The Qi army and the allied forces of other countries led by King Ping were engaged in a fierce battle with the Qin army and the Chen army. Suddenly, they received a secret letter from Lucheng: The Yan army was secretly gathering its army towards Yan and Qi's border.
King Qi asked King Ping to return to Lucheng quickly to discuss matters, and the war with Qin was left to King Wuyou to take charge.
King Ping handed over military affairs to King Wuyou at the Qi army's headquarters outside Ancheng, and hurried back to Lucheng with his escorting troops. King Wuyou and the generals in the army were also familiar with each other and had met each other.
The audience will report on the battle situation in Anseong.
When King Ping returned to Lucheng, he immediately went to the palace to meet King Qi. King Qi showed the military reports on the table to King Ping one by one. The defenders on the border of Qi and Yan saw the Yan army on the border increasing their camps in the past few days, so they could do their best to investigate.
News came back that the Yan army had conquered the tribes of the Northern Barbarians, and the Yan army's troops were secretly gathering at the border of Qi. At this time, there were more than 100,000 Yan army troops on the border with Qi. The border pass
The guard's emergency documents are also sent back every day.
King Ping read the battle report, then followed King Qi to stand in front of the map, looked at it carefully, and then asked: "Your Majesty, how do you want to deal with it?"
King Qi frowned slightly, turned around and looked at King Ping, and said: "The Yan army has arrived at the border at this time, and we have to guard against it. However, the war with Qin is currently at a stalemate, and the main force of our army has been transferred to Qin. At this time
If Yan State attacks with all its strength, our defense in the north may still be weak!"
King Ping nodded, pondered for a moment, and said: "At this time, King Shun's Long Xiang army is all in Shu, and more of the Qingzhou army has been transferred to Qin to fight. Only my Hu Ben army still needs to defend the city of Lu. I am in a hurry.
There is really a lack of adjustable troops. If we only rely on the border defenders, we will definitely not be able to withstand the Yan army's attack."
As he said that, King Ping looked up at the map. At this time, in King Ping's eyes, the map was already full of flames. Prince Qi Yi, as the king of Yue, was calming down the situation in Yue. Dali and Chu State had already sent troops to help attack Qin State; Shu State
In Xinding, Prince Shun and his son are trying to win over the people of Shu; Xiang's army is also fighting fiercely with Chen's army; the only force that can be relied upon is Wu.
Thinking of this, King Ping said to King Qi: "Your Majesty, now we can only inform the King of Wu that Wu will send an army to help us defend Yan. As long as Si'er ends the battle of Ancheng and the Hanzhong army joins the Ancheng army, then
We can dispatch a force from the direction of Xincheng."
King Qi also looked at the map, listened to King Ping's plan, nodded, and said: "What the second brother said is true. I will immediately write a book to King Wu and ask him to send a man and horse, and the second brother will lead it to the border.
, to guard against the Yan army."
At the border of Yan State, General Hao Delu of the Yan Army was drinking with his generals in the tent. Prince Zhao Sheng of Yan State mobilized 100,000 horses from northern Xinjiang and quietly deployed them to the border of Qi State. This Hao Delu was Prince Zhao's confidant
Before General Hao Delu came, Zhao Sheng told him that when he came to the border, he would just wait and see what happened and wait for his orders. If Qi and Qin fought and Qi won, the army would be stationed here to guard against Qi's attack on Yan.
; If the Qin army wins, the Yan army will send its troops straight down and seize the opportunity to seize Qi's territory.
Hao Delu only knew that only Prince Zhao Sheng's military orders were obeyed. He did not care about any national affairs. He only knew that it was a great honor to be promoted to a general and command a hundred thousand Yan troops. So he went to the border, stationed the army, and went with
The generals under his command celebrated their promotion. Most of the generals were his old subordinates, so they were naturally flattering and said complimentary words, which made Hao Delu even more happy.
It had been several days since the Yan army arrived at the border, but Prince Zhao Sheng did not send an order to attack. He just asked Hao Delu to wait for his orders. Hao Delu was also happy to show off his power in the army and promoted and appointed his old troops.
When the Qi army defenders first saw the Yan army approaching the border, they were still on guard and sent emergency documents every day. After a few days, the Yan army was just stationed and had no intention of invading. The Qi army also took the opportunity to strengthen its defense and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
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King Ping waited in Lucheng for a few days before Wu's 60,000-strong army arrived. As soon as King Qi had finished marching for King Ping in the city, King Ping led his own 10,000 tiger and benign troops, together with the Wu army who assisted in the battle, and set off for the border.
Before the army marched, King Ping issued an order: lengthen the marching distance, raise more flags, and declare to the outside world that there were 60,000 Wu troops and 60,000 Qi troops, totaling 120,000 horses.
The Qi army marched towards the border with great momentum, and the defenders at the border also received military orders and stood ready to resolutely fight back against any provocation by the Yan army.
Regarding the news of the Qi army's reinforcements, the Yan army soon received a report of the scouting horse. Hao Delu, the general of the Yan army who was watching the battle report in the camp, couldn't help being shocked. He originally thought that the Qi army would never be able to recruit a large army at this time.
Come, I can rely on an army of 100,000 to show off at the border for a while. But I didn't expect that the Qi army would immediately borrow troops from the state of Wu, commanding more than 100,000 troops, and come towards them. I am here now, facing the coming enemy.
The Qi army was unsure whether to attack or defend. But no matter whether it was offensive or defensive, once the war started, I was really a little worried about Prince Ping, the prince of Qi.
Hehe. Who doesn’t know that the Tiger and Guard troops under King Ping are all warriors worth ten, and the Qingzhou soldiers trained by King Ping are also an extremely brave army. The 100,000 troops under his command are probably no match for King Ping.
Naturally, King Yan and Prince Zhao Sheng, who were in the capital of Yan State, also learned the news. Originally, it was a secret to send Hao Delu to lead his army to the border of Qi State, but General Hao was afraid that the world would not know that he was responsible for one hundred thousand people.
As soon as the general of the army arrived at the border, he celebrated with the generals in the camp all day long, and also ransacked property around the camp, making it known to everyone.
Now that the Qi State heard the news, they immediately mobilized a large army to meet them. Seeing that the two armies met, a war was about to break out. At this time, the Yan State definitely did not want to get involved. The King of Yan's idea was very simple, that is, to make Qin State and Chen
The state of Qi fought with the state of Qi, and when both sides were exhausted from fighting, they decided which side to stand on and enjoyed the benefits of being a fisherman. Now that they are fighting with the state of Qi, they become the target of Qi's attack, which makes Qin and the country peaceful.
Chen Guo relieved the pressure.
So the King of Yan hurriedly passed the decree, ordering Prince Zhao Sheng to go to the border in person to control the Yan army, not to cause friction with the Qi army, to be patient in case of trouble, and not to cause a war.
After receiving the military order, the Yan army naturally dealt with it carefully, but when King Ping's army arrived, it became aggressive. When the Qi army defenders were patrolling the border, they also deliberately walked to the Yan country's boundary. Seeing that the Yan army did not respond, the Qi army
Then he directly set up his camp in the territory of the State of Yan. King Ping ordered his soldiers to just move forward if they encountered the Yan Army. If the Yan Army dared to respond, they would quickly move forward to fight. The Yan Army must make sure that the Qi Army felt that the Qi Army was intentional.
The purpose of causing trouble is just to stir up trouble. At the same time, he ordered the Huben army to prepare for war at any time. If there is a war, they will pounce on it immediately. They must defeat the Yan army as soon as possible and suppress the Yan army in terms of momentum.
The commanders of the two armies issued completely opposite military orders. As a result, the Qi army was aggressive, while the Yan army tolerated everything. The Yan army originally arrived first, but was forced back dozens of miles by the Qi army.
Zhao Sheng saw that the Qi army had no intention of stopping and was just pressing forward. According to the news from Wu and Qi, Wu mobilized tens of thousands more horses to prepare to reinforce King Ping. The troops in Qi also made many moves. In Lucheng
Troops were coming in and out every day. The prince of Qi told the army and the people that the war between Qin and Qin would rather be put on hold temporarily, but the Yan army that took the opportunity to invade would be defeated.
After hearing these reports, Zhao Sheng secretly cursed Hao Delu in his heart. If this fool hadn't been so arrogant, Qi would never have had such a strong counterattack. Now that things have happened, the Yan army is in trouble. Fighting with the Qi army,
This is not the original intention; if the troops were to withdraw, the Qi army would already be overwhelming the enemy.
The Qi army and the Yan army faced off at the border. The King of Qin was overjoyed after receiving the battle report. He hurriedly flew to Prince Li Bi of Ancheng to ask him to bring food and grass into the city, and then waited for an opportunity to counterattack the Qi army in Ancheng. At the same time, he sent an order to Bai Dingzhou and his Qin army.
The Qi army in Hanzhong should also take the opportunity to attack and harass the Qi army in Hanzhong.
When King Chen first received the news, he was moved in his heart and secretly went to Marshal Chen's mansion to tell his future queen Chen Mengzhu the good news.
After hearing the good news brought by King Chen, Chen Mengzhu shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not good news."
King Chen was stunned when he heard this. He also knew that Chen Mengzhu was known as the female Zhuge, and she could see the general trend of the world very accurately, so he asked: "Mengzhu, why do you say that?!"
Chen Mengzhu said to King Chen: "Your Majesty, the Yan State sent troops not when Qin State invited them to send troops, but after Qi State and Qin State went to war. When Chen State also participated in the war, we sent troops to the border. This
The Yan State wants to reap the benefits. If Qi State wins, they can send troops to help Qi State; if Qi State loses, they will take the opportunity to invade Qi State. For us, this is not good news: if Yan State helps Qi State, then they will fight with Qi State.
Who will Qi attack? If Qi is defeated and Yan attacks Qi, he will also compete with us for gain."
After hearing this, King Chen suddenly realized and said: "After listening to Mengzhu's words, I thought about it carefully, but it is possible. However, Qi State has ordered King Ping to send troops to meet the enemy, and the Qi and Yan armies have been in a stalemate at the border. This is absolutely true.
Yes!"
Chen Mengzhu looked at King Chen and said softly: "Your Majesty, the armies of Yan State and Qi State may fight, or they may negotiate peace, and turn to use troops against Chen State! I think your Majesty has to be on guard at this time.
Yan and Qi join forces to attack our country, Chen!"
When King Chen heard this, he exclaimed, nodded and said, "Mengzhu reminded me that no matter whether the Yan army and the Qi army are fighting or not, I should beware of them. I will order the old marshal to return to Pingguan, be careful.
Beware of Yan Qi. There is nothing to fear from Xiang’s troops. If Yan and Qi’s armies attack at this time, then our situation to the east of Chen will be in danger!”
Chen Mengzhu nodded, smiled at King Chen and said, "Your Majesty is wise and you really see things thoroughly!"
King Chen smiled and waved to Chen Mengzhu, and then said: "Mengzhu, if I can marry you, I will be like a million soldiers. I will return to the palace to pass the order, and then send an army to Pingguan to assist the old marshal in guarding it.
frontier."
After that, King Chen made arrangements and returned to the palace. Chen Mengzhu sent King Chen off and returned to his room. He looked out the window and stood for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.