Wan Yanhuo Nu looked at the one-eyed dragon in front of her and wanted to rush up and give him a few slaps. She had promised to defend Hedong City for two months without any problem, but she lost it in just one day.
It is said that the army marched out to fight the Song army who was attacking the dock, but was attacked by the Song army and captured Hedong City. Is this a mistake that an experienced veteran should make? This bastard deliberately acted because he was dissatisfied with his arrival.
Lost Hedong City.
Wanyan Huonv was filled with anger, but she couldn't express it, so she could only say bitterly: "Marshal Zuo sent me here because the Song army captured Pingyang Mansion. Marshal Zuo and the prime minister were worried that the Song army would attack Jiangzhou from Cizhou and cut off the river.
It was because of the retreat of the Xie Prefecture army that I led the army to support. I had no intention of replacing the general as the main general. However, General Han lost Hezhong Prefecture so quickly, making the whole situation extremely passive. I am afraid that he will not be able to attack Marshal Zuo.
Explain it!"
Now Wanyan Huonv refused to admit that he was the commander-in-chief. He did not want to bear the responsibility for Han Chang's defeat.
Han Chang had an excuse for a long time. He explained calmly: "At that time, the two sides were fighting in a stalemate. Both sides were going all out. If I invest another 5,000 people, I can win. It is impossible for me to leave 5,000 people in the city. Besides, if the soldiers
Defeated, even these five thousand men could not defend Hedong City. If it were a living female captain, he would have made the same choice as me. The reason why I was defeated was not because I failed to defend the dock. On the contrary, my dock was extremely well-defended. The Song Army
There was no chance at all, but because Jiezhou was not defended, more than 10,000 Song troops came from Jiezhou and plunged directly into my back, making me vulnerable from the front and back. This led to the defeat. Please give me a warning!
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"So that's it. I will tell Deputy Marshal Zuo the truth. Since Wang Wuliang, the commander of the Jiezhou Army and Horses, has been killed in the melee, it is not easy to hold him accountable anymore. Let's move forward!"
Wan Yanhuo Nu also knew that she could not punish Han Chang, so she had to put the overall situation first and endured this tone.
"Excuse me, Captain of Living Women, what should we do next?"
Wanyanhuonu pondered for a moment and said: "Now I only have 30,000 troops in hand. Adding in the 13,000 troops in the hands of the general, there are only 43,000 troops. If the situation is not good for us, I plan to continue to retreat to
Jinzhou, combined with the 20,000 troops in Jinzhou, and then transferring the 20,000 troops stationed in Zezhou and Longde Mansion, our total force will reach more than 80,000 people, and we can definitely compete with the Song army!"
Wanyan Huonv's idea was completely in line with Han Chang's. He quickly said: "Captain Wanfu is right. Instead of letting the Song army defeat them individually, it is better to join forces in one place and concentrate their forces to deal with it. Moreover, the food and grass in Linfen County are relatively small."
There’s plenty here.”
The two reached a tacit consensus to abandon Jiangzhou and retreat to Jinzhou.
Gushe Mountain is located in the southern part of the Luliang Mountains, and is actually part of the Luliang Mountains. It extends from the northeast to the Yellow River in the southwest, and is divided into two states, Cizhou in the north and Jiangzhou in the south.
At this time, an army of 40,000 people with supplies of 10,000 camels was marching through a deep valley.
Gushe Mountain is ancient and fragmented. Countless rivers once passed through the mountain in ancient times. Now, these rivers have disappeared without a trace, leaving only a dozen valleys of various sizes, some spacious and flat, and some more hidden.
The 40,000 Song troops walked through a relatively hidden valley, and there were special guides to lead them through the valley.
There are cliffs on both sides of the valley, made up by vines, which sometimes block the sunlight and make it look eerie. Fortunately, there are not many gravels on the ground, so the road is easy to walk, and war horses and camels don't have to work hard.
Liu Cui was riding on his horse, looked into the distance, and asked the guide: "How far is it to get out of the valley?"
The guide pointed to a big tree about ten miles ahead and said with a smile: "General, please look at that big tree, it is at the mouth of the valley."
Liu Cui immediately ordered: "Add more scouts to explore the situation outside the valley mouth!"
Two groups of twenty scouts had been dispatched, and the Song army immediately added fifty more scouts and rushed towards the mouth of the valley.
In fact, Liu Cui was not worried that the enemy would ambush him. Yang Zaixing's army had already moved north. If the main force of the enemy came to ambush him, their home base would be taken away by the Song army.
Moreover, it is useless to send fewer troops. There are so many valley paths, and the enemy has no idea which valley path he will come out of.
Soon, the 40,000-strong army left the valley and passed through Gushe Mountain. The outside was not a large plain, but countless low and rolling hills, dotted with villages and large wheat fields.
The target of the Song army was Zhengping County, one hundred and fifty miles away. The army gathered and rested for the night. Early the next morning, 40,000 troops marched towards Zhengping County in a mighty manner.
At the same time that Liu Cui was leading his army towards Zhengping County, another Song army of 20,000 people was also marching north rapidly. This army was Niu Gao's team. They passed through Wenxi County and entered Jiangzhou.
Across Jiangzhou, there are many mountains in this area, such as Huoshan, Wuling, Jiaoshan, Wangwushan, etc.
Their target was Jicheng County in Jinzhou, which was an important county on the banks of the Qinshui River, and Qinshui was the only way for the Jin soldiers from Zezhou to come out.
The Song army marched at a very fast speed and was a high-intensity march. Each person carried six days of dry food. After annihilating all the enemy troops in Zezhou, they needed to continue northward and annihilate another army in Longde Prefecture.
On the afternoon of the next day, 20,000 troops arrived in Ji County. They did not enter the county seat, but found a forest to rest three miles east of the county seat.
At this time, the commander Li Ling, who had been here for nearly two days, came to see Niu Gao and said, "To report to the capital commander, no trace of the enemy has been found yet."
Niu Gao nodded, this is normal. The terrain in this area is complex and enemies usually appear suddenly, so they must be fully prepared.
"Did you find the ambush place I asked you to look for?"
Li Ling nodded, "Ten miles east from here, there is a valley over there, which is very suitable for an ambush. And since we are about to reach the county seat, the enemy soldiers will be less vigilant."
Niu Gao made a decision immediately: "Let's go to the ambush place to rest!"
Soon, they arrived at the ambush site. Niu Gao let the soldiers continue to rest while he personally inspected the situation in the valley.
This kind of valley is very common. It is the junction of two mountains. The mountains on both sides are slopes and covered with woods. The official road is at the bottom. It can be said that the terrain is like this all the way, but it is very suitable for an ambush.
Because its length is just right, the enemy's tail enters the valley, but the head has not yet left the valley, thus blocking the enemy in the valley.
Another important detail is that the enemy usually sends spies to explore the road ahead. This is a normal march. The spies or vanguards walk in front. If they find anything unusual, they should quickly go back and report it.
Therefore, they had to wait until the spies passed by before deploying, and the large forest on the hillside allowed them to hide.
At three o'clock in the middle of the night, Niu Gao, who was resting, was woken up by soldiers, "Capital, we have found traces of the enemy!"
Niu Gao was refreshed, sobered up immediately and asked: "How far is it and how many enemy troops are there?"
"Twenty miles east of us, there are about ten thousand people."
There are only twenty miles left, and it will come soon. Niu Gao immediately said: "Go and notify the brothers on the opposite mountain, and the whole army will wake up immediately and prepare for battle!"
Not long after, the enemy's vanguard arrived. There were about three hundred people, riding horses and riding slowly. From time to time, they sent people into the woods to check the situation.
Of course, this is a standard marching method. It does not mean that there is a suspicion of enemy ambush. The same goes for the Western Army. Even when marching inside Bashu, a set of preventive procedures must be followed. This is actually a sign of whether an army is well-trained.
Judging from the current situation, the training level of the Xie Cong Army is still higher than that of the Puppet Qi Army. Generally, the Puppet Qi Army basically does not have spies to explore the front, even Li Cheng's army is no exception.
However, although the Xie Cong Army was well-trained, it was far inferior to that of the Western Army. Their exploration was just a formality, and they only entered the edge of the woods to take a look and then left it alone.
If it is the Western Army, they must go deep into the woods within a hundred steps, and shoot a few resounding gunpowder arrows to make a huge explosion in the woods. If no frightened birds fly up, it means there is a problem.
These details can tell how well an army is trained.
Three hundred vanguard troops passed through the valley, and the Western Army quickly began to enter the position. Not long after, 10,000 enemy troops began to march into the valley.
