The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 563 Breaking the Central Plains

After all, Weining would not stay in the Central Plains for too long. After Weining's army captured the Central Plains, they needed to gather food and grass again in the Central Plains.

During this period, Chang'an also transferred a group of 200,000 troops from northern Xinjiang, led by Chen Guan.

Chen Guan was from Dingzhou County. He had always been a swordsman under Wei Qing. He had participated in many wars and was a Confucian general.

Although he did not go into battle to kill the enemy, Chen Guan has been steadily fighting in the northwest of Northern Xinjiang since the deaths of various coaches.

His style of play is to be steady. He will not send troops randomly until he is not sure. He needs to take into account all the circumstances and details that determine the outcome of the battlefield before sending troops.

Chen Guan had already led his army across Guanzhong and set up camp near Hulao Pass. He knew that Wei Qing's army must break through Hulao Pass if it wanted to enter Chang'an.

This battle was crucial, so he stationed here long in advance. He also expected that Wei Qing's army would occupy the Central Plains and overlook Guanzhong.

As long as Wei Qing's army is stopped at Hulao Pass and with the help of the natural moat, it may not be impossible to stop Wei Qing's army.

Of course, the most important thing is to avoid the sharp weapon in Wei Qing's hands.

Chen Guan still doesn't know how powerful this weapon is in actual combat, but the war report of southern Xinjiang has been given to him by the Ministry of War.

To put it bluntly, this weapon is a thunderbolt with greater lethality, so it cannot be used on a large scale to attack the opponent in large groups, and the defeat will be tragic.

Or when attacking with a large group of soldiers, make sure that the two soldiers are connected so that the opponent's artillery will not bomb, because it will affect your own people.

Chen Guan probably already has an idea, and it will be much simpler to arrange his troops next.

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Wei Qing didn't know Chen Guan very well, so the army stayed in the Central Plains and took no action.

He has sent groups of people to investigate Chen Guan's past and analyze Chen Guan's character and military tactics, so that he can arrange his troops.

Wei Qing is not in a hurry, and Wei Ning is certainly not in a hurry. Since entering the Central Plains, Wei Ning has placed his position as a charge officer, although the entire army will not let Wei Ning charge.

But this also shows that Wei Ning handed over all military command to Wei Qing.

When it comes to fighting alone, no one can compare to Wei Qing.

Half a month later, Wei Qing held a military meeting in the Chinese army's tent.

The frontline has investigated Commander Chen Guan's character and military tactics, and Wei Qing has a comprehensive understanding of this person.

Next, he began to analyze Chen Guan's activity trajectory. According to Wei Qing's analysis, Chen Guan is a cautious coach who considers everything in his work.

When entering the pass from the Central Plains, Hulao Pass cannot be bypassed.

Therefore, Chen Guan would definitely choose to wait for work in Hulao Pass.

Everyone nodded. Li Ju had seen the power of the red cannon. He laughed and said, "Commander, why are we considering so much?"

"Pull out these ten red cannons. Do you think they will die?"

Wei Qing shook his head and said: "You can't say that. We have seen red cannons several times in southern and southeastern Xinjiang. If they know about this weapon, there is no way they can avoid it later."

Sang Hongyang and others nodded in agreement.

Li Ju said: "Avoid it? How can they avoid it? As long as we pull this thing over, they will surrender."

Gongsun Ao said: "Are you waiting for General Wei to finish speaking?"

Wei Qing pressed his hands and said, "It doesn't matter. Speak freely. Li Ju is right. Pulling him over is powerful."

"What if all their forces are scattered? What if there is a small group of thousands of cavalry and light cavalry? If you aim your guns at them, they will flee in an orderly manner."

"The red cannon takes time to ignite and calibrate, and its maneuverability is not strong enough."

"What should we do if we encounter such a battle?"

It was so easy to win before because the opponent didn't know the power of the red cannon, so they had the opportunity to kill them all in one fell swoop, and they all died under the muzzle of the red cannon. But now the opponent will obviously launch a targeted defense.

After hearing this, Li Ju thought thoughtfully, and then nodded in agreement.

The general is right. If this is the case, the ten red cannons are just a waste of ammunition and have little effect.

Wei Ning looked at Wei Qing and asked, "Uncle, how should we fight this?"

Wei Qing frowned and said: "They will definitely think that our strength lies in the red cannon, but in this battle, the red cannon cannot be used as the main force, but can only be used as an encirclement to surround them and give them a fatal blow when they are defeated. "

"If we really want to fight, we still have to fight for real."

"Hulao Pass has a natural chasm to rely on. It will be difficult for us to invade."

"But it's not unbreakable."

Everyone was listening carefully to Wei Qing's tactical analysis. Wei Qing said: "Two ways. First, we bypass Hulao Pass. The journey will be much more difficult and dangerous."

"This will consume part of our troops. Our troops will be the weakest when entering Guanzhong."

"According to Chen Guan's temperament, he will think of this, so there must be a large number of troops waiting for us in Guanzhong."

"The second way is to replace Chen Guan."

As long as Chen Guan insists on staying in Hulao Pass, Wei Qing has nothing to do. He needs to induce Chen Guan to take the initiative, but he is too calm and unable to induce him.

The only option is to find a way to replace this coach.

Wei Ning looked embarrassed. Changing the commander before the battle was taboo. No matter how stupid the Han Dynasty was, it would not be possible for him to do such a thing.

So what?

Wei Qing said: "Assassination."

"Assassination?"

Wei Qing said: "If you can't replace him, then find a way to kill him."

But how to assassinate an enemy coach? This level of difficulty is simply too high.

Wei Qing said: "I have analyzed the composition of this force. Many troops were transferred from Liaodong, Northwest China, Sichuan and Shu, and there are also remnants of troops from the southeast and southern Xinjiang."

"In other words, they are unfamiliar with each other."

"If we can send a group of dead soldiers to sneak in, the assassination result may not be achieved, but if this group of dead soldiers goes in, they will definitely not be able to get out."

Wei Ning was silent, and everyone was silent. Finally, Gongsun He said: "The two hundred generals in my mansion are good at assassination, let them go!"

These people have followed Gongsun He for a long time and have been loyal all the way. Let them die now...

Wei Ning couldn't bear it.

However, he still said: "I will give their family the most generous treatment, and after they die, I will not treat their descendants badly."

Gongsun He nodded.

Wei Qing said: "Okay! Then arrange for them to infiltrate Chen Guan's army as soon as possible."

But trying to sneak in is also a problem. The other party is not a fool, so how to sneak in?

Wei Qing had already thought about it. There were many state capitals around Hulao Pass. Wei Qing deliberately did not control these places. He had already planned all this, and then said: "Let them infiltrate the state capital soldiers first."

"Then use the name of arresting thieves to approach the garrison at Hulao Pass, and then exchange the entire garrison for the other side!"

(End of this chapter)