Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 578

Chapter 579: Bai Qi leaves Chang'an

After Emperor Qin returned to Chang'an, he immediately called for the five assistant ministers, and told everyone Bai Qi's opinion. Feng felt that Bai Qi's consideration was very reasonable. Deng Guo was very powerful. Even if he deployed hundreds of thousands of elites in the Central Plains, if he wanted to send troops to fight again, he could still bring out 10,000+ troops.

"Your Majesty, Hanzhong and Wuguan must not be taken lightly. Deng Guo is powerful. Although hundreds of thousands of elites have been mobilized in the Central Plains, the Tianning Guards in Wuguan and the Tianwu Guards in Hanzhong are still standing still. It's hard to guarantee that Deng Jun won't attack the hinterland of Guanzhong." Geng Yue said to Emperor Qin.

"Then how do you think about how to arrange the defenses of the two places? The Deng army is powerful, especially the Tianwuwei in Hanzhong. In the Battle of Jianshan, it was this Deng army that held back our 20-strong army from the Great Qin Dynasty, causing Bashu The victory of the Battle of Jianshan is on the verge of failure!" Speaking of the Battle of Jianshan, Qin Huang gritted his teeth with hatred, if it was not because of the defeat in the Battle of Jianshan, Qin would not have declined so quickly.

"Your Majesty, I think that Hanzhong and Guanzhong are [-] miles away from the natural danger of Qinchuan. As long as our army can hold the important roads and dangerous places, it is absolutely impossible for a mere Tianwuwei to break into Guanzhong. On the other hand, Wuguan is the reason why Guanzhong is called Guanzhong. , it is precisely because of the danger of the four fortresses, and Wuguan is the gateway to the southwest. There are not many dangerous areas from Wuguan to Chang'an that can be defended. Deploy heavy troops in Shang County, Shangluo, and Lantian Valley." Said General Ying Huai.

Eight hundred miles away, Qinchuan is a natural barrier between Guanzhong and Bashu. Since Hanzhong fell, Qinchuan has become one of Qin's most important lines of defense against Deng. For the front line defense of Wuguan, Qin Chuan's danger is not that great.

Wuguan is the southwest gateway of Guanzhong, but in the battle between Qin and Han, Bai Qi led the Qin army to defeat the Han army, forcing Han to transfer the troops stationed in Wuguan, so that Deng Guo saw an opportunity to take advantage of. Xiucheng led Long Wuwei to forcibly seize Wuguan. Since then, Wuguan has been held by Deng Guo. Ministers of Qin State have repeatedly proposed to take back Wuguan. After entering the customs, Qin State fell into a food crisis. No one except Deng State could save Qin State. .

However, after the Battle of Jianshan and the Battle of Hanzhong, the state of Qin declined rapidly and had no strength to regain Wuguan, so the recovery of Wuguan was nothing.

Qin Huang thought for a while and said, "Except for the [-] elites who are about to go to the Central Plains, how many soldiers and horses can we spare to garrison Qinchuan and Shang County?"

It is certain to send troops to garrison, but how many soldiers and horses can the current state of Qin produce?

After Wang Feng was deprived of the position of general, the main military power of the Qin State fell into the hands of Geng Yue. When asked how many soldiers and horses could be used, Geng Yue knew best.

Geng Yue thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, after Lord Wu An led 13 elites to the Central Plains, our Great Qin still had [-] elites, but the land of Xiliang is the place where our Great Qin prospered. Although the chaos has gradually subsided in recent years, it has continued to rise and fall, so we must have [-] elite guards in Xiliang, so our army will only have [-] troops left."

"Eighty thousand?" Qin Huang whispered. Eighty thousand seems a lot, but compared to Deng Zhaodong's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, it seems very insignificant. From this, we can see the strength of Qin. How bad is the decline.

"Then General Geng thinks, how should our army be deployed so as to be safe?" Emperor Qin asked Geng Yue.

Geng Yue thought about it carefully, and said: "Your Majesty, the front line of Qinchuan has many dangerous points. It only needs a small number of soldiers and horses to guard the dangerous area, and it will be safe. I think that only [-] elites are needed, and the front line from Wuguan to Chang'an. There is no geographical advantage at all, our army can only defend against the enemy by guarding the city, and our army can station the remaining [-] elite troops in Shang County, Shangluo, Lantian Valley and other places."

"Alright, where is General Wang Feng!" Qin Huang nodded and said to Wang Feng.

"My subject, Wang Feng, is here!" Wang Feng clasped his hands in response.

"I order you to command [-] elite troops to deploy defenses in Qinchuan, guard Qinchuan's defense line, and don't let Deng's army take advantage of it!" Qin Huang said.

"Here!" Wang Feng replied.

"Shen Zhi, Zhang Tingjun, and Yuan Bupo are listening!" Qin Huang continued.

"My minister Shen Zhi (Zhang Tingjun, Yuan Bupo) is here!" Generals Shen Zhi, Zhang Tingjun, and Yuan Bupo of the Qin State responded.

"Order Shen Zhi to command [-] elites to garrison Lantian Valley, Zhang Tingjun to command [-] elites to garrison Shangluo, and Yuan Bupo to command [-] elites to garrison Shangxian County. The three places should respond to each other and defend Wuguan and Deng's army together!" Qin Huang said.

"Here!" Shen Zhi and the other three responded.

"Report to Your Majesty, Lord Wu An is seeking an audience outside the palace!" At this time, a guard entered the palace and said.

"Oh! Lord Wu An is here, hurry up and announce!" Emperor Qin was very happy when he learned that Bai Qi had arrived. It will take a few days for Bai Qi to return, but he didn't expect Bai Qi to arrive in Chang'an in less than a day.

When they heard of Bai Qi's arrival, everyone in the court had different expressions. The former generals under Bai Qi's command headed by Bai Chen were very happy, while Li You, Wang Feng and other former political enemies had very ugly faces, and Geng Yue, Ying Huai, Bailijin and the others were very calm, and there was no conflict between them and Bai Qi, so there was no dissatisfaction with Bai Qi's return to the court. However, there is an urgent need for a top commander like Bai Qi to take care of the overall situation, so they are somewhat happy to see Bai Qi's comeback.

A quarter of an hour later, Bai Qi was wearing a court dress, walked into the Tai'a Hall with his head held high and his chest held high, with a slight smile on his face and a calm and relaxed look.

"Chen Baiqi pays homage to His Majesty, and may His Majesty live forever!" Bai Qi came to His Highness, knelt down on one knee, and bowed his hands to the Emperor Qin.

"You don't need to be too polite, please hurry up!" Qin Huang said hastily.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Bai Qi thanked after standing up.

"Mr. Wu'an, I thought it would take a few days for you to arrive in Chang'an. I didn't expect you to arrive right after I returned to Chang'an. It can be seen that although you are living in seclusion, you still care about the community. I am very relieved!" Emperor Qin said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is admirable. The information on the Central Plains war situation is ever-changing. Since I have promised Your Majesty to be the commander-in-chief of the army, I will return to Chang'an as soon as possible to coordinate the overall situation. I dare not delay." Bai Qi said humbly, having experienced the defeat of Jianshan and his resignation. After that, Bai Qi's temperament also changed a lot, and he was no longer as aggressive as before.

Seeing Bai Qi's attitude, Qin Huang was very happy. In fact, before going to invite Bai Qi, Qin Huang was also very disturbed. Before he took the throne, he had heard his father say many times that Bai Qi was proud of his talent. , rebellious and unruly, and before his death, although his father left him a decree, saying that he could use Bai Qi when necessary, he also warned him that if he did not have the ability to control Bai Qi, it would be difficult for him to use Bai Qi. Be cautious, so even if Bai Qi has agreed to go out, Qin Huang's heart is always beating, he is afraid that Bai Qi will embarrass him.

"Okay!" Qin Huang said happily: "Mr. Wu An, I now accept you as the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expedition, commanding [-] elite soldiers to march into the Central Plains. In addition, I also sent General Wang Feng to lead [-] elite troops in accordance with Wu An Jun's suggestion. Going to Qinchuan to set up defense, three generals Shen Zhi, Zhang Tingjun, and Yuan Bupo are going to garrison Shang County, Shangluo, Lantian Valley and other places. Will satisfy Lord Wu An."

"Thank you for your trust. Your majesty's arrangement is very good. It's just that this time when we march into the Central Plains, our army will face Deng Jun, commanded by Yue Fei. There are so many famous generals in Deng Jun. If I rely on my strength alone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win. Your Majesty I hope to select a few generals from the court to go with the ministers." Bai Qi said.

Qin Huang nodded, as the so-called one hero has three gangs, it is reasonable for Bai Qi to make such a request, so he said: "That's natural, the generals in the court are all chosen by Lord Wu An."

"I hope that General Geng Yue will serve as the deputy general, and Bai Chen, Sheritu, Meng Li, Meng Tong, Xing Cong, Li Jin and others will enter the army of the Eastern Expedition. I also ask for your majesty's permission." General Bai Qi will need Having said that, these are Qin Guoming's strongest generals.

Qin Huang didn't hesitate either, he directly waved his hand and said: "There is nothing I can't do, I'm sure!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Bai Qi bowed.

After the dynasty was dispersed, Bai Qi did not return to the mansion, but took a group of generals to the camp outside the city, and took over the [-] troops outside the city.

When he came to the big tent of the Chinese army, Bai Qi asked directly: "General Geng Yue, I have been living in Xianyang for a long time, and I don't know much about the situation in the Central Plains. I would like to ask General Geng to explain it to me."

"Here!" Geng Yue said: "Half a month ago, a great battle broke out between Deng and Zhao in Xiapi County. Nearly half of the soldiers and horses of the army going south were lost, and the superiority of troops before the war was gone. Now the main forces of the Zhao army are stationed in Dongjun and Mengxian in Liangjun, but the Zhao army is stationed in Xiapi, Pengcheng, etc. The land's grain and grass reserves have fallen into the hands of Deng Jun."

After pondering for a while, Bai Qi said, "It seems that Zhao Jun's situation is very critical, and we don't have much time left."

"Then I don't know what the marshal's plan is going to be?" Geng Yue asked cautiously.

Bai Qi took a deep breath and said: "Generals, I will need you to understand that whether it is Deng Guo or Zhao Guo, the strength is not comparable to my Great Qin, so with my Great Qin's strength, even if I entered the Central Plains Working together with Zhao Jun, it is impossible to defeat Deng Jun, so the purpose of our army this time is to join forces with Zhao Jun to contain Deng Jun's offensive and maintain the current situation in the Central Plains. Only in this way, Zhao Guo will be willing to fight with us Great Qin alliance."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words. In terms of the current situation, even if Qin Jun enters the game, it is very difficult to defeat Deng Jun. If you take ten thousand steps back, even if Qin Jun and Zhao Jun work together to defeat Deng Jun and take back the Central Plains The next goal of Zhao State, which has lost its territory and regained the Central Plains, is Qin State. The country understands that the country of Deng is so powerful that it cannot be defeated unless the two countries work together.

"Order the three armies to prepare. Three days later, our army will set off to march eastward into the Central Plains. This time, we will definitely show the glory of the Great Qin Dynasty!" Bai Qi said with firm eyes, and directly ordered to send troops three days later.

"Here!" The crowd responded in unison.

Three days later, in the 28th year of Qianyuan, on the fourth day of June, after Bai Qi bid farewell to Emperor Qin, he commanded an elite army of [-] troops to leave Chang'an, march eastward, and head for Henan County. It was Deng Zhao's main battlefield, and the original Wucheng was less than a hundred miles away from Deng Jun's Suanzao camp. Obviously, Bai Qi went straight to Deng Jun's main camp, Suanzao this time.

(End of this chapter)