In the past, Huaidong's attacks on Mingzhou Prefecture, Yongjia, Taizhou Prefecture, Kuaiji Prefecture, and Mindong were mostly for city attacks and defenses in dangerous mountains. The Huaidong Army's offensives all appeared to be well-organized. They did not advance rashly, did not retreat, and were quick.
The marchers also spread their legs within a safe range and became very cautious before engaging the enemy.
In the early years of King Qin of Yannan and the early Huaisi War, the generals of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies lacked practical experience of the characteristics of the Huaidong Army's rapid movement and operations in the plain areas.
Like Zheng Mingjing, Zhou Puduo has served as a guard beside Lin Fu over the years. Outsiders also lack sufficient understanding of his temperament. How many people know the powerful fighting method of running like a tiger and leopard across the mountain?
Zheng Mingjing was also a brave general, and he could take the lead, so he went to Hetang to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. Who would have thought that almost without warning, a large group of Huaidong Army's cavalry would collide?
Zhou Pu was sure that there was a big fish in front of him, so he didn't care about his position in Huaidong and whether it was a big fish for the Zhejiang and Fujian troops. He led his troops to rush forward, but Zhao Bao and other generals led most of the cavalry to suppress them.
Follow slowly behind.
It was broad daylight and the field of view was wide. Zheng Mingjing couldn't change his clothes and escape separately, so he could only separate the dead soldiers to intercept.
When the enemy divided his troops to intercept them, Zhou Pu also divided his troops and surrounded the enemy's soldiers with three to four times his strength.
Zhou Pu just stared at the Zhejiang and Fujian general who was protecting the enemy cavalry from running north, and he wouldn't let go.
The cavalry that Zheng Mingjing personally led to conduct reconnaissance in Hetang were all personal guards. The personal guards were confidants and confidants, but protecting the safety of the general was their duty.
Even in the Huaidong Army, there is an iron rule that "the general will die, the bodyguards will have no merit in battle, and those who survive without injury will be killed."
The soldiers and horses separated by the Zhejiang and Fujian troops to intercept had the will to protect their master to the death, but they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength.
The cavalry led by Zhou Pu were originally the elite of the guards around Lin Fu. They were all good at riding, shooting, and swordsmanship. Although they accompanied the army on the southern expedition this time, they never had the chance to participate in the battle. Like Zhou Pu, up and down
I was so bored that I wanted to have a hearty battle to vent my anger.
These days, some people are afraid of death and some are bloodthirsty. The Huaidong cavalry definitely belongs to the latter group. They come towards the enemy with murderous intent. The sword they wield seems to split the air, making a roaring sound and the sword flashes with blood.
From Hetang to Fangjiawa, only a dozen miles away, the enemy and we were fighting in groups. In the light of swords and blood, people's heads were constantly being separated, falling from their horses, and falling to the ground in the cold winter land that had not yet melted.
There is sound.
The Huaidong Cavalry Battalion relied on its overwhelming strength and slight casualties to kill the groups of Zhejiang and Fujian cavalry who were eager to protect their master and took the initiative to cut off the rear. Only a few people broke through and fled, and there was no time to pursue them.
The wounded were bandaged and gathered together to take care of the seriously injured. The remaining men and horses continued to rush forward to meet Zhou Pu. Zhao Bao and other generals led the main force of the cavalry battalion and followed step by step to prevent Zhou Pu from encountering him in front.
Be prepared to rush to rescue at any time.
Fangjiawa is a shallow lake in the upper reaches of the Shah River. The depression is a depression. When it rains, water accumulates and forms a lake. In winter, there is only a small pond left in Fangjiawa. The water from the upper reaches has been cut off, and the white stream is exposed in the valley.
There are rocks, and the water surface is only two or three steps wide downstream. It flows out of the pond and flows northward with sparkling waves. The horse breaks through the ice of the river, and the ice is not even thicker than the shins.
The lake beaches exposed after drying up, as well as large areas of fallen reeds, are embedded among the low mountains, like a brown velvet blanket. The entire Fangjiawa is like a shallow pot with a circumference of several miles.
When Zheng Mingjing fled to Fangjiawa, he only had more than 20 mounted guards left with him. At this time, he set off from the Yaojiachong camp after sunrise, and the two thousand infantrymen who went south along the west bank of the Shahe River arrived just in time. They were walking to Fangjia
At the bottom of the pot, coming from upstream along the river bank, more than two thousand infantry were divided into four columns, stretching for many miles.
Zheng Mingjing, surrounded by his cavalry, ran for his life. Even when he reached the south of Fangjiawa, he encountered an outpost sent by two thousand infantrymen. He could not escape first to warn the two thousand infantrymen in advance - two thousand paces.
When the soldiers heard the warning whistle blown by the sentry horsemen galloping wildly, Zhou Pu had already led three hundred horsemen to ride on a low ridge at the south end of Shangfangjiawa.
Zheng Mingjing galloped into the infantry formation, but he did not feel the joy of being rescued and reunited.
If the enemy general dares to fight so hard and rushes forward without any hesitation, they will not even have time to change their formation. If the infantry is hit by a large group of cavalry during the march, it can only be said to be a disaster.
Zheng Mingjing was so angry that he stabbed the horse with his scabbard. The horse hissed in pain, kicked its front hooves twice in the air, and suddenly fell down. Zheng Mingjing jumped away in time and watched the horse that had been following him for several years fall to the ground and vomit.
Foaming and feeling bad.
In the past few months, Zheng Ming has served as a soldier many times and led his troops into battle. This famous horse was also injured many times and suffered from hidden diseases. After running wildly all the way, it could not hold up and fell to the ground.
Zheng Mingjing had an ominous omen in his mind. He dismounted from a war horse that his subordinates had vacated. He did not fight the horse and then fled. He was afraid that it would be too late to escape. After running for more than ten miles, he dismounted from the war horse and became more and more tired.
It was a marching formation, and it was difficult to stop the pursuers from passing by on the flanks - Zheng Mingjing held the reins and shouted loudly, asking the three-member battalion general to turn around immediately and direct the soldiers to run to the hilltop on the left wing.
There was no time to gather more than 2,000 people into formation. The hills on the left flank were separated by a dry valley full of rocks, which was somewhat of an obstacle to the chasing cavalry.
When the two thousand infantry marched, they formed a long snake. When they met the enemy in a hurry, they had to find a point on the flank close to the end and end, so that they could gather the formation as quickly as possible. At least they could protect the soft threat on the left wing.
The enemy's cavalry charged head-on.
Zhou Pu stood astride his horse, holding the reins, and had a panoramic view of Fangjiawa. He was only six or seven hundred paces away from the two thousand infantry of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops.
Seeing the big fish that had been chasing for ten miles enter the infantry formation, Zhou Pu's blood boiled all over his body. It was not a pity or regret, but a murderous excitement.
Zhou Pu's eyes were so wide open that he knew that he led his cavalry on a rampage and at least completely disrupted the peripheral deployment of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army's left wing.
There were about 2,000 infantrymen of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops spread out in front of them in a long snake formation. Even if they were in ambush, they did not have time to reach the ambush position where they should be.
In addition to favorable terrain, infantry can rely on a tight formation to resist cavalry attacks head-on.
With more than two thousand scattered infantry and being in a low terrain, how could Zhou Pu let go of this opportunity?
Zhou Pu drew his sword to indicate the surrounding terrain, and ordered one after another: "Wei Xu, Chen Daozi, you take the people to the top of the ridge on the left first; Ma Pohou, take the people directly to the east, I will count two hundred for you.
Number them, and when the time is up, let’s rush down together. If you don’t take down these two thousand people, your balls will be cut off and used to drink for me!”
The generals in the cavalry camp are not worried at all that there will be ropes and traps below. The enemy soldiers are in such chaos. This is definitely not a disguise. Even if there are ropes and traps, how many of them can be entangled? The enemy soldiers are so chaotic.
In this chaotic formation, as long as two hundred cavalry rush up before they gather together, they can be defeated.
In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred riders on each side dispersed to the two wings, seizing the low hills surrounding the depression without any delay.
Zhou Pu would not be so stupid as to sit on his horse and count. Seeing that the two wings were almost in place, he patted his horse and led his troops to rush down first and pass by the left side of the pond. The enemy only sent thirty or fifty people here.
A loose formation was about to block a block. Zhou Pu galloped up to the horse. An enemy soldier stood in front of the horse. A man on the right side of Zhou Pu was trying to cut off the spear in his hand. Zhou Pu was unhappy and cursed: "I want you to get into trouble!"
The sword slashed down, breaking the helmet and forehead directly. When the sword was closed in a trailing manner, a mixture of blood and white gushed out from the wound - even after all this, the blade of the sword was not broken or curled.
Zhou Pu still wanted to rush forward, but the guards on the left and right came over and pinched him, forcing him to pause; two more people dismounted directly, one held a knife to help Zhou Pu hold the reins, and the other held a shield to protect him in front. Zhou Pu only
He could watch helplessly as others rushed into the enemy formation to fight before him.
"You are going to piss me off to death!" Zhou Pu was so angry that he screamed. He held the reins and wanted to kick the person. He tried to persuade him from side to side, "Master Leopard is going to lose his hair. No matter how many enemies we kill, we will never achieve anything! This battle achievement
Let us go and get it!" Another person thoughtfully handed over a big bow, and Zhou Pu was relieved for a moment and took the bow.
Except for the three to five hundred soldiers from Zhejiang and Fujian who had already run up the hill, most of the hillsides and foothills were in chaos. Even if there were archers and shields, they were fighting independently and were squeezed from the left and right. There were only a few
The broken arrows were shot with limited power.
Without formation, the infantry would naturally not be able to pose a threat to the lightly armored Huaidong cavalry.
Huaidong's armored light cavalry abandoned their bows and crossbows and charged directly into the chaotic formation with swords. Only Zhou Pu was surrounded by people who could not penetrate deep into the enemy formation. He used his big bow to look for the enemy generals who were wearing armor and shot them.
In addition to the heavy armored cavalry in Huaidong, the armored light cavalry are often equipped with special swords, which are three inches longer than ordinary swords, but lighter. They are flexible for cutting immediately, and taking advantage of the advantage of the sword being three inches long, they are particularly useful for cutting.
Although the hilltop occupied by Zheng Mingjing is not high, one section of the slope is very steep, and there are a lot of gravels at the bottom of the slope, which are formed by weathering. The horse rushed over and couldn't stand until it slipped, and more than ten people fell down.
The Fujian army shot them with arrows, and Zhou Pu was forced to withdraw the soldiers and horses on this wing to kill the rebel soldiers elsewhere.
Zheng Mingjing wanted to cry but had no tears. Except for the three to five hundred people who followed him up the mountain, all the other generals were beaten to pieces by the Huaidong cavalry. If they wanted to escape, how could a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse?
Zhou Pu didn't want to do too much damage and stormed the top of the mountain. He sent a sentry cavalry to watch the mountain pass, and the other troops dispersed to pursue him and kill him.
When the sun set in the west, Zhao Bao also came with a large cavalry camp, nearly 1,500 cavalry, and surrounded the mountain top with water.
There is a steep slope at the top of the mountain, and it is difficult to rush up on horseback. However, Wei Xu, Chen Daozi, Ma Pohou and other generals are still eager to fight. Even Zhao Bao also took the initiative to organize his men to dismount and fight and attack by force.
"I don't know who the turtle son trapped at the top of the mountain is." Zheng Mingjing never raised his flag. He was just killing people here, but there was not a single living prisoner. Zhou Pu squinted his eyes and saw that the armored light cavalry dismounted.
What advantage is there? A strong attack and a lack of weapons. How can the four to five hundred men on the hilltop not collapse in this situation? If they attack hard, there will be many casualties. Except for one Huaidong cavalry, they stayed in Xuzhou, and the remaining two thousand
Almost all the cavalry were here. Zhou Pu thought of storming down the mountain with three to five hundred casualties. There were so many people who wanted to scold him bloody when he went back. He touched his chin and said, "Let's see what happens over there in Liyang."
If there is any reaction, the people in front should take it easy and let me take it back. We can capture two more people alive and ask. We also need someone to tell Tang Fuguan that it would be nice if he could walk faster, that is, there might be a chance for reinforcements..."