Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 2955: Marriage between Chu and Wei, Xu Bei fights Qi (End)

Chapter 2951: Marriage between Chu and Wei, Xu Bei fights Qi (End)

Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang did not welcome Zhang Liang, their parachuted superior, at first. After all, no general with great power would want to have someone above him that would constrain him.

However, the problem of the Mingjiao believers in Qingnan is too difficult. It is not impossible for Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang to solve it, but if they want to solve it well, I am afraid they will have to kill each other and shed blood.

Neither Zhuge Liang nor Su Dingfang are murderers, and they don't want to cause too much killing outside of war, so they can only accept Zhang Liang and let him deal with this problem.

Now that Qingnan's problem has been solved by Zhang Liang, a more difficult question has arisen, that is, will Zhang Liang interfere with military power?

The military power and political power are within the scope of the governor's authority. It seems reasonable for Zhang Liang to intervene in the military power. But if he really does this, what will Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang do? They are the coaches of Qingxu Battlefield.

Although Zhang Liang has no foundation in Qingxu, as the governor of Qingxu, if he insists on intervening in military power, Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang can only hand over part of their military power even if they are reluctant. Who would let him be the leader of the Qin Dynasty in Qingxu and Qingxu states? However, it was impossible to completely take away the military power because Ying Hao did not directly appoint Zhang Liang as the commander-in-chief of the two armies.

Fortunately for Zhuge Liang, although he was the commander-in-chief of an army, he was also the governor of Jizhou. He was both a civil official and a military general, so he didn't mind devolving some of his military power, as long as Zhang Liang didn't rely on his official rank to remotely command him at will.

But Su Dingfang was obviously unwilling to hand over power, and even if it was handed over to him, he would not want to hand it over to Zhang Liang.

Su Dingfang had received life-saving grace from Liu Mu before following Ying Hao. Even though he did not participate in any party struggles, he was still marked by Liu Mu and was a member of the Han clan.

With Ying Hao on top, although the two major factions, the Han and Ming factions, are not incompatible, they definitely don't like each other.

Therefore, Su Dingfang, who belonged to the Han clan, was naturally unwilling to hand over military power to Zhang Liang, the leader of the Ming clan, thereby increasing the proportion of the Ming clan's military power in Da Qin.

Zhang Liang naturally understood what Su Dingfang was thinking. He also knew that if he interfered too much with military power, he would definitely arouse strong resistance from Su Dingfang, but he had no intention of taking over the Qingxu battlefield at all.

Although Zhang Liang is extremely intelligent and unparalleled in strategy, his commander attribute is not very high. He only has 84 (+6) points so far. If he were to lead the army in battle, he would be able to command tens of thousands of people.

Zhang Liang has always positioned himself as a counselor, not a commander, so it is okay to let him make suggestions from the rear, but if he actually commands hundreds of thousands of troops to charge into battle, he is obviously far inferior to Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang.

Even if these two people were willing to let Zhang Liang go to the battlefield and obey his orders, Zhang Liang would definitely refuse, because uniting the army is really not his strength.

Ying Hao also knew that Zhang Liang would not conflict with Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang because of his authority, so he confidently and boldly appointed him as Governor Qingxu. After all, smart people like Zhang Liang still do things in a measured way.

It is precisely because of this that the first thing Zhang Liang did after arriving in Qingnan was to convene Su Dingfang and others to discuss matters. He took the initiative to show his goodwill and said that he only controlled political power, and entrusted Zhuge Liang with full battlefield command. and Su Dingfang.

Later, Zhang Liang also clearly opposed Fan Zhongyan, who had the same interests as his and was in the same camp, and supported Su Dingfang and Zhuge Liang's sending troops, just because he didn't want them to concentrate on dealing with the front line instead of being distracted by him.

Needless to say, Zhuge Liang said that Su Dingfang was also a smart man, and Zhang Liang's successive compromises and overtures were all for him. If he still embarrasses him under such circumstances, it would be a bit too ignorant.

Therefore, after the meeting, when Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang discussed alone how many troops to leave for Qingnan, Su Dingfang took the initiative to leave more troops, using this method to indirectly show his goodwill to Zhang Liang.

"The Qingnan issue has not yet been completely resolved, and since it is in the rear area of ​​our army, the number of troops remaining is small, and we may not be able to suppress those monsters.

Brother Kong Ming, in my opinion, it is better for us to detach 15,000 troops each and leave 30,000 defenders for Governor Zhang. This strength is enough to ensure the stability of the rear. "

Hearing Su Dingfang's words, Zhuge Liang was also a little surprised. He obviously didn't expect that Su Lie, who had always preferred to bend rather than bend, would take the initiative to give in because of Zhang Liang this time, but the figure of 30,000 made him disagree.

After these three months of fierce fighting, although it caused considerable casualties to the Ming army, the Qin army itself suffered considerable losses. The Song and Ming coalition forces still had more troops than the Qin army.

The total strength of the Qin army on the Qingxu battlefield was 330,000, including Su Dingfang's 150,000, Zhuge Liang's 100,000, and Zhou Yu's 80,000 navy;

Among them, Zhou Yu's navy, after experiencing guerrilla warfare and the East China Sea naval battle, wiped out and captured 70,000 enemy troops, but its own casualties also reached 35,000, accounting for 40% of its own casualties.

The two armies of Su Dingfang and Zhuge Liang suffered much smaller casualties, but after three months of fighting, although they also achieved the record of annihilating nearly 50,000 enemies and capturing three counties in Qingnan, the total casualties also reached 30,000.

Except that Zhou Yu's naval forces suffered too much losses and the rest of them retreated to Qingdao Port to rest and at the same time deter the naval forces of the Song, Ming and Chu kingdoms from continuing to fight in a short period of time, the Qin army still had 220,000 land troops in Qingxu.

On the other hand, the Song and Ming coalition forces had a total strength of 500,000 before the war, but they have now lost 130,000. Although there are 370,000 troops left, excluding the 35,000 naval troops who cannot go to war, the coalition can use There are still 335,000 land troops.

The combined army of Song and Ming Dynasties still had 115,000 more troops than the Qin army. Such a gap in strength was not small, not to mention that the battle situation was still Qin's offense and defense.

However, war is not just about numbers. Morale, military morale, commanders, generals, equipment, etc. will all become important factors that determine the outcome.

The strongest battle between the Song and Ming coalition forces was undoubtedly the beginning of the war. At that time, the coalition's combat power could compete with the Qin army.

However, after three months of fierce fighting and continuous attrition, the morale of the coalition forces inevitably declined, which also caused a significant drop in combat effectiveness. They could no longer continue to confront the Qin army, so Zhuge Liang and Su Ding just Will be eager to take the initiative with inferior troops.

Zhu Di was also aware of the weakening of the coalition's combat power. In order to minimize losses, he chose to abandon Qingnan and exchange space for time. While gaining a breathing space, he also got rid of the problem that the coastal defense line was too long and was not conducive to defense. Dilemma. In other words, Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang will face 335,000 or even more coalition forces in this attack.

After all, the coalition forces are fighting on the mainland and can recruit young and strong troops to expand the army at any time. Although the combat effectiveness of the new recruits in the field is almost zero, they will still cause trouble in the battle to defend the city.

On the other hand, the Qin army can only dispatch 220,000 troops at most. If too many troops are left in Qingnan, the pressure on the front line will naturally be great.

Zhuge Liang originally wanted to leave only 15,000 defenders for Zhang Liang. He and Su Dingfang each sent 7,500 troops. After all, after the battlefield was moved to Xubei, the three Qingnan counties that were no longer battlefields would no longer be able to defend Zhang Liang. Another large-scale war broke out.

Even if a people's uprising still breaks out, it will only be a small-scale uprising of a few dozen people. The three counties of Qingnan each have 5,000 garrison troops. Although it will not be more than enough, it is definitely enough with Zhang Liang's ability.

But Su Dingfang proposed to leave 30,000 defenders for Zhang Liang, which was more than double what he expected. This way the rear would be completely secure, but they could only lead an army of 190,000 against 330,000+. For the Song and Ming coalition forces, this is obviously not conducive to their quick victory.

Zhuge Liang was easily unwilling to take risks, even if the risks were small, so he naturally expressed his opposition, thinking that 30,000 defenders were too many and completely unnecessary.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's objection, Su Dingfang did not insist on going his own way. Instead, after some consultations with him, he finally settled on 20,000 remaining troops.

After Su Dingfang left, Zhuge Liang's two wives, Huang Rong and Huang Yueying, walked into the tent one after another carrying food boxes.

Logically speaking, the military is not allowed to bring family members, let alone female dependents, but Zhuge Liang's situation is quite special.

Zhuge Liang's two wives are both extraordinary women of the generation. Both of them are extremely smart. Huang Rong is good at formations and Huang Yueying is good at mechanisms. They can both play a supporting role in marching and fighting.

In addition, Zhuge Liang was a weak scholar, but his two wives had martial arts skills and could protect his safety, so Ying Hao specially approved Huang Rong and Huang Yueying to accompany the army to take care of and protect his safety.

Zhuge Liang actually didn't want to bring his family members, he didn't want to be special, but considering that the two ladies could really help him, and Ying Hao had also given special approval, he could only accept it politely.

After meeting for two hours, Zhuge Liang was already ravenous. When he saw his wife coming to bring him food, he couldn't help but start devouring it.

Zhuge Liang's food was also very simple, only three dishes and one soup, but his wife Huang Rong had learned from the imperial chef Liu Angxing, so even the simplest home-cooked dishes were still cooked to the level of a state banquet by Huang Rong.

Looking at her husband enjoying the meal, Huang Rong couldn't help but sigh: "I thought Governor Su would have a conflict with Mr. Zhang Liang due to his factional stance, but I didn't expect that he would take the initiative to send more troops to Mr. Zhang Liang."

Huang Yueying retorted with a smile after hearing this: "Sister, don't look at Governor Su's thick eyebrows, but he is not an honest man. He proposed to increase the garrison because he knew that her husband would not agree, so he deliberately mentioned it. Come out to make your husband object.

In this way, he not only showed his kindness to Mr. Zhang Liang, but also won't lose the troops under his command. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone. "

Huang Rong is also an extremely smart woman. After hearing Huang Yueying's words, she naturally understood the key.

In short, Su Dingfang wanted to show favor to Zhang Liang, but did not want to send more troops, so he came up with such a conspiracy to let their husband Zhuge Liang be the villain.

"hiss…"

Huang Rong, who figured out the key, suddenly took a breath of cold air. She obviously didn't expect that Su Lie would have such a palace.

"Husband, are you being used by Governor Su for nothing?"

Zhuge Liang cannot fail to see things that Huang Yueying and other women can see. It's just that he doesn't tell the truth when he sees through it. If he is a villain, he should be a villain. As long as it is beneficial to the overall war situation, he doesn't mind being used by Su Dingfang a little. Besides, this It can also make Su Dingfang owe him a favor.

The disagreement between Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang over the remaining troops quickly reached Zhang Liang's ears, and he naturally saw through Su Dingfang's tricks, but he did not resist Su Dingfang's overtures.

Zhang Liang could actually understand Su Dingfang's helplessness. After all, he, like Su Dingfang, clearly didn't want to get involved in party disputes, but he had to take sides due to identity issues. He could only be careful not to offend anyone. He would shed tears if he said too much.

Regarding the 20,000 garrison promised to him, Zhang Liang thought for a while but chose to refuse. It was not that he didn't want it, but that Qingnan really didn't need so many troops, and any more would be a waste.

"You two can rest assured and fight on the front line. You only need to leave me 10,000 defenders in the rear."

Seeing that Zhang Liang took the initiative to reduce the number of defenders, Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang were unwilling.

There are three counties in Qingnan. Although there are more than 20,000 troops, they are not much richer. If the 10,000 defenders are divided equally, they will be very weak.

Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang obviously did not want to leave hidden dangers in the rear, but Zhang Liang insisted that only 10,000 defenders were enough, and they could not refuse the reasons given.

(End of chapter)