Pei Wen'an's army just captured Hedong County last night, and then attacked Pujin Pass. The soldiers were exhausted.
He had to do this. As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick. From the time when the army was mobilized until the army set off for Hedong County, Pei Wen'an was always rushing because he wanted to capture Pujing Pass before the capital could react and cross the border.
Cross the Yellow River and enter Guanzhong.
But now the situation has changed. The reinforcements from the capital arrived so quickly. That Li Jing of Hedong County was too good at delaying the situation and forcibly mixed up his 80,000-strong army into the current mess.
Now if we want to successfully cross the river, we must annihilate all the enemy troops ashore.
But now it seems unlikely.
The enemy army was coming fiercely, and Long Live Yang Sushi was here. He, Pei Wen'an, was just an unknown person. When he heard the names of these two people, he felt very nervous.
But I am more excited to be able to fight Yang Sushi Long Live. If he wins, Pei Wen'an will definitely be remembered in history.
A military intelligence report was sent to the main tent. The enemy's middle army had already approached Pujin Pass along the official road.
Without Qiao Zhongkui's reinforcements, he would have to withdraw based on the current situation.
But the reinforcements are already on the way. If he withdraws, Qiao Zhongkui will definitely be in chaos.
Qiao Zhongkui has 40,000 troops. As long as he plans properly, the situation will still be advantageous.
"How many enemy troops are there?" Pei Wen'an asked the scout.
The scout who had just entered the big tent said: "We captured some wounded soldiers, but their stories were inconsistent. The guards in the east of the river said there were 200,000 troops, and the sergeants across the river said there were 500,000 troops."
"Fucking fart! An army of 500,000 can be formed by spreading beans? How to cross the river? Swim across? All the military offices in Guanzhong combined do not even have 200,000."
Pei Wen'an sneered, looked around, and sneered: "The enemy used this tactic to mislead the troops. It showed that they did not have enough troops. They immediately sent a message to Qiao Zhuguo, asking him to set up camp in Yu Township, east of Hedong County."
Pei Wen'an expected that the capital would not be able to recruit enough sergeants in such a short period of time, so the number of troops crossing the river should be around 50,000.
When the enemy is trapped and exhausted, it is the time for the decisive battle.
We can no longer waste time on Pujin Pass. The enemy's main force has already crossed the river. If we want to capture Pujin Pass, we will pay a huge price and the gain will not be worth the loss.
So he ordered the army to retreat and retreat to Hedong County for consolidation.
On the battlefield, as soon as the troops withdraw, there will inevitably be a large number of attrition, but Pei Wen'an doesn't care. As long as he retains the main force and joins Qiao Zhongkui, he can calmly set up the formation and fight to the death with him.
All the cavalry in Yang Ming's counter-rebellion army were handed over to Chang Sun Cheng, because Chang Sun Cheng had been dealing with Turks for many years and knew how to use the cavalry.
At noon the next day, Changsun Chengcai led his cavalry across the river. After crossing the river, he did not rest for a moment and led his army northward along the river bank, bypassing the Hedong area and heading straight towards Jinzhou.
Both Yang Ming and Yang Su concluded that Jinzhou was absolutely empty. Yang Su judged this result based on experience, while Yang Ming relied on historical knowledge.
After reuniting with Li Jing, Yang Ming learned of Xiao Mohe's movements.
Li Jing had Yang Ming's troop deployment order in hand, and Xiao Mohe did not dare to disobey. He had already led the Wangfu tribe, composed of local bandits, to ambush in the surrounding areas of Hedong County, waiting for opportunities.
In ancient times, marching and withdrawing troops relied on two legs. It was only at noon that Yang Ming got the exact news that Pei Wen'an was withdrawing his troops. The withdrawal was very organized and he didn't notice it at first.
On his side, there was no cavalry and it was difficult to pursue. Secondly, the sergeants were very tired, so Yang Ming ordered not to pursue.
"It seems that Pei Wen'an is planning to integrate the army in one place and fight us decisively." Inside Pujin Pass, Yang Sushi Long live and others were present.
Although Guancheng was saved, the situation was not optimistic yet. Yang Su pointed at the map and said:
"Our army hurriedly crossed the river and fought all night. It was quite scattered. There was no place suitable for the army to camp in the surrounding area. We had to go to Hedong County to rest and recuperate, and Pei Wen'an must be waiting for us in Hedong County."
There are not even any villages or towns around Pujing Pass, and there is no place for the army to rest.
Shi Wansui also nodded and said: "Pei Wen'an must have thought that our army was tired after crossing the river overnight, so he wanted to wait for work in Hedong County and deal with us. In my opinion, he simply set up a suspicious formation to make Pei Wen'an think that we would rest on the spot.
, in fact, our army will go directly north, not to mention Hedong County, and go straight to Jinzhou."
Yang Su nodded in agreement and looked at Yang Ming to see what he meant.
At first, the plan everyone made at the Ministry of War was to directly engage in a decisive battle with Pei Wen'an's main force and defeat the opponent in one fell swoop.
But considering the current situation, Yang Ming guessed that Yang and Shi did not want to spend too much time with Pei Wen'an here, otherwise they would not have enough troops to attack Jinyang.
Yang Ming pondered for a while and then said: "What do you think of this?"
He pointed at the map and said: "Let's do the opposite. Guo Yan leads 10,000 people and goes directly north, but he must create a momentum to make Pei Wen'an think that we don't want Hedong, and the army will go directly to Jinzhou. If Pei Wen'an is fooled,
If they return to the north to intercept, we will pursue them one after another and form a double team from the north and the south. If Pei Wen'an is not fooled, we will defend Pujing Pass. As long as Changsun Cheng and Guo Yan take over Jinzhou counties one after another, even Pei Wen'an will not be able to sit still.
Already."
"This plan is feasible," Yang Su nodded and said:
"Our soldiers are tired, and Pei Wen'an is the same. Maybe he is counting on Qiao Zhongkui's reinforcements. In the surrounding area, only Yuxiang has open terrain suitable for large armies to fight. Qiao Zhongkui's army is most likely to be stationed here. Shi Wansui can lead an army at that time.
Send troops and horses to Yuxiang to hold Qiao Zhongkui down. We will concentrate our forces to deal with Pei Wen'an first, and then turn around and deal with Qiao."
Yang Ming added: "Time is pressing. The general (Guo Yan) will arrange to go there now. He will give you two hours to rest and then go north immediately. If you find the pursuer on the way and it is confirmed to be Pei Wen'an's troops, just turn around and charge.
"
Guo Yan also didn't expect that Yang Ming, who was on the battlefield for the first time, would plan so carefully. Although this move involved luck, it was still an excellent plan. If he could successfully kill Pei Wen'an and Qiao Zhongkui's tribe, then go north to Shanxi.
Yang, will be a smooth road.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I accept my order!" Guo Yan now quite recognized Yang Ming.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Remember to bring the banners of Yue Gong, Taiping Gong and my king, so that it is easier to deceive Pei Wen'an away."
Guo Yan was stunned, laughed and left.
Yang Suze and Shi Wansui looked at each other. At this moment, both of them thought that with Yang Ming as commander for this expedition, His Majesty had really chosen the right person.
He was a marching marshal and a prince, but when he ordered Guo Yan, he ranked them two before himself. It was obvious that he was condescending and flattering them.
Although they knew that Yang Ming was hiding some subtle tricks, the two of them still found it quite useful.
Changsun Cheng took away 20,000 cavalry, and Guo Yan took away 10,000 horses. After the remaining army was integrated with Li Jing's tribe, there were still about 50,000, of which 6,000 were wounded. Arrangements have been made to return to the other side, and the remaining
That's about 44,000 people.
Among the six thousand wounded, more than half were unable to fight anymore because they could not see the road clearly at night, their feet were sprained, or their arms and legs were broken.
Li Jing was really miserable. In addition to the 5,000 people Xiao Mohe took away, the 16,000 soldiers under his command were already less than 3,000. Some were dead, some were injured and could no longer fight, and many of them ran away.
These deserters will all be liquidated in the future, because they were all recruited from the local military government in Hedong and their household registrations can be checked.
But this time, Li Jing made a great contribution. Without him guarding Hedong County and Pujing Pass and holding back 80,000 rebels with 16,000 troops, Yang Ming's army would not have been able to cross the river so smoothly.
Once crossing the river is blocked, big problems will arise.
In addition, he is Yang Ming's confidant, and with Yang Ming's support and promotion, he will not be small when discussing merit in the future.
Now, Yang Ming really wants to give Li Jing a chance to train, preferably to lead an army on his own, but for the time being, Li Jing cannot replace those above.
Pujin Pass is too small to accommodate these 44,000 people. Except for the 20,000 people in Guancheng, the rest need to find suitable places to rest in the surrounding areas.
These people are really suffering.
The ordnance and baggage had not yet arrived, and it was cold at night. The tents that were hastily built using local materials also leaked from all directions. We had to find more withered grass to cover ourselves to survive the cold wind and cold nights in the east of Hedong.
But enduring like this is not a long-term solution. It is late autumn now, and the soldiers do not have winter clothes. They can survive for one or two days, but not for three or four days. Otherwise, they will be useless without the need for Pei Wen'an to fight.
Pei Wen'an expected this to be the case, so he returned to Hedong County with peace of mind and waited for Yang Ming to attack.
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The contact battle last night took place at night. Fighting was fought at night, and not many people actually died at the hands of the enemy.
It was more because it was dark and I couldn't see clearly what was going on below me, and some soldiers deserted.
Deserters are not stupid. In fact, deserters are smart little guys.
When they were actually charging into battle, they realized that the situation was unfavorable and ran away, leading to a wider rout. When they were resting, they saw reinforcements arriving and tried to find a way to get back.
Yang Su was very strict in managing the army and had already ordered all ministries to count their manpower. Those who were not present at the time would be classified as dead in battle.
When the deserters return, their names are already on the death list. What should I do?
Yang Su ordered his subordinates to send orders to all the troops, and all the deserters showed their heads to the public. In this case, more than 3,000 people were killed.
Anyone who retreats from the battle or delays the military plane will be executed.
After a great battle, the total attrition of Yang Ming and Li Jing's troops was about 20,000, of which 6,000 were wounded, and the number of dead was about 14,000. Most of the casualties were on Li Jing's side.
Among the 14,000 people, the number of people who crossed the river alone was reduced by 2,000, and there were another 4,000 people who deserted and were dealt with by military law, all of which were killed by Yang Su.
Of course, Yang Su needed to ask Yang Ming for instructions before he dared to take action.
Yang Ming also believes that military discipline must be strict. Only by eliminating those unstable factors can the army be united.
Or maybe Yang Su was called Yang King of Hell in the army. Too many people died at his hands, but this time, these executed sergeants will all be counted on Yang Ming.
On the battlefield, no matter what your background is, as long as you break the military law, you will die. A Jing Zhaowei, a hussar general from Hedong Liu, Yang Su didn't even blink an eye, he just cut him down.
On Pei Wen'an's side, it was even worse.
Pujinguan is a fortified city, and Hedong County is also the capital of a county, so it is difficult to fight.
Li Jing roughly estimated that Pei Wen'an's attrition should be about 30,000. Attrition refers to the wounded plus the dead. Under normal circumstances, the wounded are much higher than the dead.
When Pei Wen'an withdrew, the injured sergeants and those with weak legs and feet had already been taken prisoner, about eight thousand people. These prisoners were also killed by Yang Su.
In addition, a quick count of the corpses thrown on the battlefield showed that there were upwards of 13,000. Add in the number of casualties when Pei Wen'an attacked Hedong. No matter how you calculate it, the total should be almost 30,000.
Of course, Yang Su doesn't care about these things. He only values the situation. As long as the situation is with me, it doesn't matter whether there are more generals or fewer generals.
This point also surprised Yang Ming.
He originally thought that when two armies fought, the one with greater numbers would have the upper hand, but Yang Su had a completely different view.
In Yang Su's view, the first priority on the battlefield is situation, the second priority is grasping the opportunity, and the third priority is not being afraid of death.
Historically, before a battle, Yang Su asked his soldiers who was willing to stay behind and who was willing to fight with me to kill the enemy. Those who stayed behind would come out.
Those who stood up at that time and were willing to stay in the local area were all killed by Yang Su...
Another time, Yang Su fought a decisive battle. There were 5,000 men in the vanguard army and 5,000 men in the supervisory team behind him. In the end, he relied on the 5,000 men in the vanguard army and defeated two enemy troops.
With tens of thousands of troops, the supervising team did not take action at all.
It was unclear whether Yang Su killed more enemies or more of his own people. Anyway, he had never lost in his life.
The men and horses led by Guo Yan have already set off.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After Yang Mingde's Chinese army rested for a day, spies came to report that a large army was stationed in the direction of Yuxiang. It was estimated based on flags that there were about 40,000 to 50,000 people.
It seems that Yang Su guessed correctly again, this army must be Qiao Zhongkui's tribe.
Whenever major military matters were discussed, Yang Su was very cautious and did not show the slightest contempt for Pei Wen'an and Qiao Zhongkui, although these two people were somewhat unknown.
"As long as Chang Suncheng enters Jinzhou and causes chaos, Yang Liang from Jinyang direction will probably call Pei Wen'an and Qiao Zhongkui back to rescue him after he gets the news."
Yang Su sat aside and said slowly: "The maximum number of Bingzhou soldiers that can be mobilized in a short period of time is 150,000. Pei Wen'an and the others have already taken away half of them, and the number left in Jinyang is only 30,000 at most."
Yang Ming knew that this data was not made up. The distribution of military offices and the number of soldiers in the entire Bingzhou area were all available. Yang Ming's army was followed by people from the Ministry of War, who had already known these basic outlines.
Make it clear to Yang Ming.
Yang Su added: "Yang Liang must have two plans. If he can successfully capture Pujin Pass and cross the river and enter Guanzhong, it is of course the best plan. If this road does not work, he will separate the old Qi land and form a confrontation with the imperial court.
, in that case, the world will be divided again."
Shi Wansui also nodded and said: "Otherwise, he would not have divided his troops to attack Henan and Shandong. He had planned it from the beginning. He could not enter Guanzhong and become emperor, so he would declare himself emperor Dangdang and compete with Guanzhong."
Yang Ming said: "As long as he is reluctant to leave Jinyang, he is destined to fail."
When Yang Su heard this, he nodded in appreciation and said, "Gong Taiping has a good disciple."
Shi Wansui smiled and said: "Don't Yue Gong also have a good grandson-in-law?"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
There were conflicts between them originally, but now, because of Yang Ming's relationship, the two of them now feel more like heroes and cherish heroes.