Chapter 4 4. Lure Yiqu and defeat the coalition forces

In the middle of the Warring States period, Qin and Qi confronted each other, and the Qin army was the strongest.When King Huiwen changed Yuan Dynasty (325 B.C.), Qin had completely occupied Guanzhong, and occupied outposts such as Fenyin (now Wanrong West, Shanxi) and Pishi (now Hejin, Shanxi) in Hedong; Hanguguan (now Hejin, Shanxi) was occupied in Henan Northeast of Lingbao, Henan), Shancheng (now the old Shan County in the west of Sanmenxia City, Henan) and other important fortresses, and also controlled the strategic corridor of Guanzhong Left Central Plains.The natural barrier of the Yellow River has almost become a river within Qin, and Qin can attack when advancing and defend when retreating.The strength of Qin made other countries feel like they were sitting on pins and needles, but they were helpless.

One day, King Wei received a memorial from Xiangguo Gongsun Yan, which discussed the current situation in the world, and proposed that the current situation must unite with other five countries to attack Qin, and use wolves to attack tigers first, so as to turn the crisis into peace.The matter is urgent and time is running out.King Wei immediately called a group of ministers to discuss, and everyone weighed the pros and cons and believed that this plan was the best policy, so King Wei promoted Gongsun Yan as his prime minister to lobby the other five countries.Gongsun Yan lived up to everyone's expectations and traveled among the countries with his three-inch tongue, talking about the great significance of his alliance, and won the support of all countries.The basic work is ready, and there is only a little bit of fire, and that is Yiqu.Gongsun Yan considered that no matter how powerful Qin was, it would not be able to withstand attacks from both sides. If Yiqu could be persuaded to attack Qin from behind, then he would be sure to win the joint venture.Why is Yiqu so powerful?It turned out that Yiqu was also a powerful prefecture at that time, and it was located behind Qin. If he was willing to attack Qin, Qin would be in a dilemma. It can be said that it will get twice the result with half the effort.

This day coincided with Mr. Yiqu’s arrival in the state of Wei, and Gongsun Yan took the opportunity to say to Mr. Yiqu, “It’s really not easy. I didn’t expect that I would be lucky enough to see you again!” Mr. Yiqu asked in confusion, “Why did Xiangguo say that ?” "Haven't you seen how powerful Qin is every day? Qin has the heart of a tiger and wolf and the tail of a fox. His strength heralds our demise. If there is nothing wrong with the Central Plains, Qin will burn, kill and plunder you; if the Central Plains If something happens, Qin will bring heavy coins to make friends with you. If you accept Qin's bribe, disaster will not be far from you."

"why?" "If he swallows the five countries of the Central Plains, will you be spared? At that time, we will all be prisoners and be controlled by others." "What's the best way to do it?" "As the saying goes, unity is strength. The only way right now is to unite before Qin even makes a move. The five countries will attack before you attack. No matter how powerful Qin is, he will not be able to withstand our two-sided attack. In this way, we will win. I'm holding it." Mr. Yiqu thought for a moment and felt that it was not unreasonable. In order to protect his own interests, he agreed to join forces with the five countries to attack Qin.

Soon, Zhao, Han, Yan, Chu and other five countries jointly elected King Huai of Chu as the commander of the joint command, and organized a coalition army to attack Qin. As soon as the news spread to Qin State, there was a lot of discussion between the ruling and opposition parties. Qin knew very well the power of the five countries joining forces, and no one dared to underestimate it. Some people say, Qin is a big country, how can I be invaded by other countries!We must unite our forces to meet the enemy and give them a hard blow to let out this bad breath! But someone immediately raised an objection. We are indeed strong, but in the current one-to-many situation, if we fight, we will definitely lose. It is better to avoid war than to talk about peace.

The possibility of making peace is very small. At present, we should find ways to reduce the degree of our enemies, and we cannot fight hard. What's more, we are now facing enemies from both sides, and the situation is severe! While everyone was discussing, the counselor Bo Qi, who had been silent for a long time, said: "Tigers are hard to deal with wolves, but wolves are divided into strong and weak. Although Wei, Zhao, Han, Yan, and Chu are attacking me together, they have their own hearts. They have ideas and put their own interests first. Chu and Yan are even more on the sidelines, and their attitudes are not very positive. We are not afraid of such a team that is strong outside but strong in the middle. If we attack, the outcome will be unpredictable. Therefore, the key factors that determine the outcome of this war are two points: First, we must find a way to get the help of Yiqu to avoid being attacked by the enemy, because the most serious threat comes from Yiqu; Second, if we can persuade Yiqu to give up the alliance, use Yiqu's rebellion to boost the morale of our army, destroy the enemy's confidence, and then concentrate our forces to meet the enemy head-on with extremely high morale, then our chances of winning are relatively high gone."

All the ministers agreed unanimously after hearing this, and King Huiwen also deeply agreed. "Then, how do you convince the monarch of Yiqu Kingdom for the widow? You must know that he is now on the side of the enemy." King Huiwen's questioning showed that he was not yet fully confident about the success or failure of this matter. "Your Majesty, don't worry. What the world fears is nothing more than the millions of powerful soldiers of our Qin State. What people love is nothing but money and beauty. If you can move your heart with beauty and regret your aspirations with a strong army, that's righteousness." The king will surely betray other enemy nations and side with us."

On a sunny morning, several carriages were parked in front of the palace of Yiqu Kingdom, and the carriages were filled with gorgeous silks and satins sent by Qin Dynasty and a hundred beautiful women carefully selected.In the main hall of the Qin State, Bo Qi, who offered advice, was sent as an envoy to meet King Yiqu. The envoy who went in to announce let Boqi enter the hall, and Boqi left the warriors and chariots outside the hall, and entered with his sword held high. The atmosphere in the main hall was not as sunny as the morning outside the hall, and King Yiqu sitting in the hall was also nervous.

"I don't know what advice your envoy has when he comes to our country?" King Yiqu had to ask when he saw Boqi standing on the hall with his head held high. "I heard that Your Majesty is going to unite with several other countries to make things difficult for us, Qin, and make us face enemies. I wonder if there is such a thing?" Bo Qi cut to the chase. "Do you think this matter is true or not?" King Yiqu saw that Boqi didn't lead any soldiers, and he didn't take him seriously. "Bo Qi thinks that the king is not so stupid as to kill himself!"

"Is it stupid to be an enemy of Qin?" "Think about it yourself, Your Majesty, how does the strength of the Yiqu Kingdom compare to the strength of the other five-nation coalition forces?" "The alliance of their five countries is of course stronger than mine." "They asked the king to attack the Qin State together, and they deliberately yelled to let us know. If there is a fight, we will fight the strong first, or the weak first, so as not to be attacked by the enemy." "This..." King Yiqu broke out in a cold sweat after thinking about it.

"To tell you the truth, your Majesty, when Boqi set off, our Qin army had already reached the border of your country. The king of our country paid more attention to the friendship between our neighbors and brothers, and sent Boqi to inquire. Your Majesty, if you say a word If you say something wrong, I am afraid that the entire Yiqu country will be buried before their five-nation coalition forces send troops. Please think again!" "Your envoy, don't blame me. This incident is purely fictional. It's someone else's attempt to drive a wedge between our two countries. I, Yiqu, and Qin State have always been brothers. How can I help someone beat my own brother?" "Your Majesty is indeed a smart man, and Yiqu is also my Daqin's country of brothers. Before leaving, our Lord specially prepared a generous gift for His Majesty. It is just outside the palace. Please accept it with a smile." "Where, where, Menggui country thinks highly of me so much, I dare not accept this big gift." Facing the pile of brocades on the ground and the stunning woman standing in front of him, King Yiqu's Adam's Apple twitched a few times, but he knew better what it would mean to accept this gift. "A mere small gift is not a respect, and I hope you don't see outsiders. If you don't accept it, you don't treat me, Qin, as a brother. This, won't it make my country's king feel cold!" Although Bo Qi's words were polite, they were powerful and powerful, exuding a huge deterrent force. "It's rare that the king of Qin has good intentions, so I can only obey. In the war between Qin and other countries, I, Yiqu, promise not to intervene." King Qin was overjoyed when he learned that Yiqu would not intervene in this matter, and the morale of the soldiers also greatly increased. When Gongsun Yan heard the news, he was half-believing and dubious. Unexpectedly, Mr. Yiqu would change his mind, and he was in chaos, so he tried every means to block the news.But there is no impenetrable wall in the world. This matter spread among the coalition forces, and everyone talked about it. The morale did not increase, but after the battle, Gongsun Yan couldn't care less. The battle officially begins. King Huai of Chu raised the troops of the five kingdoms and marched towards Qin with great momentum. The Qin State sent famous generals Meng Ao, Wang Jian and other soldiers from five routes to set up a camp fifty miles away from Hangu Pass to fight, waiting for the soldiers and horses of the five countries.The original strategy of the coalition forces was to attack Hangu Pass directly and let Yiqu attack from behind. Now that the scouts came back to report the situation of Qin State, they were a little timid. I really don't know what kind of medicine is in the gourd of King Qin, but they can only continue to go forward. Fierce battle. Wang Jian, an experienced veteran, saw that the coalition forces actually had their own ideas and could take advantage of them, especially the two countries of Chu and Yan. At present, their vital interests were not endangered, and their desire to attack was not strong, so he knew it well. The battle was raging on the battlefield, and the sound of killing was everywhere.Although the five-nation coalition has a large number of troops, they have their own minds, and they are strong outside and capable in the middle. Especially Chu and Yan are not active.But Qin, relying on the natural danger of Hangu, attacked fiercely, and within a few rounds, the armies of the five countries "laid down millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting away."Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the coalition forces might lose all their soldiers if they continued to fight, so they hastily packed up the remaining troops and retreated eastward to Xiuyu for a temporary settlement. So far, the vigorous first war of the joint vertical attack on Qin came to an end with the failure of the five-nation coalition.Although after this incident passed, the monarch of Yiqu Kingdom who had accepted the brocade and beauties from Qin suddenly woke up and changed his position again, but the situation at that time was very different from the beginning of the war.The Allied Forces of the Five Nations have been repulsed, and the military attack of the Yiqu State on Qin State also ended in failure. Qin's victory lies in his ability to understand the situation, not in the sharpness of weapons or tactical skills.Being good at using people, being able to grasp the opponent's weaknesses, taking advantage of the enemy's loopholes, disintegrating the opponent's internal strength, and pursuing the victory, this is the main reason for Qin's final victory.