The more than 100,000 soldiers under Liu Mingzhi's command have been reorganized. With this sword pointing to the direction, they can go south to Jianzhou to regain the lost territory at any time.
In the wing of the east courtyard of Chongzhou Governor's Mansion, Liu Mingzhi looked at the reply letter in his hand with a solemn expression.
Yunyang, Nangong Ye's offensive to retake the city with the two armies on his left and right was not as smooth as his own. The enemy armies in Hanzhou and Lingzhou were afraid of the artillery bombardment of the two armies, but they did not leave the city to fight and kept huddled in the city.
Waiting for Yunyang and others to take the initiative to attack the city.
With artillery in their hands, a weapon that could kill enemies, Yunyang and his two men naturally did not want their brothers to carry their heads and fight one-on-one with the enemy forces in the city.
As a result, the arrogant Dalong soldiers and horses outside the city fell into a stalemate with the allied forces of the two countries who huddled under the city and did not dare to climb the city.
One was afraid of the power of the dragon's artillery and did not dare to defend the city. The other clearly had a weapon to kill the enemy and did not want his brothers to engage in close combat with the enemy. It was difficult not to fall into a stalemate.
In the past few days, Chongzhou City has been recaptured by Mr. Liu. The left and right armies of Hanzhou and Lingzhou, besides killing many enemies with shelling on the first day, have achieved results in the following days.
Very little.
Yunyang Nangong Ye and his two men tried every means to force the enemy troops to attack the city. However, the Turks and Jin allied forces stationed in Lingzhou and Hanzhou were like bastards who had their hearts set on a weight. As long as the dragon soldiers and horses attacked the city head-on,
, resolutely not to defend the city.
If they don't go to the city to defend, they will force the enemy to leave the city and fight. However, Yunyang and the others were disappointed.
The enemy army has already mastered the art of consumption.
No matter how the dragon's troops and horses form formations outside the city, if you don't attack the city, we won't start a war.
There are tens of thousands of people in the city. As long as you are not afraid of accidentally injuring the people in the city, you can attack us even if the artillery fire extends.
For a time, Yunyang and Nangong Ye were so frustrated by the coalition forces stationed in the two cities that they lost their temper and could only use normal tactics to capture the city.
As a result, the enemy troops in the city boarded the city to defend themselves. Although many people died under the cannons outside the city, due to the Dalong soldiers attacking the city below, Dalong's artillery could not bombard them without restraint.
There are enemies on the wall.
Since then, the coalition forces of the two countries have had a chance to breathe under the bombardment, and the number of casualties among the Dalong soldiers attacking the city has gradually increased.
With the support of a large number of artillery, the left and right armies were able to retake Hanzhou and Lingzhou within ten days, but the price paid was not small.
It is no longer possible to recapture Chongzhou as quickly as Liu Mingzhi and to minimize casualties.
Liu Mingzhi slapped the letter in his hand heavily on the table with a gloomy look. The loud movement frightened the generals sitting on both sides.
Song Qing and other generals subconsciously glanced at the gloomy-looking Young Master Liu and fell silent, not daring to ask why the commander was so angry.
There was an audible silence in the room, and even the slight rapid breathing of everyone could be clearly heard.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at everyone and stood up from his chair. He walked to the sand table and stopped in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back.
"Every step we take to recapture Chongzhou, I can guarantee that it will never be leaked. The relationship between the enemy forces in Chongzhou City and other troops has been strangled in the cradle by this commander."
"In this case, why are the enemy forces in Lingzhou and Hanzhou so vigilant? If this continues, it won't be a problem to capture the two cities, but the losses of our soldiers will exceed my previous psychological expectations."
"According to common sense, the soldiers and horses of Lingzhou and Hanzhou should not be so cautious in the first battle with brothers from the left and right. What went wrong?"
"Did any of you think of anything?"
Everyone looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
In the end, no one spoke. It was a question that even a commander-in-chief of the armed forces and a general who specialized in attack and defense could not figure out, let alone soldiers like himself who only knew how to lead troops and horses to charge into battle!
"Deputy Commander Song, tell me your opinion!"
Seeing that no one spoke, Liu Mingzhi could only ask Song Qing to explain his views by name. Maybe one of their unintentional words could give him an idea!
Liu Mingzhi called his name, and Song Qing had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk out.
"Commander, I wonder if there might be something wrong with Marshal Yun and Marshal Nangong in their attack methods, which aroused the vigilance of the enemy forces of the two countries?"
"You must know that everyone has his own way of using troops. Since the commander-in-chief has just said that all connections between Chongzhou and other soldiers and horses have been severed, it cannot be the commander-in-chief's plan to recapture the city.
It is passed on and out.”
"In this case, I would venture to guess that the two generals may have made a flaw in their attack on the city, which aroused the suspicion of the enemy."
"It's also possible that they were afraid of the power of artillery and had no choice but to make such a move. Before getting accurate information, the general can only make these calculations!"
"And...and..."
Liu Mingzhi tilted his head slightly and frowned slightly when he saw Song Qing's expression of hesitation and hesitation.
"And what? But it doesn't matter!"
"The last general is bold. Looking at ancient and modern times, looking at the results of siege battles by the siege and defenders, Marshal Yun, Marshal Nangong and others in Lingzhou and Hanzhou have already achieved fruitful results!
"
"According to the letters sent, although our soldiers were on the attacking side, with the help of artillery, the casualties were lower than those on the defending side. This is a unique thing in our dynasty in the past hundred years."
"Based on conventional warfare, there is absolutely no problem with the command of Commander Yun and the two of them. The commander is attentive, the generals use their orders, and the soldiers use their lives. Their cooperation is perfect!"
"Moreover, the soldiers and horses guarding the city are the elite of the Jin Kingdom's border army and the famous unparalleled cavalry of the Turks. The two commanders can achieve such results, in the eyes of the general, they are already considered to be great military talents."
"The reason why Commander-in-Chief feels that their progress is slow is because Commander-in-Chief, you retaken a city in four days. This cannot be viewed according to common sense."
"Ten days to recapture a city that is heavily defended by elite troops is already harsh enough. If the commander-in-chief asks the other two armies to recapture a city in four, five, or even seven or eight days like you, commander-in-chief, it would be...
......."
Song Qing looked at Liu Mingzhi's increasingly tight brows and took a deep breath.
"That's a little unkind!"
"Not everyone is a commander-in-chief who can have the overall situation in his mind. Especially Commander-in-Chief Yun, who is already very old. There must be some differences between him and the younger enemy generals in terms of using troops."
"A dragon gives birth to nine sons, and each one is different, not to mention humans!"
"The commander-in-chief cannot treat everyone as the commander-in-chief himself."
"It is certainly a good thing to be strict with oneself and strive for excellence."
"But the general believes that everything has pros and cons, and the most appropriate way to make a choice is to act within one's capabilities."
"Otherwise, if your request is too hasty, it will disrupt the siege plan of the two commanders. When the time comes, things will be reversed. If you achieve the opposite result, it may not be a good thing!"
"Brothers know that the commander-in-chief loves his soldiers as much as his sons, and he pities the lives of his brothers, hoping to reduce their losses."
"But since ancient times, there has been no precedent for the two countries to fight without dying!"
"The general has finished speaking. If the commander feels it is inappropriate, he can be punished, but the general will never say a word no!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Song Qing who nodded and lowered his eyebrows after finishing speaking, not daring to look at him, and his thoughts suddenly became complicated.
Subconsciously looking at the generals around them, Cheng Kai and the others hurriedly lowered their heads when they saw Liu Mingzhi's eyes, not daring to look at Liu Mingzhi. Except for Gumo Rongrong, all the generals' eyes did not respond to Song Qing's.
All the same.
Seeing this situation, Liu Mingzhi was confused for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Could it be that my requirements are really too harsh?
I don't know how long it took, time passed quietly, and Liu Mingzhi sighed silently.
"Everything is there!"
All the generals hurriedly stood up and knelt on one knee in front of Young Master Liu.
"We obey orders!"
"Cheng Kai will lead 10,000 elite troops to escort Tang Ru's grain and grass troops first!"
"All the infantrymen of the main battle army put on the captured Turkic war horses and stayed in Chongzhou for one more day to recuperate. Tomorrow they will go south to Jianzhou!"
"Ah? This..."
"Commander, brothers..."
"Follow the order and all of you should step aside. I want to be alone!"
"Yes, we are leaving!"
After Song Qing and other generals left the wing together, Liu Mingzhi took up his pen and started writing on the rice paper.
After a while, the six characters "I will examine my body three times every day" appeared on the rice paper in one go.
Liu Mingzhi put down the wolf hair and looked at the rice paper in front of him, quietly lost in thought.