Vol 2 Chapter 2688: Cao GUI cleverly deceived Han Xin, leading to great battles between Qin, Wei an

Chapter 2688 Cao GUI cleverly deceived Han Xin, Qin, Wei and Song Dynasty fought against Baiting

Chapter 2684: Cao GUI cleverly deceived Han Xin, Qin, Wei and Song fought against Baiting

Jiaxian County, inside the prison.

 Cao Wenzhao failed to break out of the siege and was captured by Hua Mulan and Ying Liangyu. After refusing Ying Hao's persuasion to surrender, he was imprisoned here.

 Cao Wenzhao thought that until the end of the Qin and Wei wars, he would be imprisoned in the prison without anyone caring about him. However, he did not expect that only a few days later, a new neighbor would move next door.

“Strategic advisor? How come you were captured alive too?”

 Cao Wenzhao was shocked when he saw Chen Gong. After all, if even Chen Gong was captured, it would mean that Yangdi City must have fallen, and the fall of Yangdi would mean that the northwest defense line was ineffective.

Cao Wenzhao did not doubt Chen Gong. After all, among the many civil servants in Cao Wei, Chen Gong was famous for his uprightness and loyalty. Naturally, he would not doubt such a loyal person.

When Chen Gong saw that Cao Wenzhao did not repay him, he sighed: "Like Jiaxian, Yangzhai was also defeated by an insider. Zhang Hu, the captain of the city gate, took advantage of General Zhang Guifang's army to go out and the city's troops were empty. He took the opportunity to rebel. Seize the city and surrender to Qin."

 “How come we haven’t seen this traitor Zhang Hu before?”

　　Hearing that Yangzhai, like Jiaxian, had fallen due to internal reactions, Cao Wenzhao immediately gritted his teeth angrily, but in the end he loosened his fists with a dejected look.

 After all, he had already been defeated and imprisoned alive. No matter how the fight between Qin and Wei turned out, it would have nothing to do with him being imprisoned.

 Chen Gong was surprised to see Cao Wenzhao being so depressed. After all, he knew Cao Wenzhao's character. If he hadn't suffered a huge blow, he would never have been so decadent.

“Military advisor, do you think there is really hope for our country Wei?”

Cao Wenzhao asked with a look of despair. Under Cao Cao's continuous brainwashing, he really thought that the three countries of the Central Plains could defeat the Qin army by joining forces, but this time the Qin army directly woke him up in this battle.

 In less than half a month, no, but within ten days, both the western and northwest lines of defense in Yingchuan fell.

The Qin army's offensive was too fierce and they lost almost no troops, but Cao Wei had already lost more than one-third.

With the remaining troops alone, it is impossible to stop the Qin army that is twice as large as ours. The fall of Xuchang is only a matter of time.

And once Xuchang falls, it will mean the complete collapse of Cao Wei's southern battlefield.

At that time, the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops who have been freed up can completely penetrate into the Wei army's rear, cooperate with the Qin troops on the central and northern lines, and completely trap the hundreds of thousands of Wei troops in the Central Plains to death, thereby defeating the enemy without fighting. .

 As soon as he thought about this, Cao Wenzhao felt deep despair.

Perhaps the hope that the lord Cao Cao mentioned never appeared from the beginning, and this is all just for them to comfort themselves.

Looking at the desperate Cao Wenzhao, Chen Gong's heart suddenly moved. Even Cao Wenzhao, who would rather die than surrender, was so desperate. It is conceivable that after the news of the fall of Yingchuan's western and northwest defense lines spread, , What kind of impact will it have on the top leadership of Cao Wei? More surrender factions will definitely appear.

Perhaps after he returns to Wei, he doesn't need to rebel directly at all. He only needs to win over these surrendering factions and let the surrendering faction gradually become stronger. By then, Cao Cao will have to surrender even if he doesn't want to surrender.

Chen Gong's eyes fell on Cao Wenzhao again. Cao Wenzhao had just experienced a defeat and was hit by the strong strength of the Qin army. He could not see any hope for Cao Wei's future. It was the best way to win him over to the surrender faction. Given the opportunity, I might be able to use him first to open up the situation.

 Cao Wenzhao probably never imagined that he was just pessimistic about the future of Wei State, but his future had already been clearly arranged by Chen Gong.

Just when Chen Gong was thinking about how to use Cao Wenzhao, Han Xinhe and Cao Bin had already fought in Kunyang.

With the defeat of Jiaxian and Yangzhai cities, the northwest and west defense lines were completely lost, and there was no need to defend Kunyang City on Cao Wei's southern line.

Although Cao Bin and Cao GUI both agreed to abandon Kunyang City, the defenders in the city, as well as generals such as Xue Ju, Wei Wuji, and Zhu Hai, still had to be rescued. After all, the western and northwest fronts had fallen, and apart from Zhang Guifang, no one else was left. will be returned successfully,

If Kunyang's Xue Ju, Zhu Hai and other generals also die in battle, or are captured alive by the Qin army, then Cao Bin will be in a situation where there are no generals available. However, even if he wants to defend Xuchang, he will be powerless, so Kunyang is actually not Can't be saved.

Although Cao Bin and Cao GUI both decided to request the defenders of Kunyang, they need to discuss how to save them. After all, if there is a head-on conflict with the Qin army, the strength of the Wei army will be further weakened, which is equivalent to tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall. It doesn't make much sense.

 Therefore, the best rescue method for the current Wei army is to rescue the Kunyang defenders without causing a direct conflict with the Qin army.

It is naturally not that easy to do this, but Cao GUI, who is extremely resourceful, still thought of a plan. Although he was not 100% sure, Cao Bin, who had no way out, could only give it a try.

According to Cao GUI's plan, Cao Bin first put on a posture of preferring a decisive battle with Han Xin to rescuing Xue Ju, and led his army step by step towards Kunyang, hiding his specific whereabouts, and at the same time issued a letter of war to Han Xin.

At this time, Han Xin's offensive against Kunyang has reached the final stage, and he is about to capture Kunyang, but Cao Bin's main force has arrived around Kunyang.

It is obviously inappropriate to attack the city at this time. If Cao Bin is not eliminated or driven back outside the city first, the Qin army will not be able to concentrate its forces to attack Kunyang.

 But who is Han Xin? As a soldier immortal, he could tell at a glance that Jiaxian and Yangdi had fallen, and Cao Bin would have a high probability of abandoning Kunyang City.

The only thing that he is not sure about is probably Cao Bin's determination to save Xue Ju, and whether he dares to fight himself because of it.

Although Han Xin was not sure about this, it was not a bad thing for him whether Cao Bin dared to fight or not.

If he didn't dare, he would continue to cut the flesh with a blunt knife and bleed the Wei army bit by bit until the Wei army completely lost the ability to resist.

If you dare, then fight directly with Cao Bin. The casualties may be greater, but the victory will be clean and tidy, and there is no need to calculate this or that.

 So, after receiving Cao Bin's letter of challenge, Han Xin made two preparations.

Han Xin personally led an army of 40,000, and only took Mi Houwang with him, and went to fight Cao Bin. However, Huang Tianxiang and Luo Hongxin were left behind to lead an army of more than 20,000, and continued to besiege Kunyang to prevent Xue Ju from breaking out.

After Han Xin led the army to the north, Cao Bin had no intention of avoiding the battle. He led the army directly towards the battlefield. After setting up camp, war drums and killing sounds continued every day, as if he dared to fight and could fight. , bluffed Han Xin.

Even Cao Bin dared to fight, so Han Xin would not back down.

 But when the appointed time came, although the war drums were still beating in the Wei camp, they did not arrive at the battlefield as promised.

"Master Governor, is this guy Cao Bin a coward and doesn't dare to fight?" Mi Houwang said.

 “It’s possible.” Han Xin nodded.

“What should we do? Should we just storm the camp?”

Hearing this, Han Xing fell silent.

Although the casualties in a direct decisive battle are high, they are definitely less than those in a city siege. Although the camp defense is weaker than Kunyang, the casualties in a strong attack are definitely greater than those in a field battle. "Send someone to shout and urge the Wei army. If the Wei army still does not leave the camp, we will attack by force."

Han Xin made a decisive decision. After all, he couldn't be dragged here by Cao Bin just because of some casualties.

The Qin army sent to shout, no matter how loud they shouted outside the Wei camp, there was no response from the Wei camp. Only the drums continued to sound.

Seeing this, Han Xin suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and quickly sent a small team of troops into the Wei camp to investigate, and the result was exactly as he expected.

Wei camp has long been empty, leaving only a thousand sheep, which were hung up and beating war drums, pretending that someone was coming from Wei camp.

Han Xin looked at Cao Wei’s empty camp and the thousands of sheep. Not only was he not angry at all, but he also chuckled and said: "What a hanging sheep playing drums, what a Cao Gui, haha."

In Han Xin's view, Cao Bin was far from having such a strategy and could accurately predict his own psychology. Among the Wei army, Cao GUI was probably the only one among the five great military advisors.

“Master Governor, we have been tricked by the Wei army, how can you still laugh?” Mi Houwang said puzzled.

 “If you don’t laugh, how can you still cry?”

Han Xin glanced at Mi Hou and said calmly: "That's what fighting is like. Today I'll show off to you, and tomorrow you'll show off to me. It doesn't matter if you're cheated on. Winning in the end is the real victory."

 “Well… that’s true.”

“Don’t worry, although Cao GUI plotted against the governor, he also fell into the governor’s plan.”

Hearing what Han Xin said, Mi Houwang's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly asked: "What do you mean by this?"

“Cao GUI went around in such a big circle, even luring him with a decisive battle, just to create opportunities for Xue Ju to break through.

Although the main force of our army has now been transferred away from Kunyang, it is impossible for Cao Bin's troops to bypass our army and go directly to support Kunyang. They are now afraid that they have withdrawn to Xiangcheng.

Xue Ju can only rely on himself and the troops in Kunyang City if he wants to break out. It is not easy to break through the encirclement of my 20,000-strong army. "

Since Han Xin had already guessed that Cao Bin might not dare to fight, it was impossible not to prepare in advance. The ambush had already been prepared for Xue Ju. Even if Xue Ju could break out of Kunyang, he would never be able to escape Han Xin's ambush.

In Kunyang City, after Xue Ju received the news that Han Xin was leading his army north, he knew that Cao Bin had created a breakout preparation for him, so he made preparations for a breakout early.

 Where to break out? You definitely can't go to the north, because Han Xin is in the north, so there is only one direction left: the east.

But the Qin army encircled Kunyang with three areas missing and one side missing, and the missing side was the east, so how could Xue Ju dare to break through the siege from the east gate? In the end, they followed Wei Wuji's suggestion and broke out from the south gate.

 Late at night, Xue Ju summoned all the troops in Kunyang City, abandoned all the wounded soldiers, and led only 8,000 troops to break out.

The Qin army also responded quickly. Basically, not long after Xue Ju left the city, Huang Tianxiang, who received the news, immediately mobilized troops to encircle and kill him.

After a fierce battle, although the Qin army killed nearly two thousand Wei troops, they still allowed the Wei army led by Xue Ju and Zhu Hai to break out.

After Xue Ju successfully broke through the encirclement, he planned to go south and enter Runan County first, and then detour to the northeast and retreat to Lin County.

But what Xue Ju never expected was that after a night of rapid march, he encountered an ambush at the border of Baiting in Runan, and the leader was Luo Hongxin.

"Xue Ju, you have fallen into the trap. My chief governor had long expected that you would break out of the encirclement south." Luo Hongxin sneered.

 Everyone, including Xue Ju, felt deep despair after seeing this scene. After all, they had just experienced a breakout, and now they were exhausted. Facing the Qin army who was waiting for work, it was impossible to break out again.

“Xue Ju, stop resisting in vain and surrender quickly...”

Luo Hongxin did not launch an attack immediately, but took the initiative to persuade him to surrender. But before he could finish his words, there was a sound of horse hooves from the south.

Seeing this, Luo Hongxin's expression suddenly changed. After all, apart from him, Han Xin had not arranged any other ambush in the south. The army that could come over at this time was definitely not the Qin army, so it could only be the Song army.

After Xue Ju saw Luo Hongxin’s expression, his heart suddenly moved and he shouted decisively and angrily: "Kill..."

 A fierce battle started again.

Two days later, Han Xin led his troops back to Kunyang. At this time, Kunyang City had been completely taken over by the Qin army, and Han Xin also received news of Xue Ju's ambush.

"What? When Luo Hongxin ambushed Xue Ju in Baiting, Song general Jin Bi arrived in time with 10,000 Song troops? So what were the casualties?"

Han Xin had a look of surprise on his face. No matter how perfect his plan was, he still couldn't be completely foolproof. The intervention of the Runan Song Army was beyond his expectation.

After all, Runan has been turned upside down by Xue Rengui. Zhao Kuangyin concentrated all the country's troops but failed to encircle and kill him. Instead, he escaped from the encirclement and was worried about how to carry out a second encirclement and suppression.

Logically speaking, the Song Dynasty should have interfered with other affairs internally, but Jin Bi still brought 10,000 Song troops to support him, and he was also accompanied by two generals, Dianqing and Zhong Shiheng.

Under this situation, General Luo Hongxin could only outnumber the enemy and use an ambush of 5,000 troops to face the 16,000 Wei and Song armies. If Huang Tianxiang had not led an army of 10,000 troops to come to support in time, Luo Hongxin would have died in the battle. Runan.

After Huang Tianxiang's reinforcements arrived, the battle really entered into a fierce battle, and they continued to fight until noon the next day before stopping.

 The Qin army had 15,000 troops, and 5,000 of them died in the battle. Huang Tianxiang, Luo Hongxin, Chen Qi, Zheng Lun and other generals were all wounded, and brothers Gao Ming and Gao Jue died in the battle.

Gao Ming died at the hands of Jin Bi, while Gao Jue died at the hands of Xue Ju.

 As for the casualties of the Song Army and the Wei Army, they were naturally much greater than those of the Qin Army.

Out of ten thousand Song troops, four thousand were killed in the battle, while Wei's army suffered more than half direct casualties. Only three thousand of the eight thousand troops that broke through fled back to Wei.

In addition, Xue Ju’s son Xue Rengao also died at the hands of Qin general Luo Hongxin in the Battle of Baiting.

It was precisely because Xue Rengao's death inspired the "bond of flesh and blood" that Xue Ju's combat power increased dramatically, so Luo Hongxin and Huang Tianhua were injured.

If the Wei army and the Song army had not been able to bear it and were unable to continue fighting, the injuries of Luo Hongxin and Huang Tianhua might have been further aggravated.

After hearing the news that Gao Ming and Gao Jue died in battle, Han Xin was stunned. After all, these two people were his old subordinates. They had survived many battles in Hebei and Jingbei, but he never expected that they would die in Ru in the end. South.

“Two generals, Gao Ming and Gao Jue, don’t worry, Han Xin will definitely avenge you.”

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