Chapter 152: Raid on Linzi II
Thankfully, this scene finally did not happen. Because Bai Qi saw that the morale of the Chu army was exhausted and he had no heart to resist, he did not immediately go south, but marched from east to west. Along the way, Xiling, Wujun and other places were easily taken, and the necessary passage between Bashu and Yingdu was opened, so that the border between Baiqi and Sima Cuo was unimpeded, and there was no need to worry about grain, grass, logistics and other things. In the second year, Bai Qi replenished the grain and grass, and the military supplies were replenished, and he made a comeback with the power of victory. As soon as the soldiers of the Chu State saw him coming, they were already heartbroken, and they had no courage to resist. It only took a few months for Bai Qi to kill all the way from west to east to Chudi Yiling (now Yichang, Hubei) and take it down. This tomb is amazing, because the temples of the kings of Chu in the past dynasties are located here. After Bai Qi entered the city, he saw the ancestral tablet of King Chu Xiang, and he had no respect, and ordered: Burn it all and burn it all!
Brutal, cruel, cruel...... Thousands of words are not enough to describe the Chu people's hatred for Bai Qi! For a while, the Chu people cried endlessly, and they dreamed of seeing the Qin army killing.
The deputy general of the Qin army said to Bai Qi: "General, you don't need to talk about your strategy, but this move is also a little brutal. The last general heard that when Le Yi attacked Qi, there were few killings, and the people were strong, so the Qi people were happy to return, and they easily took the entire territory of Qi in half a year. Since the general has such a peerless talent, why not follow suit, in this way, the state of Chu can be destroyed overnight. ”
Bai Qi smiled slightly after hearing this, and he was not surprised, he was silent for a while, and said indifferently: "You only know one but don't know the other." Although the State of Qi is strong and extremely rich in the world, its territory is narrow, only one or two of the State of Chu. Therefore, it only needs to be thickened, and it can be rushed in a battle; The state of Chu is also a big country, and its territory is nearly half of the world. If you don't hit it violently, it will hurt its roots, and once it is allowed to develop strength, it will be extremely difficult to win. In addition, Le Yi is a weak attack on the strong, because the sergeant is insufficient, he does not have a heart, although he wins, he cannot cure it; And my Great Qin is strong, and I have a lot of armor, so I can defend one place if I have to defend one place, so why use that time-consuming method of attacking the heart? ”
When the deputy general was about to sigh, Bai Qi said again: "Since the time of King Chu Huai, Qin and Chu have long been incompatible. From the king of Chu to the people of Li, no one did not hate the Qin State. If the general wants to go and persuade him to surrender, Yingdu is only a hundred miles away from here, so why not go and give it a try? When he looked at the lieutenant again, he was already full of shame and didn't dare to say a word.
King Chu Xiang couldn't stand it anymore. After he learned that Bai Qi had set fire to Yiling, he was afraid that Bai Qi would come back and burn Yingdu, so he took the lead in abandoning the city and fleeing. He took hundreds of civil and military officials, hurriedly went on the road, and ran all the way to the northeast for nearly a thousand miles, and only stopped when he reached Chendi (now Huaiyang, Henan). As soon as the soldiers in the city saw that the king of Chu had run away, they were afraid that the fire and water would attack in front of them tomorrow, so they hurriedly fled en masse. As a result, when Bai Qizhen led the troops to kill, the defense of Yingdu was useless, and it was easily captured by the Qin army.
After winning the capital of Chu, Bai Qi left tens of thousands of soldiers to garrison, and personally led the main army to follow closely behind the Chu army, chasing and fighting fiercely, and killing countless soldiers of the Chu army along the way. Chased all the way to Jingling (now Qianjiang, Hubei), because the way was blocked by the river, only then did he collect troops and return to Yingdu. After the king of Chu fled to Chendi, he heard that the capital had been lost, and the elite of the Chu army had been damaged, so he couldn't help but cry. Looking at the Chu State at this time, although there is still a large area of land, it has lost the core Jingzhou area, and it has no strong country style. What's more, in the previous battles, the Qin army was attacked and burned, and the killing was extremely heavy, and every time they captured a city, almost all the soldiers in the city were annihilated, so that the king of Chu who fled to Chen had no soldiers to use - the king of Chu was worried that Bai Qi would come later, and ordered the surviving soldiers from all over the country to gather in Chendi, and as a result, the Chu state, which claimed to have an army of 600,000, finally only gathered more than 100,000 people.
Since then, after the Qin State had Sima Coo opened up the Shu land, he relied on Bai Qi to take most of Jingzhou, and set up Nanjun here, the country was stronger, and the six countries of Shandong had already been left behind. King Qin Zhaoxiang saw such a national situation, how could he not be excited, so he issued an order to go down, and sealed Bai Qi, who had returned from victory, as: "Wu Anjun", to Jia's military exploits.
In fact, the most famous battle of Bai Qi is the Battle of Chu, which is much more powerful than the Battle of Changping, you must know that during the Battle of Changping, although Zhao was the most powerful country in the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, it still could not be compared with Qin.
For example, in the battle of Qin and Zhao, the general who commanded the army at that time was just a nonsense of the Qin State, and Zhao Hao, who won the war, was Zhao Kuo's father, Ma Fujun was promoted to an unparalleled position by the Zhao State.
Embracing the army like a god... These names that don't want money are desperately smashing at Zhao Hao.
The state of Chu that had not lost Jianghan, but at that time was faintly known as the world's first power, in the time of King Chu Wei, he led the army to break through many small countries in Huaisi, and also occupied the land of Huaibei where the Yue people were entrenched. In the Wei State, where everyone shouted and beaten, he also captured a lot of cities.
By the time of King Huai of Chu, the state of Chu was also extremely expanded, expanding its strength like the south, and also began to do business with some natives in Southeast Asia.
At that time, the Qin State was not like this, although Qin Xiaogong Yingquliang recovered the land west of the river, and regained the Hangu Pass and Kunshan Tianwei back into the hands of the Qin State, and when it came to the time of King Huiwen, he attacked and destroyed the Yiqu and re-established the status of the Qin Xirong overlord, but in the eyes of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, the Qin State was still a poor country!
When the first power of Chu was lost, it was because of Chu, because King Huai of Chu severed the relationship with King Min of Qi, and was entangled by Qi and almost destroyed Chu, but in the end Chu sued for peace, but the strength of Chu was still there.
It was also in this year that Qu Yuan, who compared himself to a 'beauty' all day long, hated that the court of Chu did not know how to appreciate his 'beauty' and threw himself into the Miluo River. There is also the Zongzi Festival.
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The sky was clear and cloudless, and even at night, you could see the cold moonlight shining everywhere.
A chorus of horses remembered, accompanied by the sound of the drawbridge falling to the ground, the sound of horses' hooves slowly came out of the Zuo clan's city, and the black pressure dense cavalry began to gallop out from the city gate.
The black-armored Qin army, all of which stood out in the cold moonlight, was particularly eye-catching, and even the Qi army scouts who were observing from a distance of 100 zhang had spotted this Qin army.
The 30,000 Qin army was like a torrent starting from the city gate, with more than 10,000 people, and a sea of people, not to mention 30,000 Qin troops.
However, contrary to what the Qi army scouts expected, the direction of departure of this Qin army turned out to be north rather than east, and the north was the territory of Wei!
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"What, the light cavalry of the 30,000 Qin army actually ran towards the Wei State." Tian Jian listened to the report of the people below, and couldn't help but feel bored for a while, what is Bai Qi doing here?
What was the purpose of the 30,000 Qin troops running towards Wei on light horses?
Could it be that it is for the purpose of escorting military rations, and I think it is the same!
Otherwise, what can the 30,000 Qin army do, Taoyi and the surrounding cities are heavily guarded, and it is a joke to break through with the 30,000 light cavalry of the Qin army, and the 10,000 guerrilla troops of Meng Ao also come and go without a trace, hidden in the mountains of Tao County, and it is even more difficult for the Qin army to find the traces.
"No matter how his Qin army arranges, my Qi State will defend Taoyi and wait for the Wei State to transfer troops!" Tian Jian thought to himself.
The current Wei soldiers and horses are too heavy because of the heavy losses, the entire 100,000 Wei army, now there are only about 60,000 left, and 30,000 are still stationed in nearby cities, and the main force is only 30,000.
If Wei Wangyu wants to successfully occupy the fat of Taojun, he must order the sending of troops and horses to reinforce Jin, otherwise he will be defeated by the Qi army sooner or later.
If you want to say that Jin Contempt withdraws troops from it, isn't it?
But Wei Wangyu was reluctant! Such a large piece of fat falling from the sky smashed on his head, if he wasn't tempted, his ancestors wouldn't have spared him, and more importantly, Wei had lost 40,000 soldiers and horses from it.
If you want to say what is the biggest characteristic of a gambler, that is, when he loses a hundred dollars, he will want to make a bigger bet and win more money, not to mention that the current situation is not so bad!
Most of the cities of Tao County fell into the hands of Wei, and the key to this war was no longer to win, but to preserve the results!
Sending more troops to defend the city was the most fundamental task.
However, if additional reinforcements were to be sent, 100,000 troops were stationed in the Yongshi clan in the south of Wei, and it was most convenient to draw Wei troops from them. Save time and effort.
Yes, Tian Jian got the news that the Wei State had transferred the soldiers and horses of the Yong Clan, leaving only 20,000 Wei troops stationed in the Yong Clan, and now it can be said that the national defense in the south of the Wei State has been empty, and this is precisely the opportunity of the Chu State!
Sending troops to attack Wei was not only beneficial to Qi State, but also to Chu State, and the northern territory owned by Wei State was indispensable for Chu State, on the one hand, it could slow down the Chu army deployed in the north to defend Wei State, and it could also put pressure on the Qin army in the south.
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"General, there's McHill ahead." The Qin army scout said respectfully.
After five days and five nights of non-stop marching, Bai Qi's Qin army made a big circle from the territory of Wei to Qi, which undoubtedly took a lot of time, but it also prevented Qi from guessing their intentions.
The night out of the 30,000 Qin army made Tian Dan jealous and did not dare to act rashly.
And the 30,000 Qin army left, the remaining military food can also make the 50,000 Qin army eat a meal, you must know that the 30,000 Qin army is the most elite Qin army team, they eat much better than the ordinary Qin army, and they also brought 30,000 horses, these horses are the most expensive, except for officers, the horses eat the best, and eat a lot.
This time, the military rations saved are more than 10,000 stones! Moreover, the Qin army could borrow grain from the Wei army cities that passed along the way.
When they arrived at the Qi army's city, the Qin army did not lack food!
"McChu!" A sneer appeared at the corner of Bai Qi's mouth, Maiqiu had already arrived in the hinterland of Qi Kingdom, and after a few days of walking, he would arrive at Linzi!
For the encirclement of the Qi army coming and going, Bai Qi expressed his disdain, if the Qi army was the Zhao State, he would definitely not have the courage to do so, but the Qi State was seriously short of horses!
When the Five Kingdoms invaded Qi, why did Qi lose its national strength, and why? Many people are puzzled.
The country of Qi is large, there is no shortage of food, and the population is large, not to mention money.
Zhao became the second most powerful country under Qin after decades of Hufu cavalry and archery by King Wuling of Zhao, why can't Qi state? The territory of Qi is not inferior to that of Zhao!
Because horses are an important strategic material, in the pre-Qin period, the environmental resources in various parts of China were good, and horses were raised everywhere.
Even the current Qin State still maintains the chariot, there is a name "kicking the door battalion", this is the vanguard of the Qin army's charge, at this time the stirrup, saddle, and horseshoe have not yet been invented, and it is good for people to keep on the war horse to tell the movement, and they are still counting on the charge!
In the Han Dynasty, after the rule of Wenjing, Huang Laozhi's cultivation and recuperation, the Han Dynasty's war horses reached 600,000 when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, which is a terrifying number, you must know that the Han Dynasty Longxi has been lost, and the soldiers and horses of the Huns can come to the Forest Palace at any time!
But the Han Dynasty raised millions of war horses in various places, and the same was true of the later Tang Dynasty, and when it came to the Great Song Dynasty, needless to say.
Because of the lack of necessary war horse resources, the Qi State was controlled by others and could not produce an effective attack on the enemy, otherwise with Lian Po's level, Tian Dan would not have been defeated repeatedly.
"Soldiers, rest for an hour, rest and recuperate, and send thousands of soldiers!" Bai Qi's eyes narrowed, and his hand pointed to the south.
Qiancheng is the closest city to Linzi, and it is also the closest city to Maiqiu, as long as Qiancheng is captured, the soldiers are directed at Linzi, and then it will be time for King Qi to have a headache.
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"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Oh no. Mink Bo ran into the palace panting, as a close confidant of the King of Qi, when he was a middle doctor, Mink Bo had often been in and out of the palace, drinking and having fun with the King of Qi. What's more, now Mink Bo, as the crown prince and concubine, is the largest official in the Qi State.
"What?" Qi Wang Tian Fazhang said weakly, he has been feeling more and more that his health is not good recently, I am afraid that he is already terminally ill, and it will not be long.
I am getting more and more interested in the candidates for the auxiliary government!
"Bai Qi led 30,000 Qin army light cavalry to break through the thousand times, and now the troops are in Linzi!" Mink exclaimed.
"What?" Tian Fazhang dropped the handkerchief in his hand in shock, "When did Bai Qi arrive in Qi Kingdom, and he was almost in Linzi?" ”
He couldn't believe it in his heart, and he couldn't believe it, the current King of Chu and he didn't believe that Bai Qi would come to Yingdu at that time, but this really happened in front of him.
"Bai Qi led 30,000 light horsemen, starry day and night, so we didn't react." Mink Bo looked sad.
"Cavalry!" Tian Fazhang sighed, as the king of Qi, he knew that his family in the Qi country could not gather enough for 30,000 iron horses. The Qin State is worthy of being the ancestor of horse breeding, and there are 30,000 cavalry for the people and horses who come.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! What happened to you! Mink panicked.
I saw that Tian Fazhang actually fainted.
Blood-stained white brocade shines on the ground!
(End of chapter)