Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 781 Defeated, Defeated
In the fourth year of Shaoming, 949 A.D., at the end of September, Zhang Ting personally came to the foot of Zijin Mountain and set up his tent only two miles away from Zijin Mountain.

The elite Zhou army regrets the inner chamber of Shandu and the front chamber that came, the pro-army left and right Jinwu Guard, right Leopard Guard, the imperial army elite Hanhai, Yingyang, Hue and other towns, plus six guards and various inspections The Long March was vigorous and brave, with a total of [-] troops, and began to launch a fierce offensive against the fortress of the Southern Tang, Qing and Huai army on Zijin Mountain.

Although Liu Renzhan diverted the Huaihe River ahead of time to turn the Zijin Mountain into a quagmire, Zhang Ting also had a way to deal with it.

At this time, when the autumn harvest was over and the slack was over, Zhang Ke ordered the Privy Council and the Ministry of War to coordinate with the Pingzhang Yamen of Zhili, Hubei, and Jianghuai provinces to recruit more than [-] civilians from eight states including Chen, Su, Bo, Shen, Cai, Ying, Hao, and Si.

They were ordered to pick rice, wheat, millet and other crop stalks, mix wood boards and soil with the stalks of these crops, and spread them directly on the muddy ground artificially created by Liu Renzhan.

The Qing Huai army attacked several times, trying to disturb the progress, but they were all repelled.

At the beginning of October, more than [-] civilians took turns to pave the ground millions of times, and it only took more than ten days to pave a road with a width of several miles.

After that, it will be easy, because Zijin Mountain is indeed as Gao Huaide and others said. This mountain is far less steep than Luliang Mountain in the Hedong area. Although the Qinghuai Army has set up many forts on the mountain, the geographical advantage is not so obvious.

Moreover, the Qinghuai Army has a huge flaw, that is, their strength is not enough.

Liu Renzhan's father, Liu Jin, was originally one of Yang Xingmi's 36 heroes and one of the founders of Yang Wu-Southern Tang.

Liu Jin, Liu Renzhan and his son accurately said that they were shareholders of Nantang and not simply courtiers.

But this led to a problem. Although the Liu family and his son were very loyal to the Jiangning court, the Southern Tang court would not limit the strength of the Qinghuai army in Shouzhou, and it was even more impossible for the imperial court to supplement Shouzhou.

So since Liu Renzhan returned to Shouzhou, he was actually fighting alone. Even though the Luzhou Baoxin Army was not far away from him, there was no reinforcement of a single soldier to this day.

Based on the seven counties of Shouzhou alone, plus Guangzhou and other counties that are willing to advance and retreat with Liu Renzhan, there are a total of [-] soldiers and horses raised.

And among the 2 soldiers, thousands were injured in the previous attack on Sizhou, Huangfu Hui lost thousands after he was defeated, only [-] people remained, and now there are only [-] people on the whole Zijin Mountain.

The entire Zhou army has 3000 people, and those who can be called elite must exceed [-]. In terms of equipment, they are even more in a crushing situation.

Faced with such a disparity, it is no wonder that Gao Huaide and others did not take the fort on Zijin Mountain seriously.

On the ninth day of October, Zhang Teng sent Zhang Tengjiu (Dunzhu), Zhang Cheng, Gao Huaide, Yang Jiye, Murong Xinchun, Wang Quanbin, Wang Shenqi and other generals in turn to attack Zijin Mountain from various places.

Zhou Jun took advantage of the fact that the elite were better at fighting at night, and often chose the time to start the battle in Shenzheng, that is, at four o'clock in the afternoon, and it would last until the end of Youshi, that is, after seven o'clock in the evening.

This made the Qinghuai army on the mountain extremely uncomfortable. Their elite level, and even eating, were not comparable to those of Zhou Jun. Although they did not suffer from night blindness, at night, their vision was obviously not as good as that of Zhou Jun who ate beef and mutton openly. good.

Moreover, the Zhou army has more armor, and it is cooler in the evening, which is more suitable for fighting in armor. In addition, after the sight is restricted, the Zhou army can adopt the method of fighting close to the melee, so that the Qinghuai army cannot rely on forming an formation to offset the Zhou army's personal bravery and equipment. Advantage.

On October 500th, after five days of high-intensity fighting, the Zhou army led by Hedong Bujia and Hengshan Dangxiang Bubazi, who are good at mountain warfare, and super strong men like Dunzhu, Gao Huaide, and Yang Jiye were the backbone, and adopted [-] people. The small-scale combat method continuously attacked the Qinghuai army's stronghold in Zijin Mountain.

The Qinghuai army finally couldn't bear it anymore. Usually, a fort with 600 to 500 people defended, with a geographical advantage, and a large number of stones that could be thrown condescendingly. The Zhou army with about [-] people could break into the fort with a single impact. to go.

On October [-]th alone, Zhou Jun broke through six fortresses.

Liu Renzhan was at the head of Shouzhou City, and he could see the silver and white banner of the Zhou army on Zijin Mountain waving in the wind in the distance. Hearing the faint cheers, he knew that the matter was irreversible.

He made another huge strategic mistake. He thought that the Zhou army came to attack Shouzhou to open up the Huaihe River and continue to attack Luzhou southward, so he built the Zijin Mountain camp, hoping to delay the Zhou army's attack by building a fort on the mountain. .

But in fact, Zhang Wei simply wanted to capture Shouzhou City and kill Liu Renzhan, a chicken, to scare Li Jing and Qian Hongchu.

Therefore, if Liu Renzhan had a sharper political sense, he should retreat to Shouzhou City with all his staff.

In this way, Shouzhou City has at least 5000 people, the city is high and strong, and the Huaihe River is used as a moat. The food is enough for a year, and it cannot be captured in a short time.

Historically, Liu Renzhan and Guo Rong mobilized more than 40 troops and more than [-] civilians to fight against Liu Renzhan, who retreated with the entire army in the last week. They fought back and forth for more than a year.

It was not until all the living forces in the Southern Tang Dynasty who could help Shouzhou were sent to aid at Zijin Mountain, and Shouzhou's food was exhausted, that the city could not be broken.

Although Zhang Ting's current method of breaking the city is much higher than that of Hou Zhou in history, it is still no problem for the Qinghuai army to defend for two or three months. Their ability to hold on for such a long time will undoubtedly give Li Jing greater confidence.

However, it was too late to say anything at this time, and even Liu Renzhan hadn't realized it until now. Seeing that he was extremely worried, Yao Feng, the Deputy Jiedu envoy beside him, cupped his hand.

"Liu Gong, the people of Zhou still don't know that we have a tunnel leading to Zijin Mountain, and the main fortress of Zijin Mountain has not been captured yet. Please send three thousand elite soldiers to go to Zijin Mountain at night, and take all Zhou's army. Get out!"

Liu Renzhan thought about it. Among the [-] Qinghuai troops in Shouzhou City, [-] armored soldiers can still make up enough.

If you can catch people by surprise through the tunnel, the chances of winning are not low. Doesn't Zhou Jun like to fight night battles in the evening?It happened to be able to cover Yao Feng going up the mountain.

Gao Huaide was squatting on the mountainside at this time, surrounded by the three generals Murong Yanzhao, Wang Quanbin, and Wang Shenqi, and behind him were rising stars in their teens and twenties such as Zhang Deqing, Lin Renzhao, Li Zun, Fan Changgong, Gongsun Nian, and Han Huzi.

Several people were resting in armor, Wang Shenqi scratched his head and took out a small cloth bag from his bosom.

Not far above their heads is the largest fortress of the Southern Tang Dynasty in Zijin Mountain, and there may be fifteen hundred Southern Tang soldiers in it.

Now that 400 of them have broken down two fortresses, they naturally have to take a rest and eat some high-oil and high-salt rice balls made of honey, refined salt, lard and glutinous rice to replenish energy.

Gao Huaide gnawed his rice balls twice, then took out a jug and drank it, and then handed it to Murong Yanzhao.

He looked at the soldiers behind him with satisfaction, everyone here is an absolute elite, the saint's bears and tigers, who doesn't have twenty or thirty lives in their hands.

In the fort on the top of the mountain, Yao Feng was quite out of breath. Although there was a corridor, it was not easy to climb up the mountain with armor on his back.

Yao Feng just wanted to reprimand him a few words, but he gave up after thinking about it, and now he has to rely on them to make a surprise attack and take back those occupied fortresses.

Don't ask for too much when you are desperate. They can start wearing armor as soon as they arrive in Dazhai, which is not bad.

Zhang Deqing was holding a huge shield covered with a layer of raw iron. This kind of thing costing thirty or forty pounds, even a tough man like him could run forward with one hand.

With a bang, Yao Feng was still resting, only to hear a sound from the right side of Dazhai, and I don't know how many Zhou troops had already entered through the gap.

It turned out that they were all covered with a layer of very black black robes outside the armor, so they couldn't see clearly at this evening. When the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty found them, they had already run close.

With a big ax in his hand, Gongsun Nian chopped down the Juma on the right side of Dazhai with two or three blows, and Zhang Deqing rushed in with his big shield.

Yao Feng waved his hand, and the crossbow arrows shot out, but unfortunately, Zhang Deqing was holding this thing to prevent the crossbow arrows.

His crossbow arrows were released first, and Fan Changgong and others immediately started to fight back with hard bows. There was only a sound of clinking mixed with screams, and the people who were shot in the front of the Southern Tang Army were turned over.

It wasn't until this moment that the Southern Tang army in the village realized that Zhou Jun had already entered.

Gao Huaide shouted loudly, and the 500 men under his command were divided into six teams and stormed towards the directions assigned to them.

Fighting more with less will definitely turn this battle into a melee. If they fight in an formation, and the opponent uses numbers and formation to make up for the gap in force, they should suffer a loss.

Yao Feng was startled, but soon he came back to his senses, because the Zhou army attacking from the opposite side was obviously too small in number, at most six to seven hundred.

And now he has brought 3000 people, there are more than 1000 people in Dazhai, eight or nine people beat one, can I still be repelled?
Thinking of this, Yao Feng was about to loudly order the soldiers under his command to fight back. Suddenly, a strong man in a black robe was torn, revealing the silver-white cloth-covered iron armor inside. Among the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Yao Feng couldn't help being speechless, this man's armor weighed at least forty or fifty catties, and the two iron whips in his hand weighed more than ten catties, and he was able to jump so high that he might not have the strength to do so. less than.

As soon as Zhang Deqing fell to the ground, countless swords, guns, swords and halberds came to greet him, but he was not afraid at all, and he didn't even look at the direction of the opposite weapon, but slammed into it like a bull, killing four or five A soldier from the Southern Tang Dynasty knocked over, and then rushed towards the place where the person who was hit was turned on his back.

This is the experience of fighting melee masters. If you don't move, the enemy will immediately surround you in a circle.

But now, after slamming into a gap, since you are rushing in one direction, the enemy can only chase after you.

It seems to be a huge force, but there are only a few people who can attack you.

Of course, there is a requirement that you rush fast enough, if you are slow, you will still be surrounded.

Zhang Deqing is regarded as the next generation of wild bears in Zhang Zhou's army, before the little black bear is only 16 years old and has not yet fully grown up.

Zhang Deqing, who is six feet three inches tall, which is more than 1.9 meters three, weighs 210 kilograms, and has two legs that are like cast iron. Zhang Deqing, who can grab the horns and overturn a buffalo weighing eight or nine hundred kilograms, is the ceiling of single-player combat power.

Even a strong man like Gao Huaide is no match for him alone.

Eighty-nine catties of heavy-cooked copper mace were in Zhang Deqing's hands, as if they were plastic toys. He ran and beat them all the way, and if he touched them, he would be beaten to the head, or he would be directly fatigued and fell to the ground when he was poked in the center by a mace.

After only a dozen breaths or so, more than 20 soldiers of the Qinghuai Army fell to the ground screaming and screaming after being beaten. Although the rest of the people roared loudly, those who dared to step forward immediately decreased.

Gao Huaide's viciousness was greatly stimulated by this scene. Historically, Gao Huaide was the ceiling among the founding heroes of the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin should not be as good as him in terms of force.

Murong Yanzhao shouted behind Gao Huaide: "Although there are many thieves, it is a good time to make contributions. They suddenly appeared with so many people, there must be a corridor leading to Shouzhou City!"

Gao Huaide laughed loudly, "It is only by defeating the masses with the few that we can show our bravery, and you all follow me to defeat the enemy!"

As soon as the words fell, Gongsun Nian jumped out of the battle with a long Ke ax in his hand. With the swing, the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty who had only chopped off fell on their backs.

Fan Changgong climbed to the roof of a house in Dazhai, seeing Yao Feng wearing bright light armor and holding a horizontal knife commanding a hundred steps away, he took off the copper tire and iron back bow from his back, took a sharp breath, and shot two arrows in succession.

The Southern Tang army was attacked by strong men like Gao Huaide and Zhang Deqing, and they were beaten back and forth. Yao Feng was about to hesitate whether to let the guards around him make up for it, but suddenly felt as if his chest was struck by lightning!
He shook twice, a mouthful of blood spewed out, and two arrows were thrust into the bright armor on his chest impressively.

Although the armor was not deep, Yao Feng could feel that the viscera had been injured.

, he opened his mouth, wanting the guards not to panic, but to be steady, but the guards under him had already been beaten to death, seeing Yao Feng spitting blood and unable to speak, he immediately panicked, they robbed Yao Feng want to step back.

Fan Changgong's eyes were sharp, and he immediately shouted 'lost!Lost! '

Southern Tang generals like Lin Renhan and Lin Renzhao under the house saw this, and immediately shouted defeat in Jianghuai dialect loudly!Lost!
For a while, the Qinghuai army, which had been suppressed and beaten, finally couldn't bear the pressure. Looking back, Yao Feng, who was wearing a bright light armor, had disappeared, and the army was defeated like a mountain.

(End of this chapter)