Yang Qi, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, created a saying.
He Huchen enters the bonfire array - drinking poison to quench his thirst.
Liu Chengzong on the other side of the battlefield also created a saying.
He Huchen entered the bonfire array - just what he wanted.
Of course, the Riddler He Huchen also knew that this bonfire formation was Liu Chengzong cooking pancakes with evil intentions.
But he had no choice. If he allowed heavy cavalry and light cavalry to attack back and forth in the dark, his army would disperse in tension, and what awaited him would naturally be a huge rout under the cover of night.
What you will encounter when entering the bonfire formation is nothing more than shelling. To deal with the shelling, He Huchen has his own plan.
There were bonfires lit dozens or even a hundred steps outside the military formation, and the mixed formation of Guyuan and Ningxia soldiers as well as Taozhou native soldiers and Lanzhou Guards got a moment of respite.
While ordering all the troops to count the casualties, He Huchen showed off his best trick and ordered his peripheral officer Chen Bu to use Fran cannons to counterattack enemy artillery in the west.
The order was conveyed to the front-line artillery, and the artillerymen complained: "Sir, the enemy artillery is at least one mile away, so it is impossible to hit!"
Mr. Bai frowned and said: "If you are asked to beat me, then beat me."
In fact, President Bai knew that the commander's order was not based on whether it could lead to an effective counterattack. At least his own Franco machine cannons could fire back to boost the morale of his soldiers.
When artillery shells hit our own military formation, the soldiers who were not hit can have more courage to face it. At least our artillery is also firing.
As for the people who were hit by the shells, it doesn’t matter what they think. They are all gone, so it’s useless to think about it.
The bonfire outside was reassuring. He Huchen and Yang Qi gathered briefly to exchange their respective missions. After deciding that the Guyuan Army would be in the south and the Ningxia Army in the north, the two separated.
The two of them cannot stand together. Liu Chengzong's artillery is still firing. If one shot sends both of them into the sky, then this army will be completely destroyed.
In fact, it is quite difficult to arrange the two military formations in order.
Yang Qi's soldiers were formerly hungry thieves. If they were placed at the back, they might just run away. If they were put at the front, they might turn around and overwhelm the Ningxia Army behind them. He Huchen's Ningxia Army couldn't be put at the front either. What if they defected on the spot?
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Therefore, they can only separate one from the south and the other from the north, so as not to affect each other.
In fact, the two of them had a lot of complaints when the battle ended like this. However, as the commanders of the first army, the two of them knew better what was more important and they both suppressed their emotions in a tacit understanding during the brief meeting.
Now that the fire illuminates the surrounding environment, the enemy cavalry can only wander around the perimeter and dare not come to attack. The commanders of the two armies can finally order the soldiers to dig trenches.
Although there were no decent tools at hand and the baggage was all in the east, there were more solutions than difficulties. The soldiers dug into the soil with their helmets and guns in hand. In this season of soft soil, the efficiency was not bad.
They used to do this when they encountered Mongolian soldiers outside the mouth.
Fortunately, Liu Chengzong did not stop them from digging trenches, and even the frequency of shelling was reduced.
Soon the strength of the troops was calculated, and there were 9,500 people left. The commanders of the two towns wanted to cry but had no tears.
They originally had an army of 12,000, but left 2,000 sergeants in the earthen fort, including more than 1,000 wounded soldiers. The force to attack westward was 10,000 to rescue the 2,000 people trapped in the west.
The two of them rescued the trapped army as they wished. At this time, the number of troops should be 12,000, but there were only more than 9,500 left... Why are they here?
Since the troop strength statistics compiled by various ministries were very clear, both Yang Qi and He Huchen could see that the more than 9,500 soldiers included more than 400 wounded soldiers.
The enemy's several attacks were all in small groups, so the casualties would not be exaggerated, only five hundred to one thousand at most.
In other words, at least 1,500 to 2,000 people escaped from the team while moving at night.
In many teams, even the entire headquarters and the headquarters disappeared according to the establishment. The officers above did not know how the people disappeared. Among the generals who disappeared, the one with the highest official position was the right commander of the Zuoqian headquarters of Guyuan Camp.
My name is Zhang Zhen.
When Yang Qi heard this name, he started to curse, because even the name Zhang Zhen was given by him. He was a close subordinate and knew Zhang Zhen very well, so he said firmly: "This bastard has surrendered to the enemy!"
In fact, just as Yang Qi expected, Xie Erhu's three thousand Mongolian cavalry were still surrounding the bonfire formation at this time, but Zhong Bao, who had made a sudden impact, had already led thousands of disarmed Guyuan troops to the west. Zhang Zhen took off his armor, disarmed his weapons, and walked forward step by step while holding the reins for Zhong Bao.
Zhong Bao said: "You said you are a security guard? I heard that it is not easy to farm because of the saltpeter production there. I know a firecracker maker who fled from the security guard to Yan'an Fucheng and became a tenant of the Marshal."
"Yes, Tianxing Kuiba, I have been dead since the fourth year of Tianqi. I used to be called Zhang Si, and the security guards all know us four brothers."
Zhang Zhen, the commander of the Guyuan camp, led his horse forward. There were guards holding torches in front of him. He looked at the road carefully and said, "After the second year of Chongzhen's reign, I was called Bee Tail Needle. There are some men and horses, but it's just a small fight.
It’s far from the famous leader.”
Zhong Bao was thinking about Huang Laosan, the firecracker maker who later followed King Gao Chuang, and then asked: "The second year of Chongzhen?"
Zhong Bao thought to himself that it was a special year. He followed Liu Chengzong that year, so he was very impressed, so he casually asked: "What big things did you do that year that you got this gangster title?"
Zhang Zhen looked unlucky and didn't seem to like this bandit: "That year, there was an old Hui Hui in Huanglong Mountain. He was driven north by the guerrilla general Li Bei. Li Bei chased him fiercely and killed many horses.
On the territory of Baoan County, I led my brothers to collect the horse corpses behind."
"Li Bei fought too fast, and Lao Hui Hui fled into the Maowusu Sea. As soon as he turned around, he bumped into me. I was still young at that time, and my eldest brother was leading the team. The eldest brother was gone. When I ran away, the second brother and the third brother were gone.
We got separated, and later people called me Bee Tail Needle."
Zhang Zhen regarded the whole experience as a joke to please Zhong Bao, but in fact the battle was not easy for him. He had to climb over four mountains with three arrows stuck in his back to escape with his life.
"Later, I voted for King Hengtian and before I entered the Jin Dynasty, I was fortunate enough to meet the commander from a distance in Qingjian. Li Laozhen responded to King Hengtian's uprising, so I escorted a batch of ordnance there, and I followed Li Laozhen from then on.
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Zhong Bao glared when he heard this. Although he was Liu Chengzong who later defected, he knew Liu Chengzong's previous experience very clearly. When the bee-tailed needle was defeated by Li Bei, it was also a good time for Marshal Liu to recruit troops in Yan'an Prefecture. He recruited many soldiers back then.
The young and old returned to the remaining soldiers and routed the bandits.
Hearing that the bee-tailed needle had been thrown at Old Jackal Li again, Zhong Bao said with a smile: "General Li is currently serving as a staff general in Kangning. This relationship is getting closer with each passing day."
"Is this close? General Zhong doesn't know, there is something even closer."
Zhang Zhen shook his head and said with emotion: "Li Lao Jackal beat the water. I was the first to climb the city, but was beaten down and injured. I heard that Marshal He led his army to ask for help. Li Lao Jackal sent people to Yan'an to ask for help from the Generalissimo.
I was right next to him, and I almost voted for him right there."
At that time, Zhang Zhen was injured in a fall and could not run. For his safety, Li Laoji put him in a home in Heshui to recuperate.
But this is all a matter of luck and courage. When He Huchen sent troops to Heshui, Zhang Zhen was so frightened that he ran away and defected to Liu Daojiang and Liu Daohai.
When Zhong Bao heard what he said, he thought to himself that this bee-tailed needle really had something to do with the commander-in-chief. He smiled and said, "It's not too late to vote for the commander-in-chief."
Bee Tail Needle feels that she may have more connections with Liu Chengzong than Zhong Bao imagined.
He followed Liu Wu and Liu Liu to besiege Huanxian County, but was overrun by an angry passerby, a thousand-man army formation. The angry passerby was Cao Wenzhao, who had just been beaten half to death by Liu Shizi.
But after that, he had nothing to do with Liu Chengzong. He had a relationship with Shen Yiyuan, shaved his Tatar head, and was chased for three hundred miles by Zhang Yingchang as a Mongolian; and because he couldn't share the spoils after being robbed by a real Mongolian.
They all fought.
After finally bringing the defeated soldiers back from Monan to join Shen Yikui, Shen Yikui was demoted half a month later. He was not considered a direct lineage and had no official position, and was dismissed along with hundreds of thousands of peasants.
Fortunately, his comrades in the Red Army were revolting, and he had a way out. He transferred to Wang Laohu's command, and almost escaped into the Qinling Mountains with Wang Laohu. Finally, he was surrounded by Yang Qi, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, in Chencangyi, Baoji County, Fengxiang Prefecture, and was cornered.
, and surrendered Yang Qi.
There are a group of experienced veterans in his team. Yang Qi, who is short of troops, attaches great importance to it. He feels that the bandit number of Bee Tail Needle is not good to hear, and Zhang Si seems to be joking, so he names him Zhang Zhen and gives him the post of general.
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To be fair, Yang Qi treated him well. As the main force, the Fengbu had some preferences in the distribution of armor and equipment, and they did not treat one favorably over others. If he could not get military rations, others could not, and if he could not get military pay, others could.
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Zhong Bao placed Zhang Zhen's team in the rear, and first went to the headquarters to meet Liu Chengzong and told him his experiences one by one.
In fact, Liu Shishi doesn't like this method of surrender.
Whether people surrender or not, there are generally four types.
Some surrendered before the war began, while others surrendered during the war and after the battle ended.
To surrender before the war begins is to understand clearly and to assess the situation; to never surrender after the war begins is to understand that one is destined to die.
The vast majority of people were completely defeated and had no choice but to surrender with their lives, which can be regarded as fulfilling their duties.
If the above three situations happen in Liu Shishi's army, he respects those who will never surrender, and can accept surrender after the officers have fulfilled their duties. He doesn't like those who surrender before the war starts, but it doesn't matter if it happens.
Only those who sway around and make strange moves during the battle are neither smart nor dedicated, and they are not worthy of respect... Anyone who does this in any army is a harbinger of defeat.
This boss is such a person in Liu Chengzong's eyes, so he doesn't like Zhang Zhen, but whether he likes or not is one thing, and when to do something is another.
He admires the country's weapons so much that he must be killed if he deserves it.
The bonfire array is a double-edged sword. His men cannot attack quietly, and the officers and soldiers cannot escape quietly.
This is nothing more than a trade-off. For him, it is easier to defeat than to annihilate in a night battle. He is sure of defeating the enemy, but he is not sure that his own army will not collapse in the process of defeating the enemy.
The collapse is not terrible. What is terrible is that after the collapse, the army can be reorganized. He is not as good as He Huchen and Yang Qi.
For Yang Qi and He Huchen to reorganize the team, they only need to speak Chinese; if he wants to reorganize the team, he must be proficient in three languages.
Therefore, it would be beneficial to him to continue the harassment until dawn before launching an attack. Even if good news comes from his brother in the north and Yang Yao in the east, the battle can be postponed for another three days, until He Huchen starves to death.
This was the first time since Liu Chengzong's uprising that through his own efforts, the battle situation went according to his own vision. He was proud, relaxed and confident. He issued an order to Xie Erhu to continue the harassment until dawn, and then decided to meet Zhang Zhen. p>
Zhang Zhen kowtowed to the ground as soon as he entered the courtyard, with a loud voice: "The little man is kowtowing to meet the commander-in-chief!"
Liu Chengzong had heard from Zhong Bao that this bee-tailed needle was a bandit from Orion in Baoan County, Yan'an Prefecture. Although he was not wearing armor, he had broad shoulders and long arms. He was indeed a good bowman.
He asked Fengweizhen to stand up and said with a smile: "It is not easy to see the Yan'an Township Party in Hehuang. Zhang Zhen, the outcome is not decided, why surrender to me? Yang Qi treats you badly?"
Zhang Zhen didn't expect Liu Chengzong to ask this when he saw him. He knew in his heart what kind of seal he had in Liu Chengzong's heart, so he waited for an answer and was stunned.
It was Zhong Bao who reminded: "Get up when the commander tells you to get up."
Zhang Zhen then stood up, thought about his words, and said: "Come back to the commander, Mr. Yang treats the villain very well."
"The villain didn't want to be an enemy of the commander, but he was favored by Master Yang to surrender and was his vanguard. On the Henan Bridge, two groups of brothers were killed by a burst of artillery fire, and he didn't complain. It's just that the battle was really confusing. The villain
I don’t want all my brothers to die here.”
"Oh."
Liu Chengzong's impression of the bee-tailed needle has slightly changed, at least he is still smart.
To listen to what others say is to listen to what others have not said. If the pioneer has no complaints, it means he has complaints in his heart; if he says he does not want to be an enemy, it means he can become an enemy if he can win.
The most important thing is to fight this battle in a confused manner, otherwise as long as you surrender, you will do your best.
Liu Chengzong nodded in response, and then asked: "Those two groups of people on the bridge are your soldiers? Good soldiers, so is Mr. Bai."
Before evacuating from the earthen fort, he was deeply impressed by President Bai walking on the bridge with his severed hand, and asked: "Is he still alive?"
Bee Tail Needle shook his head and said: "The villain doesn't know. His name is Zhao Fuhuan. He used to be the management team of Liushujian in Yulin Town. The wounded soldiers from both towns stayed in Hekou Fort. If he can survive today, he may still be alive.
But there are soldiers with acne over there."
Liu Chengzong didn't care whether he had acne or not. He was more concerned about the fact that there were wounded soldiers in the east, so he asked: "How many people are there in the fort?"
"There are more than 800 wounded soldiers and more than a thousand people outside the fort."
Liu Chengzong immediately asked: "If you go over, can you surrender them?"
When Bee Tail Stitch came by himself, he had already surrendered others. Not only his own headquarters, but also seven or eight hundred generals and management teams surrendered with him.
Now when he heard Liu Chengzong ask him this, Bee Tail Needle nodded one after another and said: "If the commander-in-chief lets the villain pass, you can give it a try."
"Okay!"
Liu Chengzong's eyes showed joy, and he turned to Zhong Bao and said: "Without further delay, you can take him there now and recruit the Tubao soldiers to surrender."
Zhong Bao and Bee Tail Needle immediately took the order and were about to walk out of the small courtyard when they heard Liu Chengzong say: "Wait a minute, I almost forgot something important!"
Bee Tail Stitch turned his head in confusion and saw Liu Chengzong pointing at him and saying: "Eating is a big deal, eat first."
