On March 16, Weidi Diqiu City (now the southeast of Puyang County, Puyang City, Henan Province).

"Bamboo Book Chronicle" cloud: "In the first year, the emperor (颛顼) ascended the throne and lived in Pu. "The Seventeenth Year of Zhao Gong" cloud: "Wei, the void of the 颛顼, so it is called Emperor Qiu."

In the first year of Wei Cheng (629 B.C.), in order to avoid the invasion of the Di people again, Wei moved the capital to Diqiu.

So far, in the past three hundred and seventy years, Diqiu City, as the capital of the country, has long been built as a solid and unusually strong.

Last year, Wei Wangyu killed Wei Jun in Daliang and began to attack Wei.

Wei Nan, who was in charge of the state, led his troops and fled in a hurry, handing over Diqiu City to the Wei army in its entirety.

The early spring of March was the best season of the year in Diqiu City, but at this time, this ancient city was in the midst of war.

In a wilderness at the east gate outside the city, the Yan and Wei armies each sent small troops and were fighting.

The sound of people shouting and neighing horses soared into the sky.

At this time, at the place of the city tower at the east gate of Diqiu, the commander of the Wei army followed him. Standing in the middle. Many Wei generals around him stood on his left and right, looking not far from the city, the place where the two armies were fighting.

Looking closely, the faces of all the generals of the Wei army were very heavy.

Jin Sui looked at the battle between the two armies outside the city, shook his head, and said to the deputy general beside him:

"See! Our army sent Wei Wushu, but it did not gain the upper hand in the battle with the Yan army that came from afar. The name of the Yan army's strong field battle is well deserved. ”

Jin Sui's deputy general, no need to admire Jin Sui:

"It seems that the general's prediction is right, our army's strategy of abandoning other cities and blocking the Yan army in Diqiu City is right. If you really confront the whole Yan army in the field, I am afraid that there will be more than one luck. ”

After Jin Sui led an army of 50,000 to defend the land, he ordered all the Wei troops to gather at Diqiu City and abandon the other cities along the way from the Yan army. and ordered that all Wei troops were not allowed to go out of the city to fight with the Yan army, but only to defend Diqiu City.

Jin Sui's approach was originally unconvinced by some Wei generals.

However, the tentative, skirmish-scale battle under the city just now made everyone shut their mouths.

You must know that the Wei army sent outside the city is the world-famous Wei Wushu. The enemy, on the other hand, is just a small force in the forward troops of the Yan army, and its combat power is actually fierce, and it is equal to the fight of Wei Wushu.

Jin Sui watched the fight of the two armies under the city again, and said to the deputy general:

"We can't consume the most elite Wei soldiers in our army here. Pass my general order, Mingjin retreats. ”

"No." The deputy general responded to Jin.

The Wei army, which was fighting under the city, quickly broke away from contact with the Yan army after hearing the sound of Mingjin, and slowly withdrew into the city.

In the Yan army's formation, the sound of Mingjin also rose at this time. The Yan army did not chase after the retreating Wei army.

By this time, the sun had risen into the sky and shone on the earth.

The Wei army, which was fighting with the Yan army, had just withdrawn into Diqiu City when the sound of war drums was heard in the distance.

The Wei soldiers at the head of the city saw that on the horizon in the distance, one army after another was constantly jumping out, surging forward like red waves, and entering the field of vision of the Wei soldiers.

Looking at the Yan army that came, the army was at its peak, and the flag was in the sky.

Jin Sui, the chief general of the Wei army, knew that the Yan army led by Jun Lejian of Changguo was coming.

From the top of the city, the Yan army was simply crowded.

Changguo Junlejian had already received a report from the forward troops, and knew that his forward troops had just now been engaged in a confrontation with a small army of the Wei army outside the city of Diqiu, and the two armies were evenly matched.

Rakuma was on the horse, raised the binoculars, and looked at the Imperial Hill City in front of him.

I saw that above the city, there were densely standing Wei troops.

Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Le Jian said to Bo Wang, the deputy general and political commissar beside him:

"General Bo, the Wei army has abandoned all the surrounding cities and has no defense. It seems that all the Wei troops are concentrated, and they are ready to take advantage of the high walls of Diqiu City to fight our army here. ”

Bo Wang looked at the Emperor Hill City in front of him, and said to Changguo Junle with a smile:

"General, our army's march to defend the land this time went smoothly, and it was only in Qicheng that it was resisted by the Wei army a few days ago. However, the enemy army in Qicheng only had two or three thousand Wei troops. ”

"It seems that Jin Sui, the main general of the Wei army, has indeed concentrated all the Wei troops in Weidi to Diqiu City. In this way, our army has just finished all the battle. As long as the city of Diqiu is taken, the battle of defending the land will be over. 7 asked

Rakuma nodded, and then ordered:

"General Bo, order our army to set up camp and settle down. Also, report the news of the front battle to the king as soon as possible. ”

Bo Wang was on the horse, hugged his fists, and said to Lejian: "No." ”

It's dusk and night is coming.

In the Affinity Palace, the lights have been lit, and the hall is bright.

Ji Kang stood next to the map in front of the inner wall of the hall, his eyes fixed on the map, where Anyang, which was now occupied by the Qin State, was located.

Without looking back, he asked Huang Yong behind him while looking at the map:

"Director Huang, are you saying that the news from Xianyang that the general of the Qin State, Zhao Yi, has led an army of 100,000 to Anyang, is he preparing to exchange guards with Wang Yi's army in Anyang?"

Huang Yong was behind him, clasping his fists and saying to Ji Kang:

"Your Majesty, the message sent back from the Xianyang court is indeed the case."

Ji Kang didn't say anything more, and set his eyes on the Wei Di on the map again.

According to the information from the front, Changguo Jun Lejian led the three armies of Yan and 100,000 troops to officially launch an attack on the Wei occupied Weidi on March 1 and entered the Weidi.

This time, the march to the defense was very smooth, and the Yan army was almost unhindered along the way to the cities leading to the former capital of the Patriotic Kingdom, Diqiu City. It was only in Qicheng, east of Diqiu City, that it was resisted by the Wei army.

However, Qicheng was also officially conquered by the Yan army on March 11.

The courtiers of the Yan Kingdom, including Ji Kang, had already guessed that Jin Sui, the main general of the Wei army, wanted to fight with the main force of the Yan army in Diqiu City.

In this regard, the Yan Kingdom court did not worry too much.

They all thought that Emperor Hill City would inevitably come down at the end of the day, and the war would soon come to an end.

However, just now, Huang Yong, the director of the intelligence bureau, brought the information that the Qin army had changed its defense to Anyang.

But it made Ji Kang's heart feel a little frightened for some reason.

Ji Kang turned around and asked Huang Yong:

"Huang Yong, how many miles is there on the road from Anyang to Diqiu?"

"King Qiqi, the road from Anyang to Diqiu is one hundred and eighty miles." Huang Yong bowed and replied.

Ji Kang frowned slightly, and said to himself:

"It's only one hundred and eighty miles, such a close distance, if the Qin army marches in a hurry, it will be able to reach the city of Diqiu in one day and one night! If Wei and Qin reach any agreement in private, it is entirely possible for the Qin army to raid our Emperor's army! ”

After listening to Ji Kang's words, Huang Yong couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, the minister immediately ordered the personnel of Xianyang and Daliang to find out the movements of the Qin army in Anyang as soon as possible."

Ji Kang waved his hand and said to Huang Yong:

"There is no need to make a fuss, if Qin Wang Yingji wants to do this, it will definitely be done in secret, and there must be very few people who know about it. Our intelligence personnel really want to find out this information, the cost is too high, and if we don't get it right, we will lose a lot. ”

Ji Kang turned around again and looked at the map.

After a long while, Ji Kang instructed Huang Yongdao:

"Our army is now under the city of Diqiu, so we can't panic at this time. You can immediately inform our army's front of this information, tell Changguo Junlejian, and ask him to pay close attention to the movements of the Qin army in Anyang. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Kang thought for a while and said to Huang Yong: "Let Lejian be more vigilant, don't be careless." Once it was discovered that the Qin army in Anyang had joined the battle, would it be a battle or a withdrawal? Front-line generals can decide for themselves and do not have to report. ”

Huang Yong bowed and responded, "No." ”

After Huang Yong left, Ji Kang was still standing next to the map, looking at the map on the wall.

"Qin Wang Yingji, do you really want the Qin army to join the defense land? Or does he have other plans? ”

Ji Kang muttered to himself, unable to understand.

Next to the map on the wall, after thinking for a long time, Ji Kang turned to the waiter Ling Wang Cong and ordered:

"Pass on the edict of the widow, so that the third army led by the general Wang Shi, as well as the reserve army of Qidi, can be stationed in Jixi County, and prepare to reinforce the front of the guard, there must be no mistake."