Yang Jingchen stood on the wall of Nan Daying. This moment was like going back to the nightmare he had a few years ago when he was on the Suzaku Tower of Bianliang Imperial City and looked at the Zangjin Bridge battlefield——
After receiving the news that Jingsheng's army was marching north from the Longshu River in the early morning, Yang Jingchen and Qie Buhei concluded that the selected vanguard army deployed by Jingxiang in the northern foothills of Huoshan Mountain must have made a surprise attack northward along the Peishui River at night.
Although they had not received a message from the direction of Huoshan before, they believed that the advance of the Beijing-Xiangxiang Selection Front Army was too fast, and there was no shortage of elite cavalry that looted like the wind. As a result, they were scattered among the scouts and scouts in the upper reaches of the Peishui River.
If there is no time to rush back to deliver the message, they will be eliminated, surrounded and killed, or the road will be cut off.
They expected that the main force of the Jingxiang Victory Army from Beijing and Xiangjing would not be able to reach the mouth of the Pishui River until dusk today at the earliest. Even if the Xiaosheng Army on the left and right were colluding with Beijing and Xianghang, they would be farther away and would not arrive until three days at the earliest.
Before they could reach the mouth of the Peishui River, they decided to first deal with the elite selected vanguard troops from Beijing and Xiangzhou who were acting as a vanguard for a surprise attack.
Not only did they send eight thousand infantry to form a formation in front of Fudu to meet the enemy, they also gave instructions to Du Yuhou and the commanders who were supervising the battle in front of the formation to resist if they could, and if they couldn't, they could????????
????????Retreat to an area near the camp where catapults and other war weapons as well as bows and crossbows can cover and cover, and even prepare for the retreat in advance regardless of them.
To put it bluntly, the troops and horses that immediately formed an interception formation in front of Fudu were just bait to lure the enemy deeper and encircle them.
Of course, the ordinary soldiers were kept in the dark, but Du Yuhou, who was supervising the battle in front of the formation, and the commanders all knew it well, and they were optimistic about the retreat route early, and gathered all the elite troops around them.
Those miscellaneous soldiers are dead and can be replenished at any time, but I am afraid that the losses of elite subordinates will be too heavy and they will lose their foundation in the army.
With such a formation and the mentality of the generals supervising the battle, how could they withstand the most elite heavy armored cavalry and heavy infantry from Beijing and Xiangyang with only the narrow ditches with shallow water in front of the formation and scattered resistance horses?
Steps forward?
Not to mention heavy armored cavalry and heavily armored infantry. After the harassing cavalry they sent were suppressed and expelled from the battlefield, and had to retreat to the depths of the camp to take shelter, the Jingxiang Army's thousands of horse archers were divided into dozens of teams and crossed over.
The ditches and ridges were approaching, the war horses were galloping non-stop, and the soft bows were opened and fired rapidly, which made their positions uncontrollably loose.
These archers of the Beijing-Xiang Army wore simple plate armor on their upper bodies, similar to double armor, which mainly covered the chest and back, but was forged from the whole body.
Although this kind of simple plate armor is not as comprehensive as the armored cavalry, it can effectively protect the vital points when shooting in front of the formation. If the legs, arms and other non-vital parts are injured by arrows, retreat in time.
It won't hurt your life.
The mounts of these horse archers who advanced to the front of the formation were also covered with a layer of mesh armor similar to chain mail.
The endurance of war horses is stronger than that of humans. Light mesh armor is used to cover a large area of the chest and abdomen. Archers who are skilled in riding and shooting advance to the front of the formation and gallop and shoot, which greatly reduces the possibility of the war horses being injured by stray arrows.
On the battlefield, the front line of soldiers mainly uses large shields, long knives, and spears, and archers are in the formation to throw arrows - generals or war horses with complete armor protection. On such a battlefield, the probability of survival is much higher;
In particular, the Xiongzhou Han army, which was arrayed in front of the gap, had no strong fighting spirit and had no intention of counterattacking from the organized array. They basically passively withstood the attack.
Thousands of archers and cavalry took turns attacking.
In this way, the heavy armored cavalry of the selected vanguard army successfully crossed several simple obstacles and reached the front of the Han army's formation in Xiongzhou. Like water splashing snow, they unleashed their extremely powerful piercing combat power, almost
In the blink of an eye, several gaps were torn open.
Du Yuhou and the commanders who were supervising the battle in front of the Han army in Xiongzhou had no intention of organizing elite troops to plug the gap. Yang Jingchen stood on the archery tower of the village wall and looked at the defensive line in front of Fudu. It could be said that it was visible to the naked eye.
It disintegrated quickly.
Only then did he fully confirm that the message from the north bank that Jingxiang had received reinforcements from a large group of Khitan cavalry was true.
Whether it is light cavalry archers or armored heavy cavalry rushing into the formation, it is definitely not like Jingxiang using ordinary horse infantry to scare him. It can be confirmed that Jingxiang actually has 15,000 to 6,000 elite cavalry on the Huaixi battlefield at this time.
transfer.
The question is how did the extra seven to eight thousand Khitan cavalry hide their intelligence and enter the Huaixi battlefield?
Doesn’t it mean that the remnants of the Khitan have always stayed deep in the Tubo Highlands?
Didn't it mean that the remnants of the Khitan army showed no signs of moving further towards the country of Dali?
The defense line on the front of Fudu was torn open, and countless soldiers fled towards the two wing camps.
The casualties suffered by the soldiers of the Xiongzhou Han Army at this time would not be very heavy.
After all, the two major camps in front of Fudu are both laid out with the main camp surrounded by several small camps. There are many roads connected to the gap in front of Fudu. In the camp, except for teams of archers and crossbowmen, they stood on the wall and were ready.
In addition, a large number of war weapons were deployed, so the Jingxiang army did not dare to approach without restraint and easily pursue and kill the defeated troops.
However, seeing the elite troops of the Beijing-Xiangang Army detaching themselves and heading towards the Fudu Zha camp through the gap, did Yang Jingchen dare to order the elite soldiers and horses on standby in the camp to rush out and cut off their retreat?
Yang Jingchen looked at the Dong Day Camp where Qi Bu Hei was sitting in command, and for a long time he had not seen the smoke signal "send troops to cut off the rear" raised in the Dong Day Camp.
After tearing apart the defense line on the front of Fudu, the heavy armored infantry of the Beijing-Xiangang Army did not go directly towards Fudu. Instead, they turned towards the two wing camps. To their east and south, the front of the southern camp re-gathered a tight barrier.
Formation: The cavalry archers of the Jingxiang Army who had previously been cruising on both wings now separated thousands of troops and went straight to the gate camp on the outside of Fudu.
Yang Jingchen looked at the deployment of the Jingxiang Army and knew that the Jingxiang Army was prepared to send out elite troops to cut off its retreat. At this time, he also knew very well that even if they mobilized troops out of the camp, they would most likely fall into a stalemate in front of the camp and cut off their retreat.
Don't think too hard about the way out.
On the one hand, the front troops selected by Beijing and Xiang were advancing too close, and they were unable to deploy their superior forces, and the safety of the flanks of the soldiers and horses leaving the camp could not be guaranteed, and they would most likely be attacked by the opponent's cavalry.
On the other hand, what worries Yang Jingchen even more is that since the outer battlefield is completely controlled by the Jingxiang cavalry, this means that the main force of the Jingsheng Army can abandon any defensive array and advance at full speed, which means that the main force of the Jingxiang Victory Army will be
They arrived at the mouth of the Pishui River earlier than they expected.
What they have to do now is not to send troops to cut off their retreat, but to consider how they, the rear troops, can successfully withdraw from the south bank after the pontoon bridge and the pier near the pontoon bridge are destroyed.
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Based on Zhong Changqing's thoughts, he hoped to pacify King Yan
Tu Ge was able to make a prompt decision and dispatch navy troops to transport reinforcements to the south bank.
Due to the landform restrictions of the Peishui River mouth, the ferry docks in the entire Hekou camp are mainly concentrated near the south end of the pontoon. Multiple plank roads have been built based on the stone cliff fill embankment and extend into the Huaihe River, which can provide transportation at the same time.
Many warships docked there.
The river flats adjacent to the east and south main camps are large swamps, and only a dirt path has been filled in to extend to the water's edge. It was also washed away due to the overflow of the river during the flood season.
Considering that the main force of the Beijing-Xiangjing Victory Army will arrive at the mouth of the Pishui River before nightfall today, it will be difficult to regain control of the Fudu area on the south bank by then relying only on the Xiongzhou Han Army and the cavalry of Qie Buhei at the rear.
Spend time urgently building new plank road piers in the river areas of East and South Daying.
In that case, new unpredictable variables are likely to arise.
However, at three o'clock in the morning, when I saw that the Zha Ying at the south end of the pontoon bridge was broken through by the Jingxiang Army, the only more than a thousand defenders in the Zha Ying were killed and abandoned their armor. Countless soldiers were forced to jump into the water to escape. When I saw that the southern end of the pontoon bridge had been set on fire, Zhong Zhong
Chang Qing didn't even see any sign of gathering navy warships or sending reinforcements across the river on the north bank, so he and Mo Lihu rushed to King Ping Yan.
Brother Tu’s dental tent.
Only then did Zhong Changqing learn that the Huaidong Water Camp had entered Hongzepu in the early morning.
"What, Huaidong Shuiying has two armored warships that are much smaller than ordinary building ships?"
When Zhong Changqing heard the news, he was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. In front of Pingyan King Tu Ge, he couldn't help but slapped the table in shock and shouted,
"Deng Gui must have secretly communicated with Jingxiang for a long time. During the Tongbai Mountain Bandit Rebellion, Deng Gui cooperated with everyone in Chushan. Why do we take it for granted that he really joined the Southern Dynasty Qiandi Clan for power? It must have been Deng Gui's persuasion or
Blackmail Gu Fan into cooperating with Jingxiang!"
Since the Huaidong water camp has already compiled two super-large armored warships, and the timing of dispatch is almost the same as that of the Beijing-Xiangjing Victory Army and the selection of the vanguard army, this directly confirmed the Gu Fan, the Huaidong Army led by Deng Gui has already chosen
Advancing and retreating together with Jingxiang was by no means what they had previously thought. The Huaidong Army was still one of the backbone forces of the Qiandi Clan.
The impact of this wrong judgment was so great that Zhong Changqing felt his head buzzing after a long time.
The Huaidong Army turned around and simultaneously dispatched water battalions to attack Hongzepu, which directly meant that the rear troops and horses they left on the south bank became even more precarious.
The news received so far is that the Huaidong Water Camp has entered Hongzepu with two super armored warships, but the navy with them at the west entrance of Hongzepu has not yet engaged.
It is difficult for them to assess how powerful these two super armored warships will be for the time being, but King Pingyan no longer dares to send reinforcements to the south bank at this time, for fear that the Huaidong Water Camp will come straight upstream and kill them, and they will be unable to resist it.
, which means that even their new reinforcements will be lost on the south bank.
Of course, this is only the most direct consequence.
What makes Zhong Changqing even more frightened is that both Deng Gui and Gu Fan have chosen to stand with Jingxiang, which actually means that the Southern Dynasty has completely fallen into the control of Jingxiang - even if the Qiandi Department successfully rescued
The soldiers and horses of Han Shiliang and Ge Yu were no longer able to compete with the Beijing-Xiangxiang faction.
Moreover, Deng Gui and Gu Fan all stood together with Jing and Xiang. In the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Shaolong and the Qiandi clan still dared to trust anyone from the clan of their predecessors and former ministers?
