Chapter 431: Qin and Jin "Extended Campaign"
The princes signed an alliance to jointly defeat Qin in the Xiangzhi Alliance. In April, the Twelve Kingdoms of China accompanied the Jin army to attack Qin in retaliation for Qin's invasion of Jin three years earlier. Jin Mourning Gong suddenly fell seriously ill on the way, he had to stop and stay in the territory of the Jin State, and the main force of the Jin army also set up camp. Jin Mourning Gong ordered each of the six kings to lead a division (each division was 2,500 men), and then merged the princes' armies under the command of six people, and finally ordered the coalition army to continue to advance.
The coalition forces crossed Weishui from the north of Weiwei through the dangerous Taolinsai. The coalition forces conquered Dali and Fushi Castles one after another, then crossed Luoshui to the west and continued westward along the north bank of Weishui.
The coalition forces captured Gaoling (present-day Xunyangdong, Shaanxi) three days later, and marched to the city of Masui two days later. To the west of the city is the Jingshui that flows from northwest to southeast. Eighteen years ago, the Duke of Jin Li once commanded the Huaxia coalition army to break the Qin army here, and crossed Jingshui to Hou Licheng in Jingxi.
To the west of Jingshui is a mysterious world that is completely unknown: when people stand in the east of Jingshui and look at the opposite bank, all they can see is the boundless grassy wasteland. The alliance of princes sent a large number of scouts to Jingxi, but as a result, all those people disappeared without a trace, as if they had entered a one-way parallel universe, and none of them came back.
The coalition forces thought that they had been captured by ghosts, and they were all frightened, and no one in the ** team would take the lead in crossing the river. Some commanders even said that the victory of the coalition forces was already very large, and they could win the division.
Dr. Jin was very troubled, so he went to see his uncle and grandson, and prepared to mobilize him to take the lead. Uncle Sun Leopard immediately guessed his intention, and immediately gave the first chapter of "Kuang There Are Bitter Leaves". "Poetry" says: "There are bitter leaves, and there are deep involvements." Deep is strong, shallow is exposed. "Use this verse to express your will.
Uncle thanked him and exited to prepare the ship. After the boats were ready, Shusun Leopard led the Lu army to cross the river first, and the Ju army followed. As soon as the two armies came ashore, they began to build a defensive line, affectionately and nervously guarding the no-man's land opposite.
Zheng Gongsun Yu was patrolling the camp with Weibei Gongkuo at this time. Gongsun Yu said: "Heroic Lu people! We followed the Jin people on the expedition but did not do our best, and we could only gain notoriety for ourselves. It is not our original intention to come for the community and get results that are detrimental to the community. ”
Beigong Kuo said: "The master is very right. ”
The two first ordered the ** team to continue to cross the river, and then visited the princes and doctors all over the world, persuading them to start and finish well, and not to destroy the major affairs of the society for a little fear.
The coalition forces then crossed the Jingshui River and set up camp on the shore. The Qin people detected the movements of the coalition forces, so they secretly dropped poison in the upper reaches of Jingshui. That night, the coalition forces took water from the Jing River to drink and cook, and as a result, a large number of sergeants died of poisoning. The coalition forces did not know how many unknown dangers awaited them, and they spent a night of hunger and thirst with fear and anxiety.
In the early morning of the next day, Gongsun Yu led the Zheng army first, and the princes' army followed behind the Zheng army, but the Qi army led by Cui Zhu and the Song army led by Hua Yue did not move. The Bank of China sent someone to check the reason and urge the two, and the messenger replied that the two had gathered together to drink yesterday and had been drinking until the early hours of this morning; The two had just gotten up when the coalition forces were marching. Bank of China shook his head and said: "Drinking in the barracks is a big crime, and the boss takes the lead in breaking the law, so this battle can't be fought." ”
When the coalition army reached Qilin (near Hou Licheng), they could already see the continuous large camp of the Qin army, so the coalition army stopped advancing and set up camp in the same place.
After a while, the envoy of the Qin army came to the army and issued a war letter, demanding that the war start early tomorrow morning. It turned out that Qin Jinggong concentrated all the troops of the whole country around Hou Licheng, preparing to fight to the death with the Zhuxia coalition army.
After the envoys of the Qin army left, the Bank of China gathered the generals together, raised the war book and said: "The Qin people are really stubborn, and they don't know how to give in when the catastrophe comes, so let the Qin people learn the power of the Chinese princes!" However, the Qin people did not leave room for our army to fully deploy their army, which just shows that the enemy is afraid. Everyone listen to my orders: tomorrow when the rooster crows, drive the chariot, fill in all the wells and stoves in the barracks, and line up in the camp. ”
The generals accepted the order listlessly, but Luan Huang suddenly jumped out and shouted: "The Jin people have never had such an order, I will not see the master's horse's head, because my horse's head is going east!" After speaking, he rushed out of the military tent without waiting for Zhongxing Yan to speak, and Wei Jiang and Sima of the lower army also followed him out. The generals present looked at each other, and the Bank of China sat in his seat and didn't know what to do, because he had never encountered a situation of open disobedience by his subordinates.
Luan Huang returned to the military tent and issued an order to withdraw the troops, but Zhongxingyan could not stop Luan Huang, so he had to send Zuo Shi to persuade Wei Jiang to obey the order. Zuo Shi saw that Wei Jiang also began to pack up his belongings and pull out the tent, so he asked, "Is the master also leaving?" Don't you wait for the orders of the middle bank anymore? Wei Jiang said: "The Bank of China ordered me to follow the commander; Luan Bo is my military commander. I followed Luan Bo to obey the orders of Zhongxing Bo. ”
Zuo Shi told Zhongxingyan his words, and Zhongxingyan said: "My words are too rash, but I can't tell him 'don't follow the military commander'?" But it's too late to regret it. If we continue to delay, we will all become prisoners of the Qin people, so it is better to withdraw all our troops! So the coalition forces all pulled out their camps.
Luan Lian broke into Luan Huang's tent and asked in a loud voice, "Brother! How dare you openly confront the Chinese military doctors? Aren't you afraid of the prince condemning him? ”
Luan Huang said: "There were 12 Chinese generals in the Bank of China before, and the first doctors had to consult the generals before issuing orders, and then make a decision; There is no one who is as arbitrary as he is! ”
Luan said: "This is just my brother's excuse!" Everyone knows that you are at odds with the secretaries (except Wei Jiang), and this time it's just to dismantle Zhongxingbo's platform! It's not that you don't know what happened to Xian Zhen, do you want to turn Luan into the second Xian Clan?! ”
Luan Huang was furious and slapped his brother hard; Luan Lian glared at him, his eyes cracking. Luan Huang suddenly felt regret and grievance, he didn't dare to look at his brother, so he looked left and right, gritted his teeth and said: "It's all the bastard of the Bank of China who is not good, stirring up the discord between you and my brother!" ”
Luan said: "The Luan clan will be destroyed in your hands!" You'll regret it! After saying that, he stomped his feet and turned around and rushed out of the military tent. Luan Lian said in his heart: "I can't bear to see the Luan clan perish, and I can only die to atone for the Luan clan." I hope that my death will arouse the mercy of the prince so that he can forgive Luan! ”
Shi Lu's son, Shi Ying, was riding his horse, and Luan drove past him. The sergeant asked, "You are not in the barracks, why are you running here?" ”
Luan Lian said: "This war is to take revenge on the Qin State, but the division did not achieve military achievements, but escaped from the enemy army, which is a great shame for the Jin State!" You and I are both soldiers, don't you feel ashamed? ”
These words aroused Shi Ying's sense of honor, and he said: "Of course! If I could wash away my shame, I would like to follow the Master! ”
Luan said, "Then what are you waiting for? You and I will die to the Qin army together! ”
The two didn't say hello to anyone, and immediately drove the chariot out of the west gate of the barracks and drove side by side towards the Qin army camp. Outside the Qin camp, there were many sergeants who were leveling the ground, patrolling the battlefield, or performing other tasks. The two gradually got closer, and soon they could already see the contours of Qin **shi's face.
When the Qin people discovered the enemy's situation, they immediately gathered a team to greet the two. Luan Yan turned his head and said, "Thank you for your support!" Let's attack! ”
Luan urged the horse to charge, but the stinger was missing from the eye of his eyes. When he turned his head, he saw that the martingale had turned his horse's head and fled. Luan scolded "cowards", rushed into the enemy line on a bicycle, and was immediately killed by the Qin people.
After Luan Shu's death, Luan Liang became the most prominent figure in the family, he was morally noble, simple in life, helpful, and had the legacy of the prince Shensheng.
Luan Shu did not fail to make Luan Lian the successor back then, but Luan Lian would rather let the scourge of the Luan clan gain the status of the leader than damage his noble name; As a result, his receptacle not only killed himself and endangered the office, but also caused the family to be finally destroyed by the ministers.
Because the war against Qin dragged on, the princes called the battle "the battle of delay." ”
Shi Ying drove his father Shi Lu on the way to withdraw the army, and Luan Ying drove his father Luan Huang to the two of them. Luan Huang pointed at Shi Ying and said angrily, "My brother was supposed to return home with the army, but your son, this person, summoned my brother to launch a suicide charge. Your son has returned, but my brother has been killed in the enemy's camp; This is your son who killed my brother. If he dares to step into the Jin Kingdom, I will kill him! ”
Luan Ying glanced at Master Fan with a complicated expression, and left with her father.
Shi Kuo grabbed the reins in his son's hand and said, "You have caused a big disaster, and your father can't protect you, you go to Qin to hide!" ”
Shi Ying's face turned red, he said goodbye to his father, and fled to Hou Licheng as an exile in a chariot driven by a friend.