The heavy casualties extinguished the anger of the Gongsun family members, and they wanted to retreat.
Liu Xiang naturally disagrees. You can come and leave whenever you want. How can it be so easy?
The five-colored flags of the Chinese army were fluttering, and the black flags were shaking, signaling the rear troops.
The brave cavalry goes out into battle.
This is the biggest trump card in Liu Xiang's hand, and it is also the confidence that has supported him all the way to where he is today.
Cui Yi led the Xiaoqi to rush through the passage that the front army had given way to, and went straight into the enemy's formation, cutting off the defending army in half.
The formation that was originally smashed into disarray by the light chariot battalion was smashed into pieces by the heroic cavalry attack. The 500 soldiers guarding the military camp led the front infantry to swoop in and kill them wildly.
The beggar army was also sent to the left wing by Liu Xiang. They were originally intended to perform meritorious service and forgive sins. They had no use in the previous battles and were extremely anxious. When the opportunity came this time, they all fought bravely and fought with their lives.
Some of these people want to survive, some want to be free, and some want to escape their humble status. They all have obsessions. They don't want to go back to the hard labor camp, and the enemy's head in front of them is a bargaining chip for them to change their destiny.
Gods and gods will look at the courage and hard work of a person who wants something and can see hope.
Courage is never imagined in your mind. It is only born under your feet. When you choose a path or pursue something, it will continuously flow into your body through your steps.
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Persistence, courage, and hard work made the 1,300 men of the beggar army rush very fast. They had no formation and no armor. They carried swords and spears, and quickly ran into the enemy crowd, charging at the forefront.
ahead.
At this time, Cui Yi led the army back, charged again, completely defeated the remaining enemy formation, broke through the formation again, ignored the enemy on the left, readjusted the formation, and rushed to the right.
Liu Xiang also transferred a thousand soldiers from the military camp to support the left wing. These one thousand soldiers became the straw that broke the camel's back.
The enemy forces on the left wing were divided and surrounded by the infantry of the Anping Army. After the Gongsun family member who was an officer died in the battle, the remaining private soldiers lost their will to fight and abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
The battle on the left wing ended so quickly that Gongsun Fan in the city had no time to send troops to respond.
The right wing collapsed immediately. The three thousand infantry fought with the Hu cavalry for a long time. They were exhausted and could not continue. Then the armored cavalry rushed into the formation. They could not maintain the formation at all. They were chased by the cavalry and fled in all directions.
In order to prevent the Anping Army from taking advantage of the situation and seizing the city, all the city gates were closed tightly and no longer dared to be opened. There were only more than 3,000 defenders left, and everyone in the city was terrified.
Seeing that Liu Xiang had ordered Zhi to pull up the suspension bridge and close the city gate, knowing that the city would no longer dare to send troops out of the city, he ordered all the battalions of the Chinese army to disperse and attack, chase down the defeated troops and collect the prisoners.
He also ordered the militiamen in the camp to go out into battle and fight with the wind, which was regarded as training.
The battle lasted until the end. In this battle, more than 4,000 enemy soldiers were captured and more than 6,000 were killed. The defenders were completely defeated.
Order the regular soldiers to repair and the militia to clean the battlefield. There is no need to hunt down the messengers in the city.
Twenty thousand militiamen and four thousand prisoners began to collect the bodies, dig holes and bury them.
It was difficult to preserve corpses in midsummer, so all Anping soldiers who died in the battle were cremated, their ashes were put into clay pots, their names were marked, and they were sent home after returning to the army.
They were busy until midnight, when the army returned to camp to rest.
The next day, the militiamen were driven by Liu Xiang to dig trenches. He wanted to block the four gates of Lingzhi and let the militiamen defend the city on the spot.
That is to guard Lingzhi and prevent those inside from leaving the city.
Liu Tiqi was in charge and supervised the militia.
He wanted to take the regular soldiers to find reinforcements to play with.
Liu Xiang did not attack Lingzhi County yesterday because he wanted to attract reinforcements from Feiru and Linyu. Those two counties have superior terrain and are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The defenders need to be mobilized, otherwise it will be extremely difficult to attack.
Feiru is located more than forty miles east of Lingzhi, at the intersection of Lushui River and Xuanshui River. It is surrounded by water on two sides and mountains on the other. Although it has a small population and a small number of soldiers, the terrain is too dangerous and it is extremely difficult to use troops.
Linyu is located at the western exit of the Liaoxi Corridor. Although it is no longer used as a border gate and has fallen into disrepair in recent years, the foundation is still there. The city gate is dangerous and well-defended, so it must not be underestimated.
Liu Xiang would never dare to fight in such a dangerous place.
And Lingzhi was their biggest flaw. Lingzhi was in danger, and the Gongsun family was facing the crisis of destroying the ancestral hall. They had to save him, but they didn't dare not to save him.
They may not die if they are defeated, but if they dare not rescue them, they will be unlucky, very, very unlucky, and life will be worse than death.
This is the power of the Gongsun family in western Liaoning, and this is also the biggest flaw of the cities in western Liaoning.
On July 11, Liu Xiang led his troops eastward and blocked 4,500 reinforcements from Feiru County on the west bank of Lu River.
After fighting for an hour, they forced Feiru's reinforcements into Lu River, shot the general, and wiped out all his troops.
On the same day, they took advantage of the situation and crossed the river. With the power of victory, they made an emergency landing in Feiru County.
After resting in the city for a night, leaving a group of infantry to clean up the powerful families and guarding the city, the army advanced towards Linyu.
On July 14, Liu Xiang's army ambushed Linyu's reinforcements at the foot of Jieshi Mountain. Two thousand county soldiers and three thousand powerful private soldiers were defeated. In this battle, more than a thousand people were killed and 3,000 were captured. The rest fled in all directions. General
Zou Dan was also captured alive.
Liu Xiang did not rush to pursue the deserters and quickly led his troops to Linyu.
Two days later, in the name of Zou Dan, he falsely opened the city gate and captured Linyu.
The goal of controlling the western entrance of the Liaoxi Corridor was finally achieved, and Liu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.
The army had been running for many days and was extremely exhausted, so they repaired Linyu, Haiyang and Lingzhi counties. Although they had not conquered the two counties, they were already like caged birds and could go down at night, so there was no need to worry.
During the army's repair period, Liu Xiang led people into the Western Liaoning Corridor to explore. The road along the sea was in poor condition, eroded by sea water, and many road sections were muddy and difficult to navigate. If he wanted to march here, he needed to repair the road in advance and did not have the conditions for a surprise attack.
Liu Xiang returned after going dozens of miles deep. He did not have a time window to attack Liaodong. At least in the next year or two, he only had to consider defense issues.
He still plans to build a pass here.
A place twenty-five miles away from Linyu was selected.
That should be Shanhaiguan in later generations, with Yanshan Mountain at its back, Bohai Sea in its south, and more than a thousand paces wide.
Liu Xiang named this place Yuguan.
Seeing that the autumn harvest was coming, Liu Xiang had to return his labors to his hometown. It would be a big deal to affect the autumn harvest, so he could only use the captives and the powerful children of the aristocratic families who were demoted as slaves to build a barrier.
The good news is that Gongsun Zan's golden thighs were sent to Yuyang County for retirement by Liu Xiang. There is no need to worry about Gongsun Zan's rapid rise, and the Banghai Road is indeed difficult to pass. There is no hidden danger of being raided, giving him more time and not having to be too busy.
urgent.
The army rested in Linyu for three days and finally regained its strength. Liu Xiang was ready to return to the army to capture Lingzhi and Haiyang counties and end the war completely.
The defending army has been defeated and it is not difficult to capture.
The defenders of Haiyang were different from what Liu Xiang had expected. They defended the city with determination and did not even take a step forward. Wu Yan had no chance of a sneak attack. Yang Gao tried to attack twice, but was beaten back. Now it is
A confrontation between the two sides.
Liu Xiang planned to attack Haiyang first because Haiyang was close.
The former army was left to supervise the prisoners in building cities and gates.
Liu Xiang led his troops to the west, heading west from Linyu. After passing Guzhu City, they reached Haiyang, which was less than 150 miles away.
Guzhu City, between the two counties, is located on the west bank of the Luan River. It was an ancient country that arose during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, called the Guzhu Kingdom. It perished in the Spring and Autumn Period, and is now in ruins.
The Guzhu Kingdom was one of the vassal states of the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty was a bit like a city-state system. Some vassal states were actually just one city. Those in the city were called countrymen, the citizens of the princes, and those outside the city were called barbarians, which had nothing to do with the princes.
Those princes were in charge of the walls and fields inside and around the city. They couldn't control the rest, and they didn't want to.
There were also two famous people in Guzhu Kingdom, Boyi and Shuqi, the two fools who shamefully ate Zhousu and starved to death in Shouyang Mountain.