Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2468 The offensive and defensive battle of Baling, Li Shimin VS Wang Jian
Chapter 2464: Ba Ling offensive and defensive battle, Li Shimin VS Wang Jian
Wu Qi is a person who has reached the extreme in controlling casualties, even a perverted person.

In the Battle of Conquering the Japanese, Wu Qi led his army to fight in the entire Japanese country, and achieved dozens of times the results of his own battle, but the army he commanded never suffered large-scale casualties.

It can be seen from this that Wu Qi led the army to fight, and he would not fight a tough battle unless it was absolutely necessary.

But now Tu Xingsun failed to assassinate Li Mu, no, it can't be said to be a failure, but he didn't take any action at all.

If Li Mu couldn't be dealt with, then Wu Qi would only have to attack by force.

Even the wise Wu Qi was forced by Li Mu to make a strong attack, which is enough to show that a strong attack on Ba Ling is inevitable.

Wu Qi doesn't like to fight tough battles, and once a tough battle is fought, there will be dead bodies all over the field.

After discussing with Sima Cuo, Fu Cunshen, and Sun Lingming who led the cavalry to help, Wu Qi finally decided to adopt the tactics of encircling three and missing one, and focusing on one side.

The offensive and defensive battle of Baling officially started.

Wu Qi cherished his soldiers and was reluctant to suffer too many casualties. In order to minimize the casualties, he went all out from the beginning.

Wu Qi directly used [-] catapults, [-] well rails, [-] siege crossbows, and [-] strong crossbows to storm the east gate of Baling, and at the same time ordered the surrendered Tang army to charge.

Let the Qin army control the siege equipment and let the descending army charge, this is Wu Qi's usual method.

One trick is fresh, eat all over the sky.

That's what he did in Wa, and he conquered the entire Kanto Plain.

Therefore, it is not that Wu Qi did not kill people in the war, but that he transferred the casualties, and most of the dead were surrendered troops, not his own people.

After the Qin army from the three eastern routes joined forces, Wu Qi's [-] troops, of which [-] were surrendered.

Don't look at these surrendered troops. When fighting the Qin army, they were submissive, their morale was so low that they didn't even dare to swing a knife, and they even surrendered directly.

But if they were to fight Tang Jun, they would be so courageous that they would kill their former colleagues even more ruthlessly than Qin Jun.

This is also the main reason why, during the period when Yuan and Qing ruled the Central Plains, those traitors dealt with Han people more ruthlessly than foreigners.

After all, only when the Tang State is destroyed can they get rid of their identity as traitors and fully integrate into the Qin army.

Therefore, after Li Tang surrendered to Qin, his fighting power was stronger than before surrendering. No one wanted to bear the infamy of a traitor for the rest of his life.

Wu Qi only wanted to use the surrendered army to reduce the battle damage, and he didn't regard the surrendered army as a person at all, but the surrendered army was still grateful to Dade, one by one scrambling for the main attack task.

Thus began the first day of the siege.

Standing on the tower of Baling City, Jiang Shang saw the phalanx of catapults and the formation of crossbows under the city, he felt dizzy and envious.

He was also the great general of the Han Dynasty and commanded the entire northern army.

But the big men at that time were really too weak. Even if they concentrated the strength of the entire north, they could barely mobilize an army of 20.

Unlike now, any of the surviving princes has the strength to mobilize an army of 20, and can easily arm tens of thousands of cavalry.

Not to mention, catapults, strong crossbows, siege crossbows, so many excellent weapons.

Times are really different.Jiang Shang sighed in his heart.

Wu Qi didn't start attacking the city directly, but sent a fierce general to challenge. After all, with Sun Lingming in hand, if he didn't fight generals, wouldn't he be stupid?

Qin Jun sent Sun Lingming, so Li Mu could only send Yang Jian to fight. After all, except for Yang Jian in Li Tang, even Li Yuanba, who lost his hand, may not be Sun Lingming's opponent.

Sun Lingming and Yang Jian are old rivals. In the first battle in Guanzhong, the two fought for two days and two nights without a score. Now they fought again after a year, and naturally it was even more intense. Moonlight.

The duel between Sun Lingming, No. 2 on the list of generals, and Yang Jian, No. 3, is obviously not a short-term winner. If it is really a protracted battle, it may take two or three days.

It was obviously impossible for Wu Qi to wait for two or three days. Seeing that Sun Lingming and Yang Jian hadn't decided the winner, he immediately sent Huang Tianxiang to the battle, and Li Mu sent Lei Zhenzi.

Huang Tianxiang Jiwu 106, Lei Zhenzi Jiwu 107.

After the battle with Gongsun Xuanyuan, Lei Zhenzi's combat experience has been greatly improved, but after the duel with Huang Tianxiang, he obviously has a little advantage in basic martial arts, but he is still just a match.

Even if Lei Zhenzi tried his best, he only had a slight upper hand, and he might even be pulled back by Huang Tianxiang.

This also revealed once again that the disciples of the Yuqing sect are generally strong and weak in combat power.

However, as a descendant of the great faction, Lei Zhenzi still has great potential. He is constantly sharpening himself in battle, and his speed of improvement is extremely fast.

Seeing that he couldn't take down Huang Tianxiang for a long time, Lei Zhenzi relied on his profound skills and started to attack wildly without haste.

After 120 rounds, Huang Tianxiang began to lose his strength, so he took the initiative to withdraw, which also gave Tang Jun a small victory for a while.

Naturally, Lei Zhenzi didn't want to let Huang Tianxiang go, so he rode his horse in pursuit, but was stopped by Zhang Xiu and Luo Cheng, and then the three of them started a big battle.

Although Zhang Xiu is a peak god general, his combat power is astonishing, and he can barely display the strength of the god of war.

Luo Cheng's sense of presence in the Qin army has not been very high, mainly because he has been active in the north, without any outstanding achievements, and has not encountered too strong opponents, so his growth rate is relatively slow.

But Luo Cheng's actual combat power is still very strong. He is very similar to Zhao Yun, with strong explosive power, so he often defeats the strong with the weak, and he is nicknamed "Cold Face and Cold Spear".

Luo Chengjiwu 103, together with Zhang Xiu who was 104, the two teamed up to block Lei Zhenzi who was 107, and also took advantage.

Both Zhang Xiu and Luo Cheng have combat strength beyond their own strength, and the two of them can completely defeat the God of War together.

However, Lei Zhenzi's combat power was already weaker than his real strength, and he fought Huang Tianxiang for more than 100 rounds, and his physical strength was almost exhausted, which gave the two of them an advantage.

[Ding dong, Zhang Xiu's skill 'Golden Spear' is activated...]

[Ding dong, Luo Cheng's skill 'Silver Spear' is activated...]

Luo Cheng and Zhang Xiu fought more and more courageously. They were tied in five rounds, prevailed in ten rounds, and completely suppressed Lei Zhenzi in twenty rounds.

Lei Zhenzi saw that the two men joined forces so powerfully, and his internal strength was about to be exhausted. He knew that if he continued to fight, he would definitely lose, so he thought of retreating.

After 26 rounds, after Lei Zhenzi forced Luo Cheng back with a stick, he was about to escape, but was blocked by Zhang Xiu, and then Luo Cheng made up for it.

Zhang Xiu and Luo Cheng cooperated so well that Lei Zhenzi, who was exhausted, couldn't even escape.

Seeing that Lei Zhenzi was about to be defeated, or even fell, a rider rushed over from the sidelines and blocked Zhang Xiu, Lei Zhenzi was able to escape, and this person was Yang Ren.

After Yang Ren rescued Lei Zhenzi, the two fled back to Baling together on horseback, which also brought the battle to an end.

Although Lei Zhenzi defeated Huang Tianxiang, he was also defeated by the combination of Zhang Xiu and Luo Cheng, failing to complete the feat of winning streak.

[Ding dong, Luo Cheng defeated Lei Zhenzi, broke through his own limits, and his force is permanently +1. Currently, Luo Cheng: commander 85 (+1), force 104 (+4), intelligence 73, politics 64, charm 97. 】

Zhang Xiu and Luo Cheng came back victorious, and the morale of the Qin army rose sharply. Wu Qi also took advantage of the situation and launched a general attack, but left an area for Sun Lingming and Yang Jian, because the two still hadn't decided the winner.

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Chang'an, Duke Tang's Mansion.

"...after Yuqing's disciple Yang Ren and Lei Zhenzi retreated into the city, the Qin army launched a general attack on Baling.

General Li Mu fought hard to defend Baling City. After a day and night of fierce fighting, although he repelled the first round of the Qin army's offensive, he also paid the price of nearly a thousand casualties, and the Qin army killed [-] soldiers. "

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Shimin stood up straight away, and said excitedly, "I've kept it, I've actually kept it."

Since the Qin army started the war, no city has survived the onslaught of the Qin army for more than a day.

Either surrendering directly, or breaking the city within half a day, Li Mu was able to hold Ba Ling for a day, which is considered a precedent.

Although Li Shimin sent reinforcements to Baling, it was just a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He didn't have much confidence in Li Mu, but he didn't expect Li Mu to really hold on for a day.

The main thing to look at in the offensive and defensive battle is the first three days. After all, if you don't attack in three days, it may turn into a war of attrition.

Since Li Mu can hold on for one day, he will surely be able to hold on to the next day, the third day, or even a month.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Shimin was very excited. What he lacks most now is time. As long as the reinforcements from the Shu and Sui Dynasties can be delayed, the battle in Guanzhong may still change.

"My lord, Wu Qi only used the rebels to attack the city on the first day. It's not surprising that General Li Mu was able to defend the city. It mainly depends on today's and tomorrow's battles." Changsun Wuji said.

Li Shimin nodded seriously when he heard the words, because Wu Qi would definitely send the main force of the Qin army to attack the city on the second and third days.

The next day, the next day's battle report was sent back to Chang'an. Even though Wu Qi dispatched the main force of the Qin army, Ba Ling still remained unbroken.

However, the offensive and defensive battle on the second day was much more intense than the first day.

Half of the siege army surrendered, the other half was the Qin army, and the casualties of the Tang army immediately came up.

After a day of offensive and defensive battles, the Tang army suffered nearly [-] casualties, and the Qin army also suffered [-] casualties.

The casualty ratio of the offensive and defensive sides has reached the level of 1:1, which is outrageous.

Li Shimin didn't care about that much, he only knew that Li Mu held on, since he could hold on to the second day, he would definitely be able to hold on to the third day, so his heart began to stir.

Li Si was good at reading people's hearts, and when he saw Li Shimin's expression, his heart moved.

After some contemplation, Li Si stood up and said, "My lord, in just a few days, our Tang army first defeated Gongsun Yan and then Gongsun Xuanyuan, and now General Li Mu is going to judge Wu Qi, Sima Cuo, and Fu Cun. The large army blocked Ba Ling and was not allowed to enter, which shows that the Qin army is not invincible, and our Tang army is not that weak.

Therefore, the subordinates believe that the [-] Qin army outside Chang'an should be swallowed up before the main force of the Qin army arrives. In this way, even if Li Jing's main force comes, the pressure on our army will be much less. "

Li Si's words reached Li Shimin's heart, and the successive victories made him think that he shouldn't have, so Li Shimin agreed with Li Si's words very much.

After hearing this, Li Kui and Changsun Wuji's faces changed drastically at the same time. Li Kui directly retorted: "No, absolutely no."

Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Why?"

"Although the number of troops in Chang'an City is larger than that of the Qin Army outside the city, the Qin Army's combat power is strong, while our army's morale is low. Only the defenders of the city can compete with it, and the field battle outside the city will undoubtedly lose."

Li Kui said this with a look of reason, but Li Shimin was not happy after hearing it.

For a long time, whether it was Li Kui, Li Si, or Changsun Wuji, they all told him how strong the Qin army was, and how weak the Tang army was, so they couldn't fight head-on at all, and could only fight with the advantage of defending the city.

Doesn't Li Shimin know that Tang Jun is weaker than Qin Jun?Of course he knew, but it was one thing to know, another to accept, and things were a little different now.

Tang Jun had been losing battles before, even if you said that Tang was weaker than Qin, Li Shimin couldn't refute it, after all, it was a fact that he lost.

But now that the Tang army has won the battle, you still say that Tang is weaker than Qin, and he will lose if he goes out of the city. Isn't that a bit too much to boost the ambitions of others and destroy his own prestige?

Or, do you think I, Li Shimin, are inferior to Li Mu and Jiang Shang?Li Mu and Jiang Shang can win the battle, but I, Li Shimin, can't win the battle?
Li Shimin is a proud person, he doesn't think he is inferior to anyone else, he can naturally do what Jiang Shang and Li Mu can do.

Besides, the power in his hands is much stronger than Li Mu's.

Jiang Shang and Li Mu can fight against the strong with the weak, but Li Shimin can fight against the weak with the strong, can they still win?
With this in mind, Li Shimin made a decision in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "I have decided, I will lead an army of [-] cavalry and go out of the city to destroy the [-] Qin army outside the city."

Li Shimin actually used the word 'suppression', apparently because of the previous two small victories and Li Mu's defense of Baling City, which gave him confidence.

When Li Si heard this, although he was calm on the surface, he couldn't stop his ecstasy in his heart. At the same time, he was thinking about how to persuade Li Shimin to take all his cronies out of the city to join the war.

Li Kui and Changsun Wuji both changed their faces, and they all persuaded Li Shimin to give up this idea, just stick to Chang'an, and there is no need to go out of the city to take risks.

But Li Shimin had already made up his mind, and he didn't listen to persuasion at all, he must go out of the city to 'destroy' Wang Jian.

Seeing this, Li Si said: "My lord, what you two adults said is true. The Qin army is indeed powerful. To be cautious, it is better to bring along the elites of the Xuanjia army and the Feixiong army."

Li Shimin nodded and agreed after thinking for a while. After all, without these elite battalions, the only way to defeat the Qin army is to rely on hard numbers. Once the casualties are too large, it will not be easy to defend Chang'an afterwards.

The next day, the attack and defense of Baling City reached the third day, and Li Shimin of Chang'an personally led [-] troops out of the city to fight to the death with the [-] Qin troops of Wang Jian, Gongsun Xuanyuan and Gongsun Yan.

After Wang Jian received the letter of war, he was completely stunned. He never expected that this would be the case now. Li Shimin dared to take the initiative to go out of the city for a decisive battle. Is his brain broken?

But after listening to the analysis of Wen Zhong, Ji Dan and others, Wang Jian realized that Li Shimin was not out of his mind, but was under too much pressure, so that a small victory made his self-confidence skyrocket, thinking that Li Mu He can do it with Jiang Shangxing. Twice the number of troops will definitely defeat their [-] Qin army.

Li Shimin took the initiative to seek death, so Wang Jian naturally had no reason to refuse. After all, the [-] Qin army beat the [-] Tang army, and I have the advantage!

Wang Jian resolutely accepted the letter of Zhan Li Shimin, and made an appointment to execute Zhan to the death ten miles west of Chang'an City.

　A [-]-word chapter, today's guarantee, and an update to fill in the gaps on Monday.

　　
　
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