Chapter 1014 - Gambling on the fortunes of the country
Coming out of the Manna Palace, all the Zaifu had a somewhat solemn face.
It can be said that the emperor has staked everything and the fortunes of the country. This made several Zaifu feel that they saw the shadow of Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Ming Dynasty.
At the beginning, Emperor Ming of Sui decided to conquer Goguryeo in the east, sending millions of troops, millions of people, and how many ministers opposed it, but the emperor still insisted on going his own way.
As a result, one big defeat and two re-campaigns.
The second expedition was a great victory on the front, but as a result, there was a rebellion in the rear, which made it useless.
It was this repeated eastward expedition to Goguryeo that caused the Great Sui to lose countless soldiers, and more importantly, it exhausted the national strength and the people's strength, causing the army and the people to resent, and the soldiers to turn away.
In the end, even the Eastern Turks, who submitted to the Sui, rebelled against the Celestial Empire, which made the Great Sui even worse, and finally pushed this powerful empire into the endless abyss.
The current situation is very similar to the beginning.
The emperor only ruled the world on the surface, and not long ago, he wantonly purged the old nobles and old scholars, and the extent of the involvement was extremely amazing.
At this seemingly calm surface, but the undercurrent is surging underneath, he is unprepared to fight this battle of the country. Yang Guang still has thirty years of savings in the Sui Dynasty, but Daqin has only been established for a few years.
Daqin's string is already too tight.
"The emperor is gambling, and he is even red-eyed."
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui walked together.
"Well, the key to the emperor's gamble now is Qin Qiong's army, especially the two armies that came to rectify and Wei Chigong, whether the 50,000 people can defeat Murong Ke's 100,000 Tuyuhun army will be the key key." Du Ruhui didn't tell the emperor too much about how the treasury is empty now, he knows the current situation very well.
The emperor pinned his hopes on Qin Qiong's Tuyuhun army, especially the two soldiers and horses stationed in Shudun City and Mantou City with Wei Chigong, which was a key key to breaking the current stalemate.
If Murong Ke's Tuyuhun army can be defeated in one fell swoop, then the Qin army can kill Dafeichuan, force the Tubo army to fight a decisive battle or retreat, and first relieve the siege of Heiye.
"The Western Turks have been dissolved for the time being, but Tuyuhun still has 100,000 troops in Tuyuhun and 100,000 in Tubo, and this battle is not easy to fight."
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard, full of worry.
"Throughout the emperor's use of soldiers, he has always liked to take risks, and he can always win, and he can get huge returns every time, and it is precisely for this reason that after the emperor ascended the throne, his policy was also to rush into danger, and now at this critical time, he used danger again. I walk a lot by the river, and I'm always afraid of getting my shoes wet. ”
As far as the prime ministers are concerned, they are in charge of the government and are responsible for the entire government and the whole world, so they seek stability and oppose the rush and risk of gambling on the fortunes of the country.
But the emperor is an adventurous man.
When you fought Goguryeo, which battle was not won by risk?
But with such a national war, the Qin State can't afford to lose.
"Jiannan's Su Dingfang will not be effective for a while and a half, otherwise it can increase the chances of winning." Fang Xuanling said. Su Dingfang went south with 50,000 troops from Hedong and other areas in Henan, from the Central Plains to Jiannan, and he didn't know how long it would take to go along the way. When they are ready to go out of Jiannan, they are afraid that the daylily will be cold.
"It's a pity that Tiele and Xi Qi's army are too far away, otherwise they can form superior forces if they are transferred." Du Ruhui said.
Fang Xuanling shook his head with a smile.
At the beginning, if the Northern Thread Biting Jin Army had not been deployed, then the Western Turks would have entered the Hexi Corridor, and then they would have been more passive.
The imperial court deployed a large army of 150,000 people in Hexi, and transferred Tiele and Xi Qi's 150,000 grassland cavalry regiments to attack the Western Regions together.
It did succeed in forcing the Western Turks to withdraw their troops from Tuyuhun and return for reinforcements, and even held Hexi.
But after all, the Western Regions are too far away, and the soldiers and horses are sent out, and it is not easy to transfer them back immediately. Besides, although Cheng Biting Jin's army forced the Western Turkic Army to evacuate Tuyuhun, its main force still had no losses, and there were still two or three hundred thousand troops.
Cheng Yanjin and the Grassland Domain Legion were able to contain the Western Turkic Army in the Western Regions first, which was already an ideal state.
On the Tuyuhun battlefield, he could only rely on Qin Qiong's legion.
Although there are still defensive troops in the Guanzhong and Longyou areas, the supply of the front line has also reached the limit, and it is only useless to increase the troops.
Dafeichuan is 800 miles away from Qinghai, which is the most fatal point, the Tubo people choked the heir army, which is equivalent to pinching a lifeline of the Qin army, forcing the Qin army to restrict many actions.
If there were no 90,000 people in Dafeichuan, in fact, the strategic situation of the Qin army would be much better, and there would be more choices, but the Tubo people attacked the place where the Qin army must be saved.
"If this war had been fought in the Central Plains, it would have ended long ago." Fang Xuanling couldn't help but complain.
"Yes, if you fight this battle in the Central Plains, who is my enemy of Great Qin?"
The climate of the plateau, the difficult roads, and the barren frontier made it impossible for the Qin army to exert many advantages here, and it was difficult to replenish, and they were not accustomed to the climate.
"Let's wait for their news, I hope we win."
"I can only gamble with His Majesty."
"It's crazy!"
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Tuyuhun.
Heka Mountain North.
Early in the morning, Lai Cheng led 24,000 people around the back of Murong Ke's army in the south of Mantou City.
There was Murong Anyuan's big battalion, his strength was about 20,000, and the previous attack on Wei Chi Gong Mantou City was unfavorable, and the casualties were not small, so he was transferred to the rear to rest at this time.
The barracks were located in the north of Heka Mountain, guarding the mouth of the valley leading to the south.
More than 20,000 troops suddenly appeared.
Tuyuhun in the camp was on duty and hurriedly blew the horn.
"It's Qin Jun, Qin Jun is here."
The sound of the horn woke up the Tuyuhun people in the camp, but many of them were confused.
"Has the Great Khan under Mantou City been defeated by the Qin people?"
"What about the Heavenly Pillar King, has he also been defeated?"
"How did the Qin people get here?"
Caught off guard, flustered, and uneasy.
Murong Anyuan's subordinates, who had had enough of the Qin army's fierce suffering under Mantou City, were a little panicked when they heard that the Qin army had suddenly killed.
Without waiting for them to be ready, Lai Cheng had already led the cavalry to rush first.
Murong Anyuan's camp was very simple, originally they were in the rear, there were the armies of Murong Ke and the Tianzhu King in front, and the Tubo and Qiang armies in the back.
I couldn't imagine how the Qin army could kill it.
The camp didn't even have a fence, just a series of tents and herds of cattle, sheep and horses, just like when they were nomadic.
Red flags fluttering.
The horse lance is cold.
Five thousand light horsemen rushed over like a rolling iron stream.
The Tuyuhun cavalry, which rushed out to meet the battle, was broken by a rush before they could even stand up in formation.
Forward, forward, forward.
Lai Liulang has a horse lance, and he is invincible.
Five thousand light cavalry soldiers, the bright light armor on their bodies is so dazzling under the rising sun.
The Tuyuhun people looked from afar, only to see the cavalry of the Qin army galloping towards the rising sun, it was a large and huge ball of light that was endless, and they couldn't open their eyes when they were so bright that they only felt that there was a white expanse in front of them, and they couldn't see anything clearly.
By the time they heard the sound of iron hooves approaching, it was too late.
Thousands of iron horsemen rushed through and crushed them.
Behind the light cavalry, the infantry on foot arrived, and they followed the light cavalry charge and trampled the tent of Tuyuhun's camp until they reached the other end before they began to dismount.
Infantry phalanx after infantry phalanx quickly assembled.
With guns and shields in front, bows and crossbows in the middle, and sword players at the side, they slowly advanced, smashing all the Tuyuhun people who stood in their way.
The blood is burning.
The horse is roaring!
Daqin's red flag is fluttering!
"Be careful, my lord." One of Murong Anyuan's guards pounced on him and blocked an incoming crossbow arrow for him.
"Withdraw, King."
Seeing that a cavalry team of the Qin army had already targeted them, and was preparing to charge, several guards pulled Murong Anyuan and ran away.
Murong Anyuan wiped the mud on his face when he was knocked to the ground by Qin Cavalry just now, turned his head to look around, and found that the camp was in chaos, and his troops couldn't even assemble in groups, the cavalry of the Qin army continued to rush over and crush repeatedly, while the infantry was copying over, chopping melons and vegetables and stabbing the panicked Tuyuhun people to death.
Murong Anyuan suddenly fought a cold war, he knew that he was defeated, and he was defeated.
"Withdraw!" Murong Anyuan finally jumped onto the horse that the guards had brought for him, and ran away without looking back.
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