Chapter 183: The First Battle in Jiangnan Middle School
Chapter 183: The First Battle in Jiangnan (Part 2)
However, even so, the Holy Sect of Paradise is now in an extremely unfavorable situation. The cavalry of Xin Ke and Feng Jing rushed into the camp of the Paradise Army from the east and west sides respectively, while Dugu and Xue Sha each led fifteen thousand
The infantry followed closely behind them to clean up the mess behind them. Zhang Yuewan's 20,000 navy troops came directly from the Songjiang River in the south. The total strength of the Holy Sect of Paradise was 80,000, which was larger than the Hetao army.
There were ten thousand more, but due to the sudden incident and the excellent generals and fierce fighting power of the Hetao army, they retreated steadily. Except for Yan Lege, who was leading nearly ten thousand soldiers to resist Zhang Yuewan's navy at the dock by the Songjiang River,
Zhu Zhao has gathered about 40,000 soldiers and is standing still in the Chinese army camp. The remaining soldiers have already been disrupted and are now fighting independently.
This is the second time Zhang Yuewan has fought against Yan Lege. They have only fought twice, and the strategic postures of both sides have just been reversed. Last time, Yan Lege had the upper hand in terms of troops and was the main attacker. But this time, he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength.
It's defense. Last time, Zhang Yuewan took advantage of the navy in his hands, leaving Yan Lege, the most powerful general, with no place to vent his force. But this time, although he still faced Zhang Yuewan's navy
, but Yan Lege’s force was fully displayed.
The surface of the Songjiang River is about one mile wide. It is still a big river in the north, but in the south of the Yangtze River, it is nothing more than an ordinary river. Since there is also a Japanese navy stationed here, all the facilities on the dock are quite complete.
. However, it lacked basic protective power. Therefore, Zhang Yuewan's navy did not encounter strong resistance from ground attack equipment when it landed. At that time, the camp of Ji Le Army had already fallen into chaos under the attack of Feng Jing and Xin Ke's cavalry.
Naturally, there is no way to mobilize troops to assist in the defense of the dock. Therefore, Zhang Yuewan's navy was relatively successful at the beginning, and Dongbo's navy currently stationed here is only two thousand, that is, seven or eight warships. When he saw Zhang Yuewan,
More than a hundred warships immediately weighed anchor and fled. Zhang Yuewan now did not care about the trouble of the Ji Le Navy, so he directly sent troops to land.
However, the good luck of the soldiers in Hetao ended with the arrival of Yan Lege. When Yan Lege led a thousand soldiers to the military camp, the cavalry from Hetao had already charged in. In this case, the first thing Yan Lege thought of was
How to retreat when the situation is unfavorable. At that time, considering the convenience of transporting strategic materials, the Paradise Camp chose to be on the north bank of Songjiang. This was convenient, but now it has put itself in a desperate situation. Since the opponent has a navy, although it is not
I know how many there are, but if I dare to attack my own camp with 80,000 soldiers, it is definitely not something that the seven or eight warships of Dongbo can handle. Before thinking about victory, think about defeat first. If your side is defeated and retreats, and the waterway to the south
The retreat route was also cut off. In the dark night, with the military discipline of the Ji Le soldiers, it would inevitably turn into a major rout. Therefore, the only way was to immediately build a pontoon bridge to ensure a smooth retreat, and then assist the Dongwa Navy to resist the enemy.
No matter how unsuccessful the attack is, this enemy force must be blocked on the water to prevent them from continuing to attack the already chaotic military camp.
The reputation of being the most powerful general in the world is indeed well deserved. From the moment he appeared on the battlefield, no one in the navy could be his enemy. And Yan Laige's appeal to the soldiers of Ji Le is undoubtedly very strong. Pier
As soon as the Bliss soldiers who had begun to disintegrate saw his appearance, they immediately cheered and automatically gathered around him. Together with the original thousand soldiers around him and the Bliss soldiers who automatically joined him, Yan Lege's side soon
Nearly ten thousand people have gathered.
Zhang Yuewan frowned slightly. She knew Yan Lege's bravery. On the battlefield, even she was no match for Yan Lege. It was true that she had 20,000 naval troops in her hands, but those who could really participate in the landing battle,
It is only 156,000, and the remaining soldiers are also responsible for the operation of the ship and the use of the equipment on the ship. The combat effectiveness of the Ji Le soldiers is not weak, and with the fierce general Yan Lege, although he can use the medium and long-range attack weapons on the ship
Forced landing, but with the Ji Le soldiers taking the lead, Yan LeGe's lead, the navy's losses would definitely not be small. Zhang Yuewan still has a heavy responsibility, so naturally he is not willing to break his muscles and bones here. Anyway, the Ji Le army has already fallen into chaos.
, as long as Yan Lege can be dragged here, the mission has been completed.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuewan immediately ordered the soldiers on the ship to immediately use medium and long-range equipment to assist the soldiers who had landed ashore, and some soldiers took small boats to land from the upstream and downstream sides of the dock to conduct a roundabout outflank. As for Yan Lege, it was the order
His soldiers tried their best to block it with bows and crossbows.
But it was said that Dugu and Xuesha broke into the Jie Le Camp in two groups. At this time, the Jie Le Camp had been turned upside down by Feng Jing and Xin Ke. The arrival of Dugu and Xue Sha was to attack these Ji Le soldiers who had been defeated.
Cleaning up. Although the soldiers of Bliss have been disrupted, their fighting spirit is indeed crazy. Even if some soldiers have been seriously injured, they still rush forward regardless of their own safety. Even if they are cut down to the ground, they still use their own flesh and blood.
Fuzzy hands grabbed the legs of the soldiers in the Hetao, creating opportunities for other soldiers around them.
Xue Sha and Dugu had never fought against the Holy Sect of Paradise before. Although they estimated that the Holy Sect's combat power should not be weak, they did not expect it to be so crazy. They were caught off guard and there were quite a few people.
The soldiers in Hetao suffered a loss. Xue Sha and Dugu were furious, and immediately ordered the soldiers below to strike at the Bliss soldiers on the ground when they walked over, regardless of whether they were alive or dead. In this way, although the speed was slower, the
The effect was still very significant. At least the losses suffered by the Hetao soldiers were much less later. Fortunately, the Ji Le soldiers did not launch a counterattack at this time, which gave Xue Sha and others sufficient time to clean up the periphery of Zhu Zhaozhong's army camp.
"What are Zhu Zhao waiting for now?" Not only Xue Sha and others, but also Yan Lege, who was intercepting Zhang Yuewan on the dock, was also confused. Logically speaking, he was attacked by several armies at the same time, and the Holy Sect of Paradise was under attack
It was already in chaos. Under such circumstances, as the commander-in-chief, since he had gathered about 40,000 troops, he either waited for an opportunity to counterattack or took advantage of the chaos to break out. However, Zhu Zhao did neither, but chose
He stayed in the Chinese army camp and stood still. What on earth was Zhu Zhao, who was known as the leader of the Four Famous Generals of Paradise, waiting for?
No one understood, but Zhu Zhao himself knew the current situation very well. From the fighting outside just now, Zhu Zhao already knew that the army outside was from the Hetao. Although Zhu Zhao had not fought against the Hetao army before,
However, his younger brother Pinglang had a souvenir relationship with the Hetao Army. When the Hetao-Qinchuan Allied Forces jointly raided the Northeast Army, the fierce fighting power they displayed was enough to make any surrounding forces vigilant. Especially in the end.
The comparison of the troop losses between the two sides made Pinglang even more frightened. Therefore, Pinglang specially told Zhu Zhao about this matter, telling Zhu Zhao to be cautious if he faced off against the Hetao army in the future.
Although it is not yet clear which general from Hetao is leading the attack, the plan is so meticulous that it must be someone other than just a general. It must be the five generals from Hetao who personally took action. Therefore, Zhu Zhao is waiting for a group of hostages.
Waiting for the message from the people he sent out. If these two things cannot be done, then even if he can successfully break through now, he may not be able to escape the pursuit of the opponent's cavalry.
At this moment, the scouts sent out finally came back: "Report to Zhu Shuai that the pontoon bridge is still there. The enemy did not discover the existence of the pontoon bridge, so they did not send troops to destroy it."
"Okay!" Zhu Zhao nodded heavily: "Come here, pass the commander's order, and the whole army will attack along the river to the Zhongdu Ferry upstream! Bring the hostages up and divide them into two parts. One part will be driven at the front to clear the way, and the other will
Keep part of it and cut it off later!”
Along with a burst of drums, the tent of the Paradise Army suddenly turned into a sea of fire, and then a bright red flag flew high with a huge "Zhu" written on it. It was obvious that Zhu Zhao was personally leading the army.
"The sky is dead, Bliss is eternal!" Zhu Zhao roared with great energy. When all the Bliss soldiers were roared by his slogan, they were all refreshed, and then they shouted at the same time: "The sky is dead, Bliss is eternal!"
Eternal bliss! Heaven is dead, eternal bliss!"
"No! They are preparing to break out, stop them!" Fengjing yelled. However, when he led the cavalry to charge forward, before the word "kill" could be shouted out, all the Hetao soldiers looked startled.
, and then involuntarily put down the weapon in his hand.
At the front of Zhu Zhao's army were thousands of women in ragged clothes. They were sitting on horseback. Behind each woman sat a Ji Le soldier who was holding a weapon across their necks.
The Holy Sect of Paradise lacks horses. Zhu Zhao's one hundred thousand army only has about three thousand cavalry. And Zhu Zhao is now maximizing the role of these cavalry in clearing the way. Although the soldiers of Hetao are all demon kings who kill without batting an eye, but his subordinates
But he never kills innocent people indiscriminately. Seeing such a situation, I immediately don't know how to face it.
"Despicable!" Feng Jing cursed fiercely, but at this time there was no room for hesitation, and he shouted loudly: "Get out of the way and attack their flanks!"
"Charge over quickly!" Zhu Zhao waved the Fang Tian painted halberd in his hand and shouted near the dock: "Fourth! Let's go quickly!"
Zhu Zhao's reaction to the Hetao army was very accurate. Since the Hetao army was able to resolutely lead troops to cross the river for the sake of the old, weak, women and children in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures who only had free food, now they were faced with their own human shields.
Regardless of whether they were just trying to gain fame or were really kind-hearted, they would definitely not intercept him. Sure enough, Fengjing's cavalry immediately got out of the way and attacked his flank, and the same was true for the infantry general Dugu behind Fengjing. Zhu Zhao's
I couldn't help but smile in my heart, I am not a gentleman, and I am not a husband if I am not poisonous. If it were not for these hostages, even if the Bliss army could break out of the encirclement of the Hetao army, they might not be able to escape far.
These women are all Jiangnan women that Zhu Zhao has asked his men to search for for more than half a month. They were originally waiting for the latest batch to be collected and sent to Yangzhou Road together. But I didn't expect that something happened to Wei Pei, and
The Hetao army came too quickly, so they didn't have time to move. At first, Zhu Zhao planned to get rid of all these women, so as not to fall into the hands of the Hetao and cause more things. But Zhu Zhao immediately thought of using their
The place is to use them to open the road. It seems that the effect is really good.
At this moment, a huge butcher's knife suddenly struck Zhu Zhao on horseback in the air. In the dark night in Jiangnan, the cold white light and the fierce murderous aura permeated above, even the iron-willed
Zhu Zhao also felt like his hair was standing on end. Zhu Zhao had no time to dodge, he held Fang Tian's painted halberd tightly with both hands, and with the sprint of his horse, he met the opponent's butcher's knife with a clang. The swords and halberds intersected, and Zhu Zhao only
He felt a strong force hit his chest like a hammer, and a mouthful of blood spurted out immediately. However, Zhu Zhao was not an ordinary Bliss soldier after all. He pressed his body on the horse's back, and with a swipe, the sword fell from his chest.
The master rushed past.
In the night wind, Zhu Zhao clearly heard a long laugh coming from behind: "I will kill you with blood in the river! I let you go this time, but it won't be so easy next time! Haha!"
When Yan Lege, who was resisting Zhang Yuewan's attack on the dock, heard Zhu Zhao's call, he no longer cared about the dock position. With a wave of his hand, he ordered the soldiers to retreat in the direction of the Bliss army, while he personally held the line from behind.
"We can't let them go!" Zhang Yuewan said in a low voice: "Since they are going up the river, there must be a bridge or pontoon upstream. Send an order to Wu Wei and ask him to immediately lead ten warships to head west. If it happens
There is a floating bridge, please dismantle it for me!"
"Yes!" The messenger immediately greeted Wu Wei through the flag language, while Zhang Yuewan's warships fired along the river at the Ji Le soldiers on the bank who were retreating quickly to the west.
The Ji Le soldiers were still very fast when they retreated, and with Zhu Zhao setting fire to stop the enemy, the pursuit speed of the Hetao soldiers was indeed a bit slower. The cavalry of Feng Jing and Xin Ke naturally pursued at the front, which was completely biting.
The tail of Zhu Zhao's army advanced. Dugu and Xue Sha's army was lagging behind, but they happened to bump into Yan Lege's team retreating from the dock. Naturally, Xue Sha and Dugu were not polite to Yan Lege, and as a result
Yan Lege's more than 7,000 soldiers who retreated had less than 3,000 left by the time they reached Zhongdu Ferry. Zhu Zhao's 40,000 soldiers retreated, but at least 5,000 were lost along the way.
It should be said that the fighting will of the Ji Le soldiers is indeed very strong. Coupled with the call of the famous Ji Le general Zhu Zhao, their combat effectiveness during the retreat actually reached the level of the Northeastern Allied Forces. Especially the three men who were at the back and were responsible for breaking up the rear.
Thousands of dead soldiers were even more determined to fight to the death. Each one of them shouted the slogan "Heaven is dead, bliss is eternal". Facing the well-equipped Hetao cavalry, they actually gave Zhu Zhao's army a safe retreat time.
So when Xue Sha and Dugu's army arrived at Zhongdu Ferry, Feng Jing and Xin Ke had just finished wiping out three thousand dead soldiers.