Chapter 364: Meng Zhan soldiers forced to stay in the city

This year, Meng Zhan is already sixty-three years old. The wind and sand in Xiliang all over the sky have made this famous general white-haired and old. But even so, Meng Zhan is still full of passion. He knows that after so many years in Xiliang, the people in the world have long forgotten him, the former No. 1 general of Qin, but Meng Zhan has confidence that after this battle, the people in the world will remember him again.

"Please rest assured, the last general will live up to expectations!" The generals of the Qin army admired Meng Zhan from the bottom of their hearts. Although Bai Qi's reputation has gradually surpassed this veteran, in the hearts of the Qin people, Bai Qi's status is far inferior to Meng Zhan. Although Bai Qi brought Qin back to Guanzhong and won stunning victory after stunning victory, he is still not as good as Meng Zhan.

As the general of Qin, when Qin was still struggling in Xiliang, Meng Zhan alone carried the banner of the Qin army and carried the Han army. In the turn of many famous generals of the Han Dynasty, he saved the last hope of the Qin people, and also seized the Qianguan Longguan from the Han Dynasty, laying the foundation for Qin to return to Guanzhong. Then he guarded Xiliang year after year, making Qin a stable rear for Qin, which made Qin a one-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-s

On the tenth day of the 22nd year of Qianyuan, Meng Zhan led 50,000 Qin troops to leave Changzicheng and force Tunliu. Although there were only 50,000 people, the Meng Zhan made no less than 100,000 people, which made the Zhao army general stationed in Tunliu City very nervous.

Before Zhao Xin left Tunliu, he appointed Li Rubing to guard Tunliu, but Zhao Xin suddenly passed away. Li Rubing rushed back to Jinyang, leaving only an unknown veteran Hong Lu to station Tunliu on his behalf. Li Rubing hoped that Hong Lu's stability could make the Shangdang's defense line stable, but Hong Lu's conscientiousness did make the Zhao army's defense line solid, but this time Hong Lu's opponent was Meng Zhan.

As a veteran of Zhao, Hong Lu had a reputation and was not very outstanding, but as the only veteran of Shuoguo, he experienced the era when the top ten famous generals dominated the world. Most of the top ten famous generals of that year passed away, and most of the remaining ones were in Deng. Meng Zhan was also one of the top ten famous generals of that year. As famous as him were Zhao Xin, Han Qing, Zhou Shen, Yue Fei and other famous generals. Although Meng Zhan may not be as capable as them, it was not something Hong Lu could deal with. Therefore, when Meng Zhan was still far from the city of Tun, Hong Lu sent someone to Jinyang for help as soon as possible.

When Meng Zhan came to Tunliu City, he saw that the city gate was closed and was facing a great enemy. Wang Feng couldn't help but smile and said, "This Zhao army really has no courage. Zhao State has more than 200,000 troops in the North Shangdian Party, and there are nearly 100,000 troops in Tunliu City. He is so cowardly and huddled in the city."

"Isn't this very good? Do you still want to fight against the 200,000 Zhao army head-on? If the Zhao army doesn't come out, it won't affect our army's plan. If you pass the orders, camp on the spot and continue to maintain the pressure on the Northern Shang Party!" Meng Zhan smiled and said, "If the Zhao army doesn't come out, Meng Zhan is happy to preserve his strength. Although Meng Zhan is a feint attack this time, don't forget that the Qin State's target this time is Shangjun, the Northern Shang Party and Henan County. Now Bai Qi is in Shangjun, the task of attacking the Northern Shang Party naturally falls on Meng Zhan's head-on. Meng Zhan has only 50,000 people in his hands, so Meng Zhan cannot take risks casually. It is obviously not in the interests of the Qin army to fight against the 200,000 Zhao army head-on.

The Qin army camped outside the city, which did put a lot of pressure on the guard Hong Lu. Hong Lu was now on the top of the city with a sad face. He knew his ability very well. If he went to a head-on conflict with Meng Zhan, he would probably be bombarded by Meng Zhan. Although the Zhao army had more than 200,000 troops in the Northern Shangdian Party, the more than 200,000 troops were not controlled by Hong Lu. Hong Lu could control only the troops in Tunliu City. Although the troops were still far above the Qin army, Hong Lu did not have the confidence to go to war with Meng Zhan.

"When will Jinyang's order be arrived?" Hong Lu said to the deputy general beside him. Hong Lu asked Jinyang for help not because he wanted Jinyang to send reinforcements, but because Jinyang ordered the troops from the North Shangdang area to rush to support the troops.

"Long before the Qin army arrived outside the city, the last general had sent a messenger to Jinyang. I believe that within five days, Jinyang's orders could be spread throughout the Shangdang army!" The deputy general replied with a little thought. Jinyang was not far from the Shangdang North, and the five days were already slow.

Hearing the words of the deputy general, Hong Lu also breathed a sigh of relief. He could hold on for five days. As long as he couldn't defend, he would not believe that Meng Zhan could forcibly break through the city.

When Hong Lu's letter of help was sent to Jinyang, Zhao's court caused a fierce debate. The direction of the debate was not whether to reinforce Tunliu or how many troops might be mobilized to reinforce, but who to send to Tunliu to take charge of the overall situation.

Meng Zhan is a famous general of Qin. It is not enough to rely on the current lineup of the Northern Party, so it is necessary to send a general to Tunliu to take charge of the overall situation. However, there are not many generals in the Zhao army who can compete with famous generals like Meng Zhan. As a general, Zhang Chuan must not be able to move lightly. Gongsun Jue is old and may not be a match for Meng Zhan. The only ones left are Sima Chong and Li Rubing.

In fact, Li Rubing should be the most suitable candidate. First, he was the general appointed by Zhao Xin before leaving Tunliu. Second, his ability was the first person in Zhao Xin's death in Zhao Xin, and he was still very sure of dealing with Meng Zhan, but Zhang Chuan did not want Li Rubing to go.

As Zhang Chuan's former biggest competitor, Li Rubing once suppressed Zhang Chuan. Although Zhang Chuan has now sat on the throne of General Zhao as he wished, Li Rubing continued to challenge Zhang Chuan's position. How could Zhang Chuan let Li Rubing go out and let him control his troops again?

However, Li Rubing was unwilling to be trapped in Jinyang and did nothing, so he strongly requested Nanxia Tunliu. However, since the younger generation did not have a strong voice in the court, Li Rubing still failed to compete for Zhang Chuan. In the end, Sima Chong Nanxia Tunliu presided over the overall situation, while Li Rubing continued to be trapped in Jinyang by Zhang Chuan.

This result made Li Rubing very depressed. He once thought that his life was like this, but at this time the turning point came. Less than three days after Sima Chong left Jinyang, Bai Qi came to Shangjun and the Zhao army was defeated and the situation in Shangjun was in danger. Now the only general who could fight in Zhao State was Li Rubing. Even if Zhang Chuan was reluctant, he had to send Li Rubing to the battle, because he really had no confidence in facing Bai Qi.

In this way, Li Rubing finally left the cage of Jinyang and led 50,000 Zhao troops to Shangjun. When he set out, Li Rubing also made up his mind to achieve results this time and let the old guy in Zhao's court see his strength, because only in this way can he once again overwhelm Zhang Chuan and launch a new attack on the throne of general he had always dreamed of.

On February 15, 2018, the 22nd year of Qianyuan, Bai Qi led 100,000 Qin troops to leave the Huxu camp and raided Qiyuan City on February 20. The battle was successful and the battle began.

Just as Bai Qi led a hundred thousand Qin troops to raid Shangjun, Yue Fei also came to the Deng army camp in Yangdi, Yingchuan. The original Yingyang Guard's garrison was stationed, but at this time the Yingyang Guard had already gone to Xinji, and this place became the base of Yue Fei's army.

In the Deng army's central tent, Yue Fei sat in the main seat and said, "The Qin army's Meng Zhan troops were already stationed on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and Bai Qi's troops had already entered Shangjun. Two days ago, the Chu army had launched an attack on the eastern part of Chen County. It was successfully mobilized most of the Zhao army in Chen City, and our army should also start moving!"

The generals also looked at Yue Fei with a serious look on their faces. Everyone knew the importance of this battle to Deng State, so everyone did not dare to slack off and took out 200% of their energy.

"Send someone to send a message to General Xue Rengui and General Li Siye, and order them to launch an attack on Chen County ten days later, that is, on the first day of the 22nd year of Qianyuan, and strive to enter the two counties within one month. At the same time, the entire army will prepare, waiting for the general's order, and enter Chenliu County at any time!" Yue Fei said, now that the Qin army has begun to take action, the Deng army will naturally not fall behind. Taking advantage of the current Zhao's energy being restrained by the Qin army, they will fight quickly and finally face the main force of the Zhao army in Liang County.
Chapter completed!