Shunde, thirty miles east of the city, Sanlinyuan
Ma Zhongjun picked up his binoculars and looked to the west, where he saw tens of thousands of Zhennan troops waiting in formation, with flags and banners flying in a murderous atmosphere... ···
Looking at the Xu character flag held high in the opponent's formation, Ma Zhongjun couldn't help but said in amazement:
"This Xu Zhaojie really has a lot of skills. In just a few months, he has managed to pull out a well-trained army!"
Listening to Ma Zhongjun's words, the general behind him, Yin Anguo, said with a little disdain:
"My lord, in my opinion, these people under Xu Zhaojie are just useless silver spears and candle holders. At the beginning of the year, the main elite of his Zhennan Army were almost completely wiped out in Hebei and Henan. He Xu Zhaojie Even if you use your troops like a god, it’s impossible to pull out an elite force in such a short period of time!”
Hearing this, Ma Zhongjun also felt that it made sense and nodded slightly. Five days ago, after learning that Hou Zhen had sent troops, he realized that something was not going well. After discussing with Zhang Meng, he decided to use Zhang Shiyu as a secret man and take a gamble to see if Able to capture Kangyin City in one fell swoop.
At that time, Ma Zhongjun and Zhang Meng made two preparations. If they successfully captured Kangyincheng and achieved the pre-war goals, they would continue to implement the pre-war general staff's combat plan.
If Kangyin City cannot be taken, then withdraw before Hou Zhen reaches Kangyin and the Fengwu Army's logistics supplies are completely cut off.
Then, based on the Huainan land currently obtained, we will slowly plan to cut off the connection between Kangyin City and the Huainan mansions on the south bank of the Nanjiang River. Although we can eventually achieve the goal of occupying Kangyin, it may be slower and require more time. Spend a little time and effort...
With these two thoughts, Ma Zhongjun and Zhang Meng used Zhang Shiyu's hidden weapon. Maybe God couldn't bear to see Huainan continue to be war-torn, so with the blessing of his old man, Zhang Shiyu opened the city without any danger. Door.
The Fengwu Army, which had been prepared for a long time, immediately rushed into the city. It took only one night to wipe out all the Zhennan Army in the city and completely control the situation in the city!
However, the day after they had just captured Kangyin, Ma Zhongjun and Zhang Meng, who had not been happy for too long, got news from the scouts that made them feel both happy and scared!
Hou Zhen's 30,000 Chu troops were not the only ones to attack Kangyin. Xu Zhaojie also personally led the 30,000 Zhennan Army, which quietly detoured from the lower reaches of the Nanjiang River back to Kangyin's flank!
Therefore, if they did not capture Kangyin City, they would have to face the siege of Hou Zhen and Xu Zhaojie with a total of 60,000 to 70,000 troops under Kangyin City!
Although they were very confident in their soldiers, Zhang Meng and Ma Zhongjun couldn't help but feel chilled when Xu Zhaojie and Hou Zhenlai stabbed themselves when they thought that they were storming Kangyincheng. If such a thing happened, it would definitely be catastrophic. Yes, even if the Fengwu Army is not completely wiped out, everyone above and below will definitely shed a layer of skin!
No wonder they felt that the fight before reaching Kangyin went very smoothly and they did not encounter any fierce resistance from the Zhennan Army. It turned out that Xu Zhaojie, the turtle grandson, was waiting for them here!
Ma Zhongjun and Zhang Meng, who survived the disaster, were thankful and began to study what to do next. Soon they received news that the Shunde City they had just captured not long ago was retaken by Xu Zhaojie, who had failed to succeed in editing. Went back...
In addition, Ma Zhongjun and Zhang Meng also learned through the intelligence channels of the General Coordination Office that the joint strangulation of Xu Zhaojie and Hou Zhen had been planned for a long time. Originally, they wanted to kill both the Fourth Army and the First Division in one go. , but because of the fall of Kangyin, the plan completely went bankrupt.
For this reason, Hou Zhen blamed Xu Zhaojie for the unfavorable battle of the Southern Army. Although Xu Zhaojie was wrong, he also blamed Hou Zhen for arriving too late and arriving around Kangyin one day later than planned. This led to the fall of Kangyin, and the two sides had a big quarrel over this. After a fight, Hou Zhen finally withdrew his troops back to Zhucheng angrily.
Although there were no Hou Zhen and 30,000 Chu troops to help, Xu Zhaojie still did not give up. After retaking Shunde, he took the initiative to give Ma Zhongjun a letter of challenge and wanted to fight Ma Zhongjun in Sanlinyuan.
A battle will determine the outcome. Because Xu Zhaojie is very cunning and he must be playing tricks like this, so Ma Zhongjun doesn't intend to pay attention to him.
However, Shunde is an important link in transporting logistical supplies from Hebei and Henan to the front line. After Zhucheng was captured by the Chu army, the Fourth Army's logistical supplies also needed to be provided by the First Division.
Although they had plenty of food and other supplies because of the capture of Kangyin, the Fengwu Army still needed supplies from the rear in terms of medicines and firearms. Therefore, after the fall of Shunde, the Fengwu Army still encountered difficulties in providing logistical support. some problems·····························
What troubles Ma Zhongjun the most is that it is almost November and the weather is getting colder. If he does not agree to Xu Zhaojie's invitation to fight, it will take at least one person to wait until Jiyu's Sixth Division completes its assembly to rush to their side. months time.
At that time, it was already freezing outside, and it was not suitable to continue fighting. The cold weather would cause many unreasonable casualties to the soldiers. Therefore, after much thought, it was determined that Hou Zhen's 30,000 Chu troops had withdrawn to Zhuzhou. Behind the city, Ma Zhongjun finally agreed to Xu Zhaojie's invitation to fight, and decided to decide the outcome in Sanlinyuan today!
Although he agreed to Xu Zhaojie's invitation to fight, Ma Zhongjun was still a little worried. He always felt that Xu Zhaojie would play tricks. After all, judging from his strength on paper, although Xu Zhaojie had been transferring troops from Shouchun by water transportation in the past few days, he was allowed to stay in Shunde. The number of troops exceeded 40,000.
But most of these 40,000 people have never experienced war and are just new recruits who have been trained for a few months. How can these people be used to resist the first division, the main ace of the Fengwu Army?
Is Xu Zhaojie really so arrogant that he is the reincarnation of Zhuge Wuhou, and can powerful enemies be wiped out in a chat and a laugh?
Therefore, if Xu Zhaojie is not really so conceited, then he must have a conspiracy in this fight!
Therefore, after discussing with Zhang Meng, the worried Ma Zhongjun decided to let Zhang Meng lead the Fourth Army to stay in Kangyin, ready to respond to their first division at any time!
In Ma Zhongjun's view, Xu Zhaojie has already suppressed all his belongings, so even if he has any tricks, there is nothing to fear as long as the First Division and the Fourth Army join forces... ··········
After carefully observing the Zhennan Army's formation with a telescope, Ma Zhongjun discovered that several higher hills on the plain of Sanlinyuan had been occupied by the Zhennan Army.
Ma Zhongjun was a little unfazed by this. He waved his hand and ordered to his subordinates:
"Where is Zhao Sanqiang?"
"Here is my humble duty!"
After hearing the order, a seven-foot-tall young commander with a resolute expression stood up.
He glanced at the cavalry commander Ma Zhongjun, whom he had raised with his own hands, and said:
"I order your troops to attack the east side of the enemy's army and test the strength of the enemy's army. If everything goes well, capture the two hills on the east side!"
"yes!"
(There are some bad words today, so I will write less! Do you have any ideas to teach me?)
