Chapter five hundred and eighty first around the point to help
Looking from a high distance, I can only see my hometown in the depths of white clouds. I have been thinking about returning home for a long time, but I have failed to live up to the diligent Du Yu. My homeland is sad, the new pavilion has tears in its eyes, and there is even more mist rain. The Yangtze River is thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to shed this hatred.
I think about the river mouth still there, the birds are singing and the flowers are fading, who is in charge today? When the swallows return, where are the carved beams, and what is going on whispers. The most bitter golden sand, hundreds of thousands of households have been wiped out, and become a drifting pestle of blood. The sword energy in the sky must be a
Wash the remaining captives.
——"Niannujiao·She took refuge in the river and wrote in Xinting" Wang Lan (Song Dynasty)
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When the Guo family's tribe arrived at the site of the fighting between the Yan army and the rebel army, the battle was nearing its end.
The location where Husi Village set up an ambush was at the mouth of a valley, and the terrain was steep.
As soon as the Yan Army's Dongfu Ting Army entered the valley, both ends of the valley entrance were blocked by huge rocks and logs thrown from the hillside, blocking most of the valley exit.
The Dongfu Ting Army of the Yan Army did not expect that Husi Village would set up an ambush so far away from Qinghe Beiku. They were unprepared and the people who were hit by boulders and logs fell over.
The people who set up the ambush were the cavalry from Husi Village sent by Li E and the local warriors from nearby branch villages.
The rebels' blocking force only numbered a few hundred people, while the Yan Army's Dongfu Ting Army had a thousand elite cavalry.
This was originally a fierce battle with a disparity in strength, but the rebels in Husi Village relied on the advantage of the terrain to turn an egg-on-stone battle into an evenly matched battle.
For two whole hours, the blocking team from Husi Village fought to the death.
The Dongfu Ting Army of the Yan Army attacked in turns with hundreds of cavalry. The village warriors of Husi Village hid on the hillside and behind piles of rocks. They stood high and used crossbows, hunting bows, fire bottles, stones and other weapons to resist the attack tenaciously.
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The flames were raging in the valley. Half of the thousand-man cavalry of the Dongfu Pavilion Army was destroyed, and the remaining half rushed into the valley with all their lives. At the cost of sacrificing hundreds of people, they used shields to protect the troops and horses, and scraped out an escape route from the rocks at the entrance of the valley.
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Guo Zhaoyan sent someone to contact him and asked the warriors from Husi Village to retreat first, while his own troops continued to block the attack.
The leader of the branch village of Husi Village refused. He said that their mission was to hold back the Dongfu Ting army and never retreat until the last soldier was killed.
At the end of the battle, the leader of the branch village led the remaining four cavalrymen, brandishing their long spears, and launched a final round of suicidal charge, and died together with the rebel cavalry who rushed out of the valley entrance.
Guo Zhaoyan was filled with emotion.
A group of grass bandits and local warriors, unknown people, dared to risk their lives and charge head-on to the main force of Fan Yang's army, which was powerful in the world.
What a courage!
Guo Zhaoyan drew his sword, pointed at the sky, and shouted: "Strong warriors, beat me hard to avenge the brothers in Husi Village!"
Before the Dongfu Ting army that rushed out of the valley had finished gathering, they encountered the Guo tribe, which was well-equipped and highly skilled in martial arts. It was another fierce battle...
The Guo clan was formed from the knights of Yan and Zhao. They were famous for their martial arts and were not used in ordinary armies.
The knights are extremely skilled in individual combat. They are top-notch warriors in terms of spear throwing, sword fighting, bow and crossbow skills, and unarmed combat.
Before the Dongfuting Army's cavalry could charge, they were divided into several gladiatorial arenas by the rapid crossing of the knights, and they fought one by one.
Once in close combat, the barbarian cavalry was no match for the Central Plains rangers. All they could see was the flash of swords and shadows, and their brute strength had nowhere to show off.
Half an hour later, the Dongfu Ting Army, the generation of rebel cavalry that captured Tongguan and captured Ge Shuhan alive, was completely annihilated.
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Beikku was about to fall, and Shi Siming was greatly alarmed. He issued ten emergency edicts, ordering General Linghu Zhang, who was attacking Huazhou (today's Hua County, Henan Province), to quickly return to reinforce the defenders of Beikku in Qinghe.
Eagle Eye has left Eagle Fort and arrived at Qinghe Beiku to assist Bai Fu in planning strategies and dispatching troops.
With the help of Eagle Eye, Bai Fu was even more powerful. Together with Li E, he laid an ambush on the mountain road near Wangmang City in Weizhou.
Xiao Junke, the leader of the rebels on the West Road of Hebei Province, and You Guxing, the leader of the East Road, led tens of thousands of rebels from Hebei Province to quietly go south from the east and west sides and ambush at the north entrance of the Wangmang City Valley.
The Wangmangcheng River Valley is located at the northern foot of Weizhou, between Huazhou and Qinghe County. To the northwest is Dalu Ze, the territory of the Guo family in Julu County, to the southeast is the Yellow River, and to the southeast is the great lake Juye Ze.
Linghu Zhang's army returned to the army and rushed to the aid of Beiku, Qinghe County.
Soldiers need speed, and if the rebels don't return, they will have to travel all day and night, and strive to arrive as soon as possible.
Bai Fu naturally knew the rebels' intentions.
Through the topography and landforms repeatedly surveyed by the eagle-eyed Haidongqing, Bai Fuxing determined that the Wangmangcheng Valley was the only route for the rebels to pass back to Qinghe Beiku.
If you go north along the river valley, the cavalry distance can be shortened by two-thirds. Infantry and food and baggage can be transported through the Yongji Canal in the river valley, saving manpower and material resources.
This river valley is densely forested and has narrow roads. Tens of thousands of troops are ambushing the mountains on both sides of the valley twenty to thirty miles deep. If the sky is dark, even the scouting falcons will not be able to easily spot them.
On the way back to the rescue, Linghu Zhang was furious. These thieves and bandits entrenched in the mountains and forests actually dared to become enemies of the Yan army, take advantage of the situation and rob the army's supplies. How could there be peace in the rear if the mice were not eliminated?
Linghu Zhang ordered the infantry and grain and baggage to go along the Yongji Canal. He personally led 30,000 cavalry and rushed towards Qinghe County at lightning speed, vowing to annihilate all the rebels besieging Beiku.
Wangmang City is only two to three hundred miles away from Qinghe Beikou, and the Hu cavalry can rush to Qinghe in two or three hours.
The smooth flow of traffic along the way and his disdain for the rebel army made Linghu Zhang lose his vigilance against the enemy's ambush along the way.
Linghu Zhang decided not to wait for dawn and crossed the river valley overnight to reach Beiku!
Different from the deadly places, dangerous places, and desperate places that are often mentioned in the art of war, the river valleys around Wangmang City do not have high mountains or cliffs, but rather open hills and river valleys.
The roads in the river valley are not very narrow, so it is not difficult for the cavalry to pass through.
In addition, the valley entrance is wide and it is difficult to completely block the valley entrance with rolling logs and rocks thrown from the top of the mountain. It is not generally the best ambush location.
The Yan army scouts made a circle and found nothing unusual, so they quickly reported back to the Chinese army.
Linghu Zhang ordered the cavalry to spread out and quickly pass through the valley.
The Yan army's 30,000 cavalry galloped at full speed in the valley that was 20 to 30 miles long. Mountain roads, riverbanks, and streams were filled with galloping cavalry all over the mountains and plains. The sound of hoofbeats made the valley echo like dull thunder.
Bai Fu had already made plans to deal with the enemy.
After Linghu Zhang's army entered the Wangmangcheng Valley, the Hebei Road South Road rebels who were secretly lurking on the Yongji Canal cargo ship, led by their leaders Ding Jiuqu and Sheng Hailiu, led countless boats to block the southern entrance of the valley and intercept
The rebel cavalry slipped through the net.
As the sun set in the west and in the vast twilight, the rebel cavalry drove into the depths of the river valley.
Suddenly, there was a sharp beep!
Rolling logs and rocks poured down the steep hillside like a mudslide, dividing the Yan army's cavalry into several sections. Tens of thousands of arrows poured down like a storm.
Fighting in the river valley, the Yan army's cavalry could not form formations, use attack formations, and charge together. They were suppressed by the arrow firepower of the rebels. They had no horses and armor, and could not organize an effective counterattack.
Several generals of the Yan army were shot off their horses. The galloping cavalry, without any orders, suddenly panicked, crowded into each other, and trampled on each other. Countless people were overturned on their backs.
After several rounds of iron arrows, the horses of the Hu cavalry were either shot dead on the spot, or they were so frightened that they dropped the soldiers on their horses and fled in all directions.
Once General Hu loses his horses, his combat strength will be reduced by at least half.
Seeing a large number of Hu generals falling from their horses, war drums blared in the river valley, the sound of the drums shook the sky, countless flags appeared all over the mountains and plains, tens of thousands of rebels rushed down from the hillsides on both sides like a roaring tsunami, and pounced on the enemy.
Linghu Zhang pulled out his horizontal sword and roared: "Everyone retreat, break out to the rear!"
After two hours of fierce fighting, most of Linghu Zhang's army was lost, but they finally reached the south exit of the river valley.
I saw that the river valley leading to Yongji Canal was filled with boats of all sizes, almost blocking the mouth of the valley.
In the light of the fire, two strong men who looked like ship bosses were seen standing on the ship's deck, lighting up the firecrackers in their hands.
"Crack!"
Firecrackers exploded in the sky, and a huge colorful firework bloomed in the blue velvet sky.
Thousands of ships opened fire at the same time, and the trebuchets, crossbows and crossbows were like meteor showers falling from the sky...
After fighting until the middle of the night, Linghu Zhang led only two to three thousand men to break out of the siege and fled back to Weizhou City in embarrassment. The thirty thousand cavalry were almost wiped out.
The infantry of the Linghu Zhang Army who were subsequently reinforced were killed on the Yongji Canal by the rebels led by Ding Jiuqu and Sheng Hailiu, who set fire to the barge and were defeated.
Amidst the raging fire and thick smoke, tens of thousands of soldiers jumped into the water to escape. Before the rebels could strangle them, most of them were killed or injured.
Overnight, Linghu Zhang's army no longer had the strength to fight and withdrew from the Southern Expedition.