Jizhou, outside Yecheng, inside the Qin army camp.
After many days of traveling, Qin Hao finally arrived at Yecheng, the center of the Hebei campaign.
Unexpectedly, he received a system prompt just after arriving in Yecheng, and the content of the prompt was that Su Dingfang destroyed Zhao.
"That's great, God helps me."
Qin Haotai had hoped that before, it was Li Jing who swept across Qingbei, and now it was Su Dingfang's turn to destroy Zhao. The Qin army had won two of the four battles, and had gained an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield in Hebei.
At present, the only remaining troops of the Northern Han Dynasty in Hebei are Han Xin's 150,000 troops in Yecheng and Wei Qing's 100,000 troops in Daijun.
The Northern Han Allied Army has suffered more than half its casualties, leaving only nearly 250,000 troops.
In contrast, the Qin army won many battles in Hebei. Although its military strength was reduced, its casualties were not large.
The current strength distribution of the Qin army is:
Yecheng Baiqi's main army was 210,000;
Daijun Huo Qubing's cavalry army was 70,000;
Su Dingfang's main mixed prisoner of war army in the Bohai Sea is 130,000;
Zhou Yu from Qingbei captured and reorganized an army of 60,000 people;
and Li Jing thirty thousand;
The total strength of the Qin Army in the three states is exactly half a million, which means that the Qin Army has been fighting for so long, but its military strength is neither declining nor rising.
Before, the military strength of the Northern Han Dynasty was basically the same as that of the Qin Army, and they were still on the defensive side. However, they were suppressed by the Qin Army. Now the total strength of the Qin Army is twice that of the Northern Han Dynasty. One can imagine what the result will be.
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Now anyone with a discerning eye can basically see that the hastily established Northern Han Dynasty has reached the final moment, and it will only be a matter of time before it is completely wiped out by the Qin army.
"Su Lie captured 120,000 Bohai defenders with an army of 100,000, but did not trigger the campaign reward. It seems that Yuan Shao's hastily recruited 100,000 militiamen were not counted as regular troops by the system, so the campaign requirements were not met.
ah."
Qin Hao said with regret.
In the Battle of Bohai, Su Lie fought extremely brilliantly. He attacked Bohai with 130,000 defenders with an army of 100,000, but he used a trick to attack the heart of the country and allowed Zhao to collapse without a single soldier. In the end, he was defeated without a fight.
A subdued soldier.
The Battle of Bohai completely meets the battle standards in terms of numbers. If it can be settled according to the battle, it will definitely be a gold card. However, among the 130,000 Zhao defenders, 100,000 were temporarily recruited.
Common people, so naturally they cannot be counted as regular troops, so naturally they cannot meet the standards of a battle.
"Su Lie is still sweeping through Jidong, and he won't be able to lead an army to support him for a while. But even if his army doesn't come, given the current situation in Yecheng, Bai Qi can still defeat Han Xin." Qin Hao secretly analyzed in his heart.
road.
The decisive battle between Bai Qi and Han Xin was the most critical battle in the Hebei War. Since nearly 400,000 troops gathered in Wei County, and the war lasted for so long, it naturally could not be limited to Yecheng.
The Battle of Yecheng was actually the later stage of the Jizhou War, and the initial Jizhou War was fought around this western Hebei region.
In the end, the Northern Han Dynasty withdrew from western Hebei little by little, and Wei County in the middle of Jizhou became a battlefield.
The battle between Bai Qi and Han Xin in Wei County was even more intense. Every city and every inch of land were fought fiercely by both sides.
In the end, Bai Qi personally restrained Han Xin and pinned the main force of the Northern Han Dynasty to Weijun. However, he sent Zhang Liao and Xue Rengui each to lead a partial force, gradually cutting off Han Xin's other arrangements in Weijun, and finally completely trapped Han Xin to death in Weijun.
In Yecheng.
If Jizhou is divided into five parts: southeast, northwest, and middle, then western Hebei, southern Hebei, eastern Hebei, and most of central Hebei are all in the hands of the Qin army.
The Northern Han Dynasty's sphere of influence in Jizhou was reduced to Korea in northern Hebei and Yecheng in central Hebei.
Therefore, the Jizhou War can also be divided into three stages:
1. Battle of Jixi;
2. Battle of Weijun;
3. Battle of Yecheng;
At the beginning of the Jixi War, Bai Qi's 280,000-strong army faced off against Han, Xin and the Northern Han Dynasty's 200,000-strong combined army.
When the war progressed to the Battle of Wei County, the military strength of both sides also evolved into Bai Qi's 250,000 troops and Han Xin's 170,000 troops.
When the war advanced to the Battle of Yecheng again, the strength of the two armies dropped again to Bai Qi's 210,000 troops and Han Xin's 150,000 troops.
The Qin army suffered a total of 70,000 casualties, while Han Xin also suffered 50,000 casualties, and a total of 130,000 elite soldiers were buried in Jizhou.
In fact, in terms of casualty data, neither side was injured.
Han Xin's control of the fighter planes was almost perfect, and even Bai Qi would find it difficult to find an opportunity to severely damage him. Even if such a plan came up, Han Xin would use the method of saving people and losing land, giving up as much land as possible and retaining soldiers.
Therefore, even though Han Xin lost cities and territory one after another, his army was not injured.
Tactically Han Xin did not lose, but strategically he did.
There was land one after another, and the living space of the Northern Han Dynasty was continuously squeezed, until only Yecheng, an isolated city, remained in the entire Jizhong region.
There is almost no danger to defend in northern Hebei, so if Ye City is destroyed, it will only be a matter of time before the entire Jizhou falls.
The attack and defense of Yecheng has become the most critical battle to determine the fate of Jizhou, and Han Xin was finally forced by Bai Qi into a situation where he had no choice but to retreat.
The offensive and defensive battle of Yecheng has been going on for almost a month, and during this period, the Qin army suffered 40,000 casualties. Although it still failed to capture Yecheng, it still achieved very impressive results.
1. Cut off all the cities in Wei County except Ye City, and completely turn Ye City into an isolated city.
2. Fill in the moat of Ye City to facilitate the army to attack the city, and figure out all the defense arrangements of Ye City.
3. The month-long continuous siege of the city exhausted the defenders in the city, and Yecheng's defense was not as strong as it was initially.
Two days ago, after Qin Hao arrived, the morale of the Qin army soared, but Bai Qi ordered a halt to the attack.
Bai Qi's move seemed to give Han Xin a chance to breathe, but in fact he was preparing a more powerful offensive to completely capture Yecheng with thunderous momentum.
"The final decisive battle will be held tomorrow. I wonder how the Grand Governor plans to arrange it?"
Qin Hao smiled and asked Bai Qi below.
When Bai Qi heard this, he quickly stood up and reported: "My lord, the general has made complete preparations. All he needs to do is..."
"Report..."
Before Bai Qi could finish his words, a spy suddenly broke in and reported: "Let me report to my lord, important information has come from the grassland. Emperor Yuan has passed away due to a thunderstorm."
"What?"
All the generals in the tent couldn't help but exclaimed, while Guo Jia frowned and said: "Emperor Yuan Tuo Lei was capable of both literary and military skills and was physically strong. How could he suddenly die? There may be something wrong with this."
Hearing this, Qin Hao also frowned. He did not care about Tuo Lei's life or death. He only cared about whether the Yuanmeng people would be dissatisfied because of this and hinder the Qin army from conquering Hebei.