Chapter 64: Mid-Ambush
"Zhou Li" has a saying, the beauty of jade is called the ball, and the base is called blue. Cover to the county out of the beautiful jade, so the name Lantian. Lantian has a wide jurisdiction, such as today's Zhiyang County, which is divided from Lantian. Because of the relationship between Guanzhong, since the Qin State incorporated Lantian into the territory, Lantian has rarely been warned. The only major war was in 312 BC, in order to avenge the shame of the defeat of Danyang, the Chu State poured all the troops of the whole country and fought a decisive battle with the Qin State in Lantian, and the result was a great defeat!
Although today's Qin State can be called a war and wolf smoke, however, the pass is still in the hands of the Qin State, Xianyang is close at hand, and Lantian can still be called calm. It's just that the 40,000 Han troops led by Yang Duanhe broke the peace of Lantian.
Lantian County, which was guarded by hundreds of people, couldn't resist a round of Han army's charge, and those Qin troops who were in a hurry to report to Xianyang were all shot by the Han army who had been ambushed a long time ago without exception! Lantian has completely become an isolated city! What's even more terrifying is that the Han army disguised itself as the Qin army and cut off the connection between Lantian and Duxian and Yidao. All the men in the city were sent to Yaoguan, leaving only the old and weak women and children who did not dare to venture to Xianyang to report the news, and Lantian completely fell under the control of the Han army!
The rest of the matter was simple, Yang Duanhe sent two thousand elites to pretend to be the Qin army to go to Yaoguan. By the time the two thousand elites arrived at Yaoguan, the battle in Yaoguan was already so dangerous that the main general Li Cheng had to personally sit at the head of the city to boost morale.
In just two and a half days, the Han army, which stormed the pass at any cost, had already inflicted more than 8,000 casualties on the Qin army. The 3,000 old and weak who had only arrived at the pass for a day were only a few hundred left in the brutal battle. Now in the entire city of Yaoguan, there are only more than 3,000 Qin troops left, and they are still exhausted and desperate Qin troops!
Li Cheng knew very well that if there were no reinforcements, even if he could survive tonight, he would lose tomorrow morning. So. When he learned that the two thousand pioneers had arrived, he was overjoyed and directly ordered the two thousand people to rush to the city as quickly as possible to support him!
It is at this moment that the disaster begins, and the end is doomed. The defenders soon discovered that these robes with Guannai accents were not here to rescue them, but to kill them. They have the same style as Qin Jun. Likes to get the heads of enemies. In fact, they were originally the Qin army, but they surrendered to Korea with the Duke of Qi!
The battle ended in half an hour, and the embarrassed Li Cheng committed suicide to fulfill the loyalty of the Li clan in Longxi, but the captain Wang Meng unexpectedly surrendered this time! This is the greatest irony!
Although Han Teng was not ashamed of the other party's greed for life and fear of death, on the surface, he was politely complacent, because he felt that in the follow-up battle. Maybe he can be a wonder soldier. What's more, this time, South Korea came with the purpose of occupying Guanzhong, and too many killings were not conducive to South Korea's subsequent rule in Guanzhong. It was particularly important to treat the captives well and give them a sense of belonging to Korea.
Three hours later, good news came from the Meridian Pass, and the partial division sent by Yang Duanhe and the Korean army from the north of the Meridian Road attacked from the north and south and conquered the Meridian Pass in Lantian territory. All 3,000 Qin troops were killed in battle. The two ROK armies met in Lantian.
The Korean army that went north from the Meridian Road was led by Captain Han Yi and had 20,000 men when they set out. After half a month of fierce fighting, 5,000 men and horses were lost, and there were still 15,000 available soldiers.
After nine days of fierce fighting, the 100,000-strong army of Nanyang led by Han Teng lost more than 25,000 people, but it still had a combat strength of 75,000 people.
The two armies totaled 90,000 men, according to the rank of the person. It is currently commanded by Han Teng. Considering that there are 30,000 troops rushing towards him, where the Han army will go next has become the biggest question for Han Teng at present.
There are only three choices, one is to go north to Xianyang and surround Xianyang with lightning speed. Considering the speed of both sides. It is very likely that the main force of the South Korean army will encounter the Qin army that came to help in the area of Yidao, and if the South Korean army can fight quickly, it will naturally be able to take advantage of the situation to attack Xianyang, which is short of troops. If the war falls into a stalemate, or if the main force of the Qin army retreats into Xianyang, then what awaits the Korean army will be a protracted war! Even, the Qin State will mobilize 100,000 troops in Hedong, and when the time comes, the Korean army will fall into isolation and helplessness!
The second option is that the main force of the Korean army is hidden in the Lantian area, and it is safer to ambush the Qin army that came to reinforce it, of course, relatively speaking. At present, it is known that the king of Qin will divide the 60,000 army led by Wang Jian into two, 30,000 to Tongguan and 30,000 to help Yaoguan. For the Han army, the biggest advantage is that Qin Guo still does not know the news that the pass has been lost, and even if someone leaks the news, it will not spread to Xianyang soon. Therefore, the current shape is that the Qin army is in the Ming and the Han army is in the dark, and the possibility of a successful ambush is quite large. After destroying these 30,000 Qin troops, the Han army could calmly attack Xianyang! Of course, the premise is that Xianyang's troops are not too many!
The third is to divide troops to Anping Pass. On the south side of Anping Pass, is the main force of 60,000 Korean troops led by the partial general Le Cheng, although the war has been fought for more than half a month, the Korean army must have suffered many casualties, but even if there are more than 40,000 people left, they can cooperate with Han Teng's army to take Anping Pass. When the time comes, the Han army can decide to pass through the internal history or Longxi depending on the form.
I have to say that sometimes, there are too many choices, and it is also a worry. Especially if the results of each choice are very good.
There are manpower to attack Anping Pass, and for the sake of insurance, these people advocate gathering all the armies and finishing their work in one battle! Under such circumstances, the strength of the South Korean army reached 1340,000, and even if Anping Pass was precipitous, it could not withstand such a flanking attack! After the pass is broken, the scale of the Korean army entering the pass will undoubtedly be larger, and it will be more confident to attack Xianyang or Longxi at this time. Of course, the premise is that the Qin army can't hold out for too long, otherwise, the main force of the Qin army rushes over, and the Korean army faces the danger of going deep alone and cutting off the back road.
But after all, it is a small number of people who advocate attacking Anping Pass, because most people know that the distance from Lantian to Chencang is more than 500 miles, and even if it is optimistically estimated, the South Korean army can quickly conquer Anping Pass, and when the South Korean army awards its division to Lantian again, it will be half a month later. During this time, it was enough for the Qin army in Hedong to return to Xianyang! Adopting this strategy undoubtedly means taking it safe and giving up risk. It is almost expected that within a month, with the help of Anping Pass, the Han army can capture Longxi County and then gradually encroach on the Qin State! The war between Qin and South Korea will turn into a tug-of-war!
As for taking the initiative to go north. An encounter with the Qin army in the area of Yidao is too risky compared to setting up an ambush in Lantian! This is also the reason why many people agree to set up an ambush in Lam Tin. However, whether it is an encounter or an ambush battle, the South Korean army needs to take a certain risk! Because the South Korean army cannot guarantee it. Will the news of his own capture of Lantian leak.
Whether to go to Anping Pass to fight steadily or take the risk of staying where you are, the benevolent will see the wise.
Before leaving, King Han did not explain that he must destroy the Qin State. Or in the heart of King Han, he never had the luxury of hoping to destroy Qin in one battle. In the original idea of the king of Han, the 200,000 Xiongnu army was enough to create enough trouble for the Qin state, and the 300,000 Han troops were divided into four routes, which could undoubtedly force the Qin state to submit to Korea. If the Xiongnu galloped across the Guanzhong Plain, the Qin army had no intention of fighting, and Korea would not mind occupying a piece of land in Guanzhong as well. If the Huns are overwhelmed. The Qin State is at ease, so Korea will use a strong attack to force the main force of the Qin State back from Hedong!
Unexpectedly, the Huns were really vulnerable. At Anping Pass, Ziwu Pass, and Tongguan Pass, the Korean army did achieve the purpose of attracting the Qin army to help with a strong attack. But in Yaoguan, the Korean army unexpectedly gained the upper hand! The Hercules trebuchet eliminated the geographical advantage of the Qin army on such a terrain, and the trail that originally had little hope actually existed, although this was just the icing on the cake, but in the case of the defeat of the Xiongnu and the arrival of 30,000 Qin troops. The trail that bypassed the mountain and went straight to Lantian laid the last foundation for the Korean army to quickly capture the pass. Therefore, the Han army can sit on the land of Lantian and discuss the direction of the next march.
Now. The army led by Han Teng has made great contributions, and this merit is enough to make Han Teng become one of the most famous generals in the world, and it is not a problem to be a marquis! No matter what choice is made, no one will criticize Han Teng for being right or wrong. In the direction of Anping Pass, through Longxi, march into Xianyang to intimidate the Qin State. Or go north to Tongguan to join the soldiers and horses of Jinwu Weiyun, which are all good choices. Therefore, Han Teng was also very hesitant.
There were two reasons for hesitation, one was that Han Teng was not sure how many troops Xianyang had, and the other was that Han Teng was deeply jealous of Anping Pass. After all, Xiao Pass is on the side of Anping Pass. We are always available. If Anpyeong Pass did not have a hill for the Korean army's trebuchets to exert their might like the Ao Pass, the casualties of the attack would have been too great. Don't look at Han Teng's 90,000 troops, maybe there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people left after conquering Anping Pass!
"General! If the Qin State is compared to a snake, then Xianyang is its seven inches. Now there are only 60,000 troops available for Qin in the entire Guanzhong, and we are only more than 100 miles away from Xianyang, with the current morale and strength of our army, we can completely defeat or even completely annihilate these 60,000 troops! When the time comes, if we attack Xianyang again, then our Korea will become the first country to attack Xianyang, the capital of Qin, and the name of the general will spread all over the world. Even if Xianyang can't be conquered in the end, the people of Guanzhong are afraid that it will be difficult for them to have confidence in the Qin State! In the future, facing our South Korea, I will also be afraid of three points! Yang Duanhe said.
"What's more, the general only needs to delay for a day or two, and he can stagger the 30,000 Qin troops heading to Tongguan and ambush the 30,000 unsuspecting Qin troops with three times the force, and the possibility of success is extremely high. The last general estimated that Xianyang would have no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. If there are more soldiers and horses, Xianyang will definitely not let Wang Jian lead the army to abandon supplies for a little speed. As long as we cross the Weishui, the reality of the Qin State will be clear at a glance! ”
Han Teng nodded, and had to admit that although it was a bit risky to do so, it also had the greatest benefits. The battle in Yaoguan was already so fierce, if Xianyang had enough troops, he would definitely support Yaoguan, instead of collecting 3,000 old and weak from Lantian to support Yaoguan. At first, he was actually inclined to make a feint in the Lantian area, attracting the main force of the Qin State to attack him, and by the way, he tested the troops near Xianyang. But in this way, it will take a long time, maybe I should really take a risk, and it's a big deal to return to Lantian again?
"Send scouts immediately, General Ben wants to know every move in the north! In addition, a complete blockade of Lantian is carried out! No bird or beast can escape from Lantian! Han Teng made up his mind.
The supreme glory of conquering Xianyang in one fell swoop stimulated Han Teng, as long as he conquered Xianyang, it would be no less than the merit of destroying the Wei State! I am afraid of my head and tail, and I suffer from gains and losses, what big things can I achieve?!
Two days later, thirty miles north of Lantian County, a large army appeared on the horizon. The black banner of "Qin" shows their identity, not to mention, at this time, only Qin's own army is left who dares to march openly in Guanzhong!
The horses gasped for breath, apparently having traveled a long distance, and these breaths, in the cold weather, rose up to a white mist. Although it was cold in the northwest, there was not a sound in the entire team.
On a black horse, the armored general of the Qin army looked at the hillside in front of him, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and after the hillside in front of him was the county seat of Lantian County. The county seat of Lantian is only twenty miles away from Yaoguan. Hurry up, I finally didn't be late. This army is the army sent by Xianyang to reinforce Yaoguan!
Since the defeat of the Huns. The 60,000 Qin army hurried all the way. At Tongguan, the offensive of the Han army was so fierce that halfway through, Wang Jian received an order from the King of Qin to lead thousands of cavalry to Tongguan first. After all, Tongguan is farther away from Xianyang, and at the current speed, Tongguan is afraid that it will not be able to hold on to the arrival of reinforcements. As for the remaining 20,000 or so infantry, they abandoned all provisions. Rush to Xianyang to replenish supplies and then set off.
As soon as the 30,000 troops left, leading the remaining 30,000 troops, the task of galloping to the aid of the pass naturally fell on the head of Hu Shu, the highest-ranking general in the military. Hu Shu looked at the white and boundless world, and cursed secretly in his heart, if it weren't for this sudden heavy snowfall, he would have arrived at the pass a long time ago. Fortunately, King Qin's order said that he must reach the pass today, and seeing that there were still three hours before it was dark, the army was only more than fifty miles away from the pass. It's still too late!
Hu Shou only hopes that the pass should not be lost. After all. The heavy snow not only slowed down the speed of his army, but also caused great difficulties for the Korean army to attack the city. Although Li Cheng is elegant, he is a person who can deliver his back with confidence. If he dies in battle, he will have one less friend! Moreover, even if the pass is lost, he will be held responsible for his ineffective rescue.
"General! The Scout is back! "It didn't take long. The leader of the guards patted his horse and rushed to his own wounds.
Hu Shen subconsciously looked up at the sky, felt that the sun was very dazzling, covered his forehead with his hand, and Hu Shen instructed the leader of the guards: "Bring it here!" ”
"General! The Lantian County Commander has already sent people to boil hot water and hot soup outside the city, and said that the pass is still in the hands of our Qin State. So that the general does not have to worry! The scout who came to Hu Shu's side said respectfully.
Hu was secretly proud in his heart, Lantian County Commander is still very good at doing things! The army travels long distances in the ice and snow, and being able to drink hot water and soup not only prevents colds, but also boosts morale! When he defeats the Han army, he can say a few good words for him!
"Is there any news from the Pioneer?" Hu said again.
Hu Shu led the main force of 27,000 people, and 3,000 people were two hours in advance, so they should have arrived at the pass!
The scout shook his head and replied: "The Lantian County Order said that the three thousand pioneers had already gone to Yaoguan two hours ago, and this snow is too big, and the road from Lantian to Yaoguan is difficult, I'm afraid it won't be so soon!" ”
Hu Shu once asked the pioneer to quickly send someone to inform him of the first-hand news after arriving at the pass. I thought something was wrong, but I didn't expect it to be a difficult road! It seems that he is going to speed up the march!
However, Hu Shu didn't realize that he and his army of 27,000 didn't need to hurry up to the pass, because most of them would stay on this road forever.
Almost as soon as the scout's words fell, a dense rain of arrows continued to fall from the slopes on both sides, and more than 2,000 Qin troops fell in the first wave of arrow rain of the Korean army. The damage caused by 10,000 archers was far more than that, and the formation of the Qin army was completely disrupted! Suffering an ambush in Lantian, the heartland of the Qin State, the Qin army never thought that he would have such an encounter!
Originally, the casualties of the Qin army would not have been so large. The 3,000 Qin army pioneers who were completely annihilated consumed five rounds of arrows from the Korean army, plus a 5,000-person foot charge, all because the Qin army vanguard stretched the line very long. The main force of the Qin army led by Hu Shu was different, in their eyes, there were pioneers to explore their way, and Lantian was close at hand, so the formation was naturally relatively close. Where did they think that the Han army had besieged and annihilated the vanguard of the 3,000 Qin army under the city of Yaoguan, and the scouts they sent were completely deceived by the fake Lantian County Order. Losing their vigilance and forming a dense phalanx again, the Qin army paid a heavy price for the bitter fruits they had brewed.
"Stand back and defend! Stand back! The heralds shouted.
For Qin Jun, no one knows what awaits him in front of him. The slopes on both sides were lined with Korean archers, and beside them were heavily armed sword and shield men, and the Qin army rationally decided to retreat, at least the Qin army was sure that it was safe behind them.
Countless thoughts welled up in Hu Shen's heart, and these were all based on the fact that Lantian no longer belonged to Great Qin, and even Yu Yaoguan was too! Not only now, but also in the future, Great Qin will lose these two places forever! Losing the pass, Xianyang is like a girl who has lost the last fig leaf, and the strong man of South Korea wants to do whatever he wants, and the Qin State can't do anything!
When he found that endless Korean troops were pouring in from all directions, and when the banner of the word "Han" was waving in the wind, the last trace of luck in Hu's sad heart was gone! He knew very well that his army would not escape the end of the total annihilation! The only thing Hu Shu could do was to gather all the cavalry and order them to rush to Xianyang to report the news! Then lead more than 20,000 Qin troops and launch a desperate and tragic charge! (To be continued......)
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