Chapter 49: The first linkage between Zhi's and Zhao's
The war that broke out in "Mo" can no longer be described simply as a stalemate. It has developed into a bad war with heavy losses to both sides.
Zhiyao first determined some things, such as how much effective combat power Zhao Yang had, what the enemy's effective combat power was, the garrison status of both sides, whether the princes would continue to increase their troops, etc.
"The scouts reported that there are no large enemy forces on the south bank of the river. Zheng's army retreated due to the loss of many cities in the country."
Then, after the Song Army and the Wei Army withdraw from the fighting order, the coalition forces will lose another Zheng Army, leaving Qi Army, Lu Army and Fan Family, Zhonghang.
Zhiyao said: "So, the number of enemy troops is only more than 50,000?"
The answer is very obvious. The coalition forces are not only on the side of "Mo", but also the Qi army and the Lu army are attacking the Zhao family's cities, and the Zheng army is also attacking the Zhi family's cities.
Therefore, the civil war in the Jin State not only became more and more involved, but also gradually evolved into a state where it was besieged by many countries from several directions. The Qi army participated in the "War of Mo", while the Lu State was too weak to mobilize.
There are too many troops. Among the more than 50,000 troops, the Fan family and the Zhongxing family actually account for the majority.
The city where the Zhi family was attacked by Zheng's army was in the land of Yiluo, and the situation was not too serious.
The land of Yiluo is very mountainous near Zheng State. All you need to do is block some important roads to block the enemy. Even if the enemy troops take a detour through some small roads, let alone the quantity, how will the enemy army maintain its logistics supply?
A big problem.
If Zheng's monarchs and ministers were sober-minded, they would at most send out a small force to harass, and it would be impossible to assemble a large army to fight the Jin army in that area.
Currently, the general in charge of garrisoning the land of Yiluo is Fuguo, who commands one "brigade" of the Fu clan, three "brigades" of the Zhi clan, and two "brigades" of some vassals of the Zhi clan. The total force is one "
A "division" and a "brigade" of one hundred and twenty chariots and nine thousand infantry.
"My family has more than 30,000 soldiers going into battle." Zhiyao suddenly discovered that at this stage, his family had the largest number of soldiers among all the families in the Jin Kingdom.
Zhi Xuwu was a little confused after hearing this, and said: "Two divisions of the Zhao family are trapped in the 'mo'."
In two years, the Zhao family invested about one "army" and two "divisions" in the war, and lost about four "divisions", which was a heavy loss no matter what; while the Wei family successively
They dispatched one "army" after another "division" and lost about three "divisions" of troops; the Han family invested the least troops among the three alliances, with a total of only three "divisions" of troops, which cost about approximately
A "teacher".
Of course, these losses are not all deaths. In addition to the dead soldiers, there are also captured, disabled, and missing soldiers.
The most miserable situation was for the Fan family and the Zhonghang family. Their total loss of troops was at least three "armies". In addition to the losses in the battle, the city's ownership changed and it originally belonged to the Fan family or the Zhonghang family.
The private army became that of other families.
The Zhi family who finally participated in the war lost about one "division" and one "brigade". The result of the battle was that they defeated the coalition forces of the princes and invaded Zheng State and occupied many cities.
The Zhi family entered the war last, but suffered more losses than the Han family. In fact, it is not a bad thing, it can even be said to be a good thing.
One day, Gubu Ziqing came to Zhiyao in a hurry. It was hard to tell whether he was nervous or excited, but he said in a hurried voice: "Gongsun, send out the troops!"
Because he wanted to go to "Mo" to take advantage, it was impossible for Zhiyao not to pay attention to the battle situation in "Mo". The scouts sent out were sending back news every day.
The battle situation there was that Zhao Yang broke through after part of the camp was breached. The coalition forces of the princes and the rebels pursued Zhao Yang's troops. The two sides were chasing each other and were moving towards the "communist".
There is a rather strange thing. The Zhi family has three "divisions" on the "Mu" side, but the enemy doesn't seem to know.
In fact, it's not that weird. The distance between "Mu" and "Mo" is about fifty miles. It is reasonable for the enemy's reconnaissance range not to exceed thirty miles. Furthermore, the current era is in a transition stage. Maybe the enemy has no outside scouts at all.
, it is not strange to know that "Mu" is where the Zhi family's army is stationed.
Zhiyao would not have the mentality of sending troops when Zhao Yang asked him to do so, and he would not think it was a shame to send troops, so he replied: "We can break camp tomorrow."
Gubu Ziqing saluted and thanked him, and wanted to say something more, but he saw Zhiyao leaving the military tent without even looking back.
Just because the Zhi family is willing to come to the rescue of the Zhao family does not mean that they will obey Zhao Yang's orders and fight according to the instructions.
To put it bluntly, Zhiyao can fight however he wants, and will not leave the choice of fate in Zhao Yang's hands.
Even if Zhishi gave up rescuing Zhao when the situation was not right, Zhao Yang would still thank Zhi for his willingness to come to the rescue later.
After giving instructions to Zhiyao, Zhiyao took two "divisions" and set off first, and their destination was a forest area south of the "Communist".
The current natural environment is very good, and there are no shortage of trees anywhere. The only difference is the size of the forest area.
After they arrived, Zhao Yang had not yet led the remaining troops to retreat to the "Communist" territory, but the enemy army was biting them.
Gubuziqing repeatedly requested Zhiyao to lead his army to join Zhao Yang directly, but Zhiyao refused without exception.
Instead of politely refusing, Zhiyao simply refused Gubu Ziqing's request, and later gave a stern warning not to interfere with his command.
"My troops are leaving just to add fuel. If I can choose a place to fight, I may be able to severely damage the enemy's army. You are so urgent, why don't you go and tell the Chinese Army where our troops are located, and ask the Chinese Army to lead the army there?
Come here." Zhiyao didn't feel impatient and made a suggestion.
Gubu Ziqing calmed down and thought about it, and replied: "In this case, I will report to my lord immediately."
The subsequent development is very simple.
After Zhi Yao repeatedly surveyed the terrain, he arranged the hiding places for Zhi's two "divisions" and communicated with Zhao Yang. While the ambush plan was constantly being improved, the enemy troops were chasing Zhao Yang's troops into the pocket.
Maybe it was because Zhao Yang's defeat made the princes excited, or maybe because the princes felt that they had a chance to win, they just firmly held Zhao Yang's troops. It was not that there was no investigation of the surrounding areas, but it just seemed routine.
"It seems like this is the second time I've led the army into the woods?" Zhiyao felt that she couldn't keep doing this, or she would suffer big losses one day.
He stood on a high slope, his body covered by bushes, looking at the enemy and our troops that came into view.
There are not many chariots left under Zhao Yang's command, and there seem to be a few flags displayed, and most of the flags look very worn.
The number of enemy troops and chariots pursued by the enemy was also small, and their flags were of various kinds, among which the flags of the Qi army accounted for the majority.
Zhiyao watched Zhao Yang's troops and the enemy's pursuing forward pass by without making any reaction.
"Gongsun?" Gubu Ziqing kept running back and forth between the two places. Seeing that Zhiyao didn't make any move, he felt a little confused and wanted to urge her again.
Zhiyao thought to himself: "The attack now is just to intercept the enemy's forward, and it will also scare the enemy. This guy doesn't understand and just watches quietly. What are you talking about?"
Almost half an hour passed, and the main force of the enemy army appeared within Zhiyao's field of vision.
Zhao Yang had already been notified and led his headquarters to change direction and engage in a fierce battle with the enemy's forward.
"Qi Wang Banner, Lu Wang Banner, Fan Clan, Zhongxing Clan..." Zhiyao could understand the banners of each force and counted them silently, her heart beating faster.
Seeing that the enemy troops had appeared, Gubu Ziqing said again: "Gongsun?"
"Don't rush, don't rush, wait until most of the enemy troops pass through." Zhiyao said that, and you can feel that the hand holding the sword hilt is sweating a lot.
About two-quarters of an hour later, Zhiyao saw that a small group of enemy troops was about to enter the forest area. She turned to look at Zilu and ordered: "Attack!"