On the north side of Wenshui River, there are two official roads running from northeast to southwest, one from Bocheng to the nearby Liangfu, and the other from Bocheng to the farther Gongqiu. In addition, there is a natural channel formed by the Wenshui River bank. The two roads are connected together and form a triangle with a very small angle.
Frankly speaking, both parties might have missed it.
However, since both sides realized that the other side was likely to come head-on, they instead spread out their sentries at night. They no longer even cared about the movement. The forwards directly put their armor on their armor and raised their torches on their way.
So at the third watch, the outposts of both sides encountered each other in a narrow triangle area surrounded by three roads, and a fight broke out when the password failed, and then quickly attracted the attention of the main forces of both sides. In accordance with the established military strategy, the two families almost unanimously adjusted their directions, stepping on the crispy frozen soil to move closer to the area where the sentries and cavalry were fighting.
Two quarters of an hour later, when the forwards of both sides saw the other's torch cluster, the battle broke out unstoppably.
Field battles on the ridge, night battles at midnight, head-on encounters after a long march, there is no more direct way of fighting, and there is no way of fighting more chaotic and confusing.
However, as soon as the battle began, the winner of the vanguard was already decided. The officers and soldiers acted like wolves and tigers, and immediately gained a chance of victory.
This seems to be expected.
After all, the official army set out late, did not cross the river, and did not wait in the open air or march during the day. In terms of physical strength, it was obviously superior; not to mention that the forward general of the official army was extremely heroic, and the armored general wearing a mask was holding a spear. , the true energy seems to be absent, but if it really hits, it will basically be a terrible ending of death and injury. It played a huge role in attacking fortresses and driving away clusters; in addition, the quality of the officers and soldiers as the vanguard was also slightly higher than that of the enemy and ourselves. They kept shouting in the dark and waved torches in an orderly manner, and they were able to maintain the The formation, and followed closely behind the masked general... seemed to be well-trained, and the generals and junior officers maintained and coordinated at all levels.
However, everyone knows that this does not mean the final outcome.
Because the quantities on both sides are different.
Before Shantong Haidong's expedition, Jiyin had more than 5,000 troops. After defeating Dongping County, because of his advance arrangement in Dongping County, he calmly allowed his two subordinate leaders to take the lead in taking over 2,000 soldiers and horses each. He became the first big leader among the major factions of the Deposed Dragon Gang to control the masses.
Not to mention, he also got a big piece of meat during Juyeze's subsequent surrender. After successfully defeating Lu County's commandery Xiaqiu, he also surrendered most of Lu County's own soldiers, and then he was still in Zhishi During the second collapse of the army, Cheng Dalang and some of the defeated troops were collected... Therefore, even if there were still some scattered soldiers and horses stationed in the territory behind him, he was able to pull out a total of 20,000 people.
In stark contrast, are the officers and soldiers of Qi County. They are restricted by the establishment and supplies of Qi County. They dare not expand the army at will, let alone expand outside Qi County.
Therefore, until now, although there have been secret recruitments and substitutions, the limit of 10,000 people is still there.
Then, as long as the forward force of the official army is weak and the follow-up troops surge in, the situation will be reversed.
This is also the reason why Shan Tonghai and Xia Hou Ningyuan led their old base Jiyin Central Army in the center of the army, and also why Cheng Dalang led the cavalry to attack from behind - he realized from the beginning that his subordinates were new soldiers and had only fought They were fighting with the wind, and they did not have an advantage in physical strength, but they had the mentality of using the soldiers of Lu County as human shields for consumption and striking later.
Of course, in order to ensure the stability of the forward, Shan Dalang arranged for his confidant Liang Jiading to join the front army and let him fight with the surrendered troops.
However, the situation still collapsed too quickly.
Night and wilderness greatly speed up the battle process. Once the advantages and disadvantages arise, they will quickly expand because there is too little means to prepare troops.
The only advantage is that the wilderness extends in all directions. The fleeing local soldiers and horses will subconsciously throw down their torches and flee towards the darkness and the direction of Wenshui, that is, the direction they came from and their hometown. This avoids a large-scale rout against the rear army. impact.
"Brother, we can't wait any longer."
After only two quarters of an hour of fighting, Liang Jiading, who was in a mess, rode a donkey and found Shantonghai according to the previous direction... His horse fell directly into the field that was crispy due to the temporary freeze at night. He could find a donkey in the darkness. Not bad. "The enemy's army is indeed unusual, but more importantly, it collapsed as soon as it was defeated, and it was impossible to hold back the troops... If this continues, it will be self-defeating."
"Go back!" Under the dense firelights, Shantonghai stood on the ridge of the field and said coldly. "Find the enemy general's location and then reply!"
Liang Jiading was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing, but he grabbed the donkey by his crotch and turned around, heading towards the battlefield again.
And his mission was completed easily, because the vanguard general of the army was so powerful and eye-catching, even in the dark night, he was shining brightly... Literally shining brightly... The whole person seemed to be... Shrouded in the white moonlight, it was as if there was an extra layer of gauze out of thin air, but just such a person was almost invincible. He easily cut through every wave of rebels gathering together, and the dense military formation behind him followed up, instantly disrupting everything.
The rebel army's scattered troops were completely unable to assemble.
When Liang Jiading found this person, he completed his mission, but he did not turn around in a hurry. Instead, he took a bow from behind, got off the donkey, hid in the darkness behind the donkey, and quietly drew the bow. Arrow, and then looking for the opportunity, when the opponent is facing away from him, he suddenly uses his Lihuo Qi and shoots an arrow!
The true energy wrapped around the bow and arrow, immediately causing the surrounding officers and soldiers to scream, but it was unable to stop the arrow from flying straight towards the general.
However, the thunder was loud, the raindrops were light, and the arrows, carrying Li Huo Qi, pierced the armor of the vanguard general of the army, as light as a feather, and there was no delay in the opponent's movements.
Not only that, when the latter reacted, he just took the big gun and smashed the arrow shaft, then his eyes were like torches in the direction of the arrow. He saw the donkey and the soldier hiding behind the donkey at a glance. Will.
Fortunately, this person did not have a bow and arrow on him, but he had to be handed over by his bodyguard.
Liang Jiading saw it clearly, took a breath, and before the opponent could grab the crossbow, he turned around and fled into the night quickly, heading back to his boss' house.
This time, he even dropped the donkey to take cover, only to stumble back and give additional information:
"Brother, you must be careful... I really don't know where the vanguard general of the army came from, but he is actually a Ningdan!"
"It may be that Yu Baimei is in place, or it may be that Lao Ge has gained momentum, or it may even be that two people have arrived, with Yu Baimei in front and Lao Ge hiding behind! Or maybe they have recruited a new master! "Shan Tonghai made a cold judgment, but had already begun to rein in his horse and move forward. "But even if that's the case, am I afraid of him?"
All the confidants around him trembled and stepped forward. Some even took the initiative to dismount and give up their mounts for Liang Jiading.
"Liangzi changed his horse to plunder the formation for me. Xiahou is behind to supervise the army. I will send people to call Cheng Dalang and ask him to come to my rescue quickly..." Shan Tonghai continued to give orders without looking back, while riding his horse forward towards his beloved general. Coming from the direction indicated previously.
Obviously, the war is deteriorating too quickly, and the Chinese army needs to be mobilized in advance to suppress it.
Moreover, he is also prepared to try to defeat the opponent's arrow character with personal force in exchange for an advantage.
However, not long after he said these words, Shan Tonghai met the opponent's general unexpectedly, and he immediately realized that the opponent deliberately let Liang Jiading escape and chased him.
But at this time, it was useless to think about anything. Shan Dalang shouted loudly, raised his gun and leaped on his horse, loudly announcing his name in the middle of the night: "Jiyin Shantonghai is here! Who is pretending to be a ghost? Please tell me your name quickly!" "
The other party was startled and seemed a little confused, like a brother who was new to the battle formation and didn't know whether he should answer or not.
Shan Dalang himself didn't expect that this simple drink before the battle would actually have an effect, but he immediately raised his gun and stepped forward to fight the opponent.
As soon as the battle began, Shan Tonghai realized that Liang Jiading's judgment was correct. This person was definitely a Ning Dan, and there must be body-protecting Qi under his armor, and his Kung Fu posture was also first-rate, even if he was robbed by him. Take the initiative and be able to cope with it easily.
The two sides fought for more than ten times, and there was no winner. Shan Dalang was secretly surprised, and at the same time he remembered the surprise of the other party just now. Knowing that the other party was inexperienced, he secretly prepared, and suddenly he sold a flaw out of thin air, exposing the vital parts of his waist.
The opponent actually fell into the trap and used one hand in the air to use both hands, changing the direction of the big gun, and then shot it with all his strength into the gap between Dantong Hai's waist.
Shan Dalang was well prepared. He just turned around on his horse to avoid the big gun. Then when the shot was too old, he calmly gave up his weapon, held the opponent's gun barrel with one hand, and clamped it with all his strength. Then he stretched out his other hand lightly and reached for the opponent's shoulder... Of course, all the energy in both hands was being stimulated at this time.
It is to use the strength of the waist and abdomen to take advantage of the opponent's hand.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Shan Tonghai's hand attached to Duanjiang Zhenqi grabbed the opponent's shoulder, it was like a mud cow drowning in the sea. He couldn't use it at all. He tried hard and felt like he was pulled off the horse by the opponent.
Shan Dalang was frightened, knowing that he had met a real master, and he was afraid that it was not just Ning Dan, but also Yu Baimei and Na Lao Ge.
At this thought, he ignored everything, spread his hands together, and the eight meridians of the Qi meridians moved his true energy at the same time, releasing all the body-protecting true energy with all his strength. At the same time, he kicked his feet, and used his strength to press the opponent's spear with his hands, and then He abandoned his horse and leaped into the air.
Only in his haste, he didn't have time to move his zhenqi properly, so Duanjiang's zhenqi cut across his feet, failing to affect the opponent's general who also had body-protecting zhenqi. Instead, he severed the spine of his own war horse out of thin air.
The war horses neighed and howled, spreading warmth in the night.
The next moment, Shan Dalang's waist suddenly tightened, and suddenly he felt a strong force squeezing from the spear he was borrowing, and then the whole person was thrown down in mid-air and was thrown directly into the field.
From the eyes of others, the masked general of the army seemed as calm as shaking off the mud on his spear.
Shan Dalang fell down in embarrassment, his whole body was sore, and his eyesight was dark, but he knew that the critical moment had come, and regardless of the situation of the battle, he just released his true energy desperately, and then jumped again.
He succeeded.
But at this time, the masked general, Zhang Changgong, who was fighting as a military general for the first time, had already changed into a bow and arrow. Liang Jiading's sneak attack gave him a great inspiration, allowing him to do it without disobeying Zhang Xuguo. Under military orders, some kind of pursuit of these people was carried out.
He bent his bow and nocked an arrow, his true energy leaked out, and then he shot an arrow hard at Dan Dalang, whose aura was obviously unstable and he didn't know if he was real, but he shot him down from mid-air.
However, the result seemed a bit disappointing. This arrow was not fatal at all. After the opponent fell from the air again, he directly wrapped up his true energy on the ground and fled in embarrassment, using the cover of his personal guards and other defeated soldiers to escape to Wenshui on the side.
But Zhang Changgong didn't bother to care at all. He just continued to switch to big guns and chose the thickest and densest local military formation in front of him to divide and charge. Behind him, two thousand soldiers had already fought together with the so-called Jiyin Central Army, which was several times their own, but they still maintained the most basic formation and struggled forward.
Zhang Changgong lacked battlefield experience. The armies were rushing towards each other in the dark night. Xiahou Ningyuan could not see the situation here. Only Liang Jiading, who had already lost his soul with fear, was the first to turn around and chase his eldest brother, whose life or death was uncertain.
This move meant that the rebels, who still had strength advantages and night battlefield cover, lost their ability to dispatch and suppress.
Xiahou Ningyuan, who had no idea about this, continued to command the battle, but unexpectedly, on the one hand, the opponent was really elite, and on the other hand, as the fierce battle progressed, he clearly noticed the influx of reinforcements from the opponent, but he could not find the reinforcements from his own rear. protect.
In fact, even so, there were reinforcements, but Xiahou Ningyuan didn't see them at all - Cheng Dalang received the previous military order and did not hesitate to lead the armored troops into battle. Instead, he personally led more than a hundred armored cavalry in front, letting Jia Run The soldier stepped aside with the remaining light cavalry in response, and launched a surprise attack on the flank of the opponent's most powerful military formation without hesitation.
He succeeded and even shook the flanks of the elite army for a time, but was immediately sandwiched between the two armies by the Yubai Mei secondary striker who came later.
Immediately, Yu Baimei and Zhang Xuguo dispatched their elite troops at the same time and decisively launched a pincer attack against this uninvited guest.
Poor knights under the command of Cheng Dalang, who have formed an army since the great chaos in the world, can often rely on Cheng Dalang's excellent strategies and military and political methods to achieve superiority, and can calmly handle every battle, but tonight, because of an extremely correct assault order, they are almost in a desperate situation.
The knights were sandwiched between two infantry formations and could not speed up at all. However, the most elite formation of the official army was always well-organized and attacked steadily and fiercely. This made Cheng Dalang's knights always divided by the superior force of the official army, and often He fell into hand-to-hand combat and was strangled in the cold fields.
Cheng Dalang was a strong man after all. At this moment, he found that his cavalrymen, who were of the same family, had been reduced to pie. They almost disappeared like melting snow, and it was even more like being struck by lightning.
No longer caring about the war, he just desperately wanted to take the remaining dozens of riders out.
However, the more he struggled, the more attention he attracted.
Yu Baimei spotted him first and shouted excitedly from a distance: "Cheng Zhili, do you recognize your Grandpa Yu?!"
Moreover, Cheng Dalang's cavalry only had a few dozen of his closest knights left to reluctantly follow them. Now that they saw Yu Baimei again, they were even more depressed.
In order to save the last possibility, Cheng Zhili could only turn around and give a hasty order: "Don't worry about anything else, just disperse and escape on your own. You can go anywhere, as long as you survive!"
Having said that, I fought hard to catch up, just to fight hard and buy time for my subordinates.
When the two sides fought, Yu Baimei initially felt that he had the upper hand and seemed to have hope of defeating the opponent.
But only twenty or thirty years later, suddenly, as Cheng Dalang looked back, he found that there was no group of cavalry behind him in sight, but he finally stopped holding back, and his long body grew half as long out of thin air, and in cooperation with Cheng Dalang himself The man was tall and powerful, and when he waved, he looked like a god descending to earth, majestic, and the fish he caught was so white that he almost felt doubtful about his life.
Of course, that's all.
Cheng Dalang attacked repeatedly and successfully suppressed him, but without hesitation, he used his true energy, abandoned his horse and jumped up.
But at this moment, in the military formation close to the inside of the battlefield, suddenly an arrow wrapped in glowing energy flew straight towards him. As if he had been waiting for this moment, it hit Cheng Dalang directly. Strands of light.
It can only be said that fortunately, Cheng Dalang flew faster and avoided the vital point, but he was also shot in the thigh. The pain was unbearable on the spot, and the infuriating energy was not flowing smoothly. He rolled in mid-air and staggered to the ground, and then continued without looking back. He jumped continuously and tried his best to escape.
The two big leaders met the same end.
At this time, no one knew that Xia Hou Ningyuan was still working hard to command the Chinese troops, fighting under pressure while waiting for reinforcements.
It was not until two quarters of an hour later that Jia Runshi arrived with some light cavalry.
The latter originally came here because Cheng Dalang was surrounded and could not find other commanders. However, he came all the way from the periphery of the battlefield. Because of the advantages of Qingqi, he observed the overall disadvantages and some more terrible things.
"Chief Xiahou, are you going to retreat?" After Jia Runshi finished talking about Cheng Dalang being trapped, he knew in his heart that the other party couldn't do anything, but he took the opportunity to ask something else.
"What do you mean?" Xiahou Ningyuan was stunned. "How come I didn't know that I was going to quit?"
"The rear army is moving back." Jia Runshi blurted out, his face turning pale at the same time.
Xiahou Ningyuan wanted to scold him, but he quickly realized that they were the defeated soldiers of Julu Ze who were valued more by Shan Tonghai!
This group of bandits, who were accustomed to doing their own thing, saw that they were at a disadvantage in front of them and could not win for a long time, so they retreated without permission.
Xia Houning had the intention to curse, but he couldn't because he couldn't move at all at this time. Although his Chinese army could hardly hold on, it was still the core barrier of the entire front... What's more terrible was that he couldn't find it at all. To Shantonghai.
In fact, Xiahou Ningyuan didn't believe that Shan Tonghai would be easily defeated. In his eyes, Brother Shan was almost invincible in battles at the same level.
It's just that now that the situation has deteriorated like this, but no one has been able to deal with it, even he begins to wonder... will he be beaten?
Didn't it mean that both Yu Baimei and Lao Ge might be condensed pills?
Only the situation did not allow him to think too much, or in other words, he did not need to think too much... After continuing to hold on for a while, suddenly, the morale of the officers and soldiers at the front suddenly increased, and there were shouts and shouts, and then countless torches were raised. Standing up, a total of about five clusters, two in front and three in back, were revealed in the field of vision, and then they surged toward the rebels like waves.
Xia Hou tried to command, but found that he could not control the situation at all. Even the Chinese army from Jiyin's hometown began to collapse backwards. The collapse of such a large number of Chinese troops, coupled with the squeeze of the battlefield, was different from the previous defeat of the front army. It's not the same thing at all. Where can human power stop it?
This battle was clearly lost.
However, for Xia Hou, this battle was lost both vaguely and clearly.
The confusion was that he was unable to control the information on the battlefield, and he was just doing his own thing but failed. But clearly, it was because he had already had a glimmer of understanding in his heart, that is, the two armies were in conflict. What else could he say in this situation? It's nothing more than all the arrows in front colliding, because they are just a little weaker.
Shan Tonghai's proud personal force must have encountered a more powerful personal force!
Cheng Zhili's precious cavalry must have encountered a more violent attack!
Now, our own central army is about to be overwhelmed by the opponent's waves of attacks... The only hateful thing is those Ju Ye Ze's defeated troops!
And Liang Jiading!
What did this guy do?
His mind was in a mess. Without delay, Xiahou Ning turned the horse's head and even called out to Jia Runshi: "Young man, what are you doing standing there in a daze? Let's go quickly!"
Jia Runshi looked blankly at the torch in front of him, listened to the tide of shouts of killing, and finally reined in his horse and walked away again... This was the third time in a row that he was in front of the officers and soldiers in his hometown, and it was probably in front of his father. , escaped in embarrassment.
At dawn, the officers and soldiers stopped their pursuit to the north of Wenshui River, and instead took advantage of the early morning vision to cross the river immediately and attack Gongqiu. They fought four battles and won four victories in three days, successively capturing Xiaqiu, Rencheng, Zouxian County also captured the prefect of Qianlu County in Zouxian County and immediately took him to Jiangdu.
Then, after a short period of reorganization, they ignored the mud and took advantage of the last gap before spring plowing to head towards Pinglu County, which was surrounded by Dongping County from both sides.
This is the last big city in Lu County that has not been recovered.
And there is no doubt that Shan Tonghai, Cheng Dalang, and all the other remaining defeated generals should have arrived here...or even worse. The officers and soldiers' guess was absolutely correct, but what they didn't know yet was that Xiong Bo Nan and Li Shu also brought reinforcements here.
"Robbing the Queen?"
"Robbing the middle palace?"
Shan Tonghai, who was hit by an arrow in the calf, and Cheng Zhili, who was hit by an arrow in the thigh, were stunned.
"Yes." Li Shu's expression remained as usual. "According to King Xiongtian and Chief Du Caigandu who came to deliver the message, Shan Dalang and Wang Wulang were making rapid progress, and the people who stayed behind were worried that they would be left behind without merit, so they did this... I heard As far as they were concerned, the matter had been accomplished, and it was extremely successful. They not only robbed the central palace, but also purged the treasury of Liang County. By the way, they supported two forces in Liang County and carved out three or four counties for peripheral purposes. Cover... Right now, we should be negotiating with the government and people from the Huaiyou League to return it to the queen to prevent it from being criticized by the public."
Cheng Dalang couldn't help but glance at Shan Tonghai.
"Since you've been robbed, why return it?" Shan Tonghai was sitting in the seat and saw Cheng Dalang, who was also lame, coming to see him. He wanted to ridicule him out of shame and anger, but when he opened his mouth and looked at his wounds, he felt a little embarrassed and his voice was a little awkward. softened. "If you do this, you hope you won't be criticized."
"A calamity is a calamity, and the aftermath is the aftermath." Xiong Bonan quickly explained that this was one of his tasks. "It's not a waste of time... The main thing is that the profit is enough, and the reputation has also increased. Everyone feels that there is nothing wrong with forcing someone to keep a queen, but it is meaningless to suffer an unreasonable disaster in the spring."
Shan Tonghai sneered and nodded: "It makes sense. Zhang Longtou can see clearly and knows that the heroes among the officers and soldiers are difficult to deal with...it is really difficult to deal with."
Li Shu was silent for a moment and then spoke seriously: "Shan Dalang, the matter has come to this, I won't talk about the common things of winning and defeating military strategists... Now the enemy army is approaching, and half of the city is the defeated soldiers you brought back. There are many new and old leaders who are also under your department... Can you command flexibly now? If not, please leave the city defense command to me and King Xiongtian to make unified arrangements."
Shan Tonghai looked at his legs and laughed dryly: "Master Li and King Xiongtian are here, can't they command some of my defeated troops? As a defeated general, I just need to rest in peace and take care of myself... I will listen to Duke Li and King Xiongtian." disposal."
Li Shu nodded and did not explain much. He just continued to ask some questions about the officers and soldiers of Qi County. After learning that the two men were probably not shot by the same person, he frowned slightly, but he still tried his best to organize the city defense.
On the other side, after Li Shu left, Shan and Cheng couldn't hold it any longer, so they asked Shan Tonghai to call in familiar people from behind to interrogate the empress.
After a long time, everyone left, leaving only the two big leaders lying there with their feet raised, also feeling deserted for a while.
"Brother Cheng, tell me... Li Longtou, after hearing what happened to Zhang Longtou, might he have acted too hastily?" After a long while, Shan Tonghai still couldn't bear it anymore. "Then let Qijun Laoge take advantage again."
Cheng Zhili glanced at Shan Tonghai but said nothing.
Upon seeing this, Shan Tonghai came to urge him: "Brother Cheng, are you still worried that the wall has ears?"
Cheng Zhili sighed and answered slowly: "Nothing, I was just thinking, if the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou-Jiangdu Camp and Hejian-Youzhou Camp are all like Lao Ge from Qi County Character, when will I be able to divide a county into a decision-making position in my life? As for Li Longtou, I really don’t know him well."
Shan Tonghai's face finally turned red, and he couldn't hide his anger, and sternly scolded: "It would be unworthy of a gentleman not to avenge this!"
ps: Thank you to the new leader Mr. Xiong Lai... It is heartwarming to receive this strong support during the civil strife when the leader of the Dragon Gang is deposed.
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