At this time, Tuo Tuo finally realized that Li Jing had already had a plan in mind. Li Jing was going to fight them in an offensive battle with them, exchanging lives for lives. Li Jing's troops numbered twenty
Seventy thousand, and what about them? There are only a little over fifty thousand in total.
The strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all. Li Jing is qualified to afford it, but it does not mean that Shuzhong is also qualified to afford it. The Jin army can be unscrupulous, but Shuzhong definitely does not have this qualification.
At the beginning, they fought with a battle loss ratio of three to one, and Li Jing could exchange three soldiers for the life of one soldier in their hands.
But now, Li Jing has brought in a new force, but the situation in Shuzhong is no longer good. Naturally, the ratio of battle losses will change, no matter how small the change is.
Moreover, this ratio of battle losses will continue to change as the number of soldiers in the Yangguan Army continues to decrease, and as the power that Dai Tuo can mobilize continues to decrease.
When Li Jing lost more than 20% of his troops and horses, how many troops did Tuo Tuo still have at that time? When Li Jing lost more than 40% of his troops and horses, what strength did they have to compete with him?
He looked to the side in horror, trying to find a trace of confidence in the wise men of Fazheng and Shen Luoyan, but he saw that Fazheng's bland face was full of solemnity, like...
When a heavy rain comes, there are dark clouds condensed with rain in the sky.
And the situation on Shen Luoyan's side is definitely not good-looking. The smile that he had always maintained has disappeared at this moment, and has been replaced by a cold look.
Dai Tuo's face changed slightly, and then he heard a thunderous roar from Guanxia, and the sound shook Xingyun. Under the leadership of Li Siyuan, 30,000 energetic Jin troops pushed ladder trucks from the enemy's position like moving ants.
He ran out and ran straight to the pass.
They are like a long stream flying three thousand feet on top of a peak several thousand meters high. They are bumpy and windy but do not hesitate at all along the way.
The flying arrows fell on their heads, and their steps did not slow down. The spears were pierced on their shoulders. Another person pushed the ladder and continued to fly.
Whether it is Li Cunxu who fought before or Li Siyuan who fights now, they are all Li Xiang's clan generals, and each of them has a peerless commander.
As clan generals, under Li Jing's secret instructions, even the two of them worked so hard, let alone the generals who would go to war next.
Dai Tuo, Fazheng, and Shen Luoyan all knew that the further the time was pushed back before reinforcements arrived, the more unfavorable the situation on the battlefield would be for them.
"What a Li Jing! What a Governor of Sizhou! What a famous general in the world!" Fazheng said with a long and solemn sigh.
Only when he actually started fighting against these world famous generals did he really feel how difficult these people were.
It seems to be just an ordinary move, but who knows that there is no deeper meaning hidden behind it! If you can't detect it in time, you may not know how you died in the end!
The most frightening thing is that many times, even if you notice it in time, you may not have a way to break the situation. Most of these god-level commanders are different from god-level counselors. If they want to plot against the enemy,
, in most cases, it is still a conspiracy, not a conspiracy!
However, in most cases, it is this kind of aboveboard conspiracy that makes you most helpless!
Although the life-for-life strategy resulted in heavy casualties, for Li Jing, no matter how heavy the casualties were, if he could capture Hanzhong before the reinforcements from Shu arrived, it would be worthwhile.
It seems to have cost several times the casualties, but if the strategic goal can be achieved, it will be a victory. The choice made by Li Jing seems to be just a blind fight to the death, and does not show the brilliance of a god-level commander.
But only when a true master meets him can he feel Li Jing's overall view.
Hanzhong has been the choke point from Guanzhong to Shuzhong since ancient times, and it is the gateway to Chengdu. In various periods of history, various political regimes entrenched here, Shu Han, Cheng Han, Former Shu, and Later Shu, all occupied Hanzhong in their heyday
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If Hanzhong is defended, Chengdu will have no worries. For example, if the Shu Han cannot control Hanzhong, it will be a huge geological disaster.
Liu Bei had just entered Xichuan and was arguing with Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. He did not want to "return" the "borrowed" Jingzhou. Sun Quan was planning to seize the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang and Lingling in Jingzhou. Liu Bei was not afraid of him and was ready to fight head-on.
But when Liu Bei got Zhang Lu to surrender, he immediately surrendered to Sun Quan and gave up the three counties to Soochow. The reason why Liu Bei did this was simply that the Hanzhong portal was lost, which posed a huge threat to Xichuan. Liu Bei could not make enemies on both sides, so he had to endure the pain.
He ceded three counties and asked Sun Quan to be honest. Then, Liu Bei concentrated all his efforts on dealing with Cao Cao and preventing Cao Cao from going south to Shu.
After Cao Cao captured Hanzhong, Liu Bei, who replaced Liu Zhang in ruling Xichuan, discovered that without Hanzhong, the house he had worked so hard to build would have no door.
From Liu Bei's perspective, Hanzhong is the first choice town to replace the central Shu area to bear the huge survival pressure.
Moreover, the two roads from Hanzhong to Shu, Micang Road leads to Bajun. What really prevents northern enemies from entering the Chengdu Plain and endangers Shu is the Jinniu Road. The most important Jianmen Pass on the Jinniu Road has a geographical feature of its southern slope.
The ease of attack makes defending Hanzhong less difficult and risky.
Zhuge Liang has been stationed in Hanzhong for a long time. Firstly, it is to attack Wei. Secondly, even if the attack on Wei fails, as long as he can defend Hanzhong, Shu Han will not have to worry about subjugation.
After Zhuge Liang's death, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi basically inherited Zhuge Liang's attitude towards Hanzhong: station in Hanzhong, advance to capture Wei, and retreat to defend Shu. As an important minister of the Shu Han, Jiang Wan also stationed in Hanzhong for a long time.
In the late Shu Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei put the strategic focus of the Northern Expedition on Longxi, but when he heard that Wei Jun Zhong Hui's troops had entered Hanzhong, Jiang Wei had to abandon Tazhong and go to save Hanzhong. Jiang Wei knew that Hanzhong was lost and the gate of Chengdu was opened, and everyone
Finish playing together.
For Li Jing now, by occupying Hanzhong, the retreat of the Jin army can protect Guanzhong's security, and advancing can win Liu Che's old life.
As long as Hanzhong can be captured and the first step of his strategic plan is realized, then the sacrifices made in this process will be meaningful.
After all, in addition to Li Jing's current troops, the Jin army also has troops from Liangzhou Wei Qing who came out of Qishan Road, Wang Jian, Chang Yuchun, troops who entered Shu from Nanyang, Wu Qi, and Qi Jiguang's troops who entered Shu along the Yangtze River.
horse.
Li Jing was the commander-in-chief of the Conquest of Shu. He could command all the troops and horses, not just those of him and Feng Yi.
