The two pieces of news that the Qi army learned from the captured Wei officers and soldiers were naturally the two important news that were blocked by the Wei State, the first was the defeat of the Qin army outside the Hangu Pass, and the second was the death of Han Hou. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Both of these news were not conducive to the Qi army, the first Qin army was defeated by the Wei army outside the Hangu Pass, which means that there is no longer any containment in the west of the Wei state, and the Wei army on the western front can march east in large numbers.

As for the second news, it was even worse, completely beyond Qi Hou's imagination, who would have thought that just over half a month ago, Han Hou Ruoshan would pass away like this? The death of a prince who is not very good friends is not a very important thing for the Marquis of Qi, the key is that the Qi army will face the Wei army alone, because the Han army during the national funeral is impossible to pursue the Wei army, and it can also be imagined that the Marquis of Wei, who is determined to be the overlord, will not attack Xinzheng City during the national mourning, so this means that the Wei army can completely free up its hands to deal with the Qi army.

Thinking of this, the Marquis of Qi was cold in his back, fear of Wei is not just an ordinary Qi soldier, it also exists in the heart of the supreme ruler of the Qi country, in this era, the monarch will also go into battle, and this Marquis of Qi has begun to lead his troops to fight against the Wei army since the time of the prince. But the result was some bad impressions.

However, in fact, there is a third bad news, but it is impossible for the current Qi army to get it, that is, when the Marquis of Qi asked these things from the mouths of the captured patriotic soldiers, the Wei army was already on the way back from Xinzheng to Daliang, and it was still a rapid march, and if it was also a rapid march, the Wei army could travel more than ten miles more than the Qi army every day.

Of course, the first two pieces of news were enough to make Qi Hou's mood terrible, and Qi Hou, who was in a cold sweat, immediately called all the generals and captains in the generals, large and small, for a meeting. To tell the truth, this will not work without a meeting, the army suddenly stopped advancing, and many generals in the army did not know about it, and there was already a lot of discussion.

More than 100 generals came at once, and there were not enough people in the big tent they brought, so the Qi army had to hold the second high-level meeting in the open air, and it was also the first large-scale meeting.

Sure enough, after announcing the news that they had just learned from the captives, hundreds of generals were in an uproar, saying that they would continue to kill the past, and there were also those who said that they would withdraw from the army.

The old general Tian Zhong strongly requested to continue to attack Daliang, and he had to plunder before leaving, while Gongsun Qiu, a young general who was also a main battle faction, asked to fight with the main force of the Wei army to determine the victory or defeat, so as to play the prestige of Daqi. The remaining anti-war factions were mostly middle-aged generals, most of whom had experienced the battle against the Wei army, but unfortunately because Tian Zhong, a nobleman of the Tian Qi clan, and a group of newly promoted young generals accounted for the majority, they did not win in the end.

As for Lu Gongzitun and several other generals of the Lu army, they were also invited, but they did not express their opinions.

However, no matter what the final result of the general's battle is, the Marquis of Qi needs to make the decision, maybe the general can deliberately slow down the speed of the march, but in terms of the general strategic policy, he still does not dare to disobey the powerful king.

More than a hundred pairs of eyes looked over, Qi Hou was also a little stunned, Qi Hou himself couldn't make up his mind, what should happen next. Fight, I'm a little afraid, don't fight, this will be a big loss of face, not only did I swear to the army, but I still opened the army in front of tens of thousands of Linzi people, but I didn't dare to go back in disgrace without even seeing the face of a Wei soldier.

In a trance, Qi Hou finally saw the savior, that is, the trust marching Sima, Duan Ganpeng, who had been staying aside without saying a word.

Seeing that Qi Hou asked him by name, Duan Ganpeng, who had already prepared the manuscript in his heart, coughed lightly, arched his hand, and spoke.

"Back to the king, your subordinates have a question."

Unexpectedly, Sima actually asked questions first, and Qi Hou was a little curious. "Aiqing, please speak!"

"I heard that the defeat of the Qin army at Hangu Pass was more than a month ago, and Han Hou's death was twenty-five days ago, such a major news, why did none of our army scouts come to report, from Xinzheng to Linzi, if you go fast, it will take less than twenty days, and you should meet our army halfway, but why did not have a single scout of our army to report this way?"

Hearing this question, Qi Hou's face couldn't help but change, and even those generals began to talk to each other.

But he only heard Duan Ganpeng continue, "Maybe our army scouts have taken a fork in the road and have not met our army, or maybe the scouts are in the border town of Maling, and I heard that Jun Shangqin led a large army to the south and is on the way to chase him, but why didn't he even see a single envoy sent by Korea to the countries to report the funeral?" ”

Ignoring the talking generals, Duan Ganpeng continued to say loudly.

"Your Majesty, the envoy who reported the funeral went from Xinzheng to Malingyi, more than ten days is enough, why didn't our army listen to the guards when they passed by Malingyi the day before yesterday? Could it be that the South Korean envoy has gone wrong? From Korea to my Linzi, even if you don't pass through Malingyi, you have to pass through Dong'e or Liaocheng, the envoy of a country, how can you have a city without entering. Then why did the army go south and not hear about it? Could it be that South Korea did not send an envoy to report the funeral? ”

Hearing Duan Ganpeng ask this, Qi Hou's face gradually became difficult to look at, and many Qi army generals also began to be quiet one by one, as if they also realized something.

In fact, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were fixed routes similar to official routes between the vassal states, and in fact, it was very difficult to miss their scouts or Korean envoys.

Therefore, all the generals, including Qi Hou, turned their heads and looked at Duan Ganpeng, expecting the latter to say the answer, even if some of them had already thought of it.

I only heard Duan Ganpeng say slowly, "Therefore, I think that whether it is the scout of my Qi country or the envoy of Korea, they have not been able to reach my Qi realm in time because of some reason." So who wants this outcome the most, or who can afford to do so? ”

After saying that, the scene was silent, Duan Ganpeng looked around for a week and then continued, "I think that only Wei State, only Wei Hou has this strength. From Hanguguan to the east to Linzi, the middle must pass through the Han border and the Wei realm, and from Xinzheng to Linzi, the middle must also pass through the Han border and the Wei realm, in addition to the Song Wei two countries, but as we all know, Song Wei and other Huaishang countries have been subjugated to the Wei state for decades, so only the Wei people can block the news and intercept the Korean envoys. ”

After Duan Ganpeng's categorical words came out, the scene was even quieter, obviously this answer convinced many people present, and some young generals who had high requirements for themselves were still secretly blaming themselves in their hearts, there was no scout return for so many days, such an obvious problem, why didn't they find it?

After more than ten breaths, Qi Hou finally spoke, "Go, find someone to interrogate the Weiguo prisoner again." ”

"No!"

Immediately, a general ran out, and when he ran, the bronze armor pieces on his body were clanging.

After watching the general leave, Qi Hou's eyes fell on Duan Ganpeng again.

"Aiqing thinks that what is the purpose of Wei Hou's actions?"

"Back to the monarch, a certain bold guess that after Wei Hou learned of the defeat of the Qin army and the death of Han Hou, he had turned his mind to my Qi country, so he blocked the news and led my Qi country to send troops to Xinzheng, and Wei Hou's plan must be not small." Duan Ganpeng replied without hesitation.

However, this time the reaction was not small, and the generals began to talk in a whisper when they heard it, but they stopped after a while, obviously they all agreed with this statement, that is, Wei Hou deliberately did it, just to lure Qi Guo into the bait.

But think about it, Wei Hou's heart is really big, he just defeated the Qin State, defeated South Korea, and wanted to take the Qi State again, there are dozens of vassal states in the world, and there are only seven strong ones, except for Yan Zhao in the north, and Chu in the south, the rest are basically in Wei Hou's plan this time.

And obviously Wei Hou's intelligence work is doing extremely well, what Qi Hou doesn't know is that in fact, Wei Hou has long known that Qi has planned to send troops, and even from last year's tribute to the royal family began to anger Qi State, and Zhao State and Chu State, because one moved troops to Zhongshan State, and the other continued to smash Yue State, so it is not in Wei's calculations this time, as for Yan State, it is even more difficult to calculate, besides, even if Wei State wants to calculate, does he have so many troops? Obviously not, the two-front battle is already its limit, and the calculation of the Qi army is already based on the death of Han Hou Ruoshan, which is why there is the current plan.

The generals of the Qi State present, including the Marquis of Qi, were not mentally retarded, so when they heard Duan Ganpeng say this, they all thought of it a lot at once, so that more people's faces changed.

Qi Hou asked with some caution, "Aiqing's intention, leading my Qi army to the battle, is Wei Hou's plan is not small, could it be that Wei Hou has already laid a large army in front and wants to besiege my Qi army?" ”

Qi Hou asked all the generals present to say this, but as soon as he said this, nearly half of the generals couldn't help but move lightly. This is human nature, and the movement of the footsteps is to alleviate the drastic changes in the heart.

There were even people who started whispering again, but the reality was cruel, only to hear Duan Ganpeng say loudly, "The king is wise, and the subordinates think that this is exactly the case." ”

This categorical sound smashed into the hearts of many people like a hammer, so that everyone present had to realize this reality, and just when Duan Ganpeng's words fell, footsteps sounded outside the field, as if in response to Duan Ganpeng's and Qi Hou's words, it was the general who went out before, and quickly ran back, gasping for breath and half-kneeling on the ground, arching his hand.

"Report to the king, those patriotic prisoners answered as soon as they asked, it was the order of the Marquis of Wei, and they, the border soldiers of the patriotic country, were ordered to patrol the border to prevent anyone from crossing the border without permission. The road from Weiguo to my Qi and Lu has been blocked for half a month, and it has not been solved so far, and the merchants who have been blocked in the past two days are running around, and it is said that the ban may be lifted. ”

When the reality broke the slightest bit of luck, the scene was calm again, Duan Ganpeng's speculation and the testimony of the Wei prisoners complemented each other, all pointing to the fact that the blockade of the news in favor of the Wei State was actually done by Wei Hou himself, it seems that the heart of the Wei State is really not small, he has already sharpened the sword halberd, and is waiting for the Qi army to send it to the door.

In addition to the defeat of the Qin army and the siege of Xinzheng, the Wei military deeds that repeatedly defeated Qi, Zhao, Chu and other countries in the past suddenly floated a lot in the hearts of many people.

After a long time, I heard the weak voice of the Marquis of Qi, "Is the widow going to lead the army back to the court?" Is the army of more than 100,000 people laughing at the world like this? ”

Qi Hou's tone was full of unwillingness, but no one in the field answered, that is, Tian Zhong, the old general who had just shouted loudly to fight a decisive battle with the Wei army in Daliang, stopped making a sound, after all, if the Wei army could only withdraw its troops from Xinzheng, it would be better, but now it seems that it is taking the initiative to lead the Qi army to dispatch, so it has to be guarded.

After looking around, Qi Hou's eyes fell on Duan Ganpeng again, looking at this young face, Qi Hou seemed to see hope again.

"Duan Ganqing, what do you think you should do?"

After coughing lightly, Duan Ganpeng bent over and said, "Back to the king, the subordinates think that the plan must be changed, and then besiege Daliang, maybe it is in the arms of the Marquis of Wei, if you withdraw the army directly, it will be rumored to go out, which is not good for my Qi country and bad for the king." Therefore, his subordinates thought that neither was advisable. ”

As soon as these words came out, Gongsun Qiu immediately jumped out, "This is not advance, and it is not, what do you mean?" ”

Hearing that someone was interrupting, Qi Hou immediately glared at him, but Duan Ganpeng was good-tempered, and after arching his hand at Gongsun Qiu, he continued, "According to the will of his subordinates, you can attack Puyang nearby." ”

As soon as he said this, the eyes of all the generals in the field, including Qi Hou, lit up.

"How?" Qi Hou couldn't help but ask.

"Our army is only a day's journey from Puyang, and most of the Marquis of Wei is still in Xinzheng, eight days away from Puyang, plus the time for the envoy to return, our army has nearly half a month to attack the city, and the minister heard that the main force of the guard army followed the Marquis of Wei to conquer Xinzheng, and has not yet returned to China, so the defenders of Puyang are less than 30,000, plus the rest of the troops in the country, less than 50,000, and my 160,000 army can be taken in ten days."

Many people present couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they said this, although Puyang is not big, but as the capital of the country, it is still very tempting.

However, Qi Hou quickly thought of the key point, "But Aiqing, we are here to fight the Wei army, why did we change direction halfway, how can we tell the princes?" ”

"Your Majesty, Weiguo and other Huaishang countries were originally vassals of my Qi State, but after the rise of Wei, they abandoned my old master, which is a crime. This time, the Wei State held Zhou Tianzi hostage, started a war, and sent troops to defend the country, and his crime should be equivalent to that of the Wei State. Duan Ganpeng had obviously already thought of his rhetoric.

However, although Qi Hou agreed in his heart, he was still hesitating, "However, the widow swore an oath in Linzi, but he vowed to seek justice for the Zhou royal family, so that Zhou Tianzi would return to Luoyang." ”

"Your Majesty, if you can break through Puyang City and capture Wei Jun, you can blackmail Wei Hou and let Wei Hou return Zhou Tianzi, and I will return Wei Jun, Wei Guo, is the country of Wei servants, if Wei Hou causes Wei Jun to live and die, it will make the rest of the servant countries feel cold. Therefore, under the trade-off, the minister thought that the Marquis of Wei was complete, and the name of the king was complete! Duan Ganpeng replied.

Obviously, these words made the monarchs and ministers of the Qi State present light up when they heard it, this change of thought, sure enough, the future was immediately broadened, avoiding the ambush of the Wei army, not to mention, and still being able to achieve the established goal, and being able to plunder in the country, the young man was really active, so everyone present looked at Duan Ganpeng with different eyes.

And Qi Hou was even more excited, and he could finally change his strategy openly, in fact, in many cases, when a person does something, he does not have to explain it to others, but just needs to give himself a reason, and the same is true when it rises to the national level.

So Qi Hou slapped his face and said loudly, "The widow has decided, change the route to the north, until Puyang!" ”