Chapter 38: Taking All of Sichuan (I)
After this period of battle, Jin Xuan's military strength did not decrease but increased instead. In Shouchun, 50,000 elite soldiers were recruited. Nearly 70,000 enemies were captured in Yong 'an and 60,000 were incorporated. Among them, Ma Su's grain transport team had taken in 20,000, thus reaching 40,000. The remaining 40,000 would be taken over by Pang Tong's troops. As a result, Zhuge Liang's troops numbered 150,000, Pang Tong's 140,000, and Jia Xu and Xu Shu's 100,000. Jin Xuan had 320,000 troops in the west. Besides Ma Su's 40,000 troops, there were 280,000 troops stationed in Yong 'an, including 40,000 of Jin Xuan's personal guards.
The King of Xichuan had 370,000 soldiers in six counties and 200,000 soldiers stationed in Jiangzhou. Under Liu Yan, Yan Yan was the main general, Li Hui was the military counselor, and Deng Xian, Lei Tong, Meng Da, Zhuo Ying, Zou Jing, Dong He, Wu Ban, Shen Dan, and others were under his command. In Yongan City, under Jin Xuan, Zhou Yu was the military counselor, and Lu Bu, Zhang Fei, Taishi Ci, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Gao Shun, Sun Lang, Sun Jing, Zhu Zhi, Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Zhang Ying, etc. led a total of 280,000 troops.
The King of Jing State, Liu Biao, who was in charge of restraining Jin Xuan, was attacked continuously by Jin Xuan's three armies. First, Pang Tong's troops would attack Jiangling, second, Jia Xu's troops would attack Jiangxia, and third, Xu Shu's troops would wait for an opportunity to strike. Pang Tong and Jia Xu's attack had thrown Liu Biao into disarray. Liu Biao did not expect that Jin Xuan would not be moved by the 200,000 troops attacking Changsha. Instead, he freed up his troops to attack the defenseless Jiangxia and Jiangling.
Jiangxia and Jiangling were already in great danger, and they were in a state of emergency. Liu Biao had no choice but to withdraw his troops. Liu Biao made a mistake of principle this time, which was to underestimate Jin Xuan's confidence. Liu Biao thought that as long as he sent out a large number of troops to attack Changsha, Jin Xuan would withdraw his troops to defend. After all, Changsha was where Jin Xuan's foundation was located, and most of his civil and military families gathered here. []
Jin Xuan's answer to Liu Biao was to send troops to his rear. Jin Xuan was confident that Xu Shu's 100,000 elite soldiers could defeat Liu Biao's 200,000-strong army without any external help. Moreover, Changsha still had 10,000 personal guards, which was the trump card in Jin Xuan's hands.
After Liu Biao gave the order to retreat, the entire camp became chaotic. Liu Biao ordered 30,000 soldiers to escort the provisions and baggage first, then led the army to retreat slowly.
Halfway through, the soldiers reported that the front line had been attacked and scattered. The enemy had robbed the food and supplies and headed in the direction of the Lu River. Liu Biao was furious and led his troops to chase. He could not catch up with them for ten miles.
Suddenly, the enemy stopped and lined up to face Liu Biao. The leader was Zhou Tai, the famous general of Jiangdong. Liu Biao saw that Zhou Tai's troops were few, so he led his troops to attack. Zhou Tai led the army to fight to the death, and the two armies were at a stalemate. He saw countless elite soldiers coming from the left and right. On the left was Jiang Qin, on the right was Sun Ce, and behind him was Huang Zhong. They were the troops of Jia Xu and Xu Shu.
Before long, Liu Biao's army was defeated. Wen Pin, Cai Mao and other generals protected Liu Biao and fought their way out of the city and fled to Jiangxia. Sun Ce and Huang Zhongtong followed closely behind.
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin led the infantry to clean up the battlefield and recruit the surrendered soldiers. In this battle, the four generals of the Jinxuan Army led 160,000 soldiers and defeated 200,000 of Liu Biao's army. All of Liu Biao's rations and supplies were seized, while 40,000 of Liu Biao's 200,000 soldiers were captured. Less than 120,000 of them escaped back to Jiangxia.
Liu Biao had truly witnessed the elite of the Golden Whirlwind Army. Under the command of the famous generals Wen Pin and Cai Mao, the Jingzhou Army was considered to be among the top in terms of combat power among the princes. However, when he encountered the Golden Whirlwind Soldiers who were skilled in formations and fearless of death, he had no way to retaliate. The high morale and spirit of sacrifice displayed by the Golden Revolution Army was daunting.
Zhou Tai, Sun Ce, and Jiang Qin were all generals who had recently surrendered. At this moment, their hearts were very restless. When they received training at Changsha Military Academy, they were still a little resistant at the beginning. After a few lessons, they felt that the art of war was really vast, and what they had learned before was really a frog at the bottom of a well.
When Zhou Tai surrendered, he had no choice but to do so. He felt that he had trained the best soldiers in the world. However, after he was ordered to lead the army, he felt that the Jinxuan Army was the best soldiers in the world. Sun Ce often thought of himself as brave. When he served in Jin Xuan's army, he found that some of Jin Xuan's generals, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, were better than him in martial arts, while Taishi Ci, Dian Wei and Huang Zhong were afraid that they would not be able to win alone, so he put away his pride.
The generals had never heard of the training of the soldiers. The essence of the formation and the profoundness of the changes were even more amazing. Jia Xu, Xu Shu, and the others 'judgment of the battlefield situation, their analysis of the enemy's situation, and their brilliant plans to deal with the changes made them feel that if they wanted to rule the world, their martial strength was not enough.
The political commissar of each army had already become the spiritual mentor of each army, and the various theories he promoted were gradually accepted by the surrendered generals. Living in this political environment, the subtle influence of their souls gradually integrated them into the Golden Whirlwind Army.
What surprised the generals was not just this. The siege weapons, city defense weapons, new weapons, and soldiers 'protective equipment developed by the research institute were even more ingenious. Their creativity and power were even more impressive.
At this time, Jin Xuan and Zhuge Liang's new policies were gradually showing results. According to Jin Xuan's theory," War is a contest of money ", it was vividly displayed at this time. Due to the new policies, the lives of the people gradually improved, and the Jiangnan counties became the target of the refugees. The large influx of refugees had not only brought some financial pressure to the counties at the beginning, but also allowed the development of large areas of barren land, increasing the population of the counties.
There was also the combination of government and business led by Jin Xuan. The county trading company also integrated modern business theories into it. Their strategy of using business to support business, using business to support war, and using business to benefit the people greatly increased the status of merchants. The aristocratic families who had disdained doing business also followed the trend of the times and allocated funds and personnel to embark on the road of commerce.
The schools and military schools had cultivated a large number of talents for the local and military forces. The talent effect and the policy of applying the golden xuan yin had set off a desire for learning in the local and military forces. Every day, schools and military schools were filled with students who went to register.
The huge social benefits brought about by the new policies had changed the mindset of most of the gentry and conservative bureaucrats who had previously resisted the new policies. From resistance to recognition and then to approval.
Jin Xuan's reputation of knowing people well and making good use of them spread, and the children of the aristocratic families in Jiangdong rushed to Changsha to study. Lu Xun, Zhu Heng, and the others were the most typical disciples.
At this moment, undercurrents surged. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei were moved by the lobbyist sent by the two kings. They joined forces to gather heavy troops in Xuzhou, Xiapi, and Runan, hoping to make a move. --
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