After a short rest, a spy from behind quickly reported back, saying that the Zhen army was already chasing him. Chen Lihua's expression suddenly changed, and she did not dare to waste any more time. She hurriedly ordered the entire army to continue on their way.
When they passed through Wan'an Valley, the sky had already darkened. Seeing that the Sichuan army was planning to pass directly through the valley, Tang Yin secretly shook his head again.
He had a good impression of Chai Song and deliberately gave him some advice: "General Chai, Wan'an Valley is a rare and dangerous place. As long as a small group of soldiers and horses occupy the peaks on both sides, even if the enemy has thousands of troops,
It’s also difficult to pass through Wan’an Valley.”
The implication of his words was straightforward enough. He reminded Chai Song that now he should quickly allocate part of his troops to serve as dead soldiers and occupy the peaks on both sides of Wan'an Valley. Even if he could not kill many Zhen soldiers, he could at least delay Zhen soldiers for a while.
The speed at which the army pursued them.
But Chai Song obviously didn't understand the implication of his words, and instead laughed at Sadato's lack of consideration.
He nodded his head, snorted coldly, and said: "Yes, although the rebels managed to defeat our army by luck this time, they did not consider that our army would withdraw from Wan'an Valley. If the Zhen army could advance in advance,
If we set up an ambush here, our army will really be wiped out."
Tang Yin couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Zhen Ren didn't think of it, so why don't you think of it now? He sighed softly and said no more.
To make a long story short, Tang Yin and others followed the Sichuan army and traveled all night, finally arriving at Jinsha City in the early morning of the next day. Originally, Chai Song wanted to invite Tang Yin to accompany them, but he politely refused. Before the Sichuan army fled Jinsha City, Tang Yin had already taken Qingyu and Cheng.
Jin and others left first.
There was no conversation all the way, and a few days later, Tang Yin and his party returned to Beijing.
At the same time that Tang Yin returned to Beijing, the 10th Army Corps commanded by Lu You also arrived at Zhenxi. Afterwards, the Zhen Army regrouped and gathered garrisons from various places, and soon formed a new army with a strength of 250,000.
The army.
In just over a month, the rebel force headed by Li Shu became famous. People from Zhenxi came to surrender one after another, and their strength grew rapidly. Their strength also expanded from the original 70,000 to 80,000 to more than ten
Ten thousand.
In addition, due to the secret assistance from Feng State, the Zhen Army has sufficient money and food, and complete armaments. Coupled with Yinli's good military management, the current Zhen Army has a completely new look and feel, which is different from the former rebel army.
language.
Under the command of Lu You, the Sichuan Army fought three large-scale battles with the Zhen Army in Zhenxi. Although the Sichuan Army did not lose in these three battles, they did not take advantage. The Sichuan Army and the Zhen Army began to enter the battlefield in Zhenxi.
A brief stalemate phase.
Our own army was unfavorable in the battle in Zhenxi and was unable to put down the rebellion. Instead, the rebels became more powerful. The Sichuan court also had a headache. In desperation, Xiao Xiang sent Yang Zhao to lead the third and third troops.
Four or two legions went to Zhenxi and formed a pincer attack on the rebels with Lu You's troops.
The third and fourth legions commanded by Yang Zhao can be regarded as the core legions of the Sichuan Army. Their combat power is among the best among the entire Sichuan Army. At this moment, Xiao Xiang sent Yang Zhao out, which can be seen from this.
, now she is really anxious, and is very dissatisfied with Lu You who is fighting at the front.
Yang Zhao and Lu You, two famous Sichuan generals, joined forces to exterminate the rebels. Their total strength exceeded 400,000. They thought it would be a sure-fire battle, but they suffered a setback in the first confrontation with the Sichuan army.
At present, the rebel forces are still compressed in Bainan County in Zhenxi. After Yang Zhao led his army to Zhenxi, he immediately launched a joint operation with Lu You's troops and attacked Bainan County in a two-pronged approach.
The more than 400,000 Sichuan troops were approaching with great force. When they first entered Bainan County, they were overwhelming and unstoppable. The main force of the Zhen Army did not dare to withstand its attack, so they could only retreat again and again. In the end, the main force of the Zhen Army retreated to Baiyang County.
Li Shu led the Zhen Army to retreat to Jinsha City, but Yin Li, the commander of the Zhen Army, 'ran away'. He did not escape before the battle, but felt that with the current strength of the Zhen Army, he could not withstand so many Sichuan troops and win.
The only way is to ask for help from outside.
But now the only one who can help them is the Chiyue Kingdom, which borders Zhenji.
Yinli decided to personally go to the Chiyue Kingdom to rescue him. Before leaving, he specifically told Li Shu that he would go all out for this trip. He might come back with reinforcements from Chiyue in a month at the latest and half a month at the earliest.
Regarding Yinli's words, Li Shuxin believed them to be true, and assured him that it would be absolutely fine for him to lead the Zhenjun soldiers to defend Jinsha City for a month.
Of course, there are reasons why Li Shu is so confident. First of all, Jinsha City is the place where the Zhen Army stores food and grass. There is nothing else in the city, but there is plenty of food and grass, which is enough for more than 100,000 Zhen Army to use for a month. Secondly, Jinsha City is the place where the Zhen Army stores food and grass.
It is a large city with strong defenses, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Another very important point is that the Zhen army captured a lot of large equipment during the battle with the Sichuan army. Now it can be used for city defense, making it easier to defend.
After Yinli left, the Zhen army headed by Li Shu began a long wait in Jinsha City. Li Shu was looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping for the reinforcements from Chiyue. As a result, the reinforcements from Chiyue did not arrive.
The Sichuan army led by Lu You came first.
After Lu You led his army to Jinsha City, he ordered all the soldiers in the army to launch an all-out attack on Jinsha City without much rest and preparation, and the bloody battle of Jinsha began.
At this time, the attacking Sichuan army had 250,000 troops, and the Zhen army defending the city had more than 100,000 troops. There was not a huge difference in the strength of the two sides. After the battle started in full, the Zhen army defending the city was relatively relaxed.
The Sichuan army's fierce attack lasted for three days and nights. After three full days of fighting, Jinsha City's defenses were still strong and could not be broken by the Sichuan army. After being unable to attack for a long time and suffering heavy casualties, Lu You had no choice but to suspend the siege.
Seeing that the menacing Sichuan army was finally repelled by our own side, Zhenjun's military morale was greatly encouraged, the mood of the people was excited, and their morale reached its peak.
In order to celebrate his side's repelling the Sichuan army's strong attack, Li Shu also specially held a celebration banquet in the city to reward the soldiers who showed bravery in the battle to defend the city.
But the good times did not last long. Two days later, the Sichuan Third Army and the Fourth Army, led by Yang Zhao, also arrived at Jinsha City and joined Lu You's army.
Knowing that the main force of the rebels was currently in Jinsha City, and that the leader of the rebels, Li Shu, was also among them, Yang Zhao was overjoyed and made a prompt decision. He immediately summoned troops from all over Zhendi and set tasks for the county chiefs in various places.
, whether it is to use the local army to make up the numbers or to force the common people to serve as strong men, in short, the troops must be delivered within the date specified by him. Those who can complete the task as scheduled, he will notify the court to reward them, and those who cannot complete the task as scheduled.
, then he will be dismissed from office and thrown into prison to face charges.
Yang Zhao is much tougher than Lu You, he acts vigorously and resolutely, and his methods are cold and decisive.
It stands to reason that no matter how high his rank is, he belongs to the military after all and has no control over local officials. However, he believes that the general will not be subject to the emperor's orders. He can temporarily exercise the power of the court and force the local officials to do it for him.
Provide convenience.
Officials from all over the country did not dare to disobey Yang Zhao's orders. The county chiefs gathered all the local troops in the county. If the number was not enough, they would take prisoners from the prison to make up the number. If there were not enough, they would use slaves and labor to supplement the number.
, if it is not enough, we can only follow what Yang Zhao said and capture the common people to make young men.
In just one month, Yang Zhao squeezed out 200,000 troops from the officials of various counties in Zhendi and mobilized them all to Jinsha City in Baiyang County. At this time, the Sichuan army outside Jinsha City no longer had any strength.
It was 400,000, and it suddenly expanded to more than 600,000. With so many soldiers and horses, Jinsha City was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. It was so watertight that even a mouse couldn't get in, let alone people.
go out.
Of course, the 'local troops' that Yang Zhao later recruited were too watery. There were not many real soldiers among them. Most of them were prisoners, slaves and ordinary people. They were captured by force, and they were naturally jealous of the Sichuan people.
He was so angry that he could not sincerely help the Sichuan people fight the rebels. However, this was within Yang Zhao's expectation. He did not expect these people to play a big role. As long as they had sufficient numbers and a strong momentum,
If they could just serve as cannon fodder during the siege, they would have accomplished their mission.
After gathering more than 600,000 troops, Yang Zhao immediately ordered the entire army to attack and besiege Jinsha City on all sides. The Sichuan army's offensive now is very different from Lu You's offensive at that time. At that time, only 200,000 people attacked.
Now the number of people has tripled. Standing at the top of the city and looking out, you can barely see the ground. Everywhere you look, there are Sichuan troops, black and dense, like ants. Just look at the performance of the Sichuan troops.
With this all-powerful formation, they had already won 60-70%.
When the attack started, the Central Army of the Sichuan Army did not move forward at all. Those who rushed to the front were all local troops, while the Central Army stayed behind to press the formation, with the archers in front. Their arrow formations were aimed at Jinsha City.
Second, they also shot at the local troops who fled back.
Under Yang Zhao's planning and command, the Sichuan Army launched an all-out attack on Jinsha City with zero casualties to its core combat force.
He did not expect the local army to break through the city defenses of Jinsha City. As long as it could consume the rebel forces and combat power, it would be worthwhile no matter how many local army casualties there were.
On the surface, Yang Zhao's tactics are both clever and vicious, and he is completely using his enemies to kill his enemies. No matter how big the casualties on both sides are, it seems to have nothing to do with the Sichuan people. In fact, his tactics are just drinking poison to quench his thirst.
The resentment of the Zhen people against the Sichuan people is already deep enough, and now he uses this method to make the Zhen people kill each other, which will only make the Zhen people's resentment towards the Sichuan people reach the limit.
On the battlefield, the most pitiful thing is those forcibly recruited "local troops". If they retreat, they will be shot by the Sichuan Central Army. If they advance, they will fight against the compatriots who defend Jinsha City. It can be said that they are in a dilemma, but how can they be on the battlefield?
Giving them time to hesitate, the arrows flying from the front and back caused them to fall to the ground in groups.