Chapter 238: Fighting against each other’s weaknesses, Ying Zheng is trapped in Xinzheng City!
Xinzheng Palace.
After Ying Chengyu’s sweeping campaign and Ying Zheng’s arrival, the original decorative style of Xinzheng Palace has become the same as that of Xianyang Palace.
It’s just that the main hall is a bit short and the stairs are a bit short, which makes the officials who are used to going to court as a exercise a little uncomfortable.
But this gave Qin's ministers more energy to drink at the top of their lungs in the imperial study.
"This battle must stop!" Mi Li said seriously: "We must not continue fighting like this!"
"It is not worth it to be enemies of Zhao, Yan, and Chu for the sake of the territory of the old Wei Dynasty. !”
“The territory can be retaken in the future, but the current Great Qin does not have the ability to go to war with the Three Kingdoms at the same time!”
Wei Liao asked directly: “What should I, Great Qin do?”
“Are we going to give up all the territory of the old Wei Dynasty?”
"Even if I, the Qin Dynasty, are willing, will Zhao, Chu, and Yan be able to withdraw their troops?"
"They won't! They will only continue to advance even further, and will not stop until I, the Qin Dynasty, are forced back to Hangu Pass!"< br>
Mi Li asked back: "We, the Qin Dynasty, have the ability to continue fighting fiercely with the other countries, but we are only retreating for the sake of peace. How dare the other countries continue to pursue us?"
The important ministers in the imperial study have no basis. Factions took sides and argued endlessly based on their personal judgments about the battle.
Half an hour later, Mi Li finally couldn't help but faced Ying Zheng and handed over her hands: "Your Majesty, I beg you for your life!"
"Order Lieutenant General Meng Wu's troops to return to Daliang City, order Chang'an Jun's troops to return to Anling City, and order General Wang Jian's troops to return to Taihang Mountains."
"We, the Qin Dynasty, use Daliang City, Yingshui, and Taihang Mountains to defend our territory. , give up all the territory outside this line of defense!”
Mi Li’s suggestion was not mixed with any personal feelings, it was really because Da Qin’s current war situation was too difficult.
Northern Line.
Wang Jian has been fighting Li Mu for half a year.
Li Mu's army only had 320,000 soldiers and horses left, but Wang Jian's army only had 170,000 soldiers and horses left.
Although Wang Jian is still persisting and can even gain a slight advantage from time to time, it is difficult not to worry about such a disparity in the ratio of troops.
Eastern Front.
Meng Wu led 30,000 troops to fight against the 100,000 troops commanded by General Qu.
Thanks to the support of Yangjincheng, Mengwu was able to persist until now.
However, the strength difference of more than three times also made it very difficult for Mengwu to fight. It was a blessing to remain undefeated.
Southern Line.
Even with Ying Zheng's reinforcements and the temporary recruitment of young men from the old Wei area as reinforcements, Ying Chengyu's troops only had more than 170,000 troops left.
On the other hand, although the Chu army was defeated several times and the Jing family retreated, Xiang Yan only had more than 200,000 soldiers left.
But since the Jing family can withdraw from the army, they can also participate in the war again. Xiang Yan's troops can be restored to 300,000 troops at any time. If King Chu can sort out the internal problems of Chu State, Chu State can even Increase the number of troops to 400,000!
Three fronts, all three are bad.
Whether it is military strength or food and grass, Da Qin has reached a shaky state.
How to fight this?
Mi Li really can’t figure out how to fight this battle!
Wei Liao also stepped forward and handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, please don't forget why this battle started."
"We, the Great Qin, can make concessions and make alliances, but all this must be done after our Great Qin has won a victory!"
"Otherwise, how can the heroes be afraid of the Great Qin?"
Since the war began, Many people may have forgotten what the core purpose of this battle is.
But Wei Liao did not forget.
The most fundamental purpose of this battle is to use a war to tell the world that the Qin Dynasty is still strong, so don't have any evil intentions!
If Great Qin retreats in despair, other countries will realize that Great Qin has no power to resist the alliance.
Even if the Qin Dynasty retreats to Hangu Pass, all the countries will immediately take advantage of the victory to pursue it and launch the sixth joint attack on Qin!
Facing the expectant looks of the ministers, Ying Zheng was silent for a long time before he spoke: "I believe in my generals."
"General Wang Jian, General Meng Wu, Lord Chang'an Even the young master has no intention of retreating."
"Since my generals have not yet given up, how can I easily give up the territory that our Great Qin soldiers regained with their blood and lives?"
All the ministers shouted: "Your Majesty!"
With the same voice, "Your Majesty!", the ministers made three sounds of excitement, sadness and panic.
Huh?
Panic?
The panicked cry sounded again: "Urgent military information! Please report to the King quickly!"
The ministers immediately turned to look at the imperial study room door, and Ying Zheng stood up unconsciously and shouted: "Pass!"
The imperial study room door was pushed open, and a thousand generals strode in. He cupped his hands and said hurriedly: "Traces of the Chu army were found seven miles outside the city!"
Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.
The panicked shouts outside the door just now startled Ying Zheng's heart to tremble suddenly.
Now that he heard that it was not Ying Chengyu who was injured or killed in battle, Ying Zheng felt relieved and asked in a deep voice: "How strong is the Chu army?"
Qian Jiang said repeatedly: "There are about 30,000 enemy troops, and there are many flags with the word 'xiang' in the army."
Mi Li couldn't help but exclaimed: "The troops of Shangzhu State of Chu have arrived at Xinzheng City. Outside?"
Wei Liao shook his head: "Since there are only 30,000 troops outside the city, they cannot be from Shangzhu Kingdom Xiang Yan."
"Xu is a group. "
Mi Li immediately handed over his hand and said, "I ask your Majesty to withdraw from Xinzheng City before the enemy troops arrive."
Ying Zheng asked in a low voice: "Where can I give you this advice?"
Mi Li said sincerely: "There are only 8,000 guards and 10,000 regular troops in the city now."
"In the city The military strength is far inferior to that of the Chu army!"
"How can the king live in such a dangerous city?"
"Therefore, I ask the king to withdraw from Xinzheng City as soon as possible and return to Xianyang City!" br>
Many courtiers raised their hands to advise: "I second the proposal!"
Ying Zheng laughed loudly: "We are just multiple enemies."
"I am defending Xinzheng, why should I be afraid of it?" !”
“My dear friends, please come with me to the city for a visit!”
Mi Li wanted to persuade her again, but Wei Liao grabbed her arm.
Mi Li was furious: "You are a flattering minister, let me go!" Wei Liao said solemnly: "Since Mi Shangqing has not been in battle, please do not participate in the war."
"If the king leaves the city now, the morale of our army will be reduced, making it difficult to fight for a long time."
"The Chu army will not just watch the king withdraw his troops, and will surely pursue and kill him."
“If you hold on to the city and defend it, you can fight with multiple troops.”
"But if we pursue in the wilderness, there will be a sudden increase in accidents!"
Wei Liao knew very well that Ying Zheng did not make the decision on the spur of the moment.
There are advantages and disadvantages to abandoning the city and fleeing and to holding on to the city.
Once Ying Zheng withdraws his troops as Mi Li said, the battle is doomed to fail, and the next thing to do is to reduce losses.
But among the rebellious army, Ying Zheng was still at risk of being killed.
It may seem dangerous to defend the city, but as long as the Qin army defends the city, Ying Zheng will be safe.
Wei Liao looked at Xin Wu and other generals: "Generals, do you think we can defend Xinzheng without losing it?"
All the generals raised their hands in unison: "We will not lose the city!"
After Wei Liao's explanation and the generals' assurances, the courtiers stopped persuading and just followed Ying Zheng up the city wall in fear.
Walking to the female wall, Ying Zheng looked far into the distance and saw a black line spreading from the distance.
Ying Zheng asked with great interest: "That's the Chu army?"
Wei Liao nodded and said: "That's the Chu army."
"Looking at the banners, there are many Xiang family private Soldiers.”
This was the first time that Ying Zheng saw with his own eyes a large-scale enemy army that was about to fight.
As the Chu army approached, Ying Zheng smiled and shook his head: "Chu army?"
"I am a warrior of the Qin Dynasty who is far away!"
Hearing the praise of his king, the soldiers guarding the city cheered and raised their hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng looked at the soldiers, He asked in a deep voice: "The enemy's strength is more than twice that of our army."
"The elite soldiers of Great Qin, are you afraid?"
Meng Tian and other ministers dispersed with great foresight. Spread Ying Zheng's words to the whole city through person-to-person communication.
Hearing Ying Zheng's question, all the Qin soldiers responded solemnly: "No fear!"
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "Good!"
"These are the warriors of our Great Qin. This is my warrior!"
"The soldiers have nothing to fear, and I have nothing to fear!"
"Send the order to give me my armor, and I, the great Qin warrior, The soldiers will defend Xinzheng City and fight to the death!”
Hearing what Ying Zheng said, all the Qin soldiers were shocked.
Xinzheng City is the capital of the old Han Dynasty, but it is not the capital of the Qin Dynasty.
Ying Zheng has no reason to stick to Xinzheng.
Many Qin troops have been mentally prepared to break up the retreat for Ying Zheng, but Ying Zheng now says that he will not retreat and will be with all the Qin troops? !
All the soldiers in the city roared: "Fight to the death for the king!"
"We will not retreat even if we die!"
The morale of the Qin army soared, and they looked at the Chu army outside the city like greedy wolves.
Ying Zheng said happily: "Order!"
"Nei Shi Tengfu is the commander-in-chief for this battle, and General Xin Wu is the deputy general for this battle."
"Everyone in Xinzheng City The troops and horses are all at the disposal of Neishi Tengfu."
Ying Zheng looked at Teng Fu seriously: "My life is in the hands of Teng Neishi."
Feeling Ying Zheng's deep trust, Teng Fu's heart felt hot and his eyes felt a little sore. .
I am a defeated general who rebelled against Han. How come I have the king’s trust so much that I trust him with my life?
Is Your Majesty really not afraid that I will betray Da Qin again?
A scholar will die for his confidant!
Teng Fu suddenly handed over his hand and made a decisive promise: "As long as I am still alive, the Chu army will never step into Xinzheng City!"
Ying Zheng smiled warmly: "I am waiting to return to Xianyang with you, and Have a drink in the Qilin Hall!"
Teng Fu bowed his hands and saluted: "Wei!"
Seeing that Ying Zheng had no intention of continuing the order, Wei Liao whispered: "Your Majesty, you can send an order to Chang'an. Your troops are sending back reinforcements.”
Chu troops appeared outside Xinzheng City, and the dangerous situation of the battle has exceeded Wei Liao’s psychological bottom line.
As the most determined militant, Wei Liao began to advise Ying Chengyu to withdraw his troops.
Isn’t it because the heroes think Qin is weak?
Isn’t it necessary to face the military front of the United Kingdom?
The Qin State can only retreat to Hangu Pass to recuperate.
But Ying Zheng must not die in Xinzheng City!
Ying Zheng shook his head: "I will inform Lord Chang'an of the Chu army's movements."
"It is up to Lord Chang'an to decide whether to return aid!"
Wei Liao looked at Ying in shock. Zheng: "Your Majesty, Lord Chang'an is also the son of the late king!"
Wei Liao didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what Wei Liao meant.
With Ying Chengyu’s identity and power, once Ying Zheng dies in Xinzheng, Ying Chengyu is likely to succeed the King of Qin!
That's the throne!
Even if Ying Zheng forces Ying Chengxuan to return aid, Wei Liao is worried that Ying Chengxuan will refuse to return aid.
But now, Ying Zheng lets Ying Chengxuan make his own decision?
How could Ying Chengyu return to help!
He must be wishing that Ying Zheng died in Xinzheng!
Ying Zheng's eyes were a little gentler: "Of course."
"The Lord of Chang'an is the younger brother of the widowed king!"
......
In the Kingdom of Qin When the king of Chu was looking at the Chu army from a distance, the king of Chu was also looking at the Qin army from a distance.
The head of Shouchun City.
King Han Han of Chu looked at the Qin army running from the northwest, his hands in his sleeves trembled slightly, and asked in a deep voice: "Can we ascertain the strength of the Qin army? Who is the commander?"
Li Yuan said solemnly. : "According to reports from scouts, the Qin army in the north of the city has more than 50,000 troops."
"The commander of this army is..." Li Yuan was silent for a breath before continuing:
"Qin State Chang'an Jun, the young master has become a dragon!"
(End of this chapter)