Chapter 189 The secret of the past! We can meet again!
"If this old minister tells you, young master."
"The person behind what happened back then was the former Queen Mother!"
Wang Wan lowered his voice and said.
The words fell.
Fusu's face changed: "Grandmother, the Queen Mother? Why would she do this?"
"It's all because of profit and power."
"I don't know much about the details. Perhaps only the Queen Mother and Lu Buwei know clearly."
"There's nothing else to say."
"I am saying this today to remind you, young master, not to mention this matter in front of the king, and not to do anything to offend Xia Wuqie."
"In the king's heart, none of the civil and military officials in the court are as good as Xia Wuqie."
"Please think about this carefully in your heart, young master."
"This matter must not be leaked, otherwise you will suffer consequences." Wang Wan said with a serious face.
Fusu also nodded seriously: "The words of the prime minister will be remembered in my heart."
"Sir, just remember this matter, but never mention it to anyone else." Wang Wan still said with concern.
He knew that this matter was a taboo for the current king. Once someone brought up the past and made the king remember the humiliation he had suffered and the fact that he had watched his beloved die, the consequences would definitely be tragic.
"King's appearance."
"Who else knows about this?" Fusu asked curiously.
"In the whole court, only a few people know about it."
"Old minister, Prime Minister Wei."
"And your great-uncle Ying Xi also knows."
"But no one dares to mention it again." Wang Wan said.
"Now, I completely understand why the king is so dissatisfied with the royal family. In the past, the royal family held great power in the court, and was no less powerful than the old nobles. But now there are few royal family members who can hold power. All this is because of what happened in the past." Fusu said suddenly.
"So."
"This matter is too serious, you must treat it with caution." Wang Wan reminded again. ——Time flies! Nearly two months have passed.
Wei State!
It was only a few dozen miles away from the Wei State’s capital, Daliang.
On the official road opened up by the State of Wei, there were Qin soldiers marching everywhere, heading towards the capital of the State of Wei.
On a chariot.
Zhao Feng stood on it, surrounded by his personal guards.
"Admiral."
"We have entered the territory of Daliang, the capital of Wei."
"At this marching speed, we can reach the Wei capital in one day." A scout came up quickly and reported.
"Pass the order down."
"March as a precaution, and the scout battalion will move away to investigate."
"Once we find any trace of the Wei army, attack directly." Zhao Feng gave the order calmly.
"promise."
The scout immediately rode away.
"My Lord."
"It has been less than three months since we mobilized our troops in Wu'an, and now our army has already entered the territory of Weidu."
"It is said that the Hangu camp is still in a stalemate with the Wei army. Although they have conquered more than a dozen cities of Wei, the Wei general Pang Wu is fighting and retreating, dispersing his forces to delay the offensive of the Hangu camp. Although this strategy caused heavy casualties to the Wei army, it also delayed the advance of the Hangu camp." Zhang Ming reported the battle report he had just received.
Zhao Feng nodded, not surprised: "Wei Wuji is a general who is good at commanding the army. Although he is old, he still has strategies and knows how to advance and retreat."
"If the Hangu Camp breaks through the cities in the western border of Wei, then the Hangu Camp will definitely attack Daliang. Suddenly, Wei will have to face the attack of our two camps of the Great Qin, which is not a good thing for Wei."
"not to mention."
"Now that Huang Xie is dead, the King of Chu is dead, and his Wei State has completely lost its external support, Wei Wuji's intention this time is to make my Great Qin suffer as much as possible, with the intention of destroying both sides together."
"So, Wei Wuji will definitely defend it to the end."
Zhang Ming nodded, but there was a puzzled look on his face: "Actually, my lord, I have one thing I don't understand. Can't Wei Wuji and his men surrender?"
"If they surrender, your majesty's great talent and strategy will not cost them their lives, and will certainly bring them some wealth and honor."
"Do they really need to fight to the end like this?"
"After all, they have already been defeated at this moment."
Regarding Zhang Ming’s confusion.
Zhao Feng just smiled: "So, you are not Wei Wuji."
"When a country is destroyed and a family is ruined, every man has his share of responsibility."
"What's more, Wei Wuji is a member of the royal family of Wei State, the last resort of Wei State."
"First, his dignity and status would not allow him to surrender, and second, Wei Wuji still had some hope in his heart."
"He hopes that by holding on for a long time, his Wei Kingdom will see a turnaround."
Wei Wuji.
Zhao Feng had seen him before. Although Wei Wuji was defeated on the battlefield of Weicheng in the past, Zhao Feng also got to know Wei Wuji.
Wei Wuji, one of the Four Princes of the Warring States Period.
surrender?
Wei Wuji would never surrender.
Many loyal and righteous people in Wei State would not surrender either.
This may be the key to a country's survival and distinguishing between loyalty and treachery.
When Zhao Feng enlisted in the army, he thought he would stay in the logistics army for two years and then go home to accompany his mother.
But even then.
What Zhao Feng thought in his mind was that if there was an invasion by foreign enemies, Zhao Feng would definitely risk his life to protect his country.
This is a person's basic loyalty, the country is destroyed and the family is ruined.
This is true in any era.
The destruction of a country will inevitably bring suffering to countless people. It would be fine if the victorious ruler was merciful, but if he is not merciful and does not exercise restraint, there will inevitably be rape and looting.
Yes.
Qin laws and military regulations are strict.
However, King Zheng of Qin was concerned about the world and had issued an edict long ago that no massacre should be carried out after the city was captured.
Even when he conquered Handan, the most humiliating and hated city of Qin Shi Huang, he held back and did not massacre the people in Handan, which shows his great talent and strategy.
But looking at all the countries, not everyone is Qin Shihuang!
"Perhaps I understand."
"Maybe this is integrity." Zhang Ming said, not quite understanding.
"You can also understand integrity this way." Zhao Feng smiled slightly.
"alright."
"Pass on my order, and order the three main camps to march to the Wei capital with all their strength."
"This battle should be over."
Zhao Feng spoke slowly.
"Yes." Zhang Ming responded loudly.
…
Wei capital, Daliang City!
"Your Majesty."
"The Qin army has arrived."
A Wei general looked at the front of the city. Dust was rolling, as if the earth was shaking.
"yes."
"It's finally here."
"It's a month faster than I expected."
"I underestimated Qin Wuan's camp." Wei Wuji sighed.
"I am really confused."
"Why is the Wu'an Camp, which is composed of surrendered soldiers, so powerful? How did Zhao Feng make these surrendered soldiers willing to fight for their lives?"
"After all, those surrendered soldiers are all from Zhao. Why would they work for Qin?" General Wei on the side said in great confusion.
"The Convict Army."
"This is the psychological strategy designed by Zhao Feng."
"If Zhao still existed, these hundreds of thousands of Zhao surrendered soldiers would certainly not fight for Qin. But Zhao has perished, and tens of millions of Zhao people have become Qin citizens. The families of those surrendered soldiers have also become Qin citizens, and live under the control of Qin."
"If your family is controlled by Qin, would you dare to betray Qin? Would you dare to turn against Qin in the middle of a battle?" Wei Wuji said knowingly.
"I really don't dare to do this, and I won't do it." General Wei suddenly realized.
"This is Qin's strategy of using a prisoner army."
"Not only is it constrained by military regulations, but also by their family."
"This is also the Qin State's unique strategy of using criminal troops."
“It’s impossible for other countries to do this.”
"and."
"When Zhao Feng led the army, he always led by example. This was the case when he was the deputy general, when he was the general, and now that he has become the general of Qin, Zhao Feng still leads by example."
"This is just like me leading the troops to charge in the front, what will happen to the soldiers of the Great Wei?" Wei Wuji said again.
"Then the whole army will surely be greatly encouraged. After all, with your noble status as the king charging at the front, all the soldiers will not fear death and will charge forward madly." General Wei replied immediately.
"This is Zhao Feng's army."
"Always charging in the front, inspiring the morale of the entire army."
"As a general, he can lead the troops, so why should ordinary soldiers be afraid?"
"Under the influence of Zhao Feng."
"The commander of the Qin army under his command also followed suit and led by example."
"This is one of the reasons why the Wu'an Camp is so brave."
“You have already reached such a position, but you still lead the charge. If it were you, could you do it?” Wei Wuji smiled bitterly.
All the Wei generals around Wei Wuji lowered their heads. It was obvious that their meaning was very clear: they could not do so.
"Qin, Wu'an Camp."
"Zhao Feng."
"No matter how brave you are."
"I have sealed the city gates and repaired them with bricks and stones."
"Even if you have a magic weapon, you can't break it easily, unless you attack the city with a ladder, but how can you climb up to do it?"
"This battle."
"Even if we lose, it means the end of our Wei Dynasty."
"I will also cause your Qin State to lose a large camp." Wei Wuji said coldly.
Then.
Wei Wuji looked at the generals around him.
"Have your family been sent to the State of Chu?" Wei Wuji asked.
"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."
"The families of this general and his companions have all entered Chu territory."
"I have nothing to worry about now."
"good."
"I am willing to swear to serve the Great Wei until death."
…
Many Wei generals around said this.
"The Great Wei may perish this time."
"But the legacy of my Great Wei still exists."
"I don't believe that the Qin State can continue to prosper. As soon as the Qin State weakens, the power I left for the Wei State will emerge and overthrow the Qin State." Wei Wuji's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
At this time!
Thunder rumbled in front of the city.
Countless black-armored Qin soldiers had already arrived at the front of Daliang City, but they were too far away to be reached by bows and arrows.
Zhao Feng stood on the chariot and drove to the front.
When they were a hundred feet away from the city, the army stopped and lined up in front of the Wei capital Daliang.
"From now on, can you still see the shadow of the former Zhao army?"
Wei Wuji looked at the Qin army lined up in front of the city and suddenly said.
"It's completely the Qin army, not the Zhao army at all."
"After the reorganization, it has changed completely." said a Wei general.
"Zhao Feng, Zhao Feng." Wei Wuji repeated twice with a complicated expression.
Look back.
"General, should we lead our troops to attack?" Li You asked respectfully, his eyes full of desire to make merit.
In the past few months, Li You led his troops to capture many cities and accumulated some military merits, but compared with Zhang Han and Tu Sui, his military achievements were still far behind.
"Weidu has been renovated by Wei Wuji for nearly three years. Now all the city gates are repaired with bricks and stones. The city is like a stone city. Unless you use a ladder, it is difficult to break through the city wall."
"Unless we use trebuchets to bombard the city walls for days, we may be able to collapse them."
"But Wei Wuji can naturally think of this." Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.
"Doesn't that mean that Daliang City is impossible to capture?" Li You's face changed.
"From common sense, that's the case." Zhao Feng nodded.
certainly.
If Zhao Feng used all his strength, he could destroy a section of the city wall.
But in this case, it would be too much.
This is a power beyond that of mortals.
If it is unfolded.
Zhao Feng was not sure whether the King of Qin would use him as a target for immortality.
"Then my army will not be able to capture Daliang City?"
"What should I do?"
"Is there nothing we can do but besiege Daliang and wait until their food and grass run out?"
"But according to the intelligence, Wei Wuji has stockpiled a year's worth of food and fodder. Are we going to waste a year in this city?" Tu Sui couldn't help but speak.
"Zhang Ming."
Zhao Feng shouted.
"I'm here." Zhang Ming responded immediately.
"Go and invite Wei Wuji to have a chat."
"It depends on whether he is willing." Zhao Feng said.
"promise."
Zhang Ming didn't hesitate at all and rode his horse straight towards Wei Du.
Look towards the city tower of Wei capital.
"Your Majesty."
"A Qin cavalry is coming." said the Wei general.
"They should be here to persuade us to surrender." Wei Wuji said slowly.
But he did not give the order to shoot.
When two armies are fighting, they do not kill envoys.
This has been the case since the Spring and Autumn Period.
There are no obstacles.
Zhang Ming arrived at the foot of the city.
"Excuse me, is Lord Xinling of Wei here?" Zhang Ming raised his head and asked loudly.
"I am here."
"If you want to persuade them to surrender, then there is no need to speak." Wei Wuji said calmly.
"My general wants to meet with Lord Xinling on the battlefield. Is that possible?" Zhang Ming said with a fist salute.
"Zhao Feng wants to see me?" Wei Wuji was slightly stunned.
"I am inviting you on the order of the general." Zhang Ming replied loudly.
"Your Majesty, you must not leave the city."
"Yes, my Lord."
"You are the backbone of our Great Wei. If Zhao Feng wants to harm you, I, the general, will not be able to come to your aid."
"Please think twice before you act."
Seeing Wei Wuji's eagerness to try, the Wei generals around him immediately tried to persuade him.
Wei Wuji raised his hand and said, "If Zhao Feng wants to kill me with this, everyone in the world will laugh at him."
"Speaking of which."
"I do want to meet and talk with Zhao Feng."
Looking at Wei Wuji like this.
Many Wei generals didn't know what to say.
"Prepare the hanging basket." Wei Wuji said loudly.
"Then I will report to the general." Zhang Ming clasped his fists and said.
After saying.
Zhang Ming ran towards the main camp.
At this time!
The hanging basket on the city wall was ready, and Wei Wuji also went up.
The hanging basket is lowered.
Wei Wuji fell to the ground.
Qin army formation.
"Admiral."
"Wei Wuji is willing to meet you." Zhang Ming reported respectfully.
"The Four Princes of the Warring States Period are indeed not people with empty reputations."
Zhao Feng sighed and looked into the distance.
Wei Wuji was already walking towards the Qin formation alone.
Zhao Feng saw this.
He also got off the chariot and walked forward.
at the same time.
Zhao Feng also said, "Bring the table over here."
Before coming.
Zhao Feng asked his guards to prepare a table and cushions.
Now that things have come to this, naturally I want to have a good chat with Wei Wuji.
After a while.
The exact center of the Wei capital and the Qin army’s front.
Zhao Feng and Wei Wuji stood opposite each other.
"Lord Xinling."
"I've heard a lot about you."
Zhao Feng smiled slightly and clasped his fists.
"General Zhao Feng of Qin."
"I have long heard of your great name."
Looking at Zhao Feng's youthful appearance and confident temperament.
Wei Wuji also sighed in his heart: "The Qin State is really blessed by God. There are many capable generals. When Bai Qi died, all the countries were excited. But then Wang Jian and Meng Wu appeared. Now there is a younger Zhao Feng who is even more powerful in commanding troops."
"well."
now.
Wei Wuji only felt sad in his heart.
At this time.
Several guards stepped forward.
Set the table.
There are also two cushions.
There was also a pot of beauty and two wine bottles on it.
"Please take a seat, Lord Xinling."
Zhao Feng waved his hand.
Wei Wuji didn't hesitate and sat down directly. Zhao Feng also sat down slowly.
Then.
Zhao Feng picked up the wine jug and filled both wine jars with wine.
"Lord Xinling."
"Today Zhao Feng offers you a drink."
"This wine from Jiuxianlou is of top quality."
Zhao Feng smiled, raised the wine bottle and drank it all.
Wei Wuji did not suspect that Zhao Feng had poisoned him, because with his status and position, if he did something as despicable as poisoning, the whole world would laugh at him.
So Wei Wuji slowly picked up the wine jar and drank it all.
"yes."
"The wine from Jiuxianlou is truly top-notch." Wei Wuji drank it all in one gulp and nodded with a smile.
"It seems that Lord Xinling is also a wine lover." Zhao Feng smiled.
Wei Wuji smiled faintly.
The two exchanged pleasantries.
If they were not standing in front of the Wei capital and in the center of the two armies, perhaps this moment would be like the meeting of two old friends who had not seen each other for a long time.
"I originally thought that you came here to persuade me to surrender, but it seems that you have no such intention." Wei Wuji took a drink from the wine jar and suddenly spoke.
"Persuade to surrender?"
Zhao Feng shook his head and smiled: "If it is for those who do not know loyalty and righteousness, it may be useful, but for Lord Xinling, it is naturally unnecessary, because I know that Lord Xinling will not surrender."
"I am meeting Lord Xinling today only out of respect for him."
Hearing Zhao Feng's words, Wei Wuji's old face also showed a sigh: "What a pity, if you were from my Great Wei, how great it would be. In that case, with your ability, maybe you can protect the fate of the Great Wei."
"Xinling Jun is joking."
"If I were really a Wei citizen, I would never have been able to reach my current position."
"Your Wei State does not have a military merit system, nor does it have the so-called promotion by killing enemies at the bottom. Everything is based on the powerful and the wealthy, and the class is already determined." Zhao Feng said with a smile.
These words fell.
Wei Wuji's expression changed slightly, but then he nodded: "Yes!"
"Looking at the whole world, only Qin was successful in reform."
"All nations are inferior!"
Even though Wei Wuji had the intention, there were too many voices and people opposing him.
After all, this affects the interests of all the powerful people, and they will not allow it.
Only the Qin State.
Although the reform is now successful, it came at a considerable price.
"The State of Wei will surely perish."
"Xinling Jun should also understand." Zhao Feng said.
"yes."
"The Great Wei will surely perish."
"But if we can bite off a piece of Qin's flesh before our demise, it will be worth it." Wei Wuji smiled.
Then he pointed to the Wei capital Daliang behind him.
"Zhao Feng."
"This city has been under the supervision of an old man for three years of repair. All the gates are sealed and cannot be opened by human power."
"Can you, the Qin State, break through?" Wei Wuji said confidently.
…
(End of this chapter)
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