Chapter 284: The struggle of the coalition forces [Replenishment 34/40]
After receiving the letter from King Lu Bai of Qi, Tian Dan was shocked. .
He never expected that South Korea, which had Le Yi, Qin Kai, Xu Li, Sima Shang, Bao Yuan, Jin and many other generals who were good at fighting, would be defeated by Wei so quickly.
He originally thought that even if South Korea suffered a full-scale attack by Wei, with the last line of defense in Shanggu County and South Korea's last hundreds of thousands of troops, it should be able to sustain it for another year and a half. In fact, if Zhang Qigong hadn't used the alienation strategy,
After successfully asking Hou Hanwu to withdraw Le Yi, South Korea is likely to be able to support it.
Because of this, Wei Wang Zhao Run highly praised Zhang Qigong, saying that he "made the greatest contribution" in this war. If Zhang Qigong hadn't been too bold and reckless, he not only wanted to kill Zhou's mother and son first, but also wanted to kill them later.
Dare to privately open the letter written by Han Ran to Zhao Run, the monarch of Wei State, and try to figure out whether the latter would spare the three people of the Zhou family. This hero would definitely not be reduced to doing odd jobs for a Confucian disciple like Jie Zigui as punishment.
It’s not that Zhao Run’s rewards and punishments are unknown, it’s that Zhang Qigong went too far in this matter. Fortunately, Zhao Run is a wise king and still intends to reuse Zhang Qigong. Otherwise, if it were a foolish king like his grandfather Zhao Kang, I’m afraid
Zhang Qigong has already been killed.
After carefully reading the letter from the monarch Lu Bai, Tian Dan immediately summoned Zhongsun Sheng, Dongguo Piaor and other generals from his Qi state. Even the generals of Lu state Ji Wu, Huan Hu, and Chen Shou were also attracted by him.
Send for someone.
After everyone arrived, Tian Dan showed the letter from the monarch Lu Bai and said to the generals in a heavy tone: "Everyone, our monarch has sent a letter... South Korea has been defeated."
Hearing these words, all the generals in the tent showed shocked expressions, including Huan Hu and Chen Shou of the Lu State. They were also surprised that the Wei army had won the victory in Korea so quickly.
"Is this true?" Zhongsun Sheng asked in horror.
No wonder he was so shocked. After all, anyone with a little brain would have guessed that after the Wei army defeated South Korea, its next target would be Qi. Who asked Qi to be responsible for the food and grass supply for the coalition forces of other countries?
Compared with the generals of Qi such as Zhongsun Sheng and Dongguo Pleiades, Ji Wu, the general of Lu, also showed fear and uneasiness on his face.
It’s no wonder, after all, Qi and Lu are close to each other. Since the Wei army is preparing to attack Qi, who can guarantee that the Wei army will not attack Lu while attacking Qi? Compared with Qi, Lu’s internal situation
The defensive power is even more empty. If the Wei army takes a fierce attack, it may be the first to fall before Qi suffers disaster.
At this time, Huan Hu and Chen Shou were probably the only two people in the tent who were unmoved. In fact, they were even secretly excited.
The difference is that Huan Hu saw that the "win chance" of Wei State, which he was prepared to bet on, was getting bigger and bigger; while Chen Shou was sincerely delighted that the strength of Wei State, which he was prepared to bet on, could actually win in such an embarrassing situation.
In a difficult war with the whole world as our enemy, we suddenly reversed our disadvantage and gradually gained our advantage.
This made him couldn't help but sigh that his father Chen Bing was right. Zhao Run, the monarch of the Wei Kingdom, was indeed a monarch with great talents and strategies.
Huan Hu glanced at his good brother Chen Shou, and while secretly signaling the latter to restrain his excitement, he asked Tian Dan: "How many troops are there in the Wei army that is preparing to attack Qi?"
Tian Dan replied solemnly: "The good news is that Shaohu's Wei Wujun has stayed in South Korea; the bad news is that South Korea has surrendered to Wei and sent Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, to lead hundreds of thousands of Korean troops to assist Wei in attacking our country.
Qi...according to the information obtained by Linzi, the Wei-Korean coalition that is preparing to attack Qi this time may have around 250,000 troops."
"Two hundred and fifty thousand..."
Huan Hu touched his chin thoughtfully.
At first glance, one might have thought that he was thinking of ways to save Qi State, but the truth is that what he was thinking was exactly the opposite.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand Wei-Korean coalition troops? What should we do?"
Ji Wu shouted in panic.
You know, Qi State still has half of its troops led by the fierce general Tian Wu, guarding the coast of Qi State, but the forces in the hands of Lu State, he and Huan Hu are almost the entire military strength of the country, although there are still tens of thousands of troops in the country.
The rest of the army was on guard, but this small force was simply not enough to resist the Wei army. Maybe the Wei army only needed to use a little strength, and the Lu country would be destroyed.
This is not to say that Ji Wu was loyal and patriotic, but the problem was that once Lu fell, the Ji family would not be able to gain anything.
Seeing this, Tian Dan comforted Ji Wu and said, "General Ji Wu, please calm down for the time being. The matter has not gotten out of hand yet." After saying that, he looked around the generals in the tent and asked in a deep voice: "Tian, please invite all of you today.
I came here just to discuss this matter... What do you think?"
After hearing this, Zhongsun Sheng immediately said: "Master Tian Dan, the general thought that we should immediately withdraw our troops and return reinforcements."
Beside, General Dong Guo of Qi State and Ji Wu of Lu State also nodded their heads.
Seeing this, Tian Dan hesitated for a moment, turned around and asked Huan Hu: "General Huan Hu, what do you think?"
To be honest, he still values Huan Hu very much. After all, in his opinion, Huan Hu, a general with a background of evil bandits, is more than a little bit better than Ji Wu.
After listening to Tian Dan's inquiry, Huan Hu shook his head and said, "General Tian Dan, Huan doesn't think we should retreat immediately."
"oh?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Tian Dan's eyes.
Huan Hu said seriously: "South Korea was defeated, and the Wei army attacked your country again. In Huan's view, our army has lost more than half of this battle. Now the only chance of victory is to defeat Wei Wang Zhao Run, capture Daliang, and force Wei
Make peace with us... As for the attitude of Chu State from now on, that has nothing to do with us. But right now
Withdrawing troops immediately would boost Wei's momentum. What's more, once the Qi and Lu armies withdraw, the Chu-Vietnam coalition may not be able to withstand Wei's counterattack. In this case, the coalition forces of various countries will definitely collapse... Therefore, Huan suggested,
It is safest to force the Wei State to fight and wait until a great victory is achieved before thinking about retreating."
Tian Dan nodded secretly when he heard this.
In fact, Huan Hu's suggestion was Linzi's consideration and Tian Dan's consideration.
Sure enough, among these people, Huan Hu is the most courageous...
He secretly praised it in his heart.
It's a pity that he never imagined what Huan Hu was thinking at this moment, otherwise, he would never appreciate Huan Hu so much.
How can I allow you to wait and withdraw your troops before I get the credit to show my favor to Wei?... As soon as you withdraw, the Chu and Yue armies will be shaken and will surely collapse. By then, the Wei army in Daliang will have effortlessly repelled the coalition forces of the other countries.
, where can I go to get merit?
Huan Hu, who looked upright, thought to himself.
You must know that the worse the situation of the Wei State, the greater the significance of his "defection", so as to win the gratitude and acceptance of the Wei State.
The icing on the cake is ultimately not as good as providing help when it is timely.
"What does General Huan Hu mean?"
"General Tian Dan, why don't you tell Lord Chu Shui about this first, so that Lord Chu Shui can force Wei to fight... If Lord Chu Shui caters to the interests of our two countries, Qi and Lu, and forces Wei to fight, then we will wait and see for the time being.
Let's wait for a while to see if there is a chance to defeat the Wei State; if it is not contrary to the situation, then there is no need for us to accompany the Chu and Yue armies to wait for death." Huan Hu seemed to be considering the interests of the two countries Qi and Lu.
"good!"
Tian Dan had no doubts about him and nodded slightly when he heard the words. He felt that Huan Hu's suggestion was very wise.
Half an hour later, Tian Dan came to the Chu army's camp with a letter from Lu Bai, the monarch of Qi, and asked to see Chu Shuijun, the commander of the allied forces.
After meeting Lord Chu Shui, Tian Dan had no intention of making polite greetings and immediately showed him the letter from his Lord Lu Bai.
Chu Shuijun didn't know why. It wasn't until he read this letter from King Lu Bai of Qi that he realized Tian Dan's purpose of coming here. He asked uneasily: "Your country was attacked by the Wei army. I am deeply saddened."
.......General Tian came here this time, could it be that he wants to withdraw his troops and return reinforcements?"
He couldn't help but be a little anxious. After all, once the armies of Qi and Lu withdrew their troops and returned to their own countries, the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces would be greatly reduced. You must know that, leaving aside food and recruitment, the combat effectiveness of the Qi and Lu armies accounted for more than half of the coalition forces.
A full half.
Seeing Chu Shuijun asking him, Tian Dan shook his head and said: "Before coming here this time, Tian has comforted our generals from Qi and Lu and persuaded them not to lead their troops to return for reinforcements for the time being... However, Chu Shuijun, Tian hopes
Step up the offensive against Wei as soon as possible, after all, we, the Qi Dynasty, will not be able to sustain it for long."
"This is natural."
Chu Shuijun nodded repeatedly.
Although he does not care about the survival of Qi State, considering that the food and grass for his coalition forces are still supplied by Qi State, he certainly does not want anything to happen to Qi State, at least not until he defeats Wei King Zhao Run.
As a result, King Shui of Chu held another general meeting the next day and ordered an immediate intensification of the attack on Wei.
This sudden order puzzled the generals of Chu, Wei and Yue.
But Chu Shuijun did not explain. There were still more generals from Chu and Yue, but the three generals of Wei Shao, Wei Zhen, and Wei Yun, neither Chu Shuijun nor Tian Dan, dared to reveal the truth to each other. God knows.
Will this group of guards turn against Wei and return to Wei's camp now that Wei has gained the advantage?
"Lord Tian Dan, did something unexpected happen?"
When leaving Chu Shuijun's camp, Wei Shao, the general of Wei State, asked Tian Dandao privately.
Of course Tian Dan would not reveal the truth, so he pretended that food and grass were in short supply to prevent Wei Shao from noticing anything.
Looking at General Wei Shao's doubtful expression from a distance, Huan Hu licked his lips and said privately to his good brother Chen Shou: "If necessary, you can contact the Wei Army to help us."
Chen Shou secretly nodded. Although he despised Wei Guo's wavering stance, for the sake of the overall situation, he did not mind treating Wei Guo's troops as friendly forces. After all, he only wanted Wei to win this battle. As for how
Dealing with Weiguo is a matter for King Zhao Run of Wei and has nothing to do with him.
However, since the time had not come yet, Huan Hu and Chen Shou did not reveal the truth to Wei Shao, lest their plot be leaked and Tian Dan and Chu Shuijun learn of it.
From late February to mid-March, the allied forces of various countries stepped up their attacks on the Wei army, trying to force the Wei state to fight a decisive battle with them, and determine the outcome in one battle.
To be honest, the generals of the coalition forces did not have much confidence in this. After all, the Wei army's defense was too rigorous. In addition, the presence of Wei King Zhao Run made the morale of the Wei army generally high. They were really worried that they would be dragged to death by the Wei army.
But what they didn't expect was that in late March, King Zhao Run of Wei suddenly responded to their pressure to fight and agreed to set a date for a decisive battle.
"The King of Wei actually accepted the challenge?"
Huan Hu was greatly surprised when he learned about this. Although this move was in line with his intention to provide a timely help to the Wei State, he really couldn't figure out why the wise King Zhao Run of Wei would make such a decision? He could obviously just sit back and wait for the other countries.
The coalition forces collapsed.
Is it because Zhao Run thinks he has enough strength to defeat the coalition forces of other countries, or is it that Wei's situation is actually not optimistic?
Huan Hu secretly guessed.
But no matter what the possibility is, it does not prevent him from placing his bet on Wei.