In the blink of an eye, it was mid-February, the ice and snow melted, and the earth revealed new green. However, the terrain of Yezhuping was too high, so even in early spring, it was still dry and cold. Officers and soldiers gathered in the south of Yezhuping, and the troops stationed in Wannian County also began to move toward
Moving in this area, the intention of the officers and soldiers was very obvious, which was to take advantage of the melting ice and snow to launch an attack on Aikeqi who was entrenched in Yezhuping.
In Yezhuping Dazhai, Ai Keqi looked at the leaders around him. These leaders all looked disheveled, as if they had not had enough to eat for several days. They were all worried. It is said that the peasant army was the owner of Yezhuping.
But it is myself who is under great pressure.
Ai Keqi understands everyone's thoughts. There are only more than 20,000 troops and horses available in Yezhuping, and there are no cavalry. With such strength, a head-on confrontation with the officers and soldiers in the southern plains would be like holding an egg against a stone.
Aikeqi was not a fool. His only chance was to rely on the hilly terrain of Yezhuping. Within the scope of Yezhuping, the cavalry could not play a role no matter how powerful it was.
The wind in Yezhuping is very strong, but fortunately the vegetation covers a large area and the yellow sand is not rolling. Aikeqi is busy deploying troops, and Geng Zhongming will not be idle either.
On March 22nd of the fifth year of Taikang, 20,000 Bashu soldiers, mainly infantry, launched an attack on Yezhuping. The largest battle in southern Shaanxi since the beginning of spring began. The battle of Yezhuping was closely related to the
Whether Zhang Xianzhong's troops could move north smoothly in the future, Aikeqi knew the importance of Yezhuping, so he no longer rushed and attacked as before, but made full use of its hilly terrain advantages, mainly involving and small-scale sneak attacks.
Yezhuping stretches for dozens of miles from east to west, and the hills are constantly undulating, showing off their waves. The highest point reaches more than a hundred feet, and the slopes are also more than ten feet high. Some of the wave troughs are long and narrow, and some are wide. Many times there are still waves in the troughs.
After rushing into the trough, many places were like a maze. Chen Yaofeng and others did not take Yezhuping seriously at first. It was not that they had never commanded hilly battles before, so they were still confident. However, after two hours of fighting, there was a bruise on their forehead.
Then I saw sweat. The hilly area was very large. When more than 5,000 people rushed in, they couldn't show anything. The peasant army didn't fight head-on at all. As soon as they showed up, they went into the trough of the waves. After a while, they disappeared.
As soon as we followed up, a lot of ambushes appeared on the high slopes on both sides. After repeating this, our side has suffered a lot. But after you concentrated your forces to capture a certain high slope, the peasant army came to
No one showed up elsewhere. I don’t know when the peasant army became so effective in guerrilla warfare.
Chen Yaofeng was a bit dark-skinned. He was good at large-scale formal battles between infantry and cavalry, especially cavalry confrontations and storming hills. He was not good at it. Now he was better. Facing the rogue tricks of the peasant army, he was helpless.
"Bring more people to occupy that high slope. Did you see that place? Yes, it's the highest mountain. As long as we occupy that place, we can control a two-mile radius. I have to beat these rats out."
Chen Yaofeng was furious. Thousands of soldiers and horses were running around like headless flies. This feeling was not pleasant at all. The deputy general dared to disagree. He ordered more than a thousand people and rushed to the nearby high slope to reach the high slope.
The slope requires passing through several troughs. It went smoothly at the beginning, but when it reached the third trough, it became a bit difficult. This generation was constantly ups and downs, and the troughs were uneven, and the soldiers needed to spread out in order to pass. This
At that time, there was a sudden sudden change, and many peasant soldiers on the high slope in front rushed over with various weapons, such as dung forks, hoes, and wooden sticks. These peasant soldiers were all big and round, not to mention dung forks, but even the wooden sticks were rounded.
It was enough for one person to drink a pot. At this time, the peasant army was condescending, roaring loudly, and full of momentum. With the momentum of rushing down, many soldiers were caught off guard. For a moment, the momentum was suppressed by the peasant army.
Chen Yaofeng had many troops, but the incident happened suddenly, and the people behind him could not rush forward. The peasant army concentrated its forces. For a while, Chen Yaofeng's people were blocked in the trough of the wave, and they were beaten dizzy. After a while, hundreds of soldiers were defeated by the peasant army.
On the ground, Chen Yaofeng was also attacked by the peasant army. He was stabbed in the buttocks. He screamed in pain and was so angry and hateful. Seeing that he was getting more and more clueless, he could only cover his buttocks and hold the hand in his right hand.
Holding the knife, he yelled angrily, "Retreat, retreat quickly, and the people behind should not rush forward. The rear team becomes the front team, rush out first."
The retreat was not so smooth. Many peasant troops sprang out from the trough that had been passed smoothly before, and Chen Yaofeng's troops in the rear were in a panic. The loss was not too great, but they were thrown into a mess and could not perform at all.
It doesn't have the fighting power it deserves.
Being harassed from head to toe, Chen Yaofeng had some skills, so he called his deputy Chen Qi and ordered, "Lead your men to launch an attack on that high slope and attract the rebels there. As soon as the rebels rush towards you, hurry up."
Evacuate to the north, never to the south, and follow the crest of the wave to the northwest."
The deputy general received the order and did not dare to delay. He ordered his soldiers and horses and rushed towards the high slope. The peasant army also understood the importance of the high slope. When they saw someone fearlessly concentrating their troops to attack the high slope, they immediately threw down the soldiers and horses in the valley.
, yelling and rushing towards the high slope. Seeing that the plan was working, Chen Yaofeng shouted at the top of his voice, "Brothers, the opportunity has come. Everyone follow me and rush north, and retreat along the crest of the wave."
Chen Yaofeng has experienced wars of all sizes since his debut, and he has never been so useless. However, he knows that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, so he should not worry about his face now and escape first, otherwise he will be stuck here.
, and after a confused fight, sooner or later the thieves took advantage.
Chen Yaofeng's judgment was pretty good. Most of the peasant army's troops were hidden in the darkness of the trough. There were not many people on the crest of the wave. The retreat went smoothly. However, after escaping from the hills, he almost shed tears. After only an hour, his subordinates
More than a thousand people lost more than three hundred, which was almost life-threatening. Geng Zhongming was waiting for good news, but what he got was the news of Chen Yaofeng's tragic defeat. He was so angry that he wanted to go into battle himself, "Chen Yaofeng, how do you lead the army?"
Yes, there are so many people, and you actually lost."
"General Geng...the thieves are really good at hiding..." Chen Yaofeng blushed for a while and even received a knife on his butt.
Chen Yaofeng also felt that he had been wronged. After fighting for so many years, this was the first time he encountered this kind of terrain. The hills were not like hills, the mountains were not like mountains, and there were many valleys, just like specially dug tunnels.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a miraculous craftsmanship. As soon as I rushed in, the valley roads were erroneous. There was one here and one there. If I accidentally got in, I couldn't get out. The worst thing was that I got slashed on the buttocks, which completely ruined my face.
Chen Yaofeng was a hot-blooded man, but Geng Zhongming was standing opposite him. He didn't have the guts to talk back, so he tilted his butt and said bitterly, "General Geng, it's not that I don't care, look at my butt. There are so many valleys in the hills.
Yes, people can be hidden everywhere, and the brothers are not familiar with this place. Before they reached the high slope, they were blocked by those thieves, and the ambush soldiers in the valley came out from behind. If the general hadn't acted according to the opportunity,
It’s probably more than half damaged by now.”
Geng Zhongming knew Chen Yaofeng relatively well. If he hadn't really lost his temper after being beaten, Chen Yaofeng's temperament would not give in. Standing behind and looking at Chen Yaofeng's butt, Geng Zhongming frowned and smiled bitterly, "Have you really been chopped?
Really, since it’s so difficult, in your opinion, how about we cover it from the west?”
"It's useless." Chen Yaofeng spoke directly without thinking, "General Geng, you don't know something. There are too many valley roads and they are densely packed. If we want to overrun them from the west, we will not have enough troops to cover all the valley roads in the west."
The slope will do, but if we want to cover all the west with the people we have available now, it is simply wishful thinking. Unless all the troops and horses stationed in Hetao are transferred over, we can also ask Governor Chen's people to help."
What Chen Yaofeng said is the truth. If you want to cover a large area and sweep over bit by bit, you must have enough troops. Otherwise, if you clean this side, people will hide on the other side.
Ksitigarbha came back. Don't fight then. Let's just hide and seek. Geng Zhongming was confused for a while. He thought that his own troops had an advantage, but when the fight started, he found that the troops were still not enough. It seemed that Han Han had more troops.
It’s easy to do.
The problem is that the garrison in Hetao is used to support the base. With them here, even if Zhang Xianzhong's troops go north, with this garrison here, it will not be easy for the bandits to swallow up the rich Hetao Plain. The remaining troops of Chen Qiyu, but
Most of Chen Qiyu's subordinates were guardsmen, with insufficient training and combat effectiveness. Cao Wenzhao's border troops also had to bear the pressure from Wang Ziyong's side and could not send out troops. After hesitating for a while, Geng Zhongming decided to give Chen Qiyu
Send a letter, but it should be okay to ask them to cooperate and help clean the valley road, right?
Geng Zhongming's attack was not effective, and Qin Liangyu's side was not much better. Although the losses were not big, they were also angered by the peasant army hiding in the valley. Hearing that Geng Zhongming had something urgent to discuss, Qin Liangyu hurried over and originally wanted to ask
Asked Geng Zhongming how the result of the battle was, but seeing the opponent's stinky face, he knew it would not be much better, "General Geng, this time we have been kicked on the iron plate. There is really nothing Qin can do. The brothers have been harassed repeatedly."
, we suffered 7788 losses, but we failed to capture the main force of the peasant army."
"It's even worse on Geng's side. He just asked Chen Yaofeng to lead people to fight for a higher point. As a result, Chen Yaofeng was beaten to a disgrace and lost more than 300 troops before escaping. General Qin, it's not Geng who is saying this in frustration. This
When the time comes, don't worry about your face and go to Commander Chen to ask for reinforcements." Geng Zhongming was very sincere and didn't take face so seriously. Qin Liangyu was different. Qin Liangyu had just surrendered to Commander Iron and wanted to fight.
He was a beautiful soldier with a long face, but he asked for reinforcements just after the battle for a long time, but his face could not show any concern. As soon as he saw Qin Liangyu’s upset expression, Geng Zhongming knew that this female heroine from northern Sichuan was a little embarrassed, so he quickly said, "Qin Liangyu
General, don't hesitate. If you don't ask Commander Chen for reinforcements, why don't you still want to go directly to Commander Iron to find a solution?"
At this time, Qin Liangyu had no idea. He shrugged his shoulders and let go, "General Geng, you can do whatever you want. Qin went over there to keep an eye on it first, and Ali's gang from the province rushed in again."
Geng Zhongming was speechless and discussed it for a long time. In the end, Qin Liangyu slapped his butt. Liu Yingyu's soldiers and horses were of no use staying in Tongguan area anyway. It was better to send them to help. If Yezhuping could be recaptured, at least the crisis around Xi'an Prefecture would be solved.
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Although Chen Qiyu was a civilian official, he also knew that the military situation was urgent. Now that the war in Yezhuping was in full swing, he immediately transferred Liu Yingyu to lead his troops to Yezhuping to help.
With the arrival of Liu Yingyu, the pressure on Qin Liangyu and Geng Zhongming was much lessened. The number of soldiers in the Shaanxi Guard Station was quite large, more than 20,000. In this way, in conjunction with the troops of Qin Liangyu and Geng Zhongming, in the Yezhuping area,
More than 50,000 attacking troops have been gathered.
Qin Liangyu and Geng Zhongming discussed it and decided to abandon the middle area and outflank them from the east and west. The Shaanxi Guardsmen were responsible for the east and the Northern Shanxi Army was responsible for the west. This large-area advancement method is very slow but relatively stable.
, under this kind of indiscriminate coverage and sweeping, few fish slipped through the net. Qin Liangyu and Geng Zhongming commanded the troops to enter the valley from various places in the west and advance to the east little by little. The peasant army did not expect that there would suddenly be more
More than 20,000 guardsmen came, because in Aikeqi's plan, these guardsmen should guard Tongguan honestly, so they still used the previous method to deal with it. At first, they didn't think it was anything, and they were slow.
Slowly, I realized something was wrong.
"Officers and soldiers appeared on the valley road to the north. They came along the valley road and the gentle slope." After receiving the news, a leader did not take it seriously. He waved his hands and said with a relaxed face, "Let everyone retreat to the south and east.
Wait for the officers and soldiers to pass by, then go around the back and sneak attack the soldiers and horses behind them to create chaos."
"The report...is bad, Leader Wang. A large number of enemy troops have appeared in many valleys in the south. Their formations are tight, and even the gentle slopes are full of people. Our people can't stand it anymore." Another news came, and Wang was shocked.
Tianxiang's eyes almost popped out of his head. This is an advance attack with undifferentiated coverage. This is the best way to deal with the complex terrain of the valley. But the problem is where did Geng Zhongming come from so many soldiers and horses. If he wants to cover the entire west, at least two people will be needed.
Wan Dajun. Wang Tianxiang’s brain started to hurt thinking about it, but he just couldn’t understand the key point.
He did not have the guts to lead his men to confront the Eastern officers and soldiers head-on, so he could only order a quick retreat to the east. Fortunately, the covering-type advance was very slow. In order to pursue stability, he did not dare to advance too fast to avoid loopholes, so
By night, they had only advanced two miles, but the effect was still significant. Under the indiscriminate attack by the 20,000-strong army, some unlucky peasant armies had no time to retreat and were scattered in the valley. After statistics, a total of three
More than a thousand unlucky peasant soldiers died on the spot.
Qin Liangyu and Geng Zhongming couldn't be happy. The results of the first day were good, but after the peasant army came to their senses in the following days, not many peasant troops would be trapped in a tight siege. According to this advancement speed, if you want to sweep the entire hilly area, there is no way.
Ten days and a half, I'm afraid there's no chance.