Vol 2 Chapter 2746: On breaking the defenses of Qinling Mausoleum and retaking Huangyuan City
Chapter 2746: On breaking the defenses of Qinling Mausoleum and retaking Huangyuan City
Chapter 2742: On breaking the defenses of Qinling Mausoleum and retaking Huangyuan City
On the official road of Huangyuan.
Concerning Qinling and Yangyouji, Zheng led the defeated Tibetan army, which had lost three battles in a row, and fled to Huangyuan City in a panic.
Although he had an absolute military advantage, he was easily defeated by Li Jing three times in a row. This was a huge blow to the always proud Lun Qinling, but now he can no longer care about his pride and dignity, because life is the most important thing. Only by living can one wash away the shame.
“Has the Qin army caught up?”
Lun Qinling asked Yang Youji who was following him in a panic. The reason why he asked this was because the Qin army's pursuit this time was different from the previous two.
In the previous two times, the Qin army only pursued but did not fight. Even if it caught up with the fallen Tibetan army, it continued to drive it away.
But this time, in addition to chasing, the Qin army will all be executed if they are overtaken by the Tubo defeated army.
In the third battle between Qin and Tubo, the Tubo army lost all courage and was defeated too quickly due to low morale. Therefore, the casualties in the war were not high, less than 2,000 people in total, but nearly 100 people were killed in the pursuit. Three thousand.
It was precisely because the Qin army did not accept the surrender of the Tubo army that all the defeated Tubo troops fled desperately for fear of being killed by the Qin army if they ran too slowly.
The blood on Yang Youji's body was obviously from the battle. After wiping the blood stains on his face, he said seriously: "The Qin army has caught up, but they are just killing the fallen soldiers and have no intention of launching a surprise attack."
The Qin army did not take the initiative to attack, and the Tubo army escaped. However, not only did Qin Ling not have the slightest joy, but his face was extremely ugly.
Because he knew that Li Jing did not launch an attack, but hid behind and allowed him to escape back to Huangyuan. This was not a kindness or arrogance, but a more sinister intention.
It is naturally impossible for Qinling to give up these defeated troops, but these defeated troops have been frightened by the Qin army. If they really escape, they will definitely affect other Tubo soldiers.
Li Jing wanted to use these three battles to completely disintegrate the morale of the Tubo army, so that the Tubo army would never dare to mention Qin again.
“Li Jing, if you think you can defeat Tibet in three battles, you are simply dreaming.”
Lun Qinling looked in the direction of the Qin army and said to the left and right: "How far is it from Huangyuan City?"
“There are still more than twenty miles.”
“Send an order to the entire army to hold on a little longer. When we wait until Huangyuan City, our Tubo army will turn defeat into victory.”
Hearing what Lun Qinling said, Yang Youji's expression changed instantly, because Lun Qinling also said the same thing in the previous two battles. As a result, the Tubo army, which was frightened by the Qin army, fought against the Qin army in the last two battles. During the confrontation, although it didn't collapse at the first touch, it didn't last long either.
Although there are still 20,000 Tibetan troops who have fled back, they are completely frightened and do not dare to fight the Qin army again.
Not to mention that the pursuing Qin army numbered more than 2,500, even 500 men were enough to defeat the Tibetan army.
Therefore, in Yang Youji's view, it is a bit too irrational to refuse to admit defeat when it comes to Qinling, and even wants to turn defeat into victory.
Although it is said that in the defeat of Qinling, it was the Tubo people who died, not the Sui people, but now the Sui State could not protect itself, and Tubo and the Sui State were allies. If Tubo was crippled by the Qin army, both sides would be harmed. The power of home alliances.
"General, our army has been defeated three times in a row. The morale of the soldiers is completely lost and they no longer have the will to fight. Isn't it a bit irrational to start a war with the Qin army at this time?" Yang Youji advised tactfully.
Although Qinling knew what Yang Youji was worried about, he didn't have to explain anything. After all, all he was using were Tibetan soldiers and horses, and Yang Youji had no right to intervene. But when he thought that Yang Youji would need to help later, he still Patiently explained:
“At this time and that time, although the Qin army won three battles in a row, it had three battles in three days and pursued it alone for more than a hundred miles.
Even if the soldiers of the Qin army were made of iron, they would not be able to withstand such a high-intensity battle. Therefore, they must have been exhausted by this time, and their combat strength was reduced to ten percent. "
Lun Qinling's face was full of confidence, and he became more and more excited as he spoke, and even flashed a strange flush.
“The 20,000 defeated troops who fled back to Huangyuan were indeed afraid of the Qin army and could not be reused, but there were still 10,000 defenders in Huangyuan City.
These 10,000 defenders have not fought with the Qin army, and their morale has not been damaged. They will definitely be able to defeat Li Jing's tired army of less than 3,000. "
On Qin Ling's words, Yang Youji sounds very reasonable at first glance. After all, it is easy to wait for work, plus ten thousand can't beat three thousand, but the previous three consecutive defeats are just around the corner, plus on Qin Ling There was something wrong with his mental state, and he really didn't believe that Qin Ling could turn defeat into victory.
Yang Youji wanted to persuade him to calm down, but since Qin Ling had made up his mind, he obviously would not listen to him, so he could only let him sigh.
After Qin Ling arrived at Huangyuan City, he did not allow the deserters to enter the city. Instead, he continued to rectify the defeated troops outside the city. At the same time, he mobilized the army in the city to leave the city and prepare for the fourth decisive battle with the Qin army.
On Qinling, a total of 30,000 troops were placed in the third camp of Huangyuan Road. After experiencing three consecutive defeats, there were still 18,000 Tibetan soldiers who fled back to Huangyuan City.
In other words, after experiencing three such major defeats, the Tibetan army only suffered 12,000 casualties and 18,000 people escaped.
This is enough to show that Li Jing deliberately let Qin Ling escape, otherwise he could have been hunted down until the entire army was annihilated.
The Tubo soldiers who fled back to Huangyuan didn't understand this. They only knew that their legs were almost broken, and they finally escaped from the Qin army's pursuit.
But Qinling did not allow them to enter the city, and looking at this posture, they were even preparing to fight the Qin army for the fourth time.
How can they, who are completely frightened, accept this?
After being defeated by the Qin army three times in a row, in the eyes of these defeated Tubo troops, fighting the Qin army was no different than seeking death, so they were naturally unwilling to fight the Qin army again, so they objected one after another and asked Lun Qinling to let them enter the city.
If Qinling relented at this time and allowed the defeated troops to pour into the city in a chaotic manner, it would be equivalent to handing over Huangyuan City to the Qin army. Faced with the surging situation of soldiers, if Lun Qinling did not stand up and explain, there would be a real risk of mutiny.
But even if he stood up to maintain the situation and promised not to let the defeated army participate in the war again, there were still a large number of defeated soldiers who did not believe it. The fear of the Qin army in their hearts had made them lose their correct judgment.
In the end, Lun Qinling killed hundreds of troublemakers with iron and blood, and then forcibly controlled the 18,000 defeated troops, while the 10,000 defenders in the city also gradually left the city and set up their positions.
"Report...to report to the general, the Qin army, the Qin army..."
The Tibetan scouts were so excited that they stumbled when they came to report, and could not even speak properly.
Seeing this, Lun Qinling quickly helped up the scout and asked, "Is the Qin army coming?"
“No, no, the Qin army retreated.”
"What?"
Lun Qinling screamed. He thought that Li Jing would have a head-to-head decisive battle with the Tubo army like the previous three times. However, he did not expect that this time Li Jing would take the initiative to retreat. How could he, who had made all preparations? accept?
Lun Qinling's mentality completely collapsed. He rushed to the forefront of the army, rushed in the direction of the retreating Qin army, and roared: "Li Jing, you coward, why don't you dare to come? You have the guts to come here again, you You coward, why don’t you come?”
The Tubo soldiers looked at Lun Qinling who had lost his temper. The Huangyuan defenders did not understand why the usually calm general was so lost this time, but they would soon find out.
As for the defeated army, they also didn’t understand that the Qin army took the initiative to retreat. They also escaped a disaster. Why did the general still hang on?
Only Lun Qinling knew that this might be his only chance to defeat Li Jing and wash away the shame of Huangyuan Road's defeat. The next time Li Jing brought troops to Huangyuan City, it would not be three thousand Qin soldiers, but It's an army of 50,000.
With the frightened defeated troops in the city, it would be more difficult than climbing to the sky to stop the 50,000-strong Qin army that looked like wolves and tigers.
Looking at Lun Qinling who was so angry that he was even a little crazy, Yang Youji knew that he was on the verge of collapse, and from now on he would never forget Li Jing, because Li Jing had become his inner demon.
"not good."
Suddenly, Lun Qinling seemed to want to achieve something. His eyes widened and he ordered in a hurry: "Quickly, isolate the Huangyuan defenders from the defeated troops who fled back, and do not allow private contact between the soldiers of the two armies."
In the past, Qin Ling only focused on turning defeat into victory in order to wash away the shame of his tragic defeat to Li Jing, but ignored the impact of contact between the defenders inside the city and the defeated troops outside the city.
Although Lun Qinling has reacted now, it is obviously too late. The defenders in the city have already come into contact with the defeated army. The news of the three consecutive defeats of Huangyuan Road has been completely concealed. This will definitely affect the 10,000 defenders of Huangyuan City. Army morale.
Looking at the ten thousand Huangyuan defenders who were whispering and discussing, Lun Qinling felt that his mind went blank, and then his vision went dark and he fainted.
On the other side, although Li Jing retreated, he did not retreat far. He only retreated fifty miles to wait for the main army in the rear.
Qin Ling's guess was correct. The Qin army had experienced three battles in three days, and had been pursuing for more than a hundred miles alone. It was indeed almost reaching its limit.
It is precisely because of this that Li Jing took the initiative to retreat. After all, the Qin army in this state has been reduced to tenth of its combat power. Even an elite battalion cannot defeat the Tibetan army that is three times more powerful. If he does not retreat, is he looking for death?
Although Li Jing chose to withdraw his troops and allowed Lun Qinling to lead the defeated army to escape back to Huangyuan City, he was not worried at all about the upcoming war.
Because Huangyuan City is not a strong city, and this Tubo army has been frightened, and will also affect other Tubo armies, it will never be able to withstand the fierce attack of 50,000 Qin troops.
Li Jing was absolutely sure that as long as the army from the rear arrived, it would only take one day to break through Huangyuan City and open up the passage to Bison Mountain.
“Send a message to Li Mu immediately and ask him to speed up his march and arrive at Huangyuan City within one day.” Li Jing ordered in a deep voice.
"One day? Governor, is this a little too hasty?" Hua Xiong asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"The decisive battle at Bison Mountain has begun. Commander Meng Tian is using an army of 40,000 to fight against the enemy's 180,000 coalition troops. If we are late for a second, Commander Meng Tian will bear an additional risk." Li Jing explained.
Originally, Li Jing was not too anxious, because when he defeated Lun Qinling for the first time, the subsequent outcome was already doomed. No matter how Lun Qinling struggled, it was destined to only progress in the direction he imagined.
But after he defeated Lun Qinling for the first time, he received news of the decisive battle of the Buffalo Battle from Meng Tian, and his two sons Jin Zha and Muzha who were living outside actually participated in the battle.
Although Li Jing has married another man and has Nezha, he still feels very indebted to his two sons, Jin Zha and Muzha. After all, people only understand what is precious after losing them.
Li Jing originally thought that the two of them had died a long time ago, but he did not expect that the two sons not only did not die, but unexpectedly joined the Yuqing sect, received the best education, and came back after so many years.
As a father, this joy of regaining something almost made Li Jing almost faint with happiness, but his two sons are now in Bison Mountain.
Li Jing has already lost Jin Zha and Muzha once, so naturally he cannot allow him to lose again.
So, whether it was for the war or his two sons, Li Jing had to arrive at Bison Mountain in time, because the price of arriving late was something he could not bear.
Li Jing issued three military orders in a row urging Li Mu to speed up his march, and Li Mu naturally did not dare to disobey him. With the increase in marching speed of "Wu'an", it actually took him only one day to reach Huangyuan City.
After the arrival of the main army, Li Jing did not let the tired army rest and regroup. Instead, he ordered the entire army to garrison Huangyuan City, because yesterday Lun Qinling had already abandoned the city and fled, and this also allowed the Qin army to fight without a single soldier. Then he recaptured Huangyuan City.
“Grand Governor, the Tibetan army should not have gone far yet. General, please give me orders to lead the light cavalry to pursue them?”
Longxuhu asked Zhan Dao, he was excited after winning so many games in a row.
"No need. As for the 28,000 Tibetan troops in Qinling, escaping back is more useful than annihilating them directly." Li Jing said lightly.
(End of this chapter)