Seeing that the generals of the Guide Army were about to clear away the obstacles blocking the city gate, Kuo Ti hurriedly climbed up the city tower. He rarely spoke seriously to Sun Yanzhou, Hu Dangzhou and the other Guide Army soldiers who still had the opportunity to stand on the south platform of the inner city.
The general above said:
"I want to lead my troops out of the city to fight to the death with the Nanbing soldiers. I must not let General Na Yan and General Shan Xue do this alone outside the city. Kuo Ti may not survive this battle, and he will never have the chance to have a drink with General Tiansheng and all of you.
I am happy, but I have no regrets if I am cautious. This battle is about the gains and losses of the Hehuai River, and the fortunes and lives of General Tiansheng and all of you are also tied to this, so there is no need to be cautious and say too much..."
After getting in touch with Mo Lihu through the North City Gate, which was still under control, Kuo Ti, as a prison officer in Yingzhou, became more aware of how critical the situation was at this time, and that Ruyin's gains and losses were related to the entire Hehuai River.
The safety of the region may even reverse the trend of the Red Guard Cavalry sweeping the world.
The two thousand garrison troops stationed in Ruyin led by Kuo Ti were all cavalry and were not good at street fighting. He decided to lead his troops out of the city from the north gate, which was still under their control, and went around to the battlefield outside the south city to participate in the decisive battle. Sun Yanzhou,
Hu Dangzhou led his direct bodyguards out of the south gate of the inner city and attacked southward, trying to contain as many troops as possible from Beijing and Xiangzhou.
Kuo Ti knew that this battle was crucial, and at the same time, he firmly believed in his heart that the balance of victory would eventually tip to them.
Except for Sun Yanzhou, Hu Dangzhou's direct troops are still completely under control. Kuo Ti believes that only a few of the outer city defenders were actually instigated by Jing and Xiang to rebel, and there are more
The men and horses were just demoralized by the sudden change, and they shrank and did not dare to move.
He believed that as long as Sun Yanzhou and Hu Dangzhou led their troops to fight out from the south gate of the inner city, more and more outer city defenders could be mobilized to join the battle.
By then, how many lurking people in the outer city were instigated by Beijing and Xiang to rebel will naturally come to light.
Another thing is that Kuo Ti believed that after he led his troops out of the city, they not only had an advantage in strength on the battlefield south of Ruyin City, but the more than 22,000 cavalry officers and soldiers were also Chi Huji who had experienced hundreds of battles and were determined.
The warriors with various colors and eyes are the iron army that Chihu has truly relied on to conquer the world in recent years.
Over the years, Kuo Ti followed Mo Lihu and fought many battles with the Jingxiang (Chushan) army.
He admitted that the Jingxiang (Chushan) troops were rare elites in the world, but nearly 20,000 Jingxiang soldiers and horses inside and outside the southern city of Ruyin marched all night in the wind and snow to attack Ruyin.
Even though they are strong, it is impossible to compare with the bravery of the cavalry under their command at this time.
What's more, the troops and horses rushing to attack Beijing and Xiangzhou are still at a disadvantage in terms of military strength.
What's more, the soldiers and horses rushing to attack Beijing and Xiangzhou rushed to Ruyin without carrying the sophisticated war weapons that they were proud of in the past. In order to be quick and unexpected, they rushed to Ruyin, which was equivalent to killing themselves.
Kuo Ti also learned from Mo Lihu that in addition to the hundreds of thousands of main troops from Jingxiang and Xiangxi who were rushing towards the Jiaopi-Quanhe camp from the front, there were also more than 10,000 horse infantry who had crossed Yingshui from the east of Jiaopi.
, approaching Ruyin quickly along the north bank of Yingshui River.
In order to speed up the march, the horse infantry also threw away their weapons halfway along the way. However, in addition to Mo Lihu who had sent more than a thousand cavalry to harass and delay the horse infantry, Kuo Ti also believed that Ping Yanzong
The reinforcements gathered by the palace at Yingshang and Lugou, and their main cavalry will inevitably come to Ruyin as quickly as possible.
Kuo Ti and Mo Lihu had the same judgment. Even if the cavalry and infantry from Jingxiang could arrive at Ruyin City earlier, as long as they persisted until the afternoon at all costs, they would persist until General Meng He led Ping Ping from Lugou.
When 20,000 cavalry reinforcements from Prince Yanzong's palace arrive, they will be able to gain an absolute advantage in strength outside Ruyin City, making it possible to encircle and annihilate Jingxiang's surprise troops.
As for Jingxiang's surprise attack on Ruyin's troops, they were Jingxiang's most elite forward troops, and they were also the only main cavalry force in Jingxiang's hands.
As long as the elite soldiers and horses from Beijing and Xiang are annihilated, Kuo Ti and Mo Lihu firmly believe that the entire Yingzhou battlefield can turn defeat into victory. It is no longer an extravagant dream, and it can even completely reverse the Second Huainan Battle.
A passive situation caused by failure.
Although the main force of Beijing and Xiangzhou departed from the fortress along the Yongjin River, although the men and horses were larger, they were limited by the thick snow and carried shields, ballistas, ladder trucks and other war equipment, so their advancement speed was slower than that of horse and infantry.
If there are too many, it may take until dusk at the earliest to reach the southernmost camp in Jiaopi.
Of course, in the fierce battle that followed, Kuo was not sure whether he would be able to walk off the battlefield alive, but he firmly believed that victory would eventually belong to them.
Mo Lihu and Kuo Ti were partly right. Shi Hu, Xiao Xuan, Wu Sanrong and other generals led more than 15,000 cavalry to march at night in the wind and snow. The consumption of both men and horses was high, in order to control as much of the Ruyin Nancheng area as possible.
, they went into the city around dawn to kill the rebels, and then left the city to prepare for battle, basically without getting any rest.
At the beginning, the light armored cavalry of both sides faced off against the light armored cavalry, and the heavy armored cavalry faced off against the heavy armored cavalry. The forward cavalry unit was at a disadvantage. It was only with the support of more elite soldiers and more tenacious fighting spirit that they were not defeated.
Xu Fang led his troops into the battlefield from the south. Although he forced some of the Red Husband Cavalry to shift their focus to the south and shared a lot of pressure on the cavalry under the city, in the face of wave after wave of sudden attacks by the Red Husband Cavalry,
It is also difficult to move forward.
Kuo Ti led two thousand garrison troops to the battlefield south of the city. He added a new energetic force, which once tipped the scales of victory in favor of the Chihu people.
That side was tilted across the clouds, but Yin Peng and Sun Yanguan led the following 12,000 horse infantry to rush to the south of Ruyin City faster than Kuoti and Mo Lihu imagined.
If the Beijing-Xiang horse infantry encountered a large group of red cavalry, they would only be qualified to fight if they dismounted and formed a formation. However, this does not mean that the Beijing-Xiang horse infantry would be afraid of a small group of red cavalry approaching to harass them during the march.
Although the horse infantry mainly relied on pack horses to save the physical exertion of the generals and greatly improve the mobility and roundabout ability of the infantry in combat, Jingxiang did not neglect to prepare additional reinforced equipment for the horse infantry.
The most important one is that on both sides of the marching queue, in addition to the generals wearing full armor, the packhorses who only replace the leg strength are also wearing chain mail, or to be more precise, they are a simple network of densely woven iron coins.
A, to prevent a small group of captives from galloping close to attack and hurt the horse with arrows.
The Red Husband Cavalry approaches and shoots at a gallop, advancing and retreating like the wind. This is its most critical tactic for harassing and delaying the advance of horse infantry and infantry.
Three or four thousand pairs of simple horse mesh armors are far less protective than the horse armors worn by real heavy-armored cavalry, but they are lighter and can greatly reduce the possibility of arrows and injuries to pack horses and war horses.
After crossing the Ying River from the east of Jiaopi, Yin Peng and Sun Yanguan's troops were targeted by more than a thousand captives. They then traveled westward along the Ying River for more than 20 miles, harassing and harassing them all the way. During the whole process, more than 300 people were attacked.
In total, more than 1,200 packhorses were injured by arrows and had to be abandoned halfway due to excessive blood loss from arrows.
However, for a 12,000-strong horse and infantry force, this is a completely bearable loss in order to reach the scheduled battlefield as quickly as possible.
Twelve thousand horse infantry arrived in front of Ruyin City just after noon. Although the generals were tired and their horses were tired, they abandoned their horses and formed formations to join the battlefield, which soon tilted the scale of victory towards Beijing and Xiangzhou.
Yin Peng led the main force of cavalry and infantry to arrive in time for reinforcements. The purpose was not to defeat or encircle the red cavalry, but to join up with the cavalry of the Selected Front Army, take a stand under Ruyin City, completely control Ruyin City, and cooperate with the main force to encircle and annihilate Jiao.
The enemy of Pi.
Although the horse infantry also discarded bulky weapons that might slow down the march during the march, the horse infantry generals were equipped with large shields, spears, swords, foot bows, divine arm crossbows, etc.
It is much more complete than the cavalry and is more suitable for fighting in formation. After entering the battlefield, it is of course more advantageous to withstand the impact of the red cavalry.
This is also the key reason why Xu Fang led 3,000 heavily armored infantry, but in the end, they were like a rock and were not defeated by the waves of red cavalry.
Three thousand heavily armored infantry were driven wild
After an hour of indiscriminate attacking, the position was not broken open. Now there are 12,000 new soldiers joining the battlefield. Mo Lihu, Shan Xue, Kuo Ti and others, no matter how unwilling they are, they have to slow down their offensive - otherwise
Before the reinforcements from Lugou arrived, all the troops and horses in their hands would be exhausted.
At this moment, the soldiers and horses of Beijing and Xiang gained a decisive advantage under Ruyin City.
Shi Hu withdrew the cavalry to the bottom of the city to rest and recuperate, and Xu Tan led his troops to climb the South City Tower and the two wings of the city wall. In addition to using the South City Tower as the center to strengthen control, the main purpose was to give Xu Tan's troops a chance to rest and recuperate, and only needed to cover it with bows and crossbows.
The cavalry troops resting under the city monitored the movements of the defenders in the outer city.
Yin Peng took over the command of the battlefield. In addition to ordering nine thousand armored soldiers to form a formation outside the south city to resist the attack of the Red Husband Cavalry, he also ordered Sun Yanguan to lead 3,000 heavy armored infantry into Ruyin City. From Tang Yuan, Yu
Mo, Guo Yunkun and other generals took over the precarious barricade defense line in the Nancheng area and launched a counterattack against Sun Yanzhou and Hu Dangzhou's direct troops who came out from the inner city...
The fierce fighting continued in the afternoon, but it was much calmer than before noon. The defenders inside and outside the city were looking forward to the arrival of new reinforcements.
The reinforcement cavalry from Pingyanzong Palace that was supposed to arrive from Lugou Camp did not appear outside Ruyin City in the afternoon.
As time went on, Mo Lihu, Shan Xue, Kuo Ti and others, as well as Sun Yanzhou and Hu Dangzhou who gritted their teeth and led their direct troops to fight in the city, felt in their hearts
The ominous suspicions are getting stronger.
Sun Yanzhou and the direct descendants of Hu Dangzhou were not only more stubborn and brutal, but also had sidecars and other weapons to assist in the battle in the city. They initially believed that more reinforcements would arrive from the Lugou Camp, but they also misunderstood.
Thinking that there was a chance to turn defeat into victory, he fought very bravely.
However, after Sun Yuan, the eldest son of Sun Yanzhou, beheaded Xu Tan, who had rested for two hours and returned to the battle to test his sword, no new reinforcements arrived until the hour of You, and the defenders in the city collapsed first.
At this time, Mo Lihu, Kuo Ti, and Shan Xue were outside the city and finally found out why the cavalry reinforcements had not arrived from Lugou Camp.
Because when Meng He, the general of Ping Yanzong Palace, saw the rescue messenger sent by Yue Hailou and Mo Lihu from Jiaopi, 30,000 horse infantry under the command of Yang Qiye, the commander of Xiaosheng Army, had already arrived from Lujing.
The camp marched through the wind and snow at night, and quietly appeared east of Lugou camp at dawn.
Although the Lugou camp was not attacked, there were 30,000 soldiers and horses coveting one side. How could Meng He dare to abandon the Lugou camp and lead his main cavalry to Ruyin for reinforcements?
At this time, Mo Lihu suddenly realized that they had missed something again.
The Xiaosheng Army and the Xuanwu Army were previously mainly responsible for garrisoning Huaixi, Huaidong and other places. They mainly defended the local area and defended the city. They had low requirements for mobile operations and were limited by food and fodder supplies. The combat effectiveness of the two troops was
They are not weak, but they are all pure infantry - Xiao Shengjun and Xuanwu Army will spend a lot of money and food if they want to convert them into horse infantry.
Lugou-Yingshang Camp is only about 80 miles away from the Lujing Camp where the Xuanwu Army and the Xiaosheng Army were mainly stationed on the north bank of the Huaihe River. However, this 80 mile area is located at the intersection of the Yingshui River and the Huaihe River.
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Before there was ice, this area was full of silts and swamps; this area is now completely frozen, but with continuous wind and snow, it would take two or three days for thirty to forty thousand infantry to pass through this area.
Not necessarily enough.
In addition, the Huaihe River has also begun to freeze, but it has not frozen solidly yet, which directly restricts the southern troops in the direction of Shouchun from advancing westward through the Huaihe River.
Because of these reasons, Molihu and the others had not considered Shouchun before. The southern troops in the direction of Lujingji would directly participate in the battle in Yingzhou in a short time. The most troops would go to Bozhou in the north. Like Han Shiliang, they would contain Guangping Ping.
Prince Yan Zong's palace is in Bozhou, and the garrison in Suzhou is unable to send reinforcements to the west.
They did not expect that Jingxiang would send 30,000 to 40,000 pack horses to Deng Gui and Yang Qi in advance for this battle...
