noffsinger Chapter 246 The Qingzhou Campaign Ends
Chapter 246 The Qingzhou Campaign Ends
What exactly happened during the seven days that Wang Yuanya was trapped?
On the southern battlefield.
The army led by Gao Pan and the opposing army led by Zuo Santong met at a place called "Bandupo".
There wasn't the intense fight I'd imagined, nor was there any thought of risking my life right away...
In short, both sides set up camp at the half-degree slope and confronted each other.
In ancient times, wars were not like what we imagine. When we met, we would just fight and kill each other.
Generally speaking, you have to set up camp and confront each other! Look for the right time, arrange your troops, and then choose a perfect opportunity.
Of course, during this process...
The most intense fighting was actually between the scouts and scouts of both sides.
On the one hand, you must try your best to find out the other party's information, and on the other hand, you must block your own information from being detected.
Naturally, if the enemy scouts are discovered, they must be killed.
In addition to the mutual reconnaissance of scouts, in order to boost their own morale, the two camps usually exchange trash talk and stimulate each other at this time.
Both Zuo Santong and Gao Pan are considered "veterans of the battlefield" and are not surprised by this.
What do these two people say?
Two chess noobs are getting worse and worse at chess!
According to the jokes of later generations, it was a fight between two noobs!
In the final analysis, what soldiers believe in is that the bravest of two will prevail when two meet on a narrow road.
Neither of them has that kind of ruthlessness or that kind of enterprising spirit.
for example……
Bochijin had a very clear goal: to take control of China! To rule China! To change the dynasty.
To achieve this goal, it is natural to wipe out the entire Chinese political power and warlords, and rule the Qi people with barbarians.
And what about Li Jize?
The goal is actually the same as Bochijin!
He wanted to expel the barbarians and unify the Great Qi. But his goal was even greater: to feed and clothe the people of Qi, to join the colonial club, and to plunder the wealth and colonies of others.
With a clear goal, all that remains is to make a plan. Then how do you complete your plan?
Achieve your desired goals step by step. If you fail to achieve them, how to change the plan indirectly.
In this way, the war between Li Jize and the barbarians was extremely cruel!
The barbarians had massacred and looted the city before, and Li Jize did almost the same thing.
On the other hand, what about Gao Pan and Zuo Santong?
Zuo Santong, my goal is to support a pseudo-regime and bring myself wealth and glory.
If there is an opportunity in the South, I will take a bite. If there is no opportunity, I will stay in my own little piece of land and act like a local tyrant.
Gao Pan, I, Gao Pan, have now gone from being a bandit to the "King of the Northern Expedition." That's the recognition from your majesty and your benefactor! I must repay the favor.
The emperor told me to beat Zuo Santong, so I had to beat Zuo Santong!
But I don't want to lose too much, so what should I do? I'll just take it one step at a time!
To the north!
There is a pattern to the goals of these two men…
Follow the wind tactics!
Keep calm and wait and see if there is any chance! If there is no chance, keep watching. If there is a chance, I will steal it.
Is this kind of personality good?
He is much better than the impulsive Zhao Kuo who only knows how to talk about war on paper! At least he can stay calm and composed.
However, they can only be generals at best, not commanders!
If there is a smart leader in charge, he only needs to give orders to these two people and let them follow the steps.
Of course, this also has a premise, that is, to fight a favorable battle! If you encounter an unfavorable battle, those who consider their own interests first will definitely run away to show you.
Well, two people who are only fit to be generals are made into commanders!
Moreover, their two armies are now facing each other. What will happen?
The answer is...
Both sides sit in silence!
You are looking for opportunities, and I am looking for opportunities too. If you don't take action, I certainly won't take action either.
But if we bring the troops out, how can we not fight?
Both sides sent out exploratory teams and started small-scale conflicts, mainly for the emperor and his subjects in the rear to see.
There are wins and losses, but the report that comes back will definitely be a victory.
This made the empress very happy, and she kept giving him various rewards. Even when she got a fresh fruit, she would send it to Gao Pan via express delivery over 800 miles to let him taste it.
As for Lin Jiaxuan, who's further south, what is he doing right now? Is he going to take advantage of this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Empress?
Not interested in!
Didn't you see the fight between the Empress and Zuo Santong? Wasn't she frantically buying materials, weapons and food from her own territory?
Didn’t you see that Li Jize was fighting the barbarians and was frantically buying ore and ironware from them?
Hit me! The harder you hit, the better. I just want to reap the benefits and make a fortune.
Okay, we have talked about the situation in the south, now let’s talk about the situation in the north.
Compared with their sit-in, Li Jize's side was in full swing, and all kinds of ammunition and artillery fire were scattered recklessly.
After all, although it looks lively, he is more meditative than the sit-ins in the south!
Just use artillery bombardment, and the infantry will never charge after the bombardment!
This action was to put pressure on Babutai. On the one hand, their logistics were cut off, and they could not survive for long relying on the food in the city. On the other hand, in the face of artillery fire, you can't defend the city!
and so……
After repeatedly seeking support from the Sixth Prince Bochijin of the royal capital to no avail, Babutai had no choice but to take advantage of the last gap in the enemy's encirclement and choose to break out by force!
Breaking out is good! Breaking out means that they abandoned the city they were defending, abandoned their weapons and supplies, and fled for their lives.
Li Jize gave orders to recover the city and land on the one hand and to chase Babutai on the other.
Total annihilation is impossible! He doesn't have enough troops!
But during the pursuit, you can capture prisoners on a large scale.
Others captured prisoners to recruit them and use them as their own troops, but Li Jize didn't want that! He captured prisoners to open up wasteland and lay "Roman mud" in Qingzhou.
As for soldiers, he would rather choose them from innocent and good families, preferably from the local people in Qingzhou who had been allocated land.
Those who received the distribution had their lives improved, so they naturally knew what the King of Qin’s philosophy was.
For this idea, and also to express gratitude to the King of Qin, and more importantly to defend the land they had just divided, they would definitely be loyal and would not tolerate betrayal. At the King of Qin's command, they would definitely die without hesitation!
In this way, a large-scale arrest operation began in Qingzhou, with the slogan "Even if it's 50,000 pigs! It will take him three days and three nights to catch them."
Babutai was running like crazy! The Qin soldiers were also trying to catch him like crazy!
Those who were lucky surrendered directly as a whole, while those who were unlucky were dispersed, and the local people were organized to capture prisoners!
What’s even worse is that some were either beaten to death by local security or beaten to death by the public.
that's it……
The Battle of Qingzhou officially came to an end! Babutai's escape meant that he had given up on defending Qingzhou, and the entire Qingzhou fell completely into the hands of Li Jize.
Li Jize’s first base was in his hands.