Chapter 42: The Perils of Destroying the Country

Retreating to Yewang is just a conservative strategy to see the move, and South Korea can naturally make Qin and Wei return in vain, but South Korea's losses will be great. King Han can imagine that after the 100,000 Qin troops who went straight to Luoyang pounced, they would definitely turn to pass through Sanchuan and even Yingchuan County. A turmoil in the heart of South Korea is inevitable! The self-confidence that the Chinese people have built up with great difficulty will even be destroyed. South Korea can drive the Qin army out, but the cost may be greater than everyone thinks. Once South Korea's losses are great, Zhao's idea of attaching himself to South Korea will be shaken. And this is impossible for King Han to accept.

Therefore, King Han persuaded King Zhao to leave the 10,000 troops brought by King Zhao in Luoyang City, and of course, the 20,000 Han troops under King Han were also stranded in Luoyang, creating the illusion that Han and Zhao were unaware of the raid of the Qin army. In this way, the 100,000 Qin army will definitely believe it and think that King Han and King Zhao are in Luoyang City, and then storm Luoyang.

At this time, Han and Zhao secretly gathered a large army and knocked out Wei, an ally of Qin, in one fell swoop. At the same time, the armies of Samcheon and Nanyang counties in Korea moved north, responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Qin army and blocking the Wei army in Hedong from moving south, preventing them from meddling in the war in the Central Plains.

Considering the limited strength of Han and Zhao, half of Zhao's troops were involved in Taiyuan County and the northern frontier, and half of Korea's troops were transferred to Hanzhong and Taiyuan, and the troops of the two countries were slightly insufficient. Therefore, King Han put forward a compromise idea, that is, to bring the state of Chu over and attack the state of Wei together. At this time, it happened that Huang Xie, the left disciple of Chu State, came to Luoyang to lobby the king of Han and Zhao to promote the alliance of Han, Zhao and Chu. King Han and King Zhao looked at each other and smiled, and immediately agreed that the three kingdoms would send troops together to attack Daliang.

Huang Xie also thought that his lobbying had achieved unexpected results, and he did not stop for a quarter of an hour at all. Directly sent people to fly 800 miles to Yingdu, and he went to Juyang and ordered the army to be recruited. In order to ensure the secrecy of the operation, the king of Han even agreed that the Chu army would cross Yingshui from Zhaoling and attack Changping by passing through Runan County. Then go north along the chasm, straight to the girder. Because of the short time, the state of Chu only had time to recruit 100,000 troops, known as 200,000 troops to the outside world, so they hurriedly went north. The grain and grass carried by the army of Chu State was only enough for half a month.

But this did not affect the high morale of the Chu army in the slightest, bypassing the carefully arranged defense line of the Wei army, and the Chu army was like a bamboo, traveling hundreds of miles a day. There was no effective resistance from the Wei army in the middle. Although there were small groups of troops harassing from behind from time to time, the leading Chu general Jingyang did not pay attention to it at all, and was not even willing to divide his troops to encircle and suppress. The reason is that the second wave of Chu troops can be recruited soon, and South Korea said that it will provide grain and grass, so Jingyang will not worry about the back road being cut off. The reason why the Wei army kept harassing day and night was just to slow down the speed of the Chu army and leave sufficient time for the Great Liang to prepare. Jingyang, who is well versed in the art of war, will naturally not be fooled.

Jingyang has recovered since the defeat of the army. was hidden by the king of Chu in the name of recuperating from injuries, which is also the love of the king of Chu for Jingyang. So. After Jingyang's body recovered, once he had the opportunity to smash the beam, the first thing King Chu thought of was Jingyang, who had the loudest reputation. In this case, how could Jingyang live up to the good intentions of the King of Chu?!

When Wei lost the opportunity and thought that everything was under his control, Wei was tragic. In order to lure Wei State, South Korea took the initiative to tear off the skin, revealing its true face of hypocrisy. He even gave up four or five thousand soldiers on the border, in order to seize a righteous position. Therefore, Jin can pass through the border without blood and go directly to the city of Xinzheng.

Xinzheng's loose guard outside and tight inside confused Jin Contempt, if Jin Contempt thought about it carefully. Naturally, you can see the flaws in it. After all, if King Han was really besieged in Luoyang, how could Xinzheng be inferior to the great enemy?! Xinzheng is still as lively as usual! If things are abnormal, there will be demons! But the authorities were obsessed with bystanders, and Jin Cong only thought that this was an excellent opportunity to take Xinzheng at the lowest cost, so he did not hesitate to dispatch 15,000 elites of the front army, but these 10,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 cavalry fell into the ambush carefully set by the Korean army, and the whole army was wiped out, and the bloody fact completely woke up the Jin Contempt who was eager for quick success.

Unfortunately, it's too late at this time. 100,000 Han troops came from all directions, and 30,000 Han troops in the city rushed out. The fleeing Jin Cong once again ignored that the 100,000 Han troops came too suddenly. Luoyang, where 100,000 Qin troops are storming, is less than 400 miles away from Xinzheng, and the main force of the Han army does not give priority to "entertaining" the Qin army at this time, how can it take the Wei army?!

But where did the Wei army, who had become a frightened bird, have time to think about these things, so when he found that the flags in the north and west of Xinzheng were lined up, the figures were longing, and the hustle and bustle was in the dust, he subconsciously wanted to flee back to Daliang. On the way to retreat, the Wei army was intercepted and killed several times in a row, but the killing shouts behind them never stopped, and the frightened Wei army often fled by the way. When the Wei army found that the pursuers were no longer there, Jin Contempt could finally rely on his personal prestige to assemble an army, but at this time, the 100,000 army that had been at the time of departure was actually only 50,000 left. Less than 30,000 were actually killed, and the remaining 20,000 were either captured or missing.

The Wei soldiers, whose morale was extremely low, had no will to fight, and they would have no heart to fight, and Jin Contempt also knew that if they were forced to turn around and attack Xinzheng at this time, it would even cause a mutiny! Therefore, Jin Contempt had no choice but to send someone to report to Daliang on the one hand to inform King Wei of the news of his defeat, and on the other hand, to restrain the army in place and rectify the army's morale.

In this big defeat, Jin Contempt lost very unjustly. His every move seems to be under the control of South Korea, and Jin Jian still doesn't know how many troops South Korea has used to attack him. Could it be that the Qin army has already been defeated? It's impossible! One hundred thousand Qin troops is by no means a small number. If South Korea wants to win without suspense, it must at least mobilize more than 150,000 troops. Such a large-scale army conscription takes more than half a time. It was as if South Korea had already prepared for defeating his own Korean army, as if it had come out of thin air, and Jin was puzzled.

In Jin's view, even if Korea reacted quickly after King Han was besieged in Luoyang, all that could be mobilized was the soldiers and horses of the five counties of Sanchuan, Yingchuan, Nanyang, Runan, and Shangdang, with a population of 500,000 households, but considering the offensive launched by the Qin army in Wuguan and Taiyuan counties, the troops left behind in various places were needed. South Korea will never actually recruit more than 200,000 troops. These 200,000 Han troops have to deal with the elite of the 100,000 Qin army, and they have to entangle with the 60,000 Hedong Wei army that is going south, and they have to resist their own 100,000 army, no matter how you look at it, it is not enough! But South Korea has used more than half of its elite against itself, how is this possible?!

The answer is simple, South Korea really doesn't have that much time to recruit elites. So. South Korea followed the example of Qin, and also recruited the soldiers of Sanchuan County, and barely gathered more than 100,000 troops from the old and weak. It was this army of 100,000 foreign powerhouses that scared away the elite of the Wei army, which was more than 80,000.

Wei State, Great Liang.

After receiving the news of the defeat of the Jin Contempt, the King of Wei beat his chest, angry at the carelessness of the Jin Contempt, and annoyed that he did not know anyone. His own army is obviously the most elite soldier in the Central Plains, and Jin despises this person who is known as the famous general of the Wei State. commanded an army of 100,000, but only three days after entering Korea, he was defeated and returned, losing half of his army! How can this make King Wei not annoyed!

At present, the front of the Chu army is only a hundred miles away from Daliang, and Daliang is shocked three times a day. In the eyes of King Wei, those Wei officials in the rear of the Chu army are all rice buckets, and they can't delay the speed of the Chu army's advance at all! A steady stream of reinforcements from the surrounding cities gathered in Daliang, plus the military strength of Daliang itself. The entire Liang already has more than 40,000 troops, and the Liang is impregnable. King Wei is naturally not worried that he can conquer Daliang with the "200,000" army of Chu State! Because the Wei army scouts have already found out the truth of the attacking Chu army, this Chu army, which is known as 200,000, is only 120,000 at most! But the problem is that the King of Wei is bent on recovering the hegemony of the Wei State, and he is surrounded by the Chu State in the south, and the King of Wei will lose face.

This time. Jin sent people to sue the king of Wei that he was defeated, lost half of his troops, and rectified the army on the border of Han and Wei, and the king of Wei was so unhappy! I almost have the urge to show the head of the Jin contempt to the public!

Fortunately, Wei Wuji, the prime minister and Xinling Jun, dissuaded King Wei in time. Dedication: "The reason why General Jin was defeated is not a crime of war!" But South Korea has been prepared for a long time! If it were someone else, maybe it would have been wiped out! Nowadays, the girder is in danger, and the country is at the right time to employ people. If the king kills Jin Contempt, it will only make the relatives and enemies happy. It is better to let General Jin make meritorious service and let the army under his command return to Daliang and repel the Chu army! ”

The King of Wei was just talking, since Xin Huanyan died in Hedong, the available talent of Wei to lead the troops has become more and more scarce. South Korea is looking for talents everywhere, so that Wei Guo, which is close at hand, does not even have a chance to drink soup! Jin Contempt is the only general who can be put on the table in Wei State at the moment, how could the King of Wei cut off his arm! Therefore, the King of Wei, who had a step, immediately promised to let Jin Contempt command the army as a guilty person and return to the division to participate in the defense of Daliang!

After sending someone to deliver the order, the king of Wei did not stay idle, gathered all his henchmen and ministers, and complained: "This time, the widow sent Jin Cong to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Xinzheng, but he strayed into an ambush in Korea, and our army suffered heavy losses. This news must have leaked a long time ago! Otherwise, South Korea will never set up an ambush and inflict heavy damage on our army! In addition, the Chu army took advantage of Runan to attack Changping. The fear is that South Korea may have known our plans a long time ago! ”

Doctor Duan Ganchong's heart trembled, after he lost his words after drinking, he immediately grounded his concubine at home the next day! The concubine has not had any contact with outsiders these days, so the leakage of this news should have nothing to do with herself! Duan Ganchong comforted himself.

However, the current situation shows that at least no later than seven days ago, South Korea should have known about Wei's betrayal of Han and Zhao. The news of the Qin army's capture of Luoyang has not come for a long time, and the whereabouts of King Han and King Zhao are even more unknown, and Wei must plan for the worst, that is, King Han and King Zhao have escaped this catastrophe, and Wei will have to bear the wrath of the two countries!

Thinking of this, the senior doctor Duan Ganchong immediately said: "In the opinion of the minister, South Korea has already taken precautions, and we want to seize Xinzheng and force South Korea to cede land. The 100,000 Wei army is a hundred miles away from Daliang, and the people are uneasy, and this is not the time to fight with South Korea. It is better for the king to defeat the Chu army first, and then look at the situation and move. ”

Many people secretly said that the Wei army had just been defeated and retreated, and the Chu army had committed another attack, and the Wei State did not think about how to repel the Chu army at this time, but wanted to fish in troubled waters and fall into the well, which was no longer feasible. King Wei also nodded in agreement and said, "The situation is unpredictable, what can I do about it?"

Duan Ganchong shook his face and said, "Without the containment of our Wei army, Xinzheng can calmly transfer a large army to reinforce Luoyang." At present, the most important thing is the gains and losses of Luoyang. If the Qin army can conquer Luoyang and capture the king of Han. Then the South Korean military will inevitably collapse, and South Korea has nothing to worry about. After repelling the Chu army, we will go through Korea with the Qin State and seek hegemony! ”

King Wei already had the worst plan, after all, the development of things was all beyond his expectations, and King Wei was not naΓ―ve. Luoyang's cause was not variable, so he asked rhetorically: "What if the Qin army is defeated?" ”

"Defeated?" Duan Ganchong's face changed, he shook his head and sighed: "If the matter fails, I'm afraid that the 100,000 Qin army will not be enough to calm your anger in Han and Zhao!" When the Qin army is annihilated or defeated and retreats back to Guanzhong, hehe, under the nest, there will be no eggs! Let's think long-term! ”

Duan Ganchong's implication was to tell the king of Wei that if the Qin army failed this time, Wei would have a precedent of taking advantage of the fire to rob. Han and Zhao, especially South Korea, are afraid that they will not let go of Wei. The Wei State, at the very least, has to pay the price of hundreds of miles of land to protect itself, and even has the disaster of destroying the country! This situation is obviously not acceptable to Wei.

King Wei's face turned pale, and he turned to look at Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, and said, "Prime Minister! You come to sue the widows, if the Qin State defeats Luoyang. How should the widow respond? ”

"Minister, don't dare to speak!" Shin Lingjun bowed his head. Silence at the end of the sentence.

"Say, The widow forgives you not guilty!" King Wei said in an unquestioning tone.

Xinling Junchang took a breath and said boldly: "If the Qin State is defeated, it will inevitably pull our Wei State into the water, Han, Zhao, and Chu will not allow our Wei State, and the Wei State is the land of four wars. How could it be blocked! Wang Shangdang took the initiative to send Hangu Pass and the land east of the river to prove that he had broken off the idea of friendship with Qin, and then sent envoys to lobby the ministers of the three kingdoms, so that they could believe that our Wei state could be a buffer place for their three kingdoms, and it was better to 'stay' than 'go'! When the time comes. There is still a glimmer of hope for the preservation of the community! ”

Upon hearing this, King Wei's face became extremely ugly. I couldn't have imagined that it was obviously a great opportunity to defeat South Korea and Zhao in one fell swoop, but how could it become a danger that Wei and Sheji could not be protected in a blink of an eye? ! Could it be that if you promised the Qin State and agreed to this adventure, you would make yourself a sinner of the Wei State?! Where did the King of Wei think that it is often a great risk in the face of great interests, and since Wei is greedy for this huge profit, he must have the consciousness to take risks after failure!

To put it another way, if South Korea does not receive a timely report from Xizuo, I am afraid that at this time, the kings of Han and Zhao will be trapped in Luoyang, as Qin and Wei hoped, and the day will be precarious. And Xinzheng will also lose contact with the outside world because of the encirclement of the Wei army! South Korea, an emerging power that has been on the rise for less than a decade, is likely to be destroyed by domestic and foreign difficulties. The State of Qin will sweep away the previous humiliation and re-enter the Central Plains, and for the State of Wei, isn't this a copy of the record of the rise of the State of Wei?! And the Central Plains will become the battlefield of the wrestling between Qin and Wei! This world is either attributed to Qin or Wei.

King Wei didn't like his fate to be controlled by others, so he asked in disbelief: "The widow doesn't believe it, Qin, Qi, and Yan will allow Han, Zhao, and Chu to annex Wei!" ”

Xinling Jun smiled bitterly and said, "The three kingdoms of Qin, Qi, and Yan really don't want our Wei Kingdom to be carved up!" But the question is, do they have the strength to stop it? In order to attack Luoyang, the Qin State has invested the whole country's troops, and once the 100,000 troops are buried in the Central Plains, the Qin State will inevitably retreat! Even if they are willing to rescue our Wei State, I am afraid that they will make a small fight on the border and will not play a decisive role! And the Yan Kingdom is weak, although the Qi Kingdom knows the stakes, I am afraid that it will not be in danger alone! As long as Han, Zhao, and Chu allow Qi to participate in the partition of Wei, what kind of choice the Qi State will make, the king should be able to know! ”

"The widow does not believe!" King Wei suddenly stood up, waved his arms, and shouted.

All the ministers left their seats, knelt down, and could not live in fear. After venting the depression and resentment in his heart, King Wei instantly aged a lot, and said to himself: "After all, the battle of Luoyang has not yet come to a conclusion, and it is still undecidable who will win or lose!" I am afraid that your words are a bit exaggerated! Hehe. ”

Xin Lingjun shook his head silently in his heart, if the Qin State could win, would it drag on until now? At the beginning, Pang Juan led the soldiers to conquer Handan, and King Zhao could escape from Handan City through the tunnel, and King Han and King Zhao were not unavoidable this time. Perhaps, perhaps, a miracle will happen. After all, Luoyang is close to the river, and it is the place where three major rivers meet, and I am afraid that the tunnel will collapse because of the flood! If King Han and King Zhao were really in Luoyang City, they might not be able to escape. It's just that, looking at South Korea's calm appearance, it is difficult for Xinlingjun to convince himself that King Han and King Zhao are trapped in Luoyang City. Is it that Wei overestimated the combat power of 100,000 Qin troops, or Wei underestimated the combat power of 30,000 Han and Zhao coalition troops, Luoyang is obviously a city in disrepair, why can't the Qin army capture Luoyang City?!

While everyone in the hall was silent, the eunuch Ling hurriedly walked in and reported to Wei Wangyu: "Your Majesty! Big things are wrong! Zhao sent 80,000 troops to attack our Wei State! Bing Feng has arrived in Huangcheng! (To be continued......)