After several days and nights of continuous marching, Suizhou's army took advantage of the dense forests at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains to effectively cover up its raid. Without Song Yihe noticing, they set out from Niuxin Village and bypassed the control of Huang'an County.
The North Road's Dachengguan, Baishaguan, Shuangshanguan and other Dabie Mountain passes quickly reach the Sanjiang Mountain area northwest of Macheng County.
The terrain of Triangle Mountain is abrupt and steep, and it is densely forested. It is a good place to hide and station troops. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the anti-Mongolian war was unfavorable, the Huguang Red Scarf Army lurked here many times, resting their troops and waiting for the opportunity.
Changes occurred, and now Li Laiheng also made full use of the strategic location of the Triangle Mountain, allowing the main force of the Breaking Army, with nearly 7,000 soldiers, to quietly occupy an extremely advantageous combat position.
The officers and soldiers had not yet realized that the wasp's waist connecting their siege troops and the siege camp was being exposed to the flanks of the intruders. Song Yihe thought that the gentry in the city had already raised troops and were preparing to welcome the officers and soldiers into the city.
And the flag of the rebel army that was suddenly erected on the city wall was probably Mei Zengzhi's cunning plan?
"The rogue bandits are still in Suizhou. Even if Little Thief Li has the skills to become a flying general, he will not be able to cross the Dabie Mountains and descend on Macheng from the sky. I guess this is just a cunning plan of Thieves Mei, a delaying tactic. The gentry in the city must have raised troops.
We were fighting for the city gate, but the Mei thieves were unwilling to surrender, so they came up with this trick in an attempt to frighten the officers and soldiers. How could you fall for such a clumsy trick?"
Song Yihe had no idea of the subtle changes in the situation in Macheng. He insisted that the collapse of the defenders was imminent, and ordered his subordinates to supervise the battle. Dozens of defeated soldiers who had fled from the city wall were executed on the spot, and he also ordered his own soldiers to pass on the order:
After opening the city, troops could be carried out to plunder the city for three days, in an attempt to stimulate the morale and fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers and realize Song Futai's hope of seizing the city.
It's just that the officers and soldiers felt that since the gentry was about to open the city, they really didn't need to go to great lengths. If they risked their lives on the eve of victory, wouldn't it be their turn even if the governor really promised to launch a massive plunder?
So these people should be working hard, but they are still working hard.
This is nothing short of the best news for the defenders on the city wall. Once the red team has captured both factions of gentry in the city, who are fighting and fighting, the most intuitive negative impact is that even a large number of leaders and generals who originally led the defenders have disappeared.
Although the members of the red team all dare to fight against the elite, they lack the experience of organizing troops to fight, and they do not have the prestige accumulated by the local gentry for a long time. Even if they rush to replace the arrested gentry as officers, they will not be able to exert their full power as a defender.
All combat power.
Under this situation, the Macheng garrison could almost only rely on the villagers to fight on their own.
The regimental warriors and rural soldiers who lacked war experience were in danger even when dealing with the officers and soldiers who had low morale and spent a lot of time working abroad. The army's artillery fire continuously bombarded the city, and the defenders who lacked officer organization were really difficult to make a strong response.
Most of the time they can only be beaten passively.
The city wall was hit by solid artillery shells, with sand and gravel splashing everywhere. The village soldiers were injured by the shelling everywhere, and the bloody soldiers were wailing in agony. There were also several defense lines that had been boarded by officers and soldiers. If the red team members had not acted as a fire brigade and concentrated blunderbuss to fire,
The shooting shocked the officers and soldiers who boarded the city for a while, and Macheng was almost captured.
While the war was in progress, under the urging of Song Yihe Fubiao, more agile chieftain soldiers climbed the ladders to climb the city. These Miao Yao cave soldiers from Shizhou Guard climbed the city like flying and immediately captured the city wall.
A large number of officers and soldiers surged up behind a position. The defenders could not hold on, their positions faltered, and almost collapsed.
Song Yihe, who was watching the battle at the bottom of the city, saw that officers and soldiers had planted flags on the city wall. He was ecstatic and cheered: "Our army is victorious!"
At this time, he felt that the battle situation had become one-sided and victory was a foregone conclusion. In order to let his direct soldiers take the lead, he finally no longer made any reservations and put the Fubiao soldiers who served as the general reserve team into the siege.
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At this moment, the sun is rising high, and the sunlight shines on the city wall, showing a pale white color that is almost yellow.
The declining defenders and soldiers fell on the city wall one after another, and many regiment soldiers who had lost control of their officers had already fled down the city. The red team, who served as the fire brigade, was hard-pressed to fight with four hands, and could not stop the collapse no matter what.
The power of the dam.
The officers and soldiers outside the city formed a large horizontal line, charging forward without any reservation. The bright armor of Fubiao's elite soldiers shone in the sunlight, and the massacre after the city was broken made every officer and soldier's face look blank.
A flush of ferocious faces rose up all over the place, and everyone's eyes revealed greed, joy and fanaticism.
The siege queue of the officers and soldiers was like a crescent moon, encircling it in a semi-arc from the northwest of Macheng to the south of Macheng. The artillery fire was rapid, flying rocks splashed down, and the shouts of the officers and soldiers were like the surging tide, sparkling and floating due to the earthquake.
The Ming army flags in the center were like countless clouds, overlapping one another, making the defenders tremble.
"Song Yihe's offensive has reached its peak."
On the side of the landscape of the "Beacon Falls" in Triangle Mountain, Zhang Pizhu came back with two junior colonels. The war horse stopped in front of Li Laiheng's temporary headquarters. The overly young general stopped and said to the young commander: "
The officers and soldiers have already attacked the city in full force, and almost no one is left in the besieged camp. Song Yihe has no vigilance and vigilance on the outside of the battlefield. This kind of troops is simply not as good as Yu Dazhong and other local bandits."
Although Zhang Pili is very young, he has experienced as many wars as the governor of the Song Dynasty. He also followed Guo Junzhen to defeat the separatist forces in the Dabie Mountains. His overall view and vision of the battlefield have been greatly expanded. In a few words
This will clearly analyze the battlefield situation.
Except for Bai Jiuhe who stayed behind in Suizhou, almost all the other generals and close associates of Huguang's invading army were dispatched. This also shows that Li Laiheng attached great importance to the jute battle situation.
Although Fang Yiren was not born in the military, he already liked military affairs and could ride a strong horse. At this time, he was also riding a war horse. He also put away his commonly used platinum fracture fan and picked up a pair of bows and arrows.
He smiled and said: "Master, this is a God-given opportunity to conquer Handong in one battle. If God doesn't take it, you will suffer the consequences. If you don't welcome it at the right time, you will suffer the consequences. I also ask all the troops to attack immediately."
Li Laiheng took a deep breath. Through the intelligence network of the Red Team and Kendeji, he also roughly knew that Song Yihe had gathered more than 10,000 elite soldiers in Huangma County. If they fought head-on in a positional battle, less than 7,000
The invading army is certainly no match for the official army.
These six to seven thousand people can be regarded as his entire wealth built up over several years!
Song Yihe had transferred most of Xiangyang's garrison, and Zaoyang was within easy reach. However, Li Laiheng gave up Zaoyang, which the invasion army planned to capture, and led all his old troops across the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains on an expedition to jute. The purpose was to
The purpose was to attack and destroy the main force of the Huguang official army in one fell swoop.
His goal is not only to use the Shenzhuang military coup to seize the land and households in Huangma, Huang'an and Macheng counties, which can be taken at any time, but the most important goal is to annihilate all the mobile forces of the Huguang official army!
But it is somewhat fanciful to think of wiping out more than 10,000 officers and soldiers with less than 7,000 soldiers and horses.
"Xiongli, are you ready? I have given you the command of the largest infantry. To intercept the officers and soldiers, we must not let one soldier slip through the net. Once there is a mistake, even if we capture the jute, we will inevitably have to pay for it. Zhang Xianzhong and Gezuo Wuying had nothing to do to make wedding clothes."
Li Laiheng handed over the largest infantry unit of the Suizhou Chuang Army to the command of Guojun Town, which showed that he valued Guojun Town more than Gao Yigong, who served as the Deputy Envoy of the Chuang Army.
He did not think it would be difficult to lift the siege of Macheng or even severely injure Song Yihe's officers and soldiers. What Li Laiheng was most worried about was that if most of Song Yihe's main force could not be annihilated in one go, then although the invading army could seize the two counties of Huangma, they would have to expand further. It is very difficult to control the forces. Although there are insufficient officers and soldiers to attack, the defense of the city can still make the invading army particularly difficult.
Moreover, once the news of Juma's victory spreads, Zhang Xianzhong and Gezuo Fifth Battalion, who are roaming on the east side of the Dabie Mountains, will most likely return to Huguang to compete with Li Laiheng for territory.
It is necessary to expand the power of the Suizhou invaders to the point where they can resist their invasion before Ge Zuo returns to Han Dynasty in the Western Camp.
"Absolutely no problem." Guo Junzhen felt no pressure at all. He nodded carelessly, raised his whip and galloped into the ranks of the army without even saying a few words to Li Laiheng.
Li Laiheng was stunned for a moment. He, Fang Yiren, Gao Yigong and others looked at each other. Finally, he smiled mockingly and sighed: "I have great confidence in Xiongli, but he should say a few more words."
Gao Yigong walked up to Li Laiheng, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a calm and powerful confidence: "It was you who made the decisive decision, and now the army can have such a favorable attack situation. I think this battle will be won. Leghorn, don’t worry too much.”
"I understand. The elite cavalry of the Chuang Army are responsible for attacking the central army and even capturing and killing Song Yihe. I am worried that I am not careful enough in waving the flag, so I still have to take on the task of Brother Yi Gong."
Unfortunately, what Li Laiheng was thinking was that if Shen Zhuang's military reform was delayed for another month and the war started after the military reform he had planned in Suizhou was initially implemented, then he would have 100% confidence in annihilating all Song Yihe's troops.
But the current Suizhou Breaking Army is still a fairly old-style army. Even compared to the more elite troops in the official army, it has no special advantages.
Sigh... There are many water networks in Huguang. As long as he is given enough time, builds a large water wheel, and uses the efficiency of the hydraulic forging hammer, Li Laiheng is confident that he can raise the overall equipment level of the Chuang Army to a higher level in a short period of time, thus defeating Song Yihe. no problem.
He also had to laugh at himself, how could there always be a 100% victory in the world? He still lacked the courage and courage to risk everything and defeat the enemy in chaotic battles. He always wanted to pursue a completely stable situation, but he lacked the courage!
"Shiwei, the gun and artillery teams are going to completely destroy the siege camp. What's left... Pi Fu, you and Aizhuo, you two teams stay behind and attack the enemy's formation with my Chinese soldiers."