Xiong Wuliang saw the confusion in Zhao Hua's eyes and couldn't help but take a long breath.
There will be a fierce battle ahead, but this battle must be fought!
The Qi army, with Chuzi as its general, has accumulated 600,000 troops east of Jishui. As of now, it still has no intention of facing a decisive battle with the coalition forces.
The reason is very simple when you think about it - 600,000 against 500,000, even if they win, the Qi army will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and their vitality will be severely damaged from then on.
The five-nation coalition lost these 500,000 people. Although it was considered a strain, it was definitely much more comfortable than the Qi State. After all, this was the coalition. Except for the Yan State who chose to mobilize all their troops for revenge, the other four Each country only provided tens of thousands of people, so they could afford the losses.
To sum up, Chuzi did not choose a decisive battle, but had a long confrontation with the coalition forces separated by Jishui.
In fact, every time the six-nation coalition forces jointly attacked Qin in the past, Qin also adopted a passive defensive strategy - guarding the dangerous area of Hangu Pass and facing a long-term confrontation. Each of the six countries has its own agenda, and no one is willing to take the lead...
Qin State can use diplomatic means to divide and alienate... and it can turn danger into safety.
Although Qi State does not have Hangu Pass, it does have [Jishui]!
Jishui is not wide, but it is not narrow either. Especially now that it is approaching the flood season, the water volume is still quite large.
In this case, of course whoever attacks will suffer.
In the previous life, when the war of the Five Kingdoms against Qi broke out, King Tian Bijiang of Qi had already passed away, and the reigning King of Qi was the famous King Min of Qi Tiandi.
This idiot gave Chuzi an order to take the initiative and eliminate the coalition forces as soon as possible.
As a last resort, he had no choice but to march into the army for a decisive battle, only to return with a huge defeat... Since then, the saying that "the emperor will not accept his orders" has finally been widely accepted by the world.
This order from King Qi Min is also regarded as a classic case of a monarch's chaos leading to the collapse of the front line...
Translated, it is probably equivalent to a certain bald man in later generations giving an order to a front-line airdropper, asking the machine gun to move five meters to the left... In short, he wanted to be a master of micro-manipulation, but his operation was a mess.
Xiong Wuliang said to Zhao Hua in a deep voice: "Disrupt the southern part of Qi State and force Chuzi to fight the allied forces as soon as possible!"
At the moment, there is no such thing as King Qi Min. The reigning King Qi Tian Bijiang is a powerful leader... and he will probably not issue such random orders as King Qi Min.
So - since there is no chance, Xiong Wuliang has to create opportunities!
If we can use 10,000 elite troops to stir up restlessness in the southern part of Qi State...then the main force of the Jixi Qi army, which is in trouble, can only launch a decisive battle as soon as possible, even if they attack across the river, in order to end the war in the north as soon as possible.
In this way, Le Yi can easily defeat the Qi army according to the historical script! Only Xiong Wuliang can follow him to drink the soup.
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After listening to Xiong Wuliang's explanation, Zhao Hua frowned tightly: "My lord, do you really think this is an opportunity to destroy the country?"
Don't look at the might of the Five-Nation Alliance.
But in the past, when they joined forces to attack Qin, in which case did the movement become smaller?
Qi State is currently under the leadership of Ming Zhu. Although it suffered a huge defeat last year, its family is well-off after all and its vitality has not been damaged... It is still a superpower that is top-notch in the world.
According to what Zhao Hua thought - in this battle, the best Chu could do was to take advantage of Qi's lack of time to look south to make some money.
When the stalemate on the Jixi side lasted for a long time, the coalition forces began to retreat... and the battle of the Five Kingdoms against Qi was over.
I didn’t expect that my master... really wanted to beat Qi to death!
Even with Zhao Hua's ambition, he still finds it unbelievable at this moment - is the Lord crazy? Do you actually want to cooperate with Le Yi's coalition forces to defeat Qi in one fell swoop? Or even destroy Qi?
Having said that - even if Chuzi takes the initiative to attack across the river, the Qi army will still have the upper hand in terms of numbers - why do you, Xiong Wuliang, think that Le Yi will win?
Shaohu was very excited. He punched his fist and said angrily: "My lord, you are so brave!"
"Storm Jucheng and force Qi to fight the allied forces in Jixi!"
"After Qi is defeated, destroy this damn Qi!"
Zhao Hua glanced at the foolhardy Shaohu, sighed silently, then thought for a moment, and drew on the map with his hand——
"In this case, our army will advance all the way to the northeast!"
"In the next battle, we will seize this city!" Zhao Hua pointed with his big hand, and the two big characters [Wu Yang] were clearly visible on the map.
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Jixi.
To the west of Jishui, there are 500,000 coalition troops. The camp is covered with sky and sun, and all kinds of flags are fluttering.
To the east of Jishui is the 600,000-strong Qi army—all with purple flags. Their camps are even more majestic than those of the five-nation coalition.
The two sides gathered more than one million troops here... In terms of the number of participants, even the Battle of Zhuolu between Yanhuang and Chiyou, the Battle of Muye in Shang and Zhou Dynasty, and the successive battles between Jin and Chu... the scale was also large. Slightly less so.
Including the previous six kingdoms' joint attacks on Qin, the total number of people was not as good as this battle of five kingdoms against Qi.
It can be said that this is a decisive battle of unprecedented scale.
Even looking back - looking at the five thousand years of war history in China, the scale of this war can be ranked at the forefront.
It is no exaggeration to say that this battle will determine the future pattern of the Seven Heroes in the World.
Le Yi stood under the banner of the Chinese army and looked far away at Jishui and the Qi army camp on the other side of Jishui. He was inevitably under great pressure and couldn't help but mutter to himself: "The rise and fall of the Yan Kingdom will be fought here."
Think about how you have teamed up with King Yan Zhao and worked hard and hard for twenty years.
All for this battle!
However, this damn sea snake from Qi is too powerful!
It was clear that 150,000 troops had been lost last year... If such losses were placed on Yan State, it would have been considered a defeat on the verge of annihilation.
According to the estimation of King Yan Zhao and Le Yi - the vitality of the Qi State is seriously damaged. At this time, the five-nation alliance will definitely destroy Qi in one battle!
But Qi State unexpectedly pulled out another 600,000 troops in the blink of an eye!
Shock!
It can only be said that it is indeed a veteran power that dominates the East China Sea.
Le Yi let out a long sigh.
The Qi general on the opposite side was very smart - he abandoned the defense of a large area of land west of Jishui and chose to defend Jishui and confront the coalition forces.
Le Yi could imagine that the envoys from King Qi Tian Bijiang must be rushing between the capitals of various countries at high speed.
The Five-Nation Alliance is not monolithic.
As long as it continues to be consumed, it will definitely fall apart.
Once the coalition forces are disbanded, Yan will face the angry Qi alone... Le Yi shuddered!
This battle must be fought as soon as possible! If Qi doesn't go to war...then Le Yi can only risk crossing the river and take the initiative!
"Yaqing, a messenger has arrived..." A soldier of the Yan Kingdom came in a hurry and bowed deeply to Le Yi.
Le Yi concentrated his mind and took the military report from the soldier's hand.
There is a line of big characters at the beginning - 'Chu Quyang Houliang worships and enjoys music...'
A letter from Chu State? Written by Xiong Wuliang?
Could it be that the arrogant and ignorant Xiong Wuliang really sent troops?
Le Yi sighed lightly - it would be great if this Chu country could also join the coalition forces! Given the size of the Chu State, they can send at least 100,000 troops. When the time comes, the coalition forces will not be inferior to the Qi State in terms of numbers, and their chances of winning will be even better!
Unfortunately, King Huai of Chu listened to Zhaoju and did not send troops.
It only gave Marquis Quyang a tacit understanding that he could send out private soldiers to fight.
Qu Yanghou? How many divisions can he have?
I'm afraid, it won't be able to help the coalition forces at all...
Le Yi shook his head, lowered his head and took a closer look, but almost exclaimed!
“This, this, this—”
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