Xiaoheling West Cliff Ferry is located on a small piece of highland surrounded by embankments on the banks of the Han River in the early years. In addition to the last T-shaped fork, the ferry connects Hanchuan City and Shuangliuzhuang.
Outside the main road in between, there are mostly low silt tidal flats all around.
After the flood season, the Han River swelled, and the beaches around the ferry were completely submerged.
The ferry itself was an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack terrain. At this time, hundreds of shallow-bottomed and flat-bottomed bandit boats rushed into the flooded area outside the ferry. Hundreds of archers stood on the bows and nervously blocked the only passage in and out of the ferry.
Surrounded by dozens of defeated bandits, Jiang Ang, the dragon who had conquered the river, fled in a hurry from the side road to the ferry. Only then did he dare to gasp for air. In order to cover up the shame of being defeated, he pointed at the sky and cursed the ground:
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Where did this damn killer appear from? How could there be soldiers in the seven states and one prefecture on Jinghu North Road who could be so powerful?"
After the ferry became prosperous, in addition to warehouses, many merchants opened restaurants and restaurants here to carry out business in the past. These shops and houses were also occupied by the bandits and used as temporary military quarters and military tents.
Three souls of Jiang Ang, the dragon in the river, were frightened and two souls were frightened, but his body was unscathed. He pulled up a chair and sat down in the hall that served as the commander's tent. He picked up the teapot, poured a stream of herbal tea into the spout, and cried to many leaders.
The man who had just been killed fled to the dangerous crossing.
Although most of the people here did not directly lead soldiers to participate in the battle, they all witnessed with their own eyes that three troops, which they considered to be elites, were killed and left without the ability to fight back in less than half an hour.
Three to four hundred corpses fled to the ferry in embarrassment.
Everyone looked solemn. Apart from the shock and panic in their hearts that could not be calmed down for a long time, who was in the mood to laugh at Jiang Ang for his embarrassing escape?
No one knew where this small team of soldiers and horses, which were like heavenly soldiers and generals, came from. At this time, no one thought about bypassing Shuangliuzhuang and attacking Hanchuan City, which had almost exhausted its troops.
"Third Master, Old Chiang Kai-shek, I came back after a defeat. I was beaten and punished as I pleased without any complaints. But you have to say what we are going to do in the next battle!" Jiang Ang, the Dragon King, is not stupid, but he is impatient.
Xingzi looked at Hu Danzhou, the third master sitting in the hall, and asked.
"Third Master, you said that this small team is like a celestial soldier. Where did it come from? How can it be so powerful? In the past three or four years, we have often fought against officers and soldiers, although we have also suffered a lot.
Thank you very much, but it is not as outrageous as it is today! If this matter cannot be clarified, this battle will not be fought! In addition, people must be sent immediately to report to the big boss. The big boss must not act rashly now.
..." The others all looked at the middle-aged general.
The dozen or so people present are not young melon seeds that fell into the weeds during the late Tianxuan or Jianji years. Most of them are habitual bandits or leader-level thieves who have traveled across the Jingjiang River (Jinghu Section of the Yangtze River) and Dongting Lake for many years - they are fighting against
Before Sun Yanzhou formed an alliance and absorbed a large number of refugee refugees, he was always engaged in killing people and stealing goods, looting prefectures and counties, and he was also constantly "dealing" with the officers and soldiers of prefectures and counties along Dongting Lake and Jingjiang River.
Local officials are corrupt and greedy for money, and officers and soldiers are greedy for life and afraid of death.
In the early years, each family was not very powerful, with only three to five hundred men. They struggled with dilapidated fishermen, boat people, and criminal prisoners to rob their homes and homes, but they were not afraid of the officers and soldiers at all.
In the early years of Tianxuan, Sun Yanzhou united with the forces of thirteen water villages in Dongting Lake and Jingjiang to plunder the official ships transporting autumn gifts and obtain a large amount of grain, silk and weapons, thereby absorbing a large number of refugees and hungry people from the south, greatly increasing their strength.
Not to mention that there was no opponent in Dongting Lake at that time, the prefectures and counties along Jing Lake were killed and blood flowed into rivers, and several cities were captured at one time.
Xu Wei recruited 3,000 elite soldiers from Xiangyang to serve as envoys on Jinghu South Road. Only then did all the families realize that elite soldiers were beyond the reach of a mob, but at this time they still firmly occupied several cities close to Dongting Lake, and did not completely
Falling behind.
"The Sword Comes"
In the past two years, in addition to strengthening the training of soldiers and horses, eliminating the weak and retaining the strong, they also gathered a large number of craftsmen to smelt iron on the sandbanks and islands in Dongting Lake to build armor. They believed that their strength had made great progress.
Taking advantage of the rising river water and the lack of defenses in Eyue and other places, we launched a big one.
Unexpectedly, the real plan had not yet been launched. As the vanguard troops, they attacked Hanchuan, but they were hit head-on by a sap and were beaten so painfully that they almost died.
As the main general in the attack on Hanchuan and the three leaders of the Dongjing Alliance Army, Hu Dangzhou's face was so gloomy that he could cry out. However, other than issuing many orders to strengthen the defense on the left and right sides of the ferry, Hu Dangzhou did not say much.
But it was the middle-aged Confucian scholar on the left who glanced at Hu Danzhou, as if he was holding back something to say.
Facing the middle-aged Confucian scholar's eyes, which strongly wanted to say something, Hu Dangzhou was hesitant.
"Third Master, what kind of riddle are you and Mr. Tian playing? Is there anything you can't say in front of everyone? Is there something you are hiding from me?" Next to Jiang Ang was a military commander who was not tall but very muscular.
, looking at the little actions between Hu Danzhou and counselor Tian Wenru, he asked dissatisfiedly.
The Dongjing Alliance Army was originally a joint effort of thirteen water village forces, and later large and small water village forces joined in; even if it later became stronger by absorbing a large number of refugees from the south, the groups of refugees basically had their clan heads and villagers.
The leader led by Hao and others.
The relationship within the Dongjing Allied Forces was quite complicated. Among the people who raided Hanchuan, Hu Dangzhou had the highest prestige, the strongest strength, and was the commander-in-chief, but he was not yet arbitrary in his words and deeds.
"Master Zhao is making serious remarks. Tian has some guesses about the origin of this group of troops, but he is not sure. He is afraid of disturbing the morale of the army, so he hesitates to tell it for everyone to refer to." The middle-aged Confucian scholar said with a slight smile.
"If you have something to say, hurry up. If you have anything to say, hurry up. What time is it? How can there be any military morale that can be disturbed?" Jiang Ang urged.
"..." The middle-aged Confucian scholar saw that these thieves and bandits had no respect for him. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, trying hard to suppress the anger of people like Jiang Ang, and he cupped his hands and said to the generals, "I promise
Zhou fled south and had the opportunity to see the armored cavalry of Chushan's Xianfeng Army. Although this armored cavalry did not show its flag, its armor and assault style were very similar to the armored cavalry of Tianxiong Army...
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"You want to say that these troops are Chushan's selected vanguard army?" Jiang Ang asked, "Chushan's selected vanguard army is so elite and powerful. They have already noticed our plot, so why don't they give Ezhou a slap in the face?"
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"No, no, Master Jiang misunderstood what I said," the middle-aged Confucian scholar quickly defended, "The Chushan Army has been unparalleled in recent years. The Selected Front Army adapted from the bodyguard battalion of Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai is definitely qualified to be among the strongest in the world.
However, no matter how strong the selected vanguard army is, it only has three or four thousand soldiers, and it is by no means invincible..."
"Mr. Tian, you are going around and around, what do you want to say?" someone asked impatiently.
The origin of this Tian Wenru is unknown. He has been here for six months but has made no achievements. However, he has gained the trust of the chief leader Sun Yanzhou, the third leader Hu Dangzhou and others, and they obey their advice in everything.
This time, Sun Yanzhou and Hu Dangzhou overcame all opinions and decided to assemble an army to carry out such a big move. It was Tian Wenru who came up with the idea. However, many leaders were unwilling to take such a risk, but they could not defeat Sun Yanzhou, Hu Dangzhou and others who were determined to do so.
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Now that the army has failed to achieve victory, it has suffered a huge setback. Of course, some people are even more dissatisfied with Tian Wenru.
"What I mean is that this troop is most likely from Chushan's Selected Front Army, but the ordinary cavalry of the Selected Front Army cannot have such terrifying combat power. They are mostly elites from hundreds of battles further selected from the Selected Front Army," Tian Wenru
He said, "Tian is quite familiar with the generals of Chushan, and I would like to ask Master Jiang to tell me in detail the appearance of the generals leading this group of troops, so that I can know more about them!"
General Jiang Ang looked at Tian Wenru suspiciously, wondering who could dare to boast that he was familiar with the Chushan Army in Haikou.
"Say what you say..." Hu Danzhou urged Jiang Ang.
When Jiang Ang was closest, he was less than a hundred steps away from Xu Huai, Niu Er, Xu Zang, Wu Chihai and others. Of course he saw their faces clearly and said: "The most impressive one is a black face.
The rough man with black hair on his face was a little taller than us. He was holding a heavy shield and an iron mace. He was very powerful. The big shield made by our army could hardly bear it before it broke apart.
Come on..."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar took a breath and said in shock: "This rude man is the black general Niu Yashan of Chu Mountain. When he was in Lanzhou, he surrendered to Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai, and became a direct descendant of Jingsheng Hou. He has a stupid and reckless personality, but he is
He is born with divine power and is the personal bodyguard of Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai - he actually appears here, so next to him is there a young general with a tall figure but a more handsome appearance, about twenty-four or five years old?"
"There is indeed such a person. There is also a general who looks like a barbarian. He and a young general are both extremely powerful in spear skills. I can't beat him!" Jiang Ang said.
"Ah!" Even though the middle-aged Confucian scholar had some guesses, he still sat back in his chair dumbfounded after confirming this.
"Mr. Tian, who is this young general?" Hu Danzhou asked Tian Wenru with a frown.
"This man is the general manager of the army and horse capital of the Chushan camp. He also knows Cai Ru's military affairs, and he was granted the title of Jingsheng Marquis Xu Huai! His father was also a famous general of the Yue Dynasty, Wang Xiaocheng! I should have thought that it was him who came in person, so he was so brave.
Block..." the middle-aged scholar murmured.
"It's actually this guy?!" Although Jiang Ang and others had never dealt with Chu Shan, they were all ignorant and ignorant of the general trend of the world. They all said in shock.
Furthermore, so many things have happened in these years. It is not easy for the Great and the Better to hold on to half of the country, and a number of outstanding generals have emerged. But who can shine more dazzlingly than Xu Huai?
How could Jiang Ang and others not know about the existence of Chushan Army and Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai?
Their first step was to raid Hanchuan. Their purpose was to cut off the officers and soldiers north of Ezhou from going south for reinforcements. The officers and soldiers north of Ezhou who could go south for reinforcements were the ones they feared the most, the Chushan Army.
Who would have thought that the commander-in-chief of the Chushan Army was actually in Hanchuan, and even personally led fifty or sixty cavalrymen, killing them so hard that they were unable to fight back?