sweeping the world

Chapter 419 I want to participate in the battle of the world!

War naturally requires strategy. In many cases, strategy is just a battle plan, but whether the strategy can achieve the desired result depends on the soldiers who fight on the field.

In the dark, Xie Shi felt that he had lost for no reason, but he hadn't thought about one thing, that is, the Jin army and the Han army could not be regarded as the same at all, and then the family's private soldiers (cavalry in battle) were too much valued, which led to the division of the battlefield. It will make the Jin army collapse so quickly in the battle situation.

"Where are we?" Xie Shi waited for his mouth to speak before asking.He didn't yell loudly, but tried to lower his voice: "How is the situation on the battlefield?"

The air is a bit stuffy, and it seems that the space is small enough. Judging from the breathing, there are six people crowded in a small cellar?
I didn't know who was speaking in the darkness. He said: "Before we left, General Xie commanded his troops to defend the camp while the Han army was conducting a large-scale attack."

Xie Shi listened hard, trying to hear some sounds, but the result was silence, not even the sound of insects.

Until Xie Shi was knocked out and taken away, it should be said that the Jin army was only at a disadvantage but did not collapse. About 3000 of them were divided at the front of the defense line, and there were nearly 4000 people in the camp behind.

The Han army led by Huan Wen was only 1. After the battle, it must not have as many as [-] people. It also wanted to attack the Jin army camp with a relatively wide range, and wanted to eat up the organized Jin army in a short time. It's not easy.

The reason why no sound entered Xie Shi's ears was that he was escorted about thirteen miles away from the battlefield, and came to the pre-prepared refuge, that is, a deep-dug cellar.

The space of the cellar should be three by three meters square, and its entrance and exit is a three-meter passage that only allows one person to pass through, so the cellar is under three meters, no wonder it feels extremely humid.There were food and water reserves in the cellar in advance, so that the originally small space became very crowded after six people entered, because too many people breathed and there was no good ventilation, which also made the air very turbid.

They waited in the cellar for seven days, until people from outside came over, and all the people including Xie Shi came to the ground. At this time, Huan Wen had already defeated the Jin army led by Xie Shi, and the Han army It was marching towards Baoxin (about fifty miles south of Xincai).

Xie Shi's face was very pale, and his body was relatively shriveled, which was caused by the long-term damp environment in the cellar. He asked, "Xie Ping... and everyone?"

The guard of the Xie family who came from behind said with a gloomy expression: "General Xie, including more than [-] soldiers, was captured together."

Xie Shi later learned more. Xie Ping's army only persisted until the third day before being breached. Even though they had no hope of victory, Xie Ping still wanted to resist, but not all the generals of the Jin army had the courage to do so. The will to resist in a completely unfavorable environment, it was only after Xie Ping was attacked and tied up that the Jin army on the river bank laid down their weapons and surrendered.

After the army led by Xie Ping mutinied and surrendered, the Han army immediately went straight to Xinxi.

Xinxi actually had [-] defenders, but they did not expect that Huan Wen would let the Han army mix with the surrendered Jin army and enter the city together as a rout.It should be said that those real Jin army generals and schools rebelled, and the people in charge of the Jin army guarding the city would see their acquaintances open the city gate without hesitation, resulting in the city gate being suddenly attacked and then controlled by the Han army, waiting for the Han army to swarm into the city. The situation has become irreversible.

"Did the Han army suffer heavy losses?" Xie Shi really wanted to know, "How many troops did they have when they approached Baoxin?"

Not everyone can answer this question casually. Xie Shi failed to get the answer he wanted. He made a rough estimate, that is, the Han army after the battle should have suffered a loss. Three or four thousand, then six or seven thousand, plus the Jin army that surrendered, Huan Wen still had ten thousand troops at hand.

The real situation is that the Han army did not lose as much as three or four thousand. After taking Xinxi, Huan Wen still had nearly 8000 Han soldiers in his hand. After being driven onto the boat, it will be transported to Jiangdu. After a short rest, the final destination is to be sent across the sea to Liaodong.

Xie Shi is now facing a problem. It is very difficult for the seven of them to go to Xincai, and it is not so easy to go directly to the south of the Yangtze River.

A rough-looking guard said: "Little master, Xincai is already an isolated city. It must be surrounded by the Han army. Even if we can successfully approach, how can we pass through the Han army's interception and enter the city?"

From a practical point of view, Xie Shi really didn't want to abandon so many troops and flee back to the south of the Yangtze River in despair, especially when he had to bury the [-] elite family private soldiers he brought out.After experiencing a blow, he became much more mature. He was not so arrogant as to think that with six men he could conquer a land full of Han troops.

"We must have soldiers who fled in the wilderness, right?" Xie Shi really didn't want to go back to the south of the Yangtze River now, and he said, "There are still many wealthy families in the area, can we get their support?"

It seems that Xie Shi wants to regroup and compete with the Han army again?
On the other hand, Huan Wen, who had easily conquered Baoxin, was in a very good mood. He had received news from Wang Pu that the army approaching from Xuzhou had arrived at Ruyin City, and Li Kuang's [-] troops were coming to Baoxin.

"Forget that the boy's whereabouts have not been found." Huan Wen was talking about Xie Shi. He said with a smile on his face: "Even for An Shi's sake, I would not be able to kill him during the battle, and capture him." There can't be any abuse. Since I searched and couldn't find it, it can be regarded as the boy's good fortune."

Yuan Qiao didn't intend to waste any more time on Xie Shi at all. He knew that Huan Wen's mention of Xie Shi was also a kind of teasing in a happy mood. Tsai."

The offensive and defensive battle of Ruyin City ended three days ago. After Li Kuang threatened for a while, there were many people in Ruyin City who wanted to be internal agents. The private soldiers failed to seize the city gate, which led to chaotic battles between the Jin army defending the city and the private soldiers of various families in the city.The Han army launched an attack at the right time. It should be said that it took heavy casualties to capture some sections of the city wall. Later, the Han army committed suicide to open the city gate, which led to the fall of Ruyin City.

Li Kuang, who captured Ruyin, led his troops into Xincai. During the development of the war, the head of the country has always been "stopping with silence", and this "quietness" directly made Xincai an absolutely isolated city.

"Xin Cai has been strengthened and heightened, and Chu Po has nearly [-] troops?" Yuan Qiao didn't look down on Chu Po, but frowned and said, "The war in Puyang County has already broken out."

Dealing with a shrinking tortoise is actually the easiest way to turn a war into a bad one, that is, one side is strictly guarded, and the other side can only suffer heavy casualties and take a long time.

No matter how you look at it, Chu Po will not send troops out of the city. It is probably because he does not understand the common sense of military strategists that an isolated city cannot be defended, and that it is impossible to defend it to death. However, it also makes it impossible for Huan Wen to easily capture Xincai.

"Yes, the battle in Puyang has already begun." Huan Wen also frowned, and he said: "The two sides are attacking and defending each other around the white horse and Puyang as the dividing line. The strength of the big Han is at a disadvantage, and it will soon become An offensive and defensive battle between cities, but I don't know how the king arranges it?"

There are only two fronts where the war is breaking out in the Han Kingdom. One is of course Huanwen's side, and the other is the just-started Battle of Puyang.

The Han army headquarters used by Huan Wen is only 20, with [-] servants deployed.They have blocked Chu Po, including the remaining Jin army, in Xincai City. Under the premise that the Yangtze River is controlled by the Han fleet, it is very difficult for the Jin army to go north to help. It should be said that their battle along the way is actually very smooth.

The Han army in Puyang County is facing an army of nearly 18 Jie people led by Shihu. The number of Zhao troops in Shijie on the periphery should be around 40 million, which means that after the war broke out, the Han army relied on [-] The defense line established in winter is dealing with all Shijie Zhao troops.

"How else can it be arranged?" Huan Wen didn't even think about it, and said directly: "Yuzhou is not only our army, but also [-] people who are confronting Sun Fudu. The king must be paying attention to the war on our side." , just wait for the Jin army to be dealt with and mobilize us to go north to join the war.”

The two were talking while riding horses. It was an exaggeration to take 1000 people towards Xincai. The scenery along the way did not attract the two of them. Observe what kind of defense method the head of the country is.

It should be said that Huan Wen was still very cautious. He left 3 in Xinxi and [-] in Baoxin. He would wait for the [-] people mobilized by Li Kuang to arrive before replacing the garrisoned Han army headquarters.

Now Huan Wen doesn't know that his prudence is not in vain. It is because Xincai's offensive and defensive battle has entered a fierce stage. Xie Shi really relied on gathering defeated soldiers and persuading local tyrants to build an army. Xin left enough defenders to prevent Xie Shi from causing more trouble, but Huan Wen was temporarily free to let Xie Shi lead his men to run around in the wilderness.

Baoxin was not too far away from Xincai. When Huan Wenwen and Yuan Qiao were within ten miles of Xincai, Li Kuang personally brought people to greet him.

As the second lieutenant general of the Han army in Yuzhou, Li Kuang had the responsibility to personally report to Huan Wen the development of the battle situation, even including the early battle process.

"Chengji did a great job!" Huan Wen highly affirmed Li Kuang's achievements, and said with a smile, "I will definitely ask the king for your credit!"

Li Kuang was very happy to hear that. He had calculated for himself more than once before. If the meritorious service is recognized, the title should be promoted by two ranks, and the official position should be promoted by two ranks. The military attache is expected to compete for one of the three generals in the west, south and middle.

Don't look at just Zhonglang generals. The official position of the Han Dynasty is based on the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasty. There are not many generals with miscellaneous names. Conquer, the chariot generals, hussar generals... and so on can only sit in the center and not go out easily.

"The future of the general after this battle is even brighter." Li Kuang said to Huan Wen respectfully, "It must be at the level of the Four Towns or the Four Zhengs."

After hearing this, Huan Wen burst into a "haha" laugh, he was originally rushing to become a core general.After laughing, his face gradually became serious, and he came to the army camp all the way without saying a word, waiting to sit in the chief seat of the Chinese army tent, and asked, "What's the situation in Xincai City?"

This time the person who made the report was Wang Biao. Before that, he led the [-] Han troops to Xincai. The situation after the soldiers approached the city was relatively strange.

Yuan Qiao heard Daqi and asked, "Not even a scout battle?"

That's why Wang Biao had a strange face, and replied: "Back to Chang Shi, the enemy army has completely retreated, and our army did not attack the city rashly."

One side is hiding inside the turtle shell, while the other side feels that there is no need to attack for the time being. As a result, even a small-scale battle did not happen.

For a moment, Huan Wenwen and Yuan Qiao looked at each other in blank dismay. Some of them didn't understand what the father-in-law was planning.

"Chu Po has been staying in Xincai. He tried his best to collect food and enter the city when he was shrinking his troops. At the end, he estimated that the food and fodder in the city should be enough for them to eat for one to one and a half years." Li Kuang did not count the consumption of the residents in the city. He also said: "From the general Li Mai's mouth, I learned that there are [-] regular Jin troops in the city, and nearly [-] private soldiers from various aristocratic families. There should be about [-] powerful armed forces in the places where we seek refuge."

When it comes to local tyrants, Li Kuang's face clearly showed a murderous look, and none of the generals of the Han army, including Huan Wenwen and Yuan Qiao, showed any good looks.

Wherever the Han army went, it was not that there were no places where powerful and strong people took the initiative to seek refuge. It should be said that there were not a small number of defectors, but all of them had their own ulterior motives or were planning how to gain benefits.For those tyrants who have not taken refuge, it is impossible to say that they all stand on the side of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but most of them adopt an attitude of not helping each other.

They are all people with a certain level of status. How can they not know that local tyrants have always been a major issue that has troubled the center. There have been disputes about how to deal with it. There are so many local tyrants with unclear attitudes on the battlefield, but they will never let the commander The generals and schools can be happy.

"I didn't have time before..." Huan Wen sneered, he said while touching the hilt of his sword, "It's time to clear the field."

Yuan Qiao nodded: "Chu Po can't shrink back, it may be a protracted city offensive and defensive battle, and it is time to clear the field."

The simple truth is that the two armies are at war, especially the invading side will never allow uncontrollable armed forces within the scope of the battlefield, and then the next city offensive and defensive battle, no matter which Han army general thinks that the more cannon fodder the better .

(End of this chapter)