General Qin

"Five Hundred Lords, there is military news from the Xingjun in front, and we found the stove fire left by the Wei army. General Shebai said that there is still warmth in the depths of the stove!"

Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows, the marching stove left by Wei Jun was still warm, which proved that they were not far away from Wei Jun.

After chasing for several days and nights in a row, his thousand-man pursuer finally got behind Wei Jun, and it was not in vain for their rapid march day and night these days.

"Great, Wei Jun doesn't know that we are behind him. If we take the opportunity to attack and attack the unprepared, we will definitely defeat Wei Jun. When the time comes, don't say it's us, and even the five hundred masters will definitely be able to upgrade Nobility!" Xi Qigu's eyes lit up, seeing the dawn of being promoted to nobility.

Compared to him, the other two hundred generals from the Hanoi Army were even more excited.

"Master Wubai, if our army steps forward to attack at this moment, we will definitely defeat the Wei army! I beg you to be the vanguard!"

"I also ask the five hundred lords to order, our Hanoi army must bravely rush to kill!"

Seeing these two generals of the Hanoi army blushed and had thick necks, they looked impatient.

Zhao Tuo smiled lightly. Although his current position is still called the Five Hundred Lords, he is actually in charge of thousands of people, and the reorganized Hanoi Army is under his control.

"Don't worry, our army is about to catch up with the Wei army. But today has been a long journey, and the soldiers are tired, so don't force them to move forward. Send the order to the soldiers to slow down the marching speed, and the time to set up camp and rest earlier today."

Hearing that Zhao Tuo not only did not pursue the Wei army immediately, but also slowed down his speed and let the soldiers rest in advance, the two hundred generals of the Hanoi army became anxious.

Among them, one of the rank of doctor shouted: "Master Five Hundred, that Wei army is going to raid the hinterland of our Qin country. If we don't stop it, let them attack..."

Looking at Zhao Tuo's cold eyes and serious face, the general's voice became smaller and smaller.

Zhao Tuo said coldly: "The military order has been issued, are you going to disobey it?"

"No... dare not."

The two generals were sweating profusely.

Although Zhao Tuo was young, he had an overwhelming aura about him. After all, he has even met the King of Qin, and even captured the Crown Prince of Yan, so how could he not be able to restrain these two little generals.

Not to mention that Zhao Tuo has the title of public servant, and behind him is the blessing from Qin Fa.

The method of war and punishment allows him to behead all his subordinates who disobey the order.

From top to bottom, Qin Jun only needs the word "obedience".

Seeing the two people lowered their heads to apologize, Zhao Tuo explained: "Our army has been rushing on the road for several days. Even I feel sore and weak when I am riding on a horse, let alone ordinary soldiers. They must be exhausted all over. , there is no strength to fight again."

"At the end of the so-called crossbow, the arrow cannot penetrate the crossbow. Our army today is the crossbow arrow that cannot pass through the crossbow. If we ignore the risks and rush forward for profit, we may be in danger of overthrowing the army. This is what the Art of War says: Volume 1 When the armor advances, stays together day and night, doubles the road and travels at the same time, if you fight for profit for a hundred miles, you will capture three generals, and if you fight for profit for fifty miles, you will fall to the general. Do you understand?"

Xiqigu suddenly realized, and hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Thank you for the teaching, Master Wubai, I understand. Master Wubai is really a great talent, we only care about the immediate profit, how can we think that there are many risks behind this matter."

Hearing Xi Qigu's words, the two hundred generals also hurriedly said: "We are stupid, thank you Lord Wubai for your teaching."

"Well, now that I understand. Go down and convey the military order I just sent. I also send someone to send a message to Shejian, telling him to slow down, rest the energy of the soldiers, and be careful not to be discovered by the Wei army in front."

Speaking of this, Zhao Tuo comforted the two Hanoi hundred generals: "Don't worry, we came here day and night, and naturally we want to make a great contribution. It's just that we have to wait for the right opportunity for this achievement. There is no rush."

The two hundred generals nodded their heads like pounding garlic, leading the order with admiration and fear.

Zhao Tuo knew that the few words of the art of war he had learned from Li Xin had bluffed them. After all, in the eyes of these low-level military officials, the art of war was very "tall", and it was difficult to say a few words casually. Let them "unknown".

At the same time, Zhao Tuo explained his relief after some threats, which made the hearts of these subordinates fluctuate, and they did not dare to disobey Zhao Tuo's orders.

Both grace and power.

The art of imperial power.

This is what Zhao Tuo slowly learned in the process of leading the army alone for a few days.

He wants to become a general of the Qin Dynasty in the battlefield in the future. These things must be learned.

As a general, he should treat his subordinates with both kindness and prestige.

Seeing his subordinates lead the way, Zhao Tuo looked at the direction of Wei Jun's journey to the west, with a smile on his face.

"This Wei Bao didn't know what was going on in his mind. He wanted to make a surprise attack, but he also brought so many burdens. If it weren't for the 1,000 village boy servants from Huzhou Township, we would not have been able to catch up so easily if we wanted to catch up."

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Now the road leading to Xingyang.

Zhou Shi rode on the horse, looking helplessly at the long Wei army team.

The soldiers of the Wei army walking on the road all looked tired, their legs seemed to be filled with lead, and they moved forward numbly.

"If my men were all soldiers who were good at fighting, I would have taken Xingyang by surprise attack and set fire to the Qin army's rations. I didn't even need a surprise attack. With the same strength, our soldiers from Wei State would definitely be able to defeat them head-on on the battlefield. Qin Jun."

"Warrior, oh warrior..."

Zhou Shi shook his head and sighed, thinking of the invincible elite soldiers of Wei State.

At that time, the soldiers of Wei fought all over the country.

Under the leadership of General Wu Qi, Wei Wuzu fought seventy-two battles, with sixty-four victories, and the rest were tied, and there was never a single defeat.

Don't look at the current state of Qin swallowing the world and destroying the Three Kingdoms in a row, but in the golden age when Wei Wuzu galloped on the battlefield, today's Qin of the Tiger and Wolf is nothing more than a puppy in Guanzhong who has been beaten until it howls.

Not only did all the five hundred miles in Hexi belong to Wei, but even Hangu Pass was breached by Wu Qi and fell into the hands of soldiers.

Wei Guo was the real big brother at the beginning of the Warring States Period.

The reason why Wei Wuzu is strong is that they are good fighters carefully selected from the whole Wei state.

The selection criteria are very strict. Those who want to become soldiers have to wear triple armor, put on a helmet, hold a spear and a sword, carry a crossbow and fifty arrows on their backs, and finally carry three days of rations, and then within a day March in a hurry for a hundred miles.

Only by meeting this requirement can one be qualified to become a soldier.

To put it bluntly, Wei Wuzu is the elite of the elite.

If Zhou Shi's army is composed of military pawns and starts a surprise attack on Xingyang from Hutan Township, he will be able to burn Xingyang to ashes in five days at most!

Thinking of this, Zhou Shi sighed again. Not to mention military soldiers, he didn't even have many ordinary soldiers. In this team, apart from 3,000 Wei soldiers who had been on the battlefield, there were also 1,000 youths from Humen Township. Strong, boy servant.

These people were even worse. They wore no armor, wore all kinds of linen clothes, and held wooden spears and sticks in their hands. They had to breathe heavily after walking a certain distance.

Especially those child servants of the Zhang family, as servants and slaves of rich and wealthy families, they usually do things such as serving people or protecting their homes. The servant howled and tried to escape.

Fortunately, the son-in-law of the Zhang family who accompanied the army was quite prestigious and helped to appease them, and after Zhou Shi beheaded a few escapers, there was no escape.

But when Zhou Shi occasionally rode by, seeing the resentment shown by the child servants and young men from the household village, he still felt very helpless.

These Wei people have no heart to save the country at all.

Zhou Shi was worried.

He thought about throwing away this thousand burdens and only leading 3,000 Wei troops to the west. Maybe he could reach Xingyang a little faster and complete the surprise attack plan.

The sooner you arrive, the more hope you will have for success.

But Wei Bao disagreed.

"General Zhou, do you know that most of the current state of Wei has fallen into the hands of the Qin people, except for a very small number of cities where the Wei flag is still planted. If you don’t have soldiers, the soldiers in your hand, but every death will be one less! If you don’t want a thousand people, where can we recruit so many more in the future?”

Zhou Shi was silent, Wei Bao was telling the truth.

If these thousand people are abandoned, they may really disappear in the future. One more person will give more power to oppose Qin.

Although Zhou Shi thought about keeping some of his troops in the rear to escort him, he himself led the army to make a surprise attack on Xingyang. But in that way, there will be fewer escorts, and a large number will escape. There were too many escorts, but he didn't have enough power to attack Xingyang.

Confused and helpless, Zhou Shi could only listen to Wei Bao's words, slow down the marching speed, and take the four thousand people to Xingyang together.

Zhou Shi released the false news about the attack on Waihuang and Chenliu before. Presumably, it should be able to paralyze the Qin army and let them focus on the east. Even if the raid is delayed for a few days, it should not be a big problem.

In doing so, Wei Bao had his own plans besides the fact that it was really difficult to give up a thousand troops.

"The thousand people must be controlled in my hands, otherwise it is hard to guarantee that those mud-legged people will not launch a mutiny like last time. That Chen Ping is also very smart and obedient. He brought the thousand people with me to check and balance. Zhou City's power."

Wei Bao's eyes rolled, thinking that on the third night after he withdrew from Chenliu, many soldiers surrounded the camp with weapons and threatened him to go north to rescue Jiyang.

Wei Bao, the son of Wei Guo, will never forget the feeling of being held by a group of mud legs with a knife on his neck.

From that night, Wei Bao understood that he must have the power to protect himself.

Under such circumstances, when the surprise soldiers of the Wei State who were about to raid Xingyang arrived at their destination, it was already the tenth day since they left Hutan Township.

Xingyang.

There is a gully connecting Huaisi to the east, Mangshan Mountain to the north and Dahe River, Suohe River and Songshan Mountain to the south, and Luoyang and Guanzhong to the west. The terrain is dangerous and the transportation is convenient, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin and Chu fought for hegemony here, and Xingyang was owned by the Zhi family of Jin.

When the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei destroyed Zhibo and divided the land of Zhishi.

The strategist Duan advised Han Kangzi that he must grab this land of victory. Han Kangzi did as he said, so the lands of Xingyang and Chenggao belonged to South Korea.

It was not until two hundred years later that the Qin army attacked Han and Xingyang was captured by Qin general Meng Ao, that it fell into the hands of the Qin people. It has been fourteen years since then.

For the first time in the fortified city that has been firmly occupied by the Qin people for fourteen years, today, for the first time, the excited voice of Wei Di can be heard outside the city.

"Xingyang! The front is Xingyang!"

Zhou Shi rode on his horse, pointed at the towering city in the distance, and shouted to his soldiers: "Second and three sons, today is the time for us to save the country of Wei! As long as we attack Xingyang and burn the rations of the Qin people , those Qin troops who besieged our beams will have no food to eat and must retreat..."

Wei Bao didn't want Zhou Shi to steal the limelight, so he stood on the car and shouted louder: "My lord, you all stepped forward bravely. Today, you have made great achievements in destroying Xingyang and burning the army rations of the Qin people. The money in it is yours. Grab whatever you want, you can just grab the women inside..."

"On behalf of the king, I gave you all the rewards. When the Qin people are forced to retreat, I will reward you heavily!"

Those soldiers and young servants had been driving for ten days in a row, and they were exhausted and their faces were numb.

When Zhou Shi spoke, few people responded, but now when they heard Wei Bao's words like "money, women", these soldiers cheered up and shouted.

Seeing this scene, Wei Bao had a very happy smile on his face, and a flash of self-satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

This strategy of buying the morale of the army is indeed very good.

Using the belongings and women of the Qin people in Xingyang City to buy the morale of the army, in this way, Wei Bao can get the support of the soldiers without costing himself a penny, what a bargain.

Listen, how happy these people are shouting, how their morale is boosted!

"Chen Ping, you are very good."

Wei Bao nodded to Chen Ping beside him.

Chen Ping smiled slightly and lowered his head a little bit shyly.

On the side, Zhou Shi's mouth twitched.

Wei Bao's speech seemed very down-to-earth, and it could mobilize the soldiers' emotions, which was far more useful than Zhou Shi's words.

But the purpose of their trip was to attack and burn food by surprise!

This group of Wei troops was originally a group of mobs, coupled with the long-distance march, all kinds of dissatisfaction grew, and it was already difficult to control. Now with Wei Bao's promise, after the attack into the city, most people will probably run around to snatch wealth and women. How can we fight and complete the task of burning food?

It seems that it can make the soldiers come forward bravely, but in fact it is self-disrupting the morale of the army!

But Zhou Shi, as a very capable officer, naturally would not refute at this time. He could only grit his teeth and take advantage of the excitement aroused by the soldiers to issue an order to attack the city!

Two hundred cavalry and ten chariots were dispatched first, galloped at full speed, and rushed to the city.

In the rear, many Wei soldiers also rushed forward screaming.

As Xingyang is a central city connecting the east and the west, the city gate will definitely be opened, and many people will come in and out.

As long as the Wei army's chariots are fast enough, they can drive to the gate of the city while the Qin army guarding the city is stunned, and stop the closing time, and the infantry behind will be able to swarm up and enter the city to burn food. world raid.

If the Qin army guarding the city reacted in time and closed the door first, that's okay. The Wei army had already built many light bamboo and wood siege ladders on the road, and the infantry carried them behind.

If Xingyang City encounters a surprise attack, it must be panicked, and after a surprise attack, it will definitely be able to enter the city first.

"This battle is the one that I, Wei Bao, shocked the world!"

"Rushing to Xingyang for hundreds of miles, burning down the Qin army's food and supplies, and forcing back the tens of thousands of troops who were besieged by Wang Ben, save our Wei family's community when the whole country is alive and dead!"

"I, Wei Bao, will become a hero of the Wei Kingdom surpassing Lord Xinling!"

"My name will surely be spread all over the world!"

Wei Bao was high-spirited and in high spirits.

It wasn't until the chariot he was riding galloped to the front and saw the appearance of Xingyang City that the smile on the corner of his mouth froze.

"Alas!"

Amidst Wei Jun's astonishment, Xingyang City stood tall.

There was no trace of people coming and going in front of the city, and the heavy city gate had already been tightly closed without leaving any flaws.

On the tall city wall, black flags fluttered, full of spears and halberds.

One by one, soldiers of the Qin army in armor and helmets were looking coldly at the surprised Wei soldiers below the city.

Tu Sui was standing on the city wall, wearing an exquisite armor and a crown of 鹖.

In his thirties, he stroked his long beard fluttering in the wind, pointed to the chaotic Wei soldiers in the city, and smiled to the left and right: "These Wei people are really slow to his mother, Naigong received their attack It took two days for them to get the information before they came here."

"Wei Jun, are they all Jian people?"

Dazhang one tops two.

Affected by the virus, the update time may not be stable in the past few days. Please forgive me. After the author recovers, I will slowly save the manuscript and fix the update time.