At dawn, the sudden light from the horizon illuminates the fish-scale dark clouds, and the misty morning light suddenly fills the sky and the earth, and the outlines of the mountains and rivers in the distance are quickly outlined.
Where the Peishui River enters the Huaihe River, the waves are constantly beating against the naturally formed sand embankment, which is like a wave. The pontoon bridge lies across the turbid Huaihe River like a crouching dragon, undulating rhythmically with the waves.
The forts were also outlined by the skylight at this time, and they were distributed in a fan shape along a wide dirt road in the southeast of the river mouth.
All the soldiers and horses behind the palace were stationed in these camps. In the past month, more than 200,000 troops of the Red Army carried countless plundered goods, drove hundreds of thousands of livestock and hundreds of thousands of young men and women, from The dirt roads surrounded by these forts, through pontoon bridges, continuously cross the Huaihe River and go north.
At this time, groups of civilians were being driven out of the camp, preparing to transport the last batch of looted supplies across the Huaihe River. The dense crowd was like a colony of ants, squirming between heaven and earth.
The rapid sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, like spring thunder rolling faintly in the depths of the earth.
"Jingsheng's army has made a sudden move. Jingsheng's army has made a sudden move and is heading north from the Longshu River camps!"
The knight whipped the horse under his crotch, as if to squeeze out the last bit of strength from the sweating horse, but after running more than two hundred miles in a night, no matter how good the horse was, Exhausted to the extreme, he stepped into a small pit and lost his balance, throwing the knight on horseback violently.
Regardless of his nose and face being bruised and swollen, the knight shouted at the patrolman who heard the sound and rushed over:
"Hurry and report to the cowardly general. The southerners are cunning and have no intention of seeking peace. The Jingsheng Army has moved north from the Longshu River camps. Be on guard as soon as possible!"
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After hearing the news, Yang Jingchen and his generals rushed to Qingbuhei's tent. At this time, three groups of scouts had already arrived to report the urgent military situation of Jingsheng's army dispatched from Longshu River.
"If it is as expected by the King Zong, this Zhu Zi is definitely not a loyal person. He will definitely take advantage of the main force of our army to retreat north and pounce on him like a vicious wolf."
Yang Jingchen gritted his teeth and said,
"This trip will definitely cause this evil wolf to break its teeth and return."
During the Tianxuan period, Yang Jingchen led his troops to guard Xiongzhou, an important town in Hebei. The Chi Hu invaded the south. Xiongzhou surrendered after being besieged for half a year. Later, the Chi Hu supported the surrendered ministers and established the puppet dynasty. Yang Jingchen promoted official affairs as the Imperial City Secretary and served as the privy council of the puppet dynasty. Yue Hailou, the envoy, was in charge of the internal and external military affairs of the puppet dynasty.
During the Battle of Ruying, Xu Huai led his troops to raid Bianliang, and Yang Jingchen led his troops to seclusion in the imperial city. Although his troops were not seriously injured, his son Yang Congzong and deputy Wanfu Bage killed Xu Huai in front of the Zangjin Bridge. .
Every time he thought about this matter, Yang Jingchen would wake up from nightmares, wishing he had no chance to avenge Xu Huai by killing him.
As the Chihu cavalry advanced rapidly in Shaanxi, Jingdong and other places, they even swept through Dangxiang without encountering an opponent. There was no need to set up a puppet government to cover up the situation. Bianliang and the states north of the Yellow River such as Xiang, Huai, and Wei merged to add a new force. Madu Governor's Mansion, Yang Jingchen was transferred to Suzhou Governor.
Yang Jingchen's Xiongzhou Army, under the command of Prince Ping Yanzong, was a relatively powerful force that surrendered to the Han Dynasty. Except for his eldest son Yang Congzong, who was killed by Xu Huai, his second son Yang Congyu and his youngest son Yang Congtong were both outstandingly brave.
Hearing that Jingsheng's army marched north from the Longshu River before nightfall yesterday, Yang Jingchen and others were not ordinary generals, and the military officials were so panicked because they had already predicted this.
After this peace negotiation, Pingyan King Tu Ge was not worried about what Han Shiliang or Ge Yu might do when he was trapped in Shouchun.
On the one hand, there is Han Shiliang and Ge Yu, who are the core generals of the Qiandi Clan in the Southern Dynasties. The Qiandi Clique in the Southern Dynasty has already deeply realized that Beijing and Xiangzhou are the more serious threats they currently face; withdrawing troops and seeking peace is the Qiandi Clan's choice.
and the eager desire of Emperor Shaolong behind them.
It was also based on this point that King Zhennan and King Pingyan took the initiative to give Qiandi the
Throw out the bait and send out a signal.
On the other hand, the Shouchun garrison led by Han Shiliang and Ge Yu were besieged for more than a year.
In order to save food, the Shouchun defenders halved their daily food supply. Although there was no large-scale hunger disease in Shouchun, the defenders were already quite weak. Not to mention that before deciding to withdraw their troops and negotiate a peace deal, Dong
The Lu army assembled 100,000 troops and continued to launch a high-intensity attack on Shouchun for four months; before that, the three-month siege of Shouchun was not idle. Hundreds of heavy stone artillery were mounted around Shouchun City.
The bombing continued day and night.
The cumulative casualties of the Shouchun garrison were at least 20,000 to 30,000.
What King Tu Ge of Pingyan is really worried about is the unruly Marquis of Jingsheng who often uses strange strategies and has an extremely tough fighting style. He is now the Duke of Pingliang in the Southern Dynasty, Xu Huai.
Even before Zhennan King Wu Lulie left Shouzhou, he asserted that Jingxiang would definitely pounce on them and take a bite when their withdrawal was coming to an end.
Therefore, Tu Ge, King of Ping Yan, specially arranged for Qie Buhei to lead 8,000 elite cavalry and Yang Jingchen and other Han generals to lead 30,000 infantry to the rear. At the same time, he also sent out a large number of scouting horses and scouts, either openly or covertly, to keep an eye on what Jing and Xiang could mobilize.
All troops and horses.
"How many troops did the Jingsheng Army dispatch? Did the Xiaosheng Army on the left and right move out?" Yang Jingchen felt an indescribable excitement in his heart, and he came to the front of the Qingbuhei case.
asked.
A Kan map was laid out on the wooden desk, and with the help of several scribes, Qing Buhei marked out the movements of the Beijing-Xiangang Army that had been detected so far:
"At present, it is only confirmed that the Jingsheng Army's four major towns have almost all come out. There is no movement among the ordinary Qinwang soldiers. I think Xu Thief also knows very well that in a surprise attack spanning two hundred miles, the ordinary Qinwang soldiers sent out can only drag him down.
It is impossible for the hind legs to provide frontal help. Zhangbaling, in the direction of Fucha Mountain, has not detected any movement of the left and right Xiao Shengjun at present. It may have moved, but the detective horses we sent have not sent back the news for a while. However, the left and right Xiaosheng Army has not sent back the news for a while.
Even if the Xiao Sheng Army was dispatched before last night, we don’t have anything to worry about. The left and right Xiao Sheng Army set off directly from the north of Chuzhou and would be blocked by the swollen Dongfei River. They could only detour through Luzhou and meet Jing Jing.
If the victorious army goes north and takes the same route, it will be delayed a lot..."
The Nan Fei River and the Dong Fei River are like sickles, lying upside down in the east and south of Shouzhou; these two rivers have always been controlled by them before - they not only destroyed all the bridges and crossings before withdrawing, but also
All boats that could not be taken away along the coast were scuttled or dragged up to the river bank and burned, and the Caocao River channel at the northeastern foot of Jiangjun Ridge was also ripped open.
If you want to quickly raid from south to north, you can only go north through the valley between Jiangjun Ridge, the source of the upper reaches of the Fei River in the southeast, and the eastern foot of Huaiyang Mountain.
For the Jingsheng Army of the Four Towns stationed along the Longshu River, the route is relatively straight, and they only need to rush for two hundred miles to reach the mouth of the Peishui River. However, even if the Jingsheng Army on the left and right advance and retreat with Beijing and Xiangzhou, they will have to make more detours.
Traveled more than two hundred miles.
However, there were few mules and horses on the left and right of Xiao Sheng's army. Even if they participated in this attack, they would be delayed at least two or three days from Jing Sheng's army in reaching the mouth of the Pishui River.
They can temporarily ignore the left and right Xiao Shengjun.
"There should be some movement in the selection of the vanguard troops in Beijing and Xiangyang, right?" Yang Jingchen asked, clenching his fists.
The Selected Front Army is the most elite combat force in Beijing and Xiangzhou, and was expanded from Xu Huai's personal bodyguards.
When Xu Huai attacked Bianliang, he was led by the guards and relatives, the predecessor of the Xuanfeng Army.
In the battle of Cangjin Bridge, the scene of the Chushan Guards riding in front of the Cangjin Bridge still makes Yang Jingchen wake up from nightmares from time to time.
Even at this time, it is no exaggeration to say that the front troops selected by Jing and Xiang were no worse than the royal cavalry of the Red Hu people.
The only thing that can be fortunate is that the number of such elite combat forces in Beijing and Xiangxiang is extremely limited.
After the Dangxiang people were conquered by Chihu, the Southern Dynasty lost its most important war horse.
At present, it is known that the Southern Dynasty can only obtain more than a thousand war horses from Dali every year through the Qiangchang located in Yongzhou, and only a very small amount flows into Beijing and Xiangzhou.
The only time Beijing and Xiangzhou have obtained high-quality war horses in large quantities in recent years is when Beijing and Xiangzhou traveled thousands of miles away to send armed merchant groups via Guangnan West Road, and Dali State went to the upper reaches of Lu River to pick up the remnants of the Khitan troops who fled south through the Tubo Highlands. The remnants of the Khitan troops later sent thousands of
The remaining cavalrymen joined the battle in Beijing and Xiangzhou, carrying 3,000 fine war horses.
However, even so, the number of fine war horses owned by Jingxiang and Xiang was only fifteen or six thousand.
In addition to war horses, the southerners were not good at riding on horseback, which was also a key bottleneck restricting the development of cavalry.
At present, the Beijing-Xiang Selected Front Army has a total of 10,000 strong soldiers, including 2,000 heavy armored infantry.
Excluding the heavy armored infantry, Jingxiang currently only has less than 8,000 elite cavalry. This is the foundation that Jingxiang has managed to save over the years. Among them, the cavalry reinforcements sent by the remnants of the Khitan more than two years ago must also be included.
At present, it can be confirmed that Jingxiang is in Rucai and Shenzhou. Jingxiang has deployed 4,000 elite cavalry to prevent them from infiltrating from Heluo and Jingxi to the south. In order to prevent Jingxiang from secretly plotting against Chencang, Heluo and Jingxi will take the initiative to send out troops from time to time.
The cavalry penetrated into the hinterland of Rucai to conduct raids, and confirmed that the cavalry selected by the Beijing and Xiangxiang troops deployed in these areas had not been subcontracted.
This also means that in the battlefield in Huaixi, the front-selected troops of Jing-Xiang and Xiang can mobilize four thousand cavalry plus 2,000 heavy armored horse infantry who need to dismount and fight after arriving at the battlefield - this is also the front-selected army of Jing-Huang in Huaixi
The force displayed on the battlefield.
Yang Jingchen, whether he was timid or not, they had already noticed that Xu Huai had deployed these elite troops to Huoshan County south of Lu'an in advance. They knew that these soldiers and horses came directly from the northern foot of Huaiyang Mountain south of Lu'an, which is a short distance from Peishui.
The mouth of the river is even closer, only more than 130 miles away.
What Yang Jingchen was most concerned about was where the elites from Jingxiang and Xiangyang had arrived. Jingxiang wanted to destroy the peace agreement they had reached with the Southern Dynasty's Qiandi faction and raid their rear troops who were still staying on the south bank at this time. It was impossible not to use these elites.
Moreover, they expected that the elite vanguard troops selected from Beijing and Xiang would arrive half a day to a day earlier than the main Jingsheng army in the four towns.
"There are currently no scouts galloping back in the direction of Lu'an, but that doesn't mean that the Beijing-Xiangxiang vanguard troops have not been dispatched. I believe that the scouts we deployed in the direction of Lu'an have probably been wiped out in advance," said Yie Buhei.
, "If the prediction is good, the Beijing-Xiang selected vanguard army may attack us at any time."
"When the front troops from Beijing and Xiang make a surprise attack, they will definitely attack and destroy our pontoon bridge as soon as possible, temporarily cutting off our reinforcements from the north bank," Yang Jingchen said. "However, I still advocate letting them in and allowing them to destroy the pontoon bridge, and then
Block them at the ferry and annihilate them before the main force of the Jingsheng Army arrives! I believe one day will be enough to eat them!"
Yang Jingchen wanted to avenge himself so much that he knew that they would now pull out the main force of the rear troops and rely on dozens of forts distributed in a fan shape to form a formation, with the help of considerable war equipment, to intercept the front line of Beijing and Xiangxuan.
An army raid would not be a problem.
However, seeing that their side was heavily guarded and had no chance of succeeding in a surprise attack, would the Beijing-Hangzhou forward army choose to stay on the periphery and not launch a surprise attack?
This possibility obviously exists.
Jingxiang was the most difficult enemy they encountered, and he was not a reckless man who would go all the way.
If so, they would have no chance to eat up these troops before the main force of Jingsheng's army arrived on the battlefield, and it was not even ruled out that Jingxiang might give up the raid at any time.
Therefore, Yang Jingchen advocated the strategy of luring the wolf into the house, first releasing the front troops from Beijing and Xiang to rush into the camp area, and when they reached Fudu, they mainly deployed their elite troops and horses in the front camp and the flanking camps to block and cut off the front troops from Beijing and Xiang.
