Chapter 1193: The increasingly unfavorable battle situation
The next day, Mi Jiang set off for Shangshui, where she met Shen Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Wei armies at the Shangshui battlefield, and told the latter about her agreement with Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, which surprised him and made him smile bitterly.
Because he was "victory" - under the personal lobbying of their Princess Su, as the coach on the Shangshui battlefield, he had already confirmed victory without even fighting a battle. This made people who wanted to prove themselves in this battle Shen Yu felt a little sad.
Of course, a little personal sadness is naturally not as important as the national interest. Therefore, Shen Yu personally wrote a letter that day and sent it to his mentor, King Yu Zhao Yuandai. In the letter, he told the teacher: Shang The troops on the water side can be transferred to the battlefield of Song County to carry out support operations.
Two days later, King Yu Zhao Yuandai, who was still training the Northern First Army on the outskirts of Daliang City, received a letter from his protégé Shen Yu, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
It is difficult for King Yu Zhao Yuanqi to comment too much on Mi Jiang's lobbying of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, but it is undeniable that this is a very inspiring thing.
Although the Shangshui battlefield is small compared to the other three battlefields, in Shangshui, there is the most expensive army in the entire Wei Kingdom - the heavy cavalry "Shangshui Youma".
The King of Yu, Zhao Yuanke, had read the battle report and knew that this was an army that had wiped out the Korean cavalry that was several times larger than the Wei cavalry in Shangdang County, creating the most glorious single-day result in the Wei-Korean war. If used properly, five thousand wandering horses could Heavy cavalry is more terrifying than fifty thousand light cavalry.
Being able to add such a new force to the battlefield he was responsible for made even King Yu and Zhao Yuanda feel invigorated.
But King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai knew clearly that now was not the time for him to sound the clarion call for counterattack. Although Shen Yu could send 20,000 to 30,000 Shangshui reserves and 5,000 Youma troops to assist him, the opponent they faced was the Chu State. The famous general Shouling Junjingshe commanded an army known as one million.
"We must endure and survive the winter."
King Yu Zhao Yuanke reminded himself in his heart.
It has to be said that the prince has been under extremely great pressure in recent times, because with his "tacit approval", the acting commander on the battlefield of Song County, General Shao Hu, is retreating from the country step by step.
In the eyes of Zhao Yuanzuo, Zhao Hongrun, Sima An and other discerning people who are good at military strategy, this is an obvious strategy to lure the enemy and is intended to lengthen the supply transportation line of the Chu army. After all, the cold winter is approaching, and the millions of Shoulingjunjingshe At least the army failed to occupy an absolute dominant position before winter came - for example, it conquered Daliang, the royal capital of the Wei people. Then, the closer this million-strong army is to the core of Wei's capital area and the further away from the Chu mainland, then this The bigger the army, the more dangerous it is.
After all, when the cold winter comes, the supply of food and grass for this million-strong army will become the most serious problem for Shouling Junjingshe's attack on Wei, which is more serious than the obstruction of the Wei army.
And once the Chu army's grain and grass transportation cannot keep up, then not to mention the millions of Chu troops, even a few million, may be buried on the land of Wei due to lack of food.
But having said that, those who can see the strategic intentions of King Yu and Zhao Yuanji are only a small number in the Wei State. A large part of the Wei people have already become panicked to a certain extent due to the "erosive fighting conditions" on the "Song battlefield". As a result, the Wei people in the eastern and southeastern part of Wei State fled north on a large scale. Many of them were wealthy nobles. They sold their property at a low price and fled to Daliang with their wealth. In just a month or two, the inner city of Daliang City was completely destroyed. The number of foreigners increased by more than 300,000, and problems arose in both housing and public security conditions, leaving the court in a panic for a while.
Fortunately, the commander of the battlefield in Song Dynasty was King Yu Zhao Yuandai, who was the most trusted brother of King Zhao Yuansi of Wei. If it had been any other person, he might have been dismissed. After all, this strategy caused panic in the country.
Compared with the repeated defeats on the battlefield in Song Dynasty, the battle situation in the "Hanoi Battlefield" in charge of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, has become more and more serious.
Just as King Su Zhao Hongrun had judged, although Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, could only block the powerful Korean army with the low wall defense Zhao Hongrun had built on the Wei-Han border at first, when the Korean army found a way to break the low wall,
After the war, the balance of victory in Hanoi battlefield inevitably tilted towards the Korean army.
In mid-October, the Wei army at "Qiguan" ushered in its final moments.
"Li Hao, let's go."
When he learned that the Korean army was about to launch a new round of attack on Qiguan, Wei general Zheng Sui, who was guarding Qiguan, said to his companions.
Zheng Sui and Li Mao were both the Zongwei of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang and the generals of the Shanyang Army. When the Korean army moved to the "Baili Battlefield" in large numbers, the two of them led the five thousand troops originally stationed in Qiguan and Qi County.
The Shanyang Army was locked in Qiguan, forcing the Korean Army to leave a heavy force to attack Qiguan. This in disguise took the pressure off Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, and stalled the Korean Army's momentum to attack Hanoi County.
If this were not the case, the "hundred-mile low wall defense" might have been breached by the Korean army.
However, this is already the limit. Under the leadership of Zheng Sui and Li Hao, the five thousand Shanyang troops have been fighting fiercely so far. Nine out of ten Shanyang soldiers have been defeated, leaving only five to six hundred injured Shanyang soldiers holding on.
pass.
Even the two Korean generals responsible for attacking Qiguan, Ju Xin, the acting governor, and Li Mu, the governor of Yanmen, admired the tenacity of this Wei army.
"Leave? Don't you think it's too late to talk about leaving now?"
Standing on the Qiguan pass with Zheng Sui, Li Hao looked at the Han army camp on the north side of Qiguan, located on the other side of the Qishui River.
Li (Mu) raised his flag in his mouth.
After nearly two months of fighting, Zheng Sui and Li Hao also figured out the strength of their opponents. For example, Ju Xin, the governor of Daijun, was also a Korean general who was "the original Taiyuan guard of Lian Pi".
He was excellent in martial arts and was flawless in commanding battles. He saw through Zheng Sui and Li Mao's sneak attacks several times, causing them to fail in their sneak attacks and instead lose their troops.
So in the end I could only stick to Qiguan.
As for the Yanmen cavalry led by Han general Li Mu, Zheng Sui and Li Hao have not had much dealings with each other yet, but they know that most of the scouts they sent outside the customs to inquire for information were killed by the Yanmen under Li Mu.
Killed by the door cavalry during patrol - they were a cavalry that was very good at using crossbows on war horses.
It has to be said that although Zheng Sui and Li Mao did not underestimate the Yanmen cavalry of Han general Li Mu, in fact, they still underestimated the latter.
The Yanmen cavalry under Li Mu are Korean cavalry who are very good at mobile warfare. In horse battles with foreign cavalry such as the Xiongnu and Lin Hu, they can attack with crossbows from a distance and fight with sabers at close range, no matter how far or near they are.
The elite cavalry that could defeat the two foreign cavalry parties, in terms of combat quality, the Yanmen Cavalry is among the best among all the infantry and cavalry armies in Korea.
Of course, the most terrifying thing about the Yanmen Cavalry is that they are commanded by a famous Korean general named "Lee Mu". He is the brain and soul of the entire Yanmen Army.
As for the attack on Qiguan this time, because Ju Xin, the governor of Daijun, did not want Li Mu to compete with him for the credit, and the terrain around Qiguan was not conducive to Yanmen cavalry operations, therefore, Li Mu did not really participate in the attack on Qiguan.
In this matter, they just sent some Yanmen cavalry to control the countryside around Qiguan.
The reason is very simple, because Wei generals Zheng Sui and Li Hao, as the imperial guards of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang, have also read military books and know well that "defense alone cannot win victory". Therefore, they sneak out from time to time and make sneak attacks.
The Korean army's grain transport team once made the Korean army feel very uncomfortable.
This is why the commander-in-chief of the Korean army, Kanggong Han Hu, must capture Qiguan, because Qixian County is like a nail stuck in the body of the Korean army, preventing the Korean army from attacking Hanoi County without any scruples.
"You can retreat from the mountains to the west." Zheng Sui said to Li Hao. Although Li Mu's Yanmen cavalry were terrifying, if he really wanted to escape, Li Hao might not be able to escape from the mountains to the west.
However, after hearing this, Li Hao asked back: "Then why don't you leave?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Hao himself fell silent, because Zheng Sui in front of him was seriously injured - when attacking Qiguan a few days ago, a Korean soldier stabbed Zheng Sui in the right side with a sword.
It was a miracle that Zheng Sui survived.
It can be predicted that Zheng Sui, who was seriously injured, would never be able to escape the Qiguan area alive.
For a long time, Li Hao looked at the Korean camp outside the city and said quietly: "Going to the underworld alone, don't you feel lonely?"
On October 16, the "Qiguan" stationed by the Shanyang Army was attacked by the Han general Ju Xin, who was the governor of the county. A total of five thousand Shanyang troops defended the pass and died heroically. Two imperial guards of Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang, Zheng
Then, Li Hao led the Shanyang Army to fight fiercely until the last moment. After the pass was breached, he gave up the breakout and died heroically.
At the same time, at the "Baili Plain Battlefield" on the border between Wei and Han, the Korean army finally broke through the Wei army's defense, and Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, retreated into "Ji County".
It has to be said that when the hundred-mile low wall defense left by Zhao Hongrun was broken through by the Korean army, Hanoi County had almost no defense at all for the Korean army.
In late October, "Linli" was defeated by Han generals and Beiyan Shou Leyi.
When the city was about to be breached, King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan, wearing heavy armor and holding a spear, fought bloody on the top of the city, killing the Korean soldiers who climbed to the top of the city one after another.
Even Le Yi, the general of Han who was responsible for attacking Linli, paid special attention to King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan, commenting that the latter was "a worthy son of the Wei royal family" and "the soul of the Shanyang Army".
It is precisely because of this that King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan won the respect of the Korean soldiers and was called the "Tiger of Shanyang".
Of course, while gaining the admiration of the Korean soldiers, Yan King Zhao Hongjiang also received special attention from the Korean soldiers. Often as long as he showed his face on the city wall, the bows and crossbows of the Korean soldiers would follow, and some Han soldiers with strong personal strength would follow him.
The military general also regarded the beheading of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang as his goal.
With a roar, the city gate was breached. Zhao Hongjiang, who noticed something was wrong on the top of the city, immediately moved to fight at the city gate, but the Korean soldiers who poured in were like a tide, killing them endlessly.
At the critical moment, Cao Yan, the chief of the imperial clan, grabbed Zhao Hongjiang, the king of Yan, and loudly advised: "Your Highness, the city is about to be destroyed. Don't stay behind. Retreat quickly!"
"Fart! Hold on!" King Yan Zhao Hongjiang broke free from the pull of the Zongwei Chief, brandished his war spear and charged towards the city gate again.
Seeing this, Cao Yan made a decisive decision and joined forces with several clan guards and guards to restrain King Yan Zhao Hongjiang, tied him up with ropes, and took him away forcefully to break out of the encirclement.
"For His Royal Highness the Queen of Yan!"
Countless soldiers of the Sanyang Army spontaneously stayed behind and attacked the oncoming Korean soldiers.
On October 19, Linlu City was defeated. About 3,000 Shanyang troops and 2,000 Nanyan troops were killed in the battle. Only a few hundred Wei troops forced a breakout when the city was broken.
Two days later, "Jixian" was captured, and Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, retreated to "Xiuwu".
Waiting until October 29th, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, who had been defending "Xiu Wu" for seven days in front of an army of more than 200,000 led by Kanggong Han Hu, saw that the city gate was breached by the Han army, so he had to order a retreat to break through.
In this battle, Zhao Yuanzuo's Zongwei "Zhao Qi" saw that he had no time to retreat, so he simply refused to retreat and led dozens of Wei soldiers to defend the city for three hours, killing more than two hundred Korean soldiers and
Four Korean generals with more than 1,000 generals were eventually killed in the battle.
A few days later, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and Zhao Hongjiang, the king of Yan, retreated to "Huai County" and "Shan Yang" respectively, trying to regain their footing here.
As of now, half of Wei's Hanoi County has fallen into the hands of the Korean army. Even though some Korean generals, such as Li Mu, Bao Yuan, etc., have strictly restrained their soldiers, it is still unavoidable that there are many Wei civilians.
They were robbed of wealth, food and even killed by the Korean army.
Generally speaking, the current situation in Wei State is gradually heading towards an extremely bad situation.