The Huangzhou Army suffered huge losses and was reduced by nearly half! The Yuzhou Army also suffered more than 2,000 casualties. [ ] The number of casualties was the smallest, only about ten people. Most of them were trampled by Colin's dozens of cavalry.
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Although the losses are huge, the morale of the entire army can be said to be high!
With a loss of nearly 7,000 people, 30,000 enemy troops were killed, which is a huge result no matter how you look at it. Moreover, 20,000 of them were defeated head-on when facing the enemy head-on.
, and almost captured the enemy commander.
The Feng Dynasty had never had such a record in its history against the Beijing people. How could they not be excited about this?
If it weren't for the heavy casualties suffered by Jiang Jingyuan's army after Taitai Pass, and Su San strictly ordered all the sergeants to start building the camp immediately and build the defenses of the military camp overnight, they would definitely have started singing and dancing.
In fact, it was a dangerous and dangerous battle situation! Even though Su San had planned and prepared well in advance, Jing Ren still completed the strategic concept on the surface.
Capturing the Taiping Pass and annihilating Chiang Ching-yuan's army is naturally the result that the Beijing people most want to achieve! Even if it cannot be achieved, Chiang Ching-yuan's army must be surrounded and killed at the Platform Pass. For the time being, the Beijing people have achieved this.
According to Wan Yanchu's idea, it would be best if he could eat Zhang Hejun in one bite! If he couldn't eat it, he wouldn't be able to maneuver Zhang Hejun. With 50,000 cavalry, it was Wan Yanchu's first choice to contain Zhang Hejun.
The ideal state that they had thought about was achieved by the Beijing Army.
Wutumu took a hundred thousand men with him, and killed more than one hundred thousand of the feudal army on the north bank of the Huaihe River alone! Although Su San lost 30,000 troops, based on the results of the battle, the Jing people still had the advantage.
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Wutumu lost 30,000 people on the south bank, and there were probably casualties on the north bank as well, but they still had 50,000 to 60,000 people in hand; while Wan Yanchu's power in his hands was basically untouched. 150,000 men and horses, with strong soldiers and horses, were watching eagerly.
.The strength of the Kyoto people increased from the 150,000 they thought before the war to 210,000!
The Feng army was said to number 300,000 people, but in less than half a month, it had grown to 200,000 people.
The number of troops was reversed! Moreover, Jiang Jingyuan's main force was compressed in Taiping Pass, and Zhang He's army was tightly defended by the Beijing cavalry. The only force that could be mobilized was the fifteen thousand in the hands of Su San on the south bank of the Huai River.
People, horses, and nearly 10,000 water troops.
But this is only a superficial phenomenon. Only those who go deep into the battlefield will understand that the people of Beijing are already in danger.
At Platform Pass, although the strength of Chiang Ching's original army was greatly reduced, without the burden of new recruits, Chiang Ching's original army was actually more capable. Although Chiang Ching's original army was suppressed at Platform Pass, there was sufficient food and grass in the pass, sufficient combat power, sufficient ordnance, and people from Beijing sent
of half a million arrows.
A heavy rain solved the problem of drinking water. As long as Jiang Jingyuan ordered water conservation and kept it for more than a month, there would be no big problem.
Zhang He's army seemed to be surrounded by the Beijing cavalry and did not dare to move! However, the army had food and grass with them and was camped near the Huai River. It was more than enough to defend for a month.
Beijing's 50,000 cavalrymen are fighting across the river, and supplies are absolutely limited! Unless there is an accident, Zhang He's army cannot be defended for a few days.
As for Su San, the situation is even better!
The morale of the entire army was high! All the food and grass that the Beijing people had no intention of transporting to the other side were robbed by the three Soviet armies. It was enough to feed the entire army for more than half a year.
These grains and grasses were originally used by Wu Tumu to defend behind Taitai Pass and trap Jiang Jingyuan alive in Taitai Pass. Now they are all cheaper for Su San. Not to mention, they have also become Su San's biggest advantage to defend the south bank of Huaihe River.
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Not to mention all of this, the most terrifying problem is! Tens of thousands of people in Utumu are trapped on the north bank of the Huai River without food. It will really cost them their lives.
The food and grass found from the new camp of the Feng Army and the horses, all taken together, cannot last a few days. The Feng Army is guarding the other side, and there is no chance to go out to find food. If they can't break through, Wutumu will
The army may have to starve to death on the north bank of the Huai River.
As long as the Wutumu Army is killed, the Beijing Army will not just die tens of thousands of people. Instead, it will lose the entire strategic layout. No matter who it is, they will not be able to accept such a result.
Therefore, as soon as the news reached Wan Yanchu's camp, Wan Yanchu's heart ached and he almost fainted. He had been planning for more than half a year and had thought of all the results, but he never expected that it would be this result.
"How could this happen? What does Wutumu do for food? One hundred thousand people were actually driven to the north bank by 20,000 feudal troops! Without the south bank, what's the use of the north bank? I would rather he have one hundred thousand troops and all be guarded by me.
On the south bank, it's just a month or two of confinement. It's better to be in despair now." After Wan Yanchu got a little clearer, he started to curse loudly.
Then a general in front of the tent suggested: "Turten's 50,000 cavalry can rush to help!"
"Help!" Wan Yanchu didn't care about his image and directly rejected the words. Then he sighed and shook his head helplessly and said: "Zhang Hejun set up camp as soon as he arrived at the Huaihe River, and he had a lot of food and supplies.
We have everything in place, and this king's plan has obviously been defeated a long time ago. If Turten rushes to rescue Taiping Pass, Zhang He's army will probably cross the river immediately and attack us. Although I have built these defensive fortifications, there is no cavalry protection.
If we stay on both wings, we are afraid that Zhang He and Jiang Jingyuan will be attacked from both sides. Moreover, even if the cavalry rushes to help, it is already too late. The troops on the south bank of the Huai River must be led by famous generals, otherwise it is impossible to push Wutumu into a desperate situation. This way
As soon as the famous general takes a stand on the south bank, he will start to defend our cavalry. If Turten found out that Zhang Hejun's camp could not be broken on the afternoon of the 17th, he immediately rushed to the south bank of the Huai River. Even if he only had 5,000 cavalry, he might not be able to defeat it.
Scatter the enemy camp! But now, even if all 50,000 cavalry rush through, I'm afraid they won't be able to even get into the enemy camp."
"Then what should we do? The Utumu army was caught off guard and forced into the north bank. There was naturally a shortage of supplies. I'm afraid that if Jiang Jingyuan was still alive and well, the Utumu people would starve to death first. Tens of thousands of people were killed by two
Thousands of people are trapped to death, let alone saying that we cannot bear the loss. Even if this news gets out, we will not be able to show our face."
Wan Yanchu sighed, thought again and again, then waved his hand and said: "Turten's rescue is only a bad idea! A strong attack is a lose-lose strategy. Even if the twenty thousand are taken away, my entire layout will be destroyed.
It has lost its function. Wutumu and Turten are unable to move south of the Huai River. Our army camp will also be forced to retreat. Once the platform is secured, our trip south this time will be in vain."
"But is there any other way?"
"Yes, that is: seeking peace!"
"Seek peace?" If you ask for peace, then why go south?
"Yes, immediately send a peace envoy to Jinling City to ask for peace. Let all the spies in Jinling City take action, bribe where necessary, and threaten where necessary. We must reach a peace agreement in a short period of time. We can agree to withdraw our troops and return to
Behind the non-combatant border line, the purpose is to rescue the Wutumu tribe. As long as Wutumu exits the platform pass safely, the initiative to make peace will be in our hands."