Before Tian Ji returned to the central army, the sweet rain that had been brewing for many days fell from the sky, and the large raindrops instantly smashed the dirt road in the camp into mud.
As the rain fell down his stomach, Tian Ji frowned slightly, not only a little dissatisfied with the sudden change in weather, but also with an inexplicable rising feeling in his heart.
It seemed to reflect the veteran's speculation.
As soon as Tian Ji returned to the big tent, the guards outside the tent said: "Vice-General Qian Fu informed me to see him."
As the deputy general in this battle, Qian Fu was ordered by Tian Ji to assist the Chu army in Xiangqiu to prevent the Qin army. Why did he suddenly return to the Chinese army now?
Seeing the anxious look on the other party's face, the veteran suddenly thought something was wrong.
Qian Fu entered the tent, casually wiped the rainwater from his face, and bowed his head and said: "General, the Qin army has captured Xiangqiu, and the Chu army has been defeated. Thirty thousand Qin troops have now joined forces with the Han army, and they are far away from Jiami. Less than ten miles!”
"What?"
Tian Ji suddenly sat up in shock.
"The Qin army suddenly bypassed the Zhuzao defense line and attacked the unsuspecting Chu army together with the Han army." Qian Fu said again.
"When did this happen?"
Tian Ji asked as he unfolded the Kan map on the table.
"Yesterday at Chenshi." Qianfu said in annoyance.
Tian Ji couldn't help but curse, what do these Chu people's scouts do, and tens of thousands of living people didn't notice?
But he also knew that now was not the time for accountability. The main problem now was that they wanted to know how the Qin army silently jumped over the defense lines carefully laid out by the three countries.
In order to deal with the combined forces of Qin, Jin, and Jin, the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu, and Song deployed a fan-shaped defense line that was dozens of miles long along Jiami, Xiangqiu, and Zhuzao along the Pu River and Jishui River.
Logically speaking, no matter where the enemy attacks from, it will affect the whole body. It is impossible for the enemy to arrive at the city without warning.
unless!
Tian Ji looked at Kanyu Tu and asked calmly: "What are the Song army's movements now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Fu didn't wait for him to speak.
A figure suddenly broke in outside the tent.
"General, the Wei army has passed Xiangqiu and is coming towards Jia Mi." the scout said urgently.
Tian Ji and Qian Fu's hearts skipped a beat at the same time.
Needless to say, he knows it now. The people of Song Dynasty changed their mind!
...At this time, they were in the Zhao army's camp, which was several miles away from the Qi army.
Da Sima and Dingyang Jun Feiyi passed the silk book in their hands, and then said to the generals in the tent: "I'm afraid the Qi army is going to run away."
Li Tong handed the finished silk book to his side and immediately bowed his head and said: "The last general is willing to lead an elite army and set up an ambush on the only route that the Qi army must pass."
Fei Yi waved his hand: "Don't worry, this Qi army can't escape. Just pass the news to the Qin army. This time it is Gongzi Hua who leads the army. Back then, the Qin army Sangqiu suffered a disastrous defeat, and Gongzi Hua has always been worried about it. , he should not give up this opportunity to avenge his defeat."
When the generals heard this, they all bowed and said, "General, you are wise."
Since the Battle of Guanze eight years ago, Qi and Zhao have been locked in a long-term confrontation. Although there has never been a large-scale battle, small frictions have continued.
It has to be said that at this time, the foundation of Qi State is still very strong, with rich national strength, sufficient military resources, and good generals emerging one after another.
If it is not necessary, Zhao Guo is not willing to provoke this powerful country now.
But the moment the two countries set their sights on the north at the same time, it means that the conflict between the two countries can no longer be resolved.
However, compared to Qi State, Zhao people are obviously more experienced in running the Northland and have more geographical advantages.
In fact, if the Qi army had not participated in the troubled waters between Qin and Chu, and if it had continued to encroach and entrench itself in the Yan region, Zhao would have never had the chance to drive the Qi army away from the Yan region so easily.
At least not now.
However, King Qi's greed still forced Qi to take this step.
... Although the tens of thousands of Qi troops led by Tian Ji began to sing loudly and overcome obstacles along the way, he did not know that from the beginning, this Qi army entered the encirclement designed in advance by the three Jin Dynasties.
In other words, this Qi army became a bait from the moment it entered the scene.
The place where the Qin-Jin coalition forces and the Qi-Chu coalition forces now confront each other is in Jiami, which is a fertile area at the intersection of the Jishui River and the Pu River. This vast expanse of fertile soil is oval in shape, resembling a cloth bag, and the opening on the east side is Ohnozawa.
Now if the tens of thousands of Qi troops want to escape, they can only cross the Pu River to the north or east, or they can cross the J River to the south and cross the Song Dynasty.
It is a pity that Chuidu and Linqiu (Yuncheng County, Shandong Province) in the north have long been Zhao territories, and the Song Dynasty in the south turned against them.
Now there are only two ways in front of Tian Ji, one is to jump into Onoze to feed the fish; the other is to fight with the three Jin and Qin armies. Of course, the result of this is death.
There is only one way to survive, and that is to wait for help.
The result that Zhao Jun wanted was to encircle the point and call for reinforcements.
This is a risky approach, but it is also the only way to completely weaken Qi at this time. Now, only by doing this can we gather the power of Wei, Zhao, Han and even Qin.
If this opportunity is missed, the chance of winning against the main force of the Qi army will be even smaller with the strength of Zhao State.
And if Qi is not weakened, Zhao will be blamed instead.
The reason why Qi State destroyed Yan was that other countries opposed and blocked it. It's just that they don't want to see the Qi family dominate, and they also want to maintain the balance of power among the countries.
The same principle applies to the State of Zhao, and the same applies to Zhao's defeat of Zhongshan. Countries would not want to see Zhao become stronger. The reason why Wei and South Korea did not jump out to oppose it was because they did not have the means and strength to stop Zhao's military expansion.
It's not that you don't want to.
As for the layout of Yan State and Qin State, they were also designed to allow Zhao State to smoothly annex and digest Zhongshan.
It is not that they covet the territories of the two countries. Zhao Yong still knows that the road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten one bite at a time. Besides, the time is not right to annex Yan or Qin.
Therefore, all the plans he made from the beginning were to pave the way for the smooth digestion of Zhongshan, and then to weaken other countries.
As for Qi, a powerful country with strength and intention to intervene, it seemed to be a problem for the Zhao people.
With the current strength of Zhao State, it is not impossible to destroy Zhongshan in one battle.
For example, after taking Jingjing last year, Zhao Jun could completely cross the Hutuo River, or even split his troops into two groups. Although the losses would be greater, he could definitely invade Lingshou in that battle.
But at that time, the Qi State stationed troops on the front lines of Wuhuan and Yishui. If the Qi Army had intervened forcefully at that time, the Zhao State would have had no choice.
Therefore, the main reason why Zhongshan agreed to cede territory and seek peace was due to two considerations: one was the chaos caused by Qi; the second was Zhongshan's own rebound.
"Niu Jian." Fei Yi said.
"The general will be here at the end." Niu Jian came out to pay homage.
Fei Yi said in a deep voice: "You will immediately lead your troops to increase the number of troops in Linqiu, and be sure to prevent the Qi army from crossing the Jishui River."
"The last general takes command!"
