Chapter 1868: War in Four Counties (Part 2)
Who is Huo Qubing, the commander-in-chief of the Qin Army's Second Route Army? That was the champion of the national hero Feng Langju Xu.
Among the four battlefields of the Hebei War, the Qin army achieved complete victory in three places, except for Huo Qubing, who did not gain any success.
Under Wei Yang's plan, Huo Qubing had already formulated a comprehensive strategy. Although he had already dispatched troops, the plan to surprise Yanjing was abandoned halfway due to the sudden move of the Manchus to the south.
All three of the four armies were victorious, but only his own failed to achieve full success, which naturally made Huo Qubing very angry.
Therefore, when the Qin Army's five-pronged army attacked Youzhou and his mortal enemy Wei Qing was transferred away from Daijun, Huo Qubing realized that his opportunity had come and decisively jumped in front of the remaining four-pronged army and launched an attack on Daijun.
In the months-long battle, Huo Qubing had already understood the topography of Daijun so well that he could draw the topographic map of Daijun with his eyes closed.
Although the defense line established by Wei Qing in Dai County was strong, it was based on a hundred thousand troops. Now that the one hundred thousand troops had been transferred and 60,000 were transferred, only four large armies were left. Naturally, it was difficult to defend such a vast defense line.
Of course Wei Qing knew this, so before leaving, he abandoned many fortresses, streamlined his troops, and stuck to the subordinates centered on the government. He tried his best to ensure that the defense line of Daijun was not delayed, so that Xue Gang could still do it with an army of 40,000. Defend Daijun.
Wei Qing is a mortal after all, and it is impossible for everything to be arranged properly. Although his arrangement was almost perfect, Huo Qubing still discovered the flaw.
Wei Qing's layout seems perfect, but it has one biggest flaw, which is that it takes a certain amount of time.
The defense line, which was hundreds of miles long and involved eleven cities, was suddenly shortened to three or four cities of tens of miles. Naturally, it would take a certain amount of time to arrange it, and Huo Qubing was targeting this time difference.
After Wei Qing left Dai County, Xue Gang remembered Wei Qing's instructions and contracted the defense line as quickly as possible, using Gaoliu, Macheng, Dangcheng, and Dai County to defend each other.
Xue Gang's basic command is only 97, which is far from the opponent of Huo Qubing who has 100 command. But with the blessing of Liu Che's "Han Xiong", Xue Gang's command has also reached 100, and he can give Huo Qubing a 50-50 fight with no skills. open.
But with the activation of the 'Riding God', Huo Qubing was defeated by 70,000 cavalrymen, and the commander's level rose directly to 102 points. Now Xue Gang only had the power to parry.
Xue Gang's movements were very fast, but compared to Huo Qubing, he was still a step slower.
Huo Qubing knew that his greatest advantage was the speed of the cavalry, so he maximized the speed advantage of the cavalry.
Before the Han army retreated back to Dai County, the Qin army had already killed them without any warning.
Huo Qubing and Lu Bu led the way separately. He Qin led Xue Gang's attention all the way, but he let Lu Bu command 20,000 wolf cavalry and relied on the speed advantage of the light cavalry to penetrate directly into the hinterland of the Han army, making it impossible for Xue Gang to shrink his troops immediately.
The Qin army's speed was so fast that in just one day, they covered Dai County for dozens of miles, and the Han army's spies did not even have time to issue a warning.
By the time Xue Gang learned the news, Lu Bu's 20,000-strong army had already passed through the fortress abandoned by the Han army and penetrated dozens of miles into Dai County. .
Originally, Xue Gang was prepared to defend to the death, but after being disturbed by Huo Qubing, he was forced not to take the initiative to attack.
Now there are only two ways left in front of Xue Gang, either to defeat Lu Bu in the hinterland or to defeat Huo Qubing in the front, but neither of these two methods is particularly difficult.
After weighing the pros and cons, Xue Gang decided to deal with Lu Bu first. After all, Huo Qubing had an army of 50,000, which was beyond the reach of his 40,000 army. Relatively speaking, Lu Bu's 20,000 army still had some hope.
But with Huo Qubing's 50,000 troops in front, how many troops could Xue Gang use to deal with Lu Bu?
"Snapped……"
After reading the letter in his hand, Liu Che's face became extremely gloomy and he slammed the letter in his hand on the table.
He never expected that the situation in Dai County would be so bad as soon as the war started.
"General Xue Gang has stated in his letter that he will fight Xue Bing to the death and defend Daijun to the death. However, Daijun's strength alone is already somewhat insufficient. Therefore, I hope Yanjing can send more reinforcements."
Liu Che raised his head and looked at Zhang Tang and asked, "Does Yanjing still have reinforcements to send?"
Zhang Tang smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, Bai Qi's 60,000 troops have captured Fanyang and Fangcheng in two and a half, and their swords are pointing at Zhuoxian, which is only more than 150 miles away from Yanjing.
Bai Qi is about to attack outside the country, and General Wei Qing is struggling to defend Zhuojun. At this time, even if Yanjing still has extra troops, he can only surround Yanjing, not support Daijun. "
"Yes, your majesty. Moreover, Yanjing's troops are not many, and they can barely protect themselves. How can they support Daijun." Prime Minister Wei, one of the eleven heroes of Qilin Pavilion, sighed lightly.
The Prime Minister of Wei was a man of strict determination and uprightness. During the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he served as prime minister. During his tenure as prime minister, he rectified the administration of officials, suppressed the powerful, selected talents and appointed capable people, and rectified unjust prisons. He also required officials in various places to reduce their use, lenient taxes, and rewarded the people to open up wasteland. Farm and accumulate food to relieve poverty.
The Prime Minister of Wei was both talented and virtuous, so Liu Che relied heavily on him. Now that Huo Guang was not in Yanjing, he and Zhang Tang were Liu Che's right-hand men.
"Damn it."
After hearing what Xiang Wei said, Liu Che clenched his fists unwillingly. He naturally knew that Yanjing's troops could not be sent, but Daijun had to save him, so he said in a deep voice: "Over there in Valley County, can you support Daijun? "
"Absolutely not."
Hearing that Liu Che wanted to mobilize troops from the valley, Zhang Tang and Wei Xiang raised objections in unison.
Wei Xiangdao: "Although the Qin army's force to attack Shanggu County is only Xue Rengui's 30,000 troops, Shanggu County connects the key areas between Dai County and Zhuo County. Once Shanggu County falls, Dai County will be reduced to an enclave and will be controlled by Qin." The army completely surrounded us."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Huo Xiang is in Shanggu County, and the situation is not optimistic either.
Xue Rengui was not only a famous general of the generation, but also a strong general who was on the list of strong generals. Huo Xiang had no strong generals under his command who could compete with him, so he did not dare to fight at all and could only defend.
At this time, the military strength of Valley County is weakened and if he goes to support Dai County, Huo Xiang may not be able to defend Valley County under Xue Rengui's fierce attack. "Zhang Tang said.
Liu Che suddenly realized that he had no more soldiers to mobilize. After a long time, he weakly loosened his fist.
"Fei Ge sent a letter to Xue Gang, telling him that the Han Dynasty has no troops to mobilize, Yanjing can't give him support, and now he can only do everything by himself."
After finishing speaking, Liu Che's eyes fell on the location of Yuyang County, and this was the battlefield that caused him the most headache.
