Chapter 366: Cao Cao and Sun Jian
Chapter 366 Cao Cao and Sun Jian
Chapter 365: Cao Cao and Sun Jian
Hulao Pass, this majestic pass that has stood for thousands of years, was not broken by Zhang Jiao's hundreds of thousands of troops, but was destroyed in the hands of Qin Wen.
The reason why Qin Wen did this was actually a helpless move. If he didn't block the road, how could he withdraw safely under the claws of the tiger.
Hulao Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Qin Wen relied on the danger of this pass to block Zhang Jiao's hundreds of thousands of troops from the pass. No one was willing to destroy such a fortress of the pass easily.
But if Hulao Pass is in the hands of the Yellow Turbans, it will be difficult to recapture the huge gold force in the future, so it is better to burn it now.
Although Qin Wen burned Hulao Pass, he did not burn Dago Pass.
Of course it’s not that Qin Wen didn’t want to burn it, but after burning a huge Hulao Pass, Qin Wen found that when he came to burn Dagon Pass, he found that there were not enough materials to start the fire.
In desperation, Qin Wen had no choice but to destroy all the defensive equipment at Dagu Pass, and then withdrew to Luoyang with the Duanhou troops.
Before Qin Hao left, there were nearly 95,000 defenders at Hulao Pass, but this time Qin Wen withdrew with 750,000 troops.
It can be seen that after Qin Hao led the army to leave, the fighting at Hulao Pass was still fierce, and nearly 20,000 people died in the defense.
When Yuan Shao defended Xiaopingjin, he had 50,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 new soldiers, totaling 100,000 defenders.
But until Xiaopingjin was breached, Yuan Shao only held on for more than a month, and only more than 30,000 elite troops were actually withdrawn. The other 70,000 defenders either died in battle or surrendered.
Yuan Shao and Qin Wen, one was defeated at the pass and fled back hastily with the remaining army; the other was a heavy blow to the enemy, gave up the defense and calmly withdrew with the main force.
Comparing the two, the gap is obvious, and the difference is not just a tiny bit.
Luoyang originally had 30,000 Yuan Shao's troops, but with the arrival of Qin Wen's 70,000 troops, 50,000 from Guanzhong and 100,000 from Yizhou, a total of 150,000 reinforcements were added, plus Qin Hao's 35,000 cavalry. , and now Luoyang's military strength is close to 300,000.
Facing the Yellow Turban Army, which still numbered 700,000, the 300,000 Han army might not be aggressive enough, but under the command of Qin Wen, the famous city defender, it was still possible to defend Luoyang.
But will the new commander Qin Wen really only fight a defensive war?
It took Qin Hao less than a day to lead his army from Xuanyuan Pass, through Guangcheng Pass, and back to Luoyang.
The first news Qin Hao learned after entering the city was that the flames at Hulao Pass had been extinguished. The Yellow Turbans passed through Hulao Pass and took over Dagu Pass.
What does this information mean?
It means that after the four passes in the east and northeast are lost, the entire Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou can march into Sili at will, and Zhang Jiao and Xiang Yu will also join forces.
Qin Hao felt a lot of pressure when he thought that the Yellow Turbans alone had 700,000 active troops. Now he could only place his hopes on Guiguzi's plan.
if not. Once the Yellow Turbans take over the world, and the world is in chaos after Zhang Jiao's death, even if Qin Hao finally unifies, all he will get is a broken endgame.
Once he returned to Luoyang, Qin Hao found that Luoyang today was different from before, and the entire city of Luoyang was filled with a kind of sadness.
But think about it, a full 100,000 people died in the Battle of the Yellow River, and another 150,000 were massacred by Xiang Yu. Most of them were Luoyang people.
Xiang Yu killed nearly half of the young people in Luoyang in one battle. Most of the families in Luoyang either lost their sons or husbands. It can be imagined that the people of Luoyang hated Xiang Yu and wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood. Qin Wen also discovered this, so he decided to take advantage of the hatred in the hearts of the people of Luoyang and fully mobilize the people to help him defend the city. He prepared to fight a people's war that he was best at in Luoyang.
When the Yellow Turbans arrive in Luoyang, the top brass of the Yellow Turban Army will find that no matter where they attack, the people cheer for joy and take the initiative to kill officials and offer sacrifices to the city.
What awaits them will be the wrath of the people they think they are fighting for.
After returning to Luoyang, Qin Hao did not take any rest, and then ushered in the pre-war meeting.
The initiator of the meeting was naturally the coach of this battle, Qin Hao's father Qin Wen.
The conference hall was basically full of old faces. After such a brutal battle, not a single prince in the original history died. Qin Hao didn't know whether to say they were greedy and fearful of death, or that they were tenacious.
But if we really want to talk about new faces, there are still a few, but the only one who impressed Qin Hao was Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian.
As the father of Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, and the concubine Sun Shangxiang, Sun Jian is undoubtedly a middle-aged handsome guy, and he is not inferior to Qin Wen in any way.
Faced with his superiors who were much higher in official positions, Sun Jian showed no fear at all. His attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, but he was also able to talk eloquently, express his views fully in front of the generals, and increase his sense of presence.
“Test Sun Jian’s five dimensions.” Qin Hao ordered.
“Sun Jian has reached his peak, and his current five dimensions are: Commander 94, Force 96, Intelligence 75, Politics 69, Charisma 95.”
Qin Hao nodded. The specific values of Sun Jian's attributes were similar to what Qin Hao thought.
Looking at Cao Cao who took over Sun Jian's topic and continued to speak, Qin Hao ordered again: "Continue to test Cao Cao's five dimensions."
“Cao Cao’s peak five dimensions: Commander 98, Force 84, Intelligence 98, Politics 100, Charisma 98. Currently, Cao Cao has not reached the peak. The current five dimensions are Commander 93, Force 80, Intelligence 94, Politics 96, Charisma 95.”
“Lao Cao is Lao Cao. He is worthy of these five dimensions. He is a capable minister in times of trouble and a traitor in troubled times. This is the evaluation.” Qin Hao thought secretly in his heart, and then continued to order: “Don’t stop, continue to test Yuan Shao.”
“Yuan Shao has now reached his peak, with five dimensions: 84 commander, 83 force, 85 intelligence, 92 politics, and 96 charm.”
Seeing this, Qin Hao shook his head and sighed: "In the battle of Xiaopingjin, Yuan Shao did not lose unjustly. The peak commander is only 85, so how can he be the basic commander of 98, and he has Xiang Yu's opponent with the blessing of commander skills."
After winning such a big decisive battle, Qin Hao estimated that Xiang Yu's five-dimensional skills had reached their peak.
And Xiang Yu’s peak commander is 98. Coupled with the skill Breaking the Army and the commander’s blessing of infantry commander +4, Xiang Yu’s commander can directly exceed 100.
Facing Xiang Yu, who had 102 commanders, Yuan Shao not only persisted for more than a month, but also brought back more than 30,000 troops, which was already considered powerful.
“Continue to detect Yuan Shu’s five dimensions.”
Speaking of Yuan Shu, Qin Hao had a conflict with him on the streets of Luoyang before. The angry Qin Hao didn't like Yuan Shu at all, so he didn't test his fifth dimension.
Thinking about it now, Qin Hao found that he was a little inflated. Yuan Shu had been a prince after all. How could he underestimate him just because of what he saw?
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(End of this chapter)
