Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 69
Chapter 69: Deng Ai into Chen
In August of the seventh year of Qianyuan, Zhou Shen's troops of the Western Army were in a stalemate with Yue Fei's troops of the Eastern Army at the foot of Feng County. Counties and other places intend to attack more points, and Han Qing, the commander of the Eastern Army, also began to divide his troops to garrison in order to deal with the next all-out war.

In September of the seventh year of Qianyuan, Deng Guo Hussar General Li Tianhu led [-] soldiers and horses to Yangzhai, Yingchuan, and joined Deng Ai, the leader of the Deng Army in Yingchuan.

Deng Ai is handing over to Li Tianhu in Yangzhai Deng's camp.

"Li Huanqi, in June of the seventh year of Qianyuan, was ordered to garrison Yingchuan at the end. He brought 1 soldiers and horses from Wancheng, integrated [-] Korean troops and surrendered them, and then recruited [-] troops in Yingchuan. Today's Yingchuan There are a total of [-] soldiers and horses, and [-] people are stationed at Yangdi; Xu County, Lunshi, Yanling, Changshe, Xu County, and Yangcheng each have [-] soldiers and horses guarding Yangdi." Deng Ai is coming forward to take over the defense of Yingchuan. Li Tianhu explained the situation.

Li Tianhu nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and said: "Okay, General Deng is worthy of being someone your king values. In just a few months, he managed Yingchuan's military affairs in an orderly manner."

"Li Hussar is ridiculously praised. The general will be entrusted by the king and will do his best." Deng Ai said modestly: "This time the king ordered the general to lead troops into Chen. Considering the limited strength of Yingchuan soldiers and horses, the general plans to lead Li Che What does Li Hussar think about riding the [-] soldiers and horses brought from Wancheng to Chen State?"

Yingchuan was only pacified in June of the seventh year of Qianyuan, and except for [-] Deng Guo veterans and [-] South Korean surrendered troops, Yingchuan's soldiers and horses were all new recruits who had just been recruited for less than three months, and they could not form an army at all. Combat strength, if you take these people to Chen country, it's fine if you don't fight, but if you really fight, it's tantamount to letting them die.

Li Tianhu is also very aware of the state of Yingchuan soldiers and horses, and he is not incompatible with Deng Ai's request.

After handing over with Li Tianhu, Deng Ai led [-] soldiers from Wancheng to the north, passed Xinji, and entered Chen County of Chen State. After half a month of marching, they finally arrived at Chen Cheng, the capital of Chen State.

The general in command of Chen Cheng is Chen Li, a general of the Chen Guo clan. After learning that Deng Ai had arrived, he went to greet Deng Ai outside the city in person.

After exchanging pleasantries with Chen Li, Deng Ai asked Chen Li about the situation in Zhe County and Wuping.

Chen Lidao: "Since receiving my king's handwriting, our country has assembled 3 soldiers and horses that can be used to go to the northern front, of which [-] are stationed in Zhe County under the command of our General Chen Wei, and the remaining [-] soldiers and horses Garrison Wuping, after your army arrives, they will go to Zhe County, and Wuping will be garrisoned by your army."

Deng Ai nodded, this Chen Jun is still kind, and he didn't let himself stand in the forefront of Zhe County.

"Then I don't know what's going on in Liang County?" Deng Ai asked. After learning about Chen Jun's situation, the Western Army in Liang County is the most important thing.

Chen Lidao: "In the Liangjun area, we are mainly facing the 1 Wei army under the command of the general of the Wei army, Shangluo. They are currently stationed in Yan County, eyeing Zhe County, and Pang Kuo, who is known as the No. [-] general of the Wei State, is in Juyang. And this time there are as many as [-] soldiers and horses coming to Liang County, I'm afraid Pang Kuo wants to make a big noise."

Deng Ai thought for a while and said: "Since this is the case, it is not too late. Our army will not stay in Chencheng for a long time. We will have a rest tonight, and the Japanese general will lead his troops to Wuping tomorrow." The situation is so severe, Deng Ai also wants to arrive early Wuping, deploying defenses, will soon be winter. If some important fortifications cannot be completed in time for the midwinter, it will be too late in the spring of next year.

On the second day, Deng Ai led [-] soldiers and horses to leave Chencheng and go to Wuping. After arriving in Wuping, Deng Ai got to know Chen Jun and formally took over the defense of Wuping. Then he stepped up to strengthen the city wall and build fortifications.

In October of the seventh year of Qianyuan, all people from both sides had arrived at the designated place, waiting for the attack in the spring of next year.

As winter came, Zhou Shen and Zhao Xin retreated back to Hulu one after another, while Han Qing led his troops back to Peicheng.

In Fengxian County, in Deng Jun's camp, the mid-October winter has come, and there has been heavy snowfall inside and outside Fengxian County, Yue Fei and a group of generals are cooking wine and drinking together.

"Ugh!" Yue Fei hiccupped after drinking a glass of wine, and sighed, "Oh, since we left Wancheng in April of the seventh year of Qianyuan, we haven't sat together to drink like this for a long time, it seems like a lifetime away. .”

"Hehe, General Yue, after the battle, let's go back to Wancheng and have a good drink." Chang Yuchun laughed.

"I hope so, but I don't know if we will still be in the mood to drink." Yue Fei said, with a trace of worry on his face.

The sharp-eyed Pang Tong immediately noticed the changes in Yue Fei, and asked, "Is General Yue worried about the next year's war?"

Yue Fei glanced at Pang Tong, nodded and said: "Yes, I was at a disadvantage from the very beginning of this battle. First, the enemy's troops were more powerful than ours. Second, the enemy's commander-in-chief, Zhao Xin's illustrious reputation, was somewhat in the hearts of our soldiers. Great deterrence, and Marshal Han’s tactics of waiting to attack cannot be said to be wrong, but it put our army in a passive state and was led away by Xin Zhao everywhere. The third is the situation of Chu State. Today’s Chu State can be described as There are enemies on all sides. The remnants of Lu State in Lu County and Taishan County are in rebellion. In Jiujiang, the army of Wu State is besieging Shouchun. The army of Chu State is already exhausted. The biggest hidden danger of our alliance is Chu State. If one place is lost, it will directly lead to the defeat of our alliance. Han Qing is too conservative. I have to admit that he is indeed a leader in terms of defense, but he is far inferior to Zhao when it comes to attacking cities and pulling out strongholds. letter."

Speaking of this, Yue Fei stood up, walked to the map, and said: "Look, all the battlefields are now within the sphere of influence of our alliance. It is possible to defend, but if we can't find a way to defeat the enemy head-on, we can How long will it last?"

"Then what does General Yue think can make our alliance win?" the crowd asked.

Yue Fei shook his head helplessly, and said: "Xin Zhao is famous all over the world, it is not easy to defeat him, we can only take one step at a time, come on, let's not talk about this, let's drink." After finishing speaking, Yue Fei picked up the jug Fill your own glass and keep drinking.

Yue Fei's worry was also the worry of Han Qing who was in Peicheng. Han Qing was standing in front of the map, carefully analyzing each line of defense, frowning constantly. He also knew the truth that if you defend for a long time, you will lose , but facing Xin Zhao, he really had no confidence. In the first battle, although everyone said that he and Xin Zhao were tied, he knew that he actually lost. Under Zhao Xin's attack, he was on the verge of collapse. If there was no peace and mud from Chu, his defeat would be a matter of finishing his meal. It's not that he didn't want to fight vigorously with Xin Zhao, but the Eastern Army didn't have the upper hand in the first frontal battle. The second is that Xin Zhao dare not.

But he can't casually tell his subordinates about these things like Yue Fei, because he is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. If he doesn't even have confidence in him, the soldiers will dare not fight, and there will be no hope of victory. , so he can only hold on and wait for the opportunity.

"Marshal, my lords welcome you!" At this time, a servant from the King Chu's other palace came forward and said.

After hearing the servant's voice, Han Qing came back to his senses and said, "Understood, please ask the servant to go back and report to the kings, saying that Han Qing will arrive soon."

The servant saluted and left.

(End of this chapter)