"...the royal wind of the four seas, the virtue of thousands of years and the clear water;
Don't even wear your military uniform, you will be successful one day
Looking back, Qin Si is as low as a horse, and gradually we can see that the Yellow River flows straight north;
The power of heaven rolls directly over the Jade Gate, and the barbarians from thousands of miles away sing the songs of Han..."
In late September, the land of Hehuai River has entered the late autumn season. The new wind ruffling the river water is already a bit chilly, and the yellow leaves of the trees on both sides of the river are falling.
Yanling, Fugou, Xihua and other counties are located in the hinterland of the Hehuai River. In the west far away from the Caishui River, the terrain is higher, with rolling low hills and shallow hills, while the terrain along the Caishui River in the east is flat and low-lying.
However, in the heyday of the dynasty when river transportation was highly valued, the people built strong dams along both sides of the Cai River and dug criss-crossing canals for irrigation and drainage. Thanks to the prosperous river transportation, fields and streets connected with each other in the hinterland of the Hehuai River and the chickens and dogs were created. I heard about the wealth and prosperity.
However, it flourished vigorously and died suddenly.
The dams on both sides of the Caishui River have not only been repaired and maintained in just three or four years, but have also been severely damaged by man-made damage.
The low-lying areas suffered heavy flooding during two or three consecutive flood seasons, and the rate of collapse was much faster than imagined.
There are signs of collapsed dams and floods everywhere. One dilapidated village after another stands among the grass. The few people who returned to their homes after the floods had dark brown wrinkles on their faces, watching groups of cavalry passing by. Walking through the weeds where water still remained, my eyes were full of fear and confusion.
A middle-aged scribe sat on a horse with his sword in hand, his hair and hair slightly dyed white at the temples, which were blowing in the wind. He sang "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" with a hoarse voice like a broken gong, almost at the top of his lungs, but there was a kind of With indescribable majesty, Xu Huai, together with the soldiers on his left and right, held whips or sabers in their hands, gently beating the saddle or the shield hanging next to the saddle in time with the rhythm.
The defenders surrendered quickly, and Xihua was not destroyed by the flames of war, but standing in the distance there was still an indescribable aura of dilapidation.
The setting sun is like blood, painting large areas of the sunset red.
A group of cavalry came from the direction of Xihua City.
The hoarse singing voice suddenly stopped, Xu Huai grabbed the saddle with his whip, looked at Xu Xin'an wading over the shallow water, and said with a smile: "You have been entangled with Yue Hailou here for recent months, how hard is it?"
"In Yue Hailou's eyes, we are all insignificant people. Before you came over, how could Yue Hailou kill us chicks with his awesome knife?" Xu Xin'an said with a smile, "We are not working hard, Chen Zixiao We have established a foothold in Miaowanggou!"
Xu Wujiang, Wang Ju, Zhou Jing and others came ashore and asked Xu Xin'an: "Has this grandson of Yue Hailou completely fallen into the trap of Commander-in-Chief?"
"Yue Hailou has been building a company camp on the right bank of Ying River west of Shangshui County for the past month, and has been receiving reinforcements from Ruyin and Xuchang across Ying River to the right bank. At this time, more than 40,000 troops have been assembled north of Miaowanggou. In addition, there are a large number of soldiers and horses who are gathering towards the north of Miaowanggou in a steady stream. In the past, Yue Hailou will also use mobile combat capabilities.
Nearly ten thousand powerful cavalry were deployed on both wings, and their scouts were widely spread across Linying and Shangshui." Xu Xin'an reined in his horse and said, "Judging from their deployment, Yue Hailou and others were completely unaware that they were in a trap, but they Our biggest problem at present is that it will take almost a month to dig the stone canal! If we stay in Yingshui for a month and don't think about breaking out to the south, Yue Hailou will be so stupid that we will not regret it!"
When he dug a canal in the Xiaoquegang Mountains to divert the Kuan River northward, Xu Huaiqi thought that he had read a local chronicle that recorded that the Kuan River had been discharged to the north here.
Yu Chengzhen and others surveyed the terrain on the spot, but found that the north bank of the Kuai River in the Xiaoquegang section was blocked by long hills. Only when the river surged 70 to 80 feet could it be discharged to the north. It was thought that Xu Huaiji had branched off.
If Xu Huai hadn't insisted, this matter would have been settled.
Regardless of whether the initial location of Xiaoquegang was so unbelievable, or the later period when Xu Huai personally led his troops to sneak into Bianliang and once again shocked the world, it was destined that Yue Hailou would never be able to see through Chushan's real plot before.
The problem is that Xu Huai has already led the sneak attack troops to withdraw to Xihua County in Chenzhou to join Xu Xin'an and Xu Ling's troops. They have 6,000 cavalry and soldiers between Yingshui and Caihe, and two naval forces.
Thousands of people, three thousand soldiers from the rebel army and the generals who returned to Yi, and more than 5,000 soldiers from the generals who returned to Yi.
In addition, Chushan also assembled nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses on both sides of the Yuan River and the Miaowanggou area on the north bank for the next step.
No matter what happens next, Xu Huai should do everything he can to lead a sneak attack force and horsemen to break through from the Ying River south to the south bank of the Shui River before the food supplies are exhausted and larger-scale reinforcements arrive.
This can be regarded as a successful conclusion to this sneak attack on Bianliang.
If Xu Huai didn't want to break out to the south as soon as possible at this time, but lingered in Yingshui and the North Bank area for a month, Yue Hailou would have been so stupid that he didn't realize that there was a huge trap waiting for them.
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If they want to continue to deceive Yue Hailou and attract his troops to the narrow strip of Diaomiao Wanggou and the south bank of Yingshui River, Chushan's breakout actions in the next month cannot be fake.
The problem is that Yue Hailou has fully deployed on the south bank of Yingshui River in the past month. In addition to the infantry that can fight against the stronghold, there are also a large number of elite armored cavalry among the tens of thousands of cavalry assembled.
If they break through from the Yingshui organization to the south without any deception, on the one hand, the winner is likely to be decided within a month, and on the other hand, if they can successfully break through within a month, they are destined to suffer a tragic victory.
"This is easy," Xu Huai pointed at Xihua City not far away and said, "Let's capture Xihua City!"
"Xihua City?"
Xu Xin'an hesitated and looked at Xihua City under the setting sun, and asked in confusion,
"It is not difficult to capture Xihua City, and it may not take three to five days. But the problem is, even if we claim that the attack on Xihua City is to relieve our worries, we can only delay it for three to five days!"
Yingshui comes from west to east,
It turns west to the southeast in Xihua City; the Cai River flows from north to south, and also turns slightly to the southeast in the north of Xihua City.
The two rivers finally merged in the west plain of Wanqiu City, 35-6 miles southeast of Xihua City, thus forming an extremely narrow and acute angle in Xihua County, just like the moat of Xihua City, but at the same time, it also connected the west plains of Xihua City.
Hua was separated from the cities such as Chenzhou Zhiwanqiu and other cities, leaving only a gap less than twenty miles wide in the northwest direction.
The Chushan navy controlled the waterways at the mouth of the Cai River and the Yingshui River and nearby waterways. Xu Huai led the submarine attack force to retreat south to Xihua County, and actually formed an encirclement of Xihua City.
Although there were as many as 40,000 to 50,000 enemy troops gathered on the periphery, the main troops and horses were blocked by the Cai River and Ying River and were unable to assist Xihua City.
Although there is still a 20-mile wide gap in the northwest direction of Xihua City that can be entered, the enemy army in this direction only has more than 2,000 cavalry led by Mo Lihu to harass the soldiers and horses, and they are unable to stop Chushan's elite soldiers and horses from attacking.
Xihua City.
However, what confused Xu Xin'an was what role the capture of Xihua City would play in further confusing Yue Hailou and others.
Xu Huai squinted his eyes and looked at the setting sun that was like blood smearing the sky, and said lightly: "Xihua is the Suiyang of Vietnam!"
Xu Wujiang, Wang Ju, Zhou Jing, Xu Xin'an and other generals were all shocked when they heard Xu Huai's words.
Niu Er, who clumsily grabbed the reins and sat on the horse, asked with a confused look: "Suiyang, what Suiyang? You said that Xihua is Suiyang, and that bitch Yue Hailou can be deceived by us? Is there such a thing in the world?"
A cheap thing?"
Xu Huai smiled slightly, looked at the middle-aged scribe next to him who had just sang "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation", and asked: "Old Han, can you sing Zhang Xun's "Shou Suiyang"?"
The middle-aged scribe pondered for a moment, patted the saddle lightly with his hand, and sang with a hoarse voice:
"The spring comes when the battle begins, and the isolated city is increasingly in danger; surrounded by the moon, and guarded separately like a fish; tired of the yellow dust, and fluttering the white feathers; still out of the battle, drinking blood; loyal and trustworthy, strong and forgiving
Don’t waver; no one can repay the emperor, so what are you planning to do..."
Su Mung was fond of martial arts since he was a child, but in addition to being proficient in swords and bows, his father Su Laochang also forced him to read a lot of epic poems when he was young. He explained to Niu Er on the side:
"In the Anshi Rebellion of the former Tang Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of thieves surrounded Suiyang City. The famous minister Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan led nine thousand soldiers to defend Suiyang for many years. They used the isolated city to block the river and Huaihe River. Although the city fell, they captured the thieves
Chronicles and history books say that Zhang Xun was the mainstay of the former Tang Dynasty, the one who turned the tide against those who had fallen. The meaning of Jieshuai is to capture Xihua and use it as the Suiyang City of Dai Viet to defend, and don't worry about Yue Hailou not being fooled!"
"You must have the determination to fight until the end of the river!" Xu Huai said with a solemn expression. "Except for the two thousand war horses that were retained, the camels and other livestock were slaughtered on the spot for grain storage. In addition to the navy controlling the river, other soldiers and horses and returned
The righteous generals and their families all landed ashore and set up camp. Except for necessary warships, all other boats and bridges were scuttled to block the river..."
