On October 24th, several official documents were sent from Kaifeng Mansion. Then Tiemo sent Liu Guoneng, Orger and Geng Zhongming as generals to send troops to Huai'an Mansion in three groups to threaten Xinghua in the east. Tiemo and Zhou Dingshan commanded five thousand
The army is at the rear.
The Northern Shan army was coming fiercely, and it was impossible for Tian Zhao not to react. After receiving the news that day, he gathered all the soldiers and horses from Sizhou, Tianchang and other places to Huai'an Prefecture, and appointed Tian Chao as the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, coordinating and dispatching all the soldiers.
Ma, this time Tian Zhao gave a death order and must keep Tie Mo's head in Huai'an Mansion.
A war is brewing in Huai'an Mansion. Some people are really happy and some are worried. The happiest among them is the group of cabinet officials. Somehow, they hope that Tian Zhao and this group of bandits can hit Tie Mo hard. Apart from the cabinet officials,
,,There is another person who is also very happy. He is Zhang Xianzhong who is stationed in Chaohu. Zhang Xianzhong has long been looking forward to Tie Mo and Tian Zhao dog biting dog. As he expected, Tie Mo led the Northern Shanxi Army to Fengyang and Kaifeng and successfully captured
The military and political power replaced most of the important officials with their own people, and also used the power in their hands to mobilize soldiers and horses in Fengyang, Yangzhou, with the intention of swallowing up Tian Zhao's power in one fell swoop.
Since Tie Mo's order was issued, troops and horses have been mobilized very frequently in Fengyang Yangzhou in the past few days. Yang Weizhong, the current Shenzhou Mabu commander, sent troops to Qizhou, and He Shen, the current Yongning army commander, also deployed most of his troops in Tianchang.
At the junction with Huai'an Prefecture, Chuzhou garrison veteran General Zhao Ming sent troops to Dongguang County, south of Huai'an Prefecture. Of course, there were other troop movements. In short, from all aspects, it seemed that Tie Mo was really planning to use an ambush from all sides.
, devoured Tian Zhao in one gulp, but Tian Zhao seemed not to notice this, and was determined to decide the outcome in a battle with the imperial court.
Tian Chao gathered his troops and mobilized soldiers and horses from various sources. In a few days, hundreds of thousands of troops were active in various parts of Huai'an Prefecture. The dark clouds of war were pressing on the people in Hejian. Maybe the next moment, they would become the target of the war.
Unlucky guy.
On the night of October 29th, at Haishi, Zhou Dingshan used his cavalry to raid Baoying County in the south of Huai'an Prefecture. Baoying County guard Suo Xian and Chen Xuan were unable to react in time. In just half an hour, Zhou Dingshan led his troops to successfully raid. In the first battle, Suo Xian and Chen Xuan
Xuan died in a cavalry charge, and all the more than 4,000 people defending the city fled.
After Zhou Dingshan captured Yingxian County, he did not stop and went directly out of the city to the north. Just when Tian Chao organized a large army to resist Zhou Dingshan's cavalry, he did not expect that Zhou Dingshan led the cavalry and disappeared into the vast Huai'an plain. Zhou Dingshan and the three men under his command
More than a thousand cavalry really disappeared. They did not go to Beilin Town, which is close to Huai'an Prefecture, nor did they go to Dongcheng County. After dawn, they still could not find this elite cavalry. Overnight, this cavalry hit Baoying County and disappeared out of thin air.
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You may not be afraid of three thousand cavalry in a head-on confrontation, but when you can't find this cavalry, you will feel a deep sense of crisis, as if you are being stared at by a poisonous snake. Tian Chao panicked, and Qiao Shan also felt uneasy.
After everyone discussed it, they were strictly ordered not to send troops to plunder places easily, but to assemble in large groups to prevent the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army from breaking through.
Tian Chao seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, but Tie Mo's troops in the south made some moves. On October 30, the day after Zhou Dingshan raided Baoying County and mysteriously disappeared, Tie Mo led hundreds of remaining troops into the Zhang family.
On the same day, Orge led nearly ten thousand troops and approached Zhangjiagou. In just one day, the small Zhangjiagou actually gathered troops from Tie Mo, Orge and Ma Fang. Together, there were two soldiers and horses.
More than ten thousand people.
I thought that more than 20,000 people would take advantage of the opportunity to garrison in Baoying County. Who would have thought that Tiemo waved his flag and 20,000 troops came directly out of Zhangjiagou and stormed Nanpi City.
Ningxiang, also known as the ancient city of Ningxiang, is located in the south of Xinghua, close to Huai'an Prefecture, so it is not an exaggeration to call Ningxiang the gateway to the south of Xinghua. Tie Mo led Ma Fang and Orge to attack Ningxiang, and Ningxiang defended
General Wu Neng, Kou Shen and others were not able to respond well, and Tie Mo was well prepared and used a strategy of combining inside and outside to break through the south and north gates. After two hours of fierce fighting, Wu Neng was killed and Kou Shen surrendered with the remaining troops.
At the end of the day, the entire territory of Ningxiang fell.
Ningxiang fell, and Tian Zhao, who was staying in Xinghua to recuperate, immediately panicked. Now even a fool knows how despicable and shameless Tie Mo is. He used various methods to lure most of Tian Zhao's troops to Huai'an Mansion, waiting for everyone.
Everyone thought that when the outcome was decided in Huai'an Prefecture, he suddenly attacked Xinghua, which was extremely cunning.
Of course, what worries Tian Zhao is the elite cavalry of Zhou Dingshan who mysteriously disappeared in Huai'an Prefecture. If that cavalry came for Xinghua, with Zhou Dingshan's military capabilities, coupled with Tie Mo's army
, can Xinghua still be defended? Since most of the troops have been invested in Huai'an Prefecture, the total number of troops in Xinghua is only more than 30,000, of which less than 15,000 are in Xinghua City. Relying on these people to defend Xinghua
Cheng and Tian Zhao have no confidence at all.
Tian Zhao has been on the battlefield for more than ten years, and he still has basic military common sense. Since there is no need to defend Xinghua City, he should give up decisively. On that day, Tian Zhao ordered the abandonment of Xinghua, and all the troops in Xinghua were sent to the west of Huai'an Prefecture.
The towns were close together. From Xinghua to Jingcheng Town, one had to cross the Xingting River. At night, Tianzhao's troops arrived at the Xingting River. In order to buy time, they had to cross the river overnight, but they never thought that Geng Zhongming, Lu Heng and others had already arrived.
Waiting at the Xingting River, when Tianzhao's troops were halfway across the river, Geng Zhongming ordered his soldiers to fire their guns to stop the enemy. Arrows rained down for a while, and Tianzhao's troops and horses in the middle of the river suffered heavy casualties. Soon the bodies were filled with Xingting, which was not very wide.
river.
When Geng Zhongming's troops launched the attack, Tian Zhao was a little stunned. He didn't know how Geng Zhongming's troops appeared in the Xingting River area, because before that, they didn't get any information at all. Geng Zhongming's troops had enough information
With more than 8,000 people, how could it be hidden from everyone’s eyes?
Tian Zhao couldn't figure it out, Tian Chao and others couldn't figure it out, but the method used by Geng Zhongming to appear in the Xingting River area was not surprising. Last night, Zhou Dingshan raided Baoying County, and the entire Baoying County was in chaos. The remaining soldiers and people in Baoying County were in chaos.
When fleeing, Geng Zhongming simply replaced his soldiers and horses with civilians to serve him, and successfully evaded everyone's attention.
As for coming to Xingtinghe, he didn't wait for Tian Zhao, but for other reasons. When Tian Zhao met Geng Zhongming, he could only be considered unlucky.
Iron Governor is not a god, and Zhu Shen is not a god. It is impossible for them to predict the enemy at every step, let alone whether Tian Zhao will abandon the city and leave. As for when Tian Zhao will arrive at Xingting River, it is even more difficult.
Got it. Geng Zhongming was a blind cat with a dead mouse, but Tian Zhao didn't think so. He thought Geng Zhongming was coming specifically for him. He was so panicked that he ordered the troops stationed in Huai'an Prefecture to come forward.
Come to the rescue.
At this time, news came out that Geng Zhongming's troops had appeared in the Xingting River area. At the same time, Tie Mo led his troops to the north and cooperated with Geng Zhongming to join forces at Xingting River and devour Tian Zhao in one go. However, Liu Guoneng, who had stood still for many days,
The others also all took action, and soldiers and horses from all walks of life approached Huai'an Mansion. Now, Tian Chao had to think more about rescuing Xingtinghe. Zhou Dingshan's cavalry had not been found yet. He sent troops out in case they encountered him.
Zhou Dingshan's elite cavalry was probably defeated by the Northern Shan army before they could reach the Xingting River.
But if too many troops are sent, it will naturally ensure that the reinforcements reach Xingting River safely, but what if Liu Guoneng, Yang Hu and others take the opportunity to attack Huai'an Mansion? The current situation has indeed put Tian Chao into a dilemma, and Tian Chao also has
My own selfishness, if my eldest brother dies and my nephew is gone, who else can compete with Tian Chao for power?
In the face of various interests, Tian Chao hesitated. Even if Qiao Shan and others came to make a noise, it would still not help, because what Tian Chao said was not unreasonable. You sent fewer people. They were sending food to the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army.
There were too many soldiers and horses from the imperial court to attack Huai'an Prefecture. After hesitation, the reinforcements were postponed. It was not until the first day of the Shiyi month that Tian Chao ordered Zheng Zhirui, Tang Chang, Zhang Xiong, and Ji Wen to
Ting led an army of nearly 30,000 troops to rush to the aid of the Xingting River. Unfortunately, at this time, less than 8,000 remaining soldiers under Tian Zhao's command had been trapped and killed by Tie Mo and Geng Zhongming in the Xingting River area.
As for the so-called reinforcements, they were actually just a formality. Everyone knew how late the reinforcements arrived. Waiting for the reinforcements to arrive at Xingting River would have killed seven or eight times.
Tonight, there are stars all over the sky, but there is no moonlight. The great thief Tian Zhao is lying under a big willow tree with a steel knife in his hand, looking dejected. Looking at the stars in the sky, his heart is filled with confusion. His son is dead, his uncle is dead,
Now he himself is going to die.
Tian Zhao was born as an Orion and has a violent personality, but that does not mean that he is a fool. He has been waiting for twelve hours in the Xingting River area, but during this long time, no reinforcements have come. From Huai'an Prefecture to Xingting River, there is no
It’s too far. As long as you are determined to rescue, you should climb to the Xingting River. Why haven’t reinforcements arrived yet?
Someone must be unwilling to send reinforcements. Thinking of this, Tian Zhao raised his hand and knocked on his forehead, with a few tears oozing out of his eyes. Why did his brothers who ate from the same pot treat him like this? Is power really more important than family affection?
Is it still important?
Tian Zhao waited quietly for death. He didn't know why Tie Mo and Geng Zhongming still didn't order a fierce attack. With the morale of his men, Tian Zhao would be killed in Xingting River with just one charge from the officers and soldiers.
Tian Zhao was definitely going to die, and Tie Mo really wanted to kill Tian Zhao directly, but since he knew that the reinforcements were not coming, he had other ideas. Since there are two tigers on the mountain, why not let them fight first
, waiting for the two tigers to get tired, and then take action to kill them? That night, there were many torches along the Xingting River. The morale of Tianzhao's remaining soldiers was low, and they had no intention of attacking Xingting River again.
At midnight, in the dead of night, under the pitch-black night, Tie Mo and Geng Zhongming pulled out their camps at the same time, and tens of thousands of troops headed north at the same time. On the same night, except for Liu Guoneng's troops who continued to be stationed near Baoying County, Yang Hu, He Shen, and Liu Zizhan
The others led their troops to bypass Huai'an Prefecture and headed straight to Bazhou in the north.
The battle situation near Huai'an Prefecture affected the heart of Nanjing garrison Zhang Xianzhong. When the battle situation came out, Zhang Xianzhong was greatly surprised. He never dreamed that Tian Zhaohui would fall into Tie Mo's heavy siege so quickly. When Zhang Xianzhong thought about it, Tian Zhaohui was surrounded by Tie Mo.
Zhao is dead, and there are also mysterious cavalry who disappeared in Huai'an Mansion. Who knows where they will suddenly come out, maybe from behind Huai'an Mansion, maybe by Tian Zhao's side. In short, as soon as the cavalry appears, Tian Zhao's forces will be defeated.
day.
I have heard that Tie Mo is like a god in his military skills, but I never expected that he could use three thousand cavalry so superbly. The cavalry is the god of death on the battlefield. The strength of cavalry lies in its ferocity and speed. With more than three thousand cavalry, it is impossible to fight head-on.
If you have the advantage, then you can hide and wait for opportunities to eat people. Being able to use the cavalry as assassins can be regarded as learning a trick from Tie Mo.
Just when Zhang Xianzhong was estimating when Tian Zhao would die and when the Shanxi Northern Army would completely defeat Tian Zhao's army, he did not expect that a conspiracy was coming towards him.
At the end of the 2nd day of November, the Qingshui River area was extremely quiet, with cicadas chirping constantly in the poplar forests on both sides, and the river water was leisurely, like a clear curtain under the night. On the south bank of the Qingshui River, the rogue camp stretched for ten miles. Judging from the size and number of camps, only Qingshui River
It is estimated that nearly 40,000 Liao soldiers were stationed along the coast. Is such a huge number just to guard the Qingshui River? Of course not. Zhang Xianzhong is waiting. As soon as the time is right, he will give an order to He Rong, Han Jingpang and others.
Leading these tens of thousands of troops, they successfully occupied a large area of land in northern Fengyang.
As Tian Zhao's forces gathered in Huai'an Mansion, most of the imperial troops were attracted there, so the Qingshui River line has been very quiet recently. Not to mention the ordinary Liao soldiers, even He Rong has become a little relaxed.
Near dawn, when people sleep most comfortably, an army of more than a thousand people appeared on the Baiyu Bridge in the middle of the Qingshui River. At this time, there were more than a dozen thieves stationed at the Baiyu Bridge. The thieves were loose, and some were still
Dozing off, no surprise, these thieves died silently at the bridge. After the thousand-man army occupied the White Jade Bridge, they followed the stone steps from the bridge to the foot of the bridge. The leading general gave an order, and everyone
They dived into the water one after another without making too much noise during the whole process.
At the beginning of Mao Shi, a trace of fish belly white appeared on the horizon, and the Liao army camp was still sleeping, but an inexplicable piercing noise came, and a strange army wrapped in black crawled out of the Qingshui River behind them. They crossed the perimeter
The military tent rushed directly towards the large circular tent closest to the Qingshui River. As those people ran, they used various methods to set fire. For a while, the entire rebel camp fell into chaos, watching the soldiers who sneaked into the camp.
The horses ran towards the big tent, and many rebel leaders shouted. They stopped putting out the fire and all rushed towards the big tent, "Protect Leader He...Protect Leader He..."
It's no wonder that the leaders were panicking. The people in the big tent were really too important. The person sleeping here was the nominal general He Rong, whose status was second only to Zhang Xianzhong and Han Jingpang.
There was a disturbance in the camp, and He Rong woke up quickly. He took off the sword in the tent, put on his clothes and ran out.
The strong man, that man had a bright silver gun and was dressed in tight black clothes. His eyes were wide open and the corners of his mouth were upturned. Seeing this man, He Rong was so frightened that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. Isn't this gratifying? Since the Jin Dynasty
As soon as the Northern Army arrived in Fengyang, Shang Kexi seemed to have disappeared. Unexpectedly, this bastard appeared here.