Chapter 460 Jealousy
Based on the combat habits of the Liang army, Sun Qi adopted a response strategy and used the terrain and fire to annihilate Qu Ze's 50,000 troops.
This battle also left a strong mark in future imperial history books.
After the Liang army was destroyed, the commander Qu Ze died, and several commanders of Huan army were very excited. At this time, his attitude towards Sun Qi also changed from the initial vague suspicion to complete conviction.
After returning to guard Tang Pass, a commander of a thousand men couldn't help but say, "General, our army won a great victory in this battle, with fewer victory, and the king would be very happy to hear that!"
"This battle is far from over. Our troops will have more important military operations next." Sun Qi said with a calm expression.
"This..." The commander of the thousand-man was puzzled: "Tangguan returned to our army and annihilated 50,000 enemy troops. In such a big victory, our troops only need to report, and what else do... need to do?"
Sun Qi said: "You said, what are the main force of the Liang army doing now? It is on the front battlefield, continuing to advance, and fighting with General Xiangge."
"At this time, the news of Qu Ze's defeat had not yet been spread to Xue Wu. This is our rare fighter opportunity!"
After saying that, he immediately turned the railway line:
"Everyone in the world thinks that with thousands of troops and facing hundreds of thousands of troops, they will not dare to touch their edge."
"But I will march!"
"Ah!?" Everyone present was shocked when they heard this.
But Sun Qi ignored it and decisively ordered, personally leading three thousand troops to march day and night, and attacking the rear of the Liang army.
At this time, judging from the entire battle situation, Xue Wu's main force has advanced very deeply. Under his strategic arrangement, Tangguan should be in sync with him.
But what he didn't expect was that Qu Ze's 50,000 army was defeated by only a few thousand Huan's army!
Another point is that when the Liang army fights, the supply line has always been very long, and the main transportation route is currently synchronized with Tangguan!
Sun Qi seized this opportunity!
Of course, he could not really attack the main force of the Liang Army, but was trying to cut off the opponent's food and grass!
As a result, this attack was really unexpected. I couldn't take away the food, supplies, so I fired again and cleaned the rear of the Liang army!
After cutting the grain, Sun Qiyi turned around and returned to Tangguan without saying a word.
From his various layouts and bold attacks, it is not difficult to see his understanding of war and his grasp of the fighter.
If this is placed on ordinary generals, they can defend Tang Pass, so they will never dare to circumvent the back!
Qu Ze was defeated, and the supply in the rear was cut. The news reached Xue Wu. After hearing this, the latter was furious and couldn't help but slap the handsome case:
"Waste! Qu Ze, this waste! A 50,000 army cannot capture Tangguan! Why is the entire army wiped out!"
After cursing, he said angrily: "Who is the general of Tangguan? At this moment, how dare you cut me back line!"
"It is reportedly named Sun Qi." Seeing that he was angry, the deputy general was cautious.
"Sun Qi?" Xue Wu frowned and said in confusion: "What I haven't heard of, where are the young soldiers?"
"This..." The deputy general had never heard of it, so he could not answer it.
After pausing, he said, "But Xue Shuai, the supply is cut off now. If we can't capture the city, our army's food and grass will be difficult to deal with."
Hearing this, Xue Wu finally took a deep breath, slowly calmed down, and said with a gloomy face:
"Take a step back and urge the next batch of food and grass."
Without food and grass, there is no war. The Liang army had no choice but to temporarily retreat and give up the hundreds of miles of land that are now deep.
All the previous results were gone.
Xiang Ge took advantage of the situation and returned to the previous defense line and re-arranged it.
Tangguan seems to be no longer important.
Two more days later, the news also came back to the Huan Kingdom court.
Upon hearing the war report, King Huan suddenly widened his eyes, couldn't help but stand up, and asked in a trembling voice:
"What did you say!? Sun Qi used 5,000 troops to annihilate 50,000 enemy troops, and even took the initiative to cut off the supply of Liang's army, forcing Xue Wu to retreat more than 130 miles?"
"Yes, the king!" said the person who reported the report seriously.
"This, this, this, this is really great!" King Huan was very excited, and he said repeatedly: "It's incredible! It's incredible! How did he do it?"
So, the Tangguan War Report was carefully studied in the Huan Kingdom Courtyard.
After learning the details, King Huan couldn't help but praise Sun Qi again, and at the same time he couldn't help but say to Qiu Rong:
"The person recommended by the Prime Minister is really a military genius!"
When Qiu Rong heard this, he was also very happy and immediately said, "Congratulations to the king, for obtaining this talent, using a small amount of troops to reverse the entire battle situation and resolve the danger of our country's Huan Kingdom. It is a blessing for the country."
"Yes, yes." King Huan also sighed: "With Sun's talent and being a small guard of Tangguan is indeed a talent."
Qiu Rong took advantage of the situation and said, "Sun Qi's military talent is obvious to all, and he has long said that our army can win the battle of Huanliang. Since this is the case, the king should entrust him with important tasks and let him defeat Xue Wu!"
"Well, I am just thinking about this." King Huan nodded, and then said, "Tangguan is no longer important. Even if Sun Qi returns to the capital, I will be in the court with him and listen to his argument again. If his words are quite combined, then he will be prepared for the commander."
Hearing this, Qiu Rong shouted: "I, Wang Yingming——"
The other ministers lowered their heads slightly and looked at each other. Although many people looked down on Sun Qi, the fact of this battle was placed in front of them.
The king's order was soon passed to Tangguan. After Sun Qi received the imperial edict, he returned to the capital without hesitation.
At this time, he was ready to ask for a handsome man.
At the same time, Xiang Ge naturally received letters from his friends in the court, saying that Sun Qi was shining, and the king might have the intention of changing his commander.
After reading it, you can imagine how ugly Xiang Ge's face was.
Regardless of whether he has real materials or not, he was always called a famous general of the Huan Kingdom, and this title was suppressed. If he was replaced by an unknown man, he would probably be ashamed of shame.
More importantly, isn’t this telling the world that Xiang Ge can’t lead the troops?
Therefore, for him, this matter was unacceptable.
He held the letter and was speechless for a long time, his face was gloomy and gloomy.
Seeing this, a Chinese military official who followed him for many years asked tentatively: "Sir Xiang, has something big happened?"
There were only two of them in the hall.
Xiang Ge came to his senses, first smiled bitterly, and then said, "Sir, I am so embarrassed this time. Do you know what the letter said? It's like the king who said it's a change of the commander."
"What?" The civil servant was shocked and looked puzzled on his face: "This makes no sense. Who else can compare with Xiang Shuai within my Huan army?"
"It's Sun Qi." Xiang Ge said.
"Is this the unknown young man who once said that Xiang Shuai was unfavorable to command?" asked the civil servant.
“That’s right.”
Chapter completed!