novelraw Chapter 128
Chapter 128
Shu Kingdom Court
King Du Ping of Shu looked at the somewhat embarrassed General Du Ru below and said slowly: "General You Wei has already told me what you meant. You mean to stop the war."
Du Ru explained: "Your Majesty, this time our army's battle with the Zhu army is completely different from the past. In the past, as long as our army fired a wave of arrows, the Zhu army's morale would be scattered, but this time the Zhu army did not show any fear in the face of our strong bows and arrows, and the Zhu army The weapons and equipment of the army have also been greatly improved. They are all wearing armor and holding sharp swords. The combat effectiveness of the Ju army has been greatly improved! " Du Ping said after hearing this: "According to you, the Ju army has become stronger and our army can no longer defeat it, so we should stop fighting!" Du Ru said: "That's right. After several years of reform, the Ju Kingdom has become rich and powerful. I estimate that the overall strength of the Ju Kingdom is comparable to that of our Shu Kingdom, or even exceeds that of our Shu Kingdom. I think we must stop fighting! The Ju Kingdom is now the king of the country. The people of the people, the elite of the soldiers, and the rich country are strong, but my Shu Kingdom is still in place. "| = | Du Ping thought about it:" What do we do next? "= | Du Ru replied:" First, the war, admit that the country is annexing the country. "= | Du Ping thought about it, and said," Then do it as the general, but the prime minister has begun to attack the country. "= | Du Ru quickly said," Immediately send someone to call the prime minister back to the division. He called the Prime Minister to return to the division and sent the ministers to stop the war with the country.
There were already piles of corpses under Jiameng Pass. Du Wu looked at the solid Jiameng and felt heartbroken! If he didn't make any contribution this time, the king would definitely not trust him again. Du Ru was good at fighting and development, and his position as prime minister would definitely be shaken if he didn't make any contribution this time.
The deputy general on the side said: "Prime Minister, our army has been attacking for two days, and our army has suffered more than 3,000 casualties. Why not withdraw the troops!"
Du Wu had no time to care about the horrible casualties, and ordered: "The whole army continues to attack the city! We must capture this city within today!"
The deputy general reluctantly bowed and said: "Yes, sir!"
Kill, kill~~ The city was already littered with corpses, and Sima Changzhongxue was already out of breath. Seeing the Shu army below pressing forward step by step, he looked at the soldiers beside him who were so tired that they sat directly on the ground, and said helplessly: "Archers, prepare, the whole army is ready to defend!"
The soldiers of the Zhu army could only stand up again and take their weapons to prepare for the battle. The blood was all over the ladders, and the Shu army stepped on the blood-stained ladders to attack the city.
Release the arrows~~ Hundreds of arrows shot at the Shu army formation, and the Shu army rushed to the city under the strong bows and arrows.
Chang Zhongxue ordered: "Use carts!"
Several ladders were pushed down by the Zhu army with carts, and the Shu soldiers below drew their bows and arrows and aimed at the city walls.The Zhu army shot out. Several Shu soldiers attacked the city, and several long spears stabbed out, stabbing those Shu soldiers to the bottom of the city.
Two battering rams hit the city gate together, and the city gate was shaken. Chang Zhongxue said while killing the enemy: "Use fire attack!"
Several cans of kerosene poured out from the tower, and the black kerosene was all over the battering rams. The Shu soldiers at the city gate touched the kerosene on their faces and shouted: "Retreat quickly, this is kerosene!"
But it was too late. Several torches thrown from the tower instantly ignited a raging fire, and the Shu soldiers below were engulfed in flames along with the battering rams.
Du Wu in the rear didn't care about the brutal siege, nor how many soldiers were killed or wounded, and said: "Order the rear army to make up!"
The deputy general next to him advised: "Prime Minister, you can't do that! If the rear army makes up, if our army is attacked by the enemy in the rear, we will be finished!"
Du Wu thought for a while and said: "The personal soldiers and the supervisory team will make up!"
"Yes!" The deputy general bowed.
Dongdongdong~~The war drums were like thunder, and the archers of the Shu army shot arrows together, not caring about their colleagues who were still attacking the city in front. The Zhu army responded in a hurry and was shot down. Even Sima Changzhongxue's left shoulder was shot through. But many Shu soldiers were also shot down by their own bows and arrows.
Just as the guards and the supervisory team were about to approach the city wall, a messenger rushed to Prime Minister Du Wu and said, "The king ordered!"
Du Wu hurriedly got off the chariot and asked, "What is the king's order?"
The messenger opened the bamboo slip and read, "The king said: Prime Minister Du Wu, withdraw the troops immediately and return to the army without any mistakes!"
Du Wu took the bamboo slip and ordered, "Sound the horn to retreat! The rear army will become the front army, and the front army will become the rear army! The army will retreat!"
Ding ding ding~~ The Shu army retreated, and the Zhu army on the city could finally relax. Chang Zhongxue's sword fell to the ground involuntarily. Several soldiers beside him hurriedly supported him. A centurion said, "Quickly send Sima back to the room for treatment!"
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Zhu State Court
Zhu Hou Du Shujie laughed after reading the battle report: The state of Qi has been annexed by our country, and this is all thanks to the two generals. I confer the title of Senior Doctor on Zhou Borui, the title of Senior Doctor on Qiang Yong! Sima Changzhongxue the title of Senior Doctor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier rushed in and said, "Your Majesty, Sima died on the way back due to an arrow wound!"
"What!" Du Shujie stood up and said, "Where is the imperial physician? Didn't I send the imperial physician over?"
The soldier replied, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician went to treat Sima, but he still had a high fever and was talking nonsense. In the end, the imperial physician said that he was incurable."
Du Shujie felt a little confused. If Sima had not presided over the plan of this war to destroy the country, the state of Zhu might not have been able to quickly destroy the state of Qi. The strategic policy of the state of Zhu was all controlled by Sima.
Du Shujie sat down and said: "Appoint Sima's son as a senior official, reward him with a thousand gold coins and five thousand acres of land! Everyone, Sima has passed away, I don't know who will take this position.Good. "
The national teacher Xu Xing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I recommend a person. This person is Fan Rui, the youngest son of Fan Ziwen, the richest man in Taoyi, Tao Zhugong. After doing business for several years, this person studied under Zhuangzi and was proficient in Taoism and the art of war. I once talked with him. He was the only one who got Fan Li's art of war. This person is unpredictable in the use of troops and can take on great responsibilities!"
When Du Shujie heard that he was a descendant of Fan Li and a disciple of Zhuangzi, a great sage of the time, he hurriedly asked, "Where is this person now?"
Xu Xing replied, "This person has been doing business in my country of Zhu these days and is now staying at my house temporarily."
Du Shujie immediately said, "Go and invite this person quickly. I am willing to let him be the Sima! Please ask the national teacher to invite this person."
"As you wish! "Xu Xing bowed.
After a while, Xu Xing brought in a scholar in white clothes and a white jade belt. The scholar bowed to Du Shujie and said, "I am Fan Rui, and I am honored to meet the Marquis of Zhu."
Du Shujie hurried down and returned the greeting, saying, "I have heard of your name for a long time. I invited you to come here because I hope you can be my Jiang Taigong. I hope you can serve as our Sima. I hope you can agree!"
Fan Rui smiled and said, "I am just an ordinary businessman who has only studied for a few years and does not have much talent."
Du Shujie held his hand and said sincerely, "Sir, I hope you can serve as our Sima. Our Zhu country is a poor and weak country. We also hope to dominate the world like Duke Huan of Qi did. I hope you can be my Guan Zhong and Jiang Taigong! I hope you can agree! ”
Seeing his sincerity, Fan Rui agreed and said, "I am willing to be your Guan Zhong, and I will make Ju the hegemon!"
Du Shujie asked, "Sir, how should Ju develop next?"
Fan Rui replied, "Unite with Ba to deal with Shu together, and beware of Qin! However, I think Shu will definitely recognize Ju's annexation of Pi, and Shu will definitely let go of its hatred with Ba and unite to deal with Ju."
Du Shujie asked again, "Then how can Ju prevent Shu and Ba from uniting? ”
Fan Rui said: "The first is to show weakness and submit to Ba State and pay tribute every year, so that the King of Ba will be less vigilant; the second is to offer treasures, send envoys to offer treasures to the King of Ba; the third is to offer land, and offer one-third of the captured territory of the State of Qi to the King of Ba. The King of Ba will definitely not doubt the strength of our Ju State, and will definitely continue to compete with Shu State for the hegemony of Bashu. In this way, we can watch the fire from the other side of the river."
After hearing this, Du Shujie clapped his hands and shouted: "Good! A good way to watch the fire from the other side of the river!"
Fan Rui said again: "Your Majesty, our Ju State must also be careful of the Qin State above! Qin State's ambitions are not limited. Once Qin State has no hope of going east, it will definitely annex Bashu to enrich itself! And as far as I know, Qin State secretly trained 100,000 new troops in Longxi!"
Du Shujie said anxiously: "Qin State secretly trained 100,000 new troops, so what should my Ju State do? ”
Fan Rui laughed and said: “Wei State! If Qin State wants to go east, it must defeat Wei State, so Wei State is Qin State’s meat.It is a thorn in the eye, and Qin and Wei are already sworn enemies, so Wei will definitely not let Qin become stronger at will. Moreover, our Qu State and Wei are allies. If we tell Wei about this, Wei will definitely do its best to suppress Qin!" Du Shujie nodded and said, "Yes, then how to deal with Shu! ”
Fan Rui said: "I have nine methods to destroy Shu. One is to respect heaven and earth and serve ghosts and gods;
The second is to value money and silk, so as to leave it to the king;
The third is to buy grain and silk at a high price, so as to empty the country;
The fourth is to give it beautiful things, so as to tire its will;
The fifth is to give it skilled craftsmen, so that they can build palaces and high platforms, exhaust their wealth and exhaust their strength;
The sixth is to give it flattering ministers, so that it is easy to attack;
The seventh is to force its remonstrant ministers to commit suicide;
The eighth is to make the country rich and well-equipped;
The ninth is to strengthen the armor and weapons, so as to withstand its disadvantages. ”
Du Shujie nodded and said: "Okay, let's do it according to Sima's words. The envoys to the State of Ba will rely on the prime minister. ”
Ying Bao bowed and said: "Yes! ”
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Wei Guodi Court
Wei Wang Wei Ling glanced ahead and said: "Everyone, our great Wei has annexed Lu and Teng in the past few years, and successfully moved the capital to Daliang to become king. What is the next policy of our great Wei?"
Wei Shen stood up and said: "Father, I received a secret report that Qin secretly trained 100,000 new troops in Longxi. Once the new Qin army is completed, it will become a strong enemy of our great Wei! I think we should immediately send troops to destroy Qin before the new Qin army is trained!"
Wei Ling smiled and said: "Qin, a weak and poor Qin, was defeated by Wei many times, and one-third of its territory has come into the territory of our great Wei! What is there to be afraid of? I decided to focus on the military. I think the next policy of our great Wei should be to destroy these small countries in the Central Plains. Everyone, how about we destroy Wei this time? ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Sima Wutong stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this cannot be done. Although Wei has fertile land, it is a major transportation hub. It controls Zhao in the north, Chu and Song in the south, and Qi in the east. If Wei attacks Wei, these four countries will definitely not agree! I think it is better to attack Song, and unite with Qi and Chu to attack Song together, and promise to give the land of Taoyi to Qi and the land of Shangqiu to Chu, so that Wei will not be attacked by four countries together!"
Wei Ling said unhappily, "Okay, I also know the art of war. The art of war emphasizes attacking the weak first and then the strong. Wei is weak and Song is strong, so of course we have to attack Wei! I now announce that my great Wei will attack Wei with all its strength! ”
Wei Lang pointed to the map above and said: "I have decided to attack Wei State from both sides. Gongsun Cuo will lead 50,000 troops from Pingyang to attack Wei State's capital Puyang, and Xiang Ci will lead the Yecheng troops from Yecheng to attack Wei State's important town Chengyang. In this way, Wei State will disappear from the world!"
As soon as he finished speaking, General Pang Juan stood up and said: "Your Majesty..."
As soon as Pang Juan stood up and wanted to speak, Wei Lang interrupted him and said: "General Pang, destroying a small Wei State,So, General Pang doesn't need to do it himself, right?"
Pang Juan shook his head and said, "No, Your Majesty, I have no such intention. It's just that the army in Yecheng cannot be mobilized. If Zhao interferes, Yecheng will be unguarded and Zhao will take advantage of the situation! I think we only need to seize Puyang, the capital of Wei, and transfer the troops in Anyang to attack Chengyang of Wei!"
Wei Ling said unhappily, "Zhao is an ally of Wei, how could they attack me? Moreover, the soldiers in Yecheng are more than those in Anyang, so can't I use my troops!"
Pang Juan hurriedly explained, "I have no such intention, Your Majesty. Yecheng is an important town. To deal with Chengyang of Wei, we don't need to use the soldiers in Yecheng. We only need to mobilize the soldiers in Anyang. There are more than 10,000 soldiers in Anyang, which are enough to capture Chengyang. ”
Wei Lang stood up and went back to the inner palace without looking back. The ministers looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Prime Minister Hui Shi stood up and said, "Okay, let's adjourn the court!"
Wei Shen sighed and thought: Father, you don't know the military situation, you don't know the yin and yang of the military, you don't know the military strategy, and you don't know the military skills. How can you randomly mobilize the troops!
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