"King, the news from the north of Qi State, after the King of Qi ordered the rescue of Zhongshan Kingdom, Qi General Shengzi led 150,000 Qi troops to attack Yan State, according to the spies to report, Shengzheng is leading the Qi army to attack Wuyuan, an important town of Yan State."

"Wu Yuan!" Xiong Huai was stunned, and immediately walked to the map in the hall, and then quickly found the location of Wu Yuan.

Wuyuan City is located in the plain area north of the new river channel of the river, and it is the forward base of the Yan defense country.

More than 100 years ago, the State of Qi invaded the Yan State many times, and even entered the hinterland of the Yan State several times, thanks to the rescue of the Three Jin Dynasty, the Yan Kingdom was saved.

Then, after the collapse of the Three Jin Alliance, Yan felt the pressure of Qi, so fifty years ago, Wuyuan City was built to defend against Qi.

And the rear of Wuyuan Castle...

Xiong Huai's fingers slid in the direction of Wuyuan City's advance towards the Qi army, and then landed between the yang land and the curved land.

Yangqu and Yangqu are the junction zone between Yan and Zhongshan, which is not only the forward base for Yan to attack Zhongshan, but also the retreat of the Yan army.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai frowned and said: "The purpose of this sound seems to be to cut off the retreat of the Yan army, and to fight to the death with the Yan army in Zhongshan Kingdom!" ”

Chen Zhen nodded and said, "That's right." According to the news from the Yan State, the Yan army has received the news that the Qi State has sent troops, and has stopped attacking Gu Cheng and is stationed outside Gu Cheng to wait for the Qi army. ”

"Yan Jun stayed in Gu City, didn't he return to Yang City or Qu Rebellion?" Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.

At this time, the Yan army had already conquered the two places of Xiyang, and had already achieved major results. At this time, retreating to Yangcheng to defend itself is undoubtedly to give up the land in hand.

In this way, even if the Yan army and the Qi army defend Yangcheng after a fierce battle, they will eventually gain nothing.

Perhaps this is the reason why Yan Guo is reluctant to withdraw his troops.

But...

Xiong Huai wondered: "What kind of confidence does the Yan State have to think that the Yan Army can defeat the Qi State outside of Gu City?" ”

Chen Zhen hesitated: "Great King, maybe Yan Guo is planning to use King Qi Xinli, eager to fight to consolidate the throne, and is planning to wait for work. ”

Xiong Huai bowed slightly.

This possibility is also very large, the king of Qi is newly established, and there has been a lot of turmoil in the country because of the position of the prime minister, and the country is not stable.

Now he has traveled thousands of miles across the Yan Kingdom to rescue Zhongshan, if Shengzi rushes to the Zhongshan Kingdom, he is anxious to fight, and he will attack the Yan army before he rests.

In this way, in the face of the Yan army, the victory or defeat is indeed unpredictable, and perhaps the Yan army's chances of victory are even higher.

If the sound is steady, after resting, go to attack the Yan army.

That...

However, as long as the Yan army avoided fighting, so the two countries of Qi and Yan could not hold each other in Zhongshan and fell into a protracted situation, with a supply line of more than 500 miles in Qi State, and the supply lines were all in the territory of Yan State, it was very difficult to supply.

What's more deadly is that after the river flows through Zhongshan and enters the eastern part of Zhao Kingdom, it flows into Juluze, and then the water of Juluze overflows eastward under the terrain of high in the west and low in the east, dividing several tributaries of the river. Most of these tributaries flow into the Bohai Sea through the southern part of the Yan Kingdom, and some of them flow into the Bohai Sea through the northern part of the Qi Kingdom.

Yanzhao is in the southern border area, many swampy rivers, although you can reach Zhongshan country the fastest from here, but it is not easy to transport grain. Qi Guo will take this road, and after a long time, he will definitely not be able to withstand it.

If it was the first battle after the accession of Qi Wangdi to the throne, but he did not win in the face of the weak Yan State, this would definitely be a serious blow to the prestige of Qi Wangdi. As soon as the prestige of the Qi Kingdom is lost, the ministers of the Qi State, at least those clans of the Qi State, will not be closely united around the Qi Kingdom as if they served the first kings of the Qi State.

In this way, it can be regarded as a kind of weakening of the Qi country.

Therefore, for Yan Guo, this time against Qi Guo, as long as he does not lose, he will win.

In this way, the king of Yan could rely on the prestige of the victorious Qi State to reverse the disadvantageous position of the Yan State among the two countries of Qi and Yan in one fell swoop.

Moreover, more importantly, if other countries saw that Qi State did not win in the face of Yan State, would they take the opportunity to bite Qi State twice?

For example, Zhao State, for example, Chu State, and Song State!

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai couldn't help but nodded, he felt that he had already figured out the context of King Yan's attack on Zhongshan Kingdom this time.

If the Qi State does not come to the rescue, then the Yan State will obtain the land of the Zhongshan State to strengthen itself.

If the Qi State goes to the rescue, then wait for the Qi army in Zhongshan Kingdom. If the Qi army is in a hurry to fight, then the Yan army, which is waiting for work, will fight with the Qi army. If the Qi army is as stable as an old dog, then the Yan army will fight with the Qi State, and in terms of the external situation, the Qi State has only one ally in the Wei State.

And Yan State also has the strong reinforcement of Chu State!

There is even another ally of Qi State, Zhao State. Although Zhao and Qi and Yan are allies, the relationship between Yan and Zhao is much closer than that between Qi and Zhao.

Therefore, as long as the Qi State cannot withstand the pressure and retreats, the rejuvenation situation that the Qi State has created with great difficulty will fall short and fall into the previous weakness again.

Just like after the previous wars, as soon as the fatigue is revealed, it will be constantly besieged and weakened by various countries.

If you want to turn the situation around, it will take years if you are virtuous and virtuous.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai couldn't help but shake his head, and said with some regret: "It's a pity, the King of Qi will die a few years later, and when the change of my Chu State in Jiangdong is completed, at that time, the widow will definitely unite with the Song State to attack the Qi State in an all-round way, so as to cooperate with the actions of the Yan army." But now..."

Saying that, Xiong Huai's eyes fell on Qinghe City in Huaibei, as if he saw the Chu army that was besieging but not attacking, and sighed: "Now the widow can only wave his flag and shout on the side, I hope that Yan Guo's plan can succeed!" ”

After a pause, Xiong Huai suddenly remembered Zhao Guolai and asked, "Chen Qing, how is Zhao Guo's side now?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head: "There is still no movement." ”

Xiong Huai frowned, the battle of Yan and Zhongshan has been fought for more than a month, and the purposes of Qi and Yan have almost all been exposed, but Zhao still has no movement, which is extremely abnormal!

For a moment, Xiong Huai fell into deep thought.

Two days later, the report of the war in the north came.

"Great King, the news of Yan State, Yan State took the initiative to give up Wuyuan, and after the Qi army arrived in Wuyuan, they took Wuyuan lightly. Now Shengzi is leading the army to Yangcheng.

In addition, on the Yan side, the Yan army deployed by the Yan State in the east has been transferred to the west. ”

Five more days.

"Great King, the Yan Kingdom gave up Yangcheng again, and the Qi army took Yangcheng lightly again. In addition, the Yan army in Yangcheng has retreated to Qu Rebellion, and in addition, the Yan army in Yidi has been divided into two, one is stationed in Qu Rebellion, and the other is stationed in Sanqiu. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned, the west of Yangcheng was Gucheng, where the Yan army was located, the north was the last retreat of the Yan army, and the northeast was Sanqiu, the important town of the Yan defense Qi country.

How the Qi army went then determined the strategy of the Qi State to rescue the Zhongshan State.

When the Qi army went to Qu Rebellion, it was to cut off the retreat of the Yan army and attack by defending. went to Sanqiu, it was to encircle Wei to save Zhao and attract the Yan army to come back for help. When he went to Gu Cheng, he wanted to confront Yan Jun head-on.

But judging from the current situation, no matter how the Qi army goes, it seems that the Yan Kingdom has already prepared.

Similarly, no matter how the Qi army goes, the two countries of Qi and Yan will face off again.

And the state of Chu, which is far away in Huaishui, seems to have to wait for the news after the decisive battle between Qi and Yan.

Following.

"King, the Qi army, under the leadership of Shengzi, is heading towards Gucheng."