Qin Wangzheng was stunned for a while, and then said: "The matter of Qi Chu will be discussed later, and now we will only talk about the war with the Dai army. ”

Li Si immediately continued: "King Mingjian, the art of war: invincible, when you can outwit, so temporarily retreat, not to show weakness to the county, when the Duke of Wei Xinlingjun Wuji led the five-nation coalition army to attack Qin, once beat my Great Qin retreat to Hangu Pass, at that time the coalition army was strong, my Qin State did not compete with it, but stuck to Hangu Pass, avoided its edge, and made people separate Xinlingjun and Wei Wang, as a result, let the King of Wei recruit back Xinlingjun, the five kingdoms collapsed from then on, and Xinlingjun also broke faith in the King of Wei, depressed and ended, there is a lesson from the previous car, Three or five years later, when the national strength of our Qin State is restored, and the Qi and Chu Dynasty are disintegrated by our Qin State, and then they are broken one by one, and our Qin State can sweep across the six countries and unify the world. ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded, and said: "Although Qing's plan is good, I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed, now my Qin State is already the enemy of the world, and Xiang Yan of Chu State and Tian Kezang of Qi State are both quite knowledgeable, and they are people in power in the country, and they have a lot of influence on the monarch, so they may not fall into our divisive plan." ”

Li Si said with a smile: "Please rest assured, the king has come up with a plan that can resolve the alliance." ”

When Qin Wangzheng heard this, he couldn't help but be very interested, and said, "What is Qing's good plan?" ”

Li Sidao: "Now the whole territory of Yan Kingdom except for Liaodong, has all fallen into the control of the Dai County, plus the land of the Dai County, the area of the plateau is actually not small, and now there is only one title of Wu Anjun on the plateau, not even a formal honorific title, in the past, the plateau was in a corner, and it was harmless, and now the Dai County can become a country of its own, and then use Wu Anjun as the name, naturally the name is not true, so Wei Chen thinks that after this war, the plateau will be the king, so that my Qin State can just act from it." ”

After listening to Li Si's speech, Qin Wangzheng couldn't help laughing, although in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui Wei, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Yuan Wei, Ming Wei and other eras, as long as a group of people are recruited, with a certain strength, you can be the king and hegemon, some are strong, and even can live two days of emperor addiction, but after all, that is a matter of hundreds of years later, and in this era, it is not a simple matter to be the king, you must have a proper name.

For example, in the Spring and Autumn Period, although the Zhou family was weakened and the candidates were in dispute, all the candidate countries were sealed by Zhou Tianzi, and the candidate countries at least maintained considerable respect for Zhou Tianzi on the surface, and the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons were all under the banner of "respecting Zhou Xiangyi", just because Zhou Tianzi occupied a big name. After entering the Warring States Period, Zhou Tianzi was even weaker, and the candidate states established themselves as kings, and among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, only Qin, Chu, and Yan were the traditional Zhou Dynasty feudal candidate states, and Han, Zhao, and Wei Qi were all newly established countries, but these four countries were still sealed by Zhou Tianxiao, so they were completely said in the past. But there is no candidate country that has left Zhou Tianyu and self-styled.

In the early years of the Qin State in another time and space, Liu Bang, as a civilian, finally won the victory, came out, faced the south and turned his back to the north, and built a foundation, but in order to justify his reputation again, he also had to make up a story about the White Snake Uprising, because Liu Bang could not find a legitimate reason for himself in his name, so he could only dress himself up as a god to talk about the past. And Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period, did not go there, and the mantra was "After King Jing of Zhongshan, the great-great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty", that is, to emphasize that his name is legitimate.

Therefore, if Gao Yuan is the king at this time, and the royal families of Qi and Chu are on an equal footing in the honorific title, it will definitely not find a legitimate reason in the name, for the royal families of Qi and Chu, this is a very difficult thing to accept, and Qin has its own spokesperson in Qi and Chu, and they are all high-powered ministers, just to seize this point to make a big fuss, if you want to separate Daijun and Qi and Chu, it is indeed a good breakthrough, even Xiang Yan and Tian Kezang are difficult to justify the plateau.

Qin Wangzheng pondered for a while before he said, "Okay, then withdraw the troops." ”

After listening to Qin Wangzheng's words, all the ministers also breathed a sigh of relief, because they were indeed worried that Qin Wangzheng would not be able to stand this defeat and would continue to launch a war with Daijun in his own way. After all, since Qin Wangzheng was in power, in addition to suffering two defeats at the hands of Li Mu, he has been going very smoothly militarily, and now he has destroyed the four kingdoms of Han, Wei, Zhao and Yan, and expanded his territory to the Central Plains, and the unification of the world is almost just around the corner, so Qin Wangzheng can't accept this defeat, and it is not impossible.

Wei Yu immediately stepped out and said: "The king, this defeat is not the fault of the soldiers in front, so please don't punish them, and the soldiers who died in battle should also be given generous mercy." ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded and said: "Wei Qing, don't worry, the widow will immediately send an edict to Handan to pardon the generals' capital crimes, and at the same time, the soldiers who died in this battle will be paid generously to reassure the army." ”

Because the Qin State pursued a system of rewarding military merits, if they won a victory and established military merits, they would naturally be rewarded heavily, and the soldiers who died in battle would also receive generous benefits; If he loses a battle, he will also be severely punished, and the bereavement will be much worse, because he is the main general who leads the army, and he will often be beheaded, only in this way can he be rewarded and punished, the order is forbidden, and the soldiers are encouraged to fight the battlefield and make meritorious contributions. Of course, the emperor of Qin sometimes granted amnesty to the generals of the defeated army, pardoning their capital crimes.

But the implication of this defeat is too wide and too big, Qin sent almost all the generals who can get it, Wang Jian, Meng Wu, Yang Duanhe, Han Teng, Wang Ben, Meng Tian, Li Xin, Xin Sheng and others are all in the battle, if they want to be punished according to military law, Qin will face the dilemma of having no generals available, in addition, there are too many soldiers killed in battle this time, if you don't give enough compensation, it will not only hurt the morale of the army, but also easily cause the social instability of Qin, and now Qin State, it is indeed unable to withstand the toss. Therefore, Wei Yucai made a statement to Qin Wangzheng, hoping that Qin Wangzheng could pardon the Qin army commander this time, and at the same time, he also showed mercy to the soldiers who died in battle, and could not stubbornly adhere to the system of rewarding military merits. Only in this way can the Qin state remain stable and not cause major turmoil.

Qin Wangzheng naturally understood Wei Yi's intentions, and this battle was indeed not a front-line battle for the soldiers who did not work hard, so he immediately issued an edict to Handan to pardon the generals' capital crimes, which could not only calm the hearts of the army, but also prevent the generals of Qin from fleeing in fear of crime.

Wei Yu hurriedly said: "King Mingjian, but there is one more thing that must be approved by the king." ”

Qin Wang Zheng said: "What else does Qing have to say?" ”

Wei Yu said: "Now Jingcheng has become a lonely land, it must not be defended, and it cannot be defended, it can only increase casualties, and it is easy to cause the emptiness of Handan's garrison, so I also ask the king to give an order to abandon Jingcheng, and all the horses and horses will retreat to Handan." ”

Qin Wangzheng was silent for a while, and said: "If you give up the Jingcheng Fortress, wouldn't it be that the soldiers of the Dai Army will be forced to the city of Handan, and if Handan is lost, the entire Zhao Realm may be difficult to preserve." ”

Wei Yu said: "King please rest assured, now my Great Qin army has about 120,000 troops in Jingchengsai, and there are more than 50,000 people stationed in Handan, and the remnants of the defeated army on the front line of Jijing are also about 10,000, totaling nearly 200,000, and Handan is still one of the few fortified cities in the world, not to mention the thick walls of the city, rich in grain and grass materials, and backed by Zhangshui, and west of Shangdang, so it is absolutely difficult for the army to capture Handan, and all the places south of Handan can also be preserved. If you are bent on defending Jingcheng, then the 120,000 horses stationed in Jingcheng will be in danger of annihilation, so that Handan's troops are insufficient and difficult to preserve, as the king said, Handan is lost, and the entire Zhao realm will be difficult to protect, so if you want to protect Zhao Jing, you must give up Jingcheng. ”

Wei Yu is proficient in the art of war, so he naturally knows that in the current situation, the Qin army will not be able to hold the well at all. And now the army of Qin State on the first line is only 120,000 troops in Jingcheng and 50,000 troops stationed in Handan, and it is difficult for Qin to send reinforcements in a short period of time, so once anything happens to the 120,000 troops stationed in Jingchengsai, the entire Zhao Realm will face the dilemma of having no army available, so it can only give up Jingcheng and concentrate forces to hold Handan, in order to keep Zhao Realm, at least half of Zhao Realm. However, Jing Cheng Sai is also an important pass, if you do not give up in a fight, the leading generals of the Qin army will naturally have to take responsibility, and only by the Qin Wang Zheng edict to give up Jing Cheng.

However, even if the edict of King Qin is issued now, when the edict reaches Jingcheng, it will be at least ten days later, and what will happen during this time, whether the acting army will cut off the road from Jingcheng to Handan, even Wei Yu is not sure, so Wei Yi can only do his best to do these things now and obey the destiny of heaven.

Qin Wangzheng hadn't answered yet, but at this moment, he saw a waiter on duty kneeling on the ground outside the hall and said, "Report to the king, now the recitals of General Han and General Meng on the front line have arrived." ”

According to the system of the Qin State, important battle reports on the front line must be sent to the monarch and ministers as soon as possible, so although Qin Wangzheng is now in the process of promoting the dynasty, the war reports from the front line are sent to Xianyang and are immediately sent to the main hall.

Qin Wangzheng opened the bamboo slip and looked at it, but he was slightly stunned, and raised his head and said to Wei Yi: "Wei Qing, this is a joint report from Han Teng and Meng Wu, they have decided to give up Jingcheng and retreat to Handan, and the two are willing to share the responsibility of abandoning Jingcheng." ”

After hearing this, Wei Yu also breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "Returning to the king, this is the luck of the Great Qin, please ask the king to issue an edict immediately, and pardon the two of them for abandoning the well." ”

Qin Wangzheng smiled and said, "Prime Minister, Changshi, the two of you will immediately draw up an edict according to this, and then hand it over to the widow for sealing." ”