Xu Tan was young and arrogant, and it was very harsh to hear Han Qihu's ridicule at this time, but he also knew that this time it was not Han Qihu who led his troops to arrive in time to save him, and he, Su Mi and others were in danger of escaping, so he just kept silent at this time.
Of the seventeen people on this trip, seven unfortunately died in the battle. They couldn't even get their bodies back, so they could only throw them on the battlefield and let the soldiers trample them. The remaining ten people were all stained with blood on their shirts. He didn't even think about what they were.
It tastes good.
After getting into the small mountain valley behind the woods, Han Qihu saw that the enemy troops did not dare to pursue them in a hurry, so he took the lead to bandage the wounds of Xu Pang, Su Mi and others.
Seeing that most of the wounds from the arrows were on the legs that were not covered by the armor, they were not too serious. Han Qihu was also secretly surprised——
Although the Chihu East Road Army, with a total strength of more than 200,000 troops, was mainly deployed in Shouchun, Xusubosi and other places north of Chuzhou, and was mainly aimed at the Huai Palace Army stationed in Chu, Shou and other states, it was on the west flank.
(right wing), that is, the Yingkou area, still deployed nearly 40,000 cavalry to peer at Huangchuan, Gushi, Geyang and other places on the south bank.
After the winter began, Chushan's eastern defense area headed by Zuo Sima Yuan naturally felt like it was facing a formidable enemy. They wished they could keep their eyes open day and night to stare at the enemy's every move.
Although after Yin Peng and other troops were transferred to the Western Front, the elite defenders on the Eastern Front were even more stretched. However, generals such as Xu Wuqi, Pan Chenghu, Xu Xin'an, Tang Qing, and Han Qi, who were in charge of the Eastern Front, still did not want to sit and defend the city.
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In addition to concentrating the limited elites in Luoshan County east of Xinyang as much as possible, the Eastern Front also selected a group of capable young generals such as Han Qihu in advance, and led some elite generals to disperse into the Huaihe River south of Huangchuan and other places.
In the mountainous area at the northwest foot of the Yangshan Mountains, the local soldiers and warriors in the mountains to the south of Huangchuan, Guangshan, and east of Luoshan took advantage of the difficult terrain and terrain at the northern foot of Huaiyang Mountain to fight against the enemy troops coming across the Huaihe River.
Persist in the struggle and try to reduce the pressure on the fronts of Luoshan, Xinyang and other cities as much as possible.
Han Qihu led more than 200 of his elite troops into Hudailing just ten days ago and took over the duty of inspection of the Hudai Inspection Department. He was responsible for commanding more than 2,000 soldiers from 24 villages in three villages and villages in the southern mountainous area of Guangshan County.
The Japanese troops crossed the Huaihe River in large numbers last night, and the scouts on the eastern front had already noticed that Han Qihu personally led a small group of elite troops out of the mountains, and lurked at the northern edge of Hudailing, intending to spy on the deployment of the Japanese soldiers after they entered Huangchuan, Guangshan and other places in large numbers.
So that the troops on the eastern front led by Zuo Sima Yuan can respond better.
At dawn, Han Qihu noticed the restlessness of the captives entering the Hebend area, and guessed that it was most likely Xu Pang, Su Mi and others who were going to Shouzhou to deliver a message, and collided with the enemy troops crossing south when they returned.
However, when Han Qihu entered Hudailing, his plan was to lead his village soldiers to rely on the dangerous mountains and deep ravines to contain the enemy. The few elite men under his command were all infantry and were not qualified to enter the open plains or the shallow hills where the cavalry could gallop unimpeded.
Receiving assistance in low-lying areas.
He could only glimpse the direction in which Xu Pang, Su Mi and the others were breaking out. He led his men to use the cover of the hillsides, valleys and woods to quickly cross the mountain forest in the northern part of Hudailing towards the opposite direction where Xu Pang, Su Mi and the others were breaking out.
It can be said to be quite a fluke that we were able to successfully receive assistance.
Of course, there were only a dozen of Xu Zang and Su Mi, who were pursued and intercepted by 200 to 300 elite cavalry. From the Hebang area more than ten miles away, they made a surprise attack all the way to the foot of Hudailing. Han Qihu also watched them all the way.
In eyes.
In particular, Xu Pan killed nearly twenty elite horsemen by himself, so that the soldiers only dared to pursue them and did not dare to intercept them with all their might. However, looking at this guy at this time, except for six arrow wounds on his legs, no bones were injured.
In addition, there were only three arrow wounds on his body that were shot through the gaps in the nail leaves, and there was not even a slightly heavier knife or gun wound. Han Qihu was amazed to see such bravery.
After simply bandaging the wound, Han Qihu asked people to carry Xu Pang and others on their backs and continue to drill into the deep mountains and old forests.
Hudailing is located on the east bank of the Huanghe River, stretching for thirty to forty miles from north to south, across Guangshan County, and connected to the main vein of the western section of Huaiyang Mountain. At first, there were low mountains and shallow ravines. As you go south, the mountains and ravines become more dangerous, and sometimes there are
You have to cross the branch stream on the right bank (east bank) of Huanghe River and finally reach Huyaozhai where the Hudai Inspection Department is located.
This place is located at the intersection of Hudai Ridge and the main vein of the western section of Huaiyang Mountain. Baihu Creek flows out from the deep mountains and old forests in the southeast, and merges into Huanghe River here. Not only are there steep mountains and cliffs on both sides of Baihu Creek, it is more than two to three hundred paces wide.
There are also steep slopes and steep hills along the Huanghe River, and the upper reaches of the Huanghe River are dense with dangerous shoals and reefs. It can be said that it is absolutely easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In the next few days, hundreds of thousands of Chihu East Route Army's infantry and cavalry crossed the Huaihe River and entered Shouzhou and Sizhou. On the right (west) side, nearly 30,000 infantry and cavalry entered Huangchuan, Gushi and other places, and they returned one after another.
They constantly drove the civilians to transport countless supplies across the Huaihe River and rush to repair the city wall on the south bank.
On the one hand, he wanted to report in detail the enemy's deployment north of Hudailing, and on the other hand, enemy scouts also penetrated into the southern mountains of Guangshan, Huangchuan and other places. Han Qihu decided to personally lead an elite force to climb mountains and wading rivers to escort Xu Tan and Su
Mushroom and others headed to Luoshan New City.
Restricted by the floodplain area downstream of Yingshui River, and with the defense systems in Queshan, Qingyi Ridge, Huangyang Lake, Shimen Ridge, Chushan and along the Mingxi River improved, the enemy troops on the Yingkou and Huaichuan lines did not attack from the north bank of Huaichuan.
They sent troops from the Sichuan direction, marched westward to attack the signs of Queshan and Chushan, and crossed the Huaihe River in large numbers to the south. Therefore, the defense focus of the entire eastern front was also shifted to Xinyang between the Huai River (Jinniuling) and the main vein of the South Ridge of Tongbai Mountain.
, Luoshan and other places.
In particular, Luoshan New City is not only the gateway from the lower reaches of the Shanhe River to the Xinyang Basin, but also blocks the passage south to Jingbei via Jiuli, Wusheng, and Pingjing Passes. The defensive situation is the most severe.
Han Qihu escorted Xu Pang and Su Mi to Luoshan New City, where Zuo Jun took command. Zuo Sima Xu Wuqi and Pan Chenghu also personally rushed to Luoshan New City to take charge.
After listening to Xu Pang and Su Miao talk about the details of going to Shouchun to deliver the letter and encountering the enemy on the way back, Xu Wuqi became furious and ordered: "Drag this little beast out and use thirty military sticks first!"
"I don't accept it - Shi Qi snoozed and caused trouble, so he deserves to be punished, but how can we abandon him and escape alone?" Xu Tan cried out in dissatisfaction, "Why should we not do it if we are afraid of casualties?
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"You idiot, you don't even know what's wrong, and you want to beat him with a cane! Drag him out and beat him until he understands!" Xu Wuqi took off his sword and was so angry that he wanted to beat Xu Nang with the scabbard in front of him.
"You should be punished, but when Xu Dan returns to Xiangcheng, the commander or General Wang Ju will punish him!" Pan Chenghu quickly stepped forward and hugged Xu Wuqi's arm that was slashing with a sheath in anger, and advised,
"Xu Pang was delivering a message on the orders of Commander-in-Chief, and he was also selecting the generals for the vanguard. How can we use his military stick without authorization?"
Pan Chenghu was afraid that he would not be able to defeat Xu Wuqi, so he was about to give the order to escort Xu Pang away. At this time, someone walked into the government hall and reported: "Commander Jie and Chang Shi have arrived in Luoshan!"
The elite troops on the Western Front faced off against the enemy troops west of Beijing for nearly a month along the Centipede River. Although they failed to repel the enemy troops west of Beijing, they killed more than 10,000 enemy troops in the fierce fighting over the past month.
Although Chushan also suffered between 5,000 and 6,000 casualties, Chushan had the advantage of fighting on its home field. The consumption of supplies such as grain and fodder was far lower than that of the enemy, and the right army's elite could immediately select the best soldiers from the state soldiers and even the rural soldiers.
Add it in.
Chushan has never interrupted the training of state soldiers and rural soldiers, and even arranged experienced military officials and veterans as the backbone of state soldiers and rural soldiers to ensure the effectiveness of the training.
Therefore, the Chushan Right Army not only did not decline in size, but its combat effectiveness was also maintained at a high level.
For the enemy forces west of Beijing, the more than 10,000 casualties, even if they were not serious losses, greatly consumed their ability to continue fighting. What was even more serious was the consumption of supplies.
There are less than ten days left before the New Year's Day. The ice-free period in Huiying and Ruhuai is very short. Usually, it will thaw half a month or twenty days after the New Year's Day. In such a short period of time, it is impossible for the enemy troops in the west of Beijing to have another attack.
Sufficient materials and manpower formed a rock-solid blockade camp outside Xiangcheng and Zhaoling, and established a stable river crossing channel on the Ying River to support its main force in long-term operations along the Yishui River.
At this time, the military pressure on the Western Front was greatly reduced, while the military pressure on the Eastern Front increased sharply. Xu Huai came to the Eastern Front to supervise the war. Everyone would not fail to think that there was something surprising.
Xu Huai didn't like red tape. Xu Wuqi told the other generals that everything was as before. He, Pan Chenghu, and Xu Xinan went out to greet Xu Wuqi and the others. As soon as Xu Wuqi and the others walked out of the Yamen compound, Xu Huai went with Liu Qiong'er, Wang Ju, Shi Zhen, and Han
Gui Gui, Yu Chengzhen, Zhang Xiongshan and others came over.
"I thought you were still in Chushan City, and I even sent people across the Huaihe River to invite you to come to Luoshan, but I didn't expect that you had already arrived first!" Xu Huai said with a smile.
Xu Huai set out from Zhaoling and marched eastward. At the same time, he sent messengers to inform Xu Wuqi and others.
However, Xu Huai, surrounded by five hundred selected forward troops and elite cavalry, rushed directly to Xinyang and Luoshan. The messenger first crossed the river to report the news to Chushan City. The messenger took an extra detour and made an empty journey.
Arriving at Luoshan around the same time.
Xu Huai briefly exchanged greetings with Xu Wuqi, Pan Chenghu, and Xu Xin'an, then walked into the Yamen hall and saw Xu Zang, Su Mi and others standing in the hall with dejected faces, and asked: "Have you ever sent my handwritten letter to King Huai?
In Ge Boyi’s hands?”
"This little beast is really angry to death!" After sitting down, Xu Wuqi told Xu Pang and Su Miao about the letter delivery and the danger on the way back.
"You guys also sit down and talk," Xu Huai greeted Xu Zang. Su Mung and the others sat down and asked, "Do you know where I went wrong?"
Although Xu Zang called Xu Huai by his first name in front of outsiders, among all the people in Chushan, even his father Xu Wuqi was not mediocre, but he was the most admired by Xu Huai. He stood aside and muttered: "I don't dare to sit down."
