Chapter 1185: Eight counties in Qingbei, aiming directly at Cangdu, strangling Canglong
"Report! General Qin Yong led his troops back to the camp and captured two thousand enemy soldiers!"
"Report! General Cheng Yaojin led his troops back to the camp, killed the enemy general Sha Tongtian, and captured three thousand enemy soldiers!"
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Good news came one after another, and Meng Tian calculated in his mind that they had already received 20,000 to several thousand prisoners.
Including those who died in the battle, at this time, of the 40,000 enemy troops on the main battlefield, only a few thousand were able to flee.
Let the soldiers give chase again, no matter what, they can catch some more!
This battle has completely achieved their previous goal of annihilating all enemy forces.
The situation here is the same. Even if the news from Mo Peng and the Golden Fire Cavalry has not come yet, it will definitely not be worse than them.
Although Meng Tian also lost five thousand soldiers and horses in this battle, compared to the gains, it was definitely worth it.
These five thousand soldiers and horses were basically lost by the Kwantung Army in the future. After the news of the arrival of the Kwantung Army came, the situation on the battlefield was directly reversed.
When Meng Tian launched a counterattack and completely defeated the enemy in the pursuit battle, the situation turned into a one-sided situation.
Therefore, when the battle entered the second half, there were basically no casualties on Meng Tian's side. Except for a small number of soldiers and horses chasing and intercepting them, the rest were almost one-sided in accepting prisoners.
There were only 5,000 casualties on his side, and Meng Tian knew very well that the casualties on Mo Peng and the Golden Fire Cavalry would be even less.
With such casualties, the enemy's 80,000-strong army was wiped out. No matter from any aspect, it was a complete victory.
"Report! General Anubis led the troops back to the camp and captured two hundred enemy cavalry!"
"Oh! I remember, General, that General Anubis and his party seemed to have gone after that place and gave way, right?"
"How? Have you ever taken that old guy's head?" Meng Tian asked.
Although in this battle, Zhang Churang showed great strength, which overturned Meng Tian's previous understanding of his strength and made him have some love for talents.
However, Meng Tian was also present when Zhang Churang's two sons died in the battle. He also knew that this brave old general was destined to go against them.
"That old guy is really cunning!"
"Leave the troops and horses under your command and run away!"
"By the time the general catches up with the enemy's troops and discovers them, it will be too late to pursue them!" Anubis reported directly as he entered the tent.
After catching up with the fleeing cavalry, Anubis, Pei Yuanqing and his party discovered that they thought Director Zhang was not among them. They did not find out until they defeated the cavalry and interrogated the captives.
Director Zhang was actually halfway up the road and had already slipped away in another direction.
But at that time, when Anubis and others wanted to turn around and catch up, it was already too late.
Besides, it is easy to track hundreds of people escaping along the way, but if there are only a few people, it will be much more difficult to catch the other party's escaping traces. None of them are masters of tracking.
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"That's a pity!" Meng Tian said regretfully.
After all, if they failed to take advantage of this battle to kill Zhang Churang, they were afraid that the other party would cause trouble to them in the future.
However, Meng Tian didn't take it too seriously.
With the arrival of the Kwantung Army troops, the number of available troops on his side has reached about 100,000, which is not something that a single fierce general can withstand.
Even if a general is brave, he cannot fight against an army of the same size without an army behind him.
Not to mention, he already knew that the Kwantung Army's reinforcements battle included two masters, Wu Changkong and Deng Jiugong.
Both of these people had gained great reputations on the battlefields of Dongyi, and both had experienced battles comparable to those of Dongyi's fierce general Lu Fa.
Wu Changkong had fought against Lu Fa three times, and in the last time, he still had a slight upper hand.
And Deng Jiugong once had the experience of fighting Lu Fa for fifty rounds with no outcome.
At that time, Meng Tian led 100,000 troops to reinforce the Dongyi battlefield, so he knew it better than others. He had never doubted about the past two years.
With these two people around, it would be absolutely nothing to worry about just giving in.
"Report! General Yang Yanzhao has arrived, and he has brought back the heads of enemy generals Zhang Daozong and Lei Zetao!" A captain strode in to report, his voice full of surprise.
Zhang Daozong and Lei Zetao were the two people with the highest official positions in the enemy's army in this battle. They were two of the people with the highest official positions and status among the generals of the Dongyi court.
Even if he was just a captain, he knew very well that killing these two people had a profound meaning.
"The heads of these two people were actually taken by the Kwantung Army!"
At this time, Meng Tian's heart was not at peace.
Good news, although it is good news, it is still a bit regretful that the heads of these two people were not retrieved by his men.
Although strictly speaking, both groups of them belonged to the Han Dynasty. Even the Kwantung Army was still under the Han Dynasty, but it was the Han Dynasty's troops stationed in Dongyi.
Whether in name or in reality, these troops and horses are the troops of the Han Dynasty. In this regard, they are different from the Yi Xie Army. Although the Yi Xie Army is also controlled by the Han people, at least
In name, he was still a soldier of the small Dongyi court, not a soldier of the Han Dynasty.
However, although everyone is in the same wave, even if they are in the same wave, there is still competition between them.
Although the strategic framework of this battle was set by Meng Tian, the plan to completely annihilate the enemy army was also controlled by him. Therefore, the first contribution to this battle was naturally made by Meng Tian.
But he had to admit that without the Kwantung Army, he would not have been able to win this battle. Of course, without the Kwantung Army, Meng Tian would never have fought a decisive battle with the enemy.
Now, the heads of the two most important enemy generals have been taken by the Kwantung Army again, which seems to be a bit of a counter-attack.
Of course, Meng Tian only regretted this, and it was impossible to resent his teammates because of this kind of thing.
"General Meng, my brother has sent a message. Of the 20,000 enemy troops, 6,000 were killed and 12,000 were captured! Our army suffered less than 1,000 casualties. This battle is a great victory!"
Yang Yanzhao not only brought back the heads of Zhang Daozong and Lei Zetao, but also brought back news about the battlefield of the Golden Fire Cavalry.
His 50,000 Kwantung Army, including 15,000 men, was to cooperate with the Golden Fire Cavalry to flank the 20,000 enemy troops.
As for the 20,000 enemy troops, they were broken up by the Golden Fire Cavalry during the movement, and the 15,000 Eastern Army troops rushed out. They were almost defeated in one battle, so their casualties were almost minimal.
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As for, although there are still two thousand soldiers and horses on the run, Yang Yanzhao doesn't take it to heart. With the golden fire cavalry, it is not easy to escape with these two thousand people.
"Okay! It's really good news!"
"In this way, the overall situation of Qingbei has been decided!"
Although he had already anticipated the outcome there, after receiving the exact news, he still couldn't change the excitement in Meng Tian's heart.
Without these 80,000 soldiers and horses, the entire Qingbei, to their nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, is just a girl with her legs spread open, allowing them to ravage.
"The victory of this battle was entirely due to the enemy's shortage of food and grass, so he could not fight for a long time!"
"However, after this battle, Yang Su will never confront General Han again!"
"Our army must hurry up and sweep through Qingbei in the shortest possible time, heading straight for Lin'an."
Meng Tian sharply pointed at a corner on the map. This place was the capital of the Dongcang Imperial Court and the seat of Qingbei Road, Lin'an.
As Meng Tian said, the reason why they were able to win this battle was, on the surface, that Meng Tian used the troops of the Kwantung Army to catch the enemy by surprise, thereby creating an opportunity for total annihilation.
But looking into the root cause, Dongcang is currently in its weakest state and cannot guarantee adequate logistics for the army. To put it simply, it cannot provide enough food and grass for the army.
In this state, the Dongcang imperial court did not have the confidence to fight for a long time.
Therefore, they can only pursue a decisive battle from the beginning and end this battle as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if time goes by, they will collapse due to insufficient logistics.
If it weren't for the inability to support logistics, which company, as a defender, would not defend and counterattack, consume the enemy's strength in the defensive battle and look for opportunities to attack the enemy, but rush to a decisive battle with the enemy as soon as they come up?
As for Yang Su, the number one general in Dongcang, Meng Tian had come into contact with him during the Battle of Tianjing. He was definitely a ruthless character who was extremely troublesome.
After he receives the news here, he will definitely not continue to confront Han Xin in the front. If he continues to confront Han Xin, he will wait for Meng Tian's troops to directly destroy the opponent's Xiaoju after sweeping Qingbei.
Therefore, Meng Tian is now a little more anxious. He wants to direct his army towards Lin'an in the shortest possible time. He wants to take the lead in breaking through the enemy's capital before Yang Su's troops can return for reinforcements.
People like Yang Su may not be Han Xin's opponent. However, if the other party just wants to leave, Han Xin will have no chance of keeping him if his military strength is about the same. Han Xin can use his troops like a god, but his opponent is not a fool either.
However, Meng Tian also knew very well that Han Xin would never let the other party leave easily, and would definitely entangle the other party as much as possible to continue to create opportunities for Meng Tian. However, Meng Tian could not predict how long this time would last.
Therefore, next, we must seize all the time and try our best to race against time.
"The eight counties of Qingbei are Pingyang, Pingyao, Qianling, Zhushan, Yuanjiang, Pingyuan, Shengze, and Shahe. Our army only needs to capture Pingyang and Pingyao to reach Pingyuan!"
"Our army can divide its troops into two groups, attack Pingyang along the way and push directly into the plains, capture Pingyao all the way and defend Pingyang!" Yang Yanzhao said eloquently.
Qingbei Road is generally flat and narrow from north to south. In fact, just taking down the remaining half of Pingyang County can directly threaten the plains. Lin'an, the capital of the Dongcang Imperial Court, is located in Pingyang County.
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However, Pingyang is narrow, and if Pingyao is not captured together and the two places are interdependent, it will be difficult for them to form a stable rear area.
Neither Meng Tian nor Yang Yanzhao are the kind of people who are bent on taking risks. In other words, those who are qualified to be commanders of large armies are not people who like to take risks. It’s not that they don’t know how to do it, but that the army is fighting
, stability is always the most important thing.
If a large army loses a battle, it is likely that its vitality will be severely damaged. Such a battle cannot be lost. It is all based on the premise of ensuring undefeat, and then seeking victory.
Of course, with their current strength, they are enough to divide their forces and capture the empty Pingyao while marching into the plains.
"Perhaps, General Mo can lead the troops into Yuanjiang, threaten Pingyuan from the south, and coordinate our army!" Meng Tian pointed to Yuanjiang County, south of Pingyuan County.
Yuanjiang is not only the name of a county, but also the name of a river. It is the largest tributary of the river in Qingbei Road.
As for the three counties of Shengze, Shahe, and Qianling to the north of the plain, Meng Tian left them alone. If he could capture the capital of Dongcang, these three counties could naturally be captured easily, or even without a fight.
"That's fine! If General Mo captures Yuanjiang, he can also block the Dongcang court's escape southward!" Yang Yanzhao also nodded in agreement.
If Yuanjiang County can be captured first, even if the Dongcang imperial court wants to escape, it will lose the nearest way. If they want to escape to the south of the river, they must first detour to Mount Zhu and then go south.
However, now, the place where Han Xin and Yang Su are facing each other is Zhushan.
Zhushan, as you hear the name of this county, you know that there are many mountainous terrains here.
Among the eight counties in Qingbei, this is the only one with a certain geographical advantage.
Han Xin led a large force of troops from the front from Yannan Road to the east to attack Qingbei with great fanfare. At the same time, Meng Tian attacked Pingyang from the sea from the back. This was to avoid the real situation and avoid a tough battle as much as possible.
In this way, it can also have a certain forcing effect on Yang Su.
After all, if they really hold the three counties of Yuanjiang, Pingyang, and Pingyao at the same time, there will only be Mount Zhushan left in the plain as a retreat. After all, there is a dead end to the north of the plain.
At that time, even if Yang Su wanted to leave Zhushan easily, he had to think twice.
Even if there was any eventuality, Yang Su had already returned to defend the plains before they entered the plains. However, it was absolutely impossible to completely ignore Zhushan. This force was naturally dispersed, leaving them and Han Xinfeng completely.
And the opportunity to break it.
And according to their plan, next, the big dragon of the Dongcang Imperial Court will be strangled by them in Qingbei.
"Report, Deng Jiugong, I will meet the general again and return to camp..."
Just when Meng Tian and Han Xin were discussing the next battle plan, at this time, news came that Deng Jiugong and Bi Zai met a group of people and returned to camp.