Chapter 376: A small battle before the decisive battle
Chapter 376 The small battle before the decisive battle
Chapter 375: A small battle before the decisive battle
September 3, the second year of Zhongping.
Sili, who had been calm for less than a month, once again made waves.
The time for Qin Wen and Zhang Jiao to fight has come, and both sides have made preparations. Sixty thousand soldiers will fight in an open area fifty miles away from Luoyang City.
Luoyang, school field.
Qin Wen stood on the general stage with a serious face, his eyes constantly scanning the 30,000 soldiers who were about to go out for battle.
“I report to my commander-in-chief that 15,000 cavalry, 5,000 sword and shield soldiers, 5,000 pikemen, 5,000 crossbowmen, and a total of 30,000 troops are ready for the expedition.”
Qin Hao, who was standing first in the audience, stood up to report, while Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others stood behind him.
Facing a cavalry madman like Xiang Yu, the cavalry is naturally the main force, but they cannot all be assigned to the cavalry, otherwise it will become a hard-fought battle without technical content.
Qin Hao, on the other hand, chose four types of troops, and the ratio of troops was 3:1:1:1, so that even if he did not know the strength distribution of the opponent, he could respond with maximum flexibility.
Looking at the neat and silent troops below, Qin Wen nodded with satisfaction, even though many of them were not his subordinates, then pulled out Tai'a from his waist and shouted: "The whole army is setting off."
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Thirty thousand troops embarked on the journey with the welcome of millions of people in Luoyang. Waiting for them ahead were the most elite troops, the bravest generals and the most powerful commanders of the Yellow Turbans.
The three points analyzed by Zhang Liang before the war were completely correct. Qin Wen took the initiative because of this, but this was not his original intention.
As a general with extremely rich experience in defending the city, Qin Wen naturally knew that it would be unwise to fight to the death against the Yellow Turbans in Sili, but he did not want to give up.
With the Han’s mass base in Sili, Qin Wen was confident that he could **** the Yellow Turbans’ 700,000-strong army if they fought a people’s war.
Of course, the cost of doing this is that Sili will definitely be directly crippled, and the place with the most prosperous population in the Han Dynasty will become the most dilapidated place of death.
But when Qin Wen received the order from the Chang'an court to give up Sili after a symbolic resistance and set up a defense line at Hangu Pass to block the Yellow Turbans, he was shocked.
Who influenced Liu Hong? Otherwise, how could Liu Hong issue such a bold order?
For the current Han Dynasty, giving up Sili is the most correct decision. After all, Sili is the only region among the thirteen states that does not buy the Yellow Turban Tent. Most people hate the Yellow Turban that brings them suffering because of the war.
Now everything that the big man should move has been moved, so even if Sili is thrown to the Yellow Turbans, it will not increase the Yellow Turbans' strength. Instead, it will make Sili a burden to the Yellow Turbans and lengthen the Yellow Turbans' food and grass supply line.
So this decision is indeed correct, but Qin Wen will not believe that this decision was made by Liu Hong.
Liu Hong in Qin Wen's heart is also a foolish king.
If it weren't for his connivance and laissez-faire, the situation in the Han Dynasty would never have deteriorated to the point it is now.
So how could this kind of magical writing come from Liu Hong?
But since it was not Liu Hong, then who influenced Liu Hong?
Qin Wen never thought of it, and although Qin Hao knew it was Gui Guzi, he didn't know how Gui Guzi did it.
Has Liu Hong also become the defender of your plan? Teacher, how did you do this without any power? Qin Hao stared at the south and thought to himself.
Qin Hao must not lose this battle, otherwise he will be very passive in the future. However, without knowing Xiang Yu's specific troop deployment, Qin Hao is not absolutely sure of victory.
Under the arrangements of Xuanhuang and Dongfang Sheng, Shi Lan has successfully returned to Xiang Yu without any flaws. However, it is not easy for Shi Lan to access such highly random information as the deployment of troops.
Just when Qin Hao was thinking wildly, 30,000 Han troops had arrived on the battlefield, but the 30,000 Yellow Turban troops arrived before the Han troops. In general battles, there is a custom before the start of the battle. The coaches of both sides always have to meet.
Like last time, Zhang Jiao slowly came to the front of the formation, escorted by Xiang Yu and other generals.
The difference is that last time Xiang Yu was a fake wearing a mask, but this time it is real.
Qin Wen was a little confused when he saw this. He knew that this kind of meeting was meaningless, and it would be better to go to war directly.
But Zhang Jiao has already arrived. If he doesn't go, won't he lose to the Yellow Turban in terms of momentum?
What's more, Qin Wen also suffered from Zhang Jiao during the last meeting.
Qin Hao saw what his father was thinking, so he rode his horse to Qin Wen and said, "Father, my son will protect you."
Qin Wen nodded when he heard this. When Qin Hao saw this, he immediately said: "Lü Bu, Ran Min, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Xu Chu, the five of you will accompany me to protect the safety of my father."
“No.” Five people immediately stood up and responded.
Except for Xu Chu, the four candidates for the **** this time were all well-known fierce generals. The sudden appearance of such a strange face also surprised the Han soldiers, and they couldn't help but look at Xu Chu carefully.
They also want to see who is qualified to stand alongside these four fierce generals.
After noticing everyone's gazes, Xu Chu puffed out his chest proudly, held his new weapon in hand, and rode his horse to follow.
Xu Chu, whose peak basic force was 99, volunteered, so Qin Hao naturally had to equip him with weapons and horses.
Getting the allegiance of Xu Chu and Yu Jin allowed Qin Hao to get two mount cards and a divine weapon card, so he used one of them on Xu Chu and finally got the Purple Gold Hammer and the Good Horse Black Flame.
Xu Chu, who currently has a basic force of 96, directly changed his weapons after getting new equipment, and his basic force reached 98.
Those who questioned Xu Chu tacitly shut their mouths after seeing the sledgehammer in his hand.
Those who can hold such a weapon are obviously not weak. The Yanmen Army has gained another peerless general.
All the princes present thought with great jealousy.
As for the brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi who were standing behind Yuan Shu, their eyes were not on Xu Chu, but on Qin Hao, who was in the first place. Their eyes were shining even more, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
Seeing Qin Wen coming, Zhang Jiao smiled and cupped his hands and said, "General Qin, long time no see."
Seeing this, Qin Wen responded with the same courtesy. When Xu Chu saw his brother guarding Zhang Jiao on the right, he immediately cast a questioning look at him, while Xu Ding ignored Xu Chu with a calm expression.
The exchange of eyes between the two brothers did not affect Dao Qin Wen and Zhang Jiao's second confrontation at all.
With the lessons learned last time, Qin Wen was very cautious this time and did not give Zhang Jue the slightest chance. Instead, he dug a lot of holes for Zhang Jue. However, the old and cunning Zhang Jue naturally would not be fooled.
In Qin Hao's view, the verbal confrontation between the two sides is no less than a war, and he will never get tired of it no matter how many times he watches it.
But this time Qin Hao had to turn his attention to the other side, because except for the four old faces Zhang Jiao, Xiang Yu, Dian Wei and Xu Ding, several other people on the opposite side were all new faces.
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(End of this chapter)
