Chapter 679: The First Battle of the Thousand Mile Journey
"Zhu Shuai, the number of people is reduced by a thousand..."
Dong Qiaosheng's face was miserable, and his whole body was full of undisguised decadence. As the leader of the army, he knew that although Zhu Biaojun still claimed to have 60,000 people, the actual number was less than five
Ten thousand people.
A large number of sergeants fled during the two days when the army left Kaizhou and entered Jiazhou.
Nearly 5,000 people left on the first night, and more than 1,000 people left last night. Even the cavalry unit that Zhu Biao valued most was missing more than 1,000 people. Fortunately, most of these people had consciences and went alone when they left.
Ride the horse away.
"It's good to leave. After they leave, we are more pure..."
This word was used rather strangely. Zhu Biao's tone was faint, which made Dong Qiaosheng feel like smiling. No one in this time and space has ever used 'pure' in this way. But the King of Song next to Zhu Biao did not do this.
He was leisurely and elegant, and the only thing he could think about was that if the troops dispersed, he would be in danger. He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, it turned into a sigh.
The troops have entered Jiazhou from Kaizhou. For the soldiers in the army, this is the official departure from home. Zhu Biao had expected this large-scale escape. It can even be said that the amount of troops in the army has not yet been reached.
Reaching the bottom line he had previously expected.
After calming down, Zhu Biao completely put all the distracting thoughts in his mind behind him. "What happened to the sick soldiers in the army?"
"The hundred soldiers who fell ill due to the rain the night before have all recovered, and the remaining three hundred or so lightly and seriously injured are also getting better. If there are no accidents, minor injuries can be cured within ten days, and serious injuries can gradually improve in a month.
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"Good." Zhu Biao felt reassured when Dong Qiaosheng worked. Because he was not 'smart' but very careful.
"We will support the sick and injured according to the rations for the past few days, and things... will continue - pass on!"
Taking meticulous care of every sick and wounded in the army is best done in the open, so that the soldiers can see and hear it.
This was also a means for Zhu Biao to build up military morale.
Of course, war is still the most important means to restore military morale and improve military morale.
In the next battle, Zhu Biao will pull out a nail in front of him, a nail that blocks his troops from going south to contact Qu Wutong - Bawu Fort.
The mixed yellow rainwater merged into patches of water, and the water was filled with buckets of weeds. Looking down from the wall of Peitai Town, the whole place looked like a lake of water and grass. The summer rain was pouring underground.
It's like a big sticky net, the sky and the ground are inextricably stuck together. And people's hearts are also stuck with it to the point of being indescribably depressed and irritable.
A man galloped towards Peitai Town on horseback wading through water and grass. He was wearing an ocher-colored coir raincoat and an ocher-colored coir raincoat, half-bowed on his horse like an ocher-colored hedgehog.
When he arrived at the fence outside the town wall, the man jumped off his horse lightly and said hello to the sergeant guarding the fence. The four sergeants put down their swords and guns and worked together to lift the fence for the quick riders, leaving only the
Nest after nest of yellow mud pits. At the same time, the gate of the town opened, and people rushed into the town like flying horses.
The King of Song was in Peitai Town, and Zhu Biao himself was also in Peitai Town, although more than 40,000 Song troops were spread out in three groups over a twenty-mile radius.
Two days ago, Zhu Biao was still thinking about taking Bawu Fort, but who would have thought that the moderate rain in the "Impression" turned into a torrential downpour, and it lasted for two days at a time. The entire army was immobilized!
"Commander, the Jiazhou Army continues to conquer Yunyang, and the Sizhou Army is still holding back in Gao'an. There has been no movement of the enemy troops in the past two days."
Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief. Yunyang was at least a day's journey from Peitai Town. It was raining heavily and the road was slippery. Taking two days in one day was no joke, and Gao'an was even further away. In this way, our side
Although the army stayed near Peitai Town for two days, the pursuers did not take the opportunity to close the distance between them.
For Zhu Biao, this is great news.
King Song shook his head disapprovingly. His melancholy thoughts were still stuck with the pounding summer rain outside the house. He sat on the wooden chair and stared blankly at the shining water of Shuidang at the gate. Today
It was June 17th. It had been more than ten days since I lost Yongxing City, but I had just escaped from Kaizhou to Fenshui County in the east of Jiazhou. At this speed, I wanted to go to Northern Xinjiang.
Then what year and month is the number?
Moreover, it rained three times in half a month, especially the last two, which really wasted time.
The pounding summer rain shows no sign of stopping.
Forty or fifty miles south of Peitai Town is Miao County. Miao County is adjacent to Yunshui in the northwest and Miao Mountain in the southeast. Miao Mountain is directly connected to the Dong'an Mountains. It can be said to be a traffic hub guarding the South Road. According to Tanma News
Yang You, the prefect of Dianjiang who was loyal to the imperial court, sent his subordinate Song Mei, General Huya Zhonglang, to lead 20,000 elite troops to resist in Miao County, blocking the army's way south. Although the prefect of Fenshui County was led by Fan Zhao, all his troops were taken away.
We also borrowed more than 10,000 troops and horses from our allies, and together with the raised civilians and soldiers, 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers were deployed on the west bank of Yunshui River.
This group of troops and Song Mei's troops in Miao County supported each other and responded to each other. The defense line blocked Zhu Biao in the east of Fenshui County. Zhu Biao planned to conquer Miao County, that is, to capture the Bawu Fort where Song Mei stationed his troops.
This will be the first battle in his journey of thousands of miles, and it is also a battle that must be won. Otherwise, the army will have no choice but to turn back to the east and fight to the death with a hundred thousand pursuing troops.
Because, because the northern part of Jiazhou is a vast swamp of clouds and mist!
The Red Army could climb snow-capped mountains and cross grasslands, but Zhu Biao did not have the ability to lead the army across the clouds and swamps!
Therefore, we had to choose between going south or east. Compared with the clouds and water that were dozens of feet wide, Bawu Fort was easier to fight. But who knew that before they even got close to the enemy, the army was blocked by rain in Peitai Town?
, unable to move.
Zhu Biao could only be grateful that it was not autumn now, otherwise "one autumn rain and one cold, ten autumn rains to wear cotton", the cold can also greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the entire army, but his heart is getting colder and colder.
On June 19, the light rain continued to fall.
Braving the light rain, the main force of the Song Army, more than 30,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, arrived at the foot of Bawu Fort and set up camp on a high ground. The remaining troops were divided from Peitai Town to Bawu Fort.
The troops were on guard along the way, and they were also keeping an eye out for the pursuers behind them.
"Today's action will be decided by Zhu Shuai alone." King Song said to Zhu Biao.
"But in the current situation, Song Mei's priority is obviously to defend the city. If he never fights with us in the field and just defends the city behind closed doors, what should we do to him?"
The strategy of luring the enemy was that Zhu Biao and the King of Song used their troops lightly to observe the formation, thus committing danger, which caused many hesitations and worries among the generals.
Only Zhu Biao was confident and muttered on his horse: "Someone has learned about Song Mei's life. He was born in a humble family, brave but not resourceful. At first, he rose to power by hunting down thieves. Although he had adventures and had outstanding martial arts,
He gained quite a reputation in Jiazhou, but he was not a general.
Before he came to Miao County this time, he must have received great trust. After all, although I, Zhu Biao, am not from the Central Plains, but until now, the war has been going on, I am afraid that few people dare to despise me. The best result for Bawu Fort is to firmly defend it.
The city blocked our army's way south.
It's a pity that Song Mei's people at the top don't know people. They don't know that a brave and foolhardy person like Song Mei can only be a charging general and cannot lead an army.
If he is a person with a calm personality, or even a mediocre person, it is difficult for our army to easily succeed in this battle. But Song Mei, after listening to his instructions on the summit, may have already harbored jealousy towards me.
If you appear with King Song at the foot of Bawu Castle again, you only need to use Qingqi to kill him, or he will rush out of the city in a hurry."
"The king and Zhu Shuai appeared together at the foot of the fort..." Zhang Nan took over the words with a slight hesitation, "A person like Song Mei, who started from humble beginnings, is so greedy for the sake of great achievements that he is afraid that he will give it up.
If you don’t let it go, come out to chase it!”
This is not to say that Zhang Nan's family background is so good, but because he was born as a Wu Jinshi in Kaizhou and a major in science. Not only him, Zhang He, Lu Tong, Chen An, etc., all of them are Wu Jinshi.
He was born as a scholar. Song Mei was promoted to hunt for petty thieves. Although the two sides were at the same level in terms of status, there was still a big gap in status. Just like professionals looked down on amateurs, Huangpu students looked down on Tubal Road. This is
A class difference.
Zhang Nan is the favorite general of the King of Song, and he is also the only general in this army now. Other leading generals, such as Chen An, Zhang He, Wu Boniu, Lu Tong and others, are afraid that there will be a conflict between the King of Song and Zhu Biao.
I am more inclined to Zhu Biao.
Therefore, after Zhang Fuyang left, Zhu Biao did not hesitate to hand over Zhang Fuyang's remaining troops to Zhang Nan to express his gratitude to the King of Song. His words now were no less than a direct expression of approval, and the other generals also
There is nothing more to say.
Zhu Biao and the King of Song went to Bawu Castle to watch the formation. One hundred Song kings were dead, and Zhu Biao's life was not in danger. Since Zhang Nan agreed, what else could Zhang He, Chen An and the others say?
"Song Mei, if you see me coming, why don't you come down and surrender as soon as possible!"
"Song Mei, if you dare to go my way, I will deal with you today!"
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The large army of the Song Army was encamped, and a small group of cavalry troops rushed to the foot of Bawu Fort and cursed at the Jiazhou Army on the city. The scolding was so unpleasant that everyone in the city was anxious. They used bricks and stones to
Arrows and more filthy words were thrown at him.
Zhu Biao smiled and sat on his horse, watching the performance of the scolding troops from a distance until the moment the camp was set up.
It was already noon, and the Song army who had set up camp in the rain quickly changed into dry military uniforms in a tent lined with oilcloth and wax cloth that was impermeable to rain. Then he drank vegetable soup and ate dry food, grasping every moment.
Energy is replenished every minute and every second.
At this time, King Song and Zhu Biao, together with a hundred light cavalry, rode briskly out of the camp and went straight to the place below Bawu Castle.
While the city's defenders were having lunch, they came up to conduct "reconnaissance."
This is what the defenders on the city thought. After the news reached Song Mei's ears, Song Mei also thought so. The Song army came over to check the city defense at this time. Although it was a little closer, it was not because of the fact that at this time, Duan was in the city.
The defenders are eating, don't you have time to pay attention to them? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
