The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Qin Dynasty Court

Ying Si learned that Qi had sent troops, and happily said to all the ministers: "Everyone, the Prime Minister's strategy of connecting the two countries has succeeded. Qi has sent troops to rescue Zhao, and our Qin can also take the opportunity to advance eastward!"

Prime Minister Zhang Yi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think Sima Cuo should lead the troops to attack Wei!"

Sima Cuo originally wanted to lead the troops to attack Wei himself, but he thought of his lack of qualifications and estimated that the monarch would not believe him, but he did not expect Zhang Yi to be willing to recommend him, and he was grateful in his heart.

Sadly, Ying Si didn't seem to want to listen to Zhang Yi this time. Instead, he looked at the old generals Zhang Wu and Gongsun Zhuang and asked with a smile: "General Zhang Wu, are you still in good health? I would like to ask you to lead the army to attack Wei this time!"

Zhang Wu stood up excitedly and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I am still in good health. I can eat five catties of millet and one catty of meat a day. I am willing to lead the army to attack Wei!"

"Okay! I am very relieved to have General Zhang Wu lead the army!" Ying Si said happily.

Sima Cuo's ambition was extinguished by Ying Si's cold water. Ying Si also noticed Sima Cuo's disheartened mood and quickly advised: "Captain of the State, it's not that I don't need you. The main thing is that I still hope that you can help me train the new army. The training of the new army cannot be separated from you."

Sima Cuo smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, sir!"

Ying Si ordered: "I appoint Zhang Wu as the commander-in-chief, Gongsun Zhuang, Ying Hua, and Ying Ji as deputy commanders, and lead 100,000 troops to attack Wei!"

"Yes, sir!"

Ying Si asked again: "General Zhang Wu, how can our army break through the defense line built by Long Jia?"

Zhang Wu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I plan to divide the troops into two routes. Our army can send a 20,000-man detachment to pretend to cross the river from Lingyang to Jingyang, and attack Wei from Jingyang, so that Long Jia will mistakenly think that our main force is in Jingyang. Another 80,000-man detachment will cross the river from Pukou to attack Wei. The 20,000-man detachment will contain Long Jia's main force, and our main force will immediately attack Gaoling after crossing the river. In this way, the Wei army can only retreat to Liyang, and the land west of the Ju River will all belong to Qin, and then The troops will be divided into three groups. One group of 30,000 will take Ye and Chongquan, and the other group of 20,000 will take Pinyang. I will personally lead the remaining troops to besiege Liyang! In this way, we will recover all the lost land in Guanzhong!"

Ying Si nodded in agreement and said, "Okay! General Zhang Wu's plan is very good!"

Zhang Yi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Gaoling City and Guanzhong County of Wei are important places. Now Wei can be said to have built the walls of Gaoling City very high. I have a plan that can make it easier for General Zhang Wu to capture Gaoling!"

"Prime Minister, please speak!"

"Your Majesty, we can send some people to enter Gaoling disguised as merchants, so that our army can attack from both inside and outside, so that General Zhang Wu's attack on Gaoling will be much smoother!"

"Okay! Let's do as the Prime Minister says."

Inner Palace

Ying Si looked at Ying Ji who had just come in and asked, "Ying Ji, what's the matter?"

Ying Ji said, "Your Majesty, why not use Sima Cuo? Just now, after the court session, Sima Cuo told me his plan, and I found that Sima Cuo's plan was better thanGeneral Zhang Wu is much smarter. ”

Ying Si smiled and said, “Ying Ji, it’s not that I don’t believe Sima Cuo, but Sima Cuo doesn’t understand the Wei army at all and has never fought against the Wei army. General Zhang Wu has experience in fighting against the Wei army and is more familiar with the tactics commonly used by the Wei army. This is why I gave the military order to General Zhang Wu.”

Ying Ji nodded.

Ying Si held Ying Ji’s hand and said, “In fact, I would rather give the military order to you and let you lead the army to attack the Wei State.”

“Your Majesty, I understand that General Zhang Wu is a veteran general of my Qin State. He attacked Yiqu and repelled the Ju State after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Guanzhong. General Zhang Wu is a good general of Qin State, and I am willing to obey his orders. ”

Ying Si smiled and said: "This time I let you and Ying Hua serve as his deputy generals, just to learn all his tactics and use of troops. Ying Ji, the old generals are old, and Qin will rely on you in the future! You and Ying Hua will be the pillars of Qin in the future!"

"Yes!"

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Gaoling City

Long Jia was reading "Wu Qi's Art of War", after all, this is a book that all generals of Wei like to read.

Suddenly, a soldier rushed in and said: "General, the Qin army suddenly crossed the river and attacked our defense line from Jingyang!"

"What! Is it the main force of the Qin army?" Long Jia put down the bamboo slips and asked.

The soldier replied: "General, we can be sure that it is the main force of the Qin army, estimated to be more than 50,000 people!"

"Immediately order General Wei Cuo to come to discuss matters! ”

When Wei Cuo arrived, Long Jia told him the news of the Qin army's attack.

Wei Cuo thought for a while and said: "The Qin army attacked our Wei country to take advantage of our main force attacking Zhao. In this battle, our army can only defend, not attack! The entire Guanzhong County has only 50,000 troops."

Long Jia nodded and said: "You are right. There are not too many troops in the county. Excluding the defenders, the only troops that can be mobilized are the 20,000 in Gaoling."

Long Jia immediately ordered: "Abandon the rest of the small cities, guard the three cities of Liyang, Gaoling, and Chongquan, and leave 10,000 in Liyang, 5,000 in Gaoling, and 5,000 in Chongquan. The remaining 30,000 troops will follow me to resist the enemy!"

"Yes!"

"The main force of the Wei army has left the city!"

"Brothers, it's time to serve the Qin State! The brave old Qin, let's go to the national crisis together! ”

“Old Qin, let’s go to the national crisis together!”

Night

Zhang Wu was observing Gaoling City in the dark, and Ying Hua beside him whispered: “General, why haven’t the traitors in the city opened the gate yet?”

“Okay, stay calm, I have told them the date, they will open the gate! Ying Hua, as soon as the gate opens, you will lead the vanguard to rush into the city!”

“Yes!”

Soon, the city was ablaze with fire, and Ying Hua said happily: “General, they succeeded, and now the city is on fire!”

“The gate is open!”

“Brothers, follow me to kill!”

Meng Wu, who was guarding the city, led his personal soldiers to fight hard against the enemy, and a personal soldier said anxiously:"General, the Qin army has entered the city, and the gate has been lost! Why don't we run away!"

"No! The loss of the city is my fault. I am sorry for the king's appreciation. Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy! Serve the king!"

"Kill!"

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Long Jia and Wei Cuo were resisting Gongsun Zhuang's attack at the front line. The Qin army had not broken through Long Jia's defense line for many consecutive days, but Long Jia felt something was wrong. The strength of this attack did not seem to be the main force.

Wei Cuo also had a bad feeling and said, "General, why do I feel that the enemy will cross the river from another place?"

Report~~A soldier covered in blood ran over and said, "General! Gaoling has been lost!"

"What! Gaoling's walls are tall, even 100,000 people can't break through so easily!"

"General, there are Qin's internal supporters in the city. They first set fire everywhere in the city, and after the city fell into chaos, they took the opportunity to open the city gate, so it was lost! General Meng Wu led his troops to fight with the Qin army, but they were defeated and the whole army was annihilated!"

Wei Cuo immediately said, "General, we can't stay here now. If we stay here, we may be attacked from both sides by the Qin army. We should retreat to Liyang immediately!"

Long Jia said unwillingly, "Retreat!"

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