Chapter 495: Li Jing’s plan (I)

On February 20, outside Jiameng Pass, Bai Qi led 120,000 main forces of Qin troops to arrive here. In addition to 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jiameng Pass, the Qin army that went south to attack Bashu this time used 150,000 troops. Although Bai Qi gathered 200,000 troops in Hanzhong, since Hanzhong was the only way back to the Qin army, and Hanzhong was adjacent to Shangyong County, Deng Kingdom, so in order to protect this only way back, Bai Qi left 50,000 troops to garrison Hanzhong.

"The last general is paying homage to the Grand Marshal!" Outside Jiameng Pass, Bai Chen and Shelitu led the entire army out of the pass to welcome Bai Qi. Bai Qi smiled when he saw the two of them, turned over and dismounted and said, "The two generals do not need to be polite. This time, the two generals will make their first contribution. In the next day, the Grand Marshal will return to the court to the king and ask for the two generals for their contributions."

"It all depends on the name of the Taiwei as a predecessor. Only when the last general can achieve success in one fell swoop. The capture of Jiameng Pass is all the tricks of the Taiwei. The last general dare not take credit!" Bai Chen and Shelitu hurriedly said. They knew very well that the reason why they could successfully capture this Bashu gateway pass was almost ignored. If Bai Qi had not been placed in Jiameng Pass in advance, they would not have to think about breaking the pass for another month. So if they really wanted to reward merits, Bai Qi was the real first merit.

"There is no need for the two generals. If there are no two generals, even if this Taiwei is completely indecisive, it will be useless. Okay, let's enter the city first, and then you will tell me about the movements of Deng's army to me." Bai Qi said.

"Here! Please, Grand Marshal!" Bai Chen responded, and then took Bai Qi into Jiameng Pass.

In Jiameng Pass, Bai Qi sat in the main seat in the general's mansion, and the following were all generals who attacked Bashu this time. After Bai Qi sat down, he asked Bai Chen and Shelitu: "Two generals, I wonder where Deng's army is now?"

Bai Chen and Shelitu looked at each other, and Shelitu said with a look at Bai Chen. Bai Chen nodded, and then said, "Return to the Taiwei, after the last generals captured Jiameng Pass, a Deng army once came to Jiameng Pass. The leader was Luo Yi, the general of the Tianwu Guard of Deng Kingdom. However, Luo Yi did not know that Jiameng Pass had fallen into the hands of our army and was defeated by our army without any defense. Then Deng's entire army retreated to Jianshan."

"Jianshan? Where is Jianshan?" Bai Qi asked. It was Bai Qi's first time to enter Shu. If you ask Bai Qi what larger cities there are in Bashu, maybe Bai Qi can still tell it, but Bai Qi didn't know about Jianshan at all.

"When the Taiwei, the last generals have already found it clearly. Jianshan is located southwest of Jiameng Pass. The terrain here is quite steep. It is the only way to enter the hinterland of Bashu. As long as we pass Jianshan, our army can march into the Chengdu Plain smoothly." Bai Chen replied. To be honest, Bai Chen didn't know where Jianshan was before. After all, it was his first time to come to Bashu, but Bai Chen still knew the importance of Jianshan from some people.

"Since Jianshan is so important, Li Jing's garrison of Jianshan must have used Jianshan to block our army from entering the hinterland of Bashu. After all, Jianshan is not defeated, and our army will be unable to move forward." Ma Sheng, the general next to him, said that the geographical location of Jianshan is so important, and Li Jing's intention is self-evident.

"Even if it is difficult, we have to fight. Our army has been going south for some time. Wancheng must have received news. I'm afraid that Deng's reinforcements are already on the way to Shu. If we drag them like this, it will be very unfavorable for our army." General Wei Song answered. The news that the Qin army went south to Bashu is hard to hide from Deng's detailed work. It is good to be able to hide for so long. According to time, Deng's reinforcements may have already left Wancheng. If we spend too much time in Jianshan, a large number of Deng's reinforcements will arrive. At that time, even if we can conquer Bashu, how many 150,000 Qin troops can be left? This is obviously not in the interests of Qin. There is no reason to lose troops and generals for one Bashu. After all, after capturing Bashu, Qin will inevitably face the strong counterattack of Deng. Qin, which lacks soldiers and major generals, is difficult to deal with.

Bai Qi thought for a while and said, "I will send all the scouts to the Taiwei to investigate the terrain of Jianshan area clearly. The most detailed one is that since Li Jing takes Jianshan as the first line of defense, the Taiwei will bury him and his Tianwu Guard in Jianshan."

"Here!" everyone responded.

Less than a day after Bai Qi entered Jiameng Pass, Li Jing learned the news. After all, Jiameng Pass in Jianshan is not far away. The scouts of Tianwu Guard are always active in the mountains and ridges of Bashu all year round. It is not difficult to convey the message back as quickly as possible.

In Jianshan, Deng's army camp, and in the central army tent, Li Jing said to everyone with a serious expression: "Everyone, the scouts' return, not long ago, a large number of Qin troops entered Jiameng Pass, and the number of people was estimated to be no less than 100,000. The general of the commander was Bai Qi, the first general of Qin State. Moreover, on the way back, the scouts also found a large number of Qin army cavalry coming to Jianshan."

After hearing Li Jing's words, everyone also looked solemn. The chief general of the Qin army was Bai Qi, who was as famous as the general of Deng State Yue Fei, and had once fought with Zhao Xin, the legendary military god of Zhao State, and had beaten the current general of Zhao State Li Rubing to the point of being so easy to deal with? What's more, the enemy is too small and we are very different, and the strength of the Qin army is the elite of all battles in the world, and what about the Tianwu Guard? It has only been a few years since it was formed, and it has not even fought a decent battle, and its combat power cannot be compared.

"General, it is unlikely that it will be difficult to arrive in Wancheng's reinforcements for less than half a month. In other words, our army must block the Qin army for more than fifteen days. Although our army has the advantage of swords and mountain areas, the strength is very different. Under the fierce attack of more than 100,000 Qin troops, it may not last long." Li Siwen said pessimistically. The strength difference between the two armies is too big, and the commander of the Qin army is still the famous Bai Qi. Although Li Siwen admires Li Jing's talent, he dealt with Bai Qi this time. To be honest, Li Siwen is not very optimistic about Li Jing. If it were Yue Fei, or Han Qing, Chang Yuchun, and Yang Yanzhao, there were still similar people like him. The worst thing is that Murong Ke has been in the battlefield.

"What do you think about the military advisor?" Li Jing looked at Jia Xu and asked. After working with Jia Xu for the years, Li Jing has never seen through Jia Xu. This guy has hidden too deeply. However, what Li Jing can be sure is that Jia Xu's ability must be good, and he can even be said to be very strong, but he is just used to hiding his shortcomings. But now it is time to let this guy perform his skills.

Jia Xu frowned slightly, and then said, "General, with the strength of our army, if we fight head-on with the Qin army, we can say that we will definitely lose. However, if we defend our army and passively let the Qin army attack fiercely, our army will not last long. Fortunately, as far as our subordinates know, the Qin generals who entered Shu this time, including Bai Qi, have entered Bashu for the first time. They do not understand the terrain of Bashu. This is our advantage. Perhaps our army can use the complex terrain of Bashu to deal with the Qin army. As long as it is used properly, it should be a big problem to drag the Qin army to the Jianshan area."

After hearing Jia Xu's words, Li Jing stood up, walked to the map, stared at the location of Jianshan on the map. Everyone was very surprised by Li Jing's actions, but seeing that Li Jing seemed to be thinking about something, he did not interrupt Li Jing's thoughts.

After a long time, Li Jing smiled and said, "Maybe our army still has a chance of winning in this battle."

"What do you say about the general? Did the general think of a way to defeat the Qin army?" Everyone showed joy on their faces when they heard this. Now it was at a loss. Suddenly, they heard Li Jing say that there was still a chance of winning, as if they had caught the last life-saving straw.

Li Jing greeted everyone to the map, pointed to Jianshan and said, "Everyone, the military advisor was right just now. The Qin army had just entered the middle road of Shu and did not know the terrain of Bashu at all. This is a great advantage for our army. As we all know, in addition to the comparison of strength between the two sides, the terrain is also very important. Although our army is far inferior to the Qin army, we who occupy the advantage of the territory are not without the power of a war."

Then Li Jing drew a circle on the map with Jianshan as the center and said, "Jianshan is the only way for the Qin army to march into the Chengdu Plain. Jianshan is surrounded by mountains and ridges. There is only one road to walk among the mountains. It can be said that it is a terrain where a man is at the gate of thousands of men. In fact, the general had intended to build a checkpoint here a long time ago, but it has not been realized. Now our army occupies such a favorable terrain, but the Qin army knows nothing about it. Our army can set up an ambush on Jianshan and introduce the Qin army into Jianshan. Use the terrain of Jianshan to fight against the Qin army. Against the favorable terrain, the gap in strength will be greatly narrowed. At that time, our army still has a great chance of winning."
Chapter completed!