If there are no such conditions, then the so-called stubbornness and stupidity means waiting to die.
Especially in the current era of great strife, not everyone can afford this strategy of using one's own resources to hurt others and using time to wear down the opponent.
With the current strength of the Daxia Dynasty, as long as they don't deal with powerful enemies like Liu Xiu and Li Shimin, they can overwhelm most opponents with this majestic formation.
Zeng Guofan, who was famous for this kind of tactics, faced the Xia army, which was far superior to him in power and military strength, and could only suffer defeat everywhere.
At this time, the Hunan Navy was defeated. Lu Meng asked people to look after Zhang Hao, and personally led his troops to approach Anqing.
While Zeng Guofan was being chased by He Ruobi and Yang Kan, his troops arrived at Anqing City.
Anqing is a key place on the Yangtze River. The city is very solidly built.
However, after the Hunan Navy was defeated and the commander fled for his life in embarrassment, the generals and soldiers who defended this important fortress also fell into a state of panic.
Among the Hunan Army, except for Zeng Guofan who had reached the ninth level, there were two or three eighth-level generals. Apart from that, few people came to defect to him. After all, the reputation of the Hunan Army was not very good.
Zeng Guofan's ability as an official and in government was very extraordinary. He personally led troops to fight, but his ability in this aspect was not outstanding.
In the world of China, when he faced off against Shi Dakai and Chen Xiucheng, he was in a defensive state most of the time.
Then he continued to use various strategies in the future, such as wooing the generals under Chen Xiucheng, alienating Shi Dakai and Chen Xiucheng...
Shi Dakai and Chen Xiucheng had strong ability to lead troops, but in terms of personal scheming, they were far inferior to Zeng Guofan. The two people who originally had the advantage were weakened by Zeng Guofan's constant instigation, and were eventually driven out of Anqing.
Now facing the Xia army, facing a powerful army with almost no flaws, Zeng Guofan had no choice but to confront them head-on.
After the naval army was defeated, the soldiers who stayed in Anqing City became disheartened. There are some signs of collapse.
The Hunan Army is like this. When it has the upper hand, it can fight hard, but when it is at a disadvantage, it is easy for morale to drop and people to flee for their lives. After all, the source of the Hunan Army is the group training organized by various landowners.
Their purpose was to protect their own land and lives, and they had enough defense but not enough attack power. This was also the reason why Zeng Guofan allowed the Hunan army to plunder places in history, and even massacred and looted after entering the city.
He wanted to use looted money to stimulate the morale of the Hunan army soldiers and let them burst into combat effectiveness.
The overall evaluation of the Hunan Army is that it is a second-rate army that is constantly trained.
"Zeng Guofan is dead, why don't you open the city and surrender!"
When Lu Meng led his troops and horses to rush to the city, he immediately shouted. His voice could cover most of Anqing. The defenders in the city and many people heard what he said.
In an instant, the many soldiers on top of the city and the people in the city were in chaos.
"The Governor is not dead, please don't panic..."
"Hold still, don't mess up!"
In order to seize the power of the Hunan Army, Zeng Guofan made some generals in the army descended from the Zeng family, including his younger brother Zeng Guoquan. Zeng Guofan was not in the city at this time, and the one who stayed behind was another general of the Zeng family.
He shouted repeatedly and barely suppressed the soldiers on the city.
Seeing this, Lu Meng shook his head slightly. It would be best if such a strong city could be easily won, but now there is no chance to easily win it, so it can only be done forcefully.
He immediately activated his divine power, and the water in the distance immediately surged. As he waved his spear, it turned into a water dragon of tens of feet, and violently bombarded the city.
This water dragon is not ordinary water. It already contains the laws of true water between heaven and earth, as well as the divine power of true water instilled in it by Lu Meng.
The weight of a drop of water is comparable to that of steel of the same area, and both its purity and weight soar instantly.
Such a water dragon formed from real water also contains violent power enough to destroy ordinary city walls!
"Get into formation!"
On the top of the city, the general of the Hunan Army roared crazily, with veins popping out on his forehead. He mobilized all his energy and spiritual power, trying to use the formation on the city head to resist.
boom!
The water dragon fell from the sky, like a dragon transformed from the Milky Way on the horizon, and collided with the barrier transformed from the city's formation. Water droplets splashed everywhere, and the city head made an earth-shattering vibration. The entire city head seemed to be shaken.
Then, the powerful and terrifying torrent, after being blocked for a moment, forcibly broke through the formation barrier, involving thousands of soldiers at the top of the city, as well as the generals who defended the city.
Lu Meng grabbed the city head with his palm, then rotated it slightly, and the water in the sky turned into a constantly rotating vortex.
The water, as heavy as fine steel, rotated rapidly and instantly turned into a cruel weapon that devoured life.
puff! After thousands of soldiers and the generals of the Hunan Army were swallowed by the vortex, the ordinary soldiers instantly turned into a ball of blood. The blood and the vortex merged, and even the weapons in the soldiers' hands were forcibly twisted and twisted by the vortex.
The general who defended the city had body-protecting aura, but his fate was no better than that of ordinary soldiers.
Because what is contained in the whirlpool of water is the divine power of laws that Lu Meng has mastered. Ordinary martial arts aura is no different from tissue paper in front of the power that contains laws.
In just an instant, the general of the Hunan Army and thousands of people were killed without even a scream.
"kill!"
Without the general guarding the city, there would be no suspense next.
Lu Meng flew to the city wall, holding a strong bow. While commanding his men to destroy and incorporate the Hunan army, he would bend the bow and draw arrows from time to time to kill some generals who struggled to resist.
In less than half an hour, the Xia army captured the city wall and began to enter the city to quell the chaos. All the Hunan soldiers guarding the city were taken into custody.
Anqing, which seemed to be rock solid, changed hands.
Although Anqing fell, the Hunan army was not destroyed.
Susong in the west, a dozen cities in the north, and Jiande in the south are still under the rule of the Hunan Army.
An hour later.
He Ruobi and Yang Kan returned, and Zeng Guofan, who was targeted by them, failed to escape and was killed by He Ruobi in the air. Zeng Shatou, who was called a saint by later generations, passed away.
There aren't too many twists and turns.
Zeng Guofan's ability is not weak, but after all, he is not a general who goes into battle in person, while He Ruobi and Yang Kan are both truly battle-hardened generals and famous generals.
In terms of local governance and power politics, Zeng Guofan was far superior to the two, but in a real fight with real swords and guns, his weakness was too obvious.
If a leader of a force is too weak, in the early stages of the development of the force, such a situation will occur, and he will stretch his hips when he needs to personally go into battle.
Wang Jing has always tried his best to avoid this.
He has been practicing hard from the beginning, and until now, he is still the strongest person in the Great Xia Dynasty!
"Congratulations, Chief Manager! You have made great contributions to killing Zeng Guofan, capturing Anqing, and expanding our territory!"
After He Ruobi and Yang Kan returned, Lu Meng immediately greeted them.
Although the three people have different factions behind them, they have a certain friendship after working together for so many days.
Lu Meng knew that he had joined the Xia Army not long ago, and he had no airs at all. He could also say some flattering words, and gradually gained He Ruobi's recognition, and quickly established a foothold in the army.
"Hahaha, Your Majesty gave us so many soldiers and horses, and asked us to join forces to attack Anqing. It would be strange if we couldn't defeat Zeng Guofan! Your Majesty deserves the greatest credit for this victory!"
He Ruobi smiled.
Yang Kan and Lu Meng also nodded in agreement. Indeed, the troops and horses stationed in Lujiang were enough to attack the Hunan Army. Just in case, His Majesty sent the main force of the navy.
With such a large army, even if there is only one ninth-level general in charge, they can capture Anqing and achieve a great victory.
If they join forces with the Ninth Orders and lose, they will lose face in the Xia army, and it will be almost impossible for them to become important generals in the army in the future.
"Well, let's not talk nonsense. Although Zeng Guofan has been beheaded, the soldiers and horses of the Hunan Army are still scattered north and south of the river. Among them, General Zeng Guoquan of the Hunan Army has also escaped and must be eliminated as soon as possible!"
He Ruobi stopped smiling and began to issue military orders.
"Leave it to General Lu to pursue and suppress the remnants of the enemy! But when chasing the enemy, don't cross Jiujiang for the time being!"
he said.
Lu Meng immediately held up his hands and said, "The general will finally understand!"
In the Anqing area of Jiujiang, in addition to the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army, Jiujiang is also occupied by Chen Youliang. Chen Youliang's power is mainly in Jiujiang and Nankang south of the river. Did not set foot in Jiangbei.
Chen Youliang was the biggest enemy of Zhu Yuanzhang's unification of the world in history. He mobilized 500,000 to 600,000 troops to fight Zhu Yuanzhang in Longwan and Poyang Lake.
The final result was obvious. Chen Youliang's character, ambition, scheming, and strategy were all crushed by the opponent, and he was defeated miserably.
Chen Han's power came to the world of China, but because of Chen Youliang's reputation, it never developed.
Because Chen Youliang's reputation is worse than Zhu Yuanzhang.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had a reputation for killing heroes, which resulted in very few civil servants and generals from other dynasties joining his command, there were still some people who felt that Emperor Hongwu was dedicated to the people and would kill criminal nobles for the sake of the people, so they took him as a representative of grassroots rise and defected to him. .
But Chen Youliang... killed his old master twice, and for the sake of his family's power and position, he purged his generals while fighting for the world!
Such selfish people can only act as feudal lords, and have no ability to unify the world.
Therefore, Chen Youliang and his team barely controlled Jiujiang Nankang, and they were unable to expand externally... If it weren't for Zhang Dingbian, who was known as the most powerful general in the late Yuan Dynasty, he would not even be able to control the current territory.
Chen Youliang did not expand externally enough, but his defense was tight.
In addition, Zhang Dingbian was in charge in Jiujiang, and He Ruobi was unwilling to provoke Chen Youliang's troops in Jiujiang before Anqing was stabilized...
That is to say, in the south of the Yangtze River, there were relatively few princes and kings in history, so Chen Youliang had a place to establish himself.
If it were in the Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Hebei, princes like Chen Youliang would have been wiped out long ago.
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Anqing is an important town on the Yangtze River. All forces whose territory involves the Yangtze River, especially Jiangling, Wuchang and other places in the middle and upper reaches, are very concerned about Anqing. There are many spies in the city.
The news that the Xia army had captured Anqing quickly spread upstream.
During the Han Dynasty, Jiujiang was called Chaisang. It was an important garrison area for Soochow and the boundary between Chu and Wu. Wuchang was Jiangxia and an important town in Jingchu.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Biao and Sun Wu fought frequently in Jiangxia and Chaisang.
At this time, the power occupying Jiangxia, which is also the land of Wuchang, was the Chu State during the Warring States Period, and the one who held the most power was Xiang Yan.
Because of Xiang Yu's relationship and the struggle for supremacy in the troubled times of the Chinese world, there was no need to worship the royal family of the Chu Kingdom, so Xiang Yan just used the banner of the Chu Kingdom and essentially started a new business.
He recruited many old generals from the Chu State and took control of Jiangxia, so his power was not weak. Looking at Xiangyang on the upper reaches of the Han River.
When the news came that Anqing had changed hands.
Xiang Yan also had to summon his counselors and generals to discuss the influence of the Xia army in Anqing on his family.
Inside the palace.
Xiang Yan has a majestic body, a pair of majestic tiger eyes, a long beard, and powerful momentum. On the left and right sides, in addition to his generals, there is also an older-looking old man.
This old man was Fan Zeng who broke out and escaped with the Xiang family after the Western Chu army was destroyed.
Although he was not good at fighting, with his ninth-level nature, he was still able to save his life by protecting hundreds of Xiang family members all the way. After going through all kinds of obstacles, he finally came to Wuchang and surrendered to Xiang Yan.
At this time, with his own resourcefulness, he had become an important counselor under Xiang Yan.
When he heard Xia Jun's name, Fan Zeng couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, hiding the murderous intent deep in his eyes.
When Daxia was still the Huai Army, the Western Chu Army suffered huge losses under Wang Jing.
Just the generals of the Xiang clan, such as Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Guan, Xiang Xiang... were almost all withered away, and there were also generals like Long Qie and Zhong Limei who also died in their infancy.
It's too awful!
If the Western Chu army had not died so miserably, he could have brought Xiang's clan generals to Wuchang, and Xiang Chu would have had enough power to expand externally, seize Xiangyang, and surround Jiangling...
"Anqing..."
Xiang Yan pondered for a moment, but Xia Jun's message still appeared in his mind, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on Fan Zeng.
He knew that Fan Zeng and Xiang's troops had once faced Xia Jun in Lingbi, and Fan Zeng should be familiar with this old opponent.
"Military advisor, Anqing has now fallen into the hands of the Xia army. Based on your familiarity with the Xia army, will they continue to swim upstream, attack Jiujiang, and threaten our army?"
Xiang Yan asked.
Fan Zengjiang went to calm down his mood, his mind quickly turned, and he said: "General, don't worry, although the Xia army is strong, it has fought against the Ming army and the Song army this year, and the front is exhausted!"
"Capturing Anqing is already the limit. If you want to attack Jiujiang and threaten our army, you must send out a large army!"
"We don't need to consider the threat of the Xia army now... What the general needs to do now is to immediately dispatch the army to seize Anlu and Suixian before the Eastern Han Dynasty troops take over Xiangyang, and wait for an opportunity to capture Xiangyang!"
"Only by taking Xiangyang or Jiangling, will the general have a chance to restore Chu's hegemony!"
Xiang Yan heard this and thought deeply.
Liu Biao of Xiangyang and Heng Wen of Jiangling were both his opponents.
Jiangling Hengwen is expanding southward and has no intention of attacking Xiangyang. Moreover, Jiangling is well-defended, making it difficult for Xiang Yan to attack.
Now only Xiangyang has the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Xiang Chu's reputation and strength would have been considered top-notch in the late Qin period of history. However, in the world of China, with so many heroes coming together, just a constant temperature made Xiang Yan feel very difficult to deal with.
In the Central Plains to the north, many princes were fighting in a melee, and each prince was able to fight back and forth with Xiang Yan.
It's not that he is incompetent, but that the civil and military officials under Xiang Yan's command are not strong enough. Famous civil and military officials from other eras do not come to join him. This vicious cycle has led to the current result.
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