Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 638
Chapter 639: Urgently calling Bai Qi back for help
In the fifth year of Tiantong, on March 30th, in Chang'an City, in the prime minister's mansion, Qin Guo's prime minister Li You and Yu Shi doctor Bailijin sat opposite each other. Both of them had sad faces. Just this morning, they met According to the battle report, Zhao Kuo, the leader of the Zhao army, fled without a fight, and led the [-] Zhao troops who aided Chang'an to the north and returned to Zhao. However, due to Zhao's escape, Longguan, the western gateway of the pass, also fell into the hands of Deng Jun. The two Deng armies converged, and [-] Deng armies approached Chang'an.

"Li Xiang, the only plan for the present is to order Lord Wu'an to return to Chang'an." Bailijin said to Li You. At this critical juncture, Bailijin immediately thought of Baiqi. He is the No.1 general of Qin State, the most powerful commander of Qin State. Except for him, Bailijin has no confidence in others. Secondly, Bai Qi has a total of 10,000 soldiers and horses. He is the only one left in Qin State More than half of the soldiers and horses have enough strength to guard Chang'an City. Three times, that is the importance of Hangu Pass. Although most of the four fortresses in Qin State Pass have been lost, the importance of Hangu Pass still exists. , There are three [-]+ Deng Jun outside Hangu Pass. If Hangu Pass was at that time, it means that Qin really can only defend the isolated city of Chang'an.

"What my lord said, the truth is naturally clear, but His Majesty can only order Lord Wu An to return to the court. No one can order Lord Wu An except His Majesty. However, His Majesty's health is getting worse every day. If His Majesty Knowing about the battle at Longguan, I'm afraid he will be hit again, now is the time when Daqin's life and death are at stake, if His Majesty has an emergency, then Daqin is really hopeless." Li You said with a sigh.

Ordering Bai Qi to return to Chang'an is Qin's last hope, Li You naturally knows this, but no one can order Bai Qi except Qin Huang, but who will tell Qin Huang this?Qin Huang is the backbone of the state of Qin, now that Qin Huang's health is so poor, if he finds out about the battle at Longguan, he can't breathe and goes, let alone one Bai Qi, even ten Bai Qi can't save Qin country.

"But we can't just sit and wait like this. Qin Ping in Wugong County can't stop 30 Deng Jun. Now only Lord Wu An can save Da Qin. No matter how difficult it is, we must let Lord Wu An come back." Rijin said.

"Okay, you and I will go to the palace to see His Majesty now. If His Majesty improves, we will truthfully report the Longguan battle to His Majesty, but if His Majesty still does not improve, then wait a little longer. Although Wugong County only has five Thousands of soldiers and horses, but with [-] Star Destroyer Crossbows, they can still be stabilized in a short time." Li You said.

After saying that, the two entered the palace together, came outside Qinhuang's bedroom, just happened to meet the imperial doctor who was treating Qinhuang, the two urgently needed to know Qinhuang's physical condition, so they stopped the imperial doctor and asked: "Doctor, how is Your Majesty doing today?"

The imperial doctor said: "Back to Li Xiang, your majesty's condition has improved compared to the past, but you still need to rest!"

Hearing the imperial doctor's words, Li You and Bailijin couldn't help showing wry smiles on their faces, resting, who doesn't know that what Qinhuang needs most now is resting, but now that Deng Jun's troops are pressing down on the border, Guanzhong has lost three of the four fortresses. Hundreds of thousands of Deng Jun marched mightily towards Chang'an, just when Qin Huang was needed to take care of the overall situation, how could Qin Huang rest in peace?But hearing that Qin Huang's health has improved, Li You and the two are also relieved. Now that they speak out about the battle at Longguan, it is unlikely that Qin Huang's life will be killed, but deterioration is inevitable, but now they can only report the truth Otherwise, if it drags on, Deng Jun will hit the city of Chang'an.

The two entered the palace, Qin Huang knew something was up when he saw the two coming, so he asked: "Li Xiang and Dr. Baili entered the palace together, but what's the matter?"

Li You and Bailijin looked at each other, neither of them wanted to speak. Seeing this, Emperor Qin immediately felt that something was wrong, it must be bad news, otherwise Li You and Bailijin wouldn't push each other, so he emphasized his tone and said : "What's the matter? Tell me!"

Bai Lijin pushed Li You, and Li You smiled helplessly. At this time, he, the prime minister, could not hide, so he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, two groups of Deng troops approached Longguan. Fleeing without fighting, Longguan was lost, Xiliang Deng army had entered the pass, joined with Guanzhong Deng army, there were 30 people, now Deng army has approached Wugong County, I discussed with Dr. Baili for the current plan Only Lord Wu'an can save Great Qin from the fire and water, so I hope His Majesty can order Lord Wu'an to return to aid Chang'an!"

"What! Longguan is lost? Pfft..." Upon hearing this, Emperor Qin Yingzhuang was in a panic, spit out a mouthful of blood, and passed out. Seeing this, Li You and Bailijin hurriedly helped Yingzhuang, and then sent someone Go to the imperial physician.

After nearly an hour of rescue by the imperial doctor, Ying Zhuang finally woke up. As soon as he woke up, Ying Zhuang grabbed Li You's hand and said, "Li Xiang, you just said that the Zhao army fled without a fight? Longguan fell. Is it? But really?"

Li You nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the Zhao army fled without a fight and handed over Longguan to Deng Jun, and the Zhao army, led by its general Zhao Kuo, has already gone to the territory of Zhao State. Now 30 Deng troops have marched towards Wugong County, please get up early to make a decision!"

"Heaven is my Great Qin!" Ying Zhuang mourned loudly. Longguan was lost, and there was no force west of Chang'an that could stop Deng's army. In front of him, it is like a drop in the ocean, and there will be no storms at all, that is, it is only a matter of time before Deng Jun hits the city of Chang'an.

"Your Majesty, don't be pessimistic! The body of the dragon is important." Li You and Bai Lijin hurriedly stepped forward to support Ying Zhuang, and said, "Your Majesty, Hangu Pass is still in the hands of Da Qin, and Lord Wu An still has a hundred thousand troops in his hands. My Great Qin has not yet been defeated, there is still room for maneuver, Lord Wu An is the No. 1 general of my Great Qin, with him, I will definitely be able to protect Great Qin."

"Yes, Bai Qi, I, Da Qin, and Bai Qi, my father said to me before he died, even if my Da Qin has reached the end of the mountain, as long as Bai Qi is still there, my Da Qin can also turn the tide. As long as Bai Qi is there , I, Great Qin, will not perish!" At this critical moment, Ying Zhuang's trust in Bai Qi has reached a blind level. First, it is the last words of Qin Huai, the former king of Qin, and second, it is Bai Qi's achievements.

Li You and Bailijin heard the words, and they both admired the late King Yinghuai of Qin. It turned out that Yinghuai had thought of this step eight years ago, but it is a pity that Qin's monarchs still did not give Bai Qi enough trust. It will not fall into such a field, and now I have woken up, I hope it is not too late.

"What Your Majesty said is true, only Lord Wu An can save Daqin now, please order Lord Wu An to return to court!" Bailijin said.

"Okay, I will issue an edict now!" Ying Zhuang nodded, and then asked someone to draft the edict. After reading it and confirming that it was correct, Ying Zhuang put the jade seal on it, handed it to Li You, and said, "Li Prime Minister, this is an imperial edict to Lord Wu An. You send someone to the Lantian Valley camp, and at the same time tell Lord Wu An that the soldiers and horses in his hand are the last hope of Daqin, so he must make sure to keep the soldiers and horses as complete as possible. bring back!"

Ying Zhuang is not in a hurry, and he still remembers the situation Bai Qi is facing now. Although he wants to order Bai Qi to return to Chang'an, Bai Qi does not mean that he will come back when he comes back. Outside Lantian Valley, there is an army of 15 led by Murong Ke. , I have been staring at Bai Qi for a long time. As long as Bai Qi moves, Murong Ke will entangle Bai Qi at all costs. Although Ying Zhuang hopes that Bai Qi can come back as soon as possible, Ying Zhuang also knows very well that Chang'an not only needs Bai Qi. Qi also needed Bai Qi's [-] troops. Without these troops, it would be useless for Bai Qi to come back.

"Here!" Li You replied, and then sent someone to deliver the imperial edict.

Chang'an in Lantian Valley was only three days' journey away, so the courier hurried on and delivered the edict to Bai Qi in only one day.

After Bai Qi received the edict, he couldn't speak for a long time. He didn't expect that the western front had been corrupted to such an extent. Bai Qi had expected the defeat on the western front. Ever since Geng Yue died in battle, Bai Qi had asserted that the western front was defeated. But I didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Your Majesty, if you can trust me as soon as possible, maybe Daqin will not be in such a situation. Good luck tricks people!" Bai Qi faced northwest, looked at Chang'an in the distance, and murmured bitterly.

Bai Qi knew very well that Ying Zhuang and all the ministers in the court regarded him as the last straw, but asked himself, facing such a predicament, Bai Qi himself was not very sure, once he evacuated from Lantian Valley, Murong Ke's 15 Deng army will immediately march into Chang'an and join Li Siye and Deng Han's army. At that time, the Deng army's strength will reach 10,000+, which is more than enough to besiege a Chang'an city. All the troops were brought back to Chang'an.

However, as the last hope of the Qin State, even though Bai Qi knew that the chances of winning were not high, he still had to persevere to the end. His Bai family has been the general of Qin for generations. Where, so even if he knew it was impossible, Bai Qi would not give up, even if there was only a [-]% chance, Bai Qi would try hard. Thinking of this, Bai Qi asked the generals to gather together.

After a while, the generals of the Qin Army Bai Chen, Meng Tong, Meng Li, Li Jin, and Xing Cong came to the tent of the Chinese Army. All the generals used are under the command of Bai Qi and Ying Huai.

"My lord!" The crowd saluted Bai Qi.

Bai Qi nodded and said: "Zhao Jun abandoned Longguan, and the two armies of Deng joined forces to advance to Chang'an. Your Majesty ordered me to lead the army back to assist Chang'an!" The current situation has been told to everyone.

"What!" Everyone was shocked when they heard the words. They didn't expect the Western Front to collapse so quickly. It was really unexpected.

"Then what is your majesty going to do?" Bai Chen asked, Ying Zhuang's order must be obeyed, but Bai Qi is in charge at the moment, if Bai Qi does not return to Chang'an, then everything will be in vain.

"Your order cannot be disobeyed. Moreover, Chang'an is the capital of our Great Qin Kingdom. It is the foundation and lifeblood of our country. There is no room for loss. Therefore, I have decided to return to Chang'an soon!" Bai Qi said.

"But your lord, Murong Ke won't let us go so easily!" Bai Chen said, Bai Qi's decision was understandable and reasonable in Bai Chen's view.But the problem is that even if they want to leave, it is not so easy for them to leave. Murong Ke and 15 Deng Jun outside Lantian Valley will not let them go so easily.

"That's natural!" Bai Qi said: "Murong Ke has been confronting me for a long time, and no one can do anything to the other, but Murong Ke has been refusing to retreat. Obviously, he is holding me back. I also believe that Li Siye and the others must have informed Murong Ke, as long as my army moves, Murong Ke will definitely entangle me."

"Then, what should we do, Your Majesty?" Li Jin asked.

Bai Qi thought for a while, and said: "For the current plan, we have to leave a part of the army, under the banner of my lord, to stay in the camp, and the main force will withdraw to Chang'an. Only those who are left behind must be close to death. My lord I don’t want to force you, if anyone is willing to stay, stand up!”

It is necessary to leave some soldiers and horses behind, but once the main force retreats, Murong Ke will launch an offensive immediately. It may be difficult for the remaining soldiers and horses to stop Deng Jun's offensive, so Bai Qi also sent his own The banner stayed, and Bai Qi knew that the person Murong Ke was most afraid of was himself. As long as he was still in Lantian Valley, Murong Ke would not easily launch an offensive and leave the banner behind. Staying for a while can buy a little more time, but staying behind is a close call, even if Bai Qi is the chief general, it is not easy to call names directly, so they simply let them decide for themselves, and those who are willing to stay can volunteer to stand up.

When everyone heard the words, they all looked at each other. It was obvious that the one who stayed behind must have escaped death, but someone had to stay. Among the few people present, Bai Qi was the chief general, and it was impossible for them to stay. Qi, it won't work for them to return to Chang'an. Bai Chen is a member of Bai Qi's tribe, and he is Bai Qi's most trusted person, and he will not stay. Selected from four.

After a while, two brothers Meng Tong and Meng Li stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the general is willing to leave the queen behind!"

When Bai Qi saw this, he felt very relieved immediately, and praised: "Well, the Meng family is a loyal family, you two brothers can take such responsibility at this moment of national crisis, and you have not humiliated the Meng family. It can also be gratifying."

"Your Majesty, my Meng family has been favored by Great Qin, and we have shared weal and woe for a long time. It is an honor for us two brothers to be able to die for Great Qin today!" Meng Tong said.

Bai Qi nodded, and then said: "Daqin is lucky to have a general like you, but this battle is extremely dangerous, and it can be said to be close to death. General Meng only has you two sons, so the two of you can only fight against each other. Leave one person behind!"

Meng Li wanted to say something, but was held back by Meng Tong, and said to Meng Li: "Your Majesty is right, Second Brother, you and I went back to Chang'an last time, and stayed for my brother!"

"Brother, I..." Meng Li was very moved when he saw his elder brother's performance.

"Don't talk anymore, I'm the eldest brother, I have the final say, you and the king will go back to Chang'an last time!" Meng Tong said.

"Brother!" Meng Li said with tears in his eyes.

"Second brother, don't act like a daughter, our Meng family will rely on you in the future, don't let father and brother down!" Meng Tong said.

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to stay with General Meng!" Xing Cong also stood up and said when the two brothers of the Meng family were talking about each other.

"General Xing, you know the danger of this battle, have you thought about it?" Bai Qi said to Xing Cong with a serious face.

Unlike the Meng family brothers, although Xing Cong has been in the army for a long time, the time to be promoted is relatively short, and in terms of closeness, he cannot be compared with the Meng family brothers, so Bai Qi never thought about it from the beginning to the end. Xing Cong will stand up by himself.

Xing Cong nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the last general is very clear. In terms of ability, the last general is not as good as the generals. It is also thanks to the grace of your majesty and your majesty that the last general is not as good as the generals. Today is also the time for the last general to be your majesty. It's time to do your best for your majesty, I only hope that after defeating Deng Jun, your majesty can take care of the last general's family more, so that the last general will die without regret!"

Hearing this, Bai Qi walked up to Xing Cong, patted Xing Cong on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, General Xing, I know what to do!"

"Thank you sir!" Xing Cong thanked.

"In this case, General Meng Tong and General Xing Cong will leave behind, but the general can only leave you with 3 horses, what's your problem?" Bai Qi said.

Bai Qi has an army of one hundred thousand in his hands, but after returning to Chang'an, he will face hundreds of thousands of Deng's army, so he must bring back as many as he can, but it is impossible to leave behind the broken soldiers and horses. Too little, otherwise how can we stop the 15 Deng Jun?So [-] is the result of Bai Qi's repeated weighing.

"Here!" They are all sent to death, there is no difference between [-] and [-], so there is no opinion between Meng Tong and Xing Cong.

(End of this chapter)