Wang Jian nodded lightly: "With this little bit of people, it is a little difficult to further conquer other provinces. 【Latest chapter reading. 】”

Li Yan interface: "At present, there are still displaced people entering Guanzhong every day, I want to wait for a while, there should be more soldiers." There is no urgency. ”

The red lady also said: "Yes, Shanxi is still stable now, and most of the displaced people are from Henan, but it is impossible for all the people in Henan to come to Guanzhong. ”

Wang Bao also said: "In addition to Henan and Shanxi, the only border is Gansu, but there are few people in Gansu and the road is far away, so no one comes." ”

King Qin waved his hand: "This king knows that the Qin people have returned to the country, and what is needed now is to consolidate Guanzhong, recuperate, and expand their strength. ”

Bai nodded: "The minister thinks so, you can use Tongguan as an advance base, attack from there, enter Henan, not to capture the city, just to collect money, grain and people, Henan has also suffered from natural disasters in the past two years, and there is no harvest in the land, so Li Zicheng raised his arms in Henan, and the responders are like clouds, and our Qin army can also go to get a piece of the pie." ”

When they heard this, they said yes in unison. Only Zhang Yi shook his head lightly: "This idea, I'm afraid it's not a foolproof strategy." ”

Bai Qi asked, "What is the opinion of the gentleman?"

Zhang Yi said: "Do you know why Li Zicheng was in a hurry to attack Kaifeng after he conquered Luoyang," Bai Qi said: "The important towns on the border of Henan are Luoyang and Kaifeng, and conquering these two places is equivalent to occupying the entire Henan, as we all said last time." ”

Zhang Yi said: "So, since Li Zicheng already regards Henan as his own territory, let's go there to grab money, grain, and people, which will cause Li Zicheng's anger and doubts." At present, his people and horses are hundreds of thousands, and he is powerful in the world, and it is not a good opportunity to move Henan at this time. ”

King Qin nodded: "The prime minister is right." Although Li Zicheng joined forces with the Qin army several times, after all, it was a thief's habit, and his subordinates were even more so, the Qin army was not a peasant army, and they were not in a group, once a dispute broke out, it was not conducive to the development of our Qin army, so it was still not possible to attack Henan. ”

Bai Qi listened and looked at King Qin: "So...... The only way to attack Shanxi is to attack. ”

King Qin muttered: "To attack Shanxi, you need to cross the Yellow River, if you can collect the people, it will be very difficult to cross the river, in case the official army is chasing and killing behind, it will be defeated and returned, this plan is not a foolproof strategy." ”

Bai Qi thought about it, he was well versed in the art of war, and the matter of crossing the river with the people was too risky.

Li Yan said: "Then my Qin army will not be able to develop,"

Wang Jian said: "In addition to these places, there are only Hanzhong and Sichuan......

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, and Zhang Yi said: "Yes, these two places are the land of heaven, and they should be taken down." ”

King Qin also said: "Shuzhong was originally the place of my Qin people, but the Shu road is difficult, the mountains are blocked, how to march, and the Sichuan army is also very powerful, and the Sichuan army is also very stable, and the people will not welcome the Qin army without natural disasters." All of the above are disadvantages. ”

Li Yan nodded: "When Zhuge Liang attacked Guanzhong from Hanzhong, he went out of Qishan six times, but he didn't succeed, just because the road was difficult. On the contrary, it is the same, if we attack Hanzhong, the road will not be easy. Therefore, when Shu was destroyed later, Deng Ai smuggled into Yinping and entered Sichuan, using dangerous tricks. Sichuan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, everyone knows it. ”

Bai Qi said: "Then take Hanzhong first." The Hanzhong Plain is thousands of miles away, the land is fertile, and it is a land of prosperity. ”

King Qin stood up: "This strategy is good, but with the strength of my Qin army, in a short period of time, can I take Hanzhong, with 40,000 horses, how sure is it?"

Bai Qi frowned and pondered: "This needs to summarize the situation of the officers and troops in Hanzhong, and then consider how to attack." There is no detailed information at the moment, so no personnel can be dispatched. Moreover, if you want to take Hanzhong, it must be a surprise attack, because once the official army gets the news of our Qin army's attack, it will definitely clear the wilderness and block the key passes, the road in Hanzhong is difficult to travel, and the transportation is not easy, as long as the officers and troops hold on, our Qin army will retreat without a fight. ”

The king of Qin agreed with Bai Qi's suggestion: "According to what the general said, quickly send people to Hanzhong to inquire about the news, and take advantage of this opportunity to prepare all the troops for war, prepare food, and be ready to advance at any time." ”

After the meeting, the king of Qin asked Wang Jian to return to Jingbian and hold the line of the Great Wall in the north, while Wang Bao still held Meixian and other places, and returned to Tongguan with Huai, and entrusted the major matter of attacking Hanzhong to Bai Qi and Li Yan.

Bai Qi didn't dare to slack off, and immediately sent a meteor scout to find out the news, and at the same time he asked Li Yan to help, prepare military rations and materials, and then stepped up his own training, not daring to be careless.

Li Yan and the Red Lady, Xiaoqing and others were also busy, and took the Women's Army to prepare military rations, clothing, and forage for the army.

Within half a month, the people sent to Hanzhong brought back information one after another, and they studied it carefully without missing a word.

Hanzhong is a place where soldiers must fight since ancient times, it has Qinling Mountains in the north, Bashan in the south, Hanzhong Plain in the middle, the land is fertile, the river is abundant, and it is the pivotal zone connecting Guanzhong and Sichuan, so the position is very important, there have been many wars in history, all of which have a decisive impact on the situation in the world. For example, the Qin State destroyed Shu, Liu Bang set the Three Qins, Liu Bei and Cao Cao's battle, and so on.

Hanzhong at this time was different from ancient times, because the strategic center of gravity of the whole country was mostly in the Central Plains of Henan, so this place was not very important, but for the developing Qin army, it was a place that must be taken.

After inquiry, he learned that more of the officers and troops in Hanzhong were stationed in Nanzheng and Yangpingguan, and the rest of the troops were not much, as long as Nanzheng was defeated, the entire Hanzhong could be pacified.

There are more than 10,000 officers and soldiers in Nanzheng, and the general is named Che Xingguo. He is a fierce general, and he once led the army to participate in the battle of encircling and suppressing Zhang Xianzhong, and he was promoted to this position with meritorious service, but he is not an ordinary person.

In fact, there are not many people in Hanzhong, less than half of the Qin army, but the road is too difficult to walk. When Zhuge Liang attacked Guanzhong from Hanzhong, he went out of Qishan, walked the sloping valley, and went to Chencang, that is, Baoji in the Ming Dynasty, this road was relatively flat, but at this time, the official army stationed heavy troops in Yangping Pass, and Yangping Pass was extremely steep, and it was impossible to fight between eagerly. If the army is blocked there, it will be extremely unfavorable to the Qin army.

Bai Qi looked at the map repeatedly, and gradually formed a plan in his mind.

He immediately sent someone to invite Li Yan to come, because the king of Qin had entrusted them with the important matter of capturing Hanzhong. In addition, he sent someone to call Li Kang to come.

As soon as the two arrived, Bai Qi immediately asked them to look at the map, and then said: "The king handed over Hanzhong to you and me, the matter is very important, I have a plan, but I must consult with you." Li Yan smiled: "Attacking the city and conquering the land is the general's business, as long as the general has an idea, he can implement it, don't ask me." ”

Bai Qizheng said: "This plan needs to be two-pronged, so it must be coordinated with you." ”

Li Yan nodded: "The general wants to divide his troops in two ways,"

Bai Qi said: "My Qin army has 40,000 horses, it is impossible to take only one road, Yangping Pass is too dangerous and not easy to overcome, so we must divide our troops." ”

Li Yan said: "Back then, Han Xinming repaired the plank road and secretly Chen Cang, did the general also want to send troops from the plank road, that is, the sloping valley, and secretly send troops out of Baoji?"

Bai Qi smiled and shook his head: "This battle example, but all generals generally know it, so it must not be copied, in that case, it is Handan toddler." ”

Li Dare nodded: "That's right, I don't know how the general uses his troops,"

Bai Qi pointed his hand on the map: "Let's take this road." ”

Li Yan took a look, and the road that Bai Qi pointed to was the Meridian Valley. I couldn't help but be taken aback: "Take the Meridian Valley into Hanzhong, this road is the most difficult to walk." ”

Bai Qi disagreed: "I know. Therefore, I want to divide the troops into three routes, one route is led by you, and the red lady follows you, leading 10,000 horses and horses to attack Yangping Pass. This is a false attack, and there is no need to desperately tackle key problems. The second road of 10,000 horses, led by Li Kang, entered Hanzhong through the Bao slope, this road to quietly march, if the officers and soldiers are aware, they can fight, if they can't fight, they will fight and go, and retreat to Guanzhong. The third route is that I led 10,000 men to march from the Meridian Valley to fight Nanzheng. I don't think the officers and soldiers would have thought that there would be a third way, even if they had expected you to have two people. ”

Li Dang waved his hand: "General, you still lead people to march from the Slope Valley, and I will lead people to the Meridian Valley, this road is too dangerous, once something happens, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Li Yan also persuaded: "Yes, the general is the commander, how can he personally take risks, you lead the first way to Yangping Pass, and I will take people into the Meridian Valley." ”

Bai Qi shook his head again and again: "No, among the three people, the people and horses of the Meridian Valley are the most important, and they must be led by me, because this road of people and horses is the main direction of attack, and it is unexpected, since the defeat of Gao Yingxiang, no one dares to go to the Meridian Valley, this is a godsend, after I led the army into Hanzhong, the troops were divided into four parts, and Hanzhong was bound to be in chaos, and you two people and horses went hand in hand, Hanzhong will inevitably fall into the hands of my Qin army." Therefore, this third group of people needs me to be in the middle of the command, so you don't have to fight. Besides, as long as you attack hard, and the attention of the Hanzhong officials and soldiers is all on you, my side will be much safer. ”

When the two of them heard this, they nodded. Li Yan said: "The Meridian Valley is extremely difficult to walk, the horses are not easy to pass, and it is difficult for the army to advance, so it is necessary to prepare more food and drinking water." It takes at least twenty days of food. ”

Bai Qi said: "Don't worry about this, among the 10,000 horses, 5,000 people can be divided to transport grain." As long as ten days, you can go out of the valley and reach Nanzheng. ”

The three of them agreed, and Bai Qi told them to strictly guard the military plane and not tell others, Li Yan and Li Dang naturally understood.

Bai started with 30,000 horses, ordered Li Yan to be the main general on the left road, and led 10,000 horses to go first.

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