Vol 2 Chapter 2603: The Yangping War begins and Liu Yu proclaims himself emperor
Chapter 2603 The Yangping War begins and Liu Yu becomes emperor
Chapter 2599: The Yangping War begins and Liu Yu proclaims himself emperor
Dianzhou, Kunming.
In the embassy, Zhang Yi suddenly and inexplicably sneezed several times in a row.
"Ache...huh? The climate in Nanzhong is so warm, why did I suddenly sneeze? It must be that guy Li Jing scolding me."
Hearing Zhang Yi's words, Yuwen Tuo retorted: "General Li Jing is a humble gentleman, how could he curse you innocently?"
Zhang Yi smiled and said: "General Li Jing is a gentleman, but no matter how good-tempered he is, it will be difficult for him not to scold me this time."
“Um? Why is this?”
Yuwen Tuo looked puzzled.
“This time I not only dealt with him, but also dug a hole for the entire Yongliang army.”
After saying this, Zhang Yi even laughed sheepishly. After all, what he did this time was indeed not very authentic.
Zhang Yi also made up his mind that he would never meet Li Jing alone in the future, otherwise he would most likely be beaten by Li Jing.
"What?"
Yu Wentuo suddenly screamed, but Zhang Yi had a strange expression on his face and said calmly: "Don't worry, Governor Li Jing will understand my good intentions soon."
To be honest, Zhang Yi is not absolutely sure that everything will go as he expected, but it will definitely be of great benefit to the Qin Dynasty, but it will only wrong Li Jing and the Yongliang army.
However, according to Zhang Yi's idea, Li Jing is not completely given a chance. As long as the plan goes smoothly and Li Jing's control of the battle situation is accurate enough, it is still possible to capture Hanzhong County.
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On the other side, Li Jing's order to start the war made the Yongliang generals excited and worried.
The exciting thing is that I finally don’t have to endure it anymore and can fight the Shu army again.
The worry is that they may not be able to break the shell of the Shu army. After all, Yangping Pass is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack.
However, since the Grand Governor has issued the order to start the war, no matter how difficult the battle is, as a soldier of Great Qin, we must rush forward.
Yangpingguan has a narrow terrain and is not suitable for large-scale legion operations.
The Qin army's 100,000 troops cannot be deployed at all, and at most 20,000 troops can only attack the city at the same time.
So, Li Jing divided his troops into five groups, each with 20,000 troops, and prepared to take turns to attack the city.
The next day, Fu Cunshen, Yang Ren, Long Xuhu and other generals who were preparing to attack the city were all surprised when they saw that Li Jing was preparing to personally command the siege. After all, as far as they knew, Li Jing had not personally commanded the city for a long time. Commanded the siege.
Since the Hebei War, Li Jing's combat style has changed a lot.
In the past, Li Jing was very hands-on when leading the army. No matter how large or small the military affairs were, he had to personally control all matters in order to feel at ease.
But now, Li Jing basically only focuses on the general direction. After formulating the combat policy and plan, he will leave the rest to his subordinates for implementation.
In the Second Battle of Guanzhong, Li Jing mobilized seven armies to attack the Tang Dynasty. He only led one army, leaving the other six armies free to use.
Li Jing would be so confident and bold in delegating power. Naturally, the generals under his command are capable enough and there is no need for him to be involved in everything. There are some things that he does not need to do even if he is not under his command.
Just like Wu Qi and Wang Jian, even if Li Jing personally commanded the army to attack the city, it would not be much better than the two of them, so why not be happy and leisurely and leave everything to them.
It is precisely because of this that Li Jing has not personally directed a siege for a long time, but this time he is planning to do it himself.
I have to say that Zhang Yi's plan stimulated Li Jing, and this time Li Jing was really ready to take action.
Since Li Jing’s debut, except for the Beihai battle, where the strength of the enemy and ourselves was too disparity, which made him feel the pressure, the rest of the battles were basically smooth battles in Li Jing’s opinion, and naturally he did not feel much pressure.
But now, with the war against Shu first, it would still be extremely difficult to seize Hanzhong without paying too many casualties, even if Li Jing took action, so he naturally felt heavy pressure after a long time.
However, these pressures did not scare Li Jing, but instead stimulated his fighting spirit. After all, what's the point of always fighting against the odds?
There is no difficulty in a must-win battle. No matter how much he wins, he will never be able to surpass Bai Qi. Only a comeback against the wind can allow him to overtake in corners.
Li Jing stood on the command podium and after observing Yangping Pass for a long time, he drew his sword and shouted: "All catapults and siege crossbows, attack the eighth area at the same time."
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“The Grand Governor has given orders to focus on attacking the eighth district.”
“Kill, kill, kill…”
Twenty thousand Qin troops roared to the sky at the same time, and then the six thousand Qin troops on the front line, controlling 300 catapults and 2,000 crossbows of various types, took the lead in attacking Yangping Pass.
If the terrain in front of Yangping Pass was not narrow and could only accommodate so many siege equipment, Li Jing could have mobilized thousands of catapults and filled Yangping Pass with stone bombs.
Stone projectiles the size of rolling discs and fire oil cans filled with fuel were thrown out by catapults.
Arrows as thick as gun shafts fell like raindrops.
The city head, which was neat and clean before, instantly turned into a forest of arrows and a sea of fire.
At the same time, thousands of soldiers, holding shields in one hand and carrying sandbags on their shoulders, kept going back and forth between the formation and the city wall, throwing sandbags into the moat in preparation for filling it up.
The second battle of Yangpingguan between Qin and Shu officially started.
Zhang Ren, the general guarding Yangping Pass, obviously did not expect Li Jing to come. After all, the Qin army's previous performance was too confusing, so even if he was well prepared for defense, he was still caught off guard.
The Qin army had just launched the first round of attack, and more than a hundred Shu soldiers had no time to react or escape, and died directly under the rain of stone arrows and fire from the Qin army.
However, after a brief panic, the Shu army also showed extremely excellent combat qualities after reacting. Under the command of Zhang Ren, the catapults, crossbows and other equipment on the city tower counterattacked in an orderly manner, which also caused certain trouble for the Qin army.
Seeing that it was Li Jing who was commanding the siege below, Zhang Ren's eyes were full of solemnity.
Perhaps from the perspective of command level, Li Jing’s command of the siege was not as noticeable as Wu Qi’s command.
But if Li Jing, the commander-in-chief, personally commands the army, the morale of the Qin army will definitely reach its peak.
“Immediately send a letter back to Chengdu via flying pigeons to inform your majesty and all the officials about the Qin army’s attack on Yangping Pass, and at the same time ask the Nanzheng reinforcements to come and stand by.” Zhang Ren ordered decisively.
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Yizhou, Shu County, Chengdu.
Under the vigorous governance of the three powerful figures Liu Yan, Liu Ji, and Liu Yu, Chengdu now has a population of nearly 600,000, and has therefore been listed among the top ten famous cities in the world by famous experts.
Liu Yu's announcement of proclaiming himself emperor greatly encouraged the pro-Han forces all over the world, and the anti-Qin forces all over the world gathered here one after another, making Chengdu more lively than ever before.
In addition, because Liu Yu is about to proclaim himself emperor, the country of Shu, which used to be peaceful, has been experiencing frequent auspiciousness during this period.
News about auspiciousness, such as 'an old farmer saw a red dragon in Dujiangyan', 'a sacred beast Qilin appeared in Mianzhu', always pop up from time to time.
These news are naturally false. After all, Liu Yu has no system and no "mandate of destiny" skills. Naturally, there is no real auspiciousness for him to become emperor. It is obviously artificial to create momentum for Liu Yu to become emperor.
However, most of the people at the bottom are ignorant, and the Shu Kingdom completely monopolized public opinion.
Ordinary people don't think so much. Seeing so many auspicious things and everyone saying so, they think Liu Yu is the savior of the Han Dynasty, so naturally they cry and support Liu Yu's ascension to the throne.
Now that Liu Yu has proclaimed himself emperor, not only does Shu have collective support, but most of the people at the bottom also support it.
Everything was going so smoothly, which naturally made Liu Yu very excited. After all, nothing could stop him from becoming emperor, but he was soon poured cold water on by Da Qin.
Shu Kingdom is only one state, and the country is not very big, but the pomp of Liu Yu proclaiming himself emperor is not small, and it is no worse than the pomp and circumstance of Ying Hao proclaiming himself emperor.
Shu was inferior to Da Qin in all aspects, and Liu Yu did not want to be inferior to Ying Hao in the grand ceremony of proclaiming emperor, so the scale of his proclaiming emperor ceremony was directly comparable to that of Ying Hao.
In addition, Liu Yu also invited all the forces in the world except Da Qin to come to watch the ceremony, hoping to use this opportunity to win over all forces to join forces to fight against Qin.
Liu Yu guessed that Da Qin would definitely counterattack, but he never expected that the countermeasures would be so drastic that they would conduct military exercises directly on the border.
Isn't the Qin Dynasty afraid that it will push other countries into panic and directly trigger a war? The Qin army's military expansion has not yet been completed, and it has not made all preparations.
Ying Hao's move undoubtedly hit the weak points of all countries, frightening the Wei and Song Dynasties from coming, and forcing the Sui State to agree and then refuse.
Among the major forces invited by the Shu Han, the four countries of Wu, Yuan, Qing, and Jin directly refused. If the three countries of Wei, Song, and Sui did not come, then only Chu and Ming could participate.
Liu Yu originally wanted to hold this enthronement ceremony as a grand gathering among all the major powers in the world except for Great Qin. However, it was disrupted by Great Qin. If only Shu, Chu, and Ming were left, wouldn't it become Great Qin's enemy? The country is having fun with itself.
Liu Yu was naturally extremely dissatisfied with the rejection of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Sui. He felt that Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin, and Yang Guang were all pig teammates, but they had to rely on their strength to deal with Da Qin, so he should continue to please, and Expressing understanding of the difficulties of various countries.
Liu Yu can be said to have taken the dog-licking behavior to the extreme. Unfortunately, the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Sui did not accept his favor.
In addition to coercing other countries with military exercises, the Qin Dynasty also dispatched a hundred thousand troops and marched directly to Yangping Pass. This frightened Liu Yu a bit. After all, the anti-Qin alliance had not yet been formed, and the Shu Kingdom was not yet ready for war.
But after calm analysis, Liu Yu believed that Da Qin was just pretending to show it to the world, and would not really go to war with Shu, so he was naturally relieved.
What Liu Yu never expected was that Wang Yue went to Yinan to capture a few bandits, but unexpectedly discovered the traces of the Qin envoy, and after escaping, he had already gone to the Southern Barbarians.
Liu Yu couldn't sit still at this time. After all, the Qin Dynasty sent envoys to humiliate the southern barbarians at this time, obviously seeking an alliance.
If Da Qin fights alone, it may not really go to war with Shu, but if the Southern Barbarians also participate in the war, that is not necessarily the case.
Based on Liu Yu's understanding of Chi You, it is unlikely that the ambitious barbarian would let this opportunity pass.
Therefore, Liu Yu quickly ordered the governors of the counties in southern Shu to prepare for war to prevent the southern barbarians from sneaking attacks. At the same time, he ordered Peng Yue and Zhou Bo to lead 30,000 troops each to Hanzhong and southern Shu respectively.
When he learned that Da Qin and the Southern Barbarians might join forces to invade, Liu Yu actually had no intention of proclaiming himself emperor, but at this time he was already riding a tiger.
The three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Sui declined the invitation. In order to prop up the occasion and prevent Qin people from destroying the ceremony, Liu Yu sent the great anti-Qin masters such as Taoism, Buddhism, Agriculture, Mohism, and Confucianism to people who were famous in the world. They all were invited to Yizhou.
Now the arrow is ready. If the ceremony is stopped suddenly, both Liu Yu and the Shu Kingdom will become a complete laughing stock.
So, no matter how far the situation has evolved, whether it is good or bad, Liu Yu can only bite the bullet and go on.
"Tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony. I hope you don't get into trouble."
Liu Yu murmured to himself, but felt extremely uneasy in his heart.
Sure enough, whatever you think about, you are afraid of.
"Report...to inform my lord that the Qin army launched a fierce attack on Yangping Pass."
As soon as these words came out, the Shu Han court was shocked. After all, if the Qin army, which was just a show of force, now really started a war with Shu, there is a high probability that the southern barbarians would also send troops to join forces with Qin from north to south to attack Shu Han.
Su Qin, who has always been wise, showed a rare trace of panic when faced with this situation. He looked at Liu Yu and asked, "My lord, is tomorrow's emperor-proclaiming ceremony cancelled?"
Liu Yu took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said: "It must not be cancelled. No matter what, we must become emperor tomorrow, otherwise..."
Liu Yu didn’t say what he said next, but everyone present knew it.
Liu Yu's determination to proclaim himself emperor became even more determined, but being disturbed by the Qin army made the entire Shu kingdom full of anxiety. Therefore, the originally grand enthronement ceremony the next day naturally added a lot of solemnity and urgency.
(End of this chapter)