Qin Gong

Chapter 216 Bai Yan Arrives at the Border, Mao Jiao Arrives at Water Village ([-] in [-])

Because he was going to the border of Qin and Zhao, and he was still meeting with General Wang Jian.

Therefore, Bai Yan led the army and needed to go south for [-] miles, along the Yanhe River in the mountains to the southeast. It took four days to leave Shangjun from the mouth of the river.

After leaving Shangjun, it is the Shangdang area.

At that time, Qin State was in Shangdang, because of the territory of Shangdang area, it fought with Zhao State in Changping area, and each suffered hundreds of thousands of horses.

In the end, King Qin Zhaoxiang used Bai Qi as the main general to win an unprecedented victory for Qin.

It is a pity that after the First World War in Changping, King Qin Zhaoxiang listened to Fan Sui's words and did not destroy Zhao.

In the state of Qin, countless Qin people have felt that if King Zhaoxiang of Qin had destroyed Zhao, perhaps not so many people in the state of Qin would have died at the hands of Li Mu.

However, this has remained controversial until now.

Because when many people, including many ministers of the Qin State, talked about this matter, they said that the Qin State was also seriously injured at that time and needed to rest and take precautions against other vassal states.

Whenever Bai Yan heard others argue.

Bai Yan didn't know the specific situation at that time, but Bai Yan still didn't believe in this point of view.

Because Bai Qi, who has never been defeated in his life, can say the words of destroying Zhao himself, then Bai Qi must be sure to destroy Zhao, and also consider other vassal states.

Later, Bai Qi refused to lead troops to destroy Zhao, which also proved this point.

After all, if he is not sure, Bai Qi will not rush to send troops!
As a general, if you are not sure, how can you kill the army, let alone the life of the soldiers and horses.

In addition, another point is that nine months after the First Battle of Changping, King Qin Zhaoxiang ordered again to send troops to destroy Zhao.

The first battle between Qin and Zhao took three years, with hundreds of thousands of casualties. In nine months, for Qin, there was nothing to recover. Instead, it gave Zhao and other vassals a chance to react and prepare.

Therefore, the reason why King Qin Zhaoxiang ordered to destroy Zhao is most likely because King Qin Zhaoxiang has come to his senses and realized that Qin was capable of destroying Zhao, and he has begun to regret not destroying Zhao before, and wants to recover the lost opportunity.

Everyone in the world knows what happened next.

King Qin Zhaoxiang sent troops again because of regret, but he could not conquer Handan. Instead, he became Lord Xinling and made Lord Xinling famous all over the world.

In that battle, Qin was defeated, and Shangdang, which had been captured, also lost many cities.

It was not until more than ten years later that the Qin State regained its vitality and sent General Meng Ao to lead the Qin army to recapture the city. Unexpectedly, he was defeated again by Lord Xinling, and Lord Xinling led the coalition forces of all countries to fight all the way to Hangu Pass.

a few days later.

Bai Yan led the iron cavalry under his command to bypass the mountain ranges, passing through Lancheng, Gaolang, and Lishi in the mountains, and then followed the ancient road out of the mountains and rivers to Qicheng on the border of Qin and Zhao.

After arriving in Qicheng.

Bai Yan was riding a war horse, and he could see countless army camps from a long distance. Anzha was on the plain, and the number was the same, densely packed, stretching across the entire wilderness. Compared with the number when Han was destroyed, it was only Much more.

At this moment, behind Bai Yan, an iron cavalry officer was riding a war horse with stirrups and horseshoe nails, holding a long dagger and a black flag with the word Qin, and looked ahead solemnly.

Under the scorching sun.

The endless cavalry army, coupled with countless Chang Ge and Qin Banners, looked extraordinarily imposing.

Bai Yan reined in the horse and raised his hand to signal to stop.

In an instant.

All the cavalry generals and soldiers behind Bai Yan reined in their horses one after another.

"Leader Zuo Shu! General Wang Jian has set up a camp in the north for an army of iron cavalry!"

Accompanied by the sound of horseshoes, three cavalrymen who rode from the direction of Qicheng came to Bai Yan, cupped their hands and said.

These three are Wang Jian's confidantes, and they have been waiting for Bai Yan's arrival after receiving the news that the cavalry army is about to arrive.

Bai Yan nodded.

Turning his head to look at Xi Yuan, Yan Mao and other cavalry generals.

"Lead the soldiers to rest!"

Bai Yan ordered.

After more than ten days of rushing along the way, coupled with the scorching sun, the iron cavalry army was also exhausted. Fortunately, General Wang Jian also received the news that in order to hide, he had ordered people to prepare the camp in advance.

Right now the soldiers need to rest and recuperate, and Bai Yan also needs to go to Wang Jian's place.

After all, Bai Yan is Wang Jian's lieutenant this time.

"promise!"

"promise!!"

Yan Mao, Xi Yuan and others bowed their hands to Bai Yan to receive the order, and then followed the horsemen who had just arrived and rushed in another direction.

Watching countless cavalry soldiers pass by in rows and rows in front of them.

Three of Wang Jian's cronies looked at this army of iron cavalry in shock.

They have never seen such a well-equipped cavalry army!
Those small iron tools for people to step on, as cavalry, they saw the function of those things at first sight.

Also, the horseshoes of the war horses seemed to have iron plates. They couldn't imagine what it would be like for the enemy soldiers if the horseshoes with iron plates stepped on them.

thought here.

The three of them looked at each other and finally understood why this iron cavalry dared to fight the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu to the death.

With such equipment, how could those nomads in the north compare to this cavalry.

"Take me to see General Wang Jian!"

Bai Yan's words brought a few messengers back to their senses, and their eyes finally shifted from those cavalry officers to Bai Yan.

"promise!"

The leading cronies hurriedly bowed their hands.

After a while.

Three of Wang Jian's cronies brought Bai Yan to a mansion in Qicheng City.

In front of the gate of the mansion, Bai Yan got off his horse, handed the horse to Ye, and followed the three cronies straight into the mansion.

When Bai Yan came to the study room, he saw Wang Jian who had met once, and beside Wang Jian, a group of Qin generals were already standing in front of the map, discussing the timing of attack.

"General Bai Yan!"

Seeing Bai Yan's arrival, Wang Jian stopped discussing.

Back in Xianyang, when Wang Jian met Bai Yan for the first time, he heard that the king had appointed Bai Yan as his deputy.

At that time Wang Jian thought he was puzzled, he had just experienced the battle of Gaonu, no matter how much the king valued the bravery of young men, no matter how much he valued the army of iron cavalry, he should consider taking a rest.

After all, Qin has other cavalry troops.

Until one day later, Wei Liao took Wang Jian to see the stirrups, and told the king that he had ordered all the blacksmiths in Xianyang and Wancheng to equip Bai Yan's cavalry with stirrups that were more convenient for fighting.

Only then did Wang Jian understand that if he wanted to defeat Li Mu in this battle, his greatest chance might be the iron cavalry army led by Bai Yan.

Li Mu is too powerful, no one is sure that he can defeat Li Mu simply by arranging troops.

"Bai Yan met General Wang Jian!"

In the study, Bai Yan watched Wang Jian and others looking at him, and hurriedly saluted.

At the moment, in the study room, besides Wang Jian, there are seven other generals and ten of the five doctors.

These generals had been stationed in Beidi, Lishan Camp, and the border between Qin and Zhao.

"You don't have to be polite!"

Wang Jian nodded.

"Bai Yan!"

Hearing Wang Jian's words, Bai Yan turned around and saluted these generals and fellow generals.

What Wang Jian said was not polite, he was referring to Wang Jian, not these generals.

For Bai Yan, if he wants to attack Zhao country together with these generals in the future, it is natural to get to know each other.

"Uncle Meng!"

Among the seven generals, the oldest general was Uncle Meng, the cousin of Qin General Meng Wu.

Uncle Meng's father is Meng Jia, the concubine son of Qin State today.

And Meng Jia, the concubine, is Meng Ao's biological brother. It is said that Meng Ao came to Qin because of his younger brother Meng Jia's recommendation.

Later, Meng Ao became the pillar of the Qin State, and Meng Jia was also highly regarded by the Qin State. Today, Meng Ao passed away, and Meng Jia is still favored by Ying Zheng.

It is precisely because of this that Mengshi's status in Qin State is one of the few.

"Wang Ben!"

The one younger than Uncle Meng is Wang Ben, the son of Wang Jian.

Before that, Wang Ben and Wang Jian had been leading troops outside. Although they were not in court, no one in Qin State would dare to ignore this general.

"Yang Yan"

Yang Yan, a member of the Yang family, the eldest son of General Yang Duanhe, is about thirty-five years old.

Speaking of which, Yang Yan is still Yang Xian's nephew.

Bai Yan looked at Yang Yan's eyes without any hostility.

"Feng Jie!"

Feng Jie, the eldest son of Feng Quji.

Accompanying the room, a famous general introduced clearly, and then there were five doctors.

When everyone knows each other.

At this moment, Bai Yan looked at the generals and the five doctors, and immediately realized a thought in his mind, all of them were gentry! ! !
However, Bai Yan also knew that in the eyes of these people, he was also a nobleman.

Inside the study.

Wang Jian looked at Bai Yan and greeted everyone, then continued to talk about the route to the map.

Where is the country of Zhao right now, there is no news of Li Mu yet.

Under such circumstances, leading an army into Zhao country must not be taken lightly, as no one knows when they will be suddenly surrounded by Li Mu.

"We must capture Yanyu on this trip, and go from Yanyu to Jingxing. This road has few cities and goes directly to the other side of the mountains and rivers. As long as we win Yanyu, we can prevent Handan from sending troops to raid our Qin army's food and supplies, and rush north to help. "

Wang Jian pointed to a place on the map, and said to the generals.

While looking at the map, Bai Yan looked at Wang Jian, analyzing the whole situation.

Bai Yan has also heard of this land of Yan Yu.

Because there was a famous battle in the land of Yan Yu, the battle of Yan Yu.

For a long time, there were only two roads from Jinyang to Handan, both of which had to go through Yanyu. As long as Yanyu was won, Jinyang could stop Jinyang from aiding Handan and cut Zhao's battlefield into two.

Therefore, a long time ago, the state of Qin conspired to conquer Yan.

The state of Qin planned that battle for a long time, and then King Zhaoxiang of Qin seized the opportunity to send Zhong Geng Hu Yang to lead an army to surprise Zhao's important land, Yanhe, on the grounds that Zhao did not fulfill the contract of exchanging cities.

Zhao Guo was caught off guard. At that time, Lian Po shook his head helplessly, thinking that it was difficult to defeat Qin, but he didn't want Zhao Guo and Zhao She to stand up.

Zhao She, who is familiar with military books, defeated the [-] Qin army led by Hu Yang in this battle and fled.

When I went to visit the Hu family, Hu Quan also mentioned this matter after drinking, and bluntly said that the battle between Yan and Yi has always been a pain in the Hu family's heart.

"The old man wants to let go. Wang Ben and Yang Yan led an army of [-] to go to Yanyu and take Yanyu in one fell swoop."

In the study, Wang Jian said slowly, looking at the map: "The army led by Yang Duan and General will arrive in the south of Zhao State in a few days. , passing through the mountains, we will be able to win the battle."

After finishing speaking, Wang Jian looked at Bai Yan.

The other generals, Uncle Meng, Wang Ben, Yang Yan and others all looked at the young Bai Yan.

Uncle Meng, Wang Ben and others knew that even though Bai Yan was young and his title was not high, this time, Bai Yan was the deputy general of the army.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Bai Yan was also startled, only then did he realize that this time he was not as simple as leading an army of iron cavalry to destroy Zhao.

He is also the deputy general of the army!

"Bai Yan agrees with General Wang Jian's words! But it's no accident. The iron cavalry can go another fifty miles and station near Yangyi. If something happens, they can rush to the rescue of General Wang Ben and General Yang Yan as soon as possible."

Bai Yan nodded, and chose to support General Wang Jian without hesitation, but in the back, Bai Yan chose to give Wang Ben and Yang Yan the second hand.

In fact, Bai Yan also knew that as long as Yang Duanhe arrived in the south of Zhao State, it would be impossible for Handan to send troops to rescue Yan Yu, but Bai Yan still offered a suggestion.

Although this move seems to have little effect, it is something that a lieutenant general should talk about right now.

One is to show that you are responsible, and the other is to let General Wang Ben and General Yang Yan attack Yan Yu with peace of mind.

"Ok!"

Wang Jian nodded when he heard Bai Yan's words.

Although the other generals looked at Bai Yan without saying anything, there was still a slight change in their expressions.

Although I heard about the battle of Gaonu in Shangjun at the beginning, I also learned about the admirable estrangement.

But they, who have never met Bai Yan in person, still have some worries in their hearts, fearing that the plan of alienation will be dedicated to Bai Yan by others, and Bai Yan is just ordering it to be implemented.

Now that they heard Bai Yan's words, they were relieved.

Don't look at a backhand who doesn't use much, but it is also this backhand, at least it can be seen that the lieutenant general Bai Yan is a talented person.

"Wang Ben, Yang Xian, the two of you will lead an army of [-] troops to attack Yanyu tomorrow morning!"

Wang Jian turned his head to look at Wang Ben and Yang Yan, and ordered.

"promise!"

"promise!!"

Wang Ben and Yang Yan quickly handed over their hands and took orders.

Bai Yan stood beside the map, his back covered in cold sweat, and what Wang Jian said just now caught him off guard.

More importantly, Bai Yan knew that as a lieutenant general, it was the first time he had met these generals. Unless Wang Jian made a mistake in his decision-making, he couldn't deliberately find a way to refute Wang Jian because of showing off his talent, but at the same time, he couldn't keep silent.

He is different from Wang Jian. Wang Jian has led the army for decades and is well-known in Qin State. These generals have fought with Wang Jian and understand Wang Jian's decision on the battlefield.

But since he was a lieutenant general at a young age, it would be really embarrassing if he couldn't say a word just now.

Qi State Linzi.

When Bai Yan arrived in Qicheng, Linzi of Qi State, an old man also took a carriage and left Linzi quietly.

But this carriage does not go to other cities like other carriages.

Instead, after one or two hours, he came to an official road, stopped slowly, and an old man in ordinary clothes walked out of the carriage.

If other people see this scene, they must feel strange, after all, how can an old man in common clothes afford a carriage.

The old man ordered his servants and grooms to wait here, and then, under the watchful eyes of the servants and grooms, he walked towards the trail in the distance alone, like an ordinary traveler.

The old man didn't know how long he walked, but after asking passers-by, he came to a village.

Just when he entered the village, the old man saw a group of women washing clothes by a small ditch, still talking.

"Excuse me, is this a water village?"

The old man came behind these women and asked questions with his hands clasped.

The laundry woman heard the voice, looked back at the old man, looked at each other, and nodded.

Then these women looked at the old man curiously, not understanding why the old man came here in a small village like theirs.

After hearing the woman's answer, the old man looked up at the village in front of him.

"Dare to ask, there is a family here who have a son named Yan!"

While the old man was speaking, he instinctively thought of taking things from his cuffs, and then he remembered that the clothes he was wearing now were commoner clothes, but they didn't have sleeve pockets.

The old man couldn't help feeling emotional, then reached into his pocket and took out thirty or forty coins.

"I wonder if I can tell the old man something about that Yan."

The old man looked at these women and asked.

When the women saw the money, their eyes widened.

For these women, they are busy all year round, that is, the harvest can only be harvested during the autumn harvest. After paying taxes, they will take out of the remaining millet to eat for a year, and take out some of the rest to exchange for money. .

But in exchange for the money, you can’t buy many things at all, so if you want to have money, you have to wait until the next year’s harvest.

Now that they see money, how can these women hold back.

"Old man, there is indeed a family in our village, and its son is named Yan. I wonder who the old man is with him?"

A famous woman put down her laundry work, wiped her hands, and looked at the old man curiously.

These women are not stupid, before they speak, they should at least know what kind of relationship this old gentleman has with Yan.

"I just heard it occasionally, it doesn't matter."

The old man said with a smile, and then distributed the money to these women.

But what the old man didn't know was that in his eyes, what he wanted to express was the second sentence in his words, but he never thought that the woman cared more about his first sentence.

In the eyes of these women, they all thought that the old man had heard about Yan from nowhere, so he came here to listen to a joke.

"The old man also came here after hearing about Na Yan? Then I will talk to the old man. Speaking of that family, it is pitiful. The family of three was originally a good family, and they never wanted to have a second son. It was that Yan boy. The boy has been weak and mentally ill since he was a child, as long as anyone in our village knows about Nayan, he will have no future at all."

The women couldn't help laughing as they talked.

Speaking of it, no matter when, as long as these two grandparents and grandchildren seem to be sick, not only they, but also the people in the village can't help laughing. After all, the old and the young are like a joke.

The old man nodded slowly as he listened.

The old man is Mao Jiao, the Shangqing of Qin State that Bai Yan met.

衍！
In fact, in Qin State before, after receiving the order from the king, he suspected that the Yan in the bamboo slips was Bai Yan.

When he was asking passers-by just now, he was sure that he was right. The Bai Yan he had met before was not a child of the Bai family at all, but a boy born in this village.

While lamenting that his friend Hu Quan was deceived, he was even more curious about why that young man became Bai Yan.

Hearing these women's words now, he was even more amazed. He never expected that the young man he met back then would have such an experience when he was a child.

Even listening to it was enough for a man over half a century old, so he couldn't help but feel a little suffocated.

That's exactly what happened, he couldn't believe it from the bottom of his heart.

Back then, Gao Nu, the boy who risked losing his position and condemned him to let the people relocate without authorization, that kind-hearted boy was actually the boy in front of these women who had been discriminated against by all the villagers since he was a child.

The young man who grew up in this kind of place obviously should hate the people in the world, why is that young man still so kind?
"You don't know, old man. Fortunately, you didn't meet Nayan's grandmother. The old lady heard that she was sick and went to Linzi!"

A woman thought of Yan's grandmother, looked at the old man and said: "Otherwise, the old woman is so old that her eyes are dim, she can't hear people talking about her grandson, and she still yells all day long, there must be a wise king who knows her grandson and seals her grandson." Your thanks to the general, many people tried to argue, but the old woman drove them away with a broom."

The other women nodded.

"That's right, it's really ridiculous to think that there will be a king in the world who appreciates her grandson! Hahahaha."

"That is, a corpse embalmer, although he has some money, can only do corpse embalming and burying corpses after all. When Ling Shi appreciates other people, he will naturally have to go home."

A famous woman added with a smile.

But as they talked, these women found out, why didn't the old man in front of him smile?
It's obviously funny!
"There will definitely be a wise king who will know her grandson and give her grandson Fengqing as a general!"

Mao Jiao murmured.

After hearing this, Mao Jiao understood a lot after the scene appeared in his mind.

Even Mao Jiao couldn't help the red eyes.

"Do you know where the Yan family lives? Where is the old lady?"

At this moment, Mao Jiao wanted to see the boy's family and meet the boy's grandmother.

If possible, Mao Jiao would like to tell the old lady personally.

Her grandson did not disappoint her, and has already been appointed as a general!
(End of this chapter)