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

Chapter 527 Yiyang War, Great Detour Strategy
West of Liuyang City, on the official road

At this time, hundreds of thousands of Qi troops wearing Qi army armor were evacuating in a hurry.

Moreover, due to the extremely hasty evacuation, Gao Qi strictly gave up many of the supplies and refused to carry them.

Of course, the generals also raised objections to this seemingly extremely 'ridiculous' military order.

However, for the safety of the entire army, Gao Qi used his own arbitrariness to resolutely press down directly, and then the entire army took their positions and withdrew from the defense line in an orderly manner.

In the presence, even Yue Fei was unaware of Gao Qi's sudden order, only Jia Xu, Fang Xuanling and his tacit understanding!

It's just that after all the troops withdrew, Gao Qi murmured: "I didn't expect Da Qi to be here, and I would suffer such a big defeat."

Although the entire army was withdrawn from Liuyang without any tricks or casualties, it was a strategic defeat.

It should be noted that Liuyang City is the gateway to Changsha. Once they retreat, the coalition forces will have more routes to attack next.

Whether it is to go south to take Guiyang County directly, or to attack Baling in the north, the options of the coalition forces are active and extensive.

From a strategic point of view, the Qi army was defeated, but Gao Qi understood the coalition's plan and had to lead the army to retreat.

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling beside him comforted: "King Qi, don't be so sad."

"My Great Qi just lost the gate of Changsha, but I replaced the entire force of the coalition army with the gate."

"Ling thinks it's a good deal. As long as we can annihilate the main force of the coalition forces in one fell swoop this time, I will regain Jiangdong, and it will be just around the corner!"

Following Fang Xuanling's persuasion, Gao Qi took the opportunity to be silent for a long time, and then under the guard of the generals, he rode his horse and slowly disappeared into the night.

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In the middle of the night, there was a sudden explosion near Liuyang, and the flames shot up into the sky, and the great fire was burning.

For a moment, it can be seen in a radius of tens of miles, and it is bright.

At this moment, the Qi army hadn't gone far yet, hearing the movement, the soldiers couldn't help but turned around and raised their eyes to watch.

"tear!"

This scene shocked all the sergeants of the Qi army present, and they didn't recover for a long time.

Because, until they saw the raging fire of Xiongxiong, the soldiers at the bottom didn't realize why their respected King Qi would issue such a seemingly 'ridiculous' order.

Indeed, without Gao Qi's strong request, I'm afraid that our own side would have been buried in flames at this time, right?
This idea is one of the true thoughts of the soldiers under his command.

At this moment, the generals headed by Yue Fei came to their senses, the key to Gao Qi's strict order to retreat.

Yes, just as the sergeant thought, if the Qi army remains indifferent, I am afraid that the Qi army will be buried in a sea of ​​flames without knowing it.

However, then again, how did Gao Qi get the news that the coalition forces would set fire to Liuyang.

Not only that, Yue Fei and the governors of Xiangzhou have never heard of Liuyang being attacked by fire from outside.

As the generals asked each other, Gao Qi explained slowly while looking at the expectant faces of the generals.

It turns out that Gao Qi was able to understand Fan Zeng's plan to burn Liuyang City because of Jiang Song's words in the dense forest.

If Jiang Song hadn't mentioned that the outer city was connected to the dense forest and firewood was connected, Gao Qi would not have thought of it by accident.

Liuyang City can actually launch a fire attack in the outer city.

It is precisely because after hearing about it, I added on-the-spot investigations and discussed with Jia Xu and Fang Xuanling.

Gao Qi made up his mind and strictly ordered the entire army to withdraw from the Liuyang defense line to avoid losses to the army.

Following Gao Qi's explanation, all the generals couldn't help feeling terrified when they recalled it now.

If Gao Qi hadn't accidentally discovered the weakness of Liuyang City this time, its current situation would be unimaginable!

Maybe, Qi State will really turn from prosperity to decline as Fan Zeng predicted.

After some explanations, the generals felt relieved, and after uniting with one another, the Qi army regained its original morale and retreated slowly.

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the next day, tomorrow morning

The fire that had been burning all night gradually extinguished in the ruins. At this time, the city was almost a piece of black ruins, without any living things.

As for the people here, they were evacuated by Gao Qi's order as early as before the war, retreated to various places, and became a military fortress.

With the extinguishment of the fire, not only the city was in ruins, but also the dense forests on both sides were greatly impacted, and most of them were burned.

If this is changed to later generations, there is no guarantee that he will be charged with a big crime of setting fire to the mountain!
After a long time, the leader of the alliance, Xiang Yan, led the coalition army and the anti-kings to the outside of the city. Looking around, there is no one inhabited here.

Immediately, Xiang Yan gave an order slowly, saying: "Everyone, attack, enter the city and destroy the remaining Qi army that survived."

Hearing this, all the rebellious kings burst into laughter all of a sudden, and greeted their subordinates to walk towards the city.

That's right, I heard that the main force of the Qi army was buried in the sea of ​​flames, so I couldn't help being upset by the crowd against the king.

The main reason is that after the rise of the Qi State, it has been oppressing Jiangdong. All the anti-kings are eyeing, fearing that they will be attacked by the Qi army.

But now, if the main force of the Qi army is really wiped out.

Then not only will the Qi army no longer have the power to deter Jiangdong, but the various forces will also take advantage of the opportunity to loot and carve up the territory under Qi's rule.

However, it was obvious that the anti-kings were just busying themselves in vain. After entering the city, what they found was just a pile of broken bricks and broken tiles, without the slightest human smell.

Hearing the battle report, Xiang Yan couldn't help being taken aback, and quickly dispatched scouts to investigate.

At night, the scouts returned in a hurry and informed the Qi army that they had evacuated towards Yiyang in advance.

"Oh! It's really up to people to plan things, and God to make things happen!"

Hearing this, Xiang Yan couldn't help but sighed to the sky, sighing lonely.

Yes, Xiang Yan thought very well, but unfortunately the reality is cruel, and the expected situation did not happen as she thought.

Although the fire attack strategy worked, the Qi army was unscathed because of its early withdrawal.

This is nothing more than loud thunder, a waste of work!
After all, even if the Liuyang line of defense is broken, as long as the main force of the Qi army is still alive, Yiyang, Baling, and Dongting Lake are all indestructible lines of defense.

The coalition forces want to attack one city after another, so this battle will continue until the year of the monkey?
The key point is, would the anti-kings really be willing to join forces for a long time, in vain to the detriment of their own military strength?
The answer is obvious!
Moreover, not to mention splitting in the future, there is already a gap between the coalition forces at this time.

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At this time, the camp of the coalition army, the military tent
Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to stand up and said: "Leader, now that Liuyang has been destroyed, the gap for him to enter Qi's mainland has been opened."

"According to what Yuanzhang saw, it's time for our army to implement the pre-war plan and divide our troops to seize all parts of Qi."

"The last general is not talented, and he is willing to lead his troops to Baling and Wuling to attack their lands."

"Echoing with the main force of the coalition forces with pictures, they attacked the royal city Jiangling."

For a while, although Zhu Yuanzhang's words were high-sounding, Xiang Yan was very clear in his heart. This was Zhu Yuanzhang's expansionary heart, which was ready to move.

After all, if Zhu Yuanzhang really captured Baling, Wuling, or even Jiangling, would Zhu Yuanzhang really be willing to hand over the territory he got for the so-called alliance?

However, before the war, in order to better restrain the coalition forces, Xiang Yan agreed to only break through the Liuyang defense line of the Qi army.

At that time, all parties can divide their forces to attack various places and conquer cities and territories!

All that Zhu Yuanzhang said was carried out in accordance with the rules and regulations, and there was nothing wrong with it.

For a while, Xiang Yan couldn't find the right words to reject his idea.

The house leak happened to be rainy, and at the same time that Zhu Yuanzhang asked for a fight, his Chen Youliang also stood up to ask for a fight.

He volunteered to lead the army and horses of his headquarters to attack Guiyang County, willing to echo General Xiang Yu and cut off the Qi army's connection in Lingnan.

With the occurrence of this incident, it is obvious that gaps have begun to form between the coalition forces, and hearts have long been split.

Xiang Yan was well aware of all this, but there was nothing he could do.

If the alliance is disbanded at this time, it means that the results of the past few months will be wiped out.

Qi State, whose vitality is still intact, will definitely end in winter, and launch a battle against Jiangdong at the beginning of spring.

At that time, I am afraid that the Jiangdong forces will no longer have any ability to resist the Qi army's wanton crusade.

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After resting for a few days, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang led their own troops to seize various places. In order to maintain the stability of the alliance, Xiang Yan personally led the rest of the troops to Yiyang.

However, the only good thing about the situation is that Shi Dakai took the overall situation into consideration and did not choose to divide his troops to attack, but still joined forces with Xiang Yan.

It is precisely because of Shi Dakai's Taiping Army that Xiang Yan's confidence in marching into Yiyang has greatly increased.

For a while, nearly 30 coalition forces continued to march, attacking the important town of the Qi army!

However, due to the strong front of the coalition forces, wherever they pass, they are all looking forward to surrender.

Nearly half a month later, the main force of the coalition forces also arrived in Yiyang, and then they attacked day and night.

However, compared with Liuyang City, Yiyang City has a much stronger defense line, and Yiyang also has the Xiangshui River as a barrier.

Its sturdiness can be imagined from this!

Under such a strong defense line, the Qi army's defense is as stable as Mount Tai, and its defense line is also indestructible!

After coming and going, the two armies faced off again under Yiyang City.

Soon, the cold winter entered the most severe cold period, even in the southern region, the temperature could not help but drop sharply.

This move is already greatly detrimental to the resurgence of troops and fierce battles!

Therefore, at this time, Xiang Yan had to order a truce to stop fighting and rest in the Tongshan area for the sake of the overall situation.

As for going north, the troops of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang who went south also had to strike and truce due to climatic factors.

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Yiyang City

At this time, Gao Qi was discussing a major matter secretly with Fang Xuanling, Jia Xu and other counselors.

This major event is to annihilate the coalition forces that have invaded the territory of Qi State in one fell swoop.

This time, Gao Qi made a big move. He will launch a war of annihilation that will shock the world after the year.

Let the coalition forces know that this is the end of fighting Qi.

However, how will the Qi army annihilate most of the coalition forces?

　PS: I recommend a friend's book, Overlord Must Win, written by Xiang Yu, if you are interested, you can read it.

　　


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