It is said that the defenders of the Yueguan defense line are Hu Qing and He Yutai, both of whom were trusted generals promoted by Li Xin in the original Qin army

After Li Xin first arrived at the Lantian camp, he knew that there were too many problems in the army, the generals were corrupt, the training was wasted, and the Qin army was dispersed...

But this is not the case for everyone, it's just that they can't achieve their ambitions in such an environment

This kind of army and atmosphere made Li Xin's nose crooked at the beginning, is this still the Qin army that swept Liuhe before?

Such a corrupt and sloppy army is not as good as the army of the Six Nations that was destroyed before. It is strange that the Qin army can defeat the Kwantung Six Nations Army with such a Qin army

After seeing it, Li Xin had no doubt that if the King of Qin was not in power, such an army would not be able to stop Liu Bang, let alone Xiang Yu...

It has only been more than ten years since the unification of the Six Kingdoms, and it has been chaotic by Zhao Gao for several years, and the Qin army has fallen to such an unbearable state for more than ten years...

After Li Xin joined the army on the first day and quickly learned about the various situations in the army, he gathered to hold meetings many times

Scold what should be scolded, hit what should be beaten, surrender what should be lowered, and kill what should be killed! On the third day, the atmosphere in the army changed greatly, and the Qin soldiers were in danger and finally resumed their previous training

And Li Xin also dug out a person from the low-level generals who were loyal and reliable and had no complicated background from his own unique way of knowing people to serve as the chief general of the Qin army

And Hu Qing and He Yutai, who were sent by Li Xin to take over the customs defense, were promoted

Hu Qing was a centurion before, but because of his strong physique and orderly leadership, he was unusually promoted to the position of deputy general by Li Xin, who could lead 10,000 people

He Yutai was a commander of a thousand before, because he was familiar with the military system of the Qin army, proficient in various combat techniques, and skilled in various skills, so he was exceptionally promoted to the position of deputy general, who could lead 10,000 people and was in charge of training

After Li Xin learned about the general situation of Yaoguan, he immediately sent Hu Qing and He Yutai to lead 20,000 horses to support Yaoguan.

And Li Xin's order to the two of them was to defend the pass, and if they died on the battlefield, they could not let Liu Bang enter the pass and kill a single soldier! And the rear will not give reinforcements

However, Li Xin also clearly told the two that they only needed to guard against Liu Bang for more than ten days, and then they would listen to the order, and when the time came, let the two lead the Qin army to surrender to Liu Bang's army unconditionally

For Liu Bang's bribery and strategy, accept it when it should be accepted, and be appropriately fooled if it should be deceived.

The two most important tasks were to completely deceive Liu Bang and prevent his army from passing through

And Hu Qing and the others were puzzled at first, because in this case, the Qin army would speed up the consumption. But the two didn't dare to have any doubts, presumably Li Xin's arrangement had its own reasons...

However, in recent days, Hu Qing and He Yutai have felt more and more that Liu Bangjun's impatience has been attacked, and several rounds of storming the pass every day, and constantly sending small forces to harass the border defense line near him

And Liu Bangjun sometimes didn't let go at night, which made the Qin army guarding the pass tired.

As a result, the defenders of the Qin army declined rapidly, and 2,500 Qin troops were lost in two days, and if this continued, in less than ten days, the Qin army's defense line would completely collapse...

.........

The 30th day of the reign of King Yingzi of Qin

At night, in the Lantian camp, the general's main tent was brightly lit, and all kinds of generals crowded the big tent

And on one of the walls inside the big tent hangs a map of the entire Guanzhong and Bashu regions several meters long and wide...

Ying Jingyu and Li Xin were standing on the side of the map, and Li Xin pointed at Yuguan with a thin wooden stick in his hand and said loudly: "Everyone, the plan seems to have changed. ”

"Hu Qing, the chief general stationed in Yaoguan today, wrote that Liu Bangjun seemed to be unable to wait, and launched a non-stop onslaught on Yaoguan and the nearby defense line!"

"And the daily casualties of the Qin army are worse than in the past, if this continues, Liu Bang will be able to bypass the pass in less than ten days and come straight to my Lantian and Xianyang!"

The crowd tightened up when they heard this, and this was too fast. 50,000 Qin troops, guarding the dangerous pass, can't prevent him Liu Bang for two months?

Suddenly, everyone didn't dare to underestimate Liu Bangjun in their hearts, if they didn't have a certain strength, how could they fight all the way to Guanzhong and break two levels in a row?

Ying Jingyu saw the emotions on the faces of the generals, his eyes narrowed, and he said fiercely: "Don't think too highly of Liu Bangjun." ”

"The defense of the pass is not as natural as the two passes of Hanwu, and the pass can be detoured. Besides, today's situation is General Lee's strategy! ”

After hearing this, everyone was like a shot in the arm, and immediately calmed down some panicked minds and continued to look at the map

Li Xin pointed to the location of the Lantian camp and continued: "As long as Liu Bangjun breaks through the defense line of the pass, it will reach my Lantian camp in a few hours, and it can reach the city of Xianyang in one day!" ”

“......”

"You all know that Xinzhi's plan is to ambush near Lantian and annihilate Liu Bang's army in one fell swoop. But the question is, what can be done to get Liu Bangjun all into the customs? ”

After speaking, one of the generals spoke: "If Liu Bang's army is allowed to enter the customs and the tens of thousands of defenders of the pass are withdrawn to my Lantian camp, he Liu Bang will lead the army to come!" ”

Li Xin said with a smile: "I heard that there are talented people in the Liu Gang army, and it is not a fluke to be able to fight all the way here." If the army guarding the pass is blindly withdrawn, do you think Liu Bangjun will definitely enter the customs with confidence? ”

The general said again: "What about pretending to be invincible and retreating while fighting?" ”

Li Xin: "That line of defense is broken, Liu Bang will send more scouts to explore my Guanzhong." If I knew that I had an ambush, I was afraid that I would have withdrawn from the pass early. ”

"......" the crowd was silent

Jing Yu knew this plan in his heart, so he changed the topic and asked Li Xin: "General Li, how many Qin troops can I mobilize at present, and how can I ambush them?" ”

Li Xin said: "Childe, I have ordered the Qin army stationed in Bashui and other places to come to the Lantian camp, with more than 30,000 soldiers. There are now nearly 90,000 Qin troops in my Lantian battalion. If Liu Bang comes to Lantian in a few days, our army's adjustable army can reach more than 120,000..."

Ying Jingyu gasped after hearing this, he still underestimated the potential of Guanzhong in the past, he thought that it would be good to reach 100,000 soldiers, but he didn't expect that it could reach 120,000 Qin troops in such a short time

With such a force, combined with the internal and external cooperation of Liu Bang's Qin army, it seems that Liu Bang will be annihilated... It's not that difficult anymore

Li Xin looked at everyone's somewhat relaxed expressions, and said solemnly: "Everyone, the difficulty is not the number of Liu Bang's army, but his cavalry. ”

"I'm waiting, waiting for the arrival of Xianyang's 'Thunderbolt', and tomorrow's high-grade Qin army will meet Lantian. At that time, everything will be ready, and Liu Bangjun can be lured into Lantian at any time! ”

Ying Jingyu nodded: "What General Li said is very true, but how much cavalry is equipped in my Guanzhong now?" ”

Li Xin frowned slightly, and said, "More than nine thousand rides." ”

Ying Jingyu sighed in his heart, cavalry has now become the biggest shortcoming of the Qin army in Guanzhong. I'm afraid that the historical Guanzhong Qin Army also encountered this problem

Obviously, it is not inferior to Liu Bang's army in terms of troops, but it was destroyed by Liu Bang and entered Xianyang City. Corruption is one thing, but the lack of cavalry is also an important factor that cannot be ignored

Ying Jingyu said: "That... Wouldn't it be nice to equip the war horse brought by Liu Bang with my Qin army? ”

Everyone was amazed! It's not big yet, and I'm ready to share the spoils

Li Xin smiled and said, "It's exactly what I want!" ”