Chapter 685: The three-way encirclement, the army is five hundred thousand
In July, the Beginning of Autumn has passed. The weather has not turned cooler at all, and the scorching sun is still making people unbearably hot. But the pouring rain is also a headache!
The Song army of 50,000 Xu arrived at the boundary between Jiazhou and Huizhou. Zhu Biao looked back and was disappointed. Huizhou was the territory of the imperial court, and it was not as comfortable here as in the west of Jiazhou.
The coalition forces of 100,000 Sizhou Army and Jiazhou Army were still chasing after them. At the same time, the 200,000 troops dispatched by the imperial court were also launched from the southwest of Huizhou. Together with the Huizhou Army in front, the force was blocked ten times.
Yu's military strength is gathered together.
After leaving western Jiazhou, Zhu Biaojun's pressure instantly increased to an unbearable level.
But this is not the real key to Zhu Biao. It depends on manpower. Ten times the army pressed down by three directions does not necessarily have to be defeated. Huizhou is so big that there is plenty of room for maneuver. For Zhu Biaoyan, the real
The key point was that the heavy rain came one after another, turning the road into a quagmire. This was undoubtedly the biggest bad news for the Song army, which had just realized the integration of chariots and horses and was preparing to show off its talents.
There is a river in Huizhou that connects Yunmeng Daze and Dajiang, the Canglan River. During the blood dragon disaster during the Sui Dynasty, the blood dragon that harmed most of the royal family's masters passed through this river and caused floods.
Swimming into the river.
But today, there is no blood dragon flooding, and the Canglan River is still in danger of jumping its embankment. This not only threatens the Huizhou governor's office and the court, but also threatens Zhu Biao. If the river embankment collapses at any point, the flood will pour back.
, how large a flood discharge area is needed to flatten the Canglan River connecting Yunmeng Daze?
As for Zhu Biao's army and horses, no matter how large the flood discharge area is, whichever side of the river they are on, it is very likely that they will block their way north. If it is on the south side of the river, they may not even be able to see the northeast-southwest direction.
The Canglan River was crowded by 300,000 pursuing troops at the edge of the flood discharge area, and the entire army was wiped out.
The big rivers are full of water and the small rivers are full.
The Canglan River corresponds to the entire Huizhou, and the Binshui River corresponds to only Liyang County. This county was also the first battle where Zhu Biao's army escaped from the western border of Jiazhou and entered Huizhou.
A flood spread across more than half of Liyang County. Countless acres of farmland on both sides of the river were flooded, countless houses were washed away, and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced and became homeless refugees...
Outsiders say it is a natural disaster, but everyone in Liyang knows that although it is true that this flood is a natural disaster, it is even more of a man-made disaster!
If it weren't for those corrupt worms, how could the Binshui River dam become so 'vulnerable'?
As early as the late Emperor's 13th year of Taiping, there was a great flood in Liyang County. At that time, the river surged and broke through the embankment city. The water poured back into the city. The water depth in the city was more than ten feet deep. It took two months to retreat.
All the houses and warehouses were destroyed, and the soldiers and civilians were drowned to death. At that time, the prefect of Liyang County was directly beheaded, and the governor of Huizhou was deprived of his official position.
The two subsequent governors of the prefecture and the governor of Liyang County all learned from the past and used all means to strengthen the Binshui embankment. However, good officials cannot all come from Liyang County. The current governor is a good money-maker, and he is also a good official.
A short-sighted idiot.
There are many ways to make money in Liyang County, but he chose Hefang. The latter naturally has a lot of money, but the consequences are also shocking. After four years of manipulation, the original strong Binshui River dam was in dilapidated condition.
This ultimately led to the catastrophe this summer.
What goes up is what works down. The prefect is corrupt, and the entire Liyang County officialdom is also following suit. Civil servants are embezzling, and military attachés are paying their salaries. This has become a common practice in the past few years. It's not that no one has complained, but the prefect's roots are directly in Tianjing, and there are people above him.
As a support, no matter how many accusations you make, it won't hurt the person even a hair.
After a long period of indifference, heavy rains continued this summer, and the river defenses were in disrepair, making them vulnerable to the coming floods. First, Baibao and Shiqiao counties were hit by floods, and their geographical areas were completely devastated; then Chengdong and Ping County were hit by floods.
Ba, Changgang and three counties lost most of their population, casualties and exiles...
As the saying goes: Man-made disasters are imminent, and natural disasters will follow. This is the truth!
However, before the major disasters that often occur after floods show their signs, military disasters hit the people of Liyang County first.
Zhu Biao looked at the boundary of Liyang County in the distance and remembered a piece of information he had received before leaving. Because the situation was 'critical', the prefect Bi Yuanzhen, although he was greedy, did not dare to neglect the hundreds of thousands of suffering people in the county, lest they
Instigated by the Song army, a big incident occurred. In the past few days, the county and county officials have all been trying their best to open warehouses and release grain to appease the people and refugees. Bi Yuanzhen even asked the governor Zhou Feihong to ask all the people affected by the disaster in Liyang County this year.
All counties receive tax reductions and exemptions.
When his troops were about to leave Jiazhou territory, the latest news came that - now even the military rations stored in Ying County have begun to be transferred to Liyang County in large quantities.
Zhu Biao is currently having a fierce ideological struggle in his mind, whether to step into the disaster area, add fuel to the fire to Liyang County's primary school, and earn some reputation for benevolence and righteousness, or to avoid Liyang County where military roads are difficult to travel early and go to Liyang County.
Heading west——
=================I am the dividing line========================
On the eve of dawn, the land was dark, Fengle County.
This is the time when people are most sleepy and lazy. The guards have been squatting on the city wall all night, and their spirits have reached the peak of fatigue. It is about to get dark, and the people who come to change the guard are about to arrive. Who can do it after a restless night?
They no longer tense up their nerves, and everyone involuntarily relaxes. All they can think about is the person who is about to change the job and the bed where they can lie down comfortably...
Under the dots of morning stars, Dou Bing led three Yu Qiba quietly towards the south gate of Fengle County. Although everyone in the army was very careful, and their feet were bound, the footsteps of thousands of men and horses could not be heard.
In the silent night, it was still clearly heard. The rustling sounds became clearer and clearer, and inevitably reached the ears of the soldiers watching the night.
"Who? Who is he?"
"There are people below the city, there are people below the city——"
"Enemy attack, enemy attack——"
"It's Song Ni, Song Ni's army is here..."
Mixed and somewhat panicked shouts immediately resounded throughout the entire south city wall. The military marquis who was awakened on the city gate looked nervous and arrogant. While ordering all his men to be on guard, he hurriedly sent people to the county magistrate and county lieutenant in the city.
The accommodation is accessible.
Jin Quan is the county captain of Fengle County. He originally had about 800 people, but half of them have been transferred by the county. There are only one song, about 400 people stationed in the city. Together with the recent approaching of the Song Army,
The total number of Xiangyong gathered was just over a thousand.
"Rockets, shoot the rockets down quickly. You idiots, shoot the rockets down!" The extremely nervous military leader shouted at the top of his lungs at the archers who were firing arrows to the left and right.
"The crossbowmen, the crossbowmen are all ready, once the light is on..."
"Boom, boom, boom--" A series of explosions drowned out the roar of the military commander.
In order to allow Dou Bing to break through Fengle County quickly and without any hindrance, Zhu Biao specially gave him a few thunderbolt bombs as backup. The suspension bridge was cut off by King Song's masters, and four thunderbolt bombs were thrown into the city gate. There was a loud explosion, and the city gate
One door collapsed, and the lower half of the other door was missing.
"Kill..."
The shouts of death were like a fire ignited by the wind, and it spread in Fengle County in an instant. First, the residential buildings near the south city gate were in full bloom, then the entire city, and then it spread to the center of the city.
…
"What? Enemy attack?" Jin Quan jumped up from the bed, like a wild cat whose tail was stepped on. "Didn't the Song army go west? Didn't it go to Zhongxiang County? How could it suddenly kill them?
Are we under attack?"
In disbelief, Jin Quan shook the soldiers who came to report the news and questioned him like crazy.
"The local warriors in the town and the village are all useless, a bunch of idiots." He was killed by the Song army all the way to the city without any notice. Jin Quan was so angry and hysterical that he hurriedly put on his armor, scolding and shouting loudly.
He said: "Come here, pass on my military order and quickly gather troops and horses to reinforce the south gate!"
With his mind filled with astonishment, Jin Quan, who was confused, subconsciously issued such a reinforcement order. It is typical to treat a headache and treat a foot.
Naturally, it was unclear how the defenders in Fengle County mobilized the Song troops outside the city, but the steady influx of soldiers and horses at the south gate was quite accurate.
…
It's the same Liyang County, but the place has changed. Xincheng County.
The same scene as in Fengle County was also staged here, except that the leader of the army was changed from Dou Bing to Zhu Biao himself.
Looking at the brightly lit west gate, Zhu Biao smiled. Through the telescope, he could clearly see all the changes on the city wall. There were really not many defenders on it, only a hundred or ten people.
Xincheng County has much more troops than Fengle, because behind it is the disaster-stricken Chengdong and Pingba, so the troops have not been mobilized, but have been strengthened. However, compared to this moment, all their attention has been
I was attracted by the battle at the east gate.
"Commander..." Zhang Shilong is still wearing a rattan armor, a red scarf on his head, a ghost-headed sword in his hand, and a rattan sign hanging on his left arm. The fierce aura that overflows from his body has not weakened at all.
"Everyone in the department is ready, just give the order from the commander-in-chief." Behind him, his younger brother Zhang Shihu was dressed exactly like him.
"Okay." Zhu Biao's face hardened, and he glanced at the Zhang family's two generals. There were still thousands of rattan armor soldiers left, which were the most elite force in Qu Wutong's hands. "Let's go!!!"
"Kill..."
"kill--"
A series of shouts of killing suddenly sounded outside the West City Gate, and the astonished guards at the West Gate were stunned for a moment.
The two hundred crossbowmen braved the fire of a small number of archers from the top of the city after they reacted. They quickly approached the city wall fifty steps away and aimed their crossbows at the west wall.
"Whoosh-" Two black shadows slid down from the top of the city, causing two sharp whistles. The thousands of vine-armored soldiers in the fan-shaped charge were immediately stained with two red dots, and screams began,
Two feather arrows caused the death of three people in the Song Army. Whether it was the shield or the rattan armor on the body, it was useless in front of the feather arrows.
"Ah——" The crossbowmen under the city fired back, and the screams were heard from the top of the city at the same time. Then there was the loud noise of thunder bullets...
Less than half a quarter of an hour into the exchange of fire, the infantry archers at the top of the city stopped fighting back. Brothers Zhang Shilong and Zhang Shihu took the lead, and the master guards of the King of Song were on the side. One by one, they either flew up directly, or used swords and weapons to hit the city wall.
, the five-foot-high city wall could not stop them at all. Under such an attack force, the hundreds of defenders collapsed in a matter of seconds.
After half a stick of incense, the city gate opened.
"Brothers, kill -" Raising the spear in his hand high, Zhu Biao reined in his horse, sat down and his horse neighed in the air with its front hooves. With a loud shout, he took the lead and killed towards the city gate.
"Come on -"
"Kill--"
A louder and more noisy cry to kill instantly echoed over the west city of Xincheng.
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"Quick, hurry up -" In Fengle County, Jin Quan held a long spear in his hand and led his soldiers to Nancheng. He was hoping, hoping...
"Hurry up..., hurry up..." Riding on the horse, Jin Quan shouted urgently at the two to three hundred county soldiers and country soldiers behind him. He now wished he could grow a pair of wings immediately, "Whoosh"
'Fly to the south gate in one go——
However, before he could get close to the south of the city, the sound of horse hooves as the Song army entered the city could be clearly heard in his ears. Jin Quan's face turned pale, and the Song army had already entered the city.
"Quick, quick -" Shouting at the top of his lungs, Jin Quan thought of the county treasury not far from the county government office, and of the grain that had been shipped in less than two days ago... These must not be left to the rebels!
"You, take people to see the county treasury!" When passing by the county government office, Jin Quan no longer cared about the county magistrate. He listened to the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, pointed to an accompanying officer and said, "What should I do?
You don’t need to teach you, just make all preparations, and when the situation is really bad, you take action!" Even if it is set on fire, you must not leave half of it behind.
Without looking at the officer who took the order, Jin Quan stared and heard the sound of horse hooves, shouting: "Form up, the spearmen come forward."
As he spoke, a bright light appeared in front of his eyes.
The fire was bright, and there was no doubt that it was the Song army that was charging in.
His eyes tightened, Jin Quan's nerves suddenly shook, cavalry...
Dou Bing led his men into Fengle County. He did not waste a moment and immediately led his men to the county treasury to kill. Just as they turned a corner in the center of the city, they saw a bright fire ahead and a group of defenders.
They were getting into formation in a panic.
This should be the last force in Fengle County. Dou Bing smiled coldly, shook the sword in his hand, clamped his legs on the belly of his mount, and the horse under his crotch raised its head and neighed, "Brothers, fight with me.
Ah——" Amidst the shouts, the war horse galloped away and ran straight towards the golden spring.
"Kill!" The cavalry behind him also shouted, and then all galloped forward. In an instant, the galloping cavalry gathered a pressing force.
The soldiers under Jin Quan had never experienced the battlefield at all. Even he himself could only capture a few thieves and salt dealers. The impact of hundreds of cavalry galloping down made even him shudder.
Jin Quan was at the forefront of the garrison array, and his uniform as a military commander made his identity very obvious. He was obviously the leading general of this army.
Dou Bing was naturally recognized at first sight. To capture the thief first, capture the king. It is a very simple principle. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
