Chapter 484: The Battle of Qingxi Pass
Jiannan Road, outside Qingxi Pass in Lizhou, the smoke of gunpowder is everywhere, the sound of shouting and killing is overwhelming, the battle has developed to the present, whether it is Nanzhao, or the defenders of Qingxi Pass are red-eyed, originally because of the lack of troops, the defenders in Qingxi Pass at the beginning of the war, can only passively defend, but with two days ago, the Hanzhou general Ma Hongyuan led the 7,000 soldiers under his command to help and Chengdu 10,000 new troops joined, the defenders in Qingxi Pass have formed a force suppression compared to the attacking Nanzhao, and it is precisely because of this, Originally, the Jiannan Army, which could only passively defend, gradually pushed the battle line outside Qingxi Pass.
It's just that in this way, the number of casualties on both sides is directly increased by a terrifying number, in order to be able to swallow Jiannan Dao, Ge Luofeng can be said to have taken out all his savings for decades, and all those who can participate in this war are the elite of Nanzhao, if it weren't for the fact that Li Qing has vigorously rectified Jiannan's military affairs in the past few years, even if the number of troops is similar, Jiannan Dao will not be able to achieve such results.
On the wall of Qingxi Pass, Ma Hongyuan, the main general of Hanzhou, Shi Hao, the main general of Lizhou, stood side by side, condescendingly looking at the battle outside Qingxi Pass, all frowned, and now in the war, it is true that their side has gained an advantage, but if you want to turn this advantage into a victory, I am afraid that there is still some heat, but if you can't end the war here as soon as possible and reinforce Meizhou as soon as possible, I am afraid that Your Highness will be more auspicious and less auspicious. ”
Now it seems that Li Qing has become the most relied on border general, how can a few people not understand that now Qingxi Pass can achieve such a result, all thanks to the hard support of His Royal Highness King Shou in Meizhou City, with 20,000 against 70,000 Nanzhao main force, even if Meizhou is in danger, I am afraid it will be difficult to last.
In front of the three of them, the young man who thought that his face was green and his body was six points similar to Li Qing's temperament turned his head, looked at the three main generals in front of him, and said in a condensed voice: "Three uncles, although the initiative of the war has been held in our hands now, but if we want to win, I am afraid it will be difficult, no matter how we attack, the defense line of the Nanzhao army can always shrink freely, and it has never been breached, what good strategy do the three uncles have?" ”
This person is none other than two days ago, following the 10,000 new army to Qingxi Pass, the current Jiannan young marshal, two days ago, this young Jiannan young marshal did not choose to directly reinforce Qingxi Pass, but one more day's journey, crossing the city, crossing Ganluo, bypassing Qingxi Pass, to everyone's expectations, with the banner of the king of Jiannan across the siege of the Nanzhao army formation, if it were not for the commander of the Nanzhao army, the main general of the West Road who led the Nanzhao army was an extremely right-wing commander of the experience, just this hand raid, can completely defeat Nanzhao's menacing army, but although Nanzhao immediately saved the decline, he also turned from offensive to defensive, and no longer has the strength to attack Qingxi Pass.
At this time, it is easy to say, how simple it is to do, although the 10,000 new army has become a certain climate after Mu Fan's training, but after all, it has not gone through a war, and it is naturally not elite without the baptism of blood, and it is easy for the army to be disheartened, if it is not a resolute person, how dare to lead 10,000 new troops to cross the Nanzhao camp, if it is not careful, it is possible that the 10,000 new army will be wiped out.
It is precisely because of this that Shi Hao and others recognized this young marshal of Jiannan who was only sixteen years old from the bottom of their hearts, in other words, if they themselves did not dare to lead the army so recklessly, once they failed, and at the moment of life and death in Jiannan Dao, no one could afford such a crime.
The young marshal is as wise as a handsome, for today's plan, only in the investment of troops, we have a chance to win, now in Qingxi Pass in addition to the five hundred white tiger battalion under the command of the young marshal, only the three thousand cavalry under the command of General Ma did not dispatch, in my opinion, it is better to let these three thousand cavalry enter the battlefield, charge the battle, think to be able to achieve unknown results. ”
Shook his head, "Uncle Shi's words are wrong, these three thousand cavalry are extraordinary, and now the total number of troops invested by both sides outside the city is nearly thirty thousand, even if these three thousand cavalry are extraordinary, if they are put into the battlefield so plainly, I am afraid that they will not have any effect, and these three thousand cavalry are prepared to pursue the remnants of Nanzhao after winning and prevent them from joining the East Road army, and they must not be used lightly." ”
Observing the battle outside Qingxi Pass in the past two days, I don't know if your uncles have found out, why can't our Jiannan Army often fail to break through the defense line of the Nanzhao army at every critical moment? ”
As the young marshal said, in the eyes of the last general, it is all because of the three thousand personal guard battalions under the command of the generals of the Nanzhao unified army, every time our soldiers are about to break through the enemy's defensive line, these three thousand personal guard cavalry will quickly reinforce to the weak point, instantly fill the gap, and repel our attack, do not hide it from the young marshal, earlier we also thought of countermeasures, between the virtual and the real, feint to attack the east, and actually attack the west, it is really that these 3,000 personal guard battalion cavalry are definitely the elite of the war, and their grasp of the battlefield is no worse than ours. They relied on the speed of their support, and if it weren't for the gap in the battle line where Ice Ling had collapsed, they would never have supported in advance, and even if they did, they would have left a thousand as reserves to prevent us from attacking in two places. ”
"In my opinion, the reason why they didn't take the initiative to attack is just because the attraction is not big enough, and after several days of fighting, the Nanzhao Lord must have known that now the war in Qingxi Pass is dominated by three uncles, if the three uncles show up in person and take the main force to attack the main force in the middle of the opposite side, they will definitely rush to support. In this way, the 3,000 cavalry under the command of General Ma can play an unexpected role, and two days ago, although I led 10,000 new troops to cross their camp, I was hidden in the army from beginning to end, and Nanzhao must not know my existence. ”
Speaking of this, the three of them naturally understood, Ma Hongyuan, who was full of Confucian temperament, said: "What the young marshal said, it is indeed a miracle move, but the young marshal has a noble status, if there is an accident, it is difficult for us to explain His Royal Highness King Shou, in the opinion of this general, it is better to have me lead three thousand cavalry out of the West Gate, bypass the left flank of Nanzhao, and directly attack the camp of the main general of Nanzhao. ”
The main general of Nanzhao is very shrewd, if it were not for the appearance of the three Qi Qi, he would definitely not be able to deceive this person, and the three as the main generals of a state, the reputation has long been illustrious Jiannan, it is bound to be within their scope of attention, I will never be in this list again, this attack, no one is more suitable than me, my father is in danger in Meizhou City, one more day, one more day of danger, within today, it is bound to annihilate the Nanzhao army outside Qingxi Pass, the whole army galloped to aid Meizhou, the mother concubine county lord has just returned to Jiannan, if they have an accident, I am uneasy. ”