"My lord! Although Liu Rengui was defeated, Yuan Shao laid a large number of iron cables and hidden stakes in important places along the Yellow River. It may not be easy for General Han Shizhong to unblock the route!" Liu Bowen said with a bow.
"It doesn't matter. After all, they are just some dead things. Even Liu Rengui was completely defeated. How can some dead things be difficult to capture General Han?" Li Xiang said nonchalantly.
Generally speaking, Li Xiang really doesn't care much about what Liu Bowen said. At most, it's just a headache!
There are so many talented people under each prince. It is obvious why Han Shizhong wants to fight that battle. He cannot hide it from the opponent at all. Therefore, after Liu Rengui failed, Yuan Shao sent people to lay a large number of obstacles in the water at many key points in the Yellow River.
Hidden stakes and iron locks.
But for Li Xiang, Liu Rengui has already failed. Is it possible that some hidden stakes and iron locks can stop his navy from moving forward? In the final analysis, these are just some passive defense methods of Yuan Shao, and they can indeed affect Han Shizhong's speed.
, but if Yuan Shao did not have naval power, it would be impossible to use these dead objects to cause a substantial blow to Han Shizhong.
What is really affected is that once Huo Qubing wants to retreat, if Han Shizhong does not respond immediately, Huo Qubing's troops will be really in danger at that time! This is the real purpose of Yuan Shao's men's hidden iron ropes!
However, Li Xiang has long been aware of this. If Han Shizhong cannot solve these problems in time, then Huo Qubing will have no choice but to lose his car to save Shuai!
For Li Xiang, if there really is no way to achieve both ends by then, the first priority to protect is the generals headed by Huo Qubing.
As for the tens of thousands of cavalry, in the final analysis, there are only 10,000 Jin army cavalry! And with only 10,000 Jin army cavalry, Li Xiang can afford to lose it as long as he can save the lives of Huo Qubing and the others!
Furthermore, Huo Qubing's department has already played its due role in the Central Plains. With millions of victims in the Central Plains, the three princes will have a lot of headaches!
The situation here of Zhao Kuangyin and Cao Cao was not bad, with only a few hundred thousand victims each. However, Chi You was the hardest hit area, and Huo Qubing was specially chosen to fight here. Not to mention that during this incident, Chi You also showed up.
Two rebels. Although these two people have not openly rebelled, their actions are no different from rebellion!
Thanks to Huo Qubing, Yue Fei was able to relax a little during this period. Among the three princes of the Central Plains, Chi You could not concentrate on fighting until now. In a few days, he would have to go to Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin to urge him.
Let Zhao She speed up the progress!
If Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin hadn't been eloquent enough, Chi You might have led his troops and killed him back!
The reason why Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin persuaded Chi You is also very simple. Chi You's troops on the front line are all infantry. How come it will take a month for Chi You to rush back to Yanzhou?
Once Chi You withdraws his troops, it will be equivalent to betraying the alliance. Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin naturally have no obligation to continue sending troops to deal with Huo Qubing. Even if they want to deal with Huo Qubing, they have to wait until Huo Qubing once again disturbs their territory.
However, it is essential to prepare in advance. We really have to wait until we receive news about the battlefield over there before making preparations for troops. I don’t know how much time will be wasted in the meantime. When we can actually send troops, the fighter planes It has long been delayed.
"Lord, something bad has happened!" Mao Xiang staggered in, with cold sweat even flowing out of his forehead.
Their confidence in guarding Sizhou is the Eight Passes of Luoyang. If the previous pass is broken, then the enemy will no longer have to watch under Hulao Pass like this. They can march into Henan Yin in a mighty manner and directly threaten Yin. to their base camp, Luoyang.
"Lord, something bad has happened. Xuanyuan Pass has been breached by the Qin army! Only 2,000 of the 12,000 defenders escaped!" Mao Xiang even had a trembling voice when he spoke.
At that time, the cavalry strength on hand was seriously insufficient. Even if Chi You rushed back, the situation might not get better!
No matter how powerful Chi You was, he couldn't lead the infantry to chase a group of cavalry! At most, Chi You could ask the infantry to tie their pockets in advance and wait for Huo Qubing to get in. However, this method not only considered Chi You's Huo Qubing's ability to lead troops should also be considered.
Once one of them is not high enough, or the other is not low enough, this method may not be effective.
At this time, the Jin army's military disadvantage will also be exposed.
"We still need to order the floating water room to closely monitor the movements of the Youzhou Navy!" Li Xiang ordered with some worry.
The alliance of northern princes has a total of 300,000 troops. Without these dangerous passes to rely on, the Jin army will face the 300,000 troops of the northern princes. Although the strength of both sides has been depleted since the beginning of the war, the other side still maintains 270,000 troops. scale.
"What's going on!" Everyone present could no longer sit still.
If Huo Qubing covered his head and only Huo Huo and Chi You were alone, then Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin would naturally have no obligation to continue helping Chi You in the war!
Among the cavalry regiments currently led by Zhao She, 80% of the strength comes from the two princes Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin.
Now, the only possible variable is Qin Zheng's naval power!
The battlefield has always been fleeting. Although Li Shimin decided to wait until the battlefield here became decisive before he sent troops to Youzhou.
It is precisely because of this that even though the war has not started yet, Li Tang's water and land troops have begun to gather one after another. Under this background, Youzhou Water Marshal naturally cannot move lightly. However, he still needs to maintain enough strength. of defensiveness.
One hundred thousand Sizhou troops, 10,000 heavy cavalry, and 30,000 Yellow River navy troops. Xue Rengui personally led 20,000 troops from Bingzhou back to Luo. Sizhou had a total of 160,000 troops. After this period of war, Xuanyuan Pass was removed. The losses still amount to 145,000. Add in the 30,000 soldiers and horses used by Guangwu Camp to strengthen the defense of the three passes in the south, and the total is 175,000.
However, the Yellow River Navy will not go ashore to participate in the battle unless it is absolutely necessary. If the Navy goes ashore, their combat effectiveness will inevitably be affected. Moreover, the Yellow River Navy is also responsible for ensuring Huo Qubing's retreat. In addition, The ten thousand soldiers and horses at Hangu Pass cannot be moved lightly.
Even if we exclude Liu Rengui's navy, which is also likely not to participate in the battle, the opponent still has about 250,000 troops to fight against their approximately 140,000 troops. This comparison of forces is extremely unfavorable to them. What's more, they don't know who the Central Plains princes are.
Continue to stare at Jingxiang and Sizhou.
The most troublesome thing is that all ancient generals would basically leave their families behind when they went on an expedition. Therefore, if Luoyang was threatened, the entire army conquering Shu would be in turmoil. This was a major event that truly shook the country.