My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 944: All Wang's earthworms must be chopped vertically! Yang Wengzi, I want to congratulate you again!

In the view of King Xi of Yan, today's battle is related to the survival of the State of Yan.

In the eyes of the ancient Qi soldiers, today's battle is a matter of whether they will live a life of wealth and glory or a life of poverty and hardship for the rest of their lives.

In Li Ke's opinion, this negotiation is about whether he can repay Ying Chengjiao's kindness.

But for the Qin army, whether it is today's battle, this negotiation, or the surrendered Qi army, they are just a small part of the overall strategy. If it succeeds, it will be great, but if it fails, it will not harm the overall situation. It is not worth investing too much effort in it.

Wang Ben did not deceive Li Ke. There were only about 10,000 Qin soldiers left in Du Kang, and more than half of them were military law officers who were ready to be dispersed into the former Qi army.

The main force under Wang Ben's command had already moved camp westward!
January 13th, the sixteenth year of the reign of Qin Shi Huangdi.

Twenty miles southeast of Longdu County.

The two teams holding the Qin army flags approached each other rapidly and finally merged into one.

Wang Ben personally led all the generals in the army out, bowed and shouted: "We are here to see the commander-in-chief!"

"The commander-in-chief rushed forward and forced the King of Qi to surrender, following the orders of the great king, enhancing the prestige of our great Qin and attracting the attention of the people of the world."

"Congratulations to the commander!"

Ying Chengjiao was also leading many generals including Yang Duanhe and Li Xin to leave the battlefield.

Hearing Wang Ben's words, Ying Chengqi smiled with a fake smile and said, "Hello, comrades!"

"In the past, Dai Wu'an Jun defeated our Great Qin General Xi, which shows how brave Dai Wu'an Jun was."

"Yes! Vice General Wang led only a weak brigade but was able to confront Dai Wu'an Jun for a long time and gain the upper hand."

"They first drove away the Dai army, and then drove the former Qi soldiers to chase the King of Yan for more than a hundred miles, forcing the King of Yan to ask for peace with our Great Qin at the cost of 2 million dan of millet and 500,000 pieces of cloth!"

"I, the general, congratulate you, Vice General Wang, and all my comrades!"

Could it be that Wang Jian never told Wang Ben about my character?

He actually tried to put all the credit for destroying Qi on me right from the start. How could I tolerate this? !
The cold wind was howling, and a thin layer of sweat instantly seeped out on Wang Ben's back.

Ying Chengjiao not only gave him the credit for driving away the Dai and Yan armies, but also praised him for being a better fighter than General Zhi!
Since Wang Ben is a better fighter than the former general, it would be unreasonable not to give Wang Ben the title of general.

Two generals from one family? !
If the king is in a bad mood someday, I'm afraid all the earthworms of my Wang family will be split in half vertically!
Wang Ben hurriedly said: "This is not the work of this general, but the commander-in-chief's good command, and the bravery and fighting skills of the former Qi generals such as Xue Liang and Tang Ju!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled mischievously and asked, "Really?"

"I don't believe it."

"If Xue Liang and other former Qi generals had such capabilities, why did Qi fall so quickly?"

Wang Ben's heart was almost broken.

Commander! Do you want to kill me?
Ying Chengjiao's mouth curled up slightly.

It was you who first tried to use your power on me!
Yang Duanhe could not understand the interaction between the two men, and said sourly: "The commander-in-chief destroyed Qi in one battle, and Deputy General Wang defeated Dai Yan in one battle, but I was the only one guarding Pingyuanjin and gained nothing."

“It’s really hard!”

Wang Ben immediately looked at Ying Chengjiao, who also smiled and nodded.

No matter how much we talk or how much we argue, we must not forget the important things we should do.

Wang Ben immediately smiled with an extremely sincere and brilliant smile, and solemnly bowed his hands and said, "Mr. Yang, please don't say that!"

"In this battle, Yang Wengzi played a very important role!"

Yang Duanhe shook his head bitterly and said, "General Wang, there is no need to comfort me."

"I know full well that I have made little contribution in this battle and am of no use to the overall situation."

"I am extremely grateful to be able to get a small share of the profits due to the achievements of the commander-in-chief and General Wang!"

After Yang Duanhe won the first merit in the Battle of Xibanyu, he also thought about whether he could be promoted to general after this battle.

But since the Battle of Xibanyu, Yang Duanhe was exiled to Pingyuanjin. Although he confronted the Qi army for a long time, he did not gain much and was far away from the main and secondary battlefields.

In this battle, Wang Ben defeated the armies of Dai and Yan, and he will surely be rewarded handsomely. In addition, with Ying Chengjiao's evaluation of him, Wang Ben may be promoted to the rank of general.

It is known that Wang Jian and Meng Wu have both been promoted to generals. If Wang Ben is also promoted to general, the quota of generals in the Qin Dynasty will be full. Yang Duanhe may have no hope in this life!

Seeing younger generations who were younger than his grandson being promoted to high positions one after another, yet his lifelong pursuits were rarely fulfilled, Yang Duanhe couldn't help feeling desolate and miserable.

Ying Chengjiao frowned and asked, "Why do you say that, Mr. Yang?"

"In this battle, if Yang Wengzi had not put great pressure on Qi at Pingyuanjin, forcing Qi to withdraw domestic garrison troops to support Gaotang after it had already dispatched a large number of soldiers to join the coalition, how could Qi be so empty internally?"

"If Qi was not so empty inside, how could I force the King of Qi to surrender without a fight?"

Wang Ben also nodded in agreement and said, "If the commander had not forced the King of Qi to surrender without a fight, how could the State of Dai break the alliance between Dai and Yan and withdraw its troops just to seize the soldiers of Qi?"

"If Dai had not broken the alliance between Dai and Yan, how could the Yan army have fled without a fight?"

"Therefore, I believe that the reason why our army has been able to achieve so many great victories is all due to Yang Wengzi's efforts!"

Yang Duanhe was stunned: "How can Commander, General Wang say such things!"

I have been fishing in Pingyuanjin for a long time, but you are telling me that I am the one who made the greatest contribution in this battle?
Isn't this a joke?

Ying Chengjiao looked at Yang Duanhe seriously and said, "Military merit is of great importance to the country. How dare this general take it lightly?" "When this general ordered Yang Wengzi to go to Pingyuanjin, he told Yang Wengzi that the battle of Pingyuanjin is the key to our army's victory or defeat! If Yang Wengzi can carry out the order, he will be the first to achieve merit in this battle!"

"Did Yang Wengzi forget everything?"

Wang Ben also echoed: "Yang Wengzi is really too modest!"

"What Yang Wengzi did is the foundation for my victory!"

"As long as Mr. Yang thinks about it carefully, you will know that what the commander and I said is all right!"

Wang Ben tried his best to put on an envious expression and said: "This is a great achievement in destroying Qi and repelling Yan!"

"If I had not firmly believed that the first merit of this battle belonged to Yang Wengzi, how could I be willing to give up the credit?"

"I will do my best to fight with Yang Wengzi for it!"

"Yang Wengzi really makes me envious!"

Yang Duanhe's thinking was led astray by Ying Chengjiao and Wang Ben.

There seems to be nothing wrong with the logic of the commander-in-chief and Lieutenant General Wang!
Wasn't the source of the series of chain reactions that occurred after the Battle of Xibanyu the very action of General Ben in Pingyuanjin, which forced the State of Qi to draw on its garrison forces to rush to support Gaotang as much as possible?

More importantly, as Wang Ben said, this is a great achievement in destroying Qi and repelling Yan!
If Wang Ben was not unable to defeat me, how could a normal person give this achievement to someone else!
Yang Duanhe's face flushed, and he was shocked, excited, and somewhat absentminded as he murmured, "So, is this really the first achievement in this battle?"

Oh, the Emperor of the Four Directions!
Is it so easy to get the first merit or the greatest merit these days?
I have been fighting on the battlefield for decades, but I have never seen military merit so easily obtained!
Although Yang Duanhe felt uneasy.

But who would complain about having too much military merit?

You have to do it even if you have to be thick-skinned!

Ying Chengjiao and Wang Ben both bowed and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Yang!"

The deputy general Le Xun's mouth twitched, and he held his forehead with his hand, unable to bear to look.

Yang Duanhe bowed in return and laughed heartily: "Hahahaha~ Thank you very much! Thank you very much!"

"I certainly played a great role in winning this battle, but the commander-in-chief's proper command and Vice General Wang's tenacious resistance against the powerful enemy are the most important!"

"I am ashamed to accept this achievement!"

"This battle is not over yet. If there is another tough battle, I will be the vanguard and will not let you down!"

Yang Duanhe shamelessly accepted this military achievement, and serving as a pioneer and fighting more tough battles was Yang Duanhe's reward to Ying Chengjiao!

Ying Chengjiao nodded happily and said, "Yang Wengzi is indeed a great general of our Great Qin!"

"It's cold here, my comrades, please go into your tents first."

"I also ask all my comrades to report the war situation in Dukang in detail, so that I can quickly write a military report and report it to the king."

As he spoke, Ying Chengjiao gave Wang Ben a look, and Wang Ben immediately understood.

Write the military report as soon as possible and have Yang Duanhe stamp it to confirm the military achievement, without giving Yang Duanhe any chance to regret!
Wang Ben immediately extended his right hand and said, "Commander-in-chief, Yang Wengzi, and all my comrades, please go into the camp first and discuss the details!"

The army camp has not yet been deployed, but the central army tent has been set up.

Wang Ben and other generals followed Yu Yingchengjiao into the big tent. After their identities were settled, Wang Ben spoke first: "I obeyed the commander-in-chief's order and led more than 413,000 comrades to the north on December 7, the 16th year of Qin Wangzheng to capture the Dukang area."

"To date, I have taken over the Dukang area, beheaded more than 53,700 enemy heads, and killed more than 46,200 of my comrades."

"Since the night of January 6th till now, a total of more than 113,000 former Qi soldiers have joined our army because of the commander-in-chief's name."

"I will follow Lord Chang'an's orders and take all of them. I will hand them over to Acting Commander Xue Liang to lead the army and hunt down the Yan army."

"On January 7, the main force under my command broke camp and marched westward. We have been traveling in a hurry and are now too exhausted to fight again."

"On January 10, the King of Yan gave us 500,000 dan of grain and returned our captured soldiers to our army. I ordered the temporary commander Xue Liang's troops to retreat to the south of Zhuocheng and guard the Dukang area."

Yang Duanhe followed closely and said, "On December 2, the 16th year, I led an army of more than 138,000 soldiers south to Pingyuanjin and attacked Gaotang in Qi. We beheaded 12,753 enemy heads and 11,532 of my comrades died in the battle."

"On January 6, we received an order from the commander-in-chief to move our camp north to join forces with his troops."

"My troops are too exhausted to fight again."

Ying Chengjiao frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "I led an army of 200,000 to the south to destroy Qi. I beheaded more than 7,900 enemies and killed more than 2,300 of my comrades. I took all of Qi and got more than 35,000 Qi soldiers to surrender and join our army."

"On January 4, the scout reported back that the Earth Dragon had turned over and returned to Dai. I will move camp and march west quickly. My troops are now exhausted and cannot fight again."

With the combined efforts of the three armies, the total number of troops under Ying Chengjiao's command has reached nearly 700,000, and the momentum is huge!
But all three armies are exhausted, and combined they can probably only muster more than 10,000 soldiers capable of fighting!

Ying Chengjiao waved his hand and ordered the fortune teller to unfold the Kunyu map. He said in a deep voice: "The border of our Great Qin is too vast. It is difficult to defend it with the strength of our army alone."

"The most urgent task now is to find out where the Ming Duandai Army intends to launch the main attack, so that we can set up defenses."

"Deputy General Wang, have your scouts found the location of the Dai army?"

Wang Ben said in a deep voice: "General Wu's troops have learned that the King of Dai has sent more than 60,000 soldiers from the Weixian camp, guards, border troops, city garrisons, and newly recruited soldiers to advance towards Hongshangsai (Daomaguan)."

"According to the reports from the scouts, the King of Dai has mobilized all the young men over the age of twelve in the country!"

"To this day, my scouts and the marquises of Great Qin have not yet discovered the movements of Dai Wu'an Jun's troops!"

Ying Chengjiao's eyes flickered: "Our army has discovered the movements of the King of Dai, but we have not discovered the movements of the Lord of Dai Wu'an?!"

(End of this chapter)