Chapter 2521 Capture of the three counties in Longxi
Chapter 2518: Capture the three counties of Longxi
"Lei''er, what are your plans next?" Ji Chang asked.
After a little contemplation, Lei Zhenzi said, "I am going to return to Qin camp, pretending to claim that I have convinced my father to buy time for the retreat of the army."
Although Lei Zhenzi is a powerful general of the God of War, the current situation in Longxi cannot be reversed with one more God of War.
Instead of reckless and direct rebellion, it is not about continuing to be undercover and buying more time for his father Ji Chang.
But Ji Chang shook his head and said, "If you really go back, you may never come back."
Lei Zhenzi was a little puzzled, and Ji Chang explained: "Do you really think that Xuanyuan Ming is the one who has completely trusted you?"
"If I hadn''t really trusted me, why did Xuanyuan send me here, not my fourth brother?" Lei Zhenzi asked in confusion.
Ji Fa shook his head and said, "When Xuanyuan was appointed as the King of Liao, he was betrayed by Chen Baxian, and then he was betrayed by the country many times, and suffered a lot of losses.
How could such a person trust someone without any trust basis? ”
Previously, Ji Chang was blinded by hatred because of his loss of his son, so many things were not thorough. After completely calming down, Ji Chang burst out with amazing wisdom.
Ji Fa also felt that what his father said was reasonable, so he added: "And the grudge between you and Daqin, Yuqing''s family knows everything about you. Many of your fellow brothers have also surrendered to Qin together. Do you think they will hide anything from Xuanyuan?"
After hearing what his father and brother said, Lei Zhenzi couldn''t help but shake his body and immediately reacted. Xuanyuan probably had seen through him for a long time, and this time he let him out was just using him to fish.
If he doesn''t go back together, Xuanyuan can take this opportunity to completely solve the hidden dangers left by him. The surrendered generals of Yuqing have nothing to say. After all, who told him to surrender and rebel again?
If he goes back, it means that the fish has taken the bait and can set up a trap to lead to the Ji Chang and his son behind him. He may not have any life worries in the future, but he will definitely be imprisoned for life.
In short, Xuanyuan has corresponding preparations regardless of whether he goes back or not.
Hiss...
Lei Zhenzi immediately took a breath. He thought he was hiding well, but he didn''t expect that Xuanyuan would be able to see through so easily.
Sure enough, in front of famous generals like Xuanyuan, I am still too immature and can''t even play with them.
"What should my father do if he thinks the child should do?" Lei Zhenzi asked.
Ji Chang analyzed: "I am going back to the trap, so I must not go back. Stay here to help me.
As for giving up Longxi and evacuating to Qiang land, Xuanyuan may have guessed it.
Let’s take a good idea of ??how we can confuse Xuanyuan and withdraw from Longxi. ”
"Yes." Lei Zhenzi nodded.
After sending Lei Zhenzi to rest, Ji Fa came to Ji Chang alone.
"Father-in-law, Brother Lei is here just now, and some words are hard to say to a child." Ji Fa said seriously.
Ji Chang knew that his second son was extremely talented, and after hearing this, he asked and answered: "What are you saying in person? Can you just wait until Lei''er is away?"
"Father-in-Law, you and Brother Lei were blinded by hatred. In fact, you should be very clear in your heart that you will surely die if you continue to fight against Daqin." Ji Fa said.
Unlike being raped by Ji Chang and Lei Zhenzi, although Ji Fa was also angry at the death of his brothers, he was not blinded by hatred.
He knew very well that opposing Daqin was a dead end. After all, even his master had turned to Daqin. How could he be worthy of being an enemy of Daqin just by relying on the Ji family?
Ji Chang couldn''t help but clench his fists when he heard this. He had political attributes of 100 and intellectual attributes of 96. How could he not understand that being an enemy of Daqin is like a mantis armed in a chariot?
But more than 20 sons died in battle with the Qin army, and the hatred between him and the Qin army was destined to be resolved only if one side fell.
"Fa''er, since you know this, why do you have to come back and die with your father?" Ji Chang asked calmly.
"If a child is not a person who is greedy for life and fears death, how can he sit back and watch his father fight alone?" Ji Fa said firmly.
Hearing this, Ji Fa burst into tears and said, "Fa''er, do you have any plans?"
"Let''s see, Father."
As he said that, Ji Ting took out a map from his arms, which was the printed version of the map of the Wanguo painted by Ye Qingmei. The original was naturally reserved for collection by the Daqin Palace.
"Father, the world we live in is actually very big. China is just a small part of it, and there is still a vast land west of the Western Regions."
As he said that, Ji Fa pointed to the boundary west of the Western Regions and explained to him the major forces in Central Asia.
After the "Kunyu Wanguo Complete Picture" was released, although it had spread in the territory of the Qin Dynasty, most people did not know the full picture of the world because it had been circulated for a short time.
Ji Chang, who has always lived in Longxi, naturally did not know such advanced knowledge as the map of the Wanguo.
When Ji Chang was shocked to the west of the Western Regions, there were dozens of forces such as Kushan, Persia, and the Great Yuezhi, and the large number of these forces had a population of millions and the small number had a population of nearly one million. Ji Chang was shocked and never expected that it was so vast outside of China.
"Father Commander, there are five empires, nine kingdoms, and thirteen small countries west of the Western Regions. They are not small in terms of population or land. The most important thing is that their level of civilization is still very low and their military combat power is weak."
As he said that, a flash of heat flashed in Ji Fa''s eyes, which was his ambition burning.
Since I can''t convince my father and younger brother, and I am unwilling to surrender to Daqin, the only way is to strengthen my power as much as possible, in an attempt to fight back to Shenzhou one day to avenge the Qin Dynasty.
Ji Chang understood Ji Fa''s meaning. The vast land, with tens of millions of people, is the most important thing, the level of civilization is low, the military has weak combat power, and the princes of the Central Plains have not yet set their sights on this place.
If Ji Chang could occupy this place and become Qin Shihuang in this area, he might not be able to fight back to Shenzhou in the future and avenge Ying Hao.
Ji Chang knew it was difficult to do these things. Since people had hope, it was better than having no hope. "Fa''er, what do you mean is that we father and son first retreat to Qiang land, rely on Yang Guang, accumulate strength, and then find opportunities to enter the Western Regions, and gradually attack the extreme western land?"
"That''s right, Yang Guang''s two western expeditions in two years were, in addition to expanding his power, he must have used the Western Regions and even the extreme western lands as the retreat of the Sui Kingdom.
Once the Qin and Sui officially start war and Liangzhou cannot be defended, the Sui army will definitely retreat westward in a large scale. ”
As he said that, a strange look flashed in Ji Fa''s eyes and he smiled and said, "Although Yang Guang is not very good at fighting, his vision is still good."
"That''s right, the extreme west is the retreat of the Sui Kingdom, but it is the only way out for us father and son."
Ji Chang sighed lightly. He had never considered these things before, and just wanted to fight with the tyrant Qin to the end, but this was a path of dying.
Now his second son, who is extremely talented, has proposed a way out for him. Between life and death, Ji Chang naturally knows how to choose.
"Fa''er, let''s do it as you say. We father and son first retreat into the Qiang land, and then rely on Yang Guang, continue our strength, and then seek opportunities to retreat into the Western Regions and guide the extreme western region. This is also the only way for us father and son to live." Ji Chang said.
Ji Fa nodded and then said, "But before this, there are two major problems to be solved.
First, find a way to confuse Xuanyuan so that our army can retreat to the Qiang land safely.
The second is how to defeat our army''s dignity under the attack of 60,000 Sui troops after retreating into the Qiang territory, so that Yang Guang could retreat in the face of difficulties and accept the success of my father and son. ”
The two problems raised by Ji Fa are not easy to solve, but after all, it is much easier than defending Longxi.
The next day, Ji Chang asked Lei Zhenzi to write a letter to Xuanyuan.
In the letter, Lei Zhenzi wrote down his father''s decision to guard Longxi to the death. As his son, he could not bear to be an enemy of his father or watch his father die in battle, so he decided to fight to the end with his father.
At the same time, Ji Chang also dispatched troops and acted as a stance to defend to the end, so as to confuse and paralyze Xuanyuan.
Xuanyuan had actually seen that Lei Zhenzi was a fraudulent surrender, but due to Tu Xingsun, Long Xuhu, Yang Ren and other Yuqing disciples, as well as the face of Ji Dan, the fourth brother, they would not directly attack Lei Zhenzi, so they deliberately gave him a chance to test him.
As Xuanyuan expected, Lei Zhenzi did not come back, and he happened to solve a hidden danger.
Lei Zhenzi never returned. The Yuqing disciples who had guaranteed him before, and the fourth brother Ji Dan, suddenly became embarrassed.
In response, Xuanyuan did not blame them, but instead expressed comforting her, saying that this was Lei Zhenzi''s personal behavior and had nothing to do with them, and they would not be held accountable.
Of course, although Xuanyuan said that, he should still be on guard. After all, he did it intentionally this time, but if there was another Lei Zhenzi, it would be his responsibility.
Xuanyuan knew that Lei Zhenzi was betraying his surrender, so he naturally made all the preparations for the response.
He thought Lei Zhenzi would come back, but lied that he persuaded Ji Chang to surrender, but later turned against him when he surrendered, but he didn''t expect that the other party would make the stupidest choice and would not come directly, and claimed that he would fight to the end with his father and brother.
Now I can''t just fix Xuanyuan, and the subsequent series of arrangements were stuck. I couldn''t continue. I wanted to teach Lei Zhenzi how to surrender in person.
However, this did not have much impact on Xuanyuan. The time to go long to Longxi is delayed, and he is also preparing to slow down the strategy.
But what Xuanyuan didn''t expect was that just when he had assembled his troops and was about to march into Didao, Ji Chang took the initiative to give up Didao City and led a large army of five thousand infantry and cavalry to flee to the Qiang land.
Xuanyuan immediately realized that he had been fooled, so he immediately led three thousand iron cavalry to pursue him, but he couldn''t catch up until the Qiang land. Then he realized that he was chasing the wrong way and a tangled choice appeared.
Are you continuing to pursue Ji Chang and his son?
Or should we withdraw our troops and occupy the entire Longxi territory first?
"General, the last general believes that Longxi should be captured first." Yang Ren said in a statement.
"Oh? Tell me carefully."
“Yes, there are two reasons for this in the end.
First, Ji Chang has fled, and Longxi County has no leader. As long as our army arrives, we will definitely surrender without fighting. It will not take much time to occupy the entire Longxi territory.
Second, the Sui State was attacking the three Qiang counties of the Tang State, and asked Ji Chang to fight with the Sui army to suffer both losses. It is not impossible for us to reap the benefits of our Daqin. ” Yang Ren analyzed.
After some research, Xuanyuan felt it was reasonable, so he retreated to occupy Longxi.
As Yang Ren expected, Ji Chang was suppressed before, most talents did not dare to surrender.
Now without Ji Chang''s constraints, the Tang army in Longxi has no desire to fight. Faced with the Qin army that has come from a large scale, the defenders of various cities dare not make any resistance, and have opened the city to surrender to the Qin army.
Xuanyuan''s army marched all the way, except for the two counties who refused to surrender, they encountered almost no resistance and easily captured the entire Longxi territory.
As for the two counties that refused to surrender, they almost failed to persevere for an hour in the face of Xuanyuan''s strong attack.
From the start of the war to the end of the war, Xuanyuan occupied the eleven counties in Longxi in just 15 days, which was a very fast time.
After occupying Longxi, Xuanyuan did not send troops to the Qiang land because he had received news that Ji Chang and his son who retreated to the Qiang land had fought with the Sui army after reincorporating the Qiang land.
Facing Yang Su''s 60,000 Sui army, Ji Chang and his son, who only had 20,000 to 30,000 Tang army, were at an absolute disadvantage, but they were not without the power to fight.
Xuanyuan sent troops to Qiang land at this time, which was likely to trigger a chain reaction, so he naturally gave up and decided to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight.
Shortly after Xuanyuan occupied the Longxi Army, Wu Qi first took the lead and captured the seven counties of Wudu County. Then Long Qi also captured 12 counties of the Hanyang Army.
Since then, the three counties in Longxi have been completely owned by the Qin Dynasty.
(This chapter ends)