The general Gongsun Lin of the northern army of Chu conquered the city of Gucheng, with an army of 80,000, and had the momentum of destroying the city and smashing the capital directly.

After experiencing Wu Quji's temporary change of generals, the Qi army was united, and Wu Quji personally guarded Gucheng.

In terms of generals, although Gongsun Lin was blinded by Jiang Wangshu's arrow in Wuling, he still should not be underestimated, is it a mediocrity to stand out from the generals of Chu and rank among the four expeditions and four towns? On the other hand, although the Qi army and Sima Wu went to the disease on behalf of Sima Wu to grow rapidly in the Battle of Xinli and the Battle of the Patriotic Defense, he was still young, and he lost more than one step to Gongsun Lin in terms of soldiers and strategies.

In terms of the army, there are still 100,000 left after the 120,000 heroes of the Chu State destroyed Meng and Jiao, and there are still 80,000 after the destruction of Wucheng. The Qi army, organized by the Xiangyong Righteous Army, was a straggler, and the defenders of Gucheng were only 50,000, which already accounted for half of the country.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the world's iron-smelting skills are the strongest in the Song Dynasty, followed by the Chu State, and the Chu sabers, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks are all made of iron, which is unstoppable. Liangzhou is secluded, and there are bronze swords below the commander, and iron weapons are not allowed to be worn by those who have made great achievements.

Wu Qujian naturally knew where the disadvantages were, so he refused to defend it, after all, the Qi army was not without advantages, and the biggest reliance was geographical advantage. There were no siege equipment for the expedition of the Chu army, and the valley city was a natural barrier. Moreover, the logistics of the Qi army are endless, and the supply line of grain and grass for the Chu army is really long, and it will be defeated after a long battle.

So Wu Qujian held on to Gucheng on the one hand, only using bows and arrows to consume the Chu army, and on the other hand, he sent scouts to investigate the information on the grain and grass of the Chu army.

Finally, the scouts came to report that the Chu army's grain and grass baggage troops were about to pass Wucheng, so Wu Qujian sent 3,000 light horsemen to intercept it, as long as the supply of grain and grass to the Chu army was cut off, the siege of Gucheng could be solved, and Gongsun Lin would definitely retreat.

The three thousand light cavalry is all the cavalry of the Qi Kingdom, and Wu Qujian will put all his hopes on these three thousand light cavalry, hoping that there will be good news.

For three days, the Chu army still called for battle every day, and Wu Qujian refused to defend it.

On the fourth day, there were 8,000 light cavalry behind Gucheng, hanging the banner of the Qi army, Wu Qujian wondered why there were a full 8,000 light cavalry in the rear of the Qi country.

"Young General, do you think General Ben doesn't know about your tricks?" The head of the eight thousand light cavalry was Gongsun Lin, and he gave an order, and the Qi army flag was replaced by the Chu army flag.

Wu Quji's chest was painful, and he thought it was a strange move, but he didn't know that Gongsun Lin was trapping. is as scheming as Gongsun Lin, how can he be calculated by a fledgling young general?

"Boy, guess why I'm here?" Gongsun Lin asked with a wicked taste.

Wu Qujian didn't answer, he was annoyed why Gongsun Lin dug a pit and grabbed to jump by himself, not to mention the loss of three thousand light horses, I'm afraid the rear is also in danger, after all, the total number of brave and righteous troops in Qijun Township is less than 100,000, and the two-line battle is already far-fetched, and Qidu is almost an empty city. Three days is fast enough for a round trip, and in this battle, he personally buried the life of Qi State.

Sure enough, Gongsun Lin escorted the new king Ji Lang out and shouted: "Little general, return to Shun, or I kill him, you pick one."

Wu Qujian clenched his fists, his teeth were almost shattered, he blamed himself for negligence, blamed himself for his self-righteousness, thought that he could compare to Jiang Hou by expelling the Song army in the Great Patriotic War, and thought that he could protect one side like Jiang Hou.

"Wu Quji, if I die, you can set yourself up as a king, Qi people will not end, and Qi will not die." The new king Jilang is hysterical, like an old cat at the end of his rope.

"Young general, Ben will appreciate you very much, kill him with his own hands or Ben will do it for you." Gongsun Lin enjoys the feeling of letting others make choices, especially when there is no choice. Surrender, Qi Guo perished; If you don't submit to it, Qi Jun will die.

"Wu Quji, widowed you, live well." The new king Ji Lang shouted hoarsely. The words fell, and Ji Lang hit the sword and died.

Gongsun Lin was so angry that he committed suicide with a good booty, and there was no longer any value in collecting. He casually threw away Ji Lang, who was not yet exhausted, and shouted loudly: "Young general, Ben will give you another chance, surrender, or die."

"Qi people will never give in." Wu Qu quickly raised his sword and waved his arms high.

The new king died, and there was no need to hold on to Gucheng, so Wu Qujian ordered to go out of the city to meet the enemy. In this battle, whether you win or lose, it doesn't matter, the Qi Kingdom is completely broken. Song and Citrus are separated by the reckless Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain, the Song army is unable to go on an expedition, Chu and Song are different, a stone's throw away, Chu takes Qi like a bag to take things, and if you want to take it, you can take it.

At this time, Wu Quji's thoughts were all gone, the new king died, and the land was broken, he was a sinner and deserved to be martyred.

Wu Qujian took his sword out of the city, and was stopped and hugged by the generals of the righteous army, and the generals of the righteous army followed Wu Qujian from the battle of the restoration of the country, and witnessed the growth of Wu Quji, and shouted in a deep voice: "General, you can't die."

The two armies of Chu Qi have been in close quarters, and Wu Qu's heart is like stagnant water, wanting to break free from the shackles of the generals of the righteous army.

"General, death, just an escape, not a relief," the general of the righteous army named Bai Lin, he grabbed Wu Qujian to the death, and burst into tears, "I am following the husband who drives out the enemy, not the willful Wu Quji." ”

Like the initiation, Wu Qujian woke up, the two armies handed over in front of him, and the Chu army swept the sinking boat like a torrent, like a sickle harvesting wheat.

Wu Qujian did not dare to hesitate and ordered to retreat. The Xiangyong Righteous Army received the order to retreat all the way south to Huoquan Pass.

There is Daba Mountain as a natural barrier in the north of the four borders of Qiguo, Babei in the west, Wucheng in the east, and Huoquanguan in the south.

The four barriers Daba Mountain was trampled by the Song army twice, Babei fell under the Shu people several times, Wucheng was first broken by the Song army and now broken by the Chu army, as for the Huoquan Pass, it was also trampled by the Song army once, how miserable.

Revisiting the old place, the last time the Song army Han Ze led the army to break the Qi capital, captured the Qi King Ruoxu, and then broke the Quanguan, and finally the Qi State in Xinli was almost destroyed.

History seems to be repeating itself, the new king Ji Lang is dead, the Chu army is chasing after it, Huoquan Pass is already the last line of defense of the Qi State, and I am afraid that if I retreat, I will repeat the mistakes of the past.

35,000 righteous troops guarding the Huoquan Pass, Wu Qujian was high on the pass, and suddenly remembered that Hao Meng was defeating Qi Zi in the Huoquan Pass, when the weak defeated the strong, now it is midsummer, and the east wind is blowing, the time and place are favorable, and the three are all occupied, can you follow Hao Meng's fire to attack the Chu army?

If a drowning man grabs a straw, if the sinking boat sees the boat passing to the side, Wu Quji's hand trembles with excitement, and he hurriedly gathers a group of rebel generals to discuss the matter of fire attack.

"Sima, there aren't many arrows."

"Sima, it's too late to mow the grass to make a fire."

Bad news followed, and Wu Qu was in a hurry, like grabbing a straw but not enough to carry a drowning person, like a boat passing to the side but ignoring the sinking boat.

"Sima, I have a plan," Bai Lin didn't bend around, and said bluntly, "The arrow cluster can be borrowed by the Chu army, and as for the ignition object, the last general is just too hot." ”

After speaking, Bai Lin took off his armor and pulled off his underwear, obviously, Bai Lin wanted to use his clothes as a fire starter, but he just asked Chu Jun how to borrow arrows?

Gongsun Qi's entire army is on the verge of living Quanguan, he doesn't dare to be careless with the lessons of the Song State, and the only prestige in the Qi State is Zheng Jilang and Wu Quji, as long as they die, the Qi people will have no backbone.

It's just a pass, Wu Quji must be desperate and unwilling to fight again, but his father-in-law Sun Lin also wants to follow Han Ze's example of throwing whips to cut off the flow and throwing corpses to intercept the river, so he is determined to win this living spring pass.

The gate was wide open, and hundreds of naked Qi soldiers came out of the gate, twisting their clumsy bodies in front of the battle.

"General Bai, isn't this too cruel." Wu Qu had only been crowned for a short time, and the killing had not yet clouded his heart.

"Yu Sima," Bai Lin glanced at the hundreds of soldiers under the pass, his eyes were resolute, and said, "War is cruel, and we have no choice. ”

"I'm angry with me," Gongsun Lin had been humiliated like this, and ordered, "Shoot the arrow." ”

Three thousand archers fired three volleys, and the hundreds of soldiers were like hedgehogs.

The rain of arrows stopped, and the Qi army returned hundreds of corpses when they went out, and the gate was closed again.

"Break the level." Gongsun Lin drew his sword and pointed directly at Huoquan Pass, Wu Qujian humiliated him, which was unforgivable.

Fragments of rags fell from the sky in the Chu army's array, at first Gongsun Lin thought it was a hidden weapon, but after a closer look, it was just rags, and it seemed that the Qi army had run out of ammunition and food.

"Arrows, arrows, arrows." Wu Quji's face was flushed with excitement, and he ordered three times in a row. The fire was there, the arrows were borrowed, and the Chu army forcibly broke through. This battle is bound to reverse the occupation.

The red sun hung high, the east wind rose suddenly, and rockets were launched one after another, falling in the Chu army formation, and falling on the rags.

The flame of hatred spread in the Chu army's formation, and it was hoped that it would later spread from Huoquan Pass to Qi State.

"Arrows, arrows, arrows." Seeing that the Chu army's heart was disrupted and the position was unstable, Wu Qujian seized the fighter plane and tried to defeat Gongsun Lin in one fell swoop.

The rain of arrows was overwhelming, carrying the hatred and hope of the righteous army of Qi and falling on the army of Chu.

Gongsun Lin never thought that Wu Quji would attack with fire, and this battle was his negligence. It was true that the baggage troops had passed through Wucheng before, but it was just a bait, and sure enough, Wu Qujian couldn't resist the temptation, so the Chu army rushed up to annihilate the 3,000 light cavalry of the Qi army, harvested 3,000 horses, and then changed the flag and made a detour to Qidu to capture Ji Lang.

The scene of the defeat of the Qi army was actually revived by the young general Wu Quji, how could Gongsun Lin not be annoyed? At present, the Chu army is in the sea of fire and no longer has the intention of fighting, and without waiting for his order, he actually fled in the wilderness, and even the banner was abandoned in Huoquan Pass.

Gongsun Lin reorganized the Chu army in Qidu, and only 1,000 people were shot and killed in this battle, thousands were burned to death, but more than 10,000 people were trampled to death, and thousands were taken prisoner.

Gongsun Lin was not angry, this defeat was too aggrieved, not because of lack of strength, but because the means of martial arts were too cruel, hundreds of Qi people were used as arrow targets, and the living borrowed arrows, how bloody the means were.

Wu Qujian didn't blame himself, he became more and more cold-blooded, more and more brutal, killed dozens of righteous generals in a row to seize military power, and used living people as arrows to target the Chu army to borrow arrows, what is the difference between this and a beast that eats people and does not spit out bones?

"Someone has to stand up and bear the infamy, so let me come, anyway, it's stained, so why not have more." Wu Qujian muttered quietly.

Before the battle of Xinli, he had been living under the protection of his father and brother, and his father's mantle was inherited by his brother, so his brother's name was Yanzuo; In the battle of Xinli, there were fathers and brothers, and there were elderly people who came forward to succeed him, and he survived.

The Battle of the Patriotic War is not because of his outstanding military exploits or foresight, just because Wu Bugu's name is too thunderous, although it is very unbearable compared to Jiang Wangshu, but no one in Qi has been able to stand out, after all, Wu Bugu's life has been on the military and political stage of Qi since the Qizi era, and the Jianghou era has been completely compared.

This time, the Chu army attacked Qi and no longer had anyone to rely on and could rely on, his father's aura had gradually dissipated, and it was the idea of Wu to kill the generals of the righteous army, and the effect was remarkable, and the township brave and righteous army were all gathered; It was also Wu Quji's idea to intercept the grain and grass of the Chu army, and as a result, Gongsun Lin was calculated, not only lost 3,000 light horsemen, but even the new king was captured by Gongsun Lin; The fire attack on the Chu army only relied on Hao Meng's strategy, and the idea of igniting fire objects and arrows was also handled by Bai Lin, and he was no different from Zhao Kuo who talked about war on paper.

What's the point of being infamous and carrying it yourself? As a Sima, it is both power and responsibility. The rise and fall of the Qi State is the responsibility of the husband, and Sima is the greatest.

At present, although Gongsun Lin has temporarily withdrawn from the army, there are still 60,000 of the 80,000 heroes of the Chu State, and they will definitely make a comeback, and the crisis has not been resolved.

There is no news of more than 40,000 township warriors in the west so far, I am afraid that they will all be destroyed in the hands of Shu, Qiguo, once again the national disaster is at the head, there is only a pass in the three cities of Chaiyi, Gaopu, Xinli and Huoquanguan.

Gongsun Lin reorganized the army in Qidu, a full 60,000, and he was not injured or broken, but before he could catch his breath, he encountered the army of Shu led by Luo Zhan.

Luo Zhan was afraid that Jiang Wangshu would still guard Tongliang and did not dare to advance eastward, so he retreated and joined his sons Luo Bao'er and Luo Ping in Banan, and attacked Qi in Babei.

The Qi army stayed in the west with only 40,000 men and horses, and there was no commander, so the army was disheartened and retreated all the way.

So the two armies of Shu and Chu met unexpectedly in Qidu.

Shu and Chu are thousands of miles apart, they have never come and gone, Luo Zhan does not know Gongsun Lin, and he does not see the banner of the Chu army, thinking that it is the brave and righteous army of Qiguo Township. Gongsun Lin also didn't know Luo Zhan, but he knew the banner of Shu and thought that Qi asked Shu for help.

I don't know if it is the blessing of Qishui or the blessing of Daba Mountain, whether it is the Shu army led by Luo Zhan or the Chu army led by Gongsun Lin, it is enough to destroy the Qi State, but the two armies met unexpectedly, Luo Zhan looked at the Chu army full of vigilance, all of which was naturally seen by Gongsun Lin, which confirmed his speculation, so the two of them marched with the drum, eliminating red tape.

Wu Quji sent scouts to investigate the movements of the Chu army, and when he heard the report that Shu Chu was fighting in Qidu, his cheeks were sunken, and he seemed to be smiling, which suddenly surprised me and almost made him faint with happiness, but he still didn't dare to take it lightly, so he ordered the scout to investigate again, and ordered Bai Lin to refuse to guard the Huoquan Pass, and he personally rode a fast horse to Jiangcheng all night.

The next day, Chu Shu stopped fighting, and the two armies finally figured out that their guess was wrong, but how could Qiguo, a piece of minced meat that didn't have much oil and water, be shared with outsiders, so the peace talks failed to fight again.

As for Wu Quji, he had already arrived in Jiangcheng, and Jiang Wangshu was still in Fuling, so he had to go to the capital.

The four Zhigui Zhongjiang Wangshu and Mustard Seeds of the Fang Kingdom are all in Fuling, Yang Xian was injured, Ba Mang guarded Tongren, and even the current Shu Li Palace Master Jing Qijun is in Fuling, and the Huang Dynasty is only three years old Xiang Liang of the Tang Dynasty and the young swordsman of the Shu Li Palace.

Wu Quji didn't have time to rush to Fuling, so he had to ask someone to convey his intentions to Jianghou and hurriedly returned to Huoquanguan.

Huoquan Pass is safe, Shu and Chu are fighting for the ownership of Qi in Qidu, and it is difficult for the two armies to decide the winner for a while, so they give Wu Qujian a chance to breathe.

After Wu Qujian hurried back to Huoquan Pass, he hurriedly convened the generals of the righteous army to discuss the matter, it is impossible for God to favor Qi Kingdom forever, once the two armies of Shu and Chu decide the victory, I am afraid that they will make a comeback, what will they use to resist next time?

As far as the eye can see, there is war. The country of Qi is mountainous, and there is not much land that can be cultivated, and the people of Qi are miserable, and they are even more miserable after being war-torn and war-torn about it.

Wu Quji has never experienced the suffering of famous students, but most of these township brave volunteers are from poor backgrounds, and there are very few people with clans, and some people don't even have surnames.

has been with them for a long time, and Wu Quji can naturally be regarded as aware of the people's feelings. To his surprise, although these rural warriors were crude and poor, most of them were brave people, and the war brought them not only pain, but also the beauty behind the pain.

They have wives and children, if they don't resist, their homes will be lost, and the country will be ruined. With their vulgar nature, they can't think of the sentence "Why go abroad and break their families", but they spontaneously assemble and die for the country just to protect the beauty of their small family.

A small family can't give up, and everyone can't give up.

The Xiangyong Righteous Army was infected with Wu Quji, and they were willing to follow, so Wu Qujian didn't want to end up embarrassed, and he was willing to guard the national glory of Qi with Paoze.

The three cities of Chayyi, Gaopu, and Xinli that have not yet fallen, and people from all remote areas have rushed to Huoquanguan one after another, and men have enlisted in the army, and women and the elderly have sent food and clothing.

Wu Quji knelt down with tears in his eyes and kowtowed: "Thank you for your love."

The scouts came with news that the Shu army had withdrawn, and the Chu army had suffered about 20,000 casualties.

The township Yongyi army that had not fallen to the three cities was replenished, and now there are 40,000 people under Wu Quji, who are among the Chu army.

40,000 can be refused, but it is not enough to defeat the Chu army, and Wu Qujian really can't think of how to break the situation.

The stalemate continues, and the reinforcements of the Chu State will not be able to reverse the situation of this battle, and the weak balance between the two armies is the best opportunity for the Qi army, but Wu Qujian is in no way, facing the battle, both sides are defeated, and the loss can only be the Qi State.

When he was at a loss, Bai Lin offered advice to make a bitter plan, Wu went to ask in a hurry, but Bai Lin didn't speak.

"General Bai, if you have a plan, just say it." Wu Qu was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks.

"Sima, the bitter meat plan wants you to die," Bai Lin said.

"As long as you can conquer the country, why don't you die." Wu Qujian was stunned at first, and then said heartily.

A group of righteous generals were anxious and stopped one after another, Wu Qujian was not there, who would protect the country? Could it be that the rebel generals will divide one side again?

"It's not a real death, it's a fake death," Bai Lin explained with a wry smile, "Let the Chu army think that the living spring pass mutiny, and then the last general will sacrifice the general's head to gain trust, welcome Gongsun Lin into the pass, and ambush him in one fell swoop." ”

"Yes, according to the general." Wu Qujian nodded, he had no time to consider whether this bitter ploy would work, but at least it was worth a try.