Army attack.
The Zhou army launched a fierce attack on the hastily retreating Jianzhou Army from various fronts and different directions.
In fact, using the word "retreat" is somewhat praising the Jianzhou Army.
The current Jianzhou Army is in chaos, with no end in sight and no way to organize it. Each general can only retreat or escape according to his own intention.
In addition to being able to arrange for the army to be cut off at the beginning, it was simply defeated in the end. If you can run fast, you will become a marshal. As long as you can escape and run away, that is the most suitable strategy.
Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong met at Shalingdun, and it was only because Fei Yingdong left a section behind at Changyong Fort that they could barely stop You Shilu and He Kegang's troops who had been pursuing them, but they only managed to stop them. If they can stop it for a moment, Changyong Fort will soon be lost, and the escape will have to continue.
Shaling Dun is a strategic location northwest of Changyong Fort, but no matter how important it is at this time, it is meaningless. No one can accept it, and it cannot be defended under this situation.
The best way now is to put as much distance away from the pursuers as possible and find a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack to block the enemy.
Ordinary fortresses are meaningless to the surging Zhou army and cannot resist it at all.
And Shenyang is too big and the city is too complicated. If you choose Shenyang to stick to it, you might get into chaos as soon as you enter the city with your front foot, and you will be trapped in the city with your back foot.
Therefore, all parties in Jianzhou unanimously chose Tieling Acropolis as a stopping point.
The combination of Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong failed to change the situation.
You Shilu's army was in full swing, especially with its cavalry following, forcing both armies to leave a portion of the enemy at Shaling Dun.
In fact, this part is sacrificed to delay the enemy in order to leave time for the main force to retreat.
But this tactic was of little use to the Zhou army. The Zhou army's cavalry got entangled for a while and then detoured, leaving the blocking enemy Jianzhou army to the Zhou army's infantry catching up behind them, while the cavalry continued to chase the soldiers who fled north. Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong are the main players.
In this way, Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong were driven out of nowhere. They had no way to the sky and no way to the earth. They left several troops to stop the enemy, but it was still to no avail. They reached the vicinity of Shenyang City and finally escaped the pursuit of the Zhou army's cavalry. .
Fortunately, Shenyang is a big city, and there are still thousands of state-building troops guarding it. However, Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong didn't even stop for a moment. They didn't even enter the city and ran straight north towards Tieling.
Looking at the important places such as Puhesuo, Yilusuo and Fanhesuo that they had worked so hard to conquer along the way, the two of them felt endless sorrow in their hearts.
At that time, countless soldiers sacrificed themselves in bloody battles to capture it, but now it was thrown away without even bothering to take a second look. It only took two years, so why is it like this?
Both Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong couldn't understand why the situation had undergone such a big reversal in just two years. The reversal was so fast that even they couldn't accept it mentally.
They admit that Dazhou is an unrivaled behemoth for Jianzhou, and the comparison of the strengths of the two sides is still inconclusive. However, this is not necessarily true for the territory of Liaodong. Moreover, although Dazhou is a behemoth, there are internal disputes. The contradiction between civil and military affairs has been deep for a long time, and now there is a lack of a talented emperor who can control the overall situation, so his efficiency is extremely low.
This is also the reason why Jianzhou was able to succeed frequently in Liaodong in the past. In their view, even Shenyang was captured. Li Yongfang, Sun Degong, Jin Yu and a large number of Liaodong army generals joined them one after another. Jianzhou's territory expanded significantly, and within its jurisdiction The population has also increased dramatically, and it is a prosperous and prosperous situation. How could it suddenly be reversed?
It's hard for anyone to accept this happening to anyone.
Nurhachi and He Heli also retreated all the way north. Unlike Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong, they took Baitapu in the south. They also did not enter Shenyang City, so they went directly around and went straight to Tielingwei. This also marked the The entire Jianzhou Army failed across the entire northern battlefield.
The southern battlefield itself was supported by Dai Shan and others, hoping that the northern front would win so that they could counterattack on the southern front. Unexpectedly, the northern front was defeated and the situation on the southern front became even more precarious.
After hearing the news, both Dai Shan and E Yi also understood that it was a matter of life and death. Originally, there was a huge gap in strength between the Jianzhou Army and the Zhou Army in the south. Now the northern battlefield collapsed, and the southern battlefield immediately fell into crisis.
If you retreat, Denglai Town and Dongjiang Town on the opposite side will swoop up like hungry wolves, and they are very likely to collapse immediately; if you don't retreat and persist, once the Northern Front Jianzhou Army shrinks back to Tieling, then the Southern Front Jianzhou Army will They will be surrounded and there will be no chance of escape.
"What should we do? Mr. Eyidu?" Daishan paced back and forth anxiously, "We have to make a decision immediately, otherwise the Zhou army on the other side will definitely bite us when they get the news, and we won't even have a chance to leave. ?”
Er Yidu's face was frighteningly gloomy at this time, as if he had aged several years, and even his figure had become a lot stooped. After a long time, he slowly shook his head: "It's not easy to go any way. Now you think Zhou Jun didn't know News? Maybe they have made this situation that we don’t know yet. Once we make a move, they will pounce on us. But if we make the decision to retreat, our morale will definitely be shaken. If we want to continue to resist, we will not It's possible, everyone wants to retreat first, and no one is willing to come and break the queen. If you force him to stay and break the queen, maybe as soon as you take off with your front foot, he will pick up his hind foot and run away, running faster than you. In the end, Defeated, completely annihilated,..."
"But we can't hold it any longer. If we delay any longer, we will be surrounded by the Zhou army. We are already at a disadvantage. If the Zhou army comes from the north, we will have no choice but to wait for death." Daishan looked at E Yidu with hope. , "Where to go, please give me an idea."
They all held their foreheads in pain. This decision was not easy to make, or no matter what the decision was made, it might result in the annihilation of the entire army. Now many generals in the army have learned about the situation in the northern battlefield, and their morale is depressed. As Dai Shan said , you can’t drag it, as dragging will lead to change, but how can it be so easy to just throw up your legs and run away?
You have lost your fighting spirit and no one is willing to cut off the rear. How can you resist the pursuing Zhou army?
"It is too dangerous to withdraw the Tieling Guards according to the Khan's wishes. With such a long distance, it is difficult for us to avoid the pursuit of the Zhou army's cavalry. If we cannot do it, it is very likely that we will be defeated and wiped out by the Zhou army on the road. We cannot Do this." E Yidu thought for a long time before saying: "Perhaps our only way is to go east, escape the border wall, and return to Hetuala. That is much closer. It is inevitable that we will be overtaken by the Zhou army along the way. Either be defeated or eliminated, but many of us can still escape. Climbing over the border wall is our territory, and we can escape back to Hetuala..."
"But what if the Zhou army keeps chasing and attacks Hetuala directly? What should we do?" Daishan made a slight move. Retreating to Tieling from the north is a dead end. If you can't reach Tieling, you will be driven up and destroyed. Going east However, some people can escape, it depends on who is lucky.
"If that's the case, then we can only fight to the death in Hetuala. If we can't even defend Hetuala, where else can we go? To the Kuwu Mountain Forest?" Eyidu said fiercely: "That's it. The fate of Jianzhou must be determined!"
Dai Shan shuddered. Such words are no longer taboo. In the past, anyone who said such words would be executed immediately.
After some thought, Dai Shan felt that this was the only way to go, so he decisively ordered one unit to be left behind to stop the enemy, while the rest of the troops immediately turned east and fled back to Hetu through Crow Falcon Pass. Allah go.
At this time, Cao Wenzhao and Mao Wenlong, who were on the opposite side, were already prepared.
"Crow Falcon Pass is still under the control of the Jianzhou Army. Although it is very easy to capture, with only 500 soldiers guarding it, it has frightened the snake and made Daishan and Eyi go to Hetuala with hope and wait for him to pass. Once you reach Crow Falcon Pass, you will find that Hetuala is no longer their safe haven, haha,..."
Mao Wenlong pressed his sword with satisfaction and looked into the night sky, "He Renlong and the others should be here soon. Although it is a little more difficult to climb over the side wall from Gushan Fort, you can still catch up with some hard work..."
"Don't worry. Renlong has been with me for so many years and is someone the governor values he. He should understand the importance of this battle. Taking Hetuala will be enough for him to become a general soldier next time."
Cao Wenzhao also heaved a sigh of relief and congratulated Renlong for staying under the throne for a long time. Even he slightly congratulated Renlong for putting up with the injustice.
Why are mediocre people like Liu Wei and Chai Guozhu able to be the chief soldier of a large town, but He Renlong can't even get the rank of chief soldier of a small town?
This battle may be the last chance for the Jianzhou Jurchens. Once the Jianzhou Jurchens are completely wiped out, the only way to fight a big war in the future is against the Mongols.
But as the Governor-General said, the conditions for the conquest of the Mongols are not yet mature. Liaodong must be completely sorted out before we can talk about the conquest of Mongolia. Moreover, the conquest of Mongolia may be more political. Economic means and military were only auxiliary, which gave Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong and others a sense of urgency.
Sometimes even Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong find it unbelievable. Why did they still find it difficult to deal with the Jurchens in Jianzhou a few years ago, but in just a few years, when Commander Xiao Feng came, the situation suddenly changed?
The Jurchens in Jianzhou swallowed Shenyang like a piece of indigestible fat, making it difficult for them to throw it away and use it for themselves at once. And those Liaodong troops who surrendered will become a hot potato. In this battle, they can manifested.
Especially after this battle was won, it was like a dream. It was full of chaos and snow, and it took a sharp turn. The disadvantages of the Jianzhou Army were fully exposed, while the advantages of the Zhou Army were sharply magnified.
Maybe Governor Xiao Feng is really the so-called Son of Destiny? This has been vaguely rumored in Liaodong.
(End of chapter)
