chapter 287. only encircling but not attacking
Bashu, Sima Cuo Mansion.
From Xianyang to Bashu, the road was difficult and dangerous, the mountains were steep, and the water of flowers was afraid of bumps and evaporation, so we needed to find a careful person to escort it.
Gao Changgong volunteered to take over this hot potato. He set out from Xianyang City Workshop that day. After several days of traversing mountains and rivers, he finally arrived in Bashu.
Sima Cuo welcomed Gao Changgong in front of the mansion. He had never met Gao Changgong before. He just heard that this kid could fight and understand strategies. He was an all-round talent! The generals of the Qin court were all hospitality but not jealous. I wish you had more skills than me, so that the people of Qin could suffer less.
Gao Changgong escorted the flower dew on both sides and arrived in the afternoon of the same day. He saw a general wearing black armor and a little dark-faced face from afar.
He once heard General Ying Ji talk about it, saying that General Sima Cuo was an iron-blooded man, resourceful and upright, and was a rare general in the Qin army.
Gao Changgong respects this kind of experienced and friendly general! Therefore, before the convoy arrived, he had already galloped over and rode over. After seeing Sima Cuo, he immediately turned over and dismounted and said, "Please pay a visit to General Sima!"
"Good boy, are you General Gao Changgong and Gao?"
Sima Cuo smiled and helped him up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It turns out that he is extremely handsome and majestic. Let's go in and talk."
Sima Cuo's enthusiasm made Gao Changgong completely unexpected.
The two of them came to the main hall, and Sima Cuo immediately ordered his men to serve tea. The two of them sat opposite each other, both very excited.
"General Gao came to Bashu this time, has he brought a way to break the enemy?"
"General Sima, please don't worry. At the order of my king, my subordinates deliberately brought two carts of flower dew to comfort our soldiers."
"Flower water?"
Sima Cuo scratched his head straight.
It seemed that Sima Cuo would have been this reaction. Gao Changgong didn't have much suspicion and smiled indifferently: "Yes, although the name is a bit elegant, it is a magical drug for mosquito repellent. Applying it onto the body can ensure that mosquitoes are not invaded."
Sima Cuo was immediately overwhelmed with joy. The reason why he was unable to defeat the enemy leader was because mosquitoes became disasters.
Since this magical medicine is available, the soldiers of the Qin army can show their skills.
"Okay, I just saw the two carriages behind the general, and they were transporting this 'Hualu Water'. I will distribute them immediately. The general will take a rest for a night and we will go straight to the Nanshan Mountain tomorrow so that the horse bandits will have nowhere to hide."
The outcome of the battle is almost self-evident.
If there were no third-party factors, no one would be an opponent of the Iron Blood Qin Army on this vast land.
What they have to do is very simple. They rushed forward, cut off the enemy's head with a knife, and then took it back to reward him according to merit.
Gao Chang smiled without saying a word.
Sima Cuo noticed that there was something subtle in his smile and felt very uneasy.
"General Gao, is it possible that the king has some instructions?"
Gao Changgong said mysteriously: "General Sima, what I respect has always been the plan of 'being king and unifying the world'; and for the horse bandits, the more vicious the better. Here is a secret letter from my king to General Sima, please check it out."
"The letter from the king?"
Sima Chu was confused. A few years ago, he was valued many times and was grateful to Ying Si. After many years of being together, he still couldn't figure out Ying Si's temper.
Since Gao Changgong has been sent to Bashu, if you have anything to say for Gao Changgong to convey it, why should you write a letter in person?
After reading the entire content of the letter, Sima Cuo began to frown, with more misunderstandings in his eyes.
He folded the rice paper neatly and placed it gently on the table, his voice was as loud as a cold pond: "What my king meant is to only surround and not attack?"
"Yes, camping under the Nanshan Mountains, on duty, not attacking or attacking, but confronting each other until their food and grass are exhausted, starving to death!"
Sima Cuo sighed: "No one can compare to the king's viciousness."
"For the horse bandits, this must be like this."
Gao Changgong narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice: "I don't know the true identity of these horse bandits. They are more likely to be mobs in my Bashu land. The king's intention to do this is to let the horse bandits know that if they obey our Qin State, they can live the second half of their lives safely, otherwise they would not even have the right to live!"
"———" Sima Cuo felt cold and his face turned green. He really couldn't figure out the theory of the king.
Gao Changgong put his hand on Sima Cuo's shoulder. He came this time, so he was not in a hurry to go back, wanting to see the situation in Bashu.
By the way, I would like to share my experience with General Sima Cuo! Actual combat is different from talking about war on paper. Gao Chang was very curious, but to this day, he has never participated in a battle in Xianyang.
Therefore, this Nanshan bandit suppression is considered his "virgin" battle! In this battle, we must perform well and show our reputation.
Nanshan, within a cave.
Li San was once a Wei Wushu. He lame one leg in the battle against Qin Hexi and was abandoned by the King of Wei.
For many years, Wei State has had very little care for the wounded soldiers. There is no limit to recruit soldiers during wars, and the war has been ignored.
This kind of imperial court made many people feel heartbroken, and Li San is one of them.
So he ran into Qin and felt that the living standards of the people of Qin were constantly improving, which had gradually covered up the average level of Wei.
But after arriving in Qin, everything was not going well. First of all, the legal system of Qin was punished if it violated the law.
Li San is used to indulging in the air, and what he can't stand the most are these rules and regulations.
After coming to Bashu, Sima Cuo once again implemented the Qin law, and the Qin law was fully implemented in Bashu, which once again made him suffer.
Although he served the people in Qin and his living standards improved a lot, it was not as good as robbing them by robbing them.
In addition, the control of Bashu is relatively lax than that of Qin, and it is not easy to be surrounded and suppressed by the government.
So he contacted some "like-minded" people, who became bandits in the Nanshan Mountains and became the "mountain king".
I have been a horse bandit for more than a month. Through robbery, they can not only fill their stomachs, but also eat big fish and meat and drink wine.
Those brothers could not withstand the temptation, and if they had delicious food, they could win people's hearts, so they all followed Li San wholeheartedly.
The most important reason is that Li San retired from Wei Wushu, and has a lot of practical experience. He knows how to disguise and hide when he enters the mountains.
The Qin army went up the mountain to suppress bandits dozens of times, but without exception, all returned in disgrace, which allowed the horse bandits to taste the sweetness of victory.
Especially in recent days, they have become more unscrupulous. The merchants they robbed are all rich people, which has also made their lives a qualitative leap, and they can be called the god Su Tai.
Chapter completed!