When the news came that Feng Yi had successfully captured Xiaoguan, Su Lie accelerated his attack on Anding County, hoping to rush to Xiaoguan to join Feng Yi.
Fortunately, like the previous Beidi County, Fu Jian did not arrange any good generals here. If the soldiers and horses were left behind, how could some second-line troops such as some county soldiers stop Su Lie's advance.
Unlike Su Lie, on the contrary, Bai Qi was not too anxious to continue to advance into Longxi and Wudu.
Today, Liangzhou, Longxi, Hanyang, Wudu, Jincheng, Anding, Beidi, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Zhangye are vassal states, and Zhangye Juyan vassal state consists of ten counties, two vassal states, and 89 counties. Although Fu Jian and Ma Teng only have 89 counties left.
There were 18 counties in Longxi and Wudu, but the Jin army actually occupied only the remaining half, and the other half still needed Bai Qi to deal with it as soon as possible.
The remaining forces of Ma Teng and Fu Jian in Hanyang need to be cleaned up, and a large amount of land to the west of Liangzhou needs to be sent to capture. At the same time, the prisoners harvested in the previous battle also need to be dealt with.
Although Bai Qi's name for massacre comes from killing prisoners, Bai Qi often had his own intentions when killing prisoners, and it was not just killing for the sake of killing. Take the Battle of Changping as an example.
He couldn't afford so many prisoners, and it was impossible for such a huge force to return them to Zhao State, so this was what happened next.
Now, after years of savings, the Jin army can still afford to supply tens of thousands of prisoners of war. Moreover, the 20,000 Xiliang cavalry prisoners and the 10,000 infantry prisoners captured before and after the war are all from the West.
The elite soldiers of the cold army can go to the battlefield after being reorganized.
Fighting on multiple fronts, how could the Jin army, which was in desperate need of military support, let go of these manpower so easily.
If these captives can really be gathered together and used by the Jin army, then not only can the losses of the Jin army in the previous battle be fully compensated, but there will also be a small increase in the number of troops.
In the previous battle, although Bai Qi won a great victory, he also lost more than 20,000 troops. With the supplement of this captive army, even not counting the 100,000 infantry and cavalry of Su Lie and Feng Yi, Bai Qi's men still lost more than 20,000 troops.
There are hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal.
With this 100,000-strong army, Bai Qi was confident that Su Lie and Feng Yi could safely capture Yang Jian in Yongzhou, and he could eliminate Ma Teng and Fu Jian in Wudu and Longxi by himself.
However, it is not that simple to safely use this part of the troops.
These captives surrendered to fight with Fu Jian. Ma Teng's remaining troops mostly had fellow villagers and even brothers and relatives. If these troops were asked to fight against Fu Jian, Ma Teng would not be so easy to obey.
It was precisely in order to completely disperse and reintegrate the approximately 30,000 prisoners and surrendered troops that Bai Qi temporarily slowed down and did not immediately attack Wudu and Longxi counties.
Secondly, although Bai Qi and Su Lie's soldiers fought more and more, this also resulted in Bai Qi's 100,000-strong army having a complicated composition. Almost half of them came to Han Sui, Ma Teng, Fu Jian, and Yang Jian.
The four forces surrendered, and this was the reason why Bai Qi paused his attack.
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"This Fu Jian is a waste, and his subordinates are also all waste. They can even lose such an important place as Xiaoguan!" In Tongguan, Yang Jian's face darkened, and he threw the letter aside in his hand, looking angrily with an extremely ugly expression.
Cursed.
When Xiao Pass is lost, the one who will be most affected will definitely not be Fu Jian or Ma Teng, but Yang Jian. Even if Yang Jian successfully defends Tong Pass, if Xiao Pass is breached, the Jin army can still enter in a steady stream.
Yongzhou.
In the hall, all the generals were shocked when they heard the news of the fall of Xiao Pass. Without the protection of the four passes in the pass, their biggest advantage in facing the Jin army was gone. Next, this battle will take place
Much harder to beat.
"My lord, Xiaoguan has been lost, we need military supplies to come back quickly!" After hearing the news of Xiaoguan being lost, Gao Jiong's eyelids jumped and he suppressed the panic in his heart.
Previously, because several princes from Liangzhou defended the western part of Yongzhou, Yang Jian concentrated most of his troops on the Tongguan line. After all, as long as there were no problems in Liangzhou, the Jin army would naturally not be able to threaten the western part of Yongzhou.
Later, when Yang Jian sent Yu Juluo, Lu Bu and other generals with 30,000 troops to support the princes of Liangzhou, the troops on the western front of Yongzhou became even more empty.
But Yang Jian never thought that the Liangzhou princes such as Fu Jian and Ma Teng were so incompetent. In such a short period of time, the situation in Liangzhou's war situation actually deteriorated to such an extent.
"Where are Zhang Xutuo's troops and horses now?" Yang Jian couldn't help but ask aloud as he carefully thought about every part of his military subordinates in Yongzhou.
Zhang Xutuo was considered to be a pillar of the Sui Dynasty. He was both wise and brave. He was the old boss of Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Shixin and other generals. He once resisted tens of thousands of enemies with 5 cavalry and was a rebel killer. He broke out after being besieged by the Wagang Army.
, in order to save his men, he rushed into the enemy's position again. He went back and forth four times and finally died of exhaustion.
Zhang Xutuo's soldiers and horses were exactly those who went to support Yang Fan. However, things are unpredictable. Before Zhang Xutuo's soldiers and horses got far out of Chang'an, Yang Fan was already killed in battle, and Xiao Guan
It was also declared lost.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived in Qian County!" Qin Hui stepped forward slightly and said respectfully while saluting.
In the past few years, Qin Hui has lived a very low-key life, which is completely different from when he was under Dong Zhuo.
Since Dong Zhuo's death, Qin Hui had the acquaintance to join Yang Jian's staff. During Dong Zhuo's era, among the many counselors under his command, only Li Ru and Qin Hui were used, while the two great talents Gao Jiong and Lu Polou could only continue to remain silent and unknown.
Compared with Dong Zhuo, Yang Jian knew people well and was good at appointing them. In terms of talents, Yang Jian's subordinates were most recommended to Gao Jiao and Yang Su. Both of them could serve as generals and prime ministers, command the army on horseback, and govern politics on horseback.
character.
These two people are both capable of serving as commanders, making plans, or governing the place. However, their talents are different. And these two people naturally became Yang Jian's right-hand men.
In addition to these two people, although Yang Rong, Yang Pu, and Yang Shiqi are better at politics, their strategies have also reached a first-class level. The three Yangs may not be as good as Gao Jun and Yang Su, but their strategies are not at all superior.
No worse than Qin Hui, even better.
Therefore, with Qin Hui's ability, it is naturally impossible for him to continue to achieve the same status under Yang Jian as he did during the Dong Zhuo period.
Moreover, the trick that Qin Hui used on Dong Zhuo didn't work very well on Yang Jian. After using it several times, Qin Hui even aroused a little resentment in Yang Jian. Fortunately, Qin Hui had already perfected his ability to observe words and emotions.
, stopped in time and dissipated Yang Jian's anger.
"Qixian!" Yang Jian nodded slightly, but he was constantly thinking about something in his mind.
"Tell Zhang Xutuo that there is no need to move forward. Let him defend Qian County and prepare to block the Jin army at Xiao Pass!!"