Qin Lang is not a qualified military commander.
His strategic vision is not long-term, and he is not very sensitive to decision-making. He is also a bit indecisive and does not know what to choose.
However, if you lower him to a lower level and treat him as a general, he is still very qualified.
When Qin Lang has his own clear goal, he is quite good at executing it.
When he followed Guo Huai to attack Youfufeng, Qin Lang actually showed his talent in this area. Later, when he followed orders under Cao Zhen, he was able to complete his assigned tasks well.
It was the same this time. When Qin Lang made it clear that his goal was to withdraw from Chaoge and there was no need to think too much about the battle strategy, Qin Lang's ability to make decisions and actions changed a lot.
Hu Fen chased for three days and three nights, and finally caught up with Qin Lang's rear army, and launched an attack without hesitation.
At this time, Qin Lang did not panic. He knew that Hu Fen's pursuit was basically the end of his strength. As long as his pursuit could be repelled, the threat from Hu Fen's pursuit would not be too great.
Therefore, Qin Lang did not choose a strong man to cut off his wrist, but chose to fight back.
Hu Fen did not expect that Qin Lang would make such a choice. All his tactical thoughts were on how to defeat this rear army, and then continued the pursuit. Suddenly he encountered a counterattack from superior forces. Hu Fen was caught off guard and suffered more than 2,000 casualties. , had to temporarily retreat with his troops, hoping that such a defeat would attract Qin Lang to pursue him.
Qin Lang's mind was extremely clear at this time, knowing that he could not pursue, he could only retreat when he saw the situation, and then continue to withdraw his troops, trying to open the distance again, so Qin Lang retreated quickly.
As for Hu Fen, after seeing that Qin Lang did not pursue, he once again purged his soldiers, took a short rest, and continued to pursue.
This time, Hu Fen finally learned his lesson. He hung Qin Lang's rear army from a distance, seized the opportunity to attack with cold weapons, killed some soldiers, delayed Qin Lang's withdrawal speed, and waited for Zhuge Liang's army behind him to come for reinforcements.
As for Qin Lang, facing such a harassing pursuit, he remained unmoved at all. Regardless of the casualties of the rear troops, he continued to maintain his withdrawal speed and kept withdrawing his troops east towards Chaoge.
When he retreated only about a hundred miles away from Chaoge, Hu Fen finally couldn't stand it any longer and launched another raid.
If Qin Lang is not held back by a surprise attack, it will be time for Qin Lang to withdraw to Chaoge.
Of course, the most important thing is that Hu Fen finally received Zhuge Liang's military report. Zhuge Liang led the main army and had arrived about thirty miles behind Hu Fen. At the same time, Zhang Yi had already led 10,000 troops and set off first to provide reinforcements. Hu Fen was excited.
Therefore, Hu Fen was confident that he could launch a surprise attack. As long as Qin Lang returned to attack him like last time and delayed for a day until Zhang Yi arrived, Qin Lang would not be able to escape.
But this time, Hu Fen miscalculated. Less than a hundred miles away from Chaoge, Qin Lang did not choose to turn around and fight back this time. Instead, he chose to leave the general Yan Li to lead five thousand soldiers to break up the rear, and he led the remaining More than 22,000 people retreated to Chaoge with all their strength.
In this way, although Hu Fen pursued hard and delayed, he finally let Qin Lang retreat to Chaoge.
As for Chaoge, Ma Dai and Liu Yin also worked hard, but in the end they still failed to conquer Chaoge before Qin Lang led his troops to return for reinforcements.
Originally, Ma Dai and Liu Yin had the upper hand in this matter at first.
Ma Dai and Liu Yin combined had a total of 40,000 troops, while the Chaoge defenders only had 16,000 troops. Eighty percent of the defenders had just experienced a major defeat. Their morale was very low and they had no time. Troops that take too much rest.
Therefore, at the beginning of the Chaoge offensive and defensive battle, Ma Dai and Liu Yin joined forces and obviously had the upper hand.
But, Ma Dai and Liu Yin, one is good at cavalry command and has really limited talent in infantry command, the other is a famous general who is good at offensive command. However, their opponent Xiahou Ba is a talented person. A being whose abilities are quite outstanding.
Although, with Xiahou Ba's ability, if placed in the early days of competition among heroes, he would probably be at the level of Li Dian and Le Jin, but in the current period, he is indeed stronger than Ma Dai and Liu Yin.
Therefore, although the morale of Chaoge's defenders was low and their military morale was low, Xiahou Ba still managed to hold on for four days without Ma Dai and Liu Yin quickly breaking through the city.
After that, the 10,000 reinforcements led by Xia Houxuan finally rushed back to Chaoge, and with Xia Houba's support, most of them safely retreated into Chaoge City.
With the reinforcements, the morale of the Wei army was finally a little more stable, and with the addition of fresh troops, the gap in strength was narrowed, and Xiahou Ba had more confidence to defend.
In the next ten days of attack and defense, Xiahouba arranged for his soldiers to rotate on defense to reduce the defensive pressure, while motivating his soldiers and boosting their morale. Finally, he was able to fight Liu Yin and Ma Dai reciprocally.
With Qin Lang's reinforcements coming again, Xiahou Ba was finally able to relieve himself of his heavy burden. With the second batch of reinforcements, there were already nearly 40,000 defenders in Chaoge City, and Chaoge was backed by Ye City. There is no need to worry too much about the supply of food, grass and ordnance.
Finally I have the confidence to persevere.
But Xiahou Ba's tone was brought up again within two days of Panasonic.
Zhuge Liang's 70,000-strong army, which followed the pursuer Qin Lang, also completed the combined army with Liu Yin and Ma Dai, adding up to a total of more than 100,000 soldiers.
Five days later, Pang Tong, who finally completed the pacification and defense work at the rear, also led an army of 20,000 to the foot of Chaoge City. The Shu bandits also completed their rendezvous.
Now, the Shu thieves, with a total of 120,000 troops, took advantage of the power of victory in Hanoi County and overwhelmed Chaoge.
Xiahou Ba and Qin Lang finally got together and discussed it carefully. I think this matter may still be troublesome.
The military strength ratio was three to one, and the morale gap between the two sides was not small. Although Chaoge had been renovated and was now considered a fortified city, the geographical location was too special. Yecheng was less than a hundred miles behind them, so there was no room for loss.
Therefore, for the sake of safety, the two of them chose the strategy of not being able to escape, and quickly asked the court in Yecheng for help again, hoping that at least 20,000 reinforcements could arrive at Chaoge to assist in the defense.
When the two men's report requesting reinforcements was sent back to Yecheng, Cao Shuang read it and began to run around in circles anxiously.
Everyone is in need of help and reinforcements are needed, but where will Cao Shuang summon the reinforcements now? !
He had previously ordered Tian Yu, the governor of Youzhou, in the hope that Tian Yu could send troops from Daijun to come to Yecheng to reinforce him, but Tian Yufei wanted to say something about the rebellion of the Hu people in Bingzhou, which implicated Daijun. Daijun could not easily dispatch soldiers to prevent the Xianbei people. and the Southern Huns colluded with each other.
Therefore, Tian Yufei wanted to mobilize troops from Fanyang County.
At that time, the situation in Hanoi County and Wei County was not too bad, and Dai County and Fanyang County were also adjacent. Cao Shuang thought that although Fanyang County was a bit far away, it was not unacceptable.
Now it's better. The situation in Hanoi County has completely collapsed. Chaoge was directly attacked and asked for at least 20,000 reinforcements. However, the soldiers of Fanyang County have just been assembled and have not yet left the boundaries of Fanyang County.
It will take at least half a month to march from Yecheng.
Of course, if Chaoge is the only place where he is in emergency, Cao Shuang can endure it and send the last 13,000 soldiers of Yecheng to Chaoge first, and wait for Fan Yangjun soldiers to arrive in Yecheng to take over the defense of Yecheng. Just fine.
But unfortunately, Sima Yi in Wei County was also in a hurry.
When talking about this Sima Yi, Cao Shuang was really angry and hateful, but he was helpless.
To be honest, now Cao Shuang is really doubting who gave Sima Yi the so-called "famous general" title? !
Don't worry about what happened in the past. It's okay to face the Shu thieves after repeated defeats. Now that the country is in crisis, Cao Shuang, for the sake of the Wei Dynasty, deliberately put aside the "political differences" between the two and personally invited him to come out. What do you want? What rights give you rights? Has he become such a virtuous person? !
They sent troops to sneak attack Cangshan Ridge and fell into the trap of Shu thieves. Even though they lost 5,000 soldiers, General Guo Huai died on the battlefield as a result. This greatly damaged the morale of the defenders.
Knowing that Jia Kui was seriously ill, he actually sent Jia Kui to lead an army just to bring back Sima Yi's second son. As a result, Jia Kui's condition worsened and he unfortunately died of the disease a month ago. Within two months, the Wei Dynasty lost more than 100 troops. With two generals, how could he, Sima Yi, still have the nerve to ask for help from the imperial court? !
Really, whenever Cao Shuang had a decent general on hand, he would immediately send someone to replace Sima Yi, and then put Sima Yi in jail for questioning.
But it is a pity, as Huan Fan said when admonishing Cao Shuang. No matter what Sima Yi's defeat was, he at least blocked the attack of the Shu thieves in Wei County, and at the same time restrained the Shu thieves Zhang Xi and Wei Yan Two generals and a total of 80,000 troops.
If someone else had replaced Sima Yi, Wei County would have been lost long ago.
Now that the country is in the midst of employing people, and there are only a few crooked men in hand, and Sima Yi is not needed, does Cao Shuang want to lead the army himself? !
After Cao Shuang listened to Huan Fan's advice, he immediately gave up his thoughts of asking Sima Yi to accuse him. He really didn't dare to go to the front line. No matter whether it was to confront Zhang Xi or Wei Yan, or to confront Zhuge Liang, he didn't think so. I can do better than Sima Yi, Xiahou Ba and others.
But the problem is, if Sima Yi is not replaced, what should we do if Wei County asks for help? !
At this time, Huan Fan stood up and gave Cao Shuang advice.
Our military strength is so small. Only the 13,000 Imperial Guards in Yecheng can still be mobilized, so we must use good steel on the blade.
Sima Yi of Wei County, his opponent is Zhang Xi and Wei Yan, Qin Lang and Xiahou Ba of Chaoge, his opponent is Zhuge Liang, isn't it clear at a glance where Pang Tong should send reinforcements? !
Sima Yi should still be able to hold on for a while. If those two guys at Chaoge don't have enough troops to support them, how can they be the opponents of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong? !
(End of chapter)
