Yuan Sanzhong naturally had some ability to become one of Bai Wang's five tiger generals. Although he was not as ruthless and bloodthirsty as the brave Wang Yi'en in the king's body, he was the most shrewd and cautious person. He was ordered to lead two thousand troops north to intercept the official reinforcements. Although
The spy ensured that there were only a few hundred cavalry, but he did not dare to be careless because he knew that the officers and soldiers coming this time were not the ordinary officers and soldiers in the past, but the most capable frontier troops. Wu Sangui could block Wang Yien's attack with only 500 cavalry.
With two thousand cavalry, he didn't think he could withstand beatings better than Wang Yi'en, not to mention that he only had more than a thousand cavalry and the rest were infantry.
It is definitely not a good idea for the other party to dare to come to the rescue with hundreds of horses. If it is Guan Ning's army again, it will be very bad. The only confidence in Yuan Sanzhong's heart is that the officers and soldiers came from afar but they are just waiting for work, especially when they heard that the officers and soldiers were at Shun'an River.
The other side stopped and felt a little relieved. The other side was either exhausted or did not know the situation on this side and did not dare to go deep alone.
That's okay. Anyway, Bai Wang's order to him was to block the officers and soldiers' reinforcements to buy time for him to attack the city. It would be better if he could not start fighting and waste it like this. I have to say that Yuan Sanzhong's abacus was good, but God was a little bit
His wish was not quite fulfilled. When he was waiting in formation three miles away from the river, he suddenly heard that spies came to report that thousands of soldiers and cavalry were coming later, and the total force was nearly 2,000!
This made Yuan Sanzhong change his mind. Wu Sangui was able to stop Wang Yi'en with 500 cavalry, but nearly 2,000 cavalry came in front of him. How could he block it if they attacked, so he hurriedly ordered his men to inform Bai Wang and quickly increase the number.
Soldier support!
Just like this, he waited fearfully for reinforcements and looked at the other side. As he looked at it, he felt that something was wrong. Logically speaking, the strength of the officers and soldiers on the other side was almost the same as his own, but in fact they were all cavalry. If it was Guan Ning's army, Yuan Sanzhong knew that it would be difficult to stop the opponent's charge.
But why did the opponent wait for such a good opportunity and stand still?
There are two possibilities. First, the officers and soldiers on the other side are not Wu Sangui's frontier troops. They are most likely soldiers and horses from Nanjing. These officers and soldiers are fearless, incompetent and very cowardly. They probably wait for the army behind them to come. The other is
One possibility is that the other side is indeed Wu Sangui's frontier army, but its troops are exhausted from long-distance attacks and need to take a breather?
No, no, Yuan Sanzhong suddenly raised his brows, if that's the case...why didn't he lie down for a while but instead bared his teeth and cursed with obscene words on the other side? They were extremely vulgar and obscene. Some even took off their clothes and stuck out their buttocks to do all kinds of things.
The unsightly movements are simply... too eye-catching~
Yes, yes! No matter whether they are border troops or not, no matter whether they are tired or not, they are definitely...scared!
They didn't dare to cross the river for fear of being ambushed behind them. They were afraid that it would be easier to cross than to go back!
Yuan Sanzhong straightened up after seeing through the psychology of the other side. Damn, you are the only ones who know how to curse, but you are the only ones who know how to take off your clothes and act shamelessly! So he immediately ordered his subordinates to rush to the river bank and exchange squirts with the officers and soldiers across the river... Come here.
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The rebels were originally two or three miles away from the shore, but suddenly rushed to the other side of the river to quarrel with themselves. This move made Marco and the others a little confused, and their faces gradually became serious. The rebels did not take the bait, but the river actually started to provoke them. Then
The reason behind it...there must be an ambush behind him!
Although the Third Battalion of Dongchang is extremely powerful, several of its commanders are not as good as Ma Ke in terms of battlefield experience and military qualifications. Therefore, he is the boss here. Seeing the massacre on the other side, several people turned their eyes to Ma Ke: "Ma Ke
Commander-in-Chief, what does this mean?"
Ma Ke looked solemn and thought for a moment: "As expected, Bai Wang is going to attack the city, so they will use these bandit troops to stop us... Obviously they are deliberately trying to lure us across the river, and they must have a back-up plan. If we cross the river more, we will just
I'm afraid..." Jia Waixiong said anxiously: "Is it possible that we just watch Bai Wang siege the city and watch General Wu fight alone?"
"Old Jia" Tu Yuan shouted: "Listen to Mr. Ma!"
Ma Ke looked at the other side and took a long breath: "Bai Wang wants to use this to contain us, but we can't let him do it. Even if he takes the risk, he has to fight, otherwise he will be at a great disadvantage to General Wu. As for how and when to fight, we still have to listen.
Listen to your opinions."
"Just rush over and do it. I see they are already angry." Lao Jiu gritted his teeth as he looked at the rebel army on the other side, shirtless. Jia Waixiong shook his head: "The rebel army is guarding the river bank and forcing the river to cross the river. The pressure is not small. We
You have to spread out and rush through the damn thing, and retreat if you want to fight... At least you can't go deep enough to avoid an ambush on the other side..."
Marco nodded after hearing this: "In this case, I will force the front to contain the bandit army, and the three of them will rush in from the east and west wings and then outflank them. First, defeat the bandit army on the other side as quickly as possible. What about the rest?"
Tu Yuan and the three others agreed, and immediately gathered their troops to find a place to cross the river.
The officers and soldiers suddenly stopped shouting and scolding, and instead mobilized their troops. Yuan Sanzhong was startled at first, then panicked, and shouted: "The officers and soldiers are about to cross the river, prepare for war, prepare for war! Guard the river bank and don't let them rush over..."
The situation suddenly became so ridiculous. Originally, the two parties were afraid of each other and did not dare to cross the river to the other side. They even exchanged insults and provocations in an attempt to lure the other party over. However, the situation suddenly changed. Marco and the others were worried about Wu Sangui's safety and gritted their teeth to cross the river.
A blitzkrieg is about to begin, but Yuan Sanzhong, who has yet to arrive with reinforcements, is now dumb and unable to complain. If he really rushes over, he will not be able to stop him, so much so that he just pretended to shout for others to come over.
, as a result, the officers and soldiers were coming now, and they immediately panicked and quickly set up a defense line by the river.
Since it is a blitzkrieg, it must be fast!
After Ma Ke and Tu Yuan discussed the tactics, they immediately launched an attack. At this time, Yuan Sanzhong had just reacted and was not fully prepared for defense. The officers and soldiers ordered more than a hundred bows and arrows to suppress the opponent, and the remaining hundreds of riders began to cross the river.
The three battalions of Waidongchang, which contained more than a hundred troops on the east and west wings, were also rapidly crossing over.
The Shun'an River is quite wide at the entrance of the Yangtze River. Most of the rest are very narrow, only about ten to twenty to thirty meters wide. Some of the narrowest parts of the water surface are only five or six meters. Even though it has rained a lot in the past two days, the water is shallow.
It's just as far as the horse's belly, so it's not that difficult to cross the river.
The officers and soldiers were just taking off their trousers to scold the formation, but in the blink of an eye they pulled up their trousers and mounted their horses to rush over. This shocked the rebels on the other side and caught them off guard. In addition, there were more officers and soldiers and they forced the crossing at the same time. Yuan Sanzhong failed to arrange the defense in time.
During the battle line transition, his few men and horses were too stretched to deal with it, so much so that Marco's men actually rushed over and started to disembark in just half a cup of tea.
This frightened Yuan Sanzhong, and he roared: "Hold it, hold it, we can't let them go ashore..." But when he looked at the east and west wings, his vision suddenly went dark. Damn it, he still has a hair on his head:
"Withdraw, withdraw..."
The Dongchang Third Battalion managed to cross ashore from both wings without much effort, and directly outflanked them. Yuan Sanzhong knew that if he didn't retreat quickly, he would be surrounded one step later, and it would be too late to retreat. Although he could only withstand half a cup of tea, it would be too late.
It's really embarrassing to be rushed towards you, but it's better than being surrounded and annihilated.
Yuan Sanzhong did not expect that he would be defeated so quickly, but he knew that if he did not run fast, the consequences would be disastrous, and he would be extremely upset during the running process. If the officers and soldiers who had been arrayed three miles away did not know the depth or did not stimulate them, they might not have crossed the river to fight.
Moreover, even if he lined up and waited, he wouldn't be as embarrassed as he is now, at least he wouldn't be able to stop him even for a cup of tea. He would be really angry and embarrassed.
The lightning attack by the officers and soldiers, from suppressing firepower to forcibly crossing the Shun'an River to landing and outflanking, was done in one go without any sloppiness. In the blink of an eye, the bandits were killed and fled. It was a complete crushing gesture. After all, Ma Ke's 800 cavalry were not as good as Wu Sangui's.
Guan Ning's cavalry was famous but also a battle-hardened frontier army, and the combat power of the frontier army was generally higher than that of inland officers and soldiers. Together with the elite soldiers of the Dongchang Third Battalion, they defeated Yuan Sanzhong's 2,000 infantry and cavalry mixed force.
It didn’t take much effort, not to mention that Yuan Sanzhong made big mistakes in both strategy and tactics.
However, the bandit army collapsed at the first touch, which was beyond everyone's expectation. Ma Ke led 800 cavalry to charge forward, Tu Yuan came from the east, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu came from the west to outflank them. Yuan Sanzhong saw that the situation was not good and led his troops to flee. Everyone was in hot pursuit.
They chased for six or seven miles. The rebel cavalry was still able to escape, but it was a pity that the infantry could not escape the officers and soldiers' horses. In the blink of an eye, they were overtaken and before they could even beg for mercy and surrender, they were cut open with a knife...
Ma Ke was worried that there was an ambush behind the rebel army, so he quickly ordered a stop after chasing for ten miles. Lao Jiu and Jia Waixiong were a little disappointed, but they had no idea how deep the rebel army was despite the heavy military orders. In addition, the soldiers and horses were tired, so they withdrew their troops to form a defense line and sent scouts to scout things.
The two wings are more than ten miles apart, not many will return, and everything is fine.
Everyone was even more confused. There was no ambush, so how could this bandit army be so arrogant and arrogant? They dared to call me in formation across the river! Then Ma Ke ordered all the ministries to reorganize and sent scouts to reconnoiter south to find out what was happening in Tongling.
Regarding the situation on the border, have the bandits sent troops to stop them again? Has Bai Wang already attacked the city?
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