The situation on Shouchun's side was just as Zhao Kuangyin, who was hundreds of miles away, had guessed after the war. The Northern Han Dynasty commander Wang Jun's plan to lure the enemy had also entered a critical stage.
While the Battle of Wukou was going on, Liu Yanzhen deployed 30,000 troops to the north of the Southern Tang Dynasty and more than 10,000 strong Huainan troops to Shouchun. Together with the Luzhou Army heading north, the number was said to be 100,000, and the momentum was fierce and arrogant.
In the Han army's camp, under Wang Jun's order, they had already made covert movements and were ready to withdraw. Li Chongjin, who was marching eastward, and Wang Quanbin, who was marching south, sent out two groups to intercept the troops.
Li Chongjin led the Holy Guard Army to meet the Tang Army to the west of Anyuan County, Haozhou. According to Wang Jun's order, they fought a small battle. As a result, the pretended defeat turned into a real defeat. After all, the soldiers were outnumbered by the Tang Army. If Li Chongjin hadn't broken his wrist, leaving a group of soldiers behind.
The troops retreated decisively, but were almost caught up by the Tang army and the entire army was wiped out.
Returning in disgrace, Li Chongjin felt ashamed, angry and embarrassed. However, what was unexpected was that Wang Jun actually looked kind and comforted Li Chongjin. At that time, the army had already withdrawn to Xiacai along the Feishui River, but Wang Jun instead
Entrusted with important tasks, Li Chongjin was appointed as the rearguard of the army.
Sometimes, it is more difficult to lose a battle than to win a battle. It is more difficult to lose but not collapse, and to grasp the degree of control. Li Chongjin proved this point with the lives of more than a thousand soldiers.
Wang Quanbin, on the other hand, was much more experienced. He had no intention of fighting Zhang Quan's army in Luzhou, so he kept an eye on it at the edge of the Feishui River. When he received Wang Jun's order to withdraw, he withdrew quickly and joined Li Chong in the rear.
The main purpose is to guard against the Shouchun garrison's pursuit.
On the side of the Tang Army, when the army arrived, looking across the Feishui River, they saw only the huge and empty Han camp. Knowing that the Han army had retreated to Xiancai Ferry, the Tang Army commander Liu Yanzhen laughed loudly: "The Han thieves are afraid of our army.
I fled far away from Cai, because I was afraid that I would lose my way back, so I went to defend it. If I pursue it, I will definitely win a complete victory. Send the order and send troops to Cai!"
At the same time, he also sent an order to He Jingzhu of Shouchun City and Zhang Quanyue, who had already attacked Zhang Quanyue from the south, asking them to gather troops with him and send troops to the northwest. He also divided the envoys into two groups and sent notice to the north and south, so that the Haozhou Navy and the supplemented Shouxian Army
The state naval forces marched towards the Han army under Cai Cai and attacked the Zhengyang floating bridge to coordinate the attack of his main force.
After hearing Liu Yanzhen's military order, He Jingzhu immediately persuaded him: "Commanders are coming from far away, and the old soldiers of the division are tired. We should rest and recuperate the soldiers first, and then make plans. Moreover, the Han army is strong and retreats without fighting. If we rush to pursue it, something unexpected may happen."
Change. You have become a general. You have the royal mandate and the responsibility of guarding Huainan. You should act with caution!"
He Jingzhu's persuasion can be described as good advice, but Liu Yanzhen, who had entered his own state, could not listen to it and reprimanded He Jingzhu's envoy: "I have seen the combat power of the Han army. The Guardian Army is known as the elite of the Northern Han Dynasty, and it is also known as the elite of the Northern Han Dynasty.
I was defeated in the first battle, and I was simply vulnerable. I see why you are old, and as a defender, you are so timid when facing a battle."
"You go back and ask He Jingzhu for me. When the Han army retreated, why did they not go out of the city to pursue it, delaying the delay, and buying time for our army to encircle. You tell him that if I don't punish him for wasting the opportunity to fight, I miss him as a veteran general.
He opened a wide net and asked him to leave the city quickly, join forces with a certain person, and pursue Cai Cai. Otherwise, the Han army will be allowed to flee to Huaibei. Don't blame our military law for being ruthless!"
When Liu Yanzhen's words reached He Jingzhu's ears, the veteran general became furious and could not suppress his anger. He cursed Zhuzi. Then he told Liu Yanzhen that he had been ordered to guard Shouchun and did not dare to leave without permission. If you want to pursue the Han army, go away yourself.
, there is not a single soldier in Shouchun that can be adjusted.
After receiving the reply, Liu Yanzhen became even more angry, cursed the old man, and almost killed the envoy.
The same suggestion as He Jingzhu's report was Zhang Quanyue, the commander of the Baoxin Army from Luzhou. After hearing Liu Yanzhen's order, he sent someone to tell him: "The commander-in-chief was ordered to come north to relieve the siege of Shouchun. Now the Han army has withdrawn."
, then the goal is achieved. We should gather heavy troops, observe the enemy's situation, supplement it with the advantage of the navy, and defeat it calmly. As the saying goes, don't pursue the enemy when you are poor. Why rush to pursue and kill, giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of!"
This is a very simple truth, but many times it is difficult for a person who is in the middle of the situation to understand.
Facing the advice of He and Zhang, Liu Yanzhen felt that they were cowardly and pushy, and perfunctory his military orders. Angrily, he asked Zhang Quanyue: "You are in Luzhou, next to Shouchun, but in the past half month, you have been delayed.
How cowardly it is to march forward without fighting a single battle or losing a single soldier! You should attack the thieves with your own command and achieve unparalleled achievements!"
He also issued a strict order, asking Zhang Quanyue not to say anything and to lead the troops. Zhang Quanyue was not as strong-willed as He Jingzhu, so he had no choice but to obey. He also asked Zhang Quanyue to serve as a rear guard and to serve as the front guard of the army. Liu Yanzhen smiled timidly and agreed.
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As for He Jingzhu who disobeyed orders, Liu Yanzhen had no choice for the time being. He was busy chasing him and had no time to fight with him. He only planned to advance to Cai Cai, defeat the Han army, and then go back and take advantage of this veteran...
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Because of the agreement between He Jingzhu and Zhang Quan, Liu Yanzhen summoned all the generals to prevent other generals from making noises, and said forcefully: "The situation of the enemy in the north is all in my heart. How do you know? Anyone who tries to stop me will be killed!"
Then arrangements were made for the march, and a team of more than 50,000 people, including Zhang Quan's army and civilians, marched towards Cai.
Of course, as a person who is familiar with military literature, Liu Yanzhen does not know the principle of not pursuing the enemy when he is poor.
However, he had already promised that he would defeat the Han army and take Wang Jun's head as an offering to the Jinling Mausoleum.
Second, the easy defeat of Li Chong's army gave him some wrong estimates of the combat power comparison between the Tang army and the Han army.
Third, he patrolled the camps left by the Han army and found that there were a large number of missing public and private property in the Han camps, carriage tents, and even traces of burning of heavy ordnance such as grain and carts.
The pontoon bridge hanging over the Fei River and connecting the two sides of the river was not destroyed in time. These signs all showed that the Han army was moving in a hurry.
It was precisely in view of this that Liu Yanzhen had the confidence to pursue boldly and win the battle.
Of course, Liu Yanzhen did not know that before the retreat, Wang Jun severely scolded the soldiers and civilians for cleaning up too cleanly, and accused them of being stupid. Under the careful arrangements of Wang Jun and Murong Yanzhao
, Liu Yanzhen came all the way north, and what he experienced and saw was hard to imagine.
Xia Cai is not far from Shouchun, only forty miles away. Even with the heavy baggage burden, more than half a day is enough for Liu Yanzhen's army to march to Xia Cai.
Along the way, Liu Yanzhen saw more reassuring situations. For example, some soldiers of the Tang Dynasty captured some civilians. Liu Yanzhen personally inspected them, and they answered that they were recruited from Huaibei for labor, and the Han army was in a hurry to retreat north.
, lost in the wild.
After hearing this, Liu Yanzhen was very happy and rewarded the civilians with money and food to show the benevolence of his Tang army.
Along the way, the Han army spared no effort to harass them. In Liu Yanzhen's view, this was just a clumsy delaying method by the Han army. Without much effort, he repelled three waves of Han army attacks. Liu Yanzhen sent an order to urge the army to speed up...
From beginning to end, Liu Yanzhen seemed to have ignored why the Han army abandoned the cavalry army because it really wanted to delay his advance.
When the Tang army, urged by Liu Yanzhen, came to Cai Fuliang, the scene on the bank of the Huai River was beyond Liu Yanzhen's expectation.
According to his estimate, when he arrived with his troops, he should see the Han army in chaos in front of him, with thousands of troops and horses rushing to cross the pontoon bridge...
However, the reality is that the Han army set up a stronghold on the shore. The formation was huge, solemn and silent, sharpening their swords, and waiting for the Tang army with murderous intent. The setting sun in winter released dim light, shining on the armor of the Han army, reflecting
A penetrating cold light.
Seeing this scene, the Tang army was immediately frightened, including Liu Yanzhen. Looking at the Han army's Dazhai army formation with their backs to the water, they couldn't help but feel palpitations. The arrogance of relying on the power to overwhelm Li Zhong and win a great victory suddenly became clear. It was precisely because of this.
After being well versed in military art, Liu Yanzhen understood the terror of the Han army.
Seeing this, Liu Yanzhen was so busy that he almost gave orders with a trembling voice, asking the army to form a formation to meet the enemy. In front of the formation, they set up horses, sharp swords, wooden signs, and iron caltrops in front of the formation to prevent the Han cavalry from raiding.
Fortunately, the distance gave Liu Yanzhen some time to react.
In the Han army's formation, a tall general platform had been set up. Wang Jun sat on it and looked at the situation of the Tang army. Although they were far apart, the panic of the Tang army could be seen. The troops who did not intend to buffer the Tang army were
Order the war.
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The flag was waved, and the Han army's formation began to move slowly, maintaining a tight formation, like a giant war beast, slowly pressing towards the Tang army.
Once they were within the range of the crossbows, arrows were fired. There was a general's command, and the crossbow formation of 5,000 people, without any expense, continuously launched more than 100,000 arrows towards the Tang army's formation. Faced with this almost strategic situation,
During the attack, even though the Tang army had large shields, wooden signs, and chariots to fight against, they were severely injured and suffered many casualties. The most important thing was that their morale dropped sharply and their positions were unstable. They were directly shot into chaos.
It's too late to fight back.
After the rain of arrows, the infantry immediately launched an attack. When the task was assigned in front of the station, Li Chongjin resolutely asked for orders to lead the Holy Guard Army in the main attack, intending to avenge his previous humiliation. Wang Jun agreed. He also sent the Xiaodi Army on the right, Feng Guojun on the left, and Hujie Army.
The light cavalry pressed down the formation, and together with more than 23,000 infantry cavalry, they launched an all-out attack on the Tang army.
The Tang army was completely unable to resist the attack of the Han army. Counting the rush to Shouchun, they marched almost all day long, covering a distance of more than 70 miles without any rest. When they arrived at Xia Cai, they didn't even eat. What?
He could be the opponent of the Han army who was waiting for work.
On the Han army's side, there were many wise generals and even more brave ones. Taking the Protecting Saint Army as an example, Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng both had pent-up anger that they had suppressed for a long time. They burst out and led their troops to charge, directly breaking through the Tang army's front line, and then
A general like Han Lingkun can command and follow up calmly.
The rest of the army, including Wang Quanbin, Sun Li, Gao Huaide, Guo Chongwei, Shi Yanchao, etc., were all generals who fought vigorously. Wang Jun supervised the battle from behind, and Murong Yanzhao commanded from the front. All the officers and men fought hard, but the Tang army, whose morale had been weakened, could not
It could resist for half an hour, but was defeated before sunset.
After the infantry army made great achievements and the Tang army was defeated, Murong Yanzhao issued another order, sending more than 6,000 Hujie troops to attack and chase them north.