Even She Feihu cannot make the decision of the governor's office.
Everyone wants to change the passive defense situation on the eastern front, but how to change it?
In the battlefield in southern Zhejiang, the Huaidong Army only invested 25,600 troops, so the Zhejiang and Fujian Army was not at a disadvantage in terms of total strength.
The Huaidong Army's troops in southern Zhejiang relied on Yueqing City and concentrated their troops in various villages along the Yueqing Bay. Their transfer was convenient, rapid, and concealed. Although the Huaidong Army in southern Zhejiang at this time mainly used troops against the defensive villages outside Taizhou,
No one knows whether the main force of the Huaidong Army in southern Zhejiang will suddenly move south tomorrow to attack the defensive positions outside Yongjia.
The troops of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army in southern Zhejiang are scattered in Yongjia and Taizhou. They have to go around three to four hundred miles of mountain roads to realize the transfer of troops. It is impossible to hide the mobilization of troops from the Huaidong Army's scout posts.
Explore.
Based on the current situation, even if we want to barely defend Yongjia and Taizhou, the current military strength alone is far from enough. Otherwise, after the Huaidong Army clears the outer defensive strongholds, the troops of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army in southern Zhejiang will be scattered and trapped in a few distant talks.
If you don't reach the majestic lonely city, you will eventually be unable to escape the fate of being uprooted one by one.
Faced with such a predicament, Qin Zitan and the Yongjia generals were helpless. Although many generals lost their patience and wanted to pull their troops out of the city to fight, Qin Zitan knew in his heart that the situation was so unfavorable and he rashly left the city to fight.
* will suffer a disastrous defeat. Rather than storming the city, the Huaidong Army should be more looking forward to fighting outside the city.
At this time, the guard came in and reported: "Beacon Rock, Wushan Peak is calling the police..."
Wen Tingrui, Qin Zitan and others suddenly stood up.
Bijiayan and Wushanjian are two beacon towers set up by the Governor's Office in southern Zhejiang to the east of Yongjia City to monitor the enemy's situation in a wide area on the north bank of the Yongjia River estuary, from Yueqing City to the south to Tianshui Village. These two beacon towers were burned at the same time.
The smoke warning signal indicates that the Huaidong Army has a large number of troops leaving Yueqing City and heading south...
The generals hurriedly left the meeting hall, walked to the east of the city, and boarded the east tower. Their view was blocked by the rolling hills to the east of Yongjia City. At this time, fast horses galloped into the city from the east, and black-clad sentries climbed onto the tower.
Report: "A large number of troops from the Huaidong Army left Yueqing City and headed for Tianshui..."
Tianshui Village is located on the north bank of the estuary of the Yongjia River, together with Zhangdu Village on Jiangxin Island and Wucuo Village on the south bank. It is an important place used by the Yongjia garrison to blockade the Yongjia River.
Once Tianshui Village is occupied by Huaidong, Huaidong will be able to leisurely clear the obstacles blocking the Yongjia River from the north bank.
At that time, Zhangdu Village, an island village located in the center of the Yongjia River, will also be unable to protect itself. Huaidong warships will be able to enter the Yongjia River waterway, and the connection between Yongjia City and the cities on the south bank such as Ouhai, Wuhe, and Qingtian will be completely severed.
The generals on the city tower looked at each other.
Although they have strengthened the defense of Tianshui Village, in addition to the two thousand soldiers loyal to the Zhejiang and Fujian Governor's Office, there are also more than a thousand local soldiers guarding Tianshui Village. In order to prevent the tragedy of Wenqiao Village from happening again, and to prevent local soldiers from rebelling against the enemy,
Wen Tingrui and Qin Zitan forcibly moved the families of the local soldiers and generals into Yongjia City as hostages.
Although there are 3,000 troops guarding Tianshui Village, and 4,000 elite troops are stationed in Yongjia City, the two cities are connected by water and are only more than ten miles apart by land, so they can support each other. However, a large number of Huaidong Army troops rushed to Tianshui.
Wen Tingrui, Qin Zitan and others were not fully confident whether they could hold Tianshui Village.
"If Huaidong wants to attack Tianshui, it must attack Wushanjian first. I will lead my troops to assist Wushanjian!" said veteran An Xiajiang.
Wen Tingrui glanced at Qin Zitan, but Qin Zitan did not say a word, so he asked veteran An Xiajiang to quickly mobilize all his troops to assist Wushanjian.
Zuo Guangying led his troops out of Yueqing and headed southwest, heading towards the top of Wushan Mountain.
Wushanjian is located between Tianshui Village and Yongjia City. The land route from Yongjia to Tianshui passes through the foot of the southern foothills of Wushanjian. The Dudu Mansion of Southern Zhejiang has a beacon pier garrison at Wushanjian, which is usually guarded by only one team of soldiers.
To attack Tianshui Village, first capture Wushanjian, which will cut off the land connection between Tianshui and Yongjia City. This will effectively prevent the main force of the Huaidong Army from flanking the defenders of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army stationed in Yongjia when attacking Tianshui Village.
Attack.
If the Zhejiang and Fujian Army wanted to avoid Tianshui Village being cut and surrounded, they must not give up Wushanjian easily. Zuo Guangying led his troops to the northern foot of Wushanjian, and was just in time to catch up with An Xiajiang, a veteran of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army, and his troops rushed to the rescue.
Zuo Guangying had two brave generals under his command, one was Li Baidao and the other was Geng Wenfan. They were both brave generals who were born as tenants in Yueqing. Each led a battalion of armored soldiers. They rushed to the top of Wushan Mountain. Li Baidao led his troops in front and could hear the whistle.
The detective reported that reinforcements from the Zhejiang and Fujian armies were rushing out of Yongjia City. They came to the rear with their reins and horses. When they saw Zuo Guangying and Su Wenfan, they said: "It's too late to capture Wushanjian. I led my troops to go around Wushanjian and beat him."
Damn, if we count the distance, we can get to the southwest foot of Wushanjian first to reorganize our position; Wen Fan goes to occupy Tazi Mountain..."
The brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. The Zhejiang and Fujian troops sent out of Yongjia City to assist Wushanjian with more than a thousand soldiers and horses, but Zuo Guangying followed him first and had three battalions of armored soldiers, which gave him a huge advantage in terms of strength.
If the Zhejiang and Fujian Army's garrison in Tianshui Village and Yongjia City can be lured out, the main force of the Southern Zhejiang Army and 9,000 soldiers and horses in Yueqing City will be ready for battle, and Tang Fuguan and others can lead it at any time for a battle.
The opportunity on the battlefield was fleeting, and Zuo Guangying had no time to ask Zhou Tong and Tang Fuguan for instructions, so they immediately agreed to Li Baidao's suggestion.
Zuo Guangying assigned the few hundred armored light cavalry he had on hand to Li Baidao to cover the flanks, so that he could lead a battalion of armored soldiers to seize the favorable terrain at the southwest foot of Wushanjian and join the reinforcements from Zhejiang and Fujian troops leaving Yongjia City.
Conduct field battles; ask Su Wenfan to occupy Tazi Mountain at the northwest corner of Wushanjian, so that the main force of the Southern Zhejiang Army can enter the battlefield and occupy a favorable terrain to reorganize their positions. He led a battalion of armored soldiers to move slowly in preparation for the attack at any time from Tianshui Village or
The Zhejiang and Fujian troops came out from Yongjia City to join the war.
It's spring, and the land in southern Zhejiang has warmed up. The mighty flowing Yongjia River and the rolling hills on the north bank all show the infinite vitality of the earth.
Two dragon-like soldiers and horses meandered under the blue sky, white clouds and the dazzling sun. At noon after the drizzle, there was little smoke and dust. The flags were like a forest, unfolding in the wind, matching the flowers blooming in the wild, making it
The sky and earth are colorful.
Only the sentinels who were standing at the top of the ridge observing the battlefield could clearly see that the two murderous dragons were about to collide directly at the southwest foot of Wushan Peak.
Most of the soldiers in Li Baidao's battalion were from Yongjia. Yongjia City was massacred, and many of their relatives died in the tragedy. They were filled with resentment and anger. In addition, they had not participated in the war for nearly a year while recharging their strength. They also longed to make achievements.
Fighting for military merit to divide the land, the fighting spirit is boiling, and the murderous intention is surging.
The Zhejiang and Fujian armies were elites who had fought many battles. Since adopting the shrinking defensive strategy on the eastern front, they spent most of their time defending in the walled city. They were impatient and couldn't wait to get out of the city for a big fight.
An Xiajiang was originally a brave general in Fujian. For more than ten years before and after the two uprisings, he fought many hard battles to attack cities and villages. He just wanted to be happy and fearless of life and death. He detected the Huaidong army rushing towards him and knew that Huaidong was investing in it.
The number of soldiers and horses in the first battle was greater than our own, but they did not evade at all. With no intention of avoiding the sharp edge, they raised their swords and mounted their horses, pointing at the billowing smoke and dust in the distance, and shouted to the tribe: "When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. I'm aggrieved, my sons."
After such a long time, if you see the enemy troops coming, how should you deal with them?"
"Kill him!" Thousands of people behind him shouted in an uproar, drawing swords and bows, holding shields and spears, without any fear.
In infantry battles, the most emphasis is on formation. When they meet, they usually shoot each other with bows and arrows, adjust their positions within an arrow's distance, and then charge into each other's formation. Whoever can disrupt and defeat the opponent's formation first will basically master it.
Victory.
However, An Xiajiang relied on the fact that his men were all elites from Fujian, with many brave generals, and some of his troops had an advantage. He believed that even in a chaotic battle, he could defeat the opponent first.
Li Baidao believed that the grassroots military attachés of the New Zhejiang Southern Army had been systematically trained in combat training schools. Their ability to command operations and restrain troops in chaotic battles was higher than that of ordinary people. Using chaos to disrupt chaos would be more conducive to giving full play to this advantage.
Both sides had no intention of cleaning up their positions, and both wanted to defeat the other side first. The two armies, which were filled with smoke and dust, exchanged crossbows and crossbows as soon as they came into contact. However, both sides launched an attack on the other side without any pause.
In the current infantry collision, the light cavalry guarding the flanks of the two armies also want to attack the opponent's relatively weak flank first, directly confront each other, and fight together.