The capital of Qi is located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and its name is Tokyo, which is about 1,300 miles away from the border of Qin and nearly 1,000 miles away from Shangdang County.

When the 30,000 troops heading for Tokyo crossed the Yellow Water into the territory of Qi State, they were stationed in Mo County, which was across the river from Shangdang County.

Originally, Moxian was garrisoned by 30,000 troops, because opposite him was the key crossing where the Qin State had always invaded the Qi State in the east.

However, when Fang Hengxin sent 10,000 pioneers to the right bank of the Yellow River to reach Moxian City, he found that there were only nearly 5,000 people in this city.

The 5,000 defending Qi army trembled and waited for the Qin army to attack the city, ready to live and die with the city at any time, but at this time, they were surprised to find that their eldest son came out of the 30,000 Qin army and came to Mo County.

The general guarding the city naturally understood Gongzi Shuo's intention of returning to Qi, so he hurriedly opened the city and took him into the city.

After some inquiry, Xiao Zishuo, Gu Daoyuan, Fang Hengxin and others learned that Gongziyan of Qi had asked the county guard of Hedong County to lead an army of 80,000 to assemble in Yaoping, the county town of Hedong County, to prevent Gongzishuo from returning to China.

But they didn't count that Gongzi Shuo did not go east out of Xieyu Pass, but entered the Qi State from Shangdang Huangtian Ferry.

Therefore, they gathered all their soldiers and horses to Yaoping City, which was closer to Xieyu Pass.

Causing such a situation, it is naturally a plan from top to bottom of the Qin State, among which the right and Yong Shuzhao went to Tokyo in person to mourn, and walked to officials from all over Qi along the way Xiao Zishuo will set off from Xijing to return to Qi for funeral, so Gongziyan and Qi have no doubts about Xiao Zishuo's return route.

This time he came to the State of Qi to help Gongzi Shuo succeed to the throne, and the 30,000 Qin troops were just to deter the State of Qi, and they had no real plans to use troops against them unless they had to.

And Xiao Zishuo was naturally happy to see that his mother state could survive this catastrophe safely, and the soldiers of the two countries were safe, so he simply explained his intention to the defenders of Moxian County and took the 5,000 Qi army under his command.

The captain of the 5,000 Qi army saw that it was the eldest son of Qi who recruited him, and according to the patriarchal law, he was naturally the successor of the Great Qi monarch, so he simply followed Xiao Zishuo in a down-to-earth manner.

What's more, there is a powerful Qin State behind Xiao Zishuo, and Xiao Zishuo is really likely to bring down Gongziyan in the battle between the princes.

After the incident in Moxian County, the 30,000 Qin army and all the men and horses outside the 1,000 Qi army who stayed in Moxian went in the direction of Tokyo.

The army marched for more than ten days, and after crossing the steep Hualin Mountains, it arrived at the border of Beichuan County of Qi State.

On this way, the defenders of the city where the Qin army went saw that it was Xiao Zishuo who led the troops, and they came to surrender one after another, but there was no city to stop them along the way.

This made Gu Daoyuan and the others feel relieved while being a little impressed by Xiao Zishuo, after all, the lone army went deep into the territory of the enemy country, even if the Qin army was like a tiger and wolf, but it couldn't stand being wiped out by the people of Qi without being familiar with life.

Between Hedong County and Beichuan County is a Tianxing Mountain Range that is more precipitous than the Hualin Mountain Range, and the Xiaocheng where Xiao Zishuo and others are stationed is like a boundary city, which is in the middle of the Tianxing Mountain Range.

This city is located in the valley formed by the muddy water in the Tianxing Mountains, and is known as the "key point of the two towns".

Strictly speaking, the east of this city is considered the boundary of Beichuan County, but the Tianxing Mountain Range is not a small mountain, so it will take at least three days to travel through the mountains and mountains to the boundary of Beichuan County.

Fang Hengxin, the commander of the 30,000-strong army, immediately ordered after consulting with Gu Daoyuan, the military advisor who went on this expedition, that the whole army would go east after resting for three days in Xiaocheng, and then go straight to Tokyo without stopping along the way.

Because they know that once they get out of the Tianxing Mountains, the road to Tokyo will be a plain area.

It is most taboo to stop when marching in the plains, because if you stop your pace, the enemy will be able to come in an instant, and all efforts to hide the route will be in vain.

If it weren't for the fact that the army had been marching continuously for more than ten days, Fang Hengxin and the others would be eager to leave the city.

The three days passed in a hurry, and just as the 30,000 troops of Great Qin and the 20,000 Qi troops loyal to Xiao Zishuo were preparing to leave the city east and march towards distant Tokyo, the sudden change came in advance.

Before dawn, Xiao Jin was summoned by Xiao Zishuo to go to his mansion to discuss matters, originally this kind of high-level discussion Xiao Jin was not qualified to participate, but Xiao Zishuo handed over the work of accompanying documents to Xiao Jin, so he could participate in every discussion after entering the Qi State.

Today is naturally no exception, Xiao Jin hurriedly packed up and said goodbye to Zhao Qinger and the others, and then hurried to Xiao Zishuo's house.

Entering the hall, I saw Xiao Zishuo sitting in the first place, Xiao Jin sat down with Xiao Zishuo at the bottom, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone were all available on the desk in front of him.

"I'm afraid that everyone has already received the news that Hedong County Shouquan Yu has led the troops to attack, so Gu will not repeat it.

General Fang, there are indeed 80,000 soldiers and horses brought by Quan Yu? ”

Gu Daoyuan's inquiry broke the peace in the hall, he looked at Fang Hengxin and asked softly.

This Gu Daoyuan is thirty years old, although he is only a strategist in Zhao Zhihai's mansion, everyone in the hall understands that this hereditary five doctors are not ordinary people.

In the past few years, Zhao Zhihaiwen, who succeeded the middle change, is no better than the right Yongshu who has been calling for wind and rain in the court for decades, and Wu is not better than Fang Yuanheng, who can lead the army to gallop across the world at a young age without a defeat, but even so, he can still establish his prestige in the Great Qin court, and lead the Zhao family, which has disappeared in the power struggle for several years, back to life.

But rumors are just rumors after all, this trip to Qi Country, Fang Hengxin and the others really felt Gu Daoyuan's great talent.

Whether it is the supply of food and grass, the distribution of weapons and armaments, or the choice of the marching route, or the reality of the defenders in the counties along the way and whether they can surrender, this Gu Daoyuan seems to be able to predict the future, not only arranging the proper disposal, but also making the most accurate judgment, so that the army will go with a lot less trouble.

So much so that along the way, what Fang Hengxin, Edo, Zhong Xu and others needed to worry about was not the various dangers after going deep into the enemy country, and the boring situation of having no battle to fight.

Among these people, only the most inconspicuous Xiao Jin understands Gu Daoyuan's strengths most clearly, so he is also constantly learning from Gu Daoyuan.

Because he saw that Gu Daoyuan had already hidden the geography of the mountains and rivers of Daqi and the military strength in his chest, so he had time to use it in his chest. Every step of his planning is inseparable from his continuous deduction and a lot of preparation in advance.

Fang Hengxin saw that it was Gu Daoyuan who asked questions, so he politely said to this military advisor whom he admired a lot:

"Mr. Gu, that's what the scout said when he came back."

Everyone was not surprised at all that Fang Hengxin, who was already a deputy general, could speak so politely to Gu Daoyuan, because everyone in this hall would be like this when they saw Gu Daoyuan.

Gu Daoyuan frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then he saluted Xiao Zishuo and said:

"Dare to ask the eldest son, how is Quan Yu?

When Xiao Zishuo heard Gu Daoyuan's question, he thought for a while and said:

"Quan Yu is the county guard of Hexi, but he is good at military affairs, and he has Lian Min Xiangzuo, the first fierce general of Daqi, under his command, so he was arranged to Hexi to resist the invasion of your country.

The 80,000 soldiers and horses under his command are the most elite soldiers and horses in Daqi, and before I pledged, he led 50,000 troops to repel 200,000 soldiers and horses from the Chu State in Chaoze.

So. ”

"So this person should not be underestimated."

Gu Daoyuan took Xiao Zishuo's words. He saw that Xiao Zishuo had already shown embarrassment when he said the words "resist the intrusion of the Imperial Kingdom", so in order to avoid the disgust of several Qi generals in this hall, he stopped Xiao Zishuo from continuing.

Xiao Zishuo, who was interrupted, didn't know whether to be embarrassed or grateful to Gu Daoyuan, so he smiled and said "yes", and then turned his head to look at Xiao Jin, who looked up at him.

Xiao Jin shook his head at him, Xiao Zishuo naturally understood Xiao Jin's intentions, so he forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart.

It's just that Gu Daoyuan didn't notice Xiao Zishuo's abnormality, he continued:

"Quan Yu is not only not to be underestimated, but also a wise general who can judge the situation and assess the situation, he must not wait for the eldest son to come out of Xieyu Guandong, and then guessed the route of our army's march so he hurried to surround our army in Yucheng."

When everyone heard this, they all frowned, they were all the people who led the troops, and they naturally understood the long way from Yaoping to Xiaocheng, so they didn't know how Quan Yu was able to come to Xiaocheng to surround himself in just a few days.

Even Fang Hengxin inquired to Gu Daoyuan: "Mr. Gu, even if Quan Yu set off before us, he may not be able to arrive in Xiaocheng before our army, not to mention that they are still waiting for the eldest prince in Yaoping for a few days, but now they can surround our army here, how did Quan Yu do it?" ”

The people in the hall once again focused their eyes on Gu Daoyuan's body, but when they saw him, they turned their heads to look at Xiao Zishuo and said, "Eldest son, the Qi State wants to attack my Great Qin from the north." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall, including several generals of the Qi State, was stunned, and they did not understand the intention of Gu Daoyuan's words.

Only Xiao Zishuo smiled at Gu Daoyuan with an embarrassed face, which could be regarded as affirming Gu Daoyuan's guess.

Gu Daoyuan smiled when he heard this, and said: "The eldest son doesn't have to mind, this time my Great Qin helped the eldest son ascend the throne, just hoping that the Qi State can live in harmony with my Qin State under the leadership of the eldest prince, and the previous things will be in the past." ”

Looking at Xiao Zishuo with a smile on his face and everyone in the clouds, Gu Daoyuan told his analysis eloquently.

It turned out that after the disastrous defeat last year, the Qi State wanted to go north along the Yellow River from the waterway, hoping to capture the counties in the north of Hexi County, which was relatively empty compared to the Qin garrison.

But unexpectedly, until the death of Duke Qi, this plan was not implemented, but these warships were used by Quan Yu to carry soldiers and horses along the Yellow Water to the west, and then entered the Yellow Water to reach the Yellow Water Valley.

As a result, the journey, which originally took nearly half a month, took less than ten days.

When Gu Daoyuan told all this, not only Xiao Zishuo lowered his head, but even the generals of the Qi State lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the angry Fang Hengxin, Zhong Xu, Edo and others.