Chapter 2227: The situation of the battle in Guanzhong, five routes attacking Tang


    Chapter 2224: The situation of the war in Guanzhong, five routes attacking Tang


    While Luoyang was preparing to ascend the throne, the situation in Guanzhong also changed.


    Ying Hao ordered Li Jing to lead 140,000 troops to attack Guanzhong, but Li Jing did not transfer all the troops to the Shangluo line in Lantian.


    Considering the terrain of Wuguan, the number of troops was too large and it could not be carried out. Therefore, in Tongguan, he left Zhang Liao with 60,000 troops, and restrained the Tang army on the front line of Tongguan, and led only 80,000 troops out of Wuguan to attack.


    Li Jing''s army was as powerful as a rainbow, and he captured Shangxian, the closest to Wuguan, but was blocked by Li Shimin himself.


    After the fall of Wuguan, the Qin army''s next march routes were: Shangxian, Shangluo, and Zhiguan, and Lantian was the last line of defense in Chang''an.


    It’s nothing if other cities are captured, but once Lantian is captured by the Qin army, Li Jing can drive straight into the city of Chang''an.


    In order to protect the land in Guanzhong, Li Shimin mobilized heavy troops to defend Lantian and Shangluo cities to the death, and recruited a large number of strong men to repair the abandoned Gurao Guan.


    Li Shimin planned to rely on Lantian and Shangluo dangerous city, as well as the geographical advantage of Raoguan, to build a solid line of defense in Lantian territory, and to block the Qin army from Guanzhong.


    But after all, Shangluo was not Wuguan, and Yuguan has been abandoned for many years. It is not possible to rebuild it in a short while. It is obviously not easy to block Li Jing''s 80,000 army with this.


    After the army led by Li Jing arrived at the foot of Shangluo City, the siege equipment such as cloud ladders, rock railings, stone casting cars, and city hammers arrived, they immediately launched the siege. Moreover, Gao Chong and Yuwen Chengdu, two powerful generals, personally participated in the siege.


    The Qin army was already full of morale and had extremely fierce offensives. On the first day of siege, the Tang army was clamoring for training. If Yang Jian''s reinforcements had not arrived in time, they might have been able to break through Lantian on the first day.


    With the support of Yang Jian’s reinforcements, Gao Chong and Yuwen Chengdu were repelled one after another. Li Shimin’s pressure was greatly reduced and he finally barely defended Lantian, but this was only temporary, because not long after, the reinforcements of the Qin army also arrived.


    In the Battle of Xiangyang, shortly after the Qin army defeated the Shu and Chu coalition forces, Ying Hao transferred Han Xin''s 60,000 troops to Li Jing''s command to listen to him.


    In other words, in addition to the 80,000 army on the front line of Lantian Shangluo and the 60,000 army on Tongguan, Han Xin''s 60,000 army was also under the command of Li Jing.


    The total strength of the Qin army on the Western Front has reached 200,000, while there are 140,000 troops on the Lantian line.


    Li Jing did not transfer Han Xin''s 60,000 troops to Shangluo to participate in the siege. After all, there is no need to use the 140,000 troops in just Shangluo City.


    Li Jing received the exact information and Li Shimin ordered the emergency military expansion in Hanzhong and Longxi areas. Once the training is completed, the troops in these areas will be transferred to Guanzhong.


    Although these recruits have not strong field capabilities, they still have some combat power in defending the city.


    Based on this consideration, Li Jing decided to let Han Xin lead 40,000 troops to recover the counties of Nanxiang occupied by the Tang army, and at the same time sent troops to attack Shangyong and Xincheng counties, threatening and restraining the Tang army''s troops in Hanzhong, making it unable to divide the troops to support Guanzhong.


    After receiving Li Jing''s order, Han Xin decisively divided his troops and divided 20,000 troops to support Li Jing, while he himself led 40,000 troops to conquer the counties in Nanxiang that were captured by the Tang army.


    The Tang army did not have many troops in Nanxiang, and there were only 5,000 in total. How could they block Han Xin''s army?


    In just three days, half of the counties in Nanxiang were recovered by Han Xin.


    Li Xiaogong, the prefect of Hanzhong in the Tang Dynasty, learned that there was a Qin army coming to Hanzhong, and was shocked and quickly recalled the reinforcements sent to Guanzhong, reported the news to King Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, and went to the front line to stand in front to resist Han Xin''s army.


    At this point, the Guanzhong Battle between Qin and Tang dynasties opened up the second fastest battlefield, the Hanzhong battlefield.


    Li Jing received support from Han Xin''s 20,000 reinforcements, and his total strength reached 100,000. Just when he was about to take advantage of the situation to capture Lantian, he received news that Qin Hao agreed to be emperor.


    Jia Xu''s previous campaign was a magnificent and vigorous move. Even if Li Jing fought on the front line, it was still inevitable. He honestly wrote a letter to support Ying Hao as the emperor. After experiencing many major events such as three refusals and three refusals, Ying Hao finally agreed to establish the country and become emperor, which also made Li Jing feel that the burden was heavier.


    The founding ceremony was scheduled for two months, which means that there were only two months left for Li Jing.


    Within two months, Li Jing must capture Shangluo and Lantian, attack Guanzhong, and then break through Chang''an, and completely end the battle in Guanzhong.


    Otherwise, Qin would not have so much food and grass to support him in continuing to fight, and he would have to temporarily stop the strategy of Guanzhong for the founding ceremony.


    Feeling the pressure, Li Jing continued to attack Shangluo on the surface, but secretly prepared to open up a third battlefield to overcome Guanzhong.


    Li Jing ordered Zhang Liao''s troops in Tongguan to withdraw their troops and let Tan Daoji order 20,000 troops to set up camps at the Hangu site to confuse the Tang army, while Zhang Liao personally led 40,000 main forces to secretly go north, waiting for the fighter opportunity.


    This fighter plane is Huo Qubing''s 70,000 cavalrymen.


    When Huo Qubing''s cavalry arrived at the battlefield and launched an attack from west to right Fufeng, Zhang Liao''s partial division smuggled Henoi across the Yellow River and attacked Fenglingdu, thereby attacking Zuo Fengling and igniting the entire Guanzhong war.


    Fenglingdu has been the largest ferry on the Yellow River since ancient times. It is the main throat of Hedong, Henan and Guanzhong, and is a must-fight for military strategists.


    The ancient battlefield between Wei and Qin was here. Famous wars such as Cao Cao''s attack on Han Sui and Ma Chao, and Yuwen Tai of the Western Wei Dynasty defeated Gao Huan, all of which took place in Fenglingdu.


    With such an important geographical road, the Tang army''s defense must be tight, but the Tang army''s attention has been attracted by the three tribes of Li Jing, Han Xin and Tan Daoji. Huo Qubing''s troops descended from the sky and launched an attack from the western front to Guanzhong, causing the Tang army''s defense line to be in a hurry, and some of the defenders in Fenglingdu will be transferred. At that time, Zhang Liao''s chance will come.


    In fact, there are only three counties and thirty-eight counties in Guanzhong, and these three counties are: Jingzhao Yin, Zuo Feng Ling and You Fufeng.


    If Li Jing''s combat plan can be successful, the three counties in Guanzhong will face siege by five Qin troops, and these five Qin troops will come from: Shangluo (Li Jing), Hanzhong (Han Xin), Tongguan (Tan Daoji), Fenglingdu (Zhang Liao), and Xiaoguan (Huo Qubing).


    Even if the Tang Dynasty has a profound foundation in Guanzhong, its troops were scattered everywhere under the beacon fire, and it was difficult to concentrate. It was undoubtedly extremely difficult to defend Guanzhong under the offensive of the Qin army.


    This is also the only way for Li Jing to think of conquering Guanzhong within two months.


    "At the beginning of next year, the lord will ascend the throne in Luoyang and become emperor. Before that, you must break through Chang''an and present Guanzhong to the lord as a gift."


    Li Jing pulled out his long spear from his waist, waved it suddenly towards Lantian, and shouted, "Assault."


    "If you break through Chang''an, the Qin Dynasty will win."


    Gao Chong roared, and then took the lead in charge again and participated in the siege in person. Yuwen Chengdu rushed up without being outdone.


    Up to the head of Luo City, Yang Jian looked at the Qin army below with a serious expression, and then turned his head to Li Shimin beside him and said, "Lord, it''s too dangerous to go to Luo, please go to Raoguan to take charge."


    A struggle flashed in Li Shimin''s eyes, but he finally said resolutely: "General Yang Jian doesn''t need to persuade him. My mind has been settled. The city is in the city, and the city is destroyed and the people are destroyed."


    Li Jing divided the 100,000 troops into five units, and carried out taking turns to attack the city day and night. Under such a powerful offensive, the Tang army finally failed to defend Shangluo.


    Three days later, Shangluo City was captured, and Yang Jian led some of the remaining troops to protect Li Shimin and retreat to Raoguan and continue to defend.


    (This chapter ends)