Chapter 1670: Death of Tolei (Part 1)
Chapter 1670 Death of Tuo Lei (Part 1)
Chapter 1668: Death of Tuo Lei (Part 1)
Jizhou, outside Yecheng, inside the Qin army camp.
After many days of traveling, Qin Hao finally arrived at Yecheng, the center of the Hebei campaign.
Unexpectedly, he received a system prompt just after arriving in Yecheng, and the content of the prompt was that Su Dingfang destroyed Zhao.
“That’s great, God helps me.”
Qin Hao was overjoyed. Previously, Li Jing swept across Qingbei, and now it was Su Dingfang's turn to destroy Zhao. The Qin army had won two of the four battles, and had gained an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield in Hebei.
At present, the only remaining troops of the Northern Han Dynasty in Hebei are Han Xin's 150,000 troops in Yecheng and Wei Qing's 100,000 troops in Daijun.
The Northern Han United Army has suffered more than half its casualties, leaving only nearly 250,000 troops.
In contrast, the Qin army won many battles in Hebei. Although its military strength was also reduced, its casualties were not large.
The current distribution of Qin’s troops is:
Yecheng Baiqi's main army was 210,000;
Huo Qubing from Daijun has a cavalry army of 70,000;
Su Dingfang’s main mixed prisoner of war army in the Bohai Sea is 130,000;
Zhou Yu from Qingbei captured and reorganized an army of 60,000 people;
And Li Jing thirty thousand;
The combined strength of the Qin Army in the three states is exactly half a million, which means that the Qin Army has been fighting for so long, but its military strength is neither declining nor rising.
Before, the military strength of the Northern Han Dynasty was basically the same as that of the Qin Army, and they were still on the defensive side. However, they were suppressed by the Qin Army. Now the total strength of the Qin Army is twice that of the Northern Han Dynasty. One can imagine what the result will be. .
Now anyone with a discerning eye can basically see that the hastily established Northern Han Dynasty has reached the final moment, and it will only be a matter of time before it is completely wiped out by the Qin army.
"Su Lie captured 120,000 Bohai defenders with an army of 100,000, but did not trigger the campaign reward. It seems that Yuan Shao's hastily recruited 100,000 militiamen were not counted as regular troops by the system, so the campaign requirements were not met. ah."
Qin Hao said with a look of regret.
In the Battle of Bohai, Su Lie fought extremely brilliantly. He attacked Bohai with 130,000 defenders with an army of 100,000, but he used a trick to attack the heart and allowed Zhao to collapse without a single soldier. In the end, he was defeated without a fight. A conquering soldier.
The Battle of Bohai fully meets the battle standards in terms of numbers. If it can be settled according to the battle, it will definitely be a gold card to start with. However, among the 130,000 Zhao defenders, 100,000 were temporarily recruited. Common people, so naturally they cannot be counted as regular troops, so naturally they cannot meet the standards of a battle.
"Su Lie is still sweeping through Jidong and will not be able to lead an army to support him for a while. But even if his army does not come, given the current situation in Yecheng, Bai Qi can still defeat Han Xin." Qin Hao analyzed secretly in his heart. road.
The decisive battle between Bai Qi and Han Xin was the most critical battle in the Hebei War. Since nearly 400,000 troops gathered in Wei County, and the war lasted for so long, it naturally could not be limited to Yecheng.
The Battle of Yecheng actually refers to the later period of the Jizhou War. In the initial Jizhou War, the two sides fought around the western Hebei region.
In the end, the Northern Han Dynasty withdrew from western Hebei little by little, and Wei County in the central part of Jizhou became a battlefield.
The battle between Bai Qi and Han Xin in Wei County was even more intense. Every city and every inch of land were fought fiercely by both sides.
In the end, Bai Qi personally restrained Han Xin and pinned the main force of the Northern Han Dynasty to Weijun. However, he sent Zhang Liao and Xue Rengui each to lead a partial force, gradually cutting off Han Xin's other arrangements in Weijun, and finally completely trapped Han Xin to death in Weijun. In Yecheng.
If Jizhou is divided into five parts: southeast, northwest, and middle, then western Hebei, southern Hebei, eastern Hebei, and most of central Hebei are all in the hands of the Qin army.
The Northern Han Dynasty's sphere of influence in Jizhou was reduced to Korea in northern Hebei and Yecheng in central Hebei.
So, the Jizhou War can also be divided into three stages:
1, Battle of Jixi;
2, the battle of Weijun;
3, Battle of Yecheng;
At the beginning of the Jixi War, Bai Qi's 280,000 troops faced Han Xin's 200,000 Northern Han coalition forces. When the war progressed to the Battle of Wei County, the military strength of both sides also evolved into Bai Qi's 250,000 troops and Han Xin's 170,000 troops.
When the war advanced to the Battle of Yecheng again, the strength of the two armies dropped again to Bai Qi's 210,000 troops and Han Xin's 150,000 troops.
The Qin army suffered a total of 70,000 casualties, while Han Xin also suffered 50,000 casualties. A total of 120,000 elite soldiers were buried in Jizhou.
In fact, in terms of casualty data, neither side was injured.
Han Xin's control of the fighter planes was almost perfect. Even Bai Qi would find it difficult to find an opportunity to severely damage him. Even if such a plan came up, Han Xin would adopt the method of saving people and losing land, giving up as much land as possible and retaining soldiers.
So, even though Han Xin lost cities and territory one after another, his army was not injured.
Han Xin did not lose tactically, but strategically he did.
The continuous loss of land continued to squeeze the living space of the Northern Han Dynasty, until only Yecheng, an isolated city, remained in the entire Jizhong region.
There is almost no danger to defend in northern Hebei, so if Ye City is destroyed, it will only be a matter of time before the entire Jizhou falls.
The attack and defense of Yecheng has become the most critical battle to secure Jizhou, and Han Xin was finally forced by Bai Qi to a point of no retreat.
The offensive and defensive battle of Yecheng has been going on for almost a month. During this period, the Qin army suffered 40,000 casualties. Although it still failed to capture Yecheng, it still achieved very satisfactory results.
1, cut off all the cities in Wei County except Ye City, completely turning Ye City into an isolated city.
2, the moat of Ye City was filled up to facilitate the army to attack the city, and the entire defense layout of Ye City was figured out.
3, the month-long continuous siege exhausted the defenders in the city, and Yecheng's defense was not as strong as it was originally.
Two days ago, after Qin Hao arrived, the morale of the Qin army soared, but Bai Qi ordered a halt to the siege.
Bai Qi's move seemed to give Han Xin a chance to breathe, but in fact he was preparing a more powerful offensive to completely capture Yecheng with thunderous momentum.
“The final battle is about to take place tomorrow. I wonder how the Governor plans to arrange it?”
Qin Hao smiled and asked Bai Qi below.
When Bai Qi heard this, he quickly stood up and reported: "My lord, the general has made complete preparations. All he needs to do is..."
“report…”
Before Bai Qi could finish his words, a spy suddenly broke in and reported: "Your Majesty, important information has come from the grassland. Emperor Yuan has passed away due to a thunderstorm."
"What?"
All the generals in the tent couldn't help but exclaimed, while Guo Jia frowned and said, "Emperor Yuan Tuo Lei was capable of both civil and military skills and a strong body. How could he suddenly die? There may be something wrong here."
Hearing this, Qin Hao frowned. He didn't care about Tuo Lei's life or death. He only cared about whether the Yuanmeng people would be dissatisfied and hinder the Qin army from capturing Hebei.
The second update is here, all the chapters I owe have been paid, and I can finally relax.
(End of this chapter)