Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 424 Great Rout

At the foot of Lianhua Mountain, black smoke filled the sky, thick enough to suffocate people, but those dancing flames were not for burying people, but burning roadblocks and deer villages.

A large number of piles are piled up at intersections, gates, bridgeheads, and forest edges, blocking the march. However, compared with obstacles such as rejecting horses, Luzhai is too rough. Most of the time, trees are cut down and sharpened branches are used to hinder the march. The places near the woods use local materials. , very easy to use.

This kind of simple obstacle really can't cause any decent damage to the army, but it takes a lot of effort to clear the obstacle, which greatly consumes the soldiers' morale and physical strength, and slows down the pursuit. It is the most troublesome obstacle for soldiers.

In fact, fighting is the same as many things. The more fancy things are, the more useless they are. Just like the least fancy bows and crossbows have always been the main force of the army, and the least fancy spear weapons have always been the backbone of the army. An army of 100 people needs Fifty spears and fifty pairs of bows and crossbows can fight. Swords and swords are mostly used as secondary weapons.

The simpler it is, the more effective it is.

Facing these rough obstacles blocked by logging everywhere, the Qin army still had no good way, which greatly hindered the speed of pursuit. Facing these obstacles, it was unrealistic to rely on manpower to move them. It was time-consuming and laborious. It might take tomorrow after clearing By then, all pursuits will be delayed, and the best solution is to set fire to the matter.

Fish oil is kept in large quantities in the military, most of the time just to deal with this situation.

The flames soaring into the sky left the shadow of Lianhua Mountain behind. In the distance, a large group of soldiers were chasing south across the woods and low hills. A small village in the northeast was blazing into the sky, and those poor people's lives and properties were burned.

The Southern Han army used the surrounding villages as positions and set up too many roadblocks, and the Qin army had no good way to attack. The best way was to set fire to it. Whether there were still civilians inside was not a consideration.
This is war, and its essence is killing and destruction.

Liu Renshan was riding a horse, looking at the flames and chaotic figures in the distance. Soldiers everywhere rushed forward like a tide through the woods, villages, and the bridge to the south.

This battle went surprisingly smoothly.

The Southern Han people really assembled about 7 to [-] people, less than [-], but it was about the same, but their generals obviously made a mistake. The so-called [-] army, many people and many refugees captured from nearby, were not regular at all. army.

Tens of thousands of people spread out for dozens of miles at the foot of Lianhua Mountain, guarding all the main roads, which seemed to be a very large posture.

The generals of the Southern Han Dynasty probably thought that it was safer to have a large number of people, but in many cases, it was counterproductive to let the mob go, mixing the people. The army of the refugees seemed to be large and mighty, but both logistics and organization and scheduling would become a big problem!
Years of war experience made him and the coach Pan Mei both excited and pleasantly surprised after knowing that the Southern Han Army had arranged such a long snake array dozens of miles along the foot of Lianhua Mountain.

Passive defense cannot deal with active offense at all.

Afterwards, he and Pan Mei immediately decided on a battle plan, concentrating their forces and breaking down one point.

Since they have dispersed their forces, it is a godsend opportunity!

Then he led three thousand elite forwards to attack the eastern defense line at the foot of Lianhua Mountain to the east, penetrated through a small village called Shilipo, and then detoured west to defeat the enemy from the side and rear.

The reason why Shilipo was chosen was because the scouts concluded that the terrain there was relatively flat and suitable for cavalry operations in the north.

The follow-up Chinese army will be led by Pan Mei personally, as the general reserve team, if the battle goes wrong, it will be quickly replenished.

Their plan is to break through one or more places on the enemy's long defense line with local superior forces. Too many troops will not be able to expand, hinder each other, and affect the attack.

It is true that the Southern Han army had several times more people than them, about 8 to [-] people, but they were scattered on a long front for tens of miles, and their strength was dispersed.

It seems that they are 1000 against [-] or [-]. In fact, the defenders in the direction of Shilipo do not exceed [-] people.

Afterwards, the battle went very smoothly. They took advantage of the darkness to launch an attack, took down the village in less than half an hour, and opened a gap to pass through.

Subsequently, the follow-up armies also crossed the Southern Han defense line one after another, detoured to the southwest, and after attacking the enemy's side, they formed a situation of more attacks and fewer attacks on the east side of the front line.

It seems that there are many enemy soldiers from the Southern Han Dynasty, but on local battlefields, they always surround the Southern Han army.

The battle went very smoothly. After two days of fighting, a large number of Southern Han troops fled along the defense line of dozens of miles, and a large number of troops, plus refugees and civilians mixed in the army, had poor discipline and morale, and the generals of the Southern Han Dynasty were not capable of commanding. Come here, it looks like there are a lot of people, but almost all of them disperse after a dozen.

The long defense line of dozens of miles, only sporadic still resisting.

After another day of fighting, the overall defense line began to collapse, and the Qin army entered a state of overall pursuit.

And their elite forwards have also changed from the first main force to follow-up troops, resting and changing the rear troops to fight.

After five or six days of fighting, the Qin army beheaded more than 1000 people, captured more than [-] people, and was still pursuing the victory southward.

The great victory of Lianhua Mountain has a feeling of being unexpected and reasonable.

Unexpectedly, it defeated an army of [-] to [-] in a few days, which is really unbelievable.

The number of troops is often exaggerated. On the one hand, it is to inspire people and give people a sense of security. On the other hand, it is to deter the enemy. Most of the time, logistics personnel, auxiliary soldiers, etc. are all included.Just like in Huainan at the beginning, the Southern Tang Dynasty claimed a 4 navy along the Huaihe River. In fact, excluding auxiliary soldiers, civilian husbands, and boatmen, there were about [-] or [-] people who were able to fight in armor.

When Emperor Shizong of the Zhou Dynasty besieged Taiyuan, he claimed to have an army of more than 4. It was the total number of envoys from all walks of life, plus civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers, who were all under the city of Taiyuan. The real main force was [-] to [-].

In Huainan, it took more than a year for the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty and the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty to decide the winner. There were only a few big battles, but there were many small battles.

In Taiyuan, Zhou Jun also fought with the Northern Han Army for several months, and finally Zhou Jun had no choice but to retreat.

Even in Shu, the Shu army was not good at fighting, but the tug-of-war on the Eastern Front lasted for more than a month before the winner was determined.

The Southern Han army in Shaoguan this time was claimed to be 8, but it actually had [-] or [-] troops, and the number of troops capable of fighting was about [-].

In the experience of these veterans, once the army reaches tens of thousands, it will be very difficult to quickly determine the victory or defeat in a short period of time, and it will easily become a long-lasting tug-of-war.

But this time the situation was completely different, so it was unexpected.

But after they defeated the Southern Han Army, they felt that it was reasonable, because the fighting will of the Southern Han Army was so poor that many soldiers ran away without any intention of fighting.

This is inseparable from the perverse actions of the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty and the court.

Just as Liu Renshan was thinking, the messenger came: "General, the commander-in-chief invites you to discuss matters in the tent."

Liu Renshan nodded, immediately reined in his horse, turned his horse's head, and called the deputy general: "Next, the army will be under your command for the time being. After resting as soon as possible, wait for orders, and tell the soldiers that if you want to make meritorious service, you can't delay it. Great timing."

"No!" The lieutenant cupped his hands.

Only then did Liu Renshan rush to a distant village with the messenger.

(End of this chapter)