Chapter 2745 On Qinling''s defence and retake Huangyuan City
Chapter 2742: On Qinling’s defence and retake Huangyuan City
On the official road of Huangyuan.
On Qinling and Yang Youji, they were leading the defeated Tubo army that had been defeated in three consecutive battles and fled to Huangyuan City in a panic.
With absolute military advantage, he was easily defeated by Li Jing three times in a row. This naturally had a huge blow to Lun Qinling, who had always been proud, but now he doesn''t care about pride and dignity, because life is the most important thing, and only by living can he wash away the shame.
"Have the Qin army caught up?"
Lun Qinling asked Yang Youji with a panic look on his face. The reason why he asked this was because this time the Qin army''s pursuit was different from the previous two times.
The Qin army only chased and did not fight in the previous two times. Even if they caught up with the fallen Tubo army, they would continue to drive it away.
But this time, except for chasing the Qin army, if they are caught up with the defeated Tubo army, they will be executed.
In the third battle between Qin and Tu, the Tubo army was completely brave and lost too quickly due to the low morale, so the casualties in the war were not high, with a total of less than 2,000 people, but nearly 3,000 were killed in the pursuit.
It is precisely because the Qin army did not accept the surrender of the Tubo army that all the defeated Tubo army fled desperately, for fear of running slowly and being killed by the Qin army.
Yang Youji''s blood was obviously gone after a big battle. After erasing the blood stains on his face, he said seriously: "The Qin army has caught up with him, but he just killed the fallen soldiers and had no intention of launching a raid."
The Qin army did not take the initiative to attack, and the Tubo army escaped. However, Qinling not only did not have any joy, but his face was extremely ugly.
Because he knew that Li Jing would not launch an attack, he hid behind and let him escape back to Huangyuan. It was not because he was kind-hearted or arrogant, but because he had more sinister intentions.
Of course, Qinling could not give up these defeated troops, but these defeated troops were already afraid of being beaten by the Qin army. If they really fled back, it would definitely affect other Tubo soldiers.
Li Jing wanted to completely disintegrate the morale of the Tubo army through these three wars, so that the Tubo army would be afraid of talking about Qin in the future and would never dare to raise the intention to fight again.
"Li Jing, if you want to fight against Tubo in three battles, you are simply dreaming."
Lun Qinling looked at the direction of the Qin army and said to the left and right: "How far is it from Huangyuan City?"
“There are more than twenty miles left.”
"I''ll send the whole army to persevere. When Huangyuan City is the time when our Tubo army turns defeat and win."
Hearing Lun Qinling say this, Yang Youji''s face changed instantly, because Lun Qinling said so in the previous two battles. As a result, the Tubo army, which was afraid of being beaten by the Qin army, did not collapse at once in the last two battles, but they did not last long.
Although there are still 20,000 Tubo troops who fled back now, they are completely scared and dare not fight with the Qin army again.
Not to mention that the Qin army was chasing over 2,500, even 500 people were enough to defeat the Tubo army.
Therefore, in Yang Youji''s view, Lun Qinling was not willing to admit defeat and even wanted to turn defeat into victory, which was really a bit too irrational.
Although the people who died in Qinling''s defeat in the war were the Tubo people, not the people from the Sui Kingdom, the Sui Kingdom is now unable to protect itself, and Tubo and Sui Kingdom are allies. If Tubo was crippled by the Qin army, the power of the two alliances would be damaged.
"When it comes to generals, our army was defeated three times in a row, and the soldiers were completely defeated and had no desire to fight anymore. Isn''t it a bit irrational to go to war with the Qin army at this time?" Yang Youji advised with a tactful look on his face.
Qinling knew that Yang Youji was worried about, so he didn''t need to explain anything. After all, he used Tubo troops and horses, and Yang Youji had no right to intervene. But when he thought that Yang Youji would still need Yang Youji to contribute his efforts later, he still patiently explained:
"One time and another time, although the Qin army won three consecutive battles, they fought three times in three days and pursued them alone for more than a hundred miles.
Even if the Qin soldiers were all iron-clad, they could not withstand such high-intensity combat, so they must be trapped at this time and their combat power was not enough. ”
Lun Qinling''s face was full of confidence, and he became more and more excited as he spoke, and even a strange flush flashed.
"The 20,000 defeated troops who fled back to Huangyuan were indeed afraid of the Qin army and were no longer worthy of use, but there were still 10,000 defenders in Huangyuan City.
These ten thousand defenders did not fight with the Qin army and their morale was not damaged, so they would definitely defeat Li Jing''s exhausted army with less than 3,000. ”
At first glance, Yang Youji said this, after all, he waited for his leisure, and there was less than 10,000 yuan to win, but the previous three consecutive losses were close to him, and Lun Qinling''s mental state was a little wrong, so he really didn''t believe that Lun Qinling could turn defeat into victory.
Yang Youji wanted to persuade him to calm down again, but Qinling had decided to do so, so he obviously would not listen to him, so he could only sigh without saying goodbye.
After Qinling arrived in Huangyuan City, he did not allow deserters to enter the city, but still rectified the defeated troops outside the city. At the same time, he transferred the army in the city to leave the city to prepare for a fourth decisive battle with the Qin army.
Lunqinling has placed a total of 30,000 troops in the Third Battalion of Huangyuan Road. After three consecutive defeats, there are still 18,000 Tubo soldiers who fled back to Huangyuan City.
In other words, after three such great defeats, the Tubo army only suffered 12,000 casualties, and 18,000 more people fled back.
This is enough to show that Li Jing deliberately let Lun Qinling escape back, otherwise he could have been chased and wiped out the entire army.
The Tubo soldiers who fled back to Huangyuan did not understand these things. They only knew that their legs were almost broken, and they finally escaped from the pursuit of the Qin army.
But Qinling did not allow them to enter the city, and judging by this situation, he even prepared to fight the Qin army for the fourth time.
How can they accept this, who have completely scared them?
After losing to the Qin army three times in a row, in the eyes of these Tubo defeated troops, fighting with the Qin army was no different from seeking death, so they naturally did not want to fight with the Qin army again, so they opposed it and asked Lun Qinling to let them into the city.
If Qinling lets go at this time and lets the defeated troops pour into the city in a mess, it is equivalent to handing over Huangyuan City to the Qin army. Faced with the surging situation of soldiers, if Lun Qinling does not come forward to explain, there may be a risk of mutiny.
But even if he stood up to maintain the situation and promised that he would not let the defeated army participate in the war again, there were still a large number of defeated soldiers who did not believe it. The fear of the Qin army in his heart had already made them lose their correct judgment.
In the end, Lun Qinling killed hundreds of troublemakers with his iron-blooded skills, and then forcibly controlled 18,000 defeated troops, and the 10,000 defenders in the city also left the city one after another and set up their formation.
"Report to the General, Qin army, Qin army..."
The Tubo scout was too excited and even said something bad when he came over to report.
Seeing this, Lun Qinling quickly helped the scout up and asked, "Is it the Qin army here?"
"No, no, the Qin army retreated."
"What?"
Lun Qinling screamed. He thought Li Jing would have fought a head-on battle with the Tubo army like the previous three times, but he didn''t expect that Li Jing would retreat voluntarily this time. How could he, who had already made all preparations, accept it?
Lun Qinling''s mentality completely collapsed. He rushed to the forefront of the army. The Qin army that rushed backed away, and roared angrily: "Li Jing, you coward, why don''t you dare to come? You have the habit of coming back, why don''t you come?"
The Tubo soldiers looked at Lunqinling who was out of control. The Huangyuan defenders did not understand why the general, who had always been calm, was so out of control this time, but they would soon know.
As for the defeated soldiers, they also didn''t understand that the Qin army retreated voluntarily, and they also escaped. Why did the general still refuse to forgive him?
Only Lu Qinling knew that this might be the only chance he could defeat Li Jing and wash away the shame of defeat in Huangyuan Road. When Li Jing brought his troops to Huangyuan City next time, it would not be three thousand Qin soldiers, but a 50,000 army.
The defeated army who was scared to death in the city was probably more difficult than climbing to the sky to block the 50,000 Qin army like wolves and tigers.
Looking at Lun Qinling, who was so angry that he was even a little crazy, Yang Youji knew that he was on the verge of collapse, and from now on he would never forget Li Jing again, because Li Jing had become his inner demon.
"not good."
Suddenly, Lun Qinling seemed to have wanted to achieve something, his eyes widened and he ordered with a hurried look on his face: "Hurry, isolate the Huangyuan defenders from the fleeing defeated troops, and do not allow the soldiers of the two armies to have private contact."
Previously, Lun Qinling only focused on turning defeat into victory to clean up the shame of his defeat to Li Jing, but ignored the impact of the contact between the defenders in the city and the defeated troops outside the city.
Although Lun Qinling reacted now, it was obviously too late. The defenders in the city had already had contact with the defeated troops. The news of the three consecutive defeats on Huangyuan Road could not be concealed, which would definitely affect the morale of the 10,000 defenders in Huangyuan City.
Looking at the 10,000 Huangyuan defenders who were whispering and talking, Lu Qinling felt a blank mind, and then he fainted in front of him.
On the other side, although Li Jing retreated, he did not retreat far away. He only retreated fifty miles to wait for the main army behind him.
The Qinling guessed right. The Qin army experienced three major battles in three days and pursued them alone for more than a hundred miles, and it was indeed almost reaching its limit.
It is precisely because of this that Li Jing took the initiative to retreat. After all, the Qin army in this state has no more combat power than one in ten. Even the elite battalion cannot defeat the Tubo army that is more than three times its own. Wouldn''t you seek death if you don''t retreat?
Although Li Jing chose to withdraw his troops and allowed Lun Qinling to lead the defeated army back to Huangyuan City, he was not worried about the subsequent war.
Because Huangyuan City is not a strong city, this Tubo army has been scared and will also affect other Tubo troops. It will never be able to withstand the fierce attack of the 50,000 Qin troops.
Li Jing is absolutely sure that as long as the combat force behind arrives, he can break through Huangyuan City in just one day and opens up a passage to Ye Niushan.
"Immediately send a message to Li Mu and ask him to speed up his march. He must arrive at the city of Huangyuan within one day." Li Jing ordered in a deep voice.
"One day? Governor, isn''t this a bit too anxious?" Hua Xiong asked with confusion.
"The decisive battle in Wild Bison Mountain has begun. Governor Meng Tian is facing the enemy''s 180,000 coalition forces with an army of 40,000. If we pass one second later, Governor Meng Tian will have to take another risk." Li Jing explained.
Li Jing was not very anxious at first, because when he defeated Lun Qinling for the first time, the outcome was already destined. No matter how hard Lun Qinling struggled, he was destined to move towards his imagination.
But after he defeated Lunqinling for the first time, he received news of the decisive battle of the Bison Battle from Meng Tian, ??and his two sons, Jin Zha and Mu Zha, who were wandering outside, actually participated in the battle.
Although Li Jing has married another person and has Nezha, he has always felt very guilty about Jinzha Muzha. After all, people always understand what preciousness is after losing it.
Li Jing thought the two had died long ago, but he didn''t expect that not only did the two sons not die, but unexpectedly joined the Yuqing Sect, received the best education, and returned after so many years.
As a father, this joy of losing and regaining makes Li Jing feel so happy that he is almost fainted, but his two sons are now in Bison Mountain.
Li Jing has lost Jinzha Muzha once, so he naturally cannot allow him to lose again.
Therefore, whether it is for war or for his two sons, Li Jing must arrive at Wild Bison Mountain in time, because the price of going too late was unbearable.
Li Jing issued three military orders in a row urging Li Mu to speed up the marching, but Li Mu naturally did not dare to disobey. With the increase in the marching speed of "Wu''an", he actually arrived at Huangyuan City in just one day.
After the main army arrived, Li Jing did not let the already tired army rest, but ordered the entire army to enter Huangyuan City, because Lunqinling had abandoned the city and fled yesterday, which also allowed the Qin army to recapture Huangyuan City without any effort.
"Grandmaster, the Tubo army should not have run away yet. The last general asked for his order to lead the light cavalry to pursue him?"
The dragon and the tiger asked for a fight. He was excited to win so many games in a row.
"No need, it''s more useful to escape back than to directly annihilate these 28,000 Tubo troops from Qinling." Li Jing said lightly.
(This chapter ends)