King Qin said: "The people are the foundation of the country." A strong country must first be common to the people, and then to plough and war. If you get 400,000 Zhao people, you can eliminate the old and weak women and children, and you will win 100,000 prisoners. If you fight, you will win, and if you build it, you will succeed. Cultivating grass and cultivating wasteland, doing everything. Win the first level and more! ”

Bai Qi said: "Qin takes the head as a military merit. If there is no head, how can you make a contribution? ”

Wei Wei said: "If you take one person, you should be a first-class, but what?" ”

King Qin said: "If you want to use the other people for my use." ”

Bai Qi said: "If it is not my race, its heart will be different." It's hard to use it! ”

King Qin said: "Definitely." In the past, Uncle Jian, Yan Ren, Baili Xi, Yu Ren, Mu Gong was hegemonized because of it. Shang Jun, Wei Ren also, Qi Ze to this day; The marquis, the Chu people, broke Chu because of it; Zhang Yi and Zhang Lu are both Wei people, and they are related to Qin, and Qin is prosperous because of it. The world's scholars have entered Qin, and those who are talented and virtuous are all retained. However, the world is not only a scholar, but also the people of the countryside, and the foundation of the country. It is used by the villagers, and it is used by the greatest. Jun invaded Hanoi, and the people of Han and Wei all obeyed the Qin law, and now they are used to control the Zhao people. Today, there are 400,000 Zhao people, who are at the end of the road, hungry, cold, tired, and sick, and use them to subdue them with virtue and rule of law, which is equivalent to a big county. What a small achievement! ”

Bai Qi said: "I sincerely serve the king's teaching, and the ministers should conspire with the generals." ”

Bai Qi resigned, and the messenger arranged for him and his guards to rest in a separate mansion outside the city.

After Bai Qi left, Wei Wei asked King Qin with some anxiety: "Will the king discuss with Zhang Xiangzhi?" ”

King Qin took out a piece of slip from behind him and read it silently: "The ministers and the Zhao people are inconvenient to hit, so it is better to take advantage of their desperation to collect it, it is for convenience." After a moment of silence, he said: "If you surrender in battle, you won't do it unless you are wise and brave." ”

Bai Qi entered the city at dawn and participated in the court meeting of the King of Qin; After the court discussion, without waiting for breakfast, he resigned, rode away with the guards, and rushed to Changping that night. In advance, he sent the guards to go first and inform the generals to discuss matters in the camp. When the white comes, all the generals will come. After nearly ten days of rest, the plague has basically passed, and although the generals have not been spared, they have all survived, and now although they are a little tired, they are fine.

After Bai Qi entered the camp, he immediately met with the generals, and the distant Wang Ling and Shangjun Lieutenant had not yet arrived. Bai Qi conveyed the decree of the King of Qin to the generals: take advantage of the poverty of the Zhao army, collect it and surrender it for your own use.

Wang Yi was first overjoyed and said: "Wang Mingye." The Zhao people were 400,000, and they were killed, and they couldn't finish it. If you take it and use it, you will get 400,000 soldiers. ”

Sima Jin said cautiously: "Drop 400,000, unheard of in ancient times." Our army is newly ill, and the morale has not recovered; If Zhao people suddenly rise, there is nothing to do. ”

Li Bing also said: "If you are not of my race, your heart will be different." Why do you want to use it?"

Bai Qi said: "The ministers also entered the king with this, and the king responded to Uncle Jian, Baili Xi, Shang Jun, Zhang Yi, Hou Hou, and Zhang Lu. It is said that the scholars still keep it, and the people are wild! ”

Meng Fu said: "You can make the soldiers call it day and night, and those who are willing to surrender will surrender themselves, so as to disturb their hearts and frustrate their anger." Those who descend, who are clothed and fed, will be ordered to return to Qin, and they will be unharmed. ”

Bai Qi said: "Yes, it is also feasible, but it is time-consuming and laborious, and it is not exempt from war." ”

Meng Fu said: "At that time, Zhao collapsed and had to fight. But give the first ear. ”

Bai Qi said: "This plan is very good, it is feasible." On the day of the order, the soldiers died in the battalions. All the generals had no objection and went back to the camp to arrange. Bai Qi asked people to meet Wang Ling and Wei Yi in the middle of the road, and did not let them come to his camp, and went straight to the Northland Army to listen to the decision.

Wang Ling and Wei Yi also had a headache about launching a general attack, and felt that if they could surrender, it would naturally be a good way to win without a fight. But I was skeptical of the results. However, Meng Fu persuaded that shouting for surrender would help to damage the morale of the Zhao army, and if a battle was inevitable in the end, it would be much easier. The two of them also agreed with this judgment and should go back to the arrangement.

After the routine snare drumming, each mountain battalion suddenly sent a small group of soldiers to go forward a hundred steps away from the Zhao army's camp fence, and shouted loudly: "Consult the Zhao people, the end of the road is poor, don't come back, you can protect the head!" ”

After shouting for a day, the soldiers were tired and wanted to go back, but they saw several Zhao soldiers walking out of the camp and shouted: "We are willing to surrender, please see Wu Anjun." ”

This group of Zhao troops walked out of the southern camp by the Danshui side, obviously knowing Wu Anjun's camp. Their sudden appearance startled those Qin troops. The doctor who led the team hurriedly stepped forward to check, and saw that there were ten people in total, all of whom were not armed and had empty hands, so he said, "What do you mean by seeing your lord?" ”

The first one is the oldest Zhao Jun said: "The minister heard that Wu Anjun recruited Zhao Jun, please lower your ears!" ”

The doctor was skeptical, but when he saw that the ten people did not look like they were malicious, and they were empty-handed, he said, "Please come in." Fifty men caught the ten men in the middle, pressed them into the camp, and made them sit down in front of the camp gate, and went in themselves to report to the doctor. The official doctor hurriedly came out, asked a few words, and reported to the office in order, and finally reported to Bai Qi. Bai Qi observed from time to time from the lookout on the mountain, and had seen all this. When he saw the report from the public passenger, he ordered him to be brought to the camp in the middle of the mountain. He took a few people down to the middle camp to meet with him.

Only the elderly Zhao Jun led by him was allowed to enter the account, and the rest of the people were waiting outside the camp. Bai Qi asked the bus to ask the main question, Zhao Jun sat in the guest seat, and he sat in the middle. The public attendant welcomed Zhao Jun into the big tent, sat down, and asked, "Dare to ask who Qing is, who is the one who asks for surrender?" ”

The man said: "The minister Zhao Wanwan will be a year old, and a few days ago he had committed a crime against the king, and he was not killed by the king, and he was released into the camp." Now I heard that Qin wishes Zhao to return, and I am here to invite my ears! ”

The public said: "Erzhao ran out of food, and it was worth the epidemic, and most of the sergeants died." Wang Ben is a good life, and Xu Er returns. ”

Zhao Nian said: "The minister Mengjun will not kill, put back in the camp, dare not forget the virtue, but discuss with the ten thousand people, now the king of Zhao has no rescue, the soldiers have no fighting heart, if not surrender." However, Zhao Shi's family is in Handan, and if he surrenders in battle, his family will be killed, which is unbearable. ”

Gongcheng said: "Zhao will be defeated. North and down, home is inevitable. What's the difference? ”

Zhao Nian said: "The generals thought that if the army surrendered and Meng was released to Handan, Qin Neng would be able to level the party without a fight, and Zhao Zu would have to protect his head." We will not dare to offend a great country again. ”

Gongcheng said: "Since it belongs to Qin, it should be loyal to the king of Qin, why Handan!" ”

Zhao Nian said: "Qin and Zhao have fought since Changping, and the end of the war will start." The Zhao man had to return to the old state. It is also to have please. ”

Bai Qi said: "Cutting Handan, you can't do it." He was not immune to war. ”

Zhao Nian bowed and said: "Xie Wu Anjun! ”

Gong Cheng said: "When will you go out and surrender, how many soldiers will there be, can you have a register?" ”

Zhao Nian said: "Zhao Bing is sick and dead. Most of the troops were lost, and the number is difficult to know. There were only 34,000 fighters, and the rest of the wounded and sick were killed. ”

Gong Cheng said: "When you go out of the camp and descend, can you keep it neat?" ”

Zhao Nian said: "No! Zhao Jun is tired and sick, and he can't afford to die, and if there is no medicine and food, he will rest for several days, and it will be difficult to walk. ”

Gong Cheng said: "If you don't go out of the wall, how can you descend?" ”

Zhao Nian said: "It is to ask the big country to give more food and medicine, so as to start the soldiers." ”

The public attendant sneered: "Soldiers together, fight with Qin? ”

Zhao Nian said: "The ministers are willing to take their bodies as hostages, and they dare not have any breach of trust." ”

Gong Cheng said: "Zhao Jun is all captured by me, the head of the king, and he does not dare to question him." ”

Zhao Nian said: "It is difficult for the soldiers to be honest, and they dare not have a trust." If there is any other plan, I would like to hear it! ”

Bai Qi said: "If the soldiers can't afford it, there will be those who rise." Five hundred weapons are out, a cart is eaten, and five hundred people will be hostages. Thousands of weapons are out, two carts are eaten, and thousands of people will be hostages. ”

Zhao Nian said: "Don't dare to doubt a big country. If the weapons come out and the food is not in, what can I do? ”

Bai Qi said: "But it is easy to exchange with the camp." ”

Zhao Nian said: "I am willing to give out the gold, and leave the rod for support!" ”

The public passenger wanted to object, but Bai Qi stopped him and said: "However, the halberd should be one, not two." Don't keep the bow. ”

Zhao Nian said: "Where should it be changed? ”

Bai Qi said: "My food arrives, and when it comes after three days, it can be easy." ”

Zhao Nian said: "I should swear!" ”

Immediately asked Qin to take two glasses of clear water, and the public and Zhao Nian each cut the blood into the water and drank it to each other. Zhao Nian returned to the camp. Before going back, Bai Qi gave Zhao Nian a handful of fried millet and asked him to share it with the accompanying soldiers. Zhao Nian was also hungry for several days, and when he saw something to eat, his eyes lit up. Bai Qi warned: "Don't eat too much, eat too much and kill people!" This important sentence was directly skipped by Zhao Nian, who was faint from hunger. After leaving the camp, he gave this small handful of fried millet to the accompanying soldiers, each with a small mouthful. He drank water at the bottom of the mountain and returned to the Zhao camp. Bai Qi immediately sent military envoys to Gaodu, and asked all the fried millet to be loaded into trucks and transported to Changping. No more to soldiers. At the same time, he wrote a letter to the King of Qin to report on the matters to be negotiated with Zhao Nian. He also sent people to inform Wang Ji, Sima Jin and other generals to discuss the matter.

At night, Zhao Nian came to see him again. said that the other 10,000 people would hear that it was just an oath with the Gongcheng, and they were not at ease, and they would definitely swear an oath with Wu Anjun. Gongcheng sneered: "General Zhao Kuo is dead, and you have no leader, who can form an alliance with Wu'an Jun?" ”

Bai Qi asked, "How many tens of thousands of generals are there in you?" ”

Zhao Nian said: "Ten thousand people will get a total of forty-five." ”

Bai Qi said: "If the forty-five people come together, I should be allied!" ”

Zhao Nian said: "It is difficult to get up from old illness, and there are only a dozen people who can reach it." ”

Bai Qi said: "Then please go back." ”

Zhao Nian said: "If his children, can he be replaced?" ”

Bai Qi said: "You must get the festival charm, the axe, yes!" ”

The two sides agreed that tomorrow on the bank of Danshui at the foot of the mountain, the important generals of the Qin and Zhao armies will meet together. Bai Qi demanded that the content of the oath must include allegiance to the King of Qin.

Soon after Zhao Nian returned, he returned, saying that many people would not be willing to participate in the oath, let alone swear allegiance to the King of Qin. They waited for the soldiers to be properly accommodated before committing suicide to apologize. But the public rider strongly stated that if he did not owe allegiance to the king of Qin, there was no need to swear, and when the time came, he would hand over his weapons and get food when he walked out of the camp.

Zhao Nian repeatedly requested that the oath of allegiance to King Qin should not be added to the oath, and that all 10,000 generals should participate in the oath, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain order in the army, and if there was chaos, it would not be good for anyone. But the bus rider will not let go. He said: "Wu Anjun has ordered Gaodu to transport grain, and the day and night can come." If a battalion goes out, it will receive a battalion, and if an army goes out, it will receive an army. The rest can be left to their own devices. ”

Zhao Nian had no choice but to return to the camp again.