"Li Mu is proficient in military formations, good at defense, with him leading the Zhao and Wei coalition forces to hold their positions, it is difficult for our army to find opportunities in a short period of time, so according to the general, the best strategy for this war is to focus on attrition."

"Our army now has sufficient food and grass and stable logistics, which is a big advantage."

"On the contrary."

"Zhao and Wei have not fully recovered because of the snowstorm last year, which caused a great loss of vitality in the country. As long as our army persists, sooner or later it will be able to find a suitable opportunity. ”

"With one's own strengths, attacking the enemy's shortcomings, this is the essence of a soldier."

In the main account of the Qin army, Wang Jian stroked his beard with one hand, his face was calm, and he spoke slowly.

Although Wang Qian's usual personality is big and uninhibited, his style has always been steady, fully understanding his own strengths, gaining insight into the enemy's flaws, and attacking the enemy's shortcomings with his own strengths, which is the essence of the war pursued by Wang Qian.

A large part of the cause of this war was that the five northern countries were seriously damaged by the heavy snowstorm last winter, but the Qin State was not greatly affected because of its timely response and strong foundation.

With such a huge advantage, it is naturally impossible for Wang Jian to turn a blind eye.

"Although what General Wang said is reasonable, but don't forget the threat of Yan, Qi, and Chu, although there is no news of reinforcements from these three countries for the time being, but if the war drags on for too long, no one knows what will happen."

"The so-called long nights and dreams."

"Therefore, according to the old man's words, it is better to gather troops, break the surface, choose one of the two countries from Zhao and Wei first, and make every effort to break it, so that even if reinforcements really arrive later, we will have the energy to deal with it."

Meng Fu also touched his beard and proposed his own strategy.

His suggestion was the opposite of Wang Qian's, Meng Fu was usually calm, but his style of play in the war was quite aggressive, and he was not ready to stick to his own advantages to fight a war of attrition, but wanted to take the initiative to attack.

Before the so-called war strategy has no results, no one knows who is right and who is wrong, because whether it is Wang Jian or Meng Fu, they all have their own reasons.

The two couldn't convince each other, and finally set their sights on Yingzheng on the throne.

Ying Zheng listened to the argument between the two, looked at the huge sand table in front of him, and gently knocked on the desk with one hand and fell into thought.

Ying Zheng is also half an emperor, not completely ignorant of military affairs, but it is precisely because Ying Zheng knows the art of war that he is now in a dilemma.

"How's the preparation going over there?"

After thinking for a while, Ying Zheng did not respond to Meng Fu and Wang Qian, but suddenly turned his head to look at Zhao Gao on the side and said.

When everyone in the military tent heard this, they also focused their eyes on Zhao Gao.

The 'over there' in Ying Zheng's mouth naturally refers to [Luo Net], and during this time, under the intentional arrangement of Ying Zheng and [Luo Net], Zhao Gao has gradually begun to appear in the public eye as the contact person of [Luo Net].

"Back to the king, it only takes one last chance to solve the biggest trouble in this war."

I don't know if it's because of the contrast, in this masculine military camp, Zhao Gao's voice and temperament seem more and more feminine.

When Meng Fu and Wang Jian heard Zhao Gao's words, their brows were slightly wrinkled.

In fact, most generals in the army don't think much of Zhao Gao, and they don't like the style of acting in secret, but I have to admit that [Luowang] did play a big role in this war.

Others may not know.

But now the generals in this military tent have basically heard a little bit of news, and know that the three kingdoms of Yan, Qi, and Chu have not yet rushed to support, and part of the reason is that the [Luo Net] is operating behind the scenes.

"Let them speed up."

"Whoa."

"As for ······"

After getting the information of [Luo Net] from Zhao Gao's side, Ying Zheng turned his head and was about to continue to discuss tactics with Wang Jian and Meng Wei, but just when he opened his mouth, suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

"Report, Qiqi Wang, Xianyang urgent report."

The scout's words interrupted Ying Zheng's words, and Ying Zheng was surprised for a moment, not understanding what urgent report was sent at this time.

"Bring it in."

"Yes."

The scout took the emergency report, and Ying Zheng opened it and took a look.

The next second.

I saw Ying Zheng's eyes shrink, and his expression suddenly froze.

Seeing Ying Zheng's reaction, Meng Fu, Wang Jian and other generals in the army glanced at each other, and had a faint bad premonition in their hearts, and couldn't help asking.

"Your Majesty, what happened to the court?"

Ying Zheng clenched his fists, and after a moment, he let out a long breath, glanced at the many generals in the military tent, and said slowly: "The Empress Dowager······ Crashed. ”

"What? The Empress Dowager she ······"

As Ying Zheng finished speaking, Meng Fu Wang Jian and the others instantly widened their eyes, their faces full of consternation.

The news of the death of the Empress Dowager Huayang is obviously also an extremely unexpected thing for Wang Jian and others, which is undoubtedly a major event that can shake the entire Qin State.

But if you really want to talk about how important things are, that's actually it.

After all, the Empress Dowager Huayang is already this age after all, even if she dies suddenly, it is not an unacceptable thing.

It's just that she died when Yingzheng was driving a personal expedition, so it was a little sudden and a little troublesome.

"Please also ask the king to mourn and change."

"Pray the king's condolences."

After the initial surprise, the generals quickly began to comfort Yingzheng, but this comfort, etiquette is far more important than the heart.

"Rise up, generals!"

Ying Zheng is actually not too sad, but he still has to do what he should do.

It was only after the monarchs and ministers in the camp tent pretended to go through the 'process' that the conversation between the two sides officially entered the main topic.

Wang Jian was the first to speak: "I don't know how the king plans to arrange the funeral of the empress dowager next?" ”

Although this sentence is asking the Empress Dowager Huayang, it is actually asking Yingzheng whether he plans to return to Xianyang next, or continue to stay on the front line.

The war between Qin and Zhao and Wei is not something that can be easily ended in a short period of time, and if Yingzheng plans to stay on the front line next, it means that the Empress Dowager Huayang can only be buried first.

Otherwise, in such weather, it is estimated that in a few days, the body of the Empress Dowager Huayang will stink.

But if Ying Zheng plans to return to Xianyang to deal with the funeral, it means that Ying Zheng will not be able to participate in the next war, because according to etiquette, after the death of the Empress Dowager Huayang, Ying Zheng needs to keep filial piety for at least half a year.

If the former is chosen, Ying Zheng will easily be infamous as 'unfilial', and it is estimated that even the Ying clan will have to send people to the front line to urge him, after all, the aftermath of the elders in the family is still very important at the moment.

But if you choose the latter, it can easily affect the morale of today's front-line soldiers.

In fact, Ying Zheng himself did not play a particularly big role in this war, and now there are fierce generals in the Qin army, although Ying Zheng understands military affairs, but he is only half an emperor.

Normally.

Whether he is there or not does not have that much of an impact on this war.

But the problem is that before this expedition, Ying Zheng had already played out the name of 'Imperial Driving Expedition', and if the war was now halfway through, Ying Zheng suddenly withdrew to Xianyang.

Even if there is a good reason, it is an indisputable fact that the coach 'escaped'.

Ying Zheng's gaze was a little complicated.

In good conscience.

When the Empress Dowager Huayang died, Ying Zheng didn't feel too sad, after all, what this old man did during this period of time had already made him heartbroken about his grandmother.

It's just that although there is no sadness, when the news of the death of the Empress Dowager Huayang comes, Yingzheng will inevitably feel a little emotional.

"The widow will send a man of sufficient weight to take the widow's place."

After a long time, Ying Zheng spoke.

Ying Zheng finally chose to return to Xianyang, but this is not because Ying Zheng cares about his reputation, but because part of the reason why he decided to 'drive the expedition' this time is to set up a game in Xianyang after he leaves.

But now that the Empress Dowager Huayang has died, it has completely disrupted Yingzheng's original plan.

Coupled with the smooth situation on the front line, the current Qin army is almost pressing the Zhao and Wei coalition forces to fight again, and Ying Zheng continues to stay here, except for acting as a 'mascot', he does not have much other role.

So instead of staying here and wasting time, it is better to take this opportunity to return to Xianyang and go back to deal with the affairs of the court.

As for his departure, it may affect the morale of the front-line soldiers.

Ying Zheng also considered this, as long as he found a person with a great reputation in the army to replace him in the 'Imperial Expedition', such a person is not easy to find, but it just so happens that there is one in Xianyang now.

"Then the minister will send someone to escort the king back to Xianyang."

All the generals in the barracks did not react to Ying Zheng's decision, and now the Qin army has a great advantage on the battlefield, even if it is because Ying Zheng returned to Xianyang, resulting in a decline in morale, the impact is not very great.

······

Two days later.

Ying Zheng's carriage galloped all the way along the newly repaired 'cement official road', and after changing horses seven or eight times in a row, it successfully rushed back to Xianyang.

Hearing the news of Yingzheng's return to Xianyang, Mo Jun rushed to hand over as soon as possible.

"I'm finally able to make a difference, I've been tired to death these days, and when this matter is over, Benjun has to go back and rest for two years."

Mo Jun sat in the carriage and muttered in a low voice.

Recall.

Since Mojun was crowned king, he has stayed in Hanzhong for so long, and the number of times he has come to Xianyang to do things has not exceeded ten times, and the stay time each time is basically no more than three days.

And this time it took almost a month, when did he do such a tiring job?

It didn't take long.

The carriage came to the outside of Xianyang Palace, and Mo Jun got out of the carriage and walked into the palace.

When he came to Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng was inspecting the political affairs handled by Fusu during this time, and after Mojun arrived, Ying Zheng put down the chapter in his hand and said a word to Fusu.

"Fusu, you step back first!"

"The retainers obeyed."

Fusu respectfully saluted Yingzheng, and when he passed by Mo Jun's side, he respectfully bowed to Mo Jun, of course, Mo Jun also politely returned the salute.

When Fusu left, Ying Zheng looked at Mo Jun with a slight smile on his face.

"It's been hard work these days."

"Ministers don't dare to be hard."

"How's that going?"

"The minister has compiled everything into a book, and asked the king to look at it."

In order to make the deal as soon as possible, Mo Jun was quite well prepared, a booklet that was not too thick was presented to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng opened it and looked at it a few times, and the front was fine, but when Ying Zheng saw the back, his face, which was still smiling, was almost gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And no wonder.

Even before Ying Zheng saw Mo Jun's recital, he probably couldn't have imagined that the Empress Dowager Huayang was still calculating Ying Zheng for the sake of 'Chu foreign relatives' until she died.

"Widow······ I already know, Mo Qing, you go down first and prepare! ”

"The minister retired······ Well? ”

When he heard that Ying Zheng asked him to step down, Mo Jun immediately prepared to leave Zhangtai Palace, planning to return to Hanzhong to rest for a while, so as to make up for the energy he lost working overtime during this time.

But before he could finish speaking, suddenly, he noticed some 'language problems' in Yingzheng's words.

"Dare to ask the king, what do you mean by the preparation you just said?"

"Huh? Isn't it that the widow hasn't announced the edict yet? ”

Hearing Mo Jun's inquiry, Ying Zheng also seemed to sober up a little, glanced at Mo Jun in surprise, and then said: "The widow returned to Xianyang this time to deal with the funeral of the Empress Dowager, and he couldn't go to the front line in person, so I bothered Mo Qing to go to the front line battlefield instead of the widow!" ”

Mo Jun: "??? ”

You're me and I'm addicted to overtime?

"This ······ Your Majesty, the ministers are civil officials, and they don't understand the military! ”

Mo Jun also wants to struggle again, people are inert, in order to be able to climb to a high position and enjoy life, Mo Jun can run around in Nanjun, Xianyang, and Hanzhong.

However, now that Mo Jun has achieved fame, and he has enjoyed such a long time of extravagant life, the whole person has long been corrupted.

For now, he just needs to stay in this gentle country until he dies of old age.

"It's okay, there are a few generals on the front line, and in terms of military affairs, it doesn't hurt if Mo Qing only 'understands a little', and then he only needs to replace the duties of the widow."

"This, the minister obeys."

Since he has already said this, Mo Jun naturally can't say anything.

"But since he has gone to the front line this time, then the minister also asks the king to let the minister bring a batch of 'secret weapons' to the battlefield, and the minister hopes to find an opportunity to do an experiment by the way."

"Oh? Has that 'secret weapon' been crafted? ”

When Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, and it was rare to have a few more interests.

"I haven't completely mastered the manufacturing technology, and the current batch is just 'samples', taking advantage of this war, the minister can just take the opportunity to collect some data."

Mo Jun didn't want to work overtime, but since he couldn't escape this class, he simply took this opportunity to deal with all the things he had accumulated before.

······

(End of chapter)