Chapter 319: Shocking Reversal
Wan Xi reacted at this time, noticed his gaffe, hurriedly took two steps back, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the foreign minister is uncontrollable, and he has done something rude, and he also asks Haihan." ”
Yang Mu smiled slightly, but he didn't go to his heart.
The security that outsiders were worried about, he didn't think about it at all, there were three lines of defense around him, the personal guard was the first, Shen An and Ji Ling'er were the second, and Miao Xi was the third, he didn't believe that anyone could assassinate him.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if there is a sharp arrow flying in outside now, even if the guards don't react, Shen An and Ji Ling can handle it.
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In the north of Cangguo, an earth-shattering battle is taking place.
This is the biggest battle that the Xuanwu Army has ever fought, and Zhu Xi, as the generalissimo of the First Army, was very excited in his heart, and secretly made up his mind that he must die to repay the emperor's kindness.
Three days later, that is, on the first day of the first month of the seventh year of Taiding, he deployed all the forces under his command.
Unlike previous wars, this time the Xuanwu Legion did not make a large-scale overall dispatch, but divided the 200,000 troops into five routes and captured three different cities.
Among them, the main target is Fengwen City.
According to the agreement, on the first day of the first lunar month, the five armies fought at the same time.
After that, the Kirin Legion was dispatched.
Wang Zhi and Xun Wu guessed correctly, the Qilin Legion had indeed been deployed in the north, and it had not moved for so long, and it was precisely for this battle.
The more Wang Zhi and Xun Wu admonished the Emperor of Jin, the more disgusted they became.
In fact, as speculated, the emperor of the Jin State not only did not believe or did not believe in this, but was even more disgusted with Wang Zhi, and after inquiring, he heard that Xun Wu was led by Zou Ji's army, so he issued a decree to let Xun Wu, a guilty person, return to Beijing.
Therefore, when the Qilin Army appeared on the battlefield on a large scale, the defenders on the opposite side were stunned.
Although the Qilin Army is 200,000 people, it looks like the number of the Xuanwu Legion.
However, I can't stand the fact that there are horses under people's crotches.
At the very least, the 500,000 defenders would not dare to line up outside the city to fight the Qilin army.
So, with the deterrent of the Qilin Army, the Xuanwu Legion was very relieved to bombard the enemy's city walls with catapults.
The Xuanwu Legion does not dare to compare with other things, but if you want to talk about the catapult, the other five legions are absolutely incomparable, because of the strategic relationship at the beginning, the Xuanwu Legion has carried a measuring catapult from the beginning of the expedition.
Three or five days later, the largest Fengwen City collapsed.
Then, Linfeng City, Anfeng City, Si Fengcheng, and Zhou Wucheng on the side...... Cities have been lost.
Although the 500,000 defenders of the Jin State did not experience a major defeat, it is undeniable that the cities they defended are being lost one by one, and they can only be forced to retreat continuously.
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Almost at the same time, the northeastern part of Cangguo was the same.
Deng Zhi led 300,000 Guiyi troops and engaged the defenders of the Jin State on the border.
Since the Guiyi army did not have any advantage in terms of strength, the two sides remained deadlocked.
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On the twelfth day of the first month, the White Tiger Legion led by Sima Hong and the 300,000 Chu Army led by Wan Xi withdrew into Cangguo together, and then passed through cement roads and tracks, and then went to the north of Cangguo, where they fought with the Xuanwu Legion and the Qilin Legion.
The total number of troops, more than 800,000.
After that, the four armies joined forces, and with lightning speed, directly attacked the hinterland of the Jin State from the north of the Cangguo.
However, it was said that the defenders of the Jin Kingdom originally had more than 500,000 troops, and after repeated consumption, only 300,000 people remained.
On this day, he was marching at a gallop and retreating to the rear.
Suddenly, I saw bloodied scouts rushing one after another.
There was a chaotic shout, and the former army general was suddenly nailed to the spot with a pale face, and the sergeants were in an uproar, and they were about to turn back.
The general was stunned for a moment, and then roared: "Quick! Retreat, report to the court immediately! ”
As soon as the words fell, he urged the horse to run quickly, and hastily gave an order to let the rear army cover the retreat.
The so-called cover retreat is to block the enemy outside at all costs.
But now, is there any hope?
In a moment, the army was scattering and striding northward, and it was so great that it did not know which city it was going to.
Oh my God, there's an army of more than 800,000 in the back!
Not to mention the 200,000 cavalry, if they are all infantry, their 300,000 defeated infantry are not opponents!
The Jin army's baggage and grain and grass could not keep up.
No matter how much the generals shouted for the protection of food and grass, the terrified rebels just rushed away like a flood of embankments.
Running for their lives matters, who cares about moving things?
After escaping for half an hour, the Jin army could hardly see the formation, those who fled fast and those who fled slowly, and those who fled north fled to the surrounding small cities, which were more scattered than scattered sand.
Another half an hour later, when the Jin army was so tired that its hands and feet were weak and they couldn't run at all, the 200,000 Qilin army slowly caught up.
100,000 iron cavalry in the center to cover and kill, and 50,000 iron cavalry on each side of the other sides outflanked, until the fleeing Jin army was intercepted.
At this time, Generalissimo Geng Gui ordered his subordinates to fly to all corners of the battlefield, shouting all the way over: "Brothers of the Jin army, put down your weapons, our army will never be slaughtered!" ”
The shouts came and went, and the iron cavalry of the Qilin Legion also expanded the encirclement, making a wild area in the middle, and the Jin army, which was known as the invincible overlord, actually dropped their swords and cards one after another, and surrendered with their hands raised.
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The Jin State was defeated twice in a row, and in more than half a month, it lost 1.3 million troops one after another, and lost two strategic points, and the 800,000 combined troops of Cang and Chu were about to enter the hinterland of the Jin State.
The news spread quickly like a thunderclap.
On the official roads of various countries, from time to time, there are fast horses, which will present the latest war horses to the imperial courts of various countries, and at the same time, the army of the Jin Dynasty is also full of joy.
From the Cangcheng Alliance in June, to the official start of the war in October, the beacon fire lasted for three months, the coalition army was defeated from a small victory to internal strife, Wu Chumang and the three kingdoms were withdrawn, the situation became worse and worse, Cao and Lan have also begun to consider retreating, and even Wei, which is bent on recovering the lost territory, has become a little shaken.
Seeing that, the great cause of cutting down Jin came to an end.
Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, a perfect reversal was ushered in!
At present, the 800,000 allied troops of Cangchu have become a lifeline for the Jin Kingdom, just waiting for all countries to work together, and the great cause of cutting down the Jin is just around the corner!
It's going to be a change!
The nations were in great exuberance, and the armies were jubilant.
After learning of this news, Gongsun Zhi of Wei ordered Wei, Ruan, Cao, Lan, and the Four-Nation Alliance to attack in one go.
Do not seek to destroy the enemy army in the confrontation, but also to contain the strength of the Jin State to the greatest extent.
When the Cangchu coalition army invades the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, the army will naturally return to aid King Qin, and that time will be their opportunity!