There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 445 The envoys from the Qin army arrive at the gate
Chapter 445 The envoys from the Qin army arrive at the gate
Xie Shi said coldly: "Don't forget, the Qin army has accumulated a large amount of grain and grass on the front line for many years under Wang Meng's rule. Now they have occupied Shouchun, controlled the waterway, and can easily transport grain from Hangou.
, it is impossible to expect them to have food problems."
"It's true that we came out in a hurry this time. There is less than a month's worth of food and grass in the camp. Otherwise, we would not have let Hu Bin go out with only ten days of army rations. We just hope that he can get the food stored in Shouchun, but Shouchun has lost it.
, Our army is in danger of running out of food. If we don’t retreat now, I’m afraid that in ten days and a half, we won’t be able to retreat even if we want to!”
Liu Yu shook his head when he heard this. Liu Jingxuan looked at him and whispered: "Ji Nu, I don't know much about the situation on the front line. How do you think we should fight?"
Liu Yu sighed and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "You must not retreat at this time. Not only can you not retreat, you must also take the initiative to attack. The Qin army is not as scary as imagined. Although they are large in number, their fighting spirit is not high. Only their own strength
The Di people's army can still fight, but most of the others are just out of work. The main force of our army is gathered and the morale is high. When fighting in the country at this time, we should take advantage of the enemy's army before it is assembled to catch him off guard.
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Liu Jingxuan shook his head: "But Shouchun is in the hands of the enemy, how can we attack it? The Qin army now has a camp hundreds of miles away and is tightly guarded, so it is not that easy to attack."
Liu Yu said seriously: "Do you still remember our Battle of Junchuan? Compared with now, the disparity in military strength is even greater. The enemy has 80,000 troops, but our attack force is only more than 2,000 people. Even if you add your reinforcements, it will only be 2,000."
About 7,000. However, they defeated the enemy's 20,000 cavalrymen from Junan's army in the front. They had the upper hand in momentum and frightened the enemy. After defeating Junan, Peng Chao's army although
The numbers are still large, but they no longer have the will to fight and will collapse without a fight."
"The current situation is that the enemy Liang Cheng's troops are besieging General Hu. It is just as difficult as that time. As long as we take the initiative and defeat Liang Cheng in one fell swoop, we can dampen the enemy's energy, and then go all out to pursue the enemy and defeat them, and attack by force.
Their Shouchun camp can replicate the Junchuan victory of that year!"
Liu Jingxuan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "But Liang Cheng is not an idiot like Ju Nan. This time he was able to capture Shouchun, which you were guarding, and he was able to capture Xiangyang back then. This shows that this person is extraordinary. We want to face him head-on."
Defeating him is not that easy. After all, there are 50,000 troops. Even if we don't leave the camp, it will be enough for us to drink a pot. If our entire army fails to attack, we will be attacked by the enemy army. Then it will really be a disaster.
It’s troublesome.”
Liu Yu sighed: "But Ah Shou, have you ever thought about it? Most of our Beifu Army are refugees and mountain people from the Jiangbei and Huaihe areas. Jiangbei is their home, not Jiangnan. When we formed the army, we were talking about leading them
Fighting back to their hometown in the north is at least to ensure the peace of their hometown. But if they don't fight a good battle now, even this land in Jiangbei will be lost. The sergeants are all human beings and have their own ideas. I'm afraid they will not be safe along the way.
If we keep deserting and retreat to Guangling, I'm afraid half of the people will not be left."
Liu Jingxuan took a breath: "Is it really that serious?"
Liu Yu nodded: "This time when I was in Shouchun, I saw a civilian leader named Dao Yanzhi. He went south from Pengcheng. When he arrived in Shouchun, he didn't want to leave anymore. He said he would run away all the way.
If we don't have the courage to fight, we might as well surrender the Qin army. Although it is an angry word, we can see the will of the people. The Beifu army is not much different from them. If they withdraw, they will be doomed."
Liu Jingxuan nodded: "Don't the generals know this truth? Why do General Huan and Xie Youshuai want to withdraw?"
Liu Yu sneered and said: "They are scared. Just like Peng Chao and Ji Nan at that time, they were frightened by the enemy. They just wanted to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River and rely on the river defense line to prevent the enemy's attack. However, it is necessary to defend the river in all dynasties.
Huai, if all the land north of the Yangtze River is lost, how long can it last with just the Yangtze River? Fortunately, Marshal Xuan and Marshal Xie are not confused and have not considered retreating yet. I think they will still stay here in the end."
Liu Jingxuan breathed a long sigh of relief: "If you stay and defend, can you hold it?"
Liu Yu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Being passively beaten and only defending without attacking would be troublesome. However, it is better than retreating. If it were my decision, I would definitely concentrate my elite troops and take the initiative to attack. Otherwise, if everyone
We all know that if General Hu's troops are abandoned and do nothing to save them, their morale will definitely drop greatly. And the Qin army has more and more soldiers, so our chances are not great. We can only wait for the other party to make mistakes or
The food is gone. In terms of the art of war, this is too passive."
While the two were talking, they heard Xie Xuan's majestic voice in the tent: "Everyone, this is the end of our discussion today. Although the Qin army is powerful, we are not without the power to fight. The top priority now is to
Don't save Hu Bin's troops. If you want to save them, should you send out the entire army or send elite troops to cover their breakout? To discuss this matter, we need to further understand the movements of the Qin army. I want to send an envoy to Qin
We will go to the military camp to discuss peace matters, and also find out the true strength of the enemy's troops before making a decision."
Xie Shi's voice rang out angrily: "No, absolutely not! Negotiating peace in front of the enemy without the Holy Spirit's will will cause big trouble. It is tantamount to collaborating with the enemy and treason. Commander, please think twice about this matter!"
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Xie Yan also said: "Commander Xuan, this is a serious matter. I'm afraid I have to ask your Lordship for advice first, and then he can obtain the permission from the Holy One."
Xie Xuan's voice was calm and resolute: "It's too late. Hu Bin's troops cannot last for two days. Even if they go to the enemy camp immediately, it will take a day to go back and forth. There is not much time left for us. Our Beifu Army cannot abandon or give up any of them."
Comrades, even if you can't save them, you must at least try hard. I have made up my mind. Who dares to take on this important task and go to the Qin army's camp to deliver the peace agreement?"
While he was talking, a messenger hurriedly ran towards the central military tent. Liu Yu wanted to stop him, but when he saw the three-faced feathers stuck behind the man, he immediately let go and saw the man rushing into the tent quickly.
Accompanied by a long voice: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the envoy from the Qin camp has come to request an interview for peace talks, but he is already outside the camp gate!"
Xie Xuan's voice was filled with surprise: "The Qin army is sending someone to discuss peace at this time? Who is the envoy? How many troops are they bringing?"
There was a trace of excitement in the voice of the messenger: "The envoy of the Qin army was captured in Xiangyang before, and later served as Zhu Xu in Qin State, and his deputy envoy was in our country before.
Munan from the army only brought ten men."
Xie Xuan frowned and was about to speak, but he only heard Liu Jingxuan's voice exclaiming outside the tent: "Jinu, where are you going, stop!"