Everyone was sitting in the hall looking at each other, and they all felt a chill running down their spines, making their hands and feet cold.
On the one hand, since the rise of the Chushan Army, many achievements have been indeed dazzling. They have turned the tide several times and saved half of the country. On the other hand, Xu Huai and the people of Chushan have a rough background.
Big and small bosses, leaders, especially the younger generation such as Hu Danzhou's son Hu You, are deeply inspired and want to stand out in this troubled world by using force. They are also convinced to a certain extent by the legendary achievements of the rise of the Chushan Army.
Doubtful, very worshipful.
But they didn't expect that in the first battle of the assault on Hanchuan, they would encounter the world-famous Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai and his personal bodyguards. They also didn't expect that Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai and his personal bodyguards of fifty or sixty cavalry would show.
The invincible fighting power is more thrilling than they imagined before.
"...It was unexpected to encounter Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai and his close guards here, but there is no need to be too worried." Tian Wenru was shocked and frustrated when he saw the generals. He knew that if he did not change, there would be no way to fight this battle.
, cheered up and said, "Although Xu Huai, the Marquis of Jingsheng, is good at using cunning tactics and is brave and good at fighting. He often takes the lead and charges into battle, but if Chushan had known about the raid, it would not have been possible for Jingsheng Marquis Xu Huai to personally lead fifty or sixty troops here.
According to Tian’s opinion, it was probably Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai who was passing through Hanchuan this time, and it happened to happen..."
Jiang Ang and others looked at Tian Wenru, wondering what he wanted to say.
Of course everyone can guess that it was a coincidence that Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai appeared in Hanchuan, but even if it was a coincidence, Jingsheng Hou only led dozens of troops and killed them all, but he himself was almost unscathed. How can we continue this battle?
beat?
"Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai is the best at fighting surprise battles," Tian Wenru continued, "Think of the Qianqi attack on Taiyuan and the sneak attack on Bianliang two years ago. The Chushan army was led by Xu Huai, who assembled the most elite soldiers and achieved extraordinary feats.
, and it is not surprising that the heads of the family were caught off guard today and were killed in a panic by Xu Huai personally leading an elite surprise attack, with heavy casualties. If Xu Huai could not do this, he would not have been able to earn such a great reputation in these years. However, Chu
Is the Shan Army therefore invincible in the Hehuai River? Wasn't the Chushan Army already suppressed by Yue Hailou's Jingxi Army and Cao Shixiong's Heluo Army? They even needed to open the Ru River embankment and divert the Ru River's upper reaches.
Waiting for the surging water of the Li River to flood the vast land between Ruying and Ying, and then barely holding on to a corner of Tongbai Mountain? Why?"
"Break off the cock, why? Mr. Tian, don't throw your book bag away from me. If you have anything to say, just say it?" Jiang Ang urged impatiently.
"I once had the honor to watch the Chushan Army fight, and I have to admit that the Chushan Army is really good at attacking. Its generals fight bravely, and their rampage in front of the formation is no less than that of the Chihu Iron Cavalry. However, its elite men and horses are limited, and they are by no means
The battle is invincible. The Heluo Army and the Jingxi Army can suppress the Chushan Army. There is no other secret than the four words "Strong Shield and Strong Crossbow"."
Tian Wenru said,
"Of course, these four words cannot be viewed simply. To be more specific, in addition to emphasizing the offensive power of the soldiers and horses, we must also use all means to make our own array solid - I must do this. You, Mr. Tian, must do this.
To be clearer. According to Tian, today's defeat was mainly due to the fact that he did not expect to encounter Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai and his close guards. The leaders of the house and their men and horses all had light shields and thin armor, not to mention all kinds of war weapons.
There were not even a few heavy shields. We met on a narrow road. It was not surprising that we suffered such a big loss. At this time, all the masters were prepared, even if it was to make do with the simplest things, they used local materials to build more horses, and the carriages were organized into the formation, and the soldiers were
With more spears and heavy shields, can Chushan's sudden cavalry be invincible? If nothing else, Tian will bet that Marquis Jingsheng will never dare to attack at the ferry!"
"..."
Everyone looked at each other in shock. Although they were killed in a battle today and lost their armor and had no ability to fight back, they were from the lake bandits and Jiang bandits. They were used to licking blood from the edge of a knife and were vicious by nature.
Unless they have no choice but to do so, they will easily refuse to be persuaded by soft words.
"Marquis Jingsheng has entered Shuangliu Village. We definitely have no way to attack Shuangliu Village now, nor can we attack Hanchuan City without worrying about the threat from the flanks. But there is no need to be too panicked," Tian Wenru said, "According to Tian's humble opinion,
All the leaders should guard the ferry, and send people to report the news to the leader first. Everything will be decided by the leader! Now the Jingjiang River, Han River, and Dongting Lake are all flooded. Yue, E, Jingfu and other prefectures are connected by lakes and rivers, and the roads are blocked.
No matter what happens, we can easily evacuate through the waterway. Are we still afraid that the Chushan Army will take off their armor and swim in to chase them?"
Hearing what Tian Wenru said so eloquently, everyone's fear subsided a little. After deliberation for a long time, they all felt that it was not time to flee in panic yet. They should go to the big boss to report the matter. They lined up their troops at the ferry.
Hold your ground.
The terrain of the ferry is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It faces the main channel of the Han River to the west, and the north and south shoals are all submerged. Although there are branch roads extending out to the east, the actual gap above the water is only fifty or sixty paces wide.
It has been two or three years since the Dongjing Allied Forces have grown in power. They have fought against officers and soldiers and attacked cities and captured strongholds several times, but they are not very good at arranging troops and forming formations.
He is also very good at digging shallow trenches in the gap to connect the flooded areas on both sides, building protective walls, cutting down trees to build horses and deer antlers, etc...
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Xiaoqueling is an earthen beam on the south side of Shuangliuzhuang. Xu Huai stands only six or seven feet high, but the surrounding terrain is flat and flat. The view is unobstructed and the field of vision is extremely wide. It can almost cover the surrounding area of twenty or thirty miles.
fundus.
To the south is Qianchapu and to the west is the Han River. After the flood season, the water swells almost into one piece. The few land masses are like sandbars and islands above the water. Many houses are submerged in the water, and the water reflects them like
The flaming gorgeous sunset makes it difficult to distinguish between water and sky.
The island-like ferry is only four or five miles away from Shuangliuzhuang. Standing at Xiaohe Ridge, you can clearly see the hasty defense deployment of the rebels.
"Xu Hou is really the mainstay of our dynasty. With only 30 to 50 men, he killed the bandit army so much that they didn't dare to cross the thunder pool!" Yin Yaozhi, the magistrate of Hanchuan County, accompanied Xu Huai to Xiaohe Ridge and stood in front of Wang Zhen's tomb.
When I came over to pay my respects, I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that there was no sign of the bandits moving out from the direction of the ferry. I couldn't help but express my heartfelt emotion that Xu Huai had appeared in time to protect Hanchuan and escaped a catastrophe.
"... Magistrate Yin was so ridiculous. All this was just because the bandits were greedy and wanted to seize Hanchuan with a surprise attack. Unexpectedly, I was caught off guard at the right time." Xu Huai smiled faintly and said, "But
"Looking at the situation, the traitors dare not do anything rashly today. Magistrate Yin should rush back to Hanchuan City as soon as possible to take charge of the defense."
"Won't Marquis Xu go to Hanchuan City to stay temporarily?"
The rebels retreated to the ferry, and Hanchuan had relatively sufficient time to summon more than a thousand rural soldiers to the city to help defend it. No unusual movements were found in Qianchapu and other areas in northern Ezhou for the time being. At present, it seems that Hanchuan City is relatively
It's safe.
However, Yin Yaozhi did not dare to ignore Xu Huai's safety, and still hoped that he could go with him to Hanchuan City for long-term planning.
"County Magistrate Yin is guarding Hanchuan City. The rebels dare not act rashly against Shuangliuzhuang. Don't worry about my safety," Xu Huai said, "It's not too late. Magistrate Yin doesn't need to delay here anymore. After dark,
I also want to order the guards to withdraw..."
Counting the armed guards of Lifengtang, there were more than a hundred people around Xu Huai. It was impossible to divide his troops outside Shuangliu Village after nightfall and watch every move of the rebels.
Yin Yaozhi couldn't force Xu Huai to persuade him. Seeing that Xu Huai had made up his mind and it was getting late, he didn't dare to lead people and horses outside the city after dark at this time. He immediately said goodbye to Xu Huai and hurriedly said goodbye.
Walking down Xiaohe Ridge, he hurried away with the sword archers on standby at Beizhuang Wooden Bridge.
Seeing Wang Xuan standing in front of the tomb, staring thoughtfully at the water reflecting the sunset in the south, Xu Huai said: "Although the crisis in Ezhou has not been completely resolved, you don't have to worry too much. I will send a messenger to Jianye first to report it."
Understand the reason, wait until your father leads Jingbei soldiers and horses back to Ezhou to aid Ezhou, and then set off to Jianye to face the Holy Spirit——"
"Will the Holy One ask you to lead the troops to wipe out the lake bandits?" Wang Xuan turned around, looked at Xu Huai expectantly with her bright eyes, and asked.
"How is that possible?" Xu Huai said with a smile, "After all, I was passing through Hanchuan and happened to encounter a large band of bandit troops attacking the city, so I joined the battle. At this time, I transferred some cavalry from Ye County to come for reinforcements, and even wrote
He wrote to Wen Hengyue, Duke Wen, suggesting that Xiangyang send troops south from the west bank of the Han River to reinforce Jingzhou to prevent changes. These are all measures to retain power. How to expel the bandit army in the end will be determined when your father leads the Jingbei troops back to Ezhou.
After discussing with Kong Changyu, the transshipment envoy, and Zhou Tao, who asked about some criminal and prison matters, how can I overstep my authority?"
"However, Xu Gong went to Jingnan to take charge. He failed to annihilate the Hu bandits in two years. Instead, the Hu bandits took advantage of the empty defense of Ezhou and sneaked in in large numbers. Father, even if he could lead his troops back to Ezhou in time, let alone annihilate the Hu bandits.
, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to completely drive out the Hu bandits!" Wang Xuan said worriedly, "But you don't know that the transshipment envoy Kong Changyu and Zhou Tao, who was responsible for the criminal and prison affairs, have no means of resettling the refugees. In order to prevent the refugees from gathering,
To cause trouble, or to be used by bandits, they just drove hundreds of thousands of hungry people to eastern Hubei and other places. Today, the bandit army was attacked head-on by you. They were timid and silent for a while, and they did not make any noise in other places, but the problem is not
It has not been fundamentally solved..."
"Oh, when did you become a female Zhuge and become so familiar with military and civilian affairs?" Xu Huai said with a smile, "I saw the bandit army coming out today, so I hurried to Shuangliu Village and was worried that something would go wrong in Shuangliu Village. I didn't expect you.
Wearing armor and standing on the wall, she looks quite heroic like a female general!"
"I was also panicked. I always felt that I couldn't run away in embarrassment and ruined the reputation of our Wang family. I had the courage to stand up, but my hands and feet are still shaking now!" Wang Xuan lowered her head in embarrassment and waited.
After saying some more words, he saw Liu Qiong'er, Han Gui, Jiang Xie and others entering Shuangliu Manor under the escort of more than a dozen people, shouting, "Sister Liu is here, I will greet her..."
