Chapter 1275: Yang Guang defeated and retreated into Liangzhou
Chapter 1275: Yang Guang retreats to Liangzhou in defeat
Yinchuan County has 70,000 main troops and 50,000 militiamen, and the guarding generals are Xue Rengui and Ding Yanping.
Considering that the decisive battle is about to begin, and the main battlefield will surround Ningxia and Yinshan counties, it will be ineffective for this army to remain in Yinchuan.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Qin Hao decided to order Xue Rengui to lead 65,000 elites to Ningxia to participate in the decisive battle, while Ding Yanping was left to lead 5,000 elites and 50,000 militiamen to guard Yinshan County.
You must know that once the decisive battle begins, the militiamen will definitely be of no use, and only the main army will be able to play a role.
If Qin Hao arranges this, after the final decisive battle begins, Ningxia County will have 150,000 main troops and 60,000 militiamen, which is enough to stop Temujin's crazy counterattack.
Of course, before Xue Rengui arrived in Ningxia, the entire Ningxia County was not safe.
In order to prevent Temujin from seeing the weakness of the Han army and leading an attack, Qin Hao, Wang Meng, Xi Zhicai, Zhao Yun, and Jia Fu each led an army of 30,000 troops and were stationed in five cities in Ningxia. They would not give Temujin anything.
of opportunity.
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The whole world's eyes were focused on Hetao, watching the decisive battle between Qin Hao and Temujin, but the duel between Li Shimin and Yang Guang in Guanzhong had already been decided silently.
After Yang Jian was beheaded by Dugu Qiubai, Yang Guang inherited Yang Jian's position as king of the Sui Dynasty, commanded the Liang army of the Sui faction, and competed with Li Shimin, who had the support of the Liang faction of the Tang Dynasty, to seize the hegemony of Guanzhong and even the entire Kansai region.
Yang Guang has three super generals, Yang Jian, Hou Yi, and Lu Bu, and he controls more troops than Li Shimin, and he also has the support of his uncle Yang Su from the Liangzhou clan.
Although Yang Guang was extremely unpopular and unrighteous because of Yang Jian's conspiracy to murder Dong Zhuo, as long as Yang Su of Liangzhou could successfully lead his army into Guanzhong, Yang Guang's hope of victory was still high.
Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo's Qiang son-in-law Yelu Abaoji responded to Li Shimin's call and led the Qiang army into Liangzhou under the banner of revenge for Dong Zhuo, forcing Yang Su to turn back to Liangzhou.
Without Yang Su as a new force, Yang Guang's power in Guanzhong would not be much stronger than Li Shimin's, and it would naturally be more difficult to win the final victory.
The Battle of Guanzhong did not last long, but its intensity was no less intense than that of Hetao.
Yang Guang and Li Shimin, once good friends, have now completely turned against each other in order to fight for territory and the other to avenge their father. All methods are useless and they both want to kill each other.
And in the Guanzhong War, the person who performed the most eye-catchingly was naturally Yang Jian.
When Yang Guang attacked Hangu Pass, Yang Jian fought against Li Cunxiao alone. Although he was defeated, he came back intact.
In the Guanzhong War, Yang Jian fought against Li Yuanba three times.
For the first time, after Yang Jian fought with Li Yuanba for 300 rounds, he was defeated by Li Yuanba by half a move, but he also escaped with his whole body.
The second time, Yang Jian and Li Yuanba fought for a whole day and night, and finally ended in a draw.
The third time, Yang Jian and Li Yuanba were still tied, but with the intervention of the Meishan brothers, they finally defeated Li Yuanba.
Li Yuanba's ranking on the general list has always been very stable. After Xiang Yu's death, he was always first. After being defeated by Li Cunxiao, he fell to second place. Now he is defeated by Yang Jian again. Although there are other people's intervention, this still does not hinder Yang Jian.
Hence his fame.
If nothing unexpected happens, the ranking of famous generals in the next period will be: Li Cunxiao first, Li Yuanba second, Yang Jian third...
Apart from Yang Jian, the person who performed most eye-catchingly in the Guanzhong War was undoubtedly Yang Guang.
Yang Guang's reputation has never been great. After all, apart from his status as Yang Jian's only son, he has not done anything memorable. However, in the Guanzhong War, Yang Guang had some tricks in his confrontation with Li Shimin.
It didn’t fall short, which simply shocked countless people’s jaws.
The tragic death of his father and the betrayal of his brother forced Yang Guang to grow up, which also inspired his hidden attribute of "family hatred".
Like Qin Wen's skill 'National Enmity', 'Family Hatred' is also a skill that reduces lifespan and permanently increases attributes, but how can family be as good as country.
'National hatred' is at the cost of one year's lifespan, and all attributes in the five dimensions are slightly longer;
However, 'Family Hatred' requires a two-year lifespan and a permanent reduction of 1 point of charm and 1 point of force in exchange for a permanent 1 point of commander and political attribute.
The cost of launching 'Family Hatred' is much greater than that of 'National Hatred', but the increase is only limited to commanders and politics, and is far less comprehensive than 'National Hatred'.
Stimulated by the death of his father Yang Jian and Li Shimin's ruthlessness, Yang Guang hated Li Shimin deeply. During the confrontation with Li Shimin, Yang Guang's "family hatred" was activated eight times.
Before "Family Hatred" was activated, Yang Guang's five dimensions were: Commander 90, Force 85, Intelligence 90, Politics 90, Charisma 95
After the "Family Hate" was launched, Yang Guang's five dimensions became: Commander 98, Force 77, Intelligence 90, Politics 98, Charisma 87
In other words, Yang Guang paid the price of 16 years of life and 8 points of charm in exchange for a permanent 8 attribute increase in commander and politics.
On the surface, Yang Guang is a young man under thirty years old, but in fact, his life span has reached more than forty years old, and he does not have many years left to live.
Although the price paid was high, Yang Guang was completely transformed and gained the capital to initially fight against Li Shimin. However, if he wanted to completely defeat Li Shimin, 'family hatred' alone was not enough.
With the sudden increase in Yang Guang's own abilities, coupled with the assistance of Yang Jian, Gao Ying and other individuals, Yang Guang was indeed not at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Li Shimin, but the war was not only about abilities and military strength, but also about the hearts and minds of the people.
Yang Jian's plot to kill Dong Zhuo has spread throughout the world. Without conclusive evidence to prove that Dong Zhuo was not killed by Yang Jian, Yang Guang would not be recognized by the people of Guanxi.
On the other hand, Li Shimin not only owned elite places such as Chang'an, but also received support from Guanzhong families and the people. Behind him, Li Xiaogong continued to transfuse blood in Hanzhong...
Under the circumstances, Yang Guang's power in Guanzhong was continuously weakened, while Li Shimin became stronger and stronger.
Yang Guang did not lose to Li Shimin, but lost to the general trend. This is what makes Yang Guang most helpless and desperate.
As his territory in Guanzhong continued to shrink and his military strength continued to decrease, Yang Guang also realized that he had lost this war and that there was no way he could recover, but it did not mean that his grudges with Li Shimin would end here.
Under constant blows, Yang Guang's temperament became tougher. If he lost this time, he would lose. He would just win back next time.
Yang Guang decided to preserve his strength in order to make a comeback, so he led his army to confront Li Shimin while relocating all the people in his territory. Finally, he took 500,000 Guanzhong people and 50,000 elite Sui troops with him and retreated to Liangzhou.