The Zhou army launched a fierce attack on the hastily retreating Jianzhou Army from various fronts and directions.
In fact, using the word "retreat" is somewhat praising the Jianzhou Army.
The current Jianzhou Army is in chaos, with no end in sight and no way to organize it. Each general can only retreat or escape according to his own intention.
In addition to being able to arrange the retreat of the army at the beginning, it ended up being completely defeated. Running as fast as a marshal, as long as you can escape and run away, that is the most suitable strategy.
Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong met at Shalingdun, and it was only because Fei Yingdong left a section behind at Changyong Fort that they could barely stop You Shilu and He Kegang's troops who had been pursuing them, but they could only
If they can stop it for a moment, Changyong Fort will soon be lost, and the escape will have to continue.
Shaling Dun is a strategic location northwest of Changyong Fort, but no matter how important it is at this time, it is meaningless. No one can accept it, and it cannot be defended under this situation.
The best way now is to put as much distance away from the pursuers as possible and find a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack to block the enemy.
Ordinary forts were meaningless to the onrushing Zhou army with great momentum, and could not withstand it at all.
However, Shenyang is too big and the city is too complicated. If you choose to defend Shenyang, you may get into chaos as soon as you enter the city with your front foot, and you will be trapped in the city with your back foot.
Therefore, all parties in Jianzhou unanimously chose Tieling Acropolis as a stopping point.
The combination of Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong failed to change the situation.
You Shilu's army was in great momentum, especially its cavalry, which forced the two armies to continue to leave a force at Shaling Dun to block the enemy.
In fact, this part is sacrificed to delay the enemy in order to leave time for the main force to retreat.
However, this tactic was of little use to the Zhou army. The Zhou army's cavalry detoured after a brief entanglement, leaving the blocking Jianzhou army to the Zhou army's infantry catching up behind them, while the cavalry continued to chase the soldiers who fled north.
Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong are the main players.
In this way, Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong were driven out of nowhere. They had no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the earth. They left several troops to stop the enemy, but it was still to no avail. They reached the vicinity of Shenyang City and finally escaped the pursuit of the Zhou army's cavalry.
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Fortunately, there was a big city like Shenyang, and there were several thousand Jianzhou Army guards inside. However, Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong didn't even stop for a moment. They didn't even enter the city and ran straight north towards Tieling.
Looking at the important places such as Puhesuo, Yilusuo and Fanhesuo that they had worked so hard to conquer along the way, both of them felt infinite sorrow in their hearts.
At that time, countless soldiers sacrificed themselves in bloody battles to capture it, but now it was thrown away without even bothering to take a second look. It only lasted two years. Why is it like this?
Both Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong couldn't understand why the situation had undergone such a big reversal in just two years. The reversal was so fast that even they couldn't accept it mentally.
They admit that Dazhou is an unrivaled behemoth for Jianzhou, and the comparison of the strengths of the two sides is still inconclusive. However, this is not necessarily true for the territory of Liaodong. Moreover, although Dazhou is a behemoth, there are internal disputes.
The contradiction between civil and military affairs has been deep for a long time, and now there is a lack of a talented emperor who can control the overall situation, so his efficiency is extremely low.
This is also the reason why Jianzhou was able to succeed frequently in Liaodong before. In their view, even Shenyang was captured. Li Yongfang, Sun Degong, Jin Yu and a large number of Liaodong generals joined them one after another. Jianzhou's territory expanded significantly.
The population has also increased dramatically, and we can see that it is prosperous and prosperous. How could it suddenly be reversed?
It's hard for anyone to accept this happening to anyone.
Nurhachi and He Heli also retreated all the way north. Unlike Hu Erhan and Fei Yingdong, they took Baitapu in the south. They also did not enter Shenyang City, so they went directly around and went straight to Tielingwei. This also marked the
The entire Jianzhou Army failed on all fronts on the northern battlefield.
As for the southern battlefield itself, Daishan and others were struggling to support it, hoping that the northern front would win so that they could counterattack on the southern front. Unexpectedly, the northern front suffered a huge defeat and the situation on the southern front became even more critical.
After hearing the news, both Dai Shan and E Yi realized that it was a life-or-death situation. Originally, there was a huge gap in strength between the Jianzhou Army and the Zhou Army in the south. Now, the entire northern battlefield collapsed, and the southern battlefield immediately fell into crisis.
If you retreat, Denglai Town and Dongjiang Town on the opposite side will pounce on you like hungry wolves, and they are very likely to collapse immediately; if you don't retreat and persist, once the Northern Front Jianzhou Army shrinks back to Tieling, then the Southern Front Jianzhou Army will
You will be surrounded and there will be no chance of escape.
"What should we do? Mr. E Yidu?" Daishan paced back and forth anxiously, "We have to make a decision immediately, otherwise the Zhou army on the opposite side will definitely bite us when they get the news, and we will not even have a chance to leave.
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Er Yidu's face was frighteningly gloomy at this time, as if he had aged several years, and even his figure had hunched over a lot. After a long time, he slowly shook his head: "It's not easy to go any way. Now you think Zhou Jun can't win."
Do you know the news? Maybe they have made this situation that they don’t know yet. Once we make a move, they will pounce on us. But if we make the decision to retreat, our morale will definitely be shaken. If we want to continue to resist, we will
It's impossible. Everyone wants to retreat first, and no one is willing to come and break the queen. If you force him to stay and break the queen, maybe as soon as you walk away with your front foot, he will pick up his hind foot and run away, running faster than you. In the end,
It means being defeated, completely annihilated,..."
"But we can't hold it any longer. If we delay any longer, we will be surrounded by the Zhou army. We are already at a disadvantage. If the Zhou army comes from the north, we will have no choice but to wait for death." Daishan looked at Eyidu with hope in his eyes.
, "Where to go, please give me an idea."
They all held their foreheads in pain. This decision was not easy to make, or no matter what the decision was made, the whole army might be annihilated. Now many generals in the army have learned about the situation in the northern battlefield, and their morale is depressed. As Dai Shan said
, you can’t drag it, as dragging will lead to change, but how can it be so easy if you really want to just throw up your legs and run away.
You have lost your fighting spirit and no one wants to cut off the rear. How can you resist the pursuing Zhou army?
"It is too dangerous to withdraw the Tieling Guards according to the Khan's wishes. With such a long journey, it is difficult for us to avoid the pursuit of the Zhou army's cavalry. If we cannot do it, it is very likely that we will be defeated and wiped out by the Zhou army on the road. We cannot
Do this." Er Yidu thought for a long time before saying: "Perhaps our only way is to go east, escape the border wall, and return to Hetuala, which is much closer. It is inevitable that we will be overtaken by the Zhou army along the way.
Either be defeated or eliminated, but many of us can still escape. Over the border wall is our territory, and we can escape back to Hetuala..."
"But what if the Zhou army keeps chasing and attacks Hetuala directly? What should we do?" Daishan made a slight move. Retreating to Tieling from the north is a dead end. If you can't reach Tieling, you will be driven up and destroyed. Exit eastward.
However, some people can escape, it depends on who is lucky.
"If that's the case, then we can only fight to the death in Hetuala. If we can't defend Hetuala, where else can we go? To the Kuwu Mountain Forest?" E Yidu said fiercely: "That's it.
The fate of Jianzhou must be eliminated!”
Dai Shan shuddered. Such words are no longer taboo. In the past, anyone who said such words would be executed immediately.
After some thought, Dai Shan felt that this was the only way he could go, so he decisively ordered one of his troops to be left behind to stop the enemy, while the rest of his troops immediately turned east and fled back to Hetu through Crow Falcon Pass.
Allah go.
At this time, Cao Wenzhao and Mao Wenlong, who were on the opposite side, were already prepared.
"Crow Falcon Pass is still under the control of the Jianzhou Army. Although it is very easy to capture, with only 500 soldiers guarding it, it has frightened the snake and made Daishan and Eyi go to Hetuala with hope to wait for him to pass.
Once you reach Crow Falcon Pass, you will find that Hetuala is no longer their safe haven, haha,..."
Mao Wenlong pressed his sword with satisfaction and looked into the night sky, "He Renlong and the others should be here soon. Although it is a little more difficult to climb over the side wall from Gushan Fort, you can still catch up with some hard work..."
"Don't worry, Renlong has been with me for so many years and is someone the governor values he. He should understand the importance of this battle. Taking Hetuala will be enough for him to become a general soldier next time."
Cao Wenzhao also heaved a sigh of relief and congratulated Renlong for staying under the throne for a long time. Even he slightly congratulated Renlong for fighting the injustice.
Why can mediocre people like Liu Wei and Chai Guozhu be ranked as the chief soldier of a large town, but He Renlong can't even get the rank of chief soldier of a small town?
This battle may be the last chance for the Jianzhou Jurchens. Once the Jianzhou Jurchens are completely wiped out, the only way to have a big war is against the Mongols.
But as the Governor-General said, the conditions for the conquest of the Mongols are not yet mature. Liaodong must be completely sorted out before we can talk about the conquest of Mongolia. Moreover, the conquest of Mongolia may be more political.
Economic means and military were only auxiliary, which gave Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong and others a sense of urgency.
Sometimes even Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong find it unbelievable. Why did they still find it difficult to deal with the Jurchens in Jianzhou a few years ago, but just a few years ago, when Commander Xiao Feng came, the situation suddenly changed?
The Shenyang that the Jianzhou Jurchens swallowed was like a piece of indigestible fat, making it difficult for them to throw it away and use it for themselves at once. And those Liaodong troops who surrendered will become a hot potato. In this battle, they can
Appeared.
Especially when this battle was won, it was like a dream. It was full of chaos and snow, and it took a sharp turn. The disadvantages of the Jianzhou Army were fully exposed, while the advantages of the Zhou Army were sharply magnified.
Maybe Governor Xiao Feng is really the so-called Son of Destiny? There are already some vague rumors in Liaodong.
