Chapter 849: Stationed in Handan
It turned out that after receiving Han Teng's secret report, Qin Wangzheng immediately gathered the accompanying ministers to discuss whether Han Teng's news was true or false, and how his own line should deal with it.
Among the ministers accompanying Qin Wangzheng, Wei Yu was the most proficient in the art of war, so after listening to Qin Wangzheng's speech, he immediately woke up to the fact that Han Teng's news was indeed very likely to be true. And the reason is very simple, the plateau's ability to use troops is unparalleled in the world, and the things that others can think of, the plateau can naturally think of, and the things that the plateau can think of, others may not be able to think of.
According to Han Teng's secret report, the three kingdoms organized by the plateau did not adopt the traditional tactics of gathering troops to attack, but attacked separately, and some time ago, the combined army stormed Daliang, just to attract Qin's troops and create good conditions for Han and Chu to attack Qin from the north and south. And the current situation is that the Qin State has gathered about 300,000 troops in Daliang, and respectively transferred troops from Handan and Nanyang to reinforce Daliang, plus the Qin army that has received orders from other roads, but has not yet reached Daliang, the total can reach between 45 and 500,000, and it is indeed that most of the troops of Qin have been transferred to Daliang.
However, Wei Yi's point of view is not all the ministers agree, Li Si pointed out that from Wang Ben's emergency documents, the attack of the Hezong army on Daliang is by no means false, they and the Qin army fought several times, including a battle of 100,000 troops, of which a large number of Han troops participated in the war, and the Hezhong army also dispatched a powerful large trebuchet to attack Daliang, which brought huge pressure to Daliang, otherwise Wang Ben would not have sent back three emergency documents in a row. If the combined column army is a feint attack on the main beam, it is impossible to have such an effect.
Although Li Si's questioning is not entirely unreasonable, Wei Yu is indeed a person who is proficient in the art of war, and at this time he has completely seen through the plan of the plateau, so he patiently explained to Qin Wangzheng that Li Si's questioning is where the subtlety of the plateau's use of troops lies, because in order to attract the Qin army in Daliang, it is necessary to fight a few tough battles with the Qin army in Daliang, so as to make the Qin army believe that the Hezong army is really attacking Daliang with all its might. And this is not contradictory, the Han army is active and can be transferred back to Lingshou at any time.
In addition, judging from Wang Ben's emergency documents, although the large trebuchets used by the joint column army attacked the beams, they did not carry out siege operations on the beams, which is a very important point, indicating that the joint column army did not think of attacking the beams at all, and there is another point that can prove Wei Yi's point of view, that is, after Wang Ben sent back three emergency documents in a row, he has not issued any more emergency documents for more than ten days. It shows that the war in Daliang has calmed down in the past few days, and the center of gravity of the Hezong army has actually left Daliang, which is also consistent with Han Teng's secret report.
The ministers expressed their opinions and argued on the basis of reason, but naturally no one could convince anyone, but they just advocated and explained all their views, and in the end they could only let Qin Wangzheng make a decision.
After listening to the opinions of the ministers, Qin Wangzheng thought about it again and again, and finally made a decision to go to Handan to have a look.
Qin Wangzheng made such a decision, not because he believed in Wei Yu's division, thinking that even if there was a Han army attacking Handan, it would only be a small part, and it could not be the main force of the Han army, of course, Qin Wangzheng's discussion of other ministers has not yet reached a conclusion, but there is a sentence in Wei Yi's division that moved Qin Wangzheng, that is, Daliang has not sent an urgent document for more than ten days, which shows that the war in Daliang should be calm, and now the Qin army in Daliang City is no less than 300,000, Even if you want to defeat the Hezhong army, it may still be insufficient, but it is still completely enough to hold Daliang City.
In this case, Qin Wangzheng felt that it was nothing to lead the army to go to Handan to take a look, if it was true, as Han Teng said, the Han army was indeed attacking Handan with the main force, then he would stay to guard Handan, and at the same time mobilize the Qin army to reinforce Handan, and if not, it would not be too late for him to transfer to Daliang, and it would only be a delay of more than ten days, and it would not have any impact.
So Qin Wangzheng ordered, and the Qin army immediately turned north and marched in the direction of Handan. Although the ministers had some objections, Qin Wangzheng had already given an order, so it was inconvenient to say anything more, so they had to accompany him.
And just after the Qin army changed routes, after only two days of walking, they encountered an urgent document sent by Meng Wu to Xianyang.
Qin Wangzheng couldn't help but be shocked after reading the emergency document issued by Meng Wu, although Meng Wu was not sure in the emergency document that the plateau was really attacking Handan with the main Han army, but the men and horses dispatched were by no means a minority, at least more than 150,000, which was naturally not trivial. From this point of view, it is very likely that the news sent by Han Teng is true, so Qin Wangzheng immediately ordered the Qin army to hurry up, double the road, and rush to Handan as much as possible.
Although there were not many Qin troops led by Qin Wangzheng, most of them were elite men and horses of Qin, so they hurriedly traveled for two days and two nights, walked more than 200 miles away, and rushed to Handan City.
When Meng Wu and Meng Tian's father and son were at a loss for how to hold Handan, they suddenly learned that Qin Wangzheng's army had arrived in Handan, and both father and son were taken aback, and they didn't have time to think about it, so they hurriedly went out of the city to take Qin Wangzheng into Handan City, and at the same time used the original palace of Zhao as a palace for Qin Wangzheng to live in.
Qin Wangzheng's childhood was spent in Handan, but quite hostile to the Zhao people, after the destruction of the Zhao State of Qin, Qin Wangzheng had come to Handan, but not to revisit the old land, to return to his hometown, but to take revenge on the Zhao people who were not good to themselves, and planned to slaughter the Zhao people of the whole city, but the miracle of Hehua incarnating into a bird occurred, so Handan is indeed a city that brings Qin Wangzheng many touching memories.
However, Qin Wangzheng came to Handan again, but he was not in the mood to sigh, but immediately recruited Meng Wu and Meng Tian's father and son to inquire about the current situation in Handan. Of course, Meng Wu and Meng Tian did not dare to conceal it, and marched the Han army in two ways, and had already captured the Qin army strongholds in Julu and Mafu Mountain, and at the same time, the Qin army also received a clear message that the plateau had been stationed in Julu. And Qin Wangzheng fully believed that Han Teng's news was true, and the real target of the plateau was not Daliang, but Handan.
Now that he knew the true goal of the plateau, Qin Wangzheng immediately ordered Meng Wu to arrange the matter of guarding Handan, and at the same time handed over the 70,000 troops he brought to Meng Wu to command and arrange.
Now the strength of the Qin army in Handan City has reached more than 130,000 people, most of which are the elite troops of the Qin State. Moreover, in the past, there were only more than 60,000 troops under Meng Wu and Meng Tian, but now they have more than doubled, and the troops are naturally much more abundant.
Moreover, Qin Wangzheng immediately ordered to mobilize other Qin troops to reinforce Handan, so as long as it can be held for more than ten days, there will be Qin troops rushing to Handan, and Handan will be safe.
Meng Wu discussed with Qin Wangzheng and the ministers about the arrangement of the troops guarding Handan, and then said goodbye to Qin Wangzheng and left the palace, because this time there was also Meng Yi among the Qin ministers who arrived in Handan with Qin Wangzheng, so the father and son went back to their residence in Handan City together.
And after coming out of the palace, Meng Wuyi put down a thousand catties of heavy burden, and said: "Meng Tian, Meng Yi, this time the king is indeed Taiji, although our troops are not strong now, but it may not be impossible to hold Handan, and as long as we can hold it for ten days, reinforcements will inevitably arrive, and Handan will be able to be safe." ”
Meng Yi also said excitedly: "Yes, since the main force of the Han army is now in Handan, then only the Qi army is in front of Daliang City, so as long as we can hold Handan, then Wang Ben, who is stationed in Daliang, can lead the army to attack, it is not difficult to defeat the Qi army, the Qi army will be defeated, and the Chu army will be difficult to preserve, and this time the three kingdoms will be defeated." ”
Meng Wu said with a smile: "In this way, Gao Yuan will not attack Handan in the future in these three days, it will be his biggest mistake, and of course, God will bless my Great Qin." ”
The more their father and son talked, the more excited they became, but Meng Tian, who had been silent on the side, had a solemn face and spoke: "Father, second brother, the two of you are a little too optimistic, in my opinion, this is not a God blessing Daqin, but a catastrophe is coming." The king really shouldn't have come to Handan. ”
Meng Wu and Meng Yi were not stunned, they all knew that Meng Tian was not a person who liked to make amazing words, almost every word he said was well thought out, and nine times out of ten he would say it, not to mention looking at Meng Tian's expression and attitude, it definitely didn't look like a joke again, so Meng Wu immediately asked: "Meng Tian, how do you say this?" ”
Meng Tian sighed and said: "Father, Gao Yuan is still proficient in the art of war, how can he not know the truth of the speed of soldiers, not to mention that since Gao Yuan's debut, he is almost invincible, and his ability to grasp the fighter is unmatched in the world, and there was another time when I saw him delay the fighter." When the Han army sent troops from Lingshou this time, it was so fast, and it broke through our Julu and Mafu Mountain strongholds in one fell swoop, but it stopped for three days, and if you hesitate to attack Handan in the future, how can it be done by the plateau. I was puzzled by this, but now I understand that the plateau is waiting for the king to arrive in Handan, so that the king can be trapped in Handan, and I said that the king really shouldn't come to Handan this time. ”
When Meng Wu and Meng Yi heard this, they couldn't help but shake their whole bodies, because what Meng Tian said was really amazing, but Meng Wu and Meng Yi were also people who knew the soldiers, and when they heard Meng Tian like this, they immediately understood, it turned out that the plateau was so intentional, so a strong feeling of fear couldn't help but arise spontaneously.