At dawn on June 10th, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Fengwu Army arrived at Tiande Town, fifty miles east of Pingyun County... ·····
The appearance of the Fengwu Army brigade immediately broke the peaceful life of the people. However, these common people knew that the Fengwu Army had strict military discipline and did nothing to the common people, so they were not very afraid of the Fengwu Army. The brave villagers even secretly observed The soldiers of the Fengwu Army stood up, with envy in their eyes.
In today's troubled times, becoming a soldier in the Fengwu Army is definitely a rare job for ordinary people. Not only can they feed themselves and have a meaty meal every now and then, but they can also reduce taxes for their families. Earn back wages to support your family.
If you are lucky enough to kill a few more enemies on the battlefield, you might be able to become an official and change the fate of yourself and your descendants!
After entering Tiande Town, the Fengwu Army officers also took a quick rest and reorganized, and some senior generals also borrowed a room from fellow villagers to hold impromptu meetings.
"This battle was fought so damn well. These bastards from the Xuanwu Army probably don't even know what happened yet! Hahaha!"
"Yes! I think if General He hadn't given the order and insisted that our Third Army withdraw as soon as possible, our Third Army would have just defeated them and killed tens of thousands of them. Let's see if these Sun Tzu are still crazy. Got it!"
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"Thank you to the brothers of the Third Army for coming to the rescue, otherwise our Eighth Division would have been trapped here!"
Xun Ke, the general of the Eighth Division, stood up, cupped his fists and thanked the general of the Third Army beside him:
In the Battle of Yunbin, the Eighth Division under Xun Ke was ordered to guard the two counties of Lingyuan and Pingyuan on the northern line of central Shanxi. At the beginning of the war, they were surrounded by 50,000 Xuanwu Forbidden Army. Although the enemy troops attacked on the northern line The momentum is not that fierce. Compared with the Hujie Forbidden Army, the Xuanwu Forbidden Army has more than 20,000 fewer troops.
But for the newly formed Eighth Division, the pressure to defend the city is still quite high!
In order to be able to defend these two county towns, Xun Ke, who has always been known as a "wise general" in the Fengwu Army, also racked his brains. In addition to conventional methods such as strengthening walls and clearing fields, recruiting young people in the city to assist in defending the city, Xun Ke also led many The night attack harassed the enemy. Although it did not achieve particularly great results, it also destroyed many of the enemy's siege artillery and equipment, greatly delaying the enemy's offensive.
Although they successfully dragged the 50,000 Xuanwu Forbidden Army on the northern line of Jinzhong City, preventing the enemy from overstepping their control, the Eighth Division under Xun Ke also suffered heavy casualties under the fierce enemy offensive, with a full strength of 10,000. The eight thousand troops, with nearly half of their casualties at this time, no longer have the ability to break out under the enemy's blockade!
Regarding the situation of the Eighth Division, although He Jingyun and Xun Ke turned against each other under Ye Mingsheng's instigation in their early years in Fengzhou, the Eighth Division is after all a reorganized division of the Fengwu Army. If it is allowed to be annihilated by the enemy, , will inevitably cause great adverse effects.
Therefore, He Jingyun decided to let Guo Zhiping lead the cavalry of the Third Army to rush to the northern front to rescue the Eighth Division from the encirclement of the Xuanwu Army... ·····
After receiving He Jingyun's order, Guo Zhiping also felt the difficulty of the Eighth Division's situation on the northern front, and understood that the rescue operation was urgent. He immediately led the cavalry troops of the Third Army northward. After running for more than two hundred miles, Guo Zhiping Pinghe and more than 13,000 Fengwu Army cavalry came to the vicinity of the two counties of Lingyuan and Pingyun.
Although he arrived at the location, Guo Zhiping rushed in without hesitation. After all, the Xuanwu Forbidden Army on the opposite side was not a good opponent!
Although in the era of cold weapons, cavalry had a natural advantage over infantry in the plains, the Xuanwu Forbidden Army had been sieging the city for nearly two months and suffered heavy casualties. However, after some rear-line reinforcements were added, there were still nearly 40,000 troops. The number of cavalry under Guo Zhiping's command was several times greater, and they were equipped with dozens of Zhengdong cannons and thousands of divine weapons.
In a head-to-head encounter, Guo Zhiping's cavalry would suffer heavy casualties even if they could win. In the past two months, in order to prevent Wang Muzhi's Liang army from crossing the Sanchuan River and reaching Jinzhong City, Guo Zhiping's cavalry The cavalry also suffered thousands of casualties, which made Guo Zhiping, who single-handedly brought out the Third Army, feel heartbroken, so he was not prepared to fight hard in this battle!
Guo Zhiping led his people to lurk first, and then after getting in touch with Xun Ke's headquarters in the city, the two sides agreed that last night, they would take advantage of the dark night to attack the Xuanwu Forbidden Army besieging the city by surprise, and successfully capture the remnants of the Eighth Division. Answered.
"Eternal God Emperor"
After breaking out of the siege, they followed the plan and headed east to Tiande Town at dawn for a temporary rest... ··
Guo Zhiping, who was sitting in the upper seat in the room, after hearing Xun Ke's thanks, he also smiled and waved his hand and said:
"General Xun, you are too polite. You and I both belong to the Fengwu Army and are loyal to the commander-in-chief. We support each other and it is our duty!"
For Guo Zhiping's statement, Xun Ke thanked him again and toasted the generals of the Third Army in the room with tea instead of wine. Just when the atmosphere in the room was very warm, a messenger quickly came to the room and saw that Seeing the sudden appearance of the messenger, Guo Zhiping was a little surprised. He took the initiative to ask before the messenger could speak:
"Did Xuanwu's army, Ma Chongyang, catch up?"
Facing Guo Zhiping's inquiry, the messenger immediately shook his head and said:
"Inform the commander that Ma Chongyang's troops occupied Lingyuan and did not pursue our army after Ping Yun!"
Guo Zhiping nodded secretly when he heard this. Ma Chongyang was not stupid. Although he had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he only had two thousand cavalry. On the plains, those who relied on his camps to use firearms would be really hard to kill. Mouth, but chasing down your enemy on plain terrain is asking for death.
Although the Xuanwu Army's camp was thrown into chaos last night and thousands of people were killed and it looked like the situation was good, Guo Zhiping knew that they had few people and the situation would take a turn for the worse once they were entangled by the enemy. In addition, Shangguan Hong Yuan leads 30,000 Shenwu troops and may appear on the northern front at any time.
Therefore, Guo Zhiping did not have much entanglement with Ma Chongyang. He led his troops to rescue the 8th Division and then withdrew...
Since Ma Chongyang did not lead his troops to pursue him, what would happen if the messenger came this time?
Just when Guo Zhiping was confused, the messenger said in a deep voice:
"Inform the commander that General Cui sent someone to send a letter for help. Shangguan Hongyuan and 30,000 Shenwu troops appeared at the Sanchuan River. They joined forces with Wang Muzhi's troops and forcibly crossed the river!"
"Although General Cui led his troops to resist tenaciously, there were too many enemy troops and the Shenwu Army was very powerful. In order to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy, General Cui was forced to abandon his camp on the east bank of the Sanchuan River and led his troops to retreat to Dakou Township. Prepare to rely on the terrain to block the enemy. Currently, tens of thousands of enemy troops have crossed the Sanchuan River!"
After the messenger finished speaking, the room suddenly became silent. After a while, all the generals in the room turned their attention to Guo Zhiping.
Guo Zhiping, who looked serious, looked at the map. On the one hand, he was shocked by Shangguan Hongyuan's actions, but on the other hand, he also felt a lot of emotion in his heart!
Damn it, this ginger is still hot as expected!
Shangguan Hongyuan, who had been in Jinyang for two months, made a shocking move! Let the situation of the Fengwu Army outside Jinzhong City take a turn for the worse!
Before the messenger sent this information, Guo Zhiping had always thought that Shangguan Hongyuan would come to the northern front. The intelligence detected by the scouts and the news from the Coordination Office also showed that Shangguan Hongyuan was preparing to lead 30,000 Shenwu troops to the northern front. Together with the Xuanwu Army, annihilate the Eighth Division!
No one thought that the old guy Shangguan Hongyuan would turn his gun around after a false shot and attack the Sanchuan River... ····
During the confrontation with Wang Muzhi along the Sanchuan River, Guo Zhiping deployed a very complete defense system in the Fengwu military camp, including trenches, horse-blocking sentry towers, etc. This is why he dared to lead the cavalry to assist the Eighth Division, allowing Cui Desheng led the remaining 15,000 infantry troops to continue to hold on to the east bank of the Sanchuan River!
Because he did not expect that Shangguan Hongyuan would lead the Shenwu Army to appear in the Sanchuan River, Guo Zhiping expected that Cui Desheng, who was relying on the camp, could hold off the tens of thousands of Liang troops under Wang Muzhi for seven to ten days. Time, during this period of time, he could lead the cavalry, rescue the 8th Division, and then support Cui Desheng to withdraw.
But after all, the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Now with Shangguan Hongyuan and the Shenwu Army appearing in Sanchuan River, the entire situation has become extremely dangerous!
Thinking of this, Guo Zhiping was also secretly surprised by the combat effectiveness of the Shenwu Army. Although he had always known that the Shenwu Army led by Shangguan Hongyuan was very powerful, because the Shenwu Army had always been at the center of Shangguan Hongyuan's command, it had not experienced large-scale attacks in recent years. war, so no one knows how strong they are.
Guo Zhiping knows the combat effectiveness of his troops best. Although the enemy army has several times the strength advantage at Sanchuan River this time, Cui Desheng was able to force Cui Desheng to abandon the camp and retreat to Dakou Township in one battle, which is enough to prove that there are no empty soldiers under his reputation. , this Shenwu Army is indeed very powerful...
At this time, there are only two ways in front of Guo Zhiping!
The first way is to ignore Cui Desheng's life and death and continue to withdraw to Jinzhong according to the original plan. In this way, nearly 20,000 people with the Eighth Division and their Third Army cavalry can save their lives, but Cui Desheng's troops in Dakou Township are bound to be Being surrounded by enemy forces and being annihilated is an inevitable outcome!
The second route is now leading troops to assist Dakou Township. However, with the 30,000 Shenwu Army and Wang Muzhi's Liang Army, the enemy's troops in the Dakou Township area are at least 70,000. With Shangguan Hongyuan personally in charge, the enemy's morale will be reduced. It will be extremely high, and it will become very difficult!
Once Cui Desheng's troops cannot be rescued quickly, they are likely to fall into it. When the time comes, whether it is the Xuanwu Army on the southern front or the Hujie Army on the northern front, not only Cui Desheng's troops will not be able to be rescued, but they will also rush to rescue. The soldiers and horses are bound to be surrounded and annihilated!
Thinking of this, Guo Zhiping secretly sighed in his heart. Although it seems that there are two choices at the moment, there is actually only one choice!
Cui Desheng was the commander of his Third Army. About half of the fifteen thousand soldiers and horses were his subordinates, Guo Zhiping. It was impossible for him, Guo Zhiping, to sit back and watch his brothers be surrounded and annihilated by the enemy!
In addition, since the formation of the Fengwu Army, although it has suffered some tactical failures, it has never been the case that more than 10,000 people were surrounded and annihilated!
If Cui Desheng's fifteen thousand men were surrounded and annihilated, then Guo Zhiping would really be engraved on the Fengwu Army's pillar of shame!
So he must not allow this to happen! No matter what the outcome is, Guo Zhiping, who has only a glimmer of hope, cannot abandon these brothers!
Thinking of this, Guo Zhiping turned his attention to Xun Ke...
Feeling Guo Zhiping's gaze, Xun Ke also took a deep breath, raised his fist towards Guo Zhiping and said with emotion:
"Commander Guo, you just said that we are all in the Fengwu Army and are loyal to the commander-in-chief. We should support each other. What's more, this time General Cui is in such danger, it is all because Commander Guo asked you to come to our aid. , thus giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of the Sanchuan River!"
"So we didn't say anything! Our Eighth Division is at the mercy of Commander Guo!"
The generals of the Third Army were very satisfied with Xun Ke's heroic statement and gave Xun Ke a thumbs up in their hearts. Guo Zhiping was also very satisfied with Xun Ke's attitude, but he was not prepared to mobilize the Eighth Division. After taking a deep look at Xun Ke, he smiled and said:
"General Xun, our Third Army understands the wishes of you and the Eighth Division, but we still ask you to withdraw to Jinzhong according to the original plan!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the room were puzzled. Compared with the enemy, they were already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. At this time, one more person meant more strength and more possibilities, and the eighth under Xun Ke After excluding the wounded, the division still has 5,000 or 6,000 people. If these people are allowed to return to Jinzhong at this time, the possibility of rescuing Cui Desheng's troops will undoubtedly be reduced a lot.
Xun Ke was also a little puzzled by Guo Zhiping's words, so he continued to ask for orders:
"Commander Guo! Although our 8th Division is a newly formed unit, we are all bloody men! If we escape at this time, how can we gain a foothold in the army in the future? Commander Guo, please rest assured. Our The Eighth Division will never hold you back!"
Listening to Xun Ke's Kang's speech, Guo Zhiping was moved, but he also understood that Xun Ke did not understand what he meant and immediately explained:
"General Xun, you are worrying too much! As the commander of the Third Army, I have the unshirkable responsibility to save my subordinates. However, the risks in this battle are too great, and I am not very sure that I can escape unscathed, so I must prepare myself for the worst." Plan, Jinzhong cannot be lost no matter what..."
