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In the spring and March of the thirteenth year of Wei Zhaowu, King Qin put on his armor and led thousands of Xianyang palace guards to the "Gaoling" battlefield in Hexi.
On the battlefield in Hexi, "Gaoling" belonged to the rear. In fact, the Qin army under the command of Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi was currently stationed in the "Lianshao" area and was committed to seizing the city "Chongquan" about eighty miles to the east.
At the end of last year, Wuxinhou Gongsun Qi, after holding his troops for several months, suddenly sent out troops in the depth of winter, trying to take advantage of the Wei people's lack of preparedness to attack "Pinyang" north of "Chongquan" - if this surprise attack was carried out by Gongsun If it succeeds, Chongquan will face threats from Lianshao and Pinyang this year, and the Qin army can even directly bypass Chongquan and attack the Wei army's important Hexi town "Linwei".
But unfortunately, Wei general Le Yi saw through Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi's intention, so Gongsun Qi's surprise attack failed.
To be fair, in Gongsun Qi's view, Wei generals Sima An and Wei Ji were already quite difficult figures to deal with, and now they were joined by the former famous Korean general Le Yi, which gave him a headache.
If he had a choice, he would rather play against "Wei Gongzi Run" than Le Yi.
Why?
Because the two men's methods of using troops are so similar, and they both have the character of seeking victory in a stable manner.
When fighting against Wei Gongzi Run, you only need to be wary of the former's cunning schemes, because this person has unconstrained ideas and can often come up with clever strategies to suit the current environment and situation. For example, in the "Eight Hundred Miles Raid", Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi watched helplessly as he was thrown away by the army of Wei Gongzi Run - that experience is still fresh in Gongsun Qi's memory.
All in all, Wei Gongzi Run advocates "offense". His Highness's character means that he will never be passively beaten. Therefore, as long as a trap is set based on this point, there is still a chance of victory.
But Le Yi, the opponent opposite, didn't even have the slightest intention of attacking. The first thing the opponent did after taking office was to expand the area of military land reclamation.
After learning about this at that time, Wu Xin Hou Gongsun Qi was simply shocked: Does this mean that a war will last for several years?
At first, Gongsun Qi thought that Le Yi was playing tricks on him, and he also assumed the posture of fighting a protracted war, and ordered his Qin army to also open up wasteland in Lianshao, Gaoling and other places.
Unexpectedly, for more than half a year, there was really no change in Le Yi.
Even though Wu Xin Hou Gongsun Qi sent troops several times to lure the Wei army, the Wei army was not fooled. The Wei army, which clearly had a slight advantage in terms of military strength, refused to take the initiative to attack, as if it would defend forever.
Under this situation, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi planned the strategy of "surprise attack on Pinyang in the twelfth lunar month" at the expense of being in hiding for half a year.
This was Gongsun Qi's method of using troops. He would first establish himself in an invincible position, while letting the enemy lower their vigilance, and then suddenly launch an offensive at a certain time, catching the enemy by surprise.
If you are lucky, due to the hasty response, the enemy army is likely to suffer defeats one after another, and the enemy will be defeated immediately.
But what Gongsun Qi never expected was that Le Yi actually saw through his intention of "surprise attack on Pinyang in the twelfth lunar month" in advance - whether it was the time period of the twelfth lunar month or the target of the sneak attack in "Pinyang", Le Yi was In the chess material.
At this point, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi already understood in his heart: Le Yi is the same kind of person as him.
In other words, their methods of using troops are very similar.
Come to think of it, if Le Yi himself wasn't good at this tactic, how could the other party have anticipated it?
I have to say that against Wei General Le Yi, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi felt as if he was facing another one of himself. To be honest, this feeling was very uncomfortable.
After waiting for the beginning of spring, watching the snow on the ground gradually begin to melt, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi, who had been relaxing for more than a month, became tense again because he had to think of strategies to defeat the enemy.
Of course, even if the ice and snow begin to melt, he will not immediately attack. After all, his Qin army's food and grass are quite tight. In order to relieve the pressure on domestic food, he has to make his army self-sufficient as much as possible, and this means
Therefore, the Qin army under his command must at least survive the spring planting period in April before using troops against the Wei army.
Then, in May, June, July, August, and September, there will be about five months for Gongsun Qi to play freely. When October approaches, the situation between the Wei and Qin armies should be the most intense, because
Both armies have to be busy with the autumn harvest, not only to harvest their own crops, but also to destroy and seize the other's crops.
For example, in October last year, the battle between the Wei and Qin armies was the most intense. The wilderness outside the local city was filled with soldiers of the Wei and Qin armies, and encounters in several areas may occur in one day.
As soon as October passed, the armies of Wei and Qin returned to deathly silence, and there was no longer any war with each other.
This is a summary of the war for the entire year last year. The wars in the remaining months combined are not as much as the wars in the period from late September to mid-October.
"How to defeat that Le Yi?"
On the sixth day of March, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi sighed at the military camp in the east of Lianshao City, thinking about the strategy to defeat the Wei army.
At this moment, a general suddenly rushed into the tent and reported with clasped fists: "I am reporting to Marquis Wu Xin that your Majesty, your Majesty, has arrived at our military camp in person for the expedition. Please go ahead and ask Wu Xin Marquis to come out of the camp to meet your Majesty immediately.
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Hearing this, Gongsun Qi opened his mouth, quite dumbfounded. After a while, he asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty... is you going to march in person?"
"Yes!" The general nodded and said.
After confirming, Gongsun Qi immediately stepped out of the tent, ordered his left and right to prepare their mounts, got on their horses, and immediately headed to Xiying.
When he arrived outside the Western Camp, King Qin's army had not yet arrived, but there were a few Iron Eagle cavalry resting outside the camp.
The Iron Eagle Cavalry is the most elite cavalry of the Qin State.
"Where do you come from? Which tribe do you belong to?"
Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi asked about the origins of the Iron Eagle Cavalry.
After all, the Iron Eagle Cavalry is personally controlled by the chief concubine Zhao Ran, but in fact, every time there is a war, Zhao Ran will authorize the commander or general who leads the troops. For example, in the "Five Sides Conquest of Wei" battle, Gongsun Qi and Wang Jian faced off
When Wei Gongzi was running, Changxinhou Wangjian obtained the military power of five thousand iron eagle cavalry to assist Gongsun Qi in attacking Wei.
"Reporting to Marquis Wu Xin, we are the cavalrymen under Lord Zhao Ran, coming from Xianyang."
The leaders of the cavalrymen explained to Gongsun Qi that they had come one step ahead to deliver the news of the "King of Qin's personal expedition" to him. As for the purpose, of course, it was to let Gongsun Qi prepare for the reception in advance.
Prepare carefully to avoid having King Qin hang out outside the military camp when the time comes.
After chatting with the cavalry leader for a while, Gongsun Qi confirmed the authenticity of the "monarch's personal expedition", but he really couldn't accept that the monarch of Qin who was over seventy years old would actually choose to chariot him when he returned home. Personal expedition.
"Why does your Majesty want to lead the expedition in person?"
Gongsun Qi frowned and said again.
However, how does the cavalry leader know about this kind of thing?
When his inquiries were fruitless, Gongsun Qi could only put this question in his mind for the time being.
After waiting for about half an hour, Gongsun Qi faintly saw a group of cavalry galloping from the west. Different from the cavalry on the battlefield, each of these cavalry were holding flags with the word "Qin". Needless to say, they must be the king's division. Go ahead and scold the cavalry.
Sure enough, after these cavalry galloped near the military camp, they divided into two teams and stood still.
At this time, Gongsun Qi had seen another army coming slowly from the west. At the front of this army, there was a rather classical four-horse chariot. He saw the King of Qin standing on the chariot with his sword in both hands. , that posture was exactly the same as that of his son-in-law Zhao Run during the Battle of Daliang.
How should I put it? He is worthy of being Weng’s son-in-law?
After about half a cup of tea, the king's carriage returned by King Qin slowly stopped outside the military camp.
Seeing this, Gongsun Qi hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. Regardless of the snow on the ground, he knelt on the ground with one knee and clasped his fists in salute: "My lord, Gongsun Qi, comes to kowtow to your Majesty."
"Marquis Wu Xin is exempt from the gift."
King Qin Hui smiled slightly, signaled Gongsun Qi to get up, and immediately got out of the chariot with the help of two palace guards.
From the side, the chief concubine Zhao Ran, who was following the King of Qin on his return expedition, also dismounted his horse at this moment. When he came closer, he said to Gongsun Qi: "Marquis Wu Xin, the King has had a hard journey, you have asked someone to boil the wine to ward off the cold. ?”
Gongsun Qi cupped his fists and said, "I have asked people to prepare everything."
"Hmm." Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, nodded, walked to King Qin and whispered a few words to the latter. Immediately, he called a general and ordered the latter to lead the thousands of palace guards into the camp slowly.
After a while, Gongsun Qi welcomed King Hui of Qin and Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, and his party to the commander's tent. According to Zhao Ran's request, all the rest were sent back, leaving only King Hui of Qin, Zhao Ran, and Gongsun Qi in the tent. , and two personal guards of the King of Qin.
Sitting down on the throne that belonged to Gongsun Qi, King Qin took a long breath and said with a slightly melancholy smile: "I am really getting old... Zhao Ran, I still remember when you went to conquer Xiqiang and Longxi with me. Time?"
Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, smiled and said nothing, but there was also a bit of sadness in that smile.
"At that time, I was riding a horse and didn't feel tired even if I traveled for days. But now, after only riding for a few days, these old legs don't seem to belong to me anymore... ..." When he said this, King Qin hit his legs several times with a look of helplessness on his face.
Gongsun Qi secretly watched the King of Qin return from the side. He saw that the monarch of the Qin Kingdom had hair and beard that were half silvery white and half gray. There was no trace of blackness at all. The wrinkles on his face were like ravines, and his eyes were deep. He was concave, his hands were like dry wood, but his eyes were still sharp, not angry but powerful.
In contrast, Zhao Ran, the concubine chief who is said to be seven or eight years younger than King Hui of Qin, has a bit of black hair and beard.
However, after all, Zhao Ran is already over sixty years old, and it is not difficult to see that he is actually quite tired.
After a while, the army sergeant served hot wine and dishes.
At this time, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi couldn't help but asked: "Your Majesty, why do you, with your wealth of gold, take the risk and go to the battlefield in person?"
After hearing this, Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, took the lead in scolding: "It's not that you are disadvantaged in battle..."
"Eh."
King Qin waved his hand back, interrupting Zhao Ran's words, and immediately said to Gongsun Qi: "The great concubine is tired on the way. Don't be offended by Marquis Wu Xin."
Of course Gongsun Qi wouldn't care. After all, he was promoted by Zhao Ran - and Gongsun Qi was Zhao Ran's biggest support in the army, and Zhao Ran was Gongsun Qi's support in the court. The two of them belonged to the same faction.
"Is the Wei army on the opposite side... difficult to deal with?"
King Qin took a sip of hot wine and asked Gongsun Qi.
Gongsun Qi glanced at Zhao Ran and saw that the latter nodded slightly, so he told the truth and told the King of Qin everything about the Wei army in the Hexi area.
In fact, he had already reported these to the King of Qin through battle reports, but the written statement was not more comprehensive than the face-to-face explanation.
After listening to Gongsun Qi's story, King Qin frowned and asked: "As you said, the Wei army has no intention of taking the initiative to attack? It just defends with all its strength?"
"Yes." Gongsun Bi started and said: "For the whole of last year, no matter how I tried to lure the enemy, the Wei army was still unwilling to leave its camp. It was three miles away from the city. Only in September and October, the Wei army organized several raids. , in order to burn down our army's farmland. I thought..." At this point, he secretly glanced at King Qin Hui's expression, and then continued: "I thought that Wei State would focus on annexing Chu and Han. , so we temporarily took a defensive stance."
Looking at each other with the chief concubine Zhao Ran, King Qin sighed: "Oh, this is what I am most worried about..."
After that, he glanced at Gongsun Qi, and after a moment of hesitation, he said: "I think Marquis Wu Xin must have heard some news, so I won't hide it from you. The Kingdom of Chu has fallen, and currently, the Wei people are trying to annex it. South Korea...in fact, South Korea has long been dead. What is the name of the current King of Han...what is his name?"
"Han Yi." Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, reminded from the side.
"Yes, that guy named Han Yi, isn't he the puppet monarch supported by the Wei people? Such an incompetent person has simply insulted the word 'king'!" King Qin replied with an angry sneer: "I believe that as long as you fool me For the common people living in South Korea, if my son-in-law waved, Han Yi would immediately beg for mercy from Wei State, he is an incompetent person!"
Seeing the King of Qin blowing his beard and staring in the eyes, the chief concubine Zhao Ran comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Looking at the world, there are several monarchs who can be like your Majesty and "His Royal Highness Zhao Run"..."
"Don't mention him in front of others!" Upon hearing his son-in-law's name, King Qin said angrily: "Young Master was so confused by that son-in-law that he betrayed the country and disobeyed his biological father! ... It's really abominable!"
Although King Qin shouted back at him, Zhao Ran didn't care.
Because he knew that deep down in his heart, the monarch in front of him actually liked his son-in-law very much.
As far as Zhao Ran knew, King Qin Hui had more than once privately expressed emotions like "It would be great if Zhao Run were my son." For King Qin Hui, his son-in-law Zhao Ran was definitely not just "the husband of his most beloved daughter." So simple.
It's a pity that Zhao Run is the monarch of Wei State, and Wei State is now a serious concern of Qin State, which means that the King of Qin will never talk about his son-in-law's praise.
Of course, regarding Shaojun Yingying's betrayal of the Qin State, the King of Qin did feel a bit resentful towards his son-in-law Zhao Run - he felt that without this son-in-law instigating him behind his back, his most beloved daughter would never be the same. He would be disobedient and betray his biological father.
Whenever he thought about this, King Qin would scold his son-in-law, in any case, he would put all the faults on his son-in-law.
If you only listen to the one-sided words of King Qin's reply, some people may think that King Zhao Run of Wei is just a guy who instigated his own woman to plot against her father-in-law.
Of course this is not the case.
"Let's not mention the crotch."
After scolding for a while, King Qin probably vented his anger, calmed down and said seriously to Gongsun Qi: "Marquis Wu Xin, I have always trusted your wisdom and strategy, and you have made many great contributions to our Qin Dynasty so far. I will take the reins this time. The reason for the personal expedition is not that I don’t trust your talents, but because... Daqin really cannot afford to delay you."
Gongsun Qi nodded silently, thinking that he also understood this truth.
"If this battle continues until now, if it drags on for one more day, Wei will become stronger, while our country, Great Qin, will become weaker. One will wax and wane, and it won't be long before we, Great Qin, may once again fall into the embarrassment of having troops and no food. At this time, the Wei people can march straight into our Qin Dynasty without any effort... Therefore, I decided to take charge of the expedition myself, and while our Qin Dynasty still has the strength to fight, I will fight to the death with the Wei people!" At the end of the sentence, King Qin returned. His tone became more determined.
"I understand."
Gongsun Qi crossed his fists.
In fact, he knew very well that Wei generals Leyi, Sima An, Wei Ji and others had already set up iron barrel-like defenses in Hexi. If his Qin army forced an attack, whether he could defeat the Wei army was another question. At least his Qin army would definitely collide. Headache and bleeding.
But as King Qin Hui said, when it is cut off, it is cut off. At present, Qin State still has the strength to fight. If it slows down its offensive because of fear of huge sacrifices, then this move will play into Wei State's plans.
After waiting for several years, the Wei State completely digested the Chu State and South Korea. At that time, it used all the power of the Central Plains to attack the Qin State. What could the Qin State do to resist it?
After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want to wait until the spring planting in April before sending troops?"
"No!" King Qin said in a deep voice: "Advance troops immediately!"
After hearing this, the chief concubine Zhao Ran and Gongsun Qi raised their eyebrows in unison.
"Your Majesty." He raised his hand to signal Gongsun Qi not to speak for the time being. Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, whispered back to the King of Qin: "If the spring planting is delayed, the food in the country, even if we include the Shu area, will only be Support until this fall, then..."
"As long as our Da Qin army can defeat the Wei army, these won't be a problem!"
King Qin looked back at Zhao Ran and said in a deep voice: "If you lack food, go and capture Wei's cities, Hexi, Hetao, Sanchuan, Hedong, Shangdang. Wei has many cultivated fields..." Here, he paused and said in a heavy tone: "Zhao Ran, I understand what you mean, but you have to know that our Daqin is now fighting a last-ditch battle. I hope that all the people and soldiers in the country will understand this. If we cannot defeat Wei, our Great Qin will eventually be unable to escape and fall... What our Great Qin needs to do now is to advance troops, advance troops, and advance troops again! Rather than leaving a way out..."
After hearing this, the chief concubine Zhao Ran and Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi both looked solemn.
"My lord...I understand."
On the eighth day of March, that is, the third day after the King of Qin returned to the military camp of Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, the Qin army launched an attack on "Pinyang" and "Chongquan".
At this time, Wei general Le Yi was stationed in Chongquan County. Although he was a little surprised when he learned that the Qin army was launching a large-scale attack, he didn't pay too much attention to it.
Anyway, for the Wei State, defense is enough. Even if this battle drags on for several years, it doesn't matter. Anyway, with the current foundation of the Wei State, he is fully capable of dragging the Qin State to death.
In mid-March, the Qin army stormed Chongquan and Pinyang. The Wei army stationed in the area resisted desperately, causing heavy casualties to each other.
Waiting until late March, seeing that the Qin army not only did not withdraw its troops, but instead attacked more and more fiercely, Le Yi gradually felt that something was wrong.
Because logically speaking, the Qin army should wait until the spring planting is completed in April before attacking Wei. Even if Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi tries to attack the Wei army in March, he should temporarily withdraw his troops in late March to busy with spring planting. thing.
Combined with the Qin army's crazy attacks in Chongquan and Pinyang in recent battles, a guess flashed in Le Yi's mind: Qin might not be able to hold on any longer and was trying to counterattack.
After realizing this, Wei General Le Yi immediately sent people to notify all the Wei generals on the battlefield in Hexi, reminding the armies to be prepared for the Qin army's desperate counterattack.
This year, the largest war between Wei and Qin to date may break out!