Shishu Cong garrisoned the troops at the mouth of the river.
The Huai River is not frozen and is still an excellent logistics transportation channel. A large number of transport ships come and go, the flow is endless, and the entire Wuokou Camp has almost become a super-large warehouse city.
There is no doubt that Yang Xingmi provided convenience, and at least a small part of the food, grass, and equipment were provided by him.
The Bian and Yang families have not formed an alliance, but they are already de facto allies in private. They have a close relationship. They cooperate with each other and even send a small number of naval forces to help. The trend is already very obvious.
Thief Shao is now a public enemy, support him first, and then everyone can argue about other things.
It was precisely because of this "inspiring" situation that Shi Shucong became bolder. Feisheng's army ran very fast, marched along the west of Huaihe River, and stationed in Xiacai County, Yingzhou. Shouzhou on the other side of the river was greatly shaken.
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The Huaining army, which was still able to organize many counterattacks under the pressure of the Huai soldiers, immediately became conservative and stopped fighting, focusing on defense. This made Zhu Yanshou even more aggressive.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Feisheng's army continued their efforts and defeated the Huaining army's Wei Shoujie Department near Yingshang County, forcing them to retreat to Ruyin. The situation became a bit delicate.
"The Art of War says, 'Those who do not know the shape of mountains, forests, dangers, and swamps cannot march; those who do not use rural leaders cannot gain geographical advantages.' When thieves enter Yingzhou, there are rural leaders who cover up the geographical advantages. If they attack them suddenly, the army will be disadvantaged.
." Standing on the Huai River embankment, Uncle Cong was filled with sorrow and sighed.
What he lamented was the deterioration of the situation in Liang, and what he lamented was the suffering situation faced by King Liang and Pang Shigu.
Shi Shucong had feelings for Pang Shigu.
When the King of Liang first came to Bian, Xuanwu's old army had an ambiguous attitude towards it and was not very docile. There were even rebel generals in Bozhou who established their own rule. The King of Liang wanted to mobilize his cavalry to fight Huang Chao, but Yang Yanhong and others went against it and dilly-dallyed.
In anger, King Liang ordered Pang Shigu to form five hundred cavalry, using those he could command!
Shishu Cong, who was born in Weishi County, Bianzhou, joined the army. Because he was good at riding and shooting, and was proficient in horse warfare and weapons, he became a junior officer as soon as he arrived, and then slowly became prosperous under the guidance of Pang Shigu. It can be said that,
Pang Shigu was kind to Shi Shucong, and Shishu Cong also respected Pang Shigu very much and was very worried about the situation he was facing now.
A hundred thousand troops were stationed at Yingshui, on the front line of Xuzhou. Caizhou on the left was fighting, and more than half of Yingzhou had been captured by the Huaining army from the north. If it continued to develop, the Xia thieves might attack Chenzhou.
Outflank Pang Shigu's retreat.
How does this work!
But Shi Shucong was not so courageous in risking his own life for Pang Shigu. He was definitely a great benefactor by helping a group of old superiors, but to what extent he could help had to be seen in detail.
"The Huaining army has Zhu Yanshou and Li Shenfu sending troops to drag them down. Zhe Si Lun must not dare to make any changes. Pass the order and move to Xia Cai. I will meet with Bi Zhang and Cui Hong for a while." His uncle Cong came down.
After reaching the river embankment, he got on his horse and headed west without looking back.
After receiving the order, Li Sian, who was transferred from the cavalry army to the heroic military envoy, realized that the war was coming and couldn't help but get excited.
He is a native of Bianzhou. He was a soldier of Yang Yanhong. He is tall and strong. He is good at using flying spears in horse battles and often kills the enemy with one strike. I don’t know how many military schools under Zhu Jin have suffered from this trick. He has achieved great success.
He rose to great fame, and then rose all the way to the top, and finally took charge of an army alone, and became the governor of Bozhou from afar.
"Where are the rabble from the Poxia Army?" Li Sian asked Yu Hou, the capital of the army, as he grabbed him.
"In old Yingyang County, I joined forces with Yang Shihou. Yesterday I received a report from Zhao Yan's army that he wanted to attack Ruyin."
"Zhao Yan?" Li Sian was stunned.
"It's Zhao Lin. Due to the disadvantages in the battle, he changed his name to get rid of the bad luck." Du Yuhou replied.
"There's no point in changing the name!" Li Sian said disdainfully.
Yang Shihou, that old cunning man, has made it clear that he wants to take advantage of Zhao Lin, and Zhao Yan is just playing tricks on him. I heard that he is constantly enlisting in the army, and the number of troops has exceeded 10,000. Where will the money and food come from to support the army? Either plunder the people of Yingzhou, or use it to break the Xia Dynasty.
The army was in Luoyandu, and Chen Xu could afford it anyway.
Li Si'an felt that if he met the Xia thieves in the future, he would definitely not be able to fight side by side with Yang Shihou. This man's character was so bad that he actually left Zhang Quanyi and ran away, and he showed signs of self-respect. If not for this, there would be no time to take care of him.
, heads have fallen to the ground long ago.
However, Shidutou believed that the current situation was difficult and that Yang Shihou's tens of thousands of people could strengthen his momentum, but now he had to make sacrifices with him.
Li Si'an couldn't agree with this. Yang Shihou was indeed very capable, good at running the army, and his fighting skills were acceptable, but most of the sergeants were new recruits, so it was okay to frighten bandits, but he had to reveal his secrets when encountering high-intensity fighting.
The main force of the Suzhou camp came out in full force. They were flying victorious and majestic. Each of the two armies numbered ten thousand people. The elite warriors of Xusu were selected to control the cranes. They were also very good at fighting. This amounted to 21,000 steps. They were still in various states along the way.
We have recruited more than 20,000 Tutuan peasants, totaling an army of more than 40,000. Isn't that enough to fight?
Getting involved with those who have ulterior motives and weak combat capabilities will only lead to being dragged into the water and losing the battle inexplicably.
I don’t know what Shidutou thinks, alas!
The Huai River flowed quietly, silently. Li Sian was in a daze for a while, and then left full of depression.
The army was marching in a meandering way, and there were many flags and flags. If Ding Hui were here, the funeral music and singing would be no different from a funeral procession.
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"General Wei, if you hadn't been from the Huaining Army, I would have killed you." In Ruyin County, Qi Bizhang's case of arrogance kept on sneering.
The combat effectiveness of the Huaining Army is really terrible. This proves the truth that military expansion is risky, and if you are not careful, the combat effectiveness will drop off a cliff.
In the battle of Yingshang County, Wei Shoujie was so arrogant that he actually fought with the Liang army in the field. The result was a huge defeat. He lost nearly half of his 5,000 men. After the defeated generals returned to Yingzhou with the remaining soldiers, his face was pale and he did not dare to fight again.
"Ahem." Cui Hong coughed and felt it was time to defend his subordinates.
He was appointed by Zhe Zongben as the military envoy of Yingzhou Town, Chen Su, the governor of Shenzhou, and Wei Shoujie, the general of the Huaining military office, were all his temporary subordinates. Now it is better to boost morale than to be too harsh.
"General Qibi, actually our army also has difficulties." Cui Hong said: "The troops going north are seriously insufficient. General Wei originally only had four thousand soldiers, half of whom were Huaixi Xiangyong. After organizing some Yingzhou defeated troops, there were only five thousand
The time for reorganization is still short, so when we encounter the old soldiers of Liang Army, we will naturally not be able to resist the enemy. In my opinion, there is sufficient food and grass in Yingzhou City, so we should focus on defense and not leave the city to fight with waves."
This actually means excusing myself.
The three troops heading north from Huaixi Town had few soldiers at the beginning.
Chen Su had 2,000 troops from outside the town, plus 2,000 troops from Shenzhou Township.
Cui Hong had four thousand troops from outside the town and three thousand brave men from Guangzhou. After entering Caizhou, he recruited many bandits and bandits into the army, and also recruited some soldiers. The total army exceeded ten thousand, but its combat effectiveness was not very good.
Now that Wei Shoujie has lost Yingshang, there are only more than 2,000 defeated troops with low morale. It is indeed not suitable to fight in vain. With more than 10,000 people relying on the city wall to strengthen their courage, they can defend Yingzhou and contain Xia Shishu Cong's troops. It is indeed very pragmatic.
strategy.
"Now that I know how much I weigh, I won't say much more. Just be careful, if something goes wrong again, no one can protect you." Qi Banzhang snorted and said, "I won't play with you anymore."
"Where is General Qibi going?" Cui Hong asked in surprise.
The more than 10,000 veterans of the Feilong Army are their backbone, how can they leave?
"What's the use of staying in the city?" Qi Bizhang asked: "If I want to accompany you to defend the city, why do I need so many horses and mules? Naturally, I will go around the rear of the Liang thieves and attack their weak points."
This is true. What is the biggest advantage of the Feilong Army? Mobility! Wouldn't it be a fool to give up mobility and become a city-defending infantry?
Since Shishu Cong dares to come out in full force, he must be given a taste of what it's like to ignore his head and body.
From Yingzhou, you can go north to Bozhou, and further to the east is Xuzhou. It is such an empty Happy Horse Land, and there are no troops that can fight. The elite Yamen Army has left, and there are at most some state and county soldiers in the area. In the Feilong Army
In front of them, there are simply chickens and dogs. They can only hide in the castle and tremble.
Qi Banzhang even planned to contact Liang Hanyong, Xue Li, and more than 20,000 people from the left and right wing of Feilong Army to gather together, break out of the small circle of Yingzhou, go to the periphery to fight on the move, and even try to capture several cities and disrupt the Liang people's rear area.
It's a pity that I can't contact Liang Hanyong now. I don't know what they are doing now, where they are stationing troops, and whether they are still in Puzhou.
I have long heard that Zhu Xuan has a bad attitude towards them and is likely to drive away the Feilong Army. I don't know if he has taken action yet. This is indeed something to worry about.
"If the Feilong Army creates a big situation in Xusu, it might cause Shi's uncle Cong to panic." Cui Hong knew that he couldn't keep Qi Binzhang, so he could only think of the bright side and heard him say: "Shi's uncle
Cong has been in Xu for a long time. I heard that many soldiers have taken their families to Xu and Su. If we can conquer Pengcheng and Fuli counties, capture the families of the rebels, and the Liang rebels will win, the majestic army will definitely be unstable, and maybe it will be defeated.
There are sergeants clamoring to return to the army, and the dilemma in Yingzhou can be easily solved."
"It's great if you think so." Qi Banzhang smiled and said, "Hurry and prepare food, grass and equipment for me. We will send out troops in two days. We will go to Bozhou first."
Of course, this is his strategy. If Zhe Zongben gives him an order to return to attack Chenzhou, he will obey it. But he feels that Chenzhou is not that easy to fight. If he cannot wipe out the Zhao family's Zhongwu Army, then he will It is difficult to threaten the Liang people from behind. In this case, it is better to find a way to severely damage Shi Shucong and tens of thousands of people, which may be more beneficial to the overall situation.
Now that Caizhou has been defeated, the situation on the southern front is very good. Although there is an unexpected incident of Shi Shucong leading the army to the west, the overall situation still has the upper hand. Yingzhou should focus on delaying and should not advance hastily.
On the twenty-third day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Qianning, Qi Bizhang led more than 10,000 Feilong troops to leave Ruyin and march northward. When they arrived at the old county of Yingyang, the entire army dismounted to invite battle. Yang Shihou, Zhao Yan, and Zhu Hanbin defended the territory. The city has strong walls and no one can get out.
Qibizhang then ordered to go north again, heading straight for Bozhou. Along the way, he made a big fanfare and the momentum was earth-shattering. He deliberately let Liang Jun see it to see if he could mobilize them.