Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 581
Chapter 582: The Battle of the Central Plains
After Li Rubing was persuaded by Bai Qi, he immediately sent an order to order Tu Gao and Zheng Xuan to lead the army to withdraw from Meng County and retreat to Ningyang City in Dongping County, and ordered Le Ting to lead the army to retreat to Pei County and retreat to Lu County. Fan County, at the same time ordered general Wei Liang to lead [-] troops to garrison Laiwu City in Taishan County, and he also led the army to evacuate Suanzao with Bai Qi, and retreated to Yan County in Dongjun County to enter a full defensive state.

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on June 22, all Zhao armies withdrew to the north one after another, and fully retreated to Jibei, Lu, and Taishan counties.

Although Yue Fei felt very strange about Zhao Jun's sudden northward withdrawal, but now with Zhao Jun's northward withdrawal, a large area of ​​the Central Plains is empty, such a god-given opportunity, Yue Fei has no reason to let it go, although he does not know the reason for Zhao Jun's northward withdrawal, However, there is no reason not to take a bite of the fat that was delivered to the door, so Yue Fei ordered all walks of life to occupy all the places that Zhao Jun gave up, which made Deng's territory expand a lot at once, Qi County, Pei County, and Shanyang County , Jiyin County, Xiapi County, Pengcheng County, Donghai County, Langya County, Beihai County, Donglai County, Rencheng County, and Le'an County to the south of the Yellow River.

As a result, the entire battle line moved thousands of miles north. For this reason, Yue Fei also rebuilt the defense line, and ordered Yang Yanzhao to lead the army to sit in the old land of Qi and Chu, and Long Wuwei Li Xiucheng and Longxiang Wei Qin Lie led the army to Rencheng. county.

Fengqiu City, Deng Jun's camp, although Deng Jun has occupied most of the Central Plains, Yue Fei's heart is still not calm. Although his side has achieved a great victory on the Eastern Front, it still failed to form an overwhelming advantage against Zhao Jun Yes, especially now that the Zhao army has the Qin army to help, a frontal confrontation may not mean that there is no chance of winning. Why did Li Rubing withdraw northward suddenly?
"Two military advisors, what do you think about Zhao Jun's northward retreat?" Puzzled, Yue Fei had no choice but to ask the two military advisors Xun You and Lu Meng for advice.

Xun You replied, "General, it may not be Li Rubing's intention to do so."

"Didn't Li Rubing mean it? Who meant it? Could it be that Zhao Huang ordered it? But Zhao Huang might not be so courageous?" Although Yue Fei didn't know who Zhao Huang was, he had heard a little bit of it. Since the coup of Langmeng was enthroned, Zhuang Ping was relied on for political affairs, and Li Rubing was relied on for military affairs, and the military and political power basically fell to the side. How can such a person have such courage and courage to cut off his wrists?
"It's not Emperor Zhao. He doesn't have the courage yet. According to my subordinates, this should be Bai Qi's intention." Lu Meng on the side spoke up.

"Bai Qi? Bai Qi is not just a Qin general, how can he influence Li Rubing? You must know that the country of Zhao has lost so many counties and counties. It has nothing to do with Qin. How could Li Rubing listen to Bai Qi's wishes? ?” Yue Fei said incredulously.

Lu Meng said: "General, there is no way for Li Rubing to listen to Bai Qi. Now that the Zhao army is defeated, even if the Qin army enters the game, it will only add a few variables. In the long run, it is only a matter of time before the Zhao army withdraws from the Central Plains." Forget it, although Bai Qi led one hundred thousand Qin troops into the Central Plains this time, he will definitely not fight our army to the death for Zhao Guo, and Bai Qi also knows very well that as soon as he enters the Central Plains, my Great Deng will arrange troops in Wuguan and the Central Plains. The soldiers and horses in Hanzhong will attack Guanzhong as soon as possible, so he must end the war in the Central Plains as soon as possible and go back to sit in Guanzhong. At the same time, it can also weaken the strength of Zhao State, making Zhao State inseparable from Qin as an ally."

"Not bad!" Xun You agreed, "Li Rubing's move seems to have caused a lot of losses, but it saved the main force of the Zhao army, and my Deng Deng suddenly got so much land, he must be unable to continue going north, and Zhao Guo can also get a breather." Opportunity to build a line of defense with Qin, but in this way, my Great Deng will have to end this battle of the Central Plains while gaining a large territory."

Speaking of this, Xun You also sighed. Although Deng Guo severely damaged Zhao Guo and captured most of the Central Plains this time, Li Rubing returned to Zhao Guo with an army of 30. Digesting the land of the Central Plains, I am afraid that it will be very difficult to achieve without a year or two of effort. In this way, after a year or two, Zhao Guo can also recover a little vitality, and with Qin as an ally, it will be very difficult to think about the Northern Expedition in the future. It's much bigger.

"There is no way around this, but my Great Deng has gained countless benefits in this battle. The counties in the Central Plains alone can make my Great Deng's strength even higher. , Zhao Guo can take the opportunity to regain its strength, but it is my great Deng who has greatly increased his strength, and only Qin and Zhao can work together to compete with my great Deng." Lu Meng said optimistically.

"The two military advisers mean that it's time for our army to retreat?" Yue Fei frowned. I am very happy.

"There is no way around this. It has been more than three years since this battle has been going on, and the preparation time before it has been more than three years. After all kinds of consumption, even my eldest Deng's family is rich, and I can't bear it. If we continue to fight, the pressure will be very high. If it is too big, it is better to accept it as soon as it is good, to accumulate strength again, and then raise troops to go north." Xun You said with a sigh.

"This general is really not reconciled. I am afraid that this will be the last time I will lead troops. This general is already over sixty years old. I planned to completely defeat the Zhao country this time. After the squadron returns to the court, I will resign from the general's governor's mansion." As a general, he handed over his military power and went home to live for the rest of his life, but it was counterproductive, I don’t know if he will be able to set foot in Hebei in his lifetime?” Yue Fei sighed.

Yue Fei has been in the army for more than 30 years. According to Deng Sheng, all ministers of civil and military affairs, as long as they are over [-] years old, will have to retreat to the second line unless there is no one who can replace them in the court. The reason why Yue Fei has survived until now is to To be able to fulfill one's long-cherished wish and end this troubled world with one's own hands, it's just that the heavens failed to fulfill one's wishes, and good fortune tricked people.

Xun You and Lu Meng saw Yue Fei was so emotional, and they didn't know how to comfort Yue Fei. After all, it was a fact that Yue Fei was over sixty years old. They couldn't tell Yue Fei that there was no one in the army now. That was inappropriate. After all, Li Siye, Xue Rengui, Murong Famous generals such as Ke and Murongchui are in their prime, and rising stars such as Li Jing and Deng Zhong are also gaining fame. There is no such thing as a lack of successors in Deng's country. Even if Yue Fei retires now, some people will take over.

"Forget it, you can't just go to the country and disregard it for your own selfish wishes. Master Xun, you send someone back to Wancheng to meet His Majesty and ask to retreat. My Great Deng has won a complete victory in this battle and won more than half of the country. In the Central Plains, there is an explanation to His Majesty, the government and the public." Yue Fei said with a sigh, and after finishing speaking, he walked out of the central army tent.

"Here!" Xun You replied.

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on June 27, Yue Fei's book was sent to Wancheng. After receiving it, Cui Hao, ordered by Zhongshu, immediately went to Jingtai Hall to meet Deng Sheng.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, General Yue Fei sent someone to send you a copy, please read it!" Cui Hao said to Deng Sheng.

Deng Sheng took the notebook, and after reading it, he closed the notebook and said with a sigh: "After all, I couldn't do my best, what a pity!"

"Your Majesty, I don't know what the general reported?" Cui Hao was very curious when he saw Deng Sheng expressing such emotions after reading the excerpt.

"The strong man Li Rubing broke his wrist and gave up most of the Central Plains. He retreated to Dongjun, Jibei, Lu, Taishan, Dongping and other counties. Our army suddenly captured most of the Central Plains and was unable to go north. Yue Qing wrote a letter to me, requesting to retreat." Deng Sheng said, after finishing speaking, he handed the brochure Yue Fei sent to Cui Hao to read.

After watching it, Cui Hao sighed and said: "Your Majesty, this is also a helpless move. Fortunately, this battle of the Central Plains ended with our army winning and won most of the Central Plains. As long as we work hard for a few years, we will be able to move forward." It will definitely increase greatly, and even if Qin and Zhao join hands in Jieshi, we will have nothing to fear."

"Forget it, after all, I am too greedy. It is very glorious to achieve such a result in this battle. Send someone to summon Yue Qing, and order him to arrange the defense of the Central Plains, and then return to the court." Deng Sheng said .

"Here!" Cui Hao responded, and then said: "Your Majesty, Bai Qi led the army to leave Guanzhong. The Tianning Guard of Wuguan and the Tianwu Guard of Hanzhong are also ready to attack Guanzhong at any time. I wonder if we need to let them stand still?"

The war in the Central Plains is over, but in response to the Qin army’s advance into the Central Plains, Deng Sheng ordered Wuguan Tianningwei and Hanzhong Tianwuwei to be ready to attack Guanzhong at any time. Now that the truce has been decided, will these two troops stop all actions? ?

Deng Sheng thought for a while and said, "Let them stop. After the Battle of the Central Plains is over, Bai Qi will return to Guanzhong. With the two guards of Tianningwei and Tianwuwei, it will be difficult for Bai Qi to take advantage of it." Yes, fighting will only increase casualties, so it is convenient for them to keep their ground.”

As soon as Yue Fei retreated, Bai Qi would definitely return to Guanzhong. With the support of Bai Qi and the [-] Qin army, Tianningwei and Tianwuwei had no chance of winning, so Deng Sheng decided to stop the plan of attacking Guanzhong and let the two guards carefully It is convenient and measurable to keep the ground.

"Here!" Cui Hao responded.

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on the first day of July, Yue Fei arranged for Xue Rengui to lead Yingyang Guard to guard Chenliu County; Li Siye led Tiger Wing Guard to guard Jiyin County and Shanyang County; Guan Yu led Yongping Guard to guard Le'an County; Murong Ke led Spirit Snake Guard to guard Pengcheng County; Zhang Liao led Shence Guards to guard Langya County; Li Xiucheng led Longwu Guards to guard Pei County to respond to the Quartet; The elite cavalry squad of Xiangwei and Weiwei returned to the court.

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on the third day of July, as Yue Fei retreated to the south, Li Rubing also left generals Chen Ping and Tu Gao in the Central Plains, Zheng Xuan in Dongping County, and Wei Liang in Taishan County. Bai Qi also led the army back to Guanzhong. So far, the vigorous Central Plains War has officially come to an end. This battle has been prepared since the 25th year of Qianyuan, officially started in the 27th year of Qianyuan, and ended in the 28th year of Qianyuan. It lasted for more than three years.

In the end, it ended with the victory of Deng Jun. In this battle, Deng Guo won Qi County, Beihai County, Le'an County, South of the Yellow River, Donglai County, Langya County, Donghai County, Xiapi County, Pengcheng County, Pei County, Ji County The territory of the twelve counties of Yin County, Rencheng County, and Shanyang County has expanded unprecedentedly.

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on the eighth day of the seventh month, the alleys inside and outside Wancheng were empty for thousands of people. Under the protection of the Habayashi Guards, the emperor Deng Sheng led all the officials, civil and military officials, and royal family members to the welcoming pavilion ten miles away from Wancheng. This building was specially ordered by Deng Sheng to welcome the soldiers who won the victory and returned to the court. 30 years ago, Deng Sheng welcomed Yue Fei here to return from the war. 30 years later, it was the same place to welcome Yue Fei again. The credit this time is even greater than that of destroying Jing 30 years ago. The First World War in the Central Plains severely damaged the State of Zhao, captured more than half of the Central Plains, and laid the foundation for the State of Deng to rule the world.

(End of this chapter)