Wang Jianxiong nodded: "No problem, General Liu. Since I have come all the way to serve the king, I am naturally ready. In this battle, I will advance and retreat with the Western Army, and I will die to serve the country!"
Liu Fa looked into Wang Jianxiong's eyes and said seriously: "General Wang, just this is not enough."
Wang Jianxiong was a little surprised: "Isn't it enough?"
We have advanced together and retreated together, and have sacrificed our lives to serve the country. Why is it not enough?
Liu Fa said: "I want you to hold the line of defense. Even if this becomes the main attack direction of the Jin people, you have to hold on for an hour until reinforcements arrive!"
Wang Jianxiong's face couldn't help but darken: "General Liu, this... I'm afraid this is a bit too high a view of the general..."
These Qinwang troops came to the capital after overcoming various difficulties. In terms of loyalty, there is naturally no problem.
In terms of courage and not being afraid of death, although they can't be said to be the top group, they are still pretty good.
Therefore, Wang Jianxiong can only say that this time we will advance together and retreat together, and we will never flee.
However, what Liu Fa wants now is not an attitude, but a result!
He demanded that Wang Jianxiong must hold the line of defense at all costs and hold off the Jin soldiers, even if the Jin soldiers were the main attack direction, they must last for an hour!
What is this concept?
The Jin people were still an invincible tiger and wolf force in the eyes of the Qi Dynasty army. Before that, if the Qi Dynasty army encountered the Jin people, let alone holding on for an hour, I'm afraid they could already be called elites if they didn't retreat in one encounter.
Now, even if Wang Jianxiong wants to persist for an hour, he still has to see whether his soldiers can do it?
If the soldiers were defeated, he, as a general, would not be able to do much.
Liu Fa patted him on the shoulder: "General Wang, this is why I personally came to reward the army this time.
"Don't worry, the officials are not forcing things on others. As long as you make these words clear to the soldiers, with your strength and the troops supported by the Western Army, it will not be difficult to hold on for an hour."
Wang Jianxiong obviously still doesn't believe it.
Isn’t it difficult to hold on for an hour? Why do I think it's basically impossible...
Liu Fa walked around in the military tent, and then said: "General Wang, this official today makes me fall in love with him. Not only can he win the first prize in literary studies, he can replace the prime minister in handling political affairs, he is also born with knowledge." , has extremely high attainments in the art of war!”
At that moment, Liu Fa briefly explained the official's affairs in leading troops in the Western Army and handling political affairs in the capital.
Wang Jianxiong was a little confused: "General Liu, the last general has heard about this. But, what does the wise and powerful officials have to do with this incident?"
Liu Fa's expression became serious: "It's very simple. This time is a trap set for the Jin people by the officials after working hard and forgetting to eat and sleep! If this battle is successful, it will directly end the Jin people's national destiny, let alone let it go. The Jin people dare not go south anymore, even Yan Yun is within easy reach!
“But if this battle fails, then such an opportunity will never come again!
"The reason why the Jin people love fighting is because they underestimate the enemy. It is precisely because they look down on our army, so even if the Qinwang army from all walks of life has formed a vague encirclement, they still think that they can pierce the encirclement in one wave and retreat calmly.
"And the officials want to take advantage of this psychology of the Jin people, use this encirclement to lock them tightly, and eat all the Jin people's army of more than 100,000 people!"
Wang Jianxiong's expression changed: "Eat all the troops of more than 100,000 people?!"
He had never thought about such a thing in his dreams.
The best outcome that most of King Qin's generals could think of was that they came to the capital and fought bloody battles, achieved some results, and successfully drove the Jin people back to the north.
As for whether the Jin people will make a comeback, we can only leave it to the future.
We can only hope that the imperial court can prepare for war after the Jin people retreat, so that they can fight more calmly next time.
Unexpectedly, this new official was going to devour the entire Jin army? This ambition is too great!
Liu Fa nodded: "Yes, I was very shocked when I first learned about this plan.
"But! The officials believe that this matter is still very promising, and it is worth a try!"
Wang Jianxiong remained silent.
Well worth a try? This is true. After all, if it can really succeed, it will be a major event that changes the fate of the Qi Dynasty. The benefits will be too great, and it is certainly worth a try.
But the question is, what are the chances of success?
What the officials call "very promising", where is the hope?
Liu Fa continued: "General Wang, how long have I been suppressed as a warrior?
"It has been more than a hundred years since the reign of Emperor Taizong, right?
"In the past hundred years or so, the military people of our dynasty have almost been reduced to the lowest level. Not only are they suppressed by the civil servants of the dynasty, but also they are not suppressed by foreigners.
"Every time we go to war, the civilian officials are constraining us from the rear. But when faced with a foreign army, the soldiers often collapse at the first touch and are slaughtered wantonly by the foreigners!
"How can our imperial warriors forget this blood feud?
"To be honest, even those officials in the past were not the culprits?"
Wang Jianxiong couldn't help but change his expression: "General Liu, be careful what you say!"
Liu Fa waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, this new official says these words every day!
"So, the reason why the officials sent me to reward the army is precisely because I still have some reputation in the Western Army, and the military people in the world are willing to give me a face. Therefore, you will be more convinced by what I say.
"After all, I want you to understand one thing: today's officials do not use civility to suppress military power, but to restore the status of military men like us. They even need to be promoted higher than civil servants, become generals and become prime ministers, and use military merits to become prime ministers. Persistence is no longer an empty talk!”
Wang Jianxiong suddenly realized.
At this time, he somewhat understood why the officials had to let Liu Fa come to reward the army.
Rewarding the troops is just an additional task. The real task is to use Liu Fa to convince these generals and soldiers of King Qin's army that from now on, the status of warriors will be different!
Moreover, what Liu Fa said does make sense.
The warriors of the Qi Dynasty were so aggrieved!
Every time he goes into battle, he actually needs to receive a formation map from the emperor. He must form the formation according to the formation map, otherwise it will be a serious crime.
How ridiculous is this?
Any civil servant would dare to tell the emperor that he wanted to kill a minister.
And the blood feud between the military generals and the foreign races is even more irresolvable!
The Jin people went south, burning, killing, and looting. Almost all of these generals suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Jin people, either losing a large number of soldiers, or losing their beloved lieutenants, or simply having their hometowns affected by the war, or even The fathers and fellow villagers were killed by the Jin people.
Therefore, this battle is not only a meritorious service, but also a revenge!
I want to tell these warriors that now, not only will the emperor and civil officials in the court no longer hinder you, but they will also give you maximum support! The gold and silver treasures given to the army and the emperor's attitude conveyed by Liu Fa are the best proof!
And this is a fighting opportunity that must not be lost. If anything goes wrong, it will be a disgrace to future generations, and it will cause harm to future generations!
In this way, for these generals, this battle is no longer a winnable battle, but a battle that binds all their wealth, lives and interests!
Wang Jianxiong took a deep breath: "General Liu, I understand! If you want to die to repay your country, now is the time!"
Liu Fa nodded, then shook his head: "We warriors must fight to the death at this time, but it is not enough to just die! We must hold on!
"Besides, General Ben believes we can hold on!"
He paused for a moment: "General Wang, tell me, why did King Qin's army look at each other and didn't help each other last time?"
Wang Jianxiong was stunned: "This... is because the general is timid, has no intention of fighting, and has no intention of killing the enemy, but only wants to protect himself..."
Liu Fa smiled: "General Wang is right. But this is not the most fundamental reason.
“The most fundamental reason is that no one has confidence!
“Because they don’t think they can win, the generals don’t think they can win, and every soldier at the grassroots level doesn’t think they can win either!
"When everyone thinks this way, my army is just a piece of loose sand that will break into pieces when touched. How can a general dare to touch the sharp edge of a golden man?"
Wang Jianxiong suddenly said: "That's true."
The Qi Dynasty's army was actually trapped in a kind of prisoner's dilemma.
The army itself has low combat effectiveness due to lack of pay, lack of training, and uneven recruitment of soldiers;
The general knew this very well, and also knew that he could not defeat the Jin people, so he did not dare to take the initiative to fight, or even to rescue friendly troops;
Knowing that friendly forces will not come to the rescue, generals who encounter golden soldiers will not use any more force;
The soldiers all thought so, so every time they collided with the Jin, they would either blow up the camp or mutiny;
A large number of armies behave like this, which further strengthens the idea of "cannot win" and enters a vicious cycle.
In fact, are both sides really powerless to fight?
of course not.
There are countless cases where the heroic Qi army defeated the Jin people in small-scale battles.
But once it reaches tens of thousands of people, the battlefield becomes one-sided.
The reason is that morale and fighting spirit still account for the decisive factors.
Although the Qi Dynasty's army had the upper hand at this time, if it remained as low in morale and lacked the will to fight as before, then it would still collapse if they fought again.
Liu Fa continued: "So this time, during the process of rewarding the army, I will state my interests with all the generals!
"This time the officials are conducting the expedition in person, right in the Western Army's barracks! And all the deployments at this time were made by the officials.
"The officials have already said that there will be generous rewards for those who die in war, and those who steal lives will not only be punished and executed, but will also bear the eternal infamy!
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"This battle is the battle that will determine the fate of our Qi Dynasty. If the Jin people are let go because of someone's cowardice... that will be recorded in the history books and will be infamy for thousands of years!
"So, don't worry, General Wang. As long as you can hold on for an hour at all costs, then reinforcements will arrive! If anyone dares not to come to rescue, the officials will behead him first!"
"The same goes for other generals. If other generals are attacked, General Wang, if you just sit back and ignore them and don't go to rescue, you are still engaging in military law!"
Wang Jianxiong nodded and said: "General... I understand!"
…
In this way, Liu Fa traveled to all the Qinwang Army camps with an elite group of Western troops and various supplies for the troops.
In addition to telling all these words to every general, he also left some elite Western troops in some weak areas to consolidate the entire encirclement.
In this way, an encirclement that looks good on paper is formed.
As long as the various armies can support each other and withstand the Jin people's attempts to break out, then the elite Western troops led by Liu Fa can pursue them one after another, causing the Jin people to suffer heavy losses.
Until all the more than 100,000 Jin soldiers are eaten!
This crazy plan shocked all the generals of King Qin's army, but they also had to admit that once this plan succeeded, it would bring more than just a century of national destiny to the Qi Dynasty.
There is coercion, inducement, and spiritual encouragement.
Coupled with the heroic spirit of a generation of heroes shown by this new official during this period, most of the generals of King Qin's army like Wang Jianxiong were ready to fight to the death.
During this period of time, there was also an undercurrent surging in the Jin people's camp.
In the end, Wan Yansheng overpowered other voices in the army and made a decision.
Breakout!
…
These many things were accomplished in just one day and one night.
In fact, the reaction of Jin people is not slow, it can even be said to be very fast.
After the fierce battle with the Western Army, both sides retreated and reorganized.
After a short rest, Liu Fa non-stop took the elite detours back to various Qinwang troops to reward the troops and unify their thoughts.
On the Jinren side, there was a fierce debate over the next step to take.
Originally, they had been hesitant and did not retreat because they had just stopped halfway and were very reluctant. He also wanted to use Qi Yingzong in his hand to grab more things from Qi Chao before retreating.
Therefore, the Jin people waited until this field battle with the Western Army.
I thought that the Chinese and Western armies in the field would definitely be defeated in one battle, and then it would be a matter of course to clear out King Qin's army and then besiege the capital.
However, the Western Army showed very strong combat effectiveness, and the Jin people not only did not take any advantage, but were vaguely at a disadvantage.
This made Wan Yansheng and many Jin generals feel that the situation was not good.
But many people in the military are still unwilling to accept this fact.
These generals believe that the Jin people can still fight!
The Western Army had a slight victory before, just because they were lucky. This time, as long as the Jin people press forward with all their strength and start a bloody battle, the Jin people will win in the end, and the Western Army will definitely be defeated!
This cannot be said to be that the Jin people are overconfident, it can only be said that they have formed a kind of path dependence.
When the reckless man bumped into the iron plate, his first reaction was not that the iron plate was too hard, but that the force of my collision was not strong enough.
In the past, when the Jin people fought in a stalemate, they would continue to issue tough orders and fight hard, and the results of the hard fight always ended with their own victory.
Therefore, even if they encountered some setbacks on the battlefield at this time, these Jin generals still felt that they could be solved with force.
But Wanyan Sheng was, after all, a general who was good at strategy.
Although his operational details were not very good, and he was always beaten by General Han Fuyue later, his judgment of the situation was first-class.
When he received the news that various Qinwang troops from Qi Dynasty formed a vague encirclement, Wanyan Sheng had already sensed that something was wrong. Coupled with the strong combat power shown by the Western Army, he firmly decided to withdraw his troops temporarily and fight again in the future.
But it still took some time to convince everyone with this idea.
Upon hearing the news of the encirclement by King Qin's army, most of the Jin generals laughed.
Qin Wangjun?
Is it that group of troops whose combat effectiveness is even worse than that of pigs?
The Jin people have dealt with King Qin’s army many times.
In the last siege of the capital, although the Jin people failed to break through the capital, the Qin Wang troops from all walks of life did not dare to take the initiative to attack around the Jin people and only dared to watch. However, the Qin Wang troops from all walks of life did not rescue each other, and the friendly troops were in trouble and remained motionless. His demeanor also left a deep impression on the Jin people.
The reason why the Jin people did not go to fight with Qin Wangjun was simply because it was not cost-effective.
Since you won't take the initiative to call you and will just watch from the sidelines, then why should I spend so much time trying to fight you? When it's time to attack the city, when it's time to plunder and plunder, just ignore you.
Therefore, most of the Jin generals this time also felt that this encirclement was quite ridiculous.
With the fighting power of King Qin's army, isn't this encirclement just a layer of paper? It will break with one poke.
They didn't think this encirclement was a threat at all, but only thought it was Qi Chao's bluff. After all, Qi Chao had done this kind of thing before. He was clever and clever, but with just a slight touch, everything was exposed.
In the end, it was Wanyan Sheng who made the decision to withdraw the troops despite all objections.
Three days later, the Jin soldiers broke out of the camp and began to break through Moutuogang to the north.
Of course, Wan Yansheng also thought of the possibility that the Western Army would inevitably pursue them in tandem, so he arranged for elite troops to break up the rear.
With the Jin's individual soldier quality, there shouldn't be too much of a problem whether it's breaking through or breaking off the enemy.
As for the former army...after all, they were fighting a mob, so there was no need to use too much force.
In Wan Yansheng's view, as long as he broke through this layer of window paper and broke out from the defense area of a Qinwang army, he could fight and retreat. By then, the Western Army would no longer be able to pursue them hard, and of course they would be safe.
…
Soon, a fierce battle started near the capital of Qi Dynasty.
The Jin people tried to withdraw their troops from Moutuogang and began to attack King Qin's army in the north.
Originally, the Jin people thought that this attack would be over soon. What they had to guard against was the pursuit of the Western Army from behind.
However, the situation was very different from what they expected!
When attacking, the Jin people did not deliberately choose the main attack direction, but just chose the road with the most convenient transportation. After all, in their opinion, the so-called King Qin's army is just a ragtag group, and there is not much difference in strength, so why bother to deliberately plan a breakout route?
However, the Jin people's vanguard force was hit head-on by this 20,000-strong King Qin army!
Although these Qinwang troops were stationed for a short period of time and did not have time to dig trenches, build walls, or build too many defenses, they only used portable horses, temporarily felled trees, and dug trenches to block the Jin army. The first round of attack by the human vanguard!
In the process, the Jin people were also shocked to find that these Qin Wangjun seemed to be a little different!
Originally, these King Qin's troops were instantly defeated as soon as they engaged in battle, but now, they have become very tenacious and will not retreat to the death.
The Jin people thought it was just their bad luck and encountered an elite force, so they strictly ordered the soldiers to fight hard, thinking that as time went by, the morale of the Qi army would naturally collapse. Unexpectedly, after fighting for more than half an hour, the Qinwang army was shaky and seemed to be on the verge of failure several times. However, the generals who led the army fought hard and were on the verge of collapse several times. The morale was saved!
Immediately afterwards, the two surrounding Qinwang armies also rushed to support.
The number of these two King Qin armies was not very large, with only a few thousand men each. But for the battlefield at this time, the addition of such a new force worsened the situation of the Jin people, and they had no choice but to abandon this direction.
Considering that the Qi army had always occupied favorable terrain, Wan Yansheng decided to change the direction of the breakout.
This time I was unlucky and encountered a King Qin army with relatively strong combat effectiveness, but not every King Qin army can be so strong, right?
Although the Jin people have an army of more than 100,000, there is a lot of baggage in the army, which are all good things stolen from the Qi Dynasty. Not to mention the women and slaves captured from the Qi Dynasty.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, the Jin people still prefer to take the roads with convenient transportation, otherwise the marching speed will be slowed down, and a lot of baggage and goods may be lost.
There are only a few major roads near Moutuogang, and at this time, each one of them has been occupied by King Qin's army with favorable terrain.
As soon as the Jin army moved, the Western army started to chase them one after another. Wan Yansheng had to use a large number of elites to resist the Western Army and cover the evacuation of the army, so he could not concentrate his elite forces to attack Qin Wang's army blocking the way.
In addition, King Qin's army no longer sat back and watched, but began to rescue each other, which made the Jin people's breakout even more difficult.
After failing to break through in two directions, the Jin soldiers were exhausted. Considering that the Western Army had not yet exerted its full strength, Wanyan Sheng did not dare to neglect and could only withdraw the army to the camp in Moutuogang.
There were some accidents during the first breakout, but it didn't matter. Just wait for a while and choose a suitable time to break out again. After all, the Jin people will leave sooner or later, and it is impossible for these Qin Dynasty's King Qin troops to maintain such high morale as they do today.
However, what Wan Yansheng didn't expect was that the Jinren's breakout would be more unsuccessful every time!
In fact, at the first time, there was still some hesitation among the Qin Wang Army, and the mutual rescue was not particularly timely. Some of the Qin Wang Army were not mentally prepared, but they were lucky enough not to become the Jin people's main attack direction.
It was only thanks to the bravery of the Qi soldiers who were inspired by Liu Fa and the emperor during the encounter that they managed to withstand it.
However, after the first defense, the confidence of all King Qin's troops doubled!
They were shocked to find that they could actually surround the Jin people here?
Once the wonderful blueprint drawn by General Liu Fa for them had the possibility of success, these soldiers instantly became excited.
Because they saw the hope of winning!
For an enemy that has never been defeated, a normal person's first reaction is of course to run. But if they see this enemy bleeding and there seems to be a possibility of killing him, then their reaction is no longer to run, but to kill him at all costs!
Of course, the entire defense line is not without loopholes, but Sheng Taizu has strategized and blocked these loopholes as much as possible.
At this time, the Jin people just relied on bravery and no tactics. Basically, everything they wanted to do was written on their faces, without any special calculations.
As long as the morale of the King's army can be mobilized and they can fight to the death, then the entire strategy is already half successful.
…
Outside the capital city.
A large number of people either pushed wheelbarrows or drove ox carts to the Qi army's military camp.
These are common people who came spontaneously to transport food.
Not only that, the garrison in the capital city has also been reorganized, and all of them have been sent to support the various King Qin armies to supplement the losses of their soldiers.
And further away, such as in the south, there are more King Qin's troops coming.
Because the emperor announced to the world that the Jin people were surrounded!
This was great news for the soldiers and civilians of the Qi Dynasty.
The Jin people invaded the south twice, burning, killing and looting along the way, which had already made the people in the north miserable, and they had a bloody feud with the Jin people. And the people in the capital city also suffered a lot from the Jin people.
But now, there was an opportunity to surround their enemies and annihilate them. How could they let it go?
The people were simply wasting their time and trying every means to support the troops on the front line.
In the past, the Qi Dynasty's army had never enjoyed this kind of treatment.
How can an army that is on the verge of collapse and only knows how to eat empty pay gain the support of the people?
But now, they fought bloody battles with the Jin people, which immediately aroused the common hatred among the people.
Taizu Sheng tried almost every means to mobilize all the resources of the entire Qi Dynasty to stabilize the entire encirclement.
The golden man finally started to panic at this time.
At the beginning, they still had a nonchalant attitude, thinking that sooner or later the Qi army would be unable to withstand it, and that sooner or later they would be able to break through.
And they robbed a lot of food and baggage, so they didn't worry about food shortages in a short period of time, and naturally they weren't that anxious.
But now, as the entire encirclement continues to solidify, it's like a noose is tightening around their necks.
As a result, the Jin people began to work harder to break out of the encirclement. They tried to break out of the encirclement in multiple directions and issued more stringent military orders. However, after breaking through again and again, the Qi army was still tenaciously defended.
The longer the defense lasts, the stronger the Qi army's will to fight will be.
After more than a month of tug-of-war, the Qi army's fighting will was stronger than before. Because at this time, it has become the consensus of all Qi soldiers to surround the Jin people here.
Whoever becomes a breakthrough point will be a sinner through the ages! It is something that will be pointed out by the people of Qi Dynasty!
Who can bear this infamy?
As time passed, the strength of both sides continued to wax and wane.
The grain, grass and baggage in the Jin camp were being consumed rapidly, but the Qi Dynasty's army was able to obtain a steady stream of supplies from the capital's water transport. And the defense line that originally seemed to be broken with just a poke was actually made somewhat impregnable by Qi Jun!
During the breaks between battles, these Qi troops were constantly digging trenches or building defensive facilities, and the defender's advantage became more and more obvious.
Of course, it is basically difficult for these armies to build an encirclement of more than 100,000 gold soldiers and encircle them completely.
The reason why the siege lasted so long was because Sheng Taizu had accurately predicted the psychology of the Jin people and believed that it was almost impossible for them to abandon a large amount of baggage and forcefully break through.
They couldn't bear it.
Therefore, as long as King Qin's army focuses on blocking several important roads around Moutuogang, so that the Jin people's baggage and heavy vehicles cannot pass smoothly, they can be dragged here for a long time.
It's like cutting flesh with a dull knife.
But now, no matter how slow the person is, they should finally react.
This time, Wan Yansheng did not attack the strategic points occupied by the Qi army. Instead, he commanded his Jin soldiers to break through a small path where the two Qin Wang armies were weakly guarded.
This also meant that Wan Yansheng finally accepted the reality and no longer expected to take away all the looted food, luggage, money, gold, silver, women, etc., but abandoned most of the things that could not be taken away in order to The light army breaks through and saves the Jin people's vitality!
This move is equivalent to cutting off a strong man's wrist.
After all, Wanyan Sheng also realized that if he did not make a decision at this time, as King Qin's army grew larger and larger, the Jin people might really be wiped out.
When the Jin people were determined to break through, the Western Army finally moved.
Liu Fa rode his war horse respectfully and followed a young man.
And this young man, wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, is the current emperor who is personally conquering the army.
Fan Cun raised his spear high and pointed in the direction of the Jin army: "Send the message! This battle will determine the destiny of our Qi Dynasty for the next hundred years!"
"I will take the lead and not disarm for three days to drive out all the Jin people!
"Avenging the country's hatred, today, if you sacrifice your loyalty to the country, how can you care about yourself?
"kill!!"
Liu Fa stared blankly at the emperor in front of him, as if he was seeing a gambler. At the last moment, he put all the chips in his hand on it without hesitation!
