Chapter nine hundred and eighteen: the predicament of the Chu army
Turning around and handing Xiao Wen and Xiaowu to Yinggu's hands, Qin Feng looked at the kitten and Guo Jiuling, "talking inside."
On the way back to Yuejing, the kitten met Guo Jiuling who was rushing to Baoqing. After learning about a rough idea, he rushed back to Baoqing with Guo Jiuling. The chief assistant Quan Yun and a group of ministers from various departments rushed to Yuejing day and night. The battle between Qi and Chu was about to have a result. For the Ming Dynasty, it would also enter a new stage. The Ming Dynasty must formulate corresponding countermeasures immediately.
As soon as Qin Feng sat down, the kitten couldn't wait to speak: "Your Majesty, the situation is much more serious than we imagined. Chu State will suffer a great loss this time."
Qin Feng took a deep breath, signaled the two of them to sit down, and asked Eunuch Le to serve tea again.
"Don't hurry, say it slowly." He picked up the teacup and took a sip. The two people in front of him couldn't help but say it. He naturally knew the general result, because this was the consequence of his conspiracy with Emperor Cao Tiancheng of Qi.
What Qin Feng wanted was to take back the three counties of Yiyang, Wuling and Taoyuan, so that the three counties that were abandoned in the Former Yue returned to the Ming Dynasty, thereby boosting morale and inspiring people. The three counties of Yiyang, Wuling and Taoyuan were also important county governments during the Former Yue period. They had a rich land and a large population. Although they were not decent now, their foundation was still there. In time, Qin Feng had the confidence to make them better than the Former Yue period.
However, Emperor Cao Tiancheng of Qi wanted to take this opportunity to severely invade Chu State and completely defeat this most threatening enemy.
Qin Feng's goal has been achieved now, but he was not willing to completely defeat the State of Chu in this battle between Qi and Chu, because a completely defeated State of Chu would not be conducive to his future layout.
The State of Chu was severely damaged, but it still had the power to resist Qi, which could restrain Qi for a longer period of time, allowing the Ming Dynasty to have enough time to plan Qin. For the Ming Dynasty, this was the best ending.
But now, looking at the way the kitten and Guo Jiuling look, it seems that this ending is not what I hope most.
A figure flashed at the door, Min Ruoxi appeared in the house, and saw the queen, the kitten and Guo Jiuling stood up together.
"Xi'er, come and sit here, listen too!" Qin Feng knew what Min Ruoxi was thinking, and signaled Min Ruoxi to sit next to her.
"Commander Guo, you should report it." The kitten turned to look at Guo Jiuling.
Guo Jiuling nodded, cleared his throat, and said, "Your Majesty, we will analyze all the information we obtained from the Eagle Nest. I am afraid that Chu will suffer a great loss this time. It is hard to say how much the 200,000 eastern border troops can say, and Kunling Pass will definitely not be able to defend it."
"How could this happen?" Qin Feng was a little mentally prepared, but he did not expect that things would worsen to such a degree. "How could the Qi army swallow up 200,000 eastern border troops of Chu?"
Guo Jiuling smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, they will definitely not be able to swallow it in one bite. They are fishing, fishing the eastern border troops of Chu one by one, seeking death like moths to the flames."
"Tell me more about it!"
"Your Majesty, since the outbreak of the Qi-Chu War, Qi has been showing weakness and its troops have been drawn. In the eyes of Chu, this is because our Ming Dynasty's fierce offensive against Qi, which forced Qi to draw troops to fight us." Speaking of this, he glanced at Min Ruoxi, and when he saw the Ming Dynasty Empress, there was no expression on the face of the Chu princess's face, then continued: "In fact, the commander of Qi, Cao Yun, used these retreating troops to set up a big trap and was waiting for the Chu army."
"Even so, Qi could not achieve its current record. The problem was that Luo Liang, the commander of Chu, gave Cao Yun a big gift." Guo Jiuling said: "After the Chu army entered Luzhou, it immediately divided its troops and attacked several important military centers of Qi. At this time, in Luo Liang's view, the division of troops could completely disrupt the deployment of Qi. His goal was to swallow the entire Luzhou intact. If Luzhou was taken, the strategic purpose of Chu's initiative this time would be completely achieved. They occupied thousands of miles of land in Qi. But the problem was that it appeared in Luzhou."
After taking a sip of water, Guo Jiuling continued: "Cao Yun deliberately exposed his central army. At this time, there were less than 10,000 troops around him, stationed in Chen County, Luzhou. After Luo Liang learned the news, he was overjoyed. Emperor Min Ruoying of Chu also wanted to capture Cao Yun in one fell swoop and end the war. In fact, when he fought to Luzhou, the logistics supply of thousands of kilometers had already overwhelmed the Chu State. The constant harassment of the Qi people made the logistics supply increasingly difficult. Whether it was Emperor Min Ruoying of Chu or Luo Liang, he realized that the war must be overwhelmed, and the expansion of the land for thousands of miles had already exceeded the predetermined goal they had when they sent troops."
"It could be Min Ruoying's attack and arrest Cao Yun in person, right?" Qin Feng looked at Min Ruoxi and asked.
"Your Majesty is as if you are aware of the fire, that's exactly how it is!" Guo Jiuling sighed: "I don't know what Luo Liang thought, but he actually agreed to Emperor Chu Min Ruoxi to lead 20,000 Fire Phoenix Army to attack Chen County personally. If Cheng Wuben was there, he would never agree."
"Where is Cheng Wuben? Didn't he join Emperor Chu to fight in person?" Qin Feng asked strangely.
"It was indeed the case at the beginning, but later Cheng Wuben was assigned to lead a partial division to attack Yizhou, and was not on the side of the main force." Guo Jiuling said.
"Cao Yun dug a big hole, but Emperor Min Ruoying of Chu jumped in." Guo Jiuling said: "These 20,000 Huofeng Army attacked Chen County, but they succeeded in one blow and captured Chen County, but did not find Cao Yun. Instead, they were surrounded by a total of 50,000 Longxiang Army. The Huofeng Army failed to break through the siege many times. Although Huofeng is a strong army in the world, how could Longxiang lose to him? What's more, the commander of Longxiang was Cao Yun. Emperor Min Ruoying of Chu may be brave enough to defeat Cao Yun, but in terms of military strategy, it is far inferior to that of."
Qin Feng nodded slightly: "Then Cao Yun used Min Ruoying as bait to kill the Chu army that went to the camp to seek self-destruction one by one?"
"The emperor was surrounded and was in danger. The Chu army was naturally scrambling to rescue him!" Guo Jiuling smiled bitterly: "Cao Yun deliberately released some captured Huofeng soldiers and officers, and gave them some specious news. After these escaped Huofeng soldiers escaped, they went to ask for help. Unexpectedly, they fell into the Qi army's thoughts. Five front-line rescue troops, a total of 50,000, were wiped out by Cao Yun one after another in Luzhou. Later, Luo Liang finally came back and began to gather troops, preparing to fight to the death with Cao Yun, but at this time, he had only less than 100,000 people left. However, Cao Yun sent one Qi army after another to go around the Chu army when Luo Liang gathered the Chu army, cut off the retreat route of the Chu army, and completely surrounded them in Luzhou."
"Your Majesty, we have to deal with it." said the kitten. "If the Chu State fails too thoroughly, it will not be a good thing for us, the Ming Dynasty."
"Of course, we have to move." Qin Feng said: "We must let Cao Tiancheng know our attitude and where our bottom line is."
Chapter completed!