The sun was setting and the weather was not so hot and unbearable. Li Shan'er took a few horses and slipped through Hujiagou and went out to explore.
Before noon, there were defeated soldiers fleeing from the direction of the Yishui camp. It was said that the Jiangdong left army stole the camp at dawn, and the Yishui camp was defeated before dawn - although the Jiangdong left army must have gone to Siyang.
They wanted to help the trapped Liu Tingzhou over there, but there was no guarantee that they would come and attack the camp set up on the east bank of the Sishui River. Suyu was not even sixty miles away from the Yishui camp.
Before noon, Li Liang, the leader of Suyu, personally rushed to Hedong to take charge, strengthened the defense, and sent out sentries twenty miles away to guard.
Li Shan'er is a hundred-man general under Malantou's command. He has more than two hundred men and twelve horses. Today he is going to send a distant post. Li Shan'er gives Li Liang some generals and personally leads a few elite soldiers who are good at riding.
When he came out, even if he ran into the scouts of the Jiangdong Left Army, he could still escape with his life.
Passing by a dry ditch, there was only a little shallow water at the bottom of the ditch. After wading through it, Li Shan'er took off his water bag and filled it with water. When he was about twenty miles away from the camp, he wanted to take off his saddle and let the horse rest.
Feeling that the ground was shaking slightly, Li Shan'er just thought it was an illusion and subconsciously listened to the sound. He heard that there were horse hooves approaching, and there were quite a lot of them.
Li Shan'er got on his horse, grasped two straight knives, one long and one short, on both sides of the saddle, and pushed the horse forward on the slope with his belly between his legs. However, he saw hundreds of lightly armored cavalry rushing towards him in a swarm at extremely fast speeds.
Li Sheng'er didn't dare to stop to pick up his bow and arrows and kill the enemy in front of him. He walked back with his horse's head in his arms, took out a black horn from his arms and blew it "wuwu", which sounded like a ghost crying at night.
, riding across the ditch, he called to the men who were still at the bottom of the ditch: "The left army from Jiangdong is attacking, follow me back to the camp quickly to spread the news!"
The tip of Li Shan'er's tongue could feel the trembling of the yelled words. He was really afraid of what might happen.
Although they had thought about it, no one really thought that after the Jiangdong left army defeated the Yishui camp, they really came to attack the Sishui Hedong camp!
Damn it, damn it, you broke into the widow's door at night, the thief is going to run into some bad luck, but the damn Su family widow also made it so fun, it can't be considered a mistake! Li Shan'er cursed in his heart,
Even though he beat his horse and ran back, he still did not forget to look back.
The armored light cavalry of the Jiangdong Left Army spread out for several miles. It was unclear for a moment how many people and horses were attacking. Their armor and clothes were all black. On the wasteland where weeds grew wildly, they looked like a large black cloud floating in the sunset. The grass
There were also a few wild dogs, hares, and badgers who came out and ran around...
Li Sheng'er intuitively felt that the ground was shaking. They were not the only scouts scattered outside the Hedong camp. Some of them responded quickly, and some responded slowly. Those who responded quickly were like them, turning around and running away, not entangled, and not greedy to kill officers and soldiers; those who responded slowly
He became a ghost under the sword.
After running for a while, the difference between the horses they rode gradually became apparent.
How many good horses with good endurance, strong physical strength and fast feet can be found in the Huaisi area?
If the refugee army can have a walking horse for pulling goods and plowing the fields, it is extremely valuable. If you have a horse, armor and a good weapon, no matter how bad it is, you can still be the leader of the fifteen soldiers.
He whipped the horse with all his strength and poked the horse with spurs. He did not care about the horse's power, but spread his horse's hooves and ran for several miles. He found that the foreign horses ridden by Jiangdong's left army's armored light cavalry were much more durable, and those slightly slower scouts were chasing after them.
Go up and kill and dismount.
The refugee army stayed in the Hedong Camp of Yuyu to collect scouts and entered the camp. In the gloom of twilight, they hurriedly closed the gate of the village. The soldiers crowded onto the wall of the village, regardless of whether the enemy cavalry was far away. Without a command, they became chaotic.
Shoot the arrow out.
Li Sheng'er hit an arrow with a "swish", put it in his pocket and put it on his chest, which frightened him into a cold sweat. Before the camp door was closed, he hid in the camp, took the arrow from his chest, and yelled at the watchtower: "The sun is turning, your grandma"
, Grandpa almost shot him dead for you idiots..." He asked his men to take the horse away. He took off the big bow from his back and climbed up the wall of the village in three steps and two steps. He was also afraid that the armored light cavalry of the Jiangdong Left Army would come directly to snatch him.
Yuanmen.
When the Jiangdong Left Army captured the Yishui Camp, they directly used heavy armored cavalry to knock down the fence wall. The fence wall of the Hedong Camp here was urgently reinforced, but the gate was the weakest. When they saw the commander Li Liang shouting for people to carry it out of the gate,
After the horse arrived at the camp gate, Li Shen'er said nothing and came to the section of the village wall that his unit was responsible for guarding. He looked out nervously and prayed in his heart, hoping that Jiangdong's left army would not attack here directly.
To the surprise of the soldiers of the Hedong Camp of the Refugee Army, three to four hundred armored light cavalry from the Jiangdong Left Army brushed against the northeast corner of the camp and turned north, with no intention of stopping to attack the camp?
Li Shen'er and his left and right officers looked at each other in confusion: If Jiangdong's left army did not go to Siyang in the south to rescue Liu Tingzhou, nor to attack the Hedong camp in Suyu, why would they suddenly go north?
Li Shan'er was surprised and a little relieved at the same time.
When the Jiangdong Left Army set up camp at Shukou, his troops were transferred to the east bank of the Yishui River. They took turns attacking the Shukou camp of the Jiangdong Left Army. When he saw that it was impossible to capture Shukou, he transferred it back to Suyu.
Come.
Having participated in the war before, although there were not many casualties, Li Shan'er also learned that the bones of Jiangdong's left army were not something they could gnaw at this time.
The reason why there were not many casualties in the previous battles is that if you think about it seriously, the Jiangdong Left Army mainly focused on defeating them, and rarely used the chaos to cover up the killings after the defeat.
There is some hint of mercy in this, but it is not that the Jiangdong Left Army did not have the ability to pursue.
In their opinion, the Yishui Camp was impregnable, but it could not withstand the Jiangdong Left Army's midnight attack. Li Chenger had no confidence that he could hold the Hedong Camp here and avoid the Jiangdong Left Army's advance.
Nothing better.
It's a pity that Li Shan'er's luck didn't last long. When the crescent moon rose from the treetops in the east, standing on the wall of the village, he saw a dense mass of infantry coming from the east...
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Lin Fu held the reins and walked slowly with the horse's broken hooves, while Qin Chengzu rode behind him.
On the left and right are dozens of personal guards and cavalry. Different from ordinary soldiers, they are all wearing crimson armor. At dusk when the eyebrows are rising, they look like a dark fire or a smoldering sunset. Lin Fu wears green armor and Qin Chengzu wears it.
The black armor is very conspicuous.
Lin Fu raised his head and looked at the sky. The moon was shining brightly. The sky and the earth were hazy at dusk. The scenery in the distance could not be seen clearly. There were only gray shadows. However, the light was enough for them to attack the Hedong camp of the refugee army in Yusu.
On the offensive.
We are really lucky to have clear nights for two consecutive days.
Liu Tingzhou's Huaihe River crossing army was forced into the hinterland of Siyang and was unable to obtain supplies. If it were delayed for one day, the entire army would be in danger of being destroyed. If it was delayed for one day, the military deployment of the refugee army along the Si River would also be very different.
In order to ensure the victory of the Siyang War, Malantou did not have many elite troops left in Suyu at this time. He could not have time to recruit elite troops from Siyang or Suining to fill Suyu, nor could he allow Liu An'er to mobilize troops from the periphery of Xuzhou.
When you come to support, you must attack quickly to catch the refugee army by surprise and disrupt the deployment of the refugee army.
A horse galloped up, shouting a coded communication message, and holding an iron arrow in his hand to show his identity as a messenger. He dismounted and knelt down in front of Lin Fu and reported: "Chen Hansan's army of about two thousand horses passed through Yancheng in the afternoon, southwest of Yancheng.
Taowu took a short rest and then rushed here to contact our Qingqi outpost at Xianrendu, forty miles to the north. Commander Zhou defeated the enemy camp upstream, cleared the broken river wood, and led the Qingqi to retreat. Chen
The cavalry is chasing and biting, the brigade commander wants to be prepared here..."
The so-called "river breaking tree" refers to the refugee army cutting down giant trees upstream of the Fenghe camp and tying them to the river bank. It was mainly used to prevent Jiangdong Zuojun's water camp from attacking the river-blocking boat array, so that the huge trees could be released upstream to attack Jiangdong Zuojun's water camp warships.
Zhou Pu led his light cavalry to advance first. He did not rush to attack the Hedong camp of the refugee army. He went to the upper reaches of Sishui River and destroyed the Duanhemu camp of the refugee army.
There were only a few defenders there, just over a hundred men, and they were able to break through the attack quickly. Then they untied the giant trees on the bank and let them rush downstream. Some giant trees would be washed to the shore by the current, but some giant trees would follow.
The water flows down and directly hits the floating bridge and other facilities of the refugee army first.
As long as the pontoon bridge on the Sishui River in the Suyu section is cut off and destroyed, the refugee army's Hedong camp will be separated from the Suyu city defenders, creating favorable conditions for attacking the refugee army's camp in the east of the Sishui River.
"Chen Hansan is not slow!" Qin Chengzu said, "This battle is difficult to win!"
After the Yishui camp was destroyed, the refugee army was convinced that it should strengthen the strength of the camp on the east bank of the Sishui River. Although the elite troops were limited, the two thousand cavalry who came with Chen Hansan were rare elites among the refugee army.
"We must fight even if it is difficult," Lin Fu said resolutely, "call Ning Zechen over!"
Ning Zechen rode over.
Lin Fu said: "Chen Hansan led his troops from Yancheng and arrived soon after. Sun Zhuang's generals Chen Zhi and Zhang Gou led 3000 soldiers and probably also crossed Yishui River at night. What do you think of this battle?
How to fight?"
"Chen Hansan's troops are exhausted, and they are no match for our army in night battles. Why should we be afraid of him?" Ning Zechen said, "If you ask me, take down the bandit's Surabaya Hedong camp at dawn, and Chen Hansan will do it himself."
Retreat! Chen Zhi, Zhang Gou doesn't even dare to come close!"
Lin Fu led more than 4,000 elite soldiers to march westward. They captured the Yishui camp of the refugee army in one day, one night, and three or four hours. They also marched for nearly 200 miles. Only at noon did they rest in the forest to avoid the sun.
For a moment, if we say we are tired soldiers, they must also be considered tired soldiers.
Although the refugee army is not good at night fighting, they cannot capture the Hedong camp before dawn. When Zhang Gou and Sun Zhuang's 3,000 elite troops arrive, the Jiangdong left army will be surrounded.
Ning Zechen ignored these dangers and suggested immediately attacking the refugee army's camp on the east bank of the Sishui River.
Lin Fu said: "Well, you lead the first battalion of Fengli Camp, the second battalion, the third battalion and the first battalion of the labor camp to attack the Hedong camp of Liu bandits, and the fourth battalion of Fengli camp, and the fourth battalion are handed over to
I will take personal command to ensure that your attack on the camp will not be interfered by Chen Hansan's troops before dawn..."
"There are three battalions of armored soldiers, which is enough." Ning Zechen said, riding his horse back to the front line to organize an attack on the Hedong camp of the refugee army.