The geography of Thanh Hoa City is roughly adjacent to the Ma River in the east, and Gao Pragmatic is crossing the river in the north of Thanh Hoa City, and the next step is naturally to besiege the city to the west, for which he only needs to give an order.

Originally, in his opinion, Zheng Jun's lair was Qinghua, and if he lost Qinghua, there was no point in fleeing south. But he underestimated people's desire to survive, and Zheng Jun actually chose to abandon the city and flee immediately after Ruan Youyi's collapse.

Due to the fact that Gao Shizhi had horses under his command, the night of the Jiading Escort Regiment undertook most of the horse exploration tasks, and according to their reports, there were about 30,000 Zheng troops accompanying them.

Gao Shishi's subordinates, whether it was the Tusi or the generals of the Mo army, advised him to immediately send troops to pursue, but he thought about it for a while, but he rejected these suggestions.

He ordered all his subordinates to carry out a clean-up campaign centered on Thanh Hoa City, first destroying all the defeated troops of the original defense line along the river left by the Zheng army, and then making other plans.

However, eliminating does not mean that all the prisoners should not be killed, and the Zheng army who is willing to surrender still accepts surrender according to the original method, as long as the weapons and armor are collected, and then they are under centralized control.

Gao pragmatic is not that he thinks that killing prisoners is ominous, but he has always regarded people as strategic resources, and the hard losses of the Zheng army in the battle of crossing the river are at most 10,000 people, which means that there are still about 30,000 defeated soldiers who can capture prisoners, and prisoners are very good labor resources, even if they are not allowed to fight, there are still many uses, wouldn't it be a waste to kill them?

Not to mention anything else, when the time comes, the Hejing Iron Mine will not be dug by anyone?

Although Gao Shishi now regards southern Annam as the first springboard for his expansion in the South Seas, it is not impossible to take advantage of the opportunity that the northern part of Daming is about to enter the Xiaoice River period to engage in immigration from the north. However, it is difficult to say whether the northern immigrants will have to adapt to the weather in Annam, and whether there will be any changes in the country if they have migrated thousands of miles to the "vassal state" in this way.

Therefore, the use of Annam's local labor force is at least the best option for the transition period.

Of course, he must know that "it is advisable to chase after the poor and brave, not to sell the name of the overlord", so the Zheng army who fled south did not not chase, but he had to spend a few days to calm down Qinghua first.

After all, he is not engaged in rogue warfare now, the stability of the rear must be ensured, and if there is a problem with the 100,000 army in the back, it will not be a joke.

In fact, his combat thinking is very similar to Zeng Guofan: he knows that he is not a military wizard, and he doesn't think about what kind of "fairy war" he fights, so he honestly "hardens the village and fights stupid battles", anyway, his strength is "internal affairs construction", as long as he fights this kind of stupid battle, he will be able to win steadily-at least not lose!

Zeng Guofan was regarded as a model of an official, Gao Pragmatic was a secretary back then, he also studied him very carefully, although the main direction at that time was to study his way of dealing with the world, but for his military strategy, it was inevitable to look into some, and then inexplicably crossed over, Gao Pragmatic set Zeng Guofan's style of fighting as his command style when he might fight in the future.

Zeng Guofan's so-called "hard village, dumb battle". Specifically, no matter who you are fighting with, you should first survey the terrain outside the city, choose a camp, dig a trench, and tie a hedge to isolate yourself from the enemy.

Surveying the terrain is generally to find a place with a mountain and water on its back, which can not only prevent sneak attacks, but also ensure the supply of drinking water, and of course, you have to leave a way out for yourself.

The trench is generally one foot deep and is used to prevent the enemy's infantry, and the soil used to dig the trench should also be moved farther away to prevent the enemy from backfilling the trench with the excavated soil. The hedges, which must not only be high, but also have as many as two or three layers, are used to prevent the attack of the opposing cavalry.

In this way, Zeng Guofan's hard village was formed.

Once such a stockade is formed, in the era of cold weapons + muskets + a small number of red-coated cannons, it can not only prevent sneak attacks, but also prevent cavalry charges, and it is destined to trap the enemy to death.

Of course, there is no such thing as a stupid enemy in the world, and 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, Zeng Guofan's strategic advantage of "hardening the village" was revealed. The Hunan army under him did not fight with you at all, and when the enemy attacked, a row of muskets was repulsed; As soon as the enemy retreated, the Hunan army began to dig trenches.

After the trench was dug in this cycle, the Hunan army simply went directly to the stockade and did not come out.

The benefits are obvious. Because of the "hard village", the Hunan army can attack and retreat, and it has been invincible. Being in an invincible position, and not in a hurry to succeed and attack, but focusing on defense, the mortality rate of the Hunan army under his command will be very low every time he fights, and the morale of winning the battle will be very high.

However, because the enemy is besieged, he cannot get external supplies, and he consumes food, ammunition and soldiers every day, and he cannot win a protracted war.

Relying on digging ditches and fences to "build a hard village", not attacking as a last resort, but only defending, and besieging the enemy until the ammunition and food are exhausted, is the so-called "dumb war". Basically, once besieged by the Hunan army, the final result is that all the ammunition and food are exhausted, the people's morale is discouraged, and they surrender obediently, and there is no second way to go.

This style of play is suitable for commanders who think that their command ability is average, but they are good at logistics and supply operations, and can ensure sufficient material resources for besieging the enemy.

Originally, he planned to fight a dumb battle under Qinghua City, but Zheng Jun fled south, so that his plan fell through.

A big pursuit? In the current situation, it seems that it is not impossible, but Gao pragmatic is almost conservative in his caution about fighting a war, and the so-called "in order to worry about victory, first consider defeat", what if the other side sets up an ambush?

Didn't he become Cao Apu, who chased Dong Zhuo who abandoned Luoyang, but was beaten by Li Ru's ambush and wiped out the whole army?

Although he looks like he is at the peak of his military appearance now, you must know that half of the people here are the previous Mo Jun.

This kind of person, there is no problem in following the high-level pragmatic so-called "Great Tomorrow Soldiers" to fight a smooth battle, and they dare not have any different intentions, but in case of any event, the "Great Tomorrow Soldiers" actually lose the battle, then they are afraid that they will run faster than the wolf soldiers!

What's more, the other half of the main force of the wolf soldiers is still with Cen Ling, and they will not be able to rush to Qinghua until tomorrow, and now if they pursue the Zheng army, the main force is only Huang Zhiting's department, and Gao Pragmatic does not want to take this danger at all.

What is there to worry about in a winning situation? Zheng Jun lost Thanh Hoa, it must be demoralized, Hue and Quang Nam further south are in the hands of Nguyen Huang at both ends of the first rat, and now they will definitely not support Zheng Song, even if Zheng Song flees south, there is only one Yi An in his hand - can I still make him make waves?

So don't be in a hurry, just fight steadily and push it slowly.

Zeng Guofan's command is 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, and everyone likes to get rich and sit on the ground to be promoted to three levels. But this kind of good thing, of course, is good, but there is no need to be discouraged. Most people still need to make sustained efforts, through the small advantages accumulated in each effort, to gain experience, skills and energy, so that their abilities can be promoted, their wealth can be increased, and their power can be consolidated and improved.

It is good to finish the work in one battle, but to maintain the advantage in every battle, not afraid of how small the advantage is, pay attention to accumulation, accumulate small victories into big victories, and you can also have the last laugh.

Moreover, this battle of Qinghua is not a small victory - the enemy army defeated in the battle of crossing the river is estimated to have 10,000 people everywhere, and it is estimated that more than 20,000 to 30,000 can be dealt with by clearing the remnants of the enemy, and Zheng Song was also driven away and Qinghua City, the thief's nest.

How can this be a small victory? After this battle, Zheng Song lost his old nest and at least half of his army, and only one Yi'an was left in the territory he actually controlled, and Ruan Huang in the south would definitely be even more afraid after hearing about it...... This is a big victory, a big victory!

Gao pragmatic gave an order, and the army entered the city cautiously, and at the same time, he had already begun to think about how to go to the imperial court.

Taking Thanh Hoa is not taking Thang Long, which is theoretically the "territory of the Ming Dynasty". And Thanh Hoa is the hometown of Li Li, the founding emperor of the Li Dynasty, who is Li Li? He is the culprit who relied on the Blue Mountain Uprising and finally forced Daming to withdraw from Annan!

Daming was called "Gangming" in later generations, what is Daming's concept of revenge?

"Can the Ninth Age take revenge? Although it is a hundred generations! ”

After the violent beating, the Li Dynasty rebelled and seized Li Li's hometown, such a great achievement, if Gao Pragmatic didn't take advantage of this to seek some benefits, would he still be Gao Pragmatic?