Chapter 4 Xuzhou Suppresses General Manager, Pull Me
Yuan Shizhong was also very depressed. He accepted the imperial recruitment not only because he did not want his men to be completely digested by Li Zicheng, but also because the recruitment conditions offered by the imperial court were indeed very good.
Previously, the new Henan Governor Wang Han and the new Henan Governor Su Jing had promised Yuan Shizhong that as long as he surrendered, they would not only immediately entrust him with the important task of being the commander-in-chief of the army, but also send ships to take all the soldiers and horses of Xiao Yuan Camp to the north bank of the Yellow River.
Yuan Shizhong didn't care whether he was given the post of Commander-in-Chief. He mainly thought that once he crossed the Yellow River, Xiao Yuan's camp would not be afraid of being pursued by the invading army. At that time, he could do whatever he wanted. Be it governor or inspector.
Well, nothing can be done to him.
However, when Yuan Shizhong really rebelled against the Chuang Army, Henan Governor Wang Han and Henan Governor Su Jing immediately performed a "Sichuan Opera Face-Changing" drama.
Although they agreed to accept the surrender of Xiao Yuanying and said they would petition the court for Yuan Shizhong to be granted an official position, they demanded that Yuan Shizhong must first kill one of Li Zicheng's important generals or civil servants and present his head to prove his sincere surrender.
As for sending ships to pick up people and horses, we will discuss it after surrendering.
Yuan Shizhong and his civil and military officials were greatly disappointed. How could the imperial court go back on its promise like this? Even the post of commander-in-chief, which Yuan Ying had not paid much attention to before, according to Liu Xiucai, who went to Lanyang County on the north bank of the Yellow River to visit him, said,
He actually became a general!
He was chased by Li Laiheng again in Yingzhou. Although this little tiger had very little qualifications, his troops were too luxurious!
During the Battle of Yingzhou, Yuan Shizhong felt that there was no problem with his command. Although the small Yuan camp suddenly rebelled against the Chuang army, the mentality of the whole army was still very confused and the morale was relatively low. However, Li Laiheng's army, which was catching up at that time,
The number of troops was only five to six thousand, less than half of Xiao Yuan's camp.
Only then did Yuan Shizhong have the confidence to use his superior troops to fight a defensive and counterattack battle of annihilation in Yingzhou:
He first methodically built many fortresses in the dangerous surroundings and at the ferry crossing of Yingzhou. This was the strategy of "defending danger but not defending the city" that he learned from the troops in Henan;
Yuan Shizhong then divided his troops into two wings and sent nearly 2,000 cavalry to make very bold detour maneuvers on the flanks of Li Laiheng's pursuit force. He tried to use this surprise force to cover Li Laiheng's retreat. After the pursuit force failed to attack the enemy, Yuan Shizhong
Yuan Ying could switch his offensive and immediately annihilate the pursuing troops of the intruders.
But Yuan Shizhong never expected that the tactic of "defending danger but not defending the city" was originally proposed by Li Laiheng. He probably expected that the pursuing troops of the intruders would lack heavy weapons and have weak attack power, so he deployed such a large defensive counterattack
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In fact, the Huguang Chuang Army has been equipped with a new type of small red barbarian cannon. Although its caliber and weight are relatively low, it is a relatively lightweight red barbarian cannon. However, due to the overall design absorbing the missionaries' artillery module experience, it is relatively lightweight.
Although it is small in weight, it can exert a power that surprised Yuan Shizhong.
The small Hongyi artillery of the Chuang Army was more balanced in terms of weight and power than the old models of the Ming Army. The ratio of the dimensions of the gun body to the inner caliber of the artillery included the ratio of the wall thickness to the caliber.
The design of the ratio of barrel length to diameter is more reasonable.
In the case of reduced weight, the power of the artillery has not weakened, but has increased.
The fierce bombardment of the new artillery that accompanied the camp caused the unprepared soldiers of Xiao Yuan's camp to retreat one after another. The outflanking troops, who Yuan Shizhong had high hopes for, also lost in the cavalry battle on the flanks. This was not because of the three obstacles of the Chu army.
How clever the wall cavalry were in terms of tactics and organization was mostly due to the fact that the horses, equipment, and combat enthusiasm of the warriors were higher than those of their opponents.
The final word was made. It was the "Ting Army" who completely defeated the psychological defense line of Xiao Yuanying in the Battle of Yingzhou.
After Yuan Shizhong's defensive counterattack completely failed, he made a desperate move and even threw all his own soldiers into the battlefield, trying to use his superior strength to create a powerful and intensive infantry charge on the local battlefield.
But unfortunately, he ran into the defense line of the Ting army, and was killed by the new blunderbuss, which was more powerful, had a longer range, and had higher accuracy, and killed countless capable warriors.
Not to mention that some of the soldiers in the Ting Army have also been equipped with self-generated fire cannons with higher reliability and faster firing rate. Although the number is still small, this level of firepower is enough to inflict heavy damage on the Xiao Yuan camp that is about to collapse.
With a fatal blow.
Yuan Shizhong never expected that he would suffer such a disastrous defeat when he used more than 10,000 troops to defend and counterattack against Li Laiheng's pursuing troops of 5,000 to 6,000 troops.
Seeing that the already very low morale of the army was completely collapsing, Yuan Shizhong had no choice but to flee to Bozhou in panic with his cronies. The dirt and dust kicked up by the horses' hooves obscured his sight, as if there was a barrier of dust and mist, and Yuan Shizhong could not see it.
When the road ahead was clear, several more artillery shells fell on the crowd of Xiaoyuan camp, beating some of the bravest soldiers into several pieces.
Yuan Shizhong fled for a long time and a whole night before he managed to escape the pursuit of the intruders. Along the way, there were dead and wounded soldiers from Xiao Yuan's camp everywhere. Some of them had already died, and the blood from their wounds had condensed into purple and brown.
, black. Some are still breathing their last few breaths, and their eyes that have lost their vitality but have not yet been closed reveal expressions that survivors cannot understand.
Others made hoarse hoarse sounds, begging for a sip of water from their comrades or the enemy. This water was so important to them. These warriors who were once part of the Central Plains Army only needed a sip of water.
But Yuan Shizhong could not satisfy them.
A few lonely trees and some makeshift shelters cast their shadows clearly on the ground, but the soldiers of Xiaoyuan Camp rarely had the opportunity to get their shade.
The hot sun shone directly on them, and the armor seemed to be burning, sticking to their flesh. Their skin seemed to split, and their throats were so thirsty that they seemed to smoke. But this bitter heat,
The feeling of thirst only begins after a tense fight is over.
After escaping for a long time, Yuan Shizhong finally found a river. The soldiers rushed to the river beach to scoop out water to drink. Some people did not have pottery bowls or leather pots with them, and they had no time to find other utensils.
He couldn't wait to pick up the unclean water with both hands, drank it in large gulps, and then rushed to his dying comrade to let him taste the remaining liquid.
The horses they led were more flexible than they were in stretching their necks or wading into the river and burying their mouths in the water to take a hearty drink. This seemed to replenish the boiling water and blood lost in a tense battle between man and horse.
, bringing them supreme enjoyment. Some soldiers simply found a stone pillar to sit on, took out the dry food they brought with them, and ate it with water.
Yuan Shizhong himself also drank a bag of water and ate some dry food. The soldiers led his horses to drink water by the river. He personally watched by and prevented him from drinking too much. Many generals gathered around him,
Following his order, Yuan Shizhong's brother Yuan Shitai was the first to ask:
"Brother, what are we going to do next? When will the imperial court send a boat to take us to the north bank of the Yellow River? If we continue to stay here, we will definitely be completely crushed and eaten up by the intruders!
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Others tentatively mentioned Li Zicheng's generosity and generosity, saying: "The Chuang Army sent us a lot of documents. The few literate scholars said that the documents seemed to be written by the Generalissimo himself. It seems that the Generalissimo meant that as long as
When Mr. Yuan goes back to Kaifeng, everything can be forgotten, and everyone will still be the same good brothers who drink with a big bowl, eat a lot of meat, and divide the money with a big scale."
Yuan Shitai dismissed it: "Bah! Li Zicheng is a hypocrite, look at how Cao Cao was manipulated by him? Cao Cao's camp was almost wiped out by the intruders. Our little Yuan camp must not end up like Cao Cao's camp.
The fate of."
However, some people think that the "end" of Cao Ying is not bad, and they can't help but retort: "So what about Cao Cao? He is now the deputy commander of the Chuang Army, and the generals of Cao Ying have also become commanders of thousands, several
Isn't it true that a general with ten thousand people is more powerful than a bandit before? If King Li Chuang founded the country in the future, everyone would be the founding hero!"
"Stop talking! How could Li Zicheng found the country? What kind of thing is he!"
Yuan Shizhong spat hard. He didn't think he was any worse than Li Zicheng. In terms of the military discipline of Xiaoyuan Camp, his use of troops, and his recruitment of literati, how could he be worse than Li Zicheng? Why should he be inferior to Li Zicheng?
Woolen cloth?
The current embarrassment of Xiaoyuanying is all because the current situation is not in my favor. If it was Xiaoyuanying who took the lead in conquering Luoyang back then, then the one giving orders in Kaifeng now must not be Li Zicheng, but King Yuan Chuang himself.
But Yuan Shizhong's imagination cannot change the dilemma that Xiao Yuanying is in now. It is even difficult for them to survive now!
After Xiao Yuan's camp retreated to Bozhou, most of the people's hearts had dispersed. Although Yuan Shizhong relied on several rivers to the west of Bozhou and set up troops along the river banks, the morale of Xiao Yuan's camp was sluggish and they had no fighting spirit. It was impossible to resist.
Stay away from Li Laiheng's aggressive offensive.
In desperation, he had no choice but to write to Xuzhou and Guide, hoping that Chen Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of the Henan Army in Xuzhou and Guide, could lend a helping hand. For this reason, Yuan Shizhong even gave up the independence of Xiaoyuan Camp and became Shi Kefa or Shi Kefa.
A team under Chen Yongfu.
Alas, why bother?
Wasn't Yuan Shizhong's original purpose of rebelling against the Chuang Army to preserve the independence of Xiaoyuan Camp?
However, neither Shi Kefa nor Chen Yongfu would provide much assistance to Yuan Shizhong. Unless Li Laiheng directly attacks Xuzhou and endangers the survival of the entire Xuzhou Suppression General, in that situation, Shi Kefa could risk attracting a large-scale invasion force.
Due to the risk of attack, Xiao Yuanying was recruited under his command.
Yuan Shizhong couldn't help but feel despair in his chest!
Will Shi Kefa and Chen Yongfu give him a hand?
I can only hope that the Xuzhou Suppression Force will help him out!