Chapter 45 Of course, persimmons must be picked on the soft side
Seeing that the generals were speechless, Ying Chengyu smiled and asked: "It seems that the generals also agree with the strategy of this general and the king!"
Recognized?
Which of your eyes has seen our approval!
Zhou Yan took a step forward and asked tentatively: "General, does he really want to surrender, or is he pretending to surrender?"
Ying Chengyu laughed: "Do you generals suspect that I will lead my army to surrender to South Korea?"
The generals were silent and just nodded in unison.
It is not unheard of for Da Qin generals to lead their troops to surrender to other countries.
It was only twenty years ago that Zheng Anping led 20,000 Qin troops to surrender!
Although Ying Chengyu is the son of the late king, so what?
Xiong Qi is still the son of King Kaolie of Chu, and he is not yet serving as a censor in Da Qin!
Even if the generals don't pay much attention to the court, they can know that Ying Chengxuan is in a disadvantageous position in the court and surrendering to other countries is impossible just by looking at the scandals that have happened since Ying Chengxuan's expedition!
Ying Chengyu took out a bamboo slip with both hands and unfolded it, showing the contents to all the generals.
Looking at the bamboo slips from a distance, Yang Hu recited: "Instruct Chang'an Lord Ying Cheng to flee falsely and go to the six kingdoms. He will return when Wang Ling calls him!"
Wang Ling! The date was blocked by Ying Chengyu with his hand, but the big seal was clearly visible to all the generals.
Yang Hu and other generals hurriedly handed over their hands: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Ying Chengyu put away the bamboo slips and spoke seriously: "Brother Wang knows that it will be difficult for me to achieve military success in a head-on confrontation, so he devised a plan to make me The general will go to other countries to spy on information and disrupt their alliances."
"However, I am unwilling to do so."
"Although I am famous for my sharp tongue, I am not. I even hope to become a general who can fight with swords and horses."
"So I wrote to the king and still pretended to flee, but he took a hundred thousand troops to flee with him, and then changed to fleeing. A sneak attack to steal back a huge territory for our great Qin!”
Most of the worries in the generals' hearts finally dissipated.
Although Ying Chengxuan's order is different from Wang Ling's, the core idea has not changed, and since Ying Zheng can issue such an order, it shows that he has enough trust in Ying Chengxuan.
As for disagreements over trivial details, the generals are accustomed to them.
The army is on the battlefield, and fighter planes are often fleeting. How can there be time to report everything and wait for a response?
So as long as they do not run counter to the grand strategy, the generals have a lot of autonomy. However, while being independent, they also need to bear more responsibilities. In case of defeat, the crime will be added to the crime!
Zhou Yan still asked with some uncertainty: "But our army's march east this time is to attack Zhao."
"This was decided at the court."
"If In order to change the target of the attack, should we first obtain a written statement from the Prime Minister? "
Ying Chengqiu smiled: "It is nonsense to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Zhao with my general as the leader."
“The court’s conclusion is just for the sake of peace of mind of South Korea.”
"Our army's goal from beginning to end has been to conquer Korea!"
After a pause, Ying Chengxuan asked: "Colonel Zhou thinks that our army can benefit from Zhao Jun's hands?"
Zhou Yan was speechless.
In recent years, Qin has indeed won more victories than lost in foreign wars.
What is engraved on the history books is victory after victory, and the return of cities to Qin one after another.
But as generals, they also know how long the list of those killed in battle will not be engraved in the history books!
And the State of Zhao is definitely the enemy of the State of Qin!
Although Li Mu's fame is still limited to the Xiongnu area, Lian Po has also fled to Chu for refuge.
But the generals such as Pang Nuan and Hu Zou of Zhao State are not good at making mistakes.
Even if Zhou Yan overestimates himself, he will not think that he has the ability to fight against the generals of Zhao State.
And an important reason why Qin has won more victories than Zhao in recent years is that Bai Qi killed a large number of Zhao's young and middle-aged troops in the Battle of Changping.
The Qin Dynasty frequently sent troops of four to five hundred thousand, or even six to seven hundred thousand, to launch a crushing attack on Zhao with its overall strength advantage on the battlefield.
But what about Ying Chengyu?
These 100,000 soldiers and horses were sent to the State of Zhao. It is estimated that the generals of the State of Zhao were going crazy with joy.
They haven’t fought such a rich battle in many years!
Yang Hu murmured: "That's right. One hundred thousand troops can still fight against Han and Wei, but they are really weak against Zhao."
"No wonder I always feel that something is wrong with this battle. It turns out that I The goal of the army is not Zhao State at all, but South Korea!”
I don’t know whether Yang Hu really understands or pretends to understand.
But Yang Hu's words changed the atmosphere in the military camp, and other generals also nodded in agreement. "Yes, of course you have to pick the weak persimmon. It will be difficult for our army to attack Zhao with strength, but it is more appropriate to attack Han."
"But if South Korea unites with Zhao and Wei, it will be difficult for our army to win."
"Returning after a small victory is also a victory. The general will fief the land, and we will be promoted, why not do it?"
Seeing that no one had any objections, Ying Chengyu ordered in a deep voice: "In order to prevent the army from being unstable and the soldiers to run away and not know the battle before the battle, I did not want to inform the entire army about this before the battle."
"The false surrender and surrender are only known to the generals in this camp. At the same time, they guard the camp gate and cut off the transmission of information from inside and outside."
"Anyone who learns of this strategy will leak the secret. I will kill everyone who hears it!”
All the generals suddenly handed over their hands: "Wei!"
Ying Chengyu nodded happily: "Good!"
"Generals, go and prepare yourself."
"Once the court will As soon as the news was released, our army immediately broke out of camp and went into battle!"
After being silent for nearly a month, the military camp, which was like a youth military training summer camp, suddenly became restless.
The soldiers didn't know why or why.
They only know that the amount of training today has increased a bit, and the security of the military camp has become more and more strict, and they can't even send a letter home.
Fortunately, all the general’s soldiers are out hunting.
Although that little prey was not enough to nourish the army, a mouthful of broth with a few grains of minced meat floating in it was enough to make the soldiers not think about all the changes around them.
Noon the next day.
A group of cavalry rushed over, breaking the tranquility in the military camp.
The leader of the cavalry turned over and dismounted, raised his hands to the soldiers in the barracks and shouted:
"General Yang Duan and his subordinate Yang Fan, the commander of the army, please see Yang Hu, the captain of this army!"
The soldiers were delighted: "Captain Yang Hu? Are you talking about Deputy General Yang Hu?"
Yang Fan was stunned: "Deputy General Yang Hu?!"
Hearing that Yang Hu was promoted, Yang Fan was not surprised at all, only increasingly nervous and uneasy.
The soldiers raised their hands to the inside of the military camp: "That's natural!"
"Wait a moment, I will send the message right away."
Following Yang Fan , group after group of knights came galloping on horseback.
“The school captain Zhou Yan went to the nursing home and asked to see the head of my family!”
"The school captain Wang Han has come to the nursing home to ask for an audience..."
Every knight shouted loudly as soon as they arrived outside the military camp, asking for an audience with their master.
After chanting, all the knights looked at each other but did not communicate with each other, but their eyes showed the helplessness of brothers in distress.
After a while, a large number of generals rode out of the camp.
Yang Fan went up to him and said in a low voice: "General, the Lord has received news."
"The imperial court has decided that Lord Chang'an violated the law and committed a crime, and sent Nangong eunuch Lao Ai as the chief general with an army of 200,000 to attack!"
"Please make preparations in advance, general."
Yang Hu's eyes showed surprise: "Really?"
Yang Fan was a little confused: "General, did you not hear what I just said?"
Yang Hu didn't understand at all Ignoring Yang Fan, he just shouted excitedly to Ying Chengyu who came after hearing the news:
"General, Xianyang City has released news of attacking our army!"
Yang Fan:? ? ?
All messengers:! ! !
Are you crazy!
The court condemned Lord Chang'an, not to praise him!
Why are you so excited when you know that the imperial court has sent a large army to attack you?
(End of this chapter)