Chapter 2025: Self-defeating, Qin-Qing War (1)
The camp of the Shu-Chu coalition forces.
Xing Tian knelt down on one knee and said with a face of shame: "My lord, the general is incompetent. Not only did he fail to win this battle, he was defeated by Jiang Song and Zhao Yun."
Hearing this, Liu Ji and Liu Xiu glanced at each other subconsciously, and both understood what the other party meant.
From the beginning, Liu Xiu did not agree with sending Xing Tian to lead the generals to challenge, because in his opinion, the Qin army was an elite army that had been trained for a long time. Even if Xing Tian won the battle with generals, the morale impact on the Qin army would be limited, and Xing Tian If this most powerful general in the south loses, it will damage the morale of the Shu-Chu coalition forces, and the gains will not be worth the losses.
Liu Xiu disagreed, but Liu Ji had full confidence in Xing Tian. Xing Tian had defeated the Qin army three times, so I believe he would not let him down these four times.
But things are never that simple.
As the saying goes: There are only three things to do.
Xing Tian had already defeated the Qin army three times in battles. This fourth time, Yue Fei could not lose even if he tried his best. What's more, with the Qin generals coming to support him, Yue Fei didn't have to fight in person.
Liu Ji's excessive self-confidence caused Xing Tian's defeat. He knew that most of the responsibility lay with him. In addition, Xing Tian had tried his best and suffered serious injuries, so naturally he couldn't bear to blame Xing Tian.
Looking at Xing Tian, who was wearing gauze, had many small wounds on his body, and looked embarrassed, Liu Ji personally stepped forward to help him up, and comforted him: "Victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers, generals don't need to care..."
Liu Ji could only use this to comfort Xing Tian. He couldn't even say that Yue Fei was fighting in a wheel battle with more, because the Qin army also fought in wheel battles three times before, but Xing Tian also won them all. The defeat in this wheel battle can only be said to be due to strength. Not good.
Xing Tian was a relatively serious person with a straightforward temper. He knew that his defeat would definitely affect the morale of the coalition forces, so he felt very guilty. It took Liu Ji a long time to comfort Xing Tian.
After appeasing Xingtian, Liu Ji quickly found Liu Xiu and Chen Ping to discuss.
"I regret not listening to the words of King Chu's younger brother." Liu Ji said with regret.
"Lord, since a big mistake has been made, it's too late to regret now. What we should consider is how to make amends." Chen Ping said.
"Yes and yes and yes."
Hearing this pair of monarchs and ministers sing and forget their relationship, the corners of Liu Xiu's mouth twitched slightly, with a look of helplessness on his face.
If it weren't for the alliance between Shu and Chu, which was dominated by Shu, he would have wanted to slap Liu Ji directly.
How hypocritical.
Seeing both of them looking at him, Liu Xiu knew that they wanted to use his own words to say that they wanted to leave such an offending job to him, which naturally made him very unhappy.
Liu Xiu was a person who took the overall situation into consideration, so he suppressed his dissatisfaction and said indifferently: "Xingtian's defeat will definitely affect the morale of our army. If the decisive battle continues as scheduled, the outcome will be unpredictable.
In my opinion, the decisive battle should be cancelled, defense should be used instead of attack, and strikes should be carried out later.
If the Qin army dares to attack, they will defend the city to consume the Qin army's strength. "
"But...but..."
Liu Ji struggled for a long time, but finally turned around. After sighing, he said with a lonely face: "Oh, this is the only way. Let's follow the advice of the King of Chu."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu was so angry that he wanted to curse.
Mom sells batches, what does it mean to follow my policy?
What you wanted to express through my mouth was also your decision, and as a result, all the things that offended people were blamed on me?
Liu Xiu finally saw Liu Ji clearly. This guy was useless against the Qin army, but he was very good at plotting against his own people. But because of the overall situation, Liu Xiu couldn't take action.
You know, this is not the first time. If Liu Xiu hadn't been forbearing enough, he would have fallen out with Liu Ji long ago.
At this moment, Liu Xiu desperately wanted to become stronger, so strong that even Qin Hao and Liu Ji could not bully him.
No matter how much Liu Xiu endured, he could not withstand Liu Ji's repeated use. He snorted in anger, turned around and left, leaving Liu Ji who was talking embarrassed.
As Liu Xiu expected, word soon spread among the coalition forces that the King of Chu proposed a strategy of using defense as offense, which made many soldiers in the army complain. There were even a group of Chu army generals who came to persuade Liu Xiu Take back your life.
Liu Xiuze angrily cursed: "Concubines don't conspire with each other." Then he kicked down the document and walked away, frightening all the generals to kneel on the ground.
Soon Liu Xiu's words reached Liu Ji's ears. After all, the military camp was so big and Liu Xiu's shouting voice was not quiet. It was normal for someone from Liu Ji to hear it.
Hearing Liu Xiu's original words, a cold light flashed in Liu Ji's eyes. What he was most sensitive to was the identity of the illegitimate child, and Liu Xiu's words undoubtedly touched his inner skin.
Chen Ping, who was well aware of Liu Ji's nature, suddenly felt bad in his heart after seeing Liu Ji's deputy uniform expression. After much persuasion, Liu Ji gave up the idea of continuing to wear Liu Xiu's shoes.
"Huh, I don't have the same experience as him." Liu Xiu snorted coldly.
Although Liu Ji suppressed Liu Xiu's reputation and consolidated his dominant position in the coalition, it caused a rift in the relationship between him and Liu Xiu. It would never be possible to return to the harmony as before. It can be said that he picked up the sesame seeds and lost them. watermelon.
The news that the Shu-Chu coalition forces retreated into the city without a fight quickly reached the Qin army, which shocked and surprised both Yue Fei and Han Xin.
"The coalition forces were obviously ready for a decisive battle before, so why did they withdraw immediately?" Han Xin asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Yue Fei smiled bitterly and said: "Perhaps defeating Xing Tian made Liu Ji feel threatened, so he canceled the original decisive battle."
"How is this possible? A mere Xingtian? How can Liu Ji give up a decisive battle involving 200,000 people? How can he have such a high status?"
Han Xin was not from the south. Although he knew Xingtian's reputation, he didn't know Xingtian's status in Liu Ji's heart and his status in the Shu-Chu coalition.
Xingtian, who had defeated the Qin army three times in a row, was the Optimus Stone among the Shu-Chu coalition forces and a symbol of undefeation. Now that even he had been defeated, the morale of the coalition forces would naturally be greatly dampened.
Han Xin didn't know this, but Yue Fei, who had been defeated by Xing Tian, knew it. After listening to Yue Fei's story, Han Xin finally understood.
Defeating Xing Tian was originally a happy event, but it turned out to be self-defeating, causing Liu Ji to cancel the decisive battle, and he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.
"Grand Governor, what should we do now?" Jiang Song asked.
"What else can we do? Attack the city, of course."
Yue Yun said without hesitation, and then he was knocked upside down by Yue Fei, who squatted down holding his head in pain.
"Idiot, the siege fell into Liu Ji's trap."
"Then what should we do? Are we just going to waste time with the enemy?" Yue Yun said with an aggrieved look.
"Of course it won't work either."
After saying that, Yue Fei pondered for a long time, a light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "If Liu Ji refuses to come out, then let him come out."
Hearing this, Han Xin's eyes were full of approval, and Yue Fei thought of him again. He was worthy of being a famous general responsible for guarding a state!
After Yue Fei, Han Xin and others discussed it, they quickly decided on a strategy to lure the enemy.
There is a strategist named Chen Ping in the Shu-Chu coalition. The ordinary tactics of luring the enemy will not work at all, and Chen Ping may even design an ambush.
Therefore, Yue Fei and Han Xin's strategy of luring the enemy was a conspiracy. Even if they were discovered, they would still proceed as they envisioned, but the risks of this strategy were a bit high.
Yue Fei and Han Xin had just finalized the plan to lure the enemy, but there was no fact yet, but the next actions of the Shu-Chu coalition forces interrupted their deployment.
Yue Fei and Han Xin originally agreed that the Shu-Chu coalition forces would be concentrated in Jiangling City. After all, Jiangling was the most defensive city in Nanjun. If the Qin army attacked the city, even if they exhausted all their troops, they might not be able to break the city.
But beyond Yue Han's expectation, the Shu-Chu coalition forces did not gather in Jiangling City, but divided their forces.
Liu Xiu actually led the Chu army to leave Jiangling City and was responsible for garrisoning the three counties of Huarong, Zhouling, and Yiguo in the northeast of Jiangling. He also ordered Ma Yuan, Wei Zhang, and Cen Peng to guard them. The three cities formed a rivalry with each other. .
After learning the news, Yue Fei and Han Xin were stunned at first, and then showed expressions of ecstasy.
"Liu Xiu and Liu Ji have broken up." Yue Fei said happily.
"That's right, otherwise Liu Xiu would never have led the army to leave Jiangling." Han Xin nodded.
If Liu Xiu and Liu Ji are united, even Yue Fei and Han Xin will find it difficult, but if they are separated, the difficulty of defeating them will be greatly reduced.
At this moment, Lin Xiangru frowned and said, "Could this be a trap?"
After saying this, Yue Fei and Han Xin were stunned again and fell into deep thought.
"Liu Xiu and Liu Ji are not ignorant people. It should be impossible for them to fall out at such a critical moment. This may be Chen Ping's plan." Lin Xiangru added.
Yue Fei nodded in agreement. He felt that Lin Xiangru's words made sense, so he said: "This is very likely, so we must be cautious."
Yue Fei didn't know if Liu Xiu and Liu Ji had really broken up. He wanted to ask Gao Yao for proof, but he was afraid that Gao Yao's identity would be exposed.
While Yue Fei and others were still discussing the division of troops between Liu and Liu, the Shu army in Jiangling City also divided their troops.
Liu Ji ordered Zhou Bo, Xia Houying, Cao Shen and others to lead troops to garrison in the north of Jiangling and Dangyang, Fuguo, Bianxian, Yicheng and other counties in the south of Xiangyang. He also sent heavy troops to guard the important towns of Zhijiang and Yiling in order to prevent the grain supply. Daohe was attacked by the Qin army on his way back to Yizhou.
This operation of the Shu-Chu coalition is no longer switching from offense to defense, but using defense instead of attack. It means to completely take root in Jingbei and consume the Qin army.
The Shu-Chu coalition dispersed its troops in Nanjun and northern Xiangyang. In this way, Jiangling's defense power was reduced, but its control over Jingbei was strengthened.
Originally, if the Qin army wanted to retake Jingbei, they only needed to defeat the Shu-Chu coalition and recapture Jiangling City. However, now they are attacking one city after another. Even if all their troops are exhausted, they may not be able to completely retake Jingbei.
In today's situation, it doesn't make much sense to discuss whether the two Lius have broken up. Yue Fei must change his strategy.
Although the original strategy of luring the enemy can be used, the effect has been greatly reduced. After all, the coalition forces have been dispersed into several groups. Even if one can be lured to kill one, it will only cut off one of its fingers and cannot directly chop off both hands.
In the end, Yue Fei decided to implement the strategy of luring the enemy. After all, it was better to cut off one of his fingers than to keep one finger at a time. First, he would further weaken the coalition forces. As for how to fight the subsequent battles? Yue Fei already had a plan in mind.
Just when Yue Fei and Han Xin were preparing to devise a plan to lure some of the Shu-Chu coalition forces out of the city, encircle and annihilate them, the battle situation in Youzhou in the north took a surprising turn.
In Beiping County on the right, Qin Hao personally led an army of 260,000 to confront Nurhachi's army of 320,000. ,
The Qin and Qing Dynasties had a total of 580,000 troops, but they were crowded into the group of Youbeiping County. If Youbeiping County hadn't been so vast and sparsely populated, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to accommodate the two sides for fighting.
Although the number of the Qin army was smaller than that of the Qing army, it was better than the Qing army because it was well-equipped and well-trained. In addition, there were many fierce generals in the army. Even though the number of the Qin army was 60,000 less than that of the Qing army, the Qing army with more people did not fall behind at all. wind.
Before the reinforcements arrived, the Qin army was on the defensive in Youbeiping. However, as all the reinforcements from the rear arrived, the 260,000 Qin army immediately launched a counterattack.
Nurhachi's original intention was that even if the Qin army's reinforcements arrived, the number would still be much smaller than that of the Qing army, so they would still be on the defensive, using this to consume the Qing's food and grass, and at the same time buy time for Wei Qing in the rear to reorganize his troops.
But Nurhachi never expected that Qin Hao would act so unreasonably. After the 260,000 troops arrived, he couldn't wait to change his strategy and switch from defense to offense, as if he could still do it even if he had 60,000 fewer people than you. Win your posture.
Nurhachi was very angry about this. He felt that he had been slighted and thought that Qin Hao did not pay enough attention to him.
You, Qin Hao, with a mere army of 260,000, want to defeat me, the Qing Dynasty, with 320,000? Temujin is not as crazy as you.
Nurhaci subconsciously ignored that Temujin had more troops than him, but he was still defeated by Qin Hao, and the grave was covered with grass.
What Nurhaci didn't know was that Qin Hao attached great importance to him as the Qing Taizu and had no intention of despising him at all. Otherwise, he would not have used 260,000 elites and transferred all the elites of the Qin army in Hebei.
The reason why Qin Hao switched from defense to offense was because the fighter plane had arrived.
The Qing army was eager to capture the two western counties of Youbeiping in order to open up the passage into Youzhou. Now the Qin army took the initiative to attack, which played into Nurhachi's plan.
In the face of the Qin army's counterattack, the Qing army refused to show weakness at all and fought back forcefully.
Qin Hao did not adopt any strategy, as if he wanted to use an army of 260,000 to defeat the Qing Dynasty's 320,000 army head-on.
The two armies fought fiercely in Youbeiping, and fought several times every day. Almost every inch of this land has traces of the coalition fighting.
In the early days of the war, Qin Hao first adopted the strategy of fighting generals to undermine the morale of the Qing army, but he was worried that the generals he sent would be too strong and would scare Nurhaci away from the battle, and the weaker ones might not necessarily win.
After sending Sun Lingming, Lu Bu and other candidates, Qin Hao decided to send Jia Fu to challenge the Qing camp. The reason was that Jia Fu had killed Temujin.
Let a general who killed a foreign emperor go to provoke another foreign emperor, which is a kind of humiliation to Nurhachi.
Although Nurhaci saw Qin Hao's sinister intentions, he couldn't help being angered, so he sent generals to fight Jia Fu, and still used wheel warfare.
Xingtian was beaten by Qin generals in Jingbei, and Jia Fu also suffered the same fate as Xingtian, and was besieged by a group of Manchu generals in Youbeiping.
