"How do you know, Commander-in-Chief?" Seeing Zhao Kuangyin making a confident judgment indifferently, Dang Jin couldn't help but wonder.
Dang Jin was a rough man, illiterate, vulgar in behavior, not fond of using his brain, and famous in the army for his bravery. He led the army in battle, never feared in fighting, and did not know what death was. When he followed Zhao Kuangyin, he was even more lazy.
Analyze the enemy situation, think about the battle situation, and just follow the command.
Hearing his question, Zhao Kuangyin said calmly: "In terms of the refinement of the soldiers and the command of the generals, it is difficult to measure the gap between the two armies. According to previous reports, the fierce battle is in full swing. At such a close distance, the fierce battle lasted for nearly two hours. Zhang Yanqing's situation is unfavorable.
, when he is defeated, he must ask for help. He did not ask for help, and now that the sound of killing has disappeared, the battle has been decided, and Zhang Yanqing will definitely win! I think it will not be long before the victory is announced!"
"Listening to the commander-in-chief's analysis of the war situation is like drinking fine wine. I am intoxicated. You are truly a commander-in-chief!" Dang Jin smiled innocently and complimented.
Before long, a small boat sailed down the river from the east, passing through the group of naval warships that were guarding it, until it arrived under Zhao Kuangyin's ship. It loudly said: "To the Commander-in-Chief, General Zhang has defeated the Shu Army, and the Shu Army has been defeated."
, are wiping out the remaining enemies and expanding the results!"
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"Good! General Zhang is a really good general!" Zhao Kuangyin exclaimed with joy and immediately ordered: "Instruct Wei Gun to lead a thousand naval troops to march westward to help clear out the remaining enemies, surrender prisoners, and clear the waterways as soon as possible for the passage of the army!"
"yes!"
"In addition, order the entire army to prepare to weigh anchor and march westward!"
It was in the afternoon, it was still early, and after a good start, Zhao Kuangyin planned to take advantage of the victory to march forward to force the Shu army. Military orders were issued layer by layer, and the entire huge fleet seemed to have woken up and was ready to set off.
The navy guarding the front also marched westward under the leadership of Han general Wei Lin.
Wei Lin, this Jingnan surrendered general, although his talents are a little ordinary, his life is still good after he surrendered to the imperial court. When he defeated Zhou Xingfeng, he gained a lot of military exploits and presented his certificate of honor. Now he is also serving as a water campaign in the Western Expedition.
If the deputy commander of the army joins the army and can stay behind, at least three or four generations of wealth will be no problem.
After more than an hour of clearing and dredging, the waterway between Wu Gorge was cleared. Under the escort of a navy ship, Zhao Kuangyin rushed to the battlefield. Looking at the ruins in the river and the beautiful scenery of the river gorge, he was fascinated by the war.
It is clean and destroyed by killing, but it still has a sense of beauty, but the chilling atmosphere makes people frown.
The captured ships and prisoners were moved to both sides of the bank and specially guarded, leaving a middle waterway. Wei Lin personally boarded Zhao Kuangyin's ship to report.
"Have the results of the battle been counted?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.
Zhao Kuangyin's commanding ability has been fully demonstrated in the early preparations and arrangements, and he impressed the generals of the Western Expedition. Wei Lin, on the other hand, did not dare to underestimate this young commander. When asked, he immediately said: "
Zhang Du will win a great victory with a small number of enemies. He will kill the enemy without any calculation. He must be in the thousands. He will seize more than 70 ships of various types and surrender the Shu soldiers, about 2,000 in number. Those who are defeated by the Shu army will be killed.
Less than a thousand, less than thirty ships!"
"Where is General Zhang?"
"We have led the army to chase down the remaining enemies and intend to annihilate them all!" Wei Lin replied.
When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Leave one unit behind, keep the prisoners under guard, wait for the Chinese fleet, and march westward in order. The remaining naval forces will march westward with my commander's banner.
,Support General Zhang!”
"yes!"
"Commander, the entire Shu army came and was defeated by General Zhang. Now he has become a disciple who has lost his master, let alone General Zhang's opponent. Why do we need support?" Wei Lin asked.
Shaking his head, Zhao Kuangyin said calmly: "I am afraid that General Zhang's target is not only those remnants of the army!"
More than forty miles east of Wushan County, there is a narrow stream that merges into the river. On the right side of the stream, the Shu army set up a stronghold, connected by water and land, named Songmu. The twenty or so broken ships that fled west retreated directly into it, while Zhang Yanqing led his army.
, chasing after this, without thinking, he directly led the military ship into the water stronghold.
What the defeated army brought back was not only the results and emotions of defeat, but more seriously, the enemies who took advantage of the victory to advance with murderous intent and unstoppable power. Obviously, Zhang Yanqing's goal was this Sichuan village.
The remaining naval forces of the Shu army, facing the increasingly aggressive Han pursuit, had no intention of resisting and were quickly defeated and headed straight for Hanzhai. Zhang Yanqing also ordered to abandon the boat and land, and gathered the crowd to attack directly.
After a long battle and pursuit, the soldiers were all exhausted, but their morale was high, and Zhang Yanqing personally commanded to boost morale. With that spirit and the disturbance of the defeated soldiers, Zhang Yanqing, without any sharp weapons to attack the fortress,
Leading the navy, they directly attacked Songmu Hanzhai.
The Shu army guard at Songmuzhai, whose surname was Lu, realized that Zhang Yanqing's army was extremely arrogant after he noticed the combat intention of Zhang Yanqing's army. Although the water stronghold was broken and there were numerous rebels, he responded quickly and actively organized people to suppress the rebels.
, using bows, arrows, wood, rocks, and spears to intercept the stronghold, hoping to kill and injure the arrogant Han army.
However, it is still the same reason. After all, the battle formation has been sparse for a long time. In the chaos, the soldiers were stunned and the morale of the army was shaken. It is not that easy to organize enough combat power in a short period of time and take care of both sides. The Shu general has his heart.
But there is no power.
Zhang Yanqing didn't have so many scruples. He seized the opportunity to concentrate his troops and make a surprise attack before the defensive loopholes in Hanzhai were filled. But it has to be said that such an attack method requires a lot of sacrifices and casualties.
In more than a quarter of an hour, hundreds of Han soldiers fell in front of Songmu Village.
The sky has turned slightly gloomy, and the autumn wind in the river gorges is whistling, seeming to cheer the two sides in the fierce battle, but also seeming to laugh at the disputes of mortals and lament the passing of life.
The battle in front of Songmu Hanzhai was not large in scale. Due to the terrain restrictions, both sides had difficulty in launching an attack. The Shu army had the advantage of defending and the Han army had high morale, but the intensity of the battle was extremely high. Almost every breath was taken.
There are casualties.
In front of the stronghold, there were still dozens of Han soldiers, holding large shields, steel knives, and stepping on wooden signs, launching successive attacks on the enemy stronghold. Not far behind, Zhang Yanqing looked cold and hard, staring at the battle ahead.
Limited by the terrain and the lack of attack weapons, so far, the only option is to fight to the death and defeat the enemy as soon as possible. Zhang Yanqing did not choose to attack rashly, but learned about the reality of Songmu Village from the captured Shu Army generals.
, there were only less than two thousand people, and he felt that he could fight, so he made the decision without hesitation.
However, when he saw those boys who had been trained by him in his field of vision, with their flesh and blood bodies, attacking and advancing, falling continuously, the wailing sounds still made him feel uneasy.
However, in this case, there is no room for mercy!
"General, the resistance of the Shu army is very tenacious. No less than 120 soldiers have been lost in front of the stronghold. The effect of the surprise attack has been lost. The soldiers have continued to fight, exhausted, and their morale has continued to decline. Once the Shu army in the stronghold is completely stabilized, there will be no more
If we stay here, our army may suffer heavy losses!" Seeing the anxious battle situation, a battalion general who was following closely said seriously, seeming to persuade him to retreat.
Hearing this, Zhang Yanqing stared intently and said sternly: "Then defeat them before they are stabilized! The only things the Shu army can rely on are those few stronghold walls. They are dangerous. Once they are broken, they will be defeated in one fell swoop!"
Taking a deep breath, his eyes kept flashing, and the information in front of the village continued to be absorbed into his eyes and entered his brain. His teeth bit his mouth, and Zhang Yanqing said: "Strong bows and crossbows, come forward and shoot all the arrows."
Shoot all the arrows to suppress the Shu army in the stronghold."
Looking at the more than a hundred soldiers who were serving as both guards and backup, he said: "You have rested for a while. Stop following me and charge forward!"
"Go up in person and tell the soldiers that the only way to survive is at the front, break through the enemy stronghold and defeat the Shu army!" Zhang Yanqing spat and ordered sternly.
After saying this, more than a dozen arrows were shot at Zhang Yanqing, some of which were blocked by shields, several of which hit the ground, and injured two soldiers. The camp general pulled out the saber from his waist, with a generous look on his face, and said to Zhang Yanqing.
Said: "General, I will bring people forward to support me until death! This place is too close to the village wall. General, please step back for a while!"
"The soldiers are fighting bloody battles and marching forward. As the commander-in-chief, why should I be afraid of just throwing stones?" Zhang Yanqing opened his eyes and said angrily: "You don't have to worry about me. Just go forward to attack the stronghold and defeat the Shu army. I
Buy you a drink!"
"yes!"
When the battalion generals came forward to join the fight, Zhang Yanqing pointed his arrow in the sky and said loudly: "Send the order, I am here to supervise the battle and attack the soldiers in the camp. If any of the soldiers dare to retreat, I will personally kill them!"
As soon as he said that, a stream of arrows, with strong force, pierced Zhang Yanqing's shoulder. Although it was protected by the shoulder armor, it was still broken and pierced into the flesh. With a muffled groan, Zhang Yanqing's figure was shaken, and the soldiers around him were concerned and nervous.
The earth protects the front.
Zhang Yanqing took a deep breath and stared at the enemy camp as usual. His face trembled slightly, and he only asked the soldiers to cut off the arrow shafts. He was still like a solid stone, standing firmly behind to supervise the battle.
Encouraged by Zhang Yanqing, the Han army rushed forward without hesitation and finally broke through a barrier in the enemy's stronghold. Once the barrier was opened, it was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep and it was out of control. The Shu soldiers guarding the stronghold had already done this.
Shocked by the fierce and fearless enemy troops, as soon as the wall of the village was broken, they were defeated directly. Some people fled, but many more surrendered.
When Zhao Kuangyin and his men arrived, the battlefield was in ruins, and the pine narrow room was still chaotic, but the Han army's flag was raised high.
After learning that Zhang Yanqing not only chased down the defeated enemy navy, but also defeated the enemy with a small number and took advantage of the situation to capture Songmu Village, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Zhang Yanqing is a truly good general! He is strong in water battles, and he is not weak in land battles when attacking strongholds."
.Such a talent could not be used by the Tang Dynasty Lord back then, which shows how stupid he is!"
"Although Songmu Village was successfully captured, General Zhang attacked rashly without asking for instructions, and was suspected of making arbitrary decisions. This move is extremely risky, and there will definitely be many casualties..." One of Zhao Kuangyin's side
A short-bearded middle-aged general named Cui Yanjin, one of the infantry commanders of the Eastern Route Army, made a relatively fair assessment.
Zhao Kuangyin said: "On the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly and it moves randomly. How can you ask for instructions on everything? I have given you the right to attack before. Since General Zhang chose to take advantage of the situation to attack the stronghold, he must have discovered a fighting opportunity. As long as the result is good,
, that is a great achievement!”
"I admire the commander-in-chief's ability!" Hearing his words, Cui Yanjin couldn't help but nodded, showing admiration, and cupped his hands.
