After a night of silence and no movement, Xiao En returned to the city, Yang Yizhong set up camp, and even Zhang Maode didn't know what method he used to silence the big families in the county who had been mortgaged by him...
And as the city specially sent some wine, meat, melons and fruits, everyone inside and outside the city was safe and sound after all.
Not only that, early the next morning, Yang Yizhong continued to raise his troops to march eastward, and there was no need to say anything in the city.
In the next two days, the two thousand Imperial Guards marched carefully, passing through Jingdezhen, turning to Guanshan Town, and then to Wushan, arriving at the bank of Jishui, and preparing to cross Jishui from Beixinqiao behind Wushan to support the river.
Pingyin front line downstream on the opposite bank.
However, Yang Tongzhong's flank insertion only ended here, because Zhang Rong, the leader of Liangshanbo and the Dongping Prefecture garrison who was fighting fiercely ahead, finally personally sent a "military order" to ask Yang Yizhong, the fish that had slipped through the net, to stop.
By the Jishui River, no one is allowed to advance without authorization, otherwise he will treat them as enemy troops regardless of whether they are straight or detours, officers, officers and thieves.
Yang Yizhong was completely helpless, but he was still angry to death.
By the way, when he came to Jishui at this time, he had already investigated clearly and knew that the battle ahead was fierce... Zhang Rong concentrated almost all the power of Shuibo Liangshan and Dongping Mansion, and personally led no less than 20,000 people, relying on Pingyin
With the convenience of the city, they were constantly fighting with the Puppet Qi around Pingyin. On the Puppet Qi's side, Liu Yu's eldest son Liu Lin led more than 20,000 Jinan soldiers, and Puppet Qi Marshal Kong Yanzhou led more than 10,000 Yanzhou soldiers. They had slightly more troops, so they were more powerful.
great.
And to be honest, among these three people, Zhang Rong and Kong Yanzhou are really capable people in terms of morality and stance, and Liu Lin is not a fool... What's more, as things have come to this day, just like Wang Boyan, the Prime Minister that day
As said, the leaders of the Pseudo Qi, no matter where they are, there is no way to retreat, so they will never be careless in the military.
As for Zhang Rong, not to mention that he is recognized as an invincible person on land these days. Even on land, he was also a famous hero in Jingdong in the past. Not to mention that this person has always reported the incident caused by Kong Yanzhou's betrayal.
His defeat is regarded as a great humiliation in his life... And once such an emotional figure in the world becomes ruthless, how violent will he be?
Therefore, these three people fought on the front line. Although they only lasted less than ten days, they were going back and forth, setting up ambushes to attack, setting up strongholds to control the city, and burning the earthen fortresses. It was extremely lively.
But then again, with such excitement, to put it another way, the two sides have been in a fierce confrontation.
It stands to reason that as long as Zhang Rong lets go of his worries and allows Yue Fei to lead a considerable number of troops across the Wenshui River, it will be a natural victory, and the clean victory that Zhao Guan's family expected can be achieved.
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Just letting Yang Yizhong's two thousand elite soldiers go to the front line to participate in the battle may bring some surprises.
However, isn't it that this Liangshan bandit leader has always been extremely prejudiced against the government and the army? Isn't it that he regards that defeat as the greatest hatred in his life, so much so that he even felt ashamed to meet Yue Fei after the defeat?
So, back to the present, the two thousand Imperial Banzhi can be effective or have a big effect in a battle situation involving tens of thousands of people. But if Zhang Rong is really angered and goes for it, I am afraid that it may really be in the battle situation.
There were no bones left in the millstone. As the imperial commander, Yang Yizhong led the most basic armed force of the Zhao family. He only came to see the blood and participate in the battle to temper the troops, but he did not want to risk the entire army without principles.
Thrown out.
In other words, the troops can be thrown out, but they must be valuable... As a close confidant of the imperial family, Yang Yizhong was very aware of the Zhao family's certain philosophy on the army.
So, Yang Yizhong chose to stay in Wushan, on the northwest side of Jishui running from southwest to northeast, and set up camp in front of the permanent pontoon bridge that is convenient for marching at the foot of Wushan, which is the famous Beixin Bridge...
He also sent military information documents to Yue Fei, the central capital further south (across Jishui River and Wenshui River) for liaison and reporting.
However, after waiting for three days in the scorching heat, instead of waiting for the messenger who originally thought he would be able to return in three days, he was greeted by a heavy rain, and during the heavy rain, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived.
Let's say that the weather suddenly changed that day, with heavy rain and darkness. At noon, suddenly a troop of troops marched from the north of Ziji River at great speed, passed through the southern range of Wushan Mountain, went straight to Beixinqiao, and then ran into the camp of Yuzen Banzhi.
above.
The two sides suddenly met in the rain, each was shaken, and a fierce battle quickly broke out.
For the incoming troops, they could naturally take action directly when encountering the defenders at this critical juncture. As for Yang Yizhong, he realized the purpose of the incoming troops almost immediately. Zhang Rong had already exhausted all his strength at this time.
, so the incoming army must be the Puppet Qi or Jin army, and this trip must take advantage of the heavy rain to cross the river, circle back and outflank Pingyin, in order to completely annihilate Zhang Rong's main force.
Back in front of us, although it was daytime, the weather was dark in the rain, the roads were muddy, and the flags were not displayed, so the battle started with the most intense and brutal hand-to-hand combat.
Yuqian Banzhi suddenly joined the battle, but because he failed to put on armor in time, he encountered hundreds of combat casualties. However, the sacrifices of these troops and Yang Yizhong's decisiveness undoubtedly bought valuable time for the follow-up troops.
.So when the follow-up troops were armored and prepared, and troops of ten and centurions poured out of the barracks, the battle quickly turned around.
Sophisticated armor, high-quality and complete weapons, well-selected soldiers, the protective effect of the camp, the advantage of terrain information brought by being stationed here for several days, and more importantly, the chaos brought by the rain, plus Yang Yizhong's commanding command,
The Imperial Banzhi, who had reacted, exerted his combat effectiveness to the extreme. On the contrary, countless incoming troops were blocked under Wushan Mountain, facing the small but exquisite camp, blocked by the terrain of the southern range of Wushan Mountain.
But it caused them to lose their biggest numerical advantage.
At the same time, the running attacks and chaotic fighting under the rain led to serious command confusion. As a result, the incoming troops had no idea what the fighting was going on ahead, and they just poured troops into the battle one after another.
So, in the summer rain, on the banks of Jishui and on the side of the bridge, the sounds of iron tools interacting with each other, the sounds of wailing and crying, the shouts of killing, and the sounds of wind, cloud, thunder and lightning that took the initiative anyway, created a kind of mixture.
It's a heart-wrenching battle sound.
Coupled with the bloody smell that could not be covered by the rain, the Song Army camp guarding Beixin Bridge instantly turned into a flesh and blood mill.
Throughout the afternoon, rain poured down continuously, and amid lightning and thunder, corpses piled up and began to gradually block traffic. In the end, it became the main factor that slowed down the intensity of the fighting.
As evening approached, the sky gradually darkened, and the incoming troops finally had to give up the battle due to line of sight problems. The Imperial Banzhi could only light a torch in the camp and shout hard, hoping that his injured Pao Ze would take the initiative to call for help... But that was not the case.
That's all. In the blinding rainy night, coupled with the intense fatigue, cleaning the battlefield undoubtedly became a luxury. After a period of chaos, I don't know how many people were rescued.
However, precisely because of this, the next morning, the rain continued to pour. As soon as the sun appeared through the clouds, the Song army, which had gained a little mobility, immediately took action and began to quickly clean up the battlefield.
Yang Yizhong also led A early back to the camp where the fiercest fighting was yesterday to conduct inspections.
However, under the dim light of the early morning, he was shocked to find that in the camp where it rained constantly, the water flowed under the pile of corpses, forming a gurgling waterway, and then turned to Jishui, but there was not much blood in it.
It's not that there's no blood.
In fact, almost every time the imperial squad members who were roughly cleaning the battlefield and trying to find their own casualties opened a corpse, there would be obvious blood stains blended into the rainwater on the ground, but it was soon diluted and turbid by more water flow.
, and then disappeared.
In other words, if the corpses were not still piled up in the camp, if there were still wounded people still wailing, if it weren't for the dilapidated camp and the messy ordnance right in front of us, the heavy rain that had not stopped that night would have completely wiped out all traces of yesterday's fierce battle.
Covered.
And just when Yang Yizhong was staring at the water under his feet in a daze, suddenly, a particularly horrifying scream sounded from not far away, which shocked the surrounding imperial guards who were roughly cleaning the battlefield. But soon,
These people returned to normal.
As for Yang Yizhong, who had not disarmed all night, he stood still and turned a deaf ear, just staring at the water under his feet in a daze.
"control……"
In the slightly lighter rain, Zhai Biao, carrying a knife with a gap, appeared from where he was wailing before, and approached him, but he looked ferocious. "Let me ask clearly, even though it is mixed with many Jin people's clothes,
But they are not from Jin, nor from Jinan Prefecture, nor from Yanzhou Kong Yanzhou, but from Qingzhou Li Cheng, the total number is no less than 20,000! And they did not come along Jishui, but they followed Li Cheng after the war.
Du Yan, the leader of Mizhou under his command, went directly to Liaocheng, Hebei Province, changed the Jin flag there, and went to Daming Mansion to find some old Jin clothes and armor, and then suddenly crossed the river the day before yesterday and came here."
Yang Yi suddenly woke up and thought thoughtfully: "Building a plank road in the open and secretly visiting Chencang... Li Cheng didn't go to Yizhou, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Instead, he had already discussed it and came to this surprise force, but he happened to meet us.
...I will send this matter immediately to Pingyin Zhang Zhenfu and Zhongdu Lieutenant Yue!"
"Here!" Zhai Biao responded, but did not move.
In the pouring rain, Yang Yizhong took a step forward, raised his knife again and looked at his head: "What else?"
"The thief was in pain and said a lot." Zhai Biao still looked ferocious. "This time Li Cheng's army numbered at least 20,000, and they came from the Yellow River..."
"I already know." Yang Yizhong looked as usual. "Didn't you just say that too?"
"Control, what I mean is..." Zhai Biao opened his eyes wide and faced. "If Li Cheng's troops are crossing the Yellow River from Liaocheng, the nearest and most convenient place to cross Jishui is Beixinqiao here. There is no reason for him to divide his troops.
Downstream, Huajiakou crosses Jishui, which is close to Pingyin. The disadvantage is that it will be discovered by Pingyin's army... But on the other hand, if it is blocked today and a sneak attack fails, it must be a strong attack. Then Li Cheng will probably divide his troops.
We crossed the Jishui River from many places and forcibly surrounded Pingyin."
"I know this too." Yang Yizhong's expression remained unchanged.
"Control," Zhai Biao gritted his teeth and said again. "Although we won the battle yesterday, we still had few soldiers. We lost two to three hundred brothers in the first encounter. This was only the size of Li Cheng's former army of Du Yan's six or seven thousand men, and Li Cheng's former army Du Yan had six or seven thousand men.
Most of us were about to arrive as soon as we saw it, but the rain today is worse than yesterday..."
"Zhai Laojiu, what on earth do you want to say?!" Yang Yizhong finally became impatient. "Advice in the military should be straightforward."
"Control, I don't mean to withdraw the troops and then sell Pingyin's back to Li Cheng for nothing. Although Xiao En from Yanggu is a good guy, he can't do such a thing... I want to say, can we withdraw to
On the other side of the river, defend across the river?" Zhai Biao's words caused several commanders around him to move their heads.
In fact, not only these officers, but also Yang Yizhong also fell silent for a while.
Defense across the river is not only as simple as effectively reducing the impact of the inferior force, but more importantly, it can effectively avoid fighting. The imperial squadron is so elite. If you have the advantage of crossing the river and guarding the bridge with peace of mind, you can almost
In an invincible position.
In addition, another thing is that when necessary, that is, when Pingyin Zhangrong is surrounded or the entire army is defeated, the remaining more than a thousand squads can retreat southward calmly.
, crossed the Wenshui River to join Yue Fei.
Therefore, doing this seems to be the most appropriate, because he can protect the entire army to the greatest extent.
But soon, Yang Yizhong made up his mind and shook his head: "No!"
Everyone paused for a moment.
But Yang Yizhong did not hide it, but made the truth clearly:
"Although the rain is light, it has not cleared up. It is difficult to monitor clearly across the river. Once we cross the river to defend... If I were Li Cheng, I know that all of these soldiers and horses are equipped with armor and are extremely elite. It would be difficult to attack by force, so I left only a few
The small force acts as a suspect, and then the big army sneaks directly downstream and forcibly crosses Huajiakou... By then, won't our two thousand squads be vacant? And if we stay on this side of the river, Li Cheng will at least have to be monitored by the big army, and we may not even be able to survive.
Raise all the troops and devour us during the day. In this way, although we are in a critical moment, we can play a big role in the overall situation!"
All the officers were startled, and then they woke up one after another. However, after many of them woke up, they looked hesitant again.
"I know what you are thinking." Raindrops dripped from the edge of the armor. Yang Yizhong continued to hold the knife and looked around, speaking in front of everyone. "You think I am betting all the official's two thousand squadrons on the Jishui River?"
, beside my mountain, but in fact it was not for that reason... because you must not forget that the reason why the puppet Qi soldiers and horses launched this offensive was because they thought that Yue Taiwei's troops were being reorganized and fell into civil strife, so they dared to act recklessly
Give it a try and take Dongping Mansion. In other words, the Yue Taiwei Department was not included in this false pretense, and it was not even included in us. Otherwise, why did we suddenly meet yesterday? But you and I both know that,
Lieutenant Yue's troops can go to war, and we are here too! In other words, the overall situation of the war in Dongping Prefecture lies with the Huangsong Dynasty! So as long as we can hold on for two or three days, Lieutenant Yue please stop worrying about Zhang Zhenfu's situation.
If we send troops directly, Pingyin will definitely be victorious. There will also be reinforcements here, and Li Cheng will have to leave! On the contrary, if we retreat to the other side of the river at this time, we may ruin the overall situation! And if that happens, after we go back
How can we face the Shangguan family?"
At this point, Yang Yizhong drew his sword and spoke coldly to the surrounding officers: "After I have finished speaking, from now on, we are no longer allowed to discuss the matter of crossing the river. We will guard the camp and protect the bridge with peace of mind. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
After all, he had participated in several bloody battles and was a proud and powerful general. When he heard this, he didn't say anything more and just bowed his head to accept the order.
However, Yang Yizhong here had just finished conveying his decision, and before everyone could take a break, as expected, when the rain abated slightly, a large number of soldiers and horses wearing golden military armor came to attack at high speed, and became a paste in the rain.
The darkness casts a shadow over one's heart...
Moreover, although it is summer, the impact of rain is still too great. At this time, the Song army in the camp has just prepared, but the Puppet Qi troops camping outside have already launched an attack. It can be seen that they should have received the most powerful force from the enemy.
The pressure from above is a last resort.
So, they have to pay a price for it.
ps: Starting from today, I will start a new life and write my book with peace of mind. Last month, I wrote 140,000 words, and this month I will complete the update of 150,000 words...
Then I asked again, am I really too old? Or are you too young? Anyway, no one has watched "The Fisherman" and "The Plum in the Golden Lotus"? Xiao En and Zhang Maode...