At this point in the war, complex military orders could no longer be implemented. The establishment of all the ministries is in chaos, and we can only not understand the fight between ourselves and the enemy.
Moreover, as time goes by, the cavalry is faster and can escape or chase faster, while the infantry is slower and will slowly separate.
Zuo Liangyu and Hou Xun discussed the countermeasures. They knew from the beginning that they would definitely not win if they fought head-on with the imperial officers and soldiers. They decided to take advantage of the fact that the imperial court's officers and soldiers would grab credit. At least when Xiao Yuanying had just surrendered to the imperial court, he was definitely eager to make meritorious deeds, so he set up a vicious plan.
However, considering that Duke Xingguo seemed to be cautious, he took advantage of the defeat to stimulate the imperial officials and troops.
Anyway, there was no way to win, so I went with the flow, but as soon as I came into contact, I was defeated by the young boy Xingguo Gong. All his subordinates competed for credit. From this point on, it seemed that the desired result was achieved.
Zuo Liangyu felt proud and looked up ahead. On the other side of the Dasha River, the military advisor must have been ready. If you use part of the baggage as bait, you won't be afraid that the imperial officials and soldiers will not fight for it!
His requirements are not high. As long as he can destroy this Ming army's cavalry, he will be very sure of the next war.
At this time, in the shallow water area on the Dasha River, there were many vehicles, piled with things, crossing the river.
The south bank, the middle of the river, and the north bank of the Dasha River are all full of vehicles. Most of them are on the south bank, and about one-tenth of them reach the north bank.
Hou Xun, who was standing on a small mound on the south bank, saw this scene and ordered the guards around him: "Send the order and let them all rest on the spot!"
His personal guard heard this and thought he heard it wrong, and quickly confirmed: "Sir, there are many vehicles in the river and they haven't crossed the river yet!"
"Just give the order, rest on the spot, don't move!" After hearing this, Hou Xun repeated it, and even emphasized the word "on the spot"!
The personal guard confirmed that it was correct. Although he found the order strange, he still carried it out.
As soon as this military order was issued, it was as if time had stopped for the rebel supply camp. Most of them stayed on the south bank, and a small part went to the north bank. If someone who didn't know it looked at it suddenly, they would think that this baggage camp had just started to cross the river.
Hou Xun was quite satisfied when he saw it, so he turned around and looked around.
At first glance, he turned to look at a place upstream of the Dasha River behind him, and then turned to look at Xinle City, about three miles downstream of the Dasha River.
On the top of the city, the flag of the imperial court was flying. On the west side of the city, that is, in his direction, an infantry of a thousand people was stationed to prevent Xinle City from causing trouble out of the city.
"If we capture Xinle City first, we will have a greater chance of winning!" Hou Xun looked at Xinle City and couldn't help but think, "It's just a pity that there are many people on the top of the city. This shows that the city is well prepared. , it cannot be captured in a short time!”
Thinking about this, Hou Xun couldn't help but immediately think of this new enemy, Duke Xingguo.
Half of the taxes were reduced, and the remaining half was left in the local area to strengthen the city's defenses. Local officials were even allowed to collect money and food from the entire city when necessary.
"It's incredible that such a national policy could be passed by the DPRK!" Although it was not the first time that Hou Xun thought about this, once he thought of it, he was still very surprised.
He knew the people in the court very well.
Not to mention the incredible decree in Article 1 that taxes should not be collected from the national treasury, but Article 2 allows local officials to collect money and food when necessary. He believed that someone in the court might have such a suggestion when they were forced to do so. However, this proposal is absolutely impossible to pass. The reason is very simple. Those princes from the north in the court will definitely oppose it.
Thinking of this, Hou Xun couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of the power of Duke Xingguo.
Cutting off someone's money is like killing one's parents. This hatred is irreconcilable. Not to mention, they may also take money and food from the pockets of the northern princes. However, this Duke Xingguo was still able to suppress these people.
Hou Xun frowned as he thought about it. After this decree was issued, it became obvious that it was difficult to capture the city. For example, in the Xinle City in front of us, we can deduce how difficult it will be to conquer Xinle just by the number of civilians on the top of the city.
He was thinking this when suddenly, a guard beside him reminded him loudly: "Sir, there is something moving!"
Hearing this sound, Hou Xun also felt it, and the earth seemed to be shaking faintly.
So, he hurriedly looked north. Sure enough, there was a figure moving far away.
Although he couldn't see clearly, Hou Xun immediately understood that Zuo Liangyu was back.
With this in mind, he immediately glanced at a place upstream of the Dasha River behind him, and then immediately ordered: "Send the order, if there is no military order, anyone who dares to move will be shot to death!"
Of course, the rebel soldiers at the supply camp were a little panicked when they saw the movement in the north. Many of them wanted to quickly withdraw their vehicles to the south bank. But as soon as they moved, military orders arrived. This made them a little confused, shouldn't they first ensure the safety of the baggage?
Not long after, the movement from the north was getting closer and closer. It could be seen with the naked eye that Zuo Liangyu's cavalry were all running away, and far behind them, it was obvious that the imperial army was pursuing them. .
See this clearly. The rebel soldiers on the south bank are fine, but the rebel soldiers on the north bank are panicked. However, when the leader saw that his men were panicking, he immediately shouted: "Don't panic, this is the commander's plan to cheat defeat, wait until my military order is issued!"
"Fake defeat?" After hearing his words, all his soldiers looked suspicious. Is it really just a fake defeat, not a real defeat?
Zuo Liangyu had been defeated not once or twice. Facing the imperial army, would it be a false defeat?
They were a little disbelieving. They heard the rumble of horse hooves, which seemed to be rolling in from the sky, and their calves were shaking a little.
Just when they could no longer hold on, their leader pulled out his sword and pierced the sack on the vehicle. When he pulled out the knife, he brought out countless grains and sprinkled them on the ground.
They were a little dumbfounded, what is this for?
Almost at the same time, they heard their leader shouting: "Quick, spread them all out for me, spread more, and then you can withdraw!"
Upon hearing this, many people immediately understood. Is this meant to be seen by the officials and soldiers of the imperial court?
They didn't think much about it. The rumble of horses' hooves was like the sound of chasing their lives. They didn't care enough about it. They started to execute military orders indiscriminately, and then they couldn't wait to abandon their baggage and return to the south bank of Dasha River.
At this time, Zuo Liangyu also fled to the bank of Dasha River. After seeing the situation in the supply camp, he looked up at the "Hou" flag opposite, and finally turned his head and looked back.
They saw that a few miles away from them, the imperial cavalry was chasing them. There were flags with "Yuan" and "Zhang" flags, and their strength was about 6,000.
With Zuo Liangyu's eyes, he could tell at a glance that the cavalry of Xiaoyuan Camp and the cavalry of Jingying were competing with each other to pursue his side.
"Haha, let you be arrogant first!" Zuo Liangyu sneered, without stopping at all, he drove his horse into the Dasha River and waded across the river.
His cavalry unit numbered about 3,000 people. As soon as they rushed into the Dasha River, they immediately rushed away the soldiers in the transport camp, and there were people and horses splashing in the river water everywhere. At first glance, it looks like a mess.
On the south bank of the Dasha River, vehicles laden with things turned around and prepared to flee south. However, because there were too many vehicles, the disorderly escape turned into a mess of you blocking me and me blocking you.
Seeing this scene, the thousands of rebel infantry outside Xinle City immediately withdrew to the supply camp, as if they wanted to help the supply camp escape south quickly.
When it comes to escape skills, Zuo Liangyu is definitely the fastest. Among the large troops on the north bank, he fled to the south bank first. Seeing Hou Xun coming over in a hurry, he hurriedly asked: "How is it?"
"Everything is going according to plan. As long as the officers and soldiers dare to cross the river, they will be defeated!" After hearing this, Hou Xun immediately replied confidently.
When Zuo Liangyu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately turned his head to look across the river. Amidst the billowing dust, the imperial cavalry pursuit was getting closer and closer. Most of his cavalry were still splashing in the river. In this regard, he didn't panic at all, he just stared at the movements of the imperial cavalry.
The cavalry from the Jingying camp and the cavalry from the Xiaoyuan camp almost arrived at the river. Seeing that part of Zuo Liangyu's rebels had crossed to the south bank, and most of them were still flopping in the river, they reined up their horses and shot arrows.
"Brother, it's food. These cars are full of food!"
Yuan Shizhong was staring at the other side when he suddenly heard his men shouting to him.
Needless to say, this is the supply camp of Zuo Liangyu's rebel army. He must have never expected that the main force in front would be defeated so quickly, so the supply camp happened to be stuck on the Dasha River. As long as you rush over, you can not only kill more of the main force of Zuo Liangyu's troops, but also keep their baggage. In this way, you can severely damage Zuo Liangyu's troops. This is a great achievement!
With this thought, Yuan Shizhong was the first to leap into the river, pointed his spear, and shouted: "Kill!"
When his cavalry officers saw him, they jumped into the river to pursue him.
On the Beijing camp side, when Zhang Luofu saw this, he did not hesitate and immediately drove his horse across the river, shouting at the same time: "Kill!"
On Zuo Liangyu's side, the cavalry that saw the flag with the word "Yuan" even rushed into the river and began to pursue it. The Jingying camp could see this and hesitated for a while. After seeing the cavalry of Xiao Yuan camp starting to cross the river in pursuit, they all drove their horses down the river.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. The imperial officers and soldiers took the bait!
After a while of reenactment, after the officers and cavalry have crossed halfway, the ambush troops will break out, and then I will return and fight back, and the overall situation will be decided.
With this in mind, he deliberately led the cavalry that had already crossed the river to run rampant and collided with the baggage camp. It seemed to be more chaotic and more reassuring for the imperial cavalry crossing the river.
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