It was also a forceful attack, so why did Zhang Liao fail to capture Dagu Pass after two days of fighting, while Bai Qi only took half a day to capture Dagu Pass?
The reason is very simple. Bai Qi found Zhu Wenzheng's defense loopholes.
In Zhang Liao's first sneak attack, both sides suffered similar losses, both losing nearly 2,000 men and horses.
In the next two days of siege, the Han army suffered 6,000 casualties, while the Yellow Turbans still suffered 2,000 casualties.
Among these two thousand, 700 died in the hands of generals such as Ran Min. This shows that Zhu Wenzheng invested at least half of his troops in order to suppress the generals of the Han army.
Zhang Liao wanted to reduce the damage to a minimum, so he maximized the bravery of the generals and used soldiers to assist the generals in siege, but he did not expect that this would be self-defeating.
Bai Qi didn't do this, so he used soldiers as the main siege method. However, in order to confuse Zhu Wenzheng, Bai Qi still asked Ran Min and other generals to pretend to attack the city.
Sure enough, Zhu Wenzheng was fooled. He thought that Ran Min and others would attack the city together, so more than half of the troops at the top of the city were sword and shield soldiers.
The competition between masters often only requires a hairsth of difference.
Zhu Wenzheng was good at defense, but Bai Qi was also better at offense. In order to seize Zhu Wenzheng's defense loopholes, he directly adopted the most violent offensive.
There are only 6,000 soldiers and horses left in Dagu Pass, and with only 3,000 archers, it is natural that the Han army cannot be suppressed.
When Zhu Wenzheng noticed it, it was already too late. Bai Qi didn't give him any chance, and sent all his generals to add fire to the situation, and directly captured the city in one fell swoop.
Later, word of this battle reached Qin Hao's ears, and it also caused Qin Hao to think deeply.
Same siege, same troops, same generals.
Zhang Liao used troops to assist his generals, but in the end he lost his troops and generals;
Bai Qi thought he would lead the army and won a great victory.
Just reversing the order, it produced a completely different ending.
Soldiers are the courage of a general, and soldiers are the soul of a general. In a cold weapon war, it is the soldiers at the bottom who fight.
Shortly after Bai Qi captured Dagong Pass, the Yellow Turban reinforcements arrived at Dagong Pass.
Considering that there were Yanzhou Yellow Turbans behind him, Zhang Liao ordered Bai Qi to lead an army of 15,000 to defend Dagu Pass in order to prevent enemies from both front and rear, while Zhang Liao himself led the remaining troops to fortify the Hulao ruins.
Dagu Pass is related to the Sizhou grain road, so the Yellow Turbans will never let the Han army take it away, and an offensive and defensive battle is about to begin again.
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North of Mengjin, on the north bank of the Yellow River, at Huangfusong Camp.
"Reporting to General, General Qin Jian, under the orders of Governor Qin Wen, has led 20,000 Bingzhou troops to help the battle. They are now outside the camp."
After Qin Wen was granted the title of Bingzhou Governor, the Yanmen Army naturally changed its name to the Bingzhou Army.
"The fourth son of the Qin family is here? That's great, I will go to greet him personally." Huangfu Song was overjoyed and ran out of the camp quickly.
Although the Battle of Changshe severely damaged the Jizhou Yellow Turbans, the casualties of the Han army were not small. Today, Huangfu Song only has nearly 70,000 soldiers and horses left, while there are 30,000 defenders in Mengjin Pass.
Mengjinguan is surrounded by mountains on three sides and adjacent to water on one side, and its defensive power is not much inferior to that of Hulao. Therefore, even with the assistance of Liangshan's 10,000 navy troops, Huangfusong still has no absolute certainty.
In order to ensure that Mengjin could be captured, Qin Wen ordered Qin Inspector of Yanmen to lead 20,000 elite soldiers south to help Huangfu Song.
The Qin family and the Huangfu family have a deep relationship. Qin Wen is a disciple of Huangfu Song's uncle, Huangfu Gui. Both parties are old acquaintances, and there is no a trace of filth between them.
Huangfusong grabbed Qin Jian's hand and said enthusiastically: "Qin Laosi, I know you can't sit still anymore, come and follow me to make money."
"I can't do it if I don't come. Brother, you don't know that that bastard of mine secretly changed his name for a woman without telling me. Let me see if I don't break his legs this time. Bah, slip of the tongue.
Slip of the tongue."
Qin Hu changed Yang Paifeng's name to Qin Wu. When this news reached Qin Jian's ears, he was very angry. He went south this time to complete the task assigned by his brother, and the second was to teach his own son a lesson.
In the camp, Huangfu Song and Qin Jian were chatting without a word, while Wang Meng and Gao Shun, who came with Qin Jian, consciously stood at the end of the right column.
Han Xin is standing third from the bottom on the left, and the person standing first is his father in this life, Han Fu, the prefect of Wei County.
Looking at the careless Qin Jian, Han Xin muttered in a low voice: "The fourth master of the Qin family, who is famous in Northern Xinjiang, is very different from the legend. He just has the word 'unreliable' written on his face.
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Zhang Heyi, who was standing behind Han Xin, heard this and laughed and whispered in Han Xin's ear: "Young master, don't underestimate this person. General Qin Jian looks simple and honest, but he is actually shrewd."
Zhang He is currently a general under Han Fu, and Han Xin is Han Fu's son, so it is natural to call Han Xin the Young Master.
Han Xin's eyes lit up and he asked: "Jun Yi knows this person?"
Zhang He nodded and said: "Three years ago, Yanmen fought against the Xiongnu. Governor Qin Wen sent Qin Jian to our Jizhou to borrow food and troops. There was also a famine in Jizhou at that time, so my lord was only willing to borrow troops but not food. Qin Jian
After learning about it, he deliberately used words to provoke the lord into making a bet with him."
"What are you betting on?" Han Xin asked curiously: "Is it a fighting general?"
Surprise flashed through Zhang He's eyes and he said: "That's right. It was General Pan Feng who went into battle at that time. As a result, he was easily defeated by Qin Jian within twenty rounds. The lord had to lend thirty thousand shi of food and grass out of shame." p>
"No way? The ax used by General Pan Feng weighs a hundred kilograms. He is a real enemy of ten thousand people. How can he lose to Qin Jian?"
Han Xin really couldn't believe that Pan Feng had lost to Qin Jian. You must know that Pan Feng was the number one general in Jizhou and was known as the unparalleled general.
Han Xin frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Did Qin Jian defeat General Pan Feng by using skills to defeat force?"
"Young master, you have a keen eye. Pan Feng's ax weighs a hundred kilograms, and it naturally uses powerful moves of opening and closing, but Qin Jian's Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear uses a clever approach, and its moves are designed to defeat General Pan... …”
Han Xin nodded, then looked at Zhang He and said meaningfully: "Jun Yi, your marksmanship is also smart, and you should be able to restrain General Pan Feng, but you are not our number one general in Jizhou. It seems you are hiding your clumsiness. . ”
Hearing this, Zhang He smiled bitterly and said: "Young Master, General Pan Feng is my subordinate's benefactor, so how could I ruin my relationship with General Pan for the sake of fame?"
Han Xin smiled. He knew that Zhang He didn't like fighting, so he didn't ask any more questions.
"By the way, can you recognize the other two members of the Bingzhou Army, Junyi?"
"The expressionless one is Gao Shun. As for that scribe, I have never seen him before."
"Gao Shun?" Han Xin's eyes flashed with a strange color, and he said with a little excitement: "Gao Shun, the leader of the trapped camp, must communicate with him if we have the opportunity."
Han Xin's performance was all seen by Wang Meng, and he thought to himself: "This man is extraordinary."
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Hangu Pass, Zhu Yuanzhang’s Camp.
"Waste, it's all waste."
Zhu Yuanzhang checked his generals and cursed angrily: "Ten thousand troops can't stop a fool. You still have the honor to come back, why don't you die on the battlefield!"