This is the city closest to the Li Dynasty on the southern border of the Mo Dynasty. It is located in the plains. It has always been a prosperous place in the past. Rice is harvested twice a year and the output is quite abundant.
It's just that this wealth has long been a thing of the past. Since the Melee at Mo Li, there have been decades of fighting. The most anxious battlefield area is the two to three hundred miles between Thang Long and Thanh Hoa. Although the battle has been
The scorched earth is an exaggeration, but trying to maintain the former wealth is obviously a fantasy.
Sixty thousand troops gathered in Ninh Binh. They only had to go south for a hundred miles to reach Thanh Hoa, the capital of Xijing in Annan, the core of the Loi Dynasty. However, this hundred miles was not easy to get to. For decades, Mo Chao’s army rushed towards Thanh Hoa.
Which time did you capture that city?
Mo Dunrang looked ahead with a solemn expression, and the pony on his hip walked slowly and unhurriedly, as if he did not want to go south.
Mo Dunrang, who is only about 40 years old this year, is the mainstay of the Mo Dynasty today. Since the death of his third brother Qian Wang Mo Jingdian last year, various factions in the court have been fighting each other. The winner was gradually decided at the end of the year, and finally after the New Year
It was decided that he, Mo Dunrang, would be in charge of the military affairs.
Mo Dunjang is Mo Dengyong's seventh son, but because Lao Ba died early, he is actually the youngest son. After Mo Dengyong's eldest son Mo Dengying succeeded to the throne, he gradually came to power. When Mo Dengying died, Mo Mao
After Qia succeeded to the throne, he was already the auxiliary king in charge of government affairs, His Royal Highness King Ying.
Among Mo Dengyong's sons, the most famous, besides his eldest son Mo Taizong and Mo Dengying, was Mo Dunrang's third brother Mo Jingdian. However, Mo Jingdian was intolerant of details and unwilling to manage state affairs.
Dunrang achieved today's status.
However, Mo Jingdian held the military power very tightly and always believed that the Mo Dynasty could stand on its own by relying on the army, so he never let Mo Dunjang intervene. This also led to Mo Dunjang not having much prestige in the army. This time he was in
To win a political struggle, the first thing to do when gaining military power is to establish prestige, so the southern expedition is inevitable.
In order to ensure the success of the southern expedition, he selected two deputies for himself. One was Mo Yulin, a clan member of the Mo Dynasty. He led the right army to station troops in Wen'an. The goal was to go south to capture Mang Pan, rejuvenate, and then outflank Thanh Hoa, and fight with Mo
Dunrang joined forces and besieged Xijing.
The second is the famous general Ruan Juan, but Mo Dunrang is not very confident about Ruan Juan, especially because Ruan Juan has a high prestige in the army and can almost be said to be the number one person below Mo Jingdian, so Mo Dunrang refuses to give in.
He acted as a forward, but stayed in the rear because he wanted to avoid being attacked by Zheng Song.
This time going south, Mo Chao mobilized the whole country. In addition to the 60,000 people here, Mo Yulin on the right has 25,000, and Ruan Juan has 15,000. This is a hundred thousand army. To the north
Including Thang Long City, there are probably only twenty to thirty thousand people left.
Mok Donjang felt that he had no reason to lose, because as far as he knew, the Southern Dynasty only had a total of 70,000 or 80,000 troops, some of which were left in the south of Nie'an and Hue, with a maximum of 50,000 troops in Xijing.
In Mo Dunrang's view, even if Mo Yulin on the right doesn't come for a while, he won't be defeated if he fights 60,000 to 50,000. It will be a stalemate at best. And as soon as Mo Yulin arrives and an outflanking trend is formed, this battle will be over.
There is victory but no defeat. The worst situation is that we can't attack Qinghua City without troops. What's the big deal?
The first time I sent out troops, I achieved the result of surrounding Qinghua. Even if I couldn't take Xijing, it was enough to stabilize the hearts of the people inside.
The terrain of Ninh Binh is very interesting. Generally speaking, it is dominated by plains, but there are many small but continuous hills. Most of them are only two to three hundred meters in height, but they are winding and scattered in all directions. , splitting a good plain into many small pieces. Sometimes there are several lonely peaks standing inexplicably in the middle of a plain, as if they are dotted in it, which is very unique.
Mo Dunrang's army marched in zigzags on the plain between mountains.
"Your Highness King Ying, there is a river ahead of us. Our army has been walking for so long and we are all exhausted. Why don't we do some repairs by the river, bury the pots and make rice first, and then leave in the afternoon?"
Although ponies have always been known for walking smoothly, Mo Dunrang still felt that his bones were about to fall apart. After hearing the words of his subordinate generals, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked downhill: "Since the soldiers are tired, then Bury the pot in front to make rice."
Another general looked at the front and suggested: "Your Highness, I feel that the terrain of the Hengshan Mountain in front is weird. If there are Li soldiers hiding behind it, it may be dangerous. It is better to send someone to investigate first, and then go riverside."
"Hengshan" is the description of this general. The mountain in front looks like a big stone lying across a plain, and not far from the mountain is a river.
Mo Dunrang took a look, shook his head and said: "Although that mountain is weird, if you want to hide soldiers, you can only hide more than 10,000 people at most. We have an army of 60,000, why should we be afraid of him? Just go forward and reach the river. It’s not too late to send someone to investigate again.”
Mo Jun was already tired from walking. Hearing what King Ying said, he was very happy and headed towards the river happily. Everyone was in a hurry and wanted to grab a good location near the water but not a wetland - Anando Water, especially in the lower reaches of the Red River Plain, is similar to wetlands in many places. This is usually a good thing, as it is convenient for growing rice, but when the army is camping, the terrain is not good, and it is inconvenient to even sit.
The team that was already walking in a sloppy way suddenly became more noisy because some people were eager to grab a favorable resting place. Although Mo Dunjang was a little annoyed, he thought that everyone had been walking all morning and he was already tired on horseback. , these people are naturally more tired if they rely on two legs, so the current situation is excusable. After thinking about it, I don't bother to stop it.
He even pinched the horse's belly and urged the horse forward, hoping to dismount and rest early.
After walking for two or three miles, we were getting closer and closer to the river. There was no movement in the Hengshan Mountain not far away. Mo Dunrang was even more relieved and took the initiative to dismount his horse and ordered his left and right: "Find someone who can do more work." Position, I have lost my king’s tent.”
The soldiers around him hurriedly went to the baggage team behind to ask for a big tent, while Mo Dun allowed himself to turn his back slightly and relax.
A trumpet sound suddenly sounded on the Hengshan Mountain, and a group of troops suddenly ran out from the mountain, holding a banner with the word "Zheng" and roaring towards Mo Jun.
Mo Dunrang was shocked and shouted: "Meet the enemy, meet the enemy!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw many people coming out from behind the mountain on both sides of Hengshan Mountain, and they also came to outflank him.
Mo Dunrang shouted at two generals casually: "Quickly stop them!"
The general who had previously advised him to send people to investigate in advance said anxiously: "Your Highness, now we must quickly mobilize the entire army to meet the enemy, and order the rear army to outflank the enemy. Our army has the advantage, so there is no need to panic. As long as we organize our troops, we will win without a doubt."
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Mo Dunrang didn't have any ideas. After hearing this, he quickly said: "Okay, okay, that's it. Send me the king's military order quickly..."
Before he finished speaking, there were already seven or eight hundred cavalrymen on ponies from the Li army on the opposite side, heading straight for Mo Dunzang. The leader shouted: "Mo's traitor, have you heard of my general Huang Ting Aizhi?"
Great name!"
Mo Dunrang saw this cavalry rolling forward, splashing countless water in the slightly thin wetland, and the momentum was frightening. He couldn't help but panic. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran towards his horse.
Huang Tingai, a general under Zheng Song, was overjoyed when he saw this and shouted loudly: "Mo's fake king has escaped! Mo's fake king has escaped! Those who abandon their weapons and surrender will avoid death!"
Mo Dunrang was furious, got on his horse and shouted to everyone around him: "Where did I escape? Who can capture this beast for me!"
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Huang Tingai saw him mounting his horse. His goal was obvious, and he was even more happy. He shouted: "You guys, follow me and capture this thief. Are you afraid that you won't be rewarded with a title?"
The cavalry under his command were so happy that they didn't even wait for the infantry behind them. They ignored the chaos of Mo's army around them and took advantage of the momentum of their horses to rush towards Mo Dunrang with Huang Ting'ai.
Mo Dunrang did not expect that the other party was so fierce. He was so shocked that he sat on his horse and could not move.