Before Tan Xiuqun and He Liufeng led their troops to land, Lin Haizheng had been forced to abandon the simple camp between the short mountains on the north side and retreated to the south bank of Shiquan River, one of the upper branches of the Zhegao River, to reorganize his position.
In addition to Lin Haizheng, who led the first batch of more than 4,000 troops to enter Fucha Mountain to intercept the enemy, Han Qian subsequently transferred elite Han Bao and other elite troops from various tribes to come over for reinforcements. In four days, more than 4,000 troops were gathered in Fucha Mountain.
Seven thousand men, nearly one-third of the Tangyi soldiers, were used to intercept Chaozhou's enemy reinforcements trying to go south from this side; in addition, there were Zhao Wuji and Han Donghu leading the cavalry camp and more than 800 guard camps.
Elites, guerrillas on the south side of Fucha Mountain.
Under the leadership of Wen Bo, the enemy's offensive was fierce and fierce, and they were fearless and sacrificed. After four days of fierce fighting, the Tangyi soldiers suffered a total of more than 3,000 casualties at the western foot of Fucha Mountain, and the remaining people were exhausted.
In the end, Lin Haizheng's troops were unable to stand firm on the short mountain on the north side. The camp that had been repaired for several days was forced to abandon it. A large number of war weapons were set on fire during the retreat, and they retreated to the second line of defense.
This section of Shiquan Creek seems to be more than a hundred feet wide, but because the water is shallow in early spring, most parts of the river bed covered with pebbles are directly exposed. There is only a shallow bay of water flowing through it, which is incomparable with the river that overflows the bank during the rainy season in summer and autumn.
Such streams and rivers are not enough to form terrain obstacles, and they are not enough to restrict the Shouzhou Army from attacking.
The enemy army was in a hurry and had no conditions to build a pontoon bridge on the downstream river. However, the seven or eight miles long semi-dry stream bed where Shiquan Creek flows into the main waterway of Zhegao River can be said to be the main gap for the Shouzhou Army to quickly advance to Liyang.
Wenbo fought too resolutely.
Since the terrain at the eastern foot of Fucha Mountain is more dangerous and steep, there are several streams and low undulating ridges in the upper reaches of the Chu River, cutting up the terrain of more than ten miles in radius, which is not conducive to cavalry assault. Wen Bo immediately
That is, three days ago, nearly four thousand cavalry that could be assembled were gathered at the west foot.
The Tangyi soldiers were equipped with heavy shields, various light tanks with reinforced crossbows, scorpion crossbows, and light cavalry without heavy armor, and even lacked enough crossbows. It was difficult to attack the infantry defense formation from the front, but they passed through directly.
The shallow water of the river went around to the south bank of Shiquan River, cutting off the contact between Lin Haizheng's troops and the Shuiying warships gathered in the main channel of Zhegao River and the Tangyi soldiers elsewhere, intercepting the subsequent needs of Lin Haizheng's troops.
The supply is very effective.
Zhao Wuji and Han Donghu led more than 800 generals into the southern foot of Fucha Mountain. However, the disadvantage in numbers of men and horses was too great to compete with the enemy's cavalry in the open area. They mainly used the terrain to cruise on both wings, using faster-firing and denser arms.
Crossbows, fighting against the enemy cavalry entering the south bank of Shiquan Creek, still had a slight advantage, but there was no way to expel the enemy cavalry from the south bank of Shiquan Creek.
Liyang City is located in the Qingcang Mountain, Ruxu Mountain, Wuyu Ridge and other mountains surrounding Hudong. Wen Bo saw the resilience of Tangyi soldiers in combat and knew that only two to three thousand or even more cavalry would be used in Zhe.
On the south banks of the Gao and Chu rivers, there was no way to expel the Tangyi soldiers from Liyang City, and they could not even pass through the passes and valleys of Qingcang Mountain, Wuyu Ridge and other mountains. Reinforcements were coming to the southeast of Ruxu Mountain.
The troops and horses that were besieged at Lu.
They had to open a channel at the western foot of Fucha Mountain for infantry to move south and for grain and fodder supplies to be transported into Liyang, so that they could drive out the Tangyi soldiers.
The cavalry attacked from the flanks, and the infantry with shields attacked from the front. They penetrated and attacked the defense line hastily built by the Tangyi soldiers at the western foot of Fucha Mountain for four consecutive days, and finally forced Lin Haizheng to abandon the camp on the north bank.
However, because the communication with other tribes was cut off by the enemy cavalry entering the south bank, no more supplies could be obtained. In the previous fierce battle and the abandonment of the north bank camp, a large number of war equipment was destroyed, making it more difficult to suppress the enemy cavalry's assault. Lin Haizheng was once
They all doubted how long the remaining troops could allow him to hold on to the south bank of Shiquan River until Tan Xiuqun and He Liufeng came to the rescue in time.
Tan Xiuqun came by boat with two thousand generals.
In winter, the currents of the Ruan River and the Yangtze River are gentle, and the giant sails are sailing down the river at a fast and steady speed. The generals do not feel much discomfort. After recuperating for many days, they land on the upper reaches of the Zhegao River. It is the time when they are most energetic.
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The place where they landed was still eight or nine miles away from Lin Haizheng's headquarters. This gap was cut open by more than two thousand enemy soldiers who originally waded across the Shiquan River to the south bank.
After landing, Tan Xiuqun directly asked He Liufeng to lead a battalion of generals who suffered heavy casualties in the attack on Dongguan Village to set up camp on the beach. He personally led three battalions of soldiers and horses to form a "pin" shape along the north bank of Shiquan River, using shields and chariots to block the gate.
The sword carriages, side carriages, etc. covered the flanks, resisting the attacks of waves of cavalry, and crossed to advance westward, re-establishing direct contact with Lin Haizheng's headquarters stationed in the upper reaches of Shiquan River at this time.
The reason why cavalry is stronger than infantry is that in addition to being highly mobile and conducive to outflanking attacks, they also have a commanding height advantage when fighting on the frontal battlefield, which is conducive to slashing left and right. It is also more conducive to assault operations and tearing apart the opponent's formation.
Between Fucha Mountain and Wuyu Ridge to the east, and Qingcang Mountain to the south, there is a narrow valley about forty or fifty miles long from east to west, but only six or seven miles wide from north to south. Tangyi soldiers are at the main pass of the valley.
The capital was fortified with armored soldiers, which restricted the enemy's cavalry from maneuvering in this area.
At this time, the infantry formation used various weapons, heavy shields to cover the flanks, and was equipped with a large number of bows and crossbows to block the enemy cavalry at the periphery, so there was no dilemma for the infantry to advance or retreat before the enemy cavalry.
Zhao Wuji and Han Donghu led the cavalry to attack, and after rendezvousing with Tan Xiuqun, as long as the enemy cavalry dared to approach, the infantry guarded the center, and the cavalry quickly attacked from the flanks, fired with crossbows, and crossed the enemy's attack. The offensive was even more sharp.
The enemy's cavalry was short of even bows and crossbows, and seeing the situation it was difficult to do anything. After struggling for a long time, they had to retreat to the north bank of Shiquan River to rest before dark.
Tan Xiuqun led his troops to meet up with Lin Haizheng before nightfall, and He Liufeng also came over shortly afterwards.
They only guard the south bank of Shiquan River, and it is difficult to completely block the entry and exit of enemy cavalry. More importantly, Han Qian's intention is to completely control Fucha Mountain from the east and west wings, so they still have to kill the south bank of Shiquan River as soon as possible and recapture the north bank.
Camp.
Even further, another camp needs to be built between the main channel of the Zhegao River and the camp on the north bank, forming the same shape as the camp on the south bank.
The depth of the cross blockade can be regarded as establishing a relatively stable defense line at the western foot of Fucha Mountain that is not afraid of being cut off.
When the starry moon filled the sky at night, a battle plan was drawn up. Except for Lin Haizheng's troops who had suffered nearly half of their casualties, they stayed on the south bank to rest and recuperate. Tan Xiuqun, Zhao Wuji, and He Liufeng led their troops to cross the Shiquan River. They did not even have a day to occupy the camp on the north bank.
The Shouzhou Army launched an attack.
On the north bank, the Shouzhou Army had an advantage in terms of numbers of men and horses. It only had a burned-out camp and no weapons of any kind. In addition to some wooden and rolling stones prepared according to local conditions, even its arrows had been severely exhausted.
Whether it is the Tianping soldiers and horses led by Tan Xiuqun, Dong Tai and others, or the elites led by Zhao Wuji and He Liufeng, they are good at mountain combat and small-scale combat. This determines that on a moonlit night when sight is limited and it is inconvenient to convey orders,
They are much better at fighting than the so-called elites of the world.
When the Chishan Army attacked Langxi, the two most critical sniper battles were successful because the Chishan Army's daily training was carried out in coordinated operations in teams of more than ten people.
In addition to being able to fight with the enemy, it can have stronger combat toughness, be more stable, and will not be defeated immediately due to chaos or being cut by the enemy. The advantages of this feature can be fully reflected in night battles.
In addition to not giving the enemy more time to prepare for the overnight attack across Shiquan River, and in addition to worrying that more enemy reinforcements will arrive every day that passes, there is another important reason, which is that Zhao Wuji, Tan Xiuqun, and He Liufeng are facing a night battle
Have stronger self-confidence.
Although the camp on the north bank is built on a low mountain, the mountain is relatively gentle. It is about ten feet high on the north bank of Shiquan Creek. In addition to the west and north, the carabid can cross Shiquan Creek and can even launch directly to the camp from the south.
offensive.
Lin Haizheng's purpose of setting up camp here is mainly to stop and drag the enemy troops and prevent them from bypassing from the side. This requires the camp to be able to control the Shiquan River in a larger area, rather than building the camp to a position that is easy to defend.
It is difficult to attack and is located in a dangerous and steep place.
In that case, Wen Bo directly detached a group of elite soldiers and horses to block the entrance and exit of the camp, and other soldiers and horses could go around and reinforce Liyang.
The camp needed to control the north coast area on a larger scale and could not be built in too remote and dangerous areas. This made Lin Haizheng unable to sustain the offensive that lasted for several days and had to temporarily withdraw to the south coast.
Of course, if Zhao Wuji, Tan Xiuqun, and He Liufeng wanted to attack this place, there would be no special obstacles on the terrain.
Seeing Tan Xiuqun and others crossing the river overnight to attack, Wen Bo was also secretly surprised. Although they had the upper hand in terms of strength, Wen Bo knew it in his heart.
Even so, he knew in his heart that in this battle, he had no choice but to retreat and must hold on until follow-up reinforcements arrived.
As long as they can gain a foothold on the north bank of Shiquan River, even if Liyang City falls into the hands of Tangyi soldiers, they will not lose the opportunity.
On the one hand, they can maintain the connection between Chaozhou and Chuzhou, and can continue to block some of the Chu army's remnants in the Wijian Mountains; on the other hand, they can control Fucha Mountain, and wait for them to gather more elites from Huozhou and Shouzhou.
After the grain, money, and supplies provided by Liang Guo were transformed into the strength of the generals, they were transformed into armor and weapons to suppress the attack of the Tangyi soldiers. Later, if they wanted to regain the land surrounded by mountains, there were no rivers for the Xuzhou warships to carry out directly.
How difficult can it be to drive into Liyang City below the city?
It's just that the newly arrived soldiers and horses on the north bank of Shiquan River are too elite, and they are obviously much stronger than the previous Tangyi soldiers. Perhaps from this point, we can judge that the civil unrest in Sizhou is caused by Han Qian's connivance behind the scenes, otherwise
How could the Sizhou rebel army be so elite in Tianping City where they were recruited and reorganized?
On the chaotic and rugged night battle battlefield, it was obviously impossible for the heavy chariots to be pushed directly in front of the half-man-high camp wall by manpower. They were mainly deployed on both wings to suppress the Shouzhou cavalry from attacking from both wings.
However, Xuzhou also built some lighter and sturdier chariots, and surrounded by armored elite infantry, they stormed the camp along the increasing hillside...
Wenbo knew in his heart the importance of holding the camp on the north bank, but the development of the situation did not depend on his personal will.
In the past four days, the Shouzhou Army gathered at the western foot of Fucha Mountain with more than 11,000 soldiers and horses, 4,000 cavalry and 7,000 infantry. They also suffered more than 3,000 casualties in order to capture the camp.
With Bingjia having such a huge advantage in weapons and equipment, and having lost the opportunity to establish a position on the north bank of Shiquan River, Wen Bo could be proud of being able to drive Lin Haizheng's troops to the north bank with considerable casualties.
However, the problem is that in addition to the light casualties of the Shouzhou cavalry, he relied on more than 7,000 elite infantrymen guarding Chaozhou City in the early days. In the previous battle, he suffered nearly 3,000 casualties, which can be said to be extremely heavy. At this time
As the main force guarding the camp, the Shouzhou cavalry were Xu Mingzhen's direct troops. They withdrew to the north bank and were still scattered on the periphery, responsible for containing the flanks.
After just one day's rest, this group of soldiers and horses had to face the fierce attack of the powerful Tianping soldiers. The pressure they endured was so great that ordinary people could hardly imagine it.
Even though the situation was critical, Wen Bo personally led his retinue and entered the battlefield to restore the disadvantage, but he could not help but watch Tian Pingdu's elite attack the camp from the south and southwest, killing his troops and retreating; while the Shouzhou cavalry fought from the flanks.
After a whole night, He Liufeng and Zhao Wuji were not separated. Han Donghu and others led their troops to intercept...
Not wanting the entire army to collapse, Wen Bo led the remaining troops to retreat north for a temporary rest and recuperation at noon the next day.
When new reinforcements arrived at dusk, Wenbo was about to deploy a new offensive against the Tangyi soldiers who had retaken the camp on the north bank. At this time, news came that the troops trapped in the shallow valley southeast of Ruxu Mountain had been defeated by the Tangyi soldiers.
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At this moment, Wen Bo could only choose to lead his troops to the northwest and retreat to the Taoyuwu camp southeast of Chaozhou City to rest and recuperate.
The soldiers and horses in the shallow valley southeast of Ruxu Mountain are the three thousand elites who were lured out of Liyang City by the Tigers Leaving the Mountain. Their presence can at least defeat the more than three thousand Tangyi soldiers and the more than two thousand Youlongwu reinforcements from the south bank.
The army restrained him.
The end of the battle in the shallow valley southeast of Ruxu Mountain not only means that the morale of the remaining thousands of defenders in Liyang City will suffer a heavy blow, but also means that Han Qian will be killed in one day at the earliest.
Within a certain period of time, up to five thousand soldiers and horses can be sent to the battlefield at the western foot of Fucha Mountain.
Not only was his side unable to organize an attack in a short period of time, Zhao Mingting, who led his troops in a fierce battle at the eastern foot of Fucha Mountain for several days, could not even tear open the defense line formed by Zhao Qi and Su Lie.
The only option is to give up and choose to temporarily retreat and recuperate...
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On behalf of Duzhi, Han Daochang arrived at the western foot of Fucha Mountain to transport money and grain to the governor. It was already the tenth day after the end of the Liyang War. At this time, a brand-new and reinforced camp stood on the north bank of Shiquan River, leaving traces of the fierce battle.
It's no longer so obvious.
In order to restrict the enemy's cavalry from crossing the Shiquan River, more than two thousand civilians who were recruited from the counties in Gyeonggi Province and came to the north bank were building a low fence along the south bank of the Shiquan River.
This low fence wall extends eastward to the east bank of the main channel of the Zhegao River, and to the west into the rugged mountains of Fucha Mountain.
In addition to restricting the rapid penetration of enemy cavalry, this low fence also has the function of restraining the surging water from Fucha Mountain and the low hills and mountains in the north into the Shiquan River channel during the flood season.
It will not cause flooding in the bay area south of Zhegao River, east of Chaohu Lake, and north of Qingcang Mountain, making it conducive to farming.
In addition to the lake bay area sandwiched between Zhegao River and Qingcang Mountain, which can be cultivated on a large scale, the low-lying area near the lake between Ruxu Mountain and Qingcang Mountain can also be used for new fields as long as great efforts are made to build dikes.
It will reach tens of thousands of acres.
For the reclamation of these two areas, the pressure of building polders is on the side near Chaohu Lake, but the total length of the levees only needs to be built for ten miles, which is much less difficult than building a remote embankment of more than 200 miles along the river.
Yes, the earlier river embankment construction plan was more than 100 miles long, but that was calculated from the mouth of Wushou River.
Now that the beaches from Wushou River to Yuxi River are included, the scale of construction of remote embankments along the river has more than doubled.
And this spring, it will be necessary to grant land to the families of Tangyi soldiers and generals.
After forming a solid defense line at the western foot of Fucha Mountain, a more realistic plan is to colonize the east bank of Chao Lake and allocate the fields around Liyang City. In the autumn, Tangyi will be able to directly have new land.
The harvest can greatly reduce the pressure on relief.
Han Daochang has seen Han Qian's draft of Tangyi soldier recruitment and pensions.
All Tangyi soldiers who were recruited into the army and their families were given ten to fifteen acres of grain fields according to the quality of the land, and those who had the merit of being promoted. Those who were seriously disabled or died in battle were given an additional ten to fifteen acres.
acres of grain fields.
Han Qian did not hope that the meritorious service of Tangyi soldiers would turn them into new landowners, and the direct land reward was limited to thirty acres of fertile land.
The military service of the recruited generals is limited to three years. In addition to the grain fields, the soldiers are paid one stone per month of grain and grain. All armor, horses, shoes, clothing and other daily necessities are provided by the camp.
After three years of service, they will retire to the reserve camp. During the five-year period, they will be required to prepare for three months of war every year. During the war preparation period, the soldiers' pay will be the same as that of regular soldiers, and at other times they will be paid at half the rate.
After the five-year preparatory period, in addition to being drafted during wartime, you will be self-employed in peacetime, but the military camp will further reduce the subsidy by half until life...
This is a recruitment system that Han Qian has implemented in Xuzhou for a long time. Although Han Qian transferred 2,000 elite soldiers from Xuzhou years ago, there are a group of old soldiers who have retired to the reserve. At present, the size of the state soldiers in Xuzhou has returned to 3,000.
A new batch of military attachés, subordinate officials and a thousand elite soldiers are on their way from Xuzhou to reinforce Tangyi.
Of course, after seeing Han Qian's plan, Han Daochang still can't calm down.
This plan is too expensive.
Da Chu is currently implementing the military government system in conjunction with the military system. At present, it has almost fully implemented the system of banning the army and guarding the pro-army system.
In addition to being granted a part of the land for farming at the beginning, the military households in the military government must be military households for all subsequent generations. The succession from brother to brother cannot be interrupted after the death of father and son. Except for gaining military merit and expelling from the country, otherwise they are not eligible for election.
Officials.
In addition to rewards for military exploits, military households were organized into camps to defend and fight. Not only did they not receive extra military pay, but they also had to prepare their own armor, swords and bows. Every ten to fifteen households were even responsible for the maintenance of a war horse or other military animals.
, the burden is extremely heavy.
In addition to being slightly more stable than the refugees, military households actually endured great oppression and exploitation. However, this system greatly ensured that the central government had sufficient sources of elite soldiers and did not need to bear multiple financial burdens.
And if the plan drawn up by Han Qian is followed, the military expenditure of each regular soldier of the Tangyi soldiers will be two to three times that of the regular soldiers of the imperial army and bodyguards.
Although Han Daochang has not been in politics for a long time and does not know much about military and political affairs, he has been responsible for the management of the Han family's property for a long time. He can still handle the accounts here. He secretly sighed that Han Qian had to maintain a scale of 20,000 people in Tangyi.
In terms of the establishment of troops and horses, how can an investment of one million yuan in food be enough?
Investing one million yuan in food every year may not be enough!
In addition, Han Qian also asked Han Daoming and Han Daochang to fight for a special privilege for the old Zuo Guangde Army in the court, that is, all the old Zuo Guangde Army generals who participated in the Jinling War were willing to be re-enlisted and reorganized into the Tangyi Army.
The military service period was calculated from the time when they joined the Chishan Army or Zuo Guangde Army. The ration fields that were not fully granted before, or those who lost the ration fields due to various disputes, could be re-awarded or replenished from Tangyi according to the new standards.
This also means that the earliest group of people from the old Zuo-Guangde Army will be able to complete their three-year military service by early next year and transfer to the reserves...
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