Xiang Yu and Liu Bang sent troops, combined 300,000 troops to attack Sanchuan County, and used 50,000 soldiers and horses as the flank, threatening Nanyang, and steadily dragging Wang Ben's men and horses.

Fusu Imperial Commander personally recruited, requisitioned 40,000 pro-guard troops, and 100,000 defenders of Yingtianfu to support Sanchuan, plus 50,000 soldiers and horses in Sanchuan County, there were nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses.

However, Fusu was still at a disadvantage, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang shot one after another, the imperial court gradually declined, and the flames of war burned throughout Sanchuan County.

In Julu City, Zhao Jun was reading the battle report about Sanchuan County in the room, and finally handed the battle report to Wei Yi and Kuaiche on the left and right.

After the two of them looked at it, Kui Che sighed first and said: "Liu Bang Xiang Yu's development is really fast, 200,000 defended 300,000, and he fell behind." ”

Zhao Jun's face was contemplative: "Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are both heroes in the world, and their subordinates are as martial as clouds, and there is only Lord Meng Yi by His Majesty's side, and Wu is not Li You's generation, so it is not surprising that he has fallen into the disadvantage." ”

Wei Yi smiled: "Hehe, it is a mistake for the imperial court to choose the battlefield to defend in Sanchuan County, Sanchuan County is open, Liu Bang Xiang Yu has a lot of strategic space, the imperial court soldiers and horses can only be tired of coping, how can they gain the upper hand, if they abandon Sanchuan County and defend Hangu Pass, Liu Xiang will not be able to gain the upper hand at all." ”

Zhao Jun nodded in agreement, temporarily abandoning a county in exchange for strategic superiority and initiative, it is very cost-effective, and it can make up for the shortcomings of insufficient troops.

It's a pity that Fusu doesn't understand the truth of saving land and losing people, and he keeps an eye on Sanchuan County, of course, maybe someone in the court understands this truth, but Fusu is the emperor, and he can't give up the reputation of the territory.

Kui Che said at this time: "This can't be all blamed on the imperial court, after all, Ao Cang can be in Sanchuan County, where there is one-third of the world's grain and grass, giving up Sanchuan County is equivalent to losing Ao Cang, if Liu Xiang gets this grain and grass, won't he fight stronger and stronger." ”

"In the final analysis, the eldest brother is still afraid that Ben Hou will not save him when he sees death, if he believes me, even if he discards Sanchuan County, how can Ben Hou do to see Liu Bang and Xiang Yu occupy Ao Cang." Zhao Jun said.

Wei Yu asked, "Then Hou Ye is planning to make a move?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Jun nodded and said: "How do you say it, this is my Great Qin's country, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are too rampant, he really thinks that Wuchen and Zang Di can stop Ben Hou, hum, delusional." ”

Wei Yi nodded and said, "What Hou Ye said is extremely true, but we still have to prepare first to solve our worries." ”

After hearing this, Zhao Jun said: "Well, those two things must be adapted to the soldiers first, and Wuchen and Zang Di must also solve one first, but I am afraid that he will not be able to support him for long in the imperial court." ”

After thinking about it, Zhao Jun said: "In this way, Mr. Kuai, please go to the Northern Army to see Meng Shuai, ask him to send troops to support the imperial court, and tell Meng Shuai that Zhao Jun will always be the Zhao Jun of Great Qin, and he will always be his apprentice." ”

"No." Kuaiche knew that Fusu had always been on guard against the Zhao army, so when the soldiers and horses of the northern army were fighting with the Zhao army, most of the soldiers and horses still blocked the Jingjing Pass east of Taiyuan, of course, not to guard against the military ministers, he had no extra soldiers and horses to go west at this time, but was afraid that the Zhao army would defeat the military ministers and take advantage of the situation to move west.

Now Zhao Jun asked Kuaiche to persuade Meng Tian, just to let Meng Tian eliminate his vigilance, in addition to guarding against the necessary men and horses of the Xiongnu, he could have soldiers and horses to support the imperial court.

Zhao Jun believes that Meng Tian still trusts him, but he has been hindered by Fusu's orders before, and now that Sanchuan County is in danger, Meng Tian must be able to make the right decision.

On the second day, Zhao Jun ordered Hu Hai and Cao Wushu to mobilize Linzi's new ordnance to go north to Julu and reorganize the soldiers and horses.

"Boss, are you finally going to use those two things?" Cao Wuxian's face was happy after hearing this.

Hu Hai also said excitedly: "Haha, this time we must eliminate all the thieves in the world." ”

"Go, go and go back quickly, use these two things here first, it will be regarded as practice, and then we will go to Sanchuan to deal with Liu Bang and Xiang Yu." Zhao Jun's eyes were full of confidence.

"No." The two immediately responded, then turned to leave.

When Zhao Jun saw that the two were gone, he ordered Tang Li, Guan Ying and Yingbu to strengthen the city defenses, and not to fight in the face of Zang Tu and Wuchen, but to wait for the new ordnance to arrive, and then use them to practice, so that the soldiers can be familiar with the new ordnance in the battle, and run in and cooperate.

And Kuaicher also set off on this day, and quietly arrived in the north under the protection of more than a dozen iron guards.

The current northern Xinjiang, especially the Hetao area, is no longer the northern Xinjiang that Zhao Jun saw a few years ago.

Today, the Hetao area is fertile, with dense arable land and people, and countless cattle, sheep and horses are grazing, and the war in the interior has not affected the frontier at all, so it shows Meng Tian's ability.

Of course, the most dazzling is Jiuyuan City, which is nine zhang high and more than ten miles long and wide.

Although Jiuyuan City is in the south of the Great Wall, because it is located on the frontier, the city is mainly strong, with sharp edges and corners, full of the fortitude of the soldiers and the wildness of the border plugs, just like a giant beast crawling on the grassland.

When Kuaiche approached Jiuyuan City, he sighed with emotion, this city is indeed majestic and heavy, and it is suitable for defense, looking at the surrounding people's livelihood, it is not difficult to imagine that Meng Tian is a civil and military all-rounder, no wonder Zhao Jun has always admired him.

After Kui Che entered the city, he showed his identity, and the people at the Jiuyuan City Post Station were very respectful when they heard that Zhao Jun, the Marquis of Shenwu, how to say it, Zhao Jun was also born in the Northern Army and had always been their idol, so he quickly took Kui Che to see Meng Tian.

Meng Tian is in a compound in the center of the city, which is the military and political center of the border army, and Meng Tian naturally works here.

"Archer meets the General." After entering the room where Meng Tian was working, Kui Che saluted Meng Tian in front of the long case.

When Meng Tian heard this, he stopped putting away the bamboo slips, straightened his body and looked at Kui Che and said, "It was Shenwu Hou who sent you." ”

"Yes, Lord Hou sent me to ask for help from the marshal, the court is in danger, I hope the general can wave his troops south to support Your Majesty." Quicher said bluntly.

Meng Tian didn't agree immediately after hearing this, but looked at Kui Che a few times and said: "As far as Ben Shuai knows, it is not difficult for Hou Ye to defeat Wuchen and Zang Di, Ben Shuai has a lot of border affairs, why didn't he come to the rescue?" ”

Kuaiche's obedient face remained unchanged, and he spoke again: "Hou Ye will definitely save him, but I still hope that the marshal will come forward first to stabilize the form of Sanchuan County, and the marshal should know that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are the mortal enemies of Hou Ye, and Hou Ye will not let go of the two of them in public or private." ”

"Does he want to eat Liu Bang and Xiang Yu at once?" Meng Tian said suddenly.

Kui Che's face moved, and he said with a smile: "I know that I can't hide it from the handsome, it's true, since the two of them sent out the army, Hou Ye didn't plan to let them go back alive, the world is a thief, Hou Ye wants to serve them in a pot." ”

Meng Tian couldn't help but be moved after hearing this, but he pondered again: "I don't know what he relies on, and why can't he do it now, he is the apprentice of Ben Shuai, and I trust him very much, but it is about the country, I think he should give something to say." ”

"What Meng Shuai said is true." Kui Che said: "It's just that those who rely on the temporary inconvenience of revealing are the key to Hou Ye's victory, the reason why I don't do it now is that the time is not right, Hou Ye let me come to the meaning, and it is also to ask Meng Shuai to come out and strive for the most favorable opportunity for Hou Ye's dependence." ”

Meng Tian was obedient and silent for a long time, he knew Zhao Jun's personality very well, he would not deceive himself, and he was not a person who did not know the overall situation, but the national headquarters was very important, and he adhered to the defense of the west, and a careless mistake would lead to a big mistake.

Seeing that Meng Tian was still hesitating, Kui Che said, "Master Hou also asked me to bring a sentence to Meng Shuai." ”

Meng Tian was stunned and said, "What words, say." ”

Kui Che said: "Hou Ye said that he will always be the Zhao Jun of Great Qin, the son-in-law of the first emperor, and Dashuai is his master, and the only person he can trust and rely on now is Dashuai." ”

Kuaicher made a modification on Zhao Jun's original words, which basically meant the original words, but the content to be expressed could be infinitely amplified.

Meng Tian looked stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help muttering: "Silly boy, you will always be the pride of the master." ”――

In Wuchen's camp, Wuchen was asking Zhang Er: "It's strange these days, why, the Qin army in the city hasn't moved at all?" ”

"My lord, I can't guess either." Zhang Er said: "But we can't act rashly, this is the only chance to recapture the giant deer, once the Qin army is allowed to take root in the giant deer, I'm afraid that even if we join forces with Zang Di, we won't be able to take it back."

And the Zhao army is scheming, if we do it, I'm afraid it will be tricked, as long as we guard the camp, don't let the Zhao army have the opportunity to recover the counties around Julu, now Liu Bang and Xiang Yu have gained the upper hand in Sanchuan, victory after victory, as long as the emperor of the Qin Dynasty dies, the Zhao army will not last long, and then we can go south to scrape the territory of the Zhao army. ”

"Well, what you said is right, those counties in Linzi are rich, and I am greedy, why should Zhao Jun and his Qin people occupy Qi land, sooner or later, it will be mine."

When it comes to Linzi counties, Wuchen's face is full of greed, Zhao Di has been in war for a long time, and he can't operate, people's livelihood has been very poor, and he has long been jealous of the wealth of Linzi counties.

"Report, General Li Liang has arrived." At this moment, the soldiers outside the tent suddenly shouted.

"Li Liang? Isn't he attacking Jingjing Pass? Wu Chen was stunned: "Tell him to come in." ”

Soon, a black-armored general with a round face came in, but his face was tired and decadent, and his clothes and armor were very messy.

"Meet the king, the minister has the king's trust, failed to defeat Wang Li, in order to prevent the king from worrying, he came back with soldiers and horses." Li Liang walked into the tent and bowed down on one knee.

It turned out that when Wuchen decided to attack Julu, he quietly left 25,000 soldiers and horses under the command of the general Li Liang to attack Jingjing Pass, in order to catch Meng Tian off guard, or to think that the Sanchuan war would be together, Meng Tian would go south to support, and he had a chance.

But he didn't expect that Meng Tian sent Wang Li to lead his troops to attack, designed to defeat Li Liang, and almost killed Li Liang in battle, Li Liang's army was defeated, so Wang Li took the opportunity to occupy Jingjing Pass.

Li Liang was frightened and lost his geographical advantage, so he could only return to Handan, and then led troops to support the military ministers to show his loyalty.

"Hmph, it's a good thing to say, I lost most of my soldiers and horses, and even the Jingjing Pass was occupied, you say, how should this king punish you?"

Wuchen had a gloomy face, he had already received the battle report, but he couldn't help but be angry when he saw Li Liang, it was not important to lose most of the soldiers and horses, the most important thing was to lose the Jingjing Pass, so that the Qin army had the initiative.

Jingjing Pass is dangerous and difficult to attack, the Qin army only needs to arrange 5,000 soldiers and horses to prepare enough, even if he has 50,000 soldiers and horses, it is difficult for him to attack, not to mention that he is now trapped in a giant deer, and it is impossible to capture Jingjing Pass.

"The king spares my life, it's not that I don't use my strength, it's really that the king is too powerful, I beg the king to give me a chance, I will definitely serve the king, and there will be no defeat last time." Li Liang hurriedly begged for mercy.

Zhang Er was also beside him at this time and said: "King, now is the plan to use people, why not give him a chance to atone for his sins." ”

Wuchen was obedient and muttered for a long time, and finally said to Li Liang: "Hmph, even if the prime minister intercedes, then spare your dog's life, and lead your old troops to stay in the army, he will fight with the Zhao army one day, and you will fight in the vanguard." ”

"Yes, yes, thank you for your kindness." Li Liang stood up and said to Zhang Er again: "Thank you, Prime Minister." ”

In the end, Wu Chen waved his hand, and Li Liang hurriedly withdrew.

In fact, Li Liang is very brave, Wang Li's powerful martial arts have been taught, Li Liang's forces are not dominant, and it is not unforgivable to lose, but Li Liang lost the Jingjing Pass, making him passive.

In addition, the reason why Wu Chen did not ask for the guilt at the beginning, but only expressed his position after Li Liang came, was mainly for his unconscious sister.

It turned out that after Li Liang was defeated and returned to Handan, he unfortunately met Wuchen's sister, and there was a little unpleasantness, Wuchen's sister was arrogant and domineering, and swept Li Liang's face.

Li Liang's status under Wuchen is not low, especially after Han Guang Zangdi's betrayal, his status is higher, and he also has some prestige in the army.

At this time, Li Liang returned to his camp to stabilize his mind and looked angry, and he was demoted in Handan, mainly as a punishment for the defeat of the army, but he did not expect that after coming here, the military ministers would bring up the old matter again.

This made Li Liang unable to say what he originally wanted to sue, and he felt very aggrieved in his heart.

"Hmph, since you are unjust, then don't blame me for being ruthless." Li Liang snorted coldly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, he could naturally understand Wuchen's intentions, but he couldn't swallow this breath.

Late at night, Li Liang quietly left the camp alone, no one knew where he had arrived overnight, but he came back in the morning with a tired face, without alarming others. (To be continued.) )