A huge hand-drawn map hangs on the wall of the ruined temple.
Jin Zheng pursed his lips tightly and looked up and down.
Outside the ruined temple, a large group of people were marching through the night.
It was already October, the cold wind was howling and the air was freezing.
The sergeants breathed in the heat and walked on the starry frost as they walked on the land of Hebei.
Marching at night is not something that any soldier can accomplish, and it is also very dangerous. Once an enemy cavalry charges towards you, if your armor is incomplete, your flags and drums are unclear, your formation is not organized, and your physical strength is insufficient, a big battle will happen if you are not careful.
defeat.
But Kim Jong just dares to take risks.
This is his character, he likes to rush and fight, nothing else.
In this year's Northern Expedition, Shao Xun had little involvement in specific command. After arriving in Anping, he only issued one order, ordering Kim Jong to lead his army to shrink.
Jin Zheng felt a little blushing.
Why didn't Master Shao give orders to Wang Queer? Why didn't he give orders to Li Zhong? He didn't even command Xi Jian in Xuzhou.
To be honest, this battle ended in an anticlimactic manner.
At the beginning, they advanced vigorously, conquering Hejian and Gaoyang, forcing Boling to attack anyway, and almost conquered three counties in a row, with a momentum like a rainbow.
There was a slight problem in the middle, and he was tricked by the Huns by tricking the tiger away from the mountain. Fortunately, he woke up in time, took the lead, and the soldiers fought hard to regain the situation.
Well, Jin Zheng also admitted that the defeat at Hejian City caused the soldiers in Bohai, Pingyuan, Qinghe, and Yangping counties to lose a lot of men and horses, and their morale became extremely low, which affected the subsequent battle process. But
This is not irreversible.
After adjustments were made, the troops were sent to Zhongshan.
He followed the tactics he learned from Liangxian martial arts and combined the right and wrong. The regular soldiers forcibly crossed the Hengshui River, and the strange soldiers sneaked upstream. Overall, the tactics were effective and effective.
The Yi Cong Army, which served as a surprise force, successfully crossed the river and suddenly reached the Shangquyang area in Changshan.
At this time, the Huns' Hengshui defense line had actually been broken.
The surprise troops can circle around to the enemy's rear on the west bank of the Hengshui River, attack and kill their grain transport troops, and cause the thieves to collapse without a fight.
If the main soldiers increase their offensive from the front, they can push the enemy's butt all the way and win a big victory.
When Master Shao issued the order, he wrote him a separate letter, affirming his tactical approach and thinking it was correct. But he also pointed out that his vision was not broad enough and he could not control the overall situation well.
He understood the meaning of the latter sentence. Duan Shefuchen, Duan Wenyang, and Duan Mobo from Duanbu Xianbei went south, and together with more than 10,000 cavalry, they went straight into Zhangwu and the Hejian area. The miscellaneous men who protected the grain road were
The cavalry may not want to fight to the death, or they may really be unable to defeat them. In short, they were defeated, and the Xianbei people attacked and killed many of the troops carrying supplies.
At this time, Liu Yao decisively put in the reserve team and mobilized half of the ten thousand cavalry guarding Daijun Tuoba Xianbei to kill his own surprise troops.
At this point, Master Shao finally helped him make a decision: retreat.
Jin Zheng has a strong execution ability. Since he ordered the retreat, he simply did not do anything and retreated farther to lure the Huns deeper.
This process was quite painful, and the troops behind them suffered heavy losses - mainly miscellaneous cavalry.
Jin Zheng even retreated to Shuzhou in one fell swoop, joined up with the remaining troops from Bohai County, and sent rebel troops to besiege Duanbu Xianbei while waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
When the news of the changes in Youzhou came, he understood the gap between himself and Master Shao, and even more understood what it meant that his vision was not broad enough - he estimated that when the possibility of overthrowing Wang Jun appeared in Youzhou, Master Shao would
I'm brewing this plan.
In Master Shao's view, he and Li Zhong were both regular soldiers, and the Youzhou talents were the rare soldiers.
This kind of military strategy that combines the righteous and the strange is indeed of a high level.
Liu Yao may have thought of this possibility, but he was unable to deal with it. He had to guard against both Tuoba Xianbei and the Youzhou people. The troops were too short, so he could only abandon one direction. As of now, he still has five thousand cavalry.
The Tuoba clan who was on guard against Daijun was really afraid of being beaten.
After reviewing the battles of the past few months, Jin Zheng thought for a long time.
Suddenly, he whipped out his sword and cut off the candle on the table.
The firelight in the ruined temple suddenly dimmed, making Jin Zheng's face look extremely ferocious.
Now that things have come to this, it's time to put into play what he's good at.
Just chase!
Don't be afraid of being attacked by the superior bandit army, just fight against the bandits.
If a man dies, he will die, so why scratch his ears!
After thinking about it, Jin Zheng strode out of the ruined temple. He first stood on the roadside and glanced at the Silver Spear Right Battalion who was marching into Xingye.
Under his leadership, this unit is unparalleled in bravery and is extremely good at frontal fighting. It achieves victory in the most embarrassing and fearful way for the enemy - using a majestic division to defeat the enemy in frontal field battles is undoubtedly the most effective way to undermine the enemy's confidence.
Law.
Let you change in all kinds of ways, I will break them all in one go.
After getting on his horse, the soldiers surrounded Jin Zheng and disappeared into the vast night.
Within a few days, they had crossed the entire river, resupplied in Gaoyang County, and then continued westward.
The ones who were faster than them were the miscellaneous cavalry, who had already fought against Liu Yao's troops behind them.
It is a pity that if there was a large, fast and mobile heavy armored infantry force at this time - such as the Mule Army established a few years ago - things would be much simpler, and it would even prevent Liu Yao's retreating troops from getting enough supplies.
, the retreat turned into a rout.
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Liu Yao's movements are actually quite fast.
After gathering his troops for several days, he found that it was too late, so he gathered the troops and ran ahead. He had more than 5,000 cavalry and 4,000 infantry - most of them were under Shi Le's command.
On the 18th, Liu Yao arrived near Gaoyang County. The infantry had disappeared and was left behind in Hejian. There was still one day's journey away.
The retreat process was not smooth. They were pursued by various miscreants who had taken refuge with Shao Xun.
In particular, General Shangbai Zhen and Bo Sheng from Wuhuan pursued the most closely. They did not hesitate to take the lead and broke through the Hun soldiers twice, biting off two pieces of meat.
Liu Yao's tribe who ran to Gaoyang still had 5,000 cavalry, but this was the number after supplementing the scattered cavalry that had gathered from other directions. The number of people who retreated all the way from Hejian and Zhangwu border lost at least 1,500 - not necessarily all.
It's true that he died, but he didn't keep up with the big army.
The Jin flag was still hanging at the head of Gaoyang County, which greatly disappointed Liu Yao.
Zhang Zuopu attacked a county town that had been abandoned and the morale of the army was shaken, but he was unable to capture it.
We had no choice but to continue retreating westward.
On the 19th, the entire army crossed the Qishui River.
The scouts came to report that a Youzhou general named Gaizhi was heading south from Beixin City and was very close to them.
When he learned that the opponent was mainly infantry, Liu Yao once wanted to make a surprise attack, but finally gave up because he was too far away from the retreat route.
On the night of the 20th, Liu Yao arrived at Anxi, Zhongshan. Before he was happy, he encountered a group of Xianbei cavalry heading south from Yishui.
In the darkness, unable to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, the two sides engaged in a confused melee. Until dawn, they did not know whether they were killing one of their own people or the enemy.
Liu Yao rushed into Anxi County in a hurry and got a chance to breathe. Counting the cavalry with him, less than half were already there.
After resting for a day in Anxi, hundreds more riders came to vote.
These people belonged to different camps. During the retreat, they disrupted their organization and spontaneously formed a group. They were lucky enough to escape back.
Liu Yao looked at their embarrassed looks and sighed speechlessly.
He had also seen this kind of scene when he was chasing Kim Jong. It was just that the enemy was so embarrassed at that time, but now it would be him.
Liu Yao had just had a few good meals in Anxi when he was shocked to hear that Puyin, Wangdu and other counties were captured by the Yan soldiers from the south. There was another undercurrent surging in Anxi County, and the situation was not good, so he retreated decisively, and on the night of the 22nd
Arriving at Zhongshan County - as soon as Liu Yao left, An Xi immediately changed into the Jin flag.
After hurriedly replenishing supplies, he gave up Zhongshan and retreated to the southwest.
On the road, another group of cavalry who escaped back met, but they were also intercepted by the cavalry coming south from Youzhou. Normally, these Youzhou cavalry had average combat power and were no match for the Huns. Liu Yaodu, as the commander, had no choice but to
How can you expect the soldiers to fight bravely if they have no desire to fight? It's unrealistic.
On the morning of the 26th, Liu Yao arrived at Lingshou County, north of Zhending, and received support from his own troops. After counting the number of people, he found that there were only 1,500 riders.
He was accompanied by five thousand cavalry who came from the north to guard Tuoba Xianbei. They defeated the Zuying tribe from Youzhou, but they did not dare to continue to expand the victory, but quickly searched for Liu Yao's location.
Hearing this, Liu Yao only let out a long sigh.
"The Shangdang Jie people ran away."
"Feng Yi and the Qiang cavalry are halfway back, but the infantry failed to cross the Hengshui River."
"Zhang Zong's servants were wiped out in Puyin."
"Liu Zheng took two thousand remaining soldiers to defend Bolu. They were targeted by the Wuhuan cavalry heading north from Boling. They probably won't be able to come back."
"Xianbei in Shangjun defeated thousands of Youzhou cavalry. When they passed by Wangdu to rest, they were attacked and killed by the county magistrate. Only more than a thousand cavalry came back. They will be in Puwu County."
"The Jingxing side is hoarding military supplies and strengthening the city defenses. General Huyan asks the king to retreat quickly."
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All kinds of news came one after another, making Liu Yao feel even more depressed.
It was so exciting to chase Jin Zheng before and how exciting the killing was, but now I feel so embarrassed.
It is especially painful to win first and then lose.
In fact, the enemy's strength did not reach the level where he could definitely win. Especially after Duan Xianbei arrived on the battlefield, Liu Yao once saw the hope of winning - at least the stalemate could continue.
But I still collapsed at the critical moment. I was lured out and then pulled back. This process was too painful.
If you think about it carefully, where did you lose? In fact, the answer is obvious: insufficient troops.
Even including Duanbu Xianbei and Shi Le, their strength was only 40,000 to 50,000 infantry and cavalry, and they had to guard against Tuoba Xianbei, so they could not use their full strength.
The total of Shao Xun's two men and horses exceeded 60,000, not counting the more than 20,000 cavalry invested by Su Qiu, Zhang Jackal, Bo Sheng and others.
The Youzhou soldiers moved south again, but when they were exhausted from fighting with Jin Zheng, the overall situation suddenly became unsustainable and defeat was determined.
Let’s delve into the deeper reasons. He stayed in Xinxing. There were no less than 20,000 troops in Taiyuan and Taiyuan to defend Tuoba Xianbei. If these 20,000 people could be put into the battlefield in Hebei, what would be the result?
There is no use thinking about this now. I really don’t know how to clean up this mess in Hebei.
"Send someone to inform Shi Le that I will stay for another three days to gather the scattered soldiers." Liu Yao wiped his face and said in a low tone: "Retreat to Jingxing on the 29th, he - he can figure it out."
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Chapter completed!