Vol 2 Chapter 2633: The response of the Song, Ming and Sui Dynasties, Hanzhong Prefect Ban Chao

Chapter 2633 The response of the Song, Ming and Sui Dynasties, Ban Chao, the prefect of Hanzhong

Chapter 2629: Responses from Song, Ming and Sui Dynasties, Hanzhong Prefect Ban Chao

The Wei State was plotted by Great Qin from inside to outside, from top to bottom.

 Chin's advantage over Wei was too great, and Wei was too shackles by Qin, so Cao Cao was so pessimistic.

Compared to Cao Cao, Ming King Zhu Di and Song King Zhao Kuangyin were not under so much pressure, so they were naturally much more optimistic.

After Zhu Tianpeng disappeared, Zhu Di went to Linzi in person. Relying on his sincerity and concession of power and benefits, he won the unanimous approval of the generals of the Qi Dynasty.

For Zhu Xi, the new protagonist, the generals of Qi are actually relatively satisfactory. After all, they also know that after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Xi took over it was actually a mess.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty was on the verge of subjugation due to Xue Ju's rebellion internally and attacks from the Wei and Song dynasties externally.

Even so, Zhu Di still endured tenaciously, chasing Xue Ju internally and reaching the Wei and Song Dynasties externally, and he still did not lose the three Central Plains wars. One can imagine the hardships involved.

This is enough to show that Zhu Di is indeed the master of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Tianpeng did not choose the wrong person.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty did not dislike Zhu Di at first, but after the merger of the Ming and Qi Dynasties, Zhu Di's reforms were somewhat aggressive, and the purpose of centralizing power was too obvious, which harmed the interests of many generals. This caused the resentment of most of the generals of the Qi Dynasty. dissatisfied.

Now that Zhu Di has realized his mistake and not only corrected it in time, but also compensated them with more rights, the generals of the Qi Dynasty naturally have nothing to be dissatisfied with, and they all join Zhu Di's command.

None of the Qi generals realized that their intimidation of Zhu Di had violated the king's taboo.

If Zhu Di hadn't taken the overall situation into consideration, and the Qin army was about to move south, I'm afraid they would all be liquidated.

 After that, the Ming Dynasty expanded its army to the maximum, and the total military strength of the country also expanded to 400,000. Among them, the Qi generals controlled 180,000 troops, while the Ming Dynasty reached 220,000. This was Zhu Di's biggest concession to the Qi Dynasty.

Zhu Di relied on compromise and concessions, although he did not completely solve the factional issues within the Ming Dynasty, but he also temporarily resolved the secession crisis and twisted the Ming Dynasty into a rope.

The current Ming Dynasty is at least very united on the surface, and there will be no internal strife in the short term. Moreover, under the pressure of the external Qin Dynasty, the Ming and Qi factions can also be consistent with the outside world and use all their strength to fight against the Qin Dynasty. aspect.

In the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin’s cheating brother Zhao Guangyi, like Sun Quan, constantly engaged in some tricks to hinder his brother Zhao Kuangyin, but Zhao Kuangyin did not adopt them all, otherwise the Song Kingdom would not have done anything.

However, Zhao Kuangyin's move also made Zhao Guangyi feel that his brother was deliberately suppressing him, and the conflict between the two brothers became increasingly acute.

Zhao Kuangyin saw that Zhao Guangyi was obsessed with power and his behavior was getting more and more excessive. He didn't know how to deal with his younger brother for a while, but Prime Minister Zhao Pu advised him to learn from the Sun family's lessons.

Zhao Kuangyin was immediately awakened by Zhao Pu's words. After all, Sun Ce was really miserable. Victory and defeat are common things for military strategists, but he just lost a battle. Not only did he lose his position as King of Wu, he was also forced to live outside and ended up in a state of poverty. The tragic end of being unable to return home.

Although Zhao Kuangyin did not believe that his younger brother would be as ruthless as Sun Quan, he was afraid that he would end up like Sun Ce, so he finally made up his mind to suppress Zhao Guangyi.

Zhao Kuangyin's combination of punches knocked Zhao Guangyi straight away. He obviously didn't expect that his elder brother would suppress him, and his first reaction was that someone was slandering him.

 After much inquiry, he found out that it was Zhao Pu. Zhao Guangyi felt a hatred in his heart, and he completely hated Zhao Pu from then on.

In the past, when Zhao Guangyi relied on his brother's favor and deployed cronies to do whatever he wanted, he only felt that everything was what he deserved.

But when his brother's big stick came down, he realized that everything he had came from his brother, and although his brother could take it back at any time, he felt more panic and unwillingness.

Zhao Guangyi is not stupid. If he continues to do this kind of thing against his brother, he will naturally not dare to do it. Now he can only stand at attention and take the beating, honestly admit his mistake, and strive for leniency.

 Seeing that his younger brother had such a good attitude in admitting his mistakes, Zhao Kuangyin also stopped in time and did not suppress him further, but he also deprived him of most of his military power.

The Song Dynasty was expanding its army to the extreme, and the strength of all the generals was increasing. Only Zhao Guangyi lost most of his military power. He was angry in his heart, but he had no choice but to accept his punishment honestly. However, their brothers The gap between them is getting deeper and deeper.

Without Zhao Guangyi to cause trouble, the military and political circles of the Song Dynasty were clear, and there were no more messy things. The military and political power was concentrated on Zhao Kuangyin alone.

After the Song State completed its maximum military expansion, its total military strength reached 350,000, but Zhao Kuangyin was still dissatisfied. After all, the total military strength of the Qin Army after the expansion must be more than 1.2 million, and at least 800,000 troops would be used to attack the Central Plains. .

The Qin army's combat effectiveness is already strong and its equipment is good. It is difficult for the Central Plains army to compare with them in these two aspects. They can only work hard in terms of quantity.

Zhao Kuangyin intended to recruit 50,000 troops. After all, the Song Dynasty's finances were relatively abundant, but although the money was sufficient, the grain reserves were not enough to support the consumption of an army of 400,000, so Zhao Kuangyin came up with the idea of ​​spending money to buy grain.

 Zhao Kuangyin sent envoys to inquire around, but neither Wei Ming nor Wu Chu were willing to sell grain and grass to Song. After all, grain and grass were much more important than money at this critical moment, and Da Qin was even less likely to be an enemy.

 The grain purchase plan failed, and Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to give up continuing to expand the army. However, Shen Gongbao's proposal made him pay attention to Yingzhou again.

After Yingzhou was occupied by the five kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, Wu and Ming, the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming did not set up counties and counties in Yingzhou to convert barbarians into Han like Qin and Wu. Instead, they drained the lake to fish and continuously squeezed Yingzhou to gain wealth. and resources.

 At present, a large part of the strategic reserves of the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties were squeezed from Yingzhou.

The Song State gained too many benefits from Yingzhou, so Shen Gongbao proposed that after completely breaking up with the Qin army, he wanted to unite the Wei and Ming Dynasties to completely expel the Qin forces from Yingzhou. After all, with Yingzhou as the backing, the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains The potential for war will also be greater.

Zhao Kuangyin felt that Shen Gongbao's plan was a good one, so he ordered him to secretly contact Wei and Ming to discuss whether the battle of Yingzhou should be fought or not. And if we fight, how should we fight?

Just when the three kingdoms of the Central Plains were all aiming at Yingzhou, the winner of the Battle of Hanzhong had already been decided. The Qin army won a great victory, the Shu army was defeated, and they retreated to defend the sword pavilion after losing Hanzhong. Li Siyuan also led his troops to flee into the sea. state.

Sui Wang Yang Guang was naturally very happy when he learned that Li Siyuan had come to Haizhou. He thought that Li Siyuan had come to seek refuge with him. Although Li Siyuan did not have many troops, his combat effectiveness was not weak. When the Qin army invaded, he would be able to provide Help. But when Li Siyuan used the banner of King of Longxi of the Shu Han Dynasty to seek asylum from the Sui State, Yang Guang could no longer laugh. It turned out that he had been doing this for a long time because of his own passion.

 After the Qin State occupied Hanzhong, it no longer had any worries and could raise troops to attack the Sui Dynasty at any time. Besides the Tubo, the Shu Han Dynasty was the only two forces that could directly provide support to the Sui State.

After all, Li Siyuan was the king of Longxi in name only, and Yang Guang did not want to offend Shu Han at this time, so instead of making things difficult for Li Siyuan, he even provided him with food, grass, and a place to stay.

 Seeing that Yang Guang had no intention of annexing his own army, Li Siyuan was secretly relieved. Why did he use the king's title as a condition when he surrendered to Shu? It is because Wang Jue's status is high enough that he can represent Shu Han to a certain extent, thus intimidating Yang Guang.

If he were only an earl or a viscount, Yang Guang would probably annex him without hesitation because his status was too low, but the King of Longxi was different.

 After Li Siyuan entered Haizhou, he did not go directly to the Western Regions because he knew that Yang Guang would not let him go.

Yang Guang took Li Siyuan in because he wanted Li Siyuan to help him resist the Qin army. But what he and Liu Yu didn't know was that Li Siyuan's purpose was to use the road to the Western Regions.

If Yang Guang knew about it, he would naturally not take in Li Siyuan, and Liu Yu would definitely declare Li Siyuan a traitor.

Therefore, now is not the time for Li Siyuan to leave. He must wait until the war between Qin and Sui Dynasty begins. By then, the Sui army will have no time to take care of themselves, so naturally they will not be able to prevent Li Siyuan from leaving.

But before that, Li Siyuan was not going to waste time. He sent people in advance to collect intelligence about the Western Regions and collect as much wool as possible from Yang Guang.

Li Siyuan had a total of 30,000 troops before. In the battle with the Qin army, he suffered 2,000 casualties. He also had 12,000 craftsmen and generals accompanying him, which means a total of 40,000 people.

When Li Siyuan talked with Yang Guang, he agreed to help Yang Guang fight the Qin army, but the prerequisite was that the Sui State would provide him with food and grass for an army of 40,000.

Yang Guang didn't know that among Li Siyuan's 100,000 troops, 12,000 were craftsmen and military dependents, so he agreed to provide Li Siyuan with rations for 40,000 people. Ordinary people also consumed less food and grass than soldiers.

 So, apart from the consumed part of the grain and grass, Li Siyuan could save a lot and store it for other uses.

 What Li Siyuan regrets most is that he was not able to keep Li Yuanba.

After Li Siyuan withdrew from Haizhou, Li Yuanba said goodbye to him. Although Li Siyuan wanted to persuade him to stay, he also knew that Li Yuanba looked down on him, and even if he did stay, he would not be able to command him.

After Li Siyuan came to Haizhou, his contact with the Shu Han was not broken. After learning that Li Yuanba had separated from him, although he stayed for a while, he did not go to the Shu Han, and he did not know what he was doing.

The four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming, and Sui were all busy dealing with the Qin army's next offensive. Although Da Qin successfully captured the important land of Hanzhong, it only got a mess. It had to solve a lot of troubles if it wanted to digest Hanzhong.

  【Ding Dong, the Second Battle of Hanzhong is over, and the inventory begins...

The ‘Second Battle of Hanzhong’ lasted a total of one month and eighteen days. Starting from the Qin State’s dispatch of troops to Yangping Pass, the Shu army retreated into Jiange, including:

Burning the Nanzheng Granary: Killed 2,000 enemies and suffered 1,500 losses

Yangpingguan Attack and Defense: Kill 10,000 enemies, 15,000 self-inflicted losses, and take 10,000 prisoners;

 The Battle of Anyang: Killed 2,000 enemies, suffered 1,000 losses, and captured 2,000 prisoners;

 The Battle of Xicheng: Killed 2,500 enemies, suffered 300 self-inflicted losses, and captured 1,500 prisoners;

 …

Attack and defense of Nanzheng: 45,000 enemy killed, 25,000 self-inflicted losses, 15,000 captured (note: all the captured strong men were released, so they are not included in the calculation);

The Battle of Dingjun Mountain: Killed 11,000 enemies and suffered 1,500 losses;

 According to statistics, the "Second Battle of Hanzhong" killed a total of 92,000 enemies, captured 28,500 prisoners, and suffered 45,500 self-losses. After deducting casualties, a total of 650 summoning points were awarded.

The current host currently has a total of 10615 summoning points. 】

[Ding dong, after testing, the second battle of Hanzhong between Qin and Shu involved a total of 270,000 troops, exceeding the battle standard of 200,000 people. In this battle, a total of 92,000 enemies were wiped out and 28,000 were captured. Five hundred, self-loss forty-five thousand five hundred;

 The battle loss ratio in this battle is 2.6:1, rating: B, reward: a bronze random summoning card. 】

　　【The current host owns: 1 gold summoning card, 1 silver summoning card, 1 silver random summoning card, 1 bronze random summoning card, 2 grand master summoning cards, and 5 100,000 population summoning cards;】

 Luoyang, the Imperial Palace of the Qin Dynasty.

 After receiving the news that Li Jing successfully captured Hanzhong, Ying Hao naturally felt very happy.

But when he saw the system prompt that 45,000 soldiers had been killed in battle, even though Ying Hao knew that this was the lowest price, he still felt extremely distressed. After all, this was equivalent to the second time soldiers died in battle. twice as much.

But there is nothing we can do about it. The second expedition to the fortress was basically a field battle, while the second battle of Hanzhong was all a siege battle.

Although Li Jing's commander was high, he still didn't have much room for improvement in siege warfare.

 Furthermore, the Qin army's advantages in individual combat effectiveness and equipment will also be weakened to varying degrees.

This is also the main reason why so many famous generals in history were invincible in field battles, but they still suffered a **** blow when facing a fortified city.

 It’s not that their abilities are poor, nor that they are not good at attacking cities, but that the defenders have too great an advantage.

Chapter 2581, the author forgot to write the battle rewards for the second battle outside the fortress, but is now making up for it. A chapter of silver random summoning cards was awarded.

　　

　　

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