Chapter 1870: The War of Four Counties (Part 2)
Chapter 1870 The War in the Four Counties (Part 2)
Chapter 1868: War in Four Counties (Part 2)
Who is Huo Qubing, the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army of the Qin Army? That was the champion of the national hero Feng Langju Xu.
Among the four battlefields of the Hebei War, the Qin army achieved complete victory in three places, except for Huo Qubing, who did not gain any success.
Under Wei Yang's plan, Huo Qubing had already formulated a comprehensive strategy. Although he had already dispatched troops, the surprise attack on Yanjing was abandoned halfway due to the sudden southward movement of the Qing Dynasty.
The four-pronged army won in all three routes, but his own failed to achieve full success, which naturally made Huo Qubing very angry.
Therefore, when the Qin Army's Fifth Army attacked Youzhou and his mortal enemy Wei Qing was transferred away from Dai County, Huo Qubing realized that his opportunity had come and decisively jumped in front of the other four armies and took the lead in attacking Dai County.
In the months-long battle, Huo Qubing had already understood the topography of Daijun so well that he could draw the topographic map of Daijun with his eyes closed.
Although the defense line established by Wei Qing in Dai County was strong, it was based on a hundred thousand troops. Now 60,000 of the 100,000 troops have been transferred away, leaving only 40,000 troops. Naturally, it is difficult to defend such a vast defense line.
Of course Wei Qing knew this, so before leaving, he abandoned many fortresses, streamlined his troops, and stuck to the subordinates centered on the government. He tried his best to ensure that the defense line of Daijun was not delayed, so that Xue Gang could still do it with 40,000 troops. Defend Daijun.
Wei Qing is only a mortal after all, and it is impossible for everything to be arranged properly. Although his arrangement was almost perfect, Huo Qubing still discovered the flaw.
Wei Qing’s arrangement seems perfect, but there is one biggest flaw, that is, it takes a certain amount of time.
The defense line, which was a hundred miles long and involved eleven cities, was suddenly shortened to three or four cities of tens of miles. Naturally, it took a certain amount of time to arrange it, and Huo Qubing targeted this time difference.
After Wei Qing left Dai County, Xue Gang remembered Wei Qing's instructions and shrank the defense line as quickly as possible, using the four cities of Gaoliu, Macheng, Dangcheng and Dai County as the horns to defend each other.
Xue Gang's basic command is only 97, which is far from the opponent of Huo Qubing who has 100 command. But with the blessing of Liu Che's "Wu Xiong", Xue Gang's command has also reached 100, and he can give Huo Qubing a 50-50 fight without using skills. .
But with the activation of the "God of Cavalry", Huo Qubing, who has 70,000 cavalry in hand, the commander's command level directly rose to 102 points, and now Xue Gang was left with only the power to parry.
Xue Gang's movements were very fast, but compared to Huo Qubing, he was still a step slower.
Huo Qubing knew that his greatest advantage was the speed of the cavalry, so he maximized the speed advantage of the cavalry.
Before the Han army retreated back to Dai County, the Qin army had already attacked without any warning.
Huo Qubing and Lu Bu's troops were separated. He led the way to attract Xue Gang's attention, but he let Lu Bu command 20,000 wolf cavalry, relying on the speed advantage of the light cavalry to penetrate directly into the hinterland of the Han army, making it impossible for Xue Gang to shrink his troops immediately.
The Qin army's speed was so fast that in just one day, they covered Daijun for dozens of miles, and the Han army's spies did not even have time to issue a warning.
By the time Xue Gang learned the news, Lu Bu's 20,000-strong army had already passed through the fortress abandoned by the Han army and penetrated dozens of miles into Dai County. .
Originally, Xue Gang was prepared to defend to the death, but when Huo Qubing acted like this, he was forced to take the initiative.
There are only two roads left in front of Xue Gang, either to defeat Lu Bu in the hinterland or to defeat Huo Qubing in the front, but neither of these two methods is particularly difficult.
After weighing the pros and cons, Xue Gang decided to deal with Lu Bu first. After all, Huo Qubing had an army of 50,000, which was beyond the reach of his 40,000 army. Relatively speaking, Lu Bu's 20,000 army still had some hope.
With Huo Qubing's 50,000 troops in front, how many troops can Xue Gang use to deal with Lu Bu? "Snapped…"
After reading the letter in his hand, Liu Che's face became extremely gloomy and he slammed the letter in his hand on the table.
He never expected that as soon as the war started, the situation in Daijun would become so bad.
“General Xue Gang has stated in his letter that he will fight to the death with Huo Bing and defend Daijun to the death. However, Daijun’s strength alone is already somewhat insufficient. Therefore, he hopes that Yanjing can send additional reinforcements.”
Liu Che raised his head and looked at Zhang Tang and asked, "Does Yanjing still have reinforcements to send?"
Zhang Tang smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, Bai Qi's 60,000 troops have captured Fanyang and Fangcheng counties, and their swords are pointing at Zhuo County, which is only more than 150 miles away from Yanjing.
Bai Qi is about to attack outside the country, and General Wei Qing is struggling to defend Zhuojun. At this time, even if Yanjing still has extra troops, they can only be used to defend Yanjing, not to support Daijun. "
"Yes, Your Majesty, besides, Yanjing does not have many troops and can barely protect itself, so how can it support Daijun."
Wei Xiang, one of the eleven heroes of Qilin Pavilion, sighed lightly.
The Prime Minister of Wei was a man of strict determination and uprightness. During the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he served as prime minister. During his tenure as prime minister, he rectified the administration of officials, suppressed the powerful, selected talents and appointed capable people, and rectified unjust prisons. He also required officials in various places to save money, increase taxes, and reward the people to open up wasteland. Farm and accumulate food to relieve poverty.
The Prime Minister of Wei was both talented and virtuous, and was deeply relied upon by Liu Che. Now that Huo Guang is not in Yanjing, he and Zhang Tang are Liu Che's right-hand men.
“Damn it.”
After hearing what Xiang Wei said, Liu Che clenched his fists unwillingly. He naturally knew that Yanjing could not send troops, but Daijun had to save him, so he said in a deep voice: "Over there in Valley County, can you support Daijun? "
“Absolutely not.”
Hearing that Liu Che wanted to mobilize troops from Shanggu County, Zhang Tang and Wei Xiang raised objections in unison.
Wei Xiangdao said: "Although the Qin army's force to attack Shanggu County was only Xue Rengui's 30,000 troops, Shanggu County was an important area between Dai County and Zhuo County. Once Shanggu County fell, Dai County would be reduced to an enclave and controlled by Qin. The army was completely surrounded."
“Yes, Your Majesty, Huo Xiang is in Shanggu County, and the situation is not optimistic either.
Xue Rengui was not only a famous general of the generation, but also a fierce general who was on the list of fierce generals. Huo Xiang had no strong generals under his command who could compete with him, so he did not dare to go to war at all and could only defend.
At this time, if we weaken the troops in Shanggu County and go to support Dai County, Prime Minister Huo may not be able to defend Shanggu under Xue Rengui's fierce attack. "Zhang Tang said.
Liu Che suddenly realized that he had no more soldiers to mobilize. After a long time, he weakly loosened his fist.
“Fei Ge sent a letter to Xue Gang, telling him that the Han Dynasty has no troops to mobilize and Yanjing cannot provide him with support. Now he can only rely on himself for everything.”
After finishing speaking, Liu Che's eyes fell on the location of Yuyang County, and this was the battlefield that caused him the most headache.
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