Chapter 809: The Third Battle of Hulao Pass
Chapter 809 The Third Battle of Hulao Pass
Chapter 807: The Third Battle of Hulao Pass
Hulao Pass is a checkpoint prone to disasters. The first time it was destroyed was during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
At that time, Qin Wen was dragged down by He Jin and was forced to abandon Hulao. Before leaving, Qin Wen decisively destroyed Hulao and left nothing useful to Zhang Jiao.
As for the second time, it was because of a prisoner-of-war riot in Sizhou, and Xiang Yu led the prisoners to retreat to the old site of Hulao. The half-rebuilt Hulao Pass was destroyed by the war again.
Hulao Pass has been destroyed twice, and each time it was destroyed, it meant the lives of at least 100,000 people.
Now that Yang Jian rebuilt Hulao Pass, its defense is even stronger than before, but Qin Hao said he would destroy it again?
Hearing this, all the princes could not help but shudder.
Is this the rhythm that will turn Hulao Pass into a **** **** again?
This does sound quite domineering. Except for Qin Hao, the leader of the alliance, no one has the qualifications to dare to say this.
But the price behind this sentence is that I don’t know how many people will die under Hulao Pass.
Many princes showed unbearable expressions, but then they became calm.
In the eyes of these princes, human lives are just numbers and military medals.
As long as the territory under his command still exists, dead soldiers can still be requisitioned;
However, Dong Dong's achievements can be famous throughout the ages. If you miss this once, there will be no next time.
Seeing that he had calmed down all the princes with just one sentence, Qin Hao knew that this was because he had handled the issue of food distribution relatively perfectly, so the princes were more convinced of him, and if this trend continued, the coalition forces would no longer be in disarray.
In fact, Qin Hao still hid his personal interests in the matter of grain distribution. Although Jingzhou had to bear the military rations of the princes of Jingzhou and Yi, the combined military strength of the princes of these two states was not comparable to the military strength of Qin Hao alone.
In addition, Qin Hao obtained all of Ding Yuan's accumulation in Xiangyang and extorted a large amount from Huang Zu and Han Xuan, so he was completely within the tolerance range.
As for the situation of other grain-producing states, no matter how good it is, it cannot be better than Qin Hao, especially Jizhou. One state has to bear the military grain of three states.
It should be noted that Hetao has promoted new grain varieties for many years, and the major grain crops in Bingzhou can even supply 200,000 Jin troops for three consecutive years.
There was no shortage of food and grass in Bingzhou, but Qin Hao still asked Jizhou to provide food, and after the war, Bingzhou returned to Shang.
This is not an unnecessary move, but is to consume the grain reserves in the hands of the major princes.
This time Qin Hao formed the coalition army to fight against Dong, not only to take over Sizhou, but also to unify and merge the states later, and even replace Dong Zhuo and become the new overlord of the princes.
After finally defeating an old overlord, a new overlord came out to stand on his head. This must be something that all the princes would not want to see.
If the surplus grains in the hands of the major princes are sufficient, there is no guarantee that they will not become resistance due to fear of threats.
But if the surplus grain in their hands is not enough, even if they want to prevent Qin Hao from having the ability, they will focus on cultivating and promoting the new grain varieties they have.
This period of time is the golden time for Qin Hao to develop his power. After the princes fully realize it, Qin Hao is already an existence that they cannot eliminate even if they join forces.
What Qin Hao used was a conspiracy, a naked conspiracy, and even if some of the princes noticed it, they could not stop it. Qin Hao's thoughts turned away from the matter of grain distribution, and Qin Hao turned his attention to Li Shimin.
Qin Hao had never underestimated Li Shimin, and Li Shimin had never let Qin Hao down. He actually arrived in Sizhou with reinforcements before the training of the coalition army was completed.
In this way, Qin Hao can also divide his troops openly and use the power of the princes to attack other checkpoints, so that he can completely occupy the four counties of Sizhou for himself.
“Li Shimin, after defeating Xiang Yu, is it finally our turn to show off?”
A trace of excitement flashed in Qin Hao's eyes, and he thought to himself: "I'm afraid I won't be able to win this time. Dong Zhuo is the enemy of the whole world, and everyone in the world is on my side. The advantage is too great, and you will definitely lose."
With the arrival of Li Shimin, the total number of Liang army's cavalry at Hulao Pass reached 50,000, which undoubtedly put great pressure on the princes.
Cao Cao thought for a while, but then his eyes lit up, and he stood up and said: "Alliance leader, the Xiliang cavalry coming this time only has 60,000, but that guy Li Shimin concentrated 50,000 on the Hulao line. It seems that Li Shimin is not I’m not prepared to fight to the death.”
“If Li Shimin only defends but does not attack, and does nothing but defend? Then he is not Li Shimin.”
Qin Hao chuckled, his eyes full of determination, and said solemnly: "Counterattacking in defense is the style Li Shimin should have."
All the princes couldn't help but nodded when they heard this. After all, Li Shimin had also served as the leader of the alliance, and his ability was recognized as strong. He would never be able to defend the city.
“The garrison at Hulao Pass is 100,000, of which 50,000 are cavalry, and the defense of the city mainly relies on infantry. Although the cavalry is strong in the field, it is not good at defending the city.
Li Shimin has so many cavalry in his hands. If he dares to go out for a decisive battle, then he will use 100,000 of our cavalry to defeat his 50,000 Xiliang cavalry.
If Li Shimin didn't dare to leave, he could just concentrate on defeating the 50,000 defenders. Our coalition has a total of 550,000 troops. Can't we still break through the 50,000 infantry defense barrier? "
Qin Hao smiled and said loudly, and most of the princes nodded subconsciously. They had subconsciously begun to believe Qin Hao.
Qin Hao smiled knowingly when he saw this. He was indeed right to say that, but the truth was not the same.
At present, there are indeed only 50,000 infantry defenders in Hulao Pass, but Li Shimin can leave 90,000 troops in Luoyang. Once the troops in Hulao Pass are insufficient, Luoyang will immediately send reinforcements.
At that time, the coalition forces will transform from a forceful attack to a war of attrition, which is unbearable for all the princes. Qin Hao will also use the excuse of dividing Li Shimin's strength to use the princes' forces to divide their troops to win other levels.
This plan is perfect!
When he thought that all the princes in the world were involved in his calculations, Qin Hao felt an extremely satisfying sense of accomplishment.
"You can't be complacent like this, my goal is to dominate the world." Qin Hao secretly warned himself in his heart.
Looking back at the princes, Qin Hao's eyes were full of confidence, and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the third battle of Hulao Pass is about to begin, and our top priority now is to integrate the army as soon as possible. It should be noted that a plate of loose sand will never defeat us. It is possible to defeat Liang Jun. How is the training situation of the army now? "
Ten team leaders, headed by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, stepped forward. Yuan Shao was the first to report: "To report to the alliance leader, the 11th group of the coalition forces has been integrated very smoothly this month, and the cooperation between them has been greatly improved."
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(End of this chapter)