Chapter 685 Only allowed to win, not allowed to lose
"Yes!" The messenger took the order and left.
"Sir, make a decision early on." The waiting general urged.
Wu Qunlie raised his hand to stop and walked back and forth without saying a word.
The situation really made it difficult for him to make a decision for a while. Meng Shanming would actually launch an attack at this time. How could there be a large number of Yan troops in the Song Dynasty's defense line? Logically speaking, it is impossible! If there are a large number of people crossing the river, it is impossible here.
I didn't realize that the main force of Yan's army was staring at them, but they were all on the other side.
The situation was a little complicated for him for a while.
Although the main force in the Hukou Defense Area is only 300,000 men, the total number of troops on Zhang Hu's side and the Yan Kingdom's court is about 600,000. Calculating that the men and horses in the Hukou Defense Area are at a disadvantage, this is not a ground battle, but a ground battle.
Because the land faces the water, the Hukou defense zone occupies favorable conditions.
Moreover, there are more than a few prerequisites for occupying here. It is logically impossible for Zhang Hu to break through the defense line of 300,000 defenders in the Hukou Defense Area with a simple raft crossing the river at this late night. First of all
The ease with which a raft can move on the river is just a little bit inferior to that of a boat.
However, a large number of Yan army troops appeared behind the Hukou defense area, which was what worried him.
Now he urgently needs to know the movements of Xu Jingyue and several other troops on the other side, not to mention the movements on the other side of the Hukou defense area are just a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
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After receiving the military order from Meng Shan, Xu Jingyue's troops were mobilizing their troops and manipulating rafts by the river. The movement was vigorous.
Although the rain has become lighter, it is still drizzling, it is still windy and rainy, the riverside is full of fire, and there are moving torches everywhere.
Xu Jingyue stood on the embankment in the rain, holding the sword on his waist with one hand and looking at the lights on the other side in the distance.
The general came quickly and said, "Sir, we are ready to attack at any time."
Xu Jingyue wiped the rain off her face with one hand, "Did I say attack? Don't stop, continue to assume the attack posture, create movement, make it big! Go out with the wooden rafts and scratch, then come back, repeat it several times
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The general said in astonishment: "Feint attack?"
Xu Jingyue: "Don't ask me, I don't know what's going on. Since Commander Meng gave this order, he must have a deep meaning, and without losing anything, he should let everyone practice the skills of driving a raft on the river."
He really didn't know what was going on. Zhang Hu's actions were top secret from the beginning. Except for some direct participants, only the decision-makers knew about it, everyone else kept it hidden, and it was impossible to let too many people know.
At this time, not only Xu Jingyue's tribe, An Xianzhao's tribe, Su Qitong's tribe, and Shi Xinmao's tribe were all making great noises by the river.
The Yan army launched a full-scale offensive.
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Meng Shanming was also on the bank of the river, leaving his tent to personally watch the army crossing the river and fighting.
Under the firelight at night, a monk held a large umbrella to protect the person in the wheelchair from the rain. Gong Linche also stood by the wheelchair and watched. The scene of hundreds of thousands of people crossing the river was very spectacular.
There are countless large and small rafts. The largest raft is so big that it can accommodate hundreds of sergeants at the same time.
"Report! The spies have sent word that 300,000 men and horses are clearing the canal and are moving rapidly towards the Hukou." A general came to Meng Shanming to report urgently.
Meng Shanming nodded, indicating that he understood.
After the general retreated, Gong Lince tried to ask: "Commander Meng is not worried at all when the reinforcements are coming?"
Meng Shanming: "It will take half a day at the fastest for the troops from the Qingqu direction to arrive. If we cannot break through the Hukou defense area before dawn, there is no need to fight again. Whether the opponent's reinforcements come or not is no longer important."
Gong Lince: "Once the follow-up reinforcements from the Song Dynasty arrive, can our troops crossing the river be able to cope with it?"
"The rest of the Song Army's Jiang defense troops have been immobilized and do not dare to act rashly. How dare they come to help in a big way. Although the Song Army's Jiang defense troops have an advantage, the defense itself is a disadvantage. The attacker can attack any point at any time and find its weak links at any time.
To launch an attack, you only need to break one point, and the defense line will be broken without attacking. Therefore, blind defense is not the best defense, but having both offense and defense is the best defense." When Meng Shanming said this, he turned to look at Luo Daan,
It's not like I'm explaining it to Gong Lince, but it's like I'm explaining it to Luo Da'an.
Everyone looked at Luo Daan, who nodded slightly thoughtfully.
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"It's almost done. Reinforcements are coming soon. Pull back!"
Sun Gaotian, the right commander who commanded five thousand troops to attack the grain camp at night, gave an order and the attacking troops immediately stopped and retreated quickly.
This sudden evacuation caught the defenders of the grain-harvesting area by surprise.
"Don't chase after poor bandits!"
When the general guarding the granary saw that his subordinates were about to lead a pursuit, he immediately shouted to stop.
He had his own worries. How could he pursue him in this dark night? What if he was ambushed?
His main responsibility here is not to kill the enemy, but to protect the food for the army.
While the guardians were reorganizing and reorganizing their defenses, a fire dragon came from a distance, and 100,000 reinforcements sent by Xu Laiping, the commander-in-chief of the Hukou Section Defense Zone, arrived.
As soon as the troops from both sides met, they realized that the enemy troops who had attacked by surprise had retreated.
After counting the evacuated night raiders on the way, they found that more than 500 people had been lost. Although Sun Gaotian felt very heavy, he was still somewhat relieved. Fortunately, the other party did not know the depth and did not dare to take the initiative. Otherwise, it would be difficult to lose 500 lives.
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After withdrawing for a period of time, Zhang Hu, who received the news from this side, issued an order to this side again, ordering this side to set up an ambush on the retreat of the granary reinforcements to prevent the 100,000 troops from retreating. Once they retreat, they will immediately be on the spot.
Block the attack and buy time for the main army to break through the Song Army's defense line.
Sun Gaotian then led his men and horses on a rapid march and rushed to the location designated by Zhang Hu, which was a narrow mountainous area. A road in the middle was also the only way for the granary reinforcements to retreat.
Regardless of fatigue, Sun Gaotian ordered his troops to immediately build obstacles, such as cutting down trees or knocking down rocks, to prevent possible reinforcements from passing by.
Although we don’t know whether the reinforcements at the granary will retreat, we still have to make complete preparations here. We need to know that it is an army of 100,000 people. They can’t stop it with just a few thousand people. We must build enough
When obstacles come, rely on favorable obstacles to delay enemy reinforcements as much as possible.
Fortunately, there are still many monks here. These monks volunteered and quickly built obstacles that were conducive to blocking the attack under Sun Gaotian's guidance.
As for the thousands of troops, Sun Gaotian ordered them to eat and rest quickly.
On this dark rainy night, on this muddy ground, thousands of people sat down to rest. With dirty hands full of muddy water, they took out dry food soaked in water and wolfed it down. Each one of them had long since become a human being.
In this way, you don’t care whether it’s dirty or not, as long as you eat some, it’s good.
Zhang Hu has been on the battlefield for a long time, and his precautions in advance are not unreasonable.
Xu Laiping, the commander-in-chief of the Hukou Defense Zone, quickly realized something was wrong and suspected that he had fallen into a trap. As soon as the troops on the other side launched the attack, they immediately understood the seriousness of the attack.
Once this line of defense is lost, the door to the Song Dynasty will be opened, and he will become the eternal sinner of the Song Dynasty.
He decisively abandoned the granary, or the loss of the granary was no longer important. At this time, the defense line was the most important. If the food was lost, he could still find a way. Once the defense line was breached, the consequences would be disastrous.
He urgently ordered the 100,000 men and horses who rushed to rescue the granary to retreat quickly.
Later, he received a message from Wu Qunlie, the governor of Jiangfang, which proved that his judgment was correct. Wu Qunlie also meant that he should immediately withdraw the reinforcements from the granary and concentrate on guarding the Hukou defense line. Qingqu San had already been sent there.
A hundred thousand troops are coming to help. If something unexpected happens, we have to wait until the Qingqu reinforcements arrive no matter what.
In short, we must defend the Hukou line of defense at all costs. The granary is no longer important!
Xu Laiping's actions reached the front, and the 100,000 reinforcements sent out quickly retreated.
The offensive and defensive battle on the river began, with loud killing sounds from both sides, and densely packed wooden rafts thrust diagonally toward the other bank due to the speed of the current.
Fireballs streaked across the drizzly night sky on the shore.
If it hits the river surface, it will float like a flaming lantern, and something like a cage will continue to float on the river surface and burn.
When it hit the wooden raft, the oil can and earthen pot in the cage were immediately smashed. The fireball exploded immediately. The people who were splashed and burned by the fire oil let out miserable screams, and jumped into the water regardless of whether they were aquatic or not.
Go down.
Some people were fighting the fire on their bodies, while others were using wooden boards to pour water on them to extinguish the fire.
The area along the east bank of the dark river was suddenly filled with flames. If there were no sounds of killing and shrill screams, it might have been a beautiful sight.
The stones thrown by the trebuchet roared from the river bank and hit the densely packed rafts on the river. The screams and the cracking sound of the rafts, mixed with the roaring colossus smashed down, resounded through the night sky.
"Fire arrows!" The riverside guard roared with his sword, and a group of archers bent their bows and fired volleys. The black arrow shadows whizzed away in the night sky, and countless people on the river screamed and fell over.
There are some wooden rafts stopped here and there in the center of the river. They rely on a group of monks to cast spells to keep them from floating randomly. The people standing on the wooden rafts are all the generals in charge of commanding them.
Zhang Hu personally went to the offensive front line and stood on a wooden raft. He also drew his sword and roared: "Attack! Anyone who retreats will be killed!"
He was forcing the court's men and horses to go forward. Some people who knew how to swim jumped into the river and swam back, and were immediately stained with blood from the dense arrows. Some monks slashed out a sword energy to kill the law enforcement officers. In short, he was forcing them to
The army rushed forward risking their lives.
Meng Shanming said that this battle is related to the life and death of Dayan, and only victory is allowed, not defeat, so human lives are being risked!
Jiang Feng's offensive was so fierce that it was difficult for the personnel here to reach the shore, and those who washed ashore sporadically could not withstand the killing of a large number of enemy troops.
The two sides in the war fell into a stalemate.
In another place, the retreating reinforcements of 100,000 troops finally encountered a blockage at the necessary place. More than 4,000 soldiers faced the impact of 100,000 troops and fought bloody battles amidst the layers of obstacles set up. The tragedy was so tragic that it is difficult to imagine
To describe it, even the monks accompanying the army went into battle to fight the enemy.
During the attack on the river bank, after a lot of intense consumption and the arrow offensive on the bank became slightly exhausted, Zhang Hu gave an order and a large number of monks from the Yan Kingdom began to rush towards the river bank.
The monks from the Song Kingdom immediately flew out in groups to fight the incoming monks from the Yan Kingdom. The two sides fought desperately on the river, going up to the sky and into the water. The fight was so violent that many wooden rafts below were inevitably affected.
Seeing that a large number of monks from the Song Kingdom had been lured out and entangled, Zhang Hu, who looked ferocious under the firelight, suddenly turned around and said sternly: "Send the order to Guo Xianfu, the commander-in-chief of the left, and the ambush will attack immediately!"
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