"Why is this so?"
Under a mountain wall.
Wang Ze led his three thousand soldiers to hide here in a hurry.
More than 200,000 Han troops.
In this short period of one month, they were scattered to pieces by the cavalry that came and went like the wind.
Recalling that one month ago, he led 200,000 Han troops and wanted to return to Shanggu to re-build a defense line to confront Zhang Qi.
But he didn't expect Zhang Qi to be so fast. He had already deployed his backup plan. When he led the army to the defense line, he realized that his and others' retreat had been completely blocked.
Among those city barriers, the Liao soldiers armed with crossbows were even more fierce than the initial attack.
He regrets it.
He only wanted to quickly capture Liao and let His Majesty take this as an opportunity to regain power, but he forgot to keep the soldiers behind to guard his and others' retreat.
Maybe he wanted to keep people around.
However, under the overwhelming situation, his contempt and eagerness to achieve success made him make a decision that a military commander should not make.
I regretted it, but it was too late.
Wang Ze's face turned pale.
He knew that he had no chance.
From the very beginning of the battle, he knew how strong the defense lines of Shanggu and Yuyang counties were, so he led an army of 200,000 to go north to break out.
But even the route to the north was part of Liao Hou Zhang Qi's calculations.
Behind them are the tigers and eagles pressing forward step by step, attacking the two armies. In front is the Great Wall, and the heavy arrow cavalry that comes and goes like the wind.
The morale of the Han army was shattered. As small soldiers, they surrendered without any burden.
Under such a situation, his 200,000 Han troops were stripped away like silk and cocoons under this heavy pressure.
He couldn't direct it at all.
No one listens to him anymore.
Those who run away flee, those who surrender surrender.
In just one month, the only people under his command were these three thousand soldiers.
They are the elite among the elite of the Han army, but judging from their current appearance, even they can hardly hold on.
Because of the food.
forage.
key in the war.
The Liao soldiers returned to the defense lines of Gu and Yuyang counties, and their food routes were cut off.
"My lord, I am so ashamed of Your Majesty!"
"Ashamed of a big man!"
Facing the south, Wang Ze knelt down heavily on the ground.
He no longer had the slightest thought of complacency.
This place is desperate.
They can't escape.
His forehead touched the ground.
He could clearly detect the slight vibration coming from a distance.
"Is this coming?"
"Liaohou Zhang Qi!"
"If you are a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty"
"that would be nice"
Sigh.
Draw the knife and wipe the neck without any hesitation.
"General!"
The soldiers around him were all caught off guard.
But Wang Ze's body had fallen to the ground.
After several twitches, there was no more movement.
Under the mountain wall, tens of thousands of cavalry surrounded these three thousand elite Han troops.
There was little resistance.
These elites all knelt on the ground and took off their armor and weapons.
Tread.
The sound of footsteps came to Wang Ze, who was lying in a pool of blood.
Hu Shui squatted down and turned Wang Ze over, who was facing down.
After checking for pulse and breathing, it was finally confirmed that the person was hopeless.
"Send information to General Wang Li. The leader of the Han army is dead and the Han army has been destroyed."
"promise!"
Hu Shui stood up slowly, glanced at Wang Ze on the ground, and shook his head: "What a pity."
"Escort them and transport them back to the prisoner of war camp."
"Go back to camp!"
"promise!"
After a year and a half, a war involving hundreds of thousands of people has come to an end.
Since then.
There is no more powerful enemy in Liao.
——
Three days later.
Zhang Qi, who arrived with the tigers and eagles attacking the two armies, received the good news.
All 300,000 Han troops were captured, and the number of prisoners exceeded 260,000. The first frontal battle between the Han Dynasty and him ended with his victory.
"good!"
"At one go, commanding the tigers to be strong and the eagles to attack, the three armies of Liaodong moved south from Yanmen County to regain the counties along the way and build supply routes."
"Order, Liaoning, Changchun, and Liaodong to dispatch graduate students and officials as soon as possible to follow the army south to govern the recovered areas."
"With the order, Qingzhou and Bohai will start taking action to capture Cheng Bushi!"
"promise!"
Defending the invading 300,000 Han troops is not the end of this war. The word end is only used by Liu Che, but what Zhang Qi wants to do.
Just like this world declaration.
Liaodong Tigers!
Out of the mountains!
The order came out.
The movement in the direction of Qingzhou is the largest.
The five counties in the North were already controlled by Zhang Qi when Wei Qing was still alive.
Moreover, due to the infamy left behind when the Han Dynasty regained the five counties, Zhang Qi moved the entire population of the five counties to his rear almost effortlessly.
For the tiger and the eagle to attack the three armies of Liaodong.
Take Yanmen, no, go to Yanmen. Going south from Yanmen is as easy as going home for dinner.
As for Qingzhou.
As soon as the battle order arrived.
They began to fight with the 100,000 Han troops led by Cheng Bushi.
But it’s still a small fight for now.
Its main purpose is to attract Cheng Bushi's attention so that the Tiger Crouching Artillery Corps departing from Bohai County can arrive safely.
After the Tiger Crouching Army trekked and arrived.
This is when the Battle of Qingzhou really begins.
Under the cannon.
What the Qingzhou Army has to do is follow the Tiger Crouching Army to regain territory bit by bit.
One hundred thousand Han troops.
As a rough estimate, it should take two months to resolve.
With tigers and eagles attacking, a total of 110,000 troops from Liaodong gathered in Yanmen.
Because this time the battlefields are almost all inland.
Therefore, the army has not moved, and food and grass need to go first.
One carriage after another carried a large amount of supplies and set off from Yanmen County.
It was Hu Shui's You Yi army that ensured the safety of the baggage train.
Zhang Qi has not yet stopped their mobilization.
Now that the war is going on, every bit of strength is needed.
As for the safety of the five counties, Zhang Qi handed over the 30,000 New Army and 50,000 Yongle Army.
With them here, the five border counties are unbreakable.
the other side.
The news also spread back to Shanhai City.
Hu Ling is currently discussing with officials in Changchun, Liaoning.
In the past, the people from the five counties were emptied out due to the migration of people. But now that the five counties are completely under their control, they have to immigrate to fill the city.
Restore people's livelihood.
War is like this, from soldiers to post-war recovery, it is always the contribution of these people at the bottom.
But war never brings any benefits to them.
There is only endless pain.
And what Zhang Qi is doing now is to let them live like human beings.
Zhang Qi believed that he could not completely liberate the people at the bottom, and he knew it.
He was able to get to where he is today not only by himself, but also by the small help provided by his golden fingers.
The cavalry and slashing arms gave him his initial armed strength, his spiritual points, and his initial team.
Crop seeds, talent training, and scientific and technological research and development are his cornerstones.
He will also follow the path walked by the giants and make the world a better place.
(End of chapter)
