Chapter 2602: Yangping’s battle begins, Liu Yu is the emperor


    Chapter 2599: Yangping’s battle begins, Liu Yu is the emperor


    Dianzhou, Kunming.


    In the embassy, ??Zhang Yi suddenly sneezes several times in a row.


    "Ache... Hum? The climate in South Central is so warm, why did I sneeze suddenly? It must be that guy Li Jing was scolding me."


    Hearing Zhang Yi''s words, Yuwen Tuo retorted: "General Li Jing is a humble gentleman, how could he curse you innocently?"


    Zhang Yi smiled and said, "General Li Jing is a gentleman, but no matter how good his temper is, it is difficult not to scold me this time."


    "Uh? Why is this?"


    Yuwen Tuo looked puzzled.


    "This time, I not only set him off, but also dug a hole for the entire Yongliang army."


    After saying that, Zhang Yi smiled embarrassedly, after all, what he did this time was indeed not very authentic.


    Zhang Yi also made up his mind that he would not meet Li Jing alone in the future, otherwise he would be beaten up by Li Jing.


    "What?"


    Yuwen Tuo suddenly screamed, but Zhang Yi looked strange and said calmly: "Don''t worry, soon General Li Jing will understand the good intentions of this official."


    To be honest, Zhang Yi was not absolutely sure. Everything would be as expected, but it would definitely be of great benefit to the Qin Dynasty. He just wanted to feel wronged Li Jing and Yong Liang''s army.


    However, according to Zhang Yi''s vision, Li Jing is not a complete opportunity. As long as the plan goes smoothly and Li Jing''s control of the battle situation is accurate enough, there is still a certain possibility of conquering Hanzhong County.


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    On the other hand, Li Jing''s order to start a war made the generals of Yongliang excited and worried.


    What was so excited that I finally didn’t have to endure anymore and could fight the Shu army again.


    What I am worried about is that I cannot break the turtle shell of the Shu army. After all, Yangping Pass is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack.


    However, since the Grand Governor has issued a war order, no matter how difficult this battle is, as a soldier of the Qin Dynasty, he must also rush up.


    Yangping Pass has a narrow terrain and is not suitable for large-scale legion combat.


    The Qin army''s 100,000 troops could not be used at all, and at most, 20,000 troops could only attack the city at the same time.


    Therefore, Li Jing divided the troops under his command into five groups, each with 20,000 troops, and took turns to attack the city.


    The next day, Fu Cunshen, Yang Ren, Long and Huhu, who were ready to attack the city, were all surprised when they saw Li Jing being prepared to command the siege. After all, as far as they knew, Li Jing had not personally commanded the siege for a long time.


    Since the Hebei War, Li Jing''s combat style has changed a lot.


    In the past, Li Jing had to take care of everything in the army, and no matter how big or small the practices in the army were, they had to be personally controlled to be at ease.


    But now, Li Jing basically only focuses on the general direction and formulates combat policies and plans, and then hand over the rest to his subordinates to implement.


    In the Second Battle of Guanzhong, Li Jing launched all seven armies to attack Tang, and he led only one army to let the other six armies play freely.


    Li Jing would delegate power so reassuringly and boldly, so naturally the generals under his command had enough abilities and no longer needed to do everything personally. Even if he didn''t do some things under his command, he wouldn''t have to do badly.


    For example, Wu Qi and Wang Jian, even if Li Jing personally commanded the army to attack the city, they would not be much better. So why not be happy and leave everything to them?


    It is precisely because of this that Li Jing has not personally directed the siege for a long time, but this time he is preparing to only know.


    I have to say that Zhang Yi’s plan stimulated Li Jing, and this time Li Jing was really ready to take action.


    Since Li Jing debuted, except for the battle in the North Sea, the strength of the enemy and us was too disparate, which made him feel the pressure, the other battles were basically a smooth battle in Li Jing''s opinion, so naturally he could not feel much pressure.


    But now that he wanted to seize Hanzhong without paying too much casualties when he started a war against Shu, it would still be extremely difficult for Li Jing to take action, so he naturally felt heavy pressure for a long time.


    However, these pressures did not scare Li Jing, but instead inspired his fighting spirit. After all, what''s the point of fighting the right wind?


    A battle of winning without difficulty can never surpass Bai Qi no matter how many you win. Only by turning against the wind can he overtake him.


    Li Jing stood on the podium and observed Yangping Pass for a long time. He drew his sword and shouted: "All catapults and siege crossbows, attacking the eighth area at the same time."


    "No."


    "The Grand Governor has an order to concentrate on attacking the Eighth District."


    “Kill, kill, kill…”


    20,000 Qin troops roared at the same time, and then the 6,000 Qin troops on the front line controlled 300 catapult cars and 2,000 various combat crossbows to take the lead in launching an attack on Yangping Pass.


    If it weren''t for the narrow terrain in front of Yangping Pass and could only accommodate so many siege equipment, Li Jing could have mobilized thousands of catapult cars and filled Yangping Pass with stone bullets.


    Stone bullets the size of a millstone plate and tincture tanks filled with fuel were shot out by the catapult.


    Arrows as thick as gun bars fell like raindrops.


    The city that was previously clean and clean turned into a sea of ??arrows and fire in an instant.


    At the same time, thousands of soldiers, holding shields in one hand and carrying sandbags on their shoulders, kept traveling back and forth between the formation and the city wall, threw the sandbags into the moat, preparing to fill them.


    The second battle of Yangping Pass in Qin and Shu officially started.


    Zhang Ren, the governor of Yangping Pass, obviously did not expect Li Jing to come. After all, the Qin army''s performance was too confusing, so even if he was prepared for defense, he was still caught off guard.


    As soon as the Qin army launched its first round of attacks, more than a hundred Shu soldiers did not react in time and had no time to hide, and died directly under the Qin army''s stone arrows and fire.


    However, after a brief panic, the Shu army also showed excellent combat qualities after reacting. Under Zhang Ren''s command, the catapults, crossbows and other equipment on the city tower counterattacks were launched in an orderly manner, which also caused some trouble to the Qin army.


    Seeing that it was Li Jing''s incident below, Zhang Ren''s eyes were full of solemnity.


    Perhaps from the perspective of command level, Li Jing''s command of the siege and Wu Qi''s awareness was not very good.


    But if Li Jing, the commander-in-chief, personally commanded the army, the morale of the Qin army would definitely reach its peak.


    "Immediately, Fei Ge sent a letter back to Chengdu and informed His Majesty and all officials of the news of the Qin army''s attack on Yangping Pass, and at the same time, let the reinforcements of Nanzheng come and stand by." Zhang Ren ordered decisively.


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    Yizhou, Shu County, Chengdu.


    Under the strong governance of the three power leaders Liu Yan, Liu Ji and Liu Yu, Chengdu now has nearly 600,000, and has been listed among the top ten famous cities in the world by famous artists.


    Liu Yu''s announcement of becoming emperor greatly inspired the pro-Han forces in the world, and the anti-Qin forces in the world gathered here, which also made Chengdu unprecedentedly lively.


    In addition, because Liu Yu was about to be emperor, the peaceful Shu Kingdom in the past has frequently appeared during this period.


    News about auspiciousness such as "The old farmer saw the red dragon in Dujiangyan" and "The holy beast Qilin in Mianzhu" always pops up from time to time.


    These news are naturally false. After all, Liu Yu has no system and no "destiny" skill. It is naturally impossible for him to be emperor to have real auspiciousness. It is obvious that he is building momentum for Liu Yu to be emperor.


    However, most of the people at the bottom were ignorant, and Shu completely monopolized public opinion.


    Ordinary people don’t think so much. Seeing so many auspicious things appear, and everyone says so, they think that Liu Yu is the savior of the Han Dynasty, so they naturally cried and supported Liu Yu ascended the throne.


    Now that Liu Yu is the emperor, not only does Shu collectively support it, but most of the people at the bottom also support it.


    Everything was going so smoothly, which naturally made Liu Yu feel very excited. After all, nothing could stop him from becoming emperor, but he was soon poured into cold water by Daqin.


    The country is not very big in a state of Shu, but Liu Yu''s proposition to be emperor is not small, and it is no worse than Ying Hao''s proposition to be emperor.


    Shu Kingdom is not as good as the Qin Dynasty in all aspects. Liu Yu did not want to be as good as Ying Hao in the ritual of the emperor''s emperor, so the scale of his ritual of emperor''s emperor was directly compared with Ying Hao''s time.


    In addition, Liu Yu also invited all forces except Qin to come and watch the ceremony, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to win over all forces to unite against Qin.


    Liu Yu guessed that the Qin Dynasty would definitely make a countermeasure, but he never expected that the countermeasures were so fierce that he actually conducted military exercises directly on the border.


    Isn’t the Qin Dynasty afraid of forcing countries into a hurry and then directly triggering a war? The Qin army''s expansion has not been completed yet, and there is no preparation for it.


    Ying Hao''s move undoubtedly hit the weakness of various countries, which directly scared the Wei and Song dynasties and did not dare to come, and forced the Sui State to refuse after agreeing.


    Among the major forces invited by Shu Han, the four countries of Wu, Yuan, Qing and Jin directly refused, and if the three countries of Wei, Song and Sui did not come, only Chu and Ming would be able to participate.


    Liu Yu originally wanted to hold this ascension ceremony into a grand event between major forces in the world except the Great Qin. As a result, if the Great Qin was disturbed by the Great Qin, only the three kingdoms of Shu, Chu and Ming were left, it would have become a self-entertainment between the hostile countries of the Great Qin.


    Liu Yu was naturally extremely dissatisfied with the rejection of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Sui. He felt that Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Guang were all teammates of Zhu team, but he had to rely on their power to deal with the Qin Dynasty, so he should continue to please and expressed his understanding of the difficulties of various countries.


    Liu Yu can be said to have taken the dog licking to the extreme, but unfortunately, the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Sui did not accept his affection.


    In addition to coercing the countries through military exercises, the Qin Dynasty also dispatched 100,000 troops to directly approach Yangping Pass, which scared Liu Yu a little. After all, the anti-Qin alliance has not yet been formed, and the Shu Kingdom is not ready for war.


    But after calm analysis, Liu Yu believed that the Qin Dynasty should just pretend to behave and show it to the people of the world, and would not really go to war with Shu, so he naturally breathed a sigh of relief.


    But what Liu Yu never expected was that Wang Yue went to Yinan and was just catching a few thieves, but unexpectedly found the traces of the envoy of the Great Qin Dynasty, and after escaping, he had already gone to the Southern Barbarians.


    Now Liu Yu couldn''t sit still anymore. After all, the Qin Dynasty sent envoys to insult the Southern Barbarians at this time, obviously looking for alliances.


    If the Qin Dynasty fought alone, it might not have really started a war with Shu Kingdom, but if the Southern Barbarians also participated in the war, it would not be certain.


    Based on Liu Yu''s understanding of Chi You, the ambitious barbarian was unlikely to miss this opportunity.


    Therefore, Liu Yu quickly ordered the prefects of the counties in southern Shu to prepare for war to prevent the southern barbarians from attacking. At the same time, he ordered Peng Yue and Zhou Bo to lead 30,000 troops to Hanzhong and southern Shu respectively.


    When he learned that the Qin Dynasty and the Southern Barbarians might join forces to invade, Liu Yu actually had no intention of becoming an emperor, but at this time he was already in a difficult position.


    The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Sui refused to invite them. In order to support the venue and prevent the people of the Qin Dynasty from destroying the ceremony, Liu Yu invited all the great masters of the anti-Qin factions such as Taoism, Buddhism, agriculture, Mo, and Confucianism to come to Yizhou with respect to the world.


    Now they are all on the string. If the ceremony is suddenly stopped, Liu Yu and Shu will be completely laughed at.


    So, no matter how things evolve, whether it is good or bad, Liu Yu can only keep going.


    "Tomorrow will be the throne ceremony. I hope you don''t have to do anything."


    Liu Yu murmured to himself, but he was extremely uneasy.


    Sure enough, you will be afraid of whatever you think.


    "Report to the lord, the Qin army launched a fierce attack on Yangping Pass."


    As soon as this statement was made, the Shu Han court was shocked. After all, if the Qin army, which was originally just pretending, now really starts war against Shu, there is a high probability that the Southern Barbarians will probably send troops to join forces with the Qin Dynasty to attack Shu Han in the north and south.


    Su Qin, who had always been in control of Zhizhu, rarely showed a hint of panic in the face of such a situation. He looked at Liu Yu and asked, "Lord, will the ceremony of emperorship be cancelled tomorrow?"


    After taking a deep breath, Liu Yu gritted his teeth and said, "It must not be cancelled. In any case, he must be emperor tomorrow, otherwise..."


    Liu Yu didn''t say anything after that, but everyone present knew.


    Liu Yu''s desire to be emperor became even stronger, but after being disturbed by the Qin army, Shu was filled with anxiety, so the original grand ceremony of the throne the next day naturally added a lot of Xiao Su and a sense of urgency.


    (This chapter ends)