Chapter 411 If you kill someone, you must pay for it with your life.
On the canal boat, Chen Cao received an urgent battle report sent from the Shuyang front line overnight. After reading it for a long time, Chen Cao slowly closed the official document, then closed his eyes and said: "I agree to Liu Xiang's request, and Liu Jian's body will be used." The ship was sent back to Shanghai for burial, and he was recorded in the merit list so that he could enjoy the meritorious temple in the future. In addition, after the Shuyang War, Liujiazhuang was renamed Liujia Town, and the Shuyang Martyrs Cemetery was set up. All the 84th Brigade and the soldiers who died in the battle were buried in the cemetery. Within the period, retired or disabled soldiers will be arranged to guard the mausoleum and offer sacrifices at all times..."
After Chen Cao finished speaking, he looked at the ship's plank: "Where are you?"
"Back to the Emperor, we have just passed Taoyuan, and there is still half a day's water journey from Suqian."
"Where are the You brothers?"
"They are faster than our ship. I believe they will be arriving in Suqian now."
The three brothers You Shiwei were reused because they were among the first batch of officers and soldiers who had defected to the army, and they were also proficient in cavalry warfare. Chen Cao still remembered You Shiwei's long-distance attack on Hangzhou, so this battle ended with five The 10,000 cavalrymen were commanded by their brothers, and the original Yulin cavalrymen were used as the main force of the 50,000 cavalrymen.
At this moment, You Shiwei's troops had just arrived in Suqian. The Green Camp soldiers guarding the city were frightened by the 50,000-strong army. Before You Shiwei could order an attack on the city, the Green Camp guerrillas guarding the city immediately opened the city and surrendered. The first trial Only then did we realize that this group of Green Camp soldiers were basically soldiers from the local guard station in Beizhili who surrendered before they could escape.
You Shiwei disarmed them as usual, and then placed more than two thousand Green Camp troops in the school field in the city, sent people to guard them, and rode out to check the local official roads.
You Shilu returned from inspection and said: "According to the surrendered puppet army, nearly 20,000 Tatars from Xuzhou passed through Suqian to Shuyang ten days ago. In recent days, no team has passed through Suqian."
You Shiwei touched his chin: "Your Majesty and the General Staff Headquarters all agree that Daishan's team will split up in Shuyang and will most likely pass through Suqian. Now that it has been found that no one is coming, they either did not arrive or did not leave Suqian. "
You Shigong said: "No way, Huai'an is full of waterways. With so many cavalry, the official road only lasts two days, and the Shuyang official road has verified that Li Yan is blocking it in Shuyang. Unless Li Yan's entire army is annihilated, Daishan will It is impossible to pass through Shuyang."
You Shiwei recognized what You Shigong said and nodded: "There are only two roads, one is Suqian and the other is towards Wang Haizhou, but the road towards Haizhou is more difficult than Suqian."
The judgment of the You brothers is very correct, and this is also the consensus of Chen Cao and a group of staff. Tens of thousands of people from Daishan retreated. There are three roads to retreat north to Xuzhou, one is Shuyang, the other is Suqian, and the last is the canal. .
"At that time, Queen Tie Cang withdrew, and the ships at the canal wharf were requisitioned by our army. If Daishan evacuated from the fastest canal, he would be seeking death, and the official road to Shuyang was occupied by Li Yan. If I were Daishan, I would definitely You can't use cavalry to attack the city, so you can only choose Suqian and Haizhou;
Tens of thousands of people must be divided..."
This is the reason Chen Cao analyzed for the generals. This is also the reason why he chose the canal to go north to Suqian. The Longwu Army will definitely gain something from pursuing it, but the gain will definitely not be big, so Chen Cao is also ready to try his luck and see if he can Big fish are harvested on this line in Suqian.
"Send people to dig trenches..."
You Shiwei thought for a long time, and then said: "To the west of the city is the canal waterway and dock. His Majesty's large group of troops will be able to arrive soon. The official road is divided into the northeast direction outside the city and the city crossing. Crossing the city means attacking the city. If I will never do this, then the Tatars can only choose the northeast direction."
You Shilu, who had just returned from inspecting the four cities, interjected: "The official road in the northeast of the city passes through Huangdunji. This is the only one. If the Tatars jump over the wall in a hurry, they can only drill into the Waisiwu Mountain Mountains. Once in, they will probably be killed." You'll be trapped inside."
"Then it's settled. We'll dig trenches in Huangdunji, bury heavy fire oil deep in them, stop the Tatars at all costs, and wait for the arrival of His Majesty's Chinese army."
Daishan's 30,000 men ran very hard because the official road from Shuyang to Suqian was full of small roads and mountain roads. If Yue Tuo hadn't blocked them in Shuyang earlier, it would have been easy for the infantry to catch up with them.
"Your Majesty, to the northeast is Huangdun Lake. It's not far away. Suqian County is more than ten miles ahead."
After listening to Xin Shan's report, Dai Shan said directly: "There is no need to wait for Yue Tuo. We will go to Suqian County immediately and go to Xuzhou to meet Lao Qi."
Dai Shan also didn't know that Chen Cao had been hiding a cavalry team of 50,000 people. After all, he had not seen a cavalry team of the Ming Army since Yangzhou. Moreover, judging from the distance, starting from Huai'an to Suqian, the cavalry on both sides of the canal The road is undoubtedly the fastest and best. When he arrives at Suqian after winding around Shuyang for a long time, he will naturally not be able to catch up with the speed of You Shiwei's cavalry.
So under his leadership, the cavalry swarmed toward Suqian City, because there were green battalions stationed there, which could be regarded as his own defense area. However, when Daishan's army arrived at the foot of Suqian City, they were in a daze. The flag of the Qing Dynasty was planted, but the green battalion soldiers guarding the city did not open the door.
You Shiwei is very smart. He is prepared to play hard to get, put the Tatars into the city without the opponent's knowledge, and use his manpower advantage to kill the enemy. It depends on whether the Tatars will be fooled.
Xin Shan came out and yelled and cursed in front of the formation. You Shiwei pretended to be a soldier and stood beside the Green Camp guerrillas, saying in a low voice: "Lying them into the city is a great achievement for you. I will personally protect your wealth in front of His Majesty. You All criminal records shall be forgotten.”
The guerrilla nodded with joy, then opened the city in person, took a few close associates out of the city, and bowed and worked hard in front of Xin Shan.
Xin Shan rode his horse back to Dai Shan and said, "Your Majesty, the Green Battalion is guarding Suqian. There is no sign of the Ming army. You can enter the city."
Dai Shan waved his hand and immediately ordered the forward troops to go into the city to rest first. Xin Shan went down to make arrangements after receiving the order.
The city gate of Suqian opened wide. At first, more than a thousand cavalry rushed into the city. When tens of thousands of people entered, the city tower suddenly heard the sound of an arrow and shot up into the sky. Daishan and Xinshan happened to have just entered the city gate. Green battalions opened on both sides. Suddenly the doors started to close.
Xin Shan was shocked and turned pale. He shouted "Protect the prince" and then dismounted and took Dai Shan's reins to drive his horse out of the city gate.
"We've fallen into a trap. There's an ambush. Get out of the city quickly."
Suddenly, there was a loud shout of killing in the city. Thousands of people fought out from different places. In addition, there were countless cavalry heading towards the city gate. Dai Shan was a little dazed until he saw Xin Shan slashing desperately. After killing the green camp soldiers who wanted to close the city gate, he came back to his senses and said: "Quick, rush out."
You Shilu suddenly rushed out from the northwest with 10,000 cavalry, charging in a sharp formation towards the Tatar cavalry that had not yet entered the city. His task was simple, to break through the Tatar formation.
Since the Saarhu period, the Jianzhou cavalry has never found an opponent in Liaodong, including after entering the Pass. Until now, their contempt for the Ming Dynasty cavalry continues.
After the cavalry exceeded 10,000, the formation was very strong, and the sharp arrow formation was like a sharp knife. The Tatar cavalry rushed into the opponent's formation before they were fully formed to take over.
As soon as Daishan ran out of the city gate, a hail of arrows was thrown from the top of the city. He could only hide at the foot of the city gate, protected by a group of soldiers, and watched helplessly as the Ming cavalry passed by under his command.
After all, they were the elite of the Two Red Flags. Even when You Shilu led his troops through the formation, they were still able to maintain their formation. Under the leadership of several Zhang Jing, they launched a counterattack against You Shilu. Not only that, they also moved towards Suqian County launched a charge, and the banner leader Wangye is still trapped at the city gate.
The two sides started a fierce battle inside the city, and the battle outside the city was also unambiguous. Xin Shan protected Dai Shan from the threat of successfully escaping from the city gate, and pursued You Shilu's cavalry. At this moment, You Shilu was following the planned plan. Lead the Tatar cavalry in the direction of Huangdunji.
According to You Shiwei's previous deployment, You Shigong and Zu Dashou will ambush in Huangdunji with 20,000 cavalry. They will wait until You Shilu's "defeated army" draws the Tatar cavalry over, and then use 30,000 cavalry to attack them. The superior force launched a charge against the Tatar cavalry, because You Shiwei concluded that the Tatar defeat would never exceed 30,000 people.
This is exactly what happened. Daishan, who was out of danger, chose to abandon the troops trapped in the city and vent his anger on the Ming cavalry outside the city who dared to charge. After defeating this cavalry, he planned to leave Suqian directly through Huang Dunji. , went straight north to Pizhou and entered Xuzhou.
Nearly 20,000 taels of red flag troops were chasing after them, and a volley of fire chased them and even killed and wounded many of You Shilu's subordinates.
"Xu..."
The Ming cavalry in front suddenly began to rein in their horses and turned around. Dai Shanming saw countless cavalry preparing to go out. Not only did this not frighten him, but it also forced out the arrogance he had shown when he raised troops in Jianzhou. : "Warriors of the Qing Dynasty, follow this king to defeat the enemy and kill..."
"kill..."
Not only was the opponent not intimidated, but he accelerated his horse and charged.
You Shilu and You Shigong looked at each other, then both nodded. As soon as the trumpets and arrows sounded, nearly 30,000 cavalry also launched an attack on the charging Tatar cavalry.
At Suqian Xicheng Pier, a huge building ship was docking. Chen Cao on the deck had clearly heard the shouts of killing inside and outside Suqian City. He couldn't help but feel excited: "Quick, the Dingwu army will get off the ship immediately and prepare to attack."
The first to disembark was Yan Chun of the 8th Division. The moment he stepped ashore, he personally led a regiment of his men to attack the west city gate. The equipment of the Dingwu Army was the best in the army, and they were all rifle divisions. , and each division is equipped with thirty mortars and hundreds of squatting tiger cannons used in close combat, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.
The west city gate had been opened long ago, waiting for the reinforcements coming from the canal. The moment Yan Chun entered the city gate, troops from the 8th Division were disembarking in a steady stream.
Chen Cao was dressed in a black dragon-embellished robe, straddling a long sword, and stepped into Suqian City step by step under the escort of a group of royal guards.
