Chapter 324: Peerless Peak (I)
The pawn of Shu who rushed from Xiling didn't know Liu Ying, the king of Qi, and he was not formal at the moment, and hurriedly said: "The Rong people have indeed set up an ambush in Xiling!" My own brother was a centurion in the Xianghu Army, and General Chen of the Xianghu Army was killed in battle, and my brother fled from Xiling with his life, just to come to Zichuan to report in person. I happened to be on duty at the gate, and as soon as he entered the city, I saw him. My brother was seriously injured, and when he told me about it, he fainted. I asked someone else to take him to the hospital, and I didn't dare to delay for a moment, so I immediately ran to report the news. My brother would never lie to me. It's an ambush, it's really an ambush! ”
The King of Shu's eyes widened and said in disbelief: "The Rong people can actually set up an ambush in Lao Tzu's Shu Kingdom?" ”
Liu Ying said: "Your Highness, I have been to Xiling several times, and I also personally painted the road of Xiling on the "Kyushu Scenery" compiled by my father-in-law and me. I am very familiar with the terrain of Xiling, and I can quickly lead the Qi army to aid the Shu and Song armies. ”
The King of Shu raised his eyebrows and glared: "You are 'very familiar' with the terrain of Xiling?" The Narong people already know the road of Xiling in my Shu Kingdom! They were able to set up an ambush and annihilate my 5,000 Xianghu army in one fell swoop, it was unbelievable to his grandmother! ”
Liu Ying was reluctant to mention the reason to the king of Shu, and he himself was only speculating, and did not confirm that his father-in-law colluded with the Rong people and betrayed Chen and Shu. Liu Ying hugged his fists and said, "Your Highness, please let me lead the troops to Xiling as soon as possible." ”
The King of Shu raised his eyebrows and looked at the King of Qi, hesitating whether he should go into battle in person and go to Xiling with him, and he was hesitating whether he should slow down and let the Rong people kill the King of Song first, only to hear Liu Ying continue: "The Rong people and wolf divisions are extremely brave, and they have mastered the terrain of Xiling, this battle is not trivial, and they must not be allowed to seize the opportunity." And King Song is also in Xiling......
Presumably, Your Highness has heard of my background, and King Song and I are half-brothers. The Rong people did not know how to master the terrain of Xiling, and the Song King was by no means familiar with Xiling. Qi Wei's restoration of the country, although he has a grudge with the Song State, but Qi Wei's restoration of the country is a great righteousness, and it is also a great righteousness to drive the Rong people out of the customs, we are not wrong, and Liu Jing, the king of the Song Dynasty, is not wrong, he should not die under the knife of the Rong people. Qi Wei and the two countries were not destroyed by him, and he was able to personally lead his troops to fight the Rong people, which proved that he had never colluded with the Rong people. At this time, the nations should be united in their enemies, and should not be calculated against each other. ”
The King of Shu was chivalrous, and after listening to Liu Ying's words, he immediately clapped his hands and praised: "King Qi's nephew, what you said is excellent!" No matter what our relationship with the Song State was before, now that the Shu State is in trouble, the King of Song followed the example of the King of Qi to aid Zhao and personally entered the Xiling to supervise the army to fight, since he wants to clear the trumped-up charges, we should also give him a chance. He really didn't deserve to die under the sword of the Rong people. ”
Liu Ying said: "I led the troops to Xiling to help King Song, Your Highness, please stay in Zichuan with peace of mind." If Xiling is lost, Zichuan will at least have a Yihui Mountain as a barrier, and the Rong people must not be allowed to penetrate deep into the land of our Kyushu. ”
The King of Shu glanced at the Huaiwang Sword hanging from Liu Ying's waist, and said with a smile: "Virtuous nephew, how did your sick and crooked cuckold father give birth to such a righteous son as you?" No, it's two! When you return in triumph, let's call your half-brother, King Benxian, and invite you to drink in the palace for three days! After waking up drunk, it's not too late to settle old accounts! ”
Liu Ying saluted and said, "Please prepare ten years of centipede Fen for Your Highness." Xiao Ying farewell! ”
The King of Shu also saluted King Qi and said, "King Qi Xian's nephew take care!" ”
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Of the nine divisions of the Rong Wolf Division, six entered Xiling, and the remaining three were stranded in the southern border of Chen State as backup.
In Xiling, five of the six wolf divisions were chasing the traces of the Song army, intending to kill the king of Song.
The king of Qi stepped into Xiling, only to hear that the two armies of Shu and Song were defeated one after another. If Shu did not have the help of the Song army, I am afraid that the Rong people would have hit Zichuan, the capital of Shu, at this moment. However, the Song army has no unscrupulous generals, and the Shu army has few soldiers, if it is defeated again and again, I am afraid that when the Shu army is wiped out, it will be the day when the Song king is buried in Xiling.
The Xiling Road is winding and rugged, with dense forests all over the mountains and rivers, and the weather is changeable, sometimes the sky is clear, sometimes the rain and snow are flying, and sometimes the hail is falling.
Although Liu Ying was very familiar with the terrain of Xiling, he was leisurely visiting at that time, and at this time he was marching and fighting, and the itinerary of one or two people was different from that of the 30,000 Qi army, so he had to have another consideration. And no amount of consideration is just a matter of being cautious and improvised. When the wind blows, they often don't know whether they are friends or foes.
Liu Ying hadn't seen a single soldier of the Song army, but he first encountered a group of Rong people who were encircling and suppressing the scattered and fleeing Shu soldiers. When the Rong people heard that they had met the king of Qi by chance, they knew that he was strong in martial arts, and that the Qi army was having the momentum to kill the generals, so they did not compete with the Qi army and fled to the peerless peak in the west.
The Qi army rescued the scattered Shu soldiers, and the Shu soldiers immediately informed the Qi army that the King of Song and the 50,000 Song army had been besieged by 100,000 horses from the five divisions of the Rong Wolf Division under the peerless peak, and asked the Qi army to come to their aid quickly.
Liu Ying asked the soldiers of the Shu Kingdom: "The King of Song himself was also besieged under the peerless peak?" ”
The soldiers of Shu Kingdom said eagerly: "Yes! The last general saw it with his own eyes! It was the Song army that protected us from the encirclement and went east to find help. I also hope that His Royal Highness King Qi can ignore his past suspicions and quickly save the Song army! Qi Wei Chen Shu attacked the Song Dynasty, but the Shu Kingdom was in trouble, but the King of Song was able to personally lead the troops to aid Shu, he really shouldn't die in the Shu Kingdom! ”
Liu Ying said: "Okay, let's go save King Song." But there are 100,000 horses in the five divisions of the Wolf Division, plus 20,000 in the Xin Governor's Division, if the Xin Governor also goes to the peerless peak, then even if the 30,000 Qi army and the 50,000 Song army join forces, there is not much chance of winning. Please also ask the general to go to Zichuan immediately to ask for help. ”
The soldiers of the Shu Kingdom suddenly slapped their heads and said worriedly: "The two armies of Qi and Song combined are only 80,000 people, how can they win over 100,000 or even 120,000 Rong people?" His Royal Highness the King of Qi, the last general is confused! Confused! Regardless of the enmity between Qi and Song...... Even if there is no grudge, the Qi army can't be sent to death for no reason! ”
Liu Ying held the hands of the Shu soldiers and said solemnly: "General, how many Shu troops are there in Xiling?" No matter how many, you send people to call them all to the Peerless Peak to help our Qi army and the Song army. Although 80,000 people can't fight 120,000, they can at least consume it. You rushed to Zichuan and transferred light troops to come to the quick battle, but it was only three days. Within three days, the Qi and Song armies will not be completely annihilated.
If the six tribes of the Rong clan can gather together in one place in Xiling, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop. As soon as the Zichuan reinforcements arrive, there are Qi and Song troops in the west and Zichuan reinforcements in the east, and we can surround the six Rong tribes and turn defeat into victory!
But if I don't go to the Peerless Peak at this time, the 50,000 Song Army won't even have time to delay mediation. They died in Xiling in vain, and we lost 50,000 reinforcements, and we also had a few less chances of defeating the Rong people. Qi and Song had a grudge, but I, the king of Qi, Liu Ying, had no enmity with him, Liu Jing, the king of Song. I can't see death without help, and I can't lose the opportunity to win, let alone lose it! ”