In the history of China, a war that will shine through the annals of history is about to begin. This is a decisive battle that will determine the fate of China's division and reunification. It will also determine the fate of this country with a long history in the next decades or even centuries. And
The two parties participating in this decisive battle were Qi, Yue, Chu, Wu, Dali, Shu, Xiang and other countries on one side, led by Qi State; Qin and Chen were led by Qin State on the other side. As another big country in China:
Yan State chose neutrality at the beginning of this war.
In this battle, Qi State assembled nearly 400,000 coalition troops and attacked Qin State from the east and south. Qi State's intention this time was obvious, which was to mainly destroy the Qin army.
The Qin State also assembled more than 200,000 troops and deployed them on the borders with Shu and Chen. The focus of their defense was the 200,000 troops led by King Wuyou.
The Chen State focused on assisting defense in this war. King Chen, with Marshal Chen Qi as the commander-in-chief, deployed more than 100,000 troops on the border from Pingguan to Jiaocheng to resist the Qi army's attack and assist in the defense of the Qin State.
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The heat of summer subsided with the last chirping of cicadas. As the autumn wind blew, the Qi State and the allied forces immediately launched a campaign against the Qin State. The reason why they chose to start the war at this time was the intention of King Wuyou and King Ping.
The purpose is to rob the Qin State of grain so that the Qin State cannot harvest the wheat that is to be harvested this year. At the same time, King Wuyou will also take advantage of the momentum of the Qi army's consecutive victories to quickly advance into the Qin State and attack Congxin City.
In this way, the grain and grass transported from Qi State can be conveniently supplied to their own coalition forces. The manpower and material resources consumed in transporting grain and grass from Shu State are too huge, and the Shu Road
Difficulty is the biggest problem with food and grass support for the coalition forces.
In the handsome tent of King Wuyou, Prince Duan of Dali, General Huo Yuan of Yue, General Dongfang Yi of Chu, Prince Yingjing of Wu and General Zilong of Qi Army were all sitting around the handsome tent. King Wuyou and
Everyone is discussing how to break into the Qin territory and quickly attack eastward to meet up with King Ping's Qi army forward. The coalition forces must join forces before winter comes and occupy the entire southeastern part of Qin.
According to the military order of King Wuyou, Zilong, the general of Qi State, led 100,000 Qi and Dali troops to attack Hanzhong City in the hinterland of Qin State; Huo Yuan, the general of Yue State, led 50,000 Yue troops to attack from west to east.
, the target was Ancheng; General Dongfang Yisuo of Chu State led the Chu army to respond in the center. King Ping's army attacked westward from Qi State and Xincheng, attacking Yangcheng all the way; and fiercely attacked Ancheng all the way.
After receiving the military order, the generals stood up one after another, ordered their troops and took action separately.
King Wuyou and Prince Yingjing stayed in the commander's tent. Prince Yingjing mainly led a Wu army this time and was responsible for the food and grass supply of the entire coalition. King Wuyou called Prince Yingjing to the map and said to Prince Yingjing: "Prince Yingjing, now I
If the army splits up and attacks, your transportation of food and grass will be even more laborious, so please be more careful, Prince."
Yingjing laughed and said to King Wuyou: "What did you say, Your Majesty? In this expedition, our Wu Kingdom was far away and could not send a large army to help. However, Your Majesty entrusted me with the important task of transporting grain and grass. It is really a disservice to me."
How can I let the prince down if you trust me."
King Wuyou nodded, and then asked: "Prince Ying, you also know that the so-called food and grass go first before the soldiers and horses are used. The supply of food and grass is the key to the victory of the army."
Yingjing also looked at King Wuyou, nodded, and then thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, now our army's food and grass are still transferred from Shu. Although Wu, Chu, and Yue have sufficient food and grass, it is really inconvenient to transport it.
There is not much food and grass in the Kingdom of Shu, and the current food and grass are also allocated from Chengcheng. I also asked Li Guogong that due to the war this year in Shu, many fertile fields near Chengcheng were abandoned, and the harvest may not be as good as in previous years. If we can fully supply it to us,
Then the people's rations will be reduced."
After hearing this, King Wuyou looked at the map on the wall intently, thought for a moment, and said to Yingjing: "Prince Ying, you don't have to worry too much about this. Xincheng and Lincheng will have a good harvest of food this year. As long as we open up Ancheng, from then on
It is much more convenient to transport grain and grass from the side. The most urgent task now is to seize Ancheng as soon as possible and stabilize the defense of the post road from Ancheng. In this way, our grain and grass transportation can be guaranteed."
Yingjing also looked at the map, listened to King Wuyou's words, and nodded repeatedly. After King Wuyou finished speaking, he turned to look at King Wuyou, smiled, and said: "It turns out that the prince and King Ping have thought of this a long time ago, so he
We must seize Ancheng as soon as possible."
King Wuyou smiled, then asked Yingjing to sit down and asked: "Prince Ying, you are fighting with the army and you have not been able to return to Wu for a long time. It is really hard!"
Yingjing smiled and said: "I don't have anything to do with you. Your Majesty, please don't be polite. We Qi and Wu are already one family. I remember when we were in Dadu, we also left our hometown and all lived in Dadu. At that time, we all played together.
I don’t feel like I’m in a different place. Now that I’m with the prince again, I remember the scene again!”
King Wuyou also laughed and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. I was with the prince at the time, and Prince Ying was with the princess. I always thought that the princess was a boy.
Son, treat him as a prince."
Yingjing also laughed after hearing this and said: "Yingping has had a strong personality since she was a child and refused to let others accommodate her. She was still young when she went to Dadu, but she has been with me since she was a child, so she has to go to Dadu with me.
.She has been dressing up like a boy since she was young, so outsiders always thought we were two brothers."
King Wuyou seemed to have thought of something, and asked: "Then the prince and the princess must have a deep love for each other. The princess has now become the Yue Princess, so she must miss the prince too!"
Yingjing nodded and said: "Yes, she will write me letters every few days and miss me." After saying that, Yingjing patted the chair and said: "She also always mentioned the prince and told me
You must assist the prince well and share everything with him!"
King Wuyou said "Oh", and then asked in disbelief: "Would the Crown Princess really say that?!"
Seeing King Wuyou's question, Yingjing took out a letter from her arms, handed it to King Wuyou, and said: "This is what Yingping just sent. I'll put it on my body after reading it, just in time to show it to the prince!"
In this letter, Yingping mentioned the prince and asked me about his recent situation."
King Wuyou looked at Yingjing and took the letter. His eyes seemed to ask if he could open it and read it. Yingjing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please read it. We don't have any military secrets!"
King Wuyou smiled and said: "Then let me see the handwriting of the Crown Princess." He opened the letter and read it carefully. After reading it, he burst out laughing. Yingjing was stunned and asked
Said: "Your Majesty, why are you laughing?!"
King Wuyou folded the letter and handed it to Yingjing, and then said: "I suddenly remembered that the Crown Princess was extremely stubborn and arrogant when she was young. She did not regard herself as a girl at all, and I always thought of him as a boy.
The child, I just think he is young and is willing to take care of her, but now she really cares about me!" After saying that, King Wuyou took a deep breath and said continuously: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Yingjing took the letter and felt relieved when King Wuyou said this. She smiled and said: "Now Yingping has become the Crown Princess of Qi and the Princess of Yue, but she is still the prince's sister-in-law. You are already close relatives. Naturally,
I will miss the prince."
Facing the Qi army's offensive, the Qin army resisted tenaciously on the one hand; on the other hand, it sent envoys to the state of Chen to meet with King Chen, hoping that King Chen could send troops to jointly fight against the Qi army.
King Chen discussed with the ministers in the court hall for a long time. The ministers in the court had different opinions. Some supported uniting Qin to resist Qi; some suggested waiting and watching what happens; others proposed assisting Qi in attacking Qin.
King Chen himself could not make a decision for a while, so he retreated to the palace. A palace maid came to see King Chen, saying that the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother wanted to see King Chen, and asked King Chen to move to the Queen Mother's palace.
King Chen went to the Queen Mother Chen, who was also there. King Chen met with the two old people and asked, "Queen Mother, I don't know if you want me to come here. What's the matter?"
The Empress Dowager Chen said: "Your Majesty, now that Qi and Qin are at war, how should our Chen country deal with it?"
When King Chen saw the Queen Mother asking about this, he replied: "Queen Mother, we have alliances with Qin and Qi. At this time, we are Chen Bing on the border to guard against sudden changes in Qi and Qin. It is not yet clear whether we want to
Who can help?"
The Empress Dowager Chen sighed and said: "When your father founded the country, I fought with him all over the Chen Kingdom, with victories and defeats. It was not until later that I went to Qin to meet the current King of Qin, who is also my brother, and he sent a large army.
Help your father to pacify all the forces in Chen, so that our Chen State can be established. The last time the Qi army attacked Shu, you asked me to go to Qin and persuaded the King of Qin not to send troops to help Shu. The King of Qin listened to my words and stood still.
, so that the Qi army successfully captured Shu. Now that Qi is unjust, it actually seizes Shu and attacks Qin. Qin is now in danger, should we, Chen, just sit back and watch?"
After hearing this, King Chen pondered for a while, and then said: "Mother, it's not that I don't want to help Qin, but the ministers in the court have different opinions, and I can't make a decision for the moment."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother Chen shook her head and said: "Your Majesty, I know you are disturbed by the opinions of the ministers in the court. But Your Majesty, you should know that this Chen State is the Chen State of your King Chen. The rise and fall of the Chen State
The honor and disgrace are all placed on you alone. We can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then take advantage of Qi and Qin to fight against each other, and Chen can profit. But your Majesty, think about it, will Qi's ambitions be restrained by seizing Qin?
, will you give up because you have an alliance with our Chen country?!"
When Queen Mother Chen said this, she stood up, walked to King Chen, and bowed deeply. King Chen was so shocked that he quickly stood up, knelt down in front of Queen Mother Chen, and said: "Mother, what do you mean, you are trying to break me.
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The Empress Dowager Chen stretched out her hand to pull up King Chen, and then said: "Your Majesty, the State of Qi is now a single family, uniting with the southern countries, annexing the State of Shu, and attacking the State of Qin. If we are unwilling to send troops to help the State of Qin at this time, then once the State of Qi is defeated by Qi
If the army occupies it, Chen State will be Qi State’s next enemy. At that time, Chen State will be the only one to fight against the powerful Qi State. What is the chance of winning? It will only delay for a while, but it will eventually be defeated by Qi State.
Seize!"
After saying that, Queen Mother Chen returned to the warm bed and sat down. She looked at King Chen and continued: "Although we are not in love with this throne, this Kingdom of Chen was earned through hard work by your father. In order to establish the Kingdom of Chen that day, he sacrificed himself
After hundreds of battles and injuries, Your Majesty, how can you bear to see your father's hard work wasted in vain!"