Zheng Lue captured three cities in a row and captured the important town of Yiyang. Tian Luo relied on Zhao Lun's ingenious plan to surrender Anyi. In addition, Xu Zongwen burned Murong Chong in Shangyong. The performance of the heroic cavalry army was gratifying. When the news of the victory came to Linqiu, it was really enviable. Zhu Xu and everyone!
Lao Zhu Xu has never seen a victorious division like the Xiaoqi Army since he entered the army. The Xifu soldiers who were as powerful as the Long Kanghuan clan also failed in the third Northern Expedition and were defeated in the last Battle of Fangtou.
Since the Northern Expedition to Xuzhou at the end of the eighth year of Taiyuan, the Qiaoqi Army has been invincible and invincible. Every battle is sure to be successful! However, Zhu Xuguan and Xu Zongwen's method of training and raising troops was nothing more than three strategies.
First, make known its righteousness and inspire morale.
The Knights of the Knights must repeat the slogan of expelling the barbarians and restoring China before every battle. This is not only the slogan of the Knights of the Knights, but also a banner of righteousness that supports Xu Zongwen's Northern Expedition.
Second, reward generously and show loyalty.
Xu Zongwen imitated the military laws of previous dynasties and implemented seven prohibitions in the army from the beginning, and promised that after conquering the city, the soldiers would be rewarded with three thousand coins and one hundred catties of corn.
Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man. It is this that makes the Xiaoqi Army famous for being able to fight well and dare to fight. It is also the fact that it is not stingy with money and food that makes the Xiaoqi Army famous for being a victorious division.
Third, the general and the soldiers share the joys and sorrows, enjoy the glory of their robes, and advance and retreat together.
In the Cavalry Army, apart from the difference in armor, there is no difference in food between generals and soldiers. During the war, the generals and soldiers even slept in the same tent and took the same seat.
Why didn't Zhu Xu want the Xiangyang soldiers to imitate the Xiaoqi army?
However, the food and wages in Yanzhou were not enough to support the Xiangyang soldiers, and the Xiangyang soldiers were all Zhu Xu's disciples. In order to maintain their combat power, they were even less likely to go to farm, so they had to give up on balance.
Even though the rewards were not as good as those of the heroic cavalry, the Xiangyang soldiers were not weak at all. Zhu Chen led 3,000 troops to capture Dunqiu County first. Qin Ying was not content to be behind others, captured Yangping, and joined forces with Zhu Chen to attack Yecheng to the north. .
While the war was going more and more smoothly, Zhu Xu ignored the dissuasion of the generals and only led his troops to leave Linqiu and go to Dangyin. At this time, the conquering general Liu Laozhi had just occupied Fangtou and was attacking Chaoge.
Dangyin belongs to Wei County. To the south of Dangyin is Liyang, which used to be the headquarters of Ding Ling's leader Zhai Liao. To the north of Dangyin is Anyang, and to the north of Anyang is Zhu Xu's goal - Yecheng.
Dangyin lies in the middle of Yecheng and Linqiu. It is a stubborn rock that blocks the Jin army from going north. If you want to go further, if you can't take down this stubborn rock of Dangyin, the meeting with Yecheng will be like the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror.
The general of the Yan army stationed at Dangyin was General Yingyang Wei Ju, who was originally the leader of Changli Xianbei.
When Zhu Murong supported Murong Chui as King of Yan, Wei Ju and Yu Wei, the prefect of Xingyang in Qin Dynasty, joined Murong Chui and were granted the title of General Ying Yang. They commanded more than 2,000 people from the Xianbei tribe in Changli to garrison in Dangyin and formed the southern border of Yan State. .
There were only 30,000 soldiers in Xiangyang, and a lot of manpower was needed to garrison Yanzhou. Zhu Xu only had 15,000 men available for the Northern Expedition.
Zhu Chen and Qin Ying took the army away to attack Dunqiu and Yangping. Zhu Chen had only 2,000 soldiers directly under his command, and among these 2,000 men, only 800 elite cavalry were capable.
How could Zhu Xu have such ambition and confidence to attack Dangyin City, which was three times as large as his own, with only 800 cavalry?
Zhu Xu's attack on Dangyin was to imitate Xu Zongwen's method of filling in the soil to attack the city, and let eight hundred fine cavalry run up the walls of Dangyin...
"Are the sandbags ready?" Outside Dangyin City, Zhu Xu tilted his head and asked around.
The captains on the left and right replied respectfully: "We are all ready, just waiting for the envoy's order."
"No need to wait, let's attack the city!"
Zhu Xu looked at the nearby Dangyin City, waved his riding whip and rushed forward.
"One hundred and fifty feet, that's enough!"
When Yan Bing's bow and arrow penetrated deeply into the soil in front of Zhu Xu's horse, Zhu Xu stroked his beard and laughed.
The crossbows carried by the Xiangyang soldiers have a range of more than 200 feet. As long as a team of troops is left to suppress the defenders at the head of Dangyin City, the remaining cavalry can take the opportunity to throw sandbags under the city wall!
"Wha--" When the first arrow of the Jin army shot through the throat of the Yan soldiers, a rain of arrows fell from the sky above Dangyin City, harvesting the Yan soldiers at the top of the city one by one.
"Retreat!" When the first wave of arrows from the Jin army fell, Wei Ju wanted to retreat, but when he gave the order, there were only three or five surviving Yan soldiers crawling down the city.
Seven hundred Yan soldiers were destroyed by the Jin army's arrows. They didn't even have a chance to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Jin army. They didn't even get a clear look at the enemy, so they died inexplicably!
Wei Ju hid behind the tower and saw several Yan soldiers lying quietly on the ground. Their faces were sallow and thin, and they made faint moaning sounds from time to time.
He wanted to save him, but he could only hide behind the shield and watch everything happening silently.
Wei Ju's face was ashen. The few Yan soldiers behind him who had escaped with their lives were shaking, and they cursed the Jin army for being cunning. A thin layer of cold sweat came on.
When did the Jin army's crossbows become so powerful?
"General, the Jin army's arrow rain has stopped. Do you want to ask the brothers to come up?" Wei Ju's general suggested.
Wei Ju said with a gloomy face: "Wait a minute, who knows what tricks the imperial army is playing? If we wait for us to go out, won't we all become a living target of the Jin army?"
At this moment, Wei Ju was very afraid of the Jin army's crossbows.
Those who died in the rain of arrows were all members of his tribe. If one of them died, his strength would be weaker. He felt heartbroken!
Under the city, Zhu Xu's 800 elite soldiers had already begun to throw sandbags at Dangyin City. Thanks to Xu Zongwen's filling of sand to attack the city a year ago, the sand dunes outside Dangyin City became mountains, making it easy to retrieve soil. In less than half an hour, the Xiangyang soldiers would One corner of Dangyin City was piled up to a height of two feet.
"Go and see what the Jin army is doing!" Wei Ju urged the Yan soldiers beside him to come forward to investigate. Strangely, the Jin army didn't fire arrows for half an hour. Did they withdraw?
"General, I..."
"What are you doing? Get up here!"
Seeing that the soldiers under his hands were cowering in fear, Wei Ju squatted down and kicked the Yan soldiers in front of him out.
"Ouch!" The Yan soldier was kicked to the city. He could only hold on to the city wall to get up, and stretched out half of his head on the battlement.
"Click——"
For just a moment, Yan Bing couldn't even see anything clearly. Half of his head and helmet were trampled by a horse's hoof. Suddenly, a bunch of red and white things were splashed on the wall above the battlements. The blood type was very special!
"kill!"
Zhu Xu held a sharp sword and led eight hundred knights to mount the city from the corner of the city wall. They occupied the top of the city before the Yan soldiers could react!
"The Jin army has captured the city, run away!" Yan Bing, who was belatedly aware of the situation, screamed in fright behind Wei Ju. He dropped his weapons and became the first deserter without caring about the front and rear.
Wei Ju couldn't believe his eyes. When the news about his uncle Lan Han being driven against the wall by Xu Zongwen's cavalry army spread throughout the Yan Kingdom, he didn't take it seriously at that time, and even sneered at it!
If you are outmatched, you are invincible. If you are incompetent, you are incompetent. Can the cavalry still attack the city? Inflating other people's ambitions and destroying one's own prestige is, in the final analysis, nothing more than making excuses for one's own defeat and escape!
Now, galloping on horseback to attack the Jin army on the city wall is like slapping Wei Ju with a loud big-eared melon seed!
"Those who surrender will not be killed."
Once the army is defeated and the city is captured, there are not many soldiers who can participate in the bloody battle. If there are those who take the initiative to escape or surrender, then imitators will follow one after another.
Looking back from the majestic and tall body of Old Zhu Xu, what was under the Dangyin City was only an earthen wall no more than four or five feet wide that was built by Xiangyang soldiers. There was no way, Zhu Xu had limited men and horses, so he could build such a wall in half an hour. A road leading to the city wall is already not easy!
And the Xiangyang soldiers relied on this inconspicuous mound to attack Dangyin City almost without a fight, and won the final victory at the minimum cost!
