Chapter 1003 Han Sui fooled the Qiang people
The next day, the 180,000 army of Chu set out from Jincheng and went straight to Wuwei.
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An army of 180,000 people, such a huge number, can't hide anyone at all. When the Chu army had just crossed the Yellow River, a Qiang spy heard the news.
At this moment, outside Wuwei City, a total of 150,000 Qiang troops were divided into four parts, blocking the water in Wuwei City.
Tuxiong has already shown his determination with practical actions, and he is determined to take Wuwei City as a base for the Qiang people.
At this moment, the Qiang camp in the east of the city is in the big tent of the Chinese army.
Tuxiong, Han Sui, and some Qiang generals were all seated, and in front of them, kneeling a Qiang soldier, who reported the discovery of the Chu army in the south.
When the spies finished speaking, everyone in the big tent gasped.
It was found that the army of Chu was crossing the Yellow River, and the preliminary estimate was about 200,000.
200,000 foot soldiers can't frighten the Qiang people. Cavalry is naturally stronger than foot soldiers, and the Qiang people are a people rich in cavalry, and the general Qiang people believe that if they encounter foot soldiers on the plains.
It would have been impossible to defeat an enemy who had not been three times the size of his own.
Now they have 150,000 cavalry, and the other side has nearly 200,000, which is enough to deal with.
But the northward movement of the Chu army represents the meaning of not so simple. The army of Chu went north, which represented the complete defeat of the armies of Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Cao Cao.
The state of Chu has cleared the northwest and concentrated its forces on dealing with the Qiang.
When the Qiang army besieged Wuwei, they no longer underestimated the Chu State. During this time, going deep into Xiliang, the Qiang people also learned too much about the strength of the Chu State from the Han population.
A long time ago, they had no desire to continue south. After hearing so many rumors about the Chu State, he was even more determined to only occupy Xiliang.
Use the power of Cao Cao and Ma Teng to potential the Chu State to achieve this purpose.
But now, Ma Teng, Cao Cao's power has disappeared in the northwest. They Qiang people want to deal with the state of Chu.
The generals thought that it would be so difficult for them to attack a Chu general, Zhao Yun, if they dealt with a group of Chu generals, plus Kou Feng, the emperor of Chu State.
In addition, the power of Chu is strong, and the army of 200,000 came first, and the follow-up is endless.
How to deal with this.
When the generals noticed this situation, they were not only a little apprehensive, but also very frightened. Even Tu Xiong was no exception, he personally felt the strong willpower of Zhao Yun's army.
Attacking Wuwei continuously for so long, 50,000 corpses were left behind, but Wuwei City was still like a stubborn stone, standing in the wind and rain, unmoving.
It's really shocking, so these days, Tuxiong has ordered a rest and has not attacked the city again. decided to besiege but not attack, but did not expect to wait for the food in the city to run out, but waited for the follow-up army of Chu.
"Dashuai, what should I do?"
A general asked in fear.
"What to do, how do I know what to do." Tuxiong's heart thought irritably.
It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this. At the beginning, he discussed with the other four old patriarchs, and asked him, who had no friendship with Han Sui because he was young, to come forward and ask Han Sui for Xiliang.
In addition, it is even more ambitious, intending to challenge the entire Central Plains. Therefore, the 200,000-strong army was dispatched, and when it left, it was ambitious and majestic.
But after coming to Wuwei, Zhao Yun, a general in the town of Chu, made him deflated. The gates of the city were opened and waited for him to attack, but not only did he not take it, but he lost 20,000 soldiers.
After being deflated, they besieged for several months, leaving 30,000 corpses behind again, and failed to capture the city.
Not to mention challenging the Central Plains, I haven't even been able to win a city. What now? What to do? Tu Xiong felt very lost.
If the army is provoked with Kou Feng's 180,000 army, not to mention the heavy losses. There is no interest in it, the Chu country has a large population and a large army, and it is defeated this time, and there will be next time, next time.
Their population is only about a million, how can they get it?
What if you leave? It is equivalent to losing 50,000 troops, but not even bird feathers. This loss-making deal will become bigger, and when he goes back, he will definitely not have his good fruit to eat.
After all, he is not alone in the Qiang tribe.
At this moment, Tuxiong can be said to be in a dilemma, and he is also regretting it in his heart, why is he confused, and what do you want to talk about dominating the Central Plains.
No, it's not as simple as a ghost getting lost in the mind, you have to add an ignorance.
If he had known that Chu was so strong, and the armies of Han Sui, Ma Teng, and Cao Cao were so useless, he would definitely stay in Qiang obediently.
What the hell should I do and what to do.
Tuxiong found it too difficult to decide.
At the critical moment, Tuxiong finally remembered that there was another expert in this field next to him. Han Sui. For this guy Han Sui, Tu Xiong is a little contemptuous.
This old guy didn't have Ma Teng firstly, Ma Chao's father and son were brave and good at fighting, and secondly, in the battle with Chu State, their strength was greatly damaged. In addition to a mind, and many years of experience in leading soldiers.
Basically, there is nothing left.
In the past, Tuxiong was very confident in his own strength, thinking that in the face of absolute power, everything was a floating cloud. No matter how strong the Chu State is, there is no cavalry, and in the northwest territory, it will definitely not be his opponent.
Therefore, Tuxiong basically regarded Han Sui as air, which caused that at the beginning, Han Sui proposed to go south, but he refused.
But now, Tu Xiong remembered that Han Sui was also a Han prince, and he was also a person who had stood in Liangzhou for decades in the melee of the Han people.
Like Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, etc., they have been destroyed for a long time, but Han Sui still exists. This shows that in addition to being a Han man, Han Sui is also a Han prince with high wisdom among Han people, and he is also a Han prince with good ability.
If it is placed in the Qiang people, it is the status of the elder of the clan.
Now, their use of pure force against the Han people has been strongly blocked, which has led to large-scale changes in the situation in the northwest.
Pure force can no longer deal with the Han Chinese. In this way, he asked for help from Han Sui.
In times of crisis, Tu Xiong did not believe in his fists, but in the wisdom of Han Sui, a Han man. Speaking of which, it is also a kind of irony.
"I wonder what the general can do to deal with the current situation?" Tu Xiong turned his head and asked Han Sui.
He said it very politely, and the expression on his face was slightly humble.
See profit and forgetfulness, see the wind and rudder. Villain.
Seeing this, Han Sui snorted coldly in his heart, and looked down on Tu Xiong even more. However, Han Sui's attention at the moment was not focused on Tuxiong.
Regarding the change of situation in the northwest, Han Sui was even more surprised than Tuxiongdu.
Ma Teng, Han Sui, Yan Xing, Cao Hong, Pang De, plus the tiger and leopard cavalry, the entire army of 180,000. It will fail in this part of the northwest.
Moreover, the Chu army, as an opponent, is still a full infantry formation.
This is almost a once-in-a-century failure.
However, although Han Sui didn't believe it, he was also a more rational person. After calming down, I analyzed it and felt that it was not completely unreasonable.
The cavalry is invincible in the northwest, because the cavalry can come and go freely in the northwest, and can cut off the opponent's grain route to their heart's content. is a very advantageous sharp knife.
However, the cavalry was not suitable for siege, which can be seen in the siege battle of the Qiang army that took place outside Wuwei City.
Because of the situation in the world, Ma Teng's army was in a hurry to fight, and it was not so shocking to use the horse infantry army to directly attack the city, and it was not so shocking if it failed.
Han Sui sighed in his heart, he knew that he was finished.
Without the strength of Cao Cao and Ma Teng, it is absolutely difficult to compete with the Chu State by relying on these Qiang people who are not clear-minded. The only way to do this is to do it.
The current situation, except for the northwest, has changed. Han Sui is a prince, he has a certain sense of the overall situation, and knows that Cao Wei is only left to survive.
He did not defect to Cao Wei, but planned to go away to Mobei.
This is a decision made by Han Sui after careful consideration. According to Kou Feng's consistent style of dealing with foreign races, he, a traitor who led foreign tribes in, would definitely not end well.
Going to Cao Wei will be finished sooner or later, and although it is a little bitter cold to go to Mobei, at least you can survive.
At this moment, Han Sui still had some confidence in his heart, fortunately, there were still several young sons by his side. Not all of the heirs were killed by Fa Zheng.
The second half of my life is still a little hopeful.
This was what Han Sui was thinking in his heart, as for Tuxiong's question, after pondering for a while, he said with a smile: "Don't panic, Dashuai. ”
"Oh? Please see the general. Tuxiong's eyes lit up, and he immediately rejoiced.
The rest of the Qiang generals in the tent also turned their eyes to Han Sui, looking forward to Han Sui's insights. Don't panic, there are ways to deal with the current situation.
"Today, although the old man and Ma Teng are finished, Cao Wei still exists. Although the northwest was occupied, it had a little impact on Cao Wei, but after all, Cao Wei's foundation was in the Central Plains, in Hebei. Not much impact. ”
Han Sui talked boastfully, and when he said this, he raised his head and asked Tu Xiong: "Do you know how many elite soldiers Cao Wei has?" ”
"Two hundred thousand?" Tu Xiong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said uncertainly. This question, even the average Cao Wei upper-level may not understand, let alone Tuxiong.
"No, there are at least 400,000 of them, all of them are well-equipped and battle-hardened soldiers." Han Sui shook it and said with a smile.
"Four hundred thousand?" Tu Xiong was taken aback and said in disbelief.
"Didn't you lose one of Cao Hong's 100,000 elite soldiers? How could there be so much left. ”
"That's right, isn't it possible that Cao Wei has 500,000 elite soldiers in the country?"
Not only Tuxiong, but also the Qiang generals in the big tent exclaimed one after another, all of them couldn't believe it.
Prior to this, there were four princes among the Han people, Ma Teng, Han Sui, Cao Cao, and Kou Feng. Among them, Cao Cao 500,000, Ma Teng, Han Sui 200,000, and Kou Feng hundreds of thousands.
The combined army of the Han people was one million, more than the population of their Qiang people.
How is this possible