Chapter 35: The Five Kingdoms Conquer Qin
Just when Wu Zhan was on the order of Yingzheng to build a 'Luo Net' organization, an urgent military report of 800 miles came from outside the river: Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, personally led hundreds of thousands of troops from Wei, Han, Zhao, Chu and Yan to attack Qin in the west!
The atmosphere of today's court meeting was extremely depressing and tense.
"In this five-nation alliance, Wei and Zhao each contributed 100,000 troops, and the rest of Han, Chu, and Yan combined 200,000 troops, with a total strength of 400,000." Qin general Yang Rui and Yu Dao.
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the court were suddenly covered with a layer of worry.
Looking at the six countries, there is no vassal state that can match the Qin state, but what the Qin people are most afraid of is that the six countries will attack Qin, which is one of them.
Second, this joint attack on Qin was personally initiated and led by Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, who is Wei Wuji? This person is the head of the four princes of the Warring States period and the younger brother of King Wei Anli. Thirteen years ago, the Qin State won the Battle of Changping, and wanted to capture Handan and completely destroy the Zhao State.
It can be said that looking at the countries, Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, is definitely one of the few people that Qin State is more afraid of.
Third, the current King of Qin is young, the government is unstable, the commander of the Qin army, Lu Gong, is old and injured, Wang Di is dead, and only Meng Fu is still holding the façade, but in the face of the menacing Five Nations Alliance, whether Meng Fu can take charge alone and save Qin from danger, everyone has drawn a big question mark in their hearts......
Xiao Yingzheng sat on the throne, although he also had worries and fears between his eyebrows, but more calmly and confidently, in his opinion, there were many generals in the Qin State, and the Great Qin Ruishi was even more invincible, and the countries were all rabble, and Li Si had also analyzed that the Six Nations were destined to end in failure, so what is there to worry about?
Lu Buwei first looked at the civil and military officials who were panicked like ants on a hot pot, and then turned his head to see Yingzheng Taishan's self-confidence that had collapsed in front of him without changing his face, and couldn't help but nod his head in praise.
"I see the prime minister smiling, is there a good way to retreat from the enemy?" Lü Buwei's expression was fully seen by the Queen Mother Zhao Ji, who was in the rear, so he asked.
"Hahaha......"
Lu Buwei stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "Queen Mother Mingjian, the five countries are only temporarily huddled together to keep warm because they all felt the immediate pain brought by the edge of my Great Qin, what is the way?" ”
"Besides, General Meng Fu personally led an army of 350,000 troops to garrison outside the river, and the number of our army and the joint column army is almost equal, but the individual combat ability of our Qin army is far superior to that of other countries, in this case, even if our army and the joint column army go head-to-head, they may not necessarily lose!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court looked a little soothed, and Zhao Ji even stroked his chest and said: "The prime minister is reasonable, what else is there to worry about?" ”
After saying that, he didn't forget to give Lu Buwei an ambiguous look, but fortunately, only the two of them understood the deep meaning of this look.
"Prime Minister's great wisdom!"
"The prime minister is strategizing!"
"The state of Qin has a prime minister, and it can be fixed forever!"
……
The courtiers in the hall who were attached to Lü Buwei began to blow rainbow farts one by one, for fear that they would say one less word to praise Lü Buwei.
Lü Buwei looked proud, and accepted everyone's praise gladly, as if he was the pillar of Great Qin, and the Qin State would be in danger without himself, and would perish at any time. It's just that he didn't notice that a cold light in Ying Zheng's eyes was fleeting......
In fact, not only Lü Buwei was more optimistic, but Meng Wei, as the commander-in-chief of the Qin army's front, did not take the army of the five countries in his eyes.
In his opinion, the combined forces of the five countries are fighting their own battles, each with its own ghosts, and as long as he ensures the safety of the grain routes in the rear, he will have absolute confidence in defeating the enemy.
So he sent his son Mengwu to divide 100,000 troops to be responsible for guarding the Huashan granary and escorting grain and grass, while he led the main force of the Qin army to defend the river, preparing to fight a hard-fought war of attrition with the Five Nations Alliance.
Just when the Qin State was full of optimism about this battle from top to bottom, Wu Zhan was short of manpower to prepare for the construction of the "Luo Net", so he had to return to the Lishan base to seek the commander of the Netherworld Guard, Bai Qi.
More than a year has passed since he left the base, and Wu Zhan has returned this time, and he feels like he is going home.
Opening the stone gate, passing through the dark corridor, there is a group of chicks being trained in the familiar central square, only to see that they are all full of jerky faces, but it does not affect their enthusiasm for training, the chicks are either training shooting, or training rock climbing, or sprinting......
In an instant, Wu Zhan seemed to have returned to the past, and he was also in the midst of that group of half-grown teenagers.
"What are you doing at the base instead of carrying out your own mission?" Guo Jiaoxi's annoying and somewhat kind face came into view of Wu Zhan's eyes.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, Guo Jiaoxi's demeanor is still the same!" Wu Zhan hurriedly bowed and saluted, complimenting him.
"You're still so sharp-tongued!"
Guo Jiaoxi smiled slightly, turned around and led the way: "Come with me, the commander has been waiting for you for a long time." ”
Wu Zhan hurriedly followed behind Guo Jiaoxi and walked towards the stone room.
"Did you often scold me behind my back and be too you?" Guo Jiaoxi suddenly stopped and asked.
"Hehe......"
Wu Zhan smiled awkwardly and said, "You are not only harsh, you are simply torture from hell!" ”
"Hey, you kid, don't think that I'm out of school, I can't do anything about you!"
Guo Jiaoxi's face was straight and said: "If you dare to be poor, be careful, I will let you run two hundred laps again!" ”
It's still that familiar recipe, it's still that familiar taste.
Wu Zhan couldn't help but close his eyes, as if he was still the No. 120 chick that was targeted every day.
The two of them came to the door of the commander while talking and laughing, and were about to knock on the door, when an old voice called, "Come in." ”
Wu Zhan and Guo Jiaoxi immediately entered the room, only to see Bai Qi sitting at the table with white hair, looking at the bamboo book in his hand with an oil lamp.
"Wu Zhan meets the commander." Wu Zhan hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Only then did Bai Qi raise his head and look at Wu Zhan: "No need to be polite!" ”
Xuan said to Guo Jiaoxi: "It's okay, you can get busy first." ”
"Hey!" Guo Jiaoxi bowed his hand and retreated. Only Wu Zhan and Bai Qi were left in the room.
"How's life in the palace? Still used to it? Bai Qi put down the bamboo book in his hand and said with a smile.
"Commander Qiyu, it's okay to get used to." Wu Zhan replied, but he was muttering in his heart, that is, let me play an internal servant, I can't take too big steps, I can only pinch my throat when I speak, and I can't adapt to yin and yang weirdly.
"Hahaha" Bai Qi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I heard that you played a chamberlain next to King Qin, what is your name Xiao Liuzi, and you are very unpopular with Lu Buwei." ”
One sentence hit the pain point in Wu Zhan's heart, and it also made him know that there must be a hidden netherworld guard around him, otherwise how could Bai Qi live in a simple house, how could he know everything about the affairs in the palace.
Seeing that Wu Zhan's expression was a little restrained, Bai Qi beckoned and said, "Come, sit down and say." "Amiable and like a neighbor's grandfather.
Wu Zhan didn't shirk either, so he sat respectfully opposite Bai Qi, saying that he was sitting, and his butt was only next to the side of a chair.
"I said before that you can't go back to the base casually until you have to, and if you suddenly return now, there must be something important, let's talk about it." Bai Qi said with a slightly restrained expression.
Wu Zhan hurriedly replied: "Commander Qiyu, recently the King of Qin has newly accepted a long history named Li Si, who studied under Xunzi and the art of Emperor Youshan. After Li Si's order, the King of Qin wanted to focus on building the spy organization of the Qin State, but there were too few people available, so I came here to ask the commander to send a few Nether Guards as support. ”
"Lis?"
Bai Qi muttered this name, and only after a long time did he say: "If this person has any lofty opinions, you might as well tell me to listen to it." ”
Wu Zhan then repeated Li Si's views during the meeting with the King of Qin to Bai Qi as they were, and when he said that he would destroy a country to deter the nations, and use it to buy or assassinate the dignitaries of the king's palace to drive a wedge between the kings and ministers of the countries, Bai Qi couldn't help but nod frequently.
"Yes, although this person is from Confucianism, he advocates and is good at the way of legalism, and has a unique opinion on the law between soldiers and families. Bai Qi couldn't help but praise.
When Wu Zhan heard this, he admired Li Si even more, and it was definitely anyone's glory to be praised by a generation of war god Bai Qi.
"This time, Wei Wuji led the five-nation alliance to attack Qin, I don't know what Li Si thinks?" Bai Qi asked.
Wu Zhan then put together Li Si's views on the doom of the nations, but he saw that Bai Qi was noncommittal, and he did not nod his head in praise like Fang Cai.
"What is Lü Buwei's response?" Bai Qi said in a deep voice.
"Lü Buwei is more optimistic about this merger, believing that there is a reason that the 350,000 Qin army led by Meng Fu to defend it, and the joint column army will never be able to win." Wu Zhan replied.
Bai Qi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh when he heard this, and suddenly coughed violently again, Wu Zhan hurriedly handed the tea bowl on the side to Bai Qi with both hands, and after taking a sip of hot tea, Bai Qi's cough slowly stopped.
"The proud army will be defeated!"
Bai Qi sighed and said: "This time, the five countries were able to put aside their prejudices and attack Qin together, because the pace of Qin's eastward expansion is getting faster and faster, and all the countries have reached the dying stage. Therefore, this merger is absolutely different from the past, and we must be cautious. ”
Bai Qi's words made Wu Zhan's heart cold, this may be called a word to wake up the person in his dream.
"No, I'm going to have to warn everyone quickly." Wu Zhan got up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Bai Qi stretching out his hand.
"Even if you go to warn Lu Buwei and the others now, it's too late in time, besides, who will believe your words?" Bai Qi gasped and whispered.
"What does the Commander think about cracking this merger?" Wu Zhan asked eagerly.
I only heard Bai Qi say leisurely: "The key person in this joint alliance is Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, this person is shrewd and sophisticated, has a good way of governing the army, and has a high prestige among the nations, but it is precisely because his prestige is too high that it will inevitably cause the jealousy and suspicion of King Wei Anli. ”
"What do you mean?" Wu Zhan asked puzzled.
"Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind!"
Bai Qi said in a deep voice: "I have secretly sent people to the Wei State to spread rumors, vowing to cause King Wei Anli to be suspicious of Wei Wuji, so as to recall him, as long as this person is eliminated, the coalition army will be defeated!" ”
When Wu Zhan heard this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe from the bottom of his heart, Bai Qi deserved the title of the god of war, his vision was unique, and his views were vicious, and no one else in today's world could match it.
"Commander Gao Jian, Wu Zhan is taught!" Wu Zhan hurriedly got up and bowed his hand, admiring from the bottom of his heart.
Bai Qi waved his hand, motioned for Wu Zhan to sit down, and said: "As for what you said about establishing a network organization, I think Li Si's analysis is very reasonable, the main role of the Netherworld Guard before was only to secretly protect King Qin, and it also had the function of spying on intelligence, but it was different from a spy in the absolute sense. ”
"Now that you have made it clear that you want to build the spy system of the Qin State, I will assign all the Nether Guards to you as the initial team of the 'Net'. cough cough cough ......"
Before Bai Qi finished speaking, there was another violent cough.
"Commander, are you alright?" Wu Zhan said eagerly.
Bai Qi raised his hand to signal that it was okay, and it took a while to catch his breath, only to hear him say: "The world in the future will eventually belong to you young people, and I have only one request, that is, never let the world know that Bai Qi is still alive......"
"Ruler ......"