Chapter 898: Moving to Jingzhou
On the west bank of the Feishui River, the Qin army's barracks.
Di Chen and the others gathered together, looking at the panicked military camp, feeling a headache.
Sha Pojun complained: "I just can't figure it out, how could Gaia allow such a BUG weapon to exist?!" Even so, Sha Pojun's tone couldn't hide his envy.
"That's someone else's ability." Xiong Ba is the most contemptuous of Sha Po Jun.
Wu Qi also stood with Dichen and the others, and said, "This air raid is not all bad, at least it reminds us to separate the Qin army's camp and mix it up with the camp of the alien army."
"The general is right, that's exactly what he said." Di Chen nodded.
A sudden air strike, like a farce, brought an end to the second day of the battle.
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Night, Qin army camp.
Fu Jian summoned the generals to discuss matters, and Di Chen was able to attend.
Looking around, more than half of the generals sitting in the hall are from [Yanhuang League]. As the temporary governor, Wu Qi was the first military commander, which was quite eye-catching.
Although Murong Chui and Yao Chang were also sitting in the front row, their expressions were quite gloomy. They couldn't figure out why they became idlers in the army in a blink of an eye, so useless.
One day after taking over the command, Wu Qi already had a general understanding of the basic situation of the million Qin army, how to fight this battle, as the governor, Wu Qi had to come up with a practical plan.
A big problem facing Qin Jun right now is how to solve the problem of food and grass.
[Yanhuang League] Although the army carried a large amount of ration pills, they couldn't sustain such an astonishing consumption. According to this rate of consumption, the army will run out of food within five days.
No matter how much Fu Jian urged the food transport team, it still couldn't supply the consumption of the 550,000 troops.
Wu Qi said: "It's actually quite simple to solve the grain supply problem."
"What good strategy does the general have?" Fu Jian's eyes lit up.
Wu Qi said: "At the moment our army is on display on the west bank of Feishui River, and there are nearly half a million troops intercepting it. It may be difficult to fight all the way to Jiankang. But if we want to attack Jingzhou, there is no one to stop us."
"The general is saying that the troops are divided into two groups?"
Fu Jian was obviously hesitant. He planned to take Jiankang directly and rule the world early in the morning.
Wu Qi said: "That's right. The final general suggested that 300,000 troops be stationed in Feishui to confront the enemy. The remaining 250,000 troops will all move out, transfer to Yuzhou, and go straight to Jingzhou."
Seeing Fu Jian's hesitant expression, Wu Qi went on to say: "There are two advantages to dividing the troops. One is to solve the problem of our army's food and grass. With our army's logistics supply capacity, it is the limit to supply Feishui's 300,000 troops. The other army Go to Yuzhou and take Jingzhou, and you can raise food and grass on the spot along the way to reduce the logistical burden."
"Secondly, put pressure on the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Although Jingzhou Inspector Huanchong's Department is known as an army of 100,000, it is not as elite as the Beifu Army. Once Huanchong's Department is defeated, our army can go down the Yangtze River and take Jiankang directly."
The second benefit Wu Qi mentioned touched Fu Jian, he pondered for a while, and said: "Okay, we will follow this plan."
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Early the next morning, 250,000 Qin troops set out immediately.
Counting the 30,000 troops sent by Fu Rong before, the former Qin Dynasty threw a total of 280,000 troops in the Jingzhou War. If there is no accident, the Huanchong Department of Jingzhou is afraid that there will be more bad luck than good luck.
The core of the Qin army going out this time is 50,000 troops from Handan City, with veteran Lian Po as the main general. In addition, there are five territorial troops accompanying them, and the remaining 100,000 troops are the natives of the Qin army.
The strange thing is that in the [Yanhuang League] camp, all of them were dispatched except Dichen, and only Piaoling Huan followed. Logically speaking, this attack on Jingzhou is an excellent opportunity to earn campaign contribution points.
It's really strange that Chun Shenjun and the others can resist fighting for food with Dichen.
On the west bank of Feishui, Fu Jian personally sat in town, while Fu Rong accompanied Wu Qi, the temporary governor, to Shouyang to receive the rest of the Qin army and contact other armies that were gathering.
At this time, Shouyang has assembled 300,000 Qin troops, which is in a corner with the military camp on the west bank of Feishui River, and can reinforce the main battlefield at any time.
Because of this, Fu Jian dared to sit on the west bank of Feishui in peace.
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The change of the Qin army was quickly learned by the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
When Xie Shi heard the news, he was even more worried, and urgently summoned the generals to discuss the matter. Ouyang Shuo brought Huo Qubing and Jia Xu to the meeting hall.
The atmosphere in the tent was quite depressing, and it looked very dull.
The 80,000 Jin army is powerless to rescue Jingzhou, and the only savior is the alien army.
Looking at Xie Shi's gaze, Ouyang Shuo stood up and said, "I would like to report to the Commander-in-Chief that the Alien Legion can deploy 100,000 elite cavalry to take it down and assist Huan Chong's troops to fight against the enemy."
Deploying a 100,000 alien army is already the limit that Ouyang Shuo can mobilize after discussing with Jia Xu. In this way, there are only 300,000 Alien Legion and 80,000 Jin Army left in the base camp.
In addition to the 250,000 alien legions left in the former Qin camp on the opposite side, there are also 350,000 Qin troops.
As a general, Wu Qi's use of troops is naturally not easy. He arranged a large army to go south this time. Apart from the intention of attacking Jingzhou, he also had the intention of diverting the tiger away from the mountain.
If too many foreign troops from the Eastern Jin camp were transferred at one time, leaving the base camp empty; Ouyang Shuo believed that Wu Qi would not let this opportunity go, and would decisively take the opportunity to cross the Fei River and fight the Eastern Jin decisively.
Until then, it will be called all losers.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo's strategy is to delay until the surprise soldiers sneaking into the north play an effect, and delay until the two old foxes Murong Chui and Yao Chang make up their minds.
Only then will the Eastern Jin Dynasty have a chance to make a comeback.
Before that, the Eastern Jin Dynasty must be prepared to withstand pressure, and the scene will definitely not be too good.
In order to ensure the strength of the cavalry going south, Ouyang Shuo decided to let Ma Chao lead the 3rd, 4th and 5th divisions of the tiger and leopard cavalry to Jingzhou to serve as the backbone of the 100,000 fine cavalry.
The remaining cavalry were drawn from the rest of the territorial army.
The lords participating in the battle are never afraid of fighting, they are only afraid that there will be no battles to fight, and there will be no chance to earn battle contribution points. Therefore, when they heard that they were going to Jingzhou to fight against the Lian Po tribe, there was an endless stream of applicants.
When Xie Shi got Ouyang Shuo's reply, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "That's great!" There was a bit of astringency in his smile, Xie Shi had already realized that this war was no longer at his side.
The stranger in front of him is the protagonist of the war.
Leading a strong army with a weak brigade will not work in the army after all. No matter how low-key Ouyang Shuo is, no matter how much he respects Xie Shi, the great governor, the key decision-making will still reveal their primary and secondary relationship.
Ouyang Shuo was quite calm about this. As the king of the Great Xia Dynasty, his status and power at this time were even stronger than Sima Yao, Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, let alone Xie Shi.
Ouyang Shuo's respect for Xie Shi was only for respecting Gaia's battle rules.
If he wanted to win the battle of Feishui, Ouyang Shuo had to put the battle under his own control, so as to have a chance of winning. On this point, Ouyang Shuo did his part.
After the discussion was over, Xie Shi left Ouyang Shuo alone.
Xie Shi said: "I have sent someone to get in touch with Murong Chui and Yao Chang."
"What's their attitude?" Ouyang Shuo looked concerned.
Xie Shi shook his head, and said: "Those two are old foxes, they are the ones who don't see the rabbits and don't fly the eagles. The situation of the Qin army is very good now, even if they are dissatisfied with Fu Jian, they dare not make trouble at this time."
Ouyang Shuo understood, and said: "I would like to ask the trustees of the capital to inform the two of them that they want to escape from Fu Jian's control and go back to the north. We can provide assistance at any time."
Right now, Murong Chui and Yao Chang are obeying orders under Fu Jian's tent, which means they are under Fu Jian's surveillance at any time, so naturally they dare not make any changes.
The hesitation at this time, in addition to Qin Jun's gaining the upper hand, may also cause confusion that he cannot escape. But Ouyang Shuo thought about the marines brought here this time, as long as Murong Chui and Yao Chang want to leave, Ouyang Shuo is sure to send them away by water without anyone noticing.
Xie Shi was a little hesitant about this, and asked, "How sure are you?"
"More than ninety percent."
Xie Shi nodded and said: "Okay, I will try to send the information there. With a way out, their attitude must be relaxed. I only hope that the changes in the north will come sooner."
After sending out three cavalry, Ouyang Shuo informed Xie Shi.
"Variables will come sooner or later."
Ouyang Shuo firmly believed in this, even with Wu Qi's ability, it was impossible for this army to be reborn from the ashes in a short time after the defeat of millions of Qin troops in history.
No one can do it.
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In the next few days, the entire campaign map appeared to be calm.
Just like the calm before the storm, both sides have already made moves and are waiting to reap the results.
Surprisingly, the first war broke out was not Cao Chun's tribe who set out first, but Lianpo's tribe that had already entered Yuzhou.
At Jia Xu's suggestion, the 100,000 cavalry led by Ma Chao bypassed Lianpo's tribe and rushed to join Huanchong's tribe. Therefore, when Lianpo's troops passed through Yuzhou, they encountered almost no resistance, and they attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold all the way, like a broken bamboo.
The south of the Yangtze River is already famous for its prosperity, and it is also a land of fish and rice, with abundant products and sufficient food and grass. Of course, the affluent life also eroded the blood of the people, and very few people in the city spontaneously resisted the enemy invaders.
Seeing that one city after another was easily taken down, and the grain in the granary in the city was piled up like a mountain, Lian Po had other thoughts. Lian Po ordered the troops to slow down and collect food and grass along the way.
Except for leaving a small amount of food for personal use, all the remaining military food was shipped to the base camp.
In Lian Po's view, leading his troops to the south this time and defeating Huanchong's troops was a piece of cake. Since they can raise food and grass for the base camp by the way, why not do it.
This is a great achievement.
Lian Po's intentions were good, but unfortunately he overestimated the quality of Qin Jun and underestimated Qin Jun's greed.
Although Dichen installed liaison officers brought by Zhan Lang in the Qin army, it only improved the command system of the army, and the quality of the entire army was no different from before.
Most of the soldiers of the Qin army were of the Hu nationality, so they naturally had no sense of identity with the Han people in the south. Seeing that the south of the Yangtze River was so prosperous, their greedy and brutal nature was immediately revealed.
During the march, rape and looting happened from time to time, and they became more and more serious.