Chapter 236 The Qi Army in Internal Discord
Chapter 236: Qi Jun who is in conflict
Qi State also absorbed a large number of surrendered soldiers and generals from the two Chus. It is still unknown how loyal these people are to Qi State and how much strength they can do in this war. What's more, there are many people who miss the Xiang family in the two Chus. It is inevitable that the Xiang family will take the opportunity to rise again.
On the other hand, Zhao State has accumulated over the years and has strong national strength. In terms of the quality of the soldiers, combat power, number of soldiers and generals, they are all above Qi and Wei. Moreover, Zhao State also has the largest cavalry in the world. This is an insurmountable gap between Qi and Wei. How can Qi and Wei win under such a gap?
However, all this is just Deng Sheng's guess. The war has just begun, and the outcome is still unknown. It is still too early to discuss who wins and who loses. However, although Deng Sheng is optimistic about Zhao, he hopes that Qi and Wei can create miracles and defeat Zhao. It is best to both lose money. This will be of great benefit to Deng's sweeping the world in the future.
The battle between Qin and Han dynasties has become a foregone conclusion, and the Han Kingdom has basically no chance to turn the tables. Even if there is another Han Xin, it will be difficult to become a climate. Unless a peerless general like Xiang Yu and Li Yuanba can fight against thousands of troops with their own strength, there may be some hope. Otherwise, the Han Kingdom, where the soldiers are few and the generals are withered, will really disappear into history.
Majia River is the border of Zhao Qi, the north bank is Zhao State, and the south bank is Qi State. Crossing the Majia River is Leling City, the important city of Qi State, which is the current location of Han Qing army. After Zhao Xin brought 400,000 troops to the Bohai Sea, Han Qing also led 300,000 Qi troops to Leling. However, although Leling is an important city, it cannot tolerate 300,000 people. Therefore, Han Qing commanded the general He Jiong to garrison 50,000 troops and horses to guard against Zhao Army. From Yangxin to the south, he led the general Taishiwei to garrison the city of Geguo, covering the northern border of the plain without leaving any gaps, because Han Qing knew that Zhao Xin was powerful, as long as he gave him a little chance, he might lose all the money. The remaining 200,000 people were divided into two parts, one part 100,000 people, and Han Qing personally led it in Leling, and one part 100,000 people, led by General Chunyu Ci, stationed in Panxian.
"What's wrong with General Huangfu, Longchuan and others these days?" In the Leling camp, Han Qing stood on the general stage, watching the soldiers below the stage practice, and asked the general Huangfu Rong around him. After coming to Leling, Song Chu's surrendered soldiers were separated by Han Qing. Zhang Di's men were sent to Banxian, Zhang Di stayed in Leling, and Li Jiqian's men were divided into two parts, one in Yanci and the other in the Ge Kingdom.
Huangfu Rong replied: "Return to the general, they have been practicing as usual these days, and there is nothing unusual. But General, please forgive me for saying something more. They have already joined my Daqi. Isn't it good to monitor them like this?"
Han Qing shook his head and said, "They are all elite soldiers and generals of Song Chu. Some of them are our opponents for many years. Although they have joined our Daqi, they don't know how loyal they are to me Daqi. Now that the war is imminent, if they have any evil intentions, it is very likely that they will lead to a defeat. We must be warned."
The components of the Qi army were very diverse. In addition to the elites of many years, there were tens of thousands of former Song troops and tens of thousands of former Chu troops. After Qi destroyed Song and Chu, it did not carry out relatively good integration, resulting in their own political activities and uneven combat power. The current original Song army was still led by the former Song general Li Jiqian. The former Western Chu army was also directly under Longchuan, and the Eastern Chu army was directly under Zhang Di. The combined force of these three surrendered troops reached 100,000. The Qi army generals headed by Han Qing also obviously distrust them, and also laid the root of disaster for the defeat of the Qi army behind.
The Zhao army seemed to know the embarrassing status of a group of surrendered generals of Song Chu. Before the war started, they sent people to lobby them. Zhao Xin and others chose a target, that is, Long Ao, the younger brother of Long Chu, the former general of Chu State, Long Chu, who was a thorn. He was inciting Long Chu to launch the Pengcheng mutiny. Now that he has received such unfair treatment in Qi State, how could Long Ao be willing?
"Hmph! It's too much!" Long Ao was furious in the Longchuan camp in Leling. Since he arrived at Leling, Long Ao found that there were more people surveillance around him intentionally or unintentionally. He felt very strange. Who knew that when he came back and asked, he found that a group of surrendered generals in Western Chu, including his eldest brother Long Chu, were also surveillance. Long Ao immediately thought that this was Han Qing's distrust of them, so he was furious.
"Why should I get angry? Let's calm down?" Longchuan, who was sitting in the main seat, was very calm and comforted Long Ao and calmed down.
But Long Ao has a bad temper, so how could he be comforted in just a few words? When Long Ao heard Long Chuan's words, Long Ao was even more angry and said, "Brother, why don't you care at all? Tell me, since we surrendered to Qi, there have been people from the King of Qi in Linzi, and when they came here, they were monitored by Han Qing. They clearly distrust us Chu people."
Longchuan sighed and said, "So what? People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. Don't forget that we are now ministers of Qi. No matter how King Qi and Han Qing treat us, we can only endure it first. Who told us to surrender?"
"Brother." At this time, Long Ao leaned close to Longchuan's ear and whispered: "A few days ago, Zhao Xin sent someone to find me. He said that as long as we can fight back, he will protect you and my brother from glory and wealth."
"What!" Long Chuan was shocked when he heard this, and quickly lowered his voice, saying, "You actually contacted Zhao Jun, are you afraid of your life?" Long Chuan suddenly realized that his younger brother was getting more and more bold now. He dared to contact Zhao Jun openly under Han Qing's nose. If Han Qing knew about it, their brothers would probably die without a place to bury him.
However, Long Ao said indifferently: "Brother, I have no choice. Look at how Qi treats us. Since surrendering to Qi, we Chu people have been suppressed by Qi people everywhere and have suffered humiliation. Anyway, I have had enough of it. Moreover, I have agreed with Xiang Wei, Cao Jian, Song Yu and others that as long as the elder brother raises his arms, we will raise our troubles with the elder brother."
Longchuan was struggling in his heart and didn't know what to do. After all, this was not a trivial matter. The reason why he dared to launch the Pengcheng mutiny was because Pengcheng's military power was in his hands, otherwise he would not dare to act rashly if he gave him a hundred courage. Now they only have 20,000 to 30,000 people, and there are tens of thousands of elite Qi troops around him, and they are in the territory of Qi. Once Han Qing noticed it, they would not even have the power to fight back, so they had to be cautious.
Longchuan thought about it over and over again and said, "I have my own consideration for this matter, but from today on, you must not see the people of Zhao Jun again, so as not to be discovered by Han Qing's people, do you know?"
"Brother!" Long Ao was anxious. Long Chuan actually told him not to contact Zhao Jun's people anymore. Is he not planning to cooperate with Zhao Jun? So Long Chuan said anxiously.
"No need to say much, I have decided for my brother. You can go out first." Longchuan interrupted Long Ao's words and said in a tough tone.
Long Ao disagreed when he saw Long Chuan die, sighed, turned around and left. In fact, what Long Ao didn't know was why Long Chuan was not moved. After all, he has received too many unfair treatment in Qi in recent years. Long Chuan was already very dissatisfied, but they had betrayed Chu once. If they betray Qi again, they would probably be despised by the people of the world. Besides, although Zhao has gained some advantage now, Qi and Wei also have a great chance of winning. It is not suitable to make a decision too early. If Qi and Wei win, and their brothers defect to Zhao, it is probably more difficult for them to live in Zhao than in Qi, so Long Chuan chose to continue to wait and see.
Chapter completed!