Chapter 1003: The four major princes from the south attacked
Chapter 1003: The four major princes from the south attack
Chapter 1001: The four major princes from Bingnan are attacking
"Report...to my lord, something bad has happened. Wang Shichong, the governor of Shangdang, has dispatched 20,000 troops to go south. At present, they have occupied the land of two counties in Hanoi and the land of three counties in Hedong."
As soon as this news came out, all the generals of the Qin army were in an uproar and cursed angrily.
"Wang Shichong is a thief. He is so bold and bold. He dares to come and **** the ready-made goods at this time. It is simply shameless."
“That’s it, my lord, please give me eight thousand troops and horses, and I will ensure that I will defeat Wang Shichong’s troops.”
“Lord, the last general only needs seven thousand soldiers and horses…”
“Then I’ll give you five thousand…”
Since its establishment, the Qin Army has relied on many advantages such as equipment, training, and generals to hardly suffer any major losses in frontal combat, and this has also developed the arrogant personality of the generals.
Senior generals such as Li Cunxiao and Ran Min hardly paid attention to small princes like Wang Shichong. What's more, they even defeated the Shangdang's 20,000-strong army with just three thousand soldiers and horses.
The generals were clamoring to punish Wang Shichong, which made Qin Hao so loud that he immediately shouted: "Shut up, everyone."
When the generals heard this, they immediately stopped making noise, while Qin Hao continued to reprimand: "Look, look, how crazy are all of them? Three thousand soldiers and horses dare to fight against an army of 20,000. They simply treat the army as a slut." Child's play...you think you are me?"
Under Qin Hao's reprimand, all the generals also realized that they were too proud and even dared to say such crazy things as three thousand versus twenty thousand.
But what Qin Hao said later made the veterans laugh. Pei Ju and others were a little confused when they saw this, while Liu Bowen and others shook their heads helplessly.
When the royal family of Yanmen rebelled, Qin Hao was forced to lead 3,000 elite troops to quell the rebellion, but he faced Wang Shichong's 20,000 rebels in time.
It was Qin Hao's first battle after joining the army, and the battle was extremely difficult, but in the end he still showed the momentum of Yanmen. Qin Hao defeated 20,000 rebels head-on with 3,000 elite troops and became famous in one battle.
Many people present had participated in the original battle. When Qin Hao said this, they couldn't help but look nostalgic. They saw that the former young master had become the current master. That high-spirited young man had really grown up. That’s it.
After Qin Hao was busy beating the generals, he immediately asked the counselors: "Military advisor, Wang Shichong only has 35,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, but this time he dares to send 20,000 troops south to seize territory. Is this what he is doing?" are you crazy?"
Since the capture of the Hetao, the development of Bingbei has been rising to a higher level every year, and the four counties of Bingnan have also been radiated by its development, and their economy, politics, and population have all been greatly improved.
Nowadays, the four Bingnan counties have a population of nearly 12.3 million, and Shangdang is the richest among the four Bingnan counties. But even so, Wang Shichong can only support 35,000 troops. No matter how many more, Wang Shichong cannot support them. I can't afford it, but the Shangdang can no longer provide more troops.
Not all prefects can be like Qin Hao. One county has a population of more than two million, so there is almost no need to worry about the source of troops. Of course, Nanyang has been split into a county by Qin Hao.
Due to population limitations, the four Bingnan counties were destined not to be able to raise many soldiers and horses. Wang Shichong already had the largest number of troops among the four Bingnan princes, but he could only barely protect himself, and there were simply no extra troops. External expansion.
Shangdang is close to Taiyuan County. If Wang Shichong wants to expand externally, he must dispatch sufficient troops. However, the rear will become empty, allowing the Jin army from Taiyuan to take advantage of the opportunity.
Logically speaking, unless the Jin army is completely contained, there is absolutely no possibility for Wang Shichong to send troops, but this time he took such a big risk to send troops, which made Qin Hao have to wonder if there was any conspiracy.
After Liu Bowen pondered for a while, he added: "This matter is indeed very strange. Wang Shichong must have a back-up plan, otherwise he would never dare to seize food from the tiger's mouth. I guess that the other three princes in Bingnan may have been persuaded by Wang Shichong to send troops together." Qin Hao looked surprised and sneered: "Zhang Yang, Wang Chao, and Wang Kuang also have the guts to compete with me for Sizhou? This is impossible!"
It’s not that Qin Hao looked down on these three local princes, but that these three people were obviously princes, but they were extremely humble in front of Qin Wen and Qin Hao, which made Qin Hao not regard them as opponents.
Liu Bowen looked serious when he saw this, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, don't underestimate anyone. After all, they are princes, and rabbits bite people when they are anxious..."
Before Liu Bowen finished speaking, another important military information came.
“Report...to Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangjun, dispatched 15,000 troops southward and occupied two counties in the east of Hedong.”
"Report...Xihe Governor Zhang Chao dispatched 15,000 troops southward and occupied three counties in Hanoi."
“Report...Shuofang Governor Wang Kuang dispatched 10,000 troops southward and occupied two counties in Hanoi.”
Qin Hao's face also became a little unsightly. He just said that the princes in the south did not dare to compete with him for Sizhou, but he immediately got the news that the other party was sending troops. This was a slap in his face. .
“It’s a good thing we came here. We can take care of them all at once, and we won’t have to find excuses to attack them in the future.”
Qin Hao said angrily, and what he said was also full of confidence.
The total strength of the four major feudal lords in Bingnan was only 60,000, while the total strength of the Qin army in Sizhou was as high as 130,000. Therefore, even if the four major lords in Bingnan united, Qin Hao would never feel too big a threat. threaten.
Just as Qin Hao was about to give the order, Liu Bowen spoke again: "My lord, the situation is not clear yet. Whether the four major princes of Bingnan have united, or came to seize the territory spontaneously, or colluded with the Liang army, we have no idea about this. It would be child's play to start a war.
According to my opinion, our army may not start a war for the time being, and first focus on seizing the counties in Hedong and Hanoi. After figuring out the way, it will not be too late to start a war. "
Qin Hao thought for a while and felt that it made sense, and immediately said: "Just do what the military advisor said. In addition, he immediately sent an order to Xue Rengui to try not to conflict with the troops of the southern princes, and to seize more territory as quickly as possible."
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"Report... to inform my lord, General Bai Qi was ordered to pursue westward, but after chasing Yewang City, the Liang army split into two groups. Yuwen Chengdu and Li Yuanba led the army to guard Yewang, while Yang Jian led most of the Liang army to Hangu Pass. Withdrawn.
Yewang City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Liang army in the city has sufficient troops. Bai Qi was blocked by the fortified city and could not continue the pursuit, so he sent his subordinates to ask if he should attack Yewang City by force? "
After Qin Hao took a deep breath, although he knew that Bai Qi might not be able to catch up, he was still inevitably disappointed in his heart. He then said in a deep voice: "The wall in front of Ye Wang City is thick and high. A strong attack will definitely cause heavy casualties. I immediately ordered Bai Qi to suspend the pursuit, and the army immediately Go north and seize the counties in Hanoi."
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(End of this chapter)