Chapter 1237 Meat Grinder


    Chapter 1235: Meat grinder


    Although Qin Hao expelled the Yuan and Mongolian army from Yinchuan County, he also paid a considerable price.


    There were not many Yuan Meng iron cavalry that invaded Yinchuan, only one-quarter of the total number of Yuan Meng army, that is, one hundred thousand cavalry, but the general leading the army was Murong Chui, so Yuan Meng had almost no flaws in the command of the cavalry.


    Qin Hao has an army of 150,000 and 50,000 militias, totaling 200,000 troops.


    The number of people in the Qin army was twice that of Yuan Meng, but the cavalry was only 50,000, which was only one-half of the number of Yuan Meng cavalry, and its mobility was far inferior to that of the alien race.


    If you want to completely drive the Yuanmeng Iron Cavalry out of Yinchuan County, you must go out of the city to fight the Yuanmeng Iron Cavalry, but using infantry to fight against alien races on the plains is undoubtedly a thankless thing.


    Relying on many famous generals and generals such as Bai Qi and Jiang Song, Qin Hao planned several counterattacks. In the end, although Murong Chui drove out of Yinchuan, he found that he had paid a considerable price after statistics.


    Nearly 20,000 militias alone died in battle, and thousands of regular troops also suffered casualties, but only nearly 10,000 yuan of Mongolian Iron Cavalry was killed.


    In the history of the Qin army''s conquest, there were few cases of higher casualties than their opponents, but this time it was inevitable no matter what.


    The militia''s combat quality is too poor. Even after military training, they can only be used to defend the city. Going out of the city is simply seeking death.


    But even when defending the city, the death and injury rate of the militia was still very high, which lowered the overall casualty rate of the Qin army.


    Qin Hao''s combat power possessed by the 150,000 army, and with the support of many powerful generals, he will definitely defeat Murong Chui''s 100,000 Iron Cavalry head-on.


    Murong Chui also realized this, so he took the initiative to lead the army to withdraw from Yinchuan County while Bai Qi''s encirclement had not been completely improved, otherwise Yuan Meng would not have had only a few casualties.


    Murong Chui''s cunning degree exceeded Qin Hao and Bai Qi''s expectations. Although this encirclement failed to seriously damage Yuan Meng, it at least took back Yinchuan County, which narrowed Yuan Meng''s range of activities in Hetao.


    After the Yinchuan County was stabilized, Qin Hao could finally turn around and pay attention to the entire Hetao format, but found that the Anti-Yuan War in Yinchuan County was just a microcosm.


    Now Hetao has become a mess, and all cities and counties are fighting. Both Jin and Yuan dynasties have suffered heavy casualties, but the most casualties are returned to the militia.


    In Yinchuan County, the southern part of Qin Hao was responsible for guarding, the militia suffered few casualties, with only nearly 20,000 militias killed, while in Ningxia County in the central part, there were 40,000 militias killed, and in Yinshan County, the northernmost, the battle situation was the most intense, and now there are 60,000 militias killed.


    Beijing has broken through Zhenbei Pass in less than two months since the Yuanmeng broke through Zhenbei Pass, 120,000 militias conscripted by the Jin army have died.


    The Jin army did not use militia as cannon fodder, but only used it to defend the city, but still suffered such great casualties. The 120,000 militia only defeated the 30,000 Yuan and Mongolian army, which shows the strength of the Yuan and Mongolian Iron Cavalry and the tragic extent of the Jin-Yuan Hetao War.


    With the entire Hetao people''s troops in the army, even if 120,000 militias have been lost, the Jin army will be able to be replenished quickly, so there are still nearly 200,000 militias in Hetao.


    Nowadays, the Hetao style is too complicated, so after Qin Hao came to Hetao, he did not take over the position of Wang Meng as the general, but chose to obey Wang Meng''s orders. After all, Wang Meng is the one who knows the situation in Hetao best, and Wang Meng has also come up with a strategy to repel Yuan Meng.


    After discussing with Zhuge Liang, Wang Meng, Xi Zhicai and Zhuge Liang, they finally came up with a three-step strategy to defeat Yuan Meng, and the first step was to defend to consume Yuan Meng''s troops and aura. Wang Meng''s first step has been carried out until now, and the distribution of troops in Hetao has now become:


    Qin Hao, Bai Qi, Xue Rengui, and Huo Qubing led 150,000 Qinming coalition forces and 50,000 militiamen to guard the seven cities of Yinchuan.


    Wang Meng, Zhuge Liang, Xi Zhicai and Luo Yi led 120,000 elite Jin troops and 70,000 militias to guard the five cities in Ningxia.


    Li Jing, Yang Liulang and Yang Wulang led 10,000 Jin troops and 80,000 militiamen to guard the Yinshan city, which is the capital Yinshan city.


    Qin Liangyu, Meng Tian, ??Meng Wu and She Saihua led a 100,000 army to guard the junction of the three central and northern counties and Hetao to prevent the Yuan Meng Iron Cavalry from entering Bingzhou.


    The Qin and Jin armies, plus the temporary recruitment of the people, had a total of 580,000 troops, and their troops were divided into three groups and scattered in Hetao, guarding the only thirteen remaining cities in Yinchuan, Ningxia and Yinshan counties.


    As for the other cities in Hetao, they have naturally been captured by Yuan Meng, including nine counties in Yinshan and five counties in Ningxia, and the only complete one is Yinchuan County where Qin Hao is located.


    In just two months, the Han army suffered 120,000 militias and 20,000 regular troops, and a total of 140,000 casualties, and Yuan Meng was naturally not feeling well.


    In the process of conquering the nine counties of Yinshan, five counties of Ningxia and three counties of Yinchuan, there are very few examples of Yuan Meng taking the initiative to surrender. Most of the cities were captured by Yuan Meng.


    Now the Yuan and Meng have lost no less than 60,000 troops, and the main cavalry of 400,000 has been reduced to 340,000, but the number of Han troops they face has increased instead of decreasing.


    Now the Han army''s strength has reached 580,000, which is more than the 240,000 Yuan Meng''s strength. Although it is still on the defensive position, this also makes Yuan Meng''s subsequent offensive in Hetao difficult.


    Until now, Wang Meng''s strategy to fight against Yuan Meng has been obvious, which is to fight a people''s war in Hetao and Yuan Meng, and use the vast ocean of the people to completely crush the invading Yuan Meng aliens.


    The harm that Temujin can cause for the 400,000 yuan Meng Tie Cavalry is too great. Since the tragic sacrifice is destined to be inevitable, we can only minimize the losses, and the best way is undoubtedly to limit the battlefield to Hetao.


    No matter how large the scale of the Jin-Yuan War finally developed, the battlefield could only be carried out on this Thousand Miles of Hetao, and the damage to Bingzhou was also minimized.


    In order not to let Yuan Meng harm Bingzhou and even the world, both Qin Hao and Qin Wen made up their minds to fight with Temuzhen even if they defeated the thirty cities of Hetao, and even if they sacrificed all 1.4 million people, they would keep the 400,000 Meng Tie Cavalry in Hetao completely.


    Now both Qin and Jin and Yuan and Mongolia have been red-eyed, and the Battle of Hetao has also developed into a war of attrition. Whoever can grit their teeth and persevere until the end will be the winner.


    Of course, fighting for consumption is also a helpless move in the event of Wang Meng''s second strategic failure. Now Wang Meng''s second plan has not even been implemented, so no one knows what the final result is.


    However, Yuan Meng is still at a disadvantage. Although Qin Jin has died, the main force and elite team are still competing in the end.


    Now the main force of Yuan Meng has dropped to 340,000, but after Qin and Jin removed the soldiers and civilians, there were a total of 380,000 main force troops, of which more than 100,000 cavalry were added.


    The balance of victory has gradually tilted towards Qin and Jin.


    (This chapter ends)