The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 955: The Qin Army Stops the War [Please Subscribe*Please Pass the Monthly Ticket]

Han Xin saw that Wang Ben and Li Xin neither abused their power nor acted arrogantly.

"General, I'm afraid it's impossible for you to pass through the Hushan Great Wall!" Han Xin shook his head.

"The order I received is to prevent the Qin army from entering Jizi Joseon for at least three months!"

Wang Ben and Li Xin were stunned and looked at Han Xin, not understanding why Bingzhou would stop them from entering Jizi Joseon to pursue the Yan army.

"To be honest, this is the order of His Majesty. Gojoseon will be handed over to Qin, but not now!" Han Xin did not want to go to war with the Qin army, so he explained.

"Why?" Wang Ben and Li Xin were still puzzled.

"As for the specific reasons, I am just a small figure, how can I know them? But your majesty's order is to stop the Qin army from entering Gojoseon for three months." Han Xin shook his head. This was Wang Cheng's order, and he would not explain it to him.

If an explanation is needed, perhaps only Meng Tian would know the reason.

"Three months later, the Red Flame Cavalry will withdraw from the Hushan Great Wall. At that time, no matter what the general wants to do, the Red Flame Cavalry will never stop them. Before that, please don't make things difficult for me!" Han Xin continued.

Wang Ben and Li Xin looked at each other. They really didn't have the right to declare war on the Red Flame Cavalry. Even Wang Jian didn't have that right. They needed to report to Xianyang.

Moreover, if they really were to fight the Red Flame Cavalry at the Hushan Great Wall, even though they had the advantage in numbers, it would still be difficult for them to completely wipe out Han Xin's 5,000 Red Flame Cavalry.

Han Xin could even give up the pass and allow them to enter Gojoseon.

However, the five thousand Red Flame Cavalry were cruising in the rear, and if they rashly entered Gojoseon, the consequences would be very serious.

"Report it to the central army. This matter is not something we can decide!" Wang Ben said helplessly, not afraid that Han Xin would know.

"It's really not that I intentionally stopped you. This is the king's order. I hope you two generals can forgive me!" Han Xin didn't want to completely offend Wang Ben and Li Xin.

"Understanding!" Wang Ben and Li Xin did not make things difficult for Han Xin.

It was a great honor for Han Xin to come out and meet them in person and explain things to them.

Otherwise, as long as the Red Flame Cavalry blocked the Hushan Great Wall, they would have no way to stop them.

In Jicheng, after Wang Jian received the message from Wang Ben and Li Xin, he went directly to Gongsun Nu and asked him what Bingzhou wanted to do.

"Instead of asking me what Bingzhou wants to do, it would be faster to ask what your Shuijun is doing!" Gongsun said with a smile.

"Wei Ju?" Wang Jian frowned.

Although he was the supreme general of Qin State and the commander of the Qin army, Qin State had a system of military merit-based titles. Wei Ju's title was monarch, and he was not even a marquis, so he had no control over Wei Ju at all.

Even according to the title, Wei Ju's status was higher than his, and he had no qualifications to command the navy and question Wei Ju.

The only people in the entire Qin State who were qualified to question Wei Ju were Ying Zheng and Fusu. Even Xiong Qi could only inquire through private relationships and could not question him directly.

"Don't even think about asking Xianyang. Xianyang may not be able to control Shuijun!" Gongsun said with a smile.

"If you wait patiently for three months, the Red Flame Cavalry will naturally withdraw, and Gojoseon will be handed over to Qin without bloodshed!" Gongsun Nu continued.

"What are you doing?" Wang Jian asked with a frown.

"Why do you think the Qin army was able to conquer Yan so easily? It's only because Yan didn't want to resist. It's not because of how capable you, Wang Jian, are!" Gongsun Nu shook his head. After being fooled by King Xi of Yan for so long, Gongsun Nu looked down on Wang Jian.

"The navy is a bunch of idiots!" Wang Jian was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

The navy was not under his jurisdiction, and Wei Ju's status was higher than his. He never informed him of anything in advance, so he still had no idea what the State of Yan was doing.

He lacked too much key information, so he was always being led by King Xi of Yan. "Leave a way for us so that we can meet again in the future!" Gongsun Nu said with a smile, "You don't really want to make Yan State extinct, do you?"

Wang Jian remained silent. It was customary among the princes not to really allow someone to have no descendants or end their inheritance.

The reason why they still wanted to pursue the Yan army was because Yan still had 50,000 elite troops. They were elite troops, not defeated troops or remnants.

If the Qin State cannot take down the Great Wall garrison corps, it will be difficult for it to control the Yan State, and it may be restored by the Yan State at any time.

As for Yan Chunjun and Fan Yuqi, they actually didn't care much.

"Even if we let you cross the Yalu River and enter Jizi Joseon, do you think you can definitely defeat those 50,000 elite troops?"

Wang Jian fell silent again.

The Qin State does not even have a map of Gojoseon now. Once it invades deep into the enemy territory alone, it will be a long and arduous expedition. Even if hundreds of thousands of troops are deployed, they may not be able to destroy the 50,000-strong army, and may even be completely wiped out.

"It's better to wait patiently. Maybe Shuijun will give you an unexpected surprise!" Gongsun laughed angrily.

"I hope so!" Wang Jian sighed.

They had seen the strength of the Great Wall Garrison Corps, and to be honest, he was not willing to pursue them.

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It is hard to say whether we can win. Even if we can win, it will definitely be a pyrrhic victory.

"Let Wang Ben and Li Xin set up camp on the spot and stop the pursuit!" Wang Jian did not speak, but Xin Sheng spoke.

Compared with a tragic victory, he was more unwilling to suffer heavy losses among the elite Qin army.

Once the Qin army suffered heavy losses on the battlefield in Yan State, who could guarantee that the Three Jins and Chu and other vassal states conquered by Qin would not take the opportunity to rebel?

As the top bosses of the Qin State, they have to consider not only the current battlefield in the Yan State, but also the national situation.

Although the Qin State destroyed a number of princes, its occupation period was very short and it was unable to win over the hearts of the people in a short period of time, and rebellions occurred from time to time in various places.

If they suffered heavy losses on the battlefield in Yan State, they would not be able to report to the King of Qin even if they returned to Xianyang.

Wang Jian did not open his mouth to refute.

Gojoseon itself was not part of Qin's strategic target, so there was no need to lose troops for an unknown territory.

Their strategic goal is to occupy the former territory of Yan State.

Even the State of Yan did not develop Gojoseon. With the current capabilities of the State of Qin, even if it occupied Gojoseon, it would not have enough manpower to develop it.

"Can you hand over the Hushan Great Wall to our Qin State?" Wang Jian turned and looked at Gongsun Nu.

They did not want to continue attacking Gojoseon, but they could not allow Yan State to develop in Gojoseon without defense.

"My Zhennan General's Mansion has no final say on this matter. You need to discuss it with His Majesty and the Foreign Minister!" Gongsun shook his head angrily.

The Hushan Great Wall is the eastern origin of the princes' Great Wall. Whether to hand it over to the Qin army is not something he can decide.

As the General Zhennan, he only had the power to command troops, but did not have the right to decide the ownership of an important pass.

Wang Jian and Xin Sheng nodded. They actually knew this, but they thought that it would be an achievement if they could capture the Hushan Great Wall without alerting Xianyang and Beiye Royal City.

As for Gongsun Nu's lack of reply, it was also within their expectations. The rest should be left to the Foreign Minister's Office to negotiate.

(End of this chapter)