sweeping the world

Chapter 489
It is not unreasonable to say that "weak countries produce strong generals, but strong countries have no famous generals".

If a weak country wants to defeat the strong with the weak, it is natural that the generals in the army must have superb capabilities. Even if the country wants to carry out the "God-making" campaign, even if there are no famous generals, they will brag about their famous future, which is to boost the morale of the army.Under normal circumstances, defeating the strong with the weak will indeed be admired. If anyone can really fight a few outstanding battles, even if the famous general's crown is not willing to reach out, someone will definitely wear it on his own initiative.

A strong country does not mean that it cannot produce famous generals, but a strong country really has much less space for famous generals to appear than a weak country.That is when the strong country itself is so strong and is ahead of the weak country in every aspect, the strong country rarely has a war where the weak attack the strong, and basically deploys a strong military force on the battlefield. It is natural to win, and it is shameful to lose .

It is no exaggeration to say that only the weak country needs to do everything possible to use any means to win the war, because it is really impossible to win without using means.A strong country pays attention to prudence, and being able to rely on absolute strength will not add unknowable factors to itself. After all, any strategy is actually risky, and there is absolutely no strategy that is guaranteed to be successful.

It's not that Xu Zheng didn't have a strategy in this battle. It seemed that he used the main force of his headquarters to attract the Jin army's maximum attention. A few soldiers and horses on the outer battlefield went to attack the city and seize the land, which was actually part of the strategy.

From a certain point of view, when comparing the positions of Xu Zheng and Xie Shi, Xu Zheng focused on the overall situation of the battlefield, while Xie Shi only focused on the main battlefield of Huaishui River, so it was clear at a glance which one was higher and which was lower.

The reason why Xu Zheng's vision is high is not that he is naturally better than Xie Shi in terms of talent, but is caused by the overall environment of the Han Dynasty.Just like in the Three Kingdoms period, those who were born in the Central Plains focused on unifying the world again, while those who were born in the South just wanted to separate the regime. The vision at the beginning determined the direction of the war, and the vision determined the ultimate goal of the struggle. It is indeed for the princes of the Central Plains to unify the world again.

The Han Dynasty does not need any activities to create famous generals, from top to bottom, there should not be an atmosphere and space where one person drives the entire army, and showing the strength of the collective is the mainstream. In fact, Liu Yan is in this situation. Take precautions.

In any country where famous generals can affect the morale of the army, the existence of famous generals is a real threat to the country, not to mention the possibility of separatism is infinite, and the king must also be afraid of the existence of famous generals.What needs to be considered is, after the death of a famous general, will the country still be able to fight?
The fighting that broke out in the early morning did not stop even until the lunch time at noon. With both sides suffering losses, the left and right wings of the battlefield have been in a stalemate, while the central part is being pulled back.

"Yingyang Army Mansion has been completely folded in, most of Jianwei Army Mansion and Yang Wu Army Mansion have been lost, and Wei Li, Wei Kou, Welu, Wei Rong and other military mansions have also lost more than [-]% each." Sun Chuo's entire face Almost distorted, he tried hard to keep his lips from trembling, and asked: "Is the Jianwei Military Mansion and Yang Wu Military Mansion taken down, and the rest of the army also take a little rest?"

Many of the military systems of the small courts of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were inherited from the Cao Wei period, and the situation will be slightly different because of the division of the family.The military mansion is actually a unit under the shogunate, like the distinction between "Wei" and "Zhechong Mansion" in the Yang and Sui Dynasties.

Xie Shi is now the Governor of Zhengbei University in the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He established the Zhengbei Shogunate with the official position of the governor, and the army under it will have various military palaces, large and small. Those military mansions at the "Wei" level have a full establishment of only 1 people.

The small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is currently a continuation of the military establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty. The "Generals of the Four Expeditions" are second to the Sangong, followed by the "Generals of the Four Towns", followed by the Generals of the Central Army, Generals of the Zhenjun, and Generals of the Fujun. The general title of the same rank in the town.Downward is "General Si'an" and "General Siping". The authentic general number ends with the four generals at the front, back, left and right.

Below the former general, the rear general, the left general, and the right general, in order for some civilian officials to command the army openly, there are also titles such as general Zhenglu, general champion, general auxiliary, and general Longxiang. However, the latter are generally regarded as Miscellaneous General.The so-called miscellaneous number means that there is only the position of general and no military establishment.

General Jianwei, General Zhenwei, General Fenwei, General Guangwei, General Zhenwu, General Fenwu, General Yangwu, and General Guangwu are ranked under the East, West, South, North, and Middle Zhonglang generals, They are the number of generals with actual establishment.

General Yingyang, General Zhechong, General Qingche, General Yanglie, General Ningyuan, General Caiguan, General Fubo, the military mansions where these generals are located are the troops that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty will basically send to the field every time there is a war .

There are also many generals prefixed with "Wei", "Wu", "Sui", "Discuss", "Dang", "殄", "Sao", "Li" and "Tiger". Although they are also generals, they In fact, the military power is not great, and the troops and military power commanded by some captains such as Nanman Xiaowei, Xirong Xiaowei, and Nanyi Xiaowei are much larger than them.

It is not born in the present age, or has serious research, just listen to how much the general's troops have lost. At first glance, you will feel that the loss is heavy, but the number of soldiers in different ranks is different. For example, Sun Chuo said that the "wei" level The general's military mansion lost 3000%, in fact, 5000 people lost [-], but the half of the military mansions of Yingyang, Jianwei, and Yang Wu meant that at least [-] people were lost.

Xie Shi's face was also not good-looking. The Yingyang Army Mansion where Liu Jian was located was completely annihilated, and half of the Jianwei Army Mansion and Yang Wu Army Mansion led by Xie Shang were gone.He hated Liu Jian's failure to live up to expectations, and deeply doubted how long Xie Shang could persist without retreating.

No, the first kick was still worrying about how long Xie Shang could last, and the next moment someone came to report to Xie Shi, saying that Jianwei and Yang Wu were defeated.

"Let the Zhenwei and Zhenwu military mansions replace them!" Xie Shi could no longer hide his worry, and said, "In just half a day of fighting, the military mansion with a staff of [-] people will be completely abolished, and the loss of the remaining military mansions will be destroyed." It was also beyond expectations.”

Sun Chuo had to comfort him: "We have suffered serious losses, and the enemy is not much better."

Xie Shi didn't need comfort at all, what he wanted was persistence.

"Soldiers of the Han army record meritorious service by their heads. Every time they kill an enemy soldier, they will cut off their heads and tie them around their waists..." Sun Chuo smiled wryly for a while, then continued in a murmured voice when he saw that Xie Shi didn't respond at all. Said: "The troops on the front line can last for so long, it is already very remarkable."

The war started in the early morning and began to show fluctuations in morale in the afternoon. The enthusiastic Jin army soldiers became hot-headed after a morning, which indeed caused a lot of trouble to the Han army. The field battle loss ratio between the two sides was unprecedented. from seven to one to two to one.Therefore, the enthusiasm and will of the soldiers to participate in the war can really reduce the gap in strength between the two sides. It is no wonder that the generals of the army attach so much importance to the level of morale.

Because it is the relationship between the two armies fighting on the whole front, first the twenty-mile front is full-scale, and then there are local battlefields one after another. The fighting situation of each local battlefield is different. The rhythm of playing in other areas will be slower.

The highlight of the battle between the Han army and the Jin army was in the middle of the front of the two armies. Xie Shi successively invested in military mansions with an establishment of [-] people, and Xu Zheng invested in three schools with an establishment of [-] people. After the entire army of the first military mansion was annihilated or retreated, the Han army of the three schools was actually at the end of its strength.

In a high-intensity war, dispatching troops is a skill that tests the commander-in-chief of the army. When should the troops approaching the collapse point retreat, and when and where should reinforcements be dispatched? Every move can affect the The final success or failure of the war.It's like a machine without one screw may not matter, but if two, three or more screws are missing, it will definitely fall apart as a whole.

The main generals of both sides did not make too many mistakes when dispatching troops, so that the two armies at war could continue the stalemate, instead of letting the war show a result with the complete defeat of one side.

First, the Yingyang Military Mansion was completely wiped out, and then the Jianwei and Yangwu Military Mansion were destroyed by more than half. The Zhenwei and Zhenwu Military Mansion that were dispatched later also showed abnormal results less than half an hour after they went up. Stable, Xie Shi's intention to break through the Han army's front in a short time was obviously not possible.

I don’t know when, the western sky was already a bloody color. Of course, it was not a battle on the ground that caused blood to fall to the sky. In fact, it was an ordinary sunset in nature, but the celestial phenomena will be interpreted by people because of various thoughts. Say what you want.

As night fell, even if the generals of both sides wanted to have a sleepless night, there were only a small number of soldiers from the two armies who could fight at night, and most of the soldiers could not fight in the dark even with torches in their hands. Fighting back and forth, killing for a long time before realizing that the target of the fight was a friendly army, it really wouldn't be a mocking joke.

Waves of gold-ringing sounds were first sounded from the Jin army's side, and then the Han army's side also sounded, indicating that the generals of the two armies were not crazy enough to ignore accidental injuries and fight all night long.

The sound of drums and fighting on the battlefield gradually subsided, and the suddenly quiet environment gave people who were still fighting fiercely just now a sense of unreality.If there is any sudden movement at this time, I don't know how many people will be directly stimulated to draw out their weapons and slash wildly.

Dense cooking smoke rose from the camp of the Han army, and the necessary bonfires were also lit everywhere. The soldiers who did not participate in the battle and the soldiers who had just returned from the battlefield stayed around their tents, and they had to have some interesting conversations. topic of.

The soldiers of the Jin Army who were also returning to their barracks were gnawing on the unpalatable dry food. Few people spoke to each other, and the atmosphere seemed very heavy.

Xie Shi was still a sensitive general. After patrolling around, he returned to the central army tent and ordered: "Slaughter the animals and share the food with the soldiers."

After just one day of hard fighting, the morale of the Jin army's false victory has dropped significantly, so it is still necessary to save morale with meat.

That's really the case. Don't look at the number of beasts these days. With a little ability or courage, you can hunt and hit toothpicks. But for the vast majority of people, it's really not that easy to eat a meal of meat. Meat may be the wish of many people that can only be realized on special big festivals.

Night has completely fallen, and it coincides with the new moon, which has only a small tip. If you want to get light, you can only make a fire artificially.

There are many bonfires in the Han army, and it looks bright from a distance. There are flags flying in the light. If your eyesight is better, you can see soldiers sitting in a circle everywhere. It seems that you can hear a lot of laughter from a distance. What comes out is an upright and prosperous atmosphere.

Naturally, there will be bonfires on the Jin army side, but the number seems to be a little small, and the soldiers have different emotions. Even if Shangfeng sent out stewed meat out of kindness, most of them are dull or anxious. No one has much desire to talk. It made the barracks look very deserted.

"They're not afraid of the roar of the camp." Xie Shi was talking about the fact that the Han army's barracks didn't implement sound control during the war. He turned to ask Xie Shang, "Can we send a small group of troops to harass?"

Xie Shang pondered for a while. There was a bonfire set up in front of the camp of the Han army, and it was impossible to stealthily connect. He said, "It's natural not to engage in battle, just to harass."

In fact, bonfires were burning in front of the camp of the Jin army, which I just learned from the Han army.

On the Jin army's side, it's not just that the soldiers' emotions are a little bit wrong, but the generals and school classes also show a lack of confidence.This kind of mentality is a direct result of the development of the battle situation. It seems that the Han army is looking enthusiastic, while the Jin army is dull. It is directly related to the losses of each other during the daytime battle and whether they have achieved their goals.

"Then harass." Xie Shi laughed and said as if he was in control: "Let's see if the Han army, which has not slept all night, can still be energetic during the day."

Interfering with the enemy's army so that they can't sleep at night, there are not too many similar examples in the Huaxia War. Before the war, the Jin army had related plans, which were part of many combined punches.

Coincidentally, the Han army also had a related plan. The result was that the two armies beat the drums back and forth overnight, making it look like they were going to fight overnight. The Jin army still needs to set aside the necessary troops for vigilance. After all, no one can be sure whether the opponent will really kill him.

From time to time, war drums sounded, accompanied by the sound of shouting and killing. The soldiers who were already nervous on the battlefield could be said to have been frightened overnight. As a result, both the Han army and the Jin army had to implement the highest level of barracks control, and strictly ordered the soldiers not to do so without new instructions. Luan Huang, if Luan Huang was hacked to death by the patrol team on the spot, he deserved it.

When the white fish reappeared in the east, and the sound of bugles on the arrival of a new day was played out, the closer the two sides were to the soldiers in front, most of the soldiers had dark circles under their eyes, obviously because they had been tossed hard last night...

(End of this chapter)