In order to cut off the enemy's advance, thousands of soldiers and horses emerged from Fengqiao Zhudong under the moonlight and rushed eastward, forcing Huaidong's troops who were the first to pursue Fengqiao Zhudong to shrink back in order to stabilize their position.
Because Chen Zhi led his troops to move too hastily and got too close, they had to stop at the source of Xu River. Less than ten miles away from Fengqiao and Zhudu, the enemy troops came up along the north bank of Xu River.
On one side is the Xu River, which has not yet stopped flowing in winter. The water is gurgling under the gauze-like sky. There are withered grass on the river beach and the rocks in the stream are messy. It is difficult for people to walk and for horses to cross.
Chen Daozi led his troops to go around with Chen Zhidong to join up with the 3,000 horse infantry who came from the front. They gathered their feet first. Zhao Bao led his troops to harass along the coast and approach each other in a staggered manner. They shot each other with bows and crossbows to slow down the enemy's movement.
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Although there was no scout riding out, Zheng Mingjing also knew from the frightening flight of old birds and the various actions of Huaidong soldiers and horses that one of the Huaidong army's soldiers and horses had approached Fengzhu Bridge, but their footing was not stable. He did not expect that they would arrive before dawn.
Leave the town and march eastward to counterattack.
It was of great significance to defeat the Huaidong Army's leading pursuit force. Even the troops heading south could be saved. Zheng Mingjing immediately ordered his troops to lead Han Li and others to expand north.
The soldiers and horses heading east out of the town all had the consciousness of fighting to the death to save their kin, and they fought fiercely. Groups of men and horses, armed with swords and shields, used bows and crossbows to push the Huaidong cavalry to the outside.
The two sides shot at each other, like rain of arrows, like rice stubble harvested in the fields after autumn. The horses that were hit by the arrows were neighing, but the generals who were hit by the arrows and fell from their horses could endure the pain, and under the cover of their colleagues, they quickly retreated to the outside.
Walk.
The Zhejiang and Fujian troops had a huge advantage in terms of strength, and the infantry array rushing towards the left wing was relatively scattered. However, Zhao Bao only had five or six hundred cavalry in hand and did not dare to penetrate in. It was useless to penetrate in. On the other side was
Xuhe, if you can't dig it all the way to the bottom, it will be difficult to control the casualties. He rushed forward with his sword, and a Zhejiang and Fujian army sword and shield soldier who was not long-sighted split his shield, reined in the horse, and led the people back.
Go northwest, toward the flank of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops.
Since the Zhejiang and Fujian armies are charging forward fiercely, they avoid sharp points and hit their weak flanks and rears. The characteristic of the armored light cavalry is their flexibility and maneuverability. They can disperse the infantry battalion array through maneuvers and find weak points that are easy to penetrate.
It would be too stupid to fight with the infantry formation.
Zheng Mingjing was on horseback, and there were less than twenty personal guards on the left and right who had mounts.
In order to ensure food and grass for the middle road and the right wing, the mules and horses collected were mainly organized into the middle road, and there were also few camels and horses on the left wing. At night, the troops were divided at Fengqiaozhu, and there were only more than 2,000 mules and horses, and they were all given to the troops retreating westward.
At this time, the sky is getting brighter, but it seems hazy in deep water. There is fog rising on the river. I walk along both sides of the river to the river beach...
Zheng Mingjing raised his head and looked into the distance. At this time, fog arose. It was neither good nor bad.
The cavalry is flexible and the heavy fog can provide greater concealment. It can attack the advancing infantry array from a closer distance at any time. However, Huaidong has a pursuer at the source of the Xu River. As long as they fight hard enough,
If you are determined enough, you can prevent the Huaidong Army, which has only a thousand cavalry, from chasing the troops retreating to the west.
As long as we fight resolutely, as long as we bite the vanguard of Huaidong's pursuers, under the cover of heavy fog, we can avoid interference from the flanks of Huaidong's cavalry...
Risking your life and fighting for your last life will make the fight more enjoyable and more exciting!
The left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies detached troops and headed south as bait. Under the leadership of Zheng Mingjing, and under the cover of Xuhe and the hash infantry on the left wing, they quickly crossed eastward and approached Chen Zhi's headquarters.
Shrouded in mist, hundreds of night torches marching eastward along the river bank are reflected in the Xu River, like dense and dim stars in the sky...
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"Fuck, damn!" Zhou Pu spat astride the horse.
Zhou Pu led four hundred cavalry around to the north of Fengqiao Zhu, but no one paid attention.
The left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops left the town port one after another. There were six to seven thousand soldiers and horses attacking the upper reaches of the Xu River. When the sky became brighter, soldiers and horses began to leave the town port from the west end and march along the Xu River towards Gucheng.
At this time, Zhou Pu naturally understood the plan of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops to cut off their tails in order to survive.
The plan of cutting off the tail of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies was too harsh. Almost half of the troops and horses were left to serve as dead soldiers in order to save the other half of the troops and horses. This made Zhou Pu, who had always dared to fight tough battles, feel numb.
The so-called "ten sieges, five attacks, doubled battles", Huaidong can devote troops to the left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army in pursuit. Only the main force of the Chongzhou Army and a part of the Changshan Army, plus the cavalry camp, can barely make up 25,600 men and horses.
Later, facing the Zhejiang and Fujian troops, the left wing had a military advantage, but the advantage was not even to the extent of "fighting with twice the force".
Lin Fu made up his mind to ask Zhou Tong to lead his troops in pursuit. He wanted to take advantage of the eagerness of the left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army to retreat westward, and use the main force of the infantry camp to catch up with the left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army in the relatively open area between Maoshan and Jiuzishan.
, first defeat them, and then use the advantage of the cavalry camp to block the route of the defeated Zhejiang and Fujian soldiers from escaping to the west, in order to achieve the goal of wiping out the effective strength of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops.
Obviously, it is an impossible task to annihilate all the nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses on the left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army on the plain at the west foot of Maoshan Mountain. Even if the 2,000 soldiers and horses of the cavalry camp are scattered, it is impossible to form a tight formation.
Enveloping everything in depth.
It can be said that at this time, Zheng Mingjing released all the troops on the left wing and fled westward, allowing Huaidong troops to pursue them. Of course, if he fled in a rout, half of the troops on the left wing could be gathered in the end.
The skeletons of the escaped soldiers will all be scattered, and they can only be dispersed and incorporated into other armies, and it will no longer be possible for them to exist as an independent combat force.
Zheng Mingjing cut off its tail to survive in order to preserve an elite combat force for the She family.
The future war in Jiangxi will inevitably be extremely cruel. The She family has lost troops and generals in the past two years, and the number of Fujian soldiers at its disposal has become less and less. This time, heading north from Huizhou, Su Zhanting, Tian Chang and other generals from Zhejiang County,
They all acted as the main force.
"Follow us to the west, or go back?" Ma Pohou asked as he approached with his horse in his arms.
"Fuck you!" Zhou Pu cursed bitterly and turned his horse's head to walk back. There were many Zhejiang and Fujian troops who divided their forces and marched eastward along the Xu River. The momentum of the eastward march was so fierce that he was worried about Chen Zhi.
If you can't stop it...if you don't eat mutton, you'll end up getting all messed up, but it won't be worth the loss.
"Then what's the next fight?" Ma Pohou was so shameless that he didn't care whether Zhou Pu's tone was good or bad. Although Lin Fu repeatedly asked the general to treat his subordinates as nephews and strictly prohibited beating and scolding, there were some among the generals of the Huaidong Army.
There are really not many good-tempered people. If you catch someone scolding them, scolding them is like scolding your grandson. After scolding them over and over again, they will get used to it. Ma Pohou pretended not to hear it and continued, "Look at the other side of the river, it seems to be foggy.
The bandit army is not marching eastward slowly. If there is a heavy fog, they will collide with the tigers that invade the city. The situation will not be good..."
After the Zhejiang and Fujian armies were cut off, the soldiers and horses had the courage to fight to the death. It was a last-ditch battle. Compared with the combined forces of Chen Zhi and the cavalry battalion, the strength of the troops was still superior. Zhou Tong led the main force of the Chongcheng army still had a long way to go. It would have been really difficult in the heavy fog.
A chaotic battle would be detrimental to the Huaidong Army.
"We chase them along the north bank of the Xu River and beat them hard," Zhou Pu said. "We must drag down the rebel army's offensive before the fog forms, and we must not let it lead to a melee!"
Chen Zhi led his troops to run too hastily, which caused the Zhejiang and Fujian armies to take advantage of the enemy's retreat. However, Zhou Pu still appreciated Chen Zhi's spirit of daring to fight and being able to fight fiercely - the war in eastern Fujian, what Chen Zhi said
The troops have repeatedly made military exploits. If Chen Zhi's troops were defeated and crippled, Zhou Pu also told Lin Fu that he would ignore the fact that the left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops still had a small number of troops left behind in Fengqiaozhu, and he would also ignore the left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops to withdraw to the west.
Ma, leading two sentries of cavalry, directly inserted into the Fengqiao side, drew their sabers, commanded the cavalry, and attacked the formation of troops and horses on the left wing of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops from the east, biting their tails and fiercely attacking.
Zhao Bao also avoided the sharp edge of the front wing and moved to the rear.
Zheng Mingjing wanted to ensure frontal attack power and protect the flanks from the Huaidong cavalry during the attack, so the number of troops left in the rear formation was very limited. Zhou Pu also did not take into account that the enemy's crossbows were densely packed.
, which was bound to delay for a long time, so he asked Zhao Bao to set up the formation behind him. He personally led a hundred and eight cavalry, each wearing an extra piece of armor. He put on a horse-mounted chariot, holding the reins in one hand, and went straight to the enemy's formation.
He rushed forward, and the long sword danced like a bright sun in the mist. He first threw away the two large shields in front of him, blocking the current spear, and at any time he used the sharp blade of the sword to kill an enemy.
There was a big blood groove on the soldier's cheek...
Among the people in the Huaidong army who were famous for their bravery, not counting Mrs. Qiao Guo, Zhou Pu was the number one. He once worked with Ning Zechen to capture Sun Zhuang from his horse. Sun Zhuang was very worried about this and wanted to find Zhou Pu several times.
A one-on-one challenge to determine the male and female, but Zhou Pu never responded.
Zhou Pu has been serving as a guard in Lin Fushen for these years. It is rare for him to go into battle and kill the enemy. It is also rare for his subordinates to feast their eyes on it. The current situation forces Zhou Pu to take the lead and drag down the enemy's offensive, even if the enemy's shields fly away.
The soldiers were killed, and everyone on the left and right screamed in excitement, ignoring the hail of guns and arrows, and rushed in.
Although the war horse Gao Jun is constantly hit by arrows, after he is full of energy and has a few arrows hanging on his shoulders and abdomen, he can still hold up without falling. Everyone has double armor, as long as he ensures that his head and face are not hit by random arrows, even if his legs and feet are hit by arrows, they will not fall down.
The time does not affect the battle. Once the enemy's large shields are pushed aside and the spears protruding diagonally from the enemy's formation are disrupted, there will be a gap for the cavalry to rush in...
Zhao Bao led his troops to hold up the formation for a moment. When he saw a gap opening, he immediately led his troops to follow up.
Zhao Bao learned swordsmanship from Zhou Pu, Wu Qi and others. He was not used to using spears and swords. He was good at horse fighting and used long swords to kill horses.
As a rising general among the younger generations, Zhao Bao is the most courageous among the three Zhao brothers. However, a reputation for bravery in the army does not come from strong skills. He must fight on the battlefield. Zhao Bao was incorporated into the Huaidong Cavalry as a cavalry general.
Battalion, there are not many opportunities to participate in tough battles. With his temperament, how can he be willing to let people point fingers from behind and say that he relied on his brother Zhao Hu to achieve the position of the Cavalry Commander?
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Zheng Mingjing led his troops to the source of Xuhe River and had just made contact with Chen Zhen's troops when he heard the rear group shouting in panic.
Zheng Mingjing left more than a thousand soldiers and horses behind the formation to prevent the flanking troops from being attacked. However, Zhou Pu and Zhao Bao's troops went around to the side and combined with nearly a thousand cavalry, they stormed the rear of the formation.
Although the generals in the rear formation wanted to fight to the death, they could not hold back. The two brave generals of the Huaidong Army took the lead and fought fiercely. They could hold up a stick of incense without collapsing. This was because the generals were fighting for their lives there.
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Zheng Mingjing watched the fog getting heavier, and regardless of whether the flanks were clear or not, he called his general Han Li back: "You lead 600 people to fight back. As long as it blocks the daylight, you can wade southward and don't worry about this anymore."
.If we break up, we’ll meet at Dongsheba at noon!”
The stream was deep enough to reach the top, and even shallow enough to reach the waist, but the weather was such that one would wade across the river, and even escaping to the south bank would cost half one's life... Han Li agreed without hesitation.
After fighting, there was no turning back. Zheng Mingjing had to continue fighting eastward. Further east, there was a rocky shoal. At this time, the fog began to rise again. The main force heading south could cross the Xu River from that shoal. He asked Han Li to lead his troops to break off the rear.
Of the 600 people, there was no plan for how many of them would survive, and no one other than close confidants would be able to take on this responsibility.
Zheng Mingjing abandoned his horse and walked on foot. Holding the double halberds used in foot combat and wearing heavy armor, surrounded by armored soldiers on the left and right, he bravely attacked the Huaidong Army's positions with arrows...
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The enemy troops advanced very quickly. Chen Daozi and his troops rushed back with Chen Zhi. As soon as they retracted and gathered their positions, the Zhejiang and Fujian troops arrived. The Zhejiang and Fujian troops arrived and attacked without any hesitation.
In order to prevent Chen Zhi from being decisively defeated by Zhou Pu and his troops at the outskirts of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army in Fangjiawa, and to buy more time for Chen Zhi, Chen Daozi led his light cavalry to counterattack the Zhejiang and Fujian Army from the front.
Step formation.
Chen Daozi was also Sun Zhuang's general in his early years. He and the city-climbing tiger Chen Zhi were colleagues in the Huaisi Army and had a life-long friendship. If it were others, he would probably stick to his duty of covering the flanks, and the matter of defending the position would only be called Chen Zhi.
Go and carry it hard.
Although the armored cavalry has the advantage of flexibility and maneuverability, it cannot penetrate the enemy's formation when fighting against infantry formations, and without an advantage in terms of strength, it is easy for them to get stuck in the enemy's formation and surround them.
The Qingqi sword is three inches longer than ordinary knives, but it cannot be longer than a spear. When Lin Fu equipped the Qingqi with the sword, he knew that the combat mission and direction of the cavalry battalion would always be on the flanks.
Chen Zhi saw Chen Daozi leading his cavalry to attack, but he could not withstand the fierce enemy force. People kept falling off their horses. He knew that he could not hold the position by himself. He led his troops forward lightly, except for the mules and horses, and the generals of the army.
Even the large shield is too cumbersome, and there are no flying conflict vehicles or other weapons to defend the position.
The battle was fought with great momentum, and Chen Zhi was called the Climbing Tiger. He knew this very well... At this time, Zhou Pu and Zhao Bao led their troops to attack the enemy's rear. General Chen Zhi summoned Li Baidao: "
Are you willing to let the bandit army disrupt their position, and you and I will have to watch others walk with their noses turned up?"
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"Chen Daozi is in the front. You lead the men and cut in from the left wing. Follow up. Someone is blocking the front, and Mo Daozi will hit him with his blade. Ask me how to fight, you're asking me!" Chen Zhi said while cursing and gesticulating.