Shortly after the Sixth and Seventh Naval Regiments of the Jin State surrendered to the Han State, the Han army split into two routes, one of which was led by Sun Hao himself and attacked the eastern part of the Teng State, which was the former Xingzhou of the Han State.
The other group was led by Wei Qing, the governor of the Ninth Town, who attacked Ruzhou, which was established by the State of Teng on the plateau.
Sun Hao's army included the left and right guards of the Imperial Guard, the first, second, third, fourth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth towns of the Imperial Guard, as well as fifteen towns of the Guiyi Army and eight towns of the Xiang Army.
According to Sun Hao's latest division of the Guiyi Army, the Guiyi Army, which is mainly composed of cavalry from various ethnic groups on the grassland, will be temporarily reorganized into 40 towns, each town will have four guards under its jurisdiction, and each guard will have 40,000 cavalry under its jurisdiction.
The reason why Sun Hao retained such a large Guiyi Army was to prepare it for the states of Teng and Jin.
The two guards of the Imperial Guard had 200,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry, the eight towns of the Imperial Guard had 1.28 million people, the fifteen towns of the Guiyi Army had 2.4 million cavalry, and the eight towns of the Wing Army also had 1.28 million soldiers, with a total force of more than five million.
Another route to attack Ruzhou of Teng State included the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Regiments of the Imperial Guards, as well as eight regiments of the Guiyi Army and four regiments of the Xiang Army, with a total force of more than 2.5 million.
The Han army led by Sun Hao made extremely smooth progress from the beginning of the attack, and soon the entire Xingzhou was captured by the Han army.
The Teng army guarding Xingzhou was defeated miserably in the face of the powerful offensive power of the Han army. Many cities even opened their gates and surrendered to the Han army without the need for the Han army to attack.
However, another Han army attacking Ruzhou was blocked at the Changshou City line by the Zhao family army led by Zhao Baofeng, a famous general of Teng State.
Changshou City is a city built by the State of Teng relying on natural barriers, which is equivalent to a military fortress.
Around Changshou City, the State of Teng built many military forts, forming a very complete defense system.
Together with the 500,000 elite Zhao family soldiers under the command of Zhao Baofeng, a famous general of the State of Teng, their combat effectiveness was extremely formidable, causing the attacking Han army to suffer a bloody defeat.
In the Han army camp about a hundred miles north of Changshou City, Wei Qing, the commander of the Ninth Imperial Guard Regiment, said gloomily to Xue Rengui, the commander of the Tenth Imperial Guard Regiment, "Zhao Baofeng has built the forts along the Changshou City line like tortoise shells.
If we want to capture all of these forts, I'm afraid we'll have to pay a heavy price, not to mention the even more difficult to defend Changshou City."
Xue Rengui frowned and said, "We have only captured three military forts, and we have already lost nearly ten thousand people. You should know that there are nearly a hundred military forts around Changshou City.
I think it is not a good idea to attack one city at a time. It would be better to send some troops to bypass Changshou City, and leave the rest to surround it without attacking.
Once the food and fodder in Changshou City and those military forts are exhausted, we can capture Changshou City and all the military forts without a single bloodshed."
Wei Qing shook his head and said, "The several roads that can bypass Changshou City are not conducive to the passage of a large army.
According to intelligence from the Seven Flags Guards, Zhao Baofeng had stored a large amount of food and fodder in Changshou City and in those military forts.
If we continue to fight, we might collapse first, after all, we have 2.5 million people on this road."
"Can you persuade Zhao Baofeng to surrender?"
"According to the Seven Banner Guards, Zhao Baofeng is like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard, and has no intention of submitting to the Han people.
However, the Seven Flags Guards seem to have a plan against Zhao Baofeng. I hope their plan will succeed."
As the Han army was blocked at Changshou City, the State of Teng immediately dispatched more troops, led by the military supervisor Jiang Meng, to support Changshou City.
Military Inspector Jiang Meng was the chief eunuch serving the Emperor Yao Yin of the State of Teng, and was highly trusted by the Emperor.
Jiang Meng had led the army to suppress the rebellion of mountain people many times as a military supervisor. This time, Jiang Meng brought a full 700,000 Teng State troops.
Using eunuchs as military supervisors has been a long-standing tradition in the Teng State army, so that the emperor can firmly control military power.
However, there are also many disadvantages to doing so. If the military supervisor gives wrong orders, the army may suffer defeat.
At the banquet to welcome Military Supervisor Jiang Meng, Commander Zhao Baofeng excitedly said to him, "With the 700,000 troops you have brought, I can double the garrisons at each of the military forts outside Changshou City.
The Han army will not be able to completely clear out the numerous military forts outside Changshou City without sacrificing millions of lives."
The military system of Teng State was actually modeled after that of Han State, except that the titles of generals at all levels were different from those of the Han army. For example, the commander of the Teng State army was equivalent to the governor-general of the Han army.
However, the commander of Teng State had many more soldiers and horses under his command than the commander-in-chief of the Han army. For example, the commander Zhao Baofeng had an army of 500,000 under his command, and was also named "Zhao Family Army".
Zhao Baofeng was actually very happy that Jiang Meng could serve as the military supervisor this time.
Among the many eunuchs who served as military supervisors in the State of Teng, Jiang Meng had the best reputation and was the most knowledgeable about military affairs.
Jiang Meng came to Changshou City to serve as a military supervisor, so Zhao Baofeng at least didn't have to worry about him giving blind orders.
Supervisor Jiang Meng sighed and said, "General Zhao, I'm sure you know that Xingzhou has been captured by the Han Emperor Sun Hao. Next, Yizhou, Mozhou, Yizhou, and even Kunzhou and Lingzhou will be in danger of falling.
This time I came here, the emperor hopes that we can defeat the Han army that invaded Ruzhou as soon as possible, and then transfer the Zhao family army under General Zhao to the eastern region to resist the main force of the Han army.
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