Chapter 101 Bai Qi VS Le Yi, Prelude
Wei State, Puyang.
Puyang is an important ferry connecting the Qin State Hexi and the Wei State Hedong County.
The Yellow River passes from north to south from here, so the east of this big river is called Hedong, and to the west it is called Hexi (called Xihe County of Wei).
Since the three families divided Jin, Qin and Wei have fought for more than a hundred years around these two regions.
At the beginning, Wei State had the upper hand, and once completely occupied Hedong and west, oppressing Qin State so much that it could hardly breathe.
However, since Shang Yang's reforms, Qin's national strength has quickly caught up, while Wei was defeated by King Wei of Qi and Sun Bin, a good general, and the hegemony declined and became a second-rate country. The offensive and defensive trend of the two countries reversed.
When Qin Yingji's father, King Huiwen, Qin State took back Hexi.
Today, more than thirty years later, the Qin State has begun to invade Hedong County.
After the defeat in the Battle of Yique, Wei seemed to have lost all his ability to fight.
The Qin State Zuo Shu Changbai Qi stood on a chariot on the Puyang Ferry, watching teams of Qin soldiers boarding the boat without expression, and then the ship slowly left the Puyang Ferry on the east coast and headed towards the Qin land on the west coast.
Under the order of King Yingji of Qin, Bai Qi, who had just conquered the 18 cities of Hedong, had to withdraw his troops from Hedong and return to Hexi.
The river is surging, and Bai Qi's mood is like this surging river, constantly rising and falling.
All previous efforts were wasted.
"Ranghou..."
Bai Qi shook his head.
Bai Qi was in a complicated mood to Wei Ran.
Wei Ran promoted Bai Qi's Bole.
However, Bai Qi's withdrawal of troops was caused by the defeat of Wei Ran Shangjun!
If it weren't for Wei Ran, Bai Qi would have taken Anyi at this moment and swallowed most of Hedong.
By then, the Qin State's great Liang Craft was waving to Bai Qi!
Unfortunately, this retreat, the Daliang Made, which was originally secured, flew away.
Bai Qi let out a long breath, his sharp chin moved slightly, and he spoke expressionlessly.
"Send the order to speed up. Within three days, the entire army must cross the river!"
Bai Qi ordered, and the speed of the Qin soldiers suddenly accelerated a little, especially the generals who often contacted Bai Qi, who worked extremely hard and rushed back and forth.
If you don’t complete Zuo Shuchang’s mission, you will really die.
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Yayi.
This is the northernmost city in the western part of the Qin State. From here, you can reach Xiayang (formerly Shaoliang City of Wei State) within about two days to the east, and you can reach the west bank of Puyang Ferry in about three and a half days to the southeast.
The Zhao State Langzhongling, the chief general of the battle against Qin, summoned the generals of Zhao State here and announced a very important news.
"Two and three sons, the entire army will detach the camp tomorrow and retreat north!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the generals of the Zhao army suddenly changed, and many people obviously felt dissatisfied.
"General, why did you retreat north? You finally defeated Wei Ran..."
Some people raised questions and received many approvals.
Le Yi's eyes were cold and said in a deep voice: "Because, the left Shu Changbai Qi of Qin, led 150,000 troops and horses, has retreated west to Hexi. If our army continues to move south, we will fight against Bai Qi! Our army is only 70,000 troops, and you, are you really confident that you can fight against Bai Qi's 150,000 Qin troops and win it?"
The next moment, the generals of Zhao State shouted in unison in the lobby: "Yes!"
Le Yi: "…"
Le Yi coughed and said seriously: "I naturally have this confidence, but... this is Handan's order! Do you want me to disobey?"
Now no one dares to speak out.
Le Yi looked at the generals of Zhao who were all bowing their heads and felt much better.
It depends on who you dares to pretend to be this big-tailed wolf!
Le Yi waved his hand and cursed with a smile: "It's all gone! Don't take too much of what you shouldn't have, as there will be war next!"
After the generals left, Le Yi sat alone in the lobby, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
There are two letters from Handan.
One was a document, which was about the orders of the Lord's father and the king. Le Yi had just announced it to the generals of Zhao State.
The other one is a secret letter written by Zhao He.
"Is Bai Qi... an opponent who must be vigilant?"
Le Yi put his hands on the table, his fingers crossed his chin, and a light flashed through his eyes.
"The world's number one general? And, it's still undisputed? The king actually valued Bai Qi so much?"
After a long time, Le Yi shook his head gently.
"I really want to have a good fight with him..."
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Five days later, the vanguard of the Qin army entered Yayi and recovered the city that was sparsely populated due to the chaos in public security after the departure of the Zhao State occupation army.
Bai Qi stood on the chariot, looking at the streets and cities in front of him like garbage dumps, his brows frowned deeply.
"You said that after Le Yi plundered all the food, grass and military supplies, he retreated directly to the north?"
The Yayi Order knelt in front of Bai Qi and nodded repeatedly: "It is. General Bai, the people of Zhao, have poisoned countless people. I also asked General Bai to make the decision for the eight thousand old Qin people in the Yayi. It is necessary to kill this villain and bring peace to Shangjun and Hexi."
Bai Qi looked at the big belly of Yayi Ling in front of him, and a look of disgust flashed in his eyes, saying, "Drag it down and behead it."
Two wolves and tigers instantly set up Yayi Orders on the left and right, and walked towards the vegetable market.
Beside Bai Qi, Qin general Meng Ao frowned and whispered: "Zuo Shuchang, this person is a subordinate of Marquis Rang..."
Bai Qi interrupted Meng Ao: "No matter who he is, the Zhao army has been evacuated for five days. As Peng Yaling, this person was unable to restore order to the entire city. Instead, chaos arose, causing severe damage to the vitality of the city. What's the use of such an incompetent person to save his life?"
Meng Ao stopped talking.
A moment later, the bloody head of Yayi Ling was sent to Bai Qi.
Bai Qi waved his hand: "Hang it on the city gate. Gather everyone in the city. Kill all those who have done bad things during this period and show them together. General Meng Ao, you are responsible for this matter."
Meng Ao was obviously stunned for a moment and asked, "Zuo Shuchang, the general of the last general will not decide the case. If you do something bad, you can't just listen to that side of the word, right?"
Bai Qi turned his head to look at Meng Ao, and the corner of his mouth slightly tilted, showing a smile.
"Sincere or not...you can do it from your heart."
Bai Qi's smile made Meng Ao's whole body feel cold.
Meng Ao hesitated for a while, and gritted his teeth and said, "Or why do you want to help the last general..."
"The law official?" Bai Qi interrupted Meng Ao's words: "What law official?"
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The next day, Bai Qi led his army to leave Yayi in a mighty manner and continued northward, leaving only 547 heads hanging in a row on the north side of Yayi City, drifting with the wind.
Meng Ao sat on the horse, looked back and left a long sigh, dispersing with the wind.
Ten days later, a good news was quickly sent back to Xianyang.
Zuo Shu Changbai Qi led his army north and recovered twelve cities of Shangjun, all the way.
Chapter completed!