Zuo Zhenwei's army was chasing the Black Flag Army and was killing them in darkness. A group of 5,000 soldiers wearing Zhou military uniforms arrived outside Jiangzhou City. The defenders of Jiangzhou City knew that Zuo Zhenwei was outside.
After a fierce battle with the Black Flag Army, and seeing the Black Flag Army's defeat with his own eyes, Zuo Zhenwei's men went crazy and chased them out. Facing this army wearing Zhou uniforms, Fei Yan, the governor of Jiangzhou County who was guarding the city,
I didn't see clearly where they came from, but I didn't doubt the authenticity of this team.
Therefore, Jiangzhou City was lost.
Zhao Er led 5,000 troops to deceive Jiangzhou City Gate. After entering the city, he immediately raised the banner of the Han army and seized the city gate. Half an hour later, another Han army of more than 10,000 people entered Jiangzhou.
The governor of the city, Zhang Shubao, escaped from the south gate with his family. The governor of the county, Fei Yan, died in the battle, and Jiangzhou was easily captured by the Han army.
Zheng Chao was so angry that Zhao Er swayed on his horse. He felt choked in his chest and sweetened his throat. He couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood.
"Young thief Liu Ling, you've gone too far!"
The shaky Zheng Chao was supported by the soldiers around him. He pointed at the head of Jiangzhou City with trembling fingers and shouted: "Attack the city, attack the city for me!"
"No general!"
Li Yi stepped forward and said: "General, now the Han army has established a firm foothold in Jiangzhou City. At this time, the general has only 5,000 troops. It will be difficult to attack Jiangzhou. Please ask the general to return to the camp to treat his wounds until the troops are gathered."
Make more plans!"
Zheng Chao vomited another mouthful of blood and said fiercely: "If you don't avenge me, I will never be a human being! The Han army has just entered Jiangzhou City to maintain stability. All the people in Jiangzhou City are my subjects of the Zhou Dynasty and will never support it."
The Han army is defending the city. Come, tell Li Pu and ask him to lead the army to Jiangzhou immediately. I, the general, will attack the city now!"
Li Yi tried to stop him again, but Zheng Chao just continued and personally directed his troops to attack the city.
However, although the Han army had just entered the city not long ago, in terms of equipment, the Han army was no worse than Zuo Zhenwei. Moreover, it was equipped with weapons that Liu Ling had plagiarized from later generations that were quite advanced for this era. The Han army
His combat power is even stronger than that of Zuo Zhenwei.
Especially when the continuous rockets deployed at the top of the city began to show their power, the troops of Zuo Zhenwei began to die on a large scale. Each time the five continuous rockets roared, they could eject six to seven hundred crossbow arrows, which hit the left army like raindrops.
Among the crowds of Zhenwei attacking soldiers, the shooting power of the archers was even more amazing.
Because of the limited troops and horses, Zuo Zhenwei's attack hit the north gate. But in this way, the Han army's defense was easier. You must know that there were 15,000 Han troops entering Jiangzhou City, and they did not leave the city to take advantage of the opportunity.
Swallowing Zuo Zhenwei's 5,000 troops was considered a conservative tactic. This was not because Zhao Er lacked courage, but because a large number of Han troops were still maintaining order in the city, appeasing the people, and wiping out the remnants of the Zhou army.
Zuo Zhenwei's men and horses died in large numbers, and they lacked siege equipment. They relied on soldiers to carry logs and hit the city gate. This tactic was monotonous and ineffective. Zheng Chao also knew that if the attack continued like this, these 5,000 men and horses would only be able to defend the city.
The Han army was beaten to death. But Zheng Chaoyan could not give up this tone. He still gritted his teeth and refused to give the order to withdraw his troops.
"Report!"
A scout on horseback galloped over.
"Report to the general that a large group of Han troops has appeared twenty miles to the north. It seems that there are at least 20,000 people."
Before the scout could retreat, another horse galloped towards Zheng Chao from a distance.
"Report! General, a large Han army suddenly appeared in the west, with tens of thousands of troops, attacking our army from the flank. General Li Pu is organizing a counterattack, but the Han army is well prepared and our army is in crisis. General Li Pu asks General
Return to camp quickly and take charge of the overall situation!"
Two news reports came in a row, and Zheng Chao's heart suddenly became cold.
"Stop it!"
Zheng Chao sighed: "Liu Ling, you win this time!"
He waved his hand and said: "Order the troops to withdraw and join Li Pu!"
After attacking the city for more than an hour, Zuo Zhenwei's men and horses lost more than a thousand people. The price was too high. In fact, Zheng Chao had begun to regret his previous almost irresponsible order, but he was also an arrogant person.
, even though he knew it was wrong, he still didn’t take back the order at the first time. But it’s different now. The two Han armies are coming fiercely. Without his own command, it’s hard to say whether Li Pu can defeat the Han army with his own main force alone.
, he cannot ruin the entire Zuo Zhenwei just because of a moment of anger. This is the foundation for him to settle down in this troubled world, and it must not be shaken. In his opinion, the current Zuo Zhenwei is no longer an official army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but
They are his personal soldiers, Zheng Chao.
More than 3,000 men and horses protected Zheng Chao as he retreated. Zhao Er ordered the city gates to be opened. He personally led 3,000 men and horses in pursuit. He pursued them for more than ten miles and killed hundreds of enemies. Seeing that Zuo Zhenwei's army had slowed down.
Zhao Er slowly retreated, but Zhao Er did not dare to entrust his troops, and was afraid that Jiangzhou would be lost, so he led his army back to Jiangzhou.
At this time, Zuo Zhenwei, under the leadership of Li Pu, fought and retreated. When the army of more than 40,000 was chasing the Black Flag Army, it had already been disorganized. The scouts could not keep up with the team at all, so even if they found a well-equipped army
The Han army quickly approached but was unable to do anything because they could not find their general!
Du Yi led 20,000 men to charge diagonally into Zuo Zhenwei's rebel army. If Li Pu had not been struggling to gather the troops, he would have lost more than 5,000 men. Li Pu was hit.
With one arrow, blood flowed endlessly, and he looked even more embarrassed than Zheng Chao. If he hadn't led a thousand cavalry to forcefully tear the Han army and Zuo Zhen's guards apart, once the Han army's cavalry cut into the formation, Zuo Zhen would have
Wei's losses were even greater.
Facing the defeated troops of Zuo Zhenwei, it may be said that the two defeated troops of Zuo Zhenwei merged together. Zheng Chao personally commanded, and the troops of Zuo Zhenwei gradually stabilized. Du Yi led his army to attack several times in succession, but all failed.
Being blocked tightly, Du Yi stopped attacking when he saw that he could no longer gain any advantage. This was not because he did not want to make progress, but because he knew that the prince had dug a bigger hole in front and was waiting for Zuo Zhen.
Wei jumped in.
"Zheng Chao is a general. If he finds out that our entire Han army is going south to attack Jiangzhou, what do you think he will do?"
This is what Liu Ling asked Du Yi before he broke camp from the Dashang River.
At that time, Du Yi thought for a long time and tentatively answered with two words: "Jinzhou?"
Liu Ling laughed loudly and said: "Sixty-seven out of ten, that's the case."
He smiled and said: "Jiangzhou has been lost. Zuo Zhenwei fetched nothing from the bamboo basket. He lost his troops and was embarrassed. In order to save face and take revenge, Zheng Chao will try his best to bring this situation back.
.So, Jinzhou, which is empty of troops, is the first choice for Zuo Zhenwei.
Of course, this is just a conjecture, a conjecture that is likely to become true. But, even if the conjecture is wrong, what happens?
If the Zuo Zhenwei did not go north to attack Jinzhou, the Han army's biggest loss would be to freeze in the ambush for a few days. But if the Zuo Zhenwei really went north, then Liu Ling would go on another killing spree along the Dashang River.
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Therefore, the Han army did not pursue Zuo Zhenwei fiercely, because half of the main force of the Han army was still near the Dashang River, and the Han army coming to outflank Zuo Zhenwei from the north was just a suspicious force. If Zuo Zhenwei was forced,
If Zheng Chao fought in a fit of anger, then the Han army would actually be at a disadvantage if both sides really fought.
Zheng Chao led Zuo Zhenwei to retreat to the northeast, but the Han army did not enter Jiangzhou City, but camped five miles outside the city. The reason for being so cautious was because both Liu Ling and Du Yi knew that there was another ten-man army.
Tens of thousands of gray-clothed troops were watching from the south.
It was the first day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Xiande in the Zhou Dynasty and the second year of Datong in the Han Dynasty.
The Han army took advantage of the situation and first participated in it, which directly contributed to the fall of the Black Flag Army. Then they played a good card of being behind and killed more than 10,000 Zuo Zhenwei, forcing Zuo Zhenwei to retreat hastily. But Zuo Zhen
Wei You didn't dare to go south anymore. Hundreds of thousands of gray-clad troops were waiting there. It would be strange if Xu Shengzhi didn't take the opportunity to beat up the drowned dog. So Zuo Zhenwei had no choice but to go northeast and then take a detour back to Qingfeng Mountain to defend.
Although the terrain of Qingfeng Mountain is not dangerous, Jiangzhou is surrounded by plains, and only here is the best place to stay. Zheng Chao and Li Pu were both injured, especially Li Pu, whose armor-piercing awl was stuck in his
On the ribs, if you move forward one minute, your heart will be pierced. Zuo Zhenwei first rushed on the road and then fought again and again. Very few military doctors were still alive. Coupled with the severe cold weather, Li Pu's injury not only did not improve, but became worse and worse.
It's getting more serious.
Doctors from nearby villages and towns were captured by Zuo Zhenwei's soldiers and taken to Qingfeng Mountain. However, these poor village doctors were not very good at treating external injuries and red wounds. Fortunately, these doctors had no shortage of medicinal materials, and the wounded soldiers also received better treatment.
Safe treatment. Zheng Chao ordered people to set up camp in Qingfeng Mountain and sent scouts in all directions to find out information about the Han army.
Boom!
After two crisp sounds, a burst of laughter came from the Han army camp.
They were lighting firecrackers, setting off a type of firecracker they had seen for the first time. This kind of firecracker was invented by the prince. The prince said it was called "two kicks", and it sounded twice in a row, which was indeed worthy of the name. During the Chinese New Year in the past, the soldiers would also look for firecrackers.
Bring some bamboo to light and listen to the sound, but it immediately becomes boring compared to these two kicks. Not only did a large number of firecrackers be made in the Han army camp for the entertainment of the soldiers, but also in Jinzhou, Jiangzhou, Cizhou
, the people of the three states have enjoyed this kind of fun.
Fireworks and firecrackers, Liu Ling used these two inexpensive gadgets to quickly attract the people of the three states. Then Liu Ling ordered the state officials from the three states to work separately and visit the city with rice, noodles and meat.
The newly established government officials in the three prefectures did not have a holiday, but went to the grassroots to express condolences to the low-income households... Liu Ling copied this method of winning people's hearts from later generations.
The effect was beyond everyone's expectations, except of course Liu Ling.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the second year of the reign of Han Dynasty, the scouts who went out to inquire for information finally got the exact information about the Han army. According to the report from the scouts, the Han army marched south in large numbers. Now there are no less than 50,000 troops gathered in Jiangzhou. Jinzhou is empty!
Lack of food, clothing, and starvation, Zuo Zhenwei finally found an opportunity and saw the hope of revenge. In the past half month in Qingfeng Mountain, their life has been as miserable as refugees. When they originally sent troops, they planned to enter Jiangzhou.
Therefore, there was not much food and grass to begin with, and now Zuo Zhenwei is on the verge of running out of food. (To be continued)
