Of course, war is about deception, and both warring parties also like to use intrigues and tricks to plot against each other. However, in some wars, after all the tricks and tricks are exhausted, a little disturbance from the rear will force one of the warring parties to give up everything due to the sudden change of circumstances and circumstances. Make reasonable arrangements, and then fight according to the enemy's will and rhythm. Even if you know it is a trick, you must fight hard.
In this battle of Daizhou, the rebels led by Qiao Zhongkui encountered such a hateful battle. On the one hand, the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to Yang Liang's side. He must end the war with the north as soon as possible and stabilize the situation in the north. , and then detached an elite force to assist other armies; on the other hand, Yang Liang had given a death order, asking him to capture Daizhou within three days at any cost.
Qiao Zhongkui had no explanation for this, because Yang Liang gave him enough elite soldiers, food, equipment and time. If he couldn't win Daizhou even with this, how incompetent would he be?
Now, whether for himself or for Yang Liang's great cause, Qiao Zhongkui must have more than 40,000 elite soldiers under his command to annihilate Yang Yichen's 20,000 Shuozhou troops in the most primitive and barbaric way in the shortest possible time. As for He couldn't care less about the Youzhou Army that joined the battlefield at the critical moment and gave him a fatal blow. What he can do now is to retain part of the cavalry to defend against the Youzhou Army that appears on the battlefield, and at the same time send a large number of scouts to firmly grasp the whereabouts of the Youzhou Army. But with such a division of troops, he no longer had any strength advantage when attacking Yang Yichen.
Although Yang Liang has summoned more than 200,000 soldiers, he only has about 100,000 elite troops. And just in the Daizhou battlefield, Yang Liang successively invested 50,000 elite troops, taking turns with the Yanmen City and Youzhou armies. Attrition, Qiao Zhongkui's remaining army actually only has more than 41,000 people. Excluding the army used to defend Yang Ji this time, he has even fewer available troops.
When the time came the next morning, Yang Yichen's more than 20,000 Shuozhou Army and Qiao Zhongkui's main force finally met. The two armies set up a battlefield in a wilderness east of Yanmen County.
"Dong dong dong!" War drums rumbled, and the rhythm of the initial drums was not rapid, but more like urging our own soldiers to get into position and prepare for battle. But every drumbeat struck the hearts of the soldiers on both sides, making people nervous and suffocating. The haze before the war shrouded the hearts of every soldier.
In the sound of "dong dong dong" war drums, the battle of Daizhou to determine the ownership of the North is about to begin. This is a key battle related to the success or failure of Yang Liang's overall situation. If Qiao Zhongkui is defeated in Daizhou, the Shuozhou Army and Youzhou Army that have marched straight in will begin. The state army will contain some of Yang Liang's troops in the northern part of Bingzhou, which will then affect the war situation in the southern part of Bingzhou, and even the Eastern Expedition will suffer a heavy setback.
The two armies quickly set up their positions. In an instant, flags were fluttering and spears and halberds were in the forest. Yang Yichen stood on a tall command vehicle and stared at the rebels three miles away. An excited smile couldn't help but appear on his serious face. Judging from the military formation on the opposite side, Qiao Zhongkui used only 30,000 troops, including 25,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry.
The other thousands of cavalry were far away from the battlefield and had no intention of entering the battlefield. They were clearly defending Yang Ji's army and also serving as reserves. However, in terms of the actual battle situation, this army would not be able to fight until Yang Ji showed up. will be put into the battlefield, so this army, at this time, is more about Qiao Zhongkui putting pressure on his own soldiers, and it is not very practical.
More importantly, since Yang Ji was hiding in the dark with the Youzhou Army and did not appear until the critical moment, he felt at ease yesterday and exaggerated the number of the Youzhou Army, and then said to his own soldiers, "We still have an unknown number of tens of thousands." Youzhou cavalry assists in the battle. They are commanded by King Wei in the dark and will join the battle at the critical moment."
The Shuozhou army had not only heard of Yang Ji's reputation, but also knew that Yang Ji had easily defeated Wang Ba, the number one warrior in Bingzhou, with ten thousand elite cavalry two days ago, so they told Yang Yichen that Convinced, everyone felt that the victorious King Wei was still lurking around with tens of thousands of elite cavalry, so what was there to worry about the rebel soldiers, who had tens of thousands fewer troops than them?
Affected by this, today's Shuozhou Army not only was not affected by Qiao Zhongkui's layout, but because the guest army was on the side, it became eager to win. Everyone held a breath in their hearts: No matter what, they could not be compared with the Youzhou Army. .
Besides, how can the pressure exerted on one's side by these visible rebel cavalry resist the pressure exerted on the rebels by the secret and unknown Youzhou Army?
Therefore, in today's simple pre-war battle, the morale and morale of the Shuozhou Army had steadily suppressed the rebels.
Seeing that the morale of the army was ready and the morale of the soldiers was high, Yang Yichen waved the command flag and shouted to the ordering soldiers: "Order the soldiers with swords, shields and spears to attack!"
The order was given, and the four thousand sword and shield soldiers and spearmen in front raised their giant shields and spears and marched neatly towards the rebel camp in front, followed closely by three thousand crossbowmen. After that, there were three thousand sword and shield soldiers and spear soldiers, five thousand jumping soldiers, and the remaining five thousand cavalry were divided into two teams to guard the left and right wings.
A phalanx of 20,000 Shuozhou troops formed an orderly formation of infantry and cavalry, charging forward with murderous intent.
"Dong dong, dong dong dong..." amidst the earth-shattering sound of war drums, the distance between the armies of both sides continued to shrink.
Looking at the Shuozhou Army with high morale and high fighting spirit, Qiao Zhongkui's face was solemn, and he didn't have much chance of winning in his heart. The combined strength of Shuozhou Army and Youzhou Army was not much worse than his. The most serious thing was that the opponent's cavalry was far away. surpassed him.
In addition to one thousand direct cavalry, Yang Yichen also had five thousand cavalry, while Yang Ji had all the cavalry. After all, the enemy had at least fifteen thousand cavalry. But he only had 6,000 horses left. After using them to defend Yang Ji, he now had none left. However, in combat in the wilderness, the cavalry has an extremely strong advantage, so purely from the perspective of military types, he is already at an extremely disadvantageous position.
What's even worse is that Yang Ji doesn't know where he has gone, but Qiao Zhongkui is sure that Yang Ji will attack at the critical moment. Now it depends on whether the reserved 6,000 cavalry and 4,000 infantry can withstand Yang Ji's attack. .
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As Qiao Zhongkui expected, Yang Ji did not actually leave. The reason why he left the battlefield was to see the entire battle situation more clearly.
Yang Ji was hiding in a large jujube forest at the junction of Yanmen City and Zaolin Town, only more than ten miles away from the battlefield. Since his left and right sides were scouts from Li Jing and Yang Yichen, the rebel scouts could not reach his hiding place. However, the scouts of Li Jing and Yang Yichen knew his whereabouts very well. Whenever the rebel scouts were attacked, they intuitively believed that Li Jing and Yang Yichen did not want Qiao Zhongkui to know their retreat. This was a normal interception and They didn't expect that Yang Ji was not far away, and their intuition affected Qiao Zhongkui's judgment.
But Yang Ji's army at this time is no longer 10,000. He still has the Youzhou Army as the main body. In addition, there are more than a thousand rebels recruited from prisoners and seven soldiers brought by Hou Mo and Chen Yi. Hundreds of cavalrymen and Li Jing secretly asked Feng Xiaoci to bring 800 cavalrymen yesterday. Add these soldiers together, minus the more than 400 people who were killed or seriously injured in the battle the day before yesterday, and now there are more than 12,000 elite cavalrymen.
The scouts of the three armies have continuously sent forward battle reports and military information on the rebels to Yang Ji. He analyzed the situation of the rebels from various military information and quickly made final communication and deployment with the army generals.
"Generals, the rebels now have a total of about 41,000 people, including about 34,000 infantry and about 7,000 cavalry." The speaker was Ling Jing, who was good at military affairs. He now acted like a secretary. He quickly shared the enemy situation he had sorted out: "Judging from the strength and deployment of the rebels out of the camp, Qiao Zhongkui's army can be divided into three parts: First, the number of rebels fighting against General Manager Yang, totaling three Thousands of infantry and a thousand fine cavalry. The fine cavalry is the escort of the rebel commander Qiao Zhongkui. It should not go into battle unless it is absolutely necessary. Secondly, there are 6,000 fine cavalry deployed between the camp and the battlefield. This army is both The reserve forces on the frontal battlefield are the main force fighting us, and they also shoulder the mission of rescuing the camp; third, they are the troops remaining in the military camp. After deducting the first two parts, the remaining troops in the camp , that is four thousand infantry. If you have any questions, please feel free to speak."
"Mr. Ling!" Feng Xiaoci had been trapped in Yanmen City for more than ten days. He didn't know much about the current enemy situation. He stood up and asked, "I want to know if there are any war horses in the enemy camp?"
Ling Jing replied: "I synthesized the confessions of hundreds of prisoners and came to the conclusion that in addition to the known 7,000 war horses, there are at most two to three hundred war horses in the military camp, which are used to drag supplies, oxen, donkeys, and mules. There are quite a lot of them, more than five thousand."
Feng Xiaoci nodded and asked: "Does that mean there are at most three hundred cavalry in the enemy camp?"
"exactly."
"Then I have no doubt."
"That's the general situation!" Seeing that no one asked, Yang Ji said, "Do you have any good ideas about how our army can attack and where to attack?"
In fact, Yang Ji had already drawn up a relatively stable combat plan with Yang Shanhui, Ling Jing and others, but it was still early and gave the officers a sense of participation.
All the generals immediately whispered and expressed their opinions. However, Hou Mo and Chen Yi quickly thought of a possibility based on the fact that the rebels were divided into three groups and there were no cavalry in the camp. He asked Yang Ji: "Is it possible that David wants to attack the east and the west?"
Yang Ji saw that Hou Mochen Yi's ideas coincided with his own, so he nodded and said: "General Hou Mochen, according to your ideas, continue to talk about 'attacking the east and attacking the west'."
"Here!" Hou Mo and Chen Yi stood up, clasped their fists and saluted Yang Ji, and then said to everyone: "Mr. Ling just said that the enemy camp does not have any cavalry, which means that the rebels in the camp can only passively defend and have no offensive power. . In view of this, we only need to have a thousand soldiers to create a momentum of 10,000 to attract their attention. Once they see far more than double the number of troops attacking the military camp, they will be panicked and attack in a specific way. The six thousand elite cavalry in the middle asked for help and successfully helped us attract the rebel cavalry away."
Speaking of this, Hou Mo and Chen Yi said to Yang Ji: "The main force of our army is divided into two groups. One way, we cooperate with the Shuozhou Army to attack the main force of the rebel army from the side, and all the way to the enemy's commander's location; as long as our army kills Qiao Zhongkui, , or cut down the flag, the cavalry in the center and the infantry guarding the camp will be leaderless, and they will inevitably collapse without a fight."
When Feng Xiaoci saw Hou Mo and Chen Yi finish speaking, he immediately added: "Then the rebel cavalry must be kept away from the battlefield."
When everyone saw Yang Ji smiling and nodding, they knew that his thoughts were the same as those of Hou Mo and Chen Yi, so they added each other's words to completely outline this plan to seize the opportunity to attack the east and attack the west.
Yang Ji discovered that the biggest weakness of Qiao Zhongkui's army was the lack of cavalry. Perhaps because they focused on siege, Qiao Zhongkui and the dead Liu Song only brought 15,000 cavalry.
Liu Song was killed by Li Jing's cold arrow when he was attacking the city. The rebels were killed by the Daizhou army, and there were not many 5,000 cavalry left. Wang Ba had 10,000 cavalry killed in the battle to lure the enemy the day before yesterday. More than 2,700 people were killed and more than 2,400 people were captured. In the end, Qiao Zhongkui only had more than 7,000 riders left.
The lack of cavalry caused Qiao Zhongkui to face a very embarrassing dilemma. He had to prevent Yang Ji from attacking the camp, leave enough troops to fight Yang Yichen, and at the same time prevent Yang Ji from entering the battlefield, so he had to deploy the cavalry. In the middle of the military camp and the battlefield, but in this way, no matter where Yang Ji attacks, the rebels will be trapped in a dilemma where they can't have their cake and eat it too. Therefore, as Hou Mo and Chen Yi said, Yang Ji only needs to use a small number of troops to pretend to be the main force to lure away the rebel cavalry, and the main force can be invested in the frontal battlefield and quickly annihilate the rebels on the battlefield with thunderous momentum.
Even if the cavalry reacted and turned around to fight back, Yang Ji's army responsible for the beheading operation also completed the task and just held the rebel cavalry back. As long as they persisted for a period of time, Yang Yichen and the other Yang Ji army who were leading the battle had been annihilated. the enemy on the battlefield.
Of course, once Qiao Zhongkui heard that the "main force" of the Youzhou Army had appeared, he might also hand over the camp to the soldiers guarding the camp, and then put the six thousand elite cavalry in the middle into the battle to kill Yang Yichen first. However, if Qiao Zhongkui chooses this way, then the part responsible for the beheading operation will go straight to the rebels' middle cavalry.
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On the battlefield, the offensive Shuozhou Army had already approached the rebel battle formation. The voice of a soldier from the rebel command vehicle interrupted Qiao Zhongkui's thoughts: "General Qiao, the enemy has launched an attack."
"I know!" Qiao Zhongkui took a deep breath and tried to calm down. He left the unknown Yang Ji behind and stared at the menacing Shuozhou Army with all his attention. When it was about to enter the shooting range, he said coldly The order begins: "Crossbowmen prepare to fire."
The drums of "dong dong dong dong" suddenly became louder. The rebel army waved the battle flag and 5,000 crossbowmen lined up in three rows. Together they aimed the 5,000 crossbows at the slowly approaching Shuozhou Army.
Crossbows were a powerful weapon used by the Central Plains dynasty to deal with nomads. However, in the civil war, the power and results achieved by the crossbows were far inferior to those of fighting against the barbarians. The reason was that the armies of the Central Plains dynasty not only had sharp crossbows, but also had the same protective capabilities. Powerful, the soldiers not only wore strong armor, but the shields in their hands could also effectively withstand powerful arrows. In contrast, when the Hu people with poor forging technology fought against the Central Plains army, their only two advantages were the impact power and mobility of the cavalry. The power of the crossbow is exerted to the greatest extent and achieves very good results.
When the Shuozhou army came within shooting range, the drumbeats of the rebels suddenly became intensive. Five thousand crossbows were launched at the same time. The overwhelming rain of arrows roared towards the Shuozhou army. The sword, shield and spear soldiers rushed forward. The soldier shouted and raised his big shield at the same time. A dense rain of arrows instantly shot into the dense army formation, causing continuous screams. Although the giant shield can defend against arrows, there is no invulnerable weapon in the world. Despite the defense, the dense rain of arrows still penetrated through the gaps and shot more than a hundred Shuozhou soldiers behind the shield formation. Some were killed on the spot, and some were injured by arrows and could not continue to fight.
This wave of arrow rain did not stop Shuozhou's army from advancing. The sword and shield soldiers and spear soldiers still advanced slowly with their large shields. The crossbow soldiers behind also fired back with arrows, suppressing the enemy's arrow array for the soldiers in front. In an instant, a hail of arrows shot from opposite directions intertwined in the air, covering the sky.
"The crossbowmen retreated and the spearmen attacked." Seeing that the crossbowmen did not achieve the expected results, Qiao Zhongkui immediately changed his tactics and ordered the spearmen to attack. Thousands of crossbowmen heard the order and ordered from behind. The eight thousand spearmen retreated through the gap between the spearmen, and the eight thousand spearmen quickly moved forward, crossing with the crossbowmen. The dense forest of spear tips shone with a chilling light and evil aura under the rising sun.
Yang Yichen saw the rebel crossbowmen retreating from a distance and the arrow rain in the air disappeared. He resolutely ordered: "Order the front saber, shield and spear soldiers to charge into the formation, and the cavalry to attack from both wings."
"Dong dong dong dong" the war drums of the Shuozhou Army sounded again, and the sound of the drums was as dense as a storm, conveying the combat order to the Shuozhou front army to speed up the pace of the attack. Upon hearing the order, the front army immediately attacked the rebel enemy formations in front and killed them. Go; and the cavalry on both wings also shot out in an arc, directly taking the left and right wings of the rebels.
The two warring parties collided with each other amidst the earth-shattering sound of war drums. The screams of humans, the cries of killing, the lamentations of war horses and the sound of war drums merged together, forming a generous tragic song. In just a few breaths, the number of enemies and ourselves was reduced. Thousands of soldiers fought together in the dust.
Many warriors on both sides of the war were still covering each other's comrades who fought bloody battles with the Turkic cavalry in the 19th Emperor. However, at this time, due to the struggle between the Yang brothers for the throne, the two sides turned into massacres of the past. They all showed no mercy to Paoze's killing tool. They tried their best to slash the butcher knife into the body of the former Paoze, and stabbed the spear in their hands into the body of the former Paoze.
Seeing the soldiers from both sides entangled with each other, and the fight was indistinguishable, Qiao Zhongkui breathed a sigh of relief. He looked deep into the surrounding fields with his hand curtains. He knew that Yang Ji's army was nearby, but where exactly was it and who was it? He didn't know, and the scouts didn't give him any information. This unknown danger and unknown fear made him feel confused.
Qiao Zhongkui sighed worriedly, and couldn't help but turn his eyes to the camp behind him, his face became even more gloomy, because that was another of his fatal points.
This time he was ordered to attack Daizhou and brought a large amount of food, grass and baggage. Once the food was burned by the enemy, his army would collapse within three days without a fight, so preserving the food and baggage in the camp was a top priority. .
In view of the importance of the camp, when Qiao Zhongkui faced Yang Yichen, he could only place the battlefield three or four miles away from the camp. If it was further away, he would not agree. Like now, it can ensure that when the camp is attacked, the reserves can return to support the camp at any time; conversely, if the battlefield falls into a disadvantage, the four thousand infantry guarding the camp can also support the battlefield at any time.
Qiao Zhongkui felt that Yang Ji had arrived, but Qiao Zhongkui was at a loss as to where he was and where he was going to attack. This variable that was out of his control really worried him. So he ordered the commander of the personal soldiers: "I feel that Yang Ji has arrived with the Youzhou Army. You can bring a team of personal soldiers to find out his whereabouts. No matter what, you must find out for me in the shortest possible time." "
"I obey my command!" The brigade commander saluted, jumped out of the command vehicle, and drove away with a group of cavalry.
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After the battle lasted for two hours, the Youzhou cavalry, which made Qiao Zhongkui both nervous and expectant, finally appeared five miles northeast of the military camp. The battle flags were flying and the dust was flying, which made the five thousand defenders in the military camp very nervous. On the one hand, the general ordered the defenders to stand ready, and on the other hand, according to the pre-war deployment, he lit three sticks of wolf smoke to convey the news to Qiao Zhongkui that the main force of Youzhou was invading.
The war at this time has entered a fever pitch, and all the troops of both warring parties are engaged in the battle. Although the rebels still have an advantage in strength, the five thousand extra cavalry from the Shuozhou Army are cruising on the left and right flanks of the rebels in a shooting manner. , used arrows to brutally harvest the lives of rebel soldiers. Their existence prevented the soldiers on both wings of the rebels from providing much help on the frontal battlefield.
The dust on the battlefield was flying, and the yellow dust in the sky blocked the sun and eclipsed it. The sound of war drums, shouts of death, and the fierce battle made every soldier feel like he was struggling in front of the gate of hell.
Although both sides were elite soldiers, the fierce battle for more than two hours still left every soldier exhausted, almost on the verge of physical collapse. The war has slowly shifted from a contest of morale and physical strength to one of will, and will. Comes from the usual hard training.
The anxiety of the war made Qiao Zhongkui extremely anxious. If Youzhou Jingqi entered the battlefield at this time, he would be completely doomed. He decided to believe in the ability of the four thousand defenders of the camp, and at the same time decided to put six thousand elite cavalry into the battle.
The appearance of the main force of the Youzhou Army in the barracks made him feel at ease. It also made him believe that the defenders could rely on solid fortifications and sharp crossbows to hold on for several hours, so he prepared to mobilize six thousand cavalry to fight. , first annihilate the exhausted Shuozhou Army, and then use the momentum of victory to deal with the Youzhou Army.
"Woooooooooo..." Just as he finished giving the order, a tragic and exciting horn sound suddenly came from the distance.
The rumbling sound of horse hoofs beat the ground, and two "Youzhou Iron Cavalry" came to kill at the most critical moment. The one led by Hou Mo and Chen Yi was wedged hard into the enemy who had turned around to the military camp because of the smoke, and now because of the order. Among the rebel cavalry that turned towards the battlefield, the leader of the vanguard was Yu Chigong, who was deeply depressed because he could not defeat Wang Ba. The bad breath he had been holding back for several days burst out among the rebels, making his vanguard unstoppable. , and soon cut the rebel cavalry in half; the main force led by Hou Mo and Chen Yi followed closely, and the gap opened by Yu Chigong continued to expand. After Yuchi Gong penetrated the enemy's army, he turned his horse's head and Arrange the battle formation, kill the enemy group again, and mess up the chaotic rebels.
The other route was led by Xue Ju. Behind him, five thousand cavalry roared forward, like a surging wave, rushing towards the exhausted rebel soldiers on the battlefield.
Although before the war, Yang Ji and the generals made a strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west, the rebel cavalry in the middle was always an unstable factor, and for Qiao Zhongkui, the battlefield and the military camp were equally important, and no one was sure that he would definitely take them. This well-prepared and recharged cavalry was transferred to the military camp. It was under this 50-50 situation that Yang Ji and others made adjustments to their tactics.
The strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west is still implemented, but the only objects to contain the enemy are the defenders in the military camp. As for the two main forces, they are all thrown into the battlefield, instead of fighting the cavalry in the middle and joining the battlefield all the way. This will undoubtedly make the war more secure. . Qiao Zhongkui's choice to support the battlefield also confirmed the correctness of Yang Ji's change of tactics. Otherwise, he would have fallen into a melee where you are among me and you are among me, and the generals do not know the soldiers.
As two lines of cavalry came out, the rebels on the battlefield saw that the reinforcements were blocked and they were brutally killed. The morale of the army began to waver. Wang Ba, who was guarding the central army on the left and right, saw that the situation was critical, and he roared: " Soldiers, follow me into battle."
Wang Ba led a thousand cavalry forward to meet the enemy. He waved his spear and killed Xue Ju in front.
Xue Ju watched the whole battle between Wang Ba and Yuchi Gong, and had a deep understanding of Wang Ba's methods, strengths and weaknesses. Seeing him charging at this time, he also urged his horse to gallop forward, and the tip of his spear instantly exploded with a thousand catties of momentum. , the lightning-fast horse came first, and pierced Wang Ba's iron armor and chest in one stroke. The two horses passed by each other. Wang Ba's forward horse was empty, and his burly body was lifted up by Xue Ju. The tall one is above the blade.
Xue Ju swung his arms vigorously and smashed Wang Ba's body against the advancing rebel cavalry. The huge collision force knocked six of them off their feet.
The arrival of reinforcements boosted the morale of Shuozhou's army and increased their courage. At the same time, it also frightened the rebels on the battlefield and caused their morale to collapse.
"Order the defenders in the camp to abandon the camp and the whole army will come to help." When the two groups of cavalry came, Qiao Zhongkui knew that the defenders had fallen into the trap. Although he did not send the cavalry back to help, he did not feel the slightest bit lucky. Because in the two battlefields at the moment, their side is heading towards failure and collapse. He didn't know how effective his order would be, but there was no other way.
The soldiers lit a stick of smoke and ordered the defenders to abandon the camp and come to the rescue. However, soon after the four thousand infantry in the camp left the camp gate, they were intercepted by the one thousand "Youzhou Army" cavalry who had deceived the enemy. The cavalry took advantage of the cavalry, attacking and attacking the infantry, blocking them from the front and middle battlefields, cutting off the rebels' last glimmer of hope.
After the 5,000 "Youzhou Cavalry" led by Xue Ju defeated Wang Ba's 1,000 cavalry, they broke into the rebel formation from the side. The rebel left wing collapsed first, and their retreat soon swept through the entire army like a wave. , causing the rebels in the main battle to be defeated across the board.
Yang Yichen took advantage of the situation and commanded the Shuozhou Army to rise up and launch a fierce attack on the rebels, further accelerating the rebels' defeat. The rebel soldiers scrambled for their lives and fled in all directions, abandoning their helmets and armor.
When the overall situation was decided, You and Shuo's cavalry turned their horses again and charged towards the central battlefield and the rear battlefield...
In the battle of Daizhou, the Shuoyou coalition forces representing the imperial court killed more than 17,000 enemies and captured more than 20,000 enemies. Even the rebel leader Qiao Zhongkui also died among the rebels. The coalition forces were on the battlefield and in the military camp. Countless amounts of food and ordnance were seized and piled up like mountains.
In order to prevent the rebels from occupying the allied forces at Xinkou, Yang Ji, Yang Yichen and Li Jing discussed it and immediately ordered Shuozhou cavalry general Yang Sien and Daizhou Duwei Hou Mo Chenyi to lead the Shuozhou and Daizhou cavalry to go south and capture Bingzhou (Taiyuan). County) North Gate Xinkou.
The battle in Daizhou not only wiped out the 50,000 elite troops that Yang Liang invested in Daizhou, but also made the entire war situation develop in a direction unfavorable to Yang Liang. Some states that supported Yang Liang turned against him after the Daizhou battle. and among the fifty-two states under the general administration of Bingzhou, those states that had always maintained a wait-and-see attitude also publicly issued official documents of revolt, denounced Yang Liang as a scum with no king, no father, no king and no brother.
The so-called wall falls and everyone pushes it down, it is nothing more than that.
The battle report of Daizhou's great victory reached the capital. Yang Guang was delighted and rewarded the You, Shuo and Dai coalition forces with 500,000 pieces of silk and 50,000 taels of gold and silver each.
Li Jing was granted the title of Zhuguo, worshiped as General Youwuwei, and was rewarded with 9,000 bolts of silk, one female musician and one slave each.
Yang Yichen was granted the title of General, Governor of Xiangzhou and General Manager, and was given the title of 2,000 pieces of silk, 10 female dancers, and 20 horses of horse-drawn horses.
As for Yang Ji, Yang Ji, who played a vital role in this battle, even though he tried to reduce his presence as much as possible, was still sealed by the happy Yang Guang, but the person sealed was not Yang Ji himself, but Yang Ji Liu Rumei’s concubine, Liu Rumei, was given a fourth-grade imperial edict. After Liu Rumei received the imperial imperial edict, it also meant that she could no longer be a concubine, which raised her status in the family to the level of an "equal wife"; in addition, she was rewarded with thousands of horses. , five thousand taels of gold.
The other meritorious generals who participated in the war were all rewarded. For a time, the whole army burst into cheers and everyone thanked the emperor for his great kindness.
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Encouraged by the great victory in Daizhou, Li Zixiong, the deputy general manager of Youzhou, made the first contribution. He led 30,000 Youzhou troops and met Liu Jianjun who came to visit Yanzhao in Baodu Mountain. He defeated the 30,000 rebels and defeated them. He returned to Bingzhou (Taiyuan County); then Li Zixiong appointed Zhang Xutuo, the governor of Ganzhou, as a general, and led 10,000 elite cavalry south to Xiangzhou to help in the battle.
After Zhang Xutuo arrived, he joined forces with Sun Sheng, the commander-in-chief of Xiangzhou, to defeat the 30,000 rebels led by General Qi Liang at Fukou of Xiangzhou.
In Huaizhou in the south, the Grand Governor of Yanzhou, Yang Lun, King of Teng, and Shi Zhang, the March Commander of Hanoi, led an army of 30,000 troops and defeated Yu Zhengzheng's 30,000 rebels who entered Huaizhou in Xushui.
These three major battles took place respectively in Jingxing, Fukouxing, and Taihangxing among the eight towns of Taihang. The successive defeats of the three rebel armies completely ruined Yang Liang's plan to cross the Taihang Mountains and conquer Hebei. There are fifty-two prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Bing Prefecture Governor's Office, and currently only the ten prefectures of Lan, Bing, Shi, Jie, Xi, Lu, Jin, Lu, Jiang, and Ze in the central and southern Hedong region remain.
