However, some small counties can defeat others without fighting, but they still have to gnaw the hard nut of Jiangling on their own.
In Jiangling, most of them were Yangzhou Army or Nanman Army. Yue Fei and Zhang Liang's mind-attacking techniques were very effective against the Chu Army, but their impact on the Yangzhou Army and Nanman Army was very limited.
In particular, people like Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Xiu are people who exploit every opportunity and will not easily let go of any opportunity that is available.
In a series of siege operations, the Jin army used most of its previous troops as cannon fodder in order to reduce its own losses. To be more precise, Yue Fei had previously asked his generals to train these troops.
The purpose of lowering troops is to make them more useful cannon fodder.
But Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Xiu took full advantage of this. Especially the stubborn Southern Barbarians under Yang Su were completely aroused to hate the Jin army one by one.
"Now that all counties have surrendered, General Wu Qi will be able to rejoin our army soon!"
"General Qin has been attacking continuously for many days. Wu and Han will certainly not be able to hold on for a long time! I plan to officially attack Jiangling when all the armies reunite!" Yue Fei thought for a moment before speaking slowly.
Jiangling is the largest city in Nanjun, and it is also an important town in Jingzhou. After all the three forces in the city are mixed together, there are as many as 50,000 to 60,000 elite troops, not to mention the new recruits Liu Xiu has just recruited.
Therefore, such an important city could not be conquered by Yue Fei's soldiers and horses. When Wu Qi and Qin Qiong reunited, Yue Fei had no intention of attacking Jiangling.
At this time, Yue Fei still adopted the same policy as in the Nanyang period, first pulling out the surrounding cities one by one, and finally concentrating his efforts to finally eliminate the remaining important town.
During this process, Yue Fei was not afraid that Liu Xiu would send troops to hinder them. If they really dared to leave the city, Yue Fei would be happy!
Nowadays, under the constant attacks on people's hearts and minds, many counties have simply surrendered, and the remaining counties have become panic-stricken and wavering. This has saved Wu Qi a lot of trouble.
With Wu Qi's ability, it won't take long to completely wipe out the counties in the western part of Nanjun.
As for Qin Qiong, Wu Han has always been a tough nut to crack. However, Wu Han already had insufficient troops in his hands. Most of them were newly recruited soldiers. It doesn't take long for Qin Qiong to take over.
He solved it there.
Speaking of Cao Cao, when Cao Cao arrived, Yue Fei had just mentioned Qin Qiong's place, and the news about Qin Qiong's place had already been transmitted.
"Report...to the Commander-in-Chief, General Qin Qiong led his troops to break through the city, and the Wu Han who defended the city committed suicide!"
Just as Qin Qiong was mentioned, a soldier hurriedly went through the report and entered the tent to announce the news.
"Congratulations to the Commander-in-Chief, General Qin Qiong's victory. Of the ten counties in Nanjun, Jiangling is the only one left!" When the news came, Zhang Liang said loudly.
With the death of Wu Han, it can be said that all Jingbei generals, except Wang Liao, were completely lost. Although Wei Yan and Huo Jun also had some abilities, they were not as powerful as Wu Han, Deng Yu, and Wu Han in terms of status and influence.
Wen Zhong and others are incomparable.
Moreover, apart from the important town of Jiangling, which Liu Xiu and Zhu Yuanzhang personally guarded, the only two strong men in Nanjun were Liu Yu and Wu Han. The rest were not of concern at all.
As for the two hard-core problems of Liu Yu and Wu Han, one has been solved by Yue Fei himself, and the other has been solved by Qin Qiong. Apart from the important town of Jiangling, there really are no big problems in Nanjun.
However, Yue Fei and the others didn't know that Qin Qiong's battle was really difficult. With the help of generals such as Xi Hong and Xi Zhen, Wu Han smeared the Jin army and committed a series of unwarranted crimes such as massacre of cities and killing prisoners.
They all took care of the Jin army and mobilized the power of the people in the city to fight against Qin Qiong.
In these troubled times, the princes are constantly fighting against each other. Today you beat me, and tomorrow I will beat you. Naturally, a series of policies will be adopted towards the people under their rule.
When princes from all walks of life mentioned the situation under the rule of other princes, it was naturally impossible to say anything. Of course, they always described good things as bad, and bad things as worse.
In short, in the minds of the people under each prince's command, all other princes' orders were that the people were in dire straits. And in this general environment in ancient times, the government had many ways to control people's thoughts.
In normal times, a fixed impression has been formed. Coupled with the temporary smear campaign by Wu Han, Xi Hong, Xi Zhen and others through various means, they really allowed them to fully mobilize the power of the people.
When the war reached a later stage, Wu Han even used the strength of women and the elderly. Although these people could not directly participate in defending the city, they could also help carry supplies to the city wall.
As a result, Qin Qiong not only spent such a long time in defeating Wu Han, but also suffered huge casualties. Five thousand of the eight thousand soldiers died in the battle, and almost all of the remaining three thousand were injured. Genuine
The elite Jin army also lost a total of 10,000 people.
In order to attack a city and pay such a heavy price, I am afraid that Qin Qiong is the first person here since the beginning of the war in Jingbei. It can be said that Qin Qiong won this battle but lost.
But since they had paid such a heavy price, after the soldiers broke through the city, they naturally wanted to vent their anger. All the captured soldiers were slaughtered afterwards.
Even though many of them were just farmers who had just put down their farm tools, as long as they participated in this war, they were treated as regular Chu soldiers. The wives and daughters of the Chu soldiers were also rewarded separately.
To the soldiers of the Jin Army.
After this battle, more than 80% of the men in the city guarded by Wu Han had been lost in this battle. Some died on the spot, and some were beheaded after the city was broken.
As for Wu Han himself, after Qin Qiong captured the city, he took the initiative to commit suicide.
First of all, he is a close confidant of Liu Xiu, and it is impossible for him to defect to the Jin army. Even if he has this idea, he still has to consider his family. His family has now gone to Jingnan with Wang Liao.
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Secondly, he resisted so resolutely this time and caused such huge casualties to the Jin army. In fact, he had already blocked the road to surrender.
Therefore, in order to avoid being humiliated after being captured alive by the Jin army, Wu Han simply killed himself, which could be regarded as achieving his reputation of loyalty.