In the sixth year of Guanghe reign, on June 30th, the Taishan army won a great victory in the battle of Pushui.
When Tian Jun led the cavalry to capture the empty Rencheng Kingdom camp, the flames soaring into the sky were clearly visible to the Rencheng Kingdom soldiers who were only four miles away.
In the dark night, the red fireworks that fill half the sky represent not hope but despair.
Everyone knows that this means that even if they defeat the Yellow Turban thieves who come up to attack them, they will be trapped and die here. Without supplies, fresh water, and reinforcements, they can only wait to die.
Therefore, the car formation was still the same car formation, but it could no longer bring any safety to these Rencheng soldiers. The initial retreat was to the north, where there were no Taishan Army besiegers. After running for dozens of steps, they
Still no pursuing troops were encountered, which made the Rencheng soldiers who were still in the car array no longer have any scruples, and they all fled north.
The fighting drums on the battlefield are still going on, but the Rencheng soldiers have no resistance. The only way to survive is to the north. Who would be willing to stay here and wait to die.
But unfortunately, as they looked north and fled, the Taishan Army immediately adjusted its military formation and began to drive the Han soldiers in a semicircle towards the Pu River in the north.
The Han soldiers were also alert and knew that the Pu River was to the north. If they went further north, they would be driven into the Pu River, so not long after running north, they began to run diagonally in both directions.
But these people all died, killed by the swords of the roving Taishan army sentries. Their deaths clearly told these Han soldiers running north that they could go north, but if they went anywhere else, they would die.
In this way, no matter how unwilling they were, these defeated soldiers could only go north. Soon, they saw the Pu River. Some of the Rencheng soldiers grew up by the Surabaya River and knew how to swim. They saw the Pu River blocking the road in front of them.
, without any hesitation, he threw away all the heavy objects on his body, and then plunged into the Pu River with a sudden movement, swimming through the water like a fish.
But there are only a few lucky ones who can swim. After all, the soldiers of Rencheng Kingdom are infantry rather than navy. So most people gathered on the south bank of Pu River, looking at those lucky ones with envy.
The Taishan army that caught up did not shoot arrows at the swimming Han soldiers. After all, the arrows could be recovered. Shooting them into the water was too much of a waste and it was not worth spending arrows on these people.
And even if these people swim across, will they survive? I wonder if there is a man named Ding Sheng on the north bank of Pu River who never receives Han soldiers on the battlefield? They will die "heroically" on the north bank.
The Taishan army held torches and surrounded these Han soldiers. Under the firelight, the faces of the Han soldiers were frightened and desperate, and they prayed for the forgiveness of these Taishan thieves.
Dian Wei came over coldly at this time, his armor covered with blood, but he didn't see Lu Qian's head. It was obvious that Lu Qian had run away.
This was also the reason for Dianwei's anger. There were still too many people, especially after the Han soldiers were defeated and retreated. Lu Qian, who was at the front, took his companions and killed him out of the gap in the southwest. Dianwei chased for a long time, and finally only found Lu Qian.
Pious armor and iron spears, the rest gained nothing.
Dian Wei's anger needed to be vented, and the target was these Han soldiers. He wanted to drive all of them down the Pu River to avenge the deaths of Zhao Chong and Xu Xi.
So he waved the military flag and ordered the entire army to move forward and drive the Han soldiers down the Pu River. The military orders were overwhelming, and no one had any objections. The Taishan sergeants lined up in neat ranks, holding spears and spears, and began to squeeze the Han soldiers.
The Han soldiers were desperate, crying everywhere. The last ones pushed forward, and the ones in front had their legs half in the water.
Just at this time, a horse came from the west, it was Yu Jin.
Yu Jin found Dian Wei under the banner of "Dian" and immediately advised:
"Awei, we can't go any further. Force these Han soldiers to surrender. Force them to surrender and give them a way to survive."
Dian Wei asked sternly:
"Give them a way to live? Who will give it to us? When my two generals, Zhao Chong and Xu Xi, died, who would give them a way to live? Now that I have let these Han soldiers go, who can I stand against? I can stand up to you,
Are you still worthy of me? Or are you worthy of the dead Zhao Chong and Xu Xi? Tell me?"
Yu Jin was silent. Sure enough, it was because of this. He knew that Dian Wei was not a murderous person, and the current situation would definitely result in heavy casualties. However, he did not expect that both of Dian Wei's generals would be killed in the battle.
But Yu Jin still replied:
"These Han soldiers who made the forced landing can stand up to Qu Kui and Huang Tianzhiye!"
As soon as these words came out, Dian Wei became furious. He drew out his iron halberd, pressed it on Yu Jin's shoulder, and shouted angrily:
"You dare to threaten me?"
Yu Jin felt the pressure and sharp edge of the iron halberd, and sweat dropped, but he gritted his teeth and continued:
"Awei, we have reached a very dangerous situation now. We are all senior military officers in the army. We know that whether it is in the north or the south, our Taiping Road is facing huge casualties. And our Taishan side has won a great victory all the way.
But our strength is declining rapidly, our enemies are getting stronger and stronger, and our losses are becoming more and more heavy, so we need this batch of reduced soldiers, and we will need them in the future. Only in this way can we become stronger and stronger as we fight."
Seeing Dian Wei thinking, Yu Jin went one step further and said:
"Moreover, only if we achieve a real victory can we be worthy of Zhao Chong and Xu Xi. If we lose, like them, like you and me, all of us from Taiping Road will be framed as thieves. Who will remember that we are the ones who stood up for them?"
Tianxingdao, the righteous teacher who punishes the people and fights crimes? At that time, if Zhao Chong and Xu Xi died, their death would be in vain. And only if we win, can we let the world and future generations understand that sacrifices like Zhao Chong and Xu Xi
, just so that all the poor people in the world can live a different life. In that way, the deaths of Zhao Chong and Xu Xi will be meaningful. By then, although they are dead, they will still live in everyone's hearts."
Finally, Yu Jin sighed:
"Awei, I once heard Commander Qu say that history cannot be tampered with. But the prerequisite is that we must win."
Yu Jin grabbed Dian Wei's rough hand and said passionately:
"Stop it, Awei!"
Dian Wei's eyes were filled with tears at this moment, and many things came to his mind:
It was an afternoon when he killed the powerful man who had harmed others and fled to the lake. While he was resting on the left side of the road, an army came over. The leader saw his majesty and asked:
"Do you dare to join the army and strive for wealth?"
Dian Wei did not hesitate and nodded in agreement. It was not because of wealth, but because he didn't know where to go, so why not join the army.
Later he got to know Zhao Chong, and this was the first time he met Zhao Chong. Then he got a soldier from Zhao Chong, was appreciated by Qu Kui, and became Zhao Chong's general. He began to Dian Wei
He felt embarrassed, but on the contrary, it was Zhao Chong who maintained his authority all the time, helped him stand firm, and helped him become a qualified general.
This is Zhao Chong. As long as he obeys someone, he will help him and support him all the time!
There is also Xu Xi, he and he are both rangers in Yanzhou.
What is a ranger? It sounds majestic and righteous, but in fact they are just a group of marginalized people who are not respected by others. They only believe in force. So Xu Xi was unruly at first and was brave and brave all day long, but later he was beaten by Dian Wei.
After being beaten and subdued, Wei Dianwei followed his lead.
He told Dianwei that there was a wide and long river where his family lived, and that his mother raised him by starching and washing people's clothes. She wanted him to cultivate the land well, saying that the land is the root and is the foundation.
An inheritance that can be passed down to the family. So all the money my mother made was to save a piece of land so that Xu Xi could marry him, have children, and flourish.
But in the end, her mother was deceived, and all her savings only bought a piece of gravel land on the river beach, which could not be planted at all. In anger, her mother died. Xu Xi killed the swindlers and their entire family, and became a wandering ranger.
Later, he joined the Taishan Army. It was here that he learned that some people actually gave land to the poor. From then on, Xu Xi always said that if the Taishan Army had appeared earlier, his mother might not have died. That was also the case.
At that time, he always dreamed of his mother, telling him that our family had land. From then on, Xu Xi's pursuit was to fight with the Taishan Army so that the poor people could have land, spread their branches, and pass on the family line.
But unfortunately, Xu Xi's pursuit stopped at the shore of Pu River.
Thinking of this, Dian Wei could no longer control himself and squatted on the ground in grievance, crying loudly. The emotions were so strong that people rarely notice their emotions in ordinary life, and once they are really absent, then
Emotions will come like landslides and tsunamis.
Yu Jin caressed Dian Wei and comforted him, feeling sad in his heart.
Dian Wei started crying quickly and stopped crying quickly. He knew how to make a choice.
He said calmly to the soldiers beside him:
"Go and call those Han soldiers to surrender."
The guards received the order and began to issue unique surrender flags to the troops in front. For a time, the south bank of the Pu River was full of Taishan local dialects, causing these Rencheng soldiers to abandon their weapons and surrender.
The Rencheng soldiers in the circle were not sure at first because of the language barrier. However, when a brave man threw away his weapon and walked up to the Taishan Army, and the Taishan soldiers picked up ropes and started to tie him up, these Rencheng soldiers
Only then are we really sure that they can survive.
So, on the south bank of Pu River, I cried with joy.
Dian Wei listened to the cries and joy on the river beach in front, looked leisurely to the north in the direction of Zhang Chongzai, and murmured:
"Qu Kui, we must win!"
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The crash continues!
The Rencheng State-owned Village and Shanyang State-owned Village on the north and south sides of the Pu River burst into flames one after another. The nearest Jiyin County Camp was discovered. Bian Chong, the soldier, discussed with Li Qianyi of Chengshi, and left the camp overnight, returning home.
Ding Tao.
As soon as the Jiyin County side left, Fengqiu side already knew about it. That night, powerful soldiers burned the stronghold and left. The chaos lasted until dawn. The bandit general Zhou Shen made a final check and only had 2,000 soldiers.
Three days later, on July 3rd, the Taishan Army led an army and destroyed the twelve small villages outside Fengqiu. The Han generals Huo Tan, Li Cun, and Zhang Neng surrendered with their troops. Yang Zhou and Zhu Rang left the army with their troops. Go to Fengqiu.
On July 4th, the Taishan Army crossed the Jishui River and surrounded Fengqiu. Zhou Shen, the Han Dang bandit general, resisted the battle with all his strength. Dian Wei, the leader of the Taishan Army, led his troops to ascend Fengqiu first, and Fengqiu was captured.
In this battle, the Taishan Army obtained 200,000 stones of grain and fodder for the Yanzhou Corps, 6,000 men and women, and more than a thousand cattle and mules. They also obtained Han Yanzhou herds and chariots, ritual objects, talismans, and military equipment.
The Han Dynasty bandit general Zhou Shen led a remnant of 600 men to protect Huang Wan, the herdsman of Yanzhou, as he fled to the north. Li Fu, a talented general of the Taishan Army, hurriedly followed his army. Later, he encountered the Huya and Fufeng 2nd Battalion who were coming from the jujube camp. They were unable to fight and returned south. Fengqiu.
In Fengqiu, Zhang Chong summoned military officials above the general level to discuss the strategic necessity of going south to join the battle on the Taiping Road in Yingchuan.
Zhang Chong told the generals that the anti-Han situation has now reached a critical stage.
In Yingyang, the Ruying Taiping Road is confronting the main force of the Han army. Now, if they can go south to join the Yingyang battlefield and attack from the north and south of the Ruying Taiping Road, they have a chance to eliminate the main force of the Han army in one fell swoop.
And if it is possible, then it will take at least three months for the Han army to gather such a large number of main legions. By then, Taiping Road will have this three-month window to develop, and the situation in the world will immediately change.
The Taishan Army was established by Zhang Chong. Although the generals usually express their own opinions, in terms of grand strategy, the generals of the Taishan Army will unconditionally support Zhang Chong's ideas.
Now that the strategy of going south to support Ruying Taiping Road was decided, the entire army began to mobilize and prepare. Zhang Chong and He Kui discussed several sets of response plans together with his staff.
If there is still a stalemate on Taiping Road when they arrive at Ruying, they will naturally attack with a pincer attack. If Taiping Road has already retreated when they arrive, the Taishan Army will need to see if there is an opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the Han soldiers, reducing the chance of the main force of the Han army moving north in the future. strength. If the main force of the Han army has already won a complete victory when they arrive and the opportunity is not there, then they need to decisively go north and attack Xingyang directly.
In short, the goal of this battle is that no matter what the situation is, once the army is deployed, it must further attack the strength of the Han army and increase the winning rate for the future decisive battle.
Later, Zhang Chong had to solve the problem of how to march quickly.
The journey south from Fengqiu to Yingyang is more than 300 miles, and the urgent march will take ten days. Time is too tight.
For this reason, Zhang Chong decided to try marching like mules and horses.
The Central Plains area where Fengqiu is located is rich in mules and donkeys. Zhang Chong ordered a large team to go into the countryside and collected the surrounding mules and donkeys at twice the market price with the millet on hand, and obtained a total of 3,000 mules and donkeys. In addition to the mules and horses already in the army, Zhang Chong gathered a team of 5,000 mules and horses.
But don’t think that the decision to march with mules and horses is such a good decision!
You must know that almost two-thirds of the Taishan Army cannot ride. Even if they are riding docile mules and donkeys, it is not easy. When the time comes to march, people will basically be tied to mules and donkeys, and the journey will be bumpy. Either way, they will die of vomiting. Therefore, even if the Taishan Army arrives at Yingyang and does not repair for a few days, it will have no fighting capacity.
In addition, for the three hundred miles to go, the donkeys and horses spent a huge amount of grass, and the Taishan army had no supplies along the way. It can be seen how many donkeys and horses would starve to death by then.
In other words, in order to save time, Zhang Chong's march was basically a waste of money.
But this is Zhang Chong's courage. In order to seize the opportunity, no matter how high the price is, it is worth it. Not to mention these thousands of animals, even if the Taishan Army is reduced by half, it is still worth it!
After deciding on these, Zhang Chong arranged for the formation to go south to Yingyang, with a total of 4,000 men, 5,000 mules and horses, and a regiment of dry food and millet for 15 days. The remaining 3,000 Taishan troops were mobilized to eliminate the Han soldiers on the spot around Fengqiu.
The remnant army and powerful men in the fields launched a new round of land distribution movement, encouraging young people to join the army and join the field guards to protect their fields.
Everything was ready. On July 8, the sixth year of Guanghe, the Taishan Army marched south to Yingyang to create a new destiny.