Xin Lingjun asked with concern: "What about the losses of the front army?" ”

Mang Mao said: "The ministers waited for the battle from noon, until the sunset, but they did not contain a single defeated soldier. ”

Xin Lingjun was shocked: "Not a single one? ”

"Exactly! The ministers repeatedly sent scouts to contact, but the wind on the side of Xingze was fierce, flying sand and stones, and the scouts could hear but not see, only knowing that the killing sound shook the sky, and then it returned to calm. ”

"And then?"

"After the sunset, the ministers sent many scouts, sentry from afar, and learned that the front army was overthrown. Watching this battle, the former army is gone, and there is no life left, such a number of roads, either the marquis or Wu Anjun. The Qin army suddenly sent out such two big killing weapons, and its ambition was not small. The minister was afraid of his surprise attack on Daliang, so he sent the dog Mangshen to report, and the army pulled out the camp overnight and retreated to Daliang. ”

Xin Lingjun stared at Mang Mao with his eyes, as if he had heard God. When Mang Mao stopped, he suddenly said "ah". He also asked: "The situation is so dangerous, how can the general arrange it so that he can return to the army smoothly?" ”

Mang Mao seemed to be intrigued by Xinlingjun's attentive listening: "The ministers led the Chinese army back thirty miles and camped in all directions. The rest of the armies withdrew in turn and entered the camps that had already been set up. Preparing for battle during the day and marching at night, the enemy did not dare to approach, and our army successfully retreated to the outside of the Great Wall in only two days without losses. ”

"How much did the front army lose?"

"The front team is the Xing army, a total of 2,000 people, all of whom are not in battle."

"How many soldiers?"

"Half of them are soldiers. Xingjun is the vanguard of the whole army, and when it is ready to fight at any time, there are many soldiers. ”

"In this way, the loss of a thousand soldiers."

"It's the minister's incompetence!"

"The general suddenly encounters a great enemy, and does not move like a mountain; The withdrawal of the army is safe, without losing one person and one arrow, the first army is full, and the first king leans on the dry city, and he admires it without taboo! ”

Mang Mao looked guilty: "This year's five-hundred-mile harvest is poor, and the king is a soldier, and I am afraid that there will be no fifty or sixty thousand." If there are so many soldiers, there should not be too few soldiers. The king's grace allocated 15,000 soldiers to be the backbone, and raised 100,000 people to attack Nanyang in the east. Unintentionally, before the soldiers left the country, they were destroyed, and the ministers lost their ground, and they were ashamed of Wang En. ”

"The general doesn't have to blame himself," Xin Lingjun comforted, "The most important thing for Fang today is to arrange this 100,000 army as soon as possible, and not to discourage the army." ”

"It's hard!" Mang Mao sighed again, "The 100,000 people only brought ten days of grain, and they were bent on waiting for a year's rations after the war. The minister said that he went east to Nanyang and encountered the Qin army, and the king ordered him to go south to find another target, so that he would lead the army beyond the Great Wall so that it would not collapse. ”

"What about the general's intentions?"

"It's hard for a minister to have a good strategy. But there are three more than one thing to think about: the best strategy is to quickly get rid of the Qin army and find a new crusade target, but it is not easy to say; In the middle strategy, the king opened a warehouse for relief and ordered the army to go home; If the above two items are not good, the minister has to make a decision, fight to the death with the Qin army, and let the army and the Qin army die together! ”

Xin Lingjun's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "It's really not feasible to make a strategy!" Not to mention the countless lives that have been devastated, and the countless wounded and sick scattered soldiers after the war, it is difficult to deal with the aftermath. …… But the best policy is really difficult to get what he wants, and the middle strategy is ......, but I am afraid that the king will not do his bidding. ”

"Childe is saying that none of the three strategies are feasible? What's the idea of that childe? ”

Xin Lingjun shook his head and said, "Where is Wuji's clever plan?" At present, the army should be placed outside the Great Wall as a garrison. If the king agrees, it will be converted into a battle in January of the next year, and the township will give money and grain or reduce rent. If the king does not allow it,...... There is only a desperate fight. ”

Mang Mao stood up and avoided the table and bowed: "The son is wise, and the common people rely on it!" ”

Xin Lingjun took two steps back from the table and bowed back: "General Miaoce, Wuji doesn't dare!" ”

After the two met the ceremony, they returned to their respective tables. Jin contempt straightened up and said, "The son's heart and the general's heart are compatible, which is really admirable." Respect the prince and the general! He got up, scooped up a bowl of wine, and handed it to Xinlingjun, who drank it all; Scoop another bowl of wine to Mangmao, and Mangmao also drank it all. At this time, Xin Lingjun had already stood up, took the bowl, scooped a bowl of wine and handed it to Jin Con, Jin Contempt took it, and drank it all in one gulp. The sound of laughter could be heard from the three of them.

The three of them drank wine and sat down. Xinling Jun said: "Wei Wushu only has 50,000 people, and now 15,000 are in the general's camp, if they fight with the Qin army, how can they be saved?" ”

Mang Mao said: "If you put it together, most of it will be jade burning." How can you advise the king and open a position for relief. ”

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the account immediately became solemn again, and no one spoke for a long time.

After being silent for a while, it was Xin Lingjun who broke the silence: "At present, the top priority is to block the Qin army, and the farther away from Daliang, the better." The king instructed that the Qin army must not be allowed to enter the prison again. In the Spring Festival, the spring hunting ceremony should be performed, if it is destroyed by the Qin army, this spring hunting gift will be difficult! Dare to ask the general's strategy! ”

Mang Mao said: "It is unusual to have the Qin army outside the beam in a hurry. ”

Xinling Jun said: "The general must have someone to teach me!" ”

Mang Mao said: "How dare the minister! Outside the Great Wall is the friendship between Wei and South Korea, and South Korea must not be left out of it. As long as our army sticks to this place, South Korea will be afraid; The king will send another envoy to connect, and the Korean army will come out. Wei and Han attacked together, and the Qin army could be broken. ”

"That must hold out until the South Korean army arrives. This is as little as a month, or as much as half a year, and there is no strong city outside the Great Wall, how to deal with it? ”

"The Qin army has come from afar, and like us, they have a maximum of ten days of grain on their bodies. He has a long way to go, he has consumed more than us, and he must be in a hurry to fight our army. I will go deep and stronghold, and I will not fight with it. As little as ten days, as much as half a month, the Qin army will retreat. At this time, it does not matter whether South Korea will come to help or not. ”

"Is the general saying that as long as we can hold out for ten days and half a month, we will be able to break Qin?"

"That's about it. Of course, it is not easy to deal with the Qin army for ten days in the wilderness, but it will not be difficult to ascend to the sky. ”

"What's the general's plan?"

"The key to this operation is in the old city of Guancheng. This city has been ruined for hundreds of years, the city has been full of barren grass, the walls are ruined, the city has long been uninhabited, and wild beasts are infested from time to time, so no one pays attention. However, the walls of this city still exist, and a little repair is better than the temporary construction of thousands of fortresses. Guancheng was originally the old capital of the country, the prince of Zhou, the city is vast, can accommodate 10,000 soldiers, and the son can live in it as the center.

"Ten miles away from Guancheng, there is a small town, the city is not high, the square is not enough, and there are more than 100 households. Although the city is low and narrow, it can also be leaned on as a partiality. In particular, the grain and grass in it cannot be obtained by the Qin army, although it is a drop in the bucket for our army, but it is not without a small supplement. ”

"Who lives in this town? But my minister of Great Wei? Shin Ling-kun asked.

"This town has lived here for a long time. From afar, it seems that they are a family of Di people, who have settled down at the junction of various countries. But here under the avenue, there are many people from all over the world, and many people from all over the world have fallen here, and their customs are very mixed, and the accent is also from the south to the north. Of course, Wei Han had the most people who fled here, and his customs were the most similar to Wei Han. ”

Xin Lingjun nodded: "It is best to be able to serve with virtue, if you take it with a large army, you still have to waste troops." ”

Mang Mao praised: "The son is benevolent! However, there were more than 100 households, and the son requisitioned them for whatever he wanted. ”

"How many sergeants should be placed in the city?" Shin Lingjun brought the topic back to the military.

"This is the most difficult thing in the minister's heart. This town is not big, and there are not many soldiers to be put in place; But it was a key point in this battle, and the troops were too small to support. The minister thought that he had to have elite soldiers to be competent. ”

"According to the general's words, this city must be garrisoned with all military soldiers?"

"And it has to be elite. There are 1,000 ordinary soldiers, and they can't be worthy of the Qin army for a while. And this town can only be stationed with a thousand soldiers at most, if it is not one for ten, how can it be supported! ”

"Time is in a hurry, where can we choose our pawns!"

"The minister has a plan. It is the most convenient way to select the commanders of the whole army and gather them into one army and station them here. The minister received 15,000 soldiers, and the chief of Shiwu should be no less than 1,000. ”

"The general's strategy is very good. Our army relies on the management of the city and takes the remote towns as the horns; The rivers and canals outside the city are vertical and horizontal, and many barracks can be built according to them. If the enemy attacks, the troops will be wasted, and if they do not attack, they will not be able to advance. More than ten days later, the Qin army ran out of food and would undoubtedly retreat. Our army took advantage of the situation to pursue and won a complete victory. ”

Mang Mao avoided the table again and bowed: "The son is wise, you must not be annoyed, do your best, and be truly talented!" ”