Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

After some polite remarks, a very real problem was placed in front of everyone.

In addition to the county magistrate and county captain that Wucheng already has, Wucheng now has forces from three parties. Who will command these three parties has become a very real problem.

After all, a war is imminent, and the military strength in the city is not dominant. If you continue to fight independently, it is simply a way to death. Before the enemy attacks the city, a person in charge must be elected and unified orders can be achieved. Cooperate sincerely to deal with the enemy forces outside the city.

Who will be the person in charge? Regarding this issue, the county magistrate and county lieutenant in Qicheng are just that. They have the fewest soldiers and horses, and they are not really good at fighting. Besides, if they are asked to command Yang Ming, a young powerful man from Xianyang, they are really I don't have that confidence.

Yes, in their opinion, Yang Ming's identity is that of a young powerful man in Xianyang. A prime minister with a rank of thousands of stones in the Weiwei Mansion may not be called a powerful person, but considering that Yang Ming serves as a Weiwei at less than twenty years old, The actual situation of the Prime Minister in Fuzhong is too terrifying. If he was not born into a powerful family, how could he hold such a high position at such a young age?

Moreover, even Wang Jian has a very high rank in the military and is very capable. If he had not been optimistic about Prime Minister Lu Buwei and kept away from Lu Buwei over the years, his current status might be even higher, plus the addition of his hands There are more than a thousand soldiers and five thousand civilians. They are the most powerful force in Qicheng besides the palace guards.

For a moment, everyone on the city wall looked at each other, obviously thinking about this problem.

In Wang Jian's view, he is of course the most suitable person to be in charge. After all, defending the city and attacking are two completely different things. Moreover, he has full confidence in his own strength.

However, I think he is not the only one with such self-confidence. Although Yang Ming has a similar position to him, he comes from the Xianyang court and has a very powerful position. Would such a person be willing to bow down and be small? ?

Moreover, Wang Jian also had a plan in mind, which was to have Yang Ming and his imperial guards stationed outside the city. After all, the city was not big, and so many people had already poured into the city, so the defense force was sufficient. Gathering more people in Qicheng is just a waste of manpower.

In particular, Yang Ming's imperial guards are all equipped with war horses. It is a complete waste for such cavalry to defend the city. War horses cannot charge on the city wall. At least the city wall is not wide enough.

In addition, Wang Jian was also worried that the coalition forces were outnumbered. If the coalition forces left one troop under the Qicheng City, dug trenches, blocked the city gates on all sides, and turned the attack into a defense, the rest of the troops would be defeated. The horse is heading straight towards Xianyang, so what is the significance of the existence of Qicheng?

You know, even if the coalition forces allocate 10,000 troops and horses to block Wucheng, there are still more than 20,000 troops and horses that can rush to Xianyang.

Based on this consideration, the best way is to station some troops and horses outside the city. In this way, they can echo the defenders inside the city and form a horn of each other.

Faced with this situation, it would be difficult for the coalition forces to divide their forces. With fewer people left behind, they could not stop the Qin army in Wucheng. With too many people left behind, they could not guarantee that they would have enough strength to attack Xianyang.

But no matter how good the plan is, there is a serious problem. The dangers faced by the troops stationed outside the city are several times greater than those of the defenders inside the city.

After all, on the plain, facing tens of thousands of Zhao's side riders, life and death are really unpredictable. Although there are soldiers and horses in the city to support them, they are almost leaving their life and death in the hands of the defenders in the city. The defenders in the city are really Is it trustworthy?

If there is a slight mistake in the cooperation between the outside and the inside of the city, then they will not be supporting each other, but they will divide their forces and kill each other.

Is there such trust between Yang Ming and Wang Jian?

For a moment, even though he knew that his plan was the most realistic, Wang Jian hesitated because he didn't know how to convince Yang Ming.

That senior person should not be treated like this.

There was silence for a moment on the city wall, and everyone looked at Yang Ming and Wang Jian.

"The defense of the city will be left to the seniors. I will lead the palace guards to station themselves on the sandbank in the Jingshui River on the northeast side of Qicheng." In everyone's silence, Yang Ming took the initiative to speak.

"Yang Zhongcheng?" Wang Jian said in shock. He was still thinking about how to persuade Yang Ming. Yang Ming actually offered to station troops outside the city and even handed over the command of Wucheng to him.

"With so many soldiers and horses gathered in the city, it is difficult to exert all their strength. Moreover, we have to prevent the enemy from blocking the city gates, turn the offensive into a defensive, and then divide the troops to attack Xianyang." Yang Ming said.

At the moment, what Wang Jian can see, Yang Ming can also see. Moreover, Yang Ming can use his martial arts to maximize the offensive capabilities of the Guards Cavalry.

In terms of offensive ability, Yang Ming is confident that he is definitely better than Wang Jian, but when it comes to defending the city, Yang Ming does not think that he can compare with Wang Jian, who will be rated as a fierce man together with Bai Qi, Lian Po, and Li Mu in later generations. The existence of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period was compared.

After all, defense is a delicate job that requires an experienced person, and Yang Ming is obviously not such a person.

"If you divide your troops outside the city, you can threaten the enemy from the flanks. If they try to block the city gate again, it will be difficult." Under Wang Jian's solemn look, Yang Ming smiled.

"The danger outside the city is several times, even ten times, than that inside the city. Does Yang Zhongcheng know? Only by cooperating with each other can the outside and inside of the city effectively block the enemy. If the defenders inside the city cannot respond to the garrison outside the city in time, the troops outside the city will The garrison is in danger of being destroyed, does Yang Zhongcheng know?" Seeing Yang Ming being so responsible and magnanimous, Wang Jian couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart, and he said without any concealment.

"How could I not know? However, for the current situation, this is the best choice. Besides, I can trust my senior. On the battlefield, if life and death cannot be entrusted to my colleagues, then who can I entrust to you?" Yang Ming said sincerely, at least on the surface, Yang Ming could not be more sincere. After all, he saw that he was not just talking, but actually doing it.

Hearing Yang Ming's sincere words, Wang Jian couldn't help but be moved despite his temperament, and then looked at his son: "Wang Ben!"

"Yes." Wang Ben responded.

"You follow Yang Zhongcheng out of the city." Wang Jian said.

Faced with the order from his father, Wang Ben responded without hesitation: "No."

Wang Jian was telling Yang Ming in this way that he would never cheat Yang Ming. After all, if Yang Ming was defeated, his son Wang Ben would also die.

Wang Jian immediately gave Yang Ming a military salute and said: "Wang Jian is willing to serve Yang Zhongcheng as the main general in this battle."

Since Yang Ming has such courage, Wang Jian feels that if he is still so scheming, he will really be the reflection of a gentleman and a villain in front of Yang Ming.

Since Yang Ming is so passionate, how can he make himself appear timid because of his personal calculations?

Therefore, even though Yang Ming was only a young man, Wang Jian decided to make Yang Ming his commander-in-chief, even if it might lead to a huge difference in the military attacks of the two when they recounted their achievements in the future.

While the strategies to deal with the enemy were being discussed on the walls of Qicheng, the Zhao and Wei coalition forces were also preparing to set up camp.

A large tent was erected on the ground in the Guanzhong Plain. The flagpole of the handsome flag floating in front of the tent had an arrow trembling in the breeze, making the soldiers on duty on the left and right couldn't help but look at the handsome flag.

The enemy nailed an arrow to the commander's flag. Such a thing, no matter how you say it, is a shame for the Zhao Wei coalition. However, Pang Nuan, the commander, had no intention of taking off the arrow, but let the arrow go. The arrow is nailed to the top, and it is nailed to the heart of every soldier who sees the arrow.

"Yang Ming? How could such a person be used by the Qin State?" In the big tent, Pang Nuanning, who accidentally learned a name from the mouth of the rear army commander Sima Shang, said.

"It's hard to say. No one thought that the young man from Yanmen County would go to Qin. They never thought that his martial arts would become so terrifying compared to two years ago. Although he was at that time It's also extremely extraordinary, but not so terrifying." Sima Shang said with a bitter smile.

Today, after entering the hinterland of Guanzhong, the coalition forces fought with the Qin army for the first time. They were defeated by the Qin army with a small number. They killed three thousand of the forward troops and were killed. They penetrated the front army and fired at the central army. Shuai Qi, this is already a big defeat.

You know, this is the elite side cavalry of Zhao State. Under the training of Li Mu, after going through the wars against the Wolf Clan and the Yan State, their elite level is still as high as two years ago. But such an army is in this level. The Qin army attacked the land head-on, and the person leading the army turned out to be someone Sima Shang knew.

"Li Mu, oh, how could you let such a person go?" Although Sima Shang was not completely sure, Pang Nuan already believed what Sima Shang said before. After all, the world is big, but such a peerless young man But it’s so hard to find.

"Well, General Li..." Sima Shang didn't know what to say for a while. He thought for a moment and then said: "Perhaps, General Li didn't know at that time that he would actually appear in Qin, and that he would appear in Qin in less than two days. It has already reached a high level in a year."

"Forget it, forget it, it's useless to talk about it now. It's useless to say more. What's more important right now is to capture the small city in front of us and how to deal with Qin Qi, who is equipped with Yang Ming's formation-breaking weapon." Pang Nuan He groaned.

Although Wucheng is only a small city and is located on a plain with no danger to defend around, there are many Qin troops retreating into the city. It is not that simple to capture such a city, especially now for Zhao Wei For the coalition forces, time is a more deadly existence than the Qin army that entered Qicheng.

Now, the Zhao Wei coalition can be said to be racing against time.

"To deal with the most offensive and domineering halberd, of course you must use the strongest shield." Sima Shang reminded from the side.

"You mean Wei Wuzu?" Pang Nuan asked.

"Yes, the two armies are facing each other. Among the side riders, except General Li Mu, I am afraid no one can stop Yang Ming. Only people like Wei Wuzu can hold Yang Ming back." Sima Shang explained.

"But the Wei warriors are the main force in the siege." Pang Nuan mused. Although the Zhao Guobian cavalry is the best cavalry in the world, there are still people who specialize in siege, not Zhao Guobian. Ride what you are good at.

"The wolf army can attack the city, and so can our side cavalry." Sima Shang said.

"You know, the small town in front of us doesn't have that much ordnance. We don't have the difficulties that the wolf army encounters."