The Huaihe River, together with the Yangtze River, Yellow River, and Jishui, is also known as the Sidu River. It is one of the four major rivers that flows into the sea alone. It turns northeast at Xuyi, passes through Huaiyin, and enters the sea at Yuntiguan in Lianshui County. The main stream channel is extremely wide and deep, along the Huaihe River. There are no embankments, so people on both sides of the Huaihe River often suffer from floods.
Before the Qin-Huai War, the State of Chu controlled the two counties north of the Huai River, and stationed heavy troops, like a sharp knife at the throat of the Northern Han Dynasty. The actual control of the Huai River had been in the hands of Southern Chu for many years.
Although the Northern Han Dynasty was the first to establish the country before Southern Chu, the north was as powerful as the clouds. It took a lot of energy from the Beitang family to pacify the north. Naturally, the Beitang family did not dare to go south easily before controlling the north, and the Xiao family took advantage of this. Opportunity, conquer the south, and after the Beitang clan completely controls the north, the Xiao clan has also established its dominance in the south.
The two sides launched attacks on each other almost at the same time, with each other winning or losing. Although the Northern Han Dynasty once reached the edge of the Yangtze River, the army of the Southern Chu also drank from the Yellow River.
The two heroes fought for hegemony, resulting in countless casualties and exhaustion. In the end, the two sides were stalemate with the Huaihe River as the boundary. Later, the Jinyi Old Marquis crossed the Huaihe River and controlled the two counties north of the Huaihe River. Until the Jinyi Old Marquis passed away, the two heroes fought for hegemony. Dai Jinyi Hou Qijing inherited the legacy of the old marquis and guarded the front line. For many years, he had guarded the two counties with impregnable strength.
The Southern Chu people controlled the two counties, allowing the Northern Han people to launch offensives many times. Many years ago, Beitang Qing, the Marquis of Changling of the Northern Han Dynasty, dispatched the Xuelan Army, the elite army of the Northern Han Dynasty, in an attempt to seize the two counties from Qi Jing. County, and even achieved a victory of almost annihilating Qi Jing's Black Scale Battalion, but in the end they still failed to achieve their goals.
Until the Northern Han Dynasty sent 150,000 troops, and the Northern Han general Zhong Li'ao went south to attack Chu. The two sides fought hard for three years and finally called a truce. The greatest achievement of the Northern Han people in this war was to recapture the two counties north of the Huaihe River. , the Huaihe River was also out of the complete control of Nanchu. After the Qinhuai War, both sides stationed troops on both sides of the Huaihe River. Separated by a river, both sides were military camps.
On the south bank of the Huaihe River, more than 100,000 troops of the Qinhuai Corps of the Southern Chu were stationed on a front line covering hundreds of miles. On the other side of the Huaihe River was the Southern Corps of the Northern Han Dynasty. The two sides faced each other across the river, and neither dared to neglect them at all.
Although both sides are at war and ready to fight, the two sides also reached many agreements during the truce. The most important one is to resume business ties that had been cut off for three years. Each side has strictly limited docks to allow business travel between the two sides. , and all business travelers coming and going from the dock must undergo strict inspection.
The north prohibited merchants from trading horses to the Northern Han Dynasty, while the south also prohibited iron ore from being sent to the north.
It's just that the Huaihe River stretches like a sea from west to east, and the battle line is extremely long. When it reaches the sea in the east, what's on the other side is not the Northern Han garrison, but the territory of the Eastern Qi Kingdom.
After crossing the Yangtze River, the mission continued to move northeast, which actually avoided the frontal front with the Northern Han Dynasty and entered the lower reaches of the Huaihe River.
Although the Eastern Qi's national power was weak and its territory was small, it still occupied the two states of Qingzhou and Xuzhou. After reaching the lower reaches of the Huaihe River and crossing the river, it fell into the territory of Xuzhou.
The Northern Han Dynasty and the Southern Chu Dynasty were in a stalemate like two ferocious beasts, but as they reached the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, the murderous atmosphere in the garrison camps of the Southern Chu and Eastern Qi Dynasties became much lighter.
After the Northern Han Dynasty stabilized the north, it also took advantage of the Xiao clan's campaign in the south to send troops to the Eastern Qi Dynasty in order to quickly annihilate the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and then go south to attack the Southern Chu State. However, they never expected that the Dong Qi people were so resilient that they not only withstood the It suppressed the Han army's offensive and even caused the Han army to lose troops and generals.
After that, the Northern Han Dynasty was afraid that Southern Chu would take advantage of the situation and withdrew its troops across the board. From then on, the Northern Han Dynasty never had any influence on the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and the Eastern Qi Dynasty also took advantage of the situation and concluded a treaty with the Northern Han Dynasty. After that, they had contacts with Southern Chu. Between the two powerful countries, During the period, he was good at dancing. For many years, although there were occasional frictions with the Northern Han Dynasty and even the Southern Chu Dynasty, there was no use of weapons.
Compared with the Northern Han Dynasty, the Difficulties did not have any battlefield battles with the Eastern Qi Dynasty, so the relationship between the two countries was relatively peaceful, and the soldiers on both sides did not have much hatred along the border.
When Qi Ning led his team to the barracks, there was already a group of people on flying horses to greet them. There was still some distance to go, and the people who came dismounted one after another. The first person, wearing gray armor, walked forward quickly. A few steps away, he stood beside Qi Ning. Ning raised his hands in front of him and said: "The last general, Yi Xiao, the middle man, Han Yu, pays his respects to the Marquis!"
Qi Feng, who was not far from Qi Ning, had already rushed over and smiled at Han Yu: "Han Yu, when did you get transferred here? Do you still recognize me?"
General Yixiao was startled, raised his head, looked at Qi Feng, looked at it a few times, grinned and said: "Qi Feng, you are such a brat, why are you here too?"
When Qi Ning heard this, he knew he was an acquaintance and felt much more relaxed. He smiled and said, "Are you General Han Lang?"
"I don't dare." Han Yu said hurriedly: "Master Marquis, just call me General Han Yu. The General has just been notified that the Marquis's delegation will be coming soon, so he hurriedly came out to greet you. The Marquis is with you all. Tired, the general has prepared a banquet in the camp to welcome the wind and wash away the dust. Please invite me, Lord Marquis!"
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and Han Yu didn't say much. He went over to mount his horse again and led Qi Ning and his party to the camp.
Before they even got close to the camp, they saw several towers towering into the clouds, heard the sound of horns, and the rumbling of drums. Two groups of soldiers had already come out of the camp to welcome the guests.
Han Yu led the way and smiled at Qining: "Master Marquis, the general doesn't understand any rules, so please don't blame me." He said loudly to the soldiers on both sides: "This is the young Marquis, the son of the general. "
All the soldiers suddenly became solemn and straightened up. Wherever Qin Ning passed, they heard the sound of "click, click". However, when the soldiers on both sides waited for him to pass by on horseback, they immediately lowered their heads to show respect.
Qi Ning knew in his heart that since the establishment of the Qinhuai Army, the Jinyi Old Marquis was the first generation general to command the army. After the old Marquis passed away, Qi Jing took over the post of general and is now the Qinhuai Army General Yue Huanshan. , was also Qi Jing's personal general at that time, and Qi Jing trained him single-handedly.
The Qinhuai Army's imprint on the Jin Yi Qi family cannot disappear overnight.
For the soldiers of the Qinhuai Army, the uniforms and uniforms are a symbol, a symbol that represents the Qinhuai Army.
The two generations of generals of the Qi family are world-famous generals. They not only command the troops well, but also love the soldiers like their own children, and are deeply respected by the soldiers.
Not long after Qi Jing's death, the entire Qinhuai army was covered with sackcloth. Today, when the young marquis in brocade came to the barracks, the soldiers naturally called him General Qi and couldn't help but express their respect to Qi Ning for the Qi family.
When Qi Ning was in the capital, he always felt that the power of the Jinyi Qi family was weak. Whether it was the Sima family or the King of Huainan, they seemed to be much stronger than the Qi family. But at this moment, he finally realized that as the four hereditary princes of the empire, The Qi family, one of them, is much stronger than I thought. Just from the awe-filled expressions and actions of these soldiers, I know that they are indeed full of feelings for the Qi family in their bones.
And all of this was accumulated by two generations of Jin Yihou over decades with their leadership talents and character.
Qi Ning suddenly reined in his horse, turned over and dismounted. Whenever someone on both sides bowed their head and saluted him, Qi Ning immediately turned around and nodded to express condolences.
Qi Ning knew that his action might be simple, but it was a sign of respect.
After entering the military camp, Wu Dalin personally arranged the goods. Qi Ning then said to Han Yu: "Han Yu, I have two people here who will be handed over to your care first. After returning from the mission to Dong Qi, I will escort them back to the capital. In the meantime, , you must send people to guard them strictly and never let them come into contact with anyone. After I come back, you must hand them over to me, otherwise I will question you."
He originally thought that Han Yu would ask about the situation, but Han Yu didn't ask. He came to his senses and said in a deep voice: "Song Lian, take someone to take the two people the Marquis mentioned and keep them under strict guard until the Marquis comes back." , don't let them see anyone." A general behind him immediately agreed, took a few people over, and took Hu Bowen and Liang Xiong down to be imprisoned.
Han Yu raised his hand and said: "Master Marquis, the food and wine are ready. It's been a hard journey. Let's have a few glasses of wine to relieve our fatigue."
Qi Ning turned around and pointed at Wu Dalin and said: "Han Yu, this is the leader of the mission, Wu Dalin." As soon as he said the words, he suddenly felt that he had unknowingly regarded Han Yu as his subordinate. He had never been in contact with Qin Huai Legion, but the moment I entered the military camp, I felt unusually close.
Han Yu immediately raised his hand to Wu Dalin and said: "It turns out to be Team Leader Wu, whose name I have admired for a long time!"
Wu Dalin also returned the favor and said with a smile: "Han Lang will guard the front line, and his hard work has paid off."
Han Yu laughed and said: "To be honest, Leader Wu, the Qinhuai Army has hundreds of thousands of troops guarding along the Huaihe River. Only here is the most peaceful place. On the other side are the people of Dongqi. They say that the navy of Dongqi is powerful, but I have never seen it with my own eyes." , but the Dong Qi Army on the other side is really weak, and if the Dong Qi Navy is like this, it won’t be a big deal."
"How do you say this?" Qining asked.
Han Yu said: "Master Marquis, the Eastern Qi army is undisciplined. They will flood into the Huaihe River every now and then to swim, bask in the sun on the bank, and often fish in the river and grill fish at the table. You Can such an army still fight? To put it bluntly, if they are enemies of our great Chu, if I send a troop of troops to cross over in the middle of the night, they will not notice it and can easily capture it. 's tent."
Wu Dalin asked curiously: "General Han Lang, the military discipline of the Eastern Qi Army is so lax?"
Han Yu said: "Actually, it was fine in the first few years, but in recent years it has gone from bad to worse." He lowered his voice and smiled: "Master Marquis, Leader Wu, do you know who the general is commanding the army on the opposite side?"
Qi Ning shook his head, and Wu Dalin also frowned and said: "I haven't asked about things here for a long time, but I really don't know."
Han Yu chuckled, raised his hand and said, "Master Marquis, Leader Wu, let's wait until we enter the tent." He led Qi Ning and others into the tent, followed by Qi Feng and several other guards.
In the big tent, more than a dozen generals had gathered at this time. Seeing Qi Ning coming in, all the generals stepped forward, their armors rattling, and they all knelt down on one knee, saying in unison: "Greetings to Xiaohou Lord!"