Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 267 Sandwiched on both sides!

"I originally thought that the rebels were mostly a mob, but I didn't expect that some of them would be so brave!"

"Whose general is this?"

Under Julu City,

The Chu army, which had been watching the fire from the other side of the river for a long time, finally took action, crossed the river and came to rescue the Zhao army.

When King Xie of Zhao heard the news, he fell to his knees, overwhelmed with joy and sorrow, and almost had a convulsion.

The war dragged on for so long.

Finally someone came to save my life!

Meng Tian also expressed surprise at the Chu army.

He was in the camp under the city of Julu, climbing up the observation tower and looking at the young general charging in the distance with full vigilance.

Hei Yi said, "I didn't see Song Yi's flag, I only saw the word 'Xiang' written on it... I think Xiang Yu took away Song Yi's power and became the new commander!"

They had heard of Xiang Yu's reputation.

After all, when fighting with Xiang Liang in Qi before, in addition to the main force led by the opponent, there were also two smaller armies led by Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.

Both of them performed so well that Meng Tian couldn't help but worry, "These two are not ordinary opponents. If they join forces to attack me, I'm afraid it will be dangerous."

Fortunately,

The Qin army's goal was not to preserve Qi.

After luring Xiang Liang into the depths and beheading him, they completely withdrew from Qi.

Therefore, Meng Tian did not meet the two of them.

Now that he finally saw it, Meng Tian could only sigh at Xiang Yu's heroic presence on the battlefield:
"I'm afraid there is no one in the world more courageous than him."

"I have heard that the ancient E Lai was an extremely brave warrior. I never thought I would be able to see one in person today."

just,

Although Meng Tian was impressed by the other party's youth and bravery, he himself was already over fifty years old and felt that "young people are to be feared".
But he still knew what he should pay more attention to at this time.

Meng Tian gave Hei Yi an order:
"Withdraw your troops!"

"I lost the Battle of Julu!"

"Retreat to the rear and defend the city gates, so as not to let down His Majesty's trust!"

We fought in Julu for a month.

After Meng Tian realized that the city was difficult to capture, he turned to siege and attack the reinforcements, and eliminated many Zhao troops who came to rescue Julu.

But after a long war, it was inevitable that the Qin people would lose strength and morale.

Even though the Qin people are known to endure hardships,
But his bones are not made of iron.

Besides,

News also came from Xianyang, hoping that Meng Tian could retreat to the rear, or even retreat directly to Hangu Pass.

Because in the emperor's earnest decree it was mentioned:
The Huns began to attack the Longxi County of the Qin Dynasty along the Hexi Corridor!

Longxi County,
It is very close to Guanzhong.

If the Huns wanted to pass through Longxi and reach the empire's capital, Xianyang, it would be very easy.

To travel from Shandong to Guanzhong is not only a long journey, but one also has to pass through Hangu Pass, a natural pass and dangerous city.

Therefore,
The Qin court had to devote its energy to defending the northwest territory.

"Jiaonan has fallen."

Thinking of this, Meng Tian couldn't help but frowning, with great worry.

"Jiao Nan Jun surrendered to the Xiongnu and provided them with a map from Hexi to Guanzhong."

The Xiongnu occupied the Hexi Corridor.
It's been many years.

They drove out the Yuzhi people who originally grazed here and roamed freely at both ends of the grassland.

But the main force of the Xiongnu, or the Chanyu's tent, was still located on the grassland north of Shangjun.

There,

This is the central area of the Huns!

As for the Xiongnu, the Hexi Corridor

Just like a normal country, from the capital to the border,
The farther away from the center, the sparser the population becomes and the less important it becomes.

In addition, it had not been many years since the Yuzhi people left, so the area was not under the control of the Xiongnu.

Some people, after having been in contact with the gentlemen of various countries for a long time, have developed the habit of being attached to their native land.

They chose to stay in Hexi and continue to fight against the Huns, and did not follow the migration of the main force.

therefore,

The reckless and ignorant Huns did not even think of attacking the Central Plains through Hexi for a while.

But it doesn't matter.
The Huns could not imagine that

The survivors of the six kingdoms who fled to the grassland and harbored deep hatred for Qin could imagine:

The Western Trade Route has been open for hundreds of years.
Even though the Qin people monopolized this trade route by virtue of their geographical advantages, the relevant news had to be spread eventually.

Moreover, when the envoys of Xinxia traveled back and forth, they would also tell their compatriots in the ancestral land about the things in the Western Regions.

They offered advice to the new Xiongnu Chanyu, Maodun, saying that in the Western Regions, the countries were generally small and the people were weak, but because they were located on important trade routes and had a lot of wealth, they made a good target for expansion.

Moreover, there is another country in the eastern part of the Western Regions, called "Jiaonan". It was a country granted by the King of Qin in the Western Regions during the Warring States Period.

By capturing Jiaonan, the Qin people in the Central Plains could avenge themselves by building the Great Wall and driving out the Huns.

After hearing this, Maodun felt that this was a promising idea and quickly sent troops to the Western Regions.

Tens of thousands of people armed with bows directly defeated the Western Regions countries that relied on oases for their country development and could not become strong at all, making them dizzy.

Jiaonan Jun was so frightened that he sent twelve letters asking for help within half a month, hoping that the emperor could help him. However, before he could receive a reply, Jiaonan City fell and he was captured.

In order to save his life, Jiaonan Jun handed over the map of the Hexi Corridor leading directly to Xianyang.

After all, Jiaonan is part of the trade route, and it comes from Guanzhong. How could it not know the way back?

The survivors were immediately overjoyed, and they keenly realized that they could take this opportunity to take revenge!
They turned around and proposed to Maodun to attack Longxi.

Maodun thought of all the troubles he had encountered under the Qin Great Wall and happily agreed.

Subsequently,

He then suppressed the Lord of Jiaonan and some merchants from the Western Regions who traveled to and from the Central Plains, and went south to plunder the western border of the Qin Dynasty.

"The supply of food and grass from now on will definitely not be smoother than before."

"The armies of Qi and Chu are indeed numerous, but without a strong pass to rely on, they can only put out fires everywhere in the vast land of Shandong. Sooner or later, the soldiers will be exhausted."

Not enough manpower.

There is not enough food and fodder.

We can only retreat.

Fortunately, although the Qin army was forced to retreat due to the unfavorable confrontation between the Zhao army and the Chu army stationed in Julu,

But Meng Tian had anticipated this, so not much damage was caused.

to him,

The biggest problem was how to safely lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, who had been fighting for a long time, had just suffered a defeat, and whose spirits were seriously damaged, back to the Qin Dynasty's city walls in the rear.

Hei Yi cooperated with his dispatches and shared a lot of pressure for Meng Tian.

Before leaving Julu,

Meng Tian, whose hair had turned gray due to months of hard work, looked back at the "Xiang" flag that was erected on the top of Julu City and fluttering in the wind.

He recalled the demeanor of Xiang Yu that he had glimpsed on the battlefield.

He couldn't help thinking:
Such a person, still so young,

It will definitely become a serious threat to the Qin Dynasty in the future!
Hei Yi was also thinking about other people and things, but the target was not Xiang Yu.

"It was Liu Ji who led the rebels to attack us from the west..."

After retreating westward and stationed in Ye County on the bank of the Zhang River,
Some news that had been delayed due to the fighting on the battlefield was quickly delivered to the Qin army's camp.

Hei Yi therefore knew that

The guy who used to follow him around the house and steal his father's precious wine is about to go to war with him.

He suddenly felt that "the world is playing tricks on us".
But,
He happened to be in Ye County now.
This is the place where the Liu and Hei families met and formed a deep bond.

The nearly two hundred year old Hebo Temple still exists, but its appearance has become very blurry under the touch of time, and it is impossible to tell the age and facial features. The building also appears to be very old, and the corners are covered with cobwebs.

When Hei Yi was patrolling the street, he passed by here inadvertently and wanted to go in and take a look at this god who was said to have a special connection with his family.

He wanted to ask the other party about the current situation in the world.

But after lingering for a long time,
Hei Yi finally did not go in and put his idea into practice.

He feels:
What's the point of seeking answers from ghosts and gods?
No matter the result is good or bad,

Would the Hei family betray the Qin Dynasty and give up maintaining its foundation?
In that case,

Then why ask more questions?

He just shouted to the temple keeper who was hiding in the shadow cast by the statue, "The gods and ghosts cannot be neglected."

"Since you are the temple priest here, you should clean up more and don't let the dust pollute the temple of ghosts and gods."

Ximen Bao, who was lamenting the passing of time, was stunned by what he said. Before he could say anything, he saw Hei Yi turn around and leave.

“I don’t really care about that!”

On the altar,

The blurred-faced statue chuckled.

"But since you have been unfortunately called by the city's chief officer, you can't be lazy!"

A bucket of water and some sweeping tools suddenly appeared at Ximen Bao's feet.

"Hurry up, listen to the commander and clean up the dust in this temple for me!"

"Otherwise, when noon comes, I will turn you into an old turtle, turn you over, and throw you out to bask in the sun!"

Ximen Bao was very angry, then he went with a cold face and picked up the bucket to clean up for the ghosts and gods.

(End of this chapter)