Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 837 Ambush the Reinforcements
Rong Mingfu looked down on Wu Jun's commander Lin Juyi as if he were an ant, and never took him seriously. With great ambition in his heart, he led more than 10,000 soldiers and rushed to Haizhou City in a hurry, intending to rescue the city that was besieged by the enemy.

Haizhou, a piece of land still firmly controlled by the Song State, especially Haizhou City, is hundreds of miles away from the Huai River defense line. Rong Mingfu did not have the slightest worry in his heart, he firmly believed that with his bravery, he would be able to defeat the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

Thus, this mighty team consisting of more than 1,000 cavalry and more than 12,000 infantrymen set out on their journey. They crossed mountains and rivers along the way, but never noticed the slightest danger.

When the army crossed the Mu River and arrived at Linhong Town, a steep Jinji Ridge suddenly appeared before their eyes.

Rong Mingfu had never expected that this seemingly ordinary mountain actually hid an ambush of the Wu army.

The soldiers of the Song army were completely unprepared and fell into the trap set by the Wu army step by step like a blind man groping in the dark.

Suddenly, the tripwires emerged from the bushes like ghosts, tripping the cavalrymen to the ground one after another.

The sounds of wailing and the cries of frightened horses were intertwined together. Some people and their horses fell down, or fell into horse pits and were pierced by spears inside, forming a tragic picture.

Immediately afterwards, dense cold arrows whizzed through the air like dark clouds, shooting towards the Song army with deadly cold light.

The rain of arrows was like a net, instantly covering the entire battlefield. Many Song soldiers were pierced by sharp arrows, their battle robes dyed red with blood, and wailing sounds rang out one after another.

At the same time, a fireball with blazing flames hit the Song army.

The flames raged, burning the clothes of the Song soldiers and igniting the fear in their hearts.

The firelight illuminated their terrified faces and also illuminated this land of death.

At this critical moment, two Wu army generals, Jin Hui and Chai Songyun, led the ambush troops and rushed out like a tiger descending from the mountain.

They launched a brutal encirclement and suppression campaign against the Song army, which had lost more than half its troops and whose morale was low.

Amidst the swordplay, although the Song army soldiers put up a tenacious resistance, they were ambushed in front of them. Most of them were seriously injured, their formation had long been broken up, and their morale had fallen to the bottom.

In this brutal battle, the Song army gradually fell into a desperate situation.

They tried to regroup, but were helpless. In the end, under the fierce attack of the Wu army, the Song army was completely defeated, the soldiers fled one after another, and the battlefield was in ruins, leaving only endless wailing and bloody breath.

In this battle, Jin Hui and Chai Songyun worked together to defeat the Song army with a sophisticated ambush strategy.

Wherever the sword pointed, more than 3,000 enemies were killed, and 600 war horses fell into the hands of the Wu army. Another 4,000 enemy soldiers were captured, and the rest were either injured or fled, and the army was completely defeated.

The Song army general Rong Mingfu was unfortunately shot and killed in the melee, and the Wu army thus achieved an overwhelming victory.

"Now Huairen City is unguarded, with only a thousand soldiers left. This is a perfect opportunity for us to take advantage of the situation and capture it in one fell swoop!" Jin Hui's eyes were like torches, and his words revealed his determination to win.

"This is a great plan!" Everyone agreed and morale was high.

Therefore, Jin Hui immediately ordered 8,000 soldiers to attack Huairen City. He knew that this battle was related to the future strategic layout of the Wu army and could not afford to make mistakes.

Chai Songyun had another mission. He led two thousand elite soldiers, escorted four thousand prisoners, and carried a heavy baggage, and followed closely behind, heading towards Huairen City.

He not only had to ensure the safety of the prisoners, but also had to ensure the logistical supply and make full preparations for the upcoming siege.

The two armies, one in front and one behind, were like two sharp swords, pointing directly at Huairen City.

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South of Haizhou, the Lianshui Army stationed 30,000 soldiers, and the Song generals leading them were planning an operation to go north to encircle and suppress the Wu Army. Since the Wu Army commander was publicly advertised as Lin Juyi, he was just an unknown character in the eyes of the Song generals, and his move to lead troops deep into the enemy's territory was regarded as a joke and not worth mentioning.

Because of this, they decided to rush north to rescue Haizhou, intending to annihilate this "inferior" Wu army in one fell swoop.

Shi Peiyuan, the commander of the Lianshui Army, had a fiery temper and had long hated the Wu Army.

He requested to fight many times and wanted to cross the Huai River to attack, but the imperial court had not yet issued an order, so he could only suppress his anger and endure it. Now, the Wu army dared to attack Haizhou, which was undoubtedly challenging his bottom line. "These little thieves of the Wu army dared to go deep into the enemy's territory alone, violating the great taboo of our military strategy! If we don't completely annihilate them, how can I, Shi Peiyuan, save my face?" Shi Peiyuan was furious, his voice was like thunder, and everyone in the tent trembled.

Lianshui Army was supposed to be the southern gate of Haizhou, with tight defense, but they did not expect that Wu Army could bypass the sea and approach Haizhou directly. This made Shi Peiyuan feel that he had failed in his duty and was even more angry.

"Mobilize your troops immediately and follow me north. We are determined to annihilate this Wu army completely!"

Shi Peiyuan's call was like a raging fire that instantly ignited the fighting spirit of the generals. They all volunteered to follow the commander to the battlefield.

However, reason eventually prevailed over impulse. The Lianshui Army needed to leave some troops behind to prevent Lin Renzhao's army on the other side of the Huai River from taking the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. After weighing the pros and cons, Shi Peiyuan finally decided to dispatch 15,000 elite troops to rush north to support Haizhou.

These fifteen thousand men were all the best in the Lianshui army. Carrying with them the anger and expectations of their commander, they set out on the journey northward.

This time, the Lianshui army led by Shi Peiyuan faced a trap set by elite soldiers and special forces led by Su Chen himself. When the Lianshui army reached the Hanshan area, they were caught off guard and were ambushed by the Wu army, suffering heavy casualties in the first encounter.

Just when Shi Peiyuan was about to reorganize his army for another battle, Wu's army appeared like ghosts at the front and back ends, forming an iron wall of resistance.

The two brothers Ma Donglin and Ma Zhanchao were brave and fearless, leading their troops to attack from the front; while Jing Hong led the special forces, following them like a shadow, to attack from the rear and cut off their retreat.

This battle was extremely brutal.

Under the pincer attack of the Wu army, the Song army gradually became unable to cope with the situation and signs of defeat were already apparent.

Although Shi Peiyuan was extremely brave and led the troops, he was ultimately outnumbered and seriously injured. He eventually fell into the hands of the Wu army and became a prisoner.

The Lianshui army was defeated, with countless casualties, and 15,000 people were almost wiped out here.

Su Chen smiled faintly, his eyes gleaming with wisdom. He immediately sent scouts southwards, heading straight to the bank of the Huai River, to pass on the signal to cross the river and attack the Lianshui camp.

The Ma Donglin brothers' faces were filled with passion and excitement for fighting. They had killed countless enemies and walked up to Su Chen with an unsatisfied look on their faces, eagerly asking about the next battle plan.

"Marshal Su, what should we do next?"

Su Chen's eyes were sharp and he said in a deep voice: "Let's take advantage of this opportunity to capture the Lianshui camp in one fell swoop!" His voice was firm and powerful.

Afterwards, Su Chen began to make careful deployment and deploy troops.

He did not choose to directly attack the Lianshui camp, but instead adopted a more clever strategy.

He selected a group of special forces, had them change into the clothes of the Song army, disguised themselves as defeated soldiers, and retreated in a panic towards the Lianshui army camp.

The main army followed closely behind, pretending to be pursuing enemy troops, and approached the camp of Lianshui Military Town one after another.

This strategy not only avoided the huge casualties that might be caused by a direct attack, but also cleverly took advantage of the Lianshui army's laxity and carelessness.

Su Chen was well versed in the art of war, and he applied it in practice.

In this way, the Wu army was approaching the Lianshui army's camp like a tiger ready to pounce.

The defenders of the Lianshui military camp saw the "remnants of the defeated army" fleeing back, including the seriously injured and unconscious commander Shi Peiyuan, and they became anxious. Without thinking too much, they hurriedly opened the gate and lowered the drawbridge, wanting to let these "comrades" in arms to settle inside as soon as possible.

However, this was exactly the perfect opportunity that Su Chen had been waiting for. The special forces mixed into the "remnant soldiers" like ghosts, took advantage of the defenders' unpreparedness, suddenly launched a surprise attack, and instantly killed their way into the camp.

The special forces were agile and swift, and wherever they went, the Song army guards were killed one after another.

At the same time, Lin Renzhao on the other side of the Huai River also received the signal sent by the scouts. He understood what the signal meant and immediately sent troops to cross the river.

The Eastern Army took the lead in launching the river crossing battle, and acted swiftly and quickly like a rabbit!
Although the Central Army and the Western Army were still in a stalemate, Su Chen's strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west had quietly taken effect.

The loss of the Lianshui military camp and the successful crossing of the river by the Eastern Army created a huge loophole in the Song Army's Huaihe River defense line.