Liu Xilin led his troops to fight out of the Chu Palace, and the last remaining fighting spirit of Chen Hansan's defenders in Xuzhou City collapsed.
The defenders of the East City were beheaded by their subordinates, and the remaining ones surrendered on their knees. The defenders of the West City and South City abandoned their towers and fled towards Quanshan and Tongshan County.
At that time, Chen Hansan stayed in Xuzhou and set up two hundred guardsmen from the Si Yamen to protect dozens of his family members and fled to Beicheng. Liu Xilin, who came with his troops, killed one of them. Although the guardsmen were all
Chen Hansan's cronies were elite, but Naihe mixed with Chen Hansan's family, and was defeated by Liu Xilin's army on the relatively narrow Yaqian Street. Chen Hansan's family also suffered heavy casualties.
About a thousand defenders escaped from the city gate and wanted to join up with Chen Hansan who had retreated through the small village on the south bank of the Jingma River. However, they fled in panic and the ranks were scattered. They were defeated by Li Liang's Huaidong Jingqi in one attack, except for a few people.
Fleeing for their lives, most people knelt down and surrendered.
Zhang Yubo and Liu Xilin have a general grasp of the situation in Xuzhou City. The remnants of Chen Hansan's troops retreating to Xiaozhai on the south bank of the Jingma River have less than 2,000 men. Li Liang leads two battalions of cavalry to keep an eye on them. Although there are more
The remnants of the army broke and fled westward, not caring about pursuit for the moment - for Liu Miaozhen, it was a more urgent matter to gather the troops, approach Shajiaji, and entangle Zhou Zhizhong's troops here.
Huaiyang is in the southwest of Xuzhou, a hundred miles away from Xuzhou, and there are still 5,000 elite infantry stationed there. Horses gallop out to report the news, and reinforcements can be sent as soon as tonight.
The two cities of Suining and Suyu are located in the south of Xuzhou, 150 miles and 200 miles away from Xuzhou City respectively. There are 6,000 elite infantry stationed in the two cities. At the latest, it will not be delayed until nightfall tomorrow, and there will be thousands
Elite soldiers came for reinforcements.
Xiapi is on the east side of Xuzhou, one hundred and fifty miles away from Xuzhou City. Geng Quanshan led three battalions of elite Fengli battalions to garrison there. Further east in Yizhou, there were six battalions of elite infantry under Geng Quanshan's control.
Even if the reinforcements arrive from Yizhou, they will only be slightly later than the reinforcements from Suyu.
Previously, he was worried that Chen Hansan would change and Xuzhou would fall into the hands of Yanhu. Therefore, Lin Fu was forced to station elite troops in Huaiyang, Suining, Suyu, Xiapi, Yizhou and other cities south of Xuzhou to form the Huaisi defense line.
The outermost line of defense.
Dividing troops for defense is a taboo for military strategists, and it is also a helpless matter. At this time, the defenders from the surrounding cities can be mobilized to Xuzhou as quickly as possible.
Almost before nightfall tomorrow, Liu Miaozhen will have more than ten thousand elites available in Xuzhou. If Yanhu continues to dispatch troops and horses to the outskirts of Xuzhou, Huaidong can even mobilize the main force of Fengli Battalion from Siyang at full speed for reinforcements. The fastest is only
It takes two days and two nights.
Liu Miaozhen did not expect to keep the more than 10,000 Hu cavalry led by He Xiongqi, but why did he not dare to entangle the troops of Zhou Zhizhong here?
With or without a city, the way of playing is completely different.
Liu Miaozhen did not expect to capture the Sha family all at once, nor did she expect to surround the Sha family group to death. After all, Na He Xiongqi's more than 10,000 men riding on Wei Miao Slope were less than thirty miles away from here. They were not just for show.
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Liu Miaozhen formed a formation in front of the enemy's formation. The front formation was less than 300 steps away from the enemy's Wangshao Wall. He surrounded the camp with baggage vehicles and faced off with Zhou Zhizhong's troops at close range. At such a close distance, he used a stronger bow.
, a favorable wind can even throw arrow branches to the enemy's wall.
In such a close confrontation, Zhou Zhizhong was unable to calmly move his troops out of the camp surrounded by walls.
The only choice given to him was to take advantage of the opportunity of counterattack before more Huaidong soldiers and horses arrived from Huaiyang, Suining, Suyu and other cities, move all the troops to assemble outside the camp, and then look for an opportunity to retreat north.
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Under the fierce attack of the Huaidong Army, the soldiers and horses under Zhou Zhizhong's garrison were in danger. At this time, it was even more unsatisfactory to attack the Huaidong Army's prepared positions.
However, after nightfall, Chen Hansan led his troops to break out from the south bank of the Jingma River to the west, causing some chaos. The moonlight was clear, and Nahe Xiongqi was able to lead his cavalry to approach under the moonlight, giving Zhou Zhizhong the opportunity to mobilize most of his troops.
Exiting the camp surrounded by walls.
Malantou led three thousand reinforcements to arrive from Huaiyang in time, and the news that Liang Chengchong led his troops from Jining to the west also came at the same time. Although the timing of Liang Chengchong's troops from Jining to the west was a bit strange, Nahe Xiongqi knew that he would leave the north for him.
The time to withdraw is very limited.
Although he knew that marching and retreating at night would inevitably lead to chaos, Nahe Xiongqi really did not dare to delay in the north of Xuzhou City until tomorrow morning. He immediately ordered Zhou Zhizhong to lead his troops to break out of the encirclement and retreat northward. He led more than ten thousand elite cavalry to the rear to suppress Huaidong.
After the military rank, they pursued. In one night, Zhou Zhizhong's troops were almost thirty or forty miles away from the Huaidong Army.
"Dong Yuan has troops in Suiyang, and he will probably rush out to fight the drowned dogs. Liang Chengchong withdrew from Jining and headed west, probably to Caozhou, but He Xiongqi didn't dare to bet that Liang Chengchong would definitely not go to Yutai - the enemy
The army will definitely flee to Shouzhang in a straight line..." Liu Miaozhen pressed her fingers on the map spread on the big shield and looked at the generals.
In the wilderness where the night wind was like a knife, Liu Miaozhen urgently summoned the generals, raised two wind lanterns, spread the large shield on the baggage cart as a table, laid out the map, and the generals gathered around and stood in the night wind to discuss matters.
"Nah Xiongqi is a veteran general. Although Huaidong bullied him several times, he has to admit that he has some abilities. He leads the cavalry to the rear, and the infantry camp cannot let go to chase him." Zhou Pu followed Lin Fu during the Yannan War
During this period, I had fought against Na He Xiongqi, and I knew how good he was. Once the infantry camp started to chase, the formation would spread out. Without enough flying chariots to cover, it would be easy for the enemy cavalry to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
Even if they want to pursue, they can only follow the enemy at a slow speed. The Huaidong Army can dispatch quickly only with cavalry. Thinking of this, Zhou Pu pointed to the location of Pei County on the map and said, "Chen Hansan fled to the southwest.
Let him go for the time being. Even if he passes through Huaixi, he can only go to Luo Xiancheng. It is already surprising that He Xiongqi stayed in the rear. We bet that he does not dare to divide his troops anymore. Then I, Sun Zhuang, will
With Li Liang leading his cavalry camps and going around them from the east and west sides, there will always be a team that can stop Zhou Zhizhong before Peixian..."
"Zhou Zhizhong is accompanied by more than 3,000 cavalry. They are quite tough!" Malantou said.
Malantou led 3,000 soldiers to rush from Huaiyang for hundreds of miles to come for reinforcements. The generals were also exhausted and rested. It was a pity that they missed the remnants of Chen Hansan's troops walking at the southern foot of Quan Mountain. The Huaiyang reinforcements could only avoid entering first.
Xuzhou was resting and recuperating, but also to strengthen the defense of Xuzhou City and not to participate in the pursuit. Malantou came here to participate in the military meeting, still panting.
"We have to bite the bullet hard. In the first battle at Jiuli Mountain, I fought one against two and never lost. At this time, they were eager to retreat north and had no intention of fighting. We just wanted to entangle the infantry under Zhou Zhizhong's command.
, I think what Mr. Zhou said is feasible." Sun Zhuang said.
"Okay, just as Lord Zhou said, Sun Zhuang and Li Liang will each lead their own troops to pursue them first, but there is no guarantee that Nahe Xiongqi will attack our formation. Without cavalry to cover the flanks, we will have to trouble Lord Zhou to lead a cavalry to follow us.
Move forward and retreat." Liu Miaozhen made up her mind.
"Hi!" Zhou Pu sighed loudly. He was also eager to fight and did not need Liu Miaozhen to take care of him. However, thinking that Liu Miaozhen was the commander-in-chief, he refrained from complaining and followed her words and deeds.
Nahe Xiongqi was able to lead his cavalry to stay in the rear, and he had already exhausted his benevolence and righteousness towards the Zhou Zhizhong and the newly attached troops.
Sun Zhuang and Li Liang each led a cavalry to the east and west sides and disappeared into the night. Na He Xiongqi could guess that the Huaidong cavalry was going to bypass him to pursue Zhou Zhizhong, but considering the complexity of the peripheral situation,
In the end, they did not divide their forces to intercept, but instead focused on Liu Miaozhen's main formation and slowly retreated.
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After Liu Tingzhou returned to Guoyang, Dong Yuan did not know why Lin Fu was confident of winning at Xuzhou City, but as Lin Fu wished, he ordered Xiao Kui'an to gather 10,000 troops and follow him north to Suiyang.
The Changhuai Army had to withdraw from Daliang and defend Suiyang, which would protect the southward flank of the Changhuai Army from being attacked by the Yanlu. From this perspective, Dong Yuan also had to lead his troops to Suiyang.
Dong Yuan learned the news in Suiyang that Chen Hansan had openly rebelled and was defeated by Liu Miaozhen outside Xuzhou City. It was already midnight, and it was the time when Nahe Xiongqi made up his mind to let Zhou Zhizhong lead his troops to retreat north first.
Although Dong Yuan sent scout horses to Xuzhou to watch the battle, they did not get close to the battlefield. The Huaidong Army's victory at the gate of Xuzhou City was strange and rapid, which surprised Dong Yuan.
The great victory in Xuzhou, Lin Fuli had two great achievements in suppressing rebellions and defending against insults. Dong Yuan was afraid that he would not be able to reward his achievements if he wanted to be granted the title of Duke. Dong Yuan felt sour and jealous, but he also ordered Xiao Kui'an to guard Suiyang and personally ordered eight thousand soldiers.
Ma Dongjin rushed to Pei County to participate in the interception, at least to share some of the credit and not to make his face too ugly.
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Although it was only more than eighty miles from Shajiaji to the north of Pei County, Zhou knew that his troops were being pursued by troops behind and intercepted by troops in the front, so the retreat was delayed until the third day of November, that is, when he led his troops to withdraw north.
We arrived at Pei County on the third day, even half a day later than Dong Yuan.
Dong Yuan, Sun Zhuang, and Li Liang fought together and engaged Zhou Zhizhong's troops, winning both battles. Zhou Zhizhong was forced to retreat to the remaining city of Pei County. Zhou Zhizhong was trapped in the remaining city of Pei County, and Liu Miaozhen led the main force of Huaiyang Town.
Following closely, Na He Xiongqi was worried about running out of dry food and running out of horse food. He never dared to delay the fight any longer, nor did he dare to force the cavalry into a decisive battle. He finally gave up his troops and bypassed the north of Peixian County.
Escape. After Nahe Xiongqi fled to the north, Zhou Zhizhong immediately led his troops to break through and was defeated. Only a thousand remaining soldiers escaped. When Zhou Zhizhong's remnants passed between Yutai and Caozhou, they were picked up by Liang Chengchong.
Having gained an advantage, Mo Jiben was defeated again after the first battle, and Liang Chengchong's subordinates killed Mo Jiben.
At this time, Lin Fu had arrived in Xuzhou and instructed Liu Miaozhen to continue leading the main force of Huaiyang Town to the north until they reached Yutai before stopping and stationed in the remaining city of Yutai.
At this time, Cao Ziang and Ning Zechen led the main force of Fengli Camp to Xuzhou and joined Lin Fu.
Lin Fu envoy Cao Zi'ang was stationed in Xuzhou. He personally led Ning Zeya, Malantou, Geng Quanshan and other generals. On November 9, he gathered 20,000 troops from Xuzhou and rushed to Yutai, where he met Liu Miaozhen and then marched north to Linzhou.
More than 40,000 of Huaidong's elite troops on the northern line have gathered in Linzhou, which is less than 150 miles away from Shouzhang. If Dong Yuan, Tao Chun, Liang Chengchong and other troops are invited over, they can make up thirteen
An army of 40,000 came out. Although they were mainly infantry, it was entirely possible to use the remaining momentum from Xuzhou's victory to repel the 780,000 to 80,000 soldiers gathered in Shouzhang in one go, and easily break the siege of Dongping.