Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 72
Chapter 72: Han Qing Dingji
In Feng County, Yue Fei was overjoyed when he received the good news from Xue Rengui. He never doubted Xue Rengui's ability. , the biggest victory our side has achieved, especially now that the battle in Lu County is worrisome and the situation in the Eastern Army is tense, this big victory can be said to have revived the confidence of the soldiers of the Eastern Army. Yue Fei immediately ordered someone to send the victory report to Peicheng.

It was already late June when the news of Xue Rengui's defeat of [-] Wei troops reached Peicheng. At this time, the news of Zhang Chuan's defeat of Yu Zilong and the loss of Lu County's entire county also reached Peicheng. This made the soldiers of the Eastern Army very disappointed. They couldn't help wondering whether they could win this battle, but after the news of Zhuqiu's victory spread, the whole city was excited, and countless soldiers regained their confidence, finally sweeping away the slump of Lu County's defeat.

But before Han Qing was happy for a while, Qi County's urgent request for help arrived in Peicheng, saying that Sima Chong's Zhao army was attacking fiercely. After Zhang Chuan attacked Crewe County, Sima Chong's defense was no longer a threat. So Sima Chong transferred all the troops originally stationed in Gongqiu, Fan County, and Xue County to Qi County, leaving only 5000 troops stationed in Gongqiu.

In this way, [-] Zhao troops gathered in the city of Qi County. Sima Chong attacked day and night, and nearly half of Xie Xun's [-] Chen troops were lost. After careful consideration, Xie Xun decided to send someone to ask Han Qing for help.

After receiving Xie Xun's request for help, Han Qing immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters.

Han Qing circulated Xie Xun's letter for help, and said: "The situation in Qi County is worrisome now, and only half of the [-] Chen troops are left. If Sima Chong's offensive is followed, Qi County will fall in a short time. For this reason, the commander plans to Take a risk."

"I don't know what the Marshal plans to do?" After Long Chuan left, Zhang Di, the commander of the Chu Army, asked. Qi County is the territory of the Chu State, and no one here cares more than him.

Han Qing opened the map and said in front of everyone: "Look, the situation in Qi County is urgent now. If we don't send more reinforcements, I'm afraid it will fall soon, but even if we send more reinforcements, Qi County can be defended, but Sima Chong’s troops cannot be wiped out, and the situation in Qi County will not improve, so I plan to give it a go.”

"Now that Zhao Xin's army has retreated to Hulu, it will not be able to pose a threat to Peicheng in a short period of time. This commander plans to lead his troops to go north to Guangqi, and lie in ambush on the only way from Qi County to Guangqi. At the same time, he ordered Xie Xun's troops to abandon it. Qi County, pretending to be in panic and fled south to Guangqi, lured Sima Chong to go south to Guangqi. The commander ambushed him halfway. If you stop at Qi County, then Qi County may no longer be owned by our army." Han Qing fully revealed his plan, and also revealed the disadvantages of this plan.

After hearing this, everyone was silent. Although Qi County is small, its location is very important. If Qi County falls, only Guang Qi will be left in Peicheng to face Sima Chong's troops. It still means that In order to keep Guangqi and defend Peicheng, Han Qing had to put most of his soldiers and horses in Peicheng. In this way, even if Han Qing went north to Hulu, it would be difficult for him to accomplish anything. As long as Sima Chong gets the trick, then Sima Chong's [-] troops can be wiped out in one fell swoop, the threat to the northeast of Peicheng can be completely eliminated, Xue County, Fan County, Gongqiu and other places can be recovered in one fell swoop, and the battle line can be moved northward, threatening the lake. Lu can also break into Lu County, Shanyang County, and Rencheng County during the fierce battle between Hulu and Lu, which is enough to turn the entire battle situation.

"Marshal, this subordinate thinks it's feasible. As long as the direction of Hulu is not aware of Marshal's departure from Peicheng, then Sima Chong will definitely lead his troops south to Guangqi. The subordinates often hear that Sima Chong and Zhang Chuan are not very harmonious. Secretly competing, now that Zhang Chuan has won such a big victory in Lu County, Sima Chong must be anxious in his heart. He wants to win an unusually big victory and prevent Zhang Chuan from continuing to compete. Therefore, without Zhao Xin's order, he will continue to go south Yes." As Han Qing's old partner and military advisor of the Qi Army, Kuai Li was the first to come out to support Han Qing, and based on the analysis of the relationship between Sima Chong and Zhang Chuan, Kuai Li gave an affirmative answer to whether Sima Chong would take the opportunity to go south. .

"But Marshal, if Sima Chong doesn't fall into the trap, won't he hand over Qi County?" Zhang Di hesitated. This is the city of Chu State. Of course, Han Qing and the others don't feel bad about it, but Zhang Di is very upset. My heart aches, according to what Han Qing said, if Sima Chong sees through Han Qing's strategy and stops at Qi County, then it will be very difficult to regain Qi County again.

"General Zhang, I think the Marshal's plan is feasible." At this time, Chen Ding, a military strategist of the Chu Army, came out to support Han Qing.

"Mr. Chen, you..." Zhang Di was very surprised to see that Chen Ding supported Han Qing. You must know that Chen Ding is a courtier of Chu State. Zhang Di was very puzzled at how he gave up the city of Chu State so lightly.

"General Zhang, be safe and don't be impatient. Listen to Chen explaining to you slowly." Chen Ding explained to Zhang Di: "Marshal Han's strategy seems risky, but in fact it has a high chance of success. If Sima Chong's troops can be wiped out , then our army can not only bring back Qi County, but also Xue County, Fan County, Gongqiu, and even go north to Lu County. Therefore, when the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, Chen supports Han marshal."

"Well, since Mr. Chen has said so, the last general also supports Marshal Han." Although Zhang Di is temporarily in command of the Chu army, his prestige is far inferior to that of Long Chuan. He is worse than him. After all, Chen Ding has served as Longchuan's military adviser all year round. The two of them can be said to be a golden partner. If others speak lightly, what can be changed.

Seeing that Zhang Di, the biggest obstacle, was persuaded, Han Qing immediately made a decision and said: "In this case, the commander-in-chief will personally lead an army of [-] north to Guangqi, with Huang Furong, Shangguan Qingyang, Tai Shiwei, and Wu Lie accompanying the army. At the same time, in order not to let the Hulu side realize that the commander has left Peicheng, Zhang Di and He Jiong temporarily took charge of the army under the banner of the commander."

"Here!" The generals responded.

At the end of June in the eighth year of Qianyuan, Han Qing led an army of [-] to leave Peicheng and go north to Guangqi.

In Qi County, Xie Xun also received an order from Han Qing to withdraw his troops. He also felt that Qi County could not be defended. Besides, this is the city of Chu State, so why should he work so hard for the people of Chu State, so without further ado, On the night of receiving the military order, he took advantage of the darkness and led [-] remnant soldiers to evacuate Qi County.

The next day, when Sima Chong saw the deserted Qi County, he was suspicious at first, but the scouts reported that Xie Xun had led the army all the way south to Guangqi, which made Sima Chong believe that Xie Xun couldn't hold on He abandoned Qi County, and immediately led the army to station in Qi County.

After resting in Qi County for a few days, and knowing that Xie Xun's army had all retreated into Guangqi, Sima Chong also let go of his guard and continued to lead the army south to Guangqi. Little did he know that this time he was indeed on the road of no return.

(End of this chapter)