Chapter 18: The Five Civil Struggles

Lian Po, the commander of the Kwantung Coalition Army, saw that the Qin army in Hangu Pass should not fight, so he had to attack strongly. The five nations agreed that each country would storm for one day, and whoever would take the city first would receive an extra share of the spoils. According to the order of the strong attack, each country exerted its strength to eat milk, and suffered more than 20,000 casualties every day, and the Qin State in the Guannai suffered nearly 20,000 casualties for three consecutive days.

On the third day of Gan Mao's return, Lian Po led the 100,000 troops of the Kwantung Coalition Army to join Li Mu. Outside the Hangu Pass, it is narrow and cannot accommodate too many troops, and if there are too many troops, the ability to detour will be weak, which will be harmful. The remaining 400,000 are to be replenished from the rear one after another.

The generals of the Kwantung Coalition Army congratulated General Li Mu on his achievements, and the eyes of General Wei Pang Juan were full of envy and coldness. Annihilated 100,000 Qin troops in less than three days. This person is terrible, and I will have to be more careful in the future. Although Zhao and Wei are relatives of each other, they are also connected to each other and have constant friction. One day, the two sides will be in a confrontational situation.

Gan Mao hurried back to deliver the news of reinforcements. Finally, two horses were killed, and the five-day journey was shortened to three days.

Gan Mao, who didn't care about washing and changing, hurriedly came to Yingzheng's court meeting. "Emperor, the ministers have your trust, and the Hangu Pass has lost its soldiers. Gan Mao lay on the main hall and said bitterly.

"Aiqing, but Hangu Pass is lost?" Ying Zheng looked at the courtiers in front of him majestically.

"Emperor, Hangu Pass is still there, but the 100,000 troops deployed outside Hangu Pass by the minister want to form a horn with Hangu Pass, and the minister saw that the coalition vehicles transported a large number of ordnance back and forth in the two days, and the soldiers and horses gathered up to five or six hundred thousand people. On the third day and night, the ministers ordered 30,000 elite horsemen to rob the camp to frustrate their spirit. Unexpectedly, the enemy camp was empty, and the camp was also breached. Gan Mao said excitedly, as if there were endless grievances. To this day he has not understood how the enemy army disappeared.

"The responsibility for Aiqing's matter does not lie with you, and I don't want to punish you, leaving you to make meritorious contributions, Aiqing can dare to fight again. Ying Zheng looked at Gan Mao in front of him, regardless of the rest, and relieved from the exhaustion all over his body.

"Emperor Xie, the minister is willing to serve the emperor to death, and is willing to repay the emperor for not killing for the pawn. Gan Mao replied with a choked bow.

At this time, Bai Qi, who was on the side, came out of the ranks, "Emperor, I'm afraid that the vanguard of the coalition army has used a strategy of crossing the sky and the sea." Using the method of soil escape, vehicles transport soil back and forth to make people mistakenly think that it is a baggage, and they are escorted by soldiers. It gives people the illusion that there are many enemy troops in the camp. Later, I am afraid that the use of weeds and vines to cover the ears and eyes can also be used as a means of raiding the camp. This person is not simple. Hearing Bai Qi's explanation, Gan Mao realized that it was no wonder that there were so many weeds and vines piled up in the camp.

"Bai Qi listened to the order and ordered you to lead the 200,000 troops of the Lantian battalion to Hangu Pass to resist the attack of the coalition army. Meng Wu assisted Bai Qi as the deputy general. Yingzheng had no choice but to send his killer weapon Bai to fight. As for Wang Jian to guard against Ba, Shu, and Chu, the three kingdoms cannot be easily mobilized.

As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys cook, the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden. Many heroes laid the foundation for the emperor in danger, but it was difficult to escape the disaster of killing in peacetime. In the 5,000-year history of China, there are only three emperors who do not kill meritorious heroes, and Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng is one of them. Li Xin, who failed in the war of Chu, Qin Shi Huang did not settle the account, which made the Li family one of the famous five surnames and seven wangs.

In a camp tent of the alliance of the Kwantung princes, Lian Po and Li Mu sat opposite each other and talked, "General Li, I heard your analysis just now, what if the enemy is not successful?" Lian Po asked the bearded man in front of him.

"General, if the enemy army is not hit, and I am allowed to dig in the earth, I can dig into their camp, and at night I can fight inside and outside. So the outcome of this battle was already predestined. After all, Hangu Pass can only garrison 50,000 at a time, and the rest can only be stationed inside or outside the pass. It is useless to garrison inside the pass, and the station outside the pass is like a horn to each other, but the enemy army is attracted by my suspicious tactics and does not notice my method of digging in the earth. That's what gave me a chance. Li Mu explained with a smile. The land outside the gate is all soil. As for the foundation of Hangu Pass, all of them are stones, so naturally there is no way.

Three days later, King Yingzheng of Qin announced to the world that the emperor was removed and the king of Qin was replaced. Xiao Bai, the prince of Qi, saw that his goal had been achieved, reduced the influence of Qin, and withdrew his troops ahead of schedule. The other four countries stayed for two more days, condemned Qi State's behavior, and then received an order from their own monarch to withdraw their troops.

Bai Qi watched from the walls of Hangu Pass as the Kwantung coalition forces withdrew one after another.

"Hmph, wait for the Kwantung princes, one day, when I will lead my troops into your capital. ”

On the way back with 180,000 Qi soldiers, Kuang Zhang, the general of Qi, passed by the small town of Song and lied that the Song soldiers had killed Qi soldiers and wanted to enter the city to search for criminals. How dare the city lord of the Song Kingdom agree, he naturally shirked. Several rounds of negotiations were made without reaching the goal. Kuang Zhang led his troops to capture this small city in the name of avenging the soldiers.

And Xiaobai, the prince of Qi, asked Bao Shuya to release the news, saying that Song Xianggong was fake benevolence and righteousness, and killed the soldiers of Qi for no reason. Then he also helped the injured criminals escape, and the state of Qi now declared war on the state of Song. The soldiers of the Qi State were angry and claimed that they had captured Song Xianggong alive, and they had deliberately created the crime, even if there was no such reason, Xiaobai, the prince of Qi, would find other reasons. Song Xianggong is difficult to argue.

Since he chose to annex the Song State, it was natural to destroy the 15th army of the Song State when he participated in the coalition to defeat the Qin State, so as to eliminate future troubles. Kuang Zhang sent troops to ambush him, and at the same time led the fifteen Song troops to his ambush site. Nangong Wan, who returned from these unaware coalition forces, led the 130,000 Song soldiers and Kuang Zhang to accompany them, and the two chatted with each other, perhaps the relationship between the allies Nangong Wan did not suspect Kuang Zhang at all. It wasn't until Kuang Zhang took the opportunity to attack Nangong Wan that the Song soldiers were immediately beaten by the Qi soldiers, what happened? Aren't we friendly troops? In the end, 70,000 Song soldiers were killed, nearly 60,000 were captured, and the rest fled.

The great doctor in the territory of Qi State, Sima Sui Tho, was ordered to lead the 15th army to attack the Song State from the north, and Kuang Zhang led 170,000 troops to attack from the west from the west.

On the south bank of the river in Jishui, north of the capital of the Song Kingdom, Song Xianggong led 70,000 soldiers to guard here. Sima Sui Tho ordered the forward troops to prepare for a beach landing to attack the Song army. Song Xianggong's elder brother Muyi saw that the Qi people were busy crossing the river, so he said to Song Xianggong: "The Qi country relies on their strong men and soldiers to cross the river during the day, and they don't take us seriously. Let's take advantage of the fact that they are not finished, and we will definitely win the battle. ”

Song Xianggong said: "No! We are a country that stresses benevolence and righteousness. The enemy's crossing of the river is not over yet, so let's fight it, what kind of benevolence is it?"

As he spoke, all the Qi troops had already crossed the river and landed, and were lining up in a chaotic manner. Gongzi Muyi was anxious, and said to Song Xianggong again: "We can't wait any longer at this time! Before they have set up a position, let's hurry up and fight over, and we can resist for a while." If you don't do it, it's too late. ”

Song Xianggong rebuked him and said: "You are too unkind and righteous! ”