Chapter 490: Nan Zheng’s debate

After receiving the secret letter, the San San left the Medical Hall and secretly left the city. Although it was late at night and the Chang'an city gate had been closed, Mingjing had been operating in Chang'an for many years and had some secret passages to leave the city, but it was just a little troublesome.

The next morning, Bai Qi appeared in the Qin army camp outside Chang'an City in military uniform. He also traveled with Bai Chen, and the Qin general Ma Sheng and Shelitu were also on the list of the expeditions. There were Mengli and Meng Tong, two sons of the late Qin general Meng Zhan.

After inspecting the soldiers and training, Bai Qi took his men back to the central army tent. As soon as he sat down, Bai Qi asked Bai Chen: "Brother, can the list of generals who went to the expedition be sorted out this time?"

Bai Chen nodded and said, "Return to the Taiwei, it has been sorted out!" As he said that, he took out a list from his sleeve and opened it and said, "In addition to the few people who are waiting for us, there are also young generals in the army. Although these young generals are not famous, their abilities are also quite good. Most of them are generals promoted by the Taiwei from the army, so they are very at ease to use."

"Well! That's good, let's talk about it, who are there?" Bai Chen was relieved to do things. After all, this expedition is not only about Bai Qi's future, but also about Bai Chen's future. After all, as Bai Qi's brother, Bai Chen and Wang Feng and other military generals are also full of conflicts. Even the King of Qin also has some opinions about it. At this point, Bai Chen can only hold Bai Qi's thighs tightly.

Bai Chen said: "This time we went to the expedition, we selected a total of ten generals from the army. In addition to the last general, General Ma Sheng, General Sheritu, General Mengli, General Mengtong, there were also generals Wei Song, Li Jin, Fu Gui, Zhang Fu, Huang Xing, Xing Cong, as well as several generals and hundreds of deputy generals."

After hearing this, Bai Qi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. These are the best in the younger generation in the army. Now that the veterans in the army are getting older, it is time for young people to come out to take on the responsibilities, otherwise the army will become a stagnant pool."

"Taiwei, now our army has mobilized more than 100,000 elite troops to Hanzhong. After all, with the 30,000 elite troops stationed in Hanzhong, the force has reached 180,000, and there are still 20,000 people in Chang'an to follow us. I just don't know when the Taiwei will go south?" At this time, Ma Sheng asked, after half a month, the troops that the Qin army needed to go south to attack Bashu had basically gathered, and now they are waiting for Bai Qi's order.

Bai Qi thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll send the order, and the army will set sail south tomorrow!"

"What! I'll set out to the south tomorrow? Grand Marshal, is this too anxious?" Ma Sheng said in surprise. He originally just asked Bai Qi to determine the time for the south as soon as possible, but he didn't expect that Bai Qi was so anxious and went south tomorrow, which made people not prepared at all.

Bai Qi said: "There is no way. It took too much time for us to assemble troops. Moreover, during this period, the news of our army coming and going from all over the city of Chang'an will definitely not be concealed. I believe that Deng's detailed work lurking in Chang'an City has also received the news. Maybe this news is on the way to Wancheng. Once Deng's reaction occurs, our army will fail. It's just right to go south. Even if Deng receives the news and mobilizes troops into Shu, it will definitely not be faster than ours."

"What the Taiwei said is very much. Then let me tell you the news of going south. The army will set out to go south tomorrow!" Ma Sheng thought about it and felt that Bai Qi was saying it very reasonably. Deng's detailed works were too many and too deep to hide it. It is difficult to guarantee that this news would not leak. In fact, Qin also cleaned up Deng's detailed works in Chang'an City, but every time he only caught some marginal figures and could not find any of the core members, making the entire Chang'an City like a beauty without clothes exposed to Deng's vision.

On the third day of the second month of the Qianyuan year, Bai Qi led a group of Qin generals and 20,000 elite Qin troops to leave Chang'an City and head south to Hanzhong.

On February 13, the Qin army crossed 800 miles of Qinchuan, entered Hanzhong, and joined various armies in Nanzheng City.

In Nanzheng City, in the Hanzhong Prefect's Mansion, Bai Qi sat in the main seat, and below were all the Qin generals who went to Bashu this time. This time, Qin mobilized a total of 200,000 elite troops, which was half of the Qin army. It can be seen that Qin was so determined, and Bai Qi was ambitious about this. Over the years since his debut, he had fought with the Han army and the Zhao army, and all of them returned victoriously. Now he faced the Deng Kingdom, the world's largest country, and Bai Qi was also full of confidence.

"What are the movements of Deng's army in Jiameng Pass now? Have they noticed the intentions of our army?" Bai Qi asked.

The Qin general Li Jin was the first general to come to the southern expedition. As soon as he arrived, he was responsible for the reconnaissance of the Deng army in Bashu. Seeing Bai Qi asking, Li Jin left and said, "Returning to the Taiwei, the Deng army in Jiameng Pass was still as usual, and there was no big change. I will believe that they knew nothing about the movements of our army."

Bai Chen was very satisfied with this. He had been planning for a long time when he went south to Bashu this time, and success or failure was here. If the news was leaked in advance and the Deng army in Jiameng Pass was prepared, it would be troublesome.

"General Bai Chen, let me tell you about the situation of the Deng army in Bashu!" Now in the army, Bai Qi, as the highest commander, naturally no longer calls Bai Chen the elder brother, but directly calls him General Bai Chen.

"Here!" Bai Chen responded, then stood up and said to everyone: "Bashu, now the Shuzhong Road of Deng State, consisting of four counties, Shu County, Ba County, Guanghan County and Jianwei County. Its capital indicates that Chengdu, the former capital of Shu Kingdom, and the main force of the Deng army responsible for guarding Bashu was the Tianwu Guard of Deng State. The chief general was Li Jing. The Deng army garrisoned in Bashu has 50,000 troops, and is stationed on the Han River south of Jiameng Pass for many years. If Jiameng Pass is attacked, the Deng army can support Jiameng Pass within one day."

"Can we rescue it within one day? That means if our army cannot take Jiameng Pass within one day, the subsequent war will be even more unfavorable." Hearing this, Ma Sheng frowned and said, Jiameng Pass is the majestic pass of Bashu. Although the Qin army has a large number of people, it is impossible to take it within one day. However, if we cannot take Jiameng Pass within one day, then the Qin army will face the majestic pass guarded by 50,000 Deng troops, and it will be even more difficult to take it down.

Bai Chen nodded and said, "Yes, General Ma is right. If our army cannot conquer Jiameng Pass before the Deng army supports it, it will be even more difficult afterwards. However, the Taiwei has already made arrangements for this. Our army lurks in Jiameng Pass in a large number of detailed works. As long as our army is at the city, they will cooperate inside and outside, open the city gate, and cooperate with our army to capture Jiameng Pass. There are less than three thousand Deng troops in Jiameng Pass. As long as the city gate is opened, Jiameng Pass will basically be obtained."

"It's so good. Since the Grand Marshal has already made arrangements, then I'll be relieved." Since Bai Qi had a complete plan, Ma Sheng had nothing to worry about, so he stopped talking.

After Bai Chen introduced the situation of the Deng army in Bashu, Bai Qi said: "Our army went south this time to raid Bashu. Since it was a raid, it was a word for fast. As the saying goes, the army is very fast, so there is not much time left for our army to rest. Therefore, three days later, General Bai Chen and General Shelitu led 30,000 elite troops to go south first, joining the detailed works in Jiameng Pass to capture Jiameng Pass, and the main force of our army will also go south later. As long as our entire army enters Jiameng Pass, the situation in Bashu will be in the hands of our army. It is simply a dream to try to block the elite troops of our army."

"However, Hanzhong borders Shangyong, the Deng Kingdom, for fear that the Deng army will raid Hanzhong and cut off our army's retreat. Therefore, General Li Jin and General Fu Gui led 50,000 troops to stay in Hanzhong. In addition to guarding against the possibility of the Deng army from Shangyong's offensive, they are also responsible for supporting the army southward at any time!" Bai Qi said that Hanzhong County is the hub between Bashu and Guanzhong. If Hanzhong is lost, the southern expedition army led by Bai Qi will be cut off and instantly become rootless duckweed and slaughtered. Therefore, Bai Qi left behind a 50,000 army to stay in Hanzhong to guard against the Deng army's raid. Don't think that this is a worry. Once the Deng army fails in Bashu, Hanzhong will become the last chance for the Deng army to turn the tables against the wind, so we have to be careful.
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