Chapter 35: The City of Fraud
The defeat of the Qin army was so fast that it exceeded the expectations of the crown prince. When the Zhao army was cleaning up the battlefield, the plan of the surprise attack on Yique jumped into the mind of Wang Ziran.
Maybe the people of the world only admired Bai Qi or feared him like a tiger, but the memories from later generations in their minds told me that Bai Qi was a well-deserved god of war! Even Mao Taizu of later generations praised him for "fighting a war of annihilation, for thousands of years, no one is unsurpassed".
For a famous general like Bai Qi, who has a whimsical command style and is especially good at field annihilation warfare, it is the best policy to stick to it. You don't know what kind of strategy he will come up with against you, and the wild king is the heart of Korea. If Bai Qi can't attack it, it is inevitable that he will not attack the idea of the cities around the Wild King. If this is the case, it will be South Korea that will suffer huge losses in the end.
The crown prince would not allow such a thing to happen. Acting as a thug of the Zhao State to weaken the Qin army? In this way, let's leave the matter of learning Lei Feng to Wei Guo!
Regarding the raid on Yique, Prince Ran has his own understanding. For decades, it has always been the Qin army that has attacked other countries, and basically no other country dares to attack the idea of Qin. The reason is very simple, as a sheep, you can only pray that the hungry wolf will not fight your idea, and dare to provoke the hungry wolf, unless you are tired of it.
The defenders of Yique must also have this mentality, and this is where the Korean army can take advantage of it. When I first heard about the defeat of the army hundreds of miles away, it was inevitable that anyone would panic. Once the gates were opened, the matter was more than half the way.
As for the possible suspicions of the defenders, the prince also has a countermeasure. In this era, there are no absolute loyal ministers. Everyone is rich and noble, and show their ambitions! You don't see that half of the people in high positions in the courts of various countries are people from other countries. Select well-behaved people from the thousands of Qin troops captured before, lure them to their advantage, and move them with affection. A bold plan was presented to everyone. Now that the "Qin army" is really defeated and asks for help, the Yique defenders are very likely to believe it.
"What? The prince wants to send Qin army prisoners to open the city gate? Tian Hu exclaimed in surprise.
"What's it called? Are you so loud that you want the world to know? ”
Tian Hu touched his head embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "I didn't mean that!" It's just, Prince, can they be trusted? ”
The prince replied firmly: "Don't use suspicious people, don't doubt people." Since their surrender, they have cut off their way back to Qin. Man dies for money, and birds die for food. If we take 10,000 steps back, even if they surrender by fraud, we will not lose anything, so it will be regarded as a rapid march. ”
"I've never seen so many people marching in a hurry." Tian Hu muttered quietly.
What he is now in is the front army, which is composed of 100 Qin troops and 3,000 Han troops, behind him is the 10,000 iron cavalry of the Zhao army, and at the back is the main force of 40,000 Han troops.
According to Wang Ziran's orders, he will lead more than 200 Han troops and more than 100 Qin troops to act as bait, and whether he can open the city gate depends on the appearance of his team.
Prince Ran directly ignored Tian Hu's words, and lowered his head to think about his thoughts.
If Yique is down, the attention of the Qin army will be diverted to Yique, and naturally, the losses of Korea will be minimized. What's more critical is that even if the Qin army invades Han in the future, it will take Yique as the first target. Much of South Korea will get a rare respite.
What Prince Ran needs is such an opportunity. South Korea needs time to become stronger, and South Korea needs to recuperate, and this needs time. If there was no outlying stronghold, the Qin army could from time to time go straight to the heart of Korea around Yewang. This kind of harassment will greatly draw South Korea's attention, and there will be no chance to change the law and try to become stronger.
Therefore, it is imperative for Yique to win it himself. Oh my! Be sure to bless yourself with success this time! Prince Ran clenched his fists.
So there was a strange scene on the battlefield: about 300 gray-faced "Qin troops" wearing torn armor rode their horses on the road from Yewang to Yique, with 10,000 energetic Zhao troops more than ten miles behind them, and the murderous Han army in the distance.
The "Qin Army" panicked, whipped the war horse under him without pity, and tried to speed up. From noon to sunset, the chase between the two sides was intermittent. Whenever the Zhao army behind him approached, the "Qin army" always hurriedly continued to flee for his life. Until the night was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers, this situation did not stop.
After running for almost the whole night, on the fifth watch, this "Qin army" finally approached the city of Yique. As if seeing hope, the "Qin Army" shouted excitedly, for fear that the Yique defenders would not know about their arrival.
"Stop! If we dare to go any further, we will release arrows! The five hundred lords of the Qin army, who had been disturbed by their dreams, warned loudly.
In the middle of the night, I thought it was a mob rioter, which scared myself. Although the dim torches showed that the city was surrounded by "friendly troops" dressed in black armor, strict military law forced the five hundred lords to warn the "friendly troops" to keep their distance from the city gates.
"Don't let go of the arrows! We are the soldiers of the cavalry battalion under the command of Hu Yang, the commander of the right man, and we have an urgent military situation to report to your general, and we will open the city gate quickly! A standard Xianyang voice came from under the city.
"Military intelligence?" The five hundred lords wondered, what kind of military situation was so urgent in the middle of the night?
As if dissatisfied with the slow reply from the city, the "Xianyang dialect" under the city spoke again, "What a daze!" Can you afford to delay the military situation? Why don't you go soon? ”
The five hundred lords had to put away the doubts in their hearts, and ordered their deputies to take over him, and he hurried to the city guard's mansion. If you delay the military situation, a hundred heads yourself will not be enough to cut off. Que practiced the Taishou administration and military at the same time, and the Taishou was also responsible for the military of the entire city.
Gongsun Yun has been living a very comfortable life recently, and there is nothing better than going out. In that ghost place in Xianyang, you have to nod your head from time to time, there is no way, there are high-ranking officials in Xianyang everywhere. If you go to the street, you can meet a dry of kings and grandchildren. It's different when it's released, it's simply the emperor of the soil. A qiē is all up to himself.
Although Yique is on the front line, but on the opposite side is the weak South Korea and the Eastern Zhou, how dare these two cowardly countries tease Daqin's beard, not to mention that Yiyang behind him has 15,000 elite Qin troops, and Yique is actually very safe. Therefore, Gongsun Yun inspected the military rations every day, and from time to time took the troops out to visit the mountains and rivers, and by the way, scared the two countries on the other side.
Tonight, Gongsun Yun slept beautifully with Xinna's concubine in his arms as usual. Just as he was dreaming of marrying a ninety-nine concubine, he was woken up by a knock on the door outside.
"Which bastard, who is impatient to live, dares to disturb your uncle's dreams!" Gongsun Yun roared unhappily.
"My lord, there are General Hu's subordinates outside the city, saying that there is an urgent military intelligence report!" The butler replied cautiously from outside the door.
"Which General Hu?" Gongsun Yun's face softened slightly, and he asked strangely.
"It's the same General Hu who is attacking the Wild King now!" The butler prompted.
"Oh!" Gongsun Yun slapped his thigh and shouted, "Wait a while, this official will come out as soon as he changes his clothes." ”
"My lord, why are you getting up so early?" The lazy voice of a beautiful woman came from her ears, and a jade arm stopped Gongsun Yun, who was about to get up.
"Beauty, be good, the official will go back when he goes!" Gongsun Yun was really reluctant to see the beauty in front of him, but after thinking about it again, he resolutely got out of bed. Hu Yang is now a celebrity around the king! You can't offend yourself.
Under the leadership of the five hundred lords in fear, Gongsun Yun came to the head of the city, looking at the Qin army under the city that was disheveled and bloodstained, Gongsun Yun subconsciously frowned.
"This official is Yi Que Taishou, what kind of military intelligence report do you have?"
"Great! Gongsun Taishou, I am the marquis of the cavalry battalion under the command of Hu Yang, the commander of the right concubine. Now our army is surrounded by 300,000 troops of Zhao, Wei, and Han, and the general specially sent us to ask for help! ”
What the? Huyang's army is surrounded? How can it be?! Gongsun Yun suddenly panicked. Wasn't the Qin army invincible?
"Taishou, let's go into the city and rest first! The brothers ran all night, hungry and tired. We have to rush to Yiyang after resting, time waits for no one! ”
"Good! Good! Open the gates! Gongsun Yun hurriedly commanded, completely immersed in doubt. This shouldn't be! What the hell is going on? Gongsun Yun couldn't wait to ask the military marquis under the city.
"But the General!" The five hundred lords were a little hesitant, according to the regulations, even if the number of messengers who delivered emergency military information into the city should not exceed ten, the other party was obviously exceeded.
"Open the door, open the door! Lao Tzu is dying of thirst. ”
"Lao Tzu is desperately working in front, and you are cowering to defend the city. Wait for Lao Tzu to come up and see me, I won't cut you. "There are clamours from the castle with various local accents in the Kannai.
"Rubbing what? Don't open the door yet! Seeing the five hundred lords with hesitant faces, Gongsun Yun's face was even more displeased.
"Whoa!" The five hundred lords reluctantly answered. There is no doubt that the city is the accent of the old Qin people in the Guannei, maybe I am too worried!
With the order of the five hundred lords, the suspension bridge at the east gate of Yique was slowly lowered, and the closed gate was also opened.
More than 300 "Qin troops" looked happy, galloped towards the city gate, the "Qin army" behind the palace held torches and shook back and forth three times, the five hundred lords' expressions changed, and shouted: "Close the city gate, they are enemy troops!" ”
It's a pity that it was late, the chains of the drawbridge had been cut off by the "Qin army" under the city, and the three hundred "Qin army" killed every person and quickly occupied the place near the city gate. Behind him, there was the rumbling sound of iron horses!