At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 190, Yingbu leaping on the sword and Meng Tian shrinking the defense line

August 37, the 8th year of the First Emperor's reign, Baima County, Han army camp.

The Han army was advancing with great success, and the Qin army was retreating steadily. A hundred thousand troops had already landed on Zhao's land and violently attacked the Qin army's battalions.

Reports of the victory spread to the Baima camp one after another, making all the Han generals extremely happy.

Xu Fan ordered: "Tell the Prime Minister that our army has crossed the Yellow River and that 10 civilians will be added to the Yellow River battlefield. Ask him to increase the transportation of grain and grass, so that grain and grass cannot affect our army's attack. At the same time, order the Prime Minister to reduce the number of civilians from Han. Let them go home for the autumn harvest. We will send Zhao Guominfu to take over the transportation of grain and grass. There may be chaos during the handover, so let the prime minister do a good job in handing over the affairs.

There is no shortage of civilians in Xu Fan. The entire Zhao land and Dongjun can recruit millions of civilians. Although the land of Zhao cannot be said to be harvestless, the production has been reduced by more than half. Dongjun is even worse, because it has always been at the forefront of the war, and it is unknown whether it can receive 30% of the food. Let the people on both sides of the Yellow River work as civilians, and they can get the rations to feed themselves.

However, the autumn harvest of Han Dynasty is coming soon. Originally, the loss of 30 young people has greatly affected agricultural production. Add in 30 civilians, and the entire Han Dynasty has lost half of its young people. It is strange that the autumn harvest will not be affected.

So Xu Fan simply increased the number of civilians in Zhao State so that they could feed themselves, and reduced the number of civilians in Han State so that they could go home to harvest, which would increase grain and grass production capacity.

Chen Xiao said: "I will write a letter to the Prime Minister right now."

Xu Fan continued: "After crossing the Yellow River, our army divided its forces into several groups to attack the Qin army. Logistics supply is the key. We not only need to transport grain and grass equipment, but also a large number of siege equipment. The Yellow River channel is extremely important. It It can save us a lot of civilian labor, quickly transport weapons and equipment to various battlefields, and allow the supply camp to prepare enough transport ships and deploy them to the Yellow River battlefield, at least 500 ships."

It can be said that Peng Yue's army is the most important force in the Han army now. Xu Fan has enough elite infantry and cavalry, but the boat division only has Peng Yue. Xu Fan has many fierce generals and famous generals. More.

"Zhonglang General Zhang He received news that the Qin army under Xiuwu City was retreating in the direction of Chaoge on a large scale. General Zhang He wanted to take the initiative to send troops to annihilate the Qin army in Hanoi."

"General Peng Yue received news that Zhang Han and Feng Jie had brought 130,000 Qin troops to besiege Jimo. Linzi City was empty of troops. He requested to attack Linzi City."

From a strategic point of view, this was an extremely brilliant victory. Peng Yue completely annihilated the Northern Xinjiang Army's naval force, allowing the Han Army to completely seize the Yellow River route. Soldiers and grain could easily pass through the Yellow River and be deployed to various locations. In the battlefield.

Xu Fan said: "It's okay to take the initiative to attack, but Zhang He must pay attention to the safety of the defense line."

Ji Xindao: "Originally, the weapons and equipment were not too bad, but the people in Zhao hated the Qin army so much that they were very motivated to join the army. Originally, the quota for the Northern Expeditionary Army was 10 soldiers, but now there are soldiers. The senior leaders of the expedition believe that there are nearly Qin troops in the entire Julu County. Only by ensuring a sufficient strength advantage will it be beneficial to the subsequent offensive war, but the gap in weapons has become larger and we need our support."

Chen Xiaodao: "We are now losing ground to the Qin Army. The Qin Army can no longer maintain the Yellow River front for thousands of miles. It is inevitable for Meng Tian to shrink the front. On the contrary, my subordinates feel that Meng Tian is confused now and is still thinking of ways to block the defense line. But they didn’t realize that the Qin army’s combat power is not as good as ours. If his troops continue to be dispersed like this, they can only be defeated one by one by our Han army.”

Now this situation is of little use in blocking the food channel of Meng Tian's army in Aocang. Instead, it is more important to annihilate the effective strength of Meng Tian's army before it completely shrinks.

"General Chen Gang will be notified in the end to bring enough transport ships to support the battlefield on the Yellow River."

But now the Han army launched a full-scale counterattack against the Qin army, winning battles one after another, and reporting victories one after another. Peng Yue saw it with enthusiasm and wanted to win a big victory. Instead of taking his men like now, he would either send food to this battlefield, send soldiers to that battlefield, or send weapons and equipment to Julu.

Peng Yue was reused after he took refuge in Xu Fan. The timing for him to take refuge in Xu Fan was very good. Most of his 30,000 troops are boat divisions, and now the Han army's thousands-mile Yellow River front requires Peng Yue's boat divisions, whether to transport troops or various equipment.

Xu Fan said: "First transport enough weapons and equipment to arm 2 people. The stone cannons can be given to them all. Let them find their own way for the remaining equipment and let them mobilize more Julu people to make weapons and equipment."

It was a pity that Meng Tian had no naval force at all, and dozens of small warships were easily defeated by the army led by Peng Yue.

Xu Fan looked at the Xiuwu map and said, "Does Meng Tian want to return to the battlefield in the Central Plains?"

But the only general who could fight water battles and was familiar with the Yellow River water system was Peng Yue. This made it difficult for Xu Fan not to pay attention to him. Peng Yue's boat division was considered a strategic force in the Yellow River area.

Peng Yue could also feel that Xu Fan valued him. While he was moved, he naturally wanted to make some achievements in return for Xu Fan's important use. He wanted to win a big victory and prove to the world that he, Peng Yue, was worthy of the attention of the King of Han.

"promise!"

Xu Fan asked in surprise: "Why is the gap so big? Didn't Liu Bang and the others always let the civilians of Zhao State build weapons and equipment?"

But in terms of performance, Peng Yue only defeated a small fleet of forty warships and a Qin army of less than 2000 people. Such a record could be achieved by any captain in the Han Dynasty, and even Many army commanders also defeated two thousand Qin troops. Peng Yue himself was embarrassed to talk about this achievement.

Ji Xin said: "General Lu Chen, who conquered the north, sent a message asking for help. He said that the army is extremely short of weapons and equipment. He asked us to provide enough weapons and equipment to arm 4 soldiers. We also need hundreds of stone cannons to attack the city."

In that battle on the Yellow River, Peng Yue sank thirteen warships of Meng Tian's army, captured seventeen more, and captured thousands of Qin soldiers.

But the few battleships in Meng Tian's hands had been completely destroyed by him long ago, without even leaving any seeds. Now Peng Yue has no opponent of his own, which is the biggest problem he faces.

So he searched around on the map and finally focused on Linzi City of Qi State. This was the most important capital of Qi State. It had not many troops, only more than 1. The shock caused by its capture was extremely huge.

Xu Fan has watched so many movies and TV dramas and understands Peng Yue's thoughts. Watching others make great achievements, he also wants to make a big contribution. However, Xu Fan does not want Peng Yue's boat division to become an infantry force. Even if Linzi is captured, It does not matter to the Han army, because Xu Fan cannot devote military power to Qi now, but if Peng Yue loses tens of thousands of sailors, Xu Fan will be even more heartbroken than Peng Yue.

At this time, we must find a way to appease Peng Yue's restless heart and let him continue to do his job peacefully.

Xu Fan looked at Li Shiqi and said, "Write a letter for me to let him know that I value him more than Linzi City, and find a way to make him give up the idea of ​​attacking Linzi City."

It is still beneficial to read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" familiarly. This is not the trick of Prime Minister Zhuge.

Li Shiqi raised his hands and saluted, "No!"

For a strategist like him, it was too easy to convince a reckless man like Peng Yue.

But in his heart, he also envied Peng Yue's good luck. The power in Peng Yue's hands was not too strong. The boat master only occupied a very small share in the world structure, and he himself had no strategic vision.

But it happened that at this time, the naval force was a strategic force. At this time, Peng Yue's status in the heart of the king of Han was only lower than that of the generals of the Four Expeditions. Otherwise, the king of Han could veto Peng Yue's request for war with an order, so why would he send me Persuading Peng Yue word for word.

After Xu Fan arranged the frontline combat tasks: "There is one more thing I want to discuss with everyone. Last time, Uncle Xiang didn't say that he wanted to join our army, but after they discussed for a while, Xiang Yu still wanted to become a prince, so last time he said Forget about taking refuge."

Xu Fan was not much disappointed with this result. He understood that Xiang Yu was unwilling to be subordinated to others. How could a person who could say "he can take his place" be willing to become someone else's subordinate, even if he was a time traveler? Even if Xiang Yu surrenders to him now, he doesn't know when he will turn back. He might as well be allies like now.

The generals were a little disappointed, especially Chen Xiao. If people like Xiang Bo defected to the Han army, he could be a small clan and replace the big clan. From now on, the Xiang clan will be headed by Chen Xiao. No, why should the Xiang clan be called Chen? Chen Xiao wants to be the founder of the Chen family.

But now his dream of conquering the bulk is shattered

Xu Fan continued: "But Xiang Bo said that the three counties of Chu could be traded to our Han army, but this time they asked us to give us 30,000 sets of weapons and equipment.

Ji Xin heard this and sneered: "Chen Xiao, have you been drinking with this uncle during this time, so that he has never been sober, and he can even say such drunk words, which can equip 3 people with weapons?" Equipment, he dared to make such a request." Other generals also felt that Xiang Bo was too greedy. 3 sets of weapons and armor were worth tens of thousands of gold. This was a wealth that would make the country rich. If the three counties of Surabaya were still there, Xiang Bo and the others In hand, this kind of transaction is considered worthwhile, and no one will say anything.

But now the land of these three counties is in the hands of King Xiong Xin of Chu and Ling Yin Songyi of Chu State. Xiang Bo and the others only have a nominal right to rule. It's much easier, and the casualties are much reduced, but after all, you still have to fight it with your own hands. Xiang Bo and his friends are not worth such a big value.

Chen Xiao said: "Isn't this a negotiation? If you think the price is too high, you can make a counter-offer."

Although Chen Xiao felt that his uncle's asking price was too high, he still put in a good word for him.

It has to be said that Xiang Bo's communication talent is full of talent, and Xiang Bo's desire to seek refuge with the King of Han is genuine. And his nephew was the favorite general of the King of Han. He and Xiang Yu needed to rely on his nephew if they wanted to gain a foothold in the Han army, so Xiang Bo wanted to make friends with Chen Xiao. During this period, the two uncles and nephews had constant exchanges. .

When the news of Xiang Liang's death in battle came last time, Chen Xiao, as Xiang Liang's nephew, wanted to express his condolences to Uncle Xiang. Moreover, Uncle Xiang also wanted to bring the Xiang clan to join the King of Han, so the Xiang clan was merged, and he naturally He is the clan leader, and Xiang Bo is the clan elder. Chen Xiao thinks that he should win over Xiang Bo now so that he can agree to change the Xiang family name to the Chen family name. The two of them have the intention of becoming friends, and the relationship between the two parties has naturally improved rapidly. .

Ji Xin sneered: "Even if it's a business, it's not like this. Now Uncle Xiang wants to exchange copper blocks for our gold. He's treating us like fools!"

Li Shiqi said: "The general is wrong. It is not worth using these 3 sets of weapons and armor to exchange for a status. But it is worth using these 15 sets of weapons in exchange for the Qin army's troops not being able to support Meng Tian." of."

"Now most of the main force of our Han army has crossed the Yellow River, but if Zhang Han, Feng Jie and others abandon Qi and lead an army of 15 to the Central Plains, they will not only face a Qin army of , but also face being cut off. Risk. When the time comes, our Han army will be divided by the Qin army on both sides of the Yellow River. If we cannot look at each other from head to tail, a victory will turn into a rout. I believe that paying these weapons can buy our Han army three months, so it is worth it. of."

Xu Fan said: "Tell Xiang Bo that our army is willing to support him with 2 sets of weapons and armor, but ask Xiang Yu that he must block the Qin army in Qi."

Ji Xin thought for a while and said: "King Han, Xiang Liang's army was defeated first and was cut off. At this time, I am afraid that the people in Xiang Yu's army are panicked and have no fighting power at all. The general is just worried that even if you spend these weapons and equipment, Xiang Yu He cannot resist the Qin army."

Xu Fan naturally had confidence in Xiang Yu after reading the history of later generations. But Ji Xin and the others were not optimistic about Xiang Yu anymore. They suffered a huge defeat. Their general was killed by the enemy and their retreat was cut off. It was lucky that the army did not collapse. They still wanted to count on them to attack the Qin army. Unless a miracle happens.

Xu Fan also thought for a while. Xiang Yu was now in Qi State instead of Julu. Can he still fight a last-ditch battle? In that way, it was still unknown whether he could defeat more with less?
Indeed, we cannot pin all our hopes of stopping the Qin army on Xiang Yu. If history plays a joke on him, he will not be able to withstand the consequences of hundreds of thousands of Qin troops coming to the Central Plains.

Xu Fan looked at Li Shiqi and said: "Order Peng Yue to lead the navy to station in Jibei County, pay attention to the developments in Qi at all times, and support Tian Heng and Xiang Yu's army while ensuring their own safety. If Tian Heng and Xiang Yu's army are defeated by Qin The army was defeated and he was asked to lead the army to prevent the Qin army from advancing westward."

Li Shiqi said: "No."

"Report! King of Han, a great victory in Sanchuan County. General Yingbu annihilated 60,000 Qin troops under Chenggao City and killed the Qin general Dong Yi. Then General Yingbu took advantage of the victory and pursued the victory to capture Hulao Pass. Now General Yingbu is pursuing the victory and captured it. The troops in other counties in Sanchuan County are directly targeting Hangu Pass."

As soon as the messenger told the news of this great victory, the whole place was in an uproar. No one expected that Yingbu could achieve such a great victory.

Xu Fan said excitedly: "Okay, okay, this is the first time in decades that an army can hold Hangu Pass again. Yingbu is worthy of being the most powerful general of our Han army."

Xu Fan excitedly took out a pen and wrote, "The mountains are high, the roads are far away and the pits are deep, and the armies are galloping in all directions. Who dares to cross the sword and leap the horse, but I am the heroic general."

"Give this poem to Yingbu and let him continue his efforts and create greater glories."

"promise!"

Ji Xin and others all looked at Yingbu with envy. Because of this victory, the King of Han actually wrote a poem to Yingbu. This must be an event that will be remembered forever, and Yingbu is the protagonist. Who can not envy this.

On August 37, the 8th year of the First Emperor's reign, the Qin army camped at Chaoge.

"General, the Yellow River Camp has been lost. Colonel Su Jiao led the remaining troops to retreat to the White Horse Camp. However, the rebels' offensive was extremely fierce. Colonel Su Jiao asked for reinforcements."

Meng Tian said calmly: "Let him hold on first."

Then he wrote a bamboo scroll and handed it to the messenger: "Order Meng Tianfang to lead 3 soldiers to support the White Horse Camp."

"No!" The messenger got Meng Tian's bamboo scroll and immediately left the camp to practice martial arts to convey Meng Tian's order.

"News came from Neihuang that the Han army had broken through the Yellow River defense line and was now besieging Neihuang City. The defender asked the general for support."

Meng Tian looked at the map, found the location of Neihuang, and murmured to himself: "In addition, the news of the rebel attack came from Dongwuyang a few days ago. The rebels have launched a full-scale attack along the thousands of miles of Yellow River defense line. It seems that our army's victory in Qidi has greatly shocked the rebels, and they are also afraid that Qidi's army will invade the Central Plains."

Meng Tian ordered: "Let them defend Neihuang and hold off the rebels. If necessary, order the Yecheng garrison to support Neihuang County."

The rebels' counterattack was within his expectation, but he didn't expect it to be so fierce, and the Han army's combat effectiveness would be so powerful. It can even be said that the Han army's combat effectiveness far exceeded Meng Tian's expectations.

The counterattack only lasted a few days, and messages for help came from all over the country. It had been a long time ago that the Qin army had been beaten so hard that it had asked for help.

But even if the battle is so fierce and the Qin army is at a disadvantage, it doesn't matter to Meng Tian. Now Feng Jie and Zhang Han have surrounded Jimo. As long as they wipe out the rebels in Qi, they can enter the Central Plains. At that time, they can turn from defense to attack. He does not think that any army in the world can defeat his Northern Xinjiang Army within a month, not even the most powerful Han army among the rebels.

"Report, General, there is an urgent order from the court!"

Meng Tian took the bamboo slip and opened it.

Seeing the content, Dong Yi's 6-strong army had been annihilated by the rebels, and Sanchuan County had been lost, so he was asked to send soldiers to support Guanzhong.

He suddenly became dark and almost fell down. It was very difficult for him to even stand up.

"General, general!" She Jian panicked and supported Meng Tian. At this time, the two sides were fighting fiercely. Meng Tian, ​​the commander of the army, fell down. The consequences were unimaginable.

After half a day, Meng Tian recovered and said slowly: "I will be fine."

Meng Tian recalled the order from the Xianyang court, and he also felt helpless. His Northern Xinjiang army was spread out across thousands of miles of the Yellow River front, and it was not easy to retreat even if he wanted to.

He looked at the map and said: "Order the Dongwuyang garrison to lead the army to retreat to Julu."

Meng Tian now has to find a way to shrink the front.

Then he continued: "Order Feng Jie, Meng Yi and Zhang Han to abandon Qi and return to Hezhao to join our army."

(End of this chapter)