Chapter 844: The First Legalist, Guan Zhong Defeats Pingxi
It is precisely because of this that even when facing Han Xin, Li Shikai also felt the same pressure as a mountain when facing this soldier who had defeated Chu Xizhao and Huangfu Yue, two powerful white jade pillars.
However, he still chose to take the initiative to attack. Before Han Xin's soldiers and horses entered the cities of Ningping County, he took advantage of the opponent's just coming out of the Xuanma Ancient Road to lure the army to attack.
Just from the choice of facing Han Xin, it can be seen that there is a high level of judgment between Li Shikai and Han Gui.
When Han Gui faced Han Xin, under psychological pressure, he knew that the opponent had come from afar and was already exhausted, but he did not dare to take the initiative to attack, so that he was later shaken around by Han Xin's empty troops.
At the same time, he also abruptly threw away the only chance to defeat Han Xin that had a slight chance. Although, that slight possibility was really only a slight chance.
However, although Li Shikai was also under psychological pressure when facing Han Xin, he still dared to take the initiative for the chance of winning.
However, Li Shikai left in a mighty manner, but in vain. He thought he was going straight to Han Xin's main force, but it was just a cover-up trick given to him by Han Xin.
Moreover, he fell into Han Xin’s trap not just once but three times in a row.
When he sent scouts to find out Han Xin's main force again, Han Xin's main force had already bypassed them and joined Wang Zhongsi.
After that, Han Xin did not seek to defeat Li Shikai as soon as possible, but was silently waiting for the movement on the Tianlang Pass. When the Tianlang Pass could free up his hands, that was when he could really defeat Li Shikai.
Next, sufficient strength can be mobilized to march to Hedong Road.
"Report! General, the Hebei army made a surprise attack on Wangnanpo, and General Pingxi died in battle."
Just when Li Shikai and the others were worried about how to deal with Han Xin, a sudden piece of news broke the peace in the tent.
"It's ridiculous. All the soldiers and horses of Hebei Province are gathered here. How can there be soldiers and horses to attack General Pingxi?" Gu Jiantang said with a shocked expression.
It is not that there are no soldiers and horses in Hebei Road, but after excluding the part transferred to Tianlang Pass, plus the one led by Han Xin himself, who they are currently facing, excluding those who left Wei Pass, the remaining few
There are not many soldiers at all, so they can barely control a few major cities.
Even Yecheng, the political center of Hebei Province, had only five thousand soldiers and horses left at most.
The other generals in the tent began to look frightened, looking at where the southern slope was. It was a place of communication on the troop transport track. As long as they wanted to go back, they wanted to maintain high-speed transportation.
If the chariot goes back, it won't be able to escape this place.
This is why, after Li Shikai gave up attacking Tongtai County where Yu Qian was stationed, he not only asked Ming Dao to leave 3,000 cavalry to watch Yu Qian, but also left 7,000 soldiers and horses from Pingxi to station at Wangnanpo, just to help them watch this vital point.
place.
Of course, although this is the place where the troop carrier tracks meet, it does not mean that it is the only way they can go back.
After all, the laying and maintenance of personnel carrier tracks is a huge expense. It is barely able to connect some major places, and it is impossible to lay them everywhere.
However, if they choose another way back, they can really only run on two legs.
At least, it is impossible to retreat to Hedong Road before the Black Cavalry arrives.
Once the black cavalry arrives, coupled with Han Xin's troops, the generals present do not think they have much chance of winning.
Not to mention, they don't need to guess, they all know that the 20,000 black cavalry are definitely just their vanguard, and there will definitely be a main force coming up behind them step by step.
Some of the representatives of the aristocratic families present were filled with regret at this time. No matter why they joined Li Shikai for whatever reason, it has now been fully demonstrated that they have made a bad move, and it cannot be any more bad.
Bad chess.
But, where can they turn back now?
The Ningping Dao family had countless people whose homes were confiscated and exterminated, but only a few of them, along with Li Shikai, broke out in time. If they took this road back and took advantage of it, would Wang Zhongsi let them go?
"Who is the leader of the enemy army?" Zhuge Linghu ignored the horrified look in the messenger's eyes, strode out directly, and asked.
"It's Guan Zhong, the governor of Hebei Province under Wang Ni!"
"It's him!" Everyone present showed a look of understanding.
He is truly the first person of the Legalist generation.
At a young age, his reputation has spread all over the world.
When all the forces in the world heard that this person was under Wang Ni's command, they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh. Many people secretly thought that a flower was stuck in cow dung.
The years that this man served under Wang Ni fully proved his governance skills. Hebei Province, which had experienced several wars, not only did not suffer from the decline of people's livelihood, but also became more prosperous than before.
During Wang Ni's campaigns in the north and south over the years, Hebei Province alone provided Wang Ni with at least 60% of the money and food he needed for his campaigns.
After Hebei Province entered the hands of Wang Ni, it only formed an army of 100,000 people at the beginning, and now it has gradually expanded to an army of 200,000 people. Whose credit is behind this?
Aren’t they all from Guan Zhong?
Without this money bag, why would Han Xin recruit Wang Yu step by step?
Since the merger of the two kings, the Zhendong Army has also begun to stop resting on its laurels and began to use the power of the remaining two forces to feed back.
But how much can Yannan Road give? Aren’t most of them from Hebei Road?
And whose credit is this? Aren’t they all Guan Zhong’s?
Even as enemies, they have never questioned this person's talent.
However, this was the first time that they knew that this man actually had the ability to lead troops.
In fact, Guan Zhong did not have any soldiers and horses that he could use.
When he led his troops to Tongtai County, there were only 500 soldiers and horses with him, and the remaining thousands were just the unruly people who were eager to risk their lives and whom he temporarily spent a lot of money to recruit.
In this battle, it is not so much that Guan Zhong defeated Ping Xi, but rather that they defeated themselves.
Ming Dao has 3,000 cavalry in his hands, and Ping Xi has 7,000 soldiers and horses. If it is really a head-to-head confrontation, with the few men Guan Zhong has, whether it is Ming Dao or Ping Xi, any one of them can come
Bring troops and horses, and a wave of charges can disperse the few men under Guan Zhong.
At this point, there is absolutely no doubt about that.
