King Qin was chatting with Pubao drinking water, and a team of packers passed by the door. Shui Bao said: "Although the walled city should not fight, it should also be used to transport grain and baggage every day." ”

When the caravan passed by, many people saw that there were water shops here, so they came to buy water. King Qin didn't dare to sit for a long time, and said: "Little brother and run by himself, I will return!" This water is very good, I would like to bring it back! He asked his attendant to give five dollars and carry five jars of water into the city.

The caravan was about a few hundred head of cattle, each carrying two large baskets and a hat covered with corn; After unloading, it is loaded with fried millet and transported back. There is also a shyogura in the castle, where the weapons that are built every day are registered. Due to Bai Qi's report of serious losses of weapons on the front line, the built weapons were also transported to the front line here.

This is the first time that King Qin has seen the transport team after arriving in Yuancheng, and he feels very fresh. He hurried into the city, told the messenger to inform the wall, and summoned the caravan's doctor.

The doctor of the pack team didn't know that the person in front of him was the King of Qin, but seeing that Yuan Ling was respectful, and he was not qualified to turn sideways, he knew that he was not a small person, so he replied cautiously.

The king of Qin asked the doctor to sit down and asked, "What is the doctor's order for this trip, how many people and animals, and how much is it transported?" ”

The doctor said, "The ministers are all from above." Ben Yi people, from the conquest of Hanoi counties, accumulated merit for hairpins. The king went to Hanoi, and Hanoi was more than fifteen years old, and the ministers were among them. However, Changping is small, it is difficult to accommodate the army, except for the lack of each army, they are all gathered in the high capital, and they are transported back and forth. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Gaodu, but the livestock were not prepared, the road was rugged, and a team of only 150 animals and 500 husbands were only 500. ”

King Qin said: "The widow heard that the county and the northern land were all used for sacrifice, so why not be prepared? ”

When the doctor heard that the person on the other side claimed to be a widow, he was shocked, and he held back his heartbeat and said: "Mountaineering is a heavy load, not the strength of cattle and horses, and there are many injuries." From Gaodu to Yuancheng, the round trip is also from thousands of miles, and it goes to Anyi and Zuoyi, and it is also from afar. People are unbearable, and animals are unbearable. Gradually sick people. ”

King Qin said: "There are only more than 100 animals, how much can they be transported?" ”

The doctor said: "The ministers were ordered to transport 3,000 stones of millet to Yuancheng in Yiguan, and they had to fry 60,000 catties of millet, as for Gaodu. It is a partial eclipse of the month. If there is a surplus, it will be loaded with arrows, arrows, spears and other things. ”

King Qin said: "When did you rise in Gaodu, what was the state of Gaodu at that time, not to mention Changping?" "The ministers are from the high capital to the capital, and they travel for five days, and they travel according to the mile. Carry grain on the second day at Yiguan, and enter the walled city on the third day on the road, counting ten days. Unloading and loading are about three days, the return journey is eight days, and the round trip is twenty-one days. “

King Qin said: "When you left the high capital, it was in the middle of September, what was the war like at that time? “

The doctor said: "The ministers entered the high capital, and they were outside the city at the beginning of the city, and they were ordered to be shipped in a few days. Didn't fight yet. “

King Qin said: "Your supreme capital is in the middle of October, and there is no delay?" “

The doctor said, "If the minister orders this, he doesn't know anything." “

King Qin waved him down, and he fell into deep thought.

At noon, Xianyang's daily newspaper was delivered to Yuancheng. King Qin read the report and sent someone to call Zheng Anping, Mang Wei and the swordsman's public passengers, and asked them to prepare to leave the city. He wants to spend the New Year in Yicheng, because King Qin's guard of honor has been in Yicheng, and he can't lose his trust in the world.

During the night, Changping's military report arrived at Yuancheng. King Qin opened the letter and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said, "Wonderful, wonderful! The tide is set! Immediately called a few confessors, discussed, and replied to Changping: The widow is in the New Year, and he will be happy with all the kings! A letter with the same content was sent to Xianyang and Anyi.

Since almost all of the waterways from Xianyang to Yuancheng were there, the letter from the King of Qin to Xianyang had to be sent out early the next morning, and he could not set off until the sun came out, and it was already the early morning of the next day when he arrived in Xianyang; However, they were able to reach Anyi and Changping in the evening of the same day. The King of Qin did not wait for their response at all, and negotiated the relocation with the people around him on the day the letter was sent.

Since the Qin king's honor guard was all in Yicheng, it was not appropriate for the Qin king to enter in a big way, but to go to ,—— in concealment, which was also safer.

The donkey played its role again. King Qin and his entourage did not bring any baggage, only the necessary retinue, escorted by five hundred swordsmen in the city, and set off from the walled city in the starry night. The swordsman walked quickly, could not go very far, and was only escorted to the next barracks, and the handover was completed. In this way, the swordsmen relayed one trip at a time, while the king of Qin and his entourage only stopped in the military camp for a while, and did not rest, day and night, and rushed to Yiguan.

Along with the guard of honor of King Qin, there were 10,000 swordsmen, and the sons and daughters of Qin Guozong served as squires. These sons were scattered throughout the cities of Hanoi, and 10,000 swordsmen were scattered all over the country. Yiguan is a strategic place, not only controlling the choke point of the road, but also the granary of salt for grain, although the city is small, but there are a thousand swordsmen stationed there.

The swordsman who escorted King Qin on his last journey was stationed fifty miles away from Yiguan, and the two had already exchanged voices. Although it was getting late now, the King of Qin still entered the Yiguan smoothly, and the doctor who led the team said that he would escort a senior member to the city to meet the King of Qin.

King Qin's presence in Yicheng is public news, Gongzi Yiren haunts Yicheng and acts on behalf of the king, everyone knows; And the news of Childe's departure is confidential. There were nobles who wanted to rush to Yicheng to meet the King of Qin, and no one thought it was strange; And this man needs five hundred swordsmen to guard, which is indeed expensive. But these people all rode low donkeys, and they didn't seem to have any noble status.

After resting for the night in Yiguan, the king of Qin immediately rushed to Yicheng. Enter the city at sunset. ——At this time, Xianyang's report had just been issued.

He hurriedly came to see him, but he saw Gongzi Yiren. This took the Ling by surprise. This person can make Gongzi Yiren secretly go out of the city to greet him, and use five hundred swordsmen to protect him, he must be an earth-shattering figure. It's just that I can't think of anyone in the world who deserves it anyway.

The accompanying swordsmen could not enter the city, so they set up camp outside the city. Gongzi Yiren took these 100 or so donkeys to the city. Inhumans enter the door. When he was young, the instrument gate was wide open, and more than 100 donkeys entered the city from the instrument gate and entered the back house. When it is less, the instrument door is closed. Soon, the sound of bell chime came from the city hall......

Almost all the men in Yicheng were requisitioned to Changping, and most of the affairs in Yicheng were undertaken by women. In addition to guarding the King of Qin in the city, a thousand swordsmen are also responsible for the security of the surroundings. Every day, the swordsmen were in charge of opening and closing the gates. But after all, a thousand people have limited manpower, and they can only manage the day, not the night. The night guard was carried out by able-bodied women. Yicheng Ling, Wei, and Cheng arranged their wives and concubines into the women's camp, were on duty on time, replaced the swordsmen, and returned to the camp to rest.

The night was quiet, and the whole city fell asleep. Only the women on the night patrol tapped the bamboo tubes in a fixed rhythm, reporting that the city was peaceful. At this time, the children of the clan who were close to the King of Qin gathered around the King of Qin, and the King of Qin gave a banquet.

King Qin only came out to meet everyone, drank a glass of wine, comforted everyone a few words, and left, and Gongzi Yiren was responsible for the rest. The alien is young, and he has a good relationship with these children.

The guard was appointed to lead the Hanoi swordsmen. In Xianyang, although Wei Wei was responsible for the security of the capital, he did not manage the swordsmen, and it was the first time to manage this ten thousand swordsmen Wei Wei. He dispatched swordsmen to neighboring cities to support and contain each other, as well as to ensure logistical supplies. In less than half a month, he was able to arrange all this in an orderly manner, and he was indeed a clever manager.

Wei Wei naturally knew that King Qin was not in Yicheng. Seeing King Qin come back, he was very happy and quietly came to pay a visit. After the king of Qin hurriedly dealt with the children of the clan, he returned to the back house to talk with the Wei Wei and learn about the situation in Yicheng and Hanoi, as well as the battle situation in Changping.

Mang Wei received the festival charm of night travel, and visited Chen Si in the name of night patrol.

Chen Si was a foreigner in public terms, and he could not be recruited by the Hanoi conscription. However, due to the fact that the men in Yicheng were gone, everyone was very wary of these strong foreign men, and Chen Si usually did not go outside to solicit guests,—— due to the influence of war and seasons, there were relatively few guests; It will not be until the beginning of spring, and the merchants will come out one after another.

Chen Si was also taken aback when he heard that King Qin had entered Yicheng, he didn't expect King Qin to act so quickly, it was simply unpredictable. He quickly got out of the car shop and followed Mang Wei to meet the King of Qin. King Qin talked with Chen Si for a long time, and left him in the mansion to discuss matters at any time.

That night, the King of Qin issued a fatwa ordering the Yuanqu swordsmen to leave only 1,000 men to defend the Yuancheng and Yidao, and all the rest entered the Yiguan. The next day, the 4,000 swordsmen of Yuancheng retreated into the pass one after another. They were immediately sent to the high capital.

At the same time, the king of Qin issued an edict to invite officials above the county level or the five major lords and above in Hedong, Hanoi, Gaodu, and Changping to come to Yicheng for a happy gathering. The time is at the discretion of the individual officials.

In Yicheng, the king of Qin received a report from the crown prince and Zhang Lu, and Xianyang heard that Changping had killed General Zhao, and the whole country rejoiced, and this year's New Year was especially lively. King Qin replied: This year, the prisoners will go on the expedition, that is, they will come to Changping.

After shooting Zhao Kuo, the Changping Qin army also seemed to have exhausted their strength, while the Zhao army was completely depressed, and the Changping war actually stopped for a while, and the two sides did not interfere with each other, licking their wounds.

Bai Bo's death was a great blow to Bai Qi, and he turned white almost overnight, but the fever and headache gradually subsided.

Wang Ji and Meng Fu each led reinforcements back to the camp. Wang Yujun's losses were not large, and the results were not small, so Bai Qi did not hesitate to give a "profit"; The Mengfu army was slow to move, and was almost punished, and finally it was over. The entire Northland Army was ashamed.

Bai Qi's Nanjun army suffered the greatest blow, and most of the soldiers went out to fight with illness and suffered heavy losses.

The 20,000 Nanjun Army has not been going well since it set out on the expedition. First of all, he was psychologically resistant to the Qin State and was not willing to fight for the Qin State at all. Later, under heavy pressure, he changed his mind slightly, and Bai Qi sent all his own battalions to each battalion to lead the troops, which can be regarded as exerting his combat effectiveness, but after repeated fierce battles, the strongest blow prepared by Zhao Kuo almost always fell on the head of the Nanjun army. Half of the 20,000 Nanjun troops may not be able to return home at present, and they will become ghosts in a foreign land; And they didn't have many gains, and very few of them could be knighted for meritorious service. At present, the 5,000 people of the Nanjun Army have lost more than half of them around the small hill by the Danshui River; Most of the 7,000 people in Dongling were sick, and more than 100 of the 1,000 people who came in for reinforcements were killed and most of them were wounded.