A complete ban on the Gusu City area is the first step in launching a war of attrition.
Although Qin Feng knew very well that he only had 7,000 men in his hands. Throwing away the nearly 3,000 infantry, the actual cavalry was only 4,000.
With these four thousand people alone, it would be impossible to completely blockade Gusu City.
But he still firmly issued the ban.
Moreover, among the four thousand cavalry, another 800 light cavalry will be taken out, and 1,200 light cavalry will be left to coordinate defense with the infantry.
Therefore, there are only two thousand light cavalry that can really come in handy.
This undoubtedly further increases the difficulty of the blockade.
Qin Feng simply abandoned all the trails and only blocked the six main roads leading to Gusu City.
Considering that there are two main official roads leading to the north, they are not within the scope of the blockade. Only the other four main roads need to be blocked.
These two thousand people were divided into four battalions, each with 500 men, and each main road was their defense area.
As for how to blockade, Qin Feng didn't care. Qin Feng only gave them one order: not even a fly could fly through their defense area.
These main roads are the smoothest and most convenient roads leading to Gusu City.
According to Qin Feng's guess, anyone who wants to go to Gusu City will undoubtedly increase the cost of traveling significantly if he abandons his official way.
Qin Feng knew that it was unrealistic to want a 100% ban. As long as the "cost" of support for Gusu City could be increased, the goal would be initially achieved.
Although Qin Feng only had five thousand soldiers and horses left by his side, after the previous battle, the generals in Gusu City did not think much about these five thousand men.
Firstly, the commander of these five thousand people was Qin Feng.
Secondly, if you want to cause damage to these 5,000 people, you must send out at least nearly twice as many troops.
The defenders in the city were no longer willing to take risks.
The longer the confrontation between the two sides takes, the more beneficial it is to Qin Feng, because it won't be long before the northern army arrives on the battlefield.
With the joining of this army of 10,000 Qingqi, Qin Feng can truly implement the overall blockade of Gusu City.
If the delay continues and the elite infantry army arrives later, Qin Feng's advantage will be further expanded.
By that time, the massive defenders in Gusu City would not dare to step out of the city.
As the cavalry dispersed and the vanguard camp began to rebuild its defenses, Qin Feng was not idle and ran directly out of the station to experience the customs and customs of Jiangnan.
Qin Feng had a very good impression of Jiangnan, firstly because of the affluent life here, and secondly because of the green mountains and green waters.
Although this month is the coldest season in Jiangnan, the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan still cannot be concealed.
Liu Ming and Zhao Zhenhai followed Qin Feng. In order to ensure safety, they also brought eight Qingqi with them.
Liu Ming knew Qin Feng's thoughts best. Looking at his cheerful expression, he knew that Qin Feng was not at all entangled in this southern expedition, but actually enjoyed it.
"Prince Qin, you seem to like Jiangnan very much?"
Qin Feng did not hide anything, shrugged, and said lightly: "The water town in the south of the Yangtze River has beautiful scenery. Even in the coldest season, the landscape is like a painting."
"On the other hand, in the north, when winter comes, everything is withered and it's a desolate scene."
"Jiangnan is a good place to retire."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhenhai couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha, King Qin is still in his prime years, and he has already thought about retiring after his career and taking care of his old age. He is really far-sighted."
"But seeing King Qin so relaxed, the burden on us is also a lot lighter."
"Does King Qin feel that this southern expedition is inevitable?"
Although Qin Feng has repeatedly emphasized that he must not underestimate the enemy in the slightest, this southern expedition is of great importance and is extremely vulnerable to a tough counterattack by the opponent.
But in fact, in Qin Feng's heart, he did not regard the soldiers and horses in the southern border as qualified enemies at all.
The reason why he repeatedly "improves other people's ambitions and destroys his own prestige" is just to remind his soldiers that arrogant soldiers will be defeated.
The comprehensive combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the southern border is by no means lower than that in the north, but they have a fatal weakness, that is, they lack the spirit of sudden attack.
Before, Sun Bo Pioneer was almost wiped out because of Lin Wenwan.
After all, Lin Wenwan was once a noble concubine. She had lived in the north for more than ten years and had a very good understanding of the fighting style of the northern soldiers and horses.
She knew very well that the defensive side in a critical battle could only delay defeat by simply using the word "defend".
If you want to win the war, you must take the initiative and be both offensive and defensive in order to win.
The heavy infantry of Sun Bo's vanguard was almost exhausted, and the opponent's superior force failed to completely annihilate Sun Bo's vanguard.
This point alone basically confirms Qin Feng's conclusion that the southern troops are not good at attacking fiercely.
In a war of endurance and attrition, northern soldiers may not really be the opponents of the south.
But if it is a high-intensity attack in a short period of time, the north will have a comparative advantage.
The opponent did not dare to go out of the city to fight. Based on this alone, Qin Feng was already in an invincible position.
The reason why he felt that Gusu City was difficult to attack was not because of the city itself, but because of the people in the southern border.
After all, this war is a civil war within a country.
How to minimize the damage to the people is the problem Qin Feng has to consider.
If he didn't care about the casualties of the people, Qin Feng was confident that he could take Gusu City and advance into the hinterland of the southern border in three months.
There is no unbreakable city in this world.
Qin Feng only needs to build fortifications outside the city, and then...throw a large number of corpses into the city.
Even if Qin Feng doesn't do this, there will be one or two plagues in the south every year. As long as the plague is rampant in the city, it is only a matter of time before Gusu City collapses.
But Qin Feng cannot do this because the plague will continue to spread.
Once it spreads to the entire southern border, it will be a disaster for the people in the southern border.
"Civil wars are always more difficult to fight than foreign wars."
Zhao Zhenhai and Liu Ming looked at each other and unanimously understood the difficulty in Qin Feng's heart.
Liu Ming hesitated again and again, but finally made a tentative mouthful.
"General Zhao Yulong, it seems..."
Before Liu Ming could finish speaking, Qin Feng had already waved his hand to interrupt.
Zhao Yulong is die-hardly loyal to Daliang. As long as he can calm down internal worries, he won't care even if it causes some losses.
If the command of the army is handed over to Zhao Yulong, it won't take long for the southern border to be devastated.
"Jade Dragon is a natural-born general. As long as he goes to the battlefield, he is an almost perfect general. He will never give up to achieve his goal."
"Unfortunately, the goal of the war is to benefit the people. If it goes too far, then there will be no need to continue this war."
