Han counter current

A few days ago, he dared to lead his army out of the city to fight in the field, and he took the initiative to charge the cavalry of our army, and then retreated decisively.Judging from the results of the battle, our iron cavalry did cost the defenders hundreds of people at the least cost, but now that I think about it, there is no possibility that Chen will use my hands to eliminate dissidents. "

"Yes, it's really rare for General Ma to think of this. In addition, from the overall situation, our army's front in the south is too long, and the north needs stability. Therefore, our army looks strong, but it can't afford it." Any failure, deal with it carefully, and treat it as the top five mistakes."

"So, I understand, thank you, old general, for your guidance,,,,,,"

Not long after, before the construction of the Changsha army's fortifications outside the city was completed, Chen Dao really led his army to attack again. This time, Chen Dao led an army of [-] to attack from three directions at the same time.

Huang Zhong responded calmly, and his subordinates focused on defense, while Ma Dai, after receiving the news, abandoned his cavalry camp and led more than [-] cavalry to deal with the enemy.

Half a day later, Chen Dao led the army to retreat, and both sides suffered losses. Generally speaking, Chen Dao's side lost more people, but Ma Dai's cavalry camp was mostly destroyed, and Huang Zhong's fortifications were also ruined. Unbearable.

This battle, the two sides can only be regarded as a draw, but Chen Dao made a big publicity after returning to the city, and circulated the captured flags in the city, which boosted the morale of the defenders in a short time, and also deterred the group who were not convinced by him before. people.

One day later, when Huang Zhong was building a camp and training soldiers and horses, Ma Dai suddenly led his troops to arrive, as if something big was about to happen.

"General Huang, I felt quite strange about yesterday's battle, and I'm here to discuss with you today."

"Oh? What did General Ma find?"

"In yesterday's battle, I really learned Chen Dao's skills. Thanks to you, General, you were prepared. However, after I went back and thought about it carefully, Chen Dao sent troops and lost so many people. Could it be that he just wanted to fight with us?" A tie?"

"what do you mean?"

"Conceal people's eyes and ears, and send troops secretly."

"I understand. You mean that he may have sent a small number of soldiers and horses to detour behind our army to attack our army's food and grass troops."

"That's right, Chen Dao is more familiar with the situation here than we are. In addition, there are many mountains and rivers in Jingnan, which is not conducive to the transfer of grain and grass. Therefore, he will very likely start here..."

Chapter 796 Reinforcements Go South 1

There is no problem with Ma Dai's thinking. The terrain in the south of Jingzhou is relatively special, which is not suitable for northern soldiers to fight. Even the soldiers in the north of Jingzhou may not be able to adapt to the complex terrain here.

In addition, Huang Zhong rushed to Guiyang City with only 7000 troops and a small amount of food and supplies in order to hurry up the march this time, while the remaining soldiers and horses marched slowly to escort the army for two months.

In fact, Huang Zhong himself knew this weakness, but the battle had just started, and in addition to yesterday's battle, Huang Zhong hadn't had time to take care of it yet, and Chen Dao might have already noticed it and took action.

"If Chen Dao sent a small number of elites to set off on a small path, plus they acted one day earlier, I'm afraid they are already far away from here. Bo Zhan, you may lead your troops to set out immediately, maybe there is still time."

Huang Zhong also realized that he had made a mistake. At the same time, he also realized that he seemed to be careless, leaving such a loophole for Chen Lai to exploit.

"The terrain here is not suitable for large-scale military operations. Moreover, if my cavalry is missing in the siege of Guiyang City, the pressure on you, old general, will be much greater. Chen Daofei is not an ordinary generation, and the troops under his command are no more than We are few, even if I want to leave, I can't let him notice it.

How about this, I will leave with [-] cavalry, and the rest of my subordinates will continue to block all the main roads leading to Guiyang together with some of the cavalry in your hands, old general.

At this moment, the old general should make great fanfare and create a posture that our army's reinforcements will arrive in batches to confuse the enemy. "

"Hahaha, now I understand why my lord must let you out alone, good boy, even if I don't come to this battle, as long as you have enough soldiers and horses, you will have a chance to win Chen Dao.

Alright, let's go immediately, leave this to me, the food and grass of the army can depend on you, this Chen Dao is also a hard stubble, I'm afraid it will take you and me to take it together. "

Huang Zhong's face was full of admiration. This Ma Dai looked young, but his mind was very flexible. As far as the style of arranging and directing was, he was very experienced. Huang Zhong felt that his arrangement was basically perfect, and he only had to execute it well.

The departure of [-] cavalry is basically difficult for the tens of thousands of Changsha troops to notice as long as they operate well.In addition, the Changsha army has the advantage of cavalry, which blocked Guiyang's road to the outside world. If the scouts in the city wanted to go out to inquire, they basically had to wait until night before they had a chance to leave the city.

Moreover, this guy Huang Zhong is not just a show. In the last battle, he basically learned the ability of the defenders in the city.It can be said that the quality of the Changsha army is definitely higher than that of the defenders in the city. Moreover, he vaguely noticed that there seemed to be many contradictions within the defenders in the city.

A few days later, more than 200 miles to the north of Guiyang, a large group of people marched under the banner of the Changsha Army. Due to too much food, grass and tortuous roads, the team stretched very long.

On the edge of a certain canyon, a group of soldiers covered in branches and weeds secretly revealed their heads. These are the five hundred white-eared elite soldiers sent by Chen Dao.

Ma Dai's prediction was correct, in other words, any capable guard would not hide all the soldiers and horses in the city waiting to die.In the last battle, Chen Dao sent his cronies to lead five hundred white-eared elite soldiers to leave in the chaos, and went to the north to find the Changsha Army's logistics troops to fight.

These five hundred white-eared elite soldiers are part of Chen Dao's most elite 2000 troops. When he fled from Changsha to Guiyang, Chen Dao relied on two thousand of these elite soldiers to fight against Ma Dai's four thousand cavalry. once.

They avoided all main roads along the way, chose small paths to advance, and crossed rapids when necessary. This not only shortened the marching distance, but also prevented the Changsha army from noticing their whereabouts.

"The general's expectations were correct. The enemy army came from a long distance, and it is impossible to march so fast. The only explanation is that they abandoned the brigade and went first. This is our chance, but the baggage team is too long."

The leader of the army is Chen Dao's deputy general. He can carry out Chen Dao's orders very well, but in many cases, there are many differences between the plan and the reality.

For example, now, Chen Daoyuan wanted to use surprise soldiers to attack the Changsha army's food transport troops and burn down the enemy's food and supplies.But he failed to face up to how rough the roads in Guiyang are.

Three or four thousand Changsha troops transported so much food and grass, and the team was so long, there were too many loopholes. If you want to burn all the food and grass, it may be difficult for these 500 people to do it.

"No matter, the opportunity is rare, as much as you can burn, the enemy general is not a fool, he will definitely think of this loophole, if it is too late, I am afraid there will be no chance again."

After finishing speaking, the lieutenant general gave an order to his subordinates. Five hundred elite soldiers watched the baggage train slowly advance from the edge of the canyon. When the team passed halfway, the attack began.

"Drive, drive, drive, speed up, there is smoke coming from the front, soldiers, kill,,,,,,"

Ma Dai hurried and hurried, and finally he was about to join the baggage team.By the time he entered the battlefield, the attack had already started for almost half an hour.

"The captains led their own troops to attack, encircled and suppressed the enemy, and killed,,,,,,"

More than an hour later, the war came to an end. After some siege and fighting, the enemy escaped more than 100 people and killed more than [-] people. The rest were besieged by Ma Dai and finally forced to land.

As for the Changsha army, more than 100 people were lost, and a quarter of the food and grass were burned. If the team was not too long, the burned food and grass would have doubled.

"Chen Dao's plan is fine, but he failed to face up to the terrain, hehe, to be honest, I'm not serious enough about this."

Marching in such a mountainous area, whether it is infantry or cavalry, it is difficult to bear. The 200 cavalry led by Ma Dai injured more than 1000 horses due to various reasons on the way, and only [-] and [-] horses finally reached the battlefield. Yu people.

"Proceed with the order, send out cavalry to strengthen the enemy's situation, and find a suitable place to build a camp. With so much food and grass, it is unrealistic to think of a one-time transfer. It should be transported in batches, coupled with cavalry guards, there should be no major problems."

When the war broke out in Guiyang, Gongsun Xu who was far away in Xiangyang also received Chen Feng's order and made arrangements in the shortest possible time.

"The two of you will go south immediately. I selected five thousand Jingchu elite infantry, which is more suitable for the terrain in Jingnan. Remember, your task is to assist Han Sheng to take Guiyang as soon as possible."

Xu Shu and Mu Fu who had just come from Jiangxia had not had time to catch their breath when they were sent five thousand elites by Gongsun Xu, and he was about to send them away.

"Where is Pang Rou?"

"The end will be in,,,,,,"

"You boy, I heard that you have been very dishonest recently, and you have been yelling that you have no merits in battle. Ling Ming recommended you from Jiangxia, not for you to complain. I will give you a thousand elite cavalry slaves to protect the two. Sir, whether you can make meritorious service in Jingnan depends on your ability."

"Hey, thank you for the promotion of the general, you will be optimistic about it,,,,,,"

Chapter 797 Reinforcements Go South 2

The arrangement made by Gongsun Xu was quite proper. The five thousand Jingchu soldiers were all elite infantry, while the one thousand cavalry slaves that Pang Ruan selected by him were excellent cavalry generals and cavalry soldiers.

Pang Rou is Pang De's elder brother. His martial arts may not be as good as Pound's, but the difference is not too far, and his ability to command the cavalry is not bad. With him assisting Xu Shu and Mu Fu, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

After replenishing a batch of food, grass and military equipment, Pang Rou also selected the cavalry slaves she liked, and more than 6000 soldiers and horses set off soon. At this moment, Xu Huang is still on the way, but he doesn't know the battle in Guiyang , can he catch up.

On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Gao Zhong also learned of the changes in Jingnan. Although Chen Feng did not send any orders, Gao Zhong clearly smelled something unusual.