Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 657 Three Dilemmas
"General, Bingzhou can no longer be defended." No one opened their mouths, but Tian Yu's words were startling. "Our army has just been defeated, and the morale of the army has been disturbed. If we continue to defend Nie County, we may not be able to resist Qu'a."

Liang Xi agreed: "In my opinion, it is better to retreat to Changzhi." Changzhi is the seat of Shangdang County, adjacent to Huguan.

Cao Zhang bowed his head and said nothing, but Tian Yu shook his head and said: "If the Huguan is broken, Changzhi cannot be guarded."

"Could it be that we want to withdraw from Bingzhou, go to Sizhou, and go to Hedong County?" Cao Zhang said displeased.Hedong is an important place, the northern gateway of Luoyang, the eastern capital, connected to Bingzhou in the north and Yongzhou in the west. Therefore, Cao Cao made Du Ji the governor of Hedong, and sent Yang Qiu to garrison here, which shows that he attaches great importance to him.Abandoning Shangdang is equivalent to exposing Hedong to the Han army.

"No. In my opinion, it is better to retreat to the line of Xuanshi and Jincheng. The terrain is full of ravines, uneven, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Backed by the east of the river for reinforcement, the Han army cannot advance southward."

Jincheng is a battleground for military strategists. It is known as Pinghan in the east of the river, the throat of the Central Plains, and the gateway of the three Jin Dynasties. If you want to defend Jincheng, you must defend the Xuan family.Xuan's is located 150 miles south of Changzhi, the gateway to Jincheng County. It is also called Gaoping because it is surrounded by mountains and relatively flat in the middle.Yao named Danzhu, Shennong sowed seeds, and Chiyou smelted iron, but it also has a more famous name: Changping!
The Battle of Changping can be regarded as the earliest, largest, and most thorough encirclement and annihilation battle in ancient Chinese military history. Here, Bai Qi, Marquis of Wu'an, killed 40 surrendered soldiers of Zhao State.Zhou Cang always believed that the Battle of Changping was one of the most bizarre wars, and there were many doubts in it that should never be as written in history books.

First, according to historical records, although Bai Qi lured the enemy to encircle and annihilate Zhao Kuo and beheaded 45 Zhao soldiers, the Qin State also recruited young adults over the age of 15 from all over the country to the Changping battlefield to intercept Zhao's reinforcements and food shipments. , In the end, most of the casualties were lost, and the country was empty.According to this calculation, when Lian Po led the troops in the first place, why did he stick to the camp, wait for work with ease, and exhaust the Qin army?Lian Po's strategy of thwarting the Qin army's sharp momentum first by waiting for work is open to question, and then waiting for a favorable opportunity to attack again. You must know how much food 50 people spend every day. Qin can't afford it, and neither can Zhao. From the beginning, Lian Po will not fail to see this. Why didn't he fight when the army was superior and the general of the Qin army was Wang Lu?No wonder King Zhao blamed Lian Po.

Second, when the Zhao army failed in the first battle, King Zhao discussed with Lou Chang, Yu Qing, etc., and wanted to personally lead the troops to a decisive battle with the Qin army.Why didn't King Zhao discuss it with Zhao Sheng, Lord Pingyuan of Xiangguo, or Lin Xiangru?Lou Chang advocated peace, and Yu Qing repeatedly advised him, saying: "Send people to Qin, and the king of Qin will receive them grandly to show the world. Chu and Wei thought that Zhao had already negotiated a peace, so they would not send troops to rescue Zhao. Qin knew the world If Zhao is not saved, the peace talks will not be successful, and if the peace talks fail, the Zhao army will be defeated." Why didn't King Zhao listen to such a simple truth?
Third, Zhao Kuo, the son of Ma Fujun and Zhao She, should not be an idiot. If you can see Zhao Kuo's flaws, why don't you think of ways to experience and correct Zhao Kuo?If Zhao Kuo is really muddy and can't support the wall, according to Zhao She's temper, Zhao Kuo will definitely be imprisoned. If Zhao Kuo refuses to obey discipline, he may even be killed.Maybe Zhao Kuo looked down on Wang He, or maybe he didn't expect that Qin would suddenly replace the general with Bai Qi, the god of killing, so he wouldn't give in easily, and Zhong Baiqi would use a trick to lure soldiers.

Fourth, the Qin State used countermeasures. Regardless of the dissuasion of Lin Xiangru and Zhao Kuo's mother, King Zhao sent Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po as the general. Why didn't he think about conscripting himself at this time?

All kinds of weirdness, Zhou Cang thinks that Zhao Kuo is definitely not a fool, maybe Zhao Jun has to face the shortage of food, so he has no choice but to go to war, so Zhou Cang always takes food and grass as the first priority, and has been hoarding food continuously since his fortune.

Cao Pi could abandon Yedu, so why should Cao Zhang stick to Changzhi.Preserving people and horses to guard the Xuan family is equivalent to guarding Hedong, Sizhou and Luoyang, and also provides a stronghold for future counterattacks.Tian Yu put his stronghold in the Xuan family, Liang Xi thought it was an ominous place, Cao Zhang laughed instead: "What is the ominous? Is it my ominous or Qu'a's? According to this argument, retreat to the Xuan family! Order Huguan to defend the army After five days, we will also retreat to the Xuan family."

In the Han camp, Ma Yunlu offered prisoners.Qu'a sent people to heal Zhang Yan, "General Zhang, is he willing to surrender?"

Although Zhang Yan is disabled, she has a deep understanding of the geography of the Taihang area, and has secretly communicated with the remaining bandits in various places.If possible, Qu'e is still willing to keep Zhang Yan under his command.

Zhang Yan was born as a bandit, and he is good at avoiding harm and seeking profit, so why not follow him if he can save his life. "The general will not give up, but Zhang Yan is willing to surrender. It's just that the Huns killed my son, and I have a sworn hatred with him. If the general can avenge me, even if he is so heartbroken, he will never be able to repay him!"

Qu'a pondered for a while, "The Huns have already attached themselves to me, and it is not right to use their soldiers at this time. If he has a different heart, how can I take the general as a general to punish him?"

"This?" Although Zhang Yan was unwilling, there was nothing he could do.

"I want to ask General Zhang again, if Cao Zhang is defeated, will he fight again or retreat?"

"Cao Zhang is good at fighting, but Tian Yu is wise and must be guarded against." Zhang Yan replied cautiously.

The next day, Tan Ma came to report that Cao Zhang had pulled out his camp and retreated.Qu'a lost a lot of troops, even if this was not a trick to lure troops, he did not dare to pursue it. It was not until three days later that Cao's army was exhausted that he broke up his camp and went south.

On November 22, Qu'a arrived in Changzhi. Changzhi was empty. Not only the treasury was emptied, but the people in the city were also moved to Jincheng.On the same day, Xu Shu conquered Huguan, which was guarded by only a thousand Cao troops, and sent his army into Changzhi, where the two armies joined forces.

Qu'a and Xu Shu couldn't help sighing at the meeting. After nearly a year of preparation and two months of dispatching troops, the results finally came to fruition. Most of the Bingzhou was in his arms. Only Xihe County in the west of Luliang Mountain and the southern part of Shangdang were still in the hands of Cao Jun, which was regarded as meeting expectations. The goal.It's just that the price to be paid for failing to achieve this goal is not small. Not to mention the loss of people, Xu Huang in the south is still in trouble. It has been half a year, and the consequences will be worrisome if he cannot be rescued in time.

It's a pity that we couldn't keep Cao Zhang in Bingzhou!Tan Ma has already reported that Cao Zhang mobilized all the young and strong to build a solid barrier on the front line of the Xuan family, and it seems that he intends to defend to the death.And counting the troops again, he has about 8000 infantry, 5 light cavalry, and at least [-] to [-] young and strong recruits, which means that Cao Zhang has gathered nearly [-] to [-] people, occupying a favorable terrain With a solid line of defense, it is impossible to think about attacking at this time.

Now regardless of Cao Zhang, we must first solve the three major difficulties facing Bingzhou. One is that there are no officials;

(End of this chapter)