Early in the morning on the 27th, Pang Shigu walked out of the tent with heavy steps.
It was too late to discuss with the staff last night, I didn't sleep well, and I felt very tired in the morning.
He is no longer young, and he is no longer the good man who could kill the enemy in a single night. The strength slowly flows from the limbs and bones, and the energy inevitably slowly declines. The end of this process is death.
Death is actually not terrible.
The most terrifying thing is to die with no hope at all.
Yingdong Camp has completely lost contact with King Liang, and has no communication with Bianzhou. Although the lower-level sergeants do not know yet, the high-level generals are all worried.
What happened to Bianzhou? The last time the messenger received news, the messenger said that Shao Shao personally led "tens of thousands of riders" to cruise outside the city. The soldiers and people did not dare to go out, and people were panicked. In addition, Xie Yanzhang was under control, and the food and grass in the city were safe.
Don't worry too much.
Pang Shigu was speechless.
Ge Congzhou was defeated, and his life and death were unknown. Xie Yanzhang was his adopted son, so it was indeed possible that he would surrender to the enemy. But he could only surrender to the enemy alone, and could he lead the army to surrender? Each of the four armies in Tianxing had its commanders, and they lived together day and night. The soldiers may not necessarily listen to Xie Yanzhang.
of.
This is an ugly thing to do. No matter how loyal Xie Yanzhang is, he can no longer be used at this time, so he might as well kill him.
The Jia Ma Army marched eastward to meet the King of Liang, and Pang Shigu also knew about it.
From a military point of view, he disagreed because there was a lack of a new rotational force. It would be fine if they were Tu Tuan countrymen, but the Jia Ma Army was a Yamen Army. Although a large number of new soldiers had been recruited due to battle losses in the past six months, the combat effectiveness was still the same.
Yes. Without them, you will no longer have the luxury of using troops.
But Pang Shigu was loyal. The King of Liang was the backbone and nothing could happen to him. Therefore, no matter how difficult it was, he agreed to the departure of the Jia Ma Army and ordered them to go to Chenzhou to meet the army of the King of Liang.
I don’t know what’s going on now. Prince Liang should have arrived in Chenzhou, right? I hope everything goes well.
The drums sounded again outside.
Pang Shigu was not worried. After spring came, it rained a lot, and the Ying River swelled. Many shoals that could have been forded turned into deep water. If the Xia thieves wanted to cross the river, they could only take a detour and choose a place where Liang Jun's troops were sparse.
Cutting down wood to build a pontoon bridge. However, building a pontoon bridge cannot be completed in a short time, and if there is too much movement, it will be discovered. Liang Jun gathered and dispatched, and was able to push it back and attack halfway across, which is an important part of the art of war.
"Let's go and have a look!" Pang Shigu felt that it was necessary to visit the front line in person to boost the morale of his subordinates.
On both sides of the Yingshui River, there were many banners and large armies facing each other.
There were probably more than 3,000 Xia troops in Yingxi, driving a large number of native Tuan peasants to rush to build the bridge.
Many bags of soil were thrown into the river, and the river overflowed, reaching both banks.
Pang Shigu rode his horse slowly, with no waves on his face.
When the river overflows, it is not a good thing for both sides. How can we still fight when both sides of the river bank turn into mud?
The sound of arrows piercing the air continued, and there were constant casualties on both sides of the strait. The Xia army who was repairing the bridge suffered more casualties.
Pang Shigu looked intently and saw that most of them were unarmored warriors. After being hit by arrows, they fell into the river. After two flops, they disappeared without a sound.
Thousands of soldiers of the Kuang Wei army sat on the ground on the east bank of the river, conserving their energy and waiting for work, silently waiting for the Xia army to cross the river and attack.
"The thief has nothing to do." Pang Shigu turned to the generals following him and said.
Everyone laughed together.
Pang Dutou strictly enforced discipline and blocked information to prevent the lower-level sergeants from knowing the external situation, but the Xia people would not cooperate. They "spread rumors" all day long. One time, they said that Ge Congzhou's entire army had been wiped out and the enemy had surrendered; the other time, they said that Bianzhou had surrendered.
When the city was destroyed, the troops surrendered and took the wife and daughter of the King of Liang as sacrifices to the King of Xia. Fortunately, the King of Xia found out that the Princess of Liang was pregnant.
Simply outrageous!
Where did Xia Thief find someone who talks nonsense? He didn't even think about whether it was reasonable to brag. He would probably be punished when he went back.
Pang Shigu made another circle and saw that Xia Bing had given up building the pontoon bridge and instead sent a group of Fan cavalry upstream, seemingly looking for a place to cross the river secretly.
He sneered, how long have you been playing this trick, aren't you tired?
"Why not gather troops to cross the river to fight back?" Pang Shigu asked loudly.
"This..." Zhu Yougong, the commander of the Kuang Wei Army, was speechless.
Kang Yanxiao, the Marquis of Du Yu who escaped from Yang Shihou's camp, paused. Seeing that Pang Shigu's expression was not so good, he immediately stepped forward to smooth things over: "General, in the past, Wang Shichong moved his camp to Luobei and built a pontoon bridge, so that everyone could attack Li Mi.
Mi and more than a thousand cavalry resisted, and retreated at a disadvantage. Shichong was so thin at the base of the city. Mi sent hundreds of sharp soldiers to invite them, but Shichong was defeated and rushed to the floating bridge. More than ten thousand people drowned. There were many thieves and soldiers.
If you are sharp, don't underestimate the enemy."
"General, after crossing the river, if the thieves hold on to the wall and do not fight, I am afraid it will be disadvantageous for me." Someone else said: "In Wude, Taizong fought against Dou Jiande at Sishui. The Xia army crossed the river and formed a formation, but they could not fight. From Mao to noon, the soldiers were hungry.
Tired, they all sat in rows and fought for water. Taizong then sent out the fresh troops who had been waiting for work to fight, defeated them, and captured Jiande alive."
"all will……"
Well, Pang Shigu just wanted to send people across the river to counterattack to boost the slightly decadent morale, but a bunch of people jumped out and said they couldn't fight.
He even quotes every damn classic!
Pang Shigu's face turned livid, he drew his horizontal sword and said angrily: "Send troops to cross the river immediately. Anyone who doesn't advance will be killed!"
The soldiers who followed him looked wary and stared at him eagerly.
"As ordered!" Zhu You bowed respectfully, without restraining himself, and immediately went down to prepare.
Two battalions of sergeants who were sitting on the ground got up, seemingly reluctantly, and some noises were heard. They were not going to cross the river, but to prevent the enemy from rushing over to attack the people who built the pontoon bridge.
"General, they were not like this before. Their morale is really low and it is difficult to cheer up." Seeing that Pang Shigu was getting angry again, Kang Yanxiao immediately explained.
Xiao Fu sneered at the side and said: "Zhongwujun Zhao Yu can defeat the Xia thief Wuwei army, but the opposite is just the general army led by thief general Guan Kairun. It has no reputation, so what is there to be afraid of? I think someone is greedy.
Afraid of death."
Kang Yanxiao stopped talking. He couldn't afford to have such a big hat removed. Anyway, he didn't have any soldiers, and the people who died were not his relatives, so why bother talking anymore?
After the soldiers arrayed themselves in front of the camp, the auxiliary soldiers and village warriors took out the ferry boats from the camp and moved to the shore of Yingshui River.
The pontoon bridge could not be built immediately, and Pang Shigu did not leave. He planned to stay in the Kuangwei camp and watch them cross the river to attack.
A chaotic sound suddenly sounded from the other side of the river, attracting everyone's attention.
I saw dozens of people being escorted across the street, looking like prisoners, and they were saying something in unison.
The auxiliary soldiers building the bridge and the soldiers preparing for the Xia raids listened for a long time, and suddenly they were in an uproar. The officers beat and scolded them angrily, and then they were quieted down.
Pang Shigu stopped and watched quietly. Several soldiers came forward to check on the instructions of his staff, and came back after a while, looking very ugly.
"Say it, I'll listen." Pang Shigu said expressionlessly.
"General, there are more than fifty people from the military academy opposite, all captured by the Xia people," someone answered.
"Let's get to the point." Pang Shigu said angrily.
Another man spoke eloquently and immediately said: "Returning to the capital, the Xia people have captured dozens of military schools from nowhere, claiming that they are all from the Ma Army. The Wang Army envoy was also captured, and he was at the front."
Pang Shigu's eyes almost burst into flames.
"The Xia people have captured us," someone shouted.
Pang Shigu suddenly pushed away the soldiers in front of him, strode forward, and stared at a small boat that was struggling to row over. There were three or five people on the boat. Their expressions could not be seen clearly, but they were motionless and looked very depressed.
The boat arrived at the east coast under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people.
"General Pang Du, I am Pei Gong from the Jia Ma Army. I have met you before." One of the first people jumped onto the shore and walked staggeringly, saying: "The Jia Ma Army is over, it's all over!"
After saying that, the circles under his eyes were red.
Several other people also came ashore one after another, looking sad.
"Shao thief led tens of thousands of horsemen to Fugou. The soldiers of the thief flying dragon army attacked me. The two armies fought hard. I fought hard for a long time before I could win. Shao thief took advantage of my lack of strength and clashed with his cavalry. Our army was defeated. It was so miserable.
Ah, the brothers are being driven all over the mountains and plains like sheep." Pei Gong cried.
Xiao Fu was stunned. Could this Pei Gong be a fool? If he said this right from the start, how could he still survive if he shakes the morale of the army?
Zhu Yougong also turned away, feeling mixed. He didn't know whether he felt pity for Pei Gong or for the annihilated Jia Ma Army.
Kang Yanxiao sighed, this was what he expected.
The Xia Army has Feilong Army horse infantry, which is a very dangerous force because they can dismount and wear armor to fight on foot. There are quite a few of them, tens of thousands of them, and their combat effectiveness is probably not weak. If they attack the Horse Army head-on, the battle will be fierce.
, and with the cooperation of cavalry, wouldn’t it be a replica of the battle of Xiangji Temple and Zhaojue Temple?
I heard that the Shao thieves had tens of thousands of horsemen, and they were supported by mounted infantry. If the defenders did not rely on their forts for defense, defeat would be inevitable.
It's a pity that the Jia Ma Army is also a powerful force.
"General..." Pei Gong came over and was about to speak, but was stopped by Pang Shigu.
"Shut up!" Pang Shigu said angrily: "Do you think you are guilty of causing harm to the morale of the army?"
Pei Gong was speechless.
In fact, he was not very convinced about the Battle of Fugou. He thought that the Xia thieves bullied the few with more troops and could not win with force. He himself was not willing to surrender to Xia, so he was very happy to hear that he could be released. When he was crossing the river by boat, he was almost worried.
Along the way, he was afraid that the Xia thief would not keep his word, so he shot him with a crossbow.
Fortunately, we arrived at the east coast safely. I was so excited that I started crying. But something didn't seem right?
"Come here, kill these people!" Pang Shigu ordered.
The soldiers swarmed forward and used swords and swords. Pei Gong and others screamed and ran towards the river in fright. However, they were soon overtaken and chopped down to the ground one by one.
Soon, the soldiers came over holding the heads of several people and said: "General, the traitor has been beheaded."
Pang Shigu nodded, looked around, and said: "Anyone who spreads rumors and disrupts the morale of the army will be killed without mercy."
"Yes." Everyone responded sparsely.
Xiao Fu watched silently from the side, and suddenly saw Pang Shigu's general coming over and saying a few words in his ear.
Pang Shigu's expression changed drastically.
Xiao Fu was a little curious, but if Pang Shigu didn't tell him, he wouldn't ask.
Kang Yanxiao came out of the camp and said in Xiao Fu's ear: "Wang Yanzhang, the envoy of the Poxia Army, came with several horses. He was covered in blood and everyone was injured. When he passed Xuzhou, he saw something strange in the city, and the soldiers gathered for no reason. It seemed that
I had a plan, so I immediately sent someone to report to King Liang, and I rushed over to report to General Pang Du."
Kang Yanxiao is the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the camp, and intelligence is his business scope, so he naturally knows it.
"Why didn't Wang Yanzhang inform King Liang personally?" Xiao Fu asked curiously.
Kang Yanxiao shook his head and said, "Maybe he thinks the tens of thousands of people in Yingdong are more important."
"This general will not be a human being." Xiao Fu said with a bitter smile.
Suddenly, he asked again as if unintentionally: "Wang Yanzhang is commendable for his loyalty and courage. Have you settled down?"
Kang Yanxiao said with emotion: "How can we not treat such a righteous man well? I have sent medical officers to bandage their wounds, sent people to give them food, and also asked people to change their clothes."
Xiao Fu understood. With so many people coming in and out, the news hasn't spread all over the place?