Su Qin's hesitant expression, Yan Sui saw it in his eyes, and he thought in turn: "Is it that my own question seems too abrupt, why does Prime Minister Su seem to be unwilling to talk more?" ”

Yan Sui didn't know that Su Qin didn't actually refuse to answer because he didn't like Yan Sui's question at this time, and the suspicion of leaking secrets that he was worried about was the root cause of his hesitation. It's just that Su Qin couldn't say it clearly to Yan Sui, so it didn't make Yan Sui unhappy.

Yan Sui didn't know what Su Qin was thinking, he couldn't force Su Qin to answer himself, so he resigned: "What the last general said just now is from the bottom of my heart, if there is anything inappropriate, please Prime Minister Haihan." I won't disturb the prime minister's rest. ”

Yan Sui said, and was about to stand up and leave the seat. Su Qin hurriedly stretched out his hand to let Yan Sui'an sit down. When Yan Sui proposed his farewell, Su Qin chuckled in his heart and read, "What's wrong with me?" If you can't even trust your friends who were born and died, then how can you talk about the success of your career? Besides, even if the career is successful, but everyone betrays their relatives, what is the taste! ”

Su Qin said to Yan Sui: "General Yan, don't worry, what you just said does point out a big strategic concern at the moment when we join forces. Xipi is indeed not a place to stay for a long time, and once the enemy comes to attack, I am afraid that there is a danger of being suffocated here at any time. ”

Su Qin continued: "There is no doubt that it is very risky to garrison troops in Xipi, so I carefully considered General Yan's advances, and then carefully weighed the pros and cons. ”

Yan Sui listened to Su Qin's solemn tone, it seemed that Su Qin had clearly already considered the battle situation and had a combat strategy, so he listened attentively to Su Qin's thoughts.

Su Qin's demeanor was calm and composed, and he took out patience to explain it to Yan Sui clearly, and he said: "My decision to garrison Xipi is also based on the perspective of our ****. Imagine, if we launch **** again, is there a more suitable position for the attack than Xipi? ”

Yan Sui thought for a while, nodded, but had concerns, and said: "If you talk about the starting point of the attack, of course, Xipi is the best, however, our army has just been ambushed by the Qin army, and the losses are serious, if you attack again in a short time, does it seem too hasty?" On the other hand, if you don't attack for a short period of time, you will do more harm than good to garrison Xipi. ”

Yan Sui followed Su Qin's train of thought to analyze the situation, he suddenly understood, straightened up, and said, "Could it be that the prime minister ordered the joint column army to rest on the spot, precisely to launch another attack in a short period of time?" ”

Su Qin nodded slightly, and replied solemnly: "That's right!" There are two main considerations for me to do this, the first is that we have stabilized Shangguan City, and we have added a route to attack the Qin army, and the west is connected to Shangguan City, so it is extremely convenient to mobilize troops and horses. ”

"This second consideration is why we don't go the other way and make full use of the strategic fulcrum of Xipi to attack the Qin army again by surprise. I believe that Sima Cuo would not have expected us to come so quickly, wouldn't the possibility of success be greatly increased! ”

Yan Sui listened to Su Qin's patient and meticulous explanation, and he suddenly realized: Su Qin's new strategy made full use of the strategic fulcrum of Xipi, and if it succeeded, it would be unexpected and catch the Qin people off guard.

He couldn't help but praise: "The prime minister's thoughts are indeed superior, and the end will be opened." This plan seems to be a bit risky, but those who succeed are all accompanied by greater risks, and the key is to see whether it is worth taking this risk. ”

Su Qin saw that Yan Sui understood his plan, he laughed happily and said: "This plan is also something I came up with temporarily after I got the good news from the Right Route Army this morning, and I still need to improve it, this time I must plan and then act, and I must succeed in one fell swoop." ”

Yan Sui gave Su Qin a thumbs up and replied: "People often say that those who achieve great things are not informal, and this sentence is indeed reasonable. If we follow the Prime Minister's thinking, we can not only gain the initiative in the battle of Mianchi, but may even trap all the Qin troops in the Mianchi area and gather and annihilate them. This is a shocking battle that shakes the world, and it can be done in one battle! ”

Su Qin also said to Yan Sui: "General Yan sees the same as me. He raised his head, a smug look on his face. He thought of this greater battle strategy in the morning, and in fact, his heart was also agitated and surprised, and he even had some doubts: "Is it possible to do this?" ”

However, as he pondered further, he felt more and more that this larger combat operation was not only possible, but also substantially more ingenious and therefore more operational.

Su Qin was silent in the face of Yan Sui's question just now, in fact, it was precisely because the plan he was thinking about was very amazing and crucial, and the slightest rumor of leakage in advance would cause Qin Jun's abnormal movements, which was really careless!

Su Qin told Yan Sui the truth, and then wanted to tell Yan Sui to pay attention to strict confidentiality. Unexpectedly, before Su Qin could say it, Yan Sui himself took the initiative to mention it first. He said: "This plan is very clever, but you must not leak the slightest information in advance. Otherwise, we may never find such a good opportunity to destroy Qin again. ”

Su Qin nodded vigorously and responded to Yan Sui: "At present, the plan of secrecy is crucial, and we must not be cautious. ”

Yan Sui patted his chest and assured Su Qin: "Prime Minister rest assured, this plan will never leak out of my Yan Sui's mouth, I would rather suffocate him in my stomach than say it." ”

Yan Sui said, excitedly thinking: If this combat plan is fully realized, then there will be a wonderful prospect! He couldn't help but show a look of fascination on his face.

Yan Sui couldn't help but sigh: "The people of the Qin State have always been arrogant, if the prime minister's battle plan is carried out to the end this time, then they will no longer be arrogant in the next hundred years." Imagine that the elite division of the Qin State was buried in Michi, and it would be easier said than done for them to recover their vitality! ”

Su Qin didn't have this determination, so he was hesitant to say anything about a more reliable subordinate like Yan Sui just now.

Yan Sui said excitedly, and his face showed a sense of joy, but when he thought of the defeat in the previous battle, he was immediately heartbroken. He said with regret: "No matter how tightly we plan and draw up, we can't prevent someone in the army from leaking secrets. With all due respect, I think that yesterday's defeat of the Combined Column Army was due to our internal conspiracy. ”

Su Qin replied, "Really? He frowned slightly, and said in his heart: "Since Yan Sui also said so, it seems that many people in the army feel the same way about this affair." ”

Yan Sui said again: "Although the last general is dull, he also feels that there is a secret hidden in the Qin army's ambush on us. Just imagine, if they hadn't grasped our operational plan in advance, how could they have calculated that the military action we would take yesterday to attack Michi happened to appear on the way of our army's advance. Such strange things cannot but make people suspicious. ”

Su Qin listened to Yan Sui's words and fell into silence again. The two of them were talking quite excitedly and excitedly just now, but when it came to the matter of leaking secrets from military schemes, they couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

Yan Sui scolded hatefully: "The spies in this army are really hateful, doing this lack of morality inside and out. If the spies are not eliminated, no matter how clever and meticulous our army's operational plans are, they will fail due to leaking secrets, and I am afraid that they will be defeated even worse than last time. ”

Yan Sui gritted his teeth and said: "If I find his traces, I will definitely pull him out and break his body into thousands of pieces!" ”

Su Qin saw that Yan Sui hated the leakers in the army so much, and from his words, he could hear that Yan Sui did not despise doing disgusting things such as betraying his colleagues, and he was relieved a lot by Yan Sui, and he was also relieved a lot.

Su Qin instructed Yan Sui: "Since General Yan also feels that there are people in the army who act as lackeys of the Qin people, then you might as well pay attention to it and strictly prevent anyone in the army from collaborating with the enemy." ”

"Speaking from our hearts, it's not that we don't believe in our own soldiers, it's just that the Hezong Army is temporarily assembled, and everyone is not very clear about each other's ins and outs, so we have to take a more cautious and cautious attitude."

Yan Sui nodded, very much in agreement with Su Qin's opinion, and replied: "What the prime minister said is extremely true, the biggest weakness of the joint column army is that it is difficult to unify people's hearts. After the last general returns, he will definitely strengthen discipline in the army in accordance with the instructions of the prime minister, and exhort all the soldiers of Qi to remain vigilant. ”

Su Qin bowed his hand to Yan Sui and said, "Then please ask General Yan a lot!" Yan Sui also bowed his hand in return, and then he resigned from Su Qin's big tent and went back to the Qi State military camp to deal with military affairs.

Su Qin sent Yan Sui away and returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, he wanted to take out the map of Michi and ponder the detailed action plan for the next step, but his eyes were on the map, but he couldn't help but turn his mind to the matter of spies in the army.

He couldn't help but think: "Yan Sui also mentioned the matter of spies, which is highly consistent with Zhou Shao's judgment, and I have always felt this way." All three of them have such judgments, so it can be seen that this military plan leaked secrets has indeed happened. ”

Su Qin tried his best to think about the various things that had happened in Sogo City in the past period of time, trying to sort out some of the abnormalities.

The first thing he thought of was Chen Zhen, who had a close relationship with Qin Jianggongsun and had a hatred for himself. Could he be the leaker?

However, because he had taken precautions against Chen Zhi, Zhou Shao had already sent someone to stare at Chen Zhi to death, and did not find anything unusual about him before the war. Ever since Chen Zhi received 200 military sticks, he has been hiding in his camp tent to recuperate from his wounds, and he has not had any contact with any suspicious people!

In the first battle in Xipi yesterday, although Chen Zhi followed the large army, he was like a living dead and had been hiding in a military vehicle of the Chu army. Although he did not actively participate in the combat operations of the Chu army, he was not found to have betrayed the enemy.