All the generals gathered in the hall, chatting with each other, and the scene was noisy and lively.
Ning Zhan said: "Now the Ling Army is retreating steadily. It won't be long before our millions of troops will join forces in Ling Capital. Victory is in sight."
Wei Qing followed: "You are right! After this battle, Lingguo will lose Jialing Pass, and it will only be a matter of time before the entire territory falls!"
"Little thief Dong Ling, the light of a firefly cannot compete with the sun and the moon."
"It is not easy for your Majesty to destroy the Dongling separatist forces with millions of royal troops. It is also a great opportunity for us to make contributions..."
Every word the generals spoke to me was full of excitement.
Not long after, Xiao Yuan, dressed in black royal robes and with his hair tied up in a hosta, stepped in.
Upon seeing him, the generals immediately stopped talking, stood in their respective positions, clasped their fists and bent down, and saluted in unison: "Your Majesty——"
Xiao Yuan kept walking, waved his hand, and sat down at the main seat directly above.
At his signal, the generals straightened up, looked at him, and lined up on both sides.
Xiao Yuan looked around and said: "I just heard what the generals said. They all believed that Dongling would be defeated. It is a good thing to have such confidence. However, one thing must be remembered by the generals. The so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and underestimating the enemy in battle is even more true. This is a big taboo for military strategists. Although Dongling is on the verge of retreat, its troops and territory are still there. If you want to completely eliminate the separatist forces, you must be very energetic! Go all out!"
"I will remember your Majesty's instructions -" all the generals responded in unison.
Xiao Yuan raised his hand: "Okay, let's get down to business. Today's Spirit King has retreated to Jialing Pass. According to the current intelligence of our army, Huang Zu's army has also changed its marching route and is heading towards Caizhou in an attempt to re-build the defense line. "
"It can be seen from this trend that the battle situation of the Ling King has changed. In the following Fuyang, Dingyuan, and Jianchang theaters, heavy troops should not be invested."
Having said this, Wang Su couldn't help but said: "What the king means is that the Spirit King will most likely abandon the defenses in various war zones one after another."
"Then it depends on what he thinks." Xiao Yuan said: "I am happy to see that the Lingjun battle zone remains unchanged. In this way, we can use Jialing Pass as a point to return the enemy's way. Conduct external encirclement and suppression.”
This is an obvious question. From the map, Jialing Pass is behind the major war zones and is the key point in the western part of Ling Kingdom. Now this place has been lost. Dingyuan, Jianchang and other places are equivalent to being outside the gateway of Ling Kingdom. .
If the Ling King does not order all the troops to withdraw from the war zone, then Xiao Yuanda can station at Jialing Pass, use the main force to cut off the various war zones of the Ling Army, and then encircle and annihilate them.
There is no other Su Yi in the world.
Moreover, this kind of encirclement and suppression is even more unsolvable than before by the Ling Army, because it is outside the war zone and has been cut off from the country by the Jialing Pass.
This is the strategic significance of opening the door. Jialing Pass will affect the entire battle situation.
The people present were all high-ranking generals. All of them were accustomed to fighting and had rich battlefield experience. They were naturally able to understand the current battle situation. After hearing this, they all nodded slowly and thought about it in their minds.
Shangguan Wenruo said: "Judging from the current situation, since King Ling can retreat to Jialing Pass because he wants to preserve his troops, then other war zones will definitely withdraw their troops. Otherwise, Wei Guang and Murong Yan are in danger of being destroyed. "
"Well, I think so too." Xiao Yuan agreed: "Therefore, this war will probably break out in Caizhou."
As he said that, he looked at Lin Chu and said: "Send a message to the Prime Minister, continue to recruit troops, and we will fight more and more of our troops. At the same time, we urge the next batch of grain, grass and ordnance to be transported by water, land via the Wei River, pass through Mengjin, and arrive Jialing Pass.”
In ancient times, marching and fighting and water transportation were much more convenient and economical.
When Lin Chu heard this, he immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order.
Qin Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi was a wizard in internal affairs. Whenever Xiao Yuan went on an expedition, he would sit in the rear and take charge of the replenishment of grain, grass, weapons and soldiers.
In this world war, Xiao Yuan has the strength of the whole country, not only the millions of regular troops who have been on the battlefield, but also the recruitment of new soldiers has been uninterrupted. From the strategic plan, there is a continuous flow of follow-up troops, and he has completely achieved The whole army occupied Lingguo.
The entire Central Plains region, together with the north and the south of the Yangtze River, is the territory of the Qin State. Regardless of population, economy, or national and military strength, the Ling State is at a disadvantage, especially in a long-term war.
Xiao Yuan believed that King Ling would order Wei Guang, Murong Yan and others to withdraw from the war zone. If he did not withdraw, they would encircle and suppress them. The result was as expected.
After several days of deliberation, King Ling was forced by the helplessness of Jialing Pass. In order to preserve his troops and leave some room for maneuver, he began to issue orders one after another. Each theater retreated and joined Caizhou, intending to use all its troops to block the next Qin army's advance. The pace of march.
There is no doubt that the armies of both sides will have a face-to-face confrontation in the Caizhou area, which will also be the final battle between the two countries.
After King Ling's order was conveyed to the front line, the generals and commanders of all parties began to prepare for the retreat.
Jianchang War Zone.
Sun Qi and Murong Yan have been fighting for many days.
At present, Jianchang has almost fallen, and the Ling Army is retreating across the board, with its general Zhu Wei taking the rear.
In the field, Tang Yue had fought fiercely with Zhu Wei for hundreds of rounds. Seeing that time was almost up, the latter was unwilling to fight at all. He forced Tang Yue back with a feint, then immediately pulled the reins and rode away.
As a result, Tang Yue couldn't help but glared and raised his gun: "Don't let me go!"
With an angry shout, he was just about to make a show of pursuing him again, but there was already the sound of gold ringing from behind.
The military orders were overwhelming, and Tang Yue had no choice but to tighten the reins, looked at Zhu Wei's running back fiercely, and then returned to the formation unwillingly.
When he came back, he was still quite dissatisfied and said to Sun Qi: "Now that the Ling Army has been defeated, why are we asking for gold? If we continue the pursuit, we will surely capture the old thief Murong alive!"
"General, don't be impulsive. The old thief is cunning. If Zhu Wei is left behind, there will be an ambush." Sun Qi said calmly: "And the king has sent a military order, ordering our troops to quickly cross Jianchang and join the main force."
"Zhu Wei is hateful! Sooner or later I will take his head!" Tang Yue looked unwilling.
Jianchang has withdrawn, not to mention Dingyuan. Wei Guang has already been defeated once, so there is no way to stop now.
At the same time, Fuyang War Zone.
After receiving King Ling's order to retreat from Caizhou, Bu Shuo couldn't help but shook his head and said quietly: "Huang Shuai failed in the encirclement and suppression, and the overall situation is passive..."
When the deputy general heard this, he moved his lips and said tentatively: "Then, what should we do now..."
Bu Shuo glanced at him and said angrily: "What else can we do? Jialing Pass has been lost, what's the point of Fuyang War Zone!"
As he spoke, he added: "It's just a pity that I couldn't have a showdown with Yan Qi."
More than a month later, the Ling Army withdrew to Caizhou and built an eastward defense line. With the strength of the whole country, it stationed about 700,000 troops.
Various units of the Qin army also joined forces outside Caizhou, with a total of more than 800,000 horse and infantry troops.
The scale of this battle has far exceeded that of previous wars. The horizontal front alone stretched for more than a hundred miles. It was truly a sky full of soldiers and armor, with banners covering the sun.
