Although the cavalry units of the Selection Front Army also crossed the river one after another, their overall size was much smaller than that of the Red Husband Cavalry on the north bank, which had been reinforced near Huaichuan. In order to reduce unnecessary casualties, they did not disperse to chase and kill at night.
Although the red cavalry failed to prevent the defeat of the Han army in the west of Beijing, its own casualties were not particularly heavy and it was still capable of fighting.
This also determines the ultimate outcome of today's battle. It depends more on how many deserters have fled into the cage of Huaichuan City. It also depends on whether the newly landed Jingsheng Army can survive in the next one or two days.
Within days, the siege of Huaichuan City was completed, blocking the retreat of its defenders.
In order to prevent the cavalry who are good at field battles from dispersed fighting, they may take advantage of the chaos to fight back with their carbines. Even if the generals who fought fiercely for a day did not need to advance to the banks of the Yongjin River overnight, they were still naked and sat directly in the field with swords, guns, shields and spears.
Rest by the campfire so you can get up at any time and be ready to fight again.
Except for the simple protective walls that were tied up with spears, spears and horses to prevent attacks, the tents were not set up to avoid becoming one's own side when the night battle was gathering.
obstacles.
Most of the generals were exhausted. Next to the bonfires that were as dense as stars, snoring could be heard one after another, mixed with the cold wind that was getting biter. The soldiers responsible for the night watch were loyal to their duties and stood guard all over the camp like green pines, focused.
Listening to the commotion outside, there was an unusually quiet atmosphere.
In the end, Fan Zongqi followed the main force of Jingsheng's second and third towns across the river to the north bank to supervise the battle, while Xu Huai continued to stay on the south bank.
Han Gui, Liu Shiwang, Zhou Jing and others dissuaded him because they did not want Xu Huai, whose position was more important and could not tolerate any mistakes, to take unnecessary risks. Chen Zixiao advocated that Fan Zongqi, Shi Hu, Chen Jin and others should be allowed to control the first level.
A general would directly face a complex and dangerous battlefield, and Xu Huai could not do everything himself.
Xu Huai could not completely rest assured that if he was not careful today, the war would have a profound impact on the overall situation. Even if he had the patience to stay on the south bank, he would stay in the camp of the Military Intelligence Staff Department so that he could listen to reports from the north bank at any time.
The incoming letter.
After it was confirmed that all nine Wuzhai between Huaichuan City and the mouth of the Rushui River and close to the Huaihe River were occupied, Xu Huai breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his commander's tent to rest.
These nine Wuzhais vary in size. They are only a few miles away from the Huaihe River. They are more than ten miles away from Huaichuan City and the Wuzhaigou to the west of Huaichuan City. They are the first enemy forces in the west of Beijing to defend Huaihe in Huaichuan County.
Line of defense.
The army was defeated like a mountain, and Yue Hailou fled northward in a hurry surrounded by his troops. Naturally, the defenders of the Wuzhai east of Huaichuan City did not have the confidence to hold on, so they abandoned the stronghold and fled. Only the two defenders of the Wuzhai responded.
slow.
In order to prevent long nights and long dreams, the soldiers of the Jingsheng Army who were to cross the river later had no choice but to bite the bullet and attack the two fortresses overnight.
After capturing all the nine large and small fortresses east of Huaichuan City, the first battle across the Huaihe River was considered a more satisfactory result. Only when the Jingsheng Army was defeated and the vanguard army selected Zuozhen was they able to gain a foothold north of the Huaihe River.
Xu Huai returned to the commander's tent and had a comfortable sleep. He didn't wake up until daybreak the next day. The Military Intelligence Staff Department also made a rough summary of yesterday's results.
In addition to being fully prepared near Huaichuan, the Han army in the west of Beijing under Yue Hailou built forts in advance to block the area in areas convenient for landing operations. They also built multiple lines of defense in Jiaopi, Quanhe and other places north of Huaichuan.
More than 4,000 Red Husband Cavalry were immediately mobilized to participate, making yesterday's battle to seize the beach extremely difficult and brutal.
The heavy armored infantry of the Xuanfeng Army sacrificed nearly 400 generals in yesterday's battle, the Jingsheng Army sacrificed more than 1,300 generals, and the combined number of injured in both armies was as high as more than 3,000 - especially the Xuanfeng Army.
Yesterday evening, the heavily armored infantry of the front army faced off against the superior red cavalry. The battle was extremely difficult, and the casualty rate was nearly twice as high as that of Jingsheng's army.
Xu Pang, Sun Yanguan's heavy armored infantry, and the first town of Jingsheng Army now need to immediately withdraw to the south bank for rest and replenishment. It will be difficult to go to the battlefield in a short time.
Yesterday, more than 5,000 enemy soldiers were killed and captured in battle.
Compared with past glory, this is definitely not a commendable achievement.
Because when the Han army in the west of Beijing was finally defeated, a large number of wounded soldiers were abandoned on the battlefield. They could not be moved and evacuated in time, and they were either killed or captured. In the end,
The military exploits of the Jingsheng Army and the Selected Front Army were reduced. If we relied solely on the battle formation plan, the Selected Front Army and Jingsheng Army could only have a slight upper hand in yesterday's battle.
However, this was the result of a battle to seize the beach right under the nose of the superior enemy. It was by no means unsatisfactory. It was more in line with the pre-war predictions of the Military Intelligence Staff Department.
Of course, according to the insider information lurking in Huaichuan City, there were about 13,000 defeated soldiers who fled into Huaichuan City in a hurry last night. Together with the original defenders of Huaichuan City, a total of 18,000 enemy troops are currently trapped in the city.
In the city of Huaichuan, this was the biggest result of taking the risk and suddenly launching the decisive battle in advance in the first battle of crossing the Huaihe River yesterday.
Fan Zongqi, Shi Hu, Wu Sanrong, Yu Zheng, Yu Gong and other generals not only occupied Wuzhai east of Huaichuan City last night, but also led the main force of the vanguard army Zuozhen cavalry. The second and third towns of Jingsheng Army advanced to Yongjin overnight.
Along the river, from the north side of Huaichuan City, the enemy's passage to reinforce Huaichuan was initially blocked.
Now the Military Intelligence Staff Department is stepping up its deployment of troops and generals.
On the one hand, the state and county garrison troops and various garrison troops were mobilized to take over the defense of Xinzhanwuzhai and prepare for the subsequent siege of Huaichuan City, so that the vanguard army could be selected and the elite soldiers of the Jingsheng Army could be freed up.
There is no need to disperse troops for the basic defense of the fortress and fortress.
On the one hand, we organized manpower to urgently build a pontoon bridge south of Changtanzhai to facilitate the large-scale and rapid mobilization of men, horses and combat materials.
On the other hand, the Military Intelligence Staff Department has also mobilized thousands of troops to cross the river and head north at dawn.
In addition to participating in the excavation and construction of trenches and forts, this part of the supply troops also needed to dig out the dozens of weirs and dams blocking the Yongjin River as soon as possible so that naval warships could enter the Yongjin River.
In that case, the Jingsheng Army, the Xuanfeng Army and all the garrison troops could really be free to besiege Huaichuan City.
These must be completed as quickly as possible before the Han army in the west of Beijing regains its position in Jiaopi, Quanhe and other places and before new reinforcements are mobilized, so as to ensure that not a single one of the more than 18,000 enemy troops trapped in Huaichuan City is left behind.
of turning into fragrance
Sweet victory.
Of course, another piece of good news is that Yue Hailou, Zhong Changqing, Meng Jie, Jiang Zhaode and other major generals in the west of Beijing fled to the north of Yongjin River immediately after yesterday's defeat. Currently, the highest-ranking generals in Huaichuan City are
The west guard generals are Gao Teng'an, the son of Gao Xiangzhong, the great bandit of Tongbai Mountain, and Qu Ming, the deputy of Qianhuzhi of the Red Guards.
Gao Teng'an was able to command the military and horse capital in the west of Beijing and was named a captain of thousands by the Red Husbands. It was mainly because Gao Xiangzhong had defected to Yue Hailou earlier. However, Gao Xiangzhong himself had been suffering from injuries in recent years and could not lead troops, so he mainly stayed in Yue Hailou.
Hailou assisted in the military affairs, so he could only hand over the main direct troops to the command of Gao Teng'an; Gao Teng'an was in charge of the military capital in the west of Beijing, and his ability and reputation were far from being comparable to those of Zhong Changqing, Meng Jie and other generals.
At present, Gao Teng'an and Qu Ming are in Huaichuan City. Except for the four to five thousand soldiers and horses they have gathered, the rest of the troops are scattered and unorganized. They are afraid that they will take advantage of the defeat to seize the city. In the early morning, they have ordered Huaichuan to be captured.
The four gates of the city were blocked with bricks, wood, earth and stones from the inside. They just wanted to hold on and wait for help, and did not dare to go out of the city to fight against Jingsheng's army.
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Along the Yongjin River, concentrate on sniping and intercepting the main enemy force that may reinforce Huaichuan and assist the Huaichuan defenders in breaking through.
In addition, Deng Gui also received exciting battle reports from Shouchun. The Xuanwu Army launched an operation to cross the Huaihe River and seize the beach in the area east of Xiacaicheng yesterday. Although the casualties were higher, after a day of hard fighting, the captives were repulsed.
The soldiers attacked several times and initially stabilized the position in Dongdian Town. They will further stabilize the position in the future. Even if they do not rush to capture Caicheng, they can still contain a considerable part of the main force of the Pingyanzong Palace to the north of Shouchun and have no time to go west.
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The two royal families of Zhennan and Pingyan had occupied the Hehuai area for many years. They had completed the reorganization of the surrendered Han troops, implemented the military household system, and had initially established a firm foothold.
At this time, Xu Huai mobilized the strength of the Jianghuai River to launch the Northern Expedition. In the Hehuai area, he would inevitably face the blockade and interception of the main forces of the Chihu Prefecture. He needed Deng Gui and Yang Qiye to simultaneously launch operations to cross the Huaihe River and seize the beach in Shouchun and Haozhou.
Only by attracting the soldiers and horses of Prince Ping Yanzong's palace can we share the pressure for the Huaihe crossing operation in Huangchuan and other places.
Of course, in the battle to cross the Huaihe River on the eastern front, Deng Gui and his Xuanwu Army crossed the Huaihe River from Shouchun to attack Xiacai as the main force, and Yang Qiye crossed the Huaihe River from Haozhou as a supplement to contain the enemy forces.
Deng Gui sent troops from Shouchun to capture Xia Cai, which not only truly improved the defensive situation outside Shouzhou, but also combined with Jingsheng's army to send troops from Huangchuan to capture the city of Huaichuan, which occupied the strategic area at the mouth of Yingshui River.
Yingshang formed a situation of confrontation.
This is also the key to seizing Yingshang City, controlling Yingkou, and then moving up the Ying River to capture Ruyin and other cities and regain the entire territory of Yingzhou.
Only by regaining Yingzhou and controlling the lower reaches of the Ying River can Dayue gain a strategic support point north of the Huai River that can truly protect the entire middle and upper reaches of the Huai River.
Only by regaining Yingzhou can it be possible to achieve the strategic goal of protecting the entire middle and upper reaches of the Huaihe River with a smaller number of troops. Then Xu Huai can concentrate more elite troops on the western front to regain Heluo!
