As soon as Liu Yu left Chengdu, the news that he was leading an army of 100,000 soldiers to march personally was secretly transmitted back to Chang'an through the channel of Heibingtai by Guan Yu, the Xuanzi No. 1 secret agent lurking in the Shu Han Dynasty.
After Li Jing led an army of 300,000 to the west, he handed over the capital of Yongliang to Wu Qi, the governor of Yongzhou. After receiving the news, Wu Qi immediately summoned everyone to discuss how to deal with it.
Wu Qi was not afraid that the 80,000 Qin troops in Hanzhong would not be able to stop the 100,000 Shu army's offensive, but he was afraid that he would suffer a loss in terms of the general lineup.
After all, except for Xing Tian, Liu Er, Kong Peng and other Shu Han's most powerful generals are in the queue for this Northern Expedition, and even Li Yuanba is very likely to participate.
Most of the generals of the Qin army in Yongliang were already on their way to conquer the Sui Kingdom, and the only ones left behind in Yongliang were Yang Jian, Wen Zhong, and generals such as Li Zuoche, Kang Anyu, Kang Junli, as well as Wu Qi, Banchao, and Yang Ku. Liu Yong, Qin Guan and other civil servants.
Therefore, whether it is a battle with the Shu army or a field battle, with the current lineup of generals of the Qin army, they will definitely suffer a loss if they face the Shu army.
It's not that Wu Qi never thought about simply staying in seclusion without any solution, but the Qin army rarely suffered losses when it came to fighting generals, so once it came to fighting generals, the generals of Great Qin were very proud.
If the enemy takes the initiative to ask for a battle, the generals of Great Qin will usually go to war as long as it is not a inevitable defeat.
Therefore, even if Wu Qi ordered not to go to war, I am afraid it would be difficult to restrain these arrogant and powerful generals. After all, they will not accept the orders of the foreign king.
Although Wu Qi's rank is high, his qualifications are still too young and his prestige is not enough.
Li Jing naturally has this prestige, but he is not in Yongzhou at this time.
Since Yongliang is now under the control of Wu Qi, he naturally has to avoid all risks.
After some thought, Wu Qi decided to send a message to Li Jing, hoping to recall Yuwen Chengdu. After all, with Yang Jian and Wen Zhong here, and with Yuwen Chengdu, the Hanzhong defense line would be seamless.
Unless the Shu Han sent Xing Tian over, it would be impossible to break through Hanzhong, but as long as the Nanman were still around, Xing Tian would never come over.
Wu Qi also knew that it was a bit unethical for Li Jing to urgently recall his strongest generals just a few days after he went on the expedition, so he gave a second option.
If Li Jing is reluctant to part with Yuwen Chengdu, he doesn't have to send Yuwen Chengdu back. He only needs to choose three of the four generals Long Yang, Tu Xingsun, Yang Ren, and Long Xuhu to send back.
At this time, Li Jing was still on his way to the west, and Yuwen Chengdu, as a pioneer, was also fighting Yang Su in Jincheng. It was definitely not possible to come back.
As for selecting any three of the four generals such as Long Yang to be transferred back, that would be even more difficult. After all, these four people belong to different armies, so transferring them back would naturally be more troublesome.
It would take several days for the reply from Li Jing to be sent back, and Wu Qi was already ready to fight.
When they learned about the Shu-Han Northern Expedition, the generals of the Qin army paid great attention to it. After all, Liu Yu was personally conducting the expedition this time.
But when they heard that the total number of Shu troops coming was only 100,000, many generals did not take it seriously. Obviously, they did not think that 100,000 Shu troops could break through Hanzhong, which was guarded by 80,000 Qin troops.
Many people even felt that Liu Yu's personal expedition was just a show, with heavy thunder and little rain. Its real purpose was to contain the Qin army to share the pressure for the Sui army, and was not intended to counterattack Hanzhong.
In this regard, Wu Qi only said: "How did you know that Liu Yu would not increase his troops? You underestimated the enemy before the war started. Have you forgotten Yang Guang's lesson?"
Because Yang Guang underestimated the enemy and was lax, the Qin army easily opened the door to the country. This lesson is right before his eyes.
When the Qin generals heard that Wu Qi had used Yang Guang as an example, they naturally realized that they had underestimated the enemy and took the initiative to accuse him.
Seeing that the generals did not underestimate the enemy as before, Wu Qi naturally did not hold on to him and began to make combat arrangements.
"Now the enemy is overt and we are covert. The Shu army does not know the specific strength of our army. Therefore, our army can show the enemy's weakness and only expose part of its strength to lure the Shu army out of the sword pavilion. In a decisive battle with them, we can defeat them in one fell swoop."
If the invading Shu army had 200,000 people, then Wu Qi would naturally adopt a passive defense strategy. But now there are only 100,000 troops coming, while the Qin army has 80,000 people, so Wu Qi would naturally take the initiative to attack.
"General Yang Jian, as you are the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong, you will take the lead in this battle. General Wen Zhong will be your deputy general. The two of you will lead an army of 40,000 to guard Hanzhong and try to lead Liu Yu's army of 100,000 out of Jiange. The governor will lead Forty thousand troops are hiding in the rear."
As soon as Wu Qi said this, Yang Jian and Wen Zhong immediately stood up, cupped their fists and said, "No."
Watching the two people leaving, Wu Qi's eyes flashed. Although he was not 100% sure, he could probably guess Liu Yu's purpose.
Now was the only chance for Shu Han to counterattack Hanzhong. Liu Yu wanted to take back Hanzhong, but he was not sure, so he played this trick to get the Qin army to relax their vigilance.
If Wu Qi was not here, the Qin army would indeed fall into the trap, but the person in charge of the Qin army now is the military strategist Yasheng Wu Qi, so naturally he would not easily fall into Su Qin's scheme.
"Liu Yu and Su Qin are two good opponents."
Wu Qi secretly thought, but he was still looking forward to the upcoming offensive of Shu Han.
Liu Yu, who was still on the march, learned that the Qin army was in action and its number was only 40,000. He was so excited that he wanted to fly directly to Hanzhong to fight the Qin army directly. However, after Su Qin's persuasion, he quickly noticed the hidden meaning. problem lies in.
Hanzhong is a battleground for military strategists. In order to capture Hanzhong, Da Qin launched two Hanzhong battles and mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops. Only then did Hanzhong be captured from Shu Han.
Therefore, in a place as important as Hanzhong, how could the Qin Dynasty only have 40,000 defenders left?
"Da Qin must have hidden its troops. So, Yang Jian's purpose is..."
"Yes, Yang Jian wants to lure our army out of the sword pavilion, and then concentrate his forces to defeat our army in one fell swoop."
Su Qin's eyes were full of wisdom, and he analyzed: "Since Yang Jian is so sure, once our army of 100,000 troops comes out of the sword pavilion, we will be able to defeat our army with the Qin army in Hanzhong. Then the local Qin army in Hanzhong will be at least 60,000 to 70,000 strong."
"As expected of the Prime Minister, he can only speculate on the reality of the Qin army based on some location details."
Liu Yu secretly thought, and at the same time, he was also thinking secretly in his heart. If the Qin army really has 70,000 people, the possibility of an army of 200,000 people attacking Hanzhong is still very difficult to conclude, so it is best to use outsmarts.
"Prime Minister, since we already know Wu Qi's purpose, why not use this to set up a plan?"
Su Qin knew what Liu Yu meant, but he still shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, our opponent is Yang Jian on the surface, but in fact all Yang Jian's actions are controlled by Wu Qi, the governor of Yongzhou.
I have carefully studied Wu Qi. He is extremely capable of using troops and has many strategies. He can calculate every move and is a more difficult opponent than Yang Jian.
The purpose of his attack now is just to test us. If we use this as a basis to counter-calculate against him, not only will it be impossible to succeed, but we may also be counter-calculated by him. After all, the Qin army is now the one taking the initiative. "
Hearing this, Liu Yu nodded involuntarily and sighed: "I thought it would be much easier to counterattack Hanzhong without Li Jing, but I didn't expect that without Li Jing, there would still be Wu Qi.
Prime Minister, since Wu Qi is so difficult to deal with, can the diversionary strategy make the Qin army relax their vigilance? "
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Even if I can't dispel the Qin army's wariness, I still have other plans to break the situation.
The previous battle plan remained unchanged. A hundred thousand troops still faced off against the Qin army in Jiange, as long as they could contain the Qin army in Hanzhong.
The most important thing now is to take back the initiative from the Qin army. "Su Qin said with confidence.
Seeing that Su Qin was so confident, Liu Yu became more confident after being infected by Qi.
Just as Su Qin and Wu Qi were fighting wits and courage in Hanzhong, the war in Liangzhou changed again.
Because Li Mu's confidentiality measures were so good, and Sima Xin helped cover it up, the Sui State naturally turned all its attention to the Qin army in Yunwu's direction without knowing that Heguan had fallen.
After Yang Guang sent Yang Su to lead his army to support Jincheng, he also sent 5,000 additional reinforcements to Heguan just to be on the safe side.
After Li Mu heard the news, he was naturally overjoyed. He immediately canceled his plan to capture the three mountains and five villages, and instead prepared to swallow the five thousand reinforcements first.
After three days of patient waiting, the 5,000 reinforcements led by Sui general Gao Yang finally arrived at Xinglong Road, fifty miles north of Heguan, after passing through three mountains and five villages. Li Mu had already been waiting here with 20,000 troops for a long time.
As the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yang was an extremely mediocre and foolish king in the later period of his reign, with brutal killings and excessive rewards and punishments. However, in the early days of his rule, he worked hard to expand the territory and conquered all directions, but he was a very wise and decisive king.
The best military strategist in the Northern Qi Dynasty was undoubtedly Gao Huan, but Gao Yang was not much inferior to his father in military terms.
After Gao Yang proclaimed himself emperor and established Qi, he personally led a large army to attack Kumoxi in the north, conquer Khitan in the northeast, defeat Rouran in the northwest, level Shanhu in the west, and capture Huainan in the south, extending the scope of Northern Qi's influence to the Yangtze River.
Although Gao Huan laid the foundation for the Northern Qi Dynasty, it reached its peak in the hands of Gao Yang.
Yang Guang sent Gao Yang over at this time, which shows that he also realized that if the Qin army invaded, Sima Xin might not be able to defend the river pass, so he sent Gao Yang, his confidant and favorite general.
But what Yang Guang never expected was that Heguan fell silently, and by sending Gao Yang there at this time, he was undoubtedly asking Gao Yang to die.
Gao Yang's current five dimensions: Commander 96 (+1), Force 99 (+4), Intelligence 85 (+1), Politics 90 (95), Charisma 88;
Gao Yang, who had a commander attribute of 96 and an intelligence attribute of 85, would not be easily ambushed, but how could he have thought that there would be an ambush by the Qin army in his own country.
When half of the army entered Xinglong Road, Gao Yang instinctively noticed something was wrong. After carefully observing the surrounding environment, he faintly sensed murderous intent in the secret order. He immediately opened his eyes angrily and shouted:
"No, there is an ambush here. The rear team should change to the front team and retreat immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, countless arrows flew from all directions, but the Sui army was unprepared. They were shot directly and turned upside down, instantly becoming a mess.
"Retreat, retreat quickly."
Gao Yang was blocking the arrows while shouting orders, but the Sui army was suddenly attacked and was in complete chaos, so it was impossible to listen to his orders.
Seeing that the front army was in chaos and unable to command, Gao Yang could only agree to abandon half of the army in order to preserve the rear army.
But what Gao Yang didn't expect was that just when he led the rear army to deduct the ambush circle, he was blocked by an enemy army, and the two Qin generals leading it were Li Mu and Yan Xing.
When he saw that the person who came was actually Li Mu, Gao Yang was extremely shocked, but he had no time to think about the reason. He glanced at the two deputy generals Gao Guiyan and Gao Dezheng beside him, and whispered: "We can't be better, prepare to break out. "
"promise"
Gao Guiyan and Gao De said solemnly, and they were both clan generals of the Northern Qi Dynasty, so they naturally understood that they had to fight desperately in this situation.
"Li Mu, long time no see. I never thought we would meet here..."
Gao Yangce immediately stepped forward, preparing to delay for a while so that the Sui army could regroup, but how could his little calculation be hidden from Li Mu.
"Gao Yang, during the battle in Guanzhong, I didn't see you talking so much nonsense. You wanted to use this to delay time. You made the wrong calculation. Kill me."
Li Mu didn't waste any time and directly ordered the attack without giving Gao Yang any chance, and Gao Yang was forced to fight.
Li Mu and Gao Yang are also old rivals. When the Li and Yang families competed for Guanzhong, the two fought against each other more than once.
People from the Gao family had killed many people from the Li family, and Gao Yang had even killed Li Mu's close relatives, so it was naturally impossible for Li Mu to let Gao Yang go.
Li Mu directly approached Gao Yang, while Gao Guiyan and Gao Dezheng faced Yan Xing.
Li Mu and Gao Yang, one is a divine general with a base strength of 100, and the other is a top-notch general with a base strength of 99. The difference in strength is not big, so they are fighting evenly.
But as he fought, his potential was stimulated. Li Mu became more courageous as he fought, and even made a breakthrough before the battle. Finally, in the eighteenth round, he caught the flaw in Gao Yang's marksmanship and pierced Gao Yang's heart directly with one shot.
The dignified first emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Qi Wenxuan Emperor Gao Yang, died tragically under Li Mu's gun.
