Horse on the World

Chapter 582 Retreat

Sorry, there is no way to drink with the leader. Everyone knows it. After returning home, I got dizzy and took a cold shower. I became sober and wrote a chapter. The chapter at [-] o’clock tomorrow may be postponed, probably tomorrow Write it out between ten and eleven o'clock.
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On the eastern front of Yizhou, although Emperor Tianqi and Qu Yongjie have not withdrawn their troops yet, everyone knows that this battle is no longer possible for Luoyang, not to mention that the city defense of Yizhou is strong. The fact that the famous Dingzhou army entered Yizhou to aid the Luoyang army has already caused the Luoyang army to lose confidence in the outcome of the First World War. What's more, now that the Minzhou army has been defeated, Zhang Aimin's life and death are unknown, and Qiu Zhi's front army on the eastern front also just reported that Qiu Zhi's tens of thousands of troops were almost wiped out, and now they have changed from offensive to defensive, and the defensive can't last long. They are planning to withdraw to Qinzhou and have preserved their vitality.

At this point, all the conspiracies have been put on the table, Li Qing escaped from Shenzhou, and in a very short period of time, he joined forces with King Ning of the South and Youyan Xiao to form a united front to deal with the aggressive Luoyang .

Qinzhou was attacked on several fronts. Among Youyan's confidantes, Xiao's and Dingzhou's allied forces went out of Xiegu. Xiang Ping was caught off guard and was defeated in the first battle.In Luoyang City, undercurrents are surging, all kinds of rumors are everywhere, officials are in panic all day long, and the little emperor Zhaoqing obviously cannot suppress the situation. Although Chen Xiyan supports him, Chen Xiyan is old and weak after all. Falling ill and being unable to manage the council, this situation and the situation prompted Tian Qi to end the war as soon as possible and return to Luoyang. Luoyang is the center of the world, and there must be no turmoil.
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However, right now, it is not easy to end this war. Li Qing's army is suppressing the situation. Under the prestige of Dingzhou, the retreat may turn into a rout and become a disaster. Yizhou Tianqi Headquarters , Day after day of meetings to discuss how to end this war.

"Li Qing's army swept across Minzhou, and looted everything they passed. This move is very different from Li Qing's previous appeasement policy after sacking cities and looting land. It also shows that Li Qing has no intention of occupying Minzhou at present. Minzhou is A hot-handed mountain polder is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and is surrounded by Luoyang forces on several sides. Li Qing sees this very clearly. Therefore, although he occupies Minzhou, except for Qingyang County, Dingzhou Army has passed He did not leave a single soldier behind, but entered Yizhou in a large scale, and his goal was Qinzhou." Qu Yongjie said.

"Qinzhou is adjacent to Yizhou, and it is also a battleground for military strategists. If Li Qing occupies Qinzhou, he can attack Xingzhou, Minzhou, and Minzhou at will in the future. , Therefore, Qinzhou must stick to it!" Zhou Tong stood up, Qinzhou is now his territory, and he was a little anxious when he heard Qu Yongjie's words.

"Now we are not only considering Qinzhou, but the whole world!" Qu Yongjie said in a deep voice. "People exist, land survives, people die, and land is lost! If we stick to Qinzhou, it means that we have to face attacks from several directions at the same time. I don't deny that we can defend Qinzhou, but the price of defending Qinzhou is too high. I'm afraid This is what Li Qing hopes most."

"Why do you say that?" Zhou Tong didn't care about Qu Yongjie's status far above him at this time, and asked back blushingly, if there was no Qinzhou, no matter where Zhou Tong's troops went, they would become guest troops. At that time, no matter the equipment or supplies, they will all be judged by others. This situation, he does not want to see anyway, and sticking to Qinzhou, as a local army, he will not get the slightest benefit.

"General Zhou, if we stick to Qinzhou and don't go, the Youyan Xiao family and Dingzhou Lu Dalin army will inevitably increase their attacks on Luoyang, and no matter what the battle is in Luoyang, it will affect the hearts of the people in the world. For hundreds of years, Luoyang is surrounded by thousands of miles, and has never been invaded by a single soldier. Moreover, sticking to Qinzhou will make it easier for Li Qing to fight against King Ning and others, and our pressure will increase greatly. On the contrary, if we resolutely abandon Qinzhou!"

"Li Qing will definitely occupy Qinzhou unceremoniously!" Tianqi continued, "Li Qing will be satisfied with getting Qinzhou, but King Ning will be suspicious, because Li Qing can not only go west to attack us at this time, but also attack us at any time. Judging by his strength, Li Qing's eastward advance is more in his interest and less difficult. According to this, King Ning must withdraw his entire army to Qingzhou and vigorously manage the defense line of Qingzhou. Don't forget, Li Qing's water Shizheng is eyeing King Ning covetously, although the two sides are united now, if the foreign enemy is gone, will they still work together like this, they will definitely have their own ghosts."

"That's right, King Li Qingning has his own place, and after this battle, the Zeng family in the south and the Lu family in the north will lose their strength and will be unable to protect themselves. It is very likely that they will seek refuge with King Ning. Of course, Commander Yuan also sent people to lobby. I hope they will be loyal to the court, but because they are separated by King Ning, this hope is very small. The most likely thing for the Zeng Lu Er family is to rely on King Ning to ensure that they will deal with Li Qing's revenge in the future. King Ning will get Zeng Lu Er With the help of the family, the strength has skyrocketed, and it actually poses a great threat to Li Qing, and Li Qing has to consider this, so, I think, after this battle is over, Great Chu will usher in a short period of peace." Qu Yongjie said.

Tian Qi was unhappy, "General Qu didn't speak clearly. In fact, after this battle, Da Chu will form a three-power situation. Although we have nothing to gain from this battle, it can even be said to be a big defeat, but it is not without gain. The biggest advantage is that we have curbed Li Qing's crazy expansion and trained a group of elite soldiers. Relying on our geographical advantages, the rich and prosperous Central Plains still ranks first among the top three, and Li Qing has entered the bridgehead of the Central Plains It has been further stabilized and strengthened, and it sits on the grasslands, Shiwei has a vast strategic space, although strategic resources are insufficient, but because its armor is beneficial to the world, it can make up for the deficiency, and it should be ranked second."

Sighing, "The one who has gained the most from this battle is King Ning. With his face dying, he has become one of the top three. Although the strength is the weakest, the second family of Lu Zeng may not be able to work together with him. But there is no doubt that he will come out of the throes of Min Qin's fiasco and breathe a sigh of relief."

"Compared with King Ning, I am more worried about You Yan. Right now, it seems that the possibility of You Yan falling into Li Qing's arms is increasing greatly, which will pose a great threat to Luoyang. The land of You Yan is a worry in the heart Ah, Xiao Yuanshan put down his dignity back then and begged Li Shi to let him pass through the border, and Li Qing and Li Huaiyuan did have extraordinary vision. Now Xiao Shi has become a thorn in our eyes and a thorn in our flesh. If we don't take him down first, we will not know what to eat , restless sleep."

Everyone in the tent is silent. In the final analysis, this battle is still lost, and the gain outweighs the loss!

Zhou Tong sat down silently. From what Tian Qi said, he already knew that giving up Qinzhou was a foregone conclusion. He dared to argue with Qu Yongjie, but he did not dare to argue with Tian Qi.

"General Zhou Tong made great contributions in defeating the Xiao family. In the next few battles, he led the Qinzhou Army, and all of them took the lead bravely. He was willing to be the vanguard. I am very relieved. Therefore, General Zhou Tong was promoted to be a general. Yitong San Office, establish a government office." Tian Qi looked at Zhou Tong, who had his head down and his face was gloomy. "General Zhou, you don't have to worry about temporary gains and losses. Temporary retreat is for greater progress in the future. In a few years, we will not only recapture Qinzhou, but also regain the world in one fell swoop! Restore my Great Chu Huangwei !"

Under Tianqi's command, regardless of those who have rebelled and become enemies, there are only a few people who are generals now. Qu Yongjie is the No. 1 of Tianqi. Although Qiu Zhi is older, but because of the awkward relationship with Li, So he ranked second, Zhang Aimin has always been loyal to Great Chu, trained in Minzhou for several years, won tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and was born and died for Tianqi many times, ranking third, while Zhou Tong is the fourth general, and has the rank of general Xiang Ping, who is heavily armed, did not get this title because he was a marquis and a descendant.

Hearing Tian Qi's words, Qu Yongjie turned around with a smile and cupped his fists at Zhou Tong, "Congratulations to General Zhou!"

Everyone in the tent stood up together, clasped their fists and congratulated each other.

Zhou Tong knew that this was Tianqi's compensation for abandoning Qinzhou. At this point, he had nothing to say, so he could only stand up and pay respects to Tianqi, "Thank you Lord Long En!"

Tianqi nodded in satisfaction, abandoning Qinzhou, sticking to Xingzhou, and taking back Minzhou was the best plan he came up with after learning the news that Zhang Aimin's entire army was in ink. What he is doing now is just to appease Zhou Just the same.

Now that the big plan was set, they began to discuss the details of the retreat. There were many threads, and if one of them was not handled well, it would easily lead to a big defeat, because around them, Li Huaiyuan, Li Qing, Ning Ning, etc. Wang, Hu Zequan and others are all outstanding people, and they are watching their flaws with wide eyes!

"Report!" Suddenly there was a hurried shout from outside the tent, and everyone was shocked. Could something have happened again.

A eunuch hurriedly stepped into the tent, "Your Majesty, General Zhang Aimin is back!"

"What?" Everyone in the tent, including Tian Qi, suddenly stood up, "General Zhang Aimin!"

"Yes!" The little eunuch was taken aback by everyone's reaction, and replied cautiously: "It's General Zhang, but General Zhang doesn't look very well!"

"Let's go!" Tian Qi stepped down from his seat and headed out.Everyone immediately followed and went out of the account.

Zhang Aimin is more than bad, he is like a beggar, his armor is missing, he is wearing an old padded jacket, which is also in tatters, his head is wrapped in a thick turban, his face and hands are covered with chilblains, and his expression is ashen. , and the dozens of soldiers who accompanied him were even more miserable.

Seeing Tian Qi greeted him out of the tent, Zhang Aimin, who was rushing over, cried and fell to the ground, choked his head, and cried, "Your Majesty, why, why, why!"

Zhang Aimin asked three reasons why, but his tone became more and more serious. In the cold winter months, he raised his army over the Da Cang Mountain, which is thousands of meters above sea level, and survived a narrow escape. Tens of thousands of Minzhou troops could come back alive with Zhang Aimin. There are only two or three left.

Zhang Aimin's tone was rude, and the people around Tian Qi changed their colors. Zhang Aimin's move was already a direct denunciation of Tian Qi. It was precisely because of Tian Qi's wrong judgment that it led to the fate of Zhang Aimin's entire army.

Tian Qi is the emperor, although his heart is extremely unhappy, Zhang Aimin's situation cannot help him to get angry, and it is even more impossible for him to get angry, otherwise it will definitely chill the hearts of all the soldiers. color.

"General Zhang is tired, this battle is all my fault!" Tian Qi hurried forward, supporting Zhang Aimin with both hands.

Zhang Aimin burst into tears, "Your Majesty, of the [-] soldiers of the Minzhou Army, only [-] left with me and went down Da Cang Mountain alive. There are almost no Minzhou Army left!"

Tianqi gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, General Zhang, we will take back Minzhou and rebuild the Minzhou Army!"

(End of this chapter)