Vol 2 Chapter 2773: The battle of beauty, Long Qie VS Gao Huan

Vol 2 Chapter 2773: The battle of beauty, Long Qie VS Gao Huan

Chapter 2773: The Battle of Showing Beauty, Long Qie VS Gao Huan

Chapter 2769: The battle of beauty, Long Qie VS Gao Huan

The most powerful army of the Sui Kingdom was the 50,000-strong army of Daxing. Among them were not only the powerful Xiliang Iron Cavalry, but also the all-elite Xiaoguo Army. Even if the Qin Army tried to defeat it with all its elites, it would not be possible. easy.

Logically speaking, with such a strong army in hand, if Yang Guang chooses to defend, relying on the danger of the city wall, not even Li Jing can do anything to him.

However, under the influence of the general situation, Daxing City was completely turned into an isolated city and a dead city, which forced Yang Guang to abandon the city and flee, and voluntarily gave up Daxing, the first fortified city in Liangzhou.

With the fighting strength of 50,000 Sui troops in Daxing City, even if the Qin army tried its best, it would still have to pay a huge price to destroy them.

However, with Yang Guang's active escape and Li Jing's ambush strategy from all sides, three ambush battles were fought. In the end, the Qin army only paid a negligible price and eliminated the most powerful army of the Sui Kingdom.

After the war, statistics showed that the total casualties of the Qin army were less than 1,500, but they had achieved a cumulative record of annihilating 28,000 enemies and capturing 7,000 prisoners.

The officers and soldiers of the Sui army were actually defeated quite unjustly. Most of them died at the hands of ambushes, and they did not show their combat effectiveness at all. However, this is exactly the cruelty of war, and there is no reason for it.

Li Jing ordered Hu Luguang to lead an army of 30,000 to support Xianmei City, and he returned to Daxing with the remaining troops and prisoners, officially taking over control of Daxing from the surrendered army.

As the capital of the Sui Dynasty and the largest city in Guanxi, Daxing City had a population of 160,000, which was larger than the total population of any two of the four counties of Xiliang.

Yang Chan and Yang Min learned that Li Jing was back, so they specially invited Cheng Gongying, Ximen Bao, Zhao Xuan, Li Delin and other Sui surrender ministers to hold a city dedication ceremony for Li Jing.

 With the attention of the people in the city, Li Jing received the military talisman, household registration book, and seal from Cheng Gongying, and then sent troops to formally take over Daxing City.

The first thing Li Jing did after entering the city was to send people to take over and inventory the treasury. He found that there were still 300,000 taels of grain and grass in the city, and found 100,000 taels of gold, 500,000 taels of silver, and 20,000 taels of silk. One hundred thousand horses, nearly fifty carts of gold, silver and jewels, as well as various weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds, enough to equip an army of 80,000 people.

Li Jing was shocked when he learned about it. He knew that the Sui State occupied the Silk Road and made a lot of money, but he did not expect that the Sui State was so rich.

　　Previously, the Sui State helped the Qiang people to form an army of 100,000 people. Li Jing also thought that Yang Guang should have spent almost all of his family wealth. It turned out that what he had spent at that time was only Haizhou's family wealth, and the real big head was still prosperous.

To put it bluntly, the capture of the city of Daxing alone was enough to offset the expenses of the Qin Dynasty's four-pronged attack on the Sui Dynasty, and there was even a surplus.

 Li Jing finally understood why the imperial court was so eager to occupy Liangzhou. The benefits of the Silk Road were really too great. The sooner it was opened, the more beneficial it would be for the Qin Dynasty.

The Sui Kingdom was just a small country in Kansai, and the two states of Lianghai and Lianghai were both sparsely populated and barren lands. It was precisely because they occupied the Silk Road that they were able to raise an army of 300,000 and become the top hegemon in Kansai.

"Yang Guang is dead, Daxing has fallen, and the next two states of Lianghai can be determined, and the Silk Road will also be under the control of Daqin."

 Li Jing smiled lightly and said to himself, feeling more relaxed than ever before. After all, after opening up the Silk Road, the finances of the Qin army in Kansai will definitely be richer in the future, and it will be easier to go south to destroy Shu in the future.

At this time, what Li Jing was thinking about was no longer to conquer the Sui Dynasty, but how to unite the power of the four states of Yongliang, Haihe, and at the same time divide and disintegrate many forces in the Western Regions, so as to prepare in advance for going south to destroy the Shu Han in the future.

 “Report…to inform the Grand Governor that Gao Huan has withdrawn his troops from Xianmei City.”

 “Did Gao Huan run away?” Li Jing frowned.

The battle to show off the beauty was actually a key point in the battle to conquer the Sui Dynasty.

Long Qie led a surprise attack with 70,000 troops and captured Xianmei City. Gao Huan, the governor of Liangzhou in the Sui Dynasty, led 70,000 troops to return for reinforcements, but Long Qie's 40,000 Qin troops blocked Xianmei City.

 Why does Long Qie only have 40,000 troops left in his hands? In fact, it was to cooperate with Li Jing's strategy of trapping the dragon.

In order to completely isolate Daxing City, Li Jing sent Li Maozhen to lead an army of 30,000 to attack the ten counties of Wuwei County from east to west, while Long Qie ordered Long Yang to lead an army of 30,000 to attack Wuwei County from west to east.

 Once the ten counties of Wuwei in the Sui Dynasty were captured by the Qin army, Daxing City would be completely reduced to an isolated city.

The two Qin armies led by Li Maozhen and Long Yang totaled 60,000 troops. Under attack from both sides, it stands to reason that it was only a matter of time to capture Wuwei County, which had less than 20,000 troops. However, the name of the Wuwei prefect of the Sui Kingdom His name is Wei Xiaokuan.

Wei Xiaokuan was a famous general in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In his early years, he participated in many wars in the Northern Wei Dynasty and was promoted. Later, he was reused by Yuwentai of the Western Wei Dynasty and sent him to guard Yubi, an important military area at the junction of the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties.

Gao Huan led an army to attack and surround Yubi. Wei Xiaokuan's military strength was at a disadvantage, but he used terrain and tactics to defend the city. Gao Huan used various tactics to attack the city but failed. The Eastern Wei army besieged the city for more than fifty days, suffering heavy losses in strength, and finally retreated. Gao Huan also died of illness after returning to the teacher.

 The Battle of Yubi was one of the key battles between the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties. The originally weaker Western Wei Dynasty defeated the Eastern Wei Dynasty's attempt to destroy the Western Wei Dynasty after this battle.

Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Later Northern Zhou Dynasty, also accepted Wei Xiaokuan's suggestion and successfully defeated the Northern Qi Dynasty and unified the north.

Wei Xiaokuan was a famous general who was good at defense, and the ten cities of Wuwei in the Sui Dynasty were built by the Sui State based on the terrain. They were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and were specially designed to defend against the invasion of the Qin army. Therefore, Li Maozhen and Long Yang did not attack Wuwei. Not smooth.

In the early stage of the attack, Li Maozhen and Long Yang relied on their high morale and rapid advance to quickly break through the city and capture half of Wuwei's city. However, this also gave Wei Xiaokuan the opportunity to shrink his troops and defend Guzang City.

When Wei Xiaokuan concentrated his troops on defense, Li Maozhen and Long Yang's nightmare came. No matter how fiercely they attacked, they could not break through Wei Xiaokuan's iron-clad defense.

At this time, Li Maozhen and Long Yang understood that the invincibility of the initial battle was not due to their ability to fight, but to the fact that the governor Li Jing had planned it and caught the Sui army off guard. Being unable to attack Guzang for a long time made both Li Maozhen and Long Yang a little impatient, so they fell into Wei Xiaokuan's trick of surrendering, which resulted in the loss of a lot of troops and a further decline in morale.

At this time, Yang Guang issued an order to relieve the Qiang people, which caused the Qiang people who fled to return to the original Qiang people.

The Qiang escape faction headed by Yelu Shilu, Yelu Huolu, Yelu Xiuge, and Yelu Xiezhen, led 30,000 Qiang troops, officially broke away from Yuan and Meng, returned to Liangzhou, and went to Xianmei to participate in the war to support the Sui army.

Gao Huan already had 70,000 Sui troops in his hands, plus Yelu Shilu's 30,000 Qiang troops. After the two sides joined forces, the total strength reached 100,000, which also made Long Qie, who only had 40,000 defenders, unable to resist.

Guzang City could not be captured for a long time, but Xianmei City was besieged by 100,000 Sui and Qiang troops. Long Qie was isolated and had no choice but to suspend the offensive on Guzang City and recall Long Yang's 30,000 troops, leaving only Li Maozhen. He led an army of 25,000 to target Wei Xiaokuan.

Long Qie's actions will undoubtedly leave hidden dangers for Li Jing's trapped dragon situation, and ultimately lead to the Battle of Buffalo Mountain. After Yang Guang gave up Daxing and fled early, Long Qie did not have any other choice at that time. After Guzang and Xianmei He can only choose the latter.

When Long Yang returned with an army of 30,000, Long Qie had already defended Xianmei City for half a month under a fierce attack of 100,000 enemy troops. The 40,000 defenders also managed to defeat 25,000 of them, but they did not surrender. Gao Huan and Yelu Shilu took advantage.

The coalition forces of Gao Huan and Yelu Shilu are not easy to deal with. Not only are the three famous generals Gao Huan, Yelu Xiuge, and Yelu Xiezhen, but there are also three god-level warriors such as Gao Jineng, Yelu Shilu, and Yelu Huelu.

 It is obviously impossible for Long Jie to stop so many people by himself.

At the critical moment, Long Qie and the three generals Zhong Lihuan, Yu Ziqi, and Ji Bu activated the combination skill "Five Tigers Destroy the Enemy", and then they repelled Gao Jineng and other generals, and persisted until Long Yang's reinforcements arrived.

Long Yang returned, and the pressure on Long Qie was greatly reduced. The two brothers defended Xianmei City, and the defense materials were exhausted. In the end, they had to take the initiative to fight against the Sui and Qiang coalition forces.

Long Qie personally led 50,000 Qin troops, including the two elites Tenglong Army and Wolf Cavalry Army, as well as many powerful generals such as Long Yang, Zhong Lihuan, Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi, Guan Hai, Liao Hua, etc., against Gao Huan and Yelu Shi Lu's 70,000 Sui and Qiang coalition troops.

The Sui and Qiang coalition forces also gathered together elite soldiers and generals. There were not only three famous generals and three war gods, but also two elite armies, the Pishi Army and the Tielin Army.

The two brothers Long Qie and Long Yang joined forces to activate the combo skill 'Sibling Branch', coupled with the increase of 'Five Tigers Destroy the Enemy', they were able to block the three war gods Gao Jineng, Yelu Shilu and Yelu Huelu, but only It is obviously impossible to defeat the Sui and Qiang coalition forces in this way.

The two sides fought fiercely for a whole day. The Qin army killed nearly 15,000 troops. Many generals including Long Qie, Long Yang, Zhong Lihuan, and Ji Bu were injured. Seven generals including Gong Du, Liu Shi, and Li Damu were injured. The general died in battle.

 Looking at the Sui and Qiang coalition forces, in addition to nearly 25,000 troops killed in the battle, generals such as Gao Huan, Gao Jineng, and Yelv Shilu were also wounded one after another, and a large number of generals were killed in the battle.

Yelühelu, the leader of the twenty-one heroes of Abao Jizuo Ming, was also killed by Long Qie after being injured by Long Yang, becoming the only war **** to fall in this battle.

In the Battle of Xianmei, from the city defense to the field battle, the Qin army sacrificed a total of nearly 35,000 troops, while the Sui and Qiang coalition forces were reduced to only 45,000 troops from an army of 100,000. Both sides suffered a loss.

After this battle, although Long Qie only had 35,000 troops in his hands, Li Maozhen had transported supplies from the rear, so he could still continue to hold on.

On the other hand, although Gao Huan had more troops, the battle damage was too great. More than half of the entire army suffered casualties. It was obvious that he was unable to continue the fight.

Before the war, Gao Huan wanted to take back Xianmei City to break Li Jing's isolation from Daxing. However, after this battle, he no longer dared to have too many extravagant hopes and continued to attack Xianmei City. He could only stare at it. Long Qi, wait for the changes in Bison Mountain and Daxing. Anyway, he doesn't have the ability to reach Daxing.

What Gao Huan did not expect was that Yang Xingmi was defeated miserably at Yiniu Mountain, forcing Yang Guang to abandon Daxing, and was ambushed by Li Jing on the way back.

Before Yang Guang retreated, he sent a message to Gao Huan and Wei Xiaokuan in advance and asked them to be responsible for guiding them on the way. However, Yang Guang failed to reach the welcoming place at all.

Gao Huan and Wei Xiaokuan both made preparations to welcome him, but they didn't see Yang Guang arriving for a long time. Naturally, they knew that Yang Guang could not come back.

Wei Xiaokuan decisively gave up Guzang City and led 5,000 defenders to retreat to Xianmei City to join Gao Huan. He directly handed over this fortified city to Li Maozhen, which even 60,000 Qin troops could not capture.

As for Gao Huan, after realizing that Yang Guang was dead, he knew that the Sui army could no longer stay in Liangzhou. The only way for the Sui army to retreat to the Western Regions was to retreat to the Western Regions, so he ordered the supplies and supplies from the four counties of Xiliang to be transferred. All the population moved to the Western Regions.

 The four counties of Xiliang, namely Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, and the vassal state of Zhangye.

The total population of the four counties of Xiliang is less than 300,000. However, because it is located directly on the Silk Road and caravans come and go frequently, it is still relatively wealthy. There is a lot of supplies accumulated in the treasury, but I want to completely relocate. If so, obviously it won't be able to be moved in a short while.

All Gao Huan can do now is to move as many materials and people as possible, but Da Qin obviously will not give him this time.

Li Jing ordered Hu Luguang to lead an army of 30,000 to Xianmei City to support Long Qie.

 Once Hu Luguang arrives, Long Qie will have an army of 65,000. If Li Maozhen's 20,000 troops are added, it will be an army of 85,000. It will be difficult for Gao Huan to escape even if he wants to.

Gao Huan was frightened and did not care about anything else. He took his 35,000 remnant troops, Wei Xiaokuan's 5,000 soldiers and horses, and Yelu Shilu's 10,000 Qiang troops, a total of 50,000 troops, and fled directly to the Western Regions.

After Long Qie learned about it, he personally led 15,000 cavalry to pursue him. Obviously, it was impossible for Gao Huan to escape so easily.

 (End of this chapter)