Final Chapter. 231. Ten years of sharpening the sword
In this battle of Qin Yan, Zhou Changfeng successively sent two large armies. The first was originally the three-way northwest border army of the Northern Yan Imperial Court, plus the old foundation saved by Zhou Changfeng himself, the number was about 200,000, and it was for the Northern Army. After the pace of the Northern Army entered the Three Jin Dynasty, Zhou Changfeng recruited nearly 200,000 strong men to replace the squad of the veterans of the state capital; And this group of "veterans" who have never seen blood formed the Second Route Reinforcements, which is now the main force in Chen Ziling's hands.
Judging from the household registration books of the Northern Yan Imperial Court, the registered population of the land of Sanqin is probably less than three million; Among them, half of the women are removed, and the old man and the children are halved again; Therefore, a rough estimate is made, even if there is a concealment in the register; But the number of strong men in the entire Sanqin land is by no means more than 800,000.
It's just that in recent years, the land of Sanqin has been smooth, the people's livelihood is rich, and the new population is very large; Therefore, even if Chen Ziling defeated all the 400,000 elite soldiers in his hands, Zhou Changfeng was forced to give up the Northern Expedition; But with the remaining strong men and the babies who have not yet grown up, if the land of Sanqin wants to enclose the land to protect itself, it is not without the strength to fight.
But now Qi Hui sold this batch of "cut off" ordnance to Zhou Changfeng; In addition to pit him with a large sum of money, it also gave Qin Jun, who had completely lost Di Ting's assistance, an extra chance to choose.
For the current Zhou Changfeng, he is facing a multiple-choice question: is it to forcibly sign the strong man again, and with this batch of ordnance, he is desperate to forcibly advance the Northern Expedition plan? Or endure it, and the whole army retreats to the land of Sanqin to hold on, rest and recuperate, and wait for the arrival of the next fighter.
Judging from the results, since Zhou Changfeng spent a lot of silver, he bought back into his hands this batch of siege equipment that had already shined under Hedong City; Then it is impossible for him to pile up this batch of siege weapons in the warehouse and let them slowly rot into pieces of rotten wood!
In other words, the result of the Qin army's third additional military service and support for Chen Ziling is already a sure thing. So once Chen Ziling is defeated again, then the young and middle-aged men in the land of Sanqin will basically be exhausted!
I have to say that the return to play is ruthless!
However, this extremely cruel result has a decisive effect on the smooth recovery of the land of Sanqin by the Northern Yan Imperial Court in the future!
After all, Chang'an City is not only an old capital with a long history and solid city defense; It is also a megacity with a population of nearly one million, and it is also the economic center that supports half of the Northern Yan Dynasty. If such an important city were to be destroyed by war, the loss would be too great for anyone to accept.
At all times, Zhou Changfeng had no troops to recruit, and the Northern Yan army "entered the city to change defenses", which was effortless!
When Zhou Changan found out that he had been tricked by Qi Hui, he had already broken his bones countless times in his heart; However, when Qi Hui reappeared, after only three or two sentences passed, Zhou Changan had already forgotten the hatred of cutting off Hu, and instead "invited" Qi Hui to the official post to rest; He discussed the next strategic goal with Zheng Qian and Wang Kenong.
"Hey...... Chen Ziling, the brute, had gone crazy, and after he led people to burn and loot in southern Jinnan, he turned to the north bank of the Yu River and entered the territory of Zhongzhou. If inferred from the direction of progress, he should have planned to venture into Jizhou from Zhongzhou Road and become a nail between Shimen City and Bingzhou City. I have to say that his idea is very bold and feasible; But the main question is, can he pass Cai Ning's level? ”
After Zhou Changan finished speaking, he picked up the tea bowl and set his eyes on Zheng Qian, who was with him.
"Senior brother, don't underestimate Chen Ziling; Cai Ning's old subordinates were firmly nailed to the north bank of the Huajiang River by the Nankang Naval Army! Now he only has 20,000 new dings in his hands, and if this battle starts, it is really not easy to say......"
"And ...... you mean?"
"We can't help with the Zhongzhou Road matter, and we shouldn't help! It's a bit ashamed to say that the nail in Woniucheng and Lianhua County can now be pulled. Hehe, I really didn't expect that there would be such bold people in the Qin army who would dare to sing the empty city plan for so many days under the noses of our hundreds of thousands of troops! ”
At present, Hedong City has completely rotted into a no-man's land, and there is no one in a radius of 100 miles. Therefore, if Zhou Changfeng increases his troops to the front line, in addition to the dead end of attacking Shendu Luojing; There is only one way to go north through Longmen Gudu and arrive at Woniu City.
Since Chen Ziling has already diverted into Zhongzhou with tens of thousands of troops, the tens of thousands of Qin troops in Woniu City are obviously a group of suspicious soldiers.
Wang Kenong, who had been bored, immediately stood up from the circle chair excitedly when he heard Zheng Qian's words! He "pounced" on one knee and said loudly to Zhou Changan with both hands in fists:
"The last general, Wang Kenong, is willing to get this order before the commander drives, and personally lead the army to recapture Woniu City!"
Zhou Changan touched his wound that had not yet healed, and turned back to look at Zheng Qian; After the two looked at each other, Zhou Changan shook his head repeatedly at Wang Kenong:
"No, never! General Wang is loyal and brave, and ten years ago he was also a tiger general in the army; But now, after all, he is nearly fifty years old, and he has been in an important position for many years, and he has been absent from the battle for a long time; If there is a mistake on the battlefield, how can I explain it to my father! ”
"So, does Your Highness think that the last general is too old and infirm to fight? Okay, well, the last general is willing to make a military order! Three days...... Oh no! Two days, one day is also possible! If I can't take a mere Cow City, someone will definitely send my head to Yanjing City and ask Your Majesty for my guilt! ”
Zhou Changan frowned tightly and was silent; And Zheng Qian also jumped out in time to "persuade with good words":
"Brother Kenong, you are no longer the vanguard general of the past, but the second-rank military attache of the imperial court and the governor of the Third Jin Dynasty, so you don't have to go into battle in person! In Zheng's opinion, you should give this opportunity to be rewarded for meritorious service to those juniors in the army......"
"No! What bullshit military feats, I Wang Kenong don't care at all! But this is a good opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy, but I have been waiting for ten years, even if the king of heaven is here, I can't let it! If you don't let me go into battle to kill the enemy, I'll write a letter when I go back and let Your Majesty judge you!" ”
"Brother Kenong! Your Highness is also thinking about your body! This man doesn't always think of his muscles and bones......"
"Is forty-eight also old? Okay, well, if you think that my Wang Kenong is useless, then pick a few outstanding descendants and compare them with me, an old man! …… Hey, let's not just talk about not practicing, you wait, I'll go to His Highness's personal guard camp now......"
"Don't, don't!"
Zhou Chang'an, who had been sitting firmly on the throne, heard that Wang Kenong had a bullish temper, and hurriedly ran over in three steps and two steps:
"It's me and Mr. Zheng who have no eyes, can't we send you this time? As for the fact that the military order is not a military order, let's not mention him; When the siege is launched, you stand at the back of the line and are responsible for pressing the brothers......"
"Humph! Since His Highness has ordered me to lead an army to attack the city, then I don't bother His Highness with what tactics to choose! The last general will retire, and the military order will arrive! ”
After Wang Kenong finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left the study that originally belonged to him with a huff. Zheng Qian looked at the other party's back and said in a rather worried tone:
"Hey, isn't the strength of the agitation a little heavier......
"No way, after all, none of us can predict when the follow-up reinforcements of the Qin army will cross the Longmen River; Therefore, Woniu City must be recovered as soon as possible, so that we will not be passive. ”
As Zhou Chang'an said, because of their misjudgment of the Qin army in Woniu City; It not only caused immeasurable casualties and losses to the people of the Sanjin Dynasty, but also delayed the excellent fighter plane to encircle and intercept Chen Ziling. Now that the dead sheep are being repaired, Chen Ziling's department will definitely not be able to catch up; However, it is necessary to recover Woniucheng as soon as possible and strangle the three increases of the Qin army.
Putting down the "senior brothers" in the study, Wang Kenong, who was angry and left, walked out of Bingzhou City directly.
At this time, the city of Bingzhou was already overcrowded. In addition to Zheng Qian and Zhou Chang'an, there were more than 100,000 Tianyou army foot soldiers, as well as 50,000 Jinzhou troops who quickly shrank back to defense, and 20,000 governor's troops under Wang Kenong. Wang Kenong, who regained the general's order, returned directly to the camp of the governor's army in the east of the city.
"Wang Du...... Why are you back at camp? ”
"Don't talk nonsense, pass the order down, beat the drum, raise the account, point the staff, and match the armor!"
Wang Kenong threw eight big characters to the herald and strode into the barracks.
After the three-way drum, Wang Kenong was already neatly draped, holding a willow leaf cotton knife commonly used by Jianghu people, and jumped on the platform in a few steps.
"Brothers, during this period of time, Huayu Continent has become a pot of hot porridge, and I am really greedy when I look at it! The brothers of the Tianyou Army fought tenaciously and bravely, and even the Fourth Highness was seriously injured, which really boosted the morale of our Beiyan people! But look at us again, we have been squatting in this Bingzhou City, and we have been watching it for more than 40 days, and we haven't even drunk a sip of soup! Just now, just now, I got back a great beauty difference from the four princes! Brethren, we can finally go into battle and kill the enemy! ”
In fact, fighting such a thing as a war is definitely not a good errand for ordinary soldiers! Before the war, the danger of the war has always been the most troublesome problem for the military judges and the warlords. However, for Wang Kenong, who was born as a pioneer general, and has carefully trained the governor's army for ten years, this war is like a long drought and a rain!
In the past ten years, they have followed Wang Kenong to practice Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer, and for more than ten years, they have not slackened for a single day. To this day, in the army of the Three Jin Governor's Mansion, even the most ordinary gang leader army can become a benchmark elite soldier in any second-rate army.
Staying up all day long to train formation tactics, but never getting half a chance to fight; For this group of strong men who are full of strength and hair, it is simply too torturous!