In April, when Bailiyan (Wei Xian) attacked Shao Ping, the Black Turban Army feinted to attack Pucheng, and released the news that Pucheng was about to lose Guangxin and was in danger.

Now Thunder deliberately released a flaw, only a small number of soldiers and horses were stationed in Pucheng, and the main force went to feint to attack Guangxin, so that the Jin army could take Pucheng, and then make the 100,000 black turban army besieging Guangxin fall into the situation of being attacked from behind.

It stands to reason that at this time, as long as the Jin army fights with all its strength, behind the 100,000 rebels who are besieging Guangxin, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.

But the problem is that Thunder is betting now that Ji Guang will not start from behind, but will sit and wait for Guangxin to fall, when the Black Turban Army and the Xian Army will fight to the death, Ji Guang will kill Guangxin from behind.

The most confusing thing is that when the black turban defenders of Gu Bai and Ikeda arrived, Thunder had 200,000 horses in his hands, and he only needed to divide 120,000 to fight Pucheng and then besiege Guangxin, and the remaining 80,000 were guarded here, once the Jin army occupied Pucheng, facing the 80,000 black turban army south of Pucheng, the Jin army's determination to attack the 100,000 black turban army besieging Guangxin from behind would be greatly reduced, as long as the Jin army dared to move, Thunder would immediately divide and surround it. If the Jin army does not move in Pucheng, it will immediately counterattack Pucheng.

So the Thunder Army continued to strengthen the camp that day, and at dusk that day, Zhao Xun, who was located in Yongxing City, was the first to receive a secret letter from Bailiyan, and in the second half of the night, he received an urgent military information from Ye Xin.

Bai Liyan's first letter was the Guangxin army of Jiang Min's subordinate who was stationed in Yang Ting, and rode north to Dingyang, Ye Xin's second letter inherited the content of Bai Liyan's first letter, detailing the drastic changes in the situation in Beihai County, and conveyed Bailiyan's request for another 50,000 troops to be stationed in Guangxin and Dingyang, so as to draw out 30,000 cavalry to advance west and attack the rear of the rebels.

Eighty thousand people were to be taken away in one go, and Zhao Xun couldn't help but be overstretched.

Baili Yan is not at home, because he doesn't know the price of firewood and rice, and he still dreams that there are 300,000 people on the Yongxing River defense line. In fact, during the Gongsun Yue rebellion, the Black Turban Army launched an attack on the entire line of defense line as long as 80 miles, resulting in heavy casualties in the Xian army, Zhao Xun had soldiers and horses at hand, regardless of the wounded and the garrison soldiers who moved to defend the Lingling, and pressed the actual less than 250,000 troops that could be put into battle in the Yongxing River, and 80,000 elite soldiers were withdrawn, and there were 1670,000 miscellaneous soldiers left in the Yongxing River.

When Bailiyan's first letter arrived, Zhao Xun transferred troops to Yangting overnight to pick up the Guangxin Army, and transferred Jiang Min to the north, followed by Ye Xin's second letter, which was unexpected, Zhao Xun hurriedly sent people to recover the Guangxin Army and stand by. At the same time, he personally rushed back to the tomb to meet the king of Xian.

"The king, Wei Xian asked for an additional 40,000 troops to Guangxin and Dingyang Liangcheng, for a total of 80,000. The matter was so high that the minister had to present the matter to the king. ”

"That's a lot!" King Xian was also taken aback: "Yongxing River has taken away 80,000 people, isn't there only 200,000 left?" ”

"Back to the king, it's not 200,000, it's 160,000. During the Gongsun Yue rebellion, the Black Turban Army attacked the Yongxing River for several days, resulting in 30,000 casualties in our army, and then 40,000 cavalry were withdrawn, the Yongxing River is now less than 250,000 soldiers and horses, and the rebels on the west bank still have 300,000, if 80,000 elites are withdrawn, the weak soldiers who remain on the Yongxing River are all weak soldiers who are unable to fight, and if the Black Turban rebels on the west bank come to attack, our army is bound to suffer heavy casualties. ”

"What does Zhao Qing mean?"

"Wei Xian previously wrote that Beihai County has a shortage of armor but an abundant supply of soldiers, and the minister thinks that if he can supplement the armor and increase his troops, he should be able to make up for the combat strength of Beihai County, and there is no need to increase the number of troops by 80,000."

"Can Wei Xian's strategy be continued? Will it affect General Wei's strategy? ”

"This ......"

"What's the difficulty of Zhao Qing?"

"King Yu, Wei Xian's strategy is extremely dangerous, using Dingyang, Guangxin, and Pucheng as bait to attract the main force of the rebels, and at the same time send capable cavalry to the west to attack and harass the rear of the rebels. Therefore, the rebels are very likely to retaliate against Guangxin and Dingyang, and the two cities are bound to face brutal and fierce battles.

If there are 80,000 additional troops, although Beihai County is impregnable, but with such a huge transfer, how can it hide from the rebels on the west bank, the rebels will inevitably attack the Yongxing River with all their might, and even if the minister holds the Yongxing River, our army may also suffer heavy losses. Therefore, the minister could only send 30,000 people to the north, and supplement the armor and military funds for emergency use.

In this way, if Wei Xian wants to continue to advance westward, the situation in Beihai County will be extremely dangerous, and it is difficult to guarantee that Beihai County will not lose. ”

"Then why does General Wei have to go west, can't the 30,000 cavalry stay in Beihai County?" Xianwang Road.

"The minister thinks that 30,000 cavalry will continue to stay in Beihai County, which is only enough to guard Pucheng, Guangxin, and Dingyang, and another 30,000 can roughly ensure that Beihai County is not lost, and it is only to protect Beihai County, but in the long run, it will grow into a stalemate for a long time.

And next year, half of Beihai County will become a battlefield, farming is bound to be hit hard, Guangxin, Dingyang is an important source of finance and taxation in Beihai County, and the population accounts for seventy percent, if Beihai County can not resume spring plowing and summer planting next year, the vitality of Xianguo may be completely hollowed out at the end of next year.

Therefore, Wei Xiancai wanted to raise troops to march westward, harassing the rear of the rebels at the same time, angering the rebels, forcing them to storm Guangxin and Dingyang, and nailing the rebels to death under the city. The rebels retreated, and Guangxin and Dingyang could resume farming next year.

Therefore, if Wei Xian could not advance westward to provoke the rebels to attack the city, the situation would be even more sinister next year. If we give it enough soldiers and horses, our army may suffer heavy losses at the Yongxing River, which is really a dilemma. ”

"That'...... So there's no way to have it both ways? King Xian was so anxious that he even asked the best of both worlds, where is there a good thing in this world that has the best of both worlds, not to mention that this is a military struggle to the death.

Zhao Xun said with a blue face at this time:

"Yes, there is, the question is nothing."

"Since there is, why not, what does Zhao Qing mean?"

"There are still 150,000 Jin troops in Lei City, if the Jin army can fight, the situation in Beihai County will turn overnight."

"Alas......" King Xian lamented: "Lei City is close to the North Sea, if the Jin army intends to send troops, how can it be entrenched in Lei City." Zhao Qing don't say it, the widow has long been disappointed in the Jin Kingdom, so there is no need to mention it. ”

"Then the only choice between the large increase of troops in Beihai County, the heavy damage of the main force of my Yongxing River, and the sharp reduction of finance and taxes in the famine next year, please make it clear to the king."

"You!" The Xian King was angry enough, and he clearly asked him to choose between bad and worse: "The widow handed over the life of the Xianguo family to you, don't you have a good plan?" ”

"The minister is guilty, but the matter has come to this point, it is no longer the power of the Xian country to turn the tide, and it is not the countries that work together to quell the rebellion to alleviate the danger of our country. No matter what choice is made, the king should send envoys to the countries as soon as possible to lobby and persuade all countries to join forces to quell the rebellion, otherwise the situation in Xianguo will be on the verge of collapse next year, and even if the minister dies, it will be difficult to recover the decline. ”

"Zhao Qing wants a widow to beg for mercy from the nations, how can it be reasonable!" King Xian was shocked.

Zhao Xuncheng was terrified, and the next moment he knelt on one knee and made a big salute:

"The ministers don't dare, the Liang State and the Jin State have stood by and watched so far, allowing our army to fight bloodily, it is really that the Xian State has reached the point of exhaustion, and it is impossible not to ask for help from other countries."

"Then what if the widow is not allowed."

"That minister, there is only one way to be loyal!"

"The widow doesn't believe it, and the widow doesn't believe in General Wei, and there is nothing to be done, so the widow immediately writes to him." King Xian was already in a mess, and in a panic, he picked up the pen and ink to repair a book: "Someone is coming, send this letter to Beihai County immediately and hand it over to General Wei Xian, and ask him to reply to the widow immediately." ”

"No!" The guard Lang took the iron letter and left the main hall immediately.

Zhao Xun kept kneeling, and King Xian's anger did not subside, and then he continued to say:

"Zhao Qing, the widow will hand over the foundation of Xianguo to you, how to do it, Zhao Qing will do it himself."

Zhao Xun's face was pale, and he bowed and replied:

"Minister, obey."

"The widow is tired, Zhao Qing should return to Yongxing City as soon as possible."

"No!"

Holding his forehead, King Xian felt desperate for the first time in his life, even more desperate than Gongsun Yue's rebellion. Gongsun Yue rebelled, and if he died, the huge mess would not be deducted from King Xian's head. Now that he is finished in his own hands, where can King Xian still be calm.

The next day, the Guangxin army continued to ride north as planned, and thousands of Qinwang troops of Beihai County were led by Zhang You, the eldest son of the Marquis of Dingyang, and rode north back to Dingyang City.

King Xian's secret letter arrived in Bailiyan's hands two days earlier than the reinforcements, seeing the content, Bailiyan was silent for a long time, this time he miscalculated, he didn't expect the casualties of Yongxing River during the Gongsun Yue rebellion to be so large.

"General Wei, the king is anxiously waiting for your handwritten reply, and I ask the general to reply as soon as possible." The guard who delivered the letter urged.

"Got it, let Ben think about it for a moment."

King Xian wrote very clearly in the letter that Zhao Xun only agreed to give 30,000 men and add a small amount of equipment, with the current strength of the rebels, Beihai County only increased 30,000 horses, and could not fundamentally reverse the situation.

This morning, I just received information from Hamsei County that the Black Turban Army had withdrawn the men of the Tanibai and Ikeda lines to the south, and now there were only two empty cities where miscellaneous troops were stationed, and the 50,000 defenders of Gubai and Ikeda and the baggage battalion composed of 20,000 people were heading east.

In addition to coming to charge food, it is also to reinforce the 150,000 soldiers and horses of the thunder, a total of 200,000 people, unfortunately Sikong Nanyan said, the rebels once again from the Gubai, Ikeda line to draw troops, the thunder is determined to die in Beihai County.

Even if 30,000 cavalry are put into battle, it will not be able to fundamentally reverse the decline in the short term, and it will drag on until next year, Beihai West County will be reduced to a war zone, and Guangxin and Dingyang will be important population towns, and the output of grain will account for more than eighty percent of Beihai County.

Fundamentally, it was Uncle Guang who seriously miscalculated the development of the situation, and Bai Liyan underestimated the strategic inertia and nailed the rebels to the death in the Xian State, which would eventually lead to the collapse of the Xian State and the uncontrollable catastrophic consequences.

The logistical staying power of the rebels is dozens of times that of the Xianguo, relying only on the Xianguo, the Jin State and the Liang State do not act, let alone drag the rebels, and now even self-protection is a problem.

In the final analysis, it is a great power game, and the tragedy of a weak country is that it has no choice but to be slaughtered by others.