Han Xin was a little unwilling to give in, and said bravely: "General, soldiers are valuable and quick. There are not many troops north of the Tianshan Mountains at the moment. The general only needs to lead an army of a thousand people, and it can be captured easily. Once Wusun captures Cong Cong. The Ling Kingdoms have returned, and I’m afraid the General will have to spend more soldiers to win! General, think twice!”
Wang Li saw that he was still arrogant and laughed angrily: "Okay, okay, it seems that you must teach me how to use troops today?! I want to ask you, the siege equipment is not complete yet, and I don't know the distribution of troops north of Tianshan Mountain. , how dare you utter such arrogant words and use thousands of men to conquer the north of Tianshan Mountain?"
Han Xin was straightforward and thought that Wang Li really wanted to discuss how to use troops with him, so he quickly expressed his thoughts: "General, when I was in Zhangye, I met businessmen from the Western Regions. During the conversation, I learned that the cities in the Western Regions are all two feet tall. The walls on the left and right are only as high as the courtyard walls of a farmer's house, so why do we need siege equipment?"
"In addition, all the countries in the Western Regions are small countries with less than 10,000 people. No matter how big Wusun is, it only has a population of more than 100,000. Even if it has more than half of the available troops, it only has 50,000. Excluding those who went to Congling, I am afraid that 10,000 is the limit, let alone Garrisoned in more than a dozen countries? My guess is that when Wusun learned that our army was coming so quickly, he must have a plan to capture the Congling countries as soon as possible and then return to support. We only need to ambush them east of the Tianshan Mountains and we will definitely win! "
When Wang Li heard this, he knew that what he said was more reasonable than Jing Zhu's analysis. Due to his face and his confidence in the art of war, he still said angrily: "You Han Xin! Are you really preaching to this general?"
He turned around and told Zhao Song, who had been promoted to the rank of general: "Zhao Song, go and call Li Wei and Wang Cheng!"
Li Wei is another 2500 Lord in the same song as Han Xin, and Wang Cheng is the military prince of the song.
Not long after, the two people came in a hurry. When they saw the angry Wang Li and the innocent-looking Han Xin, they already understood. Li Wei sighed secretly: "Han Xin, Han Xin, you can just brag with your brothers on weekdays, but this time, the bragging has reached the general!" It's your misfortune! '
Before the two of them could speak, Wang Li pointed at Wangcheng: "Wangcheng, you are promoted to a partial general and stay in my general's tent. Han Xin, you are promoted to a military lord and command your own thousands of people and Li Wei's thousands of people to attack the Tianshan Mountains." north!"
"Ah? The two of us?" Levi looked confused. What's going on? Just yourself and Han Xin's 2,000 people to attack more than a dozen countries? What's going on? Why did you become the unlucky one?
Wang Cheng is even more confused. Although he has been promoted, the general in the commander's account is just a staff officer! Inexplicably, two thousand of his people disappeared?
Wang Li sneered: "Han Xin, you said that one thousand men can capture the north of Tianshan Mountain. Now I will give you two thousand men! I want to see if you can capture it! Han Xin takes the order and makes rice at Mao tomorrow." , send troops at Chen time! If you can't attack the countries in the north of the mountain, come and see us!"
Li Wei felt like stars were popping up in his eyes, but Han Xin was beaming with joy: "I accept the order! General, please guard the east of Tianshan Mountain. If you give me ten days, you will be able to capture the north of Tianshan Mountain, otherwise I will be willing to kill you!"
When Wang Li heard Han Xin give him the "order", he was already in tears: "Okay, okay, I will stop Congling from returning to the army for you!"
Han Xin immediately clasped his fists and took the disheartened Li Wei out.
Wang Li looked at Han Xin's back and his mood gradually calmed down.
He had the urge to vent his anger on Han Xin, and also wanted Han Xin to verify whether this move would work. If it works, it will be a great thing. However, he does not believe that Han Xin can succeed. He will only lose two thousand people. It is worthwhile to test the enemy's reality.
If I heard what he was thinking, I would give him a slap! Two thousand people, you just opened your mouth and sent them away?
Zhao Song was a little worried and said cautiously: "General, is this move too risky?"
At this time Jing Zhu and Da He also hurried over.
Jing Zhu cupped his fists and said, "General, why did I hear that the general ordered Han Xin to be a military prince and lead two thousand people to attack the north of Tianshan Mountain? Is this true?"
Wang Li nodded but did not answer.
Jing Zhu was anxious, wasn't this a joke on the soldiers' lives? He hurriedly advised: "General, soldiers, important matters of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival and death must not be ignored. Now we don't know the situation north of the Tianshan Mountains, how can we rush to attack with two thousand people? Please ask the general Take back the general’s order!”
Jing Zhu knew that Wang Li was good at talking about the art of war, and he started with the first sentence of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
Wang Li ignored it and said in a deep voice: "The general's order has left the Chinese army's tent, how can it be taken back? Don't say too much!"
Without waiting for the two to persuade them again, he continued: "Pass this general's order, and the army will pull out of camp tomorrow and set up camp south of Youze. Dahe, lead your cavalry to lie in the surrounding area. If Wusun comes back from Congling to help, join this general." Attack from both front and rear. Jing Zhu, you stay here and supervise the construction of siege equipment."
Wang Li did not believe that Han Xin could succeed, so he naturally had to step up the production of siege equipment.
Several people left without saying anything. Wang Li was the commander-in-chief and had the power of life and death. They did not have the courage of Han Xin to argue with Wang Li.
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The next day, when Wang Li heard that Han Xin was setting off with only three days of military rations, he immediately called the food officer over and cursed him. It is one thing to die in battle, but if the soldiers starve to death, the "Qin Army Code" requires killing!
The grain officer complained that Han Xin only wanted three days of dry food, so he couldn't force it on him...
Wang Li narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't help but think of Wu Jian. I heard that he only brought a few days of food and grass with him to fight. This Han Xin was the same as him, but he was a cavalry...
Without thinking so much, Wang Li ordered Jing Zhu to transport the siege equipment to the army immediately after building it, and then let the infantry attack the north of Tianshan Mountain, and then led the army to the south of Youze.
Here Han Xin led two thousand infantrymen to the first stop: Shanguo.
Due to his strict military management, Han Xin's soldiers had no complaints, but Li Wei's soldiers were a little discouraged. Many people thought that Han Xin was leading him to die.
Fortunately, Li Wei has a good relationship with Han Xin. Now that the deal is settled, he can only follow Han Xin to the end. As long as he's here, there won't be any trouble for the time being.
On April 17, Han Xin led his army to the vicinity of Shanguo.
It was getting late, and the scouts reported back: "Marquis, I watched Shanguo City from a distance and did not dare to approach. The city wall is about one foot high. It has collapsed and has several gaps that have not been repaired. I don't have many soldiers watching."
Han Xin heard this and said: "Go. Li Wei, I will lead my soldiers into the city at night. You lead a thousand people to guard the perimeter. Don't let anyone go out to ask for help."
It was night, and everything in Shanguo was completely silent. Thousands of people, led by Han Xin and two five hundred masters, entered Shanguo City. When Wusun's remaining soldiers found out, they had no chance to shout.
In this way, Han Xin easily killed a hundred Wusun soldiers and occupied Shanguo City without losing a single soldier.
The people of Shan Kingdom woke up the next day and found that the flag of Wusun Kingdom on the top of the city had turned into a flag they had never seen before.
Han Xin did not stop here. After replenishing food and grass, he immediately rushed to Weisu, leaving dozens of people to guard Shanguo City. At the same time, he sent someone to notify Wang Li and increase the number of troops to guard the city.
