Chapter 43: Chase and Escape (Additional update for the Alliance Leader, Young Master Qingshan)
Zhe Zongben received the news almost immediately with Yang Shihou.
"Blow the drums! Gather the troops! Go to war!"
"Bring me my armor!"
"Want to run away? It's not that easy!"
Zhe Zongben looked up to the sky and laughed, saying: "Qi Bizhang, when I went to the battle, he was still a child. When I appointed Zhenwu Army as the commander of the five towns along the river, he was just starting out. I didn't expect to pick him up.
Such a big achievement is really shitty luck. When we go into battle, we will never let Yang Shihou escape easily."
Zhe Zongben became famous at a young age and was proficient in bow and horse. He led the soldiers of the Zhe family to serve Qibi Tong, who was then the governor of the Zhenwu Army.
The Qibi family served as the governor of Yinshan for several times. Like the Helian family in Tuyuhun, they have always been the leader of the Zhenwu Army. When Zhenwu Lin wins the Jiedushi envoy, he often recruits the Fan tribe, the Qibi family, and the Helian family.
And the Zheju clan of Linzhou often led troops to fight against the Uighurs, Dangxiang and even Tibetans.
To be honest, the Tang Dynasty did not discriminate against these Tibetan people. Those who had military exploits would of course be rewarded and could also serve as officials.
Qibi Tong served as the military envoy of the Zhenwu Army for several years during the Xuanzong Dynasty. Qibi Zhang also served as the military envoy of the Zhenwu Army during the reign of the late emperor. After Qibi Tong, Hun Zhen of Hunbu served as the military envoy of the Zhenwu Army for more than six years.
.During the Xizong Dynasty, Li Guochang, a Shatuo native, also served as the military envoy of the Zhenwu Army because of his meritorious service in suppressing Pang Xun's rebellion.
These were all Tibetan generals, and they were all able to climb to high positions. In fact, they were all worthy of the Tang Dynasty. Even Li Guochang, who had rebelled before, what he did was the normal behavior of a Jiedu envoy under the Tang Dynasty, not to mention his son Li Guochang.
If Ke Yong did not kill Datong Army envoy Duan Wenchu, he might not rebel. He was really not an ambitious figure like Huang Chao or Qin Zongquan.
The soldiers quickly brought the golden armor rewarded by King Xia and put it on carefully for Zhe Zongben. Then they brought a horse pole, Zhe Zongben panted and danced, and said angrily: "Use this thing to fight Tai
If it sinks, you still have to wave the big spear immediately."
Well, I'm still getting old. Didn't you see that the young cavalry boys in the army were shot to death? After falling to the ground, they picked up the horses and started to work. They were not too heavy at all. They are a bunch of beasts who believe in miracles with great strength, so they like to use
The powerful and heavy long-handled horse fighting weapon is completely inferior to the light lance.
With the drums beating fiercely, Wei Shengjun and the local warriors from Tang and Deng came out of the camp to form an array.
Zhe Zongben deployed about 20,000 people on the north bank of Ru River, including 10,000 Weisheng troops and the rest were local warriors.
He rode a horse and carefully observed the warriors arrayed in the formation.
During the Tang and Deng dynasties, the Three Prefectures were destroyed, and there were actually not many people left. Twenty thousand village warriors was the limit for mobilization. Many of them were actually quite old, but they still carried spears, infantry and bows to fight with the army.
In the war years, no one could stay out of the war. Years of military mobilization had laid waste to the fields, but it also instilled martial virtue into these ordinary people. I don’t know whether it was good or bad.
My son-in-law has also immigrated to Tang Town in recent years, but Zaoyang County has also developed. There are currently more than 5,000 households and more than 20,000 people. I heard that the three-crop rotation system popular in the north is very popular in Zaoyang.
, many sheep got foot rot disease. In addition, the local environment was not good, and many immigrants from the north got sick.
It seems that the line between Suizhou and Xiangyang may be the limit of the production model that combines agriculture and animal husbandry. Further south, the water network is densely covered and the environment is hot and humid, which is not very ideal.
However, the imperial court also set up a ranch in Xiangyang at that time, and moved many captive Qiang and Hu people there. Presumably, if the environment is carefully tidied up, farming and herding can still be done. Further south in Xiangyang, it may not be possible, and local traditions must be respected.
agricultural work methods, think of other ways.
"Everyone." Zhe Zongben cleared his throat and said: "General Qibi of the Feilong Army defeated the Liang thieves in Shangcai, capturing and killing tens of thousands of them. The thieves general Dai Siyuan looked south in a hurry, fled into Caizhou, and did not dare to fight. Yang Shihou was frightened.
, eager to escape, why not chase him now? If there is a capture, you will all have merit. The King of Xia will give you a reward, and your family will be more comfortable."
The soldiers split up and passed on Zuri Zongben's words.
"Chase! Chase! Chase!" Someone took the lead, and the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses gathered looked excited and shouted in unison.
Zhe Zongben looked calm. He had been fighting for so many years and had never seen anything like this before. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go to war!"
He did not need to tell him what to do. He had generals at all levels commanding each battalion and team. Five thousand officers and soldiers of the Weisheng Army lined up facing the middle city of Caizhou to guard against soldiers rushing out of the city. There were also another five thousand Weisheng Army and five thousand township warriors.
They formed more than ten foot formations and used a wild goose formation to attack Yang's camp.
More than a thousand cavalry mounted their horses in the rear and crossed the formation. Zhang Youyi, a cavalry general of the Zhongwu Army, led his troops to mount their horses, and the two sides fought fiercely near Beiguan City.
Yang Shihou looked back at Zhe Zongben who was standing on the high platform, sighed inaudibly, and ordered the entire army to abandon their baggage and march eastward.
Retreating in front of the enemy is chaotic and can turn into a rout if you are not careful.
Yang Shihou has been in charge of the army for many years, and he still has some prestige. Under his arrangement, the auxiliary troops retreated first, and the combat troops came back to cover alternately. But even so well-organized, one can still see that Sergeant Yang was nervous. He just didn’t know what would happen next.
When people catch up and the two sides engage in battle, will they collapse at the first touch?
In Caizhou City, Dai Siyuan was in a depressed mood and sat drinking in the state government office. Brothers Zhang Quanyi and Zhang Quan'en climbed to the top of the city and overlooked the entire battlefield.
Even including the remnants of the Feilong Army brought over by Dai Siyuan, there were only six thousand soldiers and horses in the city, which was a bit shabby. Zhang Quanyi's left hand was touching the wall, and his right hand was sometimes raised and sometimes lowered, which shows his inner struggle.
Zhang Quan'en couldn't stand it any longer and scolded him: "Brother, why are we at such a loss? Yang Shihou obviously has different ambitions, why should we care about his life or death?"
In fact, what he really wanted to say was that there was nothing he could do to help. The morale of the Cai soldiers in the city was low, and the main force of 5,000 Weisheng troops was arrayed outside the north gate. In normal times, they might be able to fight, but now they absolutely cannot.
, the battle will be defeated.
"That's it! Mr. Yang is responsible for his own fault. He will lose a piece of meat even if he doesn't die this time. I can't help him." Zhang Quanyi sighed, looking sad.
After so many years of struggle, what kind of achievements have they achieved? My nephew Jifeng died in the battle at Heyang, the eldest son Jiye died of fright due to illness, the second son Jizuo, and the youngest son and stepgrandson were captured and their whereabouts are unknown.
My wife Chu, my eldest daughter-in-law Xie, my nephew-in-law Su, and our daughter Wanlu were heard to be imprisoned. In fact, it doesn’t matter. The key is whether the two sons are still alive?
Every time he thought about this event, Zhang Quanyi couldn't sleep. He glanced at his younger brother Quan En again. Most of his family members were in Bianzhou, and his children were still young, and they were like hostages.
Zhang Quanyi may not care about his wife and daughter, but what about his younger brother? If he can't fight, it would be difficult to surrender. Is he just waiting to die?
Wei Shengjun moved very quickly.
As the sound of the drums changed, the front line quickened their pace, shouting "kill" loudly as they walked, in order to panic the Zhongwu Army and cause them to make mistakes while busy and collapse on their own.
Yang Shihou's soldiers rode their horses back and forth, yelling and beating them, but finally managed to suppress the restlessness of the sergeants and continued to retreat in an orderly manner.
Zhang Quanyi suddenly felt ashamed again.
How could Yang Shihou lead the troops so well? More than 6,000 people retreated, busy but not chaotic, at least on the surface it seemed orderly. Isn't he a talent for a general? But such a talent cannot be used for his own use, what can I do!
Well, when I was still working under King Huang, he seemed to have some generals and talents, such as Li Tangbin from Shaanzhou, but unfortunately he couldn't use them for himself.
How many talents did Li Hanzhi, the brother who formed an alliance with him, have under his command? Fu Cunxen and Wang Jianji were all under Shao Shude and were in charge of an army alone. Yang Shihou was under the King of Liang and also rose to prominence. Why didn't they come over in advance?
Jie Bin, who seems to be the most capable, is now serving as the right wing of the Baoyi Army under Xia Thief. Is he also a general?
In the end, I am not as good as Li Hanzhi, alas!
Although this person is not good at governance, he was born in a peasant family in Xiangcheng, Chenzhou, and he discovered several township parties. Fu Cunshen is from Wanqiu, Chenzhou, Wang Jianji is from Xuzhouzhoushe, and Yang Shihou is from Ruyin, Yingzhou next door. Could it be that
So many generals were born in such a small area? No way.
Most likely, I am not good at running an army, and I am not good at discovering and training generals.
In this world! Zhang Quanyi is a little discouraged. He might as well go back to his hometown in Puzhou to farm, maybe he can have a good night's sleep.
"The Xia thief is on the run!" Zhang Quan'en suddenly said.
Zhang Quanyi calmed down and looked intently, only to see hundreds of elite soldiers in the front line of the Weisheng Army quickening their steps and shouting loudly.
A general in the Zhongwu Army also roared angrily, led hundreds of soldiers to the rear, and pointed their spears at the outside. It looked like he was going to fight to the death to cut off the rear.
The cavalry of both sides struggled repeatedly in the wilderness.
The Xia army had no intention of fighting, and only wanted to go around and outflank the enemy. The Zhongwu army's cavalry intercepted and charged repeatedly. People on both sides kept falling off their horses, and blood rained and screams continued.
Zhang Quanyi is sentimental again.
More than 2,000 cavalrymen charged head-on, and countless generals fell on the cold snow outside Caizhou City before they had time to express their ambitions. This battle was so boring!
On the high platform of Zhe Zong's headquarters, the flags were changing continuously. Soon, the right wing of the Chinese army stepped forward quickly and was actually changing towards the Yanyue Formation. This was an attempt to outflank the Zhongwu Army.
Chasing the enemy is not just a swarm of swarms mindlessly rushing up. You must maintain a formation. Otherwise, if the fleeing party turns back and kills you, you may turn defeat into victory. There have been countless examples of this in ancient battles. Zuri Zongben is very experienced and constantly exerts pressure on the Zhongwu Army.
The pressure is to make them panic, lose their control, and completely collapse, and then let their own soldiers chase them and reap the victory.
The Weisheng Army's front line has already locked hands with the Zhongwu Army that has cut off the rear.
The general leading the Yang tribe was wearing silver armor and a bright red cloak. He stabbed out an iron spear repeatedly and pierced the chests and abdomens of several pursuers. He looked very brave.
This person should be Yang Junfang, Yang Shihou's nephew. He is a Yuhou of the Zhongwu Army. He has a reputation for bravery and has made many military exploits.
But what's the use of one person's bravery? The pursuing Weisheng Army soldiers also knew that the critical moment was coming, and they were not afraid of death and took turns to kill without fear. The infantry from the following square formations gradually caught up, and they were about to
It is necessary to completely submerge the five to six hundred people in Yang Jun's house.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded.
Yang Shihou turned around and rushed back with 300 personal soldiers. The cavalry wedged themselves from the flanks into the infantry formation of Wei Sheng's army, which had been separated from the front and rear due to the pursuit. They strangled them repeatedly and fought to the death with angry eyes.
There was a forest of spears in the infantry formation, and cavalrymen were constantly being knocked off their horses, screaming in agony.
Yang Shihou waved the iron mace in his hand repeatedly, smashing the heads of many Xia soldiers, and finally killed them for a while. When he looked back, he saw that there were only more than a hundred soldiers left.
"Withdraw!" He sighed regretfully, not daring to rush again and left directly.
The Wei Sheng army has high fighting spirit and firm determination. There is nothing they can do. How many people can escape today is counted.
The drum beat became more and more urgent.
The offensive of Wei Shengjun became stronger and stronger, and Yang Junfang was completely submerged in the crowd of Xia soldiers, and his figure could not be seen.
The main force of the Zhongwu Army, which had already escaped for some distance, was a little panicked and subconsciously speeded up their pace.
I don't know who shouted, and the formation suddenly became chaotic. Many people took off their armor and ran away at a faster speed.