But it was said that after receiving the order from King Xining, Daru Hua Chiulu of Chuzhou was very happy and said to his left and right:
"The Zhenzhou rebels bullied me so much that they allowed 3,000 people to be stationed at the border for a long time and looked down upon us! Now the provincial center plans to wipe out the Zhenzhou rebels. We just happened to defeat these 3,000 rebels and make a great achievement!" p>
A lieutenant general said: "General, King Xining's order is for us not to attack without authorization first, but to wait until the troops from Hezhou and Jiqing arrive before attacking together!"
Uluru hummed first: "I just defeated these three thousand people, not to attack Zhenzhou! No need to say more, quickly return to the camp and prepare to send troops!"
It’s called both left and right.
Early the next morning, Uluru ordered 10,000 horses and went straight to the camp of 3,000 bandits on the border.
By dusk, the Chuzhou soldiers were only ten miles away from the bandits. Uluru Xian was not in a hurry to attack. Waiting until midnight, he ordered the soldiers to wrap up the horses' hooves, put their hats on the horses' mouths, and rob the camp at night.
In the middle of Chou time, Chuzhou soldiers came outside the camp, first shot and killed the soldiers on the archery tower, and then moved away to resist the horses.
After entering the camp, Uluru gave the order first, and all the troops raised their flags and rushed into the camp shouting to kill.
However, when Yuan soldiers rushed into the camp, there was no one inside.
"Commander, no, it's an empty camp!" a captain shouted in Mongolian.
Uluru was startled first and quickly shouted: "Quickly retreat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, fire broke out, and countless thieves came from all directions. Uluru took the lead and fled, and the flag soldiers followed him closely.
When the other soldiers saw that their own army was disappearing, how could they dare to fight? They all just ran away for their lives. In the dark night, countless of them trampled on each other.
They didn't know that there were only 3,000 enemy troops surrounding them. If the general Uluru could stay calm and deal with it calmly, he might be able to turn defeat into victory.
It's a pity that Uluru Xian focused on escaping. Although he ran fast, he unfortunately fell into Xu Baisheng's trap. Before he could run a mile, he was blocked by a group of men and horses, which was Xu Baisheng's main force.
Since Xu Baisheng was guarding Zhenzhou, he has been sending people to closely monitor Chuzhou's movements. He has also learned about Uluru's intelligence in detail and knows that he is Timur's nephew and a complete idiot general.
From very early on, Xu Baisheng imagined what would happen if Yuan soldiers came to attack.
According to his analysis, the enemy army will mainly focus on Jiqing, and will also use troops from Chuzhou and Hezhou. Chuzhou is the closest, so it will arrive first.
So he made corresponding arrangements based on this situation and deliberately sent 3,000 people to stay at the Chuzhou border, provoking Uluru's anger for a long time.
If, as he expected, three armies from Jiqing came to attack, Uluru received the order first, and as expected, he pounced on the bait of these three thousand people.
Seeing that his way out was blocked, Wu Luxian roared and rushed toward Xu Baisheng's army with a roar.
Xu Baisheng waved his hand, and hundreds of arrows shot out like raindrops.
In the blink of an eye, Uluru was shot into a hedgehog. When other Yuan soldiers fled, they saw that their own army had fallen and their general was dead. Some knelt down and surrendered, while others fled towards the fields.
Xu Baisheng did not chase the defeated troops, but quickly swept the battlefield, interrogated the prisoners, selected three Han scouts, and said to them: "You are all Han, why are you working for foreigners to defend the border?"
All three of them looked ashamed.
Xu Baisheng said seriously: "At that time, foreign tribes were powerful and stole our land. I knew that you wanted to rebel, but there was nothing you could do about it. Now we, the Han people, are united and determined to drive out the Tartars. It is the time when we have made great achievements. Are you willing to join the Jiangdu Army?"
, to work together for a great cause?"
The three of them said in unison: "I am willing to serve the general!"
Xu Baisheng said: "Now there is an opportunity to make meritorious deeds."
The three of them asked for orders at the same time: "I would like to redeem my merits!"
Xu Baisheng nodded and said: "Very good. The three of you immediately go to Hezhou soldiers and horses for help, saying that the Chuzhou army is trapped near Waliang Town by our army, and ask them to come to rescue immediately."
One person asked: "Shall the three of me go together?"
Xu Baisheng said: "We left one after another, two hours apart. This shows how critical the war is!"
All three of them accepted the promise.
So Xu Baisheng ordered someone to "make up" the three of them, and each of them became covered in blood and embarrassed, as if they had rushed out of a tight siege.
The three of them first followed the army towards Waliang Town. At sunset, the scouts sent by Xu Baisheng had found out the location of the Hezhou army and horses.
As he expected, Hezhou soldiers were at Puzikou, and they should be supporting the soldiers from Jiqing to cross the river.
So the first of the three set off.
Two hours later, it was completely dark, and the second scout also set off. At midnight, the third scout also went.
Xu Baisheng led his men and horses to ambush on the only road leading to Waliang Town, waiting quietly.
They waited until dawn broke and the sky turned white, but no news came back. A captain frowned and said: "General, will they turn around and join the Yuan army again?"
Xu Baisheng waved his hand and said: "No need to say more, just wait patiently."
After a while, the sun rose from the east, and the leaves were covered with dew. After Xu Baisheng finished drinking the water in his waist bag, he picked off a leaf, folded it in half, and poured the dew into his mouth.
At this moment, there was a faint sound of horse hoofbeats. Xu Baisheng turned around and saw a scout galloping towards him. It was the last scout who went to report the news.
"General, they... they refuse to come to the rescue!" The scout almost fell off his horse after running towards him.
Xu Baisheng walked out of the forest, helped the scout up, and said in a deep voice: "Why don't you come to the rescue?"
The scout gasped and said: "The commander of Hezhou Army is the younger brother of Prime Minister Tuotuo of Yuan Dynasty. He is also the first Timur! He only thinks about meritorious service and does not care about the life and death of Chuzhou troops. He leads an army of 10,000 and speeds up towards Zhenzhou.
Gone!"
Xu Baisheng's eyes flashed slightly and he asked again: "Where are the other two people?"
The scout said in a hoarse voice: "They were killed by Timur first because they repeatedly persuaded the state army to come to the rescue!"
Xu Baisheng patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "They are all good! You have worked hard too, go down and rest."
Two soldiers stepped forward and helped the scout down.
A captain said: "General, let's go back to Zhenzhou quickly, don't let them attack Zhenzhou City!"
Xu Baisheng said with glaring eyes: "With General Zhao stationed there, Timur attacked Zhenzhou first, and he was already in a dead end. The only variable now is the Jiqing Army!"
There are two routes to attack Zhenzhou from Jiqing: one is to land at Puzikou, and attack Zhenzhou from the east. The other is to go down the river and land at Jiujiangkou.
The mouth of the Jiujiang River is located to the west of Zhenzhou. In other words, the Jiqing navy must pass along the river under Zhenzhou's nose, then land ashore, and then turn back to attack Zhenzhou.
This situation can basically be ruled out.
Therefore, the Jiqing Army had no choice at all about its march route. It had to land at Puzikou, then join up with the Hezhou Army, and then march eastward.
This guess was also verified from the location where the Hezhou Army stayed.
Now, in order to gain credit, the Hezhou army went to attack Zhenzhou first, so when the Jiqing army crossed the river, there would be no support.
Naturally, Xu Baisheng would not miss this opportunity and immediately led his troops towards Puzikou, preparing to replace the Hezhou Army and welcome the arrival of the Jiqing Army.
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Crossing the river is an extremely troublesome task, especially when there are not enough boats.
Originally, there were many warships gathering for the celebration, and transporting more than 30,000 people at one time was not a problem.
However, due to the blockage of water transportation, the imperial court had to rely more on sea transportation. More than half of the warships in Jiqing were mobilized to Changshu and Hangzhou to ensure the smooth flow of sea transportation.
As a result, due to the shortage of ships, it would take several trips just to transport soldiers, as well as grain, grass, and horses, which would take a lot of time.
The King of Xining took a warship and went all the way to Dacheng Port along the Qinhuai River waterway. This is the largest water port on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and it is the fastest and fastest way to cross the river north from here.
The fleet has been assembled, soldiers, horses, and food and grass have also been mobilized, and they are waiting for the scouts sent over to bring back the news.
At around 6:00 p.m., the scouts who had crossed the river finally came back by speedboat. After landing, they reported to the King of Xining: "Your Majesty, the main force of the Hezhou Army at Puzikou has left first!"
The King of Xining said angrily: "I asked them to meet at Puzikou, how dare they act without authorization?"
The scout hurriedly said: "They left five hundred soldiers behind. According to the generals who stayed behind, the Zhenzhou rebel army had already fought fiercely with the Chuzhou army in Waliang Town. Marshal Ye Xian thought it was a good opportunity to regain Zhenzhou, so he took the first step!" The King of Xining was extremely angry and helpless. Although he was a noble king, Timur had a high-ranking brother, so there was no need to betray him.
Thinking that Timur would take away the credit, he quickly ordered: "Cross the river immediately and move faster, we don't have much time!"
This time he led a total of 30,000 troops, with Wang Mengge, Chen Yexian and Kang Maocai each providing 10,000 troops.
Kang Maocai suddenly said: "If there is no response from the other side, there may be something wrong with crossing the river rashly!"
King Xining said angrily: "What's wrong? Zhenzhou bandit soldiers are fighting Chuzhou soldiers. Didn't you hear just now?"
Kang Maocai snorted secretly and went down to mobilize his troops to cross the river, deliberately letting his own troops cross the river last.
Not long after, the first batch of soldiers got on the boat and headed for the other side of the river. The current was very fast and the river was wide. It took more than half an hour for the first batch of boats to reach the other side.
The King of Xining crossed his arms and tapped his fingers, very impatiently, thinking: "When the warship comes back later, I will follow him across the river, and then lead the troops ahead, and let them slowly transport the food, grass and baggage."
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly saw a clipper speeding back, signaling from afar that the army crossing the river was under attack!