Chapter 87 The second section is wrong when the heart is wrong

King Qin Zhao hesitated a lot, but he couldn't weigh who was right and who was wrong between Fan Ju and Bai Qi. Dealing with the surrender of soldiers was the most difficult thing, but Bai Qi did it without asking for orders again, and King Qin Zhao felt relieved.According to his heart, he agreed to Bai Qi's strategy of destroying Zhao in one go, without hesitation. He also consulted Fan Ju's plan in advance, and Fan Ju also agreed.But between February and March, Fan Ju suddenly wrote a letter, enumerating the changes in various countries, asserting that "if Zhao is destroyed continuously, there is a danger of forcing Shandong to join forces!"But after Bai Qi returned to Xianyang, he went to the palace for an audience, but King Qin Zhao suddenly felt that the army commander was too rash.After all, Bai Qi is an undefeated famous general who shocked the world, and his insight into the general situation of the battlefield has never been wrong.What Bai Qi said that day is still ringing in his ears: "The world is in panic, the state of Zhao is terrified, and it is too late to recruit an army. How can there be the power to fight? All countries comforted me with empty words, but no country sent troops to support it. How can we talk about cooperating?" Resisting Qin?" It cannot be said that Bai Qi was wrong, if it is a continuous battle, Qin has a great chance of winning.But to destroy Zhao in one fell swoop, what a brilliant achievement!

When King Qin Zhao regretted his decision for the first time, Fan Ju entered the palace. This time Fan Ju brought all the urgent reports that Zheng Anping sent from other countries: Zhao Guo appointed Le Cheng and Le Xian as generals, and urgently recruited new troops to defend Handan; Qi Guo Lu Zhonglian is back, with Zhao Guo Pingyuan as the main axis, and is joining forces; Shandong Warring States are stepping up to form an army, preparing to resist Qin and protect themselves. "How about the bento, according to the Marquis?" King Qin Zhao smiled. Fan Ju said: "The old minister thinks that the Qin State should act with caution and should not rush to destroy the country. Although the Zhao State suffered a big defeat, the people's hearts are still there. With the strength of the Zhao State, one defeat will not completely collapse. What's more, long After peace and war, our supplies and fodder are empty, more than half of our soldiers are casualties, and there are not enough soldiers to replenish. At this time, it is advisable to recharge your energy and wait for the opportunity."

"It's also the same reason." King Qin Zhao nodded but suddenly smiled, "This Zheng Anping is quite talented. In the past three or five years, the commander-in-chief has scouted secret affairs, and he has made a lot of contributions. The war is over, so don't give in to Hou Engong , summon him back, what should Ying Hou think is the proper job?" "Zheng Anping only knows about the military." "Okay! I will be the general of Lantian, and rank with King Mengao's mausoleum!" "Thank you my king!" Throughout the following summer, King Qin Zhao pondered Fan Jubaiqi's respective propositions in Zhangtai.In the scorching heat of July, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed back to Xianyang one night after the rain, but instead of entering the palace, he went straight to Lord Wu'an's mansion.Unexpectedly, Bai Qi was already sick, there was a big circle of ice around the couch, Jing Mei was busy coming and going, and the courtyard was filled with the smell of herbs.King Qin Zhao was taken aback, and while ordering the imperial physician to be summoned, he called Jingmei to the side for questioning.Jing Mei said that since Bai Qi came back from the class teacher, he often wandered around the "small world" in the back garden alone. One night, he lay down on the bank of the "big river" for a night. After that, he started to have intermittent fever. This time the fever has not subsided for three days. The doctor couldn't tell if he was seriously ill, so he prescribed some medicines to nourish the rest and soothe the nerves, and at the same time ordered to use ice to cool down the heat.

While speaking, Bai Qi had already woken up, and seeing King Qin Zhao in the hall, he came over to see him with loose clothes and messy hair.King Qin Zhao hurriedly told him to lie down on the couch and talk.Bai Qi smiled and said: "It's okay, maybe the cave has been lived in for a long time with uneven cold and heat. The old soldier can hold on!" He invited King Qin Zhao to sit in the main hall.After drinking two cups of green tea for a while, King Qin Zhao said with a smile: "Mr. Wu An, don't forget my hatred." Bai Qi cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Why did my king say this? When it comes to making decisions about state affairs, who can keep everything in order? It's a pity that the old minister lost a great opportunity. Now that the old minister has already thought about it, he will lose it, and it may come again in a few years." Qin Zhaowang suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Mr. Wu'an, how about sending troops again this autumn?" Bai Qi was stunned, He couldn't come back to his senses for a moment, and after a long pause, he suddenly came to his senses. He shook his head and smiled wryly, "Why did my king change so suddenly? The old minister didn't expect it."

"You just said, can the sick body still last?" Qin Zhaowang was serious and urgent, obviously not casually speaking. "My king, please listen to the old minister." Suddenly, Bai Qi's face flushed red, and sweat dripped from his forehead. Let’s go, I have to go. Unfortunately, the flow of water is gone, the opportunity for war is gone, and sending troops again is already not good for me.” "The war of destroying the country is not a one-time battle. It's only been half a year, how did you lose your chance?" "My king is in trouble!" Bai Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted heavily, "Although it's only been half a year, the military situation has changed drastically. When the army was stationed in Shangdang, the government of Zhao State was terrified. With a heart to go down, although there are only more than 300,000 troops, it is the momentum of Mount Tai. Once the army is divided, the soldiers will be exhausted, and they must rest and replenish before they can recover. The whole army has more than 500,000 soldiers. The party has not returned after four years of fighting, and the families of the soldiers are eager to see through their eyes, so that they can enjoy the short-term happiness of the family. Now it is not a national disaster, but they are called back in a hurry. If the squadron goes out later, we will be able to count on ordinary combat strength. In this way, even if our army can send out 300,000 troops to defend Handan with the strength of Zhao Guo, if our army is in a hurry and cannot go down, the Warring States of Shandong will definitely come to help. It is a great danger! I hope my king will not think about it."

King Qin Zhao frowned when he heard this, but he smiled on his face: "Mr. Wu An, you must have said too much." As he spoke, he waved his hand, and an old servant outside the hall came in holding a large wooden box Put it on the case, "Mr. Wu'an, this is the secret report of scouts from all over the world, as well as the righteous report of merchants. Look, Shandong has not changed much." "You don't need to look." Bai Qi shook his head, "The old minister only trusts the eyes of the head when it comes to military affairs on the battlefield." "The eyes of the heart?" King Qin Zhao smiled wryly and shook his head, "Mr. Wu An is really old? Do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

"The eyes of the heart are not ghosts and gods, but the heart of the veteran's lifelong battle. I, Wang Mingcha." Relatively speechless, King Qin Zhao went silently.Back at the palace, King Qin Zhao immediately summoned Fan Ju into the palace, and talked about his plan to raise an army again, asking Fan Ju to participate in the business to make a decision.Fan Ju listened to the clouds and fog, and finally figured out the ins and outs of King Qin Zhao's plan, but he was silent for a while.However, after all, Fan Ju was quick-witted and excellent, and he cupped his hands and smiled while thinking: "The old minister thinks that it is best to conspire with Lord Wu'an in the matter of the war, and make a decision after weighing with many parties."

"Why is Yinghou so unstoppable?" Qin Zhaowang smiled with twinkling eyes, "Back then, Yinghou was the only head teacher, and this king agreed with it at his discretion. Where was Lord Wuan at that time?" All of a sudden, Fan Ju's heart was agitated, but he said with a smile on his face: "It's the same at first. The old minister is not familiar with military struggles, and usually judges things based on the changes of other countries. Although the changes of the following countries are moving towards Zhao Guo , but the war of destroying the country is based on military power after all. Veteran minister Wei Ren is completely unknown to our army's combat power. If my king has a basis for military power, why worry about it!"

"Of course!" Qin Zhaowang laughed loudly, "the old Qin people have a national proverb, 'Join the old Qin, and go to the national calamity together!' Looking at the world, the old Qin people can endure a long battle, and they only fought two battles in a row. What's the difficulty? !" In September, King Qin Zhao personally inspected the Lantian camp, and ordered the five generals, Wang Ling, to be a general, and command 200,000 troops to attack Zhao.Wang Ling had an accident, so he went to Xianyang at night to pay a visit to Lord Wu'an after issuing an emergency military order to all counties and counties to recall soldiers.Unexpectedly, Bai Qi's fever suddenly turned into chills, his lips were still blue while covering the three layers of silk cotton quilt, and he couldn't speak at all.Wang Ling's original intention was to inquire about the reason why Lord Wu An did not command the army. If the King of Qin became suspicious or the ministers criticized the killing and surrender, Wang Ling would find a reason to resign from the commanding general.Now that Bai Qi is seriously ill, he thinks that it is natural for King Qin to choose a general in the army, as a general, he cannot back down in fear of difficulties.When he returned to Lantian Daying and told the general about Mr. Wu'an's illness, the generals were so anxious that they immediately went to Xianyang to visit him the next day, but unexpectedly, Bai Qi was running a fever. After waiting for an hour, he could only leave anxiously.

Entering October, Wang Ling led the army east out of Hangu Pass and re-entered Shangdang northward.After the Qin army's division, although Zhao Jun was unable to regain the seventeen passes of Shangdang, let alone deploy a comprehensive defense in Shangdang, he quickly occupied the three fortresses leading to Handan, Shichangcheng, Huguan, and Fukouxing. , After repairing the defense of the camp, 30,000 troops were stationed for defense.Wang Ling's army fought fiercely for three battles, and captured Fukouxing in the snowy winter moon. As soon as the heavy snow stopped, they immediately marched eastward, and finally broke through Wu'an in the first month of the forty-ninth year of Qin Zhaowang, and advanced to the city of Handan.Unexpectedly, the newly formed Zhao army was extremely tenacious. The king of Zhao and Lord Pingyuan went to the city to sit in person.Wang Ling was finally in a hurry, and after the summer came, he attacked continuously, killing and injuring the five schools.The schools of the Qin Army are units of more than a thousand people, and each school has 8,000 to 10,000 people. If five schools are removed, it is equivalent to losing nearly 50,000 horses!

The emergency battle report was sent back to Xianyang. King Qin Zhao was furious and determined to take down Handan to frighten the world. He immediately went to the Wu'an Lord's Mansion to ask Bai Qi to lead the army.At this time, although Bai Qi's body was milder, he was still thin and bony and had difficulty walking.Although King Qin Zhao couldn't bear it, he finally told the news of the setback of Wang Ling. Although he didn't give an order, he hoped that Bai Qi would go to the army with his illness.Bai Qi still sighed heavily: "I don't regret the death of an old minister! Why does my king want to destroy Zhao at this time?" King Qin Zhao kept a straight face and kept silent, while Bai Qi bowed deeply: "I The king listened to the old minister's words: In the current situation, our army is far away from the rivers and mountains and is fighting for the capital of the country. The food, grass and supplies are unsustainable, and we cannot be trapped for a long time. Changping killed and surrendered. The princes of the world hate Qin deeply, and they will definitely rescue Handan. , At that time, our army is in danger! The old minister hopes that the king will balance it out and withdraw the army from Wang Ling, so as to use the strength of the Qin army." When King Qin Zhao heard Bai Qi mentioning Changping's killing and surrender, he was very displeased in his heart. He smiled coldly and said, "Mr. Wu'an means that if you don't kill and surrender, the countries will not hate Qin?"Bai Qi stood in the hall dumbly, at a loss for what to do.Jing Mei came over to support Bai Qi and said with a smile: "If you are sick, you will be sick. If you don't say that you are sick, you will say that someone's plan is wrong. Can you help me? How many years has he been in charge of the government, and he has become a king. I don't like myself Is it up to you to make the decision?" Bai Qi said angrily, "This is a war, not anger, what nonsense!" Jing Mei still smiled: "Nonsense? The current king of Qin is not the former Queen Mother Xuan, do you know that? Let's go, take the medicine." As he walked, Bai Qi couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "With the Empress Dowager here, why is Qin Guo here!" Jingmei's eyes turned red: "After the defeat in the first battle, the Empress Dowager judged herself..." Back in the palace, the more King Qin Zhao thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable.It was my king's decision to destroy Zhao again. Now it seems that if Handan is not captured, it will be difficult to ride a tiger.King Qin Zhao no longer summoned Fan Ju to discuss, and immediately drove to Lantian Daying. He issued an edict to appoint Zuo Shuchang, the king of Zuoshu, to replace Wangling as a general. In the autumn of this year, Wang Yan's 260,000 troops surrounded Handan again.Horrified, Shandong Warring States finally dispatched.Lord Xinling of the State of Wei and Lord Chunshen of the State of Chu each led an army of more than 200,000 troops, and joined forces to enter Zhao from Hanoi to attack the back of the Qin army.The Handan defenders took advantage of the situation and rushed out, and the Qin army was defeated and retreated.After retreating to Shangdang to count the soldiers and horses, more than 100,000 soldiers were injured and wounded and fled!When the news reached Xianyang, King Qin Zhao was very anxious and immediately called Fan Ju to discuss the countermeasures.Fan Ju pondered for a while, knowing that the Qin State had no army to move, so he proposed to send Zheng Anping to lead the last 20,000 cavalry from the Lantian camp to support Wang Lu. "This is the same person!" Qin Zhaowang immediately took the case: "Zheng Anping has been scouting in Zhao's secret affairs for four years, and he is familiar with the Zhao country, that's it!" Immediately issued an urgent edict: Zheng Anping led the army and went northward. This Zheng Anping was originally a warrior centurion. He wandered in the Daliang market when he was young. It really did a lot of credit for the state of Qin.However, after all, Zheng Anping has no real talent, and he never once mentioned the experience of commanding a large army, let alone the talent of a military strategist.As soon as he left Hangu Pass, Zheng Anping fainted and didn't know which way to go to help.The iron cavalry general suggested: The Qin army under Wang Yan is most likely to retreat along the Shangdang, and he should join the Shangdang from the wild king to meet him.If the general doesn’t say anything, then it’s all right. When the general said it, Zheng Anping immediately had an idea: "Shangdang entered Zhao as the bow, and Anyang entered Zhao as the bow string, which is only half the distance! Order the three armies: go straight from Anyang, Hanoi to Handan!" I don’t want to pass Anyang was surrounded by the Handan defenders and Lord Xinling's army who were returning to the division. After ten days of siege, Zheng Anping led his army to surrender to Zhao. Suddenly two years later, the general situation has taken a sudden turn for the worse! The Qin State, which was originally awe-inspiring to the world, was suddenly in great difficulty.King Qin Zhao and Fan Ju dealt with each other day and night, personally went to Hangu Pass to sit in town, and sent Hangu Pass guards to meet Wang Lu's army of more than 100,000 troops, and he was relieved.However, as soon as he was breathing, there was an urgent report from a fast horse: Lord Xinling and Lord Chunshen led the Allied Forces of the Six Nations to attack Qin!Hanoi County and Hadong County are at stake!