Gao Su and others were killed, and the response in the court was neutral, which made Huan Xuan feel relieved. To fight against the outside world, one must first settle the internal situation. Now that the internal situation is stable, it is time to deal with Yang Anxuan.
Huan Xuan regarded Yang Anxuan as suffering from scabies. Yang Quanqi and Yang Guang, who were so brave back then, were all defeated by him. Although Yang Anxuan was somewhat unknown, it was of no use.
In September, Feng Gai led 10,000 soldiers and horses from Jiankang up the river to Xunyang, received 8,000 soldiers and horses from Jiangzhou, and continued westward.
Arriving at Xiakou and taking a short rest, Feng Gai divided his troops into two parts: land and water. The 10,000-strong naval force, led by Huangfu Fu, headed north up the Han River and took Xiangyang directly.
Overland, Feng Gai personally led 4,000 Qingqi and went to Dangyang to receive 8,000 soldiers and horses from Jingzhou. The remaining 4,000 men were stationed at Xiakou to guard the supplies and supplies.
In Xiangyang, Yang Anxuan had long received the news that Feng Gai was leading his army to attack. Huang Fu led people disguised as fishermen on the river and continuously reported the itinerary of Feng Gai's army to the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion.
A sand table about ten feet square was placed in the lobby, and several red flags represented the positions of Feng Gai's army.
A clerk rushed in and presented an urgent report to the new city. Yang Anxuan launched an attack, and Wang Zhen reported the evil report to Liangzhou Governor Fu Hong, who led an army of five thousand people out of Badong County and passed through Jianping County to attack Xincheng County.
Wang Zhen'e led three thousand troops to guard Suiyang, where Liangzhou troops must pass, to reassure Yang Anxuan that the Liangzhou army would never be allowed to enter Xincheng County.
Placing a blue flag in Suiyang, Yang Anxuan said to Meng Longfu: "Feng Gai's army is heading north along the Han River. Runan and Xinyang are safe and sound. Yang Anyuan and Yin Ji can return to Xiangyang to aid."
Meng Longfu looked at the sand table, and the mountains and rivers were clearly visible. It was really convenient to fight with this thing.
"According to Huang Fu's report, Feng Gai's army met at Xiakou and was divided into three groups." Meng Longfu stared at the three positions with red flags and said, "Xiangyang has two thousand light cavalry, four hundred heavy cavalry, and infantry. There are more than 10,000 troops and 2,600 naval troops, which is enough to resist Feng Gai's attack. It is better to let General Anyuan and General Yin go straight south to Xiling and capture Xiakou."
Yang Anxuan thought for a while and shook his head: "Xiakou is too close to Xunyang. Going south from Xinyang will definitely be known by Jiangzhou soldiers and horses. Anyuan and Yinji have only five thousand soldiers and horses, so the risk of traveling a long distance is too high."
"Yu ordered Liu Zhong to lead the navy to intercept and contain the Huanxuan River in the area of Fuxian and Yicheng. The navy was weak, so Yu deliberately asked Anyuan and Yin Ji to set up powerful crossbows on the earthen platforms along the coast of Fuxian and Yicheng to attack the Huanxuan River. Teacher helps."
In order to prevent Huanxuan's army from attacking Xiangyang along the Han River, Yang Anxuan had built nearly a hundred earth platforms on both sides of the river between Yicheng and Fuxian since July, and placed powerful crossbows to block the river.
The positions of the earthen platforms on the sand table were marked with grains of corn. Meng Longfu stroked his chin and muttered: "If Feng Gaisuo led the land and water routes to advance at the same time, these earthen platforms would not be of much use."
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "Long Fu is very worried, so Yu plans to lead his army south to attack Dangyang. He will attack Feng Gai first. If he can win, he will then attack Huan Xuan's navy."
Xiangyang was able to dispatch 2,000 light cavalry and 5,000 infantry, only half of Feng Gai's troops. Meng Longfu said with a solemn expression: "Feng Gai is a veteran on the battlefield. He once served as the governor of Yongzhou. He is very familiar with the terrain. It is almost impossible to lure him into an ambush."
Yang Anxuan laughed heartily and said: "Long Fu, since you joined the army at Jingkou, you have accompanied Yu in the southern and northern wars, aided Luoyang to defeat the Qin army, and saved the city and defeated the Wei army. In every game, you have defeated more with less. Now the morale of your subordinates is strong. With a sharp blade and a sharp arrow, this is the time to make achievements.”
Meng Long Fu became so proud that he said, "I would like to follow my master and kill the enemy, and chop off old Feng Gai's head to pay tribute to the old general."
Strategically, he despised the enemy, and tactically, he valued the enemy. He did not dare to be careless in the face of Feng Gai and Yang Anxuan.
Two thousand light cavalry, however, took four thousand horses and four hundred armored riding equipment to accompany the army. The infantry carefully selected two thousand men, wearing leather armor and wearing iron swords. Yu Fei's sharpshooting camp selected Five hundred people with outstanding archery skills accompanied them, many of them armed with armor-piercing arrows. A soldier's strength lies in his excellence, not in his numbers.
As soon as the army left Xiangyang, Lu Zong, the governor of Nanxiang County, sent an urgent report. Later Qin Emperor Yao Xing sent Yang Fosong with five thousand light cavalry to march from Shangluo to attack Shunyang City.
After Peng Quan, the prefect of Yiyang, was expelled by Yang Anxuan, he fled to Chang'an and was named General Jianwu and Governor of Yongzhou by Yao Xing. After learning that Huan Xuan had launched an army to attack Xiangyang, Peng Quan felt that the opportunity for revenge had come, so he reported to Yao Xing that he was willing to serve as a vanguard and take advantage of the chaos to seize the Jin territory.
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Yao Xing asked Yuan Qianzhi and other surrendered generals. Yuan Qianzhi and others believed that Yongzhou was weak and was no match for Huanxuan's troops. They could take the opportunity to seize Luoyang, Nanyang, Nanxiang and other places.
The Qin army was defeated twice at Luoyang City. Yao Xing thought that Luoyang City was high and deep and difficult to capture for a while, so he ordered Yang Fosong to lead Qingqi out of Shangluo and occupy Nanxiang first. If the situation was favorable, he would take Nanyang and make Luoyang an isolated city. How to capture Luoyang.
Yang Anxuan did not expect that Hou Qin would take advantage of the situation to rob him. Nanxiang County had only three thousand soldiers and horses, so it could only defend the city.
Soon, Ding Quan's intelligence arrived. Later Qin soldiers and horses had taken Danshui and Nanxiang cities and were heading to Shunyang City. Yang Anxuan frowned when he ordered someone to take the map. There were less than a thousand defenders in Shunyang City, and it would be difficult to resist.
The Qin army must not be allowed to seize Fuxian County, so that later Qin soldiers and horses can threaten Xiangyang City from the northwest. Yang Anxuan sent an order: "Order Lu Zongzhi to defend Fuxian and Yin counties, and let Zhang Dan lead two thousand troops from Xiangyang to guard the mountain capital. We will support the front lines of Fu County, Yin County and Zhuyang County at any time."
Meng Longfu suggested: "The Qin army dispatched five thousand light cavalry, mainly for looting. We can order Yang Taishou of Nanjun to send troops from Wancheng, and Xin Taishou of Henan Province to go south to Li County, forming a triangle. Yang Fosong will not dare to go south easily to the east. Towards."
Yang Anxuan nodded and said: "Feng Gai attacked Xiangyang by land and water, Fu Hong's troops left Liangzhou, and Later Qin took advantage of the situation to plunder. We are surrounded by enemies on all sides. The situation is critical."
"My lord, only by defeating Feng Gai first can we have a chance to defeat each of them individually."
Yang Anxuan straightened his body, looked south, and said: "Quick fight and quick decision."
When he learned that Yang Anxuan led his army south to attack him, Feng Gai, who was in Dangyang, laughed and said: "General Huzi, this Yang Anxuan is so courageous that he dares to come to attack me. I then weighed the capabilities of this famous general who succeeded Xie Xianwu. There are many benefits. Send an order to raise the army and march north to Xiangyang."
Feng Gai didn't take Yang Anxuan too seriously. Yang Anxuan's greatest achievement was that he defeated the Qin army twice and the Wei army once. Feng Gai was once the governor of Yongzhou, and also sat in Luoyang. He fought many battles with the soldiers of the former Qin Dynasty, defeated the former Qin emperor Fu Pi, and captured his prince Fu Ning, Changle King Fu Shou and others.
The Jin people feared the Hu people like tigers, but Feng Gai disagreed. Fu Jian's 800,000-strong army was also defeated by the 100,000-strong Beifu army.
Thinking of the Beifu Army, Feng Gai felt a little sad. With the old Beifu generals dying or fleeing, this great army that had fought many battles was now a lamb to be slaughtered and was torn into pieces by Huan Xuan.
Each has his own master. Feng Gai didn't care about the death of Liu Laozhi and others, but was a little dissatisfied with Huan Xuan only granting him the title of Dutinghou.
As the general who commanded the army under Huanxuan, Feng should have made great contributions to his eastward march. However, after Huanxuan came to take charge of Jiankang, he enfeoffed the Huan clan and was very stingy towards their meritorious generals. Before he went to Huanxuan, he He once served as the governor of Yongzhou, and he was still the governor of Yongzhou for more than ten years. Moreover, the governor of Yongzhou had to lead his own army to capture it.
Yang Anxuan's troops were small and his marching speed was very fast. He arrived at Bianxian County first (1). Bian County is a small town. It was moved to the east bank of Zhang River from Long'an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is the only way to go from Dangyang to Xiangyang.
The reconnaissance cavalry reported that Feng Gai's army was only more than thirty miles away from Bianxian County. Yang Anxuan no longer advanced, but garrisoned in Bianxian County to wait for Feng Gai's army.
Feng Gai had a map in mind. More than ten miles south of Dangyang City were all plains, and the terrain was flat and suitable for light cavalry warfare. Feng Gai was accompanied by 6,000 light cavalry. He received a report that Yang Anxuan also brought a lot of horses, and he knew that Yang Anxuan would definitely bring armored riding equipment on this trip.
"If you want to use a heavy cavalry to defeat a light cavalry," Feng Gai said with a smile, "How can I let you succeed?"
Feng Gai's army set up camp twelve miles away from Bianxian County, but Yang Anxuan did not attempt to rob the camp. Facing a veteran like Feng Gai, Yang Anxuan knew there was no need to rush.
Two days later, Feng Gai sent a messenger to deliver a letter of challenge to Yang Anxuan, agreeing to fight outside the city tomorrow.
After sending the messenger away, Meng Longfu asked for orders: "The general is willing to lead a thousand cavalry to defeat the enemy tomorrow."
Yang Anxuan said in a deep voice: "I will go to battle with you tomorrow, Yu."
On December 2, the sky was overcast like water, the cold wind was rolling in the dark clouds, the war horses were kicking on the frozen hard ground, and the soldiers from both sides stood six hundred steps apart, fighting silently.
Feng Gai formed a wild goose formation and spread out horizontally, with three thousand infantry holding spears and shields forming a defensive formation.
, a thousand light cavalry on each side of the left and right wings rushed forward slightly, preparing to outflank and outflank.
Yang Anxuan's army going south was less than 5,000 men. Feng Gai judged that Yang Anxuan's entire army would not be exhausted in today's battle.
If Feng Gai expected that he would only send two thousand light cavalry in the county, they would be in a cone shape. The cone-shaped array is elite in front, sharp and fast, breaking through and splitting the opponent's formation.
Feng Gai shouted an order: "Set up five shield walls to prevent Yang Anxuan from breaking through the formation. The light cavalry on both wings pass over the front and attack its flanks."
As long as Yang Anxuan's sharp edge is blocked by the shield wall, he will be surrounded. Qingqi is surrounded by shields and spears and has no place to gallop, so he will be harvested.
The horn whimpered, and Meng Longfu led his light cavalry to start charging out. The sound of horse hooves became more and more urgent, like thunder rolling in, carrying the power of indomitable force.
Feng Gai stared coldly at the approaching Qingqi. He had seen this scene too many times. Back then, tens of thousands of Qinqi came in like a torrent, but his expression did not change.
The heralds waved flags, and the archers put their arrows on the strings. The horses on both wings were disturbed by the sound of hoofs and became anxious. They kept moving their hoofs in an attempt to rush forward.
Feng Gai was very strict in his military management. The cavalrymen tightened their reins and restrained their horses. Short hisses and snorts sounded one after another.
Two hundred steps away, Feng Gai watched and listened. The light cavalry came at a very fast speed, and the sound of hoofbeats was not heavy. There should be no heavy cavalry wearing armor and riding equipment among them.
"Tree Spear," Feng Gai gave a brief command, preparing to wait for the opponent's light cavalry to rush in one hundred and twenty steps, and let the eight ten-thousand-gun divine crossbows hidden in the formation use their power to break the tip of the cone-shaped formation.
