The west base of Baihetan was crowded with too many soldiers and horses, and they were in a state of chaos. The cavalry could not speed up, but the defenders could not even open their defensive formations. They were divided into seventy by the Huaidong cavalry who crossed the river and followed the rout.
Eight falls.
The soldiers of the Huaidong Cavalry Camp no longer pay attention to queues and formations. Instead, they pull out dozens of people. When they see the enemy soldiers who have not put down their weapons, they pull their horses' heads, assassinate them, and dance.
The sword slashes left and right, almost casually, and it can bring up a pool of blood and harvest a head...
A fire broke out in the camp tent, and it quickly started to burn. The horses' hooves trampled and sparks flew everywhere. Fancheng soldiers and horses had also pushed the trench bridge carts into the long trench outside the west base, and set up several passages to directly attack the west base.
Send a group of soldiers and horses to circle north, intercept the defeated troops and flee towards Xinye.
Sun Zhuang reined up his horse and stopped at a high place on the beach on the east bank. Tang Xitai, surrounded by dozens of horsemen, came from behind to join Sun Zhuang. Looking at the situation on the west bank of the Baihe River, he knew that the victory was certain. Those enemy soldiers were just
In the final useless struggle and resistance, Huang Zuyu also sent troops out of the city in a timely manner, blocking the enemy's escape routes to the west and north.
Farther away, the pontoon bridge across the Han River looked like a flaming dragon. At this time, the enemy general in Xiangyang finally thought of burning the pontoon bridge.
The entire Baihe West Beach fortress is built on the sand slopes silted up by the river sand, and the terrain is not steep at all. Once they are broken through from both inside and outside, the enemy soldiers who have been cut into pieces will rely on the steepness to
, the narrow terrain is so stubborn that it is impossible to delay.
When dusk fell, the battle at Baihetan was coming to an end. Except for a few enemy soldiers who broke out on horseback to escape north through the blockade, the enemy navy's warships on the Han River were not able to pick up many people.
Sun Zhuang, Huang Zuyu and the middle and lower-level generals unintentionally took in too many prisoners, and they all slaughtered them. Under the dusk, the residual fire reflected the corpses lying on the ground, and the blood continued to flow into the White River, turning the turbid
The Baihe River turned into a river of blood. The mouth of the Baihe River was filled with drowned corpses, and the water flow was not smooth. The water level rose a lot at dusk, lifting the pontoon bridge a foot or two high.
"Master Ganzi, this battle is so exciting!" Huang Zuyu pulled the horse's head and drove side by side with Sun Zhuang and Tang Xitai who were crossing the river. No one could restrain their excitement for the victory in front of them.
This battle almost wiped out all the enemy troops gathered in the east of Fancheng, completely shattering the enemy's attempt to recapture Fancheng.
"It's just a pity," Huang Zuyu said with emotion, "Zhou Bin captured the Iron Zhuang Pier and Feiyu Cape, but the enemy general Tong Ruilin had no courage at all and closed the Xiangyang City Gate early and set fire to the pontoon bridge...
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Fancheng is two or three miles away from the north bank of the Han River. The north wall of Xiangyang is built close to the cliffs on the south bank of the Han River. Past the Feiyu Cape Floating Bridge is the north gate of Xiangyang. With such a steep terrain, the north bank wants to rely on unexpected obstacles.
It is impossible to seize the north gate of Xiangyang in a surprise attack and then conquer Xiangyang City in one fell swoop.
Furthermore, most sections of the pontoon bridge are floating on the water, and both wings are occupied by enemy water camp warships. Fancheng soldiers and horses want to enter Xiangyang through the pontoon bridge. How to protect the two wings from the enemy water camp attack?
Sun Zhuang raised his head and looked at the pontoon bridge that was still burning. Under the dusk, it looked like a fire dragon floating on the Han River.
It would be great to capture Xiangyang in one go, but the possibility is very slim. Sun Zhuang had no expectations before the war - Sun Zhuang asked Huang Zuyu: "What's the situation over there in Xinye?"
"Three thousand Biyang enemy reinforcements have taken refuge in Xinye City, and the Xinye garrison has increased to 5,000. I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat them suddenly!" Huang Zuyu said.
The Biyang reinforcements were sent by Tu'an, and were mainly infantry from the newly attached Han army. They came to Fancheng at a slightly slower pace. However, this slowness allowed the three thousand enemy reinforcements to escape, and also caused Sun Zhuang to lose the advantage.
The possibility of quickly capturing new territories.
Sun Zhuang waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I'll leave it to you to take care of Baihetan. I'll go to the city and have a good sleep..."
He led his troops to gallop from Lishan and covered 400 miles in two days. He took advantage of his last remaining strength to knock down the enemy fortress at Baihetan. Although the casualties were not large, the physical strength of both the generals and the horses was exhausted to the limit.
It is said that the battle is at the end, and it is urgent to retreat to Fancheng to rest and recuperate. There is no spare power to take advantage of the defeat to cover up Fancheng, a hundred miles away.
At this time, several cavalry came from the east. They were the trust cavalry sent by Cao Ziang from Luodian this morning: "Dong Yuan took the time for the troops in Xinyang to go south to attack Luo Xiancheng. Chen Zhihu may have sent troops directly from Queshan to cross.
Zhengyang goes to Xinye to aid..."
"Fuck, mother!" Sun Zhuang spat viciously, really wanting to pull Dong Yuan's mother right in front of him and fuck him.
They defeated the enemy in Baihetan, and there was no enemy force that could threaten them outside Fancheng. However, as soon as Dong Yuan gave way, Chen Zhihu's main force in Queshan became active, without restraint or containment.
The reinforcements sent by Chen Zhihu will arrive at Xinye City as soon as noon tomorrow, once again forming a military advantage over Fancheng in Xinye.
Chen Zhihu's troops were mainly infantry, but Chen Zhihu had followed Yan Hu for many years and had worked hard and had many horses under his command. It was no problem to gather 8,000 and 10,000 reinforcements to rush to Xinye first.
It is only three hundred miles from Queshan to Xinye via the Tongbai Valley Road.
The land passage from Fancheng to Wuguan passes through Xinye and Xichuan. This is an official road opened from the ancient road of the Pre-Qin and Warring States periods. It is also the land route directly from Jingxiang to Bingguan. In contrast, Danjiang and Wuguan Rivers
After winter, the water is shallow and the flow is small, which is far less smooth than the land route.
Let the enemy regain the strength advantage in Xinye and block the passage from both sides of Xinye deep into the hinterland of Nanyang. Sun Zhuang will not be able to directly attack Wuguan in Fancheng.
It is conceivable that when Chen Zhihu sent his troops to enter Xinye, their main force would soon enter the Nanyang Basin without the restraints of the Huaidong troops. Together with Tu'an's troops, the enemy troops would soon gather a total of more than 60,000 in the north of the Nanyang Basin.
of military strength.
Although Sun Zhuang was not afraid of the enemy coming to capture Fancheng, even if he joined the main force of Chaishan troops led by Cao Ziang, he would not be able to capture Xinye in a short time.
If we don't go through Xinye and Xichuan, but go west along the north bank of the Han River to Baiyang Pass and Danjiangkou, they are all hills, mountains and forest ravines, with only steep mountain roads for hundreds of soldiers and horses to pass through in batches. Although the enemies at Baiyang Pass and Danjiangkou are
There were not many, only three to five hundred people, but they were prepared and sealed the gate tightly. They only sent a few hundred troops and horses to walk along the north bank. There was no way to attack the two important passes of Danjiangkou and Baiyang Pass.
"Leave a small opening for the enemy in the Wuguan River and Danjiang River, and prevent them from being trapped and fighting in the west of the Han River!" Tang Xitai said. Although there is no chance of a direct attack on Wuguan in one go, it is not that this situation was not considered before the war, it is just that
It's just a pity.
Before the war, the military intelligence establishment at the town division level sent personnel to the Military Intelligence Department to participate in the war situation deduction. They had deduced the possible scenarios of the Jingxiang War situation countless times and compiled a large number of plans. This could greatly reduce the risk of front-line generals in the war.
The possibility of making mistakes in wartime.
Although Sun Zhuang lamented that it was a pity, he also knew that the situation was like this and some things could not be forced.
Jingzhou City is in danger after Ye Jiluorong's siege. Once he is asked to capture Jingzhou City, about 100,000 elite enemy soldiers will be able to obtain sufficient supplies on the west bank of the Han River and gain a complete foothold. Sun Zhuang and others
Completely closing the channel between the west bank of the Han River and Guanzhong and Henan will probably make Ye Ji Luorong want to burn the boat on the west bank of the Han River.
The soldiers and horses on the west bank of the Han River at this time included Ye Ji Luorong's headquarters, Zhou Fan's new auxiliary army, and Tian Chang and Han Li. They could all be said to be elite soldiers, with a total of more than 110,000. Among them, Zhou Fan, Tian
Chang, Han Li and other newly attached Han troops all participated in the massacre, and they probably had no intention of surrendering. Once they were determined to sink the boats on the west bank of the Han River, a bloody battle would be inevitable, and this was not in Huaidong's interests.
Leaving a small opening, Ye Ji Luorong saw the hope of escaping north into Guanzhong. Even if they were given a chance to capture Jingzhou, he would immediately move his entire division northward and would not stick to the west bank of the Han River and lower Huaidong.
When the army regained the west bank of the Han River, they encountered strong resistance.
Tang Xitai's mission here was to immediately organize manpower to open a passage from the west of Fancheng to Huanglongtan.
Huanglongtan is only more than thirty miles away from Fancheng. It is the narrowest channel of the Han River near Xiangfan. There are cliffs and mountains on both sides of the river. The water channel is only two to three hundred steps wide, and the cliff banks are directly above the Han River.
As long as the heavy riprap crossbow can be transported to the cliff of Huanglongtan, the Han River can be directly blocked.
The heavy bed crossbow made by Huaidong can shoot up to 800 steps away. If you tie a rope to the tail of the crossbow, it can also shoot 300 steps. A giant crossbow set up from Huanglongtan can shoot the giant crossbow with a rope directly into the opposite bank.
Among the rocks.
Even though the Shuiying warships could not have entered the Han River too early, the Huaidong Army did not have more ways to delay the enemies on the west bank of the Han River from escaping north.
This is a battle that will determine the overall strategic situation between the north and the south. The Yanhu soldiers and horses rushed into the Jingxiang battle, hoping to capture Jingzhou first. The Huaidong Army planned for many years and used resources unimaginable to outsiders.
Manpower.
At this time, Chen Daozi came over on a lame horse, with a man tied up tightly hunched over the horse.
Looking at the man's armor, Sun Zhuang knew that Chen Daozi had personally gone into battle to catch a big fish and came to claim credit, so he tried to whip the whip over and cursed: "You worthless fool, who allowed you to go into battle in person?"
"Master Ganzi, you don't have a chance to fight in the battle, so you can't blame me. My lord has clearly stipulated that the general cannot go to the front to fight, but I am leading the horse for you, Master Ganzi. I am used to it in battle, so I have not violated military discipline," said Chen Daozi.
He stepped forward, threw Azig on horseback to the ground like a dead dog, and said, "Do you know who this guy is?"
"Nah Azige!" Huang Zuyu pulled out Azige's messy hair. When Azige was leading the army to seize Fancheng, Huang Zuyu was only a hundred steps away from him recently. He had seen his face, but he didn't expect that Baihetan would kill him.
Caught alive.
"This little pretty boy is so handsome. I wish someone could cut him on the face. I heard that his sister gave that dog a fish to catch the child. Emperor Tianming made him his concubine. She is known as the most beautiful woman in the North. If she catches him and offers it to the lord, Mr. Gangzi,
, do you think this beautiful thing will be famous throughout the ages?" Chen Daozi asked Sun Zhuang with a shy face.
Sun Zhuang was speechless, while Tang Xitai and Huang Zuyu laughed loudly, completely ignoring Azige who was tied up like a dead dog and his face was so angry.