Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters halfway and strike
As soon as Lu Jinsuo returned to the military office, military counselor Jia Shu hurried over. He came from the military camp. He was inspecting the military camp and happened to meet Zhang Yong bringing the Lu family's blue-clothed troops to camp. Lu Jinsuo's compromise really annoyed him.
"Why did the general let the children of the Lu family control their army?" Jia Shu asked immediately.
The tone of the question made Lu Jinsuo's face a little confused, and he said with a stern face: "This is just a little care, not a big problem!"
"General, some people from the Lu family are serving as officials in Chang'an or joining the army from Guo Song's office. Can you trust them?"
"The military advisor is overly worried. More of the Lu family's children are serving as officials under the prince. They even served as Taichang Qing in Zhu Si's court. There are also high-ranking officials in the Southern Tang court in Chengdu. Which family is not like this?
You think that if you serve as a reporter and join the army, the Lu family will be loyal to Guo and Song. You are completely wrong. The prince said that these aristocratic families will never be loyal to any force, only to themselves, so they have survived for thousands of years."
Jia Shu couldn't defeat Lu Jinsuo on this point, so he could only sigh and said: "These wealthy families are not willing to hand over Zhuang Ding to us. They all want to send their own people to lead. The general is open to the Lu family. How can they not cause trouble?"
"If it doesn't work, each family is allowed to send someone to serve as deputy. The Lu family also said that they will serve as deputy."
Jia Shu thought about it and decided that this was all he could do. He asked again: "How will the general arrange for the villagers of the Lu family?"
"I plan to let them participate in internal duties, maintain order in the city, guard gates, patrol at night, etc."
"But let me remind the general."
Jia Shu did not object to Lu Jinsuo's arrangement in principle, but in detail he needed to remind Lu Jinsuo, "Patrols are okay, but it is best not to guard the city gate. It is too dangerous for them to guard the city gate, especially at night."
Lu Jinsuo thought it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Okay! I won't arrange for them to guard the city gate, they will only be responsible for patrolling and maintaining order."
After crossing the Zhang River, Zhu Tao led his army to flee north. They could not take care of the cities and logistics warehouses along the way. After a brief supply in Raoyang, they continued northward and arrived in Hejian County, Yingzhou three days later.
Yingzhou was originally Li Wujun's territory and was annexed by Zhu Tao last year. In order to strengthen his control over Yingzhou, Zhu Tao planned to build a bridge over the Hutuo River in the north of Hejian County. However, so far, the bridge has not started construction.
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The Hutuo River is the largest river in Hebei. It has a wide drainage area and many tributaries, so it has abundant water, rapid water flow in the upper reaches, and a wide river surface in the lower reaches, with the widest point being several miles long.
Hejian County is the largest wharf on the Hutuo River. There are more than twenty ferries here, and each ferry can transport fifty or sixty people at a time.
In the morning, Zhu Tao's army arrived in Hejian County.
"I can transport more than a thousand people at a time. When will my 50,000-strong army be able to transport them all?"
Zhu Tao was very dissatisfied and ordered the soldiers: "Go collect ships and build a pontoon bridge!"
The soldiers ran away separately. An hour later, the soldiers only found twenty or thirty small boats, but it would take at least a hundred wooden boats to build a pontoon bridge. There was a huge difference, and their rafts were all burned.
If it falls, the pontoon bridge cannot be built anymore.
The Hejian County Magistrate explained: "Prince Qi, there were originally a lot of boats, but because of the war, the fishermen were afraid of being requisitioned, so they hid the boats and couldn't find them for a while."
Military advisor Li Bochang advised Zhu Tao: "If we can't build a pontoon bridge at the moment, the prince should take a ferry! I estimate that we can complete the crossing in one day and one night. No matter how urgent Youzhou is, it won't be short of a day or two."
Zhu Tao had no choice but to give the order: "Pass my order and the army will cross the river!"
Fifty thousand troops lined up to cross the river. A ferry boat could only carry sixty or seventy people at most, and it was quite dangerous. However, there was no other way. Each ferry boat was fully loaded with soldiers and sailed to the other side.
Zhu Tao was among the first to cross the river. He was still a little worried about the pursuers behind him, so he crossed the river first.
On the other side of the river is Mozhou, which is his traditional territory. After passing through Mozhou, it is Youzhou. When the ship arrived in Mozhou, he was determined.
The ferry started in the morning and lasted until nearly dusk in the afternoon. It made ten trips and transported fifteen to six thousand people.
At this moment, a soldier pointed to the south and shouted, and everyone looked south. They saw dust flying several miles away, making the color of rolling thunder, and a black line faintly appeared in the dust.
"The pursuers are coming!" Some soldiers shouted in panic.
There was a chaos in the Youzhou army. Zhu Tao crossed the river. Most of the important generals left first. There were only a group of middle and low-level generals left. The only general was Wu Xiaowen, the rear army chief. Wu Xiaowen had been in charge of logistics and had no
With the experience of leading troops in war, he asked anxiously: "What should we do?"
Several generals had no fighting spirit and wanted to escape, so they persuaded Wu Xiaowen: "We are not prepared at all. A last-ditch fight will only destroy the entire army. Let's retreat eastward first!"
Wu Xiaowen did not realize what it meant to issue a withdrawal order. He had no idea, so he followed the generals' advice.
"Evacuate eastward! Evacuate!"
'Woo'
The order to withdraw was issued, and the trumpet for withdrawal was sounded. Thirty-six thousand soldiers were instantly defeated. They scrambled to flee eastward. Their weapons were too heavy and they were thrown away. Their armor was too heavy and they took off their food bags as they walked.
He also threw it away, carrying only the few soft belongings he had with him, and ran as fast as he could.
But after all, two legs can't run as fast as four legs. Not long after, 25,000 cavalry swept in like a torrential flood. In fact, Yao Jin led the army long ago. They had been waiting for the Youzhou army to cross the river, and they were halfway across the river.
Then carry out a half-crossing attack.
General Li Feng led five thousand cavalry to rush eastward, blocking the escape route in front.
The cavalry rushed into the crowd of fleeing enemy soldiers in an instant, killing heads and corpses everywhere. There were cries, wails and begging for mercy everywhere.
Seeing that most of the enemy troops had abandoned their armor and lost their combat effectiveness, Yao Jin ordered: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
The Jin cavalry shouted while running: "Those who surrender will not be killed! Those who surrender will not be killed."
When the fleeing soldiers of the Youzhou Army heard the shouts, they knelt down in groups and raised their hands in surrender.
The soldiers who were running at the front saw countless cavalry appearing in front of them, blocking their escape route. The pursuers behind them were approaching. In panic, they all knelt down and surrendered.
Zhu Tao on the north bank of the river saw that his army was being chased by enemy cavalry. He was heartbroken. He sighed deeply and turned around to lead his army north. There were empty boats on the river and it was impossible for any more soldiers to come.
In this battle, the Youzhou Army surrendered more than 30,000 soldiers. The Jizhou Battle, which lasted for more than half a month, finally achieved a brilliant victory.
Guo Song led 5,000 cavalry to the gates of Youzhou City, while 60,000 troops were stationed thirty miles away. They did not carry any baggage, but the Jin army recruited hundreds of carts in Fanyang County and continuously transported grain and grass to Youzhou.
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Guo Song has experienced hundreds of battles and is very experienced in battles. He knew that he did not carry tents and baggage, and it would be easy for the enemy to see that his tactics were to quickly break the city, which would make the enemy guess that he had support in the city.
Therefore, he combined falsehood with reality and only led five thousand cavalry to check the situation in Youzhou City, so that the enemy could not figure out his intentions.
Youzhou City is tall and solid. The moat is more than 30 feet wide. Boats can be sailed in the river. There are four city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest. Each has a stone bridge built on the water facing the city gate, which is interrupted two feet away from the city gate.
Okay, the last two feet is the suspension bridge, which is pulled up high.
Marching Sima Lu Zhan stared at the moat for a long time and said with a smile: "Your Highness, actually the moat still has loopholes. With such a wide moat, the attacker can attack from the waterway. Doesn't the big ship become a ready-made siege ladder?"
Guo Song said calmly: "That's because you think of the enemy too simply. First of all, it will be very difficult for ships to enter Youzhou. Of course, it is feasible for a large army to attack and ships to be mixed in, but how do you know that the other party has no way to deal with the ships?
I don’t need iron fire mines, I can burn a big ship with dozens of cans of kerosene.”
Lu Zhan said embarrassedly: "I didn't think carefully about my humble position."
Guo Song smiled slightly, "Some methods can only be thought of when the situation arises. Because I have experienced it, I know that the method you mentioned may be used in the future attack on Luoyang."
After speaking, Guo Song urged his horse, "Let's go to the north of the city and take a look!"
He led five thousand cavalry in a detour to the north of the city.
On the top of the city, tens of thousands of Youzhou Army officers and soldiers were watching the enemy troops outside. Lu Jinsuo was also watching, but he saw it inexplicably. The enemy only came with five thousand cavalry and no baggage. What were they doing?
"Military advisor, what do you think their intention is?"
Jia Shu stared for a moment and said: "They can't only have such a small army. Their main camp should be camped in the south. They are just here to check the city defense situation. They either want to besiege the city for reinforcements or they want to occupy the entire Youyan. They are not only here to