At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 185, Counterattack and Meng Tian who wants to retreat
Although Zhang Liang's introduction made everyone temporarily relieved, the danger of the Han army was still not eliminated. Without hundreds of thousands of Xiang Liang troops, the Han army's front in the east became extremely dangerous.

Ji Xin frowned and said, "King Han, we are also in extremely danger now. After the 5 Qin soldiers in Guanzhong supported Xingyang, Song Liu stationed under Hulao Pass had an extremely difficult time resisting. General Yingbu has led the main force at Hulao Pass. The next confrontation with the Qin army, although with the bravery of General Yingbu, is now able to resist the Qin army, the war in Sanchuan County has turned to the Qin army."

In fact, Yingbu's situation is more difficult than what Ji Xin said. Yingbu and Songliu only had 3 troops in their hands, but they had to face 6 elite Qin soldiers. If it weren't for Zhao Rong and the Qin army in Xingyang, they would have been destroyed by Shi Pao. He was completely discouraged from the fight and dared not leave the city. Yingbu had to deal with twice as many enemies.

Ji Xin continued: "Now that the Xiang Liang tribe has been defeated, the anti-Qin rebels have lost more than 10 troops. The rebels were already at a de facto disadvantage on the Qidi battlefield. Now we just have to see how long they can resist."

Li Shiqi frowned and said, "If Zhang Han and the others pacify Qidi and the 15 troops in Qidi advance into the Central Plains, then I will face a flanking attack from both sides. This will be extremely dangerous."

Then he looked at Xu Fan and said: "King Han, are our troops going to have a decisive battle with Meng Tian's tribe in advance?"

In the past, the Han army wanted to use the food crisis to drag down Meng Tian's tribe to death, but now the situation is obviously that it is taking the initiative to engage in a decisive battle with the Northern Xinjiang army, which is more beneficial to the Han army. As long as Meng Tian's tribe is defeated, the Qin army in Qi will no longer be able to affect the overall situation. Instead, they continued to delay, and Meng Tian received reinforcements from Qidi, which was too dangerous for the Han army.

Xu Fan looked at Ji Xin and asked, "How many times did Peng Yue intercept grain and grass in Qidi?"

Ji Xindao: "Three times, 5 shi of grain each time. Zhonglang Peng Yue gave these grains to Xu Zhongzhao and others in Zhao."

Because Zhao was short of food, Xu Fan ordered Peng Yue to transport the captured grain and grass to Julu and give it to Xu Zhongzhao, Liu Bang and others to resettle the victims. Now, in addition to cutting off the food in Qi, Peng Yue also took on the responsibility of the Han army to send troops to Zhao. The task of transporting grain and grass.

I have to admit that the Qin State is the top expert in logistics management. During the Qin State's unification war, except for the unlucky guy Li Xin who was stabbed in the back by Lord Changping, he never encountered a shortage of food and grass.

Zhang Liang drew a circle for the Northern Xinjiang Army and said: "Now Meng Tian only has a small half of Hanoi County, the entire Handan County outside Handan City, and Julu County with only three counties. Meng Tian is actually backed by the Taihang Mountains and The Yellow River Defense Line is used to prevent our army from encroaching on the strategic space of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Zhang Liangdao: "Actually, Meng Tian has turned from offense to defense. General Peng Yue's joining our army is not only because our army has 3 more soldiers, but the natural danger of the Yellow River no longer exists for us. Now the north of Julu has been occupied by our army." Occupy, the Northern Xinjiang Army now only occupies the area south of Zhangshui River in Dongwuyang County and Julu."

I also watched a video later. Yang Guang led an army of 10 people to patrol the Western Regions. He only patrolled a circle and didn't kill any enemy, but 5 soldiers starved to death. Even in the game, soldiers are just a series of numbers, and players don't know how. This consumes his own strength, but Yang Guang just doesn't care, as if the dead soldiers have nothing to do with him, as if he is rich and can afford to lose. But history showed Yang Guang that even an empire cannot be defeated. Prodigal sons have a ranking, and Yang Guang's position as chief is undisputed. He showed to thousands of years of history how a prodigal son could ruin a powerful empire. He also showed that the emperor is the biggest flaw of the imperial system. )
Ge Ying was a little dissatisfied and said: "What's going on with Zhang Er? He occupies such a large area of ​​Handan and can't even cut off the Qin army's food route."

"Lu Chen!"

Xu Fan recruited 500 Han officials from the Han Dynasty, took over the government affairs of Julu County, and established a complete military government structure. Now % of the people in Julu are working under the Han army. After more than a month Because of the busy life, most of Julu's land is planted with vegetables that can replace food.

"I appoint you as the General of the Northern Expedition. You will lead my 1 troops to Julu County, unite the armies in the hands of Xu Zhongzhao and Liu Bang, and launch an attack on the city occupied by the Qin army!"

Lu Chen said excitedly: "No!"

Ji Xin said contemptuously: "Meng Tian sent 3 troops to station under Handan. Zhang Er did not dare to lead the army out of the city. Naturally, he could not cut off the Qin army's food route. Fortunately, in the east of Hedong, Taiyuan County had limited food and grass, and Qin The army was transporting grain and grass from Guanzhong to Chaoge, and the consumption on the road was so intense that even Guanzhong couldn't bear it for too long."

The First Emperor defeated the 60 Chu army with an army of 40. Yang Guang couldn't even destroy Goguryeo. How can he compare with the First Emperor?

At the same time, the 1 Han soldiers in the hands of Xu Chongzhao and Liu Bang quickly expanded to 6, and they could already form a legion to launch an attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army. Now the Han army in Zhao was only missing one commander.

Ji Xin said helplessly: "In fact, there is no such thing. The Xianyang court is also very aware of Meng Tian's situation. They have been trying to improve the situation of Meng Tian's army. The Qin State transported grain and grass from Hedong and Taiyuan County through Huguan, and all the way through Qinchi Road to the court. Song, because they had to cross the Taihang Mountains, only one stone of the Qin army's 20 stones of food reached the hands of Meng Tian's army. But with Meng Tian's own food and grass, the Northern Xinjiang army could still hold on for another 1-2 months, but Tian Heng and Xiang Yu had to hold on. One month is an unknown number.”

His subordinates believed that the time for the decisive battle had come, and the King of Han should threaten Meng Tian with his main force to prevent him from mobilizing the troops on the Yellow River front line, and then gradually devour the strategic space of the Northern Xinjiang Army, allowing Captain Xu Zhongzhao to lead the people of Zhao to counterattack the Northern Xinjiang Army. "

Li Shiqi said: "Joining the army is not a big deal. With the brutality of the Qin army, they are fully capable of plundering Zhao people's food. With the more than ten counties occupied by Meng Tian, ​​they can still manage to produce millions of shi of food." It turns out that Meng Tian can persist longer than we thought, but it is very difficult for Xiang Yu and Tian Heng to persist for two months."

Ji Xin continued: "Now that Meng Yi has stopped transporting grain and grass to Zhao, Zhonglang Peng Yue will successfully complete the combat mission assigned by you, King of Han."

(Here I also have to say something good about the First Emperor. You can call him a tyrant, or even call him fatuous, but you must not compare Yang Guang, a prodigal son, with the First Emperor. I said that only Qin has completed the mobilization of an army of 60 people. Immediately some people said that Yang Guang mobilized a million-strong army to attack Goguryeo. I admit that Yang Guang did it, but hundreds of thousands of civilians starved to death before his million-strong army left the country. Later, due to lack of war preparation materials, hundreds of thousands of soldiers In Liaodong, they either freeze to death or starve to death. What's the point of such a transfer? Just throw the army into the battlefield and forget about it.

Then Xu Fan looked at Zhang Liang and said, "Zhang Liang."

Ge Ying said in surprise: "In other words, our rebel army has completely cut off the Qin army's food routes. How long can Meng Tian and the others hold on?"

Now even if Mengtian's grain roads to the east and west are cut off, they can still let go of the Taihang Mountains to transport grain to Mengtian. Even if they have to pay a huge price, it is extremely rare to be able to do this.

"The general is here!"

Xu Fan nodded and said: "It is indeed time to fight back."

"My subordinate is here!"

"This king appoints you to join the Northern Army and assist Lu Chen in attacking the Qin army."

Lu Chen commanded the army to fight Meng Tian. Xu Fan was still a little worried, so he simply assigned Zhang Liang to Lu Chen's side.

Zhang Liang bowed his hands and said, "No!"

Then Xu Fan said to Lu Chen: "When you go to the north, listen more to Zhang Liang's words about joining the army."

Then Xu Fan looked at Ge Ying and other generals and said, "You also prepare your equipment and weapons. In five days, we will launch an attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army."

Ge Ying and other generals said in unison: "No!"

July 37, the 7th year of the First Emperor's reign, Qin army camp in Chaoge County.

Captain Su Jiao said to Meng Tian: "General, the rebel Peng Yue has once again captured our army's food and grass. Now the food and grass in Qi Di has been cut off."

Meng Tian felt helpless for a while. He had cavalry, infantry and chariot troops under his command, but no naval division, let alone a naval division general. He had originally captured some warships from Zhao State, but the northern soldiers were not used to water warfare. The battle with Peng Yue , all these warships were captured by the rebels.

The Yellow River defense line has completely become the enemy's troop transportation channel. He watched helplessly as the Han army's power in Julu grew larger and larger.

Meng Tian looked at the map of Qi and said: "How is the war situation in Qi? Can Feng Jie and Zhang Han feel the Central Plains in time?"

This is what Meng Tian cares about most. If the Qin army in Qi cannot support the Central Plains battlefield and give him an absolute military advantage, he plans to abandon Zhao and return to Guanzhong. The Central Plains battlefield is becoming more and more dangerous, and the rebel forces are getting stronger. The more he has, the stronger his strength becomes. He cannot lose the only mobile force of Da Qin in the Central Plains.

At this time, Zhang Han's personal guards rushed in and said: "Report to the general, a great victory in Qi. General Zhang Han and General Feng Jie have defeated Xiang Liang's army and annihilated more than 10 rebels." Then the personal guards took Zhang Han away The bamboo slips written on it were handed over to Meng Tian.

"Okay!" Meng Tian took the bamboo slip and said happily. This was the best news he had heard in half a year.

Su Jiao, Shejian and other Qin soldiers also cheered excitedly.

Captain Shejian immediately pointed to the map of Qidi and said: "After Xiang Liang's rebels are eliminated, Qidi's 13 troops can directly enter the battlefield of the Central Plains. Qidi's 13 troops can fight all the way from Liaocheng, Dong'a, and Zhencheng. When we reach Baima, our army will move south and the rebels will be eliminated soon."

Su Jiao also asked excitedly: "Vice-General Zhang Han said, when will they come to support?"

But Meng Tian's face became solemn at this time and said: "Zhang Han and the others have not done their full work. Xiang Yu also escaped from Xiang Liang's tribe. He still has 3 horses in Jibei County. At the same time, Tian Heng's tribe has become prosperous again. They are in Qi. With the help of the powerful locals, Jimo was conquered and all 10 elites of our Qin Dynasty were annihilated. Now Tian Heng has nearly troops occupying Jimo."

Shejian, Su Jiao and others immediately looked at the Qidi map, trying to find the location of the two remnants of the rebels.

"There are still hundreds of thousands of rebels in Qidi?" Su Jiao simply couldn't imagine it.

This was not the case when they first formulated the strategy. After the Xiang Liang tribe was eliminated, the Qi army should march into the Central Plains. But now the situation is that they have destroyed the Xiang Liang tribe, and there are still hundreds of thousands of rebels in the Qi region. They This great victory was a lonely one. The Northern Xinjiang Army failed to get more reinforcements. Instead, it lost 5 cavalry, and the Qi ground did not become stable.

Shejian pondered for a long time and said with difficulty: "General, our army has to make a choice. The battlefield in the Central Plains is more important, and it is already difficult for Qi to obtain food and grass. With hundreds of thousands of troops fighting, it is difficult for Qi to support the Central Plains. It has already It has become a burden to our army and even to Great Qin.

General, you should cut off your strong man's wrists and order Vice General Zhang Han, General Meng Yi, and General Feng Jie to lay down on the ground. Our army will first annihilate the Han army, the main force of the rebels, open up the Aocang grain road, and then lead hundreds of thousands The army is marching towards Qi, instead of having our army of Great Qin scattered throughout the Central Plains like now, unable to form a joint force. "

Su Jiao was shocked when he heard this and said: "It's absolutely impossible. We can't bear the responsibility of losing Qi Di. If the general really issues this order, not to mention whether General Feng Jie and the others will agree. Even if they agree, It’s all over the place, and your Majesty can’t spare us.”

Other generals did not agree with this opinion. They lost all the land. According to Qin's law, their previous achievements were gone, and they were demoted several levels of nobility.

After thinking for a long time, Meng Tian shook his head and said: "Abandoning Qidi will greatly improve the war situation. The rebels in Qidi will also pursue them to the Central Plains. Now Zhang Han and the others have a strength advantage in Qidi. He said that they can do it within a month." Just give him a month to take a look after Qi Di has been pacified."

"However, as ministers, we still want to let His Majesty know the most real battlefield situation. We will report all this to His Majesty and let His Majesty decide."

In the end, Meng Tian felt that giving up Qidi was too big a deal. He could not make the decision and could only leave it to the First Emperor to make the decision.

Then Meng Tian's eyes lit up when he saw the last content of the bamboo slips. This was what Zhang Han said about the three-piece cavalry suit. He also said that this was the main reason why the rebel cavalry was not inferior to chariots in impact power. Meng Tian immediately found the craftsmen in the camp. Get this cavalry three-piece set.

Then he rode on a war horse equipped with a three-piece cavalry suit and experimented for a while.

Mounted shooting, charging, using spears, swords, these long and short weapons, riding on a horse with stirrups on both sides, Meng Tian is like walking on level ground, especially heavy weapons such as spears, there are not many obstacles.

He was extremely happy. The Northern Xinjiang Army already had a lot of cavalry. With this three-piece cavalry suit, the cavalry's combat effectiveness was doubled. Maybe these equipment could play a vital role in the war situation at this time.

Then other generals also tried to ride this new war horse, and everyone who tried it spoke highly of it.

Su Jiao said regretfully: "Most of our cavalry are already on the ground. Otherwise, if we go all out to build these equipment, the combat power of our Northern Xinjiang Army can be doubled. It's a pity that our army now only has less than 5000 cavalry."

The reason why Meng Tian asked Zhang Han to take away 5 cavalry was that the cavalry was highly maneuverable and suitable for the battlefield, and the second was to reduce the consumption of food and grass. These 5 horses consumed more food than the 30 soldiers of his Northern Xinjiang Army. There was a lot of food and grass, and Meng Tian couldn't afford it anymore. He could only send cavalry to the areas with the most food and grass to reduce consumption. As a result, there was no cavalry when the cavalry could double their strength.

July 37, the 7th year of the First Emperor's reign, Julu County.

Lu Chen and Zhang Liang led tens of thousands of Han troops, boarded Peng Yue's transport ship, crossed the Yellow River waterway thousands of miles away, and landed in Jingxian County. The army met Xu Chongzhao, Liu Bang and others in Wuqiang County.

Lu Chen said to Xu Zhongzhao and Liu Bang: "Meng Tian's Northern Xinjiang Army has reached its end. The King of Han has appointed me as the General of the Northern Expedition to launch a war against the Northern Xinjiang Army from Zhao. The war will start from us. You must summon all the troops immediately." Soldiers, ready to fight."

Xu Chongzhao and Liu Bang said happily: "No!"

Then Xu Zhongzhao took out a map of Zhao's territory and said: "The Qin army has three counties in Julu. They are Julu County, where 1 Qin soldiers are stationed, and Dongwuyang County, where 3 Qin soldiers are stationed on the front line. Wanqin soldiers stationed 5000 Qin soldiers in Jian County, among which Gucheng was behind Dongwuyang. After we arrived at Julu, the Qin army in Dongwuyang sent 5000 soldiers to garrison Guyang to resist our army."

Zhang Liang said cautiously: "That means there are 45,000 Qin soldiers in the entire Julu."

Then Zhang Liang looked at Xu Zhongzhao, and Liu Bang asked: "Are you fully equipped with the 60,000 soldiers in Julu? This place is no better than that of the Han Dynasty."

Zhang Liang was worried that Xu Chongzhao and others were exaggerating the number of troops.

Liu Bang scolded: "The Qin Dynasty is not a good man. The people here rely on our Han army to feed them. It's not that we want to recruit so many soldiers, but there are not so many soldiers. The people here can't feed their families at all. Don't say 60,000 , we can do it even if we recruit another 60,000 people.”

Xu Zhongzhao said: "The people of Julu are all enemies of Qin Dynasty. Recruiting 60,000 soldiers is not Julu's limit, but our weapons and armor can only equip these soldiers."

Zhang Liang was surprised and said: "Your equipment can still arm tens of thousands of soldiers. The Qin army left so many weapons and armors?"

At this time, Chen Ying came out and said: "This is arranged by the general. Julu's grain harvest this year is unreliable, and the construction of the camp wall and other projects are limited after all. It is impossible to feed the hundreds of thousands of people in Julu. The general will think about it." Our army is fighting against the violent Qin Dynasty, and no amount of weapons can be made enough, so the general will ask these hundreds of thousands of Julu people to use the village as a unit to forge long arrows, spears, vine armor, wooden shields and other useful items. Weapons and equipment were exchanged for food, and the accumulation in a few months was enough to arm an army of 6 people."

Lu Chen said happily: "Chen Ying, you have made great achievements this time. I will definitely report your achievements to the King of Han."

Chen Ying said happily: "Thank you, General."

Lu Chen continued: "Let's discuss it and see who our army will attack first?"

Liu Bang said: "We can attack Julu County first."

Then Liu Bang explained his reasons: "Julu is a large city with a population of hundreds of thousands. It is difficult for the Qin army to defend the city with only 1 troops. However, our army has the advantage of a boat division, which allows General Peng Yue to use the boat division to transport troops." It is very convenient to transport equipment and food and grass to Julu City.

Moreover, Julu has many powerful people. We can contact these powerful people and attack the Qin army in Julu from both inside and outside. Capturing Julu at the same time will have a greater impact. "

(End of this chapter)