"I inform my lord that after the last general led his army north, he first set up an ambush to defeat the Qin army, killed Wang Gui, and then defeated Zhang Xian..."
Wei Zhang knelt down on one knee with his fists clasped and reported the results of the battle in a leisurely manner. Then he apologized and said: "This general could have wiped out all the fleeing Zhang Xian's troops. I didn't want to go against the Qin Dynasty. Qin Zheng, the governor of Jingzhou, led the army to rescue in time. In the end, he was defeated.
Can return to the general."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu frowned slightly and asked: "How many troops did Qin Zheng bring? Can he defeat Wei Zhang head-on?"
According to Liu Xiu's knowledge, the main force of the Qin army in Xiangyang is not large now, so to ensure the safety of Xiangyang, the capital of Qin, Qin Zheng should not dare to bring too many troops out of the city.
In addition, if Qin Zheng's military strength exceeded that of the Chu army, Wei Zhang would not fight him at all. And if the number of troops was less than that of the Chu army, logically speaking, the Chu army would not lose so miserably?
"Qin Zheng only brought three thousand elites."
Wei Zhang answered truthfully, with a look of unwillingness in his eyes. After all, losing six thousand to three thousand was indeed a bit embarrassing.
"What? Qin Zheng's three thousand main force can actually defeat our army's six thousand elites?"
Liu Xiu's eyes widened even more, and his face suddenly turned ugly, while the other generals also exclaimed.
The 7,000 Chu troops that Wei Zhang took away were not ordinary troops, but actual elite troops. Now they were defeated by 3,000 Qin troops. This is really unacceptable at all.
Liu Xiu's face became more and more ugly, and then he seemed to have thought of something, and said with a carefree smile: "I didn't expect that Qin Zheng was not only good at government affairs, but also talented in military strategy. This generation of the Qin family is full of talents."
When Liu Xiu praised his opponent, he was actually covering up for his failure. It meant that it was not that we were incompetent, but that his opponent was very strong.
Hearing Liu Xiu's words, Li Mi stood up and explained: "My lord, Qin Zheng is the adopted son of Qin Wen. He has a military background. He has fought with Qin Wen for many years. He performed well during the Yellow Turban Uprising, but later Qin Hao was too much.
Dazzling, in contrast, Qin Zheng's military ability appears to be mediocre, but in fact Qin Zheng is a good general."
"Oh? Is there anything else?"
Liu Xiu suddenly showed a look of surprise. His impression of Qin Zheng was still after he served as the governor of Jingzhou. Under Qin Zheng's governance, Jingbei officials governed the Qingming Dynasty, the government was well-connected, and the finances would rise a big step every year, so he had no idea about Qin Wen.
His past before serving as the governor of Jingzhou.
"My lord, although Qin Zheng has the talent of a general, he can't defeat the 6,000 elite troops of the last general with three thousand main troops. The last general was not defeated by Qin Zheng, but by Bei Wei's army.
." Wei Zhang said with a wry smile.
"Bei Weijun? Yue Fei's Beiwei Army? That's not surprising."
All the generals exclaimed, and then accepted the defeat calmly.
When the Chu army faced the Beiwei army, they suffered too many losses and lost too many battles, but now they are used to it.
"Yue Fei's Beiwei Army has actually been reorganized? This is going to be a bit difficult."
Liu Xiu frowned, his eyes full of solemnity.
Not only Qin Hui wanted Yue Fei to die, Liu Xiu also wanted Yue Fei to die. When Yue Fei was investigated and imprisoned, Liu Xiu was among them who contributed to the cause.
Liu Xiu first spread rumors in Jingbei and Sizhou, and then spent a lot of money to bribe officials from the DPRK and the Central Government to slander Yue Fei for treason. With both tactics, he hoped to use Qin Hao's help to get rid of Yue Fei, a serious problem.
In Liu Xiu's view, Qin Hao had already investigated and imprisoned Yue Fei, so Yue Fei must be dead. However, he did not expect that Qin Hao did not kill Yue Fei in the end.
However, although Yue Fei did not die, he completely left Jingbei. Qin Qiong, who succeeded Yue Fei, was far behind Yue Fei, and the threat to the Chu State was far less than that of Yue Fei.
In addition, Yue Fei was dismissed from his post and investigated for no reason, which made many people in the Qin army in northern Jing Dynasty feel resentful. Some troops wanted to clear their grievances for their commander and protested the court's decision to take Yue Fei into custody.
Under the deliberate instigation of Liu Xiu's secret agents, some troops went too far, especially the Beiwei Army founded by Yue Fei. If Zhang Xian and Wang Gui had not tried hard to persuade them, they almost reached the point of mutiny, which also forced Qin Zheng to
Qin Qiong had to disband the Beiwei Army.
Qin Zheng and Qin Qiong had no choice but to do this. The Beiwei Army was an army founded by Yue Fei. It only recognized Yue Fei but not them. Yue Fei's life or death was not guaranteed. And if the Beiwei Army really rebelled, Yue Fei would die.
deal.
As the most elite Beiwei army among the Qin army in northern Jingbei, after Yue Fei was imprisoned, it became the most unstable factor in northern Jingbei.
Therefore, for the stability of Jingbei and to save Yue Fei's life, Qin Zheng and Qin Qiong decided to disperse the Beiwei army and distribute it to the entire army.
In order to cause chaos in Jingbei, Liu Xiu frequently resorted to various dirty and dirty methods, while Qin Zheng used his tactics to dismantle Liu Xiu's plans one after another, ultimately ensuring the stability of Jingbei.
Now that Yue Fei has been reinstated, Qin Zheng reorganized the Beiwei Army. However, because they had been dispersed for a long time and had not practiced battle formations for too long, the soldiers were a little rusty and had to undergo some training, so the Beiwei Army was
Did not go to Yiling battlefield.
As the strongest elite among the Qin army in northern Jing, the Beiwei army has the most sophisticated equipment and the best sources of soldiers. It only took half a month to train and it has already returned to its peak combat power.
The reorganized Beiwei Army faced Chu general Wei Zhang in the first battle. In the end, under the command of Qin Zheng, 3,000 troops defeated 6,000 elite Chu troops head-on.
"Ignore the Beiwei army for now. As the seat of Jingzhou, Xiangyang's status is more important than Jiangling. Qin Zheng doesn't dare to send the Beiwei army. Let's think about how to defeat Jiangling first."
After saying that, Liu Xiu looked at the article and asked, "I wonder, General Wei Zhang, do you have any strategy to break the city?"
Wei Zhang didn't have any good ideas, but he still advised: "My lord, we can leave Jiangling aside first and attack other cities in Nanjun, so that Jiangling becomes an isolated city that cannot be defended. It will only take time to conquer Jiangling."
question."
Liu Xiu thought for a while and then nodded, helplessly saying: "This is the only way we can do it first.
Wei Zhang and Cen Peng, I order you to lead an army of 10,000 each, divide into two groups, and go to capture the remaining counties of Nanjun. You must give me the king to capture the entire Nanjun in half a month."
"promise."
Liu Xiu defeated Han Shizhong's water stronghold and suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, attacked Jiangling with another 1,000 casualties, and Wei Zhang's 7,000 elites suffered 3,000 casualties.
So far, the Chu army has lost 6,000 troops, and there are still 44,000 soldiers left in the 50,000-strong army.
The 44,000 Chu troops divided their troops again, and divided them into three. One group continued to besiege Jiangling, and two groups went to capture the remaining counties of Nanjun.
The other counties in Nanjun do not have enough troops at all, so how can they stop Wei Zhang and Cen Peng's army?
Each county was either captured or took the initiative to surrender. In just over half a month, Nanjun was no longer owned by the Qin army, leaving only Jiangling, the last isolated city.