Gao Yuan thought for a while, and then said, "After you guys are stationed here, how will Wei react?" ”

Xiang Dong said with a smile: "Why didn't there be a reaction, Wei has sent people three times to urge us to march into Wei, and now Mr. Zhang, who was sent to Wei by Wu Anjun, is negotiating in Wei, we have all met Mr. Zhang, Wu Anjun's request is correct, we must obtain the command of the Wei army, to be honest, now only Wu Anjun can compete with Wang Jian, otherwise it will not be able to save Wei, even these soldiers we brought will be buried in Wei." ”

Gao Yuan asked again: "Then what is the attitude of the Wei State?" ”

Xiang Dong said: "The Wei side only promised to supply grain and grass materials to our army, but let us take charge of the military power of Wei, and now there is still a dispute between the Wei dynasty and the Wei state, because it is the minister of state Wei Xing and the great Sima Wei Cuo, and they are unwilling to give up the military power of Wei." ”

Gao Yuan said: "Okay, let's wait in Taoyi for the time being, according to my estimate, the Wei army stationed in Chenggao is doomed to failure, and after the Wei army is defeated, the Wei State will know the strength of the Qin army, so it will have to agree to our conditions." ”

Tian Kezang said: "Wu Anjun, although it is not wrong for you to want to take charge of the military power of the Wei State, have you thought about it, once the Wei army is defeated, lost Chenggao, and the soldiers are lost, it will also greatly damage the morale of the Wei army, will it be self-defeating." ”

Gao Yuan said: "An Pingjun's worries are not unreasonable, but I am also helpless, a general is incompetent, tired of the three armies, the importance of the main general, you should know that our Chu Dynasty army, less than 40,000 people, if you want to keep the Wei State, mainly rely on the Wei army, if the Wei State still has Xin Lingjun who is proficient in the art of war, knows the soldiers and is good at fighting, of course I will not make this request, but now the Wei State has no generals at all, if I can't take charge of the military power of the Wei State, can mobilize the Wei Army, I can't keep the Wei State at all." ”

Xiang Dong also said: "I also think that what Wu Anjun said is extremely true, now there are no generals in Wei at all, if we can't take charge of Wei's military power, our 30,000 or 40,000 troops will be useless to enter Wei, maybe they will be used by Wei to fight for their lives with the Qin army, so we must not give in to this." Moreover, there are only 100,000 Wei troops stationed in Chenggao, and there are 100,000 Wei troops stationed in Daliang, our plan is to rely on the strong city of Daliang to garrison, even if Chenggao's Wei army is defeated, it is impossible to annihilate the whole army, there will always be tens of thousands of troops left, plus the defenders of Daliang, it is completely enough. ”

After listening to Xiang Dong's words, Gao Yuan nodded, being able to say such an opinion, indicating that Xiang Dong is a person who knows the art of war, this is easy to do, after all, on the issue of aiding Wei, the interests of Daijun and Chu are the same, and it is of course a good thing to have a capable companion.

Gao Yuan said: "Okay, let's wait in Taoyi now, but we must be ready to send troops at any time, as long as the Wei side agrees to our request, we can send troops immediately, and we must also pay close attention to the situation of Wei, so that we must report on the movements of the Qin army and the progress of the war every day." In this way, as soon as he enters the Wei State, he can immediately start acting. ”

Tian Kezhang nodded, and said: "Wu Anjun, Doctor Xiang, I came to Taoyi in the name of inspecting the border, so I can't stay in Taoyi, since I have met with the two of you, then I will leave here tomorrow and go back to Linzi, I am not here, Taoyi will be fully responsible for Dr. Kuang, he will fully cooperate with the two, except for not being able to dispatch troops, other requirements are all done to help you as much as possible, and the affairs of Wei, please worry more about the two of you." ”

After the negotiation, Gao Yuan returned to his camp and immediately called Ling Feng, asking him to immediately send scouts into the territory of Wei to disperse to inquire about the news, and at the same time sent someone to inform Zhang Liang in Daliang that he had arrived at Taoyi.

The next day, it rained, but Tian Kezhang still said goodbye to the plateau and Xiang Dong, and returned to Linzi in the rain.

It's the end of May, it's hot, and as long as the rain isn't heavy, it doesn't matter. However, Gao Yuan is worried, because it is now the period of rising water, if the rain is added, the water potential of the Yellow River will rise again, if the Qin army captures the river, it is just right to carry out a water attack on Daliang, and one of the three routes of the Qin army is to attack Hanoi, indicating that the Qin State has realized the tactics of attacking with water.

Hetao and Hanoi are both proper nouns of the Yellow River Basin, and Hetao refers to the "冂" shaped area at the head of the word "several". Hanoi refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, that is, the area on the north bank of the corner of the bend of the word "several", which is the opposite bank of the beam. If the Qin army were to carry out a water attack on Daliang, then the capture of Hanoi was the first step. Therefore, Li Mucai left "a land attack will hit Hanoi, and a water attack will destroy the beam!" Those two sentences.

Gao Yuan was not worried about the Qin army attacking Daliang, because Daliang City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there were 100,000 troops stationed in it, so how could it hold out for a few days, but he was afraid that the Wei army would completely abandon the settlements along the Yellow River after the defeat of Chenggao, so that they could only defend Daliang alone and wait for the flooding. Therefore, Gao Yuan can only hope that the Wei side can make a decision earlier, so that he can command the army and enter the territory of Wei, so that he can implement his own anti-Qin plan.

Although the rain is not big, it has been raining for two days, and it has not stopped, but the daily drills of the Dai army are rain or shine, not to mention this light rain, when it is in Dai County, it is the cold winter of Sanjiu, and the sky is snowing, and it is also correct, so although it is in the rain, the soldiers of the Dai Army still insist on drilling, including the Gao Yuan, all of them are practicing in the rain, and the practice is in full swing, which also attracts many residents of Taoyi to stop and watch. The Chu army camp on the other side formed a stark contrast.

In the past two days, Gao Yuan has also observed the Chu army, and the soldiers are all biao and are obviously elite soldiers, but they have not seen the Chu army's drills, so they can't evaluate the combat effectiveness of the Chu army. However, in the past two days, the three Xiang Dong brothers have braved the rain every day to watch the training of the Dai Army.

At this moment, Gao Yuan suddenly received a report, Zhang Liang and Wei Zheng, the envoy of Wei, rushed to Taoyi from Daliang, and it turned out that Wei finally made a decision, not only to let Gao Yuan take charge of Wei's military power, but also to let Gao Yuan wear Wei's seal, that is, to serve as Wei's minister.

Ministers of other countries wear the seal of the prime minister, which is a common thing during the war period, of course, it is a symbolic meaning, just a name for himself, not a real position of the minister of state, such as Gongsun Yan and Su Qin have served as the minister of state of the five countries, and Meng Huijun of Qi has also been the minister of Qin, which is the truth.

However, Gao Yuan only wants to be in charge of the military power of Wei, and does not want to hang a false name like Xiangyin, but Wei made such a decision, which can only show one thing, it must be that the situation is very unfavorable to Wei, and it is not so, Zhang Liang will not make a special trip from Daliang, so Gao Yuan immediately ordered Wei Zeng to take Wei Zeng to rest in the pavilion first, and immediately summoned Zhang Liang to inquire about the situation of Wei.

Sure enough, after Zhang Liang entered the account, his expression was quite grim, and he saluted Gao Yuan and said, "See the lord." ”

Gao Yuan waved his hand and said, "Ovary, don't be polite, what happened in the Wei Kingdom?" ”

Zhang Liangdao: "The Wei army stationed in Chenggao was defeated, and the 100,000 army was less than 20,000 left. Moreover, on the north bank of the Yellow River, Wang Ben also captured six cities in a row, and the entire Hanoi region was also occupied by the Qin army. Now the people in the entire city of Daliang are panicking, and some people even persuade the king of Wei to surrender to the Qin state. ”

Gao Yuan was also taken aback, although he estimated that the Wei army stationed in Chenggao would definitely be defeated, but he did not expect that it would be defeated so quickly and so miserably, there were less than 20,000 of the 100,000 troops left, which was almost completely annihilated, and in this way, the Qin army was less than 100 miles away from Daliang. Therefore, he immediately asked again: "How could the Wei army be defeated so quickly?" ”

Zhang Liang smiled bitterly and said: "Originally, at the beginning of the war, the Wei Dynasty discussed that many ministers built a city, gave up Chenggao, concentrated all their forces, retreated around Daliang, and resisted the Qin army based on the fortified city of Daliang. ”

Gao Yuan nodded and said, "This is the correct tactic, why is it stationed in Chenggao." ”

Zhang Liang said: "Because the fief of Wei Xing is in Chenggao, he wants to move the property of the fief to Daliang, so he must force the public opinion, and must insist on garrisoning Daliang, as a result, the ministers of Wei Xing quarreled for a few days, and there was no result, and the king of Wei had no choice but to make a compromise solution, and the 200,000 army was divided into two batches, 100,000 garrisoned in Chenggao, and 100,000 garrisoned in Daliang. But after dragging on for a few days, when the great Sima Wei Cuo led the army to Chenggao, it was too late, and the Qin general Han Teng took the lead and captured Chenggao, and then waited for work to launch an attack on the Wei army, killing the Wei army to a great defeat, Wei Co was killed, and Lu Renjie and Su Hu led the remnants of the Wei army to retreat to Xingkou. And the Wei Dynasty was also greatly shaken, the King of Wei was angry, and dismissed Wei Xing, and the position of the Minister of State and the Great Sima was vacant, so Wei joined the Wei Wang's fake Jianyi, worshiped the lord as the Minister of Wei, held the military power of Wei, and resisted the Qin army, and now the King of Wei was forced to formalize and could only agree, so he rushed to Taoyi with me, and asked the lord to lead the army into Wei, otherwise Wei would be really dangerous. ”

Xingkou is located in the northwest of Daliang City, less than 50 miles away from Daliang City, and it is also the source of the chasm, where the water of the Yellow River is connected to the source, and then flows eastward through Zhongmu and Daliang, and then turns south, entering the Yinghe River and the Huai River, so to prevent the Qin army from diverting the Yellow River water to irrigate the Daliang, it is best to hold Xingkou and directly cut off the source of the Yellow River water introduced by the Qin State.

Gao Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, I will inform the Chu army immediately, and I will lead the army into Wei tomorrow." ”