The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 649
Liyang County is located in the west of the south of the Yangtze River. It is densely covered with water networks and numerous hills.This has always been the base of Du Fuwei. More than [-]% of his soldiers are from Liyang. However, ever since Li Mi went south, forcing Zizitong to surrender and annihilating Shen Faxing, Du Fuwei has become Li Mi's urgent target. The stumbling block, last year, Li Mi finally achieved the goal of occupying Liyang County with the help of Du Fuwei's pig teammate Xiao Xianjun, but after a short time, Du Fuwei regained Liyang County with the help of Yang Tong.

After a few months, a great battle broke out again in Liyang County. This time, for the Sui Dynasty, it was a battle related to the ownership of the Jianghuai land. For Li Mi, it was a battle of future and destiny, so both the enemy and us hoped to fight win this war.

On the one hand is the No.11 Army of the Sui Dynasty headed by Du Fuwei, with a total strength of 6. On the other hand, Shan Xiongxin, who represents Wei, also has a strength of 6. There are [-] troops stationed in Liyang County, so he is facing only the [-] Sui Army in Maple Leaf Valley, Wujiang County. In terms of military strength, Shan Xiongxin has the advantage.He divided the army into two groups. The front army was led by Liu Heita, with [-] people, while Shan Xiongxin personally led an army of [-] as backup.

The battle took place at Beiganikou, Maple Leaf Valley, Wujiang County, close to the camp of the Wei army. The Sui army was on the offensive side, and this encounter with the Wei army, which was preemptive, happened unexpectedly in the early morning.

But this battle was not fierce. The general of the Sui army seemed to realize that he had lost his geographical advantage, so he fought and retreated, and never invested heavily in a decisive battle with the Wei army.

Shan Xiongxin, who received the battle report from the former army, did not know what the Sui army was up to. In order to avoid being ambushed by them, Shan Xiongxin handed over the rear army to the deputy general Sheng Yanshi, and brought a personal guard to watch the battle.

On a small hill, Shan Xiongxin was surrounded by [-] personal guards and stood watching. He had reached the age of forty, he was Li Mi's most trusted confidant general, and he was also the number two figure in Wei's army.

As early as the Wagang era, he took the fourth position in the Wagang Army. It was with the full support of him, Xu Shiji, and Wang Bodang that Li Mi was able to gain power in the Wagang Army after Zhai Rang died in battle. Then with their support, they annexed various hills and successfully transformed the Wagang Army into a formal and regular Wei Army.

It was also Shan Xiongxin's unhesitating support that enabled Li Mi to successfully extend his influence to the south of the Yangtze River. Li Mi also reciprocated this loyal general and named Shan Xiongxin the King of Yuhang County, General Hussars, and Minister of the Ministry of War, saying that he It is no exaggeration to say that one person is under one person and is above ten thousand people.

But Shan Xiongxin has been a high-ranking general for so many years, he somewhat understands the truth that when the moon is full, the water is full and the water is full, and he saw Bing Yuan's miserable appearance, so after a month or so, he couldn't help resigning from the Ministry of War because he couldn't understand military affairs. In this way, the benevolence and righteousness of the king are fulfilled, and he can take a few steps back.

Li Mi understands Shan Xiongxin's heart, and accepts Shan Xiongxin's resignation gladly, but his trust in him doubles, and he bestows rare treasures from time to time.

"Great general!" A cavalryman rushed over, clasped his fists and reported: "The spies came to report that 11 cavalrymen from the Sui Dynasty were found ten miles ahead, and that the commander of this army was the deputy commander of the No. [-] army of the Sui army. He Panren, as for coach Du Fuwei, he never showed up, and his whereabouts are unknown."

A hint of doubt flashed in Shan Xiongxin's eyes, and he muttered to himself: "According to the information we have obtained before, it is clearly said that Du Fuwei has obtained more than 2 horses, how could it be possible that there are only 3000 cavalry?"

"General, you may not be able to form cavalry with horses." Zheng Ti who was next to him said suddenly.

"Zheng Sima is saying...?"

Zheng Ti said calmly: "Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there are ships in the south and horses in the north. Southerners live in the land where the water network is criss-crossed. Look, unless you are a son of an aristocratic family who likes to ride horses, how can ordinary people know how to ride a horse?"

"Foreigners are different from us. They all grew up on horseback and are very good at riding and shooting. Even if you are a born fool, if you let him ride a horse for 30 or [-] years, he will still be a top cavalry. The biggest gap among nomads. In China, northerners with vast grasslands and plains are better at riding horses than southerners. Du Fuwei’s soldiers are all southerners. What he lacks now is not horses, but soldiers who can ride horses.”

"It makes sense." Shan Xiongxin nodded in approval, Zheng Ti's reasoning is simple and easy to understand, but it is an eternal truth.

"General. What should we do now?"

"Are we chasing or not chasing?"

All the generals asked one after another.

Shan Xiongxin looked at the retreating Sui army, and found that there were about [-] troops on the other side. After thinking for a while, he looked at his own army. Liu Heita was leading the front army to press forward step by step, and the [-] rear army had also arrived. Resting on the hills and fields, his soldiers started marching at the beginning of Yinshi, and it has only been more than two hours so far, so they can completely switch battles.The order said: "Order General Liu to speed up and pursue."

"General."

Zheng Ti suddenly became anxious, and said loudly: "This army is obviously trying to lure us, and we must not fall into the enemy's plan to lure the enemy deep."

"Zheng Sima, do you think the Sui army seems to be luring the enemy to go deep?" Shan Xiongxin raised his horse and went straight ahead.

"Uh!" Zheng Ti took a closer look and found that the Sui army was covering each other to retreat, and the groups of soldiers were orderly and not chaotic at all, which was the complete opposite of feigning defeat to lure the enemy.

"Zheng Sima also noticed it?"

"Indeed." Zheng Ti nodded.

Shan Xiongxin asked the messengers to give Liu Heitai an order to pursue him, and then explained: "Liyang County and Wujiang County have been under the surveillance of our army's scouts. , This shows that the army in Wujiang has always been 3, but here there are about [-], plus [-] cavalry, the remaining several thousand soldiers and horses are probably still guarding the camp."

"General, did you mean that the Sui army in Maple Leaf Valley has almost come out?"

"That's right." Shan Xiongxin nodded and said, "I think the Sui army wanted to attack our army and wait for work outside the camp, but because we also sent troops this morning, we ran into it. Compared with our army, they The journey is longer and consumes more stamina, but the strength of our troops is half that of ours. In a real fight, the Sui army will suffer. They are planning to retreat to the camp and stick to it, which is also a very wise choice."

Master Sheng Yan said excitedly: "This is a great opportunity to wipe out the Sui army. If we catch up in the wild, our army's losses will be at least twice as small as those in the attacking camp."

"I think so too."

Shan Xiongxin laughed, and ordered: "The whole army marches quickly, and must be surrounded and wiped out before the Sui army's camp."

"The last general obeys." All the generals rode back to the army one after another, commanding the soldiers of the headquarters to pursue bravely.

After chasing for about twenty miles.

A cavalry came quickly, but this was the cavalry of Qi Gongshun who was guarding the camp. He rushed forward and reported anxiously: "General, the camp was attacked by Du Fuwei's army and suffered heavy casualties. General, please rescue quickly."

Shan Xiongxin suddenly realized, but the next moment he was furious.

It turned out that Du Fuwei went to attack the camp guarded by Qi Gongshun. No wonder he never saw Du Fuwei's shadow, but where did Du Fuwei get the army, and where did he steal the camp?But it was obviously not the time to pursue this matter, so he immediately ordered: "The rear army turned around and returned to the camp, and advanced at full speed! The front army fought and retreated, and He Panren will never give the opportunity to break the army."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The drums sounded as the rear army turned back to the division, and [-] soldiers turned around one after another, and lined up to retreat to the camp in the northeast direction.

After receiving the order, Liu Heitai stopped the pursuing army and retreated slowly.But he wanted to withdraw now, but the Sui army refused to let him.

From Wei Jun's sudden retreat, He Panren knew that Du Fuwei had succeeded, and immediately commanded the army to fight Wei Jun's tail.At this time, the [-] cavalry who had not yet entered the war displayed their powerful maneuverability, rolling over their buttocks and shooting arrows, killing the Wei army in chaos.

In an instant, there was a flash of swords and arrows, and the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky.

Liu Heikai knew that he had no cavalry, and if he kept retreating, he could only be hunted down one by one by the Sui cavalry. Although the opponent only had [-] cavalry, his own troops were not many. One cavalry only needed to shoot five people, and his army The whole army was wiped out.

So when the cavalry attacked his front army, he quickly let more than 3000 Wei troops use their luggage as a cover, and shot dense arrows in all directions, while He Panren led [-] soldiers to surround the Wei army from all sides. Holding a shield and a long blade in hand, under the cover of the cavalry, facing the dense arrows, they shrink and encircle step by step.

Liu Heikai is also a heroic general. Seeing the enemy's continuous shrinking and encircling, he became very anxious. Now Shan Xiongxin's rear army has retreated, and he was bitten by the Sui cavalry who was in charge of breaking the rear, and lost the best opportunity to retreat. If you delay In a moment, it was completely surrounded by the enemy, and it would not be long before the whole army was wiped out.

Arrows flew densely in the air, and the archers of the Sui army also showed their power. Arrows rained down on the Wei army who was in a mess. Behind, the position has fallen into chaos.

At this time, a general rushed to him and shouted loudly to Liu Heita: "General Liu, the enemy's crossbows are too powerful and the range is too far. Our bows and crossbows can't do much damage to them at all. But they were able to reap the lives of our soldiers from a distance. Now they have rushed to more than 80 steps away, and if we don't break through, the whole army will soon be wiped out."

Seeing that the situation was extremely critical, Liu Heikai gritted his teeth and shouted: "Pass my order, the whole army breaks out to the northeast!"

The Wei army had no choice but to give up the position to resist and began to break through to the northeast. He Panren rode on the horse, pointed his saber at the charging enemy army, and shouted sharply: "Order the cavalry! Throw your spears and get ready."

"Woooooo!"

In the sound of the horn, the cavalry cruising outside got the order and immediately took action, taking off a javelin from their horses one by one.

The gun is five feet long, the head is made of fine iron, and the body weighs about eight catties, but the range is not far, and it can only shoot sixty or seventy paces at most when the horse is at full speed. The distance is enough for pawns.

Three thousand cavalry, that is, the three guards, the most forward one guard cavalry charged towards the Wei army under the shout of the general.

When Liu Heita saw this, his heart tightened, and he shouted sharply: "The archer shoots the arrow."

"Hey~"

Rows of arrows shot up into the air, attacking the cavalry who had rushed into the range.

"Pfft~"

Several soldiers fell off their horses with arrows, but the others did not waver at all until they were about fifty paces away. With the sound of the horn blown by the general, the knights behind them threw their spears at the same time.

"Om~"

Nearly a thousand throwing guns fell densely on the slowly approaching shield formation.

Wei Jun's sword and shield soldiers quickly raised their shields to block.

"bang bang bang~"

The sharp and heavy spears easily pierced through the skinned wooden shield, and the soldiers below were directly pierced by the spears from the broken shield, and a large area fell down in an instant.

Regardless of the results of the battle, the soldiers of the Sui army in this guard walked forward, slowly controlling the speed of their horses. When they approached the Wei army, they split into two as if they had encountered a rocky bay, and quickly passed through both sides of the Wei army. Using the horse lance in his hand, he stabbed Wei Jun who appeared in front of him one after another.
When they passed by, another cavalry guard followed up. After three rounds, Wei Jun was like a bamboo shoot that had been peeled off several layers, and the entire formation shrank a lot at once.

The Wei army was attacked by the three rounds of cavalry, and their actions were restrained, but the Sui infantry got precious time. The arrows in their hands were as dense as a rainstorm, and they shot from all directions to the Wei army who was slowly encircled. However, Wei Jun, who was lucky enough to survive, rushed to a seemingly very weak corner under the leadership of Liu Heitai.

But soon, the remnant soldiers led by Liu Heita fell into despair. Outside the seemingly thin army, there were more densely armored infantry, and it was also where the enemy's commander was.

He Panren sneered, and ordered loudly: "Mo Dao is in hand, and the archers are covering from both sides."

"Here!"

Kan Ling, the leader of Mo Dao Shou who received the order, brought a thousand Mo Dao Shou on step by step.

"Fire the arrows." Liu Heita took a deep breath and ordered.

The archers opened their bows and fired a volley, and dense arrows fell towards this terrifying iron man army.

"Ding ding ding dong~"

Under Liu Heikai's astonished gaze, the arrows that fell from the sky fell on these heavy armored infantry, and they were all bounced off by the thick armor. Only now did he realize that the armor of these people is quite strange. Many places are not pieces of armor, but Large and large pieces, like a heart guard, the arrows piercing through the air, there is no way to cause them the slightest harm.

After several rounds of arrow rain, Kan Ling brought Mo Daoshou to kill Wei Jun.

"kill!"

Following Kan Ling's order, Mo Dao, who had been holding back for a long time, stepped forward, and the Mo Dao in his hand fiercely cut down the enemy in front of him.

As the most ferocious cold weapon, Mo Dao finally revealed their ferocious appearance at this moment.

When the hand is raised and the knife is dropped, the human shield is shattered!

The all-conquering Mo Dao slashes everyone to death, cuts and smashes shields.Those who are as brave as Kan Ling even directly bring people with shields and kill them to the ground together.

In the serial swing of the warrior, the Mo knife cut Wei Junjun into pieces like mowing grass, and blood splashed on the ground in large swaths, dyeing the ground red.

"So cruel!"

Liu Heitai broke out in a cold sweat, only feeling a chill down his back.However, Kan Ling, who had been eyeing him for a long time, did not give him a chance to sigh. He left the Mo Dao army and rushed to Liu Heitai. Liu Heitai chopped down with all his strength, directly smashing Huashan Mountain with all his strength.

Hearing only a "hoo", when Mo Dao came into contact with the air, it seemed to tear the air.

Liu Heita, who was ready to go, changed his expression drastically.When Kan Ling slashed down with the knife, the edge of the knife did not reach, but the turbulent and domineering aura made him feel irresistible.

But at this time, it was too late for Liu Heita to dodge, he held up the sword with both hands, resisting this move.

Only a loud "bang" was heard, and the sound of the collision of weapons made a deafening noise, stirring up dust all over the sky.

Huge force came, and Liu Heita's big knife made of pig iron could not withstand the force of the two, and bent from the middle.

Mo Dao's blade followed the trend, and made a long cut in Liu Heita's chest. Before Liu Heita could react, Kan Ling stabbed vigorously, and the long blade stabbed Liu Heita's heart to death.

He Panren in the distance was overjoyed and ordered: "The enemy general is dead, those who surrender will not be killed, and those who do not surrender will be killed!"

"The enemy general is dead, those who surrender will not be killed, and those who do not surrender will be killed!"

"The enemy general is dead, those who surrender will not be killed, and those who do not surrender will be killed!"

The soldiers responded one after another, shouting at the top of their voices.

Soon, this sentence gradually spread to the entire battlefield.

The overwhelmed Sui army suddenly surrounded them like a rainbow, and surrounded them from all sides, shouting loudly, surrounding the remaining Wei army regiments, wailing, crying, begging for mercy... resounded through the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)