The army was defeated like a mountain, and the 180,000-strong army of Zhou Dynasty was burned by Liu Ling and was thrown into disarray. Their helmets and armor were abandoned, and mourning was everywhere. The rebel troops retreated straight to Tanzhou, and the remnants of the Zhou army's defeated generals could be seen everywhere along the way.
The city was about to be broken, but no one expected to see the victory within reach slip away so quickly, and be replaced by a humiliating defeat! The 180,000-strong army could not even start the war after the reinforcements of the Han army arrived.
When he failed, he was caught off guard by the Han army's fire attack and cavalry.
The camp that stretched for more than ten miles was completely burned, and the fire dyed half of the sky red!
In fact, the casualties of the Zhou army were not heavy at first. Although the Han army's offensive was fast and fierce, it was mainly driven. Liu Ling's main purpose was to rescue Yuzhou. He knew that if the Zhou army was really pushed back, the Zhou army would counterattack.
, with the 40,000 horses in his hand, he may not be able to stop it. Besides, the 40,000 horses in his hand have been divided into three groups. The cavalry set fire, Maoyuan's men pursued Chai Rong, and he led the other men to relieve the siege of Yuzhou.
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Once the 120,000 troops in the rear camp of the Zhou army are restrained, the consequences of organizing a counterattack will be disastrous. At that time, the hard-earned victory will probably disappear immediately. This victory is completely achieved with a quick word. Quick.
It was too late for the Zhou army to react, and it was almost too late for the Zhou army to figure out the details of the Han army!
Even though Chai Rong judged that the Han army was not too large, he could not stop the soldiers who were fleeing for their lives like a tide. Surrounded by the generals, he mounted his horse and evacuated. Looking back at the flag of the loyal prince Liu Ling flying in the Han army, he couldn't help but
Frowning his eyebrows!
This battle can be described as a complete victory!
Just as Lu Yuzhu analyzed Xun'er, the Han army must have a great victory to boost morale. As long as the Zhou army is defeated in the first battle, the cowardice and inertia of the Fuyuan army brought out by An Heng in the past two years will be wiped away.
But nothing will be replaced by a monstrous momentum and a belief in victory.
Liu Ling ordered Mao Yuan to pursue him for only thirty miles before leading his army back. In this great pursuit, more than 10,000 enemies were killed, countless weapons and horses were seized, and more than 8,000 Zhou soldiers were captured alive. The entire battle of Yuzhou,
Including the Zhou army who was killed by the defenders led by Du Yi under the stubborn resistance, more than 40,000 Zhou soldiers were killed, injured and captured, and the vitality of the Zhou army was seriously damaged!
After cleaning up the battlefield, Liu Ling ordered the army to camp around Yuzhou City.
More than 8,000 prisoners are a big burden for the current Northern Han Army. The marching food and grass supply for the more than 40,000 Fuyuan Army is only enough for more than ten days. Adding these 8,000 people will inevitably be stretched. Moreover, the remaining troops will be stretched.
These eight thousand people are undoubtedly a big time bomb. If they cause trouble, the situation will be difficult to deal with.
The generals all held their own opinions. Some advocated letting go, after all, the food and grass were limited. Some advocated killing these wolf cubs of the Zhou army. Keeping them would only be a hidden danger!
Liu Ling remained indifferent and said nothing. He just ordered to count the wounded soldiers, repair the city, transport thirty riprap trucks into Yuzhou, and settle the wounded people.
In this battle, the Han army suffered great losses. The Yuzhou garrison was almost completely wiped out, and of the 7,000 cavalry sent by Liu Ling to defend the city, only less than 2,000 remained. In addition to the attack on Zhou's camp after the attack, the Han army lost 2,000
There were many people, and the Han army lost a total of more than 13,000 horses, not including the people of Yuzhou.
The brutality of the fierce battle can be seen from the comparison of the number of casualties. In this battle, more than 12,000 people died, but there were only more than 1,000 wounded. This battle was more tragic than anyone else's life.
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After counting the number of casualties, Liu Ling walked out of Yuzhou City on the third day and placed an offering table under the city gate. On it was a memorial tablet with the words "The spirits of the fallen soldiers of Han Yuzhou are in heaven" written in red pen, as well as the names of three animals and six animals.
The tribute: a pot of sake and three wisps of Buddhist incense.
Liu Ling suddenly knelt down and burst into tears.
He cried and recited a eulogy written by himself in memory of the more than 10,000 Han warriors who died. Then he wiped away his tears and gave an order to kill all the 8,000 Hou Zhou captives in front of the city gate! There was blood!
It flows into a river, it’s terrible!
"Use your eight thousand heads to pay homage to the countless heroic spirits of our great man!"
This day was so bloody that it was called the Day of Massacre by later generations!
Kill ten thousand of me and fifty thousand of your souls!
Eight thousand human heads, stacked together, is a scene as bloody as a hill. Eight thousand headless wild ghosts, even the king of hell would be frightened when he saw them. But when Liu Ling ordered the killing, he didn't even blink. This is incredible.
Don't let people think of the murderer of the Qin Dynasty, Bai Qi, who killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers!
Compared to Bai Qi, maybe Liu Ling didn't kill many people. But the decisiveness of his killing methods and the ruthlessness of his actions were not weaker than Bai Qi's. He used the enemy's head and the enemy's blood to commemorate the dead.
The dead souls of brothers!
Although Liu Ling returned to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms from modern times, he didn't care about the modern people's attitude of handing over guns but not killing and treating prisoners preferentially. If the Northern Han Dynasty was strong and the national power was sufficient, it would not be difficult to collect 8,000 prisoners. Liu Ling also
I am happy to do this. But the current situation simply does not allow these eight thousand people to survive!
Now the Han army cannot afford to raise eight thousand prisoners, and they dare not keep them. If they are all released, these eight thousand people will return to the Zhou army, pick up swords and guns, and will rush over again to slaughter the people and soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty.
Therefore, they were destined to die from the moment they were captured.
No one pities them now, because no one knows how long they can live. Maybe before long, they will also be decapitated by the enemy. The deaths of these eight thousand people have brought greater unity between the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Han Dynasty.
The morale of the Fuyuan Army has become stronger, and their hatred of the enemy has become stronger. This is the effect of these eight thousand prisoners!
Similarly, when they heard the news that Liu Ling had ordered eight thousand Zhou army prisoners of war to be executed, the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty was in an uproar! Many people were angry and clamored that Liu Ling must be cut into pieces. They were eager to kill him immediately.
Rush out to fight for Liu Ling! But more people are afraid, afraid, such a cold-blooded enemy will be ruthlessly killed once he falls into his hands.
When they thought that one day they might be captured by the Han army, and then a sharp sword would be placed on their necks, everyone was filled with fear. That murderous devil from the north emerged from hell.
Devil? Why is he so cold-blooded, why is he so ruthless?
He is the god of death from hell!
When Chai Rong heard that Liu Ling had executed all 8,000 prisoners of war, he was gathering the defeated troops in Tanzhou. The 200,000-strong army lost more than 50,000 people, and 4,000 to 5,000 people fled while the soldiers were in chaos. They spontaneously came to Tanzhou intermittently.
There were 30,000 to 50,000 people gathered in Yuzhou, and most of them were gathered back by the generals sent by Chai Rong on the way. This battle suffered heavy losses, and more than 50,000 soldiers were buried under the small city of Yuzhou. This is
Zhou Jun did something that no one from Chai Rong on down had expected.
In the temporary palace, he was leaning on a chair and reading the memorial sent from Bianzhou. Sun Xuandao whispered in the corridor: "Your Majesty, my humble minister Sun Xuandao has something to report."
Regarding Yuzhou's defeat, Chai Rong knew that his generals were not to blame. At that time, Yuzhou city had already been invaded. As long as it didn't take half an hour of attack, Yuzhou would be firmly in his hands. However, Liu Ling
rain fell from the sky, completely destroying the situation.
The 180,000-strong army was defeated by Liu Ling's 40,000-strong army and fled. This was simply a great shame and humiliation. Ever since he joined his uncle Guo Wei in setting up an army to dominate the world and establish the Great Zhou Dynasty, Chai Rong had never been defeated like this.
For the first time, I tasted the painful and bitter taste of failure.
Forty thousand people actually exerted the power of a hundred thousand army. This Liu Ling is indeed extraordinary!
When Sun Xuandao was guarding the north, he fought against Liu Ling many times. He suffered countless losses at the hands of Liu Ling, with no big defeats but small defeats. Moreover, Liu Ling was very knowledgeable and designed and built many defensive and offensive equipment.
.These instruments often played unexpected roles in battles with the Zhou army.
For example, the trebuchet this time is actually not a very complicated thing. The Zhou army had equipped it before and used it to attack cities and strongholds. However, because the trebuchet was too large, hundreds of people were needed to operate a large trebuchet.
Not to mention that transporting it to the battlefield requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Once the siege or charge fails, it can only be thrown to the enemy in vain, and it is impossible to pull it back.
This thing cannot be said to be useless at all, but in terms of consumption and income, it is indeed not a very ideal weapon. And since the invention of the powerful ballistae, the role of the trebuchet has become even smaller. In the battle formation,
The destructive power of the serial ballista is far greater than that of the trebuchet, and it can be pulled away by two horses, which is very simple. When attacking the city gate, there is a heavy impact of the battering ram, and the role of the trebuchet is not particularly great.
So gradually, the trebuchets were abandoned by the army.
However, in this battle of Yuzhou, the fireballs thrown by the huge trebuchet built by Liu Ling directly knocked the morale of the Zhou army to the bottom. How did they transport such weapons in time? Chai Rong
The question in his mind was that he couldn't understand how the heavy rock dump truck could move so fast.
If this problem is solved, the power of this weapon will be doubled!
In fact, this was indeed the case. He didn't know, but Liu Ling knew that when the Mongolian cavalry was galloping in Europe as if they were in an uninhabited land, facing the Europeans' solid castles, the Mongols relied on trebuchets to defeat them.
Conquered one city after another!
This weapon has obviously been improved, and this is the most important thing. While reviewing the memorial, Chai Rong was thinking about Liu Ling. Why does this young man have so many tricks? This Liu Ling seems to be born to do it.
Appearing on the battlefield. Only on the battlefield is the stage where he can display his talents.
Also, Chai Rong thought about it later, and he must have sent out scouts at that time. As for why the scouts did not give warning and did not come back to report the arrival of the Han army, it is actually not difficult to understand. After thinking about it, Chai Rong knew that Liu Ling must be
He sent experts to lurk in that area in advance, and the scouts were killed by the experts he sent as soon as they appeared. The team of scouts would not be too large, usually no more than ten people, so it is not difficult to wipe out a team of scouts.
But even so, in the final analysis of this disastrous defeat, the Zhou army was actually defeated by himself. Sun Xuandao was unwilling to pay too many casualties and wanted to rely on the siege of Yuzhou to cut off the Han army's food and surrender. This was Sun Xuandao's strategy.
The first siege of the city and the almost total destruction of Houtu Camp caused a change in Sun Xuandao's heart, and his tactics also changed accordingly.
As the emperor, he rushed to attack as soon as he arrived, trying to break through Yuzhou in the shortest time. There was a conflict between the emperor and the coach, which was already a hidden danger of failure. The common mistake between Sun Xuandao and himself was that he was too complacent.
Big. No matter how tenaciously the Han army resisted at the beginning of the Battle of Yuzhou, Sun Xuandao and himself actually looked down on the Han army in their hearts.
Not to mention anything else, let’s just say that the camp was connected to the city, and no men and horses were sent to protect the two wings at all. What a stupid thing! The flanks were easily broken by the Han army commanded by Liu Ling, becoming a veritable weakness of the Zhou army.
The emperor, as the marshal, both himself and Sun Xuandao have unshirkable responsibilities. When he led an army of 120,000 to join Sun Xuandao, if he had sent 5,000 or even 3,000 troops to protect the flanks, he would not have done it.
There was a fiasco in Yuzhou!
Just thinking about it.
Hearing Sun Xuandao talking outside, Chai Rong frowned and said, "Come in."
After Sun Xuandao entered the door, he knelt down and saluted: "I bow to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
Chai Rong waved his hand and said, "Get up and talk. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Sun Xuandao was silent for a moment, glanced at Chai Rong, and said word by word: "Your Majesty, our eight thousand soldiers who fell in Yuzhou... were all killed on the order of Liu Ling, the loyal prince of the Northern Han Dynasty!"
With a clatter, the memorial in Chai Rong's hand fell to the ground. (To be continued)
