Xianyang, King Qin's Palace, upper study.

Qin Yiren was wearing an imperial crown and an imperial robe, sitting on a low table, handling official business, and his expression was extremely focused.

Huang Shigong, Wei Yi, and Han Fei were on the side to help, and the expressions of the three of them were also focused.

At this moment, Changshi Huanxing's face was solemn, and he came quickly, and said, "Your Excellency, news from Shandong." ”

"Oh." Qin Yiren put down the bamboo slip in his hand, raised his head, looked at Huan Xing's solemn expression in his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "But there is unfavorable news?" ”

"Your Excellency is wise." Huan Xing praised it, and said busily to clarify the truth: "Lu Zhonglian ran to promote the cooperation." Now, the five kingdoms of Chu, Yan, Han, Qi, and Wei have sent a total of 550,000 troops, led by Xinlingjun, and went straight to Hangu Pass......"

"Together?" Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows, said coldly, and said, "Since Su Qin, for decades, what has happened to Daqin?" After so many combinations, it was not defeated by Great Qin. ”

The blow to Qin was not military, but politically and in diplomatic relations.

Speaking of military matters alone, Hezong did not pose any threat to the Qin State, although the Shandong countries gave the Zongzong many times and sent troops to Hangu Pass many times, but they were all defeated by the Qin State, and suffered heavy casualties.

However, the threat to Qin in terms of diplomatic relations and politics is greater, and the land of Shandong can unite against Qin, if nothing else, just saying that the Shandong countries do not trade with Qin is enough for Qin to suffer. Maybe Qin doesn't care about other goods, and salt is enough to make Qin Guo anxious.

Salt is a strategic resource, and people have to eat salt. If you don't have salt to eat, you'll get sick in one way or another. How terrible this is for a country. Not to mention. The world of the Warring States War. The importance of manpower does not need to be said, if the whole country has no salt to eat, it will be disastrous for the Qin State.

It was precisely because the Hezong had such a great threat to the Qin State politically and in terms of diplomatic relations that Zhang Yi was worshiped as the prime minister and proposed to join the horizontal, breaking the Su and Qin alliances.

"What the king said is extremely reasonable, but this joint force is different from any time." Huan Xing was very angry and said, "Great Qin mourned two monarchs in a row. There are even more changes in elbows and armpits, and then there are joint forces of the nations, which is very unfavorable to Daqin. ”

"Hmm." Qin Yiren bowed slightly, greatly agreeing with Huan Xing's statement, and sneered: "They will pick the opportunity." ”

"Xinlingjun even threatened to break through Hangu Pass and wipe out Daqin." Huan Xing's voice was a little high, a little shrill and piercing, and his face was angry.

Xin Lingjun's words are too arrogant, and anyone who listens to them is uncomfortable. Qin Yiren snorted coldly and said, "Arrogance." It's been a long time since the widow knocked Wei Wuji. He's healed the scar and forgot the pain! Huan Xing, spread the will, and asked the prime minister, general, Le Yi, former generals, and national captains to come to discuss major matters. ”

If it were at other times, Qin Yiren, the alliance of the Six Nations, really didn't care about it, but this matter was a little tricky at the moment, because the Qin State lost two monarchs in a row, which was not good for the Qin State, and they had to discuss it with Fan Sui.

Huan Xing received the order and went to handle it immediately.

"What do you think is the right thing to do about this?" Qin Yiren asked Huang Shigong, Wei Yi, and Han Fei.

He was going to discuss it on a small scale before Fan Sui and them arrived, and come up with a charter.

"Your Majesty, the land of Shandong is provoking Daqin, you must not condone it, you must fight head-on!" Huang Shi Gongwei pondered, and the light in his eyes flickered.

"That's right, if you don't do this, you can't severely punish the land of Shandong." Wei Yi also agreed.

"Just hit hard." Han Fei's words were a little cold.

As he was talking, Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Le Yi, Wang Qian, and Meng Wu arrived, and after they saw Qin Yiren, Qin Yiren asked them to sit down, and said about the matter, "What do you think should be done?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should be careful to keep the Hangu Pass, and the countries will automatically retreat if they are short of food and grass." Bai Qi was the first to make a statement.

"Oh." Bai Qi became a general, he has always been brave and invincible, but this time he advocated sticking to Hangu Pass, which was really surprising, and a startled sound sounded, and Qin Yiren's eyes gathered on Bai Qi.

"General, why do you say that?" Qin Yiren was quite puzzled.

"Your Majesty, if it is at another time, Daqin will attack fiercely, and he will definitely fight the countries of Shandong to be terrified." Bai Qi was angry and said, "But the timing is not right now." Great Qin lost two monarchs in three days, which dealt a very heavy blow to the morale of the army. If it is a hard confrontation with the land of Shandong, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to Daqin. ”

"Hmm." Qin Yiren hummed lightly and bowed slightly.

Bai Qi's vision is good, and he is reasonable. King Qin Zhao and Yingzhu died one after another, which dealt a heavy blow to the morale of Qin's army. Fighting a war depends on a stable military spirit and high morale, and without the morale of the army, how can this battle be fought?

Defending Hangu Pass is the safest policy, because Hangu Pass is a high and thick city, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and difficult for the armies of the nations to break. As long as the Hangu Pass is held, the allied forces of the nations will be self-defeating because of the excessive consumption of grain and grass, and they will retreat.

Since Su Qin put forward the strategy of combining forces, the six countries have always joined forces to attack Qin, and Qin has almost always implemented this set of tactics, which can be said to be invincible.

"The general's words are wrong!" However, what is surprising is that as soon as Bai Qi's words fell, the former general Wang Jian objected.

Moreover, Wang Jian is very straightforward, and it is too rare to say that it is not right to say it directly. You must know that Bai Qi is a famous general, he has outstanding military talents, his words are authority, everyone has to weigh them, like Wang Jian said his words so directly, there are really few times in Bai Qi's life.

Qin Yiren, Fan Sui, Le Yi, Meng Wu, Huang Shigong, Wei Yi, and Han Fei were all surprised, and they all stared at Wang Jian with wide eyes.

"Hmm." A soft hum came from the white nostrils, and a look of surprise came from his face.

In Bai Qi's memory, it was the first time in his life that he had heard someone refute his military opinions like this, and even King Qin Zhao had never spoken so bluntly.

"Wang Qian, the soldiers are in danger, I am the safest policy, you are young, don't be too reckless." Bai Qi then frowned, and said in a deep voice.

He has fought a lifetime of battles in vain, and he has not yet suffered defeat, and he is qualified to teach Wang Jian a lesson.

The general's words are reasonable. But he only saw the danger of the soldiers. But he didn't see the provocation of the four kingdoms of Chu, Yan, Qi and Wei against Great Qin this time. Wang Jian had a stalk in his neck. Aung Aung said: "This battle cannot be won only on the battlefield, but also outside the battlefield. Great Qin mourned two monarchs in a row, and before the two monarchs were buried, the four countries joined forces to fight against Qin, if they couldn't hit hard, if they couldn't beat them to fear, where was the prestige of Great Qin? ”

Bai Qi and Wang Jian are both genius commanders at the "God of War" level. However, the two are different. Bai Qi has nothing to say about the war, it is a hundred victories, never defeated, and deserves the reputation of "God of War". However, Bai Qi's political vision is not flattering.

On the contrary to Bai Qi, Wang Qian's success lies not only in his extraordinary military ability, but also in his extraordinary political wisdom and political vision that is difficult for people to reach.

From a military point of view alone. Bai Qi is right, there is no problem. The question is. War is another continuation of politics, not only focusing on the battlefield, but also seeing problems outside the battlefield.

The bones of King Qin Zhao and Yingzhu were not cold, and before they were buried, the four kingdoms of Chu, Yan, Qi and Wei joined forces to fight against Qin, which was a provocation to Qin, and Qin must be severely punished.

In a word, this battle is not a military need, but a political need.

"Reasonable." Qin Yiren agreed in unison.

"Moreover, if the monarch is newly enthroned, Shandong will join forces to fight against Qin, if Great Qin can't fight back strongly, where is the authority of the monarch?" Wang Jian considered the problem very comprehensively.

Qin Yiren has just ascended the throne, if he can't respond strongly to Shandong's provocation, the land of Shandong will think that Qin Yiren is weak and can be bullied, and Qin's tough response is inevitable.

"Former general, although you are right, however, this matter can be postponed. As long as the morale of the army stabilizes after the burial of the first monarch, Daqin can get it back again, and there is no need to rush it for a while. Although Bai Qi agreed with Wang Qian's statement, he did not approve of Wang Qian's method of disposal, and said: "Don't be impatient with soldiers." ”

"General, it's true that you're worried about the morale of the army, but there is a good saying, 'The mourning soldiers will win'......" Wang Jian still disagreed with Bai Qi's approach.

"The mourning soldiers will win?" The white mouth was wide open, and he couldn't speak for a long time, and his face changed.

"Poof!" Bai Qi stood up violently, bowed deeply to Wang Qian, and said: "The former general is reasonable, Bai Qi is ashamed, ashamed!" ”

Bai Qi is open-minded, as soon as he realizes his own shortcomings, he immediately admits his mistakes and admits that he is inferior, which is not too much to praise.

"Huh!" Qin Yiren let out a burst of laughter.

Everyone's eyes slipped around Wang Jian and Bai Qi, and they were very happy. Bai Qi is old, Qin is lacking a general who can take on heavy responsibilities, now, Wang Qian's talent is heartbreaking, I didn't say it, Wang Jian will take over Bai Qi and take up the heavy responsibility, which makes everyone very happy.

Qin Yiren was the happiest. Qin Yiren had long known that Wang Jian would definitely become the pillar of the Qin State, but he was still young and needed time to grow. Now, Wang Jian can convince Bai Qi, which shows that Wang Qian's growth is enough, enough to take on heavy responsibilities.

"No need to say it, you also know that what Wang Jian said is very true." Qin Yiren spoke slowly, a smile on his face.

"yes." Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Wang Qian, you say, how should this battle be fought?" Qin Yiren asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this battle cannot be fought in Hangu Pass...... Wang Jian said amazingly.

"Don't fight at Hangu Pass?" Bai Qi asked in a lost voice.

It is a good way to take advantage of Hangu Pass, consume the coalition forces, and then act with the camera and attack at the right time, and you will definitely be able to win a big victory. It is really surprising that Wang Jian said that he would not fight in Hangu Pass.

"That's right." Wang Jian nodded heavily and said, "Great Qin should be able to attack decisively, and the combined forces should not be pressed to Hangu Pass." ”

In the final analysis, this battle is a political battle and a momentum battle. If it was fought in Chenggu, the Qin State would certainly be able to win, but it would be weak in momentum. did not fight at Hangu Pass, but attacked decisively and went to meet the Six-Nation Alliance, and this momentum came out. (To be continued......)