After reading the battle report sent by Zhang Zhen, Zhang Chi was stunned for a while. The 14,000 gold troops that Sa Lihe brought to fight Wang Xiaolie were wiped out one by one by Zhang Zhen's regiment? This result is so unexpected.
After a long time, Zhang Chi woke up. Zhang Zhen was ordered to immediately lead his troops to Qingjian City and prepare to attack Yan'an Prefecture. Dantou Village and other places can be managed by local Tibetan generals. In fact, in addition to Dantou Village, there are also many places such as Anding Fort. How can Wang Xiaolie's army control them?
Then he wrote a letter to Wang Xiaolie, asking him to come to Suide City quickly and take charge of the overall situation. Sa Lihe's army has been destroyed, and Shaanxi will inevitably be in chaos. Wang Xiaolie must come to Shaanxi quickly to reap the fruits of victory. If you move a little slower, your territory may be taken over by others.
After sending out the official document, Zhang Chi stood at the door and watched the cold wind howling outside. Thinking about entering Xu Dejun, I really feel a little confused.
When they arrived at Yihe Village, they met Li Shifu who had captured Sa Lihe, but for some reason he occupied Suide City. Discovering the Jin army, he ordered Zhang Zhen to attack him. As a result, the first battle was at the foot of Guanshan, the second battle was at Qingjian City, the third battle was on the way to Dantouzhai, and the fourth battle was at Dantouzhai. It can be seen from the official documents Zhang Zhenfa returned that he did not know that he was facing Sa Lihe's main force. Anyway, they fought when the Jin army was there, and they won every time. They were frightened when the results of the battle were finally calculated.
After taking a breath, Zhang Chi faced the village wind and puffed out his chest.
Zhang Zhen's consecutive victories illustrate one thing. The combat effectiveness of these three regiments under his command is far beyond that of ordinary armies. It was previously estimated that each regiment could face the same number of enemy troops and win, which was far from enough. Zhang Zhen's battle process shows that a regiment can be equivalent to at least 10,000 enemy troops, and even more enemy troops can be defeated.
Don't think it's impossible. During the Jingkang period, the Jin army faced the Song army, and the ratio was even more exaggerated than this. Ba Lisu and Yelu Ma had less than 50,000 people, so they went all over the place and caused harm to dozens of state armies in the south of the Yangtze River. Everyone was helpless against them.
Wang Xiaolie's judgment on the combat effectiveness of his army is based on actual combat. Many battles have shown that Wang Xiaolie's army is indeed stronger than the Jin army, but not by much. Except for some elite troops, most of the army cannot do it one against two.
Concentrating all efforts on building Jiang Min's troops finally bore fruit. It can be said that Jiang Min's army has undergone a qualitative change and its combat effectiveness has undergone a leap. The current army can face the Jin army one against three and have the upper hand.
With one against three, how many enemy troops can the nine thousand men under his command fight? At least 30,000 people. If the Song army surrendered, it would be even more.
Zhang Chi looked at the gloomy weather and thought to himself. After Wang Xiao hunted the Suide Army, he could go south with all his strength and attack Yan'an Prefecture. With Zheng Jian's strength of 20,000 to 30,000 men, he should not be able to stop him. Occupying Yan'an Prefecture also occupied the northern part of Shaanxi. What's more important is that the strength of the three divisions in the south can be freed to quickly occupy Jingzhao Mansion. They even occupied Huanqing Road to the north and Fengxiang Mansion to the west.
At this moment, Li Yongqi hurried over. He saluted and said, "I wonder what Yu Hou wants to do with his subordinates?"
Zhang Chi said: "Come in, let's talk in the room."
Once inside the room, Zhang Chi invited Li Yongqi to sit down and ordered his soldiers to bring tea.
Obviously unlike the previous few days, Li Yongqi was very careful in front of Zhang Chi, his buttocks were just touching the chair and he did not dare to sit down. Seeing Zhang Chi putting away the tea cups, Li Yongqi asked in a low voice: "I heard that Zhang Tongzhi won a great victory in Dantou Village. Is it true?"
Zhang Chi said with a smile: "You are very well informed. Yes, Zhang Zhen annihilated all 5,000 Jin troops in Dantou Village and achieved a great victory."
Li Yongqi took a breath of cold air. Said: "Zhang Tongzhi destroyed many Jin troops along the way. Including Dantou Village, there are more than 10,000 people, right?"
Zhang Chi nodded: "Yes. Added up several times, there are 14,000 people."
Li Yongqi said with infinite emotion: "In the past, 14,000 gold troops were enough to capture the Yongxing Army. With more than 10,000 gold troops, who would dare to resist? The generals just surrendered. Now, with one commander, He only had three or four thousand men under his command, and he destroyed them all. It sounds like a dream."
Zhang Chi smiled, looked up at Li Yongqi, and said nothing.
After pouring tea for Li Yongqi, Zhang Chi picked up the teacup and just drank the tea without speaking.
Li Yongqi took a sip of tea. He asked, "I wonder if Yu Hou has come down to his subordinates. What orders do you have?"
Zhang Chi put down the tea and said: "Now that the Jin Army has been eliminated, there should be no large group of Jin Army in Shaanxi. I want to go south to Yan'an Prefecture and meet Zheng Jianchong for a while. I will worry about the defense of Suide City. Suide The many forts under our control are an important line of defense against the Xia Kingdom, so I know that the army will take great care."
Li Yongqi hurriedly put down the tea cup. Said: "Don't worry, Marquis Yu! We have been running these forts for many years, and I can't say that they are all impregnable, but the Xia Kingdom will never dare to commit a minor offence!"
Zhang Chi said: "Then I'll be relieved. Xuanfu may come to Suide in a few days, so you should be well prepared."
After hearing this, Li Yongqi said happily: "Is Xuanfu coming? I have heard about Xuanfu's reputation for a long time, but I just want to meet him!"
Zhang Chi smiled. After chatting for a few more words, Li Yongqi was asked to leave.
For these local forces, the news of Zhang Zhen's battle was shocking, and it cannot be overestimated.
They used to think that the Jin army was very strong and almost invincible. But facing the invincible Jin army, Zhang Zhen used 3,000 troops to annihilate 14,000 people. what does that mean? This means that their troops are vulnerable to the Song army. Seeing Zhang Chi's politeness on the surface, that's just because he is well-educated. What is he actually thinking? Li Yongqi and other Tibetan soldiers and generals are probably not worth mentioning.
At this time, the leader of the Xia Kingdom was Li Qianshun. His politics were relatively clear and he was swinging between the Jin and Song Dynasties. If the Song army suddenly becomes stronger and reoccupies the border, it should not take the initiative to invade. What Zhang Chi did was just a precaution.
After sitting at the table for a while, Zhang Chi ordered his soldiers to say: "Go and ask Zhong Ci and Gao Xin to come over."
Not long after, Zhong Ci and Gao Xin came in and saluted Zhang Chi together.
Seeing the two of them arriving, Zhang Chi said: "Come and sit down. I want to hear your opinions on what to do next."
The two sat down. Gao Xin said: "Zhang Zhen won a great victory in Dantou Village. We thought Yu Hou should have an idea of what to do next."
Zhang Chi said: "Now the Jin army in Shaanxi has been completely wiped out, and the remaining puppet soldiers are insignificant. I am going to lead most of the troops south to Yan'an Prefecture and solve the Yanyan Road. In this way, the three divisions in the south can be free to capture Huanqing. Lu He Jingzhao and Fengxiang Mansion. What do you think?"
Zhong Ci said: "The territory of Shaanxi Road is too big, and we don't have enough troops now. I heard that the South Road Army has captured Yanzhou, and we can ask them to send out a division to help us take Yan'an Prefecture. Some of the other armies will go west to take Huanqing. Road, part of it takes Jingzhao Mansion."
Zhang Chi was silent. After a while, he said: "If it is not necessary, it is better not to divide their troops. Or divide them less and help us take Yan'an Prefecture. Only two or three regiments are enough. Xuanfu originally meant not to take Fengxiang. We only want the Yongxing military route. The situation has changed now, and Xuanfu may have changed his mind. The territory they want to gather is vast, so it would be better to have more soldiers."
Gao Xin said: "After the Battle of Dantou Village, our army is in full swing. Zheng Jianchong of Yan'an Prefecture is still in a state of uncertainty as to whether he dares to fight or not."
Zhang Chi said with a smile: "We still have to prepare for him to fight. In Yan'an Mansion, Zheng Jianchong can mobilize between 20,000 and 30,000 troops. It should be enough for us to dispatch 8,000 people. The remaining two commanders will stay behind Suide. Just in case. After we leave, Governor Gao will stay behind. If Xuanfu comes, you can leave again."
Gao Xin said yes.
Although Li Yongqi was careful, Zhang Chi did not dare to let go. Even if he leaves, he still has to leave the army to guard Suide. Don't be like Sa Lihe. Wang Xiaolie didn't bring many soldiers and horses, so it would be bad if something unexpected happened.
(End of chapter)
