Yang Jingchen sent the envoys with vague words, misleading them into underestimating the terrifying assault strength of the Chushan Cavalry. Xiao Qian was already gnashing his teeth and wanted to grab the Bianliang envoy and crush his bones and ashes to vent his anger, but at this time he heard someone saying that he was
Cheng Nai was the messenger sent by Yue Hailou. The veins on his forehead started to tremble, and the veins on the hand holding the handle of the knife were even more exposed.
The Chushan elites leaked in through the Yingshui defense line that Yuehai Tower was responsible for guarding. The first person to be held accountable for the attack on Bianliang was Yuehai Tower!
Xiao Qian handed the sword to the people around him. He was really afraid that he would not be able to control himself and would draw the sword and stab the messenger sent by Yue Hailou to death. He stared at Zhu Wentong and asked pitifully:
"Why did Yue Hailou bring you here?"
Zhu Wentong glanced at the headless corpse behind Xiao Qian in horror, and Xiao Qian stared at it with eyes full of hatred, which made his heart tremble.
Corpses were scattered among the grass, and there were traces of horses' hooves everywhere.
When the guards around Xiao Qian came to check his identity just now, they also whispered the whole story of the battle in Gudu. Zhu Wentong could fully imagine how violent Xiao Qian was feeling deep in his heart at this time.
Before coming to the remaining city of Zhongmou, Zhu Wentong was thinking about how he could persuade Xiao Qian to send troops to Wanqiu to make the first contribution to the battle to annihilate Xu Huai, but at this time he was full of worries that if he said the wrong words, it would trigger Xiao Qian to go to heaven.
The anger burned him to ashes.
"Here is the letter of my condolences to my commander-in-chief on Xiao Shuai's day. I would like to ask Xiao Shuai to read it." Zhu Wentong was frightened and did not dare to talk nonsense anymore, so he directly presented Yue Hailou's handwritten letter.
Yue Hailou didn't hide anything in his letter. He admitted that he had attracted attention to Chushan's actions at the Nishui River in early June. He not only secretly mobilized elite soldiers and horses to Wanqiu, west of Shangshui River, but also sent a limited number of scouts to spy on them.
All the forces were deployed in the upper reaches of the Juishui River and the Ru River, keeping an eye on Wuyang, Zhaoling and other places, so that a large number of Chushan elites dispersed and sneaked into Yanling, Weishi and other places without being noticed.
Yue Hailou did not intend to shirk responsibility. He also detailed in the letter the latest movements of Chushan troops after Xu Huai gathered resistance forces from Hehuai counties to raid Bianliang;
Many characteristics of infantry and cavalry combat are also involved. Xiao Qian is reminded that if he sends troops from Zhengzhou to directly reinforce Bianliang, he must be a hundred times more vigilant and not to be taken advantage of by Xu Huai.
Yue Hailou also mentioned in the letter that if Xiao Qian still had any questions, he could ask Zhu Wentong for details.
When Chihu went south, Xiao Qian not only led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses to Xijing, but also helped Zhennanzong's palace to lure the main force of the Northern Expedition Army (Xuanwu Army and Xiaosheng Army) led by Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou to Xijing.
He entered an ambush in the south of Datong City, and then commanded Yunzhou soldiers and horses, followed the Zhennan Zong Palace in the south and north, and made great achievements. His qualifications and status were only higher than Yue Hailou, not lower than Yue Hailou.
What's more, if Chushan's elite were tricked into the trap, Chenzhou would have to bear a huge responsibility.
Therefore, even if Yue Hailou thought that Xiao Qian could lead his troops to join him in the Wanqiu area to set up defenses, the wording in the letter was very polite, reminding Xiao Qian that Xu Huai had extremely powerful martial arts that was rarely seen in the world, and was used to leading elite soldiers into battle.
Destroy the front and sharpen it.
These traces can be traced from the rise of Xu Huai to Tongbai Mountain, through Yunshuo, Gong Bi, and the thousands of miles of attack on Taiyuan and many other wars.
Although the messenger who rushed from Bianliang to Wanqiu to report the news was vague in front of Yue Hailou, Yue Hailou speculated that Yang Congzong and Ba Ge were probably not wary of the elite penetration combat capabilities of Xu Huaiqin, and
Ignoring the terrain restrictions of Longjin Bridge, I was killed in front of Longjin Bridge.
In his letter, he also reminded Xiao Qian to lead his troops to reinforce Bianliang, and to avoid rushing into battle when they were weakened by all efforts.
"If this letter from my father-in-law could have been delivered to me two hours earlier, why would this disaster have happened?" Xiao Qian cried out in grief.
Xiao Qian surrendered to Chi Hu, but he was initially lobbied by Yue Hailou. Even before Liu Shizhong led the main force of the Northern Expedition to conquer Yunshuo for the second time, Yue Hailou secretly hid in Xiao Qian's mansion for a long time.
Deep down in his heart, Xiao Qian was quite convinced by Yue Hailou's words. At this moment, he grabbed Yue Hailou's autographed letter and wished he had been a step too late to read it.
At this time, several guards grabbed the messenger sent by Yang Jingchen. Xiao Qian was even more jealous. He kicked him angrily and angrily said: "In the battle of Longjin Bridge, why did Yang Congzong and Ba Ge die in the battle?"
?If you still dare to make any false claims, don’t blame me for being ruthless with my sword!"
The messenger was on the south bank with Xiao Qian before, and witnessed the Chushan Cavalry rushing from the ancient ferry to the grass slope to kill Xiao Heng with an unstoppable force. He actually guessed for the first time that the Chushan Cavalry was led by Xu Huai himself.
But at that time it was too late for him to remind Xiao Qian.
At this time, Xiao Qian was asked to kick his stomach and heart so hard that it hurt like a split liver. He did not dare to use false words anymore. He knelt on the ground and recited the true situation of the battle at Longjin Bridge, saying:
"... General Bage led two hundred cavalry with shields and short troops to form a formation in front of Longjin Bridge, while Xu Huai led more than a hundred elite cavalry with many armored soldiers. The array was dense and dense, and the sudden attack was unstoppable..."
"You bitch, you're harming my son's life!" Xiao Qian resisted stabbing the messenger to death, but he couldn't help the grief and anger in his heart. He kicked him hard in the face again, knocking half of his body off.
Life goes.
Afraid that Xiao Qian could not contain his inner anger, everyone quickly dragged the messenger sent by Yang Jingchen aside.
At this time, Zhu Wentong also learned more details about the Battle of Gudu and that Xu Huaizheng led 300 cavalry to Yuma Lake. The next step was most likely to attack Jundu Village and seize the horses kept by the Xiongzhou Army in Jundu Village.
The Yunzhou generals were shocked by the strength of Chushan's sudden cavalry before. Now they saw Yue Hailou's letter and learned that Chushan had been secretly planning for two or three months or even longer to attack Bianliang.
The messenger recounted the details of the battle at Longjin Bridge in detail and became even more hesitant.
Xu Huai rushed to Jundu Village and had 1,400 to 500 soldiers and horses west of Bianliang. They didn't know how many of them were from Yanling and Wei's area, and how many were brought by Xu Huai from Chushan.
Elite combat power?
If the soldiers and horses surrounding the capital stronghold are all elites from Chushan, how can they be able to defeat them in a hurry?
Immediately, some people complained that Yang Jingchen sent the envoy to cover up his mistakes, was vague, missed key military information, and cost the major general's life in vain.
Some people complained that Yang Jingchen's strength was not greatly damaged. Although he still had 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses in Bianliang, he was too scared to move after being killed. Even if the military capital camp suffered a loss, they could not be blamed.
Most people advocated that we should no longer use troops hastily and that we needed to further ascertain the enemy's situation before making calculations.
Most people also felt that Jundu Village was defended by two to three thousand defenders and was not weak. If the Chushan Army wanted to attack and seize the horse, they could just see how strong the Chushan Army was from the sidelines.
All in all, the Yunzhou generals did not agree to continue the hasty battle with the Chushan elite. The top priority was not only to use the cavalry to harass the Chushan army from the side and interfere with their attack on the military capital stronghold, but more importantly, to further find out Chushan's position in Bianliang.
Military deployment and true strength.
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Jundu Village is located in the southeast of Yuma Lake. The Yellow River has repeatedly broken its embankments and drained southward. The depressions are flooded with water, but they also leave behind long, low sand dunes. The land nearby is severely salty, which is not suitable for farming and is covered with weeds.
It is a shrub, but it is suitable for grazing cattle and horses.
Shi Hu led 300 elite soldiers and 800 rebel generals to camp here.
In a hurry, the camp was also crude, and there was no time left for them to build the camp first, forge trebuchets and other war equipment, and then attack the military capital camp step by step.
In the middle and late period of Dai Viet, the long-standing disadvantages such as redundant troops, redundant officials and redundant expenses were extremely serious. During the Tien Xuan period, there were nearly two million soldiers in the country, and it cost 50 to 60 million yuan in money and food every year.
Even though one is wealthy, in the middle and later stages, one feels deeply unsustainable.
Therefore, except for the important towns in Bianzhou, most of the cities built in the Hehuai and other hinterland were quite crude.
Bianliang is the capital of the country. The walls of the imperial city, the inner city, and the outer city are all four feet high. However, in prefectures and counties, the walls are mostly about two feet high. Even a large number of county towns do not have crenellated walls (female walls), let alone
There are defensive facilities such as city towers, towers, archery towers and barbicans.
Jundu Village is the military (supervisory) village where Mu Si Jian Gong is located. The city wall is built with rammed earth, only one foot or eight feet. People standing under the city wall can stab the defenders on the city with their spears, but no matter what,
, is also a military stronghold defended by 500 Xiongzhou elite soldiers and more than 2,000 Xiang troops.
And yesterday evening, the scouts under the Zhengzhou Jiedushi Mansion appeared on the left and right, and Xiao Qian's reinforcements might arrive at any time.
Not to mention the several rebel generals, Shi Hu didn't have much confidence in whether he would have the chance to attack Jundu Village, let alone capture Jundu Village and capture the war horses.
"Master Niu, whose head do you think this is?!"
Su Mung galloped to the front of the camp surrounded by obstacles such as Juma, antlers and other obstacles. When he saw Niu Er, Shi Hu and other generals coming out to greet Xu Huai, he raised his horse high and wanted to stuff Xiao Heng's head into it.
Under Niu Er's eyes and nose.
"You didn't cut off Xiao Heng's child's head, so you're showing off your bird feathers?" Niu Er had no chance to follow Xu Huai and charge into the battle this time. Holding back a belly of resentment, he angrily pulled Xiao Heng's head away from his eyes.
Put aside.
"Of course I can't compare with Jieshuai,"
Su Mung didn't care about Niu Er's depression at all, patted the handle happily and said,
"Today I achieved four head-level skills with this long pole. If you don't think it's too cumbersome, I'll cut it back and show it to Mr. Niu!"
"Where is all this nonsense? Please spread the word to the first camp and ask all the generals to come and see if the head of the young marshal from the Zhengzhou Jiedushi Mansion has an extra eye than ordinary people!" Shi Hu came over and asked Su
The man slapped his mount on the buttocks and told him to go to the camp and tell the story.
Yuma Lake is only twenty miles away from the ancient crossing of the Cai River. As the battle of the ancient crossing progresses, there are scouts and scouts galloping back to report the progress of the ancient crossing. At this time, the generals of the rebel army are also excited.
Yesterday, they raided Nanxunmen and killed Yang Congzong and Ba Ge. The rebel generals still felt that all this was a fluke. Today, they saw Xu Huai leading the elite again. In Yunzhou, which can also be called an elite, with six or seven times the strength of the army.
During the encirclement of the cavalry, he killed Xiao Heng, the leader of the Yunzhou cavalry, and truly convinced Xu Huai and the Chushan cavalry of their invincible reputation.
They were previously afraid of attacking Jundu Stronghold. At this moment, they wanted to pass Xiao Heng's head to the entire army, but after throwing it into Jundu Stronghold, they launched an attack...
