Mengjin, Zhu Tuna and Li Yi, who were stationed by Feng Yi, did not dare to attack by force. They retreated and settled for the next best thing, landing at a distance of seventy or eighty miles to the east of Mengjin, and then headed north to take Wen County directly.
As long as Wen County can be captured first, Mengjin can be avoided and troops can be sent to Huai County, a county in Hanoi.
After discussing the tactics, Zhu Tuna and Li Yi sent the rebellious general Su Mao and the general Jia Qiang with 50,000 troops to sneak attack Hanoi.
Regarding this sneak attack on Hanoi with his troops, Su Mao was not very willing from the bottom of his heart.
Not long ago, he and Li Song led an army to pacify Ru Ziying, who proclaimed himself emperor. He had accomplished a great feat, and he thought he was about to become famous. However, in the subsequent battle with the Red Eyebrow Army, he was defeated and did not dare to return.
Chang'an.
He could only follow Zhu Jun, Li Yi and others to Luoyang. To put it bluntly, he came to Luoyang to take refuge. But now Zhu Jun and Li Yi sent him to sneak attack Hanoi.
Is Hanoi so easy to fight? Although Liu Xiu led the main army to the north, Feng Yi is stationed in Hanoi. Maybe his sneak attack will be like a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return.
But now he was under a low wall and had to bow his head. Since he had sought the protection of Zhu Tuna and Li Yi, now that people wanted to use him, he had no choice but to accept it.
Jia Qiang is Su Mao's subordinate. His ideas are completely different from Su Mao's. He believes that his side has great hope of winning this battle. If he can really recapture Hanoi that was taken away by Liu Xiu, it will be an unparalleled achievement.
achievement.
Su Mao and Jia Qiang, under the orders of Zhu Tuna and Li Yi, led 50,000 soldiers and horses, quietly crossed the Yellow River from Henan County at night and entered Hanoi County.
The process of crossing the river was very smooth. The boats were going back and forth on the river, transporting the 50,000 Luoyang soldiers and horses to the other side in batches.
Although Hanoi was not completely unprepared for Zhu Tuna and Li Yi's surprise attack, the level of precautions was indeed not very strict. wavv
After successfully crossing the Yellow River and successfully landing on the other side, Su Mao, who was originally low on morale, suddenly realized that Zhu Tuna and Li Yi's sneak attack strategy made some sense. It was not impossible for his side to recapture Hanoi.
Su Mao, whose confidence was greatly increased, and Jia Qiang, who was full of fighting spirit, led 50,000 Luoyang soldiers and headed straight for Wen County.
When their 50,000 soldiers and horses entered Wen County, Hanoi suddenly discovered that Luoyang had suddenly launched an attack on itself.
The magistrate of Wen County sent people to Huai County overnight to report to Kou Xun, the prefect of Hanoi, that the enemy troops had arrived in Wen County. The news from the magistrate of Wen County reached the prefect's mansion, and everyone in the prefect's mansion was immediately in a panic.
Kou Xun and the county officials gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
Most officials in the county government advised Kou Xun that his side should avoid the enemy's edge and abandon Wen County. The reason is simple. They don't have many fighting troops in Hanoi. Feng Yi has 8,000 men in Mengjin, which is already a strong force.
The most one.
There are less than a thousand soldiers and horses in Wen County, and the county army in Huai County is only three thousand. How can such a small force compete with tens of thousands of enemy troops? It is impossible to go to rescue Wen County at this time.
It is different from hitting an egg against a stone.
Listening to what the officials under his command said, most of them were timid remarks, Kou Xun's face turned gloomy, he suddenly stood up, walked back and forth in the lobby, walked twice, and said in a solemn voice:
"Wen County is the gateway to Hanoi and the barrier of Huai County! If Wen County is lost, it will be difficult to preserve the county and city! Once the county and city are lost again, what can we do to protect Hanoi? How can we live up to the entrustment and trust of the king before his departure?
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As soon as he said these words, everyone present lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. Kou Xun said categorically: "Wen County must not make any mistakes! Pass my order to assemble all the soldiers and horses in the county and follow me to Wen County.
, fight to the death with the enemy! Also, send a message to Hanoi and Wei County counties, recruit soldiers and horses from each county, and rush to the aid of Wen County!"
"This..." a county official said cautiously: "Your Excellency is the governor of Hanoi, not the governor of Wei County, so how can you mobilize the troops of Wei County?"
Another official reminded in a low voice: "General Feng is General Mengjin. At the moment, only General Feng has the right to mobilize troops and horses from the two counties!"
Kou Xun frowned and said: "Even if I don't have the right to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Wei County, at least I am still the governor of Hanoi. I always have the right to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Hanoi, right?"
Everyone present looked at each other in confusion. Strictly speaking, the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Hanoi was also under the control of Feng Yi.
The authority given to Feng Yi by the king is equivalent to the captain of the two counties of Hanoi and Wei, with the power to mobilize troops and horses in the two counties. The authority given to Kou Xun is just the governor of Hanoi, only in charge of the Hanoi government, and is responsible for grain, grass, and logistics issues. As for the unified
Soldiers fighting are Feng Yi's business.
However, seeing that Kou Xun was so angry at this time, no one dared to say anything more.
According to Kou Xun's order, the county sent a message to each county and urgently mobilized soldiers and horses from each county. In addition, Huai County also began to assemble the county army, and Kou Xun personally went out to recruit young men from the big households in the city.
At Yin Shi, that is, at three o'clock in the morning, Kou Xun commanded 3,000 county troops and 2,000 strong men, forming a force of about 5,000 soldiers and horses, and headed straight for Wen County.
When the sky turned white, five thousand county troops led by Kou Xun finally arrived in Wen County.
Since it was not suitable to attack the city at night, although the Luoyang army led by Su Mao and Jia Qiang arrived in Wen County first, they did not attack the city immediately, but were resting and recuperating.
When the sky gradually became brighter and the Luoyang army was preparing to attack Wen County, Kou Xun arrived in time with his troops.
The soldiers and horses of both sides met outside Wencheng. This was a typical encounter on a narrow road. Both sides had no unnecessary nonsense to say, and they hit each other immediately.
The county army on Kou Xun's side is said to be five thousand people. In fact, the real fighting force is only 3,000 county troops. The two thousand strong men recruited temporarily are not of much use.
On the other hand, the Luoyang Army had 50,000 elites selected from an army of 300,000. Both sides were incomparable in terms of military strength and combat power.
At this time, Kou Xun showed his courageous side. Even though he knew he was losing, he still insisted on fighting this battle.
Fighting can also temporarily delay the enemy's troops and buy time for our own reinforcements. If we don't fight, Wen County will be lost and the door to Hanoi will be wide open. By then, the Luoyang army will be able to enter Hanoi in a steady stream, and our own side will no longer be able to put up any resistance.
When the two sides fought together, the advantages and disadvantages were too obvious. The Luoyang army advanced step by step, while the Hanoi County army was forced to retreat steadily.
At this time, the magistrate of Wen County led more than a thousand county soldiers to rush out from Wencheng and fight side by side with the county troops to resist the powerful enemy.
In fact, in terms of the strength of the Luoyang Army of 50,000, a thousand more enemies than them is not too many, and a thousand enemies less than them is not too few. It doesn't matter whether they have a thousand enemies or not.
Seeing more than a thousand county soldiers from Wen County rushing out of the city to reinforce the county army, Su Mao and Jia Qiang were almost angry.
Jia Qiang raised his whip, pointed first at the county soldiers, and then at the county soldiers on the other side, and said: "General, they are really a bunch of idiots who don't know how to live or die! Five thousand people came to die, but now there are one thousand more.
Someone come!”
Su Mao raised his lips. In his opinion, Wen County soldiers were seeking their own death when they went out to fight in the city.
In fact, this is indeed the case. The participation of more than a thousand Wen County soldiers failed to change the situation on the battlefield.
The 50,000-strong Luoyang Army was like a huge chariot, crushing the mere 5,000 county troops and 1,000 county troops.
Just when Kou Xun's side was in danger, a troop of more than a thousand troops suddenly rushed to the battlefield, and reinforcements from the state and county arrived.
After receiving the letter from Kou Xun, the county magistrates and county lieutenants personally led more than a thousand county soldiers from the prefecture and counties to Wen County. Finally, they arrived in time when the fierce battle between the two sides was in full swing.
Soon after the soldiers from the prefecture and counties arrived, more soldiers and horses came over, soldiers from Pingchi County.
Like prefectures and counties, the county magistrate and county lieutenant of Pingchi County also received the letter from Kou Xun and immediately sent troops to reinforce Wen County. The reinforcements from the two counties arrived one after another, giving Kou Xun nearly three more troops.
Thousands of soldiers and horses.
At this time, both Su Mao and Jia Qiang began to frown, muttering secretly in their hearts that the reinforcements from Hanoi counties were arriving too fast!
In the Gengshi court, when one party asked for help and the other party sent troops to assist, the other party would always shirk the blame first, and then analyze the pros and cons, and consider whether one's own side should send troops, and whether the benefits or disadvantages of sending troops would be greater. After some calculations,
Even if they are close at hand, reinforcements will have to wait for a day or two, or even three to five days.
But Liu Xiu's side was completely different. Kou Xun's order was passed on, and the officials below immediately carried it out unconditionally without hesitation, weighing the pros and cons, or intrigues.
Therefore, the speed of reinforcements from various counties in Hanoi was far beyond the imagination of Su Mao and Jia Qiang.
Then they rushed to Wen County to reinforce Kou Xun's third support army, which was slightly larger in size, with nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses. These were county troops commanded by Wang Liang, the magistrate of Yewang County.
The two armies faced each other, and the battle was in full swing. The strength of both sides was getting smaller and smaller, but Kou Xun's side was better, and the number of troops was getting larger and larger. From the original 5,000 people, it has now become more than 10,000.
One situation ebbs and the other ebbs and flows. Not to mention Su Mao, Jia Qiang's heart began to feel uncertain. Even the soldiers below became more and more panicked.
If the strength of the Hanoi Army continues to increase like this, this battle will not be able to continue. The 50,000 people on our side will have to be exhausted to death!
Just when the morale of the Luoyang army was being suppressed bit by bit, another army appeared to the west of Wen County. The size of this army was comparable to that of the prefecture and county soldiers, the Pingchi County soldiers, and the wild kings.
The county soldiers have much more troops.
The troops were in order, with great momentum, and the flags were fluttering and erected like a forest.
Seeing this large army, Kou Xun immediately realized that it was Feng Yi's reinforcements that had arrived. He was in high spirits and deliberately shouted excitedly to his left and right: "It's the king's reinforcements! It's the king's reinforcements that have arrived!"
Kou Xun's shouts were heard in the ears of the Hanoi army officers and soldiers, and their morale was greatly boosted. People rushed to shout: "The king's reinforcements have arrived! The king personally led the army to reinforce us!"
At this time, looking at the Luoyang army on the opposite side, everyone from top to bottom was stunned and stunned.
Even Jia Qiang, who had been actively leading the battle, was at a loss for words at this time. He said blankly: "This... this is not right. When we went on the expedition, Da Sima and King Wuyin never said that Liu Xiu might lead the army.
Return to Hanoi!"
Su Mao was even more at a loss. He was from the Green Forest Army. How could he not understand Liu Xiu's fighting ability?
When Liu Xiu fought, he could not rely on common sense to judge. Three thousand people could defeat 400,000 people. There have been so many battles throughout the ages, but which one is more crazy than this one?
He murmured: "Liu Xiu returns to Hanoi to aid! This battle can no longer be fought. Our army must retreat quickly!"
Now Jia Qiang was no longer belligerent. After hearing Su Mao's words, he nodded like garlic and ordered the left and right to withdraw their troops quickly.
The premise for Ming Jin to withdraw his troops is that you must first have a place where you can withdraw your troops. Either there is a city behind you or a camp behind you. But now, there is nothing behind the Luoyang army, and they don't know either Su Mao or Jia Qiang.
Where to gather troops?
At this time, it can be clearly felt that Su Mao and Jia Qiang are in complete chaos.
When the battle between the two armies was in full swing, how could you withdraw if you wanted to? What's more, they had neither cities nor forts to defend, so their retreat soon turned into a complete rout.
It was pitiful that the 50,000 elite Luoyang troops were being hunted down by the Hanoi troops commanded by Kou Xun and Feng Yi during their retreat.
Tens of thousands died in battle, tens of thousands were captured, and tens of thousands were forced to throw themselves into the river. Even the 50,000 soldiers who finally followed Su Mao and Jia Qiang and fled back to Henan were not even 10,000.
Less than.
Do you think it is safe to escape back to Henan? How is that possible! Kou Xun and Feng Yi beat the drowned dog with a stick, pursued the victory, sent their troops south, crossed the Yellow River, and directly invaded Henan County.
