Han Shizu

Chapter 802: The General → The Good General

"How does Du Shuai know?" Seeing Zhao Kuangyin making a confident judgment indifferently, Dang Jin couldn't help asking curiously.

Dang Jin is a rough man, illiterate, vulgar in behavior, not fond of using his brain, and is famous for his bravery in the world.Leading the army in battle, fighting without fear, not knowing what death is.Following Zhao Kuangyin's side, he was even more lazy to analyze the enemy's situation and think about the battle situation, and just follow the command.

Hearing his question, Zhao Kuangyin said indifferently: "In terms of the refinement of the soldiers and the command of the generals, the gap between the two armies is hard to measure. The previous reports show that the fierce battle is in full swing. With such a short distance, the fierce battle lasts for nearly two hours. If Zhang Yanqing's situation is unfavorable If he is defeated, he must ask for help. Since he didn't ask for help, but now that the sound of killing has subsided, the battle is settled, and Zhang Yanqing must win the battle! I think it won't be long before the victory will be announced!"

"Listening to Dushuai's analysis of the war situation is like drinking fine wine. You are intoxicated. You are really a commander!" Dang Jin said with a smile and complimented him.

Weiji, a boat sailed downstream and came east easily, shuttled through the naval battleships in front of the escort, until Zhao Kuangyin was under the ship, and said loudly: "Qi is in command, General Zhang has defeated the Shu army, and the Shu army has been defeated." , is clearing up the remnants of the enemy and expanding the results of the battle!"

"Okay! General Zhang is a good general!" Zhao Kuangyin praised happily, and immediately ordered: "Decree Wei Wei, lead a thousand sailors westward, help eliminate the remnants of the enemy, take down the prisoners, and clear the waterways as soon as possible for the army to pass through!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, order the whole army to prepare to lift anchor and march westward!"

It was in the afternoon, it was still early, and after a good start, Zhao Kuangyin planned to take advantage of the victory to march again to force the Shu army.The military orders were issued layer by layer, and the entire huge fleet seemed to be awake and ready to set off, and the navy guarding in front of them, also led by Han general Wei Lin, set out to the west.

Wei Lin, this Jingnan general, although his talents are a little ordinary, after he surrendered to the imperial court, his life is still nourishing.When fighting against Zhou Xingfeng, he made a lot of military exploits and presented his certificate of merit. Now that he is on the Western Expedition, he is also serving as the deputy commander of the navy. If he can make it to the back, at least three or four generations of wealth will be no problem.

After more than an hour of clearing and dredging, the waterway between the Wu Gorge was cleared, and Zhao Kuangyin rushed to the battlefield under the escort of a navy ship.Looking at the ruins in the middle of the river, the beautiful scenery of the river gorge was completely destroyed by war and killing, and it still has a sense of beauty, but the chilling atmosphere makes people frown.

The captured ships and captives were moored on both sides of the strait for special guarding, leaving a middle waterway, and Wei Lin personally boarded Zhao Kuangyin's ship to report.

"Have you ever counted the results of the battle?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

Zhao Kuangyin's commanding ability has been fully demonstrated in the early preparations and dispatches, and he has convinced the generals of the Western Expedition.And Wei Lin, for this young commander-in-chief, did not dare to underestimate this young commander. After hearing about it, he immediately stated: "Zhang Du will win a complete victory with few enemies. There are more than seventy ships, and there are about two thousand Shu soldiers, and the defeated Shu army has less than a thousand soldiers and less than thirty ships!"

"Where's General Zhang?"

"I have led the army to chase down the remnants of the enemy, intending to wipe them out!" Wei Lin replied.

Hearing the words, Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly, thought for a while, and immediately ordered: "Leave one part, gather the prisoners to guard, wait for the Chinese fleet, and march westward in order. The rest of the navy will march westward with the commander's banner. , Support General Zhang!"

"Yes!"

"Du Shuai, the whole army of the Shu division came here, and it was defeated by General Zhang, but now he has become a disciple of the lost teacher, let alone an opponent of General Zhang. Why do we need support?" Wei Lin asked.

Shaking his head, Zhao Kuangyin said lightly: "I'm afraid that General Zhang's purpose is not only for those remnants!"

More than forty miles to the east of Wushan County, there is a narrow stream that flows into the Dajiang River. On the right side of the stream, the Shu army has a village connected by water and land. The village is named Songmu.The [-] or so defeated ships fleeing to the west directly retreated into it, and Zhang Yanqing led the army to chase after it, without thinking, directly led the army ships into the water village.

What the defeated army brings back is not only the results and emotions of the failure, but more seriously, the enemy who marched in while the victory was murderous and overwhelming.Obviously, Zhang Yanqing's goal is this Shu village.

Facing the increasingly aggressive Han army chasing troops, the remnants of the Shu army's navy were quickly defeated and went straight to Hanzhai without any resistance.Zhang Yanqing also ordered to abandon the boat and land, and then gathered the crowd to attack directly.

After fighting for a long time and pursuing them at the same time, the soldiers were exhausted, but their morale was high, and Zhang Yanqing personally commanded them to boost their morale.Taking advantage of that anger, coupled with the disturbance of the defeated soldiers, Zhang Yanqing led the water army to attack the Pinewood Dry Village without any sharp weapons.

The guard of the Shu Army in Pine Village was surnamed Lu. After realizing the combat intention of Zhang Yanqing's army, he felt extremely arrogant.Although the water fortress was broken and there were many chaotic troops, they responded quickly. They actively organized people to suppress the rebellious army, and at the same time, they used bows, wood, stones, and spears to guard the village. They wanted to reward this arrogant Han army. kill.

However, the reason is still the same. After all, the battle formation has been sparse for a long time. In the chaos, the soldiers were stunned and the morale of the army was shaken. It is not so easy to organize enough combat power in a short period of time and take care of both sides.The general of Shu has his heart, but he has no strength.

Zhang Yanqing didn't have so many scruples, and seized the opportunity to concentrate his troops and make a surprise attack before the defensive loopholes in the dry village were filled.But what I have to say is that this kind of rushing method required a lot of sacrifices and many casualties. In a quarter of an hour, the Han army fell hundreds of soldiers in front of the pine village.

The sky has dimmed slightly, and the autumn wind whistling across the river gorge seems to be cheering for the two sides who are fighting fiercely, and it seems to be laughing at the disputes of mortals and lamenting the passing of life.

The battle in front of the Pine Wood Dry Village was not large in scale. Due to the limited terrain, it was difficult for both sides to launch. The Shu army had the advantage of defending, and the morale of the Han army was high, but the intensity of the battle was extremely high. Almost every breath Casualties occurred.

In front of the stronghold, there are still dozens of Han soldiers, holding large shields, holding steel knives, and stepping on wooden signs, launching successive attacks on the enemy's stronghold.Not far behind, Zhang Yanqing looked cold and hard, staring at the battle ahead.

Restricted by the terrain and the lack of attacking ordnance, so far, the only option is to fight to the death and defeat the enemy as soon as possible.Zhang Yanqing didn't choose to attack rashly, but learned from the captive Shu army general that there were only less than 2000 people in Songmu Village. He felt that he could fight, so he made a decision without hesitation.

However, when he saw those sons trained by him in his field of vision, with flesh and blood, advancing on their backs, falling down continuously, and the sound of howling, still couldn't help but make him feel turbulent.

But in this case, there is no room for any soft-heartedness!
"General, the resistance of the Shu army is very tenacious. No less than 120 soldiers have been lost in front of the stronghold. They have lost the effect of surprise attacks. The soldiers continued to fight, exhausted, and their morale continued to drop. If we stay here, our army may suffer serious damage!" Seeing the anxious battle, a battalion general who followed closely behind said solemnly, as if to persuade him to retreat.

Hearing this, Zhang Yanqing couldn't take his eyes off, and said sharply: "Then break them before they are stabilized! The Shu army can rely on only a few walls of the village, and the danger is dangerous. Once they break through, they will definitely be broken in one fell swoop!"

Taking a deep breath, his eyes kept flickering, and the information in front of the village was continuously absorbed into his eyes and into his brain.Grinding his lips, Zhang Yanqing said: "Strong bow and crossbow, step forward and shoot all the arrows to suppress the Shu army in the stronghold."

Looking at the more than 100 soldiers who were both guards and backups, he said: "You have also rested for a while, don't follow me, rush up!"

"Go up in person and tell the soldiers that the only way to survive is ahead, break through the enemy's stronghold, and destroy the Shu army!" Zhang Yanqing ordered, spitting all over the place.

After saying that, more than a dozen arrows shot towards Zhang Yanqing, some of them were blocked by shields, several of them pierced the ground, and injured two Han soldiers.The battalion general pulled out the saber at his waist, and said to Zhang Yanqing with a generous expression: "General, I will lead people forward to support, and I will not rest until I die! This place is too close to the wall of the village, please retreat temporarily to avoid it!" Avoid it!"

"The soldiers are fighting bloody battles and marching forward. As the general, am I afraid of mere arrows and stones?" Zhang Yanqing opened her eyes and said angrily: "You don't have to worry about me, just go forward and attack the stronghold and break the Shu army. I invite you to drink!"

"Yes!"

When the generals of the battalion stepped forward and joined in the bloodbath, Zhang Yanqing pointed his arrow at the sky again and said loudly: "The order is that I will supervise the battle here and attack the soldiers in the village. If anyone dares to retreat, I will personally kill them!"

After speaking, a flowing arrow pierced Zhang Yanqing's shoulder with strong force.Even though it was protected by shoulder armor, it was still broken and pierced into the flesh.With a muffled groan, Zhang Yanqing's figure was shaken, and the soldiers around him guarded the front with concern and nervousness.

Zhang Yanqing took a deep breath, stared at the enemy's stronghold as usual, his face shook slightly, and only let the soldiers cut off the shaft of the arrow, the whole body was still like a solid rock, standing firmly behind to supervise the battle.

Encouraged by Zhang Yanqing, the Han army forgot to die, and finally broke through a gap in the enemy village.As soon as the gate was opened, it was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and it was out of control. The Shu soldiers guarding the stronghold had long been frightened by this fierce and fearless enemy army. Once the stronghold wall was broken, they were directly defeated. , but more surrendered.

When Zhao Kuangyin led the people to arrive, the battlefield was in disarray, and the pine trees were still chaotic, but the flag of the Han army was erected high.

Knowing that Zhang Yanqing not only chased and wiped out the defeated army of the enemy's navy, but also took advantage of the situation to take down the Songmu Village, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but sighed, "Zhang Yanqing is a good general! He is strong in water battles, and he is not weak at all in land battles. Such a talent, the Tang Lord could not use it back then, which shows that he is stupid!"

"Although the Pine Village was successfully captured, General Zhang attacked rashly without asking for instructions, and he was suspected of arbitrarily advocating. This move is extremely risky, and there will inevitably be many casualties." A middle-aged general with a short beard beside Zhao Kuangyin, His name was Cui Yanjin, and he was one of the infantry commanders of the Eastern Route Army, and he commented quite pertinently.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "On the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, because it moves randomly, how can I ask for instructions on everything. I have given up the right to attack. Since General Zhang chose to take advantage of the situation to attack the stronghold, he must have found a fighting opportunity. As long as the result is good , that is a great achievement!"

"You are handsome, I admire you!" Hearing what he said, Cui Yanjin couldn't help but nodded, showing admiration, and cupped his hands.

　It’s time to go to the part of the war that the author is not good at. The detailed writing is still a bit sluggish, so try to simplify it later to avoid too many mistakes and omissions.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)