"Pedal Pedal ~"

Outside Dongping County, Meizhou, a huge army is moving forward on the official road, with dust and smoke billowing, flags fluttering, winding up for 10 miles, and there are at least 200,000 people in terms of numbers.

The black battle flag of the Qin State in front of the army is very conspicuous, and the handsome flag next to it has a king character written on it.

However, from a close distance, it is obvious that this team is far from the military might of the Qin army that fought in all directions.

During the march of the army, many of the sergeants were listless, and the ranks were crooked and confused.

The armor and weapons equipped by the soldiers in the team are also varied, very simple, there are red wooden armor in the Later Han army, there are Xuanxi leather armor in the Later Qin army, and the weapons are mostly wooden spears and simple knives.

In the entire team, only the 3,000 black-armored soldiers in the front army were majestic and neat, closely following behind Wang Gan, the commander of the army.

Since the beginning of the Chinese army's northward advance, Wang Gan was ordered by the general Wang Jian to go to Meide and other four states, under the deterrence of the prestige of the Great Qin, the territory of the four states was also pacified.

However, the good times did not last long, with the delay of the war in Suizhou, and the siege of Wang Ben in Gongzhou, the news that hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops went north, the territory of the four states that had just been pacified immediately fell into a tense situation, and many local wealthy families of the former Later Han and Later Qin who had lost their position were ready to move.

In order to avoid the situation from eroding, Wang Gan took decisive measures and asked Wang Jian for orders to recruit the former Later Han and Later Qin soldiers scattered in various places to form a new army of 250,000.

With the transfer of veterans from various places and the formation of a new army, the situation in the four states stabilized.

However, due to the hasty army, the Qin army's armament reserves in Sichuan and Shu were seriously insufficient, and the 250,000 troops had to be equipped with old equipment that had been abandoned in the treasury of various prefectures.

In July of the second year of the emperor's reign, the news that Wang Ben's army was trapped in Yong'an came back, and Wang Jian immediately ordered Wang Qian's 20th New Army to move south to Meizhou, on the one hand, to stabilize the situation in Meizhou, and on the other hand, to be ready to meet Wang Ben's army at any time.

Three days ago, the news that 80,000 Xianbei cavalry from Huaguo had gone north to Weiyuan came back, and Wang Gan immediately organized his army to support.

"Drive!"

"Stomp, stomp!"

"Report! General, Liu Qiang, the guard general of Gu'an Town, led the crowd to surrender, and the Huaguo Army has entered Gu'an Town! ”

On the road ahead, a scout rode quickly and came to Wang Gan to report.

"What? What about Jiang Shicheng and Wan Gui? ”

Wang Gan was taken aback when he heard this, and asked out loud.

Although Jiang Shicheng was a general of the Later Qin, Wang Qian was quite impressed by him, with his prestige in the Later Qin army, how could he let Liu Qiang lead the people to surrender.

Moreover, in Bifang City, not far north of Gu'an Town, there are still 10,000 troops of Wangui, how can they sit back and watch Liu Qiang rebel.

"Back to the general, Wan Gui fled alone with his family when he received the news that the Xianbei cavalry went north, and most of the 10,000 troops under his command dispersed, and as soon as the Xianbei cavalry arrived, they also surrendered.

As for Jiang Shicheng, he has been closed since he learned the news that Wan Gui had escaped, and all the troops in Gu'an Town were under Liu Qiang's control."

The scouts came one by one.

"Wan Gui is incompetent! Mistake me for a big deal! ”

Wang Gan's face became extremely bad when he heard this, and he scolded bitterly.

"The order goes down, the whole army retreats, and retreats to Ding'an City"

After being silent for a while, Wang Qian helplessly glanced in the direction of the south, waved his hand and ordered.

The whole south of Meizhou to the central part of a horse Pingchuan, the defense of the cities in the territory is weak, only the town of Gu'an is thick with high walls, it is an important town in the south, once the town of Gu'an is breached, the defense of the entire Meizhou will be completely torn apart.

With the speed and attack power of the Xianbei cavalry of Huaguo, although they can bypass the defense line and attack any city, they are unable to defend at all without the open encirclement of heavy army clusters.

There is no barrier to rely on, and with the 200,000 improvised patchwork army under his command, I am afraid that it will not be eaten in two or three rounds.

Therefore, at present, Wang Qian can only lead the army to retreat to the first line of defense in Ding'an City in the north.

In the evening of the same day, the army had marched to the central part of Meizhou, and the main tent of the Chinese army in the temporary camp of the army.

"Father!"

Wang Xuan, who came to the big tent, respectfully saluted Wang Qian.

"Xuan'er, there is a letter here, you immediately leave the camp with this letter and rush back to Xianyang to bring your mother and them, and send this letter to Zhongshu Ling Zhao Gao, he will let you go"

Wang Gan, who was writing at the desk, stood up, picked up the letter on the table and handed it to Wang Xuandao.

"Father, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Xuanyan's face changed suddenly when he heard this, and he looked at his father Wang Qiandao.

"At present, the situation in Sichuan and Shu is erosive, although there are still hundreds of thousands of troops, but it is already a certain defeat, we must make plans early!"

Wang Qian turned around and was silent for a while, and said leisurely.

Why was my father so pessimistic? Now the general is concentrating his forces to storm Dongchan, with tens of thousands of remnants of the army under Liu Bei, the day of defeat is just around the corner. As long as Shu Han is pacified, the general can lead 300,000 Qin troops to the south, and then why can't he repel the Hua army."

Wang Xuan didn't care about Wang Gan's pessimism, and said with a hint of excitement and arrogance on his face.

In Wang Xuan's eyes, there is no enemy that Great Qin cannot defeat, and this belief has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the younger generation of Qin soldiers.

Wang Qian turned around and looked at the pride in his son's eyes, but the melancholy on his face was even stronger.

Most of the high-ranking people in the country, like his son Wang Xuan, have been immersed in the past glory of Great Qin, busy with infighting, but they have no idea that a powerful opponent has slowly risen in the southwest, and the energy that erupts is enough to shake the foundation of Great Qin.

"Wave the army south? Even if the general defeats the Shu Han army, he will not wave his army south, 300,000 troops seem to be a lot, but they can only suppress the territory of Sizhou"

Wang Qian shook his head and said.

"There are still 200,000 troops under the command of General Meng Yu in Naba Prefecture, backed by Yuanzhou and Yangzhou, and the army can be mobilized from the country again at any time, how can the less than 500,000 troops in Huaguo compete with us!"

Wang Xuan still stubbornly held his head high and said, he had taken his father as an example since he was a child, he couldn't accept the fact that his father was cowardly and timid, and he wanted to make the last persuasion.

"The 400,000 Han army stormed Bazhou, and the 200,000 troops under the command of General Meng Fu were unable to move at all. In the first battle of last year, although our Great Qin defeated millions of nomadic cavalry, it also paid the price of 600,000 Qin troops killed, and General Meng Tian's Northern Xinjiang Corps was also powerless to guard against the invasion of a few tribes in the north.

Since August last year, His Majesty's body has gradually failed, Hai Gongzi took the opportunity to collude with Li Si and Zhao Gao, and has always wanted to murder Fusu Gongzi, General Meng Tian was trapped in the northern Xinjiang, Fusu Gongzi was isolated in the court, and he has fallen into a situation of retreat. Once Your Majesty dies, I am afraid that it will be the time when Prince Fusu dies, and I, Daqin, am afraid that it will also collapse.

Although my Wang family is not as good as the general and the Meng family in the army, it is also a general, and it has always been a firm faction of Fusu Gongzi. As a father, I just want to find a way to make a living for my Wang family, and now this 200,000 army is our last bargaining chip."

Faced with his son's doubts, Wang Qian shook his head tiredly and explained earnestly.

When Wang Xuan heard this, he was like being struck by lightning for a while, and he was simply stunned!

He didn't expect that the once prosperous Great Qin had fallen into such a situation, and his Wang family was on the verge of life and death.

Looking at his stunned son, Wang Gan didn't speak, he knew that this was a cruel truth, but he had to bear it himself.

"Father, the child understands, I'll set off to rush back to Xianyang!"

After being silent for a long time, Wang Xuan came back to his senses, respectfully saluted Wang Qian, and took the letter.

"Good! Stay safe on the road! ”

Wang Gan's eyes showed a look of relief, and he patted Wang Xuan's shoulder and admonished.

In August of the second year of the emperor's reign, Murong Ke, a general of Huaguo, led 80,000 Xianbei cavalry to occupy Gu'an Town, and Wang Gan, a general of the Qin army, led 200,000 troops to retreat to Ding'an City.