Standing on the watchtower of the half-built camp, Qin Chengzu and Zhou Pu were extremely jealous when they saw Chen Hansan on the high slope in the distance.
Three years ago, Chen Hansan, who was also a bandit, secretly attached himself to the imperial court and lured them into captivity. More than a hundred brothers and sisters died under his butcher knife. Unexpectedly, today the two armies are facing each other to avenge their past.
Chance.
Lin Fu stood on the watchtower with his hands behind his hands, looking at the two groups of refugee armies coming from the north.
The two groups of refugee armies were clearly separated from each other, coming side by side from east to west.
On the east road, Chen Hansan, the left guard of the Tianyi bandits, led 6,000 soldiers and horses. Their armor was well-organized and their advance and retreat were measured. They were elite. Looking at their military appearance, Chen Han could make Qin Chengzu, Cao Ziang, Zhou Pu and others suffer.
The Three Fruits are not easy to deal with, so it is no wonder that Yue Lengqiu did not get any benefits from him.
There are more than 3,000 infantry cavalry on the west road. Except for the current 600 or so cavalry, which are slightly organized, the remaining infantry formations are crowded and mixed, and the weapons they hold are also very messy. You can even see rakes, hoes and other items.
In a hurry, the West Route Refugee Army did not even prepare a big flag. The battle flag lifted up with a long pole seemed to be a temporary ghost talisman smeared with blood. After the outpost scout confirmed it, Lin Fu knew who was riding a horse and stopped under the battle flag.
The majestic general is Qushuai Sun Ganzi, the vanguard of the army and the people.
Most of Sun Ganzi's elite troops stayed behind at Yunti Pass, more than a hundred miles away. Except for Sun Ganzi who led more than 600 cavalry in pursuit, the rest were scattered troops gathered along the road.
If the infantry is available, they should line up in order in front and the cavalry to cover the flanks. At this time, Sun Zhuang used the cavalry to form a formation in front. Presumably he also knew the details of his family.
At this time, Zhang Yubo and Liu Tingzhou, the prefect of Huai'an, landed at the half-built barracks. The battle was about to break out. Lin Fu wanted to pay close attention to the situation on the battlefield and was not polite. He stood on the watchtower and waited for them to climb up.
Liu Tingzhou was an old Jinshi, and he was promoted to official positions at the age of fifty. He was originally a general judge of Huai'an Prefecture, and he was the one who exposed Chen Hansan's banditry. When Chen Hansan rebelled, he sent someone to kill his old man in Huai'an City.
The young man was killed, but he only escaped with his life. Later he took over as the prefect of Huai'an. His reputation was not bad. He was only sixty this year, and most of his temples were white with frost. When he climbed up the eight-foot-high watchtower, he was out of breath and rested for a while.
, and then bowed to Lin Fu.
Lin Fu's envoy to the Huaidong Jing invaders was a temporary dispatch. His job was equivalent to that of Liu Tingzhou. He should not be too arrogant. Whether he could defend Huaizuo well, Liu Tingzhou needed to cooperate. He saluted and said: "The war is about to break out. I couldn't come to the embankment to meet him."
Welcome, I hope you will forgive me!" At that moment, he briefly introduced the situation of the two groups of refugee armies to Liu Tingzhou, Zhang Yubo knew.
"Sun Ganzi, I know," Liu Tingzhou said with disdain for Chen Hansan, pointing to the dilapidated more than 3,000 cavalrymen in the west, "this guy has brute strength and extraordinary bravery. He can use a pair of big axes every time."
When there is a battle, they usually lead dozens of warriors to rush forward, just like a random stick, disrupting our army's formation first, and then the bandits behind them rush in to fight. Our army often suffers a loss. But it is easy to deal with him, and it costs a lot of money.
There must be some bravery below, so select more than a hundred warriors to prepare him for charging into the formation, so that he can't break through, you can weaken his spirit, and then kill his weak flanks and you can win..." The implication is that Lin is still
Be careful of Chen Han's elite troops.
Liu Tingzhou's words are also quite insightful. Yesterday's battle at dusk also confirmed that Liu Tingzhou's words are true. Sun Zhuang's fighting methods indeed have the characteristics he said. It is no wonder that he was able to fight against Chen Hansan when he rebelled.
To protect Huai'an Mansion from any major losses, we can also hold the front line of Huaizuo and wait for Lin Fu to come for reinforcements.
Lin Fu said: "Master Liu, please give me a thumbs up."
Although Zhang Yubo also took charge of the two battalions of Dongcheng Lieutenant of Liu Xilin's department in Jiangning, he had no actual combat experience. He had read a few military books, but his knowledge in the books was ultimately shallow. His military knowledge was not as good as that of Liu Tingzhou, who had been guarding the front lines of Huai'an Prefecture for a long time.
The bandits come deeply.
This brought about a difficulty. When Zhang Yubo first came to Huai'an Mansion, he was just a general magistrate. His status was not as good as that of Liu Tingzhou, but Liu Tingzhou was indeed somewhat capable. His whole family died in the war, and he had a high reputation in Huai'an Mansion. Lin Fu wanted to borrow
It would be difficult for Zhang Yubo to weaken Liu Tingzhou's influence in Huai'an Prefecture.
"We are having a headache right now, but it's Sun Ganzi!" Qin Chengzu said from the side.
Lin Fu didn't make any comments, just to give Liu Tingzhou face.
What Liu Tingzhou said is true. The way to deal with Sun Zhuang is very simple, which is to blunt his edge and cut his flanks.
The situation in front of us is that the entire battlefield is not very deep. The two armored soldiers at the front can be mobilized here. Sun Zhuangruo led more than 600 elite cavalry troops to attack together, covering an area of three or four miles. When Chen Hansan led
Under the prying eyes of the elite, they could not calmly deploy their troops to attack Sun Zhuang's weak flanks in depth, so they could only withstand Sun Zhuang's strong attack.
Under the current situation, Sun Zhuang can only be blunted, but cannot easily cut his flanks.
Chen Hansan is a cunning person. Both groups of refugee armies seem to maintain their charging formations, but Sun Zhuang must be the first to attack. Once the formations here are weakened by Sun Zhuang's impact, Chen Hansan will see that he has an advantage.
If it can be occupied, it will take the opportunity to send troops to attack and expand the results.
Although Liu Tingzhou has good knowledge, he cannot be compared with a veteran like Qin Chengzu who has been immersed in the art of war for decades.
Lin Fu sent Cao Zi'ang, Lin Mengde and others to stay behind in Chongzhou and lead Qin Chengzu northward. It was also Qin Chengzu who could provide him with military affairs, and the military could give him great help.
"It's useless for me to stay here, why not go to Zuoying to help!" Zhou Pu said.
If Sun Zhuang moves, he will first attack the left camp in front of the stronghold. Ning Zechen will direct the overall battle of Fengli Bu Camp from the front. The left camp does not have brave generals who can compete with Sun Zhuang, and Lin Fu will leave the cavalry camp in the reserve, most likely without
Given the opportunity to go into battle, and since the cavalry camp was led by a battalion commander, Zhou Pu took the initiative to go to the left camp as a frontline soldier to dampen Sun Zhuang's spirit.
Lin Fu ignored Zhou Pu and stared into the distance, undoubtedly asking Zhou Pu to hold his breath and stay here to watch the battle.
If Lin Fu is luckier than others in his rise to power in Jiangdong, it is precisely because the many people who depend on him, such as Fu Qinghe, Qin Chengzu, Cao Ziang, Zhou Pu, Wu Qi, and Ao Canghai, are all generals who can stand alone.
talent.
First, there were more than 40 elite remaining horsemen from the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, such as Qin, Cao, etc., and then there were more than 300 to 500 elite soldiers from Jiyunwuwei and Changshan Island. They were actually the initial solid skeleton of the Jiangdong Left Army, and were later supplemented by Liuhu Jian, who fought bravely.
Only by being sharp can in a short period of time create a powerful commander of the Jiangdong Left Army, which is famous all over the world.
There are more than 40 elite remaining members of the original refugee bandits, and there are still 30 of them in the army. All of them are military commanders and sentry generals. You can know how deep Lin Fu's foundation was at the beginning of King Qin's journey north.
, in fact, it is comparable to ordinary commanders who recruit refugees into the army.
After Lin Fu arrived in Chongzhou, his focus was to reserve and train grassroots military attachés, supplemented by the policy of rotational training of civilian bravery, in order to strengthen Chongzhou's military potential.
Perhaps the total number of elite generals under Liu An'er will not be less than that of the Jiangdong Left Army, but these generals were selected from the three to four hundred thousand refugee troops who fought for two years, so the two hundred thousand refugee troops can have three
Fifty thousand capable and elite soldiers are at your disposal.
But in terms of the tightness of the system, how can the refugee army compare with the Jiangdong Zuo Army? In terms of logistical supply capabilities, the refugee army is still far behind Jiangdong Zuo Army.
With these as the foundation, Lin Fu dared to have the confidence to set up camp on the north bank with three to five thousand elites in front of tens of thousands of refugee troops.
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As expected, although the elite troops of Chen Han's third division maintained their charging formation, they were still waiting and waiting, and it was Sun Zhuang's division from the west route that was the first to attack.
Sun Zhuang immediately used the big gun, and rode forward, and the other horses behind him quickly spread out. If it hadn't rained yesterday and the ground hadn't dried out, hundreds of horses would have moved like thunder, and they would have kicked up flying dust.
Even though there was not a trace of dust rising, the sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder and rain. The cavalry spread out to cover a radius of several miles, immediately widening the battlefield, and the momentum was really shocking.
Lin Fu frowned slightly when he saw Sun Gangzi, commander of the bandit army, rushing all the more than 600 cavalrymen at once without any expense. Lin Fu frowned slightly. It was still too early to judge whether Zuoying could withstand the attack, but at least Sun Zhuang was against the refugee army.
His bravery and loyalty are far beyond those of a sneaky person like Chen Hansan.
Sun Zhuang also had to suppress all the current elites at once. Once the Jiangdong Left Army gained a foothold on the north bank, it would directly affect the situation of the refugee army on the north bank of the Huaihe River.
The point chosen by Lin Fu was naturally the refugee army's gate in Huaibei, which could directly affect the battle situation as far away as Suyu, Linyi, and as close as Yancheng and Shuyang. Even though the refugee army captured Yunti Pass, they could not calmly pass it.
Rice grains were transported to the west.
Sun Zhuang spared no expense to shake the Jiangdong Left Army's position, so that Chen Hansan would follow suit and drive the Jiangdong Left Army down the Huai River.
Different from Zhou Pu, Ao Canghai and other generals, Ning Zechen first learned military training from Lin Fu, and only later learned the master's skills, and his tactics were closest to Lin Fu.
The rogue cavalry on the west route suddenly launched, and Ning Zechen changed the formation of the left camp, so that the round formation of the car camp, which was as dense as a hedgehog, was now gathered more densely, preparing to meet the impact of the cavalry. The rear formation was deployed, and two diagonal formations were quickly deployed on each flank.
, the purpose of the attack was to restrict Sun Zhuang's flanks to weaken the impact of the cavalry charge, regardless of whether he could successfully defeat Sun Zhuang's sharpness in the front.
The horses galloped without hesitation, and the battlefield space of two miles was actually very short, close to more than 300 paces. Crossbows, strong crossbows, and longbows from the left camp were fired in sequence, and the crossbows from the left column of the right camp also provided support, forming a complete formation.
The rain of arrows that obscures the battlefield.
The dozens of cavalrymen led by Sun Zhuang, a descendant of Sun Gan, were all wearing armor, and the horses were also lightly armored. Even so, under such a dense rain of arrows, the men and horses fell down one after another.
The battle situation was getting closer, and Lin Fu and others from the watchtower could see it more clearly. They could even see Sun Ganzi's ferocious face with beards and beards. When they approached about a hundred steps, more than ten crossbows were set up in the left camp.
There was just time to fire the second wave of arrows, this time they were all aimed at Sun Zhuang. When Sun Zhanzi used his spear to fly towards the two giant arrows, three or four giant arrows pierced directly through Sun Zhanzi and stepped down from the divine horse...
Seeing Sun Ganzi rolling down with his armor on, the hearts of everyone on the watchtower suddenly shook. As long as Sun Ganzi was trampled to death by the cavalry formation behind him, most of the bandit's cavalry formation would have been broken. Who would have thought that when Sun Ganzi fell to the ground?
, using the pole to support the ground, unexpectedly at the last moment, the pole broke into two pieces, but he managed to steady his body without falling, and ran for a few steps. Two generals on the left and right came to support him, and he quickly climbed up as if he was climbing.
There is an empty horse, and the horse-changing chariot is in hand, and I immediately fly away from the current shield chariot...
Sun Zhuang's bravery made even the enemies standing on the watchtower see their blood boiling. The refugee cavalry was even more morale-boosted. Zhou Pu praised: "Ning Zechen is the only one who can fight with him in Fengli camp."