Rather than saying that Dongfang Yu valued Hu Yong's talent and assigned a county, especially Han County, it would be better to say that Dongfang Yu allowed people to be eclectic.
and! Trust people and employ people. Before Hu Yong, he was a counselor under the prince. The reason why Dongfang Yu could tolerate him and appoint him was inseparable from his mind and heart.
Two days later…
Dongfang Yu once again gathered an army, more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, and marched toward Dingzhou in a mighty manner.
As for the affairs of Hanjun, they were left to Hu Yong. certainly! Whether Hu Yong can govern Han County well and pull out the fangs of the nobles is Dongfang Yu's test.
And in Zhengzhou!
Zhang Yi conveyed all his thoughts to Liu Wenqin in a letter.
This news is naturally exciting.
The battle hasn't officially started yet, but Zhang Han's number one strategist actually took the initiative to rebel?
If he could capture the city of Zhengzhou at the smallest cost, he would naturally not want to waste the lives of too many soldiers.
Inside Zhengzhou Prefecture.
Zhang Han, the state shepherd, had an anxious look on his face, and he was fidgeting as if there were spikes on his chair.
All this was forced by King Qin.
The Qin army pressed on the border, and the King of Qin occupied Han County with half of the soldiers. The 60,000-strong army led by Liu Wenqin has arrived eighty miles outside Zhengzhou City.
Fight desperately with the camp ahead.
What's even more disturbing is that the guard at the front has been replying to letters asking for help one after another because of stealing from the enemy.
certainly! The army under Liu Wenqin's command is also very abnormal and unpredictable. Two days ago, Liu Wenqin's army was ready to attack the front army.
But two days later, Liu Wenqin's army was still just waiting in formation. It seemed that he had the intention to attack the enemy, but had no intention of attacking the enemy!
This made Zhang Han very confused. Liu Wenqin's operation directly made him confused.
"Zhang Yi, tell me, what does Liu Wenqin mean? To station the army here, whether to advance or not, to fight or not to fight? Could it be that he is brewing some plan that won't work?" Zhang Han asked.
At this time, the only person who could solve his doubts was Zhang Yi.
Therefore! At this time, Zhang Yi was his life-saving straw.
Zhang Yi stroked his beard with one hand, pretending to be serious and said: "Your Excellency, you are too worried. Isn't the reason Liu Wenqin didn't attack because he was hatching a plan?"
oh!
Zhang Han was surprised and continued to ask: "Why do you say that?"
Zhang Yi replied: "My lord, please don't forget that Liu Wenqin is not the King of Qin!"
"The king recalled it carefully in his mind. Although Liu Wenqin was an important general under King Qin, he was the commander of the expedition against Zhengzhou this time. But Liu Wenqin had few achievements in his life, except for Beiliang, where he led an army alone and won a victory. , but there are other achievements.”
"I think Liu Wenqin, as a general under King Qin, leading the army this time is just King Qin deliberately training Liu Wenqin!"
Hearing this, Zhang Han looked puzzled, "Zhang Yi, that's not what you said before..."
In this memory, it's really good.
However, Zhang Yi had already thought of his words.
well!
Pretending to lament, "Sir, if you ask this, there is nothing left to hide or tuck in that Zhang Yi."
"What I said before was actually to intimidate you! Your Excellency holds the land of Zhengzhou as the overlord of the state, with tens of thousands of soldiers. But I am too afraid of you. I own the land of a state, but I am complacent and do not know how to make progress. …”
"I know I am guilty, so I hope you will punish me!"
Zhang Yi plopped down and knelt on the ground, her face was extremely sincere, and there was really no trace of pretense.
"you……"
Zhang Han's trembling fingers suddenly stopped.
With these words, Zhang Han felt much more relaxed.
"That's all! I will remember you sincerely on your grave, so I won't punish you anymore."
"Tell me! How should we deal with Liu Wenqin's army?"
Ah!
An extremely slight cold snort came from Zhang Yi's throat, and the corners of his mouth tilted up slightly, as if he had expected it.
"Haha! I finally took the bait." Zhang Yi secretly said.
It has been two years since I came to Zhengzhou, and it has been two years since I took refuge with Zhang Han. For counselors like Zhang Yi, to take refuge in someone, they need to know themselves and their enemies, and be familiar with the monarch's preferences and character. To put it simply, it means to figure out other people's preferences. thought.
Zhang Yi had long known what kind of character Zhang Han was. He was greedy for life and afraid of death, but he couldn't bear to give up his little family fortune in Zhengzhou. If you still want to rely on tens of thousands of troops to resist the world-famous Qin cavalry, you are really trying to use a mantis as a chariot. Zhang Yi would not be a fool to serve such a person.
"According to what I have seen, your Excellency can take advantage of Liu Wenqin's army, which is unstable and hesitant to take root in Zhengzhou, and mobilize 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city and 20,000 troops from the front army to sneak attack Liu Wenqin's camp." Zhang Yi then said. .
this……
Zhang Han was a little hesitant. He couldn't even hide now, so he wanted to take the initiative and attack Qin soldiers. Wasn't that looking for death?
"Zhang Yi, is this method really feasible? Kuanghu! You just said that we are attacking Liu Wenqin's camp by surprise. Since it is a sneak attack, why do we need to send so many troops? We can let the 20,000 troops from the front Let's attack Liu Wenqin's camp directly."
"In this way, there is no need to take risks, and the Qin army can be attacked secretly. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"
Zhang Yi never expected that Zhang Han could be so greedy for life and afraid of death.
"The benevolence of women! Don't you know, sir, that the Qin army is brave and brave, with only 20,000 troops, and they sneak attack the Qin army's camp. If the attack fails, and the Qin army counterattacks, then! The front army will be in chaos. By then! I will have 20,000 troops. A large army can be completely destroyed by the enemy."
"When the time comes, will our 30,000-strong army in Zhengzhou City be able to withstand the Qin army's strong bows, crossbows, muskets and artillery?"
Zhang Han hesitated again.
"But if we fail, wouldn't my 40,000-strong army be in even greater danger?"
Zhang Yi shook his head deliberately, "Oh! That's the case! Zhang Yi has nothing to say! If you don't seize the opportunity now and try to defeat Qin again, you will have no chance. And I, Zhengzhou City, your Excellency, and I will all become Qin's army A prisoner under the orders."
"this……"
"Okay! Either way, I will die, so I will take a gamble with you Zhang Yi." Zhang Han gritted his teeth and made up his mind. "Come here, please send an order to the general to raise an army of 20,000 men and obey Zhang Yi's orders."
Zhang Yi was instantly overjoyed, "Your Majesty, you are wise! You must retreat from the Qin army."
But what Zhang Yi didn't know was that if the Qin army retreated this time, Zhang Han would lead Zhengzhou to join Dongfangjie, King Chen of Jingzhou.
After receiving Zhang Han's order, Zhang Yi immediately returned home and drafted documents.
First, he wrote a letter to inform Liu Wenqin that he, together with General Zhengzhou, would lead an army of 20,000 people and march to the front line the day after tomorrow. It takes at most two days to return to the front army, and this night is the time for Zhang Yi's plan to be implemented.
certainly! Arrangements have been made for his family in Zhengzhou. In order to prevent Zhang Han from becoming suspicious of him, he asked his family to increase their activities in Zhengzhou City in the past few days. In order to get rid of Zhang Han's grudge against him, and after the third day, everyone in the Zhang family can go to a very safe place:
Zhengzhou Jinyu Haiya.
