In March of the second year of Takeori, Li Shuliang, the king of Changping in the Tang Dynasty, officially launched an attack on Zhu Can, and wars broke out between the two sides in Shangzhou and Dengzhou.
In fact, before this large-scale encounter, Li Shuliang's tribe had already begun to launch small-scale attacks on Zhu Can. And they repeatedly achieved good results. This greatly increased the confidence of King Changping, who subconsciously felt that Zhu Can was known as the twenty-first
An army of ten thousand is just an illusion.
Therefore, in Dengzhou Neixiang and Jutan front lines, both sides invested a large number of troops in a decisive battle.
At the beginning, Zhu Can's army, which lacked armor, weapons and food, was indeed no match for the well-equipped Tang army.
Starting from Neixiang, Zhu Can's army was retreating almost steadily. Three days later, it was pushed to the front line of Jutan by the Tang army. Now, Zhu Can's army may not even be able to defend Jutan.
"Come on!"
Under the protection of strong armor, holding spears in hand, the Tang army rushed forward along the road that the cavalry rushed out. Above their heads, a black arrow formation crossed a perfect parabola and landed on Zhu Can's army formation. A round of arrows shot
, killing and injuring hundreds of people.
This number of people may be just a drop in the bucket of Zhu Can's troops, but it is very harmful to morale.
In particular, when thousands of cavalrymen of the Tang Army passed over their heads and trampled the bodies of their comrades with horse hooves, the trembling in the face of the absolute charging power gave every Zhu Can Army soldier a chill in his heart.
The spears of the Tang Army were roughly divided into two parts, namely the iron spear head and the wooden spear shaft. This seemingly simple weapon looked like a magic weapon to the soldiers of the Zhu Can Army. Because of them, many of them had no weapons at all.
When the spear tip penetrates the enemy's body, the opponent will not die immediately, but will resist desperately. At this time, the Tang army soldiers did not struggle with the enemy, but quickly pulled out the spear, then passed him and continued to stab the next one.
Because the battlefield will not give you a chance to get entangled. If you fight with someone, you will definitely die in the end.
Behind everyone, there is a brother, Pao Ze. When entering the battlefield, all you need to remember in your mind is 'rush, rush, rush'.
If you can't kill someone, your brothers will surely do it for you.
Likewise, you are also the one doing the last-ditch attack.
When does victory mean?
When you rush to the end and find that there are no enemies in front of you, it is basically certain.
You should win.
But in the battle of Jutan, the Tang army was greatly hindered. The soldiers of the Tang army rushed and killed each other wildly. Even the cavalry troops on both wings had already killed each other, but they still could not break up the formation of Zhu Can's army.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhou Chao, the governor of Xuanzhou, stared wide-eyed. The horse in his hand was stained with blood, and the horse under his crotch was snoring. He was obviously very tired.
Behind him, more than half of the two thousand cavalry were lost, and everyone was panting.
"Your Majesty, please retreat first. The people can still hold on, but the horses can't." The soldier reminded at the side.
Zhou Chao lowered his head to look at the war horse and found that the mount was indeed about to be unable to carry it any longer.
"No, King Changping asked me to open up the right wing and join the main force."
Zhou Chao squinted his eyes and looked at the chaotic battlefield. At this time, in the center of the battlefield, smoke and dust filled the air, and people neighed and horses roared, like bursts of thunder.
The more Zhou Chao looked, the more he became surprised.
Is Zhu Canjun really a rabble?
This is completely different from fighting in the inner city.
With the military order in hand, Zhou Chao didn't have time to think too much, so he could only lead his army to cut off the right wing of Zhu Can's army.
The charge of the cavalry is a dimension-reducing blow to the infantry. But that is only when the cavalry and horses have sufficient physical strength.
Zhou Chao's second charge was obviously not as effective as the first one. The first time he at least penetrated the right wing. Although he did not penetrate through, he at least dealt a certain degree of blow to the opponent.
But the second time, there was no way to rush in.
Seeing the spearheads coming one after another, the war horses raised their front hooves one after another. The horses that did not stop were directly stabbed to death.
Swish, brush, brush!
Another burst of stabbings made Zhou Chao's scalp numb.
This time the enemy's right wing is prepared!
"Withdraw!" Gu
In desperation, he could only turn around and retreat.
But the people behind him had just rushed up and had no idea that the friendly troops in front would retreat, so a stampede and collision was inevitable.
Zhu Can's army seized the opportunity, killed Zhou Chao and fled in defeat.
The partial victory of the right wing was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. After Zhou Chao led his army to escape, a large number of corpses were left on the battlefield. Among them, Zhu Can's soldiers accounted for 80%.
Behind those spearmen, icy arrow clusters emitted a cold light, and the elite soldiers and horses of Zhu Can's army were urging them to face the enemy.
In the Battle of Jutan, the Tang army was blocked and failed to conquer in time.
Inside the camp.
Yu Yongning, the governor of Shangzhou, said sincerely: "Your Majesty, Zhu Can is crazy and is forcing his soldiers to resist us at the risk of death. Your Majesty, you can't act recklessly!"
Zheng Yuanzhen also advised: "Your Majesty, what the governor said is true. Zhu Can has an army of 200,000, but we only have 30,000, and we simply can't afford it. Please think again, Your Majesty."
There were so many black lines on Li Shuliang's forehead that they could turn into shadows. He was very proud of his previous battle in the inner city, but he didn't expect that Zhu Can would use such beastly methods to fight him to the death.
Just give up?
No!
He has a better way.
"Zhu Can has deployed a large number of troops in Jutan, so Nanyang will definitely be empty. I will make a surprise attack on Nanyang, making it difficult for Zhu Can to take care of him!"
Ah this?
My King Changping, are you sure you are not dreaming?
Yu Yongning wished he could stay far away from this idiot. Is there any mistake? Jutan is hundreds of miles away from Nanyang, and a cavalry attack would take a day and a night. Are you crazy?
"No, Your Majesty!"
"Why not?" Li Shuliang asked Yu Yongning.
Yu Yongning explained: "Your Majesty, Nanyang is a hundred miles away, and a surprise attack may not be effective. Furthermore, Zhu Can is a bandit and doesn't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. Once the king disperses his troops, he will attack
Nanyang, let Zhu Can notice and he takes the opportunity to counterattack our camp, what should we do?"
There's nothing wrong with it, it's justified.
Zheng Yuanxuan agreed, and Zhou Chao also felt it was completely correct.
"Bullshit!" Li Shuliang yelled.
So, Yu Yongning was dumbfounded. He couldn't understand it at all, "Why did the king say that?"
Immediately afterwards, Li Shuliang showed an expression of "You don't know anything" and reluctantly explained: "Nanyang is an important place. I am sure that Zhu Can will have supplies of food and grass in Nanyang. Once I attack Nanyang,
, Zhu Can will definitely retreat in a hurry, and when the time comes, you will lead your troops to pursue him, and you will surely achieve a complete victory!"
"Don't worry, this is how I defeated Xue Ju. No matter how strong Zhu Can is, can he still be stronger than Xue Ju?"
Zheng Yuanxuan felt that he could no longer be a mute, otherwise things would be out of control, so he asked: "How can the king confirm that Zhu Can has luggage in Nanyang Tun?"
"Didn't I tell you that Nanyang is an important land and rich in wealth? How could Zhu Can let it go?"
Isn't this just pure speculation?
The other three people thought secretly in their hearts.
Zhou Chao whispered: "Your Majesty, do you want to wait a moment?"
"What are you waiting for?"
"General, I heard that the imperial court will send reinforcements to help the king attack Zhu Can. Why don't we wait until we have enough troops to attack Zhu Can? In this way, wouldn't we be more sure of defeating Zhu Can?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, what Governor Zhou said is reasonable." Yu Yongning and Zheng Yuanxuan quickly agreed.
Li Shuliang had received a document from the imperial court to send reinforcements, but he said: "The opportunity is fleeting, so how can we hold back. If you are afraid, there is no need to go."
In the end, Yu Yongning and the others failed to dissuade Li Shuliang from taking action.