Chapter 581: Barracks
Huaihe River and the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, Jishui and called the four desecrations, is one of the four big rivers that flow into the sea alone, to Xuyi to the northeast, through Huaiyin to the east, in Lianshui County Yuntiguan into the sea, the main stream of the river trough is extremely wide and deep, along the Huai River there is no embankment, so the people on both sides of the Huai River also often suffer from floods. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Before the Qin-Huai War, the state of Chu controlled the two counties north of Huaishui, and stationed heavy troops, like sharp knives against the throat of the Northern Han, and the actual control of the Huai River has also been in the hands of Southern Chu for many years.
Although the Northern Han Dynasty was the first to establish a country than Southern Chu, the north was as strong as a cloud, and it took a lot of energy for the Beitang clan to pacify the north, before controlling the north, the Beitang clan naturally did not dare to go south easily, and the Xiao clan also took this opportunity to conquer the south, and after the Beitang clan completely controlled the north, the Xiao clan had also established its dominance in the south.
The two sides launched an offensive against each other almost at the same time, and each other won and lost, although the Northern Han once hit the Yangtze River, and the army of Southern Chu also drank the Yellow River.
The two heroes competed for hegemony, countless casualties, all were exhausted, and finally the two sides took the Huai River as the boundary, and could not hold each other, and then the old marquis of Jinyi fought across the Huai River, controlled the land of the two counties north of the Huai River, and waited until the old marquis of Jinyi passed away, and the second generation of Jinyi Hou Qijing inherited the will of the old marquis, guarded the front line, and guarded the land of the two counties for many years.
Many years ago, Beitangqing, the Marquis of Changling of the Northern Han Dynasty, dispatched the elite army of the Northern Han Dynasty, the Blood Lan Army, to seize the two counties from Qi Jing, and even achieved the victory of almost annihilating the Black Scale Battalion under Qi Jing, but after all, it still failed to do so.
Until the Northern Han sent 150,000 troops, the Northern Han general Zhong Liao went south to attack Chu, the two sides fought hard for three years, and finally ceased to truce, and the greatest achievement of the Northern Han people in this war was to recapture the two counties north of the Huai River, and the Huai River was also out of the complete control of Southern Chu.
On the south bank of the Huai River, the Qin Huai Corps of Southern Chu was garrisoned by more than 100,000 troops on a battle line of hundreds of miles, and on the other side of the Huai River was the Southern Corps of the Northern Han Dynasty.
Although the soldiers on both sides were ready to fight, but at the time of the truce, the two sides also reached many agreements, the most important one was to resume the three-year cut off trade exchanges, and there were strictly limited wharves on both sides to allow business travel between the two sides, and the business travel to and from the wharf was subject to strict inspection.
Merchants were forbidden to trade horses to the Han Dynasty in the north, while iron ore and the like were also forbidden in the south to be sent to the north.
It's just that the Huai River stretches like the sea from west to east, and the battle line is extremely long, and when it reaches the eastern part of the sea, the opposite bank is not the Northern Han garrison, but the territory of the Eastern Qi State.
After crossing the Yangtze River, the mission marched northeastward, in fact, avoiding the frontal front with the Northern Han and entering the lower reaches of the Huai River.
Although the national strength of the Eastern Qi is weak and the territory is small, it still occupies the land of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and after crossing the river, it belongs to the territory of Xuzhou.
The Northern Han and Southern Chu were in a stalemate like two fierce beasts, but when they reached the lower reaches of the Huai River, the garrison barracks of Southern Chu and Eastern Qi were much less slaughtering.
After the Northern Han stabilized the north, it also took advantage of the Xiao clan to fight in the south, and sent troops to the Eastern Qi, wanting to quickly swallow the Eastern Qi, and then go south to attack the Southern Chu, but they never expected that the Eastern Qi people were full of resilience, not only withstood the offensive of the Han army, but even made the Han army lose troops for a time.
Since then, the Northern Han Dynasty has not been involved in the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and the Eastern Qi Dynasty has also signed a contract with the Northern Han Dynasty, and then it has been in the Southern Chu since then, between the two powerful countries, the long sleeves are good at dancing, for many years, although there will occasionally be some friction in the Northern Han and even the Southern Chu, but there is no sword soldier.
Compared with the Northern Han Dynasty, there was no battlefield fight with the Eastern Qi Dynasty, so the relationship between the two countries was relatively peaceful, and the soldiers on both sides did not have much hatred along the border.
When Qi Ning led the team to arrive at the barracks, there was already a team of people and horses to greet him, and there was still a distance away, so the people dismounted one after another, and one of them was dressed in gray armor, walked forward quickly, a few steps away, and arched his hand in front of Qi Ning: "The last general, Yi Xiao, Zhonglang will Han Yu, meet the Hou Ye!" ”
Qi Feng, who was not far from Qi Ning's side, had already patted his horse over and smiled at Han Yu: "Han nerd, when were you transferred here?" Do you still recognize me? ”
Yi Xiao Zhonglang was stunned, raised his head, looked at Qi Feng, looked at him a few times, and grinned: "Qi Feng, it's you stinky boy, why are you here too?" ”
As soon as Qi Ning heard this, he knew that he was an acquaintance, so he was much more relaxed, and said with a smile: "Are you General Han Lang?" ”
"Don't dare." Han Yu hurriedly said: "Master Hou, you can call the last general Han Yu." The last general had just been informed that the Hou Ye's mission would be coming soon, so he hurried out to greet him. Hou Ye and you have worked hard all the way, and the last general has already prepared a banquet in the camp to catch the wind and wash the dust, Hou Ye, please! ”
Qi Ning nodded slightly, Han Yu didn't say much, went over to get back on the horse, and led Qi Ning and his party to the camp.
Before he approached the camp, he saw several towers towering into the sky, heard the sound of trumpets and rumbling drums, and two groups of soldiers had already come out of the camp to welcome the guests.
Han Yu led the way and smiled at Qi Ning: "Master Hou, the last general doesn't know any rules, please don't blame him." He shouted to the soldiers on both sides: "This is the little marquis, the son of the general." ”
All the soldiers were suddenly solemn, straightened up, and where Qi Ning passed, he heard the sound of "click, click", but the soldiers on both sides waited for him to ride over, and immediately bowed their heads to show their respect.
Qi Ning knew in his heart that since the establishment of the Qinhuai Legion, the old marquis in brocade was the first generation of generals, and after the old marquis passed away, Qi Jing took over the position of general, which is now Yue Huanshan, the general of the Qinhuai Legion, who was also Qi Jing's personal general, and was cultivated by Qi Jing.
The Qinhuai Legion is branded with the imprint of the Qi family in brocade, and it will not disappear overnight.
For the soldiers of the Qinhuai Legion, the Jinyi Qijia is a symbol, a symbol representing the Qinhuai Legion.
The two generations of generals of the Qi family are famous generals who are famous all over the world, not only commanding the troops well, but also loving the soldiers like children, and winning the awe of the soldiers.
Not long after Qi Jing's death, the Qinhuai Legion also had the whole army clothed in linen, and today the little marquis in brocade clothes came to the barracks, which naturally made the soldiers sound General Qi, and couldn't help but show respect to Qi Ning for the Qi family.
When Qi Ning was in Beijing, he always felt that the power of the Jinyi Qi family was weak, whether it was the Sima family or the king of Huainan, the power seemed to be much stronger than the Qi family, but at this moment he finally woke up to the Qi family, which was one of the four hereditary candidates of the empire, its strength was far stronger than he thought, just from the expressions and movements of these soldiers full of awe, they knew that they were indeed full of feelings for the Qi family in their bones.
And all this is the two generations of Jinyi Hou spent decades to accumulate with their leading talents and character.
Qi Ning suddenly reined in his horse, turned over and dismounted, but whenever someone on both sides bowed his head to salute, Qi Ning immediately turned his head and bowed his head to express his condolences.
Qi Ning knew that his action might be simple, but it was a kind of respect.
After entering the barracks, Wu Dalin personally arranged the goods, and Qi Ning said to Han Yu: "Han Yu, there are two people on my side who will be handed over to you first, and after the envoy Dongqi returns, I will escort them back to the capital, during this period, you must send people to guard them strictly, and never let them contact anyone." When I come back, you must hand them over to me, or I'll ask you. ”
He thought that Han Yu would ask about the situation, but who knew that Han Yu didn't ask, he came back to his senses and said in a deep voice: "Song Lian, you take someone to take the two people that Hou Ye said down, strictly guard them, and don't let them see anyone before Hou Ye comes back." The general behind him immediately agreed, brought a few people over, and took Hu Bowen and Liang Xiongjing down to detain him.
Han Yu raised his hand and said, "Master Hou, the wine and food have been prepared, the road is hard, drink a few glasses of wine to relieve fatigue." ”
Qi Ning turned around and pointed at Wu Dalin and said, "Han Yu, this is the leader of the mission, Wu Dalin, and Wu Dalin." As soon as the words came out, he suddenly felt that he had unconsciously regarded Han Yu as his subordinate, he had never come into contact with the Qinhuai Legion, but the moment he entered the barracks, he felt unusually close.
Han Yu immediately bowed his hand to Wu Dalin and said: "It turned out to be Team Leader Wu, who has admired his name for a long time!" ”
Wu Dalin also returned the salute and said with a smile: "Han Lang will guard the front line and work hard. ”
Han Yu laughed and said: "Don't hide it from Leader Wu, the Qinhuai Legion has more than 100,000 troops, guarding the Huai River, only here is the most idle." On the other side of the river is the Dongqi people, and they all say that the Dongqi Naval Division is powerful, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but the Eastern Qi Army on the other side is really weak, if the Eastern Qi Naval Division is like this, then it's nothing great. ”
"What do you mean by that?" Qi Ning asked.
Han Yu said: "Master Hou, the military discipline of the Eastern Qi Army is scattered, they will pour into the Huai River to swim every three or five times, bask in the sun on the shore, and often fish in the river, grilling fish on the side of the case, you say that such an army can still fight?" To put it mildly, if they were to be the enemy of my Great Chu, and I would send a troop of soldiers and horses to cross over in the middle of the night, they would not be aware of it, and they would easily occupy his camp. ”
Wu Dalin said curiously: "General Han Lang, the military discipline of the Eastern Qi Army has been lax to this extent?" ”
Han Yu said: "Actually, the first few years were fine, but in recent years, it has deteriorated. He lowered his voice and smiled: "Master Hou, Leader Wu, do you know who the general of the unified army on the other side is?" ”
Qi Ning shook his head, and Wu Dalin also frowned: "I haven't asked about this matter for a long time, but I really don't know." ”
Han Yu smiled, raised his hand and said, "Master Hou, Team Leader Wu, let's talk about it when you enter the account." "Led Qi Ning and the others into the big tent, and Qi Feng and several other guards also followed.
In the big tent, more than a dozen generals had gathered at this time, and when they saw Qi Ning coming in, all the generals stepped forward together, the armor clicked, and they all knelt down on one knee, and said in unison: "Meet the little marquis!" ”