Water warfare is not a tactic that the Henan Corps is good at. They are the kings of land warfare.
Facing the Song Army's water blockade, they continued to climb over mountains and ridges and take small paths, and made surprise attacks on the Song Army's garrison from the rear. They attacked the Song Army by surprise, causing the Song Army to collapse.
The Song Army was actually unjustly accused, because they really lacked the ability to conduct sneak attacks across mountains and ridges, and were limited by the military system. If the Song Army engaged in intervening tactics, unless it was a very elite army similar to the general's personal soldiers, most of the Song Army would Even the army cannot do this.
Not only were the soldiers suffering from chronic malnutrition, but there was also the problem of insufficient training of the Song army. For most of the Song army, entering the mountainous area meant they had the opportunity to desert.
There was a large force of several thousand people entering the mountainous area. When they came out, there were probably hundreds of beggars in ragged clothes and in a daze. Everyone else ran away.
It is difficult for the Song army, from officers to soldiers, to understand that the Ming army frequently carried out interleaved tactics in towering mountains and forests.
Why can they climb over mountains and ridges like gods, fight out from incredible places, rush over like tigers descending from mountains, and cause huge damage to them?
Many Song troops were not unable to fight and were unwilling to fight, but they were a little nervous due to the Ming army's mysterious and unpredictable tactics. They clearly saw the Ming army attacking from the front, but while they were fighting, suddenly a fire broke out in the backyard and their home was burned, leaving no way out. Gone.
How to fight this?
Therefore, in the battle of Wushan County, the Song army's defense line was easily torn apart by the Ming army again, and it was torn from the back. When the chrysanthemum was not protected, the Song army collectively lost the will to fight and just wanted to escape to a safe place as soon as possible.
The frontline commander conveyed military information to Mao Zhiwen, scolding the Ming army for not respecting military ethics and fighting exclusively for our rear court. If the rear court is not protected, the battle cannot be fought.
So the Song army moved in quickly and with good reason.
This time, the Ming army was unable to catch up and could only watch the Song army turn into Rufeng, without any solution.
The only result of the battle was to defeat the Song Army and push the front forward again. The Song Army's Tiexuolianjiang tactics failed.
Mao Zhiwen suddenly felt a lot of pressure. He was even a little frightened by the Ming army's attack and didn't know how to resist.
After the Battle of Wushan County, the main force of the Song Army was only more than 12,000 people. In front was the ferocious Ming Army, and behind it was the revolutionary army who did not know what was going on. The Chengdu court was unable to communicate smoothly because of the obstruction of communication channels. , I don’t even know what to do if I ask for help.
What's even worse is that he is not even sure whether the Chengdu court can survive this crisis.
I heard that the situation in the Chengdu court was very bad. Jiaozi had collapsed, it was in a mess, and the possibility of sending troops was slim.
Mao Zhiwen only had more than 10,000 people left around him, which did not give him any sense of security at all. Facing the Ming army's attack, he suffered two defeats in a row, which made him feel a strong sense of despair about the future.
Can you handle it?
Will you die if you can't bear it?
Will he die miserably?
Mao Zhiwen fell into a violent waver.
At this moment, his brother Mao Zhiwu played a decisive role in persuading him.
"Speaking of Potian, the Chengdu court is also a court with a shady name. A man who came out of nowhere became the emperor and asked us to be loyal to him. Who is he? The one in Lin'an City is the real deal. We call this a rebellion.
Putting aside everything else, even the rebellion has made a mess, and now the whole Sichuan and Shu are in chaos. I can't see the possibility of reviving the Song Dynasty by those people. They clearly want to drag us to death together. At this point, do we still need to die for them?
While we still have an army in hand and a fortress that the Ming army wants, let's surrender. It has some value and merit. Not to mention being rich and powerful, it's not difficult to find stability, right? The Ming Dynasty wouldn't be so unreasonable, right? "
Amidst the violent shaking, Mao Zhiwen felt that what his brother said made sense.
The Ming Dynasty said it was pursuing a liquidation policy and a war criminals policy, but it didn't seem to take any drastic measures against those who surrendered voluntarily.
The brothers now hold armies and defensive fortresses, which are of considerable military value. Taking this opportunity to surrender, they might be able to get good terms.
So under heavy pressure and intimidation, Mao Zhiwen, the former general of Wu Lin's army and commander of the frontline Song army, made a choice that was in his own interests.
He took the initiative to lead his troops to surrender to the Ming army.
Stop fighting, we can’t fight anymore, I surrender, I just want to survive, don’t kill me, don’t liquidate me, okay?
Of course, we welcome surrender, and we have a policy of preferential treatment for those who voluntarily give up resistance.
As long as you are willing to accept our revolutionary transformation, you can still turn over a new leaf.
Chen Qiaoshan did not expect Mao Zhiwen to surrender so simply, but since the other party surrendered, of course he had to accept it.
He happily accepted Mao Zhiwen's surrender, led his army to Fengjie, disarmed the Song army, collected their weapons, and stationed in the military fortress to occupy it. Then he talked with Mao Zhiwen about the current situation of the entire Eastern Sichuan Military Region.
As the main person in charge of the East Sichuan Military Region, Mao Zhiwen handed over some very valuable information. For example, Wang Longwei, the inspector of Daning Prison, was a timid and mediocre person who would surrender as long as he was slightly threatened.
But Yun'an Army's military commander Fan Xinshui is different. Although he is a nerd, he accepts death and has a very upright personality. It is difficult to deal with him in daily life, let alone now, so he still needs to be prepared to attack Yun'an Army militarily.
As for other aspects, there is nothing to say. Since he has surrendered and abandoned the most important line of defense, it is only a matter of time before the entire Eastern Sichuan Military Region is finished. If Eastern Sichuan is finished, and the Ming army enters the Eastern Sichuan area, then the entire Sichuan-Sichuan Military Region will be destroyed. It's almost done.
What happened next was similar to what Mao Zhiwen said. In order to get Mao Zhiwen's autographed letter, Daning Supervisor Wang Long announced his surrender and handed over everything he could. He chose to surrender to the Ming army, and the Ming army To ensure the safety of him and his family.
Fan Xinshui, the commander of the Yun'an Army, did not surrender as Mao Zhiwen said. Instead, he wrote a letter to denounce Mao Zhiwen, saying that he was a traitor who betrayed the court and the emperor. Everyone will punish him and wait for death, you disgusting traitor!
Then Fan Xinshui died.
The cause of death was Xu Tong's surprise attack.
Xu Tong led his army over the mountains to make a surprise attack on Yun'an County, catching Fan Xinshui off guard. Xu Tong killed him into Yun'an County before he could mobilize his troops. He was surrounded by Xu Tong in his residence, and finally defeated him in despair. Kill yourself with a knife.
After the news spread that the county seat was attacked and Fan Xinshui died, the team he had recruited, which had already gathered more than a thousand people, suddenly dispersed and disappeared.
It was not a dangerous move for Xu Tong. After learning that the Henan Corps had launched an attack in accordance with his request through the faster message transmission speed, he knew that his opportunity had come.
The main force of the Song army was busy dealing with the main force of the Ming army and was unable to take care of him. They could only let the Yun'an army recruit troops to deal with him. This was the best opportunity.
So he attacked decisively, defeated the Yun'an Army's yet-to-be-formed military force, and obtained a large amount of food, ammunition, and supplies.
Originally, Xu Tong was prepared to lead his troops to retreat if the Song army decided to attack him at all costs, so after the surprise attack, he asked his soldiers to load the supplies and prepare to take them away, but unexpectedly, Mao Zhiwen simply surrendered and stopped fighting.
This did not surprise him, but if he thought about it carefully, he didn't feel very surprised.
As a result, in just over a month, the Battle of East Sichuan was over. The Ming army won a complete victory, the Song army was defeated miserably, the entire army in the East Sichuan Military Region was annihilated, and the passage into Sichuan was suddenly opened.
Although it is of great strategic significance, this war cannot even be called a battle because the total troops invested by both sides did not even exceed 50,000.
The Ming army invested two divisions, plus 2,000 revolutionary troops, while the Song army only had 20,000 regular troops and less than 2,000 extra-staff troops. It can be said to be a small-scale battle.
Therefore, Chen Qiaoshan felt very unfulfilled and kept complaining when he met Xu Tong.
"I discussed with the headquarters several times that I would join you in fighting in Sichuan, but the headquarters rejected me, saying that opening up this line is the military mission of the Henan Corps, and the rest is not our mission. I even want to take the initiative to participate in the war. …”
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