Chapter five hundred and forty-four horse battle to break the enemy
According to the investigation these days, it is known that the checkpoints Zhang Wei blocks the road to Suzhou are mainly concentrated in the east of Shannan Town. There are currently 10,000 cavalry and state troops stationed in Shannan Town, and then they are deployed within a hundred miles west of the town.
Dozens of sentries were set up to monitor every move in the direction of Suzhou. Each side basically controlled half of the four hundred miles of official road between Suzhou and Ganzhou.
News of Jiang Shuo's invasion soon spread to Shannan Town. The commander of the army was Qi Lin, the younger brother of Qi Gang, the commander-in-chief of Bingzhou. He chased the King of Jin for two thousand miles and was sure to win almost every battle, so he did not take Jiang Shuo seriously.
Although Zhang Wei reminded Qi Lin that King Jin's cavalry might have numbered seven or eight thousand people, Qi Lin still responded with a sneer.
The strongest soldiers in the Qi State are Yulin Army, Youzhou Army and Bingzhou Army. The three armies have never taken Ganzhou Army seriously. The news that Ganzhou's 10,000 cavalry was swallowed up by Beizhou is still fresh in my mind. Xi Junhu was killed by Jiang Shuosi again.
The fact that the Qianbing Prefecture cavalry was defeated appeared again. Since twice as many Ganzhou cavalry could not defeat Jiang Shuo who saw himself fleeing, then even if the opponent came with 10,000 cavalry, wouldn't they still die?
Qi Lin is the deputy commander-in-chief of Bingzhou. Although his rank is half a rank lower than that of acting commander-in-chief of Ganzhou, the military power he controls is not much less. Therefore, he has never paid attention to Zhang Wei, who has suffered repeated defeats.
Guarding Shannan Town was also proposed by himself. Because he suspected that some of the 10,000-horse Yunzhou Army who were accompanying him must have secretly colluded with Zhang Zhiren, Qi Lin believed that the only safest choice was to take action himself.
Qi Lin originally waited for Zhang Wei to re-prepare the siege troops and equipment before marching towards Suzhou. Unexpectedly, Jiang Shuo actually brought two thousand cavalry and sent them to the door without mercy. He immediately ordered five thousand soldiers and horses.
, personally came out of the valley to fight, and ordered his lieutenants to lead another five thousand cavalry as backup.
The two sides met at a distance twenty miles west of Shannan Town. As soon as Jiang Shuo's army saw the Bingzhou army coming, they fled. Qi Lin had originally expected that the other side was just a sneak attack to open up the road. Now that the opportunity was rare, how could he miss it?
Seeing the opportunity, he immediately ordered a pursuit. Jiang Shuo's cavalry ran a long distance, while Qi Lin's cavalry only ran for twenty miles. Their horse power was stronger, so after chasing for more than ten miles, they had already caught up with Jiang Shuo's team.
But at this time, another army of thousands of riders appeared in the wilderness behind Jiang Shuo, charging towards Qi Lin. Qi Lin was not panicked, he came here knowing how to fight decisively, and he was even a little proud that he got hit on purpose.
The opponent's plan to lure the enemy. Because it is expected that they are all the cavalry from Suzhou, the number is obviously slightly disadvantageous now, but the own troops and horses are strong enough to fight one against two, plus the backup that will arrive soon, at this time
It was a great opportunity to annihilate the Suzhou cavalry in one fell swoop, so he was willing to give up the opportunity to fight. Even though he knew it was a trick, he rushed over without hesitation, hoping to defeat them with all his strength!
Jiang Shuo, who was running away, led his troops to spread out to the two wings according to the plan, and formed a posture to besiege Qi Lin, while the oncoming 6,000 cavalry relied on their ever-accelerating momentum to directly collide with Qi Lin's army!
When the two armies were half a mile apart, they began to shoot arrows on their horses. Countless locust-like arrows rained down on the other side's camp. Running horses on both sides continued to fall, but the hundreds of Ganzhou cavalry rushing at the front seemed like
Unscathed, he continued to attack Qi Lin's Chinese army!
The half-mile horse journey passed in the blink of an eye. Both sides shot a round of arrows before abandoning their bows and horses. Spears, spears and halberds, knives, sticks, maces and hammers... Various horse warfare weapons transformed the wasteland of Ganxi.
It became a Shura field, and the Jin King's cavalry, which no longer evaded, showed its true combat power. The scene was not inferior to Qi Lin's elite, and there was even a sudden cavalry, which was as powerful as breaking bamboo, and went straight to Qi Lin's Chinese army...
Although the assault cavalry only had a hundred cavalry, it was the armored army that Jiang Shuo had built with a lot of money at Zhenbeiguan. They were all elites who were as good as ten! During the escape before, the armored army took time to prepare for war, and they never had the chance to participate in the battle. This time it was
Come prepared, the eyes behind the fine iron helmet only see Qi Lin's head!
And most of these heavily armored knights are no longer the original soldiers. The one leading the attack is General Ling Kong! In addition, there are nearly fifty masters selected by Quan Zhen and Zhang Jiajing.
Elites with more than four veins and superb riding skills, such an army attacked and soon tore a hole in Qi Lin's light cavalry team!
Of course, Qi Lin also had heavy cavalry, and the number of them was much larger, but from the first day of pursuit, he never thought about bringing the slow-moving heavy cavalry. When he saw that the opponent had dispatched heavy cavalry, he didn't take it seriously at first.
, I only thought that a hundred cavalry was nothing to worry about, but I didn’t expect that those hundreds of cavalry were unstoppable and so powerful!
Seeing that the opponent was getting closer and closer to his position as commander of the Chinese army, Qi Lin urgently ordered the hundreds of guards around him to come forward to fight. Since the total number of soldiers was temporarily at a disadvantage, the only troops that could be mobilized were the five hundred cavalry guards.
.Since the two sides are in a fierce battle, of course he, as the leader, cannot retreat, and the big banner beside him cannot fall, so Qi Lin can only grit his teeth and fight against those heavy cavalry! As long as he holds on for half a stick of incense, the enemy ten miles behind him
Reinforcements can join the battle group!
The battle situation became more fierce. Jiang Shuo's two thousand cavalry vanguard also attacked from both wings. The Suzhou Army relied on heavy cavalry to attract thousands of people to surround them. The numerical advantage in other places was even more obvious. Qi Lin's army had to attack the center.
The army moved closer, completely passively taking a beating, and the hundred heavy armored knights, after twenty or thirty knights fell, were still approaching Qi Lin's banner...
"There are many of them, and there are still several Chengzongs. General, retreat!" The counselor next to Qi Lin put forward his suggestion at this time. The closest cavalry was only a few dozen feet away, and they were about to enter the shooting range.
, if the horse is shot and injured, it may not be able to escape.
"Send the order and get close to the rear army before fighting again!" Qi Lin did not dare to take any more risks. Half a stick of incense was not a short period of time. After listening to the advice of the military advisor, he immediately mounted his horse and fled to the west. Those who were holding heavy flags
The soldiers immediately followed their commander, but how could they control the flag well while running away quickly? The commander-in-chief's banner with a huge "Qi" embroidered on it fell to the dust in an instant and was trampled by thousands of horses.
The Bingzhou cavalrymen who were still fighting hard saw their commander lowering their flags and heard orders to retreat everywhere. They dared not accept the challenge and fled in all directions.
Once the stalemate was broken, the battle instantly turned into a one-sided massacre! How could the Suzhou Army, which was determined to fight to the death, let go of the enemy? Everyone was highly motivated and chased after the enemy. Soon they ran into Qi.
Lin's rear army.
At this time, the morale of Qi Lin's army was no longer comparable to that of when they just set out for the expedition. Qi Lin wanted to stabilize his position and fight again, but a large number of defeated troops retreated into the rear army. The rear army could not even maintain the charging formation. Facing the murderous red eyes,
When the Suzhou Army arrived, the rear army that had just arrived soon turned into deserters racing against the front army.
The long pursuit lasted a whole day and night, all the way to the foot of Ganzhou City. Only a few hundred cavalry escaped into Ganzhou City. The strength of the thousands of Yunzhou troops in the city was inferior to the Bingzhou cavalry. Seeing the Bingzhou cavalry defeated like this
It looked like he didn't even dare to send a single soldier to meet the enemy, and just sat back and watched the Bingzhou army and the checkpoints outside the city being swept away by the Suzhou cavalry!
Jiang Shuo took the opportunity to clear the defenses outside Ganzhou City and waited for the arrival of the infantry. Lingxu, Zhang Ling, mother and son pretended to be members of the fleeing officials and rode towards Yunzhou...
On the second day, 30,000 Suzhou infantry rushed to the gate of Ganzhou City. Zhang Wei in the city knew that his morale was low, so he hung up his no-war card. However, the Suzhou army did not have a numerical advantage and was unable to attack the city. They only sealed off the east and west.
Behind the two city gates, two thousand cavalry were sent to surprise the wealthy Yongzhou. Two days later, Yongzhou also became the treasure of the King of Jin.
The news of Zhang Wei's defeat spread throughout Ganlong within a few days. People came to join the Jin king. Zhang Wei, who was huddled in Ganzhou City, did not dare to go out of the city to challenge. He just kept sending messages to Jiang Shan.
A memorial letter asking for help.
Although the situation in King Jin's place was good, Ganzhou was a provincial capital after all, with a strong city and a large number of soldiers. In addition, Zhang Lei raided the people and stocked up on food and grass. The Suzhou army surrounded outside the city was unable to do anything for the time being.
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In Yunzhou in early December, the biting cold wind made Liu Yingzhi feel stinging. There were cracked wounds all over her delicate face and hands. The mother beside her also looked ordinary. What was worse than herself was
, my mother could no longer walk, so she relied on my brother Liu Junzhi to carry her on her back.
"Eternal God Emperor"
They had already walked twenty miles in the afternoon, and the escorting officer had no intention of stopping to rest. After the Liu family passed Chang'an, their situation became worse day by day. The female family members' travel changed from horse-drawn carriages to unprotected ox carts.
Now he can only walk. After leaving Guyuan City, Liu Yan has used up all the silver he used to manage things. The official authority of the chief assistant has become useless in Yunzhou Military Town. Those relatives, friends and subordinates who have been following the escort team to help
They were all expelled because this is a military town and no one else is allowed to enter!
"Yingzhi, can you still hold on? Why don't you go and beg Mr. Su for your father's sake?" Liu Yan had already put a pair of wooden shackles weighing twenty kilograms around his neck. After arriving at Guyuan, the escorting officer Su Tuo
It was as if he had changed as a person, everything was done in a formal manner, and the former dignified Second Assistant Master and Minister of Civil Affairs could only bear heavy shackles.
"Dad, you forgot that I have practiced martial arts! No problem." Liu Yingzhi forced a smile.
"Father, how can you beg that villain? We can persist!" Liu Junzhi said angrily. In addition to carrying his mother on his back, Liu Junzhi, who was following Liu Yan, also secretly held up the back edge of Liu Yan's wooden shackle with his hand.
Take some weight off him. Liu Junzhi, who is used to hard training, not only reached the six meridians early, but also has a stronger body than his brother.
Liu Muzhi was also carrying his mother on his back at this time. The Yuanqiu who came from a wealthy family was even worse than Liu Junzhi's mother. From the beginning when relatives and friends were helping him, he was bossy and desperate, and now he is like a living dead.