Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

The destruction of the Tenglong Army made Xiang Yan completely give up his plan to compete with the Qin army. At least he had to do so when he only had soldiers from Shouchun and the Xiang clan in his hands.

Although the Chu army was weak in attack, it was still able to defend with ease. The Chu army set up camps along the river between Pengcheng and Xiapi. Opposite them, they did not want to force the Chu state to unite internally. Therefore, The Qin army, which had little intention to attack, felt a strange tranquility on the battlefield that stretched for hundreds of miles.

All Quiet on the Eastern Front!

But on the western front, where the Chu army and the Wei army were fighting, it was a different situation. The Chu army did not dare or did not want to fight the Qin army, but it dared to fight the Wei army, even if Xiang Yan transferred the main force of the Chu army. , but the local Chu army in Suiyang is still a hard nut to crack for the Wei army.

Over the years, although the Chu army's external offensive capabilities have been unsatisfactory due to the inability to effectively coordinate the interests of all internal parties, when they encounter external attacks, the pressure from the outside will cause them to explode with power beyond their own. This is why Yang Ming The reason why he did not want to push the Chu army too hard after occupying several cities on the west bank of Surabaya.

But the Wei army had no choice. They came here for Suiyang. When the main force of the Chu army was held back by the Qin army, they had no reason to abandon Suiyang. After all, the Qin army had almost given Suiyang this pot of delicacies. It's on their lips. If this is the case, if they still can't eat Suiyang, they will inevitably become the laughing stock of the world. Although the Wei army has suffered more defeats in foreign wars over the years, most of those defeats were due to the Qin army. The reason is that in wars against other countries, the Wei army's record is quite impressive.

After all, the Wei Army is not the Yan Army. It can be defeated again and again. The Wei Army also has its own self-esteem.

Under such circumstances, one side is the Wei army that must capture Suiyang, and the other side is the Chu army that is sworn to defend its property and homeland. Around Suiyang City, the fierce battle is going on in an almost tragic way.

Fortunately, the Qin army held back too many Chu troops, and on the Shouchun side, they deliberately gave up Suiyang to end the war that took place in the tenth year of the Qin Dynasty. When the time entered mid-September, the Wei army finally They invaded Suiyang City, but just when the Wei army entered Suiyang City with great success, the prematurely happy general of Wei suddenly encountered bad luck. He actually cut his throat with a sword from an assassin who was among the surrendered Chu nobles. , died an untimely death.

From a few years ago when the five kingdoms jointly attacked Qin, the then Wei general Zhu Hai was killed by Yang Ming at the gate of Qicheng City, and then to the Battle of Pushui. Although he did not have the name of a general at that time, he was actually in charge. In less than five years, four Wei military commanders have suffered misfortune, and three have suffered misfortune. One person died and one was exiled.

After careful calculation, only Wei Yong survived. I wonder if this was because although Wei Yong was in charge of the military at that time, he did not serve as a general.

Wei Yong looked at the chaotic crowd with a sigh on his face: Not everyone can hold the position of general. Counting Lord Xinling, it seems that few people can die a good death.

Now that the Wei army has captured Suiyang, the Qin army on the eastern front also needs to consider retreating. Pengcheng cannot be captured, and there is no need to delay it any longer. However, before retreating, there is still one problem to solve: the Tenglong Army. Nearly ten thousand prisoners.

The Qin Army has sufficient experience with prisoners. After all, there are too many seniors in the Qin Army who tell the current Qin Army how to treat prisoners.

Killing is the simplest word. You only need the weapons in the hands of your subordinates to completely kill the person who caused the problem, and the problem will naturally be solved. However, Yang Ming has no intention to deal with the nearly 10,000 prisoners of the Tenglong Legion. Use killing to solve it.

The Chu State has lost too much in this war. If King Chu's Tenglong Army is finally wiped out, a certain balance within the Chu State will be broken, and the Chu State, the only voice in the country, is obviously If it is not in the interest of Qin State, what Yang Ming has to do is to maintain the balance of the struggle within Chu State. Only in this way can the interests of Qin State be maximized.

However, if the prisoners of the Tenglong Legion were to be directly released, it would obviously not be justified. This was not something that Yang Ming could decide alone. Although Yang Ming was able to convince the King of Qin, he might not be able to get his soldiers to support him willingly. The prisoners were not only captured by Yang Ming, but also by his soldiers. They were military exploits. Even if Yang Ming was their commander, if Yang Ming wanted to harm their military exploits, they would treat Yang Ming as Be your own enemy.

Under such circumstances, asking the Chu State to pay to redeem the prisoners of the Tenglong Legion who fell into the hands of the Qin Army became a solution.

Xiang Yan, who was guarding Xiapi, received a letter from Yang Ming, the commander-in-chief of the Qin Army. He was confused for a while. He didn't know what Yang Ming wanted to do, but if he could get the Qin Army to release the captured Tenglong Legion soldiers, It is undoubtedly a good thing for Chu State.

Elites, especially elites who have fought a hundred battles, are not so easy to cultivate. It is not just a matter of conscripting farmers into the army. It is a matter of a country mobilizing countless resources and cultivating them through the precipitation of time and the tempering of war. The weapon of the country.

Although the Tenglong Legion was defeated miserably at the hands of the Dragon Riding Forbidden Army, that does not negate the strength of the Tenglong Legion. In particular, the Tenglong Legion is one of the legions directly controlled by the King of Chu. It is an important weapon used by the King of Chu to suppress the great nobles within the Chu Kingdom. If there is a chance to save the Tenglong Legion, from Queen Mother Li Yanyan to Ling Yin Li Yuan, they will definitely protect the Tenglong Legion at all costs.

But such matters can only be decided by Empress Dowager Li. Even Li Yuan, the commander-in-chief, does not have enough weight in this matter. As for Xiang Yan, it is even less important.

The matter was so important that Xiang Yan did not dare to delay at all and immediately sent his own soldiers to send a letter from Yang Ming to Shouchun.

With great haste, the letter was quickly delivered to the palace of the King of Chu.

When Empress Dowager Li, who was slightly haggard due to the fighting on the front line, received the letter, her somewhat tired eyes flashed with disbelief.

The Qin army was actually willing to let people go? As for the price, as long as the Qin army is willing to let it go, the price is completely negotiable.

Queen Mother Li looked at the scroll in her hand, and blood appeared on her lackluster face. It was a feeling called excitement.

Looking at the Zhao characters in the scroll that she had not seen for a long time, Empress Dowager Li's expression showed a look of reminiscence.

Although Queen Mother Li is now the Queen Mother of Chu State, she grew up in Zhao State when she was young. Zhao State carries too many memories for her. It can be said that Zhao State is her childhood. The name Li Yanyan was not yet known. When Queen Mother Li forgot about it, the State of Zhao was still her hometown, and the characters of Zhao State were still the characters she was familiar with. In Chu State, when she saw the questions from Zhao State again, not to mention other things, just the words were enough to make her There is a slight feeling of intimacy with the owner of the handwriting.

"Redeem the Tenglong Legion? This fellow from the Zhao Kingdom is really interesting, but how can the Ai family redeem the Tenglong Legion?" Empress Dowager Li put away the memory of running away. Now is not the time for her to reminisce about the past. The Tenglong Legion incident The stakes were so important, even related to the stability of her son's future throne, that she could not afford not to face it.

After discussions with his brother Li Yuan, a letter from the Chu Palace was sent to the front line and appeared on Yang Ming's desk through Xiang Yan's hands.

"This matter is half done." Looking at the letter in his hand, Yang Ming showed a clear look. At the Chu Palace, it was finally impossible to allow the Tenglong Army to be destroyed. This business was almost done. As for the next thing, it's nothing more than bargaining.

However, what is the final result? Yang Ming still has to wait for the news from Xianyang. The transmission of information through the net is naturally the fastest in the world, but in the long distance between Pengcheng and Xianyang, it still takes quite a long time. period of time.

Although Yang Ming believes that Qin Wangzheng will not reject his suggestion, the due procedures must be followed to avoid unnecessary troubles. Although Yang Ming is not afraid of those troubles, he hates those who are involved in them the most. trouble.

In the palace in Xianyang City, Qin Wangzheng looked at the memorial submitted by Yang Ming. His eyes moved between the rows of small seals. Yang Ming's analysis of the situation in Chu appeared completely and clearly in his mind.

"Is it an internal struggle in Chu State?" Qin Wangzheng pondered, pushing the first volume to the side of the bookcase, and said to Gai Nie beside him: "Mr. was born in a strategist family. You can take a look at these and other things sent by the guard captain. Memorial."

After hearing Qin Wangzheng's instructions, Gai Nie, who was always taciturn and thought for himself, picked up the scroll. When his eyes moved, he also had doubts similar to Qin Wangzheng's.

"Is this?" As the last small seal came into Gai Nie's sight, he had been taught by Gui Guzi since he was a child, and his vision was wider than most people in the world. Naturally, he knew the true meaning behind this scroll in an instant.

"Mr. Gai Nie, did Mr. Guiguzi really accept you and Wei Zhuang as his disciples?" Qin Wangzheng looked at Gai Nie and said, with a look of surprise on his face, which had always been indifferent to emotion and anger.

The official affairs of the Guard Captain's Mansion were handled in an orderly manner by Yang Ming with ease. In war, Yang Ming was invincible. Now he is so proficient in even the political strategist's skills. There are many things that Yang Ming still has to do. Not available? Qin Wangzheng couldn't help but become curious about this issue.

Qin Wangzheng only felt that Yang Ming's simple memorial contained more vision and insight than the real disciple of the political strategist next to him, and Yang Ming had no trace of the master's inheritance from beginning to end.

What other secrets does he have? Qin Wangzheng was thinking, and he had already unfolded a blank scroll, and with the movement of the pen in his palm, it was his permission.