The first thousand three hundred and fifty-eight chapters a great victory
No one thought that Yue Fei would fulfill the half-month promise he made on this last day.
Similarly, no one thought that the Song Army would break through the Iron Barrel Formation in Juili Pass so easily.
As soon as this pass was broken, the Cochin soldiers surrendered one after another, and no one could resist anymore, because the commander-in-chief was gone, so what was the point of making such fuss? Everyone was raised by their parents, so who would be willing to sacrifice their lives for this pointless resistance.
This battle was so exciting, and many gains were made. More than 10,000 enemies were killed, more than 9,000 surrendered troops were captured, more than 4,000 war horses, countless food and weapons, and 37 heads were also taken.
elephant.
It can be said to be a great victory.
"Ha ha---!"
Yue Fei and other generals sat in Li Shengdao's tent and laughed heartily.
"General, I have been very offensive in my words in the past few days. Please forgive me, Commander-in-Chief."
Wei Ping suddenly stood up and apologized to Yue Fei. At this time, he was truly convinced by the young man.
Yue Fei hurriedly stepped forward to help Wei Ping up and said with a smile: "Brother Wei has an affair. Fei couldn't tell the truth at the time, so please forgive me." Although these southern tribal leaders are only average in military ability, they are not ready for this battle.
Their role in the war is very important. Yue Fei will still need to rely on them in many aspects in the future, so he respects them very much.
Luo Long couldn't help but be confused and asked: "Commander, what is going on? How did you predict that Li Shengdao would attack tonight?"
This also raises questions in everyone’s mind.
"It's very simple, virtual and real."
Yue Fei smiled softly and said: "The first time I sent Niu Gao to attack Menzhou, this was a real move, but there was also a false move in this real move, because I secretly told Niu Gao not to break the city but to besiege Menzhou.
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At the same time, I led a large army to suppress the situation, but I only scolded him and did not fight. Li Shengdao must have thought that I was using a provocation method to deliberately lure him into battle. I think he must have been very angry at the time, and it would be too disrespectful to use such a small trick to deal with him.
But when news of the war in Menzhou came about, he must have been very confused, thinking that my garrison here was just to cover Niugao's attack on Menzhou. Although Menzhou was important, it was far less important than Jueli Pass.
The reason is very simple. Because there is only one highway from Guangyuan Prefecture to Menzhou, but it must pass through Jueli Pass, otherwise it can only take that small road, so Li Shengdao will not choose to rescue Menzhou. In the next three days, I sent another
Wan Dajun, and I deliberately divided my troops to attack Menzhou under the nose of his sentry."
Wang Gui interjected: "Li Shengdao must have been very confused at the time. He didn't know whether you, Commander-in-Chief, wanted to capture Menzhou, or whether you were planning to take a detour."
Yue Fei nodded and said: "Yes, in the next six days, I sent another 20,000 soldiers to go to Menzhou via the trail. And every time I sent troops, I moved the camp back five miles. By the time I divided my troops for the last time, we had already retreated to the front of the trail.
, if Li Shengdao learns everything, what do you think he will think?"
When Wei Ping heard this, he suddenly realized and said: "I understand, Li Shengdao must have thought that our army was planning to divert from Menzhou."
Yue Fan thought thoughtfully and said: "Actually, it would be someone else who would think the same thing. With the terrain of the Jueli Pass and the garrison of tens of thousands of people, it would be a taboo for military strategists to attack this place by force. Our army
Diversion is only reasonable."
Yue Fei smiled and nodded.
Dong Xian said excitedly: "Then Li Shengdao saw that the commander-in-chief, you retreated five miles every time you divided your troops. He must have thought that the army in front of us was pressing down on the border, but it was actually a deliberate cover for the army to divert and attack Menzhou, so he took advantage of his plan.
, sneak attack on our army at dawn today."
Luo Long laughed and said: "If we really plan to divert to attack Menzhou, then his sneak attack will definitely achieve a great victory, severely damage our army, and also break the siege of Menzhou. This temptation is really too great.
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Wang Guidao: "It's a pity that all this is a maze set up by you, the palace commander, to deliberately lure the other party to attack. They never expected that we turned back from the north path halfway through and only sent a small number of soldiers to the commander's side."
Just show off."
"Commander, you are really like a god with your troops!"
After this battle, all the soldiers admired Yue Fei's military ability.
Yue Fei didn't have much pride on his face. He waved his hands and said very modestly: "I just learned this from Wanyan Xiyin, the counselor of the Jin Kingdom. It's not worth mentioning. It's not worth mentioning."
At this point, he suddenly murmured in his heart, if the other party was Wanyan Xiyin, would he still fall into the trap? I think definitely not. Here, I am just a tiger-less monkey in the mountain who is the king. Compared with Wanyan Zongwang,
Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin, and even Wanyan Yinshuke, I am still far behind.
As he thought about it, his mind couldn't help but drift to the north, and he thought about the Yanyun Battle, Zhe and Zhong's second army fighting Wanyan Yinshuke in Yunzhou, and the two old generals Zongze and Zhang Shuye in Yanshan.
To the north of the Mansion, they used a giant stick formation to repel Wanyan Zongwang's strong counterattack. Han Shizhong led the Fuzhou Navy across the Luanhe River, forcing Wanyan Zongwang to rescue him. Li Qi, Zhong Shidao, and the whole main force led the entire force to confront Wanyan Zonghan.
It is a battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops, and every battle is very critical for both sides. If you are not careful, it may lead to a complete defeat.
All this fascinates Yue Fei, and he can't help but ask himself, when will I be able to stand alone and fight against the powerful Jin army in the north like Seed Gong, General Zhe, and Zong Zhifu.
Thinking of this, Yue Fei shook his head slightly. These are still too far away for him now, but then again, this is not actually too far away. Zhong Shidao brothers, Zongze, Zhang Shuye and the others are older after all.
How many more years can they live? When they leave this world one by one, Yue Fei and the others will naturally have to make up for it and become the backbone of the Song Dynasty.
The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. This is an eternal law.
In fact, Li Qi opened the southern battlefield for another purpose, which was to train Yue Fei and others. This time he sent out troops without even bringing a single veteran general. They were all young generals. Even Li Qi was only just thirty.
Moreover, Li Qi did not dare to send Yue Fei, Yan Yun and others because these young generals could not keep their composure. It would be terrible if their guns misfired, so he placed all the old generals like Zongze in the north. You know
People like Zongze are both civil and military. Firstly, they can manage the Yanyun area very well. Secondly, when facing Wanyan Zongwang and others, Zongze will not fall behind. It also acts as a deterrent.
"Brother, big brother."
When Yue Fan saw his Yue Fei talking, he suddenly fell silent. He seemed to be thinking about other things, so he couldn't help shouting twice.
Yue Fei was slightly startled, and when he saw all the soldiers looking at him with doubts, he hurriedly said: "Sorry, sorry, I was distracted just now, where were we talking about?"
At this moment, a person came outside. It was Yang Zaixing. He said with an annoyed look on his face: "Commander, Zaixing is incompetent and did not catch up with Li Shengdao."
As soon as this guy broke through the mouth of the valley, he went straight to kill him inside. He followed Li Shengdao all the way and killed them. Those Jiaozhi soldiers didn't even have time to surrender and were killed ruthlessly. It's a pity that Li Shengdao didn't drag his feet like General Li.
However, he was very decisive, so by the time Yang Zaixing came out of the other end of the valley, Li Shengdao had already gone far.
Yue Fei had expected this a long time ago. And his thoughts had just been pulled back from the gods of war like Wanyan Zongwang. Li Sheng said, he really didn't take it seriously. He smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Sooner or later, we will catch him.
Zaixing. You have worked hard, please sit down."
"oh."
Yang Zaixing sat on the edge.
As soon as he sat down, another person walked in from outside and said: "Commander of Qi Palace, Marshal Ma has captured Menzhou last night."
"Good! As expected of Niu Gao."
Yue Fei laughed loudly.
The other soldiers also showed joy.
After a while, Wei Ping said again: "Commander, I don't know what our next step should be."
Yue Fei ordered people to get the map, and a group of soldiers gathered around him. Yue Fei said: "Li Shengdao mobilized troops from the surrounding area to attack the pass, so the surrounding area must be very empty. We should take advantage of the victory to attack and take the Juanglang first.
County, and then go to rendezvous with Niugao. We must reach the Furiang River before General Han's navy arrives. If we are late, it will be very dangerous for General Han's fleet to go deep alone, but we should do it early.
When we arrive, we can confront the enemy across the river, so we must speed up our march."
Yue Fei and a group of soldiers quickly decided on the next battle plan. In fact, there was nothing to say. Guangyuan Prefecture and Jueli Pass were lost one after another. The Jiaozhi Army had already suffered heavy losses. The next thing the Song Army had to do was to take advantage of the victory.
pursuit.
On that day, Yue Fei did not stop at all. After learning the true and false situation of Hualang County from the surrendered soldiers, he immediately ordered Yang Zaixing and Wang Gui to lead five thousand soldiers to attack Hualang County.
The Jueli Pass in Juelang County is only thirty or forty miles away. Once the Jueli Pass is lost, Juelang County will be almost exposed to the Song army.
Wang Gui and Yang Zaixing led their troops to capture Huanglang County less than half a day later. They encountered almost no obstacles. Of course, they could not avoid robbery, and they killed all the local rich people. Don't underestimate this detail.
This is a grand strategic need and sets the tone for future expansion.
Then Yue Fei integrated these surrendered troops into the Forbidden Army. Li Qi's strategic idea was to try to leave no survivors alive during the war and kill all those who resisted. However, the surrendered troops must be treated with tolerance, because these people are all
They are the labor force at the bottom of the Song Dynasty in the future. It would be a pity to kill them. Three thousand more troops are left to garrison here, because Li Qi will come to join them soon, so Yue Fei must leave the soldiers here, and he will be there on the third day.
Lead the troops to continue the southern expedition.
After Niu Gao conquered Menzhou, he couldn't help but rob a lot of property, and also surrendered some local tribes. In fact, Niu Gao did not spend much effort to conquer Menzhou, which is really interesting to say, because Yue Fei
Niu Gao was told before that he could only attack without breaking through, so Niu Gao hit hard, but could not break through the city gate.
But this caused great fear to the Menzhou garrison, because every time Niugao almost broke the city, he couldn't help but lead the leaders of the Xidong outside Menzhou to surrender to the Song camp.
Because Nong Yunqing had contacts with tribes of this generation, he was the one who contacted these leaders and asked them to surrender to the Song Dynasty.
The leaders of various Xidongs within the territory also began to make moves. The Menzhou guard Huang Manqian had long been unwilling to resist. At dusk yesterday, Niu Gao was preparing to launch a fatal attack. Who knew that the attack had just begun? Huang Manqian
Qian left the city and surrendered.
This made Niu Gao very depressed. The other party voluntarily surrendered, which prevented his soldiers from robbing the money openly. But he was also thick-skinned. On the one hand, he appeased the people in the city, and on the other hand, he secretly ordered some soldiers to rob those people.
The rich people finally let them rob a lot of money. When Huang Manqian saw it, he had no choice but to do anything. The Song army had already lost face by not going on a killing spree.
Niu Gao also stayed in Menzhou for two or three days and then led his troops to join Yue Fei.
The two armies joined together and marched towards the Fuliang River, the last barrier of Thanglong Palace. (To be continued...)