A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1308

[Chapter 1298 New Monarch]

Qi Ning pondered for a while, and finally said: “Is there a map here?”

“Yes, the prince will wait.” Wei Shutong got up, went to get a map in person, and spread it on the table, Qi Ning saw This map is actually quite brief. The topography of Chu State is relatively complete, but the border areas of the Northern Han Dynasty are very vague. Except for some extremely important city landforms, many mountains and rivers are actually ambiguous. .

Qi Ning knew that it was not an easy task to make a map, and the state of Chu had always dreamed of getting the map of Beihan, but it was not available. Because of this, the state of Chu always wanted to get the map of the universe from Prince Yu of Beihan.

“The main force of Eastern Qi is currently stationed in Puyang.” Wei Shutongshen pointed at the map: “This place is not too far from Maling Mountain, but Maling Mountain has been occupied by our army. If the Qi army wants to return to Linzi, Maling Mountain must be taken down.”

Qi Ning, with one hand behind him, found Dingtao on the map. Dingtao was located in the southwest of Puyang, but it was not far from Puyang, and Maling Mountain, Puyang and Dingtao just formed a triangle. trend.

“The Han army has deployed heavy troops in Liang County.” Wei Shutong said again: “It is said that when our army went north, the Han army initially fought to the death on the front line north of Huaishui, but then quickly withdrew its troops and retreated to the Dingtao line. After the Qi people took Puyang, the Han army abandoned Dingtao and retreated into Liang County.”

Liang County is located in the northwest of Dingtao, but just west of Puyang. From the map, Liang County has formed a relationship with Puyang and Dingtao. Triangle trend.

Qi Ning was quite surprised to see that the battle situation had fallen into such an intricate situation.

The strategic plan for the Chu army to go north actually has two purposes. The first purpose is naturally to lure the main force of the Qi army out, and the second purpose is to take advantage of the emptiness of the state of Qi. The main force of the army, to buy time for the partial army to attack the Eastern Qi.

The Northern Han was in civil strife, and the Chu army was heading north, with a posture of fighting to the death with the Han army. Naturally, the state of Qi misunderstood that the real purpose of the state of Chu was to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Han state. It may be thought that the target of the northern expedition of Chu State would be them.

The Eastern Qi is a remote corner, the land is thin and the people are sparsely populated. During the civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty, it is the opportunity for expansion that the Eastern Qi has longed for. Naturally, such an opportunity cannot be missed by the Eastern Qi people. , is to wait for the Dongqi people to take the opportunity to attack.

Qi Ning thought that in order to confuse the people of Eastern Qi, the Chu army

would inevitably attack the city to the north, but he would not make every effort. However, in the current situation, the progress of the Chu army was obviously much deeper than Qi Ning expected, and Dingtao had already entered. The hinterland of the Northern Han Dynasty.

“Zhong Liao didn’t take the enemy on the front line of Huaishui and retreated to Liang County. Is it because of Qu Yuangu in the northwest?” Qi Ning asked.

He got the battle report before. After the Chu army went north, although it crossed the Huai River, it was blocked by the Han army. Zhong Liao was a veteran of the battlefield. Although the palace of the Northern Han Dynasty had undergone drastic changes, Zhong Liao did not neglect the front line because of the change in the palace. It was expected that the Chu army would probably take the opportunity to go north, so a line of defense was built north of the Huai River, and the war between the two sides was just like the previous situation, and it was once again deadlocked.

Qi Ning knew that if there were no accidents, it would be difficult for the Qinhuai Army under the command of Yue Huanshan to break through Zhong Liao’s line of defense, and the Han army retreated to Liangjun only because of Qu Yuangu.

Wei Shutong nodded and said, “Exactly, Qu Yuangu went out of Tongguan to attack Luoyang, and Zhong Liao’s backyard caught fire. Naturally, he couldn’t continue to stand still with our army and quickly withdraw his troops, but…!” His finger slid towards Luoyang: “Tongguan After being blocked, Qu Yuangu had no way to retreat, and attacked Luoyang with all his strength but did not make much progress. If it weren’t for Beitanghao’s sudden assassination, Qu Yuangu’s northwestern army would probably have been wiped out under Luoyang city.

” Tang Hao was stabbed?” Qi Ning was taken aback, Xuanyuan Po also changed color suddenly.

Wei Shutong nodded and said, “Exactly, Beitanghao was assassinated, and the city of Luoyang was in chaos. Some people saw that the situation was not good, and secretly contacted Qu Yuangu. , the Northwest Army immediately rushed into Luoyang, but the Northwest Army did not loot in Luoyang City, but maintained order, just executed Beitanghao’s gang of buddies, and did not implicate too many people. In addition, the side led by Beitangzhao There was a mutiny in the army, Beitangzhao was escorted to Luoyang by his generals, Beitangfeng executed Beitangzhao in the name of rebellion, and Beitangfeng finally won the battle for the throne of the Northern Han Dynasty.”

Qi Ningwan Did not expect such a result.

Undoubtedly, the important reason for changing the situation in Beihan was that Beitanghao was assassinated. He asked, “Who was Beitanghao assassinated?”

Wei Shutong shook his head and said, “Xiaguan really doesn’t know the truth of the matter. “Just after finishing speaking, a voice came from outside: “Sir, there is an urgent report!”

Wei Shutong hurriedly got up and went out, and came back soon, holding an opened letter in his hand, and presented the letter to Qi Ning: “Guo Gong, Beitangfeng has been enthroned and proclaimed emperor, Qu Yuangu has been canonized as the prime minister, and he has been awarded the title of King Jin

. He handed the letter to Xuanyuan Po.

Wei Shutong is the governor of Xichuan, and now that the Chu army is heading north, it is naturally impossible for him to turn a blind eye.

“Guo Gong, it seems that Zhong Liao and Beitangfeng have reached an agreement.” Xuanyuan Po glanced at him, and then said, “If I guessed correctly, Qu Yuangu attacked Luoyang, and Zhong Liao could not supply logistics, so he had to withdraw his troops. However, after Beitangfeng won Luoyang, I knew that there was no one in the Northern Han Dynasty except Zhong Liao, and no one could stop my Chu army from advancing north, so I immediately reused Zhong Liao, added officials to the jue, and Zhong Liao had no worries, so I led the troops. He is firmly on the front line of Liang County. If he defends Liang County, he defends the necessary place to Luoyang. As long as Liang County does not lose, Luoyang cannot be broken.”

Wei Shutong nodded and said, “What Colonel Xuanyuan said is very true. Zhong Liao has never participated in the prince’s struggle for the throne. For him, no matter who ascends the throne, it has nothing to do with him. He is the battlefield. War general, what he has to do is to defend his own country, since the overall situation of the Beibei Han throne has been decided, and Beitangfeng supports him, there is no need for him to fight Beitangfeng again.” He raised his hand and stroked his beard: “But the current result , it is not a bad thing for my country of Chu. Among the princes of the Northern Han Dynasty, Beitangfeng is the weakest, and Qu Yuangu is a mediocre and incompetent generation. It

‘s not a good thing for the Han.”

“Now that our Chu army is going, the Northern Han needs to rely on Zhong Liao to stop our army.” Qi Ning said, “But Zhong Liao is not a close confidant of Beitangfeng. Beitangfeng will never be relieved, since Qu Yuangu is a big Sima and has the power to control the troops and horses of the Northern Han Dynasty, of course, he will not let Zhong Liao hold the heavy troops all the time.”

Wei Shutong smiled and said, “The Duke said very much. Now Beitangfeng wants to take advantage of Zhong Liao, so he will naturally add an official title to him, or even make him a duke. Back then, Beitangqing was on the battlefield, and he and General Qi would meet Liangcai. Zhu was only named Marquis of Changling, and Zhong Liao was considered a general, but his strength was far from that of Beitangqing, so it is ridiculous to be named a duke.” Hehe smiled and said, “It’s okay to be a lower official. It is asserted that if Beihan’s predicament is resolved, the first person Beitangfeng will have to deal with is Zhong Liao, and Zhong Liao will never end well.”

“That’s the aftermath.” Qi Ning frowned, “Now Huaishui is under the siege. The Eastern Qi navy blocked the logistics supply of the Qinhuai Army, how long could the Qinhuai Army support it?” He raised his hand and touched his chin: “I only worry that Dongqi will make peace with the Northern Han, when the Qi army leaves Puyang, and will be with Zhong Liao. Join forces to attack our army.”

Wei Shu said, “Since the imperial court knows about this situation, the Emperor Shengming will naturally be able to come up with a sure-fire strategy. Although Xin Ci’s Donghai Marines were defeated, they still retained some of their strength. I heard that Xin Ci returned. In the East China Sea, the imperial court has also issued an order to step up the construction of warships…!”

“Building warships cannot be accomplished overnight, and it is not a short period of time to train an elite naval force.” Qi Ning sighed. Said: “The Donghai Navy has suffered heavy losses, and in a short period of time, it is simply unable to pose a threat to the Dongqi Navy.”

“Don’t worry too much, Duke Guo.” Wei Shu said, “Although the logistics of the Qinhuai Army have been cut off, our army has now controlled the three counties of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the expropriation of grain and fodder on the spot can last for a while. Qi Shui Shi can only swim on the water, their logistics is the real big problem, without the logistics supply, they can’t support it for long, now it depends on who can last longer.”

Xuanyuan Po pondered for a while before saying: “Our army collects grain on the spot, I’m afraid… it will cause a civil upheaval.”

Qi Ning also nodded slightly, knowing that the Qinhuai Army’s nearly 100,000 army had no logistics, so they could only collect grain and grass locally, but the local people had How can you hand over your own grain and grass, it is inevitable that there will be a forcible grain requisition, which will naturally lead to greater hostility from the local people, and thus arouse the turmoil of the local people, which is also inevitable.

“Is it possible to collect grain and grass from Qi to supply Ding Tao?” Qi Ning thought about it and asked, “If we can raise grain and grass from Qi, it doesn’t matter even if the navy of Dong Qi blocks the Huai River.”

Wei Shu said, ” If Duan Shao is dead, then the method of the Duke of UU reading www.sonicmtl.com is naturally excellent. But now Duan Shao is still alive, and everyone in Qidi knows that their prince escaped from death, they will not give in so easily. It is natural to let the soldiers and horses stationed in Qi State collect grain, but it is not easy to transport it from Qi State to Dingtao. Those chaotic bandits in Qi State will inevitably intercept along the way, and the troops stationed in Eastern Qi are weak, and they cannot be Divide the troops to protect the food, so…!”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, knowing that what Wei Shutong said was true.

Although Linzi is broken, the state of Qi does not mean that it will perish. In a short period of time, it is impossible for the state of Chu to completely control Eastern Qi. Even if the grains are forcibly collected, they must be transported from Qi to Dingtao. The mountains are high and the road is far away. The team is bound to be intercepted on the way, and it is easier said than done to send the food and grass smoothly.