Chapter 613: Deng Han blocks Zhao's army

On the third day of the fifth month of Tiantong, in Henan County, Xingyang City, Deng Han climbed to the city and looked at the Zhao army camp that had been continuous for several miles outside the city. In mid-March of the fourth year of Tiantong, Xue Rengui ordered Zhang Liao and Murong Chui to lead the Lingshe Guard and Shenwu Guard to attack Xingyang City. After more than ten days, more than 10,000 soldiers were damaged and more than 10,000 generals were finally captured. He killed nearly 10,000 Zhao troops, captured and killed Zhao army chief Wang Feng, and several generals of Zhao army, and captured this important central city in one fell swoop.

After taking down the city, Zhang Liao and Murong Chui, in accordance with Xue Rengui's wishes, sent a message to General Deng Han, the Qianniu Guard, and asked him to lead his troops north to guard Xingyang City.

In early April of the fourth year of Tiantong, Deng Han led his troops to Xingyang City, took over the city, and began to deploy defenses. After Zhang Liao and Murong Chui handed over the city to Qianniu Guard, they led their troops to Hulao Pass and gathered with Xue Rengui's main army.

Originally, according to the calculations of the Deng army, the Zhao army in the north would go south at the end of March at the earliest, but I don’t know why it was delayed. It was not until mid-April that it arrived at Xingyang City. When the Zhao army came to Xingyang City, Xingyang City had been occupied by the Deng army. The two sides had confronted each other for nearly half a month. The Zhao army launched several attacks in succession, but still could not shake Xingyang City. They had to set up camp outside the city and find another opportunity.

"Your Highness, the Zhao army has not launched any offensive for several days. I wonder what they mean?" Qianniu Guard military advisor Wang Sheng frowned and said. Wang Sheng was the son of Wang Meng, the Minister of War. Because of his outstanding ability, he was selected by the Military Affairs Office and served as a counselor in the Military Affairs Office. When Qianniu Guard was newly established, Deng Han personally persuaded him to serve as a military advisor.

Deng Han thought for a while and said, "I don't know, but I still need to be careful. The Zhao army general outside the city is Li Rubing, the general of Zhao State. He is very capable. Even Duke of Wu highly praised him, saying that it is the biggest obstacle for our great Deng to march into Hebei. Although I have been in the army for many years, in front of these famous generals, I am just a naive bird. In order not to affect the overall situation of attacking Qin, defending Xingyang City is the top priority, and you should not be reckless."

"Don't worry, your highness, my subordinates know how to do it. Your Highness, Li Rubing is a famous general in the world, second only to Duke Wu and Bai Qi, the Wu'an Jun of Qin. If your Highness can keep Li Rubing out of the door and defend Xingyang City this time, you will definitely be famous all over the world. At that time, among the famous generals in the world, you will definitely have a place for your highness." Wang Sheng praised that although Li Rubing was repeatedly defeated by Yue Fei and Bai Qi, no one could deny it. In today's day, except for Yue Fei and Bai Qi, there is only Li Rubing. Now Deng Han can defeat him, not to mention defeating Li Rubing, as long as he can block Li Rubing and defend Xingyang City, it will be enough to make Deng Han famous all over the world.

"Haha, it's too early to say this now. Li Rubing should not underestimate it. Besides, the Zhao army is stronger than our army, so it's not that easy to defend Xingyang City." Deng Han smiled and said. Although he said he should be careful, Deng Han still enjoyed Wang Sheng's compliments. After all, not everyone has the ability to compete with famous generals like Li Rubing. Not to mention the winner or loser, being able to fight with him is a kind of affirmation.

In the Zhao army camp and in the central tent, Li Rubing stared at the map and said, "I thought that I would fight south and north and spread the world. Except for Yue Fei, Bai Qi and other few people, I have never met the enemy. Now I am blocked by a young man in his early twenties in Xingyang City. It is really ironic."

This time, Li Rubing went south to lead 100,000 elite troops, and his generals Le Ting, Zheng Xuan, Wei Liang, and Tang Hong were ambitious to move south south, intending to enter Xingyang City first, but he never thought that when he came to Xingyang City, the Deng army had already occupied the city. Li Rubing originally thought that Xue Rengui could still trust and guard Xingyang, an important city in the Central Plains, must be a famous general among the Deng army. Unexpectedly, he was a young man in his early twenties, and his troops were only new recruits who had been formed for only a few years.

This made Li Rubing feel insulted. He thought that he was the general of Zhao and could become opponents with him. Even if it was not Yue Fei and Bai Qi, at least he had to be Xue Rengui, Li Siye, and Murong Ke, and other famous generals who were famous all over the world. Now Deng Jun actually sent a young man, which was nothing, especially when Li Rubing learned that the young man in his early twenties in the city was Deng Sheng's second son, King Jin of Deng's king of Jin, Li Rubing lived. To be honest, Li Rubing didn't take a young man in his early twenties seriously. Moreover, this man was Deng Sheng's prince. If he could break through Xingyang City and capture Deng Han alive, he would definitely make Deng's army be afraid of weapons, which was very beneficial to the advancement of the war.

After having this idea, Li Rubing ordered the army to attack the city, but unexpectedly, he launched several strong attacks in succession, but still could not advance. Instead, he lost his troops and generals. This made Li Rubing very depressed. At this moment, Li Rubing realized that the prince of Deng in the city was not simple.

"General, Deng Han, the last general has also seen it in Pei County. When the last general planned to lead the Pei County army westward to Chenliu and assist the general in defeating Yue Fei, it was this person who led the side troops northward with another prince of Deng Yu, who led the side troops northward to lead the last general to go south. Although the last general had never fought with him, he had the courage to lead the side troops northward to lure the enemy. His courage was really extraordinary and his ability should be good." Le Ting said on the side. During the Central Plains Battle four years ago, Le Ting had seen the two brothers Deng Han and Deng Yu, but he had not had a formal fight.

"Alas! There are many famous generals in Deng State. Even the younger generation can stand alone. It is not easy to defeat. On the other hand, I, Da Zhao, have countless veterans passed away in recent years. Are young people with outstanding abilities? They are not able to meet the other. If one goes on, how can I, Da Zhao, compete with Deng State?" Li Rubing sighed and said.

Gu Ju

Li Rubing was not too worried about whether he could break through Xingyang City. Instead, he was worried about the future of Zhao State. Once upon a time, Zhao State had countless elite soldiers and generals, and was so powerful that it was. However, since Zhao Xin died, Zhao State was no longer in power. Most of the generals who followed Zhao Xin to fight south and north were no longer there. Generals of the same era as Li Rubing also died in the Central Plains War four years ago. As a result, there were very few generals who could make moves in Zhao State. The worst thing was that there were not too outstanding talents among the younger generation, which made Li Rubing worry about the future of Zhao State.

The most golden generation of Zhao State was the Zhao Xin era. The name of the world's most powerful country was also won by this group of people. However, since Zhao Xin's death, after several major purges, there are few veterans in the Zhao State in Zhao State. The one who took over the power was a generation led by Li Rubing. Although this generation is not as good as the Zhao Xin era, it can still stabilize the situation in Zhao State. However, the generation led by Li Rubing is now nearly fifty years old. How many years can it be fought? Faced with the Deng State with many talents, how could Li Rubing not worry?

"You don't have to worry about the general. I, the Great Zhao, have countless young talents. Although I am still young and immature at the moment, if I can support me, in time, I, the Great Zhao, will never be inferior to the Deng State." Le Ting comforted.

"I hope this is the case!" Li Rubing sighed and said, "But Xingyang City is now solid. Although the Deng army's military strength is not as strong as ours, Xingyang City is an important city in the Central Plains. In terms of its strength, it is not weaker than the giant cities of Jinyang, Chang'an and Wancheng. It is not easy to break through the Qin State. The situation in Qin State is not optimistic now. I have heard that the Deng army has broken through the Qinchuan defense line of the Qin army, and 100,000 elite troops have entered Guanzhong. If we delay in Xingyang City for too long, the Deng army will probably break through Chang'an City."

"The general doesn't have to worry. According to the news from Jinyang, the court has ordered General Zhao Kuo to lead 30,000 elite troops south, and I think we can arrive in Chang'an soon. With the help of General Zhao Kuo and 30,000 elite troops, as long as the enemy is not underestimated, it will be no problem to defend Chang'an City." Le Ting said.

"Oh, it's easy to say. Let's not talk about whether the Qin people really believe in me, the people of Great Zhao. After all, Chang'an is the capital of Qin. How could the Qin people completely let my troops take control of the Great Zhao? Besides, Zhao Kuo was not very relieved at this time. Although Zhao Kuo was the son of General Zhao Xin, most of his ability was based on the brink of his father and his abilities were just that. But he was very ambitious, ambitious, had a strong personality, and mediocre ability. This is why I have never been willing to use him." Li Rubing said.

"Zhao Kuo is not young anymore, and I think he has changed a lot. Since the court believes in him, it means he has confidence in him. Why should the general be so arbitrary?" Le Ting said. Now he dares to talk to Li Rubing in the entire Zhao army.

"I'm not young anymore, but as the saying goes, three years old and eighty years old. How can I change my personality? Not to mention Zhao Kuo anymore. Since everything is a foregone conclusion, I can only choose to believe him. I just hope that I will really miss it." Li Rubing said that things have come to this point, everything has become a foregone conclusion. Even if Li Rubing doesn't like Zhao Kuo, he can only choose to believe him at this time.

"General, since we cannot break through Xingyang City, why not bypass Xingyang City? Going to Hulao Pass is not just a road to Xingyang City." At this time, Wei Liang, who had been standing by the side for a long time, finally had the opportunity to speak. He was just a general promoted by Li Rubingxin in recent years. He was not qualified to evaluate Zhao Kuo, so he could only pretend to be mute. Now he finally had the opportunity to interfere.

Li Rubing glanced at Wei Liang and said, "General Wei, do you know why this general must pass through Xingyang City?"

Wei Liang shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Li Rubing said: "Xingyang City is an important city in the Central Plains. As long as we hold Xingyang City tightly in our hands, the Deng army will not dare to attack Hulao Pass without restraint. More importantly, north of Xingyang is the territory of our Great Zhao. Although Deng State used hundreds of thousands of elite troops to attack Qin, Deng State claims to have millions of troops. Even in this case, it is not impossible to gather hundreds of thousands of troops to attack our Great Zhao. If we bypass Xingyang City and go to Hulao Pass, we will undoubtedly expose the rear of our army to Deng's army. If Deng's army is blocked from attacking Qin and turns to attack our Great Zhao, it will be too late to regret it. Therefore, this general will repeatedly insist on taking Xingyang City first."

"But General, although Hulao Pass is a powerful pass in the world, the Deng army is ten times that of the Qin army. With fierce attacks and fierce attacks, Hulao Pass will be difficult to hold on for too long. If our army delays too long in Xingyang City, if Hulao Pass is broken by Deng's army, our army will not be able to save Qin even if we go to Guanzhong." General Zheng Xuan said. Although Li Rubing's considerations are very thorough, the question is whether the Qin army can hold on until they take Xingyang City. If Hulao Pass is broken by Deng's army before he takes Xingyang City, everything will be useless.

"You still don't understand!" Li Rubing shook his head and said, "Xingyang City is very important to my Great Zhao, and also to Deng State. If Xingyang City falls into the hands of our army, our army can go south to the Central Plains at any time and attack Chenliu and other places. How could Deng State turn a blind eye? In the meantime, the pressure under Qin State will be greatly reduced. Although it cannot directly resolve the crisis of Qin State, it can also make Qin State breathe. As long as Qin State recovers, with Bai Qi's ability, it is not impossible to turn defeat into victory."
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