Author: Magic Prince

On Han Sui's side, he certainly thought that after Zhang Wen's army gathered, he might pursue him, but he was not worried about this, and even hoped that the other party would do so, because he had already made preparations in advance and waited until the pursuers

Come here, he will personally lead the army to fight back.

Han Sui's withdrawal route was to go west along the Wei River, pass through Linwei in Guangwei County, arrive at Tianshui and Hebei County, and store some of his troops in Xi County southwest of Tianshui. The three places formed a link with each other.

Due to the strength of the enemy, if Zhang Wen led his army to invade Tianshui, the troops from Ji County and Xixian County would be able to quickly provide support.

The advantages of the Xiliang cavalry are several. One is that their horses are big. Later generations have a saying that the Liangzhou horses are rampant in the world. At this time, the Wuwei generation in the Liangzhou Hexi Corridor had very lush grasslands.

After obtaining Dawan horse, Wusun horse and other excellent horse breeds, they started cross-breeding with local horse breeds in Wuwei.

As a result, the quality of the horses of the Liangzhou generation has been greatly enhanced. These tall war horses have more powerful impact capabilities and speed. There are also a certain proportion of Xiliang war horses in the Eastern Han Dynasty court, but compared with the Xiliang army, there are still

There is a certain gap.

The second advantage lies in the ability to adapt to mountain warfare. There are many mountainous areas in the Liangzhou area. These Liangzhou cavalry are very good at using mountainous terrain and mounted archery to attack the enemy. In fact, there is no way to completely defeat the Xiliang cavalry on flat ground.

This characteristic was brought into play, and many Xiliang cavalry often traveled among the mountains, rocks and hills, gathering and scattering like the wind, and their whereabouts were difficult to determine.

Therefore, if the Xiliang cavalry fights in the mountains, it will often be very difficult to win. This is also the key combat ability that Han Sui can rely on. The Qiang cavalry suffered losses in the battle with Xiang Yu before, but if

If Xiang Yu led his army to fight these Qiang cavalry in the mountains, the result might be different.

Even Xiang Yu can hardly reverse the gap between the Central Plains cavalry and the Xiliang cavalry in this regard, and even Xiang Yu's cavalry can come and go as freely in the mountains as the Xiliang cavalry and is good at riding and shooting, but the overall number is not

There is a gap between Han Sui and Han Sui, so it is conceivable that if they enter the mountains and are taken into the mountains by Han Sui's cavalry, then even if Xiang Yu personally commands it, it may be difficult to win.

Han Sui withdrew his troops on the surface, but in fact he did not withdraw very far. He would not directly withdraw all the troops from Tianshui County and return to Wuwei, because the strategic location of Tianshui County is also very important, whether it is for

For Han Sui, as well as for the Eastern Han Dynasty to quell the rebels, the battle for Tianshui generation will have to be done.

However, unlike places such as Chencang, Fufeng, and Jingzhao, which have a large amount of plain terrain, the terrain in Tianshui is much more complex. It is actually difficult for a large-scale army to fully deploy here, and the troops of the Eastern Han Dynasty were compared to the Western

For the Liang rebels, one of the advantages is that military discipline will be better and the formation will be closer during battle.

However, these advantages cannot be reflected in areas with extremely complex terrain such as mountains and hills, and no good formations can be deployed. However, the Xiliang rebels, especially the Qiang cavalry, have strong personal combat capabilities and personal combat skills.

On the contrary, it can show its advantages. In fact, this is something that Zhang Wen is very worried about.

In fact, Xiang Yu had some hesitations in his heart as to whether to continue to pursue Han Sui. Especially after he learned from spies about the terrain structure of the upper reaches of the Wei River, he also knew that if he rashly pursued Han Sui's army, there would be very big consequences.

Difficulty, but he also has his own internal considerations.

First of all, a very critical point is that with the efforts of him and Sun Jian, the situation of the battle has been changed by Han Sui to attack, they defend, and Han Sui retreats, and they attack. This is the offensive initiative that was finally obtained.

They now occupy Chencang City and Dashan Pass, which is equivalent to having strategic depth.

In this case, continuing to attack Han Sui may not necessarily succeed, but if they do not attack, they will definitely not succeed. Even if they are defeated, they have a way out. Han Sui has no way to directly bypass Dashan Pass and Chencang City to attack them.

The rear, especially when they have enough frontal pressure.

Even if the war situation is unfavorable, they will be able to retreat to Dashanguan and Chencang City and continue to defend until the spring of next year. Another point is that they have now had the opportunity to switch from defense to offense. If they can seize this opportunity at this time,

With such momentum, it is entirely possible to create some miracles. For Xiang Yu, he created many miracles in his previous life.

If Han Sui can be defeated in one fell swoop and make him abandon Tianshui County and retreat to Wuwei, then after the spring of next year, they can really bring the war to the border of Liangzhou. Wuwei is the most important throat area of ​​the Hexi Corridor.

The terrain there is dominated by grasslands with abundant water and grass, and Xiang Yu is confident that he can directly defeat Han Sui on the frontal battlefield there.

If that's the case, even if this unprecedented Qiang and Xiliang rebellion cannot be completely resolved, it can at least reduce its scope of influence to a controllable range.

In fact, there is a more long-term plan brewing in Xiang Yu's mind. In fact, he also covets Wuwei, a geomantic treasure land, which can produce a large number of tall horses. However, Xiang Yu's ultimate goal is not to be a loyal minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

On the contrary, he will also be an important force in destroying the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But before that, he needed a piece of land, a place where he could settle down and live. The recent events reminded him of a question. If Han Suidu could lead these rebels to develop and grow in such a short period of time, why?

He cannot replace them. In fact, although Xiang Yu has won many victories against these Xiliang rebels, he also saw some great potential in these Xiliang rebels.

They may just lack a truly powerful commander. If he can replace Han Sui as the supreme commander of the rebel army, and if he can gain the support of the vast Xiliang region and the Qiang people, then this rear area will be

He strives for the greatest wealth and support in the world.

However, to do this, he must first defeat these rebels. In fact, he has already done this in part in the previous battles. Many rebels have already regarded Xiang Yu as a god descending to earth. Secondly,

The point is to use the hands of these rebels to deal a fatal blow to these Eastern Han Dynasty rebels.

He must weaken the power of both parties at the same time, so that he can have a chance to benefit from them.
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