Chapter 167 Abandoned Son(1/2)
The place name Fushi (near Nanyuhebao, Yulin County, Shaanxi Province) originated from a human name.
In the 20th year of King Nan, that is, in 295 BC, Zhao Zhufu joined forces with Qi and Yan to destroy Zhongshan Kingdom and moved the prince of Zhongshan Fushi to Beidi County, and later called him Prince Xianyu. The place where Fushi lived was named after his name.
It is adjacent to the bank of Hengshan Mountain and stands at the intersection of the Great Wall of Wei and Zhao.
To the north, there are the Dali River, rolling hills and mountains; to the east, after passing the Wei Great Wall, there is the turbid and turbulent river water.
Meng Tian sat in the commander's mansion and was talking to people.
Sitting opposite him was a young man. He looked twenty-three or four years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a majestic spirit between his eyebrows. In front of Meng Tian, the young man showed no timidity at all, his eyes were fixed on the chessboard, and he twisted a chess piece between his slender fingers. He didn't seem to care about the stalemate situation on the chessboard, and he looked very leisurely.
After a long time, the young man lost his son.
"The General seems to be a little restless today!"
Meng Tian’s mind was not on the chessboard. When he heard the young man talking, he was stunned at first, and then smiled embarrassedly, "Young Master laughed!"
As Meng Tian’s honor, he actually called this young man ‘Young Master’.
The young man smiled and said, "I came to follow the general to practice according to my father's order. Now I have been here for many days in the blink of an eye, but I have never seen the general feel so restless today. Is there something difficult? Fusu is not talented, so he is willing to share his worries for the general, but I wonder if the general is willing to say it?"
This young man is Ying Fusu, the eldest son of the First Emperor.
Fusu's mother was from Zheng and liked to sing Zheng's poem "There is Fusu in the Mountain". Therefore, the First Emperor named him "Fusu".
Fusu is the description of the lush branches and leaves of trees by the ancients.
The name of the First Emperor is enough to show his love and expectation for Fusu. Of course, there is another unknown reason here. The First Emperor was born in 260 BC and ascended the throne very early, but he did not take power until he was twenty-two years old.
Fusu was also born in the year when the First Emperor took power.
Therefore, in the heart of Emperor First Emperor, Fusu was not only his eldest son, but also a gift from God. Fusu himself was also smart and intelligent, and had a compassionate heart. Fusu did not agree with Emperor First Emperor forcibly promoting Qin laws in the six countries.
At this point, he prefers the doctrine of miscellaneous schools.
When the Qin law was implemented, it should be implemented slowly and slowly, so that the people of the six Shandong countries could have time to accept it. At the same time, Fusu did not agree with the corporal punishment in the Qin law.
This caused many differences between him and the First Emperor.
Emperor Qin Shi's paranoid belief that this was caused by Fusu's weak personality. The reason for his weak personality was that he had not experienced the baptism of war. Therefore, Emperor Qin Shi's orders Fusu to go to Shangjun and participate in the war against the Huns as Meng Tian's aide.
Of course, this also embodies the care of Emperor Shin-chan for Fusu.
The Qin Dynasty ruled the country with law and dominated the world with courage. The First Emperor did not want his successor to be a weak scholar without any power. Only by experiencing the baptism of war can Fusu grow. At the same time, he can earn military merits and gain a foothold in the Qin Dynasty.
In short, Emperor First Emperor hoped to cultivate a resolute and courageous Fusu through the Battle of Northern Xinjiang.
Meng Tian also knew the heart of the First Emperor. After hearing Fusu said this, he smiled slightly, "Young Master, don't be so polite, it will ruin Meng Tian.
In fact, the eldest son should be very clear about the things Meng Tian is worried about, so why bother asking again?"
"Fu Ping?"
Meng Tian nodded slightly and stopped talking.
The little Fuping could not even find its existence on the map of Daqin. But no one expected that this small place would now become the focus of many people's attention. Fusu had been in Fuxi for a long time. To be precise, he arrived at Fuxi on the first day of the Battle of Baitugang. When he heard that Zuo Xian Wang Tuqi was angry to death in Fuxi, he was stunned.
A small military marquis, with a team of less than a thousand people, fought against the tens of thousands of Xiongnu army. Not only did he not lose the upper hand, but he won one after another.
This really surprised Fusu.
Not only Fusu was surprised, but even Meng Tian stood still for a while without reacting when he heard the news.
"I heard that Fuping's situation is not very good now."
Meng Tian sighed, "Touman sent his second son to take over Queen Zuo Xian, and continued to attack Fuping. According to the news from Pinghou, Liu Kan ordered the sealing of Fuping's city gate three days ago, and had already made an attitude of advancing and retreating with Fuping... The casualties were very heavy.
Nowadays, Alibu has cut off the supply route, and there are no food and grass in Fuping and no reinforcements outside. I really don’t know how long they can last. Zhaoping sent three batches of messengers in one day to ask me to send reinforcements to rescue Fuping, but I did not agree."
A trace of sadness appeared on Fusu's face.
"Ji, it seems to be in Fuping too?"
Meng Tian nodded, "According to my instructions, the Marquis of Ping transferred three thousand troops from Yiqu, led by Mengjimengk to Fuping respectively. This is already the limit that the Marquis of Ping can do. The eldest son should know that the soldiers and horses of Yiqu cannot be invested until the end."
"Ke also went to Fuping?"
Fusu couldn't help but exclaim, "General, since that's the case, you should send troops to rescue him... You only have two sons under your knees, if so..."
"Can't!"
A blue color appeared on Meng Tian's face, "Ali Shi has not gone crazy yet, and the main force of the Huns has not taken action. If our strength is revealed at this time, the previous plans will be lost. This time, Your Majesty is determined to succeed in a battle, and even the commander army guarding the capital has been transferred here... Mengjimeng, it is their honor to be able to die for Your Majesty. Now it is not the time to act, we must continue to wait. If Fuping is not defeated, the main force of Touman will never be dispatched, we must endure it."
As he spoke, Meng Tian picked up the chess piece and slapped it on the chessboard.
"Abandoned son!"
Fusu stared at the chess pieces on the chessboard in a daze, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Until now, Fusu completely understood Meng Tian’s thoughts. Fuping... From the beginning, she was regarded as an abandoned son by Meng Tian.
But, even though he knew that Fuping was dead, why did he throw his two sons into it?
Fusu couldn't help but grab Meng Tian's arm, "General, your Meng family and my Qin... Fusu really doesn't know what to say.
But why do you need to let Ji and Ke join in? It’s me, Lao Qin, I’m sorry for you, Lao Qin… I’m sorry to the Meng family.”
As he spoke, Fusu's eyes turned red and he couldn't cry.
Meng Tian sighed, "Grand Prince, the favor of the three generations of King Mu of the Meng family and His Majesty is not enough to repay even if it is broken into pieces. What I am concerned about is not Mengjimuk... but Liu Kan. This time it was him who prompted me to change my combat plan. He fought against the 50,000 Huns and tigers and wolves with a mere thousand people, and he won a great victory. In time, he would definitely be the pillar of my Great Qin.
But now I...
There are still thousands of wealthy and peaceful people who are fighting hard, hoping that reinforcements will arrive.
But, but…”
Meng Tian interrupted his words twice in a row, closed his eyes, and left two lines of clear tears.
I hope that the people in Fuping City and Liu Kan can forgive me!
It's already dark!
After the beginning of summer, the weather becomes hotter every day.
Fuping has become a blood city, with mountains of dead bodies piled up outside the city, and dark red blood marks are everywhere on the streets inside the city.
In just six days, Liu Kan seemed to have become a different person.
He had all his hair shaved. Several hard battles made him have no time to worry about his hair, so he simply shaved it all, leaving him with worry-free. The black rhinoceros leather armor turned dark red, and there was also a sticky minced meat and blood splashing on him. A circle of short beards grew under his jaw, which also made him look even more fierce. The black slings tied to his neck were shining with a strange red light in the fire.
At this moment, he was standing on the top of the city, staring at the Hun army outside the city.
This is the first time that the Huns have been repelled?
Liu Kan couldn't remember clearly... Yes, the Huns were indeed not good at attacking tough situations, but the Fuping city wall was indeed not enough to fight against the immature siege of the Huns. In six days, the Huns abandoned thousands of dead bodies outside the city, but Fuping also paid the price of nearly a thousand people. Among them, there were no veterans who had experienced many battles, and every time they died, they would make Liu Kan feel heartbroken.
But by now, Liu Kan has become numb!
When fresh lives slipped away under his nose, Liu Kan could not feel any more.
Fan Kuai and Tu Tu also stood behind him with bare heads.
In fact, it was not just the two of them, but almost all the people involved in the war were shaved into bald heads. This has also formed a unique landscape in Fuping City.
"Mom Duzi, are these Hu Manzi going crazy?"
Tu Tu couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "It's been six days, they've actually stopped for a while and took a breath?"
"You think this is a game."
Fan Kuai couldn't help but smile and said, "You are still a veteran and have also seen big scenes. When you fight, you either die or I live."
"Bah, they are dead, we live!"
These two people are really crazy, and at this time, they still have the heart to joke.
But Liu Kan was not happy. He vaguely felt that he... and the people behind him, including thousands of people in the city, were probably abandoned. Calculate the time and even if he mobilized reinforcements from Xianyang, he should have arrived.
But now, the reinforcements don’t even have a shadow!
Earlier, when he saw Meng Jimuk arrive, he still had a little fantasy in his heart. If Meng Tian knew that his son was also here, he would definitely try to rescue him. But now it seems that Meng Tian used this method to tell him: I don’t even want my son, don’t blame me.
After figuring this out, Liu Kan's heart felt chills.
"Don't fight with you two, haha, let everyone take time to rest and eat... I guess the Huns will act soon..."
This is the hour of midnight.
Before Liu Kan finished speaking, the sound of ox horns came from the Hun camp in the distance.
Woo... Woo...
I saw a group of Hun soldiers rushing out of the camp. Under the light of the fire, Liu Kan saw a Hun general and immediately under the flag.
As the sound of horns continued, the Hun soldiers formed a formation and began to move slowly.
Unlike the unruly attack on the first day, this time the Huns paid attention to formations, strengthened their defenses, and were very organized.
"My mother, it's starting again!"
Tu Tu picked up the wooden oars and copper axes, and spat viciously at the city.
Liu Kan immediately shouted: "Lu Shizhi, beat the drum... Tell everyone that the Huns are coming again!"
To be continued...