Chapter 32
The mountains are towering, thousands of peaks and valleys, and there is only a small path winding among the foot of the mountain. This kind of terrain is extremely unfavorable to the army. Many famous commanders in history are particularly careful when passing through this terrain, because it is a dead place. Once trapped by the enemy, there is no need to fight. They just need to roll wood and beat stones to solve the problem. It can be said that the soldiers can win without bloodshed.
If he was trapped in this terrain, he could escape from birth. Hannibal, the famous ancient Carthage general, would be counted as one. Even Octavian, the first emperor in Roman history, did not easily march in this terrain. When encountering this terrain, he would either bypass or send troops to reconnaise from the top of the mountain to ensure safety.
Zhao Congzheng led the Zhao cavalry through it. This kind of terrain is a huge threat to infantry, let alone cavalry. Cavalry can no longer ride horses while walking, and can only dismount and walk, which is no different from infantry.
There is no doubt that Zhao Cong is a loyal general, but he is definitely not a talented general. After so dangerous, he did not send a post to the mountain to conduct reconnaissance. In addition to his lack of talent, this situation is also related to the King of Qin. Who told the King of Qin to make Zhao Cong believe that although this road is dangerous, it is as dangerous as a barbarian and will not be threatened.
This is the preciousness of the King of Qin. He not only made his own people believe that he is omnipotent, but also made the enemy believe in him. Perhaps, it was this extraordinary charm that enabled Qin's various defeat strategies to be well implemented. Until the five countries were destroyed and only Qi was left, Qi felt something was wrong and made slow military deployments.
"Where did you go?" Zhao Cong asked.
The little school replied: "Go back to the general, it's time to reach the first ray of heaven."
Zhao Cong nodded and praised: "A line of heaven is extraordinary. Looking up from here, it is like watching the sky in a small crack, with only one line. This name is well obtained. How far is it from the beam?"
The primary school answered truthfully: "Go back to the general, leave the first line of the sky, and you can reach Daliang in another three days."
Zhao Cong was amazed and said, "This line of sky is so dangerous. We will definitely not think of it from here to attack Daliang. Don't say that the Wei people could not think of it. Even if I heard the King of Qin say it, I thought my ears were wrong. Think about it now. This is indeed a quick battle plan. Only a wise monarch like the King of Qin can think of it, and only a bold monarch like the King of Qin dares to implement it. Pass on my order: Go forward at full speed and go straight to Daliang!" He was so enchanted by the charm of the King of Qin and actually praised it.
He was right. If the King of Qin was to destroy Wei in this battle, the army would go straight to Daliang City from this path and take Daliang down. The King of Wei might not believe it. It’s a pity. The King of Qin was to destroy Zhao in this battle, not Wei, which was determined by the strategy at that time.
The order was passed down. The Zhao army accelerated its march. Looking at the winding army, a wonderful little star appeared in Zhao Cong's eyes, as if he had captured the King of Wei alive and had made great achievements.
Zhao Cong never expected that there were eyes on the top of the mountain to see his every move clearly. This person was nothing but Wei Ang, the general of Wei State.
"Zhao Cong, you are too arrogant." Wei Ang sneered, pressing his right hand against the rolling wood beside him.
General Zuo Jun reminded Wei Ang: "Sir, Zhao's army has all entered the ambush, you can do it." He raised a rock and was about to throw it down.
"Let go!" Wei Ang shouted.
If you attack now, Bao Zheng Zhao Jun could not escape. The Zuo Jun could not execute the order, and argued: "General, when will you wait until you don't fight now? General, fight!"
Wei Ang was unmoved and said, "Let them live a little longer."
The Zuo Jun analyzed the interests and said, "General, go forward further and the terrain is open, which is beneficial to the Zhao army."
Wei Ang asked back, "I, Wei Ang, have been fighting all my life. Do you even understand this principle? Will I let him go to the open ground?"
Zuo Jun thought about it and asked in confusion: "General, why is that?"
Wei Ang explained his doubts. He said, "It will take three more hours to reach the open land. If they marching for another three hours, wouldn't they be even more tired?"
Zuo Jun suddenly realized that Wei Ang still had to consume Zhao Jun's physical strength, and he repeatedly wrote a clever plan, put the stone on the ground, and said, "It's still the general who is smart, and he will be taught."
Wei Ang looked up at the sky and said, "There will be three more hours, and it will be almost dark. It is a good time to start. Zuo Jun, go to the front and wait for me to raise the fire as a sign, and immediately block the head."
Zuo Jun was so happy that he almost jumped up and said, "Abide by the order! Please rest assured, the Zuo Jun guaranteed to complete the task." He ran away.
Daliang City, the Palace of the Wei Kingdom. The King of Wei hugged the beautiful concubine with his left hand and the golden wine bottle with his right hand. He looked satisfied and wanted to bring the fine wine in the bottle into his mouth.
At this moment, a eunuch came in and said, "Report to the king, the envoy of Qin State is asking for a visit."
The King of Wei said without thinking, "No! Qin is fighting with our Wei State, and Qin State dares to send envoys to come, not to be afraid that I will chop off his dog's head." The King of Wei finally said a powerful word.
The eunuch replied: "The king, the envoy of Qin State has the handwriting of the King of Qin."
The King of Wei may not be afraid of envoys, but he is afraid of the King of Qin. His momentum just now disappeared, so he pushed the concubine away and said, "Go down. Call him in."
The eunuch withdrew and led the Qin envoy in. The Qin envoy saluted to the King of Wei and said, "The foreign minister Yangjiaoxi has met the king."
The King of Wei looked at Yangjiaoxi with dissatisfaction and asked, "What did the King of Qin send you to do? Did you declare war on me?" The most feared thing about him was that the King of Qin declared war on him, which was just a stubborn word.
Yangjiaoxi said calmly: "Both is, not."
This was a bit mysterious. The King of Wei couldn't figure it out and said with a gloomy face: "Tell me clearly."
Yangjiaoxi said lightly: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister has brought the handwriting from my king, so please ask the king to check it out first." He took out the handwritten letter of the King of Qin and handed it to the King of Wei.
King Wei opened it and looked at it. The discomfort on his face disappeared suddenly. He almost jumped up with excitement. He kept patting his chest and shouting: "I'm worried, I'm worried in vain! This is a scam, a complete scam!"
Yangjiaoxi watched the King of Wei perform until he calmed down, and then continued: "My king, my king also needs a foreign minister to bring a word to the king."
The King of Wei smiled and said, "Tell me. It must be good news, am I right?"
Yangjiaoxi said calmly, "My king said this, and the foreign ministers told the king quietly."
The King of Wei put his ears over, and Yangjiaoxi muttered in his ear. The King of Wei's face changed suddenly, as pale as paper, and kept saying: "This is this..."
Chapter completed!