Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 479 Withdrawal

Song Jun sent a hundred people to sneak across the river on rafts to test.

When approaching the shore, the scouts of the Shu army who were patrolling discovered that they sent out signal arrows, and the torches were lit, and all the people rushed to release arrows to intercept the Song army's landing.

Fortunately, the Song army sent few people, and they were only holding the purpose of probing, and did not intend to launch an actual attack. Otherwise, this Shu army squad under the control of the capital would be easily swallowed and torn into pieces.

The Shu army was a little flustered, worried that the Song army would attack at night, so they beat gongs and drums to transmit signals, causing all the shorelines upstream to be on alert, and kept shooting arrows into the river.

The centurions of the Song Army saw that the situation was not good, and withdrew in time to bring back the news.

Wang Renzhan, Wang Quanbin and others heard the reports of these dead men after they returned and exchanged views with each other.

"It seems that the Shu army has been on guard for a long time. There are ambushes on the river bank. There may not be no spies in our army. In addition, it is also possible that the Shu army has deployed earlier. In short, no matter what the reason, it is not appropriate to continue to use troops here. "

Wang Quanbin reluctantly nodded, admitting the failure of this troop dispatch: "That's right. This long-distance strategy cannot be implemented, so we can only retreat temporarily."

"After this loss, I suggest that General Wang write a note to the officials and apply for further deployment of troops. Otherwise, with more than 2 of us left, it will be too difficult to attack Jiameng Pass and Jianmen Pass." Wang Renzhan proposed this suggestion.

Wang Quanbin sighed: "It makes sense, let's increase troops in the rear, mobilize soldiers from all over the country, pile up the number of people, and fight against the Kingdom of Shu again."

Of the [-] soldiers and horses, after this defeat and the loss of the siege, it is estimated that only two-thirds of them are left.

It is somewhat unrealistic for 2 people to kill a country from the North Road to Shu.

If it goes as smoothly as it did at the beginning, Wang Quanbin still has confidence.

But since the confrontation with the second prince of the Shu Kingdom, he found that the other party knows how to lead troops, and there are capable people around him to offer advice. At this time, [-] soldiers and horses seem weak.

After Wang Renzhan thought about it, he suggested: "Before we go back, we can join forces with General Cui and take down Xiaomantianzhai and wipe out the Shu army there, which can be regarded as revenge."

Wang Quanbin stroked his beard and nodded, "Very good, you can also express your depression!"

After discussing with each other, the two made a decisive decision and issued an order to withdraw the troops at night. They retreated as soon as the sky dawned.

Early the next morning, the sky was twilight.

The Song army began to withdraw in an orderly manner, demonstrating the comprehensive quality of the elite division.

When the Shu army discovered that there was no cooking in the Song army camp, they reported the anomaly to the Second Highness.

Meng Xuanyu, Su Chen and others stood on the high tower next to the gate, looking at the opposite bank.

Su Chen took out the self-made binoculars, and found that the Song Army camp was empty.Except for the front row of camp tents, the rear has been removed.

"The Song army has retreated."

Meng Xuanyu was pleasantly surprised when he heard the news: "Show me!"

He took the binoculars from Su Chen and looked at the Song army camp on the other side of the river. He saw something unusual inside. It was quiet and deserted. There were no soldiers standing guard, patrolling around, and no noise of training.

"Really retreated, we successfully stopped the Song army and won again!"

Meng Xuanyu said with a smile, in a good mood.

This time, the Song Army was repelled and nearly 4000 soldiers were annihilated. This was a huge blow to the Song Army, because the four thousand elite soldiers all came from the Forbidden Army of the Song State.

According to historical records, at the place where the Northern Song Dynasty was established, the guards and horse infantry commanders were separated, and the commanders in front of the palace and the guards and horse troops were collectively called Sanya, which were in charge of the national imperial guards and the general chamber. soldier.

The soldiers and horses mobilized to destroy Shu this time were all from the Forbidden Army who fought in the Southern and Northern Wars in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

After the defeat of Shu, about 1 people were lost, which is a huge loss.

"Brother Chen, shall we retreat and rush back to Jiameng Pass?"

After thinking about it, Su Chen nodded slightly, and suggested: "Well, we have to retreat and go back to strictly guard Jiameng Pass. But here, we must leave a team, even a battalion. If there is any change here, send someone to inform Jiameng immediately The defenders of Guan and Jianmen Pass, get ready, I am worried that the Song army will return to the carbine and continue to attack this shortcut."

"It is estimated that the number of Song troops has decreased, and reinforcements will continue to be transferred?"

"It is possible that they can mobilize soldiers from the Hanzhong area, as well as the Chencang area, the northwest area, and the Qinchuan area. They can all send troops to fight a protracted war with us. Then we will consider the endurance of your Shu army. Can it be spent..."

"Our state of Shu is rich in financial resources, no less than that of the state of Song. If we fight for the economy and wealth, it will not be a problem for ten years, but the Song army has traveled long distances and supplies are difficult. If you can’t swallow the Kingdom of Shu, you might give up.”

Second Prince Meng Xuanyu thought optimistically.

Su Chen smiled when he heard the words, he also couldn't see through history now.

Because the direction is changing, no one knows whether Zhao Kuangyin will continue to increase his troops or take a long-term plan when he hears the news that the destruction of Shu is unfavorable.

Just like the Northern Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin grew up two or three times during his reign, but he didn't eat it until Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne and mobilized a lot of troops to attack the Northern Han Dynasty with only one city left, and finally completely exhausted the Northern Han Dynasty , Difficult to destroy.

Su Chen didn't know if this time if the Shu Kingdom saved their lives once, whether it would inspire the confidence of the soldiers of the Shu Kingdom and dare to fight the Song Army.

The Shu army in history was taken by the Song army in 66 days. The 14 Shu army disarmed and did not resist at all. They were all scared and retreated all the way.

Suddenly, Su Chen thought of something, his face changed slightly, and he said: "No, maybe the Xiaomantian Pass on the north bank is dangerous. If the Song army didn't conquer the south bank, it will definitely implicate their anger there. It depends on Han Baozheng and Lan Siwan After the two generals reinforce there, can they hold on to the onslaught of the Song army?"

(End of this chapter)