The news of Luo Wenhu's defeat and the loss of Huangtian Village was transmitted back to Yuling Pass by the defeated soldiers. When Xie Chaozhong learned about this, he was planning to transfer another 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Imperial Army to the south. How could he have expected this?
Did something like this suddenly happen? It was like being struck by lightning, and I was stunned for a long time without regaining my composure.
The generals in Yulingguan City were also in chaos. Some proposed sending troops to recapture Huangtian Village, some proposed sending envoys back to Jiangning for rescue, and some proposed sending people across the mountains to Yuyan to contact Deng Yu. Everyone said,
Mixed, incomprehensible, noisy for a long time without any idea.
"I think it's better to send someone to Huangtian Village to find out the situation first before making a decision?" Liu Zhi said.
Compared with many generals of the imperial camp, Liu Zhi had been with Hao Zongcheng for many years to supervise the battles of the Jizhen Army. He also served as the deputy envoy of the Jiangdong Left Army to observe the army. He had never eaten pork, but he had also seen pigs running. In terms of experience, he was not as knowledgeable as the imperial army.
These generals who were born as playboys can compete with each other. Everyone was in chaos, but he was calmer, knowing that before he understood the situation clearly, any decision he made might be wrong.
Xie Chaozhong was born in Menwuju and served in the capital camp for a long time. If he is to say that he has merit, it is in the eighth or ninth year of Chongguan. In the ninth year, Yanhu broke through the border and accumulated some military exploits. In terms of knowledge and military management methods, he is really inferior to
How smart is Liu Zhi, a layman?
Liu Zhi, who was under Xie Chaozhong and only under Xie Chaozhong, said this because he was a supervisor of the army.
The returning rebels will be imprisoned and examined one by one; at Huangtian Village, scouts will be sent out; at Feihuang'an and Yushiyan, we will also send people to find out what is going on... What is the purpose of being in a panic?
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The commander calmed down, and the generals below also had their own plans.
After Xie Chaozhong gave the order, some people immediately stood up and acted in accordance with the order. However, some generals hesitantly asked: "Should we send someone to Jiangning to inform him that if reinforcements are needed, Jiangning should also make preparations in advance?"
Xie Chaozhong's face darkened and he hesitated. Deng Yu led the Huinan Army to three victories in three battles. Huangtian Village fell into the hands of the imperial army in the blink of an eye. If this news was spread back to Jiangning, it would not be possible for Chen Xiyan to spread rumors.
Got a reason to attack him and the imperial army?
"Let's find out first. Then we sent someone to Jiangning to report the news. I was shocked. How could Jiangning know what happened here?" Xie Chaozhong said unhappily, and all the generals also said so.
Although Liu Zhi was panicked in his heart, he knew that if something happened he had to deceive his superiors first. Even if he wanted to inform Jiang Ning, he would have to wait until Huangtian Village was recaptured, so that the merits and demerits would be balanced and Jiang Ning would have nothing to say, otherwise he would lose all the credit.
If I don’t say anything, I’ll have to deal with Jiang Ning first.
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Huangtian Village is also close to Yuling Pass, with more than 30 miles of mountain roads. Before dark, the situation of the fall of Huangtian Village was roughly understood, and the people sent by Deng Yu also entered Yuling Pass.
The remnant enemies from Zhejiang and Fujian hid in deep valleys, and took advantage of the heavy rain to make a surprise attack, defeating the imperial army that Luo Wenhu personally led to clear out the troops. They also took advantage of the chaos to capture Huangtian Village, which consisted of only a thousand men and horses. Later, thousands more remnant enemies entered Huangtian Village.
At this time, the enemy troops occupying Huangtian Village were slightly more than two thousand.
Deng Yu's troops and the remnants of Luo Wenhu's 4,000 imperial camp troops were all safe in the lower reaches of Daqing River. Although Luo Wenhu's defeat was too ugly, the situation was not too bad - as long as the more than 2,000 remaining enemies defending Huangtian Village were annihilated.
, things will get everything back on track.
Xie Chaozhong immediately decided to mobilize half of the troops from Yuling Pass to attack front and back with the Huinan Army to recapture Huangtian Village, and ordered the news to be blocked to prevent Jiangning from knowing about it.
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At night on the 16th, it started to rain again, but not heavily. In Tongziwu, the armor worn by Shewenzhuang had already been soaked by the rain. He was riding on a green and black horse, standing on a high platform, and several lamps were lit.
The wind lanterns together illuminated his thin face and the blue-black flag behind him, allowing the nearly ten thousand generals and soldiers in the audience to see clearly.
Shewenzhuang stared at the generals who were as silent as mountains in the night, and raised his voice: "In the past few years, Zhejiang and Fujian athletes have sacrificed a lot. Thousands of bones have been built under the city walls, but they have not been able to capture Yuling Pass. It is so painful."
Alas! For the past two months, I have been in western Zhejiang. I didn’t let you know. I wanted to hide it from the enemy and lure the enemy out of Yuling Pass to beat the dogs. I stand up now and want to tell you.
The Huinan army that prevented our Zhejiang and Fujian warriors from crossing Huaiyu Mountain in 2016 had all been lured into the Daqing River Valley. Behind them, our Zhejiang and Fujian warrior general Zheng Mingjing personally led two thousand dead soldiers to block the Huinan army's escape back to Huizhou.
Kouzi, now, we, myself and the 10,000 Zhejiang and Fujian warriors standing in the audience today, are going to bravely eat the entire Huinan Army and wipe out every last one!"
"...In the past few months, everyone has been very worried when they saw that South Vietnam continued to send more troops to Huizhou. Let me tell you, just last night, the three thousand soldiers of the Imperial Army defeated our 400 strong soldiers from Zhejiang and Fujian.
We are just a bunch of pigs, horses, sheep and horses, and they are vulnerable. Are you still afraid that there are more enemy soldiers on the road ahead than us?" She Wenzhuang's voice echoed across the school grounds, bringing to light the sluggish Zhejiang and Fujian armies of the past few months.
Morale was boosted.
Although She Wenzhuang has seldom directly led troops in recent years, focusing on cultivating his successors She Feixiong and She Feihu, he is still a dazzling legend in the minds of the generals in the Zhejiang and Fujian armies. His appearance directly
Boost morale.
Deng Yu could not be allowed to calmly mobilize his troops back to attack Huangtianzhai. Shewenzhuang could not wait for the troops behind him to mobilize, so he decided to personally lead the more than 10,000 troops gathered in Tongziwu to attack Yuyan first and contain the main force of the Huinan Army.
in the lower reaches of Daqing River to relieve the pressure on Zheng Mingjing in Huangtian Village.
More than ten thousand generals raised their arms and shouted, and the shouts were like roaring sea waves, covering up the river waves that were shaking rocks and lapping against the shore.
Tian Chang was also in an excited mood. At this moment, he could finally see the possibilities of annihilating the Huinan Army, capturing Huizhou, and threatening Jiangning... Whether this battle is fought well will directly affect whether the Zhejiang and Fujian Army can turn around in one battle.
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Huaidong has been suppressed and beaten all these years. Even if She Feixiong led his troops into Jiangxi later in the year and fought smoothly, it could not alleviate the fundamental crisis on the eastern front. It is rare to have a moment of pride. How can he be called Tian Chang?
Not excited?
If we can capture Jiangning and successfully capture Jiangzhou, Jiangxi, western Fujian, western Zhejiang, Jiangning, and Huizhou, we will have an absolute advantage in terrain even when facing Huaidong - how can Tian Chang not be excited?
Shewenzhuang personally issued the order to march. In the continuous autumn rain, more than ten thousand generals put away their loud shouts and became as silent as the rocks on the riverside. They walked out of Tongziwu in a row and headed towards Yuyan. At the same time, they rode quickly.
Carrying the order letter written by She Wenzhuang himself, he quickly rushed to various parties at night to dispatch troops and generals.
Chun'an is adjacent to Tonglu to the east. In order to block the entrance for the Hanghu Army to enter westward along the Qianjiang River, Chun'an must deploy a certain amount of troops and horses to prepare for emergencies.
Tonglu must be defended. If not defended, not only the troops from Hangzhou and Hu can rush in, but the soldiers and horses from Huaidong in Shengzhou and Xiaoshan can also rush in quickly. In eastern Zhejiang and Huaidong, they can gather up to 30,000 elites. She Wen
Even if Zhuang is killed, he will not let the 30,000 elites from Huaidong enter from Tonglu into western Zhejiang to disrupt the situation.
Tonglu must be defended to the death. Even if Tonglu is unfortunately lost, Chun'an will be the last line of defense. It only takes less than a day's journey from Chun'an to Tongziwu.
All the troops in Wuyuan have been transferred to Shewenzhuang, but only more than 12,000 troops have been gathered in Tongziwu. Although they are all elite, such troops are still seriously insufficient.
The fastest way at the moment is to mobilize troops from Quzhou and Dongyang County. Dongyang County soldiers and horses can go down the Lanxi River and quickly enter the south of Chun'an. However, Dongyang County must also send troops to defend it, and the Huaidong Army cannot be pressed.
Follow along and drive in along the Lanxi River.
Even if Shewenzhuang intends to treat Dongyang County as an abandoned son, it will only be possible after capturing Yuling Pass and completely opening the gap in Huizhou, so that it can be faster than the Huaidong Army.
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Deng Yu didn't know until noon on the 17th that the troops of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in western Zhejiang were personally commanded by Shewenzhuang. He subconsciously took a breath of cold air, and it was cold from the tail spine to the top of the head. Only then did he fully realize that
This is completely a trap set up by Shewenzhuang.
At this time, Shewenzhuang personally led more than 10,000 elite troops from Zhejiang and Fujian troops to arrive in front of Yuyan Village. In terms of military strength, the Huinan Army in Yuyan was slightly better, but their morale was rising and falling.
The Huinan Army suffered extremely heavy blows from top to bottom, and its superiority in military strength became very unreliable.
The choice before Deng Yu suddenly became cruel and difficult to make:
Concentrate the troops to Yuyan and fight with the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in the lower reaches of Daqing River. The victory or defeat will be based on one battle. Or you can ask Lie to defend Yuyan without fighting, and then mobilize elite troops and strong generals to win over
Recapture Huangtian Village ten days ago - both options have advantages and disadvantages, making it difficult for Deng Yu to choose.
"The morale of the army is not stable. It would be extremely unfavorable to go out to Yuyan to fight Zhejiang and Fujian." Xing Changhe said, he advocated taking back Huangtian Village first.
"General Urgent can hold Yuyan at this time, but the troops and horses of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in central Zhejiang will only need three to five days at the fastest to cross the Qianjiang River and move northward. The enemy troops pressing down from the north of Yuyan will gather more and more. If
After five days, we will not be able to successfully retake Huangtian Village, and we will also lose the opportunity to fight with the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in the lower reaches of the Daqing River Valley!" Another veteran general Song Qiushu advocated a desperate and last-ditch fight. As long as the tens of thousands of Zhejiang troops gathered in front of Yuyan were defeated,
The Fujian army was defeated and routed, and the enemy troops who made a surprise attack on Huangtian Village were suffering from scabies and were not worthy of treatment.
"Huangtian Village was lost by the imperial army, and it is the imperial army's responsibility to recapture it. Xie Chaozhong still has 30,000 troops at Yuling Pass, how can he be put to some use?"
The choice before Deng Yu was too difficult: could he trust the imperial army led by Xie Chaozhong, Luo Wenhu and others? Even if he gathered his troops in Yuyan to fight the Zhejiang and Fujian armies, unless the Zhejiang and Fujian armies were completely defeated, what if?
Let the Zhejiang and Fujian troops retreat to Tongziwu, and in the end it will be a difficult situation!
She Wenzhuang personally led his troops to press forward, not with the intention of rushing to a decisive battle, but the main intention was to contain the main force of the Huinan Army in Yuyan. He only needed to delay it for three to five days before the Zhejiang and Fujian Army was at Daqingxi.
Only when the troops in the lower river valley have an absolute advantage will they strike the sharpest and most merciless blow.
The actual situation did not allow Deng Yu to make a choice. Xie Chaozhong sent his army to capture Huangtian Village. Three thousand soldiers and horses went ahead. When they approached Huangtian Village, the defenders of Huangtian Village came out and were defeated.