Chapter 130: Western Attack on Liyang (1)
Pang Juan returned to the back hall. Although today it can be said to be a bloody old hatred, he still felt a little unwilling to kill the vicious woman.
Sun Bin had to give another wave of comfort, which made Pang Juan feel a little relieved.
"Report—" At this moment, a personal soldier came hurriedly: "The general, military advisor, rebuked the news. The Qin army in Weiyuan Fort suddenly had a mourning army, and white banners were hung all over the city. After a closer look, he found that Qin Gong Yinglian had died of injuries."
"That's great!" Pang Juan was overjoyed: Ying Lian could not escape death. He said excitedly: "When Ying Lian died, the Qin army will inevitably be scared, and this time it will destroy Qin."
Sun Bin was not so optimistic. He knew that although Ying Lian died, he wanted to destroy Qin State, but Mobi asked quickly: "When Ying Lian died, who can take over the position?"
"It is reported that it is Ying Lian's eldest son Ying Quliang."
It was indeed him! Sun Bin frowned secretly. Ying Lian was the Qin Xiaogong of later generations. He was talented and determined. During his tenure, he boldly appointed Shang Yang's reforms, which made the Qin State become prosperous and strong quickly and laid the foundation for kings and dominance.
In other words, in history, Ying Lian successfully survived the current crisis.
However, Sun Bin was not a history study after all, and he was not clear about many details. He didn't know what method Ying Lian used to overcome this difficulty.
Seeing Sun Bin pondering, Pang Juan was a little surprised: "Junior brother, what's wrong? Do you think Qin can still turn the tables? "
"It's hard to say." Sun Bin felt that it was better to remind Pang Juan and said carefully: "I heard that this Yingqu Liang Xiong is talented and has this man as the king. Even if the Qin king is newly destroyed and the army is defeated, he will probably die."
"Junior brother is too worried." Pang Juan made great achievements in combat. He was just as confident. He did not take Ying Quliang seriously and said disdainfully: "So what about Ying Lian? I'm defeated by our brothers! I don't believe that Ying Quliang can be so strong."
"Report——" As he was speaking, another personal soldier reported: "General, military advisor, front-line probe: After the Qin army was mourning, he quickly set off the camp, abandoned Weiyuan Fort, and retreated to the capital of Liyang."
"Haha..." Pang Juan laughed proudly when he heard this, "Junior brother, I'm right. Ying Quliang is just a coward. Before our army could beat him, he was so scared that he ran away with his tail between his legs."
Sun Bin was also stunned and then understood Ying Quliang's intention.
The king was in a new demise and the army was defeated in a miserable time. With just a few defeated generals, Ying Quliang was unable to block the Wei army with the fierce attack in Weiyuan Fort.
Instead of being overestimated by the Wei army, it is better to retreat to Liyang, concentrate your efforts to defend the capital, and then wait for change.
It can be said that this is the only correct way for the Qin army to deal with it at the moment.
This is indeed not easy to win Quliang!
Sun Bin secretly admired himself, and couldn't help feeling intuition. Perhaps this time, Qin State would still be lucky enough to escape like in history.
However, Pang Juan did not have the same golden finger as he did, and Sun Bin couldn't persuade him anymore, so he had to say, "Senior brother, then let's take advantage of the situation to pursue him?"
"Of course." Pang Juan said with great enthusiasm: "As long as you break through Liyang and destroy the Qin royal family, Qin will be destroyed. Qin is a great country in the world. If it can be destroyed, my brothers and brothers will definitely be famous in history."
Hope this is the case. Sun Bin smiled bitterly in his heart.
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After a little preparation, Pang Juan and Sun Bin led more than 50,000 main forces of the Wei army to advance westward and headed straight to Liyang, Qin.
The bad news spread, and the whole country of Qin was shocked and people were in panic.
One day later, the Wei army drove into Qin's territory in a mighty manner. Wherever they went, Weiyuan Fort, Pinyang, Chongquan and other counties did not fight. All the Qin soldiers and civilians in the city retreated, and they did not even leave a livestock or a grain of food for the Wei army. It was clear that they wanted to strengthen the walls and clear the fields and defend Liyang to the death.
Pang Juan didn't care at all. In his opinion, Qin Jun could only play these tricks now, but in the face of absolute strength, any tricks were useless.
Four days later, under the city of Liyang, tens of thousands of powerful soldiers of Wei State surrounded Qin and could not pass through the water.
That night.
In the side hall of Qin Palace, Yingquliang sat on the throne, and Yingqian and other civil and military officials sat on both sides.
Everyone looked solemn and had a filial piety strap on their foreheads, and a tragic aura of a mourning soldier arose.
"You guys," Ying Quliang's face was solemn: "Now that the Wei army is at the city, Qin State is in danger. I hope everyone can work together to overcome the difficulties."
"Yes, Duke Qin." The civil and military officials agreed with emotion.
"Brother, you can talk about the enemy first, let's talk about our military situation." Ying Quliang looked at Ying Qian.
Ying Qian nodded, glanced at everyone, and said with a heavy expression: "Now, there are about 50,000 troops under the city, all of which are elite soldiers of a hundred battles. In addition, once the Wei army recovers Hexi, at least 30,000 to 50,000 reinforcements can be sent. Our Qin army, with the main force of 150,000 troops on the battlefield, only more than 10,000 people survived. There are only 30,000 soldiers in Liyang, and many injured, old and weak, and morale are also very problematic. It is very difficult to resist the fierce attack of the Wei army! "
When all the civil and military officials heard this, they also looked solemn.
It seems that facing the fierce Wei army, even with the steep Liyang City as a barrier, it is extremely difficult to defend it.
Especially the world-famous Wei Wuzhang is even more intimidating.
"Old Prime Minister Gan, let's talk about people's livelihood." Ying Quliang looked at the old Prime Minister Gan Long next to him.
Ganlong was a gentry of Qin State. He was highly respected and had a great prestige in the court.
Gan Long sighed: "The Wei army counterattacked too quickly, and everything was not urgent. Now, in Liyang City, there are 100,000 people and 30,000 soldiers, but the food and grass are only enough for one month. Even if you save money, it will be enough for a month and a half."
What!?
When the civil and military officials heard this, they were shocked: The food and grass are only enough for a few months at most? This is really a big deal.
"You guys," Ying Quliang had to cheer up when he saw the civil and military officials looking depressed and desperate, "Although the situation is critical, my old Qin people have been in the country for hundreds of years. I have never encountered any difficulties and obstacles, and I have survived them even if I have survived them! This time, I believe that as long as the Dukes work together and do their best, the Qin State can still overcome this difficulty."
"Qin Gong," said the senior official Du Zhi, "I think that now my Qin army is completely out of power. I rely solely on my own strength to repel the Wei army, and I have very little chance of winning. I should quickly ask for reinforcements to overcome this difficulty."
"Where are reinforcements?" Ying Quliang's eyes lit up and he said anxiously.
"Rong Di!" Du Zhi said suddenly: "In the past, my general of Qin State, I pacified the thirty-four branches of Rong Di, and the Rong Di Alliance vowed to never rebel again, and was willing to obey the orders of our Qin State. Now, the Qin Dynasty is in danger, why not issue an order quickly and transfer the Rong Di army to the east to save the dangerous situation?"
"Good idea! Rongdi has a population of hundreds of thousands and is fierce by nature. It can generate at least 50,000 elite troops or repel the Wei army."
"No! The barbarians have no military discipline. Once they are released into the pass, they will inevitably turn into scorched earth. Even if they repel the Wei army, they will be greatly damaged by our Qin State."
"That's even more terrifying, the barbarians have never had any trust. I was also frightened by the power of the army before. Now that I, Qin, is defeated, and the national strength is empty. If the barbarians see through the real world and suddenly cause chaos, they will be powerless to turn things around."
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As soon as Du Zhi said this, some people agreed and some opposed in the palace were quarrels.
When Ying Quliang heard this, he frowned: Inviting Rong Di soldiers into the pass was indeed a dangerous move. If one of them was not done well, he might have killed himself first without repelling the Wei army. For a moment, he was hesitant and undecided.
Chapter completed!