Liu Xian and Fu Qian gathered 20,000 soldiers and horses at Jiaopi, intending to fight the puppet Chu army Zhong Changqing's troops who entered the right bank of Ying River. It was after their soldiers and horses set off from Huaichuan that they sent envoys to Chushan to inform Xu.
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Most of the area on the north bank of the Huai River was controlled by the puppet Chu army. The messenger sent by Liu Xian crossed the river from Huai Chuan to the south bank, passed through Luoshan and Xinyang County, went west along the Shixi River, and arrived at Zhouqiao from the Jinniuling Post Road.
Crossing the river to meet Xu Huai in Chushan City, we were delayed for two days on the way.
"Mr. Liu is confused! Gong Liu is so confused!"
The messenger did not clearly state Liu Xian and Fu Qian's intention to gather troops in Jiaopi.
However, the three villages of Jiaopi, Lucheng and Chaiji are small but strong, and they are the horns of each other. They are only 17 or 18 miles away from Ruyin City on the left bank of Yingshui River, but they can be defended by five or six thousand soldiers and horses.
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Liu Xian should deploy the main troops and horses in the Huaichuan area so that the enemy cannot cut off the connection between Sanzhai and Ruyin and the southern city through rivers such as Yingshui. This is the correct defensive deployment.
Liu Xian is now gathering 20,000 soldiers and horses to the three villages of Jiaopi. The messenger did not say it clearly. How could Xu Huai not guess the intentions of Liu Xian and the Jinghu generals?
Exactly like this, Xu Huai was even more anxious!
Even if the enemy is not strong and we are weak, this is not how the battle is fought.
"Jiang Xie, Jiang Xie," Xu Huai was sitting on the couch to receive the Jinghu messenger. At this time, he stepped barefoot on the rough wooden floor of the small hall, walked to the door of the room and shouted towards the wing outside, calling Jiang Xie to him.
He said to him impatiently, "You must quickly write a letter for me and urge Liu Jinglue to keep his composure and guard the three villages in Jiaopi first. I will personally lead 3,000 cavalry and arrive in Jiaopi in two days to help him!"
Liu Qiong'er brought the boots and asked Xu Huai to put them on. She asked him to be careful of catching cold and advised him: "Maybe the situation is not that urgent..."
"Alas!" Xu Huaiqiang suppressed his impatience and sat down in front of the case to unfold the map.
The Ru River and the Ying River flow into the Huai River in a 45-degree backslash.
Therefore, the three villages of Jiaopi, Lucheng and Chaiji located on the right bank of the lower reaches of Yingshui River (for any stream, the left hand bank in the downstream direction is the left bank, and the right hand bank is the right bank), exactly in the north-south direction with Huaichuan City located at the mouth of Rushui.
, eighty-eight miles apart; Ruyin, located on the left bank of the lower reaches of Yingshui River, is north-east of Huaichuan River.
Between Jiaopi Sanzhai and Huaichuan City is the plain area formed by the alluvial siltation of Ru River and Yingshui River on the north bank of Huai River. It is more than 80 miles deep, which is enough for the soldiers to cut off the connection between Sanzhai and Huaichuan City.
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"Wow!" Xu Huai was upset and tore up the map.
He had contact with Liu Xian and Fu Qian. When he met Liu Xian and Fu Qian, he was quite calm and steady. He didn't expect them to make such a mistake.
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Shi Zhen, Xu Wuqi, Pan Chenghu, Guo Junpan and Wang Ju were also on the north bank. At this time, they all rushed over after hearing the news. They heard that Xu Huaizheng had summoned Shi Hu, Wang Zhang and others to lead three thousand cavalry to Jiaopi.
, said in surprise: "Yuehai Tower is in Zhenyang, and they have filled the Queshan area with 20,000 soldiers and horses. The purpose is to entangle us - even if we are fast enough and take the inside route, they will move to the left bank of Ru River faster!"
"You are here, gather as many large and small boats as possible and send them to Jiaopi - I hope you can still make it in time!"
Xu Huai took the letter drafted by Jiang Xie, looked through it and saw that there was nothing wrong with it. He followed Liu Qiong'er to the desk to open the printing box, signed and stamped it, sealed it with ink, handed it to the messenger sent by Liu Xian, and said,
"I will arrange a fast boat to take you to Jiaopi. Be sure to give this letter to Liu Gong!"
There are not many large ships in Chushan that can transport cavalry, so large groups of cavalry can only take the inner route via Huaichuan and cross the river north to Jiaopi. Xu Huai personally led the cavalry to Jiaopi for reinforcements, which was not really to help Xuanwei's army.
He just hoped to stop Liu Xian and Fu Qian's impulsive actions, and then gathered large and small boats from various places to withdraw 20,000 horses from Jiaopi by water.
At this time, the Chihu people, including the puppet Chu army, completely controlled the battlefield on the north bank of the Huai River.
When the timing is unfavorable, the enemy will huddle in their camps and easily captured cities, then quickly mobilize their troops and generals, adjust the battlefield situation to their advantage, and be fully prepared before engaging in battle.
Under such circumstances, what chance do Tianxiong Army and Xuanwei Army have of winning on the north bank of Huai River?
Not to mention the more than 20,000 Xuanwei troops on the north bank of the Huai River, most of the generals had never even entered the battlefield, let alone fought a tough battle.
No matter how rigorous and hard the training is, when these new recruits go to the battlefield, they may look good in formation, but when they actually enter the fight of blood and flesh, how many of them will not become weak in their hands and feet?
Even if there are no other unexpected factors, simply asking 20,000 Xuanwei Army generals to confront Zhong Changqing's puppet Chu army is destined to suffer a disastrous defeat.
What he never expected at this time was that he could really inflict a heavy defeat on the puppet Chu army on the right bank of Ying River.
Seeing that Xu Huai did not really want to lead his cavalry to help Liu Xian, Shi Zhen, Xu Wuqi and others felt relieved, and seized the messenger to ask Liu Xian and Fu Qian in detail about the troops sent to Jiaopi.
"Xu Hou does not need to be so anxious. Since the recruitment of generals of Xuanwei Army, General Fu has supervised the battle and drill formations. In the past six months, the general has been trying his best to build various chariots to supplement the battle formations and oppose the cavalry.
Missing!" The messenger took the letter and saw Xu Huai pacing back and forth in the hall, looking impatient. Although he did not dare to sneer at Xu Huai's attitude at this time in terms of status and reputation, he could not help but want to defend the Xuanwei Army.
A few words of justification.
"Hurry up and go to Jiaopi to see Liu Gong!" Xu Huai was filled with bitterness and motioned to Shi Hu to immediately arrange for a fast ship to send a messenger to Jiaopi. He was not in the mood and had no time to explain to the messenger things that he did not understand.
Xuanwei's army was not proficient in practicing formations. He was not that worried. He was just afraid of Liu Xian. Fu Qian and others were too confident in the so-called formations and did not have enough contact to try out the battle. They rushed the two
Thousands of soldiers and horses were deployed on the battlefield according to the script and formation plans to fight the enemy.
The generals have not experienced cruel battles and tempered their wills firmly. They do not have enough martial arts. The experienced military officers and soldiers will serve as a link to connect the upper and lower ranks. No matter how skilled the so-called battle formation drills are, they will not be stronger than a piece of kraft paper.
How tough.
As soon as the messenger left, Chen Zixiao and Zhou Jing rushed over after hearing the news. They were stunned and asked: "Did Liu Xian really gather 20,000 troops to Jiaopi?"
"Yes. It's just the right time for you to come over. Come with me to Jiaopi!" Xu Huai said, "I hope I can still make it in time!"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time," Chen Zixiao frowned and said, "Yue Hailou has more than 30,000 troops on the right bank of Ru River, and the Pingyan Army on Chihu East Road has 50,000 elite infantry and cavalry on the left bank of Ying River. Liu Xian
When dispatching troops and horses to Jiaopi, you must think of using the fastest to defeat the fastest..."
"We will take dozens of people by water and go directly to Rushuikou to disembark and go directly to Jiaopi. We will try to reach Jiaopi before dawn tomorrow!" Xu Huai said.
Among the three thousand cavalry that Chushan can gather at the fastest speed, some are on the north bank, some are on Zhouqiao, and some are in Luoshan. There are not enough war cavalry to carry the cavalry troops, and there is no pontoon bridge in the Huai River downstream of Luoshan.
, for three thousand cavalry to cross the Huai River, one or two days may not be enough.
In a letter to Liu Xian, Xu Huai said that he would personally lead his troops to Jiaopi in two days to help out. In fact, there was nothing he could do. The main thing was to stabilize Liu Xian and not to act rashly.
However, Xu Huai really couldn't imagine how bad the consequences would be if Xuanwei's soldiers and horses were eaten. He was worried that the delaying strategy might not be able to stabilize Liu Xian, so he decided to personally lead an elite team, first take a boat to land near Huaichuan City at Rushuikou, and rush directly to
Jiao Pi.
"This is too dangerous! Liu Xian led 20,000 soldiers and horses to gather in Jiaopi. With such a big piece of fat in front of him, Yue Hailou will definitely send troops and horses to cut off the land passage south of Jiaopi to retreat to Huaichuan. Once we are captured
Once the enemy discovers their whereabouts, it will be difficult to escape!" Chen Zixiao said.
Regardless of whether Yue Hailou or the soldiers on the left bank of Yingshui River had no conspiracy, Liu Xian led 20,000 soldiers and horses to leave Huaichuan and headed for Jiaopi. Yue Hailou must find a way to seize the opportunity in front of him to eat these 20,000 soldiers and horses, so he must
Send troops to block the passage between Huaichuan and Jiaopi.
Even if they arrive at Huaichuan by water, they will still be in danger from Huaichuan North Road.
Zhou Jing also dissuaded Xu Huai from taking risks as the head coach, saying: "I'm going to see Liu Jinglue, and I might be able to persuade him to wait for the commander-in-chief to make any further moves!"
"Arrange a few more boats near Ru River just in case!" Xu Huai shook his head and said.
It can be seen from the attitude of the messenger that the Jinghu generals have insufficient confidence in the so-called formation plan. It is not an easy task to persuade Liu Xian to give up his thoughts.
He thought of deploying more boats in Ru River. If they were unfortunate enough to be discovered by the enemy and pursued and intercepted, they could take advantage of the terrain of the stream to retreat to the Huai River and try their best.
Xu Huai has always been a man of firm will. He did not hesitate to take risks. At the same time, he also considered that he might encounter dangers along the way. Although everyone was worried, they no longer tried to persuade him. They just perfected the details and went to Jiao in person.
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Taking into account the horses, cavalry requires large warships to carry large groups of cavalry, but it is much simpler to carry infantry.
Shi Zhen advocated that Xu Huai should bring as many infantry as possible with him. These infantry would not be able to go north to Jiaopi after landing in Huaichuan. However, after all, he still had to consider the situation where the main force of Xuanwei Army was defeated in Jiaopi.
The deployment was quickly discussed. Xu Wuqi, Pan Chenghu, Shi Zhen and others stayed in Chushan City to take charge. Generals Wang Zhang, Wu Chihai, Wang Jun and other generals led the main body of the guard camp and took the pontoon bridge to Luoshan to meet with Xu Xin'an's troops.
After meeting, we will organize the crossing of the river.
Xu Huaize, Wang Ju, Guo Junpan, Chen Zixiao, Zhou Jing, and Niu Er boarded the ship directly at Chushan City. Under the protection of Shi Hu's 300 infantry and cavalry, they sailed down the river two hundred miles downstream.
Let’s go to Huaichuan at Rushuikou; it would be best if Xu Huai arrived at Huaichuan before Liu Xian and Fu Qian had not acted rashly...
