Frankly speaking, Du Zhen is indeed a fierce general. However, in terms of bravery, the Tang army is definitely not comparable to the Song army. In addition, the difference in strength is too great. As soon as they got into the encirclement, his troops immediately fell into a hard fight and were defeated by the Song army.
One-sided ***.
Du Zhen did not break out immediately. Although with the ferocity of the Song army, he might not succeed even if he broke out immediately. However, he did not even make such an attempt because he wanted to buy as much time as possible for Zheng Yanhua's soldiers and horses, even if the whole army was to do so.
As long as the coach Zheng Yanhua can destroy the floating bridge of the Song people, it will be worthwhile. Once the floating bridge is destroyed, the Song people want to collect the necessary materials to rebuild the bridge. It will take a few days, a few days of precious time, as long as the Tang army seizes the opportunity.
, by concentrating all forces to fight a beautiful annihilation battle, this invading bandit can be wiped out.
As for this plan, they didn't even have time to report it to Jinling. Today's decisive response and surprise attack on the pontoon was Zheng Yanhua's personal plan. Their mission was just like moths flying into a flame. Destroying the pontoon would have completed their mission. As for
Whether the imperial court can seize this rare opportunity will be judged by the civil and military officials in the imperial court. Perhaps, they will give up this rare opportunity and still huddle in the city and wait passively, but that is no longer what he can do.
It's a matter of fact. He was a Tang Dynasty man and a Tang general. He fulfilled his duty and died without regrets.
Du Zhen, who was determined to die in the national calamity, regarded himself as a bait. Seeing that he was surrounded by the main force of the Song army, he was not surprised but happy. He commanded his headquarters to resist while moving towards the slightly smaller Zhao Guangyi side, making a gesture of trying to break out of the encirclement.
He tightly held the main force of the Song Army and bought valuable time for coach Zheng Yanhua.
Before Zheng Yanhua's warships reached the pontoon, they were hit by a violent storm. Each warship was densely packed with arrows. Before the battle, a man and a man were killed, and then dozens of fire ships came*
He flooded the river and rushed towards his battleship group unscrupulously.
"The Song Army has already been prepared!"
Zheng Yanhua was shocked, and then soldiers shouted from the observation deck high on the mast: "A large Song army has been discovered west of Cihu, and General Du Zhen has been heavily surrounded."
Zheng Yanhua's face changed. Surprise attack, surprise attack, attacking someone unprepared is called a surprise attack. Unexpectedly, this plan of attacking from the east to the west was so easily seen through by the Song Army. Looking at this posture, the Song Army had already anticipated his arrival. Can he still succeed?
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Zheng Jiedu, who fully hoped that he could achieve miraculous effects with his extraordinary army and accomplish extraordinary feats, fell into deep regret. When he saw the fire ship, the Song people who were driving the captured Tang army's giant ship were beating the thunderous drums of Yin Yin.
When Zhong was approaching him, General Zheng made a decisive decision: "Withdraw!"
Without firing a single shot, leaving the Pao Ze brothers who were using their lives as bait, General Zheng, who was accustomed to water battles across the river, changed his front team to his rear team, and his rear team to his front team. With extremely fast speed, he showed his water skills in front of the Song army.
The army was so well-trained and the boating skills were so superb. They fled before the two armies fought.
Yang Hao and Yao Liu bravely commanded the Forbidden Army soldiers who had been hastily trained and knew a little about the art of sailing. Half of them relied on the natural flow of Yangtze River water to slowly approach the enemy. Because the boats were slow and powerful, they
The soldiers who had nothing to do had to use all their strength on the war drums, beating the huge war drums loudly, and then they saw the enemy displaying their extremely superb skill of attacking boats in front of them.
He turned around in a beautiful way, and then ran away so fast that they couldn't catch up even if they wanted to.
How can such an army be invincible?
Yang Hao sighed secretly. He now understood that with the fanning of his little butterfly, the world had changed a lot. These changes were enough to affect many major events in history, but there were some things that he could not change now.
, military strength, political situation, officialdom, human nature...
The Tang army had accumulated many disadvantages for many years, and when they were faced with a leader who only knew how to chant the wind and the moon, they had no resistance at all in front of the Song people. Even if a general like Lin Huzi was still alive, it would only delay them for a little longer.
, let Tang Guo linger for a few more days, no one can support Li Yu, who is not even as good as Adou, and even the gods can do nothing.
Du Zhen fought to a high place covered in blood. He looked in the direction of Caishiji and saw the direction in which the tall sails were moving. He already understood that the surprise attack plan had failed. Zheng Shuai's men and horses retreated so fast. I'm afraid... I'm afraid they don't even know how to move.
Having never seriously fought against the Song army, he became a useless and abandoned pawn, and everything he sacrificed was in vain.
Du Zhen was inexplicably sad and angry. In the current situation, he had no way to serve the country and could only find a way out for his subordinates who swore to follow him to death. Du Zhen led his personal guards to kill Zhao Guangyi who was blocking the retreat, trying to fight for a way out for his brother Pao Ze. He
He tore a gap open with flesh and blood and ordered his troops to break out immediately. He led his personal guards to strangle left and right to ensure that the gap would not be blocked by the Song army.
Zhao Guangyi divided half of his troops to be taken away by Yang Hao, but Du Zhen opened a gap under Du Zhen's desperate fight. He couldn't help but be shocked and angry. Zhao Guangyi could no longer hold back, and personally wore armor and entered the battle group, using a piece of iron.
He rushed towards Du Zhen all the way with a stick. The soldiers around him were afraid that he would lose something, so they closely guarded him. Zhao Guangyi had a powerful iron stick and fought all the way. It was really like encountering death and death next to him.
, no one is his equal.
Du Zhen's shirt was stained with blood, and he was exhausted with a shotgun in his hand. The blood had covered the gun's tassel. He was trying his best to resist the Song army's surging attack. Zhao Guangyi arrived, roared, and struck with an iron rod in his hand.
He split Huashan Mountain with all his strength and split it towards Du Zhen.
Before Du Zhen could see clearly who was coming, he heard a loud shout like thunder, and a stick hit him head-on with a sharp sound of wind. Du Zhen immediately used his arms to fight, and blocked the gun horizontally: "Open!"
Hearing a "clang" sound, the spears and sticks collided. The spear bent slightly and then straightened again. Du Zhen's arms trembled and his mouth became numb. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised: "Who is this person? What a domineering stick."
The stick bounced away, causing the black-faced armored man stick to spin with him. He jumped on the spot, and took advantage of the situation to strike down with the stick again. He didn't even have a chance to breathe. Du Zhen was surrounded by people in front, behind, and on his left and right, waiting to move.
It was impossible. The big gun didn't have time to come back and pick on the enemy. In desperation, he had to block it again.
"Hey!" One stick blocked it, and the third stick came again. There was only a "click" sound. The big gun in Du Zhen's hand could no longer resist the wind-like force of the iron stick. The gun broke and the goose egg was thick.
The end of the iron rod hit Du Zhen's forehead with a loud sound of wind and thunder, red and white objects flew away, and Zhao Guangyi's rod almost went all the way into his chest.
Zhao Guangyi put away his stick, looked at the Tang army that had escaped from the siege and was fleeing, and said with murderous intent: "If you kill 10,000 with 50,000, and let them break out of the siege, how can I lose my face? Chase!"
Yang Hao cleaned up the situation in Caishiji and asked the general to send out sentries up and down the river as far as thirty miles away. Then he sent troops to help Zhao Guangyi. When he arrived, Zhao Guangyi had already led the army to pursue him all the way. Follow-up
The troops were cleaning the battlefield. Yang Hao asked what happened and immediately followed Zhao Guangyi's direction.
The deserters of the Tang army panicked and fled to the nearby city of Dangtu. Dangtu was a small city and there was no large army to defend it. When they fled to Dangtu, they saw that the pursuers persisted. The small city could not resist them at all, so they had to pass through the city and continue.
After fleeing for their lives, the Song army rushed into the city and began to burn, kill and loot.
When Yang Hao arrived, he saw that the city was on fire everywhere. There were attackers, plunderers, and wanton murderers of unarmed civilians everywhere. The soldiers who were so eager to kill even the temples were not spared. Although the people of Song Dynasty believed in
There are many Buddhists, but there are also many people who do not believe in gods and Buddhas. When Chai Shizong destroyed Buddhas and ordered them to destroy Buddha statues and drive monks back to secular life, many of them have now become junior officers in the army. They do not respect gods.
They took the lead, and those people who fled into the temple with their belongings in danger, and who regarded the temple as a protective god, were also robbed. If they saw a woman with outstanding beauty, there would be perpetrators in the temple.
Yang Hao was shocked and angry. Seeing the soldiers scattered everywhere like bandits, he was powerless to stop them, so he had to go looking for Zhao Guangyi with anger in his heart.
When he saw Zhao Guangyi, he immediately reported angrily: "Thousands of years old, my king of the Song Dynasty is in Jiangnan, and the crusader is the Lord of the Tang Dynasty. These people will soon be our subjects of the Song Dynasty. How can they act like bandits and wantonly kill people?"
*Plunder.”
Zhao Guangyi disagreed and said with a smile: "I have made an appointment with the three armies a long time ago. If the three armies move forward bravely and capture a city, they can be plundered. Now our army has broken through Caishiji and destroyed Du Zhen's troops. Everyone moves forward bravely."
, You are brave and not afraid of death, and you should be rewarded. How can I, the king, break your promise to the three armies?"
"Thousands of years old, I am attacking the Tang Dynasty. The people are innocent. Seeing that they have suffered such unwarranted disasters, how can I bear it?"
Zhao Guangyi laughed and said: "Compassion does not lead to military affairs, and justice does not manage finances. How can Yang Zuo have the benevolence of women? Your wife and concubines died tragically in the Tang Dynasty. Don't you hate the Tang people for their cunning? Why did you come to ask for their lives instead?"
Yang Hao suffocated and cupped his hands and said: "Yang Hao has hatred, and he doesn't want to blame the innocent. Qiansui, if he deploys his troops like bandits and loses the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, there is no guarantee that the soldiers and people in Jiangnan will not repeat the mistakes of the Shu people. If the city is destroyed and the people are peaceful, and the military discipline is strict, Fang Hao will
It can win over people’s hearts.”
Zhao Guangyi indulged his troops, not only to inspire the three armies to fight to the death, but also to intentionally taint himself. While taking control of the military power, he also stained his military exploits with some flaws. His actions had a purpose. This was something he had secretly decided on the west bank of the Yangtze River.
Naturally, Yang Hao didn't take Yang Hao's advice to heart.
However, he now relied more and more on Yang Hao. It was Yang Hao who saw through the Tang people's plans to attack the east and the west. He did not want to go too far. Now that his goal had been achieved, he followed the flow and smiled: "If there was no resistance in the city, I would still have done it."
We are about to order a massacre of the city. Ambassador Yang Zuo is kind-hearted, but he is not a suitable person to lead an army. That's all, I think of your face, so I will withdraw my troops."
Although the Song army behaved like bandits when they burned, killed and looted, they were an army with strict military discipline after all. When the sound of gold was heard, they all returned to the army. Yang Hao led people to put out the fires everywhere in the city, and then led his soldiers to the place where he once lived.
After checking around, I was relieved to see that Bisu and Little Master Shuiyue were no longer there.
Leading the horse back all the way, he saw the ruins and the smoke of war everywhere. Yang Hao felt angry, but there was nothing he could do about it. Whenever there is a war, it is always the people who suffer. The so-called Qiu Wufu, a benevolent and righteous teacher, only exists in official history books and myths.
中. Even if the Yue Family Army's shocking military exploits and iron military discipline based on what Yue Fei's grandson Yue Ke said is simply the best annotation of a benevolent and righteous army, in fact it still has to be discounted.
The so-called King's Army that committed no crimes in the Qiu Dynasty was only different from other armies in that they committed more or less crimes. At that time, the so-called Qiu Wu committed no crimes was often referred to the people under their rule. They were responsible for the enemy's territory.
You can only imagine what kind of people there are. Yang Hao walked silently on the street and sighed: "One day, when I am the commander-in-chief, will I also cause many people to be displaced?"
"However, the commander-in-chief's will always has a significant impact on the destruction during war and the reconstruction after the war. As the saying goes, if the war machine is in my hands, it will cause fewer crimes than if it is in the hands of Li. Since it cannot be
Rejecting this historical mission, I tried to accept it.
This battle in the south of the Yangtze River is a rare training before I lead the army. Maybe soon, I will go into battle in person, carry a carved bow, ride a horse, and light up the smoke in the northwest land. Or, I will become
A loser, perhaps, will become the master of the northwest. After all my merits and demerits, future generations will comment, and how will history write my name?"
"After this battle, my name will go down in history!"
Zhao Guangyi reined in his horse and looked at the other side of the river with satisfaction.
The war situation was developing in a direction favorable to the Song army without any doubt. Wu Ningqian, the military commander of Huangzhou, and others crossed the Yangtze River one after another and captured Fanshan Village;
The Tang army had more than 10,000 men and killed its capital commander Li Xiong. Zhao Guangyi personally led the main force to Jinling. Cao Bin, who had been following him unhurriedly, arrived in time to join Zhao Guangyi.
Li Yu hurriedly mobilized more than 100,000 navy and army troops to line up against the Qinhuai River and defend Jiangning City. Yes, defense is still defense.
Zhao Guangyi was high-spirited, and faced an opponent who kept himself in a circle and refused to go beyond the boundaries. This battle was really enjoyable.
Zhao Guangyi rode his horse and stood by the river, surrounded by soldiers, and behind him was a black army that could not be seen at a glance. On the other side, the Tang army was waiting in strict formation, and each square formation was mobilizing behind the front army, like a flowing undercurrent. There were hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides.
, but it was completely silent, with only the sound of footsteps shaking the earth, which made their heartstrings tremble like drums. The oppressive atmosphere flowed between the Song Army's cavalry, infantry and navy, and in the hearts of the armies on both sides of the river separated by the river.
With.
Yang Hao sat on his horse and silently watched the solemn confrontation. Once, he had seen hundreds of thousands of troops confronting each other like mountains. That time, the two sides were also at war with each other. The three armies were commanded by an emperor and an empress. Now in
The person next to him may...be the next emperor of the Song Dynasty, while the Tang Emperor on the other side is still hiding in the deep palace compound of Jinling City and has not shown up. However, the tense atmosphere this time is especially better than the one in front of Ziwu Valley.
, because this is the key battle between defending the country and destroying the country.
That time, he was a passer-by; this time, he was a spectator; what about next time?
Zhao Guangyi stared at the Tang army waiting on the other side, his blood boiling in his heart. He could destroy a country and capture a king. Unparalleled achievements could be easily achieved. Being a governor for a hundred years is not as good as being a general for a day. After today, he will be recorded in the annals of history forever!
Cao Bin and Li Hanqiong were mobilizing the navy on the left and right, like a pair of vices, tightly clamping the Tang army. When they shook the Tang army's formation, Zhao Guangyi could launch a general attack and destroy the 100,000 army in one fell swoop. However, Zhao Guangyi
I don't like this style of play. Today, everyone is paying attention. He is the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces and should take the lead. How can he be robbed of his glory by others?
He slowly raised his whip, and the three armies held their breath as they watched the coach's movements. Zhao Guangyi whipped his horse and shouted: "All troops, attack!" Suddenly he rushed forward, and his horse leaped into the river.
The left and right tigers were stunned for a moment, and then they all rushed forward, shouting and jumping into the river. In this cold winter, they waded into the water to attack. When the navy that was mobilizing upstream and downstream saw the commander, they rushed to launch the attack and did not care about posing the most advantageous position.
They formed an offensive formation and immediately entered the battle. Zhao Guangyi took the lead and shocked the three armies of the Tang Dynasty. They panicked and launched a hasty counterattack.
The Battle of Jinling has begun.
How this battle was won cannot be seen clearly by those in the game. Yang Hao just passively followed Zhao Guangyi, leaping on his horse, crossing the river, rushing towards the enemy formation, and killing those who faced him with his sword.
The enemy came, and Zhao Guangyi, who was holding an iron rod and rushing in like a murderer to kill the enemy himself, rushed back and forth in the enemy camp, fighting in the sound of killing, sweating through his heavy armor, until he was overcome by the surging waves.
Amidst the sounds of killing, an uncoordinated cry was heard: "The Northerners are strong and invincible. Retreat quickly and defend the city!"
This cry was like a plague, and the Tang army was immediately defeated. The Song army was trapped by them, chasing and killing them. After leaving behind countless dead bodies, the remaining soldiers of the Tang army retreated to the city, so... the Song army won.
Huangfu Jixun didn't understand how the Tang army was defeated. He threw away his armor and fled back to the city. He drank a large bowl of water and sat on a chair in shock. Only then did his soul return to his body. He was promoted to the Divine Guard.
The commander-in-chief of the unified army was one of the few generals in the Tang Dynasty, but he had never fought such a huge battle. Among the thousands of troops, with every surge, countless lives disappeared, just like the disappearance of a clump of waves.
He fought desperately under the guard of his own soldiers. All he saw in his eyes seemed to be the figures of the Song Army, and all he heard in his ears seemed to be the shouts of the Song Army. Finally, he felt that he could no longer fight like this.
All the troops defending Jinling would have to be used up. He must do something for the court, so he shouted out his mantra: "The Northerners are strong and invincible..."
Facts proved that he was right, Tang Jun was really defeated, wasn't it?
The north wind brought an annoying cold wave to cover the entire Jinling City at night.
In Li Yu's palace, the servants and palace attendants were in a hurry and looked a little uneasy. They had already heard the news of the defeat of the 100,000-strong army. Li Yu sat on the throne blankly, the coldness spreading from the bottom of his heart to his fingertips.
How could he not be devastated when an army of more than 100,000 people fought against the city and got such a result? The supervisor army died on the battlefield. Li Yu still hasn't figured out how the army of more than 100,000 people was defeated even if it was said to be defeated. Is it really God's will?
Do you want to kill me? Otherwise, how could an army of more than 100,000 people be defeated so happily? Why would a young master with so many magical powers leave without saying goodbye?
Li Yu's face showed a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Your Majesty, Chen Qiao, Xu Xuan would like to see you."
"Please come quickly, please come quickly." Li Yu was like a drowning man. Even if someone came to advise him now, he would hold on tightly.
When Chen Qiao saw Li Yu, he said angrily: "Your Majesty, our army suffered a disastrous defeat today, all because the Divine Guards commanded Huangfu Jixun to escape before the battle, which caused a great loss in morale of the three armies. Your Majesty will not kill this man to uphold the law of the country, and the fighting spirit of the three armies will be lost.
It’s no longer available.”
Li Yu said in surprise: "What? Huangfu Jixun? After Huangfu Jixun Zhongliang, how could...how could..."
Chen Qiao stomped her feet sadly and said: "Your Majesty, if Huangfu Jixun is as loyal and brave as his father, our army of more than 100,000 people will fight against the city and we will not be defeated by the Song army's attack!"
Chen Qiao recounted how Huangfu Jixun escaped from the battle and shouted, "The Northerners are strong and invincible." He also said: "This was explained to me by the commander of the Divine Guards, Zheng Bufan, who was at Huangfu Jixun's side at that time.
When Xun was near, Huangfu Jixun said this and took the lead in escaping. The three armies lost their fighting spirit and were completely defeated.
General Zheng also said that Huangfu Jixun had always been afraid of the Song army and often said that the Song people were invincible. Whenever he heard the news of our army's defeat, he would proudly say to his left and right: "The people from the north are so powerful that they are beyond the reach of our people from the Tang Dynasty. Now,
How about it? You are not lucky enough for me to tell you? 'He is the commander of the Divine Guard Army. The general is as afraid of the enemy as a tiger. He declares defeat before fighting. How can our army not be defeated?
After today's defeat, General Zheng went to see Huangfu Jixun and said that the Song army had won a new victory. The soldiers were arrogant and the generals must have neglected their defenses. They could recruit soldiers who dared to die to attack the enemy camp at night. Unexpectedly, Huangfu Jixun was timid after hearing this and objected and scolded General Zheng.
, when General Zheng argued a little, he became angry and reprimanded Zheng Bufan for disrupting the morale of the army. He ordered his soldiers to tie him up and whip him. General Zheng was so sad and angry that he reported it to the minister. Otherwise... I, like Your Majesty, would also be punished.
Huangfu Jixun was kept in the dark."
Li Yu was so angry that he trembled all over and shouted angrily: "Come here, come here, put Huangfu Jixun in jail immediately! Put him in jail immediately!"
The chamberlain hurriedly ran to deliver the order, but Li Yu, who was shouting at the top of his lungs, slumped back in his seat and murmured: "Now... the Song army is trapped in Jinling, I... what should I do?"
Xu Xuan comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, many state capitals are still under the rule of my court, and the hundreds of thousands of naval troops at Hukou are still unscathed. Although things have come to this, it is not necessarily impossible. Your Majesty must not be discouraged."
Li Yu opened his eyes and said: "In the current situation, what can I do?"
Chen Qiao said: "I have discussed it with Mr. Xu. I think that in the current situation, Your Majesty has eradicated the traitors. You can appoint a brave and good general to take over his duties and defend the city. If there are not enough soldiers, you can organize all the young and strong people in the city."
Stand up and defend the city; at the same time, send people to break out and move 100,000 troops from Hukou to help; then issue a decree and call on all prefectures and counties to form King Qin's army. With the combined efforts of internal and external forces, the crisis of the Song Dynasty may not be unsolvable."
Li Yu said desperately: "Zhao Guangyi is just watching under the city. How can he allow me to make further preparations?"
Xu Xuan took a step forward and said calmly: "I would like to serve as your Majesty's envoy and go to the Song camp to delay time."