Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 663 War Situation

Some miscellaneous thoughts flashed through his mind, Gu Xun turned around and asked with a smile:

"By the way, you have resigned as the commander-in-chief of the Pingyang Heavy Armor Army, who will take over?"

Theoretically, this is also a military secret. A general like Meng Tian is not qualified to ask, but who made him the young master of the Meng family? He gave the exact answer without thinking:

"The Pingyang Heavy Armor Army will be taken over by Master Neishiteng and will be stationed in Yangcheng."

"Nei Shi Teng..." Gu Xun muttered the name again.

He had an impression of this name, the man who destroyed Han and the beginning of the unification of the Seven Kingdoms.

However, there are not many records. Gu Xun vaguely remembers that there are two theories about him.

It is said that Neishiteng was a general of the Qin State. He was responsible for receiving Nanyang when Korea offered it as a vassal, and pretended to defend Nanyang. Later, he led his elite troops to cross the Yellow River and the Jishui River, captured Xinzheng in a battle, and captured Han Wangan.

Another story is that Neishiteng was originally a defender of Nanyang, South Korea, but later surrendered Nanyang to Qin, and finally led his army to destroy his old employer.

Listening to what Meng Tian said, it seems that at least in this world, Nei Shiteng is from the Qin State.

"How come Master Imperial Master and Master Neishiteng know each other?" Meng Tian asked curiously when he saw his appearance.

Gu Xun came to his senses, shook his head and denied, "That's not true, I just heard about it, and it is said that he has good abilities."

"Oh, that's right." Meng Tian nodded and agreed upon hearing this, "Lord Nei Shiteng is indeed a capable minister, otherwise he would not have been promoted to the position of Nei Shi by the king after he took office as Nei Shi Si and rebelled against him."

Gu Xun nodded carelessly, put Nei Shiteng aside, and turned to ask, "Yangcheng... just hearing the name, I feel that it is very close to South Korea."

Within the territory of South Korea, the most common place noun is the word "Yang", such as Luyang, Huayang, Yangzhai, Yangling... and so on.

There are many others, but most of them have fallen into the hands of Qin.

Meng Tian nodded and said with a smile that was half mocking and half contemptuous, "Yangcheng is located near the junction of Gyeonggi and Nanyang County in South Korea. It is less than 200 miles away from Xinzheng, the capital of Han Dynasty."

"Haha, if the Pingyang heavy armor army marches day and night, it can arrive in a day and a night at most."

"Ah...it seems that just a few days after Han Wangan was happy, he couldn't sleep again." Gu Xun couldn't help shaking his head and laughing after hearing this.

Qin's reaction was quick enough, but King Han's thoughts were a little wrong, so he inserted an ace army so close to the capital.

Talking about these things, Meng Tian's unruly and publicity that belongs to young people was revealed, and he sneered contemptuously, "It's just that some people can't understand the reality clearly and have unnecessary fantasies."

Meng Tian felt that Han Wangan's brain circuit was simply different from ordinary people.

In the battle between Qin and Zhao, it is true that Zhao had the upper hand, but does that have anything to do with South Korea?
  You can't still think that the three Jin countries are as close as one family, and they are like one branch, right?
  No way……

Seeing how Meng Tian looked down on South Korea, Gu Xun curled his lips indifferently.

It’s okay to look down on South Korea, and he looks down on it too.

But he also had some doubts.

"Now that another war with Zhao is imminent, is it a waste to deploy such an important force as the Pingyang Heavy Armor Army to frighten South Korea?"

Meng Tian's eyes turned to Gu Xun, and a few inexplicable colors flashed through his eyes.

Seeing this, Gu Xun turned his head slightly and asked, "Why, did the question I asked be very poor?"

"That's not the case..." Meng Tian quickly waved his hand and replied, "The Imperial Counselor may not understand that the Northern Frontier Army under the command of General Li Mu of the State of Zhao mostly has cavalry. Infantry regiments like the Pingyang Heavy Armor Army are not suitable for dealing with them. This kind of war." "Oh... that's true." Gu Xun suddenly said, "Haha, I don't know anything about the art of war, don't be surprised."

"The Imperial Master's words are serious, but everyone is just performing their duties." Meng Tian quickly replied with a nice word, but he felt a little embarrassed in his heart.

In fact, the explanation he just gave was not complete. He omitted a small part...a slightly important part.

Pingyang Heavy Armor Army is a heavy armor army. Although it is infantry, it is never useless to fight cavalry.

But, Li Mu's cavalry regiment is different from others. Anyway... at least Meng Tian is not willing to lead the Pingyang heavy armor army to deal with Li Mu, especially this elite regiment will definitely be taken care of by the opponent.

Gu Xun didn't understand the secret and didn't pay much attention to it. He sighed casually, "The war has started again..."

Then he suddenly turned to Meng Tian and asked, "Do you think Wang Jian can win this time?"

Meng Tian lowered his eyes and chuckled, "Well, the general is not capable of guessing the direction of this war. General Wang Jian and General Li Mu of the State of Zhao are both famous generals in the world. How can the two of them fight against a junior general? Can you comment?"

"Of course, from the general's true intention, he naturally thinks that our Great Qin Cavalry is unstoppable."

"Very good confidence." Gu Xun showed a playful smile and said lightly, "Last time when I suggested to the civil and military officials at the court meeting that Huan Jue withdraw his troops, they were also so confident."

"Uh..." Meng Tianrang was choked and speechless for a moment. After finally taking a breath, he asked with a wry smile, "Isn't the Imperial Master optimistic about this war?"

"What does it matter whether you win or lose?" Gu Xun waved his hand indifferently and said in a quiet voice, "At the end of a strong crossbow, the force cannot penetrate Lu Zhen."

"Zhao Guo can win once, twice, or even ten or eight times, but as long as he loses once, he loses everything."

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Li Shimin both conquered Goguryeo three times and failed to win. However, if one lost, his country would perish, while if the other lost, Goguryeo would not be able to hold on.

War... Gu Xun did not understand the art of war, but he could see the most basic situation clearly.

Meng Tian smiled and refused to answer the question.

There is no doubt that his mind is clear and he naturally understands Zhao Guo's dilemma. However, as a disciple of a military strategist and a family with military exploits, winning is his most persistent pursuit.

The death of Zhao was a great strategic success for Qin, but not for people like him.

Gu Xun also knew what Meng Tian was thinking. He was a military aristocrat... It was actually easy to guess.

"None of this matters. Anyway, you are just a mere captain. It's not time to worry about this."

"...That's what the Imperial Master said." Meng Tian had nothing to say about this.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Wang Jian should worry about winning or losing the war. As for him as a captain, even if he is the young master of the Meng family... If the war is not going well, is it possible that he can still turn the tide with thousands of cavalry?
  Don't be kidding, he is not the protagonist of the story.

Gu Xun stood up at this time, greeted Meng Tian with a smile, "Let's go, it's a rare visit. There's nothing to entertain at home. I'll treat you out for a meal."

Meng Tian quickly declined, "The Imperial Master is too polite. How dare I trouble the Imperial Master?"

"Meng Tian can go alone."

Gu Xun couldn't help but pulled him out and said, "Let's go, let's go, or you won't give me face."

"Alas... alas, Imperial Master... Imperial Master, don't..." Meng Tian tried to struggle, but was taken away by Gu Xun like a chicken.

(End of this chapter)