The general has teeth that are ready to be chewed to pieces, and the general has canthus that bleeds into tears.
Born as a general and died as a powerful star, all the mountains and rivers are unjust.
If two people are of the same mind, their fortune will be unfavorable, and the sky and the city will serve as a shield for the country.
Strong soldiers are sitting around and looking at each other in anger. Who is the filial son and the loyal minister?
Thousands of years of success and fame are also God's will. I don't think you will see the Henan festival coming in three days.
——"Suiyang Tan" Li Dongyang (Ming Dynasty)
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The Puppet Yan officers and soldiers were frightened by Bai Fu's bloody killings and fled in all directions. Thirty brave soldiers led by Bai Fu chased behind the enemy generals and covered them up.
The Puppet Yan officers and soldiers panicked, clashed, trampled, and killed each other.
The fish that slipped through the net was shot dead by a cold arrow in the darkness as soon as it escaped from the camp.
It turns out that when the troops were divided just now, Bai Fu asked Nan Jiyun to lead ten soldiers with superb archery skills to ambush here. When he saw the enemy general fleeing, he ambushed and killed him.
When Nan Jiyun heard the shouts of killing from the puppet Yan army camp, he felt itchy and wanted to rush in and kill him. At this time, he was overjoyed when he saw the enemy general. With an order, he fired arrows and dozens of enemy generals fell off their horses.
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Nan Jiyun's arrow array was like a violent storm, driving the enemy generals who tried to escape back to the military camp.
Thirty knights of the Tang army charged forward, slashed with spears and swords, and killed the enemy generals.
Just like this, strangulation back and forth, thirty warriors will fight against a hundred, entering and exiting the enemy camp as if there is no one. Just like a pack of wolves surrounding a yellow sheep, the yellow sheep only have to run for their lives, without the slightest courage to resist.
The puppet Yan officers and soldiers collapsed again.
Linghuchao pretended to run away again, and after running less than a mile, he came to a hillside. At this time, the sky was bright, and Linghuchao took a closer look, and found that the Tang army only had more than thirty riders!
Linghu threw his helmet on the ground angrily, gritted his teeth and cursed: "Thirty Tang soldiers dared to rob my camp, you don't take me seriously.
Sons, gather your troops and fight back with me!"
A general beside him grabbed Linghu Chao's horse by the head and said: "General, be careful of an ambush. Look northeast!"
Linghu Chao followed the general's gesture and saw dust billowing from the northeast, as if countless Tang army soldiers and horses were heading towards the Puppet Yan military camp.
Linghu Chao was shocked and thought: "I heard that Li Ju, the king of Guo, the governor of Henan Province, has entered Pengcheng. Could it be that Li Ju, the king of Guo, sent people to Yongqiu to rescue him?"
At this time, the army was in disarray, the team was in disarray, and no scouts could be found to inquire.
Seeing the smoke and dust billowing, Linghu Chao was not allowed to think carefully. Linghu Chao turned around on his horse and led the remaining soldiers to retreat far away, until they retreated to Chenliucai. After two battles that night, Linghu Chao was so stunned that he did not dare to fight again.
Attack Yongqiu.
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The smoke billowing in the northeast was also Bai Fu's strategy. He calculated the time and saw that sunrise was approaching. If the puppet Yan army saw that the attacking Tang army had only thirty cavalry, they would definitely turn around and make a comeback.
So, Bai Fu asked Nan Jiyun to separate out ten cavalrymen, tie their horse tails to tree branches, and gallop back and forth in the northeast, creating the illusion of an incoming army.
This plan was based on Bai Fuxue's own Zhang Yide guarding Dangyang Bridge. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be effective.
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When the smoke faded, Bai Fu and Nan Jiyun counted the troops. Only a few of the fifty cavalrymen were slightly injured. Fourteen fake Yan rebel generals were captured, and more than a hundred enemy generals were beheaded. In addition, many weapons were seized in this battle.
We have baggage, food, grass, cattle and horses. It can be said to be a great victory.
The fifty brave men were overjoyed and hurried to report to Zhang Xun.
Zhang Xun was overjoyed and led his troops to come to meet him, clean the battlefield and carry military supplies.
Seeing that the puppet Yan army was retreating, Zhang Xun ordered his soldiers to demolish all the Yan army barracks within thirty miles outside the city, and bring wood, ironware and other materials back to the city to make defensive equipment to protect the city.
On that day, during the evaluation of meritorious service, Lei Wanchun was awarded the first military merit by the generals. Bai Fu was also awarded the second military merit due to his outstanding performance in the two sneak attack battles.
Zhang Xun raised the wine statue high and said with a smile: "Young Master Bai has made great achievements since he was just a young man. He will definitely be a shining star in the military of the Tang Dynasty in the future!"
The generals cheered and stood up at the same time, drinking water instead of wine to congratulate Bai Fu.
At this time, Bai Fu no longer had the domineering attitude on the battlefield, but was a little shy. He drank several bowls in a row and declined humbly.
For a time, there were cheers and laughter in the big tent, cups were exchanged, and the soldiers of the three armies were enjoying themselves.
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After the war, Bai Fu continued to treat Lei Wanchun, who was seriously injured and bedridden. Bai Fu's superb medical skills allowed the Xuanmen Qi to travel around Lei Wanchun's body. Jiuding Qi is a holy medicine for healing, strengthening the body, promoting blood circulation and promoting muscle growth.
A few days later, Lei Wanchun was able to walk, and the arrow sores on his face had scabbed and regenerated.
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In the following months, the puppet Yan army repeatedly besieged the city, often with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, while Zhang Xun only had more than a thousand soldiers. The two armies fought repeatedly, and the Tang army won every battle:
After Linghu Chao retreated, Zhang Xun discovered the Yan army's pace, and more than 7,000 cavalrymen stationed in Baishawu, intending to cut off the back road of Yongqiu. Zhang Xun led his troops to attack at night and defeated the Yan army.
After repairing for a period of time, Linghu Chao led the rebel general Qu Boyu to attack the city again. The Tang army defeated the Yan army and killed thousands of people, and Linghu Chao fled again.
In the same month, Li Tingwang, the pseudo-Yan governor of Henan Province, led more than 20,000 Hu-Han coalition forces to attack Ningling and Xiangyi eastward, and camped thirty miles outside Yongqiu City at night.
In order to rescue Ningling's friendly forces, Zhang Xun personally led 3,000 soldiers to attack at night. The Yan army was defeated, with most of them dead and wounded. Li Tingwang withdrew his troops and fled overnight.
On the fourth day of the same month, Linghu Chao joined forces with the rebel general Wang Fu and led the Yan army to attack Yongqiu with more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry troops. Zhang Xun led the troops to attack and defeated the Yan army, killing thousands of enemies. The Yan army fled in defeat.
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On the eighth day of the next month, Linghu Chao led more than 10,000 troops to camp in the north of Yongqiu City. Zhang Xun led the troops to attack and defeated the Yan army.
For several months, Linghu Chao and Li Tingwang repeatedly failed to attack Yongqiu. In December, the two adopted the counselor's strategy of "encircling but not attacking", intending to trap the soldiers and civilians of Yongqiu to death.
The puppet Yan army then built a new city, Qizhou City, in the north of Yongqiu City to cut off the Yongqiu grain road;
In December, due to the Linghu tide for several months, Li Tingwang was unable to attack Yongqiu repeatedly, so the Yan army built Qizhou City in Qizhou, north of Yongqiu, to cut off Zhang Xun's food supplies.
In this month, Lu County and Dongping County outside Yongqiu were successively captured by the Yan army. Gao Chengyi, the governor of Jiyin County, surrendered to Xian County. Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Ju, the king of Guo, withdrew from Pengcheng and retreated to Linhuai.
Puppet Yan general Yang Chaozong led an infantry and 20,000 cavalry to attack Ningling in the southeast of Yongqiu, intending to cut off Zhang Xun's retreat.
If Ningling was lost, Yongqiu would be attacked from all sides. After discussion with the generals, Zhang Xun decided to evacuate Yongqiu and go to Ningling to defend it.
At the beginning of December, Zhang Xun took the initiative to abandon Yongqiu, led 300 horses, and more than 3,000 soldiers to move eastward. Jian, Xu Yuan, the prefect of Suiyang, and the city father ordered Yao Min and others to join forces in Ningling.
On the same day, Yang Chaozong led his troops to the northwest of Ningling, Zhang Xun, and Xu Yuan sent Bai Fu, Lei Wanchun, and Nan Jiyun to lead the troops to fight.
For dozens of rounds throughout the day and night, the two armies fought fiercely. The Tang army defeated the Yan army's Yang Chaozong headquarters, killed 20 Yan generals, and beheaded more than 10,000 people. The Yan army's blood flowed into the oars, and the corpses blocked the Bian River.
Yang Chaozong gathered the remaining troops and fled north overnight.
This battle was a great victory, and Zhang Xun's generals had outstanding military exploits. Su Zong issued an edict and appointed Zhang Xun as the deputy envoy of Henan Jiedu.
Zhang Xun appealed for merit for his generals and sent envoys to see King Li Ju of Guo, asking for letters of appointment and rewards. However, King Li Ju of Guo only gave thirty letters of appointment to Captain Zhechong and Captain Guoyi, but did not give any
Rewarded items.
Although Zhang Xun was well-mannered, he couldn't help being furious. Zhang Xun sent a handwritten letter to Li Ju: "The clan is still in danger, and the mausoleum is surrounded and isolated. Can he be stingy with the reward?"
When Li Ju, the king of Guo, saw the letter, he did not comment. He threw the letter into the brazier and ignored it.