During the middle watch, Hu Yang met Zheng Anping and Chen Si first, and was about to ask the others when he suddenly saw Young Master Zhen and was shocked: "Where are you, Young Master!"
Young Master Zhen said: "Thanks to two strong men, I can meet you."
The two of them saw the ceremony, and Gongzi Zhen finally took off his robe and handed it to Zheng Anping, saying: "Bu Ni is very afraid of the cold. Fortunately, the strong man gave me the robe, so I can return home. Now that we have entered the city, this robe should belong to its original owner!"
Zheng Anping stopped being pretentious, took the robe and put it on again. Hu Yang asked someone to find a fur coat from the city lord's palace, put it on Gongzi Zhen, and asked him to take him down to rest. Then asked Zheng Anping and Chen Si in detail. Zheng Anping and Chen Si recounted the story. Hu Yang heard that soldiers from the Prime Minister's Mansion were also there and might also come over, so there was no doubt about it. Others didn't know it, but he knew it clearly. When Gongzi Zhen reported that the negotiations had broken down, he was also involved in letting Gongzi Zhen stay in Handan to collect information and get help from the Prime Minister's soldiers. However, he knew that Bing Cao was very rigid, and he didn't know how to evaluate his unauthorized initiative to attack Handan.
Then I asked about the road leading to Handan from the south exit. Chen Si took out the map he had drawn and pointed while saying: "Going south from the Ming River, there are many iron smelters along the way, and the top one is Cishan. When you get to Cishan, abandon the boat and go south, you will find a pool with water. It is clear and bubbles out from time to time, just like boiling water, so it is called Fu Shui. It goes down along Fu Shui and enters Zhang, which is the Great Wall. The middle road goes to the shore and goes north, about fifty miles, to Handan."
Hu Yang gestured with his hands and asked, "What if we come out of the valley with surprise troops?"
Chen Sidao: "There are so many people along the way that it may be difficult to make any surprises."
Hu Yang said: "The current confrontation with Zhao in Wu'an is not the end. We must find a clever strategy to escape. Otherwise, we will be defeated!"
Zheng Anping said: "What does Zhong Geng mean by Ju Ruo?"
Hu Yang said: "The elite troops are in front and Handan is behind. Neither can we defeat the front army with strength, nor can we attack Handan with surprise troops. If Handan strengthens its troops, it will definitely defeat me!"
Zheng Anping said: "The middle watch is in Qifeng, and I am in Huayang. How is the current situation compared with Qifeng and Huayang?"
Hu Yang asked with great interest: "Qing Qi, a man from Wei?"
Zheng Anping said: "I am a soldier of the Wei Dynasty, and I follow Lord Xinling to guard Huayang. Later, all the guilds came to Huayang and tried to visit the Guancheng. I am suitable to be the governor, so I can see Zhong Geng!"
Hu Yang laughed loudly and said, "I didn't expect to meet an old friend! I heard that Guan's order was very proud of Lord Xinling. I thought it was wrong!"
Zheng Anping said: "I believe that Lord Ling is in danger. Do you know it?"
Hu Yang said: "I only heard about it, but I didn't get the details."
Chen Sidao: "Jun Xinling was in charge of the army for the first time, and he was jealous of the powerful people in the country. Anyone who plotted against Mo Mo would definitely want to assassinate him. Mo Mo wanted to take advantage of Jun Xinling's account, and was about to attack him with a sword. Brother Zheng became angry. If you take it personally, you will be severely injured, and Lord Xinling will be in trouble. Brother Zheng and Lord Xinling have such a close relationship!"
Hu Yang said: "Since my brother has a good relationship with Lord Xinling, he must reach Wei Dynasty, not hide in the wild!"
Chen Sidao: "This is Brother Zheng's righteousness. In the former, there are Wei people who are jealous of the nobles and impose non-criminal punishments in order to kill them. Brother Zheng couldn't bear it, so he rescued him secretly and hid him in the inner room. He didn't want to be noticed by the nobles. There are many ways to find him. Brother Zheng sent his friend back to Qin secretly, and he also entered Qin to follow him. It was not just Brother Zheng, but I also followed him into Qin."
Hu Yang said: "We call them all capable people in the sect of Ke Qinglu, but we don't realize that there are many righteous people! Since Brother Zheng is facing off against someone in Huayang, he must know the true and false of him and me, and I am willing to tell him."
Zheng Anping said: "I don't dare to call him in the middle of the night."
Hu Yang said: "I have traveled far and wide, and have been crouching in the grass for a long time. I cannot speak to the people in the grass, but I yearn for them in my heart. Now I know that the two sons, the righteous men in the grass, cannot help but get to know each other. I hate the Duke, so I cannot sworn sworn brothers!" I would like to treat myself as a brother!"
Zheng Anping said: "How dare you!"
Hu Yang said: "I hope Brother Zheng will just talk about Huayang's affairs and use it as a plan for today!"
Hu Yang said: "The people in Huayang are all the troops defeated by General Mangmao. Lord Xinling tried his best to maintain it, but they can't disperse. They drove them into Huayang and thought they were the corners of the beam. When they heard that a military market was set up in Zhonggeng, the crowd was furious. . At first, I thought that there was a gap in the military market that could be exploited, but then I thought that the military market was difficult to break, and the Qin army had no worries about its back-up, so it was difficult to defeat it. When the Wei army fights, it must use the military soldiers as the blade and the civilian army as the fortress. Huayang has thousands of military soldiers. There are more than 30,000 military soldiers in Daliang, and this is the sword of Wei. In the battle of Beimang, 5,000 military soldiers were killed, and Wei was very depressed. At that time, it was thought that the one who could defeat Qin must be South Korea. Many parties joined forces with South Korea to Went out to open the seal. Han delayed in many ways, neither responding nor refusing. Huayang kept the menstrual month, and it was difficult at the time. The most difficult thing was to cover the food. A hundred thousand people, consuming ten thousand stones of food every day, and three or four hundred vehicles , day by day."
Hu Yang said: "But when Huayang is menstruating, how can we get the food and grass we need?"
Zheng Anping said: "But buy it from Zheng Ye."
Hu Yang said: "We need ten thousand stones of food every day, and we need tens of millions of stones to last for a month. How can we buy it?"
Zheng Anping said: "Mr.
Hu Yang interrupted: "Huayang is a small town, how can we save food?"
Zheng Anping said: "Although Huayang is a small town, it is also a border town of Han Dynasty. The grain supply lasts for several years, and there are six warehouses. It is time to collect grain, and the warehouses inside and outside the grain city are full. Maybe you want to make money in Qifeng - all of them Obtained by Lord Xinling!"
Hu Yang thought thoughtfully and said: "How can I know what Brother Wei said? Lord Xinling's army is well-prepared and he is advancing with all his strength. However, he is trapped in a city. Wang He has ten thousand people. He can't stop Huayang. Going out?"
Zheng Anping said: "Outside Huayang City, there are many civilians and soldiers. They are half-fed and have no fighting spirit. It is difficult to resist the strong Qin, so why attack it? In my opinion, Qin will attack with fifty thousand, and it will be defeated." Huayang must be defeated, but why only ten thousand people come to attack?"
Hu Yang said: "My brother and Marquis Rang looked at Huayang's formation. The camps are connected and the ditches and barriers are connected. They are invulnerable. There are not a hundred thousand people who can't do anything, so they can't advance."
Zheng Anping said: "Qin entered Qifeng and paid for grain. What's the plan? Lord Xinling wanted to do it, but he couldn't."
Hu Yang said: "Han has always trusted merchants on the world's trade routes. Qin and Han trade, although they don't have an inch of gold to carry with them, but they can use rulers and tablets as a purchase."
Zheng Anping said: "I see that the queen of Han sneaked up on the queen of Qin and attacked Qin. The alliance has been broken, and Zhong Geng is carrying red sand to pay for it. I must also believe it!"
Hu Yang said: "That's what my brother said. In the wilderness, people can't stand without faith and can't act without righteousness. The same is true for the establishment of a country. The establishment of Qin also talks about stern laws, but in fact it is based on faith. Therefore, Shang Jun rewarded the tree of faith to show that The law must be implemented. The countries in Shandong are neither lawless nor trustworthy in the law. The law should be rewarded, and rewards have severity. The law should be punished, and punishments have relationships. Therefore, they are not as good as Qin. Brother, a man in the grass, entering Qin alone, is not There is the courage of Ben Yu and the rule of Guan Zhong, but he practices it and abides by the law. He is a high official, and the children of Qin will not be disrespectful and obey him. Why? Qin Fa is here. Brother and brother once fought in Huayang and Qifeng, but now they are the handlers Yan Huan, who is it? Faith and righteousness!"
Zheng Anping said: "It is exactly what Zhonggeng said. However, Zhonggeng and Qifeng Gaojun City's method is superb. If it is implemented in Wu'an, will it be possible?"
Hu Yang said: "No way. Who is it? Qifeng is the world's chamber of commerce. Once the military market is opened, merchants gather themselves; Han and Wei are the world's most prosperous. There is no need to talk about the victory of grain and fodder, and the abundance of treasures. This is not the case with Zhao today." Zhao, a bitter and cold land, has insufficient food to support itself, so it feeds itself with milk and meat, and waits for foreigners to come in. Although Wu'an is a common people, not rich, but it is made of iron, and the food of the four towns is given to mines and furnaces. , there is nothing left; although the merchants from all over the world gather, they are of no use to the army unless they are iron. And without the help of Han, Qin Su has no loyalty to Zhao. How can the Zhao people sell grain to Qin with rulers and slippers? Yeah? Nothing will be accomplished.
Zheng Anping said: "But what can we do?"
Hu Yang said: "There is no way to do it, but my brother will teach you something when he comes with the son Zeng and the military cao! My two sons have worked hard, and I hope to rest less. It may be useful for other purposes in the future."
Zheng Anping and Chen Si both said: "I would like to teach you!" and went back to the camp to rest.
Hu Yang sat in the hall, thinking hard about the mountain and river situation painted by Chen Si, but couldn't understand it.
The next day, people reported the arrival of Cao Feng and other princes. Hu Yang was puzzled as to why the young master had arrived and there was still the young master. He told Gongzi Zhen that the soldiers would be sent to Cao Cao with the help of all the young masters. Gongzi Zhen said: "You guys, why bother to send soldiers to Cao!" Hu Yang then realized that the so-called "gongzi" refers to Gongzi Zhen's sons.
Bingcao and the doctor led the Qin soldiers to come back together with the five young masters. Among the five young masters, the youngest is only thirteen years old, and the oldest is only eighteen years old. ——Of course, Gongzi Zhen is only in his thirties, so he has become a father early.
Gongzi Zhen had a good sleep and felt much better. After meeting with the soldiers and Cao Cao, and after working hard with the officials and Qin scholars, they asked Hu Yang to place these children in the camp as they pleased, as long as they had food to eat and a fire to roast them. Hu Yang didn't dare to arrange things arbitrarily, so he called Sima Jin and solemnly entrusted the five young masters to him. Sima Jin was also a noble son of the Qin State and was very familiar with these children. He took them away and left them to be managed by the retainers of the Sima family.
After the group of children left, Hu Yang invited Gongzi Zhen and Bingcao into the hall and asked them for advice on their future actions.
Bing Cao asked: "Zhong Geng is ordered, but I dare not resign. I would like to hear Zhong Geng's ambition!"
Hu Yang said: "Lanyu is a small town. It is harmless for Zhao to lose it, but it is useless for Qin to gain it. It is difficult to defend and easy to lose. Cutting down Lianyu is not enough to retaliate against Zhao's bullying. Therefore, we dare to use the road between the two armies to reach Handan. Expose his crimes and launch a crusade. Either cut off his seedlings or plunder his fields. Zhao Ting will be attacked first!"
Bing Cao said: "I have found out that Zhao's army training will be after the sunrise in October, or at the same time as Zhong Geng sends out troops. The person in charge of this matter is not a subordinate of Shangqing Lianpo, Lin Xiangru, and Yu Qing, but Zhao She of Tianbu. Zhao She Those who are extravagant have no military reputation, or their tax laws are fair, their national wealth is fair, their people are wealthy, and their treasury is substantial. Their military training is often observed by ministers, and it is within the rules; and their rewards and punishments are at their discretion. More details in this article The soldiers are tired, but Zhao She's soldiers are sharp. It is impossible to attack the sharp soldiers with tired soldiers. Therefore, we should use tactics to defeat them. "
Hu Yang said: "Zhao She went thirty miles out of Handan and defended it with a strong wall. What else could he do without relying on sharpness to advance?"
Bing Cao said: "This is what I am confused about. His army is large but our army is few, his army is at ease while our army is tired, his army is in command but our army is a guest, the calculations all depend on him, but he is still cautious and does not advance. I'm afraid that the plot is big; or if our army protracts for a long time, it will collapse without fighting. "
