The battle in the area around the Qingzhou border pass is still going on tragically.

This is a change that has not been seen in the world in a hundred years, the five countries participated in the war together, each other conquest of each other, it can be expected that whoever can stand out from this war will be able to become the hegemon in the true sense of the five countries.

In the Imperial City of Chang'an, Wei Guo, in the Xuanzheng Palace, it was late at night, but Zhao Changqing was not sleepy at all, and at the same time, the six Shangshu and cabinet officials were all waiting here.

Someone has been dozing off for a while, Zhao Changqing is not to blame, he can sleep here, but no one can leave here.

He and the emperor have stayed here and waited patiently for the front-line military report, and they, the ministers, have no reason to leave.

has been the emperor for so long, in fact, Zhao Changqing's heart is quietly changing, if he used to be able to do anything to earn mediocre value, then now, when he earns mediocre value, he will carefully think about the pros and cons of this matter, whether it is something he can bear, this is a sharp change in his heart.

Even Zhuge Liang and the old people who have been following Zhao Changqing's side feel that His Majesty is indeed a lot more mature than before, because he is a little less arbitrary than before in handling things, and he can be good at listening to the opinions of the ministers, at least now, this is a good thing, because the Wei monarch in front of them, who is known as the first emperor of the ages, is still growing, which shows that His Majesty still has infinite potential that has not been tapped.

When it is thoroughly excavated, His Majesty will inevitably become the first emperor of the ages in the true sense.

They all know that His Majesty has a super high martial arts cultivation, if nothing else, not to mention a long lifespan, but at least in terms of lifespan, it is far more than the previous emperors of the Wei Kingdom, right?

This shows that Zhao Changqing will be in power for at least a few decades, and in these decades, the ministers are confident that they will build Wei into a supreme empire.

After giving birth to a child, He Ning's body became more and more charming, and he had a kind of charm that only a mature woman would have.

However, such a woman, she only belongs to Zhao Changqing.

She personally cooked and sent a few bowls of lotus seed soup, wanting to wake up His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers, after all, at this moment, it was these people in the Xuanzheng Palace who were sheltering the Wei State from the wind and rain.

The ministers were very grateful to Dade, and they were relieved to see that the queen mother was so caring and virtuous.

First, there is a virtuous queen, who can avoid many disputes in the harem, and secondly, the child born to such a virtuous emperor, that is, the current prince, will be a Ming monarch when he grows up in the future.

There is a successor to the Wei State!

He Ning personally brought a bowl of soup to Zhao Changqing, but he politely refused, and said, "I'm not hungry now, let's put it on the table first." ”

He Ning frowned, and said kindly: "Your Majesty, it will be cold in a while." ”

As soon as Zhao Changqing wanted to say something, he heard a scout come to report, and the battle report came from Chen Qing's side.

They have already attacked the six counties in the south of Jin, and they will soon be able to attack the city of Jinyang, and victory is in sight, it is only a matter of time.

But for the current Zhao Changqing, what he lacks most is time, so he said to a cronie who was guarding outside the Xuanzheng Palace: "Hurry up and rush to the Jin Kingdom immediately, and tell Chen Qingzhi that he must solve the Sima Kong of the Jin Kingdom within a month, and he is not allowed to delay time! I can wait, but the soldiers who are fighting on the front line can't wait, they are all buying time for you Chen Qingzhi, and they can't let the soldiers on the front line die in vain!"

A cronie who was guarding outside the temple immediately retired.

In fact, there are many Zhao Changqing's cronies outside the hall.

They are staying here to facilitate the transmission of news to various battlefields for His Majesty.

As soon as the cronies guarding outside the hall left, Zhao Changqing sat on a chair and stroked his forehead, looking particularly painful, and asked Zhuge Liang and the others: "Cao Guogong, hasn't there been any news yet?"

He Ning originally wanted to massage Zhao Changqing personally, so that he could soothe his nerves and relieve fatigue.

But when he heard that they were about to discuss military affairs, he retreated.

Then, Zhuge Liang said to Zhao Changqing: "Back to Your Majesty, there has been no news in the border area for several days. ”

Zhao Changqing frowned and said, "How many days is it?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "It's been six days. ”

Zhao Changqing took a deep breath and said, "Let the remaining battalions of soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi enter a state of readiness, and send 6,000 troops to garrison it in Baili outside Chang'an City." ”

There was no news for six days, the battle was fleeting, and it was very likely that the border area was in danger.

Six days ago, Zhao Changqing only received a battle report from the border pass, which said that the Chu army had begun to storm the border pass.

If they really let them break through, Zhao Yun's side will fall into the embarrassing situation of being attacked by the enemy on his back, and Chang'an will also be in danger.

If he does this, it is the worst plan, in case the pass is captured, then there is no other room but to do his best to fight a decisive battle with the Chu army.

One side of the border.

Bai Qi retreated again and again, and in the face of the doubts of the soldiers, he did not explain too much.

Because of the playing style formulated by Cao Shen, only the two of them know.

In order to prevent the news from leaking out and being countered by the Chu army, so in this matter, even if Bai Qi was temporarily questioned by his comrades, he had to keep his mouth shut and silently complete the battle plan formulated by Cao Guogong.

By now, they had retreated to the barren mountains.

Bai Qi saw that the morale of the Chu army was high, and he knew that the time had not yet come.

He promised the officers and men of the three armies: "This general is deeply entrusted by Cao Guogong, this battle is related to the survival of the three soldiers, so he will definitely lead everyone out of the predicament, you don't need to be good, now, I only ask you to stick to the barren mountain for a few days, this general promises you, after a few days, I will give you a satisfactory answer!"

In desperation, the soldiers could only do so and actively prepare for the fortifications in the barren mountain area.

The next day, they were attacked by the Chu army.

But this time, the Wei army did not defeat the battle, and still succeeded in repelling the Chu army.

Seeing this, Xiang Yan laughed and said, "They are fighting for trapped beasts, send orders to go down, and send a large army to attack!"

He thought that Wei Jun was exhausted by doing this, but he didn't know that all this was within Cao Shen's expectations.

For several days in a row, no matter how the Chu army attacked the mountain, in the end, it would be captured by the Wei army.

After a few times, Chu Jun was already physically and mentally exhausted.

On the other hand, the Wei army was in high spirits raised in the mountains.

Xiang Yan felt weird.

How could the combat effectiveness of the Wei army be raised in an instant?

But by the time we realized it, it was too late.

Because Bai Qi sensed that the time had come, he had already begun to issue an order for all the soldiers to counterattack.

The soldiers of the Wei army were waiting for such an opportunity.

An opportunity to shame yourself.

When did the Wei army experience so many defeats in a row?

It's not that you can't beat it!

Therefore, the stubborn Wei army soldiers, everyone is holding back a force in their hearts at the moment, if this strength is broken, there will definitely be problems, but fortunately, the time for this energy to vent is just right.

Therefore, for a while, the entire Wei army was full of fighting spirit, and vowed to fight to the death with the Chu army.

But what about the Chu army?

After several successive big victories, the officers and men of the whole army already have a kind of arrogance.

As the saying goes, 'will instigate a nest'.

All the generals knew that the enemy commander Cao Shen had already led a large army to support the border passes, and the Wei army that remained here was just a small army or an army with poor combat strength responsible for dragging down their own army.

Therefore, after each of them experienced a few victories at the beginning, they were a little disdainful, thinking that the Wei army at this moment was vulnerable.

Even these generals despise the Wei army, can the Chu soldiers not despise it?

But after the Wei army retreated to the barren mountains, everything seemed to have changed.

The combat effectiveness of the Wei army suddenly increased, and it had already overshadowed its own army.

This is a thing beyond common sense, no matter how they attack the Wei army, the Wei army is like a mountain, standing tall.

This is still the case when the Wei army has withdrawn the main force.

If this encounters the main force led by Cao Shen, then how should this battle be fought?

I can't fight!

Therefore, more or less, the officers and soldiers of the Chu army at this moment have some negative states.

I want to annihilate the Wei army in a very short time, but I can't do it, and staying here is not only a waste of time.

Wei Jun is like a turtle with a shrunken head, he only knows how to defend, and he doesn't know how to take the initiative to attack, no matter how he provokes and scolds the formation, Wei Jun just can't come out of the mountains, which is a little helpless!

Bai Qi felt the change in the morale of the Chu army, so he went out of the mountain to fight the Chu army today!

This battle is crucial.

If it is victorious, the task of besieging the Chu army will basically be completed.

If you don't win, then you can go to see the first emperor.

No, I have nothing to do with the first emperor, and I have never seen what Emperor Renzong looks like.

The whole Wei army was dispatched.

Hit the Chu army for a while and was caught off guard.

Xiang Yan was stunned at the time.

Did the Wei army dare to go down the mountain?

Hurriedly rallied the army to resist.

After a bloody battle, it ended with the Chu army suffering heavy casualties.

The Chu army was thus besieged by the Wei army.

Xiang Yan hurriedly asked for reinforcements from the area around the Changliu Mountain Range.

But the Chu army in the area of the Changliu Mountains did not dare to go to the rescue, why?

Because in the vicinity of Mangshan, there are tens of thousands of soldiers who are ambushed there, and the military route that the Chu army is accustomed to walking is also blocked by the Wei army.

In this case, how to send reinforcements?

If you are not careful, you will be made dumplings by Wei Jun!

Therefore, the reinforcements that the Chu army thought about day and night had not arrived for a long time.

Without the arrival of reinforcements, there would be no supplies, and if this continues, it will be a problem for the soldiers to eat, drink, and lazar.

There is really too much food and grass needed every day, and I can't make ends meet!

The Wei army surrounded them and did not attack the Chu army, so they died with them.

Ten days passed.

Most of the grain and grass of the Chu army have been used up.

And the defense of the border pass of Wei is also going on with difficulty.

The general of Chu who was in charge of attacking the border pass knew about Xiang Yan's trapping, but he was indifferent and had no intention of sending reinforcements there.

Why?

First, Xiang Yan did not ask him for help.

Second, he paid such a painful price to attack the city, how could he withdraw his troops at the critical juncture when he was about to break through the border pass of Wei?

Rescue Xiang Yan? This is simply impossible, who made him have an enmity with Wei State?

Even if you don't send reinforcements, you have to take down this border pass if you die.

(End of chapter)