Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 576

Chapter 577: The first clue of victory and defeat

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on May [-]th, Yang Yanzhao led his army to defeat the troops of Zhao Jun Kou Fei and Zhang Jie at the edge of the Zushui River. And others, they won a complete victory. So far, all the main forces of the Zhao army on the Eastern Front of the Central Plains have been wiped out by Deng Jun.

After the victory, Yang Yanzhao quickly marched into Liangcheng, took Liangcheng and Siwu in one fell swoop, took most of Xiapi County into his pocket, and divided his troops to capture Pengcheng County and Donghai County, intending to take down the entire former Chu in one fell swoop.

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on May 21st, in Chenliu County, Suanzao City, Deng Jun Camp, and the Chinese Army tent, Yue Fei and others were happy for the victory on the Eastern Front. After all, this battle basically established the entire Central Plains. The army lost tens of thousands of troops on the eastern front, plus the soldiers and horses lost in the Battle of Peijun. In just half a year, the Zhao army lost more than 20 soldiers and horses. This loss is considered a great cause. Even the big country of Zhao couldn't afford it, and the Zhao army went south this time with a total of 55 elites, plus the tens of thousands of elites dispatched from the country to raid Liang County, a total of 60 elites, the current loss is more than three points one of them.

More importantly, although the current Zhao army still has three 10,000+ troops, most of the important areas in the Central Plains have been lost. Facing the superior Deng Jun, there is nothing to do with three 10,000+ troops. Now there are only three in front of Li Rubing There is a way to go, one is to continue to fight Deng Jun in the Central Plains, but Li Rubing's current strength is definitely not enough, if he wants to continue fighting, he has to increase his troops, but the problem is the number of troops that can be sent in Zhao Guo. No more than 20 soldiers and horses. In addition to guarding the country, these soldiers and horses are more important to sit in northern Xinjiang and resist the Hu people outside the Great Wall. Zhao Guo has about 20 soldiers and horses stationed in northern Xinjiang all year round. These soldiers and horses generally do not easily mobilized.

The second is to rely on the soldiers and horses in hand to gather together for a decisive battle with Deng Jun. However, Zhao Jun has experienced several major defeats, and his morale is very low.

The third is to admit defeat, withdraw the whole army from the Central Plains, hand over the entire Central Plains to Deng Jun, and retreat to Hebei to preserve their strength.

But no matter how Li Rubing chooses, Yue Fei is not afraid. Li Rubing will not choose the first road, nor does he have the courage to choose. The soldiers and horses from Northern Xinjiang were transferred to the Central Plains. I am afraid that the Hu people from Northern Xinjiang will go straight to Jinyang City before the result of the fight with Deng Jun.

As for the second road, this is what Yue Fei is happy to see. If the three 10,000+ Zhao troops in the Central Plains can be defeated in one fell swoop, then in less than two years, Yue Fei will have the confidence to fight under the city of Jinyang and wipe out Zhao in one fell swoop. As for the third road, it is the most ideal result. Deng Guo, who occupies the land of the Central Plains, has already crushed Qin and Zhao in terms of strength. As long as it is steady and steady, it is only a matter of time before it can rule the world.

"General, now that we have won a great victory on the eastern front, the last general thinks that our army should take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and let the general Hussars lead the army westward to Liangjun, join forces with Longwuwei and Longxiangwei, and take [-] soldiers in Liangjun. Finally, encircle Li Rubing's main army and end the war in one fell swoop." When everyone was happy, Ma Chao took the opportunity to propose that Yang Yanzhao's army go west to Liang County, first wipe out Tu Gao's army in Liang County, and finally encircle Li Rubing with the main army army.

Ma Chao's proposal has won the approval of many generals. Now that the entire Zhao army on the eastern front has been wiped out, there are only [-] Zhao troops in Liang County left to the east of Chenliu. Li Rubing of the county, if he can wipe out all the Zhao troops who went south to the Central Plains this time, then Zhao Guo will never have a chance to stand up.

But those who agree, there are those who object, Murong Chui said: "Otherwise, now that the Zhao army on the eastern front is completely wiped out, and Li Rubing and Tu Gao's soldiers and horses are all restrained by our army, we should let the general Hussars go to sweep Qi Chu." The old ground forced Li Rubing to retreat to Hebei, after all, Li Rubing still has 20 elite soldiers in his hands, and Li Rubing is a famous general in the world, if he dies, even if we win, the casualties of our army will be immeasurable."

You and I said a word to each other, and no one could convince the other. At this time, Yue Fei asked Lu Meng, the military guard of the Shenwu Army, "Mr. Lu, what do you think?"

Lu Meng thought for a while and said, "General, this subordinate thinks that our army should not be thinking about how to march, but should consider that the Qin State in the west may intervene in the Central Plains War at any time, and even our army may We must deal with Qin and Zhao joining forces."

"Qin State? Is the military commander a little unfounded? Since the war between our army and Zhao army, the Qin army has been standing still, and there is no sign of heavy troop mobilization at the border. I want to come to Qin State to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. After the Battle of Zhao Changping Pavilion, the elites of Qin State suffered heavy losses, and they could not recover within a few years, so how could they send troops to the Central Plains at this time?" Seeing that Lu Meng suddenly mentioned Qin State in the west, he thought that Qin State would be there at any time. When it was possible to intervene in the battle of the Central Plains, Murong Chui asked very puzzled.

Not only Murong Chui thought that Lu Meng's argument was untenable, but even Ma Chao and others thought it was unbelievable. Even if Qin Guo wanted to intervene, he had to have the strength to do it. , Let Qin's domestic elite be wiped out. Now, to put it bluntly, whether Qin can pull up an army of [-] is still a question. How can it have this strength to intervene in the Central Plains War?

Lu Meng explained: "How is it impossible? Although Qin was defeated in Jianshan, Hanzhong, and Changping Pavilion and lost hundreds of thousands of elites, don't forget that Qin still has nearly tens of thousands of tigers and wolves in Xiliang. Teacher, the Qiang people in Xiliang have basically been suppressed by the Qin army in recent years. Qin can transfer these tens of thousands of elites to the Central Plains at any time. In terms of strength, these soldiers and horses are stronger than the Qin army in Guanzhong. The Qin State also has a famous general named Bai Qi, even though the Bai Qi is idle now, if the Qin State wants to march into the Central Plains, the Emperor of Qin will definitely use the Bai Qi again, with Bai Qi and a hundred thousand elites, why can’t they march into the Central Plains?"

"Besides, if our army is still in a difficult situation with the Zhao army, maybe Qin will continue to stand still, but now the defeat of the Zhao army is certain. Once the Zhao army is completely defeated, then my great Deng can take the Central Plains. As long as we work hard After a few years of hard work, the strength is stronger than that of Qin and Zhao, and Qin will definitely not want to see this result, so the possibility of Qin intervening in the Central Plains War is very high." Lu Meng continued.

All the people present were not stupid. They were just blinded by the momentary victory before. Now that Lu Meng said this, they all suddenly realized. I have to say that there is no way for Zhao Guo alone to stop Deng Guo now. Qin Guo Entering the game is only a matter of time, and it is very likely that Zhao Guo will take the initiative to invite Qin State to join the game, and the two countries will fight against Deng Guo.

Yue Fei carefully analyzed Lu Meng's words, and found it very reasonable. Then what he had to face next was not only Li Rubing, but also Bai Qi. If they join forces, they may capsize in the gutter, and once the Qin army enters the game, the matter will not be under his control, so Yue Fei feels that it is necessary to send someone to Wancheng to ask Deng Sheng for instructions.

Yue Fei thought for a while, and said: "Headed Yang Yanzhao to continue to lead the army to sweep the old land of Qi and Chu, and to take as many places as possible. The rest of the soldiers and horses stood still. In addition, they quickly sent people back to Wancheng to meet His Majesty. Inform His Majesty of the possibility of entering the game, please His Majesty make a decision."

"Here!" Everyone responded. Now things are getting out of control. The ultimate goal of Deng Jun's going north this time is to win the entire Central Plains. Therefore, if Qin and Zhao want to win the entire Central Plains, Wancheng must provide greater support. When necessary, the Tianning Guards stationed in Wuguan and the Tianwu Guards in Hanzhong must be mobilized. And if you want to carry out such a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses, you must have Deng Sheng's permission.

While Yue Fei and others were making arrangements for the Qin army that was about to enter the game, the generals of the Zhao army in Puyang City were also arguing endlessly. The impact of the defeat on the Eastern Front was too great. It allowed Zhao Jun to restore a little bit of decline, but now the defeat on the Eastern Front has brought the situation in the entire Central Plains to the brink of collapse. The next step is to fight or retreat, and you have to come up with an idea.

"General, now that the Eastern Front has been defeated, generals Kou Fei and Zhang Jie have died for their country, and Yang Yanzhao's army is sweeping the old land of Qi and Chu. With our army's current strength, it is too difficult to keep the Central Plains. The general thinks that at this time The strength should be preserved, and the whole army should be withdrawn to Hebei, as a plan for the future." Zhao Jun General Wei Liang said.

Wei Liang's proposal was approved by many generals. Since the start of the war, Zhao Jun has not achieved any commendable results. Even the Battle of Liang County was achieved through a surprise attack. When Deng Jun reacted, Tu Gao's The army can no longer advance half a step, and now it can only retreat to Meng County. After two consecutive years of war, the high fighting spirit of Zhao Jun's generals before the war has already receded, so many people feel that the Central Plains War can no longer be fought That's right, in order to avoid greater losses, we should return to Hebei as soon as possible.

"No, you can't retreat!" But Li Rubing firmly disagreed with the retreat.

"But General, our army is completely at a disadvantage now. If we continue to fight, it will only increase the casualties. Please think again, General Zhao." Zhao Jun general Tang Hong persuaded.

"Alas..." Li Rubing sighed, and said: "I know what you think, and you are also thinking about Da Zhao, but have you ever thought that if we abandon the Central Plains, the entire Central Plains will fall into Deng Guozhi?" At present, only Da Zhao in Hebei is left, not to mention continuing to compete with Deng Guo, even recovering his strength is a problem, and Deng Guo, who has obtained the Central Plains, will definitely increase in strength within a few years, and one will disappear. In the long run, how will you let Da Zhao compete with Deng Guo in the future? Therefore, the Central Plains must not be lost."

"However, if we don't retreat, how can we fight Deng's army? Now the domestic soldiers need to suppress the barbarians in northern Xinjiang. It is impossible to transfer them to the Central Plains. With the current strength of our army alone, it is too difficult to compete with Deng's army. Ah." Wei Liang said with a bitter face, they also understand what it means to Zhao Guo to abandon the Central Plains, but if they don't do this, then the soldiers and horses remaining in the Central Plains are likely to be lost, without these three 10,000 + Dajun, Zhao Guo really has no hope.

Li Rubing said: "Actually, the general has already sent people back to Jinyang to meet His Majesty. I hope His Majesty can send envoys to Chang'an to meet Emperor Qin, and ask Qin to send troops to the Central Plains to join forces with our army to counter Deng's army."

"What!" Hearing this, everyone felt very surprised, and they all persuaded: "General, you can't. The Qin State is ambitious. The reason why my great Zhao fell into such a state is inseparable from the Qin State. If Qin enters the Central Plains, I'm afraid it will attract wolves into the house."

If it wasn't for Qin and Deng's joint Northern Expedition, how could Zhao's hegemony decline?Now that they want to form an alliance with Qin, these generals really can't accept it.

"How could the general not know what Qin State is thinking? But now that Deng State is in great power, we want to reverse the situation. It is certain to invite Qin State to join the game, but don't worry too much. Now Qin State's strength is weak. It will not become a threat to Da Zhao, on the contrary, in the face of such a powerful state of Deng, Qin will become Da Zhao's biggest help." Li Rubing said.

After hearing the words, everyone felt that what Li Rubing said was very reasonable. Now that Deng Guo is so powerful, no matter how ambitious Qin Guo is, he would not dare to deceive Zhao Guo at this time. Otherwise, once Zhao Guo is over, what will Qin Guo do to counter Deng Guo? Woolen cloth?Under this situation, as long as Qin's monarchs and ministers have some brains to know how to make choices, only Qin and Zhao's joint efforts can have a chance of survival, otherwise they can only contribute to Deng's great cause of unifying the world.

(End of this chapter)