Chapter 2524 Qin, Wu and Wei VS Shu and Chu
Chapter 2521: Qin, Wu and Wei VS, Shu and Chu
"General Zhang, I''m so happy." Shen Shiqi smiled.
"Where does the joy come from?" Zhang Ren asked.
"The casualties have been counted. Our army killed 5,532 people in battle and killed 3,764 Qin troops. The captured Qin army''s horizontal swords and armor are enough to be equipped with tens of thousands of troops." Shen Shi said with a smile
"There are 8,000 hits 30,000, but the casualties are nearly 30% higher than the Qin army. What''s there to be happy about?" Zhang Ren asked back.
"Well, that''s wrong, but the general must know that fighting against the tyrannical Qin will cause more than 3,000 casualties to the Qin army in one battle.
Moreover, the cost of supporting the Qin army is much higher than that of our great Han.
These 3,700 Qin troops, plus the pension, can be reduced to 15,000 troops in Shu Kingdom.
If we count this way, our army only paid 5,500 casualties, but lost 15,000 resources, which of course was a victory. ”
Shen Shiqi also knew that fighting could not be calculated like this, but fighting head-on is impossible, so he could only find excuses to boost morale from other aspects;
Seeing that Zhang Ren ignored him and looked dazed, Shen Shiqi shouted, "General? General Zhang?"
"Uh, sorry, I''m distracted." Zhang Ren sighed.
"General Zhang, what''s wrong with you?"
"It''s nothing. Military advisor, why do you think the fighting will of Qin soldiers are so tenacious?
In the end, the thousand Qin troops who left behind were left behind, with 80% reduction in personnel but still fighting to the death.
If all Qin troops are like this, then will my great man still have hope? ”
Zhang Ren was a little scared by the Qin army. He had been through the battlefield for a long time and had never seen such a tenacious army. Liu Jijun and Chi You army were not enough to see anything in front of the Qin army.
Hearing Zhang Ren''s words, Shen Shiqi was silent for a moment and said, "I can''t answer the general''s question, but as a Han minister, he will be able to fight for the Han Dynasty until the last moment."
"What the military advisor said is that since the Qin army was able to set up an ambush in Zhushan, it means that Fangling must have fallen. What should the Japanese army do next?" Zhang Ren asked.
"Fangling City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Since it was taken away by Han Xin, it will be extremely difficult to retake it.
As far as I see below, it is better to retreat to Xicheng first, wait until the Chu State sends troops to Jingbei, and then see if there is a chance to retake Fangling City. "Review of the way.
"That''s all." Zhang Ren sighed lightly.
If he had an army of 100,000, he would definitely attack Fangling City directly.
But now he only has 24,000 troops left. He can''t attack Fangling City, which has 30,000 to 40,000 defenders, right?
After Zhang Ren cleaned the battlefield, he led his army to retreat to Xicheng.
On the other hand, after Han Xin learned that the ambush failed and more than 3,000 soldiers were damaged, he was not allowed to be killed by Jintai and Gao Lan.
Although nearly half of the soldiers who set up the ambush were lost, the casualties of the Shu army were even greater.
It should be noted that the Qin Dynasty has a population of 38 million, and the damage to thousands of soldiers is not a loss for the Qin Dynasty, and it can be replenished in the blink of an eye.
The battle between Shu Kingdom and the Qin Dynasty is destined to be unable to fight.
"Zhang Ren, this general, rarely won. He thought he was a mediocre general, but now he has seen through the ambush plan of our governor."
Han Xin looked surprised. He never expected that Zhang Ren, who had been defeated repeatedly, could still see through his ambush so calmly when he was eager to support Fang Ling. This was not like the incompetent person at all.
Han Xin is a very proud and confident person. In his eyes, what famous generals can be nurtured in a remote place like Shu?
Except for Liu Yu, Shu Kingdom had no one qualified to be his opponent in military use.
But he didn''t expect that Zhang Ren, who had a poor record, had discovered the plan, which made Han Xin realize that he underestimated the heroes of the world.
"It was because of my underestimation of Zhang Ren that I was able to achieve this battle, not the fault of the two generals."
Although Han Xin is arrogant, he is not conceited. When he realizes his mistake, he will correct it in time instead of gritting his teeth and holding on to the end.
Han Xin took the initiative to take responsibility and attributed the responsibility to his underestimation of Zhang Ren, which made Jintai and Gao Lan feel a little embarrassed.
"No, it is the responsibility of the last general. After being discovered by Zhang Ren, if the last general directly chooses to retreat, he would not have sacrificed so many soldiers." Jin Tai said with annoyance.
Gao Lan said: "At that time, the last general also thought of waiting for his work. If my eight thousand elite army may not be able to defeat the 30,000 Shu army head-on, he would not have underestimated the Shu army."
"After this lesson, we should remember that we should not underestimate the heroes of the world because of our great Qin Dynasty and strong national strength.
Your Majesty also said: Disregard your opponent strategically and value your opponent tactically;" Han Xin said seriously.
"No."
Jintai, Gao Lan and others will speak in unison.
Han Xin nodded and then said, "Since Zhang Ren''s reinforcements have arrived, and there are many powerful generals in the army. It is more than ten times more difficult to capture Xicheng, so this governor decided not to attack Xicheng."
If Zhang Ren did not return to Xicheng to defend the city but came to Fangling to fight to the decisive battle, Han Xin would naturally be absolutely sure to capture Xicheng.
But after Zhang Ren finished the battle, he immediately retreated to Xicheng. He obviously did not want to fight head-on with the Qin army, and Han Xin would not consume his troops on the siege, so he could only give up attacking Xicheng for the time being.
"Deputy Governor, if we don''t attack Xicheng, where will we fight?" asked Mi Houwang.
Han Xin glanced at Mi Houying lightly and thought to himself: Governor is Governor, why should he be a deputy? You are still from the Mi family and don’t even understand this little etiquette.
"Fangling has been lowered, Shangyong County is already fat, but Jingbei is now empty. Considering that Chu may take advantage of the situation, it is better to take Shangyong County completely as soon as possible to prevent the night from getting long and dreaming." Han Xin finished speaking, soldiers came to report: "Report to the governor, Chu raised an army of 100,000 troops and advanced to Xiangyang County in two directions.
Deng Yu, the commander of the left army, led an army of 55,000 to attack Xiangyang from Jiangling;
Wei Zhang, the chief general of the right-road army, led an army of 45,000, and the general Jiangxia attacked Xiangyang;
Before Han Xin captured Fangling City, Zhang Su, the envoy to Chu and Shu, met Liu Xiu, and told him that the interests of Ming, asked Chu to fulfill his responsibilities as his allies, send troops to Jingbei, and help Shu share the pressure.
After discussing with the counselors under Liu Xiu, he resolutely decided to send troops to attack Jingbei.
Even if you can''t conquer Xiangyang, Chu State will still send troops to rub the prestige of the Qin army and let all countries know that there are still people who dare to draw their swords against the Qin Dynasty, thereby inspiring the anti-Qin spirit of various countries.
With the demise of the Tang Kingdom, among the eight countries in China, the Chu Kingdom, which is the most active in anti-Qin, basically all the Chu Kingdom supports it as long as it is related to anti-Qin.
After the Second Battle of Guanzhong began, after receiving the Tang Dynasty''s request for help, Chu State also supported Li Tang as soon as possible, and arranged heavy troops in Jiangling to restrain the Qin army in Jingbei and prevent him from intervening in the Guanzhong War.
This is why the Chu army was able to send troops so quickly this time.
The 100,000 army had already been mobilized. At Liu Xiu''s order, the two armies of Deng Yu and Wei Zhang began to march, directly saving the process of dispatching troops and generals, and the speed of action was naturally faster.
The Chu army had been shaking flags and shouting before, which also gave the Qin army in Jingbei an illusion that the Chu army only dared to support and did not dare to argue with the Qin army head-on, but unexpectedly, the Chu army really came here.
If the Qin army in Jingzhou is there, let alone the Chu army only has 100,000, even if it is 150,000, the Qin army will not be afraid at all, after all, the defense has a more advantage.
What''s more, the Chu State could not have dispatched 150,000 troops to attack Jingbei. After all, after the disarmament, the total force of Chu State was only 200,000, and there was also the enemy of Wu State in the east.
With the current total force of Chu, it can only send a maximum of 100,000 troops to attack Qin. If there are more, once Wu attacks, it may not be able to defend it.
Just so happened that in order to seize Shangyong County, Qin transferred 50,000 Jingzhou troops and took the initiative to give the opportunity to the Chu army.
With the combat effectiveness and resilience of the Qin army, the 50,000 Qin army against the 100,000 Chu army cannot be said to be unable to fight, but there must be certain risks.
Han Xin naturally knew this, but fortunately he had captured Fangling City and completely cut off the connection between Shangyong and Hanzhong.
With Fangling and Xincheng County in hand, Shangyong County can no longer make waves, so the strategy for Shangyong can be slowed down.
Han Xin can first divide an army to support Xiangyang. After repelling the two armies of Chu, the same is true for attacking Shangyong. After all, as long as Fang Ling is not lost, Shangyong''s fat piece will not be able to escape.
"General Jintai, I ordered you to lead a 15,000 army to support Xiang..."
"Report...Governor Xue Da has an order."
Before Han Xin could finish his words, he received an order from the governor of Jingzhou Xue Rengui.
Han Xin opened it and frowned.
When the generals saw this, they were a little confused. Jin Tai asked, "Governor, Governor Xue Da, what order did he send?"
"Isn''t it to let us give up Fangling and return to Xiangyang?" Chen Qi said.
"How is it possible? As a famous general of a generation, Governor Xue has been through the battlefield for a long time, how could he issue such an order?" Gao Lan said.
"That''s right, Fangling''s strategic significance is too important. As long as Fangling is in hand, our Qin Dynasty can advance and attack and retreat and defend, and will be invincible.
Once Fangling is abandoned, we will fight this battle in vain and the sacrifices of the soldiers will be in vain.
Governor Xue Da couldn''t have been unaware of these things, so how could he give such an order? ” said Jintai.
"But what if Governor Xue thinks that defending Xiangyang is more important?" Zheng Lun asked back.
"Okay, don''t guess it all."
As soon as Han Xin said this, the generals immediately shut up.
"The Grand Governor said in his letter that 50,000 troops were enough to protect Xiangyang. Not only did we not need to withdraw our troops and return to Xiangyang, but we would continue to attack Shangyong and minimize casualties."
Hearing Han Xin''s words, the generals were stunned and did not understand where Xue Rengui''s confidence came from.
It should be noted that there are 100,000 Chu troops this time. If only 50,000 Qin troops are used, no matter who leads the army, it is not necessarily a sure thing to win.
Han Xin was the same. If he asked him to command a 50,000 army, he would definitely be sure to defend Xiangyang, but he would not be sure to win. After all, the chief generals of the Chu army Deng Yu and Wei Zhang were not ordinary people.
Han Xin didn''t know where Xue Rengui''s confidence came from, but since Xue Rengui, the great governor, had ordered him, his subordinate naturally could only obey orders.
At the same time, Xiangyang County is in the Governor''s Office.
Xue Rengui, the governor of Jingzhou, was sitting upright in the main seat, while the governor Zhang Jiuling and the new leader Guan Zhong were sitting on both sides of his left and right.
In addition to force, Guan Zhong''s fifth dimensions, all four dimensions have exceeded 100. Ying Hao naturally needs to use such an all-round talent.
But Guan Zhong was implanted in Bingzhou as a different commander, and Bingzhou is now extremely stable, with neither war nor natural disasters. Guan Zhong had no chance to make great contributions in Bingzhou.
It is too slow to accumulate merits and promotions based on political achievements. Guan Zhong himself is willing to wait, but Ying Hao is not willing to do so.
So Ying Hao used some selfishness and transferred Guan Zhong to Jingzhou as a separate rank and also to lead the position of military advisor.
Why is Xue Rengui clearly at a disadvantage against 50,000 and 100,000, but he is still confident in this battle because he adopted Guan Zhong''s strategy.
Guan Zhong offered advice to Xue Rengui, sending eloquent people as envoys to lobby the monarchs of Wu and Wei, claiming that 50,000 reinforcements in Sizhou had set out to strengthen the position of the two countries.
In addition, the State of Wu was invited to send troops to attack Jiangxia County, Wei and Qin were invited to attack Jiangling County, claiming that another country had agreed to send troops and made a written promise that there would be a reward for success or failure.
This was used to mislead Wei and Wu, making them think that Qin was determined to completely expel the Chu power from the north of the Yangtze River, and that the two countries would definitely send troops to help Qin for profit.
(This chapter ends)