The geographical situation of Thanh Hoa City is that it is roughly adjacent to the Ma River in the east, and Gao Pangshi crossed the river in the north of Thanh Hoa City. The next step was to surround the city to the west. He only needed to give an order.
Originally, in his opinion, Zheng Jun's home base was Thanh Hoa. If Thanh Hoa was lost, there would be no point in escaping south. But he underestimated people's desire to survive. Zheng Jun actually chose to abandon it immediately after Ruan Youliao collapsed.
Escape from the city.
Since Gao Jingshi had horses under his command, Ye Bushuang of the Jia Ding Guard Group took on most of the horse exploration tasks. According to their report, there were still about 30,000 Zheng troops accompanying him.
Both the chieftains under Gao Jingshi and the generals who had surrendered to the Mo army urged him to immediately send troops to pursue the enemy, but after some thought, he rejected these suggestions.
He ordered his troops to launch a clearing campaign with Qinghua City as the center, and first wipe out all the defeated troops along the original defense line along the river left by Zheng's army before making other plans.
However, elimination does not mean killing all the prisoners without taking prisoners. Zheng Jun who is willing to surrender will still accept the surrender according to the original method. He only needs to collect the weapons and armor and then centrally guard them.
It’s not that Gao Pragmatic thinks it’s unlucky to kill prisoners, but that he always regards people as strategic resources. Zheng Jun’s hard losses in the cross-river battle were only 10,000 people at most, which means that there are still about 30,000 defeated soldiers who can be captured.
Prisoners, prisoners are very good labor resources. Even if they are not allowed to fight, they still have many uses. Wouldn't it be a waste to kill them?
If nothing else, when the time comes, no one will be digging the Ha Tinh Iron Mine anymore?
Although Gao pragmatically regards southern Annan as the first springboard for his Nanyang expansion, it is not impossible to take advantage of the opportunity that the Ming Dynasty is about to enter the Little Ice Age in the north to immigrate from the north. However, northern immigrants have to adapt to the weather in Annan.
, and it’s hard to say whether there will be any changes in the country after immigrating all the way to a "vassal country".
Therefore, utilizing the local labor force in Annan is at least the best choice during the transition period.
Of course, he must have known that "it is better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining brave men than to use the name of the learned overlord", so it was not that Zheng Jun who fled south did not give up pursuit, but he had to spend a few days to stabilize Qinghua first.
After all, he is not engaged in rogue warfare now, and the stability of the rear must be ensured. If there is a problem in the rear of the 100,000-strong army, it will not be a joke.
In fact, comparing his combat thoughts, he is very similar to Zeng Guofan: He knows that he is not a military wizard, and does not consider fighting any "magic war", so he just "keeps the stronghold and fights stupid wars". Anyway, his strength is "
"Internal affairs construction", as long as the war is fought like this, we can win steadily - at least not lose!
Zeng Guofan is regarded as a model of an official. When Gao Pragmatic was working as a secretary, he also studied him very carefully. Although the main direction at that time was to study his way of life, his military strategy was also studied.
It was inevitable that he would take a closer look. Later, after he inexplicably traveled through time, Gao Pragmatic set Zeng Guofan's fighting style as his own commanding style when he might fight in the future.
Zeng Guofan's so-called "strengthen the stronghold and fight stupidly". Specifically, no matter who you are fighting, you should first survey the terrain outside the city, choose a camp, dig trenches, and build flower fences to isolate yourself from the enemy.
Come.
When surveying the terrain, you generally look for a place with mountains and water, which can prevent sneak attacks and ensure the supply of drinking water. Of course, you must also leave a way out for yourself.
The trenches are usually one foot deep and are used to protect against the opponent's infantry. The soil dug in the trenches must also be moved to a farther place to prevent the enemy from backfilling the trenches with the excavated soil. The flower fence must not only be high, but also have two or three layers.
Many are used to prevent the opponent's cavalry from attacking.
In this way, Zeng Guofan's stronghold was formed.
Once such a stronghold is formed, in the era of cold weapons + muskets + a small number of red cannons, it can prevent both sneak attacks and cavalry charges, which is destined to trap the enemy to death.
Of course, there is no enemy in the world who is stupid enough to sit still and wait for death. Even if there is, don't expect the enemy to be stupid. Therefore, the enemy will definitely harass and attack to avoid the formation of this encirclement.
At this time, the strategic advantage of Zeng Guofan's "hard stronghold" became apparent. The Hunan Army under his command did not want to fight with you at all. When the enemy attacked, they were driven back with a row of muskets. As soon as the enemy retreated, the Hunan Army would
Start digging trenches.
This cycle lasted for a while, and after the trenches were dug, the Hunan Army simply hid in the stockade and could not come out.
The benefits of this are obvious. Because the Hunan Army has a "hard stronghold" that can advance and attack and retreat and defend, it is in an invincible position. In an invincible position, it is not eager to achieve success and attack, but focuses on defense.
The death rate of the Hunan troops under his command will be very low every time they fight, and their morale to win the battle will be very high.
Because the enemy is besieged and unable to obtain external supplies, it is consuming food, ammunition and soldiers every day, and cannot win a protracted war.
Relying on digging trenches and building fences to "fortify a stronghold", not attacking unless absolutely necessary, only defending, and besieging the enemy until they run out of ammunition and food, is the so-called "fighting a stupid war". Basically, once the Hunan army is besieged,
The final result is that all ammunition and food are exhausted, people's hearts are scattered, and they surrender obediently. There is no other way to go.
This style of play is suitable for commanders who are highly pragmatic and consider themselves to have average commanding abilities, but are good at logistical supply operations and can ensure sufficient material resources to besiege the enemy.
Originally, he planned to fight a stupid battle at Thanh Hoa City, but Zheng's army fled south, making his plan come to nothing.
A large-scale pursuit? It doesn't seem impossible under the current circumstances, but Gao is pragmatic and is almost conservative in fighting wars. As the saying goes, "In order to consider victory, consider defeat first." What if the opponent sets an ambush?
Didn't he become Cao A'ao who chased Dong Zhuo who abandoned Luoyang, only to be ambushed by Li Ru and annihilated his entire army?
Although he seems to be in great military glory now, you must know that half of the people here are the former Mo Jun.
This kind of people have no problem following the so-called "Great Tomorrow Soldiers" in a favorable battle, and they dare not have any dissent. However, if by any chance, the "Great Tomorrow Soldiers" actually suffer a defeat, then they will start running
I'm afraid it's faster than the wolf soldiers!
What's more, the other half of the main force of the wolf soldiers is still with Cen Ling, who will not be able to arrive in Thanh Hoa until tomorrow. If we pursue the Zheng army now, the main force will only be Huang Zhiting's tribe. This is a risk that we are too pragmatic to take.
What is there to be anxious about in a situation where victory is inevitable? Zheng Jun lost Thanh Hoa, and his morale must be low. Hue and Quang Nam further south are in the hands of Nguyen Huang, who is on both ends of the army. Zheng Jun will definitely not support Zheng Song now.
Even if Song flees south, he will only have Yi'an in his hands - how can I make him make waves?
So don't be in a hurry, just fight the battle steadily and slowly push it through.
Zeng Guofan's command was lackluster, but who can deny that he was the first to pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?
Everyone wants to pay the least and gain the most. Everyone likes to get rich suddenly and get promoted to the third level. But it is good to have this kind of good thing, but there is no need to be discouraged if it does not exist. Most people still need to make persistent efforts and pass every effort.
Only by accumulating small advantages and gaining experience, skills and energy can we improve our abilities, increase our wealth, and consolidate and enhance our power.
It's good to get all the results in one battle, but maintain the advantage in every battle, don't be afraid of how small the advantage is, focus on accumulation, accumulate small wins into big wins, and you can have the last laugh.
Moreover, this battle of Qinghua is not a small victory at all - the enemy troops defeated in the cross-river battle are estimated to be around 10,000 people in total. It is estimated that more than 20,000 to 30,000 people can be killed in the clearing of the remaining enemies.
Wan, also drove away Zheng Song and captured Thanh Hoa City, the den of thieves.
How could this be a small victory? After this battle, Zheng Song lost his old nest and at least half of his army. Only one area under his actual control was Yi'an. Ruan Huang in the south would definitely be more afraid after hearing this... This is
What a great victory, what a great victory!
Gao pragmatically gave the order and the army cautiously entered the city. At the same time, he had already begun to think about how to go to the imperial court.
Taking Thanh Hoa does not mean taking Thang Long. Thang Long is theoretically the "territory of the Ming Dynasty". And Thanh Hoa is the hometown of Le Loi, the founding emperor of the Le Dynasty. Who is Le Loi? He relied on the Lam Son Uprising to finally conquer the Ming Dynasty.
The main culprit was that Ming Dynasty was forced to withdraw from Annan!
The Ming Dynasty was called "Gang Ming" in later generations. What was the Ming Dynasty's concept of revenge?
"Is it possible to take revenge in nine lifetimes? It can be done in a hundred lifetimes!"
After a violent beating, the Li Dynasty rebelled against his ministers and captured Li Li's hometown. If Gao Pragmatic could not use this to gain some benefits from such a great achievement, would he still be Gao Pragmatic?