Whether they are Xixia cavalry or imperial infantry, they are all human beings. As long as they are human beings, they have inertia of thinking.
For example, the Xixia cavalry will definitely choose an open area once they fight, which is conducive to the charge of the horses, whether to attack or defend. The open area is the most favorable terrain for cavalry to fight infantry.
For example, the soldiers of the imperial dynasty are good at defending cities. Their inertial thinking during battle will make them choose to rely on fortified cities or mountains.
After Zhao Xi came to Qinzhou, he perfected the sand table. He almost knew all the military villages and mountains in Qinzhou, including all the terrain that could become battlefields.
When arranging and deploying the entire large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign, soldiers' lurking points were seemingly randomly arranged, but in fact, almost all of them were locations that could become battlefields.
Therefore, the smoke everywhere now was completely preset by Zhao Xi at the beginning of the war.
The headquarters of the entire war zone, that is, Zhao Xi and the Qinzhou civil servants group, have now set up camp in Sanchuan Village.
At the same time, the cavalry team led by Di Qing immediately carried out a sweeping sweep of the entire fifty-mile area around Sanchuan Village, in order to ensure the safety of the general headquarters.
Expanding further outwards, there are already various large and small battlefields. In every battlefield, almost all the soldiers of the imperial court are fighting against the Xixia cavalry with more soldiers and fewer soldiers.
This was also the wartime headquarters drawn up before the war.
The messengers who frequently come and go have become numb to the good news. In the entire war zone, there has never been a single report of a failed battle. As long as there is an ambush in advance, all the good news is reported.
At this time, the entire civil service system in Qinzhou had been transformed into the flexible writing of the frontline headquarters.
Even Zhao Xi was a little uneasy about using Han Jiang, Lü Gongbi and other officials to write idiosyncratic texts...but that couldn't stop them from being happy.
Collecting and summarizing battle reports every day, looking at how many Xixia people were annihilated at each ambush point, how many Xixia cavalry were captured, how many livestock were taken away, etc. This is unprecedented for the entire Qinzhou Yamen, and even for the entire country.
, something I only dreamed about in my dreams.
Battle reports are compiled every day, and the entire Sanchuan Village is in an unprecedented excitement.
However, it is difficult for Zhao Xi to be as excited as them.
In order to ensure that more soldiers were defeated and as few soldiers were sacrificed as possible, Zhao Xi did not really seal the entire border.
Although there is news about the victory of the encirclement and suppression campaign every day, all the battle reports do not see a single battle with more than ten thousand cavalry. Even the east and west armies, including the middle army led by Di Qing, did not fight against Xixia's cavalry of more than ten thousand people.
Team encounter.
There are still some omissions.
Looking at the battle report, Zhao Xi began to put up and remove flags again. Judging from the entire battle situation, nearly half of the Western troops defending the city had returned to their positions.
The east and west routes, as well as the advance of the central route army, are still at most a hundred miles away from the border...
It seems that the main force of the Xixia people has escaped.
Even though it was an army of nearly half a million people, he wanted to form an encirclement in a small area, and the whole situation was to fight with the larger number and the smaller number. This made it impossible for him to keep all the Xixia people.
It's just that the main force escaped. This made Zhao Xi really feel a little regretful.
How should I put it? Before the war started, he didn't dare to think like this. He only thought about avenging his shame and emphasizing his courage. He wanted to kill as many Xixia cavalry as possible while improving the courage of the soldiers of the country and the dynasty.
But in the middle of the war, when he saw that the Xixia cavalry was so afraid of firearms, he became a little dissatisfied with all his arrangements.
If he had known this would be the case, he would have definitely asked the east and west to deploy troops to block the border. That Li Liang was cheating, even if he couldn't keep him, he would definitely lose his skin!
"Your Highness, this is already the most successful war the country has ever achieved against Xixia!"
Han Jiang was very satisfied, the results even exceeded his expectations.
This battle took place in Qinzhou, which meant that Han Jiang was indispensable in terms of rewards for meritorious service.
Such a great contribution was almost unprecedented for the country. He didn't understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little depressed.
"Master Fu, I overestimated the ferocity of the Xixia people and underestimated the power of gunpowder bombs, which resulted in huge omissions in the deployment of the entire war zone."
"As of today, our pursuit and encirclement teams have never encountered Xixia's large forces, let alone Li Liang's deception. I think they should have escaped."
I feel unwilling to do so! If I had been a little more courageous, the entire result might have been doubled.
If that is the case, the situation between Guochao and Xixia is not just a matter of offensive and defensive exchanges, it is likely to directly affect the survival of Xixia.
Pity!
"Your Highness, both the imperial court and the frontline headquarters know that this is not a war to destroy the country."
"The reason why this war achieved such results is not because of the sharpness of the firearms, but rather because the Xixia people were caught off guard by the firearms."
"Going back to the fundamentals, the Western Army does not have an advantage in fighting the Xixia cavalry. It can even be said that it is still at a disadvantage."
"Judging from all battle reports, the New Army was the main force in almost all battles. Even in battles in which the New Army did not participate, it was the power of gunpowder bombs that achieved victory."
"To sum up, Gongbi believes that with less than 100,000 new troops, 200,000 Western troops, and the cooperation of Gongfang City craftsmen, the war can be fought to such an extent. His Highness's overall plan is the main reason.
But there is no denying that there is chance.”
Zhao Xi admitted that what Lu Gongbi said was objective and true. But... with firearms and accidental bonuses, he failed to effectively defeat Li Liang, which was a mistake in his planning.
"His Royal Highness once said at the beginning of the war that what is planned is determined by people and accomplished by heaven. This large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign has laid out the general situation for hundreds of miles, and considered every command of the battle in detail. This is unprecedented.
A big plan."
"If there had been such a plan in the previous battles against Xia, there would not have been the disastrous defeats in the battles of Dingchuanzhai and Haoshuichuan. This battle has achieved such a great victory, and His Highness still cannot let go. How can Han Zhigui deal with it?
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After Han Jiang finished speaking, she felt that this was a bit... too much?
"Haha... that's right, I'm a bit of a woman."
Qiuquan blamed me.
I know very well what Guochao is like to the outside world, I also know what Guochao is like in fighting abroad, and I know even better what the quality of today's Guochao soldiers is.
It was originally a battle to avenge shame and a battle to gain courage. These two goals have been achieved perfectly, so why should I feel sorry for myself?
It was only the different tactical arrangements of both sides during the war that led to the current situation.
If the Xixia people had not divided their troops and nearly 200,000 cavalry entered the country, even if they won in the end, it would definitely be a tragic victory.
Is it my miscalculation? Or is it not the arrogance of the Xixia people that caused this result?
As Lu Gongbi said, it was a fluke... and of course it was also the result of effective analysis of the Xixia people.
The future is long, and Zhao Xi believes that with the precedent of this great encirclement and suppression campaign, there will be great changes in the strategic vision of the generals of the country and the formulation of the court's foreign policy.