Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 438 The Hexi Corridor ([-])

"Brothers, I am entrusting you with a difficult task. Dig a ditch a foot deep here and fill it with water." A general ordered to rush to the soldiers.

The soldiers looked around in a daze, not knowing why. A bolder soldier asked, "General, what are you digging a ditch for? It's all right, why are you suddenly digging a ditch?"

The general waved his hand, whipped the horsewhip in his hand on the soldier, and scolded: "If you are told to dig, you will dig. How can there be so much nonsense. How did I know to dig this ditches? That's what the higher-ups told me. That's what I told you."

The whip was actually useless, and it didn't hurt at all when it hit the body. The soldier became more courageous, and cried out: "My lord, it's not impossible for us to dig, but we don't have tools. What can we use to dig. We only have Weapons, without tools such as hoes, you can’t dig even if you want to.”

The general swiped his whip again at the soldier, but this time he used some strength. The soldier was in pain and dared not speak any more.The general complained: "If there are tools, I'll ask you to dig them. Just grab some peasants to save trouble. Don't be dissatisfied."

The soldiers said in unison: "General, this is the truth. It's not that we don't want to dig, it's that we really don't have tools, and we can't dig if we want to. General, if you send us to chop wood, the weapons in our hands can still be used." deal with it."

"It's a good idea!" The general said angrily: "If you have tools, you have to dig, and if you don't have tools, you have to dig. To tell you the truth, I was given a death order, and there are only two days. If you come out of the ditch, I will lose your head, and before I lose your head, I will cut off your heads first."

The soldiers were scared now, but there was still a question. One soldier boldly asked: "General, even if we dig the ditch, there will be no water. There is no canal in front of this place, and there is no river in the back. Where are we going?" Find water."

The general answered very bluntly, and said, "No water? Just pee. Damn, there is no river or canal within a hundred miles of here, and we have to pour water. You think we are gods who can call wind and rain."

The minister's idea was actually good, but King Hunxie was too timid to take the risk of marching hundreds of miles to set up camp by the Jinshui. He was afraid that he would be attacked by the Qin army during the march, and he would be killed The army was wiped out, so it was dealt with on the spot here.It's just that he didn't think clearly about some issues in his anxiety, and what he did was too unrealistic.

The soldiers had no choice but to do so, using the weapons in their hands as hoes, and started digging ditches.The general was also helpless, as long as the soldiers put on a show, and he had an explanation, it would be fine, so he left muttering.

After digging for a while, there was no effect at all. The soldiers became a little impatient, and began to mutter: "Damn it, the people of Qin were born by mothers, so aren't we born by mothers? Why don't we have any seeds? What the hell? It’s better to open up your posture and fight them than make this useless.”

"I don't want to live anymore. If the king hears about it, your head will move."

"Don't talk, just dig, dig, and act first before talking. This is simply impossible, and I don't believe that no one dares to speak out."

Discontent has spread among the soldiers.

"Report to the general, King Hunxie is digging ditches and cutting trees, maybe he wants to set up camp here." Zhang Han reported the situation to Han Xin.

Han Xin looked ahead and said: "What is setting up camp? He was scared. How could he stop us from attacking his camp with only digging ditches and no water? Going to the edge of Jinshui is the best choice, but King Hunxie dare not Go, that means he's terrified of us."

Zhang Han nodded and said: "I think so too. He is afraid of being attacked by us on the road. In fact, he is still shrewd. If he is on the marching road now, he has become a side dish for us. General Before the Xie Wang’s fence is built, it’s best to launch an attack.”

Han Xin looked at the sun and said: "It's a good thing to attack now, but King Hunxie spent so much effort, we have to give him face, let's wait."

Zhang Han reminded Han Xin, saying: "General, our army is well-prepared, but Hunxie King is not. Now we attack him like a dead man, without any effort."

Han Xin said with a smile: "That's the reason, but if we fight now, it's too disrespectful to King Hunxie. It's better to wait."

Zhang Han really didn't understand how Han Xin, who has always been shrewd, would be so confused as to how much face he should give to King Hunxie, saying: "General, we are giving him the greatest face by defeating King Hunxie's entire army. General, there is no chance. Lost, lost never to return."

Han Xin chuckled, and said, "You're serious, do you really think I'll give him face? That's just for fun. Look, King Hunxie's soldiers are everywhere, scattered around and working, some of them are in the mountains and forests. If we destroy his camp now, the scattered soldiers will not escape everywhere. For us, we must wipe them all out, and no one will slip through the net."

Zhang Han suddenly realized, and said: "The general is clever, and he should wait for King Hunxie to gather the soldiers together before attacking. May I ask the general, when is the best time to attack?" He slapped his forehead and said mockingly: "Look at what I asked, it's not obvious. General, while there is still some time, shouldn’t you let the brothers take a good rest.”

Han Xin nodded and said, "That's right, the brothers haven't had a good night's sleep these days, let's let the brothers catch up on a good night's sleep after setting up the guard post."

As soon as the order was passed on, Qin Jun lay on the ground on the spot, and soon fell asleep.

Han Xin looked at Zhang Han and said, "You should sleep for a while too."

Zhang Han knew that Han Xin, as the commander-in-chief, had to march and command the army to fight, which was harder than him, so he said, "General, take a break."

Han Xin nodded and said: "You sleep for a while, then I wake you up, you come for me, and I sleep again."

"This..." Zhang Han was not very willing, Han Dao said: "Recover your spirits, you still have to lead the battle." Zhang Han could only say: "Follow the order." Lying on the ground, he soon fell asleep.

In the evening, the Hunxie soldiers returned to the camp, ready to have dinner and take a good rest. Unexpectedly, King Hunxie planned carefully and asked them to work overnight after dinner, build a fence and dig ditches. Although the soldiers were unwilling, they had to do so.

Youdao is what people wish, and King Hunxie's order against the wishes of the soldiers is doomed to be impossible to carry out, because when the soldiers gathered around the fire and were about to have dinner, there was an earth-shattering sound of hooves, and the Qin army Han Xin's commander killed him.

Where did the Hunxie soldiers expect that the Qin army would come so quickly, they didn't react at all, and were thrown into disorder by the frontal cavalry led by Zhang Han.Just when they were in a panic, Han Xin personally led the main cavalry to attack from behind and made dumplings for King Hunxie.

(End of this chapter)