A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 82 The Conspiracy of the Qi Kingdom
The coalition armies of Huai and Qi princes have been confronting Xiapi for a month, but they have made no progress. Both sides are actively looking for each other's weaknesses.

Huai country camp.

Wang Sheng asked: "The army has been stationed in Xiapi for more than a month. Do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"

"Your Majesty, the coalition forces of the princes of the Qi State have come, and 30 people have driven hundreds of miles away. There must be a lot of food and grass. Your Majesty, we only need to stick here. Even if the Qi State is rich, how long can we supply the army? When the food is exhausted, it will be withdrawn by itself!" said a nobleman next to him.

"Qi's vassals have a large number of coalition forces and a vast land, which is not comparable to our Huai country. If other vassal states support us, our army may be short of food and grass. If there is a long-term confrontation, farming may be affected, and there will be food shortages in the country." Gongyang Shuo said with some worry.

If the coalition forces of the princes of the Qi State really wanted to spend all their time here, Wang Sheng would probably use the Divine Artifact of Destiny desperately.After all, no matter how strong Huai State is, it cannot consume so many vassal states.Of course this possibility is very low.

"Your Majesty, why don't you send an army out of Muyang to attack Tan, and force the Qi army to return to the division for rescue?"

"It's useless, the coalition army is 30, and we only need to send tens of thousands of troops back to help, and we can stop it." Wang Sheng shook his head and said.

"For the current plan, we can only find the place where he hoards food and grass. Then set fire to it, forcing the coalition forces to retreat." Gongyang Shuo said.

"Send out scouts to search for the places where the coalition forces are storing food!" Wang Sheng nodded in agreement.

Soon, a large number of scouts quietly went to collect intelligence near the coalition forces.

Just when Wang Sheng was struggling to find a way to defeat the enemy, the allied forces of the princes were also thinking of a way to defeat Huaiguo.

The Marquis of Qi sat in the center, and in the big tent, more than a dozen princes were seated on the left and right. Just like the Huai State, everyone was discussing how to defeat the enemy.

"Qi Gong, the Huai people are good at defending the city. It's a waste of 30 troops stationed here. Why don't we divide our troops to attack other places?"

The people are very tired of stationing troops to attack the city of Xiapi. After decades of repairs in the Huai Kingdom, Xiapi has already become a fortified city. It is very difficult to break through, but it will lose troops.

"The Huai people have elite soldiers. If we divide our troops, it may be difficult to win." A prince next to him said.

"This time, the elites of the Huai Kingdom are here, and there must be no troops to guard other places. As long as the army is careful, they can easily win."

"I heard that the Chu army is attacking from the south, and the strength of the Huai Kingdom must be tense. Why don't we divide our troops and attack Huai'an by surprise? If this battle is successful, the Huai Kingdom will not survive!" Cao GUI said.

Qihou hesitated for a moment, and then said: "In this case, who can lead the troops there?"

"Marquis Zheng is proficient in military affairs and can be a commander in chief!"

So Qi Hou appointed Zheng Hou as commander, and prepared to divide his troops to attack Huai'an.

"Duke Qi, I have a plan, which may help Duke Qi defeat the enemy." Hu Rui stepped forward and said.

Hearing this, Qi Hou immediately sat up straight, and then asked: "Fox Qing, please speak bluntly!"

"Your Majesty, Xiapi City is strong, but the terrain is not the highest. There are Yi River and Si River near Xiapi City. Although the rivers are not abundant at this time, after building embankments and storing water, they can still be flooded with water. At that time, the Huai army will surely collapse, and then the army will attack the city, and the next Pi will be broken!" Hu Rui said with a pair of wisdom beads in his hands.

Hearing this strategy, the people around immediately discussed it, this strategy is vicious, if it succeeds, Xiapi will definitely be destroyed by then, and more than [-] people will be killed or injured.Many people feel that this strategy is vicious and hurts the harmony of nature.

"Qihou, back then Huaiguo also dug the Huaihe River and flooded Shanhou. It is God's will to store water to irrigate the city this time!" Caohou said.

Qi Hou hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement, and then handed over the matter of building the dam to store water to Hu Rui.

The coalition forces of the princes of Qi State divided [-] troops, and then the commander of Zheng Hou marched southward, and another [-] people were transferred, led by Hu Rui, to go to Surabaya and Yishui to cut off the river for water storage.

Zheng Hou commanded the army to go south, and then broke through six small cities, and soon came to the north bank of the Huai River.Just when Zheng Hou's army came to the north bank of the Huaihe River, he bumped into Xu Mao who had just solved Chu State and led the army northward.

Xu Mao sent out scouts and had already learned in advance that the allied forces of the princes were going south.So he led the army to cross the Huai River in the north. This time, the Huai army defeated the Chu army with high morale, and it was a good time for a big battle.

Marquis Zheng was in command of a [-] coalition army, of which there were not many elites. When Marquis Zheng found out that a large Huai army had crossed the river northward, he was overjoyed.

Zheng Guo gained a lot of benefits from the last alliance against Chu. This time the Qi Nationality Alliance defeated Huai, Zheng Hou always remembered Qi Hou's kindness, and was ready to show a good performance in order to repay Qi Hou.This time he went south, he wiped out six small cities in a row, the army gained a lot of benefits, and the morale was booming.

Zheng Hou didn't hesitate, and immediately ordered: "The army speeds up and drives all the Huai people on the banks of the Huai River into the river! At that time, I will go to the leader and the emperor alone to ask for credit for you."

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Seeing the high morale of the army, Zheng Hou waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

The army immediately accelerated to go south.

"General, General!" A team of scouts was rushing over.Then he was stopped by the guards of the Chinese army, and then brought two of them to the banner of the Chinese army.

"General, the [-] coalition troops of the princes are going south, and there are still [-] miles away from here!"

"Who is the leader?" Xu Mao asked calmly.

"Marquis Zheng, besides Marquis Zheng, there are banners such as Zhu and Xiang."

"Explore again!"

"Here!" The scouts left in a hurry, Xu Mao looked at the surrounding terrain. This place is wide, but a gentle slope that is high in the south and low in the north. It is a thousand meters long, with a drop of about one meter. The terrain here is not suitable for the north. To launch an attack, not to mention that the sun is near noon at this time, and the sun is in the south, which is a good battlefield.

Xu Mao immediately stopped moving forward and ordered the army to form an arc-shaped army formation a hundred steps away from the Huaihe River.The two ends of the formation are close to the Huaihe River, and the center of the formation is prominent.And uncharacteristically lined up the chariots in front of the central formation.All the chariots raised their big shields and spears, and behind them were five thousand strong archers.

At the back of the formation, wooden planks and rafts are left to link to the river bank, and they can go straight into the rear formation. The remaining infantry rest on the planks and wait until the front army is exhausted for rotation.

The [-]-strong army lined up with their backs, and their preparations were soon completed.

After the formation of the Huai army was completed, Zheng Hou commanded the army to the banks of the Huai River.From a distance, the Huai people were seen lining up on the edge of the Huai River, and it was an extremely weird formation.

Zheng Hou was a little strange at the beginning, but when he saw that the Huai people even put their chariots at the front of the Chinese army in the backwater formation, he laughed and said: "Backwater formation is a big taboo for military strategists, and there are no military chariots to guard the two wings. How to lead the army like this , How can Gu Ye be invincible? The advantage in this battle is Gu Ye!"

"Pass my order, the army is deployed, this battle will push the Huai people into the Huai River to feed the fish!" Zheng Hou ordered loudly.Everyone said yes.

As soon as the voice fell, the allied forces of the princes immediately started to move. The [-] army, except for the [-] strong people, quickly set up a large formation. The large formation laid down by Zheng Hou was quite satisfactory. At this time, the military formation commonly used by Bangzhou, the three armies lined up in front, And leave the Chinese army all the way as a reserve team.

Soon after the formation of the army was completed, Zheng Hou pointed at the Huai people and laughed loudly: "Our army is forming a formation, but the Huai people dare not attack. How can they be undefeated if they are so timid?"

"The generals will kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and seal their wives and sons!"

(End of this chapter)