The weather at the end of spring is getting more and more moody.
A few days ago, I still remember the sun was shining brightly and the sky was green. Today's sky has become gloomy and gloomy. In the thick cumulus clouds above our heads, we can faintly see thunder flying through the clouds and mist.
After the Battle of Hangu, Tao An was undoubtedly lucky compared to his comrades who died on the battlefield.
The sudden death of the old Wei king, the change of royal power, and the changes in the ruling class did not seem to affect the joy of the Wei people after winning the war.
As a member of the triumphant army, Tao An was not only rewarded with a large amount of land and wealth after returning to Daliang, but he was also promoted to a military commander based on his meritorious service.
In the spring of the next year, his wife successfully gave birth to a son.
With Qin's concession, Wei and Qin entered a rare honeymoon period, and Daliang ushered in the long-lost peace.
However, before Tao An could enjoy a life surrounded by his wife and children, the haze of war quietly enveloped the Wei people again.
In this era of constant war, peace has always been a luxury that cannot be obtained. Let alone a soldier, even a lieutenant or a captain might not be qualified to resist his fate.
But after all, he was a middle-level general who commanded more than a thousand troops. He had some right to know the inside story before the war came.
So when heading to the front line, Tao An knew the enemy he had to face this time, the Song Army.
Although Wei and Song were neighboring countries separated by a few feet, Tao An had never been there even once. The only impression I got from merchants was that Song was a richer country than Wei.
As for Song Jun, Tao An's knowledge was even lacking. Because in his more than ten years of military career, he had never fought against the Song army.
Although there had been some bad blood between Wei and Song in the past few years due to the dispute over Xiangling, the scale of the conflict that broke out was not large. At that time, Tao An, who was stationed on the Hangu front line, had no chance to participate in that war, and the conflict between the two countries ended with Zhao Guo's mediation.
This time, the 20,000 Wei troops under Tao An were ordered to guard the north of Lankao County in Hufu. The main purpose was to prevent the 20,000 Song troops stationed near Zhuzao from crossing Jishui; secondly, they were to coordinate the three troops on the Xiangqiu and Jiami lines. The main force of the Shanxi Allied Army.
Jishui is the natural barrier of Daliang City. As long as the enemy cannot cross it, it will never pose an effective threat to Daliang.
What makes Tao An feel strange is that the Song army gathered its forces to confront the Wei army for several days, but there was no sign of attack.
Even when faced with provocation from one's own side, it was only passively defensive.
After several tentative attacks by the Wei army, Tao An suddenly received a military order, instructing him to immediately attack Jia Mi.
Just when Tao An was full of doubts and didn't know what to do, he was surprised to find that the Song army had withdrawn into the Song Kingdom at some point, and the original camp left a mess on the ground.
Why did Song Jun come?
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Located in the Qi Army camp outside Jiami City. Tian Ji, the commander-in-chief of the Qi army to aid Chu, was standing on a mound at this time.
The veteran, who is in his seventies and has white hair at the temples, still has sharp eyes. Wherever he looked, there were rapidly mobilizing military soldiers.
As a famous general who was once famous in China, Tian Ji's experience in recent decades has been somewhat bumpy. The battle between Guiling and Maling made him famous, but also made him exile in a foreign country for more than twenty years.
The general who was supposed to be Zuo Qi's prime minister was framed and fled to Qi to stay in Chu.
During the many days and nights he spent in exile in Jingchu, he regretted that he had not listened to his grandson's advice and only allowed the traitor Zou Ji to dominate Qi Ting.
Perhaps God had mercy on him, when he was about to die in old age and there was no hope of his return. It coincided with the change of monarchy in Qi. I am afraid that even Tian Ji himself did not expect that one day in his life he would be able to command the Qi army in battle again.
After living in Chu for many years, although Tian Ji had no chance to go to the battlefield, he had been silently paying attention to the current situation of various countries.
Regarding the alliance between Chu and Qin, Tian Ji has actually maintained a wait-and-see attitude, not fear. But I feel that the main force of Qi State is still in Yandi. If there is a war on two fronts, there will be too many variables. If the battle goes unfavorably, the Qi army's many years of plotting against Yan might be in vain.
However, Linzi's call for war was extremely loud. After weighing the two sides, Qi Wang Tian Pijiang chose to wade into this troubled water. However, in order to prevent the lone army from going deep into the enemy's territory and falling into an embarrassing situation, the Qi army prepared another wave of encirclement and control of Wei and Qin. While conquering the city and seizing territory, it could also relieve the pressure on the Chu army on the western front.
And compared with the Qin army, which had strong soldiers and brave generals, Qi chose the Wei army, which had a weak will to fight, as its opponent.
At the same time, they either coerced or induced Song to send troops. The reward given was to stop interfering in the war between Song and Teng.
Tian Ji had no choice but to take command and go out.
At first, when Tian Ji led 50,000 Qi troops to approach the battlefield, the battle went smoothly. The Qi troops successively captured Zhuzao and Xiangqiu at the northern foot of Jishui.
But as Qin and Chu divided their forces, the situation on the battlefield in the Central Plains began to become a lot more complicated.
What surprised Tian Ji even more was that Zhao Jun also chose to join the battlefield.
Did he remember that Zhao Jun should not be fighting with Zhongshan at this time?
Facing the tens of thousands of new Zhao troops, the Allied Forces of Qi, Chu and Song had no choice but to slow down, and at the same time, their tactics changed from offense to defense. After all, this is the Central Plains, fighting on the plains, and other countries have heard about the combat effectiveness of Zhao's new army cavalry.
Tian Ji became very interested in this new main battle unit since the battle between Qin and Zhao at Jinyang, when Zhao's new cavalry entered the sights of other countries. Especially in the subsequent Battle of Hangu, the combat effectiveness displayed by Zhao Jun's cavalry shocked the jaws of senior officials from various countries.
What followed was the destruction of the two Hu kingdoms, Lin Hu and Lou Fan, which made the top leaders of various countries deeply aware that the cavalry, which they had once ignored, had gradually become the new master of the battlefield.
After that, other countries rushed to imitate and reform their military systems. When Tian Ji returned to Qi, the Qi army had already formed a cavalry force of more than 10,000 people.
But at this time, there were only two cavalry brigades in the army, and the rest were all taken to Yandi by Kuang Zhang.
However, Tian Ji discovered that the cavalry in his army seemed different from that of Zhao's army. He couldn't tell exactly what was different. Zhao Jun had never fought against his side since joining the battlefield.
Tian Ji even deliberately released a few baits towards Zhao Jun's station, but Zhao Jun still did not go into battle.
The enemy and our troops, tens of thousands of men, have been facing each other in Jiami for several days. There is no danger to defend this place, and there is no reason for the enemy or us to defend it.
But no one rashly launched the first attack. Each is waiting for the other to reveal its flaws first.
Looking at the army training below the stage, Tian Ji suddenly felt a surge of joy. He subconsciously glanced at the sky.
As soon as I saw it, the dark clouds in the sky above Jiami became thicker and thicker, and the low clouds pressed down on the people, making it difficult to breathe.
A heavy rain is coming.
