Chapter 1004: The Magnificent Power of Han (One Hundred and Twenty-Eight)

The newly formed First Army of the Han Kingdom captured Jimo with lightning speed and wiped out Tian Fucheng's forces. Tian Fucheng was desperate and committed suicide by taking poison. The whereabouts of his two generals, Wang Pei and Cheng Siwei, are unknown.

Tian Fucheng fell so quickly. Firstly, it was because the movements of his troops completely fell into the calculations of the Han army, which devoured his effective forces one by one. Secondly, it was also because Tian Fucheng had been trying to maintain his rule over the years. and high military expenditures, and the excessive levies and expropriations in the ruled area, it can be said that the people's hearts have been completely lost, so that when the Han army came to the city, no one had the intention to defend the city. Many people were looking forward to Tian Fucheng's collapse, and the internal situation of the Han Dynasty Not a few people in Qi know about the policy. Maybe if they change their master, their life will be better in the future.

Tian Fucheng's rapid collapse pushed Qu Wan to an embarrassing and dangerous situation. In order to understand the crisis in Jimo, he sent Bian Rang with 30,000 elites to attack Linzi, forcing Tian Jingwen to withdraw his troops and rescue him. Unexpectedly, Qianmen was attacked by wolves. , the tiger entered through the back door, and the tiger's target seemed to be aimed at him from the beginning. At present, Jucheng was surrounded by Meng Chong's tens of thousands of troops, and the newly formed First Army of the Han Dynasty, after taking Jimo, went non-stop. Entering Pinglu, the three divisions of Dong Zhuang, Cui Chengxiu, and Gao Chengdong were like three sharp blades, penetrating deeply into the core of Qi State. Behind them, Zhang Hongyu, the newly appointed commander of the First Army, was stationed in Jimo. The swords of the 20,000 soldiers were blazing, making it impossible to guess who he would swing his sword at.

After the Red Scarf Army retreated to Gaotang, it became silent, and the Han army seemed to have forgotten about this army. Not a single soldier set foot on the land of Gaotang.

Also in embarrassment with Qu Wan was the main force of the Qi army led by Tian Jingwen.

In Boshan, Tian Jingwen blocked Bian Yang's army, preventing him from advancing. But at this time, the Han army entered in large numbers, marched down Jimo, and invaded Pinglu. Veteran general Zou Zhang hurriedly recruited troops to resist, but the opponent Under the attack of violent storms, they were retreating steadily. Veteran general Zou Zhang rarely suffered defeats in the first half of his life, but when he got older, he lost every battle he fought, and it seemed that Pinglu could not be defended. .

What should we do? Tian Jingwen was in a dilemma. The threat of Bianyang was right in front of him, and if the Han army captured Pinglu, it would be effortless to invade Linzi.

"What happened to the Marquis of Gaotang?" Tian Jingwen roared to Niu Fuchen who came from Linzi: "He is the Marquis of Gaotang of Daqi. Now that the Han army is storming Pinglu, he is standing still and does not provide any reinforcements?" "

"General, the Marquis of Gaotang is said to be a minister of Da Qi, but you still don't know what is going on? When we had the upper hand, he was naturally the icing on the cake, but now that the Han army is powerful, he and Wang Peicheng were thinking Wei has fought several tough battles and suffered a lot of losses. Now I am running back to Gaotang to lick his wounds. I'm afraid I can't count on him." Niu Fuchen sighed. "Right now, as long as he doesn't jump out and cause trouble, we will be in good luck. "

"When the country is in chaos, evildoers will appear!" Tian Jingwen sat down slumped. "Second minister, do you dare to go to the Bianyang army and tell him that the two sides have stopped fighting and he can return to his city of Jucheng without any obstruction from me. , if he still wants to enter Linzi, then he will fight to the death, but let him see clearly that his master will soon be unable to defend Jucheng."

"I'm willing to go," Niu Fuchen said.

"If Bian Yang agrees to stop the army, I will go back to Pinglu to stop this Han army first." Tian Jingwen was silent for a while, "The Chu army will not just watch Qu Wan's defeat. They will definitely send a large number of reinforcements." After rescuing Qu Wan, as long as Qu Wan persists until then, Chu and Han will be evenly matched, and we can survive in the cracks."

"Now it seems that this is the only way out!" Niu Fuchen nodded.

"This is a shame for us Qi people!" Tian Jingwen said with a depressed look on his face, "Our land of Da Qi has become a battlefield for Chu and Han to compete. What they are fighting against each other is for the fruit of our Da Qi. "

"There is nothing we can do about this. Daqi is now weak, so we can only swallow this bitter pill. We must survive first and then seek development." Niu Fuchen also sighed and said: "General, where is the Marquis of Gaotang? We still have to deliberately trap him, after all, he still has tens of thousands of people left. Just seeing that after the Han army captured Jimo, they did not attack Gaotang, we can see that the Han army is still quite afraid of him."

"I will write to Marquis Gaotang and ask him to send troops," Tian Jingwen said.

Bian Yang was in the same embarrassing situation as Tian Jingwen. Although he now occupied Zhangjiadian outside Linzi, he was also in a dilemma. Tian Jingwen led his army to block his way forward. It was already a mirror image of Linzi. Zhongyue is a flower in the water, and his original plan was just to lure Tian Jingwen out and relieve Tian Fucheng's pressure, but the reality has changed too fast. Now it seems that all these plans have become a joke. Tian Jingwen was gone, but Tian Fucheng was like a soap bubble that burst with a pop after being poked lightly by the Han army.

What made him even more anxious was that Jucheng was besieged by the Han army and was in danger, but he could not advance or retreat here. He had already thought of retreating, but he did not dare to retreat easily. It is easy to advance but difficult to retreat. If the stalemate continues, even he There will be problems with the food and grass supplies.

Bian Yang applauded Niu Fuchen's arrival and proposal. Under the threat of the Han army, the two sides hit it off immediately. Bian Yang withdrew his troops from Linzi and rushed to Judu day and night, while Tian Jingwen raised his troops and rushed to Pinglu.

At this time, Gaotang, under the rule of the Red Scarf Army, seemed to have become a paradise. When wars were raging across the Qi Kingdom, it was calm here. Of course, inside the Gaotang Houfu, it was bustling with activity. , the envoys from Linzi came one after another, and new envoys would arrive almost every two or three days. The ones in front had not left yet, and the ones behind arrived again. The King of Qi asked Gaotang Hou to send troops more and more. Weak, in the end almost begging Gaotang Hou to send troops quickly.

Song Boxuan almost knelt down to Bai Yucheng, "Master Hou, if the skin is not preserved, how can General Mao be attached? If we don't send troops and let the Han army capture Pinglu, Linzi will definitely be difficult to defend. Please, Master Hou." Send troops as soon as possible to relieve the danger on Pinglu."

After returning to Gaotang, the battle for power between Song Boxuan and Wang Yan ended with Song Boxuan's complete defeat. He has now completed a setup to support Gaotang's stay and has nothing to do all day long, but now Linzi is facing a dilemma. He couldn't sit still anymore and came to Bai Yucheng almost every day to make noises.

In fact, Song Boxuan also knew that a guy like Bai Yucheng who came from a bandit background was determined to have breasts and a mother. If Qi State really collapsed, he could change his flag and his master and still live a prosperous life. But they are like this It's going to be really bad for people.

"I'm not going to Pinglu!" He held a knife and slowly sharpened his nails, "Song stayed behind. As you know, I suffered a loss in Jimo some time ago and killed and wounded many brothers. Now the Han army is The sharp edge is very sharp, but if I capture the tiger's beard, the whole army may be destroyed."

"How can the Red Scarf Army be afraid of Han traitors if they are so good at fighting?" Song Boxuan said loudly: "As long as the Lord Hou sends troops, Boxuan is willing to be the vanguard."

"Song Liushou is a pioneer?" Bai Yucheng threw the knife on the table with a loud sound and said with a big smile: "Then I don't dare to go. However, Song Liushou, I don't want to go to Pinglu, but I am still willing to go to Linzi." As long as the King of Qi agrees, I am willing to bring 20,000 troops to Linzi to help defend. This is the only place I want to go. If the King of Qi does not agree, then I will have to stay in Gaotang and not go anywhere. .”

"Going to Linzi?" Song Boxuan said in surprise.

"Go to Linzi!" Bai Yucheng laughed and said, "Speaking of which, I have never been to the capital of Daqi!"

Song Boxuan hesitated for a long time, thinking that as long as you are willing to go out to Gaotang, even if you go to Linzi to defend, it is always good. In this way, Tian Jingwen can draw more troops from Linzi and put them into the battlefield. He nodded immediately and said: "Okay, as long as you wait, If you have this intention, I will report it to the king immediately."

"You have to work hard!" Bai Yucheng said with a smile: "If I can be allowed to station in Linzi, then I really have to ask Song Liushou to be the vanguard, hahaha!"

More than ten days later, Bai Yucheng confidently set out from Gaotang with 20,000 elite Red Scarf Army troops towards Linzi City. Bai Yucheng's request was approved by the King of Qi and responded by Mr. Tian. He would lead two soldiers. Thousands of red scarf troops entered Linzi to assist in the defense, so that Qi State could mobilize more soldiers to join the battlefield.

Outside Jucheng, Meng Chong watched as the soldiers attacked the Chu army's defense in Jucheng one after another, like waves surging up, hitting the city wall heavily, causing water to fill the sky, and every impact , there will be many soldiers staying under the city forever, and Jucheng seems to be indestructible. But Meng Chong doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

Horse hooves came rushing from behind, and a messenger came on horseback, rushed straight to Meng Chong, turned over and dismounted, and said loudly: "Back to the commander, Bian Rang's Chu army has left the Zhangjiadian mountainous area and is heading towards Advance in the direction of Jucheng. General Tiexuan is ready to fight."

"Are you finally willing to come back?" Meng Chong laughed and immediately called Zheng Xiaoyang.

"There's going to be a fight over there at Tiexuan. I'll bring people to support that side." Meng Chong glanced at the city wall.

Zheng Xiaoyang smiled and said: "Maybe we can also scheme and defeat him, but I don't know if he will be fooled?"

"Whether he makes a plan or not is our business. Whether he is fooled or not depends on whether he has the wisdom!" Meng Chong laughed. "By the way, the newly formed First Army has already captured Jimo and attacked Pinglu. It can be said that the momentum is overwhelming, but now we are already lagging behind!"

"Their achievements were not due to our restraint!" Zheng Xiaoyang said somewhat unconvinced.

Qu Wan discovered that things had changed. Although the Han army's previous attacks were not very dense, they were very intense. Today, the density of the opponent's attacks suddenly increased greatly, but the intensity of the attacks was not as strong as before. After careful observation, Qu Wan discovered something strange. Although the flags were still there, there were always a few familiar faces hanging around when attacking.

They changed the flag to attack to deceive themselves! Qu Wan suddenly realized that there were not as many Han troops under the city as before. Many of them had already left. Needless to say, the reason for their departure was that Bian Rang had returned. .(To be continued)