The Mo army did not dare to challenge the Ninth Army, but simply retreated, defended, retreated, and defended again, handing over all the many checkpoints and fortresses they had worked so hard to build to the Feng Army.
The battle was so easy, Qi Heng was even more satisfied and confident. On the third day after entering Haowan County, Qi Heng said that Mo's army was vulnerable, and the king's army could be stationed in Jiangyang without moving.
The Ninth Army alone was enough to easily defeat the Mo Army and capture the entire Haowan County.
The Ninth Army was unstoppable in Haowan County. It fought and won consecutive battles and advanced for more than a hundred miles in one breath. No one could match its edge. Tang Yin, who was in Jiangyang, was happy and relaxed, allowing the Ninth Army to rampage and sweep away in Haowan County.
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But just when the Ninth Army's success stories were spreading frequently, something happened in the rear of the Feng Army.
After receiving Xu Lengzhi's military order, Lechen, the head of Tianyang County, led the Mo army with 20,000 people, suddenly entered Zeping County, and successfully attacked Changdu.
The Feng Army always had a garrison in Changdu, but the number was not large, only about 3,000. The Feng Army never expected that the Mo Army would suddenly attack Changdu. It was poorly prepared and the guards were lax. In addition, the Mo Army
The army made a sneak attack at night and was caught off guard. Mo Jun easily captured Changdu without much effort.
After occupying Changdu, Lechen immediately ordered to burn the grain, grass and military supplies that Fengjun had hoarded in the city. There was only one thing he did not burn, which was Fengjun's broken army crossbow. Lechen asked people to gather the broken army crossbows in one place.
, after the fire started, he immediately led his men out of the city, taking away the broken crossbows with him.
The Mo army's sneak attack was extremely fast, and it only took two hours. Moreover, they did not station themselves in Changdu and ran away after the attack. However, the grain, grass and supplies stored by the Feng army in Changdu were burned.
It was clean, and what was especially hateful was that hundreds of military-breaking crossbows were robbed by the Mo army.
Tang Yin was furious when he heard the news in Jiangyang. He immediately ordered the execution of the generals who had neglected their duties in Changdu. In addition, he assigned 20,000 direct troops and appointed the deputy commander of the direct troops Shen Zhishen as the chief general to garrison Changdu.
Make sure nothing goes wrong.
Fortunately, the Feng Army now has sufficient food, grass and supplies. Although Changdu's losses are large, they are not a threat to the Feng Army. The worst thing is to replenish more food, grass and armaments from the mainland.
However, this bad breath was hard to swallow. Tang Yin temporarily changed his tactics and once again made the decision to divide his troops. He sent Zuo Shuang to lead a hundred thousand flying dragon army to advance into Tianyang. He must annihilate the remaining Mo army in Tianyang County in one fell swoop.
Zuo Shuang took the order and commanded a hundred thousand flying dragon troops to turn back from Jiangyang and take the road to attack Tianyang County.
Now there are not many troops left in Tianyang County, otherwise the head of the county, Le Chen, would not be able to risk a sneak attack on Changdu with only 20,000 people. Hearing the news that the Feng Army's Feilong Army had turned to attack Tianyang County, Le Chen was so frightened that he lost his mind.
He hurriedly sent a letter to Xu Lengzhi to ask for help.
Xu Lengzhi's reply was quick and straightforward. He asked him for troops, but there were none! He asked him for help. I'm sorry, but I can't send any soldiers to Tian Yang. As for how to resist the Feng army, I can only find a way for Le Chen to do it himself.
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Seeing Xu Lengzhi's reply, Le Chen was so angry that he scolded his mother on the spot. He asked himself to sneak attack Changdu, and he obeyed the order, and the attack was successful. He asked himself to snatch Feng Jun's broken crossbow, and he did the same.
He even sent a special person to deliver it to him. Now Feng Jun has turned around and came to retaliate, but Xu Lengzhi has left him alone. How can there be such a ruthless and cold-blooded person in the world?
Lechen was filled with hatred, but there was nothing he could do against Xu Lengzhi. In the end, he could only withdraw all the troops scattered throughout the county and defend Huaqiao, the capital of Tianyang County.
Huaqiao is located in the center of Tianyang County. It is also a large city with high walls and complete city defenses. Lechen gave up resistance early and concentrated all the available troops in the county on Huaqiao, which was very practical.
The Feilong Army led by Zuo Shuang marched straight into Tianyang County without encountering any resistance. The soldiers pressed directly to the foot of Huaqiao City. When trying to persuade them to surrender failed, Zuo Shuang ordered the entire army to attack the city.
The tragic situation in Changdu was still vivid in their minds, and the soldiers and civilians in Huaqiao City were determined to resist the Feng Army. The Feilong Army attacked for a whole day without making any progress, so Zuo Shuang had no choice but to order the withdrawal of troops.
When the Feilong Army reached Huaqiao, it was considered a stalemate. There were not many Mo troops in the city. The Central Army and the local army combined were less than 60,000 people. However, there were too many people in the city. These people were afraid that they would break the city.
Like the people of Changdu, they would become the Feng army's meal. Those with money would pay, and those with money would provide help. Even if they did not directly participate in the defense of the city, just helping the Mo army transport rolling logs, rocks and other objects would be a great benefit to Mo.
The army saves a large number of troops, allowing its combatable troops to be deployed on the battlefield to the maximum extent possible.
At this time, the defenders and people of Huaqiao had reached the point where the army and the people were united. This made Huaqiao impregnable and the Feilong Army could not attack it for a long time.
On the other side, the Ninth Army fighting in Haowan County also encountered trouble.
In the more than ten days since the Ninth Army entered Haowan County, they have conquered three cities in a row, and successively attacked 31 checkpoints, 15 fortresses, and seven camps of the Mo army. However, the Ninth Army captured it quickly, and the Mo army
The construction process was not slow. Often, as soon as the Ninth Army conquered a checkpoint, the Mo army, several miles away, built another checkpoint. Such repeated occupation and construction made the soldiers of the Ninth Army extremely annoyed.
The only consolation is that no matter how fast the Mo army's checkpoints and fortresses are built, they are still retreating step by step, while the Ninth Army is advancing step by step.
At this time, Qi Heng also saw that Mo Jun was using delaying tactics, but he didn't care. He wanted to see how long Mo Jun could delay it. Sooner or later, his army would reach Pufeng, the county seat of Haowan County.
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The Ninth Army fought and fought in Haowuan County, and it was not until twenty days later that they advanced to Shangzhi County where Bufeng was located. Just as the Ninth Army continued to advance, the spies from the front reported that ten miles ahead
At that place, there was a large camp of the Mo army.
After hearing this, Qi Heng chuckled. After fighting this way, he could no longer remember how many camps, fortresses and checkpoints the Mo army had captured. Just when he thought this section of the road was quite peaceful, it turned out that there was another camp ahead. He
He asked absentmindedly: "Who wants to take the lead and capture the enemy's camp?"
Without waiting for others to speak, Shi Lexuan, who was afraid of being left behind, urged his horse out, cupped his hands and said: "General, I would like to take the lead!"
He is the deputy commander of the Ninth Army. He should not be the one to lead the battle. However, the battle has always been easy. Mo Jun resisted very little. Qi Heng didn't think much about it, and then nodded and said: "Okay.
Come on, Le Xuan, you lead ten thousand brothers to break the camp first, and I will arrive soon!"
"General, I obey!" Shi Lexuan accepted the order with a smile. He was still muttering in his heart that this time he would have another entry in his merit book. Ye Tang and Gao Yu were both deputy commanders of the Ninth Army.
Looking at Shi Lexuan's retreating back, Qi Heng said worriedly: "General, the spies reported that the enemy camp encountered this time is quite large. Isn't it too dangerous for General Shi to break the camp with only 10,000 brothers?"
"Huh?" Qi Heng waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "That's just Mo Jun's bluff. If my commander's prediction is correct, Xu Lengzhi and the main force of Mo Jun should be in the county town of Bufeng now. They want to use
Use delaying tactics to buy time for them and hoard as much food, grass and supplies as possible. Fortunately, Bufeng will fight our army decisively!"
Qi Heng's analysis is not unreasonable. Since entering Haowan County to fight, the tactics used by the Mo army seem to have exactly this intention.
But Ye Tang always had a vague feeling that the war was progressing too smoothly, and that it was not normal. He said with concern: "The fact that Mo State can dispatch the commander-in-chief of the first navy army here means that he must be outstanding.
General, don’t be careless!”
Although he hated hearing such words, Qi Heng still said patiently: "I understand, General Ye, don't worry!"
Ye Tang and Gao Yu looked at each other and stopped talking, but the worries in their hearts did not diminish at all.
Let's talk about Shi Lexuan, who was leading the battle. He led the second corps of the Ninth Army and formed a formation to approach Mo Jun's camp. As he moved forward, he looked around and saw the whole picture of Mo Camp clearly. Shi Lexuan also took a breath.
This camp is very different from those they captured before. The camps they captured before were obviously temporary and very rough. Even the walls were incomplete. This part and that part looked like they had been gnawed by dogs.
But in front of this camp, the wall is two feet and three feet high, and the whole is in the shape of a ring. It tightly wraps up the huge camp. Moreover, outside the wall, there is a ring of Juma, and after the Juma, there is another
A half-foot-high earth wall, these are used to block cavalry.
This does not look like a temporary camp, but more like it has been carefully arranged and specially prepared to block our own army.
At this time, Shi Lexuan's heart gradually became excited, and he deliberately slowed down his horse and shouted loudly to the soldiers around him: "Everyone, please cheer up, there is something unusual about the enemy camp in front!"
Everyone on both sides expressed relief: "General, don't worry, Mo Jun can't hurt us. If there are really heavy troops in the camp, we can just retreat at worst!"
Shi Lexuan nodded and said no more. When there were only three hundred steps left from Mo Ying, he squinted his eyes and looked ahead carefully.
The walls of Moying were covered with flags and ribbons, but surprisingly, not a single soldier was seen. Even the camp gate was open, and there was not even a soldier guarding the door.
Seeing this, Shi Lexuan was a little dumbfounded. He thought that Mo Jun was not bluffing this time and wanted to fight a head-on battle with his own side here. However, it turned out that he still overestimated Mo Jun and they set up an empty camp for him.
He took a deep breath and shouted to the left and right: "The Mo army is disgusting. All brothers, charge forward, rush into the enemy camp, and wipe out the enemy troops! Kill them!"
"Kill" Under Shi Lexuan's call, the Second Corps changed from a slow advance to an all-out charge. The war horses kicked off their hooves and galloped with all their strength. The scene of thousands of horses galloping formed at that moment was extremely spectacular.