Chapter 978 Battle Report (2)
It was not until this line of words came into view that Li Ling suddenly realized that where did the uneasiness that flashed in his heart just now come from? It was the direction.
The Jinzhou army came from the west, but Tuofeng City was in the east, and the Guirong people came from there. Since that is the case, how could they let go of the Great Yueguan City along the way?
However, under the influence of the urgent battle situation, this problem was ignored by everyone. The Jinzhou army only thought of finding the city to support it, gain a foothold again, and completely ignored the possible dangers. However, the result of this ignorance and ignorance was extremely tragic.
"The Jinzhou army was attacked by Guirong in front and behind under Tuofeng City, and the morale of the army was in chaos, with thousands of casualties... Fortunately, Di Jingfei led his troops to fight to the death, so that the army could escape and retreat. However, the Jinzhou central army was broken through the defense line by Guirong cavalry, and Dong Gongwang led his personal guards to fight to the death to protect Daqiu. Although he killed thousands of enemies and retreated, the commander Dong Gongwang was also seriously injured and fell off the horse..."
Seeing such a tragic result, Li Ling's breathing became rapid, and only a voice was left in his mind: "Dong Gongwang was seriously injured..."
Even if he doesn't understand military affairs, he knows what the commander general in the army means to the entire army, especially the Jinzhou general who has been around for decades like Dong Gongwang. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the soul of the entire army.
With him in the army, even if the Jinzhou army suffered a loss this time, at least the morale of the army has not dispersed, they can still deal with the enemy. However, when Gong Dong saw that something happened, the attack on the Jinzhou army would be unprecedented. I am afraid that his fall would mean that the entire Jinzhou army would collapse completely and would no longer have the power to fight against the enemy.
The content behind it is as expected: "The Jinzhou army was in chaos and had no intention of fighting again. They had to flee in a hurry, but were chased by the Guirong people, with more than 10,000 people killed or injured, and there was no power to fight..."
Fortunately, Li Ling was very calm because he thought of the existence of Youzhou Army. Judging from the content of this battle report, only two-thirds of the content is still one-third.
Sure enough, the battle situation later changed again: "Ghost Rong chased the Jinzhou army and went straight to the Killing Hukou. He was not afraid that our Youzhou army had already set up an ambush here. Seeing this opportunity, he killed left and right, defeated the enemy army at Killing Hukou, defeated him ten miles away, and killed more than 3,000 enemies..."
It was not until he saw this that Li Ling breathed a long sigh and realized that not only was his back soaked in cold sweat, but his hands were also covered in sweat, and he wet the thick stack of paper.
Although he was not on the scene, he knew Sun Bi. Obviously, he had already led his army to arrive earlier, and maybe he had seen the Jinzhou army defeated and fled from afar. So he did not send troops to rescue him as soon as possible. It was obvious that the defeat of the Jinzhou army was inevitable, so he simply used this entire Jinzhou army as bait to set up this trap to kill and defeat the enemy!
With Sun Bi's decisiveness and courage, he could definitely make such a decision. You know, he is the one who dares to put himself and the entire Youzhou on the gambling table to bet on the victory or defeat with Guirong people.
This victory also proves that he was the right bet this time. If the Jinzhou army approached Tuofeng City, or if it was attacked and retreated, it might have saved the lives of many Jinzhou soldiers, but it may not be able to turn the world around the entire battle.
The best result at that time is to kill the Guirong people, and then the two sides continue to fight, and the balance of victory and defeat is still tending to be Guirong people who are better at fighting head-on.
But now, the situation is completely different. This ambush alone has killed more than 3,000 enemies, and it has also brought enough deterrence to suppress the morale of the enemy and completely reverse the enemy's victory.
Moreover, this will greatly enhance the morale of the Yue army, whether it is the Youzhou army or the newly defeated Jinzhou army.
Because this great victory in killing Hukou was really symbolic, the key battle to kill the enemy in the Central Plains such as Liao and Jin to destroy the country and escape was the key battle to kill Hukou!
In that battle, the Wei tribes of the Liao and Jin dynasties actually joined forces to fight head-on with the Dayue army, which was at its peak in combat. The final result was that 300,000 Dayue elite troops defeated 220,000 three-way coalition forces and killed 150,000 enemies. The rest all fled in a hurry, with only 300 miles...
This was the result of the peace of the northern border of Dayue for decades, and the remnants of the three families were completely defeated into Guirong tribes. It is precisely because of this steep mountain and dangerous terrain that the Dayue court changed its name to Khahukou, which meant to kill all the Huguans!
This time, after decades, the Great Vietnamese border army once again killed Hukou and defeated Guirong's army. Although the number of enemies killed was far inferior to the time, its symbolic significance was enough to bring completely different feelings to the soldiers of the enemy and us, and to boost the morale of the Youzhou army. Even the Jinzhou army could come out of the shadow of failure.
The battle situation behind was just as Li Ling judged. The Vietnamese army fought again with victory, killing the Guirong people for more than ten miles, which made them stabilize again. At the same time, the Guirong soldiers and horses who were hiding in the nearby fortress also followed and joined forces to launch a new round of offensive and defense with the Vietnamese army.
This time, the Vietnamese army was well prepared, and their troops were not under the enemy. More importantly, they also gained the support of the Camel City, and then they had a head-on confrontation with the Guirong army. Although they failed to completely defeat the enemy, they also maintained a certain momentum, which means that the two sides had completely entered a stalemate.
After all, both the Jinzhou Army and the Youzhou Army are all elite soldiers who have been trained through battles on the border of the Great Vietnamese. Even if they are damaged, their morale still exists. Coupled with the commanding examples of generals at all levels, no matter how strong the enemy is, it is enough to fight to the end.
Li Ling had another more optimistic point in his heart, that is, the Vietnamese army had a back move, and the Jizhou army would arrive later. At that time, the main forces of the three major military states would be able to completely defeat Gui Rong.
Of course, the fundamental reason for all this is that the supply of soldiers on the front line can keep up. Even at the end of the battle report, Sun Bi mentioned that Li Ling would send the next batch of military rations to the front line as soon as possible, otherwise it would be difficult to support them only by himself and the food and grass carried by the Jinzhou army when they came.
Li Ling had already read the complete battle report at this time - in fact, it was said to be a battle report, more like a letter, a letter written by Sun Bi himself - his expression finally relaxed. However, the problems within the Vietnamese army still existed, one was whether the food and grass could be delivered to them smoothly, and the other was Dong Gongwang's injury. Especially the latter, Dong Gongwang is the pillar of the Jinzhou army. He was only seriously injured. Perhaps the morale of the army would not be chaotic, but once he really died, the consequences would be difficult to say...
After reading this detailed and detailed battle report, Li Ling fell into deep thoughts for a long time. Even when the time came to noon, what was the reaction? Seeing this, Li Moyun, who had been with him outside the house, finally became worried and went up to shout, "Young Master..."
He screamed three times before Li Ling was able to pull out his mind: "Well? But is there any business?"
"It's nothing, but it's already noon and you haven't eaten in the morning."
After this reminder, Li Ling felt his stomach growling and laughed, "I'm really hungry. Please let them get some food. Also, if Du Xiuxian and others come to see me, the battle on the front line may become a stalemate. Our responsibility to transport food and grass is not light."
"Yes, I'll do it now." Li Moyun felt certain when he heard what he said. Just now, he only heard the soldiers who sent the letter saying that the Jinzhou army was defeated. Even the commander Dong Gongwang was seriously injured and did not know how to live or die. He was really afraid that the front line would be defeated and the battle situation would be completely out of control.
But now it seems that the battle situation is not as bad as I thought. At least the young master is still very stable, so he has a chance to win.
At that moment, he hurried out, asking someone to deliver the food, and also called Du Xiuxian and other staff and counselors who had been busy in the front yard.
Li Ling did not delay. While eating, he saw a few people. He introduced the progress of the front-line war with a serious expression. Then, in the shocked eyes of everyone, he said frankly: "The front-line war will inevitably be dangerous, and our responsibilities in the rear are even more important. It can be said that whether the Grand Marshal and the others can finally win depends on whether we can send enough food and supplies to the army in time. So next, the whole country of Youzhou must be motivated to ensure the smooth transportation of food, and there must be no mistakes!"
In the solemn order of everyone, Li Ling thought of the most critical point - whether Xiao Chengzhi could successfully deliver food and food to the army this time, the success or failure of this matter will be related to the final direction of this confrontation between us and us.
"I just hope everything goes well... Chengzhi, don't let Sun Bi down!"
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Ten miles north of Tuofeng City, the Guirong army set up a camp here.
At this time, as the horn continued to sound, another army was rushing towards the Vietnamese camp ahead, fighting with the Great Vietnamese army, which was also killing the generals...
The battle has entered a white-hot heat from the beginning. When the Vietnamese army's uniform army was facing the fierce attack of Guirong cavalry and it was extremely difficult to grasp the direction of the attack, it would easily reveal flaws and be divided into several pieces. Then the army behind Guirong also covered and killed again.
But this time the Vietnamese army was prepared for a long time. Seeing this, two armies broke out from both wings and attacked the Guirong army in an encirclement manner, which made the battle even more intense.
When the two sides fought, the soldiers and horses kept falling down, causing the generals on both sides, especially the many patriarchs and warriors on Guirong to see them, and they were frightened and sweaty on their foreheads. Some people even couldn't help but look at their expressionless sweating. They wanted to say something, but they couldn't speak for a while.
Tie Lezhen saw the changes in everyone's expressions, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly. It was not until the two sides fought for more than half an hour and the sun was a little west that he decisively ordered: "Let's withdraw the troops today!"
Chapter completed!