Chapter 116: A Sudden Change
Wuguan was lost, because of the carelessness of the Qin army captain, because of the cunning of the prince. The truth of being born in euthanasia and dying in sorrow is applicable all over the world. If it weren't for the prince's dangerous moves and pushing the "fangs" he secretly trained onto the battlefield, it would be difficult to say what the final outcome would be.
The woman is Shangguan Wan'er, the commander of the fangs; The steward is Yang Hou, the deputy commander of Fang. The fangs they commanded were an attempt by Prince Ran to practice special operations in this era, and at least for now, it was a success.
Wuguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can be said that one man is a pass. As long as it is not a belly and a back to the enemy, as long as the army is united, as long as there is enough food and grass, even if there are only 3,000 defenders, they can stop the 50,000 army. The raid on Wuguan was an adventure, and it was also an adventure to go south to Nanyang. But in this era, without absolute strength, you can only take risks. There can be no great victory without adventure.
Prince Ran knew that taking Nanyang County was a turning point for South Korea. Since then, South Korea has a large rear that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, a large granary. Whether it is to go south through the state of Chu or west to Hanzhong, Korea has many options. Even if the Central Plains is defeated, South Korea has a chance to make a comeback.
It's just that Qin Guo also understands this kind of truth. Now that the news of the Korean blockade is doing well, the attention of the Qin State is all on the two counties of Hedong and Taiyuan, and I don't know that Nanyang County has been lost. But this news is bound to not be concealed for a long time, maybe one day, maybe two days, Qin State will know about South Korea's sneak attack and occupation of Nanyang. When the time comes, a steady stream of Qin troops will come from Xianyang and harass Nanyang day and night, and South Korea will really have no stable days.
The Great Wall near Nanyang alone can't hold Nanyang, or even if it is defended, it will kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800. Therefore, in any case, it is imperative for South Korea to take the military customs. Only by taking Wuguan can Prince Ran set up a three-dimensional defense according to the experience of later generations and keep the Qin army out. The cement is already on the way to be transported, and the next step is to build a series of fortresses such as Muhu Pass, Fushui Pass, Baiyang Pass, and Iron Lock Pass (note: these checkpoints were built by later generations) along the Wuguan Pass, and fortify them layer by layer. In this way, when the Qin army came to "take revenge", he could only look at Guan and sigh. If you can't attack it, you can only accept the fact that Nanyang will return to South Korea from now on.
Chu State, Xiangyi.
Jingyang looked at the Wei army outside the city, and couldn't laugh or cry. A few days ago, I didn't know what was going on with Wei Jun, so I changed my normal state and drove myself back from outside Yongqiu City. He obeyed the orders of the king of Chu, for fear of causing further misunderstanding in Wei, so he kept retreating. But he retreated, but Wei Jun seemed to be interested and chased after him. In desperation, he could only retreat to Xiangyi, and at the same time asked the king of Chu for instructions on how to deal with it.
The order of the king of Chu is a little strange, at the moment Lian Po and Bai Qi are facing off in Taiyuan, Xin Yuanyan and Wei Ran are holding each other in Hedong, the victory is not divided, but the battle situation is in favor of Qin. Since the state of Chu has sent troops to contain the state of Wei, it is obviously to help the state of Qin, but now the king of Chu ordered himself to ignore the Wei army and return to Chen County with his own army.
This made Jingyang completely confused. According to Jingyang's understanding, the king of Chu said before that he wanted to attract the Wei army firmly to the border, and then let the Qin State fight a decisive battle with the Three Jin Dynasty with peace of mind, and it was best to fight to the death. But now, the king of Chu seems to have changed his mind.
The reason for the incident is very simple, Lin Xiangru, the secretary of Zhao State, came to Yingdu.
Lin Xiangru met the queen of Chu and said bluntly: "Although Chu is allied with Qin, Qin is a state of tigers and wolves, and it does not pay attention to faith. Now that the Three Jin Dynasty and the Qin army are facing each other, the outcome is unpredictable, why not withdraw the troops of Chu to watch the future situation. If the Three Jin Dynasty is defeated, the Qin State will be grateful to the Chu State for containing the Wei army in the early stage, and if the Qin State is defeated, the Three Jin Dynasty will also be regarded as avenging the revenge of the King of Chu for the Chu State, why not. Of course, if the state of Chu is obsessed, the state of Zhao and the state of Wei are willing to give up the acquired counties of Hedong and Hexi, and make peace with the state of Qin. However, at that time, the armies of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Yan would come to Yingdu and hunt with the king of Chu. Presumably, after Qi Guo found out, he would be happy to participate. ”
After these words, the king of Chu immediately broke out in a cold sweat. If the Three Jin were willing to call off the army, the Qin State would naturally be willing. In addition, the Qin State originally planned to destroy itself in the coming year, and when the time comes, it will be the Six Kingdoms to attack Chu, which is really stealing chickens and rice. Therefore, the king of Chu immediately said that he would withdraw the army. So there was an order for the Jingyang army to retreat to Chen County.
What the state of Chu needs now is peace, stability, and the restoration of strength. Before that, even if the king of Chu was unwilling, he could only accept this fact. It's just that the King of Chu still doesn't know that their swaying from side to side and making indecisive moves have brought great disasters to themselves.
Chu State, Pei County.
At this time, Pei County was just a small town with no more than 15,000 households, far less famous than it was decades later. Originally, in history, Liu Bang, Xiao He, Fan Xu, and Cao Shen rebelled against the local people of Pei County and established the Han Dynasty, which made Pei County an immortal name.
On the twelfth day after the soldiers were divided into two routes, the banner of Qi was finally planted at the head of Pei County. It is different from the deputy general from the south to the north, step by step. The army led by Tian Dan penetrated directly into the city of Shan Father, blocking the transmission of information from the counties east of Shan Father and Yingdu, and then the army crushed all the way to the east. With the fall of Pei County, the area east of Shan Father and Dang County, and north of Pengcheng was owned by the Qi State. The land of the Song Dynasty that the Chu State had finally obtained was no longer in the middle of the moon.
The State of Qi, in the sixth year after the restoration of the country, revealed its minions that had not yet been sharpened, and tore off a piece of meat from the State of Chu.
Five days later, Qin State, Xianyang.
Xianyang City has been very busy recently, because the first batch of summer grain in Guanzhong has been delivered one after another, because of the war on the front line. The arrival of this batch of grain and grass eased the tense situation on a certain basis. You must know that on the two battlefields of Hedong and Taiyuan, there were more than 300,000 Qin troops fighting on the front line. The amount of food and grass consumed every day is really an astronomical amount. The Qin State could have nourished the war with no effort, but the previous defeat and the loss of grain and grass made the Qin army now have to tighten their belts and come to this strategic decisive battle ruthlessly.
In the face of war, the Qin State seemed to have given up infighting. Gongzi City has become more peaceful and self-contained, and Wei Ran and Bai Qi must have a battle report every few days, and the matter of the military state of dispatching troops and transporting grain and grass, no matter how big or small, is decided by the King of Qin alone. Empress Dowager Xuan also completely delegated power and ignored court affairs. Although such days are busy, King Qin feels very fulfilling.
"Your Majesty, the prime minister has sent someone to deliver the war report again." The eunuch ordered to carefully hand over a sealed battle report.
King Qin took it casually. Now that the battle situation is stalemate, Wei Ran of Hedong County reluctantly suppressed the Zhao and Wei armies because of military strength, so that they could not go north to join forces with Lian Po. Presumably, Wei Ran is here to urge grain and grass as usual.
"The main forces of the Han and Wei armies have a tendency to advance westward, and the ministers are afraid that the back road will be cut off, and there will be a loss of Wang En, so please send reinforcements to the king as soon as possible."
King Qin was stunned when he saw this news, weren't Han and Wei restrained by Nanyang County and Chu State? How could there be a chance to send reinforcements.
At this time, a little eunuch ran in in a hurry, and fell to the ground without paying attention. King Qin was upset, and immediately became angry, saying, "Pull it out and cut it!" ”
The guard at the door was about to drag him down, and the little eunuch was in a hurry and begged for mercy: "The king spares his life, the king spares his life." Eight hundred miles of urgent report from Yaoguan and Yancheng! ”
King Qin waved his hand and retreated the guards. Qin Law said that those who rushed into the palace to see the king with an urgent report of 800 miles would avoid the crime of being rude. The little eunuch sincerely presented the urgent report in his hand to King Qin, but he didn't expect King Qin to be stunned when he saw it.