Chapter 1889: Conquered two counties in a row
Chapter 1889: Seizing two counties in a row
Chapter 1887: Seizing two counties in a row
The six characters in "Five Tigers and One Tai Sui Shi Shi" are: Xue Gang, the Tongcheng Tiger, Qin Hong, the broad-faced tiger, Chi Jing, the white-faced tiger, Luo Chang, the smiling tiger, Wang Zongli, the golden-haired tiger, and Cheng Yuehu, the flower-faced Tai Sui.
In this era, Five Tigers and One Tai Sui have become the combined skills of six generals including Xue Gang, Cheng Yuehu, etc.
The effect of Five Tigers and One Taisui is very strong, not much longer than that of Five Tigers and One Taisui. With the blessing of Five Tigers and One Taisui, Xue Gang has been strengthened to a certain extent, both in terms of force and command, even against Huo Qubing. Not falling behind at all.
It is a pity that the situation of Daijun has been decided, and it is no longer possible to turn the tide with just a combination of skills.
If Xue Gang had activated Five Tigers and One Tai Sui before the war started, he might have been able to barely hold on to Dai County under Huo Qubing's attack.
But now Huo Qubing has completed the layout, and under the sweep of 70,000 elite troops, even if Xue has a commander like Bai Qi, it is still impossible to reverse the situation, not to mention that the increase in command of Xue Gang by the Five Tigers and One Tai Sui is not that big.
Therefore, even with the growth rate of "five tigers and one Tai Sui", Xue Gang, who was already in danger, was still no match for Huo Qubing.
Loss is certain, but Xue Gang's defeat was not miserable. Facing Huo Qubing's 70,000 elite troops and Wei Yang's plan, it was still a defeat, not a rout.
Wei Yang’s original plan was to devour Xue Gang in one go, but Xue Gang escaped the fate of being annihilated. This had to be attributed to one person, he was Xu Meizu.
When talking about Xu Meizu, we have to talk about another person, that is Xu Maogong, also known as Xu Shiji, and Xu Meizu is the grandson of Xu Shiji and the son of King Xu Jingye of England.
Xu Meizu is said to have the style of his grandfather, but compared with Xu Shiji, he is obviously not on the same level, otherwise he would not have been able to see through Wei Yang's strategy, allowing Huo Qubing to easily attack Suijun. This shows that he cannot compare with Wei Yang in terms of strategy.
Although Xu Meizu was not as good as Xu Shiji and Wei Yang, he was still a qualified military advisor.
After Xu Meizu realized that something was wrong with the situation, he immediately spoke to Xue Gang. However, Xue Gang had just lost his brother and was about to lose his mind in anger. He would not listen to Xu Meizu's words. As a result, he was defeated by Huo Qubing and Lu Bu. Only 40,000 troops were left. Less than six thousand.
On the way to escape, Xu Meizu once again advised Xue Gang, saying that Huo Qubing had set up an ambush and that they must take a detour.
This time Xue Gang listened to Xu Meizu's words, so he escaped the Qin army's ambush and fled back to Dai County safely. However, with the strength of his troops, it was obvious that he could not defend Dai County.
Finally, under the persuasion of military counselor Xu Meizu, Xue Gang voluntarily abandoned Dai County and fled to Shanggu County with 5,000 remaining soldiers to join Prime Minister Huo Guang.
With Xue Gang's escape, Huo Qubing had no opponent in Dai County, so he naturally took advantage of the situation to occupy the entire Dai County.
When Huo Qubing attacked the eleven counties of Daijun, the magistrates of the three counties he first attacked resisted to the death. After being easily defeated by Huo Qubing, they showed their heads to the public. The magistrates of the eight counties that followed obediently surrendered.
Since then, the Battle of Daijun has completely come to an end.
Huo Qubing's 70,000-strong army suffered only 3,000 casualties, and achieved a record of killing 8,000 enemies and capturing 27,000 prisoners. It can be said to be a great victory.
After capturing Daijun, Huo Qubing only rested for three days before starting his journey again.
Huo Qubing ordered Cao Xing to lead 10,000 troops to garrison Daijun, and at the same time guard more than 27,000 captured prisoners of war.
Order Lu Bu to lead an army of 17,000 people to the north to support Xue Rengui in attacking Valley County.
As for Huo Qubing himself, he personally led an army of 40,000, marched eastward into Zhuojun, and combined with Bai Qi's troops to attack Wei Qing.
Although Xue Gang fled into Shanggu as a defeated army, he helped Huo Guang repel Xue Rengui's attack and gave the precarious Shanggu County a chance to breathe. Huo Guang's army in Shanggu originally had 25,000 defenders, but under Xue Rengui's gradual attack, only 15,000 troops were left.
After adding Xue Gang's 5,000 defeated troops, we barely managed to gather 20,000 troops.
Just when Huo Guang and Xue Gang were considering where to go, they received news that Lu Bu was heading north.
In the battle with Huo Guang, Xue Rengui's 30,000-strong army only suffered a loss of more than a thousand. Adding Lu Bu's 17,000-strong army, the Qin army's strength far exceeded the Han army.
Under Xue Rengui's offensive, only three counties including Ning County were left among the eight counties in Shanggu. Even Juyang City, the most solid administrative seat, fell into Xue Rengui's hands.
Now that the old enemy has not retreated and new enemies are coming again, Huo Guang and Xue Gang both know that Shanggu is destined to be undefendable.
Just as the two were debating whether to continue to defend the valley or to abandon Shanggu and retain their troops, Liu Che from Yanjing sent a flying pigeon letter ordering the two to abandon Shanggu and return to Yanjing.
It turns out that after Su Dingfang led his army into Guangyang County, he did not attack Yanjing City directly, but first captured two county towns near Yuyang.
After Su Dingfang defeated the two cities of Changping and Anci, the Qin army also established a foothold in Guangyang County. It was no longer easy to drive the Qin army away, not to mention that the Han army did not have that strength.
At this time, there were no famous generals or commanders in Yanjing City, which frightened everyone in the Northern Han Dynasty. Liu Che also lacked confidence and was worried that Yanjing would not be able to defend it, so he ordered Huo Guang to abandon Shanggu and return to defend Yanjing. Beijing.
Huo Guang and Xue Gang were relieved after receiving the news. After all, as long as they had this order, they could justifiably give up Shanggu.
Yanjing is the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty. After Liu Che's three expansions and five renovations, its defensive power is no worse than that of Yecheng. The grain and grass stored in the city are enough to last a hundred thousand troops for a year.
As long as he can return to Yanjing and rely on the advantages of the city, Xue Gang is sure to hold on until the food is exhausted.
Huo Guang and Xue Gang were both afraid that Xue Rengui would pursue them and would not allow them to easily escape back to Yanjing. At this time, Xu Meizu came up with a plan and deliberately pretended to attack the Qin army, forcing Xue Rengui to divide his troops to protect the grain road.
Xue Rengui didn't know it was a lie. He was careless and fell into the trap, allowing the Han army to find an opportunity to retreat.
Finally, before Lu Bu's army could join Xue Rengui, Xue Gang and Huo Guang abandoned the three cities of Shanggu and fled back to Yanjing City with an army of 20,000 people.
After learning that the Han army had escaped, Xue Rengui was very angry and personally led five thousand light cavalry to pursue them. However, they reached the boundary of Guangyang County and still failed to catch up.
If he continued to pursue, Xue Rengui was afraid of being ambushed, so he only led his troops to withdraw and occupied the remaining cities in Shanggu first. After joining forces with Lu Bu, they entered Guangyang County together and joined forces with Su Dingfang to attack Yanjing City.
The three cities in Shanggu were already empty, and it was naturally impossible to stop Xue Rengui. Therefore, Xue Rengui occupied all three cities in just one day. The only pity was that the materials in the city had been burned. This was obviously the work of Huo Guang and Xue Gang. Handwriting.
Since then, the eleven counties in Shanggu County have completely fallen into the hands of the Qin army.
The Han army in Youzhou only had five cities in Zhuojun, three cities in Guangyang, and two cities in Yuyang that had been reduced to enclaves, totaling ten counties.
Second update, 10 chapters are still owed.
(End of this chapter)