The King of Qin, Liu Yi, was only in his early thirties. Two years ago, he was a farmer farming at home. But in the blink of an eye, his brother Liu Yu became emperor after he ascended the throne, and the entire family followed suit.
As his younger brother, Liu Yi rose to a higher position and was granted the title of king in Guanzhong. Although his talents and virtues were far from worthy of his current status, and he could not even read a single Chinese character, he could not withstand his brother Liu Yu's treatment of him.
trust.
But to be fair, Liu Yi still did some things. For example, when he came to Guanzhong from Bianliang, he found large tracts of fertile land lying idle along the way. As a farmer who has been farming for more than ten years, he was really distressed. After he entered Jingzhao, the first thing happened
The thing is to push the government to recruit farmers from Guanzhong to farm in Guanzhong.
The second thing is not to mess around. He doesn't understand government affairs and is afraid of being laughed at by others, so he basically ignores government affairs and lets Wang Heng, the prefect of Jingzhao, carry out government affairs so that officials can carry out various government affairs without interference.
Liu Yi was notoriously timid. He didn't even dare to go hunting or ride a horse. He was afraid of being assassinated when he went out on the streets, so he hid in the palace and lived a small life, drinking wine, beauties, and eating all kinds of delicacies.
He had drinks and women, and life was like this, and he was very satisfied.
But there was one thing he was unambiguous about, and that was his control over military power. He faithfully carried out his brother's orders.
The 50,000-strong Qi army in Guanzhong is divided into fifty battalions. The corresponding fifty military talismans are in his hands. Each army is in a fixed place. Any movement of more than 1,000 people must go through his grant of military talismans.
Just get his consent.
This is the system set by his brother Liu Yu, and he has always implemented it to the letter.
As usual, at noon, he was drinking and dining in the back house with his arms around the waists of his two concubines. At this time, a maid reported in the hall, "Your Majesty, Tang Dutong has come to see you for something urgent. He said the situation is urgent.
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"Okay! Let him wait for me in the study outside."
Liu Yi had no choice but to appease the two concubines, got up and walked out to the study.
The outer study room was also his court room. It was once the weapons display room of Wanyan Lou's room. It was very large, covering hundreds of square meters. It was divided into two parts, the inner and outer parts. Two staff members sat outside, and Liu Yi listened to the report inside.
The place where decisions are made.
When Liu Yi came to the outer study room, Tang Shaoqing had been waiting for him for a long time.
"I've kept Tang Dutong waiting for a long time. Please go in and talk!"
Liu Yi invited Tang Shaoqing to the back room, and a maid came in to serve tea. Tang Shaoqing hesitated several times, and finally waited for the maid to go out. Tang Shaoqing hurriedly said: "I have received urgent news. A Song army has entered Xianyang County."
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"Song Army, Xianyang!"
Liu Yi's expression suddenly changed. Isn't Xianyang right next door?
"Where did the Song Army come from?"
"I don't know much about my position. I heard from a businessman who escaped from Xianyang. According to his introduction, the Song army entered Guanzhong from Hanzhong along Luo Tang Road. They were all cavalry and there were about three to five hundred people."
"Only three to five hundred people!"
Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief. He was not afraid of three to five hundred people. If there were thirty to fifty thousand people, he would have to pack his luggage immediately.
"Is the news accurate?"
"It should be true, but I am also waiting for official news from Xianyang."
As soon as Tang Shaoqing finished speaking, a staff member appeared at the door and said: "Your Majesty, Xianyang Sunzhi County sent someone to send an urgent report!"
Liu Yi and Tang Shaoqing looked at each other, what a coincidence, they can get whatever they want?
"Pass it in!"
Soon, two guards brought in a man who looked like a government servant. The man knelt down and kowtowed, took out a letter and said: "I am a follower of Sun Zhixian's account. Sun Zhixian has an urgent message for the prince!"
After saying that, he took out a letter from his arms and presented it to Liu Yi. Liu Yi was not well-literate and could not read the letter. He winked to his staff, who came forward, took the letter, opened it, and read aloud: "This is a humble position."
Sun Jiacai was appointed magistrate of Xianyang County under the order of the prince. He worked conscientiously and devoted himself to repaying the prince for his kindness.
But just this afternoon, Xianyang rushed into a Song army with about 500 cavalry. The attack was fierce, the military discipline was disordered, and people's property was looted everywhere. It was said that the women of the Song Dynasty were subordinates of Qu Duan in Hanzhong.
It is not a pity to live in a humble position, but Xianyang is the barrier of Jingzhao. If Xianyang is lost, Jingzhao will fall into chaos. I sincerely ask the prince to send troops to save Xianyang immediately.
The county magistrate Sun Jiacai paused."
The staff looked at the seal below again and said to Liu Yi: "It was written by Sun Zhixian himself!"
Sun Jiacai's letter came in time, proving the authenticity of the incident, but Liu Yi didn't know what to do. He looked at Tang Shaoqing as if asking for advice, "Tang Dutong, do you think we need to send troops?"
Tang Shaoqing said with a serious face: "There are so many counties in Jingzhao and they didn't choose, but they chose Xianyang. Your lord, they are not here to rob, but to provoke, or in other words, to test us.
Your Majesty, if we don’t fight back, they will intensify their efforts and continue to test our bottom line. This humble position and all soldiers cannot tolerate this kind of provocation. Please send troops, Your Majesty!"
Liu Yi secretly sighed in his heart. He actually didn't want to send troops. It would be better to be a coward, but Tang Shaoqing just said it to death, leaving him no choice.
"Then what number of troops does Tang Dutong think is appropriate? Is two thousand enough?"
Tang Shaoqing shook his head, "The opponent is cavalry, so we have to get two thousand cavalry, but two thousand infantry will definitely not work."
The cavalry was absolutely impossible. Liu Yi immediately rejected this suggestion. The cavalry was used to protect his main force and could not be used in battles.
"Then how many infantry soldiers does Tang Dutong think are suitable?"
"Your Majesty, I am a soldier. Although various signs indicate that the opponent only has 500 cavalry, we still have to be cautious to prevent misjudgment of the strength of the troops. I suggest that you initially send 5,000 troops and prepare another 5,000. If the initial 5,000 are
If it is not enough, an additional five thousand people will rush to reinforce it immediately."
'Ten thousand people?'
Liu Yi hesitated for a long time and finally nodded, "Then send five thousand troops first!"
Tang Shaoqing was very efficient. An hour later, Du Yuhou Zhang Zhongxiong led an army of 5,000 people to Xianyang, while Tang Shaoqing personally led 5,000 people as substitutes, paying attention to every move of the front army.
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Just as the five thousand troops rushed out of the city gate, they were immediately spotted by Song army scouts who were ambushing outside the city. A trust eagle soared into the sky, circled twice, and flew towards Xianyang County.
Two thousand five hundred cavalry have been assembled and lined up on the street in front of the East City Gate, waiting for the order to attack.
It was already afternoon, the weather was cold, there was still snow on the ground, the sky was overcast, the wind was freezing, and the strong wind kept blowing the flags, making a 'pop! pop!' sound.
Chen Qing stood on the top of the city, looking sternly at a small black spot in the sky. The black spot was getting closer and closer, as if an eagle was flying towards it.
The falconry soldier immediately blew the eagle whistle. After a while, the flying eagle circled in the sky and finally landed on the shoulder of the falconry soldier. There was a small letterbox tied to the eagle's leg.
The soldier took off the mailbox and handed it to Chen Qing. Chen Qing took out a roll of thin silk from the mailbox. There was only one sentence written in fine writing on it, 'Five thousand infantrymen have left the city at the last moment, wearing leather armor and spears.'
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon. If they ran and marched, they could reach Xianyang City in about an hour and a half. The key was that they had to cross the Wei River.
Chen Qing immediately ordered: "The army will leave the city and go to the north bank of the Wei River to wait for the battle!"
Xianyang is close to the north bank of the Weihe River. At this time, the Weihe River has frozen solid, and you can directly cross the Weihe River on the ice. There are large woods on the north bank of the Weihe River. On the other side of the woods are endless farmland, as well as Xianyang County not far away.
Two thousand five hundred cavalrymen hid in the woods, about one mile away from the official road, in order to prevent them from being discovered by scouts exploring the road, while several Song army scouts stood on the north bank of the Weihe River to observe the situation in the south.
"coming!"
A cavalryman ran over and shouted: "Five thousand enemy troops have appeared on the south bank, and there is no vanguard army!"
From this sentence, we can basically judge that the Qi army underestimated the enemy. I really thought that the Song army only had 500 men, otherwise the forward scouts would definitely be needed.
Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Get closer to the official road!"