When daybreak came, the snow had already stopped, and strong winds blew, scattering the snow particles in all directions.
I heard the rustling in the snow from a distance, as if there was a strange whirlwind approaching from a distance. The sound became louder and louder, causing birds and animals to fly away in the morning light. When I listened more carefully, I was surprised to realize that there were countless people.
A horse galloped in the snow.
Dozens of riders in black cloaks and black armor drove over the hills side by side, appeared in the field of vision, and slammed into each other, as if they were turning out from a corner of the river. A black tide gushes out from the distance of the field of vision. Then more than a hundred riders, several dozen
Hundreds of horses came galloping over, spreading out for several miles, and the momentum was astonishing.
At present, dozens of cavalrymen are surrounded by a large flag. The scarlet flag has the words "Deputy Commander Sun of the Xunbao Battalion of the Huaidong Army's Cavalry Army" written on the front. It unfolds in the wind in the morning light and makes a hunting sound. In the dark blue color
In the mountains and forests, there are forests of swords, bows, spears and halberds, and with the tide of war horses rushing in, there is the murderous intent that rushes like thunder.
Sun Zhuang led more than a thousand cavalry as the front wing. At first, he marched with the army. At dawn, when he passed Xiao County, he suddenly accelerated and galloped northwest of Xuzhou, hoping to control the situation around Jiuli Mountain first and attack Fei Huai.
Yang's subordinate scouts, Tanma, were all driven out from around Jiuli Mountain to prevent the main force of the army from unpreparedly colliding with Yanlu's partial division.
Even if Chen Hansan might send troops and horses to lurk on the road to the southern foot of Jiuli Mountain at night, Sun Zhuang, as the vanguard, would surely step out the possible ambush.
Zhou Zhizhong's troops were not slow to move south. Twenty thousand cavalry came out of Shouzhang. Liang was in Caozhou and Jining's troops did not dare to move. They arrived at Peixian in two days and two nights.
Peixian County, which belongs to Xuzhou, surrendered as promised. Zhou Zhizhi left troops to guard Peixian County as a way of retreat. The army passed through Peixian County and stopped when it reached Weimiao Slope, which is more than 30 miles northwest of Xuzhou City. Only two thousand cavalry were sent to defend it.
The vanguard is heading towards Jiuli Mountain.
Jiuli Mountain stretches nine miles from east to west, but the mountain is thin. The two front wings collided at the southwest foot of Jiuli Mountain. Sun Zhuang had just arrived on the north bank of the Jingma River. He saw that the enemy cavalry, which was twice their size, only took a short while.
In a matter of seconds, the small area at the southwest foot of Jiuli Mountain was filled up, and the scouts Chen Hansan sent from the city who were scattered nearby evacuated in a panic.
When encountering each other on a narrow road, the brave prevails - Liu Miaozhen intended to lure the snake out of the cave, but the Yanlu troops did not come, and Chen and Han did not dare to go out of the city to fight alone. However, the situation around the southwest foot of Jiuli Mountain must be controlled first.
Sun Zhuang didn't think that the young soldier should avoid his sharp edge, so he tightened his belt, changed his horse, and placed the horse in front of him. He looked left and right, pointed at the Xuzhou City Tower exposed in the mist, and said: "Chen
Han San is a duplicitous villain. He made an appointment with us to trap Hu Gou and kill him. However, the master concluded that Chen Han San had already turned against him and would definitely pretend to be real and collude with Hu Gou to trap and kill my master. It was a trap, and we did the same.
We must step down with a smiling face. If anyone dares to stand in front of us, what should you do?"
"Kill!" More than a thousand people behind him shouted in unison.
"Chen Hansan is a villain. If he attacks my flank, what will you do?"
"kill!"
"In order to make Hugou lose heart from now on when he hears the name of me, Sun Zhuang, and you and other Swift Leopard Riders, I will kill his mother with all her excrement and urine today - everyone, listen to my general's orders, mount your horse and fight!"
More than a thousand people agreed with a loud voice and mounted their horses one after another.
From Huaiyang to Xuzhou yesterday afternoon, it took twelve hours to travel a hundred miles, and neither the men nor the horses were tired. Except for the current hundreds of armored cavalry, which were replaced by new horses to facilitate the conflict, the other generals were not in a condition to change horses.
"Zhao Bao!"
When Lin Fu first rose to prominence, Zhao Bao was only a seventeen-year-old boy. At this time, he was a proud and strong man. He learned sword and gun shooting from Zhou Xiazi, Zhou Pu and others.
When he came out, he raised his head and shouted: "The general is here!"
"You lead two hundred men to protect my right wing in case that bastard Chen Hansan sends troops out of Beicheng to attack my flank..."
"Yes!" Zhao Bao responded.
"One eye of the feudal lord!"
Behind Sun Zhuang, a strong man carrying a flag came out on horseback. His surname was Fan and his name was Xian, but not many people knew his real name. He had followed Sun Zhuang for many years and lost his left eye in the chaos of chaos. Everyone called him "Fans One Eye". Sun Zhuang
He was used as the flag officer, carrying the war flag unfolded in the wind on his left shoulder, and holding a waist knife in his right hand. He was a man in his forties, with a dark face, and even more ugly if he was blind, but he obeyed the order and had a strong body.
There was an awe-inspiring murderous aura coming out of it.
"You carry the flag and follow me, even half a step is impossible. Even if I am knocked off my horse, the battle flag will not fall. You have to dance more majestic, do you know?"
"know!"
Sun Zhuangti held the reins, turned his horse sideways, and shouted loudly: "Put the bow on your back, raise the knife, and clamp the gun tightly. We don't have time to tease these grandsons, just charge and kill them..." without any fear at all.
Chen Hansan was peeping from the side, and the enemy cavalry was twice as powerful as him. He took the lead and galloped towards the enemy team to kill them.
When light cavalry meet, they usually use bows and arrows to test. However, Jiuli Mountain is close to Xuzhou City, and Chen Hansan will send troops out of the city to attack at any time. Sun Zhuang does not have much time to calmly test the enemy. At this time, if you don't win, you will win = defeat, and you can't rush in first.
The more than 2,000 Yanlu cavalry in Jiuli Mountain retreated, and the most important opportunity was lost in this battle.
Only by pushing back the front wing of the Japanese soldiers first can Liu Miaozhen lead the main force into Jiuli Mountain with less threat to establish a firm position and prepare smoothly for the next battle.
Zhou Zhizhong sent the front wing cavalry to surrender to Xuanzang and surrendered Zhou Fan. Zhou Zhizhong stopped advancing at the Wei Temple. He originally wanted to wait and see Chen Hansan. Chen Hansan's troops did not go out to fight. Zhou Zhizhong and his troops
Including Zhou Fan, how could the fighting spirit be firm?
Zhou Fan frowned when he saw Sun Zhuang leading his troops towards him like big cones with rapid thrusts. Before he could take a look at the situation, Huaidong's troops who rushed to the south of Jiuli Mountain began to fight for life and death, shouting
It was really difficult for him to make a decision - if his troops were stationary, they would have a chance to shoot a round of arrows first, but after the round of arrows, the Huaidong cavalry would definitely rush into the formation at high speed to cover them up. Avoiding it would not work.
I don’t want to use the cavalry formation to counter the cavalry formation, but spread out as two teams, avoiding the edge and attacking the flanks...
Although Zhou Fan had no intention of recklessly engaging in a decisive battle, the road approaching Xuzhou City was blocked. Unless he turned around and fled, the situation was beyond his control. He immediately divided into two teams with his deputies, whipped the horses into galloping, and came to fight.
The cavalry led by Sun Zhuang launched a conical formation that seemed to be the most powerful charge, but in fact it was slightly different - Sun Zhuang was extremely brave and was accustomed to leading dozens or hundreds of elite cavalry to charge first, which was also the entire conical formation.
The cone head part.
Different from the traditional cone formation, Sun Zhuang and more than a hundred fine cavalry form the cone head. However, during the unfolding process, the cone part will lag slightly. When the two armies engage in battle, a considerable gap will be left.
It allows the rear army to change its formation in response to changes in the battle situation.
Seeing that the enemy cavalry was divided into two teams, Sun Zhuang led more than a hundred cavalry to charge forward without changing. However, under the leadership of two cavalry commanders, the rear formation was divided into two teams and galloped to the left and right, forming a battle situation with two wings following two wings.
.And the more than a hundred conical-headed cavalry led by Sun Zhuang can flexibly attack the flanks of the enemy's cavalry.
The hooves trampled on the snow, causing the snow particles to fly in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, thousands of horsemen were entangled and killed together...
The Huaidong cavalry had many battles with the Yanhu outpost cavalry north of Huaiyang. Although the number was small, their elite combat power had long been obvious to all.
The mist gradually dispersed in the early morning. Chen Hansan stood at the top of the city, looking at the battlefield at the southwest foot of Jiuli Mountain. It was known that the forward cavalry general sent by the public did not have the determination to fight to the death at this time, and had the intention of retreating from the initial battle.
, the two armies collided in one place, and Zhou Zhizhong's front wing was broken into several pieces. After fighting for a while, they gave up and retreated steadily, trying to get rid of the entanglement and escape from the battlefield at the southwest foot of Jiuli Mountain.
Sun Zhuang fought too hard and too fast. Although Chen Hansan had already prepared his only two thousand cavalry under the city gate and was ready to fight at any time, before he made a decision, everyone knew that all the forward cavalry had been sent.
Without the intention of leaving the battlefield, if he sends troops to fight at this time, it will be unlucky for Sun Zhuang to turn around and catch him...
Furthermore, the main force led by the Red Coat Women was still more than twenty miles away from Jiuli Mountain. Chen Hansan was also worried that it would be too early to go to war, and the Red Coat Women would lead his troops to shrink into Xiao County.
What is strange is that Huaiyang is only a hundred miles away from Xuzhou, but the main force led by the red-coat girl came with nearly a thousand vehicles and baggage. This was a clear plan to rely on Jiuli Mountain to set up a camp, and Sun Zhuang entered Jiuli at the beginning.
Lishan fought so resolutely, which also made Chen Hansan suspicious.
Chen Hansan looked at Ma Zhen: "It seems that the Huaidong Army has no intention of our troops leaving the city to fight with them. It seems that the plan will fail!"
Ma Zhen also frowned and said doubtfully: "The number of soldiers and horses accompanying the red coat girl out of Huaiyang will not exceed 20,000. Huaidong has entered Xuzhou with 20,000 soldiers and horses. Is it possible that they are still sure to kill us?"
"No matter what, I won't delay making a decision until the female soldiers in red coats arrive at the city!" Chen Hansan was also a bachelor. Seeing the opportunity, he decided to immediately send troops out of the city to fight Sun Zhuang first, letting everyone know that it was not easy for him to surrender to Yan. He could not
Let Zhou Zhizhong be scared off by Sun Zhuang's thousands of cavalry. By then, he will be trapped in a passive position.
Chen Hansan and other generals walked down the city tower. Inside the north city gate, two thousand cavalry were gathering and waiting. However, Chen Hansan had not yet made it clear in front of ordinary people that he wanted to surrender to Yan. He climbed up to the high platform and shouted loudly:
"Zhu Erlang followed me and was recruited by the imperial court. He has been guarding Xuzhou for two years without making any mistakes. However, his food is worse than his mother's, his drink is thinner than his mother's, and his food is less than his mother's. He is simply a stepmother.
Worse than that, Zhu Erlang, do you feel aggrieved?"
"I'm wronged!" Some generals in the cavalry had already known about Chen Hansan's intention to lead his troops to surrender to Yan, and they spoke out to encourage the generals to agree with Chen Hansan.
"We and Huaidong were originally friendly armies. However, over the past few years, Huaidong has been wary of us as if they were formidable enemies. I was determined to join forces with Huaidong to kill the enemy this time, but the damn Huaidong army came and attacked us without even saying hello.
We put it aside and talked about it, looking at us from the bottom of our hearts, Zhu Erlang, do you feel good?"
"It doesn't feel good!"
"Some of my old brothers have been with me for more than ten years. We are like brothers and we enjoy everything. As long as you have a share of me, Chen Hansan, I will never treat you badly. Zhu Erlang, tell me, have I, Chen Hansan, ever treated you badly in these years?"
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"Never."
"There is a beautiful avenue in front of you. Once you step on it, you will experience endless glory and wealth. I, Chen Hansan, dare not enjoy it all to myself. Zhu Erlang, will you follow me?"
"Follow the commander through fire and water, and you will not give up until you die. If you are honored, you will share the glory, and if you die, you will share the same hole!"
Not only did the more than 2,000 cavalrymen below the city respond in unison, but other defenders above and below the city also shouted together, as if they were going to rebel together.
"Masters, you will follow me to return to the Yue Dynasty today. Defeat the Huaidong Army first so that you can obtain the pledge of surrender, surrender to the Yan Dynasty, and gain a bright future!" Chen Hansan pulled out his sword and pointed at the high pole at the top of the city, shouting,
"Change the flag!"
When the flag officer heard the order, he lowered the big flag of "The great Vietnam Xuzhou made envoy Chen" and replaced it with a black wolf-head war flag embroidered with the words "The great Yannan expedition returned to Yi, the former army capital Chen" embroidered.
After the battle flag was changed, Chen Hansan ordered two thousand cavalry to go out of the city to fight. Even if Liu Miaozhen's main force was frightened away, Zhou Zhizhong's troops must first be safely welcomed into Xuzhou City to jointly resist the Huaidong Army who might follow.