Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 637
Chapter 638: Zhao Jun Withdrew from Longguan
In the fifth year of Tiantong, on the third day of March, Deng Han led a 15 army of Qianniuwei, Feipengwei, and Taishanwei out of Baoxie Road and set foot on the vast land of Guanzhong. Due to Li Siye's two battles last year, Qinchuan There is almost no Qin army in the area.

"Your Highness, we have entered the border of Guanzhong, what should we do next?" General Fei Pengwei Yang Zongbao asked.

Deng Han looked around and said: "The soldiers are already a little tired after marching in the past few days. Let's stay in place for a while, and then send scouts to investigate in a radius of fifty miles around this place to see if there is any trace of the Qin army. "

"Here!" Yang Zongbao responded, and then sent a large number of scouts in the army to investigate in a radius of fifty miles, while the army built a simple camp on the spot. The scouts could not complete the investigation in one or two hours, so Deng Han planned to stay here overnight, but it was not a long stay after all, so it was enough to simply build a camp.

The next day, the scouts sent out had already scouted Qin Chuan within a radius of [-] li, and Yang Zongbao and Xue Dingshan came to Deng Han's central army camp together.

"His Royal Highness, according to reports from the scouts, there is no sign of Qin Jun within a radius of [-] miles. Please tell your Highness clearly what to do next!" Yang Zongbao said.

Deng Han thought for a while, then walked to the map, thought carefully, and then said: "According to Ding Jing's news, the Qin army is now mainly stationed in Wugong County, and Wugong County has set up star-killing crossbow formations for five miles. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to go there, so I plan to attack westward to capture Chen Cang, and then attack Yong County, Yumi, and Si County, and go straight to Longguan!"

"Your Highness, isn't this going against our previous plan?" Yang Zongbao and Xue Dingshan were very puzzled by Deng Han's decision. Didn't they come to attack Chang'an?Then it should go all the way to the east, why go west instead?

Deng Han explained: "Attacking Chang'an is of course our goal, but it is not so easy to break through the star-killing crossbows in Wugong County. If we want to break through the star-killing crossbow formation, we must have a large number of cavalry, especially rangers. , These are not what our army can possess, but Hussars General Li Siye's West Route Army is different. The West Route Army has incorporated a large number of Qiang cavalry. With these cavalry, it is much easier to deal with the Star Killing Crossbow Array. Therefore, this king intends to open the passage between Guanzhong and Xiliang first, join forces with General Li Siye, and use the Qiang cavalry to defeat the star-killing crossbow array."

When Yang Zongbao and Xue Dingshan heard this, they immediately understood.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on the eighth day of March, Deng Han led his army to break through Chencang, and went all the way west, conquering Yong County on March [-]th, and approaching Yumi.

At the same time, Li Siye's West Route Army had also entered Longxian County, Tianshui County, and it was only one step away from Longguan, the gateway to Guanzhong.

At this time, Zhao Kuo, the commander of Zhao Jun who was in charge of guarding Longguan, suddenly panicked.

"General, Li Siye's army has already entered Long County, and will arrive at the city of Longguan in a few days. There is also news from Guanzhong that a Deng army has re-entered Guanzhong and has broken through Chencang, Yongxian, and Yumi one after another. We are approaching Longguan, and now our army is facing enemies on both sides, so I ask the general to get up early to make a decision!" Zhao Jun's deputy Chang Ju said to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo frowned immediately when he heard the words, and said, "Who is the leader of the Deng army on the pass in Guanzhong? What is the strength of the army?"

Chang Ju replied: "Return to the general, according to the report of the spies, the chief general of the Deng army in Guanzhong is the king of Deng Guojin, with a full strength of 10,000+."

"Deng Guojin King? There are still 10,000+ troops. If you add Li Siye's soldiers and horses, the Deng army coming to Longguan will have nearly 30 people. Deng Jun really thinks highly of us!" Hearing this, Zhao Kuo Said sadly.

Zhao Kuo knew the difficulty of guarding Longguan. When Qin State asked him to come, he refused in his heart, but considering the covenant between the two countries, and Qin State really had no soldiers to send, Zhao Kuo would still I agreed, but who knew that it was this soft heart that caused so much trouble for myself. You must know that you only have 3 people. Although you have Longguan in your hands, no matter what, it will not be nearly 30 Deng Jun opponent's.

"General, we have done our best to Qin. Deng's army is so powerful that we cannot fight against it. We can't stay in Longguan. Otherwise, our [-] brothers will die here." Chang Ju persuaded.

Zhao Jun is just a guest army in Guanzhong. Although there is an alliance between Qin and Zhao, it doesn't mean that Zhao Jun has to do his best for Qin.

"You mean to retreat?" Zhao Kuo said.

Chang Ju nodded and said, "That's right, General, with 30 Deng troops approaching Longguan, Kansai is already undefendable. Even if we fight for all 3 people, nothing will change. Let’s die in another country, these are all good sons of my Great Zhao.”

"But retreat, where can we retreat? Chang'an is impossible to go to. If we want to leave, we can only go north, but what can we do to go north? Is it possible to return to Dazhao?" Zhao Kuo was entangled He said, he came from Jinyang just to make meritorious deeds, but now that he has not fought a battle, he has to run back to Zhao country in desperation, how can he hold his head up?

"General!" Chang Ju said loudly: "You have to remember, we are all Zhao people, and it is the best of humanity to be able to come to Guanzhong from thousands of miles away. There is no need to work hard for Qin. It is necessary to make contributions, but there is no need to make contributions. Throw your life here."

Chang Ju's words made Zhao Kuo come to his senses, and thought: Yes, I am from Zhao, not Qin, so there is no need to lose my life to save Qin, it's not worth it.

So he looked at Chang Ju gratefully, and said: "I almost made a big mistake because of a mistake in one thought. Thanks to General Chang for waking me up, I would like to thank General Chang."

"The general is serious!" Chang Ju said: "You and I are both generals of Da Zhao, and we should support each other. Besides, as the son of General Zhao Xin, the general has a noble status, so he should cherish his life."

"General Chang is right!" Zhao Kuo said, "General Chang is a veteran in the army. I wonder what the general thinks our army should do?"

Chang Ju thought for a while, and said: "Now Li Siye's army has entered Long County, and it will take less than three days to reach the city of Longguan, while Deng Guojin King's troops are approaching Si County, which has only a few hundred defenders. Deng Jun can't be stopped, and the general estimates that within five days, Deng Jun will reach Long County. We should take advantage of the fact that the two routes of Deng Jun have not yet formed an encirclement of Longguan, and lead the army northward, and retreat through Fengyi County. Shangjun, as for Chang'an, there is nothing we can do to help."

Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said, "Okay, according to what General Chang said, order the three armies to pack up their luggage. In addition, in order not to delay the march, let the lieutenant soldiers make dry food from grain and grass, and each of them will bring [-] days' worth of dry food. I will go home with Ben!"

"The general is wise!" Chang Ju said.

Following Zhao Kuo's slogan of going home, Zhao Jun was full of energy. They have been in Guanzhong for almost a year, and they all wanted to go home. Back then, when they were in Chang'an, a place full of luxury and money, this feeling was not so strong, but since After arriving at Longguan, all Zhao Jun wanted to go home as soon as possible.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on March [-]th, Zhao Kuo led an army of [-] to withdraw from Longguan, all the way north, and went straight to Fengyi County.

The next day, that is, the fifth year of Tiantong, on March [-]th, Li Siye led the army and finally arrived at the city of Longguan. However, seeing people going to the empty Longguan, Li Siye was very puzzled. At first, he thought that Zhao Jun had What kind of conspiracy, but after careful investigation, it was finally determined that all the Qin troops in Longguan had really evacuated, and now there is only an empty city left.

After entering the city, Li Siye was still very puzzled by Zhao Jun's retreat without a fight. At this time, Jia Xu walked in with the truth and said, "General, my subordinates finally know the reason why Zhao Jun retreated without a fight."

"What is the reason that made Zhao Jun abandon Longguan?" Li Siye asked.

Jia Xu replied with a smile: "His Royal Highness Jin Wang's army has approached Long County, Zhao Jun must be afraid of being flanked by our army, so he dare not stay in Long County."

"So that's how it is!" When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that it was because Deng Han's army came straight to Longguan, and Zhao Jun was afraid of being attacked, so he simply gave up Longguan.

"Jia Junshi, are you saying that His Royal Highness Jin's army is approaching Qian County? No, shouldn't His Royal Highness Jin go east to Chang'an? Judging from the footsteps, His Royal Highness Jin's army should be outside Wugong County at this time." " Wudangwei General Deng Zhong asked in puzzlement.

Everyone came to their senses after being reminded by Deng Zhong. Yes, shouldn't Deng Han be attacking Wugong County at this time?Why did they come to Longguan?You must know that people like yourself are rushing to reach Chang'an before Deng Han conquers Chang'an, but who knows that Deng Han didn't go to fight Chang'an, but instead went west all the way to Longguan.

"No matter what His Royal Highness Jin Wang thinks, it is a good thing for our army to be able to take Longguan without bloodshed. By the way, Master Jia, how long will His Royal Highness Jin arrive at Longguan?" Li Siye Said.

Jia Xu replied: "It will take less than three days for His Royal Highness King Jin to arrive at Longguan."

Li Siye thought for a while, and said: "Immediately send someone to meet His Royal Highness King Jin, and tell him that I have already conquered Longguan, so I don't want him to come. I will lead the army eastward to join him." Since Longguan If it has already been won, there is no need for Deng Han to come to Longguan again. Anyway, he will lead his army eastward.

"Here!" Jia Xu responded.

"Also, Master Jia, do you know where Zhao Jun retreated?" Li Siye asked again, since Zhao Jun left Longguan, where would he go?You must know that Zhao Jun has [-] people. Although it does not pose any threat to Deng Jun, it is still a trouble if it is not big or small, and it must not be taken lightly.

Jia Xu replied: "There is an army of 15 troops from His Royal Highness King Jin in the east. The Zhao army will never go eastward. In other words, it is impossible for the Zhao army to return to Chang'an. There is only one direction, and that is to go north to Fengyi County and pass through Fengyi County. Return to Zhao State."

"En!" Li Siye nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then Zhao Jun doesn't have to worry too much, just send someone to watch over it."

"Here!" Everyone responded.

When he received the news from Li Siye, Deng Han was ready to lead his army to leave Qian County and continue westward, but after receiving the news, Deng Han decided to return to Qian County and wait for Li Siye's arrival.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on March [-]th, Li Siye led the West Road Army to Jian County and joined forces with Deng Han.

Li Siye asked Deng Han at the county government office of Qian County, "Your Highness, shouldn't you be attacking Wugong County? Why did you come to Qian County?"

Deng Han smiled wryly and said, "General, I would like to go to fight Wugong County, but I am really not sure that I can break through the star-killing crossbow array outside Wugong County. You must know whether it is Qianniuwei, Feipengwei, Taishanwei, etc. They are all soldiers who have not experienced the war. It is too difficult for them to attack the Star Destroyer Crossbow Formation, so this king plans to go west to join the General, and use the Qiang cavalry under the General’s command to break through the Star Destroyer Crossbow Formation. Let me lead the army to attack the Star Destroying Crossbow Formation, I am afraid there will be heavy casualties."

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood that it was because of the Star Destroyer Array. It is no wonder that when the West Road Army arrived outside Wugong County, they also had a headache for the Star Destroyer Array. They finally thought of a way, but Deng Sheng They were sent to fight Xiliang, so the Star Annihilating Crossbow Team remained safe and sound outside Wugong County.

"Your Highness is calm!" Li Siye immediately looked at Deng Han with admiration. He didn't expect Deng Han to be so stable. You can't break through the star-killing crossbow array. You must know that Deng Han has an army of 15. A mere [-] star-killing crossbows can be destroyed with human lives. Deng Han can still enter Chang'an, but Deng Han has no choice Do it this way.

"The general is absurd, and this king is just doing what he can!" Deng Han said.

"Your Highness, you don't need to be too humble. You can endure temptation and give up the credit for the sake of your subordinates. Not everyone has such courage." Li Siye sighed.

"Thank you, General, for your compliment!" Deng Han said, "General, now that the two armies are joining forces, our army has 30 soldiers. Please tell me what to do next!"

"I wonder what His Highness thinks we should do?" Li Siye asked back.

Deng Han thought for a while and said, "This king feels that even without the Zhao army to disrupt the situation, it is not so easy to conquer Chang'an. Now that our army of 30 is marching eastward, with the strength of the Chang'an Qin army, it will certainly not be able to stop it." Therefore, the Qin State will definitely send troops from the border back to Chang'an. In this case, it is better for us to increase our momentum and make Qin State afraid. It is best to withdraw all the troops of Baiqi and Yinghuai to Chang'an. As soon as this happens, the troops of General Xue Rengui and General Murong Ke can enter Guanzhong, and at that time the armies will join up and fight the Qin army in Chang'an City for a decisive battle, which will determine the world."

"But if this happens, there will be a lot of casualties." Li Siye thought for a while and said.

Of course, the decisive battle will be good, but in this way, the Deng army will have a total of 70 troops, and the Qin army will have 10,000+, and nearly a million troops will fight. Moreover, the Qin army still has Chang'an City in hand, as well as the star-killing crossbow. With such a big killer, even if it can win, the casualties will be huge.

"Great general!" Deng Han said, "As the saying goes, compassion does not command soldiers. If we were the only ones going all the way to Chang'an, the Qin army would only need to mobilize tens of thousands of people. It is not so easy to take down Chang'an City, once the time delay is too long, Zhao Jun put down the barbarian rebellion, I'm afraid there will be troubles."

Li Siye thought about it, and felt that what Deng Han said was very reasonable. Once Zhao Guo pacified the barbarian rebellion and had no worries about the future, hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops would march south. At that time, not only would the time to destroy Qin be changed. The longer it takes, the greater the casualties.

"Okay, according to what His Highness said, then we will increase our momentum so that the Qin State can withdraw the soldiers and horses from the border, and we will have a vigorous decisive battle with the Qin army in Chang'an City, and the battle will determine the world! "Li Siye said.

"The general is wise!" Everyone said in unison.

Especially the generals, who heard that there was going to be a decisive battle with millions of troops under the city of Chang'an, their blood boiled. Such a big scene is not often encountered, and their participation in such a big battle is enough to leave a name in history.

(End of this chapter)