When the news came that Feng Yi had successfully captured Xiaoguan, Su Lie accelerated his attack on Anding County, hoping to rush to Xiaoguan to meet Feng Yi.
Fortunately, like the previous Beidi County, Fu Jian did not arrange any good generals to stay here. How could a few county soldiers and other second-line troops be able to stop Su Lie's advance?
Unlike Su Lie, on the contrary, Bai Qi was not too anxious to continue to advance into Longxi and Wudu.
Today, Liangzhou Longxi, Hanyang, Wudu, Jincheng, Anding, Beidi, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Zhangye vassal state, and Zhangye Juyan vassal state have 89 counties in two vassal states. Although Fu Jian and Ma Teng only have 89 counties left. There were 18 counties in Longxi and Wudu, but the Jin army actually occupied only the remaining half, and the other half still needed Bai Qi to deal with it as soon as possible.
The remaining forces of Ma Teng and Fu Jian in Hanyang need to be cleaned up, and a large amount of land to the west of Liangzhou needs to be sent to capture. At the same time, the prisoners harvested in the previous battle also need to be dealt with.
Although Bai Qi's name of "human massacre" comes from killing prisoners, Bai Qi often had his own intentions when killing prisoners, and it was not just killing for the sake of killing. Take the Battle of Changping as an example. The Qin State at that time could not afford to raise so many prisoners, and it was impossible for such a huge force to release them back to the Zhao State. Therefore, what happened next.
But now, after years of savings, the Jin army can still afford to supply tens of thousands of prisoners of war. Moreover, the 20,000 Xiliang soldiers' cavalry prisoners and the 10,000 infantry prisoners captured before and after the war are all the elite of the Xiliang soldiers, and they can go to the battlefield after being reorganized.
Fighting on multiple fronts, how could the Jin army, which was in urgent need of military support, let go of these men so easily.
If we can really win over these captives and let them be used by the Jin army. Then, in the previous battle, the Jin army's losses could not only be fully compensated, but there would also be a small increase in the number of troops.
In the previous battle, although Bai Qi won a great victory, he also lost more than 20,000 troops. With the addition of this captive army, even excluding the 100,000 infantry and cavalry of Su Lie and Feng Yi, Bai Qi could still have 100,000 troops at his disposal.
With this 100,000-strong army, Bai Qi was confident that Su Lie and Feng Yi could attack Yongzhou Yang Jian with ease, and he could eliminate Ma Teng and Fu Jian in Wudu and Longxi by himself.
However, it is not that simple to safely use this part of the troops.
These captives surrendered to Fu Jian and Ma Teng. The remaining troops were mostly from the same hometown or even brothers and relatives. It was not easy for these troops to fight against Fu Jian and Ma Teng.
It was precisely in order to completely disperse and reintegrate the approximately 30,000 prisoners and surrendered troops that Bai Qi temporarily slowed down and did not immediately attack Wudu and Longxi counties.
Secondly, although Bai Qi and Su Lie's soldiers fought more and more, this also resulted in Bai Qi's 100,000-strong army having a complicated composition. Almost half of them came to Han Sui, Ma Teng, Fu Jian, and Yang Jian. The four forces surrendered, and this was the reason why Bai Qi paused his attack.
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"Fu Jian is a waste, and his subordinates are also waste. He can even lose such an important place as Xiaoguan!" In Tongguan, Yang Jian's face darkened, and he threw the letter aside and looked angrily with an extremely ugly expression. Cursed.
When Xiao Guan was lost, it was definitely not Fu Jian or Ma Teng who was hit the hardest, but Yang Jian. Even if Yang Jian successfully defended Tongguan, Xiaoguan was breached, and Jin troops could still enter Yongzhou continuously.
In the hall, all the generals were shocked when they heard the news of the fall of Xiaoguan. Without the protection of the four passes in the pass, their biggest advantage in facing the Jin army was gone. Next, this battle will be much more difficult to fight.
"My lord, Xiaoguan has been lost, we need military supplies to come back quickly!" After hearing the news of Xiaoguan being lost, Gao Jiong's eyelids jumped and he suppressed the panic in his heart.
Previously, because several princes from Liangzhou defended the western part of Yongzhou, Yang Jian concentrated most of his troops on the Tongguan line. After all, as long as there are no problems in Liangzhou, the Jin army will naturally not be able to threaten the western part of Yongzhou.
Later, when Yang Jian sent Yu Juluo, Lu Bu and other generals with 30,000 troops to support the princes of Liangzhou, the troops on the western front of Yongzhou became even more empty.
But Yang Jian never thought that Fu Jian, Ma Teng and other Liangzhou princes were so incompetent. In such a short period of time, the situation in Liangzhou's war situation had reached such a state of desperation.
"Where are Zhang Xutuo's troops and horses now?" Yang Jian couldn't help but ask aloud as he carefully thought about each of his military subordinates in Yongzhou.
Zhang Xutuo was considered to be a pillar of the Sui Dynasty. He was both wise and brave. He was the old boss of Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Shixin and other generals. He once resisted tens of thousands of enemies with 5 cavalry and was a rebel killer. He broke out after being besieged by the Wagang Army. In order to save his men, he rushed into the enemy's position again. He went back and forth four times and finally died of exhaustion.
Zhang Xutuo's troops were the same troops that had gone to support Yang Fan. It's just that things are unpredictable. Before Zhang Xutuo's troops could get far out of Chang'an, Yang Fan was killed in battle, and Xiaoguan was also declared lost.
"Lord Qi, we have arrived in Qian County!" Qin Hui stepped forward slightly and said respectfully while saluting.
In the past few years, Qin Hui has lived a very low-key life, which is completely different from when he was under Dong Zhuo.
Since Dong Zhuo's death, Qin Hui wisely joined Yang Jian's army. During Dong Zhuo's era, only Li Ru and Qin Hui were used as counselors under his command, while the two great talents Gao Jiong and Lu Polou could only continue to remain silent and unknown.
Compared with Dong Zhuo, Yang Jian was much more knowledgeable and good at appointing people. Among Yang Jian's subordinates, in terms of talents, the first ones to be recommended are Gao Jiong and Yang Su. Both of them are capable of serving as generals and prime ministers, commanding the army on horseback, and governing politics on horseback.
These two people are capable of serving as commanders, making plans, or managing the place. It's just that their talents are different. And these two people naturally became Yang Jian's right-hand men.
In addition to these two people, although Yang Rong, Yang Pu, and Yang Shiqi were better at governance, their strategies also reached a first-class level. San Yang may not be as good as Gao Jiong and Yang Su, but his strategy is no worse than Qin Hui, or even better.
Therefore, it is naturally impossible for Qin Hui to continue to achieve the same status under Yang Jian as he did during the Dong Zhuo period with Qin Hui's ability.
Moreover, what Qin Hui used on Dong Zhuo didn't work very well on Yang Jian. After using it a few times, Qin Hui even aroused a hint of disgust in Yang Jian. Fortunately, Qin Hui had perfected his ability to observe words and emotions, so he stopped in time and dissipated Yang Jian's anger.
"Qian County!" Yang Jian nodded slightly, but he was constantly thinking about something in his mind.
"Tell Zhang Xutuo that there is no need to move forward. Let him defend Qian County and prepare to stop the Jin army at Xiao Pass!!"
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