The enemy troops in Heluo retreated in an orderly manner to a hillock near Beikui River more than ten miles away, just like a raging tide receding one after another.
Zhu Hang and Shi Zhen climbed up on the two rows of fences and rammed earth walls of the southern village of Pishan. The cold wind at dawn became more and more biting, blowing the frost on their temples wildly. They looked at the battlefield inside and outside for a long time and were speechless.
The pale waning moon still hung in the sky, illuminating the battlefield littered with corpses like a Shura hell. There were also many frightened and injured horses abandoned on the battlefield, stumbling around in a pool of blood and among the broken blades.
Xu Xin and other generals led their troops to stop east of the bloody battlefield. Hundreds of generals did not take a breather, and were directly exposed to the biting cold wind that turned water into ice, digging long trenches; even though the river valley was frozen as hard as ice.
When digging into iron with a pickaxe and spade, it is like cutting on an iron stone. The shock will make your arms numb, and the tiger's mouth will soon cause blood blisters.
No one dared to relax at this time.
When every second counts, who dares to wait until the civilian men recruited from the rear are mobilized before building new camps and trenches?
The tragic victory in the night battle was a great blessing among misfortunes, but it did not severely injure the enemy troops in Heluo, and it was not even considered as injuries to muscles and bones.
At this time, Cao Shixiong led more than 10,000 front troops to retreat to the slopes more than ten miles away. The enemy troops in Heluo had set up simple camps in the southern valley and the slopes more than ten miles away, but Cao Shixiong obviously did not want to be in Pishan.
If there is no rush to fight in the valley on the south side, we would rather distance ourselves first so that we can reorganize our offensive more calmly.
The Heluo General Manager's Mansion is located in three camps, including Ruyang, Ziluokou, and Guangchengyi, which are six to seventy miles away. There are still more than 20,000 soldiers who can be mobilized; Yique is located around Wan'an Mountain (the western range of Songshan Mountain).
, there are more than 10,000 elite Red Guards cavalry on standby in the camp near Dagonguan. In addition, there are nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses surrounding the Song County city. There are also troops in the cities along the Luoshui River, as well as in Luoyang, Mengjin, Yanshi and other places.
The large number of garrisons and the amount of troops that can be mobilized are not under the General Manager's Office in the west of Beijing, but the cavalry is slightly smaller.
And what about Ruzhou?
Ruyang fell, and the defenders, except for the local soldiers and Zhaiyong recruited from the local area, nearly 4,000 elite Zuo Xiaosheng troops were almost destroyed. Generals such as Yang Lin and Yang Zhaoting died in the battle, and perhaps only two to three hundred generals broke through and escaped to heaven.
The more than a thousand elite troops of Zuo Xiaosheng who were guarding the isolated city of Song County were also in trouble. No matter how powerful Xu Huai was, he was unable to organize troops and horses from Ruzhou to relieve the siege of Song County at this time.
At present, we can only send dead soldiers to sneak into Song County, notify the defenders to do everything possible to break out of the encirclement, and go south into the depths of Funiu Mountain to support the operation.
Of course, Xu Huai and the others must also be mentally prepared for the Songxian defenders to be unable to break out and finally choose to surrender.
In tonight's battle in the Pishan Valley, although Zuo Xiao's victorious army won a tragic victory, it was followed by tragic casualties of more than 2,000 people.
Now counting the defenders of Lushan and Jiaxian cities, Zuo Xiaosheng's army only has 6,000 soldiers left. It is difficult to imagine how strong Zuo Xiaosheng's army will be in combat in a short period of time.
Even if the mourning soldiers were available, could Xu Huai let Zuo Xiao's victorious army fight until not even a single soldier was left?
"Before the new decree from the imperial court arrives, Ruzhou and Zuo Xiaosheng's army are all under my control. Generals Zhu Hang, Yang Qiye and Yang Yaozong, do you have any problem with this?" In the simple tent of Pishan Nanzhai
, Xu Huai's clothes and armor were not untied, and he and Zhu Hang were sitting in the middle behind the long desk. Looking at Zuo Xiaosheng, whose armor was stained with blood, and the generals who were sitting with their wounds hastily bandaged, he said in a deep voice, "Start immediately, Zuo Xiao
The victorious troops first withdrew to Ruzhou City to treat the wounded soldiers and recuperate. Pishan Mountain and other places to the west of Ruzhou City were taken over and defended by the Chushan Right Army and the Selected Front Army..."
"Fortunately, Xu Hou came to the rescue in time, and Ruzhou has not fallen into the enemy's hands for the time being. According to the imperial regulations, we must obey Xu Hou's orders, but when it is time to use troops, how can Zuo Xiaosheng's army retreat to Liang County? If Qi Ye hides
If you don't fight the enemy in Liang County, how can you deal with the humiliated father and son?" Yang Qiye said in a hoarse voice, unwilling to accept Xu Huai's arrangement of withdrawing Zuo Xiaosheng's army to Liang County.
"Yang Hou's death and humiliation is a national hatred, not a personal hatred. To wash away this hatred for Yang Hou Xue is also the duty of all the captives to kill the enemy generals. It is definitely not the Yang family's business, nor Zuo Xiaosheng's.
The matter of an army and an army - is it possible that you are still worried that you will not have the opportunity to kill the enemy and take revenge in the future?" Xu Huai said, "Qi Ye, since you recognize my right to control Ruzhou and Zuo Xiaosheng's army.
, then just obey the orders and don’t get entangled in these minutiae anymore - the Chushan Right Army will support you for a period of time. If the enemy’s offensive is fierce, you will inevitably be dragged to the battlefield again. Fight side by side and live together.
, is the belief that I, Xu Huai, have up to now..."
Yang Yaozong and other generals said that they had various views on Chushan because of the Shantou mentality, but after the battle in the Pishan Valley, apart from being sincerely convinced and willing to be restrained, what other thoughts could they have?
Just look at the world, who can be like Xu Huai? As the commander-in-chief of an army, the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians depend on him. He acts as an aid to his friends, takes the lead, personally leads the elite bodyguards, and braves death to attack several times the enemy.
Charge into your enemy's formation?
Even if Yang Yaozong's generals think more highly of themselves, they never think they can do this.
Yang Qiye had different opinions on Xu Huai's arrangements at this time. He mainly wanted to lead Zuo Xiaosheng's army to stay in Pishan and face the destined fierce offensive of the Heluo enemy forces together with the Chushan army.
Of course, he could accept Xu Huai's explanation and responded: "The general will obey the order!"
Of course, Zhu Hang would not mention Zuo Xiaosheng's army going south at this time, nor would he issue an imperial edict. However, the situation in Ruzhou was more serious than he had imagined before. He looked at Xu Huai with worry and asked:
"Should we send people to Zheng Guogong's office and ask Nanyang to urgently dispatch a group of reinforcements?"
"Zheng Huaizhong is willing to send troops to help, so they will not huddle in Nanyang this winter and will not send troops from Luoshui to the north - I will never waste my energy on asking for anything from such people,"
Xu Huai put his hands on the wooden case, his tiger eyes were not angry but powerful, his tone was calm, but he no longer concealed his harshness, and said,
"When the princes of the imperial court are weighing up all kinds of powerful relations, if there is even half of the bloody courage of thousands of generals when they fight to the death to kill the enemy, there is no need for us to humble ourselves and ask Nanyang for anything! Mr. Zhu Hang, please inform your majesty, Huaishang, Ru
There may be a tug of war in the state, but it will never give the enemies in the west of Beijing and Heluo a chance to cross the thunder pool. There is no need for Zheng Huaizhong to worry about Huaishang and Ruzhou..."
"If I just return to Jianye and tell His Majesty the words of Marquis Xu, there is nothing I can do to reassure His Majesty!" Zhu Hang said with a bitter smile.
In the final analysis, the DPRK and China must first ensure that Huaishang can be defended this winter, and then they can take a tough stance and mobilize more troops and horses from Nanyang to Huainan to participate in the war.
On the Xinyang, Luoshan, and Chushan lines, the Chushan Army needs to guard against the enemy troops under Wu Chi who have crossed the Huaihe River into Huangchuan, Geyang, and others. At least 10,000 elite troops must be reserved to cooperate with the local defenders to ensure the east of the Huaihe River.
There is no danger - in addition, if Xu Huai is in Caizhou, how many elite combat forces can Ruzhou mobilize to deal with the enemies in the west of Beijing and Heluo?
To the north of Xiangcheng and to the west of Liang County, Cao Shixiong and Yue Hailou can gather at least three times more of Chushan's elite troops.
Huaishang is in danger and cannot be impregnable. Regardless of the wishes of Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son, the princes in the court dare to mobilize troops and horses from Nanyang, the northern gate of Jingxiang land?
"If Cao Shixiong does not retreat ten miles and continues to fight with us south of Pishan regardless of casualties, I really don't dare to pat my chest and say that there is no need to worry about the Huaihe River - but at this time, at least this winter, leaving
There is not much time left for Cao Shixiong. Please ask Mr. Zhu Hang to return to Jianye and report to Your Majesty. There is no need to worry about Cai Ru..." Xu Huai pondered for a moment and knew that Zhu Hang needed to follow Emperor Jianji and Zhou He when he returned to Jianye.
Hu Kai, Gao Chunnian and others had an explanation and explained in detail.
The bloody and cruel war was an extremely severe test of the will of both the enemy and ourselves.
In the Battle of Pishan Valley, generals such as Yang Qiye and Yang Yaozong were more filled with grief and anger and wanted to die. However, Xu Huai decisively led more than a thousand armored cavalry and more than 300 infantrymen into the battlefield. The most important thing was to fight with Cao Shixiong in Pishan.
First move.
Ruzhou is sandwiched between Funiu Mountain and the southern range of Songshan Mountain (Jishan Mountain). In addition to the trough-shaped basin where Beishui River runs across Ruzhou from west to east, there are also large and small creeks originating from Funiu Mountain and Jishan Mountain on both sides.
It flows between the hills and mountains of Ruzhou and finally merges with the Beishui River.
These streams and rivers, together with the Beishui River, cut the Ruzhou Basin into strips and pieces.
This terrain feature determines that Ruzhou is not a place where red cavalry can roam freely.
The two main tributaries of Beikuan Water Source, which are more than a hundred steps wide and flow rapidly in spring and summer, are located to the west of Pishan Mountain.
In addition, there is a relatively flat river valley from Pishan to the south to the Beikui River, but it is only seven or eight miles deep. After crossing the Beikui River to the south bank, the hills on the northern slope of Funiu Mountain are more steep, and the mountains are closer to the Beikui River.
South bank of water——
As long as you survive the ice break of the river, the valley on the south side of Pishan is the only way to enter and leave Pishan.
This is also the original meaning of why "Pi" mountain got its name.
If you defend Ruzhou, you must defend Pishan.
If Cao Shixiong did not retreat, Xu Huai would be forced to continuously draw elite troops from Xiangcheng and Zhaoling to fight with the enemy troops in Heluo in Pishan. Only by holding on until the river thawed could he dare to breathe a sigh of relief.
The troops that Chushan Army can mobilize are too limited now, and Zuo Xiaosheng's army is in such miserable condition. Xu Huai really doesn't dare to pat his chest and say that he will be able to hold on until the river thaws and forces Cao Shixiong to retreat.
Cao Shixiong has retreated now, seemingly within ten miles. He will then gather more elite troops and reorganize the offensive to kill them. However, Cao Shixiong intends to seek stability, and reorganizing the offensive requires a process.
Even if it was only three to five days, it would buy the Chushan Army critical time to build fortifications and build a defense line in the valley south of Pishan Mountain.
In three to five days, even if one or two hundred fine iron shield vehicles are transferred from Xiangcheng and Ye County, it will definitely be much better than simply using hundreds of generals to fight the enemy with blood and flesh.
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Xu Huai wants Cao Shixiong to know that Chushan elites are not only good at sharp attacks like razor-thin blades that dissect muscles, but they are also good at strong defenses that are as solid as a rock and can block sharp edges.
Most of the war weapons have poor mobility and are difficult to exert their power during the offensive process, but they can fully exert their power during defense...
