Chapter 106 Chen Jueyong observes success or failure in battle
In fact, the day before Liu Chengyou launched his troops, the Tang army stationed on the Feishui River had become nervous. Han Tong, the commander of the cavalry capital, led the army to suppress the Tang army's cavalry. The Southern Tang Dynasty was short of war horses and organized cavalry. The army was even smaller. Liu Yanzhen came to the rescue and had two thousand fine cavalry from the Tang army to fight with the army, but they were completely defeated. During the rout, they were pursued and annihilated by Han general Shi Yanchao, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
This time Chen Jue marched, and there were still more than a thousand cavalry in the army. Except for 500 cavalry left as reserve for the Chinese army, the rest were all sent out to detect the enemy's situation and patrol the surrounding area.
Han Tong, under the orders of Liu Chengyou, led two thousand front-armed cavalry, suddenly went south, caught and strangled the Tang cavalry who were wandering outside. The Tang army's horses were not as good as Han horses, and their people were not as good as Han soldiers, and they faced Han Tong's cavalry. **Zhan, the Tiger and Wolf Cavalry with sharp fighting skills, suddenly suffered a targeted attack. How could he be his opponent?
After learning about the sudden movement of the Han army, Chen Jue was in a daze. He just felt that something was wrong. Without thinking, he quickly sent an order to let the remaining Tang cavalry return to camp and put them outside. They would only die by being strangled by the Han cavalry. Since then, Liu Chengyou's purpose of closing his eyes and blocking his ears has been achieved. Without the help of Houqi, it is not that easy to detect the news in the Feishui Plain, especially when the Han cavalry is cruising outside and watching eagerly. situation.
The distance of forty miles is really not that far. Even if you want to maintain your physical strength and march calmly, it will take two hours. Han Tong leads the army and has completed the set combat mission and took the initiative to survey the surrounding terrain and the situation of the Tang camp. .
The emperor personally led an army of infantry and cavalry to arrive, specially led people to greet them, and personally reported the battle report: "Your Majesty, I led the cavalry, after a whole day of pursuit and fierce fighting, a total of 416 Tang cavalry were killed, and now they have all been killed. Scan the waiting cavalry and there will be no eyes or ears of the Tang army for twenty miles around!"
"Well done!" Liu Chengyou praised.
Facing the emperor's praise, Han Tong couldn't help but smile and let out a sigh of relief. In this southern expedition, all the generals and generals had some credit, but only General Han, the commander of the cavalry army, had no merit, which really hindered his reputation. .This achievement can be regarded as the first quenching of thirst for a man who has been in drought for a long time.
"What was Tang Jun's reaction?" Liu Chengyou asked Han Tong.
"Chen Jue's army has huddled in the camp and is on the defensive!" Han Tong reported: "In addition, there is another Tang army in the south, which is believed to be Xu Wenzhen, and is marching north. I went to investigate in person, and there were a lot of pack horses and carts in the process. There are so many soldiers, they must be the rear army of the Tang soldiers, and the burden is too heavy, so that the advance is extremely slow!"
"Chen Jue, how much military supplies have been prepared this time?"
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou immediately said to Murong Yanzhao: "Order the three armies to prepare and rest in place, recover their strength, and wait for orders. Wang Qing and Han Tong, follow me to explore the Tang camp!"
After hearing what he said, Han Tong immediately advised: "Your Majesty is responsible for the three armies and the country is so important that you can't fall into danger lightly. Let me leave the matter of exploring the camp to you!"
Liu Chengyou waved his hand and said stubbornly: "No need to say more, I want to go and see for myself!"
Soon, under the protection of Fengchen camp, a group of people galloped towards Tang camp. This group of people did not cover their tracks. They lit up the flag in the field in front of Tang camp, looked back and forth, and drove at will. He had almost no scruples about Tang Ying, which was quite arrogant.
There is a low and flat mountain range in the northeast of the Tang camp, relying on the Shungeng Mountains. After inspecting the layout of the Tang camp, Liu Chengyou pointed to the mountain range and said: "Though that mountain range is not difficult and dangerous, it can still be relied on. Why did the Tang army set up a stronghold near the river? "
"Maybe it's convenient to get water!" Han Tong said.
"Not necessarily!" Liu Chengyou said, looking at Wang Jun who was accompanying him: "What do Wang Qing think?"
Wang Jun had also been carefully observing the enemy camp before. After hearing the questions, he thought for a while, pointed to the Tang camp and said: "That tidal flat has soft soil and is not a place where our cavalry can roam. The Tang army has set up a stronghold here, I'm afraid it's still... To prevent me from charging on foot and on horseback!"
Nodding his head, he agreed with Wang Jun's view: "It seems that Chen Jue is not without merit. At least he knows how to adapt to local conditions!"
"However, if the Tang camp is set up by the water, its foundation must not be strong!" Wang Jun added coldly.
Liu Chengyou nodded, staring at the huge military camp built by Chen Jue, his eyes gradually became firmer, he turned his horse around and said: "It's almost done, go back!"
After returning to the army, Liu Chengyou immediately ordered the entire army to move forward and set up camp five miles away from the Tang camp. He took out the white silk and wrote a letter and handed it to Zhang Yongde, explaining: "Send someone to the Tang camp to meet in person." When I see Chen Jue, I tell him that I personally led an army of 20,000 people to the south and invite him to the banks of the Feishui River. The two sides will set up their positions and have a fair fight!"
Zhang Yongde put away the letter and couldn't help but hesitated to Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty, will the Tang army accept the battle?"
"Maybe?" Liu Chengyou said casually: "Go!"
"yes!"
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As for the Tang camp, when Liu Chengyou visited the camp in person, he went to inspect the village tower. He had no desire to fight. When he saw the soldiers of Fengchen camp who were almost armed to the teeth, he lost interest even more.
In the Chinese army's tent, the Han general who sent the message was sent away. Chen Jue took Liu Chengyou's war letter and looked at it. He frowned. There was only one word on it: war! Plus an incomprehensible symbol "?" .
"Mr. Chen, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty personally led the army and came south to invite a fight. Do I accept the fight?" a military academy asked from below.
Observing his appearance, Chen Jue asked: "Looking at the general's appearance, does he want to fight the Han army?"
The military academy said: "The Shouchun Han army only has 30,000 to 40,000 troops in total. They dare to divide their troops to resist our army when they are besieging the city. They are simply arrogant and underestimate our army! If so, prepare your troops and horses." , use powerful crossbows, resist horses and chariot formations, and fight with them. With the strength and strength of our army, it is not certain who will lose and who will win! Not to mention defeat, as long as its power is slightly dampened, we can take advantage of the situation and march towards Shouchun. , then we can attack the Han army with He Gong from both inside and outside!"
"No!" After the military academy said this, Chen Jue had not yet responded. Xian Shilang immediately made a clear objection: "Mr. Chen, this book of the Han Emperor is afraid of being deceitful, so we should not fight it lightly!"
"Did Duke Xian see the deceit in it?" Chen Jue asked.
Xian Shilang shook his head simply: "I'm sorry for my poor eyesight, but I have fought too many battles and I have an intuition that there is a problem here. In my opinion, it is better to stay safe in the camp, sit back and watch the Han army's movements, and then try to deal with it rashly. If there are any mistakes or omissions in the battle, the consequences will be beyond our control!"
"Mr. Xianshi must have been defeated in Hunan and fought too many battles. He is so timid. Isn't it just for fighting when we send troops to the north?" There are always people who are confused.
"How dare you!" Chen Jue rebuked angrily and stood up for Xian Shilang: "How dare you be rude to the general and not apologize to Duke Xian!"
No matter what, Chen Jue had to make the decision. After pondering for a while, he picked up the letter of challenge and read it again. He intuitively felt that there was evil hidden in the sharp strokes of the pen. Finally, he made up his mind and said: "Ignore it for now."
, sent an order to all camps to strictly guard the walls of the village and not to leave the camp!"
Later, the sentry tower of the Tang camp reported that there were Han cavalry, bypassing the camp and heading south. This news immediately attracted Chen Jue's attention, and he summoned Xian Shilang to discuss with him: "The Han army is here
What does it mean? I always feel like my heart is beating with fear!"
"Xu Wenzhenjun!" The two of them didn't think for long before Xian Shilang suddenly said.
Chen Jue suddenly stroked his forehead and said in shock: "It must be so! After Xu Wenzhen, it was two days' journey before the Han Dynasty rode south. I am afraid that he does not know the situation in the north. If he is not prepared and is suddenly attacked, how can he withstand it?"
Xian Shilang said: "Mr. Chen, Xu Wenzhen's army is escorting nearly half of our army's supplies. There is no room for loss. We must remind him!"
"I don't have much to worry about anymore. Let's take a risk and scatter all the pigeons among the generals!" Chen Jue was a little excited and ordered his subordinates: "The Han cavalry has already gone south. With its speed, I'm afraid it won't take half a day to reach Xu Wenzhen's army."
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"Even so, it's hard to feel at ease! There are many auxiliary soldiers and civilians in Xu Wenzhen's army. Those people have little combat power and may become a burden!" Xian Shilang said.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Jue said: "I thought I would march in two groups and support each other, so there would be no danger. I never thought that it would give the Han cavalry an opportunity to take advantage of. It's because I didn't think well!"
"Mr. Chen!" Suddenly, Xian Shilang looked at Chen Jue and asked: "The Han army's stronghold is only five or six miles north of our camp. Now that the Han cavalry is moving south, the troops around the Han Emperor must be even weaker. I don't know if Mr. Chen dares to
If you dare to take a risk, send out troops to concentrate your strength, attack the Han stronghold directly and break it, then no matter what happens to Xu Wenzhen's army, if you eat the Han army's troops, you will definitely break the situation!"
After listening to Xian Shilang's suggestion, a flash of emotion flashed across Chen Jue's face, and he subconsciously held his beard, twisting it while thinking. Soon the emotion disappeared, and Chen Jue shook his head: "No, we can't take such risks.
The imperial court has put the army in my hands and cannot tolerate any mistakes. What if this is a trick of the Han army!"
Paying attention to the strange look on Chen Jue's face, it seemed to Xian Shilang that he was clearly afraid of fighting. Although he was slightly despicable, Xian Shilang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He proposed to attack, but it was just in his mind.
After a thought, it’s not bad to be able to hold on to the stronghold without going out to fight...
"What should Xu Wenzhen's army do?" Xian Shilang asked.
A look of helplessness appeared on Chen Jue's face. He spread his hands and sat down: "We can only hope that those beasts can pass on the general's love. Besides, aren't they all saying that Xu Wenzhen is a good general and handles things safely? I already said that before.
We ordered him to advance steadily, but we can only hope that he will be careful!"
