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The distinction between ourselves and the enemy is clear, and the mask of hypocrisy is lifted.
It was getting late, and the decisive battle of the army would be postponed until tomorrow, but small-scale cavalry raids continued throughout the night.
Liu Miaozhen led 20,000 soldiers and horses into the outskirts of Xuzhou this time, including 6,000 elite cavalry. Zhou Pu, Sun Zhuang, Li Liang and others were all top-notch generals who dared to fight tough battles. The combat situation would have been very impressive. If not for
Not wanting to suffer too many casualties and not wanting the defensive situation to be too severe in the later stages, Liu Miaozhen was confident that she would win in a head-to-head fight with Zhou Zhizhong and Chen Hansan.
Baggage carts were used to surround the camp, and the gates were sealed with spears or shield carts in the middle. Bags containing salt and coal residue were continuously dropped from the carts.
Part of the salt was hauled to the valley at the southern foot of Xiaogu Mountain by oxen, horses or troops. The ice was cut from the upper reaches of the Jingma River and salt was poured into the water. The section of the Jingma River flowing through the southwestern foot of Jiuli Mountain was
It turned into the Salt River. Part of it followed the small-scale cavalry team, and under the cover of night, it continued to sprinkle on the ice of the Jingma River. It sounds complicated, but it is simple to do. Each camel carries two bags.
For salt, just poke a few holes and wander back and forth on the Jingma River.
In addition, pebbles mixed with salt are sprinkled intermittently on specific river sections. When the sun rises tomorrow, the ice under the pebbles will melt away the fastest, destroying the river ice first.
structure in order to cause the collapse of river ice.
However, the black carbon dioxide residue was too obvious, and Chen Hansan was quite cautious by nature, so he could not use it on a large scale to avoid alerting him, so he could only spread it intermittently.
Of course, in the eastern section of the Jingma River, it is also necessary to ensure that there is a passage for the Huaidong Army to safely enter the south bank of the Jingma River.
The night was fine, but the snow around the southwestern foothills of Jiuli Mountain had long been trampled beyond recognition. The night wind was as cold as a knife. During the day, the horses and soldiers trampled the muddy ground, and soon after nightfall, it gradually froze solid. Close by,
Around the three camps, which were only eleven or twelve miles apart, various cavalry families fought in the clear night.
Through continuous small-scale harassment, it can not only damage the morale of the enemy, but also disrupt the rest of the enemy generals.
The iron hooves of the war horses trampled back and forth across the frozen ground, and the strange "boom boom boom" sound, like dense rolling thunder, rang in the ears. Without any mental quality, the old soldier did not dare to sleep peacefully.
Worried that the Huaidong Army might launch a night attack at any time, Chen Hansan did not dare to take off his armor after dark after leading his main force out of the city.
Chen Hansan stood at the head of Xiaozhai City on the south bank of the Jingma River, staring at the land under the hazy night, watching groups of Huaidong cavalry crossing the Jingma River and constantly harassing them.
Chen Hansan has sent someone to contact Zhou Zhizhong. Although the night is nice, Zhou Zhizhong does not dare to fight at night. The cavalry are also strictly restrained and do not want to fight at night - most of the cavalry in Zhou Zhizhong's hands come from Xuanfu and Ji.
The troops who suppressed the surrender were not as good as the Huaidong cavalry when it came to riding, shooting or even dismounting from the war horses. The battles during the day also proved this. Stalking and killing at night was nothing more than increasing consumption. It was better to stick to the position, conserve energy and collect taxes, and save it for later.
Tomorrow, all infantry and cavalry will go out and defeat the Huaidong Army in one fell swoop.
Liu Miaozhen was even more able to send out groups of cavalry to cross the Jingma River from various places to harass the south bank. Chen Hansan was under great pressure.
Although Chen Hansan led his elite troops to garrison the small village, which was surrounded by a wall and was relatively safe and not afraid of a strong attack by the Huaidong Army at night, the camp outside was not that strong and unbreakable.
The small village on the south bank of the Jingma River is not large in scale. It was originally a walled area where the clan lived outside the city of Xuzhou. Even three or four thousand people would feel crowded when entering. How could nearly 17,000 soldiers and horses be allowed in? Even if they could barely squeeze in,
, the Huaidong Army surrounded and blocked the north and south gates of the village. Too many soldiers and horses were squeezed inside and could not move, and they would die even more miserably.
In addition to the 4,000 elite infantry and cavalry entering Xiaozhai to garrison, Chen Hansan placed more troops and horses outside Xiaozhai and set up camping and garrison on the south bank of Jingma River according to Xiaozhai. This arrangement also included camping on the outside for Huaihe River.
When the Eastern Army stormed, Chen Hansan had sufficient counterattack capabilities.
However, the defensive power of forming a camp with guns to prevent the enemy from stealing the camp is far inferior to that of a fence camp or a trench camp. The Huaidong Army is also famous for fighting at night, so it has to be ten times more energetic, or at least be tougher.
Wait until the winner is decided tomorrow.
Seeing that the Huaidong Army was so powerful, although Chen Hansan knew that his alliance with Zhou Zhizhong had an advantage in terms of strength, he could not help but feel deeply worried.
All the generals arranged to lead the troops and strictly guard the camp. Ma Zhen was the only one accompanying him. Chen Hansan couldn't help but sigh: "This is a big fight!"
Ma Zhen nodded. If this battle is won, it goes without saying that the Huaidong Army on the north bank of the Huaihe River will be in ruins. Dong Yuan's Huaixi Army and the Chang Huai Army will not be enough to resist the Yan Army's southward movement, and it may even be too late.
Withdraw to the south of the Huaihe River and be surrounded and annihilated on the north bank of the Huaihe River - the general trend of the world will completely shift to the side of Dayan. As the key minister who made the first contribution in this battle, Chen Hansan did not seek to cede territory and become the king, and granted Hou Yin and his descendants the title.
It is also what it should be.
Both sides have invested nearly 300,000 troops and horses in the Hehuai land. Perhaps the real wedge will be the battle in front of us.
Over the years, Chen Hansan has rebelled and surrendered in order to seek power, and has long become a sworn enemy of Huaidong. Cao Ziang, Qin Chengzu, Zhou Pu, Liu Miaozhen, Ma Lantou, Sun Zhuang and others are in Huaidong. Chen Hansan and Huaidong
There is no possibility at all. Jiangning did not like him, and was very defensive. Liu Tingzhou's wife, children, and children all died under his sword. In addition to taking a chance on Yan Hu to seek a secure career, Chen Hansan
What more could you ask for?
This is also the final reason why Chen Hansan has always refused to conspire with Huaidong to trap and kill Yan Bing. At present, only Dayan will not care about his past misdeeds and grant him fame.
When he first made up his mind, Chen Hansan felt that the odds of victory were extremely high. However, with sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses crowding into the southwest foothills of Jiuli Mountain, Chen Hansan was worried and felt that the odds of victory were actually low.
Below the red-coat girl Liu Miaozhen, Zhou Pu, Sun Zhuang, Li Liang and other generals are all good at fighting hard battles. The 20,000 infantry cavalry are actually composed of 6,000 brave and capable elite cavalry for the first time. The other infantry cavalry also look murderous from a distance.
On the eve of a life-or-death battle, no one can avoid feeling anxious, but this time it was the Huaidong Army's confident display after entering the southwestern foothills of Jiuli Mountain that made Chen Hansan feel uneasy.
Although Liu Miaozhen led more than 20,000 cavalry in the middle, the sentry cavalry could gallop around from further away. I saw several cavalry coming through the night with their hooves trampling on the remaining snow, and they were almost killed by the Huaidong Army's raiding cavalry.
Dangerously riding the horse to the outside of the gun camp, someone came holding the reins and holding the horse down, shouting loudly: "The urgent military information in the Beiying needs to be reported to your commander-in-chief Chen immediately!"
Vaguely hearing that the knights were sent by Zhou Zhizhong, Chen Hansan stood at the top of the city and waited for those men to come over. He took the letter urgently delivered by Zhou Zhizhong, opened it, read it, laughed, and said to Ma Zhen
: "The Northern Dynasties are not without heroes!"
Ma Zhen received the letter and was ecstatic and said: "Master Handsome is relieved now!" He was also worried that the Xuzhou soldiers and Zhou Zhizhong's troops might not be able to kill Liu Miaozhen who entered the outskirts of Xuzhou, but Zhou Zhizhong told Bei in the letter
The general of Yan, Na He Xiong Qi Zheng, led more than 10,000 fine cavalry to rush to Xuzhou for the battle. He could arrive outside Jiuli Mountain at noon tomorrow at the earliest. Calling Ma Zhen, how could Chen Hansan not be overjoyed?
The battle of Jiuli Mountain has not yet begun, but it is not difficult to imagine that the arrival of He Xiongqi with more than ten thousand elite cavalry will be the decisive force in the victory or defeat of the battlefield, and Liu Miaozhen will no longer have any room to struggle.
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It was almost after midnight that the information that He Xiongqi led more than ten thousand elite cavalry to Xuzhou for the decisive battle was passed to Liu Miaozhen by the distant scouts deployed in the periphery of Huaidong.
Liu Miaozhen wrapped her clothes and fell asleep with her sword in hand. The battle was about to begin, and she could not sleep properly. When she heard the news that enemy cavalry was approaching again, she immediately summoned Zhou Pu, Sun Zhuang, Li Liang and other generals to the big tent for discussion.
"Damn it, it came so fast!" Sun Zhuang said while rubbing his hands and frowning anxiously. With his fearless temperament, he also felt that the situation was not so optimistic at this time.
Nahe Xiongqi's troops are elite Yanlu cavalry, galloping in the starry night, and everyone has two horses. They can enter the battle as soon as they arrive on the battlefield. The combat power of these more than 10,000 cavalry is even more difficult than the 20,000 infantry cavalry of Zhou Zhi - the key
It was Na He Xiongqi's troops who moved very fast, and it was Yutai, the Huaidong scout, who confirmed the enemy's situation and rushed to report back. Counting the time, Na He Xiongqi would arrive at the Jiuli Mountain battlefield tomorrow afternoon.
It was previously expected that Yanhu would at least confirm Chen Hansan's defection before sending the second group of troops. Who would have thought that Yanhu's second group of troops would arrive two days earlier than expected?
"We must defeat Chen Hansan and one of Zhou Zhizhong's two troops before noon tomorrow, so that we can have enough energy to deal with the sudden arrival of more than 10,000 captives..." Zhou Pu said with determination.
The situation is already obvious. If we cannot take advantage of the trap in Jingma River and defeat one of Chen Hansan and Zhou Zhizhong first, then when Na He Xiongqi leads his troops into the battlefield, the situation will be extremely bad and difficult to control.
Liu Miaozhen clenched her pink fist tightly and made a decision: "The situation is worse than expected, so you should be prepared to kill yourself!"
All the generals here knew that there was a face as beautiful as a flower hidden under that ugly bronze mask, but when they heard her say this, they felt that there was an awe-inspiring murderous aura permeating the tent.
Sun Zhuang let out a soft cry and lowered his voice to ask for battle: "Please give me the order, Miss!"
"The time to attack Shajiaji has been advanced to the time when the rooster crows. Li Liang will lead his troops first. I will lead the infantry to withdraw the chariot camp and then lure Chen Hansan to lead his troops to cross the Jingma River to attack my retreat," Liu Miaozhen ordered in a deep voice.
Said, "Sun Zhuang led a thousand armored cavalry to prepare at the heart of the infantry formation to recharge their batteries. The hour is limited to the sunrise. If the river ice cannot break before the sunrise, the more than a thousand armored cavalry will be used up, and Chen will be exhausted.
Han San's troops were defeated!"
It was known that the people were guarding Shajiaji and the camp was relatively dense. It would be difficult to break the situation at noon tomorrow. The people who lured Chen Hansan across the Jingma River were the targets of attack.
As long as Chen Han's three troops are crippled and cannot pose a fatal threat on the flanks, Liu Miaozhen can abandon the baggage vehicles and withdraw the soldiers and horses from the upstream section of the river that is not affected by salt and coal to the south bank of the Jingma River.
Block Nahe Xiongqi and Zhou Zhizhong on the north bank.
"If you don't kill Chen Hansan to death, please take my head to your Majesty!" Sun Zhuang blushed like blood under the lamp, opened his eyes and gasped, as if Chen Hansan was standing in front of him.