Prince Huo sent away the King of Yue, and also sent away the burden on his heart. As for the people in Hangzhou who were willing to leave, Prince Huo also ordered Liu Yunzhong to let all the people leave the city. Because Prince Huo knew that the battle in Hangzhou
It is related to the survival of the Yue Kingdom. If this battle is won, there will be no more wars in the Yue Kingdom within a few years. If this battle is lost, the Yue Kingdom will only be able to capture Fucheng, and it is not known how long it can hold it.
During the war, although the soldiers fought bloody battles, the people suffered even more. Speaking of it, the people were the biggest victims of the war. Prince Huo had experienced hundreds of battles and knew the suffering of the soldiers and the suffering of the people, so for
The people who fled did not stop them either.
At this time, the Qi army had arrived at the front lines of Lin'an and You'an. The forward troops and the defenders of the two cities had been relieved, but neither side launched an attack. The Qi army just set up camp and waited for the follow-up of the army behind. The Vietnamese army took a stand.
Strategy. The central army of the Qi army did not rush into Hangzhou rashly, but kept parallel with the left and right wings.
Zilong was waiting for Zhuge Qingyun who came from Lincheng and the army brought by Zhuge. However, according to the plan of Zilong and Zhuge Qingyun, the elite Qingzhou soldiers of the Qi army who came from Lincheng came secretly and marched at night.
The day is late, so those who march are slow.
At the same time, reinforcements from the State of Wu were also pouring in from Yixing and Hudong towards You'an. Zilong waited for the Wu army in You'an to set up their formation and prepared to transfer the Qi army there to the central army.
The war on Zilong's side was temporarily at a standstill, and the Qi and Wu armies were busy mobilizing; the Yue army was reinforcing the city.
The Qi army on the western front was attacked by the Vietnamese army commanded by Huo Yuan and was defeated. General Zhang Yankun retreated to Shangcheng. Huo Yuan sent Vietnamese troops to besiege Shangcheng. However, there were more than 20,000 Qi troops in Shangcheng, and the main force of the Vietnamese army was
With only 30,000 yuan, it is not easy to capture Shangcheng in one fell swoop.
The Dali army led by Prince Dali advanced steadily, and at the same time divided its forces to move closer to the upper city, intending to meet Zhang Yankun's Qi army. The Qi army distributed in the other cities in Yue region could only defend the city, and the Vietnamese army could only besiege it.
At this time, the situation of the Chu State had a great impact on the war on the Western Front. According to Dongfang Yin's wishes, the Chu army had already assembled in Vietnam, preparing to fight the Qi Army on the Western Front, and jointly attacked the Vietnamese army led by Huo Yuan. However,
The Shu army also took action and gathered troops towards the border of Chu State. King Chu Yu decided at the court meeting to first prevent the invasion of the Shu army and to postpone the invasion of Vietnam to aid the Qi army.
Dongfang Yin also followed the wishes of the King of Chu and ordered the Chu troops gathered on the Chu-Yue border to temporarily station themselves on the spot, neither attacking nor returning to defend various places; then he ordered the cities of the Chu State that bordered the Shu State to strengthen defenses.
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The King of Qi had received a report from Prince Qi Yi in Lucheng, saying that Qi Si had discovered in Hangzhou that the King of Yue was recruiting heroes from all over the world and built the Moon Tower, intending to use those strange people to plot evil against other countries. At this time, Qi Si
The Qi army stationed in the Yue Kingdom and the Qi army stationed in Xincheng have been mobilized to the border of the Yue Kingdom to prepare for the use of troops against the Yue Kingdom.
King Qi heard this and had no objection. He just let the prince handle the matter calmly. There was no need to report everything to him. He would report back to him when the war in Vietnam was over.
Prince Qi Yi accepted the order and immediately sent a letter to Zilong, asking him to free his hands and capture Hangzhou in one fell swoop. At the same time, he discussed with his two uncles, King Ping and King Shun, that Qi would mobilize another 20,000 Xuzhou soldiers and lead them himself.
Escort the grain and grass to Vietnam and command the war.
King Ping and King Shun both agreed. King Ping asked King Qi for instructions and allocated three thousand Qingqi from his own Huben army to the prince to protect the prince.
The prince of Qi personally conquered the country of Yue, and the king of Wu naturally spared no effort to assist in sending troops. Prince Yingjing personally commanded the Wu army from the front. The king of Wu also requisitioned a large amount of grain and grass from various places to ensure the supply of grain and grass for the Qi and Wu armies.
When Prince Huo was in Hangzhou, he also sent scouts every day to inquire about the movements of the Qi and Wu armies. He learned that the Qi army had been supported by 20,000 troops led by Prince Qi Yi himself.
At this time, there were more than 80,000 Qi troops gathered in front of Lin'an and Hangzhou, and nearly 50,000 Wu troops pressed outside You'an City. If the Qi Prince's reinforcements arrived again, the Qi-Wu coalition forces would number 150,000.
. He only has more than 50,000 troops in Hangcheng; Huangfu Nianfeng's army in Lin'an City is only 15,000; You'an only has more than 10,000 troops. The strength gap between the two armies is too great. Once the Qi and Wu armies confront Lin'an, You'an will
To attack, Hangzhou itself is unable to go to support.
Once Lin'an and You'an are lost, the gates of Hangzhou will be opened, and the Qi and Wu allied forces will besiege Hangzhou. Hangzhou will become an isolated island in the vast waves. Whether it can be defended depends on God's will.
Prince Huo was secretly worried, but the news that Prince Qi Yi had arrived in the Kingdom of Wu had already spread.
After hearing the news, the soldiers of Qi and Wu were greatly morale. Zilong also ordered the army to be ready. He only waited for the prince's order to launch an attack on the Vietnamese army.
Huangfu Nianfeng in Lin'an City was already a little dejected. Every day he watched the Qi army continue to expand their camp and the siege of Lin'an City became stronger and stronger. He secretly calculated in his heart that Lin'an, with less than 20,000 troops, would be destroyed.
Unable to withstand the Qi army's attack, it would only take a few days for the city to fall. By then, it was unclear whether he would be able to withdraw to Hangzhou. Thinking about how he would be defeated in this small Lin'an after a lifetime of military service, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Prince Qi Yi met the King of Wu and Princess Yingping in Jinling of the Kingdom of Wu, and then led the army to Zilong's military camp. As soon as he arrived at the camp, the prince did not bother to be polite to Zilong, and asked anxiously: "Qi
Where to worship?"
Zilong hurriedly reported to the prince that King Wuyou escaped from danger in Hangcheng, and took Ying'er and others to sneak into the crowd of Yue King who was evacuating to Fucheng, and arrived at Fucheng.
Qi Yi sneered and said, "He is the one who cares. Leave the war ahead to me, and he can take the beauty to leisurely travel. When I take Hangcheng, I will escort this boy back to Lucheng and hand him over to his uncle."
Take good care of me."
Zilong just smiled and reported: "Whether we can capture Hangzhou this time depends on King Wuyou's management in Fucheng."
The prince also nodded and said: "He also told me that he would use a divorce plan to make the King of Yue suspicious of King Huo, and then deprive the Huo family of father and son's military power. In this way, our war in Hangzhou and Lancheng on the west line will be smooth.
It's much easier. The only generals that the Yue Kingdom can recruit who are good at fighting are Prince Huo and Huangfu Nianfeng. Now that Huangfu Nianfeng is surrounded by you in Lin'an, the only people in the Yue Kingdom who can hold the commander's seal are the Huo family and his son. If we except the Huo family
Father and son, then the country of Yue will have no worries."
Zilong said: "That's what the prince said. So our army is not rushing towards Hangzhou now, but is tightly surrounding Lin'an. According to Prince Wuyou's plan, we first attacked the city in a large scale, so that the defenders of Lin'an City felt that they were defending the city.
If we can't stand it any longer, we will pretend to be lax in defense and lure Huangfu Nianfeng to break out. Then we will show him our correspondence with Prince Huo and let him return to Fucheng, which will naturally arouse the suspicion of the King of Yue."
The prince smiled and said: "Then follow the plan as soon as possible."
Zilong said: "Prince, we have to wait for someone to come before we can do this." "Oh, who else are we waiting for?" When the prince heard this, he was also stunned and asked casually.
"Zhuge Qingyun, he has to come before this plan can be fully prepared." Zilong saw the question and hurriedly answered.
The prince nodded repeatedly and said, "It turns out that you have already made a plan. Well, that saves me a lot of trouble. I will just wait for your good news."
As the prince and Zilong talked, they left the commander's tent together and went to the front camp to explore the terrain of Lin'an.
In Lin'an City at this time, Huangfu Nianfeng was also standing at the top of the city, constantly looking at the Qi army's camp. According to his observations and detailed reports, there were at least 50,000 Qi troops outside Lin'an City at this time. Although the Qi army
There was no rush to attack the city, but the preparations for the siege were quite sufficient. A large number of crash carts, building carts and ladders were transferred from Xincheng and Wu State, and the soldiers were practicing siege all day long.
Huangfu Nianfeng exchanged letters with Prince Huo, thinking of breaking out of the siege and retreating to Hangzhou, but Prince Huo refused and asked him to defend Lin'an. Huangfu Nianfeng was extremely dissatisfied, thinking that he was also a marshal of the Vietnamese army, but just a Ningcheng soldier.
Defeated, he actually lost military power. But in the battle of Ningcheng, even if Prince Huo was in charge, it might not be much better!
Huangfu complained all day long, secretly resenting that Prince Huo wanted him to defend Lin'an, which was actually letting him die here. Even if he wanted to defend Lin'an, he could just let the guard Han Wei guard Lin'an. If he returned to Hangzhou, he could also help Prince Huo defend Hangzhou.
After all, Hangzhou is the capital of the Yue Kingdom. Lin'an will be lost sooner or later, so it is better to shrink the troops to Hangzhou and defend it.
Prince Qi Yi and Zi Long were riding on horseback just a stone's throw away from Lin'an City, followed by military guards. They pointed at the city. Huangfu Nianfeng on the city also saw it. He looked carefully and asked the people around him to
The soldiers also watched carefully, and everyone said that he was a nobleman of the Qi army, and the banner read "Qi". Huangfu Nianfeng couldn't help but secretly be frightened. He had already received news that Prince Qi Yi of Qi had arrived at the camp of the Qi army.
, brought tens of thousands of reinforcements to the Qi army's elite Tiger and Ben troops. Huangfu Nianfeng even lost confidence in Lin'an's city defense, but it was just inconvenient to tell the generals.
Huangfu Nianfeng knew that since the prince had arrived in person and the Qi army had been preparing for several days, it was only a matter of time before the attack was launched. So he ordered the soldiers guarding the city everywhere to strengthen their defense and fight to the end with the Qi army. The generals just
I agreed softly without any confidence.
The next day, after the Qi army had breakfast, tens of thousands of troops formed a square formation and marched to Lin'an City.
Zilong rode on his horse and shouted to the Vietnamese army in Lin'an City: "We, a hundred thousand Qi army, have surrounded you. Quickly surrender the city and spare your life. If you persist in your stubbornness and become enemies of our army, we will wait until the city is broken."
At that time, I will only make your blood flow like a river."
Huangfu Nianfeng was on the city, but he didn't answer. He just asked the soldiers to shoot volleys of arrows.
Zilong turned his horse back to his own army, raised his big gun, and heard all the troops shouting in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Suddenly, a hail of arrows flew up from the Qi army's formation, and the arrows of the crossbows shone with cold light, like stars in the sky, pressing down directly. As the Qi army's crossbowmen fired, the Chen army defending on the city evaded one after another, but nothing happened.
The arrows and crossbows of the Qi army were too strong, and the wailing of the Vietnamese army was heard from the top of the city.
At the same time, the Qi army's siege army also began to advance forward. Various crash carts, building carts and ladders soon arrived at the foot of Lin'an City.