Chapter 892 Ten years of hard work, wind, snow and frost (1)
On December 19th, the eleventh year of Wu Jianshuo's reign, the Battle of Yuyuxi was considered by later generations to be a turning point for the entire Jin Kingdom. The main battle ended before the end of that day.
Of course, the continuous fighting state will not stop here.
The Battle of Yuyuxi was essentially Qu Zhengyan's first frontal attack on the battlefield, taking advantage of the psychological blind spots of the Jin people who had not fully accepted this cognition under the premise that the strength of the Chinese army had surpassed that of the Jin soldiers.
As a result, more than 14,000 Chinese troops defeated nearly 50,000 Jin, Liao, Xi, Bohai, Puppet and other coalition forces, taking advantage of the time before the opponent could react to expand the results.
The core factor that supports this battle is the fact that the Chinese army has been able to defeat the elite of the Queen's power frontally. Under this core factor, many of the detailed planning and conspiracy in this battle have become minutiae.
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Among them, whether it is the bloody attack at Shengli Gorge or the attack on Yinglili at Yingzui Rock... they can only be regarded as the icing on the cake. From the overall perspective, as long as it becomes a reality that the quality of the Chinese army surpasses the Jurchens, then it will inevitably
On a certain battlefield on a certain day - or through the accumulation of many achievements - this result was revealed. What Qu Zhengyan and others chose was to take the initiative and use this biggest trump card
Open it, and at the same time cut down the rain stream.
The war lasted for two months. At this time, the Jurchens could no longer retreat. At this point in time, I told everyone: the Chinese army's confidence in defending the southwest does not lie in the Jurchens' labor expedition, nor in the defense of the southwest.
Due to the convenient location, there was no need to take advantage of the Jurchens' internal problems to drag down the opponent's expedition for a long time.
The Chinese army's confidence in fighting the Jurchens lies in the fact that even if they fight head-on, you are no match for me.
"...Thinking about it this way, if I were Nianhan, I would have a headache right now..."
In the early morning of December 20th, while a large group of people from the Zizhou Command were waiting for news about Yuyu Creek, on the frontline battlefield, two division commanders, Qu Zhengyan and Yu Zhongdao, were also wrapped in quilts and warming themselves by the fire in a hut on the frontline.
Waiting for the arrival of dawn. At this night, the mountains outside are still in chaos.
The battle during the day brought a resolute and unquestioned victory. More than 30,000 people were either killed or captured in the nearby mountains. Among them, the number of those who died in the battle were still Jurchens,
The majority are Khitan people, Xi people, Bohai people, and Liaodong people.
In this battle of Jin Bing, in order to avoid the negative impact of the Han puppet army on himself, the number of Han troops that Zong Han mobilized into Jianmen Pass did not exceed 200,000. The Yuyuxi attacking army was close to 50,000.
Among them, the number of puppet troops was probably more than 20,000. The backbone of the battlefield was still composed of Jin, Khitan, Xi, Bohai, and Liaodong people.
Being able to be led south by the Jurchens, these people's combat capabilities are not weak. Considering that the Jin Kingdom has been established for nearly 20 years and it is a golden period of smooth sailing, the sense of belonging of each main ethnic group is quite strong. The Xiren and Bohai people originally
As a result of making good friends with the Jurchens, even the Khitans, who were once destroyed, had a group of veteran ministers reused in later years. The Han people in Liaodong did not treat the southerners as their own race.
Twenty years have passed, and most of the Jurchens have found good homes, while the other ethnic groups have a stronger ambition to make progress - this is just like if you don't have a good father, you will have to suffer more - this
The Second Southern Expedition was regarded by people as the last opportunity to perform meritorious service. In many cases, armies of several ethnic groups other than the Jurchens would even show a stronger desire to perform meritorious service and will to fight than the Jurchens.
Many of the 50,000-strong Jurchen army - in addition to the surrendered Han and puppet troops - were not even mentally prepared to be defeated on the battlefield or to surrender on a large scale. This led to many people still being at a disadvantage.
A desperate battle was launched, which increased the casualties suffered by the Chinese army during the attack.
By the time the day was over, the outer camp of the Jin soldiers at Yuyuxi had been destroyed. More than 5,000 people with the Jurchens as the core had gathered in the inner camp, mounting a tenacious resistance with intensive artillery fire. Several people were scattered in the outer mountains.
Thousands of deserters. At this time, considering the difficulty of annihilating the opponent, Qu Zhengyan stayed rational and retreated.
In fact, although the road from Yuyuxi to Huangtouyan had not yet been opened at this time, two Jurchen generals at the same level as Nulili—Yu Yu and Dalai—had already brought hundreds of people with them.
People walked through mountains and ridges to Yuyuxi River.
With 14,000 men, they stormed the 50,000-strong army on the opposite side and captured more than 20,000 people that day. The Chinese army was also exhausted and almost reached its limit. At three o'clock in the morning, that is, after General Zhou Shi passed, Dalai led six soldiers
More than a hundred people struggled to get out of the Yuxi camp and tried to sneak attack the Chinese army camp. His expectation was to make the exhausted Chinese army bomb the camp, or at least to make the more than 20,000 prisoners who had not been completely escorted to the rear
Mutiny.
Unexpectedly, the monitoring network arranged by Qu Zhengyan on the front line was still maintaining its work. In order to prevent the Jurchens from counterattacking this night, Qu Zhengyan and Yu Zhongdao stayed up all night, and even continued to urge the children by name.
A large-scale inspection team went to the front line to carry out strict supervision.
The scouts on the lookout in the dark night discovered the sneaking Dalai troops, and the situation was quickly reported back. The commander of the nearby regiment quietly mobilized several artillery pieces, and when the enemy walked in, he was caught off guard and launched a round of artillery bombardment.
Because it was at night, it was difficult to judge the damage caused by the shelling, but the huge noise caused finally made Dalai and his group give up their plan of sneak attack, scaring them back to the military camp.
This is a small episode that happened in the early morning of the 20th. By dawn, the support troops coming from Zizhou had entered Yuyu Creek one after another. All that was left at this time was to clean up the broken troops in the mountains and further expand the results of the battle.
action, and the basis for victory in the entire Yuyuxi battle was finally completely stabilized.
In the next few days, the wounded soldiers and prisoners were gradually transferred to the rear. The mountain road from Yuyuxi to Zizhou was crowded with people coming and going every day. The wounded soldiers and prisoners were transferred to the direction of Zizhou.
Propaganda teams, logistics supply teams, and new recruits who have undergone certain training are gradually replenishing the front lines. At this time, the New Year has arrived, and some pigs and chickens have been killed in the rear and transported to the front to reward the troops. Cultural groups have also come up, and
The results and significance of the Battle of Yuyuxi have been exaggerated by the propaganda department of the Chinese Army at this time. The news was passed to the rear and all parts of the army, and the entire southwest was agitated by the results of this battle.
In Huangming County, Ba Lisu's offensive has temporarily stopped. In the mountains for dozens of miles from Jiange to the front line, the Jurchen troops led by Zong Han fell into a real cold winter.
At the end of their lives, these Jurchen heroes, who had spent their entire lives, fell into an embarrassing situation of riding a tiger and being in a dilemma.
Of course they will make a decision.
The Chinese army is also waiting for the outcome of their decision.
On the afternoon of December 26, after initial treatment, Mao Yishan was recalled to the rear as a heroic representative. At this time, the regiment's casualty statistics and follow-up arrangements had been completed. He took two deputies,
With red flowers hanging on his chest, he returned together with several staff members from the propaganda department.
There is no hard and fast standard for the date of return. There were many soldiers on the way back. Mao Yishan felt embarrassed when he hung a red flower, so he took it off embarrassedly when he passed the Yuyuxi Pass. When passing by the General Camp for Wounded Soldiers, he said:
I asked a few people from the Propaganda Department to leave first, and I went in with my deputies to see my seriously injured companions. In the evening, I met Hou Wu and Hou Yuanyong and his son in a nearby prisoner camp.
He killed Nie Lili with his own hands. He was a great hero who had made meritorious deeds. When he was arranged to leave the front line temporarily, the division commander Yu Zhongdao took a bottle of wine to send him away. That evening, Mao Yishan took it out and gave it to Hou Wu and Hou Yuanyong to drink.
Hou Wu was in charge of the work in the prisoner camp and waved his refusal, so Hou Yuanyong drank the bottle of wine with him. After the meal, Mao Yishan happily visited the prisoner camp and went directly to the captured Jurchen elite soldiers.
At this time, a rough dinner was also being eaten in the camp. When Mao Yishan passed by, a large number of prisoners were taking shelter from the wind after dinner. A rope was surrounded by a square earth flat, allowing the prisoners to walk around. Mao Yishan
He walked up to the wooden platform next to him and asked, "Do these guys... all understand Chinese?"
"Some... know a few words."
"Oh, Fifth Brother, please call someone to translate for me." Mao Yishan was in high spirits and put his hands on his hips, "Hey! Grandsons of the Jurchens! Look at me! If you kill your boss, I will be the one who goesose--"
Hou Wu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Yishan, you didn't drink much..."
"You are so invincible, you coward!" Mao Yishan smiled and pulled Hou Wu's sleeve, "Fifth brother, help me translate."
The Jurchen prisoners in the audience looked over one after another. A few of them understood Mao Yishan's words, and their expressions turned evil. Hou Wu looked cold and waved to the surrounding soldiers.
Then they all set up their bows and crossbows.
"What are you doing! Not convinced! If you have the guts, come up here and challenge me to a duel! My name is Mao Yishan, and it sounds much better than your boss's...or some other bad name!"
Hou Wu stared at the movements in the crowd. Hou Yuanyong on the side covered his face and was already laughing secretly. Mao Yishan was relatively introverted in his early years. Later he got married and became an army officer. He was known for his honest temperament and rarely showed such publicity.
He shouted a few times, thinking that the prisoners couldn't understand, so he asked his deputy for a big red flower to wear on his chest, and danced: "I! Kacha! Goose Lili!"
"Hahaha! You are not happy..."
After being so wild for a while, Hou Wu pulled Mao Yishan away. It wasn't until a few people returned to the fire in the room that Mao Yishan's mood dropped. He talked about the battle at Yingzui Rock: "After the fight, the points will be counted.
, three hundred and thirty-two people around him died. Although it is said that if the earthen jar is not broken near the well, the general will inevitably die in battle, but... I have to send a message to their families when I go back this time."
After more than ten years of fighting, people around me died one after another, but no matter how many times I experienced it, it was always like a soft knife carving words in my heart. It was long-lasting, heart-wrenching pain, and even impossible.
Using any hysterical method to vent his anger, Mao Yishan threw the firewood into the fire with a restrained expression, only a moist red color appeared under his eyes.
Hou Wu patted him on the shoulder. Hou Yuanyong laughed: "Uncle Mao, let's not talk about that. Let's just talk about you killing Nian Lili. Guess who can't sit still the most after hearing this?"
Mao Yishan and Hou Wu looked at the young man, looked at each other again, and started laughing in unison...