After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 378

After Zi Yao arrived at the camp of the Jin army, Zhao Yang saw that his face was full of happiness, but there was some sadness on his face.

"This time, Jin State sent troops at Zheng State's request to help Zheng State expel Han State, but now the Seven Kingdoms have directly sent troops to attack Yan State. Under such a situation, I am afraid that Jin State can do nothing for Zheng State. Running out."

"I heard that Zheng Guo has sent envoys to have some private contacts with Han Guo. I don't know what the result will be. If this opportunity can be used to persuade Han Guo to withdraw directly, it will be a good thing for Zheng Guo."

These words were so earnest that Zi Yao felt a little ashamed after hearing this, and he said immediately.

"There is indeed such a thing. After Jianzi led the troops to go out, I sent someone to see the Marquis of Han. At that time, the Marquis of Han said that if he retreated at this time, he would be ridiculed by the world, so he could only stick to Chen County. Waiting for the arrival of the Jin army."

"It also said that regardless of the outcome of this time, the Han army will withdraw from Zheng according to the agreement. The reason why I didn't dare to say it clearly before was because I was worried that Jian Zi might have misunderstood it, so I ask Jian Zi to forgive me."

Zi Yao knew very well in his heart that since Zhao Yang pointed out this matter in front of him, it meant that he already knew about this matter and understood it quite clearly, so there was no need to hide anything.

Zhao Yang was very satisfied with his attitude, and after thinking for a while, he spoke.

"Because of the domestic turmoil in Jin and the conquests between the vassal states, it has not subsided until now, so Zhao intends to strike peace with the Han state, so he wants to use Zheng Guo's envoy to go to the Han army camp for a while. trip."

This is also the result of Zhao Yang's deliberation. After all, he is still very unwilling to directly ask the other party for peace. Now that the people of Zheng Guo have paved the way, let them discuss it.

This battle has been fought until now, and Zi Yao is unwilling to continue, because the longer it lasts, the greater the loss to Zheng Guo, so he agreed without hesitation, and asked his retainer Xu Xia to go see him again. Monty.

This time the negotiation went very smoothly. Anyway, the two sides retreated separately, and no one can say whether they won or lost. The most important thing is that Mengdi got it. What he wanted most was a truce, so an agreement was reached very quickly.

The two sides withdrew their troops, and the Jin army withdrew fifty miles back, while Meng Di withdrew directly out of Chen County with his troops.

Chen He came to Meng Di with a face full of dust, and said with a look of shame on his face.

"This time I led the army to fight and failed to achieve the expected goal. I am extremely ashamed to let Jin's army easily break through to Chen County. Please punish me, my lord."

And Mengdi stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, hehe smiled, and said comfortingly.

"That day, I just told you to be careful and not to fight head-on with the other party. You executed it quite well, and you also restrained nearly half of the troops of Zheng Guo and Jin Guo. Otherwise, Chen County will be in greater danger this time."

"So you didn't do anything wrong, but you made great contributions. By the way, this time you fought against the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom under Xinzheng City. How do you think their strength is?"

Mentioning this, Chen He's expression became very solemn, and he said it after careful consideration.

"The method of Jin's army training is somewhat different from my Han's, but it is quite similar to some of the tactics of foreigners. It is very good at fighting, but its equipment is not as good as ours, but its riding skills are almost the same as ours. Even Slightly better."

"In several dangerous occasions, I had to use the light crossbow, which forced the opponent back. If this situation continues, the cavalry of the Jin State may become a considerable threat to our Han State in the future. .”

Meng Di nodded slowly after listening, frowned and pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"There were originally some Rongdi in the Zhao family's fiefdom, and these people were best at fighting on horseback, so they had some unique tactics, which is also understandable, and Jin, as the century-old overlord, naturally has a deep foundation."

"However, Zhao Jianzi was able to train such a cavalry in such a short period of time, which made me feel a little surprised. It can be seen that this is a very strong opponent. Since you have experience this time, you should carefully consider how to deal with it when you go back."

"There has always been no certainty of victory in war. More often than not, the vision and courage of the general who commanded the army are considered. The art of war is more likely to win than less. If you can use your own advantages to the extreme during the battle."

"Even if there are some differences between the armies of the two sides, the ultimate victory can still be controlled by ourselves. What's more, our Han country is now focusing on the development of infantry. In the future, it will be the general trend to have infantry and cavalry to fight together."

Chen He nodded while listening, with a thoughtful expression on his face, but at this time he asked a little strangely.

"However, judging from the current situation, Jin's army is not at a disadvantage. Why did they choose to make peace with us at this time? Could it be that something happened in Jin's country?"

Meng Di was very satisfied with Chen He's keen sense of smell, which is the quality a commander should possess.

"Because Qi State has already started a war with Yan State, and must have won a lot of territory by now. Under such circumstances, Zhao Jianzi had no choice but to stop fighting with us and make peace. In fact, it will take some time to recuperate."

"This time in the city of Chen County, Zhao Jianzi was quite aggrieved. The frontal battle did not achieve much effect. Even if he attacked the city, it would end without restraint. He has always been proud and arrogant. I am afraid he also feels that he is now confronting us in the Han Kingdom. Not the time."

"That's why he chose to retreat so decisively. In this regard, Zhao Jianzi is indeed number one, and he has a very precise grasp of the situation. Presumably you have already felt a little bit about fighting with the Jin army this time."

After Chen He heard this, he nodded slowly, and he also spoke with some emotion.

"At the beginning, I asked General Shi to lead troops to harass their army's rear, but not long after the troops were dispatched, Zhao Jianzi immediately decided to allocate nearly half of the troops to defend our army, and the other way was to go straight to Chen County. amazing."

"If it weren't for our army's excellent equipment and countermeasures, I'm afraid this time we would have been quite passive. My lord had brought a large number of heavy crossbows before this, and he really had the foresight. Otherwise, it's still unclear who will win the battle. "

(End of this chapter)