Baiqin's headquarters is the remaining troops at Shanyuguan. It is responsible for receiving grain and grass supplies from the rear and then transporting them to the front line. It is a matter of great importance. No matter what, it is impossible to leave the post without permission.
Therefore, the grain transport officer would never believe Yan Qi's words.
There was not a soul army to be seen here, and the food and supplies seemed more like they had been seized directly. Such a strange situation alerted the food transport officer. He did not dare to say anything more, but left in a hurry, along with the thousands of civilians. He didn't even care, he just galloped on his horse and ran back to report to King Ling.
In the Shanyu Pass, in the military camp, the generals of the Xuan Army were all happy when they saw the batches of materials piled up in each tent. In addition to grain, grass and arrows, they opened some boxes and found pieces of winter clothes to keep out the cold.
Ma Lin said: "We just don't have enough winter clothes, so the coalition supplies came in time."
Wan Yong said: "The grain transport officer seems to have escaped. Commander Yan, do you want to send someone to chase him?"
"No need, this news will be hidden sooner or later. Killing him is meaningless." Yan Qi said: "With the food, grass and weapons we have hoarded now, there will be no problem in stationing at Shanyuguan for more than a year."
Hearing this, an accompanying civilian official in the Xuan army said: "Shuai Yan, do you think this war will last this long?"
Of course Yan Qi didn't think so, but he said with great interest: "What do you think, sir?"
The civil servant said: "In my humble opinion, the 600,000 allied troops entering the pass will most likely give up attacking Qin when their supplies are cut off, and then try their best to return to Shanyu Pass in an attempt to retreat. By then, Shanyu will I am afraid that Yuguan will be violently attacked, and after King Ling learns the news, it is very likely that he will respond from outside the pass and form a pincer attack on our army."
This is indeed a possibility, but Xie Hongling thought for a while and said: "Now the coalition forces have penetrated deep into Qin. Even if they want to retreat, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. The Qin army is not just watching the show."
"General Xie thought things too perfectly." The civilian explained: "The Qin army may not let the coalition forces retreat easily, but they are also very likely to drive the coalition forces to the vicinity of Shanyuguan, causing us to suffer major damage from the coalition forces. Attack, and they will choose the opportunity to annihilate the enemy.”
The civil servant was also at the Xuanguo counselor level. Although he was not as important as Wang Su, his words made the generals take a breath.
Yan Qi also nodded slowly and said thoughtfully: "What Mr. Sir said is indeed worthy of consideration..."
the other side.
After receiving Su Yi's letter, Sun Qi immediately wrote a reply to him. The letter was sincere, analyzing the current war situation, and at the end, he requested to join forces with Su Yi.
Since the two armies were behind Pingsha and were not very far apart, letters exchanged quickly. After Su Yi received the request, after some consideration, he left Peng Shuang in Wuling and gave him 50,000 troops. He himself Then he took another 50,000 to Suicheng.
In this way, Wuling, Qiuhe, and Yancheng each garrisoned 50,000 troops, mainly to guard Qinzhou and intercept the alliance's main road to Qin's capital.
However, before leaving, Su Yi repeatedly told Peng Shuang not to be impulsive when encountering problems, but to listen more to the advice of counselor Tian Shuo.
At this time, there were 150,000 Qin troops in the three cities, and Peng Shuang's military rank was the highest.
Why Su Yi chose to join forces was because when the time came to counterattack, he had to coordinate with Sun Qi's troops to formulate the best plan as soon as possible. It was inconvenient to exchange letters.
Three days later, Su Yi led 50,000 troops and entered Suicheng.
Upon learning of his arrival, Sun Qi and other generals naturally came out to greet him. There were all old faces, they had been with him for many years, and people were smiling and clasping their fists.
"Su Shuai."
"Su Shuai."
After saying hello, Su Yi also raised his hand slightly, stepped into the topic and said: "Let's discuss the war."
"Commander Su, please." Sun Qi stretched out his hand, and the generals followed the two of them and filed in.
In the hall, the sand table has already been set up. It is very grand. It depicts various cities, mountains and rivers, geography, and transportation routes in detail.
There are also small black flags representing the Qin Army, and various flags of the Ling Army, Wu Army, and Chu Army.
From the sand table, the battle layout on the entire battlefield can be said to be clear at a glance.
The small flag of the Wu Army was planted outside Tongguan, confronting the small black flag of the Wei Qing Department.
After staring at the sand table, Su Yi was the first to speak: "With the plan of the King and King Xuan, the situation is now clear. The Xuan army is mainly responsible for blocking the coalition's follow-up troops and follow-up supplies, and at the same time locking up Shanyu Pass, while our army is mainly responsible for annihilation Among the 600,000 coalition troops in Qin, if you have any good ideas or opinions, you can speak out."
After hearing the words, everyone thought for a moment, and then Goldman Sachs said: "Now the coalition forces do not have the support of food and grass supplies, and the weather is getting colder and colder. In my opinion, it is better to divide our troops to defend various cities and let the coalition forces attack wherever they go. We only need to Hold on, even if they can't hold on, the worst they can do is give them an empty city, and they will still have nothing to eat. They will die of cold and hunger sooner or later in Qin."
After hearing this, many generals nodded and thought it was feasible.
However, Sun Qi said: "You are too underestimated Huang Zu's ability. This man has rich experience. When he learned that his retreat was cut off, he would not sit back and wait for death. Instead, he would take advantage of the opportunity while he still had fighting strength. Seek the most likely breakthrough point to reverse the situation."
Su Yi said: "General Sun is right. In the next military operation of the coalition, Huang Zu is very likely to give up attacking Suicheng again. He has three options."
"First, use all your strength to attack our capital!"
"Second, bypass the current defense line, join forces with the Wu army, and invade Shu!"
"Third, the queen retreated in a hurry, trying to tear apart the Xuan army's defense line and escape from Shanyuguan."
After he finished speaking, Sun Qi agreed deeply and couldn't help but glance at him and said: "In this regard, I think that the third point can be eliminated first. With Huang Zu's military talent, he must know that returning to Shishanyu Pass will be Worst outcome."
"The second point is something our army needs to consider in advance. Once Huang Zu and Huangfu Ye join forces and attack Tongguan, General Wei Qing may not be able to defend it for long with the current strength of the troops. Once the Sichuan and Shu gates are opened, the food and grass supplies will be With everything in place, the coalition will be alive!"
"That's right. What's your plan?" Su Yi asked.
Sun Qi said directly: "I want to cooperate with Wei Qing's troops to wipe out the Wu army outside Tongguan. If possible, ask Commander Su to cut off the connection between Huang Zu and Huangfu Ye. When the Wu army is defeated, we will rush the main force of the coalition forces to the mountain." Near Yuguan, the Xuan army came under frontal pressure, and our army chose the opportunity to annihilate the enemy."
"If Huang Zu chose the third route, he would not dare to stay in our country for a long time without follow-up supplies. I am afraid he would want to evacuate immediately." Goldman Sachs interjected.
"Wouldn't that be better?" Sun Qi said with a smile: "The two hundred thousand Xuan army is not just there to watch. Let them fight. The more fierce the fight, the better. In short, our army should give priority to annihilating the Wu army." The entire coalition forces are deployed for total annihilation."
