Chapter 137: Human life for time
It is as difficult to contain a charging force as it is to stop a wild horse that has escaped its legs. It is easy to move hundreds of thousands of troops, but it is difficult to put them away.
Although Mu Xiongtian personally went to gather the troops, the troops still rushed into the coverage area of the vehicle-mounted heavy artillery brought by Xirongpo in the process of gathering their pace.
Xi Rong Po looked carefully, and as soon as he saw the speed of the Qin army slowing down, he immediately knew that the Qin army was retreating, and regardless of whether the Qin army was in the best range, he immediately ordered the vehicle-mounted heavy artillery battalion to start fire coverage.
No matter how brave the Qin army was, when its flesh and blood encountered heavy artillery bombardment, it could only be slaughtered! Every time a heavy artillery shell was smashed down, dozens or even hundreds of soldiers flew into the sky, and those who could leave stumps and broken arms were all far away from the point where the bullet hit, and those who were close to it could not be left with anything!
Under Mu Xiongtian's efforts, the Qin army finally stopped, and when the order to retreat was issued, the 150,000 Qin army suffered heavy losses, and there were less than 80,000 left!
No matter how mixed Mu Xiongtian was, he also knew that this was not something that could be reversed by manpower. According to the plan, Mu Xiongtian led the troops to quickly withdraw to Lingtu City.
On the other side of the Xijon battle, there was no joy of victory at all. The feeling sharpened by the killing field made Xi Rongpo feel a little chill in his back. When his subordinates asked if they wanted to attack, Xirong scolded: "Attack a fart!
This is not Xirong Posu zhì bad, in fact, he is still a well-cultivated commander, but his subordinates' style of wanting to chase the enemy when he sees him running and wanting to run by himself when he sees the enemy is strong really makes him unable to compliment. The battlefield where soldiers are located can die at any time. Only when bravery and wisdom have both, can they get away with a small life.
Troops like this who only look at the limelight and fight, to be honest, really can't expect them to fight tough battles.
Just as he was thinking of this, Xi Rongpo's emergency communication equipment rang. This is one of his most urgent communication devices, and can only be used in cases of special urgency.
Xi Rongpo's heart was about to rise to his throat, and after connecting it, he heard the angry voices of his subordinates.
"Big marshal, it's not good, Qin Ning took advantage of our reinforcements, and personally commanded an army of 200,000 from Lingtu City to kill and go straight to the second prince's side. The gang of minions didn't even give a word of notice, and they immediately collapsed. Qin Ning is now leading the army to turn left and attack our flank, the brothers can't stop it, and they can't do it now!"
Xi Rong Po felt that his eyes were dark, and he almost fainted: "What? Those bastards, why didn't you notify us?"
"Dashuai, I also asked the same question, but the people on the second prince's side said, didn't you also inform us when you retreated last time? This time it was too hasty, we forgot. ”
"!" Xi Rongpo threw the communication equipment into the ground and immediately ordered the troops to return to their defense area.
Mu Xiongtian's side used a heavy price in exchange for a big victory on Qin Ning's side. The hundreds of thousands of troops of the second prince, seeing the 200,000 troops of the Qin army charging outward, where did they still think about resisting? You must know that Qin Ning once worked as a military advisor for the second prince for a period of time, and everyone knows how powerful this former military advisor was.
As soon as the leading commander of the second prince heard that Qin Ning had brought so many people to kill, he did not hesitate to immediately order the troops to retreat, and this escape made no difference. As soon as the troops of the second prince heard such a wise and powerful decision of the commander, they immediately and resolutely carried out the commander's order. The evacuation was carried out in an orderly but very swift manner.
Thinking of the last time Xi Rong Po ran away and didn't tell them, and the commander of the second prince didn't tell Xi Rong Po about such a heavy military situation, only you were allowed to do it, and we were not allowed to do it?
Qin Ning led the team to rush out, but found that the enemy had withdrawn cleanly, and it was obviously not in line with the predetermined strategic policy to chase after him, so he simply turned around sharply and immediately rushed to kill the camp of the Yelan King army in Xirong.
Although Xirongpo's battalion monitored the movements of Qin Ning's army, the Qin army was killed on the side of the Second Prince's army, which was prepared and ready to retreat at any time. As for reinforcements or something, as long as you find an excuse like not receiving an order, you can completely fool it out.
To betray others is to have the consciousness of being betrayed by others. Xirong's broken battalion never thought that the Qin army would suddenly turn around and kill him.
When I saw the murderous Qin army coming, I realized that eighty percent of the unreliable friendly troops had slipped away, so why don't you call everyone to run together? But thinking that I didn't tell anyone when I ran away last time, I knew that this retribution came so quickly.
The vehicle-mounted heavy artillery battalion was broken by Xirong as a baby pimple, and no one dared to transfer it without his order, besides, if the heavy artillery is moved now, it will be too late even if the heavy artillery is as flexible as a person.
Lightning-fast calculations, it's safest to run, run. These escaped Yelan King troops are still a little literate and know how to report the situation to the marshal who went out.
But King Yelan's army was different from the army of the second prince, and the army of the second prince ran away immediately when they saw the Qin army. There is abundance in the world. But King Yelan's troops were miserable, and when they didn't attack him, they were still waiting. When Qin Jun turned his head, it was too late to run.
All the Qin troops in Lingtu City were beaten by the artillery fire of the coalition forces. Now that I have met with the enemy, there is finally a place for this evil fire to vent.
The order given by the Yelan King's troops was to retreat, and they had no intention of fighting the enemy at all. But the speed of the Qin army was extremely fast, and they immediately broke through the camp and ditch, and mixed with the troops of the Yelan King. For the unmotivated troops, this is not a battle at all, more like a massacre!
Finally, there was an order to retreat, allowing most of Yelan King's troops to escape, but more than 50,000 soldiers were still wiped out by the Qin army.
Having defeated the Yelan King's troops, Qin Ning didn't let the troops pursue, that would be meaningless. Qin Ning asked his troops to continue to kill in the direction of Nancheng and attacked the troops of King Zhenyuan.
Not to mention the troops of King Zhenyuan, as soon as they heard that King Yelan's troops were spent, they immediately started to escape what they were best at, and by the time the Qin army reached the camp of King Zhenyuan, it was already empty.
This action of the Qin army was equivalent to Mu Xiongtian breaking the position of the king of the south, and Qin Ning ran around Lingtu City with 200,000 Qin troops for most of the circle, pulling out all the remaining three camps.
Although from the perspective of the battle loss ratio, the Qin army still suffered a loss, but in the overall strategic sense, Qin Ning got his own expectations.
Or back to that focus, the Qin army needs time to dig tunnels, such a dozen will stir up the coalition army, none of the camps are complete, the Qin army did not kill the enemy, but also burned the camp.
For the sacrificed soldiers, Qin Ning was of course distressed. But for the sake of the overall strategy, these sacrifices are necessary!
For this raid by the Qin army, the coalition forces were simply in a mess.
The coalition forces retreated 200 miles, and finally gathered the panicked soldiers. The first thing these guys did was not to contact each other to see what to do next, but to immediately go to their own leaders and complain to them.
Kong Sanye's communication equipment is almost in a state of explosion. The commander of the army of the king of Zhenyuan, Tong Guò, sued his master, saying that Xirong was broken and could not be saved, and the guide suffered heavy casualties.
Xirong Po is a complaint, saying that the troops of the second prince left the position without authorization, and Daozhì's own troops suffered huge losses, while the troops of the Southern King are complaining, saying that Xirong Po's troops did not effectively organize resistance, and Daozhì's own troops hastily withdrew, and the losses are not small.
Before Kong Sanye could react, the explanations of the various troops immediately followed. Xi Rong Po explained that he made combat adjustments according to the enemy's situation. In any case, the more than 60,000 soldiers of the Qin army were killed, and the credit could not be erased. King Zhenyuan's troops suffered some losses, and that was also a sacrifice for the sake of the overall situation.
The troops of the second prince then made their own explanation, saying that the Qin army was too strong to resist, and in order to better implement the strategic policy of preserving strength and consuming the morale of the Qin army, the troops adopted a temporary retreat.
I thought that King Yelan's troops would be able to block it, so I could start from the flanks, but I didn't expect King Yelan's troops to be so helpless, so I had to withdraw.
Kong Sanye's head was almost big, Yi Baining, Qianhetian, Lan Jue, and Huo Chong, who had recovered from his injuries, all looked at each other one by one, and he really didn't know what to do with these shameless stragglers.
After discussing for a while, a few people definitely adopted the method of making peace with the mud, and each of them appeased them, praised them for their military exploits, and rewarded them for their sacrifices! and then encouraged everyone to work together to deal with Qin Ning, a thief.
What to say that although the Qin army is vicious now, it will not last long, they are now a lone army, as long as everyone works together to catch the thief, it will be just around the corner.
After the flickering, it can be regarded as stabilizing people's hearts.
But as soon as they saw the battle damage, Kong Sanye and the others felt a toothache. Two more heavy artillery battalions were lost, and the loss of all kinds of baggage and materials was innumerable. Repositioning and re-engaging in battle will require a large supply of supplies.
Kong Sanye couldn't change the materials, so he had to paint cakes for these people to satisfy his hunger, everyone had to work hard, as long as all the territory of Qin Ning was taken down, the losses paid would naturally be compensated ten times and a hundred times.
What the coalition forces were afraid of was not the loss of that bit of material, but the fear that Kong Sanye would be able to destroy their evil star if they changed hands. As long as you keep yourself fine, actions such as making trouble and suing are just to divert attention and shirk responsibility. Now, as soon as they see that they are not held accountable for the disadvantage of the operation, they immediately devote themselves to the replenishment of their own materials.
For the Qin army, this battle did not have any significance in turning the tide of the war.
By sacrificing so many good fighters, what you gain is time, a strategic time that can expand your own space for activities. R1152