Volume 10 Chapter 371
Chapter 371
"Yes!" Nie Ze nodded and said, "That's fine! Let's wait until tomorrow for a decisive battle with the enemy!"
There was no talk that night, and the next day, the Bai Zhan Army launched a strong attack on the remaining five camps of the Mo Army. The battle situation on this day was basically the same as the previous day. Even though there were a large number of Mozambican troops in the camp, they still retreated as soon as they hit, and did not fight to the death with the Hundreds of War Army.
It took only half a day for Bai Zhanjun to capture the five camps one after another. The defeated Mo army retreated hastily and exited the Panling territory in one breath.
The enemy army was vulnerable and the war was progressing so smoothly. The morale of the Baizhan Army was high and their fighting spirit was high. The generals proposed to Nie Ze to continue chasing the defeated Mo army and take this opportunity to completely defeat the main force of the Mo army in Zeping County. Annihilate.
Nie Ze also wanted to pursue him, but after all, he was a battle-hardened and experienced commander. The enemy's battle was too abnormal. The location was so important, the terrain was so steep, and Panling had such a complete defense built in advance. Mo Jun unexpectedly Just give up when you say give up. This is too contrary to common sense. Could it be a fraud?
He summoned the four deputy commanders Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai, and then expressed his doubts. His concerns hit it off with Chen Xiu and the other four, and they also realized that the battle went too smoothly, to the point of being abnormally smooth.
Chen Xiu said: "General, Mo Jun obviously did not intend to fight to the death with our army in Panling, so he was not very motivated and was defeated in one attack. Looking at Zeping County, the best defensive location is in Panling. The enemy army was uncharacteristically There is only one possibility to abandon this place.”
Guan Dai then said: "This is a strategy to lure the enemy deeper."
"That's right!" Chen Xiu nodded and said, "It seems that Mo's army deliberately wanted to lead our army into the hinterland of Zeping County. At that time, our army was alone and it was difficult to guarantee logistical supplies. The situation may be very unfavorable."
"However," Guan Dai said with a frown: "Our army is not alone! After our army, there are two armies, the Pingyuan Army and the Feilong Army. Our army's logistics supplies are guaranteed by these two armies. There will be more Problem?"
"This..." Chen Xiu was speechless for a moment. What Guan Dai said was not unreasonable. Although the Baizhan Army was the vanguard army, and there were two strong reinforcements from the Pingyuan Army and the Feilong Army behind it, if Mo Jun used the strategy of luring the enemy in, , that’s a big mistake. This is not to lure the enemy in, but to lure the wolf into the house. He pondered for a long time and said quietly: "Unless the Mo army uses a strategy to lure the enemy deep in front, and then quietly circle back to Panling, cutting off the reinforcements of the Pingyuan Army and the Feilong Army, and at the same time cutting off our army's retreat."
kindness! Guan Dai nodded secretly, this was quite possible. After all, we are not familiar with the environment of Zeping County. It is very easy for the main force of the Mo army to avoid our eyes and go back to Panling. If that is the case, it will be like beating the dog behind closed doors, and the consequences will be worrying.
Nie Ze, who had been silent and listening to the two men's analysis, suddenly burst into laughter and said, "If this is really the case, then Mo Jun will be burned and will definitely lose."
"Oh?" Chen Xiu and other generals were stunned and asked, "Why did the general say this?"
Nie Ze smiled slyly and said faintly: "Our Zhenren's army has never been very dependent on logistical supplies. You should still remember that when the Wind-defying Alliance joined forces to attack the Feng Kingdom, one of our Zhenren's armies The army went deep into the territory of Feng Kingdom and almost reached Yancheng. At that time, there were only 100,000 troops, and they went deep into the hinterland of Feng Kingdom. But now our army has 400,000 troops, and they only go deep into the hinterland of Zeping County. In comparison, what do we have to fear? "
Chen Xiu and others looked at each other, muttering in their hearts, why didn't you finish what you said? Back then, the Zhen army almost reached Yancheng, but what happened? The entire army, including the general, was wiped out in the hinterland of Feng Kingdom, and not a single one escaped.
Of course, Nie Ze quoted this battle example to show that the Zhen army did not rely much on logistical supplies. The reason was simple. The Zhen army was too barbaric and capable of looting. It was like a plague of locusts, and everything it passed was in ruins.
"What do you think General Nie thinks..." Chen Xiu and others asked.
"Since Mo Jun intends to lure our troops deeper, we will use his plan to turn Zeping County upside down!" Nie Ze said with a sneer.
Nie Ze fought with a desperate spirit and a shrewd mind. For his opponents, he was undoubtedly an extremely terrifying enemy.
Bai Zhanjun knew clearly that Mo Jun was using a strategy to lure the enemy deeper, but they still crossed Panling, like a sharp knife, and penetrated into the hinterland of Zeping County.
After passing through Panling, we then entered Panzhong County. There are three cities in Panzhong County, namely Shiqiao, Xintian and Dingshan, of which Dingshan is the county seat.
The main force of the defeated Mo army retreated towards Dingshan City, but the Bai Zhan Army did not dare to pursue them directly. According to the military intelligence reports, a large number of local troops from Mozambique are stationed in Shiqiao and Xintian. If the Baizhan Army directly attacks Dingshan, and both Shiqiao and Xintian send troops to attack their own side, the situation will be extremely unfavorable to the Baizhan Army. .
Therefore, Nie Ze decided to take Shiqiao first, then take Xintian, and finally fight to the death with Mo Jun in Dingshan City.
Shiqiao is a large city that is rich in iron ore and turquoise, and the iron smelting industry is very developed. In addition, the turquoise it produces every year is also transported to various parts of Mozambique for use in building city walls and temples. It is one of the more important cities in the country.
Mo State deployed more than 70,000 local troops in Shiqiao, as well as about 30,000 central troops, with a total strength of 100,000.
Since Shiqiao City itself is rich in Qinggangite, its city defense is naturally strong. Not only are the city walls made of Qinggangite, but even the stones prepared for the city wall are mainly made of Qinggangite.
It is not easy to forcefully break through the stone bridge. For the Hundred Battles Army, this is also a tough battle. In this battle, there is no trickery. The Hundred Battles Army used all the siege equipment that could be used.
During the siege, the catapults and the city-breaking crossbows fired stone bullets and crossbow arrows from the rear to suppress the defenders on the city wall. The soldiers of the Hundred Battles Army lined up in a square formation and advanced forward. At the same time, all the battering rams and towers in the army were pushed out.
The battle was extremely fierce from the beginning. On one side, there was a strong attack that could only move forward and not retreat, and on the other side, there was a desperate struggle with no way to retreat. The soldiers on both sides used all their strength, and the battle lasted from noon to night.
During this period, the Hundred Battles Army attacked and was beaten back. The same was true for the defenders. A group of people pulled the city wall, and they were killed and wounded in the blink of an eye. Even if a corps was on the city wall, more than half of them were killed and wounded soon.
The bodies of the soldiers on both sides were piled up under the city wall.
At night, even the four deputy commanders Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai, who could not resonate with Zhenren, could not fight any more. The casualties of the soldiers under them were too great. If they did not withdraw their troops to rest, the whole army would be in danger.
The four of them came to Nie Ze together and asked him to withdraw his troops and wait for tomorrow to fight again.
Nie Ze's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he shouted at the four of them: "No one is allowed to retreat without my order! Anyone who dares to say the word "retreat" lightly will be punished by military law!"
His words made Chen Xiu and the other four speechless, and the latter could only bite the bullet and continue to command the soldiers to fight.
Nie Ze knew that the battle was difficult, and his own side suffered heavy losses, and the enemy's losses were also not light. His own side was tired, and the enemy would be even more tired. Now it depends on who can grit their teeth and hold on to the end.
The fierce battle lasted all night. When the sky gradually brightened the next day, the offensive of the Baizhan Army still showed no sign of stopping. The Zhenren soldiers who had fought for a day and a night continued to rush forward like mad beasts.
At this time, looking at the bottom of the Shiqiao City, the pounding stones were mixed with corpses, and the corpses mixed with pounding stones had piled up almost two meters high outside the city.
The battle had reached this point, but the Shiqiao was still not broken. Chen Xiu and others came to Nie Ze again and asked him to withdraw his troops and stop fighting. Nie Ze's tone was even worse this time. He almost roared and scolded the four people away, and said that if they could not take down the Shiqiao, the four of them would come to see him with their heads.
In the battle of Shiqiao, the Baizhan Army and the defenders of the Mo Kingdom fought for two days and one night. It was not until late at night on the second day that the Baizhan Army tore open the defense of the Shiqiao City. The Baizhan Army soldiers, who had long been bloodthirsty and lost their minds, rushed into the Shiqiao City and launched a more bloody massacre of the defenders and civilians in the city.
Now, Chen Xiu and others can finally understand why the Zhen people are so obsessed with massacres. The Zhen people are good at fighting tough battles, which is also accumulated by the blood and lives of countless soldiers. Anyone who survives the fierce battle can be considered lucky. They have experienced wandering outside the gates of hell and have seen too many comrades around them fall to the ground. They need someone to vent their resentment and fear, and massacres have become a matter of course.
The battle of Shiqiao City was the most devastating battle since the Hundred Battles Army invaded the Mo Kingdom. There were more than 20,000 seriously injured soldiers transported to the rear alone, and there were as many as 30,000 soldiers buried under Shiqiao City. As for the lightly injured soldiers, there were countless and could not be counted.
After this battle, the direct casualties of the Hundred Battles Army reached 50,000. Fortunately, Shiqiao City was successfully captured in the end, and the casualties of the Hundred Battles Army were also valuable.
Shiqiao is a large city with hundreds of thousands of people. It is impossible for the Hundred Battles Army to control the entire city at once and kill all the people in the city. Many people took advantage of the chaos to flee with their families.
Originally, the Hundred Battles Army was planning to organize troops to hunt down and kill them. At this time, Nie Ze ordered not to hunt down the people of Mo Country. At the same time, he ordered a group of more than 10,000 elite soldiers to take off their armor, change into the clothes of the people of Mo Country, and mix in with the fleeing people and run with them.
The people of Shiqiao City fled to Xintian City, which was the closest to them. Ten thousand elite soldiers of the Hundred Battles Army, who were disguised, successfully mixed into Xintian City with the fleeing people. In this way, before the Hundred Battles Army attacked Xintian, it had buried a deadly sharp knife in Xintian City.