Chapter 2551 Liu Yu wants to be emperor, but the civil war in the Yuan and Qing dynasties began
Chapter 2548: Liu Yu wants to be emperor, and the civil war in the Yuan and Qing dynasties begins
In this battle in Guanxi, in addition to dispatching 70,000 troops from Yongzhou and 60,000 troops from Liangzhou, Qin also dispatched 100,000 troops from Sizhou;
Before the war, the total strength of Sizhou was only 150,000, and two-thirds of the troops were directly recruited and transferred, leaving only 50,000 defenders, which was obviously a little weak.
Therefore, Ying Hao brought back 50,000 Sizhou troops when he returned to the court this time.
After missing these 50,000 troops, the Qin Dynasty''s troops in Yongliang Prefecture were: 140,000 regular troops, 120,000 surrendered troops, and a total force of 260,000;
The Qin Dynasty had eight counties in Guanxi, namely: the three counties in Guanzhong (Jingzhao Yin, Zuo Fengyi, You Fufeng), and the five counties in Liangzhou (Longxi, Hanyang, Wudu, Anding, and Wuwei);
[Note: Beidi County was assigned to Hezhou (Hetao), which is no longer within the scope of Liangzhou;]
Most of the 260,000 troops of the Qin Dynasty were distributed in the transformational boundaries between the Sui and Shu countries, among which:
As the Yangpingguan camp on the border of Qin and Shu, the Qin Dynasty had more than 50,000 troops, including 10,000 cavalry, and the chief general Wu Qi;
The Sanguan after Yangping Pass and Chencang City are: 30,000 and 20,000 troops respectively, while the main generals are Wang Jian and Gongsun Xuanyuan respectively;
In other words, on the Yangping Pass alone, the Qin Dynasty arranged a total of 100,000 troops, which shows the Qin Dynasty''s importance to Shu Kingdom;
As for the junction of Qin and Sui countries, there are only Wuwei County and Longxi County, so you only need to arrange heavy troops in these two counties;
Longxi County, with 30,000 defenders, including 10,000 cavalry, the commander Long Jue;
Wuwei County, 40,000 defenders, 10,000 cavalry in the Han Dynasty, and the chief general Meng Tian;
260,000 troops and 170,000 were all arranged on the border, while the remaining 90,000 troops were dispersed and distributed to the remaining counties and cities in Guanxi;
The three counties of Hanyang, Wudu and Anding each have 5,000 defenders, and the generals are: Yan Xing, Xu Rong and Li Zuoche;
The four gates of Tongguan, Wuguan, Xiaoguan and Longguan each have 10,000 defenders, and the defenders are: Gongsun Yan, Sima Cuo, Ma Chao, and Li Mu;
The two counties of Zuo Fengyi and You Fufeng each have 10,000 defenders, and the chief generals are Li Maozhen and Fu Cunshen;
Jingzhao Yin has 15,000 defenders, including 10,000 cavalry. The commander is Li Jing, the governor of Yongliang. At the same time, Li Jing is also responsible for the entire force of Yongliang;
The 260,000 troops stationed in the eight counties of Guanxi, of which 120,000 were surrendered. These troops obviously need to be trained to get the essence and remove the dross.
However, even after the training this time, Ying Hao was not prepared to reduce the military organization, but instead planned to expand the military organization.
After all, if you have a one-year rest at most, the Qin Dynasty will use troops to Liangzhou and the Central Plains, and use one country''s strength to fight multiple countries.
The four countries of Sui, Wei, Song and Ming, which face the front of the Qin army, will definitely expand their troops at the limit, and the three countries of Shu, Chu and Sui are also extremely likely to send troops to intervene.
Therefore, this time the dispatch of troops was not a small fight, but a unified battle with one million troops directly.
If this is true, the Qin Dynasty is equivalent to fighting against all countries in the world with the power of one country. It is obviously not enough to rely solely on the current military strength.
Therefore, expanding the army is imperative, and it is naturally impossible to reduce Yongliang''s troops.
Of course, now is not the time to expand the army. After all, if the army is expanded now, the rest of the countries will definitely expand their army, which is meaningless consumption.
Therefore, for the Qin Dynasty, the best time to expand the army was eight months before the war began.
Eight months were enough for the Qin Dynasty to recall the retired soldiers and recruit and train new troops.
Before this, the Qin Dynasty only needed to reorganize and train surrendered troops, keep the combat effectiveness of the troops of each state from declining, and accumulate money, grain and combat preparations.
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Hanzhong, Yangping Pass.
"Lord, good news, Ying Hao returns to the court, the Qin army retreats." Zhang Song reported with an excited look on his face.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yu immediately put down the military book of the city and said excitedly: "Really? That''s great."
Liu Yu was not excited. It was too difficult to stand up to this period of confrontation with the Qin army.
In the early days, the Qin army would still attack the city, and the Shu army also defended normally. Relying on the defensive advantages of Yangping Pass, the casualties of the Shu army were only half of the Qin army.
If he continued to fight like this, Liu Yu would naturally be happy to fight with the Qin army, but Wu Qi, the chief general who replaced Li Cunxiao, was not a fool. Even though he knew that the casualties of the strong attack were so great, he would naturally not use his life to attack Yangping Pass.
Wu Qi gave up his strong attack and chose to rely on the benefits of equipment to snipe the Shu army at the gate.
One hundred today, and eighty tomorrow, will eliminate the strength of the Shu army little by little.
Among the eight thousand troops lost by the Shu army in Yangping Pass, nearly three thousand were killed by the Qin army.
In order to avoid excessive consumption of Wu Qi''s style of slutty play, Liu Yu not only upgraded the city-guarding equipment, but also transported a large number of shields from the rear. Although the casualties were reduced a lot, dozens of people were still lost every day.
Ten days and half a month are fine, but it’s not painful for the Shu army, but if this continues for a long time and fights for a year or two, how many troops will the Shu army lose?
Liu Yu was also very troubled by this, but he also found a solution. Before he could even implement it, the Qin army actually withdrew on its own initiative.
Liu Yu''s instinctive feeling was something wrong. After understanding it clearly, he realized that the main force of the Qin army retreated, but he did not retreat either.
Fifty miles outside Yangping Pass, the Qin army established a large camp and stationed 50,000 troops.
There are another 50,000 troops in Sanguan and Chen Cang.
In other words, the Qin army arranged a total of 100,000 troops on the line of Yangping Pass alone, and the chief general was still Wu Qi.
In addition, there are 40,000 Qin troops from Han Xin on the Shangyong line, and 40,000 Long Qi''s army from Longxi line;
This also made Liu Yu feel alert. Before he knew it, the Shu army in Hanzhong County was surrounded by 180,000 Qin troops on three sides?
Originally, Liu Yu wanted to withdraw his troops after the Qin army withdrew his troops, but now the 180,000 Qin troops are staying at his doorstep. How dare he withdraw his troops? Instead, he continued to increase his troops to Hanzhong, so he was sure to protect Hanzhong.
At this time, Liu Yu finally regretted it.
If he had listened to Su Qin and left Li Tang as a buffer, it would have been acceptable to Qin Shu, and there would have been no subsequent battle between Yangping Pass and Shangyong.
The Shu army did not need to face the Qin army''s troops directly, and naturally would not fall into a situation of being besieged from three sides.
Unfortunately, it’s too late to say anything now. At that time, Liu Yu was reluctant to leave Hanzhong''s fat meat and wanted to improve the defense line in the north. As a result, the defense line in the north was improved, but 150,000 Shu troops were dragged to death in Hanzhong.
The Shu Kingdom has undergone an emergency expansion, but its total strength is only 250,000. Now the 150,000 troops are concentrated in Hanzhong, and there are only 100,000 defenders left behind, which is relatively empty.
Then will Chiyou, the King of Southern Barbarians, take advantage of the situation?
It’s not that Shu Kingdom cannot continue to expand its military, but after the expansion of its military, the country will have less funds for development.
In the current peaceful era, the most important thing is to take the opportunity to develop and accumulate national strength. If you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it will be difficult to encounter it again.
But facing the three sides of the 180,000 Qin army, Shu had to concentrate a large number of troops on the northern front, and it would be difficult to develop as safely as before.
Shu Kingdom had the opportunity to develop with peace of mind, but Liu Yu was used to being poor and could not withstand the temptation. He chose Hanzhong at his mouth, but he dragged Shu Kingdom into the quagmire.
"Oh, I regret not listening to the military advisor''s words."
Liu Yu said with regret, anyone could see the regret in his heart.
After pondering for a while, Su Qin said, "Ying Hao''s move is an open conspiracy.
The consumption of the 180,000 army is completely burdened by the Qin Dynasty, but for our Shu Kingdom, it is not a small number.
Ying Hao wanted to use this to drag down our Shu Kingdom. When the Qin army ended its cultivation, we sent troops to the Central Plains, our Shu Kingdom was powerless to intervene. It was really sinister. ”
"Military advisor, what should I do?" Liu Yu asked anxiously.
Su Qin, who has always been full of wise plans, was rarely silent this time. After all, this Qin plan was an open plan, and the open plan was obviously not so easy to solve.
"It is not a temporary achievement to resolve the Qin army''s plot, but there is one thing that the lord has to hurry up." Su Qin said. .
"What''s the matter?" Liu Yu asked in confusion.
"Proclaim yourself."
Hearing Su Qin''s words, Liu Yu suddenly widened his eyes and said in shock: "Author to be emperor? I heard that right? Do you want me to be emperor?"
"Lord, you heard it right. What I am talking about is to be the emperor."
Su Qin''s face was extremely serious, and Liu Yu also saw his seriousness and couldn''t help but stammer: "But, but..."
Do Liu Yu want to kick Liu Bian away and call himself emperor? That must be what he thought, but he doesn''t have the confidence now.
If Liu Yu had the chassis of three or four states in his hand, he would have enough confidence to be the emperor, but he only had one state in Yizhou now.
Even if Yizhou is rich, there are nineteen counties in one state alone, and there are twenty counties in Hanzhong, which is equivalent to two other states, and it is still not enough to give Liu Yu the courage to become emperor.
It is not a trivial matter to be called emperor. Since the chaos began, there is only one prince in the Central Plains except Ying Hao, Liu Che dares to be emperor. As a result, he was destroyed by the Qin Dynasty after becoming the emperor within less than half a year.
The Shu Kingdom is now surrounded by the Qin Dynasty on three sides in Hanzhong. Liu Yu was worried that after he became emperor, he would completely anger Ying Hao and inspire another round of war between Qin and Shu. The Qin army would be far more than 180,000.
After hearing Liu Yu''s concerns, Su Qin said, "Don''t worry, lord, although becoming emperor will anger the Qin army, it will not lead the Qin army to attack.
The next strategic policy of the Qin Dynasty must be Central Plains or Liangzhou. It is impossible to use troops to our Shu Kingdom until these two places are completely resolved. ”
After hearing Su Qin''s words, Liu Yu felt relieved, but hesitated.
Seeing this, Su Qin said, "Lord, now Liu Bian has no effect on our Shu Kingdom. Keeping him will restrict you.
Nowadays, the tyrannical Qin is powerful and people are looking for, while the Han Dynasty is becoming increasingly weak. If this continues, no one will remember the kindness of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, a strong monarch needs to stand up and tell the world that the Han Dynasty has not yet perished, give hope to those who are eager to the Han Dynasty, and lead them to fight against the tyrannical Qin. ”
Hearing Su Qin''s words, Liu Yu understood a little.
Ying Hao''s Qin is too powerful, too powerful, and his methods are too clever.
With a silent way of moistening things, he quietly won the hearts of the people and replaced the Han Dynasty as the lord of the world.
His proclaimed emperor at this time may not change anything, but it can inspire people and give hope to the loyal and Han people, strengthening their determination to fight against the Qin Dynasty.
And these three points are enough.
Hopefully sometimes it is more important than anything else.
After realizing this, Liu Yu was also a little moved, so he said in a deep voice: "What the military advisor said is reasonable, Liu Bian is just a puppet, and Liu Xiu could not even solve the problem of Wu, and he was defeated by Sun Wu and Xue Li repeatedly.
Please the banner of the Han Dynasty, fight against the violent Qin Dynasty, and revive the Han Dynasty, who else can I do? ”
Seeing that Liu Yu did not object to the emperor, Su Qin felt relieved and said, "Lord, you still need to make some preparations before you become emperor."
Liu Yu nodded in agreement. After all, it is not that simple to be emperor. Ying Hao has gone through the steps of being called a prince, becoming a king, and asking for three requests and three remarks, let alone him?
Although Liu Bian was incompetent, he did not lose his morality. He had always been a loyal minister before. If he suddenly became emperor, the change would be a bit too fast, and the people who were not sure of this would be difficult for them to accept at once.
Therefore, if Liu Yu wants to be emperor, the steps he should have to be taken, so he naturally needs to make some preparations.
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Luoyang.
After Ying Hao returned to Luoyang, he was originally planning to finalize the candidates for the prefects of the Guanxi counties, but before he could make a decision, he received news that another civil war broke out between the Yuan and Qing dynasties.
"Why are these two guys Kublai Khan and Aguda so restless?" Ying Hao said with some headache.
(This chapter ends)