The Qi army wanted to withdraw, but it was not so easy.

It took time to assemble the troops, and in the process of assembling, the defenders of Daicheng attacked, delaying the retreat of the Qi army.

When the main force of the northern flank raid arrived, the Qi army only withdrew to Yongqiu, but only 2,000.

Subsequently, the northern flank of the Xie Hanging Army went south to Cheng Kuang, and according to what Shu Prisoner Mi thought, he defeated the Qi army besieging Cheng Kuang in one fell swoop with the tactics of cavalry raid.

When the news reached the main force of the coalition army under Shangqiu City, the scouts of the alliance army of the princes also discovered the main force of the unhanging army in the northeast of Shangqiu.

For a time, the princes were frightened, and the Son of Heaven panicked.

The question of "what can I do" kept mentioning, and Han Hou exclaimed: "The ambition of the slang is not small, is he going to eat us all?" The army of the Mo family is not in Laiwu at all, but nearby! ”

This news came like a bolt from the blue, although there is also a possibility that this is also a suspicious army, used to scare the princes' coalition forces.

This possibility existed, but the princes did not dare to believe in this possibility, but were worried that the Mo family was preparing to surround and annihilate them.

This time, the alliance of princes dared to attack Shangqiu under the leadership of Qi State, not only because the lips were dead and the teeth were cold, but if Qi died, Han Wei would inevitably die; It is also because the main field troops of the Mo family are outside, which gives the princes great confidence.

Now although the news is not true or false, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, but the princes have to be cautious.

Shangqiu City is a plain, even though I don't know how many people are in the main force of the Mo family, but the advantages of the Mo family's artillery and cavalry can be brought into full play in this kind of large plain area.

The alliance of princes concentrated a lot of copper cannons this time, but the number of copper cannons that the main force of the Mo family could mobilize was still too small.

The cavalry of Sishang left a deep impression on Wei Han in the Battle of Yinyang, but this kind of cavalry was extremely expensive to train, and Wei Han could not train too much.

If it was really the main force of the Mo family that attacked and prepared to encircle and annihilate them under Shangqiu City, the best way was to retreat.

From the very beginning of this war, the Mo family was taking advantage of the fear of the princes.

If the princes were not afraid, the suspicious army and the empty city plan in the direction of Yangxia would not be effective.

If they are not afraid, it is likely that the Han army really thinks that the Mo family is afraid of war, and may not only continue to advance, but also attack Hongshui and threaten Shangqiu.

The empty city plan is just a temptation, and the result of the temptation is that the alliance of the princes is actually very afraid of fighting with the Mo family in their hearts, so there is a choice for the 30,000 Han army to retreat to Yangxia and hold on, and the main force of the coalition army to take advantage of the Mo family's main force to sneak attack Shangqiu.

Now it seems that this is a hoax, and the princes are extremely worried.

The Son of Heaven was hesitant, but he also knew that if the main force of the princes was cut off under Shangqiu City, the general trend would be gone.

Although in the past, there was the shame of Duke Wen of Jin forcing the Son of Heaven to hunt the Huimeng, and now there are three families of the Jin Tian clan Dai Qi who do not take Zhou Li in their eyes at all, but after all, the princes still have to give the Son of Heaven a little face, not too much.

The Mohists are different, their morality does not recognize the legitimacy of the hereditary Son of Heaven at all.

Once the main force of the princes' coalition army was destroyed in Shangqiu, it meant that from Shangqiu to Luoyang, an effective resistance force could no longer be organized.

In the past, the Chu people were close to Luoyi, and they wanted to win the weight, saying that there were 100,000 people with armor who wanted to watch the politics of China, and they could also say that they were not in Ding, but in fact, they had nothing to do with whether they were in Germany or not, but the strength of the Chu people was not enough to crush the northern princes for fear of causing public anger.

If the group of people from the Mo family were close to Luoyang, they would not be able to stop them by saying that they were not in Dingding in Germany alone. Historically, the first emperor could not be stopped in Germany, and now of course he can't stop the Mo family who completely annihilated the field forces of the Central Plains princes in the field battle of Shangqiu.

Moreover, according to the righteousness of the Mo family, the Son of Heaven has no virtue, hereditary is illegal, and the Mo family does not recognize the basis of that virtue, so it is not reasonable at all.

Zhou Tianzi was horrified in his heart, and he wanted to capture Shangqiu and loot to get some loot in exchange for money, but now it seems that he is afraid that not only will he not get the spoils, but he may also be folded here.

"Ministers, what should we do now?"

He not only asked his direct courtiers again, but also asked Han Hou Qi Hou in the name of the Son of Heaven, the small few thousand men and horses he brought were simply made up, and the main force of the coalition army was the Qi army.

Although the Marquis of Qi does not know soldiers, Qi has ministers of soldiers, but it is inconvenient to speak directly to the Son of Heaven, because the vassals of the Son of Heaven are not the vassals of the Son of Heaven, and the nobles of Qi are loyal to the Marquis of Qi except for the people who have been placed in the past by the two Sons of Heaven.

The Marquis of Qi had also discussed it with the courtiers before, so he said: "Now that Cheng Kuang is returning to Mo, if the northeast direction is really the main force of the Emperor, the situation is dangerous. ”

"His ambition is not small, he wants to kill the Son of Heaven in Shangqiu. Our troops should withdraw as soon as possible. ”

Zhou Tianzi was anxious, and secretly said I don't know how to withdraw? But where to retreat? How to withdraw? If I had known that the main force of the Mo family had not gone to Laiwu in Sishang, I would not have even come.

The Son of Heaven said anxiously: "It is you who say that you want to take advantage of the absence of the main force of the Mo family to forcibly take Shangqiu, and it is also you who say that it is the division of troops to besiege Chengkuang and Daicheng and the main force to attack Shangqiu." Now you have to have an idea. ”

Zhou Tianzi's words did not mean accusation, he was just stating a fact.

The little soldiers in his hand are of no use at all, even if he is the Son of Heaven, no one will listen to his words, so how to withdraw the army still has to listen to the thoughts of the princes.

But when Qi Hou heard these words, he was a little harsh, as if he was accusing Qi Hou.

After all, this time the invasion of Sishang to break Shangqiu was strongly advocated by the Qi State, in the final analysis, the purpose of attacking Sishang was to curb the Mo family in general righteousness, but in fact, the very realistic purpose was to force the Mo family to withdraw from Laiwu.

When Qi Hou heard the words of the Son of Heaven, he was very displeased, and he didn't care about any courtesy of the monarch and ministers, so he scolded and scolded: "Silence! The matter has come to this, why did the Son of Heaven follow the woman's attitude, complain about the heavens, and regret the beginning? ”

Zhou Tianzi was scolded, his heart was infinitely wronged, and he said in his heart I don't mean that, I just said that I hope you can come up with a solution, my soldiers are few and useless, and I haven't fought much, that's what I mean.

was scolded, aggrieved, but he couldn't say anything.

Han Hou understood what Qi Hou meant.

Now that the siege of Daicheng has been lifted, the 5,000 Qi army suffered 3,000 casualties, and the rest retreated into Yongqiu. The scouts reported that there were at least 10,000 untied troops there.

Now those 10,000 people have annihilated 5,000 people near Cheng Kuang and relieved the siege of Cheng Kuang, causing the situation of the princes to be very dangerous.

If you retreat south and make peace with the 30,000 South Korean troops, you will face a great risk.

The 10,000 people in Cheng Kuang are likely to go south from Cheng Kuang to Gucheng to cut off the way for the princes to retreat, and the main force of the Mo family is surrounded from the northeast, and it is likely that nearly 100,000 people will be surrounded between Cheng Kuang, Yangxia and Zhecheng.

If the forty miles outside the northeast are really the main force of the Mo family, there are not many options for the direction of the coalition army's retreat.

Either through Ningling, Chengkuang and Daicheng, withdraw to Yongqiu.

But in that case, the 30,000 people in South Korea will be completely destroyed.

Now the suspicious soldiers in the direction of Yangxia, the 10,000 people in the direction of Chengkuang, and the main force of the Mo family have completely surrounded the 30,000 Korean troops.

Once the main force of the coalition army withdrew through Ningling, the flank of the 30,000 Korean troops was completely exposed, and when the main force of the Mo family went south, Cheng Kuang's division surrounded and harassed by Chen and Kuxian's troops, and the 30,000 Korean troops would definitely die.

These 30,000 Korean troops are the pillars of South Korea, and South Korea can recruit 100,000 peasants if it recruits peasants, but today's war is no longer an era when gentlemen drive at each other and shout at each other, and the 100,000 peasants and soldiers are simply not as good as the 30,000 standing army.

If these 30,000 Korean troops are destroyed, South Korea will be completely finished.

Han Hou immediately said: "You can't withdraw your troops from Ningling!" If the army is withdrawn from Ningling, the main force of the Mo family can leave Daicheng, and the army of Cheng Kuang blocks the road to the north of Duanduan's division, then our army is likely to be surrounded by the Mo family in the south of Dai, north of Cheng Kuang, and east of Yongqiu. ”

"If the main force is destroyed, the general trend will be gone."

He was afraid that the Qi people would say something like a strong man breaking his wrist, even if he broke his wrist, it was not the wrist of Qi State, but the lifeblood of South Korea.

Han Hou didn't want to use the lifeblood of South Korea as the wrist of Qi State.

When the situation was good before, they could sincerely unite around Zhou Tianzi, and the South Korean army could be used as a cover for the right flank alone.

Now that the situation is pressing, Han Hou also has to consider the fate of his 30,000 main forces first.

Han Hou's words can be regarded as interpreting from the overall situation.

Daicheng was besieged but not attacked, Ningling was besieged but not attacked, and Chengkuang was not captured, and the main force of the coalition army went straight to Shangqiu.

If you return the way you came, the consequences of the unconquered three cities will be revealed.

The main force of the Mo family marched very fast, much faster than the alliance army of the princes, and now they were in the northeast, if the alliance army returned the same way, the Mo family could send a forward through Daicheng to cross in front of Yongqiu to block the retreat of the coalition army.

At that time, the 30,000 Korean troops were trapped in Yangxia, and the main force was blocked in front of Yongqiu, and the distance between the Chinese army and the right wing was no less than 200 miles, so it would be easy to be broken by each other.

If the Mo family has a great appetite, they can choose to eat the main force of the coalition army first, and then wave their army south to besiege the 30,000 Han troops in Yangxia.

If the appetite of the Mo family is not so great, and the main force of the coalition army is withdrawn, there will be no force from Yongqiu to Chengkuang to Yangxia that can hinder the main force of the Mo family.

When the time came, the 10,000 Mo army in Cheng Kuang blocked the retreat of the Han army in Yangxia, and it was easy for the main force of the Mo family to eat the Han army first.

Either way, there are great risks.

And the biggest risk is always the 30,000 people of the Korean army in Yangxia.

In case the Qi State flees violently at that time, and the main force of the Mo family can't catch up, then the Han army in Yangxia will be finished.

Han Hou wanted to remind Qi Hou that this time he attacked Sishang, although it was for the sake of righteousness, but it was actually for the Qi country.

If it weren't for the danger of Linzi, the coalition forces would not have failed to capture Chengkuang, Daicheng and Ningling, and would have gone straight to Shangqiu and fallen into the current situation.

It was precisely because of the danger in Linzi that the coalition forces had to attack quickly in order to achieve their strategic goals.

He was only halfway through his words, and Qi Chen sneered: "If it weren't for the main force of the right wing, Duan Duan, who said that the main force of Sishang was between Zhecheng and Kuxian, why would it be here?" ”

"His misjudgment led the army to think that the Mo family's forces in Sishang were all near Yangxia and that Shangqiu was empty, which made the coalition army attack Shangqiu instead of attacking the Chengkuang Ning Mausoleum."

Hearing this, the Koreans scolded: "Qi people are shameless! Didn't South Korea send troops this time to save the country? ”

Qi Chen scolded back: "Could it be that the Mo family has captured Linzi Qidi, and Korea will be able to survive alone?" Could it be that the Mo family would think that Han Hou was righteous and did not attack Han? If you say it's to save Qi, isn't it to save yourself? ”