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Chapter 388 Bai Qi's Decisiveness

Chapter 387: Bai Qi's decisiveness

The war is still going on, but this time it is no longer Deng Guo who plays the leading role, but Qin Jun from Shangjun. After the defeat of the Central Plains, Zhao Guo has stabilized the situation in the Central Plains, and it is determined that Deng Jun will not continue to advance north. Afterwards, desperately, 10,000 elites were dispatched from the mainland to Shangjun for reinforcements. You must know that Zhao Guo, which was known as a million-strong army before the war, lost 30+ in the Central Plains, 10,000 in northern Xinjiang, 20+ in Shangdang, and [-] In the Central Plains, now another [-] elites are dispatched to Shangjun. It can be said that apart from the border, Zhao Guo is already in a hollow state. As long as there is a soldier who can penetrate Zhao Guo's defense at the border, he can drive straight into Jin Dynasty. Yang, I have to say that this is very risky.

However, Zhao Guo arranged all the soldiers and horses on the border. As long as it is strictly guarded, no army can easily break it. This is Zhao Guo's confidence. Very strong self-confidence.

After the [-] elites of Zhao State supported Shangjun, Bai Qi's Qin army fell into a very embarrassing situation. Originally, there were less than [-] Zhao troops in Shangjun. Although Qin Jun was blocked, it was very reluctant. , Bai Qi is confident that as long as he gives himself some more time, it will be no problem to break through the Zhao army's defense line, but the [-] Zhao army's reinforcements make Bai Qi's chance of breaking through the Zhao army's defense line very low.

As the saying goes, if you are poor, you want to change. If it is impossible to break through the Zhao army's defense line and seize Shangjun, if the Qin army does not want to send troops this time and get nothing, they must find another way to find a breakthrough point from other places.

The current situation is just as Deng Guojun and his ministers expected before the war. The Qin army will not be too smooth. Both Shangjun and Shangdang are important places for Zhao's barrier capital. Although these places are not very rich, but The strategic position is very important, even more important than the Central Plains, how could Zhao Guo easily give up?So this time Qin Jun could only hit the south wall.

Shangjun can't get in, and Shangdang has 10,000+ Zhao troops, so the hope is even more slim. Therefore, the current situation leads to the fact that there is only one Henan county left for Qin to capture before the war, and it is also the most feasible .

Now Chenliu County is occupied by the Deng Army, and Nanshangdang is in the hands of the Qin Army. Zhao Guo can only go to Henan County through Dongjun and Hanoi Counties. To enter Henan County from Dongjun for reinforcements, Zhao Guo can only deploy soldiers and horses stationed in the Central Plains , but now 10,000+ Deng Jun is sitting in the Central Plains, and even if Zhao Guo has 1 courage, he will not dare to deploy the Central Plains soldiers and horses, so there is no threat at all in the direction of Dongjun. There are not many soldiers and horses in the country, and there is no way to help Henan County, so if the Qin Army wants to take Henan County, it will be effortless.

However, it has been planned for a long time, and a lot of manpower and material resources have been spent. Neither Bai Qi nor the King of Qin will be satisfied with just capturing a Henan county. Hanoi County is close by.

Hanoi County is an important place connecting the Central Plains to Hebei. Before Zhao Guo went out, Hanoi County has always been the frontier of Wei State to resist Zhao State. However, as Zhao State integrated Hebei and Central Plains, Hanoi County became Zhao State. In the hinterland of Qin, the strategic position is not so important, but this is a golden opportunity for Qin.

But it is true that this is an opportunity, but it is not so easy to achieve. Hanoi County is a strategic location in the core area of ​​Hebei for the Zhao State Barrier, and it will not be let go so easily. Moreover, Hanoi County is close to Shangdang, and Shangdang Sima Chong, commander-in-chief of the Zhao army, could definitely deploy a force of troops to support Hanoi. After all, the Zhao army had 10,000+ troops. If it is a little less, it cannot be shaken by the [-] soldiers and horses of Mengzhan. Therefore, if Bai Qi wants to seize Hanoi County, he must Need to do a quick fix.

In the camp of the Gaonu Qin Army and the large tent of the Chinese Army, Bai Qi looked at the generals and said with a serious expression: "Everyone, the Zhao army has increased its troops, and the possibility of our army taking Shangjun is very slim, so I planned to give up attacking Shangjun. In order to seize Henan County, after all, in terms of wealth, Shang County is far inferior to Henan County."

After listening to Bai Qi's words, all the Qin army generals present knew that this was Bai Qi's helpless choice. Although Shangjun was not as rich as Henan County, its strategic position was very important to Qin and Zhao. With the possession of Shangjun, the state can better shield Jinyang City and defend the Hetao area, which is known as the frontier of the south of the Yangtze River. With the Qin army occupying Shangjun, it can not only covet the Hetao area with abundant water and grass, but also threaten Zhao Zhao at any time and anywhere. Jinyang, the capital city of the country, always suppressed the state of Zhao, which was far inferior to that of Henan County, so Bai Qi planned to seize Shangjun before the war, but things backfired. In order to become a hollow state, we must continue to increase troops to Shangjun, so that Bai Qi's intention to seize Shangjun and threaten the core area of ​​Zhao State will fail.

However, Shangjun is very important to Zhao State, but for Qin State, occupying Shangjun is just to have more choices for sending troops in the future. There is no conflict between giving up Shangjun and the core interests of Qin State, so Bai Qi will attack Shangjun Under unfavorable circumstances, decisively choose to seize the richer Henan County first.

"Taiwei, if our army withdraws from Shangjun and goes to attack Henan County, what should we do if Li Rubing leads his troops south?" said Ma Sheng, a general of the Qin Army. Now Zhao Jun has nearly [-] troops stationed in Shangjun. The main general Li Rubing is also a top famous general. If the Zhao army went south to Guanzhong when the Qin army attacked Henan County, it would be tantamount to a catastrophe for Qin.

However, since Bai Qi dared to do this, he must have a comprehensive plan. He waved his hand, signaled Ma Cheng not to worry, and then said with a smile: "This issue will have been considered long ago. Just suffered a big defeat in the Central Plains. In order to improve morale, when our army attacked Henan County, it was an excellent choice to go south to Guanzhong, but this general would not give them this opportunity. Now most of Zhao's main army Concentrated in the Central Plains and Shangdang, there are not many garrisons in Henan County. If you want to take Henan County, you only need [-] soldiers and horses to do it, and the remaining [-] soldiers and horses can be used to resist For Zhao Jun, Ma Sheng, Guo Tong, and Shen Zhi listen to the order!"

"The last general is here!" Ma Sheng, Guo Tong, and Shen Zhi came out and responded!
"Now our army has fallen into an extremely embarrassing situation. In order to reverse the situation, this general will lead an army of [-] to attack Henan County in a few days, and the three of you will lead an army of [-] with Ma Sheng as the main general. Go south to Qiyuan to garrison, resist the Zhao army who may go south, remember, the main thing is defense, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to go out of the city to fight the Zhao army!" Bai Qi said, defending the city with an army of [-], as long as you stick to it , Zhao Jun has absolutely no chance to break through the South Pass.

"The last general takes orders!" Ma Sheng, Guo Tong, and Shen Zhi responded.

In the 22nd year of Qianyuan, on the sixth day of May, Bai Qi led the army to withdraw southward, and on the tenth day of the fifth month, he went to Qiyuan. Ma Sheng, Guo Dong, and Shen Zhi were left to lead an army of [-] to guard Qiyuan, preventing Zhao's army from going south. It is to lead an army of [-] to Henan County.

But when Bai Qi led his troops to Henan County, Meng Zhan, who was far away in the eldest son city, received a secret letter written by Bai Qi himself. County, strive to win Hanoi County as quickly as possible.

Bai Qi knew very well that if he waited until he took Henan County before attacking Hanoi County, Zhao Guo would have already deployed heavy troops in Hanoi County to wait for him, so the heavy task of attacking Hanoi County could only fall on Mongolian County. On Zhan's head, only Meng Zhan can take Hanoi County lightly at the fastest speed without giving Zhao Guo any chance to react.

And Bai Qi said in the letter that as long as Hanoi County can be won, even if it is to give up the Nanshang Party, it is not worth mentioning. After all, the Nanshang Party is not worth mentioning compared to Hanoi County, but this is only in the It can only be done when there is no choice. As long as there is a chance to keep the Nanshang Party, you can't give up casually.

Meng Zhan was obviously reluctant to give up the Nanshangdang's land. After all, the Nanshangdang is relatively rich, and Qin has never voluntarily given up the land. It is the Qin people's blood to fight for every inch of land. It is how to successfully take down Hanoi County while preserving Nanshangdang, which is the most ideal result for Qin.

(End of this chapter)