Trek, who knew something was wrong, was smart enough to stop immediately and no longer move forward in the direction of Shangdu, but stayed where he was. While asking for help, he gave an order to the generals in the nearby city. The county guards and magistrates came to your city to gather together to discuss how to deal with the enemy.
A rescue letter was written, but no reply was received. Orders were sent to subordinates, but not many responded. Without it, a big battle is about to begin. How many people have the courage to leave their stationed areas? Woolen cloth?
Once you give up your military power, wouldn't it mean that you will be at the mercy of others?
As for the orders given by the new commander-in-chief, just explain them well in the reply. The Chinese army may appear at any time, and it is really impossible to leave. Otherwise, the commander-in-chief will come to the city where he is, and they will definitely listen to the instructions.
The lack of cooperation from the officials below made it impossible for Cui Ke to summon any troops. The final result was that Qingzhou's large army was like a pile of loose sand, all fighting on their own.
When there are only one or two thousand troops in a city, and most say four or five thousand troops, and they are all third-line troops, and cannot form any joint fighting force, then where will they be the opponent of the elite Chinese army? What awaits them will be a A city was destroyed, and the territory of the Great Chinese Army expanded rapidly.
Lu Jiangling, another Qingzhou Commander-in-Chief, originally thought that he was going to be doomed this time, and his family would be confiscated and his clan exterminated. For this reason, he had to ask for help from his old boss, Ezhou Commander-in-Chief Yan Xi. But he did not wait until the news came back. , the situation in Qingzhou changed drastically, and the Chinese army came over.
If in normal times, the Great Chinese Army came over, this would be a bolt from the blue for Lu Jiangling, but now, it has become good news, at least his crisis has been relieved for the time being.
Compared to Cui Ke, who was new to the country, Lu Jiangling was a local snake. He was clear about the local situation, so he immediately ordered the generals and soldiers from the nearby cities to be transferred to Xanadu, and made a plan to defend it to the death. The frame comes.
There were actually two generals in Qingzhou, and they fought independently, which greatly benefited the Dahua army from afar. The Fourth Route Army was advancing with great success. Wherever it went, most of the cities surrendered and a few of them fought. Resistance, but in front of the elite Dahua army, it is nothing more than a mantis trying to block the car.
In the blink of an eye, the past month has passed, and at least half of the city in Qingzhou has fallen and been incorporated into the territory of China.
Speaking of which, the smooth progress of the Dahua Army is inseparable from the support of the local people.
Tang Jia, the Prince of the Supervisory State, has just ordered an increase in taxes. Once the tax is collected, the taxes for the next three years will be collected in advance, which makes the people's already miserable life even worse. Many families even took out their stored grain and did not collect it. Enough to pay taxes.
Just when everyone didn't know what to do and how to survive this cold winter, the Chinese army came, and the people saw hope again. Then one by one they took the initiative to open the city gates to welcome them. For the people, it was already... We are desperate. If we welcome the Dahua army into the city now, we might have a way out.
The people just opened the city gate with the idea that the situation could not get worse, but they did not expect what would happen next. Some of their ideas actually came true.
Whenever the Chinese army enters a city, they will quickly start a household registration system, and after obtaining the identity certificates of Chinese people, they will issue some free food stamps and even a small amount of meat stamps.
Although this ticket cannot be used as silver, it is better than silver. Because with these tickets, you can exchange for food at the newly opened Dahua Grain Store in the city. Although the amount is not a lot, at least you don't have to worry about going hungry.
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Also, the Dahua Army has already said that they will build roads and cities next, which will require a lot of labor. At that time, those who are willing to work hard can get more food stamps and even money by working hard.
, this moment allowed the people to see the hope of living.
In fact, the Chinese people are very happy, but it was too inconvenient to transmit information at that time, so the information about the living conditions of the Chinese people did not spread too far. And sometimes even if it did spread, only ten out of ten people would hear it.
89 won't believe it.
Are you kidding me? Ordinary people, how can they eat three meals a day, and even eat meat from time to time? It’s something I wouldn’t even dare to dream about.
But now, when everything is really happening in front of everyone, you have to believe it even if you don't believe it. And when the people had something to eat, their original agitation quickly calmed down, and they began to
Consciously safeguard the Hua Kingdom and the Hua Kingdom Army. If they find something that is detrimental to the Hua Kingdom Army and want to make some small moves in the rear, they don’t need the Great China Army to take action. The local people will take action after hearing about it.
Beat the shit out of people.
This is the power of the people.
This is what truly means that those who win the hearts of the people win the world.
The rear of the Dahua army has been stabilized, allowing them to devote more energy to attacking cities and expanding their territory and influence.
In this way, in one month, nearly half of Qingzhou was captured, and this was accomplished in severe cold weather. If it had been summer, the progress would have been faster.
After January, the progress of the Dahua Army finally slowed down. This was not because of the weather or logistical reasons, but because foreign troops appeared on the territory of Qingzhou and in front of the Dahua Army.
In front of.
The first to appear in front of the Dahua Army were the 50,000 cavalry led by South Vietnamese General Che Keming and the 50,000 Yunnan soldiers headed by General Zhang Shuo sent by Dianzhou Commander-in-Chief Li Xuantong.
One hundred thousand troops entered Yucheng from the border of Shuzhou, crossed the Tongtian River and headed straight for Shangdu.
Obviously their goal is to rescue Shangdu City, which is being besieged by the First Firearms Brigade, and then merge with them to form a powerful force.
What the South Vietnamese Army was doing was soon known to Long Ya. After the news was reported, it was in the hands of Tang Ao. When he went to the staff headquarters and asked who was closest to there, the answer he got was the Lei Ming Division of the Fourth Field Army.
"Where is Lei Ming's headquarters now?" Tang Ao asked, standing in front of the huge sand table.
"Your Majesty, Lei Ming's headquarters is near the same city and is preparing to rush to Guicheng, where Cui Ke, the newly-appointed Qingzhou commander of Dagan, is located." Ye Fan, the deputy chief of staff, took the initiative to report.
After Tang Ao's eyes found these two positions, he immediately waved his hand. He immediately informed Lei Ming that there was no need to attack Guicheng. This person could only defend but not attack. He immediately ordered the Fourth Field Army to go to Eling from the same city.
Lake, there to block the front line of the South Vietnamese Army and protect the 1st Firearms Brigade. In addition, ask Brigadier Shen Ping'an if he has the ability to capture Shangdu City. If not, retreat immediately and don't get stuck there. In addition, notify Shao
The 3rd Snow Leopard Brigade of the Mountain Guard and the 1st Division of the Field Army are approaching the perimeter of the 1st Firearms Brigade. No matter what, the Firearms Brigade cannot make any mistakes."
Tang Ao issued a long list of orders one after another, and Ye Fan immediately went to execute them after recording them. Tang Ao, who was left behind, looked at the sand table and muttered to himself, "All the foreign races have participated, only this Hundreds of thousands of people are not enough to see it, it seems that I have to go there in person."
The speed of the birds was very fast. One day later, Lei Ming received the order. He immediately gathered his troops and turned around and headed straight for Eling Lake. At the same time, Brigadier Shen Pingan, who also received the order, had a look on his face. The meaning of confusion.
The "abandoned" First Firearms Brigade had no choice but to act independently. It did not rely on anyone but relied on itself to kill all the way to Qingzhou.
Along the way, the progress was unexpectedly smooth. The cities they visited either surrendered early or abandoned the city in fear after their own cannons fired a few times. Along the way, the big and small unexpectedly attacked. He conquered seven cities, which also boosted Shen Ping'an's confidence. In the end, he set his target on Shangdu, the capital of Qingzhou.
It can be said that Shen Ping'an took a breath and wanted to perform well. He also wanted to take this opportunity to tell others that the firearms brigade can accomplish great things by themselves even if they do not rely on other combat troops. , fight a great victory.
But now that the army has arrived at Shangdu City, it is easy for the soldiers to push the icy artillery to the city in the weather of more than 20 degrees below zero. Now I give him an order and let him decide whether to retreat or fight. How can he be willing to retreat like this?
You may want to continue fighting, but South Vietnam's 100,000-strong army is approaching. If you cannot capture Shangdu City, you may be surrounded. If that happens, it will be difficult to retreat.
There are a lot of artillery in the firearms brigade, and it is impossible to move these things quickly. If they are really surrounded, no matter whether these artillery are destroyed or snatched away by the enemy, the loss will not be his. It was something a brigade commander could bear. Even if Tang Ao would not punish himself severely for the sake of his uncle Shen Xing, the old steward, he himself would not forgive himself.
But if he just evacuated like this, he would also be unwilling to do so. When he was still struggling, Xia Hong, the commander of the 1st Artillery Regiment under his command, came to him and said, "Brigadier Commander, what should we do next? Fight or withdraw?"
"what you think?"
A rhetorical question made Xia Hong scratch his head, and then said, "Withdraw, it's a pity. Let's fight, but I'm afraid there won't be enough time. Hey, it would be great if the Fourth Field Army could stop the South Vietnamese army from crossing Eling Lake."
He said something like this with some emotion, but it made Shen Ping'an's eyes light up when he heard it. "Yes, if the Fourth Field Army can block South Vietnam's 100,000 reinforcements, then won't we have enough time?" Can we capture Shangdu City?"
"Ah? Brigadier, isn't it? There are 100,000 South Vietnamese reinforcements, and the Fourth Field Army only has 30,000 people, and they don't even have the Black Dragon One Claw flag. Can they withstand it?" Xia Hong seemed to wonder after hearing this. Some people who were not optimistic about it said.