Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2727 Yang Shuang defeated Wang Ben, and Tu Xingsun played

Chapter 2723: Yang Shuang defeated Wang Ben, Tu Xingsun played

The coalition forces of the princes of the Western Regions had been defeated for a while before. The [-] army was defeated by Gao Changgong's [-] Sui army, with nearly [-] casualties.

For the allied forces of the princes of the Western Regions, such a humiliating defeat was only the beginning, and then there were more small defeats, which eventually led to this big defeat.

In order to reverse the decline, Wang Ben mobilized 16 allied troops from the Western Regions, planning to besiege and kill the [-] Sui army vanguards who had penetrated alone, while Yang Shuang was forced to mobilize [-] troops to fight.

16 against [-], the Western Regions side has an absolute advantage in strength, and there is Wang Ben, the gold-level commander.

As for Yang Shuang, the chief general of the Sui Army, his commander attribute is 98, and his command ability is slightly inferior to that of Wang Ben.

Logically speaking, even if Wang Ben could not win this battle, he should not have lost, but the result was a disastrous defeat.

Knowing that Yang Shuang would be difficult to deal with, Wang Ben mobilized an army of 16, ready to directly crush the Sui army with an absolute force advantage three times that of the enemy, but at the most critical moment of the battle, he was once again held back by the coalition forces of the Western Regions .

Wang Ben's order to the left wing was to stand firm, but the 16 Western Regions army protecting the left wing was sent out to attack, and was overwhelmed by Sui general Gao Ang with [-] Xiliang cavalry. The army was defeated head-on, with [-] killed in battle and [-] captured, which can be described as a complete defeat.

After this battle, the total strength of the coalition forces in the Western Regions was less than 20, while the losses of the three coalition forces of Yang, Li and Ji's families were not high.

Although the coalition forces of the Western Regions were still more powerful than the coalition forces of the Han people, their morale was extremely low, far inferior to the coalition forces of the Han people. The balance of war began to gradually tilt towards the Sui army.

There are as many as 25 anti-Sui coalition forces from [-] countries in the Western Regions, but they have been defeated repeatedly against the [-] Yang, Li and Ji coalition forces. Naturally, this is not because Wang Ben's commanding ability is not good, but because the comprehensive combat power of the Western Region coalition forces is too weak up.

The predicament Wang Ben is facing now is actually the same as that of Lun Qinling, a strong general is commanding a weak army.

The allied forces of the princes of the Western Regions are like a mass of loose sand that was forcibly gathered together by Wang Ben. Although there are many people, their hearts are not in the same place, and there are some big ones who are afraid of the strong and dare not fight to the death, want to preserve their strength, and refuse to obey orders. Even with Wang Ben's command, it is difficult to exert all the combat power.

As for Lun Qinling, the God of War in the Snowy Region, the same is true. He has never been defeated in battles in his life, and he bowed his head even in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He can command 93 Tubo troops, but he can't win the [-] Qin troops led by Yang Ren, the commander of [-].

It can be seen from this that the commander's commanding ability is of course important, but if the army is not strong, it will also be unable to bring out the commander's commanding ability.

Wang Ben was full of confidence at first, but because his teammates were not strong enough, he lost so badly that he was so angry that he vomited blood.

As for Yang Shuang, also because of defeating Wang Ben, the basic commander increased by 1 point, reaching the level of 99.

After this defeat, although Wang Ben was extremely unwilling, he was forced to accept the result. He had to shrink his troops and defend passively. He would definitely not dare to attack again until the morale of the army recovered.

With this battle, Yang Shuang failed to completely defeat the coalition forces of the Western Regions, but he did break the morale of the coalition forces of the Western Regions. However, another big problem followed: whether to withdraw the troops to support Daxing?

At this time, the news that Daqin dispatched four armies to attack the Sui Dynasty and was approaching Daxing City had spread to the Western Regions.

Regarding this issue, the three alliances of Yang Liji are also divided into two factions:
Most of the Sui generals, headed by Gao Changgong, supported the withdrawal of troops to support Daxing. After all, Daxing was the capital of the Sui Kingdom, and the lord Yang Guang was still in Daxing.

Although Ji Fa, who was the leader, and Li Siyuan, who was the leader, both believed that the good situation was hard-won, and they should not just give up and withdraw their troops.

"Governor Yang Shuang, Daxing's situation is over now, and regardless of whether we can catch up with the retreat, even if we can catch up, we may not be able to break the situation and save Daxing." Li Siyuan persuaded.

"Yes, once the troops are withdrawn, the good situation in the Western Regions will be ruined, so instead of withdrawing troops, we should continue to attack the Western Regions, so that even if Daxing falls, the Sui Kingdom can rise again in the Western Regions." Ji Fa also advised.

It is only natural that Ji Fa and Li Siyuan would oppose Yang Shuang's withdrawal. After all, both of them have already gained a foothold in the Western Regions. They couldn't defend the territory they occupied, so they naturally didn't want Yang Shuang to withdraw.

Although Ji Fa and Li Siyuan didn't want Yang Shuang to withdraw because of their own interests, what they said was also reasonable. Don't lose the Western Regions instead of saving Daxing, then the Sui Kingdom will really perish.

Therefore, some Sui generals headed by Gao Ang were also persuaded by Ji Li to oppose returning to aid Daxing at this time.

Yang Shuang saw that the two factions below were arguing, and he hesitated whether to withdraw the troops. In his heart, he wanted to rescue Daxing. After all, Daxing was not only the capital of the Sui Kingdom, but also the lord Yang Guang was there.

There are also many factions in the Sui Kingdom. Gao Huan, the governor of Xiliang, and Yang Xingmi, the governor of Haizhou, are all powerful officials in the frontier, and they also obey the orders of Yang Guang alone.

But if Yang Guang made a mistake, even Yang Shuang, Yang Guang's uncle, would not be able to convince them, and the Sui Kingdom might split directly.

Therefore, Yang Shuang wanted to withdraw troops to support Daxing even if it was to prevent the Sui Kingdom from splitting up.

But what Yang Shuang had to admit was that what Li Siyuan said was indeed reasonable. Even if he withdrew his troops and returned to aid, he might not be able to catch up. Even if he could catch up, he might not be able to regain Xianmei City. Only by capturing the ten cities of Wuwei can we reach Daxing City.

With so many uncertain factors, even if Yang Shuang can overcome them one by one, Daxing City may not be able to persist until that day.

In fact, Yang Shuang knew very well that it would be difficult for Sui Guo to escape this catastrophe. After all, Daqin's attack this time was too ruthless, and the four armies attacked at the same time. all life in the country.

Now there are only two choices before Yang Shuang, one is to withdraw the troops to save Daxing and take over the entire Sui Kingdom, and the other is not to withdraw the troops to preserve strength and try to re-establish the country in the Western Regions.

This is the main reason why Yang Shuang hesitated.

Just when Yang Shuang was in a dilemma, and the three families of Yang, Li and Ji were arguing over whether to withdraw or not, there was a message from Daxing sent by Feige.

After seeing the scouts hand over the letter to Yang Shuang, both Ji Fa and Li Siyuan showed nervous expressions, after all, it was related to the fate of their two families.

If Yang Shuang is determined to withdraw the army, the Ji and Li families will definitely not withdraw the army with Yang Shuang to rescue Daxing City. After all, the consumption of withdrawing the army and fighting the Qin army is completely bottomless. .

But if they didn't withdraw their troops together with Yang Shuang, it would be difficult to fight against the anti-Sui coalition forces of the Western Regions led by Wang Ben only by relying on the power of the Ji and Li families in the Western Regions.

If you don't want to be annexed by the princes of the Western Regions, I am afraid that you have to give up the territory in the Western Regions to preserve your strength and continue to migrate westward.

The Ji and Li families have only gained a firm foothold in the Western Regions, so they are naturally unwilling to give up the territory they have just acquired. But if Yang Shuang is really determined to withdraw, then they can only be forced to retreat westward. Anyway, for the sake of Sui and Qin It is absolutely impossible for the army to go to war.

It was precisely because of this that Ji Fa and Li Siyuan were extremely nervous. After all, this letter was related to the fate of their two families.

After Yang Shuang opened the letter, he was taken aback for a moment, and then showed disbelief.

He originally thought that the Qin army was about to prosper, and under the crisis of subjugation, Yang Guang would call him back at any cost.

But in the letter, Yang Guang not only refused to let him come back, but instead asked him to continue to attack the Western Regions, so that even if the Sui Kingdom completely lost Xiliang, they would still have the territory of the Western Regions in order to make a comeback.

After reading it, Yang Shuang was very moved. He felt that Yang Guang was willing to sacrifice himself for Sui, but in fact Yang Guang put his hope on the three coalition forces in Haizhou.

Yang Guang did not mention the release of the Qiang Order or the resurgence of the Qiang people in Haizhou in his letter. After all, once this news is exposed, it will definitely affect the morale of the Sui army and the loyalty of the generals to him.

Therefore, although Yang Guang launched the Jieqiang Order, it was only made public in Haizhou, and it was kept secret from all sites such as Daxing.

Yang Guang's attitude is that although he did the lifting of the Qiang Order, he can't admit it until he is completely stoned.

Even if Daqin announced it to the outside world, as long as the Qiang army did not go to Daxing City, he could still argue that it was Daqin's slander, after all, he only needed to fool his own people.

When the Qiang army really hit the Daxing city, the situation of Daqin's trapped dragon will be solved. Even if Yang Guang bears these infamys, he will not lose money. After all, Daxing has been saved. Understand his painstaking efforts, at worst, destroy the Qiang people again.

It has to be said that Yang Guang's calculations were really shrewd, not only the Qiang people were calculated, but even his own people were included in his calculations.

Yang Shuang didn't know Yang Guang's many calculations, but thought that Yang Guang had prepared himself to die for the country and asked him to leave fire for Sui in the Western Regions, so naturally he would not withdraw his troops again.

Yang Shuang announced Yang Guang's order not to withdraw troops, and bluntly stated that Yang Guang had decided to die for the country. After leaving them as the fire of the Sui State, all the generals of the Sui Army in Zhelin were overwhelmed, and Gao Ang and other opponents were also ashamed.

Ji Fa and Li Siyuan looked at each other after hearing this, and couldn't believe that Yang Guang, who had always been selfish and insidious, would make such a righteous and awe-inspiring decision, so they instinctively felt that there must be something wrong with it. It is necessary to delve deeper into this matter.

In this way, after Yang Shuang learned the news that Daxing was besieged, not only did he not withdraw his troops to rescue Daxing, but he also accelerated the attack on the Western Regions, which made the already tense situation in the Western Regions even more tense.

As for the Anti-Sui Alliance of the Fifteen Nations in the Western Regions, under the aggressiveness of the Han coalition forces, they no longer continued to preserve their strength, and united more closely to fight against foreign enemies.

If the Allied Forces of the Western Regions had united from the very beginning and made a concerted effort to attack the outside world, how could they have suffered those two major defeats.

Now the Han coalition forces headed by the Sui army have gained the upper hand in military affairs, and it was a bit late for the Western Region coalition forces to wake up.

Wang Ben didn't expect that this battle would be so difficult, but since Yang Shuang made a move, he could only accept it.

Just as Wang Ben and Yang Shuang fought again in the Western Regions, the Tubo army led by Lun Qinling also marched to the city of Huangyuan.

Standing at the top of the city, Yang Ren saw that the crowd outside the city was full of Tubo soldiers, and they were methodically clearing the fortifications laid by the Qin army in advance, so he knew that Lun Qinling was a general who was good at attacking the city.

"Brother, if this continues, the Tubo army will be able to attack Huangyuan City within a day." Tu Xingsun said anxiously.

Yang Ren nodded, and then said: "It's true that we can't go on like this, we must take the initiative to attack, so that the Tubo army will be exhausted, so as to delay more time.

Junior brother, order a thousand light cavalry immediately, and let's go out of the city to fight against the Tubo army. "

"promise."

Yang Ren took Tu Xingsun and a thousand Qingqi out of the city, but the Tubo army outside the city saw the Qin army coming out, and immediately gave up cleaning up the traps, trenches and other fortifications, and immediately returned to the camp to report.

Yang Ren didn't pursue either. After all, killing these engineers was of little significance, he just sent someone to shout and provoke.

Lun Qinling had originally planned to send his generals to challenge after clearing the obstacles, in order to suppress the morale of the Qin army, but he did not expect that the Qin army would come out on his own initiative, so naturally he would not let this opportunity go, and ordered Qi soldiers immediately will come to fight.

Seeing that the general Qin sent to challenge was just an ugly, thin and short man, all the generals on the Tubo side laughed.

(End of this chapter)