Chapter 1978 Hebei Qin Army


    Chapter 1976: The Qin Army in Hebei


    The components of the Hebei Qin Army supporting Sizhou are very complex, and are composed of five parts, namely:


    Li Jing’s 30,000 Northern Navy.


    Zhang Liao''s main force of the 70,000 Qin army.


    Xiao Yan''s 30,000 surrendered troops to the Zhao State.


    Zhang He''s 30,000 Korean surrendered troops.


    And Han Xin''s 40,000 Han Zhao''s mixed surrendered army.


    Among these 200,000 troops, a total of 100,000 were surrendered. In fact, Xiao Yan and Zhang He''s 60,000 troops surrendered directly, while Han Xin''s 40,000 troops were all reorganized by the enemy.


    So it can be imagined that the 200,000 Hebei reinforcements formed by the 100,000 Qin army and the 100,000 Han and Zhao surrendered troops are definitely not as good as those of the Tang army in terms of comprehensive combat power.


    Neither Han nor Zhao nor Zhao were weak countries, and the comprehensive quality of soldiers was not low. It was because of the short time of surrender that his morale was low, which lowered the overall level of the entire army.


    But the training foundation of the Han and Zhao surrendered army is still there, and overall it is not much worse than that of the Tang army, and the huge number of troops also makes up for the shortcomings of morale.


    Before going to the war, these 200,000 troops were scattered all over Hebei. With Qin Hao''s order, five armies marched towards Henan like long snakes, and finally met on the north bank of the Yellow River.


    As the commander of the 200,000 Hebei Army, Li Jing thought this operation was a bad idea. After all, the Tang army that ravaged Sizhou had a maximum force of only 150,000. With his 200,000 Hebei Army and tens of thousands of local troops in Sizhou, it was definitely a breeze to defeat the Tang army.


    But what Li Jing did not expect was that he wasted a lot of time in military dispatch. It took him nearly a month to leave Jizhou alone. If he arrived in Luoyang, he would not have to leave another month.


    Will Luoyang be still in the hands of the Qin army?


    The marching speed of the Qin army in Hebei is so slow, but it is actually caused by various factors such as different numbers, different qualities, and different speeds of each army.


    In addition, the five armies belonging to Li Jing, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xiao Yan and Han Xin have different starting locations, and the distances of the march are naturally different.


    Zhang Liao''s main force Qin army walked the fastest, Li Jingbei''s navy was a little slower, and the 100,000 surrendered troops were not only slow as fast as a turtle, but also delayed the marching due to various destruction, which directly affected the overall marching speed.


    Although Han Xin, Zhang He and Xiao Yan were also anxious, there was no good idea. In addition, they were not the main general and did not care about their own affairs, so they naturally let it go.


    Seeing that more and more time wasted, Li Jing could no longer sit still, so he adopted Guo Jia''s proposal and directly issued a death order to the generals. He had to meet on the north bank of the Yellow River at the end of the month, otherwise the entire army would be punished.


    I have to say that Guo Jia’s proposal is a bit detrimental, but the effect is still very obvious.


    The heads and generals of each tribe did not want to be punished, so they naturally urged the soldiers to forcefully speed up the marching, causing the soldiers at the bottom to be full of resentment. Of course, these have nothing to do with Li Jing and Guo Jia.


    When 200,000 Hebei reinforcements officially met on the north bank of the Yellow River, Qin Hao had already launched a war to destroy the Han Dynasty and occupied nearly half of Youzhou.


    After the meeting, Li Jing immediately initiated crossing the river, but the commanders of each division were quarreling about whom first and whom later. Only then did he realize that the arrogance and underestimation of the enemy in the army was so overwhelming.


    In the eyes of the generals of the Qin army in Hebei, nearly 300,000 troops to deal with Li Tang''s 130,000 is a war that cannot be lost. Therefore, in their eyes, the Tang army is a succession of achievements, and they are striving for military achievements before it has been carried out.


    Among the 200,000 Hebei troops, the surrendered army was the most urgent to make contributions. Han Xin, Zhang He and Xiao Yan all wanted to cross the river first, seize the first contribution since they headed south, and stabilize their position in the Qin army.


    Although Li Jing understood the urgent desire of the surrendered generals to make contributions, he could not explicitly favor them. After all, this would arouse dissatisfaction among the main generals, especially the deputy general Zhang Liao.


    If the surrendered army wants to make a contribution, doesn’t the main force want to? Although Li Jing was the chief general of the Hebei Army and had the command of a 200,000 army, his real direct troops were only 30,000 Northern Navy, while Zhang Liao, as the deputy general, held a 70,000 main army.


    Although Li Jing made great contributions in the Hebei War, he was just a prefect of a county before. There were many people in the army who did not accept him, so Zhang Liao was naturally one of them.


    As one of the two deputy generals, Zhang Liao had neither experience nor lacked credit. However, Li Jing''s performance was too eye-catching, so he missed the position of the chief general.


    Although Zhang Liao also admired Li Jing very much, it did not mean that he was completely convinced.


    A deputy general who does not want to be the chief general is not a good general.


    Zhang Liao also wanted to prove that he was no worse than Li Jing, so how could he give up the opportunity to be the first.


    Therefore, if Li Jing gave the first merit to the surrendered army, although he could get the support of the 100,000 surrendered army, it would also cause dissatisfaction among the main force headed by Zhang Liao.


    After all, although there are many surrendered troops, the main force is obviously stronger in combat, which is a bit of a loss for Li Jing.


    Just when Li Jing was in a dilemma, Guo Jia offered Li Jing a suggestion to let the main force and the surrendered army achieve their merits.


    Guo Jiayan, after the Tang army learned that the 200,000 Hebei troops were about to arrive in Sizhou, they were very likely to flee without a fight.


    In order not to let the Tang army in Luoyang escape, the entire cavalry could be concentrated and the cavalry would be allowed to cross the river to Luoyang first.


    There are cavalry among the five divisions of the Hebei Army, and they can get 40,000 cavalry when they are concentrated.


    If the Tang army fled, the cavalry could be chasing. If they did not flee, they could travel outside the city to share the pressure of Luoyang City.


    Guo Jia''s words made Li Jing react. He had been thinking about how to wipe out the Tang army with the minimum casualties, but he ignored the possibility that the Tang army would give up the result and flee without fighting.


    No matter how great the results the Tang army achieved in Sizhou, the total force was only 130,000, which was not enough to defend the fruits of victory under the offensive of the 290,000 Qin army. It may be embarrassing to withdraw from Sizhou without fighting, but it is also a wise move.


    Realizing this, Li Jing decisively gathered the entire cavalry and appointed Zhang Liao as the vanguard general and 40,000 cavalry to take the lead in crossing the Yellow River to aid Luoyang.


    Among Zhang Liao''s 40,000, 20,000 came from the main force, and the remaining 20,000 came from the other four armies, led by generals such as Zhang He, Xiao Yan, Taishici, and Zhang Kui, and temporarily belonged to Zhang Liao''s command.


    Under such arrangements, although the main force still accounts for the majority, other departments can also get credit for it, which is the best of both worlds.


    The reason why Zhang Liao chose to command the revolt is naturally because of his cavalry command ability. No one is better than Zhang Liao except Li Jing and Han Xin.


    After Zhang Liao led the cavalry to take the lead, Li Jing and Han Xin led an army of 160,000 to continue crossing the river, and marched towards Luoyang at full speed after crossing the Yellow River in batches.


    After 160,000 Hebei crossed the Yellow River, he received news that the Tang army had retreated from Luoyang.


    When Li Jing learned about it, he was very glad that he had let the cavalry take the lead in advance. Otherwise, if his army arrived in Luoyang, the Li Tang army would have retreated back to Guanzhong.


    ?The second update, the monthly ticket exceeded 200 yuan, and I still owe 4 chapters.


    ??Slow march is really a plot requirement, otherwise the timelines before and after will not match. This is not good for the two-line narrative. I will definitely pay attention to it next time.


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    (This chapter ends)