Chapter 1211: Millions of troops gather in Hetao
Chapter 1211: Millions of troops gather in Hetao
[Ding dong, the 'Battle of Sibing Unification' lasted for three and a half months in total. From the dissolution of the Kanto Alliance to the end of the unification of Bingzhou, there were a total of 103 large and small battles. A total of 140,000 enemies were killed, 80,000 were captured, and 70,000 were recruited. , with a self-loss of 40,000, the battle loss ratio in this battle was 7.2:1, with an SS rating, and a special reward of a silver summoning card. 】
Although the scale of the Si-Bing Unification War was huge, it lasted extremely short and could be roughly divided into two parts: two months to unify Si-Prefecture and one and a half months to unify Bing-Prefecture.
You must know that the battle to defeat Dong lasted for more than a year, and in the end the two sides fought evenly. However, the battle to unify the division ended in less than four months. It must be said that this speed is absolutely amazing.
The reason why Si Bing was able to unify so quickly was mainly due to the Qin army's clear and targeted combat tactics.
When the four major princes of Bingnan had just joined forces to march south to Sizhou and initially reached secret cooperation with the Liang army, the Qin army made a plan to "destroy the Liang army first and then kill the coalition forces."
In addition, the commanding abilities of Bai Qi, Su Lie, Xue Rengui and other generals also shined in this battle. They all used weak forces to fight against an enemy army several times their own, and finally killed the Liang army first, and then The plan to destroy the coalition forces was executed perfectly.
Of course, the most important point is the disunity of the soldiers of the Southern Alliance, the poor combat effectiveness of the soldiers, the huge gap in the abilities of the commanders of the two sides, and the Ming army's final assist.
In fact, even without these, the Qin army will definitely win in the end. After all, the overall soft and hard strength of the two sides are very different, but the end time may be more than doubled.
The unified Bingzhou rewarded Qin Hao with a gold card, and the unified battle of Sibing rewarded Qin Hao with a silver card. The last summons used up all the summoning cards in Qin Hao's hand, leaving only one hundred summons card. As a result, he got another one so quickly. Two sheets.
"The total number of people involved in the 'Second Battle of Changping' exceeds 200,000, which has reached the standard of a battle. Why is there no reward?" Qin Hao asked quickly.
Although Qin Hao was rewarded with a silver card in the Division and Unification Battle, the huge casualties of 40,000 also lowered the overall score of this battle, preventing Qin Hao from getting another gold card.
The battle damage ratio in the second battle of Changping broke the Qin army's war record, not even 20:1. If calculated separately, it would definitely reward another gold card.
[Although all aspects of the Second Battle of Changping met the standards of a battle, this battle was a continuation of the Sizhou Campaign. It inherited Sizhou and merged the states later. It is not considered an independent battle. , so it was divided into divisions and unified warfare. 】
Qin Hao's mouth couldn't help but twitch when he heard it. Although the system's explanation seemed to make sense, he still seemed to feel full of malice.
The four counties of Bingnan have been completely unified. Naturally, Qin Hao will not leave that huge military force idle in Bingnan. He must be satisfied that Bingnan has an army of 130,000 at this time. There is no need for such a force in the four counties. More troops.
Of course, after all, it had just been taken back and merged with the four southern counties, and there were still many unstable factors within it, so it was still necessary to leave enough garrison troops.
"Order Zhang Yang to serve as the governor of Shangdang, and Wang Kuang to serve as the governor of Xihe..."
Qin Hao quickly finalized the candidates for the governors of the four counties. Two of them were Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang who surrendered in this battle, but they were all transferred away from their original territories and had no military power.
As one of the thirty-mile princes, Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang were quite capable, and they served as governors of a county with great distinction.
Qin Hao planned to let them work for a while. After all, he could not find any other suitable candidates. After Temujin was settled and settled, he would transfer these two people back to serve in the court.
"Instruct Su Dingfang to take over the 30,000 yuan from Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang, and then serve as the governor of Bingnan to take charge of the four counties of Bingnan, with Qin Hu as the deputy governor."
The 30,000 troops left behind in the four counties are still too much, but considering that there are still 80,000 prisoners of war to guard, and the combat power of the 30,000 troops of Zhang and Wang's family is simply unable to fight against the Yuan and Meng troops, even if they go to Hetao, it will cause chaos in the four counties. Therefore, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness and survival of the Qin army, it is better to keep these 30,000 troops for training.
After confirming the candidates to stay and fight to the south, Qin Hao ordered again: "Send the order to Bai Qi, lead the remaining 100,000 troops and the 10,000 light cavalry of the Ming army, walk into Shuofang's army and enter the Hetao to join the battle."
Most of the Jin army's troops have gathered in the Hetao. There are currently about 220,000 regular troops in the Hetao, including 120,000 elite veterans and 100,000 new troops recruited from the Yellow Turban prisoners of war and the reserve force.
In addition, Qin Wen also ordered all the people in Hetao to be soldiers, and probably gathered nearly 200,000 militiamen. Fangla's military strength was already superior to that of Yuanmeng, but they could only be beaten passively.
Although the Jin army was large in number, since nearly half of them were militiamen, they could only defend passively and had no ability to take the initiative.
After Yuanmeng captured Zhenbeiguan, he thought that the three counties of Hetao would be conquered soon, but he did not expect that the resistance of the Jin army would be so strong, and that 420,000 troops would be armed so quickly.
Among the 420,000 Jin troops, although nearly 200,000 were not a threat, their dedicated defense of the city also caused a lot of trouble to Yuanmeng and made Yuanmeng's huge force seem insufficient.
At this time, Temujin received news that the Manchus were marching south to Youzhou. Without the restraints of the Manchus, Yuanmeng could naturally dedicate more troops to attack Hetao, so Temujin detached ten more troops from the country. An army of 20,000 went south. So far, two-thirds of the 600,000 Yuan-Mongolian troops had been mobilized by Temujin to Hetao.
The Mongolian army of 400,000 Yuan roared in. Although the Jin army had 420,000 troops, only 220,000 were really useful, so the pressure was naturally not great. It was not until Qin Hao's 40,000 cavalry arrived to help, The pressure on the Jin army was reduced.
Even if Qin Hao's 40,000 cavalry is added, the total strength of the Qin and Jin armies is only 260,000, which is still difficult to fight against the 400,000 Yuan Mongolian army, so Bai Qi's 110,000 army is crucial at this time.
Not long after Qin Hao's order was sent out, he received news that Bai Qi had razed the rebellious family to three clans without reporting it. More than 8,000 heads fell to the ground and flowed into rivers of blood.
Qin Hao saw through Bai Qi's intentions at a glance, and understood that he was deliberately desecrating himself in order to defraud the master, and he couldn't help but feel more satisfied with Bai Qi in his heart.
Qin Hao had almost guessed that after returning to Luoyang in victory, there would definitely be a mountain of memorials to impeach Bai Qi, but no matter how few people were impeached, Qin Hao would keep Bai Qi at all costs.
After all, who would not like such a loyal minister who knows how to advance and retreat, and is willing to take the blame for his lord?
"I sent an order to Bai Qi, telling him to speed up his march and arrive in Hanoi within half a month. In addition, I have pardoned him for executing the noble family without permission."
After receiving the message from Qin Hao, Bai Qi finally let go of his worries. He was sure that his lord knew his intentions. From then on, he and his lord would reach a silent understanding.
Soon afterwards, Bai Qi's 100,000 Qin troops and Long Qie's 10,000 light cavalry began to march towards Hetao.
And when Bai Qi and Long Qie officially arrive in Hetao, the total number of troops involved in the Hetao War will reach an unprecedented level of one million, second only to the Battle of Dong and the Battle of Yellow Turbans.
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