The international situation is becoming increasingly complex.

In mid-June, the Tang and Song states joined forces to attack Beiliang.

In late June, the Tang State divided its troops and occupied one state and three counties in the northern part of the Jin State.

In the same late June, Beiliang counterattacked and fought against Song in Jubeicheng, resulting in heavy casualties. There were no less than five land immortal masters from both sides participating in the battle. This battle in Jubeicheng was known as the Battle of Jianghu Masters.

At the beginning of July, Sima Kong was further and further on the road to death, and he proclaimed himself king in Jinyang City and was named the new king.

Jinyang City was the fiefdom of Princess Jinyang, but after she married the Emperor of Wei, no one else lived in the fiefdom. However, after Sima Kong took the young master of Jin and fled south, he captured Jinyang along the way and used it as his temporary

capital.

In the capital of Jin State, Shang Tianhong has become the spiritual support of the veterans of Jin State. It can be said that apart from Sima Kong's party, Shang Tianhong's family is the only one left. Moreover, he has a secret edict, so he can

It can be said that he followed the laws of nature, and relying on this and the legacy left by Jin Gaozong, he became a big boss in the Jin State.

But at this moment, he was under the greatest pressure in the entire Jin State. On the one hand, he had to beware of what Wei's army might do, and on the other hand, he also actively prepared the army to resist the Tang army's invasion. Finally, in mid-July,

He raised an army of 100,000 people and marched together with Chen Qingzhi's 200,000 troops, intending to capture Sima Kong in one fell swoop.

In fact, Shang Tianhong's plan at the beginning was to temporarily put Sima Kong aside and hold back the Wei army. However, he did not expect that Sima Kong would blackmail the young emperor into granting him the throne. In this way, Shang Tianhong would be completely defeated.

Angered.

If you dare to claim the throne today, you will dare to depose the emperor tomorrow. In this case, Sima Kong must be eliminated first.

Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside. This is the eternal truth.

On the Jin border, Wei and Chu were also fighting fiercely.

Zhao Yun blocked the Chu army at the border area with the Chu State, and did not fight with the Chu army at the border area close to the Jin State with Cao Shen.

But if the two of them talk about pressure, it's like the pressure on Cao Shen's side is greater.

He currently only has 300,000 troops on hand.

However, after several months of preparation and war, the Chu army relied on a steady stream of troops to help them, and already had an army of 500,000, while the strength of the Wei army had been greatly reduced.

Moreover, the leader of the army on the opposite side was Xiang Yan, the general of Chu State.

This made it even more difficult for Cao Shen to deal with.

This Xiang Yan has indeed received the true inheritance from Xiang Nantian, the first-generation military god of Chu State, and his military skills can now be said to be extremely proficient.

Due to his limited troops, Cao Shen had to constantly shorten the front line and fight like a trapped beast, holding back the Chu army and preventing them from crossing the Jin border line.

Originally, Xiao Yuming wanted to mobilize an army to rescue Cao Shen, but he refused. Xiao Yuming's army played the key to the entire war situation. Only with them in the Jin Kingdom can they ensure that His Majesty's plan to annex the Jin Kingdom goes smoothly.

Operation, if the real war situation is delayed due to the unfavorable situation and battle situation, then the gains outweigh the losses and it is not a cost-effective business.

Therefore, Cao Shen refused all reinforcements and planned to fight the Chu army to the death alone.

Although it was difficult to fight the Chu army without reinforcements, the troops brought by Cao Shen were the first troops to follow Zhao Changqing in fighting, and they were also the first batch of Wei soldiers who shocked the world. How could they be defeated because of the difficulty of the battle?

He was discouraged, so no matter how difficult it was for him, his morale was never low.

In the tent.

Cao Shen, with dirty hair and dirty face, was pointing and drawing on a map, while Bai Qi stayed aside quietly.

After he completed his masterpiece on the map, he said to Bai Qi: "The Chu army's battle plan has changed. They have left 300,000 troops to deal with us. The rest of the army has moved to our border area. If

If nothing else, they should be trying to attack the east and the west, using a two-pronged approach."

Bai Qi naturally understood what was drawn on the map and said: "I really didn't expect that the Chu State, which is usually inconspicuous, would have such a big appetite and wanted to annex the Jin State and our Wei State with his own power.

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Cao Shen shook his head and said: "I'm afraid their real plot is still the Jin State. But we can take advantage of this opportunity to use their plan."

Bai Qi asked: "How to use the plan?"

Cao Shen said: "You see, their main force is still hoarded in the Changliu Mountains, which is more than 300 miles away from our camp. They have divided 200,000 troops from the Changliu Mountains to attack our border. If this is the case at this time

, with my commander leading 50,000 troops, he claimed to have an army of 200,000, so he set up a suspicious situation to make the Chu army believe that we were doing our best to rescue the border pass.

They will think that the troops in our main camp are empty at this moment, and they will send them to attack our central army's tent no matter what. At that time, you can lead the army to fight and retreat, and act like you are invincible to the Chu army.

In this way, they narrowed the battle circle, retreated to the barren mountain area, and set up a defensive position to delay the Chu army's attack.

At the same time, you need to send a general to lead more than 20,000 men from the high mountains to the rear of the Chu army's vanguard. Then send 10,000 troops to cut off the supply route between the enemy and the army in the Changliu Mountains.

Trap them to death near a barren mountain."

Bai Qi was puzzled and asked: "Marshal, how did you know that they would attack our central camp at all costs?"

Cao Shen said: "Because of me, after they learn that I personally led the army to rescue the border, they will definitely think that I have taken away many soldiers and horses, leaving you alone to deal with the enemy. At this time, they will definitely not hesitate.

Send troops to attack our central army at all costs. Once our central army is defeated, the battle between our Wei army and the Chu state will be a failure. They cannot stand this temptation and will definitely underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.

But you must lose a few games first to convince them that our Chinese army really does not have much strength left at present. This time I send troops to the border, I will not take any food and grass with me, but will leave it all to you until they arrive near the barren mountains.

, you are using all your strength to defeat the Chu army. The most critical part is that no matter how much pressure I am under at the border, as long as the border towns are not destroyed, you cannot come to support me. Focus on fighting you Bai Qi.

The battle for fame.”

Cao Shen had no choice but to go there in person in order to convince the Chu army that the Wei army's central camp had indeed separated its troops. Moreover, the Wei army without Cao Shen personally in charge was like a toothless army in the eyes of the Chu army.

tiger.

Although Bai Qi had already gained fame in the previous battles between Wei and Jin, after such a long time, many people had forgotten about this ruthless Wei army soldier.

This is also a blessing given to Bai Qi by Cao Shen. If there are no surprises in this battle, Bai Qi will completely change from this battle and become a general for the ages and be listed in the annals of history.

As for the war at the border, Cao Shen decided to fight it off on his own.

Otherwise, if we continue to divide our troops to rescue the border, I am afraid that this "enemy-enemies plan" will be self-defeating.

Bai Qi knew that the most critical part of this plan was for Cao Shen to personally rescue the border, so there was no way to dissuade Cao Shen from changing his mind.

Because this is an opportunity for the Wei army, an opportunity to defeat the Chu army once and for all.

Cao Shen left with fifty thousand people.

Go to the border and resist the Chu army's attack.

There are 200,000 elite soldiers of the Chu army there, and there will be an extremely difficult battle to defend the city waiting for Cao Shen.

According to his guess, as expected, the Chu army sent troops.

An army of 200,000, 50,000 heavy troops, and an army of 300,000 were launched directly to attack the Chinese army where Bai Qi was.

According to Xiang Yan's thinking, whether Cao Shen really brought a large number of troops to support the border or he was fake, let's fight first and attack head-on. We will know in the first battle.

Bai Qi knew Xiang Yan's ability. How could he be an ordinary person if he fought with Cao Guogong for many days without any distinction?

Therefore, in order to take charge of this scene, Bai Qi paid an extremely heavy price. About 20,000 to 30,000 Wei soldiers died in the battle, and then he decided to deliberately retreat to the barren mountain area.

When Xiang Yan saw Wei's move, he immediately ordered his army to pursue the victory.

He actually ran away after fighting to such an extent. It must be that the Wei army is out of strength. If we don't take advantage of this moment to annihilate the Wei army, how long will it take?

War is like gambling in a sense.

Victory or defeat is only determined by one thought. If the thought is right, there will be no disadvantage. If the thought is wrong, even a million troops will not be able to come back.

Bai Qi's fight here was extremely lively, and Cao Shen did not lose ground after returning to the border. He personally went to the city gate to supervise the battle. One can imagine what kind of pressure the border area was under.

"Army! Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Cao Shen stood on the city wall and saw that the Chu army that had just been captured was attacking again. Is this okay?

Quickly mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers and prepare to defend against the enemy.

Wave after wave of enemy troops were repulsed, but the enemy army seemed to have an endless army. They began to use wheel tactics, regardless of the number of casualties, and they only attacked fiercely!

It is said that the general of Chu who was responsible for attacking the border towns this time had a deep hatred for Wei.

For a while, Cao Shen didn't find out who the opponent's leader was, but when he saw the opponent's desperate play, he felt that the opponent must be a young boy. However, this play hit the target exactly.

Cao Shen's weakness.

Just imagine, when the Wei army is extremely short of troops and logistics, it is difficult for the Wei army to endure a large number of casualties every day. If it is a protracted war, the Wei army can persist for a period of time if there is sufficient food and grass.

But now it seems that the Chu army did not give the Wei army this chance at all.

The goal is to conquer the border in the shortest possible time.

Cao Shen had no choice but to adapt to the Chu army's fighting style.

After all, they were forced to defend the city.

But the other side has been attacking the city for a whole day and night. Their troops are strong and they can take turns to rest, but the Wei army cannot!

Finally, after repelling this wave of Chu troops again, the Wei army had a short rest.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Cao Shen should have recharged his batteries and had a good rest, but at this moment, due to the impact of the war situation, he did not feel sleepy at all.

He patrolled back and forth on the top of the city, and finally stopped at one place. Yao looked at the Chu army gathering formation in the distance. He knew that the Chu army was coming to attack the city again, so he suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling of powerlessness and murmured.

He murmured: "If your Majesty comes to fight this battle, how will your Majesty fight? Alas, I am old after all. I only defended the city for a whole day, and I actually feel a little powerless..."

When Zhao Changqing fought in the Chang'an defense battle, he personally went to the city wall several times to defeat Xiang Nantian's army.

Later, some military personnel integrated Zhao Changqing's strategy of guarding Chang'an. Even when there was a shortage of major generals, they were able to turn defeat into victory. It was really amazing.

They named his style of play the "empty city strategy".

However, even if Zhao Changqing created this new strategy, no one would dare to implement it again.
Chapter completed!