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Chapter 2043 Destroy Qin (1)

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    By mid-to-late August, the entire Battle of Guanzhong, only the war between the Sui army and the Western Qin Dynasty remained unfinished.

    In fact, Xue Rengao is now at the end of his strength, and his fall will only happen in a matter of days.

    Since Xue Ju¡¯s death and Xue Rengao became the new emperor of the Western Qin Dynasty, he continued to implement Xue Ju¡¯s previous strategy of ¡°moving eastward to Guanzhong¡± and besieged Binzhou.

    Although Dou Kang made a stand at the foot of Binzhou City, he also took advantage of the situation to occupy Binzhou and marched eastward to the foot of Yunyang City.

    In order to intercept Xue Rengao, Huang Mingzheng had to station troops in Yunyang City to confront the Western Qin army.

    To be honest, at this time, the entire war situation was not favorable to the Sui army.

    The strength of both sides is about the same, with thirty to forty thousand troops each. The Western Qin army may have more, but the difference is not big.  The Western Qin Army was the main attacker, and the Sui Army was the main defender. With a fortified city to rely on, the Sui Army should have had the advantage.

    But the problem is that Yunyang City is already in the hinterland of the Guanzhong Plain, there is no danger around, and the Western Qin army is all cavalry.  When Xue Rengao entered Guanzhong, he was like a mouse falling into a rice vat.

    Although the Western Qin army was short of food, as long as they showed their beastly fangs and looted from all sides, they would still be short of food in the fertile and wealthy Guanzhong.

    In contrast, although the Sui army defended the city, they had to restrict the Western Qin army from attacking from all sides.

    The Sui army wanted a intact Guanzhong, not a Guanzhong that was beaten to pieces by the Western Qin army.  Especially when Li Yuan fled south and the Battle of Bashu was a foregone conclusion, the Sui army needed to protect this advance base.

    And with Xue Rengao's virtue, if the Western Qin army is allowed to wreak havoc in Guanzhong, the entire Guanzhong will probably be reduced to scorched earth.

    But since the Western Qin Army had so many cavalry, Huang Mingzheng had no good way to restrict the movements of the Western Qin Army.

    At this time, the city could only be defended by infantry, and the general was ordered to lead the cavalry outside to hunt the plundering Western Qin army in all directions.

    Yunyang City is not tall, but the Western Qin Army's siege ability is poor.  Xue Rengao had no intention of attacking the city. The two sides fought at the foot of Yunyang City for more than ten days. Xue Rengao became impatient and prepared to move west and plunder the rich west of Jingshui River.

    Xue Rengao also found out clearly that the Sui army and Li Tang fought in Weibei for more than half a year. Several counties in Weibei suffered heavy casualties, serious population loss, and were in dilapidated state. There was no oil or water for a long time.  The land to the west of the Jing River is a fertile land with a large population, rich products, undamaged by war, and not many troops. It is a good place for plundering.

    ¡° Moreover, Longzhou and Qizhou are connected to Qinzhou in the west. By occupying these two places, we can open up the connection with Qinzhou.

    Having been on the expedition for so long, there has been no news from Qinzhou for a long time.

    Xue Rengao is a decisive person.

    So Xue Rengao immediately sent his general Wu Shizheng and his troops to the northeast to attack with great fanfare to lure the Sui army's attention.

    And Zong Luohu led 20,000 troops to garrison troops under Yunyang City and continued to confront the Sui army.

    Xue Rengao himself drove his troops westward.

    Seeing that Xue Rengao was about to leave, Huang Mingzheng was shocked.  At this time, the main force of the Sui army was still fighting Li Yuan on the Wei River. The entire west of Chang'an, whether it was the Sui army or the Tang army, was empty.

    Huang Mingzheng does not yet know the situation of the Dou family in Fufeng.

    Therefore, Huang Mingzheng believed that if Xue Rengao marched westward, the entire counties of Qi, Long, Xilin and Jingxi in the Tang Dynasty would not have the slightest ability to stop the enemy. In less than ten days, he was afraid that everything west of Chang'an would fall.  In the hands of the Western Qin Army.

    The Sui army and Li Yuan fought to the death, but the result of the battle fell into the hands of the Western Qin army. This turned into "the bitter hatred of pressing the golden thread every year to make wedding clothes for others."

    Huang Mingzheng is absolutely unwilling and will never accept this.

    So when Xue Rengao moved, Huang Mingzheng followed suit.

    Since Xue Rengao wanted to divide his troops, Huang Mingzheng was prepared to deal with Zong Luohu first, and then conquer Xue Rengao.

    On August 12, half a day after Xue Rengao crossed the Jing River to the west, Huang Mingzheng ordered the three armies to leave the city and form an array.

    During these more than ten days, no matter how provocative and insulting the Western Qin army was, the Sui army did not go out to fight.  Even Xue Rengao gave Huang Mingzheng a set of women's clothes, but he couldn't arouse him.

    Zong Luohu was stationed outside the city. He thought that Huang Mingzheng was afraid of the Western Qin army and was frightened, so he did not set up defenses.

    At this time, Zong Luohu¡¯s thoughts had already followed Xue Rengao to the west of Jingshui River.

    The soldiers and generals of the Western Qin Dynasty are indeed good in combat effectiveness, but their military discipline is also really poor.

    The Han from Kansai, perhaps because of the wind and sand in the northwest all the year round, are not accustomed to Confucian etiquette, so they often do things in a straightforward manner. Their customs and temperaments are also mixed with Hu Feng. They have a fierce personality and like to rob and slaughter.

    It¡¯s okay to let such a group of people fight, stay in the military camp honestly, and obey??Discipline, that won't work.

    So the military camp of the Western Qin Army is actually a bit chaotic.

    Huang Mingzheng launched an attack early in the morning before the Western Qin army had breakfast.

    The Sui army's infantry, cavalry and crossbowmen attacked in coordination, and with the assistance of fierce fire oil, they broke into the Western Qin army's camp and set fire on all sides.

    The entire Western Qin Army camp quickly became a sea of ??flames.

    When Zong Luohu heard about the Sui army's surprise attack, he was so frightened that he put on his clothes and ran out of the tent.

    When he rushed out of the tent, the entire Western Qin military camp was filled with flames and thick smoke. It was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy and their direction.

    If the other army had been replaced, the Tang army would have been defeated at this time.

    But Zong Luohu was a man who could fight. He first organized cavalry to intercept and counterattack the Sui army, and then, bit by bit, fought for the Sui army around the Western Qin army's camp.

    Seeing that Huang Mingzheng succeeded in burning the camp and the Western Qin army resisted tenaciously, Huang Mingzheng did not fight to the death with Zong Luohu. He dumped all the fire oil he carried into the Western Qin military camp and continued to ignite everything. After that, the Sui army withdrew to the city.

    In this battle, Zong Luohu blocked the Sui army's assault.

    But before Zong Luohu could be happy, he was dumbfounded.

    The entire Western Qin Army camp was completely engulfed in a sea of ??fire.  Fires broke out, and all food, grass, tents, and other items were set alight.

    The sky above the Western Qin Army¡¯s camp was burned red, as terrifying as a sea of ??blood.

    In this battle, Zong Luohu suffered few casualties, but he lost his camp.  All the army's food, grass and supplies were lost.

    No matter how capable the Western Qin army was in fighting, it could not survive three days without food.

    Zong Luohu¡¯s eyes were red.

    In order to raise food, Zong Luohu retreated twenty miles to set up camp, and then ordered the army to search for food in all directions.

    With nearly 20,000 horses and horses, each person has two kilograms of grain per day, which is 330 shi of grain per day.  From Binzhou to Yunyang, there was no county seat, and because of this war, the local people had fled long ago.  Zong Luohu couldn't raise more than 300 shi of grain every day even if he killed the grain collector.

    ¡°And on the battlefield, soldiers cannot be deprived of their rations as usual.

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    Zong Luohu stayed in Yunyang for two days, and the food he collected everywhere was exhausted.

    Zong Luohu had no choice but to order Wu Shizheng, who was going north to plunder, to join him, and the three armies retreated to the west of Jingshui River.  He wanted to go to Xue Rengao for food.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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