"Back to the general, it's really weird. The rebels held open fires and marched vigorously. There was a lot of movement. At first, the general thought this was a plan by the rebels to lure the enemy. But after a long time, it seemed that this was not the case.
Son, the rebels pushed in from the left wing, and without stopping, they really rushed towards Chenzhou. General, do you think the rebels were driven into a panic and really wanted to go and attack Chenzhou City?"
"It's impossible. There are nearly ten thousand troops stationed in Chenzhou, and it's night. Even if the rebels are powerful, they can't cause any trouble. There must be something wrong with this." Li Jiuzheng frowned, and his expression deepened.
In the dim candlelight, he carefully studied the marching route on the map, but after looking for a long time, he couldn't see any clues.
Unable to figure out what the problem was, Li Jiucheng paced back and forth in the tent anxiously. At about three quarters of an hour, Li Jiucheng decided to take a gamble. He had been passively defensive and could not find the problem at all. He might take the initiative and give Ye Tianming a dozen
, maybe we can see some flaws.
"Mao Xiang, Xu Yang, you two quickly mobilize the troops and horses of our headquarters to attack the rebel central camp hard for me. You are not allowed to retreat without my order!" Li Jiucheng thought very clearly about this night attack.
, is to use Mao Xiang and Xu Yang's four thousand soldiers and horses to test the reality. As long as the rebels are hurt, the problem will definitely be seen.
Mao Xiang and Xu Yang knew the heavy responsibility, so they stood up and cupped their hands, took the order arrows and left quickly. At the end of Xu Shi, the southeast wind blew deep in the willow forest, and the dry branches made a rustling sound. Four thousand soldiers from the northern Shanxi Province were in Mao Xiang and Xu Yang.
Under the leadership of the rebels, they quietly came to the north of the rebel central camp. At the beginning of Haishi, when the rebels were at their most relaxed, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army launched a fierce charge against the rebel central camp. For a while, rockets rained down.
Now in February, it is dry, and soon the rebel camp is on fire.
Some people were busy blocking the enemy, others were busy putting out fires, and the whole camp was in a mess. Although Ye Tianming's army had a large number of people, less than half of the elite soldiers had received formal training, so they were much immature in dealing with night attacks.
, the first blockade at the front gate of the camp only lasted for a quarter of an hour before it was broken through by the Northern Shanxi Army. Immediately afterwards, the iron pulley was pushed into the battlefield. With the help of the iron pulley, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army killed each other and cut out the Chinese army's camp.
A bloody road. Night attack, not seeking casualties, but creating as much chaos as possible.
The night attack of the Northern Shanxi Army went very smoothly. Mao Xiang and Xu Yang were not afraid of death. Half an hour later, the war spread to the south of the Chinese army camp. Li Jiucheng stood on a high place overlooking the entire battlefield, but his eyes
It was not placed in the central camp, but in the two wing camps.
The rebel camp is divided into three parts. The central camp is located in the north, and the two wing camps are located on both sides of the south, arranged in a Z-shaped arrangement.
This way of setting up camp makes the Chinese camp seem very dangerous, but the two wings are very safe. As long as the Chinese camp is attacked, the two wings can immediately send troops to rescue. But what surprised Li Jiuzheng was that the war had almost spread to the entire
The Chinese army has set up camp, but the two wing camps have been quiet. If there is no movement because the left wing troops and horses are directly inserted into Chenzhou, it is understandable, but why is there no movement in the right wing camp? As Li Jiucheng knows, Ye Tianming is
He placed 40% of his troops in the right wing camp.
"Deng Li, order your people to attack the right wing of the rebels. Remember that you only need to feign an attack, not force it. No matter what the situation on the right wing is, withdraw immediately after a quarter of an hour!" Li Jiu then decisively issued another order, so he commanded Deng Li to lead the attack.
The soldiers and horses rushed towards the rebel right-wing camp. At about 3:00 pm, the sound of gongs filled the battlefield, and the officers and soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army who were responsible for attacking the central army and the right-wing camp retreated in turn.
After a tentative night attack, Li Jiuzheng finally discovered what the problem was. In the big tent, Mao Xiang wiped his face and reported, "General, the rebel camp has a big problem. Ye Tianming has all the elite men under his command."
It was placed in the Chinese army's camp, but the general defeated the opponent with just one charge. Judging from the fighting situation, the opponent collapsed at the first touch. It is absolutely impossible for the opponent to be an elite soldier of the rebels.
The general also took out a tongue, and after careful questioning, the man told him that he had temporarily changed defenses from the left wing camp, and that the rebel Ye Tianming had never shown up."
Deng Li then recounted his findings, "The right-wing camp also had a big problem. The general led his soldiers to storm the camp, but the rebels did not immediately meet the enemy, and the resistance was not very fierce. If it hadn't been for the general's order, the general would have
I am sure that I can capture the right wing camp in one fell swoop.”
Through the narrations of Deng Li and Mao Xiang, Li Jiucheng already had a general idea in his mind. Judging from tonight's night attack, one thing can be concluded, that is, Ye Tianming used frequent defense changes to mobilize all his elite soldiers and horses.
Leaving the Chinese army camp, judging from the defensive situation of the right wing camp, the number of rebels must have been reduced. In this case, wouldn't more than half of the soldiers and horses in the three rebel battalions have disappeared?
"That's right. If Liu's prediction is correct, Ye Tianming and his elite troops are no longer in the camp. The troops that penetrated Chenzhou on the left wing are not 8,000, but more than 20,000. Humph, these thieves were almost deceived.
past!"
Yuan Peilin opened his mouth wide and said in disbelief, "General Liu, isn't this a bit unbelievable? There are more than 20,000 elite rebels. What's the benefit of doing this? Even if they attack Chenzhou at night, they can't succeed.
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"The rebels are not heading for Chenzhou. Where are the troops closest to our army now?" Li Jiucheng had sort of figured out his thinking at this time. The rebels went to war, changing defenses, and using deception. It was so complicated.
It couldn't be to attack Chenzhou, nor could it be to attack Li Jiucheng's troops. The only possibility was that it was to attack other soldiers and horses.
Unfolding the map, Yuan Peilin circled a place with charcoal, frowned and said, "General, the ones closest to our army now should be General Yang's cavalry. According to the scheduled plan, General Zhou should be stationed at Liyangpo at this time to respond.
Our army is heading to Tangzhou City."
"Zhou Dingshan?" Hearing this name, Li Jiucheng was startled. No wonder the rebels went to war against this cavalry. At this moment, there was the sound of rapid horse hooves outside the tent, and a knight turned over and fell from his horse.
, because he was too anxious, he suddenly fell to the ground. Regardless of the pain, he ran into the camp in a panic holding a letter, "report, urgent report."
Li Jiucheng took the envelope and was shocked when he saw it, because the order actually told him to rush to Liyangpo's aid and join the Liyangpo cavalry at all costs. At this time, everything had become clear, and the rebels mobilized heavy troops.
The goal was definitely not to make a small Tangzhou city, but to annihilate Zhou Dingshan's elite cavalry in one fell swoop and clear the way for future attacks on the Central Plains.
Liu Guoneng's military order had arrived. Coupled with his own judgment, Li Jiuzheng no longer hesitated. The general reported to the case and slapped it hard. His eyes widened and he said angrily, "Damn, these traitors have a big appetite.
He actually wanted to devour our elite cavalry in one gulp, so he quickly ordered all the troops to give up their rest and rush to Liyangpo as quickly as possible."
"Here" the generals stood up and shouted. It was obvious that everyone was holding back their anger. They had been struggling all night and almost made the rebels act like monkeys. No one else would be in a good mood.
At the time of Haishi, Liu Li left camp and headed for Liyangpo. At this time, Tangzhou was not at peace either. At Haishi, the 30,000 soldiers of the Northern Shan Dynasty stationed in Tangzhou suddenly came out from the east and north gates under the cover of night.
He was very well hidden, so he caught the rebels by surprise. Geng Zhongming personally led 5,000 cavalry and stormed to the east. This was the defense line of Qin Xinkai, the former number one general under Song Qiao. Geng Zhongming and Qin Xinkai were also
A pair of old enemies were extremely jealous when they met. Now Hua Xiaorong was also obeying orders in Geng Zhongming's account. Now that he saw his enemy, he was really gnashing his teeth with hatred, "General Geng, Qin Xinkai, this thief, will be the last to do it."
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"Well, General Hua, remember not to be too eager to fight. After attracting the rebels to the east, immediately break out to the north and cooperate with Deng Fansen and Li Yangchun to kill them out." Geng Zhongming was well aware of the feud between Hua Xiaorong and Qin Xinkai, but he still
He kept saying a few words, but he was afraid of Hua Xiaorong's rise in killing, and was blinded by hatred. This time he was here to break out of the encirclement, not to fight.
Geng Zhongming had two thousand cavalry under his command, and there were fierce generals like Hua Xiaorong who were charging forward. Under the starry night, the chain-linked horses turned the eastern defense zone upside down. Qin Xinkai was holding a mace, his eyes wide open, "No, no."
If there is chaos, quickly throw down the thorns and don't let the thieves rush over."
Bi Yonghao was right next to Qin Xinkai. Speaking of it, this was the first time that Bi Yonghao had a head-on confrontation with the Northern Shanxi Army, so he was suffocating in his heart. "Commander Qin, have you seen that flag? This is the flag of Commander Geng Zhongming. As long as
Once Geng Zhongming is defeated, the traitors can retreat."
"General, please be safe. Qin will take Geng Zhongming's dog head." Qin Xinkai was proud of his bravery and immediately led his soldiers to kill Geng Zhongming. However, after running for a while, a red-robed man
The man in chainmail stopped in front of him, "Qin Xinkai, do you still recognize me, Hua Xiaorong?"
Seeing that it was Hua Xiaorong, Qin Xinkai was shocked. Although he prided himself on being brave, Qin Xinkai also knew that if a fight came up, he would not be Hua Xiaorong's opponent. What's more, Hua Xiaorong also has the good kung fu of "Hua Xiaorong".
Xiao Rong, I really didn’t expect that you are also a person who covets wealth and honor, and you turned against Brother Song and joined Tie Mo. In today’s battle, Qin will take your head.”
"Stop talking nonsense, aren't you afraid of you?" Hua Xiaorong's tiger eyes were spitting fire, shaking the spear and stabbing it, gnashing his teeth with hatred in his heart, but his hand was not panic at all, the gun was like a pear blossom, and Qin Xinkai's low-level sense was cut off
They could not advance. At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army were already fighting with the rebels to the east. Both sides were furious and no one was willing to retreat.
At the end of Haishi, Geng Zhongming finally gave the order to retreat, because Deng Fansen had already fired his arrows, and the cavalry surrounded the infantry and slowly withdrew. When he saw that Hua Xiaorong was still fighting Qin Xinkai, Geng Zhongming galloped over and rushed over.
Qin Xinkai retreated with a gun and shouted at Hua Xiaorong, "Hua Xiaorong, if you don't retreat quickly, no one will be able to leave."
Hua Xiaorong bitterly forgot about Qin Xinkai, spat, and followed Geng Zhongming to kill him. At this time, the north of Tangzhou was already filled with howls. There were no less than 20,000 people under Deng Fansen and Li Yangchun's troops, all gathered in the north.
Geng Zhongming led the cavalry to attack the east side. Bi Yonghao thought that Geng Zhongming in the east was the main direction of attack, so he pushed half of the troops in the north to defend the east side. As soon as the people in the north left, Li Yangchun and Deng Fansen no longer held back and used all their strength. , quickly tore a hole in the northern position, and then used thousands of people to form a circular formation to divide the enemy soldiers. Under the night, although the formation of the Northern Shanxi Army advanced slowly, the effect was remarkable. The entire northern position has been cut into pieces.
When Geng Zhongming and Hua Xiaorong led the troops, there was no resistance at all.
There was a lot of killing in the north and east, but it was surprisingly quiet in the west. Even though the fighting was fierce in the north, Song Qiao's face was as pale as water. Although the rebels were one with each other, they were not of the same mind. At least Song Qiao would not really get involved. He Song Qiao was able to occupy a place among the rogue allies, not because of the troops and horses under his command. If they went north to join in, they would have been destroyed. Geng Zhongming traveled north and south, and his troops were even more elite, with 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command. With so many people working together to break out of the encirclement, one can imagine the fighting power they unleashed. He, Song Qiao, would not run over and get into trouble.
"Brother, it seems that the situation in the north is almost over. We should go over. If we don't go over, it will be difficult to answer if the Queen Mother asks about it later." Lu Tong's face was calm, but he was still so wise. Over the years, Song Qiao was able to stand up little by little from the disastrous defeat. , it can be said that Lu Tong played a vital role, so Song Qiao absolutely obeyed Lu Tong's words, and immediately nodded and said, "Yes, it's time to pass."
The Song general gave up his troops to the west and rushed to the north to support the position. However, when he arrived, the war was coming to an end. After paying nearly 10,000 casualties, the soldiers of the northern Shanxi army finally broke out to the north. Looking at the tragic battlefield, Song Qiao was glad that he did not rush to send troops.
I always see a bright light in my dream, and there is no sunlight under the dark fire. After the war, the Beida Camp was in a mess. In order to break through the siege, the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army paid a heavy price. Corpses were piled close together, and the cold night I could smell a strong smell of blood.
More than 30,000 soldiers suffered more than 10,000 casualties and nearly one-third of the casualties just for one Peking Camp. It can be said that Geng Zhongming's army has become a remnant army. However, the rebels did not receive any benefits. In response to the breakout of the Northern Shanxi Army, almost all the 30,000 troops stationed in the north were wiped out. I am afraid no one expected that the bloody battle in the Beida camp would be so brutal in these two hours.
Song Qiao covered his nose with his long sleeves, as if to cover up the smell, but in fact he didn't want others to see his frightened look. When the more than 30,000 elite infantrymen of the Northern Shanxi Army were bent on breaking out, who really was it? Can't stop it.
At first, Song Qiao and Lu Tong were not in favor of besieging the city on all sides, because this would only force the Northern Shan Army to become more ferocious. Song Qiao was too familiar with the Northern Shan Army. In terms of head-on confrontation, let alone facing an army of 100,000 A 30,000-strong army, or even a 150,000-strong army, may not necessarily bring benefits. The northern Shanxi army's battle formation charge is really sharp, and the elite men under its command are not afraid of death. Trapping more than 30,000 elite soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army to death was not just wishful thinking.