Chapter 838 Visiting relatives on the second day of the new year!
"General Zhu, lead 30,000 cavalry and defeat the enemy in front of me in the infantry formation."
Implementing his own arrangements step by step, Zhu Biao has a clear rhythm and knows better what to do when.
When Zhang Yu used all his strength to attack the front line, and the 60,000-strong Tang army was in a stalemate with the 150,000 elite Zhou army, his 80,000 cavalry began to get ready. In less than two quarters of an hour, the situation on the battlefield changed.
There was still a stalemate between the two sides, and Zhu Wu led 30,000 Tang cavalry towards the battlefield.
The remaining 50,000 cavalry, also led by Zhu Biao, turned into five sharp arrows and shot faintly at Liu Zhongru's formation.
There are 200,000 Tang troops, but their quality and combat power are uneven. Zhu Biao is confident that he can lead 50,000 Hedong cavalry in field battles. However, he does not have 50,000 Hedong cavalry under his command now. He only has 30,000, and the other 20,000 are from Tang.
ride.
Even so, if 50,000 cavalry stopped the 200,000 Tang army, giving Zhu Wu enough time to defeat the Zhou army's front army, Zhu Biao could guarantee it.
Half a million people were divided into two battlefields and fought thoroughly. More than 130,000 Tang troops and 350,000 Zhou troops, with swords and guns sharp, horses galloping, people shouting, thunder and thunder, and the sound of fighting was loud and loud.
Of course, Liu Zhongru would not sit back and watch his 150,000 elite troops be defeated by the Tang army. After Zhu Wu's 30,000 Tang cavalry attacked, he immediately waved his command flag and 100,000 Zhou troops pressed into the battlefield in a mighty manner.
Zhu Biao immediately hit the horse and killed him. The five sharp arrows not only penetrated the first "One Hundred Thousand Zhou Army", but also stuck in the second "One Hundred Thousand Zhou Army".
Zhu Biao personally led the cavalry of the personal barracks to charge and kill. The pro-barracks included less than 10,000 people including the trapped camp. There were not many cavalry, only 5,000 cavalry. However, their strong combat power allowed them to easily sweep away the three battalions and rush to the front.
The Zhou army cavalry.
It was a complete defeat in one blow. A crushing battle with no suspense. This also made Zhu Biao's personal camp a thorn in Liu Zhongru's side.
The Zhou army came one after another, like the waves crashing on the embankment, relying on their advantage in the sea of people, endless.
Zhu Biao, who started out as a cavalryman, would naturally not take his 50,000 cavalrymen into a quagmire where they could not move. The cavalrymen need to run to be effective. But, think about it, how big is the battlefield area that can accommodate 50,000 cavalrymen?
On the overall battlefield, the number of troops of the two battle groups is almost the same, but the area is one small witch and one big witch. The latter is at least five times the former. It spans more than ten miles from north to south and east to west.
And when the fight goes to the west of the sun, the final result is determined, and there is no doubt about which side the victory belongs to.
Zhu Wu teamed up with the struggling Zhang Yu to defeat 150,000 Zhou troops, and 40,000 people were killed on the spot. However, the more than 100,000 defeated troops who retreated were more harmful to the Zhou army as a whole.
Every soldier and every officer knows the danger of defeated soldiers retreating into their own formation. However, when the battlefield is in crisis, every soldier will involuntarily flee towards his own formation. There is their own team there, and subconsciously they will
Feel safe.
In a rout, people in a panic also follow blindly. It's all over in one fell swoop. The troops behind them don't try to get in trouble, and let the defeated troops rush into their own formation. It's good to be defeated in the end. If you lose a big defeat, you will lose.
Severe defeats and rout, or even more serious annihilation of the entire army, are not uncommon in the history of Evergreen.
Liu Zhongru acted ruthlessly at the critical moment, but in the end the Zhou army did not escape the fate of defeat. The Zhou army's military formation that he struggled to maintain withstood the test of the defeat, but was in a direct collision with Zhu Biao's 70,000 cavalry.
, torn apart. Completely defeated.
When they finally fled back to Yanqing County, a nearby county seat, Huanghuang's 350,000-strong army only had 120,000 to 300,000 defeated soldiers left.
No less than 50,000 Zhou troops surrendered on the battlefield, and 70,000 to 80,000 people were captured. Of course, some of the remaining 100,000 people managed to escape, while those who failed to escape,
Just lying on the ground...
Zhu Biao's losses were not small. The 60,000 infantry were reduced by half, leaving 500 in the trapped camp, and only 1,300 of the 3,000 pro-army infantry were left. The 80,000 cavalry was 10,000 less, and more than 6,000 were killed in the direct battle.
, there were at least three thousand seriously injured and disabled soldiers, that is, soldiers who could no longer march and fight after they recovered!
However, looking at this rich victory, after the news was passed back to Daxing, Xing Zuochang would smile so hard that his mouth went behind his ears.
The battlefield is being cleaned up, and now the weather has warmed up. If a battlefield of this scale is not cleaned up, it is no joke that a plague will occur. In this sea of blood and corpses, Zhu Biao stared blankly at one of the red fields, all
The bodies of the Hedong Army soldiers who died in the battle were neatly stacked there one by one, row by row.
There are already four thousand bodies, and the number of corpses in red shirts is still increasing.
In Zhu Biao's system column, the eight formation diagrams of Wuhou that were exchanged for one thousand gold were clearly displayed...
In order to keep a trump card for himself, Zhu Biao watched Zhang Yu lead the infantry in a deadly battle without taking a lead. Otherwise, with the power of Wuhou's eight formations, he could at least reduce the death of 10,000 infantry troops.
The results of the big collision spread throughout most of Daizhou in the next night. Liu Zhongru did not expect that he would be completely defeated. All he had thought about before was how to gather the army as soon as possible after defeating Zhu Biao.
At the same time, sort out the logistics supply lines.
But now, the facts cannot be changed. Liu Zhongru has to face the bloody reality and consider how to make the Daizhou army withdraw with little loss. The current Daizhou Zhou army must retract its fists and twist them into one force.
Only in this way can we ensure that in the subsequent massive attack by the Tang Army, it will not completely turn into a piece of loose sand and be swept away by the Tang Army.
The moods of Xing Zuochang and Liu Zhongru in Daxing City were completely opposite. As bad and depressed as Liu Zhongru was, Xing Zuochang was excited and happy.
Not to mention killing 200,000 enemies, Zhu Biao won this battle without losing much of his main body of combat power, which was of greater significance to the Tang army in the Daizhou battle. Because it showed that Zhu Biao had established a layout of transportation points in one winter.
, will still exist, and will be like strong chains that firmly bind Zhou Jun's legs and feet.
Regardless of whether Zhou Jun is happy or not, the fact is that Zhu Biao has changed the entire battle situation in Daizhou!
Xing Zuochang was so excited that he stayed up all night. He sat on a big chair and looked at the map of Daizhou and calculated it all night. The next day, a series of military orders were issued from the camp, and he was led by fast horses.
Towards their respective destinations.
By the time the news was delivered to King Tang, it was already three days later. What else could King Tang say? Happy, happy and happy!
Zhu Biaoguo lived up to his high expectations. He changed the entire Daizhou war situation with one move. From then on, the Tang army on the eastern front had the upper hand.
If we can win another great victory on the eastern front and annihilate another 200,000 to 300,000 people, then the army can all take Daizhou and enter Yizhou. And if Yizhou goes further east, it will not be Cangzhou and Haizhou.
"Hahaha. Hahaha..."
Zhu Hong's unrestrained laughter resounded throughout Daxing City. From that day on, the people of Daxing City suddenly discovered that in the restaurants where military officers used to come and go, there were suddenly many fewer people wearing military uniforms.
Not two days later, the people heard another interesting story. Major General Zhu, who was well-known throughout the city, was suddenly sneaked into a small dark room and locked up by Captain Dian...
In late February, more than 400,000 Tang troops arrived at the gates of Yanqing County.
Hundreds of Thunderbolt vehicles were aimed at the tall city wall, bombarding it again and again. In addition to the bombardment of huge rocks, the offensive and defensive sides were still engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle.
"Captain, this Yanqing City is really difficult to fight. You see, the Xianden who was sent to climb the ladder into the city were all shot down by the Zhou army with their bows. In just a moment, our army has lost more than a thousand people.
If this continues, I'm afraid our army will lose too many men, which will harm morale!"
The military commander next to Xing Zuochang said this and asked for orders from Xing Zuochang: "General, I would like to lead a team of heavily armored elites to cover the approach of the ramming car. We must break through the enemy's gate and create a gap. Please give permission to the governor.
I will go there eventually!"
Saying that, he waited for Xing Zuochang's order.
Xing Zuochang stared closely at the tragic scene in front of him. After three days of siege, more than 10,000 people had fallen under the city. The casualties... were huge. He tightened his hands and said in a deep voice: "That's it."
"No!" The military general immediately led a group of heavily armored elite soldiers to escort the city ramming vehicle, which arduously crossed the 200 steps in front of the city and headed towards the gate.
"Don't let the siege vehicles get closer, shoot them to death!" The guard on the city wall saw the approaching siege vehicles at a glance, and immediately ordered the archers around him to gather at the city gate and move towards this
A group of people fired their arrows.
"Cover!" Seeing the random arrows flying quickly, the general of the Tang Army shouted immediately. Suddenly, the heavy armored infantry around the siege vehicle raised their shields high, providing airtight cover for the young men who were accompanying the cart.
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Under the protection of this team of heavily armored elite soldiers, the ramming truck slowly approached the gate.
Although the moat of Yanqing County is wide and deep, it cannot withstand the continuous filling of sand and mud into it. As early as yesterday morning, when the siege came to an end, the Tang army had already filled several roads with sandbags.
It is also because of this that the Tang army fought more fiercely under the city today than in the past.
The ramming vehicle was covered with rawhide and was covered with rotten mud. Rockets fired at it would have no effect at all. The city of Yanqing County, which had repeatedly received special attention in previous sieges, was still crumbling. Although the Zhou army had already arrived inside the city gate.
It was filled with mud and sand firmly, but without the protection of the gate, the Tang army outside could finally clear the mud as long as they were willing to put in the effort.
Yanqing County City also has a built-in urn city on the first floor, but if the main city wall is lost, the urn city will be useless no matter how strong it is.
"Get on the oil pan!" the guard above roared, and upon hearing the order, a pan of boiling oil flew out. With a "splash" sound, the city car below hit the left and right sides, and a burst of wild beast-like howls immediately erupted.
The sky was filled with steam, and dozens of people with charred skin and flesh were struggling and rolling.
The ramming truck that had just hit it stopped working. Seeing this scene, Xing Zuochang's eyelids twitched in the distance. The Tang Army's Thunderbolt Truck had already extended its target into the city. After all, the Tang Army's siege troops had already reached it.
Under the city, accidental injuries from thunderbolt carts can be fatal. But Xing Zuochang did not expect that in such a short period of time, the defenders on the city would be able to produce a deadly weapon like boiling oil.
Rockets fell from the top of the city, and the entire siege vehicle turned into a pile of blazing torches.
Xing Zuochang felt a little pity, and even thought that if the Thunderbolt Chariot had been bombarding the city wall, then Zhou Jun would never dare to put a pot on the city wall to burn oil. If a stone bullet hit, it would be Zhou Jun's turn to suffer the consequences.
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At night, Zhu Biao was awakened by the sound of the Zhou army fighting after the night attack failed. When he walked out of the military tent, he saw a large black shadow in the distance receding like a tide.
Speaking of which, the general of the Zhou army in Yanqing County can be regarded as a qualified general. Although he failed to retreat after stealing the camp, he did not mess up the position at all. The Tang army came out of the camp to chase. Instead, he was left by a detachment that he had left in the darkness.
The Zhou army came with a heavy blow. By the time the Tang army had established its position, a large number of Zhou army's defeated troops had been gathered up by him again. The Zhou army that made a surprise attack safely retreated into the city after leaving behind some corpses.
On the white horse, Xing Zuochang carried a thick-backed phoenix-billed sword. Looking at the city with its gate closed, he couldn't help but sigh.
Zhou Jun's strength is still not weak.
Liu Zhongru is no longer in the city, but the 100,000 Zhou army who stayed in Yanqing County are also an absolute strong force. For many days, superior forces have been continuously attacking the city. We are already exhausted, but we still can't see the slightest sign of taking the city.
, this made Xing Zuochang, who was in high spirits before the killing, feel angry.
"If I had elite soldiers like Zhu Biao's army, maybe this city could be captured earlier?" Xing Zuochang shook his head and sighed softly.
Having detailed information about Zhang Yu's army, he knew very well the fighting strength of Zhu Biao's elite pro-army, and the ordinary soldiers were completely different from the same class. However, Zhu Biao's pro-army had suffered too heavy losses in the previous battles, and Xing Zuo Changdu also did not
It’s easy to ask for it.
The personal soldiers under every leading general are the general's darlings.
After clearing the battlefield, several generals returned to Xing Zuochang.
At this time, the generals of the Tang Army all had gloomy faces, feeling angry at being attacked by someone this time.
"What's the loss?" Xing Zuochang asked calmly.
"Commander, our casualties are 5,000 and zero." A general replied: "Basically, one battalion is dead."
"Where is Zhou Jun?"
"There are less than a thousand corpses." When mentioning this, the faces of several generals became a little ugly.
"Zhou Jun is not a puppet. Don't be jealous of other people's results. The truth is that Zhou Jun is not easy to deal with——"
Not far from Zhu Biao's military tent, the Zhu family's father and son, who were also awakened by the shouts of killing, were saying this.
"Father, what do you mean by the Commander-in-Chief of Punishment? He left us waiting for elites in vain, but Zhu Shuai still listened to him?"
Just after returning to Zhu Biao's army, Zhu Biao's army merged with Xing Zuochang's army. More than half a month passed before Yanqing County had cleaned up the rest of the county. The county was still firmly in the hands of Zhou's army.
Zhu Hong was very impatient, and now he saw the Zhou army's successful sneak attack out of the city and the "incompetent" performance of the Tang army, and he became even more impatient.
"Silly boy, haven't you heard of a saying? Don't worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality. Before, no one had any credit, and no one was jealous of anyone. Now I wish you all the best. We have made great achievements. If we still keep showing off, we will be brave.
If we fight to be the first, what we stand opposite will not be half of the Eastern Front camp generals, but the entire Eastern Front camp generals."
"I wish the handsome young man has matured. He has seen through this point. We have only been on hold for most of the month."
"Can……"
Zhu Hong's inner dissatisfaction and impatience were gone. He was also an adult, and his brain was not stupid. Zhu Biao's choice was the best choice for him, the Zhu family and his son, and the generals in the army.
The next day, the sun still rose.
Zhu Biao did not follow Xing Zuochang to observe the formation for a day, but stayed in the camp. When he learned that Xing Zuochang returned to the camp in the evening, he went over and chatted with Xing Zuochang for a while.
Late at night, there was a loud rumble in the sky.
Dark clouds were billowing in the sky, and after a while, big drops of rain fell to the ground.
The soil, which was already dry, slowly became moistened by the rain.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
However, the Tang army, which was originally resting, slowly moved towards the city under the cover of heavy rain.
The city of Yanqing became increasingly blurry in the rain.
The current Zhou Junjun in the county town, a middle-aged man in his thirties or fives, is standing on the city wall, looking into the distance.
The direction he was looking was exactly where Xing Zuochang's army was encamped, but in the mist and rain, almost nothing could be seen clearly.
At midnight last night, he sent a brave general and 7,000 elite troops to sneak attack the Tang army's camp, and then used 3,000 elite troops to ambush on the road.
It is a pity that although the Tang army had the advantage, they were not arrogant and careless. Before they could really rush into the sentry camp in front of the main camp, they were discovered by the Tang army on duty outside. After a fight, they had to turn back, although they made a small profit.
, but it really doesn’t help the overall situation.
It just gave me a bad breath and boosted my morale!
"General, the rain is cold and cold, you'd better go and take shelter."
The general on the side came over and advised him.
General Zhou sighed: "I'll go down to take shelter from the rain later."
The spring rain in early March was still cold, but the coldness was not worth mentioning to him. Full of worries and worries, he preferred the cold night rain to the house.
Defending the city for several days in a row caused a lot of casualties to the Tang Army, but the losses in the city were also considerable. Moreover, the losses were not only human, but also material. The Tang Army's Thunderbolt Chariot fired fire bombs, even though he had already done something in the city.
Even with detailed preparation, nothing can go wrong.
"Alas..." The more I think about it, the more annoyed I become. If this continues, there is no solution. How can we repel Xing Zuochang's army?
He simply shook off the water drops on his bun, turned around and walked towards the city wall.
Because he was in a restless mood, the commander-in-chief of the Zhou army, whose strength was not inferior to that of Song Yingzhu, did not notice at all that in the direction he had just looked, figures were sneaking towards this direction under the cover of the rain curtain!
"Listen to me, get as close to the city wall as possible. If I don't make a move first, no one can jump. If I do, you guys will immediately rush up as hard as you can!" Looking not far away!
, drenched in the rain and fog, it was impossible to see the city clearly, Zhu Biao issued orders by transmitting sounds into the secret.
Han Gang, Han Meng, Dou Bing, Zhao Fei, Qian Bao, twenty masters selected from Xing Zuochang's army, as well as a martial arts master from the Tang Palace's martial arts hall and four 90-year-olds from Xing Zuochang's personal entourage.
+Master, thirty people nodded at the same time.
Yes, there is also a martial arts master who came from the palace of the Tang Dynasty. The king of Tang specially assigned him for Xing Zuochang's safety. Now he is under Zhu Biao, a master of martial arts, and he obeys orders without saying a word.
In the Battle of Wangyue Tower, Zhu Biao's name really became famous in the Central Plains... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.
