In terms of being able to make soldiers fight to the death, Zhu Huan should be the best in Jiangdong.
Even Zhu Ran, who has been guarding Jiangling City all year round and is on the front line, cannot focus exclusively on the front.
Therefore, in the previous battles when Sun Quan marched into Huainan, Zhu Huan's tribe was often used as the retreating force, which often made the Wei army fearful and did not dare to pursue them. Qin Huang, the fifth battalion general who was appointed by Zhu Huan as the vanguard, dared to attack Shouchun alone. The reason is that the three thousand soldiers under the command are all elites under Zhu Huan.
Based on what he had in mind, even if he ran into the Wei army, he would still be able to fight.
If nothing can be done, it is not difficult to retreat.
But what he didn't expect was that the person the governor came out to rescue in Shouchun was Sun Li, the governor of Wei Yangzhou, who was famous for his courage. He once drew his sword and dismounted to kill a tiger alone. Moreover, the five thousand soldiers and horses he supervised were killed in the process. During the busy farming period, they were still kept in Shouchun City as a mobile force on the Huainan front. You can imagine how elite they were.
But he said that Sun Li rushed all the way to Shaopei. After learning that the Wu army had retreated to Chengde garrison and settled in camp, he ordered the soldiers to rest for an hour, and then marched lightly to Chengde.
He planned to recapture this strategic location while the Wu army had only occupied Chengde for a short period of time and the camp was not yet stable.
As for what the commander of the Shaopi Navy said, the Wu army’s infantry and cavalry totaled nearly 20,000. We were outnumbered and outnumbered.
He didn't think about it.
Soldiers are more valuable than finesse, not many.
The Wu army had just experienced a hard battle and was already exhausted. The Wei army had a high chance of defeating the larger army with a small number.
Furthermore, if they abandoned their boats and fought fiercely ashore, how could the rats from the east of the Yangtze River be the enemy of the Wei army?
The two armies, both relying on something, met unexpectedly in the East Feishui River Valley.
A fierce battle is inevitable.
One side was recharging its strength, and the other was coming with courage. When the war started, both sides were evenly matched.
However, Sun Li, who had more troops, saw that the battle was stalemate and felt that his side could not fight for a long time. Otherwise, once the Wu army occupying the Chengde garrison learned the news and rushed to support them, they might be defeated and return.
Therefore, he worked hard and personally led his guards to charge into the battle.
Even if the war horse was injured in many places and fell dead, it still lacked the courage to transform into a leading soldier.
The governor of Yangzhou, who was an official and the governor of Yangzhou, was still so desperate, which naturally inspired the soldiers of Wei to fight to the death. After the battle lasted for an hour, the Wu army was finally broken into without a battle formation, which triggered the collapse of the entire army.
General Qin Huang of the Fifth Battalion died in the rebellion.
Of the 3,000 soldiers under his command, over a thousand were killed in battle, and the rest were either trampled to death or pushed into the Dongfeishui River and drowned. Only about 500 of them fled back to the Chengde garrison.
Yes, there are very few people who surrender in the face of battle.
In the land of Wu and Yue, there are also many heroic and heroic people.
The young Zhu Huan used his salary and family wealth to support the officials and support the nurses and soldiers. There were few betrayers under his command who were greedy for life.
It was precisely because of this that Sun Li gave up the idea of defeating the army and sweeping into Chengde. Seeing that the Wu army was so brave and fierce, he no longer had much hope that he would win with a small number against a large number.
Instead, he hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield, transferred his troops and returned to Shaopi Water Village.
Later, Zhu Huan's military commander arrived.
Knowing that Qin Huang, the general of the fifth battalion, was defeated and died, he became even more angry.
But he had no reason to blame Zhuge Ke and Chen Biao's troops for not joining forces and marching north, let alone rushing to besiege Shouchun City alone. After much deliberation, he decided to let Zhuge Ke and other troops go together to attack Wei again. Shaopei Water Village. See if it is possible to seize Shaopei and enter Huaikou to plan for the Jiangdong navy to enter Huaihe.
It can be regarded as making up for his own mismanagement and avenging the fallen soldiers.
But his work was in vain.
Sun Li, who had transferred his army to Shaopei, had already ordered his soldiers to burn down the water stronghold and all of them moved to Huaikou to camp!
Perhaps, he knew in his heart that after the valley where the Dongfeishui River flows into Shaopei was occupied by Jiangdong, the Wei navy would not be able to compete with Wu's elite navy on the lake.
In this case, it is better for a strong man to cut off his wrist.
Let's gather our troops and horses to defend Huaikou first, and then make plans after the reinforcements arrive.
Zhu Huan, who had sought a battle without success, had no choice but to wait patiently for the arrival of the follow-up army, no matter how unwilling he was.
Two days later, one after another the soldiers and supervisor Quan Cong arrived.
After beating drums to gather the generals for discussion, he asked Quan Cong, Zhuge Ke, and Chen Biao to go north and camp at Shouchun City. He and Zhu Huan's troops launched an attack from Shaopei into Huaikou.
After seven or eight days of fierce fighting, they could not be evacuated.
Because of Man Chong, the supervisor finally arrived!
Although the strength of the Wei State was nearly half that of the Wu State, they relied on the favorable location of the camp and blocked Huaikou with iron chains, leaving the Wu State's naval forces with no place to use them, and they were not attacked for a while.
Break through worries.
There is no crisis in Shouchun City for the time being.
At this time, Wang Ling had already recruited back all the soldiers scattered in various counties, about four thousand.
Moreover, the city had sufficient supplies and supplies, and with the help of the two thousand cavalry from the North Camp on the other side of the Huai River, they rushed outside the city to respond in a horn-like manner. The Wu army did not dare to attack the fortress with all their strength. It was still possible to just defend the city without losing.
Unable to let his navy enter the Huaihe River to isolate Shouchun's reinforcements, Lu Xun gathered his generals again to discuss and adjust his tactics.
It was the Wei navy that left the entire Cong Division to garrison the Chengde garrison and guard Shaopi into Huaikou. He himself supervised the rest of the soldiers and horses and marched to the foot of Shouchun City to be trapped.
It is worth mentioning that he also asked Zhu Ji's troops who were originally camped outside the new city of Hefei to return to the old site of Hefei City to protect the soldiers and young men who came from Lujiang County to build the city!
The meaning behind this arrangement was understood by both Wei and Wu generals.
Lu Xun planned to besiege Shouchun City for a long time and wait for Wei Luoyang's central army to arrive for a fierce battle in order to encircle the city and bring reinforcements!
Therefore, the three strategic locations of Hefei Old City - Hefei New City - Chengde garrison point were connected in series to protect the passage for the Wu army to transport grain by boat.
In other words, this war may be protracted.
If we only look at it from a strategic level, Lu Xun's current approach is quite similar to that of Sima Yi, who was trapped in the fortress of Ganyin in Hexi Province and took advantage of the battle situation "to wait for the enemy to win".
In other words, the deduction and scheduling of battles that can determine the fate of the country are roughly the same.
right!
Jiangdong is gambling on the fate of the country this time, and has the chance to win with all his troops!
Excluding the necessary troops of Zhu Ran, Zhuge Jin, Lu Dai, and Pan Jun to guard the Jingnan front, Lu Xun, who was still worshiped as the Grand Governor, led nearly 90,000 troops into Huainan, almost all the counties in Jiangdong.
All the soldiers and horses were looted.
Moreover, when he and Sun Quan were planning, they used the Battle of Hanzhong as an example, claiming that this battle was "all their efforts were accomplished in one battle"!
When Zhaolie Liu Bei and Wei Wu Cao Cao competed for Hanzhong County, Bashu did not give up even if it reached the point where "men should fight and women should luck".
Because there is no Hanzhong in Bashu, there will never be a day to leave Shu!
The same is true in Jiangdong today.
Without Huainan, Wu would never have the opportunity to enter the Central Plains.
Therefore, once this battle begins, no matter whether the Shanyue commanders in the rear gather a crowd to attack the counties, no matter whether women are required to transport grain and fodder supplies, etc., we will never stop until Shouchun is captured and all south of the Huai River is captured!
