Pang Xuan shook his head: "No." ”

The monarchs and ministers of the Wei State were a little relieved.

It's right to think about it, Pang Xuan has a gentle temperament, and he advocates winning without a fight and fighting with righteousness, how could such a person come up with a plan to slaughter millions to ensure the safety of a city!

However, before their hearts could be put into their stomachs, they heard Pang Xuan continue to speak: "It's not just the Yellow River embankment!" ”

"The foreign minister also needs to dig up the chasm embankment and the Yingze embankment!"

Wei Wangzeng:(°Д°)

The mere digging of the Yellow River embankment was enough to shock Wei Wangzeng.

Who would have thought that Pang Xuan was not satisfied, and he would dig three embankments in a row!

Is this a ploy that a man can come up with?

No human being can come up with such a poisonous plan!

Gao Miao exclaimed: "Does General Pang know that if he takes the initiative to dig up these three embankments, the people of Dawei will be displaced?!" ”

Pang Xuan said calmly: "It may reach 300,000!" ”

Gao Meng asserted: "Just digging up the Yellow River embankment will cause at least 500,000 Great Wei people to be displaced. ”

"If the chasm embankment and the Yingze embankment are dug up again, the flood will affect at least one million people!"

Pang Xuan's voice was calm: "The mouth of the chasm and the Yingze embankment are both located in the territory of the Qin State. ”

"I don't know if our army is capable of digging these two levees."

"But if we can really dig it up, we can completely guide the chasm and the water of Yingze to flow to the territory of the Qin State!"

Gao Luo looked at Pang Xuan incomprehensibly.

That's a million heads!

Even if most of them are not Zhao Wei's people, why can Pang Xuan be so indifferent after deciding their deaths!

Wei Wangzeng's voice was grim: "Even if we can lead the chasm and the water of Yingze to the territory of Qin as General Pang said, there will still be 500,000 people displaced by my Great Wei. ”

"And their displacement is due to the order of the widow!"

Wei Wangzeng is not distressed by ordinary Qianshou.

But Wei Wangzeng knew very well how much this order would deal a blow to the people's hearts.

The already shrinking total population of Wei will also collapse, which will lead to the weakening of Wei's national strength!

Letting Wei Wangzeng issue this order is tantamount to letting Wei Wangzeng personally cut off his arm to survive!

Pang Xuan said sincerely: "If hundreds of thousands of Wei people are displaced, it is definitely not because of the order of the King of Wei. ”

"If our army does not dig the embankment, the embankment will be dug by the Qin army."

"The end result is still the overflow of the Yellow River and the displacement of the head of the Qian."

"Please think deeply, if the Qin army really digs the river embankment to divert water to irrigate the city, how many deaths and injuries will be caused?"

"There are more than 400,000 Qianshou, more than 100,000 soldiers and thousands of magnates in Daliang City alone, and there are at least 200,000 Qianshou in the townships between the Yellow River and Daliang City, which is more than 700,000 people!"

"Since these levees will be dug up sooner or later, why not let us decide where to break them! Why don't we reduce losses in advance! ”

Pang Xuan is indeed a gentle person.

But Pang Xuan is even more of a general!

Human life is just a string of cold numbers on the battlefield, and what Pang Xuan has to do is to pay the least price to win greater benefits.

For Pang Xuan, the breach of the levee was like a tram problem.

As a passerby, do you have to pull the railroad tracks to save five strangers and drive the tram to turn and kill four other innocent strangers?

Pang Xuan's choice was to pull the rails without hesitation and take the initiative to let the tram hit and kill the four innocent people.

Is he cold-blooded?

Very cold-blooded, he took the initiative to sentence four innocent people to death.

Is he kind?

Pang Xuan minimized the death toll at the cost of infamy and psychological pressure, how can he be said that he is not kind!

Wei Wangzeng looked at Pang Xuan with some hope: "Does General Pang still have other plans?" ”

Pang Xuan shook his head: "The situation is so critical, and the foreign minister has no good plan. ”

"If there are other ways for foreign ministers, foreign ministers will not advise them on this policy!"

The troops are weak, the battle situation is weak, and the morale is weak, although there is a strong city in hand, there is a fatal handle in the hands of the enemy.

What can Pang Xuan do?

It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice!

Gao Meng bowed his hand: "Please General Pang send another message to Handan City, and ask King Zhao to send reinforcements to exterminate the Qin army with my Great Wei!" ”

Pang Xuan said calmly: "General Zhao Huan is already rushing to Handan City, asking my king to send reinforcements." ”

"But looking at the current war situation, my Da Zhao is also under the onslaught of the Qin State, and the death of General Hu has a great impact on my Da Zhao."

"If my king sends additional reinforcements, Handan will be unstable, and Dazhao will be in danger of losing the country!"

Pang Xuan didn't know if Zhao Wangyan would increase his troops.

But in Pang Xuan's opinion, even if Zhao Wangyan increased his troops, he would not send too many soldiers and horses, which was meaningless in the overall situation.

In this case, it is better to cut off the illusions of the monarchs and ministers of Wei and force them to a dead end!

Wei Wangzeng muttered tiredly: "Is there really no other way!" ”

Pang Xuan bowed his hand: "Flood the Great Liang City or flood other places." ”

"The destruction of the Wei State or the suffering of the people of the Wei State."

"Please let King Wei decide for himself!"

A difficult choice was placed in front of Wei Wangzeng.

The embankment burst on its own, and the national strength of Wei collapsed.

The Qin State broke the embankment, and the Wei State perished.

In fact, Wei Wangzeng had no choice at all!

Wei Wangzeng just needs to convince himself, convince himself to cut off his arm, and convince himself to be willing to become a faint monarch who has been spurned by the people of Great Wei for thousands of years!

After a long time, Wei Wangzeng finally took a deep breath and shouted: "Dig!" ”

"As General Pang said, since the embankment will be dug sooner or later, it is up to me to decide when and where to dig it."

"Only if I, Dawei, take the initiative to dig up the embankment of the Yellow River, can we minimize the casualties!"

Wei Wangzeng seemed to be persuading others, and he also seemed to be persuading himself.

After Gao Meng and the other courtiers glanced at each other, they all bowed their hands: "Ministers, second!" ”

All the courtiers opened their mouths and shouted.

They really don't have much ability, but they won't let Wei Wangzeng carry this black cauldron himself.

Exchanging the lives of hundreds of thousands of Wei people for the safety of Daliang City is the unanimous decision of all the monarchs and ministers of Wei!

Wei Wangzeng's heart was a little warmer, and his voice was a little more firm: "The next command is handed over to General Pang to be fully responsible." ”

"The widow is also willing to obey General Pang's dispatch!"

"I only hope that General Pang will protect my Great Wei Sheji!"

Pang Xuan hurriedly turned sideways to avoid it, and immediately returned the salute: "The foreign minister is fortunate to have the trust of the King of Wei, dare not obey his fate?!" ”

"I only wish to live up to the King of Wei!"

Although Wei Wangzeng gave Pang Xuan the highest command, Pang Xuan, who had experienced the intrigue of the Five Nations Alliance, knew very well that there were some things that could only be listened to.

Don't look at the current Wei Wangzeng is very firm, but when Wei Wangzeng's blood cools down, his thoughts may not be the same as now.

Therefore, Pang Xuan still communicated as an assistant: "The foreign minister thinks that as far as the Qin army is concerned, since Chang'anjun has proposed a flood strategy, he will inevitably take precautions. ”

"As far as our army is concerned, as long as the threat of flooding is resolved, Daliang City will be safe, and we can wait for Da Zhao to reinforce Wei after defeating the Qin army, or wait for the other three kingdoms to come to help."

"Therefore the matter of breaking the levee must be resolved quickly and at all costs!"

Wei Wangzeng agreed with his head: "What General Pang said is reasonable!" ”

Pang Xuan continued: "Therefore, the foreign minister asked for orders to divide our army's sailors into three batches and kill them from the South Water Gate. ”

"Then order the reinforcements outside the city to join forces, kill the south water gate from the south to the north, and cooperate with our army to kill the land route next to the south water gate!"

Gao Luo was puzzled: "Why do you divide the sailors into three batches and kill them separately?" ”

"And the South Water Gate is leading to the Huai River, if you go out of the South Water Gate, it will take at least more than a month to turn back to the Yellow River."

Without waiting for Pang Xuan to speak, Wei Qi explained: "Because Qin Jun has a black oil, and that black oil can float on the surface of the water. ”

"If our army's sailors pour out of the nest, it is entirely possible that the Qin army will pour black oil and ignite the river, and all our army's sailors will be burned."

"Starting from the South Water Gate is also because of this black oil."

"If you start from the North Water Gate, the Qin army can dump black oil upstream at any point, and our army has no way to avoid it."

"But starting from the South Water Gate is going downstream, if the Qin army dumps black oil in front of our army, the black oil will be washed away by the water, and if the Qin army dumps black oil in the rear of our army, our army can speed up the voyage and get rid of the black oil."

"And with the cooperation of foot soldiers, the land route by the river is to prevent the Qin army from directly dumping black oil on the position of our army's naval division."

"At the same time, this is also to expel the trebuchets of the Qin army and prevent the boulders thrown by the trebuchets of the Qin army from smashing our ships."

Wei Qi looked at Pang Xuan, and asked with sparkling eyes like a good student begging for praise: "General Pang, what the last general said is right?" ”

No one in the whole of Wei knew more about oil than Wei Qi.

It can even be said that no one in the world knows more about oil than Wei Qi!

Even if he is a thief, has he been burned by oil?

Does he know what it's like to be in the midst of fire?

He didn't know!!

Therefore, Wei Qi always thought about the oil tactics of the Qin army, and before thinking about each tactic, he would take the lead in considering whether the oil of the Qin army could crack this strategy.

Pang Xuan smiled happily: "Peng Chengjun is also talented!" ”

Wei Qi's face was slightly red: "General Pang is overrated." ”

"Actually, the last general is also puzzled."

"Why don't you just order our soldiers and horses outside the city to dig the river embankment, but take a huge risk to send the sailors out of the city?"

Pang Xuan explained: "The section of the Yellow River embankment from the Great Liang City to the territory of Zhao Wei is located. ”

"If our army only digs up the embankment of the Yellow River, it naturally does not need the cooperation of the sailors."

"But the entire territory of Yingze and the upper part of the chasm are all within the territory of Qin."

"Reinforcements from outside the city alone are not enough to dig ditches into the Qin realm, and only the cooperation of the water division can be achieved to solve the problem of the weakness of the water division of the Qin State!"

Most of the 40,000 reinforcements outside the city were only city guards in each city, and there was a certain gap in combat effectiveness compared with the main army of Wei.

With the 40,000 reinforcements outside the city alone, Pang Xuan seriously suspected that they would not even be able to break through Xinzheng City and Guancheng and gain control of the Xingze River System.

Not to mention digging embankments to divert water!

Wei Qi suddenly gave up his hand: "That's the case, the last general is invited to be the pioneer of the sailor!" ”

Pang Xuan was silent for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "This battle is extremely fierce!" ”

This battle is not only extremely fierce, it can even be said to be sending people to death!

Because Pang Xuan was also unsure of when and where the Qin army would dump oil to blockade the river.

Once your own warship is in the midst of fire, the gods will not be able to save it!

Wei Qi smiled: "How can the last general give up fighting because of the danger of the battle?" ”

"It is precisely because this battle is extremely fierce that the last general has to invite himself to be the vanguard!"

Pang Xuan didn't say anything, just looked at Wei Wangzeng.

It's not up to him to decide.

Because Wei Qi is not only Peng Chengjun of Wei State, but also the younger brother of Wei Wangzeng's same father and mother, and the youngest son of King Wei Anjiao!

Wei Wangzeng said seriously: "Brother Wang, you don't have to be like this. ”

Wei Qi smiled casually: "If it were someone else's commander, they might surrender out of fear." ”

"But my brother won't."

"My brother is dead, and he won't fall into my Great Wei Guowei! It will not insult the dignity of the royal family of Dawei! ”

"Brother, please be a pioneer again!"

Looking at Wei Qi's determined gaze, Wei Wangzeng finally spoke in a solemn voice after being silent for a long time:

"The widow himself beats the drum for you!"

(End of chapter)