Chapter 2614: Liu Yu’s viciousness, the Battle of Hanzhong
Han Xin and Wang Jian teamed up to conquer Xicheng. Since then, the gate to the east of Han Dynasty has been completely opened to Qin. This was originally a good thing, but one thing made everyone unhappy.
"Deputy Governor Han, all the warehouses in Xicheng have been burned down, and like Anyang County, all the young men in the city have been drafted into the army." Wang Jian said with a solemn face.
After hearing this, Han Xin, Wenpin, Zheng Lun, Chen Qi and other Jingzhou generals also showed serious expressions, obviously knowing what this news meant.
Although Xicheng does not belong to Hanzhong County, the three counties such as Anyang occupied by the Qin army, without exception, all the young and strong were recruited in advance.
This probably means that all the young and middle-aged men in Hanzhong have been incorporated into the army by the Shu army. The preparations of the Shu Han and the Qin army in Hanzhong are at odds.
The total population of Hanzhong County is 450,000, and the total population of Xicheng is 30,000. Among these 480,000, if women, children and the elderly are excluded, even if the young and strong only account for a quarter, there are still 120,000. .
Most of the Qin army officers thought that after capturing Yangping Pass, it would be easy to capture Hanzhong.
After all, the most difficult thing to defeat in Hanzhong is Yangping Pass. Even if this hard bone has been broken, how difficult will it be for the other cities?
Many people even think that in order to stop losses, the Shu army may take the initiative to abandon Hanzhong after the fall of Yangping Pass.
But with the various performances of the Shu army now, it is obvious that they are not ready to give up Hanzhong. Rather
The Shu Han grain depot was burned, and there was a serious shortage of food and grass. They could barely support their own army, let alone the 120,000 young men.
Therefore, the purpose of Shu Han is already obvious, which is to use up everything in Hanzhong to consume the Qin army, even if Hanzhong is reduced to a scorched earth and all Hanzhong people are sacrificed.
It is obviously impossible for Zhang Ren, Shen Shiqi, Liu Er and others to make such a decision. They neither have the right nor dare to do so. The only person in Shu Han who can make such a decision is Liu Yu.
Before abandoning Yangping Pass, Zhang Ren had already sent a letter to Liu Yu, informing him of the situation in Nanzheng and Yangping Pass, and said that Yangping Pass could no longer be defended.
At this time, Liu Yu was launching a counterattack in southern Shu. After all, Chi You was injured by Hou Qing and could not go to the battlefield in person. Naturally, he would not miss such a good opportunity.
The Southern Army did not have Chi You, and the increase in force of the entire army was reduced by 1 point, and the overall combat strength was brought back to the same level as the Shu Han veterans.
However, the Southern Army only had a few hundred thousand soldiers and horses, while the Shu Army had more than 200,000 troops, including Xing Tian, Lu Ya and other powerful generals. Even Emperor Liu Yu personally went to the battlefield.
After Liu Yu became emperor, he broke his own bottleneck, and his basic force reached 105. He officially joined the ranks of Gods of War, but he was among the weakest among the Gods of War.
Liu Yu's own bravery was secondary, but mainly his personal participation in the battle, which greatly inspired the Shu army.
On the other hand, the Southern Army saw Liu Yu participating in the battle in person, but their lord could not participate in the battle in person, and their morale would inevitably be affected.
Due to the ebb and flow of one another, and the fact that Zhu Rong and Gonggong were no match for Xing Tian and Lu Ya, it was naturally difficult for the Nanguo Army not to fall into a disadvantage.
The Southern Army captured four and a half of the Shu Han counties. However, under the counterattack of more than 200,000 Shu troops, the Southern Army retreated steadily and successively lost the entire Xuang County, three counties in Liangshan County, and three counties in the northern part of Jianning County. It can be said to be a heavy loss.
Chi You was unable to participate in the battle. It was naturally impossible for Gong Gong to stop Xing Tian and Lu Ya. If Fei Lian and Ping Yi were not there, Gong Gong would have died in the battle long ago.
Feilian and Pingyi were both Yinglong's carriers. After they were born, they were both implanted in Nanzhong and became Chi You's generals.
Feilian was not the Feilian of the Shang Dynasty who died under Hou Yi's arrow, but the star god who was one of the fourteen stars in ancient mythology.
Pingyi is also the name of a god in ancient legends, but the names recorded in different books are different. He also has many different identities such as Rain Master, Cloud God, Thunder Master, Wind Master, etc.
As ancient gods, both of them have extraordinary strength, and they have been God of War level warriors since their birth.
Fei Lian was born with supernatural powers and was the best in the three armies, while Ping Yi was both civil and military, wise and brave.
Education in the South was backward and there was a severe shortage of talents. All-round talents like Pingyi would naturally be reused by Chi You.
Therefore, in addition to being a general in the army, Pingyi also occasionally works part-time as a counselor when Prime Minister Shi is away.
Liu Yu hid Lu Ya's trump card, while Fei Lian and Ping Yi were Chi You's back-ups.
But Chi You never expected that he would be injured by the queen, and that he would be too injured to participate in the battle, so that the ace became a life saver.
If it weren't for Fei Lian and Ping Yi, Gonggong would definitely be killed by Xing Tian.
Once Gonggong died in the battle and Chi You was unable to participate in the battle, the Southern Army would be really in danger.
Fei Lian and Ping Yi's role was limited to saving Gong Gong, and even if the three of them joined forces, they could only barely fight against Xing Tian and Lu Ya.
But among the Shu army were not only Xing Tian and Lu Ya, but also Liu Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Shi Jingtang and many other fierce generals.
If it were just a divine general, how could he rely on numbers or military formations to resist? But how should the God of War offset it?
Just when the Southern Army was in danger, Princess Zhu Rong of the Southern Kingdom stood up and took up the banner of the Southern Kingdom in place of her brother.
Zhu Rong led a thousand cavalry to attack the Shu Han army. He single-handedly challenged the three generals Xia Houying, Xiao Sheng, and Shi Kuanghan, but was able to defeat them.
In order to keep the Chinese army in chaos, Liu Yu decisively ordered Zhang Fei to go to support. By the time Zhang Fei arrived, the three generals had already been defeated. Xia Houying and Xiao Sheng were wounded and fled, while Shi Kuanghan died tragically under Zhu Rong's sword.
Zhang Fei was a famous warrior for a long time and did not take Zhu Rong seriously at all. However, after thirty rounds of battle with Zhu Rong, although he dodged Zhu Rong's flying knife, his horse's front legs were cut off and he fell off the horse.
Although Zhu Rong's flying knife is not as powerful as Lu Ya's immortal-killing flying knife, it is still one of the most powerful flying knives in the world. It is normal for Zhang Fei to be hit without warning.
If Liu Yu hadn't taken action in time and stopped Zhu Rong with one arrow, Zhang Fei would have died at Zhu Rong's hands, and Liu Yu would have been forced by Zhu Rong to join the battle himself.
Although Zhu Rong failed to kill Zhang Fei, he injured him, and then faced Zhang Fei in an injured state, joining forces with Liu Yu.
This time Zhu Rong failed to win, but he did not lose either. In addition, the cavalry had already invaded the Chinese army, threatening the hinterland of the Shu army.
In the end, Zhu Rong's thousand cavalry, although only a hundred or so of them returned, killed nearly five thousand Shu troops, dragging the originally inevitable battle to a draw and preserving more vitality for the Southern Army.
After this battle, Zhu Rong became famous in the first battle, and the name of the Southern Princess and Fire God Zhu Rong began to become more and more loud. Most people in Shu knew that the sister of the Southern Barbarian King, Yue, was equally tough.
But even with Zhu Rong's participation in the war, it still could not change the strength gap between the two countries and the fact that the Southern Army was defeated in the war.
Under the counterattack of the Shu army, the Nanguo army suffered heavy losses and even had to abandon all cities to gather troops before they could continue to fight against the Shu army.
Of course, in the battle between the Shu barbarians, Zhu Rong was not the only one to perform brilliantly. Shu Han Qilan guard Deng Qiang's performance was also amazing.
Deng Qiang sent 5,000 Shu troops to attack the Southern Army's food routes. Chi You was forced to divide his forces to deal with Deng Qiang, but he fell into Deng Qiang's scheme.
Deng Qiang adopted the strategy of encircling points for reinforcements and setting up ambushes. In the first battle, he defeated Meng Huo and beheaded Meng You. In the second battle, he defeated Tang Yu and beheaded Duan Siying. In the third battle, he defeated Gonggong and beheaded Ji Huo, the leader of the Dong tribe of Red Dong.
Deng Qiang used 5,000 troops to roam behind the Southern Army. He won three battles and killed more than 10,000 Southerners and three fierce generals. He set the best record after the war in Shu. However, he also lost more than half of his troops, leaving only Less than two thousand people returned.
When he first learned that Deng Qiang was going deep into the army alone, Liu Yu felt that Deng Qiang's move was too risky and worried that Deng Qiang would ruin the five thousand army.
But as the good news continued to come back, and the results became more and more exaggerated, Liu Yu realized that Deng Qiang was a hidden dragon.
Liu Yu had been trying hard to attract talents from the outside world, but he didn't realize that there was a general lurking around him, so he was naturally overjoyed. After Deng Qiang's victory, he was immediately promoted to three levels in a row, obviously preparing to reuse Deng Qiang.
Deng Qiang won all three battles, which greatly weakened the Southern Army. Liu Yu was also preparing to take advantage of the victory to pursue and beat the drowned dog, but unexpectedly he received news of the fall of Yangping Pass.
The fall of Yangping Pass was a bolt from the blue for Liu Yu. After all, it would be difficult to save Hanzhong without Yangping Pass.
Liu Yu never expected that Yangping Pass would fall so quickly. After all, the total Qin army was only 100,000, and he had arranged an army of 100,000 in Hanzhong, plus Li Siyuan's 30,000 troops, for a total of 130,000.
With 100,000 attacking and 130,000 defending, how could the defender not be able to defend for even two months?
But the reality is that Yangpingguan really failed to hold on for two months.
When he learned that the Qin army, through the Zhuzi Army, first burned the Nanzheng grain depot, which destabilized the Shu army, and then broke through Yangping Pass, Liu Yu didn't know what to say.
Liu Yu also only knew soldiers and knew Li Jing's tactics of the Zhuzi Army. On the surface, it was simple to start, but how difficult it was to implement, so he did not blame Liu Zhang and Zhang Ren. After all, this strategy had no solution and was impossible to prevent, even if it was I'm afraid his words will also fall into the trap.
Now that the Yangping Pass on the northern front has been breached, Hanzhong is in danger, but the Nanman barbarians on the southern front have not yet been resolved, and the Shu Han, who has just established a country, has reached a critical moment of life and death.
Liu Yu immediately summoned his counselors to discuss how to deal with the Qin army, but they all came to the conclusion that Hanzhong would be difficult to defend.
Liu Yu thought about it alone for a whole night, and finally decided to fight Qin Jun to the death.
Since Hanzhong is destined to fall to the enemy, the Qin army cannot take advantage of it no matter what. Even if Hanzhong is defeated, Hanzhong will not be allowed to become a bridgehead for the Qin army to conquer Shu and Han.
It's not that Liu Yu didn't think about moving all the people in Hanzhong back to Shu, but the road to Shu was difficult to travel, and there was no time, so it was better to destroy it altogether.
But even if Liu Yu had the intention to destroy Hanzhong, it would not be cheap for Da Qin. He would not be able to kill his own people directly. Otherwise, the Shu Han people would not agree, and he would be despised by the people of the world.
After thinking about it, Liu Yu thought of a more cruel and cruel method, which was to use all the young and strong people in Hanzhong as cannon fodder.
Just imagine, if all the young people in Hanzhong died at the hands of the Qin army, would the people of Hanzhong still obey the rule of the Qin army?
What Li Jing was most worried about was about to happen. Liu Yu was determined to fight the Qin army to the death. He would rather turn Hanzhong into a piece of scorched earth than take advantage of Da Qin. If Da Qin came by force, it would only get a broken Hanzhong. .
It has to be said that Liu Yu's method was indeed cruel enough, and it put Li Jing in a dilemma. After all, the Qin army had already breached Yangping Pass and paid such a high price, so it was impossible to withdraw.
But if it is forced, with eighty or ninety thousand Shu troops, plus hundreds of thousands of Hanzhong troops, even if the Qin army can bite them down, they will probably suffer heavy casualties, and what they will get is only the broken Hanzhong, which is not worth the gain.
At Li Jing's deliberate request, Han Xin and Wang Jian stayed in Xicheng for three days, leaving half a month's rations for the people in the city, and then led an army of 50,000 to Nanzheng. During this period, Nanzheng had already broken out. A big battle.
On this day, the four gates of Nanzheng City were opened wide. Zhang Ren led 10,000 Shu troops and 30,000 lightly armed men to rush out of the city and frantically attacked the Qin army's camp.
The Qin army is well-trained and well-equipped. Such an attack will naturally not have much impact, but they will feel exhausted after a long battle.
Li Jing ordered Yang Jian to lead only 3,000 cavalry, and easily defeated the invading Qingzhuang, beheading nearly 10,000 people, while losing little himself. However, the next day, the Shu army and civilians invaded again.
