Han Shizu

Chapter 483
The large area east of Feishui has little development and is separated by hills, so the population has always been sparse.Since the Northern Han Dynasty invaded the south, Shouzhou had been reduced to a battlefield, scattered among them, scattered villages, most of the people with their families fled south to the area along the river to avoid the war.Therefore, when the Tang army marched north from Hefei, there were hardly any people along the way.

Chen Juezhi's march was already slow enough, but Xu Wenzhen's army was even slower, because Chen Jue's army orders were in front of him, and there were too many supplies and equipment.About fifty miles away, after a whole day's march, they marched steadily for another 25 miles. Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Wenzhen ordered to suspend the march, set up camp and set up tents on the spot, and buried pots for cooking.

Unfortunately, the method of flying pigeons that Chen Jue had hoped for did not work. The pigeons that escaped from Ma Renyu and other Fengchen soldiers did not know where they flew.

Because the way they chose was too primitive, among the Tang army, the peasants who accompanied the army were also exhausted from driving their cars and herding animals all day.As soon as he heard the order to set up camp and rest, he felt amnesty, but he didn't act immediately, but rested on the spot.

Seeing this, the commander made Zhu Yuan furious, and hurriedly sent his subordinates to supervise and drive them, and use whips and fists to reason with the servants.Cursing in his mouth: "These lazy people are so lazy, if the Han army attacks, they will cry!"

When the Tang army's marching team shrank and moved slowly, Zhu Yuanfang found Xu Wenzhen exhausted physically and mentally, and said: "The luggage you carry is enough for three months. You can carry so much at a time, hey!"

Hearing his words, Xu Wenzhen said: "If our army goes north to support our lives, if we don't prepare more food, grass and military equipment, if the Han army cuts off our food road, if we don't have enough food and fodder, how can we fight against it! It can be seen that Chen Jue's speech , have made preparations for a long-lasting confrontation with the Han army!"

As he said that, he pointed to the northeast again, and sighed lowly: "The loss of the Huai River has put me in a difficult position, and even the transfer of food and equipment is so restricted! I only hope that the envoy Huangfu and Yao Dujian will be able to get back to work." Re-open the Huai River channel as soon as possible, otherwise, if this battle continues like this, it won't last long!"

Zhu Yuanwen was silent when he heard this, so he could only sigh and raise his head, paying attention to Xu Wenzhen's face covered with bitterness, he couldn't help asking: "Grand Xu, I've seen you all the way, with a dignified expression, seems to have hidden worries?"

Hearing this, he pulled Zhu Yuan aside, and Xu Wenzhen said, "To tell you the truth, the further north I go, the more frightened I am. Chen Jueyan, facing our army going north, the Han army is still trapped in the city, and there is no change. This book It is doubtful!"

Two military envoys of the palace army found a pack cart, sat down and discussed the military situation again.Zhu Yuan speculated with a serious expression: "Could it be that the Han army wants to repeat the old trick and lure our army to go north?"

Speaking of which, Zhu Yuan shook his head by himself: "This time, we are not like Liu Yanzhen who underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. With this force, if we come to Shouchun, we may not be able to fight and win, but if the Han army wants to defeat us, I am afraid it will be impossible. It's not that easy!"

Xu Wenzhen was also in deep thought, frowning, and worried: "No matter what the Han army plans, what I am deeply worried about right now is that it has been almost a day and a half, and I haven't received the order from the Chinese army's camp!"

"Mr. Xu is afraid that something happened to Chen Jue?" Zhu Yuan was surprised.

"It's very possible!" Xu Wenzhen touched his chest and said cautiously: "I feel like I can't breathe! No matter what happens to the north, we have to be careful! Set up camp as soon as possible and send someone to the Chinese army to check the situation !"

"How long has it been since our waiting rider returned to camp?" Xu Wenzhen asked suddenly.

"It's almost two hours!" Zhu Yuan was taken aback.

While Xu and Zhu were still discussing the military situation in the unfinished camp, the robbing and killing army sent by Liu Chengyou had covered the flag and chose the bell, and came at a light speed with extremely high efficiency.

About seven miles away, the horses were temporarily reined in. Although the number of Han cavalry was less than [-], there were a total of [-] war cavalry. The scene of gathering and forming an array is very rare in Jianghuai. The silence is amazing.

"Reporting to Marquis Yu, the capital, more than [-] Tang troops are six or seven miles away. They have stopped marching and are adjusting their formation and setting up camp!" Commander Ma Jun, who was in charge of the investigation, rushed to the central army and reported to Murong Yanzhao in person.

"It's still early, why didn't you leave?" After hearing the report, Murong Yanzhao immediately asked, "Did the Tang army's waiting cavalry ever be wiped out? Did it alert the Tang army, were they prepared?"

"The enemy posts along the road were all shot and annihilated by the last generals. Looking at the situation of the Tang camp, there was no warning!"

"Very good!" Murong Yanzhao's expression was very cold, and he immediately began to give orders: "Guo Chongwei!"

"Here!" The commander of the left wing of Long Jie was ordered immediately.

"Lead two thousand soldiers and go to the Tang camp first. While it is not backing up and the base of the camp is not solid, you can cruise around it, gallop across it, attack it with horseback riding and shooting, move its army's morale, and mess up its position!" Murong Yanzhao ordered : "Remember, I didn't ask you to go to the camp, play smarter, and shoot all the soldiers' quiver empty!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Guo Chongwei immediately ordered the fourth battalion of horsemen and rushed to the south.

"The rest of the soldiers will follow the general to slowly march south, eat dry food, restore physical strength and horsepower!" Murong Yanzhao continued: "After three quarters of an hour, launch an attack on the Tang army, and defeat this Tang army before dark!"

"Obey!" Everyone, including Han Tong, answered in unison.

Murong Yanzhao led the main force and went south calmly, before they could get close, they heard the sound of killing.Among the generals of the Han Dynasty, Guo Chongwei was a general. He had served in the army for more than [-] years and had rich combat experience.

As a general with strong comprehension ability and strong execution ability, he executed Murong Yanzhao's military order very well. The two thousand cavalry were divided into two groups, staggered around in front of the Tang army, and fired continuously.

On the side of the Tang army, before the Han cavalry attacked, Xu Wenzhen already realized that something was wrong, and together with Zhu Yuan, he stepped up to urge the army and the people to shrink the camp.However, there were more than [-] people, a mixed army and civilians, and they were exhausted all the way. Tang Jun's executive ability was not high, and no matter how much he urged, the effect was insignificant.

When Han Qizhi attacked, under nervousness, he moved faster, but more often, he was unable to react in time and panicked.Among the Tang army, there were a lot of vehicles, and the Lizhai was also based on the vehicle shield. Facing the projectiles of the Han cavalry, they were panicked and at a loss as to what to do.

Most of the people with their heads covered cower behind the car, looking for cover, while some of the fleeing ones with their heads covered mess up their positions.Between the villages, the soldiers and civilians were especially mixed, which made the chaos of the Tang army spread.

In the critical moment, Xu Wenzhen was still calm enough, and together with Zhu Yuan, one town was in the front camp and the other was in the middle camp.Facing the actions of Guo Chongwei's army and aware of its purpose, it can be regarded as a well-determined command. Gather the soldiers and horses, divide them behind the chariots, set up large shields, and dispatch the soldiers.

However, Tang Jun has too many supplies, and it is impossible to complete them in the chaos.So the strong man Xu Wenzhen cut his wrists, chose to give up the extra supplies, and chose to use elite soldiers to consolidate a core defensive area in the central car battalion.

After a little stability, Xu Wenzhen even organized a team of hundreds of soldiers to counterattack the Han cavalry with crossbows and shoot at them.Of course, Han Qi is agile and much more flexible than Tang Jun's passive beating. Even so, Guo Chongwei lost some of his men after several rounds of shooting.

Soon, Guo Chongwei explored the long Tang army's car formation, those few "bones" that were difficult to chew, so he resolutely took refuge and gave orders to attack the weak points of the Tang formation.

There were few officers in Bi Tang's army, who possessed Xu Wenzhen's quality, and Xu Wenzhen's methods and strategies for defending against the enemy could not be mastered by the whole army in a hurry.The most important thing is the servants who accompany the army, they are the most uncontrollable, and they are also the key targets of Guo Chongwei, and they will soon collapse.

When Murong Yanzhao's army approached, Guo Chongwei's arrows were exhausted, the short spears were thrown, and the soldiers were also exhausted.And Xu Wenzhen, seeing the second Han army coming from the north, the huge horse army phalanx, full of murderous aura, made Xu Wenzhen's heart sink directly to the bottom of the valley.

Looking at the situation on the battlefield, Tang Jun's chariot formation is like a long winding dragon, but it is scarred and damaged.Although Guo Chongwei's attack did not cause too many direct casualties, the long dragon was already in chaos.

Observing the enemy formation, Murong Yanzhao also listened to Guo Chongwei's explanation of the attack and the response of the Tang army to other attacks. His tiger eyes swept across the battlefield. Murong Yanzhao pointed at the distance and directly ordered: "Han Tong leads the iron cavalry to attack the tail of the Tang army!"

Murong Yanzhao wanted to cut off the dragon's tail first, the place was the most chaotic, with the most civilians and the most dilapidated formation.

"The remaining Long Jie army will be commanded by each battalion, use the battalion as a formation, and continue to ride and shoot around Yi, suppressing the Tang army, and don't let it take a breather!"

"Yes!"

The order was issued, and the six thousand Han cavalry were divided into two roads, raising dust and smoke, and heading towards the Tang army aggressively.Guo Chongwei led his subordinates to guard Murong Yanzhao, rested and ate dry food to restore their physical strength and combat strength.

With the coordinated attack of this large group of Han cavalry, the already chaotic Tang formation was under great pressure.In terms of command attainments on the battlefield, Murong Yanzhao was not a star behind Xu Wenzhen. Murong Yanzhao was excellent in making use of the cavalry's advantages, finding loopholes, and commanding and adjusting on the fly.

Coupled with the already superior fighting power of the Han army, and the three-quarter-hour rest, when it broke out, there was nothing the laborious and startled Tang army could resist.

Soon the Tang army in the rear battalion couldn't stand it directly, and they were defeated, those who fled fled, and those who surrendered surrendered.After chopping off the dragon's tail and then its head, although Zhu Yuan fought hard to lead the army to resist, he couldn't clear up the scattered and fearful spirit of the army and was captured alive.

Taking advantage of its defeat, the Han army concentrated its forces to attack Xu Wenzhen, who stood firm at the end, and hit a snag.It was completely huddled in the dense chariot formation, and supervised the battle with its own soldiers, leading nearly [-] remnant soldiers to resist stubbornly.

The impact was repeated several times, but to no avail, and the casualties gradually increased.Seeing this, Murong Yanzhao directly ordered Guo Chongwei to drive thousands of captives to charge the car formation with large shields and wooden planks.

Things are often so wonderful, and they are also threats of life and death. These soldiers and civilians of the Southern Tang Dynasty would rather be driven as cannon fodder like dogs and cattle than fight to the death with the Han army.Of course, it may be that these people still have a simple sense that if they resist the Han army, there is only one way to die. If they help the Han army to defeat their own army, they will still have a chance of survival.
At dusk, there were prisoners attacking, Xu Wenzhen's defense soon became ineffective, the chariot formation was forced to disperse, and was completely defeated.

On the huge battlefield, although there were many fires, the situation was settled, and Murong Yanzhao breathed a sigh of relief seeing the Tang army who had no longer established a system to resist.As the leader of the army, he couldn't rest assured until the final decision was reached.

Generally speaking, Xu Wenzhen's army is not difficult to fight.Looking at the clumps of military supplies, Murong Yanzhao pulled himself together, arranged to deal with the aftermath, cleaned up the battlefield, and cleaned up the confiscated items.

One thing is certain, this battle has achieved great results!

(End of this chapter)