warring states careerist

Chapter 969
Qi Jun wanted to withdraw, but it was not so easy.

It took time to gather troops. During the process of gathering, Daicheng's defenders attacked and delayed the Qi army's retreat.

When the main force of the raid on the northern wing arrived, the Qi army only withdrew to Yongqiu, no more than two thousand.

Afterwards, the northern wing of the Xiexuan army went south to Chengkuang, and according to the concubine Mi's idea, they defeated the Qi army besieging Chengkuang with the cavalry raid tactics in one fell swoop.

When the news reached the main force of the coalition forces under the city of Shangqiu, the scouts of the coalition forces of the princes also discovered the main force of the Jiexuan army in the northeast of Shangqiu.

For a while, the princes were frightened, and the emperor was panicked.

The question of "Ru Zhi Nai He" kept coming up, and Han Hou said in surprise: "Bai Zhi Shi's ambition is not small. He wants to eat us all? The Mo family's army is not in Laiwu at all, but nearby!"

This news is like a bolt from the blue, although there is another possibility that this is also a suspicious soldier, used to scare the coalition forces of the princes.

This possibility exists, but the princes did not dare to believe this possibility, but worried that the Mohists were going to encircle and wipe them out.

This time, the allied forces of the princes dared to attack Shangqiu under the leadership of Qi State, not only because Han and Wei would inevitably die if the lips and teeth were cold, but also because the main field troops of the Mohists were outside, which gave the princes great confidence.

Although the news is not known to be true or false, and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the truth, the princes have to be cautious.

Shangqiu City is a plain. Even though we don't know how many Mohist main forces are there, the advantages of Mohist artillery and cavalry can be brought into full play in this large plain area.

The coalition forces of the princes gathered a lot of copper cannons this time, but the number of copper cannons that the main force of the Mohists could mobilize is still too small.

The cavalry on Sishang left a deep impression on Wei Han in the Battle of Yinyang, but this kind of cavalry is extremely expensive to train, and Wei Han can't train too much.

If it is really the main force of the Mohists who are attacking, and they are going to surround and annihilate them under the city of Shangqiu, the best way is to retreat.

From the very beginning of this war, the Mohists were taking advantage of the fear of the princes.

If the princes are not afraid, the suspicious soldiers and the empty city plan in the direction of Yangxia will not be effective.

If he is not afraid, it is likely that the Han army really thought that the Mohists were afraid of war, and not only might they continue to advance, but they might also attack Hongshui and threaten Shangqiu.

The empty city plan was just a test, and the result of the test was that the coalition forces of the princes were still very afraid of fighting against the Mohists in their hearts. That's why the [-] troops of the Han army retreated to Yangxia and the main force of the coalition forces took advantage of the absence of the main force of the Mohists to attack Shangqiu.

Now it seems that this seems to be a scam, and the princes are extremely worried.

The emperor was at a loss, but he also knew that if the main force of the princes was ruined under the city of Shangqiu, the situation would be over.

Although in the past there was the shame of Jin Wengong forcing the emperor to hunt for the alliance, and now there are three families divided into Jintian clan and Qi, which is rude to not take Zhou Li seriously, but after all, the princes still have to give the emperor some points Face, not too much.

The Mohists are different. Their morality does not recognize the legitimacy of the hereditary emperor at all.

Once the main force of the allied forces of the princes is destroyed in Shangqiu, it means that from Shangqiu to Luoyang, an effective resistance force will no longer be organized.

In the old days when the people of Chu approached Luoyi, they wanted to ask about the importance of the throne. They said that there were hundreds of thousands of armored men who wanted to watch China's politics. They could also talk nonsense like virtue is not in the tripod. In fact, it has nothing to do with Zaide's absence, but It is because the strength of the Chu people is not enough to crush the northern princes for fear of causing public anger.

If the group of Mohists approached Luoyang, they would not be able to stop them just by saying that they are in virtue or not in Ding.In history, the absence of Germany could not stop the First Emperor, and now of course it cannot stop the Mohists who wiped out the field forces of the Central Plains princes in Shangqiu field battle.

Moreover, according to the righteousness of the Mohists, the Son of Heaven has no virtue, and hereditary inheritance is illegal. Mohism does not recognize the foundation of virtue, so it is totally unreasonable.

Zhou Tianzi was terrified, he wanted to capture Shangqiu and plunder to get some loot for money, but now it seems that not only will he not get the loot, but he might even lose it here.

"My lords, what should I do now?"

He not only asked his direct subjects again, but also asked Hanhou and Qihou in the name of the emperor. The few thousand troops he brought were simply made up, and the main force of the coalition army was the Qi army.

Although the Marquis of Qi didn't know about soldiers, but Qi had ministers of soldiers, but it was inconvenient to speak directly to the emperor, because the vassals of the emperor's vassals were not the emperor's vassals, and the nobles of the state of Qi, except those who were placed by the two emperors of Guogao, were all He is loyal to Qihou.

Qihou had also discussed with his courtiers before, and he said: "Now that we have accepted Kuang and returned to Mo, if the northeast direction is really the right main force, the situation will be in danger."

"His ambition is not small. He wants to kill the emperor in Shangqiu. Our army should withdraw quickly."

Zhou Tianzi was so anxious that he thought to himself whether I should withdraw or not?But where to withdraw?How to withdraw?If I had known that the main force of the Mo family was in Sishang and hadn't gone to Laiwu, I wouldn't even come.

The Son of Heaven said anxiously: "It is you who said that you want to take Shangqiu by force while the main force of the Mohist school is not there, and you are the one who said that you want to divide the troops to encircle Chengkuang and Daicheng and attack Shangqiu with the main force. Now you have to make up your mind."

Zhou Tianzi's words did not mean to criticize, he was just stating a fact.

The little soldiers in his hand are of no use at all, even if he is the emperor, no one will listen to his own words, so how to retreat the troops still depends on the ideas of the princes.

But when Qihou heard these words, it was a bit harsh, as if he was blaming Qihou.

After all, the invasion of Sishang to destroy Shangqiu this time was strongly advocated by Qi State. In the final analysis, the purpose of attacking Sishang was to contain the Mohists in righteousness, but in fact the very realistic purpose was to force the Mohists to withdraw from Laiwu.

Hearing the words of the emperor, Marquis Qi was very displeased, and he didn't care about the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers. He cursed: "Shut up! The matter has come to this, why does the emperor behave like a woman, complaining about others, and regretting the beginning?"

Zhou Tianzi was scolded for a while, and felt infinitely wronged. I didn't mean that, I just said that I hope you can find a way. My soldiers are small and useless. I haven't fought much. That's me. mean.

After being scolded for a while, I feel wronged in my heart, but I can't say anything.

Hanhou understood what Qihou meant.

Now that the siege of Daicheng has been lifted, the [-] Qi army suffered [-] casualties, and the rest retreated into Yongqiu.The scouts reported that there were at least [-] Liberation troops there.

Now those 1 people have annihilated 5000 people near Chengkuang, and relieved the siege of Chengkuang, which led to a very dangerous situation for the princes.

If you retreat south and meet with the [-] Korean army, you will face a great risk.

The 1 people in Chengkuang are likely to go south from Chengkuang to solidify the city, cutting off the retreat of the princes. The main force of the Mohists will come from the northeast, and it is likely that nearly 10 people will be surrounded between Chengkuang, Yangxia, and Zhecheng. .

If Forty Li outside the northeast is really the main force of the Mohists, there are not many options for the coalition forces to retreat.

Either pass between Ningling, Chengkuang and Daicheng, and retreat to Yongqiu.

But in that case, the 3 people in South Korea will be completely ruined.

Now the suspected soldiers in the direction of Yangxia, the tens of thousands in the direction of Chengkuang, and the main force of the Mo family have completely surrounded the [-] Han troops.

Once the main force of the allied forces withdraws through Ningling, the flanks of the [-] Han troops will be completely exposed. When the main force of the Mohists goes south, surrounded by Cheng Kuang's troops and harassed by soldiers from Chen and Kuxian, the [-] Han troops will undoubtedly die.

The [-] Korean army is the backbone of South Korea. If South Korea recruits farmers and soldiers, it can recruit [-]. But today's war is no longer an era where gentlemen drive each other and peddle farmers and soldiers wave flags. The [-] farmers and soldiers are not as good as the [-]. standing army.

If these [-] Korean troops are wiped out, South Korea will be completely over.

Han Hou immediately said: "You can't withdraw from Ningling! If you withdraw from Ningling, the main force of the Mohists can go out of Daicheng, and Cheng Kuang's army blocks the way of Duan Duan's division going north, and our army is likely to be surrounded by the Mohists in Daicheng to the south, to the north of Chengkuang, and to the east of Yongqiu."

"If the main force is destroyed, the general trend will be gone."

He was afraid that the people of Qi would say some nonsense about a strong man cutting off his wrist, even if he cut off his wrist, it would not be Qi's wrist, but South Korea's lifeblood.

Hanhou didn't want to regard South Korea's lifeblood as Qi's wrist.

When the situation was good before, they could sincerely unite with Zhou Tianzi, and the Han army could act as a right wing alone to cover.

Now that the situation is pressing, Han Hou has to consider the fate of his [-] main force first.

Han Hou's words can be regarded as interpreting from the overall situation.

Daicheng was besieged but not attacked, Ningling was besieged but not attacked, and Chengkuang had not yet been captured, the main force of the coalition forces went straight to Shangqiu.

If you return along the same way you came, the consequences of not capturing these three cities will be revealed.

The main force of the Mohists marched very fast, much faster than the coalition forces of the princes. Now they are in the northeast direction. If the coalition forces return the same way, the Mohists can send a vanguard to cross Daicheng in front of Yongqiu to stop the coalition forces from retreating. road.

At that time, [-] Han troops will be trapped in Yangxia, and the main force will be blocked in front of Yongqiu. The distance between the central army and the right wing will not be less than [-] miles, so it will be easy to be defeated individually.

If the Mo family has a big appetite, they can choose to eat the main force of the coalition army first, and then move south to besiege the [-] Korean army in Yangxia.

If the Mohist's appetite is not so great, and the main force of the coalition forces withdraws, there will be no force from Yongqiu to Chengkuang to Yangxia that can hinder the main force of the Mohist.

At that time, Chengkuang's [-] Mohist troops will block the way for the Han army to retreat in Yangxia, and it will be easy for the Mohist main force to eat up the Han army first.

Either way, there are great risks.

And the ones with the greatest risk are always the 3 people of the Han army in Yangxia.

In case the Qi State fled suddenly and the main force of the Mo family couldn't catch up, then Yangxia's Han army would be finished.

Hanhou wanted to remind Qihou that although the attack on Sishang this time was for righteousness, it was actually for Qi.

If it weren't for the danger in Linzi, the coalition forces would not have captured Chengkuang, Daicheng, and Ningling, and would have gone straight to Shangqiu and fallen into the current situation.

It was precisely because Linzi was in danger that the coalition forces had to rush forward in order to achieve their strategic goals.

He had only spoken halfway through, when Qi Chen sneered and said, "If Duan Duan, the main force of the right wing, hadn't said that the main force of Sishang is between Zhecheng and Kuxian, why did we come here?"

"His misjudgment caused the army to think that the Mo family's forces in Sishang were all near Yangxia, and Shangqiu was empty. This made the coalition forces attack Shangqiu instead of Chengkuangning Mausoleum."

The Koreans cursed at the words: "Qi people are shameless! Didn't South Korea send troops this time to save Qi?"

Qi Chen scolded back: "Could it be that if the Mo family captured Linzi and Qi, South Korea could survive alone? Could it be that the Mo family would think that the Marquis of Han is righteous and not attack Han? It is said to save Qi, isn't it to save oneself?"

(End of this chapter)