Chapter 233

A month later, the Tang army brazenly crossed the border of Qi and captured Caocheng, an important border town of Qi, with lightning speed.

The current location of Caocheng is crucial, connecting the Qi State with the Huai County region under the control of the Qi State.

This sudden change caught Qi Guo by surprise.

When the news reached the court of Qi State, the Tang army had already gone down two more cities.

Not to mention the court of Qi State, it is the court of Tang State, and it is also very confused at this time, why did it suddenly start a war with Qi State.

Knowing that it was Princess Zhaoyang's fiefdom, when Huaijun made the first move, Li Jiang was so angry that he almost fell to the ground.

Today's Tang State is in urgent need of recuperation, and it can't withstand the war at all.

Therefore, Li Jiang planned to withdraw and wanted to declare that this was the choice of Princess Zhaoyang's fiefdom and had nothing to do with the Tang Kingdom.

However, this is obviously impossible, unless Li Jiang cuts out Huai County and recognizes that Huai County is not the territory of the Tang State.

Li Jiang didn't dare to do this, Huaijun was the Tang State's resistance to the Chu State's moat, and it must not be cut out.

Therefore, Li Jiang can neither claim that this matter has nothing to do with the Tang State, nor can he send troops to support Huaijun, so he can only wait and see what happens.

Qin Zhen, who is now idle at home, looks a lot older, and he is already full of gray hair.

Qin Zhen had actually been using Qin Yuan to understand Qin Yu's situation.

But recently, in order not to be caught by Li Jiang, Qin Zhen has never heard from Qin Yu's side.

When he learned that Qin Yu had really moved troops to the Qi State, he was also shocked.

Qin Zhen had previously brokered a truce between Qi and Tang, and the current situation of the Tang State could not be clearer.

Later, it blocked the advance of the Chu State, and the current national strength of the Tang State was no longer able to fight.

Qin Yu privately started a war against the Qi State, which was tantamount to pulling the entire Tang State into the war again, which would harm the Tang State!

But now it's too late to stop it.

Moreover, Qin Zhen knew that Qin Yuzhi would not listen to him.

When Mrs. Qin personally brought the decoction, she happened to see Qin Zhen sighing in the study.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Alas, sigh. Mrs. Qin said, placing the decoction in front of Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen sighed: "Tang State, there is another war with Qi State. ”

Madam Qin shuddered and asked, "Isn't our Tang State allied with the Qi State?" Why did you suddenly fight again? ”

"It was Huaijun who suddenly sent troops and attacked the Qi country, and the war has not been able to calm down at present." Qin Zhen shook his head helplessly, and reached out to pick up the medicinal soup.

Mrs. Qin suddenly said, "Huaijun, is the place under the jurisdiction of your illegitimate son and Yue'er?" ”

Qin Zhen trembled violently, and a bowl of decoction almost fell on himself.

"Humph!" Mrs. Qin snorted coldly, "Don't think I don't know anything, Qin Yuan is such a big living person, suddenly disappeared, I still have to check it well!" ”

"Madam, I can't hide anything from you." Qin Zhen put down the medicine bowl, but his hands were still trembling.

Seeing Qin Zhen's frightened look, Mrs. Qin glanced at Qin Zhen.

"In your eyes, am I so careful? Can't tolerate an illegitimate child? ”

Qin Zhen stood up, came to Mrs. Qin's side, and hugged Mrs. Qin from behind.

Qin Zhen didn't see the gloom in Mrs. Qin's eyes.

The reason why Mrs. Qin made a compromise was also for the sake of her son.

Although Qin An is a lot more sensible, he is much worse than the illegitimate son after all, maybe in the future, Qin An will have to rely on him.

"Now that they have provoked a war, it is good to win, but if they lose, I am afraid that they will be worried about their lives." Madam Qin said softly.

Qin Zhen's face also became solemn, and he let go of his wife.

"I don't know why he wants to go to war with Qi and drag the two countries into a big war."

"But the king will definitely not easily send troops to reinforce and expand the war, and even once there is a defeat, I am afraid that he will be stabbed in the back!"

"So this time, a small victory will be punished by the king, and only a big victory can have a chance to live."

"Big win!" Mrs. Qin looked at Qin Zhen, "Only the soldiers and horses of Huai County, against a Qi country, it would be good if they were not defeated, what a big victory!" ”

"Yes, even if it's me, I don't know how to defeat the Qi Kingdom." Qin Zhen shook his head, looking helpless.

The national strength of the Qi State is comparable to that of the Tang State, and it only uses the power of one county to fight against the entire Qi State, plus the Qi State and Tian Ji and other figures.

Even Qin Zhen himself didn't know how to win.

"This kid is really, he made such a big fuss!" Qin Zhen couldn't wait to beat Qin Yu now.

At this moment, the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion hurriedly ran in.

"Master, madam, the king is here!" The butler bowed his head and reported.

Qin Zhen and his wife had a straight face, and hurriedly went out to receive the edict.

King Tang's edict was very simple, let Qin Zhen be on standby at any time.

Madam Qin looked puzzled, and after the person who passed the edict left, she asked, "What does the king mean by this, he is going to war with the Qi State?" ”

Qin Zhen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The king is not trying to help Huaijun, but he is just guarding against the expansion of the war. ”

"Alas! Either way, it's a good thing that you've regained your military power. Mrs. Qin looked at Qin Zhen with a smile on her face that she hadn't seen for a long time.

Qin Zhen had a worried face, as if he had restored his military power, but in fact it was King Tang's compromise with the status quo.

Everyone in the world knows that there is a serious fault in the Chu State in terms of generals, but they don't know that the Tang State is even worse than the Chu State.

When the Tang Kingdom was in the struggle for the throne, some generals died in that battle.

Now up and down the Tang Kingdom, there is not even a person who carries the banner of the Tang Kingdom.

Now that the war has begun, even if King Tang no longer trusts Qin Zhen, he can only lift Qin Zhen up again.

"How is An'er now?" Qin Zhen suddenly asked.

A trace of unbearability flashed in Mrs. Qin's eyes, "An'er has been working hard lately, and she has made rapid progress. ”

Qin Zhen nodded slightly, turned around and left silently.

Madam Qin sighed, turned around and walked in the other direction.

Now the Tang Kingdom is very nervous, for fear that the war will expand, leading to a full-scale war in Qi and Tang.

At this time, Gongsun Qi had already led a large army, ahead of the main force of Qi State, and then went to the next city.

On the Qi side, he directly let Tian Ji lead the troops.

Tian Ji wanted to break his head, and he didn't understand why the Tang State suddenly sent troops like the Qi State.

The alliance between the two countries has just been submitted, and both countries continue to recuperate, and it is impossible for a war to arise in a short time.

The most important thing is that his son is still in the Tang Kingdom at this time, and there is no news at all.

When he learned that the Tang State sent troops this time, it was actually the fiefdom of Princess Chaoyang, not the Tang court, Tian Ji guessed a little.

It seems that the princess didn't want to get married, so she directly sent troops to destroy the marriage requirements of the Qi Kingdom.

For this kind of behavior, Tian Ji is very angry, he doesn't want to marry and just say it, the goal of Qi is only Huaijun, and the marriage is just a foil, just change the object.

Now that the war is going on, the covenant is equivalent to being torn up, and the Qi country has to send troops.

Otherwise, the majesty of the Qi State will be greatly affected, and even the Qi State will be reduced to a small country that is weaker than the Tang State.

Therefore, Tian Ji was also very angry, and immediately led 150,000 troops, and decided to defeat the Tang army at the same time, and invade Huai County of the Tang State by force.

As for how to get along with Tang in the future, we will talk about it after this battle is over.