The main mountains of the Yellow River Basin are called Qinling and Xiaoshan to the south of the river Wei, and Zhongtiao and Taihang across the river to the north.
The Taihang Mountains run from the north bank of the Yellow River in the southwest, winding to the northeast, and connect to the Yanshan Mountains in the east, directly reaching the seaside.
In the Taihang Mountains, there is the Wuling Road. It goes from Jin to Jiang in the west, to Ze and Lu in the east, and there is also a road from Luzhou to Heyang in the south.
The name of this road is Baixing. It is located in the west of Bailu Mountain, starting from Lingchuan County in Zezhou in the north and entering Xiuwu County in Huaizhou in the south.
Xiuwu County has been captured by the Bian Army.
On the 15th, Zhu Zhen ordered Wang Chong's army to lead a vanguard of 3,000 people to the north. Zhang Shensi supervised ten thousand people to follow, hoping to block the Jin army's return path.
Wang Zhongshi was from Yingzhou. In his early years, his family had hundreds of acres of land and the living environment was good. Therefore, he had practiced riding skills since he was a child and was good at riding horses. However, his swordsmanship on foot seemed to be better than his horsemanship, so Zhu Quanzhong recruited him
After joining the army, he was promoted many times. Although Wang Zhongshi's own abilities were factors, he also seemed to have the idea of hedging against Xuanwu and the Yicheng general family.
Wang Zhongshi is the military envoy of the Long Sword Army, which has a strength of 3,000 people and is divided into left and right wings.
Since it has the name of a long sword, it is natural that he is good at using a long-handled heavy sword, similar to the Mo Dao. He carries a crossbow, and like the long sword, it is the weapon of the soldiers of the unit.
Make military exploits.
Wang Zhongshi actually wants to return to the cavalry army, but it seems a bit difficult.
He was not like Yang Yanhong, Li Sian, and He Delun, who came from a family of cavalry generals, with father and son replacing each other. He also did not have the riding and shooting skills of Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Xie Yanzhang, etc. They were cavalry generals in the Chao Army.
The old cavalry from the four towns of Xuanwu, Yicheng, Zhongwu, and Caizhou cannot be handed over to him, and he has no share in the new cavalry formed by Pang Shigu, not to mention that the cavalry has been integrated into the Youde Shengjun.
I can only continue to wield the sword!
The army marched forward in the wilderness.
The army also escorted a batch of supplies, mainly food, medicinal materials and arrows.
Because the Xia army's light cavalry had approached the Zhengzhou area, the commander-in-chief ordered all the navy to be transferred back to transport grain and grass.
Anyway, the Jin army has turned to the defensive and it is difficult to advance further. It seems that there is no need to rely on the navy to defend the river. It is just a good time to seize the last period of time before the freeze to transfer grain and grass and stockpile it to the front line.
Hedron rushed up with You De's victorious army.
He has just turned thirty-two years old this year. He has handsome features and looks, and does not look like a barbarian from the Hexi tribe.
The left hand is holding the horse's reins tightly, and the right hand is holding a riding crop, looking at Zi Xiong, free and comfortable.
Master Wang Zhong may be younger than He Delun, but he looks quite mature, with many wrinkles on his face, a slovenly appearance, and an unkempt beard. He looks like a man who butchers pigs and dogs.
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves coming from behind, which was a messenger coming from afar.
Master Wang Zhong muttered something impatiently.
Don't expect another command from the opposite direction. I am planning to go north to cut off Sha Tuozi's return path and win the war in one fell swoop.
Hedron glanced at him in surprise, and unconsciously fiddled with the riding crop with his right hand, thinking secretly.
The messenger soon came to the two of them.
"I've met Secretary Li." Wang Zhongshi was still stunned, wondering why it was Li Zhen who came in person, while He Delun had already taken the initiative to salute.
"Congratulations, General, General Wang." Li Zhen also saluted the two of them.
After riding a horse for so long, Li Zhen's clothes are still very neat and he is in good spirits.
"The commander-in-chief has ordered that the Long Sword Army and the Desheng Right Army should speed up their march. When a stronghold is set up on Baixing Avenue, they must rush to the front of the Jin army."
"This order should have been given a long time ago." Wang Zhongshi laughed and said: "Block Baixing and cut off the return route of the Jin thieves. If they come to attack, the Long Sword Army will let them know how powerful they are."
Hedron frowned slightly, but did not dare to show it obviously.
With his delicate mind, he understood that this war had reached the final moment, but didn't he talk about the military principle of not stopping when he returned to the army? That's why Wang Zhongshi was still working hard.
"Why is it so urgent? The Jin army is exhausted after a long battle, but our army is not much better." He couldn't help but ask.
Wang Zhongshi was also stunned and said: "Yes, the Jin thieves seem to have mobilized their troops to prepare for their retreat. According to the news obtained in the past two days, Li Cunxiao led two thousand fine cavalry and returned in person. This man is not easy to fight, and he has a lot of brute strength."
"It's better to carry out the commander's orders first." Li Zhen emphasized without expression.
Master Wang Zhong was very unhappy, but after all he was intimidated by the commander's authority and said nothing, while He Delun seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Perhaps because he didn't want to make the relationship with the warriors too bad, Li Zhen added a few more words: "According to the news from Shaanxi and Guo, on the two capitals' great post road, there is a long line of carriages and horses as far as the eye can see. The reinforcements of the Xia thieves
We are marching towards this direction in a big way. Now we have figured out that there should be very few soldiers around Shao Shude, otherwise we would not have been plundering the population and not going straight into Bianzhou."
"Why are the Xia thieves so rampant? Let me lead the long sword army and kill him all on his back." Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongshi was eager to try, thinking of defeating the Xia thieves' cavalry in one battle and making the world look at him with suspicion.
Hedren's expression was calm and peaceful, and the riding crop in his right hand turned in a dazzling way.
"I heard that Xie Yanzhang suffered a big loss at the hands of the Xia thieves." He said: "Is the Jingqi that crossed Zelu last year and broke through Li Cunxiao's encirclement and interception still there?"
The tone seemed a bit gloating.
Li Zhen glanced at him and said: "I don't know much about General Xie. Don't worry, King Dongping has arranged for supplies and troops to reinforce Luoyang. When Li Keyong, Meng, Huai, and Zheng are defeated,
, you will send troops from all four directions, and the navy will transport food, grass, and equipment to the front."
"Actually, there is no need for four roads, two roads are enough." The expression on He Delun's face was very annoying, because he always had a smiley look on his face: "All the way out of Luoyang is for the main force, and the other way is by water.
The division will transfer to Shaanxi Province and try to keep all the Xia thieves in Henan Prefecture."
Li Zhen's face turned a little dark when he heard this, because this was his suggestion.
But what Hedron said makes sense. It's already October. If we wait any longer, the river will freeze and we'll have to spend a lot of time.
"Are you sure you can hold Shaanzhou?" he asked.
"I'm not sure." He Delun chuckled and said, "Maybe the Long Sword Army is sure."
"As long as all parties cooperate well, what if I can defeat all the long sword armies on the left and right?" Wang Zhongshi said with confidence.
Li Zhen frowned in thought.
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Li Keyong has left Huaizhou.
The wind blows rapidly from Daibei, and a war seems to be about to break out in Yuzhou.
After attacking the front line for so long, they still couldn't break through the Bian army's company camp.
He has seen through Zhu Zhen's tricks.
This man does have a good way of fighting, and he is worthy of being a general, but his military style is relatively "cowardly". He carefully considers every battlefield and keeps thinking about what will happen if he cannot win.
His trick was to exhaust the vigor of the Jin army, and then gradually counterattack, one move after another, launching an overwhelming attack.
The level is there. If he was assigned a deputy with an enterprising style, then this war would not be like this.
Li Keyong didn't plan to play with him anymore. He was in a good mood these two days anyway.
The foster brother sent someone to deliver Feng Ba's head.
Although Feng Ba was not the direct cause of Saburo Kegong's death, he could not escape his involvement. It is great to have his head now!
But my sworn brother is also quite capable.
Zhang Quanyi of Luoyang was not very good at fighting. He could defend the city fairly well but would probably suffer a disastrous defeat in the field battle. However, Ge Congzhou, who was actually in charge of the entire Henan Prefecture battlefield, was not easy to deal with.
Last year in the Zelu battle, Ge Congzhou led more than a thousand elite cavalry around Huguan and broke into Luzhou without anyone noticing. Then he took over the city defense and faced the siege of the Hedong army, without fear and calmly responded to the battle.
This person's style should be that of a brave, enterprising, unstoppable type, good at raids. He was in this county this morning, and may have gone to another county at noon. Several adopted sons chased and intercepted him, but neither Ge Congzhou nor Feng Ba could be spared.
But he was restricted to Erwo Mountain by his adopted brother, and he didn't dare to take the initiative. This is really strange. He won't get sick because of it, right?
"Commander." Gai Yu opened the curtain, walked in, and said, "It's time to start arranging the order of retreat."
Retreating in front of the enemy is not an easy task, but for Li Keyong, it seems to be a common occurrence.
The reason is that it is too reckless.
He often kills people at the door of their house, and then starts a fire in the backyard, or some other nonsense happens, and then gathers the army and rushes to fight.
The experience is so rich.
"Now that I have obtained Feng Ba's head, if I walk away, the heroes of the world may laugh at me for not being righteous." Li Keyong only hesitated for a moment and then said: "My sworn brother has few soldiers, but he still dares to attack the city in Henan Prefecture...
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Gai Yu: "..."
He is a fool to capture the city. Most of the main infantry force has not arrived yet. How to capture the city? Should we rely on cavalry to capture the city?
"What is Zhu Quanzhong doing?" Li Keyong was in a very confused mood, his fists clenching and loosening, and then loosening and tightening.
Gai Yu glanced at his lord strangely, wasn't he just beating you?
"Quanzhong is based in Zhengzhou. There is no movement in other directions." Gai Yu replied.
"After this war is over, Quan Zhong will probably attack Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu again. Can we borrow some help from Wei Bo?" Li Keyong asked, "Zhu Xuan helped me kill An Zhijian."
, this favor must be returned."
Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu now seem to have been completely disabled, and all their best soldiers have been lost.
Zhu Xuan was in the worst situation. Not only the yamen army was completely lost, but also the state soldiers and county soldiers were sent in several waves. Now he is only a dead dog. Caozhou has just been lost, and only Yun and Puzhou are left.
Zhu Jin of the Taining Army still had some strength. He was a cavalry general, and he was the most brave among the three armies. He was especially good at leading elite cavalry into battle. He controlled the four prefectures of Yan, Mi, Hai, and Yi, but now it seems that he is no longer able to do so.
This year he brought 30,000 cavalry, but was defeated by the Bian army of less than 10,000 people. Zhu Jin "rided alone and escaped".
This is the second time he has suffered such a disastrous defeat. In the third year of Guangqi's reign, in the Battle of Liuqiao, tens of thousands of soldiers were lost in the towns of Tianping and Taining. Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin "only escaped with their lives."
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These two disastrous defeats caused the two towns of Tianping and Taining to lose all their veterans, and a total of more than 120 generals were captured and killed. Before the two towns collapsed, they were considered martial arts among the people and had sufficient reserve talents. Yan Er and Yun Er
The town has been famous for producing elite soldiers since the mid-Tang Dynasty, but now it seems that it is not as elite as Bian's soldiers.
Pu was also miserable during the Wuning period. Once Suzhou was lost, Hao and Si were wavering and might surrender to Zhu Quanzhong at any time. Then only Xuzhou would be left, and sooner or later he would be defeated.
These four years of war have really wiped out the elites of these three families. Back then, Zhu Quanzhong's reason for attacking the Zhu family brothers was to "attract the soldiers of the Bian Army." Now it seems that the Bian Army is indeed unparalleled in bravery. In the past four years, in
If you continue to attack on the eastern front, attack at least two towns at the same time, and sometimes fight with three towns together, you can achieve great victories every time.
By the way, after w. withdrew from Zelu last year, he also took a trip to Weibo. He won five out of five battles and returned with a large plunder.
This tyrannical strength, as well as this arrogant attitude towards the towns, made Li Keyong jump in fear after looking at him.
The three towns in Hebei are the old base of the Anshi rebels. The infantry can fight and the cavalry tradition is strong. How come they were bullied into this state by Zhu Quanzhong? Is the Cai thief so good at fighting?
"Commander, the matter of supporting Tianping Town can be discussed later, but now it is time to make preparations for retreating," Gai Yu reminded.
He was afraid that his lord would be a good person again, so he gave precious elite soldiers to Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin to help them resist Zhu Quanzhong.
"Tomorrow I will personally supervise the battle and launch a counterattack against Zhu Zhen." After thinking for a long time, Li Keyong said with a firm expression.
Gai Yu is happy.
Before retreating, you should have used a fierce offensive to repel the enemy who was closest to you, making them frightened, and then slowly retreat.
"My sworn brother is still gathering troops. This battle may still be fought. Zhu Xuan, on his side, send some more troops to borrow a way from Wei Bo." Li Keyong said.
Gai Yu: "..."
It’s time to become a virtue!
If we attack Zhu Quanzhong, Shuofang will lose money, Hedong will lose money, and Zhu Quanzhong will also lose money. The three families will suffer losses together. Is it interesting to lose money back and forth?