When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 482 The young men were defeated and the Qin army stopped fighting.

Pang Nuan and all the young generals looked at Ying Zheng with ardent eyes, hoping that Ying Zheng would approve them to conduct war games.

Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment and did not agree immediately. He looked at Zhang Ji, as if asking Zhang Ji's opinion.

Zhang Ji was a little surprised, but he quickly came to his senses.

Those who wanted to engage in war games with Pang Nuan were all generals of the Qingzhuang faction. The generals of the Qingzhuang faction, except Wang Jian’s son Wang Bi, Yang Duanhe’s son Yang Wengzi, as well as Li Xin, Qiang Yu, Feng Wuze and Feng In addition to the four officials from Jie, Tu Sui, Ren Xiao, Su Jiao, She Jian and others were all trained by him from the bottom, and Teng, the commander of the Death Soldier Battalion, became his retainer.

Even Wang Ben, Yang Wengzi, Li Xin, Qiang Yu, Feng Jie, Feng Wuze and others were promoted and reused little by little by him and given opportunities to develop their talents, so whether he admitted it or not, he Became the de facto leader of the Young Zhuang Sect.

Ying Zheng seemed to acquiesce to this, so he asked him for his opinion.

Zhang Ji narrowed his eyes and glanced at the generals of the Young and Strong Sect.

Naturally, not all of these young and strong generals are unconvinced by Pang Nuan. For example, Wang Ben, Meng Tian, ​​Yang Wengzi, Ren Xiao and others who have always been calm are not like this. But which young man can refuse to play war games with Pang Nuan? What about the deduction opportunities?
Regardless of victory or defeat, this is an experience and a rare opportunity, just like the opportunity to play against a certain national Go player.

Even if he returns with a disastrous defeat, it is equivalent to the personal guidance of a world-class general.

Moreover, Zhang Ji also wanted to dampen the spirit of these young generals, especially Huanjue and Li Xin.

The two men's military styles are surprisingly similar. Both are very brave and strong in combat. The only difference is that Li Xin is good at commanding the army to carry out brave offensives, while Huanjue is good at motivating the army through personal bravery.

Moreover, the two of them also have a similar characteristic. They like to use their swords to make unexpected moves, and they are prone to drifting and underestimating the enemy.

Huanjue and Li Xin were both powerful generals with many achievements in history, but they both became the commanders of the only two major defeats of the Qin State on the road to pacifying the world.

Although Li Xin was betrayed by Lord Changping, who not only cut off the supply of food and grass but was also attacked from both sides, it still could not hide the fact that he underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, trying to attack Chu with 20 men.

The final outcome of Huanjie and Li Xin was not good either. Huanjie died in the battle with Fan Wu, and Li Xin was reduced to a deputy general from then on, following Wang Bi to attack Liaodong and Linzi. Although he made a lot of achievements, he was completely lost. Qualified to compete with Wang Ben.

Ying Zheng still did not agree immediately. It was not that he did not consider the plan to thwart the Qingzhuang faction's tendency to underestimate the enemy, but the reason why he valued the Qingzhuang faction the most was not only because he truly belonged to his promotion this time. The reason for his direct lineage is that as an ambitious young king, he prefers young people who are enterprising.

What happened to the youthful enthusiasm?
How can you still call yourself a young man if you are not full of energy?
After much thought, Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.

If a mere war game could blunt the determination of the young and strong generals he promoted, then such people would not be of much use.

As a result, the Qin State stayed away from court for ten days in a row, and finally decided on the people who would play war games with Pang Nuan, including Huanjue, Li Xin, Qiang Yu, Wang Ben, Meng Tian, ​​Yang Wengzi, Feng Wuze, Feng Jie, Tu Sui, Ren Hear these ten talented people who can lead an army alone.

A group of generals and disciples were brought by their elders to watch the battle, and many generals and commanders outside the country took leave to watch the war. However, in the end, except for a few who were stationed outside, most of them had to stay. In the camp.

On the first day of the war game, as the first young and strong general to appear, Huan Jue's performance was not bad.

On a sand table modeled after the terrain of the Qin-Zhao border, Huanjue, as the chief general of the Qin army, led 15 troops to attack Zhao.

From Li Mu's point of view, Pang Nuan eliminated the troops left behind to defend Zhao, Wei and the foreign tribes on the grassland, and faced the Qin army with 11 troops of [-] Zhao side cavalry, [-] infantry and [-] crossbowmen.

Huanjie showed great aggression from the beginning, concentrated his troops and attacked nine cities in a row. However, the three important places of Yecheng, Yanyu, and Luyang were never captured by Huanjie due to Pang Nuan's strict defense. Down.

The Qin army led by Huanjue was exhausted from a series of fierce attacks. After resting for twenty days, he marched again.

This time, the Qin army captured the two important military towns of Ye and Anyang in one fell swoop, but Pang Nuan's tortoise-like defense caused Huanjue to be defeated again by Yecheng and Yanhe.

After resting for another two months, Huanjue selected 8 elite troops and crossed the Taihang Mountains from Shangdang to attack Pingyang and Chili. Although he did not achieve complete success, he captured the three cities of Yi'an, Dingpingyang and Wucheng. It actually made many people present brighten their eyes.

Although Ying Zheng didn't know much about the art of war, he could still see how amazing Huan Jue's skills were.

The road from Shangdang through the Taihang Mountains was winding and winding. It seemed that even Pang Nuan had not thought that Huanjue would dare to take such a big risk. Although he mobilized his troops back to defense in time, it was still a step too late.

This can be included in Qin's strategy to conquer Zhao.

However, Ying Zheng was keenly aware that there was no joy on the faces of Wang Yan, Meng Ao and Wang Jian, but a bit solemn, and even Zhang Ji was silent.

But Huan Jue, who was immersed in the sand table, didn't notice it. He just felt more and more proud that he showed his face in front of everyone and won a victory with an unexpected force.

Pang Nuan seemed to be nothing more than that.

After resting for three months, Huanjue showed his skills again.

The remaining 3 Qin troops were divided into two groups. One group of 5 people falsely claimed to be 7 people. They went north from Yecheng and crossed the Zhang River to attack Danhan. The other group of [-] people took Langmeng from Taiyuan and marched eastward to Zhao State. The eastern fortress of Panwu.

Pang Nuan divided his 2 troops back to rescue Danhan. The [-] troops stationed at Panwu were defeated and retreated by the Qin army. The Qin army captured the fortress of Fanwu.

Everything went so smoothly. Huanjue's [-]-strong army marched from Fanwu City deep into the territory of Zhao State. It seemed that two routes from the southeast were attacking Danhan, the capital of Zhao, and the destruction of Zhao State was just around the corner.

"Huan Jue has been defeated."

Zhang Ji sighed and shook his head.

Wang Yan, Meng Ao and Wang Jian looked at Zhang Ji at the same time. Although they all saw Pang Nuan's plan, they still couldn't see what the plan was. Zhang Ji blurted out that Huan Yan was defeated. They were also a little surprised.

Zhang Ji did not explain, but his voice reached the ears of the crowd watching the battle.

Although his voice was very soft, the people watching the battle were all generals with sharp ears and eyes. Many people heard Zhang Ji's words, even Huan Jue heard them.

While Huan Jue was stunned, Yang Duanhe, as the referee, looked at Huan Jue with a complicated expression. Forty thousand Zhao troops appeared outside Fanwu City and captured Fanwu City together with the original twenty thousand people who pretended to be defeated. , turning Huanjue's 7-strong army into a lone army without logistics!

Pang Nuan's army back to defend Danhan was actually only 8, falsely claiming to be [-], while the remaining [-] secretly weaved a giant net to surround the Qin army near Fanwu Fortress.The [-] Qin troops on the east road were surrounded and annihilated, and even the general Huan Jue was deemed to have died in battle.

The [-] Qin troops on the south road did not fare much better. Although they withdrew in time, only more than [-] people escaped under Zhao Bianqi's pursuit.

After the first battle, the Qin army lost 14 troops, while the Zhao army suffered a total loss of less than 4 troops, which was quite embarrassing.

Huan Ye, who suffered a disastrous defeat, fell to the ground with his face pale and sweat profusely.

For the next nine days, the nine people who did not watch the battle according to the rules did not know how Pang Nuan dealt with Huan Jue. Even the victory or defeat was kept secret.

However, these young generals of the Qingzhuang faction could still tell from the faces of the crowd that Huan Jue was defeated. As for the final battle damage and how they were defeated, they did not know.

As a result, Li Xin was also defeated, and his defeat was similar to that of Huan Jue. However, Li Xin was better than Huan Jue and did not take the lead completely. He still left some troops as support, but in the end it was difficult to affect the situation of the battle. The 15 Qin army only There were only 4 people left to return, but Zhao's army lost more than [-] people in the battle, which looked much better than Huan Jue's.

Then everyone suffered a disastrous defeat, but Wang Ben, Meng Tian, ​​Tu Sui, and Ren Xiao performed very well. Wang Ben followed his father Wang Jian's military style, and was extremely cautious and did not take risks easily. He was defeated by Pang Nuan. Defeated in battle, the Qin army was beheaded [-] people and the Zhao army suffered [-] casualties.

Pang Nuan's artistic command allowed everyone to see what it means to truly command like an arm.

However, Wang Ben is nominally a member of the Qingzhuang faction, but in fact he is of the same generation as Meng Wu. However, at the age of 30, he can barely be considered a member of the Qingzhuang faction. His experience in leading troops has been enriched because he has been with Wang Jian in his early years. , so it’s not too surprising.

Meng Tian, ​​Tu Sui and Ren Xiao were the three real young men who really allowed Da Qin to see the future of the Qingzhuang Sect. None of the three fell into Pang Nuan's ambush, but lost in battle command and were killed in battle respectively. They killed 8, 5, and [-] people, while Zhao Jun’s casualties were about [-].

Although the performances of Wang Ben, Meng Tian, ​​Tu Sui and Ren Xiao were also impressive, it was difficult to conceal the fact that the young and strong generals of the Qin army were all defeated by Pang Nuan.

The courtiers of the main war faction who originally supported the complete attack on the Zhao Kingdom also wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads. Fortunately, this was a war game and not an actual battle. Fortunately, they are still at most members of the Qin Army. A partial general will not become the commander-in-chief of an army that can conquer a country.

And even if the Young Zhuang Sect was completely defeated, Zhang Ji was still there.

Unfortunately, neither Pang Nuan nor Zhang Ji seemed to have any intention of fighting each other.

Of course, even if Zhang Ji was defeated, no matter what, there would still be three generals, Wang Yan, Meng Ao and Wang Jian, as well as a group of backbone generals such as Meng Wu and Yang Duanhe who could tell the truth.

It's just that Qin needs to make some changes to Zhao's military strategy.

Pang Nuan asked himself that he was not as good at using troops as Li Mu now, and the army with the Daidi border army as the main force would be more capable under the command of Li Mu. The Zhao army's combat power was much stronger than that on the sand table.

For a time, many people were worried about the war between Qin and Zhao, worried that Qin would repeat the same mistake as King Zhaoxiang, and that Zhao would once again extinguish the hope of conquering the princes of Shandong.

The consequences of the Qingzhuang faction's tragic defeat were somewhat beyond the imagination of Ying Zheng and others, but fortunately, the impact was only on the core power circle of the Qin State and did not spread to the government and the public.

Zhang Ji, who was having fun with his wife and daughter at home, was once again dragged out by Ying Zheng and asked to clean up the mess.

What can Zhang Ji do?
So what if he defeated Pang Nuan in the sandbox war game?

He didn't even dare to say that he could compete with Li Mu, but although Zhang Ji couldn't defeat Li Mu, he knew that there was someone who could defeat Li Mu.

That is the most powerful general in the late Warring States Period, Guo Kai!

There were five people, and two were killed by Guo Kai!

At the end of the Warring States period, the four famous generals Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Lian Po, and Li Mu, the last two of whom belonged to the Zhao State, all fought against Guo Kai.

The final result was that Lian Po was rumored to be "the three remaining targets", but was not recalled to the State of Zhao, and finally died in depression in the State of Wei.

Li Mu was even worse. He was framed by Guo Kai for treason. Together with Zhao Wangqian, he killed the most famous general in the world. They also conveniently dealt with Sima Shang, Li Mu's deputy general, and replaced him with Zhao Cong and Yan Ju.

In the subsequent small court meeting, Zhang Ji fully demonstrated the style of his ancestor Zhang Yi.

Although Zhang Yi is also good at leading troops, he prefers to use methods other than the battlefield to capture cities, seize territory, repel enemies and kill generals.

So when they heard that Zhang Ji was going to send a large amount of money to bribe the ministers around Zhao Wangyan and drive a wedge between Zhao Wangyan and Li Mu, everyone suddenly understood why Pang Nuan was not willing to play against Zhang Ji. .

Zhang Ji's approach is somewhat similar to that of Sun Bin.

Before Sun Bin, military strategists mainly focused on battle formations, but Sun Bin suddenly mastered the art of war. He attacked in the east and attacked in the west, besieged Wei and rescued Zhao, reduced the firepower to lure the enemy, and set up ambushes. He created more tricks in the war and refreshed people's understanding of the art of war. cognition.

However, Ying Zheng is Ying Zheng after all, and his courage is far beyond that of ordinary people.

Ying Zheng waved his hand: "Since I want to win over the ministers around King Zhao Yan, I will spend ten thousand gold to win over the ministers around Wei and Yan."

Zhisu Neishi looked at Ying Zheng longingly, and it could be seen with the naked eye that there was a bit of grievance on the face of Zhisu Neishi.

It is really shocking that a dignified and high-ranking official of the Qin Dynasty shows such an expression.

"Your Majesty, although the treasury is quite full, the ten thousand gold... is really... If those close ministers accepted bribes but did not do anything, wouldn't it be..."

"Zhi Su Neishi, today I gave them ten thousand gold. In the future, we will get more than ten thousand gold from Zhao, Wei and Yan?" Ying Zheng smiled coldly, and his smile suddenly became sinister, "Of course, if If they don’t do anything, then I believe the snare will let them know that it’s not so easy to get money from a widower.”

So, headed by Cai Ze, the Dianke Qing, and assisted by Dun Ruo and Yao Jia, two famous scholars, the three embarked on a journey to the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Wei.

Thanks to Zheng Guo Canal, Qin's financial resources are now much different than before.

Equipped with five hundred chariots and ten thousand gold, wearing his own clothes and dancing with his sword, he personally sent three people ten miles out of Xianyang City to serve as envoys to the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Wei.

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