Chapter 200: The Tactics of Attacking the West
Soon, the news of the capture of the main general Li Changjie spread throughout the entire Jiaozhi army, and the 60,000 Jiaozhi soldiers naturally appeared in great confusion.
It can be said that the decapitation tactics of Li Nan and others this time were very successful.
The so-called decapitation tactic, as the name suggests, is to strike at the head of the enemy, and this is divided into two situations.
The first is to directly kill the opposing manager, which is relatively unlikely and rarely happens in a major battle.
The second is to attack the opposing commander, but instead of killing the commander, he forces the opponent's commander to abandon the army and flee or cut off the opponent's commander's flag through various methods.
In ancient times, when communications were not developed, the commander-in-chief controlled the army mainly by heralds and flags.
In large-scale battles, the military flag is very important, especially the handsome flag, as soon as the handsome flag falls, the army generally loses its direction, and the army's morale is easy to be weakened.
The Jiaozhi soldiers who were fighting with Li Nan's army in front heard the news that their main general was captured, and the already unstable military spirit immediately collapsed and began to flee in all directions, although there were some low-level generals who wanted to turn the tide, but their prestige was not enough.
Li Changjie castrated himself for power when he was young, as a man, it can be said that he is ruthless to himself, and it can be imagined how enthusiastic such a person is about power, so in his army, no matter how big or small the generals can only bow down to orders to gain a foothold.
Now that this military god of Jiaozhi, the soul of the entire army, has been captured, the 60,000 army has been completely paralyzed.
Li Nan patted Li Changjie's cheek with the back of the knife and said, "Order all your people to surrender, I can spare your life!" ”
"Phew!"
Li Changjie, who still had blood on his wrist, spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm at Li Nan, and said angrily: "Don't think about it! ”
Flashing the filth, Li Nan smiled: "Oh, you ran faster than a rabbit just now, and now you are still angry?" ”
Li Changjie explained angrily: "I ran away not because I was afraid of death, but because I was worried about my army!" ”
Squatting down, Li Nan looked into his eyes and said with a serious attitude: "If you really think about those Jiaozhi soldiers, you should cooperate with my actions, otherwise these soldiers who lose their command and do not surrender will only have a dead end." ”
"Don't be delusional, even if 60,000 Jiaozhi people die, they will kill many Song people!"
"You're thinking too much." Seeing that this dead eunuch was so tough, Li Nan stood up and said to Lin Chong, "Send a signal." ”
A red firework soared into the sky, and Li Nanjun, who was still defending in formation, began to attack on all fronts after receiving the order.
Among the Jiaozhi people fleeing all over the mountains, the more than 5,000 elite forbidden troops of Jiaozhi who desperately resisted were particularly conspicuous, so they were immediately taken care of by the War Elephant Legion, and more than 800 elephants that originally belonged to Jiaozhi and had sharp blades tied to their fangs rushed straight towards them.
In the plains, except for tanks, no army can resist such a powerful impact of the war elephant herd, when this force of Cochin Forbidden Army was all rushed and trampled to death, no Cochin people dared to resist, there was only one word left in their minds, that is, run!
What happened then was simple, everyone in Li Nan's army was busy taking prisoners of war, after all, these prisoners of war were money, which was related to their wealth in the future, and everyone showed great enthusiasm.
After the end of this battle, Li Nannan captured more than 35,000 prisoners of war, as well as 5,000 Song women and mixed-race children who were rescued.
During the Great Song Dynasty, the territory of Jiaozhi was not large, so Li Renzong soon learned that the military god Li Changjie was defeated and captured.
On the main hall of the Jiaozhi Palace in Thang Long City, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty gathered here.
Li Renzong, who was full of sorrow, said to the ministers: "Everyone knows about the affairs of Guangyuan Prefecture, right? Now what do you say to do? ”
Li Changjie is powerful and powerful, and there are many opponents in the DPRK and China.
"Your Majesty, this defeat is all due to the improper command of the commander Li Changjie, and the minister thinks that he should send someone to copy and suppress the Li family to set an example!"
When Li Changxian heard someone attacking his own brother, he immediately shouted angrily: "Wait for bold!" My brother has made two pilgrimages to the Lord and three times to conquer the city, and he has always been loyal to Jiaozhi. Today's unexpected defeat, you don't think about the enemy's strategy, but come to deal with him, dare to ask what is the intention? ”
"Li Changjie's defeat is real, right? Is it true that tens of thousands of troops have been lost? If you don't punish Li Changjie, how can you calm the mouth of the people in the world? ”
"There are sharp firearms in the Song army, and this battle is not my brother's crime!"
The courts of all dynasties are where they are fighting for power and profit, and seeing the two sides arguing more and more fiercely in the main hall, Li Renzong casually picked up the fine porcelain teacup in the eunuch tray, and was still on the ground, roaring angrily: "Enough!" ”
Seeing that Li Renzong was angry, all the ministers in the palace knelt down and shouted to stop their anger.
This time, most of the elite soldiers and horses in Jiaozhi were all lost in the hands of Li Changjie, and Li Renzong had no grudge against him, not to mention that he had to find a scapegoat for this matter.
After thinking for a while, Li Renzong said: "Li Changjie is the commander of the army, although he has always contributed to the imperial court, but I have been rewarded, merit is merit, and the two cannot be offset!" ”
After seeing that Li Renzong finally disposed of Li Changjie, the ministers in the main hall quieted down.
"Now let's get down to business, the Song general Li Nan has defeated my 60,000-strong army, how do you think Aiqing should deal with it?"
Taifu Li Daocheng came out of the class and said: "According to the practice of Song generals in the past, the minister estimates that Li Thief will definitely lead his troops straight to my Shenglong City!" ”
Li Renzong was also at this time, so he hurriedly asked, "Old lady, do you have a way to deal with it?" ”
"Thang Long City is the capital of my country, and there is absolutely no room for error. Therefore, the minister thought that he should immediately dispatch the soldiers and generals of the state capitals to rush to the main roads leading from Guangyuan Prefecture to Thang Long City to set up defenses, and at the same time order the 10,000 elite soldiers stationed in the north to prevent the Song people from returning to help. ”
Li Daocheng said in an orderly manner, and Li Renzong was overjoyed: "Okay! According to Taifu's words. ”
Countless messengers set out to bring Li Renzong's will to the state capitals, and the state capitals did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly transferred most of the soldiers to the main road between Guangyuan Prefecture and Thang Long City for defense, and prepared to meet Li Nan's army.
Originally, Li Nan came to Jiaozhi this time, just to train the soldiers, and by the way, he grabbed some slaves and went back to replenish the population of Guangnan West Road, but after a few battles, he completely defeated the main army of Jiaozhi, so he started the next plan.
First of all, in light of the current national conditions in Jiaozhi, Li Nan drew on some examples from later generations and directly designated a new administrative program and slogan.
"Kill the noble officials, the slaves will be free, and everyone will have their own land!"
Today's Jiaozhi is the period of transition from a slave society to a feudal society, and Li Nan's policy touched the hearts of all the poor people and slaves, so Li Renzong did not wait for the news of the arrival of Li Nan's army, but got the bad news that slaves in the country rebelled everywhere.
Just when the Li Dynasty was on guard against Li Nan, Li Nan did not attack Thang Long City, the capital of Jiaozhi in the southeast, but led his troops all the way to the state capital in the southwest.
After the army led by Li Nan stopped outside Rong County, Qiyuan Prefecture, they quickly set up a siege position.
"Li Chen, how long will it take you to capture this city?" Li Nan looked at the messy Jiaozhi people in the city and asked.
Li Chen glanced at the low and dilapidated city wall with disdain, and said with a smile: "Haha, master, just this kind of broken city, it is enough to give me a stick of incense." ”
With explosives packs beyond this era, it was not difficult to open the gates and walls of this city, but Li Nan's purpose was not for this, but for the things in the city.
After pondering for a moment, Li Nan said: "Most of the grain and grass materials in Qiyuan Prefecture are in the city, and I am worried that these Jiaozhi people will break the jar and break it. Ordered the men to put up a killing flag, and told the officials and nobles in the city that they had a time limit of half an hour, and if they surrendered, then give them a way to live. If you dare to resist, you will slaughter the city after the city is broken! ”
No one would disobey Li Nan's orders, and the lives of the Jiaozhi officials were not something that everyone cared about, and immediately several cavalrymen held up a black banner with the word 'kill' written on it and galloped towards the city.
They shouted loudly and repeated what Li Nan had just said several times.
When the officials at the head of the city heard this, there was even greater confusion, but it didn't take long for dozens of arrows to shoot at the knights, and their meaning was obvious, that is, they resolutely refused to surrender.
Li Nan looked at the Jiaozhi people in the city and sneered: "Rest in place for half an hour, and when the time comes, you will do it." ”