Chapter 2728: Empress Liao Ying declares peace, and the Qiang army reaches the decisive battle.
The reason why Yang Ren was reluctant to give up Huangyuan City was that the Qin Army had paid a huge price to defend the city, and the second was that it would break the Qin Army's absolute blockade of Daxing.
But now that Meng Tian has said everything is fine, and Li Jing is about to arrive with reinforcements, there is no need for Yang Ren to continue to defend Huangyuan, a small town that has no defensive value except its geographical location.
Before the war started, Yang Ren actually had some illusions. Maybe the Tibetan general was not good at attacking cities? Maybe he is particularly talented at defending the city? Or maybe...
As it turns out, fantasies are just fantasies.
Qinling was very good at attacking cities. Under his command, the 100,000 Tibetan troops were driven like arms without any chaos.
And he, Yang Ren, has no special talent in defending the city.
In addition to launching a night attack, Yang Ren also made a lot of preparations for defending the city. For example, if there was no heavy defense equipment, he would build a light catapult. furuncle
If there are not enough defensive materials such as stone bullets, thunder stones, and rolling logs, then the houses and beams will be demolished.
Yang Ren even collected the excrement of soldiers and civilians in the city and boiled it to make golden juice to defend the city.
In the past, Yang Ren hated gold juice the most. He wanted to vomit when he smelled the smell, but now he doesn't hate it anymore, because this thing is disgusting, but is it a weapon for defending the city? It can help him defend the city.
However, these pre-war preparations played an extremely limited role in actual combat, and could not offset Huangyuan City's shortcomings of low walls, thin walls, and imperfect defense facilities.
In addition, Yang Ren can also clearly feel the gap between himself and a talented player like Lun Qinling in terms of commanding the city defense.
If it weren't for Wu Ji's assistance, he alone would not be able to withstand the fierce and fast attack rhythm of Lun Qinling.
They were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, the city's defense was not strong enough, and their commanding ability was not as good as others. furuncle
Yang Ren, who was at a disadvantage in all aspects, could only adopt the stupidest and most practical strategy and use his life to make up for the gap.
It is precisely because of this that in just three days of the Huangyuan offensive and defensive battle, the Qin army suffered a total of 7,000 casualties and a reduction of nearly 30%.
If the number of troops is reduced to 50%, even the Qin army will have problems such as timidity, fear of war, and war fear.
Therefore, Meng Tian came very timely. If he had come a day or two later, Yang Ren would definitely not be able to make it by that time.
In the Huangyuan offensive and defensive battle, the Qin army suffered 7,000 casualties. In addition to the previous battles, the Qin army also suffered nearly 2,000 casualties.
So far, the total casualties of Yang Ren's troops have reached 9,000. Although more than half of them are new troops, more than 4,000 veterans have died on the battlefield. This is also the largest casualty since the Qin Dynasty conquered the Sui Dynasty.
As for the Tubo army, the casualties were naturally greater than those of the Qin army, with total casualties of about 12,000. furuncle
If a general with low general command were to take command, this number would definitely increase significantly. However, under the command of the wise commander of Lun Qinling, the strength advantage of the Tubo army was maximized, reducing the Tibetan army's strength in the siege battle. casualties, and at the same time, it can also deal a blow to the Qin army.
After reading the battle damage report, Meng Tian couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Qin Ling was not easy to deal with. After all, if he was commanded by an incompetent person, even if he had an absolute military advantage, it would be impossible to fight such casualties with the Qin army. proportional.
"If we can't kill Lun Qinling, even if we can completely drive the Sui Kingdom out of the country, there will still be no peace in the northwest."
Meng Tian secretly thought in his heart, and at the same time he also made up his mind that even if he had to pay a certain price, he would get rid of the serious problem of Lun Qinling as soon as possible.
Yang Ren's 25,000-strong army lost 9,000, leaving only 16,000, while Meng Tian's reinforcements numbered 25,000. After the two sides joined forces, the total strength reached 41,000.
If Qinling did not retreat, Meng Tian would definitely dare to use 40,000 Qin troops to fight 90,000 Tubo troops in a head-on battle, but unfortunately Qinling was not stupid either.
Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong both gave in. Qinling, an outsider to Tubo, would naturally not be stubborn enough to stay and fight with the Qin army. The price of victory or defeat was too high for Tubo. furuncle
Moreover, under Yang Xiong's misleading, Lun Qinling thought that Meng Tian had an army of 40,000 to 50,000 men, plus Yang Ren's Huangyuan garrison. If a war really started, Tibet would be defeated, so it was natural that they did not dare not withdraw their troops.
After Meng Tian rescued Yang Ren, he immediately abandoned Huangyuan City and the entire army withdrew to Xining City in a majestic manner. However, this move made Yang Xingmi and Lun Qinling incomprehensible.
The success or failure of Huangyuan City is related to the Qin army's plan to trap Daxing. How could Meng Tian give up on his own initiative?
In the tent of the Sui-Tu coalition forces, Yang Xingmi and Lun Qinling each represented their own country. After some discussions, the Sui side believed that there must be a trap in Meng Tian's abandonment of Huangyuan City.
As for what kind of trap it is? I don’t know, but it must be there anyway.
Seeing that neither Yang Xingmi nor Yang Xiong could explain it, but they believed that there was something wrong here, even Qin Ling was speechless.
He felt that the Sui army was frightened by the Qin army, and they were already a little frightened, but they didn't realize it yet. furuncle
Is the Qin army really so terrible? On Qinling, I think it is not that terrible.
Before fighting the Qin army, Lun Qinling was also in awe of the Qin army. After all, too many powerful armies had been defeated by the Qin army, but when they actually fought, that awe disappeared.
After a battle with Yang Ren, Lun Qinling found that the Qin army was indeed very strong, and its individual combat power was much greater than that of the Tubo army. After all, he defeated the Qin army with 100,000 and 25,000, with a strength advantage of four to one, but he only defeated the Qin army. One to one casualty ratio.
As for the Qin army’s advantage in defending the city? From Lun Qinling's point of view, guarding a small defensive city like Huangyuan City was not much different from a direct field battle.
Although Qin Ling felt that the Qin army was strong, the Sui army was not weak either. Compared with the Sui army, the Qin army should only be slightly stronger, and the gap was not too big.
But Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong had 70,000 Sui troops in their hands, but they did not dare to fight with 50,000 Qin troops. This was simply incomprehensible to Lun Qinling. If he had 70,000 Sui army-level Tubo troops in hand, He must have started a war with the Qin army without saying anything.
But Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong backed down and allowed Meng Tian to rescue Yang Ren. This also made Lun Qinling have to suspect that the Sui army wanted to benefit from the snipe and the clam. furuncle
From Lun Qinling's point of view, he led the troops to Plateau to help the Sui State. He was the guest army and the Sui Army was the main force. However, the Sui Army did not dare to fight the Qin Army, but let the Tubo Army stand in front and fight the Qin Army, resulting in The Tibetan army suffered more than 12,000 casualties, so it was natural to wonder whether the Sui army was plotting against Tibet.
Seeing Lun Qinling's vigilant look, Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong knew that he must have misunderstood, and immediately assured him again and again, even swearing to prove it.
"As for the general, I really didn't lie to you. Half of Yang Ren's troops you met are new troops, and the combat power between the main force of the Qin army and the new army is completely different." Yang Xiong said.
"Meng Tian's four or five armies must be the main force. Our army is not sure of winning, so we withdrew. There is absolutely no other intention." Yang Xing secretly said.
Qin Ling didn't believe a word of what they said, but he still couldn't help but ask: "Is the main force of the Qin army really that strong?"
"If a word is false, five thunderbolts will strike from heaven." Yang Xingmi said with a serious face.
After Lun Qinling pondered for a while, he said: "You know that the Qin army is so powerful, but you still invite me to send troops from Tibet, and you don't have good intentions?"
Just now Er Yang himself said that the Qin army was stronger than the Sui army, and he also cited the losses he had suffered, saying that the Sui army had never won in a battle with the same number of people, and the Sui army was stronger than the Tubo army.
So the Sui army asked Tibet, which was weaker than itself, to fight the Qin army, which was stronger than itself. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed that you were not well-intentioned and wanted to use someone to support you before you died.
Hearing what Lun Qinling said, Yang Xingmi wished he could slap himself in the face, he was such a bad mouther, he really couldn't speak.
Yang Xiong didn't know how to refute, and both parties fell into an awkward silence. But at this moment, a female voice came from outside the tent.
"It is precisely because Da Qin is strong that we and the weak can unite to avoid being annexed by Da Qin."
I saw a graceful and well-proportioned woman, whose appearance was not alluring, but also extremely beautiful. She led several guards wearing traditional Qiang costumes into the tent under the guidance of the guards, and looked at the discussion. Qin Ling asked with a smile: "Does the Tubo General think so?"
Lun Qinling did not despise the other party just because she was a woman. After all, there have been too many heroines in the Central Plains, especially the famous empress. Even Ying Hao, Li Shimin and other heroes have overshadowed her glory, so she must not do it because of the other party. It’s a woman’s fault, who knows if the next empress will appear. furuncle
"I wonder who this lady is?" Lun Qinling asked.
"My body tells the truth."
After hearing this name, Lun Qinling immediately showed a look of surprise and secretly said: "It turns out to be her."
Except for the natives of the Northwest, I am afraid that few people know this name, because this name has not appeared for a long time.
Shuluping, also named Yueliduo, was Yelu Abaoji's wife and counselor, and the biological mother of Yelu Deguang and Yelu Bei. She provided great help to Abaoji in unifying the Qiang people.
Both the Famous Hundred Flowers List and the Women's List compiled by Bai Xiaosheng had included Shu Luping's name, but they were all ranked low.
Yelu Abaoji committed suicide and Shuluping disappeared after the Qiang people were annihilated. However, as the Qiang people regained power, she reappeared and assisted her son Yelu Deguang. furuncle
Shuluping naturally came on behalf of the Qiang forces. With the assistance of her and Yelusu, her son Yelu Deguang unified the dormant faction internally, wooed the Sinicization faction externally, joined forces with the Qiang traitor faction, and recalled the fleeing faction. It has become closer and closer and has become a powerful force in Haizhou.
The Qiang people planned to expand their army by 100,000, but now they have only completed 80,000. Although the other 20,000 have been recruited, they have not yet been trained and will not be able to go to the battlefield in the short term. However, Er Yang is urging them very urgently.
Therefore, Shuluping came to rule Eryang personally on behalf of the Qiang forces. He first sent 50,000 Qiang troops to participate in the battle, and would later send another 50,000 troops.
As a result, on the way, Shuluping received the news that Fu Cunjian had arrived in Xining through the Qiang internal intelligence network, and thus judged Eryang Zhongmeng Tian's suspicious tactics, thus missing a great opportunity to severely damage the Qin army.
Shu Luping originally told Er Yang in private that the war was over after all, and if he mentioned it in public, it would affect Er Yang's prestige in the army, but he did not expect that Lun Qinling would become suspicious of Er Yang because of this incident, and felt that the Sui army If you want the snipe and the clam to compete with each other, the fisherman will profit.
After seeing this scene, Shu Luping couldn't help but wonder, could a crisis of trust arise so easily? Can such a loose alliance really defeat the Qin army?
But when he thought that if the Qin army could not be defeated, the Qiang people would not be able to recover, Shuluping decided to help the alliance. furuncle
Regarding what Shu Luping said, Lun Qinling naturally agreed, otherwise he would not be still here, but he still had a grudge against Eryang.
When they heard that Shu Luping said that Fu Cunjian had just arrived in Xining and that Meng Tian only had 20,000 to 30,000 men, Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong repeatedly asked Shu Luping where the news came from and whether it was unreliable.
After getting an extremely reliable answer from Shu Luping, both Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong couldn't hold back at all.
Their two famous generals, with an army of 70,000, were fooled by Meng Tian using a simple trick to mislead the soldiers. They were all soldiers, and they firmly believed that there were other traps. Their behavior was no different from that of a clown.
As soon as he thought of this, Yang Xingmi felt ashamed and had the urge to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Yang Xiong gritted his teeth and praised Meng Tian: "Meng Tian, Meng Tian, I am worthy of you, worthy of you."
On Qin Lun: "..."
Shu Luping: "..."
