Chapter 375 A small battle before the decisive battle
Chapter 375: A small battle before the decisive battle
September 3rd, the second year of Zhongping.
Sili, who had been calm for less than a month, once again made waves.
The time for the battle between Qin Wen and Zhang Jiao has arrived, and both sides have made preparations. Sixty thousand soldiers will engage in a decisive battle in an open area fifty miles away from Luoyang City.
Luoyang, school field.
Qin Wen stood on the general stage with a serious look on his face, his eyes constantly scanning the 30,000 soldiers who were about to go out for battle.
"I report to my father, 15,000 cavalry, 5,000 sword and shield soldiers, 5,000 spearmen, 5,000 crossbowmen, a total of 30,000 troops are ready for the expedition."
Qin Hao, who stood first in the audience, stood up to report, while Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others stood behind him.
Facing a cavalry madman like Xiang Yu, the cavalry is naturally the main force, but it cannot be assigned to all cavalry, which will become a hard-fought battle without technical content.
Qin Hao, on the other hand, chose four types of troops, and the ratio of troops was 3:1:1:1, so that even if he did not know the strength distribution of the opponent, he could respond with maximum flexibility.
Looking at the orderly and silent troops below, although many of them were not his subordinates, Qin Wen still nodded with satisfaction, then pulled out Tai'a from his waist and shouted: "The whole army is setting off."
"We must win, we must win..."
The 30,000-strong army embarked on the journey with the support of millions of people in Luoyang. Waiting for them ahead were the most elite troops, the bravest generals and the most powerful commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turbans.
The three points analyzed by Zhang Liang before the war were completely correct. That was why Qin Wen took the initiative, but this was not his original intention.
As a general with extremely rich experience in defending the city, Qin Wen naturally knew that it would be unwise to fight the Yellow Turbans in Sili, but he did not want to give up.
Based on the Han's mass base in Sili, Qin Wen was confident that he could cripple the Yellow Turbans' 700,000-strong army if they fought a people's war.
Of course, the price of doing this is that Sili will definitely be directly disabled, and the place with the most prosperous population in the Han Dynasty will become the most dilapidated place of death.
But when Qin Wen received the order from the Chang'an court to give up Sili after a symbolic resistance, set up a defense line at Hangu Pass, and block the Yellow Turbans, he was shocked.
Who influenced Liu Hong? Otherwise, how could Liu Hong issue such a bold order?
For the current Han Dynasty, giving up Sili is the most correct decision. After all, Sili is the only region among the thirteen states that does not buy the Yellow Turban tent. Most people hate the Yellow Turbans for bringing them suffering because of the war. p>
Now all the things that the big man should move have been moved, so even if Sili is thrown to the Yellow Turbans, it will not increase the Yellow Turbans' strength. Instead, it will make Sili a burden to the Yellow Turbans and lengthen the Yellow Turbans' food and grass supply line.
So this decision is indeed correct, but Qin Wen will not believe that this decision was made by Liu Hong.
Liu Hong in Qin Wen's heart is also a foolish king.
If it weren't for his connivance and laissez-faire, the situation in the Han Dynasty would never have deteriorated to the point it is now.
So how could this kind of magical stroke come from Liu Hong’s hand?
But since it wasn’t Liu Hong, then who influenced Liu Hong?
Qin Wen never expected it, and although Qin Hao knew it was Gui Guzi, he didn't know how Gui Guzi did it.
Has Liu Hong also become the defender of your plan? Teacher, how did you do this without any power? Qin Hao stared at the south and thought to himself.
Qin Hao must not lose this battle, otherwise he will be very passive in the future, but without knowing Xiang Yu's specific troop deployment, Qin Hao is not absolutely sure of victory.
Under the arrangements of Xuanhuang and Dongfang Sheng, Shi Lan has successfully returned to Xiang Yu without any flaws. However, it is not easy for Shi Lan to get access to such highly random information as the deployment of troops.
Just when Qin Hao was thinking wildly, 30,000 Han troops had arrived on the battlefield, but the 30,000 Yellow Turban troops arrived before the Han troops.
In general battles, there is a custom before the start of the battle, and the coaches of both sides always have to meet.
Just like last time, Zhang Jiao slowly came to the front of the formation, escorted by Xiang Yu and several other generals.
The difference is that last time Xiang Yu was a fake wearing a mask, but this time it is real.
Seeing this, Qin Wen was a little confused. He knew that this kind of meeting was meaningless, and it was better to go to war directly.
But Zhang Jue is already here. If he doesn't go, won't he lose to the Yellow Turbans in terms of momentum?
What's more, Qin Wen suffered Zhang Jiao's loss during the last meeting.
Qin Hao saw what his father was thinking, so he rode his horse to Qin Wen and said, "Father, my son will protect you."
Qin Wen nodded when he heard this. When Qin Hao saw this, he immediately said: "Lü Bu, Ran Min, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Xu Chu, the five of you will follow me to protect the safety of my father."
"No." The five people immediately stood up and responded.
Except for Xu Chu, the four candidates for the escort this time were all famous generals. The sudden appearance of such a strange face also surprised the Han soldiers, and they couldn't help but look at Xu Chu carefully.
They also want to see who is qualified to rank with these four warriors.
After noticing everyone's gaze, Xu Chu puffed out his chest proudly, held his new weapon in his hand, and followed him on horseback.
Xu Chu, who has a peak basic force of 99, took the initiative to surrender, so Qin Hao naturally had to equip him with weapons and horses.
After receiving the allegiance of Xu Chu and Yu Jin, Qin Hao got two mount cards and a magic weapon card, so he used one on each of Xu Chu's, and finally got the Purple Gold Hammer and the Good Horse Black Flame.
Xu Chu, who currently has a basic force of 96, directly changed his weapon after getting new equipment, and his basic force reached 98.
Those who questioned Xu Chu tacitly shut their mouths after seeing the sledgehammer in his hand.
Anyone who can hold such a weapon is obviously not weak. The Yanmen Army has gained another peerless general.
All the princes present thought with great jealousy.
As for the brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi who were standing behind Yuan Shu, their eyes were not on Xu Chu, but on Qin Hao, who was in the first place. Their eyes were shining even more, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
Seeing Qin Wen coming over, Zhang Jiao smiled and cupped his hands and said, "General Qin, long time no see."
Seeing this, Qin Wen responded politely, and when Xu Chu saw his brother guarding Zhang Jiao's right, he immediately cast a questioning look at him, while Xu Ding ignored Xu Chu with a calm expression.
The exchange of eyes between the two brothers did not affect Dao Qin Wen and Zhang Jiao's second confrontation at all.
Based on the lessons learned last time, Qin Wen was very cautious this time and did not give Zhang Jue the slightest chance. Instead, he dug a lot of holes for Zhang Jue. However, the cunning Zhang Jue naturally would not be fooled.
In Qin Hao's opinion, the verbal confrontation between the two sides is no less than a big battle, and he will never get tired of it no matter how many times he watches it.
But this time Qin Hao had to turn his attention to the other side, because except for the four old faces Zhang Jiao, Xiang Yu, Dian, Wei and Xu Ding, several other people on the opposite side were all new faces.