"Your Majesty, the Third Qufu Division has gone to Yangguan for reinforcements!"
"good!"
At Sishui Port east of Xucheng, a lake was formed due to floods in previous years, which is now called "Hong Sishui".
Because the young master had been assassinated here and his future as the king of Wu was cut off, some good people made up a story, saying that people often heard crying in "Hong Size", which probably meant that the soul of the young master had returned.
The soul of grievance persists, so there is crying.
The entire west bank of "Hongsize" is therefore also called "Prince's Causeway". The person who temporarily built the Dade here was actually Ba, the prince of the Six Kingdoms.
Following the legend, Liuba also thought that it could add prestige to his boss Li Jie, so he simply followed the taste of those busybodies and named it "Prince's Causeway".
Meidan's brother was the one who made the stele. The sand sculpture watched the entire process until the stele was erected on the "Prince's Causeway".
In the past two years, as the influence of the floods has declined, and a large number of water conservancy projects have been started during the "Huai Shui Bo" period, in order to make a living for the Huaiyi people, the barbarians continued to strengthen the "Prince's Dike" and the quality of its lake embankments.
, already comparable to the Huai River Levee.
Because the safety of Xucheng was ensured, the total amount of cultivated land in the entire region has increased significantly, and there are obvious signs of restoring the granary of Xu State.
When Li Jie's fleet approached "Prince's Causeway", it was obvious that the entire west bank of "Hong Size" was already considered a very high-quality inland port terminal.
After the trestle extends to deep water, large ships can be docked.
It became possible to transport the grain produced here down the river to Huai County and Yancheng.
Before further development of Hangou, offshore shipping can be developed.
Shachuan can reach Leiyi and Pheasant all the way south, and the route is very mature.
It's just that Li Jie doesn't have the energy to bother with these now.
The battle situation in Qilu gradually came to light, and the intensity of the battlefield escalated, making it clear to Li Jie that it was almost time for Lu to bring out its elite troops to fight.
No matter how hard Yangguan resists, the Qi army is ahead and there is no regular army. It is only a matter of time before the pass can be broken.
It's just that President Li doesn't want to fight a tough battle for the Lu State. There are no stunning beauties in the Lu State, so he really can't cheer up.
Shout slogans, cheer for the Lu State, cheer them up, and then let the Lu State and Qi State fight off the elites, and then you can go down the mountain to pick peaches.
The people of Lu cannot say that Mr. Li is unkind. After all, no one is born to "hoe the strong and support the weak".
Besides, who doesn’t know that the Chu-Han War only ended a few months ago?
Who can bear this after repeated battles?
Envoys from the State of Lu went south a few days ago, no doubt because they were worried that President Li would not want to go north to fight the enemy.
After all, the 230,000-strong army that has been talked about for a long time has only heard thunder but no rain.
The envoy from the State of Lu this time was someone who had gone to Huaizhong City to meet Li Jie a long time ago. During the second Biyang War, he had also gone to Biyang City and witnessed Li Jie's counterattack assassin at close range.
In the memory of the envoy from the State of Lu, Li Jie was a tall man with a strong back and a strong back.
However, this time, the envoy from the State of Lu was stunned when he saw Li Jie.
I never expected that the handsome man Li Jie, who was once the king of Wu's most powerful man, would actually lose a lot of weight.
What happened to make a majestic husband look a little "weak"?
The war with the Chu State should not be underestimated.
Seeing that the strong man might not be so fierce, the envoy also panicked, thinking that these 230,000 troops wouldn't all look like this.
As a result, when he saw the row of boats, the Lu envoy was so excited that he almost peed.
With such a scale, let alone an army of 230,000, he would believe it, even an army of 320,000.
But the question arises again, what exactly did the man go through to lose weight like this?
Is the conflict between Chu and Han so exhausting?
The envoy from the State of Lu originally thought that this man had always been lecherous, and he was known as the "hungry ghost in lust". Could it be that he was looking for the most beautiful women in the world to enjoy himself?
I have long heard that the man's harem is full of stunning beauties. If this happens back to Huaizhong City...
However, the envoy from the State of Lu remembered again that he had heard that the man passed through the house without entering, so he obviously did not enter Huaizhong City.
As a result, the envoy from the State of Lu was very confused and cautiously asked Li Jie if he had been feeling a little unwell recently.
President Li didn't react at first, but then he thought about it. He was almost drained into a skeleton in Huaizhong City. The torture of more than ten days was better than any weight loss. Looking back now, his legs were shaking and he almost died.
Start shivering.
He certainly couldn't say that, so Li Jie said that he had been thinking about ways to defeat the enemy in the recent period.
After all, the Qi State is so powerful, has so many allies, and its martial arts are so fierce.
As for our Hanzi country, we have just experienced the Chu-Han War. Although we won by luck, it was a "tragic victory" and the losses were not small.
After fighting Chu and Qi, the soldiers were a little tired, mentally and physically, suffering from double torture. As the chief architect of the Hanzi Kingdom, he wanted to draw a circle in Surabaya, but the drawing was not round. It didn't look like a circle.
It’s a big cake, so you think your country of Lu...isn’t it interesting?
When the Lu envoy heard this, he immediately understood that a little motivation was needed to restore the Han army's fighting power.
As a result, the envoy from the State of Lu remembered the promise made by the Marquis of Lu before leaving, that he could cede the "custody rights" of the state of Chai and Xiaozhu to the state of Hanzi.
At the same time, as long as the Qi State is retreated, Pingluyi and the Qilu disputed area north of Wenkou can be ceded to the Han State.
The sincerity is very high, not to mention that the Lu State also spent a large amount of cash, six thousand in gold alone, which basically used the capital of the Lu State clan.
The coffin version hasn’t arrived yet, but it’s coming soon.
Li Jie thought about the map. The states of Chai and Xiaozhu were basically under the trusteeship of the state of Lu. If they were given over now, they would be like cooked ducks that would fly into other people's bowls.
Even though the state of Chai was split from the state of Zhu, its total area is about the same as that of the state of Teng, and the arable land area is quite considerable.
As for the Xiaozhu Kingdom, it was even better, twice as big as the Chuan Kingdom. The most important thing was that there were high mountains in the north, and Liguyi and Yicheng were separated from the Lu Kingdom in the east.
The two sites are connected together, which is equivalent to forming a buffer zone in the northern area of Fucheng. The production and construction of Fucheng can be safer.
As a result, the contacts between Han and Lu could be regarded as a preliminary agreement. As the king of Hanzi, Li Jie directly took out his gold seal and signed and sealed the draft.
Although it is stamped, this is only the first version of the contract between the two parties, and subsequent evaluations will be based on the intensity of the war. You can't just accept a white cabbage payment and just fight a platinum war.
With Li Jie's seal, the Lu envoy finally breathed a sigh of relief, then took the draft and returned to Qufu happily.
When the envoy of the State of Lu left Xucheng, he took a walk on the "Prince's Causeway". Watching the endless stream of Hanzi boats entering and leaving "Hongsize", the envoy's confidence greatly increased. He thought that this time, the envoy of the State of Lu
The country was finally saved.
Can other countries have such strength?
It's not that the envoy from the State of Lu looked down upon him, but with the many boats he saw now, the cost of construction alone was enough to build three "ten thousand chariots".
The Qi State is also a large country with ten thousand chariots, and its few chariots are just for fun. The real chariots have to be seen in the Han Dynasty.
However, the Lu envoy who returned to Qufu happily heard that the Qi chariot division had defeated a Lu army division before they arrived at Qufu.
The Yangguan guard general Zihe, the official of Zouyi, tried his best, but he could not bear it. He repeatedly asked for help from Qufu because it was too difficult to defend Yangguan.
Without the harassment, engagement, and victory of field battles, a defense is a defense.
During the previous attack on Yangguan, after the Qi people bled their own men one by one in front of the battle, Zihe knew that this matter was not simple.
As expected, the Qi army became more and more determined in their siege, and used more and more carts and ladders. The scale of the siege also changed from thousands of people before to tens of thousands of people attacking from all sides.
All Lu Jun nodes were removed one by one.
There was even a day when the Qi army not only attacked the city, but also destroyed the two horse faces of Yangguan. If the Han envoy Wei Yu's personal guards had not come forward and killed the Qi army, Yangguan would have been lost.
The disparity in strength made it clear to Zihe, the official of Zouyi, that if the elite of the country stayed in Qufu, Yangguan would definitely be doomed.
The reason for guarding Yangguan before was that the outer trench fortresses were quite dense, and because they were familiar with the terrain during field raids, a small group of troops actually managed to do a good job with the Qi army.
However, after the situation worsened, the small group of troops was completely defeated by Qi Guo's martial arts. Under the special terrain, they were suppressed by the martial arts' superb personal combat skills.
This led to a major problem. The Lu army, which had no support, could not even provide logistics support.
The baggage troops in the southwest were actually harassed by Qi's field troops. The food roads in the rear were robbed and the food supply was in panic. Although the soldiers could still calm down, the civilians were panicked. The atmosphere of tension and fear soon turned into a panic.
It spread inside Yangguan.
Even if Zihe, the official of Zouyi, was full of courage, how many people could he be able to control?
Under this critical situation, the elite of the Lu State finally dispatched. If they did not move out, Yangguan would be broken, and the Qi army would be able to advance on multiple fronts without any worries.
Qufu swore the oath of surrender for the second time, and reinforcements finally went to Yangguan.
There was no problem with the first batch of main reinforcements. However, when the second batch of troops were on their way, they encountered an ambush south of Wenshui River.
There is not much difference in the strength of the two sides, but the problem is that the Qi army has a thousand tanks.
Open the field, no matter what your formation is or not, just charge and you'll be done.
Coupled with the fact that Qi's best fighting method is to use vehicle formations combined with light infantry, the second batch of Lu Army's troops were not as equipped as the main force and their morale was also a bit worse. So they were completely defeated and did not last long at all.
The Qi army fought a battle of annihilation.
On both sides of the war, the Lu army had 12,000 troops, and the Qi army had a total strength of 7,500. In the end, the Qi army completely annihilated the Lu army at a cost of less than 300 losses.
The "Victory of Wennan" spread to Qi's central army, and the prestige of the Marquis of Qi was directly boosted. All the stupid operations and all kinds of messy worries of Song before were all in vain in the face of victory.
Even Wei Guo and Zheng Guo, who originally had small calculations, immediately expressed their stance, saying that the reinforcements from the country were already on the way.
The Qi army has the strength to completely annihilate the partial divisions of the Lu army, so what else can be said? This must be done with great force.
When word of the "Battle of Wennan" reached Qufu, the kings and ministers of the Lu state were horrified because the Qi army's sudden and abnormal operations not only isolated Yangguan again, but also cut off the connection between Yangguan and Qufu.
The trouble now is that Qufu will definitely not be able to contact Yangguan for a while. Even if the Qi army is to be attacked from the north and the south, there is no way to agree on when, how many men and horses to use, and where.
What's even more terrible is that the "Battle of Wennan" was a bit final, which directly frightened the Lu army.
Not only did the Lu army remember the strength of Qi, but they also felt unprecedented fear.
Two days later, the impact of the "Battle of Wennan" finally caused the harmonious and stable city of Qufu to panic. The Marquis of Lu repeatedly asked about the plan at the court meeting, and the officials were helpless.
In fact, the monarchs and ministers of the state of Lu knew very well that if Qufu had sent a small number of fresh troops when Zihe, the official of Zouyi, asked for help immediately, the problem would have been solved. Unfortunately, at that time, the monarchs and ministers of the state of Lu had made up their minds.
Very disgusting.
What the ministers of the State of Lu were thinking about was to trick the official of Zou Yi. Aren't you loyal to the emperor and patriotic? Then wait until you are defeated, and your reputation will naturally be ruined, and they will come out to clean up the mess.
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
As for the Marquis of Lu, it was even simpler. He just wanted to let the Han envoys know that the Lu State was in great danger now. If the Han army did not come again, the Lu State would really not be able to hold on.
Very good, so I really couldn’t hold on anymore.
"Where are the Han troops now?!"
Marquis Lu was so panicked that he already had a lot of white hair, but this time, he had even more white hair.
"The Han people passed through Xucheng and worshiped the late Wu Si, the prince of Wu State, at 'Hongsize'."
When he heard that Li Jie actually had time to sacrifice to some young master, Marquis Lu was angry, but when he spoke, his words changed again: "I have always heard that men are loyal to 'Emperor Gouchen', but now it seems that,
Sure enough."
"..."
"..."
All the ministers of the State of Lu were speechless. This kind of empty flattery is of no use now.
However, the officials of Lu State did not understand that as long as Marquis Lu had this attitude, rumors would reach Li Jie's ears in the future that Marquis Lu was a "kind man".
After President Li rested for a day, he organized his team to go north again. When they arrived at Peiyi, "Zhou Chuan" happened to be heading south, and a new battle report came from the battle between Qi and Lu.
President Li opened the battle report and was stunned: "Is this Lu army considered brave, or is it a waste? It defeated thousands of Qi troops in Yangguan before, and now it directly gives away 12,000 heads? Is it possible?
Already?"
"Lord, judging by the time, the Qi army might have moved deep south three days ago. Maybe Yangguan would be attacked from both sides."
"How many people did Wei Yu send to follow Zou Yihe?"
"Two squadrons."
"enough."
Li Jie looked calm, completely ignoring whether the enemy army was tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. As long as Yangguan has two squadrons of Baisha brave men, it cannot be lost!