Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 610 Asking Jinyang for Help
Chapter 611: Ask for help from Jinyang
In the fourth year of Tiantong, on April 23, the West Road Army led by Li Siye finally knocked on the gate of Mei County after more than ten days of violent bombing. The main general, Geng Yue, killed himself at the head of the city and died for his country. Fifteen thousand Qin troops, ten thousand died in battle, and thousands surrendered with their weapons.

Li Siye led his army into Mei County, and wherever he went, there were ruins and ruins. Mei County is just a county town, and the supplies stored in the city are limited after all. Geng Yue carried nearly 5000 Deng troops with [-] men. With the onslaught of the day, in order to obtain more materials for defending the city, it is necessary to demolish the houses.

Walking on the streets of Mei County, Li Siye sighed and said to Su Yun who was beside him: "Mr. Su, this Mei County will also be the land of my Great Deng in the future. The people in the city must be disposed of properly and arrange people to help the people rebuild their homes. We must restore Mei County to its former prosperity in the fastest possible time."

Su Yun nodded, and said: "Don't worry, the general, I will pass on the order, and I will definitely clean up the mess in Mei County as soon as possible."

At this time, Deng Zhong brought people over and said to Li Siye: "General, all the corpses of the Qin army have been restrained, including the Qin army's chief general Geng Yue and deputy general Yuan Bupo. Please tell the general how to deal with it! "

Li Siye thought for a while and said: "Although our army and the Qin army fought bloody battles for a long time, they were just masters of each other, and there was not much deep hatred. Besides, death is the most important thing, and any grievances should disappear. Bury the corpses of the generals of the Qin army and erect a stele. As for Geng Yue and Yuan Bupo, who stood firm in Mei County, their loyalty and bravery are commendable. Although they are enemies, they are also worthy of admiration.

"Here!" Deng Zhong responded.

For the next period of time, Deng Jun stayed in Mei County to rest. First, he needed to help the people rebuild their homes. Second, in the offensive and defensive battle of Mei County, Deng Jun suffered too much. Not to mention the soldiers who died in the battle. The soldiers also need time to recuperate. Although Li Siye really wanted to march into Chang'an as soon as possible, he had no choice but to wait until the army finished recuperating before making plans.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on April 26, the news of the fall of Mei County reached Chang'an, and the Qin State shook the court. In fact, after Deng Jun broke through Qinchuan and entered Guanzhong, Qin's monarchs and ministers were always in fear. Three lines of defense, In the eyes of the kings and ministers of the Qin Kingdom, the strongest line of defense is undoubtedly the Qinchuan defense line. Qinchuan, which is eight hundred miles away, is an insurmountable natural moat. Although Deng Jun had strengthened Qinchuan decades ago and ravaged Guanzhong, but that It was because the Han State was too arrogant, but this time the Qin State put its figure at the lowest level and tried to hold on, but who would have expected that the strongest line of defense would be breached the fastest, and it was still in such a short period of time.

After Geng Yue retreated to defend Mei County, although Chang'an said that he could not draw reinforcements, he also sent [-] Star-killing Crossbows to support them. The [-] star-killing crossbows that went from Chang'an to Mei County for support had to stay in Wugong County.

Now that Mei County has fallen, and the Sanguan elites are blocked in Chencang (the direction of Chang'an is not clear that the Sanguan Qin Army has been defeated), so there is no force on the entire western front that can stop Deng Jun from marching into Chang'an, unless it is transferred from Xiliang soldiers, but the Xiliang elite wanted to enter Guanzhong, and it was too late in less than half a month, and it was difficult to break through Deng Jun's blockade and come to Chang'an.

Fortunately, Deng Jun suffered heavy casualties in the First Battle of Mei County and urgently needed a rest. It was impossible to reach Chang'an in a short time, and there was still time to adjust.

After receiving the news of the fall of Mei County, Qin Huang Yingzhuang immediately called a group of ministers to discuss matters, but in the face of such a predicament, what can the ministers in the Qin Dynasty do?

"Everyone is talking! What's the matter? Are you all dumb?" Seeing that the officials were silent, Ying Zhuang also became anxious. Deng Jun was about to hit Chang'an, and now he didn't even have a solution. Is it true that the country is ruined and the family is destroyed?
In fact, the ministers of Qin State are also very helpless. How easy is it to deal with Deng Jun?First of all, there must be soldiers and horses, but the elites of the Qin State have all been sent out. Now the entire Chang'an City, including the surrounding cities, can only have 5000 soldiers and horses. Soldiers and horses, but the hinterland of Guanzhong is so vast, how can a mere 5000 people be able to defend it?

At this time, Li You, the prime minister of the current court, came out and said, "I would like to report to Your Majesty, for the current plan, we have to ask for foreign aid!"

"Foreign aid?" Ying Zhuang asked in surprise.

Li You nodded, and said: "That's right, we are asking for foreign aid. Now all our soldiers and horses in Daqin are deployed on the border. If we want to resist the attack of the Deng army on the western front, we must deploy soldiers and horses from all over the country, but whether it is the southern front The Deng army on the eastern front is still aggressive, and if troops are forcibly dispatched to garrison Jingzhao, it will definitely give the Deng army an opportunity to take advantage of it, so we can only invite Zhao army to enter Chang'an."

"But Chang'an is the capital of my Great Qin, and Guanzhong is also the hinterland of my Great Qin. Is it appropriate to invite Zhao Jun in? I'm afraid that it will be easy to invite God and send God away." Ying Zhuang said with a frown. It is easy to invite Zhao Jun into Guanzhong , but after repelling Deng Jun at that time, it will not be so easy to invite Zhao Jun to leave. Besides, Chang'an is the capital of the Qin State, and if foreign soldiers are invited to enter the capital, Qin State will lose all face.

"Your Majesty's worries, I also understand, but now that the country is in crisis, without the help of Zhao Jun, it will be difficult for us, Daqin, to stop Deng Jun. If we draw troops from the eastern and southern fronts, in case Deng Jun breaks through, then Chang'an will have to face Deng Jun's encirclement on three sides, and it will be even more difficult to win." Li You sighed and said, if he hadn't had to, Li You would not have agreed to invite Zhao Jun into Guanzhong, Guanzhong is Qin The basic situation of the country is to invite foreign soldiers to settle in, but it is not a good way until now, unless Qin can defend Jingzhao with all its strength regardless of the eastern and southern fronts.

"It's not impossible to invite Zhao Jun, but is there enough time? You must know that Deng Jun is close at hand. Even if you lose in the battle of Mei County and need to rest, ten days is enough, and Zhao Guo can send troops to rescue. , but it is impossible to come to Chang'an without more than half a month. If you really have to wait that long, I am afraid that by the time Zhao Jun arrives, Chang'an City will have been breached by Deng Jun long ago." Ying Zhuang said.

It takes time for Zhao Jun to enter Chang'an. Send people from Chang'an to Jinyang, Zhao Guo dispatches troops, and when Zhao Jun arrives in Chang'an, half a month is already very fast. If there is a little delay, it is not impossible to spend a month Yes, and Deng Jun can enter Chang'an in up to ten days. Even if he spends a little time on a long distance, he will not be slower than Zhao Jun. If Deng Jun breaks through Chang'an City before Zhao Jun arrives, then invite Zhao Jun to return. What's the point?

"So it is necessary to delay the time for Deng Jun to come to Chang'an." At this time, Bai Lijin, the doctor of the censor, said: "From Mei County to Chang'an, Wugong County has the strongest defense force. There are [-] star-killing crossbows there. However, there are not many soldiers and horses, only less than a thousand people. The minister proposed to send another [-] elite soldiers and [-] star-killing crossbows from Chang'an to Wugong County, and directly set up a star-killing crossbow array in Wugong County, not hoping to stop Deng's offensive , you just need to hold back Deng Jun as much as possible, and when Zhao Jun arrives, Chang'an City will be safe."

The star-killing crossbow array is the last weapon of the Qin State. When the Qin army entered the pass, the reason why it was able to defeat hundreds of thousands of Han troops so quickly is the great contribution to the star-killing crossbow. Although the star-killing crossbow has never been used to defend the city Above, but the matter has come to this point, the people of Qin can think of it as the star-killing crossbow array.

Ying Zhuang hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Qin Ping listens!"

"The minister is here!" At this time, a general in the hall responded.

"I ordered you to lead [-] elite troops and bring [-] star-killing crossbows to Wugong County for garrison!" Ying Zhuang said.

"Here!" Qin Ping replied without hesitation.

Ying Zhuang looked at Qin Ping with a hint of guilt in his eyes, because going to Wugong County was a narrow escape, so he said to Qin Ping: "Qin Ping, going to Wugong County is a narrow escape. It's not fair, but at the moment of the national crisis, I hope you can take on the heavy responsibility, if you have any concerns, you can speak up, and I will be satisfied if I can."

Qin Ping smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am naturally aware of the current situation in Wugong County. If I really die in Wugong County, I hope His Majesty will take care of the family for the sake of my loyalty to the country." Of course, Qin Ping knew that once he went to Wugong County, the chance of returning alive was very low, but After generations of generals, Qin Ping went forward without hesitation.

"General Qin, don't worry!" Ying Zhuang nodded and said, "The general's family will be taken care of by the imperial court. I promise the general that if after this battle, if my Great Qin is still there, the general will be my Great Qin's lord." !" In order to reassure Qin Ping, Yingzhuang did not hesitate to promise a Marquis.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qin Ping knelt down and kowtowed.

The next day, Qin Ping led [-] elite soldiers and took [-] star-killing crossbows out of Chang'an City, heading for Wugong County. Qin's Prime Minister Li You and Yushi doctor Bailijin saw him off on behalf of Qin Huang Yingzhuang. At the same time, the envoys sent by Qin State to Zhao State also set off immediately.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on the first day of May, the envoys of Qin State came to Jinyang City, the capital of Zhao State, and met the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, the ruler of Zhao State, and confessed Qin State's request for Zhao Jun to enter the pass.

Faced with Qin State's request, Zhao State was also very embarrassed, because Zhao State lost too many elites in the Central Plains War four years ago, and has not yet recovered. Last year, in the face of Deng State's big move After that, Zhao Guo has urgently mobilized a large number of elites to deploy in the southern border. Because they don't know Deng Guo's specific goals, they can only passively guard against them. Later, after Deng Jun attacked Qin, Zhao Guo also breathed a sigh of relief. But after all, Qin and Zhao are allies, and Zhao Guo has no reason to watch Qin being beaten, so in order to support Qin, Zhao Guo also gathered a hundred thousand elites under the condition of ensuring its own safety. Under the leadership, prepare to go south to Xingyang.

There are Hu people in the north of Zhao State, and the powerful enemy Deng State in the south. It is not easy to get 60 elites. Although Deng State mobilized [-] million troops to attack Qin State, but with the strength of Deng State, it is attacking Qin State. At the same time, it is not impossible to deploy hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Zhao Guo. Although the possibility of this is very small, but not afraid of [-], just in case, Zhao Guo cannot take this risk.

"Masters, what should I do at the request of the Qin State?" Song, the Empress Dowager of the Zhao State, asked. Empress Dowager Song.

"Empress Dowager, Zhao and Qin are allies. If we sit back and watch Qin's defeat, it will not do me any good. Now the situation of Qin is obvious. There are not many soldiers and horses to deal with Deng Jun, so I entered the pass. It is imperative to support Qin," said Prime Minister Zhuang Ping.

"Entering the pass to rescue the Qin State is easy to say, but it is easier said than done. The barbarians in the north are ready to move, and the Deng army in the south is watching. It is not easy for my great Zhao to mobilize [-] troops to go south to the Central Plains. Where are there soldiers? Where is the horse entering the pass?" Zongzheng Zhangying said.

"Does Lord Zongzheng mean to watch Deng Jun break through Chang'an City and destroy Qin State? The truth is, I would like to ask Lord Zongzheng, once Qin State falls to Deng State, what will my great Zhao have to contend with Deng State? Seeing Zhang Ying's rebuttal, Zhuang Ping said unceremoniously. Ever since the battle for the throne, the clan headed by Zhang Ying and Zhuang Ping and others have been in conflict. Polite.

"Zhuang Xiangshen said, I never said that I would give up supporting Qin, but the facts are right in front of my eyes. My Great Zhao has no more troops to enter the pass." Zhang Ying said.

"Okay, stop arguing!" Seeing that the two were bickering again, Mrs. Song stopped her immediately, and then said to Situ Lin Qingfeng, "Lin Situ, what do you think? "

Lin Qingfeng came out and said: "Back to the Empress Dowager, Xiang Zhuang's words are reasonable, let's not say that Zhao Qin is an ally, just relying on me, Da Zhao, is powerless to compete with Deng Guo, and my Da Zhao can't just sit back and watch Deng Jun break through Chang'an, but Zong Zheng What your lord said is also true, I, Da Zhao, is really unable to send too many soldiers and horses into the pass."

"Then what does Lin Situ mean?" Lin Qingfeng's words seemed to be ambiguous, but Song knew very well that Lin Qingfeng must have an idea.

Lin Qingfeng said: "Although I don't have many troops in Da Zhao, and I can't mobilize too many troops to rescue Qin, but it is said that the army on Deng Guoxi Road is not too many, and the casualties in the battle of Mei County are quite large, and our army Entering the pass, there is no need to fight with Deng Jun. You only need to help Qin Guo defend Chang'an City. As long as the war on the east and south fronts comes to an end, the Deng army on the west front will retreat, so I thought that my big Zhao It is enough to send 3 elites into the pass, and there are [-] troops stationed near Jinyang, so there is no problem at all in dispatching [-] troops."

"What do you think?" Song asked everyone's opinions.

Everyone thought about it, and they all felt that there was no problem, so they all seconded the proposal.

So the Song family made the final decision and dispatched [-] elite soldiers from near Jinyang, led by Zhao Kuo, the son of the late military god Zhao Xin, from Shangjun to the south to help Chang'an!
(End of this chapter)