Qin Shang entered the Zhongshan Palace and paid homage to the Cockroach King. The Cockroach King asked: "Is there a Qin merchant under the hall?" Qin Shang replied: "Exactly." The Cockroach King looked at the Qin Shang and said, "The prime minister recommended you to Gu Ju to be an envoy to Qin. Are you willing?" Qin. Shang said: "I am willing to go to Qin as an envoy." After hearing this, the Cockroach King said: "Okay, okay, I will make you a high minister and go to Qin as an envoy without delay. You can go to Qin now." Qin Shang said. He kowtowed and said, "I will go to the State of Qin now." Then he exited the Zhongshan Palace, got on the car and rushed to the State of Qin.
Qin merchants entered the Qin palace and paid homage to the King of Qin. The old King of Qin sat in the main hall, faced Qin Shang, and said, "Why did the envoy from Zhongshan come to our Qin state?" Qin Shang stood in the middle of the hall, looked up at the king of Qin, and said, "King Qin, the envoy from the state of Qin came to Qin. The country is thinking about Qin." King Qin laughed a few times after hearing this, and asked in confusion: "Why did the envoy of Zhongshan say this? I would like to hear the details." This sentence made Qin State The king became interested. Qin Shang replied: "Xiao Min is a businessman from the Qin State. He passed by the Zhongshan State and was taken in by the Prime Minister of the Zhongshan State. He is willing to invite reinforcements from the Qin State for the Zhongshan State. At the same time, he is also thinking about our great Qin." The old King Qin Said: "I'll give you a seat." Qin Shang walked up and sat under the old King of Qin. The old King Qin asked with great concern: "What kind of business is the envoy of Zhongshan doing in Zhongshan?" Qin Shang said: "The small people are running the horse business in Zhongshan. The small people heard that there are many good horses and BMWs in Zhongshan. The small people I'm thinking that if our Qin State has these good horses and horses, wouldn't it be better to form a light cavalry?" King Qin said very pleased: "The envoy of Zhongshan State has really good intentions!" Qin Shang is a businessman of Qin State. Insects are still useful to Qin, so they must be treated well. The King of Qin asked again: "You have to tell me why Qin sent troops, right?" Qin Shang said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to ask you a few questions?" The King of Qin agreed. Qin Shang asked: "Why does Qin support Zhongshan?" King Qin replied: "Of course it is to curb the strength of Zhao." Qin Shang asked again: "Why does the king want General Cockroach to stay in Zhongshan?" The King of Qin said: "In order to monitor the king of Zhongshan, it will be convenient for our great Qin." Qin Shang said with great satisfaction: "The king of Zhongshan wanted to get rid of General Cockroach, and General Cockroach made the first move. When the king of Zhongshan was hunting, he killed Zhongshan. The king of the country shot and killed him, and he ascended the throne as king. The name of the country did not change and it was still Zhongshan. The prince fled to Wei and persuaded the King of Wei to send troops to attack Zhongshan. If the king of Wei supported the prince as the king of Zhongshan, it would be beneficial to Wei. Or is it beneficial to my country, Qin?" King Qin replied: "Of course it is beneficial to the country of Wei."
The King of Qin stopped talking here. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Qin Shang said was really for the sake of Qin. A few questions clearly explained the major events that happened in Zhongshan and why Qin sent troops. Although it is a business insect, it is eloquent. It is not simple, and it has more and more respect for it. It said: "Sir, it is better to stay in the Qin State. I will appoint you as the Qin of our Qin State, and you can participate in the government affairs. What do you think, sir?" ?" Qin Shang looked at Prime Minister Qin's gloomy face and knew that Prime Minister Qin was a jealous man. If he stayed in Qin, he would be favored by the King of Qin, and sooner or later he would be persecuted to death by Prime Minister Qin. Although the Cockroach King is cruel and unkind, staying in the Zhongshan Kingdom is far safer than the Qin Kingdom, at least there will be no risk of life. So he looked at the King of Qin and said: "Your Majesty, that's not right. The Cockroach King at this time is a war maniac, just like a mad dog. If I stay in Qin, how will your Majesty control this mad dog?" King Qin had to agree. He said: "Sir, since this is the case, it is inconvenient for me to force you. I will grant you the honor of being our great minister and supervisor of the Qin Dynasty." He then looked at the Prime Minister of Qin and said, "Prime Minister."
Prime Minister Qin stepped forward, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty." King Qin asked, "What do you have to say about sending troops to Zhongshan?" Prime Minister Qin said, "That's not appropriate." King Qin asked again, "Why?" Prime Minister Qin said. : "If your Majesty sends troops to the Zhongshan State, he will surely attract the combined armies of Zhao, Han, Wei, and Chu to attack our Qin State. In addition, the Zhongshan State is a close neighbor of Zhao and Yan. The Qin State has a long way to go to send troops, and the army will be exhausted. If the State of Zhao cuts off the way for our army, wouldn’t there be no return?” King Qin said with some annoyance: “Is it true that our State of Qin is helpless?” Qin Xiang turned around and asked Qin Shang, “This attack How many soldiers and horses does Wei have in the Zhongshan Kingdom?" Qin Shang replied: "The army is 1.3 million." Qin Xiang asked again: "But the elite of the Wei army?" Qin Shang replied: "Exactly." Qin Xiang said After saying three good words, he turned to the King of Qin and said: "If these 1.3 million are all the elites of the Wei State, Hexi will be empty. We can send troops to attack Hexi, and the King of Wei will send troops back for reinforcements. Order Zhongshan to return to the Wei army If we set up an ambush on the way to help and wait for work, the Wei army will be completely wiped out, and the west of Hexi is our territory of Qin." The King of Qin praised: "Good, good, good, the Prime Minister's plan is very good." The Prime Minister of Qin turned around and said, "This is the Wei army. The second time was when the lone army went deep into the country, which was a taboo among military strategists. The king of Zhongshan was unable to defend himself, so as to avoid his sharp attack, and he set up an ambush to attack the Wei army on its way back. Do you understand?" Qin Shang replied: "Little people I understand." Prime Minister Qin said again: "You should go back to Zhongshan Kingdom first." Qin Shang stepped forward and faced the King of Qin and said, "I will retire now." The King of Qin waved his sleeves and said, "Please retreat."
After Qin Shang withdrew from the palace of Qin, the King of Qin asked: "Which insect does the Prime Minister regard as his general?" The Prime Minister of Qin replied: "Mr. Wu'an." The King of Qin agreed: "Okay, Lord Wu'an." He faced Si Chong standing next to him. , said: "You should quickly go to Lord Wu'an's residence to convey the order." Si Chong walked down and said: "I accept the order." Then he exited the Qin Palace.
Si Chong drove towards Lord Wu'an's mansion and stopped in front of Lord Wu'an's mansion. Si Chong walked out of the car and looked up at the tall mansion gate. Lord Wu An came out of the palace to greet him, bowed and kowtowed, and said: "Si Gong Da Chong." Si Chong said: "Jun Wu An, no courtesy, I have the king's will." Lord Wu An stood aside and invited Si Gong into the palace. Si Gong entered King Wu'an's mansion and said, "Jun Wu An should accept the decree." Lord Wu An then knelt down and said, "I accept the decree." Si Gong opened the decree of King Qin and read out: "Since the battle in Hexi, We, the martyrs of the Great Qin Dynasty, have fought against them several times, but to no avail. Now we are taking advantage of Wei's attack on Zhongshan to send troops to Hexi. I confer the title of Lord Wu'an Bai Gongfeng as the general of the expedition to the west. He leads an army of one million people out of Hexi. I admire this." Lord Wu'an kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and get up later."
The next day, Lord Wu An led a million troops out of Xianyang and headed towards Hexi.
General Shi Le led his army up the Taihang Mountains, defeated Lingshou, and entered the territory of Zhongshan Kingdom. After the Wei State entered the territory of Zhongshan State, it was as if it was in an insect-free state, and soon its troops reached the capital city of Gucheng. The army was gathering outside the city, but the defenders could not hold on. They planned to defend the city and refused to go out to meet the enemy. General Shi Le stood on the chariot and slowly came out. The prince standing beside him said: "General, the defender refused to leave the city to meet the enemy. Let's attack the city." General Shi Le looked at the tower for a long time. , said: "The Art of War has it that if our army's strength is ten times that of the enemy's army, surround it and annihilate it; if our army's strength is five times that of the enemy's army, attack it; if our army's strength is twice that of the enemy's army, attack it If our army is smaller than the enemy's, we will try to avoid direct combat; if our army's strength is equal to that of the enemy's, we will fight to the death; if our army is smaller than the enemy's, try to avoid direct combat; If the strength cannot match the enemy's, they avoid fighting and wait for the opportunity to win. The so-called siege methods are all used for this. Now our army's strength is several times greater than that of the enemy's, and our army is well-equipped and ready to attack the city." General Shi Le drew his long sword and pointed forward, saying: "The whole army attacks the city." But General Shi Le ignored one thing, on their way. Father Fox has already sent an elite cavalry to ambush high in the mountains, cutting off their retreat. As long as we hold them back, they will withdraw.
The army rushed towards Gucheng. Thousands of arrows were fired from the city, and the shield soldiers rushed in front of the army, blocking the rain of arrows and advancing slowly. The soldier crouching behind the shield was hit by the arrow and fell down. The soldiers behind him rushed to resist. Approaching the city, the chariots and cavalry rushed out to block the rain of arrows. The soldiers behind them rushed up carrying ladders or pushing logs, but they were all knocked over by falling stones or logs. The attack on the city failed, so the army had no choice but to retreat and camp outside the city, surrounding Gucheng. There was an isolated city outside Gucheng.
At this time, Lord Wu An led an army to fight with the Wei army in Hexi, and the two armies rushed towards each other. The chariots rushed back and forth among the chaos, colliding with each other. The wheels that were knocked off fell down and rolled over, and the wheels rolled out. Lord Wu An personally led the army to charge forward, took out the halberd in his hand, picked out a general, and rushed towards the central army. In the middle army, the two armies stood on the chariots and ordered the archers to come forward, draw their bows, nock arrows, and shoot out. Lord Wu An braved the rain of arrows to rush to kill him, but Bu Xin was hit by an arrow in his arm. Lord Wu An pulled out the arrow feathers, drew the bow and shot the arrow. The leader of the Wei army was hit by an arrow and retreated. Lord Wu'an led his army to continue the charge, killing 600,000 Wei troops and occupying Hexi.
When the military report reached Daliang, the capital of Wei, the King of Wei stood up in panic and said: "The Qin army is attacking Hexi, with an army of 600,000!" The King of Wei did not listen to the advice of the old prime minister, and the Qin army's attack on Hexi became a reality. It was too late to regret it. Then he turned to Si Chong who was standing next to him and said: "Quickly mobilize Shi Le's million-strong army and rush back to aid Hexi." The old prime minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you can't!" King Wei said angrily: "I am against the few. It is you who sent the army, and it is you who wants to mobilize the army to oppose the army. Do you want the Qin army to hit the main beam of the capital of Wei before you can feel at ease?" Old Xiangguo advised: "Your Majesty, if we transfer back at this time, The army will be ambushed, and our army will be completely annihilated! Your Majesty." King Wei said in panic: "The Qin army has conquered Hexi. Which of you is going to resist the Qin army in Hexi? Old Prime Minister, are you going?" The Prime Minister had nothing to do about this, so he retreated and remained silent. Worried that Si Chong's position was too low, General Shi Le could not be convinced, so he sent another general and said: "General Ximen, you can use the Tiger Talisman of the Chong to transfer back the army of Zhongshan Kingdom." General Ximen kowtowed and said, "General Ximen, I will obey you." Your Majesty's order." He took the tiger talisman from King Wei and drove his chariot to the Kingdom of Zhongshan.
The chariot rushed all the way out of Daliang, the capital of Wei, and went north into the territory of Zhongshan Kingdom. Within a day, it arrived at the Wei army camp outside Gucheng. General Shi Le personally came out of the camp to greet him and said, "General Ximen." Then he clasped his fists in front of him and saluted. General Ximen returned the salute and said, "General Shi Le." General Shi Le asked, "Why did the king send the general here? "General Ximen said: "General Shi Le, let's go into the account first." General Shi Le stood aside and said: "General, please enter the account first." General Ximen stepped into the commander's account, stood in front of the commander's position, turned around and said He took out the tiger talisman and said: "Pass the king's order." All the generals knelt down and said: "The last general is waiting to receive the order." General Ximen said: "The Qin army attacked me in Hexi, and conveyed the king's order. General Shi Le led the army to rush to our aid. To the west of Hexi, repel the Qin army in the west of Hexi." General Shi Le looked up at him and said: "The last general will obey your order."
The prince of Zhongshan State entered the military tent and said, "What? Are you going to withdraw your troops?" General Shi Le stepped forward and said, "Prince, please come with me back to the Kingdom of Wei. The Qin army is attacking Hexi, and Hexi is in danger. I, the general, can only obey orders. I agree, please forgive me."
