Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2237 The discussion of killing prisoners, fighting Li Shimin
Chapter 2233: Discussion on killing prisoners, fighting Li Shimin
After taking advantage of the defeated cavalry of the Tang army and easily defeating Xu Rong's troops, Huo Qubing followed him with [-] cavalry in person and chased for hundreds of miles before withdrawing his troops, killing and capturing a large number of Tang troops.

While Huo Qubing led the army to pursue, Gongsun Xuanyuan was ordered by Huo Qubing to lead the army to collect Li County.

Although there are only more than [-] defenders in Qianxian County, many defeated troops fled into the city. In addition, they have already taken precautions against the Qin army, and the Qin army has no siege equipment, so they cannot attack by force and can only outsmart them.

Gongsun Xuanyuan asked the Qin army to change into Tang army uniforms, disguised as the defeated Tang army, and used the unconscious Changsun Wuji to swindle open the city gate, and occupied the important place of Qian County without a single soldier.

It is worth mentioning that Xu Rong, Gao Siji, Shi Jingtang and other generals seemed to be unable to defend Dingsi County. If they entered the city, they would be easily wiped out by the Qin army, so they did not return to Si County, but fled to Youfufeng In Huaili City, the government office, he took refuge in Li Siyuan, the prefect of Youfufeng.

According to statistics after the war, the Qin army killed a total of 1 cavalrymen and [-] infantrymen of the Tang army in this battle, captured [-] cavalrymen, [-] infantrymen, captured [-] horses, and captured [-] shi of rations.

The [-] elite Tang troops were almost wiped out in this battle alone, leaving only more than [-] cavalry, who fled to Huaili City under the leadership of Xu Rong, Gao Siji and other generals.

It is naturally impossible for the Qin army to achieve such a big victory without paying a price, but the damage was not too great. The total casualties were less than [-], which can be described as a complete victory.

Although Huo Qubing won a big victory, he also lost [-] fine cavalry. After the high-intensity march, two battles were fought in a row. The soldiers were also a little tired, so Huo decided to rest in Qian County One is continuing to march.

During the rest period, the generals of the Qin army had a heated discussion on whether to kill the prisoners.

In one day, in two battles, the Qin army defeated the Tang army consecutively, and the captured Tang army also accumulated to [-], but the total strength of the Qin army dropped to [-] due to casualties.

The strength of the Qin army was too small, and the number of prisoners of the Tang army was too large, almost accounting for two-thirds of the total strength of the Qin army.

These captives are all elites of the Tang army, with good fighting power, and they are relatively loyal to Li Shimin, so it is impossible to subdue them in a short time.

The killing of the prisoners is unknown, but if the prisoners are not killed, a large number of soldiers will be left to guard the prisoners of war, which will undoubtedly weaken the combat power of the Qin army.

"You can't kill them. Since we entered the pass, only one day has passed, and our army has already lost [-] cavalry.

Now Li Shimin must have known the news that Xiaoguan was broken and Changsun Wuji was defeated and captured, and he will definitely mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress our army.

Even if the factor of the Tang army's encirclement and suppression is removed, our army will still attack Wuzhangyuan and Chang'an, but how many troops does our army have to consume? "

Gongsun Xuanyuan was a staunch opponent of the faction that killed the captives. He was stunned when he heard the proposal to kill the captives, but he also knew that it was not the Qin army that wanted to kill them, but that the existence of these captives had already threatened the Qin army.

Xuanyuan Tong's generals opposed their reasons for killing the prisoners one by one. After arguing, the generals were speechless, and then said: "We can follow the example of General Li Jing and drive the prisoners of the Tang army to help our army attack the city, so as to reduce our army casualties."

After hearing Xuanyuan's words, many generals were persuaded and gave up their plan to kill the prisoners.

But Huo Qubing said: "The situation in our army is completely different from that of Li Jing.

Not only did Li Jing rely on the two prefectures of Jing and Jing, but he also had an army of 14. The Tang army had only [-] prisoners of war.

But what about us?The lone army went deep, with neither logistics nor retreat.

Now there are only [-] cavalry left, and the prisoners of war are close to two-thirds of the total force. If the prisoners of war are provoked into chaos, it will only further reduce the strength of our army and make our army's situation worse. "

After hearing Huo Qubing's words, Xuanyuan fell silent. Their situation is indeed completely different from Li Jing's, so it is not advisable to imitate Li Jing.

Xuanyuan also knew that Huo Qubing's words were not wrong. Killing these Tang Army prisoners of war would do more good than harm to the West Route Army, but he couldn't bear it.

These are [-] elite soldiers, representing [-] families in Guanzhong. It is too cruel and a pity to kill them like this.

A gleam of determination flashed in Gongsun Xuanyuan's eyes, he looked directly into Huo Qubing's eyes and said, "General, let these prisoners of war be handed over to the future, and the general wishes to issue a military order to reorganize these prisoners of war into a force that can always be controlled within ten days. "

After all, Huo Qubing was not a bloodthirsty general. Xuanyuan's words moved his heart. After a moment of silence, he said, "Ten days is too long. Even if the general is willing to wait, does General Xuanyuan think Tang Jun will wait for you for ten days?"

"Eight days." Gongsun Xuanyuan gritted his teeth and said.

"Okay, it's a deal."

Huo Qubing smiled: "General Xuanyuan, there is no joke in the army, the general will give you eight days."

Xuanyuan: "..."

Huo Qubing asked Xuanyuan to lead an army of [-] troops to guard Li County, and was responsible for reorganizing [-] prisoners of war from the Tang army. Of course, the time was limited, only eight days.

After eight days, regardless of success or failure, Xuanyuan must lead the army to participate in the battle, and if there is a problem with the reorganized prisoners of war, Xuanyuan will naturally bear the responsibility.

Two days later, Huo Qubing led [-] cavalry, left Qian County, and headed towards Wuzhangyuan, intending to occupy the main road leading to Chang'an first, but Wuzhangyuan had already been occupied by a Tang army.

Not long after Changsun Wuji was defeated, Li Shimin received the news that within a day, Xiaoguan and Qian County fell one after another, Changsun Wuji was captured, and [-] elite troops were defeated and only [-] remnants remained.

After hearing the news, Li Shimin almost fainted from anger, and cursed angrily: The auxiliary machine (the name of Changsun Wuji) misunderstood me.

After the anger passed, Li Shimin showed the qualities of an excellent monarch. He calmed down quickly and began to think about how to overcome this difficulty.

The Qin army that invaded Guanzhong was not infantry, but cavalry, and it was all cavalry.

With the mobility of the cavalry of the Qin army, unless they take the initiative to fight the Tang army, the Tang army will not be able to catch up at all, but the Qin army can maneuver freely in Guanzhong.

If this Qin cavalry is allowed to do evil in Guanzhong, even if the Qin army is repelled this time, the Tang State will definitely be seriously injured.

Next time the Qin army comes to attack again, how should the Tang state resist?
Therefore, this Qin army iron cavalry must be resolved as soon as possible.

Li Shimin is worthy of being a hero of the generation. He knew at a glance that Huo Qubing's goal was definitely Chang'an, and entering Chang'an from the west would not bypass Wuzhangyuan, so Wuzhangyuan would be an excellent battlefield to deal with this Qin army.

In Li Shimin's view, only [-] Qin cavalry entered the pass, and now there are at most [-] left. As long as the plan is proper, the strength of the Tang army may not be able to wipe them all out.

Li Shimin appointed Sima Yi as the guard of the pass, and he himself returned to Chang'an, preparing to personally lead the army to encircle and suppress the Qin army. This time he wanted to catch Huo Qubing.

(End of this chapter)