The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 489
Hefei City

At this time, Gao Qi had already secretly dispatched Zhan Zhao to send the shadow out, and then found out that Zhu Yuanzhang was sticking to Xiang'an City.

After learning the information, Gao Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly said: "It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang still understands the situation, and he has no choice to fight the lonely fish."

In fact, Gao Qishi was really worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would completely tear himself apart for the sake of a county and the Qi army, and then the two armies would fight with all their strength.

Although with the strength of the Qi army, it is not a big problem to mobilize the main force to confront Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, this move is bound to disrupt the strategic decision made by Gao Qi, which is not conducive to the unification of Jiangnan in the future.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's retreat now also eased the tension between the two armies for a while!
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However, at this moment, it was reported that Wooden was seriously injured, and the military doctor was helpless. This action made Gao Qi's already disturbed thoughts even more troubled.

"Should I continue to summon the divine doctor?"

For a while, Gao Qi hesitated during the summoning process, because he didn't want to summon again.

It should be noted that the Qi State at this time is actually very strong, and its civil and military skills are not inferior to other anti-kings.

Gao Qi actually doesn't want to summon anymore, after all, summoning means breaking the watch, which is almost just adding trouble.

If some undesirable characters are born at that time, wouldn't that just add trouble to the Qi army's unification of the world?
But all of a sudden, Zhang Xian rushed to report, saying: "King Qi, good news, General Li Jing and the others have arrived at the bank of Feishui in the suburbs of Hefei."

"It's just that the sea-going ship is too large to enter Feishui at all, so it can only dock on the shore of Feishui."

"Now General Su has entered the city first to announce the good news to King Qi."

Suddenly, Gao Qi's unfavorable brow stretching disappeared in an instant!

This really can be said to be drowsy, and a pillow will be delivered.

Li Jing's safe arrival also meant that Gao Qi didn't have to worry about summoning a genius doctor anymore, because Li Shizhen's arrival made up for all of this.

"Zhang Xian, call all the generals and go out of the city with Gu to meet Li Yaoshi and his return."

In fact, when Li Jing and his party were drifting and sailing at sea, Gao Qi was always worried.

It should be noted that what is most feared by sea voyages is storms. Even in later generations, in the era of advanced science and technology, natural storms cannot be resisted by human beings.

What's more, in today's ancient times, now that Li Jing and his party arrived safely, Gao Qi's heart gradually calmed down.

The point is that it is now in April and May, which is summer, and it is also at the peak of the storm.

It can be seen from this that there is a lot of luck in it for Li Jing and his party to return safely.

It should be noted that in the past history, the Yuan Dynasty sailed on the sea several times and conquered Japan.

But almost without exception, they were all defeated by the storm, leading to the annihilation of the entire army, and the battle fell short!
Outside the city, Gao Qi stood at the front in person, his status was the most prominent, and also the most eye-catching. After that, the generals stood quietly.

After waiting for a long time, the outline of the huge Qi army's battle formation vaguely appeared in the eye sockets of everyone, and then became more and more obvious.

After a long time, Li Jing rushed to Gao Qi's side first, then jumped off the horse, bowed his hands and saluted, saying: "King Qi is above, Jing is lucky to live up to his fate!"

"Successfully brought the army back to the station, please ask King Qi to inspect it."

For a while, it wasn't until Li Jing finished speaking that he really relaxed.

Along the way, Li Jing could be said to be concerned about the safety of the entire army at all times, fearing that if he was negligent, the entire army would be buried in fish belly.

"Well, the pharmacist has contributed a lot this time, you have worked hard."

At this time, Gao Qi looked at Li Jing's slightly thin face, and also felt the responsibility Li Jing shouldered this time.

Immediately, Gao Qi looked at the whole army, and what he saw in front of him was that the whole army had no fighting spirit, almost all of them were pale.

Obviously, after several months of wandering in the sea, these former northern men have long been acclimatized and caused by seasickness.

From this we can see why it was difficult for the northern dynasties to unify the south when they marched south.

In fact, during this period, the strength of the southern regime is not the key, but the factors of its climate and world are the most important.

Afterwards, Gao Qi didn't say much, and immediately sent an order to Zhou Yu to build a military camp outside the city so that the soldiers could recharge their batteries.

At this time, Gao Qi also dismissed all the generals and let them take their positions. As for Gao Qi, he went to embrace his eldest grandson Wugou and walked towards the mansion.

Seeing this, the current eldest grandson Wugou's face was pale, which was obviously caused by his physical discomfort on the boat.

When the two met again, Gao Qi was overjoyed and said softly: "Wugou, I have rescued my mother."

"When this war is over and I return to Jiangling, I will hold a wedding ceremony with Wugou and make you queen."

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Wugou supported his uncomfortable body, and said slowly: "No, Wugou doesn't want the queen."

"As long as I can be with you Tianyu forever, life after life, Wugou will be content."

As soon as the words fell, the eldest grandson Wugou fell into a deep sleep, then Gao Qi stopped disturbing him, carefully placed him on the bed, and gently covered him with a quilt.

Immediately, Gao Qi sat beside him quietly, staring at the eldest grandson Wugou, the love in his eyes was undoubtedly evident.

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It is only said that the next time gradually passed, and Zhu Yuanzhang's army still stood firm in Xiang'an, neither advancing nor retreating.

For a while, Qi Jun was confused, so Gao Qi didn't dare to leave easily, in case Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly made a surprise attack.

The time gradually moved to June, and the two armies faced each other for another month, but they had no plans.

Within a month, Zhu Yuanzhang sent scouts to infiltrate Qi Zhi to inquire about news and seek intelligence.

"General, the villain was ordered to lead the scouts to sneak into various places under the Qi State to investigate deeply."

"But I found that the Qi army in its territory is frequently mobilized, and it seems to be mobilizing the army. I don't know what plan to do?"

It was the captain of the Huaixi scouts who made the report. Over the past month of investigation, the scouts had already figured out the situation in Qi territory, and now he is reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Hearing this, Tang He cupped his hands and said slowly, "General, since that's the case, let's negotiate a peace with the Qi army as Mr. Li said!"

In fact, as early as when Zhu Yuanzhang seized power, his counselor Li Shanchang and others made strategic decisions for Zhu Yuanzhang.

It is suggested that it take Liyang as the foundation, first occupy Huainan, Huaixi and other places in the north of the Yangtze River, and then use the force of thunder to sweep the south of the Yangtze River.

After fully occupying the south of the Yangtze River, they are expanding their armaments and getting ready to go, and sit back and watch the changes. Once the Central Plains changes, they will take the opportunity to carry out the Northern Expedition and unify the world.

It has to be said that Li Shanchang's strategic plan is not inferior at all, and his plan is almost indistinguishable from Qi's strategic goal.

Fundamentally speaking, they all aim to unify the south of the Yangtze River, and then the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

As early as when Zhu Yuanzhang was competing with the Qi army for the Lujiang River, Li Shanchang reminded Zhu Yuanzhang to do his best!

Don't compete with the Qi army for nothing, when things cannot be done, you still have to focus on the overall situation.

Therefore, at this moment, when Tang He learned that Qi State was dispatching soldiers and horses, he knew that Gao Qi did not want to give up Jiangbei, and did it!
"Well, I originally thought that I would seize the Lujiang River and take all of the Jianghuai area, and then cross the river to capture Jiangdong."

"What a pity, what a pity!"

After hesitating for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang still agreed to make peace. After all, for Zhu Yuanzhang, what he cares about is the whole world.

The gains and losses of a city and a place are not so important. In the west of Liyang, as long as the fortress Xiang'an is guarded, it will be as stable as Mount Tai!
The reason why he fought desperately for the city before was because Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to curb the development of the Qi army.

It is conceivable that the current Qi army has occupied Bashu and Jingxiang. If they gain a firm foothold in Jiangbei, it will be more difficult to deal with in the future.

For anti-kings, there is no gratuitous hatred, and the so-called hatred is based on interests.

After thinking about this, Zhu Yuanzhang also let go of his figure, and took the initiative to send Tang He as an envoy to Hefei to meet Gao Qi.

Tang He is gentle and sociable, sending him as an envoy can be regarded as giving full play to his talents!
The key reason why he took the initiative to seek peace with the Qi army was that Zhu Yuanzhang was unable to compete with the Qi army.

After all, Qi State, which occupies the land of Shu, is like a tiger with wings added, but its food roads are endless.

For the road to transport grain, it is not a problem at all.

Although the land of Shu is full of mountain roads and the roads are difficult, its territory is deep in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with many tributaries, connecting with the Xiangjiang River and the Qingjiang River.

Therefore, nowadays, almost no land is used to transport grain from Bashu to Jiangling, and the main transportation is by water.

The advantage of the waterway is not only saving time, but also reducing the consumption on the road.

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Hefei City
With Li Shizhen's treatment, Wooden's injury has been contained and has not continued to deteriorate.

At this moment, Tang He also came to the city and signed to see Gao Qi, Gao Qi also knew his intentions.

Since the two parties needed to make peace and temporarily quell the war, Gao Qi did not make things too difficult, and the two parties signed an armistice treaty amicably.

The signing of the contract also meant that the war had come to an end for the time being. As expected, Zhu Yuanzhang then withdrew his troops from Xiang'an and returned to Liyang.

Just sent Li Wenzhong to lead [-] soldiers and horses to guard Xiang'an City and guard the western gate of Liyang.

Immediately, it was impossible for Gao Qi to stay in Lujiang for a long time, but he also began to call the generals to announce the candidate for the chief general to guard the Jiangbei area.

"Everyone, now our army has signed an armistice treaty with the Qi army, and the Huaixi army has also kept its promise and led the army to retreat!"

"There will be no more wars here for a long time to come."

"However, just in case, Gu still has to choose one of the generals to serve as the Jiangbei defender to defend this place and prevent the enemy from making a surprise attack."

"Zhou Yu came out, because you are proficient in water warfare, and you are very good at the method of practicing warships."

"Therefore, this time, I appointed you as the governor of the Bashu water army, and ordered you to use the backbone of our 5 water army as the basis, and expand [-] soldiers and horses on this basis, making a total of [-] horses."

"Train a [-] elite navy officers and soldiers for Daqi, and the headquarters of your naval commander will be located in Jingmen Mountain, Yidao."

"This place is an important traffic tunnel connecting Bashu and Jingxiang. If you set up the headquarters here, you can also take command in the center on weekdays."

In fact, training the navy has always been one of the methods Gao Qi had in mind. Fighting in the south is no different than in the north.

Since there are many water systems in the south and the territory is intricate, it is impossible to fight in the south without a strong navy. "

It is conceivable that if there is no navy when the Qi State rises up and goes straight down the river to take the east of the river, it will be a big joke.

Therefore, this is what Gao Qi secretly discussed with Zhou Yu when he first arrived in Lujiang.

Saying it now is just to tell the generals.

Seeing this, Su Lie couldn't help asking: "King Qi, Zhou Dudu has left, so what about Jiang Xia's defense?"

"It should be noted that Jiangxia is deep in the mouth of the Yangtze River. Among the people present, no one is more familiar with water warfare than Zhou Dudu."

Hearing this, Gao Qi praised Su Lie, thought very thoughtfully, and then slowly said: "Yes, Jiangxia is a strategically important place, you must guard it!"

"However, before Zhou Yu left, he recommended to Gu one of his generals named Qi Jiguang."

"Zhou Yu said that this man's ability to command troops is second to none, and he has his own unique views on water warfare."

"So, after careful consideration, I ordered Qi Jiguang to be the prefect of Jiangxia, General Fenwu, and be responsible for guarding Jiangxia."

After much deliberation, there is no objection to the generals, after all Gao Qi's plan has been very thoughtful.

Immediately after, Gao Qi gave the next order: "Next, I'm going to combine Lujiang, Jiangxia, Qichun, Tong'an, and half of Yuzhang County."

"Establish it as Luzhou, with Li Jing as the governor, Su Lie as the deputy governor, and the government is located in Luotian."

"Jiangxia Taishou Qi Jiguang is led by Li Jing, and Zheng Chenggong is a mighty general who is responsible for assisting Qi Jiguang to guard Jiangxia."

Since Jiangxia County is a strategically important place, its importance is self-evident!

Therefore, Gao Qi also attached great importance to the appointment, and directly ordered the combination of Qi Jiguang and Zheng Chenggong.

As for the sailors such as Gan Ning, Huang Gai, and Xu Sheng, they followed Zhou Yu and trained sailors as their team.

As for Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Zishou, He Yuanqing, Pei Yuanqing, Zhang Xian and others are also Li Jing's team.

After all, by merging several counties, the geographical scope of Luzhou cannot be underestimated in an instant.

However, after the division, it is conceivable that a few years later, under Li Jing's governance, Luzhou will surely become the center of Jiangbei.

This move will make Shiping Zhu Yuanzhang play a great role.

Since all the generals had seen Li Jing's ability to command an army, no one objected to Li Jing being the governor.

After all, even the mighty Su Lie who commanded the army didn't have any complaints, so who would make trouble?
Moreover, since Luzhou is located in Jiangbei, cavalry is essential when dealing with the northern anti-kings in the future!

Therefore, after some consideration, Gao Qi pulled Hua Xiong out of Zhang Liao's wolf cavalry, and let him command five thousand cavalry, and obeyed Li Jing's orders.

In this way, the defense of Luzhou was officially formed.

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After arranging the appointment of the general manager, Gao Qi led the whole army and started westward with military supplies, heading towards the royal city Jiangling.

Jiangling, the capital of King Qi, Gao Qi has not been back for several months.

At this point, I finally embarked on the way back, and this feeling is like going home.

(End of this chapter)