Chapter 563 The strategy to break the situation must be in Qi!
Outside Qufu City.
Beside the Zhushui River, Bai Yan rode a war horse and took Lu Qi all the way to the Zhushui River.
As long as you cross the Zhushui River, go north until you reach the next big river, which is the Zishui River. After the Zishui River, you will reach Yangguan.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Lu Qi's exclamation came from the carriage, and as the groom tightened the rope to stop the carriage, under everyone's gaze, only Lu Qi's fat body was seen walking out of the carriage in a hurry, not caring about the wooden bench.
, jumped off the carriage directly.
"General, I really can't give it away anymore!"
Lu Qi had a mournful look on his face, looking at Bai Yan who was escorting him all the way on horseback, his smile was uglier than crying, and he almost knelt down.
It's no wonder Lu Qi was so panicked.
Who is Bai Yan? General of the Qin State, he has an army of no less than 200,000 men. He has two elite cavalrymen from Yanmen in the North. One is the brave and capable Bai family cavalry, and the other is a former side cavalryman under Li Mu.
In the Qin court, General Bai Yan and Lieutenant of Yanmen County were highly regarded and trusted by Ying Zheng.
Just such a person, Lu Qi, a merchant, asked Bai Yan to send him all the way from Qufu to Zhushui River. Lu Qi didn't know what virtue or ability he had, so he asked Bai Yan to send him so far.
Although Bai Yan was riding a war horse, Lu Qi was sitting in the carriage along the way, feeling terrified in his heart!
"General, please stay!"
Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan, then looked at Xiao He, Gu, Wu Huai, and many cavalry soldiers following behind, and said to Bai Yan with a dumbfounded expression.
"good!"
Looking at Lu Qi who was walking down from the carriage, Bai Yan asked the others to stop, then got off the horse.
"General, do you want me to bring a letter or something?"
Lu Qi saw that Bai Yan finally had the idea to stop, and when he breathed a sigh of relief, a smile suddenly appeared on his fat cheeks.
Lu Qi didn't mention Tian Feiyan in his words, but looking at Lu Qi's smiling eyes, how could Bai Yan not know what Lu Qi meant.
Bai Yan took the bamboo slips he had prepared earlier from his horse and handed them to Lu Qi.
"With this farewell, I will leave the matter of grain and millet to you alone from now on!"
Bai Yan watched Lu Qi take the bamboo slips, slowly said to Lu Qi, cupping his hands.
When Lu Qi heard Bai Yan's words, he was stunned, then nodded, took the bamboo slips, and returned the gift.
"Don't worry, general! Lu Qiding will live up to the general's trust! Even if he loses all his family wealth, he will not hesitate!"
Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan and said, after finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to Xiao He who was standing aside.
Although I had just met this Xiao He and had never heard of him before, the fact that Bai Yan was able to hand over such an important position as Captain Zhisu to Xiao He was enough to prove that his talent was definitely outstanding.
Although he doesn't have much time to contact Xiao He right now, Lu Qi is not in a hurry, after all, there is a long way to go.
After the ceremony with Xiao He, Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan again. This time, Lu Qi slowly put away his smile.
"General, please wait for news tomorrow! Farewell!"
Lu Qi said with a serious face. After seeing Bai Yan return the salute, he took two steps back under Bai Yan's gaze, turned around, returned to the carriage, and left in the carriage.
Bai Yan watched Lu Qi leave, and then looked at the sky in the direction of Qi.
Looking at Lu Qi's carriage, Bai Yan sometimes envied Lu Qi's freedom. Although he had no power, his money made Lu Qi's status no lower than that of ordinary officials.
"General, this person looks quite smooth and has a smooth mind, but it can be seen that he has no second thoughts about the general!"
Xiao He came to Bai Yan's side, looked at the leaving carriage, and said to Bai Yan.
Although he only had a brief contact with this businessman named Lu Qi during the banquet last night, Xiao He could still feel the character of Lu Qi. He asked himself, if it weren't for Bai Yan, Xiao He would never dare to believe Lu Qi.
Xiao He was also keenly aware that Lu Qi showed his sincerity only when dealing with Bai Yan.
"I believe in him!"
Bai Yan heard Xiao He's words, looked at the carriage going away, and said with a smile.
When he came into contact with Lu Qi, Lu Qi was just a son of the Lu family who was kicked out of the family to gain experience. Faced with the fact that his brother had already divided up the family business, Lu Qi could only choose Han Di to try his luck with no background.
At that time, he had only made meritorious service in the military.
Special place, unexpected encounter.
"Wait for news from him!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth and said that Bai Yan believed that Lu Qi could help him regarding the matter of grain and millet.
While he was talking, the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard behind him, and Bai Yan turned his head.
"General, there is news from Xiaozhu that the Chu army has mobilized 100,000 Chu troops to break camp and advance towards Xiaozhu!"
A trusted aide galloped over on horseback. After reining in the horse, he dismounted and quickly reported to Bai Yan.
When Xiao He heard the report from the cavalry soldiers, his whole body was shaken, and his eyes gradually became serious when he looked at Bai Yan.
This is the first time Xiao He has participated in a war between various countries. It would be false to say that he is not nervous.
"General, Chu is preparing to take back Qufu!"
Xiao He said to Bai Yan.
When Bai Yan heard Xiao He's words, he naturally understood that the Chu State had now sent troops to Qufu, obviously intending to fight with the Qin State.
Thinking of the bamboo slips sent by his uncle, Bai Yan knew that the current battle with these 100,000 Chu troops was just the beginning. The real bloody battle was still to come.
"Xiao He, you go to Dingtao immediately! There will be a battle with the Chu State. I will entrust you with all the power to supply the entire army with food and grass in the future."
Bai Yan said to Xiao He.
"General, don't worry!"
Xiao He accepted the order, took a deep breath, looked at Bai Yan with firm eyes, and then was about to turn around and leave on horseback with the soldiers.
"Xiao He, remember to be careful!"
Bai Yan warned.
Xiao He looked at Bai Yan's eyes and couldn't help but raise his hand again and saluted Bai Yan seriously. After the ceremony, he left without hesitation.
"General, do you need to send troops to reinforce Xiaozhu?"
Wu Huai stood beside Bai Yan, looked at Xiao He's leaving figure, and asked softly.
Bai Yan shook his head.
"Wu Huai, Mang, and you two will take a thousand cavalry and rush to Luoyang immediately. Remember, you must escort Concubine Qi thoroughly during this trip!"
Bai Yan turned to look at Wu Huai.
Concubine Qi was about to return to Qi State at this time. It was really hard for Bai Yan to trust the guards of Xianyang of Qin State. Wei Zhuang was a lesson learned from the past, so after thinking about it last night, Bai Yan decided to arrange for Kuan and Wu Huai to lead the cavalry back to Luoyang.
Concubine Qi will be safer if these two people are here.
"promise!"
"promise!"
Wu Huai quickly handed over his hand and accepted the order.
Qufu City.
As the news from Xianyang continued to spread, many nobles who had been waiting behind the scenes to watch Bai Yan's jokes were shocked. After reacting, they didn't care about anything else and hurriedly brought their money and beauties to the mansion to congratulate Bai Yan.
However, all they got was the news that Bai Yan was not in Qufu City.
Even when Mr. Leng came to see him, he didn't see Bai Yan.
"Not in Qufu City?"
Mr. Leng turned around, frowned slightly, turned his head, and looked outside the gate of the mansion. There were exquisite carriages and wooden trailers filled with wooden boxes everywhere, and many men in silk clothes gathered together.
, talk to each other.
Without exception, these people all wanted to come to congratulate Bai Yan.
"Leng Lao, Bai Yan, are you really not in the city?"
Tu Suichu came to Leng Lao's side and listened to the noisy noise behind him. He ignored it and looked at Leng Lao and asked.
At this moment, Tu Suichu was full of doubts as to why Bai Yan left Qufu at this time. Tu Suichu, who couldn't figure it out, was actually more inclined to think that Bai Yan didn't want to see them at this time, so he was not in Qufu, and it was just a random excuse.
"It should have left Qufu!"
Mr. Leng shook his head slightly and said softly, Bai Yan has no reason not to see these people.
"Father, news from Chu State!"
At this moment, Jing Du suddenly hurriedly bypassed the crowd and came to stand in front of Mr. Leng. While breathing, Jing Du saluted Tu Suichu and looked around to make sure no one was approaching.
"Father, Chu State has sent an army of 100,000 to prepare to take back Qufu!"
Jing Du whispered, his eyes full of excitement.
Compared to the Qin State, Jing Du naturally preferred the Chu State in his heart. During the period when the Qin army occupied Qufu, not to mention those strict and restrictive Qin laws that made people frightened. Even some of the unscrupulous actions in the past, let alone him now.
, not even the other noble clansmen in the city dared to mess around.
Now that he heard that the Chu army was going to take back Qufu, Jing Du felt extremely happy.
"Very good!"
When Tu Sui first heard Jing Du's words, his face, which was in his fifties, suddenly showed a look of joy and excitement.
At this moment, Tu Suichu could not wait to share this news with other nobles in the city. If he had not been afraid of Bai Yan, let alone the Chu State sending a hundred thousand troops to retake Qufu, even a long time ago, the Qufu nobles wanted to contact Chu secretly.
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"Old Leng, Bai Yan happens to be away from Qufu right now. How about we hold a banquet tonight and invite other clan members to join us?"
After Tu Sui first glanced around, he asked cautiously.
Jingdu also nodded in agreement, but then Jingdu discovered that his father didn't seem very happy after hearing the news.
This couldn't help but make Jing Du full of doubts. He didn't understand why the Chu State wanted to take back Qufu, but his father was shaking his head after knowing the news.
"Lao Leng?"
Tu Suichu also noticed something strange about Leng Lao and looked at Jing Du.
After hearing Tu Suichu's words, Mr. Leng did not answer in a hurry, but turned his head and looked at the mansion behind him.
"I heard that Bai Yan passed by Xiao County before and got a talented man named Xiao He! This man has now been appointed by Bai Yan to be the captain of the millet, and his power is above the position. I heard that the Qin State's army all supplies grain from this person.
Deployment.”
When Lao Leng said this, Lao Zhuo's eyes were full of complexity.
If he had met Bai Yan earlier, Mr. Leng might not have betrothed his granddaughter Jing Banyan to Xiyan.
Compared with Bai Yan's talents, during this period of time, Bai Yan's actions of not speaking up in the face of insults and slander from the world made it clear to Mr. Leng how high Bai Yan could go in the future.
Able to endure what ordinary people cannot endure! This kind of person will always be a superior person no matter where he is.
"Suichu doesn't understand, please let Mr. Leng explain it clearly!"
Tu Suichu heard that Mr. Leng suddenly said something about Xiao He, which made Tu Suichu a little confused. He had also asked about Xiao He, but he was just a man with no background in Xiao County. He was just lucky enough to be appreciated by Bai Yan. This is when the Chu army attacked Qin
What is going on in the country?
Even if Xiao He is now the captain of grain management, after all, he is still a grain and grass manager and not a general. How can Xiao He stop the 100,000 Chu army?
"Bai Yan has always rewarded the generals for their merits. He did not give up his family background and vigorously appointed talented people, and he was not stingy with the soldiers. All these made the Qin army loyal to the generals, loyal to the soldiers, and forgetful about the soldiers.
Death! The momentum is unprecedented!"
Mr. Leng looked at Tu Suichu and said, his face full of melancholy.
Looking back at the Chu State, what has the King of Chu been doing since he took the throne? To put it nicely, he is reorganizing the court; to put it worse, he is excluding dissidents and using all the officials for relatives.
More importantly, with the help of Jing Qi, as well as the officials and nobles who used to support the King of Chu and his faction, many of the weak nobles who previously supported Xiong You and Li Yuan have been eliminated by Jing Qi, and the strong ones have also been eliminated.
In order to protect myself, I was always on guard for fear of being caught and taking revenge.
How can such a Chu country be united?
Facing the Yanmen army in the north, the most elite among the Qin states, heading south, facing Bai Yan, even if the Chu state has long swords, sharp swords, and thousands of troops, I'm afraid...
Thinking of the Chu army, all the sons of the gentry served as generals, and the clan members served as generals.
Mr. Leng turned his head and looked at his third son, Jing Du, who still seemed to understand.
"Go to Shouchun quickly, tell Jingqi, tell the King of Chu, and Qufu will return to Chu. The strategy to break the situation must be in Qi State, not by means of conquest!"
Mr. Leng ordered.
Recalling what Xiyan said in the past, as well as his contact with Bai Yan during this period, Boss Leng had a hunch that the key to breaking the situation lies in Qi State.
And there must be a way to bring Bai Yan back together.