Chapter Seventy-Two: Conquering Shu County
Under the city of Wuyang, the military tent of the Korean army.
Because Li Yi sent his henchmen to discuss the surrender, General Meng Fu summoned all the lieutenants and above. After some discussion, everyone agreed that the possibility of Li Yi's fraudulent surrender was very small. After all, everyone has long known that Wei Zhe, the lieutenant of Hanzhong County, has led 30,000 troops, went south to Jiameng Pass, and cooperated with his own side to attack Shu County. Shu County has just experienced a rebellion that affected the whole county, and the people are determined, coupled with Li Yi's iron-blooded methods in suppressing the rebellion, the people of Shu County dare not speak out. This is also the reason why Li Bing did not dare to fully recruit troops after learning of the large-scale invasion of South Korea.
If all the men over the age of sixteen and under the age of fifty in Shu County were recruited into the army, Li Bing and Li Yi would have at least 30,000 more soldiers to fight. But if you really want to do this, Shu County will be chaotic again. Serving the executioner who had just slaughtered his fellow villagers, the people of Shu County were really uneasy. As long as someone provokes it a little, the Qin army will definitely be defeated. So in desperation, Li Yi could only lead less than 20,000 troops to block the South Korean army. Li Bing must have regretted it in his heart, he had listened to Li Yi's sentence "In troubled times, you must use heavy codes", but the wood has been completed, and now he has to comfort himself and say that "the so-called soldiers are not many, they care about the essence".
"Now that the war is so stalemate, Li Yi doesn't ask for surrender sooner or later, but he asks for surrender at this time, I'm afraid that the Korean army in the north has already entered it!" Meng Fu thought to himself.
Since the other party sincerely expressed his desire for peace, Meng Fu naturally would not refuse. Let's take a look at Li Yi's conditions -- the Qin army must not retaliate against the Qin army after laying down its arms, the Qin army must do its best to treat the wounded, and the Han army must not stop the Qin soldiers and soldiers who are willing to disarm and return to the field, ensure that the officers at all levels of the Qin army enjoy due treatment and respect, and must not force the Qin army to participate in the subsequent battle to capture Shu County. In return, Li Yi was willing to persuade his brother Li Bing to surrender. If the other party does not listen, Li Yi will present a map of Chengdu, point out loopholes, and assist the South Korean army in conquering Chengdu; In the five counties other than Chengdu, Li Bing will also write to his henchmen to persuade him to surrender, and he can succeed in keeping it. When the Qin army surrendered. How to surrender is up to the arrangement.
Having made up his mind, Meng Fu rewarded the messenger who reported the news, and in front of the other party and many captains, personally summoned the military medical officer to arrange for the treatment of the wounded; And ordered the law enforcement team, once the Qin army surrendered, it would be the family of South Korea, and anyone who insulted the Qin army would be humiliated by the main general Meng Fu, below the rank of captain. Don't ask for your own orders, kill them all!
The envoy was moved, and for the first time, he knew that the South Korean army actually carried so many military doctors every time it went out, although the current ratio was only 200:1, but compared to other countries, it was already at the forefront. As a soldier, the envoy naturally knew that the lives of many wounded soldiers on the battlefield could be saved. But often because they don't get timely treatment, they lose their lives in vain. This is undoubtedly a huge loss. A wounded soldier has experienced a brutal battle, and as long as he survives, he is an elite soldier. His experience and his courage are not at all comparable to those who are new to the battlefield. Having a medical officer by his side is also a huge boost to morale. At least you don't have to worry about getting hurt and losing your life because of your injuries, as you did before.
After Li Yi got the promise he wanted, he gathered more than 500 officers in the army to clarify the general trend of the world. The gist of it is nothing more than the decline of the Qin State. All of our ancestors took refuge in the Qin State, and they are not real Qin people. Now he is guarding in a remote barren land, and there is no hope of being promoted to get rich, and he is not valued by the Qin State. It is for this reason that after the fall of Hanzhong. The powerful people in Xianyang have long abandoned everyone. South Korea's national strength is now thriving, and it has repeatedly defeated Qin. The so-called people go to high places and water flows to low places, since everyone is not an old Qin person, there is no need to work hard for the Qin State to accompany the funeral. Now that Ba County has been lost, Shu County can no longer hold on. South Korea's 100,000 troops have appeared dozens of miles north of Chengdu, and Chengdu is in an emergency. There is no way out but to surrender. There are those who want to live, those who want to be prosperous and rich, those who want to marry a wife and a son, and those who want to make a name for themselves will follow themselves to serve South Korea. I have already talked to King Han's henchman, Lang Zhongling Mengfu, as long as we are willing to defect to them, all the people will be doubled, the official position will remain the same, and there will be titles, beauties, and wealth gifts. Qin and South Korea should treat everyone more seriously, everyone carefully weigh it!
In a word. Most of the Qin troops guarding Shu County were natives of Shu County or family members of soldiers who followed Sima Coo's attack on Shu, and they moved from other places. What is done is nothing more than a sharp word. Now that Bajun has been lost, the 100,000 troops of South Korea are about to arrive in Chengdu, and it is meaningless to defend Wuyang. The Qin State would not award financial and military merit awards to the dead, and many people hesitated in their hearts when they thought of the young children and gentle and kind wives who were waiting to be fed at home.
At this time, the officers of Li Yi's family who had been arranged in advance played their due role. They shouted that the eldest husband should make meritorious service and become famous, and he could not die in a barren land in a barren land, and be buried with those deceitful nobles of the Qin State. They have been holding Shu County for more than half a year, and they have thwarted the invading Chu army, and they have long lived up to the Qin State. Now is the time to think about yourself for your family.
An obvious characteristic of people who are at a loss is the herd effect, in the case of a succession of people who continue to agree with Li Yi's defection to South Korea, Li Yi has turned the crowd into two groups, one for himself and the other for himself. Seeing that the vast majority of people were on Li Yi's side, a small number of hesitant people naturally didn't dare to risk jumping to the opposite side of everyone, so they left.
Li Yi clapped his hands with a smile and said, "You have made a wise choice today!" I assure you that you will not regret today's decision. ”
After sending his own henchmen to control the whole army, Li Yi ordered the four gates of Wuyang to be opened to welcome the Han army into the city. The whole process was completed without panic and danger, and at this time, even if someone wanted to regret it, it was too late. Li Yi has long nippleed all the variables in the bud, and all the people have died of resistance, and they have begun to weigh how to gain the trust of South Korea.
Two days later, Chengdu City.
Li Bing looked at the handwritten letter of persuasion from his brother Li Yi, revealing a trace of unnatural mockery. He should have known that Li Yi was unwilling to live under others, but he let him lead the army alone to resist Wuyang. Isn't this a clear opportunity to give Han Jun a chance to lure him?! That's it, that's it, even if he is loyal and doesn't surrender, he can't save the fate of Shu County's inevitable defeat in the end. Time also! Fate!
"My lord! It's a battle or a surrender. You'll have to come up with a charter. Han Jun only gave us half an hour to think about it, and the life and death of Chengdu are all in the minds of adults! Seeing that Li Bing was silent for a long time, Jun Cheng couldn't help but speak.
This annoyed Li Bing's eldest son, and he immediately replied impatiently: "The matter is very important, and my father needs to think carefully!" What's more, it's only been a few teas now, so why should Juncheng be in a hurry! ”
The county was speechless. I am an elder anyway, although the official position was appointed by your father, I don't need you to teach you a lesson, and I have to refute the other party immediately. Li Bing finally spoke at this time, and scolded his eldest son: "Why don't you apologize to Zhang Juncheng quickly, you don't respect your elders, is this the filial piety that your father taught you?" ”
"Please forgive me for being rude!"
Jun Cheng's face softened slightly, and he sighed and said, "My lord! Li Yi rebelled, and Chengdu was in turmoil. The South Korean army is pressing the border, and at this time of crisis, it is necessary to constantly resist its chaos! ”
Li Bing nodded silently and said, "For the sake of tens of thousands of people in Chengdu, I have made up my mind to open the door and surrender!" ”
"What?! Surrender?! This was the surprised shout of Li Bing's eldest son.
Jun Cheng showed a hint of imperceptible satisfaction. He is a native of Chengdu and a representative of the local wealthy family. In the midst of the war, there is no one who has suffered the greatest losses. Although South Korea's new law stipulates that there cannot be too much land without a title. However, Shu County is a newly occupied land, and they, as locals, have the right of first refusal to purchase a three-year land lease. As for three years later. For a large family like them, it is enough to earn a lot of military merit in exchange for permanent possession of land. The so-called land is state-owned, as long as it does not rebel, it has not always belonged to itself.
"Your clan uncle is right, the whole world is not the king's land. If you really want to think about it, this world is still the world of Zhou Tianzi, and South Korea and Qin are both under the jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven, and we are just changing a minister. Resisting is a dead end, and it is better to stop and make peace than to burn all the jade. At least the people will not suffer so much. In this world, there is enough blood flowing, let's shed a little less if we can! ”
"But father, that Dujiangyan ......"
Li Bing smiled lovingly and said, "King Han has already explained to Pai Mengfu before he set out on the expedition, and we should continue to cultivate this Jiangyan." Han Wang said, there is no more suitable person than us......"
In May 268 BC, Li Bing led all the officials of Shu County to open the south gate and surrender. Three days later, Zitong County ordered Ying Fang to die rather than surrender, and then Zitong was broken by Wei Zhe's army. On the 10th day, the remaining Wuyi of Shu County, including Linqiong, which had not yet been conquered by the Korean army, decided to change banners and accept Korean rule after receiving a letter of persuasion written by Li Bing and Li Yi. A war was extinguished. Shu County followed Ba County and was included in the territory of Korea.
Han Wangran appointed Li Bing to continue to be the county guard of Shu County, responsible for the construction of Dujiangyan; Li Yi was transferred to Ba County and served as the lieutenant of Ba County to appease the resentment of the people of Shu County against Li Yi. Meng Fu led the troops to sit in Chengdu first, restore the people's livelihood, and deter Xiaoxiao. Wei Zhe led 30,000 troops, turned back to Jiameng Pass, and went south along the diving (now Jialing River) to Wujun. There, there is still a huge piece of land waiting for him to open up.
Let's turn the time back to half a month ago, when Wei Zhe's soldiers surrounded Zitong. Qi State, Yu Ling.
Yuling is located eighty miles west of Changguo, adjacent to Lixia. After Tian Dan learned the news that Zhao's army had abandoned Changguo and contracted his forces to besiege Linzi, he decided to give up his previous plan to go east along Jishui to rescue Linzi and go north from Changguo instead.
In Tian Dan's view, the benefits of this are undoubtedly obvious. Since the army of Zhao gathered heavy troops on the north and south banks of Jishui, and made a posture of retreating north if the siege of Linzi failed, Tiandan was also happy to see it. At this time, the Zhao State was in full swing, and the Qi army could not only avoid encountering the Zhao army's flanking attack, but also gather more troops to support Linzi. Changguo has been recovered, and a full 10,000 army is in front to meet him, and Tiandan can march with confidence. If he continued to go north according to the original plan, it would inevitably break out a lot of conflicts with the army of Zhao in advance, which was not what Tian Dan wanted to see. Tian Dan just wanted to force Zhao Jun back, not fight with Zhao Jun to the death. After annexing most of the Huaisi Valley of Lu and Chu, the national strength of Qi soared, and it was the king to restore the national strength in a low-key manner. At this time, every time he lost some more men and horses, the speed of Qi Guo's recovery became a little slower.
After two days of marching, Tiandan received news from the scouts and the Changguo side, and both sides said that there was no trace of Zhao Jun within a radius of dozens of miles. The Zhao army is currently storming Linzi, Linzi is in danger, and the king of Qi strictly ordered Tiandan to arrive within three days. Otherwise, military justice will be punished.
Thirty miles ahead is Yu Ling, from Yu Ling to Linzi through Changguo is only two hundred miles, and it can be reached within three days. Tian Dan also knew that King Qi's patience with himself had reached the limit. Considering that the distance from Anyang to Linzi is only 600 miles. The king of Qi initially asked Tiandan to arrive in Linzi within five days, which was later relaxed to ten days. Think about it again, from the time he received the order of King Qi to now, it has taken ten days for Tiandan. But the army had only marched four hundred miles. The unkindness between the words of the King of Qi's will is easy to understand.
If it weren't for the fear that the army would be unstable, if it weren't for the lack of suitable generals, King Qi would have sent his henchmen to take over the army a long time ago. Although anyone with a discerning eye knew that what Tian Dan did was to accumulate strength and out of prudence, very few people could convince the King of Qi, especially the King of Qi who was trembling and angry under the front of the Zhao army. Tian Dan thought that he had done a good job, and decided to wait for the repulsion of Zhao Jun. When the time comes, it will be good for King Qi to be dismissed. Regardless of the cut, Tian Dan recognized it. Tian Dan only knew now that the number of Qi troops had also increased from 80,000 to 110,000, and counting the 10,000 troops waiting in Changguo, there were already 120,000 people under his command. Rescue Linzi, enough!
Of course, for Tiandan, there are joys and worries. Yan Zhou, the deputy general of the Zhao army in Liaocheng, took advantage of the opportunity for the main force of the Qi and Wei coalition forces to advance eastward. Sent troops to attack Anyang, Pingyi and other places, trying to open up contact with Puyang, Zhencheng and other places. All of a sudden, Qi Wei's rear was in a hurry. In particular, Pingyi, which was controlled by the Wei army, could be described as precarious. Jin personally led 20,000 Wei troops to come back to help, leaving only 10,000 symbolically to help Tiandan relieve the siege of Linzi.
"Prime Minister, it's getting late, Yu Lingling sent someone to ask if our army wants to spend the night in Yu Ling. If you want to stay overnight. They also prepared early. The former army general Tian Yuan Zongma came to Tian Dan and said with his fists clenched.
Tian Dan groaned, first looked at the sky, and found that there was still an hour before dark, and the army could rush to the outside of the city if it was in a hurry. It is better to have walls to protect the wind from the wind than to camp entirely in the wilderness outside the city. What's more, whether it's burying a pot for cooking, or getting water, it's really much more convenient. Tomorrow we have to march to Changguo in a hurry, and it is always good to rush more today.
Thinking of this, Tian Dan instructed the herald beside him: "Send the order, the army will speed up, and camp in the mausoleum tonight!" ”
"Whoa!" Several heralds on the side scattered to convey Tian Dan's will. As more and more voices rang out like a relay, the pace of the 120,000-strong army quickened a lot.
Later, in Yuling City, Zhao Hao, who was supposed to command the army under Linzi City, appeared in Yuling Mansion. Behind him stood several strong men with tigers and bears, eight feet long, and opposite him was the original owner of this room, Ling Tianwen of Yuling County. It's just that the current Yu Ling has changed owners. The so-called dove occupies the magpie's nest, since the moment the Zhao army broke the city, Tian Wen needs to rely on people. To be precise, it is Yang Zhao Jun, Zhao Hao's snort.
Although he has the same name as Meng Yanjun, Lingtianwen in Yuling County does not have the illustrious family background of Meng Yanjun. Speaking of which, his ancestors are also from the royal family, but after a few generations, the family is in the middle of the road, and the relationship with the Qi royal family is gradually detached and increasingly estranged. If it weren't for his father's last face, Tian Wen would not have been able to become the commander of Yuling County as he wished. But for Tian Wen now, he knew that he would encounter such a dangerous situation, and he would not be able to take this county order even if he was killed.
Three days ago, a group of "thugs" attacked Yuling and captured the government. Tian Wenwen thought that he was an ordinary bandit who robbed his house and house, just trying to make money, and left naturally after he looted it. After all, the army of Qi was by no means vegetarian, and it was impossible to let a gang of robbers occupy the county for too long. But he didn't want to fight, but the other party didn't leave. Not only that, in the next three days, more and more bandit "henchmen" poured into the county seat, filling the streets and alleys of Yuling. Tian Wencai realized that the bandits in front of him were by no means ordinary! Could it be that the other party wants to use Yuling as a base and pull the banner to rebel? ! If this is the case, I am afraid that I will be sacrificed to the flag.
It wasn't until he saw Zhao Hao, a fierce man who was polite on the surface but actually ruthless, that Tian Wen clearly realized what a crazy group of people he was in front of him-Zhao Jun actually wanted to set up an ambush under his rule and ambush Tian Dan's army!
In the next two days, Zhao Jun wrote, directed, and acted in a scene in which the official army liberated Yuling and drove away the robbers, and constantly coerced himself to show up, creating the illusion that Lingling was back under the control of Qi State. Then there was the garrison of the "new army" to prevent the return of robbers. Close the four doors tightly to prevent a series of things such as a sneak attack by the "Zhao Army". Zhao Hao almost logically won the trust and understanding of the people of Yuling, and the people of Yuling had an indescribable good impression of this white horse general who sent soldiers to distribute grain and exempt himself from taxes.
Prime Minister Tian Dan is about to lead the army to come, Zhao Jun is likely to come to harass, in order to ensure the logistics and the safety of the prime minister, Zhao Hao ordered the whole city of Yuling to be under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter and leave without permission. Tian Wen didn't expect such a lame reason, and the people actually believed it. At that moment, Tian Wen didn't know whether to sigh that Tian Dan's prestige was too great or that Zhao Hao's means of buying people's hearts were too powerful! (To be continued......)
PS: I will be on a business trip for the next two days, and I will ask for recommendations and comfort