Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2519 Destroy Tang

Chapter 2515: Destruction of Tang Dynasty

After a night of fun, Ying Hao fell into a deep sleep.

During this period of time, because of Taiqing, he was also under a lot of pressure. Now that all his troubles are gone, he can finally sleep well.

"Report... Your Majesty, Hanzhong urgent report."

The sound of the report outside woke up the sleeping Ying Hao and Dong Xiaowan.

Dong Xiaowan's head had been in a daze before, but it wasn't until this time that she realized that she had kept her virginity for nearly 20 years and gave it to Ying Hao in such a muddle-headed way, so she was naturally extremely shy.

Dong Xiaowan directly kicked Ying Hao out of the bed, covered herself tightly with the quilt, and let out a shy but happy whine.

Ying Hao got up from the ground, took a green shirt and put it on, looked at Dong Xiaowan shrunk into a ball, and shook his head helplessly.

Apart from Dong Xiaowan, no one else dared to kick him out of bed.

"Xiao Wan, I still have the State Affairs Office, and I will come to you tomorrow night to catch up on the old days."

After getting dressed, Ying Hao pushed the door out and saw Yu Huatian kneeling outside the door.

"What's the urgent military situation in Hanzhong?" Ying Hao asked.

"Your Majesty, Liu Yu sent troops overnight. Shi Jingtang, deputy general of Baishuiguan, surrendered without a fight. The Shu army invaded Hanzhong without a single soldier. Now they have encircled Nanzheng City. Sui King Yang Guang also sent troops to the third place of Qiang. County, ready to share a piece of the pie."

Hearing this, Ying Hao realized the seriousness of the problem, and immediately summoned Wu Qi, Li Cunxiao, Sun Lingming, Bismarck, Ban Chao and other civil and military personnel to the Central Palace to hold a meeting overnight to discuss countermeasures.

In the middle of the night, but he had to work overtime all night, but instead of any dissatisfaction, all the ministers were slightly excited.

Although the Battle of Guanzhong ended with the victory of Daqin, in the final analysis, only one and a half counties in Guanzhong and some impoverished counties in Liangzhou were won, which could not satisfy the appetite of all civil and military personnel in Yongzhou.

Taking advantage of so many troops still staying in Yongliang, if you don't take the opportunity to take down the three counties in Longxi, you will be sorry for the money and food consumed by dispatching the army.

"Your Majesty, we were summoned overnight, but something happened in Hanzhong?" Sun Lingming asked hastily.

The battle of Huashan actually hit him hard.

Sun Lingming always thought that even if he wasn't invincible, he would be second only to Li Cunxiao in the Qin army, but he didn't want to think that this time Huashan sword debate, he didn't even have the qualifications to participate in the battle, so he could only stay by Ying Hao's side to watch the battle. How can he accept it?

But there is no way to accept it. After all, he is still young, and he has already achieved the fastest cultivation speed at his age. Next, the only way to improve his cultivation is to grind hard with water.

If Li Cunxiao knew what Sun Lingming was thinking, he would definitely comfort this little brother. After all, although he, the number one general in the world, participated, he was only a supporting role. The protagonists were only Tai Yi, Ying Long and Zhu Long.

"That's right, the situation in Hanzhong has changed drastically. Liu Yu attracted the attention of the top Tang army in Hanchang, but he secretly instigated Shi Jingtang, the guard of Baishui Pass.

The tens of thousands of Shu troops led by Zhang Ren took Baishuiguan without a single soldier.

After Li Xiaogong received the news, in order to avoid being flanked by Liu Yu and Zhang Ren, he could only return to Nanzheng and wait for help.

Now Liu Yu's two armies have joined forces and surrounded Nanzheng City in an attempt to capture the three counties of Hanzhong. "

Having said that, Ying Hao was also surprised in his heart, Liu Yu's method is really powerful, if he doesn't make a move, he will hit Li Tang directly at the death point.

Yizhou has Yangping Pass, Baishui Pass, Jianmen Pass (Jiange Pass), Jiameng Pass, Jiangyou Pass, Fushui Pass, Qutang Pass and many other great passes.

Among them, Yangpingguan is the north gate of Yizhou, guarding the three counties of Hanzhong County, and it is still under the control of Tang State.

Between Guanghan County and Hanzhong County, there are three checkpoints, namely: Baishui Pass, Jianmen Pass (Jiange), and Jiameng Pass;

Among the three passes, only Jianmen Pass belonged to the Kingdom of Shu, while Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass belonged to the Kingdom of Tang.

The reason for this situation is that when Liu Ji ruled Yizhou at the beginning, Liu Yu retreated one after another, leaving only Guanghan County and Guanghan Dependent State, and had to introduce Li Tang forces to balance the situation in Yizhou.

Liu Yu invited the Tang army to enter Yizhou, but Li Shimin was worried that Liu Yu would go back on his word, and when the time came to cut off the Tang army's food road, the Tang army would be hit by the enemy when it entered Shu.

In order to dispel Li Shimin's concerns, Liu Yu could only give up Baishuiguan and Jiamengguan to ensure that the Tang army's food supply was safe, so that Li Shimin dared to go south with peace of mind.

Since then, Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass have been owned by Tang State.

After Tang Jun entered Yizhou, he united with Liu Yu to fight against Liu Ji, and also occupied many territories in the north of Yizhou.

But as Li Shimin experienced a disastrous defeat in Sizhou, he had to shrink his troops to defend Guanzhong, so he withdrew all Yizhou troops to Guanzhong, and exchanged Yizhou territory with Liu Yu and Liu Ji for money and food.

Although Li Shimin voluntarily gave up his base in Yizhou, he only kept Jiameng Pass and Baishui Pass. Obviously, he was also afraid that Yizhou forces would attack Hanzhong.

However, as long as Baishuiguan and Jiamengguan are in hand, even if the soldiers of the whole country of Shu come to attack, Tang Jun can persist in Hanzhong for a year or so.

But as Li Tang Ai Guanzhong continued to retreat, Li Shimin made the same choice as Liu Yu, and had to lead the Shu army into Hanzhong, and the two joined forces to fight against the Qin army.

Liu Yu also used the same reason as Li Shimin at the beginning, and asked Li Shimin to recover Jiameng Pass and Baishui Pass.

In order for Liu Yu to send troops to rescue, Li Shimin had to agree to Liu Yu, but he only returned to Jiameng Pass deliberately, and Baishui Pass refused to retreat no matter what.

Liu Yu was not greedy either, he sent troops when he wanted to return to Jiameng Pass, but he didn't want his former army to arrive in Hanzhong, the Qin army had already completely occupied the pass.

Li Shimin died, and Li Tang was in internal turmoil. Liu Yu didn't think Li Tang could keep Hanzhong, so he came up with the idea of ​​seizing the three counties of Hanzhong and perfecting the northern defense line of Yizhou.

But to accomplish this goal, there is a big obstacle, that is, Baishuiguan is still in the hands of Tang Jun.

There are only [-] Shu troops entering Hanzhong, and there are [-] follow-up troops. Once the Shu and Tang dynasties are torn apart, but they cannot take Baishuiguan, the Hanzhong Shu army will really be trapped to death.

Faced with such a situation, Liu Yu listened to Su Qin's strategy and led an army of [-] to stay on the front line of Hanchang, attracting the attention of Li Xiaogong and other high-level Li and Tang officials, and at the same time lowering their vigilance.

But Zhang Ren was secretly asked to lead an army of [-] out of Jiameng Pass, ready to surprise Baishui Pass at any time, and at the same time contact Li Keyong, the guard of Baishui Pass, hoping to instigate him to rebel.

Not only did Liu Yu's instigation of rebellion fail, but it also aroused Li Xiaogong's vigilance, and he became even more vigilant against Liu Yu.

The plan to instigate Li Keyong failed, and Liu Yu turned his target to his lieutenant, Shi Jingtang.

In order to instigate Shi Jingtang's rebellion, Liu Yu spent a lot of money and promised to make him a prince directly.

Just when Liu Yu was wooing Shi Jingtang, Daqin's spies were actually plotting against Shi Jingtang.

It's no wonder that Shi Jingtang refused Daqin's solicitation and turned to Shu. After all, Daqin's conditions for instigating rebellion were superior, and it was impossible for Shi Jingtang to give Shi Jingtang the position of Marquis.

Shi Jingtang suddenly rebelled and captured Li Keyong. Zhang Ren led [-] Shu troops into Hanzhong without a single soldier, and the Shu army's strength in Hanzhong also reached [-].

After Li Xiaogong heard the news of the fall of Baishuiguan, considering the huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, the Shu army continued to enter Hanzhong. It must be impossible to fight recklessly, so he decisively led the army to retreat to Nanzheng County to defend it, but he did not know this move. Just as Liu Yu intended.

Li Xiaogong only has the ability to command the troops, but he has no intention of the overall situation.

In this situation, how long can he defend Nanzheng City?So guarding against injuries is doomed to fail.

If Li Xiaogong was tough to the end, and would rather fight to the death with one soldier, and absolutely refused to live, then Liu Yu really had to consider retreating. After all, if he really fought against Tang Jun, he would lose both sides, and in the end he would only benefit Daqin.

But Li Xiaogong didn't go shopping to the end, but chose to defend to the death, delaying time, which is tantamount to handing over the initiative to Liu Yu, because the longer the delay, the more beneficial it is to the Shu army.

After hearing Ying Hao's analysis, all the generals present also reacted. Originally, they had hoped that Shu and Tang would lose both sides. After Daqin took Longxi, they would also take down the three counties of Hanzhong. But now let's look at capturing Hanzhong. It's a bit difficult.

"Your Majesty, shall we just watch Liu Yu seize Hanzhong?" Sun Lingming said unwillingly.

"Of course not, regardless of success or failure, it is important to try."

After saying that, Ying Hao looked at Li Cunxiao and ordered: "Li Cunxiao, I order you to lead an army of [-] to leave San Pass and attack Yangping Pass."

"No." Li Cunxiao replied.

"Wu Qi, where is Sun Lingming?"

"The end is here."

"I order you two to lead Chencang's [-] troops to attack Wudu County westward."

"No." The two said in unison.

"In addition, the ancestor Licheng Gongsun Xuanyuan was ordered to lead an army of [-] to attack Longxi County;
He ordered Wuzhi City Longqi to lead an army of [-] to attack Hanyang County.

He ordered Han Xin in Wancheng to lead an army of [-] to attack Shangyong County. "

"promise."

Following Ying Hao's order, the 16 elite Qin army divided into five groups and began to march.

Yangping Gatekeeper Li Siyuan was shocked when he learned that Li Cunxiao had led an army of [-] to attack.

How can Li Xiaogong send reinforcements?Only now did he realize how hopeless the situation Li Tang was facing was.

After losing Guanzhong, out of the remaining nine counties in Li Tang's land, eight of the counties were at war at the same time.

The three prefectures of the Qiang region are facing the attack of [-] Sui troops.

The three counties of Longxi were simultaneously invaded by a total of [-] Qin troops from three routes.

The three counties of Hanzhong were attacked by Shu and Qin on three sides, including 15 Shu troops and [-] Qin troops.

The Tang army now has a total strength of only 37, but it is facing the siege of [-] troops from the Three Kingdoms of Shu, Sui, and Tang.

Such an unsolvable situation, let alone Li Xiaogong, even Li Shimin's resurrection cannot solve it.

Li Xiaogong didn't know what to do at all, the only thing he could do was to stick to Nanzheng City, so that Datang could persevere day by day, but he didn't know that this was just drinking poison to quench his thirst.

The Tang troops stationed in various places in Hanzhong saw that Li Xiaogong was only guarding Nanzheng, but could not come up with any solution. Naturally, they were very disappointed and surrendered to Qin and Shu.

The county magistrates and county lieutenants of Mianyang, Baozhong, and Anyang counties around Nanzheng all surrendered without a fight, and surrendered to Liu Yu on their own initiative.

The four counties of Chenggu, Dingyuan, Longting, and Weiyang, although they all hung up the Qin flag, wanted to surrender to Daqin.

However, the Yongzhou Qin Army on the North Road was blocked outside Yangping Pass, and the Jingzhou Qin Army on the East Road was blocked at Shangyong, so neither Qin Army could support them.

Except for Weiyang County belonging to Shangyong County, which was surrendered by Han Xin's army after the surrender, the defenders of the other three counties miscalculated the situation and had to fight alone before the Qin army invaded Hanzhong.

Liu Yu learned that three counties in Hanzhong had hoisted the Qin flag in an attempt to surrender to Qin. Instead, he postponed the persecution of Nanzheng and ordered Kong Peng, Liu Er, and Shi Jingtang to lead [-] troops each to attack the three counties.

The reason why Liu Yu did this was naturally to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys, as a deterrent, to prevent more soldiers from falling to the Qin army.

Liu Yu's move quickly took effect. As the three counties were attacked by Kong Peng and the three generals, all the county magistrates and captains were beheaded for public display.

Although the Qin army is powerful, it is still outside Hanzhong after all, and it cannot affect the interior of Hanzhong for the time being, but the sword of Shu is hanging on their necks.

After Liu Yu saw that the deterrence had worked, he listened to Su Qin's suggestion and adopted soft measures to suspend the offensive against Xinzheng. At the same time, he negotiated with the defenders in the city, trying to persuade them to surrender.

Naturally, Liu Yu did not pin all his hopes on Li Xiaogong's surrender. While negotiating, he also sent Zhang Song as an envoy to Yangping Pass to lobby Li Siyuan.

If Li Siyuan surrendered to Qin, then Liu Yu would have to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army in Hanzhong, but now he is not ready for the decisive battle, so he has to stabilize Li Siyuan first.

(End of this chapter)