Vol 2 Chapter 2711: Liu Jinu personally conquered the army, the third battle of Hanzhong

Vol 2 Chapter 2711: Liu Jinu personally conquered the army, the third battle of Hanzhong

Chapter 2711 Liu Jinu’s personal expedition, the Third Battle of Hanzhong

Chapter 2707: Liu Jinu’s personal expedition, the Third Hanzhong War

The current situation in Shu cannot be described as bad, but very bad.

A year ago, due to Liu Yu's act of proclaiming himself emperor, the Shu Han Dynasty was attacked from the north and south by the Qin Dynasty and the Southern Barbarians. Although it finally withstood the disaster with great difficulty, it also completely lost Hanzhong and a large territory in southern Shu, and lost enough A population of more than one million.

Before this great defeat, Shu Han's development had been on an upward trend, and its development speed was very fast. It was the second most powerful country after Qin.

But after this battle, the Shu Han's rising power was directly interrupted, and it entered the stage of decline and recovery of war damage.

 In fact, for the Shu Han, the impact of losing Hanzhong was not as great as that of southern Shu. After all, Hanzhong did not originally belong to the Shu Kingdom. It was the Shu Han who snatched it from Li Tang.

 In addition, Hanzhong was not acquired for a long time, and the people's hearts were not attached to it. The only role for Shu Han was to improve the northern defense line.

 Even if Hanzhong is lost, Shu Han still has Jiange, Jiameng Pass, Baishui Pass and other powerful passes as barriers.

 So if Hanzhong is lost, it will be lost, and the foundation of Shu Han cannot be shaken, but southern Shu is different.

There are no great passes like Jiange and Jiameng Pass as barriers in the southern Shu region. Once it falls into the hands of the southern barbarians, the Shu Han will have no choice but to reinforce the city or deploy additional troops, which will cost several times more energy than before to defend it. Southern barbarian.

This will undoubtedly make the Shu Han, which has already suffered huge losses, even worse.

Nowadays, in addition to the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming, Great Qin is also eyeing the Sui Kingdom in Kansai. It is obvious that it has started a war for unification.

 Great Qin is launching a unification war in full swing, and the targeted four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming, and Sui are unable to protect themselves. Wu and Chu in the south of the Yangtze River are engaged in a national war, and the three kingdoms of Yuan, Jin, and Qing in the north are unable to intervene.

Among all the major forces in the world, only the Shu Han could intervene at this time, but nearly half of the Shu Han's troops were contained in southern Shu.

How can the other half of the army stop the Qin Dynasty?

It is precisely because of this that the local Shu Han faction headed by Qiao Zhou opposed sending troops to rescue the Sui Kingdom.

After all, under the restraint of the Southern Barbarians, even if the Shu Han sent troops, it would not have much effect, so why bother to act against nature and waste people and money? It is better to continue to cultivate and recuperate to recover the battle damage.

But Su Qin told them at this time that the Shu Han had to send troops to rescue the Sui Dynasty, and the Southern Barbarians would not hold back the Shu Han, and there was a certain chance of retaking Hanzhong this time.

 Under such a huge temptation, it is difficult for the Shu Han local faction not to waver, and what Su Qin said is indeed right.

Shu Han has no time to slowly regain its strength. Sitting back and watching Qin destroy the four kingdoms without saving them is tantamount to committing suicide slowly.

If you don’t break out in silence, you will perish in silence, so the Shu Han must send troops to ask for help from the Sui Kingdom.

Liu Yu had actually made a decision in his heart. Seeing that all his ministers were silent, he asked: "Prime Minister Su, if I, the Han Dynasty, send troops to aid the Sui Dynasty, won't the Southern Barbarians and the Ni Qin repeat a north-south pincer attack?"

Su Qin said decisively: "No, in the battle a year ago, although our army suffered heavy losses, the losses of the Southern Barbarians were also not small.

In addition, although the Nanman gained several counties in southern Shu, they were unable to completely digest them.

 Under the constant instigation of Da Shehe, the conflicts between the Southern Barbarians, the major foreign tribes in southern Shu, and the Han people have become increasingly acute.

At present, sixteen uprisings of different sizes have broken out in southern Shu. These rebels alone have already made Chi You very anxious. How can he have the energy to take care of others? "

Chi You thought that after defeating the Shu army and occupying several counties in southern Shu, the Southern Kingdom would usher in great development. However, on the contrary, he thought too simply.

Shu Han had Su Qin, a top thinker, how could it allow Chi You to develop with peace of mind and accumulate strength?

In addition to the Han people, there are many other ethnic groups in southern Shu such as the Dong, Gelao, and Tujia.

Chi You was able to capture southern Shu, repel Shu counties, and establish a foothold in southern Shu. In addition to his own strength, Chi You also had the support of these foreign races.

 But after the Han forces retreated, these foreign races would inevitably have conflicts of interest with the Southern Barbarians.

Su Qin had already expected this, so he sent spies from the Great So He to provoke them, gradually intensifying the conflict between the two sides. He also sold weapons and equipment to the foreign tribes in southern Shu to support the foreign tribes in southern Shu to resist the Southern Kingdom.

Under Su Qin's various instigations, southern Shu was in chaos, and it has not calmed down for more than a year. There have been constant uprisings, both large and small. There are not only foreigners, but also Han people, and behind them there are Shu Han people. Provide various support to them.

It is naturally impossible to shake the Southern Barbarians' rule in southern Shu with just these rebel armies that were defeated in one blow. However, uprisings that broke out every now and then would undoubtedly interrupt the post-war reconstruction of southern Shu and cause its development to stagnate or even regress. It also restrained the Nanman's great energy, and finally achieved the goal of gradually weakening the Nanman.

 And this is the fundamental purpose of Su Qin.

The Southern Barbarians were also troubled by Su Qin's various tricks, but they did not have a think tank that could compete with him. Prime Minister Shi Jieren also made poor moves when facing Su Qin, falling behind repeatedly, so that the Southern Barbarians were never able to defeat Southern Shu. Get out of the quagmire.

Su Qin almost single-handedly trapped the Southern Barbarians in southern Shu, and also gave the Shu Han a precious breathing space.

After listening to Su Qin's words, Liu Yu felt completely relieved. After all, as long as the Nanman did not hold back the Shu Han, the Shu Kingdom did have a chance to take back Hanzhong.

Su Qin saw what Liu Yu was thinking at a glance and said: "My lord, even if the southern barbarians are unable to intervene, they cannot mobilize too many troops from southern Shu. Otherwise, Chi You will see that southern Shu is empty. If he makes a desperate move, it will be self-defeating."

Liu Yu waved his hands after hearing this: "Of course I know this. Don't worry, military advisor, I am not Yang Guang, and I will not relax my guard against the Southern Barbarians."

Liu Yu is also speechless to Yang Guang now. You, the Sui State, are already the weakest among all the countries, but you are already bordering the Qin Dynasty, but you dare to relax your vigilance, so that Li Jing can easily succeed in a sneak attack. You said you are not doing this. court death?

From the perspective of an outsider, Liu Yu saw that Yang Guang fell into the trap so easily, and he would naturally feel that Yang Guang was stupid. But if he was in the trap, he would know that instead of saying that Yang Guang was stupid, it would be better to say that Da Qin's scheme was too deep. Yang Guang was also misled by Da Qin step by step, and then he gradually relaxed his vigilance against Da Qin until he was completely trapped in it and could not extricate himself.

 Liu Yu didn't know this, but Su Qin saw it.

The Qin Dynasty has millions of powerful generals, and there are also countless wise and resourceful people. It has no shortcomings.

At this point, even Su Qin, who is so smart that he is almost a demon, doesn't know how to defeat such an opponent.

Since it was determined to rescue the Sui State, Su Qin naturally had to plan for the next dispatch of troops. Containing the Qin army to reduce the pressure on the Sui State was only one aspect. It was best to retake Hanzhong to improve the northern defense line.

Of course, this goal is obviously not easy. After all, Hanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the Qin army has extremely strong combat effectiveness, so it is natural to plan carefully.

The Qin Dynasty dispatched an army of 300,000 to attack the Sui Dynasty. Although Yongliang was empty, it only left 80,000 defenders in Hanzhong to prevent the Shu Han from taking advantage of the situation.

Both Su Qin and Liu Yu knew that Da Qin would guard Shu Han, but they did not know the specific military strength of Da Qin in Hanzhong, so they naturally had to carefully consider the number of troops to be dispatched.

“This time we sent troops to Hanzhong, we couldn’t accomplish the task if we had too few troops, but if we had too many troops, we couldn’t mobilize them.

In addition, under the propaganda of Da Qin, the people in Hanzhong have many misunderstandings about our great Han Dynasty, and they will definitely support the Qin army with all their strength, so the ministers believe that at least 200,000 troops must be dispatched. "

Hearing Su Qin's words, Liu Yu couldn't help but frowned. It was not that he felt that 200,000 troops were too many, but that 200,000 troops were too few.

After more than a year of recuperation, although the Shu Han has not completely recovered its battle losses, its military strength has recovered to 400,000.

Without the restraint of the Southern Barbarians, the Shu Han could dispatch an army of 250,000 or even 300,000, leaving an army of 100,000 to 150,000 to defend the Southern Kingdom.

 But Su Qin only sent out 200,000, which seemed a bit too conservative in Liu Yu's opinion, and what Shu Han needed now was to take risks.

It's not that Liu Yu doesn't want stability, it's mainly because the situation is changing too fast. If Shu Han doesn't take the risk, he really won't have many chances to take risks.

“Prime Minister, 200,000 is too little. I think 250,000 to 300,000 is safe.”

Su Qin explained: "Your Majesty, two hundred thousand is already a lot. If we really send out an army of three hundred thousand, even if the southern barbarians have not yet digested southern Shu, they will definitely make a desperate move and attack Shu at any cost."

 “What about the two hundred and fifty thousand?”

“What’s the difference between two hundred and fifty thousand and two hundred thousand?

Hanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Whether we send troops from Yongliang or Shuzhong, it will be very difficult to attack by force. If we can't take down 200,000 people, it will be the same with 250,000 people. "

 Liu Yu was persuaded by Su Qin again.

Su Qin knew that Liu Yu was very anxious now. After all, Shu Han really couldn't afford to lose, so he was so timid, and then offered Liu Yu a strategy to outwit Hanzhong.

“Lord, our army can first send out 100,000 troops and place them in Jiange to confront the Qin army. This will make the Qin army think that our army will not make the Northern Expedition. The purpose of sending troops this time is to contain the Qin army and relieve the pressure on the Sui Kingdom.

After the Qin army relaxes, and then presses with an army of 200,000, it may be possible to achieve extraordinary results. "

Hearing Su Qin's words, Liu Yu was a little doubtful, but he had no other better way.

The next day, Liu Yu announced in public: "My dear friends, I have decided to send troops to rescue the Sui Dynasty, and this time I will personally lead an army of 100,000 in the Northern Expedition against the Qin Dynasty."

The officials of the Shu Han Dynasty were not surprised by this. After all, the previous meeting had already decided to rescue the Sui State, but the dispatch of only 100,000 troops exceeded everyone's expectations. After all, how could such a small force be enough to recapture Hanzhong?

In response to this, many people even thought that Liu Yu had given up on retaking Hanzhong, and the 100,000 troops he sent were just for the sake of the alliance to help the Sui State contain the Qin army in Hanzhong, and did not really intend to counterattack Hanzhong.

Liu Yu ignored these voices and soon led one hundred thousand Shu troops, as well as Liu Er, Kong Peng, Zhang Fei, Zhang Hao and other generals to the north of Jiange.

As for Xing Tian, ​​he was naturally left in southern Shu by Liu Yu. After all, only Xing Tian in the Shu Han Dynasty could stop Chi You. If Xing Tian was not left behind, even an extra 100,000 troops would not be able to stop Chi You.

Liu Yu knew that this Northern Expedition might be the only chance for the Shu Han to seize Hanzhong, so he naturally did not want any mistakes to occur, so before leaving, he deliberately sought out his eldest grandson Wugou, hoping that the eldest grandson Wugou could persuade Li Yuanba to help the Shu Han.

After Li Yuanba briefly appeared during the last Hanzhong War, he soon disappeared again. He only occasionally visited his second sister-in-law, Sun Wugao, and his nephew Li Zhi during the New Year and holidays, but he did not join any forces.

Missing Lu Ya made Liu Yu regretful. Naturally, he was unwilling to let Li Yuanba go, but he also knew that Li Yuanba was unlikely to defect to the Shu Han. After all, strictly speaking, Li Tang was actually destroyed by the Shu Han. of.

But compared to the Shu Han who destroyed the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanba obviously hated the Qin Dynasty that killed Li Shimin more, which also gave Liu Yu a glimmer of hope in conquering Li Yuanba.

Liu Yu hoped to rely on Changsun Wugao to persuade Li Yuanba, but because he had had the idea of ​​Changsun Wugao before and wanted to marry Changsun Wugao to appease Li Tang's intention to surrender, Changsun Wugao did not dare to see him at all. , even if Liu Yu personally came to invite the eldest grandson Wugou, he still avoided seeing him because of illness.

Liu Yu also had some ideas for this. He could only ask Li Keyong to persuade Changsun Wugu. As for the specific result, he didn't know because he was no longer in Chengdu.

 At this point, the third Hanzhong War between Qin and Shu began.

I said I would have a double update yesterday, but I didn’t finish the second chapter, which was 2,000 words short, so I postponed it until today. I still have time to continue coding today. If I write more, I will continue a double update tomorrow.

　　

　　

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