Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 900

Another day passed after the Battle of Suanzao, and Huainan reinforcements finally arrived.Shen Zhezi personally led [-] infantry to settle in Suanzao, Xiao Yuandong and other talents finally breathed a sigh of relief, and presented the victory of this battle.

In this battle, the Huainan army beheaded more than [-] people, but there were not many prisoners. The main reason was that there were not many troops and they did not dare to keep prisoners. Therefore, in the follow-up pursuit, they only expanded the results of the killing and killing as much as possible.

Shen Zhezi also agreed with this. The battle of the Yellow River was different from the battle of Huaishang in the early years. Before that, the Huainan army occupied a favorable location.But now they are leaving the country to fight, taking too many prisoners is a great hidden danger.

"After the defeat of the slave general Chen Shi, there were still more than [-] defeated soldiers in Weitang, Lingchang. There are so many people, we must guard against..."

After explaining the Suanzao battle, Xiao Yuandong described the surrounding situation in detail.There are many ferries in the Yanjin area, and thieves are also frequent. Chen Shi is just the most powerful team in the area.

Shen Zhezi nodded after hearing the words, but he did not intend to completely wipe out these small groups of forces in the short term. Right now, it is meaningless to fortify the wall and block the news.Even if Shi Kan was going to prepare to counterattack, those small groups of enemy troops without any strategic organization would hardly be able to play a big role.

After acquiring Suanzao, the Huainan Army can be said to have established a firm foothold on the south bank of the Yellow River. The most important thing right now is to use this as the center to quickly build a stable line of defense and advance base, and turn tactical gains into strategic advantages.

Xiao Yuandong's more than a thousand cavalry can be said to have contributed a great deal, but now that everything is waiting for camp, Shen Zhezi has no time to give more awards, and there is not even enough time for them to rest calmly.

The Huainan Army had more than 2 troops in the front line, of which Guo Song sent [-] troops to Xingyang County, and is now defending outside Chenggao Hulao City.There were another [-] defenders at Guandu, and Shen Zhezi led a [-]-strong army to attack Huting, and another [-] navy composed of more than a dozen warships.When he was in Hu Ting before, Xie Ai assigned [-] troops to station at Hu Ting Hezhou, and later he will cooperate with the navy to wait for an opportunity to cross Hebei.Deducting Hu Ting's thousands of troops left behind, Shen Zhezi now has only a little over six thousand mobile troops.

The [-] troops, in addition to defending Suanzao, must also take down several important ferry crossings in the Yanjin area, such as Shimen, Dushi, and Lingchang. Make a warning.

Moreover, on this section of the Yellow River front, if there is only one stronghold of Suanzao, it is still too weak to form a complete offensive and defensive front.The base camp of Suanzao cannot completely cover the entire front, nor can it mobilize enough troops to repel the slave army as soon as it comes south.

If the slave army gained a firm foothold on the south bank of the Yellow River, the slave army would continue to cross the river, choose the battlefield on the south bank of the Yellow River, and even continue southward to invade the hinterland of southern Henan.

Therefore, on the second day after entering Suanzao, Shen Zhezi was ordered to give birth, and Qiao Qiu led a [-]-step cavalry to continue eastward and occupy the sliding platform near Baimajin first.

As a result, the front line of the Huainan Army was diluted to the extreme, with less than 500 troops scattered over more than [-] miles from Chenggao to Huatai.And because the front was advancing too fast, it took seven days for the [-] people from Guandu, the nearest successor reinforcement, to arrive at Suanzao.It will take more than half a month for Lu Yong and Mao Bao's successor reinforcements to arrive.

Han Huang's army in Chenliu is closer, and they can arrive within four or five days at a fast pace. However, if Han Huang's army is transferred rashly, there will be loopholes in Chenliu's encirclement, which will make the previous efforts of the Huainan army to encircle and suppress Chen Guang come to naught.

Shen Zhezi was betting that Shi Kan's army would not be able to move south in large numbers during this period of weakness.As long as they survive this period of weakness, not only will the follow-up main force of the Huainan Army catch up with reinforcements to strengthen the defense line, but even the [-] troops of the Xuzhou Army who have already arrived in Taishan County, including Shen Mu and Li Hong, will be able to rush to the battlefield and participate in the decisive battle.

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"The southern thief Shen Weizhou, with less than ten thousand troops, divided his troops to resist Hulao, Huting, Yanjin, Huatai and other cities. He wanted to have both, but in fact each city had less than a thousand troops..."

Chen Shi's beard and hair were messy, his eyes were bloodshot, and he knelt deeply in the tent: "My servant rescued Hu Ting, but he was ambushed on the way and was defeated by a heavy thief, so he had to retreat to Lingchang, but he dared not ignore the serious danger. They dared to come to see the young master by searching for information about the enemy. The young master has [-] elites, if they can cross the river and beat the southern bandits hard at this moment, they will surely win this battle. Not only will they solve the troubles in Henan, but it is also possible to capture Shen Weizhou alive!"

Located near the Qingkou of Xinle City on the north bank of the Yellow River, it is the station of the prefect of Shizhaoji County and the army of Xinle Gong Tianni.Tian Ni was in his thirties, with a thick beard, long and narrow eyes, and the corners of the eyes were slightly raised.

He was wearing a feather cloak, revealing his chest and abdomen with thick body hair. Although he was inside the military tent, there were charming and beautiful maidservants on both sides to serve him softly.It's just that what those beautiful maidservants are holding are not elegant things, but swords, whips and sticks, etc. There are still dried blood stains on these utensils, which makes one's heart tremble.

After listening to Chen Shi's narration, Tian Ni raised his head and laughed loudly on the couch, then stood up, walked to those beautiful maidservants and lingered for a while.Although Chen Shi was kneeling deeply on the ground, he was still looking at Tian Ni's movements out of the corner of his eyes. Seeing this, cold sweat was streaming down his forehead.

In the end, Tian Ni grabbed a horsewhip from a beautiful maidservant. This horsewhip was made of twisted rhinoceros tendons, mixed with black iron spikes, and a golden handle with colorful tassels. It looked extremely gorgeous.Tian Ni held it in his hand, and then looked down at Chen Shi below.

Hearing Tian Ni's footsteps getting closer, Chen Shi, a fearless general who would fight to the death on the battlefield, trembled with fear, and his tone turned into panic: "Young master, please spare me, slave, slave..."

"The dog thief dares to bully me!"

Tian Ni yelled violently, raised his leg and kicked Chen Shi's head. The iron embedded in his combat boots immediately smashed Chen Shi's head into a bloody puddle, and the blood soon covered half of his face.Chen Shi fell to the ground, hugging his head and wailing, but Tian Ni was still furious, he swung his whip and whipped it down fiercely, as if he was whipping a nasty horse.

Soon, Chen Shi's clothes and robes were smashed to pieces, his body was dripping with blood, and even his wailing became hoarse and weak.And Tian Ni's feather cloak was also splattered with blood spots. This whipping took a lot of energy, and there was faint sweat on his forehead. Seeing Chen Shi lying on the ground, his voice became weaker, so he threw it away. He took off his horsewhip and snorted coldly, "Give this old slave a wash."

Two beautiful maidservants stepped forward, seemingly weak, but with considerable strength, they bent down and dragged Chen Shi out of the tent.Then there was a heart-piercing howl outside the tent, and after another quarter of an hour, Chen Shi was dragged back again, his whole body was naked, his face was as pale as paper, there was no intact skin on his body, and the scars were intertwined , In some places, the white muscles and bones have even been exposed.

Tian Ni was not in a hurry to ask questions. He put his arms around his front and twirled his beard lightly. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised with a hint of gimmick, and he looked around Chen Shi lying on the leather felt for a moment, as if he was admiring the fruits of his labor.

At this moment, Chen Shi's eyes were already distracted, and his mouth trembled weakly: "My, Your Majesty, save me..."

"Haha, you dog thief came to see you in the county earlier, but you don't look like this! Do you think you can commit crimes if you capture some raw materials in Henan? Earlier I saw that you, a thief slave, are still of some use. But now, thousands of people in my Hu Ting are being ruined by you, a bastard, and your own people are all defeated, and you still want to shirk your fault and lure me across the river to pay for your crime?"

Speaking of this, Tian Ni showed hatred on his face again, grabbed the open flesh of Chen Shi's arm and pulled it suddenly, Chen Shi suddenly roared, and then the hot flesh was stuffed into his own mouth.

Just as he was about to spit it out, he saw Tian Ni's ferocious face again, so he could only bite his teeth and swallow it, then turned over with difficulty and kowtowed repeatedly: "Slave, this slave should die, but, but this slave will never dare to lie to the young master, Huainan Shen Weizhou is really alone, if the young lord goes south, he will surely gain something... If he can capture and kill the thief, the young lord will be famous at that time, and there will be no heir..."

"Shut up, dog thief!"

When Tian Ni heard this, his face changed suddenly, and then he turned around and ordered: "Take this thief away for diagnosis and treatment, and leave it to be cut off later. If he is not cured, you will have to pay for your life!"

After Chen Shi was sent down, Tian Ni ordered people to summon a group of generals to prepare for discussion.After a short while, several generals filed in. Once they entered the tent, everyone looked a little unnatural. Although the incense in the big tent was rich, it couldn't conceal the fresh blood.

"Chen Shi, a bandit slave, used to rely on the crowd to neglect the envoy, but now he has retreated and returned to the country, it is time for him to show his head to the public..."

"Shut up! Gossip less, I want to cross the river and kill the southern thief Shen Weizhou, how many boats and pawns are there in the camp right now?"

Tian Ni rolled his eyelids and scolded, although he nominally commanded 3000 troops in Ji County, in fact, less than half of them were actually directly descended, and the rest were local tyrants and miscellaneous chiefs.Previously, Hu Ting's more than [-] people were his direct subordinates, but they were directly surrounded and wiped out by the Huainan army, so it was heartbreaking to be believed.

In fact, similar information has come from other places in the past few days, but Tian Ni still has a sense of awe towards the Huainan Army in his heart. You must know that it is a strong army that once defeated Zhongshan King Shihu's 10,000+ army. No definite orders have been sent yet, and although Tian Ni harbors resentment in his heart, he doesn't want to use his family background to find out the reality of Huainan.

However, what Chen Shi said just now made Tian Ni make up his mind, and he also thought that this was a rare opportunity.He did not dare to hope for the capture and killing of the southern bandit Shen Weizhou, but it would undoubtedly be of great significance to him if he could take the lead in severely injuring the Huainan army.

Although he is the son of King Wei, his surname is not Shi after all. His Majesty has his own offspring. Although he wants him to inherit the Tian family heir, even the Majesty himself does not cherish this. It is true that this statement is somewhat true Debatable.King Zhongshan, who is now hard-pressed to attack Xiangguo but can't enter, may not be his fate in the future. He will throw it away after use. He also needs to plan for himself.

Hearing what Tian Ni said, the faces of all the generals were a bit ugly, and one of the veterans said solemnly: "You should think carefully, after all, Huainan's reality is not what you see, not to mention that our department still has the duty of guarding. If there is a change, a long-range attack may not be successful, and a civil strife must be condemned..."

"Shut up, old thief, wait and see and dare not advance bravely, you might as well take off your armor and go home to play!"

Tian Ni waved his hand impatiently to interrupt the veteran's words, and then said sharply: "Later, tell all the families in the county to gather [-] people, [-] hu of grain, and prepare [-] ships. Stop me from making meritorious deeds, and I will kill them all!"

(End of this chapter)