Competing

Chapter 79
In the early morning, dozens of human heads were hung on Xuyi City.Soon all the people in the city knew that the assassins of the Qin State came to assassinate last night, and the beloved Song Lingyin and General Yin were defeated by the Chu army and all were killed.Song Lingyin lit a fire to warn, and the story of General Yin's bloody battle and beheading the enemy quickly spread.

Only then did the people feel relieved, last night the city was blazing with flames, soldiers and horses were constantly running on the streets, and the people went inside without knowing, worrying and terrified all night.It turned out that it was all a conspiracy by the Qin people, and the Chu people's mentality of fighting against Qin with the same hatred was aroused. There are not a few people who have come to join the army in the past few days.

Not only that, within a few days, several groups of rebels rushed to join forces, especially Wei Wangbao and Han Wang.Wei Bao's elder brother, Ningling Lord Wei Jiu, stood on his own and died after being defeated by Zhang Han. He succeeded him as King Wei and raised the banner again.It's just that there are no more soldiers on hand, and one of the reasons for coming to Xuyi is also to borrow troops.

These days, Xuyi City is extremely lively, the drums are rumbling, and the generals are gathering troops.Yin Xu's injuries are also recovering rapidly, and he soon participated in the preparations before the battle. The battle between Qin and Chu was imminent.

The news quickly spread to Puyang. At this time, Zhang Han was receiving a guest——Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng said apologetically: "General, the righteous deeds of the lower officials in Xuyi failed to achieve a complete victory. I never thought that Yin Xu was so powerful that the righteous man failed to succeed, and there were some mistakes."

The Xuyi assassins He San and Zhao Jiu made omissions and might reveal their identities. Zhao Cheng knew something was wrong after learning about the situation.He felt that his decision was a bit hasty, especially after heeded Zhao Jiu's bewitching and pleading, and thus assassinated Yin Xu.It was too late to ask his elder brother Zhao Gao who was far away in Xianyang, so he chose to tell Zhang Han the whole story. After all, the general was the former enemy's coach, and Zhang Han's ingenuity and art of war were resounding.

Zhang Han smiled softly: "Master Zhao, do you know that your disciples were assassinated the night before, and the head of the martyr was hung on the top of Xuyi City the next day. Now the people of Chu State are united to fight against our Great Qin. One after another went to seek refuge, and the descendants of Wei and Han countries all went."

Zhao Cheng was stunned, wasn't he?Failed so completely?According to brothers Zhao Wu and Zhao Jiu, even if the Chu people guessed, there would be no evidence, and they might be able to stir up internal fighting among the Chu army as planned.However, this was not the case, but all the truth was revealed overnight. Although he did not want to believe it, but looking at the military newspaper in Zhang Han's hand, he understood that it was indeed the case.

"Actually, regardless of whether the assassin is my Great Qin Yishi or not, the King of Chu will say so. Mr. Zhao has good intentions. If Song Yi intervenes in this matter, or if Song Yi does not leave a living, it will have some effect. But there is an omission, that Yin Yin Xu directly handed him over to King Huai of Chu. Think about it, the King of Chu is afraid that the ministers will be suspicious of each other and attack each other, endangering the stability of the country, so he will definitely insist that I, Da Qin, did it."

Zhang Han's analysis made Zhao Cheng a little ashamed. He was ordered to come here mainly to supervise the reason, Zhang Han and others, and happened to hear about Xuyi.Do some small actions, on the one hand to urge Zhang Han, on the other hand, to invite the eldest brother to reward him.Not wanting to be self-defeating, Zhang Han had to wipe his ass, and sincerely apologized: "General, it's my subordinate who was reckless and disrupted your deployment."

"No!" Zhang Han said: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, at least let us recognize some people, such as Yin Xu, and the little King Huai of Chu, who were too underestimated before. Moreover, the Chu army seems to be With the same enemy, the morale of the internal army is actually unstable, and there will be problems in the long run. Wei Jiu's younger brother, Wei Bao, fled to Xuyi. The general was planning to conquer, and a group of mobs gathered together, which saved a lot of trouble. I'm very busy,"

"Eh? Help?"

"Yes!" Zhang Han said with a smile: "Forgive me, I'm going to be a passer-by. If you succeed in breaking Chu, Lord Zhao should also make a contribution."

Oh?Zhao Cheng was overjoyed, and the road turned around!

Zhang Han smiled helplessly in his heart, and knew that this would be the result. Fortunately, the old man adjusted the battle plan in time, and Zhao Cheng just hit by mistake!What's more, if you want to use him, naturally you have to give him some sweetness first.

"However, there are some things that need to be troubled to Mr. Zhao!" Zhang Han changed the subject and looked at Zhao Cheng intently.

Zhao Cheng asked: "What's the matter with the general, but according to the order, as long as the subordinate officials can do their best, they will go all out."

Seeing that Zhao Cheng was insincere and even perfunctory, Zhang Han said in a deep voice, "This matter is of great importance. It is related to the rise and fall of our great Qin Dynasty. Remember not to reveal anything. Except for you and me, your majesty and the prime minister, don't let anyone hear about it." It's serious, we must take it seriously, how about you?
ah?Zhao Cheng was startled. Seeing Zhang Han's seriousness, he knew that Zhang Han would not joke with him. It must be a matter of great importance. He didn't dare to be negligent, nodded and said, "Don't worry, General, Zhao Cheng is serious."

Only then did Zhang Han say: "We are going to set up a big banner, and this battle may be defeated first and then won, especially in the early stage. Please also report to His Majesty and the Prime Minister, Mr. Zhao. Don't worry about temporary gains and losses, and don't listen to it." Others slander."

As a general leading an army outside, the most fearful thing is that the king far behind, who does not know the specific situation ahead, listens to slander and gesticulates, and affects the victory or defeat.What's more, when there is a change of generals before the battle, the lessons of a great situation and a crushing defeat abound.If it was Qin Shihuang, Zhang Han wouldn't be worried at all, but it would be hard to say about that baby Emperor II and Zhao Gao, so he conveyed it through Zhao Cheng in advance so that he wouldn't be passive at that time.

Zhao Cheng also understood this truth. Zhang Han was one of the most famous generals in the Qin State. He suppressed the rebellion with an army of 20 prisoners and won a complete victory.He said that defeat first and then victory was probably a trick to lure the enemy by deceiving defeat, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

Zhang Han said again: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, there is one more thing."

"It's okay to be a general!" Zhao Cheng was very forthright.

"This battle involves a wide range of fronts and scope, and requires a lot of troops, so two people will be needed to cooperate."

"who?"

Zhang Han said in a deep voice, "Li You, Wang Li!"

Zhao Cheng was startled, and his heart skipped a beat. It seemed that Zhang Han was really playing with great skill.The troops in the Central Plains were mainly concentrated in the hands of Zhang Han and Li You, which was not enough, and even Wang Li from Shangjun was required to support them.This battle is equivalent to overwhelming the entire military force of the Qin State, and both Qin Er Shi and Zhao Gao have to weigh it.What's more, with the Great Wall frontier army going south, will the Huns in the grassland wait for the opportunity to move?And Li You from Sanchuan County is deeply feared by Zhao Gao, and now he is being impeached and investigated, which is really embarrassing.

Zhang Han said: "Master Zhao, don't be embarrassed. Li You is an excellent general of the Great Qin, and he is also loyal to my Great Qin. What's more, there is a general who is stationed in Puyang. What is there to worry about? Here is a letter to invite Master Zhao Hand it over to the Prime Minister, and then ask Lord Zhao to help you speak to the Prime Minister, for the sake of Great Qin, the cooperation of the two generals will be needed, but it is just cooperation. After the detailed battle plan is completed, it will be sent to Xianyang."

Zhang Han has made it clear that he does not want military power, but just needs the cooperation of the army, which shows that he has no selfish intentions.What's more, he still has clansmen in Xianyang, and he has always been loyal to Qin.As for Li You, let him shake, nothing will happen.

Zhao Cheng took over the secret letter sealed with wax seal, and saw Zhang Han's serious and sincere words, and felt heavy responsibility.Responsibility and reward are directly proportional, Zhao Chengxin understood it, and left immediately without stopping, and hurried back to Xianyang.

Watching Zhao Cheng's back disappear at the door of the big tent, Zhang Han squeezed out a wry smile with an indifferent expression.The six eastern countries continued to revolt and wars broke out everywhere, and he already had a complete military strategy.What is needed is cooperation, especially Shangjun Wangli's Great Wall frontier army, he must cooperate in a big move in Hebei.

It takes a long time to get from Shangjun to Hebei, and it also involves the military order of Xianyang to transfer troops. If it is a normal channel, Zhao Gao must be suspicious.If there is a slight delay, the opportunity to fight is fleeting. Compared with Zhao Cheng, it may be much faster to do it. He has no choice but to do it.The majestic state of Qin was actually in the hands of an eunuch, and he even turned a deer into a horse in the court.Ministers dare to be angry but dare not speak out, and there are countless people who flatter and flatter, and now I am not exempt.

Once upon a time, the Great Qin State actually became like this, Zhang Han felt a little helpless and sad.But he is the general of Daqin, no matter what the country is, he must fulfill his duties.

well!Zhang Han sighed lightly, and said loudly: "Come on, order the generals to gather troops!"

(End of this chapter)