Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2552 Liu Yu wants to be emperor, the civil war in Yuan and Qing Dynasty begins

Chapter 2548: Liu Yu wants to become emperor, the Yuan and Qing civil wars begin

In this Guanxi War, in addition to dispatching [-] troops from Yongzhou and [-] troops from Liangzhou, Daqin also dispatched [-] troops from Sizhou;
Before the war, Sizhou's total army strength was only 15, and two-thirds of it was directly recruited, leaving only [-] defenders, which is obviously a bit weak.

Therefore, when Ying Hao returned to the DPRK this time, he also brought back [-] Sizhou troops.

After the loss of these 14 troops, Daqin's troops in Yongliang Prefecture are as follows: 12 regular troops, 26 surrendered troops, and a total force of [-];
Daqin has eight counties in Guanxi, namely: three counties in Guanzhong (Jingzhaoyin, Zuofengyi, and Youfufeng), and five counties in Liangzhou (Longxi, Hanyang, Wudu, Anding, Wuwei);

[Note: Beidi County was divided into Hezhou (Hetao), which is no longer within the scope of Liangzhou;]

Most of the 26 troops of the Great Qin Dynasty were distributed in the Sui and Shu countries, among which:

As the Yangpingguan camp on the border of Qin and Shu, Da Qin not only had [-] troops, but also [-] iron cavalry, and the main commander Wu Qi;

The Sanguan after the Yangpingguan camp and Chencangcheng have [-] and [-] troops respectively, and the main generals are Wang Jian and Gongsun Xuanyuan respectively;

That is to say, just on the front line of Yangping Pass, Daqin has arranged a full army of [-] people, which shows that Daqin attaches great importance to the State of Shu;

As for the border between Qin and Sui, there are only Wuwei County and Longxi County, so it is only necessary to arrange heavy troops in these two counties;

Longxi County, [-] defenders, including [-] cavalry, commander Long Qie;

Wuwei County, [-] defenders, [-] Han cavalry, the main commander Meng Tian;

Of the 26 troops, 17 were deployed on the border, while the remaining [-] troops were scattered among the rest of the Kansai counties;
Hanyang, Wudu, and Anding each had [-] defenders, and the guards were: Yan Xing, Xu Rong, and Li Zuoche;

Tongguan, Wuguan, Xiaoguan, and Longguan were each with [-] garrison troops stationed. The guards were Gongsun Yan, Sima Cuo, Ma Chao, and Li Mu;
Zuo Fengyi and Right Fufeng counties, each with [-] defenders, the main generals are: Li Maozhen and Fu Cunshen;

Jing Zhaoyin has [-] defenders, including [-] cavalry, and the commander is Li Jing, the governor of Yongliang, and Li Jing is also in charge of all the troops of Yongliang;

Of the 26 troops stationed in the eight counties of Kansai, 12 of them were surrendered troops. Obviously, these troops needed to be trained to take the essence and discard the dross.

However, even after the training this time, Ying Hao is not going to reduce the army's establishment. Instead, he plans to expand the army's establishment.

After all, for a maximum of one year of rest, Daqin will use troops against Liangzhou and the Central Plains, and use the power of one country to single out multiple countries.

The four kingdoms of Sui, Wei, Song, and Ming, which directly faced the Qin Bingfeng, would definitely expand their armies to the limit, and the three kingdoms of Shu, Chu, and Sui were also very likely to send troops to intervene.

Therefore, the dispatch of troops this time is not a petty fight, but a war of unification with a direct dispatch of millions of troops.

If this is the case, Da Qin is equivalent to using the strength of one country to single out all the countries in the world. It is obviously not enough to rely on the current military strength.

Therefore, it is imperative to expand the army, and it is naturally impossible to reduce Yongliang's strength.

Of course, now is not the time to expand the military. After all, if the military expansion is started now, the rest of the countries will definitely follow the expansion, which is a meaningless consumption.

Therefore, for Da Qin, the best time to expand the army is eight months before the war.

Eight months was enough time for Da Qin to recall the veterans and recruit and train new troops.

Before that, Da Qin only needed to reorganize and train the army, keep the combat power of the troops in various states from declining, and accumulate money, grain and combat readiness materials.

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Hanzhong, Yangping Pass.

"Master, good news, Ying Hao returned to the DPRK, and the Qin army retreated." Zhang Song reported excitedly.

Hearing this, Liu Yu immediately put down the military book in the middle, and said excitedly: "Really? That's great."

It was impossible for Liu Yu not to be excited. During the period of confrontation with Qin Jun, it was too difficult.

In the early stage, the Qin army would still attack the city, and the Shu army also defended normally. Relying on the defensive advantage of Yangping Pass, the casualties of the Shu army were only half of the Qin army.

If the fight continued like this, Liu Yu would naturally be happy to fight against the Qin army, but Wu Qi, who succeeded Li Cunxiao, was not a fool.

Wu Qi gave up the strong attack and chose to rely on the benefits of equipment to carry out long-range sniping against the Shu army in Guan.

One hundred today, eighty tomorrow, a little bit to wear down the strength of the Shu army.

Of the [-] troops lost by the Shu army at Yangping Pass, nearly [-] were killed by the Qin army.

Regarding Wu Qi's sloppy play, in order to avoid excessive consumption, Liu Yu not only upgraded the defense equipment, but also transported a large number of shields from the rear. Although the casualties have been reduced a lot, they still lose dozens of dollars every day. people.

Ten days and a half months is not bad, it is not painful for the Shu army, but if this is done for a long time, if it takes a year and a half to fight, how much will the Shu army lose?
Liu Yu also had a headache for this, but he also found a way to crack it, and before he could execute it, Qin Jun actually voluntarily retreated.

Liu Yu instinctively felt that something was wrong. After he understood it clearly, he realized that the main force of the Qin army had retreated, but he did not retreat.

Fifty miles away from Yangping Pass, the Qin army set up a large camp with [-] troops stationed.

There were [-] troops at Sanguan and Chencang.

That is to say, Qin Jun deployed a total of [-] troops just on the front line of Yangping Pass, and the main commander was Wu Qi.

In addition, there are [-] Qin troops of Han Xin in the Shangyong line, and [-] troops of Long Qie in the Longxi line;

This also made Liu Yu vigilant. Before he knew it, the Shu army in Hanzhong County was surrounded on three sides by 18 Qin troops?
Originally, Liu Yu wanted to wait for the Qin army to retreat, and he would follow suit, but now that the 18 Qin army is staying at the door, how could he dare to withdraw troops? Instead, he continued to increase troops to Hanzhong, so that he could keep Hanzhong .

At this time, Liu Yu finally regretted it.

If he had listened to Su Qin's words and left Li Tang as a buffer, this would have been acceptable to Qin Shu, and there would have been no battle between Yangpingguan and Shangyong.

The Shu army also did not need to face Daqin's front, and naturally would not fall into the situation of being besieged by three sides.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

At the beginning, Liu Yu wanted to improve the northern defense line because he was reluctant to part with the fat on his lips in Hanzhong. As a result, the northern defense line was completed, but the 15 Shu army was also dragged to death in Hanzhong.

The Kingdom of Shu has undergone an emergency military expansion, but the total strength is only 25. Now the 15 troops are concentrated in Hanzhong, and there are only [-] defenders left in the rear, which is relatively empty.

Then will the Southern Barbarian King Chiyou take advantage of it?
It is not that the Shu Kingdom cannot continue to expand its army, but after the expansion of the army, the country will have less funds for development.

In the current peace period, the most important thing is to take the opportunity to develop and accumulate national strength. If you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it will be difficult to encounter it later.

But in the face of the 18 Qin army surrounded on three sides, Shu had to concentrate a large number of troops on the northern line. It may be difficult to develop with peace of mind as before.

Shu Kingdom originally had the opportunity to develop with peace of mind without drowning in muddy waters, but Liu Yu was used to being poor and could not withstand the temptation, so he chose Hanzhong, which was close to his mouth, but ended up dragging Shu Kingdom into the quagmire.

"Alas, I regret not listening to the counselor's words."

Liu Yu said with a remorseful expression, anyone could see the regret in his heart.

After pondering for a while, Su Qin said, "Ying Hao's move is a conspiracy.

The consumption of an army of 18 is more than a burden for Daqin, but it is not a small number for our country of Shu.

Ying Hao wanted to use this to bring down our country of Shu. When the Qin army finished training and sent troops to the Central Plains, our country of Shu would be unable to intervene. It was really sinister. "

"Master, what should I do?" Liu Yu asked anxiously.

Su Qin, who has always been resourceful, was rarely silent this time. After all, Da Qin's plan was Yang Conspiracy, and Yang Conspiracy was obviously not that easy to crack.

"The cracking of Qin Jun's Yang Conspiracy is by no means a one-time achievement, but there is one thing that the lord has to pay close attention to." Su Qin said. .

"What's the matter?" Liu Yu asked in confusion.

"proclaim oneself emperor."

Hearing Su Qin's remarks, Liu Yu's eyes widened and he said in shock, "Proclaimed emperor? This king heard right? Do you want this king to be emperor?"

"My lord, you heard right, what I'm talking about here is to be an emperor."

Su Qin's face was extremely serious, and Liu Yu also saw his seriousness and couldn't help but hesitate: "Yes, but..."

Does Liu Yu want to kick Liu Bian off and proclaim himself emperor?That must be what he thought, but he doesn't have the confidence right now.

If Liu Yu had the chassis of three or four states in his hands, he would have enough confidence to be an emperor, but now he only has one state and one state.

No matter how prosperous Yizhou is, there are [-] counties in one state, and [-] counties in Hanzhong, equivalent to two states in other places, still not enough to give Liu Yu the courage to proclaim himself emperor. .

Proclaiming emperor is not a trivial matter. Since the beginning of the troubled times, apart from Ying Hao, only one of the princes in the Central Plains dared to be emperor, but he was destroyed by Da Qin in less than half a year.

The Kingdom of Shu is now surrounded by Great Qin on three sides in Hanzhong. Liu Yu is worried that after he proclaims himself emperor, he will completely anger Ying Hao and trigger another round of war between Qin and Shu. By that time, the Qin army will be far more than 18 up.

After hearing Liu Yu's concerns, Su Qin said, "Don't worry, my lord, although proclaiming emperor will anger Da Qin, it will not lead the Qin army to attack.

Daqin's next strategic policy must be the Central Plains or Liangzhou. Before the convoy solves these two places, it is impossible to use troops against our country. "

Hearing Su Qin's words, Liu Yucai was relieved, but he was still a little hesitant.

Seeing this, Su Qin said: "My lord, Liu Bian has little effect on our country now, and keeping him will restrict you, lord.

Now that the violent Qin Dynasty is powerful, people want it, and the big Han is getting weaker and weaker. If the weakness goes on like this, no one will remember the kindness of the big Han.

Therefore, a strong monarch is needed to stand up and tell the world that the great Han is not dead yet, to give hope to those who have the heart of the great Han, and to lead them to fight against the violent Qin. "

Hearing Su Qin's words, Liu Yu somewhat understood.

Ying Hao's Da Qin was too powerful, too strong, and his methods were too clever.

In a quiet and silent way, he won the hearts and minds of the people and replaced the big man as the ruler of the world.

He proclaimed emperor at this time, which may not change anything, but it can inspire people's hearts, give hope to those who are loyal to Han, and strengthen their determination to fight against Daqin.

And these three points are enough.

Hope is sometimes more important than anything else.

After realizing this, Liu Yu was also a little moved, so he said solemnly: "What the military advisor said is justified, Liu Bian is no more than a puppet, Liu Xiu can't even solve the state of Wu, and he has repeatedly lost to the hands of Sun Wu and Xue Li.

Carrying the banner of the Han Dynasty, fighting against the violent Qin Dynasty, and revitalizing the Han Dynasty, who is the king who abandons it? "

Seeing that Liu Yu did not object to proclaiming emperor, Su Qin was relieved, so he said, "My lord, before proclaiming emperor, you need to do some preparations."

Liu Yu also nodded in agreement. After all, proclaiming an emperor is not that simple. Ying Hao has gone through the steps of proclaiming himself a prince, proclaiming himself a king, asking for three resignations, and so on, let alone him?

Although Liu Bian said he was incompetent, he did not lose his morals, and he had always been a loyal minister before. If he suddenly became emperor, the change would be a bit too fast, and it would be difficult for the people who did not know the reason to accept it all of a sudden.

Therefore, if Liu Yu wants to become emperor, the necessary steps must also be carried out, so it is natural to have to make some preparations.

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Luoyang.

After Ying Hao returned to Luoyang, he originally planned to finalize the candidates for the prefects of the Kansai counties, but before he could decide, he received news that another civil war broke out between Yuan and Qing.

"Kubi Khan and A Gu beat these two guys, why are they so restless?" Ying Hao said with a headache.

(End of this chapter)