Bad people in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 142 The country is about to perish
Tian Hao's expectation was good. Six days later, the last [-] golden fire cavalry arrived on the battlefield.

Don't think that six days is a long time, but you must know that the golden cavalry is considered a heavy cavalry, and its speed is incomparable with that kind of light cavalry. It is already very fierce to be able to come here in six days.

Leading the army was Meng Wu, the son of the imperial general Meng Ao, who had two sons, Meng Tian and Meng Yi.

And those Korean soldiers have been stripped off their battle armor, gathered together with the civilian husbands in the barracks, plus the Korean wounded soldiers on the city wall battlefield, the total is 11, [-] more than expected .

Although many Korean soldiers died on the battlefield, in ancient times, wars put a lot of pressure on logistics, and they often recruited civilians to assist them. This time, South Korea recruited tens of thousands of civilians, all young and strong, and then these people were captured.

"It really made you do it!"

Meng Wu looked at the prisoners in the military camp and was shocked. Baiyue actually defeated South Korea and captured so many people.

Even if he is allowed to command, it is difficult to achieve such a record and result.

"It's just some trickery, but it's a pity that the Yamaki Orochi only has so much venom."

Tian Hao said modestly, with a bit of regret at the same time.

"The battlefield is only about the result, and the process method is only secondary."

Meng Wu didn't think there was anything wrong with using tricks. As the saying goes, a soldier's tricks are all about being ever-changing so that the opponent can't guard against them, so as to win at the minimum cost.

Baiyue's losses in this battle were almost negligible compared to the results, and it was a great victory that could be recorded in history.

"After this battle, South Korea will definitely be devastated just like Zhao Guo's Changping fiasco."

Turning his eyes to those prisoners of war who looked like walking dead, Meng Wu sneered.

Although South Korea only lost 10,000+ youths this time, it must be known that South Korea's size is much worse than that of Zhao Guolai.

"General Meng, do you have the latest information from Xinzheng?"

Tian Hao suddenly asked about Xinzheng's information. Ji Wuye and others who escaped last time should take action. Anyway, he didn't believe that those people would accept this kind of failure. If not, dark means must be used.

"Han An and the others, did you let them go on purpose?"

Meng Wu was taken aback for a moment, recalling the information he had obtained before, his expression became a little weirder.

According to the information obtained, Xinzheng has been very uneasy these days.

"Oh, was Han Wangran killed?"

Tian Hao smiled, and General Ji had never disappointed him.

"Dead, and the other young masters who wanted to fight for the position also died. Young Master An became Prince An, and is currently preparing to ascend the throne and become King An of Han."

Meng Wu couldn't help re-examining the young man in front of him, this ability is a bit strong.

"Killing one's father and killing one's brothers and killing one's brothers is not a legitimate and unsafe way to ascend the throne. South Korea should not send anyone over to cause trouble in the short term."

Tian Hao breathed a sigh of relief, although he also wanted to kill Ji Wuye and others, but since the other party ran away, it would have the advantage of running away, at least it would make South Korea mess up.

Otherwise, if Han Wangran were in power, he might have tried his best to dispatch the troops stationed at the Han Wei border and the Han Chu border to fight to the death.

In that case, Baiyue would really suffer from the enemy, and the current situation is just right.

"The gate of Xinzheng City was sealed, and there were so many people killed inside, and blood flowed like a river. South Korea is considered ruined, and it will be difficult to recover in the next few decades. If it weren't for the help of our army to be restrained by Zhao Guo, it would be wiped out this time." Korea."

With emotion, even if Meng Wu didn't go to Xinzheng City, he could guess how strong the smell of blood was.

Wanting to ascend to the throne requires killing a lot of people, and Xinzheng is just the beginning, and it will radiate to the whole country in a short time. That is the real vitality.

"It's not good to destroy the country. That will only make the six countries share the same hatred and intensify their joint attack on our Great Qin. Once they unite at a deep level, even if we can stop them, we will definitely suffer great damage. The loss outweighs the gain."

Tian Hao shook his head, not agreeing to destroy South Korea now.

The Six Kingdoms still have some strength and capable people. The last time they joined forces to attack Qin, Qin suffered heavy losses, and even took back a lot of the land that Bai Qi had laid down.

To destroy the six countries, one must accumulate enough power, and then quickly wipe out the six countries in a blitzkrieg, without giving the other party time to react.

"That's it!"

Meng Wu calmed down. He was just talking. Nowadays, the wars among the countries are only to capture cities and territories. The war to destroy the country has not happened for a long time.

"General Meng might as well slow down a bit so that their family members can find them and bring them to Qin together.

A few months ago, in order to stop us, Ji Wuye set fire to mountains and forests on a large scale, destroyed large areas of farmland and villages, and caused countless victims.

Those victims should not be feeling well in the past few months. The general has a kind heart and can try to attract those victims to our Daqin to open up wasteland.

By the way, the general can send someone to contact General Ji to talk about cooperation and ask him to help open the door of convenience. I believe that our General Ji and Han Wangan don't want to keep the group of disaster victims in the country and become a hidden danger. "

Turning his eyes, Tian Hao wanted to further expand the results of the war and bring the families of these prisoners of war there, so that not only could he gain more population, but also allow these people to settle down faster when they arrived in Qin.

And those disaster victims are precious labor.

"This matter is easy, South Korea generally recruits soldiers on the spot, and those civilian husbands are also young and strong recruited in the south, and their families can be contacted and taken over quickly, and the victims of the disaster are not difficult to persuade.

That is, Wei and Chu will definitely send troops to put pressure on them, but with the clans on top to support them, we, Daqin, can bear it. "

Eyes brightened, Meng Wu analyzed it and thought it could be done.

He was one of the few senior officials in the Qin State who knew about the plan to conquer and develop the Western Regions. He knew that the Qin Dynasty needed people to open up wasteland in the west, and the more the better.

Being able to bring more people back is all merit, and it is an achievement without having to go to the battlefield to fight, which is equivalent to picking up for nothing.

"I won't bother General Meng anymore. I hope that the negotiated batch of food and grass will be delivered as soon as possible, and we will meet again soon."

After bowing his hands and saying goodbye, Tian Hao turned and left.

They have been away from the southern mountain city for too long, and they have to go back as soon as possible.

"Even the Chu army is eyeing it. Is there still stock of that kind of snake venom? But the Chu army is not that easy to deal with, and he will definitely be on guard. What method will he use?"

Watching Tian Hao go away, Meng Wu thought about what method the other party would use to capture the Chu army and take him prisoner.

The meaning of what the other party said just now is obvious, that is, he will come again to escort the prisoners. It is impossible for South Korea to attack Baiyue again, and only the army of Chu State will be left next.

What method will be used?

"Tian'er, do you dare to go to Xinzheng to meet the most powerful general in Korea for a century?"

Meng Wu, who couldn't figure it out, simply didn't want to, turned his head to look at a small man among the soldiers behind him, that was his eldest son Meng Tian.

Although he is not very old, he is born with a strong force and the most important thing is that he has a good mind. He has always brought the cultivation of precepts and deeds by his side, and this time he brought South Korean Baiyue.

"Why don't you dare!"

Meng Tian came out and replied proudly but firmly.

He had heard the conversation between the two of them just now, and he knew what his father meant, that he wanted him to go on an envoy to South Korea and reach a cooperation with the Korean general.

Based on what he knew about the Korean general, he would not refuse such a traitorous thing.

Not to mention the plans of Meng Wu and his son, the Xinzheng City on the other side is indeed filled with a strong smell of blood, all the houses are tightly closed, and there are murderous soldiers patrolling everywhere on the street.

"Korea, it's over!"

The mansion of Xiangguo opened his eyes as if he had aged more than ten years, and the original black hair had grown a lot of gray hair in just two days.

He knew that South Korea was over, and it was over for Han An, Ji Wuye and others.

All of them became sinners, sinners of Korea!

"father!"

Zhang Ping came over, looking equally unhappy.

"Is there news from the palace?"

He asked openly, he had ordered before that no one would disturb him, and he wanted to think about some things quietly, but since his son came, there must be something big, and at this point in time, the only big things that can happen are in the palace.

"Gong Zi'an sent someone to invite father to go to court tomorrow morning."

Shen Ning replied, Zhang Ping knew that tomorrow's morning would inevitably be a bloodbath, if one was bad, their Zhang family would have to be wiped out.

"It's not too stupid. I know that I and the Zhang family will be left to check and balance Ji Wuye and the others."

Compared to the dignified Zhang Ping, Zhang Kaidi breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been worried that Han An would completely let Ji Wuye and others go on a killing spree to eradicate dissidents, but now it seemed that he still had some brains and imperial power, and knew the way to balance.

In this way, the Zhang family can be saved. As long as Han An is here, the Zhang family can continue to live on, and they will not be executed on unfounded charges.

"Young master, if this person killed his father and ascended the throne, he must be more suspicious. We must arrange a retreat, so that the incense will not be cut off in the future."

Zhang Ping still has a pessimistic attitude and is not optimistic about Han An.

"He is no longer a son, but a king, and he will be called king in the future!"

As a reminder, Zhang Kai recognized Han An as king, because there is no other choice now, whether it is to keep the Zhang family or to stabilize the situation in South Korea, he can only admit the fact that Han An is king, and do his best. Cooperate.

Otherwise, not only their Zhang family will be destroyed, but the whole of South Korea may collapse.

"The child understands!"

Zhang Ping nodded solemnly to express his understanding, and he also knew that this was the only choice for their Zhang family, or they had no choice at all.

"If my father remembers correctly, the king has a young daughter who is very fond of her. She is about the same age as Liang'er. He sent Liang'er to be a playmate for that little princess."

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Kai decided to send his only grandson to the palace as a kind of proton, so as to gain Han An's trust.

Moreover, being accompanied by a princess can also avoid being involved in the struggle for the throne among the princes in the future.

"My child...understand!"

Zhang Ping did not refuse in the end, he always had to sacrifice something for the sake of the Zhang family, and that was a kind of mission Liang Er was born in the Zhang family.

"It's just that in this way, we will definitely become thorns in the eyes of Ji Wuye and others. With their unscrupulous nature in doing things, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to be peaceful in the future."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Ping expressed his worries.

He also saw Han An's idea. He wanted to keep them to balance and contain Ji Wuye's side, so as to form a situation of separation of military and political affairs, mutual supervision and confrontation. Han Wangran used to play this way, and it was also a very good way. Common imperial power tactics.

After all, it is better to let the courtiers fight each other than to let the king fight with his courtiers.

But Ji Wuye is too cruel, he has no bottom line in what he does, if he confronts that kind of person, their Zhang family will suffer great disaster in the future.

"It can be delayed for a while, but maybe there will be a turnaround in the future."

Zhang Kaidi gave up. I originally thought that South Korea could still be saved, but after this incident, I realized that I was ridiculous before. South Korea was hopelessly hopeless, and now it is completely hopeless. .

However, the Zhang family had no choice, either to reject Han Wangan and be exterminated by Ji Wuye, or to accept Han Wangan's order and become a knife in his hands to restrain Ji Wuye's family.

Although the knife is likely to be broken, at least he doesn't have to die now.

"What happened to those victims?"

Turning his thoughts, he asked about the situation of those victims.

At the beginning, Prince Tianze of Baiyue led [-] cavalry into Korea to rob supplies. On the way back, they set fires continuously, causing the fires to spread out of control, burning large areas of farmland and villages, and countless people were affected.

However, it was necessary to raise food and grass for the army before, and there was no surplus food and grass in the treasury, so it was difficult to transfer it from other places.

This matter must be the top priority after going to court tomorrow, otherwise there will be trouble if it is delayed for a long time.

"Before the city gate was closed, the number of victims had expanded to 30."

Bitterly said a number, Zhang Ping was in charge of helping his father deal with the victims, but he had no good solution without food.

"Growing so fast?"

His complexion changed slightly, Zhang Kaidi had been focusing on the battle with Baiyue before, and handed over the matter of the victims to his son, but as far as he knew, the number of people affected by the disaster was only 30 at first, and it only took a few months It expanded to [-].

You must know that the population of South Korea is only 500 million today, and now 30 have become refugees, and the previous [-] troops and tens of thousands of civilian husbands have also been wiped out. This is undoubtedly disastrous for South Korea.

"The victims themselves are a disaster, and there is not enough food to provide disaster relief. If this continues, it will not be long before the victims become rioters or even become bandits."

Zhang Ping was very helpless about this. All the previous grain was given priority to the southern army, and even if there were only some old grain with poor quality, or even moldy, even if it was boiled into gruel, it would not be enough.

If people are extremely hungry, they can do anything, and then many people and villages will be harmed, and then they will become victims of disasters.

Hearing this, he fell into silence. For a moment, he felt even more troublesome, and it was even more difficult to come up with a solution.

After all, he can’t conjure food out of thin air. He has already reached a limit to collect food for the southern army. Going to collect food will only cause more people to become victims of disasters. This will form a vicious circle, and a bad situation may affect the whole of South Korea. crash.

"Father, I remember that there is a concubine in the king who is related to Queen Wei of Wei by blood. Can I borrow money from this?"

After thinking for a while, Zhang Kai came up with a way out.

It is difficult for South Korea itself to raise enough food, so it can only seek help from outside.

There is no need to think about Qin State in the west and Chu State in the south. The only country that can turn to is Wei State.

"That mother and Queen Wei are biological sisters, but because of what happened to Lord Xinling back then, King Wei most taboos the harem from meddling in politics, so I'm afraid I can't help you."

Zhang Ping replied that he had thought about this route before, but he had no choice but to veto it after careful consideration.

In order to save the country of Zhao, Lord Xinling ordered Ruji to steal the military amulet of the king of Wei and killed the general Jin Bi. The king and the state of Wei didn't get anything, and the king of Wei became the laughing stock of the world.

It was even said that Ruji risked her life to steal the soldier talisman because she had an affair with Lord Xinling. This is absolutely intolerable for any man.

Therefore, the current king of Wei is very taboo about the harem interfering in politics. It is very difficult, almost impossible, to get food to save South Korea through the relationship of Queen Wei.

"Mr. Xinling!"

Zhang Kaidi also thought of this incident, Mr. Xinling did not think well back then, he didn't even dare to return to Wei State, and has been living in Zhao State.

Now that Wei Wuji is not dead, there must be a thorn in Wei Wang's heart, and it is indeed difficult to get food through that route.

As for spending money to buy food, the money has long been spent in previous wars.

Don't think that war is just a matter of dispatching manpower. Money is needed in all aspects, and once it is fought, spending money is like flowing water.

Coupled with being cheated by Baiyue so many times, the national treasury was already empty.

No, so many people were killed this time, and so many houses were copied, there should be some money.

"Use money to buy food, I hope King Wei won't act too darkly."

Thinking of this, the frowning brows calmed down. No matter whether Wei Guo will take advantage of the fire to increase the price of grain this time, as long as he can buy grain, he will be able to get over this year's difficulties, and he will be able to relax a little next year. .

"Just say what you have to say!"

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of his son hesitating to speak, and opened his mouth to indicate that there was no outsider here.

"The boy found out that the fires were started before the Baiyue [-] cavalry passed through, and even hindered the Baiyue cavalry.

When You Sima Li Kai returned to the camp on horseback after his defeat, news came out that he had died of serious injuries, and the few soldiers he brought back were also missing. "

After hesitating for a while, Zhang Ping whispered the results of the previous secret investigation.

At that time, the three thousand cavalrymen from Baiyue were aboveboard whether they came or went back. They would light torches at night and could be seen from a long distance, so many people knew the scene at that time.

Apparently, the matter was not what Ji Wuye and the others said, it was the Baiyue people who deliberately set fire to hinder the pursuit, but the other way around.

Even the death of Li Kai, the right Sima, was problematic, and the war with Baiyue was wrong at the beginning.

Hearing this, he was stunned, his old face instantly turned livid, his breathing became a lot heavier, and he clenched his teeth even more tightly.

"Don't be angry with those villains, it's not worth it!"

Zhang Ping hurried forward to caress his father's back, his father is the pillar of the family, if he gets angry, the Zhang family will be in trouble.

"When a country is about to perish, there must be monsters!"

It took a long time to open the space before recovering, looking up at the sky, with a pale face, knowing that South Korea is completely over, even if a miracle happens, it can't be saved.

There is that kind of king, there is that kind of general, all of them are faces of subjugation!

"Ping'er, don't let Liang'er become an official in Korea. You must preserve a piece of blood for the Zhang family."

Clutching his son's palm, he exhorted solemnly.

South Korea is finished, from top to bottom, inside and out, with no future left.

It's like a rotten ship with leaks everywhere, it's only a matter of time before it sinks, but the Zhang family can't sink with this rotten ship.

"My child remembers it!"

Zhang Ping agreed seriously, and he also had the same idea, the Zhang family could not be buried with South Korea, so they had to make plans early.

(End of this chapter)