Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 679 Take down Caishiji

Commanded by Pan Mei, the cavalry and infantry of the Song Army continued to attack.

The Tang army with 3 horses formed a square formation on the hillside behind the Caishiji camp to resist the Song army.

With the passage of time, the Song army has occupied an absolute advantage. The five thousand cavalry completely penetrated the second line of defense. The elite of the Song army in the rear, the division of tigers and wolves, poured into the Tang army and fought together.

"Kill kill-"

The bravery of the Song army is fully displayed at this time. The Jiangnan Tang army is inferior in many aspects such as personal bravery, burly stature, excellent armor, fierce fighting, and overall morale.

Every Song army soldier seems to be able to be one of five, the more courageous and the more powerful, and the Tang army is suppressed to the point of defeat.

The general Wei Ming led his troops to rush to resist, but was beheaded by the Song army Hu Ben general Dang Jin, and morale was even more affected.

From noon to dusk, it completely collapsed.

"Break into the Caishiji camp!" Pan Mei commanded the army to continue advancing, trying to destroy the Caishiji camp.

As long as this camp is broken, the Tang army's navy will continue to withdraw to the east. If the two cities of Wuhu and Dangtu are abandoned, there will be no other cities to defend along the river behind. Only the Jinling Camp ten miles away from Jinling City, has already Safe to defend.

When Zhang Zheng returned to the camp with [-] remaining soldiers, he found that King Zheng Li Congshan had already boarded the warship, left the camp, and led a part of the navy to leave the war zone.

He looked at the fight on the river, and the fierce Song Jun rushed to kill, Zhang Zheng himself felt a strong sense of powerlessness.

"General, are we still resisting?" You Du Yuhou asked Zhang Zheng, the general who was the commander of the capital.

"Send someone to count how many empty boats are left on the beach, fight and retreat, cover some of the main force to board the boat, protect the force, those who can't walk, stay in the camp, consume the Song army, and fight to the end!"

This Zhang Zheng is still very characterful and strong.

"Yes!" Duke Yu spread out the order.

"Drumming!" Zhang Zheng ordered the drumming to cheer up the three armies and continue fighting.

"Kill ah-"

The Tang army lined up at the entrance of the camp, fighting to the death with the Song army, bloody and cruel, like a purgatory.

Soon, the cavalry of the Song army had broken through the fence of the main camp and rushed into the barracks, flooding into the camp like a flood, flooding the three armies.

The Da Song cavalry rampaged in the camp, taking advantage of the speed of the war horses, destroying everywhere, ramming the Tang army in the camp, and taking full advantage.

This is the scene where the horses stepped on the company camp. Thousands of cavalrymen ran from north to south, and cut from east to west. They soon smashed the Caishiji camp of the Tang army, and they were unable to defend and guard normally, while the infantry of the Song army, Immediately after that, he rushed into the camp, set fire everywhere, killed anyone he saw, and drove Tang Jun closer to the beach.

At this time, Li Congshan had already led some of the Tang army navy, and was forced to retreat. There were some remaining large and small boats at the beach, and the soldiers in the camp frantically boarded the boat and then fled.

However, these ships could not accommodate tens of thousands of people, and only one-third of them escaped, leaving two-thirds of the Tang army in the camp. About 3 to [-] people were in the camp. In the end, part of them were surrounded and wiped out by the Song army, and the rest were all captured as prisoners.

Pan Mei brought her people and horses to the outside of the Caishiji camp.

Looking down at the largest camp of the Tang army, the navy has already retreated, and tens of thousands of Tang troops survived, but the Caishiji camp was completely destroyed. Today, the Song army killed at least 2 Tang troops, and the number of prisoners was even closer to two. 3 people directly wiped out half of the Tang army's soldiers and horses here.

This time, both the navy and the land infantry, the Tang army suffered great losses. They hurriedly faced the battle and were unprepared. As the commander, Zheng Wang Li Congshan had poor command and fled before the battle, which also seriously affected his morale. In the end, he was defeated without a fight.

The vanguard rode the party army over and said, "This Tang army has suffered a crushing defeat and fled back to Jinling after throwing away their helmets and armor. It is completely over. Our next stop is to besiege Jinling."

Pan Mei nodded and said, "King Zheng and Li Congshan retreated like this, not only did they lose the Caishiji camp here, but also the key strategic location, but also gave up the connection between Wuhu and Dangtu. Now Lin Renzhao is sticking to Wuhu, but Dangtu The city is not strong enough, and the defenders are mediocre, but you can take it first."

Dang Jin felt it made sense and continued: "General Pan, this Tang army is really fighting. It's so unbearable, and it's not far from destroying the country."

Pan Mei analyzed rationally and sighed: "Among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Li Tang was the most powerful separatist regime. At its peak, Fujian was destroyed in the south and Chu in the east, with 36 prefectures and a population of 500 million. However, with the subsequent With the rise of Zhou, Li and Tang continued to decline, losing the Huaihe River and retreating to the Yangtze River. In the Song Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, Zhao officials wanted to unify the world, and they were bound to wipe out the separatist regime of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"There are three reasons for the decline of the Tang Dynasty, but they do not know it themselves. One is that the real Southern Dynasty has never been formed. In the east, there is the Wuyue Kingdom, which has been enemies for generations. The Southern Tang Dynasty cannot control Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Regime, Li Tang's sphere of influence has never been able to advance to the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

"The second is that the strategic mistakes of the Southern Tang are too obvious. The biggest enemy of the Southern Tang is the Central Plains regime in Huaibei. However, the main force output of the Southern Tang was all invested in Fujian, Chu and other countries, and it has never been able to seize the opportunity to attack the Huaihe River. Beikai territory to expand soil, missed opportunities.

"The third is that the Southern Tang Dynasty has always lacked aggressiveness. The Southern Tang Dynasty had no heroic ruler, and none of the three generations of state rulers had a strong role. The court was dominated by literati and doctors, and the party struggle was serious. Although the economy was strong and the culture and governance were outstanding, the force was obviously insufficient. , in the face of the arrogant soldiers in the chaotic Central Plains, the military level of the Southern Tang Dynasty is as bad as it is."

"General Pan's words are very true, and it really points out the real shortcomings of the Tang country!" Dang Jin praised.

Pan Mei was not complacent, but her face was calm, and she continued to say to the generals, the commanders of the generals, and the Duke of Yu: "Take the prisoners out and keep them under strict supervision, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. Food, grass, armor, etc. in the camp , send someone to sort it out. The wounded of our Song army were treated in time, the battle is over, and the aftermath cannot be sloppy."

"Understood!" The generals took orders.

On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Cao Bin and others also learned that the attack on the Caishiji camp on the south bank was successful, and the remnants of the Tang army were withdrawn. The news was exciting.

"Very good, the Caishiji camp, stationed with an army of [-], is the key fortress for our army to advance eastward and attack Jinling City. After being captured by our army this time, the main army in Jiangbei can be all sent to the south bank. Go down to Wuhu, Dangtu, and then march into Jinling City from the south bank, make use of strengths and circumvent weaknesses, and stop fighting with the Tang army, Li Tang is not far from being destroyed!"

Cao Bin stroked his beard and smiled, and was very satisfied with the capture of the Caishiji camp and fortress this time.

(End of this chapter)