Chapter 1040: Disastrous defeat at Hanjiang Estuary
Escape for your life. The remaining people now have only one thought. They run desperately to the north because the terrain is higher, but what awaits them is a shower of arrows. The wolf-toothed arrows ruthlessly hit those who escaped.
No one could cross the defense line composed of soldiers from the Northern Shanxi Army.
Going to the high slopes in the north was tantamount to asking for death, so the Koreans retreated like a tide and turned to follow the current to the east.
In fact, in order to ensure that the flood would not destroy Chunchuan City, the hole dug by the Northern Shanxi Army was not large, which also resulted in the water level in the depression not being very deep. However, you must know that it is still the first month of winter, which is the coldest time of the year.
The consequences of soaking in the cold river water can be imagined, not to mention that there is an ambush waiting for them in Shilong Valley to the east.
The water was raging, and soon the Shilong Valley road turned into a small river. But at this time, the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army who had been waiting for a long time, together with the tiger-headed soldiers, poured arrows and stones in their hands from the top of the valley, directly causing those who fled in haste to
The soldiers of the Whitewater Army lost hope.
For two hours in a row, after noon, the east side of the Han River estuary calmed down. Li Qinghao brought an army of 8,000 people, but not even 500 people could escape. Some of these people died under stones, and some died.
They were hit by arrows, but most of them died in the water. They did not drown, but froze to death. There were corpses with livid lips floating in Shilong Valley, and some corpses had ice crystals condensed on them.
Li Qinghao was defeated at the mouth of the Han River, and Chunchuan City was also in crisis. Geng Yi led his troops to blow up the east wall of Chunchuan City, and the Northern Shanxi Army poured into the city and began the final cleanup. Li Qinghao was defeated and fled south, but there was no leader in Chunchuan City.
In addition, the news of the disastrous defeat caused panic and low morale. Chuncheon Castle only lasted for half an hour before announcing it would change hands.
Chunchuan City fell into the hands of the Northern Shan Dynasty Army. It was expected but also unexpected. At first, no one expected that the Northern Shan Dynasty Army would raid Chunchuan City, but they attacked Chunchuan City anyway. There were many tricks, so it was not a surprise to lose it.
After Geng Yi captured Chunchuan City, he began to order people to reinforce the city defense, and at the same time rushed to support Shilong Valley, completely controlling all the exits to the northeast of the Han River in his own hands.
Thirty miles south of Shilong Valley, there is a small village called Yechuan Village. At this time, dusk falls, and dozens of ragged people are huddled together. They look lonely and full of fear. These people are from Shilong Valley.
The White Water Army soldiers who escaped from the valley, and Li Qinghao was among them. Looking at his hands full of scars, he still felt the inexplicable coldness on his body. Li Qinghao didn’t know how he escaped, and he could not forget Shi Long in his mind.
The tragic situation in the valley, starting from the mouth of the Han River, the soldiers were washed away by the flood for nearly half an hour. The cold river water froze some people into popsicles. They were wailing, but Li Qinghao could not do anything and could only watch.
They die little by little.
It’s not that there have been failures since we started the army, but we have never experienced such a tragedy. There were more than 8,000 brothers, and they were all gone in the blink of an eye. Maybe the battle in Shilong Valley was nothing to the Northern Shanxi Army, because
This battle was nothing compared to the bloody battle of Wuzhou City and the Battle of Yongding River. It couldn't even compare to the Battle of Yinzhou. But it was completely different for Li Qinghao. He had been living in North Korea and had never experienced Tubo or Xixia. Let alone
If you haven’t seen the bloody battle between the Guanzhong soldiers and the Liao and Jin Kingdoms, perhaps battles involving tens of thousands of people are rare.
If there is anything else on Li Qinghao's mind, it is revenge. His eyes are red, his fists are clenched, and his lips are trembling, "Han people, if a certain family does not avenge this, they will not be human. Jin Kui, gather the brothers and all move towards Lu Chuan."
To retreat, a certain family is going to gather their brothers and fight the Han dogs on the water of the Han River. Brothers cannot die in vain."
Luchuan is a small city parked on the south bank of the Han River, north of Fengyam-ri, and eighty miles to the east is Chunchuan City. Although Luchuan is not big, it is the place where Li Qinghao trained his troops. Its status is very similar to Dayangtan in Guanzhong. As a military
At the base, Lu Chuan not only has 7,000 troops, but also a fleet that can cross the water of the Han River.
Li Qinghao's self-confidence is by no means blind. He is very confident that he can defeat the Northern Shanxi Army on the water of the Han River. Although the Northern Shanxi Army has an unrivaled naval force in the world, they are still blocking the west of Hanyang City and cannot care about it.
The situation on the east side of the Han River, unless the navy can spread its wings and fly over Cui Zhuo's head. Li Qinghao is a decisive person, he will do what he wants, regain his mood, and lead the people limping
He turned around and retreated towards Lu Chuan.
Li Qinghao's plan was destined to fail, because just when he was heading to Luchuan, a troop of troops had already penetrated Fengam-ri from the northeast of Chunchuan City. From the northeast of Chunchuan to Fengam-ri, they had to pass through Namtu and Gunseong.
A group of bandits gathered in Gancheng, called the Eight Ghost Bandits. This group of more than 3,000 Eight Ghost Bandits was completely wiped out by passing troops overnight. Because Gancheng was blocked, no one escaped alive.
Go, so Chunchuan didn't know that there was an ambush here.
After Shang Kexi and Shi Senming made sure that they had no worries, they launched an army to raid Fengyanli. When he came to North Korea this time, Li Wanqing used all the ships at the Salmon Island base to transport a cavalry force from the Northern Shanxi Army. This force consisted of thousands of people.
The cavalry team is the elite northern Shanxi cavalry among the cavalry. There may only be a thousand people, but it can definitely make a difference in North Korea. The cavalry was led by Shang Kexi himself. On the evening of the ninth day of the first lunar month, they rushed to the south of Fengyanli and waited for Shi Senming and Tie
Mo arrived with his troops, and the cavalry launched a surprise attack on Fengyamri.
You must know that Fengyam-ri is the rear area of Baishui Army, and no one has ever conquered Fengyam-ri. Therefore, Fengyam-ri looks peaceful at this time, with the city gates wide open and people coming in and out. It looks like a prosperous scene.
Hearing the sound of horse hoofbeats, the gatekeeper thought it was the cavalry from Yuxi training who had returned. But when he saw it closer, he suddenly panicked, because these people were all dressed in silver chainmail, reflecting the fire color of the setting sun, and the cavalrymen in their hands were
The swords are even more peculiar, each one is powerful and majestic, and more importantly, the number of people is wrong. The total number of cavalry training in Yuxi is only more than 400, but there are almost 500 here.
"Quick... enemy attack... enemy attack, close the city gate..." The chief guarding the gate shouted loudly, and at the same time he sent someone to run into the city to inform the defending general Jin Rongmu, but it is not that easy to close the city gate.
, as soon as they heard about the enemy attack, all the nearby people crowded towards the city gate. If you want to close the city gate smoothly, isn't that a wishful thinking? In order to close the city gate, the gatekeepers even fought against the rioting people.
In fact, there is only one way at the moment, which is to send more than a hundred soldiers and horses to line up outside the city gate to keep the people out, and use extraordinary measures at all times. At this moment, it is necessary to kill all the people and ensure that the city gate is closed smoothly. It is a pity.
At this time, there was no such brave and decisive general at the gate of the city.
Shang Kexi smiled with a smile in his heart. Feng Yanli had almost got it. It seemed that he had made the right choice to start at this moment. Now in the evening, people outside the city went home, and hawkers and people buying things in the city
To leave the city, it is the time of day when the people are most crowded. Yes, right now, looking at the commotion at the city gate, he braces his steel gun and shouts, "Divide into two teams, one team will take a circuitous route outside, but if there are enemy soldiers, shoot and kill them."
, the second team follows the general to charge into the city, and must not let the city gate be closed."
With an order, the Northern Shanxi cavalry divided into two groups instantly. One group surrounded Fengyanli City, and the other group followed Shang Kexi and rushed towards the south gate. Shang Kexi didn't care about the people in front of him.
Is it the common people? The cavalry swords were waved, one by one, and blood was splashed. The fearful atmosphere instantly calmed the Korean people. When these people saw a group of murderous demons rushing towards them, they stopped entering the city. They divided themselves left and right and fled.
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The people ran away, and there was no more obstruction in front of the city gate. The heavy city gate slowly closed, but unfortunately it was still much slower. The first cavalry rushed in, followed by the second, and then a team of five formed a chain of horses.
Sweeping towards the city gate bravely, the sharp iron ropes were hung with iron thorns. The North Korean soldiers had never seen such a formation before, let alone the power of the iron chain horses. In the blink of an eye, they were swept away. The first five-man team, the third
Two teams of five people continued to crush them with a series of horses, directly sweeping the area dozens of feet above the city gate into a purgatory. Corpses were piled up, stumps and broken arms were everywhere, and the strong smell of blood made people sick.
After taking the south city gate, the Northern Shanxi cavalry team of ten began to clean every street, killing everyone who blocked the way forward. For a while, Fengyanli burst into tears, and the people hid in their homes. Now they are guarding Fengyanli.
There were only four thousand soldiers and horses, and these people were not considered elite. They lost more than a thousand people in the battle at the city gate. The rest were all trapped in the north with Jin Rongmu. After Shang Kexi took over a large area of Southern City, he was not in a hurry to go there.
North, but waited for the arrival of Shi Senming's large group of troops. After the three thousand infantry arrived in Fengyanli, they began to encircle the remaining enemy forces. By the end of Xu Shi on the ninth night of the ninth lunar month, all the remaining forces in the city were wiped out, and the guard Jin Rongmu was also captured.
Shi Senming's arrow nail
Died at the gate of the General's Mansion.
Walking on the streets of Fengyanli, the night was shrouded, but the pungent smell of blood could not be concealed. Tie Mo felt that he had already won half of the victory. He had taken the wrong approach with his sword and made dangerous moves, but the harvest was also very great. If he could do it this time
If the Baishui Army is successfully defeated, then the plan to occupy the Han River and control half of North Korea will not be hindered. South of the Han River, except for the Baishui Army and Cui Zhuo, other forces are not worth mentioning. They occupy the natural dangers of the Han River and want to control the south of the Han River.
It is not easy to acquire a large area of land. In the General's Mansion, everyone gathered together, and they all looked happy, because everyone knew that if Fengyanli was successfully captured, Li Qinghao's White Water Army would be almost finished.
"Shi Senming, tomorrow you will be the vanguard and escort all the people in Fengyan to Luchuan. Shang Kexi will be in charge of the rear. Tomorrow, I will completely defeat the White Water Army. Are you confident?" Tie Mo looked at his two trusted generals.
Serious, no joke at all.
The two of them also knew that the burden was heavy, so they stood up hand in hand, cupped their hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, Li Qinghao will be killed in the battle tomorrow. But what about Lu Chuan's White Water Army and these people? Kill them all?"
Saying this, a trace of intolerance flashed across Shang Kexi's face. He was not a kind person, but he really killed hundreds of thousands of people in Fengyan, but he couldn't do it. Shang Kexi couldn't do it, iron
Why would Mo dare to take action? He closed his eyes slightly, and after a long time, he said leisurely, "Tell those people that if they want to survive, they must be the vanguard and attack Hanyang City. Whether they survive in the end depends on their lives."
Already."
As soon as Tie Mo said these words, everyone was shocked. This is asking Koreans to kill Koreans. A trace of mist appeared in Kim Taiji's eyes. She had the urge to bite this man's throat. It was really too bad. She couldn't
Take action and use Cui Zhuo's hands to kill people.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, news of the fall of Fengyam-ri spread like wildfire. Li Qinghao in Luchuan City turned red and had veins on his forehead. At this moment, it was meaningless to think about the water battle in the Han River unless he could make up his mind and ignore it.
The life and death of hundreds of thousands of people in Fengyangli. In fact, Li Qinghao made a decision without thinking for too long. He summoned his subordinates and made the most important decision in his life, "Bury the pot to make rice at noon, and go to Fengyangli at the end of the day!"
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As soon as these words came out, everyone felt a kind of pressure. It was impossible not to go to Fengyanli. There were family members and friends there. How could shameless Han people do this? The crowd was excited and there was a lot of curses, but at noon
Before they arrived, a scout hurried in and said, "Report, General, the Han troops have arrived at the meadow, and behind them... there are countless Fengyanli people in custody!"
Huh, Li Qinghao let out a long breath. He was right. The Han people wanted to use these people to drag him, Li Qinghao, to death. However, he, Li Qinghao, had no other choice. If he left those people behind, he would still be the kind and loyal person he was.
Li Qinghao? This is a difficult problem with no choice. In the end, no matter what the path ahead, you have to embark on it without hesitation. Before noon, all Lu Chuan's soldiers and horses went to the meadow.
The meadow is one of the few plain areas south of Luchuan. The terrain here is vast and flat, which is most conducive to the use of cavalry. It can be said that as long as the Baishui Army dares to come, the Northern Shanxi Army will be invincible. Although Luchuan troops and horses plus Chunchuan defeated troops
There are no less than 10,000 people, and the Northern Shanxi Army only has more than 4,000 people, but so what? One thousand Northern Shanxi cavalry can withstand 30,000 elite soldiers. Fighting head-on, occupying a favorable location, and having hundreds of thousands of prisoners behind them, how can they be defeated?
Li Qinghao had a gloomy face and was the first to ride out from the crowd. Looking at the majestic military formation in front of him, he shouted loudly, "Let the person in charge of you speak out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Kexi rode forward and cupped his hands hastily, "Shang Kexi from a certain family, Li Qinghao, Gao Jing, you are a man. I will tell you what my Highness said today. If you are willing
If you surrender, half of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians may survive. If you don't surrender, none of these people will survive. Think about it carefully and don't do anything stupid."
There was no trace of disdain in Shang Kexi's tone. He admired Li Qinghao's benevolence and righteousness. If it weren't for their different stances, he would be willing to be friends with Li Qinghao. However, Li Qinghao couldn't fully understand what Shang Kexi meant. He curled his lips and sneered, "What do you mean?"