Chapter 458 The situation of trapped dragon (Part 2)
Chapter 458: The situation of trapped dragon (Part 2)
Under the blow of betrayal and separation, Xiang Yu actually no longer wanted to live, but he didn't want to die with doubts. He continued to live just to understand the doubts in his heart.
Now Guiguzi told Xiang Yu that he could not die yet, which made Xiang Yu feel extremely guilty.
Xiang Yu laughed at himself and said bitterly: "Just because I mistakenly believed in Shan Xiong's letter and did not listen to Zhang Liang's advice, as a result, the entire army of 400,000 was wiped out, and Yu was no longer able to see the elders in Jiangdong..."
Nan Hua rolled his eyes and interrupted calmly: "The entire Yellow Turban will be defeated because of you. Your shamelessness shows not just the elders of Jiangdong, but the people of the world."
Xiang Yu also became excited instantly and said anxiously: "This is also what the younger generation is puzzled about. The Yellow Turbans currently have one million troops and still have an absolute military advantage, but Zhang Liang said that Yu will become a sinner for the ages."
Xiang Yu still doesn't understand why Qin Hao did not hesitate to risk his own life to mislead him, and what is the purpose behind doing so?
Xiang Yu himself is incomprehensible, so he can only place his hope on Qin Hao's teacher Gui Guzi. He feels that since Gui Guzi saved him, he will definitely tell him something.
However, Guiguzi still did not answer directly, but pointed to the chess game on the table and said calmly: "If you can understand this game, you will understand everything naturally."
Xiang Yu looked at the chess game with confusion, but it was just an ordinary chess game, and he didn't see any mystery in it.
Seeing Xiang Yu's confused look, Guiguzi pointed to the center of the chess game and reminded: "This is like Sizhou, you are taking a look now."
Sizhou?
Xiang Yu had an idea and looked at the black and white chess game, but the black flag in the center was gradually surrounded by white chess pieces...
Looking at it, Xiang Yu seemed to have noticed something, and murmured to himself: "Trapped dragon situation? How is this possible? It can't be like this?"
What is the trapped dragon situation?
There are enemies on all sides. You can't attack if you advance, and you can't defend if you retreat. All you have to do is wait and drag the enemy to death in a sure-win game, which is a trapped dragon.
"Children can be taught."
Gui Guzi's eyes flashed with admiration, and then he continued: "Sizhou is bounded by Jibin to the north, Jingxiang to the south, Yanyu to the east, Yongliang to the west, and surrounded by eight passes. This is both the center of the world and the center of the world.
The land of the trapped dragon.
The defeat of your southern army and the loss of Guangcheng Pass are equivalent to allowing the Han army to close the southern gate of Sizhou.
Hangu Pass, as the west gate, was not lost, but the south gate was acquired again, and the two southwest gates are now in the hands of the Han Dynasty.
If the Han Dynasty recaptures the two northeastern gates, no matter how many Yellow Turban troops there are at that time, they will only be a trapped dragon locked in Sizhou."
That's right, the core of Guiguzi's mission to help the Han Dynasty defeat the Yellow Turbans was to use the entire Sizhou as a prison cage to implement the "Dragon Trap"
In history, the most classic "Dragon Trap" is the "Battle of Changping" between Qin and Zhao.
Bai Qi trapped 400,000 Zhao troops to death in Changping, and finally forced them to surrender and killed 400,000 Zhao troops.
In that battle, Bai Qi had the advantage of the land and the people, so the shackles he used to trap the Zhao army were the unique terrain of Changping and the tenacity of the Qin army.
The situation in Sizhou that trapped the dragon was due to the right time, place, and people, but what Guiguzi used to trap millions of Yellow Turbans was the entire Sizhou, the eight passes of Luoyang, the severe cold climate, and the three million people of Sizhou. p>
"Do you understand now why the Yellow Turbans were defeated because of you?" Nan Hua said lightly, and he was also very sad in his heart. After all, Zhang Jiao was his apprentice, but he...
Xiang Yu still didn't understand, and shook his head: "It's impossible. Even if Qin Hao defeats me, with the current strength of the Han army, there will be no extra troops to carry out..."
As he talked, Xiang Yu finally figured out where Qin Hao's hidden troops were used.
"Daguguan, it turns out that Qin Hao didn't hesitate to take the risk to fight with 100,000 troops against my 400,000. The real purpose is to seize Dagonguan Pass."
After Hulao Pass was burned down, Dagong Pass behind it became the only pass between Sizhou and Yanzhou.
Dagu Pass is indeed very important, but because it is located in the rear area, there are only a minimum of 10,000 defenders in the pass.
After all, according to common sense, it is almost impossible for the Han army to get here, but who would have thought that Qin Hao would not follow common sense at all.
Once the Dagu Pass is lost, the communication between Sizhou and Yanzhou will be cut off, and the east gate of Sizhou will naturally be closed.
Xiang Yu is not stupid. Gui Guzi has already mentioned this, so he can naturally think of the key.
"So it turns out that the real purpose of Shan Xiongxin's counterintuitive plan is to present a fake force distribution map so that I think the main force of the Han army is on the opposite side.
But the real main force of the army is to go back to the weak rear and take the opportunity to capture Dagu Pass and Guangcheng Pass, so as to cut off the connection between Sizhou and Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and complete the trap of the dragon."
At this thought, Xiang Yu felt even more bitter in his heart. He regarded Qin Hao as his lifelong rival, but Qin Hao didn't seem to care about him.
While fighting him, Qin Hao also took into account the overall situation. In the end, he didn't even use his main force and only led a partial force to defeat himself.
"Lost, completely lost."
Only then did Xiang Yu realize that what he saw was not on the same level as Qin Hao. Qin Hao had completely defeated him in terms of vision.
I’m so convinced! Even if Xiang Yu doesn’t want to, he has to admit it.
Only then did Xiang Yu remember how similar the Han army's resistance in Sizhou was to Qin Hao's actions in Jingzhou.
In the entire four counties of Sizhou, except for the capital Luoyang, which had stronger resistance, all other cities were basically given up by the Han army on their own initiative.
At that time, Xiang Yu was dazzled by the victory, but now it seems that Dahan and Qin Hao had one idea, which was to lure the enemy deeper.
"Luring the enemy deep, using an entire state as bait, just for an uncertain future, so much determination, so much courage... That's not right..."
Xiang Yu seemed to have thought of something again, like a drowning man grabbing the last straw, and said excitedly:
"To the north, Mengjin can only be captured with the cooperation of naval forces, but the Han army has no naval forces at all in the Central Plains. As long as one of the four gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest is still there, the trap of trapping the dragon will not be established."
Meng Jin in the hands of the Yellow Turbans was captured by Xiang Yu himself, so Xiang Yu knew how difficult it was to capture Meng Jin, and it would be almost impossible to succeed without the cooperation of the navy.
"Who said that the Han Dynasty did not have a naval army? Liangshan and Song Jiang were devoted to the Han Dynasty. Isn't that just another ready-made navy?"
Xiang Yu had a big mouth, but he was speechless.
There are indeed sailors who are not weak in Liangshan, which is 800 miles away, and Liangshan Songjiang is really not tenacious.
After surviving several sieges by Zhang Bao and Huang Chao, although Liangshan's power on land was greatly damaged, the navy suffered no damage.
Song Jiang has already fallen out with the Yellow Turbans, and Song Jiang has always been loyal to the Han, and even wants to turn against the Han. If the Han wants to recruit people as a condition, then Song Jiang will definitely turn to the Han happily.