Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 616 Move to another place?

Chapter 617 : Move to another place?

In the fourth year of Tiantong, in the middle of the night on May [-], Hulao Pass, the chief general of the Qin army, Ying Huai, led [-] main elite troops to retreat from Hulao Pass, and retreated to Hangu Pass, leaving General Chen Guang and five thousand elite troops behind. On the [-]th, Deng The army saw through the tricks of the Qin army and launched a general attack on Hulaoguan. After a day of hard work, they captured Hulaoguan, an important town in the Central Plains. The leader of the Qin army, Chen Guang, died in battle.

After entering Hulao Pass, General Xue Rengui of Deng Jun ordered Shenwuwei General Murong Chui to lead his troops to attack Luoyang City.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on May 22, Deng Jun broke through Luoyang City. On May [-], Xue Rengui led the main force of Deng Jun to Luoyang City.

The news of Deng Jun's conquest of Luoyang City spread all over the north and south of the river. Zhao Guowen and Wu who were in Jinyang City were shocked when they heard the news, and hurried into the palace to meet the two queen mothers.

"Empress Dowager, Deng Jun has already broken through Luoyang City, Qin Jun retreated to Hulao Pass, and the southern border of our Dazhao is fully bordered by Deng Guo. If Deng Jun's attack on Hangu Pass is blocked, it is inevitable that he will not send his troops northward and cross the Yellow River. Attack our Dazhao land. Now most of our southern elites are gathered in Dongjun and Pingyuan, and the western front is empty. Once Deng Jun goes north, there are almost no soldiers in Hanoi County and Shangdang County that can stop Deng Jun from going north. Please make it clear to the Empress Dowager!" In the side hall of the Chengqian Hall, Prime Minister Zhuang Ping of Zhao State cupped his hands and said to the Empress Dowager Song.

In the past, Zhao Guo used the posture of a strong country to fight against Deng Qin alone, so more than half of the elites in the country were concentrated in the southern counties. Since the defeat in the Central Plains, they were forced to choose to form an alliance with Qin. In order to show sincerity, Zhao Guo took the initiative to withdraw the soldiers and horses in Hanoi and Shangdang counties to the north. Some went to the north to guard against the barbarians, and some went to Dongjun and Pingyuan counties. In addition, before the war between Deng and Qin, in order to reinforce Qin at any time, Zhao Guo ordered General Li Rubing to gather [-] elites on the east line of Hanoi County. Most of these [-] elites came from Hanoi County and Shangdang County Part of the garrison of the army came from the garrison of Wei County, so now the area along the west line of Hanoi County is almost useless. If Deng Jun really goes north, I am afraid it will really be like entering a land of no one.

"Then I don't know what you think, how should I, Da Zhao, deal with it?" Although the Song family has mastered the power of the Zhao country, in the end, they are just a woman and Taoist family. They have never experienced such a thing, and it is inevitable that they will face it suddenly. Panicked, now he had no choice but to help the ministers present.

"The Empress Dowager, there is no need to panic!" At this time, Situ Lin Qingfeng, who was used to seeing big scenes, came out and said: "Now the three armies of Deng Jun have invaded Guanzhong and captured Henan County all the way. Under such a good situation, Deng Guo He will never give up attacking Qin State, so the chances of Deng Guohui going north to attack my Great Zhao are very low."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words. Deng Guo attacked Qin State. After several battles, it almost suppressed Qin State. It can be said that the situation is very good. No matter how you look at it, Deng Guo is unlikely to give up such a great deal. The situation turned to attack Zhao Guo.

"Of course!" Lin Qingfeng continued: "Deng Jun has millions of elites, even if he goes north to attack my Great Zhao, he still has this ability, so we can't be unprepared!"

"So what does Lin Situ think the Ai family should do?" Song asked.

Lin Qingfeng said: "Empress Dowager, now that Henan County has fallen into the hands of Deng Jun, it is meaningless for the General to continue to attack Xingyang City, so I suggest to send an order to the General to lead the army westward to Wen County to guard against Luoyang In addition, tens of thousands of elites from Taiyuan County, Xihe County and other places were sent south to garrison Tianjingguan to prevent Deng's army from going north, and soldiers and horses were sent from Hebei counties to go south to the Yellow River for defense."

Although Zhao Guo lost hundreds of thousands of elites in the First World War in the Central Plains, there are still 60 to 20 troops in the country. In addition to the 30 elites stationed in the northern border, there are more than 10 troops that can be mobilized, and Li Rubing Take away [-] people, [-] elites are stationed in Pingyuan County, and [-] elites are stationed in Dongjun County. Now there are still [-] to [-] troops that can be mobilized in the country. Zhao Kuo took [-] to Chang'an. In order to stabilize the defense line in the southern border, all the remaining soldiers and horses must be sent to the border.

"Lin Situ, in this way, don't you want to send all the soldiers and horses in the country to the south? Even Jinyang City, the capital of the country, is almost empty. If something happens in the country, I'm afraid they will be caught off guard?" Zhuang Ping frowned. He frowned and said, according to what Lin Qingfeng said, except for the border around Zhao Guo, there are almost no soldiers and horses in the middle hinterland. Once something happens in the hinterland, Zhao Guo will not have any soldiers and horses to suppress it.

"Master Zhuang is worrying too much!" Lin Qingfeng shook his head and said, "I, Dazhao, have been running Hebei for many years. There is no single soldier, and the county soldiers from all over the country can also deal with it. Besides, there are more than 1 imperial troops in Jinyang City, and these soldiers and horses are enough!"

Song Shi was still very hesitant. Although Lin Qingfeng's words made sense, she still didn't dare to take risks.

At this time, Sikong Zuosheng, as Lin Qingfeng's ally, hurriedly came out and said: "Empress Dowager, although there are no soldiers and horses in the country, my Great Zhao still has 20 elites in northern Xinjiang. These are my great Zhao's battles." The elite, and the barbarians outside the Great Wall were severely injured by General Zhao Xin, and their vitality was severely injured. Although they have recovered some strength after so many years, they still cannot really threaten the border of my Great Zhao. If necessary, my Great Zhao can still A hundred thousand troops were dispatched from northern Xinjiang to go south, with these hundred thousand elite fighters, the country will be safe and sound!"

"What do you think?" Mrs. Song asked everyone for their opinions.

The ministers weighed it over and over again, and they all felt that what Lin Qingfeng and Zuo Sheng said was very reasonable. The biggest threat to Zhao Guo was Deng Guo, and only the barbarians outside the Great Wall. What is also certain is that even if there are only [-] troops left in northern Xinjiang and guarding the city gates, it is impossible for the Hu people to cross the border and go south. In this way, it is not impossible to send domestic soldiers and horses south.

So everyone came out to second the proposal one after another!

After seeing that no one had any opinions, the Song family made a decision immediately and ordered the soldiers and horses from the various counties in Hanoi to rush southward. They dispatched [-] elite soldiers from Taiyuan County and Xihe County to the south to garrison at Tianjingguan. With [-] elite troops, even if Deng Jun was in Luoyang The main force of the city is all going north, and it can last for a while until the reinforcements go south. In addition, the Song family is still very worried. After consulting the opinions of the ministers, they decided to send [-] elite troops from northern Xinjiang to go south.

At the same time, the news of Xue Rengui's army entering Luoyang City also reached Deng Sheng in Wancheng. After receiving the news, Deng Sheng was overjoyed. I am confident that I can destroy the Qin State in one fell swoop, but the natural danger in Guanzhong has always been the biggest obstacle for Deng's army to advance. Deng Sheng felt that even if it went well, it would take more than a year to invade Guanzhong, but he didn't expect that it was just a passing In just two months, Deng Jun's army from the west route invaded Guanzhong and approached Chang'an, the capital of the Qin State. The army from the east route broke through Hulao Pass and took Henan County.

After getting the news, Deng Sheng immediately summoned Cui Hao and Zhang Bin to Qianyang Palace. Among the three ministers of Deng Guo, Deng Sheng trusted Cui Hao and Zhang Bin the most. He is very loyal and capable, but for some reason, Deng Sheng just doesn't like Hu Weiyong very much. Maybe it's because Hu Weiyong's reputation in history is not very good. Although these evaluations may be watery, since Hu Weiyong After becoming Minister of the Book, he was suspected of nepotism and arbitrariness, but for now, Hu Weiyong has not done too much, and Deng Sheng has no choice but to turn a blind eye, but Deng Sheng is just Hu Weiyong was allowed to handle government affairs, but Hu Weiyong was not allowed to intervene in military affairs at all.

"Your Majesty, although the battle is progressing smoothly, I think it's better not to be so optimistic!" Although Deng's army is in full swing, Cui Hao is very happy, but Cui Hao is not so optimistic about the successful destruction of Qin.

"Oh? I don't know what Cui Qing thinks?" Although Deng Sheng was a little displeased with Cui Hao's cold water, Deng Sheng was not a person who could not listen to his words. Besides, he also wanted to hear Cui Hao's opinion.

"Your Majesty, although the three armies, General Li Siye of the West Route have already invaded Guanzhong, the Army of the West Route is still blocked by Wugong County. Besides, even if General Li Siye can conquer Wugong County, the current strength of the Army of the West Route However, it is still very difficult to conquer Chang'an, not to mention that the Zhao army has already entered Chang'an City. As for the army on the South Road, it has not been able to advance an inch because it was blocked by Bai Qi. Of course, the army on the South Road is not useless, at least Murong General Ke successfully restrained [-] elite Qin troops and Bai Qi, a famous Qin general. As for General Xue Rengui on the east road, although he took down Henan County, Hangu Pass was more difficult to defeat than Hulao Pass. It wasn't that the Qin army voluntarily evacuated Hulao Pass. Even if General Xue Rengui was given another two months, he might not be able to conquer Hulao Pass, let alone Hangu Pass, which is close to the hinterland of Guanzhong. After all, Qin army will not take the initiative to retreat this time. Yes." Cui Hao analyzed the situation faced by the armies from all walks of life one by one.

Deng Sheng also broke into a cold sweat when he heard the words. He thought he was too naive. Deng Jun was progressing so smoothly, which gave Deng Sheng the illusion that Qin Jun was vulnerable, but he didn't know that the situation Deng Jun was facing was still relatively bad. Let’s not talk about the two armies of the South and South Routes, let’s talk about the West Route Army. The 8 troops led by Li Siye now have only [-] troops left, and they are alone in depth. In terms of logistics, it is very difficult. Now everything is progressing in the war If it goes well, there will be no problems. If the West Road Army is defeated, it will easily be defeated. If there is a little carelessness, it is not impossible for the West Road Army to fall in Guanzhong.

"Then how does Cui Qing think our army can break the situation?" Deng Sheng asked Cui Hao.

Cui Hao thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, in terms of the current situation, our army can only fight one battle at a time. There is no good way, but I have different opinions on the West Road Army. gone."

"What do Cui Qing think?" Deng Sheng asked.

Cui Hao said: "General Li Siye's West Army has only 8 to [-] people left. Even if they reach Chang'an City, the chance of winning Chang'an City is very low, and Chang'an is located in the hinterland of Guanzhong, far away from Hanzhong. The logistical supply of the army is even more difficult, so I think that the army on the West Road should give up attacking Chang'an and find another place!"

"Look elsewhere? Where?" Deng Sheng asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty, besides Lantian Valley and Hangu Pass, there are tens of thousands of Qin elites in Xiliang. Once Chang'an City is besieged by our army, these soldiers and horses will definitely enter the pass to rescue Chang'an. It is better for our army to take the initiative to attack Xiliang and wipe out the last elite of Qin!" Cui Hao said.

"Xiliang?" Deng Sheng was in a daze. In the history of later generations of China, the counties of Xiliang were under the control of the Central Plains dynasty for most of the time, but in this era, Xiliang is for the people of the Central Plains. , but it is an unknown land. Although the strong Qin ruled the six countries back then, it did not open up Xiliang. The current Xiliang was opened up by the current Qin State.

When Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, slaughtered the clan of the Qin State, the descendants of the Qin State fled to today's Xiliang and other places. At that time, Xiliang was still barren. , Wuwei County, Tianshui County, Longxi County, Anding County, Jincheng County, and Dunhuang County, and Guzang City, the capital of Qin State in Xiliang, is located in Wuwei County. It can be said that for the great powers of the Central Plains, Xiliang It is a mysterious virgin land.

In Xiliang now, apart from the Qin people who fled during the war, there are also a large part of the Qiang people. After the establishment of the Qin State in Xiliang, except for the war with the Han State entrenched in Guanzhong, most of the time was In suppressing the Qiang people, although more than 200 years have passed, some Qiang people also accepted the fact that the Qin State ruled, but a large part of the Qiang people still went their own way and rebelled from time to time, which made the Qin State very distressed. After leaving the Han Dynasty and re-entering Guanzhong, there are still [-] elites stationed in the counties of Xiliang, just to suppress the turmoil of the Qiang people.

If Deng's offensive was not too fierce this time, Qin would not have transferred troops from Xiliang. In fact, even if the two disastrous defeats at Jianshan and Changping Pavilion had hurt Qin's vitality, Qin would have never The transfer of troops from Xiliang is enough to see the situation in Xiliang, and after the Qin State transferred half of its troops from Xiliang, the Qiang people began to move again.

(End of this chapter)