The morning light broke, but there was no rooster crow, and the light was still soft, but the village of Luanhe was lonely and solemn. Originally, this was a village of more than forty households, which was not too small. However, with the advent of the war, the original peace and harmony were destroyed to pieces.
Half of the people fled in advance before the Chu army came north, and the rest were directly slaughtered, and all their money, food, belongings, and livestock were plundered. Under Zhou Xingfeng's deliberate indulgence, his army became more and more bandit.
The Chu army that was sent to Luanhe Village to defend the village consisted of more than 3,000 people. Their combat power was weak and they were even more of a mob. Therefore, when Li Jun led his army south and saw the enemy camp along the village, which was not even firmly established, he almost couldn't help but order an attack directly.
However, he suppressed his desire to attack a little and ordered the entire army to rest on the spot. He did not build a large camp, but just camped in formation and made do with it all night, watching with eager eyes to target the Chu army in Luanhe Village.
At the same time, in order to prevent him from escaping and retreating, Li Jun also dispersed the 300 horses he had obtained from Shi Yanchao for surveillance. Practice has proved that Li Jun is fully prepared to fight this battle.
When the Han army approached, General Chuanhe decisively sent people south to ask for reinforcements, but they couldn't escape at all. Three exits were blocked, and several waves of messengers were strangled to death. They couldn't escape at all.
The Chu general who led the army was also a man who knew the danger. He took advantage of the darkness of the night and directly led the army, hoping to escape towards Liyang under the cover of darkness. However, Li Jun had some expectations and had prepared 1,500 rested soldiers in advance. When he noticed his abnormal movement, he immediately blocked his head and face with a wave of blows and blocked it back.
There was a huge gap between the combat effectiveness of this Chu army and the Han army led by Li Jun. If it were not for the inconvenience of fighting at night, he would have broken into the village that night and destroyed him.
Of course, after procrastinating for a whole night, with more rest and more complete preparations, after dawn, the Chu army in Chuanhe was destroyed.
When the morning sun climbed up, the war drums beat, and the sound of killing shook the village. Under Li Jun's command, Luanhe Village was captured in just one hour, including the elimination of the remaining enemies.
Although this was an offensive and defensive battle of extremely low intensity, after the Han army broke into the simple earth and stone defenses after weak resistance, it accepted the formal surrender of the Chu army. Because the villagers were basically slaughtered, these Chu troops did not even have a chance to fish in troubled waters or hide, and were eliminated one by one.
While walking on the dilapidated dirt road between villages, escorted by soldiers, the temperature had just started to get hot. Although the actual results were not brilliant, they were still satisfying to Li Jun. At least in the military newspaper, it can be written with confidence that three thousand enemies were wiped out. This time he went south, General Li had a share of the credit for ensuring the bottom line.
"General, we saw last night that these bandit troops are completely vulnerable! Preliminary counting shows that our army has killed 32 people and injured 97 people. We must wipe out all their troops here!" A military academy student walked beside Li Yun and approached him. Reporting, with a look of displeasure: "If the rebel army is so unbearable, General Yimo will see that we alone can wipe out Hunan!"
"It's just a small victory. You only defeated such weak soldiers, but you are so arrogant?" Li Jun scolded him with a straight face. It's not that he is humble, but he is not satisfied in his heart.
"General, you taught me a lesson!" After being scolded, the officer didn't care. He admitted his mistake with a smile, and said with a bit of contempt: "It's just that these thieves are too poor, have almost no property, and their armor is in tatters. , I could only find less than a hundred shi of food..."
For the officers, they wanted to have both military exploits and gains, but obviously, the gains in Luanhe Village were so shabby that it was unbearable to look at them.
"According to this situation! I'm afraid we will have to spend our food to feed these prisoners!" the officer muttered.
When Li Jun heard this, he took it seriously and couldn't help but said: "So, it won't be long before the bandit army here will run out of food!"
"Of course!" the officer nodded affirmatively and said: "With less than a hundred shi of rice and food, even if we save on eating, more than 3,000 people will not be able to hold on for a few days! Before our army arrived, they had already sent out several detachments of hundreds of people. The team has gone to the surrounding villages and mountains and forests to look for food, but they probably don’t dare to come back and will either break up and flee, or become bandits!”
After hearing what he said, Li Jun smiled and said: "This is good news. The bandit army here is short of food, and the enemy army in Liyang is probably not much better. Murong Dushuai is still very powerful. He can tell you at a glance Seeing the key points of the rebel army, it is no wonder that he would come up with such a military strategy. Without food and fodder, what can these rebel soldiers use to fight? They dare to take the initiative to attack northward. They are really desperate and do not know whether to live or die! "
"General, it's better to go south quickly! This battle is too easy, and the brothers haven't even used their hands and feet yet." Seeing this, the officer immediately became excited.
"Send an order for the prisoners to dig a hole outside the village!" Li Jun ordered.
"The general wants to trap and kill these prisoners who are causing trouble?" the officer asked smartly.
"I still want this head!" Seeing how smart he was, Li Jun glared at him and said, "Bury all the corpses in the village and add fertilizer to the land. Summer is here. If you don't take care of these corpses, It would be bad if there is an epidemic!”
"Also, kill all the rebels who surrendered, more than a hundred generals! Then drive the surrendering troops south!" After thinking about it, Li Jun added: "Forget it, leave two hundred soldiers and a group of prisoners to take care of them here. , the rest of the troops, take a short rest and head south immediately!"
"I think that with the arrival of Shi Yanchao's troops, the situation of the rebel army in Liyang must be bad. I have to get a piece of the pot!" Li Jun was excited.
"Yes! General Mo will make arrangements right away!"
In the conversation between the two, they never mentioned the massacred villagers in Chuanhe River, nor did they pay attention to the few small troops of the Chu army that were scattered in search of food. During the war, for these Qiuba people, the lives of the people did not count at all. Human lives, especially "Chu people".
After some busy preparations, the Han army organized its troops under the leadership of Li Jun, drove more than 2,000 surrendered soldiers, and marched south of Liyang City with great fanfare. However, he didn't hurry to travel more than thirty miles. It took him three hours to reach Liyang around noon.
With the arrival of Li Jun's army, the combined strength of the three Han armies was no longer so different from that of Yang Shifan's army. As for military morale, morale, and combat power, it was even more difficult to compare the two. In view of this, Yang Shifan had no choice but to tighten the entire army in the camp, strengthen the stronghold, and pretend to defend to the death.
As for Li Jun, Shi Yanchao, and Pan Mei, they met outside Liyang City. Traffic information revealed that Yang Shifan's army was at the end of its rope and its entire army collapsed within three or two days.
The three conspired, and Pan Mei suggested that if the deterrence is out, and they are trapped without attacking, and just sit back and watch them collapse, they can deal with this enemy force at the minimum cost. After reaching a consensus, Li and Shi's armies camped outside together to rest and wait. Shi Yanchao continued to send cavalry to monitor along the Lishui River to prevent them from escaping southward along the Fu River. Pan Mei returned to the city and prepared to attack in the city.
However, after Pan Mei left, Li Jun thought carefully and went to Shi Yanchao and said directly: "We are veteran generals on the battlefield, how can we listen to Pan Mei, a junior!"
Noticing the strange look on Li Jun's face, Shi Yanchao frowned slightly and said, "General, what do you mean? Do you want to have your own way? Just now, the three of us have made an appointment!"
Li Jun shook his head and said quite confidently: "That's not what I meant! Pan Mei's analysis is still very reasonable, but if these more than 14,000 enemy troops surrender directly without fighting, this military achievement will not be real! "
"I have already made great achievements in defeating the army in Luanhe Village. It seems that General Shi has not made any achievements in fighting since he came south this time..." Li Jun looked like he was thinking about Shi Yanchao.
In fact, when they reached the military ranks of Li Jun and Shi Yanchao, the court always considered their functions comprehensively when discussing their merits, not just fighting. It's just that Li Shi and the two couldn't restrain their murderous intentions.
Shi Yanchao thought about it for a moment and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Once the rebel army cannot hold on anymore, before it collapses and surrenders, we immediately launch an attack, fight for a while, and then take prisoners. If we defeat them quickly, it is better for two of us to get the same credit than three people to share the same credit. Come on!" Li Jun said with a smile.
The two quickly reached a consensus.
Pan Mei's expectation was that the Chu army could still hold out for three to five days, but the deterioration of the situation far exceeded her imagination, and there was also the worry of civil strife. After the Han army came south, Qin Zaixiong, the leader of the Yao people, became somewhat disobedient.
That night, some soldiers in the Chu camp came out of the camp and wanted to surrender. Yang Shifan ordered them to be killed. However, the killings continued, and more than 300 soldiers fled to the Han camp overnight, making the Han army more aware of their intentions. Virtual reality.
The next day, the number of escaped soldiers doubled.
The next day, Li Jun and Shi Yanchao joined forces to launch a surprise attack on Chuying, defeated them in one battle, and won the Battle of Liyang.
