At this time, in the military camp, General Wang Cuo was sitting in front of several tables drinking. Looking from a distance, he saw several soldiers bringing an old man into the Qin army's camp. He poured wine all over himself, dragged a soldier out, tied him to a wooden stake, and beat him with a whip. The whip would tear open the skin and flesh, and the soldier was begging for mercy. These soldiers brought the old man to General Wang Cuo and looked at the soldiers who were tied to the wooden stakes and were beaten to death. The old man began to feel suspicious. General Wang Cuo looked at the old man drunkenly, pulled out half of the long sword from his waist, walked up with a murderous look in his eyes, and said: "You are a spy." The old man was suddenly frightened, knelt down and looked, and said: "General." General Wang Cuo put away the long sword at his waist, entered the camp and fell on the couch. A thunderous snoring could be heard through the tent.
After nightfall, the beaten soldiers were carried into the military camp. The soldiers lying on the bunks were full of complaints. The old man took advantage of the opportunity of delivering medicine to inquire. The soldier looked at the old man who entered and asked, "Who are you?" The old man smiled and said, "I'm here to deliver gold medicine." Then he stood in front of the soldier and asked, "Why did the general hit you?" The soldiers standing nearby said with disapproval: "The general has a violent temper and loves to drink. He is afraid that the general will miss the important military affairs by drinking, so he comes forward to persuade him to drink. The general does not ask the reason, and drags the general out and beats him severely." All the soldiers around him were stripped of their clothes. He took off his shirt and saw that it was full of whip wounds. He said dissatisfiedly: "Look, the wounds on our bodies are caused by the general." Another soldier came forward and said: "When the general is in a bad mood, he will beat us." It can be seen how dissatisfied these soldiers were with Wang Cuo. The old man looked at the injuries on their bodies and couldn't bear it. He said, "Why didn't you rebel and sneak into the general's camp to kill it?" A soldier said, "How dare you? It's not like you don't know the severity of Qin's law. If None of us can survive the assassination of the general. We all have to die." The old man stood up and said: "Why don't we sneak out of the military camp together and join the army of General Le Sheng? He loves his soldiers like his own children and will definitely treat you well." This. The soldiers stepped forward and began to discuss: "Our general is very drunk at this time, and now is the time when patrols are the most relaxed. Why don't we sneak out of the barracks together now." They gathered together and began to plot, secretly He stuck his head out, sneaked out of the Qin army camp, and scattered in all directions. Killing the patrolling soldiers, they met outside the Qin army's camp and rushed to Gucheng, the former capital of Zhongshan Kingdom.
It turns out that this old man is a counselor under General Le Sheng, who successfully alienated and brought back Baishi Chong from Qin. General Le Sheng came out of the city to greet him. The counselor and the hundreds of Qin soldiers behind him knelt down and called out: "General." Le Sheng helped the counselor up and said, "Mr. Dongguo, please get up." His lower coat was covered with whip wounds and he said: "General, look." Mr. Dong Guo stood aside to defend him and said: "Wang Cuo has a cruel temperament. When he is in a bad mood, he beats his soldiers severely." Le Sheng The general asked with some suspicion: "Is this a fraud?" The guard next to him asked anxiously: "General, what are you still hesitating about? Let's attack." General Le Sheng said: "Don't be reckless." Mr. Dongguo said : "General, this doesn't look like a fraud. When I went to see Wang Cuo, he smelled of alcohol. Look at the injuries on their bodies, do they look fake?" These Qin soldiers stepped forward and said decisively: "General, we are willing to take the lead in attacking the Qin army's camp." Mr. Dongguo looked at the soldiers behind him and said: "Wang Cuo is drunk now, and it is the time when the defense is the most relaxed. Attack the Qin army's camp at night. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Le Sheng then agreed and said, "Okay, let's attack the Qin army's camp at night."
Le Sheng personally led the army out of Gucheng, leaving part of the army to defend the city. The troops were sent this time just to test whether the Qin army was deceitful, and they did not bring many troops. Ambush outside the Qin army's camp. Taking the surrendered soldiers as dead soldiers, he took the lead in attacking the Qin army's camp and started fighting with the army in the camp. Seeing that the army in the camp was in chaos, he personally led the army to attack. General Wang Cuo ran out drunkenly, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and shouted: "Where did this army come from?" The general stepped forward and said: "General, the Wei army attacked our Qin army's camp." Wang Cuo The general kicked the general over and said, "Block it." He was hacked to death by the dead soldiers who rushed forward. General Wang Cuo also died in the fighting among the rebels. Just when they thought the sneak attack was successful, an ambush appeared outside the Qin army's camp, surrounding them in the camp and charging in together. The real General Wang Cuo stood on the chariot and said: "Old Lesheng, what you killed was just a substitute of mine." Only then did General Lesheng react and said: "We are among the enemy. As a plan, follow my generals out together." Hundreds of dead soldiers turned against each other and attacked the Wei army together. General Le Sheng fought alone, the spear in his hand thrust out, pierced the armor, and came galloping in his chariot. The spear was thrust straight down, across the Qin troops around the chariot, blood spattered, and several generals in the Qin army were rushed out, rushing out of the heavy siege and killing the generals. The army brought by Le Sheng was almost completely wiped out. General Wang Cuo stood on the chariot, and the army behind him was about to pursue him, but General Wang Cuo stopped him and said, "You don't have to chase anymore." General Qin drove the chariot forward and said unconvinced: "General , why is this?" General Wang Cuo sighed: "The general's bravery is unparalleled by insects." Then General Wang Cuo said again: "General Lesheng is a fierce general in the Wei State, and his strategy is far beyond Above me, it is the only one who can destroy the Zhongshan Kingdom. It seems that we are destined to fight a protracted war." Finally, he sent an order to the army: "Surrounding the city instead of attacking it will consume the Wei army in the city."
General Wang Cuo entered the military camp and said: "What a pity. If it is used by our Qin Dynasty, then our Qin army will be able to attack with thunderbolts and be invincible. It is such a pity." The deputy general looked at General Wang Cuo and asked: "General, at the end of the day Is there a question that I don’t know whether to ask or not?” General Wang Cuo said, “If you have any questions, just ask.” The deputy general asked, “How did you know that the old man was an enemy spy?” Wang Cuo asked. The general stood up and walked out, then walked forward and said: "Actually, I didn't know that the old man was the enemy's spy. When I sent my soldiers to explore the shortcut into the city, I happened to meet some hunters who were going out of the city to hunt. That is, the old man pretending to be a hunter just happened to There is something I want to know about the enemy. Is this a coincidence? There are not that many coincidences at all, so the identity of this old man is suspicious. He simply used the trick to beat my soldiers with alcohol, so that the enemy general mistakenly thought that I was a bad-tempered insect. , leading troops to attack. Just when I couldn't determine the identity of the old man, this old man instigated the soldiers who were dissatisfied with me in the name of sending gold and medicine. Just when they sneaked out of the Qin army camp, it was the enemy's spy. The identity has been determined, and you know what happens next.”
General Le Sheng led the remaining defeated soldiers back to Gucheng, the former capital of Zhongshan Kingdom. After General Le Sheng returned to the city, he was bedridden and asked a doctor to treat him. The doctor shook his head and walked out: "General, this is a recurrence of an old injury. The curare poison has penetrated into the bone marrow, and it is hopeless. I am afraid that General will die in the insect world soon." The guard stepped forward and said, "Doctor, you must Find a way to save the general." The doctor said helplessly: "There is no way to save the day." Then he walked out of the general's mansion. The guard general and Mr. Dong Guo entered General Le Sheng's bedroom. General Le Sheng looked at them and said, "I'm afraid I will die soon, so don't make things difficult for me." Mr. Dong Guo said regretfully: "How could I Didn't you realize that this was the enemy's treacherous plot? It's my fault." General Le Sheng said: "The fault does not lie with you sir, it's my oversight. I fell into the enemy's treacherous plot. God won't help me. ." Mr. Dong Guo and the guard knelt forward and called out: "General." General Le Sheng looked at the guard and said: "General Meng, you are irritable and irritable. Remember, do not go out of the city to fight." Then he looked at Mr. Dongguo said: "Sir, you are calm and reserved, and try to persuade General Meng in everything." Mr. Dongguo nodded and said: "Okay, I will do it." Le Sheng cried out in despair: "If God doesn't help me, God won't help me. Yeah." Then he let go.
General Le Sheng died, and no funeral was made secretly. The coffin was placed in the general's mansion. The soldiers sent by the Qin army took advantage of the cover of night to sneak out of the city and enter the Qin army's camp. When General Wang Cuo learned that General Le Sheng was dead, he was overjoyed and walked out of the Qin army's camp, shouting: "God help me, God help me." Then he added: "Guardian Meng Chen is brave and has no plans, so he is not in trouble. "
Send an elite force to cut off the enemy's retreat. The army gathered below the city. The guard general Meng Chen could not bear the humiliation. He did not listen to Mr. Dong Guo's dissuasion and led his army out of the city to fight. The two armies were facing each other, and the battle was about to begin. They stretched out their long swords and slowly approached. Guard general Meng Chen led the army to attack the Qin army's formation. The Qin army's formation spread out, dividing and surrounding the army led by Meng Chen. The long sword tore through the armor and blood spattered. They were finally wiped out, and the guard Meng Chen died in the battle. The Qin army invaded Gucheng, the original capital, and Gucheng fell. When General Wang Cuo entered the general's mansion, what caught his eye was General Le Sheng's coffin. Facing General Le Sheng's coffin, he said: "Le Sheng is a general of Wei State. He is brave and resourceful. He is a rare general." After Le Sheng's death, I will have one less opponent, so I will give General Le Sheng a good burial." When the good news came, the King of Qin sent troops to escort King Zhongshan back to his country, and Zhongshan was restored.
At this time, the Zhongshan State was the bereaved dog of the Qin State. It quickly restored its most elite cavalry and frequently harassed the Zhao State's borders, restraining the Zhao State so that it had no time to take care of it. Zhao Wangyong was very angry. He sat in the court and faced the civil and military ministers and said: "The Qin State helped Zhongshan to recover. Now the Zhongshan State is attacking Jinyang. What are your strategies for this?" Prime Minister Zhao stood up and said: "Your Majesty, The Zhongshan Kingdom is a lost dog raised by the Qin State. A mad dog can be sent out to attack it. As long as it is defeated, it will obey whoever it is?" Zhao Wangyong said: "No, I want to conquer the Zhongshan Kingdom personally. ." Prime Minister Zhao stepped forward to dissuade him and said, "No, Your Majesty! If Your Majesty destroys the Zhongshan Kingdom, it means starting a war with the Qin Kingdom, which will bring disaster to the people." Zhao Wangyong said: "First repel the enemy in Jinyang."
Zhao Wangyong personally led the army out of Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and headed for Jinyang. Zhao Wangyong led an elite cavalry team and quickly rushed outside Jinyang City. Jinyang garrison Dao Yan and Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to come out of the city to greet him. He got off the chariot and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty." Zhao Wangyong rode on his horse and said, "General, Jinyang Order, please be free." Then Zhao Wang Yong said: "The general only needs to cooperate with the widows in the battle. Jinyang ordered to enter the city to prepare food and fodder for the army, and the follow-up work will be done." Zhao Wangyong was fond of martial arts. He took the lead when fighting. He pulled out the long sword at his waist and shouted: "Follow the widows." Charge forward." He led his elite cavalry to charge at each other, slashing down with his sword, and one of the generals fell off his horse and died. Guard general Dao Yan led his chariots and cavalry to charge forward. Chariots charged at each other, and the spears came out and pierced the armor. The swords collided with each other, causing sparks to fly, and then slashed down again. The leader of the Zhongshan Kingdom rode a horse and galloped among the rebels. He turned around and drew his bow and arrow, and a hidden arrow was fired at him. Zhao Wangyong blocked the attack with his sword, or possessed himself in the horse's belly. He galloped over, got up and cut off the general's head. The general was dead, and the Zhongshan cavalry fled. Zhao Wangyong dismounted, put his long sword into its sheath, and said: "Don't chase the poor bandits." He returned to Jinyang City.
When Zhongshan was defeated this time, King Zhongshan did not ask for help from the Qin army stationed in Zhongshan to attack Zhao. The Qin garrison just sits on the mountain and watches tigers fight, so why is it willing to send troops? Standing still, Zhongshan State had no reinforcements, and pretended to sue for peace from Zhao State, waiting for the opportunity. Zhao Wangyong led his troops back to Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and Jinyang of Zhao State temporarily returned to peace. Within a few years, Zhongshan State did not dare to send troops to compete with Zhao State. It can be seen that Zhao State had the strength to destroy Zhongshan State, but Zhongshan State was backed by Qin State. Zhao State’s current national strength was not enough to compete with Qin State. When it comes to fighting, we have to stop in moderation.
