Competing

Chapter 643
Linzi, Qi Palace.

During this period of time, Qi Wang Han Xin can be said to be both happy and worried. The happy thing is that Queen Xiangning is about to give birth, and the child is about to be born.The joy of becoming a father for the first time made him very excited and looking forward to it.

However, the situation in the world made him extremely worried. The Han Kingdom was suddenly destroyed, and even the last city Chenggao was easily captured by the Vietnamese army.Not only that, Liang Wang Peng Yue actually chose to surrender to Yin Xu.

The land of Yue State suddenly expanded a lot, and its military strength suddenly increased a lot. The reorganization of the Han State was one aspect.Peng Yue brought a whole army of [-] to surrender, and the military strength of the Yue Kingdom doubled, which is not what it used to be.

After the two countries of Han and Liang died one after another, the goal of King Yin Xu of Yue must be locked on Qi.The next target of Yue State is naturally Qi State. Three-quarters of the land in the world has been occupied by Yue State. Under the temptation of unification, it is impossible for Yin Xu to let Qilu land go.

Han Xin knew this very well, presumably the army of the Yue State was already mobilizing and preparing to attack the State of Qi.

Maybe before that, before the Han Dynasty was destroyed, the national power of Qi State and Yue State were similar, and they still had the strength to fight with Yue State.But now, the gap between Qi and Yue has obviously widened.In fact, Kuai Che had expected this situation a long time ago, and at that time he tried hard to persuade him to send troops to help Han.

It's a pity that I was too stubborn at the time, because I couldn't save face and didn't want to send troops in time.Although Li Zuoche was later sent to rescue, it was too late.Li Zuoche suffered a defeat, [-] soldiers were ambushed and returned in defeat.It is precisely because of sitting and watching the Han Dynasty being destroyed that led to the current situation, Han Xin can't help but feel a little regretful.

Thinking about it now, I can understand Liu Bang's state of mind at that time, the despair of isolation and helplessness.Although Qi's military strength and situation are much better than those of Han, and Han Xin is also confident in fighting Yin Xu, the situation is not as severe and helpless as Liu Bang.But the situation is not much better. The overall strength and situation of Yue State are much better than Qi State.

The current military strength of the Yue State has almost reached 60, and the Yue State has military strategists such as Wei Liao.There are also peerless famous generals like Zhang Han and Yingbo who can stand alone, and even rising stars like Pu Jun and Su An are very powerful, and it is not easy to resist.

These things made Han Xin very worried. The doctor said that Xiang Ning was pregnant with a boy, who would be the prince of Qi in the future.But now, Qi State is facing such a situation, Han Xin is under great pressure on whether he can keep this family business and hand over Qi State to his son intact.
"Prime Minister, is there any news?" Han Xin was impatient and hurriedly called Kuai Che into the palace to inquire about the situation.

Kuai Che bowed and replied: "No, Yin Xu has been standing still after taking Chenggao. The Vietnamese army is only transporting grain and grass from Aocang to Daliang. As for the army, there is no obvious mobilization. As for the next move of the Vietnamese army , I haven’t heard any news at the moment.”

"The more you stand still, the more likely there is a problem. If you say that Yin Xu doesn't want to attack Qi at this time, I'm afraid no one will believe it?" Han Xin is very sure about this matter.

Kuai Che said: "That's true. With Yin Xu's ambition and planning, after Han Liang is settled, it is reasonable to take advantage of the victory to attack Qi."

"Then why didn't you act?" Han Xin was very puzzled.

Kuai Che said: "I'm afraid this is the appearance that confuses us. Maybe the Vietnamese army has already acted secretly, but we didn't find out."

"The prime minister thinks, where will the Yue Congress attack first? What kind of combat intention will it be?" Han Xin stood in front of a huge map of Qilu in the Central Plains, his eyes wandering.But not to mention, the map of Qi State is indeed too simple, and it is far from the sand table of Yue State.

Kuai Che's gaze stayed on the map for a long time, and he was silent for a long time, then suddenly his eyebrows moved, and he said in surprise: "It's broken, we were fooled."

Han Xin's eyes were dim, he turned his head and said, "Chen Xiang thinks the same?" Obviously they seemed to want to go together.

Kuai Che said: "Aocang is close to the Dahe River and Jishui River. Recently, there have been frequent visits by ships from Vietnam. They seem to be transporting food, but in fact they are more likely to be transporting soldiers to Hanoi County."

"That's right, it should be Hanoi County. Yin Xu's goal is the land of Hebei, and I have overlooked it." Han Xin sighed secretly, feeling very uncomfortable.

Kuai Che also said: "Back when Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and finally fought against Qi, Wang Ben did not come directly with Wei, but after destroying Yan, he crossed the river south to attack Qi. Because he knew that attacking Qi from Wei would have With hundreds of miles of buffer, Qi State can organize troops to resist tenaciously.

Attacking from the north is different. You can take it by surprise. As long as you cross the Dahe River and Jishui, you will enter the hinterland of Qi State.We have more land in Hebei than Tian Qi, Yin Xu wanted to cut off our arm first, and then repeat the old trick, it was my negligence, my negligence. "

Han Xin said in a deep voice: "Sir, don't blame yourself, I'm also negligent and didn't think about it. Hurry up to inform Guan Ying, strengthen the defense, and send reinforcements to Hebei when necessary, to resist the Vietnamese army!"

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King Yin Xu of Yue was indeed in Hanoi County, but the primary goal of the Battle of the Yue Kingdom was placed in Hebei.

Forcibly attacking the land of Qilu, Qi State has a vast land as a buffer, and if it continues to resist, the difficulty of attack will be greatly increased.By detour to the north, there is indeed an intention to follow Wang Ben's practice.

Of course, what is more important is the strategic influence of the land of Hebei. Hebei is rich in products and can provide a lot of logistical supplies for Qi.If Han Xin is defeated in Qilu, he can go north, relying on the land of Hebei, he can stand alone for a long time.If this situation occurs, it will definitely be a huge obstacle to the great cause of the unification of Yue.

What's more, the land of Hebei is in the hands of Qi State, and Guanying's 15 army is always eyeing Hedong at any time.Now that Qi State has gone through the period of changing commanders before the battle, Guan Ying has already controlled an army of 15. If it is true that troops are sent to attack Hedong, it is entirely possible.

The strength of Hedong is only 3, the risk is too great, Yin Xu does not want to put too much pressure on Wei Liao and Xu Wang for a long time.Therefore, I want to take the opportunity to concentrate superior forces, first take the land of Hebei, and then surround Qi from three sides, and capture Qi in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Yin Xu deliberately asked the army to act like it was standing still, so that Qi State could not understand the situation.Taking advantage of this gap, I personally took the soldiers and horses across the river to the north.There are many boats on the big river in Yue State, and they successfully cross the river under the guise of transporting grain and grass.

Today, [-] to [-] troops have secretly crossed the north, including [-] cavalry, plus the [-] troops of Wei Liao and Xu Wang in Hedong, the strength of the Vietnamese army has already exceeded [-].He is fully capable of fighting against the Hebei Qi army, and Yin Xu himself even came to Hanoi County in person, starting from here to start the battle to attack Qi.

Of course, there is another more important thing to do when you come to Hanoi County, and that is to visit the old man Xu Wang.Thinking about the fact that his son is almost one year old and his father-in-law has never met, it is a bit too much for him to be a son-in-law.

What's more, Xu Wang's contribution to guarding Hanoi County and blocking the Qi army during this period of time can be said to be indispensable, and he should be rewarded.Therefore, as soon as Yin Xu arrived in Hanoi County, he rushed to Wencheng County without any delay.

(End of this chapter)