Fenghou

The [-] cavalry of the Congregation Army were divided into two, and the [-] soldiers continued to stop the progress of the Song Army's pontoon bridge, while the other [-] cavalry rushed towards the back of the attacking Song Army...

At this time, there were still 3000 soldiers of the Song Army who attacked the shore. Li Ling, the leader, saw that the Song Army was in a crisis of being attacked by east and west. He shouted: "Fight the enemy to the end, and never surrender!"

Three thousand soldiers of the Song army roared, raising their short spears and shields to fight the enemy to the death. The two sides fought fiercely together, but the bows and arrows and kerosene were unable to play a role. go up...

Three thousand Song troops were flanked by eight thousand enemy troops, and casualties gradually increased.

At this time, Yang Zaixing saw that the construction of the pontoon bridge was blocked, so he immediately made a decision and sent a second wave of [-] ferries to the east bank of the Yellow River.

Not long after, forty ferries docked, and six thousand soldiers of the Song army rushed ashore and began to attack the two thousand cavalry of the Congregation Army. Building, without the trouble of the enemy, the construction of the pontoon bridge was accelerated again, and forty ferries were also used to build the pontoon bridge, which greatly accelerated the progress.

At this time, the pontoon bridge was full of Song troops, extending all the way to the shore. There were [-] troops, and they were waiting for the moment when the pontoon bridge opened.

Han Chang saw that the Song Army's pontoon bridge was about to be completed, and he ordered anxiously: "Another [-] troops will come to the dock."

There are a total of 3 garrisons in Hezhong Prefecture, of which 5000 are stationed in Hedong City, and the other 5000 are stationed in Wanquan County in the north of Hezhong Prefecture.

There are also [-] troops stationed in Wenxi County, but Wenxi County belongs to Xiezhou, but it is also under the jurisdiction of Han Chang.

Controlling Wang Feng said anxiously: "Master Wan, I suggest that you should leave 5000 people to guard the city? The city is empty. If the Song army divides an army to seize the city, Hedong City will be finished."

Han Chang had no expression on his face, and said coldly: "All the troops are dispatched to fight, and anyone who dares to oppose it will be killed!"

All the generals felt the dissatisfaction in the general's tone, and they didn't dare to say anything. After a short while, all [-] troops were transferred out of the city to join the battle, and Hedong City almost became a defenseless city.

The Song Army's pontoon bridge was built, and Yang Zaixing personally led an army of [-] to the east bank. Together with the soldiers of the Song Army who had been invested before, the Song Army successively invested [-] troops to attack the Hedong Wharf.

In order to keep the strategically important wharf and prevent the Song army from landing on Hedong, Han Chang also invested all [-] troops.

The two sides fought until noon, with heavy casualties. At this moment, a soldier rushed to report, "Master Wan, something is wrong. A Song army has entered Hedong City, and Hedong City has fallen!"

Hedong City is almost an empty city, with only a few hundred soldiers guarding the city gate, unexpectedly it was attacked unexpectedly.

Han Chang was taken aback, and asked anxiously, "How many Song troops are there?"

"About five to six thousand people."

Han Chang was stunned, where did Song Jun come from?

At this moment, a clear horn sounded behind him, "Woo——"

A Song army of 5000 people came from behind, and the leading general was Niu Gao. Niu Gao rushed to Hedong City on the agreed date, and appeared at the most intense moment of the battle. He ordered Li Hongwu to lead [-] people to take the opportunity to occupy the deserted area. In Hedong City, he personally led an army of [-] to attack the back of the Xie Cong Army.

Niu Gao's army participated in the battle and dealt a fatal blow to the Xie Cong army. The [-] crossbowmen of the Xie Cong army were killed and fled in all directions. In the northeast corner, two thousand spear soldiers broke away from the front line and fled, showing signs of the collapse of the entire front line.

Han Chang's situation was not good, and he shouted: "Withdraw! Withdraw!"

"Woo—————" The horn of the withdrawal sounded, and Han Chang took the lead to leave the battlefield, leading hundreds of soldiers to retreat to the north.

The Xie Cong army was defeated, and more than [-] people threw away their helmets and armor, and fled desperately. Those who surrendered on their knees and were killed were countless. The Song army chased and killed more than [-] miles before retreating to celebrate the victory.

In this battle, the Song army killed about 5000 people, while the enemy army killed more than 8000 people, and nearly [-] people surrendered. directly fled home.

Han Chang joined the garrison of 3000 troops in Wanquan County, and transferred the garrison of [-] troops in Wenxi County. The army was restored to [-]. He estimated that he could not resist the Song army, so he led the army to withdraw in the direction of Jiangzhou. Wanyan Huonu's army joined forces.

The food materials hoarded by the Xie Cong Army in Hedong City are extremely rich. The food alone exceeds 30 shi, black beans 20 shi, forage [-] dan, as well as kerosene, gunpowder, armor, tents, camp fences, trebuchets, etc. military supplies.

Wanyan Yinshu originally expected that Hedong City would be able to defend it for a year and a half, but he did not expect it to be lost so soon, and he did not even defend it for a day.

Of course, there is also Han Chang's personal grievances in it. It is clear that Han Chang is the chief general in the south of the River East Road. As the chief general of the south, let him serve as the deputy general, completely disregarding Han Chang's feelings, of course Han Chang was dissatisfied.

All of Yang Zaixing's army crossed the Yellow River, together with Niu Gao's [-] troops, a total of [-] troops.

On the one hand, Yang Zaixing let the soldiers rest, and on the other hand, he sent someone to deliver a letter to the commander Chen Qing. They had already crossed the Yellow River, captured Hedong City, and joined forces with Niu Gao's army, asking for instructions on the next battle strategy.

Unexpectedly, before the messenger soldiers left the city, Chen Qing sent someone to deliver the letter to Pujin Pass, and from Pujin Pass to Hedong City.

Niu Gao quickly came to the top of the city, and saluted Yang Zaixing, "I heard that the county king has a letter?"

Yang Zaixing is the highest-ranking general under Chen Qing. He is in command of the upper army, while Liu Cui and Zheng Ping are in command of the capital. Niu Gao, like Gao Ding and Liu Qiong, is in command of the deputy capital. There are four levels, deputy marshal, marshal, marshal of the upper army, and finally marshal Du. Currently, Chen Qing is Marshal Du.

Once Yang Zaixing is promoted to the rank of marshal, Chen Qing will leave the rank of marshal and take up a military position specially tailored for him, General Tiance of the Western Army.

Tiance General was Li Shimin's military post in the Tang Dynasty, but it was not impossible for the Song Army to set up a Tiance General as the Song inherited the Tang system.

Yang Zaixing handed a letter to Niu Gao and said with a smile: "Niu Gao can read it for himself!"

Niu Gao looked at the letter and asked puzzledly, "Why do we have our army stationed in Wenxi County?"

Yang Zaixing smiled slightly and said, "Just now the sender said that Liu Cui will lead an army from Cizhou to Jiangzhou through Gushe Mountain. I understand what the king of the county means."

Niu Gao also immediately understood that Wanyan Huonu stationed [-] troops in Zhengping, Jiangzhou. If Liu Cui's army broke out from Cizhou, it would happen to be in the northwest of Zhengping County, and Wenxi County would be in the southwest of Zhengping County. Zhi Dajun formed a north-south pincer attack on Zhengping County.

He thought for a while and said: "Once Wanyan Huonu finds out that we are stationed in the army, Wenxi, she will guess our intentions. I think he will most likely retreat northward to Jinzhou and join the 8 troops in Linfen County, Jinzhou. The troops from Zezhou and Longde Mansion have been transferred, and their strength will reach [-], and they can fight us decisively."

Yang Zaixing nodded, "You and I want to go together. I suggest that we divide our troops into two groups, one part of the army will be stationed in Wenxi County, and the other part will continue to go north to ambush the enemy troops in Zezhou and Longqing Mansion."

Niu Gao agreed to Yang Zaixing's plan, and he transferred another [-] troops from Shanzhou, and sent the prisoners of war from Jie County and Hedong County to Tongzhou.

The army of the two men amounted to 5000 people, and 5000 people were left to guard Hedong City. Yang Zaixing led [-] main forces to go north to Wenxi County according to the agreement, and Niu Gao led [-] troops to Zezhou, preparing to ambush the Zezhou army.

Chapter 765 Fighting Aid

Wanyan Huonu looked at the one-eyed dragon in front of her and wished she could rush up and slap him a few times. She had sworn at the beginning that it would be no problem to hold Hedong City for two months, but she lost it in just one day.

It is said that the army came out of the city to fight the Song army attacking the pier, but was attacked by the Song army and captured Hedong city. Is this a mistake made by an experienced veteran?This bastard deliberately lost Hedong City because he was dissatisfied because of his arrival.

Wanyan Huonu was full of anger, but she couldn't get it out, so she could only say bitterly: "Marshal Zuo sent me because the Song army captured Pingyang Mansion. Marshal Zuo and the prime minister were worried that the Song army would enter Jiangzhou from Cizhou and cut off the river It is not the intention to replace the general as the general, but General Han lost the Hezhong mansion so quickly, making the whole situation extremely passive. Tell me!"

Now that Wanyan Huonu refused to admit that she was the main general, he didn't want to bear the responsibility for Han Chang's defeat.

Han Chang already had an excuse, and he explained calmly: "At that time, the two sides were in a stalemate, and they both went all out. If I invested another 5000 people, I would win. It is impossible for me to keep 5000 people in the city. Besides, if the army loses, These 5000 people can't defend Hedong City. If they were replaced by a living woman, Mrs. Wan would make the same choice as me. The reason why I was defeated was not because I didn't defend the dock. On the contrary, my dock defense was extremely tight, and the Song army was impeccable However, it was because Xiezhou was not defended, and more than 1 Song soldiers came from Jiezhou, pierced my back, and made me suffer from the enemy. This led to the defeat, please live a lesson!"

"I see. I will tell Deputy Marshal Zuo the truth. Since Wang Wuliang, the military envoy of Xiezhou, was killed in the melee, it is not easy to hold him accountable. Let's move on!"

Wanyan Huonu also knew that Han Chang could not be punished, so she could only put the overall situation first and held back her anger.

"Excuse me, Mrs. Wan, the living lady, what should we do next?"

Wanyan Huo Nu pondered for a while and said: "Now I only have [-] troops in my hands, and with the [-] troops in the general's hands, it is only [-] troops. If the situation is not good for us, I plan to continue to retreat to the Jinzhou, join Jinzhou's [-] troops, and then transfer the [-] troops stationed in Zezhou and Longde Mansion, our total strength will reach more than [-] people, and we can definitely compete with the Song army!"

Wanyan Huonu's idea was completely in line with Han Chang's idea. He hurriedly said: "Master Wan is right. Instead of letting the Song army defeat each other, it is better to join forces and concentrate their forces to deal with it. Moreover, the grain and grass in Linfen County are also relatively large. There's plenty here."

The two tacitly reached a consensus to abandon Jiangzhou and retreat to Jinzhou.

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Gushe Mountain is located in the south of the Luliang Mountains, which is actually a part of the Luliang Mountains. It extends from the northeast to the southwest by the Yellow River, and is divided into two states, Cizhou in the north and Jiangzhou in the south.

At this time, an army of 4 people, with supplies of [-] camels, happened to pass through a deep valley.

Gushe Mountain is ancient and broken. In ancient times, countless rivers passed through the mountain. Now, these rivers have disappeared without a trace, leaving only a dozen valleys, some large and small, some spacious and flat, and some more hidden.

The [-] Song troops walked through a relatively hidden valley, and a special guide led them through the valley.

There are cliffs and cliffs on both sides of the valley, covered by vines, which sometimes cover the sun, making it look gloomy, but fortunately, there are not many gravels on the ground, and the road is relatively easy to walk, and the horses and camels are effortless.

Liu Cui rode on the horse, looked into the distance, and asked the guide, "How far is it to get out of the valley?"

The guide pointed to a big tree more than ten miles away and said with a smile: "General, please look at that big tree, it is at the mouth of the valley."

Liu Cui immediately ordered: "Add more scouts to investigate the situation outside the mouth of the valley!"

Two groups of [-] scouts had already been dispatched, and Song Jun immediately added another [-] scouts to Taniguchi...

In fact, Liu Cui was not worried that the enemy would ambush him. Yang Zaixing's army had already marched north. If the main force of the enemy came to ambush him, then their lair would be taken away by the Song army.

And it's useless to send fewer troops. There are so many valley trails, and the enemy doesn't know which valley trail they will come out from.

Soon, the [-] troops left the valley and passed through Gushe Mountain. The outside was not a large plain, but countless low and rolling hills, scattered with villages and large wheat fields.

The Song army's target was Zhengping County, 150 miles away. The army assembled and rested overnight. Early the next morning, [-] troops marched towards Zhengping County in mighty force.

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At the same time that Liu Cui led the army to Zhengping County, another Song army of 2 people was also marching northward quickly. This army was Niu Gao's team. They passed through Wenxi County and entered Jiangzhou. Across the entire Jiangzhou, there are also many mountains in this area, such as Huoshan, Wuling, Jiaoshan, Wangwushan and so on.

Their goal is Jicheng County, Jinzhou, which is an important county on the banks of the Qinshui River, and Qinshui is the only way for Zezhou Jinbing to come out.

The marching speed of the Song army was very fast, and it was a high-intensity march. Each person brought six days of dry food. They needed to wipe out the enemy army in Zezhou before continuing northward to wipe out another army from Longde Mansion.

The next afternoon, [-] troops arrived in Ji County. Instead of entering the county seat, they found a forest to rest three miles east of the county seat.

At this time, Li Ling, the commander who had been here for nearly two days, came to see Niu Gao, "Qi is in charge of the capital, and no trace of the enemy has been found yet."

Niu Gao nodded, this is normal, the terrain in this area is complicated, and the enemy troops usually appear suddenly, so they must be fully prepared.

"The ambush place I asked you to look for, have you found it?"

Li Ling nodded, "Ten miles east from here, there is a valley over there, which is very suitable for ambushes, and we will soon reach the county town, so the vigilance of the enemy soldiers will be lowered."

Niu Gao said decisively: "Let's go to the ambush to rest!"

Soon, they arrived at the ambush site, Niu Gao told the soldiers to continue to rest, and he personally checked the situation in the valley.

This kind of valley is very common. It is the junction of two big mountains. The big mountains on both sides are slopes, covered with woods, and the official road is at the bottom. It can be said that this is the terrain along the way, but it is very suitable for ambushes. Because its length is just right, the enemy's tail has entered the valley, but the head has not yet left the valley, which just blocks the enemy in the valley.

Another important detail is that the enemy army will usually send spies to explore the road ahead. This is a normal march. The spies or pioneers walk in front, and if they find something abnormal, go back and report it.

So they had to deploy after the spies had passed by, and the large forest on the hillside was just for them to hide.

In the middle of the night, Niu Gao, who was resting, was woken up by the soldiers, "Du Tong, we found the enemy's trace!"

Niu Gao's spirit lifted, he immediately came to his senses, and asked, "How far is it, and how many enemy troops are there?"

"Twenty miles to the east of us, there are about 1 people."

Only twenty miles away, it will come soon, Niu Gao immediately said: "Go and inform the brothers on the opposite mountain, the whole army will wake up immediately and prepare to fight!"

Not long after, the enemy's vanguard army came, about 300 people, riding slowly, sending people into the woods to check the situation from time to time.

Of course, this is a standard way of marching. It is not suspected that there is an enemy army ambushing.

Judging from the current situation, the training level of the Association Army is still higher than that of the Puppet Qi Army. Generally, the Puppet Qi Army basically does not have spies to explore the way ahead, even Li Cheng's army is no exception.

However, although the Alliance Army is well-trained, it is far behind the Western Army. Their wayfinding is just a formality, and they just go to the edge of the forest to have a look and ignore it.

If it is the Western Army, they must go deep into the woods within a hundred steps, and shoot a few shocking gunpowder arrows, making a huge cracking sound in the woods. If there are no startled birds flying up, it means something is wrong.

From these details, we can see the degree of training of an army.

Three hundred vanguard troops walked through the valley, and the Western Army quickly began to enter the position. After a while, ten thousand enemy troops began to march into the valley in mighty fashion.

Chapter 766 Goal

This army is the Xie Congjun army stationed in Zezhou. The [-] troops in Zezhou and Longde Mansion are responsible for the security of the southeast of the East Road, that is, the Shangdang area.

The premise is that the Jin soldiers must defend Hezhong Mansion and Jiangzhou. Once these two places are lost, the garrison in the southeast will be relatively isolated. This situation is very dangerous. Go to Hebei or the Central Plains.

So when both Wanyan Huonu and Han Chang decided to retreat northward to Jinju, they immediately sent people to notify the two troops stationed in the southeast to withdraw to Jinju as soon as possible.

It's just that Jin Bing didn't expect that the Song army had implemented Chen Qing's strategy of besieging the city and fighting for aid, and would attack the two peripheral troops first.

The [-] troops marched quickly in the valley. The chief general was Wang Yande, a commander. The surrounding environment made him a little uneasy, but this uneasiness was only due to a general's instinct. This valley is very suitable for ambushes.

Wang Yande didn't take it to heart either. After all, the Song army was still in Jiangzhou, hundreds of miles away from here. This is how it is to lead troops to fight. It is impossible to be in a state of tension or vigilance all the time. It is necessary to enter the possible You will be vigilant only when you are within the range of being attacked by the enemy.

Now Wang Yande just wants to go to Jicheng to have a good meal, and then find two prostitutes to accompany him for the night.

"Speed ​​up!" With more than ten miles away from the county seat, Wang Yande urged the soldiers to march. In fact, both he and the soldiers were exhausted.

At this time, the soldiers in front suddenly became rioted, and some soldiers came to report, "Qizhi control, the road ahead is blocked by hundreds of big logs."

Wang Yande changed his mind, and immediately yelled, "No, there are enemies!"

The reason is simple, the vanguard team has passed, why is there no big tree blocking the way?

Just as he was aware of the ambush, the sound of clappers rang in the woods on both sides, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound of the clapper was very rapid, and then ten thousand arrows were fired, and twenty thousand crossbow arrows were shot at the enemy army on the official road at the same time. Although many soldiers carried shields on their backs, it took time to get the shields. You had to remove the dry food bags and water bottles first. As well as the blanket, it was too late, and the smartest way was to fall directly to the ground.

The worst was the coach Wang Yande, who was shot like a hedgehog by hundreds of arrows and died tragically immediately.

At this time, the big wood blocking the road in front burned, and the wood blocking the road behind also burned.

The Xie Congjun was caught off guard and nearly 2000 people were shot and killed. The soldiers all reacted and lay on the ground with their heads in their arms, protecting their vitals with the shields on their backs.

After shooting three rounds of arrows in a row, there is no one standing on the official road in the valley.

"Ugh-"

The low-pitched horn sounded, and [-] soldiers of the Song Army rushed out of the valley shouting.

"Don't kill those who surrender! Don't kill those who surrender!" Song soldiers shouted in the valley.