It is true that the reinforcements of the Three Jin Dynasties and the strong men of the Zhou State were more than enough to defend the Qin State, but what is the use of counselors just for defense? In this way, how can the value of Li Si be reflected?
What he wanted was not the retreat of the Qin army after the attack was hopeless, but a great defeat of the Qin army and fame throughout the world, proving that the king and his teacher Xunzi were not wrong.
From the moment he left Shangcai, Li Si knew that he had no way of turning back. He could either achieve great success and return to his hometown in glory, or die in a foreign land and become the laughing stock of the world.
He, Li Si, would never be willing to be the latter!
Le Cheng finally moved his eyes away from the map and looked at Li Si with some surprise. After a moment, he said: "Today's incident has created a gap between the Korean and Wei armies and our army. I am afraid they will not agree to this matter."
This estrangement was not caused by him intentionally, but was bound to happen.
As long as it is a coalition composed of different forces, there will inevitably be gaps, and the gap between the Korean and Wei armies and the Zhao army has amplified this gap and contradiction.
We are not worried about scarcity but inequality. Originally, we were satisfied if we could eat two meals a day. After all, we didn’t have enough to eat before.
Now I see that Zhao Jun eats three meals a day, including meat. We are all ordinary people. How can we be mentally balanced?
"My subordinates can convince them." Li Si said immediately. This was an important opportunity for him to gain Le Cheng's attention.
"If you can convince them, Ben will be able to act according to the plan." Le Cheng said seriously.
As long as the Korean and Wei armies agree, Li Si's plan is highly likely to succeed.
If the Qin army could be defeated, who would want to just hold on to the city?
Le Cheng was also a veteran general of the Zhao Kingdom, but he had never been able to achieve prominent military exploits. Not to mention the former Lian Po, Yan Zhou, and even the later Li Mu would gradually surpass him.
Coupled with the re-activation of Le Yi, Tian Dan, Pang Nuan and others, there are many famous generals in Zhao State. If they don't work hard, they will be old.
Moreover, Lecheng and Yanzhou were the last generals of Zhao State to "take refuge" with Zhao Kuo. Politically, they were close and distant, and the difference between direct lineage and non-lineage lineage was very big.
For the monarch, the ability of his ministers is far less important than their loyalty.
Sometimes, the monarch knows that this person is not a suitable candidate and that someone else may do a better job, but just because this person is "one of his own", he will leave the matter to him.
Yan Zhou had already proven himself in the battle between Yan and Zhao, and Le Cheng had not been waiting for this opportunity until now.
In a sense, Le Cheng needs military merit to prove himself more than Li Si.
Wei Wuji also gave Le Yi and him some face, so he recommended him to lead the army to support the Zhou Kingdom.
"If there is any need for my general's cooperation, just ask." Le Cheng added.
"After my subordinates convince the Wei army and the Han army, the general can cooperate again," Li Si said.
"That's fine." Lecheng nodded.
"I'll take my leave now," Li Si said, clasping his fists, leaving the camp, staying outside for a while, and finally walked towards the Wei army's camp.
Although the Korean and Wei armies do not belong to each other, Baoluan basically relies on Mang Mao in his actions. As long as Mang Mao is persuaded, the Korean army will not be a problem.
When Mang Mao heard the guard's report, although he was a little surprised as to why Zhao Jun came to see him at this time, he still decided to meet him.
After all, Zhao is the leader of the alliance and the main force in the resistance against Qin. If Zhou falls, South Korea and Wei will have to rely on Zhao's help to resist Qin.
Don't say that Zhao didn't feel sorry for South Korea and Wei, but he did. Now South Korea and Wei can only hold their noses and pretend not to know.
"Zhao joined the army and Li Si met the general." Li Si entered the tent and leaned over and said.
"I wonder what you want from joining the army to find Mang?" Mang Mao stretched out his hand and asked Li Si to sit down.
"I came here to help the general take revenge." Li Si said in a loud voice.
"Revenge? I have never had any grudges with anyone in my life, so what revenge do I have? Could it be that you listened to other people's deceptions when you joined the army? Hahaha, please go back to join the army. Mang will pretend that you have never seen him today." Mang Mao patted him.
The table laughed loudly, and the gray mustache trembled under the light.
"Has the general forgotten the bloody feud between the 130,000 Wei soldiers in the Battle of Huayang? Has the general forgotten the shame of being defeated and captured? Or does the general not care at all about the life and death of the 130,000 soldiers, or the destruction of the 130,000 families?
It doesn’t matter that Wei will no longer have the strength to resist Qin from now on, and will only become a vassal of Qin, constantly being cannibalized by Qin. General, have you forgotten the angry look in Wei people’s eyes when they look at you? Has the King of Wei sighed in disappointment at you?”
Li Si suddenly raised his voice, piercing Mang Mao's heart with great penetrating power, making Mang Mao tremble all over.
"..." Mang Mao opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
How could he forget, how dare he forget!
No matter how hard-hearted or ruthless he is, this is still 130,000 living lives.
When he closed his eyes every night, what came to his mind were the scenes of the Wei army being defeated and massacred, as well as the Wei people's abuse and contempt for him.
But what can he do?
The Qin army was powerful, the Qin generals were terrifying, the Qin king was wise, and the Qin state was powerful. None of these factors made his revenge a luxury.
"General, don't you want to defeat the Qin army, avenge the dead soldiers, and wash away the shame of the past?" Li Si's voice struck Mang Mao's heart like morning bells and evening drums.
This long-dead heart began to beat slowly again.
"I am willing to believe in the general. If you give him another chance, why should he belittle himself?" Mang Mao remembered what King Wei had sent to invite him, but after he refused, he sent someone over again to spread the message.
Did King Wei use him just to have him defeated by Qin again?
Absolutely not.
A scholar dies for his confidant. No matter what, he cannot let the King of Wei down again.
"Please teach me, sir." Mang Mao stood up and walked to Li Si. Regardless of the age gap between the two parties, he slowly knelt down on one knee in front of Li Si and said solemnly.
As long as he can defeat the Qin army and take revenge, he is willing to do anything.
"General, please get up quickly." Li Si quickly helped Mang Mao up. He thought it would take a lot of effort to convince Mang Mao, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.
It seems that the Battle of Huayang had a very, very heavy blow to Mangmao.
"The general has been stationed in Xingyang for a long time. The Qin army must have thought that the Korean and Wei armies did not dare to support the Zhou Kingdom, so we only need to..." Li Si said, Mang Mao nodded, his eyes getting brighter and brighter.
"I just have to wrong the general first." Finally, Li Si said.
"As long as we can defeat the Qin army, a little grievance is nothing," Mang Mao waved his hand, not caring.
"In addition, in order to better confuse the Qin army, I think it is better to coordinate the distribution of food and fodder for the three armies. What do you think, general?" Li Si asked tentatively.
"I have rejected General Lecheng before. If I bring it up again, I'm afraid General Lecheng will not agree." Mang Mao said in embarrassment.