The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month was the fifth day of the siege of Dezhou City.
At dusk, the sky in the northeastern wilderness of Yangxin County was gloomy. The cold wind blew the snow in the fields, making it difficult to tell which ones were the snowflakes falling from the sky and which ones were the snow blown by the wind.
Particles, people have to squint their eyes when walking in the snow.
Na Yan's face was hidden in his pocket, and his eyes stared grimly into the distance. There were more than ten peripheral scouts lingering under their noses, standing on the snowy ridge in the distance, wearing black armor and standing in the wind.
A statue that seems to be motionless in the snow.
It was not until the day before yesterday that they captured four alive through patient ambush. After being tortured, they learned that the Southern Dynasty soldiers in front of them belonged to the left army of King Qin's division in Jiangdong and were commanded by a governor named Lin Fu.
Since Yeji Khan succeeded to the throne, he has vigorously promoted the Han system and Sinology within Donghu. Nayan also knew the official system of the Southern Dynasties.
In Donghu, to lead an independent army of 3,000 armored soldiers, you need a mid-level and senior general above the deputy capital commander. Even if there are many soldiers in the Southern Dynasties, a mere seventh-grade capital supervisor can lead an independent army of 3,000 armored soldiers.
The soldiers seemed to be very inconsistent with the rules of the Southern Dynasty. Moreover, they had sent out sentries to conduct reconnaissance in the past few days. It was clear that the strength of the Southern Dynasty army in front of them ranged from 800 to 1,000 people, which was far less than 3,000.
In addition, the captured prisoners also confessed that the three thousand soldiers of the Jiangdong Left Army were new soldiers who had only been recruited for more than two months and were brought directly to Jinan Prefecture without training.
Na Tuzhen, whose temper had become violent in the past few days, stabbed the prisoner to death. No one would believe such nonsense. The recruitment had only been more than two months. How could a recruit without any training last for several days in such a harsh environment?
Dealing with cavalry in a snowstorm?
The prisoners spoke so poorly of the Jiangdong Zuojun that they simply insulted the Wangzhang soldiers. Could it be that the pride of Brun Mountain, the Wangzhangsu Guards, had been bitten by weak new soldiers like rabbits in the past few days?
Others could bear it, but Tuzhen couldn't stand the prisoners who fell into his hands and mocked him so much. He killed three prisoners in a row until the last prisoner said that the Jiangdong Left Army was secretly established by the center of the Yue Dynasty in Jiangning.
It was only through the elite troops that Tuzhen spared his life.
Na Yan looked back and saw Na Tu Zhen reining in his horse and riding over, and said: "In Texas, the situation will come to an end today and tomorrow..."
"So what if the result comes out? I'll just make a joke to Azig when I go back." Na Tuzhen chewed the withered grass stems he picked up from the snow angrily, and spit out the chewed grass stems viciously, "It's just for fun."
Azig joked, "This nail must be pulled out this time; let them go back to Jinan, it will still be a hard nail that hurts people!" His left hand holding the reins was wrapped with wounds. In the battle yesterday afternoon
Three fingers were cut off, and half of his face was almost split open.
Na Yan also understood the anger in Na Tuzhen's heart. Starting from the 17th, they had been entangled with the Jiangdong Left Army for seven or eight days. Even if they continued to gather Yangxin, the outposts in the Jiyin area were still in Jiyin and Yangxin.
During this time, the Jiangdong left army was extremely suppressed and was unable to return to participate in the Dezhou War to gain military exploits.
Even though it can be said that he successfully prevented the elite Jiangdong left army from supporting Dezhou, the fighting has been so bad in the past few days, and Na Yan himself feels ashamed.
He also tried to lure the Jiangdong Left Army to the outskirts of Dezhou to gather superior forces to encircle and annihilate them. However, the Jiangdong Left Army mostly used night marches, traveling north and south in blizzards. It was difficult for cavalry to contain them on the snow at night. Blizzards and snowstorms
The dark night has a greater impact on the cavalry than the infantry, especially since they have to be wary of the Southern Dynasty defenders in Jiyin and Yangfu City.
Na Tuzhen squinted at the Jiangdong Zuojun scout in the distance, and did not say anything about leading people to outflank him from the side. When he saw the tribesman's head hanging on the side of the Jiangdong Zuojun scout's saddle, his eyes were split with hatred, and he had to hold back his heart.
The anger. These grandsons are more cunning than foxes. The key is that the main force of soldiers behind these peripheral scouts is very mobile. Even in a snowstorm, they can easily penetrate within a range of twenty to thirty miles. These peripheral scouts are probably them.
The bait that was released. In the past few days, it has suffered more than once.
At this time, a group of cavalry appeared in the northeast. Dozens of cavalry were sent here to guard. After a while, the sentry cavalry sent here cooperated with the incoming person and rushed over as a team to confirm that it was one of their own. Na Yan looked at the incoming person.
The attire and scale, I thought: Has the king sent someone here?
The cavalry team that arrived was for a young man with a black face. He stood upright, waved at Tuzhen from a distance, and shouted: "Tuzhen, I heard that you successfully contained the general who was supporting Dezhou.
The eight hundred elites of the Southern Dynasties, the two gold medals I received are really incomparable to you. I don’t know how many gold medals you will receive this time when you go back..."
Na Tuzhen's face was so gloomy that water dripped from his face, and he cursed in a low voice: "What is this beast doing here?"
Azig rode over, dismounted, saluted Nayan, and said, "This is the order given to you by Khan Ye Ji. When will you be victorious and return to the king's account to deliver the mission?"
Nayan knew that Azig had a frivolous temper and didn't care about his offensive words. He opened the king's account letter that he brought with him and said happily: "Okay, Dezhou has been captured. Linqing will be defended."
General Sun Jichang also surrendered to the king's tent..."
"Fuck!" Na Tuzhen cursed lightly. It was a good thing for Linqing to win Dezhou so easily, but it also made their side more and more incompetent. The smile on Azige's face almost reached his ears.
How can I not make him feel resentful? He said, "Since Azig wants to show off his military exploits so much, then I will give up the military exploits in front of him to you..."
"Ajige, how many soldiers of the king's tent have you brought here?" Na Yan was not angry with Azig. Although the king's tent asked him to go back and pay his orders, he did not want to let go of this powerful enemy in front of him.
"The king's soldiers only brought two hundred soldiers," Chen Jige said. "I knew that the bone that Yan Shen was looking at was hard to crack. In addition, I brought three hundred more tribesmen here, and they all listened to Yan Shen's command...
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When he received the news that Dezhou had fallen and the Linqing garrison surrendered, Lin Fu led his troops to station in a peach forest less than ten miles away from Nayan.
The leaves have all withered, and the branches are covered with snow. Occasionally, there is a crackling sound as the branches cannot bear the weight of the snow and break.
Although Lin Fu didn't have much hope for Dezhou and Linqing, he was still disappointed when he saw this result. He looked at the snow and wind in the sky and didn't know what to say.
"Are we pretending to retreat south, luring Na Yanbu to intercept them, and then fleeing to Cangnan?" Ao Canghai asked.
"No, let's go directly to Cangnan!" Lin Fu said, "Dezhou has fallen, and the Donglu can mobilize more troops to guard the eastern front. We can't delay too long on the road. Let's go directly to Cangnan. No matter what, hold back
Na Yan, who has surrendered for so long, will not let us go easily... Take back all the scouts. There will be pursuers behind and interceptions in front. We must overcome all difficulties and arrive in Cangnan before dawn tomorrow.
Xiaobotou Village.”
The scouts in front withdrew and brought the latest enemy situation. Wu Qi reined in the reins and let his horse kick the snow. He said: "A group of cavalry rushed back from Dezhou to meet up with the Yan tribe. There are about four or five people."
Hundreds of people……"
"Then don't delay for a moment. All the wounded are mounted. Any baggage that affects the march and the injured horses will be thrown away. Those at the rear should bury more caltrops in the snow..." Lin Fu ordered decisively.
There are more than a thousand Donglu cavalry gathered ten miles to the northeast, and Lin Fu cannot rely on the three to five hundred defenders in Yangxin County to come out of the city to help in the battle. They are already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. He would rather have a snowstorm at this time.
Be more violent and weaken the mobility advantage of Donglu's cavalry. He believed that Nayan would lead the cavalry to pursue him. Donglu had already captured Dezhou and Linqing, and the next step was to attack Jinan. Donglu himself would send some cavalry to monitor Jinan.
The defenders of the county to the east of the mansion.
When Na Yan chased him to Taolin, the horse dung left by the cavalry behind him was so hot in his heart that when he cut it open with a knife, there was still white steam rising in the snow.
Na Yan was sitting on the horseback, looking at the ruts, horse hoof prints and footsteps that had become shallower due to the snowstorm but were still clear. This Jiangdong left army neither retreated south to Jinan Prefecture nor took refuge in Yangxin.
Holding on to the city, they turned northeast to Cangnan. The woods were full of discarded baggage. Apparently, the Jiangdong left army fled in panic after learning that Dezhou had fallen.
"Should we chase him or not?" Na Tuzhen was a little hesitant. This was something that would never have happened to him seven or eight days ago.
Azig asked: "What's the point of asking? Don't you want to pursue it?"
"Chase!" Na Yan made up his mind decisively. He couldn't guess why this Jiangdong left army fled to Cangnan in a hurry. However, this Jiangdong left army was very cunning. Maybe they were trying to scare them away by spreading suspicion, but they were there.
Cangnan went around in a big circle before returning to Jinan. How could he have calculated it so easily?
Na Yan squinted his eyes and looked at the darkening sky and the increasing snowstorm. God is fair to everyone.
After leaving all the wounded behind, he did not believe that the 400 king's tent soldiers and 700 cavalry could not defeat this Jiangdong left army. He reined in the reins and ordered everyone to dismount and lead their horses to pursue them through the wind and snow.
Although it was dark night and there was an endless blizzard, the outpost could still accurately identify the escape route of the Jiangdong Left Army. The pursuit was so tight, and the distance between the front and rear was only seven or eight miles, so he was not afraid of what the Jiangdong Left Army could do.
The trick is to spread out the pursuit formation, make the outposts more vigilant, and maintain their physical strength as much as possible. After catching up, they will launch a fatal charge against the Jiangdong left army.
Although most people would be exhausted when they caught up, Nayan believed that the situation of the Jiangdong Left Army would be worse than theirs. As long as the enemy's situation was worse than his own, that would be enough.
Walking in the wind and snow, Na Yan didn't know how long he had been walking at night. In short, he was chasing after traces of Jiangdong's left army, and Jiangdong's left army showed no signs of dispersing. When the white fish belly appeared on the horizon, he could already vaguely hear
Have you heard the sound of waves? Have you reached the beach?
"Damn it, they're right in front!" Na Tuzhen stood on the horse's back and pointed to the north.
Na Yan raised his head and looked over. Less than a mile away, surrounded by black heads, was the Jiangdong Left Army that fled north along the seawall.
Na Tuzhen shouted to get a group of people and horses to go up the seawall first. Azig also led his men on their horses, preparing to outflank the Jiangdong left army from the wilderness under the seawall.
In front of the left side of the seawall, there is a village with jagged walls exposed in the morning light. The man pointed there: "What village is that?"
"Little Botou Village!" The guard next to Na Yan opened the map and found out the name of the village.
"Afraid of him/mother," Na Tuzhen scolded fiercely, "If the village soldiers dare to come out to help in the battle, I will pull out the village today. I have been depressed for so long, and I just want to find some thin-skinned and tender women for everyone."
Let it go..." The soldiers in the king's tent on the left and right shouted.
A village of this size usually has one or two hundred soldiers. It is not cost-effective to attack such a village in the ice and snow, but there is no need to worry about how such a small number of soldiers will affect their field operations. Then Yan Xin wants to use this
After the Jiangdong Zuojun was wiped out, he wanted to capture one or two strongholds to give everyone a chance. He got on his horse, pulled out a straight-ridged sword inlaid with gold wire, and ordered all his subordinates to mount their horses, wave their swords forward, and order the pursuit.
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Yan Zong immediately climbed onto the seawall, hoping to find a high point to control the entire battle situation. When he saw that the two hundred kings' tent troops led by Tuzhen were about to catch up with the Jiangdong left army, the closed gate of Xiaobotou Village suddenly opened, and Ma immediately
His head was shaking, his saber was cold, and on both sides were men pushing a flying chariot running wildly behind him. Behind him, there were countless armored soldiers and cavalry vying to kill them. The group of cavalry he sent to monitor Xiaobotou Village barely resisted.
After a while, the opponent would be submerged, and the fragile flanks of the Azigh troops, who wanted to outflank under the seawall, were completely exposed and had no cover.
At this moment, Na Yan felt a sweetness in his throat and his vision was dark. He held on to the reins tightly to prevent himself from falling off the horse.
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