Chapter 436

In the wilderness before Daliang, the Qin army had been camping there for a long time.

In the tent, the main general Wang Ben looked at the map of Daliang, his brow furrowed.

In the Zhangtai Palace, when Su Xuan mentioned the strategy of "flooding Daliang" to Ying Zheng, he had actually thought of a similar strategy himself, because in the original history, the strategy of flooding Daliang had indeed originated from Wang Ben, and Wang Ben himself had been accused by many in later generations because of this matter. But regardless of the process, at least in terms of the result, he had indeed used this plan to capture Daliang.

For some time now, he had sent troops to attack Daliang every so often, hoping to break it, but unfortunately, the results were minimal. The impregnability of Daliang was truly the only one Wang Ben had ever seen in his life.

What surprised him even more were the people inside Daliang.

"097" The soldiers inside Daliang, of course, could not allow the Qin army to keep attacking Daliang while they just defended the city, as that would put their own side in a passive position. Therefore, when Wang Ben attacked the city, the gates of Daliang would also open, and soldiers would come out to fight the Qin army. Although their numbers were not as great as the Qin army, their ferocity was even greater.

Wang Ben still remembered one thing he had witnessed with his own eyes.

Among the Wei army, there was a chiliarch who was tall and sturdy, exceptionally robust, and possessed strange arts, being impervious to blades and spears, blocking the frontal impact of thirteen chariots in a row without suffering any damage.

It could only be said that in the war of destroying states, all kinds of strange people and oddities had emerged one after another.

It was also because of this strange person that the morale of the Wei army was greatly boosted, and they actually managed to force back the attack of the Qin Guo.

If attacking the city, Daliang had high walls and thick ramparts, making it difficult to break. If engaging in frontal combat, the ferocity of the Wei army inside Daliang made Wang Ben marvel, and he even once thought of the once-famous Wei Wuzu.

If Wang Ben wanted to break Daliang quickly, he could only take a treacherous path, but even so, Wang Ben still had not made up his mind to implement the water attack strategy.

The consequences that Ying Zheng could guess, he could of course also guess.

Benevolence does not command an army; for him, he actually did not care much about this consequence. Anyway, as long as he could capture Daliang and destroy the Wei Guo, that would be enough. He did not care how many people died in the process.

But the problem was that before attacking Wei, Ying Zheng had told him that in waging war against the Wei Guo, attacking the city was the lowest strategy, and attacking the heart was the highest.

Combining this with what the Qin Guo had done after destroying the other states, the King of Qin's intentions were self-evident: he wanted to win the hearts of the people of the Wei Guo!

This brought some trouble to the generals who were out on an expedition, which was that they could not excessively employ treacherous strategies, as that would cause the people of Wei to become alienated from the Qin Guo, harboring resentment, which would be unfavorable for the subsequent rule over the people of the Wei Guo.

"Your Majesty, you have really given me a difficult problem!"

In his mind, the water attack strategy flashed past again, and Wang Ben sighed.

He decided to try attacking Daliang one more time. If there were still no results, even if it meant inciting the hatred of the people of Wei toward the Qin Guo, he would definitely capture Daliang. For a general, the merit of destroying a state was simply too tempting.

Especially since his father, Wang Jian, had successively destroyed the State of Han, the State of Zhao, and the State of Yan—three states. As Wang Jian's son, this was Wang Ben's first time serving as the main general to wage war against the Wei Guo, and having already fought to the foot of Daliang, he naturally also wanted to complete the task of destroying a state just like his father.

"General!"

One of Wang Ben's personal guards walked into the tent and bowed to Wang Ben.

Wang Ben recovered from his thoughts. "What is it?"

"A letter from Xianyang!"

As the guard spoke, he handed a scroll to Wang Ben.

Wang Ben took the scroll, opened it, and read the contents directly. After seeing the contents, Wang Ben's brow furrowed slightly, but he still did not say anything.

A few days later, a carriage quietly arrived before the tent of Wang Ben's army. The curtain of the carriage was pushed aside, and a figure dressed in black clothing stepped out.

"Mr. Su, the General has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Upon seeing Su Xuan, a soldier in armor immediately said to Su Xuan.

Su Xuan nodded. "Take me to see General Wang!"

In the tent, a burly middle-aged man stood before a hanging map, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"General, Mr. Su is brought!"

Footsteps accompanied the guard's voice.

Wang Ben turned his back to the door and said in a deep voice, "You may withdraw first!"

"Yes!"

After the guard left, Wang Ben slowly turned around to look at the person mentioned in the letter that Ying Zheng had sent earlier.

Su Xuan was young in appearance, handsome in features, dressed in a black robe, with his hair combed meticulously. He looked like an extremely serious person, but his body seemed to radiate a power like a spring breeze, making people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze; it was difficult to feel any seriousness or tension from him.

Even Wang Ben had to admit that, in terms of appearance alone, Su Xuan's appearance was indeed not bad.

"Mr. Su, it seems this is our first meeting!"

"Yes!"

Su Xuan nodded. He actually did not have much contact with the generals in the army, or even the ministers in the Qin court. Among the many generals, he had been slightly familiar with Wang Yi back then, but unfortunately, Wang Yi had passed away several years ago.

Wang Ben got straight to the point. "In the King's letter, it was mentioned that Mr. Su has a way to break the city and can help me capture Daliang. I wonder what Mr. Su intends to do?"

Wang Ben had no good or bad feelings toward Su Xuan. Although he knew that this person was trusted by the King, he did not take it to heart. However, the fact that Ying Zheng's letter mentioned that Su Xuan possessed a way to break the city made Wang Ben sneer.

Su Xuan did not know how to lead an army to fight, nor had he been to the front line, so how could he master a way to break the city? He was probably like Zhao Kuo of the State of Zhao back then, only capable of empty talk about theory but unable to solve practical problems.

But because Ying Zheng's letter said that Su Xuan had already set out and was heading toward Daliang, and Su Xuan was the King of Qin's confidant, Wang Ben had to meet Su Xuan for the sake of reason and emotion.

Su Xuan heard the sense of alienation in Wang Ben's words and did not mind. He said calmly, "Regarding how to break Daliang, I have two methods!"

"Oh?"

Wang Ben was a little surprised. He prepared to listen to what Su Xuan had to say.

Because he himself had only come up with one way to break Daliang with 100% certainty, and it was truly unexpected that Su Xuan actually had two methods.

Su Xuan's lips curled slightly, and he stated the so-called method: "The first is a water attack, flooding Daliang!"