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On the night of the 19th, Cao Zi'ang and Zhou Tong led the main force of Chaishan troops into Lishan territory. Lishan guard Luo Wenhu surrendered, and his general Zhou Gou left to Suizhou at night to seek reinforcements...
That night, Sun Zhuang led the main force of the third brigade of the cavalry battalion and ran through the southern foothills of Baiyun Mountain in the southern border of Sui County.
Five to six thousand men and seven to eight thousand horses rushed to the aid of Fancheng without delay, like water flowing to the west. Such a huge and rapid march naturally shocked the big weir slope at the southern foot of Baiyun Mountain and all the villages in Junchuan.
Sun Zhuang did not have time to send out scouts to block the passage between Baiyun Mountain. Furthermore, the northern slope of Baiyun Mountain was close to Suizhou City and was the central area controlled by the Suizhou Army. Many of the villages in the south of Shannan were directly controlled by the Suizhou Army.
The controlled military stronghold, garrison camp, and cavalry camp's westward route from the southern foot of Baiyun Mountain are only ten miles away from Suizhou. How can they completely block the news?
That night, the news about a large group of cavalry passing through Baiyun Mountain came to Suizhou City from the cavalrymen in various villages in Shannan. However, none of the villages dared to send people to come closer to investigate. They only said that the size of the cavalry was very large, but what happened?
The explanations for how many soldiers and horses crossed the border vary greatly, and no one village can give a clear explanation.
It is said that tens of thousands of cavalry passed through the border, while others said that one or two thousand cavalry passed through, making it difficult for the civil and military leaders such as Ma Zhen and Luo Xianyi, who were assigned by Luo Xiancheng to stay in Suizhou City, to tell the difference.
Although Ma Zhen, Luo Xianyi and others who stayed in Suizhou were suspicious of Wang Xiang, they could not imagine that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of unknown origin would suddenly appear in the hinterland of Suizhou. On the one hand, they sent people to Liulinsai at the northern foot of Huaishan Mountain to report to Luo Xiancheng.
On the one hand, they sent people to Tiemen Mountain, Huangpi, Shicheng and Fancheng to inquire whether a large group of soldiers and horses had passed through Suizhou without notifying Suizhou.
How big is the size of the cavalry? On the one hand, they reported to Lishan and asked Lishan Luo Wenhu to send troops and horses to reconnoiter Chaishan and be alert to Chaishan's movements. However, they did not expect Luo Wenhu to have descended to Huaidong at this time, let alone Luo Wenhu's troops to ask for reinforcements in the future.
To trick them out of the city...
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On the night of the 19th, the Xiangyang messenger crossed the Han River and entered Shicheng.
At that time, the night was still light and Su Tingzhan had not yet gone to bed. Instead, he and Suo Chengdong, the cavalry general stationed in Shicheng by Ye Jiluorong, had a private banquet and drinking ceremony in the house. They also invited several beautiful women from the prostitute camp to accompany them.
Suo Chengdong was a Hu from Yandong, and was born in the Suo Chuo Luo family. Emperor Tianming changed the Chinese surname from Suo Chuo Luo family to Suo family.
As the most important support point after the Eastern Hubei Defense Line, Shicheng not only bears the important task of transporting grain and grass to Huangpi, Hanjin, and Tiemen Mountain, but is also the second line of defense after Huangpi, Hanjin, and Tiemen Mountain, guarding against the Huaidong Army.
He penetrated through the gaps in the eastern Hubei defense line and drove straight in without any obstruction.
Having the Hu and Han generals garrisoned at the key passes of the city was one of Ye Jiluorong's means to restrain the troops who surrendered. In Shicheng, Su Tingzhan was the chief general, commanding 8,000 infantry and 2,000 naval troops; Suo Chengdong was the deputy general, so
There are five thousand cavalry in the army stationed in Shicheng.
A messenger from Xiangyang came into the city and reported that Fancheng had been attacked. Su Tingzhan was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground. There was a "bang clang" sound and the officials and generals who were accompanying the banquet were startled.
Suo Chengdong's beard and hair were curly, with several scars sandwiched between his face. He was a brave general who fought on the battlefield. Su Tingzhan was so frightened that Suo Chengdong was so frightened that he saw it and thought to himself: Prince Mu called Su
Ting Zhan is a wise general who frightened three to five thousand attacking troops into chaos. How can he be qualified to receive such praise?
Suo Chengdong said: "I have told you that rogue thieves cannot be relied on, but Prince Mu was not prepared, and this trouble happened at this moment..."
Yanhu established the country through battles and was brave in martial arts. There was no strict hierarchy among the generals of the tribe. Therefore, if generals like Suo Chengdong had any dissatisfaction with Ye Jiluorong and other prince-level princes and ministers, they would speak out quite casually.
, there are not many taboos.
Suo Chengdong obviously agreed with the judgment of Azige, Shen Haobo and others in Xiangyang, and believed that someone under Luo Xiancheng secretly defected to Huaidong, giving Huaidong the opportunity to send three to five thousand elite soldiers into the hinterland of Jingxiang to attack their grain routes.
In the cities of Nanzhang, Zhongyi, Jingmen, Changlin, Dangyang and Yiling occupied on the west bank of the Han River, farming has been relatively intact over the years and has not been severely damaged. However, Hu Wenmu cleared the outer areas of Jingzhou before the war.
The work cannot be said to be very thorough. Relying on local confiscation and looting, as well as the grain reserves in Jingmen and Xiangyang, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses surrounding Jingzhou, we can still sustain it for a while, and we will not immediately fall into a food shortage due to the fall of Fancheng.
Desperate situation.
But for Shicheng and the eastern Hubei defense line supported by Shicheng, it was very critical - Shicheng was responsible for transporting grain to Huangpi and Hanjin, and Shicheng's grain and grass were transported directly from Fancheng via the Han River.
In particular, Shewenzhuang led the Shicheng reinforcements to build the Baita River defense line between Huangpi and Hanjin to confront the Huaidong Army and strengthen the grain and grass consumption of the Eastern Hubei defense line, so that Shicheng lost as much grain and grass as it could to Huangpi and Hanjin.
How much can you eat? There are now 110,000 soldiers and horses between Huangpi and Hanjin, and the grain reserves are only enough to last ten days. There are only more than 30,000 stones of grain and grass left in Shicheng that have not been transported. From Huangpi, Hanjin to Shicheng
Overall, the grain and grass reserves are only enough for half a month...
In this case, the decisions to be made by the generals in Shicheng were very clear: first, send people to ask for help from Ye Jiluorong, so that a batch of grain and grass could be temporarily transferred from the west bank of the Han River to Hanjin and Huangpi via Changlin;
In order to prevent the eastern Hubei defense line from running out of food, another option is to immediately send reinforcements to Xiangfan, recapture Fancheng, and restore the food route.
If only three to five thousand soldiers from Huaidong sneaked in to cut off the food route, the problem would not be serious.
Due to the segmented grain transportation method under the auspices of Shen Lan, grain was stored in multiple cities between the grain roads, instead of being concentrated in Fancheng. If Fancheng fell carelessly, as long as it was recaptured in time, it would not cause major problems.
In addition, Ye Ji Luorong can capture Jingzhou if he works harder on the west bank of the Han River. Hu Wenmu cleared the countryside outside Jingzhou before the war, but there is enough food and grass in Jingzhou city. As long as Jingzhou city is captured, there will be 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers on both sides of the Han River.
The horse can still hold on for another two or three months - Suo Chengdong is not particularly nervous about Fancheng's careless fall.
Su Tingzhan thought more deeply than Suo Chengdong. He thought that when Shewenzhuang crossed the Han River and entered Shicheng, he suspected that Lin Fu personally led the main force of the Huaidong Army to attack Huangpi in order to lure Shicheng troops to go south. Thinking of this, Su Tingzhan's back
A wave of chills ran straight up the spine of the tail: the matter would never be as simple as just three to five thousand ambushes.
Su Tingzhan was frightened and panicked, but after all, he was a person who had experienced strong winds and waves. After a while, he regained his composure. Seeing the confusion and contempt in Suo Chengdong's eyes, he knew that he didn't think that deeply - Su Tingzhan originally wanted to
He expressed the doubts in his heart, but then he thought about it and stopped explaining in detail to Suo Chengdong. He just said: "Prince Mu must have made a decision in Jingzhou, but when Prince Mu's military order comes to Shicheng, it will be delayed for one day.
"Liang, General Suo will lead 3,000 cavalry to assist Fancheng first. I will wait in Shicheng for further instructions from Prince Mu. General Suo thinks this arrangement is good?"
Shicheng has 15,000 water infantry and cavalry, but Shicheng is the most important support point behind the eastern Hubei defense line, and it also has the function of blocking the second line of defense. It is impossible for Xiangyang to just call for help and take all the troops in Shicheng.
Soldiers and horses were sent to help each other.
Su Tingzhan sent Suo Chengdong to lead 3,000 cavalry ahead. He stayed in Shicheng to wait for further instructions. There was no problem with this decision, and Suo Chengdong had no objections. He thought: Although Su Tingzhan had been a little rude just now, the treatment was not enough.
Poor, said: "Chengdong accepts the order..."
"General Suo, after you lead the reinforcements to Fancheng, don't rush to approach the city," Su Tingzhan said. "When Xiangyang asks for reinforcements, they won't just go to Shicheng. Reinforcements will be sent to Jingmen, Nanyang, and Wuyang. Although I don't know at this time.
The number of reinforcements they sent varies, but most of them range from several thousand. If they attack Fancheng separately, it will be easy for the attacking enemy to attack them separately. Therefore, after General Suo enters the outskirts of Fancheng, he must coordinate with other reinforcements and General Azige.
After the soldiers and horses in Xiangyang are reunited, they will attack Fancheng..."
Su Tingzhan's words were mature and prudent. Suo Chengdong thought for a moment and nodded in response: "Old Suo, I just listen to General Su! If you are worried, you can send me a supervisor."
"That's not necessarily the case," Su Tingzhan said. "It's about the safety of the grain road. I'm anxious to do something bad. I can't help but say a few more words." After briefly discussing the reinforcements with Suo Chengdong, Su Tingzhan
He also urgently sent his close associates to ride fast horses to Huangpi overnight to report the news to Shewenzhuang.
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The fast horses galloped across the Jingxiang wilderness shrouded in darkness. In order to quickly deliver the news, no one spared the loss of a few horses on the road, no matter Xinye, Nanyang, Wuyang in the north, Jingmen, Shicheng or outside Jingzhou City in the south.
Camp, the news they received on the night of the 19th was that 5,000 Huaidong troops attacked Fancheng and Fancheng fell accidentally...
Since Xinqi from Xiangyang to Jingzhou did not need to cross the Han River, Ye Jiluo Rong learned about the fall of Fancheng at about the same time as Su Tingzhan.
Ye Ji Luorong was naturally not as vigilant towards Huaidong and Lin Fu as he was at Shewenzhuang, which had suffered so much in Huaidong over the years. Su Ting was looking high, Fancheng was attacked, and he was careless and fell. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he
When Zhou Fan, Tian Chang and other generals were summoned to discuss matters, they even deliberately weakened the current bad situation in Fancheng. In addition to sending messengers to Jingmen, Shicheng and other places to dispatch reinforcements to support Xiangfan, he also called Zhou Fan within a time limit, and Tian Chang captured Jingzhou within three days.
——In his opinion, as long as Jingzhou is captured and Fancheng falls carelessly, it will not have much impact on the overall situation. Also known as Han Li, he has prepared more ships in Changlin so that grain can be transported directly from Changlin County on the west bank of the Han River to supplement the army.
There is insufficient food and grass in Hanjin and Huangpi.
However, when the news of the fall of Fancheng reached the Xiongjiagang camp established by Shewenzhuang in the north of Huangpi in the early morning of the 20th, Shewenzhuang was paralyzed and his face was ashen. If it were not for the support of his grandson Han Yuan, Shewenzhuang would have died on the spot.