The rise of the prince

Chapter 817 The direction of the soldiers

The battle was unexpectedly smooth, and the Liaoxi Corridor, which was thought to require overcoming difficulties and took time and effort to get through, was unimpeded under the retreat of the Jin army.

On the first day of August, under two consecutive days of artillery bombardment, Jing Jun captured Jinzhou!
The main force of the Jin State army was not in Jinzhou, and there were only more than 3000 defenders left, and most of them had already moved eastward.

This made Li Xingzhou even more certain that Di Zhi and Shen Lin's navy had landed in Liaodong, and they had made a big move, making it impossible for the main force of the Jin army to estimate them.

So far, the Shanhaiguan-Ningyuan-Jinzhou line, the most difficult and dangerous corridor in western Liaoning, has been completely controlled by Li Xingzhou.

The hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin is completely exposed to the army!
To the east, you can take Liaoyang, Tokyo, and to the north, you can attack Shangjing, the capital of the Kingdom of Jin.

At the head of Jinzhou City, Li Xingzhou overlooks the vast northern land, the night wind is blowing, the sky in the distance is dim, the vast land is constantly undulating, and the horizon in the distance is faint.

There are so many splendid rivers and mountains, which has attracted countless heroes.

Li Xingzhou suddenly understood this sentence.

Behind him are Wei Yubai, Yang Hongzhao, Liu Ji, Yan Shen, and Gu Lichuan, all in military uniform.

A few people were emotional, and the hands holding the top of the wall trembled slightly. The place that their ancestors worked hard for hundreds of years and countless sacrifices still couldn't touch, is now at their feet.

He was so excited that he couldn't speak, his chest was full of pride, and he looked at Li Xingzhou with some kind of fanaticism.Today's meritorious deeds are enough to make them famous in history and be remembered and praised by future generations.

Li Xingzhou raised his hand and pointed to the distant mountains in the north, "Go north, after Zhongxing Mansion, you will be Shangjing, the capital of the Jin people!"

Hearing this, everyone's breathing became short of breath.

Wei Yubai's eyes were shining brightly, and he looked at him with burning eyes, "I am willing to follow Your Highness wherever I go."

"Your Highness, please give an order! The last general is entirely at His Highness's discretion, and he will spare no expense."

Li Xingzhou looked back, his prestige in the army is now at the height of the sky, and this successive victory has pushed him to a new height.

But he didn't want a few people to lose their minds, Wei Yubai must be loyal to him, intimate, and will have negative distance contact in the future.

He has saved lives for both Yang Hongzhao and Liu Ji. Among them, Yang Hongzhao is a veteran in the battlefield, with rich experience and calm in using troops.

Liu Ji, on the other hand, dared to fight and fight hard. He was desperate to fight, and he dared to use various new tactics and tactics. He had a kind of hard work that was not afraid of death.

Yan Shen may be worse than a few people, but Yan Shen is his father's old department. He started as a guardian of the royal family and was loyal. He always took the lead in wars. Li Xingzhou was very worried and talked to him several times, but he That character cannot be changed.

"Hehe, don't, don't worry about it, let me live well." Li Xingzhou waved his hand: "From the actions of the Jin army, it is very likely that Di Zhi's navy landed from Liaodong, and the Jin army is in a hurry to rescue them."

"So next I'm going to divide the troops."

Everyone pricked up their ears and waited for the next sentence.

"Continue to follow the Jin army all the way to the east. If you find that the Jin army is fighting with Di Zhi's troops, you will reinforce them. Attack from both sides. If not, keep your distance. Be careful that the Jin army will turn against you."

"Stay in Jinzhou all the way. Jinzhou is far more important than Ningyuan before. Besides, there are Qianzhou, Yizhou, Douzhou, Qianzhou, Jianzhou, Lizhou, Jianzhou, Yuzhou, Huizhou from Jinzhou to Zhongxingfu. and so on.

These places are not as dangerous and critical as Jinzhou. Before Jinzhou was in the hands of the Jinren, we fought for nothing and it was hard to last. Now that the key areas of Jinzhou are in our hands, and the army uses Jinzhou as the rear, these places can be broken one by one. "Li Xingzhou said slowly.

These places are all around Jinzhou and Zhongxing Mansion. He didn't rush to fight before because Jinzhou is like a nail. As long as Jinzhou is in the hands of Jin Guo, any place they conquer may change hands repeatedly.

This kind of war of attrition is something that Li Xingzhou does not want to fight, and it is beneficial to the Kingdom of Jin. They are fighting thousands of miles away from the mainland, but the Kingdom of Jin can continue to replenish its military resources. , also lost in the strategy, absolutely can not last.

This kind of example is also very common in history. The most typical one is Liu Bang beating Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu wins and loses. Every time he wins, there are fewer and fewer soldiers.Liu Bang lost almost every game, but he fought more and more soldiers. At the end of the fight, Xiang Yu was probably in a daze, so he could only comfort himself by saying "a crime other than war" before he died.

It's not that I can't beat it, it's that God wants to destroy me. In fact, most of it is his own problem. He has no strategic vision and thinks too narrowly.

Now that they have won Jinzhou, a strategically important place, and then go to clean up the surrounding states, it will not become a war of attrition. With Jinzhou, the Jincheng Tangchi extending in all directions, as their base, the surrounding areas can be defended as long as they are defeated. Quick reinforcements are available.

The time has come to gnaw down the hard bone of Jinzhou and quickly expand the results of the battle.

Several people's eyes were burning, and they were so excited that they almost stood up to grab this job. After all, it is more attractive to expand the territory than to follow the main force of the Jin army and fight a battle that does not know whether it exists or not.

"Don't worry, there is still a third road." Li Xingzhou smiled anxiously when he saw them, "The third road only needs elite soldiers, and they will bypass Zhongxing Mansion and go straight to Shangjing!"

Several people were shocked when they heard this, Shangjing is the capital of the Kingdom of Jin!They had never dared to think of such a thing before.

"The main force of the Golden Army went to Liaodong, and the Mongols promised me"

"Mongolian?" Gu Lichuan was puzzled.

"It's the Tatars." Li Xingzhou did not explain much. The news of Temujin's establishment of the Great Mongol Kingdom did not spread. People will only change their minds and remember when countless people in the mainland have a terrifying nightmare in their hearts.

"The Mongols agreed to attack Shangjing from the direction of Yinshan Mountain. In all likelihood, it was just harassment, but it was enough. We also just harassed, crossed Zhongxing Mansion, and directly harassed around Shangjing." Li Xingzhou said.

Hearing this, several people didn't react, they just listened carefully. To them, what the commander-in-chief said was always right.

Only Yang Hongzhao thought for a while and asked, "Does Your Highness want to cease war with the Kingdom of Jin?"

Li Xingzhou nodded, and asked in surprise, "Ha, where did Master Yang see that?"

Yang Hongzhao smiled embarrassedly: "The veteran is just guessing randomly. Now our army is in a good situation. Your Highness is extremely intelligent and resourceful. If you want to keep fighting, Your Highness will not do such small tricks as harassment. Concentrate your forces and advance step by step to the north. Sooner or later, the soldiers will be able to come to the capital."

Li Xingzhou nodded. He was not surprised to be told what he was thinking in his heart. Wei Yubai, Yan Shen, Liu Ji and others would ignore this thought because of their endless belief in him, but Yang Hongzhao, as a veteran, has his own thinking.

"That's right. I'm going to take over the coastal area, and then I'll have peace talks with the Kingdom of Jin. Then I'll hit them hard." Li Xingzhou said.

Out of Yang Hongzhao, the rest of the people were surprised to varying degrees, even the taciturn Liu Ji hesitated to speak.

"Your Highness, the situation of our army is very good now. Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou are all under our control. There is no need to fear the cold winter. The subordinates feel that they can continue to fight the Jinren until they capture Shangjing. Such a great opportunity You shouldn't miss it." Wei Yubai said bluntly.

(End of this chapter)