Chapter 2247: Yang Jian vs Li Jing, six counties surrendered to Qin
In Lantian, guard Yang Jian and military advisor Sima Yi were having a heated discussion about Li Jing's intentions.
When he was at Yaoguan, the reason why Li Shimin did not let Yang Jian serve as the guard, but chose Sima Yi who had just joined him recently, was actually because Sima Yi built the Yaoguan Walled City alone.
Sima Yi personally built the Pass, and he knew it best, so he was naturally the best candidate to guard it.
Now that Aoguan has fallen and the Tang army has retreated to Lantian, Sima Yi is no longer qualified to serve as a guard general. Yang Jian, whose merits and qualifications are far superior to Sima Yi, is the best candidate.
The Tang army had a total of 50,000 defenders on the front line of Lantian Pass. The fall of the Pass again resulted in nearly 20,000 losses. Today, there are still 30,000 defenders left under Lantian City.
The 30,000 Tang defenders faced the 80,000 Qin army. The pressure from Tang seemed not that great, but Yang Jian did not dare to be careless at all.
After Yang Jian retreated into Yaoguan, he immediately ordered the entire city to be on alert to prevent the Qin army from sneak attacks or even night attacks. However, he waited and waited until the Qin army took the initiative to attack.
But what Yang Jian didn't expect was yet to come. The Qin army was actually planning to bypass Lantian, intending to go straight to Chang'an without taking Lantian.
"Military advisor, as a famous general, Li Jing has all the infantry under his command. He should know the risks of going straight to Chang'an without taking Lantian, but why do he still dare to do this?" Yang Jian asked in confusion.
After this period of running-in, Yang Jian has recognized Sima Yi's abilities and relies heavily on Sima Yi in all aspects.
Sima Yi frowned and said, "There are only two possibilities for Li Jing to dare to do this.
First, Li Jing had something to rely on and was not worried about running out of food, so he dared to bypass Lantian and go straight to Chang'an.
Second, Li Jing had other plans. It seemed that he wanted to attack Chang'an, but his real intention was to force our army to fight. "
Yang Jian nodded. Apart from these two possibilities, he could not think of any other intentions.
"Report... to report to the generals, military advisors, and magistrates of Baling and Duling counties that they surrendered without a fight and surrendered to Qin." The spy reported anxiously.
"What?"
Yang Jian and Sima Yi both exclaimed.
Baling and Duling counties are both located in the hinterland of Guanzhong, closer to Chang'an than Lantian. Although there are not many defenders in the city, there are still two to three thousand soldiers.
The most important thing is that the food in the county treasury was not burned, and now it all became military ration for the Qin army.
The grain and grass in the warehouses in the surrendered county will definitely not be enough to consume Li Jing's 80,000-strong army, but it is still no problem to support it for a period of time. The worst is to requisition grain from the people on the spot. Anyway, the people in Guanzhong are rich and every family has a surplus of grain.
Yang Jian and Sima Yi looked at each other, and both saw a solemn look in each other's eyes. Now they finally knew why Li Jing was so confident. It turned out that he had instigated the rebellion of the magistrates of Baling and Ling counties, and they were not worried about food shortages for the time being.
In the Tang State, like the Qin State, the county magistrate was not the only one in power. Instead, he, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant supervised each other and restricted each other.
It is impossible for a county magistrate to succeed in treason alone. Therefore, there are only two possibilities for the magistrates of Baling and Duling counties to successfully rebel:
The first is to kill the county magistrate and county captain, and gather the entire county army together.
Secondly, the county magistrate and county captain also rebelled.
"No, Li Jing must not be allowed to leave the boundary of Lantian. Once Li Jing's army surrounds Chang'an, the lord's army will not be able to return to Chang'an. He must be stopped." Yang Jian said with a serious face.
Sima Yi remained silent.
They all knew that Li Shimin's intention was to concentrate his superior forces and devour Huo Qubing's 25,000 cavalry first, but the situation in Guanzhong changed too quickly.
Before Wuzhangyuan could succeed, Fenglingdu was captured by Zhang Liao, and then Aoguan Pass was captured by Li Jing.
Zhang Liao and Li Jing's armies entered Guanzhong, causing Li Shimin's plan against Huo Qubing to fail halfway.
For Li Shimin, the most important thing now is not to deal with Huo Qubing, but to retreat into Chang'an. Otherwise, once he is surrounded by Huo Qubing, Lu Bu, and Li Jing, he may not be able to retreat even if he wants to.
Looking at Yang Jian who was in chaos, Sima Yi said: "General, it's better to be more cautious. I'm worried that this is Li Jing's strategy to lure the enemy. The real purpose is to beat us out of the city to fight the Qin army."
Yang Jian calmed down instantly, nodded, and quickly sent someone to confirm, but the news he received was that Ba Ling and Du Ling counties had really rebelled.
"Send troops and fight to the death with Li Jing. Even if the entire army is annihilated, Li Jing cannot be allowed to get close to Chang'an." Yang Jian gritted his teeth and ordered.
This time Sima Yi did not stop him. After all, Chang'an was more important than Lantian. Any city could be lost, but Chang'an could not be lost.
Following Yang Jian's order, 30,000 Tang troops poured out of Lantian in an orderly manner, pointing their swords directly at Li Jing's 80,000 troops.
Thirty thousand versus eighty thousand, in the eyes of most people, Yang Jian is looking for death, but even if the mantis is acting as a chariot, Yang Jian must fight because he has no choice at all.
The Qin army, the Chinese army's big tent.
Listening to the reports of Bai Feng and Mo Ya below, Li Jing's heart was filled with joy.
"So, not only Jing Zhaoyin's Baling and Duling counties, but also Feng Ling's Suyi, Yaxian and Anling counties on the left, and Fufeng's Chongquan county on the right, have all surrendered to our great Qin?"
"That's right." Bai Feng nodded.
"Okay, well done, you have done a great job on the Black Ice Platform." Li Jing said happily.
You know, the Qin Army's five armies came out together. More than 200,000 troops fought for nearly a month, killing and wounding 40,000 to 50,000 horses. They only captured three counties: Shangxian, Shangluo, and Qianxian, as well as Xiaoguan. , Yiguan and Fenglingdu are the only ones.
But what about Black Ice Terrace? Without sending a single soldier, Li Jing could not help but feel a little disgusted by persuading the surrender of six counties in Guanzhong with just words.
"It all depends on the Commander-in-Chief to break the Pass, otherwise these idiots may not be able to make up their minds."
Mo Ya responded truthfully, after all, without Li Jing fighting on the front line, they would not be able to sway those county magistrates even if they talked nonsense.
"Most of the officials under Li Shimin are descendants of aristocratic families. These people are not very loyal to Li Tang. Most people are still waiting and watching. As long as you can continue to win, I believe these people will take the initiative to surrender sooner or later."
After hearing Mo Ya's words, Li Jing smiled knowingly. With words like this, he was a few percent more sure of capturing Chang'an.
"By the way, does your Black Ice Platform have manpower deployed in Chang'an City?"
Li Jing asked expectantly, but it was like asking in vain.
Since Hei Bingtai had deployed in Guanzhong early, and as soon as his army entered Guanzhong, he was able to persuade six counties to voluntarily surrender, how could he not place men in Chang'an?
"Chang'an is not only the capital of Li Tang, but also the base camp of bad people. In the land of Guanzhong, especially Chang'an, Black Ice Terrace is no match for bad people." Bai Feng said.
