Chapter 888: Recovering Jingzhou (5)
All the troops were used.
All weapons and ammunition will be distributed.
When the enemy is about to enter the mountain pass, make a full blockade.
Bang bang bang...
Rumble! Rumble!
This resistance battle is extremely important for both sides.
If the enemy breaks through, they will be able to take advantage of the situation to capture the mountain pass and join up with the troops inside.
If he couldn't break through and was blocked by Tai Shici, Sun Yun would be able to destroy the enemy army in the mountain pass, eat more than 6,000 enemies, and greatly weaken the enemy's living force.
When the time comes for another battle, the enemy will inevitably be weak.
In such an important battle, Tai Shici and Sun Yun did not dare to be careless.
"Go tell Sun Yun to get things done quickly. I can only hold off the enemy for half a day, and if he can't win, just wait for the enemy to meet and crush us. Tai Shi Ci shouted.
"Yes."
The soldiers ran back into the mountain pass and sent a message to Sun Yun.
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Nanchang city head.
Xu Ding inadvertently wiped a cold sweat.
Through the satellite monitoring system, he clearly saw the fighting at the mountain pass.
Sun Yun and Tai Shici's plan is conducive to the battle situation, but it is also quite dangerous.
Once it fails, even Nanchang City will face a threat.
"This battle cannot be lost!"
Xu Ding told Guo Jia about the battle on the front line.
Guo Jia exclaimed: "Tai Shi Ci and Sun Yun are too reckless, how can they put the enemy into the mountain pass." Isn't this luring the wolf into the house, in case it can't be stopped, the enemy army will take advantage of the situation to attack and kill, and our army will be in danger. ”
"We should believe them."
Xu Ding also felt that Tai Shici and Sun Yun were reckless, but at this moment, what could be done except to believe.
"Report..."
When Xu Ding and Guo Jia were worried, a soldier ran over: "Your Majesty, sir, the battle in the east has ended, and the battalions are returning to the city." ”
"Got it. Go and call a few division commanders. Xu Dingdao.
"No."
The soldier ran away.
It didn't take long.
Generals at all levels came to the city.
Xu Ding asked, "How many soldiers are there who have returned to the city?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, there are still more than 7,000 people." A division commander said.
"I've given you a mission."
"Your Majesty, please."
"Take your men and quickly support the mountain pass in the south, assist Sun Yun and Tai Shici, and repel the enemies there. Within half a day, I will receive good news. ”
Several division commanders and brigade commanders looked at each other and arched their hands together: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the last general and others will not be dishonored!" ”
"Let's go!"
"No..."
The generals hurried away.
........
Tai Shici and Sun Yun, who were fighting a bloody battle in the mountain pass, cooperated with each other, not only blocking the attack of the enemy's two divisions, but also eliminating more than 7,000 enemies within the mountain pass.
The reinforcements sent by Xu Ding were victorious before they reached the mountain pass.
and sent someone to report to Xu Ding.
"This battle of division and encirclement is well fought!" Xu Ding said excitedly.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Jia Xu and Guo Jia both breathed a sigh of relief.
The victory in this battle directly announced that tens of thousands of reinforcements from the Western Shang Empire would no longer be able to break through the defense line at the mountain pass. They will face the promised heavy army.
From the previous advantage, to the disadvantage.
Night.
The enemy retreated thirty miles.
Tai Shi Ci arranged the defense of the mountain pass and sent people to keep an eye on the enemy camp.
He and the congregation will return to Nanchang.
in the council chamber.
Xu Ding asked someone to serve tea and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"After a day of fighting, we achieved a breakthrough victory."
"Of the enemy's 80,000 people, 50,000 have been wiped out successively, and the remaining tens of thousands have retreated dozens of miles and camped, and they are already under the surveillance of our army. If we launch another attack, we can wipe them all out. ”
"But, I'm afraid, they'll run away in fear..."
Speaking of this, Xu Ding's eyes widened, and he said in a deep voice: "So... We will surround the enemy before they flee and make them anxious to leave. After that, he ordered the troops of Jingzhou and Jiangxia to move closer to Nanchang and annihilate them in one fell swoop. ”
"Your Majesty is wise...." All the literature and martial arts.
"Hmm."
Xu Ding sat down slowly and continued: "Victory is just around the corner, but I am in a complicated mood..." ”
"Is Your Majesty worried about failure?"
Guo Jia seemed to see through Xu Ding's heart.
"I can't tell..." Xu Ding frowned, waved his hand and said, "That's it, Xu is thinking too much." ”
At the last moment of victory, Xu Ding was worried and scared.
If you don't win, or if you let the enemy escape, the trouble will linger in the future.
Thinking about the wormhole in Wu County again, it made Xu Ding even more worried.
"Your Majesty, without further ado, the minister suggests that he act tomorrow morning and annihilate the remnants of the enemy outside the mountain pass in one fell swoop." Jia Xu said.
"The minister thinks that he can start a few days later and send someone to monitor the enemy army first. As long as they don't run away, we won't take the initiative. Guo Jiadao.
"Why?"
Jia Xu didn't react for a while.
Guo Jia explained: "We have to wait for reinforcements from Jingzhou and Jiangxia. With them participating in the war, we will have a greater chance of annihilating the enemy. ”
"Feng Xiao's words are reasonable."
Xu Ding has always stressed that it is necessary to completely annihilate the enemy army.
And to do this, a considerable number of troops are needed.
"Wenhe."
"The minister is here."
Jia Xu is out of the ranks.
Xu Ding instructed: "According to your order, let the troops attacking Jingzhou and the 17th Division stationed in Jiangxia allocate two-thirds of their troops and transfer them to Nanchang." I gave them a five-day deadline, and after five days, I will see their troops here. ”
"Your Ministers obey."
Jia Xu wrote a holy decree on the spot.
Xu Ding covered the jade seal and sent it to Jingzhou and Jiangxia.
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The end of the parliament.
Xu Ding received a secret letter.
This secret letter came from Xuchang.
To be precise, it was written by Xi Zhicai.
He said in the letter that more than ten days ago, Cao Cao took the initiative to lead an army of 30,000 to fight in Jingzhou to help Xu Ding and eliminate the troops of the Western Shang Empire.
Xi Zhicai thought that Cao Cao's troops had very poor combat effectiveness.
Weapons and equipment, even more not enough to see.
Even if you go to Jingzhou, it won't make much difference.
So, he refused on behalf of Xu Ding.
Afterwards, Xi Zhicai thought about it and felt that Cao Cao wanted to emulate the Huaxia Kingdom, use war to support the war, and seize weapons and equipment, so as to take the opportunity to enhance his strength.
This shows that Cao Cao still has great ambitions, and he wants to acquire new weapons to fight against the Huaxia Kingdom.
Xi Zhicai was worried that if he rejected Cao Cao on the surface, would Cao Cao think of another way to obtain weapons. Therefore, he asked Xu Ding for how to deal with the relationship with Cao Cao.
"It's just such a small thing, it's worth going a long way and sending someone to send a secret letter." Xu Ding chuckled, didn't care, and put the letter aside.
Guo Jia, who was standing in front of him, arched his hand and said, "I wonder if the minister can take a look?" ”
"Look."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Guo Jia picked up the secret letter.
After just one glance, his brows furrowed.
"Your Majesty, how can this be a trivial matter? That's a big deal. Guo Jia said: "Cao Cao wants to change his weapons and become stronger." It shows that sooner or later he will put his hand into the Central Plains. ”
"I don't see it that way."
Xu Ding still didn't care: "Cao Cao is ambitious, but he has no strength, what can he do?" His hundreds of thousands of troops, in my opinion, are the source of our Huaxia country. I can't spare my hands now, but as soon as I have time, I will send a general to lead the army to conquer Hanzhong, and turn Cao Cao's army into our army.... ”
This idea was not made on a whim.
But it was discussed with Jia Xu a long time ago.
Guo Jia was also present at the time and knew a little about this plan.
At this point...
Guo Jia also thought about it: "This plan can be implemented next year." However, what the minister was worried about was that Xi Zhicai refused to let Cao Cao come to Jingzhou to participate in the war, and Cao Cao was anxious to obtain new weapons, would he be playing other tricks? The minister thought that he had to guard against it. ”
Xu Dingdao: "Our war with the Western Shang Empire is about to end, and at this time, we can't make any extraneous branches. When we have destroyed the forces of the Western Shang Empire in the Jingzhou region, Yuyu clarifies, pacifies the states, and then negotiates with Cao Cao, it is not too late. ”
"Yes."
Guo Jia nodded.
There are priorities, and the most important thing at the moment is to destroy the external enemy.
It really can't have any friction with Cao Cao.
"Please reply to Your Majesty, and Ling Zhicai will stabilize Cao Cao first." Guo Jiadao.
"No need." Xu Ding smiled: "I think... This war will not be delayed for long, maybe within half a month, it will be over. When the time comes, we will return to Xuchang, so why bother. ”
...........
Time passes imperceptibly.
In the blink of an eye.
It's been three days later.
The two divisions of Jingzhou and Jiangxia received the holy decree almost at the same time. Let them quickly reinforce Nanchang.
In the face of the holy decree, the two division commanders did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
They left a brigade to garrison Xiangyang and Jiangxia respectively.
Led the remaining brigades to Nanchang as quickly as possible.
Until the evening of the fourth day.
The two brigades from Jiangxia entered Nanchang and joined Xu Ding.
The two brigades from Jingzhou crossed Jingnan and copied the enemy's rear road from southern Hunan.
Xu Ding gave the order for an all-out attack.
Except for a brigade stationed in Nanchang and a regiment stationed in Shankou. The rest of the troops, whether complete or incomplete, were under the command of the headquarters of the First and Second Armies, and launched a fierce attack on tens of thousands of enemy troops outside the mountain pass.
Boom boom...
As soon as the battle began, there was overwhelming artillery fire.
The powerful firepower overwhelmed the people.
The enemy's 35,000 men had already built fortifications, and after the early shelling, they also launched a full-scale counterattack.
But...
At this time, they have lost their original faith and belief in their hearts.
Fighting with the Chinese National Army, there is a fear of it.
The so-called cowardice before fighting, how can we win?
The two armies fought fiercely on the plains for several days.
There were many twists and turns.
The enemy broke through several times and almost succeeded.
Fortunately, the Chinese national army cooperated with each other and beat the enemy back.
After a hard battle, the enemy army was finally severely damaged.
Annihilated one integrated division and two miscellaneous brigades of the enemy, totaling 14,000 men.
This victory did not come easily.
It was Xu Ding, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Tai Shici and others who fought hard for several days and suffered thousands of casualties before they achieved victory.
After this battle, the remaining enemy army was less than 20,000, and they were demoralized, besieged in the camp, unable to advance or retreat.
Xu Ding transferred all the troops, about six divisions and 19 brigades.
The enemy's camp was surrounded by water.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. The troops of the Western Shang Empire are about to be wiped out by us. In the newly established camp, Jia Xu and Guo Jia arched their hands.
"Hahaha..."
Xu Ding smiled loudly: "This is thanks to the generals who worked together to defeat the strong enemy." ”
"When he returns to Xuchang one day, you will all be rewarded!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
No one expected that the final battle with the Western Shang Empire would go so smoothly.
In just a few days, half of the enemy army was wiped out.
The remaining half is also depressed and has no intention of fighting again.
As long as Xu Ding gives an order, tens of thousands of troops will attack fiercely, and it will be a complete victory in less than three days.
..........
Xu Ding set up a banquet and celebrated in advance with all the civil and military forces.
also for the generals from Jiangxia, pick up the wind and wash the dust.
After the banquet.
All the division commanders and above remained.
Xu Ding assigned them a task: "We all know that the iron should be struck while it is hot. The enemy now has no intention of fighting, but our fighting spirit is high, and our morale is like a rainbow. We will take advantage of this opportunity to destroy the enemy army in one fell swoop. ”
"Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion." Guo Jia pointed to the map and said, "We might as well launch an offensive against the enemy army tonight, they will be defenseless." ”
"Tonight?"
"Too rushed, huh?"
Xu Ding said: "I have already given people an order to rest for a day, how can I go back on my word." ”
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Feng Xiao's words are reasonable. Please imagine, Your Majesty, that our troops from Jiangxia and Jingzhou have just arrived here, and the enemy will definitely think that we will repair for a day or two, but we will attack that night, and they will be attacked before they have time to fortify. ”
"Although our army is equally tired, the enemy is also tired. Tired soldiers and tired soldiers, it depends on who can persevere, and the minister believes that our Chinese national army will definitely be able to win. Jia Xu also said.
"That's what you all think?" Xu Ding asked several other division commanders and column commanders.
Tai Shici, Sun Yun, etc., have been listed.
Tai Shi Ci said: "The last general agrees to make a surprise attack tonight." ”
"Anyway, our troops have all come to Nanchang, and their military strength is three times that of the enemy! The last general believes that at any time, we will win if we launch a general attack. Sun Yundao.
.......
The rest of the division commanders also expressed their opinions.
All in all, they all want to fight quickly and end the war as soon as possible.
"Since you all want to raid at night, I can't spoil you."
"Wenhe." Xu Ding called.
"The minister is here."
"It's up to you to arrange for the destruction of the tens of thousands of enemy troops left thirty miles away. It is best to launch an offensive against the enemy camp at the fourth watch in the middle of the night, when the enemy is at his most lax vigilance. ”
"Your Ministers obey."
Being able to command such a big battle, Jia Xu was very excited.
He walked to the front and began to arrange...
Including the two brigades from Jiangxia, and the two brigades from Jingzhou, now stationed south of the enemy camp, will be put into battle.
According to Jia Xu's instructions.
At one watch in the middle of the night, a large number of scouts were dispatched to monitor a radius of dozens of miles. Once you spot an enemy scout, kill them on the spot.
At the time of the two watches, the troops stationed in Nanchang all went out of the city.
As fast as you can, rush to the enemy camp.
As scouts were sent out in advance, the road ahead was explored.
At this time, there is no need to worry about being ambushed.
........
About an hour later.
Jia Xu personally led the army and arrived at the enemy camp.