The five hundred and fifty seventh chapter confrontation (two)
Han Qian made the decision to not only shrink the defensive formation on the north bank closer to the inside, but also use old ditches to create more terrain obstacles around the perimeter of the defensive formation according to local conditions. The fleet anchored in the Chu River also
They responded quickly and transported horses, antlers, caltrops and other equipment that were difficult to move ashore and deployed them along the outer defense line.
Some scattered components were also moved ashore, and seven or eight tornado cannons over four feet high were quickly assembled at the foot of Tugang Mountain and stood in the center of the defensive formation.
The cyclone cannon has a limited range and the projectiles are thrown very slowly, but when erected, it can give your generals a sense of psychological dependence.
The inner line also gradually dug through the ice of some ditches to prevent enemy cavalry from directly penetrating in without obstacles.
Near noon, the second fleet, consisting of nearly a hundred small and medium-sized awning boats, sailed from the southeast Chuhe River mouth to replace the first fleet.
In addition to the iron tools for digging trenches, building protective walls, and more light chariots, there are also a large number of iron caltrops and ferocious spiked boards made of refined iron, with a length of about three to five inches and varying in length.
Continuously moving ashore.
At this time, news came that the eight thousand infantry coming from the direction of Chaozhou had also arrived at the southwest side of the Wujian Mountains.
Except for leaving some troops behind to station themselves at Yuping Mountain on the southwest side of the Wujian Mountains to monitor the remnants of the Dachu Navy, the rest of the enemy troops are rushing here at full speed.
From Chaozhou City, although there is an official road connecting it, it is still more than two hundred miles long.
However, the advancing speed of this enemy infantry was not much slower than the speed of the cavalry coming from Zhongli City in the north via Yongyang.
Even if it was not clearly detected that Wen Bo was personally commanding the troops, Han Qian guessed that these troops should be the elite troops led by Wen Bo that had defended Chaozhou for more than half a year and whose morale had not collapsed.
After more than ten days of rest, this elite infantry has quickly regained its combat effectiveness.
Just as they have long seen the importance of Chuzhou City and Wujian Mountains in the fight for control of the Huaixi hinterland, what do Xu Mingzhen, Niu Gengru, Wen Muqiao, and the rising stars Wen Bo, Zhao Mingting and others think of it?
Less than this?
What's more, Emperor Zhu Yu of Liang was currently in Suyu, three hundred miles away.
As for Xu Mingzhen's delay of more than ten days after the capture of Zhongli City and the withdrawal of the Huaixi Forbidden Army from Chaozhou City by Li Zhigao before a large-scale increase of troops entered the hinterland of Chuzhou, it was not entirely because he guessed that Han Qian and his men were in Tangyi.
But before a large amount of grain and fodder materials were transported from the hinterland of Liang State, the Shouzhou Army seemed to have many soldiers and generals, but it did not have the ability to conquer a strong city.
Under desperate circumstances, Xu Mingzhen could only ask Zhao Mingting to lead an elite cavalry group to keep an eye on the movements of Chuzhou City.
However, at this time, if the Shouzhou Army had calmed down a little, the military potential that had exploded had to be temporarily avoided.
Seeing the astonishing speed of the 8,000 infantry troops coming from the direction of Chaozhou, Han Qian weighed it again and again and considered establishing a foothold on both sides of the Chu River first and giving up the illusion of capturing Chuzhou City.
Li Xiu and Li Qi led more than a thousand cavalry in the peaks of the southern section of the Wijianshan Mountains. Han Qian did not expect supply difficulties, and they could obey his orders and follow the remnants of the navy to fight out of Wajianshan to support them.
However, now that Tangyi Camp has been officially established, he is the supreme commander of the war zone about 300 miles east of Chaohu and west of Hangou. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy has not completely blocked the passage between Chuzhou City, Wujianshan and Chuhe River,
He sent detective horses to pass through to deliver orders, and with Li Xiu and Li Qi leading their troops, they occupied the steep terrain at the southwest foot of the Wujian Mountains and prepared for active defense.
At the same time, people were sent to Chuzhou City, and Wei Zhen, the governor of Chuzhou, was ordered to abandon Chuzhou City, lead the army and civilians to evacuate to the Wijian Mountains northwest of Chuzhou City, and meet up with the remnants of the navy.
Not to mention Li Xiu and Li Qi, Han Qian was not sure whether Wei Zhen would act according to the order. However, the remnants of the navy that had already withdrawn to the southeastern foothills of the Wujian Mountains, because Gao Chengyuan crossed the river back to Jinling to plead guilty.
He died of serious injuries and actually accepted the leadership of Kong Xirong, Guo Xiao and others.
Han Qian hoped to preserve the combat power of this army with low morale and uneven armor, so he sent people to warn Kong Xirong in every possible way not to take risks easily.
The cold weather made it extremely difficult to excavate the frozen soil and build wooden pile walls. Han Qian ordered the wheels and shafts of most of the light chariots to be removed, and the carriages were directly connected to form three lanes of about 200 meters each.
They even used winches to drag small awning boats ashore and place them on both sides of the official road to act as obstacles to limit enemy attacks.
Before the more than 12,000 Shouzhou Army cavalry and infantry encircled them from the west and north, the Tangyi Camping Army built a simple camp about 300 steps deep on the north bank of the Chu River at the northeastern foot of Dasi Mountain.
Wen Ruilin, wrapped in a big cloak, braved the biting cold wind, climbed up the steep hill, and could see the simple camp built by the Tangyi camp army on the north bank of the Chu River in just two days. Most of the Chu troops had already withdrawn.
After entering the camp, there were a small number of reconnaissance cavalry and thousands of civilians digging trenches in the frozen soil. Some soldiers and horses were even evacuated to the south bank to station themselves.
In addition to the light chariot carriages and the protective walls made of frozen soil, which are only one person high, the camp also has no so-called camp gates. Except for the Chu River in the north, there are three or four dozen feet wide on the east and west sides and the north facing them.
's gap.
They could organize elite combat forces to fight through these gaps, but at the same time, the Chu army could also use these gaps to quickly counterattack the Shouzhou army approaching the camp.
"Han Qian ordered Chuzhou soldiers and civilians to evacuate to Wujianshan at this time. He did not want to use Chuzhou soldiers and civilians to contain us from behind. It can be seen that he was very confident that this simple camp could block our offensive!" Zhao Mingting frowned.
He frowned and said to Wen Bo, who was wearing black armor and had a gentle and elegant temperament, without the slightest hint of the rough atmosphere of a military commander.
When Emperor Tianyou rose in Huainan, Wen Muqiao took charge of assisting Empress Xu to stay in the rear, and his reputation for commanding troops in battle was far less than that of Li Yu, Xu Mingzhen and others; while Wen Bo had been a guard general under his father since he was a child, especially when Emperor Tianyou set the tripod to Jinling.
At that time, he was only in his early twenties, and his reputation was even less prominent.
Wen Boyeng was able to serve as a high-ranking general at the level of commander of the guards and troops. Most people in the Chu government and the public believed that he inherited Wen Muqiao's achievements.
Wenbo's true fame should come from the battle of defending Chizhou.
Although under Li Zhigao's offensive, Wen Bo was forced to abandon Chizhou and escape with his remaining troops, under such harsh conditions at that time, he was able to severely damage Yueyang's troops and horses, and forced Yueyang's troops not to dare to attack Jinling quickly, and organized for Anning Palace
Buying enough time for the soldiers and civilians to flee north has initially demonstrated his magnanimity as a famous general.
Shouchao Prefecture has pushed the reputation of Wenbo Shouzhou to a new peak.
Li Zhigao fought steadily, using almost all the siege methods in the past and present. Wen Bo also saw the tricks and used the resources reserved in Chaozhou City to block the Huaixi Forbidden Army from the Chaozhou City Wall, unable to cross half a step of the thunder pool.
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Although Chaozhou relied on Shouzhou, which secretly defected to Daliang, and the situation was much better than that of Xichuan City, it is undeniable that his battle to defend Chaozhou City was a classic.
If Wen Bo's defense of Chaozhou City had not been too stable and there was no hope of its capture in a short period of time, it would have been impossible for the ministers of Da Chu to rush to support the navy's attack on Hongzepu and fall into the scheme.
After Li Zhigao led the Huaixi Forbidden Army to withdraw, Wen Bo led the Chaozhou soldiers and horses who had only rested for more than ten days. In less than two and a half days, they advanced 200 miles east along the official road and rushed to meet Zhao Mingting.
It is a matter of order, which also shows that his ability to run an army is extraordinary.
Even if Xu Mingzhen did not explicitly say that Wen Bo would be the leader after arriving in Chuzhou, Zhao Mingting, who knew how to advance and retreat, would follow his advice and organize an offensive against the Chu army.
Wen Bo frowned and pondered for a long time, then turned his head and asked Wen Ruilin: "Mr. Wen, do you think there are any flaws in the Chu army camp that can be exploited?"
Thinking that more than a month ago, they were all Chu ministers and generals, but today they called the enemy troops "Chu Army", Wen Bo was filled with emotions. Of course, what was even more emotional was the hostile relationship between them and Wen Ruilin.
Unpredictable transformations.
Wen Ruilin glanced at Wen Bo, wondering whether Wen Bo respected his status as Emperor Liang's personal envoy and asked for his opinion, or did Wen Bo feel that Han Qian was extremely difficult to deal with and wanted to shrink back, but was inconvenient to say it directly?
"Han Qian is good at using cunning strategies. His camp is closely connected to the Chu River waterway, so his soldiers can advance and retreat freely, and he is not afraid of shortage of supplies. We must take precautions," Wen Ruilin said thoughtfully, "General Wen and General Zhao may send troops to test the enemy.
Fighting spirit, if the enemy camp is difficult to attack quickly, we should first occupy Chuzhou City and calmly plan our next strategy..."
"That's right. Whether Marquis Qianyang is really that powerful, we have to try his skills before we can tell." Wen Bo narrowed his eyes slightly, put his hands behind his back, followed Wen Ruilin's words, and asked Zhao Mingting, "Mingting, you
What do you think?"
Zhao Mingting led his cavalry to keep an eye on this army and horses on the north bank of Chuzhou for a day and a night. Every opportunity he could find was a trap, and more than 300 soldiers were lost. But he could also understand what Wen Bo meant. They were surrendering the army.
If the surrendered generals directly retreated to defend Chuzhou City without even launching a tentative attack, how could they convince the Liang monarchs and ministers in Bianjing to trust them?
In any case, even if you know that you will lose troops and generals, even if you know that your teeth will be knocked out, you still have to chew Han Qian's bones.
