On August 23, the fifth day after the loss of Xiong County, the army of Yan King Zhu Di launched the first attack on Geng Bing's camp. [] The offensive was not violent. Taking advantage of the heavy fog in the morning, Zhu Di launched
After a sneak attack, the two sides only engaged in a brief battle. Less than an hour into the battle, due to a sudden heavy rain, both sides retreated their troops.
Geng Bing, a veteran on the battlefield with rich combat experience, knew that this battle was just a foreplay. King Yan Zhu Di was attacking tentatively this time, and he would not be so sparse next time. King Yan did not have much food and grass, let alone enough food.
The military guards came here from Peiping to transport grain and grass. His supplies mainly depended on going south to rob the grain stores of various government offices. Therefore, he would not confront the imperial army here for a long time. The next battle would probably be earth-shattering.
Therefore, General Geng inspected the entire camp in the heavy rain, mobilized all the troops, and was ready to fight at any time. The heavy rain continued until the evening, and the river surged, making a roar like a cow, and roared eastward.
In Geng Bing's military camp, all the soldiers lay awake that night and did not sleep at all. Even ordinary soldiers knew that this heavy rain destroyed many defenses and the roads were muddy, although the road conditions were unfavorable to both sides.
Yes, but the King of Yan has fewer soldiers and the court has more soldiers. This unfavorable factor obviously has a greater impact on the court.
However, after a night of waiting, no soldiers from the King of Yan came. It was not until dawn broke in the east that Geng Bing lifted his guard. The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and smoke started to rise from the King of Yan's camp before Geng Bing's camp. Geng Bing climbed up to the watchtower and observed carefully for a long time.
Slowly going down the stairs, since King Yan was not in a hurry to attack, he would not be in a hurry. The longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it would be to King Yan. Compared with those young generals who are eager for success, this veteran general is very calm.
However, at noon, three cannons were fired from King Yan's camp, and the army broke into the camp, shouting and roaring like the raging Hutuo River, and launched a full-scale attack on Geng Bing's camp.
Geng Bing climbed up to the watchtower, looked out from a high place, and commanded calmly. Under his orders, the flags changed, and the general orders were accurately and timely transmitted to the armies. All the troops attacked and defended under Geng Bing's command and dispatch.
Well-organized, his military camp was always a rock. No matter how the Yan army surged in like a flood, it remained unmoved.
Suddenly, a team coming in like arrows caught Geng Bing's attention. The team had two big flags, one flag said "Yan" and the other flag said "Di". Geng Bing hurriedly took two steps forward, holding his hands tightly.
He held on to the wooden compartment of the watchtower and murmured to himself: "It's King Yan. King Yan Zhu Di has personally taken action!"
It has long been heard that King Yan Zhu Di must take the lead in every battle. At first he thought it was the generals of the border army taking credit for the King of Yan and deliberately reporting the victory to flatter him. Only then did Geng Bing believe the rumor with his own eyes when he saw with his own eyes the big flag with the word "Di" representing the King of Yan himself.
Not false.
Geng Bing's heart jumped involuntarily. He stared intently at the team led by King Zhu Di of Yan. From visual inspection, the strength of this team should be about 4,000, all of which were cavalry. King Zhu Di of Yan personally led the elite cavalry.
As he was rushing toward the Fengzi camp in the southeast corner, Geng Bing immediately raised his hand and ordered: "Fengzi camp, meet the enemy with arrows, use swords and shields behind the palace, and then set up a spear formation, blocking on three lines, don't let Yan Ni take even half a step, disobey the order."
Whoever, kill!"
"Hula la!"
The flag was fluttering on the watchtower. The Fengzi camp followed the command of the commander and hurriedly mobilized troops and horses. However, King Yan came with a fierce momentum, but it was like a dragonfly touching water. The arrow rain from the southeast military camp just flew into the air like a dark cloud. King Yan hurriedly rushed towards it.
The cavalry in front seemed to have suddenly hit an invisible wall. They turned their horses' heads in unison, barely stopping for a moment, and then drew a scimitar-like arc, cutting sharply towards the ground in the southwest corner.
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"What a superb horsemanship, so uniform and well-trained. This must be the elite of the Northern Army. Maybe it is the cavalry of the famous Yanshan Three Guards!"
Geng Bing stood on the watchtower and could not help but secretly praise him. However, he did not take it seriously when King Yan pretended to attack the Fengzi camp and then used the speed of the cavalry to raid the camp. His defensive line was weatherproof, how could it be?
Such a simple trick can be used to break through. Especially..., King Yan actually chose the Dizi camp. The Dizi camp is in the southwest. The southwest wind is blowing today. Isn't this conducive to the power of the defender's arrows?
General Geng threw away his long beard, and a smile appeared on his stern face: "The order is sent to Diziying..."
In the Dizi camp, Magistrate Wei and County Magistrate Xu folded their hands and stood at the height of the back camp, with their feet raised and looking into the distance. They saw the King of Yan's cavalry coming at lightning speed. Although they were still far apart, there were countless layers of soldiers between them.
There were many swords and guns standing there, and the sun was shining coldly. Magistrate Wei was still a little frightened.
The immediate superior of Xuzhi County comforted him: "You must worry, this is neither Zhuozhou nor Xiongxian. General Geng has been fighting all his life. How can he be easy to deal with? Besides, there are 100,000 troops here, a full 100,000.
How can King Yan defeat this army?"
Magistrate Wei coughed and said, "Ahem, I... I'm naturally not afraid. It's just that the enemy army is fierce, and I... am just worried about the soldiers in front."
Magistrate Wei put on a look of pity and lamented: "Who has no parents, who has no wife and children? The people in front of me are not foreigners, they are all my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, but they are fighting each other and killing each other.
I... feel sad for this!"
As soon as he said this, he saw a bearded man leading a dozen soldiers walking this way. As soon as Magistrate Wei saw him, he waved and said with a smile: "Xiao Xia, where are you going?"
The man who came up was Xia Xu, who had fled to Geng Bing camp with him. Xia Xu stood still, raised his hands to him and said with a smile: "Ah ha, it turns out to be Mr. Wei, Mr. Xu. I saw the Yan army rushing towards me.
He wanted to step forward to help in the battle, but Commander Hong was afraid that our brothers would disrupt his formation, so he did not agree and only asked us to watch the battle on the sidelines..."
While Xia Xu was speaking, the dozen or so people he had brought with him had already walked separately to several nearby tents. This was the back camp of the Dizi Camp, where grain and grass were stored. The surrounding tents were not for military storage.
Grain and oil are used to make food and cook food for the entire battalion.
Magistrate Xu smiled and said: "Xia Xiaowei is determined to kill the enemy and serve the country. His loyalty is commendable."
Xia Xun looked up at the two officials standing on the stage, put his hands on his hips and smiled: "Yes, since Commander Hong won't allow it, I have no choice but to find a way to help him."
Wei Zhifu asked curiously: "How does Xia Xiaowei plan to help General Hong?"
Xia Xu smiled and said: "That's it!"
Magistrate Wei followed the direction he pointed and couldn't help but jump in shock: "Oh no, there's a fire!"
I saw a sudden flame burning on a nearby tent. A soldier brought by Xia Xu ran out of the tent carrying two barrels of oil. He walked to the side and poured water on the piles of horse hay. Go. At the same time, several tents were ignited with fire and thick smoke was rising. Wei Zhifu stared at Xia Xu with his eyes straight, and said in horror: "You...you...you are crazy, why did you set the tents on fire?" ?”
On the side, Xu Zhixian had already reacted. He pulled Wei Zhifu's sleeve and backed away in fear. As he backed away, he said in a trembling voice: "You... you are the people of King Yan!"
The southwesterly wind was blowing at this time. In fact, it has been a southwesterly wind for the past few days. The wind was particularly strong today. Although the firewood was covered with a raincloth, yesterday's heavy rain made the firewood very wet and oil was poured on it to light the fire. Burning, thick smoke billowed and floated forward quickly, filling the whole camp like a thick fog that covered the sky and the ground. It was almost impossible to see anyone five steps away.
Commander Dizi Yinghong was concentrating on commanding the entire army to fight against the Yan army's cavalry. Suddenly he saw billowing smoke coming towards him. He was surprised. He looked back and wondered: "What happened?"
Zhang Baoleng, who had been following Commander Hong and pretending to watch the enemy's formation, accidentally drew out his saber. He raised the sword and dropped it. Then he flashed into the smoke and shouted loudly: "Hong Yu is rebelling, Hong Yu is rebelling, Hong Yu is defecting to King Yan." La!"
The Ming army in Diziying was shocked when they heard the news. However, they could not see anything and could not hear General Hong's rebuttal. The morale of the army was immediately in chaos. Zhang Bao's soldiers, who had already spread out like ghosts, were like ghosts, taking advantage of the panic. He Yan specially selected generals at all levels to attack. For a time, there was no leader and everything was in chaos. No one knew how many people King Yan had sneaked in under the thick smoke. The Dizi camp's defense collapsed.
What happened here was also witnessed by Geng Bing who was standing on the watchtower. He immediately realized that Zhang Bao had already surrendered to King Yan. He had simply sneaked into his military camp and used the black tiger to take out his heart. Geng Bing was anxious. They hurriedly ordered all the battalions to go to the rescue and be on alert, but the battalions were all on the same page, so how could they adjust in such a hurry? Moreover, the generals of the Yan Army, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Tan Yuan, Ma Yun, Gu Cheng and others, led a fierce attack. , how can you be allowed to send troops to come back for reinforcements? No matter how strict Geng Bing's deployment is, it is only for the outside world. How can there be many obstacles between the battalions?
Therefore, Geng Bing could only watch as King Yan's cavalry broke through the defense line of the Dizi camp and rushed into the dense fog. After a while, he kicked past the camp and rushed into the Muzi camp from the flank like a gust of wind. After being exposed, chaos and fear, like dominoes, quickly caused a chain reaction in Geng Bing's originally indestructible camp. The offensive and defensive battles have developed towards inevitable hand-to-hand combat.
Geng Bing gritted his teeth, turned around and walked downstairs...
Zhu Di still took the lead this time, overwhelming the Dizi Camp. After breaking through the Muzi Camp, he led his cavalry across the entire enemy formation without stopping, causing Geng Bing's camp to be in a state of chaos. Geng Bing, who was over sixty years old, was furious. , personally mounted his horse and raised his gun to meet the enemy. At this moment, due to the internal decay, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others had already rushed into Geng Bing's camp. Zhang Yu crossed his horse and carried his gun into the enemy camp, and happened to meet the veteran Geng Bing.
The old man does not use his muscles and bones as his strength. Even if Geng Bing is a hero, how can he fight with human power at this moment? What's more, Zhang Yu is one of the most brave generals under the command of King Yan. Since ancient times, famous generals of seventy and eighty years have still commanded the army. Yes, but if you want him to charge into the battlefield and kill the enemy, then you can only do it in storytelling. After a few battles, Geng Bing was knocked off his helmet by a shot from Zhang Yu, and he was so shocked that he waved his horse. He then fell down on his saddle and was defeated.
"Failed! My great reputation has been ruined in one day!"
Changxing Hou was heartbroken and refused to retreat. Seeing the commander's flag heading south, the entire Ming army was shaken. However, behind them was the Hutuo River. The floods of the Hutuo River were surging and many wooden bridges and pontoons were washed away by the flood. They could retreat again.
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