“This is the remains of the False King of Wei?”
Meng Yi looked at the pile of ashes in front of him and asked blandly to the Wei soldiers who had surrendered at the side.
“Yes, General.”
The Wei soldier returned with a few moments of misery.
The King of Wei, Blame, was still very popular.
Meng Yi glanced at the attendant who was fiddling with the fire next to him, and the attendant nodded.
Then he waved his hand and said.
“Gather the skeletons and bury them thickly.”
“Though a false king, he is considered benevolent.”
Meng Yi, of course, did not really admire the other side, and even if he did, he would not have expressed it in such a way.
One must know that His Majesty was still watching him.
The reason for this was to pacify the local people and at the same time to dispel their determination to resist.
With the King of Wei dead, they had no more thoughts.
Even if the other side installed a new king again, as long as the dead king had enough prestige, then it would have an effect on the new king.
This is the strategy of attacking the heart.
Sure enough the Wei army gathered this one place up with a few indefinable gratitude.
But Meng Yi did not stop there, but said to Wang Li that
“The local remnants, dispose of them all.”
The aim this time was to remove the remnants of the six kingdoms that had not been exterminated before.
If the descendants of the royal family of Wei had been exterminated at the very beginning, there would not have been some of the things that happened now.
This time, the Great Qin would not make the same mistake again.
Wang Li nodded his head, but he hesitated and asked.
“Shangqing Meng, after killing these legacy clans, outside the city and inside the city, what should we do about management?”
When Meng Yi heard the culture, he revealed a smile and said that
“This is a good question to ask.”
“Don’t worry about the city for now, this city, we will return it to these remnants, as for outside the city, someone will naturally take over.”
Speaking of this, Meng Yi could not help but feel a little emotional.
The northern counties were not really affected too much.
Of course, before the previous grain harvest, some young men were conscripted.
There was no way around it, the Qin army was too empty at home.
At the time, Meng Yi was a bit sad because it would inevitably affect the harvest.
But who knew that once when he went to supervise the levy, the Qin army had only taken the men away on the first foot and the peasant family came on the second.
Although only an old man, who was still a bit old, came, he soon provided tools and so on free of charge and organised the old and weak women and children in the village.
Together, they harvested all the grain.
Learning sessions were organised and farming experience was taught.
The lowest level of farmers were just organised, and looking at that, the farmers didn’t seem surprised that it didn’t seem to be the first time.
But that wasn’t the most amazing thing. The most amazing thing was that Meng Yi had people inquire about it.
It was discovered that the other side was doing this completely free of charge, and there was also a requirement that the farmers who had been helped be allowed to do so.
To go to another village and help in the same way!
The Meng Yi people were looking confused.
What else did they need the pavilion chiefs and the liege chiefs for?
The most fundamental power of the Great Qin was being taken away from them almost like this!
Of course Meng Yi reported this to the First Emperor, only to have His Majesty say that it must not be blocked.
Meng Yi then probably knew what was going on.
The one who could move the foundations of the Great Qin and yet not be held accountable.
There was only Zhao Lang!
Therefore, it was conceivable that the power space created by killing these people themselves would soon be filled by the people of the Nong family.
On its own, there was certainly nothing wrong with this.
Whoever rules will even like the farming family.
But what if the other side is your enemy?
When one day you suddenly find that you can’t conscript your troops or collect your grain, it will be too late!
It was just a little hard for Meng Yi to imagine that this kind of trick was actually thought up by Zhao Lang.
After sighing, Meng Yi thought no more and said that
“Seize the time, clear these remnants, and we will retreat out first thing tomorrow morning.”
“Zhang Han, however, you will have to work harder, I will give you 5,000 men, plus 3,000 prisoners, and you will continue on to engage the rebels for some time.”
“Remember, this battle must be lost, not won.”
“When you lose, retreat to Dong’a, then lose again and retreat to Dingtao.”
Zhang Han saluted and took orders.
“The last general obeys the order.”
He then set off with his men.
At this moment, far outside the city.
A large man dressed in the uniform of the Wei army with a number of attendants was looking at the city head of Xingyang with tears streaming down his face.
“Big brother!”
The attendant at one side of the table hastened to advise the
“General, your elder brother, King Blame of Wei, was martyred for the sake of the people, you can’t have another accident!”
“We will quickly go and join General Xiang and retake the city!”
The big man was naturally Wei Bao.
Knowing that the squire was right, Wei Bao looked at Xingyang with eyes full of hatred and said that
“Brother, don’t worry, I will definitely take revenge for you!”
With that, he headed in the direction where Xiang’s army was.
He was now the rightful royal line of Wei, the last bloodline left, and he couldn’t die here!
A day later.
Inside a small city fifty miles from Xingyang, countless Chu troops were resting.
In the tent of the central army, Xiang Liang is looking solemnly at Wei Bao, who is full of grief and anger.
“Xingyang has fallen and the king of Wei is to blame for burning himself to death!
Xiang Liang did not expect that after he received the news of Wei Wang Gui’s request for help, he would join forces with Xiang Yu and rush to rescue him, but he was still late.
At this time, Wei Bao said with indignation.
“Please also ask General Xiang to send troops to avenge my elder brother!”
Xiang Liang looked at the young Wei Bao, his complexion slightly moved, and said sincerely that
“I will definitely take revenge for King Wei’s Gui! But the country cannot be without a lord for one day, now I also ask you to take over the throne of King Wei!”
“This will also give hope to the people of Wei!”
Of course, Xiang Liang did not care about the death of Wei King Kou, the young and impulsive Wei Bao seemed to be better controlled now.
All he needed was the title of King of Wei.
Sure enough, Wei Bao quickly said that
“Good, as long as General Xiang is willing to avenge his elder brother, my king will definitely follow your lead!”
Hearing these words, Xiang Liang was delighted and said.
“Please rest assured, King of Wei, your elder brother’s revenge will definitely be avenged by my general!”
Just then, a Chu soldier hurriedly ran in and said that
“Great General! A Qin army is just twenty miles away!”
Xiang Liang snapped, saying that
“How many men are there?”
“Nearly ten thousand!”
Hearing these words, Xiang Liang’s eyes lit up.
There were only 10,000 men, which should be the other side’s vanguard.
And he could have 100,000 men!
If we can take advantage of the opportunity to eat these 10,000 men, the Qin army will be greatly weakened!
“Pass the order! Tell Xiang Yu to attack with me!”
He had been familiar with military books since he was young and would certainly not put all his troops, together.
Xiang Yu’s army was outside the city, forming an angle with him.
Soon, the Chu troops on both sides moved in.
Like ants, countless Chu troops, led by their generals, rushed out in a swarm.
All these people were peasants who knew nothing a few days ago.
There were only a few elite, neatly organized ranks.
Two groups of men, surging out towards the front like a tidal wave.
At the other end, five thousand Qin troops stood in neat formation.
Next to them were the slightly disorganised ranks of the prisoner army.
At the front is none other than Zhang Han, who is shouting to the prisoners’ army that
“You are all originally prisoners! If you kill one of them, you will be exonerated, if you kill five, you will march in and be knighted!”
Zhang Han had already received a report from his spies that the Chu army was approaching.
And these prisoners, at this time, were the best army.
For this was a battle that was doomed to fail.
He wouldn’t care how many of these prisoners died.
Soon, as each scout reported back and forth, the two sides came closer and closer.
There was no dialogue between generals, let alone any single fight between martial generals.
Zhang Han looked at the chaotic formation of his opponent, and there was no contempt in his eyes.
A lion fights a rabbit with all its might, and now in a battle of life and death, how could he be complacent?
As soon as Zhang Han waved his hand, the foremost prisoners howled and rushed forward.
Soon, the two sides’ vanguards collided with each other.
In a flash, blood and flesh flew and screams rang through the air.
Zhang Han’s attention at this time was not on the front, where the battle was most intense, but looked to either side.
The other side had an army of 100,000, so it would be a joke if they were to huddle together at the front in a swarm.
Sure enough, a spy came over to report back that
“General, the enemy is flanking towards our army!”
Without surprise, Zhang Han nodded his head and
Using cannon fodder in front to attract attention and then sending men to outflank them on both flanks was the right thing to do.
It seemed that the opponent’s main general was still one who knew his soldiers.
Zhang Han did not hesitate and quickly ordered that
“The rear army becomes the front army, retreat in turn.”
Soon the battlefield resounded with the sound of sounding gold.
At the sound of the drums, they marched in and sounded the gold.
The Qin army withdrew back towards the rear.
When Xiang Liang, who was inside the army, saw this scene, his whole body perked up!
“The Qin army has been defeated!”
“Indeed, the Qin army today is no longer the Qin army of before! Pass on the order to give full pursuit!”
“And tell Xiang Yu to go ahead and recapture Xingyang!”
The army must have a landing point in the land of Wei.
The messenger soon arrived at Xiang Yu’s army.
“General, the Great General has an order for you to recover Xingyang!”
Xiang Yu, looking, by this time, much more mature, nodded majestically and returned
“Understood, report back to the Great General, this General will definitely take Xingyang!”
Soon, the two armies marched in different directions.
When Xiang Yu arrived at Xingyang with his men, he found that the Qin army here had long since left.
The city has also been emptied of all its supplies, and those that could not be removed have been burned.
“This is outrageous!”
Xiang Yu said somewhat grumpily when he heard the report.
They didn’t bring so many supplies with them when they set off.
“How can a large army be without provisions?”
“Have the men go to the various places below to collect provisions!”
They said they were collecting, but everyone understood in their hearts what was going on.
After all, how could anyone meekly hand over grain on their own?
Xiang Yu also began to arrange for men to fortify the city’s defences; they would use this place as their base camp and then attack the Great Qin’s Guan’in.
By the evening, a messenger sent a letter over to
“Great General has defeated the Qin army and killed over a thousand enemies!”
Hearing this news, Xiang Yu also showed a hint of joy.
Although he had eliminated many Qin troops before, most of them were not large in number.
It was only now that the battle with the Qin army was a great victory, so of course it was worth celebrating!
It was just that Xiang Yu did not show it very obviously, but looked faintly at Fan Zeng beside him.
This was the one Xiang Liang had made sure to place by his side.
However, Xiang Liang did not say anything more and just continued to arrange for his men to collect supplies.
At noon the next day, another messenger delivered a letter to
“Great General has broken the Qin army again in Dong’a! We have killed more than a thousand enemies! He is chasing the Qin army towards Dingtao!”
Xiang Yu was overjoyed at his words and was about to say something when he heard Fan Zeng, who was on the other side, say
“Quickly tell General that we must not pursue them! Beware of the Qin army’s tricks, meet up with the King of Qi at Dingtao and then plan for the future!”
When he heard the order, the messenger hesitated for a moment and looked at Xiang Yu at his side.
Xiang Yu narrowed his eyes and then said to the messenger that
“What are you still standing there for?”
“Quickly go and deliver the message to the Great General!”
Only then did the messenger leave.
Only Xiang Yu was still slightly dissatisfied, even if the other party was his own strategist, he should not overstep his bounds so much in front of his men.
Fan Zeng took it all in his heart, but did not say much.
He was deliberately trying to sharpen his opponent’s temperament, otherwise it would be like a weapon that is too rigid and easily broken.
To be a human being is sometimes to be soft.
As long as you live, you have a chance.
Dong’a, in Xiang Liang’s army tent.
Xiang Liang’s face is overjoyed as he listens to his men’s report.
“Great General, the Qin army has been interrogated and paid off, there are now only 30,000 Qin soldiers, and there are still many prisoners inside.”
The subordinate quickly finished reporting the situation.
The joy on Xiang Liang’s face then intensified.
The situation was even better than he had expected, for the huge Qin Empire could only produce 30,000 men now.
He now has an army of 100,000!
And they are still recruiting men!
This battle is one he will win!
Just then, a messenger hurried in, bringing a reply from Fan Zeng.
After hearing the reply letter, Xiang Liang could not help but frown and said with disbelief that
“Mr. Fan is still too cautious, this is the right time to pursue.”
Suddenly, Xiang Liang’s mind was moved and he thought of a person that
“But it doesn’t hurt to be careful, and it’s an opportunity!”
“When this general uses the Qin army’s hand to destroy Zhao Lang, then he will make a king of Zhao out of it, and wait to smash the Qin army!”
“This world, too, will be mine!”
When Xiang Liang thought of the day when the Xiang Clan would also be the ruler of the world, he could not help but even make his voice a little louder.
At this moment, the sound of a briefing came from outside the military tent.
“Great General, Liu Bang requests to see you!”
Xiang Liang slightly raised his lower eyebrows and said that
“Enter.”
Soon, he saw Liu Bang walking in with an odd-looking young man and asked
“I wonder what General Liu wants to see you about?”
In the army, they are all referred to by their military rank.
Liu Bang smiled as he motioned to the young man next to him and said.
“It is the last general’s subordinate, Han Xin, who has is to report.”
“Oh? What is it?”
Han Xin bowed at this point and returned the salute, saying
“Great General, now that our army has won a series of battles and the Qin army is defeated but moving in a measured manner, the army should beware of the Qin army’s fraudulent defeat!”
“Lest we fall into the trap.”
Hearing this, Xiang Liang frowned slightly, somewhat displeased, and after looking at Han Xin’s cloth, he knew that the other party was just an ordinary man, and said with a few perfunctory words.
“Thanks to General Liu for reminding me, my general understands, first thing tomorrow morning, we will go to rendezvous with the King of Qi.”
“Go and prepare yourselves as well.”
Liu Bang made amends before retreating with a smile on his face.
Once outside the military tent, Liu Bang noticed that Han Xin was silent and, thinking that his opponent was unhappy, he persuaded
“Sir Han need not worry, General Xiang will certainly discover your talent afterwards.”
But Han Xin still turned a deaf ear, for he had just heard Xiang Liang’s words in the tent when he was outside the army tent.
So there was only one thought in his mind now.
Which is his eunuch, Zhao Lang, the introductory disciple of the Confucian head, or Zhao Lang, the king of Zhao?