At the head of the west city of Shanyang, the Han general Chen Sirang was sleeping with his sword in his arms. His beard was arrogant and he was tired, and his armor was stained with blood marks. After several days of attack and defense, Ximen's defense pressure was the greatest. As the commander-in-chief, he stayed there all the time. Command and dispatch at the top of the city, and even personally participate in the fighting.
Chen Sirang served as an official in the Tang Dynasty, Jin Dynasty and Northern Han Dynasty. During his more than 20 years of military career, he served as an envoy to more than ten states in Hebei and the Central Plains. When he was young, he also served as the front official of Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty. Each time he served, there were He has good deeds and no bad governance, and his reputation has always been good.
After the founding of the Northern Han Dynasty, he served in Zizhou and Mizhou successively. When Liu Chengyou was planning the Huainan strategy, Guo Wei recommended Chen Sirang to Liu Chengyou as the training envoy of the Yizhou regiment. Like Zhao Kuangyin of Suzhou, he was used in this southern expedition. And He also made many military exploits in the front and rear battles.
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The moment the killing sound rang out outside the city, Chen Sirang woke up from his sleep and rubbed his head to make the sleepiness go away. His first reaction was to think of reinforcements.
As a veteran general, Chen Sirang had rich experience, and he also knew the strength and weakness of the Sihan army. He knew that even if Guo Rong sent reinforcements, there would not be many troops.
"I wonder who led the army and had the courage to attack the Tang camp at night! Or did they come from the south? Where did they cross the canal?" Thinking in his mind, Chen Sirang was not busy in his movements. He strictly ordered the guards to be on guard and walked quickly. Go to the south gate of Shanyang.
Arriving at the top of the city, I stared at the movement outside the city. The Tang camp was already noisy. The sound of killings was deafening, fireworks were flying everywhere, and the camp was in chaos. Under the night, it was clearly visible that there was an army. Like a sharp blade, it is cutting through the Tang camp. The Nanzhai has completely collapsed and is advancing eastward.
"Okay!" His tired face was suddenly filled with joy, and Chen Sirang immediately ordered: "Gather up the troops and follow me to rush out and help the reinforcements!"
"Your Majesty, would you like to take another look at the situation? If there is any fraud, I'm afraid Shanyang will lose something!" A military academy dissuaded him.
Chen Sirang immediately shook his head, pointed at the Tang camp outside the city and said: "We have been fighting for several days, and with the Tang army outside the city, there is still no such movement. There are few reinforcements and many enemy troops. If the Tang army is allowed to react, , for fear of Tuo's rebellion. The war situation is changing rapidly, and it is fleeting, and there is no room for delay! Listen to the order, dispatch two hundred soldiers from each of the four gates, gather at the east gate, and follow me to fight!"
Due to the previous attack and defense, leaving aside the servants, there were less than 2,000 capable warriors in the city, and Shanyang's defense was indeed on the verge of collapse. With 800 people gathered to fight, Chen Sirang had given it a go.
As Chen Sirang said, when Zhao Kuangyin's army attacked the South Village, the Tang troops in the East and North Villages did react, albeit slowly. When Zhao Kuangyin led his men to attack the East Village, they encountered great resistance. Even though the Tang army fought Even though the Han army was weaker than the Han army and could gather troops to defend the stronghold, it was not something that Zhao Kuangyin's army could break through and defeat in a short time.
With this kind of surprise attack, I am afraid that the offensive will slow down and fall into a fierce battle to attack the stronghold. No matter the casualties, forcefully break the stronghold or give up the attack and return to the south camp. Two thoughts quickly wandered in my mind. When I gritted my teeth and prepared to lead the force, Chen Sirang led the army out of the east gate and attacked the Tang camp.
Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed by the defenders' decisive attack to assist the battle, and praised Chen Shijun as a famous general. Immediately, he issued a strict order: Those who are afraid of war will die, and they will join the party, risking arrows and stones, and attacking the fortress in blood. Under attack from two sides, Tang Jundong
Zhai also followed in the footsteps of Nanzhai.
The armies of Zhao and Chen gathered together and made a decision before the battle. Chen Sirang and Dang Jin led the troops to drive away the defeated soldiers of the Tang army and attack the North Village. Zhao Kuangyin, on the other hand, led his own army and turned to the South Village to reattack.
When the night attack was launched, the chief general of the Tang army and the support supervisor Yao Feng was at the water stronghold. He only sent a military order to the generals and generals of the camps to suppress the chaos and gather troops to meet the enemy. However, news of the chaos came and the Nanzhai was destroyed.
The defenders in the city came out, the East Wall fell, and the North Wall was attacked. For a moment, Yao Feng panicked.
He was very puzzled as to why the Han reinforcements were on the west bank and were attacking from the south. However, when the change was imminent, he did not have much time to think carefully. When the general's adaptability was tested, Yao Feng was obviously unqualified.
A Tang general suggested that the Han army that attacked at night was not large in number. If the defenders attacked, the city would definitely be empty. Shanyang was already in danger of being defeated. We should seize the opportunity to break the city. The Han army would have nothing to rely on and could reorganize the army in an orderly manner.
Enemy.
After hesitating, Yao Feng chose to refuse. He felt that attacking the city was too risky. If the Han army destroyed all three forts, the casualties would be huge. So, Yao Feng led a thousand soldiers from the water stronghold and marched towards the southern stronghold.
, gather the defeated troops and suppress the situation.
Naturally, the effect was somewhat effective. However, when faced with Zhao Kuangyin's return shot, he was defeated again and again, and fled back to the water village in embarrassment. Yao Feng's retreat also indicated that his efforts to reverse the defeat were completely in vain. The Tang army's infantry camp was completely defeated.
It fell into collapse and was defeated like a mountain.
Seeing that the defeat was certain, the general of the Tang Army had no choice but to gather thousands of defeated soldiers and then sailed directly to the south...
The second half of the night was basically spent with the Han army strangling and capturing the defeated Tang army. It was not until dawn that calm was restored outside Shanyang City. Corpses were everywhere, devastated, and curled swords told the cruelty of war.
After the war, Zhao Kuangyin met with Chen Sirang. They had a cheerful exchange of words and business nonsense. I praised you for your wisdom and strategy, and you praised me for my bravery. The atmosphere was very good.
At the head of the west city of Shanyang, I looked at the dilapidated city walls, scars from swords, smoke and fire, and many guards sleeping with their swords on their heads, their armors in tatters, and their bodies bruised. Looking at the old-looking Chen Sirang,
Zhao Kuangyin bowed his hands to him and said: "I made you defend the city alone and resist ten times the enemy. You are tenacious and fearless. I am defeated!"
"More than half of the soldiers in the city were killed and wounded, and the number of young men was even more numerous. It's not easy!" Chen Sirang sighed with emotion and returned the gift to Zhao Kuangyin: "No matter what, this time General Zhao has a favor for me and his soldiers to survive. This time
Hui Ze, I took note of it!"
"The envoy's words are serious!" Zhao Kuangyin showed his communicative attributes and appeared very humble: "I came here under orders to defeat the enemy and support the enemy. This is the envoy's duty, how could I dare to accept the envoy's courtesy? Furthermore, if I hadn't been the envoy last night
How could we defeat the Tang stronghold and drive back the enemy troops so quickly if we attack decisively?"
Hearing what he said, Chen Sirang couldn't help but nodded, looked at Zhao Kuangyin, and sighed even more: "General Zhao is worthy of being a young talent valued by the emperor. He has outstanding bravery. Since the Southern Expedition, he has made many meritorious deeds and is so powerful in Huainan. He can be so open-minded in the future."
The future is bright!”
"I don't dare to take it..." Zhao Kuangyin replied with a smile: "A person as loyal, courageous, prudent and capable as the envoy can be the pillar and mainstay of the country!"
"Haha!" Chen Sirang couldn't help laughing, pointing at Zhao Kuangyin and said: "To tell you the truth. When the imperial court appointed you as the Suzhou regiment coach, I underestimated you because you were young and penniless. But now it seems that you, Zhao Yuanlang, are more than just one state.
What a talent!"
...
In the afternoon, after a morning's rest, the fatigue of the night was relieved. After inspecting and handling some military and political affairs, Chen Sirang began to inspect the city. Although the Tang army retreated and there was little pressure to break the city, he should be cautious.
Don't dare to neglect.
In the south of Shanyang City, the army that accompanied Zhao Kuangyin to aid the Jin Dynasty was stationed here. After a day and night of fighting, the losses were not small, with more than half of the casualties. Even though the Tang army was weak, it was not completely allowed to be slaughtered by the Han army, especially when attacking fortresses.
They did not choose to enter the city. Although the Tang camp was in ruins, after a little tidying up, it could be used by Zhao Kuangyin to garrison, and the supplies captured were enough to replenish it.
Chen Sirang came to visit and saw that in the camp, except for the wounded soldiers and the soldiers who were on duty and detaining the prisoners, nearly two thousand soldiers were concentrated in formation. Zhao Kuangyin stood tall with a sword on his back. In front of the formation, there were dozens of soldiers.
The soldiers were bound and kneeling, and behind each person stood a soldier holding a torture knife. The scene was extremely solemn.
"By the way, I have made it clear before that you can be punished with peace of mind. I will remember you as dead in battle and find a pension for your family. Go in peace!" Staring at those people, he waved his hand indifferently and ignored it.
Those soldiers begged for mercy and ordered to kill them all.
Dozens of human heads fell to the ground, adding a bit of blood and solemnity to the Han army that had just won a great victory. Zhao Kuangyin took two steps forward and said loudly: "I will reiterate once again that military law is ruthless, and you should be vigilant."
, don’t touch my law!”
"Yes!" The whole army responded in unison.
After the soldiers dispersed in an orderly manner and rested, Zhao Kuangyin changed his face when he learned that Chen Sirang was visiting. He greeted him with a spring breeze on his face: "Your Majesty is here, but I didn't come to greet you in time. Please forgive me!"
Naturally, Chen Sirang would not show off, so he returned a salute and had a panoramic view of the situation of the talents. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "As soon as the victory was won, the soldiers were killed. What military law did those dozens of soldiers violate?"
Looking at the corpses being packed away, Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly and said: "Last night, I rushed to attack Dongzhai. I issued a military order. From below, those who fear to retreat will die. All the soldiers in the army moved forward enthusiastically and risked their lives to fight.
.Only these dozens of people stopped in front of the battle and stayed in the rear. These people, who are afraid of the war and the chaos of the army, do not obey my orders and should be killed to maintain the power of the army!"
"How to identify these dozens of people?" Chen Sirang asked.
Zhao Kuangyin said: "I ordered my soldiers to make sword marks on their helmets and back armor. Today we re-examined and found that many of the soldiers had chest wounds. Only these people are intact. There are sword marks on their armor. It can be seen from this!"
Nodding, Chen Sirang couldn't help but sigh: "Zhao Shijun, there are laws and regulations in running the army! I think the elite of this Suzhou regiment training can already serve as the Tokyo Forbidden Army!"
In fact, in Chen Sirang's heart, his evaluation of Zhao Kuangyin is really higher. This man is wise and courageous, courageous, strategic, has military skills, and has such a mature character. He will become a great weapon in the future. Yes.
Therefore, Chen Sirang couldn't help but feel a bit of respect in his tone for this general who was almost two rounds younger than him.