Several of Mr. Xinling's retainers took advantage of the opportunity to treat the wounded and go to the front army to bury the bodies. They asked the front-line soldiers about the entire battle and reported it to Mr. Jin, who compiled a relatively complete picture. After introducing the story of the war, Lord Xinling asked, if the Qin army comes again tomorrow, how to deal with it?
Mr. Guo said: "Today the Qin people attacked us, but they did not use all their strength, so the left camp arrived and Qin retreated, just like the Qin people did in the past. The Qin people did in the past, whether they attacked or not attacked, and they also retreated after a while. The difference is that Taking beheading as meritorious deeds. The people of Qin gave first priority to military merit, and the most important military merit was to the head. People of Qin were happy to fight, and they did not care about their lives, so they took meritorious deeds as merit. Brother Zeng and Duke Chen both said that the people of Qin had prisoners all over the place, which was why they fought. , if you gain one level, you can absolve one person, and if you gain one city, you can absolve ten thousand people. If you go deep into the Wei region, even if you capture the small city of Qifeng, your success will be insufficient. If the Qin soldiers have been in a stalemate for a long time, they will have no success, and there will be no stability. Therefore, they want to fight. Taking credit is better than nothing.”
Mr. Cao said: "Qin gains power while Wei loses men. It loses three hundred people every day. In less than a month, Wei will be weak."
Mr. Guo said: "That's what Mr. Cao said. Today, the people of Qin do not necessarily want to defeat us, but they will be satisfied with a small victory. If they retreat, they will be injured or killed, or even one arrow and one arrow, and there will be nothing left. It is a long-term plan." Also. If we listen to Qin's attack on us and repeatedly take advantage of its opportunities, even if we retreat in formations and injure the enemy, we will injure our troops and we will not be able to support them for a long time. Therefore, we should look for gaps and attack them, which is the way to victory."
Lord Xinling said: "That's a good thing to say. Don't stop the Qin people from attacking me, and I will also attack Qin, so we can fight on both sides. If there is no countermeasures, even if we are solid as gold, we will lose if we defend for a long time."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "My army is partial and is guarding Daliang. Now that the Qin people are attacking me, Daliang should also attack Qin, so that we can respond. But Daliang withdraws and Qin attacks Huayang alone. How can Huayang support it?" At this point in the situation, the opportunity lies not in Huayang, but in Daliang."
Lord Xinling said: "Lu Bo has just returned, so he should know about the affairs of Daliang."
Lu Bo sat up at the end of the table, bowed deeply, and said: "I returned to Huayang. I will first visit the young master's family and elders, and then pay homage to all the friends in the business world. It seems that the situation seems to be right. After unsealing the title, the captain entered the young master's camp, Mr. Che returned to the country, and the general There was an intention to negotiate peace with Qin, but it was not convenient. Later, Dr. Jia came out, and the Daliang merchants asked the Wei Prime Minister. The flow of goods was not smooth, and Daliang was difficult to transport. The Wei Prime Minister then discussed with the general to temporarily open the Daliang trade route. So he used Yiluo The business intermediary secretly sent Duan Ziqian to Qifeng to discuss peace with Qin. Qin responded on that day and said that if Daliang opened a trade route, Qifeng's army would not be able to leave Qifeng and approach Daliang; but Daliang's army would not be able to go beyond Daliang within ten miles. Qin negotiated with Qin The guest is Hu Yang. After only one round trip, the agreement was reached: the Liang army went south without leaving Liang, and the Qin army went north without leaving Qifeng. The trade route was now open."
Zhang He said: "It is only thirty or fifty miles away from Daliang. If it comes overnight, if the hidden army attacks us secretly, what can we do even if we negotiate for peace?"
Lu Bo said: "After hearing this, both sides of Qin and Wei sent their soldiers to patrol the enemy camp, and they took turns every now and then. If one sentry did not return, it was a warning."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "The situation is clear, and Daliang has no help! The soldiers of Daliang have not been able to go out ten miles south of Daliang, how can they join forces with me! If Huayang fights against the strong Qin alone, it will be a dead end! Although the king has a hundred thousand If there is no support from the crowd, how can we support it alone? Huayang will either fight or make peace, so it is time to decide on its strategy."
Lord Xinling said: "I consulted the noble officials of the Jin Dynasty, and the officials said that the king will fight with orders, but make peace without orders. Therefore, there is no way to negotiate for peace."
Zhang He asked, "I heard from Duke Chen that the Qin and Wei dynasties did not stop without attacking, but they also discussed connecting and balancing. Is that right?"
Lu Bo replied without hesitation: "Yes, there is!"
Zhang Noi said: "I would like to hear the details."
Lu Bo said: "I heard that the envoys of Qin frequently came to Daliang to discuss with the king's envoys. He didn't know about it. Only the prime minister of Wei knew about it. He also heard that the envoys of Qin wanted to capture ten cities in order to retreat. , the king refused, but promised to use Lian Heng."
Lord Xinling sneered: "Wei offered ten cities for peace?! Is Wei defeated?"
Lu Bo said: "I heard that the Prime Minister of Wei also blamed him for this. The envoy of Qin said that the confidants of Qin and Wei could attack Daliang overnight. Not only will they be defeated, but they will also perish!"
Lord Xinling clapped his knees and sighed: "The people of Qin have bullied me so much! Why is this so embarrassing?"
Mr. Zhong Yue calmed him down with one sentence: "Do you want to fight Qin alone?"
Relying on Huayang City to fight Qin alone? How could Mr. Xinling have such courage! Even if he controls a hundred thousand people, he doesn't have this ability. He just sits in the palace every day and chats with the guests. All matters in the military camp are actually left to Doctor Jin Bi. And his confidence in being able to defeat the Qin army actually came from the cooperation between Wei and South Korea, and he was just helping from the side. Now that Wei and South Korea want to ally with Qin, how can Lord Xinling still have the confidence to fight against Qin!
At this moment of thought, Zhang Ye asked the key question: "My Huayang, what do the king and the general want to do with it?"
Lu Bo said: "This is also suspicious. Huayang and Daliang are horns with each other. Since Daliang is at peace with Qin, Huayang's troops will also be relieved. However, the general has no clear order. To further doubt, since Daliang's trade routes are open, Qin and Wei cannot communicate with each other. They fought against each other, but the Mang family was still in charge of the defense of Daliang City. The king was lying in the palace instead of going to court, and the political affairs were discussed in the general's palace. There is even a rumor that the king wants Qin to conquer Huayang and sell the young master!"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "Why do you say this!"
Lu Bo said: "This is because of the elders of the family, and there are also rumors in the business world. Although it is not true, if Qin Ruo goes all out to Huayang, can the young master avoid the unexpected?"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "The Qin people failed to attack Huayang with all their strength because the peace agreement has not been concluded and they are still afraid of Wei's attack. Once the peace agreement is achieved, they will attack with all their strength."
Lord Xinling said: "The king and the general cannot ignore the hundreds of thousands of people. Gentlemen, please don't discuss it any further. The general has no orders now because he wants to fight. Huayang should take victory as its priority and don't look away."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "I think I should send an envoy to Liang to tell the general about Huayang affairs and listen to his orders personally to avoid his troubles."
Lord Xinling said: "We are seeing Captain Daliang in Daliang. Would you rather have no news about Shao Shao?"
Mr. Zhongyue's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "With all the young masters here, things will be harmonious! When I was young, I consulted with all the young masters, and I might gain something. If I get nothing, I could also order each of them to write to their homes so that they could communicate with each other. It’s true.”
Lord Xinling said: "Sir's plan is very clever. Mr. Zhang secretly spied on Zheng and gained a lot. I would like Mr. Zhang to briefly describe his plan."
Zhang He said: "I went to Zhengzhong to visit Duke Chen. But Duke Chen was difficult to visit, so I took photos everywhere to get through to Brother Zeng. When I passed through the city and rested outside Youshen Gate, Brother Zeng Then I went out. Then I secretly took my ministers to the foot of Huayang City to watch Qin fight with me."
Hearing this, all the guests were shocked: "Guan Qin will fight with me?" "Mr. Chen?" "Under Huayang City?" "Where?" There were many voices, and they were in a dilemma.
Lord Xinling raised his hand to signal for silence. Zhang He said: "Mr. Chen arrived at a small city, and its owner called himself Bao. How could he be the general Bao Yuan's place? The city... is to the south of our front army, but there is no front army. It is about ten miles away. The Qin army is The formations are all in sight, and the three major square formations can be seen at a glance. "
Mr. Cao asked with great interest: "Sir, after entering the Qin army's formation? What happened to the Qin people's formation? Did you hear anything?"
Mr. Zhongyue interrupted: "If we talk about the Qin Formation in detail, it cannot be completed in a day and night. Sir, what he said is what he saw."
Zhang He said: "But when the Qin people advanced with drums, the Wei people shouted. The Qin people advanced again, and the Wei people screamed. The Qin people advanced with drums, but disappeared. After that, although the formation advanced, they stationed at the edge of the Wei camp, drumming for a long time. But they didn't advance. The people of the later Qin Dynasty called for gold, and the rear formations went forward to respond, and there were injured Qin people again and came out again. Chen Gong said, just this ear, no need to watch anymore. He went out and returned to Zheng. "
Mr. Jin said: "Mr. Zhang saw the Qin people in three formations? The second formation entered, and the first one responded."
Zhang Ye said: "Of course!"
Mr. Jin said: "Guo'er's three formations, Guo'er's three formations. Qin is invincible even if he doesn't try his best!"
Zhang Ye asked: "What do you mean, sir?"
Mr. Jin said: "The Qin army has 20,000 men, but with 5,000 men attacking the camp, there is still some remaining strength. If defeated, we can save it, and if we attack, we will have endless strength. However, after only a while, our eighth camp was captured."
Zhang He said: "Chen Gong was on the city, guessing that Qin defeated Wei's ten camps, but Wei had thirty camps and was unable to match it. The Qin army retreated, and the Bao clan seemed dissatisfied and said, "This is the only one!"
Lord Xinling said: "The Qin people only have ten battalions in each of the two formations. It is not appropriate to be able to defeat my ten battalions. They are afraid that they will not be able to defeat them, but they want to defeat my thirty battalions!"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "The thirty battalions of our army are not a real number. If we say that our army has one hundred thousand soldiers, it should be two hundred battalions. The so-called thirty battalions are just military soldiers. Now there are only ten thousand soldiers. It is really difficult for twenty battalions to be able to oppose Qin's twenty thousand troops."
Lord Xinling said: "The people of Qin are not military soldiers. How can they fight like this after all the punishments have been done to them? We must rely on the civilian army to win, and we cannot rely entirely on military soldiers!"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "Young master, do you want to train as a civilian army?"
Lord Xinling said: "I will join the civilian army and train together. I hope you will help me, sir."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "This matter can be discussed again. I would like to hear about Mr. Zhang."
Zhang He said: "I left the small city and then re-entered Zheng. I met all the gentlemen on the reverse journey. It was time for Dr. Jia to have a dinner, so I met him."
Mr. Zhongyue asked very sensitively: "Why do we meet?"
Zhang Yu said: "But it's just too much to say." Everyone laughed, and Mr. Zhongyue also said: "It's just right!"
Zhang He replied: "Since Dr. Jia entered Korea, he has not been able to enter the court without his permission. After asking around, he found out that Korea and Qin were at peace, and Wei also wanted to make peace with Qin, and the Wei envoys asked for help to fight against Qin. ! So it is difficult to see. So I conspired with the doctor and said, I also want South Korea to invest in Huayang, but South Korea has not seen it, so I bought it in the market and shipped it to Huayang! Now that my worries are solved, I can force South Korea to see the envoy again!"
Lu Bo said: "This is a great plan! We can buy all Zheng's grain in one day, and let's see what the King of Han can do!"
Zhang Zhuo said: "Sir, can you collect a thousand pieces of gold tomorrow?"
Lu Bo said: "Want to buy grain in Zhengzhou? Although the way of merchants depends on money, it is inconvenient to exchange thousands of gold. It is convenient. The humble one is to buy grain in Daliang, but the real one is to buy grain in Zhengye! What is his plan?"
Zhang Ye said: "This is so wonderful! What can I do?"
Lu Bo said: "Everything in the world is prosperous, and everything comes with profit; and everything in the world is turbulent, and everything goes away with profit. Merchants travel all over the world, and money is exchanged. Can they carry all the money and transport it in carts? Most of it is trust. When I get money, I entrust it to him. If he has any profit, he will entrust it here; or if he has any profit, he will borrow and lend it back and forth, which is normal. Sir, don't worry. I only buy grain in Daliang. During the war in Daliang, it will be difficult to get food out, so I entrust it to Zheng Ke. But if you can benefit from it, nothing can be done.”
Lord Xinling was overjoyed and said: "If it is true, then I will be able to help you!"
