The Qi army defeated the enemy on the right, and then captured Xin City. Following the city, the legend of Qi, Wu and Chu spread: a cavalry teamed up to attack the two cities in one night, and this legend was Zi Long, the general of the Qi army.
Chu Huan, the leader of the Chu army, retreated to Langcheng, and Chu Qi retreated to Huacheng. The two cities were also besieged by the Qi army and the Wu army. King Wuyou's right army could send troops to cut off the retreat of Langcheng at any time. In order to avoid being attacked from the front and back,
Chu Huan ordered Chu Qi to lead his army to retreat to Wucheng and join him in Wucheng. When the Qi and Wu coalition forces attacked Wucheng, they would then assemble the Chu army and fight the Qi and Wu coalition forces for a decisive battle.
The next day, the Chu army in the two cities broke through the siege of Qi army and Wu army and quickly withdrew to Wucheng. Prince Qi Yi and Wu Prince Yingjing also led their troops to pursue Wucheng; Wuyou King Qi Si continued to march south.
Join forces with the prince.
At this time, the Qi and Wu coalition forces had penetrated deep into the Chu territory. Prince Qi Yi summoned King Wuyou, Prince Wu and the army generals to discuss: Wucheng was in front of him, and the Chu army in Wucheng had gathered a hundred thousand troops; the Qi and Wu coalition forces also gathered at this time.
Nearly 200,000 troops are in Wucheng.
Prince Qi Yi pointed to the map hanging in the commander's tent. The 200,000 Qi and Wu allied troops launched an attack on Chu and arrived at Wucheng in less than five days. Although the number of troops at this time was said to be 200,000, the army was sent after attacking the city and seizing the territory.
In addition to stationing troops along the way to ensure the safety of food and grass transportation, troops were also stationed on the post roads. At this time, the current coalition forces in Wucheng were less than 150,000, and they had been attacking for days, and they were exhausted. Although the Chu army only had 100,000 troops, it was indeed in its own territory.
Fighting inside, waiting for work at ease, unable to hold out. The Qi and Wu coalition forces could only camp on three sides to confront the Chu army in Wucheng.
There are many lakes and rivers in the Chu land, and the continuous rain during the plum rain season is even more unfavorable for the rapid advancement of the cavalry. In this way, the advantage of the Qi army's light cavalry will be greatly reduced, and the heavy armored cavalry will be almost useless. Therefore, the battle of Wucheng must be fought quickly.
However, the Chu army held fast and did not engage in battle with the Qi army. The Qi-Wu coalition forces were not twice as powerful as the Chu army, so a siege was impossible. If they were to attack Wucheng by force, the Chu state had managed it for many years, the city had high walls, and the city was well-defended, which would only increase casualties.
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Moreover, although the food and grass for the Qi and Wu coalition forces could be collected from the occupied Chu region, the Chu people were hostile and often clashed with the Qi and Wu coalition forces who collected grain and grass. The transportation of grain and grass from the Wu region was relatively long, and the transportation of grain and grass convoys and venues were difficult.
The defense required a large number of men and horses.
Faced with this deadlock, everyone thought that there was no good strategy. On the one hand, Prince Qi Yi reported the general's kindness to the King of Qi and the King of Wu, and on the other hand, he worked hard with the generals to think of a good strategy.
Although the Chu army lost the first battle and lost many lands, it also stretched the front line of the Qi-Wu coalition forces, making it difficult to take care of both the beginning and the end, and the supply of food and grass became a weak point. Chu Huan and Chu Qi deployed widely to detect the Qi and Wu armies at any time.
The grain roads and grain and grass storage areas were frequently attacked by troops, which put the Qi and Wu coalition forces in a dilemma outside Wucheng.
King Wuyou discussed with the prince that a quick war was no longer possible. It was better to stabilize the occupied territory first, and then implement farming in the occupied Chu area to prepare for long-term war. This would inevitably attract the Chu army to fight, and then look for opportunities to defeat the Chu army. The Qi-Wu coalition forces
The attack on Chu State has attracted troops from Shu and Yue to the border. Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, one will reap the benefits if one party loses. The prince felt that this was the only way, so he summoned Prince Wu and the generals to discuss.
The Qi and Wu coalition forces gradually retreated to Suicheng, Huacheng and Langcheng.
After the Qi and Wu Allied Forces retreated, the Chu Army immediately began to recruit troops and horses from various places, preparing to drive the Qi and Wu Allied Forces out of Chu when the time came. The King of Chu also sent envoys to Shu and Yue to lobby for an alliance against Qi and Wu.
The State of Qi also sent envoys to the State of Shu and the State of Yue. The King of Qi's idea was very simple. Before the outcome of the war between Qi and Chu came out, it was best not to get burned!
The Qi-Wu coalition forces defeated the Chu army, and Dali State, located in the southwest of Chu State, sent envoys to Qi State.
In the palace of the King of Qi, Duan Tianhe, the envoy of the Dali Kingdom, presented Dali's specialties and various jewelry and jades to the King of Qi. This time he disguised himself as a business traveler and brought an envoy with him from the Kingdom of Shu, Qin, and Chen into the Kingdom of Qi. Duan Tianhe
It brought a request from the King of Dali: a marriage with the State of Qi, and the prince of Dali, Duan Kejian, came to marry a princess of the State of Qi.
Dali is located in the southwest and is rich in products. It has been harassed by Chu all the year round, and it is also a barbarian land in the south. It has been conquered by Dali for many years, and its power is declining day by day. Now that I heard that Qi is powerful and is attacking Chu with troops, I want to marry Qi.
Gain the power of Qi to fight against Chu.
King Qi and King Ping agreed upon King Shun's plan. At present, the war between Qi and Chu was at a stalemate. If Dali could attack Chu from both sides, defeating Chu would be just around the corner. So they agreed to Dali's request.
The King of Qi had no daughter, so he adopted Princess Yinping, the daughter of Prince Gong Qi Yun, as his daughter, gave her the title of Princess Yinping, and issued an edict to marry her to Dali.
The road between Qi and Dali is far away. Now Qi and Wu are jointly attacking Chu. They cannot enter Dali from Chu. They can only go west to Chen, Qin and Shu to enter Dali. In order to ensure that Princess Yinping can reach Dali smoothly, so
The King of Qi secretly issued an edict, and the Qi-Wu coalition forces were led by Prince Qi Yi. King Wuyou Qi Si immediately returned to the court, led a escort team, and sent Princess Yinping to Yunnan.
King Wuyou returned to Lucheng with the decree. King Qi ordered King Ping to discuss the marriage itinerary with the envoys of Dali and King Wuyou in detail. The envoy of Dali suggested that they should still pretend to be a tea caravan, plus
The porcelain-trafficking caravan from the State of Qi was escorted by the Changfeng Escort Bureau in Lu City, and accompanied them from Qi State to Dali. King Ping thought it was feasible, and secretly sent a message to Lu Changfeng, the head of the escort bureau, telling him that he must ensure that he accepted the escort.
The caravan was safe. Nalu Changfeng naturally understood that and dispatched more than a dozen experts from the escort bureau to personally lead the escort. King Ping also dispatched dozens of strong captains from his Huben army to pretend to be escorts and follow them.
Left and right. Everything was prepared. This group of tea and porcelain merchants set off on an auspicious day and as planned, from Qi to Chen, Qin to Shu, and finally to Dali.
At the same time, the Dali envoy also sent a letter to the monarch, informing him of the route of his trip, and agreed that the Dali Kingdom's welcoming team would secretly set off from Dali to the border of Yunnan and Sichuan to welcome her.
King Wuyou led his caravan to leave Lucheng and arrived at Hecheng first. King Wuyou Qi Si secretly met with Zhuge Qingyun, the commander-in-chief of the Qi army, and made a secret arrangement. Then he told his men to take the gold and silver,
Dredge the joints and enter Chendi.
The mountains at the junction of Qi and Chen are rolling, and the post road is passing through Fengqiling. At this time, Meng Qi on Fengqiling has become a well-known leader. He has annexed all the villages here and has thousands of soldiers under his command.
They carried out plundering activities in the territories of Chen and Qin.
On this day, his informant came to report that there was a large group of tea merchants and a porcelain merchant caravan passing by at the foot of the mountain. There were two to three hundred people and dozens of carts. They were definitely fat sheep. After Meng Qi heard this, he
He summoned a sentry of minions and went down the mountain chattering. He followed them from a distance but did not make any move. Instead, as if they were escorting them, they 'robbed' King Wuyou and his entourage to the border between Chen and Qin. Then Meng Qi returned to the stronghold.
, continued drinking and chatting, making his subordinates confused and afraid to ask. But Meng Qi knew in his heart: Zhuge Qingyun had already told him that this group of merchants must not move, and he wanted to make a show of it, pretending that Feng Qiling was already watching.
Get on like this fat guy and carefully escort the caravan through Chendi.
Fortunately, the momentum in Fengqiling is now large enough. There are several groups of bandits along the way who have heard about the caravan and want to rob it. However, seeing Meng Qi from Fengqiling following him in person, they know that this is Chief Meng from Fengqiling who has already
Taking advantage of each other, each thought that Fengqiling was no match for Fengqiling. Fengqiling had merged with dozens of small and large villages in Wolong Mountain in less than a year. It would be best if he did not cause trouble for them. Who dared to provoke him, so they each thought
Dispersed.
King Wuyou looked at the Kingdom of Qin in front of him. This trip traveled hundreds of miles through Qin and had to pass through several cities. The caravan moved slowly and it was estimated that it would take more than half a month to cross the Qin territory.
Countries fought against each other, but they also traded with each other. Dali tea and Qi porcelain were sold to all countries. There were basically Qi porcelain shops in every country. Wuyou King Qi Si himself had several Qi porcelain shops opened in Qin.
country, so when the caravan entered the territory of Qin, someone took care of the garrison in the city in advance. The garrison took bribes, sent more troops and horses, and escorted quietly, but did not encounter much harassment from bandits. When encountering the city defense, the caravan also
When entering the city for trade and delivery of goods, nothing unusual could be seen. Occasionally, Qin soldiers who could not be controlled were scattered, and those who could spend some money did so. There were also those who were tyrannical and occupied Qin's mind.
A group of one hundred and eighty soldiers wanted to rob in a secluded place, but they were all killed by the bodyguards from the Changfeng Escort Bureau, Sergeant Huben who pretended to be the bodyguards, and the accompanying masters from the Dali Kingdom.
Along the way, Lu Zheng got along very well with the masters of the Dali Kingdom and exchanged attack and killing techniques with each other. Lu Zheng was a fierce general in the army. He was brave in killing, powerful and powerful, and he was very good at instant kung fu; while those masters of the Dali Kingdom
His skills were nimble and his moves were ruthless, killing him every time. When Lu Zheng had free time, he called a few masters to compete in an open space. They were careful not to hurt each other and not hurt their lives. After many times, Lu Zheng was able to fight with those masters at his feet.
Several masters struggled with each other for a while, and the moves of Euphorbia also changed from broad opening and closing to sophisticated, and later on, they were even able to fight to a tie with three or five Dali masters. The escort masters of Changfeng Escort Bureau also competed with Dali masters.
The benefits from each other are considerable.
King Wuyou did not want to take Yinger with him on this trip. Princess Ping also said that after all, the road was long and dangerous, so she might not take good care of her and be frightened. But when Yinger heard that the road was dangerous, she became even more worried. How could Princess Ren Ping persuade her?
He just lowered his head and cried. King Wuyou couldn't see Yinger being sad the most, so he told his mother that he should be more careful. He usually took Yinger to travel around the world, and he didn't expect any accidents, so he just let Yinger go with him. Princess Ping
She could only sigh and look at the two of them, and reluctantly agreed. She just warned King Wuyou that she didn't care what others did. If Ying'er lost a hair, she would take it from King Wuyou.
Fortunately, Ying'er and Princess Yinping knew each other well and were of the same age. Fortunately, Ying'er got through and chatted and laughed with Yinping all the way, which saved her from grief.
After passing the Qin State, the front is the border of the Shu State. We have reached the territory of the Shu State.
Chen and Qin were neutral to each other, but Shu was close to Chu. There were pro-Chu forces in the country. When Qi and Wu used troops against Chu, some generals proposed to send troops to aid Chu. However, there were also internal anti-Chu forces.
, believed that the Chu people were capricious and had many quarrels with Shu. The Qi-Wu coalition attacked Chu and weakened the strength of Chu, which was beneficial but not harmful to Shu. The monarch of Shu, Liu Sheng, was a soft-hearted master, but when the courtiers quarreled,
Any major issues that cannot be resolved are put aside for further discussion, and the discussions are thrown aside.
King Wuyou knew that there were spies from the Chu State in Shu. Although his profession was secretive, he was afraid that the Chu State would also get wind of such a large group of carriages and horses traveling across mountains and rivers to enter Shu. The road to Shu was difficult, and he really had to be careful in dealing with it.