When Murong Yunteng died, the Southern cavalry was in chaos and their morale dropped to the bottom. Hanwen rode forward on his horse.
Brothers of Annan Kingdom, you have been abandoned. Just now you saw with your own eyes that Baili Kuangsha burned down the pontoon when he escaped, completely regardless of your life or death. You are already an abandoned son, don't ignore your own life anymore.
Think about your parents, wives, and children. I, Xu Hanwen, promise not to harm your life,
An Nanguo soldier, you look at me, I look at you, hesitant,
"I even released the brutal and bloodthirsty wolf soldiers, let alone your kind Annan soldiers. You and I are people of the same ancestor, and the blood of the people of the same country is thicker than water."
"I have heard that Prince Xu, King of Zhenbei, really released more than 10,000 wolf soldiers. We have been surrounded. Even the twenty-five wolf soldiers are no match for him, not to mention the mere 5,000 of us.
Surrender"
Hanwen turned around and said to the Taishan Army at the foot of the mountain,
"Everyone retreat three miles"
"After hearing the prince's order, all the soldiers turned their horses and walked back."
Seeing that there is no Taishan army retreating, we are sincere enough to surrender."
The southern soldiers dropped their weapons, dismounted and raised their hands in surrender,
"Qin Ying, you bring all the southern soldiers back to Jiangdu City and treat them well, not humiliate them."
obey,
"Yang Dacheng, collect five thousand war horses, quickly select soldiers from two families, and train them into cavalry."
"Follow your orders"
"The Xuzhou Army quickly swept the battlefield, and the Taishan Army built a pontoon bridge."
"Follow your orders"
At this time, a group of Taishan troops came on horseback.
"Information to the crown prince, a message from the prince"
"Send it up"
Han Wen opened the letter and said, "Wen'er, the spies are here to report that Annan Guozhu and Nangong Wentian have led an army of 100,000 into Chaohu and may raid Hefei. Please be careful. I have sent an army of 50,000 to reinforce you. I also wrote a letter
The patron king Shangguan Wuming was asked to send reinforcements from Luoyang.
"Chaohu, Hefei, no wonder Baili Kuangsha tried his best to break out to the west. It turned out that he wanted to join forces with Nangong Wentian."
Hanwen quickly opened the map of Chaohu. Hundreds of civilian soldiers surrounded him, very cautiously.
"Send an order for all generals to come to me immediately."
"Follow your orders"
Soon the generals arrived,
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince"
"Everyone is here"
Only then did Jiang Yingxiong see the person in front of him clearly. He was wearing a black gold crown, plain black armor, and a plain robe. His smooth and white face showed sharp edges and coldness; his deep black eyes had an aloof temperament.
, speaking with a majestic and heroic spirit
"I just got the news that Annan Guozhu and Nangong Wentian led a hundred thousand troops to land from Chaohu. I guess his target is Hefei."
Upon hearing the news, the expressions of Yuan Tong, Jiang Yingxiong and other veterans became solemn.
"A hundred thousand troops. I didn't expect that Annan Kingdom would dispatch nearly two hundred thousand troops this time. What's even more surprising is that Zhuguo Nangong Wentian actually took action himself, Annan Kingdom's number one general," Jiang Yingxiong said
Han Wen said, "I think they may have thought that the 200,000-strong army of the wolf tribe was invading south, and Jiangshan Kingdom would suffer heavy losses, so they could take advantage of it."
Qin Yingdao said, "What a scheming plan. This is a good plan, but now that his east road is seriously damaged, I don't think it will cause a big wave."
"No, no, no, everyone, don't underestimate Nangong Wentian. The name of the Zhu Kingdom is not a false one. Jiangshan Kingdom's three southern expeditions were blocked by this man. This man has the talent of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix and the courage of Xiang Yu. Although we have little
Victory, don’t be careless, everyone must be cautious.”
"yes"
"Everyone, please look at the map of Chaohu and their offensive route."
"Your Highness, where did you get this map? It's so clear. Mountains, rivers, lakes, woods, and roads are clearly visible.
"I got this from my mother-in-law"
He can't reveal that he has the Jiangshan State Map now. It is not difficult to obtain these maps as the Princess of Jiangshan Kingdom.
"It turns out that Her Royal Highness the Princess has wonderful paintings, which the general admires. As Jiangdu's guard, I don't have these maps."
"I'll give you a copy another day, but you have to keep it a secret. The map can't be known to others."
"Thank you, Your Highness"
"Everyone, please see, to attack Hefei we need to fight Hengjiang and Chaoxian first."
"With Nangong Wentian's methods, I think these two cities have already conquered Hengjiang and Chaoxian. They are now rushing to Hefei with all their strength. My father has already sent 50,000 reinforcements to Taizhou Road and is heading south to Yangzhou. At the same time, he has also asked for help from the patron king of Luoyang.
It will take three or four days at the earliest for the troops to leave Chenjun in Ruyang.
"There are only 40,000 troops in Hefei in three or four days. Facing Nangong Wentian, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on until the army arrives."
"Call everyone here. Zhu Gui is familiar with the terrain. As the commander, you will lead the existing 12,000 Xuzhou cavalry. Qin Ying will assist Zhu Gui as the deputy commander and lead the 500 civilian army wearing snake scale armor. At the same time,
The five hundred companies of the Crossbow Shenji Battalion are also under your command, plus four thousand Taishan Army cavalry, a total of 17,000 people. Bring kerosene, pass through the northern section of Hangou, bypass Hengjiang, and the two cities of Chaoxian County to support
Hefei"
"Follow your orders"
"Remember, when you get there, don't be in a hurry to start a fight with Nangong Wentian. Let the city defenders consume their effective strength first. Make full use of the mobility of the cavalry to hold back Nangong Wentian's army. Unless it's an emergency, don't go head-to-head with them.
, you only need to hold them back and wait for reinforcements from various armies. I will tie up my pockets at this location, west of Liyang on the west bank of Hangou, at the entrance of the Yangtze River, to cut off Nangong Wentian's retreat, and bring reinforcements of one hundred thousand
If the army attacks by water, there will definitely be insufficient food and grass. As long as it lasts for ten days and a half, Nangong Wentian’s army of hundreds of thousands will be destroyed without any attack.”
"What a good plan, Nangong Wentian will be attacked from both sides."
"Qin Ying, please find a way to contact the Hefei defenders and let them understand our intentions."
"Follow your orders"
"Without further delay, you can set off quickly",
Lord Yuan Tong, please ask someone to replace Yang Zhong’s Taishan Army. Let Qin Ying lead the Taishan Army to lead the timber and siege catapults to advance westward. At the same time, please ask someone to recruit civilian ships in Yang Zhong City.”
"Follow your orders"
The common people's army went around recruiting civilian ships. When they heard that it was the Taishan Army led by Prince Zhenbei, the surrounding fishermen donated the fish boats they depended on for their livelihood.
Otherwise, the prince would scold him, so the people accepted the money. After a day of hard work, the 30,000-strong army finally renovated the Hangou Floating Bridge and arrived at the mouth of the lake to check the situation.
"Liu Yuan, Liang Chen, come here. Liang Chen, you are in the north of here, in the direction of the two cities of Hengjiang Chao County. Dig trenches and cast hedgehog stakes to defend against the armies of the two cities."
"Liu Yuan, you set up a catapult position here to block the entrance of the lake."
"Your Majesty, the mouth of this lake is 700 steps wide, and the range of a catapult is between 300 and 500 steps. I'm afraid it will be difficult to block the mouth of Chaohu if we only set up positions on one side."
"General Liu, don't worry, the catapult I designed can easily reach a distance of 700 steps."
“It’s such a magical thing”
"The general will wait and see"
"That's great. We must let these bastards go into the river to feed the fish."
"Xiao Wu meets the Crown Prince"
"You came just in time. I'll give you the drawings and you can quickly build a rock dump truck. The faster the better."
"I have brought ten catapults to fight against the country south of the four bows."
"How did you get a four-prow warship?"
"In the Battle of Yangzhong, the two bows of the Annan Kingdom warship were stranded. The two bows were only slightly damaged and can be used after simple repairs."
"With four warships, we are more confident. If you leave, follow the drawings I gave you. On the basis of the catapult, we will change it to a catapult. The warships will be hidden in the Hangou."