Wuyuan County is the only way to connect Huizhou and Raozhou. If Fu Youde occupied Wuyuan, his escape route would be cut off!
Fu Youde obviously saw his strategy of surrounding the point and calling for reinforcements.
However, he was more clever than Bian Yuanheng. He pretended to fall into the trap, but actually turned around and attacked Wuyuan!
If Wuyuan fails, Zhu Yuanzhang will have to fight to the death with Jiangdu's army. If he loses, his entire army will be annihilated, and if he wins, his vitality will be severely damaged.
As long as Jiangdu Army sends reinforcements, he will still be unable to escape the fate of destruction.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang actually had no choice. Fu Youde was the only way to attack the enemy.
After Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time, he took a deep breath and finally made a decision.
"Send the order, let Miao Daheng and Tang He go to Wuyuan County, and don't worry about Zhao Desheng anymore! In addition, let the soldiers cook at midnight, withdraw from Huizhou City tonight, and go to Wuyuan!"
Feng Guoyong changed his color and said: "Commander, do you... want to give up Huizhou?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Then what do you think we should do? Fight a war of attrition with Jiangdu's army?"
Feng Guoyong said: "With General Huayun guarding Wuyuan, Wuyuan City should not be lost in a short time! Take this opportunity to destroy Zhao Desheng's tribe first, and then let Generals Tang and Miao join us to eliminate Bian Yuanheng's tribe! Finally
Deal with Fu Youde again!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Bian Yuanheng's army below.
"Our three armies total only fifteen thousand people. Without the advantage of geographical location, do you think we can easily defeat Bian Yuanheng?"
Feng Guoyong looked at Bian Yuanheng's army not far away, and wanted to say "yes", but when the words came to his lips, he found it difficult to express them.
Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Our strategy for this battle is to use the word "quick". If we fight with Jiangdu's army, do you think Chen Youliang will not take any action?"
Feng Guoyong was shocked.
As long as they are delayed for a few days, Chen Youliang will definitely counterattack again. In an instant, Nankang Road and Raozhou Road will fall into the hands of the opponent.
"I understand," he whispered, "I'm just worried that even if we abandon Huizhou, Jiangdu's army will still come to attack Raozhou!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about so many things for now. The most important thing now is the lives of the more than 20,000 soldiers in our hands! As long as they are still there, we still have a chance!"
That night, Zhu Yuanzhang led 5,000 troops to withdraw from Huizhou City and went straight to Wuyuan County!
At the same time, Tang He's tribe and Miao Daheng's tribe who surrounded Zhao Desheng also evacuated Huangyunpo and headed towards Wuyuan!
Zhao Desheng led the remaining troops and finally walked out of Huangyun Slope, looking up at the sky.
The sun rises from the east and shines on the man, causing his stiff body to gradually regain consciousness.
Zhang Biao suddenly galloped towards him from behind on horseback. Although he looked disgraced and embarrassed, he could not conceal his joy.
"Commander, all the enemies have withdrawn, we survived!"
After Zhao Desheng listened, he still had a dark face.
"It's not time to relax yet! Send out scouts immediately, contact the other two armies, and understand the current situation first!"
Zhang Biao agreed and quickly sent out scouts.
Zhao Desheng took the remaining troops and stationed himself at Huangyunpo. While ordering people to sort out the baggage in the valley, he also took stock of the damage to the troops.
After learning about the casualties, Zhao Desheng felt even heavier. The 10,000 men he led actually lost more than 4,000 people, nearly half of them.
As dusk approached, the scout finally came back and shouted: "Report! Marshal Bian has captured the Huizhou Road, and Marshal Fu is stationed at Erlang Mountain."
Zhao Desheng was slightly startled and said: "Erlang Mountain? Vice General Zhang, get the map!"
Zhang Biao spread the map on the ground, and several generals squatted in front of the map.
The scout pointed to a place in the west of Huizhou and said: "Erlang Mountain is here, more than 20 miles northeast of Wuyuan County!"
Zhao Desheng stared at Wuyuan County for a long time and said, "Have all the enemies retreated to Wuyuan County?"
The scout said: "Yes, the enemy's nearly 20,000 troops are stationed in Wuyuan County!"
Zhang Biao suddenly said: "There shouldn't be 20,000 people surrounding us before, right?"
The scout said: "I heard from Marshal Bian that there were only 5,000 people surrounding us at first, and then 5,000 more came. In addition, there are 5,000 people in Huizhou City and 5,000 people in Baiyu Valley."
As he said this, he elaborated on the plan to encircle the enemy and mobilize reinforcements.
Zhao Desheng and the generals were silent. They were defeated by five thousand people. Everyone felt very aggrieved.
Suddenly I heard the sound of horse hooves and another scout came over, but it was the scout sent by Bian Yuanheng.
The scout turned over and dismounted, cupped his hands and said: "Greetings to Marshal Zhao. Marshal Fu in Erlang Mountain is being attacked by Zhu Yuanzhang's army. My Marshal is preparing to lead troops to rescue him. I hope Marshal Zhao will go to Huizhou City immediately to guard the city!"
Zhang Biao said harshly: "Since Marshal Fu was attacked, why did you rescue him and let us defend the city? Your Majesty said that the three armies have no superiority and you can't command us!"
Zhao Desheng raised his hand and said: "No need to say more, gather the army and head to Huizhou City immediately!"
The army marched all the way in a hurry, and when they arrived at Huizhou City, it was already past midnight.
When Zhao Desheng arrived at the Ximen Tower, he saw the hall was brightly lit, and Bian Yuanheng was wearing armor and sitting on a chair waiting.
"Brother Bian, thank you very much. If it weren't for you this time, Zhao would have died in the battle!" Zhao Desheng bowed and gave a big salute.
Bian Yuanheng hurried forward, helped Zhao Desheng up, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao is just unlucky. If you hadn't been ambushed first and reminded us, Brother Fu and I might have been ambushed too!"
Zhao Desheng knew that Bian Yuanheng was comforting him, so he felt grateful and said, "Brother Fu, what's the situation now?"
Bian Yuanheng said with a smile: "Brother Fu is already angry with me. He deliberately led the enemy to attack. Nothing will happen in a short time, but I still need my cooperation!"
Zhao Desheng patted his chest and said: "Brother Bian just leads the troops to rescue, I will defend Huizhou City!"
Bian Yuanheng said happily: "Then please leave it to Brother Zhao, I will set off immediately!"
Zhao Desheng said blankly: "It's midnight now!"
Bian Yuanheng laughed and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang is very resourceful. If he goes too late, he might see through Brother Fu's strategy of luring the enemy and lead the army away!"
In the early morning, before the fog dissipated, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the army to attack Erlang Mountain immediately.
There is a slope near Erlang Mountain, and Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the slope directing the battle, with no expression on his face.
Feng Guoyong knew that he must be in a very bad mood now.
After Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops into Wuyuan yesterday, he summoned the generals for a meeting and proposed the decision to withdraw from Huizhou.
Unexpectedly, the attitude of the generals was very fierce. Even Tang He, who had always supported Zhu Yuanzhang the most, spoke out against it.
Zhu Yuanzhang considered the issue from the perspective of a commander, and he considered the overall situation.
However, in the eyes of the generals, they could have completely annihilated Zhao Desheng's troops, but were spared by Zhu Yuanzhang. Now they have to run away with their tail between their legs and hand over Huizhou. This is undoubtedly the act of a coward!
All the generals agreed that we still have the advantage in terms of strength and can first eliminate Fu Youde in Erlang Mountain, and then attack Bian Yuanheng in Huizhou!
If it were in the past, relying on Zhu Yuanzhang's authority to speak out in the army, the generals would never dare to directly oppose him even if they were unwilling.
However, when the situation has developed to this point, everyone is facing life and death, and it was Zhu Yuanzhang who brought everyone to the current situation.
Everyone has doubts about Zhu Yuanzhang's leadership ability.
So no matter how Zhu Yuanzhang explained the truth, the generals took a very tough attitude this time and insisted on fighting this battle.
Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that if he forced the army to retreat, the army would immediately fall apart.
So he knew clearly that Fu Youde was deliberately tempting them to attack, but he had no choice but to lead the army to attack Erlang Mountain.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. In the face of the huge gap in strength, no matter how sophisticated the tactics were, it would not help.
At this moment, the aspirations and ambitions in his heart began to melt and dissipate with the wind as the soldiers on the mountain continued to die.
The fighting lasted from morning to night, and the shouts of killing never stopped.
Fu Youde's army is like an indestructible iron plate, firmly anchored at every entrance to the mountain.
In the morning, Zhu Yuanzhang's army was evenly matched by its numerical advantage.
However, in the afternoon, the soldiers became more and more tired, the gap in equipment gradually widened, and Zhu Yuanzhang's army suffered more and more casualties.
When the war situation reached this point, even Tang He and other generals who advocated a war were speechless and silent.
Around Youshi, Hua Yun failed to attack the mountain again and returned to the hillside.
It was supposed to be a change of soup and rotation of attacks, but Tang He did not say anything and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, as if hoping that he would say something.
Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing.
After a long time, Feng Guo said in a hoarse voice: "Everyone, this is the result of your attack on the mountain! Are you satisfied?"
Hua Yun said sternly: "We haven't decided the winner yet, and the enemy has suffered heavy losses. I will continue to lead the attack, and I will definitely defeat Fu Youde!"
Feng Guoyong sneered and said: "Bian Yuanheng has already led his troops. When he arrives, we will all die without a burial place!"
Miao Daheng said: "A real man is wrapped in horse leather, so what is there to be afraid of?"
Feng Guoyong said coldly: "What you said is easy. The brothers below have worked hard to follow the commander all the way, all for the purpose of shrouding their bodies in horse leather?"
Miao Daheng fell silent.
Tang He smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, we were wrong just now, please make up your mind!"
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said: "Let's return to Wuyuan County first!"