Chapter 1870: War in the Four Counties (Part 2)


    Chapter 1868: War in the Four Counties (Part 2)


    Who is Huo Qubing, the commander of the Second Route Army of the Qin Army? That is the champion Hou of the national hero Fenglangjuxu.


    Among the four battlefields of the Hebei War, the Qin army won all three places, but Huo Qubing did not achieve any success in this journey.


    Under Wei Yang''s plan, Huo Qubing had already formulated a complete plan. However, when he had sent troops, the plan to attack Yanjing was abandoned halfway due to the sudden arrival of the Qing Dynasty.


    All four armies and three armies won, but they had not done their best in the process, which naturally made Huo Qubing angry.


    Therefore, when the Qin army attacked Youzhou with five armies and the mortal enemy Wei Qing was transferred from Dai County, Huo Qubing realized that his opportunity had come, so he decisively seized the front of the other four armies and took the lead in attacking Dai County.


    During the months-long battle, Huo Qubing had already figured out the terrain of Dai County, and could draw a terrain map of Dai County with his eyes closed.


    Although the defense line established by Wei Qing in Dai County is solid, it is based on the 100,000 army. Now the 100,000 army has been transferred away 60,000, leaving only 40,000 army, so it is naturally difficult to defend such a vast line of defense.


    Wei Qing certainly knew this, so before leaving, he gave up many fortresses, streamlined his troops, and defended his subordinates centered on the capital, and tried his best to ensure that the Dai County defense line was not delayed, so that Xue Gang could also defend Dai County with a 40,000 army.


    Wei Qing is just a mortal after all, and it is impossible for him to arrange everything properly. Although his arrangement was almost perfect, Huo Qubing still discovered the flaws.


    Wei Qing’s layout seems perfect, but it has one of the biggest flaws, which is that it takes a certain amount of time.


    The defense line involving eleven cities lasts a hundred miles, and it is shortened to tens of miles and three or four cities at once, so it naturally takes a certain amount of time to arrange it, and Huo Qubing is the time difference.


    After Wei Qing left Dai County, Xue Gang kept in mind Wei Qing''s advice and narrowed the defense line as quickly as possible, and defended the four cities of Gaoliu, Macheng, Dangcheng and Dai County as mutual support.


    Xue Gang''s basic commander is only 97, far from being the opponent of Huo Qubing, who is 100 commander. However, with the blessing of Liu Che''s "Wu Xiong", Xue Gang''s commander has also reached 100, and he can compete with Huo Qubing, who does not have skills.


    But with the launch of the "Calligraphy God", the commander of Huo Qubing, who had 70,000 cavalry in his hands, rose directly to 102 points. Now Xue Gang had only the power to resist.


    Xue Gang''s movements were very fast, but compared to Huo Qubing, he was still one step slower.


    Huo Qubing knew very well that his greatest advantage was the speed of the cavalry, so he maximized the speed advantage of the cavalry.


    Before the Han army could all retreat to Dai County, the Qin army had already come to kill, without any warning.


    Huo Qubing and Lu Bu''s troops split into a company. He led the way to attract Xue Gang''s attention, but let Lu Bu lead 20,000 wolf cavalry and rely on the speed advantage of the light cavalry to penetrate directly into the heart of the Han army, making it impossible for Xue Gang to shrink his troops immediately.


    The Qin army''s speed was too fast. In just one day, the Han army''s spy had no time to issue a warning for dozens of miles across Dai County.


    When Xue Gang learned the news, Lu Bu''s 20,000 army had already passed through the fortress abandoned by the Han army and entered Dai County for dozens of miles, making Xue Gang feel like a thorn in his throat, but because of Huo Qubing''s army, he was unable to concentrate his troops to wipe out Lu Bu.


    Originally, Xue Gang was about to defend the situation, but by Huo Qubing''s actions, he had to take the initiative.


    Now there are only two roads left in front of Xue Gang, either defeating Lu Bu in the hinterland or defeating Huo Qubing in the front, but the difficulty of these two is not ordinary.


    Xue Gang weighed the pros and cons and decided to give priority to Lu Bu. After all, Huo Qubing has an army of 50,000, which is not something his 40,000 army can eat. Relatively speaking, Lu Bu''s 20,000 army still has some hope.


    But with Huo Qubing''s 50,000 troops ahead, how many troops can Xue Gang use to deal with Lu Bu? “Pan…”


    After reading the letter in his hand, Liu Che''s face became extremely gloomy, and he suddenly smashed the letter in his hand on the table.


    He never expected that as soon as the war began, the war situation in Dai County became worse than this situation.


    "General Xue Gang has stated in the letter that he will fight to the death with Huo Bing and vow to defend Dai County to the death, but with the strength of Dai County alone, he is already ineffective, so I hope that Yanjing can send more reinforcements."


    Liu Che raised his head and looked at Zhang Tang and asked, "Is there any reinforcements in Yanjing that can be sent?"


    Zhang Tang smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, Bai Qi''s 60,000 troops have captured Fanyang and Fangcheng counties, pointing to Zhuo County, and Zhuo County is only more than 150 miles away from Yanjing.


    Bai Qi is about to fight outside the country, and General Wei Qing is struggling to defend Zhuo County. At this time, even if Yanjing still has extra troops, it can only be used to defend Yanjing, rather than support Dai County. ”


    "Yes, Your Majesty, and Yanjing has not many troops, so it is difficult to protect himself. How can you support Dai County?"


    Wei Xiang, one of the eleven heroes of Qilin Pavilion, sighed lightly.


    Wei Xiang was a strict and righteous man, and was upright and upright. During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, he became prime minister. During his tenure as prime minister, he rectified the administration of officials, suppressed the powerful, selected talents and appointed capable people, pacified unjust prisons, and asked officials from all over the country to provide lenient taxes, reward the people for clearing land and farming, and accumulate grain to relieve difficulties.


    Wei Xiang was both talented and virtuous, and was highly trusted by Liu Che. Now Huo Guang is not in Yanjing, and he and Zhang Tang are Liu Che''s right-hand men.


    “It’s abominable.”


    After hearing the words of Wei Prime Minister, Liu Che clenched his fists unwillingly. He naturally knew that Yanjing''s troops could not be sent, but Dai County could not help him, so he said in a deep voice: "Can Shangu County support Dai County?"


    “No.”


    Hearing that Liu Che wanted to mobilize troops from Shanggu County, Zhang Tang and Wei opposed it in unison.


    Wei Xiang said: "Although the Qin army attacked Shanggu County, only Xue Rengui''s army had 30,000 troops, Shanggu County connected the important areas between Dai County and Zhuo County. Once Shanggu County fell, Dai County would become an enclave and be completely surrounded by the Qin army."


    “Yes, Your Majesty, Huo Xiang is in Shanggu County, and the situation is not optimistic.


    Xue Rengui is not only a famous general, but also a powerful general who is left on the list of powerful generals. There is no powerful general under the command of Huo Xiang who can compete with him, so he dare not fight at all and can only defend himself.


    At this time, if the troops of Shanggu County are weakened and to support Dai County, Huo Xiang may not be able to defend Shanggu under Xue Rengui''s fierce attack. ” Zhang Tang said.


    Liu Che suddenly found that he had no troops to adjust. After a long time, he let go of his fist weakly.


    "Fei Ge sent a letter to Xue Gang, telling him that the Han Dynasty had no soldiers to adjust and Yanjing could not provide him with support. Now everything depends on him."


    After saying that, Liu Che''s eyes fell on the location of Yuyang County again, and this was the battlefield that caused him the most headache.


    ?The first time the guaranteed update is here. Sorry to stop for so long. I will make up for it from today. Currently, I owe a total of 19 chapters.


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    (This chapter ends)