Chapter 57 Section 6: Military Strategists' Conspiracy and Concentricity

In mid-September, the soldiers and horses of the six countries finally gathered together. This time the alliance is different from the past, the soldiers and horses of the six countries are all assembled in secret.This is the gist of Lord Xinling's intentional statement to all countries: the combined army must travel through the valley day and night, the horses have their hooves bound, and the whole army is lightly dressed and prohibited from cooking. They do not seek speed, but seek secrecy!This secret letter surprised the generals of various countries, that is to say, He Zong has always sent troops with great fanfare and feared that the momentum would not be big, so why did they act like thieves when they sent troops this time?When a large army marches in its own country, it is necessary to bind its hooves and lightly dress and prohibit cooking. Isn't this a violation of others?With such a mysterious toss, didn't the Qin army have scouts?The generals from all over the world ignored this secret letter completely by coincidence, and gathered troops one after another, wanting to be a mighty army to attack crimes.

At this time, Lord Xinling's military letter arrived again. In addition to reiterating the gist of the previous letter, he made a more serious agreement: He Guo's army and horses will not march in secretly, so they will not send troops. The three kingdoms of Wei, Zhao, and Han are enough to resist Qin!This is the first time that the Warring States period has been combined - since the joint vertical is afraid that any country will not move and there will be insufficient troops, and all countries will raise troops and say they don't need it, what a strange thing!What kind of mystery is this Wei Wuji trying to make?Doubts are doubts, complaints are complaints, the monarchs and ministers of various countries have pondered over and over again, and still issued a strict edict: Be sure to follow the orders of Lord Xinling, and enter secretly as scheduled!

This is the prestige of Lord Xinling Wei Wuji.The Warring States period had its own alliance against Qin, and the six-nation coalition had been formed four times before, and only Lord Xinling led the coalition to defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop, saving Zhao and Shandong.Ma Fujun Zhao She was the first famous general to defeat Qin from the six kingdoms of Shandong, but his prestige is not the same as that of Xinling Lord.Why?Zhao She's victory over Qin Nai in the mountainous battle, the strength of both sides is less than 100,000, and when they met on a narrow road, they fought bloody and killed each other. Although it is commendable, it will never become a model of military strategy.He Zong's battle to rescue Zhao was a field battle on the plains, both sides had more than 300,000 troops, not to mention that the deployment of the battlefield was far from comparable to that of a small battle in the mountains. It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to twist into a team of courageous teachers.Mr. Xinling is not only a fierce general on the battlefield, but also a military genius who is well versed in the art of war.This person seems to be born to be a general, and he has no wars to talk about state affairs. He is no better than the three sons of Mengchang, Pingyuan, and Chunshen, and he is not even as good as the three sons in the temple; All the weak points in the temple's political affairs immediately become extraordinary and shine brightly, the stern and awe-inspiring disposition turns into a rare general's authority, the friendship of heroes and martial arts turns into the charm that can be most friendly to soldiers, and the ability to use talents to pay attention to practical results The way of doing things is naturally the moral style of the general who gathers the army, knows astronomy, geography and military battle formations extensively, and can master all kinds of large offensive and defensive weapons with supernatural powers.Threatened and excited, chaotic and calm.All this and so on made Lord Xinling who entered the Mo residence like a fish in water, dispatching troops and generals like a bull.The most admired by the generals in Shandong lies in the spirit of the decisive battle of Lord Xinling at the critical moment of the battle!At that time, the Five Kingdoms gathered troops to rescue Zhao, but there was no general in place.Because of suspicion, the king of Wei refused to accept Lord Xinling as a general.Just when the leaders of the Allied Forces of the Five Kingdoms saw that the rescue of Zhao would be in vain, Lord Xinling stole the military amulet, killed King Wei's confidant general, and seized the military power of the Wei army.This kind of bravery and courage is nothing but talent!But because of this, Lord Xinling lived in Handan and had three thousand guests, and even Lord Pingyuan's followers came to vote one after another. For a while, the country of Zhao, which had always been rough, became a place where scholars from all over the world gathered.Lord Xinling wrote a book of war in Handan, and it became the most respected art of war in the Warring States period after Sun Bin.More than a hundred years later, the Tai Shigong wrote a biography for Lord Xinling, and at the end he also sincerely praised: "The name of Lord Xinling is worthy of the title of princes!" This is a later story.

But it is said that the six soldiers and horses marched secretly separately, and finally all arrived in the north mountain of Ono Ze at the beginning of September. The Onozawa Mountains are the battlefield carefully chosen by Mr. Xinling.During the Warring States period, Dayeze, also known as Juyeze, was one of the three major lakes in the Central Plains together with Fengze and Juluze. Except Juluze was in the territory of Zhao State in the Yellow River Basin, Daye and Fengze were both in the Jishui Basin.Fengze is in the territory of Wei State, and Da Yeze is in the border area between Wei State and Qi State.Although the territories and cities of the Warring States period often fluctuated, Wei and Qi were both big countries, and there were not many wars with each other. The country was generally divided by Onozawa, with Zedong as the Qi State and Jersey as the Wei State.Later, Onozawa gradually dried up and shrank with the drying up of Jishui, leaving only the narrow waters called Dongping Lake and Liangshanbo by later generations.The water pool where the heroes of Liangshan gathered, which is familiar to the Chinese of later generations, is the trace left by Onozawa.During the Warring States Period, Jishui was one of the four famous waters in the world (river, river, Huaihe River, and Ji) with abundant water. It traversed Wei, Qi and Zhao and entered the sea independently. It was one of the well-deserved mother rivers in the Central Plains.Onoze, where the Jishui torrent deposits and expands, is vast and vast, with a radius of nearly a thousand miles. The waterway connects Surabaya to the east, becoming a giant lake that handles two major rivers, and was then called the first of the three major lakes in the Central Plains.Until the end of the Tang Dynasty, Dayeze still had a water surface of 300 miles from north to south, and its heyday can be imagined. "Book Yugong" has a saying: "Daye is both a treasure." "Zhouli Zhifang Yanzhou" says: "The lake is called Daye." "Zuo Zhuan" records in the 14th year of Ai Gong (481 BC): "West hunting in Ono." And so on, it shows that Onozawa's reputation is outstanding!

There are no famous high mountains around Onozawa, and the hills are continuous and densely forested. It seems ordinary, but in fact it is criss-crossed with dangerous roads, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see its mystery.Back then, when Sun Bin defeated Pang Juan in the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling, they all fought ambushes in this mountainous area.The first thing Mr. Xinling did after he returned to Daliang to receive the seal of the General was to send elite scouts to the old merchants who had business dealings with the Qin State, and at the same time to conduct detailed investigations in Xianyang and the Qin army camp. After more than a month, the situation summarized is : The Qin army attacked Qi from the east, and its route was to cross the official road on the northeast bank of Onozawa, and then stationed at the mountain plateau of Lu County to the east of Onozawa; Meng Ao's plan was to first conquer more than twenty cities in the north of Qi State , and then went south to conquer Xue Guolu, which had been destroyed by Qi and Chu respectively, and frightened Qi and Chu in one fell swoop. , Meng Ao's army marched eastward, instead of making a violent raid with lightning and thunder like the three Jins, but first calmly deployed troops to Jibei, and now an army has been dispatched to conquer the five cities. Meng Ao led the main force Chen Bing Xuejun ( Therefore, Xue Lu has not yet started war on the border of Xue Lu.Due to the convenient location, the Wei army led by Lord Xinling arrived at the secret camp in Daye first.

The camp was set up, and Lord Xinling immediately ordered: In addition to repairing ordnance and weapons and supporting soldiers from all walks of life, the rest of the soldiers immediately set up camps and prepare cold cooking for the armies of various countries that have not arrived.The generals of the Wei army were greatly surprised. In the past, each army in the joint vertical coalition took care of its own food and supplies, and military affairs such as cooking in the camp were the duties of each army. It was fortunate that they did not compete with each other. What about setting up camp and preparing cooking?Surprises are surprises, based on their belief in Lord Xinling, the soldiers of the Wei army immediately got busy.

Lord Xinling has deep worries about the coalition forces fighting.In other words, whether he can defeat Qin Jun this time, he has no bottom in his heart.The worry is not in the battle, but in the hearts of soldiers.Probably no one understands that Lord Xinling understands that the corruption and decadence of the six kingdoms in Shandong are unbearable. It has become a long-standing bad habit of monarchs and ministers to overwhelm military and political constraints.Even if all the armies arrive together, it is really unknown whether they have the heart to fight and win.After thinking over and over again, Lord Xinling set three basic points: first, this battle cannot be sustained, otherwise troubles will inevitably arise within the coalition forces; second, there must be a united will to fight to the death; In this battle, troops must be used with surprises, and non-surprises are not enough for a quick decision.Among the three points, fighting to the death with one heart is the most important, without this foundation, it will be in vain if you make all kinds of tricks.

Five or six days later, each army arrived in Daye Mountains one after another. In the dense forest of the canyon, Lord Xinling met for the first time in the simple Mo Mansion of the Allied Forces to discuss military affairs. Sima of the Chinese army first read the summary of the coalition army: Zhao Guojing rode 50,000 infantry with 20,000 infantry, and the commander was Pingyuanjun; Chu State had 100,000 infantry cavalry, and the coach was Chunshen Jun; , 30,000 iron cavalry, coached by Lord Xinling; 80,000 Korean cavalry, coached by veteran Han Peng; 60,000 light cavalry of Yan State, coached by Jiang Qu; 60,000 cavalry of Qi State, coached by Chen Lu; a total of 460,000 troops from the six countries , fifty-three generals.

"Oh, Qin's army is 260,000, our side is far superior!" Chunshen Jun let out a long cry. Mr. Pingyuan shook his head again and again: "It's hard to compare! When did the coalition army not exceed the Qin army's strength by more than a hundred or two hundred thousand?" "May I ask Mr. Xinling to tell you how to play first, I'm bored!" Veteran Han Peng couldn't bear it anymore. "That's right! This secret march is torturing the dead, hurry up and tell me how to fight!" Qi general Chen Lu immediately echoed. "Mr. Chunshen, Mr. Pingyuan, all generals," Mr. Xinling calmly and calmly stood up in front of the large plank called "Sai Shuai", "the reason why all the armies are required to march secretly is that the coalition forces only Only by being unawares and attacking those who are not prepared can we win! Decades ago, the six countries in Shandong were in full swing, and each country had elite troops, but they could not unite and defeat Qin. What's more, when the national strength is declining today? Our strength has been greatly reduced, and Qin is in the ascendant In fact, this battle is not comparable to that of the past. In the past, it can be defeated once, and it can be defeated again. The foundation of each country can still support it. Today's battle is very different. The Six Kingdoms Life and death are all in this battle! If this battle is won, the Six Nations will still have a chance to rise again. If this battle is lost, the Six Nations’ military strength will collapse, and the period of subjugation of the country is just around the corner! But this can be called the Six Nations’ last battle! But speaking from the heart, if this battle is defeated, which country should win the Qin army? At that time, they joined forces without planning, where is the strength? Where is the army? The end can only be collapsed and the world will return to Qin. There was a moment of silence in the tent, and Mr. Xinling took a heavy breath, "Wuji speaks out first, not to be sensational, but to wake you up: this battle can only be won if you have the heart to fight to the death and plan carefully. !"

"Fight to the death! With all sincerity!" The generals roared loudly. "Oh—" Chun Shenjun let out a long sigh, "Such a sight, I feel like I'm in a dream!" Mr. Pingyuan burst into tears: "We share the same hatred and the enemy, and the six countries have not seen each other for many years!" "Mr. Xinling has already said it thoroughly. If anyone fears the enemy and cherishes his life, he will go back immediately!" Lord Chunshen jumped up, "The state of Chu proposes to join forces, and this old man first makes a vow: This battle is invincible, and this old man will kill himself and thank the country!"

"Zhao Sheng is the same!" "Wei Wuji is the same!" When the three pairs of big hands tightly folded the three white-haired heads together, the generals were terrified, and they all generously shouted: "If you can't defeat the Qin army, you will kill yourself and thank the country!" "But you have the heart! Our army will surely win!" Lord Xinling exclaimed excitedly, turned around and strode to the handsome case, "Open the map!" After the opening of the case by Sima of the Chinese Army, a large wooden board map "Daye Mountains and Rivers" more than ten feet square suddenly appeared in front of us.Lord Xinling pointed to the map with the long sword in his hand and said: "This battle follows Sun Bin's Guiling tactics and ambushes and defeats Qin on the north bank of Daye Ze. The army is cleverly concealed so that the enemy cannot detect it; the third is to fight to the death when engaging in battle, so that the Qin army does not easily break through the ambush battlefield! With the strength of the coalition forces, we do not seek to wipe out the Qin army, but if we can kill more than 100,000 enemies, then the Qin army It is necessary to withdraw from Shandong, which is a great victory! Do the generals think it is feasible?" "color--!" "Even though Lord Xinling issued the order, all the generals have no objection." Lord Chunshen nodded seriously. "Okay!" Lord Xinling's scabbard pointed at the big picture, "Look, everyone, the Qin army and our army are located at the two ends of Onoze, the Qin army is in the northeast of Ono, and our army is in the southwest of Ono, more than four hundred miles away; There is another army from Wang Ling to attack Jibei, which is more than 800 miles away from our army. Our army planned to ambush the Qin army in this mountain plateau and dense forest in the northeast mountain of Guiling!" The general of the Yan army interrupted Qu suddenly: "Sun Bin set up an ambush on the old battlefield, how can the Qin army be fooled?" "The general is bad!" Mr. Pingyuan shook his head, "Soldiers are never tired of deceit, and two volts will win. This is also a military proverb. In terms of military situation, the Qin army has despised the six countries for a long time. This time, the Qin army did not meet resistance when they attacked Shandong, and despised the six countries. What's more! Meng Ao only dispatched 50,000 troops to attack more than 20 cities in Jibei, and obviously ignored the 100,000 Jibei Qi army. How could the Qin army think of an ambush by the coalition army? It is a god-given opportunity to wipe out the armies of the six countries. Only in this way, it is not a worry to bring the Qin army into ambush!" The generals nodded one after another, agreeing with Mr. Pingyuan's statement. Lord Xinling said solemnly: "What Lord Pingyuan said is precisely the weakness of the Qin army. Only this weakness makes our army capable of fighting!" Set up an ambush for the second time. The specific plan is: an army flying to the north, storming the royal tomb with 50,000 cavalry and then fleeing south, luring them to chase south; Surrounding the king's tomb with iron cavalry, pretending that the king's tomb cannot break through and our army can't annihilate the stalemate, luring Meng Ao's main force to come to the rescue; our army pretended to fail, the first ambush circle collapsed and fled south; the Qin army must do its best Pursue and kill, the main force of our army will set up an ambush hundreds of miles away, and beat the Qin army!" "I would like to hear the general's order!" The generals said in unison, obviously their confidence was greatly increased. "Four armies." Lord Xinling picked up the first command arrow from the commander-in-chief, "The first army is northward flying cavalry, composed of 80,000 cavalry from the Zhao and Wei armies, attacking the enemy fiercely and quickly to anger Wangling! This army The old man will lead himself." Putting down the command arrow, he took another, "The second army's 60,000 infantry will set up an ambush in the valley five hundred miles south of the Qin army, and Chunshen Jun will lead it." Chun Shen Jun took the command arrow with a bang, Lord Xinling picked up the third command arrow again, "The Yan army of the third army flew 60,000 cavalry, dedicated to cover the first ambush circle and retreated after feigning defeat, united as one, rushed to the periphery of the final battlefield to intercept and kill Break through the encirclement of the Qin army, under the command of General Qu." General Qu accepted the order generously, and Lord Xinling took his fourth command arrow, "Ambush the main battlefield with 260,000 cavalry, and encircle and attack Meng Ao's army. Lord Pingyuan sits in command!" Lord Pingyuan did not accept the general order, but looked at Lord Xinling with twinkling eyes and did not speak.There was a sudden silence in the tent——Zhao Jun is the main force of the coalition forces. If Lord Pingyuan and Lord Xinling have a bad relationship, it will be in jeopardy to fight against Qin together!Mr. Chunshen was extremely alert, and immediately chuckled: "Oh, Mr. Pingyuan, are you overwhelmed?" Mr. Chunshen originally intended to provoke the general, but he didn't want Mr. Pingyuan to sigh: "You know me, Mr. Chunshen! Xinling You are here, Zhao Sheng is really unable to bear the heavy responsibility of the main battlefield!" Turning around, he bowed deeply to Lord Xinling, "Zhao Sheng knows your kindness, thank you in advance. The army going north is the most dangerous and difficult, and the Lord must personally put on the strong and sharp charge. , so the king himself took it. Although the main battlefield is a dramatic battle of soldiers, the main focus is on dispatching, and his life is rarely in danger, so he is handed over to Zhao Sheng. In the battle, Zhao Sheng thinks he is stronger than Lord Xinling. Lord Xinling is much stronger than Zhao Sheng. The appointment of the king is to adjust the strengths of the two and use the weaknesses of the two. If Zhao Sheng accepts it calmly, he is not a sinner of the Six Kingdoms!" The generals were in awe and embarrassment for a while.Lord Chunshen didn't know what to say for a while—the two monarchs were both strong and heroic men, and Lord Pingyuan's tone just now obviously meant to disbelieve Lord Ling, but he didn't expressly express his request to lead the first army; Silently, if a word of persuasion is inappropriate, the previous rift will be revived, and the situation will be difficult to deal with.But it would be even more embarrassing not to say it, not only the two monarchs could not resolve it, but even myself, the one who initiated the alliance, would be suspected by the generals as unreasonable.While thinking about it, Chunshen Jun said decisively: "Oh, Mr. Xinling, Huang Xie said bluntly, the most important thing is to resist Qin!" As soon as the words were settled, the generals' eyes all focused on the case of the Xinling Junshuai. Lord Xinling stepped down from the commander-in-chief case, and bowed deeply to Lord Pingyuan: "Mr. Pingyuan understands righteousness deeply, and Wuji is willing to be taught!" Turning around, he bowed again to the generals, "This is Wuji making up for selfishness. The heart of friendship is too great, so that the command is wrong, and I have no taboo to apologize!" "Brother Wuji! Zhao Sheng is too fussy and blames the wrong person!" "Brother Zhao Sheng! If you are selfish and forget the public, what can you say!" The two sides greeted each other with four hands clasped, and there was a round of applause in the tent, and Mr. Chunshen burst into tears.