The strongest Marquis in history

After everything was counted, Xiao Qingzhi came to Wang Qi's side, with a slightly excited expression, and reported: "Your Highness, in this battle, we killed more than [-] enemies, and the number of soldiers captured , a total of more than [-] people."

"Our own losses were only more than [-] soldiers. Overall, this battle was a great victory. It's a pity that the general of Chu fled first and never caught up with the opponent."

Xiao Qingzhi was both excited and regretful.

Because he failed to catch Qu Ping.

If the prime minister of Chu State is captured, it will have a great impact on Chu State.

Wang Qi smiled and said: "Victory in this battle is enough. This time Chu State lost Xiong Yuanxiang and more than 3 people, and retreated in a big defeat. The country of Chu State will not be peaceful. Yes. Now, we can breathe a sigh of relief and start to solve the internal affairs of Qi."

Xiao Qingzhi said: "Your Highness is wise!"

After a pause, Xiao Qingzhi said, "Your Highness, are we really not going to attack Chu State for the time being?"

Wang Qi said: "Inappropriate!"

Zhou Zishan took the conversation and said from the side: "From Qi to Chu, our only supply at the moment is from Qingzhou to Xuzhou, and then from Xuzhou to Jiujiang and Lujiang. The battle line is too long and too far, and the cost is too great."

"Under such a situation, the consumption of food, grass, military equipment, and military pay is incalculable. Furthermore, we have stretched the front line to attack Chu, and it is easy for other people to take advantage of it."

"Chu State is located in a corner, not a strategic location. Instead of wasting time on Chu State, it is better to deal with Yangzhou. Today's Yangzhou is further turbulent internally. We just need to rest and recuperate. After the spring of next year, there may be The right time is to attack Yuan Wei in Yangzhou."

"After taking Yangzhou, and then attacking Chu, we can use Yangzhou as a foundation without having to stretch the front line. So right now, it is definitely not suitable to attack Chu first."

"On the other hand, this year's harvest of potatoes, corn, and rice and other grains are also bumper. We have no problem with self-sufficiency in grain. When sweet potatoes are harvested, grain storage will be even more stable, and there will be no problems. any food crisis."

"At that time, it will be easy for Qi to expand."

Zhou Zishan said: "With food in hand, don't panic. The foundation of Qi State is solid, and the future development will be faster. Even when the time comes, you can conquer east and west without any scruples."

Wang Qi nodded and said, "I also agree with the military adviser's analysis. Right now, we don't need to be obsessed with the gains and losses of Chu's cities and lands. Maybe if we enter Chu now, we can capture one or two cities. But Chu is in the south. It’s not easy for us to gain a foothold in Chu after hundreds of years of establishment.”

"Instead of wasting energy on Chu, it is better to destroy Yuan Wei first."

"So we will first withdraw to Jiujiang County, and then return to Qi State. Next, we will deal with Yuan Wei. The original plan was to wait a year or two before dealing with Yuan Wei, and we even have to plan Jizhou first. But now we have food With a good harvest, a solid foundation, and Yuan Wei's strength is weak, then the matter of dealing with Yuan Wei can be put on the agenda."

"Many original plans can speed up the process, but also need to be adjusted."

Whether it was Zhou Zishan, Zhou Cang and others, they had considered and mentioned the attack on Yuan Wei before.Now that the situation has changed, it is different.

Speaking of this, Wang Qi introduced Yuan Cang to Zhou Zishan, Xiao Qingzhi and others, and talked about the arrangement for Yuan Cang.

The people greeted each other.

Even everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that Yuan Cang would directly assume the post of doctor censor and take charge of a department as soon as Yuan Cang came.

This is an important job.

After Wang Qi said the general things, he didn't stay any longer, and ordered: "Let's go, retreat back to Shu County."

"Yes!"

Everyone answered in unison.

The army set off and began to head towards Shu County.

When Wang Qi dispatched troops to return, Qu Ping and Li Jinglong fled in embarrassment on the other side, and quickly evacuated with the army.They retreated all the way, not daring to delay halfway, and retreated a distance of more than [-] miles. When they found that there were no pursuers behind and were completely safe, they ordered to stop and rest, and at the same time waited for the follow-up soldiers to return.

Qu Ping didn't know how many soldiers he lost for the time being, but he sighed in his heart.

lost!

And the loss is huge.

This battle was a big loss.

Qu Ping waited for about two quarters of an hour, during which time many soldiers came back one after another.At about this time, the number of soldiers returning from the rear slowly decreased.Qu Ping stopped wasting time and ordered Li Jinglong to count the number of people.

After some counting, the number of people was only 2, less than [-].

Although one after another, there will be soldiers coming back.However, the losses in this battle are undoubtedly great. After all, the number of troops invested in this battle at the beginning is a full 6.Today, there are less than 2 people left. This loss is too great, and it is an immeasurable loss.

Qu Ping looked at Li Jinglong and said, "General Li, not only did you lose this battle, but you also lost Duke Xiong. This time, I really don't know what to do when I return to China, so I will explain to His Majesty."

Li Jinglong's eyes rolled, and he said quietly: "Qu Xiang, I don't blame you this time. From the follow-up fight, we can see that the opponent's strength is actually not much, at most it is not far from ours."

"If I had ordered a deadly battle from the beginning. Even if we were defeated and our soldiers were damaged, it would not be so huge, and we would not be so embarrassed. This battle is my command error."

"If I hadn't ordered the withdrawal of troops, this situation would not have happened. Everything is my problem. When I return to Xiangyang, I will apologize to His Majesty."

He took the initiative to take responsibility.

Because he listened to what Qu Ping meant, he seemed to have the idea of ​​shirking responsibility.

Qu Ping smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "General Li, you misunderstood. The truth is that I don't mean to shirk responsibility. This battle was originally planned by me. You are the chief general of the army, but in fact, you also obeyed my arrangements."

"When I return to Xiangyang, I will plead guilty to Your Majesty. What I am thinking about is how to explain to Your Majesty how Chu lost a lot after the defeat in this battle. Even the country will be affected by this battle. .”

"Prior to this, the Wuxi barbarians in the south and the rest of the barbarians started to rebel. In addition, after the death of the third prince, the ruling and opposition parties have already begun to argue because the candidate for the crown prince has not yet been decided."

"I suggested that His Majesty send troops because I hope that there will be a blitzkrieg and a quick decision to win. In the end, even if there is turmoil in the country, it will be quickly suppressed and there will be no problems."

Qu Ping sighed, and said, "But I didn't expect that the loss in this battle would be so huge. At this time, Chu State is facing internal and external troubles, and that's what I'm worried about."

Upon hearing this, Li Jinglong said, "It's the last general who misunderstood the prime minister."

What he understood just now was that Qu Ping asked him what to do on the surface, but in fact he was shirking responsibility.

Only then did he have his words.

With peace of mind, Li Jinglong continued: "Prime Minister, in my opinion, because of internal and external troubles, it is impossible to attack Wang Qi again. Even if revenge is to be revenged, it is impossible to send troops in a short time, and internal troubles must be dealt with first. So I think As for the Wuxi Man, you can lure snakes out of their holes."

Qu Ping asked: "How to lure the snake out of the hole?"

Li Jinglong said in a deep voice: "Directly publicize our defeat. In the places where Wuxi Man and other southern barbarians gather, we will publicize the news of the defeat of the army and the turmoil in the country. The barbarians will definitely send troops when they hear the news."

"We set up our nets early, and as long as they kill them, we can catch them all in one go."

"In one battle, all the achievements were made in one battle. We completely defeated the Wuxi Man and other barbarians in the south. As long as we win the first battle, we don't need to worry about our own safety in the next three to five years."

Li Jinglong said: "What does the prime minister think?"

Qu Ping's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he praised: "This is a good suggestion. When I return to Xiangyang, I will report to His Majesty and arrange domestic affairs. Alas, it is still difficult to hand over to His Majesty. Go on."

Li Jinglong didn't say much.

He is on a mission.

No matter how Qu Ping arranges, he can execute the task as he wants, and he can't control other things.

Qu Ping didn't say anything more, and asked Li Jinglong to take the soldiers under his command to rest. After resting for about two quarters of an hour, Qu Ping ordered to set off in the direction of Xiangyang, Chu State.

Chapter 541 Internal Adjustments

Shu County, the military camp in the city.

After Xiao Qingzhi joined Wang Qi, he directly took over the army and started to reorganize the soldiers of Chu State.These soldiers of Chu State are now captives of Qi State. They either become members of the army or are arranged to farm in local areas.

This reorganization is to select the strong and strong, and leave the poorer ones to the government for arrangement.As for treating captives as slaves, it is temporarily impossible.After all, the population is scarce nowadays, even if the land in the south of the Yangtze River is a little rich, it is impossible to arrange it like this.

Inside the Chinese army tent.

Wang Qi sat opposite Zhou Zishan and Yuan Cang.

Now that the war is over, Wang Qi and the two are now discussing the next direction.

Wang Qi said: "The war between us and Chu is over, and the next general direction should be to deal with Yuan Wei in Yangzhou. According to this year's trend, we have successfully captured Jiujiang and Lujiang. included."

"After this battle, there is no wear and tear, and there are no hidden dangers. Coupled with this year's harvest, the grain harvest is huge, and next year's war will also withstand consumption."

"So my king's plan is a plan for Yuan Wei, which can be carried out in advance. But how to make a move now, and when to make a move, you all talk about it, what are your thoughts?"

The smooth progress of the war in Yangzhou made Wang Qi somewhat happy.

conducive to his expansion.

The world is undergoing great changes, Wang Qi is indeed steady and steady, but if he can speed up, that would be the best.

Zhou Zishan thought for a while, and then said: "Your Highness, I think it is inappropriate to deal with Yuan Wei at least now. There are two reasons. First, we need to observe the movement of Chu State again."

"Even if we infer that Chu is facing internal troubles, and the crown prince is confirmed, it is impossible to take out our hands to deal with us, and it is impossible to send troops to retaliate, but we still need to be cautious."

"Second, if we want to deal with Yuan Wei, we need enough time to plan."

"During Yuan Wei's reign as emperor, he extorted violently and oppressed the people, and the people's grievances were already boiling. Under this premise, even if you want to deal with Yuan Wei, you don't need to directly send troops immediately, you can first launch an offensive in public opinion."

"Therefore, I think the time to deal with Yuan Wei can be set after the beginning of spring next year, and the army will attack after the end of spring plowing."

Zhou Zishan has his own judgment on the situation.

This is what he had already considered.

Zhou Zishan's original consideration in the general direction was to hope that Wang Qi would seize Jizhou first and strive to join Youzhou as one.The problem is that today's Yangzhou is too weak to take it directly.

If God doesn't take it, he will be blamed instead.

At present, it is easy to attack Yangzhou, so regardless of the most suitable place to attack, Yangzhou must be captured first.

This is a planned adjustment.

Yuan Cang nodded, with a concurring expression, and said: "Mr. Zhou's analysis, I agree with it. It's only October, and there are still a few months before next year. During this period, people can be arranged to sneak into Yangzhou and spread Yuan Wei's news. The news made Yuan Wei's cruelty and inhumanity known to everyone, and also publicized His Highness's ruling strategy."

"In this way, on the one hand, it is to win the hearts of the people, and on the other hand, it is to weaken Yuan Wei's influence. In addition, we must inform all the officials and people in Yangzhou to encourage them to resist Yuan Wei and submit to our Qi State."

"In the general direction, it is such an arrangement."

"Of course there is another premise. The minister thinks that the time for people to publicize the attack will be after next year's spring plowing."

Yuan Cang said with a smile: "As a result, the officials of the Chen Kingdom will be panicked. Maybe His Highness has not attacked yet, and countless people in the Chen Kingdom have sent letters and letters, voluntarily submitting to His Highness."

Wang Qi nodded and agreed with Zhou Zishan and Yuan Cang's arrangement, which is a more appropriate strategy.

If Yuan Wei loved the people like a son, Wang Qi's public opinion offensive would not be effective.The problem is that during Yuan Wei's stay in Yangzhou, he was extremely extravagant, cruel and cruel, and kept oppressing and exploiting the people.

Under such a premise, it is completely possible to agitate the people.Furthermore, the officials of Chen Guo also knew that Yuan Wei had lost consecutive battles, so the local officials who lost their spirits would naturally choose good birds to live in.

Wang Qidao: "For this matter, the military division will be in charge of making arrangements."

Zhou Zishan said: "Humble post, obey orders."

Wang Qi continued: "Besides, here in Lujiang County, there is no need for this king to stay any longer. But if you want to leave, you must have someone stationed there to guard you. Otherwise, if you don't leave the army behind, problems will easily arise. Who do you think is the most suitable to stay? "

Yuan Cang never made a statement.

He had not been subordinate to Wang Qi for a long time, and he didn't know much about the people under Wang Qi's command.

Zhou Zishan took the initiative and said: "Your Highness, if you want to talk about the generals in the army, I think Nie Feng is a suitable candidate. Nie Feng is a stable person, and he is also a veteran, who can take on great responsibilities. In the early years, he was in Langya Kingdom, and he was the only one. General. Now sitting on the Lujiang River, responsible for keeping an eye on the Chu State in the west, he is fully capable. In fact, Nie Feng performed very well in this battle against Guangling County."

Wang Qi knew something about Nie Feng.

Is a capable person.

Wang Qi didn't hesitate, and said directly: "Nie Feng can be allowed to guard Lujiang County. After all, in today's army, there are also military divisions and staff at all levels, so it won't be said that when there is a problem, they will be caught blind."

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Highness is wise, in fact, with the subsequent expansion of Qi's territory, in important places, it is necessary to garrison troops to ensure local security and maintain general stability."

Wang Qi said: "This matter can be arranged later, but there is no rush right now."In addition, I have some ideas about shipbuilding, and the craftsmen have returned. These craftsmen will temporarily integrate into the craftsmen of Lujiang and continue to build ships. '

Yuan Cang took the words and said: "Both Lujiang County and Jiujiang County are adjacent to Chaohu Lake, which is suitable for establishing a navy on Chaohu Lake. Of course, the best person to handle this matter is Prefect Qu."

Wang Qi said: "That's the reason."

Wang Qi discussed other matters with Yuan Cang and Zhou Zishan, and the matter was settled. Yuan Cang and Zhou Zishan withdrew, and Wang Qi specially called Nie Feng and told him to let Nie Feng guard Shu County.

When Wang Qi leaves this time, he will leave [-] elite soldiers for Nie Feng to maintain the safety of Lujiang County.

As soon as Nie Feng heard the arrangement for him, he immediately became excited, and quickly said that he would train the soldiers well and strictly follow all the rules in the army, and he would not slack off in the slightest.

This is Nie Feng's opportunity to be able to sit on one side alone.

He really cherishes it.

After Wang Qi made arrangements for Nie Feng, he finally called Qu Jin and told him about leaving Lujiang. He also said that he would arrange for Nie Feng to guard Lujiang. Once Qu Jin had something to do, he could mobilize Nie Feng's army.

After everything was properly arranged, Wang Qi rested for another two days. After the army reorganization was completed, Wang Qi led the army to head east, left Lujiang, and headed towards Jiujiang County.

When Wang Qi left this time, Gu Kang also accompanied him.

Gu Kang is a shepherd in Yangzhou, and he is going to work in Yinling County in Jiujiang County, so he must go to Jiujiang County to take up the post.Everything went smoothly. In just four days, he had already entered Jiujiang County and arrived in Yinling County.

After the army arrived in Yinling County, they temporarily stationed in Yinling County.

Gu Kang went directly to his post and began to handle government affairs to stabilize the local situation.