General Qin

The camp of the Chu Army outside Chenying City in Huaibei.

Xiang Qu walked into the commander's camp excitedly, shouting: "Father, Qi State has sent troops!"

Xiang Yan's face was calm. He sat in front of the desk, looking at the unfolded map, his eyes wandering over it.

Hearing her son's excited voice, Xiang Yan raised her head and reprimanded: "How old are you? As a general of an army, you are still so reckless all day long. How can you take on big responsibilities alone in the future."

Although she said this, Xiang Yan still had a faint smile on her face.

Xiang Qu laughed, walked to the case and knelt down on the ground, pointed to the map above and said, "Father, look, now the Qi State has 100,000 troops stationed in Zhencheng, as long as they send troops to the west, they can attack Puyang from near and take from far away." Dingtao, go straight to East Qin County. If the Qi army has the heart, they can even take advantage of the opportunity when the Qin army is dragged here by us, directly penetrate Dong County, and go straight to the Xingyang granary in Sanchuan County of Qin State!"

"The rear was attacked, and the Qin army ran out of food. Wang Jian will definitely return to the army. Once he returns to the army, he will show his weakness. This is our opportunity to fight. At that time, what happened to Li Xin last year will repeat itself!"

"Break King Jian's 600,000 troops, father is about to create a world-shattering victory!"

Speaking of this, Xiang Qu burst into laughter, as if he had seen the big victory.

Xiang Yan waited for him to finish laughing, and then said coldly: "You have a good idea. If the Qi people can go straight to the Xingyang granary and cut off the Qin army's retreat as you said, how can they do so for so many years?" Stand alone in the eastern corner, and sit back and watch the four kingdoms perish?"

"Qi people are not enough to rely on."

As he said that, Xiang Yan's voice became deeper and deeper: "The reason why Qi sent troops this time was not only Songyang Lord's request for help, but also because of the help of people from the four countries who stayed in Qi. Therefore let the Qi State begin to change its old attitude of not participating in the war."

"But the Qi people are not fools. They won't do it before we and the Qin army decide the outcome. Not only will it not be good for them, but it will increase the risk."

"They are just stationing troops for deterrence. They will not take the next step until we and the Qin army really fight and the Qi people wait and see the direction of the wind."

"But this is enough. If the Qi army threatens Qin Dongjun, Wang Jian will definitely send a force northward to weaken the strength of the Qin army here. And there is a threat from the Qin army, so there must be some scruples between marching and fighting. Our army has more chances of victory in this battle."

Xiang Yan still didn't say a word, that is, in the battle between him and Wang Jian, if the Chu army is really defeated. At that time, when the Qi army saw the defeat of the Chu army, in order to prevent Chu from subjugation, it is very likely to launch a large-scale attack and force the Qin army to return to the division.

In this way, time can be bought for the Chu State to regroup its troops, and the Chu State will not be destroyed in a single battle.

This is also the purpose of Qi State's garrison this time. They just don't want Chu State to perish, and they don't really want to confront Qin State head-on.

Seeing his father's low-pitched words, he was not very confident.

Xiang Qu couldn't help but said: "Father, why should you be so depressed? Now that Qi State is threatening Qin State'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. Lighten up. Can the troops and supplies from Ludi, Pengcheng, and Fangyu be transferred to Chenying?"

"In this way, if the Qin army dispatches a force to go north, our army will be supplemented by an additional force, which will shorten the gap in strength with Wang Jian. When it comes to the decisive battle, we will have a chance."

"What you said makes sense." Xiang Yan nodded, but said worriedly: "It's just that the Qi army has not fought in battle for more than forty years. If it is defeated by the Qin army in Dongjun, then our Chu country will be defeated." And, the land of abundance is in danger."

But Xiang Qu said with a smile: "Father is worrying too much. From my point of view, even if Wang Jian sends a force to Dongjun, there will be at most 30,000 to 40,000 people. Facing the 100,000 Qi army, the Qin army can only be on the defensive." , If you keep the Eastern Commandery of Qin State, and if you don’t lose your way back, you are already a victory, how can you take the initiative to fight against the Qi army, and even defeat the Qi army?"

"Qi has an army of one hundred thousand!"

"Even if it's a hundred thousand pigs, it's not so easy to deal with!"

Xiang Yan pondered for a moment, then said: "If that's the case, let's transfer some of the troops from Ludi, Fangyu, and Fengpei Pengcheng. If there are more troops, we will have a chance of victory in the battle with Wang Jian."

Speaking of this, a look of longing flashed in Xiang Yan's eyes.

"As long as I can defeat Wang Jian here, then everything will be fine!"

...

Qi Qin border.

Zhencheng, the ancient Lei Ze.

In ancient times, the land of Huaxu's family and the tomb of Emperor Yao took place here, and the Battle of Pu in the Jin-Chu City took place here in the Spring and Autumn Period. Therefore, the geographical location of Zhencheng is very important, and it is a place that must be contested by military strategists.

Now, outside Zhencheng, there are military camps all over the place, countless flags are flying in the sky, people are screaming, and there is a noisy scene, and the sound can be heard endlessly.

In a tent.

Zhang Liang sat alone in front of the desk, holding the wine cup, sipping the wine in it.

Although he is a man, he likes to wear white clothes. He has a beautiful appearance and small and exquisite features. If he has his long hair down, he looks like a delicate and beautiful woman from a distance.

At this time, the curtain of the military tent was lifted suddenly, and two men with angry faces strode in.

"I'm pissed off, this Tian Chong is just an idiot who can't help himself, he can be sent to lead an army of 100,000!"

Gongsun Xin sat down energetically, picked up the drink on the table and drank heavily.

Han Cheng, the former Hengyang Lord of South Korea, quickly regained his composure.

Sitting in front of the desk, he looked at Zhang Liang who was looking at them with a smile, and sighed, "Zifang, you are right. As expected, Tian Chong did not want to send troops to attack Qin, but just wanted to support them here and sit and watch." A decisive battle between Qin and Chu."

Gongsun Xin took over the conversation and said angrily: "You are really short-sighted. This time, all Qin's troops have gathered under Wang Jian's command. Qi State suddenly sent troops, and Qin State must be unprepared. Tian Chong can lead this 100,000 troops to penetrate all the way. If East County of Qin State rushes to the land of Xingyang in Qin State, as long as the granary in Xingyang is set on fire, Wang Jian's 600,000 army will definitely be defeated!"

"The Qin army was defeated by Li Xin last year, and today it is defeated by Wang Jian. With the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops, the national strength will be greatly damaged. This is our chance to restore the country!"

"At that time, not only Korea, but even Wei and Zhao will be able to restore their country and return to the confrontation between the countries in the past. This will also benefit Qi!"

"On the contrary, he stationed troops from the Qi State here, which seemed to threaten the Qin army, but in fact gave the Qin people time to mobilize troops to prepare. When the Qin army came to Dongjun, and all defense preparations were completed, he would be able to attack Xingyang again. Opportunity?"

Hearing the complaints and sighs of the two Korean clans, Zhang Liang said lightly: "Although this person Tianjia has formed a party with us, he is the clan of the Qi State after all, and he is doing everything for the interests of the Qi State, so he will He ordered Tian Chong to be a general, and stationed troops here to watch from the sidelines. We can hardly criticize this point."

"It's already a big step forward for us to let the Qi State send troops. Don't force Tian Chong to enter the Qin territory. It will easily cause the Tian family to turn against each other. Let's rest for a while, and drink with the Qi people here first. Let's see how the battle in Chu is going."

As he said that, Zhang Liang invited the two Korean clans to drink and relax.

Seeing Lord Hengyang and Gongsun Xin raise their glasses to relieve their worries, Zhang Liang's smile reveals a hint of melancholy.

The reason why he didn't pay much attention to the Qi army's initiative to attack, apart from the reasons just mentioned, was based on his observations during this period of time.

Qi State, which has not fought a war for 40 years, this so-called 100,000 army is really hard to describe, even worse than the former Korean soldiers.

Just relying on these native chickens and tile dogs, they also want to penetrate Qin Dongjun and burn the Xingyang granary?

It is better not to send troops for the time being, but to station troops on the border to pose threats and pressures to Qin.

Zhang Liang sighed lightly, feeling even more worried.

...

Just when Qi State stationed troops on the border and watched from the wall, Chu State began to recruit Chu troops from Ludi, Fengpei, Fangyu and other places to march westward to Chen Ying for support.

Qin General Zhao Tuo also led his 20,000 elite men along the chasm all the way northward, and arrived at Chenliu about ten days later.

Outside Chenliu City, a pair of brothers had been waiting for a long time.

"General Zhao!"