Chapter 86 In the first quarter, Changping's killing and surrender shocked the world

The war was over, Zhao Jun surrendered, but Bai Qi's heart was even heavier. More than 200,000 Zhao soldiers surrendered on the battlefield, which is a military miracle that has never been seen since ancient times.However, with these more than 200,000 soldiers, the aftermath of the battlefield immediately became heavy.The first is that these more than 200,000 people have to eat, drink and be stationed, and the second is how to deal with them in the end.As soon as the soldiers drove out of the Checheng circle, Bai Qi's brows frowned.Back at the Langchengshan shogunate, Bai Qi immediately asked the old Sima to draft an emergency battle report, and then urgently summoned the steady and meticulous Meng Ao for a secret discussion.An hour later, Meng Ao rushed back to Xianyang with a white military affairs Sima Jiancheng.Looking back, Bai Qi summoned several generals to discuss how to arrange these more than 200,000 people on the battlefield first?It can be said that it took almost two hours, but no one could come up with a solution that everyone agreed with.In other words, anyone's approach has obvious flaws.Zhao Jun has always been strong and unyielding, this time he was forced to surrender due to hunger and grief at losing his general. One idea: how to settle in Qin State?

Seeing that he could not agree, Bai Qi first determined three deployments: First, the soldiers were stationed at Wangbao Valley, which was convenient for guarding from a high place and had water to drink. Huan He led 100,000 Qin troops to station at Tunshan Pass and the mountains on both sides. Second, immediately allocate 30% of the army rations from each battalion, and only transport them into Taniguchi, and hand them over to the soldiers to cook for themselves; third, collect all the clothes and tents discarded by Zhao Jun in the Checheng circle Enter Wang Baogu to make military tents to keep out the cold.

The difficulty here is that although the Qin army is self-sufficient in food, grass and supplies, it only has a surplus of three months. A sudden increase of 200,000 army food will immediately be stretched; The Zhao army surrendered.Even so, since the Qin army was the suzerain of the victorious division and surrendered, it should support the food and clothing of the surrendered soldiers, so although they were embarrassed, the generals still acquiesced. Six days later, Meng Ao and King Qin Zhao's special envoy Che Qi returned together, Bai Qi let out a long sigh, and immediately assembled the crowd to receive the edict.The special envoy read out the lengthy imperial edict, and all the scholars were rewarded as nobles, and there was a lot of cheers.But until the edict was read, there was not a single word about how to deal with the surrender.Bai Qi was very confused, so he couldn't help pulling the special envoy to a hidden place to inquire at the celebration banquet, but the special envoy blushed and laughed, "Mr. Wu An is responsible for the military and the country. How can King Qin use the king's order to restrain you in matters of the battlefield?" Also?" Bai Qi's heart sank suddenly, and he no longer accompanied the special envoy, he just waved to Meng Ao and went to the back tent.

Meng Aobei narrated in detail how he pleaded for orders in Xianyang, and Bai Qi frowned more and more as he listened. The King of Qin took Bai Qi's letter of request, and pondered for half an hour, and finally smiled at Meng Ao: "This king never cares about military affairs. Before the battle, this king issued an edict: Lord Wu'an must resist the king's order and act. Today, you taught me how to preach the Dharma?" After saying that, he went away.Meng Ao was worried, so he went to Yinghou Mansion to discuss with Fan Ju.Fan Ju wandered around in the study for half an hour before he let out a long sigh: "Pleased by Lord Wu An, this is the most difficult problem in the world! Warring States are fighting each other, the world is in turmoil, and foreign wars and internal affairs are tense everywhere. Settle these more than 200,000 strong soldiers from foreign countries? Guanzhong and Shuzhong are the hinterland of the Qin State, can they be settled? Hexi and Shangjun are the border areas, can they be settled? Longxi is the backyard of the Qin State. , Can you insert another strong army that once formed an army? Spread them out, they cannot be supervised, they will definitely sneak back to Zhao. Send them back to Zhao, this battle is not for nothing? General, I really have no idea. "Fan Ju just smiled helplessly, and stopped talking.Meng Ao thought about it for a while, then repeated what the King of Qin had said, and asked Fan Ju to read it carefully.Fan Ju groaned for a moment and smiled: "In my opinion, the King of Qin's words are only eight words: life and death, I will listen to the king's decision." He sighed again, "General, imagine that Lord Wu'an, a famous general in hundreds of battles, has a sharp and sharp decision to kill. , seldom ask the king for instructions on the battlefield. Even if the matter is too big to stump Lord Wu'an, what the king of Qin said seems to be logical. In my opinion, the general should not stay in Xianyang anymore." Meng Ao said in surprise: "Should Hou said, the King of Qin will not see me again, nor will he have a king's order?" Fan Ju just laughed: "What do you think, the general?"

Meng Ao still waited for two days, and went to the palace twice to ask for an audience. The long history said that King Qin was not in the palace.At this time, all kinds of reward matters have already been completed, and the special envoy also came to urge him to go on the road, Meng Ao had no choice but to come back. "How unreasonable!" Bai Qi slapped Shuai Shuai with a black face, "Is this an ordinary military matter? Is this a decision on the battlefield? This can't be done, and that can't be done. The king has no decision, and the prime minister has no way to deal with it. How can I deal with this old man! "

"Mr. Wu'an, don't be in a hurry." Meng Ao saw Bai Qi angrily criticizing Prime Minister Qin Wang for the first time, and quickly lowered his voice, "Thinking all the way, I think the meaning of Qin Wang and Yinghou is only one word." "One word?" "kill!" "Kill? Kill and surrender?" Bai Qi's eyebrows trembled suddenly. "Exactly. Otherwise, why do you need to cover up and keep talking?" Bai Qi was silent for a long time, and panted heavily: "Don't leak it, let the old man think about it." Meng Ao went.Bai Qi thought for a while, then strolled to the top of Langcheng Mountain.It's the end of September now, although the daytime is warm with Xiaoyangchun, the autumn wind at night is already bleak and cold as water.The stars are shining brightly in the sky, and the mountains and rivers are shining with military lights. Ten days ago, it was a murderous battlefield, but now it has become a peaceful river valley camp.If it weren't for this worrying problem, Bai Qi would have been very relaxed.He led an army of more than 500,000 troops, and had accomplished an unprecedented feat—the first World War completely destroyed Zhao's 580,000 troops, beheaded more than 300,000 troops, and surrendered more than 200,000 troops!From ancient times to the present, has any famous military general ever had such a glorious record?If it weren't for this sudden fire coal group, he would have gotten drunk with the soldiers of the three armies, and then built a camp in place to rest, and he would approach Handan in the coming spring.After destroying Zhao, he will be disarmed and return to the fields.Since he became a general of the Qin State, he has fought every year, and lived in the barracks for more than two hundred days a year, so that every time Jingmei saw him, she exclaimed: "God! I grow old every time! Don’t you die in the army in vain?” For many years, he had only one wish in his heart: to destroy a country is the time for him to leave the army in vain!Seeing that this wish is about to become a reality, Bai Qi often feels a sense of impending arrival in his heart.Seeing Zhao Kuo drowning in the rain of arrows, the embankment in Bai Qi's heart burst open!But at the moment of the difficulty of surrendering his pawn, another hammer hit his heart suddenly, which made him irritable and unable to control himself.

The king ordered not to join the army, and the generals will not accept the orders of the foreign army, which is what the generals have always asked for.Before the war, the King of Qin did expand Bai Qi's military power and battlefield decision-making power to the limit. ", even Fan Wei was surprised at that time.Even before the Changping War, Bai Qi actually never asked the King of Qin for military affairs and battlefield problems. To act according to the principle of "acceptance".However, all of this is for the sake of war, to defeat the enemy country.Now that the war is over and the soldiers are surrendered to deal with the state affairs of the various parties, the King of Qin and the Prime Minister are noncommittal. Isn't it ridiculous to let him have full power to make decisions?However, the king of Qin and the prime minister are so sharp, why are they so vague?Why do I feel annoyed and annoyed by such ambiguities?

Gradually, Bai Qi became completely clear about King Qin, Fan Ju, and himself.After all, as soon as the 200,000-odd troops entered the camp, a word that no one wanted to touch flashed secretly.Rather, this word has already been beating in the hearts of Qin's monarchs and ministers from the very beginning.Everyone knows the general trend of the Warring States Period, and it is also an obvious fact that the Qin State cannot melt such a huge army and strong population without fail.I rushed to ask for my life because I was afraid of touching that word.King Qin was noncommittal, but also afraid of touching that word.Fan Juxu and Wei Snake were also afraid of touching that word.As soon as I heard Meng Ao's report, I became irritable and angry, and I was even more afraid of touching that word.A few generals can't agree on what to do, aren't they afraid of that word?

That terrible word is to kill and surrender! From ancient times to the present, "killing and surrendering is not auspicious" is a military proverb that has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of people all over the world.Although it is not the law, it is the way of heaven and humanity that is more deeply rooted in people's hearts than the law.Since the birth of man on earth and the beginning of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, there have been killings and conquests in the world. For land, cattle, sheep, goods, women, and power, people can always find various reasons to kill each other to the death.However, no matter how you fight and kill, one thing remains the same, that is, not to kill prisoners of war who have given up any resistance.The victor made the prisoners of war slaves to do hard labor, and abused the prisoners of war in various ways. Of course, people would condemn and condemn them, but that was all.The law of the jungle is the eternal law in the world. People always have awe of the victors, so they also give more tolerance in morality.However, things in the world always have limits. Once you cross this limit, even if the force cannot destroy you immediately, the sudden unity of heaven and humanity will bury you forever!Among the many human limits, not killing or surrendering on the battlefield is the most striking one.Since the Spring and Autumn Period, there have been countless military battles, and in the Warring States period, there have been continuous wars.However, it was also in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period that the theory that anti-war is not a soldier also rose up, and the condemnation of killing and conquest formed an unprecedented tide in the world.In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a "military elimination" meeting to call for a cessation of war in the world.The denunciation of military wars in the Warring States Period was even more aggressive.The three prominent schools of Confucianism, Mohism, and Taoism can be described as killing and hating wars. "There is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period" and "those who are good at fighting will be punished" are the warnings of old Mencius.Lao Tzu said, "Soldiers are unlucky weapons." The book of war.

All these and so on, if you curse fiercely at the battle, let alone kill and surrender? If you really kill and surrender, and there are more than 200,000 people in one fell swoop, the world will raise the banner of heaven and humanity, and bury you in a terrible curse forever.At that time, the famous general will become a ferocious butcher, and the god of war will become a demon who can never be restored!Where is the eternal achievement?Where is the reputation in history?But if you don't take this step, the consequences of the discord between the monarch and the ministers and the country's turmoil will be unimaginable. Bai Qi has a good reputation in history, but who will control the rise and fall of the state and the unification of the world?

The night sky was still as blue as it was washed, but the stars gradually disappeared, and there was a long-lost rooster crowing from the foot of the mountain.It's foggy and frosty, and the military lanterns all over the field are hidden in the boundless frost and fog, and they are torn into red and misty river valley gauze, and everything in the world is in chaos.The sun gradually arched out from the boundless chaos, and the mountains, rivers and valleys gradually became clear. The big flag with the word "white" on the top of Langcheng Mountain swung left and right three times, and a burst of horn horns resounded through the Changping Valley. Bai Qi leaned on his long sword and looked at the generals who were as cold as stone sculptures: "Immediately, let go of the dried meat Guokui rice wine to Zhao Jun's soldiers, and let them eat and drink as much as they want." "Mr. Wu An, Zhao Jun has been without food for more than 40 days, he will die!" Meng Ao was surprised. "This is a battlefield. It's better to die than starve to death." There was silence in the vast cave, and the generals could not help but tremble!Everyone understood that that dreadful moment was approaching head-on step by step.Meng Ao opened his mouth, but he didn't know what he was going to say. Only Bai Qi's hoarse voice floated in the cave: "Wang Ling Wangling, led the troops and horses of the army and the whole army with firearms and crossbows, and secretly drove into the mountains on both sides of the valley surrounding Wang Bao. The soldiers must not be aware of it, and nothing can happen Unexpectedly, Huan's troops sealed off the mountain pass. Meng Ao's troops set up defenses for 20 miles around, and no one was allowed to enter or leave the valley. It will start at three o'clock tonight." No one responded loudly, and the faces of the generals suddenly turned pale.Bai picked up a long sword: "This is a military order, and it is up to the old man alone. Don't be afraid or hesitate." After saying that, he turned around and left, but suddenly turned around and added in a low voice, "They are all warriors, let them go as fast as possible." Have fun." Then he turned and strode away. It was three o'clock in the night, without the sound of the golden drum, the narrow and long Wangbao Valley suddenly ignited raging fires all over the mountains, and big stones rolled wooden wine barrels and meat pieces, pot helmets, poured into the valley together with the dense arrow rain!There was a tsunami-like scream in the valley, and the frantically running soldiers became a wave of people... until the day when the fog dissipated, the valley finally calmed down. During the cold weather in early October, the red camps on the Changping battlefield disappeared completely, leaving only the black tents and battle flags undulating with the mountains, and the horns were melodious.Just before the first heavy snow was approaching, Bai Qi ordered the Qin army to withdraw from the Shangdang Mountains and enter Hanoi Yewang to station for winter.Bai Qi's plan is: Yewang is the general backup fortress of the Qin army in Hanoi, and the food and supplies are extremely convenient, which is better than the garrison Shangdang's long-distance transportation of food; retreat to Hanoi to rest for a winter, and in the spring, the Qin army can divide the troops into two groups , the north road enters Shangdang and exits Fukouxing, and the south road goes north and exits Anyang, just like a pair of big iron clamps pinching Handan, making the final battle to destroy Zhao on a large scale! However, even in this cold and snowy winter, the news that Qin Jun "killed Zhao Jun's 400,000 soldiers" swept the world like a storm, and all countries were frightened and changed color!According to the tradition since the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin State has achieved such an unprecedented victory, the princes and princes of the world who regard the "city road" as the principle of diplomatic relations will rush to send special envoys to congratulate, and the Emperor Zhou of Luoyang will even "reward" the emperor with chariots, uniforms and other things. The ax and ax ceremonial guards of "conquering on behalf of the heavens", Xianyang bento is the atmosphere of Daqing when the city is full of horses and horses.But this time it was strange, there was no special envoy in Xianyang City to celebrate, but the Handan Road was full of vehicles and horses. Not only Chu and Qi, which originally refused to assist Zhao State during the Changping War, sent special envoys to Zhao State , Even Yan Guo, who has always been making trouble behind Zhao Guo, went to Handan! All of a sudden, the spines of all Shandong countries felt chills! The spring water melted the ice of the river, and when Bai Qi was about to go northward to destroy Zhao, he received a special edict from King Qin Zhao: The general situation has changed, and Lord Wu'an will immediately rebel!Bai Qi angrily threw the edict on the commander-in-chief's case, and sighed: "This old man has made a mistake, how can the king be so wrong!" After thinking for a long time, he finally ordered the whole army to be trained.