Chapter 1194: Flatten Huashan first and then Chongxi
Bang, a person's head fell to the floor of the hall, rolled more than ten times in a row, and finally stopped face up.
Yi Mo's pupils suddenly shrank!
He recognized the head on the ground. It was clearly the head of the commander of the Huashan County City Defense Army.
"It's not over yet? You're moving so slowly!" A young man with a cold face came to Ding Kui's side casually.
The Huashan County Sheriff and his staff were horrified, and they were going to kill someone if they disagreed.
"Brother Yu, you are an overseas person and you have no scruples in taking action. After all, I am from Shaodian, so I can't bear to do anything to my compatriots." Ding Kui glanced at the people in the hall while speaking.
Yi Mo trembled obviously. Ao Yu was not as famous as Ding Kui, but he also had a bad reputation in Nanzhao Prefecture. He was a guy more powerful than the "Death Grip". After Ding Kui's "timely reminder", he remembered that he was not
Shaodian people are definitely not as "merciful" as Ding Kui.
"Lord Ding!" Yi Mo hurriedly ran down from the throne and knelt down in front of Ding Kui. "Being humble is a last resort, him!" He pointed to the head on the ground, "He is the one who insists on confronting you!
I also want to pay a visit to the Supervisor, but I can't command the local army. I really have no choice but to take a chance. Sir, your deadline is not two days, isn't it? I am now willing to submit to you and be loyal to the Supervisor and the Shaodianfeng King."
Everyone in the hall knelt down. Two level six warriors were guarding the exit. They were fully capable of killing them all and leaving easily. If they wanted to survive, they had to give in.
It is true that Yi Mo is Shao Dianxi's confidant. In the face of loyalty and life, he chose life.
"Okay, you first order all the city defense troops to return to the military camp to assemble, and later send someone to organize them to investigate the assassination of the commander-in-chief." Ding Kui dragged his long sword towards the main seat.
Yi Mo quickly arranged for an important staff member to carry out Ding Kui's order.
At this time, Ding Kui was not worried about Yi Mo's rebellion at all. Even if all the armed forces in the county were transferred, he and Ao Yu would not be able to retain him. Top strategic forces can affect a war zone, let alone a county.
Ao Yu was not idle and ran outside to call the special forces to enter and occupy the county governor's mansion.
After Lei Feixiang commanded his troops to occupy Zhongguan City, only one platoon was left to guard it. He then led the remaining troops to attack the county city and broke into pieces outside the county city. The whole regiment disguised themselves and sneaked into the county city, lurking in the county guard.
Waiting around the mansion for Ding Kui's orders.
Yi Mo saw that the special forces had completely given up, and Ding Kui's most elite troops had arrived. No matter how hard they tried, they could not save the county, so Huashan County announced that it had changed hands.
The county town was lost, and the county guard was held hostage to issue orders. The remaining seven cities lost the courage to hold on. Except for the officials who did not want to submit to Ding Kui and fled, the rest silently accepted the fate of being ruled by Ding Kui.
Cheng'an City was still in the hands of Wei Shiwen, and there were already five divisions in the besieging camp. Liang Chong once again commanded his troops to repel the reinforcements sent by Nanjing City, but still did not forcefully attack the city.
"Chief of Staff, there is news from Huashan County that Commander Ding has occupied the county and will take over the entire Huashan County in the near future." A staff officer sent military information.
"Master Liang, I would like to order my headquarters to take the lead in attacking the city. We cannot let others underestimate our new twelfth legion." Han Ruren stood up and asked for orders.
"Don't worry, our mission is to pacify Chongxi County and make the local people accept the rule of the eldest princess. Conquering the city is not the main goal." Liangchong pressed down his hands to stop other generals who wanted to speak.
"The people in the city are forced to obey Wei Shiwen. If we show too much aggression, it will only frighten the people and easily arouse their bloodshed, which is not good for subsequent appeasement. We will stay outside, and it won't take long for people to be attacked inside.
I can’t hold it any longer.”
His explanation convinced everyone.
The goal of quickly occupying Chongxi County has been aborted. Ding Kui will definitely capture Huashan County as early as possible. It is better for the New Twelfth Army to choose a smooth strategy and capture Chongxi County with minimal losses.
Xing Bao commanded other divisions to occupy nearby cities, especially those who sent city defense troops to Cheng'an City, and first established a stable rear.
Since it was not known how many reinforcements Nanjing City would send, and there was a great risk in dividing the troops across a large area and dividing the cities, the New Twelfth Army decided to attack slowly and steadily.
"However, the information from Huashan County came very timely. We can tell the people in the city. General Han, prepare more paper, write the news about Huashan County and shoot it into the city, so that as many people as possible can see it."
"Yes!" Han Ruren immediately went to carry out Liang Chong's order.
The next morning, Cheng'an City opened its city gates, and thousands of city defense troops came out, threw away their weapons, and raised their hands in surrender.
"Oops! I didn't expect Wei Shiwen to have his arm cut off. He must have run away with his men." Liang Chong regretted it.
Wei Shiwen really ran away. Last night, he took advantage of the cover of night to lead his troops across Cheng'an Lake and ran from the other side of the lake. The New Twelfth Army only blocked the land roads and did not pay attention to the movements on the water, because the nearby The ship had already been seized by Wei Shiwen and brought to the dock in the city.
No matter what, the New Twelfth Army still captured Cheng'an City, pulled out this nail and continued to advance westward.
In the next few days, Wei Shiwen did not concentrate his troops to defend a certain city. Only the local city defense army made a symbolic resistance for a while, and then opened the city gate and surrendered.
When the 111th Division advanced to the foot of the county city, they unexpectedly encountered the 71st Division, and only then did they understand the situation.
It turned out that Ding Kui learned that Shao Dianxi had organized a large number of local troops to rescue Chongxi County. In order to prevent Wei Shiwen from leading the army to achieve some success and enhance the confidence of other places to resist him, he sent a message to Jiang Zhi and asked the Eighth Army to send troops to assist Xing Bao. Occupy Chongxi County.
After hearing the news, Jiang Zhi immediately dispatched the 71st Division and asked Dong Ba to defeat the reinforcements in Nanjing City in the shortest possible time and defeat the confidence of the local army to resist.
Dong Ba used another strategy. He first sent a large group to spread out and search for traces of the local army. He led the large army directly into the central part of Chongxi County and waited for news from the scouting group.
He didn't need to occupy a certain city, and he didn't have to worry about his retreat being cut off. He just packed the entire army with fifteen days' worth of dry food and set off.
As a result, the scout brigade quickly discovered traces of the local army. Dong Ba led the main force of the 71st Division to attack and defeated the reinforcements sent by Nanjing City in a battle in the wild.
It is a coincidence that after Wei Shiwen escaped from Cheng'an City, he contacted the reinforcements after many twists and turns, and agreed to meet at a location. He also merged with the reinforcements trailing behind, bringing the total strength to more than 40,000 people.
After determining the position of the New Twelfth Army, Wei Shiwen did not prepare for the cavalry attack from the rear. Who would have thought that the troops of the Eighth Army would suddenly attack, and the result would be that the entire army was annihilated, and there were more than 20,000 prisoners alone.
Wei Shiwen and his direct troops escaped again. When they encountered the most ferocious cavalry division in the wild, he chose to escape without hesitation and let other troops take cover.
When the Chongxi County Sheriff heard the news of the defeat of the reinforcements, he also did not hesitate and opened the city gate to welcome the new 12th Army Corps and the 71st Division.
"Haha, this guard captain is quite interesting. Although he is an enemy, I have to say that he is brave and resourceful. He first blocked Liang Chong in Cheng'an City for so many days, and then escaped from Dong Ba's hands. The key is that he commanded It's a local army. If it were a regular army, it would definitely cause more trouble." Ding Kui gave a high evaluation.
He is now sitting in Huashan County and personally arranging the finishing work.
Yi Mo was restricted from leaving the county and was followed by special forces troops wherever he went. Ding Kui did not lock him up and kept issuing orders through his hands.
Kong Ren also came to Huashan County, and his first suggestion to Ding Kui was: "Let Cui Dun serve as the governor of Dongxing County."
"Why not let him go to Daling County or Chongxi County? You can also consider replacing Huashan County Sheriff." Ding Kui neither agreed nor refused.
Kong Ren analyzed: "Daling County is the border, and it relies on the terrain to resist the invasion of our country. The county guards there need relatively strong military capabilities."
Ding Kui nodded in approval.
"The governors of Huashan County and Chongxi County have just surrendered. Relieving them from their posts so quickly will easily shake the confidence of the new officials, which is not conducive to long-term stability." Kong Ren continued his analysis, "Dongxing County is the headquarters of the 20th Army. Cui
Dun used to be able to let go of his hands and feet, and the richer Dongxing County is, the easier it is to get promoted and feel more at ease."
"Well, that's right! According to you, I will let Shaodian Luan issue the order tomorrow, no, later." Ding Kui felt that this matter cannot be delayed, and the sooner it is done, the better.
"The Eighth Army can move to Chongxi County. The 75th and 71st Divisions have successively joined the battle in Huashan County and Chongxi County. The court will definitely cut off the Eighth Army's logistical supplies." Kong Ren's status is special. He has no one else on his staff.
So cautious.
The Kong family used him to secretly form an alliance with Ding Kui, which was in line with the practice of big families making long bets. On the surface, the Kong family supported the imperial court.
"Okay, you draft the document and I'll stamp it with the military headquarters' seal." Ding Kui carried various seals with him.
Kong Ren asked: "Are you really going to stop encroaching on land?"
"Yes, although I am very prosperous now, I have captured eight or nine counties in one go, but there are a lot of hidden worries here. Except for Pingfu, Nanping and Dongxing counties, troops must be stationed in other places. My base camp is Nanqiu County.
It is no exception, and there is still a lack of county guards and city lords, so the rear is not stable."
Ding Kui was very clear-headed and was not dazzled by the momentary victory. If the expansion was too rapid, he would inevitably lack management personnel. He was just a small nobleman and did not have a reserve of management personnel on hand.
"Who wouldn't accept my family's kindness?"
The Kong family proposed to send a group of officials to Ding Kui, all of whom were descendants of the Kong family.
"Good intentions? I'm using your family members, so is it my territory or your family's territory?" Ding Kui sneered.
"Haha, the villain's heart can judge the gentleman's belly, why do you know so clearly?" Kong Ren was amused, "By the way, how is the exam conducted by Nanqiu County?"
"It's not bad. We have recruited a group of grassroots officials with good quality. Currently, there is no shortage of grassroots officials in Nanqiu County. I believe that in a few years we can train people to become city lords." Ding Kui took the time to interview a group of officials during his honeymoon.
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"A city has to manage hundreds of thousands of people. It needs to be familiar with the local environment and has a certain network of contacts. It is difficult to find such people among ordinary people. I have a way for you to try."