At Xiaopingjin Ferry near Mengzhou, the left and right victory-defending troops transferred from Luoyang were crossing the river to go north.
The vanguard formed a formation outside, trying to drive away a group of approaching Xia soldiers.
"Zhang Shensi, what did Zhang Quanyi do? You let the Xia thieves run wild and hurt my morale." The military envoy Huo Cun was a little annoyed and shouted directly: "My sons, follow me."
Hundreds of soldiers responded to the order with a roar, armed with long swords and swords, and marched into the wall.
"The sword of the fifteenth school strikes the Hu north, and the Qiangge and Yanzhu are sent to the corner of the city." Huo Cun held a walking bow and shot with just one shot. A hundred steps away, the Xia Army's first military academy turned over and fell...
"Kill the thief! Kill the thief!" The sergeants' morale was greatly boosted and they shouted one after another.
Huo Cun, Zhu Youyu, Xie Yanzhang and others all have records of shooting to death enemy generals or insulting people from a very long distance with one arrow from far below the city tower.
The general is so courageous, the general is so brave, and the swords and swords in the hands of the soldiers seem to be sharper.
The attacking Xia army's mounted infantry were also very fierce. There were only a few hundred people on both sides, so they went head-to-head and killed each other without any nonsense.
Huo Cun shot another arrow, killing a military academy member who was carrying a flag.
"Boom!" The two sides collided directly.
Mo Dao, heavy sword, spear, and big axe, these are the most favorite sword-and-bloody fights among the warriors of the Tang Dynasty. It depends on who can't hold on, and who can't bear the casualties.
Hot blood splashed on the river beach sand and quickly seeped into the earth.
The severed limbs and arms were chopped off and mixed with the flying heads.
No one retreats, no one is afraid of death, there is only a fight between men with their lives as the bet.
"All the Xia thieves must die!" Huo Cun took the lead and killed two Xia soldiers one after another. The blood covered his body, as if they were evil ghosts.
The soldiers of the Baosheng Army had suffered heavy losses at the hands of Yu Oritsugu. At this time, they were all eager for revenge and stepped forward bravely, regardless of casualties. They were completely exchanging lives for lives.
The numbers of both sides decreased sharply, and in the end, the Xia army's infantry finally dispersed.
Hundreds of Xia Army cavalrymen skimming the formation in the distance got on their horses, began to accelerate slowly, and charged forward.
"Dang, Dang, Dang!" There was a sound of clanking near the ferry, and the soldiers who were waiting for the pursuit of Baosheng stopped suddenly and began to organize their slightly scattered formations to form a formation to face the enemy.
The Xia army's cavalry circled far away and then returned.
Huo Cun was so angry that he threw his helmet on the ground and said angrily: "Where are our cavalry?"
The Xia cavalry army only made one move, and they were forced to give up the pursuit.
Seeing the Xia thieves retreating back to their own formation, You Paoze handed the gathered horses to them. A group of people got on their horses and roared away, making Huo Cun even more angry.
"Grandma!" Huo Yanwei hurried over.
"You were the one who asked people to hit the hammer just now?" Huo Cun asked.
"yes."
"That's right." Huo Cun nodded: "If the formation is scattered during the pursuit, the thieves may take advantage of it. Well done. Next time we fight, you will continue to plunder the formation for my father. The golden drum flag will be controlled by you.
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Many generals of the Bian Army, such as the three brothers Huo Cun, Guo Yan, Wang Zhongshi, and Zhang Guiba, like to personally lead their troops to the front line to kill the enemy, and use their bravery to lead the soldiers to kill the enemy, so they are invincible in the field.
Of course, you often walk by the river without getting your shoes wet. Historically, Guo Yan and Huo Cun personally pursued and killed the enemy after a great victory, but unfortunately died in battle. Wang Zhong's army attacked the Yunbing camp and was hit in eight or nine places.
Trauma, I lay in bed for a month.
Among them, Guo Yan was the most outrageous. Xu's soldiers came to fight with 5,000 soldiers, but he only had 2,000 soldiers. He directly led his men to charge and defeated Xu's soldiers. During the pursuit, he was hit by a stray arrow and died...
"Master, each army is crossing the river one by one. After gathering, where will they go? Heqingye? Jiyuanye?" Huo Yanwei asked.
"How do I know?" Huo Cun said helplessly: "Pang Shigu was the commander of the capital, Zhang Shensi was the formation commander, Zhang Cunjing was the You Yi commander, and Zhang Quanyi was the grain commander. I don't even know what these people are doing.
What are you doing? The thieves are riding around and there is no way to drive them away."
Huo Yanwei: "..."
Pang Shigu, Zhang Quanyi and others were eating fish.
In the three cities of Heyang, Emperor Xuanzong led water into the pond to raise yellow croaker(?). The fish in Heyang are naturally very delicious. As the landlord, Zhang Quanyi was entertaining Pang Shigu and his party.
"The primary goal of this expedition is Heqing. Capture this place and block the Xia thieves' way out from the east." Pang Shigu looked very arrogant as he ate fish and meat.
He has been fighting for so many years and has fought many battles involving tens of thousands of people. He was only defeated by Sun Ru and won all the others. Hedong generals such as Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Shi Pu and Shi Yan were no match for him.
Recently, Xu Zhen was conquered, and the limelight was slightly overshadowed by Zhu Zhen, the first general of the Bian Army. He was highly trusted by Quanzhong, so he was entrusted with important tasks.
"Pang Du is about to take action, and the Xia thieves will naturally be captured." Zhang Quanyi smiled and cheered: "However, the direction of Huaizhou is also very important. I heard that Li Hanzhi accepted bribes from Shao thieves and wanted to organize his troops to go south..."
"The commander-in-chief did not order me to attack Zezhou." Pang Shigu was unmoved and said: "Zhang Shensi is in Jiyuan and your younger brother is in Huaizhou. Can't he stop Li Hanzhi and Qi Banzhang?"
Qibizhang led the Feilong Army of Xia thieves out of Taihangxing, and repeatedly attacked and harassed Huai. Meng already knew this. But Pang Shigu did not intend to devote his energy to this aspect, because the Dongping County Prince was concerned about the direction of Heqing.
Before the expedition, Pang Shigu was given an opportunity by Zhu Quanzhong, who promised to attack Heqing by land and water. When he was a boy, he followed Zhu Quanzhong to fight with Zhu Zhen and others. Zhu Quanzhong also trusted him very much and took care of him, so he was devoted to him and regarded him as his father and brother, obeying his words.
Zhu Quanzhong said that "it seems possible to attack by land and water", so he attacked Heqing by land and water and made it the focus of his strategy. The Huaizhou battlefield was under the command of the formation envoy Zhang Shensi. He led tens of thousands of Yamen troops to garrison in Jiyuan and Huaizhou.
There are also large armies in the Zhiguan area. If they can't stop Li Hanzhi and Qi Bizhang, they might as well go home and farm.
"General Pang Du is the commander of the capital, so he naturally has a good strategy. I made a mistake." Zhang Quanyi forced a smile and raised his glass to apologize.
Pang Shigu drank it all in one gulp and said: "You don't have to worry about the Xia thieves' cavalry. Zhang Cunjing is the envoy of Youyi. I have ordered him to lead the army to catch people and drive out the thieves from Heqing to Heyang.
Riding. In more than a month, the Qin and Qing rivers will rise again, and the ships can go straight into the river to transport troops and food without any worries. On the Huaizhou line, you only need to defend the city. When I defeat the army of Xia thieves in Heqing, I will raise my troops.
Went north and took care of Qi Binzhang and Li Han together.":.
These words were spoken with great courage and full of confidence in fighting. Pang Shigu looked down on Hu Zhen and others. He had a lot of soldiers, but he only defended. Can the Xia thieves be driven back by defending? He Luo survived for three days.
It’s New Year, has the summer thief left?
"The victory army is ten thousand, the majestic army is ten thousand, the Kuangwei army is fifteen thousand, the flying dragon army is eight thousand, and the cavalry army is nearly five thousand. With these fifty thousand people, the thieves of Xia are bound to be defeated." Pang Shigu added.
He did not mention the 20,000 strong troops on the left and right. These were siege troops, not elite field troops, mainly composed of people surrendered from the seven states of Cao, Pu, Xu, Su, Hao, Shou and Chu.
In addition, there are more than 40,000 Tutuan countrymen who were temporarily conscripted. Xuzhou was newly acquired, the prefectures and counties were broken, the farmland was barren, and the people had no food and clothing. However, the Xu people had a strong martial arts style, and they trained a lot during the off-season, so they might as well conscript them into the army.
We need to support them first, and there is no need to give out many rewards. It is enough to give their families rations. After the battle is over, Xu Zhen will almost have food, and then let them go home to farm.
Pang Shigu looked down upon these people in the field, but they could still come in handy for attacking, defending, and transporting supplies.
The entire army has a total of 110,000 infantry and cavalry, and there are naval forces on the river to assist. It is bound to capture the Heqing area.
Zhang Quanyi calculated silently.
Bianzhou has almost no soldiers, at most 10,000 or 20,000. There are still 20,000 horses to defend Erzhu. Field battles are no problem, but they can only be defended with the cooperation of state and county soldiers.
The front line of Xuzhou is probably only controlled by 20,000 people. If Yang Xingmi goes north, the situation will be worrying.
There was no way out for this battle. It was an overwhelming force. Those local warriors from outside the town would die if they surrendered. However, once the 48,000 foot and cavalry Yamen troops were lost,
But everything collapsed.
Prince Dongping looked very bluffing when he saw that he had an army of 200,000, but can you imagine that only 50,000 troops could be annihilated to lead to an overall defeat?
Zhang Quanyi took a deep breath and stopped thinking.
Nowadays, the only people in the world who are qualified to mobilize more than 100,000 troops for war are Zhu and Shao. It is impossible for Li Keyong to assemble such a large number of troops on one battlefield. He does not have the strength.
Zhang Jiye, Zhang Quanyi's son, listened silently and felt goosebumps all over his body.
He is also a warrior, and of course he also wants to command a hundred thousand troops and defeat Fang Qiu. This is a man's deepest dream, and sometimes it is more exciting than wealth, mansions, and beautiful concubines.
"Guo Yan's troops will be left to you." Pang Shigu put down his chopsticks and said: "There are still two thousand state and county soldiers in the city. I heard that Zhang Situ recruited three thousand more refugees to join the army. There are six or seven thousand people.
, enough to defend three cities."
"Don't worry, Pang Du. The three cities of Heyang will be patrolled day and night to ensure that they are not lost." Zhang Quanyi responded.
"That's good." Pang Shigu nodded and said: "The armies have not yet been assembled. As soon as they all cross the river, they will march westward. The food and grass needed by the army also need to be taken care of more."
"My son follows the industry." Zhang Quanyi shouted.
"Sir." Zhang Jiye stood up.
"The storage, allocation, distribution, and transportation of grain and grass will be left to you. No mistakes will be made." Zhang Quanyi said seriously.
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