Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 1228 Seizing Xuanyuan Pass without bloodshed

Chapter 1226: Seizing Xuanyuan Pass without bloodshed

Yuzhou has two counties and 98 counties in Shikoku. Runan alone accounts for 37 counties, and Runan is the headquarters of the Yuan family.

During the Battle of the Han River, in order to deal with Xiang Yu's hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops, Qin Hao dug up the Han River and flooded seven armies. As a result, Runan downstream also suffered, and hundreds of thousands of refugees were displaced. This became Qin's Hao's few black spots.

Several years have passed. With the Yuan family's vigorous development and resource allocation, as well as Zhao Kuangyin's dedicated governance, Runan has gradually recovered its vitality.

 Today's Runan County is much worse than before the Yellow Turban Uprising, but it is still one of the richest counties in the world. It is not a problem to raise hundreds of thousands of troops.

After owning more than 30 counties in Runan, Zhao Kuangyin also initially had the capital to fight against Yuan Shu. Even if Yuan Shu sent Lian Po to lead an army of 150,000 to fight against him, Zhao Kuangyin would still have the confidence to fight him.

 Zhao Kuangyin was able to occupy more than 30 counties in Runan in such a short period of time for four main reasons:

 1. In order to support Yuan Shu's unification of Yuzhou, the Yuan family's wealth was also consumed a lot. In addition, most of the personnel moved to Chen County with Yuan Shu, which greatly reduced the Yuan family's control over Runan;

  2, Zhao Kuangyin made sufficient preparations for the day of independence. Many county magistrates and generals were his people, and Zhao Kuangyin himself was the prefect of Runan, and it was extremely convenient to move.

  3. The Yuzhou Army in Runan was poorly prepared and did not expect that their own people would come to attack them.

 It was under the simultaneous operation of these three points that even Runan County, which was rock solid to the Yuan family, gradually cracked and finally collapsed completely due to Zhao Kuangyin's day and night poaching.

In addition, Zhao Kuangyin's luck was pretty good, and there were no surprises or variables in the middle, so Zhao Kuangyin was able to have such a pretty good start.

 Zhao Kuangyin and Lian Po had a very good personal relationship. Before Lian Po could lead the army on his own, he was even feared by Yuan Shu because of his relationship with Zhao Kuangyin. As a result, he missed many good opportunities to lead the army and make meritorious deeds. But now the two are about to face off on the battlefield.

Zhao Kuangyin knew Lian Po well. He knew that although the personal relationship between the two was good, Lian Po would never show mercy to him because of this, and it was even more impossible to conquer Lian Po through personal relationships.

Lian Po is a truly loyal man. Even if he knew that Yuan Shu was a mediocre master, he would never vote for another master.

Unless Yuan Shu takes the initiative to do something to seek death and makes Lian Po completely despair of him, there is absolutely no possibility of Lian Po betraying him.

Since it is impossible to persuade them to surrender, the only option is to fight with all their strength.

Zhao Kuangyin was not afraid of a battle with Lian Po, but he was afraid that when fighting Lian Po, the Qin army would suddenly come from behind. Once faced with a flanking attack from both sides, even he might not be able to save himself.

“My lord, don’t worry too much. On the surface, the people in charge of the Qin army are Qin Jian and Tan Daoji, but in fact they are the old fox Jia Xu.

Jia Xu is the most cunning and cunning person. He hopes that our army will fight with the Yuzhou Army and both sides will be defeated and injured, so he will never help the Yuzhou Army at this time. "Zhao Pu said calmly.

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said: "At this moment, I am not afraid that the Qin army will join forces with the Yuzhou army, but I am only afraid that Jia Xu will add insult to injury.

Although our army has withdrawn from Guangcheng Pass, Xuanyuan Pass is still in our hands.

Xuanyuan Pass is related to the safety of the entire Sizhou, and Jia Xu will never give up. However, Xuanyuan Pass is also a barrier for our army to resist the Qin army, and I do not want to give up.

If Jia Xu comes to capture Xuanyuan Pass at this time, he does not need to attack the city. He only needs to lead the army there, and he will contain tens of thousands of our troops. "

In front of Zhao Pu, Zhao Kuangyin expressed what was most worrying in his heart, but Zhao Pu laughed after hearing it.

“My lord, now Xuanyuan Pass is not only not a barrier for our Runan, but it is also a life-threatening talisman.

Have you forgotten that Xuanyuan Guan can only block the Qin army from Yique Pass and Guangcheng Pass, but the Qin army can still go through Ling County and go around to the back of Xuanyuan Pass. ”    Zhao Kuangyin slapped his head violently, why did he give me such an important thing? He only paid attention to the Qin army in Sizhou, but forgot that Zhangling County, one of the five counties in northern Jingbei, actually borders Runan County, and If you take the Zhangling line, you can completely bypass the back of Xuanyuan Pass.

“If our army had sufficient strength, it would naturally be able to block this encircling surprise army, but one Lian Po had already restrained most of our army, and there was no spare strength to stop the Qin army.

And if the Qin army really sends troops to recapture Xuanyuan Pass, Xuanyuan Pass will definitely face a situation of front and rear attacks, and it is undoubtedly unrealistic to rely solely on the defenders in the pass to defend it.

Since it is destined to be impossible to defend, why should we divide our troops to protect Xuanyuan Pass, which is dispensable to our army? "

 At this point, Zhao Pu looked at Zhao Kuangyin with a serious face and said in a deep voice: "My lord, for our army, the top priority is to stabilize the situation and repel Yuan Shu, rather than making enemies everywhere.

Zhao Pu believes that the Qin Army is the only ally that our army can win over at present, so we should make good friends with the Qin Army at all costs, even if we take the initiative to give up Xuanyuan Pass. "

Zhao Pu's words made Zhao Kuangyin suddenly enlightened. Because he had just started a war with the former army, he subconsciously regarded the Qin army as his opponent, but ignored that the relationship between the two sides had changed.

"What the military advisor said is reasonable. Xuanyuan Pass is indeed valuable to our army, and our army is indeed not suitable for a two-front war now."

After saying something in a deep voice, Zhao Kuangyin added: "Since Xuanyuan Pass is useless to our army, and the Qin army is determined to win Xuanyuan Pass, it is not a bad idea to use Xuanyuan Pass to win over the Qin army.

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 “No.” Zhao Pu responded in a deep voice.

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 Yiqueguan.

Qin Qiong led the generals and asked Jia Xu for orders: "Military advisor, Lian Po and Zhao Kuangyin are at war now. Most of Zhao Kuangyin's troops are restrained by Lian Po. This is the best time for our army to recapture Xuanyuan Pass."

"Yes, military advisor, once Xuanyuan Pass is recaptured and all eight Luoyang Passes are in hand, Sizhou's eastern defense line will be completely complete."

Guan Sheng said, and then the other generals also spoke one after another, and all they said were nothing more than invitations to fight.

Jia Xu laughed when he saw this and said, "Don't be anxious. Fighting is the worst policy. Subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is the best policy.

Don't worry, Zhao Kuangyin will take the initiative to return Xuanyuan Pass within ten days. "

All the generals showed disbelief when they heard this. After all, the location of Xuanyuan Pass was too important, and regarding the ownership of Xuanyuan Pass, the Qin Army and the Yuzhou Army had no less than ten negotiations, and in the end every time It was nothing, so how could Zhao Kuangyin take the initiative to return it.

Seeing that all the generals did not believe it, Jia Xu did not explain too much. For a superior to explain everything clearly to his subordinates, it would seem that the subordinates were too incompetent. In short, time will prove everything.

What Jia Xu said was ten days, but just after the fifth day, Zhao Kuangyin's envoy Zhao Pu arrived at Yique Pass, and his purpose was to return Xuanyuan Pass. Now the Qin army would completely convince Jia Xu.

At this point, the Qin army took back Xuanyuan Pass without any bloodshed, and Sizhou's defense on the eastern front was completely improved.

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