Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2228 The battle situation in Guanzhong, five ways to attack Tang

Chapter 2224: The battle in Guanzhong, five ways to attack Tang

While Luoyang was in full swing to prepare for enthronement, the battle situation in Guanzhong also changed.

Ying Hao ordered Li Jing to lead 14 troops out of Wuguan to attack Guanzhong, but Li Jing did not transfer all the troops to the front line of Shangluo in Lantian.

Considering the terrain along the Wuguan road, there were too many troops to deploy, so Zhang Liao left [-] troops in Tongguan to contain the Tang army on the front line of Tongguan, and only led [-] troops out of Wuguan to tackle the key.

Li Jing's army was as powerful as a rainbow, and they captured Shang County, which is the closest to Wuguan, in one go, but Li Shimin personally led the army and stopped him at Shangluo.

After the fall of Wuguan, the Qin army's next marching routes were: Shangxian, Shangluo, and Gaoguan, and Lantian was the last line of defense in Chang'an.

It doesn't matter if the other cities are breached, but once Lantian is breached by the Qin army, then Li Jing can drive straight to the city of Chang'an.

In order to keep the land in Guanzhong, Li Shimin mobilized heavy troops to defend the two cities of Lantian and Shangluo, and at the same time recruited a large number of strong men to repair the abandoned Gurao Pass.

Li Shimin planned to rely on Lantian, Shangluo Dangerous City, and Raoguan's geographical advantages to build a solid line of defense in Lantian to keep the Qin army out of Guanzhong.

It's just that Shangluo is not Wuguan after all, and Yaoguan has been abandoned for many years, and it will not be possible to rebuild it in a short while. It is obviously not easy to stop Li Jing's [-] troops.

After the army led by Li Jing arrived at Shangluo City, after the siege equipment such as ladders, well rails, catapults, and city hammers were in place, they immediately launched the siege, and Gao Chong and Yu Wencheng, two fierce generals, personally participated In the middle of the siege.

The morale of the Qin army was like a rainbow, and the offensive was extremely fierce. On the first day of the siege, the Tang army was struggling to practice. If Yang Jian's reinforcements did not arrive in time, they might be able to break through Lantian on the first day.

With the support of Yang Jian's reinforcements, Gao Chong and Yu Wencheng were repelled one after another, Li Shimin's pressure was greatly reduced, and he finally managed to hold on to Lantian, but this was only temporary, because Qin's reinforcements also arrived not long after.

In the Battle of Xiangyang, shortly after the Qin Army defeated the Shu-Chu Allied Forces, Ying Hao transferred Han Xin's [-] troops to Li Jing's command.

In other words, in addition to the [-] troops on the front line of Shangluo in Lantian and the [-] troops in Tongguan, Han Xin's [-] troops were also under the command of Li Jing.

The total strength of the Qin army on the western front has reached 20, and there are 14 troops on the front line of Lantian.

Li Jing did not transfer all of Han Xin's 14 troops to Shangluo to participate in the siege. After all, there is no need to use [-] troops for a mere Shangluo city.

Li Jing got the exact information, and Li Shimin ordered the Hanzhong and Longxi regions to expand their troops urgently. Once the training is completed, the troops in these regions will be transferred to Guanzhong.

Although these recruits are not strong in field combat, they still have some combat power in defending the city.

Based on this consideration, Li Jing decided to let Han Xin lead an army of [-] to recover the Nanxiang counties captured by the Tang army.

After receiving Li Jing's order, Han Xin decisively divided his troops and dispatched [-] troops to support Li Jing, while he personally joined the [-] troops to conquer the Nanxiang counties captured by the Tang army in the west.

Tang Jun's garrison in Nanxiang is not too many, only five thousand in total, how can it stop Han Xin's army?
In just three days, half of the captured counties in Nanxiang were recovered by Han Xin.

Li Xiaogong, the prefect of Hanzhong in the Tang Dynasty, was shocked when he learned that there was a Qin army coming to Hanzhong. He quickly recalled the reinforcements sent to Guanzhong, and reported the news to Tang Wang Li Shimin. At the same time, he went to the front line to resist Han Xin's attack army.

So far, the Guanzhong War between the Qin and Tang Dynasties opened up the second fastest battlefield, the Hanzhong battlefield.

Li Jing was supported by Han Xin's [-] reinforcements, and his total strength reached [-]. Just when he was about to take advantage of the situation to capture Lan Tian, ​​he received the news that Qin Hao agreed to proclaim himself emperor.

Previously, Jia Xu's actions to build up momentum could be described as vigorous. Even if Li Jing was fighting on the front line, it was still unavoidable. He honestly wrote a letter to support Ying Hao's proclaiming himself emperor.

And after many major incidents such as three resignations and three rejections, Ying Hao finally agreed to found the country and proclaim himself emperor, and this also made Li Jing feel that the burden on him was even heavier.

The founding ceremony was scheduled for two months later, that is to say, there was only two months left for Li Jing.

Within two months, Li Jing must capture Shangluo and Lantian, break into Guanzhong, and then break through Chang'an to completely end the battle of Guanzhong.

Otherwise, Qin would not have so much food and grass to support him to continue fighting, and he must temporarily stop attacking Guanzhong for the founding ceremony.

Feeling the pressure, Li Jing continued to attack Shangluo on the surface, but secretly prepared to open up a third battlefield to outwit Guanzhong.

Li Jing ordered Zhang Liao's troops in Tongguan to retreat, and asked Tan Daoji to order [-] troops to camp at the Hangu ruins to confuse the Tang army, while Zhang Liao led [-] main forces to secretly go north, waiting for a chance.

This fighter is Huo Qubing Qubing's [-] cavalry.

When Huo Qubing's cavalry arrived on the battlefield and launched an attack from the west to Fufeng, Zhang Liao's partial division smuggled Hanoi across the Yellow River and attacked Fenglingdu, thereby attacking Zuofengling and igniting the flames of war in Guanzhong.

Fenglingdu has been the largest ferry on the Yellow River since ancient times. It is the main throat of Hedong, Henan and Guanzhong, and it is a battleground for military strategists.

The ancient battlefield between Wei State and Qin State is here. Famous battles such as Cao Cao's crusade against Han Sui and Ma Chao, and Yuwen Tai's defeat of Gao Huan in the Western Wei Dynasty all took place in Fenglingdu.

For such an important geographical artery, the Tang army must have a tight defense, but the attention of the Tang army has been attracted by Li Jing, Han Xin, and Tan Daoji. If there is an emergency, some of Fenglingdu's defenders will definitely be transferred, and then Zhang Liao's chance will come.

In fact, there are only three counties and 38 counties in Guanzhong, and these three counties are: Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fengling and You Fufeng.

If Li Jing's battle plan can be successful, then the three counties in Guanzhong will face the siege of five Qin armies, and these five Qin armies are from: Shangluo (Li Jing), Hanzhong (Han Xin), Tongguan (Tan Daoji), Fengling Du (Zhang Liao), Xiao Guan (Huo Qubing).

Even though the Tang State had a deep background in Guanzhong, under the fire of war everywhere, the troops were scattered everywhere and it was difficult to concentrate. It was undoubtedly extremely difficult to defend Guanzhong under the offensive of the Qin army.

This was also the only way Li Jing could think of to conquer Guanzhong within two months.

"At the beginning of next year, the lord will ascend the throne in Luoyang and proclaim himself emperor. Before that, we must break through Chang'an and present Guanzhong to the lord as a gift."

Li Jing drew out the long spear at his waist, swung it violently in the direction of Lantian, and shouted violently, "Siege the city."

"Breaking Chang'an, Great Qin will surely win."

Gao Chong roared angrily, and then took the lead in the charge again, personally participating in the siege, and Yu Wencheng rushed forward not to be outdone.

On the top of Luocheng, Yang Jian looked solemnly at the Qin army who was flooded below, then turned to Li Shimin beside him, and said: "Master, Shangluo is too dangerous, please go to Raoguan to sit in the town."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a look of struggle, but he finally said decisively: "General Yang Jian doesn't need to persuade you anymore, this king has made up his mind, the city is alive, the city is broken and the people are dead."

Li Jing divided the [-] troops into five divisions, and took turns attacking the city day and night. However, under such a high-strength offensive, the Tang army still failed to hold Shangluo in the end.

Three days later, Shangluo City was breached, and Yang Jian led some remnants of the army to protect Li Shimin and retreat to Raoguan, where he continued to defend.

(End of this chapter)