When attacking a city, you should also attack the easy-to-defeat ones. Don't waste your time in a stalemate. Go around directly with the goal of defeating the enemy's main combatants. The difficult-to-attack cities are left for the troops who come later to continue to intimidate.
Meng Shanming's purpose was to implement Nanzhou's strategic intention, seize time, and occupy the territory first, leaving those difficult-to-attack cities for the majority of Nanzhou's troops who would arrive later to conquer them calmly.
To put it bluntly, it was relying on Nanzhou's strong soldiers and horses to bully Dingzhou's lack of troops after being transferred.
As soon as Meng Shanming adjusted his tactics, Nanzhou's defenders were immediately miserable.
The carriage was running along the road, and Meng Shanming did not fix the command center. The command center of the army's attack was on this moving carriage.
Sitting in the carriage, Meng Shanming stayed up all night. Although his face looked tired, he kept staring at the map to receive military information from all parties and then issued various orders.
Luo Da'an has been waiting by his side, and he has also witnessed it.
As Yingyang Wu Liewei's men and horses arrived, the power of the famous general Meng Shanming's personal command was immediately revealed, which can be said to be radiant!
Meng Shanming used a force of men and horses to suppress the enemy's main force that had been assembled at the front, and supplemented it with Yingyang Wulie Guards running around to block the enemy's small groups of people and horses from gathering, preventing the enemy from forming an absolutely superior force headed by the main force.
, but also to buy time for the arrival of our follow-up troops.
The small groups of troops that the enemy gathered from all directions were vulnerable to the Yingyang Wulie Guards. The forces gathered from all four sides were defeated and dispersed, leaving the enemy's main force alone.
When the goal is achieved and our side has assembled some of its forces on the frontal battlefield, Yingyang Wu Liewei immediately returns to the frontal battlefield and joins the frontal forces to attack the enemy's main force!
Nanzhou's 30,000 troops faced off against Dingzhou's 50,000 troops. After all, the defenders still had a slight advantage.
Flags were fluttering, war drums were rumbling, and the sound of killing was ringing in the sky. The cavalry from both sides charged head-on against the cavalry.
Not to mention that the number of Dingzhou cavalry in this battle was far inferior to that of the Yingyang Wulie Guards, and their combat effectiveness was no match for the world-famous Yingyang Wu Liewei.
The cavalry formation assembled in Dingzhou collapsed after a frontal charge, and was overwhelmed by the Nanzhou troops who followed.
The Yingyang Wu Liewei who defeated the frontal cavalry took the lead in charging into the enemy's 50,000-strong army. He was extremely brave and ferocious, cutting them into small pieces, and the troops from behind took advantage of the situation to cover them up.
With a vigorous attack, Dingzhou's 50,000-strong army was defeated. Corpses were scattered all over the fields. The remaining soldiers were cut off all the way, and most of them fled in panic.
The defeated army fled into a mountain road in a valley, and suddenly saw piles of vegetation rolling down like rain, and rolling rocks like thunder at the end of the valley blocking the way.
From the mountains on both sides, thousands of archers appeared, lit rockets and fired into the valley. Flames rose for a moment, and tens of thousands of remaining soldiers screamed in the valley like ghosts and wolves.
When I tried to retreat to the exit, my way was blocked by the pursuers, who were blocked by waves of arrows. People who were staggering and begging for mercy and shouting for surrender fell to the ground in groups.
Tens of thousands of horses, with no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, were trapped in a sea of flames. The defeated monks who accompanied the army on the expedition also fled in panic with their generals, and were chased by the monks of Dazen Mountain!
It was difficult to escape quickly with a person on his back, so the escaping monk had to abandon the enemy general and flee.
In a desperate situation, the enemy leader, General Bao Jiaxiao, drew his sword and committed suicide. However, the sword in his hand was shot down and he was captured alive!
Under the setting sun, with lingering smoke curling up, two monks worked together to lift a wheelchair up the valley, and Luo Daan, carrying two guns, followed behind and climbed up the mountain.
Meng Shanming, who was sitting in a wheelchair, smelled the smell of burnt corpses and looked at the tragic images in the valley with an expressionless face. No one knew what he was thinking as he was bathed in the sunset.
Tens of thousands of remnant soldiers begged for mercy and surrender in a desperate situation, but he did not accept it, but issued a military order to kill them without mercy!
It's not that he is ruthless, but the current situation does not allow him to spend energy on these remnants. Time does not allow it, speed does not allow it, and the men and horses at hand are already tense. How can he find the manpower to take care of these tens of thousands of remnants? Once a counterattack occurs,
...He would not allow such an accident to occur on the battlefield!
The tragic scene in front of him made Luo Daan feel like vomiting.
Even the two monks from Dazenshan who were carrying the wheelchair felt chilled by what they saw. From time to time, they secretly glanced at Meng Shanming and found that this man was much more ruthless than their monks, killing tens of thousands of people at every turn!
In Rongyang County, the enemy general who was captured alive was escorted outside the city gate. The assembled Nanzhou troops shouted outside the city, threatening not to open the city and surrender. Once the city was defeated, they would massacre all the officials in the city. At this time, Kaicheng could forget about it!
For this decisive battle, the soldiers and horses in the city were almost empty, and there were no troops to defend the city. Knowing that they could no longer defend the city, the monks who defended the city fled, the gates of Rongyang County were opened wide, and the Nanzhou army quickly entered to take over and rest!
The army rested and recuperated, but Meng Shanming did not rest. He still commanded and dispatched troops from other places to maintain the offensive.
This is the first county town that Nanzhou troops invaded Dingzhou and captured!
The governor of Rongyang County had no choice but to demote his troops. The whole family, old and young, was under the butcher's knife. He had no choice but to order all the county towns under the jurisdiction of Rongyang County to surrender!
This was the first day of the war, and it was also the first day of the war. A large-scale head-on confrontation between Dingzhou and Nanzhou ended in a disastrous defeat in Dingzhou!
This was a battle that took place outside the city of Rongyang County. Dingzhou's 50,000-strong army was defeated miserably by Nanzhou's 30,000 troops. They were almost completely wiped out, with only about 2,000 troops scattered and escaping.
When the news spread, the impact on the area covered by the Nanzhou troops was inestimable. The imperial troops were no match for the Nanzhou troops. The 50,000 troops faced 30,000 troops and were almost completely wiped out?
Especially after learning the news that tens of thousands of defeated troops surrendered after stubborn resistance and were not completely slaughtered, everyone was moved!
Some cities that were previously difficult to attack faced the intimidation and threats of Nanzhou's follow-up troops, and some cities surrendered one after another.
The Dingzhou troops who were about to confront the Nanzhou army were frightened and had weak willpower to resist!
After the Nanzhou army learned that they were attacking more with less and annihilating all the enemy troops with little loss, their morale was greatly boosted!
And this is exactly the effect Meng Shanming needs for this battle. He wins the first battle, strengthens the morale of his tired and attacking troops, and destroys the morale of the enemy's army!
Another purpose is to deter the enemy from entangling with this side in small groups, forcing the other side to shrink its troop concentration, allowing this side to gain territory faster.
The highest strategic intention here is only known to a few people in Nanzhou. It is not to decide the final outcome with the Dingzhou people. The hidden real purpose is to occupy as much territory as possible quickly!
This purpose does not dare to be exposed to the outside world, otherwise Dingzhou will definitely try its best to delay it.
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News of the defeat reached the main tent of the Dingzhou Chinese Army. In the newly built tent, Xue Xiao, who was wearing battle armor, took the battle report with trembling hands and muttered to himself, "How could the defeat be so miserable? Could it be?
Meng Shanming is personally commanding...who can stop him?"
Wan Qingyan and Gai Huan looked ugly. It was only the first day of the war, and even one day had not passed, and they actually lost an entire county!
Gai Huan suddenly said: "Brother Xue, please send another letter to the court immediately, requesting urgent reinforcements from nearby state capitals!"
The good news reached the governor's office in Nanzhou. Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting in the Yingwu Hall looked at each other and laughed while holding the good news. The generals were also happy and excited.
"Quick, it's really fast to take over a county so quickly! Uncle Meng personally took action, it's really extraordinary." Shang Chaozong was very happy.
One of the generals said hehe: "Your Majesty, when Commander Meng led the army of the Yan State and shocked the world, even the other countries had to tremble with fear. He, Xue Xiao, is nothing. If Xue Xiao knew that the opponent he was fighting was Commander Meng, he would definitely be frightened.
Xue Xiao’s courage!”
"Haha!" Everyone laughed happily again.
In another courtyard of the Governor's Mansion, Huang Tong quickly walked in, found Huang Lie, and reported his victory.
After hearing this, Huang Lie was also surprised and said in amazement: "You have captured a county in such a short period of time? With such a large territory, it would be difficult for the army to cover the whole county in such a short time, right?"
Huang Tong smiled and said: "To be precise, including other counties that surrendered in Kaicheng, the territory of more than one county is covered. It is said that the scattered pieces may add up to the territory of one and a half counties. The leader has to admit that this Meng Shanming is in
He is indeed powerful on the battlefield, and the famous general of this generation is truly worthy of his reputation. He is invincible and sweeps across everything as soon as he sets out on horseback!"
Huang Lie couldn't laugh, and sighed softly, "We have been dragged into the water this time. It's hard for people outside to think that we are just like the cows wearing the same pair of trousers."
I thought that the two sides would have a collision and wait for a while until the three major sects intervened. Who knew that Dingzhou was so vulnerable?
If the manpower is withdrawn again, once Nanzhou is defeated, there will be no way to explain to Nanzhou's superiors and subordinates.
The smile on Huang Tong's face froze and he remained silent.
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"You want me to let him go?"
At the Thatched Cottage, Niu Youdao, who was sitting in the pavilion, looked at the court news from Shang Chaozong and sneered.
Shang Chaozong did not ask him to release the people, but passed the news to him and asked him to make a decision.
The letter was slapped on the stone table, and Niu You said: "Reply to the prince and ask him to agree to the court!"
Guan Fangyi on the side was surprised and said: "You hung the person on the top of the city. The imperial court was just out of shame. Now it is taking the person away under the pretext of interrogation. The outcome of the interrogation will not be up to us."
Niu Youdao: "Nanzhou is still the Nanzhou of Yan State in name only. Everything must be done according to the rules. We can't let the prince openly defy the decree, right? Promise is a promise, but when it will be implemented is another matter. Beat me up.
, do you still think that I let people go easily, is there such a good thing? Notify the county and city, and kill a group of people hanging on the top of the city in public! The reason for the killing, publicize it widely, saying that those people framed the imperial court, and said
The imperial court sent them for a sneak attack!"
Guan Fangyi shook her head and sighed. This was clearly a slap in the face of the imperial court. Not only did they not let people go after receiving the order, they also killed people. This made the imperial court extremely embarrassed!
At this moment, Yuan Gang came and brought a letter and placed it in front of Niu Youdao, "Good news from Dingzhou!"
"Oh!" Niu Youdao picked it up and looked at it with interest. Guan Fangyi also quickly walked behind him, put an arm on his shoulder, and leaned down to watch together, clicking their tongues.
"Haha!" Niu Youdao laughed happily after watching it, shook his head and praised: "As expected of Meng Shanming, he fought beautifully, and the results and progress far exceeded my expectations!"
His biggest expectation was that when the three major sects formally intervened, it would be best if they could seize the territory of a county in Dingzhou. Unexpectedly, the battle situation was so brilliant that he could not believe it. In less than a day, Meng Shanming occupied one and a half of the county.
’s territory, and he really did what he said and really hit Nanzhou’s momentum!