Chapter Seventy-Four: Victory and Defeat

Early the next morning, after the four watches, there were already people coming and going in the barracks. They had to move forward quickly today, reach the left route army of the Jin army, defeat the left route army of the Jin army in one fell swoop, and then join forces with the main force of the Han army, and all this must be completed before the main force of the Jin army sends troops to intercept them.

Wei Qing only slept for an hour. Uncle Liu's affairs caused him to have a splitting headache, and he was still dizzy when he woke up.

He wiped his face and hurried out the door, his feet limp, as if he had stepped on something. When I looked up, I saw two pairs of thick and soft insoles. He stayed there for a moment.

He could imagine how hard it was for Zhao Yueru to help him make insoles overnight. Although Zhao Yueru has now restored her women's clothes and no longer has to fight with the army, she still has to bear the hardships of the rapid march every day.

The horn sounded.

Wei Qing packed up his children's affection, put the insoles in his arms, and hurried to the meeting place.

Under the same sun, the two troops were doing their own thing.

The left route army of the Han army, nearly 40,000 people, was advancing at full speed, preparing to copy the rear road of the left route of the Jin army.

The main force of the Jin army was urgently dispatching, preparing to attack the Han army that had copied behind him again.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the main force of the Jin army, the commander-in-chief of the Jin army, Zuo Xian Wang Wanyan Wushu, was quietly looking at the map. Outside, there was a faint neighing of war horses.

He lifted his skin and took another sip of mare's milk wine.

He doesn't understand, he really doesn't. Why did the Han army put so much space on the right and didn't escape, but they just wanted to drill behind them? He was already prepared, 50,000 reinforcements, 50,000 elite main forces were sent to the right side, just waiting for the panicked Han army to enter his trap when he turned back and fled, and attacked back and forth, but as a result, the Han army did not turn back and escape, but rushed directly behind him.

What's even more infuriating is that the Han army actually sent a force disguised as the main force to attack the Nanhe River with a bluff, and he hurriedly ordered reinforcements to deploy defenses along the river, and as a result, this was a feint!

He slapped the table hatefully. The 30,000 people temporarily sent were defeated, and the incompetent Boyan was actually killed by the Han people, what other plan would this cunning Han people come up with? He really didn't know.

There was footsteps at the door, and someone walked in.

Wan Yan Wushu glanced up, it was the commander named Zamuhe. This time, it was all thanks to him for bringing the news in time, otherwise, he would not have realized the Han army's strategy at all, and he was stupidly led by the Han army. Therefore, he specially summoned Zamuhe to exalt him. But if you tell the truth, Wanyan Wushu doesn't like Zamuhe, because he is too high-flying, because he has been captured, because he has been defeated many times, and because of 。。。。。。 A secret that only a handful of people know. But whether he likes Zamuhe or not, meritorious service will be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, he must be punished, and he must be promoted Zamuhe.

"Captain Zamuhe," Wan Yan Wushu tried to pretend to be excited, "Your reward is approved!" ”

Wu Ming was also in the Chinese military tent, but he was not in the mood to pretend to be happy. He was impatiently walking up and down the tent, and he didn't stop for a moment.

"Someone!" He finally couldn't help it.

The guards responded.

"Order: Send another team of 100 people, all with good horses, and quickly go to the direction of the second team on the left to search!"

The guards agreed, went out to give the order, and as soon as they went out, they stuck out their tongues, thinking in their hearts that General Wu might not be far from really crazy, and sent three waves of search teams with good horses in one hour, and then sent them down, and the entire main force of the Left Route Army went to search.

Wu Ming is not to blame for this. The original plan was for the second left team to reach Nanhe, put a fire, and then turn around here to join the main force of the Left Route Army, but after the main force of the Left Route Army and the Jin Army encountered unexpectedly, Wu Ming immediately sent a herald to inform the Left Second Team to come to the convergence. As a result, the herald returned, and the second team from the left did not return. Because the herald didn't find the second team on the left at all!

What's wrong with this damn Gu Weidong? Is it possible that you will make a mistake in every way? Wu Ming secretly regretted in his heart, he shouldn't have sent a special general to assist. But where could he have imagined that such a simple order Gu Weidong couldn't do? Gu Weidong is an idiot, the problem is that this is related to the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, how can he not be in a hurry?

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, Ma Chao strode in, and he saluted and reported loudly: "Commander, all troops are ready, do you want to start attacking?" ”

Wu Ming's cheeks were tense.

Although the left route army of the Jin army got the news that a large number of Han troops attacked from behind in advance, it was only half an hour earlier than the arrival time of the Han army. The problem is, there's no news from the damn second left! Do you want to leave these 10,000 people here?

"General Wu!" Someone outside the door suddenly roared and rushed in, knocking Ma Chao to the side, this person was covered in blood, panting like a cow, Wu Ming took a closer look before he recognized that this person was General Zhang of the second team on the left!

"General Zhang, what's going on? What happened to the second team from the left? Wu Ming didn't have time to ask about General Zhang's injury, and hurriedly asked about the situation of the second team on the left.

"Scattered!" General Zhang Shen cried: "General Gu insisted on turning around and retreating when he didn't reach the Nanhe, but he didn't expect to meet the Jin army coming from behind our army, they seemed to be originally ambushed on the right side, and they attacked just waiting for us to retreat, but we didn't go from that direction, they chased after them, and General Gu ran into them as soon as he retreated!" ”

"Where is General Gu!" Wu Ming almost roared.

"Captured by the Jin Army!"

Wu Ming's head buzzed, his body shook, and he almost fell. Ma Chao hurriedly grabbed it to help, and with a thud, General Zhang had already fallen to the ground.

"Order, Wei Qing will lead people to collect the defeated soldiers of the second left team, beat the drums, and the whole army will start attacking, and defeat the left army of the Jin army as soon as possible!" Wu Ming's voice became smaller and smaller, and his body slowly collapsed. Behind the Han army, tens of thousands or even maybe 100,000 Jin troops are chasing after him with all his might, if his movements are slower, the whole army will be wiped out, can he still return to the Han army defense line alive? Even if he went back alive and Gu Weidong was captured, how could he explain to Gu Shangshu?

In the evening, more than 30,000 Han troops finally broke through the blockade of the left route army of the Jin army, the left route army of the Jin army was pursuing the right route army of the Han army because it was in a state of stragglers, and more than 30,000 Han troops suddenly attacked from behind, and they could not resist at all, and the left route army of the Han army broke through the defense line of the Jin army without much effort, and behind them, nearly 100,000 Jin troops chased after them from afar, and the sound of the horn could be heard closely.

The left route army of the Han army, which circled a large circle behind the Jin army, finally made contact with the main force of the Han army, and the left and right flanks of the Jin army were defeated at this time, and no matter how strong they were, they could not attack, but fortunately, 100,000 reinforcements had arrived, and they also safely retreated from contact with the Han army. The Han army's backup also arrived in time, and the Han and Jin armies formed a confrontation situation for a while.

Both the Jin army and the Han army finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although the confrontation is an ending that no one wants, it is the only ending that can give people a break.

Since the Han army launched a counterattack, this can be regarded as the end of the first phase of the campaign. However, it is really unclear who won and who lost.

If you look at the number of people who lost:

The left route army of the Han army lost nearly 20,000 people in the process of rescuing the second left team, and after replenishing the troops, it launched a grain protection campaign to replenish the troops again, and then attacked the Vermilion Bird Mountain, losing a total of 10,000 people in the two battles, and losing thousands in the process of fighting with the Jin army's interception troops, plus the loss of the second left team being nearly completely annihilated and attacking the right route army of the Jin army, a total loss of 50,000 people. However, due to the two replenishments in the middle, the number of people who finally returned to the Han defense line was still 30,000. The Middle Route Army and the Right Route Army launched an attack, as a result, the Middle Route Army lost 50,000, the Right Route Army lost more than 40,000, and the entire Han Army lost about 140,000 people, the original strength was 300,000, and now there are 160,000, but with the addition of 100,000 reinforcements, the existing strength is 260,000.

The Jin army first lost 20,000 people in the battle against the left route army of the Han army, and then the entire 50,000 people of the entire left route army were almost completely annihilated in the battle of protecting grain, and lost another 15,000 or 6,000 people when intercepting the left route army of the Han army that copied behind them, and then its own left route army was defeated by the left route army of the Han army, and then lost nearly 30,000 people, plus about 25,000 people in the battle of the middle and right route armies of the Han army, and also lost 140,000 people, and also 260,000 reinforcements from Canada.

If you look at the strategic situation:

The Jin army first successfully ambushed the Han army's left army, but then Wei Qingqi attacked Nanhe, and the Jin army was defeated again. In the battle of protecting the grain, the left route army of the Jin army was almost completely raped, and the Vermilion Bird Mountain was also conquered by the Han army, but then the Jin army defeated the main force of the Han army and the right army. The Han army penetrated deep into the rear of the Jin army, defeated the Jin army along the way, and defeated the right army of the Jin army. But the entire 10,000-strong squad of the Han army was surrounded by the Jin army, and a general of the Han army was captured. In the end, both sides returned almost to where they were before the start of the war.

At this stage of the battle, who won and who lost, it seems that the historians will never be entangled in the topic.

However, there is one thing that can be said clearly: the left route army of the Han army annihilated about 115,000 Jin troops with a loss of 50,000, and the annihilated Jin army accounted for more than eighty percent of the total losses of the Jin army, and the ratio of enemy and enemy battle losses was two to one. As for why the Left Route Army has such might, God knows, the earth knows, you know, I know, it's just that Gu Shangshu and others are pretending not to know.

Wei Qing didn't have time to think about who won and who lost. For several days, Wei Qing was very busy, and his heart was uneasy.