Chapter 460: The trapped dragon situation (Part 2)
Chapter 460 The situation of trapped dragon (Part 2)
Chapter 459: Trapped Dragon (Part 2)
“What on earth is Huang Chao doing? It’s been so long since he’s failed to deal with a small Song Jiang. Even if Liangshan is not strong, he can’t be so lazy.”
Xiang Yu couldn't help complaining about Huang Chao's arrival, thinking that Liangshan's still existence was the reason for Huang Chao's slackness, but he didn't know Huang Chao's troubles.
With the power of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, it is not difficult to clear out Liangshan. However, Zhang Jiao always transferred elite troops from Qingzhou, so that the "suppression of bandits" was always delayed.
Huang Chao finally trained an elite soldier, but before he could use it to suppress bandits, he was transferred to Sizhou by Zhang Jiao. Therefore, no matter how powerful Huang Chao was, it was impossible to wipe out Liangshan with just a bunch of new soldiers.
However, under the constant encirclement and suppression of the Yellow Turbans, Liangshan struggled to develop an elite naval force. This also gave the Han army all the conditions to attack Mengjin. Of course, it was still very difficult to win.
Suddenly, Xiang Yu seemed to have thought of something. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The Han Dynasty tried their best but missed one thing, that is, it is impossible for the Liangshan bandits to break through the Mengjing Pass, and the Han army does not have extra troops. Support, this trapped dragon situation is simply impossible to form. "
Mengjin Pass is different from Dagong Pass. Since the two northern states of Hebei have not yet been captured, the Yellow Turbans placed a large number of defenders in Mengjin to prevent the Han troops from the two states from invading Sizhou.
Although Liang Shanshui's army was brave, with Song Jiang's small force, it was simply impossible to capture Mengjin Pass, which had almost no flaws.
Everything Xiang Yu said is logical. So the 'trapped dragon situation' is Guiguzi's plan. Is it possible that it will be carried out according to normal logic?
Guiguzi turned his back to Xiang Yu and said calmly: "Who said that the Han army does not have excess troops? Isn't Huangfu Song's 100,000-strong army not the Han army?"
When Xiang Yu heard this, he immediately said: "Impossible. Huangfu Song is restrained by Zhang Bao's 200,000 troops. How could he attack Meng Jin? Unless...could it be?"
Xiang Yu's eyes widened and he thought of another possibility, that is...
"Yes, Zhang Bao was defeated by Huangfu Song before you were defeated. Huangfu Song should have led his army to Mengjin by now."
Just the day before the Battle of Hanshui River, the Battle of Changshe also started, so Xiang Yu naturally didn't know about it.
In the Battle of Changshe, Huangfu Song adopted Han Xin's strategy. He first burned Changshe and then launched a general attack. He not only broke through the blockade of 200,000 Yellow Turbans, but also wiped out more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans in one fell swoop.
After this battle, the Jizhou Yellow Turbans were basically crippled, and several Qu commanders were killed in the battle, including deputy commander Zhang Xianzhong.
Zhang Xianzhong was really miserable. As the first rebel king to come to the world, he unfortunately encountered Qin Wen in the first battle after entering the world.
This was a battle with great advantages, but as a result, Sun Kewang, his right-hand man, was killed in the battle, and Li Dingguo was also captured and surrendered. Zhang Xianzhong has since become the bare commander.
Zhang Xianzhong was the anti-king who dominated the late Ming Dynasty. Even if he was alone, he still managed to reach the top of the Yellow Turbans. He also recruited many talents by virtue of his status as Qu Shuai. Of course, there was no one who could compare with Li Dingguo.
After the defeat in the Battle of Changshe, Zhang Xianzhong led his army to break out, but who expected to encounter Han Xin who had already ambushed him halfway.
With thousands of arrows fired, Zhang Xianzhong was directly shot into a sieve and became the first anti-king to die in battle.
Zhang Bao, who was also seriously injured, handed over the general power to Dou Jiande, and the Yellow Turbans only had 60,000 to 70,000 remaining troops in Jizhou, so they were naturally unable to stop Huangfu Song from leading his army south.
After listening to Guiguzi’s narration, Xiang Yu couldn’t believe it was true.
Two or three days ago, the Yellow Turbans seemed to want to dominate the world.
But after two or three days, the 600,000 troops from the north and the south were defeated by floods and fire attacks.
The last 800,000 troops are about to be trapped and die in Sizhou. This is too..."Damn it, is this Han Xin the reincarnation of Huaiyin? Such generals are helping the Han. There are so many talents in the Han Dynasty." Xiang Yu said with great reluctance. , but there was one thing he still couldn't figure out.
Eight hundred thousand troops are not a small number. After learning that they were trapped and died in Sizhou, they would definitely break out at all costs, and the Yellow Turbans in the Kanto states would definitely not ignore them.
So even if the Han took back the four gates of Sizhou, how could he withstand the Yellow Turbans' two-sided attack?
Another point is that the prison in Sizhou is too big. It is not an exaggeration to call it a new world. Can it really trap 800,000 Yellow Turbans?
Xiang Yu knew that he had missed the most important point, because it was impossible for a big man to do useless work, but he still couldn't remember it after thinking hard, and his face turned red with anxiety.
"What exactly is missing? The Han army paid such a high price, so it is impossible not to think of this." Xiang Yu said to himself anxiously.
Seeing this, Guiguzi reminded with a smile: "Grain and grass."
Xiang Yu suddenly understood and finally figured out the key.
Since the Yellow Turbans invaded Sizhou, the total amount of grain and grass seized did not seem to exceed 10,000 shi, and all the private grain reserves were confiscated by the Han Dynasty.
This move of the Han Dynasty did not attract the attention of anyone except Zhang Liang. After all, it is completely normal not to leave supplies for the enemy in life and death.
Xiang Yu didn't care at that time. After all, the Yellow Turbans had a grain storehouse worth tens of millions of stones in Yanzhou, so they were not worried about the shortage of grain and grass.
But if it cooperates with this trapped dragon situation, it will be a big problem.
Once the connection between Sizhou and Yanzhou is severed, Yanzhou's grain cannot be transported. And once Sizhou's basic military grain reserves are exhausted, Sizhou's three million people and 800,000 troops will face no food. Edible situation.
At that time, Sizhou, which has no food to levy, will not only not be a help to the Yellow Turbans, but will become a resistance.
After all, three million people need to eat. If the Yellow Turbans don't provide them, the people will have no choice but to resist in order not to starve to death.
But if it is given, how can the Yellow Turbans break the cage when the military rations are insufficient?
The Yellow Turbans were not without the ability to fight back, but in the severe cold weather, the difficulty of siege was more than doubled, not to mention the fact that there was no food and grass in the city.
Most importantly, will Zhang Jiao watch the people of Sizhou and the Yellow Turban army starve to death?
Based on Xiang Yu's understanding of Zhang Jiao, Zhang Jiao would probably order surrender to the Han when there was no hope of breaking out and he was starving of food and waiting to die.
Xiang Yu couldn't help but take a breath when he thought of this. What a huge and terrifying plan this was.
Using the entire Sizhou as a prison, the eight passes of Luoyang as shackles, the climate and the people as sharp blades, and even taking into account the people's hearts, they wanted to wipe out the 800,000 yellow scarf army in Sizhou in one fell swoop.
With such a series of calculations, how can the Yellow Turbans have a future?
“Whoever came up with such a vicious plan deserves to die.”
Seeing Xiang Yu gritting his teeth, Guiguzi touched his nose in embarrassment.
Gui Guzi even suspected that if he told Xiang Yu that he was the maker, Xiang Yu might ignore the help and just tear him apart.
The trap has been filled, and the next step is the final decisive battle. The pace may be a bit fast, and the subplots will not be described in detail. We strive to write the most exciting battle for hegemony among the princes as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)