Chapter 2023 To Jiangnan (Part 2)
Dusk, dusk, sunset
The shouts of killing in Tongzhou City finally subsided, and the people in the city have been squatting at home all day and night, not daring to go out.
The rising gray smoke seemed to tell everyone that a fierce battle had just occurred here.
Although the scale of this battle was small and not particularly tragic, it was the first time that the Minister of War suffered a defeat, and the meaning of it is self-evident.
Boost military morale!
The military flags were thrown off the city wall by the Liang army, falling weakly in the cold wind. Those "Long" characters had long been stained with blood.
There was also a military flag with the word "Fifth" embroidered on it. This was the flag of Fifth Xinrou, and it was also discarded to the ground with disdain by Liang Jun.
The soldiers of the Liang army who climbed to the top of the city all raised their heads and chests high because they had won so heartily this time.
Although it was a sneak attack, 20,000 people versus 30,000 people, wouldn't it still beat the crap out of the Long Army?
"The army enters the city!"
"Woo~wu~wu~"
"Boom!"
The endless cavalry slowly entered the city from outside the city, and the horses' hooves stepped on the Long Army flags without mercy.
These cavalry are not the Great Liang Dragon Riders. Looking at their snow-white armor and the full quivers on their horses, you can tell that they are the Northern Liang Snow Guards.
They had just arrived in Tongzhou at dusk, but unfortunately they could not catch up with the battle.
Bai Xuewei was responsible for coordinating the infantry attack on the Quannan Pass defense line when the Liang army started to counterattack. Then they joined forces and rushed to Tongzhou day and night to serve as a backup for the Daliang Dragon Cavalry.
If the Daliang dragon cavalry cannot attack for a long time, or if the Long army has too many troops, Bai Xuewei will take advantage of the situation and join the battlefield to determine the outcome in one fell swoop.
After conquering Tongzhou City, how could Chenyue not keep some backup?
Of course, the gray-clothed monk Zhuge Mududu also came with Bai Xuewei.
…
The figures of Chen Yue and Zhuge Mudu appeared in the Long Army camp, which was the General's Mansion in the city.
This is where Wu Xinrou directs the war. It is here that he sits and plans to block hundreds of thousands of Liang troops from the Tongzhou defense line and prevent them from moving forward.
When Chen Yue and Wu Xinrou met, Wu Xinrou's heroic words are still fresh in Chen Yue's memory:
As long as my fifth heart is around, Liang Jun will never be able to take a single step past Tongzhou within half a year.
This was very arrogant. It was also the first time in so many years that someone faced Liang Jun's powerful offensive without fear.
But he really did it.
The meeting hall seemed a bit messy. The tables and chairs on both sides were overturned and overturned. There were some overturned tea cups on the table. The tea had long been drained. It seemed that the generals and civilian officials of the Long Army were in a panic when they left here.
According to the confessions of the captured officials, Wu Xinrou spent most of his time here to direct the war after the Liang army counterattacked, and only occasionally went back to take a rest, which was considered exhaustive.
Chen Yue's eyes glanced around the hall and finally stopped on the hanging map.
The map is marked with various thick and thin lines, and there are also some small flags, some black and some red.
I heard that every line on this was drawn by Fifth Xinrou himself.
Chenyue recognized at a glance that the red one represented the Long Army, and the black one represented the Liang Army. The two armies were in a staggered position, and a small map represented the hundreds of thousands of horses and horses in the two armies.
This map should have been hung up by Wu Xinrou after the Liang army launched a counterattack. Wu Xinrou marked the location of the Liang army's troops based on the few military reports in hand.
Just like this seemingly ordinary map, Chen Yue stood in front and studied it for a long time, his eyes solemn, and after a long time he murmured:
"Mr. Zhuge, look at the crooked curves on the back of these little flags. Can you tell what they are?"
Zhuge confusedly narrowed his eyes and said calmly:
"This is our next direction of attack after we attack the first line of defense at Quannan Pass."
"Yeah~ This person is really scary~" Chen Yue sighed unconsciously.
At present, the army has just captured the Quannan Pass defense line and is marching towards the Tongzhou front line. There will definitely be no military report sent to Tongzhou. So how can Fifth Xinrou know the movements of the Liang army in advance?
There is only one answer. Fifth Xinrou guessed his own march route based on the battlefield situation, and the answer is almost accurate.
Terrible~
Chen Yue felt a sense of fear in his heart. If Wu Xinrou didn't fall into the trap this time, and if he still had enough soldiers and horses in his hands, Wu Xinrou could just rely on this deduced marching route.
The Liang army was severely damaged.
At that time, the Liang army will definitely suffer heavy losses.
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Victory changes hands.
"Alas~"
Chenyue sighed, glanced around the room, and murmured:
"The truth lies in the details. Although Fifth Xinrou was defeated this time, he is still our number one enemy."
Although he won, Chenyue did not dare to underestimate Fifth Xinrou.
"Yes." Zhuge nodded confusedly: "We will eventually compete with him at the foot of the capital."
Xu Luo walked in quietly at this moment and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, the Zuo Cavalry Army has arrived."
"Oh?" Chen Yue raised his eyebrows: "It seems that Xue Meng's side is done. Let's go and meet this guy."
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"Xue Meng, the last general, comes to see the prince!
The Long Army's right garrison was completely wiped out, and that thief Yu Wenmao was also killed by me!"
Chen Yue saw Xue Meng covered in blood on the city gate building. Although Xue Meng looked tired, the joy on his face was not hidden at all.
Finally a solid victory was won.
"Not bad, well done."
Chenyue smiled and nodded:
"The right guard is gone, the right guard is gone, and the left guard guarding Tongzhou is left with only a group of remnant soldiers who fled back to the capital. In this battle, we defeated half of the elite Long Army.
Hahaha!"
Although Fifth Xinrou escaped under the protection of Yuanman, the defenders in the city could not escape. Basically, the entire army was wiped out, and those who escaped were scattered to death.
Xue Meng muttered:
"After the general finished taking care of Yu Wenmao, he hurried slowly to Tongzhou, hoping for another fight.
I didn’t expect the war to be over by the time I got here, and the prince fought too fast.”
Yu Binyang, who was standing aside, rolled his eyes and said:
"Stop talking about you, I, Bai Xuewei, arrived in Tongzhou first and still didn't even get a hot bite to eat.
The prince and the Great Liang Dragon Cavalry went out in person, the speed is just different~"
Xue Meng joked:
"Hey, when did you learn to flatter me?"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was extremely relaxed.
"Okay, stop laughing."
Chen Yue pressed his hands happily and said: "Inform Chu Yucheng and Wang Duhu and ask them to come to Tongzhou as soon as possible."
"promise!"
Chenyue raised his eyes and looked into the distance and said softly:
Chapter completed!