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Seeing that Guo Kai had arranged everything properly, Guo Huai felt relieved and said, "Then I'll have to work."

This time, a large amount of goods were shipped out of Jinyang, which naturally attracted people's attention. The guards saw that it was actually Guo Kai's carriage, so they let it go immediately.

Gong Ao and other 100 people naturally followed some of Guo's troops to Que and City.

Everything was done smoothly according to Su Jie's intention.

Guo Kai couldn't stay for long, so he left Jinyang with the chariots and horses.

Dingyang.

Su Jie received Li Xin's secret letter. As early as two days ago, this letter was secretly brought out.

It said that all the silk, broken, cotton, and linen in Jinyang were brought to Queyu by Guo Kai.

Su Jie calculated the time, this letter was sent two days ago, and now Gong Ao and others must have arrived at Queyu, which means that the army can go out.

Su Jie sent an order to let Wang Yan and other generals come to the central tent.

Su Jie said: "Generals, Jinyang is here to report that the dark people in the city are ready. Our army can set out at any time. To defeat Jinyang is a great achievement. You should be ready."

When Su Jie said nothing, Wang Ben and the others immediately looked happy.

They have been waiting for many days.

"General, with just one order, our army can set off at any time."

Su Jie nodded, and asked Wang Yan, "General, have you prepared the things I asked the general to prepare before?"

Wang Lu said: "As long as there is something in Dingyang, all of them have been sent to the army. It's just that my army is rushing to attack, and I have to carry packs, which may damage my marching speed!"

Su Jie smiled and said: "It's okay, Dingyang and Jinyang are not far apart, even if you slow down a little, as long as you cross Hexi, you can reach Jinyang after noon tomorrow. , will not ask for help immediately. But the things prepared by the soldiers are the key to breaking the city, and there must be no mistakes."

Seeing everyone's fighting spirit was high, Su Jie immediately ordered: "I pass on my general order, after the west falls to the west mountain tonight, I will pull out the army to cross the river!"

At night, the whole army outside Dingyang was prepared.

Seeing Wang Ben, Su Jie said, "You, Han Xiaowei and the others are waiting here for news from Wang Jian. As soon as Wei Guo receives a letter, we will immediately go to war!"

"No, General!" Wang Ben was very imposing. This trip to Jinyang was not for the purpose of betraying Wei's army.

However, Bei Weijun was not depressed at all, on the contrary, he had more expectations.

Because Su Jie told them that they were going to complete a more difficult task.

Su Jie rode on the horse, and said to Wang Ben and his relatives: If you make meritorious deeds during this trip, I will personally report to the king and give you an extra reward.

Su Jie's words immediately inspired Wang Ben and others.

They are all school lieutenants, and once they are rewarded, they will be military lords, captains, and other senior military officers.

It is one step away from General Bei.

Only Su Jie dared to make such a promise. They were naturally excited about how much they trusted Su Jie.

Be it Wang Ben, Li Xin, Wang Jian, Meng Tian and others all need military merits to establish their prestige and their own future in Qin.

Su Jie is willing to help people like them to quickly establish meritorious deeds!

While riding the horse, Su Jie was lost in thought.

This time Qin showed its minions, the five countries will definitely be vigilant, maybe it will speed up the process of history, and the five-nation alliance that was originally launched in the seventh year of Qin Wangzheng will be brought forward. Once the five-nation alliance is advanced, for the current Qin State, Undoubtedly a disaster.

However, Qin State has gone through Shangdang, and this battle of Zhao State and Jinyang, it is bound to be impossible to continue eastward.

All these unknown things must be planned by Su Jie himself, so that Qin Wangzheng and Qin State can develop rapidly.

Su Jie sneered, and said to himself: How can a few strokes in later generations describe the entire life of an emperor.

Suddenly, Su Jie secretly looked to the west, not the west of Qin, but the far west.

At this moment, only he, Su Jie, knows in that direction.

There is a person who unified Greece, conquered Egypt, and destroyed the powerful Persian Empire decades ago. Like the current Ying Zheng, although there is an age gap, they are the two most outstanding people in an era!

Wang Yan and Su Jie personally led the army and crossed Hexi.

Now, [-] troops have finally entered Zhao's territory.

The morale of the [-] army was high, and each of them was carrying a huge package on their backs, which was tied to their bodies hard. It could be seen that walking was much more strenuous than usual.

After a little reorganization, the army formed a long line under the leadership of a group of lieutenants.

Tens of thousands of torches pointed out the way forward, and soon, [-] Qin troops set out from Dingyang in a mighty way, and their goal reached the city of Jinyang.

Chapter 93 Reward before you win!

In Zhao Guochaotang, after all the ministers finished their salutes.

Zhao Bao immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the battle report ahead shows that the Linhu and Loufan tribes joined forces with their affiliated tribes to assemble an army of 10,000+ to attack Yanmen Pass! At present, General Li Mu is leading 15 troops to defend the pass."

Zhao Dan was startled at first, Lin Hu and Lou Fan have never launched such a large-scale military operation in the past few years, although they have occasionally attacked.

The first thing Zhao Dan thought of was the rumors. According to the rumors, Li Mu had been in Yanmen Pass for several years, and even if the locals were grazing outside, they would immediately retreat back to the pass when they saw the Huns. Li Mu broke his face.

Zhao Cong wanted to replace Li Mu as the coach several times, but was persuaded by Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao.

In fact, in history, he really did this, but he was defeated by the Huns and finally had to be guarded by Li Mu again.

Zhao Dan said coldly: "Could it be that the Donghu people expected that Li Mu would not dare to fight, so they made a big attack and failed, hmph!"

Zhao Bao said: "According to reports, it is said that General Li captured Lin Hu's Shao Shanyu alive more than a month ago, so that Dong Hu launched this attack. However, Zhao Guoyou Xiongguan refused to defend it. As long as it does not come out, measure this Donghu is bound to return home in defeat."

In fact, in Zhao Dan's heart, he hoped that Li Mu would take this opportunity to break the East Hu. After all, the whole country of Zhao needed a victory.

Zhao Dan nodded and said: "The people of Beidi are nothing to worry about, but I think about it, if Li Mu can hit Beidi hard this time, it will surely sweep away the haze of Zhao's previous defeat. What does the Prime Minister think of this great victory to secure the kingdoms?"

Zhao State has always been the main force of the rest of the countries against Qin. Although South Korea and Wei State also border on Qin State, they are not strong enough after all.

The Beidi in Zhao Dan’s mouth refers to the Donghu. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the Central Plains were rich and prosperous. At that time, the people of the Central Plains distinguished the alien races from the east, west, south, and north, and called them Siyi. They were Dongyi, Xirong, Nanman, and Beidi. .

Zhao Bao naturally understood Zhao Dan's meaning, and after thinking about it, he said: "I believe that you can order people to take the king's wishes to Yanmen Pass. Presumably General Li will take action as long as he knows the king's wishes. Your Majesty will know what General Li Mu meant."

While the ministers were discussing, a voice suddenly came, which alarmed Man Chaowu!

"Report to the king three hundred li express report, the general of Qin State Su Jie, with [-] troops, crossed Hexi, went straight to Jinyang, and now he has set up camp ten miles away from Jinyang."

"What, Su Jie? That Su Jie who took the widow from Shangdang?" Zhao Dan stood up in shock.

Man Tangwu couldn't help being extremely shocked, and started discussing one after another.

The messenger said: "This is written by Zhao Ying, the leader of Jinyang. He refused to visit the horses in Jinyang. The Qin army was discovered by our army when it crossed [-] li to the west of the river. It was directly approaching the city of Jinyang."

Zhao Dan was furious, "Bastard! An dare to be so arrogant, thinking that our Zhao country is easy to bully, tyrannical Qin Wuyi, just sent envoys to negotiate peace, and attacked Jinyang the next day, you are really a rat! Sir, who can tell, how response!"

Zhao Cong said: "Your Majesty, you are worry-free. From my point of view, this young Su Jie may have been dazzled by Shangdang's victory. I believe that the Qin army will definitely lose."

Zhao Dan suppressed his anger and said, "Why?"

Zhao Cong said with a smile: "This son of a bitch violated the taboo of military strategists and crossed Hexi from Dingyang. Although he can reach Jinyang quickly, Jinyang to Hexi is a plain area, and it is impossible to hide the march and surprise attack at all. , this one."

"The [-] exhausted army attacked in the starry night, but I, Jinyang, have [-] defenders, fortified the city walls, no matter how we attack, if we let them enter the city, they will be killed, and the second is the second."

"If our army takes advantage of its unpreparedness and leads the army to rush to kill, and force the [-] Qin army to retreat to Hexi, it will be a last-ditch battle. The military strategists should avoid it, and this is the third."

"Jinyang is the most important city in our country of Zhao. How could it be so easy to take it? An is an arrogant and ignorant person. Your Majesty has no worries."

Zhao Cong's words made all the ministers nod their heads, indeed.

Zhao Dan looked at Zhao Bao and said, "What does the Prime Minister mean?"

Zhao Bao nodded and said: "This battle is just like what General Zhao said, even an ambush is absolutely impossible in the Jinyang Plain, but the veteran has heard that the general of the Qin State, Su Jie, is unpredictable, so marching like this must be intentional. Of."

"If our army attacks the city easily, it will weaken the defenders in the city. If he hides an army and takes the opportunity to attack Jinyang, then Jinyang will be in danger."

"hiss"

After listening to Zhao Bao's words, the officials all figured it out.

"That's right, such a march must have someone behind, not to mention a general of Qin!"

Zhao Dan couldn't help but gasped, and said: "It's the prime minister who knows what's wrong, and almost fell for the trick, so what does the prime minister think?"

Zhao Bao said: "Zhao Ying is a prudent man, and he has been marching with me for many years. He must not go out of the city to attack so easily. In fact, this battle is exactly as General Zhao Cong said. Our army has no possibility of defeat."

"The city of Jinyang is tall and strong. Even if 10,000+ Qin troops come to attack, they can hold out for two years if they refuse to defend. However, if the Qin army is [-], even if it is a hidden army, it is impossible to fight for a long time, and Su Jie is behind the army. But Hexi, there is absolutely no possibility of increasing personnel and supplies, as long as our army does not come out, it will take at least half a month, and it will be defeated without a fight."

Zhao Baozhi's words, to put it bluntly, is to subdue the enemy without fighting, let alone your waste, you have no food, I have more, how do you fight me.

Zhao Dan nodded and said: "This is a perfect strategy. Jinyang is the old capital of our country. It is the land of Longxing for the ancestors of the Zhao Kingdom. It must not be lost. Pass the order of the widow to order the gate and the city guard to organize the army. Once If there is any situation in Jinyang, we must do our best to rescue him."

The envoys of the five countries are currently in Handan City.

Soon, the news that Su Jie, the general of the Qin State, led his troops to attack Jinyang spread throughout Handan.

One by one, they sent Anzi to Jinyang and Queyu!

They also sent people to pass the news back to the capitals of other countries. Qin Guogang took the Shangdang, and now he is plotting against Jinyang.

However, no one thought that Su Jie would win, there really was no reason to win.

Xianyang Palace, in the palace of the king.

Zi Chu sat down in the hall with the support of eunuch Ling.

Zi Chu's restrained figure made all the officials panic. Zi Chu, who was clearly in his prime, was getting worse day by day.

This is a bad omen.

"Masters, you have something to do!"

Lu Buwei said: "Your Majesty, according to reports from the scouts, after yesterday evening, Generals Su Jie and General Wang He led [-] troops across Hexi. According to the time, they have already reached the city of Jinyang."

The officials were shocked. Although they knew that General Su's goal was to take Jinyang down, but now that it was time for war, they couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

The importance of Jinyang is far greater than the seventeen cities of Shangdang. If Jinyang is conquered, Shangdang will be truly impregnable.

The importance of Jinyang to Zhao State is self-evident. Once Jinyang is broken, the last barrier of Zhao State will be Que and Gucheng!

Zi Chu said: "Since Su Qing leads the army in person, the widow has nothing to worry about. Before Su Qing returns victorious, Zongzheng, the prime minister, you two must report Su Qing's fief and title to the widow, and the widow will bestow this kind of favor generously." Loyal minister."

This battle just started, Zi Chu said he won, which shows how much trust and favor he has for Su Jie.

Zong Zhengdao: "Your Majesty, regarding General Su's fief, I have prepared some rosters, and after the Prime Minister has reviewed them, I will finally let Your Majesty decide."

Zichu nodded!

Lu Buwei's expression changed slightly, he didn't say anything immediately, but quickly said: "Your Majesty, there is something I would like to ask you about."

"Oh? What is the Prime Minister puzzled about?"

Lu Buwei said: "I lived in Zhaodi in my early years, and even lived in Jinyang for several years. I know that the fortification of this city must be easy to defend and difficult to attack. The old minister has no objection to rewarding the king before he wins. However, the old minister wants to know , if Jinyang is not victorious, will the king reward or not?"

Lu Buwei's words immediately made all the court officials look sideways.

He wondered what Lu Buwei meant.

Zi Chu was also puzzled: "Does the prime minister think that General Su can't attack Jinyang?"

Lu Buwei said: "Jinyang's [-] strong soldiers refused to defend, and our army attacked with [-]. The Zhao army held on to the city, waiting for work. Our army ran a long distance, and the men and horses were exhausted. It is to use my shortcomings to attack the other's strengths."

Lu Buwei's three metaphors caused courtiers to discuss.

Zi Chu remained silent, looking at Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei continued: "However, the veteran thinks that General Su has a plan and should consider these things. Even if he wins, he won't lose. It's just that when the time comes, the king's first reward will be given, will he still give it?"

Which of the people present is not a long-time court veteran and has a clear mind. What does Lu Buwei mean by this? Isn't it just because Su Jie made meritorious deeds too quickly, and it will take a long time for him to be crowned king.

This is the case in the court. One moment, you may still be friends, but if you make a threat, the next second, you will be suppressed.

Think of him, Lu Buwei, who went through hardships and exhausted his family's wealth, so he was granted the title of Marquis of Letters and lived on a hundred thousand dollars.

As for Su Jie, after a few battles, I'm afraid it won't be long before he will climb on Lu Buwei's head.

However, what Lu Buwei said is indeed reasonable. If [-] tired troops go to attack the [-] defenders of the city who are waiting for work, even if you let go of the city gate to kill you, you will definitely lose. Moreover, [-] Qin troops raided Jinyang On the way, it has been found out a long time ago, and it can't play the role of surprise attack at all.

Rewarding before winning is a big taboo, Lu Buwei also grasped this point, and forced Zi Chu with words, even if he could not take back his life, this move would definitely reduce Su Jie's weight in Zi Chu's heart.

During the Qin Dynasty, there was only one person who did the thing of rewarding before winning, and that person was Wang Jian!

When Zi Chu didn't know how to answer, Duke Xi suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Lu Buwei looked over and thought, "It's you again!"

Mr. Xi ignored Lu Buwei's glaring, and said: "Your Majesty, the veteran believes that Jinyang should be rewarded no matter whether it wins or not, and it will be rewarded heavily!"