and horses in his hands to him to command. He even organized the Battle of Fake Yin Mountain. But the question is, is it okay for General Wang Li? Can he take on the task? ”

Meng Tian said: "Pinghou." If you have something to say, just say it, don't be like this. ”

"Okay, in that case, I'll just make it clear." Zhaoping walked out of the lobby, and after seeing that there was no one around, he came back and sat down opposite Meng Tian, "General Wang Jian is like a god with soldiers, and General Wang Ben is also a master of the art of war, no one can deny this." But the question is, can General Wang Li be compared with General Wang Lao and the Great General? His strengths, his shortcomings, you and I are very clear in our hearts.

General, do you really think that Your Majesty believes in you because he asked you to supervise the war in the northern frontier?

What kind of person is Your Majesty, and what kind of shrewd person is he since he was in power, when he was in power, he seized the power of the country, and swept through the six countries?

He was well aware of the king's departing from the ground, his indecision, his constant decision-making when he was not right, and his own decision when he was not right......

Not to mention his plan for this battle in the northern frontier, his character alone is difficult to reassure His Majesty. Although your qualifications in the army are not as good as Wang Li, but His Majesty wants you to supervise the war in the northern frontier, what is the reason? It is because His Majesty sees through Wang Li's advantages and disadvantages. ”

Meng Tian was silent, and after a long time, he sighed.

"Pinghou, how can I not know General Wang's shortcomings? However, General Wang Jian and General Wang Ben have been in the army for many years and have accumulated great prestige. Among the 200,000 soldiers and horses in northern Xinjiang, there are at least a dozen generals from the old general's father and son. Not to mention that they had served under the old general earlier, and even Na Su Jiao was also from the general's account. These people have always been regarded as the king's departure, but if they are not appeased by the king's departure, how should these people be settled? You also know that since the death of General Wang Ben, my old Qin general ......"

Meng Tian didn't say any more, but Zhaoping could understand what he meant.

Indeed, since the pacification of the Six Kingdoms, the death of Lao Qin's famous generals has retreated and retreated, and now it happens to be in a vacuum.

The new generation of generals is still overwhelmed, and in the hands of Meng Tian, they are facing the dilemma that no one is available.

The fundamental reason why Li Si Wang Juan and they did not agree to the war against the Xiongnu is because of this. In troubled times, famous generals emerge one after another, but it is also destined that after the world is calmed down, there will be a vacuum in the government. Veterans, dare not use it; Youngster, you can't use it.

Zhaoping was silent for a moment, and suddenly spoke: "Then what are you planning to do now?" ”

Meng Tian's fingers tapped lightly on the bookcase. "Wait!"

"Wait?"

"That's right, wait ......" Meng Tian smiled slightly, stood up and walked to the door of the hall, raised his head to look at the clear blue sky, as if talking to himself: "I want to see, how far can this Liu Kan go?" Ren Huan is talented, I know very well. A guy who can be called the talent of my old Qin Dongliang in the next thirty years. What is the ability to make Ren Huan so respected.

Zhaoping raised his eyebrows and looked at Meng Tian in surprise.

"What, do you think that Liu Kan can still stop King Zuoxian?"

"If you don't try, how can you know?"

Zhao Ping smiled: "General, you have to figure out one thing...... Liu Kan only has more than 1,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, even if he adds thousands of people in Fuping, even if he has the ability to do the earth, I am afraid that he will not be able to resist the army of 50,000 tigers and wolves under the command of King Zuoxian. You think too highly of him. ”

Meng Tian smiled but did not answer.

After a moment, he said softly, "Pinghou, I need you to do something. ”

"What's the matter" You have to try to help Liu Kan secretly, so that he can hold Fuping for at least thirty days. At the same time, you have to try to deliver a message to the Huns. ”

Zhaoping asked, "What's the information?" ”

"Northland, emptiness!"

Zhao Ping gasped when he heard this. But he quickly came to his senses. A smile suddenly appeared on his face, "The real is false, the virtual is the real?" ”

"Exactly!"

Meng Tian's words, as if he had made up his mind, squeezed out of his mouth.

Zhao Ping couldn't help but clench his fists and slammed it on the bookcase, "Since the general has made such a decision, then Ping is also relieved." ”

Meng Tian didn't speak again, and looked to the north with a deep gaze.

Liu Kan. How will you decide?

Night. Meng Ji sat in the inn and drank stuffy wine with Shao Ping.

After returning from Fuping, three days have passed in the blink of an eye...... I thought it was a very simple thing, but now I have no clue.

Meng Ji never expected that Zhaoping would refuse to send troops to help.

It's not just that he feels puzzled, but even Shao Ping, who came with Meng Ji, can't think of the reason. Don't Zhaoping understand. Once Fuping is lost. Thousands of miles of plains in Northland County are like a woman stripped naked. Let the Huns wreak havoc? At that time, not only will the war ignite in the north, but it may even threaten Xianyang, and the problem will be serious.

"Eldest prince, what does this Pinghou mean?"

Shao Ping was also a little confused, and couldn't help but ask Meng Ji in a low voice, "How can the soldiers and horses in the hands of the military marquis resist the Huns."

"You ask me, who am I going to ask?"

Meng Zhi hated and threw the wine bottle on the case, "I said to the marquis of peace, even if you help a thousand people first, it is better than the military marquis fighting alone in Fuping."

But Pinghou said that there were less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the north, let alone 1,000 people, even if it was 100 people, they couldn't be drawn.

Moreover, without the general's tiger talisman, he could not mobilize troops and horses without authorization. I do have this article in the Great Qin Law, but I can't watch the military marquis send them to death...... No, I'm going to find Pinghou again, and I'm going to ask some Yuan Jun to come out anyway. ”

After Meng Ji finished speaking, he stood up and walked outside the house.

Who knew that a person walked in from the outside, and Meng Ji was colliding together.

"You mother's poison, blind dog's eyes!"

Meng Ji was in a bad mood, and he didn't see who was coming clearly, so he immediately scolded.

"Brother, it's me!"

Only then did Meng Ji see clearly that the person who came was actually his brother Munch. I saw Munch with an embarrassed smile on his face, standing at the door and shaking his head.

"Gram, when did you come back?"

Two days ago, when Meng Ji had just arrived at Yiqu, Meng Ke happened to lead the people of his headquarters to go out on business.

Munch said, "I didn't just come back, but when I heard that you were back, I hurried over to see you...... Brother, why are you so upset? ”

Meng exhaled heavily.

grabbed Munch's arm, "Ke, how many soldiers and horses do you have now?" ”

Meng Ke was stunned, "Three hundred cavalry, don't you know?" ”

"Give it to me, give it all!"

"Brother, what are you doing here......

Meng Ji angrily told Fuping about it. In the end, he also said: "You say, didn't Pinghou watch Liu Junhou and them die?" I was about to go and ask to see Pinghou again, but I can't squeeze out some soldiers and horses from him, plus your cavalry, and we will go to Fuping. ”

When Munch heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly.

"Brother, without the Tiger Talisman, how could I send troops and horses?"

Meng Yi's eyes rolled. Waving his arms and roaring, "What tiger talisman is not a tiger talisman, Munch, if you don't help me, don't call me brother in the future." ”

Meng Kra grabbed Meng Meng's arm, grabbed him back again, and pressed him next to the wine table.

"Brother, it's not that I don't help you, the question is how much can my three hundred cavalry help you?"

"I'll go to Pinghou again to find a way to squeeze out seven hundred soldiers and horses."

"But here's the problem. Pinghou is not in Yiqu now! ”

"Huh?"

Meng Ji and Shao Ping couldn't help but widen their eyes and exclaimed in unison. Meng Ji said: "How is this possible? I've seen Pinghou at noon. Meng Ke took a sip of wine, "When I went to the military mansion just now to return the Tiger Fu Land, the people in the mansion said that Pinghou led the team to leave Yiqu in the evening and went to Fushi to discuss things with his father. It is estimated that it will take about ten days to come back. You go now, and you can't find anyone. ”

"Gone to the skin?"

Meng Ji said angrily: "How can he go to skin Shi at this time? Fuping is imminent, he should stay in Yiqu. ”

"How can I know about this Shangguan?"

Shao Ping on the side, his eyes suddenly rolled, "Second son, then your tiger talisman, have you ever handed it in?" ”

Munch shook his head and said, "Pinghou is not here. No one receives the Tiger Talisman...... But I've already reported to the military office. The Tiger Talisman is still in my hands. ”

Meng Ji didn't say a word, and stretched out his hand.

"What to do?"

"Give me the Tiger Talisman!"

Meng Ke smiled: "Brother, don't say that I can't give you the tiger talisman, even if I give it to you, three hundred cavalry, do you think it can have any effect?" ”

"I don't care!"

Meng Ji blushed and had a thick neck, waved his arms excitedly and said, "Even if it's useless." It's better than Liu Junhou and them fighting alone. If you don't give it to me. I immediately returned to Fuping County alone. Bow to Lao Qin and go to the national disaster together...... My old Qin people only have their heads facing north. Those who died in the south cannot be saved without death. K, don't you tell me this nonsense, in a word, help me or not? ”

Munch hesitated, "Okay, if you don't help me, I'll go back by myself!" ”

"Brother and slow!"

Munch grabbed Meng Ji's arm.

Meng Ji shook his hand to break free, and roared with anger: "Munch, if you dare to stop me again, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people, let go." ”

"Brother, listen to me...... Tiger talisman, I can't give it to you...... Don't worry, but I can find a way to get you some people. ”

"Someone?"

Meng Ji's face changed suddenly.

With a bright smile on his face, he sat down and hugged Munch, "I knew you guys had a lot of ideas, okay, hurry up, how to make people." ”

"Now, our Yiqu is indeed empty of troops, only 8,000 soldiers and horses are stationed, and the rest are distributed on various passes to Xianyang. Moreover, without the tiger talisman of Pinghou, you really can't mobilize your troops and horses...... However, in addition to these 8,000 soldiers and horses, there are still more than 10,000 people in Yiqu...... And all of them were requisitioned from Guanzhong, and they didn't enjoy the people's land, so why not take advantage of it?

It may not be possible to recruit all of them, but there is no problem with one or two thousand people.

It's just up to you to recruit them......

As for heavy weapons, I can help you figure it out. When I passed by the Yiqu Reservoir just now, a batch of baggage had just arrived from Pinyang. The Cao Guan, who guarded the treasury, had a good relationship with me, and I borrowed the tiger talisman in my hand to bring all this batch of baggage.

Brother, that's all I can do, as for how to call on those people, it depends on your ability. ”

The smile on Meng Ji's face is even brighter!

"Gram, you really deserve to be my good brother...... Just help me think about how to call on the people. ”

"Call me brother at this time? You had to fight with me just now. Munch looked disdainful, "Still, I really can't think of how to call those people." ”

Shao Ping, who had been silent, had an idea at this time.

"It's certainly impossible to enlist, though...... When the military marquis was in Loucangdi, he once said: The world is bustling for profit...... Since we can't recruit them, why not lure them up? And he told them how much grain he would get for those who were willing to go. ”

Meng Ji frowned, "Two thousand people, where did I go to raise so much grain?" ”

Shao Ping said with a smile: "The eldest prince can't raise it, but it doesn't mean that the military marquis can't raise it...... Don't forget, in the hands of the military marquis, he has the right to raise grain and millet. When the time comes, let the military marquis come forward to solve the problem, anyway, he won't care about the grain of the two thousand people. ”

The two of them were stunned for a long time, and then suddenly laughed, "This plan is very good, very good...... According to Pingsima's words. ”