On August 23, the fifth day after Xiongxian was lost, the army of Yan King Zhu Di launched the first attack on Geng Bingwen's camp. The offensive was not fierce. Taking advantage of the heavy fog in the morning, Zhu Di launched a sneak attack.
, the two sides only engaged in a brief battle. Less than an hour into the battle, due to a sudden heavy rain, both sides paid tribute and withdrew their troops.
Geng Bingwen, a veteran on the battlefield with rich combat experience, knew that this battle was just foreplay. This time Yan King Zhu Di was probing the attack, and he would not be so sparse next time. King Yan did not have much food and grass, let alone enough soldiers.
Fu Hubing came here from Peiping to transport grain and grass. His supplies mainly depended on going south to rob the grain stores of various government offices. Therefore, he would not confront the imperial army here for a long time. The next battle would probably be earth-shattering.
Therefore, General Geng inspected the entire camp in the heavy rain, mobilized all the troops, and was ready to fight at any time. The heavy rain continued until the evening, and the river surged, making a roar like a cow, and roared eastward.
In Geng Bingwen's military camp, all the soldiers lay awake that night and did not sleep at all. Even ordinary soldiers knew that the heavy rain destroyed many defenses and the roads were muddy, although the road conditions were unfavorable to both sides.
, but the King of Yan had fewer soldiers and the court had more soldiers. This unfavorable factor obviously had a greater impact on the court.
However, the whole night of waiting did not bring any soldiers from the King of Yan. It was not until dawn broke in the east that Geng Bingwen lifted his guard. The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and smoke started to rise in King Yan's camp before Geng Bingwen's camp. Geng Bingwen climbed up to the watchtower to take a closer look.
After observing for a long time, he slowly went down the stairs. Since the King of Yan was not in a hurry to attack, he would not be in a hurry. The longer the time was delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be to the King of Yan. Compared with those young generals who were eager for success, this veteran general was calm and steady.
Very.
However, at noon, three cannons were fired from King Yan's camp, and the army broke into the camp, shouting and roaring like the raging Hutuo River, and launched a full-scale attack on Geng Bingwen's camp.
Geng Bingwen climbed up to the watchtower, overlooking from a high place, and commanded calmly. Under his orders, the flags changed, and the general orders were accurately and timely transmitted to the armies. All the soldiers and horses were under the command and dispatch of Geng Bingwen.
The attack and defense were in order, and his military camp was always a rock. No matter whether the Yan army came in waves like a flood, it remained unmoving.
Suddenly, a team coming in like an arrow caught Geng Bingwen's attention. There were two big flags in that team, one flag said "Yan" and the other flag said "Di". Geng Bingwen hurriedly took two steps forward, holding on tightly with both hands.
Living in the cabin of the watchtower, he murmured to himself: "It's the King of Yan. King Yan Zhu Di has come out personally!"
It has been heard for a long time that King Yan Zhu Di must take the lead in every battle. At first, he thought it was the generals of the border army who took credit for King Yan and deliberately flattered him in the victory report. Then he saw with his own eyes the big flag with the word "Di" representing King Yan himself. Geng Bingwencai
I believe the rumors are indeed true.
Geng Bingwen's heart jumped involuntarily. He stared intently at the team led by King Zhu Di of Yan. From a visual inspection, the strength of this team should be about 4,000, all of which were cavalry. King Zhu Di of Yan personally led the elite cavalry.
As he was rushing towards the Fengzi Camp in the southeast corner, Geng Bingwen immediately raised his hand and ordered: "Fengzi Camp, meet the enemy with arrows, use swords and shields behind the hall, and then set up a spear formation, blocking on three lines, don't let Yan Ni take even half a step, anyone who disobeys the order
,cut!"
"Hoola la!"
The flag was fluttering on the watchtower. The Fengzi camp followed the command of the commander and hurriedly mobilized troops and horses. However, King Yan came with a fierce momentum, but it was like a dragonfly touching water. The rain of arrows in the southeast military camp just flew into the air like dark clouds. King Yan hurriedly rushed
The cavalry heading forward seemed to have suddenly hit an invisible wall. They turned their horses' heads in unison, barely stopping for a moment, and then drew a scimitar-like arc, cutting sharply towards the southwest corner.
The shape of the landform.
"What a superb horsemanship, so uniform and well-trained. This must be the elite of the Northern Army. Maybe it is the cavalry of the famous Yanshan Three Guards!"
Geng Bingwen stood on the watchtower and had a clear view, and couldn't help but secretly praise him. However, he did not take it seriously when King Yan pretended to attack Fengzi camp and then used the speed of the cavalry to raid the camp. His defensive line was weatherproof, how could it be?
Such a simple trick can be used to break through. Especially..., King Yan actually chose the Dizi camp. The Dizi camp is in the southwest. The southwest wind is blowing today. Isn't this conducive to the power of the defender's arrows?
General Geng tossed his long beard, and a smile appeared on his stern face: "The order is sent to Diziying..."
In the Dizi camp, Magistrate Wei and Magistrate Xu stood with their hands folded, standing at the height of the back camp, with their feet raised and looking into the distance. They saw the King of Yan's cavalry coming at lightning speed. Although they were still far apart, there were countless layers in between.
There were many soldiers with swords and spears, and the sun was cold, so the prefect Wei was still a little frightened.
Xu Zhixian looked at his immediate superior and comforted him: "Your Excellency, you must be worried. This is neither Zhuozhou nor Xiongxian. General Geng has been fighting all his life. How can he be easy to deal with? Besides, there are one hundred thousand troops here.
How can King Yan defeat an army of 100,000 people?"
Magistrate Wei coughed and said: "Ahem, I... I'm naturally not afraid. It's just that the enemy army is fierce, and I... am just worried about the soldiers in front."
Magistrate Wei put on a pitiful face and sighed: "Who has no parents, who has no wife and children? The people in front of me are not foreigners, they are all my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, but they are fighting each other and killing each other.
I... feel sad for this!"
As soon as he said this, he saw a bearded man leading a dozen soldiers heading this way. When Magistrate Wei saw him, he waved and smiled and said, "Xiao Xia, where are you going?"
The man who came up was Xia Xu, who had fled to Geng Bingwen's camp with him. Xia Xu stood still, raised his hands to him and said with a smile: "Ah ha, it turns out to be Mr. Wei, Mr. Xu. I see the Yan army surging forward.
Come, I wanted to step forward to help the battle, but Commander Hong was afraid that our brothers would disrupt his formation, so he did not agree and only asked us to watch the battle..."
While Xia Xu was speaking, the dozen or so people he had brought with him had already walked separately to several nearby tents. This was the back camp of the Dizi Camp, where grain and grass were stored. The surrounding tents were not for military storage.
Grain and oil are used to make food and cook food for the entire battalion.
Magistrate Xu smiled and said: "Xia Xiaowei is determined to kill the enemy and serve the country. His loyalty is commendable."
Xia Xun looked up at the two officials standing on the stage, put his hands on his hips and smiled: "Yes, since Commander Hong won't allow it, I have no choice but to find a way to help him."
Wei Zhifu asked curiously: "How does Xia Xiaowei plan to help General Hong?"
Xia Xu smiled and said: "That's it!"
Magistrate Wei looked in the direction he pointed and couldn't help but jump in shock: "Oh no, there's a fire!"
I saw a sudden flame burning on a nearby tent. A soldier brought by Xia Xu ran out of the tent carrying two barrels of oil. He walked to the side and poured water on the piles of horse hay.
Go. At the same time, several tents were lit with fire and thick smoke was rising. Wei Zhifu looked at Xia Xu with straight eyes and said in horror: "You...you...you are crazy, why did you set fire to it?"
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On the side, Xu Zhixian had already reacted. He pulled Wei Zhifu's sleeve and backed away in fear. As he backed away, he said in a trembling voice: "You... you are the people of King Yan!"
The southwest wind was blowing at this time. In fact, it has been the southwest wind for the past few days. The wind was particularly strong today. Although the firewood was covered with raincloths, yesterday's heavy rain made the firewood very wet. Oil was poured on it and it was lit.
Burning, thick smoke billowed and floated forward quickly, filling the entire camp like a thick fog that covered the sky and the ground, making it almost impossible to see anyone five steps away.
Commander Dizi Yinghong was concentrating on commanding the entire army to fight against the Yan army's cavalry. Suddenly he saw billowing smoke coming towards him. He was surprised. He looked back and wondered: "What happened?"
Zhang Baoleng, who had been following Commander Hong and pretended to watch the enemy formation, accidentally drew out his saber, raised the sword and dropped it, then dodged into the smoke and shouted: "Hong Yu is rebelling, Hong Yu is rebelling, Hong Yu is rebelling, Hong Yu is rebelling."
Go to King Yan!"
The Ming army in Diziying was shocked when they heard the news. However, they could not see anything and could not hear General Hong's rebuttal. The morale of the army was immediately in chaos. Zhang Bao's soldiers, who had already spread out like ghosts, were like ghosts, taking advantage of the panic.
He Yan specially selected generals at all levels to attack. For a time, there was no leader and everything was in chaos. In the thick smoke, no one knew how many people King Yan had sneaked in. The defense of the Dizi camp collapsed.
The incident here was also seen by Geng Bingwen, who was standing on the watchtower. He immediately realized that Zhang Bao had already surrendered to King Yan. He had simply sneaked into his military camp and used the black tiger to take out his heart. Geng Bingwen was anxious
Ordered all the battalions to go to reinforcements and be on alert, but the battalions were all on the same page, so there was no time to adjust in such a hurry? Besides, the Yan army generals Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Tan Yuan, Ma Yun, Gu Cheng and others from outside led their own troops to attack fiercely.
How can you be allowed to send troops to come back for reinforcements? No matter how strict Geng Bingwen's deployment is, it is only for the outside world. How can there be many obstacles between the battalions?
Therefore, Geng Bingwen could only watch helplessly as King Yan's cavalry broke through the defense line of the Dizi camp and rushed into the dense fog. After a while, they kicked past the camp and rushed into the Muzi camp from the flank like a gust of wind. The two camps
It was over in a moment, and chaos and fear, like dominoes, quickly caused a chain reaction in Geng Bingwen's originally indestructible camp. The offensive and defensive battles have developed into inevitable hand-to-hand combat.
Geng Bingwen gritted his teeth, turned around and walked downstairs...
Zhu Di still took the lead this time, overwhelming the Dizi camp and breaking through the Muzi camp. Without stopping for a moment, he led his cavalry across the entire enemy formation, leaving Geng Bingwen's camp in disarray. Geng Bingwen, who was over sixty years old, was furious and personally
Mounted his horse and raised his gun to meet the enemy. At this moment, due to the internal erosion, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others had already rushed into Geng Bingwen's camp. Zhang Yu crossed his horse and raised his gun and rushed into the enemy camp, just in time to meet the veteran Geng Bingwen.
The old man does not rely on his muscles and bones. Even if Geng Bingwen is a hero, how can he fight with human power at this moment? What's more, Zhang Yu is one of the bravest generals under the command of the King of Yan. Since ancient times, there are many famous generals who have led military campaigns.
Yes, but if you want him to charge into the battlefield and kill the enemy, then you can only do it in storytelling. After a few battles, Geng Bingwen was knocked off his helmet by Zhang Yu, and in shock, he whipped his horse's head.
Then he fell in his saddle and was defeated.
"Failed! My great reputation has been ruined in one day!"
Changxing Hou was heartbroken and refused to retreat. Seeing the commander's flag heading south, the entire Ming army was shaken. However, behind them was the Hutuo River. The floods of the Hutuo River were surging and many wooden bridges and pontoons were washed away by the flood. They could retreat again.
Where to go?
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