Chapter 579: Bai Qi comes out of Chang'an

After Qin Emperor returned to Chang'an, he immediately called the five auxiliary ministers and told everyone about Bai Qi's views. After hearing this, everyone agreed with it very much. Even Li You and Wang Feng, who had always been incompatible with Bai Qi, felt that Bai Qi's considerations were reasonable. Deng State was strong and even if he had hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the Central Plains, he could still grit his teeth and take out more than 100,000 people if he wanted to dispatch troops to fight again.

"Your Majesty, Hanzhong, Wuguan must not be careless. Deng State is strong. Although he mobilized hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the Central Plains, the Tianning Guards of Wuguan and Tianwu Guards of Hanzhong still remain unmoved. Once our army enters the Central Plains, the Deng army in these two places will not be guaranteed to attack the hinterland of our Guanzhong." Geng Yue said to Qin Emperor.

"Then how do you think you should arrange the defenses of the two places? The Deng army is strong, especially the Tianwu Guard in Hanzhong. In the Battle of Jianshan, this Deng army dragged down our 200,000 powerful troops in the Qin Dynasty, resulting in the defeat of the Battle of Bashu!" When it comes to the Battle of Jianshan, the Qin Emperor gritted his teeth with hatred. If it were not for the defeat of the Battle of Jianshan, the Qin State would not have declined so quickly.

"Your Majesty, I think there are 800 miles of Qinchuan natural dangers between Hanzhong and Guanzhong. As long as our army can guard the dangerous areas of the important roads, it is impossible for a mere Tianwu Guard to enter Guanzhong. On the other hand, the reason why Guanzhong is called Guanzhong is because there are four barriers, and Wuguan is the southwest gateway. There are not many dangerous areas that can be defended from Wuguan from Chang'an. If the Deng army launches a large-scale attack, the pressure on our army to defend is indeed very high. Therefore, I suggest that heavy troops be placed in Shangxian, Shangluo, Lantiangu and other places." said Ying Huai, the general of the army.

The 800-mile Qinchuan is a natural barrier between Guanzhong and Bashu. Since the fall of Hanzhong, Qinchuan has become one of the most important defense lines for Qin to resist Deng. With the arrangements of Qin for so many years, compared with the defenses on the Wuguan line, Qinchuan's danger is not that great.

Wuguan is the southwest gateway to Guanzhong, but in the battle of Qin and Han, Bai Qi led the Qin army to defeat the Han army and forced the Han State to transfer the troops stationed in Wuguan, giving Deng State an opportunity to take advantage of it. Li Xiucheng led the Longwuwei to seize Wuguan. At this point, Wuguan was always held by Deng State. Qin State had repeatedly proposed the proposal to recapture Wuguan, but Deng State's strong strength made Qin State afraid. In addition, after entering the Pass, Qin State fell into a food crisis. No one except Deng State could save Qin State, which also made Qin State dare not turn against him. Later, the two countries formed an alliance to attack Zhao, and Qin State had no idea of ​​turning against him.

After the Battle of Jianshan and the Battle of Hanzhong, Qin State quickly declined and no longer had any strength to regain Wu Pass, so the recovery of Wu Pass was left alone.

Qin Emperor thought for a while and said, "In addition to the 100,000 elite troops who are about to go to the Central Plains, how many troops can I draw from my Great Qin to garrison Qinchuan and Shangxian?"

It is certain to send troops to garrison, but how many troops can Qin State take out now?

After Wang Feng was deprived of his position as a general, the main military power of Qin fell into Geng Yue's hands. When asked how many soldiers could be used, Geng Yue knew best.

Geng Yue thought for a while and replied, "Your Majesty, after Wu'an Jun led 100,000 elite troops to fight against the Central Plains, my Qin still had 130,000 elite troops, but the land of Xiliang was the place where my Qin dragons rose. Moreover, although the rebellion of the Qiang people has gradually subsided in recent years, it has been one after another. Therefore, we must have 50,000 elite troops to guard the Xiliang place. In this way, our army can use only 80,000 troops."

"Are you eighty thousand?" Qin Emperor murmured. Eighty thousand seems to be a lot, but compared to Deng Zhaodong's hundreds of thousands of soldiers, it seems insignificant. From this we can see how serious the decline of Qin was.

"Then General Geng thinks, how should our army be arranged so as to be foolproof?" Qin Emperor asked Geng Yue.

Geng Yue thought carefully and said, "Your Majesty, Qinchuan has many dangerous forces, and only a small number of troops are needed to guard the dangerous land, so you can be foolproof. I think only 30,000 elite troops are needed. However, from Wuguan to Chang'an, there is no geographical advantage. Our army can only defend the city to defend the enemy. Our army can station the remaining 50,000 elite troops in Shangxian, Shangluo, Lantiangu and other places respectively."

"Okay, where is General Wang Feng?" Qin Emperor nodded and said to Wang Feng.

"I am Wang Feng here!" Wang Feng bowed and replied.

"I ordered you to command 20,000 elite troops to go to Qinchuan to deploy defenses, guard the Qinchuan defense line, and do not give Deng's army an opportunity!" said Qin Emperor.

"Here!" Wang Feng replied.

"Chen Zhi, Zhang Tingjun, Yuan did not break the order!" Qin Emperor continued.

"I Chen Zhi (Zhang Tingjun, Yuan Bupo) is here!" Qin general Chen Zhi, Zhang Tingjun, Yuan Bupo came out to respond.

"I ordered the commander of Chen Zhi to 10,000 elite troops to garrison Lantiangu, Zhang Tingjun to garrison Shangluo, Yuan Bubang to 20,000 elite troops to garrison Shangxian, the three places echo each other to jointly control the Deng army of Wuguan!" Qin Huang said.

"Here!" Chen Zhi and the other two responded.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Wu'an is asking for a visit outside the palace!" At this time, a guard entered the palace and said.

"Oh! Wu'an is here, hurry up!" Qin Emperor was very happy to learn that Bai Qi was coming. After he separated from Bai Qi, he took the lead and returned to arrange troops to Qinchuan and Wuguan to garrison. He thought Bai Qi would take a few days to return, but he didn't expect that Bai Qi would arrive in Chang'an in less than a day after he came back.

When they heard Bai Qi's arrival, everyone in the court had different expressions. The former generals under Bai Qi, led by Bai Chen, were very happy. Li You, Wang Feng and other political enemies looked very ugly, while Geng Yue, Ying Huai, Bai Li Jin and others were very calm. There was no conflict with Bai Qi, so there was no dissatisfaction with Bai Qi's return to the court. Moreover, the current Qin State is in the time to use people, and it is urgent to need top commanders like Bai Qi to coordinate the overall situation. Therefore, they were a little happy about Bai Qi's comeback.

A quarter of an hour later, Bai Qi walked into the Tai'a Palace wearing a court suit, holding his head and chest up, with a slight smile on his face, looking calm and composed.

"I Bai Qi pays homage to Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty a long life!" Bai Qi came to Your Highness, knelt on one knee, bowed to the ground, bowed and bowed to Emperor Qin.

"No need to be polite, please get up quickly!" Qin Emperor said hurriedly.

"Thank you Your Majesty!" Bai Qi stood up and thanked.

"Mr. Wu'an, I thought you would have to go to Chang'an in a few days, but I didn't expect that as soon as I returned to Chang'an, you would arrive. It can be seen that although you live in seclusion, you still care about the country. I feel no comfort!" Qin Emperor said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is a mistake. The war situation in the Central Plains has changed. Since I promised Your Majesty to be the commander of the army, I would not dare to delay it when I return to Chang'an as soon as possible to coordinate the overall situation." Bai Qi said humbly. After experiencing the defeat of Jianshan and stepping down from the wing, Bai Qi's temperament has also changed a lot, and he is no longer as aggressive as before.

Qin Emperor was very happy to see Bai Qi's attitude. In fact, before he went to invite Bai Qi, Qin Emperor was very nervous. Before he ascended the throne, he had heard his father say many times that Bai Qi was arrogant and unruly. Before his death, his father left him the will to activate Bai Qi when necessary, but he had also warned him that if he did not have the ability to control Bai Qi, he should be very cautious about activate Bai Qi. Therefore, even if Bai Qi had agreed to come out, Qin Emperor was actually always upset, and he was afraid that Bai Qi would embarrass him.

"Okay!" Qin Emperor said happily: "Mr. Wu'an, I will now accept your appointment as the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expedition, commanding 100,000 elite troops to march into the Central Plains. In addition, according to Wu'an's suggestion, I will also send General Wang Feng to lead 20,000 elite troops to Qinchuan to set up defenses. Chen Zhi, Zhang Tingjun, and Yuan Bupo went to guard Shangxian, Shangluo, Lantiangu and other places. I don't know what Wu'an's requirements have. Just say it directly that as long as I can satisfy it, I will definitely satisfy Wu'an."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your trust. Your Majesty's arrangements are very good. However, this time we marched into the Central Plains, our army will face the Deng army commanded by Yue Fei. There are many famous generals in the Deng army. If you rely solely on your own, it may be difficult to win. I hope you can select several generals and followers from the court to go with you." Bai Qi said.

Emperor Qin nodded. As the saying goes, one hero and three gangs, it was reasonable for Bai Qi to make such a request, so he said, "That's natural. The generals in the court were chosen by Wu'anjun."

"I hope General Geng Yue will be the deputy general. Bai Chen, Shelitu, Mengli, Mengtong, Xing Cong, Li Jin and others will enter the Eastern Expedition army. Please ask Your Majesty for your kindness." Bai Qi said all the generals needed, and these are the strongest generals in the Qin State on the surface.

Emperor Qin did not hesitate, and waved his hand directly and said, "It's all right, I'm sure!"

"Thank you for your kindness!" Bai Qi bowed.

After the scattered court, Bai Qi did not return to the mansion, but instead took a group of generals to the camp outside the city and took over the 100,000 troops outside the city.

When he arrived at the Central Army's tent, Bai Qi asked directly: "General Geng Yue, I lived in seclusion in Xianyang for a long time and didn't know much about the situation in the Central Plains. Please ask General Geng to explain it to me."

"Here!" Geng Yue said: "Half a month ago, a war broke out between Deng and Zhao in Xiapi County. Deng's army won a great victory, and tens of thousands of elite troops of Zhao's army were wiped out. In addition, the previous defeat of Pei County, nearly half of the troops heading south were lost. The military advantage before the war was gone. Now the main army of Zhao's army is stationed in Meng County in Dongjun and Liang County respectively. However, the food and grass reserves of Zhao's army in Xiapi, Pengcheng and other places have fallen to the hands of Deng's army."

Bai Qi pondered for a while and said, "It seems that the situation of Zhao Jun is very critical, and we don't have much time left."

"Then I wonder what the marshal's plan is next?" Geng Yue asked carefully.

Bai Qi took a deep breath and said, "Generals, I need you to understand that now, whether it is Deng or Zhao, the strength is not comparable to that of our great Qin. Therefore, with our great Qin's strength, even if we enter the Central Plains and the Zhao army, it is impossible to defeat Deng's army. Therefore, our army's purpose this time is to join forces with Zhao army to curb the Deng army's offensive and maintain the current situation in the Central Plains. Only in this way can the Zhao State willingly form an alliance with our great Qin."

When everyone heard this, they nodded repeatedly. Judging from the current situation, even if the Qin army enters the game, it will be very difficult to defeat the Deng army. If you take a step back, even if the Qin army and the Zhao army work together to defeat the Deng army, take back the lost territory in the Central Plains, and recapture the Zhao State of the Central Plains. The next target of the Zhao State is Qin State. There is no way, who makes Qin State the weakest among the Three Kingdoms? Therefore, maintaining the current situation in the Central Plains is the most beneficial for Qin State. To make Zhao State understand that Deng State is strong and cannot be defeated without the two countries' joint efforts. The two countries will have a glimmer of hope to fight against the strong Deng together.

"I'll order the three armies to prepare. Three days later, our army will set out eastward to the Central Plains. This time, we will definitely fight the mighty style of the Qin Dynasty!" Bai Qi said with a firm look on his face, and directly ordered the troops to be sent in three days.

"Here!" everyone responded in unison.
Chapter completed!