(The big chapter will be updated to celebrate the National Day)
"Fuck you uncle!"
Cao Ba held the horse under his left armpit, and with his tiger eyes as big as copper bells, he watched the sharp war blade pierce the left abdomen of an enemy general. However, this enemy general was also very fierce, and his checkmate was a fatal blow.
Grasp the blade and prevent Cao Ba from pulling the horse blade out of his belly.
A long spear came like a poisonous dragon, and another enemy on horseback came from the side and stabbed Cao Ba's left chest with the spear.
Cao Ba couldn't pull back the horse's spear, but he would not abandon it and run away. He pulled out the long knife from his waist and slashed it diagonally like lightning. Between the lightning and flint, he struck the end of the spear blade like a poisonous snake biting him.
The blade of the gun swung away, and the body stood up on the saddle. The long sword changed its momentum and slashed towards the hands of the enemy general holding the gun.
The enemy general was also very skilled. He held the gun in front of him and used the tail handle to drive the tip of the gun to draw a circular arc. Not only did he use the barrel of the gun to press down Cao Ba's extremely sharp blade by several inches, the sharp blade of the gun also
A streak of red fire streaked across Cao Ba's right shoulder armor.
Apart from Cao Ba, who thought the full-face helmet was too suffocating and discarded it, his entire body, including his feet, shins, shoulders, arms, and hands, was covered in armor. The main beams were cold-forged with strong armor, and their protective power was frightening.
It can be broken by blunt objects such as hammers or maces, or by stabbing with sharp blades of spears.
Cao Ba was very skilled and powerful, and the enemy general's spear skills were amazing, but he couldn't find a chance to stab him head-on.
In the blink of an eye, Cao Ba exchanged swords and spears with the enemy general several times, but he still suffered the disadvantage of the sword being too short. At the same time, he grabbed Ma Shan's tail and did not let go, making it difficult to dodge. Twice, he was hit by the enemy general's spear.
But fortunately, there was no damage at all,
At this time, the enemy general who was stabbed in the abdomen by the horse's spear finally couldn't hold on and fell off the horse, and his hands were released.
Another enemy general did not dare to fight with Cao Ba, who was holding his horse back. Seeing that his colleague was no longer alive, he drove his horse and fled north.
He had been shot twice just now. Although there was no damage, Cao Ba felt suffocated and finally pulled back his horse. He wanted to fight again heartily, but how could he allow the enemy general to escape?
The waist knife is still too short and is only good for close defense. Horse fighting still requires the use of horse spears, spears, and euphorbias to fight happily.
Cao Ba howled and shouted. He had just driven his horse to chase after him for more than ten steps, but unexpectedly, the horse under him suddenly stopped and he almost got thrown off.
Seeing an opportunity, the enemy general took advantage of Cao Ba's unstable body, turned around with his spear, and stabbed Cao Ba hard and accurately in front of his face. Fortunately, two horsemen behind him arrived in time, and one of them stabbed Cao Ba in the face.
He threw his war spear directly at the enemy general's chest, forcing him to dodge, and at the same time causing the enemy general's spear blade to miss Cao Ba's cheek by a hair.
When the enemy general saw that Cao Ba had stabilized his figure, he did not dare to fight, so he turned around and fled.
Only then did Cao Ba realize that he still had the strength to kill the enemy, but the horse underneath him was not armored. During the melee in which he took the lead, he was shot by dozens of arrows by the enemy. At this time, he finally could no longer hold on and knelt down with soft hooves.
On the ground, lie down.
"Bring the horse!"
Cao Ba screamed.
"..." Two horsemen drove their horses in front of Cao Ba, and another person chased him from behind. He jumped on his horse and hugged Cao Ba tightly, crying, "Sir, please kill slower, how about you brothers?"
It's easy to accumulate military merits, thinking that you can get a beautiful wife to warm you up. If you are killed by an enemy general, even if your brothers don't have to pay for their lives, their good military exploits will be in vain..."
"You useless idiots are just jealous that I have killed more enemies than you!" Cao Ba laughed.
"Okay, whatever I say is what I say. Anyway, if you save your life, we can explain it to Wen Shuai, Your Majesty." The three people said with a playful smile. Anyway, if they stop it, Cao Ba will not have another chance to chase down the defeated enemy single-handedly.
, let’s wait for the cavalry behind to come over and join them.
"Do you know how many first-level merits I have won today?" Cao Ba was soaked in sweat and exhausted after resting. Seeing that no enemy soldiers dared to attack him, he sat down on the rock with Ma Shuo and asked.
"The entire army has long ceased to calculate merit by head. Generals and military attachés at all levels calculate military merit based on the completion of set combat objectives. Your fierce killing has caused the formation of the soldiers and horses behind to be too loose. Don't say
Ji Gong, just wait for Wen Shuai to scold you for underestimating the enemy and rushing in." One of the guardsmen said with a bitter smile.
"The enemy's army was completely routed and they were killed. How can you underestimate the enemy and rush forward? Anyway, I had a great time killing him today." Cao Ba said nonchalantly.
After resting their strength, more than 200 cavalrymen gathered from left and right. However, Cao Ba did not take it easy. He divided the gathered cavalry into two teams and intercepted the subsequent retreating troops along a shallow stream.
He himself, surrounded by dozens of cavalry, climbed to the top of a mountain and saw thousands of broken troops fleeing to the north on horseback. He felt very sorry, but for the time being, he was really unable to continue the pursuit.
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Half an hour later, Li Xiuye led a group of cavalry from the pass of the Meihe Ancient Road to join Cao Ba and strengthen the interception along the line.
"You killed so happily. You were pinched and beaten by tens of thousands of enemy soldiers all day and night. How many enemy soldiers did you kill?" Cao Ba asked Li Xiu carelessly.
"Shen Peng led his troops to seize Meiling Fort first. Su Lie's troops suffered heavy casualties. All the soldiers were killed and their strength was exhausted. There was no strength to count how many enemy soldiers were killed." Li Xiu stood on the ridge with sleeves.
, seeing more Daliang soldiers and horses, one after another passing through the broken troops, more than twenty warships were also on the Fen River to the west, intercepting the enemy soldiers who wanted to swim across the Fen River, and sighed with emotion.
In one breath, this battle has finally come to an end at this moment.
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At dusk, Wen Bo, surrounded by more than a thousand cavalry, rushed to the north of Yicheng County in person. After joining up with Cao Ba, Li Ji and other remaining troops, they entered Xiangling City on the east bank of Fen River.
At this point, except for Wusu Dashi, Xiao Yiqing, Xiao Siqing and other enemy generals, who led less than 24,500 remnant troops and fled hastily along the east bank of Fen River to Hongdong and Huoxian County in the north, the rest of the Mongolian army retreated north.
The escape route was completely cut off.
After that, Shen Peng, together with Wen Yuan's troops who had been reinforced, captured Qinshui City at the southern foot of Taiyue Mountain; while Han Bao, Zhu Zhen, Lin Sheng and other troops went west to capture Anyi, Linyi, Puban, and other places west of Jiang County.
Vang Vieng and other places.
After the Mongolian army completely fled into Huoxian County, Wenbo sent troops to take over Fushan, Hongdong, Linfen and other places. At this point, the battle of Zhiguanxing truly came to an end. The follow-up was mainly to eliminate the remaining enemies, clean up the place, and repair the troops and horses.
Han Qian was also stopped by many generals. He waited until the initial clearing of the Fenshui River Valley and the purge work had been carried out before he came to Xiangling in person at the end of October.
In the end, the morale of the Mongolian army completely collapsed and they fled without any fighting spirit. Wu Su Dashi, Xiao Yiqing and others were also worried about being entangled by the main force of Liang Army before escaping, so they fled north without stopping until they reached Huoxian County.
This allowed Liang Jun to capture Xiangling, Fushan, Linfen, Hongdong and other cities almost without any blood.
During the thirty or forty years of fighting between Liang and Jin, Xiangling, a small city built on the Fen River, was extremely lucky to avoid the devastation of the war, and this time it was also intact.
The stone street has left traces of polishing over the years, and the houses along the street are also very neat. Tens of thousands of generals and soldiers who were reviewing the parade let out deafening cheers.
Han Qian rode on horseback and headed towards the county government with Zhao Ting'er, surrounded by many generals. He was also immersed in the great joy brought by this hard-won victory that completely changed the balance of power between the enemy and ourselves.
Preliminary results have been calculated. In this battle, nearly 70,000 enemy soldiers were captured and more than 30,000 enemy soldiers were killed. Counting the elite soldiers of Luzhou under Tian Weiye's command who were annihilated in the early stage, they were beheaded and captured enemy generals above a centurion.
With nearly two thousand men, the great victory at Zhiguanxing can be said to have fundamentally shaken the Mongolian rule in the north.
This is also destined to accelerate the process of Daliang elites regaining Guanzhong, pacifying Hedong, Heshuo, and even recovering Hehuai.
The only thing that made Han Qian slightly dissatisfied was that in order to ensure his safety and prevent the Mongolian army from assassins lurking in the city, Wenbo expelled 20,000 people from the city in advance before he came to Xiangling in person.
After entering the city, the troops lined up in the streets to greet him were simply beaming generals cheering for him, which made it impossible for him to directly observe the attitude of the people in Shanxi and Puzhou towards the victory of Zhiguanxing.
Of course, this is no longer important.
Han Qian did not want to disturb the people too much, so he decided to inspect only as far as Xiangling and not continue northward. He also had no intention of going to the north of Hongdong County in person to inspect the dangerous terrain there, which was squeezed by Taiyue Mountain and Luliang Mountain.
Of course, he still couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart, thinking that in the future war, he might never have the chance to visit the front line in person.
Of course, although this battle was an extremely crucial victory, the casualties suffered by the Liang soldiers and horses were not small. According to preliminary statistics, the number of casualties in various battles has exceeded 50,000.
Such a melee situation mainly relies on the heroic fighting of the generals. Elite war equipment cannot be used in deep battlefields. The elite cavalry of the Mongolian tribe is extremely capable in open terrain. The Liang army's casualties are inevitable.
"The Hehuai area will be frozen in a few days, and the weather will become increasingly cold, which is not conducive to the generals' fighting - from Xiangling to the east is the important town of Zelu, and to the north is Taiyuan, both of which are strong cities that cannot be conquered by thousands of armies.
, Xiongcheng. In recent years, the Mongolian army has moved more than 300,000 tribesmen to these two places. They were defeated and fled back. It seemed that there were not many remaining soldiers in their hands. However, they moved their tribes in Taiyuan, Zezhou, and Luzhou.
Even if all the young and strong men are organized into the camp, we can still recruit 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers. It is not suitable for us to engage in fierce battles in these two directions in a short period of time."
In the narrow county government hall in Xiangling City, in addition to Feng Liao, Gu Qian, Gao Shao, Wang Che and other generals, Wen Bo and others, Feng Xuan, Li Xiu, Su Lie, Feng Zhang, He Liufeng, Zhu Zhen, Cao Ba
, Zhao Ci and other dozens of generals who participated in the war were also divided into three columns and sat behind the long case to participate in the discussion.
Han Qian and Zhao Ting'er sat behind the long table and discussed with the generals the arrangements for follow-up defense and other military and political affairs in these two directions.
"Next step, we must concentrate our efforts to regain Guanzhong, Xiangling and Qinshui. We will focus on building fortifications for defense, digest the captured troops, and actively send small groups of troops to Luliang Mountain, Taiyue Mountain and
Penetrating the southern foothills of the Taihang Mountains. When we can control the wider mountainous area, even if there are still a few cities in the Taiyuan Basin, Shangdang Basin and the Mongolian army, there will actually not be much of a threat..."
"The Staff Office recommends setting up a new Taiyue Camp Army at the southern foot of Taiyue Mountain to control the Qinshui River and be responsible for the defense of Zelu's enemies. I also think this is extremely necessary - Li Xiu, I will trouble you to serve as Taiyue this time.
Yue Xingying has taken control of the army. Su Lie will serve as deputy capital commander, and he will stay in Qinshui with Chen Yuanchen to assist you in the military penetration and defense of Ze and Lu states..."
The title of commander of the capital city plus the commander of the town and army is equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the army.
Of course, this is Li Xiu's well-deserved effort to regain the glory and status that the Li family deserves in this world.
Li Xiu became famous at a young age, and followed his father Li Yu to live in seclusion in Hongzhou. He came out again during the Jinling Rebellion. He also made illustrious military exploits for the Xinchang Hou Mansion and the Wanhonglou family. Unexpectedly, his brother Li Changfeng died violently, and the Li family
The remnants of the clan still escaped disaster under the protection of Han Qian, and were eventually exiled and settled in Xiacai.
From the early defensive battle at Xia Cai, to leading his troops to join Dancheng, organizing troops at Shangluo with Kong Xirong, going out to defend Mengjin, and training cavalry to participate in the defense of western Henan, Li Xiu made many achievements.
However, there are many outstanding generals at the first level of the Daliang Brigade Command, such as Su Lie, Feng Zhang, He Liufeng, Lu Ze, Lin Zongjing, Lin Jiang, Lin Sheng, Dong Tai, Tan Xiuqun, Xiao Dahu, Dou Rong, Wei Xu and other generals.
They are all "veterans" who have followed Han Qian for more than ten years, and none of them has outstanding military exploits.
Generals such as Shen Peng, Zhao Ci, Xue Chuan, Cao Ba, and Wen Yuan had followed Han Qian not long ago, but they were either old generals of the Liang Army or had followed Wen Bo and led the Luoshan garrison, so they had all joined forces long ago.
Just become famous.
However, Han Qian now promoted Li Xiu to be the leader of the army, and everyone was convinced.
Resolutely abandoning the absolutely safe inner line, just to gain a day or two, and risk leading the cavalry to pass through enemy territory such as Bianliang and Mengzhou is not a decision that anyone can make.
Shen Peng and Li Xiu were both in Changge at the time, so he advocated taking the inner route. It was Li Xiu who strongly advocated, and Shen Peng joined him to borrow the road from Mengzhou. After arriving at Yuanqu, Li Xiu decisively proposed to lead his troops to directly insert the Meihe Ancient Road.
intercept.
All this shows that Li Xiu has judgment and decisiveness that surpasses ordinary generals.
If it weren't for him and Shen Peng leading their troops to arrive in time and inserting themselves into the Meihe Ancient Road after meeting Su Lie, the Daliang battle would have not only intercepted at least 30,000 more defeated troops, but also controlled the route from the southern foot of Taiyue Mountain in one step.
Enter the strategic location of Zelu.
This is extremely important for the subsequent situation between the enemy and ourselves and the development of the war.
Shen Peng and Su Lie both made great achievements in this battle, but Han Qian was convinced when he promoted Li Xiu to be the commander-in-chief of the Taiyue Marching Army.
Li Xiu and Su Lie walked out of the long case and took orders to thank them.
"Jinzhou was then changed to Pingyang Prefecture. Feng Liao advocated that seven counties including Linfen, Xiangling, Hongdong, Xiangning, Yuecheng, and Fushan be added to it. Zhiguanxing was victorious, and Wenbo deserved the most credit for this battle.
You will be informed of the military rank, and will also be in charge of the Pingyang Prefecture and envoys, and will be in charge of the military capital of Pingyang. In addition to Feng Zhang serving as your deputy capital commander, Xue Chuan and Lin Sheng will also lead their troops to stay in Pingyang. Your follow-up focus is:
We need to build more fortresses in the northern part of Hongdong County based on dangerous terrain to block the passage for enemy soldiers from Taiyuan to go south and solve the worries of regaining Guanzhong..." Han Qian told Wen Bo again.
"If it weren't for Concubine Shu's plan, this battle would never have been won so smoothly. Wen Bo deserves to be the leader." Wen Bo said.
The generals in the army are mainly accustomed to using ready-made achievements and lack enough interest in the development of new learning systems to understand.
For example, Han Qian was accustomed to using strange conspiracies in his early years. Only then did Wen Bo gain a deeper understanding of the profound foundation behind these many conspiracies.
The deeper the understanding, the more peaceful Wen Bo's mind becomes, making it difficult for him to feel arrogant.
He knew that the victory of this battle relied more on the careful planning of the General Staff Office, the orderly and sufficient supply of materials in Luoyang, the sophisticated armor and weapons, and the strong fighting spirit and combat effectiveness of the entire army. He personally can only say that
A qualified executor.
Now Han Qian has given him three infantry brigades and the corresponding reserve brigades, and asked him to build a defense line in the northern part of Hongdong County. However, as long as there is a steady stream of material support from Luoyang and enough sophisticated war equipment is available, Wenbo has absolute confidence.
It is believed that the enemies of Taiyuan will be blocked in the upper reaches of the Fen River so that they cannot interfere with the subsequent battle to regain Guanzhong.
"I have two lovely wives who are worth a hundred thousand elite soldiers." Han Qian took Zhao Ting'er's hand and laughed.
In addition to the establishment of Taiyue Camping Army, Pingyang Camping Army and Pingyang Mansion, Feng Liao, Gu Qian and others also proposed to separate Yicheng, Quwo, Jiangxian, Yuanqu, Yicheng, Wenxi and other counties into Xinxi
Jiangzhou Prefecture was established.
In addition, Puban, Linyi, Anyi, Wanrong, Gaoliang, Jishan and other counties in the lower reaches of the Fen River were classified as Hejin Prefecture. However, the defense affairs of Hejin Prefecture were included in the marching army sequence of Huatong Prefecture and were subject to Jing.
Vibrate the unity of control and command.
Currently Han Bao and Wen Yuan are stationed in Puban and other cities to spy on the enemy forces at Pujin Ferry and Tongzhou in Hexi Province.
In addition, Han Qian also left six disabled reserve brigades to rest and recuperate along the Fenshui River to strengthen the defense capabilities of the entire lower and lower reaches of the Fenshui River. Other troops and horses will gradually withdraw to Luoyang to rest and recuperate to guard against western Henan, Huatong, and Shangluo.
Waiting for the war to resume again, and preparing for the war to regain Guanzhong next year...
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Han Qian did not stay in Xiangling for too long, and returned to Luoyang with Zhao Ting'er in early November, surrounded by many attendants and generals. However, Feng Liao stayed behind to handle the follow-up matters on behalf of the You Neishi Mansion.
To the south of Huo County, to the west of Qinshui, to the east of Pujin, and the lower reaches of Fenshui River Valley, it is the best part of the entire Hedong County. The 25 counties have tens of millions of acres of cultivated land and more than 1.5 million households.
In addition, there is also the Hedong Salt Pond in Anyi County, which produces millions of stone pond salts annually.
In order to prepare for this battle, the Mongolian army hoarded 500,000 to 600,000 stones of grain, fodder and other materials in Jiangxian, Quwo and other cities, all of which were trophies of war. In addition, they also seized more than 80,000 large livestock including superior war horses;
There are still 20,000 people who migrated south and settled in Jinzhou (Pingyang Prefecture), and they were also taken into custody as prisoners of war.
The twenty-five counties are divided into three prefectures: Pingyang, Jiangzhou, and Hejin. In addition to Wen Bo, who appoints envoys and leads the military administration under the Pingyang prefecture system, officials such as military, administrative, prison and prison supervisors in the twenty-five counties of the two prefectures must be appointed as soon as possible to take over local affairs.
The battle between Zhiguan and Xingxing lasted for nearly a year, but most of the time the fighting took place in the deep gorges and valleys south of Jiangxian County and the Yuanqu Basin. Daliang soldiers and horses left the pass on the north slope of Wangwu Mountain and entered Fenshui River.
The battle in the river valley lasted only a short time.
The war's damage to local agricultural production was very limited. Feng Liao stayed to ensure that the more than 1.5 million Jin people could integrate into the rule of Daliang as quickly as possible, and to ensure that tens of millions of acres of cultivated land could be plowed in the spring and harvested in the autumn.
No delays.
Now is also the best opportunity to comprehensively implement many new systems in the Fenshui River Valley. It is necessary to set up township bureaus as carefully as possible to control the countryside. While local forces are in a state of disintegration, they should be completely suppressed and not given a chance to emerge.
Another key thing is to organize the production of salt ponds.
At present, Xuzhou produces 300,000 stone wells of salt per year in Wuchuan, but this is far less than what the people of Daliang can use. After the second year of Taihe, the annual salt import from Daliang through the Chuhuaidong Salt Field was more than 600,000 stone, and the amount increased year by year.
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Subsequently, including the salt consumption in the Fenshui River Valley and Guanzhong areas, at least 1.2 million shi are used for farming in Daliang a year. If it is mainly imported from the Huaidong salt field, it will cost at least 2 million silver dollars each year.
Organize the salt people in Anyi as soon as possible and resume the production of salt in Hedongchi. This will save Daliang almost 100,000 and 200,000 silver dollars in salt purchase expenses every month.
Han Qian also determined the method of restoring production of Hedong Chi Salt before returning to Luoyang. Daliang No. 1 Savings Bureau and two local savings bureaus in Luoyang and Donghu recruited salt residents in Anyi to form salt trading companies for production.
The salt produced by the salt trading company will be resold by the salt merchants to various prefectures and counties after the Taxation Department adds a corresponding special tax to each Shichi salt.
This saves the center from expending huge manpower and material resources to organize the production, transportation and sales of pool salt, and prevents the central organization from being too large and cumbersome.
