Chapter 41: Determination
The changes in the war situation are not controllable by man, and the situation often develops in a direction that people do not expect, for example, a sneak attack battle in which Daliang is desperate and tries his best, but it is because of the appearance of Duan Zhong such a "grandmaster" master and declared failure, but at the same time, the ingenious arrangement of this Kaifeng Mansion is to make Dali's army suffer a big loss, and the strength is greatly weakened, there is no doubt that if the two offensive plans of this Liang are successful, then it can basically be declared the failure of Dali's Northern Expedition, But only one succeeded, and fortunately, one succeeded, otherwise, the fall of this beam would have been a foregone conclusion.
So after these two wars, although the Great Liang State lost nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, but compared with the sharp reduction in the military strength of the Dali State, it is still acceptable, the first battle of Kaifeng Mansion, the Dali army collapsed without a fight, the 140,000 army was only 80,000 people, and the army led by Duan Zhong was only more than 10,000 people, and the total number of troops was less than 100,000, and the Great Liang State after losing nearly 100,000 troops, counting the army stationed in the territory of Daliang, the total number was still above 200,000, and the combat effectiveness was still extremely strong. The most important thing is that these two battles were fought, strictly speaking, Daliang actually did not lose one, which undoubtedly greatly strengthened the morale of Daliang, and at the same time caused a great blow to Dali's military morale, compared to the Southern Liang did not win a battle, and was completely wiped out of the country, this ending is already thousands of times better, so such a battle situation is enough to make the emperor of Northern Liang Liang Emperor Liang Wu Emperor Xiao He happy for a while, and this time the Liang soldiers who died in battle, Most of them were the troops brought by Xiao Beiping of the Southern Liang, and the troops of the Northern Liang were very small, and the strength of Xiao Beiping and the Southern Liang was undoubtedly a well-deserved ...... Cannon fodder.
And such a result, for Dali, is really unacceptable, at this moment, Duan Chong is sitting on the chair in the military tent, looking at the top of the tent thinking about things, since the battle outside the city of Dengzhou and the two battles of Kaifeng Mansion, Duan Chong led the troops to the east to meet with Emperor Kang, and after an explosion in Kaifeng Mansion, it has become a ruined city, Emperor Kang is worried that there is still saltpeter and sulfur that has not yet burned out in the city, so he does not dare to enter the city easily, he can only lead the troops to withdraw from Kaifeng Mansion and camp outside the city, Waiting to join the troops with Duan Chong, and after waiting for Duan Chong's army, he learned about the situation of the tragic battle outside Dengzhou City, Zheng Kangdi's brows wrinkled even more intensely, Duan Chong's army was small, and the grain and grass equipment was not much, and after experiencing a fire in Kaifeng Mansion, the grain and grass damage of the Dali army led by Emperor Zheng Kang was also extremely serious, and the time that could be supported was not much, so the current situation was not optimistic for Dali, and Zheng Kangdi quickly made a decision. Directly recklessly waved his army to the north and bombarded Yanjing City, don't leave Emperor Xiao He of Liang Wu any chance.
Obviously, this time the Great Liang Kingdom fought an extremely beautiful battle, maybe it was General Meng Chaoda, the supreme military commander of the Northern Liang Dynasty, who made the plan behind the scenes, maybe it was someone else, but subconsciously, Duan Zhong was still willing to believe that the command of this war was not ...... General Meng Chaoda, and Duan Zhong took a deep breath, pulled his thoughts back, and returned to reality, now Dali's army is being prepared, after the two armies are combined, a short period of integration is needed, and the reorganization and equipment will be carried out, and after the end, it will march towards Yanjing in a big way, which will be a battle that determines life and death, and there is no room for retreat.
Only this time, after all, the Dali army with cannons can't be done in one go like when they attacked Nanliang, at this moment, it has been nearly a year since the fall of Nanliang, and a year ago, the cannon suddenly appeared in this world, bringing shock, fear and strange feelings to everyone, so no one would think of a way to deal with artillery, and now, as time goes by, people can finally calm down and think about how to deal with this terrible weapon, And this battle outside the city of Dengzhou told the Dali army a very good fact, the cannon is not omnipotent, and after the loss of more than 1,000 cannons in Kaifeng Mansion, even if you count the cannons on the top of Duan Chong's hand, the number is only about two front doors, plus this ammunition depot was blown up, and the ammunition reserves are also a little insufficient. And the outcome of the battle has also begun to change to confusing, and everything will only need to wait until a month later, it will be known, because the strategy set by Emperor Zheng Kang is to capture the kingdom of Northern Liang, Yanjing, within a month.
The curtain in the military tent was lifted, and just as Emperor Kan walked in, Duan Zhong raised his head and said, "Father!" Emperor Zheng Kang nodded slightly, and then sat down beside Duan Chong: "Chong'er, what do you expect from the outcome of this battle, do you have any good ideas and strategies!" ”
Duan Zhong touched his nose, but he said: "The best way at the moment, Erchen thinks that it is to camp step by step along the way, let go of all the cities, only camp in the field, prevent the enemy from attacking the camp along the way, force to the bottom of Yanjing City, and tilt the ammunition on the city wall, then you can basically win, of course, this is without any accidents!" ”
Zheng Kangdi nodded, the method Duan Zhong said is the most concise and effective method, this cannon is the most suitable for fighting is positional warfare, as long as it can be fought step by step, then this positional war can be fought at all times, after suffering the loss of the battle of Dengzhou City, Dali's soldiers will naturally not make the same mistake for the second time, Zheng Kangdi glanced at Duan Zhong and said: "It's just that our grain and grass are not enough to support our step-by-step fighting style, our grain and grass are only enough to support a month, If the army of Daliang drags along with us, then there will be insufficient food and grass! ”
Duan Zhong touched his nose: "It's better to use the method of fighting to nourish the war, and grab the grain and grass on the spot!" ”
Emperor Zheng Kang shook his head: "If I were the emperor of this Northern Liang, I would definitely take the approach of clearing the wilderness with strong walls, concentrate all the grain in the big city, and then set a trap for us to step into, so if we want to do nothing against the Chengchi Qiu along the way, there will definitely be no food!" ”
Duan took a breath and nodded again, as long as there is a cannon, even if Dali's army is surrounded on all sides, it doesn't need to worry too much, when Duan Zhuang attacked Nanjing, it was also surrounded on all sides, and it was easy to defeat more than 100,000 troops with 30,000 troops, but if it was really a city along the way like Kaifeng Mansion set up a heavy ambush, then Dali really didn't dare to act rashly, so it was really a dilemma, so Duan Chong sighed helplessly:" If we dare to gamble, we may be able to make a difference! ”
Zheng Kangdi's eyes narrowed: "How can you say this!" ”
Duan Zhong took a deep breath: "Rush forward at all costs, directly rush to Yanjing City and then camp, of course, this will inevitably be surrounded and intercepted by the army of the Great Liang State, we need to use artillery fire to open a passage directly under Yanjing City, there is no doubt that there will be great casualties in this way, but as long as we are fast enough, even if the army of the Great Liang is aware of our actions, there is not enough time to react!" ”
Emperor Zhengkang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he seemed to agree with Duan Chong's opinion very much, but his fists clenched suddenly: "Chong'er, then how much do you say our troops will be lost on this road!" ”
Duan Zhong touched his nose: "If we want to move, at least five thousand soldiers must be left here to bluff, so that the army of Daliang thinks that we have not moved, and when they come to their senses, our large army will already be hundreds of miles away, and in the process of continuing to march, we need to continue to send small troops to resist and intercept the enemy's encirclement, pursuit, interception, and interception, it is estimated that the loss is at least about 30,000, that is, if our army can reach the city of Yanjing, there will only be more than 60,000 troops left at most!" ”
When Emperor Kang heard that he couldn't bear it in the night market, he stood up directly from the stool, but Duan Zhong continued: "And among the team sent out, there must be a part of the soldiers of Yuan Dali, otherwise it is likely to ...... Naught! ”
Emperor Kang's body was shocked, and he quickly understood what Duan Zhong meant, originally there were many soldiers recruited from Nanliang in the army of Dali, and Emperor Zheng Kang originally planned to let these soldiers be cannon fodder, but after Duan Chong's reminder, Emperor Zheng Kang realized that if these soldiers were not under the leadership of Dali soldiers, they would inevitably become very ...... Unreliable, maybe it will be directly surrendered, and among the 140,000 troops in Dali, there were originally only 50,000 Dali soldiers, and after some loss in Kaifeng Mansion, there are only 30,000 people left, even if you add more than 10,000 elites brought by Duan Chong, it is only 40,000 numbers.
Emperor Zheng Kang pursed his lips: "Then how many people do I need as a soldier in Dali!" ”
Duan thought about it for a while, but raised a finger: "Ten thousand!" ”
Emperor Zheng Kang took another breath and wandered left and right in the military tent for a few times, looking twitching and hesitating, while Duan Zhong said softly: "Father, there is not much time, please make a decision quickly!" ”
Emperor Zheng Kang's body was shocked when he heard this, and he finally made up his mind and said: "As you said, send troops!" ”
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