Three hundred and thirty thousand Jin troops were concentrated in Hanzhong, eyeing Xichuan. Even though the front troops had not yet arrived, Zhou Yafu seemed to be able to feel the momentum of a storm approaching, and the mountains were full of buildings.
Even though Hanping was lost and Yangping was broken, there are still "Four Passes in Northern Shu" including Guancheng, Baishui, Jiameng, and Jiange in the middle of Shu. After that, Peicheng, Jiangyou, Baima, Mianzhu, and Luocheng were in danger.
Therefore, the Shu army still has to fight in this battle.
If the loss of 100,000 troops and horses were caused by other princes, their vitality would definitely be severely damaged, but for Liu Che, it would not be a serious injury.
The real loss is the loss of Hanzhong, a place with strategic significance, and a large number of good ministers and generals.
However, the defeat of the Shu army in Hanzhong made the sensitive nerves of the princes of the world beat again.
The reason why the princes of the world are still holding back their troops until now is indeed because they have enough confidence in the soldiers of Shu. To be more precise, they have enough confidence in the terrain in central Shu.
What the princes of the world expect is that the Shu army can use the terrain in the middle of Shu to consume the Jin army as much as possible. It is best that the two sides can fight a lose-lose situation.
If the two most powerful princes in the world were to show their wits in Yizhou and fight in such a way that both sides would lose, I am afraid that all the princes in the world would laugh out of their dreams.
However, for the princes of the world, everything must have a premise, that is, the Jin army cannot really capture Yizhou.
The current Jin army is already a behemoth to the princes of the world. If they capture Yizhou again, it will be equivalent to the power of Qin during the Warring States Period.
In fact, it would be an understatement to say that it was a force that strengthened Qin. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was an enhanced version of the Qin-Zhao coalition.
Only if this bottom line is not crossed, the princes of the world will be happy to see the Jin army and the Shu army fighting in this hellish place.
However, the end of the Battle of Hanzhong once again caused a sense of crisis in the hearts of all the princes.
It is true that in the battle of Hanzhong, the Prussian army suffered considerable losses. This is definitely a rare good news for the princes of the world. This is exactly what the princes of the world want to see.
However, compared to the results achieved by the Jin army, it is obvious that the princes of the world have realized that the losses suffered by the Jin army in this battle were definitely not heavy.
Moreover, after this battle, the Jin army has gained a strategic advantage, and the Shu army is already in an unfavorable situation. If it continues to sit back and watch, the entire Yizhou will fall into the hands of the Jin army. Then,
But it was already too late.
Therefore, when the news came that Hanzhong had fallen to the Jin army, some princes began to lose their temper.
Among the princes in the world, Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to lose his temper.
It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang's city is inferior to other princes in the world, nor is it that Zhu Yuanzhang's character is inferior to other princes in the world. It's just that Liu Che's life and death is directly related to his Zhu Yuanzhang's life and death, so Zhu Yuanzhang can't help but be impatient.
At this time, the ship relies entirely on sails to sail, and when the wind is against the wind, it relies on manpower. Therefore, the flow of water is very important. If you can go downstream in the water station, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
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If the Jin army takes Yizhou, the Jin army that occupies Yizhou and northern Jing will naturally have a huge advantage over the Wu army that occupies Yangzhou and southern Jingzhou.
Moreover, if the Jin army really captures Yizhou, it also means that the Jin army can also penetrate directly into Jiaozhou from Nanzhong, where the Nanman are located, like Liu Che did, and then attack the back of Yangzhou from Jiaozhou.
The Southern Barbarians spent so many years pacifying the Southern Barbarians and weakening the Southern Barbarians to this extent. If the Jin army wanted to "borrow the way" to the Southern Barbarians after taking Yizhou, it would definitely be much easier by then. In this way
Since then, the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, which Yangzhou relies on most, has lost its role.
Take one step and look ten steps. Although this scene has not really happened yet, Zhu Yuanzhang has already seen the hidden crisis. He must act as soon as possible. After all, if he waits until this scene really happens, by that time, he will
It's already too late to make amends.
Therefore, under this hidden life and death crisis, this time, Zhu Yuanzhang definitely showed his true strength. Using both soft and hard tactics, he joined forces with Liu Xiu to send 200,000 troops to attack Yue Fei's Jingbei by land and water.
The terms Zhu Yuanzhang gave Liu Xiu were not actually generous. It was just a simple promise. No matter how much territory they captured in Jingbei during this battle, Liu Xiu could get half of it.
It was only half, and it was still half of the painting, but it made Liu Xiu really tempted.
Liu Xiu now has no room to develop his strength at all. He wants to fight in the north, which is Jingbei, and the rest of the country is Zhu Yuanzhang's territory. No matter who these two are, he cannot afford to offend him.
Unless the pie in the sky really falls, and there is an opportunity that cannot be blown away by strong winds, otherwise Liu Xiu may only be like this in his life.
However, although Liu Xiu may not have the strength to attack Jingbei again in this life, Zhu Yuanzhang definitely has the strength. What's more, Liu Xiu's eyes can certainly see that this battle will definitely affect more than just this.
A few princes, but all the princes in the world.
Therefore, with the help of the power of all the princes in the world, it is bound to get a share of the territory in Jingbei.
Secondly, when faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's request to send troops, Liu Xiu actually had no room to refuse.
For Zhu Yuanzhang and even for the princes who are watching in the world, some may be earlier and some may be later, but they will always participate in this war and will not give anyone another chance.
There is room for watching tigers fight.
If someone has this idea, I am afraid that Li Xiang will be isolated by the princes of the world first. Even if it is a small prince like Liu Xiu who can hardly be called a prince anymore, if he does not choose one camp, but
If he wanted to sit on a mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, he might be attacked by those princes and kill him first.
Thirdly, Liu Xiu has always had his own ambitions, no one can deny this.
However, Liu Xiu has always had a bottom line. The Han Dynasty should first be Liu's Han Dynasty.
It is undeniable that among the few remaining Han clan princes in the world today, Liu Che is definitely the most powerful, while in contrast, Liu Xiu is the weakest.
If there is any Han clan clan member who can only restore the Han Dynasty, Liu Che is the most likely one, and perhaps the most capable one. Therefore, based on this alone, Liu Xiu cannot sit back and watch Liu Che fall into
