Chapter 70 The second quarter Wei Huiwang's famous generals and veterans

Dark clouds covered the moon, a group of knights flew south along the east bank of the Great River, and arrived in Anyi in the early morning. King Wei Hui had just finished washing.These days he has been depressed and very angry, even the charming and skillful fox girl dare not come to please him.As soon as Pang Juan died, King Wei Hui suddenly felt emboldened.When Pang Juan was alive, Wei State had the most elite soldiers in the world, and he could be allowed to dictate to other countries, attacking whomever he said to attack!Envoys from all over the world spent years in Anyi watching his face, spied on any news, and immediately reported back to their home countries.At that time, let alone the king of Wei, he was just a doctor of the Wei state, and all the countries worshiped him as a god, for fear of offending the Wei state.When King Wei Hui sneezed, all the countries would catch a cold and cough, how majestic and comfortable it was!Even after Guiling's defeat, the nations were still obedient.Who would have thought that after the First World War in Malingdao, all countries would turn their backs together.Not to mention the South Korean state of Zhao, which came from the same source, was already in the same situation. Even the state of Chu, which had always followed the lead of the state of Wei, suddenly turned its face. The Nine Cities of Huaibei!And Yan Guo, the most unpromising old-fashioned softie, dared to withdraw the envoy and give Wei Guo a cold face.Needless to say, Qi State is already the enemy of Wei State.As for Qin State, it is an old enemy who has hated Wei State for a hundred years.Not to mention the sudden change in the direction of these big countries, even the small princes of Lu, Zou, Xue, Song, and Wei have withdrawn their envoys in Anyi and flattered Qi and Chu one after another.

King Wei Hui came to the throne on the basis of two generations of hegemony. In the past 30 years, he has never tasted such indifference from the world.After much deliberation, he actually hated Pang Juan, Sun Bin, and even Guiguzi.This old thing is so evil, he taught two ghost students, and none of them are upright masters!One is only good at head-on, and the other is only good at tricks, which made his hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers become unjust ghosts to die.If it weren't for Crown Prince Shen and Young Master Ang leading 30,000 elite soldiers back, not to mention Anyi would not be safe, even Wei Wuzu, who is so powerful in the world, would probably die in Maling Road without a single one left.

After washing and washing, King Wei Hui went for a walk in the garden alone.He is a lively and generous monarch, and he is always surrounded by a large group of Yingying and Swallows, or he is entangled with Hu Ji.Walking alone like this today is really the first time in decades, and the servants and maids in the palace don't even know whether they should follow the monarch.After walking for a while, he felt tired, so he sat on the stone pier in the grass and looked at the sparkling lake in a daze.If it wasn't for heaven's eyes to keep the two generals, Prince Shen and Gongzi An, and 30,000 Wei soldiers, even a second-rate warring state like Zhao Guo would be unable to protect itself if it came to attack Anyi.Wei Ying, Wei Ying, how did you make the foundation of Wei's ancestors into such a state... Just when he was agitated, the servant came to report, saying that Hexi General Long Jia Xingye had rushed back and was begging to see him outside the palace.

"Let him come in." King Wei Hui waved his hand impatiently, he had no choice but to go back to the palace to meet this stubborn "dragon never dies". With the sound of heavy and hurried footsteps, the old general Long Jia strode in hastily, travel-stained, sweat dripping down his face, and the white hair under the helmet sticking to his temples dripping.Immediately, a strong smell of sweat permeated the fragrant hall, and King Wei Hui couldn't help frowning. "My lord, Hexi guard Long Jia, see my king." "Old General Long, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Qin's army has secretly marched into the east bank of Luoshui River. I have observed their intentions and intend to fight me in Hexi. Our army has been defeated and morale has been frustrated. I ask the king to make deployment quickly." Long Jia was obviously very urgent. King Wei Hui was startled, hesitated for a while, and then burst out laughing, "Qin State? The old army broke the car! How dare you attack Hexi? The old general must have made a mistake." "There is no mistake." Long Jia stroked his hands, shaking off the sweat from his face.King Wei Hui hurriedly took two steps back, frowning again.Long Jia didn't notice it, and said solemnly: "Our army has suffered successive defeats because we underestimated the enemy. For more than ten years, Qin State has changed from what it used to be. If there is no elite new army, Qin State will definitely not fight with me. The decisive battle in Hexi. More than 80% of our Hexi defenders have infantry, and there are many young and old, so it is difficult to resist."

"In the opinion of the old general?" "Quickly transfer the 30,000 elite cavalry from Anyi to Hexi, and put them under the jurisdiction of the ministers, so that they can deal with the Qin army." "How?" King Wei Hui stared in surprise, "I'll give you 30,000 cavalry? How will Anyi defend?" "Both Zhao and Han are recuperating and will never attack Anyi." Long Jia was full of determination and confidence, but Wei Huiwang was very impatient, "Old general, the safety of the capital is not a joke? At present, the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Qi are the Kingdom of Wei. Mortal enemy, the greatest danger is that Zhao State sneaks into Anyi and Qi State attacks again, not Qin State's harassment!"

"My king is in trouble." Long Jia's face turned red, "Qin is definitely not harassing, but wants to take back Hexi. My Great Wei can only concentrate its troops and deploy them carefully. My king will personally supervise the battle and fight the Qin army quickly. At that time, Even if Qi and Zhao attack, our army can return immediately, and there will be no worries in Anyi." King Wei Hui was really angry.For decades, among the ministers of Wei State, including that stubborn Pang Juan, who would dare to say that he is "poor"?Unexpectedly, after losing two battles, an old man who was almost forgotten became arrogant, and dared to openly accuse him of being "not good enough"!Are there any rules?His face darkened, "I have a plan for the military and the country. This king has his own plans, so the old general doesn't need to worry too much."

"Sir, my king..." At this moment, the servant announced loudly, "Prince, the prime minister is here—!" King Wei Hui smiled, "Let them in. Old general, you should listen to the plan of the famous general." Long Jia's face was livid, and he stood silently.Of course he knew who the "famous general" King Wei was talking about was. Prince Shen and Young Master Ang walked in energetically.Now in the entire Wei State, the morale and fighting spirit of these two people may not be affected at all, and only these two people are the beneficiaries of the two major defeats.In the Battle of Maling, the two of them led 30,000 cavalry back to Anyi, just as Zhao Guo's 50,000 soldiers and horses were making a tentative attack. Long Jia's Hexi garrison arrived in time. Before the serious battle started, Zhao Guo quickly withdrew. .In this way, Anyi "relieves the siege", and the people of the country celebrate, and the two of them are praised as "running thousands of miles, overcoming a strong enemy", and the aura of the famous general is even brighter.If it was said that during the battle of Guiling, the two of them were still a little uncomfortable with the title of "famous general", but this time they can feel at ease.The battle was fought by himself, and he was indeed victorious, so the title of famous general is naturally well-deserved!Afterwards, the two commented on Pang Juan, and actually listed Pang Juan's "ten shortcomings" in using soldiers!The officials in the court were naturally amazed, and King Wei Hui regretted not handing over the military power to the two famous generals. Otherwise, wouldn't Sun Bin already be a prisoner?With such two prosperous countries, King Hui of Wei really didn't understand what an "old soldier" like Long Jia was thinking about?

At present, the two "famous generals" are just getting their ambitions, and each of them is wearing a big red rust gold cloak, and the green jade crown is inlaid with the brilliant national treasure specially rewarded by King Wei Hui.Both of them have the great privilege of bringing swords into the palace. Prince Shen is holding an ancient royal sword, his face is as white as a crown jade, and he looks handsome and romantic.Young Master Ang even brought the rare and exquisite "Chi You Tianyue Sword", and his face was radiant and heroic.In contrast, veteran Long Jia's iron-armored clothes looked shabby, like a rustic old soldier.Prince Wei Hui's father and son and his son An are all elegant courtiers soaked in sensuality, they are very particular about basic necessities of life, especially the exquisite clothes.Seeing Long Jia's rough and wretched appearance at this moment, the two famous generals couldn't help frowning.

The two of them passed the meeting ceremony, Young Master Ang looked at Long Jia and said with a smile: "The general is majestic, but the old general is so native? This prime minister does not owe any military salary." King Wei Hui and Prince Shen couldn't help laughing. Long Jia's face was flushed, and he bowed his hands solemnly and said: "Prime Minister, Long Jia is returning to the palace to urgently report the military situation, so why should he be extravagant?" Young Master Ang was the best at maneuvering, he wasn't angry at all, instead he smiled kindly and said, "Oh? What's the military situation?"

Prince Shen also paid attention immediately.The two of them would get inexplicably excited when they heard the word "military sentiment". "The army of the Qin State secretly marched into the east bank of the Luoshui River." Long Jia replied stiffly. "Oh? Who will lead the army?" Prince Shen immediately asked an extremely critical question. "Scout out to investigate, Qin State Daliang Zao Wei Yang personally leads the army." "Old general, who are you talking about?" Young Master Yan suppressed his smile, as if he didn't hear clearly. "Made by the Great Liang of the Qin State, Wei Yang." Long Jia repeated lightly. Suddenly, Young Master Ang laughed loudly: "I thought Yingqian had come out of the mountain, it turned out to be that bastard!" "The middle son? Father, who is Wei Yang? Have you ever been the middle son?" Crown Prince Shen was very calm. King Hui of Wei smiled leisurely and said, "I almost forgot too. This Wei Yang was the concubine son of the uncle's prime minister at the beginning, and the uncle regarded him as a national treasure. Pang Juan thought he could only be a marching commander. Later, , he went to the Qin State, and he did a good job in the Qin State, so it is conceivable that the Qin State has reformed." "This Wei Yang, how many times did he lead his troops to offend me?" Prince Shen didn't smile at all, trying his best to look like a famous general. "It's said to be one hundred thousand. I made many investigations and thought that there were about fifty or sixty thousand people." Long Jia replied. "50,000 to 60,000?" Prince Shen couldn't help laughing, "50,000 to 60,000 to take Hexi?" Long Jia said solemnly: "The crown prince has never heard of the military proverb, 'Ten thousand people will be killed and run rampant in the world'? Wu Qi used to have only 30,000 elite soldiers, but they were invincible. The soldiers are more expensive than more. Qin's 50,000 new troops should not be underestimated." .” Prince Shen Da was very displeased, he hated Pang Juan's admonishing tone to him at the beginning, but there was nothing he could do about it, Pang Juan was a famous general after all.Now an old Long Jia also came to teach him a lesson, as if treating him like a yellow-mouthed child who had never been on a battlefield, really unreasonable!He was about to reprimand Long Jia, but Young Master Ang blinked his eyes and said with a mocking smile: "Old General Long, Qin has 50,000 soldiers and horses, and Hexi has 80,000 Wei troops. He can run rampant in the world, can't you?" Long Jiakang said: "The 80,000 Wei army is not elite, the prime minister should know." "Soldiers are not good, generals are too good. After guarding Hexi for more than ten years, the old general actually turned the elite soldiers into bad soldiers, and lost the way of being a general. Is he meritorious?" Young Master Ang sounded admonishing. Long Jia was so angry that his snow-white beard trembled, and he shouted excitedly, "The prime minister is out of order! At the beginning, my king and General Pang Juan repeatedly said that there was no war in Hexi, and only 60,000 old and weak infantry were left for the old man. For more than ten years, the old man Is it a crime to manage poorly, take in Lin Hu to surrender his troops and increase his force to 80,000, and he is trained to be able to fight a battle?" Seeing that Long Jia was getting serious, King Wei Hui knew that this veteran general of the three dynasties was extremely staunch. He was afraid that something might happen on the spot, so he quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't be angry, the old general. The prime minister is just talking casually. Why bother? Now tell me how to fight this battle." The old general's opinion?" King Wei Hui deliberately comforted the old general who was still panting. "I have already said that 30,000 elite soldiers will be transferred to Hexi, and I will fight with the Qin army to the end." Long Jia still insisted on that idea. Prince Shen sneered, "Zhou Xuan? A war is a war, how to deal with it? Is it a cat-and-mouse play?" Long Jia suppressed his anger, "Prince, you should know that military tactics are changeable, and you have never faced an enemy, so how can you lie about your tactics?" "It doesn't matter, why do you need 30,000 elite soldiers? Is the old general fighting blindly?" Young Master Yan asked with a teasing smile. Long Jia was staunch and frank, but clumsy with words, and was so resentful that he was teased and ridiculed by the three machinists, but he couldn't refute him, he let out a long sigh after thinking about it, and cupped his hands and said: "The old minister is incompetent, but it is according to my king's arrangement." King Wei Hui smiled, "After all, he is an old general who understands the truth. The two famous generals said, how should we deal with Qin?" Prince Shen pleaded with emotion, "My son, please lead the army like the prime minister, capture Wei Yang alive, and revive our country's prestige!" "Good!" Wei Huiwang patted the case and praised, "What does the prime minister mean?" Young Master Ang saluted solemnly, "I believe that the crown prince is the heir of the country, and he should guard the capital to prevent Qi and Zhao from attacking in case. I invite 20,000 elite soldiers, plus 80,000 troops from Hexi, to dedicate the bastard son to my king. Down!" King Wei Hui laughed, "Wonderful! Let Wei Yang be the prime minister's concubine again!" He suddenly stood up, "This king has decided that the prime minister will be the commander of Hexi, and the deputy of General Long will destroy the Qin army in one fell swoop! Prince Shen guards Anyi , prevent Qi Zhao!" "Your servant, please obey!" The three of them responded in unison. After leaving the palace, Young Master Ang put on a commander-in-chief posture and asked Long Jia to wait at the gate of the palace. He went to complete the seal of the soldiers himself, and then turned around leisurely, and ordered with a smile, "Old General Long, hurry back to Hexi in the starry night first. Act recklessly. When my army arrives, we will wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop, understand?" "Prime Minister, your elite cavalry cannot be delayed. I don't think Wei Yang is a good person." Long Jia was worried. Young Master Ang laughed loudly, "The old general is afraid of Wei Yang, but I regard him like a piece of grass!" He suddenly withdrew his smile, "Just now, this is the first general order of the commander, did you hear it clearly?" "The general will understand." Seeing that Young Master Ang ignored his reminder at all, Long Jia didn't say any more, and left in a big stride. Young Master Ang got into the carriage briskly, and went to catch Wei Huiwang's big autumn hunting. At dusk in late autumn, there are almost no pedestrians on the official road in Hexi, only a team of iron cavalry galloping.This is Long Jia's personal cavalry.The old general didn't eat, and he didn't go back home to relive the joy of a long-lost London with his old wife, so he flew back. Long Jia was already seventy-three years old. He was not only the only surviving veteran of the three dynasties in Wei, but also one of the famous veteran generals in other countries.When he was still in the period of Marquis Wen of Wei, he joined the army as a young man, earning credit with one knife and one gun, and gradually became a fierce general in the army step by step from a corps commander, a division commander, a centurion commander, and a thousand commander.When Wu Qi was commander-in-chief, he finally became the former general of the army. He followed Wu Qi in seventy-six fierce battles with the princes of the world, but he did not die in battle, which is really rare in the army.After a long time, Wei Junzhong called him "the dragon never dies".After Wu Qi left Wei State, Wei Wuhou canonized Long Jia as Hexi General, who guarded Lishi Fortress and specialized in fighting against Qin and Zhao.At that time, there were two main battlefields for Wei State, one was to compete with Qin State for Hexi, and the other was to compete with Zhao State for Shangdang.General Hexi is actually the main commander of the Wei army.After Wei Huiwang came to the throne, he trusted the prime minister, Gong Shucuo, and the several vicious battles of Wei State against Qin Xiangong were fought by Gongshucuo as the commander.Long Jia, the Hexi general, was instead transferred to the east to confront Zhao Guo.As a result, Gongshucuo was defeated by Qin Xiangong, and even Gongshucuo himself became a prisoner.Only then did King Hui of Wei change his deployment, and again took Long Jia as the general of Hexi, and led an army of 200,000 to guard Lishi Fortress.At this time, it was Qin Xiangong who died in battle, and Qin was unable to advance eastward.Long Jia advocated taking advantage of the situation to destroy Qin on a large scale.However, King Wei Hui always had doubts about Long Jia, an "old soldier". Every time Long Jia asked for orders to attack Qin, King Wei Hui was noncommittal.Soon, there was Pang Juan as the general, and Long Jia became a "non-fighting" general who was nailed to Hexi.All the elite Hexi army was transferred away by Pang Juan, leaving him only young and old infantry.For more than ten years, Long Jia has never fought a real big battle. He, a veteran of many battles, can only watch from a distance during the several big battles of Wei State. The kind of depression is hard for anyone. appreciate it. There was no him in the attack on Zhao, and there was no him in the attack on South Korea. Connected with this, he was naturally absent in the battle of Guiling and Maling.The entire Wei State seemed to have forgotten him, the veteran who was most qualified to speak on the battlefield, which made him very annoyed.If he was in the army, he would never let Pang Juan enter the mountains like Guiling and Maling!Long Jia was so familiar with those mountains, it was as familiar as his own backyard.He still remembered that when Wu Qi led his army to fight against Qi State, he said, "Guiling and Maling are dangerous outside and inside, but there is a big battle in Wei Qi, so this is a good battlefield for ambush!" Unfamiliar with the terrain, how did he, an old army leader, have the experience of scrambling on these dangerous battlefields?But what can he do?He could only watch Wei Guo's elite army be annihilated!For a veteran who has fought all his life, nothing could be more distressing. This time the Qin army came to attack, Long Jia's spirit was greatly lifted, and he was determined to let the world see the majesty of the old general in Wu Qi's era!He is very confident that as long as the only 30,000 elite cavalry remaining in the Wei state are included in the Hexi defenders, he will be able to defeat the Qin army.Although he instinctively felt that Hexi was dangerous, Wei Yang must be a formidable opponent who did not follow the usual rules.His vicissitudes of life told him that a person who can turn Qin Guoda over in a dozen years will definitely not be a fool who deceives the world and steals his name like Young Master Ang and the others said!However, no matter how powerful Wei Yang is, battles will always be fought with a knife and a gun. As long as Wei Yang has 30,000 cavalry in his hands, even if Wei Yang is the rebirth of Wu Qi, he can never take advantage of Long Jia in the land of Hexi! However, with Anyi and his party today, Long Jia's heart sank suddenly. Those two lotus-like characters are actually considered famous generals?Another one actually became the Commander-in-Chief of Hexi!Long Jia really couldn't help but smile bitterly.He faintly had an ominous premonition—could it be that God really wants Wei to perish?Otherwise, how could everything be wrong?Can such a monarch, such a famous general, and an old soldier who has been on the battlefield all his life be twisted together?He really didn't know what to do.If it's just a personal grievance, he can bear it completely.These famous Gaoliang generals looked at him for being rustic and ridiculed him and laughed at him, which can be tolerated; the king can bear it without a word of comfort for the hard work of such an old veteran; It can be tolerated; what's more, he originally planned to rush back overnight, but he originally wanted to lead 30,000 cavalry to rush back, but now he is rushing back alone.These are all tolerable.However, Lao Longjia really didn't know, if those famous generals ordered him to fight recklessly and toss about the lives of nearly 100,000 soldiers, would he still be able to bear it?Back then, he, the "dragon never dies", dared to contradict even the famous Wu Qi.That Wu Qi, as long as you contradict him correctly, not only will he not hold grudges, but he will reward you and promote you afterwards!Based on this, Wu Qi formed a life-and-death friendship with the lieutenant soldiers, and when a battle started, everyone would fight to the death!Not a single soldier fled, not a single general tampered with on the battlefield, not even a single violator of military discipline when not fighting.That battle was fought well, and it was a joyous experience. There is a saying in the army, "One bad general can kill a thousand troops!" Now that he has met such a "famous general" who doesn't know what war is, and he has to obey him in everything, it seems that he will never allow his subordinates to contradict him. ...How to get along with such a commander in chief?Old Long Jia was really helpless. What can I do?Only, but please have a clear conscience. The autumn wind swept across the field, and the long snow-white beard brushed his cheeks. Old Long Jia couldn't help but shivered, and old tears welled up in his eyes.