Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 1222 Doomed to defeat before the war even begins

Chapter 1220: Doomed to defeat before the war even begins

"Let Qin Qiong be the chief general, Yuchi Gong and Xiong Kuohai be the deputy generals, and lead an army of ten thousand to Yique Pass."

There are still 20,000 troops in Luoyang City, but moving away 10,000 is already the limit. After all, 10,000 troops are not enough to defend Luoyang, but it can ensure that Luoyang does not cause trouble. As the imperial capital, Luoyang does not even have 10,000 troops. , then there might be some trouble.

After transferring another 10,000 troops from Luoyang, Sizhou's troops have been unable to be mobilized, but the problem of Guangcheng Pass has not been resolved, but Jia Xu obviously has a plan in mind.

“He ordered Zhang Liao, the prefect of Nanxiang, to lead ten thousand troops to garrison Guangcheng Pass. He ordered Qin Zheng, the prefect of Nanyang, to send general Gao Shun to lead ten thousand troops to garrison Guangcheng. Zhang Liao was the chief general and Gao Shun was the deputy general.”

In the Battle of Jingbei, Gao Shun was seriously injured by Liu Xiu. Now more than a year has passed, and his injuries have naturally healed, so he can return to the battlefield.

After Jingbei was divided by Qin Hao, there were six counties in total, but the Qin army only occupied four and a half counties, namely: Nanyang, Nanxiang, Zhangling, Xiangyang, and a small half of Nanjun.

 As for the other two counties, most of Nanjun belonged to Liu Xiu and Jiangxia County belonged to Huang Zu.

The Qin army has 120,000 troops in the five counties of Jingbei, including 60,000 troops in the Xiangyang line and 20,000 troops in the other three counties. Of course, if there is a war, it will change at any time, just like the current Jia Xu generals Zhang Liao and Gao Follow the route to Guangcheng Pass.

 The combination of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, coupled with the garrison of 20,000 troops, made the defense of Guangcheng Pass impeccable.

Yuan Shu probably never expected that he had just prepared to send troops with his front foot. He wanted to catch the Qin army by surprise, but Jia Xu was fully prepared with his rear foot.

 Xu Huang, Qin Yi, and Qin Huaiyu led 10,000 troops to guard Hulao Pass;

 Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Xiong Kuohai, and Guan Sheng led 20,000 troops to guard Yique Pass;

 Zhang Liao and Gao Shun led 20,000 troops to guard Guangcheng Pass.

 Tan Daoji and Qin Jian led 10,000 troops to guard Luoyang;

Jia Xu's deployment of troops can be said to have used the limited troops in the most useful positions, putting Sizhou's defense in an almost perfect state.

The Qin army now occupies the right time, place and people. Even if Yuan Shu's 250,000-strong army is dispatched, it may not be effective. Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin's surprise attack on Guangcheng Pass this time is probably destined to return without success.

 Yuan Shu was destined to lose before this battle even started.

“Master Jia, when my lord went north, he ordered Yue Fei to send troops to prevent Liu Xiu from unifying Jingnan.

Yue Fei ordered the army to decisively lead the attack on Nanjun, and achieved great results. Now he has reached the gate of Jiangling City, and forced Liu Xiu of Jingnan to abandon his formation in Jingnan, and personally led the army back to rescue Jiangling. . "

At this point, Xun Yu couldn't help but flashing a trace of regret in his eyes, and then continued: "Now that our army and Yuan Shu are about to start a war, in order to avoid falling into a two-front battle. Should we order Yue Fei to retreat to ensure that our army has Sufficient troops to deal with the next Yuan Shu army."

Although Liu Xiu has returned with his army, he has not brought back many troops. What he has really done is to boost morale. Therefore, if Yue Fei is allowed to continue his conquest, Yue Fei is very likely to defeat Liu Xiu.

By then, the Qin army will occupy the entire Jingbei area except Jiangxia County, and will also advance to the north bank of the Yangtze River to sit on the Yangtze River defense line.

Unfortunately, Yuan Shu's 250,000-strong army is about to attack, and Jia Xu will never allow the Qin army to risk fighting on two fronts. Therefore, no matter how fruitful the victory in Nanjun is, Yue Fei must return to the army immediately in order to take the overall situation into consideration. "Wen Ruo is right, fighting on two fronts is too risky, so let Yue Fei retreat first. After Yuan Shu is defeated, it will not be too late to continue the conquest of Nanjun." Jia Xu said seriously.

Yue Fei, who was leading the troops in Jiangling, was so angry that he wanted to curse his mother after receiving Jia Xu's order. Of course, he didn't want to curse Jia Xu, but Yuan Shu.

Since Yue Fei became the governor of Xiangyang, he has always thought about opening up the territory for the Lord. However, the center of the Qin army is in the north, and there is not much space for him to display in the south. He can only defend himself.

Now he finally got the order from his lord to attack, and Yue Fei had almost conquered Nanjun. He just had to capture Jiangling as a fortification, and Nanjun was completely owned by the Qin army.

As long as Yue Fei is given the last ten days, he is sure to capture Jiangling, but at this time Yuan Shu wants to send troops to attack the Qin army's rear, which will completely waste all Yue Fei's efforts.

 It was just a little bit close to success, just a little bit!

Although Yue Fei was extremely unwilling, he also understood the priority of the matter. After all, as the hub connecting the two states of Bing and Jing, Sizhou was more important than the five Nanjun, so Yue Fei had to give up Nanjun and return to the army even if he was reluctant to give up.

 Seeing that Yue Fei actually took the initiative to withdraw his troops, Liu Xiu thought it was a trick to lure the snake out of the hole. After all, Yue Fei had done this before, and when Liu Xiu realized what he was doing, Yue Fei's army had already retreated to Xiangyang City.

"Master Jia, Yuan Shu suddenly mobilized his troops to attack this time. There must be some reason for this."

At this point, Xun Yu clasped his fists and said seriously: "I think we should send an envoy to condemn and question Yuan Shu, and at the same time find out the reasons for Yuan Shu's change. If we can prescribe the right medicine, maybe this battle can be eliminated." among.”

For today's Qin army, it is naturally best not to fight this battle. After all, with the main force heading north to Hetao, the strength of the Sizhou and Jingzhou Qin armies is indeed weaker than Yuan Shu's army, but fighting always requires risks. Why take risks if you don’t take risks?

After listening to Xun Yu's words, Jia Xu decided to send an envoy to persuade Yuan Shu. If it succeeds, it is best. If not, then he will go to war with Yuan Shu.

As for the choice of envoy, Jia Xu finally chose to send Di Renjie.

Through this period of getting along with each other, Jia Xu discovered that Di Renjie was not only very eloquent, but also had a delicate mind and an even more meticulous observation ability. He would definitely find something unusual when he went on a mission.

After Di Renjie received the order, he immediately rushed to Yuzhou non-stop. When he arrived, Zhao Kuangyin's army had already set off, so Di Renjie didn't even rest, and immediately revealed his identity and asked to see Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was not afraid to even meet the envoys of the Qin army. When Di Renjie saw Yuan Shu, he immediately tried to persuade Yuan Shu from all aspects, such as: the comparison of strength between the two sides, the probability of the Qin and Jin armies winning in the Hetao battle was higher. so big.

Di Renjie's negotiation skills are still very good, but Yuan Shu is very determined to seize Sizhou. Di Renjie tried his best to persuade Yuan Shu to retreat, but he made a shocking discovery when he was about to leave Yuzhou.

Ten days later, Di Renjie returned to Luoyang and reported to Jia Xu: "Master Qi, I am humble and incompetent. I failed to persuade Yuan Shu to withdraw his troops, but..."

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