readx;?readx; Chapter 662 "The Book of Persuasion"

After the pass was broken, the Qi army did not quickly escape from the Tiger Prison Pass as expected by the Qin people, but part of them entered the dense dwellings in the city, preparing to take advantage of the intricate terrain to start street battles with the Qin army; Chen Liefeng led another part of the officers and soldiers, holding the eastern wall, hoping to hold the opponent back until the moment when reinforcements arrived. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But he underestimated the savagery of Prince Yong, when he tried to pass through the street several times, he was met with the desperate resistance of the Qi army, and after sending troops to encircle and suppress it had another effect, Qin Li ordered people to set fire everywhere in the city, and the firewood in the courtyard was stomped and the thatched roof caught fire, and the beams and furniture were set on fire, as well as all combustible things...... Qin Li learned and sold again, using a large number of poisonous dragon bullets, turning an impenetrable tiger prison into a hell on earth.

The soldiers of the Qi army finally couldn't bear the torment, and rushed out with their heads in their arms, some wanted to surrender, some wanted to fight hard, but they were all killed by the Longxiang cavalry who were waiting for them. I don't know how many Qi soldiers were burned to death and smoked to death in the fire, and even the corpses could not be recovered......

Shen Qing saw that the East City was shining brightly, so he personally commanded a division of the First Army, covering the artillery troops through the main roads on both sides of the raging fires, and arrived at the large open space under the East City.

In this era, whenever the fortress of the city, in order to prevent the enemy from attacking and igniting the dwellings and causing a fire in the whole city, a blank area will be set up within the range of more than ten or ten zhang within the city wall, and the people are not allowed to build dwellings, nor are they allowed to pile up indiscriminately. As the first fortress of the Qi Kingdom, the Tiger Prison Pass strictly abides by this regulation, and nearly 40 zhang isolation belts are set up on the east and west city walls...... It's just that I didn't expect that at this moment, it would become an artillery position for the Qin army to bombard itself.

The Qin army bombarded the city with trebuchets and Franc machines for a whole night, and only at dawn did it send siege troops to try to completely occupy the eastern city wall.

To their surprise, as if they had crawled out of hell, the Qi army once again stood on the head of the city that had become a piece of rubble. Looking at those Qi ** people who were scarred and looked like nine ghosts, the soldiers of the Qin Army, who had never been afraid of heaven and earth, couldn't help but feel a chill.

The resistance of the Qi army lasted until noon, and after paying the price of nearly 2,000 people, the Shenwu division in charge of the siege of the city brought down the last group of Qi troops, and finally ended the battle of Tiger Prison Pass, which lasted five days and lost nearly 20,000 elite soldiers.

At this time, the fire in the city had not been extinguished......

After confirming that none of the Qi troops had escaped from the Tiger Prison Pass, the officers and soldiers of Qin began to 'search for Chen Liefeng' with great interest.

But only from under the rubble pile on the eastern city, the body of an old man in expensive armor and a broken body was found. Through the torture of the captives, they confirmed that this was Chen Liefeng, who had been shot and killed on the spot in the shelling of the previous night, and that the soldiers had laid his body in the city gate tower, only to be destroyed by the cannons and buried under the rubble.

When Shen Qing presented the noble Protector General's sword wrapped in shark skin to King Wucheng, the pleasure of the conqueror in Qin Lei's heart had subsided, and only the kind of things that were left in his arms were full of injuries, and there was even a trace of envy. In essence, they are all the same kind of people, and they will inevitably die in life, compared to dying of old age and sickness, dying on the battlefield and the horse leather shroud is the best destination. Watching his old opponents go before him one by one, in addition to envy, there was only a burst of unspeakable loneliness......

The news that the Qin army had lightningly conquered the Tiger Prison Pass shocked the world, and the Qin State was naturally excited and encouraged, and Shinong Industry and Commerce enthusiastically donated money and materials to support the country's war and avenge their hatred. But for the State of Qi and the State of Chu, it is like a thunderbolt from the blue!

The Qi reinforcements who got the news had to stop in the area of Guandu and wait for Baisheng Gong's next instructions.

The two countries quickly reached an unconditional alliance and agreed to jointly send troops to attack Qin from the southeast and southeast, but the speed of the assembly of the two ** teams was really disappointing, even if the Qi State had been knocked on the door of the country, it was not until the end of May that 250,000 troops were gathered, and the grain and grass were not able to be collected, so they were unable to launch a counteroffensive at all.

In fact, the navy of Chu can do it at any time, but Zhu Lie is still waiting...... I am afraid that the Qin State will stop if it wins the Tiger Pass, and go all out to deal with the Chu State.

After knowing that their armaments were lax, food and grass were scarce, and they did not have the conditions for battle, and that they understood that the Chu State would not make the first move, the nobles of the Qi State, represented by Prince Rong, all believed that the Qin State was in full swing and could not be compared with the enemy, and should make appropriate concessions in order to seek peace...... Their reasons are very sufficient, anyway, they have earned so much silver from the Qin State over the years, and they should change their fortunes and eliminate disasters.

But Zhao Wuji resolutely disagreed, according to his understanding of Qin Lei, that guy was a wolf and greedy, and he couldn't satisfy his ** except for swallowing the whole world. Only when he is hurt and injured can there be peace talks, otherwise he can only cut meat and feed the tiger and bring about his own destruction!

The famous people such as Baisheng Gong all think that the best result of this battle is to seek peace with dignity, and they do not have the luxury of regaining the Tiger Prison Pass, which has to be said to be the sorrow of the dignified Qi country......

But at this time, with the old age and defeat of Baisheng Gong, his prestige has not been as good as before, if it were not for the military power, I am afraid that he would have been defeated by those princes and ministers. Fortunately, his view of "fighting first and then making peace, and being tough on the other" was supported by the Prime Minister Shangguan Yunhe, and in order to persuade the nobles of the surrender faction, Shangguan Cheng wrote the famous "Book of Persuading My Emperor to Go All Out to Fight with the Qin State", referred to as the "Book of Persuasion of War", this article is often cited by later scholars, as an argument for analyzing the Qin State's superiority in the later period, and is excerpted as follows:

"The Qin State is located in the north and south of Xiongguan, with thousands of miles of fertile fields, brothers are concentric, monarchs and ministers are diligent, and there is the meaning of sweeping the world, encompassing the universe, encompassing the four seas, and annexing the heart of the eight wildernesses! At that time, Qin Lei, the king of martial arts, ruled the internal law in addition to conscription, light taxes, farming and weaving, commerce, repairing and defending war tools, training millions of male soldiers, accumulating grain and slowing down the formation of film hegemony! So it lasted several years, the law was successfully changed, the Haiyan River was clear, the national strength was prosperous, and the whole was united, and its strength was invincible! ”

"My Qi country and Southern Chu have also changed their laws, but compared to Qiang Qin, it can be said that it is like a cloud of mud, and the difference is thousands of miles! The key to its success or failure lies in the fact that Qin has the enlightenment of the Emperor of Heaven and the power of King Wucheng, while Qi Chu does not have such a strong minister and dares to shake Mount Tai above his head! Who is Tarzan? Princes and nobles, wealthy families! ”

"The disaster of my great Qi lies in the wealthy, and the disaster of the wealthy family lies in greed and lack of progress! Wang Gongzi's official fortune is prosperous, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all out of his door! With power in hand but no restraint, he wantonly seized the estates, slaves and maidservants, and even a few hundred and ten families, occupying ninety percent of the world's property and assets! But there is no trace of feedback! ”

"His children were born rich and noble, Zhong Ming Ding food, so he did not want to forge ahead, indulged in lust, poor and extravagant, and even 'smoked clothes and shaved faces, Fu Fan Shi Zhu', life and behavior are tantamount to women, such weak willows to help the wind, how can they resist the strong Qin, Zhongxing Daqi?!"

At the beginning of the new law, the lord and the public were prejudiced, and there were similarities and differences. Although this heart is stubborn, it is to worry about the country; And what is said is false, and there are few reasonable people. As a result, the law has been changed overnight, and the yang has been disobeyed, and it has long been reduced to a tool of the powerful for them to suck the blood of the people, which is beneficial and harmless to our people, and it will be harmful for a long time! ”

"This barbaric exploitation will not change, no matter how large the population of our Daqi is, no matter how large the territory is, no matter how good the soldiers and horses are, no matter how much money and food there is, when it comes to war, it is still a country with no available soldiers, and the soldiers have no heart to fight to the death! As soon as it encounters Qiang Qin, it will be like hot and splashing snow, and its original form will be revealed! So the Qin people surrendered and took the tiger prison......"

"Now Yutian, the king of Qin, wants to take advantage of the residual power of the tiger prison, revitalize the long-term strategy and Yuyu, swallow Qi Chu and die the princes, and perform the supreme and control **! If I don't cheer up again, I will definitely collapse, and the foundation of the world will be closed! This is the consensus of the government and the opposition! ”

However, it may be said that Qin can reward Qin with wealth and land in exchange for a momentary respite, and he can also take the opportunity to cheer up and work hard. This statement sounds reasonable at first glance, but it is actually the voice of the country. If I Qi and Chu are vying for land and reparations to bribe Qin, but Qin continues to send troops to feed the war with war, divide the rivers and mountains, and slaughter the world. It will inevitably cause the wealth of the people in the world to flow into the Qin State one after another, and at that time, the strong will inevitably become stronger and the weak will become weaker, and the generals of the world will have no place for His Majesty to stand! ”

"Now there is only the strength of the whole country to fight against the tyrannical Qin! The art of war cloud 'mourning soldiers will win, proud soldiers will be defeated', now the whole country knows that my great Qi is in danger, has become a mourning army, must go all out, restore my rivers and mountains, blood will not be drained, never truce! And the tyrannical Qin seized my tiger prison and the Xiongguan, and he must be complacent, thinking that the victory is in his hands, and he will become an arrogant soldier, and he will be invincible with the mourning soldiers who must win against the proud soldiers who must be defeated. What's more, once Qi and Qin start a war, Southern Chu will inevitably intervene, and then the enemy will be attacked on the back of the abdomen, and Qin Guoyan will be undefeated? ”

"Qi defeats Qin, you can get at least ten years of peace, then Your Majesty cheers up, monopolizes power, repairs politics internally, connects friends externally, governs the minister, and cares for the people, so that the army and the people are of the same virtue, accumulate national strength, ten years of life and gathering, ten years of lessons, twenty years away, Qin Qi is a swamp? In this way, it is inevitable that the saints of Your Majesty will be blessed forever! Woohoo, if this is the case, the minister's liver and brain will be smeared, and there will be no regrets with death! ”