The Battle of Yincheng can be called a classic and has been widely circulated in later generations. It has added a glorious page to the war history of Li Zheng, the God of War.
After Yincheng was captured, Pang Pang fled with the remaining troops, but more soldiers fled or surrendered and were unwilling to follow Pang Pang anymore.
Li Zheng ordered the army to take over Yincheng, treat the surrendered soldiers well, and at the same time capture the escaped soldiers.
Half a day later, the commanders under Li Zheng came to report that they had captured nearly 50,000 Pang Pang soldiers who were too late to escape, killed more than 20,000 Pang Pang soldiers who were unwilling to surrender, and 30,000 people who surrendered voluntarily. Those who are currently at large include the soldiers Pang Pang took away.
Including, the total number is only about 60,000 to 70,000 people.
Sergeant Li Zhengming inquired about the situation of the soldiers around Pang Pang, and received the news that there were only 30,000 soldiers around Pang Pang. The rest had fled, and Pang Pang was considered a complete failure.
Li Zheng did not let him go just because he had only 30,000 soldiers left. After discussing with Huangfu Xiaoming, Huangfu Xiaoming led the fourth army to pursue the hastily fleeing army, while Li Zheng himself led the third army and other soldiers to continue.
Go north and fight until you reach Yuncheng before giving up.
There were more than ten cities between Yuncheng and Yincheng. Li Zheng led a large army to attack them. No city resisted wherever they went. They all surrendered and handed over the cities to Li Zheng.
Li Zheng ordered the army not to invade the surrendered city, not to harm any people, and not to accept any grass or trees from the people. Violators of military law would be dealt with without mercy.
Li Zheng's military discipline was strict, and he did not commit any crime wherever he went. He was recognized by all the people, and soon all dozens of cities, including Yuncheng, were taken over by the Qilin Kingdom.
At this point, Li Zheng completed the first step of his plan and captured the entire line from Nangong City to Yuncheng, completely blocking Lu Hao's eastward advance.
Next, Li Zheng asked Qi Feihong for an order to attack Lu Hao from east to west. Li Zheng's plan was obvious, which was to completely defeat Lu Hao in one fell swoop.
Seeing that Li Zheng was unstoppable and had completed the first step of the plan in just a few months, Qi Feihong readily agreed that Li Zheng would lead the troops to continue the attack. The senior officials of Qilin State also supported Li Zheng's request and supported Li Zheng in destroying Lu Hao.
Li Zheng received Qi Feihong's order and ordered the army to rest for a few days. After that, the army was divided into three, starting from Nangong City, Guomen Town and Yuncheng respectively, and began the journey to the west.
Li Zheng is still the supreme commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, commanding the three armies, but the three armies also have their own commanders to facilitate front-line command.
Li Zheng himself set out from Guomen Town, as the central army, to attack Hecheng, which was thousands of miles away from Guomen Town. Huangfu Xiaoming led the soldiers of the Fourth Army from Nangong City, and attacked Sichuan City, which was about a thousand miles away from Nangong City.
Huangfu Yunze set out from Yuncheng with his soldiers and headed west to capture the city that was still in Lu Hao's hands.
Lu Hao's current territory is roughly a triangle. The area east of Qingcheng and west of the line between Yuncheng and Nangong City is Lu Hao's current territory.
If Li Zheng and his three armies attack at the same time, they should meet up near Baihu City. Baihu City is located in a relatively narrow place to the west of this triangle area. The three armies will advance westward at the same time, so it is the most suitable place to meet up.
The 100,000 soldiers brought by Huangfu Yun collected a large number of surrendered soldiers, and recruited some soldiers from the conquered cities. The total number reached nearly 200,000. Huangfu Yun himself was the third team of the Second Army.
The commander-in-chief had only tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, and now he was commanding an army of 200,000. Although his official position remained the same, his strength was the same as that of Huangfu Xiaoming, the commander of the Fourth Army.
In view of this, Huangfu City reported to Qi Feihong and proposed the establishment of the Fifth Army, with Huangfu Yun as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army. Qi Feihong also thought it was feasible, so he issued an order to establish the Fifth Army and appointed Huangfu Yun as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army and concurrently as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army.
The commander of the third team of the second army will be handed over to the commander of the third team of the second army and the original officers and soldiers of the third team of the second army after a suitable leader is found.
Since then, the Qilin Army of the Qilin Kingdom has been established, with a total of five armies. Except for the first army, which is an army of monsters, the other four armies are all armies composed of human soldiers. The commanders of the five armies are Chi Yan, the first army, and Chi Yan, the second army.
Huangfu City, the third army Li Zheng, the fourth army Huangfu Xiaoming, the fifth army Huangfu Yun.
According to Qi Feihong's order, except for the first army with a total of hundreds of thousands of monsters, the number of other armies should be controlled at about 200,000. Of course, Li Zheng's third army has already exceeded 200,000 soldiers, reaching three
With more than 100,000 people, there is no need to deliberately reduce staff.
There are three commanders-in-chief of the Five Armies, the Huangfu family, who are jokingly called the commander-in-chief family by the people of Qilin Kingdom. But the commander-in-chief of the third army, Li Zheng, has a higher status. He is not only the commander-in-chief of the third army, but also the general who protects the country.
All the soldiers of the Qilin Kingdom have a transcendent status. If they were to lead a family, I am afraid it would have to be the Li family where Li Zheng lives.
Because of the military service policy formulated by Qi Feihong before, qualified cultivators from all cities joined the army to serve. In addition, a large number of soldiers surrendered, and the number of soldiers in each army actually increased a lot than before. As the leader of the country, Qi Feihong
I have been taking care of the affairs of the Ministry of War, and I am really too busy.
The ministers all proposed to confirm the Minister of War to help Qi Feihong manage all the soldiers. Qi Feihong accepted the suggestions of the ministers, but the candidate for the post of Minister of War was difficult for Qi Feihong.
Qi Feihong originally planned to let Li Zheng serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War, but because Li Zheng is now the general who protects the country, it is not appropriate to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War at the same time. Almost everyone opposed it. The concerns of the ministers are also reasonable, and Li Zheng
The general who protects the country can take charge of all soldiers. If he takes up the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, wouldn't he be in charge of himself and be in vain?
In view of this, Qi Feihong agreed with the opinions of the ministers, but also asked them to find a suitable candidate. Shen Yue, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, proposed that a new person should be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and gave several candidates for everyone to discuss.
After discussion, I felt that Li Tianxing, who had helped Qi Feihong before, was unknown in Qilin Kingdom, and that he could take on this important task.
Qi Feihong knew what Li Tianxing was thinking, talked to Li Tianxing alone, and promised to help Li Tianxing establish a sect of cultivating immortals after defeating Lu Hao, so that Li Tianxing could realize his wish to revitalize the Qilin Sect. Naturally, Li Tianxing knew that he had nothing now and wanted to establish a sect on his own.
, it was impossible to do it in a short period of time, and he had to rely on Qi Feihong's help. He also knew very well that the immortal cultivation sect that Qi Feihong helped him establish could no longer be called Qilin Sect, and he did not worry about the name of the sect. He only felt that it could be re-established.
A sect that cultivates immortality is very good.
Li Tianxing did not hesitate too much. After thinking for a while, he agreed to serve as Minister of War of Qilin Kingdom to help Qi Feihong.
Li Tianxing served as Minister of War, helping Qi Feihong manage the army and take care of the army's western expedition. Qi Feihong had a lot of leisure time. Since Qi Feihong became the leader of Qilin Kingdom, he has been working hard every day. In fact, he has been exhausted physically and mentally. Now there are
When Li Tianxing came to help him manage the army, he felt that his courage was much lighter and he felt quite at ease.
Of course, the courage on Qi Feihong's shoulders is still heavy. After all, Qilin Kingdom has many things to do and powerful enemies are on the side. As the leader of Qilin Kingdom, his responsibilities are also heavy and there is no room for him to slack off.
Even though the Qilin Nation's army now has the upper hand and has defeated Lu Hao steadily, it will not happen overnight if Lu Hao is really to be completely eliminated.
This involves many forces and involves many interests. If it is not handled properly, it may create new enemies, allow Lu Hao to obtain reinforcements, and change the existing situation.
There are many similar things that happened in history. Qi Feihong had to think deeply and plan ahead, coordinate all interests and try his best to ensure that the number of enemies in Qilin Kingdom would not increase.
As for the Immortal Golden Immortal that he was most worried about and had the most helplessness about, Qi Feihong really had no other option except placing his hope in Yu Wenxian.
It is impossible to persuade the Immortal Golden Immortal to surrender. Don't even think about it. It is even more impossible to show goodwill and form an alliance. The two sides are already mortal enemies.
In short, even if Qi Feihong left the affairs of the Ministry of War to Li Tianxing, he himself would not feel much relieved.
This may be the trouble of those in power. They have to bear far more than ordinary people. Their pressure is also much greater than ordinary people...