Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2616 The Manchu army retreats, and the two prefectures are returned to Jin.
Han Xin's surrender to Jin was not entirely decided by his own words.

When Zhang Han surrendered to Jin, he executed several opponents. However, his side was not entirely without opposition as well.

The Qin generals accompanying him, Qin Yao and Qin Hua, were both members of the Qin royal family with impeccable lineage.

If Han Xin wanted to surrender to Jin, these two people were hurdles he couldn't avoid and problems he had to solve.

Of course, just as there is an opposition, there are also those who are willing to follow their hearts.

Thus, on the advice of his advisor Chen Qian, Han Xin devised a plan to pit the two factions against each other. This not only tested everyone's stance but also allowed him to seize control of the situation and eliminate all opponents.

Under Chen Qian's arrangement, Shu Lianghe, Lang Shen, Zi Ren, and others successively revealed their intention to surrender, while Han Xin opportunely showed his hesitation but did not reveal any inclination.

Sure enough, Chen Qian's words, though only slightly provocative, stirred up the murderous intent of Qin Yao, Qin Hua, Ren Xiao, and Chong Heihu, thus igniting a real battle between the two factions.

However, if they fight each other without Han Xin's consent, wouldn't that give Han Xin a reason to lead troops to suppress them?

Next, Han Xin, who had been prepared all along, had Cheng Jing use this as a pretext to imprison all of them, whether they were surrenderers or opponents.

Thus, no one in the entire army could utter a sound in front of Han Xin.

After that, Han Xin led his two thousand cavalrymen to formally surrender to Xue Rengui.

It would be inappropriate to describe Han Xin simply as loyal or disloyal.

He is an ambitious person.

He was unwilling to die before he had fulfilled his ambitions.

Therefore, if you give him any hope, even just a glimmer of hope, he will hesitate.

It was precisely because Zhang Liang grasped this point about Han Xin that he was able to work with Xue Rengui, through a few letters, to persuade Han Xin to make that final decision even when Han Xin was in dire straits.

Therefore, he wouldn't care too much about his family. After all, he was still in his prime.

Han Xin was the only person Li Xiang truly valued in Youzhou. That's why Zhang Liang went to such lengths.

Jin doesn't actually lack a great coach like him, but considering his age, Li Xiang was very tempted.

When Han Xin was recommended to Qin Zheng by Wei Liao, he was still far from his peak performance, which shows his age at the time. He was not even eighteen years old yet.

Even now, he's only just over thirty.

At this age, among the front-line military commanders of the Great Jin Dynasty, only Huo Qubing was younger than him.

Li Jing, Yue Fei, Wei Qing, Wang Ben, and Xue Rengui are all now between forty and fifty years old, the younger ones are in their early forties, and the older ones are almost fifty.

As for Lian Po and Wang Jian, their ages are beyond question! Wang Jian's grandson is already grown up, let alone himself.

Already in his sixties or seventies, Lian Po essentially considered this battle his last. After this battle, he would likely have little chance of leading troops again.

After all, after this battle, the options are either the north or the west. The north is just a vast, empty grassland, which would likely mean facing the Gobi Desert with its endless yellow sand. At his age, if he were to go there, even if he were still strong and vigorous, he would easily become exhausted and die on the way.

After all, the Yuan Mongols are not so easy to deal with, and if war breaks out in the future, it will likely be a protracted war.

Having been in such a harsh environment for a long time, facing off against the Yuan and Mongol forces, it was impossible to gamble on whether Wang Jian and Lian Po were physically strong enough.

If the commander-in-chief were to die of illness halfway through a major battle, that would be no joke!
In the future war with the Yuan and Mongols, if such a mistake were to occur, it could very well cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

The Great Jin Dynasty wasn't without options; given the choices available, it naturally had to consider many more aspects.

As it turned out, the Battle of Jin and Yuan was not a battle that could be decided overnight.

Even the Kushan Empire, an old and established empire, has perished, while the Mongol Empire still stands tall on the grasslands.

Even the Yuan-Mongol Empire played a role in the demise of the old Kushan Empire, sharing this vast empire with the remaining two major empires.

The Great Jin Dynasty might not necessarily need a top-tier military commander, but given his age, he would be quite tempting.

Therefore, when possible, the Jin Dynasty was willing to try to keep Han Xin!

After Zhang Han and Han Xin surrendered to Jin, the Manchus officially withdrew from Youzhou, handing over Shanggu and Daijun to Lian Po.

After all, they didn't come here in the first place to occupy these two places. Instead, they wanted to make a quick buck and, if possible, turn these two places into barren land, making it more difficult for the Jin army to deal with the grasslands in the future.

As for fighting the Jin army now, the Manchus were not prepared for that at this time.

How could they possibly fight a major battle between hundreds of thousands of troops without being prepared to go to war with the Great Jin?
Or rather, what benefits could the Manchus gain if they were to fight the Jin army at this time? After all, they couldn't possibly hold onto those two prefectures.

With the current strength of the Manchus, if they were to fight against the Great Jin, which was about to complete its unification, in these two prefectures, Xuan Ye wouldn't be crazy enough to do that!
Even if a battle is to be fought in the future, it will be fought on their home turf, on the vast and open grasslands, so that they can fully utilize the advantages of their cavalry. Only then can they win the battle.

Therefore, after Lian Po arrived, they were already thinking about leaving.

However, at that time, Zhang Han was also present. With all three families involved, they tried to delay for a while and gain more benefits in the remaining time.

With Zhang Han's surrender to Jin, this possibility became completely impossible. Therefore, Xuan Ye simply issued the order to withdraw the troops.

They've already gained enough advantage in these two counties, so withdrawing now wouldn't be a loss for them!

This time, they can be said to have learned from Li Tang!
Over the years, if Li Tang hadn't seized every opportunity to gain an advantage and then left without getting entangled, his development wouldn't have been so rapid!