Chapter 142: The Land of Qi
When the Zhao family rose, the capital was set in Jinyang.
Jinyang City has high walls and deep walls, and is located in a dangerous place. Its strategic position is very important. During Zhao Xiangzi's time, Zhiyao led his army to besiege Jinyang, but he was unable to compete for three years, giving the Zhao family the opportunity to fight back.
After the three families divided Jin, Han, Zhao and Wei all agreed and expanded into rich plains.
South Korea destroyed Zheng State and moved its capital to Xinzheng. Wei State abandoned its old capital Anyi and chose Daliang as its new capital. Zhao State's capital first moved to Zhongmu, and then continued to go east and took root in Handan.
From ancient times to the present, the capital has been a profound knowledge. The capital of the country is in a critical place, and often cannot supply food and requires blood transfusions across the country. However, the capital of the country is set in a convenient place in the plain, and military pressure will eventually drag down the national economy.
Later Bianliang took advantage of the convenience brought by the Grand Canal and had to bear the price of no danger.
"Now it seems that Zhao's strategy turned to the east and easily abandoned the old capital of Jinyang, but it was a trick of chess."
Meng Tian's eyes compared the geographical situations of Jinyang and Handan and came to his own conclusion.
"Why is this?"
Jing Su had been to Handan and Jinyang. In front of Handan, Jinyang was equivalent to Fengjie and Fan Bingbing being beautiful, which was not a little bit worse. After the decline of Wei State, Handan became one of the best international metropolis in the world.
Handan’s entertainment life is famous all over the world. Handan people’s fashion, fashion, music, and gait are popular in the world. Many people yearn for Handan, and even specialize in learning how Handan people walk, which leads to the origin of Handan learning to walk.
"For the Warring States, wherever the capital is, the focus of military equipment is. After Zhao established the capital of Handan, Handan's status rose and Jinyang's status declined."
"When Qin captured Jinyang, Zhao did not fight to defend himself because it was not the capital. Just like Wei State easily gave up Anyi after he established the capital of Daliang."
"I understand. Just like Qin, the capital migrated from Yongcheng to the east, and the focus of using troops turned to the six countries."
Jing Su remembered the history of the migration of Qin's capital and suddenly realized. Qin rose from the west and moved towards the east. He once chose to establish his capital Liyang. It was not until Shang Yang's reform that Xianyang's status as the capital finally stabilized.
"Thinking back then, when the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei turned to the east, they did not expect Qin to rise again. In this way, their defense in the west was even weaker."
Handan is close to the border between Qi and Wei, and there is no dangerous terrain as a barrier. During the reign of King Hui of Wei, the Wei army once captured Handan. If Sun Bin had not surrounded Wei and saved Zhao, Handan would have become Handan of Wei.
After Qin State acquired Taoyi, it threatened Handan from its flanks. During the Battle of Changping, Handan had to guard against the Qi army in the west, and was careful to stare at the Qin army in Taoyi, and never let go.
In the chaotic times, it is better for the country to be in a dangerous place. As for the economic burden, we can only grit our teeth and endure the burden that we have to bear.
“Wow……………”
At this time, in the sky, flocks of birds flew from the north and passed through the sky above the Qin army.
The evening sun shines on the earth obliquely, making the shadows of the people thin and long. From a distance, it looks like a beautiful twilight scene.
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, and only the leisurely poet can appreciate it.
"Show the flag, the whole army is on guard and prepare for the battle!"
Meng Tian did not have the interest to appreciate the beautiful sunset, but there was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
"Is there any news from the front army?"
"To this point, Zhao Ying has not heard back." Jing Su shook his head.
The thousand cavalry under Zhao Ying fought in Taiyuan County for a long time, familiar with the terrain, served as a vanguard, and played the role of scout.
But after conquering Taiyuan County, Taiyuan became the territory of Qin. When Lao Ai was granted the title of marquis, his fief was in Taiyuan, and he was called "Li Ai". Zhao Ying had nothing to worry about marching within his own territory.
"General, is there any problem?" Jing Su asked.
"People often fall into trouble in places that think are safe. Wu Qi once said that going out is like seeing an enemy. Every time I march, I will arrange scouts in front of the army just to avoid being afraid of ten thousand, just to be afraid of something."
Meng Tian pointed to the flying birds that were leaving and explained: "It's almost dusk, and the flying birds did not return to the forest, but flew south instead. I suspect that there should be an ambush from Zhao on the road ahead."
Jing Su felt a little sad and said in his heart that he was careless. Deep in his heart, he also regarded Taiyuan County as the land of Qin and relaxed his vigilance.
The Qin army marched in China and had never been worried about encountering enemies. Taiyuan County was different. The Qin army had not yet fully controlled the Taihang Mountain Road, and the Zhao army could have used one of the roads to penetrate the Fen River Valley.
Taihang Mountain is so big that it belongs to Zhao State for a long time. Zhao State is familiar with the terrain of Taihang Mountain. Without locals as guides, the Qin army could only walk the familiar Jingxing Road.
The flag slogan of preparing to face the enemy was quickly passed on. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Meng Tian did not choose to swear a horn.
When training cavalry, Meng Tian designed two command systems. When fighting, when the light is unclear, he used voice to convey command commands. When the sight is unobstructed, there are flags and slogans to convey signals.
Meng Tianjun's flag language has its own internal system. There is no large-scale wave of flags, but flags of different colors have been changed to their positions.
"alert!"
The change of the Qin army's signal flag was seen from afar, and his right hand unconsciously touched the ring-headed knife on his waist. After changing to the new weapon, he had not yet tested it on the battlefield.
Quietly, the Qin cavalry's formation became even heavier.
"What the hell did Meng Tian do? Pretend to behave!"
The messenger rushed to come and sent the order to strengthen the alert. Zhao Ying's face darkened. As the leader of the front army, he found no abnormal news. Meng Tian's order was like a heavy slap in the face.
"Brother, be cautious, it's always good."
Zhao Hai felt that Meng Tian was a little too cautious. Although the Zhao army had just defeated the Qin army, according to the news from the spy, the Zhao army also suffered a lot of casualties. In a short period of time, the Zhao army was unable to launch a large-scale attack on the Qin army.
The Qin army had no shortage of soldiers and supplies. The Zhao army used the incomplete land to supply the army of the north and south, which was too short to do so.
"Forget it, let's not worry about him and keep moving forward!"
Zhao Ying ignored Meng Tian’s reminder and instead accelerated the marching speed. As a vanguard cavalry, his marching speed could be fast or slow. If he returned to Jinyang earlier, he could leave Meng Tian’s command sooner.
The Qin army slowly approached Qi land. According to the plan, the Qin army would camp in Qi County.
“Puff……………”
In the woods northeast of Qi County, a few birds suddenly flapped their wings and flew out in a circle.
Zhao Ying raised his head, his eyes fell on the birds, and suddenly smiled.
"Meng Tian is worried about reinforcements, so be careful not to go too far, but there are still birds flying out in the woods at this time, so where will there be people there? If there are ambushers, won't the birds fly away?"
When Zhao Ying drove the front army and moved forward with confidence, Hu Zhe's personal soldiers quietly came back in a flat depression deep in the woods.
"General, we have released the birds prepared in advance..."
Chapter completed!