The King of Han asked again: "The Prime Minister's intention is to ask the State of Qi for help like the State of Zhao back then." The Prime Minister of Han replied: "Exactly." The King of Han faced the ministers and said: "Then which one of you is willing to come forward? As an envoy to the State of Qi?" A minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be an envoy to the State of Qi." The King of Han was very pleased and said: "In an emergency, you need to go to the State of Qi immediately and ask the King of Qi to help me, South Korea. Go quickly. ." The war in Runan is tense, so the King of Han is so anxious. He is afraid that the Wei army will attack Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea. With such a critical situation, how can you tell the King of Han not to be anxious? The minister left the palace of Han and rushed to Linzi, the capital of Qi.
The Korean and Wei armies lined up on both sides of the Ru River. Under the dark night sky, both sides of the Ru River were dotted with sparks. War drums thundered. With three beats of war drums, the Wei army began to cross the river. When the army was halfway through, the Korean army on the Ruhe River prepared to fight. The shield soldiers came forward, and the crossbow soldiers behind the shield soldiers drew their bows and set arrows, and fired rockets into the night sky. The rockets fell like stars. The Wei army was blocked from crossing the river. The former army was hit by arrows and fell into the rushing river. They had to retreat and camp along the bank. The armies of both sides were in a stalemate like this. During the day, they stood still, waiting for the opportunity to make a sneak attack.
The Korean ministers drove all night and night, trying to reach Linzi, the capital of Qi, before dawn. At dawn, the Korean envoys rushed to Linzi, the capital of Qi State, stood outside the palace of Qi King, and asked to see the King of Qi. The King of Qi sat in the main hall and announced to the Korean envoys. Then the Korean envoy entered the palace of Qi, knelt down and worshiped King Qi and said, "King Qi." King Qi said, "Envoy Han, please stand down." The Korean envoy then stood up and looked up at King Qi sitting in the court hall. The King of Qi asked: "Why did the envoy of Han come to my country of Qi?" The envoy of Han replied: "The army of the state of Wei is attacking our country, South Korea. South Korea is in danger. Foreign ministers came to the country of Qi to ask the King of Qi to send troops to save our country, South Korea." Military Master Zi Zhang stood up and asked, "Envoy Han, if the Wei army attacks Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, you must tell the truth. How many days can South Korea hold on?" The South Korean envoy didn't know what the military counselor meant by this sentence. Nairan felt very confused, but the Korean envoy did not express his doubts. He just replied: "At least we can hold on for more than half a month." Military advisor Zi Zhang said: "Okay, the king already knows, the Korean envoy Let's go back to the post house to rest first." However, the Korean envoy was stunned in the court hall, still not understanding what the military advisor said, and refused to leave. The military advisor stepped forward and faced the South Korean envoy and said: "After the Battle of Guiling, the army has suffered some losses and needs to rest for a few days. We cannot send troops hastily. I hope the Korean envoy can understand." This sentence made the South Korean envoy understand. , faced the King of Qi and said, "Then the foreign minister will take his leave." The King of Qi said, "Envoy Han, please step back first." Although the Han envoy was still a little unwilling, he still withdrew from the Qi Palace. I don’t know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourds of Qi’s military advisors?
What military advisor Zi Zhang said to the Korean envoy also confused the King of Qi and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. The King of Qi asked: "Commander, the Han envoy came to Qi to ask for troops. Why didn't the military counselor send troops immediately? This is really puzzling to me!" Zi Zhang said: "Your Majesty, this South Korea did not tell the truth." Qi Qi. The king asked: "Why?" Military advisor Zi Zhang first looked at the civil and military ministers standing in the court hall, then looked at King Qi and said: "Basically, the Korean army is fighting fiercely with the Wei army in Runan. Except for the royal guards in the capital, There is no army at all outside the team, let alone half a month. It is a miracle to be able to defend for ten days." King Qi nodded in agreement and said: "What the military counselor said makes sense, military counselor, when should we wait? Only then can we send troops?" Zizhang replied: "The army of Wei State attacked Runan in South Korea. Although it was said to have millions, it actually only had 500,000. Therefore, it took three months to attack Runan but it was not captured. The army of Wei State had a large army. After defeating Guiling, we learned our lesson. This time we attacked South Korea to give ourselves a chance to prevent us from repeating our old tricks. We will besiege Wei and rescue Zhao again. I believe there are still 500,000 elites waiting for us in Daliang City. When sending troops to rescue Han, the King of Wei sent another 500,000 troops to attack from both sides. Then our army would be attacked from both sides, which would be detrimental to our army. This is the reason why we did not send troops for the time being. By the time we attack Xinzheng, we will be exhausted by each other. With each other's strength, we can draw out the remaining elites and then send out troops to annihilate them." The King of Qi asked, "Military advisor! How can we draw out the remaining 500,000 elites of Wei?" Zi Zhang said: "Your Majesty, the King of Wei's The ambition is very great. This attack on Han is actually to destroy Han. To destroy a country and capture a country's city, you have to be ten times more powerful than the enemy to capture a city. This 500,000-strong army is far from enough. When the Wei army When we attack Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, the defenders will defend the city and the Wei army will be blocked. If the troops are insufficient, the Wei generals will ask for reinforcements from home. We only need to provide some food and grass to the Xinzheng defenders, because the Wei army did not send reinforcements. It is possible to hold on for half a month. At this time, the Korean elite has been exhausted and their vitality is severely damaged. The Wei army attacking the city is also exhausted. We will send troops to fight again, pretending to be defeated and leading the Wei army to In the ambush circle, annihilate them in one fell swoop. Not sending troops to provide food and grass will create an illusion for the Wei army, making the Wei general think that our Qi State dare not assist in the war because of cowardice, and become increasingly arrogant. When assisting in the war, one strike will After being defeated, the enemy general thought that our army was defeated and withdrew, and successfully led the enemy into the ambush circle, because the art of war says that arrogant soldiers will be defeated." After hearing this, King Qi laughed and said: "The art of war also says, know yourself and your enemy. , fight a hundred battles without danger."
At night, they built a lot of airbags on the side of the Wei army's camp. Taking advantage of the cover of night, they sneaked across the Ru River and attacked the Korean army's camp on the other side. The Wei army that crossed the Ru River attacked the Han army's base camp and fought together. The battle on the other side has begun, and the army behind them begins to cross the river, splashing water. The army successfully crossed the river and rushed towards the Korean army's base camp. General Kong Ying led the army in a hasty response. This time it was a surprise attack. The Korean army on the other side was not prepared at all and was caught off guard. The Korean army was quickly defeated and fled to the death. Soon, the upper reaches of the Ru River were occupied by the Wei army.
General Kong Ying led the army to escape and returned to Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea. They jointly defended the capital and the battle to defend the capital Xinzheng began. The Wei side won five out of five battles, and the Korean side lost five out of five battles, and soon they came to Xinzheng. There was a large area of darkness under the capital city. It was raining continuously that day. There were scattered drizzles in the dark sky. The raindrops hit the faces of the soldiers under the city, making them feel bitingly cold. General Ding Dian stood on the chariot, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and shouted: "The army is attacking the city." The armies on both wings rushed out and rushed to the city wall. Thousands of arrows were fired from the city wall, and the beasts suddenly fell on their backs. The army attacked one after another and reached the bottom of the city tower. On the city wall, wooden rolling stones were smashed down, and ladders were put up on the city wall. The army below the city climbed the ladders to attack the city wall. They raised their swords to fight, and their spears pierced their bodies, and they fell one after another. There are mountains of corpses under the city. The capital city of Xinzheng is fortified and several feet high. In addition, there are defenders on the city who are resisting life and death. The attack on the city is greatly hindered. If we attack the city again, it will only increase the casualties of more soldiers, which will be disadvantageous to the army, so we can only withdraw the troops with gold. The siege army quickly retreated, camped outside the city, and continued like this.
News of the siege of the capital Xinzheng soon spread to the State of Qi. The Korean envoy in the post house could not sit still. He stood outside the Qi Palace and shouted: "The foreign envoy wants to meet the King of Qi. Please summon the King of Qi." ." King Qi called in the guard guarding the entrance of the palace and asked: "What kind of insect is making noise outside the palace?" The guard replied: "Your Majesty, it is the Korean envoy who wants to meet the king." King Qi said: "Then let it come in." The guard stood up and exited the palace of King Qi. He stood and said, "Your Majesty, please invite the Korean envoy to enter the palace." The Han envoy knelt down and said, "Thank you, King Qi. Our country is saved."
The envoy of Han got up and entered the palace of Qi. He faced the King of Qi and said, "Your Majesty, the enemy is besieging Xinzheng, the capital of Korea. Xinzheng is in danger. Please send troops to save Korea, please save Korea. Send troops." Zizhang stood. The envoy asked: "If I, the state of Qi, help you with food and grass from South Korea, how many days can Xinzheng hold on?" The envoy from Han asked with some hesitation: "What does your military advisor mean by this? The envoy really doesn't understand." Zi Zhang "The Korean envoy only needs to answer me," said the Korean envoy. "No matter how the military advisor asks, I will still say the same thing for half a month." Zizhang stood in front of the Han envoy and looked at Han. The envoy said: "Ten thousand stones of food and grass, what do you think, envoy Han?" The envoy Han asked: "Does your country not plan to send troops?" Zizhang said: "It's not that we don't send troops, our army is waiting for an opportunity. "The envoy of Han asked again: "The foreign envoy really doesn't know what opportunity the military advisor is waiting for?" Zizhang replied: "The opportunity to annihilate a million troops is a secret. I forgive my inconvenience to tell you."
Zi Zhang looked behind him again and called out, "Where is General Fengjie?" General Fengjie entered the palace and kowtowed, "Military advisor." Zi Zhang said, "General Fengjie can lead the grain transport team into Hancheng." General Fengjie said He kowtowed and said, "General, I will obey the order." Zizhang called General Fengjie again and said, "General, please wait a moment." General Fengjie turned around and said, "Military advisor." Zizhang said, "Here is a great plan. If you encounter someone outside the city, In times of difficulty, the general can take it apart and look at it, remembering that it must be behind the enemy's camp." General Fengjie kowtowed again and said: "I will obey the military advisor's order." Then he took the tip bag from Zi Zhang and looked around. He said to General Fengjie: "The Han envoy will lead the way for the grain transport team. You can go." The Han envoy and General Fengjie kowtowed and exited the Qi Palace.
The Korean envoy led the grain transport team to lurk outside the Korean capital, but Xinzheng was surrounded by Wei troops, and the siege was impenetrable. How can the grain transport team enter the city? They are also worried about this. At this time, the Han envoy reminded: "General, didn't the military counselor leave you a bag of tips? Take it out and see what is written on it?" Fengjie then remembered the bag of tips that Zizhang left for him, and said: "You Look at me, I almost forgot about it." Then he took out the bag of tips from his arms, opened it and took out the bamboo slips. The envoy Han asked: "What did the military advisor say?" General Fengjie said: "At night, burn the enemy's camp." The envoy Han said in surprise: "That's it." General Fengjie nodded and said, "Well, that's it. "
Under the leadership of the Han envoy, they took a detour to the rear of the Wei army's base camp and lurked on the top of a hill. They waited until dark and looked up at the sky from time to time. It has been rainy these past few days, and it gets dark relatively early. Until midnight, it is estimated that at this time, the army in the military camp has fallen asleep. General Fengjie said: "We can take action." He rummaged through the food and grass in the rear and found many wishing lanterns. Then he smiled and said: "This is the military advisor's clever trick." The Han envoy sighed: "Your military advisor is amazing. You are so resourceful!" They lit the wishing lanterns, and saw the wishing lanterns rising slowly one by one, drifting towards the Wei army camp with the help of the wind. The soldiers on patrol looked at the sky together and said, "Look, sky lanterns." The soldiers on patrol gathered together and looked at the floating sky lanterns, all of them looking surprised. The grain transport team ambushing behind the hill drew their bows and arrows, and shot down the sky lanterns floating towards the Wei army camp, falling like stars. A fire broke out in the military camp. The military tents burned when caught in the fire, and the army in the camp was in chaos. General Fengjie stood up and said: "The army in the camp is in chaos. Ambassador Han, you lead the grain transport team to take advantage of the chaos and enter the city. I will lead 10,000 soldiers to attack the enemy camp." After saying this, he led 15,000 insects and horses to attack the camp. , and started fighting with the 500,000 troops in the camp.
The defenders on the city looked from a distance and saw fires burning in the enemy camp. They thought reinforcements had arrived and said, "Open the city gate and meet the enemy." The Han envoy led a five thousand grain transport team and successfully entered the city.
