In the blink of an eye, it has entered October, the north wind is raging, and a cold snap from Siberia has swept the entire land of Qingzhou.
Get up early in the morning and the world is white and boundless, the mountains are like silver snakes dancing, the original is like a wax statue galloping, the rivers and mountains are enchanting, and it is magnificent.
"It's a big snowfall" Accompanied by Wei Qing, Ma Chao, Yuwen Chengdu and other civil and military personnel, Liu Wei stepped on the snow that was still "creaking, creaking" after being swept away, and climbed the city wall of Jinan to look north.
The biting cold wind howled, blowing a lot of snowflakes from the placket into the neck, even more like a needle prick, in this bad weather, not to say that it is a knife, but I am afraid that I can't even stretch out my five fingers.
The sky and the earth are white, and it is impossible to distinguish where the mountains are, where the trees are, and where the roads are, and the Li Ji camp, which was clearly visible more than 20 miles apart, was also annihilated by the snow, as if the world had evaporated.
"Hehe, it seems that the big battle with the Tang Army may be postponed until the end of the year," Liu Wei sighed into his palm, warming his stiff ten fingers.
If you weren't there, you wouldn't have experienced how cold it was in Shandong 1,800 years ago, and although there was no thermometer, Liu Wei could infer that the current temperature was about minus 30 degrees.
In this era of lack of clothing and cotton, fighting in this cold ghost weather, I am afraid that the number of people who freeze to death and frostbite is a staggering number After conquering Luoyang, Li Jing led 150,000 troops from his headquarters out of the Tiger Pass, passed through Chenliu, and marched to Qingzhou from Yanzhou, which was controlled by Cao Cao, and forcibly crossed the border by road.
In the face of Li Jinghao's mighty 150,000 troops, and the 120,000 soldiers commanded by Zhuge Liang in the south, Cao Cao did not dare to intercept rashly, so as not to be attacked from front to back, so he could only retreat in the city of Qiaojun and let Li Jing pass under his nose and enter Taishan County eastward.
Anyway, the Tang army has gathered more than 400,000 soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, and a major war between the Han and Tang dynasties is inevitable.
The reason why Cao Cao sent Li Jing's army across the border was that in addition to not daring to fight hard with Li Jing to avoid losing his troops and losing his generals, he was still waiting for the news of Su Qin, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty Before Su Qin set off for the Western Regions, he had already sent envoys to Qian County and Tang State respectively, and informed Cao Cao and Li Shimin of his plan to contact the two empires of Anxi and Rome to form an "anti-Liu alliance".
Although Cao Cao was not optimistic about Su Qin's plan, a dead horse was regarded as a live horse doctor, and no matter how slim the hope was, it was better than sitting helpless and waiting to die.
As long as the Western Han Dynasty perishes, Liu Wei will free up at least 500,000 soldiers and horses to sweep the north of the Yellow River And if Su Qin can persuade Xiang Yu, Alexander, Liu Bang, and other Western forces to form an anti-Liu alliance, it will inevitably put Wu Qi's army in a difficult situation.
Cao Cao believed that Liu Wei would never let go of the 500,000 troops under Wu Qi's command, nor would he give up the vast Kushan land, and that after sweeping the Western Han Dynasty, he would inevitably divide his troops to the west to reinforce Wu Qi, and then Cao Wei's pressure would be greatly reduced, so that he could have hope of continuing to survive.
Therefore, Cao Cao understood that he must preserve his strength, try to avoid losing his troops and losing his generals, and try not to fight with the Han army unless he has to.
Therefore, after the successful exchange of hostages, Cao Cao watched from the sidelines and allowed Li Jing's army to pass through the territory of Yanzhou.
Li Jing saw that after the fall of Xuzhou, Qingzhou had separated from the territory of the Han Dynasty and turned into an enclave.
Even if there is no problem with the material support in Qingzhou for three years and two years, it will affect the morale of the army to some extent, so Li Jing on the way to Qingzhou in the east, and easily captured the two important towns of Dongping and Dingtao, Chen Liu, and Mount Tai in the east, opening up a corridor from Qingzhou to Sizhou and Yuzhou.
After the arrival of Li Jing's army, the Cao army fled, and the Han army entered the city without blood, and announced that the two cities officially returned to the arms of the imperial court.
In order to avoid the comeback of Cao's army, Li Jing left Wei Yan and Gao Gao to command 20,000 troops to guard Dingtao, and left Luo Yi and Sun Li to lead 20,000 troops to guard Dongping, and he took Li Cunxiao, Hua Mulan, Tai Shici, Guan Sheng, Chen Deng, Deng Ai and others to lead 110,000 soldiers and horses to continue to march eastward, until Taishan County was stationed.
Fighting a war is not about inviting guests to dinner, not about people piling up together to make fist orders, or about the two sides gathering together to count the heads, and whoever has more people wins.
Fighting a war is more like playing Go, the mountains and rivers are the chessboard, and the deployment of troops is the landing, and only by judging the situation and occupying the favorable terrain can we achieve the final victory.
The reason why Li Jing chose to garrison Taishan County instead of going to Jinan, which was more than 100 miles away, to join Liu Wei and Wei Qing, was to fight against Li Mu's corps stationed in Lu County, the national administration of Jibei.
Just after Li Jing unexpectedly took the initiative to abandon Yecheng and cross the Yellow River to attack Luoyang, Li Mu, Mao Dun, Hu Luguang, and Li Guangbi led 150,000 Tang troops to leave Yecheng and march along the Yellow River to Qingzhou.
And crossed the Yellow River from the "Yin Valley" where Wei Yan was captured, and captured Lu County, the national governance of Jibei in one fell swoop, and Li Ji's army outside Jinan City was the horn of each other, echoing from east to west.
But what Li Mu didn't expect was that Li Jing captured Luoyang three days after abandoning Yecheng, and quickly handed it over to Yue Fei, reinforcing Qingzhou as quickly as possible, and the troops were at the foot of Mount Tai.
This made Li Mu no longer dare to act rashly, so he and Li Jing confronted each other a hundred and ten miles away, waiting for the other party to show their flaws.
After Li Mu's forces were offset by Li Jing, Li Shimin's plan to gather troops to encircle Liu Wei was stillborn, and the two armies were almost around 400,000, and no one was sure of victory.
As a commander-in-chief, you must be cautious to avoid the consequences of losing all the games if you accidentally make a move.
Li Shimin was extremely indignant at Cao Cao's practice of letting Li Jing's army pass through Yanzhou, and slapped the table and scolded: "This Cao Apu is really selfish, he has no overall situation, if he blocks Li Jing's corps with all his strength and supports it for a period of time, we may completely annihilate the Qingzhou corps, and even capture Liu Weisheng alive."
I didn't expect Cao Apo to send a single soldier and let Li Jing's army cross the border, I was really angry."
But Li Shimin scolded and scolded, and he also understood in his heart that the alliance was not reliable, and they were all about benefiting each other, and when their own interests conflicted with the allies, of course they would not hesitate to choose themselves, which was human nature.
If they change their positions and let Li Shimin stand in Cao Cao's situation, they will not choose to fight Li Jing to the death, take immeasurable casualties, and let the allies reap the fruits.
So even if Li Shimin is dissatisfied with Cao Cao 10,000, he has to continue to maintain the alliance.
Since he lost the opportunity to strike first, and Liu Wei was not in a hurry to attack, Li Shimin simply did not move.
Anyway, Qingzhou is only a hundred miles away from the Tang mainland, and the supply of materials is not more difficult than that of the Han army, so Li Shimin has enough patience to argue with Liu.
First, Li Shimin is also waiting for Su Qin's good news, and earnestly hopes that Su Qin can promote the "anti-Liu Alliance" and unite the two empires of Anxi and Rome to jointly confront Liu Bian, so that there will be suspense about who will die.
Second, Li Shimin is still waiting for Li Yuanba, a Li Yuanba who is worth 50,000 soldiers and horses.
Although Hou Yi's archery skills and martial arts after arriving at the Tang army camp made Li Shimin feel excited, Li Shimin still missed Li Yuanba more, as long as his stupid brother came out, he could at least increase the strength of the Tang army by 30% and greatly increase the victory rate of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Pinch your fingers and calculate that Liu Qingshan has been back in the Tang Kingdom for nearly a month, maybe the "King of Assassins" Wind Demon Kotaro of the Wa Kingdom has arrived in the Tang Kingdom, as long as the two join forces to assassinate the cheap woman of the eldest grandson Wuji, they can save Li Yuanba's unrestrained heart "The eldest grandson is innocent, you have ruined my great affairs, and I can't wait to crush your bones and scatter ashes" Li Shimin gritted his teeth in the cold wind, and secretly swore in his heart, "If you stay in Jinling and don't come back, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life, but you chose the opposite direction."
Li Shimin is waiting, and Liu Wei is not waiting First, wait for the four corps of Sun Wu, Xu Huang, Guan Yu, and Huo Quji to take Chang'an, complete the task of opening the "Top Three Commanders in History", and summon a top commander.
Then all the 560,000 soldiers and horses released will be put into the northern battlefield, and when the time comes, it will definitely pacify Tang and Wei with the momentum of destroying and decaying.
Second, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the harsh winter is approaching, so it is time for the soldiers who have been fighting for a year to recuperate for a period of time, and wait for the warm flowers to bloom before fighting.
And Liu Wei has also been away from Jinling for nearly a year, and if the war subsides, Liu Wei can also go back to Jiangdong to reunite with his wife and children.
It is precisely because of this that the Qingzhou War did not break out at the first time, and the two armies of the Han and Tang dynasties seemed to have a good idea to choose not to move, and the entire Qingzhou battlefield was silent, with only occasional small-scale melee in some areas.
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"Your Majesty, it's too windy on the city wall, let's go home" Wei Qing tried his best to shield Liu Wei from the cold wind, and at the same time made a suggestion.
Liu Wei bowed slightly, looked at the snowy mountains under his feet, and asked solemnly: "The New Year will be in two months, what did Yue Fei say about the letter sent by Yue Fei last night?"
Wei Qing arched his hand and said: "Marshal Yue said in his letter that Huangfu Song, who was guarding Tongguan, had committed suicide by hanging himself, and only Deng Yu, Ding Yanping and Zhong Xuan's daughter Zhong Wuyan were left in the pass.
And the 120,000 soldiers and horses led by Sun Wu have already arrived at the city of Chang'an by detour, and it is expected that the city will be broken within half a month."
Liu Wei bowed slightly: "Okay, as long as you take Chang'an before the end of the year, as soon as Chang'an is broken, the puppet Han court that has been fighting against me for nearly ten years will be wiped out." t1706231537: