Chapter 197 I would rather commit suicide than be killed!
Pang Nuan shook his head: "No."
The monarchs and ministers of the Wei Kingdom felt a little relieved.
It’s right to think about it. Pang Nuan has a gentle temper and advocates winning without fighting and fighting with justice. How could such a person come up with a strategy of killing millions to protect the safety of a city!
However, before their hearts could put it into their stomachs, they heard Pang Nuan continue to speak: "It's not just the Yellow River embankment!"
"Foreign ministers also need to dig the Chuangou Dike and the Yingze Dike!"
Wei Wangzeng: (°Д°)
Just digging the Yellow River embankment was enough to shock Wei Wangzeng.
Who would have thought that Pang Nuan was still not satisfied and wanted to dig three dykes in a row!
Is this a strategy that humans can come up with?
No one with any humanity at all would be able to come up with such a vicious plan!
Gao Min exclaimed: "Does General Pang know that if he takes the initiative to dig these three embankments, the people of Wei will be displaced?!"
Pang Nuan said calmly: "Maybe up to 300,000 people will be displaced. It’s huge!”
Gao Min said in a broken voice: “Just digging the Yellow River embankment will cause the displacement of at least half a million Wei people.”
“If we dig up the Chuangou embankment and Xingze again. Dam, flooding will affect at least one million people!”
Pang Nuan's voice was very calm: "Both the entrance of the chasm and the Xingze embankment are located within the territory of Qin."
"The foreign minister does not know whether our army has the ability to dig these two embankments."
>"But if it can really be dug, we can completely guide the Chasm and Xingze water to flow into the territory of Qin!"
Gao Min looked at Pang Nuan incomprehensibly.
That’s a million dollars!
Even though most of them were not the people of Zhao Wei, why could Pang Nuan be so calm after deciding their death!
Wei Wang Zeng's voice was hard: "Even if we can divert the Chasm and Xingze Rivers to the territory of Qin as General Pang said, our Wei Dynasty will still have 500,000 people displaced."
"And their displacement was all due to the orders of the few!"
Wei Wangzeng did not feel sorry for ordinary Guizhou leaders.
But Wei Wangzeng knew very well how big a blow this order would have on the people's hearts.
The total population of Wei State, which has been shrinking, will also collapse, which will lead to the weakening of Wei State's national power!
Asking Wei Wangzeng to issue this order is tantamount to asking Wei Wangzeng to cut off his arm in order to survive!
Pang Nuan said sincerely: "If hundreds of thousands of Wei people are displaced, it is definitely not because of King Wei's order."
"If our army does not dig the embankment, the embankment will be dug by the Qin army. "Open."
"The final result is still the flooding of the Yellow River and the displacement of Guizhou."
"Please think deeply, King Wei, if the Qin army really digs river embankments to divert water to the city, how many casualties will be caused?"
"There are more than 400,000 Guizhou heads and more than 100,000 soldiers in Daliang City alone. There are thousands of dignitaries, and there are at least 200,000 Guizhou heads in the countryside from the Yellow River to Daliang City, which is more than 700,000 people!"
"Since these dykes will be dug sooner or later, why not let us do it? Let’s decide where to break the dam! Why don’t we reduce the losses to a lower level in advance!”
Pang Nuan is indeed a gentle person.
But Pang Nuan is even more of a general!
Human life is just a cold number on the battlefield. All Pang Nuan has to do is pay the minimum price to gain greater benefits.
For Pang Nuan, the breach of the embankment was like a trolley problem.
As a passer-by, should I pull the rails and turn the tram to kill four other innocent strangers in order to save five strangers?
Pang Nuan's choice was to pull the rails without hesitation and let the tram hit and kill the four innocent people.
Is he cold-blooded?
Very cold-blooded, he took the initiative to sentence four innocent people to death.
Is he kind?
Pang Nuan minimized the death toll at the cost of infamy and psychological pressure. How can we say he is unkind!
Wei Wangzeng looked at Pang Nuan with some hope: "Does General Pang have any other ideas?"
Pang Nuan shook his head: "The situation is so critical that the foreign ministers have no good ideas. ”
"As long as the foreign ministers have other methods, they will not advise this strategy!"
The troops are weak, the battle situation is weak, and the morale is weak. Although there is a strong city in hand, there is a fatal lever in the enemy's hands. in hand.
What can Pang Nuan do?
It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
Gao Min cupped his hands and bowed: "Please send General Pang another message to Handan City, and ask King Zhao to send more reinforcements to destroy the Qin army together with me, the Wei Dynasty!"
Pang Nuan said calmly: "General Zhao Huan is already rushing to Handan City, asking our king to send troops for reinforcements."
"But looking at the current battle situation, our country, Zhao, is also suffering from Qin's fierce attack. General Hu died in the battle. My great influence on Zhao is"
"If my king sends more reinforcements, Handan will be unstable and Zhao will be in danger of collapse!"
Pang Nuan didn't know about King Zhao's Yanhui. Whether to increase troops.
But in Pang Nuan's view, even if Zhao Wangyan increases his troops, he will not send too many troops, which is meaningless in the overall situation.
In this case, why not cut off the illusions of Wei's monarchs and ministers and force them to a dead end!
Wei Wangzeng murmured tiredly: "Is there really no other way?"
Pang Nuan bowed his hands and said: "The water flooded Daliang City or other places."
< br>"The destruction of the Wei State or the suffering of the people of the Wei State."
"Please make your own decision, King Wei!"
A difficult choice was placed in front of Wei Wangzeng.
The embankment burst on its own, and Wei's national power collapsed.
The Qin State burst its embankments and the Wei State was destroyed.
In fact, Wei Wangzeng had no choice at all!
Wei Wangzeng just needed to convince himself, to convince himself to cut off his arm, to convince himself to be willing to become a foolish king who would bear a thousand years of infamy and be spurned by the people of Wei!
After a long time, Wei Wangzeng finally took a deep breath and shouted sternly: "Dig!"
"As General Pang said, since the levee will be dug sooner or later, it is not up to me, the great Wei Dynasty, to decide when. Dig, where to dig?”
“Only if we, the great Wei Dynasty, take the initiative to dig up the Yellow River embankment, can we minimize the casualties!”
Wei Wangzeng seemed to be persuading others. It seemed like he was persuading himself.
After Gao Min and other ministers looked at each other, they all raised their hands: "I second my proposal!"
All the ministers were shouting. It is true that they have no ability, but they will not let Wei Wangzeng take the blame.
It is the unanimous decision of all the monarchs and ministers of Wei to exchange the lives of hundreds of thousands of Wei people for the safety of Daliang City!
Wei Wangzeng felt a little warmth in his heart, and his voice became a little firmer: "General Pang will be fully responsible for the next command."
"I am also willing to obey General Pang's orders!"
"I only hope that General Pang will protect our country of Wei!"
Pang Nuan hurriedly stepped aside, and then returned the courtesy: "Fortunately, the foreign minister has the trust of the King of Wei, how dare you disobey your order?!"
"I only hope that Live up to King Wei!”
Although King Wei gave Pang Nuan the highest command, Pang Nuan, who had experienced the intrigues of the five-nation coalition, knew that some words could only be heard.
Although Wei Wangzeng is very determined now, when Wei Wangzeng's blood cools down, his thoughts may not be the same as now.
Therefore, Pang Nuan still communicated as an assistant: "The foreign minister believes that as far as the Qin army is concerned, since Lord Chang'an has proposed a flood strategy, he will definitely take precautions."
"Yu As far as our army is concerned, as long as the threat of floods is resolved, Daliang City will be safe. We can wait for Zhao to defeat the Qin army and reinforce Wei, or we can wait for the other three countries to come to help."
"So we decided. The embankment matter must be resolved quickly and at all costs!"
Wei Wangzeng nodded in agreement: "What General Pang said makes sense!"
Pang Nuan continued: "Therefore, the foreign minister is asking for help. Divide our navy into three groups and fight out from Nanshui Gate respectively. ”
"Let the reinforcements from outside the city join together and kill the south water gate from south to north, and cooperate with our infantry to kill the land road next to the south water gate!"
Gao Min looked puzzled: "Why? Divide the navy into three groups and fight them out separately? "
"And the Nanshui Gate leads to the Huaihe River. If we fight out from the Nanshui Gate, it will take at least more than a month to turn back to the Yellow River. "
Waiting for Pang Nuan to speak, Wei Qi explained: "Because the Qin army has a kind of black oil, and the black oil can float on the water."
"If our navy is full, When it comes out, it is entirely possible for the Qin army to pour black oil and ignite the river, burning all our naval forces.”
"It is also because of the black oil that we set out from the South Water Gate."
"If we set out from the North Water Gate, the Qin army can dump the black oil anywhere upstream, and our army will have no way to avoid it."
"But starting from Nanshuimen is going down the river. If the Qin army dumps black oil in front of our army, the black oil will be washed away by the water. If the Qin army dumps black oil in the rear of our army, our army can speed up the voyage. Get rid of the black oil."
"The purpose of using infantry to clear the land route along the river is to prevent the Qin army from directly dumping black oil on our naval positions."
" At the same time, this is also to expel the Qin Army’s trebuchets and prevent the huge rocks thrown by the Qin Army’s trebuchets from smashing our ships.”
Wei Qi looked at Pang Nuan and asked with bright eyes like a good student asking for praise: "General Pang, is what the last general said correct?"
No one in the whole Wei Dynasty knows oil better than Wei Qi.
It can even be said that no one in the world knows more about oil than Wei Qi!
Even if it is Ying Chengyu, has he been burned by oil?
Does he know what it feels like to be in a sea of fire?
He doesn't know! ! !
So Wei Qi has always been thinking about the Qin Army's oil tactics, and before thinking about every tactic, he will first consider whether the Qin Army's oil can break this strategy.
Pang Nuan smiled happily: "Pengcheng Jun is a great talent!"
Wei Qi's face turned slightly red: "General Pang is over-praised."
"Actually, The general is also puzzled.”
"Why not just order our troops outside the city to dig the embankment, but take the huge risk and send the navy out of the city?"
Pang Nuan explained: "The section of the Yellow River embankment from Daliang City onward They are all within the territory of Zhao and Wei."
"If our army only digs up the Yellow River embankment, it will naturally not require the cooperation of the navy."
"But the entire territory of Xingze and the upper section of the divide are within the Qin state. "
"Reinforcements from outside the city alone are not enough to penetrate the Qin territory and dig ditches. We must have the cooperation of the navy to achieve this strategy against the weakness of the Qin navy!"
Most of the 40,000 reinforcements outside the city are just city guards in each city, and their combat effectiveness is far behind that of Wei's main army.
With the 40,000 reinforcements outside the city alone, Pang Nuan seriously doubted that they would even be able to break through Xinzheng City and Guancheng City and gain control of the Yingze River System.
Not to mention digging embankments to divert water!
Wei Qi suddenly handed over his hand: "That's how it is. I will ask you to be the vanguard of the navy!"
Pang Nuan was silent for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "This battle is extremely fierce!"
This battle is not only extremely fierce, it can even be said to be a death battle!
Because Pang Nuan was not sure when and where the Qin army would dump oil to block the river.
Once your warship is in a sea of fire, it will be difficult for the gods to save you!
Wei Qi smiled: "How can the last general give up the battle just because the battle is so dangerous?"
"It is precisely because this battle is so fierce that the last general has to ask himself to be the vanguard. ! ”
Pang Nuan said nothing, but looked at Wei Wangzeng.
This is not something he can decide.
Because Wei Qi is not only King Pengcheng of Wei, but also the half-brother of King Zeng of Wei and the youngest son of King Anli of Wei!
Wei Wangzeng said seriously: "Brother Wang, you don't have to do this."
Wei Qi smiled casually: "If it were someone else who led the army, they might surrender out of fear."
"But I won't."
"Even if I die, I will not lose the prestige of the Wei Kingdom! Let alone insult the dignity of the Wei royal family!"
"Brother, no more Please be the pioneer!"
Looking at Wei Qi's firm gaze, Wei Wangzeng finally spoke in a solemn voice after a long silence:
"I will beat the drum for you personally!"
(End of this chapter)