Chapter 19 Section 3 King Qi enters the barracks at night

After listening to the scout's report, Mr. Mengchang couldn't help being stunned: "Bai Qi? Who is Bai Qi?" Chunshen Jun laughed loudly: "Oh, Mr. Mengchang, there is a lot of trouble left and right, whoever he is, just defeat him!" But Mr. Mengchang frowned and kept wandering around, clapping his hands suddenly: "I remember! Zhang Yi once told me an interesting story about the Qin army: there was a commander named Bai Qi, King Wu of Qin and the strong men Meng Ben and Wu Huo all served as soldiers under him, and... Anyway, this man is extraordinary, There are many stories." Chunshen Jun was even more delighted: "Oh, the story is worth thousands of troops? A commander actually became a general of the Qin army. I think the Qin country is not very powerful. " Meng Changjun said: "We still can't take it lightly. Qin has always been a big country, advocating farming and warfare. If a person has no real skills, how can the three armies obey him? How can Qin's monarchs and ministers rest assured him? That is a 300,000 army, not a child's play. " Chunshenjun said with a smile: "Oh, it's true that you are serious about fighting wars. But if you want to call this commander a general, Meng Changjun is wrong. Think about it, in the past seven or eight years, Qin has ever fought a big war Battle? How can a commander show some prominence in the small battles of attacking Bashu and capturing Yiyang? How can he be a general? In my opinion, he was given the title of Zuo Geng for his meritorious service in assisting King Qin to seize the throne. , the actual power is a former general. This time, I didn’t have to pick the flagpole out of the chopsticks, so I just picked this thick chopstick!” Mr. Mengchang couldn’t help being laughed at by Mr. Chunshen: “You are right, I hope this Bai Qi is a meathead, and he can fulfill our great ambitions."

The two were talking happily when Sima of the Chinese Army came in a hurry: "Report to the Prime Minister: The three generals of Wei, Zhao, and Han rushed to the main account of the Chinese Army to ask for a battle. If they refused to obey the general's order, the General asked the Prime Minister to go immediately." Meng Changjun was surprised , said to Chun Shenjun, "Let's go together!" He hurried out of the tent and mounted his horse, flying towards Tian Zhen's large tent of the Chinese army. It turned out that Sima Shang, the general of Zhao State who was stationed in Mianchi, was the first to hear the news of the Qin army worshiping the general, and immediately rushed to the Weiying Hanying. One said: "Okay! It's the right time!" Without hesitation for a moment, the three of them immediately flew to Yiyang, insisting that Tian Zhen, the leader of the coalition army, launch a fierce attack on Hangu Pass tomorrow.Tian Zhen didn't have much opinion at first, but because Lord Mengchang agreed to proceed cautiously, he just replied with one sentence: "The three generals, don't be impatient! Listen to me: the coalition forces go to war, and the generals of the Six Kingdoms must discuss and decide." In other words, how can you fight as soon as you say it?" Who knows that the three generals will not accept it, so Xin Yuanyan said loudly: "The Qin army is a commander of a thousand, and the general fears the enemy like a tiger. How can we talk about destroying Qin? If the coalition forces do not If we move, our three armies of Wei, Zhao and Han will attack Qin by ourselves!" Sima Shang and Shen Chai also followed up in one voice: "Exactly! The coalition forces don't move, which will delay the opportunity, so I will attack Qin by myself!" Tian Zhen couldn't come up with a clever strategy. , and insisted that he did not agree with the three generals rushing to fight, and the four of them quarreled in the Chinese army.

At this moment, Lord Mengchang and Lord Chunshen arrived.Mr. Mengchang had already figured out a countermeasure on the way, and after entering the account for inspection, he sternly said to the three generals: "If an army of more than 600,000 is engaged in a war to destroy the country, it is time to plan a clever strategy and strive for a complete victory! The more favorable the opportunity, the more If you want to succeed in one fell swoop, you must not fight bravely! No matter who the Qin army is, the movement of the Qin army is unknown, Hangu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the coalition forces have no way to cooperate. But who is responsible for the crime?!" Chun Shenjun immediately echoed: "Oh, generals, you must make a plan before you move, so that you can succeed in one fell swoop. The army is tired from galloping, and the food and grass are still being transported one after another. If you are eager to go to battle, it is obviously at a disadvantage! Seeing that the three generals seemed to be dissatisfied, Tian Zhen lowered his face and said, "I have ordered the general! Within ten days, only do three things: raise troops and store energy, arrange food and grass, and plan tactics of war. But if anyone goes out without permission, Please return to your home country immediately!"

After all, the 300,000 army of Qi State was the main force to attack Qin, and Lord Mengchang was highly respected, so the three generals had no choice but to leave in resentment. After finally suppressing a group of titans, it's already Mingchusheng.After a hasty dinner, Lord Mengchang and Lord Chunshen discussed with Tian Zhen the tactics of attacking Qin.Tian Zhen was born in the army and had never commanded more than 600,000 troops to fight. He only led 300,000 Qi troops to the west. He was already overwhelmed by various military affairs on the way. At this time, he only had one sentence: "The prime minister just said how to fight. Tian Zhen issued the order!" Chunshen Jun was originally proficient in the art of war, but it was also his first time as a general, and he also had the painful experience of the defeat of Hezong and the annihilation of Qu Yuan's 80,000 new army, as well as his ecstasy and obsession with the Qin army. The powerful combat power still had lingering fears, and if he really wanted to plan a strategy, he forgot his contempt for the commander-in-chief of the Qin army just now; he also had no idea about the combat power of the Chu army, so he didn't want to divide his troops, pondered over and over again, and only proposed a frontal assault Hangu Pass, the tactics of attracting the Qin army to aid, taking the opportunity to gather and annihilate them.Jun Mengchang thought over and over again, but shook his head and sighed: "No, Hangu Pass is steep and narrow, and the army cannot be deployed. Qin's 20,000 troops can withstand the offensive of my 100,000 troops. If he doesn't come to help, what can you do?" Silently, he suddenly smiled and said, "Oh, I'm so confused! Why don't you go to Daliang and look for Lord Xinling?" After saying this, Lord Mengchang suddenly came to his senses, and laughed loudly: "That's great! Let's go to Daliang immediately."

After getting out of the big tent, they saw the dim moonlight and the cool night breeze. The two of them were so happy that they were ready to get on their horses, but they saw Sima of the Chinese army walking quickly: "Report to the prime minister, the general: the king of Qi has driven to the gate of the camp." "King Qi's chariot?" Meng Changjun was very surprised, he didn't have time to think, so he got on the horse with Tian Zhen who had left the tent in a hurry, and went to the gate of the camp.Chunshen Jun was stunned for a moment, shook his head and sighed, and walked back to the Chu army's big tent.

King Qi Min came here this time with a light car and a simple car.When the army of Qi State was dispatched, he left Linzi and moved to the west bank of Juye Lake.In the camp at Juye, King Qi Min immediately ordered the soldiers and horses of the five towns of Qi State-the 200,000 veterans of Qi State who had been in battle for a long time-to secretly march towards Juye Ze.The other 100,000 veterans, King Qi Min ordered all of them to be secretly stationed in the Jishui River Valley on the border of Qi and Yan.This is the big plan of "one stone, three birds, and one sound to hit the west" that King Ming of Qi thought hard, but he didn't disclose it to any ministers, and he personally managed and implemented it.Yan, Qin, and Song are all fat birds aimed at by Qi's slingshot. As for which one to hit or which one to hit first?He has to weigh it up and see the situation of all parties before making a decision.This is the reason why King Qi Min rushed to Hewai all night and night. He wanted to conduct a field survey to see if the Allied Forces of the Six Nations could conquer Qin.

At the gate of Daying, looking at the inexplicably surprised Lord Mengchang and Tian Zhen with a confused face, King Qi Min laughed: "This king has come all the way, to do his best to reward and comfort the six armies, the prime minister and the general don't need much heart." Lord Mengchang approached and said in a low voice: "My king travels far away with a light car, and the country has no guards. It is too dangerous to be involved. I ask my king to return to the country immediately." "It is said that Mr. Mengchang is so heroic, why is he so lacklustre before the army?" King Qi Min taunted for a while, and then turned to comfort in a low voice, "I don't have much to do, I will return immediately after motivating the soldiers."

"The king's words are very appropriate." Jun Mengchang turned around and ordered, "Please send the order quickly, the general: the generals of the six countries rush to the tent of the Chinese army." "Obey!" Tian Zhen sounded like a general in the army, he responded loudly, got on his horse and galloped away. Lord Meng Chang accompanied King Qi Min all the way through the barracks, and described in detail the positions of the troops stationed and the high morale of the barracks, as well as the situation of the Qin State appointing an unknown person to be a general, and so on.Although King Qi Min was not excited, he listened carefully, and said with a faint smile: "If such an unknown person is a general, the coalition forces will destroy Qin as a sledgehammer." Meng Changjun said: "I dare not say that a sledgehammer will kill a chicken. But it's quite big." King Qi Min said, "How long does Mr. Mengchang think this battle will take?" Mr. Mengchang pondered and said, "According to Tian Wen's estimation, it will be about one month." "One month is enough. "King Qi Min was silent for a moment, then suddenly said something, and immediately solemnized the matter, "No matter how the situation changes, Meng Changjun only needs to stabilize the army of the six countries. It is best to defeat Qin, but as long as you don't lose, you will be defeated." It's a credit." Mr. Mengchang couldn't help being surprised when he heard the clouds and mist, and said: "My king has other plans?" King Qi Min laughed loudly: "The secret of the sky must not be revealed, just fight." Mr. Mengchang is very mysterious about this king of Qi I was always impatient, I couldn't help frowning, but I had no choice but to deal with it silently.

After entering the big tent to rest for a while, I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the tent. The generals from all over the world, their lieutenants, generals of the luggage, etc. came one after another, and the tent was full.When Tian Zhen raised his tent, he only said loudly: "The leader of the alliance, King Qi, came to the river to reward the three armies, please give instructions!" When the generals heard that the rich king of Qi rewarded the world, they were very excited and shouted in unison One cry: "Long live King Qi!" In a short while, King Qi Min in full attire strode out of the tent under the guidance of Lord Mengchang: a red balance crown without tassels on his head, a purple embroidered gold cloak with a collar, and a bronze soft armor inside, that is, the man of the time. The golden armour, a pair of knee-high cowhide combat boots under his feet, a three-foot-long broad sword in his left hand, and a long beard and slender gait, made the generals stunned!Other than the Qi generals, someone couldn't help but softly "Hey!"It turned out that this outfit was strange—the combination of the general's armor, the commander's cloak, the king's scale crown, and the knight's broad sword inexplicably, coupled with the strange appearance of King Qi Min, it was suddenly grotesque!If it hadn't been for the fact that he was in the big tent of the Chinese army, and declared that he was the leader of the alliance, King Qi, these straightforward generals would definitely be uproarious.

"Generals," King Qi Min said proudly and reservedly, "I came to the battle in person, encouraged the three armies, and rewarded each army with a hundred barrels of wine, a thousand pieces of gold, and a hundred heads of cattle, sheep and pigs!" "Long live King Qi—" the generals were very pleasantly surprised, but they shouted loudly, and the big tent was bulged up. "It's just that this king has to declare that there are certain rewards and punishments, but such a reward cannot be given to a united country." King Qi Min swept his eyes away, and the big tent suddenly fell silent, and the generals were all surprised. Eyes wide open, I don't know who this "Donghai Qingjiao" is going to blame?Mr. Mengchang was even more uneasy. He had a hunch that the big event tonight was not good, but thinking about it, the king of Qi has always liked surprising actions, and the spoilers would be killed immediately, but there was nothing he could do. He suddenly thought of Gan Mao and regretted not recommending Gan Mao. military accomplice.

At this time, King Qi Min saw the awe in the big tent, he couldn't help being very satisfied, and asked in a drawn-out tone, "Who is leading the army in the Yan Kingdom?" "The last general, Zhang Kui, see the King of Qi!" A man stood up from the pier in the front row, but he was dark, thin, bearded, gray and white, and his armor was worn out. Compared with the bright and energetic generals in the tent, he was like an old soldier. . "Zhang Kui?" King Qi Min sneered coldly, "The name is bright, what is your official position?" "Report to the King of Qi: the last general will be Xingyi!" Zhang Kui was full of confidence. "Xingyi? Hmph, not even a general, how many soldiers and horses did you bring?" "Report to the King of Qi: Yan is poor and weak, and will eventually lead 20,000 troops to join the battle!" "Twenty thousand, all old soldiers, right?" "Qi Wang Mingjian: Even though he is an old soldier, he still serves the battlefield!" "Bold Zhang Kui!" King Qi Min, who was still smiling just now, suddenly went into a rage, "Twenty thousand veterans, with a ceremonial appearance, came to drive away the Italian city in the world? The country of Yan has a good plan! If the other family bleeds, your family Divide the land?" Zhang Kui cupped his hands and said loudly: "The King of Qi is on a mission! The State of Yan never sent troops, nor was it greedy for the land of Qin. My king thought of the origins of Yan and Qi, and of the friendship between Shangqing of the Su Dynasty and Lord Wuxin of Su Qin, so he sent out two righteous soldiers just now. Ten thousand, and bring your own military rations, how can you rush to the market?" "It's nonsense! Who doesn't bring their own military rations?" King Qi Min's voice was stern, "It's clear that he is greedy for chestnuts, and dare to boast that he is a righteous soldier? Come! Push Zhang Kui out and behead him!" This time it was full of panic.Although the generals of all countries are contemptuous of the Yan State, Zhang Kui has long been in the army and prospered that the Yan State does not divide the Qin land, but only for the unity of the six countries, so Zhang Kui no longer embarrasses Zhang Kui.Now that the king of Qi wanted to kill the generals of other countries before going to war, this was really the first time in the Warring States alliance, and the generals panicked immediately.The general Chunshen Jun present was the most prestigious, so the generals' eyes gathered together, and even Meng Changjun quickly glanced at Chunshen Jun.Chunshen Jun has always been good at mediating, so he stood up from the first general, cupped his hands and smiled: "Oh, King Qi, I'm afraid it's not a good omen to kill the general before sending troops. Besides, the country of Yan has been in war for several years, and the country is poor and the soldiers are weak. It is also the truth, even if there are few soldiers, why is it a capital crime? Qi Wang’s heart is like the East China Sea, if Zhang Kui is forgiven, the Yan army will definitely fight to the death.” "Sophistry!" King Qi Min blushed even more and slapped the case sharply, "Killing Zhang Kui is a bad omen? Letting Zhang Kui be Donghai? This king just doesn't believe it! I just want to see what God's will is like? Tian Zhen! Kill Zhang Kui immediately! No pardon!" The generals suddenly changed color!Seeing that even Mr. Chunshen has hit a big snag, if someone intercedes, why not accompany the murderer?After all, this is the big tent of the Qi army, and the generals were cold-faced for a while, and no one spoke.Seeing that the situation was in dire straits, Mr. Mengchang was about to stand up, but unexpectedly, Tian Zhen yelled: "Soldier of the Chinese army! Take down Zhang Kui and cut him!" He heard a roar of "Hi!", and there were already four armored men The warrior rushed forward, grabbed Zhang Kui and dragged him out of the big tent.Zhang Kui was trapped, but hissed and shouted: "Tiandi! You are not a king! A sea snake! A sea snake! The old Yan people will take revenge! I took your snake skin off..." "Zhang Kui! Shu Zi is rampant!" Qi Min Wang suddenly changed his color, drew out his long sword and rushed out of the tent, hurried to the warrior, only to hear the sound of blood splashing, Zhang Kui was killed instantly. King Qi Min turned around and burst out laughing.Amidst the laughter, the generals went out of the tent one after another with livid faces, and when they walked past him, no one bid farewell to him, even Chunshen Jun, who was most particular about diplomatic etiquette, left with a dark face.In a short while, the big tent was empty, only the pale-faced Mengchang Jun and the dumbfounded Tian Zhen were left.King Qi Min didn't even look at the two of them, so he ordered the accompanying censor: "Behead Zhang Kui, and send his head to Jicheng overnight! This king wants to see, what does this little King Yan say?" The censor promised and turned around. Then he left, and after a while, he heard the sound of horseshoes, and went straight to the outside of the barracks. Meng Changjun never spoke.King Qi Min didn't even pay attention to Lord Mengchang, and only told Tian Zhen loudly: "The king is gone. After three days, if King Yan bows his head and pleads guilty, he will let 20,000 Yan troops come back alive, otherwise, they will all be beheaded!" Let's go." After saying that, he waved his long sword and led a group of warriors away. After a long time, Mr. Mengchang let out a long sigh, and went out of the tent alone, and wandered around until dawn under the hazy moonlight. Three days later, the scout flew a horse to report: King Yan had sent a special envoy to plead guilty to King Qi.Meng Changjun was very suspicious, and felt that this matter was extremely strange.From the perspective of diplomatic relations, even though King Qi is the leader of the alliance, killing the generals of other countries without authorization is a great crime for the unjust atrocities of the allies. Any country will rise up to retaliate, ranging from destroying the alliance and retreating troops, to provoking quarrels and revenge.But the king of Yan was so weird that he pleaded guilty and sent a new general!Is it true that the king of Yan is really weak and is intimidated by the prestige of the state of Qi?Or is there another picture?Mr. Mengchang couldn't think of a clue, so he came to the Chu army tent to talk to Mr. Chunshen. Jun Shen thought for half a day, but he let out a long sigh: "Oh, Mr. Meng Chang, I don't think this is a good omen. Don't forget that Ji Ping of the Yan Kingdom is a promising king, and he is even more talented like Le Yi and Ju Xin." It was obvious that Qi was bullying him, but he couldn't bear it, and he could only say that this enmity has deepened, how can there be anyone else!" "Even if there is an enmity, what can the Yan Kingdom do?" After all, it is about the state, and Lord Mengchang is somewhat dissatisfied. However, Jun Shen shook his head: "Oh, man is not as good as God, I hope King Qi will stop causing trouble." Thinking of King Qi's grotesque and impermanent, Meng Changjun fell silent for a moment, feeling heavy in his heart.Chun Shenjun smiled and said: "Oh, Mr. Mengchang, don't think too far, let's talk about fighting. The generals of all armies have already aligned the troops, and there is no need to delay any longer." Meng Changjun suddenly got up and said: "I mean, attack Qin in three days!" "Oh yes, defeating Qin is a big deal!" Jun Shen suddenly became excited.