Yang Guowei, the Marquis of Xingguo, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the crusade against Wugang. He was so happy that he tugged his beard and smiled. The supervision of the country is really good to us veterans!
He was very clear about Liu Tiegang's two attacks. Back then, Liu Tiegang led 20,000 troops to harass Guilin. He only led 6,000 men, but he was beaten to the point of running away. Among his men, except for one Chen Youlong, who was good at fighting, the rest They are all idiots.
The Supervisory State is giving me military exploits! Your kindness is as deep as the sea! I will definitely show my appearance to the Supervisory State.
Yang Guowei ordered his son to guerrilla Yang Fuchen in the front camp and attack Moyi Village in Chengbu.
Liu Xiangke, the general of the Liu Army, led an army of five thousand to fight. He was originally a pig butcher, and he became famous only after he worshiped Liu Tiegang as his eldest brother.
With a passion for killing pigs, he rushed towards Jingjun.
Yang Huchen followed the steps and formed a formation to attack. In a short time, Liu Jun was defeated.
After Liu Xiangke tasted the power, he did not dare to defend Moyizhai and fled to Maopingpu.
The guard general of Maopingpu is Chen Youlong, the first brave general of the Liu Army, nicknamed "The King of Five Hells". This man is accustomed to fighting, and the chieftains of the Miao and Yao tribes in Wugang are frightened when they hear his name. It is they who gave him the nickname "The King of Five Hells". Unfortunately, This man was not named Liu, and he was unwilling to curry favor with others. Liu Chengyin used and guarded against him, letting him guard the barren land of Maopingpu.
Chen Youlong asked Liu Xiangke: "General Liu, if you didn't stay in Moyizhai, why did you come to Maopingpu?"
"Oops, brother Chen, hurry up and prepare to defend the stronghold, Jingjun is coming."
Chen Youlong was stunned: "Did you lose Moyizhai?"
"There's nothing we can do. There are too many Jing soldiers, and they know how to form formations. It's really unstoppable!"
"Okay, General Liu, hurry up and collect the defeated soldiers, and guard Maopingpu with me."
Liu Xiangke shook his head like a rattle: "No, no. I have to tell my elder brother the news of Jingjun's arrival quickly. Brother Chen, please guard the stronghold well. I will go back and ask my elder brother to mobilize reinforcements."
After saying that, Liu Xiangke fled to Wugang.
"Bah! What the hell?" Chen Youlong's subordinates spat at Commander-in-Chief Jiang Hu.
"Brother, why don't we surrender Jingfan?" The other three generals, Sun Hua, Nie Ming, and Zhang Dasheng, were not willing to fight for Liu Tiegang.
The reason is very simple, Liu Tiegang is nepotistic and does not reward those who have merit.
Chen Youlong has made countless military exploits, but he has only become a guerrilla now. Naturally, they cannot be promoted, and now they are only a general.
Chen Youlong thought for a while: "If we surrender without fighting, people will underestimate me. Fight first, hurt Jingjun, and then surrender."
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"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Sharp artillery shells were fired at Liu Jun's position in Maopingpu, blooming like fireworks after landing.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the artillery establishment was three tiger squatting guns for every five hundred men, and eighteen tiger squatting guns for every three thousand men in a battalion. Zhu Hengjia increased the number of artillery pieces in each battalion. He stipulated that each battalion should have an artillery sentry of one hundred men, equipped with Thirty-door tiger crouching.
Yang Fuchen commanded sixty tiger squats from the front camp and the left camp, as well as two Franco machine guns, to bombard Maopingpu.
Chen Youlong dug many layers of trenches on the hillside of Maopingpu, with passages on each layer leading to the next layer. There were holes for hiding soldiers in the trenches. When the cannon sounded, Sergeant Chen bent down and squatted in the hole, using thick wood to hide his troops.
The board covers the entrance of the cave. This kind of soldier hiding hole is dug to imitate the hiding holes dug by mountain people to protect themselves from wind and snow when hunting. One person per hole, simple and practical.
The artillery stopped, and the soldiers came out of the cave and shot at the Jing army attacking the mountain with bows, arrows and firecrackers.
When the two sides fired at each other, Liu Jun was in a commanding position and had the advantage of shooting down.
Jing's army finally captured the first trench, but Liu Jun did not engage in hand-to-hand combat with Jing's army. He calmly retreated to the second trench through the passage he wanted to stay in. Then he blocked the passage and continued to shoot.
On the first day, the Jing army captured a trench and suffered hundreds of casualties.
The next day, another level was captured, resulting in hundreds of casualties.
On the third day, another level was captured, resulting in hundreds of casualties.
On the night of the third day, Liu Jun made a sneak attack at night and recaptured the first floor of the trench.
On the fourth day, Jing's army recaptured another level, suffering hundreds of casualties.
The fifth day??
Liu Jun was condescending and had an advantage in shooting; and when charging upward, Jing Jun was exposed, while Liu Jun hid in the ditch.
The casualties on both sides were disproportionate. It takes two or three lives of Jing Jun to exchange for one life of Liu Jun.
After eight days of fighting, 6,000 Jing troops left behind 800 corpses and their morale was low.
Yang Fuchen did not dare to attack the mountain again, so he withdrew his troops from the trench and knelt down to apologize to Yang Guowei.
"You bastard, you dare to lose the power of our army. Drag me out and kill him." Yang Guowei wanted to kill his own son.
Deputy Commander Wu Yongbo and Yan Zuggao hurriedly dissuaded him: "Commander, General Yang cannot be entirely blamed for this battle. The terrain in Maopingpu is dangerous, and Chen Youlong has experienced battles for a long time. The last general suggested leaving an army to monitor Chen Youlong here, and the main force to bypass Maopingpu.
, go to attack Xinzhai, and then attack Wugang from Xinzhai.
Yang Guowei snorted and said to Yang Fuchen: "Since General Yan is interceding for you, I will remember your head first and leave you here to monitor Chen Youlong. If you are late for a business trip again, you will be punished for both crimes and you will not be spared." p>
Yang Fuchen did not dare to say anything and took the order and retreated.
Yang Guowei led the main force to rush to Xinzhai.
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The most important minister of Emperor Yongli, Duke Liu Chengyin of Wu State, was shocked when he heard that Yang Guowei had come to attack him.
In the battle of Quanzhou in Guilin, he was frightened by Yang Guowei.
But it’s no good if you don’t fight, people are knocking on your door.
Liu Tiegang himself led 30,000 troops to defend Xinzhai; he asked his younger brother Liu Chengyuan to lead 5,000 troops to defend Xinning County on the right side of Xinzhai; Maopingpu on the left side of Xinzhai was defended by Chen Youlong.
Yang Guowei saw that the terrain of Xinzhai was dangerous and a hard attack would cause heavy casualties.
So they pretended to attack Xinning County with great fanfare, but set up an ambush halfway, waiting for Liu Tieguan to rescue Xinning County.
Xinning is the most important place in Wugang, and Liu Tieguangshe had to save it. After being ambushed by Yang Guowei, half of the 30,000-strong army was lost and they hurriedly evacuated to Yunshan.
Yang Guowei pursued closely and stormed Yunshan.
Liu Tiebang couldn't beat him, so he had to abandon Yunshan and return to Wugang.
While he was feeling depressed, he suddenly reported that his younger brother Liu Chengyuan had escaped from Xinning.
When Liu Chengyuan heard that his brother was defeated, he did not dare to defend Xinning, so he fled to Shimen Pass in one breath, and then fled from Shimen Pass to Wugang in one breath.
It was just a matter of escaping by himself. He also took the defenders of Shimen Pass with him.
The dangerous Shimen Pass fell into the hands of Jingjun without any effort.
Yang Guowei repeatedly lamented: "It is much easier to beat Liu Tiegu than Chen Youlong!"
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A man in black came to Maopingpu Chenyoulong Military Camp.
This man has a white face and a long beard, a dignified appearance, a harmless face, and a gentle expression.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Chen Youlong asked.
The visitor took off his cloak, and the bullfighting uniform underneath was clearly visible.
He smiled gently: "I am the supervisor of the country under the command of King Jingjiang, and the governor of Jinyiwei Town is Ma Jixiang."
Chen Youlong took a breath of air-conditioning. He was knowledgeable and knew that ordinary Jin Yiwei wore the official uniform of a school lieutenant; only those who were particularly favored by the emperor were given bullfighting uniforms and flying fish uniforms; and only a very few people could be given python uniforms equivalent to those of the same rank.
The visitor is wearing a bullfight uniform, and he seems to be trusted by Jingfan.
"If Zhenfu wants to recruit and surrender this general, please come back."
Ma Jixiang smiled slightly: "Since the general already has the heart to submit, why should he act like a child and make others look down upon him?"
"How did the governor know that the general wanted to submit to King Jingjiang?"
"If the general does not want to surrender, he will definitely attack General Yang Fuchen when the main force of our army leaves. But the general does not move, which shows that he has the intention to surrender. A good minister has chosen the master and will serve. I congratulate the general."
Chen Youlong praised: "Suppressing the eyes of fire and golden light, I have surrendered my wish."
Ma Jixiang put on his cloak and prepared to say goodbye.
Chen Youlong sighed: "I didn't expect that I would be so proud that I could alert the famous Jin Yiwei!"
Ma Jixiang smiled slightly, his tone was calm, but there was a hint of unique pride hidden in it.
"The surrender of General Chen is just a temporary decision of mine. The general's mere thousands of troops are not worth my trip from Guilin."