Although it was late at night, the tents of the Chinese army in Wuhuli were still brightly lit. Many people stayed up all night.
Shen Hao stood outside the tent, enjoying the cool breeze, looking up at the stars in the sky, feeling a little uneasy. According to the deployment of the previous military strategy meeting, yesterday morning was the starting point of the Jianchuan offensive. If everything goes well, we will get the exact news tonight or tomorrow morning.
The waiting time was the most difficult. Even if Shen Hao had no feelings for the Jing Dynasty, it would not prevent him from hoping that the Jing Dynasty would win. Because he now relies on the peace of the old dynasty to make a living. If he doesn't support the dynasty, how can he support the barbarians?
Jianchuan is now the prominent part of the entire front. If it can be opened, it will definitely have a decisive role in the outcome of the entire war process.
With Shen Hao's half-baked military knowledge, he could also see that once Jianchuan broke through, he could turn around and double-team Baektu Gorge. Or continue to intersperse forward, and the soldiers' peak threatens the hinterland of the barbarian territory.
if it fails. The current situation in Jianchuan will return to the previous situation and continue to stage a war of attrition in the flesh and blood mill. This is definitely not good news for the Jingjiu Dynasty.
Despite the high-pitched voice of the whole country now, passionate young people are flocking to the south to join the army and kill the barbarians.
But the war consumes young and middle-aged people. Once too many people die in a short period of time, this kind of thing will definitely be a big black pot. No one mentions it now, but what about after the war?
During the reckoning, the label of "disrespecting the lives of soldiers" will definitely be slapped on him. If he is lucky, someone will protect him. At worst, the merits and demerits will be offset, and there will still be some benefits left. What I'm most afraid of is that "the merit is not worth the effort", I will give you a candy first, then turn around and slap you hard, maybe even your head will be slapped off.
Shen Hao believed that Zuo Yuliang launched this new offensive immediately after Jianchuan had just opened up some situations due to this consideration. Although there is no absolute certainty whether it will succeed, once it succeeds, how many lives can be saved?
In the early morning of February 25th, at Chou Zhengshi, a piece of internal information from the Supervisory Envoy reached Li Jiang through Qianliyin, and Li Jiang immediately reported it to Shen Hao.
If there is one, there are two, and one after another, new news comes back from the front lines of the "Shimen", "Menqian", "Middle" and "Lower" military villages.
Li Jiang and Zhang Ye, who came to inquire, quickly sorted out several pieces of information and spread them out in front of Shen Hao.
"The entire army at Qianmen Junzhao attacked at night, and then Zeng Zhou's troops set up an ambush halfway to intercept and kill more than 10,000 enemy troops who were reinforcing from the middle of Jianchuan.
Then Shen Wanlin of the central military camp and Li Zhongzheng, who had sent additional troops, launched a fierce attack on the barbarians in the middle of Jianchuan at dawn with superior force.
Zeng Zhou's troops once again rushed to intercept and kill the barbarian reinforcements coming up from the lower part of Jianchuan River. After a short rest, they turned back and joined the ranks of the enemies besieging the central part in a pincer attack.
Finally, the whole army of Shimen Military Village came forward, and together with Cheng Jinhou of the Military Village in front of the gate, they put pressure on the upper part of Jianchuan. The lower part also launched a fierce attack to contain it.
After that, first destroy the enemy camp in the middle, and then the enemy camp in the upper part.
An estimated 40,000 enemies were wiped out in the central area, with a few thousand remaining scattered. The upper part wiped out more than 20,000 enemies, and the rest retreated to the hinterland behind the barbarians. A total of nearly 30,000 enemy troops were intercepted and killed along the way. Now the enemy in the lower part has also begun to withdraw from the military camp and move closer to Baektu Gorge.
As above, from the 23rd night to now, the battles in Jianchuan have ended one after another.
grown ups! Violent victory on the front line! "
Although the specific number of casualties was not stated, it was definitely much less than that of the barbarians. With such a chance of a wild victory, the unsightly news in the battle report will naturally be "reported later".
"Okay! Report the good news to Mr. Jiang immediately. I think he should be anxious."
"yes!"
Li Jiang and Zhang Ye were also excited, and while arranging reports to the superiors, they discussed how the war would unfold in the future.
"Now we are victorious! Naturally, we will take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Kill him for a hundred miles first. Then we will send our troops south, destroy Baektu Gorge all the way, and then we can point our troops directly at Sambichu!"
"I think we can fight steadily. The distance from Jianchuan to Baekdu Gorge is not short. Although this victory is a wild victory, the number of casualties will definitely not be small. If we go south rashly, we will be self-defeating and suffer a big loss."
"Suffering a loss? Now that the pincer attack is underway, how can the barbarians still resist if they are in such danger?"
Zhang Ye was more confident, believing that he could quickly expand the results by pursuing victory, and that he could directly combine with Baekdu Gorge to attack from the direction and open the main road to Sambichu one after another.
Li Jiang seemed more mature. He felt that although he had won a wild victory, he should consume the results calmly instead of sending his army southward and worrying that he would be intercepted and killed by the barbarians from Baektu Gorge.
"Baektu Gorge is no better than Jianchuan. The terrain there is open and flat with few rocks and low-lying areas, which is very suitable for cavalry operations. Do you think those infantrymen from Jianchuan relied on two legs to attack the open area of Baektu Gorge before encountering a large-scale attack?" What will be the result of the Wolf Cavalry?"
"this......"
Zhang Ye couldn't answer. Because although infantry also has ways to deal with cavalry, it is recognized that infantry will suffer a lot when encountering a large group of cavalry in the wilderness. If you run away, you can't escape; if you chase, if you can't catch up, your life will be worn to death.
Shen Hao ignored Zhang Ye's ugly expression and agreed with Li Jiang's judgment. Li Jiang is obviously better at military affairs than Zhang Ye.
"So, after coming to Jianchuan, there will be a period of peace?"
"Sir, my subordinates think so. Because if Jianchuan moves forward, the battle line will be lengthened again, which will dilute the advantages of Shimen Military Village and Wanli Bamboo Sea Secret Road again. This will face the danger of a lonely army going deep. So Jianchuan Sichuan should overcome the existing results in a short period of time instead of continuing to advance or go south to help the war."
Zhang Ye shut up. He also wanted to show his face in front of Master Shen, but in terms of military affairs, he was indeed like Li Jiang. He said the wrong thing just now, and now he could only stare but did not dare to interrupt again.
Shen Hao also looked at the topographic map hanging on the board. Indeed, after Jianchuan took off the upper and middle nails, he was completely on his feet. And in terms of location, it has actually formed a two-sided attack on Baektu Gorge.
"This is already considered an advantageous situation, right?"
"Yes, sir. Now Zuo Shuai has completely opened up the situation."
He waved his hand and asked Li Jiang and Zhang Ye to go about their business. The supervisors of each army are sure to send back relevant detailed information later. These need to be carefully integrated, and both of them will not be free these days.
Shen Hao did not go to sleep, but stood in front of the terrain map, lost in thought. He was very curious. Now that the war situation was unfavorable for the barbarians, would the internal stalemate regarding the establishment of the royal court be intensified?
On the contrary, according to the news from Heishui, the old Jing Dynasty was also not at peace within itself, and several princes had even thrown away their arms and wanted to shake fists at each other. This violent victory in Jianchuan may give the government and the public a reassurance that they will not be panicked by the increasingly fierce "big test" of the royal family.
