Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Sun Bin and Pang Juan Joint Operations

In the twelfth lunar month of that year, King Wei of Chu listened to the words of Shangzhu State Zhaoyang, and called the Jing, Qu, Zhao, The Dou family, Huang family, Xiang family, Wei family, Cheng family and other royal family elders, Zhigui and Zhu Guo adults discussed the attack on the Song Dynasty.Ling Yin Jingshe and others resolutely opposed it, but Wei Wang insisted on going his own way. The court issued an imperial edict, named Zhaoyang as the chief general, appointed Jinghe, the governor of Nanyang County, as the deputy general, and sent 100,000 troops to attack the Song Dynasty. Jing He is the eldest son of Jing She. He has been fond of military affairs since he was a child and has great courage. He has been guarding the important local city of Chu State for many years. He is one of the few brave generals in the Chu army.This time, he went back to Ying to visit his father Yin, but he didn't want to be appointed as a lieutenant general, Jue Jin Zhuguo.Jinghe was proud of his life, and on the day of the expedition, he went to Lingyin's mansion to bid farewell to Jingshe with all his clothes on.

There was no trace of joy on Jing She's face.When Jing He came in, Jing She was sitting in front of him, his face was pale, his two old eyes stared sadly at Jing He who was kneeling in front of him, his whole body was motionless, like a dead person. Jing He said in a daze: "Father Yin, you... what's wrong?" Jing She is still staring at him. After a while, Jing She finally came back to life, and with trembling hands held up a cup of wine from the table: "He'er, come, this cup is my farewell to you for my father!" "Farewell?" Jing He didn't seem to understand, "Father Yin, you mean—"

"He'er," Jing She said slowly, "I have a premonition for my father that this time the conquest of the Song Dynasty will be a disaster. Today, you and my father and son, I'm afraid... we will never see each other again!" After saying that, the old man burst into tears. The son went out to fight, but the father said such ominous words, Jing He was stunned for a long time, and then asked tremblingly: "Why did Father Yin say such words?" Jing She earnestly warned: "The unrighteous teacher will attack the Song Dynasty for no reason, and he will take care of himself before the war. If the father does not expect it, Song will ask Wei for help, and Wei will also send Pang Juan to save Song. In terms of Huangchi and Chaoge World War II In other words, Pang Juan uses troops, you and Zhaoyang are definitely no match!"

"This..." Jing He argued, "Father Yin, don't think highly of Pang Juan. In the battle of Huangchi, Pang Juan won by luck. , as long as you deal with it carefully, think of him—” Jing She's heart sank, and he let out a long sigh: "Oh, He'er, as a father, I can only say so far. Believe it or not, it's up to you to decide." !" In the distance, the drums of Zhaoyang's soldiers can be heard. Jing He hesitated for a while, and kowtowed: "I thank my father Yin for reminding me! Father Yin is here, please accept the worship of the unfilial son!"

Jing He bowed three times in a row, slowly picked up the wine jue, drank it down in one gulp, stood up and left. Jing He walked out of the hall door and was about to leave when Jing She's voice came out again: "He'er!" Jing He paused, turned around and came in, looking at Jing She. "One more word for my father," Jing She said slowly, "Master Zhao's appointment of you as a lieutenant general may not have good intentions, you must be careful!" "He'er got it!" Jing He nodded, bowed three times to Jing She, turned around and strode out.

Zhaoyang and Jinghe dispatched 50,000 troops from Yingdu to go north quietly, go east along the Huai River, and then go north via Shouchun and Xiacai, and joined forces with the troops stationed in Shouchun, Xiacai, Xiangcheng and other places as ordered. Wan, straight into Sui Shui. Jing He and his eldest son, Jing Cui, were leading the soldiers of the left army across the border to force Song Zhifu to leave the fortress. Suddenly, they received an order from Zhaoyang to garrison the troops on the spot, and Jing He joined the Chinese army to discuss matters. Jing He rushed to the Chinese army and saw that Zhaoyang was instructing the envoys accompanying the army to arrange for them to distribute the King of Chu's call for the Song Dynasty to all the countries in the Central Plains.

Jinghe secretly admires Zhaoyang.The call to the Song Dynasty was delayed until this time, which can be called a dirty trick.As soon as the countries on this side received the call to action, soldiers on the other side were already approaching the city, and they might have taken Pengcheng already. After all the envoys had left, Zhaoyang looked at Jing He and said straight to the point: "General Jing, I was going to call you here because I want the general to do something important." Jing He was stunned, but said in his mouth: "The last general must obey the military orders!"

"It's time for people tonight. You lead an army of 30,000 troops to the west along the city father (place name), and secretly stationed in the Xingshan fortress. This place is more than 500 miles away from Xingshan, and you will be here in three days." Hearing this, Jing He was secretly happy.As long as he is not with Zhaoyang, his father's worries can be avoided.Besides, the Wancheng, Fangcheng, and Xingshan areas were originally his territory, and his going to Xingshan was like a dragon returning to the Yuan. Thinking to this point, Jing He hurriedly said: "The final general will get the order!"

Zhaoyang suddenly asked: "Does the general know the mission of this trip?" Jing He pondered for a while, then looked up at Zhaoyang: "Prevent the Wei people from attacking Xingshan and Fangcheng." Zhaoyang shook his head again and again, looking serious: "It's not defense, it's an attack. The general has already made up his mind. This time, Pang Juan will definitely send troops to help. When Pang Juan's troops are out of the main beam, the general has only one thing to do—— Drive straight in and attack Daliang. When Pang Juan hears the news, he will retreat urgently. Once the general finds out the truth, he can withdraw from Daliang and advance eastward along the Suishui River to wait for him at Xiangling and Chengkuang. This general will also withdraw from Pengcheng. You and I attack Pang Juan on the frontlines of Suiyang and Xiangling, and capture Pang Juan alive!"

Such a deployment is indeed a wonderful plan to jointly attack Pang Juan.But for Jing He, it was undoubtedly a catastrophe, because almost all of his tens of thousands of horses were fighting in the Wei territory. Assuming that Pang Juan could really be blocked, then there would be Pang Juan in the front, and the Wei army who came to the rescue in the back. Back and forth, the risk is almost on him alone.Thinking of Jing She's parting words, Jing He couldn't help but tremble in his heart, but at this moment, it was inconvenient for him to say anything, so he could only respond with a serious face: "The general obeys orders! It's just... such a long journey, there are only three generals in the future." Thousands of soldiers..."

"General Jing, don't worry, the general has already made arrangements. All the 8,000 defenders of Xingshan will be given to you. Not to mention, the general has secretly ordered Chengfu, Kuxian, Changping, Chen, Shangcai, Fangcheng, Yecheng, etc. Send 2,000 elite soldiers from each region to Xingshan. When you arrive, there will be another 30,000 soldiers waiting for you to call." Hearing that Zhaoyang handed over 60,000 troops to him, Jing He felt a little relieved, nodded in response and said, "The last general will obey the general's orders!" "Remember," Zhaoyang urged in a deep voice, "Pang Juan uses his troops strangely and cunningly. The general must be careful during this trip, and don't reveal his whereabouts. No matter who it is, anyone who leaks the secret will be killed!" "The end will be ordered!" A horse galloped into Wei Junyuan Gate by the bank of Fengze.The guard inspected the token and waved to let him go. The rider dismounted in front of the big tent and hurried into the tent. Seeing Pang Juan sitting alone in front of the desk, he stepped forward a few steps, knelt down and kowtowed: "Report to the general, Xingshan will make a secret report!" He put the secret report with both hands, turned and left. Pang Juan unfolded the secret report, read it carefully for a while, and was taken aback. He hurried to the big sand table, and his eyes shot at Pengcheng and Xingshan like torches.Pang Juan took out two arrowheads, inserted one with "Zhaoyang" in Suishui, and pointed the arrow at Pengcheng, an important town in the eastern part of the Song Dynasty, and inserted the other with "Jinghe" in Xingshan, with the arrowhead pointing directly at Daliang. Pang Juan stared at the sand table for another moment of contemplation, then moved his eyes to the seaside, focusing on Langya, the companion capital of the Yue Kingdom, and the line of the Southern Great Wall of the Qi Kingdom.There are two arrows on it, one is written "Wujiang", inserted in Langya, with the arrow pointing to Linzi, the capital of Qi, and the other is written "Tianji", inserted in the Great Wall in the south of Qi State, with the arrow pointing to Langya. Pang Juan turned his eyes to the above-mentioned places, his brows tightened for a while, stretched for a while, and then tightened again. He sat down with his knees facing the sand table, closed his eyes, and gradually settled down. Joining the army of the Chinese army walked in, opening his mouth to report, and suddenly saw Pang Juan concentrating on thinking hard, swallowing the word "report" spit out of his throat, quietly slipped out of the big tent, and guarded outside the tent door. About half an hour later, Pang Juan opened his eyes, stood up slowly, stared at the sand table again, with a smile on his face, carefully covered the sand table, and walked back to the front of the table. The soldiers guarding outside the tent saw it and rushed in without losing the opportunity: "Report, there are people from the palace, tell the general to see him!" Pang Juan was full of energy and nodded slightly: "Prepare the car!" In the Imperial Study Room of the Wei Palace, King Wei Hui sat in front of him, and Hui Shi, Prince Shen, Zhu Wei, Sun Bin, and Bai Hu sat in attendance.King Hui handed King Chu's call to attack the Song Dynasty and Song Gongyan's call for help to Prince Shen. Prince Shen slowly unfolded it, read it, and passed it to Hui Shi.Hui Shi seemed to know it already, so he passed it to Zhu Wei without looking at it.Zhu Wei read it carefully and passed it on to Sun Bin and Bai Hu.Seeing that everyone had finished reading, Biren came over, took two proclamations from Baihu, and presented them to King Hui with both hands. King Wei Hui put them side by side on several tables, and said to Biren, "Where is Pang Aiqing?" Piren replied: "Report to Your Majesty, I have sent someone to invite you, and I must be on my way..." Hearing the sound of footsteps on the steps outside, he knew that the palace man had brought Pang Juan, so he quickly changed his words, "Your Majesty, Lord Wu An has arrived. !" King Wei Hui said anxiously: "Please!" Piren sang loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree, please see Mr. Wu'an!" Pang Juan walked in hastily, knelt down and kowtowed: "I'm late, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" "Aiqing, please come up!" Wei Huichao waved his hand. Pang Juan thanked him, got up and walked to his seat to sit down. King Wei Hui pointed to the book in front of him: "Pang Aiqing, you should read it too." Biren walked over, took the call to action and presented it to Pang Juan.Pang Juan unfolded it, took a look at it, and handed it back to Bi Ren. "My dear friends," King Hui of Wei glanced at the ministers, "You have all seen it. The king of Chu, in the name of Song Yan's disrespect to heaven and earth, made Zhaoyang a general and launched a large army to attack Song. The Duke of Song and the widow have always been in harmony. If I ask for help from my widow now, if I just sit back and do nothing, it is not in line with justice. If I send troops to rescue him, I will start a war with the Chu people. Whether to fight or not is a very important matter, I dare not make arbitrarily determined, so I ask you to make a decision." His eyes turned to Pang Juan, full of expectation. Seeing that His Majesty is like this, and the war is involved, the eyes of all the ministers also cast their gazes over in unison. "Report to Your Majesty," Pang Juan coughed lightly, and his tone was flat, "I have just received a secret report that Zhaoyang dispatched a total of 100,000 troops, and personally led 70,000 to attack Fu Lisai, intending to swallow Pengcheng, and sent Jing He to attract the crowd." 30,000 people dived to Xingshan and watched me." After a pause, the voice rose slightly, "Xingshan is less than three hundred miles away from Daliang, and it can be reached in one day by car, even if it is an infantry army, it only takes two days to march quickly. Xingshanyuan There were 8,000 defenders, and Jinghe gathered the defenders of Wancheng, Fangcheng, Shangcai and other cities, and gained more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. Adding up several places, on the line of Xingshan, the Chu people should have 60,000 soldiers and horses. There are more than a thousand chariots." Pang Juan didn't say whether to fight or not, but only said that the situation was so flat, everyone gasped, and King Wei Hui was even more stunned.Not to mention the rescue of Song, but Jinghe's 60,000 soldiers and horses came straight over—— There was no sound in the hall, and the atmosphere was stagnant. "This..." After pondering for a moment, King Wei Hui asked, "Does Pang Aiqing have any countermeasures?" Pang Juan didn't answer, and said to himself: "The rich fields on Sishang and the benefits of merchants are all in the land of Song Dynasty. The Chu people's conquest of rebellion is false, but it is true to take Song Dynasty. Jinghe and Chen Bingxingshan are not cutting me, but Covering Zhaoyang and seizing Pengcheng. Pengcheng is rich in five grains and rich in the world. It is a fertile land on Sishang and is known as a granary. Not to mention, Pengcheng guards the throat of Sishang. It can threaten Qi and Lu in the east and control it in the west. The state of Wei, advancing into the Three Jins, has always been a battleground for military strategists. If Zhaoyang seizes the city—" He looked at King Wei, and stopped talking. The State of Song has always been the sweet spot in King Wei Hui's heart. Not long ago, it was difficult to recover the guardianship from the State of Qi. How can there be others to fight for it? Sure enough, as soon as Pang Juan's words fell, King Hui's face turned ashen, and he punched his fists on the table suddenly, and squeezed through his teeth: "Hmph, don't think about it, Chu barbarian!" Everyone was startled.Everyone knows that once Wei Huiwang is furious, he is bound to make irrational decisions. Bai Hu glanced at Zhu Wei, Zhu Wei was about to speak, Wei Hui Wang had recovered, his face returned to normal, and he looked at Pang Juan intently: "Pang Aiqing, I have seen what you said. I really want to hear how to deal with it." Listen to Ai Qing's opinion." "In my opinion, it is better for Your Majesty to have the land of Song than to give it to the people of Chu." Everyone was surprised when they saw his stomach and intestines like this.Although Hui Shi from the Song Dynasty was so calm, he couldn't help but startled. He opened his eyes, squinted at Pang Juan, and then slowly closed them again. King Hui of Wei listened attentively, and leaned forward: "Chu has an army of 100,000, can Aiqing have a chance of winning?" "Report to Your Majesty," Pang Juan said frankly, "Six years ago Zhaoyang raised an army of 50,000 to attack Song Suiyang, Tian Ji rescued him with 40,000 soldiers, the two armies met in Dangshan, Zhaoyang was defeated, lost 20,000 troops, and withdrew from the Song Dynasty. Tian Ji led an army of 70,000 to attack me, but my humble minister defeated him with 30,000 exhausted soldiers. Your Majesty, the army is not in the crowd, but the general. The victory is not in the power, but in planning. Zhaoyang is brave but not in planning, and the humble minister is not afraid of him alone. What's more, there is Sun Jianjun here." King Wei Hui nodded again and again: "I am very comforted to hear Aiqing's words!" "Your Majesty, don't worry," Pang Juan said again, "as long as I and Supervisor Sun join forces, not to mention that Zhaoyang has an army of 100,000, even if he adds another 100,000, he will not be afraid." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay when they heard Pang Juan's exaggerated words. Zhu Wei glanced at Hui Shi and Crown Prince Shen, seeing that neither of them said a word, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say." "My love, please tell me!" "Although Mr. Wu'an and Sun Jianjun are good at using soldiers, I can fight, but a clever woman can't cook without rice. As far as I know, since ancient times, there have been very few people who went to war without a country's reserves. Your Majesty recently issued an edict to rest the people, Last year, there were only expenditures and little income. Although the three armies have farmed, it is only the beginning, and it will take two years to see results. As far as the current situation is concerned, the daily support of the three armies is still in short supply. How can they pay for the war? ?” What Zhu Wei said is also true.King Wei Hui nodded slightly, paused for a while, and turned to Prince Shen: "What do you think Shen Er?" Prince Shen Zou said: "I agree with what Shangqing said, it is not appropriate to start a war with Chu." King Wei Hui looked gloomy, and slowly turned to Hui Shi: "Hui Aiqing, what do you think?" As a native of Song Dynasty, his hometown was in trouble, Song asked Wei for help, but Pang Juan wanted to take advantage of the fire, and King Hui wanted to devour this piece of fat. No words. Seeing that King Hui insisted on inquiring, Hui Shi couldn't hold on any longer, so he opened his eyes slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you should ask Supervisor Sun about matters concerning the military." Hui Shi's words made Pang Juan's heart sink.Obviously, in Hui Shi's mind, Sun Bin's status was already higher than that of Pang Juan.Not to mention, if he really relied on Sun Bin, according to his nature, he would definitely oppose sending troops. Upon Huishi's reminder, King Hui of Wei was taken aback. He seemed to think of Sun Bin as a great talent, and turned his head to look over: "Sun Aiqing, you heard it just now. Pang Aiqing said war, and Zhu Aiqing said no war. In the ears of the widows , all make sense." Wei Wei cupped her hands, "Whether to fight or not to fight, it's really hard for me to decide, I'll leave it up to you, Aiqing." Seeing that King Wei Hui had said this, and bowed his hand again, Pang Juan's heart sank again, and he stared at Sun Bin with wide eyes. Sun Bin clasped his fists and saluted, and said slowly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love! My minister thinks that it is righteous to conquer the country. The Chu army's attack on Song Dynasty is called seeking rebellion, but it is actually an unrighteous teacher. Taking advantage of the trend, conquering injustice is to uphold justice. Song is our southeast barrier. If Chu takes it, it will definitely threaten our southeast border. Your Majesty's assistance to Song is to prevent problems before they happen. In the long run, it will benefit the country. It's beneficial, and it's in it." Sun Bin's words were beyond everyone's expectations. Zhu Wei, Bai Hu, and Prince Shen looked at each other, but Pang Juan was pleasantly surprised, and said casually: "Your Majesty, what Sun Jianjun said is exactly what I am worried about. The Chu land is so vast, and the king of Chu is still not greedy enough, which shows his ambition." Never in the Song Dynasty. If the Chu people win the Song Dynasty, and then use the people and material resources of the Song Dynasty to seek me, there will be endless troubles!" Without any hesitation, King Wei Hui said loudly: "Well, what the two love ministers said is exactly what I want!" After a short pause, he glanced at the crowd, "My love ministers, I am determined, and the whole country saves money and saves food and clothing, and promotes the division of Chu!" All the ministers said: "Your Majesty's holy judgment!" Pang Juan thought for a while, got up and went to King Hui, knelt down and kowtowed: "I have a request, I hope Your Majesty will grant it!" "My love, please tell me!" Pang Juan said: "This attack on Chu is of great importance. In order to ensure the chance of winning, I implore Your Majesty to worship Sun Jianjun as the general, and I would like to be the deputy general." "This..." Wei Huiwang looked at Hui Shi, as if hesitating. "Your Majesty, no!" Sun Bin got up anxiously, and knelt beside Pang Juan, "It is a taboo to use troops in the middle of the battle. I implore Your Majesty to worship Lord Wu'an as the general, and I would like to be the deputy general!" "The two lovers don't need to be humble," Wei Huiwang waved his hands, stroked his beard and said, "I will make a decision, and the two lovers will obey the order!" Pang Juan and Sun Bin kowtowed, "I accept the order!" "Confer Pang Juan as the general to defeat Chu, Sun Bin as the supervisor of the army, and son Ang as the deputy general, and send 60,000 troops to rescue Song Wei!" Pang Juan and Sun Bin bowed and said: "The humble minister leads the decree!" After retreating, everyone walked out of the palace gate. Just as he stepped down the steps, Pang Juan, who was walking at the end, called out to Sun Bin softly: "Brother Sun!" Sun Bin stopped his pace and looked back at Pang Juan: "My dear brother?" Pang Juan waited for a while, and when he saw the crowd walking away, he bowed deeply: "Thank you, Brother Sun!" Sun Bin was surprised and said: "My dear brother, where does the word thank you come from?" "At the time of the court discussion just now, my virtuous brother made a big promise and helped Juan achieve great things. Juan should thank you." Sun Bin turned serious and said, "Where did the good brother say that? Chu's attack on the Song Dynasty for profit is an act of injustice, and the good brother sent troops to save Song, which is doing the way of heaven. Bin advocates saving Song, not helping the good brother, it is doing the way of heaven, why?" Dare to thank you?" "Okay, okay," Pang Juan said with a dry smile, "Since Brother Sun said so, Juan will not thank you. By the way, Cai Juan recommended brother as the general in front of His Majesty just now, why did brother refuse?" "All three armies serve my virtuous brother, and only my virtuous brother can save Song." "Alas," Pang Juan let out a long sigh, "Brother Sun didn't know something, but you pushed him lightly, but you pushed my virtuous brother away with a lot of painstaking efforts!" "Oh?" Sun Bin said in a daze, "Dare to ask my virtuous brother why you are so painstaking?" "Although Juan is not talented, he has fought two tough battles in Wei, and he has made considerable achievements. Brother Sun has just arrived, although he has a deep understanding of economics, but he has no military achievements. He is in a high position without meritorious service. He is rewarded heavily. In the long run , I am afraid that my brother will be disadvantaged. This time saving Song Dynasty is a good opportunity to make meritorious service. This is what I intended to recommend my brother Sun. According to our strength, we will definitely capture Zhaoyang in this battle. Brother Sun has made such great achievements. You can stand." Hearing that Pang Juan thought of him so much, Sun Bin's heart warmed up, and he bowed deeply: "My brother's kindness, I accept it with my heart. Since you and I are brothers, we should share weal and woe, and we should share weal and woe. Being a good brother is the same as being the master." General. If a virtuous younger brother makes a great contribution, he is a good brother who makes a great contribution. How can a virtuous younger brother be divided among each other?" Pang Juan hastily bowed back: "Brother Sun's words are really words from the bottom of Juan's heart. Even so, in front of Brother Sun, Juan is the commander-in-chief, and he is always nervous. Brother Sun, what do you think of this? Externally, Juan is the main general, and the older brother is the deputy general; for the inner brother, the main general is, and Juan is the deputy general.” "Your Majesty's words are wrong," Sun Bin said sternly, "It is a major matter for the country to be in command. How can there be any reason to give in and give in? Since your majesty has appointed you as a general, you should be the chief general. Don't say no more." Pang Juan was startled again, and cupped his hands and said, "Since Brother Sun said this, Juan will not say more. However, this is also good, this time in the battle with Chu, the enemy is strong and we are weak, and Zhaoyang is also a mighty fighter. If he succeeds, Sun Brother Sun's contribution is not small; in case of failure, Brother Sun is not in the position of the general, so there is room for maneuver, and if there is a mistake, he will be responsible for it!" Seeing that Pang Juan's talk was always inseparable from personal interests, and now he talked about it again, Sun Bin's heart sank, and he didn't utter another word. "Okay, okay," Pang Juan seemed to have sensed what Sun Bin was thinking, raised his head and smiled, "Brother Sun doesn't care about merits and demerits, it's too small for Juan to say this. Brother Sun must have a good plan to attack Chu this time." .” Sun Bin took the opportunity to change the subject: "Brother Bin Guanxian, it seems that he has already made up his mind." "Brother Sun," Pang Juan responded, "Chu people are no better than Qi people, and Zhaoyang is no better than Tian Ji. Although Juan is confident in fighting Chu people, he dare not be careless. Fortunately, brother Sun is here, and Juan has something to rely on." , I feel no fear at all! The army is about to be dispatched, and Juan wants to invite Brother Sun to the camp to discuss the strategy of dispatching troops." Sun Bin nodded with a smile and said, "The lord has an order, how dare Bin'an refuse to obey?" Pang Juan also smiled, walked down the steps, and summoned chariots and horses, and the two of them rode into the Chinese army tent in the south of Daliang City. After entering the account, Pang Juan led Sun Bin to the front of the sand table, stretched out his hand to uncover the cover, and pointed out the situation with a bamboo stick in his hand: "Brother Sun, please see that there are 8,000 defenders of the Song Dynasty on the Fuli Fortress, which may stop the progress of the Chu people for two days. It is only a hundred miles away from Pengcheng, and it can be reached by a quick march. Pengcheng is located at the junction of Sishui and Danshui, where the organs of the Song Dynasty are located. If Chu occupies it, it can not only control the Song Dynasty, but also threaten Qi and Lu. Lu is weak , dare not act rashly. Qi State is too busy to take care of itself, Pengcheng can only stick to it and wait for help. Song Yan has a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses, and 800 chariots. Qian, Dangshan 8000, Xiangcheng 5000, Dingtao 8000, and others are scattered in various cities. Even if Song Yan transferred all the soldiers and horses from the surrounding cities, Pengcheng's soldiers and horses would only be 20,000. Wan, it's like hitting a stone with an egg!" Sun Bin nodded. Pang Juan swung his staff again and said, "Brother Sun, look again, this is Xingshan. Xingshan is a fortress, and Zhaoyang has been operating here for many years. Walking day and night, sneaking here, there must be a conspiracy. If I don't expect it, this person will take advantage of me to assist the Song Dynasty and harass Daliang." After a short pause, he looked at Sun Bin, "The situation is generally like this. Brother Sun, do you have a clever strategy to retreat from the enemy?" "May I ask what your brother's plans are?" Pang Juan laughed and said, "Brother Sun won't say it first, so I have to show my ugliness." He pointed his bamboo stick at Sui Shui, south of Pengcheng, "Juan plans to lead 40,000 troops straight into Sui Shui, rush along the south bank of Sui Shui, and make a surprise attack. Leave the fortress and cut off the way back to Zhaoyang. When the Song army sees the arrival of the reinforcements, they must defend Pengcheng to the death. Zhaoyang cannot defeat Pengcheng in front of Zhaoyang, and there is no way to retreat. To the east is the Qi territory, and Qi must take precautions. Zhaoyang has no way out, so he can only go back to his division and fight me. I have Suishui and Fuli Fortress, which can reach tens of thousands of troops. Just grab it!" Point the bamboo stick at Xingshan, "Brother, you can lead 20,000 troops and station them in Anling. Jinghe heard that our army came to the Song Dynasty, and they would cross Weishui to attack Liang. When Jinghe's army comes out, brother can follow the line of Weishui Cut off his retreat. The city of Daliang is high and deep, and it is absolutely difficult to attack with the power of Jinghe. On the other hand, the people of Chu will have no desire to fight when the back road is copied. Yang, I will clean it up myself!" Sun Bin stared at the sand table, pondered for a long time, and frowned slightly. Seeing it, Pang Juan felt apprehensive, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Sun, is there anything wrong with Juan's arrangement?" Sun Bin raised his head and looked at Pang Juan: "If there is a decisive battle with Chu, as far as the situation between the enemy and ourselves is concerned, the deployment of my virtuous brother will not lose the good situation." Pang Juan heard Sun Bin's voice, and said anxiously: "What's wrong, Brother Sun just say it!" "Dare to ask my virtuous brother, is this expedition intended to save Song Wei, or to fight the Chu people?" "This..." Pang Juan was slightly taken aback, "Of course it is to save Song Wei!" "If Song Wei is to be rescued, my virtuous brother may be able to win with such an arrangement, but it is not the best strategy." "Oh?" Pang Juan said in surprise, "Brother Sun, please explain in detail!" Sun Bin pointed at Suishui: "My dear brother, please take a look. Zhaoyang must be cautious in deploying troops. He must fortify the front line of Fulisai and Suishui. My dear brother will go long distances to attack. If the secret is leaked, it will be difficult to control Suishui. This is one of them. My brother controlled Suishui as he wished, trapped Zhaoyang's army in the north of Suishui, and it was difficult to swallow it in a short period of time. The second thing is that there are many people in Chu who died in the country. Once trapped, they will strengthen their will to die and cause casualties It must be big, this is the third thing. The Chu army is trapped, the king of Chu will do his best to rescue, and the reinforcements of the Chu State will arrive in ten days. Wan Dajun is fighting far away from the mainland, if we can't make a quick decision, we will have nothing to accumulate, and even if we win in the end, it will hurt the foundation of the country!" After Sun Bin's analysis made sense, Pang Juan was dumbfounded. He was stunned for a while, then nodded and said, "Brother Sun's words are true. According to Brother Sun, what is the best policy?" Sun Bin looked at the sand table: "My dear brother, for Chu people, within three hundred miles from our border, where is the most important place?" Pang Juan thought for a while, and pointed his bamboo stick at Xiangcheng and Wancheng: "These two places are Xiangcheng and Wancheng. Xiangcheng is where Chu's luggage is located. The corn produced by the northern counties is all stored here. There are large warehouses in the city. Twelve, there are three million dan of grain stored in the warehouse, and most of the iron smelted in Wancheng is also stored here. It is the place that Zhaoyang must defend. Therefore, the city is tall and deep, and there are 18,000 standing guards, three times the size of the city. Other cities. As for Wancheng, it is an important place for iron smelting in the state of Chu. Iron is more expensive than copper at present, and the weight of Wancheng is no less than that of Yiyang in South Korea. Therefore, the state of Chu built a square city to protect it." Sun Bin moved his eyes from Xiangcheng to Wancheng, and then back to Xiangcheng, looked at Youqing, and pointed to Xiangcheng: "This is it!" Pang Juan seemed puzzled: "Brother Sun, please explain in detail." Sun Bin spoke frankly: "My virtuous brother can lead an army of 40,000, and say 60,000 to the outside world, attracting troops to aid the Song Dynasty with great fanfare, and send troops to Suiyang. When Suiyang is approaching, my virtuous brother can stop the flag and drums, turn south quickly, bypass Kuxian, and go straight Run to Xiangcheng. Zhaoyang never expected that I would raid Xiangcheng. The elite of Xiangcheng might be transferred to the Song Dynasty or to Xingshan. The city is in danger, so we must ask Zhaoyang and Jinghe for help. Zhaoyang does not give up on Pengcheng, and will not return to help. Jinghe knows that Xiangcheng is in danger, and will definitely return to help. At this time—” Pang Juan suddenly understood, and continued excitedly: "Brother Sun can take this opportunity to seize the fortress of Xingshan and get rid of this tumor. When Jinghe heard that Xingshan was lost, he must turn back to save his troops, and Juan will attack Xiangcheng again. Jinghe Seeing that Xingshan was lost, they had no choice but to turn back and run to Xiangcheng. On the way, Juan ambushed and attacked it. Brother Sun attacked from behind again. Rescue, Song Wei will be relieved without fighting!" "Your brother's words are true." Sun Bin nodded again and again, "Song Army will fight to the death when they hear that I have sent troops. Maybe we can go down to Xiangcheng in one fell swoop and defend the city, or we can return to the army to defend the fortress of Xingshan, or at least we can retreat to the mainland and compete with Chu. At this time, the offensive and defensive situation is changing, and the people of Chu are exhausted. It can be judged!" Pang Juan shouted at the case: "Brother Sun is good at planning, plan to attack Chu, and it's settled!" After three days of hard work, Zhaoyang finally conquered Fulisai and drove his troops straight to Pengcheng.Pengcheng Shoucheng is the second son of Song Gongyan, Pi. A few days ago, Song Gong had ordered more than a dozen surrounding cities to abandon their defenses, and soldiers were transferred to defend Pengcheng.All the rich merchants in these cities also brought their treasures and family members to Pengcheng to seek refuge. Young Master Pi won more than 10,000 soldiers, tens of thousands more, and his momentum was greatly boosted. After conquering Fulisai, Zhaoyang captured more than ten Songchengs without any effort. At the same time, he divided his troops to guard Dangshan and Suiyang. Zhaoyang surrounded Pengcheng and ordered the Chu army to attack from all sides.Zhaoyang continued to attack for several days, once broke through the south gate, and was beaten to death by the Song people.Zhaoyang was thinking hard about how to break the city. Tanma reported that the Wei people were aiding the Song Dynasty, and Pang Juan led an army of 60,000 to Suiyang. Zhaoyang smiled coldly, and while ordering to continue the attack on the city, he dispatched 10,000 reinforcements to leave the fortress. At the same time, in the general's mansion in the Xingshan Fortress, Jing He was discussing military affairs with Jing Cui and several lieutenants. Drive to Suiyang at Chenshi yesterday!" "Chenshi yesterday?" Jing He asked anxiously, "Who is the deputy general? Who is the vanguard?" "Reporting to the general, the deputy general and the vanguard are all young masters. There is also a supervisor named Sun Bin." "Sun Bin?" Jing He was startled, and looked up at the generals, "Do you know this man?" All the generals shook their heads: "The final general does not know." Jing He thought for a while, then turned to the lieutenant and said, "Explore again!" "yes!" After the lieutenant left, Jing Cui asked, "Father Commander, the people of Wei have moved, so it's time for us to go to war, right?" Jing He stroked his beard for a while, and was about to speak, when footsteps came from outside, and a general came in: "Report, Mr. Jing, please see me!" Jing He turned to the generals: "Mr. Jing is here, you go back to your camp first and wait for orders to go out!" Hearing the word "Mr. Jing", all the generals were very happy, and agreed to pay the bill. Jing He turned to the general: "Mr. Jing is welcome!" The general took the order to go out, and after a while, he led in a man, about forty years old, dressed elegantly, and knelt down and knocked on the door as soon as he entered: "Jing Sheng, a grass man, knocks on the general!" Jing He bowed his body: "Mr. Jing is free!" Pointing to the guest seat, "Sir, please sit down!" Jing Sheng thanked him, got up and sat down. Jing He smiled and asked, "How is Mr. Gongsun?" Jing Sheng bowed his hands and said: "Mr. Gongsun is very kind to return to the general. Mr. entrusts me with a pair of jade bis, as a thank you to the general!" He took out a beautiful gift box from his sleeve and presented it to Jinghe. Jing He opened it slowly, and it turned out to be a pair of jade biscuits, which were extremely exquisite. He smiled slightly and said, "Since it is a great gift from Mr. Gongsun, but I am disrespectful, so I accept it." He closed the gift box, handed it to Jing Cui, and turned to Jing Sheng, "No To tell you the truth, the officers and soldiers have been running around these days, and the soldiers are so hungry that I was still talking about you just now! Did you bring all the goods?" "Returning to the general," Jing Sheng nodded, "the grass people received the general's order to slaughter overnight, and send thirty carts first, and the remaining thirty carts will be delivered in two days." Jing Hele disagreed: "Okay, okay, it's hard to be a gentleman!" Turning to the general, "Mr. Jing came all the way from Yecheng. I think he is exhausted. Arrange for him to go to rest first!" "The general obeys orders!" Jing Sheng saw that Jing He was engaged in military affairs, and said goodbye with his arms folded: "General Jing, farewell to the grassroots!" Jing He sent it out of the tent and back into the tent, and said to Jing Cui, "Distribute thirty carts of fresh meat to the three armies, and let the soldiers have a full meal for three days. When Pang Juan's soldiers arrive in Suiyang, they will go out again!" "The end will be ordered!" Walking out of the gate of the general's mansion, the general was leading Jing Sheng to the post house, and from a distance, he saw the guard guarding the gate leading a group of guards leading a group of guards and walking towards him face to face.The detainees walked all the way, shouting all the way. It was none other than Zhang Yi who yelled the loudest. After saying goodbye to Su Qin outside Su Xu's mouth, Zhang Yi made a detour to South Korea and stayed in Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, for more than ten days due to the shortage of travel expenses.Zhang Yi wanted to pass through Fangcheng, and entered Ying from Wan and Rang to meet the King of Chu.Fangcheng is about a hundred miles long from east to west, and there is no checkpoint in the middle. If you want to pass through Wancheng, you must pass through Xingshan Fortress.Zhang Yi had no choice but to return to Wei, from Wei to Chu, and rushed to Xingshan last night.Because it was too late and the door was closed, Zhang Yi and the others waited until this hour. After finally waiting for the switch, they were detained by Chu people for no reason, and all their money was confiscated. Zhang Yi didn't spare money, but the gold left to him by his mother before she died was hard to part with. The reason why he yelled and yelled was to let them return it. The lieutenant was annoyed when he heard that, and put the tip of his gun against his back: "You spy, if you yell again, I will stab you!" Seeing that he was fierce, Zhang Yi stopped talking.Jing Sheng saw that everyone in Guan Xing was escorted here, just like prisoners, he turned to the general and said, "May I ask the general, what did they commit?" The general took a glance at the crowd, and said softly: "Nothing has been committed, they are just passers-by. In recent days, the general issued an order that all passers-by are allowed to enter and not allowed to leave. They will be temporarily detained in the pass. After a few days, they will all come back." Let go." Jing Sheng nodded, and waited on the side with the participating general, letting the lieutenant lead the others to pass first. When Zhang Yi saw the general and saw his clothes, he knew that he was in charge. She rolled her eyes, turned around suddenly, ran to the general in a diagonal stab, and shouted: "General, please restrain your subordinates!" Pointing to the lieutenant , "That guy snatched my gold, please general make the decision for me!" The lieutenant hurried over and was about to drag Zhang Yi, but was stopped by the general. The general looked at the lieutenant, and asked coldly, "Did you take away the guest officer's gold?" The lieutenant lowered his head, and argued softly: "If you go back to the general, I dare not! This person is carrying Wei coins, and the officials suspect that he is a spy of the Wei people. They will be confiscated temporarily, and they will be dealt with after torture!" Zhang Yi heard it clearly, and shouted again: "General, this person searched the package and only selected valuables for inspection. He is clearly looking for money. General, please learn from him!" Jing Sheng glanced at the military lieutenant and knew that he was an old customs officer. He had already understood in his heart, and turned to Zhang Yi and said, "Excuse me, guest officer, how much gold did the military master confiscate from you?" Zhang Yi responded, "Only one piece!" Jing Sheng immediately took out two pieces of gold from his sleeve, handed them over and said: "Guest officer, please take a look, I will give you two pieces here, how about one piece for you?" Zhang Yi sneered, clasped her fists and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir. I only want one piece of gold from you. Don't say you have two pieces. Even if it's ten pieces, I won't change it!" Turning to the general, "I heard The Chu people are good at running the army, and I hope the general will be the master of this piece of gold!" The general turned to the lieutenant: "Where's the guest's gold?" The lieutenant took out a piece of gold from his sleeve, and presented it to the general with both hands: "This is the piece, please check it, general!" The general took it, checked it repeatedly, and found nothing strange, handed it back to Zhang Yi, and said with a smile: "Guests, please take a look, but this piece of gold?" Zhang Yi checked it, nodded and said, "Exactly!" "Since it is yours, it can be yours!" Zhang Yi put it in her sleeves, and cupped her hands towards the general: "Thank you, General!" Then she turned around and walked into the group of people. The lieutenant glared at Zhang Yi bitterly, handed his hands away from the general, and led the team to move on. Jing Sheng looked at Zhang Yi's back and thought in his heart: "This person is also strange. He is neither humble nor overbearing. He has reason and evidence. He insists that he must be an extraordinary person. Moreover, this person is desperate to beg for that piece of gold. I think it is another There is a reason! The lieutenant hated him to the bone—” Thinking of this, Jing Sheng was startled suddenly, thought for a moment, then turned to the general and cupped his hands and said, "General, I won't go to the post for now. It's still early, I want to go to the dining room to see if my servant is Finished unloading." 参将亦拱手道：“荆掌柜既如此说，在下就不陪了。”从腰中摸出一只令牌，“这几日查得紧，你拿上这个，就无人阻你了。待事儿办完，你可自去驿馆，在下都已安排妥了。” 荆生接过令牌，谢过参将，到卸货的地方查看一圈，寻人问出扣押过往行人的院落，急赶过去，果见门口戒备森严，满院子都是过关路人。众人或躺或站或坐，皆不知发生何事，个个面呈忧容，但没有谁敢吱一声。 荆生向守卫出示令牌，迈步走进院子，在里面寻找一圈，不见张仪影子。荆生拉过一名兵士，悄悄塞给他几枚步币。兵士藏过铜子，顺手指指最里面的一间屋子：“想是被关进那儿了！” 荆生暗吃一惊，急步走向那间屋子，果见房门紧闭，侧耳一听，里面传出沉闷的击打声。荆生急急敲门，好一会儿，房门闪开一道细缝，一只脑袋从里面伸出。荆生一看，正是那名军尉。 军尉这也认出荆生，陡吃一惊：“是你——” 荆生不及他做出反应，用力一推，闪身进了屋子，打眼一看，房中光线昏暗，张仪两手被反绑，口中堵上一块棉布，已被打得皮开肉绽，人事不省。几名兵士手拿棍棒候立于侧，见有外人来，显得不知所措。 军尉知他来路，以为是专门查他来的，早已魂不附体，返身关上房门，小声辩道：“先……先生……此人是魏……魏国奸细，在下正……正在拷问！” 荆生冷冷看他一眼，从袖中缓缓摸出一只袋子，啪地一声扔在地上：“军爷犯不上为这区区一块金子费力拷问了！这点小钱，算是在下慰劳诸位的，军爷与诸位……”手指几位正在行凶的兵士，“拿去买杯酒喝。” 军尉望望钱袋，又望望荆生，竟是怔在那儿。 荆生手指张仪：“此人与在下有些纠葛，军爷若是不想招惹麻烦，就请好生照看，今夜人定时分，将此人送至馆驿，在下只在那儿候等。” 军尉哪里还敢多话，只管频频点头。荆生盯住他又看几眼，拉开房门，大踏步出去。 人定时分，那军尉果然带人将张仪悄悄抬进驿馆。 夜半时分，荆生正在为张仪敷伤，见他悠悠醒来，长出一口气道：“客官总算醒了！” 张仪懵懵懂懂地觉出眼前的原是白昼所见之人，回首细想这日发生之事，知是被他救了，不无感动地轻叹一声，脱口问道：“在下与先生非亲非故，先生为何要救在下？” 荆生笑道：“因为我想知道，客官为何只在意那一块金子？” 张仪摸摸袖口，见到金子仍在，亦笑一声：“看来，先生是个好奇人了！” 翌日晨起，荆生使人将张仪小心翼翼地抬上自己马车，别过前来送行的参将等人，与卸完货的三十辆牛车一道驰出军营，辚辚驰往叶城。 行有一程，因路面不平，马车颠簸不已，张仪遍体是伤，疼得龇牙咧嘴，强自忍住。荆生看在眼里，停下车子，使人抱来六床被褥垫在车内，将张仪重新抬上，命令御手缓缓行驶。张仪疼痛果然减轻，笑对荆生道：“先生可是楚人？” 荆生摇摇头，又点点头。 张仪异道：“先生为何先摇头，后点头。” 荆生笑道：“要想知道这个，你得先说那块金子！” 张仪亦笑起来，遂将秦人夺占河西及逼死生母的往事细述一遍。又见荆生这般仗义，张仪也就不加隐瞒，将赴洛阳学艺及进云梦山求拜鬼谷先生等事一并说了。张仪本就口若悬河，这又路途漫长，时间从容，自是讲得详尽，听得荆生张口结舌，愣怔半日，方才惊道：“如此说来，魏国大将军庞涓是张子师弟？” "Exactly." 荆生连连揖道：“失敬，失敬！” 张仪苦笑一声，轻轻叹道：“唉，命运真是捉弄人。在山中之时，庞涓那厮狗屁不是，一出山，他却封侯拜将，风光无限。在下出山，本欲助楚干出一番大业，谁料刚入楚地，竟就无缘无故地挨上这顿狠揍！” 荆生笑道：“说起这个，在下倒要恭贺张子。不瞒张子，昨日之事，在下若是去得迟些，只怕张子眼下已被他们扔到荒坡上，让那野狗吃了。” 张仪惊道：“在下与他们无怨无仇，为何要置在下于死地？” “因为张子不该不依不饶，坚持讨要那块金子，更不该将此事诉诸参将。” “这……”张仪急道，“我就不信，楚国难道没有王法，容许此等恶人为非作歹？” “唉，”荆生叹道，“楚地关卡俱是肥差，关吏多是王亲国戚，世族贵胄，寻常百姓根本沾不上边！这些蛀虫个个贪得无厌，雁过都要拔毛，何况是过关百姓？张子与他们较力，能够不死，已是洪福了！” 张仪朝荆生拱手揖道：“这么说来，在下是欠先生一命了！” “不说这个了。”荆生笑道，“张子欲至何处，可否告诉在下？” “欲去郢都求见楚王。” “张子大志，在下敬仰。不过，郢都远在数千里之外，张子眼下这样——” 张仪轻叹一声：“唉，听天由命吧！” “这样吧，”荆生略一思忖，“在下在叶城有些生意，张子若是不弃，可在城中小住几日，待伤势好些，再上路不迟。” “如此甚好，只是——这么麻烦先生，实叫在下过意不去。” 荆生顺口接道：“张子若是真的过意不去，可帮在下做点小事。” 张仪笑道：“在下既欠先生一命，自当为先生效力。敢问先生，欲让在下去做何事？” “张子会算账否？” “数术之学，在下少时即知。” “如此甚好。”荆生喜道，“在下店中，正好短缺一个账爷，有劳张子帮忙几日。” 听到只是要他帮忙做几日账爷，张仪呵呵一笑，慨然允道：“小事一桩，就此定了！” 陉山要塞里，主将景合安排数万将士酒肉三日，估算魏军已至睢阳，遂于第三日傍黑，留下五千人马守卫陉山，亲点大军五万五千拔寨起营，偃旗息鼓，悄悄逼近洧水。正在涉渡，几匹探马风一般驰来，于黑暗中寻到景合，为首军尉急急禀道：“报，魏国大军并未开往睢阳！” 景合大惊：“魏人哪儿去了？” “回禀将军，魏军沿睢水进至睢阳西南，距睢阳三十里处突然南拐，行进速度加快一倍，看那样子，想是袭奔苦县去了！” “袭奔苦县？”景合一怔，思忖一阵，抬头问道，“魏军全都去了？” “回禀将军，一个不剩，全都去了！事发陡然，下官命人继续追踪，亲来禀报将军！” 景合思索有顷，传令停渡。 打前锋的景翠急驰过来，正欲问个分明，又有两匹探马驰来，报说庞涓大军绕过苦县，径奔西南去了！ 景合猛地一拍脑袋：“不好，庞涓袭奔项城去了！” 听到魏军远袭项城，景翠大惊，瞪大眼睛望向景合。 景合越想越气，将长枪连连敲在车帮上，怒道：“打的什么屁仗？昭阳那厮连庞涓要去何处都推不出，还说什么袭奔大梁，合击庞涓？” 景翠急道：“项城是我辎重所在，眼下守军不足万人，父帅——” 景合略顿一下，捋须说道：“庞涓这是攻我必救，旨在逼我伐宋大军回撤。”沉思有顷，冷冷一笑，“哼，庞涓如此胆大妄为，远袭项城，定是不知我有大军六万埋伏于此。敌变我变，项城万不可失！传我军令，回师南下，袭奔项城，杀他一个措手不及！” “末将得令！” 黎明前的黑暗里，在大军拔寨远征之后，陉山要塞空空荡荡，守关兵士绝大部分躺在营帐里睡觉，少数守值的兵士也都抱枪昏昏欲睡。 突然，远处几骑驰至关前，守值的兵士听闻声响，乍然一惊，持枪喝道：“来者何人？” 为首一人大叫：“我是景将军手下军尉，此来传送景将军急令，快开关门！” 几位兵士揉揉眼睛，点亮火把，果见对方是楚军军尉打扮，再无疑心，嘟哝两句走下城楼，打开关门，放下吊桥。 几人驰上吊桥，走进关门，拔刀逼住几名兵士。其中一人打声唿哨，伏于近处的兵士齐涌过来，发声喊，冲入关中，将守值的兵士尽皆绑了。大队魏人冲进，可叹八千楚人多数不及穿衣，全部稀里糊涂地成了魏人俘虏。 轻取陉山要塞之后，孙膑立刻传令众将士在关外燃起数堆大火，擂鼓呐喊。 景合大军由洧水斜刺里朝东南方向插往项城，刚过召陵，忽闻西北方向隐隐传来战鼓、呐喊声，回首望去，但见陉山方向火光冲天，竟是呆了。景合最先反应过来，惊呼中了庞涓的调虎离山之计，急令回师驰援陉山。 数万大军急急回驰，于午时赶至陉山，却见关门前并无搏杀痕迹，唯有无数火堆依旧在风中明灭。城墙之上静悄悄的，似无一人。护城河上吊桥吊起，城门紧闭。景合大是惊异，抬头望去，仍然不见异常。 景合喝令开门，城楼上缓缓现出一人，却是孙膑。孙膑摆手，无数魏旗从墙上升起，在关塞各处随风飘扬。各处城墙的垛口处陡然冒出无数魏人，个个张弓搭箭，跃跃欲射。 景合惊退数十步，在一箭之外驻马，正欲下令攻打，项城方向快马驰来，说庞涓数万大军正在四下攻城。 景合此时方才明白景舍的临别赠言，对景翠喟然叹道：“唉，与庞涓作对，悔不该啊！” 景翠急问：“父帅，眼下怎么办？” “还能怎么办？陉山已失，项城若再不保，有何颜面去见陛下？” “孩儿这就引军杀回项城！” 景合思忖有顷，缓缓说道：“翠儿，你带五百军士速去彭城，向昭阳将军申明情势，要他火速回援！” 景翠求道：“父帅，让别人去吧，翠儿只想与父帅在一起！” 景合断然喝道：“去吧，此事没有商量！你可告诉昭阳，就说为父说的，项城若失，纵使他攻下彭城，亦是过大于功！” 景翠泣泪道：“孩儿遵命！” 景翠引五百军别过景合，绝尘而去。 望着景翠渐去渐远，景合转对副将：“传令，后队变前队，兵发项城，与庞涓决战！” 景合的五万大军再次调头，排成一字长蛇阵，前后拖拉十数里，向项城急急进发。大军再次越过召陵时，景合远远听到项城方向隐约传来战鼓声，催动部众加快脚步，向颍水方向急插。前军刚至颍水，忽听鼓声大作，魏军的三千虎贲从左右两侧的丛林中分段杀出，个个如猛虎下山，饿狼扑食，不消一刻，竟将整条长蛇拦腰截为数段。 景合大惊，急令退军，却见四面皆是魏人，不知退往何处。一昼夜下来，楚兵往返奔袭两百余里，早已疲惫不堪，此时更是猝不及防，不及列阵，局势已经失控，将不见兵，兵不见将，人自为战，四散奔逃。 景合无奈，只好催动战车，跃枪拼杀。庞涓在远处看得真切，引领众将士急拢上来，将他团团围住。不消半个时辰，景合身边的亲随全部战死，景合自己亦身中数箭，跌下战车。眼见魏兵越围越多，景合眼睛一闭，挥剑自刎。 楚军逃兵正自溃退，又遭尾随而至的孙膑率部拦截，降者无数。可叹五万大军，竟在短短的三个时辰里作鸟兽散，消失殆尽。 及至天晚，庞涓、孙膑会师一处，清点下来，共斩首楚军一万余，伤其数千，俘获近两万，余皆散去。魏人死伤几处累加起来，竟然不足五千。 景合全军覆没的噩耗传出，长平、昆阳、鄢等十余城池的守军尽皆逃入方城，魏人兵不血刃，分兵占之，前锋直指方城，威逼叶、宛，庞涓亲率大军复围项城，孙膑亦兵回陉山，与庞涓互为犄角。 为逼使昭阳从彭城撤军，庞涓对项城依旧采用围而不攻的战法，每日只令军士擂鼓呐喊，作势攻城，吓唬守军。项城令难辨真假，接连向昭阳求助，同时快马急报郢都，向陛下告急。 庞涓奇兵明袭项城，暗取陉山，在短短两日之间，以六万对六万，将景合大军一口“吞食”，着实让昭阳心惊胆战。思前想后，昭阳深悔自己一时心贪，竟然听信陈轸之言，偷鸡不成反蚀米，彭城未得，连失陉山十余城邑不说，更又折兵六万。景合战死，昭阳连个替罪的也寻不出，若是再失项城，他这一生，也就完了。 想到此处，昭阳长叹一声，传令撤军。 有鉴于景合急兵冒进，全军覆没的教训，昭阳不再长途奔袭，传令报仇心切的景翠断后，所有部属经符离塞缓缓南