Hu Hai

Without Wang Jian's own majesty, the Qin army became a runaway wild horse in Li Xin's hands. Although it was full of vitality, it was too restless, but maybe God also took it for granted that the victory belonged to the Qin army, even if Li Xin In Wang Jian's view, the strategy of commanding the Qin army was rampant. The Qin army still maintained a record of complete victory. Fleeing in embarrassment, he couldn't care less about being ashamed, so he could only escape back to Yunmengze to dodge.

After conquering the Kingdom of Wei, Wang Ben had rushed into his father Wang Jian's command to become a young general. Seeing Li Xin's actions, he couldn't help frowning, but his father entrusted Li Xin with the position of coach instead of himself, and he would not disobey the military order against him. Follow Li Xin's approach to point fingers.

After all, it is an indisputable fact that Li Xin is currently leading the Qin army to win consecutive battles.

...Wang Ben just couldn't calm down all the time, and felt a lingering feeling of fright at the increasingly wild tactics, which made him look at Li Xin with a look of worry and resistance.

Li Xinshu studied military books, and as a general of one side, he has won consecutive victories over the years. Naturally, he is not a fool who only talks about war on paper. Wang Ben's expression is naturally caught in his eyes.

After hesitating for a few days, he found Wang Ben in private, and said bluntly, "Brother thinks there is something wrong with my command?"

Wang Ben looked even more hesitant, but after looking at Li Xin for a long time, he nodded sullenly, walked to the map, and said to Li Xin: "The north of Ruyin is occupied by our army, and it is hundreds of miles to the north. Chengfu, an important town for eating out, faces Sucheng in the northwest, and Pingyu to the west; the northeast of Pingyu and the northwest of Sucheng are the fiefdoms of the Xiang family occupied by us, and the north of Xiangcheng is our attack on Chu. The starting point - Chencheng."

Following Wang Ben's seemingly disorganized statement, his rough fingers have already drawn a clear equilateral triangle on the map. Another equilateral triangle.

Li Xin's tactics were aimed at the above two cities, trying to turn the Qin army into a sharp sword, cut Huaibei in the middle, and cut it into east and west sections-Wang Ben followed Mengwu and went straight to the northeastern city. Then attack Chengfu, wait for Li Xin to attack Pingyu to the southwest and join him. After the army converges, go south to defeat the enemy, go straight to Ruyin to gather and annihilate the main force of the Chu army, completely occupy Huaibei, and prepare for going straight to Shouchun, the kingdom of Chu.

Li Xin looked puzzled, and couldn't help but said: "The terrain in Huaibei is flat, full of wilderness, the land of Chu is sparsely populated, the defenses of the cities are scattered, and the combat power is weak. Our two armies are going south. The Chu army is not sure. Which road is the main force, naturally lose sight of the other. Isn't my arrangement just right to deal with the Chu army?"

Hearing Li Xin's question, Wang Ben finally raised his eyes to reveal his suspicious eyes. He said in disbelief, "The disadvantages of the Chu army are so clear that we can see through them at a glance. How could Xiang Yan, a generation of famous generals, not know?" , but using his own weaknesses against the enemy's strengths? I don't believe he would be so stupid."

Li Xin was taken aback when he heard the words, then he laughed loudly, patted Wang Ben's strong arm, and said in a high-spirited voice: "Of course Xiang Yan is not a fool, but he is not stupid but he can't control the other families of Chu. Private soldiers of all clans in the Chu army Although there are many of them, they do their own thing, everyone shirks the blame, and is unwilling to take on big responsibilities to consume the power of their own clan.

Wang Ben wanted to say something more, but he was really clumsy, and he didn't have the ability to persuade others with a few words from Li Xin. Therefore, even if Wang Ben still couldn't agree with Li Xin's statement, he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute it. Can frown and sulk.

Li Xin held a heavy soldier in his hand, and when he was full of pride, he felt that he had explained his thoughts clearly, and he didn't want to continue to waste time with Wang Ben, so he punched him on the shoulder and walked away.

Wang Ben stood there for a long time, unable to calm down, gritted his teeth and remained silent for a while, then walked towards his father's handsome tent without saying a word.

"My son is here." Wang Jian was sitting in the big tent, holding a book of war in his hand, his expression was silent and quiet, although his complexion was a little dark, but he did not look seriously ill, which made Wang Ben's doubts revive again.

Wang Jian watched Wang Ben step by step with doubts on his face and sat down in front of him, waiting for him to speak calmly.

Wang Ben endured and endured, finally couldn't help the doubts in his heart, and asked: "Is my father in good health? Why don't you ask Li Xin to take back the military power? If the king has ever doubted his father, the father is like this now. How can it be good to attract the king's suspicion?"

Wang Jian didn't answer Wang Ben's words, but said calmly: "Why don't you go to General Mengwu's side and follow him to lead troops to practice, why come here alone?"

Looking at his powerful father, Wang Ben felt a little nervous after all. He licked his chapped lips, and before his courage disappeared, he hurriedly said, "I have other opinions on Li Xin's tactics. Father gives me an idea."

Wang Jian's always calm eyes finally showed some curiosity, and he asked enthusiastically: "What's the problem, tell me!"

Wang Ben took a deep breath, and the words in his heart poured out: "The total number of private soldiers of the Chu army wants to be comparable to that of our Qin army. Li Xin intends to fight quickly, abandon heavy armor, and only use light armor and light cavalry. I feel uneasy."

A look of joy flashed across Wang Jian's eyes, but when he opened his mouth he said, "What else?"

Wang Ben shook his head, speechless.

Wang Jian narrowed his eyes and looked at the son he was looking forward to, sighed, waved his hands and said, "Go back and continue thinking."

Wang Ben suddenly raised his head, looked at Wang Jian's calm expression that was almost cold, and blurted out: "Father saw that something was wrong, but he still insisted on letting Li Xin lead the army to attack—these are soldiers from our Qin State, and every one of them is fresh. Live life!"

Seeing his son's resentful expression, Wang Jian just waved his hands and said in a flat tone, "If you can calm down, why should I use my worldly reputation as a grindstone to sharpen you? Go back and think about it for useless things!"

Wang Ben's face turned pale, he clenched his fists, cupped his hands at Wang Jian, and exited the handsome tent in a depressed mood.

A gust of cool wind hit, Wang Ben shivered, but his swollen mind miraculously calmed down, and when he looked at the handsome tent where his father lived, the look of guilt lingered on his face.

He knew in his heart that if he could see the battle situation clearly and persuade him to change his tactics, his father would not be disappointed so far. He has led the army for many years and has a deeper feeling for the soldiers than himself. The decision he made now is equivalent to Watching their own children die.

One will be a million bones.

Father is getting old, and he should have returned home with all his glory to entertain his grandchildren, but in order to leave Daqin with a reliable young general, he would rather not be safe at the end of the year.

Wang Ben returned to the military tent and tossed and turned all night without any sleepiness. When he woke up the next morning, his whole body was groggy, and when he looked at the sky, he could feel the gray-green color like moss.

He followed the army hesitantly, and finally after the army joined, he suddenly figured out what his father meant by "think again"!

The state of Chu is the best at hiding its forces, but the Qin army has divided its troops many times, dismantling the originally indestructible army to pieces. In this way, the generals of the two armies, the Qin army is simply giving the Chu army their heads. of!

"I'm going to see General Li Xin. Uncle will help me for a while, don't divide the troops anymore!" Wang Ben's face was pale, and he couldn't see the slightest trace of blood. He couldn't even wait to explain the reason to Meng Wu. The cavalry leaped out and disappeared with 300 soldiers in an instant.

Meng Wu watched Wang Ben leave. Although he didn't understand what this elder nephew was thinking, he could easily deduce from his pale face that there was definitely something wrong with Li Xin's tactics. Go down, stand still and stand by for orders."

Wang Ben had already tried his best to catch up with Li Xin's army, but he was a step too late. When he finally found Li Xin's trace, more than half of the [-] pioneers of the Qin army led by Li Xin had been killed and injured, and he was covered in arrow holes and was shot. tied into a blood man.

"The army listens to my orders and shrinks its formation. After the crossbow army shoots out, the rest of the soldiers, follow me and quickly leave the sleeping city!" Wang Ben pulled Li Xin onto the horse and took over the command of the army in an instant, relying on the unfinished sleeping city Barriers, fighting and retreating, retreating dozens of miles in one breath.

Li Xin lay bloodless on the straw mat, tightly clutching the spear in his hand, his eyes were empty, he shook his lips and said, "How many... how many soldiers died in battle? How many people were injured?"

Wang Ben squeezed his shoulders fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "Don't care how many of them died, you have to survive, and only by living can you stabilize the morale of the army."

Li Xin showed a wry smile, grabbed Wang Ben's palm with his backhand, and said weakly, "I wish I could die now to apologize. I'm sorry for the soldiers under me. It's because I underestimated the enemy and neglected to let them die in battle."

Wang Ben looked at Li Xin fixedly, and suddenly raised his hand and gave him a hard fist, roaring angrily, "You son of a bitch! If you have the ability to defeat, you don't have the guts to survive and regroup, and beat Xiang Yan, an old man, out of Jiangdong? Qin The army does not have such an irresponsible general like you! You are ashamed to be a Qin man!"

Li Xin was beaten so badly by Wang Ben that his mouth was full of blood. After he coughed a few times, there was anger in his eyes. He laughed a few times and said in a low voice, "Brother beat you right! I'm much more sober now— ——Xiang Yan, Xiang Yan, I, Li Xin, swear that you will pay with blood, and pay back the life of my brother Qin Jun."

"Okay, when you can move, let's kill back." Wang Ben smiled the most, sprinkled the golden sore medicine powder all over Li Xin's body, wrapped up the wounds in large numbers, helped him onto the horse again, and brought him back with the hope of successfully escaping. More than 3 Qin troops went to Mengwu to meet up.

Wang Jian was in the big tent of the Chinese army, listening to the battle report sent back by Wang Ben, his solemn face was filled with a hint of joy.

He sighed: "Bastard boy, I finally don't need to worry about it. Since Xiang Yan killed my Qin army, it's time for my Great Qin soldiers to counterattack."

Wang Jian got up suddenly, raised his voice and shouted to the outside of the account: "The whole army marches straight to Ruyin, and takes down all the Xiang clan!"

Although Wang Jian claimed to be sick, his existence itself was like a pinnacle in the Qin army. Seeing that the old general was as strong and stable as ever, the soldiers of the Qin army who had been fluctuating because of the battle report immediately calmed down, and no longer had any doubts. Quickly pack up and go straight to Ruyin to meet Mengwu.

Wang Jian met Wang Ben who was returning on the road, and after showing a smile to his son, he took him behind him. This time, Wang Jian did not shy away from each other because of their father-son relationship. Obviously, he fully recognized Wang Ben's ability to lead soldiers and fight .

The strength of the 53 army was far from being able to compete with the Chu army. The Chu army that had beaten Li Xin to death retreated steadily and became helpless. Although Xiang Yan led the troops to escape, the Xiang family had no one except him One person escaped this catastrophe.

Wang Jian looked at Li Xin, who was already able to go to the ground, pointed to the Xiang clan who were tied up like cattle and horses, and said to him, "Leave it to you to take care of it."

The implication seems to be that they are going to leave these people to Li Xin to vent their anger!

But Li Xin knelt in front of Wang Jian, and said in a deep voice, "Li Xin hopes to go to the battlefield alone to pay homage to the soldiers of the Qin army, so that the Chu people will not disturb their burial place."

Wang Jian patted Li Xin on the shoulder, his face finally softened, and he said softly: "Li Xin, victory or defeat is a common matter for soldiers, remember today's paleness, and work hard to prevent this kind of thing from happening again in the future, but you don't have to. I’m blaming myself for this.”

"Yes. Thank you, General, for your enlightenment." Li Xin smiled at Wang Jian. His whole body seemed to have been reborn. His dazzling self-confidence had been wiped away, and he became calm and peaceful.

Wang Jian patted him on the shoulder, then raised his hand to look at the sky, looked into the distance, and said in a low voice: "Chu is already in Daqin's pocket. After capturing Sleeping City and Ruyin, the King of Chu will rely on Xiang Yan again to die." Defeat is also a matter of time. Let's repair it first, and then attack."

The scale of victory has completely fallen to the Qin State. Wang Jian did not hide his intentional plan from the Qin King. He took all the blame and wrote the news in the battle report and sent it to Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng unfolded the thin brocade silk, looked at every stroke on it that revealed the coldness of gold and iron horses, sighed, smiled wryly after a long silence, and stuffed the battle report full of Qin Zhuan into Li Si's hands. Said with a sleepy look: "The general is embarrassing the widow."

It is a serious crime for Wang Jian to sharpen his generals regardless of the loss of the Qin army; but how can the role of a famous general be compared with that of a small pawn?If I punished Wang Jian because of this, I would simply avenge my kindness and lose my conscience; but the death and injury of the Qin army must be the general's guilt, even if he did not commit the crime to Wang Jian, Li Xin would not be able to escape punishment.

After the important ministers who were close to him circulated the battle report, Li Si said with a low smile, "Why do you bother about this, Your Majesty?"

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si after hearing the words, and Li Si continued to speak as if nothing had happened: "General Wang Jian is seriously ill, but he is the commander-in-chief of the army after all, and he cannot escape the responsibility of being ineffective in governing the army anyway. As for General Li Xin... According to the tactics, if it fails, it will be punished according to the military regulations."

... The Qin army has never defeated the tradition of killing generals. The plan proposed by Li Si can be said to be a punishment for both Wang Jian and Li Xin.

Ying Zheng raised his head and laughed, and said loudly, "Ting Wei is smart! It's exactly what I want!"

Li Si smiled modestly: "It is Li Si's honor to be able to share the king's worries and problems."

"If that's the case, let Wei Ting take this trip to bring the widow's thoughts to General Wang Jian." The smile on Ying Zheng's face disappeared, he tapped the table of the big case with his fingers, pondered for a moment, and then spoke again, "To the families of disabled and dead soldiers, more pensions should be given so that their parents, wives and children can live a good life."

After finishing speaking, Yingzheng subconsciously looked at the bird rack beside him, his eyes fixed, the smile on his face faded, his brows were slightly frowned, and he said in a deep voice, "How long has it been since Hu Hai arrived at Yanmen Pass?"

Xin Ti immediately replied in a low voice: "My lord, Mr. Hu Hai has been away for more than eight months."

"I've been playing in the border town for more than three months." Ying Zheng frowned, and said with displeasure, "I'm not in a hurry to send the letter back, I'm just losing my mind when I see him."

Yingzheng hadn't finished speaking when a servant hurried to the outside of the big study room, knelt down at the door with a bang, and he was holding a tray containing a brocade silk and a two-palm-wide wooden box. box.

The servant said loudly: "Young Master, send Zhao Wangqian's head back! Please read the battle report, Your Majesty."

Surprise burst out of Ying Zheng's eyes, he stood up abruptly, strode to the wooden box with a rough carver, his fingers holding the wooden box trembled a little.

"Okay, okay, okay! My great Qin unified the world, and the only thing left is Qi, which can only bow its head and obey its ears!"