Retreating to Advance

Author: Magic Prince

Retreating to Advance

A few days later, Han Sui finally led his army to the outside of Chencang City. He looked at the ruins of Chencang City and fell into deep thought. At this time, all his main troops had been assembled. There were three choices before him.

, the first one is to retreat directly, and the whole army directly bypasses Dashan Pass occupied by Xiang Yu. This basically means the end of this large-scale Eastern Expedition.

The second option is to concentrate the main forces to attack Dashan Pass with all their strength. Xiang Yu's troops must be wiped out here. Otherwise, with his powerful combat ability and the key position of Dashan Pass, he will be severely damaged in the future.

Another expedition poses a huge threat, but it is not without any risks.

First of all, Dashan Pass has obvious natural geographical advantages. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The terrain around the pass is steep, which is very unfavorable for the deployment and attack of the troops. The troops he leads are mainly cavalry. In such terrain, regardless of the characteristics of the cavalry itself or the army

The numerical advantage cannot be reflected, and even a strong attack may not be able to capture it in a short time.

Secondly, although Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's troops have not pursued them yet, as long as Han Sui's troops do not completely retreat to Xiliang, they will definitely lead their troops to pursue them later. Of course, Chencang City has been basically destroyed. The terrain near Chencang City

It is also mainly on the plains. If Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo pursue rashly, Han Sui will still have some advantages when fighting in this area.

The third option is to leave some troops to attack Dashan Pass, while most of the rest retreat westward, but not all of them, but to rest and reorganize after replenishing enough food and grass.

It is also because Chencang City was destroyed and lost a very key strategic position, and its vicinity is dominated by plains. It is easy to be attacked by the enemy if stationed on the plains. If Han Sui's large troops gathered here, then he

It is equivalent to being in that pocket. If you retreat to the west first, let Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's troops enter this pocket, and then Han Sui will use the repaired troops to attack Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo who have just arrived and have not yet established a foothold.

Dong Zhuo, then the chances of winning will be greatly increased.

When the time comes, the troops attacking Dashanguan will encircle the main troops to the west, and they will definitely be able to deal a huge blow to Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's troops.

After careful consideration, Han Sui also chose the third strategic plan. In his opinion, he did not need to really capture Dashan Pass. After all, Xiang Yu and Sun Jian in Dashan Pass were mainly cavalry.

Troops, you only need to seal them in Dashan Pass. Anyway, the terrain near Dashan Pass is not suitable for cavalry charges.

This is not only for Han Sui, but also for Xiang Yu and Sun Jian. As long as Han Sui builds defenses in place while attacking, it will be extremely difficult for Xiang Yu and his thousands of troops to break out.

Han Sui also heard about Xiang Yu's performance during this period from his subordinates, and knew that although Xiang Yu was definitely not a god-demonic being as described by some soldiers, he must be a generation of military wizards, whether he was fighting in battle or killing the enemy individually.

His ability to control soldiers and command on the spot are all outstanding.

However, these are all based on giving Xiang Yu a certain space to perform. Now Xiang Yu retreats to Dashan Pass. In fact, in Han Sui's view, Xiang Yu has lost his biggest advantage and the cavalry he can rely on. He is fully confident that Xiang Yu can

Become a hero with no place to play.

In this way, Han Sui could concentrate on dealing with Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's troops. After all, this army was the main combat force sent by the Eastern Han Dynasty court. If he could defeat them in one fell swoop, he could take advantage of the situation and fight back.

In one wave, the Eastern Expedition was launched again into the Sanfu area, occupying the imperial tombs of the Western Han Dynasty to force the Eastern Han Dynasty court to compromise, and even further intimidate Chang'an. Although it is not said that Chang'an can really be captured, it can also be used as a basis for further bargaining with the Eastern Han Dynasty court.

capital.

When the time comes, he can be allowed to withdraw his troops, but then does the Eastern Han Dynasty court need to offer something sincere in exchange? For example, give them enough gold and silver treasures, or recognize the fact that they, the rebels, have actual control over Xiliang

.

Of course, it may be a bit difficult to achieve the latter effect in practice, but Han Sui believed that as long as he could pose a large enough military threat to the Eastern Han Dynasty, anything was possible.

Even if the current emperor does not care about the safety of the imperial tombs of his ancestors of the Western Han Dynasty, he will definitely care about the safety of his own emperor's position. By then, as long as his rebels occupy the Sanfu area for a long time, they can make further eastward moves at any time.

If the conquest threatens Luoyang, then there is no fear that the Eastern Han Dynasty court and the emperor will remain indifferent.

What I have to say is that Han Sui is not only a good hand at leading troops in battles, but also an extremely outstanding politician. He has a very thorough understanding of the corruption of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the stupidity of the emperor, just like when he

When he went to Luoyang, he suggested that He Jin decisively kill the eunuchs to clear the emperor's side, but He Jin refused very decisively.

So he very decisively rejected He Jin's proposal to keep him as an official in the capital, and returned to Xiliang. As a result, things like this happened later. He knew very well that the Eastern Han Dynasty was in great chaos at this time.

Regardless of whether they are relatives, eunuchs, nobles, bureaucrats, or emperors, they only have their own interests in their eyes and do not care at all about the life and death of the people in the world.

To deal with such a group of extremely selfish and corrupt people, one has to either give them enough benefits or use enough force to subdue them. Otherwise, there is no way to truly shake their numb and corrupt inner souls.

Therefore, Han Sui either did not rebel. Since he had rebelled and became the de facto leader of the rebel army, he must definitely carry out the rebellion and threaten the rule and security of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the greatest extent.

This way, when the time comes to negotiate terms at the negotiation table, things will be much easier to handle.

He could have opened his mouth like a lion and put forward some conditions that were completely unacceptable to the Eastern Han Dynasty court and the emperor, and then put forward a condition that seemed quite excessive, but was obviously much better than the previous one. In this way, this one would also be

The possibility of accepting some excessive conditions will be much greater.

Of course, for Han Sui at this time, the most critical point is whether Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's troops can be completely defeated before winter completely sets in. In his opinion, the current situation is actually very beneficial to him.

Although he seemed to be the one who was forced to retreat because the food route was cut off, his military strength was not greatly affected in the process, whether it was the destruction of Chencang City, the capture of Bian Zhang, or the

All the achievements Xiang Yu and Sun Jian have achieved over time are actually just scratching an itch.

Now that Han Sui's main force has successfully returned, the problem of military rations will be solved soon. His core combat strength is still very strong, especially when his troops, mainly Xiliang cavalry, arrive at a terrain suitable for cavalry operations.

As long as Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo dare to pursue him, he is confident that they will pay a heavy price!
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