Chapter 111: Becoming Emperor (I)
In the wilderness, the sky is high and cool, and the war is going on at a critical moment.
The size of the forces of the two warring sides was similar, but the morale of the Chu army was strong, and they all marched forward bravely, and the imperial army was already at a significant disadvantage, and it was only a matter of time before it was completely defeated.
On the high platform in the center of the military array, Qin Feng and Zhao Yuan stood on the railing, quietly watching the fierce battle of thousands of troops and horses below, with indifferent expressions.
More than a month ago, the prepared Chu court finally officially sent troops to cross the Yangtze River to the north. There were 100,000 sailors, 200,000 infantry cavalry, and 50,000 Yulin forbidden troops, totaling 350,000 troops.
In addition to the 200,000 soldiers who were responsible for logistics and transportation, as well as the same number of civilian boatmen and sailors, etc., known as 700,000 male soldiers, led by the king of Chu himself, and the national division also went out with the army, the world shook for a while.
Everyone understands that the Chu army, which has been recuperating for a long time, is like a tiger that has opened the floodgates, and this time it crossed the river to the north, not only to grab a few pieces of territory, but to completely wipe out the northern heroes, truly dominate the world, and create a new dynasty.
After the army successfully crossed the river, it was invincible all the way, invincible and invincible. With a sharp weapon like the return cannon in hand, it can be easily taken down regardless of the size of the city. Many cities simply surrendered as soon as the Chu army arrived.
After all, the various advantages of the Chu army are too obvious, so that these local counties and counties with few soldiers have no heart to resist at all, and even if they reluctantly start a war, it will only increase casualties.
The chief officials of a few cities are more bloody, and insist on leading the soldiers and civilians of the whole city to fight to the death with the Chu army, even if they can't repel the rebellion, as long as they can delay the other party for a few more days, it is worth buying enough time for the imperial court to prepare for a counterattack.
However, because of the return artillery, it was impossible for the strongest city to last more than two days before the walls were broken and the whole city fell.
In just over a month, the Chu army successfully captured the entire territory of Yuzhou, as well as most of Yanzhou, approaching the suburbs of Luojing, and the naval division landed from the port of Xuzhou under the leadership of Long Linfang, the governor of the capital, which also went smoothly. There was not much territory left for the Great Qi court to control.
At this time, the imperial court, which was still breathing, finally temporarily put aside the party strife and infighting, and urgently dispatched 300,000 elite Beijing battalions to intercept the Chu army, so as to thwart the Northern Expedition of the Chu State and recover the lost territory.
So just today, the Chu army finally encountered a decent big battle. 250,000 against 300,000, and they are all elite teams, under normal circumstances, it may take a lot of geniuses to really distinguish the winner or loser.
However, what the imperial army did not expect was that before the war officially began, Qin Feng in the Chu army array made a move. First, he interrupted the commander of the imperial army with a heavy sniper rifle, and then blasted over with an RPG, and the commander of the imperial army, Yue Guogong Cheng Fulian, blew up his horse to pieces, and even a few generals who were close were not spared.
The war was imminent, and the command center of the imperial army was eliminated in one fell swoop, and the huge effect of this crisp and neat decapitation action was obvious.
Needless to say, the next course of the war, the imperial army whose morale plummeted was in a disadvantageous situation of being firmly suppressed from the beginning, and the armies were not effective in scheduling and commanding, so they could only fight on their own, and were divided and surrounded by the Chu army and eaten piece by piece.
In less than half an hour, the imperial army suffered heavy casualties, and groups of deserters began to appear.
And Qin Feng was not idle, his eyes calmly observed the military formation, and sniped out all the high-ranking generals of the imperial army one by one, making the other party even worse.
“…… Assault the whole army, kill! ”
Zhao Yuanjin saw that the time was almost up, and even if he gave the order for a general attack, except for the Yulin forbidden army of Gong Wei Wang, there was no need to move, and the rest of the army was all pressed.
At this time, if it became the last straw that broke the camel's back, the imperial army could no longer support it, and began to rout and flee in all directions, and many soldiers even threw down their weapons and surrendered.
Zhao Yuanjin immediately ordered the Chu army to pursue and annihilate the remnants of the enemy, collect and surrender the army, clean up the battlefield, register military merits, etc., and everything was carried out in an orderly manner.
By the end of the evening, the battle had finally come to an end. The Chu army collected more than 150,000 troops and captured countless ordnance and baggage, which can be described as a complete victory.
These 300,000 elite camps in Beijing were originally the last housekeeping capital of the Great Qi Imperial Court, but this time they were all buried here in an extremely aggrieved way.
“…… Your Majesty, this place is only a hundred miles away from Luojing, and the army will set off early tomorrow morning, and the army will be ready to enter the city at sunset. Sun Xiangqing was overjoyed.
The generals in the king's tent were all happy, and the victory in this battle meant that the last breath of the Great Qi court was exhausted, and in the face of the soldiers of the Chu State, there was no hope of turning the tables.
At this time, there were only 50,000 city defense troops left in Luojing City, and there was no reinforcement in addition to a single soldier, and there were no more than a few counties and counties that obeyed the orders of the imperial court. It can be said that as long as the Chu army arrives at Luojing City, it will be the time when the overall situation will be determined.
Zhao Yuanjin smiled and bowed his head, as long as the Chu army defeated Luojing and received the only remaining territory of the Great Qi Imperial Court, it means that it controls most of the world, inherits the mandate of heaven, and further strengthens both in terms of momentum and qi.
"My lord, since Luojing City is ready to go down, the ministers implore the king to consider the matter of Jianyuan becoming emperor as soon as possible, and order the world with a correct name." Su Mu said again.
The generals echoed and agreed, and now Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou in the south, as well as Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou in the north will all belong to the territory of Chu.
Moreover, as long as Zhao Yuan is the emperor and ascends the throne, the next step will be the great feudal heroes, and these generals present will naturally have a share.
"What do you think about being the emperor?"
Although Zhao Yuanjin was also looking forward to it in his heart, he did not get carried away, but politely asked Qin Feng, who was sitting next to him.
Whether he has the destiny to be the founding ancestor or not, Qin Feng has the final say, if this national teacher does not agree, then he has no way at all.
Qin Feng nodded briefly: "Yes." ”
Zhao Yuanjin breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Zhao can have today, relying on the power of Mr., if he can unify the world in the future, he will be in charge of the country with Mr. and enjoy wealth forever." ”
"Hehe, Your Majesty is too polite."
Qin Feng had a smile on his face, this King of Chu was indeed very good at being a man, no matter what he really thought in his heart, at least so far he had not crossed his bottom line, so he saved the effort of starting anew.
If he can keep being so knowledgeable, it will be nothing for this emperor to let him stay.