Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

In the

twenty-seventh year of the Great Wei Dynasty, on the second day of October, the Zhaowu Army launched the Eastern Expedition.

Shen Ning led 120,000 Zhaowu troops, suddenly sent troops from Qutang Pass and went straight to Fuling.

Fuling is too close to Qutang Pass, and the Qi army has not many troops. And the Zhaowu army came suddenly, caught off guard, and chose to surrender without much resistance.

In line with the speed of the soldiers, Shen Ning did not delay for a moment, and the Zhaowu army advanced by waterway, all the way to the east.

Chen Zhe and Liu Beichen were the vanguard troops, leading 30,000 Zhaowu troops and Wei Xian leading 10,000 naval troops to attack Zigui together.

In this battle, the Zhaowu army used the Jingqi chariot for the first time, which was equivalent to a mobile arrow tower.

The height of the Jingqi chariot was about the same as the height of the Zigui city wall, and the crossbowmen of the Zhaowu army stood on it, which made it more convenient to attack the Qi army on the city wall.

Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Zhaowu Army carried ladders and climbed the city wall one after another.

Chen Zhe and Liu Beichen also wielded knives and participated in the fight.

Seeing that the Zhaowu army was attacking too fiercely, the Qi general Zhou Yunyi gradually couldn't hold it anymore and sent people to Yiling for help.

Yang Hanwen thought that it didn't make much sense to stick to Zigui, so he didn't send reinforcements, and persuaded him to take the initiative to abandon the city.

Soon, with the help of the Qi army, Zhou Yunyi led the remnants of the army to retreat to Yiling.

After capturing Zigui, the morale of the Zhaowu army was greatly boosted and they continued to advance.

The Qi army stationed about 150,000 soldiers around Yiling, taking advantage of the dangerous terrain to establish a multi-layer defense line.

Chen Zhe and Liu Beichen's offensive was blocked and they were unable to conquer the positions of the Qi army.

At the same time, Heng Zhuo led the Qi naval army and also launched an attack on Wei Xian.

Shen Ning saw that the Qi army had built a solid defense line in Yiling, and did not advance further eastward, so he chose to camp in Wuxia and Jianping.

The Qi army stationed heavy troops here to block the Zhaowu army's approach, which was expected by Shen Ning, after all, this was a real strategic location.

The river near Yiling is very narrow and the current is turbulent, and boats often encounter some dangers, which is a typical "accident-prone spot". The terrain on both sides is steep, and the roads are difficult to navigate. However, after crossing Yiling, the river is obviously much wider and the river water becomes calmer. The road on both sides has been turned into a flat land for horse-drawn carriages.

If the Zhaowu army can take Yiling, it can advance the battle line directly to the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. There are many cities and populations, which can greatly enhance the strength of the Zhaowu army.

Strategically, the Zhaowu army would also have more options, either to the east and to the north, to attack the Jingxiang area.

Shen Ning then sent troops to test several times, but the Qi army always avoided fighting, and the two sides confronted each other like this.

On the river, there have been several battles between the two naval armies. The Qi army had the upper hand, but it failed to wipe out the Qin naval army, nor did it cut off the food route of the Zhaowu army.

It's not that the Qi navy is not strong, but the surrounding waters are not suitable for large-scale water battles.

During this period, the battle was fought to reinforce the front. Li Zhao went to Qutang Pass and urged Shi Ai to build more warships.

Although Wei Xian failed to defeat the Qi army, Li Zhao was very satisfied with his performance, at least ensuring the safety of the Zhaowu army's waterway.

By December, there was basically no change on the front.

Since Yang Hanwen arrived in Yiling, he had no intention of attacking, and he inspected the position every day, and at the same time sent people to spy on the military situation.

After Zhang Yanxia was defeated, he was demoted to Yang Hanwen's deputy general. He thought that he would not escape death, but he did not expect the emperor to forgive him, and he was very grateful.

For Yang Hanwen to stick to it, Zhang Yanxia deeply agreed. The two sides combined with more than 200,000 troops, and countless grains and grass were consumed every day. The Qin State established by Li Zhao only had Shu and Hanzhong, and its national strength was not as good as that of Qi. If it continues to be consumed like this, the victory will eventually belong to the Qi country.

Liu Zhijie once suggested attacking the Zhaowu army with fire, and Zhang Yanxia always kept it in mind, but Shen Ning was cautious, and the grass and trees around the camp were not lush, so the plan of fire attack was not available for the time being.

After Li Zhao learned about the battle situation on the front line, he sent a letter to Shen Ning. Tell him that he doesn't have to worry about money and food, and since the Qi army wants to consume it, he will spend it with it to see who can consume whom.

Chu Ziqing took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to be in charge of the matter of money and food, and vowed that he would never let the front lack food. Considering that he was from Shu and was quite scheming, Li Zhao quickly agreed.

Yiling, the camp of the Zhaowu Army.

After Shen Ning received Li Zhaoxin, he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

Although Li Zhao never urged him, he also knew in his heart that in terms of time, the Qi army was more advantageous.

In the past few months, Shen Ning has spent a lot of time visiting the surrounding areas, and often studying the sand table sent by the Black Ice Terrace, thinking hard about how to break the situation.

What made Shen Ning depressed was that there were no loopholes in the Qi army's defense line. If they tried to attack, they would suffer heavy casualties.

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Chang'an, the main hall of the imperial palace.

Emperor Li Kun of Wei was looking through the battle situation of Yiling sent by the Military Parade Department, and chuckled: "It's been almost three months, and it's still a confrontation, but I'm quite patient."

"According to the report of the secret agent, a large number of materials have recently frequently left Qutang Pass and transported to Yiling by water. "Zhao Gong is fair.

Li Kun nodded slightly, "From Qutang Pass to Yiling, it is more than two hundred miles; if you take the mountain road, it will not only delay time, but also consume a lot of manpower. "

Since the beginning of the Zhaowu Army's Eastern Crusade, the Wei government and the opposition have been paying attention to this battle.

Many times there were ministers who played and suggested that they should send troops to seize Hanzhong while the Zhaowu army and the Qi army were fighting. According to the analysis of the ministers, Li Zhao only had 200,000 troops, more than half of which were used to attack Qi, and Shu still needed to leave 30,000 or 40,000.

In the past six months, Hebei and Central Plains have become much more honest. Youzhou also took the initiative to pay a large amount of money and grain to the imperial court, and his attitude was extremely deferential.

The Ministry of War estimated that at least 150,000 troops could be drawn to attack Hanzhong.

Li Zhao obviously did not have the strength to start a war with Wei Qi at the same time. Once the Wei army attacks on a large scale, it is very likely that it will take the initiative to abandon Hanzhong.

Huang Jinyun had always wanted to be ashamed of his defeat in Hanzhong last time, and he asked Li Kun for his life, willing to lead 100,000 troops into Hanzhong, and if he didn't succeed, he would become a benevolent.

But what puzzled the ministers was that Li Kun refused to send troops to Hanzhong for such a God-given opportunity. The crown prince Li You's attitude was the same as that of the emperor, and he was also resolutely opposed to sending troops to Hanzhong.

"If the Zhaowu army is defeated in Yiling this time, I am afraid that there will never be a day to leave Shu. Li Kun's eyes were deep.

With the size of Shudi, once the army of more than 100,000 is lost, it will be greatly damaged, and it will be difficult to recover in ten or twenty years.

Gonggong Zhao secretly glanced at the emperor, his eyes were complicated, and he felt that he couldn't understand the emperor more and more.

Compared with Wei, Qi paid more attention to the Yiling War, after all, it was one of the participating parties.

Because of the attack of the Zhaowu army, the battle between the DPRK and China for the succession is no longer as fierce as before.

Zhongshu ordered Zhou Zhaopeng to even go to Gusu, Yuhang and other places in person to raise grain and grass for the army.

Knowing that Yang Hanwen was firmly holding the Yiling defense line, the hanging hearts of the ministers of Jinling finally let go.