Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2010: The Battle of Henan Begins, Ling Gan Enters the River to Fight Zishan

"Xue Rengui's troops have secretly left Henan. Now, the situation for our army is completely bad!"

Although Xuanyuan Huang and Yang Su received the news relatively late, it was not too late after all.

However, at this time, they had only received the news that Xue Rengui's troops had appeared. As for the news from Quanyang City, it was still on the way.

Guangyin is still quite some distance away from Qingbei.

Of course, it wouldn’t be long before they received the news.

"Hey, Zhao Kuangyin is raising a massive army!"

"If not for this, this battle would be completely different!" Xuanyuan Huang was overwhelmed when he thought of this.

The moment Xue Rengui's troops appeared, it became clear what the Han Dynasty was trying to do.

And the root of all this has to start with Zhao Kuangyin.

It is precisely because of the fierce fight between Zhao Kuangyin and Xi Cang that the current situation has directly worsened for them.

Originally, if Zhao Kuangyin had not taken action against Xi Cang, at that time, even if Xi Cang did not send troops to the Han Dynasty, the mere existence of Xi Cang was enough to prevent Xue Rengui's troops from moving lightly.

With the arrival of the Zhennan Army, with such a large force guarding Henan, if we just seek stability and defend the imperial capital, there will basically be no major problems.

On the Guangyin side, even if Feng Yihan is not a match for Meng Tian, ​​he can still be a problem in the short term.

As for them, even if they were facing Han Xin, Xuanyuan Huang still had some confidence. After all, how could his carefully trained elite troops really be defeated by a group of captive soldiers?

However, as Zhao Kuangyin's troops launched a large-scale attack on Xicang, Xue Rengui's troops were directly freed up. Such a huge force could be directly inserted into the battlefield.

Of course, Zhao Kuangyin was actually wronged. If Zhao Kuangyin knew that the Zhennan Army would be lured out, he would not have acted so rashly so early. At least, if he had waited a little longer, he might have seen a situation where both sides would suffer losses.

But it was just after he had sent out his troops that Ma Qianli intervened.

It has come to this, Zhao Kuangyin can't stop, right?

War is a matter of great importance to a country. How can a battle of this scale be treated as a joke?
"Xue Rengui's army has already left Henan. As a result, the Han army has almost no military advantage!" Da Hong, the general of Dayan, said thoughtfully.

The Han Dynasty was the attacking party. Without a certain advantage in military strength, how could it capture a strong city like the imperial capital?

"If Xue Rengui's army doesn't leave Henan, how confident is Wang Pengfei in taking Tianjing?" Feng Hou sneered.

The sudden joining of the Zhennan Army did change a lot.

It can be said that the addition of these hundreds of thousands of Zhennan troops almost directly changed the war situation in Henan.

The war situation, which had deteriorated sharply due to Gao Huan's defeat, was once again balanced. As long as they were not aggressive, even if they could not win, could they still lose?
It’s just that Ma Qianli acted a little late. If he had acted a little earlier, before Zhao Kuangyin sent out his troops, the situation would have been completely different.

"Ma Qianli's heart is with Xi Cang. Now, Xi Cang is losing ground to Zhao Song. If Xue Rengui's troops were still there, Ma Qianli would not dare to act rashly."

"But Xue Rengui's troops have already left. Although the Han army still has some advantage in terms of manpower in Henan, it is very small. Can Ma Qianli still sit still?"

"The person who came up with this plan can be said to be upright. He takes advantage of the situation and is impeccable!" Yang Su said with a gloomy face.

Although he had decided to leave Da Cang in the near future, Yang Su was no longer as concerned as before about which force in Da Cang would have the final say.

But after all, his brothers and son all died at the hands of the Han army. Seeing the situation of the Han army constantly improving, he was in a very bad mood at the moment.

"Mr. Chu Dao is absolutely right. In this situation, whether Ma Qianli moves or not, the Han army will benefit!"

The situation has reached this point, and all the calculations have been exposed. Therefore, people like Xuanyuan Huang, Feng Hou, and Yang Su have basically realized the purpose behind it.

Although they still didn't know who the Han army's plan was, they speculated that this was also a way to use Xi Cang to force Ma Qianli to fight against the Han army.

With the addition of the Zhennan Army, the military advantage could not be extended to a certain extent, and a strong attack was not advantageous, so they could only force the enemy to leave the city to fight and give up their defensive advantage.

If the Han army had more than 100,000 soldiers than them, Ma Qianli might still hesitate even though he knew the chances of winning were slim. After all, he was only loyal to Xi Cang, not Xi Cang's diehard fans. He was not willing to sacrifice his own family's lives to protect Xi Cang.

But if Xue Rengui's troops were gone, the Han army would reduce their military advantage to an acceptable range for them. Then, this would be a test of people's morale.

Even in this kind of battle with a total of 200,000 to 300,000 troops on both sides, with a total of more than 500,000 troops, the Han army only had an additional 20,000 to 30,000 troops, which was hardly a military advantage at all.

Of course, even if Ma Qianli did not send out troops, the people who plotted behind the scenes would not suffer any loss.

After all, no matter which battlefield Xue Rengui's troops join, it will bring about fundamental changes.

If the other battlefields win great victories, the final Henan battlefield will not be the only victory!
"Ma Qianli will definitely send troops, and even Huangfu Guyuan will definitely send troops as well."

Even though he didn't know the situation in Guangyin, Xuanyuan Huang was still so confident.

In fact, in Xuanyuan Huang's opinion, Huangfu Guyuan was more likely to take the initiative to send troops than Ma Qianli.

There is no other reason. Just defending is useless. The most fundamental goal is to repel the enemy. After all, if you defend for too long, you will lose. You can defend for a while, but you can't defend for a lifetime.

Now, the battlefield is in Henan Province, and this battle itself has caused huge damage to the production in Henan Province.

No matter how rich Henan Province is, it still has to produce. If it cannot produce itself, what output can it have?
Therefore, if there is a chance to repel the enemy, Huangfu Guyuan will not miss it!

Wang Yu himself had little contact with Huangfu Guyuan, and that was limited to the time when he fought a great battle with the court of Huangfu Mingzhao.

But it was different on Xuanyuan Huang's side. When they were fighting against the Da Cang court, the Tianshi Dao and the Three Kings had already colluded with each other at that time, and later they united to fight against the Huangfu Mingzhao court.

After that, they engaged in a confrontation that lasted for many years.

During this period, he had been an ally and an enemy. Xuanyuan Huang definitely knew this person much better than Wang Yu. It could be said that Huangfu Guhan was a conservative person who would never take risks if he could be safe. However, Huangfu Guyuan was not necessarily the same. Even if he was not a radical person, he had his own way of weighing the benefits and risks.

"Is it really that short-sighted person like Zhao Kuangyin?" A general from the Huangfu family in Dongcang said without hesitation.

After all, the current situation can almost be said to be caused by Zhao Kuangyin alone. Because of his existence, Xicang and Zhongcang have both fallen into an embarrassing situation.

There was resentment in the tone of this Huangfu family general, but the others present, especially the generals from Dayan, basically pretended not to hear it.

Dongcang and Zhao Song had broken up, but their Dayan and Zhao Song were still on friendly terms. Therefore, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they just pretended not to hear this sentence.

Even Xuanyuan Huang himself had to admit that if he were in Zhao Kuangyin's position, he would definitely make the same choice as him.

After all, it's still the same truth. Who would have known that Zhao Song had just started their army, and Ma Qianli also sent out troops at the same time.

If Ma Qianli had not sent troops, then there would have been no problem at all in Zhao Kuangyin's decision to send troops.

"Is the Han army really so confident that it can win?" a general asked with a similar expression.

Even if Ma Qianli and Huangfu Guyuan really went out to fight in the field, the Han army now had almost no advantage in manpower. He didn't believe that the Han army was really so sure of winning.

You should know that Huangfu Guyuan had seized the imperial inheritance of Huangfu Ming at that time and gathered a large number of elite imperial guards under his command.

As for the Zhennan Army, let alone it, it is a veteran and powerful army. I believe that no army in Da Cang has the absolute certainty of defeating the others with equal strength!
Among the four towns at that time, Zhendong and Zhenbei were relatively stronger. That was because they had more cavalry, not because their soldiers were of higher quality.

Xuanyuan Huang did not answer this question, nor did he need to. After all, people of different status and positions look at this issue from different perspectives.

He gives the answer, but others may not understand it.

A king in troubled times never lacks self-confidence. Without self-confidence, it is impossible to become a king in troubled times.

The kings of troubled times all grew stronger step by step from being weak. When necessary, they would dare to try even if it meant risking a small fortune. Not to mention that now, the strength of both sides was equal.

Therefore, whether it is Wang Yu or Huangfu Guyuan, they are probably confident that they can win at this time.

Besides, for the big man, fighting is better than not fighting.

After all, with the addition of the Zhennan Army, if we don’t fight a field battle, we can’t fight a siege, right?

"In the battle of Henan, both sides have advantages! One side may win, but the losses will also be huge!"

"Emperor Yan, the one in danger now is our side!" Yang Su couldn't help but remind him.

As he said, the military strength in Henan is already equal, and it can be said that both sides have their own advantages.

On the Han side, Zhendong started out as a cavalry unit. Now, after the reorganization, it still has most of the Feiyu Legion and elite cavalry such as the Black Cavalry in Henan.

If these two armies fight in the field, they will naturally have the upper hand.

Although Huangfu Guyuan absorbed the legacy of Huangfu Mingzhao, the Champion Battalion and Light Chariot Tiger Guards of the Jin Army were all killed in that battle. In terms of cavalry strength, it could not be compared with the Han Army.

As for the Zhennan Army, it was relatively weak in cavalry strength and was also of little help in this regard.

In the peak period of the four towns, the ratio between cavalry and infantry in the eastern town was as high as 1:2, and the most exaggerated ratio in the northern town was 1:1. But in the remaining two towns, it was 1:9. Among the 300,000 soldiers, the strength of the cavalry was only one-tenth at most.

In recent years, Zhenxi has vigorously developed its cavalry force due to Zhao Yong's advocacy, which has led to the expansion of Zhao Song's cavalry force.

But Zhennan is different!

In recent years, although Zhennan has not been trapped in one place like Zhenbei and has been shrinking, it can also be said to be complacent.

Furthermore, the Han people were one force, but their opponents were two forces. Moreover, the relationship between the two forces was not that close.

Ma Qianli and Huangfu Guyuan, the two of them don't like each other because of what happened back then.

As for the advantage of Huangfu Guyuan, it is naturally the foundation of the Huangfu family.

Da Cang is not Da Xia!
The top imperial family of Da Xia back then was truly the emperor and the dragon, sharing the world.

However, the top noble families in Da Cang are far behind.

In this world, only the few families in Da Xia are qualified to be called aristocratic families. The families in other dynasties, no matter how top-notch they are, cannot reach that level. They can only be aristocratic families, but not aristocratic families.

Just like the four towns, although they have powerful troops, they can only cause the central court to be wary when the four are together. If they are alone, it will be far from enough.

Who knows what the background of such a royal family that has been firmly in power for hundreds of years is? Even Daxia was able to make a comeback with the help of the Cao family in the end.

As for Da Cang, just the fact that he showed off his imperial shadow is not to be underestimated.

Therefore, in Yang Su's opinion, it was not entirely certain who would win or lose in Henan!
Moreover, in such a large-scale battle with almost equal forces, if one side wins, the other side will also suffer great losses.

When Han Xin fought against Chu Xizhao, Han Xin took advantage of Chu Xizhao's son. The Han army in Henan couldn't use the same method, could it?
"The Tianhe Navy is coming. With the strength of our Dayan Navy alone, I'm afraid we are no match for them!"

"Your Majesty, you still need to make a decision early!" After hearing Yang Su's words, Feng Hou couldn't help but remind him.

Of the 30,000 Tianhe naval forces, 20,000 have arrived, and even Ling Gan, a fierce naval commander, has arrived.

No matter how powerful Ling Gan is in the water, he is only inferior to those landlubbers on land. Facing a real naval commander, he is still a little inferior!

However, the problem is that there is more than one Ling Gan in the enemy army. With the cooperation of Fu Youde and Qiu Yeluo, Zheng Zishan alone cannot defeat four people.

The army and generals were no match for them. Faced with such a completely suppressed situation, those people and their navy were definitely at a disadvantage on the river.

And this is their biggest crisis now.