After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 294
Meng Di still took away all the cavalry this time, a total of more than 6 people. He also knew very well in his heart that this should be the last time for the war against Jin. Only God knows what effect it will achieve. up.

If civil strife really breaks out in Qi State in the future, then the Tian family will not know what choice to make at that time, so Mengdi can only prepare for the worst, at least to make Jin State unable to recover its strength in a short time.

Otherwise, once Jin and Qi join forces, the northern vassal states are likely to unite. At that time, the situation of Han will become very dangerous.

Although he is now fully prepared, but in the final analysis, it is because of the lack of troops of the Han country. Once it really reaches that point, the Wu country in the south may take advantage of this time to attack the Han country.

At that time, Mengdi will have to shrink the battle line, so that the development of the Han country will stop, so this time, the Han army must show strong combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

In this way, even if the allied forces of the princes attack the Han Kingdom in the future, they will have some scruples, and this time Mengdi is not focused on annihilation, but on plunder, so there is a special team behind him. army.

Strictly speaking, these troops were just civilians. In name, they escorted food and grass, but in fact most of them were empty vehicles. Meng Di now knew very well that Zhao Yang did not plan to continue the civil war this time.

He wanted to concentrate his power at this time to completely wipe out the Zhongxing and Fan families from the land of Jin, otherwise he would not have suddenly withdrawn from Chaoge and directly attacked Handan at this time, obviously just to catch him by surprise.

In less than a month, Mengdi's army had already arrived at Dunqiu. Tian Qi came out to greet him in person, and asked after sitting down.

"Mengzi, do you have any opinions on this battle to rescue Handan? Should we go directly to the rescue, or does Mengzi have other plans? Tian admires Mengzi's strategy so much, please enlighten me. "

Meng Di smiled lightly after hearing the words, he knew very well in his heart that the Tian family must continue the war, if this is the case, it is necessary to let Qihou see the hope of victory, so he said after thinking for a while.

"If you rescue Handan directly, it may be too late. The army in Handan has just been defeated by Zhao Jianzi, and the king's heart has been lost. At this time, if you stick to the city, you are just waiting to die."

"Besides, Handan is surrounded by Zhao's territory. If we directly rescue Handan at this time, the army's retreat may be cut off, and there is no danger around Handan. Zhao Jianzi is leading the main force this time."

"Under such circumstances, we have little chance of winning a frontal battle, and there is no need for it. The best way is to directly attack the small towns around Handan. If Zhao Jianzi still attacks Handan at this time."

"Then we will directly attack Huguan at this time and directly cut off Zhao Jianzi's retreat. Then the area to the east of Taihang Mountain is just a matter of desire for us. Under such circumstances, we only need to avoid Zhao Jianzi's edge."

"Then we can gradually attack the surrounding small towns. Even if Zhao Jianzi takes Handan, he will not be able to return directly to Jin through Taihang Mountain. He can only maintain a confrontation with us."

Tian Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this. It was very in his interest. It could not only reduce the losses of the army, but also make Qihou full of expectations for the victory through victory after victory. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

As for what choice Zhao Jianzi will make, it depends on the future situation, so he exclaimed.

"Mengzi's strategy is indeed very clever. If so, then follow what Mengzi said, and our army will set off together."

But Mengdi didn't have this plan, and he acted with the Qi army. In the end, the benefits he could get would be relatively less, so he suggested with a smile on his face.

"Since it is only to capture some small cities, it would be overkill if the whole army set out together. Why don't we divide our troops and advance. Bairen City is the territory of the Zhao family in Handan, so this can be regarded as a way out."

"If the city of Handan is really broken in the future, Xizi will also need to take care of it. I will lead the soldiers to attack Xiyang and Wushi, and then march towards Huguan, while Xizi can take down Ganhou, Jiqiu, Quliang and other places. .”

"At the same time, we should report the news to Guo Huizi and ask him to bring his troops to meet up. In this way, Zhao Jianzi's army can be trapped in Handan. If this is the case, we will be able to defeat the Jin army if we attack from three places. .”

Tian Qi nodded after hearing this. The risk of such a battle is relatively small. Once Zhao Yang wants to withdraw his troops, he will only have two days to go. He will still attack Huguan and return to Jin through here.

The other way is to head directly towards Handan. In that case, Guoxia will be in front of him. For Tian Qi, it is in his best interest for them to fight to the death.

The two hit it off immediately, so they began to march separately. Meng Di crossed the river directly and headed towards Xiyang.

How could the defenders in the city believe it at such a time? Naturally, the city gates were tightly closed, so the bed crossbow was set up, and the city gate was easily broken through. After all, this is not a big city, and the defense of the city gate and the city wall are too weak up.

Now in Jin State, there is a sense of psychological fear for the cavalry of Han State. When the city was broken, the defenders resisted for a while and then declared their surrender. Meng Di restrained the soldiers from infringing on the local people.

He also took the opportunity to maintain law and order in the city, dealt with violations of law and discipline on the spot, and used money to buy food from the local clan and people. After such actions, the local people saw that the military discipline of the Han army was so strict.

They all felt relieved, and some even took the initiative to make a deal with Mengdi, which was a good start, and the next step was the highlight, Mengdi immediately asked the logistics troops to start recruiting locally, and the main recruits were the slaves.

Although it was said that Zhao Yang had allowed some slaves to change their identities during the Battle of Tieyi, but this also required slaves in advance, and he had the courage to fight.

Therefore, there are still many slaves in the city, most of whom are a bit older, and the Han army promised that as long as they work hard for two or three years after arriving in Huaicheng, they can be exchanged for civilian status.

(End of this chapter)