Chapter 413 The Battle of Qingzhou

After Lu Bu arrived in Luoyang, he did not go to see Xu Rong. Instead, he transferred directly to Hanoi and went straight to Quanzhou. For him, the new Five Elements Boat or Tai Chi Boat was much more important than attacking the Central Plains. Given the current situation , there is also the gap in armaments between the two sides, there is no reason to lose.

"The military discipline of the Jizhou army is not good. We must tell all the army commanders about this and must strictly control it. After the city is broken, anyone who harms the people will be killed without mercy, regardless of origin or merit." This is Lu Bu's Tai Chi chariot. As for the only order left before the war, he believed that Xu Rong and Gao Shun would make the judgment.

What he has to do now, in addition to building ships, is to help all frontline armies grasp logistics.

"General, this is the order my lord left before he left!" In Pingyuan, at Hua Xiong's camp, Xu Shu told Lu Buliu's order. In fact, he was not giving it to Hua Xiong, but to the Jizhou general in the tent.

During the attack on Yuan Shao, the Jizhou Army surrendered a lot of troops. The military discipline of the Guanzhong Army was cultivated by Lu Bu for ten years. Now a large number of Jizhou Army are being deployed. Although it has made up for the shortage of manpower, military discipline is what Lu Bu is most worried about. of.

Now that the world is about to be unified, there is not enough time to rectify military discipline. This is a big problem. Everyone knows that Lu Bu wants to minimize the casualties in this battle to pacify the world, but the reason why the military disaster is called a military disaster is because after the city was broken Very difficult to control.

"Did you all hear that?" Hua Xiong raised his head and looked at the Jizhou surrendered generals under the tent: "I don't mean to look down on you. Just what it means for the Guanzhong Army to enter Jizhou. You should know that this general hopes that this invasion will The officers and soldiers of Qingzhou and Jizhou do not seek to be like the Guanzhong Army, but the lord will not allow the persecution of the people, and I will not allow it. Whoever commits it, don’t blame me for being merciless. The lord’s order is to kill without mercy. I Hua Xiong will kill without mercy!"

"General, it's not our business to take care of this!" a Jizhou general frowned.

"Then I'll tell you how to manage it." Hua Xiong slapped the table and said: "If an ordinary soldier commits a crime, the corps commander will commit the same crime. If the corps commander commits the crime, the commander will commit the same crime. If the commander commits the crime, the leader of the team will commit the same crime. If the commander commits the crime, the commander of the team will commit the same crime. If you are guilty of the same crime, I don’t believe that I can’t control it. I tell you, don’t use the evasion methods you used under Yuan Shao here. I, the Han soldiers, protect the country and the people of the Han Dynasty. You give me Give it a try and see if I dare to kill you!"

When Hua Xiong was angry, all the generals in the tent fell into silence for an instant. This man who was not easy to talk to looked at his appearance, and they all complained secretly in their hearts. It was not a shirk to say it, but except for the Guanzhong Army, they basically looted after breaking the city. It was a default rule. Neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao took care of it, but Guan Zhongjun took care of it when they came. This made many people uncomfortable.

Xu Shu frowned and looked at this scene. Now, in order to quickly stabilize Jizhou, the Guanzhong soldiers who invaded Jizhou temporarily assumed the role of security in various places in Jizhou. In order to cooperate with the county magistrates and prefects in various places to implement the new policy, Huaxiong only sent 100,000 people to Jizhou. Jizhou surrendered its troops and entered the battlefield.

But compared to the strict military discipline of the Guanzhong Army, the military discipline of the Jizhou Army is really shockingly poor. It is naturally good for the Lord to issue this order, but in actual operation, there may be trouble.

Hua Xiong asked everyone to return to camp and prepare to cross the river. Xu Shu came to Hua Xiong and said, "General, I'm afraid it won't work to intimidate like this."

"Then you still want me to coax them?" Hua Xiong glared. He was used to leading well-trained Guanzhong soldiers, but now leading these Jizhou troops felt that it took three times more effort than before, which made him quite irritated.

Xu Shu thought for a moment and said, "In this way, in addition to the Vulcan Cannon, Thunder God Crossbow and the soldiers who specialize in using thunder, the rest of the Guanzhong soldiers will form a supervising team, specifically responsible for supervising the battle, and there is no need to send them to the battlefield."

"Is it possible?" Hua Xiong frowned and said, "If this happens, wouldn't there be no more of our people in the army?"

"It is useless. Now the two sides have conflicting ideas. Only one person in the army is a soldier in Guanzhong. It is difficult to change everyone's minds. It is better to focus on strict military law and be able to deal with mutiny at any time." Xu Shu nodded. This is not the case now. During military training, these Jizhou troops only need to be obedient. As for military discipline, they can be practiced slowly after the war.

"I'm afraid there will be a mutiny!" Hua Xiong frowned. With the military discipline of the Jizhou Army, if the control is too strict when breaking the city, problems will definitely occur.

"Killing a few will be enough to shock you." Xu Shu said with a smile.

Hua Xiong: "..."

Xu Shu looked at Hua Xiong, who was looking at him in astonishment, and wondered, "What does this mean, general?"

"It's okay." Hua Xiong shook his head: "It's just that you guys who are studying are a bit scary if you are aggressive."

Be cruel?

Xu Shu looked at Hua Xiong in confusion, then suddenly realized, smiling and said: "These things are done by the general, and cannot be done by the subordinates."

"That's right." Hua Xiong nodded, patted Xu Shu's shoulder and said, "Haha, I was right to ask for Yuan Zhi from my lord. You are really mean to me!"

Xu Shu nodded and said nothing. His memory was pretty good, but that was not what Hua Xiong said at the beginning.

The preparations for the plain were to be continued, and Zhang Ren was responsible for the command of the Vulcan Cannon, Thunder God Crossbow, and Sky Thunder. In September, Hua Xiong commanded the army to cross the river. Yuan Tan ordered people to build several barriers at the mouth of the river and defended them with bed crossbows. Want to block the army on the other side.

But in fact, although they looked huge here, they were basically Jizhou troops. Hua Xiong led 3,000 Guanzhong elites to cross the river in Liaocheng, and then ran for hundreds of miles overnight, and unexpectedly attacked Yuan Tan's camp at dawn, destroying the enemy camp and destroying the army. were able to cross the river successfully.

Although there was advance warning, when they invaded Jian County, they still plundered people's property and raped and humiliated people's women. Hua Xiong did not show any mercy and beheaded more than 200 heads in a row, which shocked the morale of the army. He died in this battle. More soldiers died in the hands of the enemy than in the hands of the enemy, but because of this, they quickly won the hearts of the local people.

After attacking Jian County, Hua Xiong's strategy was the same as when he attacked Jizhou, looking for the enemy's main force to attack. As long as the enemy's main force was destroyed, Qingzhou would naturally be theirs.

However, the battlefield in Qingzhou did not go smoothly. It was not because of how powerful the Qingzhou Army was, but because the Jizhou Army had three large-scale mutinies. Although they were suppressed in time, it also put Hua Xiong into a disadvantageous situation. Fortunately, Xu Shu had taken precautions. The concept of resolving crises several times and using iron-blooded means to lead the army like mountains was deeply rooted in the hearts of the Jizhou army. After mutiniing three times, they rewarded the three armies with treasury property, and finally conquered the Jizhou army.

However, Qingzhou is different from Jizhou. Qingzhou is mountainous. Yuan Tan cannot defeat the imperial army with Vulcan cannons, thunder god crossbows, and thunderbolts head-on. However, he can rely on the complex mountains in Qingzhou to entangle Hua Xiong, which makes Hua Xiong passive for a time. Even the food route was cut off several times, and the battle was once in a stalemate.

"Since the main force of the bandit army is difficult to eliminate for the time being, our army will drain the firepower!" Xu Shu looked at Hua Xiong who was about to dry his hair and said with a smile.

"How to smoke?" Hua Xiong looked at Xu Shu with a headache.

"The enemy's army is mainly based on mountains, so our army is mainly based on this plain, occupying the three plains of Donglai, Qiguo, and Le'an counties. These places are the main food supply for the rebel army. They are in the mountains. The food and grass will inevitably be unprepared. Our army will move the nearby people to the plains and clear the fields. In less than a month, they will retreat to Jinan. Our army will take advantage of the opportunity to pursue them and drive them out of Qingzhou." Xu Rong spread out the map and gave it to Hua! Xiong explained.

What they are afraid of now is not Yuan Tan taking advantage of the danger. After the Vulcan Cannon and Thunder Thunder come out, the danger is still important, but without equivalent weapons, it will be difficult to defend. What they are really afraid of is the enemy's reliance on the mountains. Play this harassment battle with them.

After the Battle of Jizhou, the Qingzhou Army has obviously become familiar with and immune to the new weapons, and even has many corresponding methods, such as introducing them into complex terrain, or engaging in bloody battles in rainy weather.

The Guanzhong Army did not suffer many casualties, but the Jizhou Army often did so.

In today's world, except for Jiangdong, the terrain of Qingzhou is probably not very friendly to them. On the contrary, the Central Plains, which has the largest territory and the most populous population, is easier to capture.

Xu Rong's plan was different from when he attacked Jizhou. He no longer blindly eliminated the enemy's main force, but instead dug out the opponent's foundation bit by bit, forcing the opponent to withdraw from the mountains and fight in Jinan.

Hua Xiong didn't waste any words and agreed immediately. The army began to shrink, and at the same time he captured the cities one by one, and then arranged for people to manage them.

Yuan Tan naturally also got the news. Seeing his territory shrinking, he went out several times to take back the city, but was beaten by Hua Xiong who was well prepared and fled in embarrassment.

Tian Feng naturally guessed Xu Shu's intention, but he was helpless. Since his fists were not strong, he had to be restricted everywhere. After several battles, he could only lead his army to retreat to Jinan and ask Cao Cao for help.

Hua Xiong listened to Xu Shu's suggestion and no longer rushed to chase down the enemy's main force. Instead, he quickly occupied all the counties and cities, and arranged soldiers in key places to capture them all.

So far, out of the six counties in Qingzhou, Hua Xiong had taken over the five counties that Yuan Tan actually occupied. Four counties were taken away by Hua Xiong. Yuan Tan led 20,000 remnant troops to retreat to Tugu and Licheng areas, ready to retreat to Jibei at any time. When he arrived in Jibei That was Cao Cao's territory, but now, Yuan Tan could only rely on Cao Cao as his last resort.

But Cao Cao, who was regarded as his last resort by Yuan Tan, was not having a good time. He had already received Yuan Tan's letter asking for help, but there was nothing he could do. After Yuan Shao's defeat, Xu Rong began to continuously mobilize troops to the Xingyang area. At the same time, Gao Shun also mobilized troops to the Yingchuan and Runan areas. Lu Bu was not only preparing to fight against Yuan Shao, but also wanted to fight with him.

Faced with the intimidation of the Guanzhong Army, Cao Cao did not dare to neglect, and began to mobilize troops and generals to prepare for a showdown with the Guanzhong Army. He knew that the Guanzhong Army had new weapons, and the intelligence returned from Jizhou made him think that those detailed operations were for a time. He told himself myths, but the news coming back from everywhere was only more exaggerated, which made Cao Cao have to pay attention.

It's not that Yuan Tan doesn't want to rescue, but there are no extra troops to send out to rescue. He can only ask someone to write a letter telling Yuan Tan that if he really can't handle it, he should retreat to Jibei or Xuzhou first, and wait until Gao Shunhe retreats. Xu Rong went to help him.

It's just that Gao Shun and Xu Rong are obviously not so easy to retreat...