Chapter 2764 Emperor Taizong of Liao entered the plateau, Emperor Yang of Sui collapsed
Chapter 2761: Emperor Taizong of Liao entered the plateau, Emperor Yang of Sui collapsed
Yushu County is Yelu Deguang''s base camp in Haizhou. He finally escaped back to Yushu City, so why did he still want to continue to retreat?
This is naturally because he can''t protect Yushu County at all.
With the great defeat of Ye Niushan, Haizhou no longer had any army that could compete with the Qin army.
Even if Haizhou is full of mountains and most of the cities are built on the mountain, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is not a matter of time before the entire territory falls.
If a person who cannot afford to lose, facing the current situation, he may continue to organize young and strong people to guard and resist dyingly. After all, Haizhou is easy to defend.
But Yelu Deguang experienced the Battle of Wild Bison Mountain personally and learned about the strength of the Qin army. Naturally, he knew that this was just a self-deception. Apart from delaying a little time, it would not play any substantial role at all.
Yelu Deguang is a man with great ambitions. He is still young and has a long future. He still has the capital to make a comeback. Naturally, he will not stay in Haizhou and struggle dyingly even though he knows he will definitely fail.
The retreat plan that Yelu Deguang envisioned was to withdraw into the plateau, first rely on Songtsen Gampo, restore his strength, and then occupy the magpie''s nest, annex the Tubo, and then expand to the Western Regions.
But if you want to achieve the goal of occupying the magpie''s nest, it is naturally impossible to rely on Yelu Deguang alone. He must preserve his strength as much as possible while avoiding further conflicts with the Qin army.
Although there are only 10,000 Qiang soldiers who have retreated, their families and relatives have at least 100,000.
In other words, Yelu Deguang would have to transfer at least 100,000 people, as well as a large amount of food, grass, weapons and other materials in the warehouse.
It will naturally take time to operate if you want to transfer all of these, but Meng Tian has now invaded Yushu County, and it is obvious that it is impossible to watch Yelu Deguang escape.
Although Meng Tian’s army is not large, only 20,000, it has unparalleled combat power. Even if the 10,000 Qiang army and 30,000 Tubo army join forces, it may not necessarily be the opponent of the 5,000 Qin army, let alone the 20,000 army now.
The Qin army did not even need to attack the city. Just send more than a thousand cavalry to stare at Yushu City, and then block the Qiang army in the city, and he could die a little bit, because as long as he leaves the city, he will be defeated.
Once Meng Tian really comes to the city, Yelu Deguang can''t run away even if he wants to, so he must transfer all the soldiers, population and materials of Yushu before this.
The only way to break the deadlock at present is to throw out another heavier bait to attract Meng Tian’s attention.
For the Qin army, Gong Ren’s 30,000 Tubo army was obviously more attractive than Yelu Deguang’s 10,000 Qiang army.
Therefore, Yelu Deguang decisively stabbed his teammates again, and the benefit of doing so was only to gain time, and he could use the sword of the Qin Dynasty to further weaken Tubo. The three-desirable vent of the frustration of Wild Bison Mountain''s miserable defeat can be said to have won multiple goals in one fell swoop.
Just imagine, if the 100,000 Tubo army was wiped out, then there would be only 100,000 troops left in Tubo.
Tubo rashly intervened in the Qin-Sui War and had completely offended the Qin Dynasty. The performance of the Tubo army in the Battle of Haizhou is enough to show that the rest of the Tubo army is also unusable.
In this case, Songtsen Gampo would definitely accept and rely on Yelu Deguang in order to protect himself, which would also facilitate Yelu Deguang to usurp the power of Tubo.
As for whether the Qin army will take advantage of the weakness of Tubo and further attack the plateau after taking over Haizhou?
Yelu Deguang felt that before the Qin Dynasty completely destroyed Wei, Song, Ming, Shu and Chu, and then unified the Central Plains, he would never waste too much energy on the snowy plateau. There are three reasons:
First, the unique climate of the plateau is impossible to adapt to the Central Plains;
Second, the plateau is too poor, even poorer and backward than Haizhou, and there is not much oil and water to make;
Third, the steep terrain of the plateau is easier to defend and difficult to attack than Haizhou, and it is too difficult to attack with a strong attack;
The above three points are enough to say that the Qin Dynasty will not launch troops against Tubo in the short term, because it is not cost-effective at all. If there is investment, it is better to attack the Central Plains. Even the Yuan and Qing dynasties are more cost-effective than to attack Tubo.
In Yelu Deguang''s view, before the Qin Dynasty completed the great cause of unification and wiped out the grasslands, the plateau areas were relatively safe, which gave him a lot of room for operation.
It’s true that the Western Regions are fat, but there are too many hungry wolves that Yelu Deguang may not be able to **** them.
But the snowy plateau is different. Although it is not a piece of fat, it has not been targeted by others. If Yelu Deguang can take it alone, he will naturally have a good meal.
Yelu Deguang was also very decisive and immediately sent someone to reveal the location of the Tubo army to Meng Tian.
After Meng Tian learned the news and sent a spy to confirm the authenticity, he turned around and did not continue to head towards Yushu City, but headed to the Yunan Camp where the Tubo Army was stationed. After all, the temptation of the 30,000 Tubo Army was indeed greater than that of the 10,000 Qiang Army.
Lun Gong Ren was originally planning to withdraw his troops, after all, the casualties of the Tubo army were too great. These 30,000 troops would have to bring back Tubo no matter what, but he never expected that Meng Tian would come so quickly.
Before Gong Ren could run, he was blocked by Meng Tian at the entrance of the camp and could not escape.
Meng Tian naturally launched an attack next, and in just half an hour, he captured the Tubo army camp and fought 30,000 Tubo troops and fled in all directions.
Killing six thousand enemies, destroying five hundred of them, and capturing two four thousand;
The Tubo defeated troops retreated south because only by going south could they escape back to the plateau. Meng Tian also led his army to chase south, not caring about Yelu Deguang in the west for the time being.
After Yelu Deguang learned about it, he felt relieved. While quickly counting the population and materials for transfer, he also asked his mother to discuss future matters.
Yelu Deguang is now convinced by his mother and guessed the victory or defeat of the Haizhou War so accurately that no one in the Qiang tribe can match him in wisdom, so the next major event naturally needs to be discussed with her.
But after Shu Luping came, what she said surprised Yelu Deguang.
"My mother, won''t you go with your child?"
Yelu Deguang looked in disbelief and could not believe that his mother refused to go to the plateau.
After looking at his son, Shuluping said lightly: "My son, after the defeat of Wild Bison Mountain, it is the general trend for the Qin army to occupy Haizhou. You can lead the remaining troops to retreat to the plateau, but the millions of Qiang people in Haizhou cannot leave.
For my mother needs to leave behind to comfort and guide the people to integrate into the Qin Dynasty to prevent unnecessary casualties and injuries. ”
"What? Mom, do you want the Qiang people to integrate into the Qin Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Yelu Deguang was instantly furious and said angrily: "No, absolutely not." "We have the final say whether to integrate into the country or not. The Great Qin is stronger than the Sui Kingdom. If it does not integrate into the Great Qin, it will only be destroyed. The Qiang people have no extra blood to shed."
"No, the child will make a comeback as soon as possible, and then come back and retake Haizhou."
Hearing Yelu Deguang say this, Shuluping did not continue to refute it, but instead asked a soul question.
"My son, do you really think you can still come back this time?"
Yelu Deguang was immediately struck by lightning. He naturally knew that it was still unknown whether he could annex Tubo this time. Even if he succeeded, the success rate of counterattacking Haizhou was extremely low. Perhaps he would never be able to return to his hometown after he went there.
Looking at his son with a difficult face, Shuluping sighed softly, "My son, you have ambition and pursuit. You mom doesn''t object, but have you forgotten what you mom told you before?
If Wild Bison Mountain is defeated, you will lose everything. Are you joking about your mother?
Your elder brother has been captured by the Qin army. If you can''t guess it well, the Qin army will use your elder brother to control the Qiang people next.
Staying for your mother can also help you gain some benefits for the Qiang people. Otherwise, with your elder brother''s character, you may be sold all the Qiang people, and there will be no Qiang people in a hundred years. ”
Yelu Deguang''s face became even more ugly. After a while, he said dejectedly: "It''s all because of the incompetence that the mother is still running for the Qiang people at the age of her mother."
Shuluping gently stroked his son''s cheek and sighed, "You can take all the soldiers and family members away, but you can only take half of the money and food. If you take too much, it is difficult to explain the Qin army."
Hearing this, Yelu Deguang couldn''t help but clench his fists, then let go and asked, "My mother, can the child take Yanyan away?"
Although Yelu Deguang had married a wife, he was a political marriage with the Sui State. The one he loved the most was Xiao Chuo. He was originally planning to divorce Yang Guang''s sister after restoring the country and marry Xiao Chuo as his main wife.
Now that Yelu Deguang leaves Haizhou in the future, he may even never come back for his whole life, so he naturally has to bring his favorite woman with him.
Shuluping showed an unbearable look on her face. She knew that the son was cruel, but she still said with a hard heart: "No, if the Qiang people need it, they marry the Qin Dynasty to ensure the interests of the Qiang people. Yanyan and Zhiwu will marry into the Qin Dynasty, so you can''t take her away, and she won''t go with you."
"No, I don''t believe it."
Yelu Deguang ran to find Xiao Chuo like crazy. As his mother said, he had lost everything and could no longer lose his favorite girl, so he wanted to take Xiao Chuo away.
Yelu Deguang quickly found Xiao Chuo. Although he saw it, the two of them no longer had the warmth of the past, and even his desire to get close was stopped by Xiao Chuo.
Neither of them spoke, but silence was better than sound at this time.
Yelu Deguang actually wanted to say something to keep Xiao Chuo, but in the end he didn''t say anything, because there was no need. Xiao Chuo had proved with his actions that she would never go with him.
It hurts, it hurts too much.
At this moment, Yelu Deguang felt his heart was as if he was shattered. The defeat of Ye Biaoshan not only made him lose his power, status, and honor, but even the woman he loved the most was lost.
He is destined to have many women in his life, but there is only one Bai Yueguang the most alas, that is Xiao Chuo, but this woman does not belong to him, which also makes his hatred for Tubo even stronger.
Looking at Yelu Deguang''s departure back, Xiao Chuo could no longer hold back, and tears were swaying in his eyes, but he did not shed tears in his end.
She actually didn''t like Yelu Deguang. She was just a member of the Xiao family, marrying the Yelu family had long become a routine, so she instinctively thought she would marry Yelu Deguang, but she didn''t expect that the marriage between the two families would have an accident on her.
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At the same time, Yang Guang, in Daxing City, also received news of the defeat of Ye Niushan.
Since the introduction of the Xie Qiang Order and Ban Gu''s admonition failed and committed suicide, Yang Guang has implemented extremely strict public opinion control in Daxing City on the grounds of fabricating rumors on the grounds of disrupting the morale of Daxing, and he did not allow the people and soldiers to discuss these matters privately.
This may be suspected of not asking for advice, but if Xie Qiang Ling is such a big deal, if public opinion is not controlled, there will be turmoil within Daxing. How can we defend the city?
Daxing City is now surrounded by the Qin army. Without proof, implementing public opinion control can at least play a role in stabilizing the internal situation, so Yang Guang did not make any mistake in this step.
Yang Guang placed all his hopes in Haizhou, waiting for the 270,000 Sui Tuqiang coalition forces in Haizhou to defeat Meng Tian to resolve the siege of Daxing.
But what Yang Guang never expected was that the 27th coalition forces did not defeat Meng Tian. Instead, because the Tubo army was too bad, they were eventually defeated by Li Jing''s 50,000 reinforcements, and they were defeated miserably.
"Tubo, on Qinling, you all deserve to die. I am blind, so I will choose you as my allies. I am blind."
Yang Guang completely lost his mind and smashed him hard. At the same time, he also cursed Tubo and Lunqinling.
Yang Guang, like Yelu Deguang, thought that if the Tubo army had not been too bad and had dragged the Sui army and Qiang army down, even if he could not win, he would not have lost so badly.
Now all the troops in Haizhou are destroyed by the Qin army. They can join forces to stabilize the situation and the reinforcements in Xiliang are blocked by Long Qi in Xianmei City.
As soon as he thought of this, Yang Guang was frightened.
He paid such a great price and even destroyed his reputation and had a reputation for being infamous for thousands of years, but he still failed to defeat the Qin army.
Now Daxing City has completely become an isolated city. Although there is no chaos due to internal public opinion control, when the Qin army in Haizhou returned to the army and confirmed the fact that the coalition forces were wiped out, how much will the defenders in the city have to resist?
"What to do? What to do?" Yang Guang kept wailing in his heart.
Yang Guang is about to go offline, and the battle in Liangzhou is about to end, and he will return to the perspective of the Central Plains soon.
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(This chapter ends)