After the soldiers and horses gathered.
Liu Qi also asked Chen Dao and Ma Dai to lead 30,000 troops to garrison in Pengcheng, and then led the remaining army towards Xuzhou City.
He wanted to fight the Qi army in Xuzhou City and decide the outcome.
After all, the 500,000 Qi troops from Qingzhou also gathered in Xuzhou City.
Although they cannot directly invade Qingzhou, if they can defeat the 500,000 Qi army in Xuzhou City, then Qi will be unable to continue to resist their attack.
The key to victory or defeat in this campaign against Qi. , that is, whether it can completely defeat this Qi army.
If they can, the balance of victory will be on their side; if they can't, then all the arrangements made will be difficult to say.
Even with complete preparations, no one dares to determine the outcome until the last moment.
Everything is still unknown.
Just like Liu Qi, who made many arrangements and also took action against Qi State, he was not 100% sure about annexing Qi State, but he had 100% confidence in himself.
There is a difference between a positive ending and trust in oneself.
There is a difference between confidence and blindness.
Liu Qi himself was full of confidence, but he was not blind.
He also knew very well that although the Qi army was full of shortcomings, it was also a fact that their side lacked troops and horses.
There is no final moment.
The odds of winning for both sides are also 50-50.
He despises the enemy in behavior, but still values the enemy in his heart. but.
No matter what.
Liu Qi now led the army to a place twenty miles outside Xuzhou City, and it was already dusk, making it inconvenient to continue marching.
Moreover, the soldiers were also tired after marching all the way.
Continuing to march will only increase the fatigue of the soldiers without any benefit.
What's more, Xuzhou City now has 500,000 enemy troops.
If a tired army rushes over, it is very likely that they will encounter an attack. .
If that were the case, it might be difficult to even resist.
Nowadays, although the soldiers are tired, they are not exhausted.
They still have strength to show, and they are still fearless even if they are attacked.
If you have spare strength, you won't be afraid of any attacks.
You know, they carried out a sudden attack unexpectedly, but they were always prepared for what they did.
After all, there are only more than 100,000 soldiers and horses.
Once they are ambushed and the entire army is annihilated, then they do not need to continue, and they will be counterattacked by the Qi army.
The situation after that will become out of control.
This is not a situation he wants to see, and he does not allow such a situation to occur.
Otherwise, everything he has done will be in vain, and there will be no place for him in the Central Plains.
He cannot be careless or cautious, because no big mistakes are allowed.
Even if there are changes, they must be controlled within the controllable range.
After Liu Qi asked the army to stop, he also asked the army to set up camp on the spot.
At the same time, he also sent soldiers to guard nearby.
Of course, no matter how far away they are, there are still their spies checking in front, also to collect current information about Xuzhou City.
If you want to defeat the Qi army, you also need to know the movements of the Qi army, know yourself and the enemy, and then you can be victorious in every battle.
If you don't even understand the enemy's situation, how can you defeat the enemy?
To know.
Yesterday afternoon.
Liu Bei had already personally led 500,000 Qi troops to Xuzhou City.
He arrived one day earlier than them and did not continue marching in their direction.
Maybe he just wanted to fight them in Xuzhou City.
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Just as a main battlefield.
Therefore, spies had been sent out before to inquire about the layout of the Qi army in Xuzhou City, so that they could make arrangements.
Moreover, Qi Jun will also have spies, always paying attention to the movements on their side.
Just in case something changes.
They are all old rivals and have a certain understanding of each other.
While the soldiers were busy building the camp.
Liu Qi and others were also observing from the side.
There is also a twenty centimeter square map in the middle, which is just a map of the terrain near Xuzhou City.
While they were discussing.
There was a horse galloping from the main road, and it looked like they were the spies from their side.
The detective came galloping from a distance, and when he was about to reach Liu Qi's vicinity, he pulled the horse back.
Before the war horse came to a complete stop, the spy jumped off the horse's back, holding his sword in his hand, and quickly came towards Liu Qi and the others.
"Report, Your Majesty, the Qi army has set up camp one mile outside Xuzhou City.
The camp stretches for several miles.
Moreover, people are no longer allowed to enter and leave Xuzhou City.
The city gates are closed tightly.
The defenders are still the same ones who were originally stationed in Xuzhou City.
At the same time, the Qi army also sent 50,000 soldiers and horses to station in Xiaopei."
"Other than that, there is no other movement."
When the detective came to Liu Qi, he knelt down and quickly told everything he knew.
"I know, continue to inquire, and if anything happens, report it quickly," Liu Qi nodded.
"promise" The detective also handed over his hand and stood up, holding his sword in his hand, bending slightly, taking a few steps back, then turned around and headed towards the war horse he was riding.
He got on his horse, pulled the reins, and galloped away in the direction he came from.
It comes in a hurry and goes in a hurry.
"It seems that Emperor Qi is also ready and is waiting for the arrival of our army," Liu Qi said to everyone.
There was no surprise in the words.
It seemed that Liu Bei was stationed outside Xuzhou City and did not take the initiative to attack.
He was not surprised at all.
It was as expected.
Hear the words.
Guo Jia and others also nodded.
This is not too surprising.
After knowing that the Qi army arrived in Xuzhou City, they stayed in Xuzhou City and did not continue towards their marching route.
It can be guessed that Liu Bei is preparing to fight them in Xuzhou City as the main battlefield.
The news brought by the detectives only proved their suspicions.
"It seems that Emperor Qi has become more cautious," Guo Jia said with a smile.
The words fell.
Liu Qi and others also smiled knowingly.
They chose to stop and set up camp here, although it was to allow the soldiers to conserve their physical strength to deal with some sudden changes, but they were also thinking about whether Liu Bei would act rashly.
Now it seems that Liu Bei does not dare to act rashly.
"Okay, let's arrange for the soldiers to bury the pot and make rice.
We will spend the night here tonight.
Early tomorrow morning, we will raise the army to call for battle, but we need to be vigilant tonight," Liu Qi ordered
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