"What does this mean?" Meng Hai was stunned, not believing his ears. Song Jun actually wanted to let him go and persuade Gao Ding to surrender?
Isn’t this nonsense, the most ridiculous thing in the world?
"Why are you standing there, why don't you hurry up and leave." Sima Cuo pushed Meng Hai, waved his hand to summon two more soldiers and said, "Give him his horse and send him out of the camp."
"Yes, General."
Meng Hai walked out of the Song Army camp in a daze. After some hesitation, he seemed to have come to his senses and then galloped toward the Peijiang River.
Sima Cuo watched Meng Hai running out, and then turned back to the Chinese army's tent to hand over his life to Qu Wutong.
At this time, Jiang Yiwei and Fei Tong were also in the tent. After hearing this, they looked at each other and smiled with Qu Wutong.
"Ask the scouts to pay close attention to the movements of the enemy forces on the other side, and report back as soon as there is any news." Qu Wutong smiled and looked at Jiang Yiwei and Fei Tong, "Whether we succeed or not depends on our luck in the next two days. If there is no movement, we will Quan should be a chess piece for the future."
After annihilating Meng Hai's 5,000 troops, a lot of information obtained from the interrogation allowed the Song army to wipe away the decadence and despair of yesterday. Zhu Biao's army had already reached the edge of Julu County, and it was just around the corner to open a way for himself to survive. .
From last night to today, when the news came out, Song Jun's military morale was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye. Qu Wutong was unwilling to give up after receiving the benefits, so he discussed a plan with Jiang Yiwei and Fei Tong overnight. It's not a strategy.
As long as this strategy is successful, it will be easy to defeat Yong Liang's army against Gaoding. But if it is not successful, then it will be to let go of Meng Hai in vain, which will have no effect in a short time.
But it's not a big deal to let Meng Hai go. This guy has been seriously injured. Even if he returns to the other side of the Peijiang River, he won't be able to go to the battlefield in a short time.
On a wooden raft, Meng Hai crossed the Peijiang River. When he learned that Meng Hai had turned back, Yong Liang immediately went to the Gaoding camp to inquire more about it.
Gao Ding replied: "Let the thief Qu out of justice." Naturally, he would not admit frankly to Yong Liang that Qu Wutong had the intention of recruiting him to surrender. That would not be appropriate.
But how could Yong Liang be so gullible? Meng Hai was the top martial scholar in Jiazhou and had a great reputation. Only Qu Wutong would be captured and released if he was crazy. So he coaxed him and said, "Do you think Meng Hai can be trusted?" Liang didn't believe what Gao Ding said, and he couldn't determine whether it was true or false. Such clichés couldn't explain why.
Gao Ding said to him categorically: "Meng Hai is very loyal to the imperial court. Brother Yong should not say such heart-breaking words again, so as not to hurt the hearts of loyal ministers."
With looting along the way, the Song army's chariots and horses expanded again. There were only three thousand in Yonglong County. When Zhu Biao's troops advanced into Julu, he did not say anything about the chariots and horses in the rear, but the main force of the front army There are no fewer than four thousand chariots and horses.
Except for the five thousand cavalry, if the thirty thousand infantry were to march by force, four thousand chariots and horses would be enough for the journey. But because Langxiang County and Malu County would not be in danger in the short term, Zhu Biao thought again Taking advantage of the opportunity to add some of our own 'reserves' along the way to Anping, half of the four thousand chariots and horses were used to transport armaments and grain.
But even so, with the remaining half of the chariots and horses carrying the sergeants, if Zhu Biaojun wanted to march with all his strength, his speed would rise to a considerable level.
On the second day after Meng Hai was captured and manipulated, Gaoding and Yong Liang led their troops to retreat to the city of Malu County.
Zhu Biao's army was less than a hundred miles away from the Jiazhou Army's garrison. That night, the Song Army's cavalry rushed to the old Gaoding camp in Peijiang. When the cavalry arrived, Qu Guantong's troops had already crossed the river and occupied the area. Jiazhou Army Old Camp.
Zhu Biao and Qu Wutong wanted to see each other again, and each felt a sense of right and wrong in their hearts. Although the situation was difficult at the beginning, Zhu Biao still had a chance of recovery. But now, the rootless duckweed ghost knows Can you complete the journey of thousands of miles?
"Zhu Shuai wants to defeat the Lu Army?"
After sighing with emotion, the topic quickly turned to military strategy. After joining forces, the Song Army's road to the west was now open. Gaoding, and the southern part of Lu where Yongliang retreated and defended, logically speaking, there was no need for the Song Army to fight. But Zhu Biao insisted on fighting, and Qu Wutong was inevitably confused.
"Our army currently has no foundation and is far away from home. The morale of the entire army is low and the morale of the army is in turmoil. If we don't gather people's hearts and inspire fighting spirit quickly, the future prospects will be worrying." Zhu Biao said in a low voice.
When Qu Wutong heard this, he immediately understood what Zhu Biao meant. He wanted to use continuous victories to improve the morale of the army and stabilize the military situation. No matter how valuable such victories were, they just had to come one after another.
"You will eventually understand."
At noon the next day, the main force of the Song Army's infantry arrived.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Song army gathered together and held a swearing-in meeting. The King of Song gave a speech on the stage. Although the words he said were empty, the rewards for the entire army were cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, and altars of fine wine.
"Gaoding did not retreat into the city of Lu County. Instead, he re-established a stronghold at the Yumai Mountain Pass at the source of the Peijiang River. His troops were at the mountain pass. On the west road beside the stronghold was Yongliang's 5,000 Dianjiang Army. There is a trail behind Dingzhai that leads to the back of Yongliangzhai."
It was not without profit for the Song army to stand still for two days. The scouts found out all the information about Gaoding and Yongliang's army, and even found out that Meng Hai, who was seriously injured, had been sent back to Bailu County to recuperate by Gaoding.
Rewarding the whole army with food and drink is only one of the reasons. The second is to win the battle and build up confidence. Zhu Biao's decision was to attack the mountain pass on the west bank of Peijiang at night. There are many chariots and horses in the army. More than 2,000 chariots are enough to carry 20,000 chariots at one time. The infantry, together with the five thousand cavalry, captured the Gaoding and Yongliang battalions. It can be said that they were captured with ease.
"Chen An, Zhang He, Li Kai, and Sima Cuo, I have ordered you four to lead your troops to attack Gaoding's stronghold. After defeating the enemy, immediately divide your troops and attack westward behind Yongliang's stronghold."
"The general will wait to receive his orders."
"Wu Boniu and Dong Zhiping, you two will lead the army to attack Yongliang's army camp on the west road. The two armies will meet each other tonight. The west road will be half an hour later than the middle road."
"promise."
"Dou Bing. With your three thousand cavalry, after the two strongholds are defeated at Peijiang Mountain Pass, you will lead your troops directly into the city of Maru County. Take the city for me!"
"No." Dou Bing stood up and accepted the order.
When it got dark, 3,000 cavalry and more than 2,000 carriages slowly poured out of the Song army camp. Scouts and cavalry led the way, and under the bright moonlight, more than 20,000 cavalry took advantage of the moon.
Zhu Biao, King Song and others will continue to stay in the stronghold. After dawn tomorrow, they will lead the troops to the west. Although the military stronghold is not bad, it is still comfortable to live in the city. Zhu Biao still has to carry out the Reserve' great cause yet.
When the more than 20,000 cavalrymen arrived at the mountain pass in Jiangxi, it was already about the fifth watch. In summer, the sun breaks early, and the sky turns white at most an hour after the fifth watch.
Ten miles away from the mountain pass, 20,000 infantrymen quickly dismounted and reorganized into a queue. Dou Bing led the cavalry to guard the carriages and horses. Then the army divided into two groups, each heading towards its own goal. Wu Boniu and Dong Zhiping thought of themselves
It was about half an hour late. After the soldiers had entered five miles, he ordered the soldiers to hide carefully and rest for half an hour.
At five o'clock in the morning, the rooster crows, and it's time for hard-working people to get up. But for the military, this is just the time to get up and prepare food. It's better to wait until dawn for the large group of people to get up, and there will be ready-made food.
They were unprepared for the Song Army, which was seventy or eighty miles away, because the Song Army had been entrenched on the riverside for three days and was still motionless. Not only did Gao Ding doubt that the Song Army would march directly to the west, but even the soldiers at the bottom generally believed it.
After realizing this, many soldiers stationed in the western part of Lu were secretly worried!
After all, the Song army was followed by hundreds of thousands of relentless pursuers. The Song army had been delayed for three days. If they still wanted to move south, the pursuers would catch up.
"That's the time." Chen An's eyes lit up, he looked back at Li Kai and nodded.
Li Kai was also observing the enemy's situation with a telescope and found that the Lu army's defense was really lax. How could it be better if we don't fight now!
The four generals, one on the left and one on the right, Chen An, Zhang He, Li Kai, and Sima Cuo, divided into two groups, each leading his own troops into the Gaoding barracks.
Suddenly attacked, the Malu defenders whose defenses at the front gate were lax immediately panicked. They closed the village gate, closed the antlers and fences, and their efficiency became even worse in the panic.
A few sharp arrows shot by Shao Shao fell into the army of ten thousand people, but the raindrops floating in the lake could not stir up any waves. The Gaoding army was in chaos, and the Song army was overjoyed.
Chen An rode his horse and rushed to the gate of the village. Several sharp arrows were immediately shot at him, but they did not hurt him at all. The big knife in his hand was like a dragon. He swung his tail and swept the antlers in front of the village, and the fence had been cleared by him.
Make a passage.
Following this passage, Chen An led his troops and rushed straight to the camp gate. He aimed his chariot sword at the camp gate and struck it with great force. The iron lock that bound the gate of the village immediately split into two and fell to the ground. Then his pawns came forward.
Go and push the door.
Chen An and Zhang He led their troops to rush to the gate first. Li Kai and Sima Cuo did not seize this opportunity, so they simply fought against the fence in front of them. The high-definition camp was very crudely built, with a poor foundation.
It is unstable, and the surrounding camp walls are only a layer of thick wood that is as tall as a person. It is easy to chop with knives and axes or to dig through the soil.
Gaoding had originally made up his mind that when the Song army began to move south, he and Yong Liang abandoned the stronghold and retreated to the city of Malu County, occupying the city and defending it. The camp at the mountain pass was not built with any care at all.
Therefore, it didn't take long for Li Kai and Sima Cuo to poke several holes in the camp wall on the right side of the Gaoding camp.
The sudden arrival of the Song Army from the left and right undoubtedly caught Gao Ding off guard, and he hurriedly organized his army to fight. However, they were suddenly attacked in the middle of the night, and the Lu Army was well prepared. "Quickly go to Xizhai for help——" Gao Ding
When he found that he could not evacuate his troops, the whole army would be scattered as soon as he withdrew, so he could only send his personal followers to Yong Liang for help.
Zhang He led his troops straight into the central army, and met Gaoding. Surrounded by a group of soldiers and guards, he was trying his best to adjust his troops and horses, although the effect was minimal. He immediately rode towards Gaoding!
"Don't worry, sir. The thief will take care of me——" A guard next to Gaoding shouted, jumped up on the horse, circled in the air, and brought a flash of fire-colored sword light from top to bottom.
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