Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2428 Surprise attack on Chen Cang, then declare war
Chapter 2424: Surprise attack on Chencang, fight after declaration
After hearing what Li Jing said, everyone present was shocked.

What did they just hear?Not only did 17 elite soldiers be dispatched this time, Li Jing, Wu Qi, Wang Jian, Gongsun Xuanyuan and many other famous generals, but also Li Cunxiao, Sun Lingming, Yuwen Chengdu, Jiang Song and other peerless generals?
Such a lineup is more than enough to win Guanzhong, even to destroy the Tang Kingdom!

All the civil and military people present thought that the battle was a sure win, but Li Jing didn't think so.

Although Tang's national power is weak and the morale of the army is not high, there are many top civil servants and generals.

There are seven gods of war on the bright side, namely: Li Yuanba, Yang Jian, Ma Shanwei, Gao Siji, Kong Peng, Wang Shi, and Wang Xiang.

There are a lot of generals, including: Xin Wenli, Shang Shitu, Kang Anyu, Gao Xingzhou, Kang Junli and so on.

As for the famous marshals, there are many, including: Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Zhao She, Yu Wentai, Li Siyuan, Li Mu, Li Zuoche and so on.

To put it bluntly, Tang is the country with the strongest talent lineup besides Great Qin.

If it wasn't for being sandwiched between Qin, Sui and Shu and not getting much room for development, and the development momentum was completely interrupted by the Great Qin, the scale of Tang's influence would never be limited to Kansai.

In addition to these obvious things in Tang State, there is an even more terrifying force behind it, that is Taoism.

Taoism is the strongest and most mysterious sect among the hundreds of schools. Once they fully support the Tang Kingdom, who knows what powerful figures will emerge?

Therefore, it is easy for Daqin to defeat Tang, and it is easier to occupy Guanzhong, but it is not easy to destroy Tang, at least it is not the time yet.

Ying Hao launched the second Battle of Guanzhong. From the very beginning, he didn't want to destroy Tang. He just occupied Guanzhong in advance, and at the same time severely weakened Tang's strength, and at the same time tested the Taoist reaction.

"Governor, just tell me, how should we fight this battle?" Qin Yong asked impatiently.

Li Jing tapped the table with his fingertips and said sixteen words with a sneer.

"Seize the old warehouse first, then break through the pass, seal the pass, and catch the turtle in the urn."

When Wu Qi, Wang Jian, Gongsun Xuanyuan and others heard this, their eyes lit up.

Although what Li Jing said was small, there was a lot of information, which basically pointed out the strategy of this battle.

The third of the four major gates in Guanzhong has been occupied by Daqin, only Sanguan is still in Li Tang's hands, and if you want to break Sanguan, you must first capture Chencang.

Once Sanguan is captured successfully, all the roads leading to the outside world will be completely blocked. Even if other forces want to support Guanzhong, there will be no way, so the initiative will be completely on Daqin's side.

Da Qin can deal with the Tang army as he wants, and even capture Tang Gong Li Shimin alive to wipe out the Tang army in Guanzhong.

But it is obviously not easy to win the clearance.

As the only channel to the outside world, Li Jing knew the importance of customs clearance, and Li Shimin naturally knew it too, so he attached great importance to the defense of customs clearance.

There are 12 Tang troops in Guanzhong, of which [-] are veterans, and one-third of them are the defenders of Sanguan, and the defender is Li Siyuan, a general of the Li Tang clan.

As early as the first battle of Guanzhong, Li Jing proposed the strategy of "capture four passes and lock Guanzhong", but he failed to reach Sanguan City, and was blocked by Li Siyuan outside Chencang City.

Li Siyuan is the biggest obstacle if he wants to win the pass this time.

Neither Wu Qi nor Wang Jian expected that Li Jing would repeat the old saying and once again proposed the strategy of blocking Guanzhong. In all fairness, this strategy is very good, but it is also very difficult to implement.

Wang Jian stood up and said, "Grand Governor, if you want to take Sanguan, you must first take Chencang.

For our army, there is only one chance for a sneak attack, and no matter whether it succeeds or fails, it will surely scare the snake away.

If Chencang is raided, even if Chencang can be captured, Sanguan will definitely receive news. It is not easy to break through Sanguan when you are on guard.

The last general thought that instead of using this opportunity in Chen Cang, it would be better to send troops to surprise Chang'an directly.

If the city of Chang'an is destroyed, then Guanzhong will be settled. "

"That's right, that's right, the deputy governor's words are justified."

Yue Yun, Xue Dingshan and others will join in one after another.

After all, if there is a chance to break through Chang'an directly, why bother to beat around the bush?
Li Jing explained with a smile: "Sizhou reinforcements have not yet arrived, and General Li Cunxiao, Sun Lingming, and the others have not arrived. With the generals of Yongzhou alone, even if they can sneak in by surprise attack, it may be difficult to completely occupy Chang'an City. It is better to capture Sanguan first and trap the Tang army to death. It can also minimize losses.”

Hearing this, everyone reacted.

Although Sizhou's [-] elite army and generals such as Li Cunxiao and Sun Lingming will come to participate in the Guanzhong battle, they have not yet arrived in Guanzhong, so they still have to rely on themselves in the early stage.

But without Li Cunxiao, Sun Lingming and others, based on the words of the generals of Sizhou, even if they invaded Chang'an, it may not be able to stop the counterattack of Li Yuanba, Yang Jian, Kong Peng and others.

Li Jing's implication is that if Li Cunxiao and Sun Lingming don't come, Chang'an can't be broken by relying on everyone here, so it's better to retreat and attack Sanguan.

But in the eyes of everyone, although the difficulty of breaking Sanguan is lower than that of Chang'an, it is not much lower.

If you want to break through Sanguan, you must first break Chencang, but if you break Chencang, Sanguan will definitely be prepared for such a big movement.

The difficulty of breaking through a level with defense is different from that of a level without defense.

All the generals present were aware of this, and it was impossible for Li Jing not to be aware of it. Since he dared to propose the strategy of 'locking the pass' again, he was sure to attack Chencang and Sanguan at the same time.

Li Jing looked down at a blond and blue-eyed foreigner, and asked, "Prefect Bi, you are responsible for everything that separates Li Tang from the inside. Has the guard Chen Cang successfully instigated rebellion?"

"Reporting to the governor, the county magistrate of Chencang has decided to take refuge in Daqin, but the county magistrate of Chencang does not have much military power in his hands, and it is impossible to open the city gate."

Although this person does not look like a Han Chinese, he speaks fluent Chinese and behaves in a Sinicized manner. It is Bismarck.

The identity implanted by Bismarck was of mixed Han and Hu blood. He was originally a Tang official, but he was discriminated against by high-level officials. Even if his political achievements were outstanding, he would not be promoted.

After the Qin army attacked the Tang Dynasty, Bismarck saw the opportunity, surrendered to the Qin army in Kaesong, and persuaded many county magistrates from Zuo Fengling to surrender together.

After becoming a county minister, Bismarck made many great achievements one after another in the past year, so he was promoted to the prefect.

Bismarck was just a small county magistrate in the Tang Dynasty, but after surrendering to the Great Qin, he became a county prefect. His experience made many Tang officials envious, wondering if he would be like Bismarck if he surrendered to the Qin Dynasty.

Li Jing took this into consideration, so he asked Bismarck to be in charge of the divorce, and was responsible for the officials and generals who instigated Li Tang's rebellion.

Over the past year, with Bismarck's continuous efforts, he has naturally achieved considerable success.

Among the 17 counties of the Tang State in Guanzhong, many county magistrates had already been instigated by Bismarck and secretly defected to the Great Qin. Once the Qin army sent troops, these counties would also directly defect.

At the same time, many civil servants and generals of the capitulation faction in Chang'an have also been instigated by Bismarck, but there is no suitable time to defect.

Hearing that Bismarck said that he had just instigated Chencang County Magistrate, everyone was a little disappointed.

Unlike other county towns, Chencang is an important town, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are special guards guarding it. The county magistrate without military power is naturally not so important.

"Although the Chen Cang Order cannot control Chen Cang, through the Chen Cang Order, his subordinates have connected another line, that is Li Cunjin, Li Siben's lieutenant general, who is guarding Chen Cang, and he has agreed to abandon the dark side and surrender to our Great Qin." Bismarck took it easy. Said.

"Okay, with Li Cunjin as the internal response, Chen Cang can be destroyed overnight.

After the army breaks through Chencang, they can continue to surprise Sanguan without stopping, without giving Li Siyuan any chance to react, and break through Sanguan in one fell swoop. "Jia Fu said excitedly.

All the generals nodded their heads one after another, obviously they also believed that this method was feasible, at least it was much more reliable than directly raiding Chang'an.

"There are not only Li Siyuan in Sanguan, but also Kong Peng, Wang Shi, and Wang Xiang. Therefore, there must be no carelessness in this operation."

After saying that, Li Jing's eyes fell on Gongsun Xuanyuan below, and he ordered: "General Gongsun, I will entrust you with the task of raiding and clearing the customs. This governor will give you [-] elite riders. In addition, Yuwen Chengdu, Pei Yuanqing, Huang Tianhua, Qin The five generals Yong and Yue Yun will also help you."

"Thank you Du Dudu for your trust, Gongsun Xuanyuan will live up to his trust."

Gongsun Xuanyuan clasped his fists and said in a deep voice.

After saying that, Gongsun Xuanyuan directly took the order to leave, and the five generals Yuwen Chengdu, Pei Yuanqing, Huang Tianhua, Qin Yong, and Yue Yun followed closely behind.

After Xuanyuan and the others left, Li Jing said again: "I, the great Qin state, went to war without declaring it, and it would be unavoidable. Therefore, the governor is going to send an envoy to Chang'an to question Duke Tang and declare war on Tang."

Wu Qi, Baili Xi and the others all looked at each other with strange expressions, obviously they all knew what trick Li Jing was trying to pull off.

Li Jing only said to send an envoy to declare war, but he didn't say how the envoy would go. If the envoy walked slowly, by the time the envoy arrived in Chang'an, Sanguan would have already been taken. After all, Xuanyuan had all the cavalry under his command.

This can't be called fighting without declaration, it should be called fighting after declaration. Although there is only one word difference, the way to do it is great.

You Tang State accused me of Daqin's undeclared war, but I declared it clearly, but the envoys moved a little slower, and the war will be over when it arrives.

Who is to blame?Anyway, you can’t blame me, Da Qin, if you want to blame it, you Tang Guo is too weak, and you can’t even hold on for such a mere two days.

Li Jing thought about the overall plan in his mind, and then asked: "My lords, who is willing to be an envoy?"

Ban Chao, who was the youngest among the civil servants and had the lowest qualifications, was the first to stand up, clasped his fists and said, "I wish to go."

(End of this chapter)