Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

 Chapter 1294 Bai Qi and Li Jing

Chapter 1292: Bai Qi and Li Jing

There were originally 10,000 main troops and 80,000 militiamen in Yinshan City, but with the fierce attack after the arrival of the Yuan and Mongolian slave armies, there were no casualties, and both sides suffered extremely serious troop losses.

Many of Yuanmeng's slave armies were warriors captured by Temujin from other tribes during his campaign on the grasslands. Coupled with the temptation to get rid of their slave status, the combat effectiveness of the slave army was no less than that of the regular army. .

Under the desperate defense of Li Jing and Yang Liulang, although the 50,000 slave army of Yuan and Meng were wiped out, there were only 1,000 main troops left in Yinshan City and less than 40,000 militiamen.

Although the combat effectiveness of the militia is getting stronger and stronger as the militia continues to wear down, it still cannot replace the role of the main force. The militia alone is destined to be unable to defend the city, no matter how large the number is.

With only a thousand main troops left, Yinshan City seemed to be struggling on the edge of the ruins. However, with the entry of Bai Qi's 25,000 elite troops, Yinshan City became rock solid again.

“Grand Governor Bai Qi, you came just in time. If you had come half a day later, this Yinshan City would really be unable to bear it...”

Yang Liulang grabbed Bai Qi's arm, excited and complaining. Although Bai Qi didn't like men touching him, he also knew that it was not easy for Yinshan City to persist until now, so he let him hold him and complain. .

Looking at the posture of his general, Li Jing covered his face, as if he didn't recognize Yang Liulang.

 It’s so embarrassing.

On the way back to the city lord's mansion, Bai Qi truly realized how difficult it was for Yinshan City.

The stone rolling logs in the city had actually been used up a long time ago, so they demolished the houses and used them as defense materials to defend the enemy. This demolition covered most of the city.

Nowadays, most of the area in Yinshan City is bare, with no buildings at all. People who don't have houses to live in can only build sheds and sleep on the ground when they are alive.

Bai Qi also discovered that all the people in Yinshan City, both men and women, had been recruited by the government to engage in various manual labor, carrying supplies, or doing manual work. In short, no one was idle.

Seeing that Bai Qi had been staring at the people, Li Jing thought he had guessed his thoughts and said: "Yinshan City can persist until now, thanks to the 300,000 people in Yinshan City. It is because of the full support of the people. Yinshan City can only hold on until the governor arrives, otherwise it would have been captured by Yuan Meng. "

 “Oh? I can’t see it.”

Li Jing was stunned when he heard this, and Bai Qi continued: "The people in the occupied area are far more than 300,000, and the people in the city also support our army, but they still failed to defend the city.

 It can be seen that the key to defending Yinshan City does not lie in the support of the people, but in the person who can mobilize the people, but such people are not found in every city. "

Looking at Bai Qi's appreciative gaze, Li Jing smiled sheepishly.

To be honest, Li Jing was a little unconvinced by Bai Qi.

Li Jing and Bai Qi were both from the Jin army, Bai Qi came from Heibingtai, and Li Jing was a general of the Qin family. Logically speaking, Li Jing's starting point was higher than Bai Qi's, but Bai Qi was already the commander-in-chief of the Qin army, and his status was Second only to Qin Hao but higher than all other military advisors, Li Jing was still serving as Yang Liulang's deputy general. Li Jing has studied Bai Qi's leadership style. He admires Bai Qi in his heart, but he does not feel that he is worse than Bai Qi. He also thinks that Bai Qi is just luckier than him and follows the most suitable leader at the best time. As a monarch, he was given the opportunity to display his talents. If he were to change with Bai Qi, he might not be worse than Bai Qi.

 Li Jing respected his lord Qin Wen very much, and although Qin Wen also thought highly of him and wanted to train him, there were many people Qin Wen liked and trained, and he, Li Jing, was just one of them.

Therefore, in a situation where resources are severely dispersed, the opportunities that Qin Wen can provide him are naturally not at the same level as the opportunities that Qin Hao provides to Bai Qi without any reservation.

Even so, Li Jing seized every opportunity and was promoted to general bit by bit. This speed was already very fast in the Jin army.

Of course, he cannot be compared with Bai Qi, who has become a famous general. After all, Bai Qi is a brand name that Qin Hao used most of the resources of the Qin Army to create.

Li Jing would occasionally become bitter in front of his childhood sweetheart before, but Bai Qi took the risk to personally contain Murong Chui's 200,000 troops, which greatly changed Li Jing's view of Bai Qi.

Bai Qi is not only lucky, he is also a real man with a strong heart who dares to fight and risk his life. What Li Jing likes most are those who are constantly striving for self-improvement.

After hearing what Bai Qi said, Yang Liulang nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, many times when I almost couldn't hold on anymore, it was Senior Brother Yao who resolved the crisis and was able to defend Yinshan City. Senior Brother Yao definitely deserves the most credit." ”

Li Jing smiled humbly: "It's ridiculous. The fact that Yinshan City can persist is definitely not the credit of any one person. Everyone is indispensable. This is the result of everyone's joint efforts."

Bai Qi could see that Li Jing was not pretending, and thought to himself: This is a humble and prudent person. He will definitely become a pillar of the army in the future, and maybe he can be on par with me.

Why does Bai Qi dare to delay entering Yinshan City? You must know that once Yinshan City is lost, everything will be lost.

Given the current situation and Murong Chui's strict defense, Bai Qi was not absolutely sure of breaking into Yinshan City. It would be pointless to break in if there were too many casualties among the soldiers, so he decided to take a gamble.

Bai Qi bet that Murong Chui had sorted out his priorities and would definitely rescue Zhenbeiguan, but his only concern was whether Yinshan City could hold on until then, and the person who made Bai Qi make the decision was Li Jing.

Bai Qi found that the defensive battle at Yinshan was really good. It could be called a textbook city defense template. Even if he came to defend the city in person, he might not be better than Li Jing.

 So, Bai Qi decided to take a gamble on Li Jing, and Li Jing did not disappoint him. Although it was extremely difficult to defend Yinshan City, he was able to defend it in the end.

 Bai Qi has seen many potential generals, such as Huo Qubing, Xue Rengui, Yue Fei, etc. They all have great potential, but Li Jing is indeed the person with the greatest potential he has seen.

People like Huo Qubing and Xue Rengui are extremely capable, but they also have more or less character flaws, such as: Yue Fei is straightforward, Huo Qubing is frivolous, Xue Rengui...

These are just minor character flaws, but for those generals who control thousands of armies, they will become fatal weaknesses.

 But in Li Jing, Bai Qi has not found any character flaws so far, which is quite rare, so he dares to conclude that Li Jing's future achievements will definitely be very high.

 (End of this chapter)