After the Jiaozhao Incident, Cai Ting first served as the commander of the Jingsheng Army, the pacification envoy of the Jingyuan Road, and finally the commander-in-chief of the military and horse capitals of Jingyuan, Linyan and other five routes. He was in charge of the Western Army of the Five Routes. It can be said that he was the commander-in-chief of the army.
It's the ultimate.
During this period, although Cai Ting adjusted the five forbidden army defense areas in order to prevent others from retracing old accounts, and adjusted the Jingyuan Road from the regular army to the Xiaosheng Army, in fact, in the Xiaosheng Army, Wang Xiaocheng could not be replaced
Wait until the traces of Wang's children are wiped away.
On the one hand, there is the Western Army. In addition to the main army, there are also Xiang troops, rural soldiers and Tibetan soldiers recruited from the Tibetan people in border states. They have strong combat effectiveness and cannot be ignored. Every two or three years, a group of capable generals from the city will
Soldiers were added to the regular (forbidden) army from Xiang troops, rural soldiers and even Fan soldiers; many of these Xiang troops, rural soldiers and Fan soldiers were recruited or led by Wang Xiaocheng, Wang Ju and other Wang family members.
Yes.
On the other hand, both the Liu family and the Wang family were born as generals in Jingzhou. The two brothers Liu Shidao and Liu Shizhong took charge of the Xiaosheng Army successively, appointing and promoting a number of Jingzhou generals and military officials, many of whom had old acquaintances with the Wang family.
, some of them are even related by marriage.
As for Liu Yan and Chen Yuan, they were no strangers to the Wang family. Chen Yuan even served as an official under Wang Ju in his early years, and Jingzhou Xiangbing was a general.
At this time, they saw that no one in Chihu Jianrui could challenge Wang Ju's powerful iron spear, so they immediately recognized him.
Since Xu Huaidu may have Wang Xiaocheng's son, it is not difficult to imagine that Wang Ju escaped from the fire in the state prison.
Several veterans around Liu Yan knew what happened back then. Many people even secretly rumored that the fire in Jingzhou Prison was caused by Liu Yan's uncle Liu Shidao. At this moment, they all couldn't help but pay attention.
Liu Yan looked over and wondered what he would do.
Before the hundreds of captives surrounded Pogang and dismounted to fight, Xu Huai, Liu Yan, and Chen Yuan had already drawn up a battle plan. They also considered that when Xu Xin'an and Yin Peng led the ambush troops to attack, the hundreds of captives on the flanks were likely to directly attack
Bite a remnant of the Western Army and attack.
At this time, it is necessary for the other two groups of remaining Western Army soldiers to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese Army soldiers on the top of the hill to prevent them and the Western Army cavalry on the flanks from focusing on the first group of Western Army remaining soldiers.
At this time, the war was advancing, which was completely within their expectations. If Liu Yan and Chen Yuan did not move at this time, before Xu Xin'an and Yin Peng led the ambush troops into the battlefield, Xu Huai and the others would be faced with more than 200 captive soldiers attacking from behind.
Even when the other 300 captives came to kill them, they would be able to complete the encirclement of Xu Huai and the rest of the Western Army before Xu Xin'an and Yin Peng.
Liu Yan recognized Wang Ju. At this moment, he was both surprised and doubtful. There were many distracting thoughts in his mind. However, during the hesitation, many eyes stared at him, especially Xu Huai who glanced at him from time to time while killing the enemy.
Like fire, he gritted his teeth and roared, "My sons, follow me and annihilate the enemies on the mountain tops, don't let our Western army lose its ambition!"
Liu Yan led his men to attack Po Gang. Chen Yuan had nothing to hesitate and attacked from the west side.
Their task is to take advantage of their armor and strength to annihilate the hundreds of soldiers on the hillock. Their task is to intercept the outer cavalry and hand it over to the remaining soldiers and two troops led by Xu Huai.
There was an ambush coming out from behind the woods and ravines to the north.
Unless absolutely necessary, the other one hundred cavalry are the last reserve troops and will not easily break out of the valley.
"Liu Yan is actually better than the previous generation of Liu family!"
Xu Huai's eleven men were in front. They were not only like rocks, but more like sharp knives. They killed more than a hundred captives and cavalry who rushed towards them. Behind them were the remnants of the Western Army. There were also frightened birds. They had a strong foundation of bravery in their bones.
Already under the leadership of several military officials, they surrounded and killed the scattered soldiers from both wings.
The battle situation here has stabilized, and Xu Huai and Wang Ju are free to observe the movement in other directions.
Seeing Liu Yan, Chen Yuan and their remaining soldiers launching fierce attacks on the captive soldiers on the hillock from the east and west sides, Wang Ju wanted to look down on them.
Of course Xu Huai considered that Liu Yan and Chen Yuan might be stupid after realizing Wang Ju's identity, but if that happened, they would have no choice but to force their way out, and they would no longer have the extravagant hope of being rescued from this chaotic battlefield.
How many Western armies were defeated?
Fortunately, Liu Yan and Chen Yuan did not disappoint them.
At this time, three hundred cavalrymen had already galloped to the south of Pogang, but the previous attack of more than a hundred cavalrymen from the southeast had been completely blocked. Hulejian, the general of one hundred households, also knew that continuing to entangle would only make him more passive, and he could only bring his troops with him.
The men and horses galloped back and met up with the three hundred reinforcements.
Hulejian turned his horse's head and looked towards the hillside behind him. His heart was full of bitterness and he wanted to cry but had no tears.
There were still many war horses running in front of the hillside, but there was no one in the saddle.
Dozens of corpses were lying across the slope, with blood still flowing out; some of them were seriously injured, including Chihu Jianrui, who was knocked off his horse and had no way to escape. He was already a lamb to be slaughtered.
The remnant soldiers of the Western Army were also merciless. They grabbed the braids on the back of the heads of these wounded red soldiers and yanked them back, exposing their throats, and cut them open with a knife.
This scene made Hule Jian, the general of hundreds of households, with his eyes tearing open. When he arrived with 300 reinforcements, the general said, "Kuo Wei, the southern thieves are treacherous. I accidentally followed his path and actually caused the death of more than 20 men.
How hateful! You tell me how to fight next, and I will listen to you!"
Kuoti tightened the reins and swept towards the hilltop like a pair of sharp-eyed hawks.
Although more than a hundred men were the first to dismount and fight, they were already confused with the two remaining groups of Western Army soldiers. Due to the relationship between the number of soldiers and their armor, they were obviously at a disadvantage, but Kuo Ti was not in a hurry to order each group to cover up and rescue the siege.
He first glanced at the remnants of the Western Army, then stared at the Tongbai Mountain soldiers advancing south along the east and west slopes. He pointed at them with his whip and said, "Huljian, look at those people whose clothes and armor are in tatters.
But they moved forward in such an order, there was no confusion on the left and right, and they couldn't tear apart many gaps during the march. How could they escape from the south bank of the Hui River and be defeated? The previous small group was ambushed here. I doubt it.
These people should be prepared for this!"
Hu Le said patiently, "I just hit my head and was bleeding, how could I still not see it? Especially those dozen southern thieves, who are obviously warriors and more than 100 generals in the capital, but they pretend to be ordinary soldiers and use iron armor
Wearing in military uniforms, we were deceived - especially the two leaders. It can be said that they are as strong as an enemy with a hundred people. Ten thousand generals, but I don't know where they came from. Among the southern bandits, they are such brave generals.
Is it common?”
"The Southern Dog that Mo Lihu returned wanted us to pay attention to the possibility of sending troops in the direction of Shuozhou. Maybe these people are from Shuozhou?" Kuo Ti said in confusion.
"There are only a few thousand southern soldiers in Shuozhou. It is really brave and well-prepared to send out so many. Could it be that thousands of people in Shuozhou are hiding in the mountains?" Hulejian asked in shock.
Although only four days have passed since the official declaration of war, Kuo Ti and Hu Lejian have participated in battles of all sizes in these four days, and they have already gained a very intuitive impression of the Yan army.
In their opinion, these dozen people could withstand the charge of more than a hundred cavalry in front of the formation without moving, and they could also kill twenty of them in less than a cup of tea.
I am afraid that all the generals in the southern army are very brave, and they cannot help but suspect that there are more ambushes hidden in the mountains to the north.
"..." Kuo Ti narrowed his eyes and looked towards the hills to the north.
If you really look carefully, you can still see some clues.
"How are we going to fight next? We have more than a hundred men trapped on the slope. We can't let these southern thieves encircle and annihilate them, right?" Hulejian asked.
"We immediately sent people to report to Molihu." Kuoti was worried that these southerners had set a trap and would not dare to follow through. He said to Hulejian, "Our troops will be divided into groups and harassed from the flanks. I hope we can drag them to
Mori suddenly arrived!"
"Why didn't they charge up?" Yuan Lei saw three hundred cavalry coming for reinforcements, and dozens of cavalry were retreating together, but he had no intention of organizing the cavalry to attack again. Instead, he separated into several teams and took the
Crossbows were shooting at the flanks, and he asked in confusion.
The distance between the two sides was only four to five hundred steps. Kuo Ti, Hu Lejian and other Tibetan generals looked towards the mountains to the north from time to time. Xu Huai could see clearly. He frowned and said, "They may have suspected that we have more hidden things in the mountains."
It's an ambush. Don't dare to act rashly at this time! As you can see, ride quickly to the southeast and southwest. There should be more cavalry coming from the outside. We have to quickly annihilate all these soldiers on the slope.
Before more enemy cavalry arrive, flee to the mountains to rest for a while!" He then said to Wang Ju, "Uncle Qi, you can take a few people to stay here and stay here while Niu Er, Xiao Yi, Yuan Lei and I go to help Liu Yan.
, Chen Yuan and the others lend a helping hand!"
Liu Yan and Chen Yuan led the remnant troops. Most of the soldiers still couldn't completely get rid of the panic of being frightened. At present, they only relied on their superiority in armor and numbers to suppress more than a hundred soldiers and prevent them from breaking out. But in a short time
If you want to annihilate these hundreds of soldiers, you must have a stronger will to attack the enemy. The momentum is like a rainbow and penetrates into the hundreds of soldiers, cutting them into pieces, and then dividing them and annihilating them.
It is difficult for Liu Yan and the remaining troops led by Chen Yuan to do this at this time.
Xu Huai was worried that if the delay continued, more enemy cavalry would inevitably gather. He decided to wear armor again and go into battle to help Liu Yan and Chen Yuan.
"Shuozhou soldiers and horses have entered the east and west wing positions. They can support here at any time. Just two or three of them can accompany me to set up the formation here. Let Wang Xian go there with you." Wang Ju said.
Xu Huai confirmed that there were captive cavalry outside and would not attack again in the short term, and agreed with Wang Xian to climb the slope and fight together.
However, as the advance team, six or seven of them fought up the hill from the south, and some of them were a little weak. He looked at the remaining soldiers of the Western Army on the left and right, pointed at the captive soldiers who were gathered together on the hill, and asked, "
It is said that the Western Army is the most powerful in the world, but who is brave enough to climb up the mountain first and dare to climb the slope with us to kill those barbarians?"
The Xiaosheng Army and the Xuanwu Army were defeated so quickly under the attack of the Red Husbands. Of course, they are not qualified to be called a strong army. The so-called elites only have relatively weaker combat effectiveness. Even more pitiful are Hedong, Hedong and other places.
As far as the Forbidden Army is concerned.
However, under the pursuit of the red cavalry, some people were still able to gather and escape here, and they were still able to barely participate in the battle. Regardless of their skills and tactical literacy, they were definitely better than ordinary soldiers. Xu Huai wanted to see it now.
Not many people dared to stand up and climb the slope with them to kill the enemy!