He laughed, not to mention how arrogant he was.
It was obvious to Xu Hu's ears.
The latter's lungs were about to burst with anger, and he couldn't help but said again: "Your Majesty!"
"Don't pay attention to him. Ye Gui is alone here, but he has nothing to fear. He often tries to lure a fight. Moreover, there is smoke in the valley behind him. There is a fear of an ambush. Let's go back to Mengjin to rest first." Xiao Yuan's voice was calm.
It is a taboo for military strategists to take risks when marching. Regardless of whether there is an ambush or not, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Xiao Yuan will not take this risk.
In his opinion, Ye Gui's loud clamor was even less worth mentioning.
After watching the pursuers retreat with his own eyes, Ye Gui laughed and stood there for a while, then turned the reins and rode the horse into the valley path.
An hour later.
On the road, as far as the eye can see, there are all the retreating troops of the Spirit Army.
The sound of horse hooves came, and Ye Gui rode up. He tightened the reins, clasped his fists on the horse, and laughed loudly: "As expected, King Qin chased him to Shigu Bridge. I scolded him, but he hesitated. Finally, lead the troops back."
"Haha." Cheng Ping smiled and said: "The King of Qin, the most powerful man in the world, will definitely become suspicious when he sees a general standing with his spear drawn, thinking that there is an ambush behind him, so he does not dare to pursue him."
"Haha, it was your master's clever calculation that scared off tens of thousands of Qin troops without using a single soldier." Ye Gui looked very happy.
"It's all because of the general's power that the King of Qin is afraid of him. If it had been anyone else, he would definitely not be able to do it." Cheng Ping complimented, knowing the character of this fierce general.
Sure enough, when Ye Gui heard this, he found it quite useful. He even raised his head slightly and did not say anything about the mistake of retreating.
There was actually no ambush set up on the Lingjun's side, because the situation in the valley was that there were steep mountain walls on both sides. It would be fine to forcefully climb with ropes, but in terms of time, there would be no time to prepare.
In order to ensure the safe retreat of the army, Cheng Ping made a plan.
Xiao Yuan is also a human being, not a god. He can only know that there is a valley road on the military map. As for the specific situation, it is of course unclear without on-site investigation.
The Ling Army withdrew to Jialing Pass, and Xiao Yuan also temporarily rested in Mengjin for two days. Then, he gathered an army of 340,000 and continued eastward.
After Mengjin, there were still several county towns between Jialing Pass, but King Ling gave up directly, because there was no danger to defend, and if he stayed outside, he would be passive in the siege.
To put it simply, he wants to guard Jialing Pass.
One of the ten most powerful passes in the world, the main force of the Spiritual Army is 250,000. With the conditions of being easy to defend and difficult to attack, it would be extremely difficult to break through this pass.
This was also the basis for King Ling to agree to Cheng Ping's suggestion to retreat.
A few days later.
Xiao Yuan led his army to Huifeng County.
There is no spiritual army garrison here.
On the plain outside the city, black armor and red tassels cover the sky and the earth.
Xiao Yuan was wearing a black royal robe, with a jade hairpin tied in his hair, riding a war horse, and was located directly in front of the army.
There was no soldier at all on the top of the city, but in the middle stood a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a county magistrate.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but lightly hit the horse's belly.
Fearing an accident, Xu Hu quickly followed.
After arriving at the city, Xiao Yuan first looked up at the Huifeng County Magistrate, and then shouted loudly: "You must be a smart man. I advise you to open the city on your own, otherwise, you will die without a burial place!"
He was wearing the uniform of the King of Qin, so the county magistrate naturally knew who he was. Hearing this, he immediately said: "King of Qin Xiao Yuan! Do you recognize the official uniform of this official! How can I, a great spiritual official, beg to surrender to a thief!"
"How bold the dog officer is!" Xu Hu was furious and pointed at the city.
"Hahahaha——" The Huifeng County Magistrate looked up and laughed. After the laughter, he said angrily: "The Qin Dynasty annexed the world and acted against heaven! Invading our land! I wish I could kill all the thieves!"
"As the magistrate of Huifeng County, I cannot protect the territory and the people. I am failing to repay the favor of the emperor. I am unworthy of the people of Li!"
"Today, although I am the only one left, my ambition cannot be taken away!"
"It's better to break the jade than to destroy it!"
As he spoke, he also took out his sword, put it directly across his neck, and pulled it down hard.
Blood splattered, and the sword fell to the bottom of the city along with his body.
In fact, the Huifeng County Magistrate could have followed King Ling to evacuate, but he had to stay.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuan took a deep breath and waved his hand. The soldiers behind him understood and immediately separated two people and dragged the body down.
"Bury him." Xiao Yuan said, and then the army entered the city.
When entering Huifeng County, he couldn't help but said to Shangguan Wenruo and others: "The magistrate of Huifeng County, a small civil servant, has such integrity, and he is really a role model for other scholars."
In the heart of such a founding monarch, he somewhat valued military affairs over literature. Xiao Yuan also disliked some literati who were seeking fame and boasting.
I am also really impressed by the Huifeng County Magistrate.
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wenruo, Jia You and others looked at each other first, and then Wang Sugan laughed and said: "Yes, what the king said is absolutely true."
Xiao Yuan glanced at him and joked with a smile: "If one day, the family and the country are in danger, will Mr. Wang have the ambition to die for the country?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Su immediately became serious and said firmly: "My lord, this must be the case!"
After he finished speaking, he added: "But having said that, with your great king's civil and military skills, Great Qin will only become stronger and stronger until the world is unified and the country is peaceful and the people are safe."
"Haha, civil servants are still good at talking." Xiao Yuan said happily, "Let's go to the city."
"yes."
The Qin army passed through Huifeng and prepared to approach Jialing Pass. The Ling army had already garrisoned the pass and was also conducting a series of military discussions.
Jialing Pass has the Funiu Mountains on the left and a steep mountain wall on the right. It is too steep to climb and the pass is long and majestic. It can be said to guard the main road and control the throat of Dongling.
Inside the pass, the meeting hall.
When it comes to defending Jialing Pass, the generals of the Ling Army are full of confidence, because although there is some gap in the strength of the two sides, everyone knows that if a dangerous pass is attacked, human lives will have to be paid.
Lingguo has an army of 250,000, and it is impossible to lose it in a year and a half.
What's more, there are so many senior generals here.
King Ling was not worried about the safety of Jialing Pass. Instead, he mentioned the issue of the national war situation. He looked at Cheng Ping and said, "Master Cheng said before that Qin Ling should make appropriate changes to today's war situation and explain a few things."
"Yes." Cheng Ping responded respectfully and said: "In the war against Qin, His Majesty adopted a comprehensive defensive strategy in order to make the Qin army retreat and then talk about peace. But now, there is not much progress in each war zone. , I believe that we can no longer defend blindly, but should take the initiative to divide and encircle and annihilate."
"How to divide and encircle and annihilate?" King Ling asked.
Cheng Ping said seriously: "For example, in the Jingyang area, General Huang is on par with Su Yi. We can mobilize forces from other theaters to encircle Jingyang, annihilate the Qin army first, and then concentrate our superior forces to encircle and suppress them one by one."
