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Chapter 2470 Initiative

The Xixia army, which was once full of confidence and hundreds of thousands of troops invaded the Central Plains, except for the soldiers who died in battle and surrendered, and finally retreated safely to Xixia, only 20 remained.At this time, Xixia, even counting the imperial guards guarding the royal city, as well as the soldiers supported by Persia and the grassland, had a maximum of 25.

An army of 25 is not enough to guard the entire Xixia. The strength of Xixia has fallen to the lowest point. Even if there is no threat from the Central Plains, Xixia is a bit stretched to deal with the outbreak of rebels in the country.

Although the Northwest Army failed to completely annihilate the Xixia Army, the court was overjoyed when the news of the annihilation of a group of vital forces was sent back to the capital. , Xixia never thought of replying for decades.

However, it is impossible for the Central Plains to have a chance for Xixia to breathe again. Although the [-] enemy troops contained a large part of the Northwest Army of the Central Plains, they soon found a solution under the advice of Zeng Yi and others.

In ancient times, there were only a few ways to deal with the surrender of the army, or to execute them directly. This is the most efficient way. Bai Qi, Xiang Yu, etc. have done it in history.The advantage of doing this is that you don't have to think about sending troops to make trouble, and you don't have to think about their food.But the shortcomings are too cruel and will have a great impact. At least the news will spread, and other enemies will definitely fight to the last one.

There is also hard labor, and let the surrendered soldiers do some coolies, such as building camps, digging mountains, paving roads and so on.Or garrisoning the fields and letting the surrendered soldiers serve as coolies for farming. This approach can effectively use the labor force of the surrendered troops, but it must cooperate with efficient management, otherwise it will take a lot of strength to guard so many surrendered troops.

The effective management that Zeng Yi and others can think of is the continuous sitting system, which divides the surrendered troops into small teams. As long as one person makes trouble and escapes, the entire team will be executed. Let the surrendered troops only see each other and supervise each other, which can save a lot of guards.

There is another option, which is to use it as a death squad to charge the front team, and the retreater will be cut. The attacker can be promoted with combat achievements, and the effect is also very good.

The Northwest Army did not just choose a certain method, but a two-pronged approach. The two methods were used at the same time. First, some of the troops were transferred and incorporated into the Dead Battalion, and the rest were escorted back to the rear by the Northwest Army and incorporated into the Among the troops.

Among the death camps, not only the Xixia troops, but also some prisoners who committed death crimes in the Central Plains, after the war began, the imperial court ordered that these prisoners have a chance to live, as long as they can survive the war , Survive, the end of the war, they can restore their freedom.

Most of these prisoners are ruthless murderers, and many of them are even from the rivers and lakes. They are quite powerful. The tens of thousands of soldiers from Xixia are mixed with these people. The Northwest Army, there is no need to worry about these people.

Most of the death camps are people who have committed crimes and meritorious deeds. In every fierce battle, the death camps are the first soldiers. Therefore, the casualties of the death camps are also the largest in the Northwest Army.But the dead camp is also the bravest, this is their only chance to survive!

After the generals settled down, the Northwest Army began to march towards Xixia officially. Of the three most important border fortresses in Xixia, only one is still in the hands of the Xixia people, and the first goal of the Xixia army is this frontier that has changed hands several times. fortress.

In fact, there are not many Xixia defenders in this border fortress. Xixia only said that I worked hard to take down this border fortress, just to open the passage for the Xixia army to retreat. After the Xixia army retreated to Xixia, this border fortress The historical task has been completed.Of the three main fortresses on the front line, two are in the hands of the Central Plains. Guarding this fortress does not help Xixia at all.

How can a fortress with less than tens of thousands of defenders be able to stop the Northwest Army, but the Northwest Army regards this place as a place where the army cannons attack the city. It was so unspeakable that at one point some people even suggested surrendering.

The artillery cooperated for a while, watching the artillery subside, the fortress defenders finally began to show their heads, but unfortunately they were facing the dead battalion who took the lead. After resisting for less than half a day, the fortress fell into the Central Plains again. hand.

So far, in order to deal with the three fortresses in the Central Plains, the Xixia Border Pass has all fallen into the hands of the Northwest Army, and the Northwest Army has also gained the initiative in the war.

Xixia seems to have completely abandoned the border and the southwest region. After the 20 troops retreated, they returned all the way to the Xixia King City, and began to make defensive preparations in the Xixia King City and the northern city of Xixia.

Because of the return of the Xixia army, the north of Xixia quickly settled down, but the southwest region fell into a melee. Taking advantage of Xixia's lack of time to take care of him, Ren Dejing's army quickly occupied Xiazhou and Yanzhou again, and the other rebels also divided up. Occupying cities in various places, the Xixia court forces have basically withdrawn from the southwest region.

However, without the power of the Xixia court, these ambitious rebels in the western and southern parts of Xixia did not stop fighting. Instead, they began to fight each other in order to compete for the city.

On the other side, after occupying the border fortress, Zeng Yi also saw Qinglong and others again.

"That's right! If it wasn't for you this time, our Northwest army would not have won a phased victory so easily!" Qinglong looked at Zeng Yi and said with a smile on his face.

"That's right, if it wasn't for Lord Ni to lead troops to support, these three fortresses must have fallen into the hands of the Xixia people!" The commander of the Northwest Army on the side also said at the same time.

"My lord, you are welcome. I don't dare to take credit for it. This is all the result of the efforts of the Northwest Army!" The Northwest Army, after going through a long time ago, the current officers are basically the Queen's cronies. Zeng Yi is still very fond of his own people. humble.

"Master, general, what should we do next? Should we go to the Xixia King City by ourselves, or should we take down the western and southern regions of Xixia?"

Qinglong and the commander of the Northwest Army, after a moment of contemplation, said: "The west and south of Xixia are basically in the hands of the rebels. It is not difficult to take the west and south, but it will definitely delay some time. If you come to Xixia, you must be more prepared for the north. My suggestion is to directly march northward, and go straight to the Xixia King City!"

The commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army nodded: "As long as we take down the Xixia King City, eliminate the rulers of Xixia, and destroy the orthodox rule of Xixia, the rest of the Northwest Ren Dejing will not be difficult!"

(End of this chapter)