Zhan Tianying frowned and thought for a while. If the main force of his army gathered together to continue to launch a powerful offensive along the southern line, and seized the important town of Chang'an and completely controlled the Guanzhong area, there would be no big problem. Then, after leaving Tongguan east, the army headed north all the way north, and could also advance to the North China Plain, the core area of the Millennium ruling.
But after a secret discussion between him and his senior staff, he agreed that it was unrealistic to let the main force of the army stay away from his base and carry out such a thousand-mile war behind the enemy. It was a disaster for the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command that had not yet established an effective logistics support system!
But the Yunzhong Empire has now gained a clear advantage over the Millennium Dynasty. He has a trump card in his hand. According to the advice of Shang Junshi, he finally decided to focus on the offensive focus on the seemingly indestructible Feihuxing Fortress.
The most ideal ace he could play was Duan Shiheng, who led a 60,000 army to station in Guangling County.
At this critical moment, a small episode appeared. Someone from the Shuozhou Army, under Yang Zhen's troops, reported that Duan Shiheng would indulge his only son Duan Xiáng to rescue the captured commander Liang Hongyu, and believed that Duan Shiheng should be taken down and dealt with strictly. Several staff members even suggested that Duan Shiheng's 60,000 troops be split and placed in various units of the Shuozhou Army.
Zhan Tianying smiled and said nothing, giving these unpredictable and profound subordinates who regarded him as the supreme god.
In his opinion, although Liang Hongyu is famous than Duan Shihengda, has a higher position in the official army than Duan Shiheng, and has more outstanding military achievements, he is unwilling to surrender to death. To him, he is a useless person. The court cannot gather a combat-capable army at present, so he is not worried that Liang Hongyu may lead a large army to make a comeback after escaping back to the court, posing a serious threat to his army
What's more, no matter how excellent Liang Hongyu is, it is unlikely that he will defeat his army with a weak morale.
The battle of Huaian is an example. The fire that was inexplicably ignited in Huaian City and the capture of Duan Xiáng by his general Liu Hanfeng were accidental accidents, but these two accidents later became the key factors that decided the outcome of this great battle.
Later he realized how impossible it was to be Duan Xiáng's capture.
Since Duan Shiheng led his army to war, as long as he and his dozens of major generals did not leave their troops, they had never been seriously injured or killed, let alone captured.
It is not that they were timid and afraid of death when they were commanding the battle, but that their soldiers were always united closely around these generals. They never fled no matter whether they were attacking or retreating. They had a basis for advancing and retreating. Unless all the soldiers around them were killed, these generals would be fine. The established troops under Duan Shiheng had no precedent for the entire army to be wiped out.
So as long as Duan Xiáng did not leave his father's camp, he would never be captured.
But he left, and was far away. With only five hundred guards beside him, he actually crashed into Liu Hanfeng's camp and tried his best to cover another person to escape, resulting in him being captured alive. This was simply one in ten thousand chance!
Not only the Battle of Huai'an, but also since the Battle of Heavenly Eagle rose up, facing the encirclement and suppression army sent by the court, such unexpected events have occurred repeatedly, causing his troops to miraculously turn defeat into victory again and again. How could this be the case if it were not for the protection of the gods?
He did not agree with military commander Shang, believing that the gods just no longer bless the Millennium Dynasty, and any new force could overthrow this corrupt regime
Anyway, he gradually grew up in his heart that he was destined to be the destiny of heaven, and he did not think that an outstanding commander could control the outcome of the war, because a brave and tenacious army that cooperated closely was more important than a famous commander.
Duan Shiheng's troops are like this. His famous generals who are not afraid of honor and disgrace, and who are still indifferent to the color of Mount Tai collapses in front of him is also very prominent, and he seems more persevering. This is rare among the current senior generals of the official army.
Zhan Tianying discovered a very strange phenomenon. Duan Shiheng's troops were never the ones who rushed to the front in every battle and the ones who performed the most in the past major victories of the government have never been Duan Shiheng's troops. However, when the situation is unfavorable, Duan Shiheng's troops must be Duan Shiheng's troops must be defeated, not to mention the defeat situation where Shi Guoliang's 100,000 troops scattered in the battle of Huaian
Why is this happening?
After in-depth research on Duan Shiheng's military career, he realized that it was not how wise Duan Shiheng was, but that his troops were always an unbreakable whole!
Even if he led his army to surrender, no general in the Central Plains dynasty could have been able to do anything like when he surrendered to the King of Shuozhou last time.
What an amazing achievement that it would be to forge the 60,000 people under his command into a single piece!
So when calling each of the troops under his command, the word that appeared the most frequently from Zhan Tianying's mouth was: Duan Family Army!
So he always believed that the key to the Huaian victory may not be what most people think. It was that the Xuande army of Zhan Hailiang's troops unexpectedly captured the Huaian Fortress and cut off the supply of food and grass and retreat of the official army. Of course, this must be a very important factor.
But he thought the most important thing was that Duan Shiheng led his army to turn against the battlefield, because if it were not for this, he believed that Duan's army would definitely be able to grit their teeth and persevere, get the chance to fight back and win in the end, just like the Duan's army's previous thrilling experience of turning defeat into victory
So when the rewards were made after the war, Duan Shiheng had already given rewards before. He opposed the opposition and appointed the first hero of the Huaian victory as Liu Hanfeng who captured Duan Xiáng, Zhan Hailiang ranked second, followed by Yang Zhen and other generals who captured Liang Hongyu.
He directly promoted Liu Hanfeng to the commander General Fulong of Xuande Army, and appointed Zhan Hailiang as the champion Hou. He became one of the few senior generals in the Xuande Army. He seemed to have a more prominent position, but his real power was not as good as Liu Hanfeng who came from behind. Many people don’t understand it very much.
If you look deeper, Zhan Tianying found that there was a very strange phenomenon in the army of the Central Plains dynasties. The army established by a large noble family often has stronger combat power, stronger morale and more cohesive than the mixed-organized imperial official army. In history, the powerful Qin army, the prosperous Tang Dynasty Li family army and Xue Rengui's Xue family army, and even the Murong army of the Grand Lord Murong outside the Frontier, the eldest princess' royal direct line Xuanliao army, Liang Hongyu's Mengzhou army and Duan Shiheng's Duan family army, etc., there are countless such things.
It is because the leader who is loyal to the great nobles is the spokesperson of interest that they are very familiar with, and they defend the collective interests of the family.
The unified Central Plains is vast and the leaders loyal to the mixed imperial officials and soldiers have never seen them. Who knows what this person is like?
Whose interests are they defending?
Also very vague
Especially when a dynasty is about to end, this phenomenon of disintegration is becoming more and more obvious. In the end, it is often possible to rely on the greater cohesion and strong noble armed forces to maintain the rule of the dynasty.
This is the case with the Millennium Empire at present. Only a few of the relatives and friends of the official army were involved in the officialdom. How many people would say good things about Millennium Emperor or Hong Xian in front of them?
It would be nice if you didn't complain, it would be nice if you curse
The governments they defended have many levies and taxes in recent years, and the exploitation of the general public has become increasingly serious. Corrupt officials are rampant. This trend has also spread in the army. As soldiers, they are willing to do their own jobs, but who would be happy when they need to defend such an government with their blood and heads?
Therefore, if something big is not good, the situation of escape like Huaian Fortress will occur again and again.
Now, in the official army, except for the Zhao family army under the command of the eldest princess and Duan Shiheng's Duan family army, who dares to deal with any strong enemy to the end and never give up?
For example, the Qin army in the Warring States Period was invincible. After Qin Shihuang established the unified Qin Empire, it died just fourteen years later. Historical books simply attributed the demise of the Qin Dynasty to brutal rule. However, Qin Emperor's idea of governing the country was in line with the Qin kings of all dynasties. Did the effective governance strategy of the princes and Qin states become brutal rule when it came to the Qin Dynasty?
In fact, the real root lies in the fact that after the unification, the Qin Emperor, whose self-confidence was too inflated, seriously damaged the collective interests of the destroyed princes and kings and the huge group they represented, and severely unevenly divided the spoils, resulting in the former princes gathering in various places to raise troops to rebel against Qin.
After the unification, the Central Army of the Qin Empire, which was mixed, lost the strong cohesion of the Western vassal state in the past, or the great nobles' armed forces, resulting in a rapid decline in combat. In the Battle of Julu, the 400,000 Qin army was defeated by the 60,000 troops of Xiang Yu, the former prince of King Huai of Chu in the uprising army, and the commander Wang Li was captured. This seems ridiculous. In fact, the 60,000 descendants of Chu Jiangdong, who were both in one heart and in one's heart and virtue, eliminated a 400,000 central army of the Qin Empire, which was mixed with 400,000. It is not surprising at all that the 60,000 people of the Chu Jiangdong family destroyed a 400,000 scattered sand. The Central Army of the Qin Empire, which was mixed with 400,000 people.
Historians did not see the root of the problem, and since then they praised Xiang Yu as the overlord of Western Chu who was powerful and powerful, like an omnipotent superman
In fact, the real superman should be the 60,000 Jiangdong children and anti-Qin warriors who worked together to form a whole. They were the achievements, or they should be the real King of Western Chu.
It is precisely because he saw this clearly, attached great importance to it and was good at using the powerful power that his army could produce through the efforts of the general public, so that his army would be invincible.
The Duan family army has a more unique origin. All the soldiers are the Duan Xianbei survivors. Although the small country established by the Duan Xianbei in western Liaoning hundreds of years ago was destroyed by the Former Yàn and Later Zhao coalition forces, as a tribe, it has always lived in the Anxi area of the western Liaoning Corridor. It has never been separated or moved so far, nor has it been lost in the torrent of history. This large Xianbei family has reproduced and thrived from generation to generation, with a high degree of tribal identity and has remained consistent after hundreds of years.
But after a secret discussion between him and his senior staff, he agreed that it was unrealistic to let the main force of the army stay away from his base and carry out such a thousand-mile war behind the enemy. It was a disaster for the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command that had not yet established an effective logistics support system!
But the Yunzhong Empire has now gained a clear advantage over the Millennium Dynasty. He has a trump card in his hand. According to the advice of Shang Junshi, he finally decided to focus on the offensive focus on the seemingly indestructible Feihuxing Fortress.
The most ideal ace he could play was Duan Shiheng, who led a 60,000 army to station in Guangling County.
At this critical moment, a small episode appeared. Someone from the Shuozhou Army, under Yang Zhen's troops, reported that Duan Shiheng would indulge his only son Duan Xiáng to rescue the captured commander Liang Hongyu, and believed that Duan Shiheng should be taken down and dealt with strictly. Several staff members even suggested that Duan Shiheng's 60,000 troops be split and placed in various units of the Shuozhou Army.
Zhan Tianying smiled and said nothing, giving these unpredictable and profound subordinates who regarded him as the supreme god.
In his opinion, although Liang Hongyu is famous than Duan Shihengda, has a higher position in the official army than Duan Shiheng, and has more outstanding military achievements, he is unwilling to surrender to death. To him, he is a useless person. The court cannot gather a combat-capable army at present, so he is not worried that Liang Hongyu may lead a large army to make a comeback after escaping back to the court, posing a serious threat to his army
What's more, no matter how excellent Liang Hongyu is, it is unlikely that he will defeat his army with a weak morale.
The battle of Huaian is an example. The fire that was inexplicably ignited in Huaian City and the capture of Duan Xiáng by his general Liu Hanfeng were accidental accidents, but these two accidents later became the key factors that decided the outcome of this great battle.
Later he realized how impossible it was to be Duan Xiáng's capture.
Since Duan Shiheng led his army to war, as long as he and his dozens of major generals did not leave their troops, they had never been seriously injured or killed, let alone captured.
It is not that they were timid and afraid of death when they were commanding the battle, but that their soldiers were always united closely around these generals. They never fled no matter whether they were attacking or retreating. They had a basis for advancing and retreating. Unless all the soldiers around them were killed, these generals would be fine. The established troops under Duan Shiheng had no precedent for the entire army to be wiped out.
So as long as Duan Xiáng did not leave his father's camp, he would never be captured.
But he left, and was far away. With only five hundred guards beside him, he actually crashed into Liu Hanfeng's camp and tried his best to cover another person to escape, resulting in him being captured alive. This was simply one in ten thousand chance!
Not only the Battle of Huai'an, but also since the Battle of Heavenly Eagle rose up, facing the encirclement and suppression army sent by the court, such unexpected events have occurred repeatedly, causing his troops to miraculously turn defeat into victory again and again. How could this be the case if it were not for the protection of the gods?
He did not agree with military commander Shang, believing that the gods just no longer bless the Millennium Dynasty, and any new force could overthrow this corrupt regime
Anyway, he gradually grew up in his heart that he was destined to be the destiny of heaven, and he did not think that an outstanding commander could control the outcome of the war, because a brave and tenacious army that cooperated closely was more important than a famous commander.
Duan Shiheng's troops are like this. His famous generals who are not afraid of honor and disgrace, and who are still indifferent to the color of Mount Tai collapses in front of him is also very prominent, and he seems more persevering. This is rare among the current senior generals of the official army.
Zhan Tianying discovered a very strange phenomenon. Duan Shiheng's troops were never the ones who rushed to the front in every battle and the ones who performed the most in the past major victories of the government have never been Duan Shiheng's troops. However, when the situation is unfavorable, Duan Shiheng's troops must be Duan Shiheng's troops must be defeated, not to mention the defeat situation where Shi Guoliang's 100,000 troops scattered in the battle of Huaian
Why is this happening?
After in-depth research on Duan Shiheng's military career, he realized that it was not how wise Duan Shiheng was, but that his troops were always an unbreakable whole!
Even if he led his army to surrender, no general in the Central Plains dynasty could have been able to do anything like when he surrendered to the King of Shuozhou last time.
What an amazing achievement that it would be to forge the 60,000 people under his command into a single piece!
So when calling each of the troops under his command, the word that appeared the most frequently from Zhan Tianying's mouth was: Duan Family Army!
So he always believed that the key to the Huaian victory may not be what most people think. It was that the Xuande army of Zhan Hailiang's troops unexpectedly captured the Huaian Fortress and cut off the supply of food and grass and retreat of the official army. Of course, this must be a very important factor.
But he thought the most important thing was that Duan Shiheng led his army to turn against the battlefield, because if it were not for this, he believed that Duan's army would definitely be able to grit their teeth and persevere, get the chance to fight back and win in the end, just like the Duan's army's previous thrilling experience of turning defeat into victory
So when the rewards were made after the war, Duan Shiheng had already given rewards before. He opposed the opposition and appointed the first hero of the Huaian victory as Liu Hanfeng who captured Duan Xiáng, Zhan Hailiang ranked second, followed by Yang Zhen and other generals who captured Liang Hongyu.
He directly promoted Liu Hanfeng to the commander General Fulong of Xuande Army, and appointed Zhan Hailiang as the champion Hou. He became one of the few senior generals in the Xuande Army. He seemed to have a more prominent position, but his real power was not as good as Liu Hanfeng who came from behind. Many people don’t understand it very much.
If you look deeper, Zhan Tianying found that there was a very strange phenomenon in the army of the Central Plains dynasties. The army established by a large noble family often has stronger combat power, stronger morale and more cohesive than the mixed-organized imperial official army. In history, the powerful Qin army, the prosperous Tang Dynasty Li family army and Xue Rengui's Xue family army, and even the Murong army of the Grand Lord Murong outside the Frontier, the eldest princess' royal direct line Xuanliao army, Liang Hongyu's Mengzhou army and Duan Shiheng's Duan family army, etc., there are countless such things.
It is because the leader who is loyal to the great nobles is the spokesperson of interest that they are very familiar with, and they defend the collective interests of the family.
The unified Central Plains is vast and the leaders loyal to the mixed imperial officials and soldiers have never seen them. Who knows what this person is like?
Whose interests are they defending?
Also very vague
Especially when a dynasty is about to end, this phenomenon of disintegration is becoming more and more obvious. In the end, it is often possible to rely on the greater cohesion and strong noble armed forces to maintain the rule of the dynasty.
This is the case with the Millennium Empire at present. Only a few of the relatives and friends of the official army were involved in the officialdom. How many people would say good things about Millennium Emperor or Hong Xian in front of them?
It would be nice if you didn't complain, it would be nice if you curse
The governments they defended have many levies and taxes in recent years, and the exploitation of the general public has become increasingly serious. Corrupt officials are rampant. This trend has also spread in the army. As soldiers, they are willing to do their own jobs, but who would be happy when they need to defend such an government with their blood and heads?
Therefore, if something big is not good, the situation of escape like Huaian Fortress will occur again and again.
Now, in the official army, except for the Zhao family army under the command of the eldest princess and Duan Shiheng's Duan family army, who dares to deal with any strong enemy to the end and never give up?
For example, the Qin army in the Warring States Period was invincible. After Qin Shihuang established the unified Qin Empire, it died just fourteen years later. Historical books simply attributed the demise of the Qin Dynasty to brutal rule. However, Qin Emperor's idea of governing the country was in line with the Qin kings of all dynasties. Did the effective governance strategy of the princes and Qin states become brutal rule when it came to the Qin Dynasty?
In fact, the real root lies in the fact that after the unification, the Qin Emperor, whose self-confidence was too inflated, seriously damaged the collective interests of the destroyed princes and kings and the huge group they represented, and severely unevenly divided the spoils, resulting in the former princes gathering in various places to raise troops to rebel against Qin.
After the unification, the Central Army of the Qin Empire, which was mixed, lost the strong cohesion of the Western vassal state in the past, or the great nobles' armed forces, resulting in a rapid decline in combat. In the Battle of Julu, the 400,000 Qin army was defeated by the 60,000 troops of Xiang Yu, the former prince of King Huai of Chu in the uprising army, and the commander Wang Li was captured. This seems ridiculous. In fact, the 60,000 descendants of Chu Jiangdong, who were both in one heart and in one's heart and virtue, eliminated a 400,000 central army of the Qin Empire, which was mixed with 400,000. It is not surprising at all that the 60,000 people of the Chu Jiangdong family destroyed a 400,000 scattered sand. The Central Army of the Qin Empire, which was mixed with 400,000 people.
Historians did not see the root of the problem, and since then they praised Xiang Yu as the overlord of Western Chu who was powerful and powerful, like an omnipotent superman
In fact, the real superman should be the 60,000 Jiangdong children and anti-Qin warriors who worked together to form a whole. They were the achievements, or they should be the real King of Western Chu.
It is precisely because he saw this clearly, attached great importance to it and was good at using the powerful power that his army could produce through the efforts of the general public, so that his army would be invincible.
The Duan family army has a more unique origin. All the soldiers are the Duan Xianbei survivors. Although the small country established by the Duan Xianbei in western Liaoning hundreds of years ago was destroyed by the Former Yàn and Later Zhao coalition forces, as a tribe, it has always lived in the Anxi area of the western Liaoning Corridor. It has never been separated or moved so far, nor has it been lost in the torrent of history. This large Xianbei family has reproduced and thrived from generation to generation, with a high degree of tribal identity and has remained consistent after hundreds of years.
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