The Chu army camp outside Chenying City in Huaibei.
Xiang Qu excitedly walked into the commander's camp and shouted, "Father, Qi State has sent troops!"
Xiang Yan's face was calm. He sat in front of the eucalyptus and looked at the unfolded map, his eyes wandering on it.
Hearing his son's excited voice, Xiang Yan raised his head and reprimanded: "How old are you? As a general of an army, you are so careless all day long. How can you take on a big responsibility in the future?"
Although he said this, Xiang Yan still had a faint smile on his face.
Xiang Qu laughed, walked to the eucalyptus, knelt down on the ground, pointed at the map on it, and said, "Father, look, the Qi State has stationed 100,000 troops in Zhencheng. As long as it sends troops to the west, they can attack Puyang from close range and capture it from far away." Dingtao, go straight to Qin's Dongjun. If the Qi army is determined, they can even take advantage of the Qin army being dragged here by us to break through Dongjun and attack Qin's Sanchuan County's Xingyang granary!"
"The back road was attacked and the Qin army was deprived of food. Wang Jian must return. Once he returns, there will be a flaw and it will be our fighter plane. By then, what happened to Li Xin last year will happen again!"
"After defeating Wang Jian's 600,000-strong army, my father will create a shocking victory!"
Having said this, Xiang Qu burst out laughing, as if he had already seen a great victory.
Xiang Yan waited for him to finish laughing, and then said coldly: "You are thinking well. If the Qi people can really attack the Xingyang granary and cut off the Qin army's retreat, how could they do it after all these years? Standing alone in the east corner and watching the four kingdoms perish?"
"Qi people are not enough to rely on."
As he spoke, Xiang Yan's voice became deeper and deeper: "The reason why Qi State sent troops this time was not only for Lord Songyang to ask for help, but also because of the help of the people from the four countries who stayed in Qi State. They assassinated Prime Minister Qi and then won, and supported the young master Tianjia to take power. Therefore, Qi State began to change its previous attitude of not participating in the war."
"But the Qi people are not fools. They will not take action before we and the Qin army have decided the winner. Not only will it not be beneficial to them, but it will also increase the risk."
"They are just stationing troops as a deterrent now. We will wait until we and the Qin army really start fighting and everyone will wait and see which way the wind will turn before they take the next step."
"But this is enough. If the Qi army threatens Qin's East County, Wang Jian will definitely send some troops north to weaken the Qin army's combat power here. And there is a threat from the Qin army, so he must be very cautious when marching and fighting, at least to allow him to Our army has an extra chance of victory in this battle."
Xiang Yan did not say a word, that is, in the war between him and Wang Jian, if the Chu army was really defeated. When the Qi army sees the defeat of the Chu army, in order to prevent the Chu state from being destroyed, it is very likely to launch a large-scale attack and force the Qin army to return.
In this way, Chu can be bought time to regroup its troops, and Chu will not be destroyed in a single battle.
This is also the purpose of Qi's stationing troops this time. They just don't want Chu to perish, but they don't really want to confront Qin head-on.
Seeing that my father spoke in a low tone, I was not very confident.
Xiang Qu couldn't help but said: "Why should my father be so depressed? Now that the Qi State threatens Qin's East County, it is equivalent to guarding the eastern gate for our Chu State. Even if the Qi army does not take the initiative to attack, the pressure on our Chu State in the east will be great." Reduced. Can more troops and baggage from Lu, Pengcheng, Fang and the area be transferred to Chen Ying?"
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"In this way, the Qin army will send one man and horse to the north, and our army will have one more man and horse to supplement it. This will shorten the force gap with Wang Jian and give us a chance to survive until the decisive battle."
"What you said makes some sense." Xiang Yan nodded, but said worriedly: "It's just that the Qi army has not been in battle for more than 40 years. If it is defeated by the Qin army in Dongjun, our Chu country will be in trouble." And, the land of plenty is in danger."
But Xiang Qu smiled and said, "Father is overly worried. From my point of view, even if Wang Jian sends a group of troops to Dongjun, it will only be 30,000 or 40,000 at most. Facing a hundred thousand Qi troops, the Qin army can only be on the defensive." , Keeping the East Commandery of the Qin State intact and not losing the retreat is already a victory, how can you take the initiative to fight against the Qi Army, or even defeat the Qi Army?"
"Qi State has an army of 100,000 people!"
"Even if there are 100,000 pigs, it's not that easy to deal with!"
Xiang Yan pondered for a moment and then said: "
If this is the case, then some of the military forces from Lu, Fang, and Pengcheng will be transferred over. The more people there are, the better chance of victory in the battle with Wang Jian. "
Speaking of this, Xiang Yan's eyes flashed with desire.
"As long as I can defeat Wang Jian here, nothing will be a problem!"
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Qi Qin border.
Zhencheng is the ancient Lei Ze.
The land of the Huaxu clan in ancient times was the site of Emperor Yao's mausoleum. The Battle of Chucheng Pu in Jin Dynasty took place here in the Spring and Autumn Period. Therefore, the geographical location of Zhencheng is very important and it is a battleground for military strategists.
Now, outside Zhen City, there are military camps all over the place, countless flags are flying in the sky, people are screaming and horses are neighing, it is a noisy scene, and the sound is endless.
In a tent.
Zhang Liang sat alone in front of the eucalyptus, holding a glass of wine and sipping the wine in small sips.
Although he is a man, he likes to wear white clothes, and he has a beautiful appearance, with small and exquisite facial features. If he lets his long hair down, he looks like a beautiful woman from a distance.
At this time, the curtain of the military tent was suddenly raised, and two men with angry faces strode in.
"I'm so pissed off. This Tian Chong is just a weakling who can't be helped. How can some idiot like Kuchiki be sent to lead an army of 100,000 people!"
Gongsun Xin sat down angrily, picked up the wine on the eucalyptus and drank heavily.
Han Cheng, the former Korean Hengyang Lord, quickly regained his composure.
He sat in front of the eucalyptus, looked at Zhang Liang who was looking at them with a smile, sighed and said: "Zifang, you are right. As expected, Tian Chong did not want to send troops to attack Qin. He just wanted to hold his troops here and sit back and watch. The decisive battle between Qin and Chu."
Gongsun Xin took over the conversation and said angrily: "What a short-sighted person. This time all the Qin troops are gathered under Wang Jian, and Qi suddenly sends out troops. Qin must be unprepared. Tian Chong can lead an army of 100,000 to penetrate all the way. When Qin's Dongjun rushes to Qin's Xingyang area, as long as a fire burns down Xingyang's granary, Wang Jian's 600,000-strong army will be defeated!"
"The Qin army was defeated by Li Xin last year, and today it suffered a disastrous defeat by Wang Jian. With the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops, the country's strength will definitely be greatly damaged. This is our chance to restore the country!"
"At that time, not only South Korea, but also Wei and Zhao will be able to restore the country and return to the past confrontational situation. This will also be good for Qi!"
"On the contrary, the Qi State stationed troops here, which seemed to threaten the Qin Army. In fact, it gave the Qin people time to mobilize their troops and prepare. When the Qin Army came to Dongjun and all defense preparations were completed, the Qi State could attack Xingyang again. Opportunity?"
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Listening to the complaints and sighs of the two Korean clan members, Zhang Liang said calmly: "Although Tian Ji is a member of the same party as us, he is a clan member of Qi State after all. Naturally, everything is based on the interests of Qi State, so he ordered Tian Chong is the general and has stationed his troops here to watch from the sidelines. We can hardly blame him for this."
"Now that we have allowed Qi to send troops, it is already a great progress. Don't force Tian to rush into the Qin territory again. This will easily cause the Tian family to turn against each other. We will rest for now and drink here with the Qi people. Let’s see how the battle goes in Chu.”
With that said, Zhang Liang invited the two Korean clan members to drink and relax.
Seeing Lord Hengyang and Gongsun Xin both toasting their sorrows, Zhang Liang's smile revealed a hint of sadness.
The reason why he was not too concerned about the Qi army's initiative to attack was, apart from the reasons just mentioned, the bigger reason was based on his observations during this period.
The Qi State, which has not fought a war for forty years, is really indescribable with its so-called 100,000-strong army. It is even worse than the Korean soldiers of the past.
Just these chickens and dogs want to break through Qin's East County and burn down the Xingyang granary?
It is better not to send troops temporarily and station troops at the border to cause threat and pressure to Qin.
Zhang Liang sighed softly, feeling even more sad.
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While Qi was stationing troops at the border and watching from the sidelines, Chu began to recruit Chu troops from Lu, Fengpei, Fangyu and other places to march westward to Chen Ying for support.
Qin general Zhao Tuo also led his 20,000 elite troops all the way north along the chasm, arriving at Chenliu about ten days later.
Outside Chenliu City, a pair of brothers had been waiting for a long time.
"General Zhao!"
Dongjun taking off
