Chapter 2504 Li Mu VS Gao Ang, Yang Guang was timid before the fight
Chapter 2501: Li Mu VS Gao Ang, Yang Guang was timid before the fight
To be fair, although Liu Yu wanted the three counties in Hanzhong, he still wanted Li Tang, an ally. The reason was naturally that the Qin Dynasty was too strong.
Liu Yu expelled the Shu faction headed by Chen Ping. After taking over the military and political power, he was also vigorously developing internal affairs and enhancing national strength as quickly as possible.
The Shu Kingdom has been known as the country of Tianfu since ancient times, and its terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and its land is fertile. It can be regarded as the most innovative place for farmers to cross the fields.
Shu Kingdom has a strong foundation in its own conditions. Under Liu Yu''s strong governance, its national strength naturally progressed rapidly, but due to its limited wealth value, its development speed is naturally inferior to that of the great Qin Dynasty.
How did Daqin, who is not short of money, develop?
Explore oneself internally, vigorously swallow land, and carry out projects, and jointly develop scholars, farmers, industry and commerce...
HNA has opened up HNA to the outside world, opened up trade routes for various countries in Nanyang, and made profits through continuous Japanese blood-sucking.
With both internal and external cultivation, the rapid progress of the Qin Dynasty''s strength is simply amazing, even the countries are slightly inferior to each other, let alone Shu.
Liu Yu did not have a detailed understanding of the Qin Dynasty, because even if he sent out the most elite spies, the information he explored was still limited, but just these limited information had already made him roughly understand the gap between Shu Kingdom and Qin Dynasty.
It is precisely because of knowing the gap that Liu Yu felt even more frightened. He also knew that relying solely on his own development, not only would it be impossible to catch up with the Qin Dynasty, but the gap would become bigger and bigger. The only way is to unite other forces to fight against Qin together.
Li Tang was the most active in opposing Qin among the princes, so in Liu Yu''s mind, the importance of Li Tang, the three counties in Hanzhong was actually higher than that of Liu Yu''s ally.
At present, the premise of joining the Tang Dynasty is that the ruler of Li Tang must be Li Shimin.
In Liu Yu''s heart, Li Shimin is of higher importance than everyone in Li Tang today.
Only under the rule of Li Shimin could Li Tang pose a threat to the Qin Dynasty and help Shu Kingdom, and then he was qualified to become an ally of Shu Kingdom.
But what is the situation in Tang State now?
Not only was the king Li Shimin dead, but even Li Yuanba was missing. Yang Jian had surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, leaving only some remnants and defeated generals.
In Liu Yu''s eyes, the Tang Kingdom is not only unable to help, but may also drag down the Shu Kingdom.
And the location of Hanzhong is too important. Once captured by the Qin Dynasty, Yizhou will lose its northern gate, and Liu Yu does not like to take risks.
Since this is the case, it would be better to take Hanzhong yourself and save the defeated generals of the Tang State from causing trouble.
Therefore, for Liu Yu now, taking the three counties in Hanzhong was not an expansion, but to protect himself.
In Shu, there are many people who have the same views as Liu Yu, and Liu Er, Zhang Ren, Xing Tian, ??Guan Yu and other generals also think so.
However, Su Qin, the prime minister and military advisor of Shu, seemed to have a completely different view on the annexation of Hanzhong.
Seeing that Liu Yu was so determined to win Hanzhong, Su Qin was silent for a long time and said, "Lord, are you really determined to take Hanzhong''s three counties?"
Liu Yu said decisively without thinking, "That''s my opinion. Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou. Only Hanzhong can I sleep soundly.
Besides, Li Shimin is dead now, and Li Tang suffers heavy casualties, so it is destined to be unable to protect this treasure land. It is better to take over by our Shu Kingdom than to fall into the hands of the Qin thieves. ”
"But what if Li Tang didn''t know the general situation and was unwilling to hand over the three counties in Hanzhong?"
"Hmph, they can''t help it."
After snorting coldly, Liu Yu sneered, "If Li Tang knew the minister, I would still recognize this ally and leave the three counties of Longxi and the three counties of Qiang for them.
If you don’t know the truth, don’t blame me for turning against you. Even the six counties have been swallowed up.
Besides, our army has entered the territory of Hanzhong, and even if Li Tang doesn''t want to, he is powerless to stop it. ”
"What if the subordinates persuaded the lord to give up the annexation of Hanzhong?"
"What?"
Liu Yu was stunned, his eyes full of surprise. He couldn''t believe that Su Qin would persuade him to give up such a good opportunity.
If it were someone else, Liu Yu would definitely leave without even listening to what happened next.
But the person who advised him to give up was Su Qin, the think tank that assisted him in cleaning up his shame.
Even if Liu Yu was not happy about his advice, he must hear it at the end, because he knew that Su Qin must be for his good and that he would consider more and more comprehensively.
"Military advisor, now the three counties in Hanzhong are the fat at their mouths, almost within reach. Such a good opportunity, do you actually advise me to give up?" Liu Yu looked in disbelief.
"Lord, it''s easy to take the three counties in Hanzhong, but the help to our army after taking it was not great in Li Tang''s hands." Su Qin said slowly.
“What does the military advisor mean?
The three counties of Hanzhong, Shangyong and Xincheng have a total population of 600,000 to 700,000.
If our Shu Kingdom can obtain it, it can not only improve the northern defense line, but also increase the population and military population, which is the best of both worlds.
Why does the military advisor say that there are no benefits but great benefits? ”
Liu Yu showed confusion again, but Su Qin explained: "Lord, Hanzhong is the place where Li Shimin started his career, and Li Tang has a deep foundation in Hanzhong.
Therefore, it is easy to take Hanzhong, but it is not easy to digest.
Besides, even if we obtain the three counties in Hanzhong, our country''s strength will be stronger, but can it be stronger than the Qin Dynasty?
On the contrary, not only will he completely lose Li Tang, he will also face the Qin army directly and be subject to endless attacks on the Qin Dynasty.
Lord, Li Tang is the lesson of the past.
The Li Tang in the past was so powerful that he killed Yang Jian, destroyed the Western Qiang, defeated Liu Ji, and retreated to the Southern Barbarians.
But what after being targeted by Daqin?
In just a few years, not only did the 300,000 elite troops be lost, but the land in Guanzhong was completely lost. Although Shu Kingdom is strong today, it is not much stronger than Tang Kingdom at its peak. It is quite unwise to face the Qin army directly at this time.
It is better to let Li Tang continue to retain Hanzhong and let Li Tang become a barrier before Shu Qin.
Li Shimin died in Guanzhong in battle. The hatred between Qin and Tang Dynasty could no longer be resolved and was destined to be an enemy.
Isn’t it better to not take Hanzhong and let Li Tang take the lead on the front line and fight against the Qin Dynasty to consume both sides. Isn’t it better for our Shu Kingdom to devote ourselves to developing and strengthening national strength in the rear? ”
Hearing this, Liu Yu was silent. It was not that he had thought of this, but he was not optimistic about Li Tang at all, nor did he think that Li Tang could protect Hanzhong, so he wanted to occupy Hanzhong directly.
"I already know the meaning of the military advisor, but have the military advisor thought about it? What if Li Tang could not defend Hanzhong?
Once Hanzhong is obtained by the Qin Dynasty, it will be a disaster for our Shu Kingdom. "Liu Yu said seriously.
Su Qinze said: "This is also the biggest risk of not taking Hanzhong, because we don''t know whether the Tang Kingdom dares to fight without Li Shimin and Li Yuanba.
However, I believe that high school is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Although Li Tang suffered a lot of losses, if our army supports it, it should be no problem to conquer Hanzhong.
Although it is safe to take Hanzhong, it is definitely not as easy as Shu and Tang to fight against Qin in Hanzhong with the strength of Shu and Tang.
Please consider the pros and cons of the lord. ”
Su Qin''s words stopped Liu Yu. Although he had thought of these things before, he didn''t expect to be so detailed. Now it seems that he really wanted to see them.
For Shu Kingdom now, it is safe to win Hanzhong. The strength of Shu Kingdom can also increase rapidly, but it is not conducive to the great cause of resisting Qin.
Although there are certain risks to not take Hanzhong, it is obviously more beneficial to resist Qin.
Liu Yu couldn''t grasp the pros and cons for the time being, and he had to think about it carefully.
Liu Yu thought about this issue all night, but he didn''t sleep all night, and he still made a decision, so he attracted Xu Shu, Wang Lei, Tian Guang and others to discuss it.
Although these people''s strategies are not as good as Su Qin, they can also give Liu Yu some advice.
As a result, except for Xu Shu''s support for Su Qin, Wang Lei and Tian Guang both advised Liu Yu not to place their hopes on others, and it is safest to directly annex Hanzhong.
Just when Liu Yu was hesitating to annex Hanzhong, Li Mu, who entered Liangzhou as a vanguard, also officially fought with the Sui army.
Li Mu led three thousand flying Xiong Army, passed by the right Fufeng, passed Xiaoguan, and left the Wanbeidi County, but in fact he was confusing the Sui Army, and his real destination was actually Anding County.
Before Li Mu entered Liangzhou, he contacted Ma Chao''s troops who were fighting with Sui General Gaoang through Feige''s letter.
Gao Ang was originally in the battlefield of Beidi County, but Yang Guang used a trick and was suddenly transferred to Anding County. Ma Chao was caught off guard and lost a lot of troops. Later, Pang De and Ma Dai led their troops to help. The three of them joined forces, and only then could they barely block Gao Ang.
Gao Ang didn''t know that Li Mu was coming, and he still believed that his opponent was Ma Chao. He wanted to defeat Ma Chao as quickly as possible and then return to Beidi County, but he didn''t expect that just when he and Ma Chao were in trouble, Li Mu suddenly led his army to arrive.
Li Mu defeated Gao''an''s seven thousand Western cavalry in one battle and killed Gao''an''s deputy general Gao Jun.
As for Gao Ang himself, he was also injured by five people, Ma Chao, Pang De, Ma Dai, Li Maozhen and Hua Xiong, and only led more than a thousand remaining troops to flee back to Wuwei County.
After defeating Gao Ang, Li Mu continued to march and pretended to be the remnants of Gao Ang''s city, and he deceived Gaoping County without any effort.
After capturing Gaoping County, Li Mu continued to lead his army northward and threatened Sanshui City, the important location of the Sui army.
Yang Guang, who was fighting with Meng Tian, ??was frightened to the cold man after learning about the fall of Gaoping and the Sanshui crisis.
Sanshui City is related to the Sui army''s food supply road. Once it is taken away, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Yang Guang quickly ordered the Sanshui Guardian to defend the country and ordered him to defend the country to the death and not be allowed to fight no matter what. He was cautiously considering and was also preparing to add three thousand reinforcements to Sanshui City.
But before the reinforcements were sent out, Yang Guang received another news that Li Jing had already rushed over from Guanzhong, and was immediately frightened.
The Qin Dynasty had an army of 60,000 in Liangzhou. After a battle, although nearly 10,000 soldiers were lost, there was still an army of 50,000.
This time, Li Jing brought 100,000 directly, and the total strength of the Qin army in Liangzhou reached 150,000, and the leaders of Li Jing, Gongsun Xuanyuan Jia Fu, Sun Lingming and other powerful generals.
After the Sui Dynasty expedition to the Western Regions, it also implemented a streamlined military and government-simplified its military service, with only 160,000 troops across the country.
Faced with the 150,000 well-equipped and high-spirited Qin army, and the all-star-like general lineup, Yang Guang really couldn''t raise much confidence, so he quickly summoned think tanks such as Gao Yang, Zu Yi, and Cheng Gongying to discuss countermeasures.
All the military advisors of the Sui State knew that they would definitely not be able to fight. After all, Qin was too strong, and it was impossible to be an opponent by relying solely on Sui State.
Just look at Li Tang’s fate.
He, Li Shimin, was brave enough to dare to fight Qin alone, but Guanzhong fell, and all the elite soldiers and generals were lost, and even he died in battle.
Liangzhou occupied by the Sui State was already a barren land. If it fought against Qin, which had a million soldiers, it was almost a search for death.
If Sui State wants to confront Daqin, it must find allies to share the pressure, but their die-hard ally Tang State has been completely defeated and there is no force in Liangzhou to support Sui State.
After learning that Chang''an had fallen and Li Shimin died in battle, Yang Guang scolded Li Shimin in his heart.
There is no one who cheats his teammates like this, it’s too cheating.
The reason why Yang Guang dared to send troops to Guanzhong was that he thought that Li Shimin could persevere until reinforcements arrived, but he never expected that the Tang army would not be able to persevere for a month and lost the entire Guanzhong.
It would be fine if Li Shimin died, but he still left such a lot of messes. Qin is now heading straight to Liangzhou. If Sui is directly facing the pressure from Qin.
How to solve this?
Only when facing the pressure from the Qin army can Yang Guang understand how much pressure Li Shimin is facing.
Yang Guang didn''t want to end up like Li Shimin, and the best ending now is to pay a little price, and the Qin and Sui sides stopped their troops and truce.
After some discussion, Yang Guang decisively decided to withdraw his troops and at the same time sent Cheng Gongying as an envoy to seek peace from the Qin Dynasty.
Of course, Yang Guang did not put all his hopes on peace talks. Although his army retreated to Anding County, he transferred all the troops from the rear to Wuwei County, and prepared to mobilize the whole country to resist the invasion of the Qin army once the negotiations failed.
(This chapter ends)