Shi Le received the news earlier than Jin Zhun and ran faster than him.
At noon on the eighth day of October, his infantry and part of the cavalry ran away and retreated from Chengyang towards Linqiu.
Another part of the cavalry headed for Jiyin, intending to support Zhang Yue's withdrawal.
But halfway through, he encountered a group of cavalrymen running back from Heze, so he immediately changed direction and ran back to Chengyang.
"Shao Xun is here and defeated Zhang Du in Jiyin. The entire army of more than five thousand people was probably wiped out." When they heard the news from Taobao, everyone was speechless for a moment.
"Why did he come so fast?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Where did you come from? And where do you plan to go?"
"It must have been the attack on Gou Xi. He gathered a large number of horses and mules and rushed on the road with all his strength. I was in the open and the enemy was in the dark, so I suffered a loss all of a sudden."
Old God Shi Le was sitting on the ground, not speaking, only listening to everyone's words.
Everyone talked for a while, but when Shi Le didn't answer any questions, they felt it was boring and stopped.
"Are you finished?" Shi Le glanced at everyone and asked.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated.
"You've finished speaking, it's my turn to speak next." Shi Le stood up, smiled a little, and said, "What a big deal."
Everyone was stunned.
"Most of the losses are infantry. These soldiers are worthless, but they are worthless." Shi Le said directly: "Compared with the few people lost, we got so many copper coins, silks, and utensils. In total, it is still profitable.
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"Shao Xun is back, and the cities in Yanzhou and Yuzhou will be difficult to fight." Shi Le continued: "I expect that Governor Jin will definitely send orders to all ministries to retreat slowly."
Everyone savored these words in silence.
Zhang Yue suffered a loss because the enemy was in the dark and we were in the clear, so he was unprepared.
In the same way, if other ministries continue to move forward, they may also suffer losses.
Coupled with the damage to the Dongwuyang Three Floating Bridges, food could not be transported across the river for a while, which would inevitably affect the morale of the army.
The above is the analysis from our side.
From the perspective of the Jin State, Shao Xun is back, the two states of Henan and Yan have a backbone, and the morale of the army and the people has been restored.
When attacking a city, the ideal situation is for the enemy to surrender without a fight.
The second is to capture the enemy city lightly, with slight losses.
The most uncomfortable thing is to conquer the enemy city at the cost of losing a lot of troops.
Once Shao Xun comes back, many cities will not be surrendered so easily. This is something that must be considered.
Da Hu pointed this out very clearly. If everyone thought there was nothing wrong with it, then continuing to fight would be completely useless and a waste of food and grass.
"No more fighting, let's go." Shi Le said, "Retreat to Dongping first, and then to Qingzhou."
After saying that, Shi Le seemed to have remembered something. He looked at Zhang Bin again and asked, "Meng Sun, what do you think of this?"
Zhang Bin cupped his hands and bowed, saying: "General, when it comes to cutting off, he will cut off. He is well versed in the art of using troops. I have some complementary strategies here. General, you may want to take a look at them."
"Tell me." Shi Le waved his hand and said with a smile.
"The general may send his generals out with light cavalry. There is no need for more. Two or three thousand cavalry are enough. Bring more horses and water, look for the direction where Shao Xun is, ride at full gallop, and harass in all directions. This can cover us.
The army retreats." Zhang Bin said.
"Shao Xun already knows the location of our army, is it useful to harass them?" Shi Le asked.
"It can always be delayed." Zhang Bin said: "If the thieves are charging in formation, there is no need to fight with them, they can just scatter. We don't want to block the enemy, we just want to slow them down."
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Shi Le agreed without hesitation, and immediately ordered three generals, each with a thousand cavalry, to go out to harass.
Seeing that Shi Le had adopted the opinion, Zhang Bin stopped talking.
Shi Le walked slowly for a few steps and said with emotion: "For the next half month, the battle started but ended, but I don't know how to fight next. Fortunately, Shao Xun didn't have many cavalry, otherwise it would be difficult to manipulate him."
What is the biggest advantage of the Han Dynasty? There are many horses and cavalry.
As for the infantry, although they have been making progress, they are really not good enough.
Except for a small number of infantry from the Pingyang Forbidden Army, the rest are no match for the infantry that Shao Thief is famous for.
Just like Shi Le, he now claims to have 80,000 infantry, but in fact they are just farmers with experience in battle.
To really deal with him, we still have to rely on cavalry.
This trip to the south was actually a successful attempt to evade reality and avoid reality. Unfortunately, I failed to do it well, and the food route was cut off, which hurt morale a bit.
How to fight next depends entirely on the King of Hanoi and the Central Guard Army.
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The enemy's strategic deployment is actually pretty much known.
Shao Xun took out a map, traced it with his fingers, and said: "The enemy's guard Jin Zhun is in charge of the overall situation and is stationed in Gaoping. He has 10,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. They should be relatively scattered. As for where they are scattered,
Zhang Yue can’t explain clearly either.”
"The main forces of Liu Ya and Hu Yanyan were plundering in Mount Tai. Each had thousands of cavalry, some of which were scattered everywhere and were under the command of Jin Zhun. They had a small amount of infantry, but they were not very elite. Most of them were recruited by force.
The newcomer."
"Zhao Gu's army of more than 20,000 soldiers went to Xuzhou, captured Pengcheng and went to Pi. Pei Dun surrendered in Huaiyin and was captured by him. The thieves were planning to march to Donghai Kingdom, and they were plundering very frequently."
"Cao Yi originally went south to attack Xuzhou, but was captured by Jin Zhun on the way. He came west to Gaoping, and the number of his troops is unknown."
"This is how the bandit army is deployed." Shao Xun raised his head, looked at everyone, and said, "You all come to take a closer look and see how to fight."
Manyu, Qiao Hong, Yinqi, Bei Gongchun, Wang Hu and others came over and had a discussion.
"I heard that Chen Gong sent elite soldiers to sail eastward to attack Wuyang Ferry. I wonder what's going on now?" Wang Hu asked.
"I don't know either." Shao Xun shook his head and told the truth.
"That would be difficult to handle." Wang Hu said.
Shao Xun glanced at him.
Wang Hu has been immersed in officialdom for many years. In her early years, she suffered a lot because of her straight temper and low emotional intelligence. Now she has changed a bit, but she is still so straightforward when speaking.
"If you have a strategy, you can figure it out." Shao Xun said, "We will look into the details together."
Wang Hu hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you go straight to Gao Ping?"
Shao Xun pondered for a moment and asked: "Reason?"
Speaking of professional issues, Wang Hu, who had a background in cavalry, perked up and his eyes brightened a lot. He said: "According to what Zhang Yue said, the bandit army only has 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry, but they are spread out in Yan, Yu,
Xu Sanzhou and Jin Zhun definitely don't have many people on hand.
They did this to deceive Duke Ming, who did not have many cavalry and was far away in Luoyang, so it was difficult to come back for reinforcements in a hurry, so they felt free to divide their troops and plunder. But Duke Ming came back very quickly, and the bandits may not be able to gather their troops so quickly.
Wu, it’s time to attack them together.”
Shao Xun looked at the map again.
"Ming Gong, fighting with speed and slowness is the essence of the art of war." Wang Hu said: "In the battle of Heze, a small number of thieves and cavalry were routed. Shi Le and Jin Zhun probably already knew that Ming Gong was coming. Jin Zhun would be in trouble.
Deploy troops and generals, gather troops. Fighting opportunities are fleeting, and if you give him a few days, he will not have so many troops at hand."
"What if Jin Zhun runs away?" Manyu couldn't help but ask.
"If he runs away, chase him." Wang Hu said matter-of-factly: "Even if you chase him to the end of the world, you will bite him to the death. There are vendettas among the grassland tribes. One side is defeated and flees, and the other side pursues him for months or even a year."
"What if Jin Zhun takes up residence in Gaoping and refuses to leave, forcing all the armies to move closer to him?" Man Yu asked again.
Wang Hu looked at Man Yu with some unhappiness and said: "There are some things that can be done with only 50% certainty, why are you so hesitant to look forward and backward? If Jin Zhun really dares to use his body as a bait to make the ministries move closer to him, we can just run away."
, the worst he can do is eat part of the troops. How can anyone not die in a war?"
"Wang Xiaoqi is right." Shao Xun patted Manyu on the shoulder and said, "If there are tens of thousands of bandits and cavalry surrounding them, then give up and retreat to the west. By then I will personally cut off the rear, and nothing will happen."
"How can we let Ming Gong decide the throne in person?" Man Yu said sarcastically.
Shao Xun looked at the direction of Dongwuyang on the map again and said: "Furthermore, I believe in Jin Zheng, Wang Que'er, and I believe in the Silver Spear Army. Maybe they have captured the ferry and destroyed the enemy's pontoon bridge at this moment, but
I just don’t know.”
"This battle can indeed be fought." Shao Xun made a decision in his mind. After scanning the crowd, he said: "The enemy has many troops and ours has few. However, the enemy's troops are too scattered and our troops are relatively concentrated. Today's situation
The situation on the battlefield is that the two sides are at odds with each other. If they continue like this, it will just be a bad battle. I have made up my mind to attack Gaoping and leave tonight."
"Promise." All the generals agreed.
The battle was fought at dawn, everyone gathered at noon, and all supplies were completed in the evening.
We will attack at night, which will not give anyone a breath.
But as Wang Hu said, the enemy will also adjust and respond. The information obtained from Zhang Yue's mouth will become more inaccurate and out of date the further back it is pushed.
Fighter planes have actually appeared. They are not carelessly given to them by the enemy, but earned through their own efforts.
Didn't the Xiongnu set up any obstacles when leaving Luoyang?
The cavalry harassed them repeatedly and marched alone to block the mountain road. In the end, they were tricked by Chen Gong. They cut off the troops and succeeded in crossing the Dagong Mountain and entering Xingyang.
They rushed to Jiyin for hundreds of miles, captured Zhang Yue alive, and defeated thousands of enemies. This greatly exceeded the Huns' expectations.
Now, there is one last fighter plane.
This opportunity is no longer as stable as before, but if it is missed, as Mr. Chen said, the next step may be a bad battle, and it will be a relatively passive bad battle. After all, the enemy has tens of thousands of cavalry, and even grinding can kill them.
They have thousands of cavalry.
The rise and fall of Henan can be accomplished in one fell swoop!
Chapter completed!