Chapter 133: Two Traitors Meet
Seeing that Xiang Kang was shocked by his own analysis and inference, the Wei envoy who was very good at speaking stopped when he saw that he was good and said with a smile: "Of course, with the young marshal, your noble character and gentlemanly demeanor, you will naturally not care about such minor matters. You must be the important matter of the world's rebels joining forces to fight against Qin first. If you don't have the same knowledge as General Lu Chen, you would rather suffer some losses yourself and agree to join forces with them in one bite."
With a smile on his face, Wei envoy suddenly changed his words and said, "But I am a philistine. I always feel that Yingbu and General Lu Chen are doing something unreasonable. The army is obviously full of a group of mobs who are trapped everywhere. After you meet with the Young Marshal, you will not take the initiative to ask the Young Marshal to take care of the reorganization. You are actually trying to rely on a group of mobs to be on par with the Young Marshal. You use the Young Marshal's army to obtain benefits for them. It is really hateful."
"Sir, what he said seems to be arguing about the relationship between me and my friendly forces." Xiang Kang asked vigilantly, and for a moment he could not see through the intention of the Wei envoy saying these words.
"Of course not, please don't misunderstand." The envoy of Wei laughed and said, "The envoy is just a plea for the envoy. Also, if the envoy doesn't mind, the envoy has a way of being the best of both worlds. It can help the envoy to recruit the troops of the two generals Yingbu and Lu Chen, and also allow the young marshal's army to help our Wei army without having to confront the main force of the tyrannical Qin, and give our Wei army a chance to breathe. I just don't know if the young marshal will blame the young marshal for being abrupt and rude."
"We can help me to recruit Yingbu and Lu Chen's army, and we can help you share the pressure without having to compete with the main force of the tyrannical Qin? Is there such a good thing?" Xiang Kang became interested and hurriedly said: "Sir, please tell me your clever plan. If it is really feasible, I will definitely adopt it."
"The little envoy is taking the liberty." The Wei envoy was not polite, and immediately pointed to the map hanging in the army's tent and said, "Young marshal, can you borrow the map?"
Xiang Kang nodded in agreement. The envoy Wei got up and walked to the map, but he was not in a hurry to give advice on the map. He just said: "Young Marshal, please forgive me for being rude and slandering others behind the scenes. In the eyes of the envoy, the fundamental reason why the two generals Ying Bu and Lu Chen were unwilling to accept your incorporation was not only that they had the ambitions of unwillingness to others, but also that they had the capital of the army. They also knew that you were burdened by your reputation and would never dare to force annex their army by force. Therefore, people were not satisfied with their hearts. Not only did they hope to be on an equal footing with you, but they also tried to use the young marshal's army to gain huge benefits that they could not get by themselves."
"There is only one way to crush their dream, which is to teach them a lesson." The Wei envoy said again: "Teach them with the help of the tyrant Qin army, let them know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is, and let the tyrant Qin army destroy part of their capital. In this way, when they are desperate, they can accept the recruitment of your young commander, hand over the military power and merge it into your army. If they do so, even if they still have ambitions and still refuse to surrender to you, they will certainly no longer have the qualification to be on an equal footing with you. If you want to drive them to fight for you, of course it will be much easier."
"While it is reasonable, Ying Bu and Lu Chen are not fools. If I ask them to lead their troops to fight against the main force of the tyrannical Qin, they will never agree?" Xiang Kang asked.
"Yes, the two generals Ying Bu and Lu Chen are not fools, and they are absolutely impossible to do such stupid things. But if you use some means, the situation will be completely different." The Wei envoy nodded, then reached out to Chenliu City on the map and said, "Young Marshal, please look at this Chenliu City. Chenliu is about seventy miles away from Linji. This distance is not close or far, and there are two sides of Sui Shui and Honggu that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the young marshal gathers troops here, they can not deter the main force of the tyrannical Qin from afar, so that they dare not attack Linji with all their strength, and there is no need to worry that the tyrannical Qin army suddenly turns its spearhead and attacks you with all their strength."
"In addition, Young Marshal, you have something to say to Ying Bu and General Lu Chen, and the others." The Wei envoy said again: "Young Marshal, after you stationed troops in Chenliu, you can use the excuse to rescue the Wei State. You can confront the main force of the tyrannical Qin head-on, and send the two generals Ying Bu and Lu Chen to lead their troops to continue westward to attack Yangwu west of Linji, and cut off the tyrannical Qin connection between the main force of the tyrannical Qin and Ao Cang. Seeing that you were facing the main force of the tyrannical Qin in Chenliu, you were afraid that you would drive them to rescue Linji for the tyrannical Qin, you would definitely give up the difficult and easy, so you agreed immediately."
Speaking of this, the Wei envoy smiled slightly and said, "But as long as they do this, Zhang Han will definitely not let them go. The young envoy dared to predict that in order to keep the food supply open, Zhang Han will definitely suspend the attack on Linji, take a defensive position on the southern front where you are, and concentrate elite troops to attack Yingbu and Lu Chen first. In this way, our army can get a chance to breathe, and Young Marshal, you don't have to take a risk of fighting head-on battle with the main force of the tyrannical Qin. At the same time, after the two generals Yingbu and Lu Chen were defeated and fled back to Chenliu, wouldn't it be much easier for Young Marshal to incorporate them?"
He stood up and went to the map to carefully calculate for a long time, then stood in Yingbu, and analyzed and deduced the positions of Lu Chen and Zhang Han. Xiang Kang finally nodded and said, "Yes, this method is feasible. If it goes well, we can also get a lot of breathing time for your Wei army and persist in reinforcing Linji in various ways."
With a plop, the Wei envoy knelt down to Xiang Kang and bowed his hands and said, "Young Marshal, the lives of the soldiers and civilians in Linji City are counting on you to rescue them. Since the Young Marshal thinks that the young envoy's foolish plan is feasible, I hope the Young Marshal will take action quickly and advance westward as soon as possible to share the pressure for our army."
"Sir, please come up. Since I agree, I will do my best."
Xiang Kang gave a casual order, but the envoy of Wei refused to stand up and said, "Young Marshal, the envoy is brave, and I want to beg you for something. The envoy is worried that if Zhang Hanpi knows that the young man, you will lead the army westward, you will probably have the intention of defeating each person, and attack Linji with all your strength, destroy our Wei Kingdom first and then turn around to deal with you. So the envoy is brave, and I also want to ask the young man, you can adopt the young man, and lure Zhang Han to adopt the strategy of besieging the city to attack Linji, and temporarily suspend the attack on Linji, so as not to be defeated by Zhang Hanpi!"
"Sir, there are some clever plans to induce Zhang Han to adopt the strategy of besieging the city to attack the aid?" Xiang Kang was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Sir, please tell me, what clever plans do you have?"
"Little is foolish." The envoy of Wei replied, "I would like to ask the Young Marshal to order your front army to temporarily suspend the attack on the two cities along the way, Xiangyi and Yongqiu. The army will pass around the city and enter Chenliu directly. In this way, Zhang Han will definitely think that Young Marshal, you are ready to rescue Linji with all your might. In order to get the opportunity to wait for your hard work, you will definitely temporarily suspend the attack on Linji. The horses and horses are waiting for you to go north to die, and you will not have the idea of defeating our Wei and you."
The plan of this Wei envoy is indeed feasible. If Xiang Kang was in Zhang Han's position and saw the enemy coming to die in a hurry, he would definitely choose to siege the city and attack the aid first, and would not rush to attack the city. It would not only consume military strength, but also cause the enemy to retreat immediately after losing the rescue target. At the same time, bypassing the solid city controlled by the Qin army and attacking other easier targets, which is also common in other anti-Qin rebel forces. However...
But this is certainly not in line with Xiang Kang's style of liberalization, so Xiang Kang was extremely hesitant. The Wei envoy observed his expression and guessed Xiang Kang's concerns, and hurriedly said, "Please rest assured that Young Marshal. Although this plan is a bit dangerous, Xiangyi and Yongqiu only have county soldiers guards of the tyrannical Qin army, and it is impossible to threaten you. In addition, the young envoy also knew that Chenliu has a lot of food and grass in Chenliu. As long as you take Chenliu, you don't have to worry about insufficient food and grass in a short period of time. You can compete with Zhang Han for a long time."
Unwilling to take the risk of losing direct contact with the former army led by Feng Zhong, and he dared not believe the Wei envoy's introduction to Chenliu's food and grass. Xiang Kang was still hesitant and asked casually: "How do you know that Chenliu City has a lot of food and can be used by our army for a long time?"
"It was our Wei State who had done a detailed investigation before." The Wei envoy explained: "At that time, the young envoy also spoke to our King of Wei and advised him to take advantage of Zhang Han's opportunity to advance to Chen County and take down Chenliu and Daliang and other places as soon as possible to strengthen his strength. However, the King of Wei was afraid of causing trouble and attracted Zhang Han's army to attack him, so he did not comply. However, Chenliu City is indeed a lot of food and grass. After you take down Chenliu, if you find that the young envoy tells a lie, please kill Chen Ping, my neck, and I have no complaints!"
When Chen Ping, the Wei envoy Chen Ping introduced Chen Liu's situation before, Xiang Kang was very disdainful and was always skeptical of his words. However, when Chen Ping reported his name, Xiang Kang was shocked and blurted out: "Sir, what did you say your name?"
"Report to the young marshal, the young envoy is Chen Ping." Chen Ping replied.
Xiang Kang was stunned. He thought that he was just the same name and surname and had a poor talent fortune, and could not have met the Qin late adviser whom he admired the most. However, thinking of Chen Ping just now, he could guess the result of his negotiations with Ying Bu and Lu Chen, and what he thought in his heart, Xiang Kang immediately concluded that he could not be wrong! The Chen Ping in front of him must be the famous and unethical Chen Ping in the late Qin Dynasty!
To draw this conclusion, Xiang Kang's face immediately showed a kind smile. He first helped Chen Ping up with his own hands, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Chen Ping, I can adopt your strategy and let my army bypass Xiangyi and Yongqiu and attack Chenliu directly. But I have a condition, you must promise me something before I can do this."
"Young marshal, please say that as long as the young envoy can do it, the young envoy will definitely go through fire and water." Chen Ping couldn't wait to answer.
"Don't you go through fire and water." Xiang Kang patted Chen Ping on the shoulder and said with a smile: "As long as you stay and help me and be my adviser, I will help Wei Ju."
"Young Marshal, do you want the young envoy to leave Wei Ju and serve you?" Chen Ping was a little stunned.
"No," Xiang Kang nodded seriously and said sincerely: "Sir is a great talent and is living under Wei Ju's tent. It is a pity. Wei Ju still disobeys you and refuses to follow your plan. He only treats you as an ordinary envoy. I really feel sorry for you. If you can leave Wei Ju and serve me, I promise that I will never treat you badly."
Seeing Xiang Kang's sincere expression and his words were not jokes. Chen Ping, who was extremely unsatisfied with Wei Ju, was inevitably excited and knew that he had finally met someone who knew the goods. However, after careful consideration, Chen Ping bowed and said, "The Young Marshal is wrong, and Chen is really flattered. However, as a Wei minister, Chen took the opportunity to take the lead and surrender to the emperor. He will inevitably be criticized by thousands of men and laughed at the world. Therefore, the Young Marshal's kindness is really unaware of it."
When Xiang Kang heard the urgent and was ready to continue persuasion, Chen Ping said again: "But please rest assured that Young Marshal, as a foreign minister, Chen Ping took the liberty to offer advice to you. Not only do you obey your advice, you also appreciate Chen Ping very much. This kind of kindness of knowing the favor will not be returned. I promised the Young Marshal that after completing this mission, when I returned to Linji, the first thing I did was to resign from the King of Wei, and then come to join the Young Marshal to repay the Young Marshal's great favor."
"Okay, okay, but now Linji is fighting, how can you risk going back, sir?" Xiang Kang asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, Young Marshal, I am a charitable villain who is afraid of death. At this time, I will never dare to take the risk before going back." Chen Ping smiled and said, "So please stay in your army for a while, and wait until Linji turns danger and the road is no longer dangerous. Then return to Linji and resign from the King of Wei."
When Xiang Kang heard this, he laughed and quickly ordered: "Come on, prepare the best banquet. Tonight, I will drink hard with Mr. Chen Ping and make a drunk together."
What does it mean to be like a stinky like? Xiang Kang and Chen Ping, two top unethical goods in the world, are called like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky like a stinky person when drinking together at the same table. Almost every word is extremely speculative. When talking about the various cheating and cheating behaviors of the Young Marshals Army on the battlefield before, even Zhou Zeng, who was sitting next to him, felt a little blushed, but Xiang Kang and Chen Ping were both flirting with each other, and were proud of it. When discussing how to deceive Ying Bu and Lu Chen to be cannon fodder in Yangwu, Chen Ping showed his skills and gave Xiang Kang several bad ideas that were so bad that they were so bad that Xiang Kang was smoking. Xiang Kang was applauding, but Zhou Zeng next to him sighed quietly and said, "This Chen Ping really has the appetite for our Young Marshal Xiang, but I don't know how unlucky the enemy will be in the future."
The next morning, when Chen Ping's suggestion was adopted, Xiang Kang sent someone to invite Ying Bu and Lu Chen to his own tent. First, he presented the letter of help from Wei Ju's handwritten letter to the country, and asked Ying Bu. Lu Chen led his army to Linji and reinforced the Wei army. As a result, Ying Bu and Lu Chen, who had been beaten by Zhang Hanfei, certainly did not dare to agree, but could not resist Xiang Kang and Chen Ping's repeated persuasion and clever agitating generals, Ying Bu and Lu Chen still agreed to Xiang Kang's decision. Xiang Kang did not hesitate at the moment, immediately let the army set up a camp and led the two cannon fodder troops, Ying Bu and Lu Chen, to strode westward, and at the same time ordered Feng Zhong to bypass the two cities of Xiangyi and Yongqiu and directly attack Chenliu.
Then the situation was completely reported by Chen Ping. When he received the news that the Young Marshal's Army had already launched a large-scale advance in Dang County, Zhang Han, who had already deeply hated Xiang Kang, had indeed had the idea of defeating the Wei army and the Young Marshal's Army, and immediately took action, beating the main force of the Wei army stationed outside Linji City to tears, and was unable to resist, and had to give up the camp outside the city and flee back to the city to defend the city. However, after exploring the news that the Young Marshal's Army had gone by Xiangyi and advanced directly westward, Zhang Han immediately gave up the plan to attack the city with all his might.
, and said to the generals: "There is no need to rush to attack the city. Xiang Kang's traitors went west without attacking the cities along the way. It was obvious that they wanted to rush to rescue Wei Ju's traitors. Instead of forcing the time and effort to attack, it would be better to temporarily suspend the attack and wait for Xiang Kang's traitors to come and die. Otherwise, if we attack Linji first, with the cunning Xiang Kang's traitors, we will definitely escape east immediately. When we want to annihilate the Chu traitors' army, we don't know how much time and food will be spent."
The generals of the Qin army all said that they all raised their hands to support Zhang Han's decision to siege the city and fight for assistance. However, Zhang Han quickly regretted his decision. Feng Zhong, the vanguard of the young commander army, bypassed Xiangyi and Yongqiu and entered westward and went westward. Although he built a bridge over the Sui River that day and acted as if he wanted to go north to reinforce Linji, at night, Feng Zhong's army secretly retreated to the south bank of Sui River and suddenly launched an attack on Chenliu City.
The Qin army soldiers guarding Chenliu were originally soldiers with insufficient combat effectiveness. They mistakenly thought that the Young Marshal Army only wanted to reinforce Linji and had no interest in attacking Chenliu. They were neglected to prevent the Chenliu army. Chenliu's defenders were killed off guard. The Young Marshal Army soldiers carrying light flight ladders killed Chenliu city heading to the top of Chenliu city with just one charge. At the same time, the Young Marshal Army soldiers under the city also used a wooden to knock open the Chenliu city gate and rushed into the city without much effort. The Chenliu county magistrate was also a weak person. As soon as he saw the Young Marshal Army entering the city, he immediately knelt in the county temple courtyard with the officials in the city to surrender. The Young Marshal Army successfully captured Chenliu and indeed seized enough food for the entire Young Marshal Army to use for a period of time in the city.
It was still at this time that Zhang Han, who had only planned to siege the city and attacked the aid, was a little bad, but it was too late to find this. The Young Commander's Army had already taken root at only seventy miles away from Linji. Just like a sharp knife, it aimed at the back of the main force of the Qin army, and it could suddenly stab the Qin army's vest at any time. What's worse is that the Qi reinforcements led by King Tian Dan of Qi, also crossed the Yellow River on the white horse and were rushing towards Linji. If Zhang Han divided his troops to attack Chenliu, all his efforts might be wasted. Tian Dan took the opportunity to smash the Linji encirclement that Zhang Han had finally built, and rescued Wei Ju, the duck that was almost cooked.
Chapter completed!