Chapter 1668: The Death of Tuo Lei (Part I)

Jizhou, outside Yecheng, inside the camp of the Qin army.

After many days of hurrying, Qin Hao finally reached the center of the Hebei Campaign, Yecheng.

But I didn't expect to arrive in Yecheng and receive a system prompt, and the content of the prompt was Su Dingfang's destruction of Zhao.

"Great, God help me."

Qin Hao had great hopes, before Li Jing swept Qingbei, and now it was Su Dingfang's turn to destroy Zhao, and the Qin army had won two of the four major battles, and had achieved an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield in Hebei.

Now the strength of the Northern Han Dynasty in Hebei is only 150,000 troops of Han Xin of Yecheng and 100,000 troops of Weiqing of Daijun.

The combined army of the Northern Han Dynasty had already suffered more than half of its casualties, leaving only nearly 250,000 troops.

In contrast, the Qin army won many battles in Hebei, and although there were losses in troops, the casualties were not large.

The current distribution of the Qin army's forces is:

Yecheng Baiqi's main army was 210,000;

70,000 cavalry troops of Huo Quai;

130,000 mixed army of prisoners of war of the main force of Su Dingfang in Bohai;

Qingbei Zhou Yu captured 60,000 integrated troops;

and Li Jing 30,000;

The total strength of the Qin army in the three states is exactly a full 500,000, which means that the Qin army has been fighting for so long, but the strength of the army is in a state of neither decline nor increase.

Before, the strength of the Northern Han Dynasty was basically the same as that of the Qin army, and it was still on the side of defending the city, but the result was suppressed and beaten by the Qin army, and now the total strength of the Qin army is twice that of the Northern Han Army, so you can imagine what the result will be.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can basically see that the hastily established Northern Han has come to the final moment, and it is only a matter of time before it is completely wiped out by the Qin army.

"Su Lie captured 120,000 defenders of Bohai with an army of 100,000, but he did not inspire the battle reward, it seems that Yuan Shao's hastily recruited 100,000 militia was not counted as a regular army by the system, so he did not meet the requirements of the campaign."

Qin Hao said with a look of regret.

In the Battle of the Bohai Sea, Su Lie fought very excitingly, attacking the Bohai Sea with 130,000 defenders with an army of 100,000, but with a single-handed attack on the heart, he let the Zhao State collapse on its own without spending a single soldier, and finally surrendered without a fight.

In terms of the number of people, the Battle of Bohai is completely in line with the battle standard, if it can be settled according to the battle, it must be another gold card to start, but among the 130,000 Zhao defenders, 100,000 are temporarily conscripted people, so naturally it cannot be counted as a regular army, so it naturally cannot meet the standard of the campaign.

"Su Lie is still sweeping through eastern Ji, and he won't be able to lead the army to support for a while, but even if his army doesn't come, with the current situation on Yecheng's side, he can still defeat Han Xin by relying on Bai Qi." Qin Hao secretly analyzed in his heart.

The decisive battle between Bai Qi and Han Xin was the most critical battle of the Hebei War, and nearly 400,000 troops were gathered in Wei County, and the war had been going on for so long, so it was naturally impossible to be limited to Yecheng.

The Battle of Yecheng was actually the later stage of the Jizhou War, and the original Jizhou War, the two sides revolved around the western Hebei region.

In the end, the Northern Han Dynasty withdrew from western Hebei little by little, and Wei County in central Jizhou became a battlefield.

The battle between Bai Qi and Han Xin in Wei County was even more intense, and every city and every inch of land was fought extremely fiercely.

In the end, Bai Qi personally restrained Han Xin and nailed the main force of the Northern Han Dynasty to Wei County, but sent Zhang Liao and Xue Rengui to lead all the way to the division, cutting off Han Xin's other arrangements in Wei County little by little, and finally completely trapped Han Xin in Yecheng.

If Jizhou is divided into five parts: southeast, northwest, and middle, now western Hebei, southern Hebei, eastern Hebei, and most of central Hebei are already under the control of the Qin army.

The Northern Han Dynasty's sphere of influence in Jizhou has only left Korea in northern Hebei and Yecheng in central Hebei.

Therefore, the Jizhou War can also be divided into three stages:

1, the Battle of Western Hebei;

2, Battle of Wei County;

3, the Battle of Yecheng;

At the beginning of the Western Hebei War, Bai Qi fought against Han Xin's 200,000 Northern Han United Army with an army of 280,000.

And when the battle went to the Battle of Wei County, the strength of the two sides also evolved into an army of 250,000 for Bai and 170,000 for Han Xin.

When the battle advanced again to the Battle of Yecheng, the strength of the two armies was again reduced to 210,000 troops for Bai Qi and 150,000 for Han Xin.

The Qin army suffered a total of 70,000 casualties, while Han Xin also suffered 50,000 casualties, and a full 130,000 elite soldiers were buried in Jizhou.

In fact, in terms of casualty data, neither side is broken.

Han Xin's control of the fighter plane is almost perfect, even if it is Bai Qi, it is difficult to find an opportunity to inflict heavy damage on him, and even if such a plan appears, Han Xin will use the method of saving people and losing land, giving up the land as much as possible and keeping the soldiers.

Therefore, even though Han Xin lost the city and lost the land one after another, the army under his command did not break his muscles and bones.

Tactically, Han Shin did not lose, but strategically he lost.

The land was one after another, so that the living space of the Northern Han Dynasty was constantly squeezed, until only Yecheng, a lonely city, remained in the entire central Hebei region.

There is almost no danger in northern Hebei, so if Yecheng is broken, the entire territory of Jizhou will fall, and it will only be a matter of time.

The offensive and defensive battle of Yecheng has become the most critical battle in Dingding Jizhou, and Han Xin was finally forced to a situation where there is no way to retreat.

The attack and defense of Yecheng has also been fought for almost a month, and during this period, the Qin army has suffered 40,000 casualties, although it still failed to capture Yecheng, but it has also achieved very satisfactory results.

1. Cut off all the cities in Wei County except Yecheng, and completely turn Yecheng into an isolated city.

2. Fill in the moat of Yecheng, facilitate the army to attack the city, and find out all the defensive arrangements of Yecheng.

3. The month-long continuous siege of the city exhausted the defenders in the city, and at the same time, the defense of Yecheng was not as strong as it was at the beginning.

Two days ago, after Qin Hao arrived, the morale of the Qin army soared, but Bai Qi ordered to stop the siege instead.

Bai Qi's move seemed to be a respite for Han Xin, but in fact, he was brewing a more powerful offensive and completely captured Yecheng with the power of thunder.

"The final decisive battle is going to be held tomorrow, I don't know how the Grand Governor is going to arrange it?"

Qin Hao smiled and asked Bai Qi below.

When Bai Qi heard this, he hurriedly stood up and reported: "Lord Qi, the last general is ready for everything, just ......"

"Report ......"

Before Bai Qi's words fell, suddenly a spy broke in and reported: "Lord Qiqi, important information has come from the grassland, Emperor Yuan dragged the thunder and died. ”

"What?"

All the generals in the big tent couldn't help but exclaim, and Guo Jia frowned and said: "Emperor Yuan dragged thunder, can be literate and martial, and has a strong body, how could he suddenly die?" I'm afraid there's something wrong with that. ”

Hearing this, Qin Hao's brows also furrowed, he didn't care about the life or death of Tuolei, he only cared about whether the Yuanmeng people would disagree because of this, and hinder the Qin army from capturing Hebei.