The nobles of Shouchun never thought that one day, they would be so looking forward to the arrival of the Qin army, and even asked the other party to come faster.
Therefore, they had to send people to ask Mengwu to speed up their march, hoping that Mengwu could occupy Shouchun and Wangji before Longwei arrived in Shouchun.
However, he didn't expect that it would turn out to be a mistake. Meng Wu looked at the noble representative who came from Shouchun and listened to the representative's urging, but he felt scruples in his heart.
Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that a brave man cannot advance alone, and a timid man cannot retreat alone.
What it means is that a brave general cannot attack alone; a cowardly general cannot retreat alone.
What is to be prevented is that a brave person rushes too fast and becomes a lone army, and is ambushed; while a timid person retreats alone before fighting, and is likely to become a deserter and never be found again.
Now, their army is the only one left among the many armies that originally marched together. There is no longer any interaction between the front, rear, left and right, and it has become a lonely and isolated division.
If those previous surrenders were just to paralyze them and a heavy army was ambushed in a certain city ahead, then their entire army would probably be annihilated.
"It seems to be true when you think about it. The Dragon City attack encountered such resistance, why did we go so smoothly!"
"I'm afraid just to paralyze us, we have prepared a trap waiting for us!"
Meng Wu analyzed it carefully and got the approval of all the generals and commanders. If it goes too smoothly, there must be fraud!
This is a war to destroy the country, how could it go so smoothly!
"Send the order, the army slows down!" Meng Wu made up his mind and would not easily believe the opponent's surrender of the city. Even after the surrender, the army was determined not to enter the city. They had to wait until it was confirmed that it was safe before taking over the city.
As a result, the nobles in Shouchun became even more anxious. They had no idea what Meng Wu wanted to do. Don't you have a grudge against the royal family? Why are you still bothering like this?
We have all helped you kill those disobedient guys who were unwilling to surrender to the city, and we have welcomed you all the way without any hindrance. But you actually just walked around outside the city and refused to enter. How could you not enter?
What do you mean?
"Could it be because the opponent is Long Jun and Young Master Chenglong, so Meng Wu doesn't dare to be the first to capture Shouchun!" Another noble suddenly thought.
Jianghu and court are not about fighting and killing, but about human relations!
Meng Wu wants to compete with Long Jun and Young Master Cheng Xi. In this case, if Meng Wu attacks Shouchun first, where will Long Jun Cheng Xi's face go?
As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the powerful ministers and nobles who stayed behind in Shouchun turned pale, as if they were mourning for their heirs. How could they forget this point despite all their calculations?
One side is the first to break the city, and the other side is the future Shangguan. Anyone knows how to choose.
"Then what should we do? It's not like you don't know Cheng Yu's attitude towards us people. Those nobles in Jianghu County, Jiujiang, and Dongting have now fed fish and shrimps from the Yangtze River." Li Yuan said.
"Once Cheng Yu breaks through Shouchun, all of us here will be dead!"
Everyone frowned and felt uneasy. The way Meng Wu looked now made it clear that he would not break through Shouchun before Cheng Xi and Long Wei. They couldn't force Meng Wu to come. They must have this ability.
, they were able to resist Meng Wu and Long Wei long ago.
The idea of the Chu nobles was quickly thought of by Meng Wu.
Although the first contribution to the siege of the city was very important, it could even be the first contribution to the battle to destroy Chu, but for such a feat, it seemed not worth offending the Dragon Guard and the Dragon Lord, especially since it was obvious that the Dragon Lord would
Became the next national captain to succeed Li Mu.
If he robbed it himself, he would rob it. Anyway, there is a high probability that he will not be able to serve as an official in the same palace as Cheng Yu in a few years, but he has to think about his two sons.
The eldest son Meng Tian has already decided to take the path of a military commander, and is now valued by the king. He is being trained as the first military commander of the younger generation. The second son Meng Yi is taking the path of a civil servant, and is also appreciated by the king. He will work with the king as a
A scribe.
If it's because of this little merit, it doesn't seem worth it to become enemies with Cheng Yu.
Therefore, Mengwu stopped only two counties away from Shouchun, stopped attacking, and quietly waited for the arrival of the Dragon Guard.
As for why this distance is important, if things change, with their ability and mobility, they can reach Shouchun City in less than a day to attack the city.
Naturally, those who followed Meng Wu were all elders of the Meng family, and they all knew that this was the best choice.
The young master severely damaged the main force of the Chu army, and they captured so many cities. In the credit book, they already occupied the top three. There was no need to offend Lord Long for this first achievement.
Therefore, naturally these generals did not have any dissatisfaction. After all, they also had to consider their own children. As the Meng family became stronger, they would also become stronger.
In the end, Mengwu stationed his troops in Cai and stopped advancing.
"Ji Bu, Ying Bu!" In Juchao City in the south of Shouchun, Jin Yao summoned Ji Bu and Ying Bu.
"What are your orders?" Both of them looked at Jin Yao with great excitement. One day, they would be able to attack Shouchun City.
"Do you think we will go out this time as the main force or as a partial force?" Jin Yao asked, looking at the two of them.
Ying Bu and Ji Bu looked at each other. They didn't know why Jin Yao asked this, but they both knew that this time they were not the main force, just a surprise force and dispensable.
"Of course the Qin army is the main force. Without them to contain Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan's 300,000 troops, we would not have been able to go so smoothly!" Yingbu and Jibu replied.
"Then you plan to stay in Dragon City and Dragon Guard for the rest of your life?" Jin Yao continued to ask.
"Where are you, your Majesty?" Yingbu and Jibu replied hastily, showing their loyalty.
"I'm not testing your loyalty. As people go higher, water flows lower. Sooner or later, you will enter the Xianyang Center. Therefore, there is no need to offend other colleagues, do you understand?" Jin Yao said earnestly.
"Ah?" Yingbu was a little confused, how could he offend his colleagues?
Ji Bu seemed to have understood something and did not speak.
But Wu Rui knew that Yingbu didn't understand, so he pulled Yingbu's clothes and explained in a low voice, "The main force of the Qin army went to contain the main force of the Chu army, and if we take the opportunity to capture Shouchun, we will make Qin's generals
If you are dissatisfied, you will also offend others in vain if you enter Xianyang in the future."
Yingbu was not stupid. After such a reminder, he realized that they could not enter Shouchun, otherwise it would be difficult to get along with the generals of Qin State in the future.
"So, you each lead your troops to conquer other cities, and leave Shouchun to Li Mu and the others!" Jin Yao breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the two of them understand.
After all, he is the first to destroy the country. Who can resist such temptation?