Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 598

After leaving the dumpling restaurant, Hu Jiaoxiu said to Zheng Chen: "Since Jingkang, there has never been a victory in the First World War that could wipe out tens of thousands of enemy troops. This time, the great victory in Zhongmu is enough to shake the court. But after the victory, Wang Xiaolie did not publicize it." .If we didn’t happen to meet someone like Hu Sanlang, we wouldn’t even know about it. Tell me, why?”

Zheng Chen said: "For a while, I really can't figure it out."

Hu Jiaoxiu said: "I think the reason for this is that in Wang Xiaolie's heart, Zhongmu's Liu Lin is not worth mentioning at all. What he valued should be Balisu in Shanzhou. So Zhongmu won. Just win, it’s not a big deal, it’s not worth promoting at all.”

Zheng Chen said, "Maybe so."

Hu Jiaoxiu sighed: "More than a year ago, there were less than [-] Bali Sui soldiers, and they ran across several roads and broke through dozens of states. No one could do anything to catch him. At the end of Jingmen, he was defeated by Wang Xiaolie. This time, I heard that Bali Li leads tens of thousands of soldiers, the two fight against each other again, I don't know what the result will be."

After speaking, Hu Jiaoxiu looked into the distance, thoughtful.

Hu Jiaoxiu was very worried when he first heard that the Jin army was attacking with 10,000+ troops, for fear that Wang Xiaolie would not be able to withstand it.Up to now, the great victory in Zhongmu has been won cleanly, and Hu Jiaoxiu's thinking has changed.Maybe, Wang Xiaolie is not as weak as he thought?If this battle is won, it will be really incredible.

The most important thing in winning Balisu is not how many people are eliminated, but to let the Song army overcome the fear of the Jin army and dare to fight them.

Back at the post station, Hu Jiaoxiu and Zheng Chen went to bed early and got up early the next day.

At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and the sun had not yet come out.Hu Jiaoxiu took a walk in the station, waiting for breakfast.Suddenly there was a commotion outside.

There was nothing left and right, Hu Jiaoxiu stepped out of the station.I saw horse-drawn carts parked on the street, carrying grain and grass in the freight yard.Every time ten carts are loaded, someone will take them away with them.For a while, people shouted and neighed, and it was very noisy.

Looking at the convoy, Hu Jiaoxiu knew that it was transporting grain and grass in Wang Xiao's hunting army.Because every ten cars, a big flag is planted, which says a certain battalion, a certain team, and where is the destination.There are people who look like military officers leading the team and directing the transportation there.

It seems that when they arrived in Fangcheng, the food and grass were no longer transported by the people, but by the military.The transportation tools of the army are relatively advanced, and they are carts drawn by horses.These carts are uniform in shape.Each cart uses three horses, one coachman, and the same amount of grain and grass.The cars look mostly new, probably from a uniform build.

From entering Suizhou, what I saw was that farmers in the rear were sending grain, from township to county, and from county to prefecture, concentrated at one level.After concentration, they were transported to Fangcheng in a unified manner.Now I know that after passing Fangcheng, Wang Xiaolie's army will transport the food and send it to the front line.

This kind of scene has never been seen before.Generally, when the army is fighting, the transportation team in the rear is in a mess.Most of them recruit people from the local people, relying on people to carry them forward.Most of the grain and grass transported were eaten on the way.Who can be as organized as Wang Xiaolie?
This kind of organizational ability is the key to ensuring the victory ahead.It's just that officials like Hu Jiaoxiu are just curious and don't know the power of doing so.

In the Henan government office, Wang Xiaolie put down the official document and said to Wang Ruohai, "Niugao fought well in the first battle of Zhongmu! The first battle wiped out Liu Lin's troops, and there are more than 3 people!"

Wang Ruohai said: "Yes, not only have we wiped out more than 3 puppet Qi troops, but we have not suffered any losses, which is very rare. From this point of view, Liu Yu's army is nothing to worry about! Dare to send troops again."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right, Liu Yu doesn't need to waste any more energy. Niu Gao is leading Cao Zhiyan's three regiments to reconcile Linong's three regiments across the Yellow River, intending to occupy Huaizhou and Weizhou. To the north of the Yellow River, there are Jinren The territory assigned to us is different from that south of the Yellow River. Our opponents will be Jinren in the future. I don’t know the outcome of this battle in Shanzhou. If we fight well, we can actively attack Hedong Road. If we can’t fight Well, we can only retreat to the south of the Yellow River."

After finishing speaking, he sat down in his seat and was lost in thought for a while.

Wang Ruohai said: "Li Yanxian said that the whole army has assembled on the bank of the Lishui River, and will attack Shanzhou early tomorrow morning. Chi Yuping's cavalry regiment has firmly controlled the east of Shanzhou City. News. They have a lot of artillery, and it should not be difficult to attack Shanzhou."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The artillery is very useful. It is much more useful than we thought before. We should make good use of it. Hey, in my heart, I know that this is the right way. But I am always afraid. Too much dependence, knowing how to fight without guns, that’s not good.”

Wang Ruohai said: "Jie Shuai thinks too much, and the generals naturally know it. Now that the artillery has just started to be used, no matter whether it is the Jin Army or the Puppet Qi, there is no way to deal with the artillery. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is time to use the artillery to fight some That's the big win."

Wang Xiaolie was silent, sitting there lost in thought.After a while, he said: "That's right! Tomorrow Li Yanxian and Shao Ling will launch an attack together, one attacking Shanzhou and the other attacking Guozhou. If there is no accident, it should not take a day to break the city. This battle, really see What happens after the city is broken."

After speaking, he stood up and walked to the map.After a while, he said: "After breaking through Shanzhou, if Ba Lisu fled westward, Shao Ling would block him. This will test whether Shao Ling can fight Zheng Jianyi and block Ba Lisu at the same time. If Ba Lisu flees northward , it’s a little troublesome.”

Wang Ruohai sat down on the seat.Said: "Jie Shuai, in a war, it is good to win. The enemy flees, how many people can escape? Since ancient times, the city is the most important. If the city is occupied, even if the enemy runs away for a while, what can we do? ?”

Wang Xiaolie said: "Sensei, when the army has artillery, you are wrong to think so. Zhongmu and Baisha, plus Shenshan County, the first battle lasted only a few hours. There are artillery in the city, and the enemy cannot break the city. Siege has Artillery, the city wall will collapse after a few shots. In future battles, the city will not be so important. The Jurchen population is so large, and all the young and middle-aged are mobilized, but only 20 soldiers. If we destroy tens of thousands, the power of the Jin people will be weak Many. If we wipe out the [-] Jin army, we don’t need to do anything for the remaining [-] Jin army, and the Khitan, Bohai, Xixia, and Mongols who were oppressed by them are enough to destroy them!"

Wang Ruohai smiled, but did not speak.He could feel that it was almost an obsession in Wang Xiaolie's heart to fight a war of annihilation, and no one else could persuade him.In fact, as long as Shanzhou is broken, so what if part of the army escapes?On the way to escape, as long as the Song army pursued closely, most of them were still wiped out.

Fighting the war of annihilation is indeed Wang Xiaolie's obsession.On the one hand, it is the experience brought by the previous life. The war should be based on destroying the enemy's vital forces, and don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place.As long as the army has an advantage, the place can be taken back soon.The so-called preservation of people and loss of land, people and land will survive; preservation of land and loss of people, people and land will be lost.

It's just that in this age, how easy is it to fight a war of annihilation?What everyone pursues is to strike a rout, and then destroy the enemy on the way of escape.It's just that Wang Xiaolie knows that due to the characteristics of the northern nation, defeating the war is not advisable.

The population of the northern peoples is limited, and if 1 of them were wiped out in the war, their entire nation would lose [-] soldiers.After a few battles of annihilation, there will be no soldiers available.However, if it was fought to a rout, they would not be able to return to the north alone, and would soon regroup, wiping out their combat effectiveness.

(End of this chapter)