Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 791 Attacking Wei
  At the beginning of the 21st year of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin army captured Jidu and won a decisive victory in the north. They redirected their main attack direction back to the south, aiming directly at the originally planned Wei State.

Then Qin Wangzheng sent his top men again. Wang Ben, one of the Wang family's father and son, led an army to attack the northwest of Chu State and occupied more than ten cities.

On the one hand, it shocked Chu State, and on the other hand, it confused Wei State.

Finally, the Qin army pretended to assemble its main army in Zhao's old territory and pretended to attack Wei from the north.

At this time, King Zeng of Wei had just passed away, and the new King of Wei had assumed the throne not long ago. I don’t know if it was because he was too young or something. Anyway, he was successfully deceived by Qin, and almost all of Wei’s troops were transferred to the north of the Yellow River to guard against Qin. military.

In the 22nd year of the Qin Dynasty, Qin general Wang Ben led his army to bypass dozens of cities in Wei and Chu and raided Daliang, the capital of Wei.

At the same time, another Qin army blocked the main force of the Wei army in the north with the Yellow River as its boundary.

The Wei State, which has always relied on the natural dangers of the Yellow River, has given Qin a solid trick this time. It is its turn to enjoy the obstruction of the Yellow River.

However, although Wang Ben led his army to successfully capture Anyang City, he was helpless against the Wei capital.

Daliang City is located south of the Yellow River, on a plain surrounded by a large number of water systems. From the topographic point of view, there are no natural barriers to defend it. It cannot be said to be unbreakable, but it can only be said to be easy to attack and difficult to defend.

Daliang City, located in the center of the Yellow River system, helped Wei maintain its control over the Yellow River region, but it also became Wei's biggest weakness.

For this reason, successive Wei kings starting from King Wei Hui spared no effort to build and strengthen Daliang City.

In the end, this nearly indestructible giant city was built.

However, only the city is indestructible, and the awkward geographical location cannot be saved in any way.

Wei Wuji once said, "The Qin Dynasty attacked Wei seven times, entered the confines of the Qin Dynasty on the fifth day, and destroyed all the border cities." ’

It fully illustrates that a city alone cannot be used if it is strong enough.

So now King Wei is completely blocked in Daliang City by Wang Ben.

It seems that there is nothing to worry about for a while, but after a long time... Wang Ben always has a way to cure it.

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In the southern part of Wei State.

At this time, the southern part of Wei State was empty of troops and had no defensive power at all.

Wang Ben led the main force to surround Daliang, but the rest of the Qin soldiers did not stop and continued to attack the city and seize territory.

On the one hand, it can gain military glory, and on the other hand, it can also prevent Wei from organizing reinforcements to rescue Daliang City.

Throughout Henan, war was everywhere.

Gu Xun and Zhang Han rode horses side by side on the road. Abandoned houses and villages could be seen everywhere. Occasionally they would meet some fleeing victims on the road. However, when they saw Zhang Han dressed as a soldier, they would often be frightened and run away.

Zhang Han was helpless about this.

He is a secret guard of the shadows, not the army of Wei, so the work of conquering cities and territories has nothing to do with him!
  Gu Xun was on his horse, looking at the devastated land, and couldn't help but sigh, "The Central Plains, the most prosperous and fertile land in the world, has now become this virtuous."

Zhang Han lowered his head slightly and replied in a deep voice, "War is like that."

Gu Xun shook his head and laughed, "That's why the people of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong are so hostile to Qin."

"Because Qin will always bring war."

Zhang Han glanced sideways at his superior, thought for a moment, and replied, "What your Lord said... seems unreasonable."

At this time, Zhang Han's relationship with Gu Xun is much closer than before. He can now say many things that he once did not dare to say or could not say.

Although the Shadow Guard was only responsible to King Qin, seeing that his king had no intention of establishing a successor, Fusu, the eldest son, was almost equal to the eldest son.

Especially in the past two years, although the king still maintains the habit of doting on his younger son, he seems to be quite satisfied with his eldest son.

Zhang Han would not be so stubborn as to distance himself from the eldest son and his family, not to mention that Gu Xun was his superior officer, so it was only natural that the two of them should be close.

Hearing this, Gu Xun asked, "Why is it unreasonable?" "The Qin State attacks other countries, but isn't it the other way around?" Zhang Han explained with a smile, "Your Majesty's words are too harsh on our Qin State. "

"Haha..." Gu Xun waved his hand, "Theoretically, this is true, but in practice it cannot be calculated like this."

"Qin is strong, but the six kingdoms are weak, so it is natural that Qin will be targeted."

"For things like morality, the requirements for the strong have always been higher, while the requirements for the weak have been much more relaxed."

"This..." Zhang Han couldn't help but be stunned, "Is it possible that being strong has become a sin?"

"Of course it's not a sin, but it's inevitable to get scolded more than others." Gu Xun replied leisurely.

He was experiencing this firsthand now.

Because of killing Jing Ke, Gu Xun is now notorious, and the Mo family has completely severed ties with him.

Fortunately, the road to Baiyue has been initially completed and is sufficient for the time being.

"Haha..." Zhang Han also knew his boss's current reputation, so he couldn't help laughing, but he quickly stopped it and said with a serious look, "The weak eat the strong, this is the principle of survival, any noise is just incompetence It’s just rage.”

He learned this word from Gu Xunna.

"Ah..." Gu Xun smacked his lips, but couldn't help correcting him, "It's true to be incompetent and furious, but... don't follow the so-called law of the jungle."

"First, you and I are humans, not animals. Don't use the animal's way of survival to guide yourself."

"Second, the law of the jungle among animals is limited to the strong. Tigers and leopards will only hunt when they are hungry, but humans are different. There can be many reasons for killing, and they can be as absurd as they are."

"So, it's better to be more restrained in your heart."

"..." Zhang Han was silent for a moment.

Unexpectedly, while chatting and having fun with my boss, I suddenly got an education.

But I have to say, this makes sense.

The most important thing is that Zhang Han will be convinced when Gu Xun says this.

Since his boss's debut, soldiers, killers, and people in the world have killed countless people, but he has never attacked any ordinary people. On the contrary, he has helped the world and saved many people.

To sum up, he is a...good guy who makes people tremble with fear and grit their teeth.

But at this point, Zhang Han also asked a question that had popped up in him since he set out:
  "Sir, if that's the case, why do you suddenly want to participate in the battle against Wei?"

In the previous battles to destroy the country, Gu Xun never showed any intention to intervene. Even the last time he took the eldest son to the front line, he did not kill a single enemy soldier.

This time, he suddenly and uncharacteristically wanted to get involved in the battle to destroy Wei, which is puzzling.

Gu Xun thought for a moment and gave an answer, "In order to make Daliang City fall quickly."

"Huh?" A question mark appeared on Zhang Han's head.

This answer...if it makes any sense, it makes sense.

Seeing his performance, Gu Xun smiled and asked, "If you were Wang Ben, how would you capture this unbreakable city?"

Zhang Han closed his eyes and thought for a moment after hearing this.

The surrounding terrain of Daliang City is flat, and the city is six or seven feet high. There are tens of thousands of defenders stationed in the city, and there are countless grain stores. It is impossible to attack by force, and the only way to defeat it is to use wisdom.

Thinking of the numerous and dense waterways around Daliang City, Zhang Han suddenly had an idea and replied slowly, "Water attack..."

　I've been busy these days and haven't been able to practice immortality. I'll take some time to make up for the missing chapter.

　　Sorry.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)