Chapter 306: Lianchu Rescue
The state of Chu was anxious.
After Han Xin met with Kui Che, he suddenly felt that the situation was serious, and urgently repaired a letter and sent it to Chang'an as soon as possible.
This summer.
In the area of Guanzhong, newly cultivated fields, immigrants who moved to Hexi, and merchants from the Western Regions, Bashu, southern Yunnan, and the East China Sea dotted the new capital of Chang'an like flowers.
Shenwu Marquis Mansion.
Hidden in a piece of green, the tall national acacia, the willows of the weeping river, and the red, white, and pink flowers decorate the courtyard wall very beautifully.
The person responsible for designing this mansion will certainly not be Li Yuan, a busy man who has no interest and only knows how to go to war, only a young lady like Xin Chai has the mind to decorate the home house.
Fuchu.
A group of female dependents are surrounding a fat baby is relieving boredom and amusement, the six-month-old child is the most afraid of people, and the guy who was called a stinky boy by Li Yuan's nickname is hugging left and right at this time, and he is having fun among several big beauties.
"Stinky boy, why don't you go to bed early and want to spank?" Li Yuan made a face and scared at his son.
"Wow, wow!" In his young heart, Li Yuan was like a big demon, jumping out of his happiest time and snatching his happiness from his hands.
Like now.
He's going to rob himself again.
After Li Yuan came back from Hexi, he finally had a little time to recuperate his extremely tired body. At the same time, in this short time, it also gave him time to make out with the newly-born children for the first time. In the past few years of conquest, he is like a non-stop machine, overdrawing his future life.
Now, the Qin State has finally embarked on the right path of rejuvenation, and what Li Yuan, the helmsman, has to do is to turn or adjust the direction of this ship. Push it hard.
"Wu'er, since it is a winter birthday, there must be fire to help, it is better to call Li Ye, indicating that the fire of China will be endless, and it will be passed on forever." Like many young fathers, Li Yuan had his own expectations for his offspring, especially boys, although he did not necessarily think that Li Ye was the right person to govern a vast empire.
"Li Ye. Ye'er, how is this name, is it good? Ying Yushu hugged Li Ye's wet and slippery body, and her eyes were full of love and joy.
"Wow, wow!" It's just that the six-month-old child naturally doesn't answer his mother's questions, and his eyes are only fixed on the bulging mass of good things on his mother's chest that can feed his belly.
"Look, scare the kids." Ying Yu glanced at Li Yuan, lowered his head and plugged his bulging nipples into Li Ye's mouth. In terms of breastfeeding, Ying Yushu has the same idea as Li Yuan, and she insists on feeding herself and does not want other special nurses to replace her.
Happy days always fly by.
Changes in the war in the North. Let the Qin State, which was calm during this time, inevitably be involved in the mystery of the Chu and Hun wars, and the arrival of Kuaiche made the Qin State face a new decision.
"Daijun urgent, open the door quickly." The gate of Chang'an City. In the night, a rider shouted from far and near.
At the gates of the city, a group of soldiers patrolling the city. Holding his chest high, he showed to the passers-by who looked at him from afar that he was a strong man who had returned from the Hexi campaign.
"What's going on, what's going on in Daijun?" A young soldier asked in a whisper.
"Didn't you hear that Chu was at war with the Huns, Daijun is just south of Yandi, what is written in this urgent report must be about war, if you don't believe it, we bet -!" The older bearded man laughed.
"What's there to bet on, General Han Xin's camp is in Daijun, with his ability, he must be going to do a big job, you see, Wuhou may have to go on a personal expedition again this time." Behind the two soldiers, a gloomy Majin straddled his sword and was patrolling here with a team of soldiers.
The First Battle of Hexi.
Under Zhang Han's hands, Ma Jin fought a small battle with the Huns, and although he made a little merit, his merits were really insignificant compared to the generals of the main force of the Qin army. Fortunately, with this performance, coupled with Zhang Han's strong recommendation, Ma Jin was finally transferred from the baggage troops and reorganized into the front-line troops of the Qin army.
Next, all he needs to do is patiently wait for the next opportunity to go on the expedition, and now, the opportunity has appeared.
Disheveled!
The pulp of the boat slapped heavily on the surface of the river, splashing the waves.
The boat hits the water in the middle of the stream.
After receiving an urgent report from Han Xin, Li Yuan's wife and children left home and once again set foot on the battlefield on the Eastern Front. As a man of Daqin, he must have the courage to face challenges, and his children's personal feelings can only be put aside in the face of the country's righteousness.
The Chu army was besieged in Jixian County.
On the surface, this was a war that had nothing to do with the Qin state, but in reality, its outcome would have a profound impact on the future situation.
After several years of experience, Li Yuan is no longer the young captain who is only limited to a corner of the civil war, from the beginning of the Battle of Hexi, his focus is on the biggest opponent Xiongnu Dadan Yu Maodun.
The Chu army will be saved.
Unite with Xiang Yu and defeat the invincible Huns, in line with the interests of Qin and Chu, between brothers, even if they fight to the death, it is an internal matter, to deal with foreign enemies like the Huns, we should be united with the outside world and work together. Only in this way can the Qin state win the support of the Chu people and lay a solid foundation for the next battle of unification.
From Chang'an to Dai County, Li Yuan chose to take the route this time is the waterway, which is mainly because the water volume of the river increases in summer, which greatly improves the passage conditions of the river, and at the same time, it is more convenient to take a boat to rest, and the people in the boat can rest while working, which is not as hard as riding a horse or riding a car.
After three days of sailing, Li Yuan's troops landed in Luoyang and then traveled north along the newly built road from Sanchuan County to Handan County.
July 20th.
Li Yuan successfully arrived at the county seat of Dai County: Gu Cheng.
Along with him, there were more than 5,000 people from Gan Yong's pro-soldier troops, and Ma Jin, who was eager to prove himself for meritorious service, was also among them, and served as a military marquis, although he was demoted one level higher than the captain of the baggage army, but Ma Jin was still very excited in his heart, because every soldier in Li Yuan's pro-soldier unit was selected from a hundred, and if he was released one day, he would be a heavy general guarding one side.
Kuaiche had been waiting for him in Daijun, and he had learned from Han Xin early that the Shenwu Marquis of the Qin State would come in person, which made him both excited and a little ashamed.
The excitement is that with Li Yuan's winning general and the record of two victories in World War II against the Xiongnu, if you want to relieve the siege of the Chu army, the possibility of success is very high.
And what is ashamed is that a year ago, he boasted in front of Li Yuan that he wanted to promote the alliance between Qin and Chu, but Zuihou, he himself was in prison, and as for the alliance, he could only stop it.
"Kuai Gong, I haven't seen you for a year, your complexion is not very good, what, if the weather in Pengcheng is not suitable, then come to Chang'an in my Qin country, where I have already prepared a mansion for my husband." As soon as Li Yuan saw Kui Che, he smiled and stepped forward.
Talent.
In particular, a person like Kuaiche who has the ability to foresee and foretell is what Qin urgently needs at present, and one Lu Jia is not enough to support the whole of Qin's diplomacy, and with the expansion of territory, the opponents that Qin needs to face are gradually escalating. In the future competition with the Xiongnu and even more western foreign rivals, if Kuaiche can defect to Qin, it will undoubtedly make Qin perform better in the diplomatic field.
"Cough, cough, Wuhou, Kuai came at this time, it was for the overlord to be trapped in Yandi, now the war in the north is stalemate, Jixian has been surrounded by the Hun barbarians for half a month, if there are no reinforcements to arrive, the overlord is afraid-!" Old Kuaicher's face turned red, and the light in his eyes flickered.
Obviously, he was moved by Li Yuan's blatant surrender. It's just that, for the sake of face, Kuai Che, as an envoy of Chu, can't make a move to defect to another country during the mission.
"General Han, do you know the situation on the north bank of Yishui, and tell me in detail." Li Yuan nodded, and asked Han Xin as he rode his horse in the direction of the Qin army's military camp.
"Wuhou, these days, the last general sent scouts to the north many times, it is reported that the siege of Jixian Xiongnu can fight about 150,000 soldiers, another about 30,000 or 40,000 due to disease and lost combat effectiveness, these sick soldiers were placed in the north of the city in a Chu army abandoned barracks, and then transported back to the north by the Huns in stages and batches, it is precisely because of the drag of the sick soldiers, the Huns did not launch an attack on Jixian for a long time. As for the situation in the city, it is not yet known because of the strict news of the blockade of the Huns, but ten days ago, a Chu army came out of the city at night, trying to break through the encirclement and come in the direction of our army's garrison, but unfortunately, Zuihou was caught up by the Huns on the other side of the river. Han Xin replied slowly.
150,000 people.
This figure was much less than Li Yuan expected, according to Han Xin's intelligence, it should be that Mao Dun sent troops to escort the sick soldiers north, which caused the strength of the Huns to be reduced a lot, and it is more likely that Mao Dun was optimistic about the current war situation, and believed that there was no need to maintain a large-scale military Liliang in Yandi.
"Our army is currently on the Eastern Front, how many troops can be used?" Li Yuan asked.
"The main force of 50,000 generals on the Eastern Front, plus 20,000 local county soldiers, are all ready to obey the dispatch of Wuhou at any time, in addition, General Zhongli, Marquis of Changshan, sent someone to report that he is ready to lead the army north to rescue Xiang Yu, and his department of about 10,000 people is already on the way to Yishui." Han Xindao.
"The two armies combined, but 60,000, is still a little less, so the border army General Wang of Jiuyuan quickly transferred a cavalry army from the Hetao area to the east to cooperate with our army." After analyzing the situation of the enemy and us, Li Yuan issued the first combat order, and such an order that needed to coordinate the two Qin armies on the eastern and northern fronts could only be made by Li Yuan, which was why Han Xin had to wait for Li Yuan to come. (To be continued......)