Chu Ling Yin Chunshen Jun Huang Xie can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people in Chu State at present, and he has gathered all the power in one person. The King of Chu was originally his student and nephew. In addition, he shared life and death in the Qin State. The King of Chu had heartfelt trust and even attachment to Huang Xie. He entrusted all the government affairs to Huang Xie and just breathed and breathed in the palace. The King of Chu originally learned this set of exercises from Ranghou Wei Ran. Unexpectedly, the King of Chu became addicted as soon as he learned it. After returning to Chu State, the King of Chu mobilized the whole country and recruited many accomplished qi practitioners to guide him in his palace practice. In the past five years, King Chu's skills have increased day by day, but there is an ominous sign: King Chu is not good at women. This made Huang Xie anxious. The most important duty of a king of a country is to preside over sacrifices, and the second is to give birth to a legitimate son. If there is no legitimate son, at least there must be a son. Otherwise, who will be the next priest? This is a major matter related to the life and death of the country, and it is as important as marching and fighting: as the saying goes, "the major affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military service."
The King of Chu actually had a son. When he was still the prince, he was held hostage by Qin and had two sons with the King of Qin. The King of Chu may have felt that his mission of giving birth to the next priest for Chu had been completed, and he no longer wanted to have children with other women, or even have sex with women. But the image of Qin in the minds of the Chu people was so bad. The Chu people could accept ceding a piece of their land in order to make peace with Qin, but they could not accept that a boy born to a Qin girl became the king of Chu, and the Qin girl became the king of Chu. Queen Mother of Chu. In the minds of the Chu people, restoring their homeland Ying is the only value of their existence! Unless Qin is defeated, this goal cannot be achieved. Therefore, defeating Qin is the consensus of the entire Chu state. Although the King of Chu and Huang Xie were kings and lingyins, they did not dare to compete with this public opinion. The Queen of Qin and her two sons with the King of Chu stayed in Qin as if they did not exist.
After the court that day, Huang Xie asked Sima Jingyang to explain the battle of Changping to himself and King Chu.
Jingyang belongs to the Jing family, and the Jing family has been Chu generals for generations and is a wealthy family in the Chu army. Jingyang himself was a drunkard and a womanizer, but he was unequivocal in fighting and became the highest military commander of Chu State. After the New Year, the Qin troops from Nanjun who went on an expedition to Changping returned home one after another. Qinnan County is the capital of Chu Ying, and Chu State has inextricable connections with it. Through various relationships, he quickly found the soldiers and commanders who participated in the battle, and found out many details about the Battle of Changping. These details were collected in Chen Cheng, and the Chu people sent spies to Changping for on-the-spot investigation to piece together a complete picture of the Battle of Changping. Jingyang made a complete report to the King of Chu on the situation he had spent three or four months investigating.
Jingyang spread out a map of Changping's situation on the ground, which was drawn with a whole piece of cloth, and began to explain: "Changping is the barrier of Shangdang. There is a ridge called Danzhu, and the east-west barrier is Shangdang, where Danshui comes out. Mountains The situation turned around and was surrounded by four mountains. The Zhao people built a city on the mountain and set up forts along the water, which was considered a fortified city. Outside Danshui, the Zhao people set up pavilions and barriers to form a horn. In the meantime, the forts were crisscrossed and ravines were crisscrossed, and there were hundreds of thousands of sharp soldiers. , the soldiers were 150,000, and the people were 200,000, totaling 450,000. It is difficult to attack sincerely! But Qin Sui can attack the masses with a small number, and those who destroy Zhao's army with a single force are all Zhao's cowards!"
The King of Chu asked: "Zhao is a bitter and cold land; the people of Zhao are martial, and they value death rather than life. Why are those who say Zhao is cowardly?"
Jingyang said: "It's not the cowardice of the people of Zhao, but the cowardice of the King of Zhao! Who is it? The land is only three hundred miles long, there are deep ditches and strong cities, and there are ten thousand soldiers, which is enough. However, Zhao then gathered 400,000 hedgehogs in a corner. , who? I am afraid of war with Qin. "
The King of Chu asked: "Zhao has gathered 400,000 people and wants to fight Qin. But why is Sima Yan afraid of Qin?"
Jingyang said: "If you need a hundred people to defend a land, you need a hundred people. If you need a thousand people, you need a thousand people. If you need ten thousand people, you need ten thousand people. That's the way it is. Today there are ten thousand people, but why do you want to gather 400,000 people? It's useless." We have ten thousand people to defend it. But we have no plan to defend it? We are afraid of the enemy in the future."
The King of Chu said: "If you don't think about it, in any battle, I will defend it with ten thousand people, but if they attack it with one hundred thousand, they will be defeated, so I will defend it with one hundred thousand people. If I defend it with one hundred thousand, they will attack it with millions, and they will be defeated." Therefore, millions of people are used to defend it. The way of attack and defense changes depending on the enemy, how can it be based on the ground? "
Jingyang was a little impatient and said: "What King Zhao saw is exactly the same as the king. This is a land of tens of thousands of people. It was defended by 400,000 people. Qin attacked it with 100,000 people. Then the army was defeated and the ground was lost. The world laughed!"
When the King of Chu saw that Jingyang not only did not explain his questions, but instead laughed at him, he felt unhappy, but could not say anything. He could only say: "With 400,000 to guard Changping, King Zhao is afraid of war!"
Jingyang said: "In addition to stopping King Zhao, Lian Po also failed to fight. Who? Lian Po's generals are 400,000, but what he wants is only Ping'er. The 400,000 people cannot be used and can only be used as ten thousand." It's just a human being! Why? I'm afraid of fighting with Bai Qi in the wild!"
The King of Chu said: "Based on your opinion, what strategy should we use to fight?"
Jingyang said: "I have little virtue and incompetence, so I dare not lead 400,000 troops. If I get a hundred thousand troops, I will either leave Hedong in the east or go south to Nanyang. I will criticize the strong and destroy the weak. The shape and situation will be restricted. If Changping is not defended, it will defend itself." , the upper party is not solid but self-consolidated. It must attack but not defend, this is the way to fight."
Huang Xie clapped his hands and praised: "Everyone says that having more soldiers means victory, but you alone see that having more soldiers leads to defeat; everyone says that if you attack, you will have more than enough, but if you don't have enough defense, you will attack but not defend. This sincerity has not been used since ancient times. It's not true." How can the best generals in the world be as good as this! When the Chu people fight against the Zhao people, what will be the outcome? "
Jingyang said: "Chu and Zhao have built mountains and rivers and have never fought each other. However, Chu and Qin have fought countless battles. Zhao's military tactics are similar to Qin's. They all use shields and spears for defense, arrows for attack, and halberds for attack. Strange. When Chu people fight, they win with spears and halberds, but lose with arrows." Jingyang went on to describe in detail the changes in tactics of both sides in several battles in which Chu people participated, especially the final battle launched by Zhao Kuo. In the first battle, the Zhao people's almost life-threatening tactics caused huge losses to the Chu people.
Huang Xie commented: "One person must die, but ten people will not wait; ten thousand people must die, and they will run rampant in the world! This is what it means. If a soldier must die, it will be difficult to fight."
Jingyang said: "Ling Yin has the key to military success. The way of generals is to make soldiers not afraid of death. They must die, they are happy to die, they are willing to die, they die righteously, and they regard death as home. Zhao people are happy to die. , knowing that the way to general is not easy. "
Huang Xie said: "If you want to make a man happy to die, Lian Po may be able to do it. How can Zhao Kuo, a young boy, be able to do this?"
Jingyang said: "Although Zhao Kuo is young, he can win the hearts of the soldiers, and they will all be happy to die for him. He is a sincere and good general! When Zhao Kuo was born, none of his soldiers surrendered; when Zhao Kuo died, 400,000 people died in one day. Zhao Kuo's death Zhao can be said to be the mainstay!"
Huang Xie said: "But he is dead! Lian Po and Zhao Kuo are not worthy of each other. If Chu gets one of them, he will be able to defeat the princes!"
Jingyang was a little displeased and said: "The Zhao people sent Chu soldiers, which is not the same kind!"
The King of Chu quickly changed the subject and said: "The Qin people slaughtered 400,000 Zhao people, how much damage did they suffer?"
Jing Yang said: "Twenty thousand people from Chu entered Nanyang, but only ten thousand returned, and many of them were injured. Other armies should do the same. Therefore, the Qin army of one hundred thousand, more than 50,000 were killed, and many were injured."
The king of Chu said: "For the fifty thousand people who died, Qin will be filled with mourning. However, the land of Qin remains as usual. Why?"
Jingyang said: "The Qin army has 100,000 soldiers, not all of which are in Guanzhong. I heard that their soldiers came from the six counties of Ba, Shu, Nanjun, Guanzhong, Shangjun, and Beidi. Only 20,000 were sent from Guanzhong. If ten thousand people died, even though there would be mourning, There is no way to mourn!"
The king of Chu said: "Don't worry about Ba, Shu, and Nanjun. Shangjun is the territory of Wei; Beidi is the land of Yiqu. They are all used by Qin. Qin will become stronger after defeating them. What can Chu generals do?"
Huang Xie said: "That's what the king is asking! When Ba and Shu entered the Qin Dynasty, they rebelled many times, and it took several decades to settle down. Shangjun entered the Qin Dynasty, which lasted for a hundred years, and the people learned the Qin law. Yiqu in the north was actually a Rong people. , are not different from Qin. Today, Qin all adopts Qin's method, and they fight for thousands of miles, just like moving their arms and fingers, without any hindrance. This Qin is to be feared! "
Jingyang said: "Qin's law is not about him, but it is harsh! When I heard that the soldiers from Nanjun entered Nanyang, Bai Qi repeatedly used them and failed to form a formation. He killed ten of them to get order! The people of Chu favored martial arts but not Qi. Virtue without fear of power, Bai Qijin can use his soldiers to train for several months, and then he can use them. But I think about it, if I kill a tenth of the Chu army, I will be able to order the ears. "
The King of Chu was a little disdainful and said: "Bai Qi beheaded Nanjun because he was from Chu. Guanzhong..."
Huang Xie interrupted: "Shang Jun went to Qin Dynasty to kill ten thousand people in one day, and the Wei River was blocked. It was very inconvenient for the people of Qin, and it took three years to make it easier!..."
The king of Chu said: "Chu has given birth to many people in ten years and gained many people. If he kills even ten of them, all the achievements of ten years will be wasted!"
When the two of them saw what King Chu said, they stopped talking.
The king of Chu said: "I have lived in Qin for ten years and have heard a lot about Qin's affairs. Qin is not tyrannical and unruly: when people approach it, it is not just fear; the superiors control the subordinates, not only the power; when the king of Qin is discussing something, all the ministers rise up to speak, Or directly denounce the king of Qin's wrongdoings, it is not just a matter of course. "How can I say that I have no clothes and share the same robe with my son", this is Qin's ambition. "
Jingyang said: "'Sincerity is both brave and martial, and ultimately strong and undefeatable', this is Chu Zhi!"
Huang Xie understood that Jingyang was dissatisfied with the King of Chu's repeated praise of Qin's government, so he quickly intervened and said: "The Qin soldiers have to fight to the death, that is, they must wait to die. It is better to fight to the death and gain merit. The people of Chu are sincere and brave in martial arts. If you are strong, you must not be bullied. When you are strong, you become stronger; when you are weak, you become useless..."
Before Huang Xie could finish the round, the King of Chu said stubbornly: "When Chu encountered the powerful Qin, he lost his troops and territory, and his homeland was a hill, so there was no merit!" The King of Chu suddenly aroused the sensitive nerves of the Chu people, and Huang Xie and Jingyang shut up!
When the King of Chu saw that the two men were no longer talking, he said again: "The loss of Changping means that Zhao has lost his troops and lost his territory, and he has not yet become an enemy of Qin. What can General Chu do?"
Huang Xie and Jingyang exchanged glances, and Jingyang said: "Although Zhao lost 400,000 troops, he did not lose at all and his strength was not compromised. Qin used the power of victory to attack Taiyuan in the west and Wu'an in the east, but all returned without success. , is the proof."
The King of Chu said: "In the past, Chu lost Ying, and the loss was less than 400,000, which has not been recovered to this day. How can Zhao Li be as prosperous as this?"
Huang Xie said: "I found out from Handan that there were 450,000 people in Changping, and half of them were Korean people living in Shangdang. The Qin people killed more than half of the Koreans, and the Zhao people were half of them, and there were more people from other counties. Because their strength was still exhausted, they could Arrive at the Qin army."
