Chapter 106 Shaohu Shuai breaks through the formation (1)
Li Laiheng and others had been surrounded in the Shangcai Camp for nearly a day, and more than 2,000 vanguard troops led by Luo Dain and Luo Yanqing also gradually arrived at the outside of the battlefield.
But by this time, the Baoding soldiers' long encirclement, shallow trenches and temporary fortifications had almost been built. Compared with the previous time when Gu Kecheng broke through the formation, the encirclement was many times stronger.
When Luo Yanqing heard that Li Laiheng was surrounded in the camp, he still did not believe in evil. Regardless of the dissuasion of Luo Daien, Li Shuangxi and Dang Shousu, he led his own cavalry to charge again. As a result, in addition to increasing casualties, Lianhu became more powerful.
The first line of defense failed to break through.
The official army also tried to attack the vanguard army several times, and successively captured several wooden fences built by Luo Dain, Li Shuangxi and other troops, and captured and killed hundreds of coalition soldiers, achieving considerable results.
Yang Wenyue considered that Shangcai Camp was very strong and Li Laiheng and other troops were extremely stubborn, so he discussed with Hu Dawei and decided to besiege Shangcai Camp first, cut off the food and water sources of Li Laiheng's troops, and wait for it to collapse, and then the main force would be transferred over.
Attack the vanguard army that is not yet firmly established first.
Hu Dawei did not fully agree with Yang Wenyue's opinion. He believed that repeatedly changing the battle objectives was not conducive to the overall situation, so he persuaded him: "The intruders who are surrounded by the camp are the most elite among the thieves. They are actually a group of thieves."
The thief has been trained for more than ten years to become a cunning and sophisticated thief. Now the thief is surrounded in the camp, unable to escape, and is almost destroyed... As long as the leader of this group of thieves is eliminated, the thieves on the periphery will definitely be frightened.
There will be a tendency to collapse without a fight."
He pointed in the direction of Cai Camp and said forcefully to Yang Wenyue: "I heard that the thief in the camp is a traitor from Henan and is called Mr. Li. If we capture and kill this thief, we will definitely frighten the enemy. If we drive out the thieves outside, it will be like this
It is as simple as searching a bag to retrieve something, and the situation that has been in solution for the bandits for ten years will be completely relieved."
Hu Dawei had a keen sense of tactics and his opinions were relevant to the battle situation, but Yang Wenyue had other considerations.
What Yang Wenyue thought was: Li Laiheng and other troops were trapped in the Shangcai camp and were ready to be captured. Therefore, the key was to kill the bandits on the outside first, otherwise the bandits in the camp would be wiped out first. When the time comes, the bandits on the outside would disperse.
The poisonous people are also spreading throughout Henan, and it is very difficult to suppress them. How about taking advantage of the opportunity when they are concentrated here, and try to kill and injure the elite intruders as much as possible, so that you and other rogue bandits will know their methods.
In addition to military considerations, another factor that affected Yang Wenyue's judgment was the imminent arrival of Fu Zonglong, the governor-general of the three sides, with his army. Although both of them were governors, the governor-general of the three sides was in charge of the Qin army, and his status was more critical to him than the governor-general of Baoding.
If we don't seize the opportunity of going to Shangcai and kill more bandits, when Fu Zonglong arrives, we may have to give him the lead in the overall campaign of suppressing bandits in Henan.
Therefore, he knew that Hu Dawei's suggestion was pertinent, but he still insisted on his opinion and said: "General Tiger, if the intruders in the camp engage in a trapped beast fight, we may not be able to capture it in a while. If the thieves on the periphery if
If we take the opportunity to attack my flank, the situation will become even more troublesome. If we don't clear out the perimeter first, cut off the reinforcements of the thieves in the camp, and then cut off its food and water sources, and use recruitment methods, I believe that the thieves will take the initiative to offer the head of the canal leader and surrender under the camp gate.
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Hu Dawei's brows were already knitted into the Chinese character "Sichuan", and he felt increasingly uneasy: These were the more powerful bandits, and where were the bandit commanders such as Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai? If Li Luo's soldiers arrived,
I am afraid that Ruyang has already fallen, and the Baoding soldiers will not only lose the opportunity to annihilate the enemy, but also have no choice but to escape to the north.
Although the Governor of Baoding was his superior, in fact most of the military officers at the rank of General Soldier were domineering at this time. People like Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong and others did not obey the Governor's orders.
If Hu Dawei had a tougher personality, he could have completely ignored Yang Wenyue's order and led his troops to attack the camp by force. However, Hu Dawei was one of the few decent people among the generals in the army. He was also Lu Xiangsheng's old subordinate.
During the Battle of Julu, he and another commander Yang Guozhu were among those who fought to the death.
He secretly sighed in his heart, feeling that the opportunity to suppress the bandits was about to be missed, but due to his character and style, he still bowed his head to Yang Wenyue and agreed to surround only Shangcai camp and mobilize the main force to attack Luo Daien, Li Shuangxi and others on the outside.
When he gave the order, the deputy generals Feng Dadong and Zhang Pengyi were a little hard to understand, especially since Zhang Pengyi's elite soldiers were killed and wounded a lot by Hao Yaoqi and Gu Kecheng. He held a grudge and was about to take revenge, but why did the knife edge turn to the other side?
However, Hu Dawei was very strict in governing the army. Even if his subordinates were engaged in guerrilla warfare, senior generals with first-class deputies who dared to disobey his orders would be taken to the central army tent and whipped.
Therefore, even if the Baoding generals had any ideas in mind, no one dared to speak out, and they were reduced to mediocre people who followed suit and lacked opinions.
The troops of the invading army who were defending in the camp soon discovered that the intensity of the army's attack on the camp dropped sharply. Li Laiheng rushed to a watchtower and saw the change of flags of the army from a distance. He was surprised and said: "The great power of the tiger has been violated."
What's so stupid? You don't pick the ripe fruit, but the last knife hits my Brother Shuangxi?"
The Chuang Cao coalition forces surrounded in the Shangcai camp consisted of three troops: Li Laiheng, Yang Chengzu, and Gu Kecheng, with a total of about 1,500 people. Gu Kecheng's troops originally suffered many casualties when they broke the formation and entered the camp, so the defenders
The main forces of the battalion are still Li Laiheng and Yang Chengzu.
Due to the lack of new Hongyi artillery, their two troops were also killed a lot by the government troops. On one occasion, Zhang Pengyi, the deputy general of the Baoding army, led the advanced soldiers to seize the gate of the military camp. Fortunately, Li Laiheng listened to the advice of the army who was familiar with the tactics of the government and the army.
Ma Bao suggested digging a hole behind the gate and filling it with stabbings, and concentrated the entire battalion's cannons and artillery to counterattack, and then the camp gate was recaptured.
The rebels fought fiercely from morning to evening. They carried very little food, and there was not much food left in the military camp. It would not be long before they were really going to run out of food and water.
Hu Dawei suddenly transferred a large number of attacking troops, which really gave Li Laiheng a big breath of relief.
However, Gu Kecheng did not feel optimistic. He said worriedly: "Hu Dawei transferred the troops to concentrate his troops on attacking Shuangxi and the others. Shuangxi and the others are no better than us who can use Shangcai's original military camp for defense. They can rely on
They only have some temporary fortifications. I'm afraid that although Shuangxi's troops are larger than ours, they may be defeated faster."
Hao Yaoqi turned to look at Li Laiheng and suggested: "Commander, why don't we gather the cavalry and take advantage of Hu Dawei's opportunity to mobilize the troops to charge at him again? Or wait until the Baoding soldiers and Shuangxi fight to the death, and we can charge at him again."
The back of the officers and soldiers?”
After Hao Yaoqi finished speaking, the faces of the generals in the camp were all eager to fight. Yang Chengzu, Gu Kecheng, Ma Bao, Zhang Pilu and others all looked at Li Laiheng.
But Li Laiheng was hesitant. He knew that the physical strength of the rebels in the camp had already reached its limit, and the horses were in particularly poor condition due to the lack of bean cakes and bundles of grass.
At this time, a cavalry unit was gathered out of camp to counterattack, and it was very likely that they would kill the officers and soldiers.
But if he stands still in the Shangcai Camp and waits for the officers and soldiers to defeat Luo Dain and Li Shuangxi, then I am afraid that the morale of the rebels in the camp will completely collapse. Even though he is extremely powerful, he will not be able to lead the defeated troops into battle.
Alas, when will Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai arrive?
If they don't come, the entire vanguard army will become a dish!
Li Laiheng made up his mind, looked around, and said decisively: "You have all exhausted your physical strength. Going out to fight back now is equivalent to death. I firmly disagree! You all stay in the military camp and guard it for me!"
Hao Yaoqi replied angrily: "Damn it, Commander, do you want me to sit here and watch Shuangxi being defeated?"
Hao Yaoqi was an indifferent person and spoke straightforwardly. Li Laiheng didn't take it seriously. He unsheathed his tiger-headed waist knife and raised it above his head, shouting loudly: "My soldiers have never left the stronghold to charge into battle before, so their physical strength is well preserved."
Brother, wave the flag, you all stay in the camp, Zhang Pizhu and I will lead our troops out of the camp to counterattack!"
Li Laiheng's words surprised everyone, because everyone knew that although Li Laiheng's archery, horse riding, and archery had been trained by Liu Fangliang, he was not really known for his martial arts and bravery during the camp invasion.
Let Marshal Shaohu personally go out to fight back... What if he gets stuck in the formation?
Hao Yaoqi, who had been so outspoken just now, immediately panicked when he thought of this. He was used to Li Laiheng coming up with ideas and making decisions. If there was no handsome young tiger... he would really have no confidence.
However, Li Laiheng has always been open-minded and open-minded on the surface, but in his heart he is self-righteous and arbitrary. He cannot tolerate the opposition of Hao Yaoqi and others. He immediately arranges for Gu Kecheng and Yang Chengzu to take charge of defense, and then prepares to lead his troops.