Chapter 81 In the third quarter, both the government and the public of the Qin State are moved, and Bai Qi secretly joins the army

As soon as the news of Zhao Kuo's replacement for Lian Po came out, the Qin State's ruling and opposition parties were in turmoil. All kinds of rumors were originally the work of Zheng Anping's men and horses, and of course the highest level of the Qin State knew it well.But for the subjects of the ruling and opposition parties who don't know the truth, the news that Zhao Kuo is a general is nothing more than a letter of war between Qin and Zhao!In the words of the old Qin people, the Qin people have been tense with Zhao Guo for decades, but they always fall flat, and they don't catch anyone very cheaply.On the contrary, it was Zhao Guo who had the name of "the first victory to strengthen Qin", and became the patron saint of Shandong impressively.Now that the fierce Zhao Guo is clearly going to fight Qin Guosheng to the death, although the Qin people are not afraid, they are still full of excitement!At this time, the style of Qin Rengong's war has long been a tradition. As soon as the news spread, the whole country called for the war.Officials and ministers of Xianyang also entered the palace incessantly to seek an audience with the King of Qin and wrote letters one after another, but they almost all said in unison: Don't be soft, make a national policy early, and fight Zhao Guo!

At the same time, the Six Kingdoms of Shandong also immediately became tense.The people of Zhao are martial and warlike, and the people of Qin are tigers and wolves. One is fierce and the other is fierce. They are a pair of deadly enemies!Now once the whole country decides, it is really hard to predict who will win.For today's plan, as long as there is no disaster, who would care to mediate?As a result, all of a sudden, the world fell silent, and everyone opened their eyes wide to see the two high mountains approaching with a bang, and held their breaths, waiting for the shocking collision storm to come!

King Qin Zhao immediately summoned Fan Ju and Bai Qi Kui Ye to conduct secret business, but none of the three monarchs and ministers smiled.It was about a great battle, so King Qin Zhao asked Bai to speak first.Bai Qi gasped and said: "There is only one word for the countermeasure, fight! But we will have to kill 600,000 horses at one go. Our army is still insufficient, and our food and grass are still inconvenient. The only two things that are difficult for the veteran." Fan Ju sits in the back-up Hearing the words, he was very confused: "Our army's food and grass transportation has never stopped, and the king in the wild has hoarded it into several large warehouses. Why is it still inconvenient?" Bai Qi shook his head and said: "The inconvenience is not a shortage. My king and Yinghou don't know something. This battle has never been seen in ancient times. Once it is launched, the two armies of more than one million will be intertwined. There are many mountain streams and rivers in the Shangdang Mountains, and there is no shortage of water sources. At that time, the amount of rations we carry with us will become the lifeline of our combat power. Even if our army has It is useless if the army rations cannot be transported, and it is also useless if they cannot be transported to make food. In contrast, the Zhao army has become a fool, and everyone brings horse milk and dried meat with them, so that they can fight lightly for ten days. Although our army also has dried meat The habit of cooking cakes, but it is impossible to make a large amount in a hurry, so the military rations are a difficulty. The old minister thought over and over again, this is the most difficult thing."

"Hush—" Fan Ju took a breath, "There is such a thing, why don't you eat if you have food?" "There will be no small battles. There will be great battles. There will be more in the Changping war." Bai Qi almost stuttered every word. King Qin Zhao was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "My king went to Hanoi to be the backup of the army! Even if every family within three hundred miles of Hanoi starts cooking, the soldiers must have enough food with them!" "Your Majesty!" Fan Ju was startled suddenly, "Hanoi's new county is a dangerous place, it's not suitable to trespass lightly! This is the job of a minister, why bother my king!"

"Only the new county can use this king!" Qin Zhaowang said decisively, "Guanzhong can no longer recruit troops, otherwise the foundation of the old Qin people will be empty! The river east of Hanoi is now in a difficult time!" He gasped and said, "Prime Minister Sitting in Xianyang, governing the country and administering the government, it will be easy to coordinate the successor's food and grass." "Your Majesty..." Fan Ju had tears in his eyes, but he had nothing to say. King Qin Zhao smiled slightly: "If you want to win an army of 600,000, can't you swallow mountains and rivers with anger?"

Bai Qi has not spoken, but at this moment he got up and bowed deeply to King Qin Zhao: "Old minister, on behalf of the soldiers of the three armies, thank you, my king." I have to thank the soldiers of the three armies." He bowed deeply to Bai Qi.Fan Ju couldn't help saying: "The minister has nothing to thank, so let's just avoid it." When the words fell to the point, the three monarchs and ministers burst out laughing at the same time. After the discussion, Bai Qi, as usual, did not go back to the house to say goodbye to Jing Mei, and went straight eastward with the hundred-man cavalry team without any banner.I left Hangu Pass at dawn, and arrived at Anyi in the east of the river before the mist cleared in early autumn.After hastily eating a few pounded noodle cakes and a piece of sauced beef, he fell asleep on the narrow military couch for three hours.When I woke up, it was just dusk. As soon as I wiped myself with two buckets of cold water, I immediately got on my horse and headed northeast through the thick night.At three o'clock, the horse team entered the Qinshui River Valley, and quietly entered the Qin Army Shogunate in Lao Maling.

"Mr. Wu'an?" Wang Yan jumped up with shirtless arms in shock, "It's so fast!" "Go, pour a bucket of cold water and talk." Bai Qi waved his hand, "Leave immediately." This is Bai Qi's usual practice. When discussing affairs in the middle of the night, he must first be called to pour a bucket of cold water on his naked body, so that he can wake up completely before talking about military affairs.Wang Hejiu followed Baiqi to fight, and it was clear without saying anything. He immediately went to the back tent and poured cold water on him. He was dressed in black and red and put on his armor. make!"

Bai Qi said in a low voice: "First, move the shogunate to Langshan immediately! Second, order the generals above ten thousand troops to go to the Langshan shogunate to listen to orders at the beginning of tomorrow night!" "Langshan?" Wang Yan was taken aback, "Mr. Wu An made it clear!" Bai Qi remained silent with a sullen face, and Sima hurriedly whispered behind him: "To the west of Changping Pass, there is a barren mountain outside Guanglang City, and the local medicine farmers are called Langshan." Wang Yan suddenly realized, blushing and stood up: "The last general is careless! It should be military law!" Bai Qi just waved his hand and said: "Immediately give an order, I will go with you." Without saying a word, Wang Yan went away with a bang.After a while, the whole team of the shogunate and six thousand horsemen gathered outside the camp, and followed Baiqi's hundred-man cavalry out of Laoma Ridge in silence.

About twenty or thirty miles west of Changping Pass, there is an ancient castle called Light Wolf City.This light wolf city is not big, but it is stuck at the confluence of three rivers between Changping, Gaoping and Laomaling. place.Thirty years ago, Bai Qi tried to get through the Shangdang. After capturing Hanoi, he led an army to capture Light Wolf City, and he is very familiar with this place.To the east of Guanglang City, there is a mountain with verdant forests. It is inaccessible to wolves, so Han Zhao Shanmin called it Wolf Mountain.The Langshan Ridge runs from northwest to southeast, and is almost parallel to Danshui. The terrain is higher than Guanglang City and Changping Pass. It is obviously the highest part of the upper valley of Danshui.Except for the shelter of trees and caves of strange rocks, most of the Langshan Mountains are flat and wide highlands. When you climb up and look out, you will have a very wide field of vision.At this time, Guanglang City had already been captured by the Qin army together with the Laomaling camp, but Wang Lu did not station troops on Langshan outside the city.In terms of location, Langshan and Guanglang City are just a little bit ahead of the middle of the Qin Army's Laomaling camp, facing the Zhao Army's shogunate to the north of Changping.

As soon as he arrived at the foot of the Wolf Mountain, Bai Qi ordered a small camp to be set up at the foot of the mountain. All the horses stayed in the camp and a thousand soldiers stayed behind, while the rest of the soldiers climbed the mountain on foot with supplies on their backs.After three years of confrontation between the armies, the wolves disappeared without a trace, except for the white dry dung that can be seen everywhere under the feet, which is the mark of the wolves' rule in the past.At the top of the mountain, Bai Qi's Chinese army Sima whispered to Wang Lu, and Wang Lu assigned soldiers and officials to clean up the largest cave, and at the same time set up cloud carts, banners and other equipment to respond to orders.After daybreak, Bai Qi ordered Wang Lu to call in 50,000 elite infantry, and immediately began to build trenches and barriers on the front slope of Langshan Mountain, in order to hide behind the trees so that Zhao Jun could not detect it from a distance.

As twilight fell, the mountain roads and other defenses on the top of the mountain were ready, and the cave shogunate had also been rectified.The lamps and candles in the cave were shining brightly, but the whole mountain was as dark as ever.Following the bursts of horseshoes, the military officials led the generals who had arrived at the foot of the mountain to the cave shogunate one by one.At the beginning of the shift, all the fifty-six generals sat on the stone pier in two rows and six rows. The first group was the six generals Wang He, Meng Ao, Wang Ling, Huan He, Ying Bao, Hu Yang and Guo Wei Sima. stem.Under the rugged and hideous cave wall, a huge bluestone slab made a handsome case.Leaning on the wall of the cave is a large wooden picture that is as tall as two people, and the title of the picture is impressively four characters - Shangdang Mountains and Rivers.Under the big board picture is Bai Qi standing solemnly: dressed in fine iron armor, a black brocade and gold silk cloak, and holding a heavy long sword that only iron eagle swordsmen can have, his temples are as white as frost, and his whole body is as black as iron. The rough and dark faces were supported by two thick mouth lines, and a pair of triangular eyes unique to the Qin people were nailed to the faces of the generals motionlessly with a beam of light. At the sound of Chu Geng Diao's "Dang!", Wang Yan suddenly stood up from the front row: "Edict of the King of Qin!" The generals stood up in unison with a swish, and clapped their hands in a shout: "Accept the imperial edict!" The Sima of the Chinese army beside Bai Qi took two steps forward, unfolded a roll of bamboo slips and read aloud: "The King of Great Qin issued a special edict: the battle of Changping is a matter of prosperity and death, and he specially ordered Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an, to secretly command the army. Of the generals of the three armies, but anyone who leaks that Lord Wu An is a general will be executed without pardon! In August of the forty-seventh year of Yingji, King of Qin." "Mr. Wu'an issued an order!" Wang Yan bowed to Bai Qi, and then sat back on Jiangdun. "Everyone, the Changping decisive battle is a life-and-death battle between Qin and Zhao." Bai Qi walked up to the handsome case with two big strides leaning on his long sword. , the old man and everyone have been looking forward to this great battle for more than thirty years. Today, I finally let me wait for it. I am really lucky to be born as a soldier of the Qin Army!" "Great Qin Tiejun, victorious in every battle!" All the generals roared in unison. "The heart to conquer and the courage to destroy are indeed precious." Bai Qi's tone changed abruptly, "However, the first military order issued by the old man today is: but those who despise the Zhao army and ignore the battle formation will be punished by military law! "Bai Qi glanced across the tense faces of the generals, "It is said that Zhao Jun is good at attacking but not good at defending. However, our army has been fighting Zhao Jun for three years, so why only get a west base? This is enough proof: Zhao Jun is good at attacking and defending. An elite army capable of attacking and defending all over the world! Remember, the Zhao army has four strengths: being light and fierce, carrying enough food with you, defending for a long time and seeking to attack, and the general is full of vigor. Only if you do this, you will lose if you underestimate the enemy!" "Follow the general's order!" All the generals shouted in awe. "However, Zhao Jun also has four shortcomings." The corner of Bai Qi's mouth twitched, and his smile was submerged in the dark and rough gully before it could break away. "First, he is eager to attack and abandon the barrier. Food, ignoring the way of the army's food. Third, the lack of equipment for attacking fortifications, relying more on bows, crossbows and long knives. Fourth, the general underestimates the enemy and is partial to one plan. This Zhao army has four shortcomings." The cave was so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.The generals are very clear that every time there is a big battle, Lord Wu An must first clarify the general situation of the two armies. It is often said that the enemy's situation is so detailed that even the generals who are in front of the enemy are greatly surprised. Of the policy.What the generals waited with bated breath was the most heart-pounding moment. "Our army defeats the enemy with sixteen big characters." Bai Qi paused every word, and the words were like smashing into a rock, "Use heavy control to light, use retreat to control advance, divide the enemy by breaking the road, and be trapped for a long time!" Wang Yan cupped his hands: "Mr. Wu An made it clear!" "The sixteen-character strategy is based on emphasizing control over light." Bai Qi turned around and stretched out his long sword to circle the big map, "Although Shangdang is 600 miles long and wide, there are mountains overlapping and rivers intertwined. Only the Changping Sanshui River Valley In the meantime, there is a battlefield for a large army, and it is definitely not a prairie thousands of miles away in Yinshan Mountains, where you can gallop freely. The good thing is that the second is a great loss of ground. "Sun Tzu" says: The master of the terrain is the help of the soldiers; predicting the enemy's victory, planning the dangers and dangers, and the distance is the way of the general. Zhao Kuo, on behalf of Lianpo, abandoned the barriers and trenches and attacked lightly. , so it is bound to lose the convenience of the location! Our army can only do the opposite, but use heavy soldiers and heavy weapons to trap them in heavy places, and finally attack their fatigue! This is the way to defeat the enemy with heavy control and light." The generals let out a long sigh at the same time, with admiration written all over their faces, but Mr. Wu An has always been strict and serious, and the generals never dared to applaud under his tent, so they all stared excitedly at this high mountain who looked up to him. The mighty God of War is looking forward to his detailed deployment. At this time, Bai Qi's long sword tapped twice: "Today's first account, all the words are here, and the rest will be deployed when the war begins. The last thing: King Qin has come to Hanoi in person to be the general backup of our three armies! Within ten days Then, there will be countless sources of food for cooking cakes and sauces to enter the army, and each battalion must be fully equipped and well-fed, with strong armor and heavy soldiers, ready to wait for the military order!" "Long live King Qin!" The generals finally opened their throats and shouted. In the early morning of the next day, not only the battalions of the Qin Army immediately became tense, but the entire Hadong and Hadong counties became tense and boiling.At this time, King Qin Zhao had secretly arrived in Yewang, Hanoi, and urgently issued an order to the two counties in the east of Hanoi: all men over the age of fifteen, carrying shovels, shovels, and other farm tools, should all go to Changping; Form a large military cooking camp outside, pound noodles and grains day and night, rush to make hard cakes, sauced meat, and rice balls; conscript all ox carts and carriages, and continuously pack ready-made military food into bags and transport it to the front of the army.King Qin Zhao immediately issued the "Edict of Rewards" to the officials and the people: the common people of the two counties, each of them will be awarded a rank first!The meritorious service of the reinforcements will be rewarded with Qin Fa's "Military Merit Law" after the war!In this way, the common people cheered immediately, having food, housing and military merits, isn't it a joy?Within ten days, on the vast wilderness from the south of the Taihang Mountains to the north bank of the Dahe River, there was a constant flow of people, cocks crowed and dogs barked, and the smoke from cooking smoked day and night, and the mountains and rivers seemed to be boiling. The nervousness of the soldiers of the Qin army was exactly the opposite of that of the Zhao army.The first big thing is to strengthen the old camp and build a new camp.All the militia brigades that came were quickly incorporated into the battalions. Apart from digging trenches and building walls with the soldiers, they also collected and transported various thick tree segments and sharp rocks suitable for rolling wood and rocks.The biggest deployment was that all the more than 100,000 troops in the South Sanxing Camp on the Hanoi Mountain Plateau advanced 30 miles northward to rebuild a new camp.This camp forms a huge "L" shape with the Laomaling camp in the west. Between the two camps is Danshui with fast flowing water and a wide surface.The Qin army in Laomaling was busy with another task. While strengthening the barriers, they built six granaries in the valley near the Danshui River Valley, and built the most powerful and strongest defensive barriers at the exit of the valleys leading to the granaries.Later generations called this mountain ridge Kongcang Ridge because of these six granaries.This is something.In addition to the most important and time-consuming labor, it is to covertly arrange the large-scale defensive equipment that is continuously transported in: heavy crossbows, heavy fire oil trucks, plug door knife carts, riprap carts, iron-wheeled carts, watchtower cloud carts, iron sheets Wooden ox, etc., have to be placed properly within ten days, or they will not be detected from a distance, it really takes a lot of work. In the hazy night, Bai Qi's centurion flew to the cavalry camp in Hanoi.After listening to Bai Qi's repeated declarations and exhortations to the military order, Wang Ling and Ying Bao, the cavalry generals, and secretly deliberated for half an hour, each led 25,000 of the most elite knights into Taihang Xing and Bai Xing in silence. Inserted in the hinterland of the party went.As soon as the two iron cavalry set off, Bai Qi immediately ordered the remaining 50,000 cavalry troops left by Hanoi as the general support to enter Zhiguan Xing and go northward overnight, and stationed secretly behind Langcheng Mountain.Bai Qi gave a stern order to Huan He, the chief general in command of this army: "You are not allowed to rush to help and attack without the order of the old man!" The sun and the moon alternated, and ten days passed in a flash, and an ancient war finally came in the pale autumn.