Witness the flow, the lady is really beautiful

"Marshal, it's useless to say these now. The most important issue now is food!" the deputy general reminded.

Wang Ben took a deep breath and showed a determined look on his face: "Do we have three days' worth of food left? Okay, pass the order down, let the soldiers eat and drink as much as they want, and follow me to attack Daze Mountain tomorrow!"

The deputy general was surprised and asked: "General, do you want to?"

"Yes, they are going to cut off our food supply, right? Then we will fight them to the death!

Aren't the farmers trying to avoid the battle? Then I will attack their base camp directly and see if they will rescue them or not!

"The farmers can support 100,000 disciples, so they must have a lot of food and grass. Tell the soldiers that as long as they win tomorrow's battle, they will have enough food and drink!" Wang Ben explained.

The movements of Wang Ben's army were soon reported to Han Xin by spies, and Han Xin was the first to realize Wang Ben's purpose.

Tian Hu and others said anxiously: "Han Xin, Daze Mountain is our family's ancestral land, and our disciples' relatives are also there. We must save them!"

To be honest, Han Xin thought it was worth it if he could exchange the gain or loss of a piece of land and the casualties of a few people for a real victory.

But he also had to consult everyone's opinions. After all, if this matter was not handled properly, it would easily cause a mutiny among the soldiers!

After hesitating for a while, Han Xin said, "We must save them, but not blindly!

After fighting with the Qin army for some time, I believe everyone has some understanding of the strength of the Qin army. If we fight head-on, we are definitely not their opponent. The reason we have repelled them so many times is that we first used the city walls, secondly, we took advantage of the terrain, and thirdly, we attacked them when they were unprepared!

But despite this, the casualties we inflicted on them were still not great!

Wang Ben also knew this, so he wanted to force us to take the initiative to fight and then catch us all in one fell swoop!

In order to further increase the morale and fighting determination of his soldiers, he even used up only three days' worth of military rations, reducing it to just one day!

In this way, the right time and the right people are on their side!

Now all we have is the advantage of our location!"

"Geographical advantage? Didn't you say that after Wang Li's defeat last time, Wang Ben would definitely be extremely cautious?

Moreover, we have been ambushing them all this time, so they dare not enter when they see the strange terrain. In this case, can the terrain advantage still be used?" Liu Ji asked doubtfully.

"This is a different time. Now they don't have enough food. If they don't want to starve to death, they can only grit their teeth and move forward. This is our chance!

Of course, in order to make them relax their vigilance and to further consume their food, we can also set up some seemingly false ambushes along the way, so that they have to check carefully wherever they go. Until the end, when they don’t have the patience to search carefully due to food shortage, that’s when our real ambush is located!

I call this tactic: when something is empty, make it real; when something is real, make it empty!" Han Xin said eloquently.

Hearing this, everyone suddenly became enlightened, and the tension and worry that Wang Ben's army was going to be destroyed was greatly alleviated.

The next day

In front of a valley in Daze Mountain

Wang Ben looked at the valley entrance with a serious expression. The deputy general said worriedly, "General, the valley ahead has a unique terrain and is most suitable for an ambush. Should we send scouts to investigate? Or should we just take a detour?"

"Send scouts to investigate? I don't know how long it will take to go back and forth. The same is true if we take a detour!

What we lack most now is time. Time waits for no one. We don’t have enough food and grass. If we cannot win in a short period of time, the army will starve for too long and will become lambs to be slaughtered!

This is a naked conspiracy, but we have no choice but to accept it. Well, remind the army to be careful and alert, and speed up the march to rush through this valley as soon as possible! "Wang Ben murmured.

Half an hour later, the army passed through the valley safely. The deputy general said in surprise, "General, it seems that we overestimated the farmers. They didn't set an ambush here?"

Wang Ben was not only not happy about this, but also worried: "Something is wrong. We have fought with them before. There must be capable people among them. They gave up the opportunity to ambush here. There must be a bigger conspiracy!"

Sure enough, after they continued moving forward for two hours, they were surrounded!

Han Xin stood on the cliff and looked down at him: "General Wang Ben, our army has blocked the water upstream and blocked your retreat with huge rocks. There are countless archers on the cliffs on both sides. If you don't think about yourself, you should think about your soldiers, right? Their parents, wives and children are waiting for them to go back and reunite!"

Hearing this, Wang Ben's face changed. He looked at the soldiers around him and found that many of them had changed their expressions. He knew that if he let this person continue to talk, the morale would drop to the bottom and might even cause a mutiny, so he quickly interrupted and said:

"Your Excellency is a good speaker! However, from the moment we enlisted, we were ready to die on the battlefield. As for our parents, wives, and children, Your Majesty will not treat them unfairly, so please do not worry about it!"

“Indeed, some people say that dying on the battlefield is the fate of a soldier, but why die when you can live?

If you die here, who will support your parents? Who will take care of your wife and children?

Do you want your child to call another man his father? Do you want your wife to become another man's woman?

Don't think it's impossible. Without the pillar of the family, your wife might do this in order to support the children!

So, will you surrender or not?" Han Xin continued to incite.

After these words were spoken, there was indeed commotion among the Qin army, and the desire to survive flashed in the eyes of many Qin soldiers.

Wang Ben's face was solemn. He suddenly drew his sword and said, "Don't listen to this man's instigation. We all know the laws of our Great Qin. If you betray and surrender to the enemy, that will really implicate the whole family. So for the sake of your parents, wives and children, follow me and kill them!"

After saying that, he was the first to lead his men to charge towards the cliffs on both sides, attempting to climb up the cliffs to fight with the farmers' disciples.

Han Xin saw through his purpose at a glance and sneered, "Wang Ben, you are a coward, I think you are not really leading the army to break out of the siege, but are really doing it to protect your family? You are afraid that if the army surrenders, it will implicate your Wang family and you are afraid of being punished by Ying Zheng!

You are so cruel that you are willing to drag all the soldiers to death just to achieve your goal!"

Hearing this, many Qin soldiers who had originally planned to fight to the death with Wang Ben were stunned. They looked at Wang Ben with surprise and suspicion. Wang Ben also stopped charging and stared at Han Xin in horror: How could it be that this guy actually understood my true purpose completely?

After a moment of silence, Wang Ben suddenly sighed, his face calmed down, and he looked at Han Xin and said, "I guess you are the one behind the farmers' command, right? You are indeed a young talent, but since you have the ability to annihilate us all here, why don't you do it?"

"It's not that I don't want to take action, but someone has told you to preserve your manpower as much as possible!" Han Xin said truthfully.

This is indeed the case. Han Xin originally wanted to release the water to drown the Qin army, but was stopped by Chen Mo because he wanted to incorporate all of these Qin troops!

Wang Ben was stunned when he heard this: "You really want to recruit us?"

He originally thought that Han Xin just wanted to break their will so that he could defeat him better. But now it seems that he really wants to recruit him? No, how dare you, a bunch of rabble? Aren't you afraid that we will rebel again later?

unless~

Thinking of this, Wang Ben said solemnly: "How do I know if you are deliberately trying to trick us into surrendering? Are you actually planning to kill us?"

After all, Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, had done just that before!

Han Xin did not answer, but waved his hand, and immediately the five thousand Qin troops who had been surrendered by Chen Mo came forward.

Seeing the familiar uniforms and faces on the cliff, the many Qin soldiers below were stunned.

"Ah? That's my fellow countryman. I remember he died in the battle before!"

"That's my second brother. He's still alive? That's great!"

The Qin soldiers below had different expressions. The Qin soldiers standing on the cliff also had complicated expressions. They heard Han Xin's words and persuaded them to surrender: "My fellow soldiers, we have died in a previous battle. It was the lord who resurrected us. The lord has ordered that if you surrender, you will not be killed. Hurry up and surrender!"

Five thousand Qin soldiers tried to persuade them to surrender, and they were all familiar faces, former comrades. This made the already shaken Qin army even more shaken. Even the deputy general next to Wang Ben whispered a reminder: "Marshal, now the army's morale is shaken, it's too late to save the situation, you see~"

Wang Ben finally came back to his senses from the shock of those people coming back to life. He sighed and ordered, "Pass the order down, surrender!"

The deputy general heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was really afraid that his commander-in-chief would fight to the end, and if he followed him, he would be doomed. If he didn't follow him, he was afraid that his wife and children would be implicated. Now that Wang Ben took the initiative to surrender, he felt the pressure was reduced a lot. At least someone was following him to fight!

With Wang Ben's surrender, the following events became a matter of course. After the Qin army below had all thrown away their armor and weapons, the farmers' disciples blew up the huge rocks blocking the way and let them out of the valley.

half an hour later

"I lost. How are you going to deal with me?" Wang Ben said to Han Xin.

"I am only responsible for leading the army to fight. The specific arrangements are something that my lord should consider. My lord will be here soon!" Han Xin said in a flat tone.

"I never thought that after a lifetime of military service, I would end up being defeated by a woman!" Wang Ben sighed.

It is said that the current hero leader of the Nong family is called Tian Yan, a woman, and Han Xin is from the Nong family, so he naturally thinks that Tian Yan is the lord Han Xin mentioned!

Han Xin glanced at him and did not refute. He would know when he met him.

As the door opened, a man and a woman walked in. The man was handsome and noble; the woman was beautiful, with a gleam of wisdom in her eyes!

Wang Ben guessed that the woman was the farmer Tian Yan, but what surprised him was that Tian Yan seemed to be half a step behind the man. After the man and the woman sat down one after another, Wang Ben confirmed his guess: Sure enough, there was someone behind Tian Yan. It seemed that the lord Han Xin was talking about was this man?

"Wang Ben?" Chen Mo asked.

"It's me!" Wang Ben was a little nervous, not knowing how this person would deal with him.

Chen Mo nodded and waved his hand. Wang Ben suddenly felt something entering his body. He looked at Chen Mo with surprise.

Chen Mo explained: "This is a way to control people. If you don't get the antidote within a certain period of time, you will suffer the pain of being eaten by thousands of ants every day!"

Wang Ben said in anger, "You can kill me or chop me up, why torture me like this?"

"You are still useful, so I don't plan to kill you. Don't even think about committing suicide, because it's really hard for you to die in front of me!" Chen Mo said bluntly.

Although I know you want to use me, can't you be more tactful in your words? Don't you know what it means to win people's hearts?

"What exactly do you want to do?" Wang Ben asked in a deep voice. This feeling of having no control over life and death was really depressing.

"You will continue to lead the Qin Army!"

Wang Ben was a little bit incredulous: "You dare to let me lead the army? Aren't you afraid that I will lead the army back to Xianyang to report to His Majesty?"

“If you can endure the pain of being bitten by thousands of ants, then you can give it a try!

Moreover, if you want to go back, do the other Qin soldiers necessarily want to go back?

Now they have all betrayed the Qin State. What do you think Ying Zheng would think of you if he heard about this?

In the past, Wu'an Jun killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers. Do you think Ying Zheng will kill you, a group of unstable factors?

Of course, as long as you are loyal to me, Ying Zheng will not know about your rebellion!" Chen Mo said in a deep voice.

Wang Ben's face changed, and then he sighed: "It's too late. By now, Luowang and Shadow Secret Guards may have passed the news of our rebellion back. Our family members may have lost their lives!"

Chen Mo didn't say anything, but clapped his hands. Two figures walked in from outside. When Wang Ben saw them, he asked in surprise: "Luowang? Shadow Secret Guard?"

Aren't they working for the Empire? Why are they here? And they are not restrained, which means they can move freely here!

Could it be~

Thinking of a possibility, Wang Ben’s eyes suddenly widened!

Seeing his expression change, Chen Mo smiled and said, "It seems you have guessed it? Yes, they are my people now. What if I ask them to pass on the message and say that your army is still confronting the farmers?"

Luowang and Shadow Guard are the eyes and ears of the Empire? Then I will make him blind and deaf!

Are they loyal? Then I will keep killing and resurrecting them, killing and resurrecting them, and then use the [Life and Death Talisman] to control them. There will always be someone who can't hold on!

Wang Ben obviously figured this out and was secretly amazed at Chen Mo's methods: This kind of person is so scary!

Three days later, Xianyang Palace

"Report! There is urgent news from the front!" a messenger reported.

"Submit the urgent report!" Ying Zheng said.

"promise!"

After reading Wang Ben's urgent report, Ying Zheng's face looked better and he praised: "General Wang Ben is indeed a famous general in the world. He has already besieged the rebellious farmers. I think they will be wiped out soon!"