Confucianism in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 16 Wei Jun Goes East
In the big tent of the Wei army, Lian Po of Zhao Guo, Ju Xin of Yan State, Li Yuan of Chu State, Ji Wuye of South Korea and other coalition commanders gathered here.

"Generals, please take a look." Lord Xinling Wei Wuji glanced at the generals and spread out a map.

This map was specially drawn by him. Although no specific details were marked, judging from the lines and marks, as well as the terrain it occupies and the surrounding conditions, it should be a valley near the pass.

Lord Xinling Wei Wuji said in a deep voice: "The grain and supplies of the Qin army are transported through the Luoshui River through Yiyang and then into the Dahe River. If they can cut off their food routes, the Qin army will be defeated without attacking."

"The general of Qin, Meng Ao, defeated our armies of the five countries in a few years, so he didn't take our joint vertical army seriously. His troops were more than brave but not wise enough. Now he is leading 30 Qin troops to advance along the river. In Lin'an City, confronting our army is our opportunity."

Lian Po stroked his beard and nodded, "It's just that I heard that Veteran General Wang Yan stationed [-] troops in Luoyi, responsible for supervising the transportation of food and grass for the army ahead, and he can also increase troops at any time. I'm afraid it won't be easy to succeed."

"I have my own plan." Wei Wuji said with confidence.

From the very beginning when he stationed troops in Anyi, he planned to lure the Qin army to come and take advantage of the Qin army's consumption of food and grass.

Or lure them to attack Zhixingguan and Shanyang all the way, divide and attack them.

It's just that the coalition forces are suspicious of each other and wary of each other, but time is on the side of the Qin army.

Lian Po is old, but still aggressive. Hearing this, he said in a deep voice: "General, Lian Po is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse."

Lord Xinling Wei Wuji said: "The old general is serious. Now our army needs a general to sit in charge. Except for you, old general, I am afraid there is no one more suitable to take on this important task."

Lian Po nodded and said: "General, don't worry, since you have entrusted me with this important task, I will do my best to protect our army."

Lord Xinling Wei Wuji said solemnly: "Then I will entrust the old general and all the generals!"

Everyone said: "We will definitely do our best!"

I just don't know how much of it is true.

Then, Wei Wuji discussed with everyone about the marching and formation for a long time, and he didn't leave until it was light.

.........

At this time, a group of people from all over the world gathered in the field of the Wei Military Academy.

"Going thousands of miles to attack, one can imagine the danger. If you righteous men want to quit, it is still too late. This commander will not complain."

Lord Xinling Wei Wuji said to all the heroes in the rivers and lakes, his sincerity was touching.

"Mr. Xinling, we are all willing to follow you because we have heard about your chivalry. How can we abandon you!" Ren Ping clasped his fists and said.

"Mr. Xinling, since all brothers follow you, we shall live and die together." Yang Gongxie said resolutely.

"The whole family of my farm is also willing to help Lord Xinling fight against Qin." A steady voice sounded.

Xia Kui stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "All the farmers are at the mercy of Lord Xinling!"

Su Moci stepped forward and said, "Jin Yumeng will go."

Tianluomen, Wulei League and other forces in the world have also expressed their opinions.

Lord Xinling burst into tears and said: "The noble righteousness of all righteous men, I will never forget it in my heart, our army will surely win this battle!"

After everyone dispersed, Lord Xinling turned to look at Fu Nian, "Nian, do you want to stay in the camp or go east with me?"

Fu Nian replied, "Mr. Xinling, I want to go with you, maybe I can help you."

Lord Xinling straightened his expression, and said: "You have a heart, but in the army, I won't be too partial to you."

"It should be so, Fu Nian has no objection." Fu Nian knew what he meant, and he had to be strict as a general.

.........

Neat pace, neat armor, hunting and flying flags in the mountain wind.

In front of this mighty army is a wide mountain road that is hundreds of miles long.On both sides of the road, there are continuous mountains and mountains, and on both sides of the road, there are dense jungles.

Lord Xinling Wei Wuji is in silver armor, riding a black horse, at the forefront of the procession
Behind him, there are rows of cavalry, Sen Han's armor, gleaming coldly in the sun.

Fu Nian walked with the infantry of the Chinese army. Fortunately, someone was carrying him on his back, which made him feel a little easier.

"I don't know what time it is, how many minutes before dark, I'm so hungry!" Zhang Tan touched his grumbling belly and said, "If I had known this, I would have gone with Master Ji and the others."

"Brother Zhang, why don't you let me down first, I have my own way." Fu Nian said.

Hearing this, Zhang Tan put down the Fu Nian on his back, and said, "I knew you had a way."

Fu Nian found an open place, cut off a branch from the side of the mountain road, cut it clean and inserted it on the ground as a marker, and set up 24 stones around the marker, making it perpendicular to the ground, with an interval of 15 degrees between each place.

Record the point where the shadow of the benchmark pole is aligned at this time as point A; about 10 minutes later, put a stone at the point where the shadow is aligned, and count it as point B.When the apex of the shadow of the benchmark pole moves to c, connect the two points A, B and the center point of c to form a triangle.

When the direction of the shadow is opposite to that of the sun, the shadow rotates 15° on the ground in one hour, and this is used as the time scale.

From the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice, the solar elevation angle at 30° north latitude is between 47.5° and 39.6°.

According to the sun altitude angle formula, the shadow length is calculated to be about 1.07-1.25 times that of the object. Based on this, the shadow length at noon can be calculated, and then a more accurate time can be obtained according to the time scale.

"It's about the seventh quarter of Shen's time, and in another hour, it will probably be dark." Fu Nian glanced at the sky and compared it with the engraving board.

After the soldiers nearby heard about it, they spread the word. After Lord Xinling heard about it, he ordered the army to prepare to set up camp. Originally, he thought the sun was still shining, and he wanted to march for a while.

Fu Nian and Zhang Tan found a group of Wei soldiers nearby, found some firewood with them, built a simple bonfire, and prepared to cook some hot food.

Shichang Jiayou poured a bag of corn into the pot, sprinkled some salt, and then added some wild vegetables.

Zhang Tan added fire to the bottom, muttering, "It smells so good!"

"Boss, what do you think this is?" Yan Xi ran over carrying a pheasant, and handed it to Jia You as if offering a treasure.

When Jia You saw it, he immediately cheered up, "Hey, you caught a pheasant unexpectedly, hurry up and eat the whole thing!"

Yan Xi chuckled, took out the dagger, and skillfully cut off the limbs of the pheasant, took some meat off, and started roasting it on a wooden stick.

"Brother Yan, thanks to you, we have meat to eat tonight." Zhang Tan was overjoyed and said excitedly.

Yan Xi responded, and said, "Brother Zhang, how about you try my skills."

Handing the grilled chicken leg to Zhang Tan, a strong smell of meat came to his nose, Zhang Tan immediately took a bite, and couldn't help but praise, "Mmm~ delicious!"

Yan Xi smiled, "As long as it's delicious, eat it while it's hot."

After finishing speaking, he tore two more chicken wings and handed them to Jia You.

Fu Nian, on the other hand, sat quietly and watched them, and occasionally reached out to fiddle with the charcoal fire. He refused the chicken legs that Zhang Tan offered, and only drank some water and ate some millet porridge, which was not enough.

.........

On the high slope, a tall man in Xuanguang armor stared into the distance, his brows were full of murderous aura, and his red cloak fluttered with the mountain wind.

This person is Meng Ao, the general of Qin.

In front of him is a huge fortress, stretching for a hundred meters, with flags flying.There are soldiers patrolling inside and outside the camp, and groups of soldiers wearing black armor are lined up neatly, like a beast ready to go, just waiting for an order to rush towards the enemy.

"This coalition army can be considered elite." Meng Ao said slowly, his tone calm and calm.

The lieutenant beside him replied respectfully: "General, it has been five days since the Wei army went eastward. These days, the coalition forces have closed their camps and refused to fight. Obviously, they are preparing to confront our army."

Meng Ao turned around, his stern face looked quite vicissitudes, sword eyebrows slanted, thin lips were tightly pursed, a pair of deep eyes looked directly at the strong camp in front of him, and there was a murderous intent in his eyes.

"There are [-] troops stationed in Yewang and Heluo, and the walls of the city are thick, so the Wei army is not to be feared. I hope that Wei Wuji has the courage to lead the army to attack. If he dares to attack easily, it is exactly what I want."

Meng Ao said, but his tone was filled with a strong evil spirit.

"This time when the Wei army went east, they dressed lightly and traveled lightly. Wei Wuji only knew the value of soldiers and swiftness, but he didn't know how to seek stability. To defeat him, he only needed one word—'drag'."

"At that time, the Wei army in the east will be in a dilemma, and they will collapse without a fight. I want to see if Lian Po can still hold his breath."

The deputy general's heart trembled when he heard the words, and he replied: "The general is wise!"

Meng Ao nodded, continued to inspect the coalition camp, and after a while, he said: "However, we need to be more cautious. Send someone to inform Wang Ji not to underestimate the enemy, and give me a strong wall to clear the field without leaving any room."

"The last general obeys the order, and I will pass it on now." The deputy general promised.

　Starting from this chapter, there will be a large-scale war plot
　　
　
(End of this chapter)