Chapter 152: The Dangerous State of Chu
"Huan Chu didn't have any experience in big wars before, wouldn't he be in a hurry now if he directly let him lead a large army to attack Chu?" Although Jiang Wushuang dotes on this little son very much, he can't help but be a little worried when it comes to military affairs.
Tian Wuji waved his hand: "It's okay, the last time I attacked Changli City, the performance of the four princes was remarkable, and it was not a day's work to fight Chu, fight a few more battles and accumulate some experience, and it will be fine slowly." If Your Majesty is still not at ease, the minister asked Xu Ce to assist the four princes, and the minister arranged two more experienced veterans to be his deputies, what do you think, Your Majesty? ”
Last time, Jiang Huan Chu did not hesitate to risk his life to defeat Changli City, which can be regarded as a great favor to Tian Wuji, otherwise I am afraid that Nanyang City is still in Xiang Tong's hands now. This proposal to let Jiang Huan Chu lead a force alone can be regarded as Tian Wuji's thanks.
There are no famous generals in Chu now, and the only one who is still a little threatening is Xiang Chu, and everyone else is not worried. Xiang Chu is now stationed in Suizhou, and it is impossible for him to appear on the battlefield of Changli, and Tian Wuji sent his chief strategist Xu Ce to assist Jiang Huan Chu, which can also reduce the risk to a certain extent.
Jiang Wushuang saw that Tian Wuji had already made arrangements, so he no longer objected: "Then according to the general, Huan Chu, as the commander of the other army, will accompany the general to attack Chu." By the way, have Wan'er and that kid already set off for Naha? ”
Shi Luosheng's death could not be hidden from Jiang Wushuang and Tian Wuji no matter what. Not to mention that Jiang Huanyan transferred troops to fight Naha, they were very clear, that is, Jiang Wan'er had been staying in Jiaozhou and refused to return to Shangjing, and finally on the eve of the war between Song and Chu, Zeng Dong, the deputy leader of the Nujiao Gang, secretly went to Fankou. With so many clues intertwined, if Jiang Wushuang and Tian Wuji couldn't guess that Shi Luosheng was fake death, then it would really be a bit too much to say.
A smile appeared at the corner of Tian Wuji's mouth: "They have secretly set off from Jiaozhou to Naha three days ago, that kid is really not simple, even Xiang Tong was defeated by him, if he stays in the Song Kingdom, Xiao Daocheng will invite Yan Chixing to go out of the mountain again, and it is estimated that we will have to delay it for decades if we want to unify the five countries." ”
Although Jiang Wushuang was very unhappy with these words, he had to admit that it was a fact, Deng Yuanjue, who was the number one general in the world, was already difficult to deal with, and if he added a Yan Chixing who was not inferior to him, that is, a super power like Qi would have to be afraid of a few points. You must know that it was with the support of the twin pillars of the Song State that the allied armies of Chu, Yan, and Qin failed to capture a city in the weak Song State.
Now there is another blue stone falling, if these three people can work together to achieve Xiao Dao's strength, then Jiang Wushuang will also have a headache. But fortunately, Yan Chixing has gone into hiding, Shi Luosheng has also left the Song Kingdom, and the last remaining relationship between Deng Yuanjue and Xiao Daocheng has also reached the freezing point, and the Song Kingdom will no longer be a threat.
"This kid is so hateful, it's not enough to trick Huan Yan into helping him lay the foundation of Naba City as his own, but also to kidnap my Wan'er." At the mention of Shi Luosheng, Jiang Wushuang was in a nameless rage.
Tian Wuji still smiled and said, "If Princess Wan'er can leave Shi Luosheng in my Great Qi, then Your Majesty's great cause of reunification can be completed at least five years ahead of schedule." However, it is better for them to go to Naha, and when they sweep away the entire Ryukyu Islands, it will be more convenient for us to do trade there, and it is still the shrewdness of the three princes, and a small war can be exchanged for thirty years of tariff exemption and the right to use the military port, which can bring us much trade income. ”
Jiang Wushuang's face softened slightly: "It's a pity that Huan Yan is only interested in naval battles, otherwise he wouldn't have lost to Deng Yuanjue and Yan Chixing with his qualifications." ”
In Shouchun City, Chu Emperor Xiong Huan's complexion is getting worse and worse, this emperor who was bent on surpassing Qi two years ago and returning Chu to the number one country in the world, now he is actually worried about whether Chu will perish in his own hands.
"Your Majesty, Tian Wuji, the general of Qi State, personally led an army of 150,000 to invade my Xiangyang City, saying that he wanted to seek justice for the two generals Gan Zining and Xu Zhendong who died in the last battle, and Lu Jinfeng, the Taishou of Xiangyang City, asked for rescue."
"Your Majesty, Jiang Huan Chu, the fourth prince of Qi State, also came out of Changli with an army of 100,000 troops, intending to invade my Pingliang City, and Xiang Peng, the general of Zhenxi who stayed in Pingliang City, is organizing a defense."
After listening to the ministers' performance, Xiong Huan frowned and ignored it, and asked rhetorically: "What is Deng Yuanjue's movement in Xiakou?" Didn't he come out with his troops? ”
Prime Minister Wu Shiqi stepped forward: "According to the report of General Xiang of Suizhou, the Song army has not moved for the time being. ”
Xiong Huan sneered: "No movement? Hmph, didn't Deng Yuanjue just want to take advantage of the fight between us and Qi State, and he would take the opportunity to come out and pick up the bargain. ”
Xiang Tong died in battle, and Xiong Huan's hatred for Song Guo deepened.
Wu Shiqi suggested: "The minister suggested that General Xiang should be sent to Xiangyang to garrison first, Xiangyang is an important town in the south of my Great Chu, and once it is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable." As for the Song army, let's temporarily send other generals to deal with it. ”
Xiong Huan sighed: "The generals are all killed in battle, who else can fight with Deng Yuanjue in my Great Chu?" Prime Minister, do you have any candidates to recommend? ”
Wu Shiqi thought for a while and said: "Among the generals of the imperial court, except for Xiang Chu, only the general Gao Kegong and Deng Yuanjue of Zhengnan have fought each other, why don't you let him lead the army?" ”
Speaking of this Gao Kegong, Xiong Huan felt gloomy, in the past hundred years, this is the first high-ranking general to be captured by the Song State, since he was replaced back last time, Xiong Huan never wanted to see him again, and the early dynasty did not allow him to come.
Xiong Huan was a little dissatisfied, and glanced at Gao Yi who was standing beside Wu Shiqi: "Are there any other candidates for prime minister?" ”
Wu Shiqi naturally knew what Xiong Huan was thinking, in fact, he didn't like the Gao family himself, but apart from Gao Kegong, Chu Guo really couldn't find other more suitable candidates for a while.
Although the state of Chu is not completely controlled by the family like the Song state, the atmosphere of the countries on the mainland is generally like this, the family is the family, and the cold family is the cold family, even in the state of Qi, the majority of the generals who led the troops to fight were surnamed Tian, and the state of Chu was naturally also much more surnamed and high.
Wu Shiqi insisted: "Your Majesty, General Zhengnan may still not be Deng Yuanjue's opponent, but rashly replacing someone else may bring greater risks." We only need to ask General Gao and General Xiang to hold Tian Wuji and Deng Yuanjue in tow respectively. As for Pingliang's side, Jiang Huan Chu, the fourth prince of Qi, has no experience in big battles, and if General Xiang Peng can defeat him, the whole battle situation may be reversed. ”
Xiong Huan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, it is true that the weakest of the three-way army is Jiang Huan Chu, and the possibility of Xiang Peng defeating him is still very high.
"Okay, then I'll give Gao Kegong another chance, I hope he won't let me down again this time." Xiong Huan reluctantly adopted Wu Shiqi's opinion.
Jiang Huan Chu, who was far away in Changli City, was also surprised when he received Jiang Wushuang's appointment, and later learned that it was Tian Wuji who insisted on letting him lead the troops. The opportunity has been given, and it depends on you whether you can grasp it or not. If you are defeated, then don't think about it in the future, and be a prince of peace with peace of mind.
Accompanying the 50,000 army to Changli City were Tian Wuji's chief strategist Xu Ce and Tian Wuji's nephew Tian Kangyou, Tian Kangyou followed Tian Wuji to fight for many years and had rich battlefield experience, and this time he was appointed as Jiang Huanchu's deputy general, which was also a kind of protection for Jiang Huanchu by Tian Wuji.
Jiang Huan Chu didn't say too much politely to the two, and after greeting them, he directly said his thoughts: "Xiang Peng of Pingliang City is also a veteran of a hundred battles, and I am just a new recruit on the battlefield, we are opponents of each other, and he will inevitably despise me in his heart." I took advantage of his mentality, first deliberately showed weakness to let him win a few battles, and then found a way to clean him up, what do you two think? ”
Xu Ce and Tian Kangyou glanced at each other and praised: "Your Highness, where are you a recruit, this plan is too wonderful, Xiang Peng will definitely be fooled." ”
Jiang Huan Chu heard the praise of the two, and he was a little proud in his heart, how did they know that after he took Changli City, he studied all the military books day and night, and also studied all the previous battle examples of Shi Luosheng.
In Jiang Huan Chu's heart, although Deng Yuanjue and Tian Wuji are very powerful, their battle examples are too far away from themselves, and they are even a little unreal, Shi Luosheng is different, the two have known each other for many years, and his battle examples are also clear, and the study is naturally much more vivid than just reading military books.
Jiang Huan Chu thought that Shi Luosheng had a battle with Li Peifu of the Qin State in Cangwu City, and at that time, Li Peifu used a strategy to show weakness to lure Tian Yulong into being fooled, and almost killed Xiao Yu, the second prince of the Song State.
This scene is quite similar to his current self, and Li Peifu is much more famous than himself, and Xiang Peng may not be able to compare with Yulong Ueda, so the strategy of showing weakness should be more effective, and the probability of success is naturally higher.
Jiang Huan Chu said to the two: "Since both of you agree with my idea, then this time I will lead the army to Pingliang alone, and the absence of the two of them by my side can make Xiang Peng despise me even more." ”
Xu Ce reminded: "Although there are no excellent generals in the Chu State now, they have many martial arts masters, Your Highness should be careful that they will ask the masters of the Hidden Star Sect to assassinate you." ”
Jiang Huan Chu said with a smile: "Sir, please rest assured, the Qi Sect Master of the Tianqi Sect has already considered this, and after I captured Changli City, he asked the King Hou to bring a group of Tianqi Sect masters to protect me." ”
Hou Ying is Jiang Huanchu's mentor, and with him by his side to protect him, Xu Ce is much more relieved.
Half a month later, the state of Chu, which has been unhappy in recent years, ushered in another life-and-death war. The 250,000 troops of the Qi State took Xiangyang and Pingliang in two ways, and Deng Yuanjue of the Song State also led 100,000 troops to go to Chaisang after Xiang Chu left Suizhou.
At the same time, the state of Chu also sent a request for help to its allies Qin and Yan, but how could the Yan state send troops to help, not to mention that they and the Song state were also allies, just because the Chu State was in the time of crisis in the Yan State, not only did not lend a hand, but also fell into the well many times, and the Yan Emperor Zhu Tingxun did not retaliate at this time, which was already very generous.
The Qin State sent 50,000 troops due to the situation, but did not dare to go directly to the battlefield, but went to attack the Yulin City of the Song State. The commander of the army was not Bai Mengqi, a famous general of the Qin State, but Lin Peiyuan, the pioneer of Li Peifu back then.