Infinite war begins with Cao thief.

Chapter 362: Brothers in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner

Although the river water of this era has not yet taken over the Ji River or the Huai River to flow into the sea, some sections of the river have already become rivers on the ground. Once they burst, the consequences will be disastrous.

When the news reached Dong Huang, he was horrified as his seven armies were overwhelmed by the daughters of Cao and Chen.

The daughter of the Cao family was a palace maid whom Dong Huang married when he passed through Pei County. She was probably the widow Cao who bewitched Liu Bang for a period of time in history. She was very young, had a good temper and was very honest.

It's probably the equivalent of a good girl on Blue Star who is very gentle and soft, and is easily deceived by a scumbag.

The daughter of the Chen family was a famous beauty in Waihuang and also a pretty widow.

Keyword get (√)!
Dong Huang nowadays actually has no demand for women. That feeling is probably what he truly is: “not knowing how beautiful his wife is.”

It's like on 520 he ate with his mistress and checked into a hotel, then he went to the movies with his girlfriend and enjoyed a private cinema play, then he had to pay his dues when he got home, then he had to knock on his widow's door in the middle of the night when his wife was asleep, and finally on 521 he had to do it again and again, and the temptation of beauty was greatly reduced.

The more beauties you see, the less attractive they become.

This lack of attraction does not mean that there is no desire for sex, but that there is no desire for spiritual communication and emotional investment.

The technicians passed through the bushes without getting a single leaf on them.

The mind is like that of a brother, as strong as stone, and can withstand all kinds of persuasion.

Therefore, the beauties Cao and Chen were at best just tools to satisfy Dong Huang's collecting desires.

The longer you live, the easier it is to lose yourself, so you have to find some hobbies for yourself so that you don't lose your original heart. Dong Huang's way is to collect cards.

Next, Dong Huang will have to collect the cards of the Lu sisters, Lady Qi, Bo Ji, and perhaps Tian Mi and others. Of course, forget about Yu Ji, after all, Dong Huang has already married Yu Ji's mother.

Dong Huang is a serious man.

Speaking of collecting cards, Dong Huang has also collected quite a few general cards. In addition to Xiahou Fa, who is unknown in history but has considerable strength, there are also Fan Kuai, Xiahou Ying, and Cao Shen, who are famous in history. Little Han Xin has become his adopted son, and Zhang Liang and Han Fei are also studying in Haojing.

The heroes of Chu, such as Long Ju, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mo, Ying Bu and others, have also moved into Haojing with their families, and they have also joined the Dayu army.

In addition, during the destruction of Qi and the pacification of Wei, Dong Huang's men also found Xiao He, who had been hiding before, as well as Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, Xi Juan, Peng Yue, Li Shang, Guan Ying, Fu Kuan, Jin Xu, Chong Da, Qi Wei and others for Dong Huang.

Some of these people can be used, but some are too young or even too young to be used.

Of course, being young also means that one can be more easily be lured into following the will of others.

It is worth mentioning that Dong Huang still did not find Liu Bang, whom he had been thinking about all the time, but only found his soon-to-be-married wife, a girl from the Chen family.

As for how Liu Bang's wife-to-be became a daughter of the Chen family, that's a long story.

The first time Dong Huang's army hastily arrived at Pei County, they did not find Liu Bang. At that time, Liu Bang was forced to flee by several war agents.

The war agents actually wanted to coerce others, but because Dong Huang’s army came too hastily and time was running out, it was too late.

They took Liu Bang with them and wanted to go back after the Yu army retreated. They found that almost all the talented people in Pei County had been captured. They also encountered the intelligence personnel Bai Ze Di Ting who were left behind by Dong Huang's army to guard against them, and they were almost wiped out.

What should I do?
Those who wanted to follow the Son of Destiny were at a loss for a moment.

We must find a way to provide the Child of Destiny with start-up funds. Losing the famous generals is not a big problem, after all, they have military generals under their command. It’s just that their cities were either not there or very far away, and they couldn’t bring too many people around blatantly.

The question now becomes who Liu Bang should follow.

Which war agent didn’t have a few women to give to Liu Bang?
The remaining few descendants of Liu Bang are also very good. After all, there are many great people among Liu Bang’s descendants. Some people even use the name "Tian Ai Zhen Xing".

In the end, after a fight, Liu Bang enjoyed the treatment of Xiang Kui. Although he was a young man among young people, he soon had the kidneys of a seventy-year-old.

In the end, Liu Bang used some tricks and managed to escape to Waihuang, but those war agents followed him like a shadow.

After testing, Liu Bang already knew that these war agents had ill intentions towards him but did not want him to die, and even served him well with food and drink. So, Liu Bang chose to take the risk.

He stole the bride!

The target of the marriage robbery is the fiancée of the heroic hero Zhang Er.

Zhang Er was no ordinary figure either. He was one of the heroes at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Historically, Liu Bang had hung out with Zhang Er when he was young.

"When Zhang Er was young, he was a guest of Prince Wu Ji of Wei."

"I once fled to Waihuang. The daughter of a rich man in Waihuang was very beautiful. She married a slave, and when her husband died, she went to live with her father's guest. The father's guest knew Zhang Er, so he said to the girl: If you want to find a good husband, follow Zhang Er. The girl listened, and finally made a request and married Zhang Er."

"Zhang Er was traveling at that time. The girl's family gave Zhang Er a generous gift, so Zhang Er took advantage of this opportunity to become a guest from a thousand miles away. He then became the governor of Waihuang in Wei."

Keywords: The woman was very beautiful, but her husband died.

This beautiful woman whose husband had passed away was the daughter of the Chen family, whom Dong Huang was currently favoring.

Zhang Er was once a retainer of Wei Wuji, which was a very good qualification. After Wei Wuji lost power in this time and space, Zhang Er went to Waihuang. After he became famous, the wealthy Chen family in Waihuang happened to lose their son-in-law, and they took a fancy to Zhang Er and arranged a marriage for him.

In history, Zhang Er's success only began after he married a pretty widow.

Zhang Er had a good reputation and had many followers around him. The Chen family was a well-known large family in Waihuang, so the wedding was naturally extremely grand. However, Liu Bang suddenly tried to snatch the bride, and immediately became the target of public criticism. A group of war agents and their elite troops also suffered, and they had to fight a fierce battle with Zhang Er and the Chen family. As a result, after the melee, Liu Bang disappeared, and instead the Dayu army arrived.

When Xiahou Yuan, who took over Waihuang, saw the chaos, he immediately killed people without mercy, causing blood to flow like a river. Only when he saw the daughter of the Chen family, he hesitated for a moment and sent someone to escort her to Dong Huang's residence.

The Chen family thus escaped the fate of genocide.

In addition to Liu Bang's fast escape, Fan Zeng and Dong Huang were not found either. It is unknown whether they were dead or in hiding, or whether they suffered the same fate as Xiang Kui and Liu Bang.

War agents often do not respect historical figures, but rather use them. By killing them, there is a chance that they can gain some of their abilities and improve their own qualifications. The chance of having a hero as their child is also relatively high. There are still many uses for them, so naturally countless people will make plans in advance.

There are relatively few talented people who have left their names in Qin, Chu and other places, but as the victorious Han side, there are hundreds of people who were recorded in history books as being granted titles of nobility. It is inevitable that there would be some eccentric people who could remember a lot of information and carry out plundering.

In addition, we must mention Qi Wei. In history, he had a very famous woman - Madam Qi. Madam Qi was known as the first person in history to be a pig, and she died a very miserable death. But she was able to fascinate Liu Bang so much that he had to depose the queen and make Madam Qi's son the crown prince, which already shows that this woman was extraordinary, at least extraordinary charming.

As for Empress Lu, Dong Huang's subordinates had naturally already helped Dong Huang lock on the target and were just waiting for her to come of age.

Closer to home.

After receiving the intelligence that Wang Jian might launch a naval attack, Dong Huang handed over the response strategy to Jia Xu.

"interesting."

After getting the information, Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and smiled happily.

Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu, who were Jia Xu's subordinates, could not help but shudder when they saw Jia Xu's smile. They instinctively felt that someone was going to be in trouble.

They also thought that the unlucky person might be Wang Jian. They even felt a little gloating in their hearts.

However, they were still too naive to think that Jia Xu's smile this time was actually sincere.

The reason is simple. Jia Xu likes generals who are ruthless and regardless of the cost in using their troops.

Jia Xu felt that because of Dong Huang's influence, most of Dong Huang's generals were too upright and not ruthless enough. This was not good!
As a general, you should not be too soft-hearted!
Moreover, if you are all so kind, doesn't it make me, Jia, seem too vicious?

Therefore, a general like Wang Jian, who does not take the lives of hundreds of millions or even more people seriously and who will do anything to win without regard for his reputation, is also an indispensable talent for Dayu.

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If it was just Wang Jian, a historical general who was as steady as an old dog in using troops, Jia Xu might not have been so interested. There are many famous generals like Dayu, but a general who is as steady as an old dog, can do anything, and is good at surprise attacks and strategies, that would be very tempting.

"Zhongda, what do you think?"

Jia Xu looked at Sima Yi who was hiding in the shadows on the side.

Sima Yi is one of Dong Huang’s mission rewards in the first world. Dong Huang has never figured out how to use this reward.

Sima Yi has a skill called "Wolf-like Look" which will allow him to counterattack if given the chance.

However, Jia Xu advised Dong Huang to give him a chance to perform, so Sima Yi continued to work under Jia Xu, working diligently, never making mistakes, and striving to become a useful person to Dayu.

With Jia Xu watching over him, Dong Huang felt relieved, and Sima Yi himself also felt relieved.

Today, under tremendous pressure, Sima Yi and his son have finally grown to the first level of mythology, and have officially entered the extraordinary realm.

As a result, Sima Yi's family was wiped out by Jia Xu.

Sima Yi and his nine sons and two daughters were turned into ghosts controlled by Jia Xu and integrated into Jia Xu's domain, and their bodies were sent to Cheng Yu.

To some extent, the shadow of Jia Xu's death is somewhat similar to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner of the evil cultivator in the fairy tale novels.

Sima Yi and his son are considered the ghosts with the highest quality and the strongest growth potential in the Shadow of Death. Their qualifications are higher than the female ghosts that Jia Xu obtained in the previous mission world, and they are also better than a large number of ghost soldiers and generals.

Not only that, Sima Yi and his sons were exactly twelve people, which corresponded to the number of the twelve heavenly stems, and they were also connected by blood, which met the requirements of the ghost army generals figured out by Jia Xu, and could be used as the twelve eyes of the formation.

At the same time, because of the characteristics of the shadow of death, although they have extremely deep resentment, they cannot direct it at Jia Xu. They only have endless loyalty and obedience to Jia Xu. Therefore, their resentment is transformed into part of their attack means and is all released on the enemy. This invisibly increases their attack power, but their strategy and scheming are not affected.

This is equivalent to having several top think tanks who will not betray you, and they are the most patient and vicious ones.

"The levee will break first on the north bank."

Sima Yi gave his strategy in a sinister way.

Simple, practical and efficient!
Jia Xu's eyes were narrowed so much that he could hardly see.

Sima Yi's ideas are almost the same as Jia Xu's.

Disguised as Qin army, they broke the dikes in many places on the north bank of the Yellow River in advance. As a result, the flow of traffic in Hebei increased, and the flow of traffic in Henan naturally decreased. This is just like when there are more women outside, the amount of public grain paid by the family will naturally decrease.

In this way, not only will the crisis of Dayu be basically resolved, but the relationship between Qin and Zhao will be further deteriorated, making the two countries, which were sworn enemies, even more irreconcilable!
At the same time, the war potential of Zhao State, which had already been greatly weakened, would inevitably be further weakened. However, Dayu could take this opportunity to distribute grain and provide relief to the victims, thereby gaining the favor of the people of Zhao State, winning the hearts of the people of Zhao State, and laying the groundwork for the subsequent attack on Zhao State.

In fact, if Dong Huang had not suddenly decided to lead the army in person, Jia Xu would have breached the dam first regardless of whether Wang Jian would launch a water attack or not.

Jia Xu’s real job is not “Prime Minister” or “Chief Steward”, but a “poisonous official who disturbs the country”!

Why not do something like this that kills two birds with one stone?

The conversation between Jia Xu and Sima Yi made Hu Che'er and Qin Yilu feel even colder, but they didn't dare to say much, for fear that they would say something wrong and face the shadow of death as brothers with Sima Yi.

If you don’t practice hard today, you will become my brother in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner tomorrow.

"Okay, you go quickly."

Jia Xu looked at the two tools dimly.

"Yes!"

"Yes!" The two hurriedly accepted the order, and after accepting the order, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.

What does "You guys go quickly" mean?
Where are you “going”?

The two servants who left Jia Xu's tent looked at each other.

After a long time, the two men, who were shivering all over, couldn't help but hold the gold medal of "Fa Qiu Zhong Lang Jiang" and the other couldn't help but hold the gold medal of "Mo Jin Xiao Wei".

They all work in civil engineering, so their majors are related.

So, the two of them led their people and left the camp on the pretext of "exploring ancient secrets and searching for ancient treasures."

Dong Huang had clearly stated that these two troops were completely mobilized by Jia Xu, and no one tried to stop them.

As for why they asked for a large number of clothes captured from the Qin army and left secretly... maybe they really had some secret mission.

The backup plan has been activated, but other defenses also need to be prepared.

Dayu launched a comprehensive and detailed investigation along the route. Dayu's advantage in beast reconnaissance and Jia Xu's ghost were fully deployed to ensure that the carriage of His Majesty the Emperor of Dayu was not affected.

Jia Xu and other members of the cabinet also urgently ordered Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia and other subordinates to make all preparations in the name of the cabinet to ensure that even if something happened, it would not disturb the emperor.

It is one thing that Dong Huang has a good temper, but we cannot disturb the Holy Emperor just because of his good temper!
Dayu doesn't care about his face.

This cleanup actually uncovered a lot of Qin army's backup plans and remnants.

When the cabinet's order was conveyed, Cheng Yu, who went to Xingyang with Dian Wei, unexpectedly discovered the movements of the Qin army.

A group of Qin soldiers actually tampered with the embankment in advance at the place where he had buried the corpses.

All we can say is that great minds think alike.

Cheng Yu's corpse soldiers were originally hidden near the river bank, preparing to flood the Qin army. The location had been carefully surveyed. As a result, the offensive and defensive situations changed. Wang Jian took the initiative to give up the Wei land, and it was the Dayu army that faced the danger of flooding.

However, there are actually only a few locations that are most suitable for dam breaching. Dam breaching in some places will certainly cause harm, but the damage will not be so devastating.

Only by breaking the dam in a place suitable for large-scale military stationing or on a route that the army must pass can the enemy's vitality be destroyed to the greatest extent.

To some extent, Wang Jian was a little greedy. He gave up Wei and showed weakness to the enemy. Qin did not launch a counterattack near Xingyang. It was not only because of problems such as military food, but also because Wang Jian wanted to attract all the Yu troops here and then flood them all.

Now that the main force of the Dayu army is gone, the Qin army may even counterattack and take back the entire Nanjun.

It is even possible to capture the emperor of Dayu in this war.

As for the location of the breach chosen by Wang Jian, it was in an area where peach blossoms were in full bloom to the east of Xingyang. Today this place is called Taohuapu, and in later generations it has a well-known name - Huayuankou.

A secret that has been discovered is no longer a secret.

Cheng Yu quickly mobilized the corpse soldiers to launch a surprise attack.

The Qin army was shocked when facing such a super-sized force for the first time, but they still wiped out this group of corpse soldiers by relying on their military formation and troop strength advantages. However, at this time, the main force of Dian Wei's army also arrived.

This surprise force of the Qin army was completely wiped out, but as a price, the rear guard of Dian Wei's army was defeated by the defenders of Xingyang.

In terms of the exchange ratio, the two sides were tied, but Wang Jian knew that his plan to defeat the enemy had been discovered.

"Victory and defeat are common in the military, so it's not surprising that there are capable people in the Yu army!"

Meng Ao comforted this younger generation.

Now that Meng Wu, Wang He and Bie Gong have died one after another, Wang Jian is the top general of the younger generation of Qin.

Meng Ao knew that due to his physical condition, he would not live for many years. In the future, the Qin Dynasty would still need Wang Jian's support, so he was willing to support Wang Jian.

He was also very clear that based on the well-known unspoken rules and Wang Jian's personality, Wang Jian would definitely support his grandson in the future.

"But if this happens, I'm afraid it won't just be the old lands of Han and Wei that will be lost."

Wang Jian sighed.

Obviously, he was not optimistic that Bai Jie and Nei Shi Teng could defend Nanyang. In fact, the internal situation of Qin was too empty, and the geographical location of Nanyang was too prominent.

"When Wu'an Jun was alive, he preferred to annihilate the enemy rather than attack the city. I have a retainer who also said, 'If you keep the land but lose the people, you will lose both the land and the people. If you keep the people but lose the land, you will gain both the land and the people.' Now the Qin Dynasty needs to recuperate, so there is no need for disputes over personal feelings. You have done very well. I will write a letter to apologize for the loss of the old lands of Han and Wei!"

Meng Ao said.

"General, you must not do that! The loss of the Han and Wei territories is my fault!"

Wang Jian was deeply moved and quickly took the opportunity to invite him over.

"I am the commander-in-chief, and all decisions are made by me!"

Meng Ao smiled and patted Wang Jian on the shoulder: "To destroy Dayu, we still need your strength. I won't see that day."

At this moment, Meng Ao felt an indescribable regret and open-mindedness.

"General!"

Wang Jian couldn't help but tear up his eyes.

Wang Jian was a smart man, and he certainly knew why Meng Ao said this.

"Don't act like a little girl. You have important things to do."

Meng Ao pointed at the map and said, "It is difficult to breach the dike on the south bank of the Yellow River, but on the north bank... Zhao has taken over Hebei and Yan. We can't let them recover their national strength so quickly. In the current situation, it is impossible to quickly destroy Yu. We have to destroy Zhao first and gather the strength of the north to overwhelm Yu in terms of national strength!"

"Wang Jian understands!"

Wang Jian nodded heavily.

In the late spring of the fifth year of King Zheng of Qin, the war in Xingyang was lukewarm.

With the arrival of Huang Zhong's reinforcements, the Dayu army once again surrounded Xingyang.

However, at this time, Xingyang had already formed a series of defensive fortifications, or the Great Wall, from Xingyang City to Taohuayu in Sanhuang Mountain and then to Ao Cang Water Fort.

The Qin army switched from offense to defense and used the same method that the Yu army used in the Battle of Yingdu to fight against the Yu army, making it difficult for the Yu army to move forward.

In Nanyang, the Dayu army did break through the situation, but because of the suppression of Zhuge Liang and other troops, the Qin army's Shi Teng and Bai Jie troops could only focus on the defense of Wancheng and were unable to strengthen Ye County and Chufang City.

Ye County, Chufang City and other places were attacked from both sides by Zhao Yun's and Le Jin's troops, and the situation was precarious.

Before the rainy season arrived, most of these places were either conquered or surrendered.

Among the many factors that led to surrender, food shortage played a big role.

Fortunately, Qin had a good harvest of summer grain this year, which allowed Qin to finally breathe a sigh of relief and calmly arrange foreign wars. However, the poor situation in Guandong made the Qin central government scratching its head.

The Dayu Army had millions of elite corps at the national defense or quasi-national defense level, millions of ordinary elite corps and a large number of vassal troops concentrated in Wancheng, Ye County and Xingyang. When the water attack plan was discovered, it would be almost impossible for the Qin army to win unless they were determined to fight with an empty country.

At this time, Queen Mother Zhao once again proposed the strategy of "first north and then south, lose the south and take the north, avoid their vigor and attack them when they are tired". She advocated taking back the land lost by Dayu from Zhao, recuperating first by relying on the dangers of the mountains and rivers, and finally fighting a decisive battle with Dayu.

The troubled Lu Buwei basically agreed to this strategy, but disagreed to give up Nanyang because Nanyang was an important smelting base with great military value.

But Lu Buwei also knew that it would be difficult for Nei Shi Teng and Bai Jie's troops to stop Zhuge Liang's troops whose morale was high, so after seeking the advice of the military, he sent troops to support them again.

However, the reinforcements were ambushed after leaving Wuguan, and their food and supplies were destroyed.

The sudden ambush made Daqin further aware of the severity of the situation. Even more serious was the discord among the generals on the front line.

Bai Jie did not want to enter the city and advocated retreat; Nei Shiteng advocated defending to the death.

But no matter which choice you make, you will face a problem - food and fodder.

Although Qin had a bumper harvest this year, where could the Qin army, which was compressed in the Wancheng line, get food?

They could only rely on food and supplies shipped from the Wuguan line. Without food and supplies, they had no way to continue fighting.

In the end, Bai Jie took it upon himself to lead the main force to retreat, leaving Wuguan to defend. Nei Shiteng, who was responsible for defending the territory, was abandoned in Wancheng.

Zhuge Liang then surrounded Wancheng with his troops.

In Wancheng, Qin's defender Nei Shiteng saw his daughter sent by Dayu from Yecheng. He drew the sword from his waist, but couldn't help but put it back.

Of course he knew why Yu Jun sent his daughter here, but this daughter was his only descendant.

Seeing her father's appearance, the clever Ye Zijin had a clue in her heart. She held Nei Shiteng's hand and said distressedly, "Father, you have so many calluses on your hands. It must be very hard to defend the city. Father, you have become darker and thinner. I made chicken soup for you. Can you drink it while it's hot?"

If Ye Zijin had spoken to persuade him to surrender, Nei Shiteng might have been able to pick up the sword again. However, Ye Zijin was just concerned about him, which immediately drained most of Nei Shiteng's spirit.

"They didn't bully you, did they?"

Neishiteng used his rough big hands to comb his daughter's hair.

"No, but Yu Ren said that she would send me to the palace as a concubine."

A hint of shyness flashed across Ye Zijin's face.

"It is rumored that the Emperor of Yu is very lustful..."

Nei Shiteng was not very satisfied with Dong Huang as his son-in-law.

"The Emperor of Yu is willing to adopt a child with the surname Ye."

Ye Zijin released her ultimate weapon.

For the ancients of this era, inheriting the incense was a powerful weapon.

Moreover, Nei Shi Tengye saw Dong Huang's sincerity from this promise.

"Forget it, Heifu, go to Yuying for me, I am willing to surrender."

Neishiteng made up his mind.