Zhang Yi asked about the situation of the battle of Michi, and he couldn't help frowning, he glanced at Brother Jun Yingsi, and asked him how to answer Zhang Yi.

Ying Si's face was gloomy and unsmiling, he had the heart to lower his posture at the moment, but in front of his younger brother, he was reluctant to lose face.

Because, when the Imperial Council discussed the battle of Michi, the Emperor advocated a temporary truce, and it was the main peace faction. And Ying Si himself heard that Su Qin was indulging in pleasure, and he himself hated both ends of the Korean head, so he rashly launched a war against Korea regardless of the risk.

And it turns out that Zhu Liji's opinion is right, and now in the battle of Michi, the emergency situation encountered by the Qin State is far worse than that of Anyi before, and it is in danger, and there is a tendency that even Hangu Pass is not guaranteed.

Ying Si kept silent, and made it clear that he wanted to tell Zhang Yi about it, and he had a lot of opinions about his brother. Not only did he not listen to the advice and the soldiers went out of the pond, but also on the issue of Zhang Yi's appointment, if he could have reduced his suspicions and made a decisive appointment, maybe Zhang Yi would have put forward a different view on the battle of the pond.

Because of Ying Si's stubbornness, Zhu Liji, Gao Sheng and others took a lot of trouble to urge Zhang Yi's original wife to return to the east, and married a woman from the Qin clan, so that Brother Jun Ying Si was completely at ease with others. However, at this time, the battle of Michi had reached a very critical juncture.

Tonight, the two brothers ignored the late night, a monarch and a ruling minister, condescended to be noble, and personally came to Zhang Yi's place to ask questions, isn't it also very faceless? What's the trouble!

Thinking about the unpleasant situation in the past two months, Zhu Li really wanted to let go completely and let Brother Jun win to clean up the mess. However, when I think about it, I can't bear it. Out of family affection and concern for the state affairs of the Qin State, he had to carry it for Brother Jun.

Zhang Yi had actually seen the problem from Qin Jun's expressions and simple words, he calmed down and listened quietly to Qin Liji's detailed explanation of Qin Jun's predicament.

It turned out that more than a month ago, after the imperial meeting, the Qin State urgently mobilized an army of 150,000 and besieged the Michi area of Korea in three ways according to the predetermined plan.

The battle for the attack on Korea was led by Sima Cuo, who launched an attack on the Korean city of Michi from the middle lane. At the same time, Gongsun Yan led his army to attack Jiaoyang City, the right flank of Mianchi, and Ji Fen led his army to attack Shangguan City, the left flank of Mianchi.

The three-way army marched in unison, and as soon as they came out of Hangu Pass, they were like tigers descending from the mountain, and pounced on the Michi area of South Korea.

As expected, the initial stage of the battle went very smoothly, Sima Coo took Michi City within five days, Gongsun Yan then captured Jiaoyang City, only Shangguan City attacked by Ji Fen, because the Korean soldiers and civilians in the city, united as one, desperately resisted, and held on for nearly a month.

In the meantime, in order to support Ji Fen, Sima Cuo mobilized the troops on the right and the middle, reinforced Ji Fen on the left flank, and gathered nearly 80,000 Qin troops under Shangguan City, and shot at the head of Shangguan City day and night.

Shangguan City is located on the north side of the pond, built by the mountain, the terrain is very dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The general of the defending army was named Li Qi, and he made full use of the terrain to defend the east and south entrances of Shangguan City. Although the Qin army was numerous, it faced the narrow entrance, and although there were many people, they could not be used.

Li Qi and the soldiers and civilians poured water on the façade of the Shangguancheng city wall, and in winter, a thin layer of ice immediately formed on the outside of the city wall, which was very smooth. The Qin army's ladders, winches, grappling hooks and other siege equipment were unable to focus, and the Korean defenders blocked the besieging Qin army with a rain of arrows.

Moreover, because the Qin army was eager to attack the city, a large number of crossbow arrows were shot into Shangguan City in the early stage, and the last thing that the defenders of Shangguan City lacked were arrows and crossbows, so the Qin army was so dry that they were at a loss.

If Shangguancheng could not be captured for a long time, the army of Qin State would not be able to cross the pond and launch a deeper attack on the hinterland of Korea, because it was like a thorn in the back, leaving a "nail" in the rear that was not easy to pull out, and it might turn into a defeat for thousands of miles.

The battle ahead fell into a stalemate, and Gongsun Yan gloated and secretly wrote to Qin Jun Yingsi, accusing the main general Sima Cuo of failing to take a thunderous surprise attack, which led to the stubborn resistance of the Han army in Shangguancheng.

And Sima Cuo also learned about Gongsun Yan's secret performance from the mouth of a close minister in the court, he was furious, and also wrote to Qin Jun to win the si, counting Gongsun Yan is narrow-minded, unable to cooperate with the action, and is constrained everywhere with himself, clearly disloyal to Qin, and has two hearts.

Qin Jun Yingsi received Gongsun Yan's secret recital, and before he could figure out how to deal with it, he received Sima Cuo's recital, and he was very unhappy at that time, and he was very dissatisfied with the two of them.

However, with more than 100,000 troops outside, and the two generals were both leading troops, Ying Si took into account the war and the emotions of the two generals, so he could only break his teeth and swallow it into his stomach, daring to be angry and not daring to speak out.

Ying Si was anxious, so he called his younger brother Zhu Liji, put the two parts in front of him, and asked, "Brother Ji, what do you think, what should I do?" ”

Zhu Liji read the two folds carefully a few times, and he was also worried about Qin Jun, as the saying goes: The general is outside, and the king's order is not affected. It is not good to favor one or the other between the two.

At this time, he suddenly understood what the hidden worries in his heart were, and when he was at the imperial meeting, he was still not very clear, and he suddenly realized that he was holding the two pieces in his hand at the same time.

The person who worries about the disease is the battle between the two generals Gongsun Yan and Sima Cuo. The scramble between the two, when the battle is going well, can certainly boost morale and conquer the city.

However, when the battle situation was not smooth, the conflict between the two generals caused mutual restraint and blame each other, making the war situation develop in an even more unfavorable direction.

If you only see the good side and only focus on the good side, and lack of foresight of the possible unfavorable situation, it is very likely to suffer a big loss, or even lead to an uncontrollable situation and a complete failure.

This is where Qin Jun Yingsi's mistake was made, and he was also "infected" by his absolute self-confidence, and he didn't think of the situation that might arise when the war was not going well.

However, the matter has come to this point, and there is no better way to deal with the dispute between Gongsun Yan and Sima Cuo for a while.

He thought about it for a long time, and suggested to Brother Jun Yingsi: "Brother Jun might as well not comment, just don't see their secret music, and strictly order them to step up their attack on Shangguan City." ”

Qin Jun Yingsi listened to his younger brother's advice, so he came to deal with it coldly, he did not scold Gongsun Yan and Sima Cuo himself, nor did he praise him, but just ordered them to find a way to break through Shangguan City as soon as possible, and then quickly attack forward.

The monarch's order went to the front line of Mianchi, but Sima Cuo was at a loss, he convened Ji Fen and other generals to discuss, some of the generals wanted to attack, and some wanted to rest, and they couldn't agree with each other.

Ji Fen had already been overwhelmed by the battle in Shangguan City, and he did not expect the Korean defenders in the city to be so difficult. He advocated that Shangguan City should be besieged but not attacked, and that the city would become much easier to attack when the ice melted in the following spring.

Sima mistakenly saw that the siege of the Qin army was very hard, and braved the rain of arrows and crossbows to sacrifice under Shangguan City in batches, knowing that under the rapid attack, the Qin army's losses would inevitably be even heavier.

He deeply agreed with Ji Fen's opinion, and Ji Fen's subordinates had a lieutenant with the title of Zuo Shu Chief, named Pang Ci, who proposed a more perfect strategy, and he suggested: "In today's plan, our Qin army must remember to be impatient, and it is better to use it slowly without hurry. ”

When Sima Cuo heard this, he felt that his plan was a little interesting, so he hurriedly asked: "Captain Pang, what is the use of slowness, I would like to hear it in detail." ”

Pang Ci's face was pale, and although he was a general, he looked crepe, and he looked quite deep. He explained in detail: "The so-called delay means that our Qin State temporarily consolidates the existing achievements and waits for the change of the Korean army. If South Korea sits idly by and does not send reinforcements to rescue Shangguancheng, we will trap the defenders in the city. ”

"If South Korea sends troops to the rescue, we will meet the South Korean reinforcements with the main force. On the contrary, our army is waiting for work at leisure, believing that it will be able to achieve great gains. Wouldn't it be a great achievement to eliminate the large-scale reinforcements of South Korea? ”

Sima misheard Pang Ci's analysis, and was overjoyed, he personally walked down the handsome case, stepped forward and grabbed Pang Ci's hand, and said: "Pang Duwei is so smart, he is really a resourceful person. I was stunned by a remark, and tonight I have set you a wine to thank you for your plan to help you besiege the city. In the future, if our Qin army pacifies Korea in a war, I will definitely honor the emperor and remember your first merit. ”

Sima mistakenly decided to besiege the city and send reinforcements, and sure enough, it quickly achieved results.

When Han Hou Han Gu first heard that the Qin army had sent a letter to Guguan and quickly launched an attack on the Mianchi area, he panicked for a while, his face turned white with fright, and he couldn't stop worrying.

Han Hou himself also had a sober judgment of his country's military strength, he heard that the Qin State had dispatched 150,000 troops at once, and he knew that it would be even more difficult to repel the Qin army with the inherent strength of Korea.

Han Hou was anxious, and remembered Su Qin and the alliance he had advocated, which was the only solid backer he had at hand. Han Hou spent a lot of money on Su Qin and the Hezong Alliance, he not only rewarded Su Qin's mission, but also personally sent troops to send Su Qin Rong back to his hometown, which can be described as extremely thoughtful and meticulous.

Now that South Korea is in an emergency, Han Hou's first reaction is to ask Su Qin for help.

Therefore, on the one hand, Han Hou mobilized 100,000 Han troops to prepare for Michi to resist the advance of the Qin army's attack, and on the other hand, he sent his envoy Shen Zhi and a large number of entourages to enter Luoyang City without delay, report the situation to Su Qin, and seek the support of other countries in the alliance for Korea.

When Su Qin saw Shen Zhi in the Mingjian Garden in Luoyang City, it was when the two new ladies Meng Ting and Wei Jia were happy, and he was intoxicated with the moon before the flowers, singing and dancing all day long, and appreciating the wind and moon.