In late April of the 10th year of Wei Xing'an, on the border between Han and Qi, Qinghe.
Qinghe is one of the rough border dividing lines between Julu North County in South Korea and Julu South County in Qi State. From here to the southeast, it is Pingyuan City in Qi State.
However, at this time, this land was filled with the armies of Wei and South Korea.
On the broad plain terrain beside the big river, more than 20,000 Wei Yanling troops and roughly the same number of South Korean troops were engaged in a war of fighting and retreating.
"kill--!"
"The left wing! The left wing is not allowed to step forward without permission! ...The right wing is pushing forward!"
"Arrow attack! Arrow attack!"
On this battlefield, the generals of the Wei and Korean armies looked very panicked. The reason was that this was an encounter that neither of them expected. The general on the Wei army's side was Qu Cheng of the Yanling army, and the general on the opposite side was Qu Cheng of the Yanling army.
Han Jun is Ji Kuo, a close lieutenant under Beiyan Shou Leyi.
It turned out that on the eighth day of April, Wei general Qu Cheng, who was stationed in Yecheng in Handan County, received an order from Wei King Zhao Run from Luoyang, ordering the latter to immediately lead his army to advance eastward and attack Julunan County of Qi State.
, in response to the Wei general Shao Hu who was attacking Mount Tai at the moment, he launched a two-sided attack on Qi State.
Now that he had obtained the king's order, Wei General Qu Cheng naturally did not dare to delay. He left his deputy Yan Mo and 20,000 Yanling troops to stay in Yecheng, while he himself led the remaining 30,000 Yanling troops to Qinghe, preparing to cross here.
On the border between Wei and Han, he attacked Qi.
But what he didn't expect was that South Korea didn't know whether it had intercepted the marching route of his army or predicted his intentions in advance. So when Qu Cheng led the army to trek to the Qinghe area, he happened to bump into Han.
Jiang Leyi's deputy general Ji Kuo - the latter seems to have just led his army here.
A sudden encounter forced the soldiers of Wei and Han to rush into battle.
It can be seen that although the Yanling Army often boasts that it is a powerful Wei army that is not inferior to the Shang Shui Army, when they actually step onto the battlefield and have a head-on conflict with a powerful Korean army like the Beiyan Army, this army is really fighting.
The place is remarkable.
Speaking of fighting, we must mention the characteristics of the Yanling Army.
Although the Yanling Army, like the Shangshui Army, had the same predecessor as the "Pingyang Army", due to the different personalities of their respective commanders Qu Cheng and Wu Ji, the fighting methods of the two armies were also completely different.
The way the Shang Shui Army fought was that before the war, they relied on Wei Gongzi Run or the former lieutenant general Zhai Huang to formulate the overall strategy or the tactics of the current war. After the war actually started, they relied more on the Shang Shui Army generals-especially individual Qian.
Depending on the individual strength of the team, the tactics chosen are generally based on "piercing the enemy's army" and "dividing the enemy's army".
Under this tactic, thousands of generals with outstanding military strength, such as Ran Teng, Xiang Li, Zhang Ming, etc., seemed to be at home. Sometimes, even Wu Ji, the leader, would personally go into battle and stage a solo battle.
The scene of killing the enemy general, simply put, the explosive power of the Shang Shui Army is terrifying.
But the Yanling Army is different. The leader of the Yanling Army, Qu Cheng, is not a brave general like Wu Ji. Neither of his lieutenants, Yan Mo or Sun Shuke, are even among the generals, like Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Zuo Xunxi, etc.
Generals such as Qiu Mu, Nanmen Jue, and Nanmen Huai were not the type to show off their strength and bravery.
The Yanling Army is very good at cooperating with each other, whether it is the cooperation of each battalion or the cooperation of each thousand-man team. Compared with the generals of the Shangshui Army who rush forward with passion, the soldiers of the Yanling Army seem to be particularly special.
Good at the rhythm of war - even
What kind of tactics should be chosen under any circumstances? From Yan Mo and Sun Shuke to Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Zuo Qiu Mu, Nanmen Jue, Nanmen Huai and other generals, they are all familiar with it, and there is no need to wait at all.
As the commander-in-chief, Qu Cheng came to issue the order.
Completely opposite to the Shang Shui Army, whose short-term explosive power is very terrifying, the Yanling Army's endurance is very strong, even stronger than that of the Shang Shui Army. The tenacity of this army is like brown sugar. It cannot be defeated, cannot be thrown away, and is worn away.
Your patience and morale will then slowly devour you.
Just like at this moment, Ji Kuo, the deputy general of Beiyan guarding Leyi, was tortured by the Yanling army so much that he was sweating profusely and kept scolding his mother secretly.
It was clear that the army under his command had just defeated the opponent's left wing, but when he was about to take the opportunity to attack and extend his victory, the opponent's right wing surrounded him; when he finally parried the opponent's right wing, the Wei army had just been repulsed.
The left wing, damn it, was touched again quietly.
When will this happen?!
What's even more terrible is that the Wei army on the opposite side, like the famous Wei merchant navy in the Central Plains, is an army that focuses on heavy infantry, supplemented by crossbowmen. Its defensive capabilities are simply beyond imagination. It seems that if you relax a little, the opponent will
Can regain momentum and make a comeback.
Fortunately, the news of a war between the two armies broke out here was quickly learned by the Korean warships patrolling the nearby large river. These Korean fleets, which were under the command of Julu Shouyan, immediately mobilized ships to intercept and assist in the discipline.
Kuo's Northern Yan army attacked the Yanling army together, which forced the Yanling army to retreat. Otherwise, Ji Kuo was really worried that he would be dragged to death by this Wei army today.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Yanling troops will retreat in large numbers.
During the large-scale retreat of the Yanling army, Wei general Qu Cheng frowned and glanced at the dark fleet on the river, muttering secretly in his heart.
The purpose of leading his army here was not to quarrel with Ji Kuo's Northern Yan Army, nor to target the South Korean Julu Navy on the river, but to sneak attack on Qi's Julu Nanjun and cooperate with Shaohu to put pressure on Qi.
, where do you have time to fight with the Korean army here?
Unexpectedly, he happened to bump into the Korean army who came to intercept him.
"... Then Le Yi, did you expect that our army would attack Qi State by surprise?"
Qu Cheng thought secretly in his heart.
But it was useless to think about the matter now. Since it was impossible to cross the river for the time being, Qu Cheng had no choice but to retreat temporarily.
"Let's capture "Ganling" first and then make plans."
After thinking for a long time against the marching plan, Qu Cheng decided to attack Ganling first and prepare for the forced crossing of the Qinghe River later.
On the other side, Han General Ji Kuo looked at the withdrawal direction of the Yanling Army and guessed that Qu Cheng was heading towards Ganling, but he had no choice. After all, with the small number of troops under his command, even if he chased him, he would not be able to defeat him.
Well, on the contrary, it is very likely that he will be dragged to death by the Yanling Army.
Therefore, after Han General Ji Kuo thought about it, he decisively gave up rushing to help Ganling and decided to immediately try to cross the Qinghe River to help defend Pingyuan City of Qi. At the same time, he also sent someone to report to Pingyuan City of Qi immediately, asking you to
Be prepared immediately to prevent a surprise attack by the Wei army.
The Pingyuan city of Qi State is the ancestral fiefdom of the Linzi Tian family. The current guard is Tian Rong, that is, the clan brother of Tian Bao, Tian Dan and Tian Wu.
Two days later, Tian Rong was shocked when he received news from Han general Ji Kuo that Wei general Qu Cheng had attempted to cross the Qinghe River secretly to attack his Pingyuan city two days ago.
Although Julunan County has several water flows such as the Big River and the Qing River as natural dangers, the people on the opposite side are the Wei Army, and they are also the Yanling Army, one of the most elite elites in the Wei Kingdom. How can he dare to take it lightly?
So, while he sent people to notify "Wucheng" and asked the Qi navy stationed in the river basin around Wucheng to assist South Korea's Julu navy to block the river to prevent the Wei army from crossing the river secretly, he also sent people to Linzi to report the matter.
Report to the clan brother, the Right Prime Minister Tian Ta.
At this time, King Lu Bai of Qi, accompanied by Shang Qing Gao Xi and scholar-bureaucrats Bao Shu, Guan Zhong and others, received Wei's envoy Tang Ju.
At this time, King Lu Bai of Qi had gradually grown up. With the assistance of several important ministers such as Zhao Zhao, Tian Yi, Gao Xi, Guan Zhong, etc., he had gradually revealed his potential as a wise king, at least he looked better than he had in previous years.
Much more reliable.
At the beginning, King Lu Bai of Qi did not want to see Tang Ju. After all, Wei State had already declared war on Qi State. Now that war had been declared, what else was there to talk about?
However, the scholar-bureaucrat Uncle Bao persuaded Lu Bai. Just seeing that the Wei State only sent 50,000 soldiers of the Wei Wu Army to attack Mount Tai, and the Wei Wu Army's offensive was not too hasty or too slow, this shows that the Wei State still has room to declare war on Qi State. In this case
, it’s not a bad idea to meet Tang Ju - although it’s unlikely, what if Wei changes its mind and stops attacking Qi?
King Lu Bai of Qi thought for a while and finally decided to meet Wei envoy Tang Ju.
Although he agreed to the matter, King Lu Bai of Qi could not help but feel resentful about Wei's declaration of war on Qi. Therefore, when he saw Tang Ju, he was not so polite and said to Tang Ju to the effect
:Since your country has declared war on our country, why do you need to send an envoy here?
It is undeniable that at this time, Lu Bai already possessed some of the aura of a monarch. Unfortunately, this aura could not scare the Wei envoy Tang Ju. After all, in terms of aura and tyranny, there is no other monarch in the world who can match him.
Where is Zhao Run, the monarch of Wei?
Therefore, Tang Ju explained with neither arrogance nor humility that day: "The declaration of war against your country is the consideration of Tiance Mansion, not the decision of our Luoyang court. Our court still hopes that your country can rein in the precipice and assist our country in the crusade."
The unjust Korean."
After hearing this, King Lu Bai of Qi, Uncle Bao, Guan Zhong, Gao Xi and other important officials were all surprised and asked curiously: "Isn't Tiance Mansion under the control of your country's court?"
Tang Ju shook his head: "Tiance Mansion is Tiance Mansion, and the imperial court is the imperial court."
After Tang Ju's explanation, King Lu Bai of Qi finally understood that it turned out that the Tiance Mansion of the Wei State probably refers to the military that commands the armies of the Wei State. Although it is said to obey the orders of Wei King Zhao Run, its essence is
, there is still a difference from the Luoyang court - probably the difference between hawks and doves.
Of course, this only refers to the overall situation, because even in the Luoyang court, there were actually hawkish civil servants like Jie Ziu and Zhang Qigong who aspired to "unify the Central Plains."
But in general, the Luoyang court still recommended using diplomatic means to sanction and isolate South Korea. As for Tiance Mansion, the attitude towards this was only one word: fight!
This is the biggest difference between the two.
After that, Tang Ju and Qi King Lu Bai and others began to argue with each other. Tang Ju's purpose was nothing more than to intimidate Qi State, and Qi King Lu Bai's side was nothing more than hoping that Wei State would stop attacking Qi State.
Deadlocked.
The scene at that time was very intense. Tang Ju first pointed out the unjust act of Qi State in secretly helping South Korea - in fact, when Qi State sent envoys to Wei State, the Ministry of Rites had already questioned him - and then he even more unceremoniously
He pointed out that despite the current stalemate between Wei and Qi on the battlefield, it was only because the Wei State had not yet exerted its strength. If the Qi State insisted on joining forces with South Korea to resist the Wei State, then when the Wei army attacked Linzi in a large scale in the future, they would not
It is his fault that the Wei State is unkind.
With these words, Qi King Lu Bai, who was gradually gaining power in anger, wanted to order the arrogant Wei envoy to be killed. Anyway, Wei King Zhao Run also killed his Qi envoy Tian Hu, retaliation for retaliation.
.
Facing the murderous King Lu Bai of Qi, Tang Ju, the Wei envoy, was not afraid and had the attitude of "I will kill or behead you as you please". In the end, it was Uncle Bao, Guan Zhong and others who came forward to make peace.
As soon as Tang Ju, the envoy of Later Wei, and Right Prime Minister Tian Tao were sent here, they reported the news that "the Yanling army of Wei State is suspected of attacking Julu Pingyuan City", which surprised King Lu Bai of Qi and made him a little scared.
I have to say that Wei's Tang Ju once said something about Qi's pain points: Although the Wei and Qi armies are currently in a stalemate on the Taishan battlefield, in fact, Wei has only dispatched one army, Wei Wujun, while Qi's
However, five armies including the Beihai Navy, Donglai Army, and Langya Army were deployed. Can this be said to be a stalemate between the two countries?
Flustered, King Lu Bai of Qi immediately summoned Tian Tao, Gao Xi, Bao Shu, Guan Zhong, Lian Chen and other important ministers. Even the left prime minister Zhao Zhao, who had recently gradually faded out of the sight of the government and the public, was invited to discuss the matter.
Countermeasures.
To be fair, Qi State is no longer as determined as it was at the beginning regarding "uniting Han and Chu to fight against Wei". The reason is that Wei King Zhao Run completely disrupted the original strategy of the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Qi and Chu", which was unexpected.
Unexpectedly, he took the lead in launching a war against Qi.
Fortunately, when Han Wangran was committing suicide, he still remembered to send someone to talk to Linzi. Otherwise, the news of the Korean monarch's death, even if it did not cause turmoil within Korea in a short period of time, would probably make the Qi people lose their resistance.
Wei's confidence - after all, fundamentally speaking, Han Wangran was the key figure in promoting the three kingdoms of Han, Qi and Chu to unite against Wei.
After looking around at the ministers in the palace, Qi King Lu Bai frowned and said: "Ji Kuo, the deputy general of the Korean general Le Yi, sent someone to inform Tian Rong of Pingyuan City a few days ago that Wei General Qu Cheng had
I once intended to cross the Qinghe River and attack Pingyuan City, but fortunately I was intercepted by Ji Kuo on the way..."
Upon hearing these words, all the officials in the palace remained silent.
They could not deny that South Korea had tried its best to attract the attention of Wei State, but Wei State refused to go to war with South Korea, and chose to pick Qi State, a soft persimmon, to attack. This made Qi King Lu Bai and the ministers present,
Wei Wang Zhao Run felt a little helpless when he didn't play according to common sense.
"How is the situation over there at Mount Tai?"
King Lu Bai of Qi asked Tian Baidao, the right minister.
Right Prime Minister Tian Tao cupped his hands and said: "A while ago, Tian Dan tried to lure Wei general Shaohu to Chi County and tried to ambush him on three sides, but Shaohu did not fall into the trap... A few days ago, Tian Dan sent someone to send a letter saying that Wei
The army under General Shaohu is currently opening up wasteland outside Lu County, and it seems that they are preparing to fight a protracted war..."
"King Wei is so calm."
The scholar-official Guan Zhong said with a wry smile.
Well, when the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Qi, and Chu" has lost its secrets, it stands to reason that the Wei State should be the most anxious, but as for the Wei State, it is dragging South Korea in Handan County while dragging it in Mount Tai.
Looking at Qi Guo, he didn't seem to be in any hurry at all.
It's like a strong man who is clearly ready to punch, but he only extends one finger, leaving you completely confused as to whether he is bluffing or whether he is sure of victory.
"Perhaps Wei State's use of troops against Taishan is to force Daqi to surrender to it." Lien Chen, a scholar-official standing by, cautiously interjected.
It has to be said that since the start of this battle was not at all like what Han Wangran described back then, and it was vaguely led by Wei King Zhao Run, Qi's confidence in "uniting Han and Qi to resist Wei" was inevitably undermined.
A lot of it was wasted.
Therefore, the nobles in Linzi City once again jumped out to put pressure on the imperial court, hoping that Qi State could restore diplomatic relations with Wei State.
After all, since the Wei State declared war on Qi State, Wei's merchants have gradually begun to suppress Qi State's merchants. Although Qi State has learned from the past experience of South Korea, Qi State has made preparations for economic war in advance, but it still cannot avoid the Bolangsha Port City.
of losses.
Today, the two markets of Wei and Qin were lost in one fell swoop, and the Korean market was destroyed by the merchants of Wei. This caused huge losses to the merchants and nobles of Qi.
More importantly, Qi does not have the strength like South Korea to be able to die with Wei. Not to mention Wei using all its strength to attack, as long as Wei dispatches about three armies like Wei Wujun, it will be enough to push Qi away.
To the brink of destruction.
Therefore, the nobles in Qi hoped that the court would change its attitude towards Wei, and Lien Chen, a scholar-official, was one of them.
No, I remember that in the past years, Lian Chen had targeted the left prime minister Zhao Zhao in every possible way, but recently, instead of targeting Zhao Zhao, he has made a kind move in the hope of resolving the conflict with Zhao Zhao. This may not be because he is looking for a way out.
It's no wonder that the people of Qi are like this. The long-term peace makes them subconsciously choose to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, and lack blood.
Especially the big nobles, who had held back the country during the Chu-Qi War, but now faced with the Wei State, they seemed to have the intention of holding the country back again.
No, when Tang Ju, the envoy of Wei, went to Qi a while ago, even though his talks with Qi King Lu Bai broke down, before returning home, Tang Ju received invitations to banquets from many nobles in Linzi City, and also sent money.
It was a gift to a woman again, but thanks to Tang Ju's integrity, otherwise, this harvest alone would be enough for him to eat for several years.
After hearing this, everyone in the hall glanced at Lian Chen, feeling quite ashamed of a guy like Lian Chen who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
But it is undeniable that Lian Chen said something very reasonable: Since South Korea cannot contain Wei, and Qi cannot parry Wei, is it necessary for this war to continue?
But at that time, Shang Qing Gao Xi interrupted Lian Chen's self-defeating words with an angry voice.
It has to be said that although Gao Xi is stubborn and pedantic, and he was also immersed in the fantasy that Qi State was invincible in the world, it is undeniable that this veteran Qi State minister is still quite discerning. He knows very well that if this time
The three countries of Han, Qi and Chu cannot contain Wei, so no country in the entire Central Plains can stop Wei's ambitions.
The question is, given the current situation, how to open up the situation?
After pondering for a moment, Right Prime Minister Tian Tao said: "Your Majesty, we must urge the Chu State. If the Chu State is still indifferent to this, then...even if South Korea and Daqi try their best to stop the Wei State, it will be of no avail."
King Lu Bai of Qi thought for a moment after hearing this and nodded in agreement.
However, Lu Bai, King of Qi, had another thought: South Korea and Qi have already spent almost everything they have to stop the Wei State, and you, the Chu State, are still watching from the sidelines. Doesn’t this make sense? You must know this battle.
, as long as everything goes well, in the end it will be your country of Chu that will benefit the most.
Thinking of this, King Lu Bai of Qi felt a little unbalanced: We clearly agreed to fight against Wei together, but now South Korea and I, Qi and Wei, are fighting to the death, and you, Chu, are still playing brotherly harmony with Wei.
drama, why is this?
Therefore, Feng Xuan, a minister summoned by King Lu Bai of Qi, asked Feng Xuan to immediately send an envoy to Chu State and clearly told King Xiong Tuo of Chu that if Chu State was still prepared to watch the fire from the other side, they would simply break up.
Feng Chen followed his words and went to the Chu State as an envoy. After trekking for about half a month, he finally arrived at the capital of Chu State, Shoying, in late May. When he met with the King of Chu, Xiong Tuo, he proposed his idea of the Qi State.
The request of the monarch Lu Bai.
Strictly speaking, both South Korea and Qi made wedding clothes for Chu in this battle. Therefore, there was certainly no need for Chu King Xiong Tuo to offend Qi, even though Feng Chen was conveying the words of Qi King Lu Bai.
Zhong was a little excited, but Xiong Tuo didn't care at all.
After sending Feng Chen away, King Xiong Tuo of Chu summoned Prime Minister Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, to discuss the matter with the latter.
Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, thought for a while and said to Xiong Tuo: "It seems that Qi is a little anxious... probably because the previous situation was a bit unfavorable to our side."
Isn't it disadvantageous? You must know that the strategy formulated by Han Wangran back then almost lost all its advantages in the face of Wei King Zhao Run's decision to attack Qi State without following the common sense. This is why Chu State has not yet broken up with Wei State.
The reason for losing face - because South Korea failed to contain Wei's main force as planned.
"Lu Bai is still young and vigorous. He actually asked someone to say something to me alone. If Ruogu continued to watch the fire from the other side, he simply broke up... This idiot, does he think the Wei State will let him go?" Xiong Tuo seemed to smile.
Said without a smile.
After hearing this, Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng smiled and said: "After all, Lu Bai is not as good as Lu Xi, but his words are probably just out of anger... The problem is that using troops against Wei at this time is not in line with me.
The interests of Da Chu.”
"Hmm."
Xiong Tuo nodded.
Originally, Chu State should have joined the battle in the middle of the battle, and suddenly launched an attack to attack Wei State. But now, due to the failure of the strategy, Chu State had to join the war in the early stages of the war. This inevitably made Xiong Tuo
Some hesitation.
Don't look at the Chu State's claim to be able to mobilize four million troops, but the comprehensive strength of the four million troops may not be able to withstand the 400,000 elites of the Wei State - especially when faced with war weapons such as Wei's continuous crossbows and machine-shaped crossbow boxes.
, pure human sea tactics are almost useless.
But the embarrassing thing is that Chu State is now riding a tiger and is unable to get off. After all, Qi State has sent someone to deliver an "ultimatum": either Chu State will enter the country immediately, or they will break up.
Under such circumstances, Xiong Tuo would naturally not be able to enjoy the good show as before.
After pondering for a while, Xiong Tuo finally nodded and said: "That's all, let's inform Xiong Hu. Although it is not in line with the original plan, we should still ask him to prepare to take action..."
"Yes!" Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng bowed and retreated.
At this time, King Chu Xiongtuo walked to the window, holding the window lattice and looking at the scenery outside the window.
In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the scene when he and his cousin-in-law, King Zhao Run of Wei, faced off in front of the Wei camp in Yanshui River.