Wang Meng separated Niu Han's subordinates and scattered them among his own battalions, ministries, and songs. The purpose of doing so was, firstly, to prevent Niu Han's subordinates from clumping together, and secondly, to better absorb Niu Han.
's subordinates.
But Wang Meng never expected that his approach would actually enable Niu Han's subordinates to infiltrate our side.
If Wang Meng gathered all Niu Han's men together and did not assign them to each battalion, Niu Han's men would not be able to get to the top of the mountain, let alone launch a sneak attack on Wang Meng's army on the top of the mountain, and destroy the rolling logs and rocks they had finally hoarded.
Destroy them all.
This means that where there is a cause, there must be an effect. Wang Meng's selfishness ultimately caused misfortune to himself.
In the camp, Niu Han attacked fiercely with one sword after another. Sanyu covered Wang Meng and retreated repeatedly. At this time, Wang Meng's guards finally arrived at the scene. Sanyu shouted loudly: "Niu Han has rebelled! You
Go and capture Niu Han quickly!"
Upon hearing this, all the guards rushed towards Niu Han. Niu Han shouted loudly and faced him with his sword. The two sides fought in a melee.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Meng finally found a chance to observe the situation in his camp.
Inside the camp, it was completely chaotic. Fighting was going on everywhere, and people were fighting everywhere. What was terrible was that the two fighting sides couldn't tell who was who, because both sides were wearing Long Army uniforms and armor.
Just when Wang Meng was panicking and didn't know what to do, shouts suddenly came from outside the camp: "The Han army is coming!" "The Han army is coming into Jitou Road!" "The Han army is about to come in!"
The valley is thin!" "The Han army..."
When Wang Meng heard the shouting, his head buzzed, his chest felt tight, his throat felt sweet, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Chang Yu supported Wang Meng and said urgently: "General, the camp can no longer be defended.
Get out quickly!"
"The ox, the rat, betrayed the king and led the enemy army into the valley. Wang Meng and I are at odds with each other!" After saying this, Wang Meng couldn't help it any longer, and he spat out blood with a pop.
Sanyu's face suddenly changed with fright. He supported Wang Meng and walked quickly to the horse pen not far away. Entering the horse pen, he used all his strength to push Wang Meng onto a war horse, and then he jumped onto another horse.
A war horse ran out of the horse pen with Wang Meng.
Wang Meng was so angry that he vomited blood and turned pale. He said feebly to San Yu: "Send an order for all the soldiers in the army to evacuate Jitou Road and return to Hanyang." After saying this, he couldn't help but cough continuously.
Sanyu nodded hurriedly and shouted loudly: "The general has ordered that all our soldiers evacuate Jitou Road! The general has ordered that all our soldiers evacuate..."
While he was shouting, one of Niu Han's guards rushed through the crowd and ran straight towards Wang Meng's horse.
Sanyu reacted very quickly. He first struck Wang Meng's horse on the butt with his sword. The horse felt pain and ran forward, knocking the Niu Han guard into the air.
He sat on the horse and swung his sword condescendingly, but the guard hurriedly raised his sword to block. BANG! Sanyu on the horse was fine. The guard was so shocked that he staggered two steps away and sat down on the ground.
Before he could get up, Sanyu had already urged his horse to rush over. The horse's hooves trampled hard on the guard. The guard also reacted quickly and hurriedly rolled to the side to dodge.
Da da da--
The war horses roared past him. Sanyu caught up with Wang Meng and ran out of the camp with Wang Meng.
Niu Han, who was trapped by Wang Meng's guards, could see clearly. When he saw Wang Meng was about to run, he roared, drew several swords, and forced the surrounding guards back. Then, he chased after him as fast as flying.
However, no matter how fast Niu Han was, his two legs could not move faster than the four hooves of the war horse. Seeing Wang Meng and Chang Yu riding their horses, running further and further away, Niu Han roared violently and took the pendant in his hand.
The sword was thrown forward with all its strength.
The sword swirled in the air, and a strong wind hit Sanyu's back.
Sanyu turned around and swung his sword backwards. There was a clanging sound in his ears, and the sword thrown by Niu Han bounced away and flew far away.
Sanyu's eyes seemed to be quenched with poison, and he glared at Niu Han behind him fiercely. Without slowing down at all, he followed Wang Meng and went straight to the gate of the camp.
Under the protection of Chang Yu, Wang Meng finally ran out of the camp without any danger along the way. The number of soldiers who followed him out was less than a thousand.
When he arrived outside the camp, Wang Meng slowed down his horse and looked back. At this time, the camp was already ablaze with flames, and people were shouting. Moreover, the Han troops who had entered along the chicken head road had already rushed into the camp. Hearing the noise, everyone was shocked.
The camp became increasingly chaotic.
Wang Meng looked at the camp and then at the sparsely close to a thousand soldiers following him. He almost shed tears. The 60,000-strong army was wiped out in one fell swoop. His mood can only be described as scratching his intestines.
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At this time, Wang Mengzhen had the urge to turn around and fight with Niu Han and the Han army. Sanyu seemed to understand his thoughts and stopped him with a trembling voice: "General, keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood! As long as the general returns,
Yes, we can avenge today's revenge sooner or later, but if the general is gone, how can we avenge today's revenge!"
Wang Meng took a deep breath, nodded, and said with red eyes: "Today's defeat is not due to my Wang Meng being incompetent, but because of the rats who betrayed the king and took refuge with the enemy. What can I, Wang Meng, do about it?!"
He didn't know whether he was comforting himself or explaining to the subordinates around him.
Under Chang Yu's persuasion, Wang Meng did not look back after all. He took the remnant of less than a thousand people and ran out of Boluo Valley, crossed Jitou Road, and fled all the way back to Hanyang County.
The Battle of Wating and the Battle of Jitudao can be regarded as one battle. In this battle, the Han army participated in the Zhengxi Army, and the Long Army participated in the battle, Niuhan tribe and Wang Meng tribe.
However, because Wang Zun first persuaded Niu Han to surrender, the balance of the entire battle completely changed.
The Niuhan and Wangmeng tribes of the Long Army, with a combined strength of more than 200,000, built a solid line of defense at the junction between Hanyang and Anding.
If it were a direct confrontation, it would not be impossible for the Zhengxi Army to break through the Long Army's defense line, but it would definitely cost huge casualties.
Niu Han's defection immediately put the Long army, which had an absolute advantage in strength, into a passive position.
What's even more terrible is that tens of thousands of rebels led by Niu Han successfully infiltrated Wang Meng's army and cooperated with the Han army internally and externally, so that Wang Meng's army barely made any resistance and was beaten to pieces.
The only flaw in this battle was that Wang Meng escaped successfully. Regarding this, Niu Han sighed sadly. It was just a little bit short. If there were more brothers around him, he would definitely be able to capture Wang Meng alive.
In the dispute between Liu Xiu and Wei Xiao, it has always been difficult to see who has a clear advantage. The Han army has strong soldiers and horses, but Wei Xiao also has many soldiers and horses, and he also has the advantage of geographical location. The battle of Hanyang is really not easy.
Too good to beat.
The turning point of the war came with Niu Han. Niu Han's defection led to a fundamental change in the strength of both sides. The strength of the Han army increased greatly, while the strength of the Long army was greatly weakened.
The death knell for Wei Xiao actually sounded from this moment.
The Long Army built a semi-arc line of defense at the junction of Hanyang and Anding, and at the junction of Hanyang and Sanfu, which seemed to protect Hanyang impregnably.
However, after the Battle of Wating and Jitou, the defense line at the junction of Hanyang and Anding was wiped out. The Western Expeditionary Army successfully passed through Jitou Road and approached Hanyang.
At the same time, the main force of the Han army led by Cen Peng attacked Wang Yuan's army stationed in Longdi. The Han army led by Geng Yan and Gai Yan attacked the patrol army stationed at Fanxukou. The Han army's all-out attack finally began.
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The patrol stationed at Fanxukou faced two Han armies, one was the Gengyan tribe and the other was the Gaiyan tribe. The two Han armies attacked Fanxukou from the northeast and southeast.
There was a huge gap in military strength and combat power between the two sides. Xingxun was defeated by the combined forces of Geng Yan and Gai Yan, and they fled in panic with the remaining troops.
Wang Yuan of Longdi also received no benefits. The main force of the Han army commanded by Cen Peng had more than 100,000 troops, with a huge momentum and a rainbow of momentum. Wang Yuan deployed many fortresses on the hills of Longdi, but
In front of the Han army, the role these fortresses could play was really limited.
The Han army was like pulling out nails, dismantling and destroying the large and small fortresses set up by Wang Yuan one by one.
In the end, a large group of Han troops approached Wang Yuan's main formation. Wang Yuan did not even fight, and led his men to withdraw from Longdi and fled in the direction of Shanggui.
After Wang Zun and Niu Han defected, the Han army's attack on the Long army was really devastating. The Long army's defense line completely collapsed, and a large number of remnants collapsed towards the hinterland of Hanyang.
The Han armies from all walks of life sang triumphant songs and advanced rapidly. They attacked cities and territories along the way and captured the towns one by one along the way.
If the Han army doesn't take action, it will be strong. If it does, it will be like a storm.
Wei Xiao, who was still confronting the Han army in Lueyang, had a very hard time. Bad news came one after another.
After hearing the news that Wang Zun and Niu Han had defected to help the Han army capture Jitou Road, Wei Xiao was anxious and angry. He vomited several mouthfuls of blood. His condition, which had just improved, became more serious, and Wei Xiao also
Bedridden again.
This is not yet over. Next came the bad news of the defeat of the patrol, the loss of Longdi, and the bad news of Jiequan, Qinting, Longguan and other places being captured by the Han army one after another...
Under the continuous blows, Kai Xiao lay on the bed and could not get up at all. The remnants of Wang Meng's army, the remnants of the patrol army, and the remnants of Wang Yuan's army arrived in Lueyang one after another and joined up with Kai Xiao's troops.
These remnants, together with Wei Xiao's troops, numbered more than 100,000. The furious Wei Xiao lay on his bed and ordered the entire army to attack Lueyang. He must defeat Lueyang no matter what, and let out this bad breath.
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When the soldiers below heard this, they all grinned secretly, Your Majesty, don't be angry at this time. The main forces of the Han army are all on their way to Lueyang and may arrive at Lueyang at any time.
Even if we successfully capture Lueyang now, we will not be able to hold it when the main force of the Han army arrives!
However, what is left of Wei Xiao is his obsession with Lueyang. Even if he cannot hold it, he will kill all the Han troops in Lueyang City.
At Wei Xiao's insistence, more than 100,000 Long troops launched a fierce attack on Lueyang.
At this time, the three generals stationed in Lueyang City were Lai She, Yao Qi, and Ji Zun. Even though Lai She was a civil servant and did not know how to fight, at this time, he personally stood on the top of the city, shoulder to shoulder with the Han soldiers.
Fight and resist powerful enemies.
This siege battle was the most brutal battle the Han army had experienced since they captured Lueyang.
More than 100,000 Long troops launched a frantic attack on Lueyang. The Han soldiers used up all the logs and stones stored in the city.
In the end, there was really no rolling wood and stone to use, so we had to organize the people in the city to demolish the houses and use the bluestones and pillars used to build the houses as rolling wood and stone.
There was originally a lot of kerosene stored in the city, but it was all used up by the Han army in just one morning.
The city of Lueyang was demolished in a mess, and outside the city of Lueyang, corpses were strewn all over the ground. The corpses of the Long army under the city wall were almost piled up like a hill.
In this battle to defend the city, the Huben Army led by Yao Qi played a huge role and showed strong combat effectiveness.
The Long army tore through the city defense of Lueyang several times and attacked the city head of Lueyang. In the end, Yao Qi personally led the Huben army and killed the enemy troops down the city wall, making up for the gap in his own defense line.