The Han River is connected to the Nijiang River in the east. Even in the coldest month of winter, the river still flows slowly without any sign of freezing. Li Jiucheng scratched his hair helplessly. As long as the terrain is favorable, the rogue bandits will not be able to fight.
ambush.
The Jiangnan landscape is densely covered with mountains and rivers, and the proud cavalry under Tie Mo's command are always restricted from time to time, completely unable to display their due combat effectiveness. Li Jiucheng originally wanted to take the opportunity to kill a large number of Zeng Qian's troops this time, but he did not expect that
The cavalry could not pass by the Han River. As soon as they stopped, they were ambushed by rogue bandits. When they failed to pursue, they were slapped twice. Naturally, their mood was not good.
Li Jiuzheng felt uncomfortable, and Zeng Qian felt even worse. He lost Lujiang City and didn't know how to deal with Gao Yingxiang. With Gao Yingxiang's temperament, although his life was not in danger, he would probably be severely punished. He was feeling uneasy.
In the mood, the remnants of Zeng Qian's troops entered Tongling City. At this time, the person stationed in Tongling City was Zeng Qian's old acquaintance, the Eight-Armed Heavenly King Xu Beifeng.
This Xu Beifeng is tall and powerful, with a rough appearance, but he is actually a man as careful as his hair. Because of this, Xu Beifeng is highly regarded by Gao Yingxiang and has repeatedly assumed important tasks. Needless to say, how important Tongling City is, it can be said that the rogue bandit can
The smooth entry into Zhejiang was all because he held Tongling City in his hands. After much thought, Gao Yingxiang finally decided to hand over Tongling City to Xu Beifeng. Among the leaders under his command, except Li Zicheng, only Xu Beifeng could take on this responsibility.
At least in Gao Yingxiang's eyes, Xu Beifeng is no worse than Li Zicheng and Li Yangchun, and even better than Li Yangchun in terms of defense. Xu Beifeng did not disappoint Gao Yingxiang. Previously, the imperial army set out from Digang to attack Tongling, but he was ahead of schedule
After seeing through it, he set up an ambush in the southeastern mountain col of Digang, and defeated the soldiers of Ningguo Mansion.
The calmness and decisiveness shown by Xu Beifeng formed a huge contrast with his appearance. In the room, Xu Beifeng leaned on a cowhide chair and slowly drank strong tea. Zeng Qian also took a sip, and after drinking, he frowned
, immediately sighed, "It's so bitter... This tea is too bitter, how can I drink it?"
"Bitter tea is more refreshing. If Brother Zeng is used to it, he will understand the benefits!" Xu Beifeng looked calm, Zeng Qian twisted his mouth and didn't take it seriously. Drinking such bitter tea is not a good idea.
Are you sick? He put down the tea cup and said with a wry smile: "Brother Xu, you have to save my little brother this time. My little brother lost Lujiang City this time, and King Chuang will probably be held accountable."
"It's hard to say this, but brother Zeng, don't worry, I will always try my best to help you." Xu Beifeng's eyes became more solemn. In his opinion, the fall of Lujiang City should not be borne by Zeng Qian alone.
Previously, King Chuang had mobilized troops from near the Lujiang River and removed the soldiers and horses from Beixia Pass, which meant that the Lujiang River would not be protected. With the strength of the troops near Lujiang City, if the King of Hell was really determined to attack the Lujiang River, its fall would be a matter of time.
Facts are facts, but King Chuang will definitely not think that he has done anything wrong. When Xu Beifeng thought about this, Zeng Qian felt very uneasy, "Hey, what should I do?"
Xu Beifeng glanced at Zeng Qian lightly, moved his eyebrows slightly, and said calmly: "Brother Zeng, you don't have to worry too much. It depends on how the king Chuang's attitude will develop next."
"What does Brother Xu mean by this?" Zeng Qian looked puzzled. Xu Beifeng thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "If the war in South Zhili proceeds smoothly, brother Zeng will probably be severely punished. If the war in South Zhili ends in an anticlimax,
, if the progress is not smooth, King Chuang will probably not pursue the matter in Lujiang City by then."
"This..." Zeng Qian scratched his head with a strange expression. Although he didn't quite understand what was going on, he didn't expect his own army to be defeated in a few battles. This thought was a bit strange.
"Okay, these are all things for later. I will try my best to help you, brother. Then cheer up. Since the Living King of Hell has decided to go to war in winter, it will definitely not be just a Lujiang City. It is estimated that it will not be long.
, officers and soldiers are coming to Tongling City!"
Xu Beifeng twirled the tea cup and looked at the map on the table with deep eyes. When the officers and soldiers attacked Tongling, they had to forcibly cross the Nijiang River. The next step was to see what the officers and soldiers did, and what he had to do was to adapt to the situation and block the officers and soldiers in the Nijiang River area.
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The Nijiang River is not only turbid, but also has a biting cold wind. Liu Guoneng, Geng Zhongming and others have been camping here for some time, and the cold wind has also been blowing for a long time. Zheng Guosong on the opposite side felt that the officers and soldiers were going crazy because of collective gains and losses.
For a long time, the two sides have done nothing but looked at each other across the river. Many times, taking advantage of the favorable wind, some people would run to the river to urinate and provoke. They would train, eat, and provoke the enemy troops on the opposite side. This kind of life was quite good.
It's interesting, but this weird atmosphere changed everything after the fall of Lujiang.
Zheng Guosong has been extremely nervous in the past two days, fearing that something might go wrong. In order to prevent loopholes in the Nijiang River defense line, he added more than a dozen patrol teams. At the same time, he also secretly sent many spies to the other side.
"Report, there is news from the other side. Liu Guoneng and Geng Zhongming divided their troops into two groups, heading south and north along the river bank. Now the officers and soldiers have left the camp, and their intentions are unknown!" The news sent by the messenger made Zheng Guosong's head as big as a bucket.
For a moment, he thought the spies were all blind, "Is the news confirmed? Is it a trick played by the officers and soldiers?"
"Back to Chief Zheng, the news has been confirmed repeatedly. The original camp of the officers and soldiers is now empty. The brothers on the shore have also seen it. The news is absolutely correct!" the messenger replied seriously. In fact, everyone thought it was the officers and soldiers at first.
It was a conspiracy, so I had to observe it for a long time before I dared to send the news. The thing was indeed intriguing, but it actually happened.
Zheng Guosong was still a little worried, so he hurried out of the house, then ordered a fast horse, left Nijianghe Town, and came to the river. At this time, many leaders stopped and watched by the river, everyone whispered to each other, and they all looked puzzled.
.I took the telescope from the soldiers and looked towards the other side. Sure enough, the officers and soldiers who used to train in groups were gone, and the unique flags belonging to the Yunfu officers and soldiers were gone.
What is going on? Lujiang City has just fallen into the hands of the officers and soldiers. At this time, shouldn't the officers and soldiers work together to cooperate with the Lujiang troops to capture the Nijiang River? Zheng Guosong really couldn't make up his mind, so he could only send the news to
Tongling City. After the military report from Nijianghe was sent to Tongling City, Xu Beifeng couldn't help but frowned. At this time, he was actually looking forward to the officers and soldiers coming over.
Zeng Qian sat next to him and complained with a dark face, "Can't you fight this living king of hell? He always makes these feints!"
Xu Beifeng pursed his lips and revealed a wry smile. Combining virtual reality with reality in battle requires strategy and brains. Now I really don’t understand what the officers and soldiers want to do, but Xu Beifeng didn’t panic too much. He had enough troops and horses, so he wouldn’t
We are stretched thin. As long as we are optimistic about Diggang and Nijiang River, we are not afraid of what tricks the officers and soldiers can play. "Brother Zeng, please lead five thousand soldiers and horses to ambush in the Gangguan Mountain area. If the officers and soldiers detour to Diggang, they will definitely go to the southeast of Tongling."
When the time comes for the official road in the direction, you only need to rush out from Gangguan Mountain and harass them. If the officers and soldiers do not go to Digang, you will stand still."
"Okay!" Zeng Qian would not object. After chatting with Xu Beifeng for a while, he took his troops to Gangguan Mountain. Ganguan Mountain is very close to Tongling. The terrain here is not high, but it is full of lush mountains, forests, and wet mountains.
The air is thick. In winter, it is even more chilly. This kind of cold is different from the coldness in the north. Staying in the woods for a long time will make your whole body uncomfortable.
Not long after Zeng Qian led his men and horses into Gangguan Mountain, there was indeed movement near Diggang. An elite cavalry was slowly moving forward along the official road of Diggang. Although it was on the official road, the cavalry did not speed up.
.They are the cavalry under the command of Zhou Dingshan. Most of these cavalry are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. They can be said to be the elite among the elite.
The elite Han-Mongolian cavalrymen all had straight backs and fiery eyes. Although their swords and guns were restrained, they could not conceal their murderous aura. Because Zhou Dingshan was responsible for the Lujiang war, as early as a month ago, the cavalry was under the jurisdiction of
Quan temporarily returned to Liu Guoneng's command in Nijianghe. At this time, Liu Guoneng slowly followed in the middle of the team. Next to him, there was also a beautiful woman in military uniform. The woman's dark eyebrows were lightly frowned, obviously she was in a bad mood.
Xu Zhixin is really unhappy. She has been to Nijianghe for several days, but she still hasn't seen Tie Mo. This time, she is representing her father, Xu Hongji, and Tie Mo still drags her away, which is a bit too much.
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"General Liu, are you sure that the Inspector will go to Tongling?" Xu Zhixin looked at Liu Guoneng sarcastically. Liu Guoneng coughed twice in embarrassment. The lady in front of him was the eldest lady of the Duke's Palace. He didn't know what the Inspector was thinking.
, he actually asked someone Liu to hold off Miss Xu. This aunt is not a flower vase, she is very shrewd, how can she be so easy to delay?
Liu Guoneng knew exactly what the governor was thinking. The governor wanted to eat Tongling first, and then meet Miss Xu, so that the Xuanfu side could get more benefits. At least, the material benefits obtained by Lujiang and Tongling could
Just put it in his pocket. The supervisor made a good calculation, but Miss Xu is not stupid. She found various reasons before and hoped to send Miss Xu to near Gushan, but Miss Xu was not fooled at all. No, this time
During the attack on Tongling, Miss Xu also came, actually to supervise.
"Ahem, don't worry, eldest lady, my supervisor will set off from Lengshuiguan and will definitely meet up in Tongling!"
"Really? Lengshuiguan? The Iron Governor walked from Lengshuiguan to Nijianghe for several days. The speed of the journey was really slow. If you didn't know better, you would have thought that the Iron Governor was crawling to Nijianghe.
Here!" Xu Zhixin said something sarcastic and turned around to look at the scenery around her. This was the first time since she was a child that she was treated like a monkey. Tie Mo was a bold and sinister person who was difficult to deal with.
At the beginning, Tie Mo replied to the letter, saying that he would wait at Nijiang River and he would rush to Nijiang River quickly. But what Xu Zhixin never expected was that Tie Mo did not arrive for several days and waited until
When the Battle of Lujiang started, Tie Mo didn't even show up.
Half a day later, the army passed through Diggang and was getting closer and closer to Tongling, so naturally it was closer to Gangguan Mountain. Looking at Ganguan Mountain in the distance, Xu Zhixin held the riding whip and pointed to the distance, "Liu
General, this place is called Gangguan Mountain, and tens of thousands of troops can be ambushed. Shouldn't we send some people to the mountain to check the situation?"
Liu Guoneng cupped his hands and said with a smile: "What the eldest lady said is true, and the general also thinks so."
Turning his head, he gave a few instructions to the soldiers. After a moment, a loud arrow shot into the sky. Xu Zhixin was still a little confused about who the signal was being sent to. In an instant, she saw the same signal from Gangguan Mountain in the distance in response. Xu Zhixin didn't know.
What we know is that at this time, there was a killing sound on Gangguan Mountain. Thousands of people were fighting together, and the scene was quite chaotic.
After Zeng Qian led his troops into Gangguan Mountain, he looked for a place to rest. However, within two hours, he discovered that they were not the only ones ambushing Gangguan Mountain. There was also a group of soldiers who seemed to have ambushed the mountain early. Brothers.
After resting for a while, they were attacked by a sneak attack. At first, they thought they were one of their own, but after the other party started killing each other, they were sure that the soldiers were actually members of the Living King of Hell.
Zeng Qian was anxious and scared. Until this moment, he didn't know how these soldiers and horses entered Gangguan Mountain. This is Tongling, surrounded by Nijiang River and Lujiang River. This is not just one or two people, but more than two thousand people.
The soldiers and horses bypassed the Lujiang River and Nijiang River and appeared at Gangguan Mountain in the hinterland of Tongling. It was terrible.
No matter what, this army must be destroyed, otherwise, this ambush, combined with the officers and soldiers who will come later, will sweep across the periphery of Tongling. By then, the defense force within a ten-mile radius will be swept away by the officers and soldiers.
Zeng Qian was anxious, and Sha Diao was equally anxious. It took a lot of effort to hide in Gangguan Mountain. In order to sneak in, he planned for nearly two months. In the end, he was about to launch a surprise attack, and he actually ran into Zeng Qian.
of soldiers and horses.
"Quickly, send the green signal and ask General Liu's people to come over and help. We must kill these thieves on the mountain!" Sha Diao was also anxious. Since a sneak attack can't succeed, let's simply kill this bandit who is a bad guy and a good guy.
Under Sha Diao's order, the soldiers in the mountain camp changed their harassment strategy and began to chase the rebels.
As a result, Zeng Qian felt a sudden increase in pressure. At this time, spies had already sent news that a large number of officers and soldiers were coming from the southeast towards Gangguan Mountain.
Zeng Qian didn't want to get stuck here, so he made a decisive decision and shouted: "Withdraw from Beishan, we must not let the officers and soldiers go around behind us!"
If the opposing cavalry were allowed to go around the official road, there would be no hope of escape.
Sha Diao saw Zeng Qian's intention and ordered to delay it as much as possible. However, since the beginning of the establishment of the army, the mountain camp has been based on special operations, focusing on sneak attacks and small-scale operations. Large-scale encounters like this are by no means the director of the mountain camp.
.The mountain camp tried its best, but many rebels still retreated to Beishan.
After crossing the official road from Beishan, Zeng Qian did not dare to take the main road and fled quickly along the small road to Tongling.
The defeated soldiers returned to Tongling City. After knowing the truth of the matter, Xu Beifeng couldn't help but sigh that he was so lucky.
If Zeng Qian hadn't accidentally discovered the enemy's ambush, he might have allowed the enemy to successfully attack by surprise.