After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 192

And during this period of time, Meng Di was not idle, and sent people to constantly inquire about the news around Baiquan. Naturally, he had to make preparations before the battle, because after all, he didn't know the geographical conditions around Baiquan.

The leader of the army is quite taboo about such things, and during this period of time, the cavalry under him are eating and drinking apart from training, and everyone can't wait to fight.

Because unlike soldiers in other countries, all the soldiers in the Han state have little difference in status. After participating in the battle, they can be rewarded according to their performance. This is a lot of income, and it also makes them full of desire for war. .

Moreover, the state of Jin is also a veteran overlord for many years. Although Baiquan is still far away from the capital of the state of Jin, everything in the area looks better than that in the state of Han. This naturally refers to the buildings and local customs.

For those ordinary people, there is no way to compare with those in the Han Dynasty. A small part of these people are civilians, and most of the rest are slaves. They are the assets of the master.

There is no right at all, and it is useless to catch up with the master in a bad mood, and lose his life with a knife, so the enthusiasm of these people can be imagined. During this period, many slaves fled everywhere.

But even if they escaped, they could only hide their names, because they had no identity, which also made Mengdi's cavalry deeply sympathize with them, so when some cavalry went out to look for them, they would give pointers to them and let them They went to Han.

Mengdi did not stop this kind of thing, but privately warned these people to prevent people from harboring evil intentions when in contact with these slaves, and not to approach them alone, so as not to suffer unnecessary losses.

But this kind of leisurely days, when Zhao Yang rushed to Baiquan with his army, it was completely over.

Mengdi immediately ordered the whole army to assemble and keep in combat readiness at all times. The veterans with iron armor have become drowsy from now on. They seized all the time to maintain their physical strength. The high mobility of the cavalry also had to pay a price.

Not everyone can control one man and three horses, and there is no time to rest at all during continuous combat.

And those recruits are very excited, it seems that agreeing means more income for them.

Seeing this situation, the allied forces of the princes became a little suspicious. Under the leadership of Zheng Guo's troops, they formed a formation and retreated slowly, because they had not received the news of Qi's withdrawal until now.

Thinking that Zhao Yang's old trick was repeated at this time, he didn't withdraw directly, but Meng Di, who was in charge of Liang Dao, keenly felt that there was a breath of conspiracy filling the battlefield.

He immediately ordered the military marquis to expand the search area, and finally found the traces of the Jin army. They actually started from Chaoge all the way and headed towards Gongcheng.

Gongcheng is a small city closest to Baiquan, and it is located behind the allied forces of the princes. If this place is really captured by the Jin army, then the result can be imagined.

After hearing the news, Emperor Shi frowned, thought for a long time, and then said.

"It seems that Jianjun has a lot of appetite this time, and wants us all to surround and fight. What should we do next, my lord? Should we notify the princes and coalition forces?"

Hearing this, Mengdi shook his head directly, with an indecipherable smile on his face.

"Their current military marquis didn't find out about the Jin army's movements at all. If I go to inform them now, I might be laughed at. I can't do the thing of putting my face on a cold ass. Anyway, we are fine when we are idle. "

"I just took advantage of this opportunity to fight against the troops of the Jin Kingdom to see how strong they are. In this way, we will have a bottom line in our hearts, and then when we fight with Zhao Jianzi, then the brothers will also know what to do. beated."

After all, the current Jin army has been reformed by Wei Shu. The original pawns have been replaced by infantry, and their combat effectiveness is quite strong, which is completely different from other vassal states in the Central Plains.

So before the start of the war, we still need to familiarize ourselves with it first. Emperor Shi nodded after hearing this, but he still had some worries on his face, and reminded him again.

"If this happens, those vassal states will definitely condemn us for this in the future, and I am afraid it will cause some unnecessary troubles. This may not be a good thing for the lord."

And Meng Di smiled, he was very satisfied with Shi Huang's words, and said with a smile.

"You have a good opinion. We need to think about it more in the future. We don't inform them now because we are afraid that they won't believe it. Wait a minute. I don't think it will take long before Zhao Jianzi will definitely launch an attack, leaving some people to stare at the hundred people." spring."

"Seeing that they are fighting, pass the news to those idiots in the vassal states, so that not only will they not hate us, but they will also be grateful."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Shi grinned, and hurried down to give orders, and soon the troops were assembled.

Meng Di directly led his men and horses away from the station and headed towards Gongcheng, but their speed was not fast, because firstly, they needed to save horsepower, and secondly, they hoped that the opponent would attack the city first, so that the Jin army could be caught off guard. .

It’s just that things didn’t work out as expected. When the distance was fifty miles away, he was discovered by the other’s military marquis. This made Mengdi very emotional. He sighed helplessly, pointing to the back of the other’s military marquis who quickly moved away.

"Look at Zhao Jianzi's military officer. When he surprises someone from behind, he knows to send out the sentry for fifty miles. Under normal circumstances, it will take more than a day to arrive. However, the military post of the coalition of princes is no more than thirty miles away. inside."

"In the face of such a big battle, even a slight negligence may lead to the defeat of the entire army. They don't understand such a simple truth. You say that they won't complain about their loss this time. It's just a pity that those soldiers died for nothing."

After he finished speaking, he ordered loudly, ordering the whole team of cavalry to advance at full speed, one man and three horses without stopping all the way, basically chasing the opponent's army and then rushed to the city.

After getting the news, the generals of the Jin army thought that there was almost one day left, so they wanted to take advantage of this time to take down the city, so after rushing to the city, they attacked directly without even resting.

The soldiers left behind in Gongcheng were stunned at the time. They never imagined that how could the Jin army appear here?So he was so busy all of a sudden that he didn't organize a corresponding defense at all, and was caught off guard.

(End of this chapter)