The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

When Jing Xiu heard that Wuguan was lost, his face turned pale. Now, he couldn't support Shangyu at all. Wuguan was the gate of Shangyu. If Wuguan was lost, Shangyu would basically be impossible to recapture.

The deputy general Jing Cui looked at Jing Xiu and whispered, "General, it's better to go back."

"No! If we go back without fighting, then our Jing family will be finished! Order the whole army to continue to move forward!" Jing Xiu ordered.

Jing Cui dissuaded him, "General! Even if we have 100,000 men, it will be difficult to attack Wuguan! We should hurry back to the capital and report to the king."

Jing Xiu looked at the junior and said with a smile, "Jing Cui, take 500 men back to the capital and tell the king that I am willing to die in this battle to apologize! Go back."

"General!"

"Okay, the chief of the Jingshe clan often praises you for your intelligence and agility. The revitalization of the clan depends on you! All troops, move forward!" Jing Xiu got on the car and headed for Wuguan.

Jing Cui knew that what his second uncle Jing Xiu wanted to do could not be taken back even by eight cows, so he had to take 500 men back to report. He thought to himself: "Don't worry, second uncle! I will revitalize the Jing family!"

In less than two days, Jing Xiu led the army to Wuguan. Jing Xiu looked at the Qin army flag on the city with a blank expression and ordered: "The whole army will camp 20 miles away! Attack the pass tomorrow!"

Zi Cheying looked at the Chu army below and smiled: "This Chu army does not seem to be the king's army of the King of Chu. It is probably a group of rabble."

Deputy General Zhang Ze reminded: "General, the Chu army is so weak that our army might as well go out of the city to resist it!"

Zi Cheying asked: "Then how do you think we can defeat the enemy?"

"Order the army to go out of the city and fight head-on!" Zhang Ze answered without thinking.

Zi Cheying glanced at Zhang Ze, and was a little suspicious that he had gotten the job through the backdoor, and said, "Stay away from their sharp edge for now!"

"Yes."

At night

Jing Xiu looked at the map on the table and sighed, "The area of ​​Shangyu is 600 miles in radius. The occupation of Shangyu by Qin is like a sharp knife stabbing into the belly of Chu."

A general walked into the tent and asked, "General, will we attack the city tomorrow?"

"Yes, we will attack the city tomorrow!"

After the general left, Jing Xiu took out a bamboo slip and wrote on it, "Your Majesty, I have predicted that Chu will lose this battle. Please don't lose your mind because of anger. Although Qin occupies Shangyu, if I Chu's continued struggle with Qin will only allow Wei to take advantage, so I think we should temporarily make peace with Qin, and I hope the king can understand my painstaking efforts. After much thought, I came up with five strategies to strengthen Chu. The first strategy is to destroy Yue. Wu and Yue have fertile lands for thousands of miles, and six counties can be set up in Jiangdong, which can be used as the rear base of Chu. The second strategy is to ally with Qin to control Wei. Qin and Wei have a feud, so we can use Qin's power to consume Wei. The third strategy is to vigorously develop Danyang. Danyang was originally the place where Chu rose, and developing Danyang can also better resist the expansion of Qin. The fourth strategy is to use talented people. King Zhuang dominated the world by relying on talented people to make horses drink from the river. The fifth strategy is to destroy Yue, so we can start from the inside of Yue. The royal family of Yue is greedy, so we can start from inside and outside.Pincer attack!"

"Come here, deliver this letter to Yingdu!"

The next morning

Wuguan is surrounded by cliffs and mountains. It is located between two mountains. Its strategic position is second only to Hanguguan. This is why Qin must occupy Shangyu.

At Jingxiu's command, 50,000 troops came out in full force. The only attack was the front. The Chu army attacked with all their strength from the beginning. The shieldmen in front raised their heads and rushed forward. Tens of thousands of archers were ready to go. The infantrymen in the back pushed the trench bridge to pave the moat. Then there were the rushers who rushed to the city gate. Rams and ladders, and finally catapults. The 50,000 Chu army used their bodies and all of them were used in front of Wuguan Pass. The huge crowds of people were quite spectacular.

When approaching the range, the Qin army took action first. Tens of thousands of arrows were fired from the Wuguan tower. The Chu army immediately suffered a lot of losses, but still did not stop. Not long after, the Chu army began to fight back, shooting at the tower frantically.

Swish, swish, swish~

Before approaching the moat, the Chu army was already wailing, and the Qin army was high above and had the natural barrier of Wuguan Pass. Relying on the defense, the losses were minimal.

The Chu army finally reached the edge of the city wall. The shieldmen and crossbowmen made way for the four roads, allowing the infantry in the rear to start laying the trench bridge. Even though the Qin army tried their best to block it, the trench bridge was laid very quickly and it was done in a short time. The Chu army began to cross the moat, but it did not mean that they could touch the city wall. Wuguan was well protected, and there was a cow and horse wall behind the moat, which had been built by the Qin army to be as high as a person. The Chu army began to work hard to dismantle it so that the ramming vehicles and ladders in the rear could pass. At this time, there was no cement, and the progress of the Chu army was Slow but progress.

The sky gradually darkened, and the Chu army still failed to take down the Niuma Wall. Jing Xiu was forced to order a truce. Wuguan was unexpectedly strong, and the first day of the siege did not even touch the city gate. When the Chu army retreated, the Qin army on Wuguan celebrated happily, which made the Chu army even more angry. On the first day of the siege, the Chu army suffered more than 3,000 casualties.

On the city, Zi Che Ying saw that the Chu army had been frustrated, and he came up with a plan and discussed with his deputy general: "Today, the Chu army has been frustrated and its morale has dropped greatly. I plan to attack the Chu army at night. What do you think?"

"This plan is very good! "

The gate of Wuguan was secretly opened, and 10,000 Qin soldiers slipped out of the city under the cover of night, with people holding grass and horses holding rings.

When approaching the Chu army camp, the Chu army sentry felt something was wrong. They always felt that there were people moving inside in the middle of the night. A sentry raised a rocket and shot it into the air. The slight light of the fire immediately showed the Qin army's figures in a row.

Zi Che Ying shouted "Kill!"

Ten thousand Qin soldiers immediately followed the shout and jumped up, rushing towards the Chu army camp.

The front-row soldiers quickly carried away the antlers in front of the camp, and the chariots behind immediately started to work, driving~~~~

Breaking through the fence, the soldiers rushed in with spears in their hands. The Chu soldiers who had just laid down were stabbed as soon as they ran out of the tent.

Zi Che Ying saw the effectiveness of the initial plan and ordered, "Bowmen, start a fire and shoot arrows!"

Thousands of Qin army crossbows shot rockets into the sky, forming parabolas in the sky, and shot at the Chu army's tents like meteors, and the fire quickly ignited. Many Chu soldiers didn't even have time to take out their weapons, and they were helplessly looking for flags with empty hands.

Jing Xiu woke up from his dream and quickly led his soldiers to resist. The Qin army attacked with all their strength. Before the Chu army had fully gathered, the Chu army's central army broke in.

Jing Xiu tried his best to kill the nearby Qin soldiers. At this time, he suddenly Suddenly, he felt a cold wind blowing from his ears, as if he was being stared at by a tiger.

He turned his head quickly and saw a Qin soldier who was eight feet tall and as strong as a bull staring at him. Jing Xiu shouted and rushed forward with a long sword in hand to fight.

The Qin warrior hit Jing Xiu with just one sword and made his tiger mouth hurt. Jing Xiu screamed in pain, and before he could react, his head was chopped off by the Qin warrior. The Qin warrior held Jing Xiu's head in one hand and shouted: "The leader of the Chu army is dead, brothers, kill him! ”

Without the command of the commander, the Chu army of 50,000 soldiers scattered in an instant, with fleeing Chu soldiers everywhere, and no fighting spirit to resist.

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In the morning, the Qin army counted the heads and found that they had killed 30,000 Chu soldiers in just one night! Zi Che Ying also saw the Qin warrior who killed the commander of the Chu army and asked: "What is your name?"

"I am Ren Bi. I am from Longxi."

"Good! You will be the first to win this battle! ”

Chu State Court

King Xiong Liangfu of Chu wanted to kill Jing Xiu after reading his letter. He said that he knew the defeat in advance. To put it bluntly, he went to support too late. The Qin army had already controlled Wuguan and couldn't get in. But he saw the suggestions given to him later and felt that they made sense. After suppressing his anger, he said: "Everyone, now that Qin has occupied Wuguan, all 600 miles of Shangyu have fallen into Qin's hands. What should my Chu do?"

Zhao Xixu stood up and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Wuguan has been occupied. If we want to take it back now, we must mobilize at least 200,000 troops. But my Chu is no longer able to fight. Let's rest!"

Seeing that Ling Yin felt that Shangyu was going to be abandoned, Xiong Liangfu said: "Well, although Jing Xiu was defeated, the strategies he provided are still good. I have decided to act according to Jing Xiu's strategies in the future, Jing Cui! ”

“I’m here!” Jing Cui stood up and said respectfully.

“I heard that you are the smartest person in the Jing family. I admire your talent and decide to appoint you as Zuo Sima!” Xiong Liangfu ordered.

“I swear to serve the king till death!”

Xiong Liangfu said again: “Zhaoyang, the training of the king’s teacher depends on you, Jing Cui, you are responsible for leading the imperial guards! Ling Yin, the farming work in the past few years depends on Ling Yin. Qu Yong, I heard that your son Qu Boyong is very smart, so he will be responsible for studying with my son.”

“The king is wise.”

Then, Xiong Liangfu ordered again: “Zhaoyang, you are responsible for destroying YueResponsibility!"

Zhaoyang stood up and bowed, saying: "Yes, sir!"

Xiong Liangfu murmured to himself: "Wei State! Wait, I will definitely make you Wei State bow to my Chu State! ”

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After Zi Che Ying dealt with the affairs of Wuguan, he led the army to meet Wei Yang. Wei Yang was overjoyed when he learned about it. He believed that his position in Qin would be unbreakable after this battle, and his dream of becoming a king would be within reach. So he led the army back to the country.

When Ying Quliang learned that Wei Yang had returned victoriously with his army, he was overjoyed and led the court officials to wait at the palace gate to welcome Wei Yang. Ying Quliang ordered the eight gates to be opened. Hundreds of palace maids stood on both sides of the palace gate. The court officials waited at the gate. Ying Quliang stood on the chariot with high spirits. At this time, he felt that the revival of Qin was just around the corner.

Wei Yang drove the chariot to the palace gate diligently. When he saw the king, he got off the car immediately and saluted, saying: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Please stand up. This battle is all the merit of the Great Liangzao! "Ying Quliang said with a smile.

Randomly, he gave an order in front of everyone: "Wei Yang has seized 600 li of land and made contributions to the country. He will be granted 15 cities of Shang and rewarded with 10,000 gold coins. He will be named Shang Jun!"

"Long live the king! Long live the Qin State!"

"Long live the king! Long live the Qin State!" ”

Shang Yang was full of vigor and vitality at this time. He had realized his dream, the dream of being a king. This was a dream that many people could not reach, but Shang Yang had done it!

On the other side, the royal families stared at Shang Yang with resentment, wishing to cut him into eight pieces. How could an outsider like him be a king for his merits in being a king!

Gan Long gestured to Du Zhi beside him, and Du Zhi understood. Du Zhi stepped on Gongzi Qi, who then touched Ying Ping, a member of the royal family. Ying Ping coughed, and the royal doctors beside him instantly understood and responded with fake coughs.

Ying Quliang took Shang Yang's hand and walked into the court together. After sitting down, he smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone, the great Liangzao has made great contributions! What should my Qin State do next? ”

Gan Long and others were silent, as if the state affairs had nothing to do with them. They all became hermits, closing their eyes and thinking about the universe.

Shang Yang saw that everyone had no reaction, and he disdained that group of people. After all, he was a great contributor to the Qin State. Without him, there would be no Qin State today.

Shang Yang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think Wei will definitely start a war in a few years. When the main force of the country fights with other countries, my Qin will take the opportunity to attack and seize the lost land. I think that in two years, Wei will definitely start a world-shaking war with Qi!"

Ying Quliang nodded, looked at the group of hermits who closed their eyes and said: "Doctors, what do you think? ”

Gan Long and others seemed not to hear the king’s words, as if they were traveling outside the universe. Flying freely like butterflies.

Ying Quliang saw that no one answered, and seeing the embarrassment of the whole audience, he had to say: "Dismiss the court!"

After the court was dismissed, Gan Long approached Du Zhi and whispered: "Let's discuss matters tonight!"

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