Dongqi, Gaohu County, Qi army camp. Guo Yunji, the commander of the Qi army's front line, frowned, and his eyes fell on the map for no moment.

This time, the battle between Qi and Chu broke out extremely suddenly, without any signs in advance. It was the first time that Guo Yunji launched such a large-scale war in such a dead winter weather in Guo Yunji's military career.

Qi Chu finally had a big battle, which was a consensus among the world, but what Guo Yunji did not expect was that it happened at this point in time. Because he did not have enough psychological preparation, the Qi army suffered a considerable loss in the early stages of the war.

The Chu army was the leader of their emperor's personal army, Fire Phoenix Army. This was the Chu people's ace force. Its combat effectiveness was indeed higher than that of the border army of Qi, and it was similar to the Long Xiang Army of the Emperor's personal army of the Great Qi. As soon as the war started, he used his killer move, without any temptation, which was far beyond Guo Yunji's expectations.

Obviously, their coach Luo Liang is now very different from the combat command art of former coach Cheng Wuben. Cheng Wuben is stable and strives to be undefeated in every battle, but Luo Liang is cruel, just like a gambler who devotes all his bets as soon as he enters the first game.

This unconventional method once made Guo Yunji busy and the front line was in full swing. After more than ten days of war, the Qi army was repelled hundreds of miles from the original defense line. Now the Chu army has penetrated into the territory of Qi.

Gaohu County must not allow any mistakes. If it loses itself for a while and loses Gaohu, the Chu army will truly open the door to Qi. Luo Liang's offensive line will no longer have a clear context as it is now, but can choose the direction of the attack at will. This will pose a huge problem for Qi's defense.

It's like you can only spread your palms to defend yourself from your vital points, while your opponent can pinch your fists together and give you a heavy blow. It goes without saying who suffers. This is not only because you don't want to see it, but also because His Majesty the Emperor will never tolerate it. If it really becomes that kind of situation, I'm afraid that your military career will come to the end.

For Guo Yunji, Gaohu County was a support point that he had to defend. When the whole line was in a hurry, Guo Yunji had already anticipated this. Although this was just the worst of the possible ones he had imagined at that time, he still made some plans for it. What he did not expect was that after the war started, the Qi army was defeated step by step, and the worst option still appeared in front of him irreversibly.

Gaohu County will become a node of this sudden outbreak of war. If you win the decisive battle of Gaohu, the two sides will enter a stalemate stage. This is an acceptable result for Daqi, which has a strong national strength. The longer the stalemate, the more beneficial it will be for Daqi. But if Gaohu decisive battle fails, Qi will enter passive defense for a considerable period of time. Because for Qi, they never thought that one day they would be attacked by the Chu people.

After decades of confrontation with Chu, the Qi people have always been invading into the Chu territory. This is the first time that this situation has happened, which has not been mentally prepared for this.

In order for his military career to not end, and for the glory of the Great Qi, he must fight this battle well. Now Gaohu has gathered 50,000 Qi troops, and Luo Liang, the commander of the Chu army, obviously attaches great importance to this battle. He also gathered similar troops in Gaojia County. The difference is that 10,000 of the 50,000 people of the Chu army were the Fire Phoenix Army.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Chu army has the upper hand, but in terms of geographical perspective, it has the upper hand. Overall, the two sides are in a equal position, and this battle will be extremely cruel.

The old guy Li Zhi of Qin started to jump again. After personally destroying the western border army of Chu, Li Zhi disappeared for nearly two years. The information from the ghost was because Li Zhi killed Zuo Lixing and he was seriously injured. In the past two years, he should have gone to recuperate.

Now that Qi and Chu are in war, Qi is defeated in a row in advance, this old guy finally can't help but jump out. With such a great opportunity, it would be strange if this treacherous guy doesn't hold it tightly in his hands.

Li Zhi, the guy who looked like an old country farmer, was listed as one of the most terrifying enemies by the Emperor of Qi. The last time he took action, he reversed the disadvantage of Western Qin in the western part of Chu, and destroyed the western border army for many years, greatly improving the border situation of Qin. Then, the two countries shook hands and made peace. Western Qin even married his princess to the Emperor of Chu Min Ruoying. On the other side, because Yue was severely damaged, the deterrence of the Qin army on the border had been reduced to the lowest point. The international situation of Qin was a good situation that had never been in history for a while. Needless to think, Li Zhi must have wanted to take this opportunity to bite Qin again. If he succeeded again, Qin would really turn over.

After breathing a deep breath, Guo Yunji withdrew his thoughts. These things should be the questions that His Majesty the Emperor and the big men in the court were thinking about. The most important thing for him is to fight this battle well. If the battle in Gaohu is defeated, he will be knocked out of dust.

Your Majesty is extremely generous when he should be tolerant, but when he should establish his authority, his methods are chilling.

"Guo Shuai, Lord Shu is too much." General Wang Jiarong looked at Guo Yunji with dissatisfaction, "Don't he think about the consequences of this matter if he robbed the eldest princess of the Great Chu. Even if he informed us in advance, he would not be so passive until now."

Guo Yunji withdrew his gaze from the map and shook his head: "This is not a matter of lord. We are too careless. We think that in such a middle-winter weather, the Chu people would never be able to launch an attack in this climate. In the past twenty years, the iron wall policy implemented by Cheng Wuben has all given us an illusion that the Chu people will never take the initiative to attack. Obviously, with the ascension of the new emperor of Chu, their military policies have also undergone great changes, but we are still immersed in past experiences, which is the main reason for our failure in the early stage. As for Luo Liang, it is because of this incident, it is just an excuse. As long as he wants to start this war, he can even say that he lost a horse, a bowl of food or anything else, and he believes that our people stole it or robbed it."

Shu Hui set up a plan to rob Princess Zhaohua's two children, and the deep reason inside was related to the second battlefield opened by the Chu people and the backyard of Qi. With the strong rise of the Taiping Army, Qi must make certain precautions against the Taiping Army. The Taiping Army is still quite useful to the Qi people now. It is necessary to use them to curb the expansion of the Chu army in Baoqing. Moreover, according to the combat effectiveness report of the Taiping Army submitted to the court by Shu Hui, Qi had to face up to this newly emerging force.

In Shu Hui's report, the evidence was conclusive that if the Qi team wanted to destroy the Taiping Army, they had to send a regular field army with a number of no less than the Taiping Army instead of other county soldiers, otherwise they would be humiliated.

It is obviously not cost-effective to annihilate a field army of tens of thousands of people that are still valuable to Qi State. Then the plan proposed by Shu Hui is feasible.

"It's a pity that Lord Shu seems to have failed now." Wang Jiarong let out a heavy breath: "The girl has been taken back, but the boy's doll was inexplicably snatched away dozens of miles away from our camp. Until now, it has not been clear which force snatched him away. After paying so much, it was such a result in the end, which is really annoying."

"Nothing is a sure thing. Everything you do is risky. Have you been leading troops for so many years and haven't understood this truth? Don't think about these things outside the box. Now we have to focus on winning the battle in front of us. By the way, is Mr. Tao from Nantianmen still satisfied with our arrangement?" Guo Yunji asked.

"Mr. Tao's airs are too big." Wang Jiarong was a little dissatisfied, "So what if he is a master? The general has met Prince Cao. The prince's cultivation is higher than him, but he is also kind to us. This person is good. He treats me like his servant, and he is really angry."

Guo Yunji laughed, "Who asked him to be the master? He was invited by us, and he is from the Nantianmen. Jiarong, don't forget that our royal master in Daqi, that one of them comes from the Nantianmen. Speaking of which, the prince is still his junior brother, and he is a little bit bigger and can be accepted. Tomorrow's decisive battle, we are still counting on him to resist Fu Baoshi."

"Yes, I will understand." Wang Jiarong said.

"Go, have a good rest, let's have a good fight with the Chu people tomorrow." Guo Yunji said with a smile.

In Gaojia County, two armies not far apart are preparing for their troops and accumulating strength, and are full of confidence in the next confrontation between the two armies. At the midpoint between the two armies, a hidden place is hidden in a few uninvited guests.

Princess Zhaohua, Yinggu, two female inner guards, and of course, one child.

"Your Highness, let them take Wen'er to the Chu army camp. Tomorrow, this place will become a battlefield. It is too unsafe to let Wen'er stay here. Moreover, there must be many masters in the Qi army. Wen'er can't have any more surprises." Yinggu looked at the girl who had just finished her breasts and fell asleep in Min Ruoxi's arms.

Min Ruoxi lowered her head and stared at the little baby in her arms. She would cherish it even more if she had lost it. She really couldn't bear to let her baby leave her half a step away, but Yinggu was right. This will be a battlefield tomorrow, and what she did was extremely risky, so she could not let her children take risks with her.
Chapter completed!