Yan generals Murong Miao and Li Jun led 26,000 infantry and cavalry, regardless of casualties, and launched round after round of attacks on the Jin army's battle formation from three sides. Arrows were like rain, and blood and flesh were flying everywhere. The battle was unprecedentedly cruel, but regardless of Yan's
No matter how furious the Jin army's offensive was, the arc-shaped battle formation composed of more than 4,000 Jin troops was like a mainstay, which could not be broken up or defeated -
Ran Sheng stood under the Bai Yan banner wearing heavy armor. The double-edged spear he held in his hand was wet with sweat from his palms. His six hundred well-equipped heavy cavalry were neatly lined up in Queyue Formation, with their horses raised horizontally.
You can mount your horse and kill the enemy at any time——
"Brother, let me lead the troops and ride out. This battle formation is about to be unable to hold up." Ran Sheng's blood boiled and he couldn't hold his breath.
Chen Caozhi's heart beat like a war drum, and he tried his best to calmly say: "It's not time to counterattack yet! General Tian, tell the soldiers to hold on for another half hour, and reinforcements from the south bank will arrive."
Longxiang General Tian Luo's 4,000 infantry troops were the first to cross the river and were the main force of the Queyue Formation. Tian Luo saw the constant casualties among his Tian's private soldiers who were accustomed to fighting.
The cavalryman was quite dissatisfied when he refused to fight, but he had to obey the order at this time, and he also believed that Xie Xuan and Cai Guang on the south bank would quickly cross the river to help, so he roared to encourage the sergeants to hold on and kill the enemy——
More than 4,000 Jin troops resisted desperately. Their confidence came not only from the reinforcements on the south bank, but also from Chen Caozhi's saying, "If you advance to the battle and win, your achievements will be revealed. If you fail to win, your bones will not return." The sergeants fought hard and fought hard.
As long as those wounded by arrows and sores can still stand, they will never retreat——
It rained heavily all night, and in the morning it was clear as if nothing had happened. The sky was blue and the river was flowing. On this battlefield of ancient Muye, a desperate battle was extremely cruel. In front of the curved moon formation, the dead bodies of the Yan army were piled up, and the rocks on the bank were filled with blood——
Murong Miao and Li Wei became more and more frightened as they fought. The Yan army had no less than 2,000 casualties, but they were still unable to tear apart the Jin army's defensive formation. The Jin army's arc formation, which fought against the odds, was unexpectedly tenacious and tenacious. Murong Miao's eyes were blood red and he was gritting his teeth.
, viciously ordered the infantry and cavalry to charge. The Jin army had less than 5,000 people, and there should be hundreds of casualties now. If they continue to fight, as long as a gap is opened in the arc battle formation and the Yan army's cavalry steps in, it will be a one-sided massacre.
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The right wing of the Jin army's arc formation had become loose. Murong Miao ordered the heavy cavalry to attack the right wing with all his strength. Chen Caozhi hurriedly ordered Liu Laozhi to help guard the right wing. Liu Laozhi, a purple-faced steel bearded man, wore two armors and raised his hands two feet and three feet high.
An inch-large steel staff was lifted up and struck down like a mountain. Although the Yan army's cavalry were protected by armor, those who were hit were killed immediately. However, the situation of the Jin army was already critical——
At this moment, the Yan army's left rear wing was in chaos, and a sergeant reported urgently: "There are Jin troops crossing the river to kill -"
Xie Xuan, who was on the other side of the river, knew that Chen Caozhi had encountered an enemy on the north bank, but five large ships and ten multi-oared boats were all washed seven or eight miles downstream by the rapids.
The soldiers rushed downstream along the coast, not sparing any physical strength. The ten speedboats that drifted to the lower reaches of the south bank also knew that the north bank was in danger.
Hundreds of sergeants quickly boarded ten fast boats, and the rest of the soldiers took the tower boats to cross the river——
This sixty-oar fast boat was much faster than ordinary warships. They fought hard to cross the river and landed ten miles downstream from the battlefield of the Jin and Yan armies. Xie Xuan ordered 600 sailors from ten fast boats to land together to join the battle.
Moving quickly to the west, they met the infantry of the Yan army six miles away. Xie Xuan and Cai Guangshen took the lead. They all rushed forward enthusiastically, and the rear wing of the Yan army was in chaos——
Chen Cao, who was in Queyue formation, saw that the Yan army's left rear wing was in disarray, so he knew that Xie Xuan was coming for reinforcements. He knew in his heart that Xie Xuan's reinforcements would not exceed 2,000. If the Yan army was allowed to stabilize the formation, the Jin army would still be outnumbered.
, but what he wanted was the brief panic of the Yan army without knowing the details, and he made a decisive decision and shouted: "Chen Yu, attack!"
Ran Sheng and his 600 heavy cavalrymen could no longer endure it, so they responded with a thunderous response and quickly mounted their horses. After a burst of powerful fire, the crossbowmen of the Queyue Formation withdrew their chariots.
A three-foot gap was opened, and six hundred Beifu heavy cavalry galloped out, and the rest of the infantry followed the cavalry and rushed to kill——
The Yan army had been attacking for a long time, but the Yue Formation was unable to defeat them. Thousands of people were killed and wounded, and they were already timid. At this time, the right rear wing was disturbed, and countless Jin troops crossed the river to come to the rescue. However, a vigorous and vigorous heavy cavalry rushed out of the Yue Formation, which was unstoppable.
, the Yan army's front line suddenly collapsed, and the defeat was almost complete. The fear was like a rapidly spreading plague. More than 20,000 Yan army infantry and cavalry had no choice but to flee to the northeast, trampling each other and killing countless people. The leader of the army, Murong Miao, was killed by Ran Sheng.
, Li Jun, the governor of Yanyu Prefecture, died under Liu Laozhi's steel staff. Ran Sheng's heavy cavalry charged all the way, and Tian Luo's three thousand infantry followed closely to kill the enemy. Xie Xuan and Cai Guang saw that the Yan army was defeated, and of course they pursued them fiercely.
After the battle, the Yan army was completely defeated. The corpses were lying on the ground. They chased them all the way to Wen County. The 26,000 Yan army infantry and cavalry were scattered and died. Less than 500 of the Yan army's cavalry escaped back to Wen County, while 400 Jin army died in the battle.
Sergeant, about 500 people were seriously injured. In this battle, the weak defeated the strong and won a complete victory——
Thousands of Jin troops from Gong County on the south bank calmly crossed the river and besieged Wen County. The 2,000 defenders of Wen County were defeated by the 500 remnants who returned to the city. Feeling defeated, they abandoned the city and retreated to Jizhou Chaoge.
Chen Caozhi led his troops into Tunwen County, where he recuperated his soldiers, appeased the local people, and sent envoys to report the victory to Henan. Xie Xuan led his army down the river to the bank of the Yellow River in Junyi, preparing for most of the Jin army in Junyi to cross the river——
Huan Wen was very happy to hear the news of Chen Cao's victory in Luoyang first. Di Qin's 20,000-strong army to aid Yan was defeated as soon as they left Tongguan. In the short term, the Qin army did not dare to covet Luoyang anymore. Only five days later, another news came from Chen Cao.
Cao Zhi fought his last battle, defeated the Yan army's 30,000 infantry and cavalry, beheaded more than 10,000 people, captured 5,000 enemies, and occupied Wen County——
Huan Wen just wanted stability, not to destroy Yan. Now Chen Caozhi opened a gap for him to cross the river, and issued a military order. The 50,000 troops from Xifu and Beifu crossed the river, leaving only Zhu Xu. Guo Quan led 20,000 troops to delay the attack on Xingyang.
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The great Sima of Yan, Murong Zang, was so frightened by the defeat in Wen County that he lost his master. Huan and Wen's army crossed the river, and more than 100,000 Yan troops retreated without a fight. They were defeated like a mountain -
On June 29th, Huan Wen's army arrived at Wuyang. Sun Yuan, the governor of Yanzhou, Yanzhou, led his clan party to respond with troops. Huan Wen's army marched straight forward and reached Fangtou on the fourth day of July. Fangtou was only three hundred miles away from Yecheng, the capital of Yan. Chen
Cao Zhi suggested to Huan Wen that he should temporarily garrison Fangtou instead of rushing to attack Ye City. Huan Wen asked him strangely: "Zizhong said in the preface that he wanted to cross the river to attack Ye City urgently, but now he said it would be better to slow down. Why?"
Chen Cao said: "I wanted to attack quickly because I was afraid of the Qin and Yan coalition forces. Now I want to delay the attack because I don't want Murong Wei to lead his troops to rush to Dragon City. If they rush to Dragon City, it will be inconvenient to pursue them. Our army will return to the south of the Yangtze River.
The Xianbei people are invading again. If Duke Ming wants to achieve great success, he must capture all the monarchs and ministers of Yan."
Huan Wen suddenly realized and laughed and said: "When Yan saw that I was not stationed in the army, he had time to gather his troops, reorganize his troops, and then fight me decisively. Is the leader of the army such a mediocre person as Murong Ping?"
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Murong Wei, Lord of Yan, heard that the reinforcements sent by Fu Jian were defeated by the Jin army. The Jin army crossed the river and invaded Wen County. Murong Miao died in the battle. The 200,000-strong army of the great Sima Murong Zang fled. He was so frightened that he hurriedly summoned the Taifu Murong Ping.
Attendant Huang Fuzhen, Sanqi Shilang Le Song, Zuowei General Meng Gao and others discussed countermeasures, and Shangshu ordered Yang Qian to be bedridden at this time——
Huangfu Zhen suggested running to Longcheng. He believed that the Jin army had penetrated deep into Hebei and could not stay there for a long time. He would wait for his troops and then try to recapture his homeland——
The ten-year-old Murong Chong was appointed as the general of chariots and cavalry. He was also present at this time. Hearing this, he sneered and said: "Huan Wen and Chen Caozhi are incompetent people. It's just that King Le'an was even more incompetent, which led to his defeat. We, Yan's army of 200,000
They were just defeated, not wiped out, so they were so frightened that they fled to Dragon City!"
Murong Ping said to Murong Wei, the Lord of Yan: "Please attack him. If he is not quick, it is not too late to leave."
Murong Wei, the leader of Yan, used Murong Xingdai Murong Zang as his envoy to attack the governor in the south, gathered the defeated troops, and gathered soldiers from nearby prefectures and counties, and obtained another 200,000 people, to fight the Jin army on the south bank of the Zhang River.
On July 16, Huan Xi and Chen Caozhi's Beifu troops invaded Chaoge and reached the southern part of Yecheng. They faced Murong Ping's army across the Zhang River. Chen Cao ordered his sergeants to publicize Murong Ping's corrupt and evil deeds, such as Zhang Gu
Mountain springs, woodworking and water, accumulated wealth of hundreds of millions, but did not care for the soldiers——
When the Yan army heard this, they were all resentful and angry, and had no fighting spirit.
The Lord of Yan, Murong Wei, sent his servant Lan Yi to scold Murong and commented: "The king, the son of the great ancestor, should be worried about the ancestral temple and the country, but he does not care for the soldiers but sells firewood, and only cares about the production of goods! The accumulation of the treasury,
I share it with the king, so why worry about poverty! If the thieves invade and the country is destroyed, the king will take the money and silk to put them in peace!" Murong Pingxi was ordered to scatter the soldiers with the money and silk and make them fight vigorously——
Murong Ping was greatly ashamed. It was Chen Caozhi who instigated him to use this method of amassing money at first, such as "Selling firewood and selling water is not enough. If you levy a small amount and collect a lot, the people will not think it is a hardship. But the king will return the money, and the accumulation will be small."
This is how to gather sand to form a tower! Salt and iron can be sold exclusively by the government, so what’s wrong with trees and springs? This is true for the wealthy families in Jiangdong, and the court does not prohibit it——"
At this time, of course, Murong Ping cannot be said to have fallen into Chen Caozhi's trick, as that would make him a big laughing stock, but if he were asked to dissipate hundreds of millions of his family wealth, the miser Murong Ping would never agree, and he just ordered his sergeants to prepare for war——
Huan Wen ordered General Tan Xuan to march across the Zhang River at night from the lower reaches with five thousand infantry, and after arriving at Murong Ping's camp, he burned his baggage. The fire shone in the sky, and could be seen from Yecheng ten miles away. Huan Xi and Chen Caozhi led the Beifu soldiers.
Crossing the river to attack, most of the 200,000 Yan troops fled back from Yuanwu and Fengqiu. They were afraid of the Jin army like a tiger. When they saw the baggage was burned, the Jin army attacked and immediately collapsed. From midnight to midday, they captured and killed 40,000 people.
The remaining soldiers took advantage of the victory and pursued them, killing and surrendering more than 60,000 followers. Murong Ping fled back to Yecheng alone, and 60,000 Jin troops quickly advanced to the gates of Yedu.
Murong Ping's 200,000-strong army was defeated so quickly and miserably that Murong Wei, the leader of Yan, was not prepared for it. At this time, it was difficult to escape to Longcheng. He could only hold on and wait for the Yan army from Naihuang and Xindu to come.
To rescue, the king and his ministers face each other, and they are in panic all day long.