Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Xue Rengui's cavalry unit, after repeated battles, is now exhausted and unable to fight anymore, but the [-] Qin troops that have newly entered Runan can fully fill the gap in combat power.

Xue Rengui naturally knew this too, but he did not continue to fight Zhao Kuangyin. Instead, he chose to switch from attack to defense. He also used Shangcai, Guanyang, Anyang and other counties in western Runan as bases to confront the Song army in Pingyu and other places. , While cultivating and restoring combat power, it is also restraining the Song army.

Xue Rengui's choice is undoubtedly correct, he doesn't need to fight head-on with Zhao Kuangyin at all, as long as Cao Wei destroys the country, then 10,000+ Qin troops will go south, and the Song Dynasty will be destroyed overnight.

Zhao Kuangyin naturally also guessed Xue Rengui's sinister intentions, but the enemy really didn't care about Cao Wei at the moment, so he could only send more people to keep an eye on Cao Wei's battlefield movements.

Zhao Kuangyin also knew that Cao Cao's pressure was greater than his own. After all, Qin's army only dispatched 15 troops to attack Song, which already caused him a headache, but it sent 42 troops to attack Wei.

Although the power of Cao Wei and the whole country gathered 33 defenders, they needed to divide their troops to garrison in various places. Facing the 42 Qin troops coming from four directions, the Wei army's front was not only too scattered, but also collapsed. Any front collapsed If not, it is likely to cause a collapse across the board.

Zhao Kuangyin and Cao Cao are already grasshoppers on the same rope. Naturally, we hope that Cao Wei can defend Chenliu, Dongjun and Yingchuan, and block the offensive of 42 Qin troops from four routes.

But as the northern battle reports continued to come in, Cao Cao hadn't reacted yet, but Zhao Kuangyin couldn't sit still one step ahead.

Zhao Kuangyin originally thought that Cao Wei, who supported an army of 33, would not be difficult to stop the Qin army for half a year even without the reinforcements of Song and Ming.

But what Zhao Kuangyin didn't expect was that Wei Jun, who showed his power in the Central Plains and performed extremely well, would pull his hips like this when facing Qin Jun.

In just half a month, all three lines of defense in Yingchuan fell, leaving only the last line of defense in Xuchang, and if Xuchang couldn't hold it, the battlefields of Chenliu and Dongjun would also deteriorate completely.

The three counties of Yingchuan, Chenliu, and Dongjun are the three counties with the largest population and wealth in Cao Wei.

Once these three counties fall, Cao Wei will not have to fight anymore, because no matter how he fights, he will lose, and it is better to surrender early.

Only half a month after the war between Qin and Wei, Cao Wei has been forced to the point of life and death. Whether or not the city of Xuchang can be defended is not only related to the life and death of Cao Wei, but also the survival of the three kingdoms in the Central Plains.

Therefore, when he learned that Jin Bi had not finished asking for instructions, he sent troops to rescue Xue Ju, and also lost [-] soldiers and horses. Zhao Kuangyin was punished by Jin Bi because Jin Bi did the right thing, not just helping Cao Wei , also to help Zhao Song.

But what made Zhao Kuangyin speechless was that what Jin Bi did was a good thing, but instead he was impeached by civil officials in the country, and he also listed a number of crimes, and each of them said that it seemed to be the case.

Zhao Kuangyin is not a fool, naturally he would not do such a stupid thing as breaking his arm at such a critical moment, so not only was he not punished, but he also Jiajing Jin Bi, and sent [-] more defenders to Xiping to show that he was committed to protecting Jin Bi's attitude.

After Zhao Kuangyin made his statement, the voice of impeachment within the Song Dynasty disappeared without a trace in an instant, as if it was premeditated.

This made Zhao Kuangyin have to suspect that the pro-Qin faction of the Song Dynasty was behind the impeachment, but after some investigation, it was found that his good second brother was on the head, so he gave up his plan to pursue the blame.

Now the battle between Qin and Wei has reached the most critical point. Cao Wei has lost nearly half of his troops in Yingchuan. It is indeed a bit too difficult to rely on 10,000 troops to defend Xuchang City under the attack of [-]+ Qin troops. big.

Zhao Kuangyin can no longer just sit back and watch Cao Wei lose, because if Wei Guo loses again, Song Guo will also be unlucky, so he must help Wei Guo defend Xuchang no matter what.

But Song State is also suffering from internal and external troubles now. If Xue Rengui's 10,000+ army is not resolved, it is really unable to divide troops to support others, but Xu Chang has to be rescued?
For a while, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but fell into a dilemma.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin envied Cao Cao instead.

Chapter 2686: Li Mi presents advice to Zhao Kuangyin, Lin Xiangru recommends Tian Dan on his deathbed
Wei's geographical location is so bad, Cao Cao has five major military divisions under his command, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Fan Li, Chen Gong, and Cao GUI.

On the other hand, the State of Song was superior to the State of Wei in terms of geography, population, and wealth, but when it came to troublesome things to solve, there was no one to give him advice.

Zhao Kuangyin also has three major military advisers: Zhao Pu, Yan Xiang and Shen Gongbao, but Zhao Pu is in the army to aid Ming Dynasty, and Shen Gongbao was borrowed by Cao Cao to lobby the Demon Gate. Now only Yan Xiang is by his side among the three advisers.

It's not that Zhao Kuangyin thinks that Yan Xiang is not good, but compared with those top counselors in the world, Yan Xiang's ability is obviously inferior. For example, Yan Xiang didn't see through Lin Xiangru's calculations in the battle of Geling.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help being jealous of Cao Cao again. If he had Cao Cao's five great counselors loyal to him, he would definitely not have pulled his crotch to such an extent against the Qin army.

Yan Xiang saw Zhao Kuangyin's troubles, although he also came up with ideas, but because of his limited ability, he couldn't think of a solution, so he recommended Zhao Kuangyin and asked others to help Zhao Kuangyin with ideas, and the person he recommended It was Li Mi, a famous official in the mid-Tang Dynasty known as "Li Yehou".

Li Mi is the sixth grandson of Li Bi, the Taishi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He served successively as Tang Xuanzong, Tang Suzong, Tang Daizong, and Tang Dezong. , One of the scholars.

Li Mi's experience was very bumpy. He served in the four dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, lived in seclusion twice, and was once exiled. Yuan Zai and Chang Gun were excluded and released, and they did not rule the world until the period of Tang Dezong.

Li Qin is a hidden figure in the special hundred summons. After birth, he was implanted as the younger brother of Li Fang, the famous Prime Minister of the early Song Dynasty. Li Fang was also the prefect of Chen County in the Song Dynasty, so he came into Yan Xiang's sight.

"Master Yan, can this Li Qin really solve the current predicament?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

Yan Xiang said seriously: "My lord, Li Qin's talent is ten times better than that of Xiang. If there is really anyone who can solve the current problem, Li Qin is probably the only one."

Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed in classical Chinese, and it happened that Li Qin was in Pingyu City, so he was going to meet him in person right away.

In fact, Li Qin was not optimistic about the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties, so he declined his brother Li Fang's recommendation, and stayed in Runan to study hard, but he didn't expect Zhao Kuangyin to come to him, and now he couldn't hide even if he wanted to up.

Although Li Qin is not optimistic about Zhao Song, but after all, the whole family is working in Song State. He neither dared nor disobeyed Zhao Kuangyin, so he had to help Zhao Kuangyin analyze it from his own point of view, but he didn't want to solve Zhao Kuangyin's troubles for a long time. problem.

"Mr. is a great talent. One person can reach an army of [-]. Now with Mr.'s help, I will have no worries." Zhao Kuangyin said happily.

Li Qin's face froze immediately, did he ever say that he would become an official to assist Zhao Kuangyin?
Just about to say no, seeing Zhao Kuangyin's happy face, Li Qin immediately swallowed back what he wanted to say.

After Zhao Kuangyin left, Li Qin walked up to Yan Xiang and asked with a wry smile, "I have never offended you, have you?"

Yan Xiang caressed his long beard lightly, pretending to be displeased and said: "Changyuan (Li Qin's name) what's your name, if you offend the old man, how can the old man recommend you to the lord?"

Li Qin knew that Yan Xiang was deliberately pretending to be confused, so he went straight to the point and said, "My lord knows that I have no intention of serving the Song Dynasty, and I also know that I can't refuse the king of Song, but if I force myself to stay in this way, I'm not afraid that I will be in Song Ying. , don’t work hard?”

Yan Xiang smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, only a gentleman can be expected." Then he smiled and strode away.

Looking at Yan Xiang's leaving back, Li Qin fell into deep thought, only a gentleman can be expected, but is he a gentleman?

After Zhao Kuangyin returned, he ordered to send [-] troops to support Xuchang, and at the same time continue to expand the army and prepare for war.

Li Qin is right, the defense line of Tongbai Mountain was breached by the Qin army, and one hundred thousand Qin troops invaded Runan, but the cavalry of the Qin army were exhausted and needed time to rest, and they would not take the initiative to attack, so Qin and Song would also fall into a stalemate stage, it is entirely possible to allocate part of the troops to support Cao Wei.

In addition, compared to soldiers, Wei Guoqi
Chapter 2686: Li Mi presents advice to Zhao Kuangyin, Lin Xiangru recommends Tian Dan on his deathbed
In fact, there is even a shortage of generals, so there is no need to send too many troops to aid Wei, [-] elites plus a few strong generals are enough.

Zhao Kuangyin ordered Zhao She to be the chief general, leading Jiutun Tongzi, Gao Siji, Lu Xiong, Yang Yuzhen and other generals, and led an army of [-] to support Xuchang.

Zhao She led 17 Song troops to the north, and the total strength of Song State in Runan also dropped to [-]. Compared with the Qin army, it did not have much advantage, so it is imperative to expand the army.

Among the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming, Song State is the richest, has the least financial pressure, and its population is also higher than that of Wei State and lower than that of Ming State. In addition, Song State is the only country among the split states that followed the example of Qin State to establish a reserve army system.

The Song Dynasty also had a reserve army system. If soldiers were recruited from the reserve soldiers and county soldiers, it would not be difficult to expand the army urgently and it would also be effective.

Zhao Kuangyin planned to expand his army by [-], so that he would have enough confidence to support Wei against Qin.

Runan, Shangcai.

After Xue Rengui defeated the Song army, he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, but chose to accept it as soon as it was good. Apart from the exhaustion of the army and the breakdown of Tongbai Mountain, another major reason was that Lin Xiangru was critically ill.

Lin Xiangru actually opposed Xue Rengui's decisive battle with the Song army. He felt that under the current situation, even if the Qin army gave up the cities of Runan, it would be fine to retreat to Jingzhou temporarily.

But Xue Rengui was not reconciled, nor would he give up the fat he had swallowed. Lin Xiangru had no choice but to plan a decisive battle for him.

Facts have proved that although Xue Rengui's decision-making is risky, as long as the plan is obtained, the benefits are indeed huge.

In the battle of Geling, Xue Rengui not only won, but also bought enough time for the Qin army in the rear to break through Tongbai Mountain, and the Qin army also established a firm foothold in Runan.

However, Lin Xiangru, as a military adviser, was accidentally shot by a stray arrow in the battle of Geling, and his life was dying due to serious injuries.

This also made Xue Rengui blame himself very much. After all, if he hadn't insisted on taking risks, the military adviser would not have been hit by the arrow.

Looking at Xue Rengui with a guilty face, Lin Xiangru said angrily: "The governor doesn't have to blame himself, everyone has his own fate, this old man is destined to die, he can't escape and he can't blame others, it's just a pity that he can't witness the great Qin ruled the world with his own eyes "

"military adviser."

After hearing this, Xue Rengui felt even more guilty. He was interrupted by Lin Xiangru when he was about to apologize.

Lin Xiangru didn't want to hear Xue Rengui's apology, he knew that his time was running out, and he had to explain his funeral before he died.

"Governor, I have assisted the two governors of Jingzhou. You and Governor Yue Fei are really similar. I don't have much time. I have a message before I die."

"Military adviser, please tell me, Rengui must remember."

"This Central Plains war involves the whole world, and it cannot be solved by one person fighting alone. I hope the governor will focus on stability, and don't take risks."

"Rengui remembers the words of the military adviser." Xue Rengui said seriously. ,
Seeing this, Lin Xiangru also breathed a sigh of relief, pointing to Tian Dan who was standing by the bed and said, "Tian Dan is a genius in the world. After the old man leaves, the governor can rely on him as his arm."

"military adviser."

Seeing that Lin Xiangru was dying, but still thinking about himself, Tian Dan was so moved that he almost cried.

"Tian Dan, although you are from the land of Shu, I know that your heart is in Daqin. I have written a handwritten letter and submitted it to His Majesty as your guarantee. From now on, you can rest assured that you will fight hands and feet in Daqin."

Hearing Lin Xiangru's words, Tian Dan couldn't hold back any longer, grabbed Lin Xiangru's hand in tears, and said gratefully: "The military commander is so kind, Tian Dan has nothing to repay, please allow Tian Dan to respect the military commander with respect as a teacher."

"That's a good relationship. I didn't expect the old man to have such a good student at the end of his life."

Lin Xiangru smiled with relief, and then closed his eyes forever with a peaceful expression. Xue Rengui and other generals all cried out when they saw this.