With the addition of Li Cunli, Li Maozhen became even more powerful. The Qi army bypassed Jinyang and marched eastward, taking Luzhou, Huizhou and other places, almost doubling the original territory of Qi.
At this time, although there was still strength left, Li Maozhen took the initiative to stop the attack.
Because if he continues to advance eastward, the Qi State will completely separate the northern and southern parts of the Jin State, directly bordering the three countries of Shu, Wu, and Chu that have invaded the southern territory of the Jin State, and become the basis for their continued northern expedition to the Jin State.
Barrier, this geographical situation is commonly known as the place of four battles, this is not a good location.
So Li Maozhen chose to give up when things were good and consolidate the results.
Under the intentional indulgence of Li Xingyun and others, many cities in the southern part of Jin could not withstand the attacks of Shu, Chu and Wu, and fell one after another. Soon, the armies of the four countries gathered at the border of Weizhou, and Jin
Only about one-third of the northernmost territory remains.
However, this period of time was enough for Li Xingyun, Zhang Zifan and others to completely integrate Jinyang, including people from Ji, You, Cang and other places, and set up a defensive posture along the Yellow River in Weizhou.
The armies of Wu and Chu fought their way here smoothly, but due to their carelessness, they suffered a huge loss in Weizhou. After several attempts, they could not make any progress, and their morale declined a lot.
But they were unwilling to stop there. After all, one-third of the meat was still in their mouths! So they sent a letter to invite the armies of Qi and Shu to join forces again and prepare for a joint siege.
Suddenly, Weizhou, which was originally inconspicuous, suddenly became a place where the world's affairs gathered.
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Inside Weizhou City.
Li Xingyun, Zhang Zifan, Li Cunxin and others all gathered.
"The latest news is that people from Qi and Shu have also arrived outside Weizhou City, but not many of them have come."
Li Cunren presented the latest intelligence discovered by the Ministry of War. In recent days, this unit that used to be responsible for assassinations has gradually become an intelligence agent. Almost all of Jin's intelligence comes from their collection.
"What do you think, Uncle Eight, can we stop it?"
Zhang Zifan looked at Li Cunxin.
As the saying goes, there are specialties in martial arts. If they talk about martial arts theory, they must be very clear-headed. They can talk eloquently on paper. But when it comes to the battlefield, they have to let professionals judge the situation of both sides and formulate offensive and defensive strategies.
Come.
Li Cunxin took the information and read it carefully for a while, then analyzed: "Now we have a total of 30,000 troops integrated into Weizhou. The food and grass are still sufficient for the time being, and the rear is also continuing to transport. The enemy's troops are said to be 100,000, but in fact they are about 100,000.
There are about 50,000 to 70,000 people, which is about twice as many as us. With the natural dangers of the Yellow River as a support, it will not be too difficult for us to defend with such a small force."
After saying this, Zhang Zifan and others breathed a sigh of relief.
They are all trying to catch up now. They have never thought about problems from the position of the head of a country before, and now they are afraid that if they make a wrong move, they will harm the people of several states behind them.
"but……"
Li Cunxin added, "Natural danger is a double-edged sword. It can not only become our barrier, but also become the biggest obstacle to regaining lost territory in the future. My suggestion is that if possible, it is best to take advantage of the impossibility between the four countries.
We have full confidence in the opportunity to cross the river and capture Huazhou. Otherwise, once the situation across the river is formally established and they have deployed defensive measures along the river in the future, it will be even more difficult for us to recapture it."
"This...so what do you think we should do specifically?"
Li Xingyun and others admitted that what Li Cunxin said was very reasonable.
"Naturally, in the early stage, we should focus on holding on. When the enemy army is exhausted, I hope you can take the initiative to create some opportunities."
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River-crossing battles and siege battles have always been the two most difficult battlefields to maneuver.
Facing the Jin army that was waiting for them, Wu, Chu, Qi, and Shu could only try to build bridges and boats. Fortunately, Wu and Chu in the south were experts in building boats.
They cut down trees arbitrarily and soon built one light boat after another, and then a very fierce battle across the river began.
The Jin army deployed a defense line along the river bank, and rounds of arrows rained down, causing people on the river to overturn their boats, and even the water of the Yellow River was almost dyed red with blood.
"This can't go on like this!"
In the allied army camp on the south bank of the Yellow River, the leading generals of the four countries gathered together.
As the main force and the one with the heaviest losses, the general of Wu State looked at Li Cunli, the representative of Qi State, "General Li, you are most familiar with Jin State. Do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Because Li Maozhen had no intention of continuing to expand, he simply sent Li Cunli to deal with it this time, bringing only a few thousand soldiers from the Jin Kingdom.
"The Yellow River is known as a natural danger, and it's not for nothing. If you want to force it across, you can only use your life to fill it."
Li Cunli shook his head, "Please forgive me for being stupid..."
After many discussions, there was no good solution, so they could only continue to increase their offensive.
On the outskirts of the raging battlefield, on a towering mountaintop, a masked man in gray looked down at the battle below and asked calmly: "Is Li Xingyun in charge of the Jin Kingdom today?"
"Commander Qi,"
The evil man dressed as an actor, Tian Sin Xing Jing Xin Mo, said softly, "Li Xingyun recommended Zhang Zifan as the new king of Jin. As for the person responsible for dispatching troops and generals, it was Li Cunxin, the eighth eunuch among the thirteen eunuchs of the original Jin Dynasty.
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"The canonization of the King of Jin is the authority that only the emperor has."
Yuan Tiangang smiled happily, "He finally embarked on this path, and my hard work over the past decades has not been in vain. Speaking of which, I would like to express my gratitude to Li Maozhen. By the way, check everything I asked you to check.
understand?"
"Checked it out,"
Mirror Heart Demon replied, "Li Maozhen came back from the Miao Territory. Indeed, he was not alone. He was accompanied by a young man dressed in the Miao Territory. This man's surname was Chi Ming Yao, and the two of them entered the Shu Kingdom all the way. The death of Li Siyuan was
They did it together."
"Chi...Yao?"
Yuan Tiangang chewed on the name, "People from Ten Thousand Poison Cave?"
"it's not true,"
The Mirror Heart Demon added, "The Marshal makes atonement. We don't have exact information about this person's origin. We only know that he is highly valued by Li Maozhen. He has extraordinary strength and can control poison. We don't know anything else."
"Don't know anything?"
Such a description immediately made Yuan Tiangang think of a force, "Are they people from Twelve Cave? Could it be that after so many years, Twelve Cave wants to violate the original agreement of hiding in the world?"
He thought for a while and sneered, "Well, since it's so mysterious, let me go and meet him in person!"
As a person who has lived for three hundred years, it is rare for something that interests him to appear, and Yuan Tiangang decides to uncover the mystery himself.
After that, he no longer had any nostalgia for the battle below, and flew away to the west.