Zhang Shensi was so frightened that he died when he received the news of the attack.
He knew in his heart that the group of Xia thieves that appeared near Jiyuan County must be the group that was driven away by the Changzhi Army, Tingzidu, and Feilong Army.
They didn't dare to get close to Huaizhou, but it was quite possible to reach Jiyuan and Zhiguan.
The number was probably close to 4,000, and they were divided into more than one group, and they separately searched for the positions of each Bian army on the battlefield. When they found an opportunity, they pounced on them and bit them. If the retreating troops were tidied up, they would let them go;
If your morale is low and your armor is crooked, just attack them directly. This is probably the way to go.
Considering that the Bian army is in a state of retreat as a whole, its morale has been greatly reduced, and its combat effectiveness is not the same as a few days ago, while the Xia thieves are in a pursuit state, with a great psychological advantage and high morale, this is very dangerous.
Run away directly!
Zhang Shensi led his own soldiers and didn't care about the 6,000 soldiers and horses scattered on the battlefield. He actually ran away...
As soon as the general ran away, the last batch of Bian soldiers who were still hesitating to resist collapsed. They threw away their weapons and armor, turned around and left.
Sergeant Xia's soldiers were fully clothed and had swords and guns in their hands. For a moment, they couldn't run as fast as them. But soon someone brought horses, and hundreds of people jumped up and chased the enemy on horseback.
People flipped over on their backs and horses fell on their backs on the muddy road, and people fell down from time to time.
The horse screamed in pain, and the knight who fell off the horse grimaced. But the pursuit did not stop for a moment, and the fleeing Bian army became even more confused.
Yang Liang pressed the order to send a second group of people to pursue.
His soldiers were also very tired. It had been raining for days, they couldn't eat hot food, and they were covered in mud. The humans could bear it, but the horses didn't care about that. They didn't want to move if they didn't want to move. If you force them to ride on them, they would kick.
you.
"Count the prisoners and collect all the scattered food and equipment. Repair the carriages that can be repaired, and leave those that cannot be repaired first. If there are any injured Pao Ze, send them to Jiyuan County for resettlement as soon as possible." Yang Liang issued a series of orders.
Jiyuan County is already an empty city. It is not difficult to take it down, which can be used to place the wounded. There may still be a lot of food and grass left by the Bian army in the city, which can be used to supplement military supplies.
When we arrived at the east gate of Jiyuan County, it happened to be occupied by a defeated Bian army.
The defeated troops were in chaos, and suddenly encountered the Xia army rushing in from the east gate, and dispersed again.
"Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
"Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
Xia's soldiers mounted their horses and galloped through the city, shouting loudly.
"Crash!" The sound of discarding weapons and throwing armor shook the heaven and earth.
"Stop fighting, surrender."
"Zhang Shensi, the bastard, left us behind as scapegoats."
"If you can't even retreat well, how did he get into the formation?"
"Stop scolding, who can give me a steamed pancake?"
Except for a few of the more than a thousand defeated troops who fled out of the city, most of them surrendered directly.
Outside the city, more than 2,000 prisoners of the Bian Army were being led over. In this pursuit, 3,000 were captured and hundreds were beheaded.
In the afternoon, Yang Liang led the army into the city.
At this time, another wave of broken troops came, and hundreds of people were disarmed and imprisoned in the military camp.
Through the interrogation of prisoners, it was learned that the morale of the Zhiguan troops collapsed on the spot after they learned that the Jiyuan garrison was fleeing eastward in large numbers.
After all, they were not elites. Among the remaining four thousand people, there were only more than a thousand Heyang Yamen soldiers, and the rest were all Tutuan countrymen. The four thousand people were completely defeated, and only a few hundred people stayed in Guancheng to fight to the death, and were eventually returned.
The German army was defeated.
"Fu Cunshen is not very lucky." Yang Liang laughed.
At this time, we are still encountering die-hard thieves. Since these people are determined not to leave, their combat effectiveness is much higher than usual, and many people will die if we attack them.
"Rest for two hours. After two hours, the left camp and the front camp will leave the city to search for and suppress the bandit soldiers. There must be a large number of broken soldiers in the field. Try to capture them alive."
"As commanded."
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After the North Road took the lead in making a breakthrough, the South Road also made small moves. However, because Pang Shigu's main force was still camped in the east of Heqing County, it was difficult to make progress for a while.
Of course Pang Shigu's tribe also wanted to retreat.
In fact, last night, a group of more than 10,000 native Tuan soldiers suddenly left the camp and retreated towards Mengzhou.
When Gao Renhou learned the news, it was already too late, but he still sent troops to pursue him. Thousands of Bian Army infantry and cavalry sent out to intercept, but failed.
Boats were constantly coming and going on the river, carrying baggage and the Master back downstream.
Their retreat seemed to be much easier than the northern route. Pang Shigu did a good job in deploying troops and generals, and the army still maintained a certain fighting spirit.
If everyone were like Zhang Shensi, Gao Renhou would smile crookedly.
"Early this morning, the navy of the Bian Army took advantage of the heavy fog to raid Liaowu and was repulsed." In Baiyacang City, Chen Cheng was giving lessons to the Shaw family's soldiers and generals again.
Zhao Guangfeng sat next to Shao Shude and reported another matter in a low voice: "Li Keyong sent an envoy. Does the commander want to see him?"
"Who?" Shao Shude put down the "Chen Shu" in his hand and asked.
"Build an apartment."
"Oh? The level is so high? Have you tried it yet?"
"General Gai said bluntly that in the battle of Heqing, Li Hanzhi went south to support Xiang and lost his troops and generals. Now he wants to attack Weibo and invites our army to go with him."
"Sister-in-law, what a temper!" Shao Shude sighed.
He remembered something that did not happen in this time and space, but had happened in history, that is, Li Cunxiao took Xingzhou and rebelled.
Li Cunxiao had outstanding military exploits and was extremely brave. He also captured Bianjun general Deng Jiyun alive. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was a contemporary Lu Bu. However, he did not receive the treatment he deserved, so he was angry and did not think about food or drink for several days. In addition,
Li Cunxin, who had a rift with him, framed and instigated him, so he rebelled.
Li Keyong was also very angry and led a large army to attack Li Cunxiao. He surrounded Li Cunxiao in Xingzhou City and dug three trenches.
Li Cunxiao went to the city to complain about his grievances, saying how could he have rebelled if it had not been for the villain's trap, and asked to see Li Keyong, saying "I will die without hatred."
Mrs. Liu went into the city and came out holding Li Cunxiao's hand, saying, "Is there any unsolvable grudge between father and son?"
Li Keyong ordered Li Cunxiao to be killed, but he also planned to take advantage of the generals' intercession to pardon him, but no one interceded.
Li Keyong couldn't save his face and killed Li Cunxiao. However, he became even more angry. He didn't see anyone for ten consecutive days and shed tears in private.
He is a face-loving and gentle man. His personal force is very strong, but his political wisdom is average and he has a lot of charlatanism. Under his leadership, the Hedong Group gathers mostly tough men with true temperament. He also relies on this charisma to rule the country.
Imperial people.
The elder brother invites his younger brother to send troops, and Luo Hongxin loses his face. If the younger brother doesn't agree, will he be so angry that he can't eat for two days?
"This plan must have been planned by my sister-in-law to trick me." Shao Shude slapped the table and sighed: "I wanted to win over Luo Hongxin, but if we send troops to fight, how can Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu come back?"
"Also, what are the benefits of beating Luo Hongxin? Why can't the sworn brother understand? This temper is really not like that of the Lord of the Four Towns." Shao Shude complained loudly.
It's just complaining. He understands in his heart that reasoning with Li Keyong is the same as reasoning with a woman. Can you explain it clearly? Is he willing to listen?
Hedong and Weibo, it’s time to choose one.
In fact, there is nothing to hesitate. Hedong controls the Zelu Taihang Highway and the Wuling Road. Sneak down to Menghuai and Jinjiang Plains. In the direction of Datong, you can also march into the empty Lingxia hinterland. Shao Shude is not sure about Li Ke.
Can Yong keep his sense and turn against him when Youzhou is still in chaos?
Zhu Quanzhong is impossible, but Li Keyong is hard to say.
In the current situation, the sworn brother is more than enough to be a troublemaker, but he is really fucked.
You are approaching 40, why are you still like this?
"I'll see you tomorrow." Shao Shude picked up "Chen Shu" again.
Zhao Guangfeng glanced at it and saw that the commander had taken the book down, but did not remind him.
"The Bian Army's attack on Liaowu is actually to advance at the expense of retreat, so that our army is worried about the rear and cannot press forward with all its strength." Chen Cheng was still talking there: "The North Route Army left Qiziling, Taihangxing, and has already descended to Zhiguan and Jiyuan.
, Huaizhou, beheaded more than a thousand people and captured 5,000 people. The Kou Yanqing troops of the Bian army gathered and scattered, some crossed the Qinshui River to the east, and some remained on the west bank of the Qinshui River, but most of them were about to run away."
"Two generals Dai Siyuan and Zhang Guihou led more than 20,000 people to Xiuwu County. According to the investigation of the scouts, the hall had led 10,000 Tutuan villagers to retreat towards Wude County, coercing the people along the way, confiscating grain, grass, and cattle.
, farm tools. Dai Siyuan's eight thousand horse-mounted infantry are still lingering on the front line of Qinshui and Xiuwu, supporting the retreat of Changzhi's army." Chen Cheng continued: "If we continue to pursue this road, we will have to chew hard bones. You can take a look at Qibi then.
How will the two generals Zhang and Fu Cunshen act?"
"The South Road is the key point. According to the information collected by all parties, there should be Xiongwei in Pang Shigu's camp, and two infantry and cavalry armies must be victorious. The Jianrui Army should also be there, but no information has been found. Apart from this,
In addition, there are also Tutuan villagers and conscripted masters who are retreating to Luokou and Biankou through the Bianjun Navy."
"I judge that Pang Shigu will still launch a counterattack in the near future in an attempt to boost morale and shake our army's determination to pursue. The retreat of so many troops is not a simple matter. In the three cities of Heyang, Zhang Quanyi still has thousands of fresh troops on hand.
Maybe he will also attack and cooperate. He has been moving the people south to Heyin and Sishui before, so now he will be free."
Chen Cheng gave a eloquent talk and basically pointed out all possible actions of the Bian Army.
Retreat is at the strategic level, but at the tactical level, counterattack is still possible. If we don't fight off the pursuers, how can we return with the entire division?
"Our army's plan remains unchanged. The army will march eastward and attack the Bian army camp. The rebels have strongholds and have withdrawn many troops. At this time, there may not be much chance of a field battle, but we need to beware of a counterattack of thousands of people."
Chen Cheng finally concluded: "You can also encircle the points and call for reinforcements. If Mengzhou has troops coming from the west, look for opportunities to annihilate them."
Shao Shude listened for a long time, suddenly thought of something, and asked in a low voice: "Mengzhou Su Junqing, can I contact you?"
This is a bit difficult, because Mengzhou will most likely face a formidable enemy and it will be difficult for people to get in and out, but you can give it a try.
Shao Shude also just thought of it last night. Huaizhou Qibizhang captured Zhang Quanen's family, and his eldest daughter-in-law, Su, is the daughter of Su Junqing, a local snake in Mengzhou. Maybe he can do something about it.
Zhang Quanyi moved to Meng and Huai people went south. The king of Huaizhou was not happy and surrendered under Zhao Keyu's persuasion. Is it possible for Su Junqing of Mengzhou to do so?
There are not many people in the ten counties of Heyang. Those who serve as soldiers serve as soldiers, and those who serve as masters become masters. You still want to move away? Then what is the point of being officials like us? Are there still people who can manage it?
To the south of the river, there are only Sishui, Heyin and two counties, and maybe half of Heyang County. How many places can three counties have?
Without people under his command, he would basically be reduced to a miscellaneous official in Bianzhou. In the future, he would probably help transport grain, grass, materials, etc., and he would not dare to deduct money, so this official position would be very boring.
Shao Shude felt that since there was no cost involved, it would be a good idea to give it a try. What if there was a surprise?