Zhe Silun climbed to the top of Shouzhou City and carefully watched a battle on the Nanyuan.
The Huai bandits attacked Shouzhou City. He was afraid that Zhu Jing's surrender would ruin the affairs of the Xia King, so he personally took four thousand cavalry and rushed to Shouzhou City to supervise the battle.
The military strength is indeed very tight.
The Huaining army has 14,000 Yamen troops and 8,000 Waizhen troops. Now Chen Su, the Waizhen army, has gone north to Caizhou. Zhu Jing's 5,000 men are also Waizhen troops and are guarding Shouzhou.
Of the 14,000 Yamen troops, 3,000 were sent to Anzhou to assist in the defense.
Yang Xing secretly sent general Li Shenfu, the governor of Chuzhou, to Huangzhou. The governor-general's troops, which had increased to more than 30,000 men, besieged Anzhou.
The state soldiers in Anzhou City have been completely lost, and they are all supported by the thousands of people from Shi Zan's tribe of the Yushan Army. To this day, the Yushan Army beats fewer and fewer people, but its combat effectiveness is slowly increasing. At least it can still defend the city.
He is competent, unlike in field battles where he is defeated after just a few rounds.
Zhe Silun was worried about the "remnants of the Shence Army" from the Yushan Army, so he sent 3,000 troops and horses to reinforce the dangerous Anzhou front line.
Du Hong of Ezhou also sent troops to rescue, but was defeated by Feng Jingzhang of Qizhou. He then stopped attacking and defended with peace of mind.
The Huaining Army also sent 2,000 people to cross the river and go north, leaving 5,000 people to guard Guangzhou. The rest were basically brought to Shouzhou by Zhe Silun.
He has no choice.
The most important thing now is to stabilize Zhu Jing and prevent him from falling directly. This is the most important thing.
Don't blame Zhe Silun for being suspicious. In fact, Yang Xingmi is really outrageous in fighting. At every turn, enemies surrender to him with their troops and territory. Which of the states of Chu, Si, Hao, Huang, Qi and other states is his real sword and spear?
The ones that were beaten down? They were all given by others!
Zhe Silun had come into contact with the wizards at the Heaven Sacrifice Conference, and he didn't believe that they knew magic, but seeing Yang Xingmi acting like this, he felt that he really couldn't tell.
He was really worried that Zhu Jing had fallen into some evil spell and gave a key city like Shouzhou to Yang Xingmi, which would lead to a complete collapse of the war situation in the Guang, Shen, and Cai areas, so he came to supervise the war in person.
The opponent is Zhu Yanshou, who is also an "old friend".
In the past two years, he has devoted himself to training as an elite soldier. He heard that he lived and ate in a military camp and rarely returned home. Perhaps it was just to avenge Shao Shude. After all, the Battle of Feishui that year really hurt his self-esteem. Face to face, there was no point in it.
By a coincidence in the battle, he was attacked directly by the Chinese army, and was beaten so that he could escape alone.
If you have a stronger sense of shame, you should wipe your neck.
Zhu Yanshou had a strong sense of shame, but he did not want to wipe his neck, so he devoted all his energy to training soldiers.
In this year's battle against Qizhou, he personally took command in Huangzhou and brought some newly trained troops with him. The performance was pretty good, which greatly increased his confidence.
This time he marched westward with 20,000 soldiers and horses from various states, and recruited more than 20,000 native Tuan peasants. Yang Xingmi also sent Xu Wen to help with 5,000 infantry and cavalry, making the whole army more than 45,000 strong.
Invasion of Shouzhou.
The war has been going on for several months, but the Shouzhou front line has never been able to break through.
"Zhu Yanshou has some talents, but the Huai army cannot be called a powerful force." Zhe Silun said: "Going out of the city to fight in the field may be risky, but if you guard the city, it won't be a big deal."
Zhu Jing was a little anxious.
The Shouzhou City was here. The Huai people did not dare to march westward in a big way, but they dared to plunder. What kind of harm was done to the place? Zhu Jing was very heartbroken, because it was all his capital.
Zhe Silun's mood was stable and he even had time to turn north and look at Feishui, Huai River and the vast land on the north bank of Huai River.
Wei Shoujie, the former general of Shouzhou, led 5,000 men across the river and headed north to attack Yingshang County.
News came a while ago that he was commanding an army to besiege the county town.
To be honest, Zhe Silun was not very confident about the combat effectiveness of his people. Only two thousand of the five thousand people were Huaining Yamen soldiers, and the remaining three thousand were Tutuan countrymen. Even those two thousand Yamen soldiers came from very different sources.
It's complicated, but it doesn't necessarily mean you can fight it.
I can only hope that he can be more angry.
Yang Xingmi held back the main force of the Huaining army, which prevented Huaixi Town from sending a large number of troops north to attack Yingzhou. I still hope he can fight well with the only one on this road.
After the Huai people are defeated, they can organize their troops and march northward.
At that time, King Xia had said that he would recognize any territory Huaixi Town had acquired and leave it to him to manage. Zhe Silun did not expect to control a large and wealthy county like Yingzhou, but replacing Shenzhou and Shouzhou would not work.
Is it pretty good too?
Shen and Shou Prefectures belong to Huaixi Town in name, but everyone knows it well and knows exactly what is going on. It is not impossible to change it if you work hard.
There was a sound of war drums from below the city.
The Huai people rushed up again and fought with the Huaining army guarding the stronghold. The endless offensive and defensive battle began again.
Farther away, the Huai people were looting and arrogant.
…
"kill!"
"Kill the thief!"
"Reinforcements are here, kill the thieves, don't let them escape!"
On the bank of Yingshui River, the fighting suddenly became fierce. In just a short moment, it reached a fever pitch.
A large group of sergeants dismounted from a distance and began to put on armor and form a formation.
Directly in front, more than 5,000 people were fighting with their lives. After seeing thousands of people arriving on horseback, one party burst into warm cheers, while the other party collapsed like a mourning heir.
"The thieves' army has collapsed! All your hard work was in vain, let's kill them!"
The hunt began.
Three thousand men on one side were defeated, and two thousand men on one side were chasing after them.
The warrior who had just dismounted took a look, spat, mounted his horse again, and headed in front of the fleeing enemy. No matter what, he would not let these thieves go today.
We surrounded the point for reinforcements, and finally managed to fish out your support army. How can we let it go so easily?
"Meet General Qibi." Wei Shoujie, the officer in charge of Huaining Army, stepped forward quickly, saluted Qibizhang, and said: "Today, the Feilong Army rushed to the battlefield on horseback, and the heat was just right. General Guan Qibi used his troops to win the battle.
Much benefit.”
"Okay, don't brag. I know how weak I am. If I am really as powerful as you say, I should be the one to command Li Tangbin now, not him." Qi Bizhang laughed.
, said: "But I have actually played this trick of surrounding a point for reinforcements many times, and I am very familiar with it."
The Huaining Army that went north to attack Yingshang County failed to succeed in time due to combat effectiveness and military strength. Yingzhou took a look and decided to send troops to help. After receiving the news, the Feilong Army immediately set off from the left wing, galloping all the way, sparing no effort, and arrived
They arrived near the battlefield. Then, when the right moment came, they suddenly rushed out and caused the enemy's army to collapse.
Quickly moving from one battlefield to another through high mobility is one of the tactics of the Feilong Army. Generally speaking, it is to cooperate with friendly forces to jointly annihilate a certain enemy force.
Qibizhang heard that Yeluyi also liked to have his infantry ride horses to maneuver at high speeds. He once successfully maneuvered a thousand miles in seven days by carrying a large number of horses. To be honest, even on the grassland, this was a bit too much. He must have run away.
A lot of horses were scrapped, it was really crazy.
"General Qi Bi, after defeating this bandit army, what should be the next step?" Wei Shoujie followed Qi Bizhang and asked in a low voice.
He only has 2,000 Huaining troops under his command, and the rest are just make-up. This small number of people will be gone in the blink of an eye when encountering an enemy army. If you want to survive, you still have to rely on the Feilong army. Don’t talk about anything else.
There are more than 10,000 people, so you can't compare with them.
"Of course I do." Qi Bizhang had just finished speaking when he saw the gate of Yingshang County opened and a group of people walked out cautiously. The leader was naked and leading a sheep.
The ceremony of leading the sheep means surrendering.
Wei Shoujie also saw it and was overjoyed. This was his first decent victory since he crossed the river and headed north.
"Yingshang County surrendered, which is a good thing." Qi Bizhang said: "The three thousand Liang thieves who attacked today are from Yingzhou, and I have wiped them out."
Having said this, he paused and looked up into the distance.
They were chasing death there. The Huaining Army and the Feilong Army cooperated with each other and killed the traitor soldiers until their heads were rolling. The rest of the people were so frightened that they had to kneel down and beg for surrender, and they kept begging.
I don't know where Yingzhou gathered these three thousand people from. But in any case, there are probably not many soldiers in the state. It is just right to capture them in one fell swoop. Let's see if Zhu Quanzhong is in a hurry.
"Take the people to clean up the mess in Yingshang County." Qi Bizhang ordered the auxiliary soldiers to feed and wash the horses as soon as possible, and said: "I want to go north to find a way to capture Yingzhou. The hinterland of the Liang people
I have long known that it is empty. But I have not been able to capture any famous cities and counties before, which is a bit unsatisfactory. This time I took Yingzhou and tore the left wing of the Liang Army's front to see what Zhu Quanzhong and Pang Shigu would think."
Wei Shoujie silently recalled the map.
The main force of the Liang Army was stationed in Yingshui and faced off with the Xia Army. I heard that they were attacking day and night, with dozens of battles, large and small, which was very lively. The reason why there has not yet been a life-and-death fight is probably because there is a Yingshui River and there is no way to do it.
If Pang Shigu knew that Caizhou and Yingzhou on his left had deteriorated and fallen one after another, and Zhengzhou on his right was also harassed by Xia cavalry and captured, would he still have the confidence to fight on the front line?
No! When that time comes, the fight will be impossible. Even if Pang Shigu wants to fight to the death, the sergeants may not be willing. If one mistake is not made, it will basically lead to a tragic outcome of being defeated thousands of miles away.
It was a bit like Taizong was trying to challenge Liu Heitai. The main forces of the two armies faced off for a decisive battle. The Tang army had deep ditches and high fortresses, and they could not get out of the strong walls. At the same time, they sent cavalry to repeatedly harass Liu Heitai's rear and grain roads. Liu Heitai wanted to fight decisively but was unable to do so.
Completely failed.
This is a decisive battle. A decisive battle is not about two sides bringing hundreds of thousands of people together to kill each other. Most decisive battles are about the two sides constantly performing various tactical actions, attacking and defending, suppressing and counterattacking within a range of tens or even hundreds of miles.
control, and then affect the core battlefield in the center, changing the balance of victory and defeat on the battlefield.
Why did Taizong have to fight against Xue Rengao for more than sixty days, and allowed the Xiliang army to scold eight generations of his ancestors as dogs, but refused to fight? Why didn't he fight heroically from the beginning and lead his troops directly?
How about rushing forward and confronting the thief?
When Taizong was fighting Dou Jiande, why did he have to wait for more than 30 days in Hulao Pass, letting Dou Jiande scold him and not go out to fight at all? Why did he have to wait for Dou Xia's army to make a mistake and form a one-line formation before decisively taking action? Why not just start the battle?
Rush out and kill Dou Jiande?
Because Taizong was a living person, he only considered the victory or defeat of the war, and only focused on how to defeat the enemy with the least effort, the least cost, and the most reasonable way. He did not need to be heroic.
The decisive battle with the Liang people was probably the same.
After resting, the Feilong Army headed north overnight and disappeared into the vast wilderness. This time, the target was Yingzhou.
