Horse on the World

Chapter 936 Qiu Zhi's Way
Qiu Zhi stood on the hilltop fortress where the green beach clamped down on the Laihe River, watching the rushing water of the Laihe River rushing in from the upper reaches, causing waves below the mountain. That was because there were sunken ships all over the river In order to prevent the navy from Dingzhou from entering the Lai River and tearing the entire Central Plains apart along this river, Qiu Zhi took great pains.

It's the end of September, and the weather is getting colder. The first assistant, Shang Haibo, is indeed the person who knows the generals of Dingzhou the best. With painstaking efforts, the big net weaved after several years finally nets the number one general in Dingzhou. In the middle, he lured the mountain wind into Qingzhou, and the strange soldiers protruded and cut off his way back. Hundreds of thousands of troops hidden in Xingzhou, Pingzhou, and Suzhou flocked into Qinzhou, intending to rush down to Qinzhou in one fell swoop. , Yizhou, cut off Li Qing's big hand extending into the Central Plains, the first half went very smoothly, but after entering September, things were not so easy.

First of all, Guan Xinglong, who was staying in Qinzhou, broke his wrist to survive, and immediately gave up Xiaoaihe, Huting, Anfu Temple and other important places, and withdrew all his troops back to Qinzhou, concentrating all his troops to the maximum extent , and gave up most of the land, and only held on to a few key points, but it was these few points, including Qinzhou City, that constituted a complete defense system, not only making Shang Haibo's original plan in the lightning attack The elimination of the troops of the Dingzhou Army stationed in these places has encountered great obstacles in their plan to seize Qinzhou. Under the command of Guan Xinglong, the tenacious Dingzhou Army firmly guarded Qinzhou, and the war has lasted for more than half a month. , still no effective breakthrough has been achieved.

The second is the battle of Qingzhou. Much to everyone's surprise, with Yuan Fang in charge, veteran Wanli personally commanded the battle against Guo Shanfeng. The attack was successful, Wanli's tens of thousands of troops were defeated, and now they can only retreat to Changhua, avoid strong forces and hold Changhua, Pinglu, Tacheng, Chenghua and other places, forming a stalemate with Guoshan Feng, the original plan The plan to attack Qinzhou from the other side after defeating Guo Shanfeng also came to naught.

But King Ning died in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and Qin Kaiyuan, the son of King Ning, surrendered to Dingzhou. The entire Qiang tribe mobilized and dispatched [-] elite troops to assist the Dingzhou Army in combat. According to intelligence, these two groups of troops are very likely to enter Qingzhou and cooperate with Guoshanfeng to fight. , Qingzhou was lost, and the Qinzhou offensive planned by Shang Haibo came to naught.

But in Bozhou, Lu Da suddenly stepped up his offensive in the near future, launching frequent attacks on the entire front. His combat purpose is clear at a glance. If he can't defend Bozhou and let Laihe fall into the opponent's hands, then Xingzhou will inevitably in danger.

Beginning in early September, Li Qing set off from Dingzhou and began to inspect several war zones. In Qiu Zhi's view, this was Li Qing's last battle investigation or deployment before the decisive battle, and it would be next spring at the latest. , Dingzhou will definitely launch a war with Luoyang with all its strength, and looking around, Luoyang is actually at a disadvantage on all fronts, and Shang Haibo has painstakingly planned this battle. , then Da Chu will be in danger, and in the next few days, he will only be able to parry and have no power to fight back.

With a sigh, Qiu Zhi felt inexplicably sad. Since he was still a young boy, he joined the Great Chu army. From a small leader, he slowly grew into the most famous general in Great Chu. One, the official is the best, but those old comrades who fought side by side with him back then were either purged by the emperor, or they rebelled against Da Chu, and they all went away from him. A few days ago, my grandson Li Feng wrote a letter. Xiao Haoran also passed away, and finally none of the friends who rode together on the grassland were left.

Although I parted ways with Xiao Haoran and Li Yuanshan in the end, they chose to fight for the family, but I chose to do my last for Da Chu, but this did not prevent Qiu Zhi from missing them.

Li Feng still sent letters frequently, and I am afraid that this was also inspired by the Li family and even the high-level officials in Dingzhou. Of course, the meaning was very clear.I don't have any relatives anymore, only one daughter and such a grandson. The daughter's life was not satisfactory a few years ago, and it can even be said to be very miserable. Fortunately, it has improved a lot in recent years. Li Muzhi took her to Yizhou. Li Muzhi and Li Feng are here, so her daughter will not have any major hardships. I hope this will make her change her nature.For this matter, Qiu Zhi was still grateful to Li Qing.

Grandson Li Feng has nothing to worry about. The playboy back then is now a well-known general in Dingzhou. He has tens of thousands of cavalry under his command and is powerful in the Central Plains. He also has such an amazing brother like Li Qing. He is indispensable for a lifetime of prosperity and wealth. Live by yourself For this sake, what is there to be dissatisfied with?

Then in the end, I will fight for my own morality. From a big soldier to the marquis of Dachu, from a humble boy to one of the top group of people in Dachu, now is the time for me to repay .Qiu Zhi thought to himself, for the meaning revealed by his grandson in the letter, Qiu Zhi just said silently, I'm sorry, my good grandson, grandpa can do anything for you, but this matter can't be done, grandpa is in his heart. There is a morality.

The wind raised the flag on the top of the village and Qiu Zhi's scarlet cloak, and the roaring and turbulent sound of the river made Qiu Zhi feel a sense of sadness in his heart. I really don’t understand why the powerful Chu fell to this point. Qiu Zhi didn’t read many books, and he didn’t understand many deep-seated things. The development of the Great Chu today has a lot of powerful people, land mergers, and a large amount of wealth concentrated in a few In the hands of the people, a small number of people standing on the top of the pyramid take away from the majority, and social conflicts are imminent. This is a stage that a dynasty will inevitably go through after the rise of the dynasty. The Great Zhou did not avoid it back then, and it rose after destroying the Great Zhou. After all, the great Chu still did not get out of this vicious circle of vicious circle, and went to the step of the Great Zhou, and may end up worse than the Great Zhou. At least when the Great Zhou was destroyed, it still retained a strong sea power. In the end, Prince Zhou sailed away, preserving the continuation of Da Zhou's lineage, and if Da Chu perished, would the Qin clan's ancestral temple survive?

"Old General Qiu!" A respectful voice came from beside him, and Qiu Zhi turned around, "Zu Yan, you are here!"

"Old general, you have been standing here for an hour, go back and have a rest, the food and drink have been prepared inside, I will accompany you to drink a few cups to get tired."

Qiu Zhi smiled slightly, turned around to leave, but staggered, and Zu Yan was so panicked that he hurriedly supported the old man with white hair, "Be careful, old general."

Qiu Zhi shook his head, "It's really old, it's useless, I just stood there for a while, and my legs and feet can't control me!" Standing still, he thumped his thighs, "I can't take a few more glances, I can only take a few more glances." Take a look!"

Zu Yan said with a smile: "The old man will grow stronger and stronger, and the days to come will be long!"

Qiu Zhi laughed, "I haven't seen you for a few years, but you have learned to flatter, but your horse's hoof is on the horse's foot, Xiao Zu, think back when I was your age, you were still a big soldier!"

"That's right!" Zu Yan said with a smile: "It was still during a martial arts performance, the general was favored by the old man and transferred to your personal army. He has taught me hand in hand for so many years, and I am what I am today. ah!"

Qiu Zhi said sadly: "You have a big beard, can I still not grow old? Xiaozu, I brought you here again this time, you won't blame me, will you?"

Zu Yan smiled and said: "It is my honor to be able to follow the old man to fight again. Zu Yan is a soldier, and it is my honor to die on the battlefield. If he really dies on the bed, the gang will go first Wouldn't I be so ashamed to ask my old friend. Besides, with the old man around, I'm afraid it would be difficult to die in battle!"

Supporting Qiu Zhi, he smiled as he walked into the room.

Going back to the room and sitting at the table, Qiu Zhi picked up the wine glass on the table, raised his neck and drank it down, looked at Zu Yan, "Xiao Zu, you have to be prepared this time, this time is no different than before, Dingzhou Li Qing , hehe!" Qiu Zhi shook his head, "Green comes out of blue, we are old and useless after all."

Zu Yan served Qiu Zhiman a glass of wine, and asked tentatively: "Old man, in the current situation, do you think we have a chance of winning?"

Qiu Zhi was silent for a moment, and said: "If the battle planned by Shang Shoufu is a big success, we win Qinzhou, Quanzhou, and if we are lucky enough to get Yizhou, then we will lose half of the battle with Li Qing in Dingzhou. If you can't win all the merits or fail, then Da Chu's fate will be in one or two years!"

Zu Yan shook his hand, "Is the old man too pessimistic?"

"Psimistic?" Qiu Zhi smiled, "I wouldn't say this if someone else asked me, Xiao Zu, you are my old subordinate, so I don't need to hide it from you. This is the truth, but then again , don't think about victory, think about defeat first, it's not a bad thing to think carefully, we can't control the overall situation, but as long as we do our own thing well, we can keep the situation from collapsing to the point of unmanageable, you know I'll get you back Hosting the battle at Qingtan is because this place is too important. If Qingtan is lost, the Laihe River will be opened, and Dingzhou will be able to go up the river, threatening Xingzhou, Suzhou, and Pingzhou. Even if I am in Bazhou, I will There is no way out, and there are chasing soldiers behind, then it is really no way to go to heaven, and no way to go to earth."

Zu Yan nodded, "Don't worry, old man, with the six thousand soldiers and horses trained by the old man himself, plus the closure of the Laihe River and the fortified villages on both sides of the river, I still have confidence in defending the green beach."

"Don't be careless. What you are going to face is the Marine Corps of the Dingzhou Navy. This is a strong army. Back then, this troop set a record of marching [-] miles in three days and broke through several counties on the way. , Zheng Zhiqiang, the commanding general of the Marine Corps, also came from a small soldier step by step. He has rich combat experience and a tough personality. Don't underestimate him just because he is young!"

"Don't worry, the old general, the opponent is a rabbit, and I will treat the opponent as a tiger." Zu Yan said with a smile: "Speaking of which, there are mostly young generals in Dingzhou, Guoshanfeng, Wang Qinian , Chen Zeyue, Yang Yidao and others are all young!"

"Li Qing's ability to train people is indeed superior."

"Old man, there is one thing I don't understand. Speaking of which, your relationship with the Li family in Dingzhou is extraordinary. A few years ago you were thrown into limbo because of these things, but why..."

"You want to ask me why I want to be their enemy instead?" Qiu Zhi laughed.

"Forgive me, old man!" Zu Yan said.

"Because, I have my way!" Qiu Zhi drank the wine in his glass again, his face full of vicissitudes.

(End of this chapter)