Soon, when Qi State's 500,000-strong army was sent to the front line and formally engaged the coalition forward at a distance of about 500 miles from Qi State's capital, Qi State formed another 300,000-strong army in the rear.
Qi's war mobilization ability can be seen from this. It is too rich and has too many young people. It is no wonder that the other countries are afraid of it and unite to attack it.
Qi State, under Qufu City.
As an important border town of Qi State, it is also the gate to the west. It is also the most prosperous city in the entire south and west of Qi State. Qi State has 30,000 troops stationed here.
It was always heavily guarded, but now in wartime, it was even more like facing a formidable enemy. Groups of soldiers were constantly patrolling the streets, and the city walls were filled with soldiers who were ready for battle.
It is precisely because of such tight defense that when many places in the southwest of Qi State fell, this majestic city was able to stand at the forefront, but it still stood firm in the occupied areas of Qi State, which contained many The strength of the coalition forces.
During this period of time, refugees or deserters from the entire southwest region continued to gather in Qufu City, slowly bringing news one after another, but none of them was good.
Among them, there was news that Qi's 100,000 vanguard coalition forces were defeated by the coalition forces in one battle, which added a layer of gloom to Qufu City, which was already covered with dark clouds and a storm was about to come.
By the time most of the coalition forces had completely reached the territory of Qi State, more than 500,000 civilians and a total of 150,000 troops had gathered in Qufu City.
It can be said that in the entire southwest of Qi State, as long as they had the connections or the ability, all the refugee deserters who had the chance to flee to Qufu City gathered here.
The other people either fled further to the rear, or died under the weapons of the coalition forces, or became their captive slaves, driven and humiliated by them, and their lives were worse than death.
Qufu was once the capital of the Lu State, which had been fighting with the Qi State for hundreds of years, always falling in love and killing each other. Since the State of Lu was destroyed by the State of Qi, Qufu has been an important western town of Qi State and has been firmly blocking the footsteps of all enemies trying to invade Qi State.
In countless wars in the past, Qufu has accomplished its mission brilliantly, perfectly resisting the invasion of enemies one after another. It can be said that it is an important city in the west that will never fall.
After decades of continuous addition of various defensive measures and continuous heightening and thickening of the city walls, Qufu has become a great city in the world. In the entire world, there are no more than twenty cities with defensive capabilities like his, if you count them on your fingers.
And most importantly, in Qufu City, there are enough equipment to arm 200,000 people, and enough food for one million people to use for a year. It can be said that the war preparation materials are extremely abundant.
These abundant supplies are also the source of confidence that the soldiers and civilians of Qi State, who are like bereaved dogs in the city, can continue to settle down and resist resolutely here.
In their mind, with enough ordnance, plus the original army, and a little assembly, they can pull out an army of more than 300,000 people.
Even if they are just a ragtag group with extremely poor fighting power, on the frontal battlefield, against the elites from various countries outside the city, they can be beaten to pieces and scattered like birds and beasts in one battle.
But the guards in the city did not have high requirements for them. As long as they could stand on the city wall, set up a bow, shoot arrows, throw stones, and pour boiling oil. Even if they are really scared to death, how can they accomplish these simple things
As for the problem of their lack of combat effectiveness, the guard said that it was no problem. This problem could be solved quickly by fighting a few more battles and killing more people.
The question is cruel, but the fact is very realistic!
This is what the current guard thinks. Although his face is solemn, there is still a relaxed look in his eyes.
The reason for this is that news came from the rear. Qi's 500,000 elite reinforcements have already fought with the coalition's forwards. There have been several life-and-death battles, with neither side winning or losing.
Even the reinforcements pushed back the coalition forces a few steps, and the coalition front lines retreated fifty or sixty miles.
This kind of concession by the coalition forces was regarded as fear in the eyes of the defender.
Inspired by this news, the guard felt confident. He was no longer confused and afraid about the future, but full of hope.
The news was conveyed to the people and troops in the city promptly by the guard, which made them panic, but also made them feel relieved, with a rare look of happiness on their faces.
In their eyes, although the enemies outside the city are still terrifying, this is only temporary. As Qi's army grows more and more, these hateful invaders will definitely be driven out of Qi's territory.
Standing at the top of the city, looking at the sunset heading towards the west mountain, although it was already close to dusk, to the guard, it looked like the sun was rising in the east, full of vitality.
Two hundred miles east of Qufu City, there is another important town in Qi State, Yangguan.
At this time, under the Yang Pass, the two armies were arrayed neatly and facing each other. There were 100,000 troops on each side, crowded under this narrow pass, looking at each other.
One army wore purple armor, exuding a noble purple under the sunlight. The army on the other side was dressed in colorful clothes, and many of them were even in tatters, without even a complete piece of clothing, just like refugees.
And judging from the faces of the soldiers in purple uniforms, although many of them felt nervous and scared, their faces were very young, and they were all young people in their twenties and thirties.
However, the Chaos Legion opposite was mostly composed of teenagers or old men in their forties or fifties. The old, weak, sick and disabled were mixed among them. There were only a few real young and middle-aged men, and some of them were serving as officers.
The contrast in strength between the two sides is extremely disparate, with almost no comparability.
This is Qi's reinforcements and the vanguard of the Allied Powers.
Although the strength comparison between the two sides was very different, the morale of the coalition forces was very high. Even when they looked at the enemy on the opposite side, their eyes and movements showed a sense of arrogance and contempt that could not be ignored.
Although the coalition forces on the opposite side were all strong young men, and wore very strong armors, and held very sharp weapons, their hands were trembling inadvertently, and the pupils of their eyes were constantly shrinking. Cold sweat broke out all over his body.
"kill!"
A loud voice sounded from the rear of both sides, followed by drums and thunder, flags surging, and soldiers from both sides rushed over like a tide.
In the sixth year of Emperor Yuan's reign, early May.
The vanguard reinforcements of Qi State and the vanguard of the coalition forces fought at Yangguanxia. Each side had 100,000 troops and a total of 200,000 troops fought to the death at the pass.
However, on the 3rd, the Qi army suffered a tragic victory, beheading 70,000 of the coalition forces, and the rest of the coalition vanguard collapsed. The Qi army itself suffered 50,000 dead and 20,000 wounded, and its vitality was severely damaged. The remaining troops were stationed in Yangguan and could not leave the pass.
On the importance of choosing a good chapter title. By the way, it seems that Zhang Jie's name has become better and better these days. The author would like to praise himself here.
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