Chapter 582: The Battle of the Central Plains

After Li Rubing was persuaded by Bai Qi, he immediately sent someone to send an order, ordering Tu Gao, Zheng Xuan and others to evacuate Meng County and Ningyang City in Dongping County. He ordered Leting to lead his troops to evacuate Pei County and Fan County in Lu County. At the same time, he ordered the general Wei Liang to lead 100,000 troops to garrison Laiwu City in Taishan County. He and Bai Qi also led their troops to evacuate Xuanzao and retreat to Yan County in Dongjun and enter a defensive state.

On June 22, the 28th year of Qianyuan, various Zhao troops retreated northward and retreated completely to Jibei County, Lu County, and Taishan County.

Although Yue Fei was very surprised about the sudden retreat of the Zhao army, with the retreat of the Zhao army, the large area of ​​the Central Plains was empty. Such a god-given opportunity, Yue Fei had no reason to let go. Although he was not sure why the Zhao army retreated north, there was no reason not to bite the fat meat delivered to the door. So Yue Fei ordered all the troops to occupy all the places that the Zhao army abandoned, which caused the territory of Deng's country to expand a lot, including Qi County, Pei County, Shanyang County, Jiyin County, Xia Pi County, Pengcheng County, Donghai County, Langya County, Beihai County, Donglai County, Rencheng County and Le'an County to expand the land south of the Yellow River.

As a result, the entire front moved thousands of miles northward. For this reason, Yue Fei also rebuilt the defense line and ordered Yang Yanzhao to lead his army to take charge of the old land of Qi and Chu, Li Xiucheng, and Qin Lie, the Longwu Guard, and Qin Lie, the Longxiang Guard, led his army to Rencheng County.

Fengqiu City and Deng’s army camp. Although the Deng army has occupied most of the Central Plains, Yue Fei still cannot calm down. Although he has won a great victory on the Eastern Front, he still has not been able to form an overwhelming advantage in the Zhao army. Especially now that the Zhao army has helped the Qin army, there may not be no chance of winning against the head-on competition. Why did Li Rubing suddenly retreat north?

"Two military advisors, I wonder what you think about the Zhao army's retreat north?" Unable to understand, Yue Fei had to ask the two military advisors Xun You and Lu Meng for advice.

Xun You replied: "General, this may not be what Li Rubing wants to do."

"It's not Li Rubing's meaning? Who's that? Could it be that Emperor Zhao ordered? But Emperor Zhao may not be so courageous?" Although Yue Fei was not very clear about who Emperor Zhao was, he had heard of it. After the Lang Meng's transformation ascended the throne, he relied on Zhuang Ping in politics and Li Rubing in military affairs, and his military power was basically lost. Can such a person have such courage and heroic power cut off his arm?

"It's not Emperor Zhao, he doesn't have the courage yet. According to his subordinates, this should be what Bai Qi means." Lu Meng, who was standing beside him, said.

"Bai Qi? Bai Qi is not a Qin general. How can he have the ability to influence Li Rubing? You must know that if you give up so many counties and lose the State of Zhao, it has nothing to do with Qin. How could Li Rubing obey Bai Qi's words?" Yue Fei said incredibly.

Lu Meng said: "General, Li Rubing could not help Bai Qi. Now that the defeat of the Zhao army has been decided, even if the Qin army enters the game, it will only add a little variable. In the long run, it is only a matter of time for the Zhao army to withdraw from the Central Plains. Although Bai Qi led 100,000 Qin troops to the Central Plains this time, he would not fight to the death with our army for Zhao. Moreover, Bai Qi knew very well that as soon as he entered the Central Plains, the troops arranged by our Great Deng in Wuguan and Hanzhong would attack Guanzhong as soon as possible. Therefore, he must end the war in the Central Plains as soon as possible and go back to Guanzhong. At the same time, it can also weaken the strength of Zhao and make Zhao unable to do without the ally of Qin."

"Not bad!" Xun You agreed: "Li Rubing's move seems to have suffered a lot, but he saved the main force of the Zhao army. My eldest Deng suddenly got so much land and was definitely unable to continue to go north. Zhao State can also get a breather and build a defense line with Qin State. However, in this way, my eldest Deng State had to end this battle in the Central Plains while obtaining a large area of ​​territory."

Speaking of this, Xun You also sighed. Although Deng damaged Zhao and seized most of the Central Plains this time, he still had not achieved his full success. Li Rubing still brought his army of 300,000. It is probably difficult for Deng to digest the Central Plains to achieve it without a year or two. In this way, Zhao can recover some vitality in one or two years. With Qin as an ally, it will be much more difficult to try the Northern Expedition in the future.

"There is no way to do this. However, I, the Great Deng, have gained countless benefits in this battle. The counties of the Central Plains alone can make my Great Deng more powerful. Although while I, the Great Deng, digest the counties of the Central Plains, the State of Zhao can also take the opportunity to restore its vitality, all of them have greatly increased their strength. In the future, only Qin and Zhao can work together to compete with me, the Great Deng." Lu Meng said optimistically.

"What the two military advisors mean is that it is time for our army to withdraw?" Yue Fei said with a frown. He finally defeated the Zhao army like this. He was really not willing to withdraw at this time.

"There is no other way. This battle has been going on now, and it has been more than three years since the preparations were prepared. All kinds of things have been consumed. Even if my family is rich, it is a little overwhelmed. If you continue to fight, the pressure will be very great. It is better to stop when you see it is better, accumulate strength again, and then raise troops to go north." Xun You sighed and said.

"I am really unwilling to give up. This time I went to the expedition, I am afraid that it will be the last time I have led my troops. I am over 60 years old. I originally planned to completely defeat Zhao State this time. After returning to the court, I will resign as the general of the General General's Office, hand over the military power, and go home to enjoy my old age. It's just that things are contrary to my wishes. I wonder if I can set foot in Hebei in my lifetime?" Yue Fei sighed.

Yue Fei has been in the army for more than 30 years. According to Deng Sheng's wish, all civil and military ministers, as long as they are over 60 years old, they will have to retreat to the second line unless there is no one in the court who can replace them. The reason why Yue Fei has survived until now is to fulfill his wish and end this chaotic world with his own hands, is that the world will not fulfill his wish and fate will make people suffer.

Xun You, Lu Meng, saw Yue Fei so moved, and didn't know how to comfort Yue Fei. After all, it was a fact that Yue Fei was over 60 years old. You can't tell Yue Fei that there is no one in the army now, that's not appropriate. After all, famous generals in the army such as Li Siye, Xue Rengui, Murong Ke, Murong Chui are in their prime, and the rising stars such as Li Jing and Deng Zhong are also famous. There is no phenomenon of no successor and no one in the Deng Kingdom. Even if Yue Fei retreats now, some people will follow him.

"Well, you can't just go to the country and ignore it for your own personal wishes. Military Secretary Xun, send someone back to Wancheng to meet Your Majesty and ask for a retreat. I, Da Deng, won a great victory in this battle, and won most of the Central Plains. I have an explanation to Your Majesty and the inside and outside of the court and the country." Yue Fei sighed and said, and after that, he walked out of the Central Army's tent.

"Here!" Xun You replied.

On June 27, in the 28th year of Qianyuan, Yue Fei's letter was delivered to Wancheng. After receiving it, the Secretary of the Secretariat Cui Hao immediately went to Jingtai Hall to meet Deng Sheng.

"Report to Your Majesty, General Yue Fei sent someone to send me a memorial and ask Your Majesty to read it!" Cui Hao said to Deng Sheng.

Deng Sheng took the note, after reading it, closed the note, sighed and said, "After all, I haven't been able to do my best, what a pity!"

"Your Majesty, I wonder what the General is reporting?" Seeing Deng Sheng sighing after reading the memorial, Cui Hao was very curious and asked.

"Li Rubing cut off his arm and gave up most of the Central Plains, retreated to Dongjun, Jibei County, Lujun, Taishan County, Dongping County and other places. Our army suddenly seized most of the Central Plains and was no longer able to go north. Yue Qing wrote a letter to me and requested the withdrawal of the troops." Deng Sheng said, and after that, he handed the memorandum sent by Yue Fei to Cui Hao to see.

Cui Hao finished reading it and sighed, "Your Majesty, this is also a helpless move. Fortunately, the battle of the Central Plains ended with the victory of our army and captured most of the Central Plains. As long as we work hard to govern for a few years, our dynasty will definitely increase greatly. Even if Qin and Zhao join forces, our dynasty will be fearless."

"Well, after all, I am too greedy. It is already very brilliant to achieve such results in this battle. I will send someone to summon Yue Qing and order him to arrange the Central Plains defense, and then go back to the court after he goes back." Deng Sheng said.

"Here!" Cui Hao responded, and then said, "Your Majesty, Bai Qi led his army to leave Guanzhong. Tianning Guards in Wuguan and Tianwu Guards in Hanzhong are also ready to attack Guanzhong at any time. I wonder if they need to keep their troops in motion?"

The war in the Central Plains was over, but in order to deal with the Qin army's march into the Central Plains, Deng Sheng ordered Wuguan Tianning Guards and Hanzhong Tianwu Guards to be ready to attack Guanzhong at any time. Now that the war has been decided to cease, should these two troops stop all actions?

Deng Sheng thought for a while and said, "Let them stop. After the Battle of Central Plains, Bai Qi will return to Guanzhong. With the Tianning Guard and Tianwu Guard, it is difficult for Bai Qi to gain advantage. If the fight is just a matter of increasing casualties, it is convenient for them to keep their guard."

Once Yue Fei retreated, Bai Qi would definitely return to Guanzhong. With Bai Qi and the 100,000 Qin troops returning to the rescue, Tianning Guard and Tianwu Guard had no chance of winning, so Deng Sheng decided to stop the plan to attack Guanzhong, so that the two guards could be kept in a safe and convenient way.

"Here!" Cui Hao replied.

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on the first day of July, Yue Fei arranged for Xue Rengui to lead Yingyangwei to guard Chenliu County; Li Siye led Huyiwei to guard Jiyin County and Shanyang County; Guan Yu led Yongpingwei to guard Le'an County; Murong Ke led Lingshewei to guard Pengcheng County; Zhang Liao led Shencewei to guard Langya County; Li Xiucheng led Longwuwei to guard Pei County to support all directions; Murong Chui led Shenwuwei to guard Yingchuan County, and the rest of the guards returned to the garrison, while Yue Fei led Shenxingwei and Longxiangwei to return to the court.

On the third day of the seventh month of the year of Qianyuan, as Yue Fei retreated his troops to return south, Li Rubing also left behind the general Chen Ping, Tu Gao was in charge of the Central Plains, Zheng Xuan was stationed in Dongping County, Wei Liang guarded Taishan County and led his army to the north, and Bai Qi also led his army to Guanzhong. At this point, the vigorous Central Plains War officially came to an end. This battle took place from the 25th year of Qianyuan to prepare for war, and officially started in the 27th year of Qianyuan. Now it ended in the 28th year of Qianyuan, which lasted for more than three years.

Finally, it ended with the victory of the Deng army. In this battle, the Deng State captured the twelve counties of Qi County, Beihai County, Le'an County, south of the Yellow River, Donglai County, Langya County, Donghai County, Xiapi County, Pengcheng County, Pei County, Jiyin County, Rencheng County, and Shanyang County, and its territory expanded unprecedentedly.
Chapter completed!