Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2274 The Net Helps Bai, a Loyal Minister of Zhao

Bai Qi, as a low-ranking general, was able to meet directly with Xue Rengui, the commander-in-chief of the entire army, mainly because of nepotism.

After all, no matter what, Bai Qi's implanted identity is that of Bai Ruolan's family member.

However, it was precisely because he was just a low-ranking general that Xue Rengui and Zhang Liang had to consider whether or not to implement the idea after he proposed it.

If it were Hulü Guang or a high-ranking general like Chang Yuchun who proposed such a plan, Xue Rengui and Zhang Liang wouldn't have thought too much about it and would have rejected it outright.

They couldn't afford to send a high-ranking general on such a perilous journey!
But if you give a low-ranking general a troop of soldiers and let him take a risk, then they might consider it!
It is precisely because the cost is within their acceptable range that, although this plan is no longer simply a risky undertaking, it is worth considering because the subsequent benefits can match it.

As for Bai Qi, the Battle of Liang Pass became the most risky battle of his military career.

After all, for a low-ranking officer like him, it would be impossible to quickly gain fame and climb the ranks without taking some special measures and risks.

If he were in Xue Rengui's position, there would be no need for him to resort to such risky means to accumulate merit for himself, but he couldn't.

Therefore, Bai Qi proposed this extremely risky plan, contrary to his usual practice.

Military strategy dictates that one engages through conventional means and wins through unconventional tactics. While top military commanders may prefer conventional warfare, they are certainly capable of employing unorthodox methods.

After discussing the matter for a full day, Xue Rengui and Zhang Liang finally agreed to the plan.

After all, the cost of failure was within their tolerance range, and within the tolerance range of the Great Han.

However, what greatly angered Xue Rengui and Zhang Liang was that after they agreed to Bai Qi's battle plan, Bai Qi played a trick on them and started to scheme against them.

It was nothing other than when they publicly announced their agreement to Bai Qi's plan, the military order had been given, and everything was settled.

But at this time, Bai Qi managed to persuade Chang Mao, Huang Tianxiang, Taishi Heng, Guan Ling, Yang Shihan, and even Xue Rengui's own son, Xue Dingshan, to join the battle.

After all, these second-generation generals are mostly only teenagers, the age when they are most prone to getting carried away with their passions. How could they possibly be fooled by Bai Qi's rhetoric?
In particular, these second-generation generals, whose fathers are mostly successful and accomplished, face invisible pressure.

If they perform poorly, they will likely be labeled as "a tiger father and a dog son."

Bai Qi used the gimmick of becoming famous in one battle to deceive people, directly hitting the weak spot of these second-generation generals.

Bai Qi's purpose was not for these second-generation generals themselves, but to force Xue Rengui to increase his support and involvement in this operation if he could bring some of them along.

After all, even though it's the same plan to bring 10,000 troops, the difference between which specific unit is mobilized is huge!
It's important to understand that once the orders have been issued, military orders cannot be changed overnight.

Xue Rengui could refuse the requests of these second-generation generals to fight, but he could not stop Bai Qi's operation this time.

However, no matter how much trouble these second-generation generals caused him, Xue Rengui was driven crazy by their daily noise!

Fortunately, at this moment, Zhang Liang gave him an idea: to pass the buck back to Bai Qi!

Bai Qi's purpose in doing this was precisely this: they would grant the other party's request and let him choose the troops for this operation himself. However, Bai Qi himself would have to refuse the requests of these second-generation generals to join the battle.

Therefore, Bai Qi ultimately achieved his goal, being able to select elite troops from the entire army to assist him in this battle. He led almost the most elite 10,000 troops out of his 150,000 men, and it took him a full three months to finally and narrowly cross the Yunling Mountains.

When they came out, only 3,000 of the 10,000 soldiers who had been with him remained.

Of the rest, some fell off cliffs and were smashed to pieces, while others were bitten by poisonous insects in the mountains and eventually died.

Or rather, there's no cure.

They had no logistical support along the way.

Therefore, the supplies they carried could only consist of food and fodder, and they had to save as much of the rest as possible.

Even weapons, equipment, and arrows were carried in as little as possible in order to carry more food.

After all, once the gate is successfully breached, it will mostly be close combat, and there won't be a huge demand for bows and arrows.

Under these circumstances, it would be impossible for them to carry a large quantity of herbs.

Even so, they were once in a food crisis, and for one part of the journey, the soldiers ate grass roots and tree bark.

Some soldiers even crossed the line during this process, reaching into their comrades' bodies.

During the three-month journey across the Yunling Mountains, even generals Mi Fang and Wang Junke accidentally slipped and fell while crossing the cliffs.

Even Bai Qi himself broke an arm.

Fortunately, after crossing the Yunling Mountains, he still managed to bring out three thousand men.

Although these three thousand people were exhausted at this time, and each of them was almost like a wild man.

However, with these three thousand men, Bai Qi was still confident that he could achieve this unparalleled feat if he could pry open the gates of Liang Pass.

Moreover, even if these three thousand people are in dire straits, they will not be completely isolated and helpless once they successfully cross the Yunling Mountains.

At least, Xue Rengui had already made arrangements for the Luo Wang (a type of security network) beforehand.

Even Xue Rengui and Zhang Liang themselves weren't very confident about this operation. However, since they had already started and invested in it, they naturally wanted to do their best to ensure its success.

It is precisely because the probability is low that we must use methods to artificially increase it.

Therefore, Bai Qi, who had successfully left Yunling and was almost at his limit, received the first batch of supplies from Luo Wang, which allowed his soldiers to quickly recover their fighting strength.

Furthermore, upon receiving the news, Chen Pingping, in order to cooperate with Bai Qi's adventurous plan, finally activated another hidden agent of the Luo Wang within the Zhao Song Dynasty: Guo Kai, the Chief Administrator of Hexi.

Guo Kai's nature is actually the same as that of Tong Guan and others before him, even though he was not a member of Luo Wang.

However, over the years, they have engaged in too many monetary transactions with the Luo Wang, both overt and covert. If these transactions were exposed, no one would believe they had no connection with the Han Dynasty!
Therefore, regardless of whether Guo Kai is willing to help them or not, Luo Wang can force them to help.