After the heavy rain, the weather was clear and the sun was shining, but the Chu soldiers walking beside the carp water was not as bright as the sun.

Previously, heavy rains lasted for several days and landslides on the south side of the water, causing the Qi army camp at the foot of the mountain to be buried, and countless people were buried in the soil.

Now, the dead buried in the soil are "stinky" very quickly because the weather is hot, attracting a large number of flies to gather.

Some wild dogs even came to smell the smell, digging out "food" in this huge mess.

From a distance, this buried Qiying looked like a huge moldy rice porridge, with a layer of blackened "mold" covering the surface. From time to time, "little insects" are squirming, making people feel uncomfortable when they see it.

Most of the Chu soldiers who marched west did not know the cause of the landslide, so after seeing the desolation at the scene, they unanimously believed that it was God's will.

Think about it, if we happened to camp here, even if we were not wiped out, most of the people would have been buried.

The heavy rain a few days ago caused their marching speed to slow down. The front army, who had come one step earlier, went up the mountain to guard the back and camp, just avoided the landslide area, so the Qi army who came to intercept it was in great danger.

This is not God's will, what is it?

The soldiers in the march were talking about "God helps me", while the soldiers leading the team did not forget to remind: "Don't drink the water here. Even if you have to drink it, you have to boil it before you can drink it."

A soldier looked at the huge water pool next to him and asked, "Why is this? So much water."

The sergeant smiled: "If you don't look at the south, so many dead people are buried in the soil. This is soaked in rain and sunlight. The water flowing out of the corpse is pouring into this water..."

"You drink this kind of water?"

The soldiers turned pale when they heard this, and kept shaking their heads: Where can I drink this water?

"Head, are these corpses buried in the soil?" Someone asked again. The sergeant thought for a while and said, "I will clean up afterwards, and I don't care about it now."

"When you take down Jinyang and destroy Qi, it will be peaceful. Then organize the young and strong people to pick up bones for these unlucky people."

But some people feel that they have missed the opportunity to make a fortune: "The entire military camp has been buried, with so many armor, possessions, and military supplies. It's a pity that it's not collected now."

The sergeant pointed to a camp ahead: "So, someone stayed here, either as a post station or as a guarding point. Do you want to stay and have a hand?"

"Don't say I don't remind you, so many people died here, all of whom died tragically. At night, there may be faint fires everywhere, floating around."

"When you see a living person, you gather here. If you go, the fire will follow you. If you stop, the fire will still approach you..."

"Even, at night, there was suddenly movement in the soil, something slowly crawled out..."

In this way (intimidation), the soldiers felt a chill on their backs. No one wanted to be on duty here and "picking up scattered money".

They looked at the buried area and couldn't help but speed up their pace and move forward.

In the camp ahead, Wang Ying, the marching governor who was temporarily staying here, listened to people reporting on the situation of being buried in the Qi army.

Before, the marching commander Fan Yi led his troops to open the way as the front army and met the Qi army at Liyuzha.

Based on the terrain and weather, as well as the use of gunpowder and corresponding earthwork, Fan Yi formed an artificial landslide, burying the Qi army camp at the foot of the mountain.

This "territorial attack" almost wiped out the Qi army in one fell swoop, and the captured survivors explained the general situation.

For example, the general's situation is probably the probable force and the situation of the general.

The head commander of the Qi army, the King of Nan'an, Gao Sihao, and the generals of various troops, were buried in the camp and should have all died.

So, this battle is amazing: the gateway to the east of Jinyang is wide open, and they can rush out of the mountains and approach Jinyang.

The battle was beyond Wang Yan's expectations. After all, the speed of the march was affected by heavy rains for several days.

This resulted in the fact that Fan Yi's troops who had left the front could not receive timely reinforcements from the rear.

If Fan Yi chose to confront the enemy head-on at Carp Fence, he might not have lasted long.

Now, a "landslide" annihilated the Qi army. Now, they can approach Jinyang as planned and launch an offensive.

As long as you take down Jinyang, Qi will be finished.

Thinking of this, Wang Ying was a little excited, but quickly calmed down.

In this battle, the emperor's request was to "cooperate with each department" and not to eat alone.

If he wanted to take Jinyang, he had to block the aid first, so the marching army that attacked Qi was divided into two parts, north and south. His goal was to attack Jinyang City, that is, to attack the city.

The task of blocking aid is under the responsibility of the South Road. If the South Road march cannot stop Qi in Pingyang, the Zhou coalition forces will attack...

Then, even if his troops arrived at the city of Jinyang and even captured Jinyang, they would not be able to consolidate the results of the battle.

Therefore, the battle in Pingyang is very critical.

The year before yesterday, the Chu army launched an attack, defeated the Turks, closed the northern gateway to Hedong, and cut off the possibility of the Turks reaching out.

Now, only the southern portal of Shanghedong can be connected to Jinyang to "close the door and beat the dog".

The Zhou State will not sit idly by and watch the demise of Qi State. Then, the task of marching from the South Road to deal with Zhou and Qi coalition forces is very arduous.

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On the east bank of the Fen River, the Jinzhou Prefecture of Qi State is under the capital of Pingyang City. The military and civilians in the city are strengthening the city defense and preparing to face the upcoming fierce battle.

In the southern suburbs of Pingyang, Fenqu, the military camp that stretches for more than ten miles, flags are waving. It is the Zhou army heading north from Yubi, and has arrived near Pingyang.

Qi and Zhou (Eastern Wei, Western Wei) confronted each other with Yubi and Pingyang as their bases and confronted each other for more than 30 years.

If the Qi army wants to enter Guanzhong, they have to take down the jade bi in order to attack Puban and then cross the river to Guanzhong.

If the Zhou army wants to attack Jinyang, they have to take Pingyang first and break through the southern gate of Jinyang. Therefore, every time the two sides make a big fight, the Pingyang-Yubi will inevitably be a battlefield.

But now, the Pingyang Qi army is not guarding against the old opponents from the south, but defending against the evil wolf from the east - the Chu army.

A few miles away from the east was the Chu army camp. The Chu army crossed the Taihang Mountains from Fukou Xing and headed west. It was as powerful as a bamboo shoot, attacking the east border of Hedong and was about to launch an offensive against Pingyang.

Therefore, the Zhou army heading north was a friendly army for the Pingyang Qi army.

Because once Qi is destroyed, the land of Hedong is occupied by Chu, and Zhou will be in trouble next.

At the Chu army camp, the marching commander Chen Chang stood on the watchtower and used a thousand-mile mirror to observe the situation of the Pingyang Qi army and the Fenqu Zhou army.

On the outside of the camp, a large number of soldiers and young men were digging trenches, building new camp bars and antlers to strengthen the camp defense.

Chen Chang put down the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and asked Shen Ke, the chief marching commander, who was standing beside him: "Uncle Shen, is the Zhou army waiting for our army to move first before they move?"

"Yes, they dare not act rashly. They are waiting for our army to move first before responding." Shen Ke put down the Qianli Mile Mile and replied.

"Then our army..." Chen Chang said this, looked at the east side and looked at the mountains in the distance: "Our army is waiting for those things to come here, will it be...

"Can't that? The other party saw through what our army was waiting for, so he launched the attack first?"

Chen Ke nodded: "This is very likely, so our army must strengthen camp defense, block the opponent's offensive, and defend this foothold."

"As long as you block Pingyang, even if you don't break the city, you can stop the Zhou army from heading north. In this way, the North Road march can launch an offensive against Jinyang."

"In a few days, the Zhou army sooner or later realized that our army was delaying time, and it was likely to launch an attack, and it was a strong attack. This battle is not easy to fight."

The conversation between the two is not like an assistant to analyze the battle situation of the chief officer, but more like an elders teaching the juniors step by step.

In fact, it is indeed the case.

Chen Chang called Chen Ke "Uncle" because Chen Ke was a fellow villager of his father Chen Baxian, and also a colleague and old subordinate for decades.

More than 20 years ago, during the Datong period of Liang State, Li Ben, a powerful tyrant in Jiaozhou, rebelled, and Chen Baxian, who worked in Lingbiao Guangzhou, was ordered to quell the rebellion.

Before leaving, Chen Ba asked his friend and colleague Chen Ke to escort his wife and children back to Jiangnan. The young Chen Chang and his mother left Lingbiao and returned to their hometown under Shen Ke's escort.

Afterwards, Hou Jing caused a rebellion, Chen Baxian led his troops north to serve the king and fought in all directions. Chen Ke met with his old friends again, often accompanying him and giving advice.

Later, Chen Baxian died of illness, and with his old friends, generals, and generals from many years of experience, he gradually had his own way out.

Chen Baxian and his civil and military officials gradually dispersed.

However, Chen Ke still took good care of Chen Chang, the son of his old friend. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to Chen Chang respectfully call Chen Ke "Uncle Chen".

This time the imperial court sent troops to destroy Qi. The emperor asked Chen Chang if he was willing to lead his troops to the expedition. Of course, Chen Chang couldn't ask for it. So the emperor specially transferred Chen Ke to serve as the chief secretary of Chen Chang.

The intention is of course to ask Chen Ke to help Chen Chang with his "senior nephew" who is actually not good at fighting, so as to help Chen Chang make military achievements in order to benefit the descendants of the Chen family.

After all, Chen Baxian’s original merits and the grace left behind can only protect the wealth of Chen Chang’s generation.

"Although this battle seems difficult to fight, it is actually not difficult." Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Ke analyzed some key things to Chen Chang.

"The emperor sent the prince's father-in-law to lead his army to attack Pingyang to achieve great achievements. It is impossible for him to lose this battle."

"This arrangement will naturally lead to the two foreign relatives who have kept the prince in a stable position and steadily suppressing the ministers. At the same time, the two foreign relatives will also restrain each other, so they are determined to win this battle."

"You have to find a way to make real great contributions so that you can avoid this in vain."
Chapter completed!