Chapter 308: Deng Jun arrives at Fucheng

Since Chang Yuchun left Yufucheng, the remaining 70,000 main forces of the Deng army entered Shu in two batches, one by one by Deng Qiang, and one by 30,000 people led by Zhang Liao. The distance between the three armies is only three days away.

On the fifth day of the fourth month of the 20th year of Qianyuan, Chang Yuchun led 25,000 pioneer troops to Fucheng and met the Shu army's general Jiang Huang, while Wu Qin returned to Chengdu to report the order, and sent the food and supplies prepared for the Deng army to Fucheng.

"General Chang, I wonder when the follow-up soldiers of your army will arrive?" In the Fucheng County Government, after the host and guest were separated, Jiang Huang couldn't wait to ask Chang Yuchun, saying that now there are only more than 20,000 people from the Deng army to Fucheng, and the two armies together are not enough for the Qin army, so Jiang Huang is very concerned about when the follow-up soldiers of the Deng army will arrive.

Chang Yuchun replied: "I was the vanguard, and the remaining troops could arrive in Fucheng within ten days. By the way, General Jiang, I wonder how many soldiers and horses there are in Fucheng? How many Qin troops are there outside the city?" After answering Jiang Huang's question, Chang Yuchun asked Jiang Huang about the situation of the Qin and Shu armies inside and outside Fucheng.

Jiang Huang replied: "Six days ago, after the Qin army stopped its attack on Fucheng, our army had less than 30,000 people to continue fighting. After the recovery of these days, some of the wounded soldiers have recovered. Now our army has 30,000 troops, and the Qin army outside the city originally had 100,000 people, plus the 20,000 people under the thief Meng Chengting, there were a total of 120,000 troops. After nearly a month of fierce fighting, the casualties of the Qin army were estimated to be around 30,000, and now there are about 90,000 enemy troops outside the city."

"One to one battle loss!" Chang Yuchun was also surprised when he heard the casualties of the Qin Shu General. He knew that the Shu army was useless, but he did not expect that the Shu army would be so useless, one to one battle loss, and this kind of war loss ratio that was almost impossible in offensive and defensive wars would actually appear on the Shu army.

Chang Yuchun has not seen one-to-one battle losses. Twenty years ago, when Chang Yuchun followed Yue Fei to destroy Jing, the battle losses between Deng and Jing armies in the battle in Fancheng were one-to-one, but can this be the same? At that time, most of the Jing army was recruited, and they were farmers who had just put down their hoes, and had no combat power at all. The Shu army was also the elite troops that Shu Kingdom had been raising for many years, so it was impossible to become like this.

Chang Yuchun's surprise made Jiang Huang feel a little ashamed. The battle fruit was really embarrassing, but Jiang Huang had no choice. The Shu army has been pampering for many years. Except for the 20,000 elite troops stationed in Baishui Pass, most of the others were master soldiers. The 20,000 elite troops in Baishui Pass had long been incorporated by Meng Chengting and were assisting the Qin army at the city. It was not easy for the existing troops to fight against the elite Qin army.

Chang Yuchun is very distressed now. He originally thought that the Shu army could defeat 50,000 or 60,000 Qin troops for a month. In this way, Chang Yuchun could have done so much, but he didn't expect that the Shu army was so bad. It would definitely not work for the front. Such a Shu army would be defeated by the Qin army with one blow. At that time, not only would he not be able to help him, but he might also drag him back. It seems that he could only wait until the other troops arrived before talking.

"General Jiang, I thought of watching the situation of the Qin army on the top of the city." After thinking about it, Chang Yuchun decided to take a look at the situation of the Qin army first, otherwise he would be unsure. The Qin army fought hundreds of thousands of Han troops in Guanzhong. This combat power was enough to attract Chang Yuchun's attention. After all, Chang Yuchun had fought with the Han army more than once, and he was more familiar with the strength of the Han army, so he was a little afraid of the Qin army that could defeat the Han army, but he was just a little afraid.

Jiang Huang brought Chang Yuchun to the top of the city. Chang Yuchun looked at the Qin army camp outside the city and sighed: "It seems that Wang Feng is still a little capable. You can tell that he has two tricks when he sees his camp arrangement." Judging from his shape and ability, just from the Qin army camp arrangement, Chang Yuchun knew that Wang Feng was not as easy to deal with as he imagined. However, the more so, the more excited Chang Yuchun was. After all, a good opponent was worthy of his journey into Shu thousands of miles away.

"General Chang, it is reported that after hearing that the Qin army's chief general Wang Feng sent people back to Chang'an for help after hearing that the noble army entered Shu. I'm afraid that the Qin army's reinforcements will arrive soon. I just don't know how many Qin troops came this time." Seeing that Chang Yuchun praised Wang Feng repeatedly, Jiang Huang told Chang Yuchun another thing, that is, the Qin army had already returned to ask for help.

Jiang Huang originally thought Chang Yuchun would feel tricky, but who knew that Chang Yuchun was not worried, but said happily: "General Jiang, don't worry, if the Qin army has reinforcements, will our army be gone? To be honest, before I entered Shu, my king said that if there is any dissatisfaction in the war, I, Da Deng, can continue to increase troops until the Qin army is driven out of Bashu."

Chang Yuchun hoped that the Qin army would come more, so that Deng State would have an excuse to continue to send troops to Shu. As for how many reinforcements the Qin army could have, although Qin had already occupied Guanzhong, its national strength did not exceed 400,000, which was far from Deng Zhao. Moreover, it also had to guard against the Longwu Guards of Zhao State and Wuguan. Apart from the 100,000 people who had entered Shu, Qin State could send another 50,000 people to the sky. What's the terrible thing about Deng State? There are ten guards and 500,000 troops, and 100,000 troops can send another 100,000 people at any time. What's so scary about this?

Moreover, the strength of Qin has not been fully restored. The most important food problem has not been solved. The Deng army has supported Shu in Shu. The accumulation of Shu for more than 200 years is not a joke, but it can even drag the Qin army to death.

On the other hand, Jiang Huang was even more worried when he heard Chang Yuchun say that Deng State could continue to increase its troops in Bashu at any time. This was the territory of Shu State. Deng and Qin sent hundreds of thousands of people in a row. What's the matter? Even if the Qin army is repelled, will Bashu still belong to Shu State? However, Jiang Huang knew that this was not something he could decide. What he could do now was to protect the strength of the Shu army as much as possible. When the Deng army turned against each other in the future, the Shu army would not have no power to resist.

Jiang Huang's idea was good, but Chang Yuchun would not give him a chance. After all, this time Chang Yuchun did not come to save Shu, but to destroy Shu and incorporate Bashu into the territory of Deng. Therefore, Chang Yuchun would definitely push the Shu army forward without leaving any effort, and to consume the strength of the Shu army as much as possible, so as to reduce resistance to destroy Shu in the future.

When Chang Yuchun climbed to the top of Fucheng, Wang Feng had already known the news of Deng's arrival, so he summoned all the generals.

"Everyone, the Deng army has arrived!" Wang Feng told the others about the arrival of Deng army in the Qin army camp.

"General Wang, I wonder how many people there are in the Deng army?" Meng Chengting asked the first time. This time, the Qin army was brought in by Meng Chengting. If the Qin army loses, he will become a traitor despised by everyone in Shu, so no one is more anxious than Meng Chengting.

Wang Feng said: "According to the spies, the one who led the troops this time was the general of Deng State, Chang Yuchun, and he was also the chief general of the Deng army entering Shu this time. The first Deng army to come to Fucheng was less than 30,000, and the other troops were still on the way, but I believe it would arrive soon."

"General Wang, I wonder when the reinforcements from Chang'an will arrive?" After hearing the number of Deng's army, the Qin general Ma Sheng asked Wang Feng, when will the reinforcements from Qin's army arrive?

Wang Feng replied: "According to the spies' reward, reinforcements have arrived in Hanzhong and will soon go south and will arrive in Zitong within half a month. This time, reinforcements are led by two generals Bai Chen and Sima Gong, with a population of 50,000. This is also the last troops that my Daqin can take out at present."

"Half a month, then our army cannot arrive before the rest of the Deng army arrives, which is very unfavorable to our army." Qin general Geng Yue analyzed the speed of the two armies and concluded that the Qin army could not be faster than Deng army.

Wang Feng nodded and said, "Indeed, our army cannot keep up with the Deng army. Giving it in Fucheng is very unfavorable to our army, so we decided to retreat to Zitong and fight with Deng army after the reinforcements arrive." His reinforcements are not as fast as Deng army, so he continues to stay at Fucheng. When Deng army's subsequent troops arrive, the Qin army will be in danger, so Wang Feng decided to retreat to Zitong first, and then fight the Deng army to the death when the reinforcements arrive.

Everyone did not object. After all, Wang Feng said it was true. The Deng army was not as good as the Shu army. The Deng army's combat power was famous all over the world. Therefore, when the troops were at a disadvantage, the Qin army should not take risks. As for whether to attack Fucheng with all firepower before the main force of the Deng army arrived, the Qin army generals had never thought that the Deng army was best at attacking the enemy's defense. Although the Deng army was less than 30,000, and the Qin army and Meng Chengting had 80,000 or 90,000 troops, if the Deng army defended to the death, they would not have been able to capture Fucheng without a half month. By then, the Deng army would have arrived long ago, so retreating back to Zitong was the best choice.
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