243 [Xiangtan Zhou Clan] (for the Silver League Nuanyang 1314
Xiangtan, Zhou family, a large family.
Although it has not yet developed into "Ban County of Zhou", let alone to the point of "marrying half of Hunan" in the late Qing Dynasty. However, from Jiajing to Wanli years, Zhou Zhiping, Zhou Zhiji, Zhou Zhilong, Zhou Yu and Zhou Xu successively passed the Jinshi examination and were awarded the imperial examination.
A lot of people were recruited, and the Zhou family went crazy to annex land in Xiangtan!
Unlike the Tao family in Changsha, the Zhou family in Xiangtan is prosperous.
During the Wanli period, there were many peasant uprisings, and the Zhou family took the initiative to recruit local warriors each time. After repelling the peasant army, they immediately took the opportunity to annex land, which now covers more than 100,000 acres.
When he learned that Jiangxi Zhao rebels were sending troops to Huguang, Zhou Xing, who was studying at Yuelu Academy, immediately rushed back to Xiangtan to recruit troops.
Historically, he would also pass the Jinshi examination in two years.
At the foot of Hidden Mountain, Liao Sheng's brother Liao Jing came to secretly communicate with Zhou Xing.
Both parties come from wealthy families, and there is no possibility of compromise. They must fight to the death with Zhao Han.
"Brother Jingyu, what's the situation like in Xiangtan?" Liao Jing asked.
Zhou Xing replied: "Thousands of rebels have besieged the city for half a month. I just received news that the Zhao thieves have occupied Liuyang and will definitely march towards Changsha. If Xiangtan is lost, Changsha will be in danger! Where is Hengyang?"
"Except Hengyang, Hengshan, Leiyang, and the counties in the east and south, all are occupied by Zhao thieves." Liao Jing replied.
After a long battle, Liao Sheng had tens of thousands of regiments under his command, and they successively recaptured Hengyang, Hengshan, and Leiyang.
In You County, Anren's bandits were the worst, with Zhao Han's army to the east and Liao Sheng's Tuanyong to the west.
We can no longer stay in this place!
Therefore, as soon as Liu Zhu sent troops from Chaling, the You County bandits abandoned the city and fled. When passing by Anren, the Anren bandits also fled. The two groups of bandits merged and ran to Yongxing County to join the Little Overlord.
The Little Overlord heard about the situation in the north and felt that he could not defend it, so he abandoned the city and headed to Chenzhou further south.
They failed to attack Chenzhou, so they could only circle the city, plundering villages and towns along the way, and prepared to escape from Yizhang into Guangdong.
If we ignore the bandits fleeing south and the Yao people revolting, there are now two major battlefields in southern Hunan.
In the north, Huang Yao besieged Xiangtan and Li Zheng besieged Changsha. The strategic goal was to capture Changsha. The commander of the officers and soldiers was Wang Zhiliang, the governor of southern Hunan.
In the south, Liu Zhu, Chen Bing, and Leijiabu (the intersection of the Maishui River and the Xiangjiang River), Zhang Tieniu and Chen Bing, Yongxing County. While they asked missionaries and farmers' associations to divide the fields, they faced off against Liao Sheng's Tuan Lian Yao. Their strategic goal was to capture Hengyang.
Liao Jing said: "My brother is planning to attack Lukou (Lukou District, Zhuzhou City), kill the bandit soldiers there, and cut off the Zhao bandit's food route!"
After hearing about the situation in the south, Zhou Xing was surprised and said: "Brother, if you lead the troops to the north, you are not afraid of Leiyang and Hengshan being captured by Zhao thieves?"
"It is enough to leave three thousand soldiers in each of the two cities," Liao Jing said. "We must drive away the traitors in Xiangtan so that Changsha, Xiangtan, Hengshan, Hengyang, and Leiyang can form a line."
Zhou Xing asked: "How should I cooperate?"
Liao Jing replied: "My brother suggested that the Zhou family's regiment should go to Xiangtan to contain the main force of the rebels and delay the time for the rebels to return to Lukou. After my brother captures Lukou, he can train with the Zhou family's regiment and the defenders in Xiangtan City.
, attack the rebels from three sides together. The rebels are surrounded and lose the supply of food and grass. The morale of the army will inevitably be in chaos, and we can win in one battle!"
"What a plan!" Zhou Xing praised.
It is indeed a good strategy, but the prerequisite is that you can win the battle.
Liao Sheng defeated the bandits who escaped from Jiangxi and won consecutive battles. At this time, his prestige had greatly increased and he was a little overconfident. He felt that the Jiangxi bandits were nothing more than that, so he left thousands of people to guard the city, stopped Zhang Tieniu and Liu Zhu, and actually led the elite troops himself
Go north to attack Huang Yao.
He wants to fight three of them!
From a strategic point of view, this approach is very smart and reasonable. If the combat effectiveness of both sides is similar, Liao Sheng will definitely succeed, and there is a high probability of annihilating Huang Yao's main force.
It has to be said that Huang Yao underestimated the enemy and did not take the enemy in Hengshan seriously, which exposed his food route to Liao Sheng's troops.
This belongs to Huang Yao's military style, dispatching troops quickly and marching extremely fast.
Li Zheng was just the opposite. He was cautious and thoughtful, and he also liked to discuss with his generals. If he and Huang Yao were exchanged, Huang Yao would probably have captured Changsha and would not give Wang Zhiliang time for reinforcements.
Three days later, Zhou Xing and Tuan Yong cautiously approached Xiangtan County.
He did not dare to get too close for fear that the entire army would collapse. He just wanted to attract Huang Yao's attention and create time for Liao Sheng to cut off the enemy's food route.
"Finally here!" Huang Yao said with a smile.
Huang Yao besieged the city for half a month. He did not even think about attacking the city. He only waited for reinforcements from the officers and soldiers. As long as the reinforcements were defeated, the morale of the defenders in the city would be low, and then there would be various ways to capture the city.
There must be reinforcements, Huang Yao had already inquired about them.
There is a Zhou family here, which has produced five Jinshis in the past few decades. Every time there is a civil unrest, the Zhou family recruits local warriors to put it down.
If the Zhou family does not bring reinforcements after another half month, Huang Yao will lead his own troops there.
"Boom boom boom!"
Three gunshots fired, and the Fran machine gun fired.
The good artillery was used by Huang Yao as the starting cannon.
Zhou Xing is choosing a good terrain to set up camp, one that can run. Anyway, he won't fight Huang Yao head-on.
Suddenly three cannon shots were heard. Because the distance was too far, Zhou Xing thought the enemy was attacking the city.
Should you go and help?
Zhou Xing decided to stand still and just watch from a distance. The rebels would definitely not be able to capture the city. Moreover, there was a Xiang River across the river, and he would not be able to cross the river to rescue the rebels for the time being. Once he tried to cross the river, Zhou Xing would immediately run away. He had to
Keep your own team spirit first.
At this distance and looking across the river, Zhou Xing thought he was safe.
"Dudududududududu~"
A moment later, the sound of a charge came from both sides of the Juanshui River. Zhou Xing was so frightened that his vest started to sweat: "Quickly form a formation, there is an ambush!"
Zhou Xing came along the trickling water. At this moment, five hundred Datong soldiers rushed out from Baihe Mountain and Hualonggong Mountain on both sides of the bank. They ran to the foot of the mountain before blowing the charge horn, and attacked Zhou Xing's Tuan Yong from east and west.
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This incident was so sudden that the Zhou family had just unloaded the food from the ship and had not even had time to set up camp.
Zhou Xing led his troops on the east bank of the Juan River. The five hundred ambush soldiers rushing down from Hualonggong Mountain trotted slowly towards them. The five hundred ambush soldiers from Baihe Mountain took off their armor and jumped into the river to grab those who had unloaded grain.
's boat.
Because they are separated by trickles of water, thousands of regiments of the Zhou family only have to face 500 ambush troops, while the other 500 ambush troops cannot survive temporarily.
But, can it be stopped?
"Raise the gun!"
Zhou Xing shouted and asked the slaves to raise the command flag.
Ding Jiasheng raised his spear and charged with Yan Jiu.
Yan Jiu is an old thief who followed Fei Yinggon. He was broken up and incorporated into the army. Now he can command 500 people.
Ding Jiasheng, the leader of the Duchang Rebel Army, was transferred to the army as a missionary officer. Although he joined the group halfway, he learned the Datong theory very solidly.
The wolf cleared the way, and the spear thrust forward.
Five hundred Datong soldiers broke into the formation of nearly five thousand enemies. Like a knife cutting through tofu, a big gap was created. The Zhou family Tuan Yong collapsed the moment they engaged in the battle.
"Master, leave quickly!"
A close family slave dragged Zhou Xing and ran away.
Besieged on three sides?
nonexistent.
Although Huang Yao likes to advance rashly, he does not really underestimate the enemy. He is using himself as bait to lure the enemies behind him to take the bait.
Zhou Xing's mind went blank and he had no idea how he lost.
How could he be defeated by five hundred rebels when he had five thousand regiments of brave men?
Moreover, it collapsed so neatly that there was no ability to resist at all.
The confidant slave looked back from time to time and suddenly pushed Zhou Xing away: "Young Master, get out of the way!"
Zhou Xing fell down in embarrassment and looked up to see that his book boy had been killed by the rebels.
Ignoring his grief, he climbed up on his hands and feet, ran towards the river, and jumped into the river.
While swimming, I suddenly heard a sound behind me.
The five hundred ambushes on the other side of the river had already jumped into the river and grabbed the boat. At this time, each of them was rowing shirtless and stabbing the tuan yong who jumped into the river to escape with their spears.
Zhou Xing shouted in horror, and suddenly a spear stabbed him in the forehead very accurately.
In another time and space, the Zhou family, which was so glorious as the Republic of China, will definitely be severely suppressed this time. How many people can survive depends on fate.
Lukou.
Liao Sheng took five thousand elites and quickly arrived here by boat. This was Huang Yao's grain and grass transfer station. Once captured, Huang Yao's grain route would be cut off.
He prepared for a surprise attack at night, but unexpectedly, he was still more than twenty miles away when he encountered a sentinel sent by the rebels.
The anti-bandit spies were actually sent more than 20 miles away?
Liao Sheng felt very unfriendly. His surprise attack plan failed and he could only carry out a strong attack.
Fei Yinggong was basking in the sun at Lukou. Huang Yao asked him to guard the grain road, so he should concentrate on guarding it. Lying on a bamboo rocking chair, basking in the sun and sipping tea, he had a half-day of leisure.
"Dad, the spies reported that the enemy is coming." Fei Ruhui came over and said.
The bandits under Fei Yinggon's command were all dispersed and incorporated into the army. Only his daughter Fei Ruhui stayed with him.
Fei Ruhui insisted on joining the army to fight, and obtained Zhao Han's permission.
"How many people are here?" Fei Yingcong asked.
Fei Ruhui said: "There are thousands of them. The grain and grass travel by water, and the soldiers walk by the river. Looking at their march, they look like elites."
"I'm fighting the elite!"
Fei Yingcong stood up slowly, stretched, yawned and said, "If we don't fight, our bones will become crispy."
Fei Yinggon only had 500 regular soldiers and 500 peasant soldiers in his hands, and the rest all belonged to the grain transport team.
After Liao Sheng's whereabouts were exposed, he did not return to Hengshan, but slowed down his march so that his soldiers would not be so tired.
He had more than 10,000 regiments of warriors and fought for more than a year without much training.
The five thousand regiments brought to cut off the grain road this time were all "elite" veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles. At least, he thought they were elite and could beat the bandits from Jiangxi to the ground.
What about King Zhao?
It’s not like he has never fought against Jiangxi rebels!
Liao Sheng felt that there was no hope for him to take the imperial examination. In these troubled times, he had to rely on his military exploits to become his wife and son, and at the same time, he had to keep his family's property.
The next morning, Liao Sheng led five thousand elite troops to Lukou to prepare for the attack on Fei Yinggon.
He even trained three hundred archers under his command!
