It turned out that Feng Wang meant this. All the generals nodded, thinking that Tang Yin's analysis was reasonable. Since the other party took the initiative to send it to the door, we should not take advantage of it.
According to Tang Yin's wishes, the top of the Longding Fortress was replaced with the flag of the Zhen Kingdom. The armies of Feng, Yu, An, and Huan were all withdrawn, and all Zhen soldiers and Zhen generals stood guard on the city wall.
In fact, as Tang Yin expected, the Zhen army that came was indeed reinforcements, and he did not know that Longding Fortress had changed hands. First, the battle was fought too fast. Second, and the most critical point, the coalition forces were
The defenders were completely wiped out without anyone escaping, which completely blocked the news of the fall of Longding Fortress.
The coalition forces did not use large siege weapons during their attack, and the fortress's defenses were not damaged at all. The city walls were covered with Zhen flags, and the soldiers standing guard were all Zhen soldiers. The support soldiers did not expect that there would be a trap.
He entered the fortress unprepared and arrogantly.
If it were daytime, the reinforcements might still see bloodstains that would be washed away in the future, but it was late at night, and even with torches, the visual range was extremely limited.
When all Zhenguo's reinforcements entered the fortress and the city gate was closed by the coalition forces, suddenly there were shouts of killing all around the reinforcements, and an ambush suddenly appeared. Looking up, the lamps, torches, and pitch pine illuminated the fortress as brightly as day.
, the sudden appearance of the coalition officers and soldiers was overwhelming, and surrounded the three thousand reinforcements on three levels inside and three levels outside, making it impossible for them to pass through.
The reinforcements didn't understand what was going on. They were all surprised and confused, and they looked completely at a loss when faced with the sudden attack of the coalition forces around them.
There was no battle, and the current situation does not require another battle. The difference in strength between the two sides is too great. If they really take action, the nearly 100,000 coalition forces can trample these 3,000 reinforcements into pieces in just one move.
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Under the kind words of the Zhenjun officers and soldiers in the coalition forces, the three thousand reinforcements did not resist needlessly, and finally put down their weapons and surrendered.
Surrendering this support force was just a trivial incident, but it made Tang Yin keenly aware of the opportunity. Since this support force had no knowledge of the fall of Longding Fortress, would there be more reinforcements?
Are you still on your way here?
Our own method of catching turtles in an urn and capturing as many Zhen soldiers as possible will also cause huge consumption to Longhu County's overall military strength.
Wanting to understand this, he immediately ordered Lotte and Ai Jia to send a message to the main force of the coalition forces behind them, asking them to temporarily stay where they are and not enter Longhu County, so as to attract more reinforcements to gather at Longding Fortress.
Tang Yin's strategy worked wonders. During the two days that the coalition forces were stationed at Longding Fortress, they received five waves of reinforcements, ranging from thousands to hundreds. The total number was close to 20,000.
It was not until the third day that the coalition forces waited in the fortress that the news of the fall of the fortress spread in Longhu County.
After seeing Jiu Tianwen Wang, Tang Yin allowed the main force of the coalition forces to enter Longhu County and stationed some troops at Longding Fortress to guard the prisoners. The main force continued westward and approached Xitang, the capital of Zhen Kingdom.
Today, two of the three counties in Longhu County have basically become empty counties, and all the troops are concentrated in Xinyu County. The coalition's westward advance was very smooth, and it took only four days to approach Xinyu County.
This is the last line of defense for Xitang, and the number of troops assembled in the county has exceeded 300,000. These more than 300,000 troops are scattered in Huaning and Tongcheng.
Huaning is located in the northeast of Xitang, and Tongcheng is located in the southeast of Xitang. These two cities are like two horns growing out of Xitang. If the coalition forces ignore these two cities and take Xitang directly, Zhenguo will be in trouble.
You can attack from three sides and besiege the coalition forces.
Therefore, even though Xitang is close at hand at this time, the coalition forces can only attack steadily and capture the two cities of Huaning and Tongcheng first.
Regarding how to attack Huaning and Tongcheng, the monarchs of the four countries and the generals of the five countries gathered together to discuss the next tactics and strategies.
Li Xin was the first to express his position, saying: "Our army has millions of people, and according to the intelligence we have received, the strength of Huaning and Tongcheng does not exceed 200,000. Our army can be divided into two lines, advance together, and divide
Take Huaning and Tongcheng, and after taking the two cities, attack Xitang from both sides."
He said it with full confidence and confidence, and now the coalition forces indeed have such strength.
Tang Yin smiled calmly and asked: "Divide the troops into two groups? How should we divide them? Who will be with whom?"
The tactics Li Xin mentioned were not thought up by himself, but were the result of prior discussions with his generals. After hearing Tang Yin's question, he said calmly and calmly: "Among our five-pronged army, Feng Jun and
The Zhenjun brothers are recognized as the most powerful. I think that the Fengjun and Yujun are still on the same side, and the An, Huan, and Zhen armies are on the same side. The former takes Huaning, and the latter takes Tongcheng. The two armies have equal combat strength.
It should be easy to capture these two cities."
Tang Yin didn't answer immediately. He lowered his head and looked at the map intently, drawing on it with his fingers from time to time.
Although the Feng and Yu armies had fewer troops, the Huaning they attacked was weaker than Tongcheng. Li Xin's allocation was obviously well thought out, made sense, and was a feasible tactic.
He thought it was feasible, but the Zhenjun generals below were all anxious. Others may not know the strength of the Anhuan and Huan armies, but they knew it well and had fought against them before. The officers and soldiers of the two armies were all in vain.
, in fact, they are vulnerable. If you work with them, you will not only be used as a sword by others, but you will also be dragged down by them.
It's a pity that Zhenjun has no monarch to speak for them, so they can only fight for themselves.
Kong Qing took a deep breath and was about to object. At this time, Xiao Muqing, commander of the Pingyuan Army of the Feng Army, said first: "We have an absolutely superior force, but we have to divide our troops into two groups to capture Huaning and Tongcheng. From the perspective of the future, this is a natural disaster."
Looking for trouble!"
Even though Li Xin looked very heroic, he was not broad-minded. When he heard Xiao Muqing's merciless opposition to his tactics, his face immediately sank, he sneered, and asked angrily: "Oh? So Xiao Muqing said that?
Does the general have a better strategy to defeat the enemy?"
In Xiao Muqing's eyes, except for Tang Yin, he had never tolerated anyone else. Even though Li Xin was the king of a country, in his eyes, he was just an ordinary person who could not achieve greatness.
He smiled slightly and said: "Instead of dividing the troops, it is better to work together to attack one city, whether it is to capture Huaning or Tongcheng, and then directly capture Xitang. Of course, this is just a feint, its purpose
It is to lure the Zhenjun from another city to come to the rescue. As long as they leave the city, I can immediately kill them and annihilate them outside the city!"
Tang Yin nodded loudly as he listened, feeling that Xiao Muqing's strategy was much safer than Li Xin's.
If we work together to attack one city, with our millions of troops, we can easily win whether we attack Huaning or conquer the city. However, if we divide our forces to attack these two cities, I'm afraid the battle may not be easy.
Li Xin asked unconvinced: "What if the other city doesn't send troops to rescue?"
Xiao Muqing smiled and said: "It would be easier if that were the case. We can turn false attacks into real attacks and win the West Tang in one go!"
"But..." Li Xin still wanted to argue. At this time, Yue Ze also heard that Xiao Muqing's tactics were more feasible. He waved his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Li, we are the kings. We have to arrange troops, march and fight such trivial matters.
, just leave it to the generals to deal with it, why bother to intervene?"
"That's right!" Ling Shuang advised in a low voice from the side: "Brother King Yue is right, we can't argue with these generals who are accustomed to fighting!"
Yue Ze and Ling Shuang's persuasion gave Li Xin a way to step down. He shrugged indifferently and said, "Brother Wang, Sister Wang is right." As he spoke, he looked at Tang Yin again and asked.
: "What does Prince Tang mean?"
Tang Yin responded casually: "Just follow Mu Qing's tactics! Our army will take Huaning first, and then march to Xitang. If the Zhen army in Tongcheng rescues us, we will counterattack. If not, we will take advantage of the situation and attack."
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"Okay! Since Brother Tang Wang also agrees, it's settled." Li Xin nodded.
"One more thing." Yueze said, "Everyone has heard, right? The Sichuan-Mozhi Army has defeated the Zhen Army in Shima County, and is now heading towards Xitang!"
"Hmph!" Li Xin sneered and said, "I heard it! If Sichuan Mo hadn't transferred the 400,000 reserve troops stationed in Anguo to Zhenguo, how could they have defeated the Zhenjun?"
The battle in Shima County between the Sichuan-Mozhi Allied Forces and the Central Army of Zhenguo was extremely fierce. The two sides were originally fighting 400,000 against 400,000. However, with the addition of the Zhenguo Local Army, the evenly matched situation changed, and the balance of victory began to tilt towards Zhenguo.
The military side is tilted.
Forced by helplessness, the Sichuan-Moscow coalition forces had no choice but to urgently mobilize their respective 200,000 reserve troops to alleviate the current precarious situation. With the Sichuan-Moscow coalition's total of 400,000 reserve troops participating in the war, the Sichuan-Moscow coalition forces once again have overwhelming power.
The two sides launched a face-to-face legion decisive battle in Shima County. This battle, the two sides fought and rested for five full days, and finally ended with the defeat of the Zhen Army and the Sichuan-Mosu Allied Forces' victory.
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This battle was so tragic and so large that the casualties of both sides alone exceeded 400,000. The entire battlefield stretched for dozens of miles, with corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowing like rivers.
During the war, even Tian Huaiyu, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenguo Central Army, died tragically in the chaos.
After this battle, the 400,000-strong Zhenguo Central Army and 200,000-strong local army led by Tian Huaiyu collapsed, suffering heavy casualties. The Sichuan-Mobile Allied Forces, with their thunderous momentum, captured the entire Shima County while chasing the Zhenjun.
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During the subsequent westward march, the Zhen Army, which was severely weakened, could no longer organize an effective blockade, and was constantly being chased by the Sichuan-Mozhi coalition forces. Now, the Sichuan-Mozhi coalition forces had passed through Shima County and entered Linqiao County. As long as they continued
Through Linqiao County, you can also go directly to Xitang.