"Lord, the Tang army has retreated to Jinzhou and strengthened the city defense."

"The news came from the Jinyiwei in Weizhou that Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin, led 500,000 troops to defeat Liu Rengong, the governor of Lulong, and captured 100,000 Yan troops, and competed with Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu for Youzhou."

"It seems that Li Shimin's primary goal is the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, not Hedong."

Zhang Hua rewarded the Northern Prefecture Army in Yubi City. When he learned that Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin's main force attacked the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, he was relieved.

If Li Shimin led the main force of the Tang army and marched south in large numbers, things would be much more troublesome.

Zhang Hua's forces were already fighting on multiple fronts, defending against the Qin Dynasty to the west and attacking Shandong countries to the east. They also had to guard against Sima Yi, Fan Zeng, Liu Yu and other forces, and their troops were dispersed.

If Li Shimin tried his best to go south and must conquer the entire Hedong, Zhang Hua had to make a choice, either give up Hedong or recall the army that Zhuge Liang used to pacify the Shandong countries. At that time, Qi land would be occupied by Fan Zeng. He would lose sight of the other.

"If I withdraw my troops just now, Li Shimin would probably dispatch Su Lie, Li Cunxiao and other Tang generals to Youzhou..."

After Zhang Hua recovered Yubi City and Puzhou, he chose to maintain the status quo and asked Li Shimin to send troops to Youzhou, and both were injured with Liu Xiu.

Wang Shouren analyzed the current situation: "If Li Shimin's main force goes south, the situation in Hedong will be ten times more dangerous than now. Although the lord's territory is large, it is too narrow and long, and soldiers are needed everywhere. Therefore, the lord uses less than 500,000 troops in one direction. The lord must try to defeat strong enemies in one or two directions to protect the opponent's troops."

"It makes sense."

Zhang Hua admitted that Wang Shouren's analysis was reasonable.

For example, Wu Qi, a military genius, stationed troops in Longshan for a long time, guarding against the Qin State's famous general Wang Jian.

If Qin can be annexed, then Wu Qi can be transferred to deal with Li Shimin or Liu Xiu.

Moreover, by annexing Qin, a group of famous generals could be obtained.

"Kong Ming is conquering the countries in Shandong, and we must speed up the attack on Qin. At the beginning of the next spring, we will raise troops to capture Xiliang. Kong Ming's troops at this time should be about to arrive at the important town of Qi..."

Zhang Hua estimated Zhuge Liang's progress.

If Zhuge Liang could pacify Qi and defeat Fan Zeng, then Zhuge Liang's army could be released without falling into the quagmire of Shandong countries.

Zhuge Liang urged several armies to march along the south bank of the Yellow River. To the south are the towering Taishan Mountains and to the north are the frozen Yellow River. The flags of the Xia army stretch for dozens of miles.

As the vanguard, Wei Yan's Greedy Wolf Camp searched the woods along the way to see if there were any ambushes and overcome all obstacles.

"General, the main force of Qi army was discovered ahead!"

"Qi Army indeed chose to intercept the attack midway... The opponent is Sima Rangju, a famous general of Qi State, and should not be underestimated!"

Wei Yan's Greedy Wolf Camp unfolded, and Xu Rulin.

Sima Rangju, a famous general of Qi State, was almost the same military tactics as Sun Wu, a military strategist of the same era. He was strict in the military. If he was not careful, he might be defeated by Sima Rangju.

The military general of the Later Liang Dynasty, Li Si'an, led three hundred troops to the White Army and set off on the way with Wei Yan's Greedy Wolf Camp.

The White Army was originally an elite scout in the army, responsible for seeking the enemy.

In front, Qi army lined up, and hundreds of chariots were displayed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, blocking the narrow passage between the Yellow River and Mount Tai. The elite troops of Qi "fighted" and equipped with powerful crossbows to block the passage.

The flags of Qi were rushing, and Sima Rangju personally pressed the sword to press the formation.

Sima Rangju attempted to prevent Zhuge Liang's army from entering the hinterland of Qi.

If the Lixia is lost, then the main city of Qi State, Linzi, will be in danger.

"The enemy is here!"

All the soldiers of the Qi army were solemn.

Zhuge Liang's army went east to fight to destroy Liang State, and then divided the troops, attacking Qi State and Lu State, which shocked the Shandong countries.

The Qi army must block Zhuge Liang.

"Now is the time to prove our courage!"

"Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, this time we compete for who killed more enemies and who will have more credit!"

"good!"

"What's wrong!"

Among Sima Rangju's Qi army, Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, Gu Yezi, and three powerful generals of Qi army with tiger-backed and wolf-backed waists agreed to compete for military merits before the war and compete for strength and victory.

There were also many military generals in Qi State, including some rebellious and reckless men. The three generals who "killed three soldiers" - Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, and Gu Yezi, were among the best.

"All the soldiers obey orders and do not make noise!"

Sima Rangju issued an order to enforce the order, and 150,000 Qi troops were silent in an instant.

Sima Rangju had a strong ability to govern the army, and all Qi troops had no doubts about Sima Rangju's orders and strictly followed them.

Even Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, Gu Yezi and other rebellious generals, as Sima Rangju's instructions, held their breath and prepared to fight the Xia army.

South of the Yellow River, there is a stern area.

Two thousand Greedy Wolf Camps, three hundred stepped on the White Army, and entered the battlefield from the west.

Wei Yan and Li Si'an, two powerful generals with 94 power, held large swords and spears, and looked at the Qi army opposite.

Although Sima Rangju, the chief general of the Qi army, was a famous general of ancient times, Zhuge Liang and Li Ji were not simple characters.

Wei Yan and Li Si'an were just taking the lead and making a way forward.

Among the mountains to the south, the Ming army general Qin Liangyu, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and held a white spear: "It's time to send troops."

The three thousand white-rod soldiers and 30,000 Ming soldiers who were ambushed in the mountains and forests also opened their eyes, put on their armor, and moved towards the battlefield.

In order to prevent the White Army from finding out when they were stepped on the roads to search for the roads, Qin Liangyu's ambushed soldiers were as far away as possible from the roads passed by the Xia army. When the war was about to break out, Qin Liangyu's 30,000 Ming troops began to move to the battlefield.

Three thousand white-rod soldiers, walking vigorously in the mountains and forests, as if walking on flat ground.

The 30,000 Ming troops were a little embarrassed and complained. After all, they were different from high-level mountain infantry such as the White Rod Soldiers, and they would be affected by the terrain.

Qin Liangyu glanced at these Ming army guards with his own light. These guards were not the main force of this battle. In the early Ming Dynasty, or the conventional military "Da Ming Guards" recruited in this world, there was still some combat power... As for the guards from the late Ming Dynasty, they were directly dismantled and had no fighting spirit.

The force that Qin Liangyu could really rely on this time was his own three thousand white pole soldiers.

The 150,000 Qi troops and a larger number of Xia troops met in the narrow passage west of Lixia City, and the two armies faced each other and were tense.

Sima Rangju, who was on the defensive side, seized the surrounding mountains and passes in advance and set up the ambush of Qin Liangyu.

Zhuge Liang, Li Ji, Ge Congzhou, and three legions arrived at the battlefield one after another, with golden swords and iron horses.

"Wang Ping and Meng Huo led the Wudang Flying Army to guard the mountains and forests in the south."

Zhuge Liang and Li Ji observed the surrounding terrain, focused on guarding against the mountains in the south, and deployed the Wudang Flying Army, who was good at mountain and forest combat, near the forest.

The two commanders sent by Zhang Hua to conquer the Shandong countries, Zhuge Liang and Li Ji, were both wise generals and did not win with brute force.

The two join forces and will not leave any flaws easily.

Ge Congzhou saw the frozen Yellow River and said to Zhuge Liang, Li Ji: "I can lead a team of cavalry to cross the Yellow River north and intersperse."

"allow."

Zhuge Liang and Li Ji knew that Ge Congzhou was a Shandong hero, with great enthusiasm and no doubt about his ability.

Ge Congzhou counted 8,000 cavalrymen and crossed the Yellow River from the rear...
Chapter completed!