Chapter 674: The Allied Forces Arrive

Dongping City.

While the Watanabe case was being canvassed, the Nanliang and Beidi armies arrived in Bozhou.

After six days of trekking, the army entered Qizhou in a mighty manner.

After three days of marching, they arrived outside Lucheng and set up camp.

"Hahaha...Brother Xiao." As soon as the Nanliang Army arrived, Han Zheng came out from Lucheng to greet him and patted Xiao Cheng heavily on the shoulder.

During this time, the Xie family's 200,000 troops had arrived.

Now, the soldiers and horses from Nanliang and Beidi have arrived, and he finally has peace of mind.

Since he chose to abandon unimportant cities, the King of Yan's army was overwhelming, and all eight counties except the four southwest counties of Qi fell into the hands of the King of Yan.

Every time he heard that a certain city had fallen, he would stay awake all night, worried and fearful in his heart.

In addition, what he was most worried about was that the armies of Nanliang and Beidi would violate the contract.

If this is the case, his Qi country will really perish.

That's why he was so excited when Xiao Cheng's army arrived.

Xiao Cheng recognized Han Zheng in the dragon robe at a glance.

Grabbing Han Zheng's hand, he looked embarrassed, "Should I call you Brother Han or Your Majesty?"

Han Zheng smiled helplessly, "There is no need to be so polite between you and me. You can just call me Brother Han. You can also look up to me and call me Your Majesty."

Xiao Cheng was just joking with Han Zheng, but in the end he respectfully called "Your Majesty."

After all, this alliance between France and Yan was brokered by Han Zheng.

The two chatted for a while, and Xiao Cheng pointed to the Beidi general beside him and said, "This is King Gurtu."

Han Zheng looked at Gurtu, the joy on his face became even stronger, and he said hurriedly: "It is my honor that King Gurtu can come. The banquet in the palace has been prepared, and I will personally take care of you."

Gurtu laughed loudly, "I want good meat and wine, and beautiful women as well."

Han Zheng smiled and said: "This is natural. King Gurtu came all the way to Lucheng to help us attack King Yan. This small request must naturally be met."

Gurtu showed a satisfied smile, "This time we have gathered an army of one million, and I have one hundred thousand Beidi cavalry. King Yan will not be able to escape this time. Don't compete with me for King Yan's head when the time comes."

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Since the soldiers were all encamped outside the city of Lu, the white tents extended from the city into the distance.

Seeing such a strong military force, they couldn't help but feel confident.

Entering Lu City, Han Zheng led everyone to the imperial garden of the palace.

At this time, Wang Zi'an and Xie Duan, who had led the two families, had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Xiao Cheng and Gurtu coming, they both stood up to greet them.

After a while of greetings, they asked Xiao Cheng and Gurtu to take their seats.

Han Zheng ordered the palace maids to serve wine and food, and also ordered people to play music, sing and dance.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone's faces were red from the smell of alcohol, and the atmosphere became intense. Han Zheng raised his wine glass and toasted everyone, saying: "I am very happy that you can come as promised. With your help, I can defeat King Yan this time." ”

Xie Duan was drunk and said: "In this case, why don't you all discuss how to destroy the 120,000 King Yan army that crossed the Jin River?"

Han Zheng was anxious, and he was also anxious. After all, if the Qi State could not be saved, the Xie family's territory could not be saved. This was a matter of life and death.

While drinking just now, Xiao Cheng learned about the current situation on the Qizhou battlefield from the generals.

After pondering for a while, he said: "We have come all the way. It is not suitable for a long-term confrontation with King Yan. We must fight quickly and decide quickly. I think we should take the initiative to destroy King Yan's 120,000 troops."

Han Zheng frowned and said: "King Yan's muskets and artillery have a very long range. If we take the initiative to attack and they defend the city, it will be very troublesome."

Gurtu nodded, "Your Majesty is right. We in Beidi suffered a big loss because of our blind attack on the city. We cannot suffer another loss. We should find a way to lure King Yan's army out of the city and fight with it decisively."

After a pause, he said: "Qizhou is a flat plain, which is suitable for our Beidi cavalry to kill the enemy."

Prince Anze said: "The generals under King Yan are all as smart as monkeys. Seeing the arrival of a million troops, they will definitely huddle in the city and will not be able to take the initiative to fight with us."

Xiao Cheng sneered, "Brother Wang, you are good at managing government affairs, but you are far from good at fighting. If they don't come out, we will force them out."

Wang Xie beside Wang Zi'an nodded slightly. He thought of something, but did not speak. He just waited for Xiao Cheng's next words.

I saw Xiao Cheng continue to say, "Why did the King of Yan take the initiative to go south? First, he was arrogant and thought he could defeat our Yan coalition. Second, he did not want the war to happen on the land of Yanzhou. This Yan The state is King Yan’s weakness.”

"So, if they huddle within the city, we will build ships by the Jin River and pretend to attack Yanzhou. At that time, the King of Yan's troops will either withdraw to Yanzhou and confront us on the opposite side of the Jin River, or they will have to come out of the city. , fight us."

Han Zheng's eyes lit up and he patted his thigh, "Yes, Brother Xiao is absolutely right. King Yan has just swallowed up our eight counties in Qizhou. It is said that he is dividing the fields and training local soldiers. They will definitely not If you are willing to give up these eight counties and return to Yanzhou, then the only thing left is to fight with us. "

Wang Xie complimented: ""Xiao Xiao is indeed a famous general in the world. "

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he smiled proudly.

He continued: "If the Yan King's troops choose to fight us, the rest of the battle will be simple. At that time, I just hope that you will not be stingy with the lives of your soldiers, and work together to fight to the death with the Yan King's troops."

Han Zheng said: "You are right. This battle is related to the survival of our clan. We should put aside our past grudges and unite as one. Otherwise, if we lose the war, we will be defeated by the Yan King one by one and there will be no power to turn the tide."

Everyone agreed and nodded.

Then Han Zheng said, "The troops of Wu and Nanping will arrive in some time. You should wait patiently for another ten days or half a month. At the same time, let the generals of each family get familiar with each other so that they can cooperate tacitly in the decisive battle."

Xiao Cheng nodded gently. Of course, he couldn't fight these days.

First, he needed to rest after a long journey, and second, it was as Han Zheng said.

Although he said that he wanted to fight quickly, in his opinion, it was inevitable that the war would last for two or three months.

But in the end, it should not be delayed for several years, otherwise the loss of food and fodder will be too great, which will be a heavy burden for all countries.