Chapter 150: Han Xin Requests to Become the King of Qi! Northern Qi Loses 23 Troops! ()

If Li Changan had not made prior arrangements for the Western Qin Kingdom, Ye Wan's plan would have had a success rate of about 60%.

However, a surprise attack thousands of miles away, or a solitary attack deep in the enemy's territory, is indeed a risky move.

But opportunities on the battlefield are like this, fleeting. If you can seize it, you will be remembered for all eternity; if you can’t, you will suffer a crushing defeat.

What Ye Chong, Gong Dian, Qin Yi and others said were all correct. They did not dare to take the risk of a crushing defeat, so they chose to be conservative.

But in fact, Western Qin State was Li Changan's plan for many years, so the effect of this battle would be much better than Ye Wan expected.

Li Changan issued a military order, and even Ye Wan was a little worried, "I am willing to fight to the death, Your Highness, why take the risk?"

Other generals also advised Li Changan not to be so reckless.

Ye Chong, in particular, was extremely anxious. Not only was his son so bold and reckless, but his son-in-law was also a lunatic!
Although it was Li Changan's first time to go to the battlefield, he was just like a veteran, making quick decisions and having a strong will.

Poor daughter Ye Ling'er, she has been married for just over two months, I hope she won't become a widow.

What's more, among the 50,000 cavalrymen, 30,000 were the assets accumulated by the Ye family over the years. If they were all destroyed, Ye Chong would feel like dying.

Li Changan ignored it and strictly ordered all the generals to act according to military orders.

Half a day later, all transfers were completed.

Ye Wan patted Ye Zhong on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, father. Your Highness's Shadow Guards will fight in this battle. I am 70% sure that we can win a great victory over Northern Qi!"

Ye Zhong said with a bitter face, "Son, if you lose, these 30,000 elite cavalry will be gone, and my Ye family will fall from grace!"

Ye Wan advised in reverse, "If we win, our Ye family will be firmly above the Qin family, and the position of Chief Envoy of the Privy Council will be none other than father."

"From now on, father will be able to sit down and take a nap while he goes to court!"

At this moment, Ye Zhong suddenly felt that he was old and did not have the drive that Ye Wan had.

"Forget it, let's tie up our son and son-in-law together and leave it to fate."

……

Three days later, in the evening.

The Northern Qi army of 100,000 had already set up camp at the foot of Langya City.

In the central army tent, the commander was listening to intelligence from all sides.

"General, Gao Yao has replied. Tomorrow morning, the Emperor of Western Qin will surrender, and 60,000 Western Qin troops will surrender to Da Qi!"

The commander nodded and said, "That's fine. He has 60,000 elite soldiers at his disposal. I dare not rush into the city tonight."

"I will accept their surrender tomorrow, and then take over the Western Qin troops. I will feel relieved."

"Is there any movement from the Nanqing border troops?"

A general replied, "Li Changan and Ye Wan left Yangguan three days ago, and then divided their troops into several groups and headed north."

"Looking at the direction, they should be robbing several cities in the south of Xi Qin. It's too late for us to rescue them."

The commander waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. The key is to capture Langya City and the 60,000 elite soldiers of Western Qin."

"In the past two years, the Great Qi has suffered a serious loss of soldiers and generals. A few cities are nothing. Restoring military strength is the right thing to do."

"Everyone, have a good rest tonight. We will move into Langya City tomorrow. When the time comes, ask Gao to hand over all their weapon workshops."

"In this way, our Great Qi army will be more powerful than ever before!"

late at night.

The Northern Qi generals were suddenly awakened by the sound of an arrow, followed by shouts of killing that reached the sky.

"Report to the general! The gates of Langya City are wide open, and tens of thousands of soldiers are charging towards the camp!"

The commander put on his armor while cursing, "Is Gao Yao a fool?"

"How can his 60,000 men defeat my 100,000 men? He is really courting death!"

Although he said that he didn't take it seriously, he could hear the shouting and killing outside the camp clearly.

When he walked out of the tent with a knife in hand, he found that the military camp was on fire everywhere. In a blink of an eye, the flames shot up into the sky and the camp was in chaos.

The army just arrived today, and they came to accept surrender, so the fences and trenches are not fully prepared.

There were Western Qin soldiers rushing into the military camp everywhere. These Western Qin soldiers were still as difficult to deal with as before, and could cut off the weapons or armor of the Northern Qi soldiers with one sword.

"Gao is going to attack the camp, there won't be too many people, hold on and don't panic!"

He had just shouted when suddenly a rain of arrows came from the sky and covered the ground!
"Whoosh whoosh!"

The rain of arrows from the Western Qin army was so sharp that one arrow could penetrate a flagpole and even break an arm!
"General, we can't do this anymore. The Western Qin soldiers came too suddenly and our army was caught off guard!"

The 60,000 elite soldiers of Western Qin had much stronger weapons and armor than the soldiers of Northern Qi.

Moreover, during the more than one year of war, they had already established a psychological advantage over the Northern Qi army and had never lost.

What's more, the Western Qin army launched an organized and planned attack on the camp, with all 60,000 troops mobilized.

What the Northern Qi thought was a night attack and harassment was actually a decisive battle launched by the Western Qin army.

On the mountainside a mile away, Li Changan and Ye Wan were watching the situation in front of Langya City.

Ye Wan was already getting impatient as he looked at the military camp with flames rising to the sky and the shouts of killing that could be heard a mile away.

The 50,000 Nanqing cavalrymen have rested for two hours and are now waiting to charge and kill the enemy.

"Your Highness, Gao Yao has indeed dispatched troops as agreed!"

"The Northern Qi army is in disarray. I request your order to charge!"

Li Changan looked at the battle formation and said, "Don't worry, wait until the Northern Qi army is defeated before attacking them."

Li Changan said this because he believed that the fighting power of the Western Qin soldiers would be able to overwhelm the 100,000 Northern Qi troops.

Secondly, the Nanqing cavalry is strong in attacking infantry. If they don’t have much advantage by charging into the camp, it would be better to wait until the enemy can no longer hold on and retreat before attacking them.

An hour later, the Northern Qi army began to retreat slowly, leaving all the military camp and supplies outside the city.

For Northern Qi, the most important thing is to preserve its manpower and leave Western Qin alive.

In just one battle, more than 30,000 Northern Qi soldiers were killed, wounded or surrendered.

The remaining 60,000-odd people had already fought on their own and fled separately.

The Western Qin soldiers did not pursue them because they were concerned about the city’s defenses.

The Northern Qi commander was riding on his horse, and when he saw that the Western Qin soldiers did not chase him, he felt relieved.

"Fortunately, they don't have many soldiers and horses, so we can still withdraw."

"Gao Yao is so treacherous. If you are purged by Han Xin and Shang Shanhu in the future, don't blame Da Qi for not saving you!"

"Inform all units to withdraw in an orderly manner. We are safe now!"

However, the Northern Qi army had just run less than a mile when they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves on the road ahead!

The earth-shaking sound of horse hooves indicated that there were a large number of cavalrymen. Under the moonlight, they were a dark mass and were surging over like a tide.

"Kill!"

"Kill all the dogs!"

"Leave no one behind!"

Under the moonlight, the swords of the Nanqing cavalry reflected bursts of cold light!
Soon, the cold light spread to the soldiers of Northern Qi!
The cavalry charged at high speed, and the long swords in their hands easily tore the bodies of the Northern Qi soldiers apart.

One by one, the Northern Qi soldiers were chopped in half or knocked away by their horses!

Along the more than one mile long front, cavalry were charging everywhere.

The infantrymen in front of the elite cavalry were like lambs pounced upon by hungry wolves.

Hearing the familiar Nanqing accent in the dark, the Northern Qi soldiers were completely defeated.

"Why are there people from Nanqing?"

"How dare the people of Nanqing come to the North!"

"What exactly is going on!"

The generals of the Northern Qi army were all terrified!

For decades, the Nanqing army has never been seen north of Qianlong Bay!
"It only took three days for the Nanqing cavalry to arrive! How is this possible!" "Could it be that they colluded with Gao Yao?"

"Did the people from Nanqing fly over here?"

The brutal massacre continued, and a large number of soldiers simply threw away their weapons and surrendered.

In the dark night, the infantry had no resistance at all against the indiscriminate cavalry.

Several high-ranking generals were also captured accurately by the Shadow Secret Guards.

As the battlefield spread, the area over several miles was filled with corpses and prisoners.

The sky gradually brightened, and the Nanqing army had already begun to clean up the battlefield.

Li Changan led the Shadow Guards and headed towards Langya City.

At this moment, the elite soldiers of Western Qin were standing in line at the city gate.

Many of the middle-level officers among them are core members of Luowang.

Zhao Gao brought the young emperor of Western Qin and knelt at the city gate.

"This old servant Gao Yao respectfully welcomes His Royal Highness Prince Yong into the city!"

"Western Qin, from the Emperor down, surrenders to Your Highness!"

Zhao Gao’s acting was so good, it felt just like the real thing.

As a secret organization, Luowang occupied most of the official positions in Western Qin.

However, there are still many people who are not members of Luowang, not to mention the Nanqing soldiers around them, so the drama still needs to be fully performed.

"Get up. From now on, Xi Qin will be like Nan Zhao, a vassal state of Daqing."

"Eunuch Gao played an indispensable role in defeating Northern Qi this time. I will not treat you unfairly."

An hour later, Li Changan sat on the throne of Western Qin.

"What was the outcome of this battle?"

Ye Wan stepped forward and answered, "Grand Commander, of the 100,000 Northern Qi troops, 40,000 were killed, more than 10,000 were wounded, 40,000 were captured, and thousands fled."

After all, it was night, and less than 10,000 people escaped during the chaos, which was already pretty good.

Ye Wan continued, "The Dingzhou cavalry suffered no more than 3,000 casualties, with more than 10,000 minor injuries. This is a great victory!"

Zhao Gao also talked about the situation in Western Qin. "Your Highness, the Western Qin army lost 5,000 men, and seized most of the food and supplies of the Northern Qi army."

By this calculation, Li Changan already has a full 100,000 combat-ready soldiers, and they are all elite.

There was no shortage of food and supplies, not to mention the captured supplies from the Northern Qi.

Next, he had to reorganize the troops in his hands and replace the 5,000 cavalrymen of Qing State with his own people.

"Gao Yao, please bring up the generals of Northern Qi."

Not long after, several Northern Qi generals who led their troops to Western Qin arrived at the main hall of the Western Qin Imperial Palace.

Several generals knew that if they fell into the hands of the Nanqing people, they would probably be in great danger.

But Li Changan really didn't want to kill them, because they were not important at all. What was important was the 100,000 troops that Northern Qi had already lost.

"Go back and tell Queen Mother Wei and the young emperor how much I miss them."

“We are all family, and you can’t beat me anyway.

It is better for you to submit to me as soon as possible, so that we can still be a family."

When the generals heard that their lives could be saved, they immediately kowtowed to express their gratitude and said that they would definitely convey their message.

After the Northern Qi generals left, Li Changan said to the civil and military officials in the palace, "Since Western Qin has surrendered, no one can say anything polite anymore."

"Whether it's the Western Qin Army or the Dingzhou Army, they are all soldiers under my command, and they are all my own people."

"Ye Wan, please report your victory to Kyoto as soon as possible and ask Kyoto to continue allocating food and fodder. I will choose a day to go north and subdue Han Xin and Shangshan Tiger!"

"Gao will be responsible for resting the two armies, preparing food and fodder, and sending a letter to Han Xin, asking him to surrender as soon as possible!"

Northern Qi, Shangjing City.

The fact that Northern Qi was defeated again and Southern Qing took over the capital of Western Qin shocked the government and the public!

In the imperial study, Queen Mother Wei was shaking with anger, and the little emperor was gritting his teeth.

They all heard what Li Changan said.

Because neither of them knew the relationship between the other and Li Changan, they each had their own ideas.

But no matter what, Li Changan's lone advance into the deep and surprise attack thousands of miles away shocked the Queen Mother Wei and the young emperor.

Fighting to the north, this is something that even Emperor Qing couldn't do!
Queen Mother Wei and the young emperor both felt somewhat resentful in their hearts. This Li Changan was really heartless!
If you listen to him, not only will he sleep with your people, but he will also destroy your country!

unacceptable!

"Mother, after losing these 100,000 soldiers, I'm afraid we can no longer interfere in the affairs of Western Qin."

"If you continue to randomly mobilize troops, Nanqing's border troops in Cangzhou will probably make big moves."

Queen Mother Wei said with a cold expression, "The court officials have misled me!
Everyone said that the Qing people couldn't go north, but Li Changan marched a thousand miles in three days!"

"Let the Imperial Guards investigate thoroughly to see if these ministers are secretly in contact with Nanqing. Your uncle should also investigate thoroughly!"

Neither of them had expected that Ku He's killing of Shi Fei would bring Nan Qing such huge benefits in just a few months.

"Mother, the current situation may require conscription."

"We have to prepare for the worst. Li Changan will capture Han Xin, drive away the northern barbarians, and then turn around to attack the capital!"

Queen Mother Wei said angrily, "This bastard, does he really want to humiliate us orphans and widows like this?"

Nanqing, Kyoto City.

"Great victory in Dingzhou!"

"Your Highness Prince Yong launched a surprise attack thousands of miles away and captured the capital of Western Qin!"

"We defeated the Northern Qi army of 100,000 in one battle. This is the greatest victory we have seen in 20 years! A great victory!"

The messenger soldiers marched non-stop, and after entering the city gate, they rushed towards the palace like lightning!
On this day, Kyoto was in a frenzy because of Li Changan's great victory!
In the palace.

Emperor Qing was in a very complicated mood at the moment. He was anxiously waiting for news from the front line.

Gong Dian and Qin Yi both sent secret reports. Li Changan adopted Ye Wan's suggestion and led his army alone thousands of miles deep into the enemy's territory, heading straight for the capital of Western Qin.

He repeatedly checked the map of Western Qin, analyzed the current battle situation, and came to a conclusion that was almost the same as Ye Wan's.

"This kid from the Ye family is quite capable!"

"Li Changan is really courageous. He dares to launch such a surprise attack on his first battlefield!"

"This kind of courage and boldness is really similar to the one I showed when I was young."

"But Ye Wan is right. There is no Zhan Qingfeng in Northern Qi now."

Thinking that the Daqing cavalry could cross Qianlong Bay and enter the north, Emperor Qing had some vague expectations.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The military report has arrived. It's a victory message!"

Eunuch Hou jogged along, holding the latest battle report in his hand.

Emperor Qing opened the battle report. Although he felt complicated, he couldn't suppress the smile.

"Great! We'll take away another 100,000 soldiers from Northern Qi!"

"Northern Qi, oh Northern Qi, your doomsday is approaching!"

When Emperor Qing saw the last sentence in the victory report, he couldn't help but frown.

"Han Xin, the great general of Western Qin, begs His Majesty the Emperor of Qing to grant him the title of King of Qi, and he is willing to conquer Northern Qi for Qing!"

Emperor Qing took a deep breath, "King of Qi?"

"You want me to grant him the territory of Northern Qi!"

"What a loud tone!"

(End of this chapter)