Qin Shi: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

Chapter 196 Emperor Qiu Gongsun Family

While the debates were still going on in Diqiu City, the army of Qin State had already entered the border of Wei State. On a hill, Yang Ming unfolded the map in his hand, and familiar names appeared in his field of vision.

Following a line in the map that runs through the entire map, Yang Ming found a familiar name on one side of the line: White Horse.

"What's the situation here in Baima?" Yang Ming closed the map and asked an army clerk recruited from Hanoi County.

"Returning to General Zuo, the full name of Baima is Baimayi. It is named after Baimajin, the crossing of the Dahe River. This place is the only ferry connecting the north and south of the Dahe River within a radius of 300 miles. Therefore, there are many business trips. Over time, Baimayi was formed. However, There are no more than [-] people here, and no more than [-] soldiers, who are mainly used to maintain local law and order." The scribe replied respectfully.

He understood how terrifying the authority of this young man from Xianyang was. Before he was a weak crown, he took the temporary post of General Zuo and led an army all the way to the expedition. I am afraid that this kind of treatment can only be enjoyed by the direct descendants of royal families in various countries, but Yang Ming was not born in a royal family, which made it even more unbelievable.

If he can get the favor of such people, then his future is bright, even if he can complete the leap in life class, it is not impossible. Yang Duan, who had been promoted to be the prefect of Hanoi County, and his possible kinship relationship, he did not dare to neglect in the slightest.

"Baimajin, it's a long-standing name." Yang Ming mused.

"Li Jue." Yang Ming suddenly called out to Li Jue, the side general beside him.

"Humble job here." Li Jue said out loud.

Because of his previous military exploits under the city of Mincheng, this time he accompanied Yang Ming to defend the country, and Yang Ming directly promoted him to be commander of a thousand commanders, in charge of thousands of cavalry.

"You lead the troops of the headquarters, and I will send you another [-] infantry to go to Baimayi, and control it as quickly as possible, and isolate the north and south of the river, in case Zhao Guo sends an army to rescue Weiguo." Yang Ming said.

"No." Li Jue responded.

"If you can abide by the rules, then you must destroy the big river pontoon." Yang Ming reminded.

Although the possibility of Zhao Guo sending troops is not high, but in the war, one must make a thorough plan to avoid being in a hurry. War is not just a sentence of success or failure on the bamboo slips, but also a fresh life.

Yang Ming is relying on the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers under his command in exchange for his own future, and he himself is also responsible for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.

"People are on the pontoon, and people are dead on the pontoon." Li Jue firmly assured.

"Don't be so nervous. After all, I have the advantage." Yang Mingdao, although the sentence "The advantage is me" does have a magical quality, like a mysterious curse, but it will not always come true every time.

Afterwards, tens of thousands of troops marched towards Diqiu City. Along the way, the Qin army attacked four times with light cavalry. Within two days, they occupied all the main traffic roads up and down Weiguo, and the entire transportation system of Weiguo fell into the hands of the Qin army. hands.

Although there are several counties and more than [-] small towns in the territory of Wei State, they have all become scattered islands, located on the plains formed by the impact of big rivers. The Qin army on the road is just invisible.

In mid-August, the forward of the Qin Army appeared at the foot of Diqiu City.

All the big cities in the Central Plains may have a common characteristic because there is no danger to defend them, that is, the city pools are high and deep, and the city walls are built extremely strong, turning the danger of mountains and rivers into artificial power.

The same is true for Diqiu City. Although Wei State is small, it is not poor. As one of the most densely populated areas in the world, agriculture is developed here, and the industry and commerce are also extremely prosperous. Most of the upper and lower armaments have been abolished, but their equipment is still excellent, at least in terms of accuracy, it is not inferior to the Seven Kingdoms.

"Diqiu City really lives up to its reputation. It is not easy to capture such a city." Wang Jian, who led a troop and joined the [-] Dongjun soldiers, rushed to the foot of Diqiu City, said to Yang Ming.

After all, Yang Ming has never led a large army alone. Although he has experience in the battle of Mincheng before, there are only 3000 troops under Yang Ming's command in Mincheng. Although he is skillful in command, Yang Ming also knows One person can be invincible with [-] soldiers, but not necessarily with [-] soldiers, not to mention that he has a total of [-] soldiers and horses now.

Such an army can be called an army of one hundred thousand to the outside world.

Yang Ming didn't dare to guarantee that he could command [-] soldiers and horses as smoothly as the Battle of Mincheng. In order to prevent possible mistakes, Yang Ming used Zhao Ji's relationship to make Wang Jian, who was not yet famous in the world, However, he already has a military master with the qualification to become the top general of the Seven Kingdoms.

With Wang Jian at the side to assist, plus Yang Ming's own abilities, not to mention Wei Guo, even a [-] army under his command would be enough to kill Wei Guo directly.

Besides, the opportunity for Wu Chenghou, the future Wu Chenghou of the Qin State, to serve under his command and serve as his deputy general is a rare opportunity.

Decades later, when the world talked about Wang Jian's achievements, it was said that Wang Jian was once Yang Ming's lieutenant general, and that feeling seemed very good.

Moreover, Yang Ming could realize that Wang Jian had fallen into Qin Wangzheng's eyes, and Wang Ben had been transferred to Qin Wangzheng's side and became Yilang. This was a sign that Qin Wangzheng wanted to win over Wang Jian for his own use.

Faced with such a situation, for Yang Ming, such cheap and high-quality manpower as Wang Jian can be said to be used less once, but Wang Jian has risen completely, Yang Ming naturally has to cherish the opportunity to use it.

"Although the city is dangerous, it is still guarded by human beings. Diqiu is difficult to attack, and it will eventually fall on the guards." Yang Ming said.

"If you can destroy the courage of the guards in one battle, you can get twice the result with half the effort." Wang Jian agreed.

"So, take a good rest today, attack the city tomorrow, and test how brave the guards are," Yang Ming said.

As the Qin army set up barracks one after another under Diqiu City, the atmosphere in Diqiu City became extremely depressed.

"Has the messenger ever been sent?" On the wall of Diqiu City, Wei Jun looked at the Qin Army barracks below the city like a long dragon, and asked the general Gongsun Yu beside him with a slightly pale face.

"It has been dispatched, but it may not be able to reach Daliang and Zhaodu. The Qin army's actions are too fast. The army has never overwhelmed the border, and has dispatched Qingqi to cut off all the major traffic routes." Gongsun Yu said solemnly.

"So, now Weiguo is going to face the Qin army outside the city alone?" Wei Jun's face turned even paler when he heard this.

"There is no shortage of smart people in Zhao Du and Daliang, and they may take the initiative to send troops." Gongsun Yu comforted.

"That's right, if the Kingdom of Wei is lost, the Kingdom of Qin will occupy the entire area on both sides of the river. Whether it is the capital of Zhao or Daliang, they will certainly not sit back and watch such things happen." Wei Jun heard this, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw generally.

During the long night, countless people in Diqiu City could hardly sleep, and tens of thousands of Qin soldiers outside the city slept with them, which brought too many nightmares to their sleep.

As a great general of the state of Wei, Gongsun Yu lived directly on the city wall. Although the Qin army did not show any signs of attacking, he was not afraid of such a thing, just in case.

As the sun tore through the night here, the defenders of Diqiu City who had not rested all night woke up one by one to the sound of the drums of the Qin army. Compared with the defenders of Diqiu City, they could not sleep at night, while the Qin army rested. All of them ate breakfast in good spirits, sorted out their armor and weapons during the rest, and waited for the order to attack.

On the city wall, Gongsun Yu looked at the movement of the Qin army outside the city, and at the state of the defenders on the city wall, but his heart was already calm, and the current embarrassment was in his expectation.

"Right now, if you just defend, you won't be able to defend. Perhaps the morale of the defenders will collapse before the Qin army breaks through Diqiu." Gongsun Yu said to the lieutenant beside him.

"The Qin army is known for its ferocity. It is normal to be timid before fighting with it. What can we do?" the lieutenant general replied.

"It depends on people's efforts. The Qin army is not invincible. No matter how fierce the Qin army is, it is far from the defeat of Dahe back then, and the danger of close relations. As long as we plan properly, we may not be able to turn the tide of the battle." Gongsun Yu said.

"What does the general mean?" the lieutenant asked hesitantly.

"When the Qin army is attacking the city, I am going to lead a group of elite soldiers to find a chance to fight out of the city, and kill the Qin army by surprise. I don't want a big victory. I just need to defeat the Qin army a little, so that the defenders in Diqiu City can fight with them." The common people saw that the Qin army was not invincible, which increased the confidence of the defenders and the common people in defending the city." Gongsun Yu said.

"General, isn't this too risky?" The deputy general was shocked. Under the current situation, Gongsun Yu, the great general of Weiguo, still wanted to fight back. In his opinion, such a thing was too much. Unbelievable.

Although Gongsun Yu was the great general of the Wei state, the state of Wei was too small and too weak after all. How much gold the general had was really a very debatable question.

"My sword hasn't drank blood for 20 years, and it's time to unsheath it now." Gongsun Yu pressed the long sword at his waist, and his old body burst out with a fiery fighting spirit.

Looking at Gongsun Yu in front of him, the lieutenant suddenly saw an old tiger living in the deep mountains. Although the tiger was old, its momentum remained strong.

At that moment, he suddenly realized why Gongsun Yu could become the great general of Weiguo.

As long as he can remember, Gongsun Yu has been a great general of the state of Wei, and now 30 years have passed.

In these 30 years, Gongsun Yu has never led an army to fight, so that Gongsun Yu only has the reputation of being a famous swordsman, but he has nothing else. The country has experienced drastic changes in the past, and it is still the same.

He seemed to see the answer to the question that he could not understand before.

(End of this chapter)