Chapter 994: The Magnificent Power of Han (One Hundred and Eighteen)

Qi State, Judu. Qu Wan stood on the tall and towering city wall of Judu, looking at the Qi army fleeing in the distance and the Chu army chasing on horseback, feeling quite proud. After the Chu army had been lying dormant for decades, The first time they used troops abroad, they won a great victory. Up to now, almost all the important towns, villages and counties in Judu, Qi State, have fallen into the hands of the Chu army. Only some remote villages have not completely surrendered, and some Qi troops have collapsed. They and some self-organized Xiangyong are still resisting sporadicly, but this can no longer change the overall situation. Judu will be officially incorporated into the territory of Chu starting from today.

He took off his helmet and held it in his arms, with the wind blowing up his hair. Qu Wan felt extremely relaxed. Compared with the 100,000 troops that King Huai of Chu gave him at the beginning, compared with the Chu army that fought against the Qin army on the Qin-Chu border, They are completely scum, not worth mentioning at all, but for the past two years, I have worked hard, eliminated the bad and kept the good, and trained every day. Although I only have 40,000 people now, I can compete with the most elite Chu army. , and this army of my own has been on the battlefield many times and experienced the experience of blood and fire. However, the main force of the Chu army on the border of Qin and Chu did not have this opportunity. In the conflict with the Qin people, under the restraint of both sides, Next, how can some small fights that are always above the size of a small team compare with the confrontation with tens of thousands of troops here?

Today, the situation of the Qi State is divided into three parts of the world. It occupies the capital of Ju, the second son of Tian occupies Jimo, and the Qi State court represented by the eldest son Tian Yuanyuan occupies the three capitals of Linzi, Pinglu, and Gaotang, or the four It is not an exaggeration to divide the world. The attitude of the Red Scarf Army who occupied Gaotang was ambiguous. Although they submitted to the Qi court, they listened to the instructions but not the propaganda. They were like an independent kingdom. I wonder what will happen to Yingcheng next? That's it. Hit the spot, or keep reaching out?

According to his own wishes, if he continues to reach out, he should aim at the second son of Tian in Jimo. This person is currently the weakest, and his reputation in Qi has been ruined. Although there are two generals, Wang Pei and Cheng Siwei, to replace him. He supports the facade, but as the situation develops, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw, and the Second Master Tian who is trapped in Jimo has only a few days to lose. If he just wants to reach out to the Second Master Tian, ​​he will inevitably have a formal conflict with the main force of the Qi State. With his current situation The military strength is really beyond our capabilities.

Qu Wan knew very well that the reason why he was able to capture Judu so easily was because the main force of Qi State focused on annihilating the second son of Tian. How could he help Chu State in this chaotic situation? What about getting greater benefits? Qu Wan's thoughts suddenly fell on this, or it would be a good choice to contact the pirate leader, now the so-called Gaotang Hou. For a bandit, whoever has breasts is a mother. If you are given a lot of benefits, you will naturally follow whoever you want. Qi is declining, and Chu is prospering. This pirate leader will not even have this vision? It's just that Qi has already given him a title, what can Chu give him?

Qu Wan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought that he had not yet received a title. This pirate leader was so lucky.

"General Qu, an envoy has come from Yingdu." Vice General Bian Rang ran over quickly. This was a general that Qu Wan had promoted over the past two years. He was originally just a small county captain in a county. He was captured by Qu because of his outstanding military talents. After being fully appreciated, he rose all the way to the top, and now he is a senior general of the Chu army.

"Huh?" Qu Wan was slightly surprised. He had just captured Judu here, and the envoys reporting the victory had not yet set off. Why did the envoys come to Yingcheng? Was there something big happening in the capital?

"Who is coming?" Qu Wan put on his helmet, turned around and walked down the city, and asked.

"This is the senior official Guo Kuo." Bian Yang said, "There are more than ten people accompanying him."

"It's him. He's an old acquaintance. Let's go and meet him. Bian Yang, these big shots in Ying City, it will be good for you to interact with them more often when you have nothing to do."

"My subordinates are promoted by the general. All they have to do is follow the general!" Bian Rang replied in a low voice.

Qu Wan was very satisfied with the answer and laughed and said: "That's what I say, but your future is not in my hands. At your level, I have little influence on you, but those in Yingcheng Big men have the power to decide your life or death, honor or disgrace. Regardless of whether you look down on them or not, you have to be careful to curry favor with them. This is not like us soldiers, whose achievements are all achieved with one knife and one shot. This Doctor Guo Kuo Guo is the best I like yellow and white things, but this person has a good reputation and will definitely do things after receiving the money. You might as well go and see him in private."

Seeing the shock on Bian Rang's face, Qu Wan stopped and turned to look at his beloved general who had been lifted up by one hand, "I know your temper and you don't bother to do this, but if you want to go further, these It is necessary to make friends with people. Needless to say, Qu Zhong, Qu Taiwei and Huang Xie, Huang Shoufu, but people like Guo Kuo are not enough for success, but more than enough for bad deeds!"

"Thank you, General, for your teachings!" Bian Yang said gratefully.

"Let's go!" Qu Wan nodded with satisfaction. Bian Rang is a smart man. If he can take another step forward, he will have another helper in the army in the future. Bian Rang will command hundreds of thousands of Chu troops on the border of Qin and Chu. Lian Yi is already old. He has made great achievements this time and is the most likely general to replace him. When the time comes, he will have to be assisted by a few caring and capable generals wherever he goes.

Judu stayed in the mansion, and the soldiers were busy cleaning up. The Chu army broke through Judu, and the Qi soldiers and the generals who stayed behind fled in panic. However, there were still many Qi troops fighting in the streets with the Chu army. This was the most intense battle. Although the stubborn Qi army in Fuyu was finally annihilated, the left-behind mansion was reduced to a state of disgrace. There were ruins everywhere and bloodstains everywhere, like a shabby garbage dump.

Passing by a group of county soldiers who were carrying rags out of the yard, Qu Wan led Bianliang into the lobby of the left-behind mansion.

"Doctor Guo, long time no see, how are you?" Qu Wan laughed and said to the person in the middle, cupping his hands.

"Thanks to General Hongfu, it's okay, okay!" Guo Kuo, a senior doctor with three strands of beard, returned the greeting with a smile. However, Qu Wan's smile looked a little unnatural when he looked at him. He felt strange and glanced at the man behind Guo Kuo. Among the group of followers, their eyes suddenly froze, and they almost screamed out, but then they coughed several times and covered it up.

"General Qu, I am here with the king's will. Can the general find a quiet room?" Guo Kuo asked.

Qu Wan nodded knowingly, "This is as it should be, Bian Rang, can you clean up this mess?"

"Go back to the general. The room where the general rests has been tidied up." Bian Yang said quickly.

"Okay, take us there."

The Liushou Mansion was very large, and the room Bian Yang found for Qu Wan was located in a very beautiful place in the back garden. Here, the noise outside was almost completely inaudible.

"This place is very good, Bian Rang. You stay here and no one is allowed to come near." Qu Wan said.

"Yes, General!" Bian Rang turned around and stood up with his sword in hand.

Qu Wan turned around and entered the room with Guo Kuo. What surprised Bian Yang was that Guo Kuo actually brought an entourage into the room, and General Qu did not object.

As soon as the door was closed, Qu Wan no longer had to hide his expression and bowed to the attendant, "Qu Wan has seen the Taiwei."

This person pretending to be Guo Kuo's follower was actually Qu Zhong, the current Taiwei of the Chu Kingdom.

Although Qu Wan and Qu Zhong both had the same surname, they were not even remotely related to each other. Qu Wan's current status was several levels lower than that of Qu Zhong.

"Okay, General Qu, no need to be too polite. You did an excellent job this time. I did not do anything wrong when I recommended you in front of the king. With one hundred thousand inferior troops in your hands, you can train a four-strong army in two years." The tiger and wolf army of ten thousand people also captured Judu. Not only me, but also the chief minister and the king were very pleased. In this troubled time, an extra force of forty thousand people could change the situation. What a force!" Qu Zhong helped Qu Wan up and said with a smile.

"The last general is highly valued by Taiwei Meng, so how dare he not try his best!" Qu Wan said humbly.

"I guess you are also surprised at how I came to you dressed like this, right?" Qu Zhong sat down with a smile, pointed to the seat next to him, and said to Guo Kuo and Qu Wan, "Sit down and talk!"

Qu Wan sat down straight, nodded and said: "Yes, the general is indeed surprised. It must be that something earth-shattering is about to happen, which makes you, Taiwei, so cautious, for fear of leaking your traces."

"Yes, in Yingdu, I am bedridden at the moment, and I took advantage of Doctor Guo's order to work for the army to come to you for an interview, just because I am afraid that the secret will be leaked!" Qu Zhong said with emotion.

"What is it that makes you, Taiwei, so cautious? Besides, Yingdu is our capital. Is it possible that we can't keep secrets somewhere?" Qu Wan asked in shock.

"Do you still remember that two years ago, the Han army sent people to escort the princess back to Yingdu?" Qu Zhong asked.

"Of course I remember that when I first saw those Han soldiers, I saw that they were indeed men of hundreds of battles. You can't fake that fierce and murderous aura." Qu Wan nodded.

"Among the people who accompanied the princess back then, there were spies from the Overwatch Council." Qu Zhong spread his hands and said, "We didn't find out about this until a long time later. Later, we secretly arrested and executed a few, but the most important one was One of them disappeared without a trace, and two years later, we are convinced that the other party has spread their network in Yingcheng, but we can't grasp their handle."

"If you can't grasp the handle, there are other ways to deal with them." Qu Wan said.

"Yes, there are other ways, but there is another hurdle, princess."

"What role does the princess have in this matter?" Qu Wan asked in shock.

"The princess suffered a great injustice, and our king took pity on her. When the princess returned from the Yan Kingdom, Gao Yuan gave her a large fortune, and the princess used the money to start a business in Yingdu. Our people believe that there are people from the Supervisory Yuan lurking in these properties, but they are helpless because they cannot be touched without solid evidence, otherwise they will offend the princess." Qu Zhong said helplessly." So this time, I just came out of the city in disguise."

"Is it related to the Han army?" Qu Wan asked solemnly.

"Yes!" Qu nodded. (To be continued)