Of course Ma Shixiu knew that one of the tasks assigned to him by Zuo Liangyu was to make Zuo Mengeng famous.
Therefore, when he heard that Zuo Menggeng was going to lead the troops in person to meet the White Army, he did not feel it was inappropriate and immediately flattered him: "Young Marshal, if you lead the troops in person, you will definitely succeed immediately."
If Qin Liangyu was leading the army, he might not dare to be so trusting. After all, there is a saying that Jiang is old and hot, and he actually knew how capable Zuo Mengeng was.
However, as for Ma Xianglin, although he is known as "Xiao Ma Chao", he is more of a brave man and lacks the sophistication of Qin Liangyu.
And five thousand versus fifteen thousand are still infantry, so what if they are brave? Here is the strength. To say brave is just nice to say, but to say ugly is just reckless!
At this time, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but be very happy when he heard Ma Shixiu's words. Even Ma Shixiu said this, so this battle is absolutely safe!
So, he immediately wanted to lead the troops and set off, but looking at his back, Ma Shixiu was still a little worried, so he hurried over and told Zuo Mengeng: "Young Marshal, fifteen thousand versus five thousand, crush them with strength.
That’s it, there’s no need to use any strategy, that would make the White Army look too highly favored. Just cover it with bows and arrows, and then let your men charge in and kill!”
In other words, in simple and easy-to-understand terms, that means passing directly with a!
Ma Shixiu was afraid that Zuo Mengeng would want to show off his abilities and cause some trouble, so he gave this special warning.
Zuo Mengeng listened, although he was a little unhappy, obviously he didn't believe what he meant! However, Zuo Liangyu had warned him many times before setting off, asking him to listen to Ma Shixiu and not to interfere with the command.
Therefore, after hesitating for a while, he finally said: "With only five thousand soldiers, how can we use any strategy? Don't worry, Uncle Ma!"
Later, Zuo Mengeng was afraid that if Ma Shixiu continued to nag, it would appear that he was a little too incompetent. Therefore, he quickened his pace and left quickly.
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The city of Chongqing is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the land route is only one line of Futuguan. It has thousands of walls and thousands of winding walls, and the two rivers are bundled like ribbons. It is actually an area with a choke point. If you can defend the whole city, you will be safe.
Coming from the direction of Chengdu, Futuguan is a place that must be passed through, a place that must be defended, and a must-win for military strategists.
After Zuo Menggen led his army to Futuguan, he did not refuse to defend the pass.
Defending the natural danger and using superior forces to defeat the weak White Army, this is a fool who knows how to do this!
He wants to make a name for himself, not be a mediocre person like this that everyone can do!
Therefore, Zuo Menggeng led his troops forward and directly faced the White Guard Army. According to his words, he did not give the White Guard Army a chance to breathe. He took advantage of the White Guard Army's lack of horses and exhaustion from the long march to defeat them.
White pole army!
In theory, this seems to be no problem!
So, on the way from Futuguan to Chengdu, at noon, the two armies met.
Don't worry, when this happened, Zuo Mengeng remembered Ma Shixiu's instructions and didn't mess around. When he saw the white-pole army, he went over.
The rain of arrows clears the way, and the tactics of the sea of people are adopted.
In Zuo Mengeng's imagination, there were only five or six thousand soldiers with white poles. They fired randomly and killed the second group first. Then the army rushed in. Well, we could call it a day.
Unexpectedly, most of the Baigan Army who were covered by the rain of arrows were fine. After the arrows hit the soldiers of the Baigan Army, they hung on their bodies, which did not prevent the Baigan Army from continuing to charge in formation at all.
"What's going on?"
This thought was not only shared by Zuo Mengeng, but also by other rebel soldiers!
The difference between them is that Zuo Menggeng could be surprised when he was still in the rear, but the rebel soldiers did not have much chance to be surprised, because the two sides charged and soon fought hand to hand.
Then, Zuo Mengeng was dumbfounded again!
Looking at the battlefield, an idiom appeared in his mind: hitting an egg against a stone!
It's not that those with fewer soldiers are eggs and those with more soldiers are stones, but the other way around!
As soon as the lines of the two armies came into contact, the White Army's troops were still unstoppable and marched forward bravely; but the rebels' side was like paper.
, quickly turn and move forward.
Zuo Mengeng was still confused and couldn't figure out what was going on, so he was caught by his personal guards and fled back to Futuguan.
He was confused all the way!
After all, Zuo Mengeng has followed his father Zuo Liangyu for many years. He has personally experienced and seen many battles. However, he has never seen a battle like the one just now.
Those white-pole soldiers seem to be descended from the gods and cannot be beaten to death? Are their own men just made of paper?
Doesn’t it mean that the Baigan Army is no longer viable?
Then Ma Xianglin is known as "Little Ma Chao", and even his subordinates are so courageous that they can't be beaten to death?
The rebels who escaped could not find their generals or soldiers. They formed a chaotic mess at Fotu Pass. By the way, the rebels who stayed behind at Fotu Pass were also dispersed.
For a moment, it was absolutely a mess of words.
At this time, Zuo Mengeng also quickly asked his bodyguard to find someone to ask about the situation. What happened in the battle just now?
Confused, inexplicable, what the hell?
However, at this time, the Baigan Army did not withdraw its troops. Instead, they took advantage of the victory to pursue it and began to attack Fotu Pass in one go.
Originally, Zuo Mengeng didn't take it seriously. Fotuguan is a natural danger, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It would be a dream to conquer Fotuguan, unless the white-pole army can fly!
As a result, just when he thought about this idea, he was stunned again.
Because, the white pole army really can fly!
The reason why the White Gun Army is called the White Gun Army is because this army uses white pole spears (spear) as its main weapon.
This kind of white pole spear is a weapon created by Qin Liangyu based on the local terrain characteristics. It is made of strong white wood (does not need to be dyed) with a long pole, equipped with a bladed hook on the top and a hard iron ring on the bottom. During combat, the hook is
It can be cut or pulled, and the ring can be used as a hammering weapon. When necessary, dozens of spears connected with the hook and ring can be used as a tool for climbing mountains and walls. Cliffs can be climbed instantly, making it very suitable for mountain warfare.
And where is the Baigan Army? Shizhu is not far from Chongqing!
When She Chongming, the Xuanfu Secretary in Yongning, Sichuan (today's Xuyong), rebelled and seized Chongqing, Qin Liangyu led the Baigan Army to capture Fotu Pass.
Now, although Ma Xianglin is leading the army, he is still very familiar with the attack on Fotuguan. He doesn't even need Ma Xianglin to command, the officers and soldiers of the Baigan Army know what to do to attack this dangerous pass!
Following the defeated soldiers, they rushed to the front of the pass. Even if the gate of Fotu Pass was closed in time, they linked their weapons to the battlements and climbed up directly.
And this scene happened to be seen by Zuo Mengeng, and he was dumbfounded again!
Is this a human? This is a monkey, right?
He was shocked, and so were his men.
Especially Zuo Mengeng's men, who were specially allocated to him by Ma Shixiu, are considered elites. And these elites are not natives of Sichuan, but outsiders. Seeing the behavior of the White Gun Army, I have never seen it before.
I was stunned.
By the time they came to their senses, the White Guards soldiers had already climbed up to the top of the city and started killing.
At this time, the advantage of armor came to light again. The strong defensive power made it difficult for the White Guards soldiers who climbed up first to be counterattacked by the rebels on the top of the city, so there were more White Guards soldiers.
Rush to the top of the city...
The morale of one side is high, the other side is in shock, the organization is still disrupted, there are no military orders, and these rebel soldiers are used to escaping. They have perfectly inherited their commander's ability to be the first to go when he encounters a tough opponent. There is not much resistance.
They all ran away.
Seeing this situation, Zuo Mengeng's subordinates immediately pulled Zuo Mengeng and ran away.
In a confused and inexplicable way, Zuo Mengeng lost even before he could recover.
The Baigan Army captured Fotuguan and immediately opened up land contact with Chongqing City.
When the defenders at the top of the city saw the White Guards coming back, they all burst into cheers!
As a Chongqing native, who doesn’t know about the Baigan Army?
If other officers and soldiers come, they may still hesitate, wondering what will happen to the officers and rebels?
However, Baiganjun, there is absolutely nothing to say!
Wang Xingjian, the prefect of Chongqing, cried with joy: With the arrival of the White Army, Chongqing will be saved!
Suddenly, when people in Chongqing saw the Baigan Army, they felt as if they were seeing relatives!
No, Wang Xingjian lost all the restraint of a civil servant and directly supported Ma Xianglin as he entered the city, saying repeatedly: "Well done, well done..."
Apart from that, nothing else can be said.
However, in a short period of time, the Baigan Army did not have the strength to fight anymore. They marched continuously, and after rescuing Chongqing and storming Fotu Pass, they had to rest and recuperate.
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On the rebel side, Ma Shixiu was dumbfounded when he saw Zuo Menggeng returning in embarrassment with his remaining soldiers and defeated generals.
At the beginning, he thought that there was a mistake in the military report. Instead of five thousand white-armed troops, there were fifty thousand. However, even so, he could not figure out that if there was a Buddha map to pass the natural barrier, it would be as if it was gone.
Just lost it?
At the first moment, he wanted to imitate Zuo Liangyu, and when the situation turned bad, he immediately switched over.
But soon, he figured out the truth of the matter and regained his composure.
No, he also comforted Zuo Mengeng and said: "This battle is not a crime of war! The Baigan Army is local and has strong armor. These are not the fault of the young commander!"
Under this comfort, after Zuo Mengeng recovered a little, Ma Shixiu continued: "The White Army is just an infantry army, and now it has only captured Chongqing's land route. Chongqing is surrounded by water on three sides, and the rivers are full of our warships.
, we have internal support in the city, and the White Army’s troops are small after all, so this battle still needs to be fought!”
"Yes, yes, you are right!" Zuo Mengeng nodded quickly after hearing this, "This battle is just a small defeat. The balance of forces has not changed. The advantage lies with me, and I still have to fight!"
After he finished speaking, he said with a slightly ferocious face: "Chongqing must be captured!"
Although he was comforted by Ma Shixiu, he felt very shameless. Now that he still had the advantage, he naturally had to regain his face!