Chapter 1599: Out in force
Chapter 1599: Coming out in full force
Chapter 1597: Coming out in full force
Liangshanbo’s 80,000 Northern Han coalition army consisted of four forces:
Wang Mang, five thousand troops and horses (composed of the remnants of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng);
Song Yu, Liangshan’s army of 10,000 people (who defected to Wang Mang);
Zhou Yafu, five thousand Youzhou cavalry;
Gongsun Shu, 30,000 Liao troops (attached to Wang Mang);
Sha rolling curtain, 30,000 Zhao troops (new army).
Hence, Wang Mang did not have the final say alone in the coalition forces. Even Gongsun Shu's Liao army only had a cooperative relationship.
The army that truly belongs directly to Wang Mang only has 15,000 soldiers and horses. Although Shajuan Lian and Zhou Yafu will obey his orders, they will certainly not obey Wang Mang in everything.
So, if Wang Mang wanted to fight decisively, he had to convince other generals.
Shajuan Lian, Gongsun Shu and Zhou Yafu all felt that the decisive battle with Li Jing was too risky.
“Li Jing has always made plans before taking action. Now that Liangshan and the Qi army have been defeated, he could have defended with the strength of the Qin army, but Li Jing chose to fight decisively. Obviously, Li Jing has a certain degree of confidence, so..."
Zhou Yafu shook his head and said: "If we fight at this time, I'm afraid we will fall into a trap, which is not advisable."
“That’s right, that’s right…”
Shajuan Lian and Gongsun Shu also nodded, looking in great awe of Li Jing, obviously frightened by Li Jing's achievements.
Not to mention the three of them, even Wang Mang was shocked when he learned that Li Jing had defeated Liangshan and Qi. Even Chen Qingzhi came to persuade him, but he could not dispel his concerns. If it weren't for Zhu Tianpeng's If it were a personal letter, Wang Mang might not decide on a decisive battle so quickly.
Wang Mang also knew that if he could not be sure of winning, it would be impossible for Shajuanlian and the other three generals to support him, so he took out Zhu Tianpeng's autographed letter and handed it to the three of them.
"this…"
The three of them looked at each other, somewhat confused as to what Wang Mang meant.
“You will understand after reading this.” Wang Mang said.
Hearing this, Gongsun Shu took it and opened it. Shajuanyan and Zhou Yafu also came over, and the three of them started browsing together.
After reading it, the three generals all looked solemn, and Shajuanlian said in a deep voice: "Will Zhu Tianpeng really cooperate with us? Is his plan really feasible? You know..."
Wang Mang raised his hand and interrupted the sand curtain, and said with a smile: "Since Zhu Tianpeng has brought it up, it proves that he is sure, otherwise he will also suffer the loss.
If it really doesn't work, we won't lose anything if we retreat. "
Hearing what Wang Mang said, Shajuanlian and the other three generals all nodded in unison, agreeing with Wang Mang's decisive battle plan.
After seeing this scene, Wang Mang breathed a sigh of relief and secretly said: "Li Jing, you will definitely lose this time."
In fact, even without Zhu Tianpeng's cooperation, Wang Mang would still have a decisive battle with Li Jing, but he was not sure of victory. But this time, with Zhu Tianpeng's cooperation, Wang Mang was absolutely sure that he could defeat Li Jing.
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North Sea.
After receiving the news that Wang Mang was going to fight, Li Jing was not surprised at all and immediately launched strategic deployment.
Li Jing used too many tactics in the previous two battles. He used chain tactics to defeat Song Jiang and used water attacks to defeat Zhu Tianpeng. Therefore, Wang Mang must be careful to guard against Li Jing's tactics this time.
The intelligence of Wang Mang and Li Jing is both 98 points. Apart from the difference in commandership, Wang Mang's strategy is not much worse than Li Jing's. In addition, he has been strictly vigilant in advance, so Li Jing's plan will naturally be difficult to succeed, so it can be imagined And I know that this battle must be a tough battle.
The Northern Han Dynasty United Army had a total of 80,000 troops, and was already extremely wary of the Qin Army. Facing such an opponent, even Li Jing did not dare to rely on his strength. He had to use all his elite troops to win with confidence, so he only left Beihai. Three thousand defenders were captured, including surrender troops and navy troops. At the gate of the city, Li Jing looked at Fu Nian and Fu Su in front of him, bowed and said, "Two gentlemen, I will leave Beihai City to you."
Fu Nian and Fu Su both bowed in return. Fu Nian said, "Prefect, please go with peace of mind. As long as we are here, Beihai City will be safe."
Li Jing also nodded. Although the three thousand defenders were small, the safety of Beihai City no longer seemed that important compared to the entire Qingzhou war situation.
If Wang Mang's army can be defeated in this battle, it will be worth losing Beihai City, but if they lose, Beihai City will definitely not be able to defend it.
“I would like to inform the prefect that 5,000 cavalry and 52,000 infantry have been assembled. The entire army of 57,000 is ready to set out at any time.” Taishi Ci rode over to report.
Li Jing looked south and asked, "Has there been any movement among Zhu Tianpeng's 10,000 navy troops?"
“Nothing happened.”
Hearing this, Li Jing was completely relieved. He immediately drew his sword from his waist and ordered: "The whole army sets off."
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Following Li Jing's order, 57,000 Qin troops left Beihai City in an orderly manner, and the accompanying generals included: Ran Min, Jin Tai, Tai Shi Ci, Qin Ming, Lin Chong, Lu Junyi, Shi Jin, Lu Zhishen, Hu Yanzhuo, Chao Gai and many other generals can definitely be called elite soldiers and strong generals.
As soon as Li Jing's army left the city, the Northern Han Alliance Army also left Shuibo Liangshan, and still came out in full force.
Wang Mang did not leave any defenders in the Liang Kingdom, including Shuibo Liangshan. The 80,000-strong army rushed out directly, as if they were invincible and ready to die.
The lineup of the Northern Han Allied Army was also huge. In addition to Wang Mang and Chen Qingzhi commanding the army, the generals included: Ju Wuba, Gongsun Shu, Tantai Yu, Shajuan Lian, Zhou Yafu, Xun Shen, Wu Yong, and Song Yu.
Hearing that the Northern Han Dynasty was out in force, Li Jing couldn't help frowning and said to himself: "Something is wrong. Wang Mang is so determined this time? He didn't even leave a single soldier behind in Liangshan."
“Perhaps Wang Mang wanted to destroy the cauldron, so he left no escape route and rushed out.” Ran Min said.
"Then there is no need not to deploy defenders at Liangshan Po. If the battle is defeated, our army can march straight in. By then, the Jizhou battlefield will be affected. Wang Mang cannot afford this responsibility, and Shajuan Lian and Zhou Yafu will not let him Such nonsense."
“Then what’s going on now?” Ran Min asked doubtfully, and he also felt that something was wrong here.
After Li Jing thought for a while, a glint flashed in his eyes and he said solemnly: "Unless Wang Mang is sure of victory."
"How can this be."
Ran Min looked unconvinced and said: "There is no guarantee of victory in a war. Even our army dare not say that we will win. How can Wang Mang have the confidence?"
“This is the strangest thing.” Li Jing sighed. He didn’t understand Wang Mang’s operation for a while.
"Master Taishou, what should we do now? Fight or withdraw?" Jintai asked.
Without even thinking about it, Li Jing said decisively: "Of course we will fight. The decisive battle is imminent, how can we avoid the battle just because we don't understand the opponent's intentions?"
"But…"
Li Jing interrupted Jin Tai's last words and said in a deep voice: "In short, everyone should be cautious. Before the decisive battle, no one should be careless in the slightest to prevent falling into the opponent's plan."
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The monthly ticket has exceeded 600. This chapter can be regarded as a supplement to the monthly ticket and an update. Currently, I am still owed five updates.
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