Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 697 Xiao Guan
"General Jia is mighty,... General Jia is mighty..."

Cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami resounded across the entire battlefield in an instant.

In the case of the Jin army's overall victory, the coalition forces of Fu Jian and other princes were either killed or surrendered on the spot. The Dunhuang garrison is already one of the few small forces left on the battlefield, and it is still The strongest resistance force.

And among these small resistance forces, the strongest Dunhuang garrison has already died in battle, so how long can the remaining people resist.

Therefore, the death of the Dunhuang garrison lord essentially marks the temporary conclusion of this battle.

In this battle, the infantry troops of Fu Jian and other vassal forces did not lose all their losses, mainly because they were dispersed by Jia Fu and fled in all directions.

After fleeing to a safe place, Fu Jian also reacted in time, guessing that Jia Fu did not further attack the infantry, knowing that the safety of the cavalry had to be resigned to fate, but the scattered infantry could be gathered in time to make up for the loss .

But Jia Fu hastily led [-] cavalry to support Bai Qi to eliminate the losses in the battle. Zhao Yun and Luo Cheng only had [-] cavalry left. But the strength of the army under him still exists.Therefore, Zhao Yun and Luo Cheng naturally couldn't continue to do anything to the scattered infantry.

In the end, apart from the cavalry led by Master Shang, Fu Jian only gathered back less than [-] infantry.

As for the cavalry units of Fu Jian and other vassal forces, they were not as lucky as the infantry units. The main target of this battle was the cavalry units of the allied forces of Fu Jian and other vassal forces. How could they be allowed to escape easily.

The enemy's [-] elite cavalry was estimated after the battle, and only [-] defeated soldiers fled sporadically. Of the remaining [-] troops, [-] were killed in battle and [-] were captured.

Above the generals, this time Fu Jian and other princes suffered heavy losses. The generals died and the captured were captured. It can be said that the loss was more than half.

Even those who were suspected of running away like Heiliandu, because they were afraid of being punished by Fu Jian later, they might not be optimistic about the future of Fu Jian's forces, and they simply did not return to Fu Jian after the war, but went through Wudu County. After passing Sanguan, he was going to go south to join Liu Che.

This time, Bai Qi can be said to have completely completed his strategic goal and won a complete victory.After this battle, the main force of the coalition forces of Fu Jian and other princes suffered heavy losses, and Bai Qi had already established the battle situation of the Jin army in Liangzhou.

After this battle, Bai Qi did not have time to rest after the battle, so he immediately dispatched Feng Yi as the main general, Jiang Song, Luo Cheng, Luo Ren and others as deputy generals to assist Feng Yi, and led [-] cavalry to attack Xiaoguan.

Guanzhong was originally a very strategic term, meaning among the four fortresses.Four plugs is a general term.There are many large and small fortifications around Guanzhong, and there have been gains and losses in the past dynasties.However, those with important positions are indeed the four passes of Hangu Pass, Wu Pass, San Pass and Xiao Pass.

These four gates control the passages in and out of several main directions in the Guanzhong area.You can be self-defense when you retreat, and you can be aggressive when you leave.If the situation is favorable, go out and forge ahead; if the situation is unfavorable, stay closed.

Among the four passes, Xiaoguan, also known as Longshan Pass, the Longshan Mountains stretch across the northwest of Guanzhong, serving as its northwest barrier.The channel from Longshang to Guanzhong is mainly the valley lowland cut by the Weihe River, Jinghe River and other rivers.The mountains in the direction of the Weihe River are steeper, while the mountains in the direction of the Jinghe River are relatively easy.

Xiaoguan stands on the dangerous pass of Longshan Mountain, guarding the passage from Jinghe River into Guanzhong.Xiaoguan is an important pass in the direction of Guanzhong and Liangzhou in the northwest, protecting the safety of Guanzhong and Northwest.Once Xiaoguan is lost, the forces in the northwest will move down to Chang'an and become a strategic position.

After Dong Zhuo's death, Fu Jian captured Xiaoguan in one fell swoop while Yang Jian was integrating the forces of the Xiliang army.It is precisely because of this that although Fu Jian is not as powerful as Yang Jian, the two sides still fought an evenly matched enemy.

As long as Feng Yi can take Xiaoguan, there will be no major obstacles for Bai Qi and Su Lie's army from Liangzhou to enter Guanzhong.

At that time, even if Yang Jian continued to block Li Xiang at Tongguan, its significance would be greatly reduced.Now that Xiaoguan has broken through, the loopholes in Guanzhong's defense line have been exposed, even if Tongguan is still there, it can no longer stop Li Xiang's troops.

In any case, the most important target of Li Xiang's troops this time is still the Guanzhong area where Yang Jian is.Only the fertile Guanzhong is worthy of Li Xiang's big fight. At this stage, Liangzhou is still too barren and can't compare with Guanzhong in many places.

If it is only for the sake of one Liangzhou, but cannot win Guanzhong, it is not worth Li Xiang's launching a war involving several states, and it is absolutely impossible to make up for the losses caused by this battle.

Xiao Guan lived at the junction of Hanyang County and Yongzhou in Liangzhou. Although Bai Qi hadn't formally captured Hanyang yet, this could no longer prevent Bai Qi from attacking Xiao Guan. At worst, he just bypassed the cities along the way.

Cities and checkpoints are very different. Most checkpoints are built near mountains and rivers. If the checkpoints cannot be opened, they will really be blocked there, making it difficult to move an inch.But the city is different. If you want to go around, the city can be bypassed.

Moreover, in ancient times, attacking a city can encircle the city on all sides.And since the city can be surrounded on all sides, that city can naturally be bypassed.

The reason why Xiao Guan was not attacked before was because the princes of Xiao Guan were still powerful. If Bai Qi rashly sent troops to go around the cities along the way to take Xiao Guan, then the princes such as Fu Jian did not even need to send troops to fight, as long as they sent Qingqi Cut off the mending knots along the way, and the army to attack Xiaoguan will collapse without a fight.

But the current situation is different. After this battle, Fu Jian's main force was almost lost, and the morale of the last tens of thousands of defeated troops must have plummeted.At this time, Fu Jian's remnant army didn't have the guts at all, and they didn't have the strength to go out and attack Feng Yi's logistics line.

Of course, if Fu Jian really dared to go out of the city to play some sneak attack, Bai Qi would be happier, the enemy going out of the city is much easier to deal with than they have been shrinking in the city.

However, it was obvious that Fu Jian and Ma Teng didn't dare to have any risky ideas after suffering a big loss, and obediently led the last tens of thousands of remnant queens to hide in the city, in order to survive for the last time.

After all, Fu Jian and other princes' coalition forces are no longer qualified to continue taking risks.With their remaining strength, they could no longer afford to lose.

After Yu Juluo's death in battle, Yang Jian was headed by Lu Bu among the forces in Liangzhou.Others, such as Shang Shitu, Xin Wenli, Xin Yongfeng, etc., could not compete with Lu Bu in terms of strength or status.

Lu Bu had plans to lead the cavalry to attack in a sneak attack, but Fu Jian and Ma Teng disagreed, and Lu Bu couldn't go against the will of the people under such circumstances, so he had no choice but to give up.

(End of this chapter)