Chapter 120: Crossing the Yellow River

After the Wei army returned to the road, it was meeting the Qin army that had retreated from several provinces. The Qin army arrived two days earlier and occupied the ferries and ships first, while the Wei army could only temporarily occupy Yicheng. However, after the Wei army appeared in Yicheng, the Qin army did not dare to cross the river, and occupied Yewang and Mengjin respectively, thinking that they were guarding the palace, forming a stalemate situation: war and no war, and peace and disharmony. At this time, everyone pinned their hopes on the Qin envoy brought back by Liang Weigongzi, hoping to find a solution.

Liang Weigongzi invited the Qin envoy and asked him to bring his envoys to meet the chief general of the Qin army, and told him that he was also a Wei army from Taihang Mountain, and he was an ally of the Qin army, and he had no ill will towards the Qin army, but he also had to cross the river through Mengjin to return to China.

The Qin envoy was very arrogant and said: "The great country has ordered the city to prepare the host road in Anyi, and now it is back to Mengjin, why not?" And to compete with the Euphem! ”

Liang Wei Gongzi explained: "The so-called Dao'an Yi will also go out of Yicheng and cross Mengjin, there is no second way. However, Tangcheng is close to Yukou, so it has not been Anyier! ”

The Qin envoy did not relent, and said: "The people of Wu'anyi, with grain and wine, meet the road, and the army does not come, how can I be embarrassed!" ”

Liang Wei Gongzi knew that he was playing tricks, so he had to say good words to appease: "The favor of a great country should be enshrined in the king of Yiyi, and it will be repaid later!" Now Qin and Wei are arguing, and it is still necessary to solve it! "It's good to say it, and finally said that the Qin envoy agreed to enter the Qin camp. Liang Wei Gongzi invited the Wei envoys to follow the Qin envoys to the Qin camp.

When the Qin envoy arrived at the Qin camp, he learned that the commander was no longer Hu Yang, but had become Qin Gongzi! A few days ago, Gongzi was stationed in Mengjin and commanded the crossing of the river, and the five doctors Sima Jin lived in the wild king.

After several iterations, I finally met Gongzi in Mengjin. Gongzi Xuan also showed goodwill, explaining that he was not an enemy of the Wei army, and the day before yesterday, he was on guard, but it was just a misunderstanding. I will report to the King of Qin and send someone over to contact me about further action. Prior to this, both sides restrained their troops, separated by more than thirty miles, and there were no clashes. He asked the Qin envoy to be his envoy and return to Yicheng to convey his intentions.

Liang Wei Gongzi was very satisfied with Qin Jun's statement, and now his only concern was a conflict with Qin Jun. As long as there is no conflict, there should be no surprise that the Wei army lives in the cities of Wei.

At the same time as sending the envoy, Liang Wei Gongzi also asked Xinlingjun's disciples to sneak back to Daliang to report to Xinlingjun what happened here and ask for further instructions. Since Mengjin was occupied by the Qin army, Menke walked along the river for a day, reached the lower reaches of the Yellow River, found a fishing boat near Beipi, and crossed the Yellow River himself. The next day we arrived in Xingyang, where we got a boat and arrived at Daliang.

Among the commanders of the Qin army, Hu Yang was not lightly ill. He was hit by an arrow on the shore of Zhangshui, right on the cheek bone. Although the wound is not deep, it is not easy to heal. I didn't rest along the way, and I was stuck in the mud by mistake, and when I arrived at Jiyi, the wound began to fester, and I had a high fever. After supporting for a few days, I finally waited for the Wei envoy to allow the Qin army of several towns to withdraw. Hu Yang couldn't hold it anymore and fainted. They woke him up and laid him on a chariot and marched. Halfway through, Hu Yang often had a fever and talked nonsense, and everyone was very worried: according to Qin Law, if the commander died on the battlefield, the whole army would be useless! Therefore, everyone discussed, no matter what, Hu Yang should be sent back to Xianyang as soon as possible, if he died in Xianyang, it would not be counted as a war death, and the credit of the whole army would be retained. On the one hand, the upper echelons concealed the truth, and on the other hand, they sent someone to hire a boat in Li, and when the troops arrived at the outskirts of Chaoge, they let Hu Yang get on the boat and return to China first; It is only said to the outside world that Hu Yang was ordered to return to the country, and another Gongzi Xuan was sent to preside over military affairs, and Gongzi Xuan was pushed to the forefront, behind which was the decision of Bing Cao and the two five doctors. Hu Yang was very reluctant, but his body was really not angry, so he had to hand over the military Fu Jian and bring a few of his own guards to Luoyang, and it was Gongzi Yiren and Chen Si who presided over it.

When the ship arrived in Luoyang, it happened that Mao Gong came to find Zhang Lu, and Zhang Lu and his party changed their stronghold. When Gongzi Yiren came to find Qin An, Zhang Lu and the others were no longer there. When Qin An brought Gongzi Yiren to Zhang Lu's residence, two days had passed, and the Qin army had already entered the territory of Nanyang. Zhang Lu was entangled in countless affairs, and he had to send envoys to contact the cities and towns along the way, open up various joints, and he was very busy; didn't have time to visit carefully, and heard that Hu Yang's life was dying, so he only ordered Qin An to invite a famous doctor for diagnosis and treatment. After a day back to report, the doctor thought that the poisonous fire had become a terminal illness, so he could only use medicine to hold his breath, hurry home, and don't be a wild ghost!

Zhang Lu was also anxious this time. If Hu Yang died outside, not only would the entire Qin army be useless, but his credit for presiding over the rescue would also be gone. With Hu Yang's body, it is estimated that he can no longer withstand the bumps of the Yinhan Road, so he sent a powerful henchman to find a boatman with good water quality, and drove the boat into the meanders of the river and rushed straight to Weishui. At this time, the Qin army will also reach the outskirts of Yewang.

With the water nature of the boatman and a bit of luck, Hu Yang finally rushed through the dangerous shoal and entered the Weishui. By the Weishui River, the envoy used Zhang Lu's festival charm to transfer the fast boat to the post station, day and night, and finally arrived in Xianyang two days later. The envoy did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately ran to Xianyang Palace to report. But in an hour, the princes and princes knew about it, and everyone rushed to the post station to visit. Hu Yang had already closed his teeth, his eyes were hanging, and he was convulsive! When Wu Anjun lifted the placket of his shirt and looked at it, the wound was dark and black, and black pus and blood flowed out. Wu Anjun said: "Poisonous gas attacks the heart, there is no return!" "And at this time, the Qin army had just entered Yewang and advanced towards Mengjin, and had not even crossed the river.

Wang's troops first reached Mengjin and quickly occupied all the main roads on both sides. He also sent troops across the river and put out a guard on the other side of the river. After confirming the safety of the ferry, Wang asked Sima Jin to lead the team across the river. Sima Jin first asked 1,000 people to escort Gongzi and his party to Mengjin. Before crossing the river, it was found that a large number of troops were stationed in the direction of Yicheng. Wang Yu ordered the crossing of the river to be stopped, and the whole army moved to the alert. Sima Jin also took precautions in Yewang and no longer moved to Mengjin.

After the envoy of Liang Wei Gongzi arrived, Gongzi Xuan did not dare to call the shots, and while informing Sima Jin of the situation, he sent someone to cross the river to find Zhang Lu: Chen Si and Gongzi Yiren told him that the King of Qin had appointed the guest secretary Zhang Lu to preside over everything in Luoyang.

Anyi also sent someone over two days ago to report that the Wei army had returned directly from Yidao without passing through Anyi. When Zhang Lu first came out of Weiyi, he went to Taiyuan, went to Yanzhao from the north to study, and then returned to Daliang to seek officials. Although he had heard of Yidao, he didn't know the details, but he knew that Yicheng was the exit of Yidao. Therefore, at that time, someone was sent to remind the Qin army to pay attention to the movement of Yicheng. As soon as the Wei army arrived, it was immediately discovered by the Qin army, and Zhang Lu's reminder also helped. The appearance of the Wei army interrupted the Qin army to cross the river, which also made Zhang Lu very unhappy. Therefore, when Gongzi reported that he had received the Wei envoy today, he said that he was an ally and just wanted to cross the river, and there was no malice. Zhang Lu was happy in his heart. But the appearance of the Wei army triggered an idea for Zhang Lu: in the past, he only knew that the road was very narrow and rugged, but it took only two days for the 10,000 Wei army to come out of the road, which seemed to show that the road was not just some rugged paths as he imagined, only for business travelers, and the brigade of people could actually pass smoothly! This made Zhang Lu have some ideas, and he wanted to actually investigate the situation of Yidao.

But now, the top priority is to get the Qin army across the river quickly. Zhang Lu immediately crossed the river in person and observed nearby. Gongzi Xuan and Bing Cao accompanied Wang Yu to take Zhang Lu to inspect the defense situation, Zhang Lu said: "Since the Wei army has an envoy, it can make Qin abandon the wild king in the future, and order Wei to go to the wild king, and cross the river into the Liang; The Qin people crossed the river from Mengjin and did not disturb each other. The matter of conferring and receiving can be discussed between the Wei people and Dr. Sima. Gongzi sent someone to convey Zhang Lu's instructions to Sima Jin overnight.

The next day, when the Wei envoy arrived at the camp again, Gongzi Jian immediately proposed a plan to let the Wei army evacuate through Yewang and the Qin army through Mengjin, so as not to disturb each other. General Wei can send someone to contact the wild king's guard general Sima Dafu about the handover of the wild king. Wei was overjoyed and immediately returned to the camp to report to Liang Wei Gongzi, Si Mang and a group of guests. Although I didn't get instructions from Shin Lingjun, everyone thought that this plan was feasible, and as long as the handover of the wild king was smooth, it could be said that there would be no obstacles along the way! Si Mang personally rushed to Yewang to negotiate with Sima Jin. Both of them are military generals, and there are no cold noises, greetings, etc., every sentence is a real discussion to ensure their own safety. The two sides agreed on the route of the march: the Wei army took the north road to the east, and the Qin army followed the south road to the southwest, and the two armies were always more than twenty miles apart. The agreement was guaranteed by South Korea's Yewang Order.

The next day, the front armies of the two armies set out, followed the predetermined route for half a day, and found that the other side also obeyed the agreement, and the rear army also set off. Wang Ji always kept an eye on the Wei army, ready to respond at any time. Sima Jin's rear army had many injuries and heavy baggage. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the front army, Wang Yi threw all his wounded and sick to Sima Jin, and seized Mengjin lightly.

Zhang Lu was on the boat where Wang Di's big tent was, listening to the reports of sentry scouts coming back like meteors, and Wang Di gave orders calmly and decisively, without saying a word. The whole day was spent in such a tense atmosphere. When Sima Jin's advance team arrived, Wang Ji had them camp on the outskirts of Mengjin, and when the rear army arrived, the sick and wounded were directly arranged to board the ship. After a tense night, the next day, the fleet crossed the Yellow River with more than 2,000 soldiers. Gongzi, Bing Cao, and Sima Jin all crossed the river with the team and commanded the affairs after disembarking. Zhang Lu stayed in Jinkou to assist Wang in his work.

The number of ships chartered by Qin'an is huge, and the Jinkou on one side can hardly be placed, and the two sides of the strait must be separated. This requires both sides to set sail at the same time. The boatmen had their own contact methods and arranged the ferry in an orderly manner, which surprised Zhang Lu!

The sentinel sent to monitor Yewang reported that after the Wei army entered Yewang yesterday, they collected ships in Yewang, but only got a few dozen small boats, and there was no movement today.

Luoyang released two groups of boats today, and in addition to the wounded, they also transported livestock across the river. It is estimated that in two more days, it will be possible to cross it all.

Under Zhang Lu's instructions, the Qin envoy did not go to Daliang with Liang Weigongzi, but stayed on the ship and gave Zhang Lu a detailed description of what he saw along the way, especially the situation of the army passing through the road, and Zhang Lu asked in great detail. When he heard that another Qin envoy had gone back to explore the route from Tang City to Yidao, Zhang Lu praised them.