Chapter 2732: Shu Lu Ping''s chain plan, Empress Xiao of Liao Kingdom


    Chapter 2729: Shu Lu Ping''s chain plan, Empress Xiao of Liao Kingdom


    In Lunqin Lun''s opinion, Yang Xiong is just stubborn and concealing his incompetence by raising his opponent.


    But in Shuluping''s opinion, this is not the case. After all, although the Qiang people have never fought directly with the Qin army, they have fought with the Han army such as the Western Liang army, the Sui army, the Tang army, and are also old opponents with Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong.


    Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong have defeated the Qiang army many times. Shuluping, Yelu Yindishi, Yelu Anduan and other generals were all defeated generals under their command. It was precisely because of their strong abilities and their relatives of the Yang family that they were sent by Yang Guang to guard Haizhou.


    But these two famous generals who fought against Qiang were frightened by a small suspicious plan before the war began.


    This is enough to illustrate the horror between the Qin army and Meng Tian. Otherwise, how could it be possible to scare away the two famous generals by deterrence alone?


    Although Shuluping knew that he recognized the strength of the Qin army, he did not think that the current Qiang army must be weaker than the Qin army.


    Because of Yang Guang''s cowardly move to Jie Qiang Order, most of the Qiang people now feel that the reason why the Sui and Tang dynasties were able to destroy the Qiang was not that the Sui and Tang dynasties were really stronger than the Qiang people, but that the Qiang people were too backward, especially in terms of weapons and equipment.


    The renewal speed of the Han weapons and equipment was too fast, and the Qiang people could not catch up, so they completely crushed the weapons and equipment, which eventually led to the demise of the Qiang people.


    But now the Han people have equipment, and even if there is still a gap, it is not that big, and it will no longer form an absolute advantage.


    Although the Qin Dynasty has always been at the forefront of the times in terms of weapons and equipment, hostile countries are also catching up.


    For all countries, it is not difficult to imitate the weapons of Daqin as samples. What is difficult is that it cannot be restored to forging technology by samples. In the absence of core technology, it can only be overcome by oneself little by little.


    Under normal circumstances, countries will definitely not be able to conquer it, but this era is the least lacking in geniuses, especially those who come from martial arts or fairy tales, such as Master Xu, the elder of the Mo family, and his mother, as well as King Li Su, the master of the sword heart tomb.


    Master Xu and his mother are hidden figures of random summons, both from the world of "The Ming Yue of Qin". Master Xu created the famous sword "Shuihan", while the "canhong" used by Jing Ke assassination of Qin was created by his mother. Both mother and son are the top forging masters in the world.


    King Li Su is a hidden figure in the special hundred summons. He comes from the world of "Youth Songs" and is the father of Li Xinyue, the mother of Lei Wujie. He is the best at making swords. Many famous swords in the world are all made by others. He is the top forging master in the world.


    It was because of the Sui State kidnapped King Li Su and forced King Li Su to serve the Sui State that the forging technology of Sui State made the Sui State''s forging technology progress by leaps and bounds.


    Many people think that it is easy to create a magic craftsman like Li Suwang who can build a famous sword and wants to create a weapon that is far less powerful than a famous sword, but it is not the case.


    The weapons made by the gods are often high-end goods, and they are accidental and irreplicable. The cost of high-end weapons is often very high, and the forging time is extremely long, so they cannot be popularized at all.


    But for a force and a country, what it needs is not such high-end weapons, but weapons that can be popularized at the lowest cost and the shortest time, and are provided for ordinary people.


    Even if King Li Su was a master of forging, it took a long time to conquer part of the forging technology in the Qin Dynasty. However, within the same cost, there was still a difference in forging weapons, but the gap was not that big.


    Compared with the Qin Dynasty''s horizontal sword, although the sharpness and hardness of the Sui-style war sword are still a little worse, the gap in battle is almost negligible.


    After all, it is impossible for soldiers on both sides to fight, like fighting generals. The weapons will hit each other hundreds of times, and at most, they will be divided into life and death. This kind of collision at the level of ordinary soldiers will not have much impact on the durability of weapons.


    In addition to weapon forging, the Sui State was not bad at building lightweight armor. As for heavy armor, due to resources and costs, there was still a long gap with the Qin Dynasty.


    Among the countries, there are only the wealthy Song Kingdom and Wu and Chu Kingdoms, which are comparable to the Qin Dynasty in the forging of heavy armor, creating heavy armor that is light in weight and high in defense.


    As for long-range weapons, the Qin Dynasty still has the lead, and its range and cost are better than other countries.


    In this Central Plains War, Daqin could suppress more than one million troops of Wei, Song and Ming dynasties with 900,000 troops, and bows and crossbows were an indispensable advantage.


    The Qiang people firmly believe that they have excellent physical fitness and extremely strong folk customs. In the past, they could compete with the Sui and Tang dynasties with extremely backward weapons and equipment.


    After being destroyed by the Sui and Tang dynasties, although Qiang lost a lot during the enslavement, he also gained a lot. Now he is equipped with advanced weapons from the Han people.


    You should know that among the 100,000 troops of the Qiang people, 60,000 were veterans who had been on the battlefield.


    Whether it is Shuluping or Yelu Deguang, we can clearly feel that the Qiang army, which had just been formed for a short time, still has a lot of room for improvement in combat effectiveness, but when equipped with advanced Han weapons, its combat effectiveness is stronger than before.


    Strength is the confidence of the Qiang people to dare to be enemies with the Qin Dynasty.


    Of course, the composition of this strength is also included in the Sui Kingdom and Tubo.


    Only when the Qiang people join forces with Sui and Tu countries can they dare to be enemies with the Qin Dynasty. The Qiang people alone will definitely not be the opponent of the Qin Dynasty.


    So, Shuluping was already full of expectations for this alliance to resist Qin, but as soon as the war began, Sui and Tu had already begun to distrust each other. Can such a split alliance really defeat the united Qin army?


    Shu Luping was deeply worried about this.


    Yang Xingmi looked cold and taciturn, but whenever he spoke, he could always point directly at the key Shuluping. He knew in his heart that he had concealed something from this woman, otherwise the alliance would have really died in name only, so he spoke:


    "Everyone, this governor just received the news that Li Jing has personally led 50,000 Qin troops to Xining to support Meng Tian."


    Hearing this, both Qinling and Shuluping showed a sudden look, and finally understood why Meng Tian gave up Huangyuan.


    Li Jing was on his way to Xining, so even if the coalition forces occupied Huangyuan City, they would still not be able to open the road to Daxing, and would only bump into Li Jing head-on.


    "The Qin army under Meng Tian''s troops alone is already so difficult to deal with, but now another Li Jing is here."


    Lun Qinling said with a serious face. After all, Sui Tuo''s 170,000 coalition forces failed to capture Meng Tian''s 70,000 to 80,000 Qin troops, but instead lost 12,000 people.


    Now the Qin army not only has 50,000 more new forces, but also lacks the burden of Huangyuan. Even if the troops are still inferior in terms of military strength, they will not be as passive as before.


    "It would be great if it was only Li Jing." Yang Xingmi sighed softly.


    Lun Qinling was stunned and asked quickly, "Does the Qin army have other reinforcements?"


    "Yeah." Yang Xingmi nodded and said, "Qin generals Long Yang and Li Maozhen are leading 60,000 troops to attack Wuwei County. Once Wuwei County is completely captured, these 60,000 Qin troops may also come to Xining."


    On Qinlington fell into deep thought, Meng Tian was 70,000, Li Jing was 50,000, plus Long Yang and Li Maozhen’s 60,000, which means that in the near future, what they really have to face is 180,000 Qin troops.


    70,000 Sui army, 88,000 Tubo army, plus 100,000 Qiang army, a total of 260,000 coalition forces, can we really beat the 180,000 Qin army?


    Lun Qinling''s heart suddenly sank to the bottom, because just from the perspective of the open, we can see that the comprehensive combat power of the 180,000 Qin army was obviously above the 260,000 Three Kingdoms coalition.


    It can be seen that the winning rate of this battle is not high, and even if you can win, you will suffer heavy losses.


    Is it really worth it for Tubo to pay such a huge price for this foreigner of the Sui Kingdom? Lun Qinling''s heart couldn''t help but shake.


    Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong both saw Lun Qinling''s shakenness, but they could only see it in their eyes and worry in their hearts. But at this time Shu Luping said, "Don''t worry, even if the entire Wuwei County falls, Long Yang and Li Maozhen''s 60,000 Qin troops will not be dropped into Xining."


    After saying that, Shuluping told everyone present that Yelu Shilu and Yelu Gelu had led 30,000 Qiang troops to leave Yuanmeng and rush to Xianmei City.


    Everyone present was extremely excited after hearing this. After all, although the defense of Xianmei City is stronger than that of Huangyuan City, it is not a strong city.


    Long Qi guarded Xianmei City with an army of 40,000. Gao Huan''s 70,000 troops could not be defeated, but if Yelu Shilu''s 30,000 elite troops were added, the 100,000 coalition forces could pose a great threat to Xianmei City.


    Therefore, after Long Yang and Li Maozhen completely captured Wuwei County, they must have led their troops to support Xianmei Longjie, rather than seeking far and wide to support Xining.


    As soon as he thought of this, everyone felt relieved.


    Without the 60,000 Qin troops from Long and Li, and the 260,000 coalition forces of the three families, only need to face the 120,000 Qin troops, the chances of victory will naturally be greater.


    "I have a suggestion. I wonder if the two great governors are willing to listen to it?"


    Hearing Shu Luping''s words, Yang Xingmi and Lun Qinling looked at each other and said in unison: "Madam, please say it."


    "Once Li Jing''s army merged with Meng Tian, ??it would be able to launch a large corps field battle with more than 100,000 people, and the Qin army was best at large corps combat.


    Therefore, we must never give Li Jing and Meng Tian a chance to reunite. We should concentrate our superior forces to eliminate Meng Tian first before Li Jing arrived. Even if it cannot be eliminated, at least it must be severely damaged. ”


    Hearing this, Yang Xiong couldn''t help asking, "But what should we do to stop Li Jing and Meng Tian from joining?"


    “It’s very simple.”


    What said this was not Shu Luping, but Lu Qinling.


    After Lun Qinling looked at Shu Luping with admiration, he said in a deep voice: "As long as we send a large army to set out from Huangyuan and make a gesture of supporting Daxing City, Li Jing will have to fight and march towards Huangyuan, otherwise the situation of trapping dragons will not be maintained, and I can rely on Huangyuan to hold Li Jing."


    A hint of praise flashed in Shuluping''s eyes. This Tubo general is indeed capable and is not a parallel product.


    But what Shuluping and Yang Xingmi did not expect was that Lun Qinling took the initiative to send troops to Daxing to restrain Li Jing''s mission.


    In Qinling''s opinion, encirclement and suppression of Meng Tian must be a tough battle. The Tubo army has suffered more than 10,000 casualties and has made enough sacrifices. So it''s enough to fight soy sauce next. There is no need to fight these tough battles anymore. It is more suitable for the Tubo army to restrain such tasks.


    Shuluping and Yang Xingmi probably guessed what Lu Qinling thought, and a hint of strangeness appeared on their faces. After all, that was Li Jing. It was not necessarily less difficult to restrain him than to siege Meng Tian. At that time, the Tubo army would probably suffer more casualties, but since Lu Qinling took the initiative to ask, they naturally had no reason to refuse.


    Lun Qinling divided the army under his command into two, personally led 40,000 troops to enter Huangyuan City, and made an attitude of supporting Daxing City to attract Li Jing''s arrival.


    As for the other 48,000 Tubo troops, they were handed over to the deputy general Dayanmang Buzhi to cooperate with the Sui army and Qiang army to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Meng Tian.


    But before leaving, Lun Qinling specifically instructed Dayanmang Buzhi and asked him to fight soy sauce. If there is a dangerous and serious casualties, don''t go to the battle.


    Yang Xingmi and Shuluping knew these little thoughts about Lun Qinling, but they also expressed their understanding.


    Especially Yang Xingmi, because the Sui army must be the main force in the next battle. If he still shrinks as timidly as before and dares not sacrifice, the three alliances will really be dead in name only.


    After finalizing the combat plan, Shuluping said goodbye to the generals. However, his son Yelu Deguang would lead 50,000 Qiang troops to join the war in a few days, and the total force to encircle Meng Tian would also reach 180,000.


    On the way back, Shuluping always looked worried.


    Seeing this, Xiao Chuo, the daughter of Shuluping''s nephew Xiao Siwen, asked carefully: "Auntie, do you have no confidence in this battle?"


    Upon hearing this, Shuluping glanced at the young and beautiful Xiao Chuo. In this smart girl, she saw the shadow of herself.


    This child has wisdom beyond himself, but he still lacks a bit of ruthlessness, so she takes her by her side and trains her carefully.


    "Yanyan."


    After taking a deep breath, Shuluping shook his head and asked back, "Do you think the chances of winning this battle are high?"


    Xiao Chuo replied without hesitation: "This battle must be won, and it must be won."


    Shu Luping was stunned and couldn''t help laughing. He did not see the wrong person, this child was better than him.


    As Xiao Chuo said, he must win this battle and must win, because the Qiang people have no room to retreat, and they must fight with all their might, regardless of whether they can win or not.


    If you win, you will restore your country, and if you lose, you will continue to be enslaved. There is no third choice.


    (This chapter ends)