The Shaowu is not in the capital, and all matters are handled by the three adults: Fu Zheng, Bing Zheng, and Gong Zheng. According to the custom, the Shaowu has no children, so he appoints his youngest uncle as the nominal supervisor of the country. If the Shaowu
After he died unexpectedly in battle, the youngest brother Hou Lin was accepted as the king of the country. However, in fact, the supervisor of the country did not hold power, and the power was in the hands of three important ministers.
These three adults also have a division of labor. Fu Zheng is responsible for arranging government affairs, organizing the transportation of food and supplies around the city, and appeasing the people. Master Bing Zheng is responsible for mobilizing troops, and according to the strategy formulated by the young minister, he gradually lures Xiangqiong's army into and traps him.
Outside the capital, Lord Gongzheng, Shrike, is responsible for commanding the overall situation, including war arrangements.
Why did Shrike insist on holding Baoqizheng for half a month? Because the people and materials evacuated from the three cities of Wangqiu, Pinggu, and Yeliang in front need to be transferred to the capital in time. The fertile plains outside Batu City are the most densely populated in Bayuan.
In the prosperous and prosperous area, it coincides with the autumn harvest season. Lord Fu Zheng has already ordered all villages to seize grain and urgently transfer the population and livestock to Batu City. Lord Bing Zheng "No> Wrong" quled the patrol army formations in the capital.
Sent out to help.
The strategy formulated by Shaowu was that when Xiangqiong attacked Batu City, nothing would be left to the enemy outside the city.
The terrain of Batu City is very special. Although the Bashi Kingdom occupies the central plain area of Bayuan, there are still mountains scattered in parts. The capital is surrounded by Pengshan, Zhangren Mountain, and Meishan, like a natural circle.
Line of defense. It is not easy to break through this line of defense, but as long as the army comes in, Xiangqiong will be able to advance, occupy the entire plain between the mountains, and calmly surround Batu City.
What the Shrike had to do was to slow down Xiang Qiong's advance as much as possible so that Xiang Qiong would not be able to obtain supplies on the spot when he arrived. This tactic was called a strong wall to clear the country in later generations.
For example, in Huwa's farm at the foot of Pengshan Mountain, all the things were moved back to the capital, and all the slaves and farmers were evacuated. His family had many servants, and it was easy to move things. Even the pots and jars were taken away from the farm.
Of course the crops there had been harvested, leaving only the empty house that couldn't be moved and the withered yellow wheat straw in the field.
Most of the soldiers led by Bao Qizheng came from the villages outside Batu City, and some of them came from the captured Wangqiu and Pinggu. If they could not hold on and allowed Xiangqiong's army to rush over in advance, then
His parents, wife and children suffered, so everyone was fighting to the death.
Half a month has passed, and all the villages outside Batu City are empty. Even the wounded on the front line have been sent back in batches. Bao Qizheng knows that his mission has almost been completed, and the next step is to count how many days longer he can stay.
Days. Waiting for final reinforcements and cover.
At this time, Xiangqiong finally replaced the elite main force to attack the pass defense, and changed his strategy slightly, risking the use of surprise troops to attack. Because the terrain of the pass was too narrow, a frontal attack could only open up two military formations at a time, while the two sides
The mountains were high and the forests were dense, making it impossible for the army to pass. Xiangqiong ordered two groups of elite troops to carry two days' worth of dry food with them, lightly pack into the mountains and climb over the cliffs, then go around to the back of the checkpoint for a sneak attack, cooperating with the force attack from the front.
But Xiangqiong's plan failed. The battle has reached this level, and the opponent actually has elite reserves in the mountains that have not been put into the battlefield. There are also two elite military formations from the Bashi Kingdom who came through the mountains and fields lightly armed. After a long period of targeting
He did sexual training and did not carry heavy ordnance. But he was very good at climbing and crawling through the wilderness, and happened to outflank and attack the poor "surprise soldiers".
The two troops that detoured and attacked were annihilated, and only a few people ran into the mountains and escaped back. When Xiangqiong's army was about to succeed in the frontal attack, two elite military formations of the Bashi Kingdom suddenly came from both sides to cover the pass.
The defenders, who were about to collapse, withdrew their positions to rest, catching Xiang Qiong off guard, and this time the attack was thwarted.
Xiangqiong was so furious that he almost vomited blood. He asked the general Yue Xuan and his advisers: Where did this strange soldier come from? How did it come out of the mountains?
After analysis by all the counselors, they came to the conclusion that these two military formations can only come from the Pengshan Forbidden Land and are commanded by the demoted general Beidao. They mainly guard the nine dragon-blood treasure trees in the forbidden land, as well as the
A medicine garden built by monks from various sects. The place is so remote that there are almost no roads, let alone an army of vehicles and horses. I thought that they had been transferred away by the young ministers long ago, and they would not be able to carry heavy weapons even if they went to the battlefield. Unexpectedly
At this time, he was suddenly killed.
Xiangqiong gritted his teeth and said: "This should be the last batch of elite reinforcements from the opponent. Two mere military formations cannot change the overall situation... As for the Pengshan Forbidden Land, sooner or later it will be in my possession."
Xiangqiong was right. This was indeed the last batch of military formations to reinforce Bao Qizheng. However, General Beidao did not come. He just asked these two military formations to come here to accept the unified command of Bao Qizheng. Xiangqiong is here.
Under the persuasion of General Zhenguo, the army was allowed to rest for three days, and then assembled at dawn on the fourth day. When they saw the smoke rising from the pass, they suddenly launched the final attack.
However, when the army captured this important defensive area that was almost in ruins, they found that the Bashi Formation had retreated. Although the army left, there were still more than a dozen people left behind, as if they were lighting a fire to cook every day, lighting a fire with them.
As usual, there was a lot of smoke to confuse the enemy. When Xiangqiong's army arrived, these dozen sergeants also fled into the deep mountains and forests in time.
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After waiting for reinforcements from the last two elite military formations and repelling another round of attacks, Bao Qi was looking for the right opportunity to retreat overnight. His remaining soldiers could still be reorganized into several complete military formations, and they were all elites who had fought in hundreds of battles.
, including the two elite military formations that came from the Pengshan Forbidden Area, were largely intact, and these forces will still be invested in the future battle to defend the capital.
This critical battle lasted for twenty-one days and resulted in more than a thousand casualties. Fortunately, it was a positional battle of one attack and one defense, so both sides could arrange their arrangements calmly. If it had been a field battle, Baochi would have collapsed long ago.
Xiangqiong's army immediately marched into the plains and prepared for the final decisive battle. However, they did not encounter any resistance. The villages they passed were empty regardless of their size. Even the crops in the fields had been harvested, and no one was touched.
After arriving, we successfully reached the gate of Batu City, the most majestic city in Ba Yuan.
Shrike did not form a decisive battle in the plains, but withdrew all the military formations to the city to hold on. It seems that relying on a tall and solid city defense is very beneficial to the defender, but this strategy is very passive and helpless under normal circumstances.
Because once the city is surrounded and the connection between the inside and outside is cut off, it will not be able to get more supplies. It can only be beaten passively and slowly consume blood.
No matter how abundant the troops and supplies in the city are, if there is no reinforcement from the army, sooner or later there will be a day when it cannot hold on, and the capital is besieged, which means that the command center of a country is paralyzed. Therefore, Shrike's task is to delay the Prime Minister as much as possible.
The main force of the impoverished army and ensuring that the capital city is not lost. Waiting for Shaowu to win in the hinterland of Xiangshi Kingdom, the siege of the capital city will be resolved without a fight.
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Zheng Gu, the king of Zhengshi Kingdom, has been receiving various battle reports one after another recently: Xiangqiong marched his army into the hinterland of Bashi Kingdom, the young minister attacked and captured Feihong City from the rear, and Xiangqiong attacked the defenses with force and was about to march to Batu City.
On this day, the monarchs and ministers of the Zheng family were discussing state affairs again. Zheng Gu said: "The latest battle report shows that Xiangqiong is storming the last barrier outside Batu City. Calculating the time, when we receive the battle report, they should have arrived at Batu City.
The envoy from Xiangshi Kingdom also arrived. Xiangqiong claimed that the purpose of sending troops this time was to help our country resist the invasion of Shaowu, and asked why our country has been holding back its troops for so long. In your opinion, should we also march?"
Master Fuzheng sneered: "Who doesn't understand Xiangqiong's thoughts? He promised to mediate, but does the mediation need to attack the opponent's capital? He clearly wants to take advantage of the Bashi Kingdom's southward transfer of troops.
, let us contain the main force of Bashi Kingdom here."
Master Bingzheng said: "Bashi Kingdom has captured Baiguo City, and we have made preparations for a national war. In any case, this is an excellent opportunity to advance. Bashi Kingdom is surrounded, and the morale of the frontline troops will be chaotic.
If you raise your troops at this time, you will win a great victory."
Master Caifeng shook his head and said: "The young minister has led a surprise force into the hinterland of the Xiangshi Kingdom. Maybe he wants to use this method to force Xiangqiong to withdraw. But the strange thing is that before receiving the latest battle report, there are people in the country.
Various rumors grew, and were later confirmed by battle reports. Now some people say that Xiangqiu will be defeated and will be captured by the young minister. I can't believe whether the rumors are true or false, but who's news can be received faster than the battle report received by the Lord? Is it possible?
Has anyone anticipated today's situation?"
The opinions of the ministers of Zheng Shiguo were divided into several groups. Some suggested to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then take advantage when both Xiangqiong and Shaowu were harmed. Others thought that they should take advantage of the situation and march forward.
If we withdraw our troops in a desperate situation, we will miss the best opportunity.
Zheng Gu was also unable to make a decision, and suddenly asked General Zhenguo, who had been silent for a long time, "Sir Ruichuan, you have just returned from the front line. You should be very familiar with the situation in Bashi Kingdom. Do you have any opinions?"
General Ruichuan replied: "I think the rumors in the country are very suspicious. The young minister should have expected what Xiangqiong would do. He did not panic in the overall response. The military morale of the Bashi Kingdom may not be shaken. It is said that the capital is about to be destroyed.
To encircle, the frontline troops should return to support.
But the information I found out is that the Bashi Kingdom has only transferred the reserve army formations from the city walls in the territory to the capital. The army on the border has not retreated. Recently, it has sent a few more troops to make the defense line more stable. It seems that Shaowu
We are confident that we can succeed in the hinterland of Xiangshi Kingdom and break the siege of Batu City, so we have made up our minds to prevent us from having the chance to attack by surprise."
Master Fu Zheng frowned and said, "Where did Bashi Kingdom come from so many military formations?"
Lord Caifeng replied: "I have to admire the efficiency of the implementation of government orders in the cities of Bashi State. The young minister has indeed been protected by his father who has been ruling the country for forty years. In a short period of time, he has raised several times the army of the standing army. Originally,
The border troops guarding the border have not moved at all, and there are constant reinforcements from the reserve army. The ones he brought to Xiangshi Kingdom may be the country's elite field warriors who have been practicing all year round."
Regardless of whether to fight or not, one must predict the consequences of launching a war. Zheng Gu also asked General Ruichuan, who was leading the front line, if he sent troops at this time, was he sure of victory? (To be continued...)